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\ All Pure Tea Free from Dust Sealed Pa.ckcts Only Never Sold in Bulk Blackâ€" Mixedâ€" Natural Green. ejii /[bout the s^ Between Cousins; OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR. V;: CHAPTER I.â€" (Cont'd.) Upon one of the central levels Adam M'Donncll is woikiriR away almost as vi(,'orously as on thai former after- noon. The red of hi.s hair no longer screams so loudly against the red of his face, its fire being as though sprinkled with ashes, and his frame has thickened considerably, which is the laborer's only way of growing stout. Beside him, as he crouches before the ready-bored blast-hole, and with the powder-bag in his hand, stands that same Duncan who, when aged three had, in conseiiuence of John's indiscreet invitation, lK>L'n the cause of some scandal to Ella M'Don- nell: now a ripe man, and n comely one too, having taken after his "black" mother, rather than after his "red" father, and with no more than a few ruddy threads among the <leep brown of his hair and beard to recall the M'Donnell strain. He has his fath- er's powerful frame without its pecul- iarly thick set of bones, and nis moth- er's quick, black eyes. Of the two other members of the "crew" pre.sent, one had worked with Adam on that far-off afternoon; but Willie Robson has no more nticA of artificial gravity, life having, within these twenty-nine years, furni.-hed him with material quite sulTicieiit for the genuine article. Custom has long since staled the charm of his pre.«ent occupation, which consists in loading the rough blocks upon a truck drawn by a large, patient horse, who cir- culates the level from morning till llight, collecting the blocks from each working in turn, to pass them on pre- sently to the miniature engine which starts for the sheds whenever a suf- ficiently long train has been formed. As for Tim M'l-aren, he has as little need of artificial jocularity as of any- thing else, having for twenty years Fast slept soundly upon the burial sland . The fourth worker in the crew, and the youngest of the lot, is busy pre- paring the primitive fuse, a long and stout oat straw, which, filled with gun- powder, was presently to be inserted in the blast-hole. With the (i.xing of its tail of "mutch-paper," ready for the igniting flame, the work will be accombli.'^hed . "That's enough powder, but it will take some sciueczing. Where's the dresser?" Duncan handeil a tool to his father. "Do you know what i'm thinking, father?" "Aye?" "That we're fnols to give in to the new manager's high horse. He knows as well as we do that the iron tools are forbidden. Why have none of Us the spirit to threaten him with the law? Mr. Gillies had promised us the steel hammers and bearers; and just because this man wants to make favor with the company, and knows that he will do it best by saving the pennies, the promise has been taken back. They keep their pennies, and we keep the risk. It's infamous!" Adam shook his big head reprov- ingly. "Aye, Duncan; that's you again. Always for attacking somebody and talking about rights and things, when you ought to be thankful, in these hard days, just to get along. It's an awful ill thing to grapple with a manager, I tell ye. Ye'll find that out when y(ju're my age. And that new man looks bad to deal with. We've worked with the iron these many years, and what harm's come of it?" • Adam, as he spoke, was placidly pressing down the powder into the . nole, prefiaratory to filling it up with the dry clay which lay ready. After a moment he spoke, cowering a little closer to the hole. "Duncan, my lad ?" "Yes, father." "I'm heavy to-day, Duncan; there's misfortune in the air." "There's no need for misfortune, so long as you are careful," said Dun- can, a trifle impatiently. "That's an •xtra big blast-hole, mind, father!" "It's not the blast-hole I'm thinking of â-  it's Bessie." "Then it would be better if it were the blast-hole, father. What's the good of worrying over Bessie?" "You've no heart for your sister, Duncan. You heard what the doctor said. She'll go the way her mother did. And another thing, Duncan" â€" Adam dropped his voice liy a tone to add: "The corpse-lights have been seen." Duncan kicked a fragment of slate out of the way. perhaps all the more vigorously as he was not as absolutely uiinffected by the final remark as he wi.^hed to appear. | "If worrying over Be.ssie would do her any good, I'd worry ten hours a day to please you, father; but Us nol my way to fret for the fretting's sake." 'You know that she was nearly gone the first time." "But she wasn't c|uite gone, and she's not gone yet. Cheer up, fath- er! By the time we get home to- night who knows whether you won't have a grandson waiting to be cuddl- ed!" "But will I *irt'.-3 a daughler?" harp- ed on Adar.i, when Duncan sharply in- terrupted him. "The whistle, father! There you have it. Much good will it do Bessie if we've missed the blast!" The shrill, long-drawn scream of the steam-whistle had not yet done re- echoing against the walls of rock when the sound of an explosion â€" a prema- ture explosion, as every experienced car knew â€" covered its final tones. The men on the fliffcrent levels, gath- ering up their tools before retiring to shelter, stood abruptly upright, their startled eyes sweeping the grey arena, to remain fixed upon ono smoking spot, through whose thick fumes the figures of running men could be seen dispersing with the haste of terror, their upraised arms shielding their heads from the flying slate pieces. As the smoke began to draw away, two figures became visible upon the distant level, both lying upon their backs, and ne'ther moving. "It's Donald Robson's quarry," ran the excited comment. "No; it's Adam M'Donnell's." "Who can say what quarry it is, un- till the smoke's off?" "That's .^dam upon his back." "No; it's Duncan." "Why, there are two of them!" "One's moving now." Over the edges of the rock-terraces the men peered, horror-struck, gazing breathlessly upon the spot of danger, which might so easily prove to be a spot of death. CHAPTER II. In the .same bow-windowed room in which a (luarter of a century ago John and Ella M'Donnell had for the first Ime s:'t (iown at their own hearth, three persons were earnestly occupied around a fourth. There was only one man among them; and of the wo- men one was obviously a menial, her part ill the process being confined to handing pins, threading needles, and giving forth various tones suggestive of acute bodily pain, which, however, to judge from the radiancy of her fat face, were intended to express delight- ed admiration. Wrapped in a dingy dressing-gown, th(Kiph with carefully-dre-seil hair, Julia M'Donnell was on her knees upon the floor, putting the last touches to her sister Fenella's white evening dress. (To be continued.) 4. HEROISM OF BARNARDO BOY. Tell Succoring the Wounded, Writes Canadian Chaplain. At .')..'iO on Kastcr Monday morn- ing the barrage on Vimy Ridge start- ed, and immediately thereafter the boys went over the parapet. Five minutes later a Canadian doctor and a chaplain followed them. With the doctor was a young lance-corporal; "pure gold," says the chaplain. With the chaplain was a sergeant; "as fine a man as ever served his King," is the chaplain's description of him. The doctor took the right section, the chaplain an<I the sergeant went to the left, searching the shell holes for the wounded, doing some rough and ready first aid, and administering such help and comfort as were pos- sible. While engaged in this work the young sergeant wa.s killed. The chap- lain had turned aside a few feet to ask for direction from some men, when one of them said, "Your ser- geant is hit." "I ran to him," said the chaplain, describing what happened, "but one glance told me he was gone. The great artery was shot through, and in a mo- ment the bravest, most unselfish man I ever knew had gone home." The concluding sentences of the letter are as follows: "I cannot close without telling of my intense admira- tion for the men and oftlcers who gain- ed this great victory. The battalion came out utterly exhausted, but with the spirit of conquerors. For our dead we mourn, but. at the same time, shall always remember with pride and joy their measureless faithfulness. What they died for we mu.st live for. Never shall I forget the boy I left be- hind, his wonderful unselfishness, his sublime courage. Some day I shall see him again, and tell him how I love him for what he was in himself, and what he did for others. If only he had lived, he and I would have been one i^ the friendship begotten of a great experience. He was a Barnardo boy, homeless, but a friend and lover of his Master." ♦ "(Jo, make thy garden fair as thou canst, Thou workest never alone. Perchance he whose plot is next to thine Will see it, and mend his own." â€"Robert Collyer. Why I'reserves Spoil. Some of the causes of failure in home canning are: First, not sterilizing the jars, lids and rubbers. To sterilize, the jars and the lids must be placed in a large boiler or cooking utensil, covered with cold water and brought to boil; boil- ed three minutes and then the jars are lifted out, drained and the vegetable or fruit is packed. Then the jar is filled with boiling water for the vege- tables or a syrup for the fruit. The rubber and lid are placed in position and partially tightened; then proceed acc(»i'ing to directions. Jar rubbers are sterilized by placing them in a saucepan and pouring boiling water over them, then letting the rubbers stand in this water for five minutes; the rubbers will have also the ad- vantage of being soft enough to slip over the top of the jars easily. Second, the lids of the jars used in canning and preserving are very im- portant. Old and worn lids are use- less, as are those that have their edges forced out of shape when trying to open a sealed jar. Lids that have porcelain lining with cracks or that are loose are useless and might just as well be thrown away before they cause the contents of the jar to spoil. An- other point to bo remembered is that when an acid like vinegar is used in spicing and pickling this acid is liable to work between the porcelan cap and its metal holder and set up a decom- po.iition that may prove very danger- ous. cuts), or fish pie with flour or potato I crust, served with turnips, carrots, onions or parsnips, and biscuits and I butter, with jam or jelly, or hot choc- i olate. i Mashed potato, with creamed cod- ' fish (cream sauce, containing a little ! salt codfish), served with lettuce, with I oil and vinegar or lemon juice dress- ! ing, and crackers and cheese or pea- ' nut butter sandwiches. I Meat stew (inexpensive cuts or left- ! overs), with turnips or other vege- I tables, including leftovers, and with I rice in the stew or flour or cornmeal dumplings; or, fish chowder, made from fresh, canned or dried fish; ' crackers, skim milk and onion, served with bread and butter and fresh or stewed fruit. Boiled dinner (corned beef or corn- ed mutton, cooked with fresh vegeta- bles, as potatoes, turnips, carrots, etc.), served with bread and butter and apple or other fruit and bread crumb pudding. Cowpeas boiled with pork and com- bined with boiled rice, served with a green vegetable or vegetable salad, and honey, brown sugar, maple sugar or date sandwiches. Beans baked with pork or bacon, served with Boston brown bread and butter, and tart apple sauce and cook- ies. Keep Furnace Pipes Clear. In order to recover small articles dropped through the floor register grating of a hot air heating: system without the necessity of removing a section of the pipe mesh gratings may be fitted into place. No. 6 gauge wire mesh may be used in places just large enough to fit into the metal box below the register. The best time to do this is as soon as the fire is out. _ .> . The Englishman, as a rule, makes a just and impartial judge, and a cor- jrupt British judge is almost unknown. â€"Sir C. R. Lucas. X7WB Ross Self Sealerc for th« Home Canninr of Fruits, Vegetable* and Meats J. T. BOaS OAH CO. S6G Klsr Bt. W. - Toroato ] WKaita^PHceto Cheap Cuts of Beef. The cheaper cuts of meat are un-' questionably as nutritious as the more expensive cuts, only they require slower cooking with moisture. The [ neck pieces of beef furnish stews, j Hamburger steak (small steaks) and! roasts of good flavor are obtained I from the chuck ribs. A portion from' the back of the f orequarter is chosen for a pot-roast. This will include some of the vertebrae, which can go to the soup kettle. The cut from the underside of the neck, often called the sticking piece, can be used for brais- ' ing or can be cooked in hot water, sea- soned highly and served with tomato sauce. Then there is a peice for corn- ing which joins the sticking piece and contains the thin flat ends of the chuck and prime ribs. 1 The hin<lquarters contain the best known and most expensive cuts. ; The round is divideo into three cuts, the upper being the most expensive. The loin is good for braising or casserole use. The first three slices on the vein or muscle on the front part ^ of the leg make a very good steak, or the whole makes an economical roast. I Meat should be roasted, skewered or I tied in compact form, and should rest skin : ide down on a rack in a dripping pan. Dredge with flour and sear over the outside in a hot oven. After this add .salt and pepper and drii'ping from it. Cook at a low temperature ami baste frequently. Ribs may be roast- ed just as they arc or boned and rolled. Only the first five ribs of the forequarter are suitable for this pur-' pose. j To roast a cheap cut of meat, rub salt well into the meat, place in a crock, cover, place over a slow fire. When taken out it will be brown and more tender than if roasted in an oven; also, it will have a nice gravy' when thickened. Do not put any wa- ter on the meat. Meat cooked this way is exceedingly tender end palat- able. NutritiouH Combinations. Numerous palatable combinations of two or more food materials which can be prepared by the housewife with but little trouble are suggested by food specialists. The following the some of the sug- gestions: Boiled rice scrambled with eggs, served with a succulent vegetable, such as stewed tomatoes, canned corn, green peas or beans, and bread and butter, and nuts and raisins or other dried fruits. Green peas and canned salmon with white (thickened milk) sauce, served with corn bread and syrup. Meat pie (meat from inexpensive Hot Weather Hints. Keep the flies away from the sick, especially those ill with contagious diseases. Kill every fly that strays into the house. His body is covered with disease germs. Do not allow decaying material of any sort to accumulate on or near your premises. All refuse which tends in any way to fermentation, such as bedding- straw, paper-waste and vegetable mat- ter, should be disposed of or covered with lime or kerosene oil. Screen all food. Keep all receptacles for gar- bage carefully covered and the cans cleaned or sprinkled with oil or lime. Keep all stable manure in vault or pit, screened or sprinkled with lime, oil or other cheap preparation. Seo that your sewerage system is in good order; that it does not leak, is up-to- date and not exposed to flies. Pour kerosene into the drains. Cover food after a meal; burn or bury all table refuse. Screen ali food exposed for sale. Screen all windows and doors, especially the kitchen and dining- room. Don't forget, if you see flies, their breeding place is in near-by filth. It may be behind the door, under the ti ble or in the cuspidor. If there is no dirt and filth there will be few flies. iSt Timber for Shipbuilding. Every local freight train on the N.T.R. is carrying cast in carload lots spars and other special timbers need- ed in the construction of wooden ships, an industry which is experiencing a great revival at various points in the Maritime Provinces, says the Times of Moncton, N.B. Some of the shipments consist of heavy timbers to be used for masts and spars of wooden ves- sels. There is also considerable ship- ment of planking and wooden ribs for the vessels. The most curious part of the shipments, however, are the wooden "knees" which arc really the crooked roots of trees, sawed into sizes suitable to shiubuilding pur- poses. These "knees" can be made from ordinary timber, but builders prefer the natural bend of the roots, which are very fibrous and tough. Quite nn important part of present day lumbering operations is the dig- ging up and cutting out of crooked roots suitable for this purpose. The small knees are used for bracing stem and stern posts and similar parts ex- posed to heavy strains. <> Tails on Iambs are unsightly, unsan- itary and reduce the market value. Tomatoes grow well on almost any soil, and rich, friable, sandy loam is considered best for a heavy yield. not only becauBO It Is a really good disinfectant, but also because It has the advantage, possessed by no other, of drying white - not dark or colorless. Ude Carholn Just as you would any disinfectant. It will paint your poultry houses, etable«. pigfrerles, oeUnrs. etc., winter than white- wash, and at the aame time disinfect them aa thorouzhly a.i If you UBod d solution of carbolic add 3 times stronger than the dilution or- dinarily used for disinfecting purposes. And you can do this with less labor and In the same time required to whitewash or dl.slnfect alone. Costs only ICo or loss to cover 260 square feet. Carbola will not blister, flake or neel oft â€" Is neither poisonous nor cauetloâ€" ^wlU not hurt the smnllniit ohick â€" harmless to man. heast or fowl - -hnt It Kills LI08, Mites, Ply-eggs, aud the Qerms of Diseases such SB roup, white dlarrheiL cholera, glanders and thu niuii.v others that eap the vitality and reduce the production of poultry and live- stock and sometimes csnse severe money loss Carbola comes In con- venient slied itackaB<Mi, doesn't spoil by standing, so can be kept on hand refidy to use Wlien convenient or on a rainy day. It has no dis- agreeable odor »nd can be applied to wood, brick, stone or cement eurfftoes or over whitewash Ennbrsed by agricultural colleges niid experimental stations Bold by Dealers Bverywher*. â- OWLAVD aOITB k OO., IiTD. TOBONTO, OAWADA Ready To Use As Soon As Mixed With.)Va|ei Can Be Applied With BrusK drSpn^' '^* Jellies have high food value Make as many as you can. They will be worth a great deal to you next winter. "Pure and Lncolorcd" makes clear, delicious, sparkhng jellies. The purity and "FINE granulation makes success easy. 2Bnd5-lb 10,20 and 100-lb cartons sacks Ask your Grocer for LANTIC SUGAR 130 EVER tKInk bow often you too ItKva barely etcapca a stnulkr ^acstcr â€" cr iow scon dntrucuvB 6am«a cney at ary DomcnC envelop all ycu pcuca* aad bold doar > Rral protecUon Insbt* that ycu roof ycur parria and hcmo vith inflMnmafclo mBtrriLl â€" Pctilar'* "CEORGF,' Shingle. Tnut YOU rob lisbtr.inff and Cra of iheir power to destroy, erd, whBt'a mora, obtau tbo basa rat* of Insurance. PccJIai Shinglea are also prcof ayaii^tt wind, rain^ rust and rot. Ea»yt9puton. Kccpy^urhrra •oundY'-rge^tratior.c. NvrirL"'" tKo "Rigbt Roof" BocUei w.w. THE fEDUn PCC?LE LIMITCO EawcutlToOniors] andfacuji-Lca: Oahawa. Oat. BrAacbcn : MentrcKl Ottawa Toronto London >R'mnipcg AToKotdo Hofol Flirlin^ With Rural Oniaric v ForBusiuoss Rather a unique way of stating It, but h will attract your attention and thafs the flrit duty of a flirt. The matter of Hotel Accommodation is a serious problem Just now. Sinc« September last, many hotels have found it necessary to close. The WALKER HOUSE (The House of Plenty) has actutilly been doing an •normouB businaai since last September, Its wooderful service, and every detail connected therewith have beenrosponsibte foi its tremendous patronage. The house is more like a home than a hotel, 10 sldlf ully and wisely is it managed. When Tou come to the city stay at the WALKER B0U8B, where home-iilcs comfons are the dominating characterlstlca. Special attention paid to Ladies and Children travelling without escorts, at l^ronto's Famous Hotel. Re-on.bl.RaU. THE WALKER HOUSE GEO. WRIGHT 4 CO. Proprietore CALLS FOR_ SUMMER SHOES /^AN'T tru^ yourself to slippery leather, ^^ in canoe, sail boat or yacht. And, of course, you have to have Fleet Foot Shoes for tennis, baseball, golf and lacrosse. Fleet Foot Pumps or low shoes are the proper accompaniment of Summer apparel. And Fleet Foot Summer Shoes cost so much less than leather, that it is real economy to wear them. Look trim and neaf^ -enjoy yourself â€" and sat/e money, by wearing Fleel Foot this summer, 20r ^