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I Between Cousins; OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR. CHAPTKR IV.- (Cont'd.) "That was heatuiful, John â€" beauti- ful I" she said to him at homi;, still in a flurry of a^rf-'eahle excitement. "But "you don't belong to thorn only, you know; you belong to me too!" W'heri'upon John smiled tend but abstractedly, being in spiri in the pulpit. Mly a great joy in life. He has be- ECONOMY TO PBO-^ECT BIRDS. come the 'dear Bishop' already, for] reasons not hard to imagaine. Dr- Best Guard Against the Ravages of Modley is grand at letting people have Insect I'ests. their own way, you know, and seeing ,„ ,. j :» ;„ which way this young person's desires I" a" address on Insect Life in tend, I've no doubt he^s been humor- Relation to Bird Life," a Toronto ing her to the top of her bent. Mrs. ' speaker. Dr. Cosens, recently told of Modley had been so kind as to lend the constant .struggle going on in the her a seed catalogue, she told me, and ^Q^y between plants and animals and was just embarking upon " rh'ipsody .^^^^^^ ^^^ existence, and of the nice new development of ih. spicos a^o- «|; B«"^;>;-''>"K;7h«" «h^^^^^^^^^ ^^J^ J balance of nature. This has been de- fh^'now r';HJ;med'"bo"m;ct"lmrThe'^i^S'^;fV;^ had made Btroyed by man, who is reaping the naL kid Ll.veT substitute in your' her realise the delicacy of the subject, consequences of his destruction of the min 1 H wpjl^'oat amf bkht (the 1 it ! When I asked how she liked her house, birds by suffering from the ravage.s of ter stopping short well above the ! «he became more measured in her an- i„j,ect pests. Birds are the most im- ankles. If you please)â€" an exceedingly; »«e'-s- It vyas not bad, on the whole, portant check on injurious insects, sporting-looking 'tammy' and dog-skin , she informed me, though it had its ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^j^ (or let us say wouUI-bc dog-skin) faults, which she hoped to remedy. â- .• • .. u^ .y^ r 'â- , „, .rm„,tlpt« -in.! therp vou have heri Evidently she has decided that it won't as panisitic insects liKe tne tamuy or gauntletaâ€" and tneie >ou nave ner ^^ ^ ^^ j i„„„^,i ,.,;n, „„r.r,.thinB._ the Ichneumonidae. The Ichneumon lays its eggs either on the skin, un- ? that she had not been used to der the skin, or near the larvae of the I was better things. Everything is rather i„gect it preys upon. But the birds nice; the rooms the 'sitooation,' etc. ^,.^ ^^^^ K'eat helpers, and but after she had '^"t she likes the 'sitooation of the I. !•. ,. , ,,â€" . 1 hn.lilv l>r.fnrp vduv pvp'^ She fook^ ^o to be too jlcascd With everything â€" the It wa.s, after all, a great tWhg to | bod'ly before >ou.^e>^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ imagine; don't you fly belong to a man who understood" his Kreat care to keep her 1 , business. Ella rcflecte.l, having noted , PO^ket of her coat, ana to give me her si"^- the emotion of the congregation; for ' "Kht one at he latest angle. 1 w"" those few final moments had com- 1 a l>ttle bewilderc.l at first, no being - pletely covered the negative effect ofiHsed to the type, but after she had J^y the rest of the service stage of insect life, eggs, every larvae, used u) iiie lyi'e, uui, .inii =.n. .•"•• „â-  . „, . ,,„ „,.,,„ ^,„ _,,,,.u i,„n„r siage oi inseci iiie, eggs, larvae her pocket-handkerchief in her hand during the entire duration of the visit, did not appeal at all. What could Ella have in common with a woman who thouglu she was making conver- satiun when she was discussing the composition of oat-cakes? The manners of John's sister, Polly, were even less sympathetic, for Jean was at lea.st profoundly respectful, whereas the blowsy, carroty-haired Polly, in virtue of her elder-sistership, took it upon herself to be fi.miliar, and even jocular, to a point which offend- ed Ella's finer .'sensibilities. "Many's the time I've skelpit him," she laughed rolmstly, right into Ella's face, and pointed a red finger at the minister. ".Nut that he much need- ed skelpiii};," she presently admitted, "except for forgettin' the things he was sent for. John always was a bit moonstruck." The itturn visits were a harder task still. The thought of entering a! thatched hut as a visitor had cost ' Ella some sleepless hours, and would i have cost her more had she not fortun- ately renicmljered in time that even great ladies have been seen in cottages â€" as benefactors, of course. It was from this point cf view only that the thing became bearable. This was not a case of distributing bread; but other things could be dispensed, such a kind counsels and a<im(jnitory words, cal- culated to elevate the rustic mind. It was with this view that she began to cultivate an amiable condescension of m wonderfully creditable. So is her they 1 have gone conversation, and the studiously cul- after leaving me. tivated nonchalance. She must have something about About the Milk and Cheese Dishes. tablespoon butter, eggs. Mix first five .M.Ik and cheese, at present prices, furnish nourishment at a much lower cost than meats. The housekeeper who l:n< ws their food valu! and how to prepare milk and cheese in a var- iety of appetizing dishes will u^e more of them. .Secure the best milk at any price for the babies; their lives ile- p.end upon it. Whole milk, skimmed . milk, butter-milk for the chiblren. in- ! ed cheese, salt and pepper, few grains stead of so much mei.t, is both more ! of cayenne, dry crumbs. , ,, . ... _,,... wholesome and cheaper. If po.ssible,! Melt the butter, add the cornstarch, wh"r:hruntitr:r;::'l:::'/;!I"E'huy skimn.ed mUk for mUk soups and and when well blended gradually stir puddings; it is a sub.stitute for meat arblers as rblers j hard a! -billed an terpillar. ; He began saying Bank swallows feed on the adult mos- \ a second visit, quito, and should receive absolute pro- ' suppres.sed him. tection. Dr. Cosens deplored the de- ; al-^ This; swal- I wood- peckers are the only cheek on boring beetles in the world, and are specially equipped with a beak and a tongue for digging under the bark and lick- ing out the grubs. The bark beetle is the most destructive pest we have. The annual loss in forests in the United States alone is estimated at 1100,000,000. Woodpeckers should be encouraged an<l protected. The sap- sucker is more likely boring for a grub than for sap. The robins feed on the- brown-tailed moth, which wa.s i imported to this continent from Hol- land in 1891 in nursery stock and be- came very destructive in the New i Vi teaspoon salt, 2 ingredients. Add England States. The gypsy moth has yolks of eggs well beater, and fold in a caterpillar which weaves a silken the stiffly beaten whites. Pour into , sail and float.*; away on the wiml to a buttered baking-dish and bake pastures new^ twenty minutes in a moderate oven. Cheese Souflfle. 3 Tablespoons butter, 4 tablespoons flour, 2-3 cup milk, 1 egg, 1 cup grat- acteristic of the Lady Bountiful. In this way, she succeeded in weathering an experience which, after all, need not be too often repeated. And there were compensations; for Mrs. .Modley had returned, and the happy moment of crossing the cpiscopiil threshold dawned for Klla, with ri)ns((|U('iices to her mental C(|uilibrium which she herself was protein and costs about a quarter the money. Milk .Soups. 2 Tablespoons butter or dripping. 2 tablespoons flour, \-i teaspoon salt, 2 cups milk or 1 cup milk and 1 cup vegetable water, '« cup vegetable pulp or flaked fish. The vegetable water is the water in ciioked. in the cream and cook 2 minutes. Add the cheese and stir until cheese is melted . Season and serve on toast- ed crackers or on bread toasted on one side, the rarebit being poured over \ the untoBsted side. PEERLESS PERFECTION Fop Those Broad Acres I'ut np ft it^~% tbal wiU lul* Iff* tiLseâ€" â- f«aM that Mat i»f r b: a'c Iowaâ€" ttiil w.U hQ:4 a wlM hoM*â€" <K** li.;|« J I n «? Uuvoft,â€" ta«t MO I naA~% (vae* Out •£*»>!• '.' â-  la^ br « :l:ii«U'-rw0»Ui«r ftn.il. fiiAi*ftau«4. I â-  r..'., .J rotiTCnc:; r>i>cia« u o-.tio t( u.«-r ' â-  1 .I-.r^ lj^•^I w;:. wi:h »n i;.» l.-nr«r!:.«« fc : â€" .! j.(t ftad »,i th. .-.r«f,« ^ ^..d U-'.Khn.^. l«ft bi. I. ..''r ct^Tftjua*!. I'fir !at»(.».-ao« i« i^k«d to- -i .i.r "^%tkf F.vtImi !^k T»i« iDfT .uf wir*» k««j» I '^r Cae#l*B •i.4lif#rfttur« It'a ftrn^iuva. ICFu' scarcely awai* of at the time. i?i abo came that other proud moment of L.iJJb the"vegetables have been returning Mrs. dordons visit â€" in a' boat, peifdrce. There was a dark bb)t upon that delight, however, for John seemed to take for granted that Polly's visit should be leturntMl at tbei-'fieve. Since the vegetable is cook- same time, and could absolutely not j ed before making into soup, any left- he gut to see that there was anything , over vegetable from dinner can be used Standard Eood is the Cheapest. Important factors t'o life are air, water and food. We can live without ; air for only a short time, without wa- (In the case of potatoes the water is ^ tcr from one to four days and without not used.) The vegetable pulp is the ^ f„od from thirty to fifty days. In cooked vegetable rubbed through a | composition the human body is threc- in the least imlecoroiis in going from the big hou.-^c to the gardener'^ cot- j tage. .^t a biti'r jiei iod of domestic! felicity she would scarcely have yield- | ed, and even a.; it was, she did so with a rather bad grace. "Well, let it be so, In Heaven's i name!" she acipiie'-ceil, with a sigh; "but I do lliink it looks odd." I It had not previously occuricd to .b.lin that that large, mobile nmuth ' held in it pos.'^ibilities of peevishness,! lint it did occur to him now. I to make a hot soup for supper or lunch Onions, carrots, celery, potatoes, can- ned corn, peas, or tomatoes, are gen- erally well lilu'd. In the case of tomatoes, a pinch of soda must be added to neutralize the acid so the milk will not curdle. Remnants of cold boiUul fish, or canned salmon, or dried beef may be used in the same way as the vcgctabli-s . Mac-arniii and Cheese. The impression proiluceil by Ella upon the mistress of Ualladrocliit will | 1 Cup macaroni, 2 cups milk, .'! best be given in a letter to a frienil, tablespoons butter, 4 tablespoons ii.-tcd on the <lay of that liisl visit. ' f)o„r, 1 cup grated cheese, H teaspoon no.-led on tin The p.issage fol- in question ran as lows: "I've just been interrupted by a visit such a visit, my dear! I wish you could have been here to enjoy it. I've told you about our 'stiudant,' haven't I ? .lohn M'Donnell, who has reicntly got the .\idloch living. Well, he brought a wife with him from (ilasgow, on whom I recently left a card; hence to-da.v's visitation. lie is nothing new to me, of course; I've Been him in the garden often -sudi times us the (|iiai><ies were resting - salt, few grains pepper, li cup dry quarters water, and of such a nature that a variety of foods is necessary, but not all are desirable. The most important business of the housewife is to know and undors.tand, with a working knowledge as a basis, this supremely interesting subject. (lood food is most necessary for good health, and even the best foods are often spoiled by incompetent housewives, who are not able or familiar with the necessary and im- portant rules of cooking. These re- (juire intelligent and persevering vork, sincere efforts and determina- tion to have this important knowledge at their linger tips. Many women fail in their undertak- ings because they have a wishbone in lirend rriinibs, I tablespoon butter. | place of their backbone. Roll up I A<lii 2 teaspoons salt to '1 ipiarts ; your sleeves and iletermine that high ' boiling water. Drop in the macaroni, ' P'i'i's will hold no terrors for you I broken into inch pieces, and boil hard when you know that good standard . for 20 minutcH. Drain ami pour brain food is the cheapest in the end. I cold water through to prevent the Do not permit any waste, but utilize pieces slicking together. Melt the ] every portion of food. Thrift is not '3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan; stinginess, as so mr.ny people imagine, add the flour and stir until frothy ;' '"it it is carefulness in undertakings, add the milk ami stir until it thickens, i that when use<l in the home, especially Season with salt and [)cpper, add the ; i" the kitchen, nets to the persevering. housewife wcuiderful result . ' helping bis brother-in-law. He's : I'hee.sc and pour over the cooked mac- much the same in a black coat as in ' aroni. Melt 1 tablespoon Imtter in a shirt sleeve.*, and the nietnmorphosia baking dish, stir the crumbs in this, doesn't really call for special notice. ' turn them out on a plate, put the Ills elevation (the social one. I mean) 'n,a,.uroni in the baUing-.lish, and I'niliarrasses uni rraiiKlv, nor ( oes he' . • i, .i, . i .u . i> i dream of throwing any v'eils over the ; ''•""''^''' "'^' ^'"""''^ "^^â- â€¢- ">« '"'P- »«»<« past. Ily way of (illiiig up a pause in the I <inversatioii he imiiiired polite- ly h'Av the Ijiiar hedge was getting on be bad helped .Mick to plant \'oii should have seen the glance she threw him at that! Hut her first appear- ance was wind nearly did for me. They usually come in their Sunday clothes, you know, but this young woman until (hoiouglily heated and the ciiimbs brown. This may be served j in a vegetable ilish without the crumbs and bakiiig, but the macaroni must i then be re-heated in the sauce. | Cheese Fondue. I Cup 'd mil 1 cup k ih ing V two beyond Ibal - a i ''"^''"' <i umbs, I cup grated oft stale liceso, 1 FIVE ROiSES I^UR rOR BREADS -CAKES PUDDINGS iJiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii PASTRIES I iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiig Can you gues.s It ? There arc housewives who.sc ~ cake Is always praisedâ€" whose pastry Is famous forits melting flaklncss whose Ann, lit^ht bread wins daily coinplinients-- whose puddings are noted for .savoury lightness whose cook- ies arc so lantinfrly crisp. 'I'hcy have one rule that applies Housekeeping Helps. Spinach is in a class by itself, be- cause of its large amountf of iron. Cooked sipiash left over from a meal may be made a delicious soup. Alwr.ys have the board well flour- ed before beginning to knead broad. If you feci very tired and drowsy, da.sh very cold water in your face. Th;; empty baking powder can makes a good nut mincer. Uacon dripping is excellen'. for fry- ing hashed brown potatoes. Prunes cooked without adding silgar are more wholesome and better flavor- ed. W'.ien the top of the kitchen range is red hot your fuel is being wasted. Hot egg sandwiches make a good inexpensive tlish for supper. Tina for the baking of large round cukes may be partially lined with paper. Fine linens and all pieces of hand- some lingerie should bo wrung: out by hard and never through a wringer. The young carrots pulled up when thinning the carrot bed can be scrap- ed and cooked and served with cream sauce. The sugar for jelly should always be heated in the oven before using. Stir frequently and do not allow it to brown. ..^ â€" _ He careful of your own eye:-., your own limbs and your own life, as well U3 fur those of other* , Give wind knd wa«th«r a chiinco to got b«ncatb th« â- hingleaol >oiir home, and you »r« in for no cn<t of troubl* and cxpeoae- -warpitig, rott nj, lootening •Kinsl«« â€" Icr-ling toofianur'ndtefttrcpaii. Pcd!ar*a "Otbawa" SKiu|l«a give you tha pcrmananco ol • ain^la •haat of metal with the beauty tjf aararataahin^Ict. Lurk tight on all four aiiica â€" windproof. rainproof, ruatiTocif â€" net even tha naila m vi«it>la. Thcro'a •afrty and permanence in % Padlarljc I reof. 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