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! ^^^^S^S^^^^J^^Sil^^^^^^ES nA\>: : ;s ?^;>ffi^E Spread the Bread with 'Crmcu Brand' Corn Syrup uiiil llie cUiklrcu's jcriivin(» for sweets will be conipklcly satisfied, lircaj ami 'Crown Brand' form a perfectly b:\lauced food â€" rich in the elements that Ro to build up sturdy, healthy childrcu. Edwardsburg 'Crown Brand' Corn Syrup is so economical and so goal, that it is little wonder that millions of pounds are eaten every year in the homes of Canada. 'Cro-ftt Brand' â€" the children's favorite â€" is equally good for all cooking purix)ses and candy making;. "I. II. Y rtIITE"is a pure -whiltCorn Si'rup, not so pronounced in Jlaior as 'Crown Brand'. You may prefer it. AaK VOUn QROCER-IN 2.6. 10 AND 20 LB.TINa The Canada Starch Co. Limited, Montreal Manulacturert of die lamout EdwuiUburs BraiuU 29! JET: '•.j)>^iyr v/y picking it up by the metal part and she pmiled; I would hove forgiven her ext<:'nding it toward hor go that she anything. could view the set and the symbol. "My dear," I said, "my heart is only She saw it. In a flnsh the last full of compassion for you. Go on atom of my enjoyment vanifhsd. _A and teli me all about it; you will feel fudden renrzation of the ring's hid- better. Then we can meet v hatever's ' den venom, of its diabolical secret me- to come like good sports. Don't for- chanifm for dealing death indiscrim- get that I'm with you." "I shan'tâ€" again." Then she went ( Rieh Yet Delicate- Clean and Pull of Aroma. inately and impartially, of the appal ling possibilities for dpftruction thi^t 1- y iin!;een in the harmless looking bit of gioen jade, swept over me with drmoraliling force. It was emphatically borne in upon hideous associations me that the th'ng, aftfr all, was not murder and sudden "The instant I saw the character on the set of course I recognized it; then I was overwhelmed wdth the of crime and death that it to be made light of; that its nature conjured up. was, in very truth, about as whole- "Why, Mr. Ferrie, just think of it!" some and inviting as a cobra's. She laid a hand upon her bosom. I The girl's first half-timid look "This must be a tattoo-mark; James changed swiftly to a fixed stare. Her Strang knows. But how did he learn eyes widened; the color eLbed from of it? Who could have put it there, h-i-r cheeks, leaving them as pale as and for what earthly reason ? It's the ; tuberoses. r'^-t perplexing thing I ever heard I Next instant she went reeling of!" : backward toward the wall, where she It was, indeed. And I could not ! stood, the back of one hand before offer her a grain of comfort, or ad- her eyes shutting out further sight vance even a reasonable theory to re- of the poisonous object, which seem- lieve in some degree her troubled ed to bear some awful meaning to mind. her, while the other hand was ex- "But sight of the ideograph awoke tended palm outward, as if she feared some other association in your mind," | it was about to leap at her. I reminded her presently. "I don't The ring dropped from my nerve- know whether you are aware of it, less fingers to the blotting-pad, and but you voiced the thought. You ut- in a palsy of terror I sprang from my tered some strange words â€" what do is blended from selected hill-grown teas, famed for their fine flavoury qualities. Imitated yet never equedled. -^Mi-m. » The Green Seal By CHARLES EDAtONUS WALK Author of "The Silver Blade," "The Paternoster Ruby," "The Time Lock," etc. they mean?" "That is true. I'll explain; then you'll know as much about it as I do. K "At the time I showed you the aonear that nno r.* tho ,«„„* ;„ „- Strang letters I honestly believed this u„t devltLpnf, . ^''e ">?«* «nP°'- - to be^a birthmark. Why shouldn't „.".„_ !l°''^f."*^ J" *^?.*^ '" ^^^ "?' I ? My aunt and foster-mother as chair. "G«od Heavens!" I shouted. "Did the thing touch you?" "No, no, no!" she answered in a strangled, excited voice. "I'm not hurt." To some extent she gradually re- to be ' a birthmark. Why . . ^ t i. r^ covered her poise, while I stood I? My aunt and foster-mother as- P''"^^!"^"* ?^ *"e Canadian egg trade Standardizing Canadian Eggs. From present indications it would trembling and looking helplessly on. sured me it was; I can't remember ^^^^ *^^ action taken by the Canadian What it all meant I had not the faint- when it wasn't there. It is just the Produce Association last winter in est conception of, and so my terror irregular, purposeless sort of figure adopting definite standards for Cana- wa.s speechless. It was evident that that most birthmarks are. But my dian eggs. she was shaken to the very pith and mind flew back to something that hap- 1 H;fU„_«._ v â-  . - • -'»'•• â-  wheni wasa very! "T f*? ?*''^** ""'^ '" """^ markets each dealer had a system of CHAPTER XIII.â€" (Cont'd). "If I didn't know differently now," swift and sure in its effect, and that it also possesses the property of dis- Fhe declare.!, "I would be willing to f^l^T*? the flesh-thus the print of make solemn oath that this is Aunt **»« 'deograph is accounted for. Lois's; there is not the least difference "Is" t >t horrible!" gasped my lis- betwcen them. And that dreadful tener. ring is really inside it?" "My dear girl." I protested elo- "Bless you, I wouldn't swear to it. fluently, because I was keenly sensible ous, unbelievable possibility of the painful train of reflection the : and mystifying words they were ,too, ring was hound to awaken in her | that she uttered, mindâ€" "my dear girl, why regard it | "The Kiss of the Silent Death! So so seriously? If we can't show a I it's true, then. How awful! â€" how aw- brave, healthy contempt for the tools 'ful! Now I know what it means." that are the devil's, it means that j in the swift reaction from terror, they have found pliant subjects , now that I was convinced that she I upon which to work. This lethal jewel, ' was unharmed, I slumped weakly that everything relating to this puz- "»":!Â¥_ ^^,"''?: ^v"'!L^'â- i^"L'^i*'l. '}? back_into_my chajr zle has a way of doing the unexpect- ed and the unreasonable â€" even the impossible â€" and I shouldn't be at all surprised to see that the ring has I know that I put it there and snap- ped down the lid â€" " She looked start- led and I stopped. "Could it have been stolen, do you suppose?" .she asked apprehensively. * *I don't think so. In fact, I'm pretty certain that nobody has mo- lested it. I was merely going to say marrow of her being. It seemed im- poned years ago possible for her to tear aw gaze from the ring. Her arms tower- revelation u seems to contain a spe ed, but shudder after shudder con- 1 cial significance that I can not get. (This resulted in endless confusion to tinued to shake her body. i _ "I woke up one night with a feel- \ the consume, and great difficulty was Also she seemed to have forgotten [ ing that somebody had kissed my : experienced at times on the part of my presence, for after a moment I , throat. It was not a startling kiss, the producer in finding a satisfactory heard her mutter, as if to herself; as bu; gentle, like a mother's might- . â-  - - • - " •' if she were confirming in her own have been. I was not frightened, only mind the now indisputable existence thoroughly, drowsily comfortable in of some hitherto amazing, stupend- ' my crib. In a dim, half-waking, half- Strange , sleeping way, I saw Aunt Lois bend- ing over me, crying. She was kneel- ing on the floor. (To be continued.) vay her little totâ€" and in the light of to-day's : '"^^. ns lower- ' revelation it seems to contain a spe- grading peculiar to his own trade. market for his product. Realizing the importance of having definite standards for all live stock products the Live Stock Branch of â€" ♦- VALUE OF SKIM MILK. transformed itself into .something else, or that it ha» ileveloped a voli- tion of its own and vanished utterly." "Please don't joke about it," she protested. "I was thinking of what might happen if it fell into some- 1 Two and a Half Quarts as Nutritive M -1 • I. 1 * .^ .--- ; V . -, .. T as a Pound of Beefsteak. power for evil, is harmless as far as "Then for the love of Heaven," I we are concerned. Our defences are pleaded in a trembling voice, "tell me The value of skim milk as a prac- up against it, and they are impreg- too." tical and economical food is being nable. It can not cause a ripple in j Seconds passed, and she appeared urge<l by the United States Depart- our lives. We scorn its potency. We not to have heard. Then with an ' ment of Agriculture Recent tests egg firm and clear, and yolk dimly visible; free from blood clots. "Extras" are eggs of good size, weighing at least 24 ounces to the dozen or 45 pounds net to the 30 doz- en case; clean, sound in shell; air cell less than % of an inch in depth; with white of egg firm, and yolk slightly visible. "No. I's" are eggs weighing at least 23 ounces to the dozen or 43 pounds net to the 30 dozen case;' clean, sound in shell; air cell less than Vi inch in depth; white of egg reason- ably firm; yolk visible but mobile, not stuck to the shall or seridusly out of place. "No. 2's" are eggs clean; sound in shell; may contain weak watery eggs, and eggs with heavy yolks, and all refuse to take it seriously." Had it been sentient, how the in- ; from the ring and looked at me fernal thing might have grinned at this! Neither of us, however, had pre- obvious effort she wrested her gaze ^ have demonstrated that *'" â-  frequently thrown away as a waste skim milk, expression was that of one who has j ""^'^""^ ""r"" ""7 ^f, f^ ^'^^^^ seen visions of inferno. | Product, contains nearly all the food She stood unresponsive until her \ va'ues of whole milk, despite that it body's hands who was ignorant of its '1*"*=? to took even a few minutes self-possession was quite restored, I is nine-tenths water. Two and a half <'eadlv propertie'' or -somelwdv ac- ""'^a'". *" 'he one set for the supreme then she advanced a step or two clos- 1 quarts of skim milk, costing 10 cents, ri.iainted with them who might use «"j-P"«e- .^ With characteristic male- ] er to me. Without a word she calmly , has about the .same nutritive value as it without scruple " I ^'°'cnce, it held back until the mo- 1 removed her collar, reached back and "I have thought" of the same thing j"*"* ^^f .'â- 'P«' steadfastly refusing j unfastened some of the upper but- myself." I responded; "that's why- '"/.*" 'if",'!"^ J^IV".* |* 'Tr ^i" ''^'*"'' ' t°n« "^ *><"• shirtwaist and drew . _„ „» .u„ I _i 1 „k T 4._. *„ ' for in the life of this beautiful, sweet tons of her shirtwaist and drew it ..ne of the reasons, at leastâ€" I try to !"' '" "'^ ".'^ '" '"'^ ocaumui, sweev- j down in front an inch or two, thus keep it hi<lden. I w^^. n*^" <• .u r . .u * exposing perhaps a hand's breadth of "But, seriously," 1 pursued, "what! Regardless of the fact that we were , marmoreal loveliness at the base of I said is not altogether a joke. While „i7"f '"f " ^T" " ""^ '"^""^ 'â- '""*^' *'«'" '"""''e'l throat. No thought of I was first making the ring's ac- ? ..L""_P„ ^^H* memories, I was en- , the unconventionality of the act en (]uaiiitante, the engraved character on the jade set was what i.s technically a pound of beefsteak costing 20 cents or more. Whole milk, as every one knows, is ! an indispensable food for the young. and even in the diet of the adult it i known, I believe, as an incised design â€" that i«, eut into the stone. When^ ubout to place it in the safe that me- morable Saturday afternoon, for some unexplained rau.se I lifted the lid and took a final glimpse at it. I got a jar that made me think I was seeing , crooked: the symbol was no longer incised, but stood out in relief." ! "Honestly?" she cried, openly in- 1 credulous. j "Cross my heart and hope to die," j I solemnly assured her, "if I'm not \ speaking truth. The circumstance partly reveals the ring'.s secret. The ideograph is movable. The slightest touch upon the set releases some sort of concealed mechanism that projects the ideograph forcibly outward, pos- sibly an eighth of an inch, and its sharp edges gash the skin just enough to let the deadly poison con joying myself immensely. It was sel- dom we found time thus to sit down ! together, not as employer and em- ployee, hut simply as a man and a ' woman in whom the tide of youth and j a keen zest for the 'desirable things' of life ran high, ami I was not reluct- ' ant to lengthen the period and let my j work go hang. \ Truly, I did not realize at the time \ how strongly I was drawn to her, nor how comfortable and satisfied I was during those bright intervals of re- 1 taxation in her company. I have al- ways been one of those unfortunate chaps who are awkward and ungainly in the presence of ladies, and it were \ long into each far easier for me to relieve Sisyphus ; to silence. The is comparatively economical. The u» â„¢ i i- i c j j • only nutrient taken from it in skim- : ^"' T'*'' " '1'*^'^ °f <^f « f "ded n tered either of our heads at that pal- mii.g is the butter fat. There is left, ' """'''•""r "" V "'""'''"•''''/"'l *" pitating momerit; the occasion was ^ therefore, in the skim milk, not onl^"^** '"'*'"'"' ^*' supplemented the bTitie'""" portentous possi- „„ „f ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^.j,;^.^ ^^„^„^^ ^^ "Look," she said tensely, her eyes , f^""* four and one-half parts in every glowing. !""• »"" ^l" of the mineral substances I did, in a blind, uncomprehending ''Ut also all of the protein, way, and next instant was once more The last named substance is im- slarting from my chair. | portant because, besides serving as a On the white flesh, like a green fuel for the body, as fats, sugars and n''rin°f"7ri;^/?fl^"'lTi!^^f"''^-'"" '''""hes do, it also Supplies nilro- print of the death sea ; the dread sign .. »â-  u -u- \ â-  , .,,, which, whatever it might mean to , venous t.ssue building material. The those who could read it, had spelt ' Proportion of protein in skim milk, death to all whom it had touched. | «s well as of the mineral constituents. ., ^ . . ^ other eggs sound in shell and fit for the Dominion Department of AgricUl- f^,^ *^ ture has endeavored by means of j Consumers, in order to protect pamphlets; placards, and other means, themselves in the matter of purchas- to give the standards for eggs as ing eggs, should acquaint themselves much publicity as possible. The co- ^ith these standards and the above operation of exhibition association has definitions of the grades. Only by also been secured, prominent among creating a demand for certain grades which has been that of the Canadian of eggs will the supply be forthcom- National Exhibition Association, at jng, and the demand can come only whose exhibition in Toronto this year, with a thorough knowledge on the in response to prizes offered, probably part of the consumer as to what con- the largest collection of eggs ever stitutes the various grades. It has brought together in one exhibition of gijo been frequently suggested that the American continent was display- since the adoption of the standards ed. Some 7,000 dozen in all were on consumers generally, in order to safe- exhibition. The prize list for eggs guard themselves, would do well to in- was prepared in accordance with the sist that all eggs as offered for sale standards, and the judges made their be labelled in accordance with their awards according to the accuracy of proper grade. the interpretation, on the part of thei Producers, too, would do well to exhibitor, of the definitions of the more systematically grade their eggs various grades. I before marketing, and, knowing defi- At a number of exhibitions where nitely what they have in hand, there- no extensive classes for eggs have by be in a better position to demand a been offered, the Live Stock Branch price commensurate with the quality supplied. display with actual demonstrations in a candling booth specially designed for the purpose, of the way in which eggs of the various grades appear when candled. { In order that the consumers and producers generally may become more familiar with the various classes and grades, the following explanation is given: | Three general classes for eggs are WE PAY HIGHEST PRICES FOR RAW FURS FREE "HalUrn'o Tnn;ti tiiMi" SngUah ut FtUlt-Ii. : i* t>A.J».t Wl-shcw And wbcrn to tnip anil other Ykltiatjla lot -rnim ticn for tha traL'c«r "RlW Fur PiiM l>r* "r«r $•»•» Bitk" [ :^«*uti.'ul hir Mta aitj^ur nientii, oIsm "rnjot!! «n) tHHtmcii'i tippy Cataiti" Oniu. Trapa. Animal Ball. ri>h .Sala. •!<:. •! lowcat piloM. aU llltutlatod. SanirUEB. AOdrgu, inHNHillAM *" Hallam n.Mld.nc junn nALUiRiLiMiTEo.TonoNiu than manufacture small talk, or even words to carry on with them a seri- ous conversation; but I was never sensible of this gagging restraint in I the presence of Lois Fox. I As for her, I believe she viewed tained in the boll )w metal part enter [ )f"*^". " '"''"' "aPPV contentnient the the blood. Whatever ancient secret toxic it might be, we know that it is footing of sympathetic and discerning friendship into which our constant daily contact and association had ripened. It was unlike anything that thought was flooding both our minds rendering the situation too full for words. We were thinking of Strang's in- quiry about a tattooed design. CHAPTER XIV. Notwithstanding Luis's assurance that she had suffered no harm from Again our eyes met and we looked ' which are also valuable for body | P'".''^,'''^'!.""''" ^''^^,!".'!^f '*'• ''',?="' â-  other's eyes awed, building, is even greater than in whole I.. ^^7''! «'\**'"1.' ..^'â- "^*' *, same dumfounding 1 milk | "Cracked and Dirties." Four grades Since the nutritive part of skinJ f^ P'-o^'ded in the first class thr-- milk consists very largely of protein^ '" *'"-* ^^'"'''^' ""'' **° '" ^^^ ***""'' it is to be classed, as whole milk is, with such food materials as eggs, meat, fish, poultry and cheese (though it is much more delicate than those foods) rather than with such ^ J ^jjj substances as sugar, which serve the ring, 1 still" must have"re'mained ! °"'y «» ^uel. Two and a half i|uarts of skim milk The grades in the "Fresh Gathered" class are "Specials," "Extras," "No. I's," and "No. 2's." The grade "Spe- cials" is omitted from the "Storage" class, and both specials and extras ' from the class for "Cracked and Dir- ' ties." "Specials," according to the stand- . had ever come into her life before^ I Pan>c-strickcn but for one thing. The! ^»u aiiu a nun quaiis oi sKim muK „,,i," .„ „-,„, „f uniform size wei^h and she appreciated and fostered it symbol on the satiny white back- contain almost as much protein and i fj„„,,„ o/ „,,„„""" „,,^^ accordingly. We had, in short, grown I ground at the base of her throat was yield about the same amount of en- to be good pals before we were aware noticeably larger than the symbol on ' ergy as a pound of beef When skim of it. I the set, so it could not have been ' I began with the time six years I caused by contact with the latter. And previously, when Mr. Unruh, the pub- ' when at last I fully realized this fact, lie administrator, fir.st gave me the | ' stammered: ring and told me the circumstances of "H-h-how in the name of all that's Charley Yen's death. 1 recounted all ! Kood did that get there?" I knew of its history â€" how it had Her calmness and self-possession ' much nourishment as it will if spent ' been found among my father's effects; ' i^*^"f ""w in marked contrast with my | for round steak. Round of beef, of ] the lower priced i ing over 24 ounces to the dozen or , over 45 pounds net to the SO dozen .^ni, .,„ii. p 1 1. i. 1 .case; absolutely clean, strong andi milk sells for 4 cents a quart, or about : j â-  i. n • n ' n .. r, „„„»„ „ „i . I rz. , sound in shell; air cell small, not over 2 cents a pound, and round of beef „,,<, <, â-  u â-  i »u v^ «' t^. on .,„«♦. J 1 1- 3/16 of an inch in depth; white of, for 20 cents a pound, a dime, or any I other sum of money spent for skim ] _ â€" â- - milk will provide nearly twice as ' PRESIDENT SUSPENDER NONESOEASY^ MADE IN CANADA'' how fatal it was to anybody touch- 1 flustered state. She looked at me course, is one of FOR HEADACHES. BILIOUSNESS CONSTIPATION. INDIGESTION Nearly all our minor aliments, and many of the serious ones, too, are traceable to some disorder of the slom.'ich, liver, and bowels. If von wish to avoid the mis- eries of indigestion, aoiditv. Iieartburn, flatulence, head.itlies, constipation, and a host of other distressing ailments, you mu^t see to it that your stomach, liver ______ and bowels arc equal to TR I "'^ w"''' ""^y ^^'"^ to do. It is a. simple matter to take 30 drops of Mother Scigel's Syrup daily.after meals, yet tliousands of former sufferers have b.ini.shed indigestion, bil- iousness, constipation, and aM their dis- tressing consetincnces in Just this simple way. Profit by their experience. k» a digestive tonic and stomachic remedy. Mother Scigcl's Syrup U unsurpassed MOTHER ""* SEIGEL'S SYRUP. TRC Nrwi.OOSizii contains 3 mras m Moca Asiut. triai sixKsoiiiArsOcFKKaontB. everything respecting it that has al- ready been related. Now, it had not been a part of my purpose to show her the ring, believ- ing that to do so would l)e asking too much of her fortitude. One does not berately deceived me about it. That ring tells me that some monstrous cause made her do so. That's what shocked me so â€" the stunning convic- tion that I'm doomed to be allied with crime and evil and bloodshed heedlessly go about showing a refined i whether I will or not." She laughed and sensitive girl the tool bv which â-  a hnrd, bitter laugh. "If that's my j her father met a dishonorable death 1 <lcstiny, what's the use of fighting Iâ€" even though she owned no recol- 1 aRninst it?" .she added. "Why not I lection of ever having seen him, held , he a crook right ? 1 could." him in abhorrence while he lived, and "Lois!" I cherished no veneration for his me- It was the first time I had ever ad- mory now that he was dead. So I was 1 dressed her by her first name. It surprised when she calmly asked to \ leaped from me in an outburst of re- see it. proach and honest indignation â€" not at i "I do not ask out of curiosity," she ner so much na at the cruel, unjust explained on noting my expression, i conditions that had provoked and ag- polnt of economy. j The comparison with oysters is I very significant; a quart of oysters 1 contains less than twice as much j nourishment as a quart of skim milk I and yet it often costs several times as ' much. Both are useful, wholesome i foods, and in the oyster one has a j special flavor. A combination of the two ill oyster stew or creamed oysters is an economical way of using the oysters, since it makes a given quan- I tity "go further." H H Almanacks are in existence that were compiled in the fourteenth cen- "It may have played some part in my j gravated her present dark mood. Yet tury, but they are only in manu- past that I have forgotten; sight of it may awaken my memory." "True," I agreed. "I believe you ought to look at it." I opened the box and shook the ring out upon my desk; and the Lord knows that what it did presently awaken we had not the slightest pre- monition of. However, Miss Fox first of all <lrew away from it with an irrepressible shudder of repugnance, yet could not refrain from looking at it with a sort of frightened, fascinated curios- ity that made me laugh at her. "Don't have to warn you not to touch it, do I?" I observed, cautiously I I was hurt too; I felt that I did not deserve this. She sank into a chair and began to cry softly. Instinctively I knew that I had said enough, so I remaim?(l silent and waited. I did not have to wait long. She was not demon.strative by nature and quickly gained control of her feel- ings. "I ditl not mean that," she said by and by, "and I was inconsiderate of you to give way like that. But I'm so reckless and miserable that I hope you'll forgive me. You will, won't you?" script; the first printed almanack was issued about the year 1475. "Every one in our family is some kind of animal," said Jimmie to the amazed preacher. "Why, you should not say that!" the good man exclaim- ed. "Well," said Jimmie, "Mother's ^ dear, the baby is mother's little lamb, I'm the kid, and dad's the goat." Her tone was all at ouce coaxing; tramway men. London and the provinces have con- tributed to the colors 3,000 taxi-cab drivers, 4,000 omnibus m«n, and 3,000 War upcm Pain! Pain i» a visitor to every home ind usually it comei quite unexpectedly. But you ore prepared for every emergency i{ you keep a •mall bottle of Stoaa'i Liniment handy. It is the greatest pain killer ever discovered. Simply laid on the kkin â€" no rubbing nquirrd- It drivea the pain away intlintly. 1( li really wonderful. m m H H M IMMMHMMHHMMMMMMMMMMHMM^