“Preparedness!” - By Hector Raynie Burleigh. 4 (Copyright, by W. G. Chap: main.) ROYAL BANK OF CANADA ASSETS NEARLY DOUBLE TOTAL “Preparedness i ce a Ree i of se _ hour,” read * weekly newspaper vee the Patti Sear in which she liv. She served tasted the fat specific bel ae hers. w: life and-her breath « quick. It ran ss “Qur former townsman, Abel Drake, is sojourning relatives down. ot way. years is a long time. Dro} good friendly handshake, breathed “He—has—come—back!” eyes fluttering faraway expre: For it, was indeed aia Yeats since all ne eA aor but her Heart ara still wighe badalways jiked Abel, tiers his quiet retiring way. to hei course, sooner 0} ‘woul me ae He might ‘not h He}! nly making a flying visit. He might hu iia ve forgotten all about her. Below It Was a Four-Line Local Item. Still, hope burned ‘brightly in her *vhispred Letitia to her- e.’” She flushed her s uessing the mates that Jay under ler s lena 4 uN ie ceighies began to talk. They all wae that Miss Parker had a tl 1 sought to ‘op around and get. ay Pan Neighbor mo: town an ie gen two ity about the place, that Mis “ito acquire a few F-| Abel Drake did not leave for the West. a return to thé West.. a fancied, quite sadly—he bade her ood-by and was it was alls different t down on lonesome-l joking now. he came. Her n’s heart loved him so,” she sobbed forth, “and ue is gone for- ° | ever!” “Oh, We're going to have ge didn’ he sick, Miss Pa: red. “T fancied from what T heard in the neral had got far, out of my sphe told him he learned the te set af oa y to you py A rk eee since I left here five “And then he told of his hard work|® thousand dollars— seeming to him pitifully small when compared with the apparent wealth of the woman he nd. then’ the rah came out—she was poor, and gla rich—oh, in Siig EN ~ COOKING I Novel Device For Furnishing Italians With Hot Food. The most novel commissary in th war is that employed by the Italians Seige sete ay hin tesa ie valiant defense of the Italians possible, for without food and mene everie ens, finished in thermos bottles an fireless cookers that bear fe the food ly snowed under by the justice of the ae cause, val fares Bx greatly as to go yward mi ‘wars very antec with no ruling masses of peoples who will elect Like ernments and eaaks the laws of na. tions hereafte ‘All dey pene then, on these govern- Then—sadly, sone boll she had tnthlpated, she st —alas! so ade stem ‘the overpowering tor- iss Parker, please mamma wants to borrow three eggs, if you've ce juite natural fhe the little hen Broa tell of the. kind "iady re tak tears. Her nel Mrs. thin; rected some false impressions he had receive’ e air of prosper- s Parker re of lim- ited means,” and then from Paiataie sty footfall, OF THREE YEARS AGO. Purchase. of Quebee Bank Adds 20 Millions—Total Increase Durjng 1917 is 82 Millions. The Royal Bank of Canada’s state- 1 cent ee of the institution, a in the past year yy the erie of f the Quebec Bank |, on soars 4 last. e of the Quebec Bank the assets of the Royal. That, how- ever, accounts for a relatively inal part of the expansion, for the increase in total assets as compared with Nov- ember, 1916, amounts to more than 82 millions. In the past three years the a sources at its command; they are ap- proximately seven times the total of only ten years ago. Succeeding statements of the stitution continue to give every indi- the progressive policy of @ management has also been charac- terized by sound judgment. As ‘tl in- ts He o the stimulus of successive absorptions e notes The pure c| food added qomiething like 20 millions = ink has practi¢ally doubled the re-)™ e bank has gone forward, partly under z pees ke needs p! nourishi ing e bod; time form: ditional de demands for bone and muscle Well-ecoked areal, plenty of milk, ade Dread, well cooks green vegetables and soups, fruit, should form the largest part of the child’s die When children: teach thie oftentimes, form/a dislike for. certain Have old-fashioned gingerbread, tmeal and erumb cookies once in a hile. Do not eet into the habit of giving e childrei few pennies to buy cheap candies of unknown make aan origin. or girl more than fourteen ears of age will require entirely dif- ‘erent food. 6 boy, owint strenuous exercise, wants plent ittle DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME Twenty-Fifth Lesson—Children’s Foods (Continued.) eonDe, tae ye rae lie: wil ith | li ee saint, yet nutritious a age théy/ sor 18 | shi | Nesatabless, 8 suitable for cl e about 16.4 Hanke affairs. past year carried the ie highest level yet reached, with showing of slightly better than 18 per years. taken separately, are ae nine times the total of ten years a: ‘The statement of Be continues to show successful direction A substantial gain per cent. of liabilities the public, against 16.2 per future | year ago, and the proportion of liquid pidly _consolida’ sirengioned before the next forward vement. e iencd of public ee is ap- x smaller institutions, and partly a: owth within its | 3 ‘These e in res ‘das an earner had been inferior to that of the institution in which it is now absorbed, they would 2 Dane to withstand the t cold in their high posts where they|the showing in that respect is highly i pbade e ‘uae aes ae Fe ee ae Cel sebeatantory cook until vice is soft, and season with vaders Profit. and loss figures for three |salt and pepper. It is impossible for the troops on} years are compared in the following es these high ledges to have fires, lack|+.4)¢: Se of space and secrecy making a stove eacee Peres me pink, eayrastical The CONDE ones Stewed Prunes Pei vr Gomes therefore, is begun far below in kiteh-| Prey. bai.” assets about 58.9 per cent. against 58.2 per cent. es notable feature of the ane is an increase of upwards of 2 Sie in holdings of Dominion a to | teas) a will care y will enjoy, for breakfast,| 0 hot cakes, cereals, eggs, hash an other homemade dishes. Por lunch he ra & War-Time Menus. reakfast Cornmeal Porridge Toast Maeipelade Cod Stewed Tomatoes # and Onions Tapioca Pudding Fried Baked Potatoes Tur ce Brown Bread Butter Oatmeal Cakes Apple Sauce 5 Tea Turkish Ric half cup rice; ¢ it in -one tablespoon dri brown; add one cup boiling water, and steam until water sh and drain one-) j ,| Serve at once. and some home-made For sup- per he mi mere care ae macaroni and shee dishes, weetebies: whole-wheat e bread an ave the chilean drink Tony, oF milk, which girl s3e and chocolate may be given to Siltren ea ani Use the recipes for Oataeat Goodies and Crumb Crackers. give Twelfth Lesson. itdr Gingerbread ing a ginger ore and also some wi mix one teaspoonful | s table- conte ginger, one-half teaspoonfuls allspice, oie nts, ina thoroughly, th of baking soda dissolved in one spoonful of water, two bake on the an up-turne dripping pan Pot fo catego oven. ole-wheat flour may be used in place of the white flour. add the corn, Melt the A aie Tamia from the fire, and pour over the to Bae 1 Stew.—2 ae cold mutton, water, 2 table- 1 chopped onion, 2 n with salt, one-half ¢ tender, into hot vegetable ule, hollow out the centre, and fill with the stew. The Useful Cranberry. they are very valuable in the die other kinds of fresh frit are lets Bread a Batter Baked Reels 779 2,619,628 Baked. Ha aadoek ess Py pas | Stewed Tomatoes oes Potatoes Dividends 1,417,207 1,887,200 | Pension F. 100.000 "100,000 | eee 0,000. 250,000 | Supper 18, 226 105.908 50,001 jevel ta bleepoiasbe dwect-dtlopine: an n mat plentiful They te iron a | acid and can eed that they as aii be ase over jeven when sugar is scarce ey Ci be canned either cooked or rested although few housewives are aware of a To. can them uncooked wash and | uncooke hours and serve with sauce or sae A SPECIALIZED “TOMMY.” Why the Bi Army is a Bien Ef- ficient Fighting For Army of oe BRITONS AT THE FRONT. A Table of Percentages Showing Their g Representation. It is officially’ stated that pro- ‘They are reaped i a cel Here is a two-in-one ee for mak- ful molasses, one-/ 4, LONDON POLICENOMEN. | F A Highly Bficient Foree Now Num] | pering tre number 650 and are iner ree. They patrol the streets e: did the men, apprehending curbing drunkenness, | chiet-ben, in a crowd oa attire, nse their moral deficiency phen citOetie cond. in munition oes eir work often fraught with danger. women act as guar passes, ea xactly criminals, in; sur nitra- 4 are always lying in wait to set up local | symptoms. . The trouble may involve the throat, and: guide|" ¢ | caBor refrigerators: sinks, clo: rains 2 Health The exciting cause of head colds is that peculiar germ which attacks the muci membr: when the body is unprepared for battle. ms inflammation, chills, fever, een eyes, watery nasal discharge, § ing and all the other ieeneneatte A head cold is not a simple thing. sus- Peancrintcesscl crete ant olen and the work of patrolling the dis- trict for the pratection of women go- | <4, Cat cold potatoes sliced, 1 cup cooked | ¥ pr the most part the age limit is Winter is the season of cranberries a ing home from work. ne guard eS me ‘ous explosives demande: war. When an air raid is i the operatives are cleared sheds, and they are left to of firemen and policewomen, who ta them, wholes te thought far bet- or police- ugh up the stations allotted t On the woman is work i by Shi Roveltoamive ectdencs qr atta the lea woman or child, Or sh may help and befriend a girl AE: dock beside no. has Yost her purse oF throughout exp iiss gPen Matees be tience and loyalty. SHIP ROURTO RRS Mechanism of Interned German Liners cked by Orders From Berlin. were scenes of mingled sad exultation in «the rman liners interned | in United States ports, when the Ber-! lin orders came commanding the des internal ae Wreel There ess and rooms of the truction of th The engineer iret many is Ey qr vinthaailor-che pedan-taetcesl the easiness aa aie cot mand to aryshhi engineer had! been Tees. in ree ut. his there is fuel in ple’ : | pick over the berries. Then put them betore vinished pat SHG ied eee Balance Suceotash.— bt Litespeed tek cunderabart ruth over by the time they have reached their | It will be noted from the cheung paul 1 tlespoon mbes, PeRBeE be them for about ten minutes, Fill destination high overhead they will| that a substantial addition has been poke ae eS Cae oe ee Oe a S010 dinvia cranes re «are ‘be cooked through and palatable. ae Sica ee Soe ee cooked beans. Serve hot by beth stringed. hey ecm first for Christmas decorati ne WILL WE HAVE ANOTHER WAR? stock issued to the Quiber sherehol- : seta be Oe ristmas esr on the ees rs, an al reserve rose from atmea Perse Toast ranberries: make a good filling for Present ee ~ x ee 9 $1,500 000 & year ago to $14,000,000 or Coffee pies and tarts. ‘They combine well oo Nagata gainst a eet paid-up capital of; “Dimer with other kinds of fruit in preserves | an To say that humanity has 1 aed ai 911,71 Oriental Stew — Carrots Potatoes} and jams. _ In. sauce for a pudding, a sins al Hea ae He ti eee The aa and the “liquid” position Sa Srples in Acie, added to apple snow or plain | ha Bereta ee tarsi Tenes Denk ee vinoaliy-om varity | orn, Tomate and Chests cranberses aro pen epics at men and money, will be sufficient in- hes See ede Sie a Stewed Prunes Tea) To make cranberry pudding allow Maeecoepaiine ggag tower ia be tonen ore Se et on Com, Tomato: and Chense—% CUP two eggs, a Aidie-ole and a table yond reason. And yet the influences at |hand the cover in the Central Gold | corn, 1 slice onion grated, % teaspoon| spoons of flour to a pint of cold ‘mille work now against war, though proper-| Reserve for excess note issue, equals | pepper, Fat cup strained tomato pulp, 1) beat smooth and add a cup of cae iP Ste “Farewell, pean till we mect’ t engineer. bonnie, reak you is to Heart, ”. scribbled another. “M. the parting be brief, dear | da a one,” said a four’ factory -the military and perience, a rich i my wrote _anotl i ayia For this purpose a bi a by. the in. progress from the | «, the ween the ee ar a towel wrung ae pee This able ae aufhaduges ge only the inflamed muscous lining the nasal passages and se NE ae ‘is ts of the ideal ee should be taken, to retain as*much of eat as See he water Brute be as hot as can be borne, and as it cools may be reheated by adding fresh water at interval her ticket. | ing the course of the tre: Pp The feet should engine. Ber. stab i ° Ae 5 & & RBS 5 a ea 3 8 8 ae what to do) vantage. » en along with the fruit once or twice a day, if necessary, to satisfy the ap- table foods may be r' added gral ea the cure is com- EDS: LORE ES TWO GODS for the in- her. break my |The Kaiser's God and the God of | manity. The following article by Whauncey is particularly applicable lew of the Kaiser's speeches ts, the the comparatively small income and that} ) “ g her purplus was sparse and incidental, |‘® bear on any strong people and the Reovincial: Government securities and portions of troops holding the British) There is no doubt that many en-| the past ee Says RP Cree ‘The old house was given a new coat| extent of their ambitions to outstrip/an aggregate increase about 26 front’ in-France are as follows: gines would have been ‘wrecked far! ‘The God. of battles is app of paint, the interior was neatly but|another nation by fair means or foul aS a alsecurity holdings. The 82 per cent, | Worse than they were but for this love | daily by the contending Tet a cheaply redeéorated. Some chairs and|in the race for commercial supremacy. | figure measure the direct! g 9 percent, | of the engineers a mechanics for there are two-Gods. The poet Heln ce eotee eal arch AY uma mation” ial paetstance which the bank: hag beet roger cont | Heit ne methania: <x Howater ney es Bs Salen ee eats a this ect. wil e like neeae vi iti uch sentiment affecte: mi { Hy. 4 set under n the garden. in, Beye Sie ee gy a gl pee cs the lie oe een ladies asters | ould resurrect trom thein graves the f M-| under ise laws ei sat aia ee aay uthlessness; with ‘She ve fine comin, content to peaceably BS a ares to the assistance given less directly The setedioa: mevonainies of the a question of pure logic Stone gods their ancestors and the thant jue Usauenb" gossived a neigh) oop defeat enticely. through in-|¢r eufroatons eaeneed. in manatee: fg Seeng anes! Bele ena sad aul ealeuledion SE nummer ot Ther would smash che or, “to go to all that expense.” fe a more difficult subject. ealcula- weakness represented - by They little knew the hard paring! ability. Tee te ae fire and re turing war supplies. The circulation} the re ae z 8s Dp $ tion presented lowes de careful ‘put un- cathedrals. ~ When the comma ere of and scraping the frugal ele exer-|is a soe thin hum: e,| and current ion, items lect ¥. * ie ugal Haar kent et Teenie race ie large dena ands of business in the a sient _ special official. It is for all fronts: Clipper Ships. the U-boat which sank fhe al taple e Sena voutrelled ank’s territory bot! home and a phing anon He pate dinglish <.. gn ane 59 per cent. ar has not touched a finer pinnacle {#4 drowned its passengers, when the t ES | i ‘cotch . s i nder he cat summoned Leading features of the balance |#M4 is learning every ‘yt 6 of romantic thought than the staying botanic ie Co yeas ‘hot, planning ee ese | sheets for two years follow: | warfare never dreamed of by Kitchen- Acatealin : oe ee cent. of the doom of the old sailing ships. | £9. RIS seek the, Sin¥irets subarea fork. “preparing” for. “vis: LIABILITIES ler’s y of these he oe woe : . te oan |The arrogant steam competitors have eee eaaine saci te itors,” and a5 ‘through at mentality | ¢ reat Britain nth must he Brit | = 1917 himself. Others he has acquired from Poni “been swept from the sea by the thou 0 wong praised end ne ances aah there sent i (or age tmarh aed trade, which heretofore had been Peposits dem. 336 the Germans—but he never halts to i ree ot | sands since the war began. The old|!v. yn cogs, and their acts were y young fellow lolling in the ham-) dependent almost entirely 1 | Do. total "See improve on the latter, as for example 5 |square riggers and multiple-masted |) oii see 4 : mode goo ind kul wae at aul mang, has proved very succetaful,ac- @istinn “S38 in the fine arts of shiping, gassing, | South Africa 2 per cent. schooners are agin coming into thet wien Belglan sulfone coe Gia taal destening womans; | mane. to; the Aeport: of a company rotat tab, Sania fring, grenading,and-eamon-) Ne “igi 2 Per cent own. Formerly they were too slow norrors, when the villages of Norit- | ew RAe tasonits: toniat haath fink ce UES by the government “for that = flage. ~ | Js A “TORPEDO ON WHEELS.” ee ae trane- Adan “eight tril eat seeeeing cerecdeae Exp TF ter the postman handed her pasties Tommy is cheerful because he ae |fic. Many of them were gathering) chards.. cut n, their men killed, letter postmarked “Gosport.” Tha The. Produétion of dyes continues to! Gent) gold ¥ He knows he is.a_ better ee sia Invention Reported by | b@™nacles at the empty wharves of dé-| tneir women outraged and: deported was the town where Abel Drake was be limited by the shortage of certain | Total cash than the Bod e hai saat ie a \eadent shipping centres waka a ty cinvary ttewes. claimien: eater! : visiting his folk, She opened it with! materials, but the supply has been in- ae. ae 68 slightest doubt about te ome, | iene deci stenlly Copiemcdy| wine warfare began, this was done by the help of God and Senn ts fingers, she perused it with) creased during the year and the var- 05, se are so) ceaien why | ee Del Corriere, Italy, | ave gctabed and painted and fted with fs partaes ip with Him, that’ God rgd Ms Be oming!" he breath i iety of dyes extended, Co-operation us ee has! reports a new war device, the en- | Whit mvas and sent out to foil the| y gain the stone God of the Ger will ine ‘rameniber baa *|among dye manufacturers is urged to s present pinnacle of effi- tion of an English engineer, Straf-| shoal ss the Hun. Tonnage has be-} an bears When: 1 the other day the i ad written: ; brief eect inerease the output of ayes and the fea Talbot. er it isa oes important that ships that, pritish army captured Jerusalemeand “ita brain ‘ayne on|need of further capital is emphasized Ses See wheels which may be welled were e virtually i in the “boneyard,” as a! after a lapse of A en brought business, he ee roid he glad by the fact that poe -publish- What's In a Name? Lorca the enemy ttaribhes anes con-| sailor would say, have been refitted.{the sacred places. under Christian meet her. reply was|ed accounts of five of the German a German silver is manufactured in trolled from the starting point by, The sailing ship ds cheaper to operate rule; when they sacrificed thousands again. jer, formal, but it Pot her in a flutter all; ' day dong. Srna day of days! { rar er ed her new gown with all it she could not but be trimmi er ! he had stopped to lend. ‘Then & neighbor, a woman tan detained him so stamped her of a weighine _And then—he bronzed, pista face “filed ‘ vaio ado she ese a ae in constraint in ane ma’ ereee rr, a dye manufacturing firms show assets totalling £35,000,000, including cash’ resources of £10, 08 00. ‘ Colles NES! tains long if a} t Bae Ge Searnieh in eivan ern: Abit they are then allowed to dry before ise xcessive and unnecessary hi stores, and will therefore be liberal in his providing. arveled at it. He was “distnaly mal and insisted that he could sto) for only a moment. Her heart si “ps he told her that he was going, t pros} — sl aiease and the death of bee cononies a salt —or ae if the ink has spread mi @ generous nat ‘isfactory, not alas a h nd it trace ‘of ans: ink remaining apie the If he really pues carpet. mixture, and two-thir th skated sue las graphite crucible a ae add the rest of the nickel and z In the English method the nee aickel atid zing ‘at one time, then more copper and by starvation—a common occu hair ok aera at in some | ine are added. Should t . connected e See way so that no one will walk. over ‘ t the bees are called upon to gener-| that Dortion of the floo: Let ae pie a ree ne Saul ate the more honey they will consume, | salt in for several. hours; won /mixiure to deoxidize it. There are se- In consequence e oie stores | take ay ‘dean cloth and a Posi sin ve ue 1 America hod: me is to are ‘provided for y starve be-| ter and e spot. me hone y add the preheated zinc, In led/ fore the winter ae Keone says that she tried: ons scheme sfteer Beinn monel metal is used bee-keeper will ara to save bees, not was. very sati a base. 3 Chinese poultrymen preserve duck to eS stores, however, he can do Saat eggs fresh 2 many months by coat- by supplying insulation instead atl. Save heey pace Uf GF cident ing them’ with a mintore ‘of ashes, stinting pein turkey fat, tea dust, Anes salt and lim = means of attached wires. t The explosive is 01 don a, metallic box which | rides -on four | ee! ed to the box is a con-| { eels. The entire chine is electrically controlled, ents the ate of soda covering F0 which is so valuable ably come in for |° in the adjustme *. than a Shes and has. hung on dog- rapid increase gedly, into their ow almost chemically pure aeialicny bon-! charge he i grossly maltreated hi is face. without uitering a.word of of lives to win. by, than the shell, ae h ting the explosion of the charge at ran aro years have given to us all the bless- ce oment. é - f ings which we enjoy, it ni that God allel wires connect See Rey ay pelelums under whose banner of the ross we eiget sic THSoattel atation These|\ Les Nouvelles of Masstricht, re- fight, under whom we are united and axe carried on spoo! ind as os that the well known athlete, M. wane blessings we will win.” Gia maihine uayanrek Wied rede vi itergem, of Ghent, who was : ae sired to fire the charge all that is _re- cently condemndd to death for espion- quired is to: push a button was dragged through the prin-}| Damp pig pens are cold and pro s cred eereeta oe ee place of Ste ae jatism straw loft Not tar from Lake. Vietakia Nyanza' at the endo ain 20 y $n { might help in some, but letting in sun- there is to he found a large block of length. The guard ‘ee wldieaeh what Tight will; help a great deal more 5 peroleuty in sane and water- eration his fate with the utmost courage and ing the length of the period of ser- ’ coniplaint, vice of work horses