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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY, NOV. 24, 1921. household names. The Premier held out his hand. "Good evening, Major Thomson," he began. "Please sit down and join us for a moment." Thomson was a little surprised at the gathering. "You'll forgive my suggesting that this is likely to be a marked spot tonight," he said. The Premier smiled. "Well, you could scarcely expect us to hide, could you, Major Thomson?" he remarked. "In any case, there SALESMEN We pay weekly and offer steady employment selling our complete and exclusive lines of whole-root fresh-dug. to-order trees and plants. Best stock and service. We teach and equip you free. A money-making opportunity. Luke Brothers' Nurseries Montreal Britain and Slavery. From 1840 to- 1848 British men-of. war captured 625 slave ships and released 39,033 slaves, who were set at liberty. The Kingdom of The Blind By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM. Can Your Surplus Meat. f chickens dressed and cut up, as if for There is a tendency in many farm frying, then separate the meat, pack-homes to feast on meat during De- mg some jars with "drumsticks' ™ who isi not prepared to cember, January and February and to alone, other jars with white meat and share what the other citizens of Lon- some extent fast, as far as fresh meat still others with dark meat. Latei don have to face. The country for is concerned, during the other months on when wanted for soup, all that is A grindstone that had the women and children, if you please. 0f the year. This is not at all neces- necessary is to open a jar of necks, --how long would it take to sharpen We gather, sir, that it is chiefly saryj ;f some 0f the meat is canned wings, etc. The white meat can be an ax? And affairs that had no grit through you that we are in the for- when anima!s are kil!eQ on the farm_ used for salads, creamed chicken and in them--how long would they take to toate position of being prepared to- Carming meat ig ag easy ag canning sandwiches. The dark meat is baked make a man?-Henry Ward Beecher. "It' was through my action in a! vegetables and the process is the or used in various other ways. Thns ■ matter which I understand has been familiar cold pack method which many you have just the part of the chicken |*|cf IMOC HIlDAI^ subjected to a great deal of criti- housekeepers already use. j needed for the dish you are making. VI!I Edllliao VIICCI eism," Thomson replied. j The work is quickly and easiiy done; Chicken can be packed in pint or quart i I admit it frankly, the statesman I by means of a steam preSsure coc.ker, J*rs depending upon th< "That particular mat- ^ g0 ick, fe £ m „ d -- (Cont'd.) CHAPTER XXXIV. Thomson bowed. "Perhaps I may be able to indulge you presently," he observed. "Since you have failed to persuade Miss Confers to leave London, Captain Gran-it," he went on, turning tov/ards the latter, "may I ask what your own movements are likely to be?" "You may not," was the passionate reiply. "They are no concern of "They are, unfortunately," Thomson retorted, "my very intimate concern. This, you will remember, is your ninth day of grace. It is not my desire that you should suiter unduly for your humane visit here, but I might remind you that under the j of your friends "quietly, circumstances it is a little comprom-:emiDt me! Wei acknowledged. ter, the matter of your censorship of . a certain letter, has been the subject }n a st?am co°ker; lacking _ these, of a grave and earnest conference Jt ls quite possible to can with the here between us all. We decided to > equipment which is found in every send for you. We telephoned first of home. All that is needed is a wash-ail to the Chief but he told us that! boiler, a rack that fits in the bottom you were entirely head of your de- of the boiler( air-tight jars and new partment and responsible to no one, elagtic rubbers. A canning rack with that you had been--forgive me--a!. . . o „„ . k,-- - But they may have warned him--j brilliant success, and that it was his \ nanales « a great, convenience ox some personal friend may have done intention to interfere in no possible home-made one made of strips it," she persisted. "He is a man with \ way with any course you chose ' world-wide*- friends and world-wide . take. I may say that he intimated connections." much to me when I went to h "Then why didn't he bring the! simply furious because you had of the family. Half-pint j ient size for chicken which i used for sandwiches. After packing meat in the jar, place the rubber and lid on the jar. If the jar used is a screw-top jar, screw it down tightly and loosen by turning Torcan Fancy Goods Co., Ltd« 7 Wellington St. East PRETTY PRESENTS IN PROFUSION SEE OUR SAMPLES straight to the Admiralty ?" I ™°™d a certain person from the list Thomson argued. "If he were a pa- jof th°se whose correspondence is free triotic Englishman, do you think that \ from censorship, any other course was open t3 hi "1 It won't do, Geraldine. I know m. about Captain Granet than I am go-1 . blste_n to U3 wh»e we put a matter ing to tell you at this moment. Shall we leave that subject? Can/t , gentle- ising. No, don't interrupt i understand one another, I : something to persuade your mother t5 take you a little way from town? You ought to take Olive, for instance. We don't want a panic, but there is why you shouldn't tell any w~ j The door was suddenly opened. The What's Granet had taken a step backwards. His face for a moment was blanched, his lips opened but closed again without speech. Thomson was watching him closely. "Precisely," he went on. "You have guessed the truth, I can see. We have been able, within the last few hours, to d*code that very interesting mes-ssiffs which reached your uncle some li'/cle time ago." Geraldine's bewilderment increase*!. Granet's almost stupefied seemed to amaze her. "Hugh, what does it all me; cried. "Is Captain Granet ir because he has come here to ■ of something ? He has not said a I "I'l word except to beg me to do down j miral Into the country to-night. Admiral put his head "Sorry!" he apologized. "I thought I heard that young Granet was here." "He has been and gone, father,' Geraldine told him. "You'd better set what you can do with father," she added, turning to Thomson. "What's wrong, eh? What's wrong wrong?" the Admiral demand- "The fact is, Sir Seymour," Thomson explained, "we've had notice--not exactly notice, but we've decoded a secret dispatch which gives us reason silence, to believe that a Zeppelin raid will be j attempted on London during the next i?" she j twenty-four hours. I came round to trouble (try and induce Geraldine to have you am me i all move away until the thing's over." be damned if I do!" the Ad-grunted. "What, sneak off and six million others who What can I do for y men?" Thomson asked. "Listen to us while we pi to you from a common-sense point of view," Mr. Gordon Jones begged. "You see who we are. We are those upon whose shoulders rests chiefly the task of ruling this country. I want to tell you that we have come to mous decision. We say nothing about the moral or the actual guilt of Sir Alfred Anselman. How far he may have been concerned in plotting with our country's enemies is a matter which we may know in the future, but for the present--well, let's make a simple matter of it--we want him left alone." "You wish him to continue present high position?" Thomson said slowly,--"a man who is convicted of having treasonable correspondence with our enemy?" "We wish him left alone," Mr. Gordon Jones continued earnestly, "not for Ms own sake but for ours. When the time comes, later on, it may be possible for us to deal with him. T day, no words of mine could expla to you his exact utility. He has _ finger upon the money-markets of the world. He has wealth, great wealth, and commands great wealth in every city. Frankly, this man as an open enemy to-day could bring more harm upon us than if any neutral Power you could name were to join the Triple Alliance. Remember, too, Major Thomson, that there may be advantages to us in this waiting attitude. Since your warning, his letters can be admitted to censorship. You have the control of a great staff of military detectives; the resources of Scotli " Yard, too, are at your service. Have tched day and night, his letters opened, his every movement followed, but don't provoke him to open enmity. We don't want him in the Tower. The scandal and shock of it Id d« "And he has begged you to do that,"; haven't had the tip, to see all the fun? Thomson said, "because he is one of j Not I! If what you say is true, Thom-those privileged few who have been j son,--and I am going straight back warned that to-night or to-morrow j to the Admiralty,--I shall find my morning is the time selected for the way on to one of the air stations my-Zeppelin raid on London of which we ( self, and the women can stay at home have heard so much. Oh! he knows and get ready to be useful." all about it, and his uncle, and a great j Geraldine passed her hand through many of the guests they have gather-: her father's arm. ed together. They'll all be safe enough I "That's the sort of people we are," at Reigate! Come, Captain Granet,! she laughed, turning to Thomson. "All what have you to say about it?" j the same, Hugh, it was very nice of Granet drew himself up. He look-! you to come," she added. "I couldn't ed every inch a soldier, and, curiously see us scuttling away into the country, enough, he seemed in his bearing and you know. I shall go round and per-attitude to be respecting the higher1 suade Olive to stay with me. I am ,. , rank by virtue of which Thomson had; expecting to return to Boulogne aJ., f^m the terrible financial panic which spoken. I most at once, to the hospital there, to™if,^% ^e wnl *?e ,to * that "To-morrow, as you have reminded bring some more wounded back. I > *°J£"? f£rther, mlsch{?f thf he me. is my tenth day, sir," he said. "I may get a little practice here." Imay hav,e done. We make an shall report myself at your office at; Thomson picked up his hat. iappea^to y-oii,_all oi us here to-night, nine o'clock. Good-bye. Miss Conyersl! "Well," he said quietly, "I cannot'Be gU^ed entirely by us m tins mat-I hope 'that even though I have failed,'complain of your decision. After all.-iter' . ^ouhaTe r.ender,?d the country-Major Thomson may persuade you to it is exactly what I expected." j f^jt service DJ > change your mind." | He made his adieux and departed. He left the room. Geraldine was so' The Admiral sniffed as he glanced p.mazed that she made no movement after him. towards ringing the bell. She turned: "Very good chap, Thomson," he rein, :,-ul towards Thomson. | marked, "but he doesn't quite under-"What does it mean? You must stand. I bet you that fine young fel-tell me!" she insisted. "I am riot a low Granet would never have suggest-child." I ed our running away like frightened! cnm' Come along, my dear, we'll stiu. that what I have told j sheep! Coi you all along is the truth," Thomson replied earnestly. "You thought, Geraldine, that I was narrow and suspicious. I had powers and an office and responsibilities, too, which you knew nothing of. That young just left the room is ii Germany. " der it a greater one, Major Thou by keeping that discovery secret." "I will not make conditions you," Thomson replied gravely, will say at once that I am perfectly willing to yield to your judgment ir this matter. In return I ask some-j | thing. I have more serious charges bring against Sir Alfred's CHAPTER XXXV. About three o'clock the next ing Thomson was awakened by pay"of toucn uP°n nis shoulder. He sprang \ need up from the couch upon which he had longer ' Office, and fully r Alfred Anselman'" she tm*own himself. Ambrose was stand exclaimed. "Are you mad, Hugh ?" \inS over him. He was still "Not in the least," he assured her.! room at the W • "These are bald facts." pressed. "But Sir Alfred Anselman! He has' 'Mr- Gordon Jones has rung up done such wonderful things for the from Downing Street, sir," he an-country. They all say that he ought nounced. "He is with the Prime Min-to have been in the Cabinet. Hugh, lster- They want to know if you could you can't be serious!" j step across." "I am so far serious," Thomson de-! "rl1 S° at once," Thomson agreed -- clared grimly, "that an hour ago ws' "Just sponge my eyes and have a succeeded in decoding a message from brush up. Nothing else fresh, Am-Holland to Sir Alfred Anselman, ad-,brose?" vising him to leave London to-day. "Nothing at all, sir,"- the young We are guessing what that means.'man replied. "All the newspapers in We may be right and we may be London have rung up but of course wrong. We shall see. I come to beg we have nat answered any of thi ~ i to leave the city for twenty-four You'll be careful outside, dealing hands ?' "With pleasure." the Premier agreed. "I think, gentleman," he added, looking around the table, "that we detain Major Thomson any We others have still a little Coal in Australia. Coal has been found in tralian state, the deposit: South Wales and Queensh the largest and best. of New Minard's Liniment for Colds, etc. gle light anywhere,1 motive, or leads Ther and1 the streets are like pitch, tried to use an electric torch on the other side of the way just now, and they shot him. There's a double line of sentries all round from Whitehall This world : who duz all he 1 possible, iz a hi ther he biaks battle.--Josh Billings. s menny heros--h« , in the best mannei ; I don't kare whe-i boots, runs a loco-forlorn hope nto wood nailed together will serve nicely. If the rack does not have handles, a jar lifter will save time and possibly burned fingi Before beginning to can, see that you have new rubber rings which will stretch without breaking and which can be bent back sharply without showing any signs of holes or o:' cracking. Test the rings before buy ing and do not attempt to can unless good rings can be bought. The jars that are used must be clean and tested to see that they are air-tight. The simplest way of testing is to pui water in the jar (which has a rubber ring on it), screw or clamp down the lid tightly, invert the jar and shake. If even the least bit of water comes from around the top, the jar is not air-tight. If the jar which leaks is a bail jar, tighten the bail; if it a screw-top jar, try a different lid until one is found that will make the jar air-tight. Jars for cold pack canning do not need to be sterilized, but should be filled with warm water and emptied just before being used, so that they will not break when they are filled. Free the meat from bones and cut it in pieces of such size that they will go into the jars easily. The meat may be packed raw in the jars and have boiling water poured over it or it may be boiled, fried or roasted, packed in the jar while hot and have the hot fat or meat juice which has been used in cooking, or hot water poured over it. The meat is more easily sterilized if it is not cut too thick. Gravy may be made of the fat before it is poured over the meat, but the meat should never, be sifted •oiled in flour before it is cooked, as the flour may form a coating that will prevent the thorough sterilization of the meat. One tea-spoonful of salt should be added to ,ch quart of meat, unless the meat cooked with sufficient salt before it is put into the jar. Celery leaves, pepper or other seasonings maybe added at this time if desired. When canning chicken have the back not more than half an inch, that enough steam can escape to keep the jar from breaking. If using glass-top jar with a bail, do not clamp down the lower bail until the jar removed from the boiler or the jar will break. If the work must be done without steam pressure cooker, place the jars in the wash-boiler or in a pail of hot water on a rack which holds them from the bottom about one inch, prevent the jars from breaking, have the water in the boiler about thi temperature as the jar; and do not plunge the jar in the water, but put it in gradually. The water should cover the jars about an inch. Put the lid on the wash-boiler, or if a pail has been used cover it tightly. After the water has reached the boiling point, begin counting the til and sterilize for from three and or half to four hours. Sterilize four hours if the meat has been put in the jar raw, or has been cooked only long enough to brown, and sterilize three and one-half hours if the meat has been partially cooked. When removing the jars from the boiler be careful not to place them in a draft. Clamp down the bail on the glass-top jars or tighten the lid on, •top jars as tightly as possible as soon as taken from the boiler, possible to tighten the lid of a -top jar after it is cool; but this should not be done, as it breaks the il formed by the lid with the hot' rubber. Jars should not be opened to; Haj refill with hot water M6700 TORONTO WHOLESALE ONLY HENS PAY! It supplies Nature'3 egg-making elements. Pratts Poultry Regulator ADVICE FREE. Let as help 7oa Pratt Food Co. oi Canada, Ltd. Toronto they are sterilized. 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Entries Close November 26th for the TWELFTH ANNUAL TORONTO FAT STOCK SHOW C!a3sea for Giggles, LoU of Three and Carloads t Three, Five and Ten Hogs. JUDGING iraday, December 8th BIG AUCTION GALE cay, December Sth ium Lists cn Application to F. TOPPING, Secretary co Union Stock Yards, West Toronto, Ont. ducing the "fool-proof" railway, though the liability to error is not avoided, error is rendered completely Electricity is the secret of this in-mtion. The engine is stopped auto-atically when another engine is on e same line. Collisions are render-i impossible, and, in the event of anything happening to the driver, the only effect is a temporary cessation of traffic. A few simple coils attached to the lgine two inches above the rail do the trick. All you see on the track is ioining the rails at this junction. A small box of electrical fittings outside the boiler, and a compact magnet under the hand of the driver. 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