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m Youth Writes a Letter to Love L By FA'KI-YN OILI,. PART IV. Finally one of Mupjriiis' strong hands released the finders thai so convuljvvely imprisoned her other hand; and then, just as she huil her of hi.s first day downstairs, of his first, ride in his car. And then, before you! can heliove it possible, came the news that he li«d enlisted. And then he was Rone without a; SIGN POSTS OF THE AIRMEN. I W. li. HcXInnoB Dean B, ruttca Cold There I'ack Your VeKctablcs. two luind.s ifofcly aijain in her lap, good-bye, without Miipp'n.s havinK s^e hearit a soft step reach the door, heard the soumi of a turned knob, and the click of the electric: light button, which flooded the room with a blind- inj» brilliance. Mrs. Hamjnond, very Rorireous in her bhie-and-silver negligee, stood at the foot of the bed, looking at her son. "I thought I heard his voice," she explained. '"Isn't he any better?" "He's very restless," Muggins told her, "and the fever hasn't subsided much." At the sound of her voice the boy lurnetl heavily over on bis side. "Marj'!" he called again, fretfully. Muggins' hand went to the table beside her to .^steady herself. "Mrs. Hammond looked at her curi- ously. "Does he mean you?" she in- quiired. "He's been cailinj"" nic that thi.'i evening." Muggins temporized. "Is Mary your name?" She nodded. Mr.i. Hammond looked thoughfi "I didn't know it was," she sa "They always jun call you Muggins." , ^vhich the boy alwavs carried with Then again came the voice of the | him. In the wallet was a picture of fevered sick boy, this time startling; Godfrey's mother, taken when she was tiiem into silence. , |„ ^hild of ten; there were photo- Forâ€" "My dearest," the boy said in [ g:raphs, too, of his father and of his his broken delirious voice. "Oh, Mary, | i,;ttle brother and sister. In it they dearest. j,]gQ found a letter, hastily written Mary Hopkins' mind went searching! and a bit crumpled. a glimpse of him, without even a chance to know. Delirium, nothing but deliri'.im. People say anything then. I The days went on and she kept at her nursing, and kept putting offj Bessie, and kept waitong, though she' told herself flatly enough that she' wasn't waiting. | Meanwhile, in Godfrey's home, his mother kept cherishing a resentment | toward Muggins. Even when God- frey, so innocently unaware of what â-  up.setting words he had spoken in his del'rium, had enlisted and gone to' France, even then his mother's re- sentment persisted. "They are all designing," she told| her husband. "That's what they goj into nursing for, and when a man is' sick and weak and helpless, what canj you expect?" It is queer that even the last ter-| rible news did not obliterate thei is but one sure way to can vegHables and that is the cold-pack method. The vegetable, whether pens, asparagus, string beans, corn or greens, should be canned immedi- ately after picking before it has a /â-  chance to wilt. Clean thoroughly. The next stop .is blanching. This means cooking for a limited time, one to fifteen minutis, in a boiling water or live steam. This is best done by tying the vegetable in a square cheesecloth of a size conven- ient to fit easily into your ketth. After blanching the exact time men- tioned in the table remove the cheese- cloth containing the vegetable from the boiling water or steam and dip immediately into cold water. The cans, tops and rubbers ready sterilized, that is, put in water, brought to a boil and boiled not less than five minutes. Pack your cans with the vegetable; it should not be allowed to remain in the cold water, merely dipped in and at once removed, and allowed to drip, fill with the aitting-room and the dining- room. Of course, there was no way of doing this while the middle room re- mained a bed room. Why should the middle room be used for a bed room? Why should ,not the bed rooms be confined tc the upper stories or if it is necssary to have one downstairs, let it be entirely separated from the living rooms. These little formalities are safeguards to orderly living and should not be disregarded without reason. In many eases our farm homes have grow:i and the rooms spread out in every direction. We all know old- Flying Over Water Different Thlno to Flying Over Land. I It is one thing to fly long distances i over Ir.nd, but quite a different matter j when It conies to flying over water. | In order to navigate the Atlantic by , airplane, the pilot must make exact ] and minute calculations before start- 1 ing. These are taken in conjunction j with meteorological reports, and the i latest scientific methods of gauging | the speed and direction of v;lnd are > employed. No easy matter this when : some 1,900 nautical miles have to b". j laken Into account. The pilot must study the position of certain stars, make use of the sextant and an Instru- ment called the course and distance calculator, a hearing plate, and, above all, a good stop-watch. Rapid and correct calculations must bo made, a.s no means are available once the start Is made of plotting and laying off the course by the usual j means of parrallel rulers, dividers and | Victory Bonds Ecllors of Tictory Bonds will find d«flnit» price* quoted on tbe financial vaire al tb* Toronto mornlnir vaocrs. W. L. McKIN-NON & CO. Scalers in Ooverstnent and Kanlclpal Bonds KcKlnnon Blrltr., 19 Mellnda St., Toronti The grove \vh?c'' surrounds the Rud- dah seema dwarfed beside his giant proportions. The statue is said to measure fifty feet In height, tlie head alone being nine feet high. This giant lUiddah is one of tlio relics of Kama- kura's thirteenth -century greatness. It has Rurvl%"ed bAause it Is made of bronze plates fashioned by the best metal workers in Japan. It is one of Japan's-very lew monuments that can aspire to rival in longevity the pyra- mids. aUnard's Zilnlment Cares Oariret In Cowt ... , . , ,,. 1 -1. • -- '•- -â-  Long chewing of food helps the ac. fashioned farm dwellings where it is ..pntr-irfnra I ^-^ * u \- • i -n. ,> ^, ? .1 protractors. i petite to be satis.ied with smallet necessary to go through one room tOj ^he aerial compass is so construct- ' amounts get to a second room. These are very gj j,,at jjjg p^]^^ navigator can easily | ' ...>. *P*^ ^° ^^ '^^'^' rooms, and there is noj ^eaU the card, which is floated in pure ! should be Pi^'vacy possible for the occupants of alcohol, so that the liquid will not ! cold *''^^'' ^°°"^- "^^ situation is even more freeze when flying is taking place at | unpleasant when a bed room must |,|g|, altitudes serve as the entrance to a living room.; i„ the case of a long flight the com- ' When we plan the new farm house; ,,ass requires the closest attention be- j let us have a place where the daughter fore starting. The machine must be ! may entertain a young man caller andj gwung, and the compass corrected and where she may have a simple party. ; adjusted by means of small magnets. Seven million bags of wheat, 761,00t bales of wool, 310,000 boxes of buttei and 511,000 carcases of mutton wer« shipped to Great Britain from Aus- tralia in the first four months of the present year. j mother's resentment. Following thei with boiling water to overflowing, '^^'^ parlor should adjoin the living to remove any deviation frantically for something to say. "II don't think â€" " she started to say, but' didn't finish it, for she did think that' he meant it. It wasn't until later' that she began tn doubt; later, when I Mrs. Hammori<i had gone with her icy disapproval, leaving them alone again, | with the darkness of the room settled | down upon them â€" the darkness out of | wWch had come that one strange flash | Premier Lloyd George Introduced An of romance. Mr. Hammond read the little letter' stand â€" read it over twice, thoughtfully and gravely before he handed it to his wife. (To be continued.) SIGNED WITH FOUNTAIN PEN. He was sleeping now over there. Muggins didn't sleep. How could she have slept? It's something you don't do when s^jddenly romance has fla.shed into a life of gray routine. Only, liad it flashed ? That was the doub that grew and grew. At first it was only a shadow of a doubt, for was not the sound of his "Mary dear- est" still ringing in her ears, and the feel of his sinewy young hand still upon her own ? But hov/ could she know for sure? It was all so new. Innovation at Paris. According to R. H. Morris, M.P,, Premier Lloyd George signed the Peace Treaty with a fountain pen, says a London despatch. This is said to be the lirst time in history that such a pen has been used for the sig- nature of a treaty. Mr. Morris thus tells the story: ••I desired some time ago to give the Prime Minister a little souvenir, and, seeing that he writes such a lot, I thought it would not be a bad idea to The holder tely m your canner, cover the top, and process-cook the time given in the table. If you use a hot water bath the water must come up two inches above the top of the cans. It must be boiling when the cans are entered and kept bo.iling the entire time. Enter each can as fast as filled. If you leave them : ing on the table until all are filled they become chilld and crack ! when put into the hot water. ^ j A time-table for fruits and vege- i tables most usually put up follows, I the time being expressed in minutes: Processing. •Blanching.;^S^^-^£- (U..O St'wberries . . . none Raspb'ries . . . none Hkle'berries . . none Plums none Grapes none Currants none none non3 1% and she felt herself as ignorant about i f 7 '""' " ^'"""''" f ! , , â-  sort of thing as the greenest 1 '^?;''^::'^«',''^'""'''''"'' '?»' ;«'"''"«'l " ' with the Welsh words, "Nado LIg, this little probationer in the hospital could be about anaesthetics and* hypoder- mics. With dawn doubt had waxed into a great grim thing. How could it be true? They always said queer things with a temperature. And, anyhow, v,ho could feel th?.t way about her? Certainly no one like him. Only, dear Gnd! she wanted it to be true. Let just that one little thing be true, and she would give her whole life to iiur.sing other people's loved ones. When he should awake she would know for sure. But the was almost afraid to have him wake. He was still sleeping when the maid came to summon Muggins to her breakfast. Mrs. HHir,mond had always been patronizing and superior, but now there was a new and special chill about her nianntr. Muggins was well aware of it, and knew why it was 191S.' It also is inscribed with the Prime Minister's signature in fac- siniilo. "When it was taken down to Down- ing Street, the Prime Minister at once commenced to write with it. and he biiK done all his writing with it ever since. Recently, when another was offered to him, he replied, 'I have one of my own, with which I am going to sign the Peace Treaty.' " Cherries . . . Bl'kbcrries . Peaches .... Quinces .... Greens Peas 5 to 10 B.'ar.s 5 to 10 Corn (sweet). 5 Corn (field)... 10 Tomatoe.s .... 1 '/j Poultry and game none Beef none 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 15 120 180 120 180 180 22 180 180 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 2 90 120 90 120 120 18 180 180 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 00 90 60 90 60 15 120 120 that may attrac- er rd mark- down supper or for infom.il passing! ed is placed at the side" of the com- around of refreshments. ,,ass, so that a pilot can tuke these A farmer who had taken up a home-^ into account when plotting his course, stead, planned and built the home for. The position of the I^ole Star can himself and family. He did not stint i,e fixed by finding the Plough, and on quality or quantity of lumber, but the two pointers, Dubhe and Merak. when his home was finished he had a a line drawn through the pointers square structure of a story and a half, will lead direct to the Pole Star, and the lower part divided equally into jj continued will also locate the Cas- f our enormous ropms, without closets. | siopela group, which for direction is The windows were mittiy and largeâ€": the simplest and easiest method of they needed to be â€" to light up the big hxing the two groups, and is accepted interior. When the children are older at all times as indicating the true and the mother older also, and per- ^ north. haps worn with the work of caring ..j for that inconvenient home, imagine; the steps that must be taken when! company comes. Automatically, this JAPAN'S TEMPLES. poorly-planned house will make home entertainment either very hard to have or the flesh and blood of the mother and her girls will pay bitterly for the hard work. Needed: better planning. From the Housekeeper to Another. A spoonful or more of lemon juice or good cider vinegar added to apples that do not cook readily will hasten the process and improve the flavor. â€" M. A. P. ♦Where blanching is necessary the hot water method is used with all the above products except with "greens," in which case steam is required. Whtn the time is up remove, tight- en the tops and turn upside down to see if they leak. If they do, remove Weddings In China. A novel method of arran.gi. g wed- ding ceremonies is a<!optcd in China. The "go-betweens" are usually the busy old gossips of the district, who get a commission on the amount paid by the bridegroom to the father of the bride. On the wedding day the bride is clad in red and carried in a Sedan chair covered with red. Anybody has the top, put on new sterilized rubber and j "i""- i'^^ '* seems simple enough by a boil ten minutes longer. I method that the Scientific American If you cannot buy a commercial I describes. Built of Wood, Most of Them Are Now In Ruins. Egypt built her monuments in stone; Japan built most of hers of wood. The Egyptian pyramids were thousands of years old when Karaakura was built. To-day the pyramids seem no older, but Kamakura's greatness is only a memory. A few temples built from the wreck, after flre and tidal waves had destroyed the city, are all that have remained, and they are fragile temples of wood. Keep a blackboard eraser near the I '" ""^ temple the Image is a Japan- kitchen range and use it to brush off! *=^c conception of the god of the lower dust or ashes when you have not time ^^o''''- 1"he ligure has an unusual his- to polish the stove.â€" Mrs. L. M. T. i '°''>'- •'^" image-maker, it is said. died. All verandah boxes should have cas-' '^^''®" ^^ appeared before the lord of tors on them. It saves calling a man' ""-' "^''*"' ^â- "'"'''' 'i'-' ^^'^^^ told that in when they are to be moved, and thev '"" ''fetime he had never represented cost but a small amount. Put them '''"^ '"'"'^ °^ ""^ ^â- <"''' Properly, and on everything that is too heavy to he\ "'*' ''® â„¢"''* 'â- *^^'"'" '" ^•'"'t'l "'"1 "i^l^e lifted.â€" Mrs. J. J. O'C. * correct likeness. The figure is pointed out as the result of the order. The most remarkable im^ige in Ka- niakura Is not in a temple. It is the well-known Dai Butsu, or great Bud- dah, which sits alone in meditation with only the sky for a roof, and cas- ual visitors and a priest in attondanco. Simple Perfume Making, At first thought It might spcm an im- possible feat to collect the perfume of flowers after it has escaped into the there. But she went plodding some- ! '''^''' '" '^"''" ''â- "^'^ "'° '''>"''" c'lrtiuns how through grapefruit and soft boiled eggs and toast and managed to reply, "I th-nk so," and "Yos, indeed," to Mrs. Hammond's conversation. Hu! wlicn it was ail over, even to Rn.Ter bowls and folded napkins, Mrs. Hammond raised her eyebrows at her plate and said: "Miss Hopkins'' (Muggins felt a Ehivcr run down her spine), "Miss Hopkins, a former nurse of ours. Miss nd take a look at her. Her hair is ' elab(U"itely oiled, and so all the other girls throw h^seeds at her, which j stick. On reaching the homo of her hu.sband the bride has to submit to the I candid criticism of the entire family. I The Blrango wedding ceremony con- ; sists ill the husband and wife eating I rice from eacli other's bowl, then mlx- ! ing the rice, and both eating from the i same bowl. Of course, there is a Edmunds, will be able to come to us j '^''*"' ''"' '* ''"'''' ""^ '"''' """'''• f""" th's morning. Any time vou can find ' It convenient to get your things ready, I '"""'' '^â- . I can have .James take you in the' limousine wherever you want to go."! "f can be ready, Mrs. Hammond, in exactly twcntjfc-five minutes," and. to • n . herself. "The*" she said. "There! """'""•' """'"^ Peppermint Served Too Hot! Grfiudpa's little weakness was for a candy, I hope that's soon enough to suit her."' "'"' '"'â- '''"""^ "° ^''^' ""' '" f"»'-y«''>-. On the way to her room she had to pass Godfrey'.s door "Shall I go in now to say good-by?" «he a.sked her.sclf. And then it came to her that when she did that she would know for certain. "I'.ni wait until I've paoked," she thought, "and stop in as T am Icav- She went on to her room and with •TiKH,^ ;wift, onpable hands of hers gathered* togetTier ^^.^ packed her things in twenty minuter. "Five minutes," she thought, "to Key good-bye and gel down-.stairs." So she droppcai her suitcase outside Godfrey's door, but when her hand was on the knob she hesitated. "Shall I or S'han'l I?" she dem.ind- ed of herself. "Quickâ€" shall I or shan't !?;• I And while she was hesitating there would say. A little while later, he saw her slip the peppermint out of her mouth, and phice It op a table by the open win- dow. "What's the matter, dear?" he asked. "Don't you like the candy?" •Yes. thank you," said Muriel, polite- ly, "I'm onlj' letting it cool a little. Not So Foolish. A young mill Tiaml having somo slight mental trouble, was sent to an asylum. After he had been tlieie for ft f§w weeks a fellow worker visited him. "Hello, Ilonry!" he said. "How are you gettin' on?" "j'ftl gettin' 6n fine," said the patient. ChU to hear It, I supposn ymi'll ^e ^ 01' c- ODiip' back to ttie mill 3001)1"'' â- \Vliat!" extlainiril Wrniy^ ami <«mc the sourvi of Mrs. Ilapiniond'sf'^ in the haVi f,e!ow. '{ N'/hat!" extTainiml Hrniy^ and a h;r hand lii-ped av.nv from thol'^oh of great surprise came into his 'nob. Tb? pick-.d up her «nitcn=!o' f^*^^- "''" >'"" ^'''"'^ ''•' '*'''^'«' " '"''?• i'rfy dawn the Rtaira. I "'"^ house like tlilst and a grand garden <-h T-r. niggins that she '" come back to work in u mill? You â-  '.â- i K;nvalfi.?cenco.l "*""' thfin'k I am wromr In mv hea(J?" canner you can use your boiler, a lard can, large kettle or pajil. Put a small board with holes bored in it in the bottom to rest the cans on* otherwise they are likely to break. Do not use paper or straw packed down. The de- partment of agriculture finds this method unsatisfactory. A slat bot- tom like a basket cover will do. Goodi commercial canners may be bought' for $4.r)0 or $5.00. If you have a great deal of canning to do it would pay you to buy one. j In canning peas handle carefully so' as not to break the skin. If the skin is broken the liciiiid becomes "cloudy." This does not spoil the vegetables, but gives them a bad appearance. In (Canning corn it is better to cut just' 1 enough ofl' the cob for one can at a' j time. Corn that is packed slowly be- ' comes soaked or "waterrlogged." I When the directions say to blanch in steam, lay your cheesecloth in a steamer over boiling water instead of dipping directly into_ the kettle, j Entertaining in the Farm Home. Many a farmer plans to build, or re-build his house "when the children grow up," btt the years slip by until perhaps the boys have left the farm and the girls are saying "there is no way of having company at our house." Country boys and girls have to depend largely for recreation on the good times they have in eacjj others' homes, and a good house to which company may be asked is the^ farmer's ';^st investment if he wants to keep his e-hildren al home and m»ke the place attractive to their friends. ! tt is easy to become so accustomed to our surroundings that we do not rnlize their dofifienrips, "^Th.j home that seems sufficient to the elders is. not always suitable for the young folk's ide.ss of entertaining. The writer Tict-ntly saw a rathsr pathetic h'lier from a girl who wanted to give a party in welcome of some home- returning soldier. She drew a plan of the lower floor of her home which showed a bc.lroom separating the for- mal parlor from the sitting-room ami dining-room, w-here the family gener- ally gathered, and she wanted advice AS to how she could connect the parlor i'resh, high-scented blossoms are placed in an uncovered bowl filled with water and set near the "collector," which consists of a common glass fun- nel witli the small end closed. The funnel is filled with a mixture of crushed ice and salt and suspended in an upright position. Moisture from the air of the room forms on it and i unites with the emaiiatlons from the flowers. As the moisture collects it runs off the tip of the tunnel into a receptacle. If this liquid is mixed witli an equal amount of puro alcohol, the perfume of the flowers is pre- served indefinitely. TKISLEGLNDONTHETIN IS A GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE OF PURITY. MDIAN ftlEAT-VEGETA^LES-COirlPLETE WELL COOKED m SEASONED W.CLARK Hinard'B X-lulment Cores Olvhtlierla. 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