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I'd "r? M tl "If I -tiiiii.fjtii muttered. "‘I'll get out of this if I die walking. “I'm sorry you’re done, Monty,” he con. tinued slowly. “8., the word and I'll have one more an] at carrying you! You’re not a heavy weight and Pen noted now.” But Monty, in when vein: was the chill of death nag who nought ow to: rest. that In head. I Trent stood upright. wired the dank sweat from his forehoa and gazed around him fUreely, and upwards at thag'lu'rid Ieget of blue ykr, - "Yes, and afterwards sneaked off with Francis," Trent broke in bitten, ly," and took every bearer with him ---after we'd paid them for the return: Journey too. Sent us out here to be, trapped and butchered like rate. If, we'd onlgnhad a guide we should have been " ckomari by now." l “He won dtu ebout the gold,", Moatty {lite . “It's there for the; picking up. lf only we could hare got beck we were rich for life. lf you| "e"e--rm need never do another! strike of york ”dong up rtru)ive." i “I wouldn't swear at Oom Sam too hard," Monty continued. "Remember for the last two days he was doing all he could to get us out of the place. It was those fetish fellows who work- ed the mischief, and 1yy-erertainlr--. waned us all he could. He took us safety to Bekvnndo and he worked the angle with _the_King!” Trent did as he was told. He had no particular "eetion for his art- ner, and the prospect of his (faith scarcely troubled him. Yet for twenty miles and more through fetid swamps Ind poisonous jungles he had carried him over his shoulder. flehtimt fUrce- t for the lives of both of them, while there remained any chance whatever of escape. Now he knew that it was in vain, he regretted only his wasted efforts-he had no sentimental re- grets in leaving him. It wns his own life he wanted-his own life he meant to fight for. Gaunt and wild, with the cold fear of death before his; also, the younger man broke out into a fit of cursing. "May they rot in the blackest cor- ner of hell, Oom Sam and those mis- erable vermin.'" he shouted. "A path all the way. the fever season over, the swamps dry! Oh.' when I think of Sam's smooth jargon I would give my chance of life, such as it is, to have him here for one moment. To think that that beast must live and we die.'" "Prop me up against this tree, Trent-4nd listen," Monty whispered. "Don't fritter away the little strength yo! have, left." A sky like flame and on atmosphere of sulphur. No breath of air, not I single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees snd dense, prickly shrubs. All round the dank, nausceous odor of poison flowers, the ceaseless dripping of poisonous moist- ure. From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain-his older componion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitch.. ing at his whitening: lips. _ "I'm done, Trent," he gasped faint- ly. "Fight your way on alone! You've a chance yet. The way's get-I ting a bit easier-I fancy we're on‘ the right track and we've given those black devils the slip! Nurse your, strength! You've a chance! Let me be. It's no use carrying a dead man.", habit of having his own Ml here. But listen to me'. If anything appens to your partner here or in Buckomari, yuu’ll have me to reckon with. I shall not forget. We are bound to meet.' Remember that!" Trent turned his back upon him in a fit of passion which choked down all apeech. Captain Francis lit 1 cigar- ette and walked urns: towards to- wards his camp. "Anything elsé roughly. "What then Y' Trent asked fUreely. “This! It's a beastly unfair ar- nngement, but I suppose it's too late to upset it. Your partner ia half sodden with drink now. You know what that means in this climate. You've the wit to keep sober enough yourself. You're a strong man, and he is weak. You must take care of him. You can if you will." or in at you." "Look here, sir," Francis said, “I notice that this concession of yours is granted to you and your partner jointly whilst alive, and to the surviv- or in case of the death of either of "A word with you outside," he said to Trent-and Trent followed him out into the night. The moon was paling --in the east there was a faint shim- mer of dawn. A breeze was rustling in the trees. The two men stood face to face. 109 . Francis shrugged his shoulders, and tamed nwgy [5th I sigh. Monty's voice beeame a tshriek.. “Leave me alone'." he cued. "I have I tell you, no gut, no future. Latino alone, or by -eaven I'll shoot "Look here," he said, “I my be what you any, and I may not. It's no business of Fours. Do you hear? Now be " and leave, me alone! Such as I lm, I my. I won't be interfered with. But; " - Monty sat up, white, acquiring, with strained, set face and bloodahot eyeg Francis stooped down, and whine“- ed a name in the ear of the an len man. Trent leaned forward but he could not hear it-emN he too saw the shudder and caught the little cry which broke from the white lips of his partner. But Francis had seen the tumbling of the man's lips, and his nervously shaking bands. "There is nothing to fear," he said; “I wanted to speak to you as a friend." "Don't know nIon; don't In spank to. roy," _orgty declared, Monty was sitting up than my reached the hat, but at ,tutt of Trent's companion he cow buck and named sleepiness. This time, however, Francis was not to be do- nied. He walked to Ionty'l side, nnd stood jacking dowrl "stort9tirn. to tsl, ,_,-._ --'--er -.9e.'_.. urn. IIIl-a "I think," he said gently, "thnt we nave met before." "A mistake," Monty declared. "Never 'pw you in my life. Just " 'wrt. "We Th '" 're in a pretty rough country," J, "and a man gets into the f havinq _his own way here. But officer looked his man up and CHAPTER V.-(Cout'd). THE GOLDEN KEY CHAPTER VI m Or "The Ilium-n: ot “and." By the Author of "What H. cont Her. 7n dynft want to Trent asked r. Smoking a corn-cob and showing in ' his face but few marks of the terrible I days through which he had passed -'was Scarlett Trtpt-opposite to him r‘was Hiram Da Souza, the capitalist l, of the region. The Jew-of Souza’s ' nationality it was impossible to have 1 any doubt-was coarse and large of . his type, he wore soiled linen clothes 1' and was smoking a black cigar. On ', the little finger of each hand, thickly (encrusted with dirt, was a diamond‘ I ring, on his thick, protruding lips a: ' complacent smile. The concession, al-; ready soiled and dog-eared, was' spread out before them. l It was Da Souza who did most of the talking. Trent indeed had the appearance of a man only indirectly, [ interested in the proceedings. i 1 "You see. my dear sun” Da Souza was saying, "this little concession of , yours is, after all, a very risky Imsi-,' ness. These niggers have absolutely‘ ',no sense of honor. Do I not know it: r'-alas--to my cost t" E , Trent listened in contemptuous si- lence. Da Souza had made a fortune) ltrading ttrg rum on the Congo, Indi 5-4 _-..k.L- .I--- _. . - - "The dorpment," Trent said, "is signed by the King and witnessed by Captain Francis, who is Agent-Gen- eral out here, or something of the sort for the English Government. It wns no gift and don't you think it, but A piece of hard bartering. Forty bur- ers carried our present to Bekwnndo and it took us three months to get through. There in enough in it to make us both millionaires.” I mm probably done more to debauch the nigger: he spoke of so bitterly than any man in Africa. "The Bekwando people have a bad name-very bad name. As for any sense of eommereitu hottpr---mr dear Trent, one might as well expect dia- monds to spring up like mushrooms undgg our feet." -eew- _‘v_,_ ....brH) I‘m, \SE%ra%' unnau- nu urn-anus, 5”qu ing win the (loop night-silence a few that part of Macedonia whid hours back he had fancied that he: ' had heard the faint thunder of the) .--,. spa. If this were indeed so, it would' 7 f be but a short iourney. With dull, 432‘ - - Riku'ssi ‘glazexl eyes and clenched hands, he, 'Bit q% . "i reeled on. A sort of stupor had laid, ' i I hold of him, but through it all his . , 'A brain was working, and he kept stead-l I ily to a fixed course. Was it the sea , , in his ears. he wondered, that long.‘ ' monotonous rolling of sound, and, f they’re Were- lights before his eyes-the , 7 A lig ts of Buckomari, or the lights of, i 'f-r "s death! I w 'rstrirriu'riai"iiii'kii': - Three days later two men were seated face to face in a long wooden house, the largest and most import- an.t, in,?uekomari village. They found him an hour or two later unconscious, but alive, on the outskirts of fhe Village. He stumbled on a few steps, a little! Bulgaria makes no seen black snake crept out of its bed of, willingness to be bought mud, and looked at him with yellow,) assistance. But she has eyes protruding from its upraisedl rice The Crown Prince head. He kicked it savagely trail-l/lil" . t . hi t a crumbled, shapeless mass. It wasg. Ten, m " tou? ry, can a piece of brutality typical of the it in full. This he persist man. Ahead he fancied that the air fuses to.do. was clearer-the fetid mists less chok- Bulgaria demands, above ing-in the deeo nitrht-silenoo, a four)rhe,F any} " Mannl‘nn:n ...1.: "Pm going to get out of this," he said to himself slowly and with fierce emphasis. "I'm not for dying, and I won't die." Monty fell back speechless. There was a sudden change in his face. Trent, who had seen men die before, let go his hand and turned away with- out any visible emotion. Then he drew himself straight, and set his teeth hard together. "0h, very well," Trent declared, thrusting the letter into his pocket. "it's a bit outside our agreement, you know, but I'il see to it anyhow. Any- thing else ?" "All right," he said, with sullen un- graciousness. "I'll promise something. I won't say how much'. We'll see." "Trent, you'll keep your word," Monty begged. 'Wd like her to know that“! thought pf her." e Trent héld out Hiéwhgadgwfo'rwtllie letter. "There's my little girl!” he said hoarsely. "I'd like to leave her some- thing. If the thing turns out big, Trent, you can spare a small share. There's a letter here! It's to my law- ye_r_s. They’ll tellaou all about her." Monty raised 5mm Bi; 1riittte. His eyes, lit with feverish fire, were fa§t_e_ned _upon the other man. l "it belongs to you, Trent. I lost it you the square, and it's the only so- cial law l've never broken-to pay l my gambling debts. There's one word more."' i "Yes." “It's about that clause in our agree- ‘ment. I never thought it was quite 'Hair, you know, Trent'." I "Whieh clause f" "The clause whieh--at my death- makes you sole owner of the whole concession. You see-the odds were scarcely even, were they? It wasn't 'likely. anything would happen to) "But I wasn't quite well at the time," Monty faltered. " didn't quite understand. No, Trent, it's not quite fair. I did a bit of the work at least, and I'm paying for it with my life!" "What's it matter to you now?" Trent said, with unintentional brutal- ity:. "You een't. tplse it with you," 7 “I planned the thing,” Trent said, "and I saw it through! You did no- thing but find a bit of brass. It was only square that the odds should be in my favor. Besides, you agreed. You sighed the thing." you "I suppose you'd best have it," he said sullenly at last. But Monty shook his head feebiy and held out the picture. Trent took it with an odd sense of shame which puzzled him. He was not often subject to anything of the sort. "I suppose said sullenly But Monty and held out Trent drew it out from his poeket-- awkwardly-and with a little shame It the care which had prompted him to wrap it so tenderl in the oilskin sheet. Monty shade; his face with his hands, and the picture stole up to his lips. Trent stood a little apart and hated himself for this last piece of inhumanity. He pretended to be listening for the stea IT,. approach of their enemies. In rea ity he was struggling with the feeling which prompted him to leave this picture with the dying man, - “It Ahab. me too mueh." he said, "and it’o only I waste of about“. You get on, Trent, Ind don't You bother ibout me. You've done Your dog try your partner and a bit more. on might leave me the small revolver in case those howling sov- ages come up-and Trent!" “Yes." "The pieture-just for a moment. Pd like to have one look at her!” Rumania is to-day feverishly eager to restore the Dobrudja if thereby she can quiet the dogs of war upon her finnk 1nd rush her force of a milq lion men into Transylvmia. It com- prises thousands of acre- of territory Ind millions of inhabit-ts, Mia-J r ...._ wen-u] nun. Alexander, the twanty-four-year- old commander-in-chief of the Serbian army, captured Monastir from Tur- key, thus bringing about the fall of the whole of Macedonia, and from Monastir the Bulgarians were bar- red by the sword as from Salonikl. Prince Stand. Firm. agreement With Greece and Serbia that, in the spoils, Macedonia was to go to Bulgaria. The blood of thous- Prince Alexander of Serbia. ands of Bulgarian patriots was shed in the victorious campaigns of Ferd- inand. Greece and Serbia became fearful of Ferdinand', ambitions to dominate in the Balkans. They pre- ferred to entrap and betray him. “Mud," .. habited by Bulgarians and which is in the possession of Serbia. To re- claim Macedonia from Turkey, and in pursuance of the ideal of nation" ity. Czar Ferdinand began the first Balkan War, fortified by a solemn agreement with Greece and Serbia that, in the spoils, Macedonia was to go to Bxilgaria. The blond at 'h.-, " Bulgaria's entrance into the war ,‘on the side of England, France, Rus- , sia, and Italy would, it is quite open- lly stated in each of their capitals, ,'help to bring about an early termina- Htion of the war. It would release "Rumania, now fearful of a Bulgarian . attack on her flank if she flung her- "iii at Austria's throat in Transyl- '[vania. It would furnish the allies llwith a veteran Bulgarian army to ;march upon Turkey through Thrace, and it would give the allies the Bul- garian port of Dedeagatch, on the [Aegean Sea, for the landing of their town troops to co-operate with the allied navies at Constantinople. l i Bulgaria's Demands. I ', Bulgaria makes no secret of her {willingness to be bought for such assistance. But she has only one iprice. The Crown Prince of Serbia. lRegent in his country, can alone pay Lit in full. This he persistently re- Formerly Crown Prince, Is Prevent- ing a Balkan Agreement. It is one of the little jokes of fate that the young man, Crown Prince Alexander of Serbs, who was treated with such contemptuous condescen- sion by the exalted personages as- sembled at London in June, 1911, for the coronation of George V.-that he Prince Alexander, should be, in June, 1915, the arbiter of the immediate destinies of Europe. . “Sixth share," the Jew screamed, "sixth share ?" l Trent nodded. _ i "The thing's worth a million at (least," he said. "A sixth share is a great fortune. Don't waste any time turning up the whites of your eyes lat me. I've named my terms and I shan't budge from them. You can lay :yogr bottom dollar on that." _ Da Souzéitébinuf)" {by document and glanced it through once more. (To be continued.) The amazement, half sorrowful, half reproachful, on the man's face was perfectly done. But Trent only snorted. "That piece of paper, as you call it, cost us the hard savings of years, it cost us weeks and months in the bush and amongst the swamps-it cost a man's life, not to mention the niggers we lost. Come, I'm not here to play skittles. Are you on for a deal or not? If you’re doubtful about it I've another market. Say the word and we'll drink and art, but if you want to do business here are my terms. Fiytthpusrand for a sixth share!" 1 "But my dear friend," he cried, "my dear young friend, you were not think- intr--do not say that you were think- ing of asking such a sum as five thousand pounds for this little piece of _paper!" - "Bgeause I haven't a darned cent to! bless myself with," Trent answered curtly. "Pve got to have ready money.’ I've never had my fhrt on five tltous-i and pounds before-no, nor five thous- and pence, but, as Pm a living man/ let me have my start and Pil hold my, owl: with you _all.” _ _ u _ _ " 3' Da Sonia threw himself back in his ghair with uplifted hands. "Then why," Da Souza asked, look- ing up with twinkling eyes, "do you want to sell me a share tn it?" Prince Alexander of Serbia ALEXANDER OF' SERBIA. Tea is the acme of perfection, being all pure, delicious tea. Black, Mixed or Green. iitig,iiigiiii,jr'il,i, Perfect Tet iiiii)jiit'i'irr all else, his in- The word "Whig" means . pack- saddle thief; the word "Tory" I band of robbers "Atrri-eultare on a farm, t sup- pose," remarked the giggly girl. "My brother in going away to study eurtyrel' sgid the boastful boy. Old Puroa-r do, but this is a fat job and I thought it might get winded before it reached met. Took No Chances. Old Waiter-So, sir, you went after the job I thought you believed that the office should seek the men? While no one denies the culpability of the railways, it has been proved conclusively, that the bulk of the fires in Northern Ontario and Northern Quebec are due to settlers. In one timber area of about 12,000 square miles last year no less than eighty eontiagrations were proved to have re- ceived their start from slash-burning operations of farmers. Some of the truittr parties had a taste of a jail l sentence as a lesson to themselves and ‘neightors. The Quebec forest pro- tection service does not ask that a ‘settler forego his burning operations, merely that he consults a fire ranger as to the .sefest way to handle his brush. Usually he was shown how to pile it in the easiest and best way, how to minimize fire risk by setting it ablaze after nightfall when the surrounding forests are covered with moisture, and other points of a like order. The agitation for a similar system in Northern Ontario is becom- ing stronger, particularly since the bulk of the population recognizes the immense money value of standing timber as opposed to miles of charred wastes. A few years ago a Canadian settler started a fire on his clearing, to pre- pare for about five bushels of pota- toes. He ended up with burning down three million dollars worth of jine. The amount of forest wealth destroyed by careless settlers in Nor- thern Ontario, would certainly equal the market value of all their farms put together. Acts of this kind can- not longer be countenanced. Public, opinion on the value of the forests toi Northern Ontario, must force sde-‘ quate action. Ia forest so as to uncover the rocks, is actually forfeiting for himself and his community the biggest gold mine ‘which the country possesses. He is threatening the employment of hun- dreds of men, who in a few years, will look to that particular belt of timber to provide them with Jobs. It is a happy fact, however, that pro- apeetors, surveyors, campers, and all others who have occasion to use the ‘woods, are becoming decidedly more careful of their handling of fire, in dangerous surroundings. The arrest of several scores of settlers, Indians, and others in Quebec Province, last year, and the fining of many of them for carelessness in burning their slash, putting out camp fires, etc., has, had a remarkable effect. Every-; where, it has become known that the laws of Ontario, and Quebec, provide penalties for acts of vandalism in the forests and the deterring inf1uenes, is great. When Ontario gets to the point of following up the law with stiff fines and imprisonment, the view taken of the rights of the forest will Lndergo a sharp change. my part of the comiunitr. The Vpi‘oi- specter, who deliberately sets fire to No loyal citizen of Northern On.. tario will contend that forest fires perform tht s]ightest good service for Many More Trees Perish By Fire Than Are Cut By Lumbermen. , No man can claim himself a friend 'of Northern Ontario, who plays fast and loose with the interests of the Estamling forests. No area in all America, has had greater cause to de- plore the continual depredations of fire. Loss of the forests, as all understand, is due, far more to fire than to cutting. It is hard to conceive what quantity of lumber could have been developed from the enormous stretches of timber destroyed by the famous Porcupine fire. One fact is known, namely, that from six to eight; times as many trees perish by fire every year in Canada, as are cut down by lumbermen. Clearly, then, the) first duty of those who want to keepl the lumber industry in running condi- tion and the prices of lumber, within the eongumcr's reach, is to block in every way, that forest destruction, which brings only irreparable loss and danger in its train. June 24 of last year King Peter a man of seventy-three and weak in health, left his capital and the Crown Prince was appointed Regent. Alex- ander has coldly rejected every com- promise which included the giving up of a foot of territory now held by Serbia. His father is ensconced at some watering place away from Bel- grade. His elder brother, Prince George, has been dancing and dining in the hotels of the Riviera. in blood, to the thousands of the Do- brudja, Austria-Hungary, at the pre- sent moment, could not defend Transylvania. Greece will not give up Thrace to Bulgaria, but England, France and Russia have offered com- pensation elsewhere which is tuseept- able. 'It is only Serbia which is the stumbling block, because it is Mace- donia which Bulgaria demands first and last, and for which she will not be compensated elsewhere. FOREST FIRES. TORONTO A cupful of anything means a half- pint. Fritters.--Hard boil two eggs for half an hour, then shell and mash to a fine paste. Mix with an equal quantity of boiled chopped ham and pounded to a paste, add a high sea- soning of salt and pepper and the beaten yolk of a raw egg. Cut stale bread in thin slices, put together in sandwiches with a thick filling pf the paste, then trim oft crusts and cut in pieces two by four inches in size. Beat together two raw eggs and mix with a quarter of a cupful of milk, a pinehi of salt and sufficient sifted flour tol make a thin batter. Dip each piece', in this, then drop in a deep smoking hot fat and fry golden brown. Drain for a moment on soft paper and serve ' spread on a dish; do not heap on one another. I a plate to cool. Have ready some cold cooked fish, mixed with a little thick white sauce (previously seasonr ed). Take portions of the rice, roll into balls, make a hole in the eentrtV fill with the fish mixture, close upl the hole and brush over with the; white of the egg. Roll the balls in Bne bread-crumbs and fry in hot fat.‘ Drain and serve with sauce. Fish and Rice Croquettes.--Put a quarter of a pound of rice into a saucepan with an ounce of butter and a pint of milk, simmer slowly for an hour and a half, by which time the rice will have absorbed all the milk, and do not stir it while it cooks. When cooked, add a seasoning of salt and stir in the yolk of an egg. Turn on Irish Potato Cakes. - Take one pound of flour, a teaspoonful of bak- ing powder and three ounces of drip- ping with a pinch of salt. Work these together, then add one pound of cook- ed mealy potatoes and mix to a stiff paste with a little lukewarm milk or water. Flour a board and roll out, cutting into neat squares one inch thick. Place on a greased tin and bake for 10 or 15 minutes. Split open, butter and serve hot. Stale Bread Fritterrc--Cut the bread in slices, about a third of an inch thick, fry in fat, from which a faint bluish smoke is rising, and when each piece if fried on one side, turn it over and spread the browned side with marmalade or jam. When cooked, lift out and sprinkle with caster sugar mixed with a little cinnamon. Raisin Bread.-Hait cup butter, 3 eggs, 1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon salt, T cups white flour, % cup sugar, 1 yeast cake, 1 cup boiling water, 1 cup chop- ped seeded raisins. Scald milk and add water. Dissolve yeast in half of this lukewarm mixture. To the re- maining milk and water add four cups of flour and make a batter. Beat thoroughly, then add the yeast. Let stand until light. Cream butter and sugar and add eggs one at a time. Now add egg and sugar mixture to the sponge, together with raisins and remaining flour. Place in a buttered bowl and let rise until light. Form into loaves, place in buttered pan, let rise again and bake 40 minutes. l pound Saucer Potatoes-Take cold boiled potatoes, mash them with milk and a little dripping and pepper and salt and a. little minced parsley. Fill saucers with this mixture, allowing one for each person; sprinkle the top of each with brown bread crumbs and a little grated cheese. Bake in quick oven till browned. Syrup Scamp-One pound of self- raising flour, add four ounces of but- ter or dripping, two ounces of sugu.‘ on ounce of sultan“, one-half 9int of milk and a tablespoonful of golden syrup. Mix ell together thoroughly. cut into shapes and bake in a hot oven for 20 minutes. These are called scones. Recipe- for Dainty Dishes. Household Hints. About the Household . LAWRENCE SUGAR Rerluzmza, LIMITED. Mo 1 According to Chinese history, the custom of small feet among the fe- males of China originated several cen- turies back, when a large body of wo- men rose against the government and tried to overthrow it. To prevent the recurrence of such an event the use of wooden shoes so small as to disable them from making any effective use of their feet was enforced on all fe- male infants. I It is a criminal offence in Britain to make use of profane oaths. The following penalties may be imposed: In the case of a day laborer, common sdldier, or seaman, Is.; any other person under the degree of gentle- man, 2s.; any person above the degree of gentleman, tis. . “I rode on one of those once," he piped in. "Rode on what?" "A single rail.” 'MI bet you did," replied one of the drummers; "and I'll also bet there was a man carrying each end of the rail." Buttinsky, who heard some anvil- ling men talking about the monora I, adopted his usual tactics. j Stains on flannel may be removed ‘with yolk of an egg and glycerine in iequal quantities. Leave it on for half lan, hour, then wash out. One pint of tar and two quarts of water in an earthen vessel will keep red ants away. Keep this in your pantry or cellar and you will never see one. Next time you make a mayon- naise, or other salad dressing, try peanut oil instead of olive oil. It is just as good to the taste and half the price of olive oil. l To remove ink spots from colored (goods, dip the stain in pure melted ;tallow. Wash out the tallow and ink Pots with it. f A teaspoonful of boraeie acid add- led to a cup of boiling water and allow- Eed to cool is excellent for inilamed, i weak eyes. I It is said that a rag soaked in I lcayemie pepper solution and stuffed lin a rat hole will set them all scam- jeynr off the place. Embroidered garments should al- ways be ironed on the wrong side upon several thicknesses of flannel. This makes the pattern stand out quite boldly. Keep a supply of old plates and saucers on which cold meats, scraps, ete., can be put away. Avoid leaving anything on the dish it has been serv- ed on. An excellent way to prepare a new iron kettle for use is to fill with cold water and one cupful of rye meal. Keep at boiling point several hours. If cream will not whip add the white of an egg. Let both become thoroughly chilled before whipping. Keep cold until ready to serve. A moat effective way to clean linoleum is to wash first with I little water and then polish by ap- plying milk. Use wash pillows whenever pos- sible for living rooms and dens. They are more hygienic and more sanitary. To clean ribbon, sponge with alco- hol and rub over the spot with clean white soap, holding the ribbon straight. If curtains are allowed to dry thor- oughly before being starched, it will be found that they will last clean longer. Clothes that have- bein sprinkled will not mildew for days, even in suggmer, if kept away from the lire. To remove a {Insty appearance of black suede shoes, use a mixture of oliye qil and ink in equal puma _ - _ i A piece of sandpaper is of the greatest help in removing stains Ind food from cooking utensils. - To soften fruit an rubbers, add a little menu to the water. Green pepper shells, tstuffed with corn and baked, make I dainty lunch- eon dish. ”Tofilicéép etttrw--To I pint of “it add one pint of fresh lime and four gallons of water. A ' _ The good housewife utilizes every tsernpoffood. - -- .., -airiL should be mlded out once a week. A Monorail Ride. needs I dry, cool p1nee; " ]’ WHEN Rubbie-.-dt's easy to but hp}! to keep them. Providing. New Mitstremr--Now, Lena, are you a good cook? untr--r think so, mtNen--it you don't help me. iThe Animals of East Africa Have No 1 Respect for the Wlm. . The life of a telegraph oei1ephone l lineman in the trcplcc in not easy, for _a service that use. (wettest! wires to [ subject to constant dame both from lwnd animals and from wild men. Tho ,anlmal culprits are of all sizes, from elephants and gimttes down to white :ants and spiders. The Mes ot Em JAtrlcc, when they and their pm checked by u telegraph line, do not llmow enough to draw back or "duck" [their heads, but push on 1nd carry tho Iwirea with them, and sometimes the poles, too. Teak Is the only wood that cantata kinds alums respect. so instru- Fiilriiiii"ii'vTt"o' be madeof tutor ot metal. Bees make nee-ta in tele- phone instruments, and spiders attach their web: to the porcelain insulate“. When the webs become conned with "tew, the maul-don is for the time be in: destroyed. In Argentina. widen breed in millions in the pump“ gnu. As soon In the a“ hatches. the you-n3 spider spins I single web, which the wind curries new“ the country. Veil. d_ webs sometimes stretch from pole to poke and cover all the wires. Beo- tlea hue been known to bore holes in bud cute and lay their egg: in them. In the region round Victoria Nyunn. the natives tear down the wire to use for personal adornment. Because at the my announces that are imp-.- mble from an overhead syn/tern in the tropics, the wireless system has super- seded it in my places. I A moderate computation of 800,000 shots fired by the Germans, Austri- ans, and Turks from their ordinary ;3-inch fleld guns every twenty-four lhours necessitates a consumption of 500 tons of cotton. If one-tenth of I the 300,000 shots is fired by, any B-in. 'guns the expenditure of cotton is ‘900 tons every twentr-four hours. 'Add to this 100 tons a day for the genormous expenditure of ammunition i for machine guns and for the million. I of rifles in use. we get a total of 1,000 , tons of cotton consumed I day. Yet, although these facts must have been known I few weeks after the outbreak of w“. our enemies have been mowed to import freely. This materiel is cotton, one of the few materials which the German: cannot do without. Not I shell is fired that is not propelled by cotton, and not a mechine-gun or rifle bullet which hes killed and wounded our brave men that has not been sent on its way by cotton. Mr. Lloyd George stated in the House, recently, that one of the surprises of this war hu been the extraordinary amount of ammunition used, and that "during the fortnight of fighting in and around Neuve Chapelle almost an much ammunition was spent by our artillery as during the whole of the Boer War." THE LINEMAN IN THE TROPICS. This country he: {tiled in its duty by allowing the rev material to so freely to the enemy for the mnufac- ture of further supplies. Blvl'vll‘ vlku. When a shell, whether high explo- sive or shrapnel, is as.nutnetured, two separate and entirely diluent eurttes ere used. One in the chemo necessary to send the shell from the gun and launch it over the trenches, and the other is to burst it and scat- ter the shot and shell over our men after it hes reached the spot chosen, Now take sway or capture the propel- ling charge and the gunner will have to throw his shell or use htrnd-trren- ades, which are impracticable for long distances. W; s. mbkims, Mary of at. British conference of Chemists and Engineers, ndvanoes the following strong views: - u . ‘l I.!_L -8.s, coma: AND WARFARE. . Shot Fined Which Cotul " . MONTREAL‘ make friends, keep of the 'ret-inter' by Alcohol Profane} Indian In suited taching [My be dirtinctit tier bet plants a Even th, to be so shown t truthful} Wform. "iner; tem --e but sti covery Psych but tt sun If there ligenc uinly spot many tient Iry I that they man way out. Th toriented foul air. stupified electric ' blows, o: presse on: on res [In her ttrr " ml wt " n it If Ber" '.'ie'i'.t, T l e: tr In gilt, tlife IC