The Seaforth News, 1917-05-24, Page 6Railroad extensions in China are
proposed involving an expenditure of
an amount estimating at $00,000,000,
The Projects are entirely commercial
and private. One thousand five bun-
dred miles tire to be constructed
through the richest sections of China,
and possibly an equal amount later,
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Or, The Adventures of Captain Fraser
, CHAPTER XXIII.
Mie as it rolled on set et rest any
ing in
ats
Ie Tyrell
fate of CaptaFlower,Tyrell might have had
tern
f ender considerable pressure from
iser she had consented to marry
, I_
i in June; The only real reason for
()sing that month was that it was
e at hand, though Fraser supplied
with several others to ohoose from.
dr engageinent afield hardly have
n said to have been announced, for
1 theexception, of old, Mr. Fraser
eVttke Savalloweawho had
wd the lact for themselves with -
lay undue strain on their M-
e, there was nobody to tell. ;
• " boy was the first t , discover it.
a•
ng to his own indignant tic-,
n , e went down to the cabin to
wh ther there was anything he ,
do, and was promptly provided!
ne week hard labor by his'
t skipper A. little r t '
Ohl he i idulged in the fore -
on clivision, of labor met with'
scant response • Joe said that work
5 good for boys, and Mr. Green said;
t he knew a bo who worked sigh- :
l hours a day, nd then used to do
in his sleep to improve his educe-
The other mon set their wits to
then, and proved to have so large
euaintance with a type of boy
ornmy loathed that hearer eaved
aueediareaaranarfor impertinence
s elders and etters.
,wanted but two clays to the wed -
The Swallow was lying in the
a, her deck unoccupied except for
een and the boy, who were
in the bows, and the ship's
a with one eye on Mr. Green,
11 ng the frying -pan. Fraser
asatere on busines , connected
;his wedding garments, and Poppy
11, with all her earthlybelongings
i
'0OP of boxes, sat n the cabin
boat bumpeof
d against the side
Mare . 1
',observed
and Mr. Green, looking
1 , observed ttg long form of Joe
'ffiabling over - side. His ap-
ranee betokened. alarm and haste,
Mr. Green, aftar a brief remark
he eatravagance, not to say lordli-
of 'a waterman's skiff when a
amid have taken the ship's boat
, demanded to know what was
...Mil that boy below," said J.
atter.
ia.
at for ?" inquired).- ;the 'gentle.,
terested, rebelajoesly.
a " repeated Joe,I
!-ake you by the
ck and drop you I
-Its about
and ships' ;
(departure, i
;Bed Mr.' A Mother's Short Cuts. macaroni, 'wiped with a clean dry
farther aft.
ou, Will- "How do you manage to have so cloth, but not washed. Let it boil
I
i a fierce much time for your children outside until it yields easily to pressure be -
of all the home things you do for tween the fingers; then draM it in a
arked the them?" questioned one mother 0 a colander and rinse it thoroughly in
e, row?" neighbor. cold water in which it should remain
- to the "By taking short cuts through my until you are ready to finish it accord-
expres- work," was the laughing answer, "and ing to any given recipe.
sted to trying to be ready for play in its own The same recipe may be used in
Green,
e from time." cooking macaroni, spaghetti or ready -
"What do you mean by short cuts? cuts.
eanian, Clothes can't be half -mended dishes If the macaroni or spaghetti, etc., is
e wed- can't be half washed, bread can't be to be re -cooked with other ingredients
r, and slack -baked." or baked, it need not be cooked quite
no call "No that would be cutting work ; so tender.
have several simple devices now for 1 boiling point 1 cup milk; add 2 table -
!problem would have afforded no diffi-
culty whatever, and he shook his own
5adlY, as he thought of his limitations,
"It only wants a little artfulness,
Wilayum," be seggested, encourag-
inly.
I "Get hold of him and make him
drunk for three days," murmured Mr,
Green, in a voice so low that he half
hoped Joe would not hear it.
"And then boil 'im," Said the indign-
ant seaman without looking round.
"Ahl Here he comes. Now you've got
to be astonished, mind; •don't make a
noise, in case it fetches the young lady
for 'em to ring; Cap'n Flower has
turned up again."
"WHAT?" cried the astonished Mr.
Green,
"I see replied Joe. "I was
just goin' on the wharf as I passed to
speak to old George, when I see 'an
talking to 'Mi. He didn't see me, an'
I come off 'ere as fast us my legs
could carry me, Now, wot's to be ;
done? You've got the 'ead-piece."
Mr. Green scratched the article in
question and smiled feebly.
"On'y two days, and they would
ha' been married," said Joe; "bit 'ard,
ain't it? Pm glad as 1 can be as he's
safe, but he might ha' waited a day
or two longer,"
"Did George seem scared?" inquir-
d hisfriend.
"Wet's that got to do with it?" de-
manded Joe, violently. "Are you goin'
to set that 'ead-piece to work or are
you no .
Mr. Green coughed confusedly, and
attempted to think with a brain which
was already giddy with responsibility.
"I don't want to do anything that
isn't straight and gentlemanly," he re-
marked
"Straight!" repeated Joe, "Look
'ere! Cap'n Fraser's our old man,
ain't he? Very good, it's our dooty
to stand by am. But, besides that,
it's for young lady's sake; it's easy to
see that she's as found 4 him as she can
be, and she's that sort o' young lady
that if she come up now and told me
to jump overboard, I'd do it"
"You could swim ashore easy," as-
sented Mr. Green.
"They was to be married Thurs-
day morning," continued Joe, "and
now here's Cap'n Flower and no 'ead-
piece on the ship. Creel, I call it."
''She's a very nice young lady,'
said the mortified Mr. Green; "always
a pleasant smile for everybody."
"He'll come aboard 'ere as safe as
heggs is heggs," said Joe, despond-
ently. "Wot's to be done?"
He folded his arms on the side and
stood ruefully watching the stairs. He
was quite confident that there were
head -pieces walking the earth, to
which a satisfactory solution of this
He pointed to the stairs, and his
friend, going to his. side, saw a pas-
senger Just stepping into a boat The
two men then turned away until, at
sight 0 Captain Flowee$ head ap-
pearing above the side, they went
off into such silent manifestations 0
horror and astonishment that he feat -
ed for their reason,
"It's 'is voice," said Joe, hastily, as
Flower bawled out to them with incon-
siderate loudness. I never thought
to see you ag'in, sir; 1 'eard you was
drowned months and months ago,"
He took the caetain's proffered
hand somewhat awkwardly, and stood
closely scanning him. The visitor was
bronzed with southern sons, and look-
ed strong and well. His eye was
bright, and his manner retainee all its
old f 1 .
"Ah I've been through something
since I saw you last, mv lad," he said,
shaking his head. "The great thing
is, Joe, to always keep your head
above water,"
"Yessir,' said the seaman, slowly;
"but I 'eard as 'ow you went down
with the Golden Cloud, sir."
"So I did," said Flower, somewhatboastfully,
boastfully, "and came up again with
the nearest land n mile or two under
my feet, It was dark, but the sea was
calm, and X could see the brute that
sunk tie keeping on her way. Then I
saw ahencoop o me up and
close by, and I got to it just in time,
01 d hung on to it until I could get
my breath again and shout I heard
a hail a little way di and by and bye
I got alongside two 0 our chaps
making themselves comfortable on
two or three spars. There were three
drowned fowls in my coop, and we
finished them on the fourth day just
as a whaler hove in sight and took
us off. We were on her c,ver four
months, and then we sighted the bar-
que California, homeward bound, end
she brought us home. I tended at the
Albert Docks this morning, and here
I am, hard as nails.
(To be continued.)
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shortinstead of cutting across it. I White Sauce aa -Heat in saucepan to
cutting across some of my duties. For spoons butter and 1 of flour; stir un-
til thick and smooth. Season with
salt and pepper.
Tomato Sauce:—Cut 7 or 8 tomatoes
or 11,S0 a can of tomatoes, cook on a
slow fire with 111 ounce of butter, 1
onion, celery, season with salt and pep -
each room I must have one special Per. Cook slowly for an hour, add
place to lay them down and never al- a little flour, cook 5 minutes more.
low myself to put them anywhere else. Drain in a colander, then some meat
This habit has become settled and my extract may be added to give more
glasses are never mislaid. flavor, and keep hot until ready to use
"Ano- atime and labor-saving ar- with macaroni, spaghetti or ready-
rangement," went on the hostess, "is cuts.
to hang in very room a small cushion Macaroni Soup:—Boil some milk
on which are five or six needles, each macaroni as directed, till it is tender.
threaded with a different color or Drain it off, and serve it cut up into
weight of silk or cotton so that any three inch pieces in some clear broth.
moment I can run up a rip, sew on a Milk Macaroni and Cheese: -1-3
button, mend a hole in a stocking, package macaroni, 1% cup 0 thin
catch the sides of a rent together, or white sauce, % cup of stale bread
tack up a torn hem. You may not crumbs, 1 cup grated cheese, 1 table -
believe it but these stitches in time spoonful of butter. Break the macar-
save more than nine in the future. oni in 2 inch pieces or buy a package
"When I wash the dishes, I do not 0 Milk Ready-Cuts—which are al -
use wiping towels but put them upon ways cut to size—and cook in boiling
a rack and scald with plenty of watersalted water until soft, about 20 min -
They dry themselves in pure air and utes. Pour into a colander and run
sunshine and I have no dishtowels to cold water through it. Put in a but -
wash. tered pudding dish and thoroughly stir
"On each floor of the house I keep in 1 teaspoonful mustard which has
one large scrap -basket into which I been mixed with water. Add the
empty the contents of all the smaller , sauce with half the cheese in it. Put
baskets which I attend to, without ex- I crumbs into melted butter. Add re-
tra steps, as I go from room to room, maining cheese to them and spread
"I also gather up odds and ends of this mixture over that in the dish.
time by tucking away in a bag or a Brawn in a hot ...m.•en,
basket in each of my haunts, a piece
of embroidery, knitting or sewing so 'rested Bermes.
that when I have a leisure half-hour I
Mee Griddle Cakes:—Turtia into a
do not need to hunt up materials or
mixing bowl one small cupful of cook -
patterns. This sort of employment
ed rice, free from lumps. Add two
fits in well with reading aloud, at-
tending to the children's piano praa. tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one
teaspoonful 0 molasses, a quarter of
tice, helping them with their lessons,
listening to confidences or joining in
games,"
"Well," acknowledged the visiting
mother as she rose to bid her friend
good -by, "I see how I ean try some
short cuts! Perhaps my youngsters
will appreciate a little anore moth-
er.'"
example, part of the time I wear
glasses and part of the time I do not
need them. I used to waste many
valuable moments in looking for them
when changing from one task to an-
other. At last I made a rule that in
Macaroni Dishes.
To boil macaroni propel. have a
of 'water on the fire, put a level table-
spoonful of salt into it for every quart
of water, to which, if desired, may be
added half tablespoonful of butter,
which gives a better flavor, and when
it is boiling fast, thrown Imo it the is lam
a teaspoonful of salt, two wall beaten
eggs,2 cupfuls of flour sifted with 2 tea-
spoonfuls of baking powder, and suf-
ficient cold, sweet milk to forma pan-
cake batter. Beat the mixture vigor-
ously and fry on a hot griddle. Serve
as soon as they are baked, as etand-
ing in the oven makes them soggy.
Buttermilk Cookiesi—aa cup short-
ening, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup buttermilk,
1 teaspoon baking soda, flour to thick-
en. Roll biscuits 14 -inch thick and
large pat or saucepan two t irds full t
Rice Pudding With Itaisins:—% alp
rice, 14 dim raisins, 1 cup milk, 114
quarts b Bing water, % teaspoon salt,
c
i4, cup s igar. Stir the rice into the
boiling f tilted water and cook until it
half done, which will be about
a.•
fifteen minutes. Drain the rice, add
the milk, sugar and raisins, and pleas,
in a greased baking dish. Bake in a
moderate oven for about forty-five
minutes.
PI••••••••••,0.1
Can The Snrplus.
Now is the time to husband your re-
sources and to prepare for the win-
ter by canning and preserving'. Soon it
will be possible to obtain sufficient
fruit and vegetables.
Do not try to have just one day for
canning and then proceed to work
from early morn until late at night;
rather do a few jars eaeh day, so with-
out much hardship your supply will
grow rapidly,
A few points to remember before
starting:
First, Use good jars, taking care
that the lids are in good condition.
Second. Use only new rubbers; old
ones have lost their elasticity, so fail
to perform m
their ission.
Third. It is of the utmost import -
once that the proper method of can-
ning and preserving be used if you
expect your food to keep. Careless
ar haphazard methods will spell fail-
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material and jars, but also in loss of
• time and labor. Understand thor-
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THE MINISTRY OF LOVE.
Bonds of Sympathy Between Mothers
of Our British Soldiers,
Much has been written and told of
the great work that the women 0 the
Motherland are doing in munition
factories, in aeroplane works, in
shipbuilding yards, in agriculture and
in countless ways that will release
men for military service. But little
has been heard of another piece of
work that hundreds of women in the
Old Land are doing for our boys in
throwing open their homes to them
and looking after them when on
leave.
Recently one of the first contingent
boys just finished his fourth visit to
one of these charming homes, and
wrote his mother what "perfectly
bully people they all were, and 'qrs.
G. just mothers us and makes a real
home for us."
Letters have passed between the
boy's mother and the dear old lady
whose wonderful kindness has meant
so much to the young Canadian. And
now the mother here has received
the most delightful pen -picture of
her boy from his kind "mother" in
England, telling all the dear, intimate
things that a mother longs to know
about her boy, but would never ask
him to tell her. How comforting it
was to the mother to learn that "you
will be lined of him, for the two
years in France have improued him
physically, while in character he is
still the nice, clean, lovable boy we
first met at Christmas, 1914. I can as-
sure you France has not harmed him
the least little bit. He has sailed clear
of temptations."
Another mother in the city whose
hey was severely wounded for the
second time and was M hospital in
London, received a delight -fel letter
from an English friend who journey-
ed away from the north to London
just to see the young major. She
spent several days there "fixing things
up for him," and incidentally cabled
encouraging news, In the letter she
also gave interesting details, all about
'the Military Cross he had been pre-
sented with at Buckingham Palace,
told of the nature of the wounds,
gave the young officer all the Cana-
dian news from her letters and wrote
many for him to friends here. • Still
another dear mother wrote to a sor-
rowing mother here about her brave
boy's death, and sent a flower from
his grave in the English graveyard.
Many, many instances of loving
thought and continued kindnesses
could be recounted. They are bright
spots in these trying days of suspense
and anxiety, and we can only remem-
, ber to thank God that such women are
' acting as guardian angels to our boys.
Definitions.
A philosophea is a man who can
bear another's troubles w,jtul equanimi-
' t
A philanthropist is a man who tells
others where to give their money.
A pacifist is a man who perm -its
others to fight his battlea•
Thomasa'Why in the world did you
name your baby 'Bill'?" Burke: "Be-
cause he came on the first of the
month."
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SKY SLANG IS
.A NEW LANGLAGE
CHOICE EXAMPLES OF QUAINT
AND PECULIAR TERMS.
Every Day Brings Novel Additions to
the Picturesque Speech of
Our Airmen,
The war in the air is evolving a
new language of its own. Already
many quaint ana peculiar words are in
use among airmen, end the list is be-
ing added to daily.
No airman ever thinks of talking
about a flight, for example. Flip is
the word he uses. And his flips are
always of a certain duration, not of a
certain distance, He flips about for
an hour, say, not for so many miles,
or, rather, knots.
The late Flight -Lieutenant Harold
Rasher, whose book, "In the Royal Na-
val Air Service," is generally ac-
knowledged to provide the most inti-
mate and illuminating insight into
the human side of war flying yet pub-
lished, gives some choice examples of
sky slang.
There is spikebozzle, for instance.
Writing of an aeroplane chase after a
Zeppelin, he remarked: "Two ma-
chines went up to spilcebozzle him."
Many learned professors of English
might have given years of study and
thought, and yet have failed to create
aFWord so peculiarly expressive and
meaningful as spikebozzle in • connee-
tion with-Zepp strafing.
Obscure Origins.
Huffed, meaning got killed, is an-
other characteristic airmen's word
which Lieutenant Rosher has given to
the public at large; but he omitted to
mention the phrase, "He hasn't come
back for his cap," which has the same
melancholy significance.
This phrase originated at a certain
big school for training naval air -
pilots. Before a man "took the air" it
was customary for him to hang his
peaked Service cap on one of a long
line of pegs. When a pilot crashed,
or had some other unfortunate mis-
hap, he did not, of course, come back
for his cap, and hence the origin • of
the saying.
Another now common expression
which came from the same, school is
hiekboo. Hickboo means a good many
things, but chiefly that enemy aircraft
are about. If Zeppelins or Taubes
are on their way, a hickboo is "on."
Anything, in fact, which is calculated
to put the wind up the timid is a hick -
boo. The word is really a distortion of
an Indian word, meaning an eagle.
Wanted a Word.
Stunt is one of the most frequently -
used words in the Air Service. Do-
ing stunts includesall manner of
things—looping the Ioop, indulging in
daring banking and nose-diving, land-
ing in a new and original way, and so
so—and a flying -machine is never
anything but a 'bus. Small airships
are blimps, however.
To borrow or steal anything belong-
ing to another is to hotstuff it; and in
the Naval\Air Service all carpenters
are chippies.
A flying officer who gets promotion
is said to have shipped another stripe,
and leave is referred to as a spot of
leave.
It is curious that flying -mem being
so fertile in the invention of new
words, should not as yet have bit upon
any generally -popular terms for them-
selves.
At present they are airmen, not
birdmen, or sky pilots, or aviators, or
any of the other fancy names which.
certain ingenious persons attempt to
foist upon them.
THE POlLU'S PHILOSOPHY
How The French Soldier Sums Up
The Situation.
Everything might be worse than it
is, says the Pellu, and so he has com-
posed a Litany. Every regiment has
a different version, but always with
the same ba.sis, according to -Kathleen
Burke, In "The White Road to Ver-
dun," Mere is the way she sums up
the French soldier philosopher:
"or two things one is certain; either
you're mobilized or you're not mobi-
lized. If you're not mobilized, there
is no need to worry; if you are modi-
Med, of two things one is certain;
either you're behind Uhe lines or yola're
on the front. H you're behind the
lines there is no need to worry; if
you're on. the front, of two things one
is certain: either you're resting in A,
sate place or you're exposed to danger.
1" you're resting in a safe place there
is no need to worry; if you're expand
to danger, of two things one is cer-
tain: either you're wounded or you're'
not wounded, If you're not wounded,.
there is no teed to worry; it you are
wotuided one of two things is certainl
either you're wounded seriously or
you are wounded slightly, If you are
wounded slightly there is no need to
worry; if you're wounded seriously, of
two things one is eertain: either you
recover or you die. It you recover
there is no need to worry; if you die
you carat worry,"
The best potato soils are loose and
friable, varying in texture from a
fine saraly or gravelly loam to as silt
Mem, The 'light -working soils pro-
duce potatoes of better quality and
appearance than heavy soils, and both
tubers and tops produced in such sena
aro freer from, disuse.
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