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When preparing (pot rout of but «1d a cupfnl .of can-mu Mll- anote the appearance or the nautical m a «widow nvor. - - Water seal. 214 déééeé.;...;;;;:.......... 8 “VB pounds Steam pressureooooooooooooéo a ran pounds steam pressure...u.......... ' Water bath. homemade or commaâ€"31:1“? Water sen. 214 degrees ..... 13 give pounfis steam pressure............;. 3 Just How to Can Peaches. pleas into the hot jars. Hot sirup, pre- viously prepared. should be poured over the fruit at once. Before packing a second jar place rubbers and caps in position, not tight. If using tin can: seal completely. Stermze tor the length or time given below for the particular type of outfit used: Pen pounds steam pressure ....... ... ..... 5 Remove tram canner tighten coverl. Invert to cool and test joints. Wrap in paper to prevent bleaching and store. Boning water may be added mateâ€"Id of hot drop. but the time of stealin- tion mat be as follows: Hot _m bath. homemade or com: Mahogany shades in greater number than appeared last year are with us. The French emphasize them as they did last winter. This is a most trying color to the average woman and one that in most or its shades refuses to blend amicably with others. but ofta effective in itself. this season. The Germans monopolize some ingredient necessary to success with this color. so we are told, tn! many a woman will add this to he grudges against Germany. Blues of many sorts are, as usual. popular. Women will have blue no matter what the color cards say. and. though Paris has. laid more 3119113818 on black than on the dark blues. 01 late a large majority of the early 80' tumn suits and one piece wool frocks ordered are in we perennial dark blue. Taupe is still beloved. more so that ever perhaps because for some reason known to dyers it is likely to be scarce The various manufacturers issuo their own color cards. and on the French cards this season American“ names frequently appear. as in one syndicate’s line. of “American blues,” running from light to dark. but all with a’ pronounced warmth and in- tensity. Greens of rather dark tones are bid- ding for favor, both the lovely blue greens and the ivy shades. with jade colofings for a good third. Deep purple and the beet root. which had a trial last winter, are considered very good, and the wine reds are re- vived, though apparently not with last season’s enthusiasm, the purplish Con- cord being the wine shade most often Caramel brown gaberdine makes this lightweight three-quarter length coat, set off with big plaid buttons and patches or stitchery so attractive]: placed. White satin gives a dressy et- fect in collar and cuffs. Variations of the Old Colors That A" Popular. Brown is promised a greater vogue than usual, though it was somewhat emphasized last winter. There are sev- eral new medium shades bearing fanci- ful names which no one remembers or uses. Kolinsky is the one most likely to get its name. since every one is familiar with the fur and recognizes the aptness of the name on the color card. Hudson seal is a brown darker than the seal brown of old and includ- ed among the American colorings. Java is a good dark brown NEW FALL SHADES. umsasou con. A Topper For tho First Cool Days In This. J AUNTY CUT. m BUR!“ man 1613. 3,. , 53‘” ()9: «an "°0000coooo o v‘... v . g. Jana? “g 1mm: ”Effects of the’ Venom of a... the Dreaded Fer-de-lanoe. mm m as me Aviation and War. Before the Battle 01‘ the Wilderness General Sheridan spent three weeks and Used up many thmssand men and hm'svs in making raids. the sale pur- pose .of whit-P was to .29! information about Lee‘s left. “A“ that he az'wm' wished," says a modern .k'uzuzuentator. "one aviator mmd have done in a morning':: flight." The mongoose circles about the rep- tile, always at a safe distance and "drawing fire.” inviting it by moving closer and closer. to dart out its head and then quickly :inmping out of harm’s way. It torments in every possible manner, causing the snake to change position time and time again without ever reaching the objective point. At last. seeing its opponent at some par- ticular disadvantage. the mongotnse springs forward quick as a bolt of lightning. catches the serpent, firmly with the teeth behindlthe triangular head, a shake, possibly twoâ€"no moreâ€"- and in less time than it takes to tell it the fer-de-lance is dead, its verte- brae severed. When they meet and if the snake sees no avenue of esoane it prepares for battle as does the mongoose. but in a more leisurely manner. It takes about one minute for them to get fully prepared. There is no trifling. how- ever. The. mongoose is quite as clever a rins: genelal as the (at and uses that gitt to advantage. Stzategy more than strength is its asset. 0f the weasel family and looking very much like those creatures. this mug fellow is absolutely fearless so fax- us reptiles arefiomtemed and will jngt- as wadily attack one five feet in 19213111 as one a fOUt long. From the mongoose the fer-lle-lanee will tlee. but if cornered will put up a great fight. using every trick at its mnnnnnd. a useless sort of contest. hmwver. for within a shnrt time it will he stretehed out lifeless. A battle between these two natural enemies is well worth witnessing. It is never a limitedhght, but to a finish always, and prnlmhly the snakes by this time have conze to understand that when they enter such a combat it is with the odds greatly against them. The fer-de-iance is a fighter, and no domestic animal. with the exception of the cat, has any chance in a battle with this serpent. The cat, however, in about nine cases out of ten Will come out of the tight with flying col- ors because of the fact that it is ap- parently quite as quick in movement and at the same time uses What might he termed ring geuez'hlship. THE WORST OF ALL SERPENTS There is but one animal other than the cat that successfully wages. war against the fer-de-lnnce. It is the xnongrmse (ichneumon). imported from India a number of years ago for the sure purpose of getting: rid 01' the snakes in Martinique. Only Instant and Heroic Treatment Gan Save-Life After a Stab by Its Deadly ' Fangsâ€"A Battle With Its Enemy and Master, the“ Mongoose. There exist a large number of ven- omous serpentsâ€"we have many of them in the United Statesâ€"but prob- ably no other spot in the known world has such a death dealing snake as the island of Martinique, in the Caribbean sea. This is the fer-de-lance. scientif- lcally known as Trigonocephalus lance- olatus, and it can. beyond the shadow of a doubt, lay (laim to being the most deadly serpent of the earth. Its bite means death. There is. however, a heroic method of treatment often brought into use by the Martiniquians. It is the immedi- ate amputation of the leg or arm if the bite happens to be in either. Even this has to be done at once and before the venom circulates through the sys- tem. There are to be seen today upon the island many natives with limbs missing. and in the majority of cases it is the result of. having the machete. or cane knife, applied after an experi- ence with a fer-de-lance. This is not a large snake. rarely ex- ceeding five feet in length and in cir- cumference approximately the size of a child’s arm. To repeat, the bite means almost certain death and should not the service of a physEl-ian. or pen- seur, as the natives call him. be ob- tained Within a very short time the venom does its deadly work-the flesh grows cold softens. becomes pulpy. Chan? es in color. quickly begins to spot. and -a great ohilliness creeps through the blood This lasts onlva few minutes. possibly half an hourâ€" then death. If the victim be fortunate enough to get a physician upon the scene post haste and no artery or vein has been pierced there is hopeâ€"just a faint hope. But even if life be saved the danger is not entirely removed. for in many cases necrosis of the tissues followsâ€" the flesh corrupts and falls from the bones. and the body molders as does a tree. There are eight distinct varieties. the most common being a dark gray and black speckled. which coloring enables it to concealitself easily among roots and stumps of trees. Another variety is a clear, bright yellow. and when hidden in the freshly cut cane it can scarcely be distinguished from the stalks. It also may be a dark yellow or coal black with a yellow belly. Wfi: ”$6. j A Model Wife. Our idea of a model wife is one who keeps hfle husband from making a fool of him t ‘ One Relief. “What are you reading them?” “My life insurance policy. and ll gives me a frightful headache.” “Can’t tell what it means. eh?" “No and my only consolation is that somebody else will have to settle it ln the end.’ "He used to she walked on. “Since her father bought a limousine she’d be " snltod if he even dared t“ hint that she ever walked.” in Cornwall more recently than either historians or the public known-Lon- don Globe. Out of Date Cars. Few pe0ple realize how many diner- ent cars are still in use whose makers have gone out of business and how many models of existing builders that are so far obsolete that spare parts are no longer carried at the factories of their origin. The Horseless Age re- cently published a list of 206 orphan cars and is not entirely sure that it includes all of the tribe. The Seven British Languages. There are seven distinct language. spoken in the British isles: In addi- tion to English there are Welsh in Wales. irse in Ireland. Manx‘in the Isle. of Manâ€"church services in Manx were discontinued there but recentlyâ€"- Gaelic in Scotland, French in the Chan- nel islands. and Cornish was spoken s: In n Deadly Plain. .nafon. Not a... ' orally Recognized." Many deaths. both or human beings mid domestic animals. are causal every year by cicnta. or water hem- lock, 3 poisonons plant. It is the most violentLv poisonous of temperate re. gion plants, yet it is not generally rec- ognized. Learn to know it and ltok ; out for it. A warning’has been issued ) by the specialists of the United States { department of agriculture in the form ‘ of a circular from the bureau of animal industry. “Cicuta ‘(water hemlock). as a Poisonous Plant." which describes this plant .and- gives ~ remedies. though cases among domestic animals must be considered as practically hopeless so far as treatment is concerned. Cicuta is widely distributed. Unfor- tunately it resembles a number of harmless plants and is not easily rec- ognizable. It belongs to the same fam- ily as carrots and parsnips. It has a number of popular names. of which the most common is "cowbane." or “water hemlock.” The plant grows in ‘ wet places and is especially common ; in some partsof the west along irri- gating ditches. It has a thickened root stock, with roots which sometimes take the form of a group of tubers. The cicuta is most readily distinguish ed from plants of similar appearance growing under the same conditions by 1 the transverse (-imsnbers in the rootf stock. These (43;. be seen by makingf a longitudinal sovliun. . I .- â€"..-.~ â€"-.. Can’t Kill Languages. One of the most effective means of pr010nnj1)g;‘+’hc life of a hated language is to attempt to k 11 it. as the Germans and the Austro-Hungarians have from time to time found out It was the eitoit to make all Immzmia talk Ger man that lit the fires that revived the flames of the dying Bohemian speech. so that today it is one of the official tongues and dominates two-thirds of the country. Hungary. fighting: on be half of the Magyar speech. awoke Slav and Roumanian echoes. We found English prosper best in Canada when English was offered to be "taken 0r let't."â€"London Standard. Only the root of cicuta is poisonous. Cases of poisoninzx are more frequent in the spring. partly because the roots are more likely to he noticed at that time and partly because they appear to be more [miSOlluits then than later in the season, In t':1:~'0S of the poison- ing of human beings the recognized treatment is to give an efficient emetic. followed by a cathartic. Some form of opium may be given to control the. convulsions when they are violent. 1‘ free vomiting is promptly produced the patient is likely to recover. “And you would rather talk to a gen- tleman?” “Yes.” “Well,” answered the lady, smiling sweetly, “so would I. But it seems that it’s impossible for either of us to have our wish, so we’ll have to make the best of it. State your business. please!" Perhaps there is no way to prevent some cases of poisoning of children. Something might be accomplished. however. if parents and teachers would attempt to make clear to chil- dren the danger of eating strange roots. “None of yours!” he snapped. “I got a proposition to lay before this firm. and I want to talk to somebody about it.” Served Him Right. This is the way the agent got a les- son in manners. He called at a busi- ness oflice and saw nobody but a pre- possessing though capable appearing young woman. “What is your business?” she asked politely. “Where’s the boss?” he asked abrupt- 1y. CCN‘ SHUN WATER HEMLOCK.. :tiqn is hair dye battle. am- 319$ by being ong-‘Bne’n guard. Different. 53 y be loved the groan? $1 Placing Himulf. "Let me see.” said memmrm' new acquisition. a graduate of the col lege of journalism. “I badly km" what to put you at." “Until you decide,” replied the ma!- "I'nsit town and write a tow leadinb “ The Difficulty. A man should take the bull by I" 013118,” advised the sage. Yes.” agreed the tool. "The trOllPlf w.â€"v'_ ' ’vv-V is tovfiild a bull Eat will 86.361 for it” “What is the manner with you?” 3 am said. “You don’t own the shop. do you?” “No." she waned, “but my old man’s suit is paned there, and he don‘t know it!” Merely a Symptom. A prominent 3(‘ild0Illli'lall of New York defines culture as that breadth of View Where our knowledge and in- terests extend beyond our own particu- lar Wocations and which enables us to meet with intelligent and sympathetic interest people of widely divergent activities and attainments. but out here in this garden spot of the world we suppose most of us will continue to regard it as not using a toothpick in t")- Real Trouble. The local pawnbroker’s shop was on fire, and among the crowd of specta' tors was an old woman who attracted much mention by her ache and cries tone. Nervous Strain. Ardlleryobaerrafionls‘neotm most important branches of air serv. ice. So indispensable is the airman in connection with modern artillery that a noted enthority recently stated that other had none the world war would have been over in six months. ' Pilot and observers work in con. Junction with a battery. They arrange beforehand with the general stall! just where that battery is to operate If they. are ordered to seek out an enemy‘ battery that may be lodged at the end of a wood or in some concealed posi. .tion the pilot maneuvers about under the instructions of the observer until the battery is spotted, whereupon its position is signaled back by means of a wireless set to the battery com- Recently he conceived the idea of making his watch tell all f our different timesâ€"eastern. central, mountain and Pacific. He went to a jeweler and had extra hour hands put on his timepiece. each of a difierent color, so that he can recognize it at :1 glance on the face of his watch. For insmnce. the ordi- nary hour hand. set at eastern time. is silver: a blue. hand. set an hour back, represents central time; a red hand, for mountain time, is set two hours back, and a green hour hand. three hours back. represents Pacific time. You can do this to your own watch. The jeweler will make a set of hands. of these colors and alter your watch. for a consideration of a few dollars.â€" New York World. An express official who travels al- most all the time and is so busy that he sometimes fortrets to change his watch at Detroit, Mic-11.. for instance or at Dodge City, 1a.. has frequenti)‘ had an experience of this kind. Some- times he has arrived an hour ahead of time or perhaps an hour after a train has left. giving him time enough for reflection. After notifying the battery to open fire the obsen’er hangs over the posj- tion at a height of. say. 6,000 feet, to avoid the trajectory of the shells pass- ing beneath his machine, and as the shells burst near the position under fire the observer notifies his battery how short or how far ahead or how much to either side the shells are tall~ ing. The observer then orders the pi- lot to proceed over the next position. and the operation is repeated. When the work is completed the airmen are ordered to return hy means of signals in the form of canvas strips placed on the ground. Anulory “89°90?!” UM an n... All the while the observer is direct- ing artillery fire his machine is being subjected. to intense bombardment by anti-aircraft guns. which are tiring shrapnel shells by the hundreds. Fly- ing fragments of shrapnel are all about the airmenâ€"beneath them, all around them and above them. For three hours at times the airmen must endure this intense bombardmvxgt. and there is no telling at what m« : .wnt the tail of the machine or some Hiker vital part may be blown away or when the machine may become wram‘ved in flames. The. work is most dangerous and nerve racking, and most of the pilots stutter after going through this ordeal. Some have been known to be unable to screw a nut or a bolt, due to nervous ailment: _. Then Your Watch Will Keep Tab on All Our Standard Times. The average commercial traveler who journeys about the United States has to keep a close watt-h on his timepiece to see that it is telling the truth. There is an hour’s difference in time when you enter and leave some cities, and it’s an important matter that you do not forget to set your watch back or forward an hour, according to which way you are traveling. It you over- look it you may miss a train. was FINDING IN THE AIR. “Are you : weather expert?" “I’m trying to be one kind. um", Deco-bar 27th, 1917. USE FOUR HOUR HANDS. pa be one, kind. I c” d W without tall Hanson. 1.. Ion. 1. (died of This list is intended listed from Durham and ' *’ the names of some who .. (or other cause. Our 0! . citizens have actually w '. include any who have _ doubt be mistakesâ€"om j, in, and we ask the assist '. of their family at the in iike the name of every 1 Adair. John Adair, Robin Al’oe, Capt. R. 3. an, Liont. '1‘. Allen. Johnston Armstrong, W1. (kind Baker; Richu'l Barbe ur, Jam“ Benton, Ben. Black, Wilfrid Blyth, Cecil Bolger, John Borthwick. David Box, Fred Bovington. George Bradley, Thos. ‘ Bryon, J. C. Brown, R. Bryon, Percy (kill! Bunce, Frank Boyce. Revel Catton, Victor Calder, Roy Campbell, W. A. Campbell. G. W. Carey, James Caswell, Harvey Chislett, Chas. Clark, Campbell (ki Colville, J 9hn Gonfrey’, D. Cove, A. Gorkill. Jos. Connolly, Arthur Goutts, James (kil Corbett. Fred Crawford. Chas. Daniel, Percy Darby, Wm. Dargavel, Bryce Darling, C. 11. Derby, John Davis, J. A. Davis, Percy Davis, Cecil (killed i Dewar. A. C. ‘ Dodsworth, B. W. ‘ Donaldson, Alex. Drumm, H. G. Dunbar, Lachlan Dyre, A. Eccles, Roy Edwarda, Elmo Edwards; Ivan Elvidge. Vernon Ervin, Harry Ewen. Robt. Falkingham. Harry Falkngham. WR. ( Findlay, Alex. Pinker. Ray Findlay, Murray Gadd. Arthur. Gadd, Wm. Glover, E. Golehy, Wm. Grigshy, Frank Qrigsbl, H. Hughes, Jesse Button, Ed Irwin, Duncan Kinnee, Calvin Kelly, Eric Kelly, Fred Keith, Robt Knisley, W. E. Knight, Major E.L. Kress, George Kress, Lieut. E. Lake, Wilfrid Lake, Wm. Laidlaw, A. N. Lamerson, J. W. Langrill, James Lauder, W. A. (kill Lauder, T. A. Lawrence, John A Ledingham, J. M. (11 Lloyd, Edith (N Ledingham, Geo. Legge, C. L. Leeson, Fred Lindsay, E. G Lindsay, R. G. Lloyd, George Lloyd, J. A. Lloyd, Anson Lucas, J. N . flarshall, C.A . (k1 larshall, Walter lountain, Lorne Hartley, John leade, gar! Horton, Wes. lather, T. L. Crawford, Jean (n' Gross, 301 Grant, Brock Gray, Thos. ‘ Greenwood, J. W. Grundy, Wm. Grierson, Nathan Gun, Dr. A. Giles, R. Gun, Gordon Gun. Cecil Hall. Richard Halliday, Charles Halliday, George ( Harris, Lillie (In I”, Alex. Kazan, G. G. Kazan, R. Havens, Ed. Havens, Chas. Hamlet, Joe. Hartford, S. J. Kazan, Wm. Hillis, Sam Boy, Murray Hopkins, W. I. gun}. R _ Roll Durh