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" "G, "F'idaestieG.t to 9b. ftrtished " cow. "But, mother, it might some time be cl great help to be able to pedectly mimic one of them," urged Hannah, More anxiously than she had Intended. "Fidduntieknt" mm in... n“ . of it." "I don't need to stare " you all the time to know what you are doing. Cows are very sensitive. The minute that Bess heard that owl and heard your hand and mouth moving lei though you meant to mimic it, it made her nervous-and I might have been] nll bruised up. Don't you let me hurl you trying to make". noise like my kind of an owl from new on." I "But how could you see my mouth, mother '.'" asked Hannah quietly. "The ”mums of milk were racing into the pail and not one drop liming the rim (.77 -_. ~-~--a - "That's just what I we: telling you," said Mrs. Dunbar. “I heard the owl out there in the pines. And the minute you began to pucker up your mouth to answer it you forget that ti had called you here to quiet Bess. You‘ must take your mind " these birds." Once more the spotted cow moved quickly. but the girl’s low words quiet- ed her so that the well-filled milk pail was in no danger of being upset. "That', just what I was telling more her bode patted the cow the animal become lees restive. And when her flntrers Itroked the glossy hide, n she stood between the cow and fence sround the yard Bess new more quiet. Boon streams of milk) were purring into the pail. Mrs. Dun- bar kept time to its music with her complaints. “It's a sin and shame, Hannah, for you to spend the time; that you do listean to the birds, Ind, trying to mimic them. What if your hoe should grow into the shape of a blue Jay's. l was telling your father; only yesterday that you’re getting to Jerk nbout just like a eat bird or a: brown thresher. Not that you slight: your work like some whose names tl could speak-for a girl no older tel you are you do the chores well. But I it would be much better for you to be,' 1 reading some good book than paying:1 the heed that you do to every bird: that hops on the place. Reading, quicts the nerves. Living in the aye) i genus times that we do it is our: duty to keep our nerves brave and'h strong, Hannah.” 1 ill,)18jlt'8 M... Hind-1‘ an, the woman and, “Blush. stop your puckerinc up your face like In owl, 3nd help me here.'" The girl put back the mane: of golden hair from her nailing face And hurried to her mother's side yitiy low, musical calls, "So, Boss! Good) The Med cow kicked no viciously that In. Dunbar nu moth thrown from tho milking stool. But without a word of "proof to the nervous mi- Before her hands dletrtiehtr.r" said Mrs. was; ftrtished "stripping" the spotted Spaghetti Cheese Tomato Sauce bq» "a Danni's saved by Bovril The Call of the Owl Bevin and in the Kitchen m. };on and in tho an . It makes nourishing hot dishes out of cold food which would not otherwise be eaten. But no that you et the real thing. If it is not in the Bovril bottle it is not S1',JIf. And it now be Bovril. bu forget that I quiet Bess. You ,tr these birds.” see my mouth,, By Clinics N. Shame. was the snarl of the closing teeth of the strong bear trap. With a cry of pain And rage the savage fell on Me face, bruising it and nearly blinding himself as he fell on the heavy tii to which the tmp was attached. His comrade sprang through the opening] to bee what had happened. Stepping aside so so not to tread on his fallen brother, Me feet were caught in the at" beer tmp, and he we: flung We the earth. Two other Indians crowd- " “trough the fence. On the head of! ad: denuded making blows from he use. of the "ttlem. Then the two] trapped hives, in spite of their cries Pushing aside the loose board in the fence at the west end of the yard, a burly Indian thrust himself into the edge of the clearing. He stepped quickly. in the certainty of the blows which he felt that he would soon‘ strike with his tomahawk. Then there) Each of the neighbors grasped Han.. , noh's hand in a faithful pledge. They whispered bnief words of admiration of her plans, as she and her father hastened to their places of waiting, They had worked hard on the farms that they were hewing out of the shag- try forests, but they manfu-lly pushed aside every feeling of weariness that i tugged " them, " the slow hours. crept on. Two of these pioneer guards had been kept awake by illness inl their homes the three past nights, but‘ they shrugged their broad shoulders sturdily whenever a hint of drowsiness, appealed to them. The heavy dew and) the sharp, fittul wind chilled them, but they held their places witho t a movement that betrayed them to tttel' skullcing enemies. And when at last ’the low can of an owl sounded to the' l south of the log cabin of the rGiiiiii,'l _ each man felt a warning thrill of y.ur-) age and hope send the blood pulsing) through his veins. Straight as forest' pines they stood by the openings im the rude fence when other owls seem-i ed to awaken at various points near! the clearing and give their answering; ' calls. The axes were grasped firmly , in strong hands " a slight rustling in! I the nnderbrush showed that sevenl‘} forms were moving swiftly onward! " their stash): would allow them to. ' 1ttln "Ah, there ll Goodman Drake com- wwn ing for me," she said, n she rose with hout the milking stool in her hand. “I atti- promised to go and sit up with his Mop little sick girl to-night. The supper is B In nearly ready. You can Gish it for} I your father Ind yuan. I will hurry! s of right away with the Goodman u soon' foe}; as I have strained the milk." I The men nodded as if to the words:I axe strokes, groans, gurgling soundly, of a w,!se man. and all the work was, and then the brave call of Hannah done according to the girl's plan. "Th,": ."Nl right here!" l I "Two of you will stand by the places . All right."' "All right!” came" I where the savages have planned to slmultaneously from the east and west' ( steal in upon us," urged Hannah, ends of the yard. I I "You have brought your sharpest axes Then Hannah hastened to the Mich-f _ with you. Irew down all of them that. bon, by the aid of a torch of pitch/ l you can as they come crowding; "tof, whieh she had lighted. ( through the fence. Remember when .Nobly done, good neighbors," she) you hear the call of the owl at the cried as she saw that nine savages had ‘south side of the house that you must beer,' captured. _ all be ready. I know you will be just, And you, outside there, what were as faithful as you are strong. Father) you and your father doing? Were you and I will be where we can dispose ofi not afraid that other Indians were in! a few of them if they take the alarm! 1'te,it, and might come upon you' andt to esca e. ‘ nawares.” l to-nigrlh." p Let us do our best‘ And Goodman Drake looked wander- [ V - r,V__-, v” "Iv 'Pv""u. / Strong fence. Going to the west end Blows from the east end of the yard J' of the yard they there set two other showed that the surprise for the env- ‘traps. ages had been well planned and ex- I "Put one Just to the right of the ecuted there. Then a shrill hoot of an I other," whispered Hannah. "If they! t.ryrl Pang wavenngly from the south " I hear the fall of the first savage, one 01' if the Y.ird were 'trlntr. towards the, _ his companions might try to see what, shelter of the tallest Innes A low/ I happened to him; he will move a P'ti trelnulous answer was heard, and then, ‘to the left or the right-I think it outeude the yard the thud of heavy, I will be to the right." I bodies was heard. aui-cklv follmund In: 'd As soon as the darkness had fully l settled over the forest, four of the I: sturdiest neighbors rode stealthily to I the home of Hannah Dunbar. Guided, lbs her and her father they set two Home bear traps in the corner of the Jyard, near where, Mrs. Dunbar had ‘ been milking the spotted cow. Then 1 they slightly loosened a board in the ’strong fence. Going to the west end lof the yard they there set two other traps. t Had the mother glanced " Hannah I she would surely have thought that she was striving to mimic several y large owls. Her face grew pale; her l lips moved restlessly; it seemed to I take all of her strength not to utter; " some of the words which were mm- l ing in her mind. But as soon " her! mother had gone within the log cabin. I she sped to the side of her father so! , he talked with Goodman Drake of his! [ deep gratitude for the present peace. , ful times in the settlement. Quickly, 1 but firmly, she gave them a message. l which made their faces bland: at flrat,l and then tplow with a strong hope.) And then Hannah began singing so merrily that her mother slhook hex-i head reprovingly as she rode away on; the pillion behind her neighbor. Whtn1 from the deep shadows of the pine the? cell of an owl was heard she sang'1 still more gleefully as her face was" lifted thankfully " the first star was! l peeping out of the twilight sky. l mind's Luann: 1 tttet Drake kissed Hikmu, on bothh cheeks. "Indeed I will. And God bless the brave girl who knows the calls of the birds and trusts in Him who ever keeps the mind and soul clear." 1 said Goodman Drake. " ' ,' Castor oil, in addition to its med.. "Oh, but she is a good mother," ipinal properties, is a splendid emol- cried Hannah. “I doubt not that, had lient, and even if the disease is to be the been in my place, she would have found in the innermost layer of the planned this matter much better thvarrI skin, the effects of the oil penetrate I have done. But mother has had al to the root of the evil. A very little herd summer. and she is not well. Now) dropped into the eye ride it of an she will be better; she will have no: obstruction, and cools the eyeball at fear of the Ind/ans. The news of yourl the "e time. 1 good night’s work, faithful neighbor... A "Elder medicine than mm oiil will keep the savages from our settU2 for dehcete children fs Magnesia,‘ meat for many a moon. Goodman“: either t1.uid er-eelcined, ytd ginger? "But your mother told me how she scolded you for mimicking the birds," said Goodman Drake. I saw their signs from behind some logs. One booting like an owl gave me another hint of the signal they would have when they came here to surprise us, and then kill everybody that they could in our settlement. When mother called me out to quiet Bess I was nearer to them and Bo, made quite sure what their plans were--" I Ion "When mother went 6ut to milk last night I saw from the cabin that Bess knew that Indians were near. She never kicks the way she did then un- less same of them are lurking about. And Goodman Drake looked wonder- ingly in the happy face of Hannah. "I gave the alarm call of the owl to lure towards the forest any savages who might be lurking outside," she said. "I knew well what mm. a..." ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO axe strokes, groans, guts" and then the brave can Dunbar, "All right herel" "All right!” "All rise for -. ,,V..â€" "n... null-IBM“, were "I',',' lriryr hel?1essly on the ground Mint apple‘jelly: Steep a cupful of mint leaves for one hour in a cupful of hot water idon't boil), then press through a cheese-cloth bag. Use green, f Corn which is too old to boil will (make good chowder. Cut the corn [from nix ears and put it, along with (six potatoes, an onion, and a sweet 'pepper, through a food chopper. l Brown two tablespoonfuls of chopped 5' meat in a little fat, add a tablespoon- "ul of flour, then the minced Vette- tables, a teaspoonful of salt and a" 'ra1tspoonfu1 of pepper. Barely cover with boiling water, or stock in which meat has been boiled, and simmer gently for an hour; then add a cupful of milk and bring to a boil. Serve hot. . I fl Peanut cookies are nice for school I Iuncheons. They require one-half / cupfuf of sugar creamed with four " tab!espoonfuU" of butter, two egg-s, (four tablespoonfuls of milk, one cup- Iful finely chopped peanuts, one heap- !ing cupful of flour, two tea-poonfuls lot baking powder. ‘Drop from a tea- !spoon on buttered paper and place itwo half peanuts on each. Bake in a 1 ttlow oven. I a on-.. .. yuan-uh Lung~ " Frankfurter sausages are popular l. cooked thus: Pare large potatoes, and l, with " apple carer make I tunnel ;;through each Ind draw a sausage , through the tunnel. Put into a baking Jpan with a slice of fat salt pork or , bacon over each potato, pepper lightly 'and bake until the potatoes are done, I basting _oeeasiotrally with the drip- pings and a little hot water. ! _) Peanut cookies are nice for school luncheons. They require one-half l, Sweet peppers should be skinned before using for seasoning. The skin peels " easily if the pepper' are dropped for a moment into boiling water or heated in the oven. Keep cider sweet by putting trrattd, horseradish, a tablespoonful to 1 Elk Ion of juice, into the cider while it it fresh; then bung it up tight. The horseradish gives a pleasant tang. I Frankfurter sausages are popular: cooked thus: Pare large potatoes, and! with an apple carer make a tunnel? OL-n-v-L - . _ help from Wir comrades, were (The End.) How To for uh Ivuywhm Do Things. 01274225 dir2apo l Whooping South is'reiigved by I ilarge tablelpoonful of glycerin. in a [glam of hot milk. g Where children are liable to noun! I ipeeucuanha wine in icdispensable. A; i, teaspoonful should be administered on I i the thut sign of a crow, and the dose] l should be repeated every five minutes! 1 until the cough is relieved. I A milder medicine than castar oil for delicate children is magnesia, either fluid or calcined, and ginger essence is useful in cases of futulenee. In the case of burns the great thing! is to exclude the air, and flour, Starch” be used with good effect. Blisters; map. and the white of an egg may: should be pricked with a needle, and} lint well soaked in Curran oil, a mix-: ture of equal parts of lime water and’ olive oil, puwn. I l Either will serve her purpose ad- .mirably, but if it contains poison, she 'would be well advised to place it on the topmost shelf, as far as possible Iout of the reach of the children. l One of the commonest troubles of child life, perhaps, is the cuts and bruises which they get in falling on hands, knees, legs and faces. The injured parts should be at once bathed in warm water to which a few drops only of catholic acid has been added., The correct proportion is one in forty.) If the skin is not broken, then arnlm may be applied; if it is broken, bonnie ointment, compounded of one ounce of vaseline and one drachm of boric acid, is excellent for healing and cleansingl wounds. l .! Heavenly jam is all that the name It implies. It calls for five pounds of , Concord grapes, four large oranges, , one pound of seedless‘ raisins, four / pounds of sugar. Wash the grapes t thoroughly. Remove the pulp from y the skins, saving the skins. Heat the , pulp and run through a sieve to re- i move the seeds. Wash the oranges. {'Pare the skin very thin and grind it i in a meat-grinder. Take out the juice l of the oranges. Chop the raisins fine 'or run them through a meat-grinder. IPut the grape skins, the grape pulp, Iorange juice, ground orange skin, , chopped raisins and sugar together in lt granite pan, and let the mixture cook slowly until a syrup is formed. Be sure that the grape skins are well! [cooked]. Chopped nuts may be added lto the ingredients, if desired. Put in) 'ietly glasses and cover with paraffin. ; Serve cucumber loaf with hot or cold roast meats. The loaf is made thus: Into two cupfuls of boiling water turn six pepper coma, a blade of mace, one-half of a bay leaf, one- half teaspoonful of celery salt and a l slice of onion; steep twenty minutes; drain and add to the liquid three- fourths of a box of gelatin dissolved in a little cold water; strain and add four tablespoonfuls of vinegar. Cover the bottom of a mold to the depth of a half inch with the mixture, add a layer of ellicéd cucumbers and re- peat the layers until the dish is full. Serve very cold on a bed of water- crese. Macaroni with minced ham afford: an opportunity to use left-overs. To ‘one cupful of macaroni, use a cupful of minced cooked ham, tt cupful of corn (canned, fresh or left-over cook- ed corn), half a cupful of bread- crumbs, one tablespoonful butter or) butter substitute, salt and pepper.| Cook the macaroni in a large amountl of boiling salted water, drain and rinse in cold water. Arrange macaroni, ham and corn in alternate layers in baking dish, cover with the crumbs mixed with the butter, and bake in I hot oven until brown. I Tomato chowder makes a meal in jitself: Dice salt pork to make four i tableapoonfuls; put into a hot frying- i?'"", brown with it two chopped on- i Ions. Add a quart of boiling water, a quarter of a cupful of rice, a quart " cagmed or freshly stewed tomatoes,, add a tablespoonfuf of eoAltiriit, mixed with water, and stir until the cornstarch is cooked. unripe apple: and cook them in enough water to keep them from , sticking to the kettle. Add o Moon- ( ful of the extract of mint to one cup- ‘ful of apple juice (strained), allow- ll.',','.,', a pound of sugar to a pint of the juice. Cook for about twenty min- ; Utes. then pour into molds or glasses." t This makes a clear, delicately colored; jail): very pleasing to the eye Ind1 l mo_st nppeLizing with a roast of meat.? two 'teupoonfuls of salt and a sprinkle of red pepper. Cover and let cook slowly for an hour, or until the let is soft. If not quite thick enough The Home Dispensary. meal must be included in Parker’s Will Do It Here is a short list of necessary articles for the medicine cheat: Stripe of bleached or unbleached cotton and linen, muslin or flaeimtl, from half a yard to tine and e Ulf yards in length and four inches wide, should be reserved and kept rolled up for bandages, also a bundle of clean tags for binding up wounds and cuts, and for poultices, fomentatione, tf Adhesive and court plasters are also needful. j Before using this,.pour a quantity " the top if it bu been kept for any length of time. A toupoontul to u tablespoonful is n dose, and should be given in a glans of milk. (riiii,tiilti,isirtltz,or,tutttf,tt, tn adder is rendered tnnocuom by 'the isnmodiste 'opWat4on of lunar rem-tic, which should be well rubbed into the wound for about ten account. Lime water, for use in cues of weak digestions or sickness or stom- sch troubles, is easily made st home. Put a piece of quieklime the size of both your hands in s basin, and cover} with two quarts of cold water, stir well, and leave for six hours. With- out distuang the sediment, strain the liquid part through s double cheesecloth. Bottle, cork tightly, sad keys in a cool phtee. Parker’s m Works Cleaners and Dyers, 791 Yonge St. be“ on. at the but disinfectant» in very good u g and. for "" thrash. ', or for a Mom from diphthsri. t thould be used in the proportion ofl four mine pure per-mamas“ of ; potash to eight ouncu of want. .I Arnica, boraeie ointment, borieyua'd, Advice upon Cleaning or Dyeing any ar- ticle will be promptly given upon request. Parcels may be sent Post or Express. We pay Carriage one way on all orders. Cleaning or Dyeing LII lg! WHITE Aluminum Paint RA 1l)tilll 1llliil AY'S For Sale by All Dealers Half Lily White and Half Sugar 05rn $553.1; F pr Preserving By cleaning or dyeine--rartme any articles to their former appearance and return them to you, good as new. Send anything from household draperu ies down to the finest of delicate fabrics. We pay postage or express charges one way. Gives Stovepipe: and Radiators a Silver-like finish of may, beside Think of Parker's. When you think of , leltod A mm who is inherently good do- serve. a lot of credit for haviw select- ed such excellent ancestou. unaw- Curran oil, caster oil, ood liver on, cunphorated MI, court plum, that was. ipecuuunln wine, lino water. lunar auntie, linseed meal, magnesia (iluid and calcined), mutt-rd, persua- ¢anata of pot-h, md mull”. (fiiyifio t by; , g A can irgman ”ll-“u" “Why, he had only QM lather.” . Tommy.. "t thought. 'sir. you told a 'ne 'h" "a " but 'tttrm.' " father?” - Tom”: ",' Carnegie blinked at him, and sud- denly exclaimed: "I'm going to give you three months' nation. and: tor Huven‘u lake. tro at and do something beside work!" “You've kept n all the” your: bluntly. thin! t" "No," he replied. "Crib is my game." And ott he went to bed. There is another story. however, which smut: that, when he wished to be courteous. Mr. Carnegie out up on his dislike, and did not obtrude hi. personal opinion. He had sent toe the auditor ot the Carnegie Company. Mr. Moreland, who aubuquently be $3Id8"t aerator» and during the con- Iulution aloud m. the. "No, thinks, i don't drink," laid Hominid. He then refused to smoke. And later on to ploy urdl. "Tell me why you do mm. A. A--- Bettoohnaarter: l I (All me vim b The recent death of Andrew my. negie bu removed one of thy 11w". romantic Mum from our mm t Carnegie was probably the swam} richut nun in the world-Rocket, 1m ulna ttrat-and gave away mart tlon my other millionaire. His gifts that led about $350,000,000. A run as chnraeurf.tte of " was his dislike of parting with and] clunge Libr-rs. ---trr all not"! Twmitr.tive g'eritsl' nut worried him. He anon Mont about with nothing in " pocket in order that he might not be pesu'h d and thil once led to an amusing Ill. (Mont. “Will you toin no at poker?" he was Let " hope that the Canada 11.: h my- Art, passed " the late ser' all; open- the and ot Itntute labor an I of ‘turnplko may In Canada. T, H - have been tonnd- unsatiarmm-y qi-ttere-det " abolish them htwe When government: themselve~ und: r. hino the construction or roads, "e any look for better dayl. _ "The almost IncMibly bad rt. Its ,9 the road- In England towards tise lat. ter put ot the 17th century :ulpur. hearth. coconut- cited by Macaulay It In due chi- to the state of the law, which compelled each parish to man: " own roads by stutun- t'rt- bar, but the Clubllshment of turnria, trunk and the maintenance ot r 'i',S by tolls do not appear to huvo tal!, L ed my great improvement," tt ll largely due to the (“H.122 tn force of an antiquntud m»: providing for public road-hm i ' . tttaint-ee. The same by“: . been tried In England and toun 1 In: and yet we refuse to prtdlt In Old Country's experience. win-2 Brianna-,1 deucrlbeu as follows Worst In Oidest Sectkms. tt ll not sound aroma-m that thin condition is due to tl that Cuuda in at!" a "new" 1 The act I. that some of tl, section- ot Cmda have th-. mm. What would have happer.c", t 0mm: roads under um H.:.." T; ditto“? Alas.' they are ',i', ' ', only “dry weather tracks." A ; road II I road which h: gum] it, , 'm. In ma construrtin H, Ut bs I out"! behind France, emu-u, I; x w ourulvu on being a 1r'r.1 H In people. Any from shell-are. 1 v our! soldier knows, m t . van serviceable in all v. t" t', "', “not up admirabiy Bai'sa.rst m mm ot the swarms of mum and other abnormal tragic Mm the war. 'tetttmed ”Mk". who “will Purt ht the "ttiq M" during tho “Lung,“ ot “a. qriil mall the ”(mug-L: s'ma “my MOI tuck." They Welt “My mom. than track: not brim: Mark- ed on the up, the Han did Lu! 'sore (in! mm. Ind even if , T tlid “new" one. It was can) by mwi H It to: another. Thus. as in At “.1. VII good on the whole, l': . #1“. were cut. micenble. Ln: _ t i-ud boon run]. that would Lune .. _ ith. other story. Ont-nu Mon 80. Great C;-.tn the We" Built and Weli 21; talned "ltwars of Franc. iXPtRIINOI or INOLAND “Maw. 'WHAT To AVOID. The Pennuen Millionaire . He then refused to smoke. on to play carat Mt why you do none ot these and Carnegie. Interested. HI. Parthenon. m mrrkine too La m" "Oiled Moreland ', Tommy. can " Abnhnm‘u Gnu! th: ntrast " one t" I!" h Me elm and nix per zero. which [tile I vowed " by and wh ml! it Ib C. H. B no In» to (1‘1 I th or & Inn ily h B. B...-U clover show -ine (a I dr in pl it '"rthorit . " ." Atkins: all a" of The “'in w WI“ " "k‘h ttteg m H this paper. " mediate" reel, ie "trrlope in ctw) rm 3. mils-d d “the; P-" Nod no on}; " out (an ll H Cami O after " in and: ground woul