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7 fi heiress *1 very eal with, Believe me or not when tell you that to come' between a SE ay Tet pen io lnerpo i child's play compar: n 8 if Jeter mamma a her thirty tea. . Judge, then, what Lbulld_ upon you! for 'having at wait of an hour!" Lady Atterton shook her stately head in a stately fashion. "My 'dear Mabel, what extraordin- ary exaggeration] What will your cousin think of you?" "You don't sériously suppose that that question exercises my mind?" From under her thick lashes a glance of provocative inquiry went to- wards Ronald, who during the whole of her address had been placidly stow- ing away bread and butter. He an- swered. the look with. one which was very open and friendly, but with no- thing excited or exciting in its quality. The person who had answered the ap- feat of the letter was a large, fair- ired young man of about twenty- six, with no particular features to speak of, but with that share of chief- ly animal good looks which are in- separable from health, youth, size, a perpetual use of hot water, and an expression which was at last nega- tively agreeable, inasmuch as, though perhaps a trifle somnolent, it was , neither morose, fatuous, nor ill- natured. There was the merest sug- gestion of superfluous flesh upon his big, well-set-up frame, and occasion- ally malicious people might feel tempt- ed to run a pin into it somewhere, just in order to see a less contented ex- pression upon the fair, boyish face, and to ascertain whether the sleepy blue eyes could ever fairly wake up; I such as he was, he did no dis- onor to a nation which prides itself on producing a greater proportion of well-grown specimens of manhood than any other. "I'm sorry you waited," was all he now said, with a solid regret which however seemed powefless to affect his appetite. Ag once more he stretched his hand towards the dish o" bread and butter there was d shriek from Mabel. "Traitor! And on your own native soil! = How dare you eat bread and butter from a dish flanked by oat- cakes on one side and scenes on the other! Need I tell you that a Scotch cook was the first article I procured? The bread and butter wouldn't be here at all if it wasn't as a concession to mamma. - And, by- the.by----" She put down the tea-pot--at which act the Queen-Mother breathed a sigh of relief--and stared at him with mock-tragical seriousness: "What on earth do you mean by daring to present yourself without a kilt? "A how-much?" asked Ronald, his hand arrested. in mid-air from the! sheer shock of the astonishment. | "A kilt--the Celtic garb. Is that clear enough?" "Great Scot! such a thing!" "Do you mean to tell me"--the sternness in Mabel's tone was increas. ing--"that you call 'yourself a High- land gentleman, and that your ward- robe doesn't contain a kilt?" "I don't call myself anything, but the last kilt 1 wore was got on my sixth birthday. It's only a gillie here and there that sports one, and even that's giving out. What the Ylazes should I do with a kilt, if I had one?" "What would you do with it? Wear it, of course, and pay your mite to- wards the preservation of the custom of your country." h "1 don't see what good I'm doing my country by making-a guy of myself." Mabel sketched another shriek, and sinking against the chair-back, went through a show of feeling momentari- ly faint. Is this what But I don't possess rom your presence," |", was explaining' to. her sh » waited +. Here f : sable 5 Lads, Aaron, yi Ht al 8 a very « dons, aiinont e first sons 12 ig) van wa idjkened to that of a tree. 7 bl u Yo said today * If the wate s smooth enough. I.shall: be'of' the of duty. I am not going to do, and party. I am told the island con- tains the grave-stone of a Scotchman who fought in the battle of Preston~ pans, under George the Second, you know, Mabel, in the year seventeen hundred and----" "No; I know nothing at all," said Mabel, who delighted in stiffening her- self against the too ample information exhaled by her mother. From lon practice - she had developed a habit excluding either direct or indirect in- struction almost as automatically' as the valves of a submarine boat close at the contact with water. "I never could remember a date in my life, you know, and I don't believe I ever heard of the battle of Prestonpans." » "My dear Mabel, what will your cousin----" SA : "Ronald knows less about 4 than I if possible," 'calmly assured Mabel; on the blank look on Ronald's face NEG & i ; durning question in. our hearts: avevat, 4 'how muich long: the war is to last. "Michaelis, . | "The desire of our to. nihilate us has not yet | --Count von Westarp. . "We stand unbroken, emy's land, and in the defence we are invincible."--Herr Scheidemann, "We will make English-g nations ome."--Lord N: 1iffe "We shall prove that we are ready to fight and capable of achieving vic- tory,'~--Herr Fehrenbach. " " God's sake, hurry up.'-- ropa dy Ribot: "We must make the world safe . for democracy. '--President Wilson. SK An. Indian turban of the largest size contains from ten to twenty yards of the finest and softest muslin, DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME Ninth Lesson--The The growth of the human body is In order that we may know just what foods are necessary for us, we will begin a study of digestion. Chewing or mastication of Food is the first act in the process of diges- tion; fcr this operation one should have good teeth. If the teeth are de- cayed or gone the food will' mot be thoroughly chewed; if this i. the case, | then a large portion of saliva*which the mouth secretes will be lost." The adult with good teeth will secrete about one quart of saliva .- day. Thé purpose of the saliva is two- fold: first, it lubricates and softens the food so that it may easily be swallow- ed, Second, the saliva brings about a chemical change in the starch contain- ed in the food, which, when thoroughly chewed or broken up, is transformed into a convert sigar called glucose. The food is then swallowed, and, on entering the stomach, this process continues from twenty to thirty min- utes. If the food is.carelessly chew- ed or hastily swallowed, this action ceases as soon ag the food reaches the stomach. Starchy indigestior. is the result. Proceds of Digestion When starchy foods = are chewed well, the starches have been partly acted upon by the saliva in the mouth, and then, when they are transformed into the glucose state, the action is continued by acid fluids in the stom- ach. : The remainder of the food is con- verted. into a thick fluid, consisting, of solids and undigested 'particles, sus- pended in a yellowish * liquid called chyme. This is the food now prepar- ed by the saliva and stomach ferments for further digestion in the intestinal canal, N comes mixed with the bile, pancreatic fluid and the ferments from the vari- ous intestinal glands. Each of these fluids has a part to perform. The bile emulcifies the fats and prevents decomposition. The pancreatic fluids complete the digestion of fats. The 'intestinal fluids finish the pro- cess of digestion for the albumens and sugars. \ Digestion is a complex process, where any interference from wrong -or im- properly cooked foods, combined with careless mastication, is very liable to produce serious results. Food Adjuncts Food adjuncts cannot be termed foods because they do mot furnith nutrition, but rather act as a stimulant to the digestive organs and thus be- come an aid to the digestion of true food. Food adjuncts are classified as bev- eraghs and condiments. Beverages.--The primary service of beverages is to quench the thirst. Thirst is nature's call for water. Wa- ter constitutes the fifth class of food principles. It does not produce heat, and is therefore incombustible, but be- cause it has a great many uses in the body it is an absolute necessity Wa- ter is the best known of all solventa. "Good gracious! Scotch patriotism has come to! Oh, ~ you degenerate scion of Kilted ancest- ors! ou'll have to come out very stromg in other ways if 1 am.to for- give you this. f these are your . principles, then I suppose you don't speak Gaelic either?' 2 "Don't know a mortal word of it." "This is becoming serious, But you can't help knowing some Scotticisms. I've learnt to say 'feckless' and _ 'frugal,' and I've mastered the differ-| ence between a 'bairn' and a 'burn,' | "My dear child," interposed the ex- goyerness, "it is only the lower cla who use these expressions: You not possibly employ them in drawing 8. . ; "What's to prevent me, mother . Great reformers have to put up with a certain ati I am aware; for . but I'm thirsting to enlarge my voca-| dear? I mean to be an innovator in: ¥ 10 hold the particles in solution. {1 Condiments --Flavoring extracts, | It acts as a carrier to all parts of the body and assists in regulating the temperaturewf the nin Coffce is the berry or seed of a tropical tree that bears fruit similar to our.common cherry. It acts as a stimulent to the nerves, relieves fati- gue. The flavor is extracted from the berry after it has been roasted 'and ground; then it is boiled, percolat- ed or steamed as in drip coffee. for its theine, which is ulating constituent of so contains tannin, which, to develop by premisting ) stand considerable watery catsup, ete. Do not use alum- inum, copper or tinware in making catsup or pickling, owing to the action of the acid in the vinegar, 'Cucumber "Catsup.--Six cucumbers, four large onions, one cupful of salt. Peel the onions and cucumbers and then cut in thin slices. Cover with salt and then stand aside for twenty- four hours. Chop fine and place in a porcelain pr kettle. Add one, pint of good cider vinegar and then boil for thirty minutes. Rub through a fine sieve and then add: one tablespoonful of cayenne pepper, one tablespoonful of mus one tea- spoonful of allspice, one teaspoonful, of cinnamon, Boil gently for ten minutes, then fill into sterilized bot- tles and cork. Seal by dipping in parowax. Store in a cool, dfy place. Sweet Pickles.--Peaches, pears and plums may be used. Peel and remove all the! blemishes and then cut into small picees. To three pounds of mixed and prepared fruit, weighed after cutting, add: three' capfuls of brown sugar, two cupfuls of best cider vinegar, one cupful of seeded. raisins. | Bring to a boil and then stand 'aside for twenty-four hours. Repept this d: one table- and then on the third day; : one far in the one } In the intestines-this liquid food be-| should attack. ~ Our michines were str across a flat tableland. there in little groups receiving instructions mander and consulting maps and pho- tographs. to bomb before' the ed m their com- At last we all climbed into our ma~ chines. All along the line engines be- to roar and sputter. a 800 h.p. Rolls-Royce, with a mighty, | throbbing voice; over there a $10,000 Larone rotary engine vying with the others in making a noise, were the little fellows, hutiming and spitting, the "vipers" or "maggots," as they are known in the service. Here was At last the squadron. commander took his place in his machine and rose with a whirr, The rest of us rose and circled round, getting: our formation. | Over No Man's Land, Crack! At the signal from the com- mander's pistol we darted forward, going ever higher and higher, while the cheers of the mechanicians = and riggers grew fainter. § Across our own trenches we sajled and out over No Man's Land, like a (huge, eyeless, pock-scarred earth face staring up at us. _ There was another signal from. the commander. Down we swooped. - The bomb racks rattled as hundredd of bombs were let loose, and a second la- ter came the crackle of their explo: sions over the heads of the Boches in their trenches." L er and lower we flew. med the trenches and sprayed bullets from our machine guns. ing of the weapons drowned the roar of the engines. We skim- The crash- I saw ahead of me a column of 'flame shoot up from one of our ma- chines, and I caught a momentary glance at the pilot's face. greenish-ash color. It was His petrol tank had been hit. 1 hope-the fall killed him and that he did not. burn to death. : Away in the distance a number of We could not 8 ridge from the task of putting - thi fear of Britain into the hearts of the infantry below before our own "Tom- specks had risen, like vultures scent- ing the carrion that had already been made. It was- a German squadron. The Archies had not bothered 'us much while we were spraying the Prussian trenches, but now we . had that other, squadron to tak care of. Our orders So bomb the trenches. 'e a bomb or a cart- the mies" should start over the top. ;A Parting Message. 1 don't know what it was, but sud- denly, just after my partner had let go & rack of bombs, there was a tér- rific explosion just beneath us. My machine leaped upward, twis dropped suddenly. Death himse trying" to wrench 'the control ~ Tevers then was from my grip, but I clung to them madly and we righted. A few ' more} inches and I couldn't have told you about this. Sa \ There was no longer any shance, to ere. One on us. worry-about - flying = position. were too many things occupying my attention---that line of gray down there that we were trying to erase and the Bochg squadron thrumming down cout) and | e: pilots were | | "| plane fluttered down. CA already used up. My partner whirled around on his stool--a sort of piano stool, which always made me «think of the tuneless, tin-panny instrument back in quarters--grabbed another drum and slammed it into the machine gun. It was to be a parting message for the Prussians, for the commander was just: signalling to retire. My partner lurehed - forward. He was hit. A thin red stream trickled down his face. : . : 1 raced westward, the air whistling through the bullet holes in the wings of the machine and my partner lean- ing against the empty bomb rack, silent. ioe . - As we sailed over the foremost Prussian trench some Scotch were just leaping into it. The "ladies from hell" the ans call them, because of their kilts. s ow . A Race With Death. ~ Several machines had landed before I took the ground. Ambulances: were 'dashing back and forth across the fly-|. ing field. They lifted my partner out of « the | aeroplane, but they did not put him into an ambulance. He had answered another recall. I walked to quarters ill--ill at heart, at stomach, at mind. I'll never know a better pal than was Tom. oh On the way I managed to help with I ay Rolls:F t was, a radiator had been hit by a bit of shrapnel. The pilot and observer were both terribly scalded." ¥ ) Just. by the aerodrome another bi- The observer was dead. The pilot wag hit in a doz- en places. Somehow fe brought the machine in, switched off his engine and slopped forward in his seat, stone dead. ; 4 Ten minutes later I was sound 'asleep. The next day we were at it again. Ck 4 In battles of this kind it is more or less a matter of fortune if you 'escape with your life. Flying ability and trickiness can play but little part, It is in the lone fiying helps." An Englishman has invented a grass trimmer; opera' 'which a drum of our smmunition was |pers. with both hands, | he bles. Rent is fully guaranteed. td a Rpt ph nin tc and in | pean sitchin mised uaey i For. A The alm by physiétans that 1t and. cause of nearly oxides, is bisurate 24 after eatl: the acid, stop sure should be taken stocked by dru pressed ary. and ly astonished relieved of the soon re; » Experinients ahh clip-| plied IF ALL THE SKIES. If all the skies were sunshine Our faces would be fain To feel once more upon them The cooling splash of rain: If all the world were music "Our hearts would often long For one sweet strain of silence To break the endless sopg- If life were always merry Our souls would seek relief And rest from weary laughter In the quiet arms of grief. drs Si ol} Stoma kan Digaetion Palniess. © most universal use of magnesia lists in the the Fact of stomach troubles, is due to ac neutralizes the acl the many forms citrates, etc., the most suitable nd efficient, the one prescribed by leading specialists magnesia, a teaspoonful of which in a little warm water immediate- ermentation, and thus en- nless nor sia, as its action is infinitely more ef- fective, It is als Ei blets wder form. yspeptics who follow this plan avoid the use of pepsin, charcoal, s mints, drugs and medicines are invari- ns ite normal ti its work alone without the doubtful al of artificial digestants. See, that "the climbing roses and other creepers are properly tied up, other 'leguminous crops have not always Fi satisfactory. There seems to be 'no crop that is so - universally satisfactory for silage a8 adventure that stunt . --Henry Van Dyke., Use Maguesa-- and 8 stops food fermentation d~--th all stomach troubles. O: of magnesia such as carbonates, sulphates, and i will instantly neutralize mal digéstion. Care to get bisurated magne- 0, by the way, usually gists in copvenient com- as well as"in the o Stomach suffe r and to find hat the stomach, irritati £ acid and gas, one, and can d 5 re in putting alfalfa. and inthe. silo in manure sa carbo.