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lÂ¥Mttm0f»im»m im '^IH«>*lWMg»-«**« Between Cousin OR, A DICLARMION OP WAR. cr • THE rOWEK or BABEL. they oould obtain from the heavens was utilizable in thrir business. Dcscriplion of This Most Intrrestine i The Tower was lillcd with g:oldeii of Old-Tinu- Striif turcB. ! stntiic?. and other treasures. It was The sucti'ssful translation, within a religious museum. So marvelous it the last fow yours, of ancient As.^y- | was that the tonKues of men were con- lian inscriptions (inckiding- wiitings fnsed in trying to ile-cribe it. i>n bi!n;t-(lay tablets) has made it' The Babylon of those days was ths liosribli' to Rive r fair desciintion of nio':t populous city in the world; it had that most interostin),' of dll the struc- 2,000,000 inhabitants. It covered an MF^ Worth Protecting wliii <i!rh rel'lections easily accur. CHAPTER .\IV. -(Conld.l Now for tho tiist time she had hoard the lanpuajfe of love, and it was a lanKUajje which stianjrely (ii.*turbed her. If this was the way one ouKht to feel towards the objec' of om-'s choice, then cerlaiidy it was hi;;h lime to try and .-itrike somcthin);: warmer out of that barely tolerant liking for her decliired suitor. ]• outrht really not to be difficult. The idea of not beinfr able to feel :inythinu' fur so amiable and irreproachable person - and one who evidently felt so much for her--wa.s almost rather absurd. For the fir.st time she now l>eK»n to wonder what it was exactly that he diii fc<d for her. Coiild it be anylhiuK re- semblinir what Duncan hiid de-<ribed V This speculation only made her more anxious to reciprocate adeipiately. All, then, seemed well uudec way, and Fenella herself most hopeful as to resull.s «hen, almost on the c'.e of the suitor's riappeanincc, her mincl, which BCtmed seulin-f down .-u snlisfactorily, roceive<l a riale shod; from the mo.st unexpected of all (piarters,- for who could ever have discerned a danjrer- ailtnal on all the calmly dworous ^•ountenance of I,ady Atterton? Lnttly. indeed. Fenella had been aware of havin,; l>e<-ome an nbject of increa-'ins' interest to the stately flowajrer. .At moments she would catch her larjce grey eyes fixed upon her with an approval not easily ex- plained, since appreciation of Ronald's obvious iiilenlioiis was scarcely to be looked fill from any member of the family. But the sohuion of the problem was close at hand . .Aliierl. home for his week-end, had cone 01 er to Halladroi hit, taking Kenella wi'h him, presumablj m the character of a KODseln-rry. The talk havint; wandered to table ^-'l, . n _• i decraiion, ami Albert ha^ ing exprss- ''"*• ^.^"^l^' 'i'.'T:. 'L.T! ed a wish i.< see the heal her and brack- en arranKtmcnt in which Mabel had been experimentiuK, with a view to coming festivities. Fenella presently found herself alone with ♦he dowager. I.:.dy Atterton opened the tete-a- tete wiiti a scmi-apulogelic sigh. "Vou know, do you not, that we are exi>ecting Ronald tomorrow?" .she asked, with a signiHcance which .sent the blood .shootinjr to Fenella's cheek, making lier stumble nver her reply. â- 'Yes, I know." "Don't be distressed, my dear. There is no cause for confusion, only for rejoicinjr. You must not think me indisireet. but Fni an old woman, feet high, but ficial terrace. elevated upon an arti- It looked much higher area twice that of London to-dayâ€" the Euphrates running thiough its mid- dle â€" and was surrounded by" a wall fifty-five miles in length. ♦ SEASHEI.LS FOR WINDOWS. al'ly hi M' fallen a % ictim lu its sharp tures of antiquity, the Tower of Bn- fid-ts and rude winds. Whde dan\-,|,g] ingthc socks of the niai ef her choice, rpj^^ rp^^^.^,. ^,.^^ ^ temple, onlv 140 ua.= it so absolutely ce!t;iin that an- oh' r sanctuary v.oiild not ha\e gra duallv built itself up in her heart, . .u â- * <• i. i . whe.;-in an,.thor regret flourished.- han it was because the city of Baby- the re'>ret of the brilliant position Ion ( of which it was a principal aichi- sHcrdlcT-d tu sentiment? The mere; tectnral ornament) was built in the ^ fail that she had been aMe to sacrifice midst of a great plain, .so that there i- seem.'d to point to the conclusion was nothing more lofty with which to I'hilippine Dwellmgs. that, altbough occasionally the world!, ompare it. | One curious thing noted in the m.y be well lost '^'"* 'â- "^''•/.'"•'y. ^';' The fir.st of the ".skyscrapers" was Philippines is the use by natives of ;r"i:,snouM h:;ve"U!n pure ^iir,'"f '^f -"-<'7;' '-â- â- ^ -!t;^ "-Jy - seashells in lieu of windowglass. But Fenella was not at an aRe at '^"^•^ '^^^^'"'K of '"'rned bnck. All of ^Ihe nuiMings of Bab\lon, not except- j ing the royal palaces, were eonstriict- ('n\f''"KR XV. Pd in this way, for the reason that A- be slnwlv monn'ed the hill, .lohn ""'•"e was no stone in the region Na- M'Donnel!'? eyes hnd that peculiar, turally, they were impermanent, and nothing. Glass is expensive, unseeing lool, in them which chavact- the best of them tumbled down within ; Accordingly, the poorer Filipinos erised them in momei ts of mertal a century or less. \^,^ f^^ pt,gi,3 f^j. window panes in abstiaUHo,. And a >had,.w too was. The Tower had seven stories, the^heir humble dwellings. Windows "iTi r ^i -Hn .,„„ b« hnH '"''â- ''''^ ""*' ''"'"'^ -'^ ^""^^ square. In ^gje of them admit as much light as Only a few mm ite> ! go he had ^„ livelihood it was crowned by an j^ „„pd„d „„,! if „ ^ane is broken it m.ide a d scovorv. which, a though not , . , . . , 's neeaeu, ano ii a pane is uronen it "o'ensatiomilaJtheon^vhichheand ''''"-'•^"♦«7' for astronomical pur- ^^„ be replaced offhand without a Klla hul once mutually fallen upon, f"".^^- The priests of ancient Baby- p,.nny's worth of expense. had nevertheless considerably disturb-j '""'a had quite a smattering of knowl- ; ^ j.,1 |,ifn ledge of astronomy; but, from their. It was Mbert who this time had point of view, the most important use i '" ^^^* 200,000 pounds of wool were operated upon his mental blindness,! of the science was for the prediction | K»-aded and .sold co-operatively m and the instrument used in the opera-] of future events. They were astrolo- j Canada. In the present year the tion had been a reproachful question. | gi^ts, and such alleged information as '»'"o""' ^^^^ ^ 2,400,000 pounds. ••Dearest father, what can have possessed you to rail away Fenella yesterday when Mr. Macfrilvray was here? I hnd .iust manoeuvred them so neatly int(] the garden, and felt pretty sure that when next 1 saw them again the job would be done. It was like getting a knock on the head to see you leading her off to wai* upon some old woman or other, who prob- ably wanted nothing but a gossip." Upon which .lohn's bewildered rc- A good article is worthy of a good package. A rich, strong, dehcious tea like Red Rose is worth putting into a sealed package to k'='ep it fresh and good. A cheap, common tea is hardly worth taking care of and i3 usually sold in bulk. Red Rose is always sold in the sealed package whicli keeps it good. <6M ><: There is a bivalve mollusk, native to the waters of that part of the world, which h'lS B shell seven or eight inciies in diameter, so ihin as to be translucent. It is plentiful and costs I Related By Harry Lauder. "When I was across in France see- ing the boys," said Harry Lauder, "I often thanked the inventor of the talk- ing machine for not having lived in vain. A record out yonder, where , the mud is much deeper than even in the streets of dear auld Glasca on the worst winter day, a 'record brings back the sniff o' the hills, the wee ingle neuk, and days o' auld lang syne. It's graun, I'm tellin' ye! What an in- vention machine, and started it a-going. And the discomforts of the past thirty-six hours Were sent into oblivion when the machine calmly churned out, 'When You Ccme to the End of a Perfect Day.' " isn't an old man. it was Mary M'l.aren's little girl who has got to be kept in bed, and Fenella's fairy stories are about 'he only thing to Iteep her there. And besides. I don't understand- - what job wa< to be done?" JIbqui the DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME Twenty-Second Lesson â€" Canning Fruits. Her Gift. Her eyes, her mouth, her chin, so strangely small, Her very hands, in such frail like» ness made. Voices o' loved ones always 'â-  That one caress it seems might crush / Vy lid fruits formed an important a wire basket or colander and pour part of primitive man's diet. The over it gently plenty of cold water to fruits were easily obtainable then, but remove the sand. civilization has destroyed many of Drain well and then pack in jars, '•What iob? Wliv, Macgilvray's '"'^^*-' wild fruits, except in the forest shaking the jar so that you can fill in proposal of course which, as anvone, ""'' """ntain regions, so that at pre- as many berries as possible without \sith hal'f an eve can see. has "been'*?"' *V5 «"'>; frV',*** known to us are crushing. Fill the jar with hot hovering on his lips for days. If£,L*'i". "â- *''' '''^^ "'*' e.xception of syrup, put on the rubber and lid, tight- vou had left them undisturbed yester-l ""^^V^^""*''- , .. . u en partly then put in hot water bath ,I„v for onlv ten minutes lonirer vou ,• â-  '^^^ yf""* """iern methods have and process for eighteen minutes after da> for only ten minutes longei >»>' eliminated from the house much of the boiling has started. Remove and drudgery and work that were formerly tighten the lids as tight as possible •,,.,•, , ,1, .,^ „o„ eliminated from the house much of the boiling has woul.l to-day have been the proMiec j,.„,,^,^.^y ^„j ^.^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ formerly ^ considered most necessary for the sue- Invert and permit the jar to cool. Be Mr. Macpilvray ay tha' Mr. tive f.ither-in-law of Rock«hiel!" i cess of the home. Men, quick to know gur'^Vhere^a'i-Vno Vaks' a'nd"then'sto7e "'iou mean o say tha Mr. Mac-, the ya'"e of canning, preserving, in a dark, cool place. gilvray wants 'o marry Fenella? he pu-kling and jellymaking, have absorb-' â„¢.„ ^.\ ,. «..,„„ after all, and I have been wanting for "'^ed at last, in a v<,ice which waver- ed this -.vork and made it into a mas- '^ "'â- ;* '"* ^>'^"P so long to tell you how much I symp- «•• ^ , »'.ve business. They handle the foods; "no cupful of sugar to every two athise " • I »>mp ..^^j y^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^,^^. jj^.^^ you directly from the farms, so that the a"'' one-half cupfuls of water. Put aren't aware of a fact which ha.s been housewife has giaduallv let this most '" saucepan and stir until dis.solved. patent to the neiijhborhood for quite important art .slip from her. Then bring to bod and cook for five two mon'hs now? And, almost to Fenella's cons'erna- tion, she put out her well-cushioned and carefully tended hand, and gave a small, decorous pinch to the girl's fingers . •'Hut I don't understand," protest- ed Fenella; and really there was a Ko<id deal she did not understand about it. "No; of course you would not. But I will exp'aiii, if you caro to hear" n< i-e it was the dov.ager 'vho, in her ti.rn, displayed the symptoms of a shyness never before <d>served by ''""â-  Fenella a heightened color, an avert- "' ^vonder il ed glance, ;ind a bosom which visibly labored under the faultles.dy-cut bodice. "I have hardly ever .ipoken of it, .,.,.„,,..,,,...,. , Tht- constant advancing prices of minutes. If the sugar is pure you Albert was gazing at his father food supplies have caused the prudent will have no brown scum to remove. with il sort of affectionate amusement, as at a sort of natural curiosity, rare of its kind. "And Fenella will accept him?" '•Of course she will accept him. since she doesn't happen 'u be an idint." There was a lonj; pause, after which .lohn sai<l to himself, more than to his sbi- will be happy ?" housewife to view alarm. .She may decrease the expenses materially, if .she is willing to take the lime and trouble of canni-ig her fruits aiul vegetables. Economy anil thrift are not merely a matter of money, but rather prud- ently conserving materials within our reach. Kcononiy in the home means not only carefulness and watchfulness, but also planning and buying; also the market with Use as directed. The Water Bath loiler for this purpose can be usinjr labor-saving devices combined Then' follow-d various minute in-'with ,-killful handling of foods; using structions toucliing future behaviour up-to-date methods and reliable tools on the occasion.-^ of .Mr. Macgilvray'.i' and the judgment to avail one's self visits, all listened to meekly and (juickly of op;iortunities. but idso I have hardly ever forgo' ten silently by .lohn. ' I.earn New and Better .Methods it, thoujrh it happened so lont' .-.fo As he mounted purchased which has a removable tray. This boiler will last many years if it is used carefully and kept for this pur- pose alone. Use only the best grade of jar rubbers. Do not try to do up large lots. You will find that two or three hours' work at one time will be as much as you can succesifully ac- complish. A few jars done carefully two or three times a week will prove a far greater success than canning a crate of berries, unless there is plenty of help. This methotl will can straw- berrii long ago. , 1 1 â-  1 f ..,.,..1.-., raspberries, blackberries, he ro;Ml. wlion idm Cone are the old antiquated methods huckleberrit^, ciirants, cherries and But just this summer, with -so much 'ln"- "'" """"'' '''^'' ",'.'"'' ,,'^'"".'^'^; of our grniidniothers' days. Using rhubarb. going on around me, it has gniwn wound 'ui> liiti the hills, his mind the open kettle is as surely out of date more alive. I think you know that overflowed with the revelation just as would lie a car drawn by horses. I was once a poor «irl without fortune received. 'Phi re was a sick parish- Large proportions of sugar are also wr you; sangs o' the hameland. the mountain and glen to inspire you, to fill your heart and strengthen your am. Aye, the talking machine is a thinking machine, and the thoughts that it in- spires arc pleasant thoughts, â€" thoughts o' hame and the dear ones left behind." Such is Harry Lauder's description of music among the men at the front in an interview with the London Phono-Record shortly after his return from his recent visit to the western front. "I'll tell you a wee story," he proceeded in his own pawky and inimitable way, "an' it's no' a made- up yin, min' I'm telling ye! This ts a story of how a gramophone backed up the gallant soldiers o' a gallant Scot- j tish regiment. The day's duties had j been long and arduous, and for hours ' and hours the Jocks had been under a \ fierce bombardment â€" withoot a rest and withoot a halt . Then day gave 1 way to night. Shells were continually bursting; Lazy Lizzies, Whistling Willies and a' the rest o' the devil's messengers. Now the rain came on. Sheets and sheets o' it; rain that looked as if it never would stop, and made one wonder where it all came from. Even the trenches were flooded. That night passed, and at dawn the Germans were scattered and new positions were tak- en. But still it rained." } Harry at this stage quietly chuckled, puffed away at his pipe, and went on. "Several hours liter the boys were re- lieved, and tramped miles back to their rest camj) â€" amid mud to the knees all the road, and with the water stream- ing down their necks and squelching in their boots. It was evening before they arrived at the place where warm tea, warm clothing, and a govxl dry bed awaited them, but, man, even before a helmet was doffed one o' the Jocks made for the compar.y gramophone. He slipped on a record, wound up the them all, \nA so I gaze afraid. So wee a giftâ€" yet lands Could never buy it in th marts! So frail a giftâ€" and yet tho-se hands Take mighty hold upon two human hearts! Burges Johnson, and womlor, half wealth of many richest baby -^ A good fruit garden makes a home wonderfully attractive. STAMMERIMG or •tuttvnnii usorcutn* jiMtia^'cIv. 4'ur natural m«ri;od8 permanently ri-n-ore natural«pe«ch. (iraduatti pupllaevery- wbtire. rroe udric* and 11 lerutuie. THE ARNOTT INSTITUTE KiTLHENKK. - CANADA Toronto' $ Fam&iu HoUl Many People Make a B-Line for the Walker House (The House of Plenty) «â-  toon as they arrive in Toronto. The meals, the service and the home-like appointments constitute the magnet that draws them there. Noon Dinner 60g. Svenlnj Dinner 7Sc. THE WALKER HOUSE Toror\io'$ i'ununu bhttl TORONTO, CANADA Rates Rcaionabl« Geo. Wrlgljt * Co., Props. or position, just like yourself, my ioner somewhere in this direct ion; but relegated to the past. This method dear," she ' added, with a directness to-day the -ick-call wiis nKjre of a pre- pioduci ; an oversweet article, which which sonubow was not offensive "I '''Xt than an object, 'llie first sharp de-.troys the delicate natural flavor made what pi'o|)le call 'a good match.' All my friends nearly died of envy when I maile it. I have been po'iit- ed at a.s one of the lucky ones of the earth . Was ever success such as my success? people asked. And yet, do you know" -Lady Atterton leaned a 1 wrestle with a disnnpointment is got over in solitude; and this new During all 'his muny nir castles Remember that bacteria and wild yeast cells exist in the air and soil, and therefore in all animal and vege- table substances. The cells are so small that it is impossible to see them with the naked eye. They multiply very rapidly and thus set up a decom- position which spoils the article of food . I , To successfully conserve food fori I he canners realized this, and have future u-e it is most .'.ccossary to com- for years met Ibis objection by using pletely destroy the.se germ 'ells. This ess sugar. .Sugar is not neces.sary can only be done by the application of' best of the fruits. This is not only un- jiteat necessary, but also it has prevented was to John a most bitter disap- "'.''"y persons trom eijjoying prcaerv- pointment. *â- "' ^'"'1 â- oimmer, while so had been building Agitated iind a li'lle t'lUched Fenella gazed back at her interlocu- tor. Tlii.-, discovery of this bidden mine of sentiment stowed away so carefully behind so measured a lie- meanour was almost overwhelming, while the e<iually unsuspected kiiid- henrt«dness increased her emotion. "And you think that yoii would ac- tually have been happier if you hail married the the other man?" she asked inredulouslv. er in the great viiie.yard! "I woubl, at any rate, have known And now, with ii few criie his (biblren. not to rejoice ulmost im- nuist be <iuie sugar. l?eet sugar con- moderately at this new departure, tains a linger percentage of acid and Tluil help in his ministry which he does not give the same perfect results, had oiico looked for in vain in his It must he ri'niembered that ime cup- wife, setmed about to be realised in ful of absolutely pure sugar will ac- ids daughter. A few more years of complisa the work more successfully common work, and then, no iloubt, she than one and a half cupfuls of sugar would seek another licld for those of a lower grade, activities which it wiuild have been his How to Start Canning didight to develop. What a helpmate When planning to can, get the jars "c^\^^, ^[^f. y^.u „ ^vay to figure the cost he would make to any earnest work- ready and see that the lids are in per- j^ypp „ bo^k to record all vour work' I feet comlitrmi. liy this 1 nieai, that the number of jars, the co.st, etc. ly brief, they should lit .securely, and have hot, say at a temperature of \2h or MO degrees Fahrenheit, then bring' rapidly to a boil. j Label and Date For future knowledge label and date i your jars and also on each put a num- | ber so that you will know just how many jars, the amount of fruit and sugar that is in each lot. This will j rds Albert had do- everything absolutely clean. Provide! How to Make the Label Hays ah, how truly! -that nothing in he had life is half .so sweet. What more can a trai'.or. love want than to be put to the test? had gone over ;„'- '," " 1'"- -' 'â-  â-  ^^-^ • "â- -â-  â- ? , . ,, „„n-in of iliut mere is an appliance sold in stor( To care for a man enough to be able, had deserteil into the n mp of that ^.^^^^^ twenty-five cents, for liftin for his sake, to fling everything else "word" against which his wh<de life . ^_^^, ^j„ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ 'j,,^^ ,^^.^ aside, is that not in itself an ecstasy, had been one long struggle. t.ven \^^^^.^^ ^,,,1 n,m,y times its cost in pr I STR.\WBKRRIES I June 10 No. 4â€" Lot 3 what happiness is; I would have fast- cruelly clear words Albert nail ilo f i .i, f â-  â-  .u • ed that voiing -beam of which the poet stroyed the dream . The chil.l in whom plenty of ^'1-! hs^ f-ji- wiping the jars; ih, how tiulv! -that nothing in he had seen a disciple was in reality, a funiu-Mo fil with, ami a tray large o>. nuniii^. ^^^ ^^^^^^ |.^^ ^^^ others, enough to hold jars intended to be to the enemy's aide,; '''i^'}' ,. ,i • , there is an appliance sold in stores " " ing ng , - â€" - - .. , , , , 1 1 • • I 11 oui ni. niivi iii«ny times its cost in pre- enough to .support .self-esteem during granted thtit her decision was "'"'""y | ggiving hot jars from slipping or drop- a lifteime, by giving you fellow- uncolored by secular ambition, what j, ship with the nobliest spirits i>f the chances were there of the seed ho, |jefore stnrtinK on the fruits world? And 1 might have tasted that had sown not being choked by the' y^'getables have a vessel large enough utes. Mash well and then strain. joy, had I so chosen. I was put to deceitfulncss of riches? To any to hold jars intended to be used. Put When cool till into sterilized bottles. the test, and 1 failed." poor curate with the requisite qualities^ the jars and the tops into the lecept- Put the bottle:i in u water bath and On her way back across the loch, ne could have surrendered her almost lacle and cover with cold water. Bring bring to boil. Process for ten min- Fenella, to her dismay, discovered without a piingâ€" but to Mr. Macgil- to the boiling point ami then remove utes. Remove from bath and cork, that chaos had come again into her vray of Rockshiel! To John it was ^ an wanted, drain and lill with the art ' and when cold cover the top by dip- so carefully tidied-up thoughts. This almn.st as hanl a.s surrendering her ide to be canned. | ping in melted paraffin To Make a Fruit Juice To each quart of fruit add one cup- ful of water and one cupful of sugar, then put in a kettle and mix well, or Bring to a boil and cook for ten inin (Ideal) FoutoiiPen Regular, Pocket, Safety and Self-Filling Types The Use- ful, Durable, Practical Present for men, â- women and the young folks - â€" at the front, in camp, business, home and college. $2.50, $4.00, $5.00 and up Convenient to Buy, Easy lo Send Sold by Best Local Dealers L. E. Waterman Company, Limited, Montreal to •he Power of Evil. (To he continued.) jy Nature's food for the very young and the very old is mill; . £.SOO,000,(H)0 is the ammint believed from the arriviste! It was a blow in- deed. And how explain the strange concurrence of her views upon love with those of so different a perscjii as Duncan M'Donnell? Mad Fenella been a little older, or- u littlo calmor, she might perhaps have been less impressed by the con- fidence just received. She might possibly have suspected that that bl.-js- som of sentiment, so carefully tended in the depth of the ex-governess's „, , ~ . ' . , . heart, owed half its luxuriance to this "'i' «'"<'''« "' 'â- ""'''i" >" 'â- 'il'"" very seclusion, and that, free to states of the wind is found condensed .spread its loaves, in the rough air ef on the sea as far away as Devonshire, • vcvday life, il might not improb- blackening the water for miles. Pour boiling water over the jars] Finally, the success of all canning rubbers just before using. This not and preserving depends alone upon only sterilizes them, but also makes absoluti. sterilization. Work with them pliable and easy to slip on the cave, doing only what can be done witho.it hurry in a clean and cool kitchen, with a supply of good ma- terials and utensils. Many jars are jars. The Actual Method Sort the fruit in separate dishes. . . Put all bruised ;.nd soft berries in one.! lost each year by the false economy to be hoarded in India. This refer.^ I (;,.„de the berries by keeping all large! of using defective jars and lids or old to gold alone, and does not include and small ones in separi.te dishes, j rubbers. Always examine each jar silver rupees and silver ornaments 'This is not only necessary for the â-  before starting to store to see that it succes of the fruit itelf, but also for the appearance of the fruit. Small clips can be bought for five cents to hull berries with, saving both the appearance of the hands and of the bellies. Put the hulled Iniit in is in perfect condition. Fruits can ned by this method will cost one-quar ter of the price of canned goods pur- chased during the winter. Note â€" Water in boiler shor.ld reach two-thirds of depth of jars. 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