Positive Definite Knowledge— ofits Matchless Quality « and Value has been the forceful power that has created a sale of 25 million packets Annually. oes *SALADAY TRYIT- Youime Preserving Eggs With Water-Glass. ie housewii When th abundance of @ cold-storag capitalizing the opport can make provision for verbial rainy day. The a Cooaiita ‘sitlcate), in a fi Hon. ive- before Pro- abundance of ning of price, Cite ee nine quarts of cool- bouquets that I put out a sign during: ¢ summer: “Fresh Eggs and Flow- a,’ le of the varieties “of as pot e quart of water-glass' i nahi of liquid will preserve fif-| they bes some eggs. For larger amounts, te lozen ej bee the solution in the ce, ia the crock thoroughly ee become sturdy long before the ing. chi same pro- Place. ‘the eggs in the solution, If the poultry yard has not supplied an adequate quantity of eggs for im- mediate use, th from time t eggs at all times. or jar in a cool, ed paper placed on an hee of the jar will serve the desired SPO SOM vey Mare ca lak ree pounds slaked lime in five gallons of water| purifying of our pare that has previously been boiled and| parents, and for that ele langour Plac id tied around the| né od: Dis- un- mixture 101. et and until the lime settles and the e chickens gro of ihe lower branches of the dahlias, but their scratching inno way disturbs the plants, for grow strong enough to harm ek ge tec and Spring Fever. ey add s can remember the hor-| © o time. See that at least! rible tating sulphur concoctions our two inches of the cup mt covers the Pres used.to make us take in the connected witl noxious tonics a that Asost: uni- versal Lage feel siibes. elke eorinu tonics: and. we n0 longer boast about’ that ‘tired feeling. Science ‘has a | discovered the grand- that settled over the spirits in spring. | Tt was all a question of diet. When when our the vessel until the eggs are covered. | cally everything salable in order ing six gallons will accommodate It re crocks on- ‘ing some | eggs on the bottom crack first and replace _of the Inspect the crock from tim with cool boiled water any water that has evsceratet, When th cold water can be used for soft boiling or ponch- ing up to November. age perio they can be used e eges move them, as desired, rinse in clean, are to be used, re- and use immedi: \—that in water-glass scrambled eggs, custards, cakes an y. general cool the eggs age, the comes thinner and harder difficult to separate the white: jimes the pitts of the egg 40 tinged pink afte: the yolks. white be- correspondingly very long keeping in water-glass. This is due, probably, to a little iron which is in the water-glass, but not injure the egg for food purposes, Flowers and Chicken: ( Chickens and flower patent have long been SoRENS ra im: but fo: ooebinedet; have been. able to "ombine the two in a ep Lye ena bras possibl eral years 1 coops | my of heed with aby bhickena aks little or no shade. aving a few dahlia roots that I do not need in my flower garden I plant chicken yard twelve years ago. This soll was very rich, the plants made ‘apid growth and the baby chicks did ing receptacles on the plants. boa nothing to my wi inj je gro" This chickens were nays ‘tn this yard att summe not believe rer are one cial. ‘he next year I saan planting, saving all _ tubers the first fall and Roving some]. the sprin; regul is chicken ind been fr far from attractive is and alw: ide of the dahlias foe the chicks devoured them ngeeaaly, Since dahl tubers ate hats localities I knew the Assit coul harm the fowls; in fact, nourishing used for food in and increased my of the yard that form- show places on the stop to look Tamales ! provide themselves with needed sto! was seitnied ay they| there are two unknown ‘desea thoreane tha ability of of the eggs and Wontne. aif entire) Homage to certain foods that are absolutely normal nutrition. Un- | les these elements are present in must be remembered that the’ sufficient quantities children can not grow well, nor can adults maintain! the fullest health and vigor. These unknowns are now known as vita- The narrow diet of the pioneers} ¥ did not contain these vitamines. e pioneer mariners suffered from the same eause—lack of life-giving Naniten vita- es eae one ure we eae’ iBchide both kinds in diet. eason why that tired spring feeling ar disappeared from Without knowing ind table with butter, milk, cream, eggs, vegetables and fruits that we re- ceived sufficient vitamines for the best of health. Now, though the rigors of a war- time economy are over, there is still danger that we may make our diet too narrow again, and thus suffer in health. Depending upon. potatoes, | t! (ciel and cereals is bad practice, must have pure butter, or at v0 | east milk and cream on our table, and we must have fresh vegetables and fruits. April. Now fades the last long streak’ of snow, Now bourgeons every maze of quick About the flowering squares, and thick By ashen roots the violets blow. Now rings the woodland loud and long, The distance takes a lovelier hue, ed in yonder living blue ‘The lark becomes a sightless song. Now dance the lights on lawn and lea, The flocks are whiter aoa the vale, And milkier every milky sail, On winding stream or distant sea, Where now the seaman wipes, or Ms In yonder gleaming green, The Pi birds, that phangs nfs To bald and brood; that live their 7 = From land to land, and in my breast Spring wakens too; and my regret Becomes an April violet, And buds and blossoms like the rest. Alfred Tennyson (In Memoriam), The farmer who moyes to town to take it - will get so tired ‘oing| ‘t nothing that the days will seem 1 Begeet Aes, ~ A tense silence filled th -| dies’ Society had been was used to buy eggs from blooded| 4 of oe my ee little more than a excepted. But ww | fere reason for the blood | rs. . eiaclo guy faveay Woueg oh The ae the| Up to bring us to our senses to-day,” | may ane eg re the} #r By EARL nounced thal for the election business of the Bl a. but prelimin- this, the really ougepeeed oe of the year. Eve ut two had answered "Present NES l-call. No one on the list woul haye villingly Ce olee herself yen a. Tea~Pot Test is better thana this a of Arguments. as anily fige-ropoets edt fi elicited eal ‘fecble applause, although Ba: had outdone previous years. jing committee, civics and ica” Hiterature and ant at other times. . ing, as in ety was to determine its leadership for the ae twelve months. The turn of the election meant either ‘ict ory or defeat to its t well defined factions, accordingly as ff honors or minor winning party most’ accept respot bility for work done. And thus ter come from: § this year it was ait. its history began Blandon had boasted ot but one church. The “Qld Church” had satisfied all joe ing hearts = he filled all prayerful ai good “Old” pastor had given cobinail: ak comfort to all, and the activities of the “Old Chureh”” had been the channels through which ie réli- a ta "teen no other place to go here- all was changed. A “New omé and it was easy to py te Ewes, would take others from his ‘At noon, ts day of the meeting, wn, the mist of skirts of the town, in which the an nual meeting was to be held, had voiced to BS eens her despalr | over ie situati doc tise. tobjething) would! Fara 18 practically unknown to many o} bring. about 22 pints early settlers, particularly | a winter. mht cold be goodness only knows 54. that that too’ Science has now disc 2 Sa eviie weahiad a He plate and reflected a moment be- fore answering. “How an it do for all of you to forgive and forget?” he suggested. “But how could we?” she returned, i“A part of us might forgive but no- es folks chave acted. Why, last “Yes 8, I know,” said John, who had peat: the story many times. And hen he finished rather sree Bas might begin by tryi . Brown said ssthinie Hat any rate I’ll put on x good fire in the furnace for you before I go to work,” her husband said, “I must Niets 00, for we must finish picking those eee ‘apple: “By the May? ie called back as he went oe es any children come send them to the orchard. That Good as his word, he an extra carefully adjusted the drafts and . Heels Sack, es lived-in the city, say ne-| ceiling the warm body could possibly forget the way) ® = put shovelful of coal into the tae and a R STigee stubborn self-will have been putt3, aside, each w ar do fine panes together for yei nominations ee balloting sens. have followed immediately. irs. Brown prayed fervently that it might be so. irs, ‘orrison’s supporters claimed 1 defeat — pagreoe faction eo fo over “New Church” in a body. ‘a ‘is was tH ly denied sea ua ‘Morsison's food faith attacked in_rett ~ Just as, the ascnseion promised to become warm there came a momen- tary Bree Jimmy Morrison ran eee, ito the room with a prize x eh orchard the men had hat he would like one of ree Get fe decorating his den. see Jimmy a dollar to find Mites mmm ran straight to his nists stood near the center “Her Fie for me till w With = sigh of relict, for:she had d some teasing request, Mrs. he ssid, “keep this held it a moment in her Jimmy went out she hiined and hung it on the chandelier at the side of the room. But ae diversion had had its ef- fect. momentarily sub- sided i he ai lers soon were busy counting the ballot. Tt proved a tie. teal ballot was order ans room was warm. If the ladies no- ticed it, however, they gave little sign of the fact. But up near the essed and ie oe produced some startl- in, It is a fact in nature that hornets and yellow-jackets are. numbed by the first cold nights of autumn. Later a few survive the winter to re- oA rote their kind. mimy's cane the hornets were lifeless, though pletely enilied PKs they a in the { overhi back to summer days and Ane activities. the Indies of the society been idae gecaviek Wilt wee ance fey weld have tifel:-& centio: Wace that presently proceeded from the cone. But while the tellers counted the sec- ues. arose. “Br-r-rr, hm-m-m-m-mm. The tellers finished their counting pus gathered the ballots in ces. ju2z-2-2%, buz7-2-22: “Are the tellers aa to re} “We are,” was the response. “Buzz-272—azuz,"” said the horn- report?” We, will listen to the result of the ballot ” said Dor the aes, Gite ter her throat, and began—but she never felakes d her 1 port. get very much alive tiaecieeree poised in the entrance the cone, and wi h happened to b nd frost lingered all day. By two o’clock ste ladies had be- gun to arrive. rown greeted all alike, ;as a courteous hostess should, and tactfully guided those} tee to each other to the same} FE ‘wraps an sonata son Jimm: years and in high repu thief. Thankfully she recalled he Tasband’s invitation to send the chil-) awn to. the orchard and avail-| pt herself 0 thus etches ia ihe moment announced in the first para-| ie the preliminary motion that the society proceed with the election: of officers there came a little pause. Mr. Brown glanced over the assembl- ed company and noted that though the lines of opposition were rather! closely drawn there still existed a little naan: as to‘ the result of, the voting. | ome old members had dropped. out during the year and several new, ones had come in. these new ones would vote no one could tell, er ea be sides claimed them. president?” "asked M chairman, herself an active partisan. SI receive this h followers. Nor w: But scarcely as hae nate Hee in position sca abe viva aS the same honor. ‘The battle The vaaiiated a both estim- able women. Had not f: thing oe ut +] would have Bis and wpe Oca warm friends os secretly aaictned the and pi Lament can alle sould "pride ‘nd ‘cl eM rison’s devoted head. Other yel- followed him. Hither they flew, and wherever they lighted a wild waving of hands beat |the air. Timid ladies screamed and | dodged. ' Pandemonium ensued. Rott | indescribable followed, it m the iby beri an botiing Sealy crv: joor in the hall | into it plunged Morrison followed 1 ©! door s sain srutcihay week Wh aes “0, “iar, what shall T do?” shriek ed the form Qe plesde, iaije hat thing “dat. of my hai,” wailed the Iatter. ith motual assistance they found sade uanelstueeecaraes Ana ties aa larteg otnnied out- j side they ventured to open the dooi jack and peer-ont. While they ale | ta ‘own, with a fly | Coder tu oleic hand, ache Back €0 Many hornets died in battle and the rest were driven outside and| Knowing my lite apart. | gassed by-the cold. 5 e victory was complete| If om the rocking wave the ladies locked a moment at each ‘other. Everywhere was the disorder of strife, and here and there a swell- ing casualty. hit amen laughed. A rfect merriment broke loose. It eerlhiled till the uae bitter feeling in the society had ish With order aera ite Morrison n let's hae but ys side in this socie ty." Mrs. Benjamin led in vigorous ap- plause. ‘After that it did not seem to matter which way the election ‘went. ould have gladly drop-|¢5 th fr) mn Brown's furnace > ae and let it p: | cross to the opposite side of the road. ond ballot the chatter of many ton-| g int ladies fled,| sure: Do Lite that west meadow this 8} uu think we had better put in corn, or Peal we try potato: inking. 1 h night. Alas for the boy who hi encouragement to think! It is easter to fill a lank purse than it is an im- poverished mind. Get every bushel of wheat and coi ing boys;. to think with their brains as well as to work with thoir hands. = that crop @ fair thance! Cultivate the boy. Let encouragement and apirecating tall upon him and then wate TOW. Never give the hired man a new, shin- ing, sharp hoe, and then give the boy some old stub of a dog-eared hoe expect him to kee: hired ae iat a Pee hornets’ nest Le up| man, You can not cultivate dollar am-| 894 France is soon to be constructed, on an apple tree a ch had| bition in a bo; jools:| The coat of the enterprise is roughl: Meee. #iven it to him, Sapege a foot] Give him a fair chance and perh: ab estimated at $100,000,000. Some sa: rec’ in. diameter, i dae ‘ing-|he wil 9t the pace fo ig easel Gd be ga teted in five ly devised, had been the -home of a tho boy 1s small give him a | 84 one-half y vigorous colony during the summer. mee to, make his own decisi eee in Paris which “has But the inhabitants were. now pro-| when possible. Why command when | Pe? aincuaaog this project ls fs bably red far, and cold and ont onsidering the building of tunnels un- pe svat result? ate signees btn connecting Europe Now y. had. often heard his grpth Asia sadibne:trom vr gone sternly, “Young man, it is high tim limniuaeet ; get busy, now!” soul bélong exclusively to the Tet ita Sows hes OW tools; let him work a small piece of ground and have the erop or a portion of it. Oh, the can do to encourage or to discourage a boy! Are you a boy- Do you give your boy a fair chance? PO is ES WHY DO COWS CROSS A ROAD? Explanation of a Cow's ‘Behaviour When Automobiles Approach. Haven't you often wondered why a \—runs across the road in front of an approaching car? Here is the explanation: The reason is because the cow's eyes, or the hen’s eyes, can be used separately. When & cow faces the car, both eyes can be easily focused on it. ‘When the car is at one side, only one eye can be focused on it. When are approached in the road, the one w—or with le to the car will usually bei to The one with head away from the car will usually run ahead and turn off to one side of the road or the other, ‘The reason the cow with side to the car crosses the road is because the one eye which sees the car is kept by in- stint on the dangerous object. ‘To turn and run the car instead of crossing the road would blind the cow to the car while turning, and this nm But if she runs across the | she can keep the car in It turned | a Sie a ag ba crossing the | aa: across the road | again. wah uhsice the ditnger dey be avoided by running with the car al-| ways in view with the eye that dis- covered it. So there you have the reason why a cow crosses the road. —_——— STRAY DOGS SHOULD BE KILLED, Would Mean the Saving of Many Lives and of Much Wealth. ‘There are three kindg of dogs—the eee stray, the other person's, d your own dog. The firstnamed dnd should be eliminated: and second should stay home and not tres- pass on your propert: ‘The third should be kept in Sabi jand not allowed the full freedom 0 4 & iar with people, and especially with children. He should be kept free from external parasites by frequent baths and, if necessary, other approp-| riate measures; should be freed trom | e by adequate at-| ould sti al-| hi only in company with and wherever conditions call for it he should be kept in leash. When away from home the should .be muzzled with a alae metal muzzle, not with a strap muz- aa which is usually so loose as mere- ly to give a false sense of security, since it permits the dog to bite. ‘The time has come when the stra; dog, the cross dog, the sheep-killing a} dog, The killing of such dogs ay a saving of many lives and of millions of dollars. Oo - A Mother. Son, throned upon my knee— ‘Thy little bark must drown, ‘There must I find a grave, There must my soul g0 down, ant cy being tossed, th thee I fail or win; | \. saved in thy strife or lost, Mine is thy very sin. ‘ hy nobleness, thy power, ft me to theit grace; «fo lite is but thy dower, thine my dwelling place. Son, eg upon my knee, > Soa m I te de: ahenra h, be “tnd TBulla al a Faeathlons Joy! Married women live longer than unmarried women. gsc ene PELE A good night’s sleep mends many a trouble. <2 - < Let a fow other things besides his | ®¥d to bo cows | mai facing the ear bay uy, ee ae one | able the engineers view | ‘the .{ tell you that is lacks | stones that, with proper cutting, do .| counterfeit the diamond with a fair | well Keep your feet dry, your con-] js =IT0 BEGIN ON CHANNEL TUNNEL) a‘: ee LONG-PROJECTED SCHEME TO JOIN ENGLAND AND FRANCE. Only Danger Lies in Geological For- mations, Say Experts—Layers of White and Gray Chalk. Intense interest has been aroused by ecting Europe wit! nerhe English Channel ‘Pannel Com- lone a vast amount nel to France. Engineering plans are to be so far advances t the work could begin at once. Second Only to Panama Canal. ae oe exception of the Payama e the biggest engineer. | ing ae rprise of modern times. total length, including approaches England and France, will be thirty- two miles, with more than twenty-one and one-half miles of it under the sea. The plans provide two tunnels, each eighteen feet in diameter. con- nected by cross galleries at intervals ft The maximum depth of cover of chalk about 100 feet thick ‘would be left undisturbed above the crown of the tunnel to provide against danger from enemy attack with sub- arine explosives. The tunnel’s ive eee the sea ‘thus will be about 280 ae nies will be built as the tunnel advances. ek extraordinary advance ade in tunneling in recent years. es- pecially in the United States, will en- ceed with, great speed. The railway lines will be operated by electricity, as in the case of the Simpion tunnel under the Swiss mountain of that name, and which is twelve and one-half miles in length, the longest at present m the world. and forty-five minutes. With the tun- nel the journey could be made in six hours, whatever the wea‘ Speaking of the problems of build- | ing the tunnel, English engineers say the sea itself offers no difficulty, that only risk lies in the geological jformations. he first layer under the | channel is white chalk some 300 feet | thick, The great question is user | the gray chalk is impervious to pert pints favors iaiapat dual habia nd, in France, a point close to Cape lations meres, STONES, RESEMBLING | DIAMONDS. But the Picsitae Us Lustre of the Gem not be Imitated. ‘The lead-glass (or “paste”) diamond properly displayed. It has cut) the “fire” of a realdiamond, with a brilliant sparkle of reflected light. Hence it easily deceives the every- day observer. t would the peculiar luster of the diamond, whichis not by any means to be successfully imitated. ‘And before very long,.owing to loss of\its new polish, it is deprived much of its brillianey, There are, however, certain natural degree of success, even to its luster— snappy. cold glittering—which the French call “eclat.” One of these is the colorless zircon, Another gem-stone that serves the purpose almost equally well is the colorless sapphire, the hardness of which (rendering it capab! ex: tremely high polish) approaches that of the When cut it has a ine brill ‘The same remark, in a degree, ap- plies to colorless topaz, which wears and takes an extremely high polish, a exhibiting a display of “fire.” One of the largest alleged dia- nu ganza,’ of Portugal, which is suspected to be a white topar. “In former days even rock-erystat passed for diam Only within com- paratively recent years has there been s beryl, ample, yields when weil cut a brilliant and diamond-like stone, nobody could telligent pawn but 8 it off ona fairly in- ‘oker for a real dia- ‘0 make coat hangers from which Godt will not slip use velvet instead of silk. A sackbut is an obsolete basi trumpet with a slide for altering the pitch, / To prevent damping-df, water the hotbed enly in the morning during ae time when the frame has to be t closed most of the time. All Si without Me, while the soil is and there-is Ze ‘bottom heat, oot ure to ¢ause the trouble. | answer. looks all right in the show window, | (it well Some That Could Smile. ees little ne said the grocer, tk can I do you?” “Please, sir, caatiee wants a bottle of He arated alcohol,” ‘Her Introduction. “when did you first become acquain- ed with your bu “rhe first time I ene him for mone ey after we were married.” How ‘He | Felt. “Sf pa did order you from the house, make you lose _ ae rt can’t help feeling somewhat put r In Love, “Your father is aay een sas “Why?” aiken the dear “Tells mi to lose sight of my naires in tite Sar then kicks because. T call seven nights a week.” _ Grease Spots. Even when there is cream in the glycerin and rinsing in lukewarm a Unintentional Conservation. Ww (returning from overnight visit)—“Did you we remee a good dinner last Phd Hub— 9, there es is a a bit of steak in the ice tee and fu cooked ih with @ few onions I found cellar.” —“Onions? Teck you've eaten my bulbs!” What He Feared. Billy, aged five, had finished his pri- vate lesson. His mother was anxiqus to speak to the tutor, and Billy was re- juested to leave the room and worl elsewhere. He objected, and when asked the reason why, he answere “it I 50 Out you'll make an opinion about me Not in the the Manual. Fai rw (to one of his peat re- Bt Sr “Gemobilized) re Pai which prefer, being a eres or a soldier?” Pat—“In one way, sir, a soldier.” Farmer—“And how's that?” Pat—‘Well, you see, you'd be a long time workin’ for a pacman before he'd tell you to stand at e: Td rather be The Great £ Unsquashed. He was dreadfully persistent. } simply would not take “No” for At last she was inekouahiy exasperated No,” she rapped, “I wouldn’t Late fe zou te you was the last man on earth! e n't want nothin’ to do with you. ls th plain English ?” “It’s plain enough,” the suitor, Say nee ly: you “but it isn't Bitglish, Double Exposure. The first barrage was too much for Rastus, colored Bae ead and he took to his heels, @ distance back of the lines he was tatanoanted by an of- ficer, who inquired why he was rua: ning. “I saw de shells a-comin’ at me, ; I saw one big sheil twice when it passed just over my head be second when 1} passed just under Prickly. Betty had been to her first par and had drunk long and deep of “uz: lemonade, When she got home her mother asked her what she had had ith “And what. to drink?” her mother asked. ‘it was very nice ett ” said Betty, asked interestod. said Betty, “it tasted bee like when your foet's gono to sleep.” mother, Tombstone Evidence. The lawyer was examining a wit ter of the dead man who figured’ .In the case, to which the witness re: lied: ’ “He was a man withont blame, be: loved and Regeredl by all, part in alt his thoughts a “How did an yearn ed the judge. “[ read ft on his tombstone,” that?” demana- was the disconcerting, reply. He Loved i His Donkey. Ong day in Belgium a Boche one met a youngster leading with thy we ag le and succeeds only in be: ora fitite ie you have a fine don- it do you call it? Al yb, ny eae the child, ine my yhihg too much. ‘he officer raised his eyebrows} enctine thought could be read on his wrinkled red face, and he said: “T hope at least that you do not call him William.” The boy answered quickly with tron- ie candor, “Oh, no, key too much,” science clear and your bowels open, and you'll live to be a hundred. * ; Seat aie sprinkled on top of the soil ng the plants is and erent ness and asked him about the charac-~ in sir, I love my done