By ng more and more Ricle progresses how diffi- 1 as It » £0 tell Snes own Sie TY: | began s narrative i intended that it should be an un- varnished account of the salient fea- Lt She Tien 2h R my- welt T forth facts ju 4s they occurred. Human nature, I know, is such that one always wish- es to appear In the most favorable 0 1 The temptation to ¥ where the. good opin- is at stake oftentimes and in my desire to ndiced si f my nally seemed to me Not taken enough blame % even In my most , éoncelved the idea On the con- that I many shortcomings, But when | reached the point of laying bare these faults, the tendency was to gloss them over, whereas those of another have been presented {n bold relief. In the rest of this history I shall{ endeavor to be as truthful as I have been heretofore. 1 will not spare myself, however much I may wish to do 80, nor will I hesitate to put down in plain words the situations which were responsible for filling my life 'With §o much &nguish. 1 trust that Atover fault may be found with this narrative I shall not be accused of dishonesty, and should it turn out that any part of what I say is not truthful I would have my read- ers believe that it was accidental and not premeditated. Another difficulty which is en- countered by a woman who tells first-hand her -owh experiences fis, that she may Sooner or later be charged with putting herself too much in the foreground. It often happens that the reader becomes satiated with the personality of the one who tells her story in the first person, No one likes to see the pronoun "I" used excessively, no than one cares to listen to a ! n whose every sentence is in- troduced by this ever-present word of ono letter. it has been my endeavor in telling my story to avoid the ego as much as possible, yet it is present more than I would wish to have it, My one excuse is that it seems necessary to a faithful narrative, and I hope these who this autobio- graphy will over this seemingly necessary fault and give.heed only to 'the substance -of ~what-1 write. I am actuated only by the hope that those who read these lines may learn alesson from my own career; that they may take warning and avoid the thorns that are in every path; that they may profit by my mistakes and thereby save themselves many a heartache. As Arthur and the beautiful young woman by his side passed out of my sight it seemed to me for a moment that all the brightness and joy had gone out of my life. Was this the end of my happiness, the beginning of my despair? I closed my eyes as a sickening depression swept over me. My heart, which had pounded -- GERMANS EVEN PUT NAVYMEN IN GRAY. Scouring Country for Men To Prevent the Allies Enter ing Germany. London, August 8.--An Amster- dam correspondent' telegraphs the following: "It is clear from infor- 'mation reaching Holland that the LLL MR IM La My mind was deprived of its nor mal functions. without consciousness, unable to mo violently at the sight of Arthur,grad- ually stilled-and at length seemed almost to stop beating. An extreme lassitude seized me. I could not move, My mind was deprived of its normal functions. I lay inert, almost without consciousness, un- able to move or think coherently . I do not know how long I re- mained thus, but when I awoke to the full realization of my surround- ings Mariam was standing before me clapping her hands and laugh- ing gaily. "Awake, awake, Roxape!" she cried. "It is only the slothful who sleep at this time of day!" The girl's laugh struck a discord- ant note, but I was too weak to pro- test. "We should have brought our al- arm clock," laughed Mariam. "We might have slept until dark." I roused myself with an effort, but the face that I turned to my little friend must have been and haggard, for she cried out in dismay: "Oh, Roxane! You are ill! I thought you were asleep." Instantly, she was all anxiety. Seizing my hands she chaffed them for awhile, and then running to a fountain she came back with a dripping handkerchief and wiped my brow. Then she drew my head over upon her shoulder, and while she caressed my face uttered many en- couraging words, last two months have been spent by the German military staff in Berlin in readjusting home military ar- rangements in order to release every single available fighting man. Every garrison has been practically clear- ed of every trained mafl, ving a minimum of inefficients with exper- fenced officers for any normal and possibly abnormal duties that may possibly arise in the towns through germany. "This latest and probably the last musiering of men has secured a very Z ERE pay for itself by saving ~ fuel: It is easily handled, very economical and will heat is always under injure the finest fabric. The perfect control. COMFORT GAS IRON Twill gladly demonstrate this iron to you. Frances Wa ter. T lay Inert, almost ve or think coherently. "Oh, my dear," she said, "I am so frightened! Do you feel better?" Warmed by her tenderness, the feeling of langor gradually left me, and presently I sat up and looked confusedly about me. By a great effort I controlled myself and thanked Mariam faintly for her goodness, I would have risen, but she checked me, "Wait until you are stronger,' she sald. "I will bathe your forehead again." The cold, damp cloth restored me almost completely, and in a few minutes 'my composure had al- most entirely returned. "It was the perfume of the flow- ers," said Mariam, "I should not have brought you here." "Yes," I returned, 'the air is deadly. It suggests something un- real. Somehow, I am reminded of a scene from some novel I have read, where the air was poisoned and the noxious fumes were concealed by the heavy perfume of flowers." "How fantastic!" exclaimed Mar- fam, with a shudder. 'We might have been poisoned ourselves with- out knowing it." . "There are worse | things death," 1 told her. "Why, Roxane!" are you saying?" "Let us forget it," I told her. "Let us forget it if we can." (To be Continued.) NS NIAMEY considerable addition to the fighting forces. The men thus collected have been sent to certain centres within easy reach of the east or west fronts. Thus I learn that Cologne recently had to provide room for 130,000 men. Germany's man-power may, therefore, be regarded as now at the absolute maximum on all fronts, the authorities having been forced by the urgent necessities of the military sit- uation to adopt extreme and heroic measures in a final desperate efforf to. hold up the- Allies' advance' to- ward - German soil. The minimum number of German munition :work- ers compatible with safety has been retained in the workshops, recourse being had to foreign lavor on even a greater scale than hitherto. "A decision so far as the present type of wariare is concerned is fully expected before the end of the sam- mer. I am told that é&ven large numbers of men of the navy have teen brought ashore anid put into field gray «nd trained for land tight- ing I have every reason t~ halieve this statement to be atcurate. than she cried, "What Wnen Wagner Fled. Richard Wagner, the composer, was an ardent republican in 1849. archives of Dresden there is/a docu- ment setting forth a case of high trea- +80n against the musician. He was ac- cused of having written to a friend a letter proposing to turn Saxony into a republic. "Bat whom sball' we make president?" he asked.' "I see nobody competent for the office except out present sovereign, Frederick Augustus IL" Frederick Augustus does not seem to have appreciated the humor of the suggestion that he should doff Krasr Sticed Stewed Fruit eR te : Whole Wheat Mufling with Ralp. Coffee or Cocon LUNCHEON OR SUPPER Hashed Brown Potatoes, Relish wo or Tea DINNER Tomatoes Stuisa with Potato' % 'ad Peach or Berry Rolly-Pely Coffee or Tea n the rn ---- id ered Tomatoes Stuffed with Potato - Salad. Materials--Eight even-sized: to- matoes, 4 ups potato salad, 1 cup of mayonnaise or bofled dressing, 4 stuffed olives, 4 cups shredded let- tuce, or finely cut cabbage, parsjey or celery tops. : Utensils--Mixing bowl, knife, teaspoon, tablespoon, measuring cup. Directions--Wash and dry the to- matoes; cut off stem end and remove centre. Fill with potato salad, hav- ing top rounded, and put a teaspoon of dressing and half a stuffed olive on. top. Line shallow plate with lettuce or cabbage. Garnish edge with parsley or celery top. Peach "or Berry Rolly-Poly Materials--One cup flour 1 tea- 8poon baking powder, 1% teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon shortening, 2 cups of se or 1 quart of sliced peaches, 1 cup of sugar, 2 teaspons buttér, 1 teaspoon milk. Utensils-- Mixing bowl, flour sifter, two measuring cups, teaspoon, table- spoon, bakeboard, rolling pin, pud- ding pan. ' Directions--8ift the flour, haking powder and salt into a bowl, rub in the shortening very lightly, and add just enough water to hold the dough together, roll out to eighth of an inch thick, cover with fruit and su- gar, saving 1 tablespoon of sugar to sprinkle on top; roll like jelly roll and 'put into buttered pudding pan, brush the top with milk, sprinkle with sugar and put the butter that is left in small pieces on the top. Bake in moderate oven twenty minutes covered and twenty minutes uncovered. When removing the co- ver you can add 1 cup of milk if de- sired. This makes four large por- tions. THROW AWAY YOUR RUBBISH. The Wisdom of Cleaning Out Hoa: mulations of Gowns and Musti In some houses the first thing that greets one is a faint musty odor aris ing from carpets which have grown old. but which, though probably swept frequently, have never been sent to the cleaner's and, being down for years, have accumulated deposits of dust un- derneath them. In old houses, too, the fooriug will have shrunk and provided receptacles for 'insects under the car pets. Constant traffic and the soll of the street brought in om dirty boots also get into both carpet and flooring. It is cheaper to do away with rub- bish of all kinds than to suffer the re- sults in ill health, Bedrooms are often used as receptacles for stores of oid clothes, old trunks and other things, the occupants forgetting that these things are but so much cubic capacity cut off from the air space of the room and that they harbor germs and cause infection. If household furnishings are worm out and there Is difficulty in renewing them, better eliminate them than re tain them to the detriment of health. The bare room is a healthy room. If rooms require repapering have them distempered instead. Paperhangers are at a discount just now, and the cleanly distemper which many women who are handy can manage by themselves is healthier and cleaner than a and soiled paper, When Jackson Dined. member of congress and was at his home in Tennessee some one asked him about the dinner hour in Washing- ton. He said the common people ate dinnef at 12, the next above them at 1, the merchants at 2, the representatives at 8, the senators at 4, members of the cabidet at 5 and the vice president at 6. "But when does the president dine?" "What! Old Hickory?" said Crockett, anxious to fix a time that would suit his idea of Jackson's greatness, "Well, he doesn't eat till next day? Phe president of the Board of Trade acknowledges tife following subscriptions to the Belgian Relief Fund: Fireman John Hall, $2; Capt. Fred Hall, $2; Capt. Fred Reid, $5; congregation of St. George's Cath- edral, $64.06. s Some people marry for love and remain married for spite. * When Colonel David Crockett was 8, The Smallest Capital. From the tourist point of view Ce tinje is probably the least interesting as well as the smallest of European capitals. The principal building is the ancient monastery, in front of which is the old palace, now the home of the bishop and still knowns "The Bil liards," because until recently it boast- ed the first and only billiard table in the kingdom. The new palace is a modest chocolate colored villa, and by far the most imposing buildings in the little city are the Russian and Aus- trian consulates.--London Globe. ! Sensibility. Two highly respectable citizens of Brooklyn were strolling past the old Kings county penitentiary, now noth- ing but a memory. They noticed a gang of convicts working on'the road-and paused to watch the prisoners, who ap- peared to be harder than the stones they were breakiag. The guard, a tough looking man, came along and | said: " "Beg pardon, gentlemen. You will have to move on. It embarrasses the boys to have their friends see them in such a predicamient.""--New York Post. Fine Scorn. "Lady," said Plodding Pete, "could you spare a hungry man a meal of victuals? "You go away from here, or I'll call my husband." "Is that there stoop shouldered man plowin' corn in the next field your hus. bana? "Yes, it 1s." "I take back what I said. I've got a heart in me, I have. If you've got a meal o' victuals for a poor starvin' man give it to your husband."--Wash- ington Star. The Woodshed Test. +X city man, familiar with life in the country, uses the "woodshed test" to determine whether it is safe to lend a farmer money. If he finds a good stock of wood on hand, with plenty of it split and neatly piled and some split very fine, so that it will kindle easily, he concludes that the man is forehand- ed, looks out for his wife's comfort, does not spend his rainy days at the store and is a good risk. If the wood- shed shows shiftlessness he refuses to lend.--Youth's Qapanion, ) The whole country is buying this latest Overl spread like wildfire. Nq wonder. A 3114, nomical five passenger touring car at We could do it because our factory is t Come in and see it today. MONTREAL, CARDINAL, pry 'For nearly 60 years, Edwardsburg : fy "Silver Gloss" has been the standby. In one pound packages and six pound fancy enamelled tins. \ THE CANADA STARCH CO. LIMITED . 206 BRANTFORD, FORT WILLIAM. 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