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Between OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR. - 1 night, and perhaps even tie eir wounds, "\ Poor, dear father! you've really "got yourself to 3 k for it, you know, fo. makin { If too cheap, Now, min you're back before we are, unless you want me t< come after you and march you home. Really ai sorry for that . freat lump of an Adam. at can have been after? Here's your cloak, Fenella, and the machine © waiting. . Now, mind your flowers!" But Fenella, for a brief moment, had forgotten her flowers. Her brown! eyés remained fixed a little wistfully upon her father's face, sympathetic-/ * ally spe'ling out .ae disturbance writ- ten there, A second sharp repri- mand from Julia was required to re- call her to more urgent matters. The next few minutes consisted of those rapid movements, that agitated | collecting of gloves and fans, that feverish draping of wraps and tucking up of skirts which, on such evenings as this, mark the final stage before departure. Even before the prepara-| tions were quite finished, John had silently withdrawn. He was aware of being not only a superfluous figure, ' but also a discordant note. Though' those three young people were his own flesh and" blood, they had'no use for him at this moment--nor he for them. | "Que diable allait-il faire dans cette galere 7" . CHAPTER IIL It was long past midnight when John, his body weary, his soul bleed- ing with the pity of the things he had seen, entered the small bedroem he had inhabited since Ella's death, In- to a shabby easy-chair he sank down before the grate, in which, here and there, among the dead ashes, an ember gleamed, like a bloodshot eye. Of the revellers, no sign as yet; and, Since| someone would Lave to sit up to let them in, it might as well be he, seeing | that the pictures so vividly filling his' mind would be sure to keep sleep at bay for some time yét. It was to this consideration that Janet owed re-| lease from her post. As he sat there, gently though un- consciously rocking his head from side to side between his hands, John was aware of a pervading sense of loneliness. Ever since the evenin on which he and Ella had discovere the truth about each other, the sensa- vion had been latent, to become peried- ically acute. To-day the sight of the man he loved as a brother, mutilated and apparently dying--perhaps also that of his own children, rigged out so bravely in the livery of fashion-- had brought about one of these mo- ments. Though he had been a widower for barely two years, he had been practi- cally alone for twenty-four. From a material point of view, Ella had lost nothing by her grudging sub- . mission to John's will; since, less than: two years after the crucial scene, the| three thousand pounds in question had, by one of those subtle ironies in which Fate delights, found their way, after all, into her ready hands; the relative whom Mrs. Watson had select- ed as her heir having died intestate, close upon the heels of her benefac- tress, and Ella proving to be the near- est of kin. So, as far as the figure of her income was concerned, the bat- tle with John had not been crucial at all; and yet it was by far the most crucial thing which came tc either of their lives, either before or after. Although to .utside eyes nothing was altered in their relations, yet nothing had been quite the same again after that evening. The reproachful, martyr like airs by Ella somehow completely failed to touch John's not usually adamantine heart. Neither wag there much talk of the "assist- ance" she had once dreamt of giving him---as, indeed, how could there. be, with maternal duties multiplying ? Be. sides, their ideas with re to "rais ing" the native sheedily a ved not to be identical. hen Ella spoke of *raiging" she evidently meant improv- ing their manners, and incidentally also their taste in dress, while John used just the same expression for a _ field of activity 'not embraced within her horizon. Yet his patience never failed him, The form which his disappointmént took was not irritation, but a slowly growing reserve, ) which human pride undeniably had'its part. Every ~ glimpse of his inner self which he had gran to this so inadequa'e confid- ant now struck him as as a humilia- a ... On the evening of the discov- ery he kad under: that hencefor- ward he would have to go on his way ~ alone; and alone he had gone eber alone, always with the wound of this ointment' upon , him--but not y , since his work never work itself had its ents, its frequent and bit- tions; but the spiritual has; for advan over the material fer that the effort in itself satisfies A I uenchable cra: y : even failure fails entire epress, since it is but visible - 'and he knows himself to be work- field of invisible harvests. : since A pope oa a ey Re "al em y a distance; Ee them he remained "poor father," an object of more or less tender veneration, tin, with ne LT Tan which so- -m ho dif them ere le regard those who differ from n the appreciation of visible "And Jet his memories of A not entirely bitter. They were even touched with remorse. Was it so completely her fault that she had fail- ed to come up to the ideal companion he had pictured? or not rather his for having expected of her more than she was able to give? It was this ques- tion which, throughout all her foolish- ness and peevish deterioration of tem- per, had kept him patient. On one solitary occasion had pati- ence failed him. This had been dur- ing the smallpox epidemic which had raged at Ardloch some eight years after his marriage. For some days there had been sickness about, to which an incompetent doctor had- not been able to give a name. But on that day an Oban authority had pro- nounced the terrifying word, and a summons arriving in John's absence had been promptly suppressed by Ella. On his return he had indeed observed an increased nervousness of manner, and had been closely questioned as.to the people he had met on the road; but no suspision-had awakened in him until next morning, when a second, and this time fearful, messenger burst into the room in which he was pre. paring to breakfast. Charlie Robso had died in the night, it appeared, and now his wife was sinking so fast that she felt it needful to ge bo her "Charlie Robson?" repeated John, thunderstruck, "Gone already ? Why was 1 not called ?" (To be continued.) efi erie Have the kitchen shelves placed a half-inch from the wall and you will find it the greatest help in cleaning. La 8 DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME. First Lesson--Food Constituents. The secret of success in successful cooking lies with the housewife who knows food constituents, théir value and the proper method of preparing, as well as how to plan a diet for in- valid, child or grown person. Many women read technical terms and become frightened and bewilder- ed. This is very foolish, . Just re- member. how hard it seemed to do decimals beforé you mastered them, and how quickly you understood after a little practice. It is just the same way with food terms, Learn the few simple 'principles and "become 1his- tress of the finest profession in the world--become a practical and scienti- fic housewife. The five principal elements of food necessary to maintain the health are: Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, mineral salts, water. Proteins.--The source. of proteins are meat, milk, cheese, butter, eggs, fish, grains, and legumes. ~ Proteins contain carbon, Hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur and sometimes phosphorus. Containing about sixteen per cent. of nitrogen, their chief use is tissue building, repairing waste and making muscle. They also supply the same amount of heat as starches. Carbohydrates.--Their source is in starches and sugars, and they are found chiefly in green vegetables, grains and fruits. Carbohydratés are composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in small granular grains in- closed in cellulose coverings. Carbo- 'hydrates are used to supply energy or power to do work. They enter, to a small extent, into the process of build- Canning Gooseberries. To can gooseberries, stem and re- move the tails, then wash in plenty of cold water and drain. Pack in jars and fill with boiling water or a heavy syrup. Place the rubber and lid in position and process in a water bath for thirty minutes, Remove, and test ,. then store in a cool, pare the gooseberries by stemming and tailing. Place in a preserving kettle and add one cupful of sugar for every pound of prepared fruit. Add one-half cupful of water to a cupful of sugar. Plage the kettle on the fire and bring slowly to a boil, stirring'all the time the berries are cooking, Boil -! for five minutes, then pour in steriliz-| 8 ed jars. Place the rubber and lid in position and process for ten minutes boiling | in and then| Cousins; ™ Has stoned the tender hue of ours. The nightingales of England Still ery from hill to hill," The cuckoo sings through England, But other songs are still, And Flanders from her fields Sounds us the Last Post of, the dead. The sed waves cry round England, The sad clouds tower and break, But brave man Smile in England, Brave women work and wai And Flanders from her deathless pyre Waves high her torch of holy fire, The stately homes of England, How glorious now they stand! Oh, the cottage homes of England, How great they, are and grand! \ And herdes kiss the sacred sod Of Flanders and give thanks to God.} » --8. M. Smythe. eles a His Other Copper. Macdonald's dog was in the habit of going daily to a baker's shop. ~ His master would give him a penny, which he would drep out of his mouth on to the counter, receiving in exchange a penny bun. One day his master said to the bak- er: "I'should like to know how much my dog really does know. ' Try him with a half-penny bun to-morrow." When, the next day, the dog drop- ped his penny, and only a halfpenny bun was given to him, he sniffed at it, turned it over and over with his paw, then in a dignified manner walked out of the shop, lgaving the Lun. - In ten minutes he returned, accom- ¢ 7 [panied by a policeman. |, ing tigsue. They also furnish heat, Starch, by the process of digestion, is converted into a dextrine, and then made into a convert sugar. This thange takes place in the intestines. Fats.--The source of fats is in beef, lard, chicken and other compounds of an animal source, and in olives, corn, peanut and cottonseed oil-of a vege- table source: Vegetable oils are 'ee from all disease. Corn oil is superior to all domestic oils, it is the by-pro- duct of corn from which cornstarch is made. In composition fats contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Fats in the body furnish a greater amount of Heat than starches. They are used also for building tissue. A large amount, of fat 'must be used during cold weather than in hot weather, for the heat radiating over the surface evaporates more quickly in the cold, o1, in other words, the cold oxidizes this body fuel. Mineral Salts.--The source of inor- ganic salts is principally in green vegetables, grains, milk, meats, eggs and fish. The salts found in foods are calefum, iron, chlorine, phos- phorus, magnesium, sodium, sulphur and potassium. ' Salts are used to re. gulate the body; they are also needed for the formation of bone and teeth structure and appear in tissue build- ing. Water.--Water is the most neces- sary of all foods; it forms a part of all 'tissues and is the important fac- tor in the blood stream. It fs pre- It carries nourishment to the blood and regulates the bodily process . of elimination. / Gooseberriea fy be combined with making jams, such berries, hucklebérries or currants. English Gooseberry Jam. -- Two quarts of gooseberries, two cupfuls of water, Place in a small preserving. kettle and boil until very soft, usually fine sieve and allow a ure of su- gar to each measure of fruit pulp. Re- into glasses or pots and cool. with paraffin, er. Floor Fillers. Pour Cover \ -- may he filled with the time-honored WAR TAKES ps of red | | tragedy" of Europe the casualties in for they are relatively equal to. the -{and greatly exceed that of the staff. | for in these days of long range wea- I's The Army Surgeon of To-day. | as. possible, keep near the command- about one-half hour. Rub through a| . turn to fire, cook slowly until thick, | Cracks and crevices in old" floors " paper pulp, made by bdiling newspa-{/ 3 bi sewage. pa : i TOLL OF MILITARY en for © Therefore he is marked for death] by a savage foe just as though his scalpel were sword and his tourni quet were trigger. . The military ne-|' cessity of Kaiserism demands the tor- Jedoing of the hospital ship, the shell of the ambulance unit, the bomb- ing of the dugout where the maimed are in refuge. Hence itis that in this the medical profession have , been much greater than in any other war, mortality among rs of the line The army surgeon, whether he" be with troops in the charge or far back from the front, is exposed 'to peril, pons safety is not assured by dis- tance nor by the dictates of humanity. The surgeon volunteers Who are going from this country to fill/the . depleted ranks of their brethren abroad are therefore Knights of the Great Ad- venture whose chivalry is a rally of self-sacrifice. The army surgeon of the new order was revealed recently in a lecture de- livered by Col. T. H. Goedwin, D.S.0., an officer of the Royal Army Medical Corps of Great Britain, who has been on the western front ever since the war began. "When the battalion is ordered to attack," said Col. Goodwin, "the regi- mental medical officer should, ds far ing officer and move forward with him. If the attack is successful there will be a certain number of wounded in No Man's Land, "The medical officer should direct each of these who are able to walk to go back, taking shelter as much as possible, until they meet the stretch- er bearers of the field ambulance divi-] sion who are coming up behind. Those wounded who are unable to move should be placed in shelter, in' shell craters or trenches, and 'first aid performed-as rapidly as possible, "The médical officer should not de- lay here. He must at all cost keep in touch with his battalion and move for- ward with it. His presence. in the newly won trenches will be of im- mense moral value. He can forthwith set about improvising a regimental aid post, improving shelters for the wounded and attending 'to casualties as they occur. He should take every opportunity to get in communication either by telephone or messenger with the field ambulance) bearer division, which will now, under a pretty heavy shell fire, be clearing the wounded from' the area through which he has just come." i Some one asked Col. Goodwin how it would 'be possible for a regimental officer advancing with a battalion to attend to so many wounded.' Death in No Man's Land. "He can do first pid," was the an- swer, "but he should endeavor to move forward with his battalion. He can, as a rule, place. wounded men in] fairly good shelter, and if he can do that with every man he should 'con- gratulate himself. "If he had fifty cases, twenty-five would probably be more serious. He cannot_- manage twenty-fife cases without taking at least twenty _min- utes, 'He cannot délay long, however, as thé battalion is probably going into the next. t ench, and he must at costs endeavor to be with them. _"] grant that it is difficult indeed, but we. have todo our best. There has been the suggestion to abolish the post of medical officer with the bat. talion, but I am personally very much opposed to that." } N ¥ | SURGEONS. | "Dest. and freezing erican Switzerland that | SHOE POL! * is i di Tip TA BE 3 -S REE B10 Hamilton, Ca BIE Sa T. at ai Xs of tench farms, ing COMPANY, ad "What about the barrage, Colonel 7" asked one of the listeners. "You get quite a certain number of men killed by this barrage fire in No Man's Land," #replied . Dr. Goodwin. "It is-going on the whole time, of course, but it is astonishing the. num- ber of men that you can get safely back through the communicating trenches. "Out of a total off 6,000 casualties you will probably get back 4,000 to 5,000 right away to the clearing sta- tion. - Som the wounded have to stay in'the front area all day*in the dugouts and then 'when the fire de- creases at night you get them. back.] Sometimes it' seems impossible, but you can manage to do it." Speaking of the field ambulance, Col. Goodwin said that it was largely composed of newly commissioned of- ficers with men under them who are, little more than boys. "Fn "They go chéerfully and quietly for- ward," he added, "into positions which can only be described as unmitigated hell." . Dr. Goodwin then tersely laid*down some general axioms for the guidance of the surgeon in the field and put especial stress upon this:) "Keep cheery. Your mental atti- tude will have a considerable effect upon the men." Medical Corps Heroes. "Although as the organization ' of the war hospitals proceeds there may be comparative safety for the - sur- geons at the bases, the ranks of the profession are being constantly de- pleted by the demand for first aid on the firing line. This is the duty of the imental medical officers, to whom Dr. Goodwin refers, and among these there has been the greatest loss life. . When the war began many of the urgeons of both England - and ice were sent to the furthest front. So many of the profession have lost their lives that in these days when'a skilled and experienced surgeon is worth as much to an army. as a Colonel, every effort is being made to protect thé surgeons. Een Emcee he. Bolivia, South America, the coun- try of Andean heights, torrid valleys plateaus--a South Am- France perhaps never will be liberally provided with hotels for tourists--has atolal of 168 auto- mobiles... No : HISTORIC- FLAGS CREMATED. Or Buried With Military Honors to Prevent Ignoble Uses. Britain is the only country which allows its Mistorical flags to go into the pawnshop or auction room. One such flag, after having waved over the 39th Foot for three years during the siege of Gibraltar, was actually found covering the sofa cushions of a tradesman's sitting-room! J In 1886/the 1st Battalion Gloucester Regiment recovered from a pa broker at York four flags, which it had borne from 1795 to 1810 through the Egyptian and Peninsular cam- paigns. There may be seen to-day in . the Kendal Parish Church a pair of the old colors of the 2nd Battalion - Border Regiment. They were res- | cued in 1888" by Lord Archibald pbell from a London upholsterer, who had advertised them for sale as though they were mere window cur-' tains. ; fois To prevent old, colors meeting with such fates many have been cremated, with great ceremony, and the ashes reserved carefully in # box. Others ave been buried with full military, honors, among them being sets be- longing to the s Own Scottish Borderers and the Battalion Wor- crits Field beans planted in Jurie mature a chop in ordinary seasons. Well. drained, limed loam' soils of medium fertility produce the Best crops. =