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The Clinton News Record, 1914-08-13, Page 3King Arthur's Court .is. filled with glee, Joy reigns therein this morn; The Queen—God bless Her Majesty— A pudding has made from Benson's Corn. Food Fit for a King! —but so cheap that everyone can afford it. That is BENSON'S PREPARED CORN -is so popular. It's a for all seasons; excellent for warm weather because not over -heating. why food it is BENSON'S PREPARED CORN The housewife who. keeps a package of BENSON'S PRE- PARED CORN in her pantry is never at a loss for a dainty dessert—one that can be quickly prepared in half a hundred - different ways. Delicious. with any flavoring; fresh fruit or extract. Can be served in so many different ways that it is always new and refreshing. " - • Send a postcard for a dainty little receipt • book that tells how to make the many table . delicacies that owe their goodness to BEN- • SON'S PREPARED CORN. CANADA • STARCH • COMPANY :: ' Makers of the Famous Edwardsburg Brands MONTREAL :: CARDINAL u BRANTFORD PREPARED 14.,)VI 1 IL) k.) NRefleBIL NICESERRIMERBEIFEDBMI blestra:' eat .hale,i_ifeistAtolVe: andff4i. 7 !7:6,‘,71a***477..alfoli,•40W the ',thing linieheal, Isha barimpa , ,Wirsolirfrrunted " ' "Vero goot, Sa.re.fiteeherr; dee' sooner a ' tin .ees:eong%Incle0, do bodder.. 'Arf bast' waq buf avfahort stay reacle'ln the damlying-roora, 'and ,liefore .tert„rieloolc the , frueOtsastrettaiod into the Magniilaeitt.bU roam: There were a number of the neiy,h-, horing:genta7 Who. were makieg their rm. etaaintance with'the Ville for the. first time, and, they, regardea ;the splendo•r arOund [how. 'antes:anent Whioll Whtje ootiadrithout farm; for toMigItt' the do artterietatlyielgna ' and eh,Med.0.10tri-9. fainn.S. the beautiful,' Toone ,•with, their chaldeayeta affective7doceeatlene,,mi which 'nichey,Inedi been. lavished,1.1k4 Witteraaaei'e• ecazik!toaftlie0ageeateet.- advantage; , -and thallrayeerr. the, Bannerdalesartint, 'the ley -exChanged...canoes• wad etrubmured anklantatione or Ostraludee Ana, ridnileation, arid woltdeeed. whothet there,:couldf be any,.'end to .the wealth:of a man who could raise 'such, to nablee .in eo short, •.(1, time. Jaren) the. gallers,ef Whitatino^gaid tIto fatione band, every mau of Waal' wart a anausiejan, preeentlyi began, to .send forte the eweet etrains of a We:A.001rd walla, and Stafford Poand Lady 01:wafer-it .for the first damee. Though he had paid little at- tention to Howard's remarks .about mantic Falconer, he remembered them, and he ,did not ask her for a dance until the ball had- beeis running about animism; thon he :went up ,reasvhere else -Imo standing talking to Lord Bannerdalo, her last .nartner• Itt lordship and StafOrd: had armada mot, and Lord Ilannerdalo, who admired and liked Stafford. nodded pleasant:1Y. ' "I 'wee just saying to Mies Faaealler wlat, rwisli Fate harlimade m itt gaeat finan- cier instead of ‘t Country squire, Ormel By Jove! .this piece ia itt perfect-er- dreams; and, when I think of lay'flwarp *old ALLOW ME TO 'PRESENT MY BEST FRIEND - Jolly. Recipes,. c011114', (0. Leellipt--HeaterMe• and , .hailf,Pints.Of ,riew mi11 oY,er"a S1OW BA wtth the.the ithinly,paeed riadeof beeld,a,I;eepen,;aoii ?the then iniX, in ,f,„wo:sofincear.,Of siftedi.'••Sa, 'MIT and frith' tahl espeOnfule of dried sad.. rubbed ,•?s•MO•otill. with Owe br'.:three 4)0/11417 ai miik,When :this is• all blended .sbrain.'it into the hot milk just as it reaches boiling Point and Stir it V.), Other over the -fire, Without allow- ing a to boil, until ib .thickens and "drapes' the spoon. Have ready a layer of ratafiae and 'macaroons Mixed at eke 'bottom cd it deep glass' dish soaked withhalf a Wineglass- ful of brandy or so 'of essence of, vanilla. Strain the bot mixture into this and •strew ground cinna- mon over it,. Let, it •stand over night to ,get perEectlY calcl, then serve' either plain or with whipped and .sWee,tehecl cream flavored with brandy .served separately. Yellow: Custarti jelly.. --,Put, one pint of milk In a pan with one-half an ounce of leaf gelatine, •clissolve the gelatine' in the milk, letting it boil up, then •ackl two ounces af su- gar and when the milk has -cooled libble and blie 'sugar is ,disw1v0 stir in the beaten yolks of four eggs, taking care however not to let the 010000 "What frightful language!" said • Staf- Lord Bannerdale laughed. "If Mies Faleoner had not been aresent, I might ;lust as well have nsed the ,oblier word. I eay I can't help onYying your fa- ther that magicia.ni.s wand with whioh he manages to raise quell marvels. I'm going to„find him and tell him so!" dance?" said Mande. as Stafford proffered his request. "Yes, 1 have one, only one; itis this" Ito put his arm round her, and ne he did so her eyes' half closed and her lire quiv- ered at Lis touch. Stafford -waltzed well, and. Maude :wee ler and away the best dancer in the Teens; they moved as one body in the ,slow and graceful modern Waltz, and Stafford, in the enjoyment of' this aerfect poetry of motion, forgot evorY. thing. oven kis partner; but he came back from hi,s reverie, ea else euddenly named. ' 'Are you tired?" he asked. "By George! how perfectly yell waltz! I've never en- loYed a dance, more." A faint color .rose. to her face -it had been very pale a moment beforeand alse looked at him with an earneetnees which rather puzzled hint. "They Gay that to agree in waltzing is an unfortunate (king for those who wish to be friends." "Do they?" he eaid, with a eraile, "I -wonder who it ie ecty.S all those sillY things? Now. what nonseneo thie one is, for instance! To enjoy a dance as rve just enjoyed, this, puts a man in a, good temper with Istmself-and ki feirtner; and, of course. makes him feel :more friendly. I'm not a good logician, but that emends all right. doesn't it?" . "Yee," she said in a low voice. "No, I won't dance any more. I-4 am a little tired to -night and disinclined for danc- ing." ".• • "All right." he said. "ran sorry -both that 70,0 won't dance and for the cause, You have been doing too much to -day - too long a 'ride, 1. expect. These hills are rather trying to those who are not wed r them-Shall'we go and .sit in that re - Me? 1'11•hrine Toil some "No, thanke," elm sold, quickly; she, could not bear him to leave her, He led her to ono of the recesses leading on to the fernery, and found her a seat near a softly plashing fountain. The lights wore shaded with roae-colored silk and throw a soft, warm glow upon her face and, snowy neck.' For tho hundredth time, as Ito looked at her, he thought how beau- tiful she was, and for the hundredth tinie compared her to Ida, of courao to his sweetheart's advantage. She leant back in tho auxurious lounge -svith her eyes bent ott her jewelled fats, and seemed lost in thought. Then 'euddenly she eald: '"Do ,arob know how long we have been hero. Mr. Orme? it, la a tremendous time. I bald any father tomight that ave must take our donartfire."- ' "Oh, no!" he said. "Pray don't think of it -if you eare to tay. if you aro happy. Ton would be a very serioes loss to ste." "If I care -if I am haanYl" She laugh- ed a low stronee laugh and raieed her eyes to hie for an instant. "Do you think I havo not been hanny?" "Oh, 1 hone eta" he said. "My father would be awfully cut op 11 110 thought you itool not: if Ito thought there had been may - thing to prevent, your being haepY lie would -remove it oven if it -it wore one of those mountains' outside," Ito added, -with a laugh. "You admire you.. father?" she said. "You are fond of hint?" Stafford nodded. /t, seemed an unnecera sarY question. Rather!" he said, "There never was such a father as mainel" "And Sir Steeliest thinks theme never was with a don as his," silo said in a low voice. "I suppose you are both quite to makerisacrifices for each other. Would you do -would vou give up much for your fa- ther, Mr. Orme?" • She raised her oyes again. end let them rest on Isis. Stafford tried to smile, but Isis face .arow grave. "Just my life, if it were any use to him." the said. "That is so littler she said. "We one all die for those we love, but few of us min dive for thein -go on living a life which has to be moulded to a plan, bent en another'S will --Could- you do that?" "Yee," he said, after a pause. "There is no sactifiee I would not snake for anY 10,. therie sake; but" -ho laughed and cleared the gravity from this brow -"all the marl - lice Geeme .to 10 00 his ,side, Ile has work- ed •for nienhl his life, ie svorking still, I'm afraid— Here 03 your father, lVlise Pal - cotter; and ;looking tor yon, ran afraid. Ralph Falconer stood itt the doorway looking aound, his heavy' face seem:log heavief itt tin tisuni, kis thick •11.0 droop- ing. AS he elm the two young people, hie etraighteeed end he went, over to thom slowly. hope yOU are not going to take Mise Falconer a:Way, sir?" sold Stafford. Ralph Falconer, shook ,his head, and, avolding his daugliter's ega. said: "Sir Stephen wants to ece you in the li. brary, Mr, erase, and •wishos •me to 0.e00111 - platy you. '"Oertainly, if Mice Falconer will excuse mixture boil; favor With vanilira and when nicely thickeriedpourinto' a 'border mould and leave till set, when you fill ap 'the centre with iced gooseberry fool. For :the goose- berry fool stew • very slowly one quart of green gooseberries, after topping andetailing them, wieh half a pound of sugar, :three or four strips of finely pared demon peel and just sufficient water to prevent their iburning-. When. tender rub them carefully' through a fine s,ieve (ad- ding a.drop or two of vegetable green coloring, but he Careful 'with this), and at wine -glass of mares- ohino liqueur syrup; a squeeze of lemon jitiee and half a pint of stif- fly -whipped cream (or failing this use custard): and ,either freeze in a freezer or pack into a. tin, cover down tightly and bury in ice and freezing salt for some hours.. The fool .must be Stirred 'tip, from the bottom and' • sides oeCesionally make it set evenly and, smoothly. Any fruit can be prepared in this Orange. Glicesceakes.--Boil the thinly peeled rind of four orange'e in water to remove the bitter taste. When tender •pound up with. hall a pound of sugar, four ounces of but- ter and the yelks of six eggs. Beat ehe mixture well and add the juice' of •the oranges; should the orange's be large Only. use 'the juice of two.. Have ready some ,srnall patty pans or two large ones, line With puff paste, pat in .the mixture and bake. The whites may he used :for merin- gues, etc. • • Foolis Yoqllg Mail; the Bette Of the SeaS0h. CHAPTER XX. --(Continued). Tiny had. coiled hirnoolf up 011 that gar ' • . She stood and loolted at him- The color al5n1, which Meaeorn had laid ready 011 elowly4eft her face until it was white as the chair, and , was lying apparently, death. the light faded from Ler eyeG • , nn: asleep, but with his large eyes fixed on las beloved anaeta. til they .nwere dull and aifeless, the wed of her 'lime iialed and the lips thomeolves re- "oh, ate's a peculiar autae beeet, and is , - taxed and drooped, and as he looked at always getting where be shouldn't be. Ili! her a gliastay fear smote his heart, and a young man, get off my coati" Question, ehot; Mto his eyes, She inclined Ire picked the terrier up and threw hira her bead as if he had put the question in eoftly on the bed, but Tiny got down at words, ' once and curled himself up on the fur Mat "Yee." she Said. "I shall die: You -re- he 8talr°m-1. foot. . member Illy mother. I alma. fallow er-" "Seems, to be fond of you: etrbalge dog!' He tittered a low, hortree cry, and said:Deward "Yes,.I thinic Sir Stephen% caught:her hands and held them; then 'little seal:erne-ea if any seheme of Lis. • he, thing them from' him, and standing could_ be itlittleil-hae ',merited 'out succees- With back to hcr, said, thickly, as if fully, and / thouldn't be surprised. if the every -word were :forced from him: financier:3 had ea:sleeting tonight and the Shan have your way! You always floating of the company wan announced.'i bevelled, like.your mother before you- "Oh," said Stafford, os lm ,got into his • you' always will. But mark ink worde; coat. "Yes, I clammy We all right. 'Phe You'll alive to cdrse the hour you ferried governor GeeM,8 0/WAYS to pull it off." me to do- this!' Howard smiled. .141,a a Ione breath -it -was almost talk a an alyali, a i`eiglia-of Teller, find she laid her hands' ot thou:sande. nothana =intone, were quite of thousands n. bagatelle," he said. "Ivly dear boy., don't and enVtouslY as She swept corona the hall on his arras and kisseeP:hirm on the fore- • "Not in the least. But 1 didn't intend any warning; in 1 act, I ;remember TIONV klell in honor bound to refrain from any- thing of the kind." ' 'Its honor bound?" said Stafford:. Howard almost blushed. "Oh, it's mathing; only a silly wager,' he said. can't tell you, eo don't in- quire. But all the same -well, there, I won't say more if you aro aura- there -iG nothing between T011." "I have the beet of reasons for saying ea," said Stafford, carelessly, and with it touch of color in his asee. "But it's all dashed nonseneel The women always think there% something serious going on if you dance twice with a girl, or alt and talk to her for half an hour," • "Bight!" said flower& rieMa. "There's the bell!' Ae Howardhad 'there was an air of suppressed excitement about the party; •aind a '‘VEIS .110t,COT1111100 10 tile financiers who clustered together in the hall and. 'discussed and talked in undertones, every Wow and then glanciim up the stairs down labials Sir' StoPhon would presently de. mend, , Most of the other gueete, though they MaO no direct and pereona1 interest In the great scheme, had heard rumors and come Within reflective radius pf the excitement; ae for the rest, who kneW no. thing or oared aess for Sir Stephen's rail- way, they ware In a pleasant condition•of excitement ..01.01. tale coming dance Stafford, Lle ltte atoOd in. On:hall talking about the nightie programme to Bettie - who had beeu dented, by common and tee it consent, :master of the ceremonies -saw Maude Falconer descending the stairs, She was even more . exquisitely ' dreseed than neual; and Stafford heard some of .the women and men. 'murmur, admiringly IN BUYING YEAST CAKES BE' CAREFUL TO q0E.CIEY ROYAL Mg DECLINE SUBST/T(/TES. C, W. G I LLETT CO. LTD. TORONTO. wissiseo. monrnqal, !GRIM" COMP41.1MIIS 04;00 ,,e,V.4•1gel,74440,1' Vz•tMe.'1•• coat' hangers upon, which Ito aatth Waist's, Oildren's dresses, etc. When isekving 'apples whole on the table, polish theaii virieh. olive oil. Two •sm.4,11. pointed knives and a small scrubbing bruth, ,fo-rithe pur- pose af preparing vegetables, .shotild be found in every kitchen. Meat should be removed [horn:the paper as soon as it comes horn the market, .o.Uherwise the paper will absorb •some of the juices. ' "Fki. risk that," he said with a trbanu- There 'wad sileitee for rnothent, 'then she_sairl, calmly: -"yam will play your part carefullY, fa- • ther? You will let Sir Steelton think that Stafford desires it; you svill be caref al?" He turned upon her with an oath. 'You'd best aeave it to mai,' he said, savagely. "I'll tr.y and save -you from • shame all I can. . For Heaven's Gale go and leave me alone!" baltdrese; her ' dim - You ,sinderstand, realize, the importance in hoe anagnificent of this basins:as?' It's nothingness than a railway from—" - ' ' i', . Stafford nodded... .. : . . "Oh, yea, you told nie about it. pet a very big. thing. I daresay, but whet onz- ales me is why the kovernor abaula care to worry about it. Ile has 01OrlP3r ,e11011gal..'' "No 11011 has money enough," said HOW• ard. solemnly. "But no matter. It is a waste of time to (Reams olailceophy with a man who has' no anind above fox -hunt-, Ma, fishine, nheasantehootink an.d danc- ing. By the va.N., hoW 'Many 'times' do Yee • • moan to dance •with the'Orecian goddess?". CHAPTER XXI. aMetibitig----P"' anid Stafford. ' While Stafford 1VEld dresaing 501 dinner "Miss Falconer, of course. Grecian god - that night, and 'wondering 'whether, eveli desses axe not so common, my dear Stat. if be should get a» opportunity of eneak- ford, se to permit of more than ono in a Ina to his father, it would be waso to tell house -party." , hay of Ida, Howard knocked at the door. "int GlIl'e I don't know," replied Staf- 'Stafford told him to come in, and' isent .051,0, eyeine him -with faint eurprise. aleasom .away.• and 'Howard, who was al- "What anade 7011 arAt me thear' - ready adrossed, .sank inte an easy clui,h, Howard eyed the handeome fano with and purveyed hie .friend with bland an- cynical ustuteettiont. oroval. : . 'Pardon, if I was impertinent; but I "A white' lie to -night, Staff? Anything EV,G1.1 l'e you the elle0tiOn IG being_ asked on?" • among thernselves by all the women in ' "Yea; there is n, dance,' fuelled., SW- the licanie--" Staffond stared at him, and 01,(1. rather absently. What 'would hie gegen to lirowil with perplexity rather, father Say and - do? Would he go over to than. ange.r. "My ricer --Stafford, I know Heron Hall the next morning? Yes, that You are not .nreassosa ef a partioularly ' 0 what he m,ould do. • brilliant-Intellebt. but, you eurely possess "A dance? dis that ,all 1 From the un- sittatnent intelligence to See that your at,- dercurrent of euppreseed exeitement, :mi. tentions to Miss Falconer are somewhat mating most of the allege I shoeld think obvicats." ,. , • it was eornething. more important. Have. "What?" .eaid Stafford, '"Mar -attentions you notieed the aim of suspense, of audits- to Mise Falconer—1 Age you (matting., . ating hole .and deobt, thnimph and de- Howard?" eptuir, which has characterized our noble allot in the tenet: its Wizens, too &cit. band of financiers, during the last few e, ',Mete of time with you, nay dear boy: daYe f" you don't beton, ,and when -you do, half Stafford .kook hie head. the time you detti,t understand. '00. rm "No; I haven't noticed 'em particularly. quite serious; but perhaps / might to In fact, I scarCely eee them, or do more have said her attentions to Yenta 11 1100110 than 'exchange the usual greetings. Thee have been more correet" ' .,,, . eliens to me to move ,and look and speak Stafford obloredi ,inst about ea usual." "Look Lore, old Man,' he„said, "If von Howard smiled. i ' thinia--- (nt, dash 1.1 all, svhat, Immense, "iTo be young and happy and free frorn it ie! Miss Falconer and 1 toe' verY goOd care is to be blind: internee, for instatice,. friende; and of course I like to talk to, are blind I" her -she's, eo porn. almost as smairt.and' ' Stafford grinned. clever air you are, iilien ehe liked to take "That's eomplimenbary, anyhow. SVhat the trouble; and of ammo I like to hear' do you think le sla?" her sing— Why; any dear Howard, f.t.'s • "I .think Sir Stephen. is going to pull liko Iletening to ono of the big operatic' coup," sald Howard. "Do: yoti find a anything -,that -there 10 0,10, VGadp13, to will he dolvn, with, the, final, dedision, • Y a, , off hji, great event, to make ,his grand 0wells,; but -but to suggest that 'than le g , black-and.trun terrier improves a coal, by Val 111 Mt— , I, t ee 1 . f . special ',Wain. which .ought to, land, him Wing on it?". • maul you're charlagr", ' ' .alielAnniiinight t'llrelr 'meet in' the H. . .„ If one's finger is swollen so tight- ly that a ring will not,come off, the best ray •to remove it is to dip the finger in icy -cold soapsuds. In summer food mast he 'carefully watched or it will spoil. the miik bottle stands on the doorsteps- ,a minute too long, the milk May turn 'A little vinegar added to water in which vegetabile,s are washed will prove effeatual in removing the dirt atlirilidnginsects., 'Salt will do the same •Several thicknesses of disks out front the good portions of the kitch- en oilcloth make excellent mats to put under -the flower gots in the various windows. A spoonful of kerosene pat into ;the clothes boiler will make the clothes white and sweet. There will he no odor of the kerosene when the clothes • are dried. If :your, window glass is lacking in brilliancy clean it with a liquid pagan -lade of alcohol and' whiten-. jig. A little of this Mixture will revinave• *pecks and impart a high lustre to the glass.. • To insure a .pe•rfe.ctly ventilated house, is to open :the windows in' each rabm in the house, ,bobli •top and bottom, for a, .suitable period every morning, and remember that it is easier to heat a house that ,is net full af vitiated air. An effective way to prevent books hop, becoming •rausty and possibly 'noddy in .moist weather.is the place a few drops of oil of 'lavender and Canadian balsam in a back corner of each shell. This will not injure the bincling,s of leather hdoks 110 sulphur tompouncls do, but helps to preserve the bindings. The two substances are easily obtained. Dark roams bring depression of spirits, 'imparting a se,rise of con- finement,. of isolation, of powerless- ness, which, is chilling to energy and vigor ; hut in light is goad cheer. Even in a .glooany house, where walls and furniture are dingy and brown, you have but to take down Ulm heavy .eurtains, open the window, let lig•ht ,strearn in and gloom vanishes, and care and sad- ness flee. After the carpets have been •beat- en in the open air and relaid wipe tihe surface with clean flannel that has. beer: 'wrung out of warm water softened by the addition of a table- sno•euf ul ef ananfarlia to the pint. As soon as the flannel is soil- ed rinse it, and when -the whole car- pet has been treated set the window an.cl door open to get a draught, and avoid w,alleing over the carpet until it is quite dry. .Open the cellar windows and let in till the fre.sh posiiihle: After the cellar is well aired give the walls a coat of whitewash as the lime is a great ?purifier. To make a soltrtion for a collar wall take one gallon of unslacked lime ancl,•slack with hot water ; thin to the con- sistency al cream ; add two table- spoonfuls al salt to the mixture, and apply to the wall with Whibewa,sh monde, for whieh alie wise .,fa,moue. gait - tering in. her hair; 00 her' white throat, and on her srender Wriste. Mite' dross woe anixtain ,or- greys and black; •,iettieh.would, have looked 'bizs,:rre ahyone less beau- tifisli but its etre-nee tints harmonized ivith her eaperb and claesic class of beauty. and she looked. like, a Vi0100 of lovelinees avhich might well dazzle the eyes of the:beholders. She pauserflin her el:ogress-it might almost be coned a tri. umplutnt one, for the other women% looks were el00 nen t , of .clierea,Y-and looked at Stafford with. tile slow,.half-dreamy emibo whieh had come into her face of lateawhets she Seoke to him. -• . . "Have ,y,Ou seen MY ,fri,ther? Hes he co,me down, Mr.*Ormor.' elm asked. "No," said Stafford. He looked,' at her, as a men.doee whenhe admiyee a woman's dress. and forgetting Howard'S wordq of wernhig. Said; "What a '' Spdentineious frack, Miss' Falconer!" "Ilo you like it? dal glad," she Oak', "I lied' my dOulafe, but now—" Her esren rested on hie for a mo,ment,'. them she Dosser:1On, ,. "I•shouldn't, like to ,have to. pay krisis Filleoner4s dress bill," remarked a young Married woman, looking after her. "That 'frock,' as yon eall it, In your,masculine ignorance, must have cost.' a amen tor11100,. Stafford laughed, • , • . "We men tirmayli out our loot in it when 00 talk about a 140010,11.,9 &Tea," he said. A..moment after. the ,dinner waa nbuneed, and Sir Stephen, -mho' had como down at the last, moment, as ho went lie 10 taite• Lady "Olansford, nodded to Staf- ford', •and ,erniaed eignificantly. wee a,s carefully dressed as usual, but on his face, and in hie eyee particularlY, was an ex, ,eression of satisfaction and anticipatory teimmeli which: VMS too 01/V10114 to escape the netice of , but very 'He was rot' "[wad" at dinner, but talked' even rtore fluently lbellag., and once dr twice hie lino Weal ?sweat the table svith vietori, oils, masterful klance. Directly the Indies had gone, the litilaknot or'financiern dEOW Ire liearer 'Lb:their host, and' Wittenberg raised byebrowe intetrokativelri.. sir Stershetp nodded. Vegelable Satins. - There is an awful:sameness usual- ly to oar mixed vegetable soup. Here are some recipes which .si1g- gest many variations of this old- time standby. Vegetable soup with stool: is anade M this way : Measure a teacupful each of &opted cabbage, parsnip and turnips and a icupful •and a half each of onion, carrot and celery. Bab these chopped vegetables in a soup kettle and .v.dd a quart each of stock and water. .Simmer untilthe vegetables ,ere tender and then add O cupful •of canned tomatoes and a tablespoonful of chopped .parsley. Flavor with a tea,spoonful of salt •ancl half a teaspoonful 'of pepper. Serve very hat. One recipe for vegetable ,soup without meat stook as this :BoiJ three quarts of water and add to it a leapful of chopped onions and the sante amonnt of Minced turnip and minced carrot, four cupfuls of shredded cabbage, a chopped leek and two tablespoonfuls each of min- ced eelety and mimed green pep- per, Boil rapidly for 12 aninutes and then simmer gently for en hour, Then add two tomatoes, or • two account must the bretem be left: long in the water. When, lifted from the water .it. 'should 'be rinsed in• cold - Water in which salt is dissolved, and when ,Shaken as •dry as possible it should 'be stood in a dry„nlace with the head upwards until it quite dry. The livindle• should lbe scrub- bed e,ach time the ihrOtOrdiS WaShed. I.ROM MERRY OD °MAI) NEWS ItY DAIL ABOU'r .1011N BULL AND 1115 PEOPLE. Occurrences In flie Land ,That Reigns Supreme in'. COln- mercial World. Londoners each give, on an aver- age, SP.e. a year to charity. Oxford beat 'Cambridge in their annual ericket match by let runs. A constable dismissed from one force is not allowed to join any other in Great Britain. Mr, Win. Augustus Gordon -flake, the oldest barrister, and cousin of General Gorderr,' died at Brighton on, the 13th inst., aged 103 years. The whole of the buildings on the down platforins of Blaby Station, near Leicester, were burned down •in'the early hours of the 12th inst.:, He rose, and he fancied her hand trem- bled slightly as it rested almost as light-, ay 0511 feather On his arm, • Preit take you 'to Lady Olansford—" "There is no need; here be Iny next •part. iier,". she `said, as the "beautiful,' bounti-• fai Bettie" come up emilin and buoyant. "Anything' the .1:natter, ell'?" asked 111,12', ford, AS he and.Valooner mado‘their way found the Tooni through which 000 1001: lug the last thing,. in' waltzes, ,e, aott and' senanous rielpdy, which sang, the G01.11 to 'I think not. .A. :matter of haziness, I thinka Said Ralph liaalconer. '"Ifie secre- tary, Mr. Murray, has lust came L011 - ton: it may be ,soinethinr, to do wlth tho 510001,0 1101100 lticensklbeicInghlotiag"h the exlilanatiou imemod. unsatiefectory; foe what concern had Stafford with the "Impels"? AO they went through the hall they saw the aireicre clustered together +With ,en expect - int air. as 11 theY avere waiting for the result of the arrival; of the man by. the sneMal train; arta ihey stared itt `Falcon. or and exchanged glances as he and Star - Riad paseed them ana went to the library door. Sir Stophen'S voice ensue cliceridY in response to Stafford's knock, and Staf- ford entered.; Falconer follewing vita nem, head aiNfotlbi(o a,iaommeinlitieeadvy) , • aandertone, "It's ,an ri litt r heard thie snorning, .r.;r3 man Before anti After. Miss •Sentimental - Man s so cluingeable,, • Mrs. Bilton-Yes, dear. BerfiSre marriage he talks yoa ,about, his heart. Afterward it's his stomach he ?talks about. It is announced from London that the title Lady Elspeth Campbell is 'to be Conferred on Miss Elspeth Campbell; the Duke of Arell's only sister. The Nottingham City Council re- solved on the 13th inst, to under- - take. a sweeping scherne of street improvement, entailing an outlay of 2140,000. • . Cambric was fitst introduced in- to England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.. ne first piece imported was presented to the, Queen to make ruff for her neck. Netherton Worsted Mills, near Halifax, owned and occupied by A. Mitchell & Sons, were burned down early un the,. nth inst. The da,m- age is estimated at about, £15,000. "It isn't enough; Pll not leave him ; I'll go and live with him," exclaimed tt woman at Leeds when the Magistrate ordered the mhuasibnatettrit.pay her is. a week A bust of Abraham Lincoln, the cost of which is to be defrayed by. American citizens, is to be placed in Hingham Church, Norfolk. Many generations of Lincoln's an- cestors lived:at Hingham. Joshua, Woodhead, secretary to the Bolton Union Spinning Com- pany, Was brought- before the local magiarates on a series of charges of embezzlement and making false entries amounted to ;225,000. How are the mighty fallen ! The pour old Majestic, in her day one of the handsomest and :speediest of Atlantic liners, is now a anere side- show4for holiday-anakers at More- cambe, where she lies in a, ship - breaker's yard. A disastrous fire broke ottb on the Pith inst. in a seven •storey cotton ware house at Prince's Dock Liver- pool, belonging to Watson, 'McColl & Company, The damage, which' was confined to the sixth and se- venth floors, is estimated at 22,0,- 000. 11 At the fast ineeting creditors cupfuls of eanned tomato end two Let drY thoroughly, all( of. Chapin, Milne, Grenfell & Co., cupfuls (rE Petato sliced. Cook &pule a second coat. Ib will harden in London, 'the Official Receiver ex - for another hour and ithen acid two and he almost as solid as cement. plain'dd the position of the com- table.spoonfuls of better; two or Place a ',Nix of lime in lam eellar to pally; anci Said it was not probable- • three theaspoonifilk of salt ,and some kee*P. it dry, 'renewing as occasion that there would be any surplus pepper, Do not put the cover demands. . dyosely ov.ek this so.up. a„?.., any tinke Heir ?brooms last longer if they daring the cooleing. ' are kept 'Clean. They are easily Another recipe for ve,getvlble soup cleaned on washing ciao, after the without meat istook is thio: Chop hest lot of clothes has ibeen taker; a -bunch of celery, a sweet potato, a from the copper. Soe of ,the wa- parsnip, a turnip, two onions, a ter lett over shouldmbe cooled by the• carrot, a white potato arid a sprig addition of dear, cold wa,ter, ahd of parsley. Add a little thyme and the broom shaken •up and (lawn in it all the di,r.L is removed. On no simmer with .seven pints of water until , A. Promoter. "You say that ?Selfridge is a pro- moter. • What does he promote'?" `'His own interests, chiefly,'' ' pouted,Y°1411401 frtn °Ube ekni355(5 trtee, e sI know at,,, ±10 said, “I.ha.ve a very sensitive tooth, vvhich is liable to ache if I do." "V,Iliab do yOU.mean I Isar Why, you ore so sweet, yen know l" Mail the vegetables are. tender. Rub through it sieveand-return to the fire; Then add a„. tablespoonful of 'butter, .1e:1:bleed smooth w4h two tablespoonfnls'e1 Hear 'and. 'added first to •"0, little of the het soup. Stir. over, the fire" for five'ininiftes, and • 'Another vegetable puree, Of. Wh StOCkis a.n ingroclient, is made '• itt this Way Boil slawlY until tender in stook enough te ,ceVer hag a cup ful each oc &Mined potatoes,leeks, onions, carrots,. parsnips and' .tur- nips.. ,Then .add sail, gegper and 'other seasoning:to ?taste and rub threligh ,a sieve. Melt fear Itable- spoonfuls 'of butter over the fire, and When it babbles, •add -a, table- Spoonftii at flour., Gradually .potik s±00 four ndnnts, irti‘en roV,, 104500<' t,11e heat .ancl add 'WO 'Well 'beaten egg's miaced .Nvith aite: Milk, Serve With eroabons. • • 311cniselvtlil' Ifints: • • Siald.neie brooms in llot 61.1.11.6 to toughen .the fiber. • If you wish fish to ilia de not cover it •wbile coOking. When ironing, have 0 number of a available to make a, return to the shareholders: King's Prize, the, most covet- ed trophy, of the' annual prize meet- ing; of the National :Rifle As,seeih- tion was won on the eatit inst. by Sergeant J L, Dewar of the' Royal Scots Territorial Regiment, alter a tie with Private A. G. • Fulton Of ' the London Territorials,' WhichWay doll u y ugar? Do -you say. - decisively t 5411. Package ofRE DPATH Sugai or "A 20 -lb. Bag of REDPATH", end •-get a definite quantity -of well-known qu'ality."Canacla's bat" --clean and uncontaminated -in the Original Package ? • Or do you say, thoughtlessly: "A quarter's worth of Sugar", or "A dollar's worth of Sugar", and get -an unknowtrquantity --of unknown quality --scooped out of an open barrel --into a paper bag ? e." Extra Grarnduoted SUGA CANADA SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED,