ia In infusion is worth every cent of its cost, the favor is Delicious — the strength Abundant. pot Beyond All Question E The Most Economical Tea Obtainable Anywhere. Her Dream Came Truc By MARGARET BROWN. “FISH OUT OF WATER.” But, For All That, Not Out of Their | epee Says English Writer. ‘The belief exists that a ae yes live oe water; but th sf species of isis which eae over taid for miles, a is mot mark- apie etal climbs atte Indian’ climbing-perch (anna- ay, "aa first observed by Lieutenant pee: of the Danish Hast India Com- sue rare and delicious nee mn the water upon reachit the trunk, using its spiked gill-covers much the same irons. < Another amphibian—nearer home this time—is the grotesque Mittle fish e shanny or the blenn: lentifully endowed an all-wis Provide Wi sharp fringes of spi it imi elf—Oh, Mary, Mary, it named all fishermen all round the aed i can't be really truly true that he's! coast as the “umbrella” or “butterfyy.” Her next letter included her picture cae OS amet ee Gattis ae nd its and ped Rope agar 5 days - stippel! the cracks of rocks at low tide, the work an = and the a & z sneer really land tdiy bestewey ae it arth, and| Stanny is apparently as much at home Kell a tn thé heal afeas it as in the nas least eas aia acl mM, Deters Oe ee ne Te erie caralgat EG and sisters of font ae yotahe she did not breath April was in the land. norgpedig 4 weit, but she launch- then "pozan 2 great bustling and{ this “fish emuldte Nha eluubincat aie ea site it Hares baking and stewing, nd about the | Indian perch, invading,rivers, waiting tbe fair and straight be- od white house. 8 smells| for low tide, then crawing the fey rand me; my son. I up from the kitchen, and 4/ roots and boles of trees; looking for ways think of event ire ry Poet) cas sot Pegi hurining floate ag Some insects and the larv: , and id pa from Z ing in and red Cornelia Baker. 1 wll el you you about, i nelia patted tthe vilows a0 woe pitied aaa sll ony oug] is not altogetl with wis eyes it a ecause I never re Selaver sung him to sleep ssod him ¢ same’ family fs & fish which in to anyone but good old Mary who has loved and tended me for many years. “Whi was a young woman mn y Suances I became engaged to a an ni nest Ah: | be! of ay eae the mndndign of t! aed ia ert ‘allt this was twenty-three years ago, ara before you. were born. ‘But I think some way, that you will under- stand, PR se for oraet to send me your pic- you have plenty of warm ‘. “these: cold. da aya nate ass quite forgot that the tannia was in south- i Pacifle; but the ’s next letter reminded oF and she laughed merri- rocks that lay just outside a str sandy beach. 1 heard the captain Hachgtttad stretch as the eastern hemisphe: suppose i lone as mi edness as any half dozen reefs. ‘ell me of its crimes, I heard someone “ ‘Well, for oe of its bay deeds, ak could not ay good-night. was all stra Tnushal ‘but fal of Rarecomborting ities. (To be continued.) SINKING OF FOE WAR SHIPS. Favored Strongly ee English Naval 1d Ott AA ne fier gu Atos the fate ships interned at Bay row pe more animated day by day, I find that the preponder- 2 M!ance of opinion among both British A merican naval officers g1 erable irony in co ought to have been sunk anyway, an would have been if they had come at.” m Lay! sinking there are ds of disposal, +h appeal to naval men. is in favor ae ‘their being distri- ie among the Alli mos serious objection which I have heard against this is that it ould only lead to dissensions over the proper divi- sion of the spoil. if the German ships were added to the French, British or any allied navy it is argued that they would be foreign nits, and as such @ source of endles: difficulties and expense, Being putt for German use, they would not be fil for any other naval organization. that the vessels where are the ship coi sae sirhs could undertake such is caleu- lated that to break up na Germ: ips at Scapa Flow iy +3, 000 000 and a port would be Lae se. other Cesteor ig that me should fags argos gine at sport aaa ae a eae of par wine in na . betraying as it doe: a deligntéal pec te tha’ constr: it sent the Grayling to her tomb with| ship. Battle ships are gluttons in every man aboard, Captain Gregory) their consumption of coal, and t com ngs twenty—no, twenty-three _yeai He Ipoked over. atthe reef and than I ever « ‘Gregory was a fine chap. He was one of the most fearless and one of the eet, cap in Halif “That weal all I heard but. it made me feel proud of the man m; passed-the reef, I tains that ever docked saree and, as we could put rings and a punching bag in the big basement. Five more whole mont “T have Ti little things for you, suggested that the act of poetic justice mi the Carthaginian war ships ere taken out to sea and burned. THE VALUE OF DIAMONDS. a Yellow or Deep Orange color. The 388-carat aeaiaa which has re- cently been found in the Jagersfon- tein Mine in South Africa promises to be worth an enormous si f money. ‘The reason is that its color is the rare ye Is t; wile thing is made and beautiful blue-white. da little, ivory. Hon pasa itl nek toll youl ,, The Hope Diamond, as famous of Sine ti, And there's a Bam,| blue stones, weighs, only 45 carats, bay shaw! for Mary and a piece of Yet nas changed hands at $200,000 i "Yoh mustn't all the South African mines the ell her. thou Jagersfontein is the only one ed here are heaps of things to tall’ ylelds the bluewhite stones, Bef over together. We will talk together,’ diamonds te found in South Africa about werbgec won't we? Some’ it was only in India that these blue rs seom feel the need’ stones were found @ to talk ai tat T do. My; South African diamonds are apt’ to eeatton ‘begins in A gril, nck I ca’ spade up your flower eda Won't it: ‘un on aise day lene atime walked , to where I working and mating away Cnet cae ts go x these a he} 5 yellowish or “off color,” and these | Stones are big? “ies valuable than pure wate diam yellow are q Khuberler yields good white stones; acta ‘Y a air’ and i laughed | ue of a deep orange c and walk Noy. oe you 0 flawless that in spite of their ig ie a crow color they often fetch large price: Mis: read into this inci-| Borneo yields the most remarkable ny sn Materemt tan, the part sr the | range of colored diamonds found any- tite in. that made her be li fore ‘oils ie same. mou y chin are farts and the eyes—they are high no. used it for, ator ere Mae es can n, it aw nd put eoythtig in ed that the plan was an pushy ms ad wae for buying new Pi th and, oky and ours black stones, ‘tet Borie diamonds, like the Aus- a} 0 example known large ae diane: Red fs, indeed, the rarest color of all. and proportion- ately valuable. But all diamonds, eve; lack sort, are valuable. If they aates be made rnaments they can be used for edging boring tools. mas nant fonee uses it ‘new coat tat gt forthe wal rte: irrange everyibing’ a ge and} be — al Gems Are Aiebriniy Pirerearnd of Ss. cnet ae ten Pans aot some that y tail upon the ground, it h jumps over the strand lett bare by the paras tide, chasing the active green crabs and small eels which infest the stn, qevouring scores of these crea- ure! artalc fish of the South American leave the small ponds they to seek larger and cooler stretches of water farther afield when the sun threatens to dry up their late habitations. and nights Travel by yenaioes fsstiad the’ moist undergrowth of f¢ SOLDIERS’ SOUVENIRS. Collection of Curios Both Merry and Morbid. Almost every one of the Tommies ‘ing back to civil lite is aoe ing with him some souvenir to to show his children in future Saas what father really did in the Great ‘ar. them have set out to Soule on original lines, and ere lon any curious articles the walls’of quiet homes all over the Empire. The love of the soldier for his.horse as become so ae to the four-footed sei regiment that he has carefully oan be ane a of each that has fallen in d, night will be iekeeatly passed whilst “daddy” een the tale of the white or Pisa ea arly i dy has a aes but ho z Fi § m, but no- would greatly appreciate before the war there were people who used to scour England, seeking out-of-the-way things to add to collections. For many years a wiz- BIG DIAMONDs. Color, Rather Than Weight, Deter. mines the Value of the Gem. The diamond found in the Tapersthntets Mine, Kimberley. and. $ 8 ms. dee as the As an instance may be mentioned the Porter-Rhodes , gem, found in 1880, pick was valued at $1,000,000, as it weighed only 150 carats—less than tat the weight of this one. aS relents of some famous dia- x ulliben ‘sta of Africa) ih carats. ior , the gems fetng presented to the, en Sovereign, and are now among the Crown Jewels, 5 have to ask for ticket fae that boy, ma’am,” insiste: a apse Linear to a quiet-look- ‘as boys use climbing- i will decorate | 72) ee USEFUL IN WAR DETECTED FIRST TRACE OF GAS BY ACUTE SENSE OF SMELL. In Last Two Years of Warfare About 500,000 Cats Were Supplied to | British Army. ‘There is one thing a cat sateen than she hates dogs, and that is gas. Ons wll of yotnon x68, scented from the other side of No 's Land be- fore mere man has re an taking that ix coming, and up goes her back, her stands on end a8 she begins to whine her displeas was who frst cae this pani anes mystery, but ru The Ka’ Lik it all along, and that een the reason for his announced de- Rae to mobilize every eat and ae in ee German amen But, ever t may be, r lords aicaversd: ae. and determined to put the dis- e best ut So they ex- hes the saneey eoreies acts fe the ae ae = of Haslet sat ot so as is sh a the fact that the R. 8. P. pale lessly destroys more than 80,1 000 every year—received their first calling-up notice a ena. = mares ago. It ap- paca red in the of an advertise- y ment, “Comni a nate fe nted ; number,” Bey was dares in the WED ir there was & search for ae ot atl eeectpliese The Contractor's Story. The pease for the supply of pussy to the was secured by Charles Plas a bird dealer, of Bethnal-green- road, and cats of all sorts soon beg to pour ih his establishment. rris told’ a pes Chronicle 0 ide In the last two Ly usefulness trenches. Equally important was her ae destroper of rats and ver- she excelled ia took a lively interest. She ate also done her Bie in the vy. TO} or nection with submi the life-sustaining qualities of the ai chambers. So pussy, ee! leeat has done her bit in the great BY ae WON THE VICTORIA CROSS. Machine Gun Officer Lost His Life in Great Exploit at Passchendaele. Lieut. Hugh Maint, V.C., D.O.M,, ho was awarded the Victoria Cross fora Duibant eskonaral at ees mi when the reorganization took official records a: m of four machine guns accompanying the infantry in an k. ack. “Seeing that all the officers and ae oe me non-commissioned officers a fantry company had become Seales and that the men were hesitating before a nest of enemy ma- chine Sas which were on command- the poatica was machine gun fire from a pill- bor which dominated all the ground over which the troops were advancing, ones to be attaine leut. Mackenzie orally enlisted witht the Princess Pats i ugust, 1914, as a private He’ w: awaited the D.C.M. and rex ‘is commission in 1917. His mother lives in Quebec, entered the eae a gun service with a commission. in the 7th Com- pany attached to the 3rd Division and at Passchendaele his heroic conduct saved a situation which was menaciny unit Bey turned the tide. Officers and f the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion ian pte sled and love for the brave o' Nearest Relative, A reeru of the camps when calldttaiy Yor oedmatodtion-yar aaked “Who is your nearest living rela- oer tiv “What do you sian ‘telative, mis- ter” returned the elk Ties other questions were ans- thers wered satisfactorily, when came: “Tn case of death or accident, who et ae notified?” ae immediately from the raeinill x ig little woman. The woman declined} “But you told me just a few min- ‘The slave works because he islt o. pay. “You'll pay for that boy, or] utes ago that your aunt was the near- compelled to; the artist because he th stop the train and put him off,”| est living relative that you have,” ob- .| loves to; the fool ae unnecessary persisted. “Ail right; put him smiees the geet, Aas beatae he is a fool. The wise of i tat! ‘aide “You ought to know uu. asked mi my nearest eats io he aliens Ble fe. oie ota ie thee boy?” ivi “be was, aida ‘yout Way Aunt fa Moterton "ro ndrew Mac. s ‘aon ical T never saw him be-| Liz—she lives’ ji phail. where I been tive’! 7m mathe live s aan mor has it that it waa some oné in the | ce: cam War Office. 0 , rallied | op ;| fonadle ‘or encircling: batches A mean ie Saeae living wre kin Petts that’s my aunt you're talking wil COLONIALS IN BRITISH WARS. First Occasion When Britain’s Daugh- ters Sent Aid Was in 1653. a lecture by the Hon. J. W. For- an fescue at the Royal Instttation, Lon- don, the speaker began by to the pride with which the cee that pf 0. m which the aust a Senietbatad military aid for 01 nished 4,000 men. plained how it was system of white apprentices, tropical lands wel 1s ys able tho: to furnish a white militia. The next in- the Carthagena Ex- ed consistently in the Se of ce nada, until the final victory o} herst in 1760, During thet Evapled ‘te first two American regime placed in the British cauiblishinent, and in 1758. were: created “Royal Rien aye which were ee with us a fie tbe 's Royal Riff meuieiie caltles were fost, and sae thought that ste British Empire had come to an Immediately afterwards followed “he in which our Joesea in the West Indies compelled us to raise a rogi- cmipat bt Actlean uaettey: An with us as the West Indian Regim During the 19th century a Em was consolidated. Canadians tage gallantly to defend their country from Am invasion from ais to:1818 2 Zealand Colonists the Maoris. Then ct in Egypt, and for the first ie Enatvalta offered a ff N in the wars against | battalion for that service, Then cam ican war, when Panes onl: ry pai hi nee us eet of its men, but the des- cen of Peninsula veterans i South Cee sent. their sons, whose ek tongue Spanish, and whe not a Bass if eee to fehtMtor ‘the Old Count POS ERE AS ah NATE, ANIMATED OILCANS. The Fulmar and the Mutton Bird Car- ry Ol! in Their Bodies. The price of oil is a matter of interest to the in! land of Kilda, a favorite haunt of that animated oilcan, the fumar. So rich in is this seapird, that the natives simply pass a thane through its body and use it as The oil is also, a ret the things culiarl; if biaelics side the young with it, and when they are caught, or attacked, they lighten them- selves by disgorging it. Kilda {t is legal to kill the ‘ing that week from eigh- teen to twenty thousand birds are des- troyed. utton bird of the Antarctic —_. “FRENCH ORIENT TRAIN. New Service to be Inaugurated Mid- die of April, The operation of through tween ata over part o Bi ek: and railway le luxe, to be called rd gine Oflent Express,” will be ru between . Paris the Orient ae Laust Simplon, Milian, Venice, Trieste, Laibach, mand Vin- kovce. At Vinkovce the road will di- vide, ranch Paris train, and at Milam with a fast train for Rome, ——_o—____ The Man He Was Looking For. The 3; éxcused trom. church parade? I am an agnostic.’ “Don’t you pare in the Ten Com- “Not even the one about keeping the ie ” ; “well, you're'the very man I've fe ee for to scrub out the can- R Love Letters. Blue ribbon will no longer be fash- oe old frien iend who is a cleyer ‘be no small one. courae friend mie bound the letters sere his word of honor not to read the missives. —-e—— Don't Forget the Mothers, Don't, Np the mothers ‘Who 6 their all for others, ‘Their soon 44 Es 9, Who i ) Our able qalltat brother: We'll not forget the muathets are 8 our Pe r forget Who, Tie. ‘neath Flanders’ clay. w | bing u habitants of the Is-| 7! trains be- | Tea qj | most Heoeventent, ‘thi Hee is poor, as this has ie effect. ten sone to warm wood nor varnish to cold wood. All auctieee to be varnished should be sandpaper- ed parsfally so that all dirt is remov- th surface obtained. a is likely to re applying paint or varnish, cracks and holes. Putty will ix ‘sawdust =k will become as hard as the wood itself. ’ To make a wood filler for floors, mix whiting with linseed oil and ap- er hard or ae roads This mal ‘ooth an be Sieh ee tea or good and inexpensive floor stain| ta is made by dissolving one ounce of +4 sh in one quart Wood painted with shade good condition by occasionally rub- them over with kerosene, ap- ple with a soft woolen cloth. Re- move brushes from the permanganate solution as~soon as the work is fin- ished, as it destroys the/bristles, mes” a still without netting” “should and fastened with small tac screefi door sags in. two oppos:te ES ie pot the door. until 5 ie laths ida over the wire screening in the form a lattice are placed from ni Sit inches apart. The whole is then ‘painted or stained” to ns the calor of the house. This m: durable and artistic door, eon im- proved from the original ready-made style. as som in news Cold varnish shosld it m: I aking. thing les be stfetched “ely | : the un! the New (airotshlgstout wwirestichtly, Bes pea of to-day id) which Sano = Reuensied upon te final If packing woolen, place the pepper bags between #l Another excellent way to pack ter things is to wr printer’s ink on newspape! moth preventive because of its Sit so no other is Moths do not like the odor of cedar, e ® i 0 sturaltars! store, and baa with the Boslans and fur: ‘A tried and true ending ol is the mot thball, Its odor, bowen which is difficult to get rid of ings from summer ee argues against its use. Best Annuals for the Home Garden. succeed exception - . For ar ther it be in the city or the eduntry, a eh ee are the_old favori! cause sl needs ue - ee cla: ers. eason a the popularity of the nis) bad a garden patch ae some- terested in flowers form a Sombthashon walen ii tha space of ind. the new creation as compared with a sweet pea of a century ago. same is true o! y other annuals. -| The favorite: Aviviale are those 0 give results. 1. results will de- pend upon: a seed; 2, cul i—Some a cult’ to raise front seed an wich preatioe heed Saat those wil Fey well. The seed | of aoe annuals can transplanted to Bes warden, oF (b) i Open Th Se were int Sean S re well as ornamental hear a lot of things that for their ears! | e filled so we must teach the children hear interesting and helpful things. Where are where so many dnbenee ne. a farm, from cha! useful also carries its oil in the stomach, jounds farm, nti can eject this ofl through its nostrils ate ano aan loudly mack morn- as 8 of defence against ene:| ing, “Cock-a-doodle-doo! I'm up be- ies, ‘ore you!” de the musical chirp of the crickets, and the “katydids, so a quail ” as the old farm echoes with shrill “Bop Eva white!” ch him h between tl call of the velowaiafed nee the ‘ote of the robin, and the squall of the fortes tite es Hes Hindi by. sound as well as by eye, as he knows the srhlates and calls’ of his boy frien Call the childfen’s attention to the voice of the little brook that dances a meadow: ee & ming, dancing But when the sist night is here, Its voice pes clear And yet so ie et, it ofter As pace the brook Draught Seas Help. unstop these young ears that 0 the children; call their seantion to “God as ee source ood, Haters aye music or di d to the of the child? Are the tones | 9; penny im alice iy dl Or aro they patient, soft, musical? Long, long years vi nes af your Voice Srey Bs canary. a Hae ona “Ot eae rt ty: be eat ‘and lovely to os them? Remember ber the Moth. Do you expect to use the hat bs coat next been wearing this winter? Of ce we don't we ect. prices to er, but they may seta tte present height—in whieh ca‘ of us can afford many now eons Save and pack and woolens in because the tops tied securely so that moths a packing, furs and roles i brushed, and ‘well Paine be Pend ay mi and J" sohnate! Li m, Maa pire same | aj that you have sr} milk to a hain while it oe boilfj nad ae De milk ‘will ae? ay tite: patter titud: Sahel seule | whieh | TeMhoA 1 betler fer the gre: est success all any ae mule « Bryctignast aunt give good 78 to! resu! { 2. Babee the ceuttakeeat nual flower is not a laborious eta or The cultural oe f wt! Rain sce artificial yates once a week in the early stages of growth is almost essential. sinuals are splendid for purposes ‘om! est for ap peas, ba in sweet. su’ tats sweet scabious, snapdragons, everlastings, pen pot marigold or calendula. Other good annuals Low Growing—-Pansies, California poppy, mignonette, petunias, portu- aca, pinks, drammond phlox, ver- benas; Medium Height—Everlastings, bal- sams, coreopsis, larkspurs, gaillardia, ‘ki: 8 a ing— 1 ark, Tietinoe angle Maple Syru How to sane ins delicious babes) from. troubling mouldin; housewife, or will, Teouble her iatee “We do ours he boiling, in air- bi cans, and yet moulds,” writes, nm oh do?” ler to ‘keep maple syrup through the heat of summer, or for any length of time, boi! tt down till it weighs 11 pounds to the ae thon the tin can or vessel which it. When thus polled t up in cans or rece; the full and practically ed will keep ira ‘k, 'Y | brown mp and it wi as new” for If the pel, er less than 11 pounds per gallon, and much annu- ally made does, it hiss not keep it ° it s nt per gallon, it is apt to o tallize into sugar in the bottom ot can. ecaela that has started to condition by abetting ti first, fe necessary, ay Rg a gradually me it boils ip nicely, and all the scum will be gathered aacks and tie securely; or, if ar into a thick mass eusy to remove. 1