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"*wiwta,n camGns White Coverlet From Scraps. | at her door and lifted her head from . her packing. I needed a new bw-spread, so I, 1<Come jn ^ ^ fa her EWeet collated all the white mat*r>al or. , yoic ^ Hett enterwL Miss hand, Wt-vers from u.ulerwear, etc. 1 ^^ ^ M ^ ^ f Those that had become yeJow with, ..^^ cvnin Hctt ,, she ge 1 washed and ironed; m fact, it, H t jled fainU ,, Good even . ,s best to wash and iron all tho pieces,; . MJSS Rachel _-- Then for a mo . as that will prevent shrinking when, the coverk-t w Sl shfd , . I cut squares .eight by ten mchos from wornout whiu cotton underwear and sevved the pieces on crazy quilt fashion and made a white crazy quilt. I outlmed the blocks them together m str.p with blue ghe ^ ..j fc , t ^ she began tremulously, "because I; [ye ^ ^^ buyinff beautifu , vasc ^ lhe rest of . ipl B , ^^ have , <Aniinued . paused a moment, then ^ Mi j^^ nolle of ..Ik .and aewed the str.ps together. I the irls , more than , do _ l Then I pfantd the sprc^ul nght s.de , ove fc d - it is opened. The niuharb i* sweeten- ed when U(l. Although Ihis un- cooke;! rhubarb may keep satisfactor- ily, the flavor is generally not so good a* that of rhubarb canned by one of the methods described below. Canned rhubarb. Method No. ! : Pa<-k the rhutarb as tightly t-s pos- sible into jars. Fill the jars to over- flowing with a hot, heavy syrup made of twice as much sugtir as water and cooked until the syrup forms a thread when dropped from a spoon. Aujus', the rubbers and the lids, but do not seal the jars. Sterilize the jars for ilfteen miTiutes on a rack in a covered pan of boiling water. The water around th jars should cover the tops of the jars. Seal the jars, remove from the water, invert them on a cloth, and allow them to cool. Store in a cool, dark place. Rhubarb can- ned in this way makes good sauce or filling for pies. Canned rhubarb. Method No. 2: In a pint jar place a layer of sugar one- half inch deep, then a layer of rhu- barb of equal depth; and alternate in this way until the jar is filled, having a layer of sufrar on top. Adjust the rubber an- 1 the lid, and sterilize the jar in boiling 1 water, as previously di- rected, for twenty-five minutes. Seal the jar, remove it from the water, invert it, and allow it to cool. Store it in a ccol, dark place. This n.akes a richer sauce than docs the method previously described, Peddle Sunlight if You Cam. Though you deal in liquid blacking, Denial bluing and Puc-li things, When you have a sale to manage, Do It as the robin sings. Put some cheer-up in your business, Be a chipper sort of man, And, with other lines of notions, Peddle sunshine if you can. There's an awful deal of meanness In this busy world of ours; But, mixed In with weeds the rankest, Ofttlmes grow the finest flowers. Wear a posy on your lapel, It won't hurt the trade you plan, And along with other samples, Peddle sunshine if you can. Mlnarcl'a Liniment Relieve* Colds, etc. sheet on top and tied with blue jam ^ rf ft ; and everything 6,1k according to the hocks After; > Q j j ht w agk finishing the cd{cs vruh the b ue . whcth ^. . , do ^^,^1 thread in hernnrbone strtrh I hada, fop something j can do and ^..j very durable spread, and all it cost lhin ^ , wan ^ much rve - me wmy labor and the new shtl * ^ ^ Miw Rtche , tf ; and I made use of scraps that would , , et me wagh ^ ch)lhes ^ otherwise have been thrown away. fcre you ^ away Mother Mys ,; wash beautifully." Miss Rachel looked at Hetty at the thin little face, lighted by its wistful eyes, and at the small rouh hands Child's Account Book. In this era of Canadian extrava- gance, why not teach our children the Grandmother Mullen and the Airship By MARY BARRETT HOWARD. value of money? Try giving them aj fingcri , lff certain amount each week for duties well performed, increasing it to cover ner vou&ly a fold of her certain extra tasks, not enough to give them the impression that you are paying them wages, but a stipu- lated sum. Impose a small fine out of the allowance for duties neglected or forgotten. Have them keep an account book, Tid credit themselves with all they receive, and charge themselves with all they spend, and balance the book once a month. Encourage them to "But, dear," she said in a trembling wire, "I don't want you to wash my clolhea." Hetty threw both arms round her. deprecatingly. "You see, I did ride in an automobile, and I did cross the street without a policeman's saying I could." (The End.) The Stranger. A stranger knocked at a man's door and told him of a fortune to be made. "U'm," said the man. "It appears that considerable effort will be in- volved." "Oh, yes," said the stranger, "you will pass many sleepless nights and toilsome days." "Uh," said the man; "and who are you ?" "I am called Opportunity." "Uh," said the man, "you call your- self Opportunity, but you look like Hard Work to me." And he slammed the door. -O- Used Autos TJREAKBT SELLS THEM; DSHD D cara of all types: all cars sold ub- lect to delivery up to !00 miles, or teat run of aaroe distance U you wlh. In u for/ order aa purchased, or purcbaa* B' -e refunded. RING mechanic of your own choio* to look them over, -or aak ua to> take any car to city representative for Inspection. Very large Block always on "Breaker's Used Car Market 403 Yonffe Btnet, - loroat* The Fighting Irish. An Irishman, hotly chased by an- other, ran across a Held where several persons were at work digging a drain. , They took no notice. Ac ihe hunted man shot out of the fiHiil. the man in pursuit cried out to : the others: "Why didn't you stop him? He has been after my chickens, . the thief." "Thieving, is it, he was after, then, ! the blackguard?" said one of the drain ! diggers. "Sure, we would have stop- j pod him if we had known. We thought ' he was only after having a shot at somebody." Still Made a Noise. An Italian fruit dealer was caught In the railroad yards in his Ford truck. Becoming excited, he killed his engine, stopping the truck on the track, from which it was knocked by a sv/itch en- gine. Next day a friend asked him if the car was badly damaged. "Yes," replied the Italian, "he pretty bad smasha up." "Did it damage the 7 en- gine very much?" "No, I tinka not De horn he stilla blow." PART II. At that time seme years before the Great War the greatest marvel of the age, a heavier-than-fl'ir ma- | Your wife tell you what folks are planning?" "I'm awfully sorry, cap'n. But I never went up in an airship; it was chine, was not familiar to Painted! just a kind of joke" Grandfather Post. As the news that a citizen of I Mullen said sadty. "It was a real "Dear Miss Rachel, I've cried every! the village had actually made a flight} childish performative, but I never ex- night for a week because I couldn't! in one became noi-sed abroad, young! pected to_fool anybody." give anything toward the vase. You and old hastened to the Mullen home won't go uway and make me feel I've stead like pilgrims to a shrine. Th done nothing! Don't you gee that I ! famous post card was passed from Capt. Bean listened with ominous composure to the old man's hurried explanation. you won't let me do this, I can't. Please, Miss Rachel." eve the nickels and dimes until they j Seeing that Hetty's heart was sot amount to dollars, with which they! upO n it, Miss Rachel let her have her can start a bank account or buy some, thing wished for, instead of spending every nickel for foolish toys or too j bundle in her arms. mxi<-h candy to impair th*ir digestion, j -jVo a ays afterwards Hetty brought This first business training will be of back the clothes, snowy whale and want to have a part in you; and if j hand to hand until it v.-as almost in "I know what you and others think tatters, and Grandfather Mullen's | of me, cap'n," Grandfather Mullen daring act was lauded until in spite of | said meekly. "I d^n't know that I her fear Grand-mother Mullen felt- blame you any," he admitted with a that the sweet in her cup preponder- j flash of his whimsical humori "I kind way, and a few minutes later she'ated over the bitter. o* '"ok down my-elf on any man be- But sin-ce Elbe was a woman the twct-n seventy and eighty-five who greeting that she gave a day or so can't show papers to prove he's worn later to a meek old man with a saving' the blue. I did what seemed right at The Jewish population of die world j has been estimated at 16,430,000, off whom 300,000 are in the British Isles. Six per cent, of the line of a Swiss railroad is over the bridges and 13.5 per cent, through tunnels. Mlnard's Liniment for Burns, eta. crept down the stairs with a big benefit in later years. Two Labor-Saving Devices. One of the handiest tools that I have on cleaning days \a * wire mop- stick, which, by the wuy, was pur- chased for a small sum. The wire on the stick was covered with heavy felt material, being very careful that nil sharp edges were thoroughly covered. Over this put a piece of a womout blanket, sewing it securely U) the felt. When ordinary during is to be done, I put a du*t!fss duster over the pul- ding, fasten it to the m..|:<i.ick and proceed to dust in the usual way. The beautifully ironed. Miss Rachel was to go away the next morning. Hetty removed the cloth, and Miss Rachel raw them in all their eweet, clean freshness. "Dear," she cried, gathering the let- tie figure into her arms, "what lovely clothes! How cnn I thank you? It U not everyone that is willing to gird himself with biisin and towi-1 as the Master did." Hetty looked into the dear face. "And have I," she asked, "really given you something, even though I didn't have any money? O Miss Rachel, I wanted you to know!" long wooden handle of the mopstick Miss Rachel nodded. enables me to dust the out-of-the-way I " 'Silver and gol.l have I r. >i:p; but corners, and surfaces alnio*'. out of 'such as I havi- give I tho-.'" r!io reach; I um able with this device to dust picture moldings, cenlir..;j8, oor- m r:i, tops of window* and doora and other high places. It saves time aitd labor, nnd I nevi-r have to ue a chair or ladder aa was necessary formerly. The other handy device is a piece of ordinary roller hoe which lias been a great help on wash day. By the use of this hoee which is six feet in length, I huvo saved myself many steps and a tired buck as well. I can fill my wash tubs with cold water, which saves carrying and lifting It, and also gives me time for ninny other necessary duties liuii Invariably occur on wash- day. quoted softly. Then sho par sod gleam of humor in his nild bhie eyes was saturated with reproach. "Well, Pa Mullen, I call these pretty the time, for with all her spirit ma never was overstrong, and I couldn't bring mystlf to take a chanco of feav- doings!" she cried. "Didn't I tett-you' >ng her to raise three children on no- last thing not to go up in one of those' thing but a private's pension, unless airships?" | she was ready and willing to let me "Why, ma, you don't suppose I to. I know there were plenty who really did go up?" Grandfather Mul- 1 put the country before everything, ami that's the way I ought to be, I len returned in astonishment. "1 guess you'll have hard work ex- plaining," Grandnnother Mullen saidi bitterly. "There's that postal, a living were cowards. I'm sorry about that i witness that you aren't fit to be trust- reception. I'd never have dreamed of ed out of my sight risking your lift- after all I said to you." Grandfather Mullen paused in his efforts to remove the high, sit iff collnr that wit* rasping his ru'i'k, ami u slow flush crept into his face. "I never hunkered to risk my life just for the fun of it, ma," he said added, "Child, child, you have ({ivon| gi-ntly. "Ami I can txpl.-iin that pcw- nie more than anyone." A half hour later whin Hetty took till card without trouble." "I visih people hml kept to oxcarU the empty clothes basket down the; and Mg-ec<uri-fles," Grandmother Mul- svtairs her thin little face was softly pmiling. "Basin and towel," she whispered. "Oh, I'm so glad Mi- Rachel said that!' Spring Cookery. HorneradiMi leave", if young and tender, rmiy be toiled with about three U-n pursued mournfully. "The very cutting up any such foolish caper as that, even if ma wa-sn't so scary." "I guess you wouldn't!" Cnpt. Bean snorted. "Well, I'd better go down and tell the folks tht the reception in' honor of our intrepid townsman, Jair- us Mullen, to cele-brate his daring flight in an airship, is off." Grandfather Mullen's white head drooped dejectedly us he retraced his steps up the garden walk between the rows of spicy clove pinks, ami he had , little appetite for the excellent dinner' had idea of a man eighty years old flying] that Grandmother Mullen ad pre-j in the air !ik<- u tiu/.zard or a cher- , pared in honor of his hoin-coming. ub mke the goose flesh -land out ' But he pushed away an almost un- ii U over me." "But I tell you, ma, I didn't fly tas'axl piece of his favorite "two- inch" custard pie, the familiar sou ml of a times an many dandelion leaves toj < la y ' K\ to Chicago I was walking make a wholesome and appetizing spring dish. Season with salt, pepper and butter, and garnish with slices of i broiled bacon. Apple and raisin mnrmalade helps I never left the ground!" Grandfather' 1>'K le was heard thumping up the Mullen shcuted in mild exasperation. ! porch .steps, and th rvext instant "You see, it was this way. Second | Ciipt. Bean, waving u newspaper. . "d I saw a model of an airship in a store window and a sign on It that snid: "Step in and have your pic- ture taken flyiing.' "I recollected what you .wid to me last thing, and. I thought it would be kind of a joko to have my picture With H.I-IM and Towel. The van- that the class gave Miss Rachel was beautiful; but Hetty had tx> eke out a scant s-upply of jnm. To Htaycd awwy when they gave it to . one cupful of ground and seeded hfr. She felt she* could mil be preaeait, 1 ruisim, add one cupful of chopped! '"ken that wuy," he continued humbly, since die hiul contributed nothing to- 1 tipple* and one cupful of water. C.ookj"So I went in, and, sure enough, they ward the jrift. With no money how | the mixture until it tlm-kena. A little, could she contribute? Nevertheless,! orange or lemon rind, grnttd, may! BIK ' another fellow who was preteml- no girl in the <-.laM loved her teacher he added for flavoring, s Hetty lou-d her. an airship, large as life, and I another fellow who was pretend- ing to run it got in, and they fixed us Maplt- walnut tupiora: Hwit otie!P w 'th <*M> S ""<' iroKli. U com- plet<'. My likeness came out real And now Mi> Rru-hel, with her pint of milk in a double boiler, stir] lovely smilu Jtrwl her sweet voice, w:is i in two tahlropoonfuls of tupiocn and 1 *? 00 *'; ><' somehow they got in the going fur nway. Slow tenra wHJcd up in Hetty's tyiv* ii she washed the supper dishes r,d net them in orderly rows upon tlws pnntry rfielve*. She wus a thin little third* of u cupful of thick maplo g'trl with soft brown eye* anil thick syrup and add to the tapioca; then lira. .Is of hair tht fell below Iwr! add one cupful of walnut meats, wnist. Old Mrs. Baruai had urged broken Into small piecea. Serve in hr mother to cut them off; so RWdblglMM with whipped cream and cook for fifteen minutes. Add the| buildings nnd the lake, so that it wcH beaten yolks of two eggs mid looked us if we were sailing right up pinch of xalt. Stir the mixture for!f<' vr tho city. They made it into three minutes mid let cool. Bwit two-; >"* <>' those picture postals, but I hair took her ^trvngtli, the old lady nan!; but Hetty's mother had shaken wluile nut miMitw on top. Hhubarb and pineapple marmalade never expected it was going to fool you." "Why, Pa Mullen!" Grandmother Mullen wailed unexpectedly. "I won't ever be able to hold my head up again us lomg as I live and breathe! Tlie burst unceremoniously into the room. "Why m tunket didn't you tell me,' Mullen?" he demanded excitedly. "This brats going up in an airship all hollow." "W what's pa bee-n doing?" Grandmother Mullen gasped. "Ain't he told you either? Well, 1 swan!" ('apt. Bean ejaculated. "Well, you listen here, Mis' Mullen." The| veteran adjusted his steel -bowed glasses and read: " 'At the corner of State and Wash- ington strwU about ten o'clock this 1 morning a little girl in attempting to <lodge one motor car stepped directly in front of another. She would have been run down if an old man who stood on the curbstone hd not plung- ed acre sri from the sidewalk and dragged her to safety. The child was uninjured, but her rescuer received a glancing blow from the machine nnd was picked up unconscious. He quick- ly revived, however, and the owner of the car insisted on taking him to the her % head; Hetty was strong enough, requires three pound* of nvl rhubarb,] nl hr hair was hT one l>eaut.y. | two pounds of sugar, juice and grated As Heitly carritil the last cup mto rind of t\vo lemons, and on cupful of the pantry sine flood there a moment! pineapple cut Into piece*. Hoil the folks uro goinig to give you a rcp- j hotel where h was staying. He tioti in tlhe town hnll to-night, all on mode-S'tly refused to give his name and account of that iH>-stal card, and Capt. atldresa, but it was found by inquiey Bewin is earning with a brass band to at the hotel that Mr. Jairus Mullen of Mius Hachcl was goingj mixture very slowly until it is thu-.k u Ad;, W<M there not nomothiag she nnd cWr. Turn it into fflaS(\8, and could do for her? And then, HS nboi when It is s*t .weal witlh paraffin. esvort you there- him that was al- ways throwing out hints that " Pjiinteid Post was the hero of the lant deed. AH the bystanders agreed ntood in the du.sk of tiro little pantry Khnbarb nnd prune conserve: Use' wildored old man. "But, ma, you act as if you'd wivt- ; I hat had he not acted with such cor.r- e<l me to go up," interrupted the be- 1 i-u'e and promptitude the little ami itemed her It-iir-lilled eyes with on>e i|iiart of rhubarb cut into win nil her hatxfa, lh iinswor r;iinc. | pieces, oiw> cupful of prune |iulp, three Miss Km ln-1 ln:ird a timid knock rupfuls of itugai', juico and ^i-iti-.l rind of one lemon, one-half cupful of chopped nut*. Cook the rhubarb, the! prune pulp, and the sugar until the mixture is thick. Add the leni:ni juice and rind and the nuts. Turn tho mar- malade into glses, and when it is net xeitl with paraffin. To ran rhubarb without cooking: I u! the; jar with rhubarb nml place it: under the water faucet or pump,' where the cold water is iilhnu-d to run over the rhubarb until every crevice in the jar is filled ami every bubble has diotppevtred. When the jur is filled to overflowing, it. is ready to be sealed niul -i< r.-,i in u cool, dark I''., -i 1 After dial it must not be niovod or disturbed in ny way until "Of courw I didn't waM you to, but would have been clashed unde.' the wheels of tho automobile.' Laugh It Off \ir Vdii worsted In a IlKht? Are you eliciilpil of your right? IdniKli II off Don'l make tniRi-dy of trlflon. Don't Klincl : n. ii; . with 1 illc.s l,..urii It "ii in.r -in- work gel Inlo klnkn'.' Are you neur ull HOI-IS of brliiKi'.' l.anrli it off. If It'H eanlly you nn* after There's no recnlpt like, laughter. II off. I 1 kind of wish y<vu had!" Grand- i ''I take off my hat to you, M'.r.len," mother Mullen srbbed. Capt. Bean said. "A man ihat could Grandfather Mullen eyed her for a:d a thing like that ain't and never moment with n blank look. Then he' was a coward. You and MiV Mullen took a deep brpa'th and straightened; be ready to-night at seven sharp, that bis bowed shoulders as one wh\> ad- reception is coining off as per sche- just.i himself to a heavy burden. I <!ule." "All i, I'll have to go right over Grandfather Mullen, who hd fol- to Capt. Wean amd tell him just how lowed him to the door vainly protest- it dame about," he unid with H cigh. "There, there, m, don't cry so; it's n>!'hing you're to l-lnn' for." Oupt. Bean at the return- ing trnwekr wiih a jovial freemasonry ing, turned to find Grandmother Mul- len with a iil i. i n( t'ace. "O p, it makes me i-ropp all over to think how near you camo to get- ting killed!" sho criixl. "Rut why :uwh s he had never before displayed I didn't you tell me when you saw how toward his follow townsman HH<) near- nu>rtifie<l I WHS ut tho itlea of the re- ception fc.r von v. lien you haila'i any- thing to be proud of?" est "HeWo, old .prt! Got hack rigM?" h<> exc!'nied. 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