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I [Ar.L BIGHTS RESERVED.] I THE FLAMBARDSMYSTEM j I BY I, SIR WILLIAM MAGNAY, BT., Author of "The Heiress of the Season," -The Red I Chancellor," "The Master Spirit," 61c. i CHAPTER XVI. I TUB FACZ AT THB COACH-HOUBB. I I soon came to the conclusion that it would be useless to try to follow up the per- son, who had by that time made good his ,escape. Accordingly, full of what had hap- pened, I w-ent back quickly to. the town to see if by chance Rolt had returned, and if -30 to let him know of the mysterious occur- I; rence without delay. In this, however, dis- appointment awaited me. Mr. Rolt, the superintendent informed me, had left ¡ Morningford some hours previously, and I was not expected back for a day or two. So, just mentioning what I had seen, and suggesting it might be well to keep watch at Flambards, I went back to "The George." It is a. curious business altogether," Geiston remarked when he heard my adven- ture, and it seems to grow more mysterious every day. I would give some- thing to know what our friend. Bolt, really thinks of it." I If the person with the light in the bushes was the criminal," I said, which seems on the face of it almost incredible, it I would be interesting to know what keeps him hanging about the place. It is amazing that after committing the crime he should have stayed so long before taking to flight." The man I saw in the room," Geiston said with a reminiscent shudder. "I can't think what he could have been doing there, except, perhaps, making sure that his victim was dead." We talked the probabilities over till dinner-time, but without arriving at any satisfactory explanation of the puzzle. The second day after was that of the Hali- down-Ashbury wedding. I worked in the St. Gregory chapel all the morning, having Gelston for a companion, for Mry. Jurby could not sit for her portrait that day. Too busy adorning herself for the most important function of their lives, I should Bay," David observed with a latijh. "Well, I am not anxious to paint a person in a fuss." By the way," I said, is anyone stay- j i. ng with them, David? Only the inevitable Sir Albert Wood- ville," he answered. They are taking him to the wedding as a voucher for their respectability." Not that little fellow Errington who was at the New Year's Eve party?" I inquired. Geiston shook his head. No: I have not seen or heard of him. And if he was staying there I must have seen him. Why ? do you aak?" d< ?, Only I thought I saw him driving through the town in a fly the other evening. But it was a closed carriage, and in the dusk I may have been mistaken." Yes, it's likely. And yet that sharp little face is scarcely one to mistake." That was my idea. Anyhow, it's strange that if he, a Londoner, was down here you should not have heard of him at Morningford Place." Well, I haven't," Gelston assured me. And so against an inatinctive certainty I forced myself to conclude I had been mis- taken. We lunched early and drove over to the scene of the festivities, Great Bossington, about four miles distant. Rossi ng ton ) Court, the Ashbury's place, was an old rambling Jacobean house. It had evidently been restored according to modern architec- tural ideas, and the work had been done as €ar as possible without detracting from the pieturcoqueness of the building. After the ceremony in the villagfc church we all made our way to the house, where the wedding reception was, upon tHe depar- ture of the bride and bridegroom, to be followed by an afternoon dance. For this the large dining-hall, a modern addition, had been prepared. The reception was held in the drawing-room, while the presents were displayed on tables arranged in the library. There was a great crowd of county folk, with a leavening of smart people from town. Gelaton and I, feeling rather out of it, amused ourselves by stroll- ing about the old house, examining ita kneient pictures and furniture with artists' Interest. Presently we encountered our hostess, a 1 rather gushing lady, evidently brimming over with pleasure and excitement at the match her daughter had made. She seemed to think we should find more pleasure in viewing the wedding presents than the really interesting antiques were likely to give us, so we promised to go at once and inspect them. On our way we met the Jurbys, also evidently very pleased with themselves.. We a?e on our way to see the presents," I observed. Ah, yes," Jurby replied casually. You'll find tbe-n laid out in the library. A fine show of plate, with some pretty jewellery and knick-knacks, the usual thing. Well, we shall meet again." And they passed on. The library was a good-sized apartment; the walls lined with glazed book-cases, in- terspersed with pictures and bronzes. It was a rather dark room, lighted at one end only by a low-silled mullioned wi ndow, of which the upper panes were emblazoned with armorial devices. With the falling dusk, the room was now lighted up, and the brilliancy of the brand new display thereby enhanced. The presents were indeed striking enough. There was the usual toll of silver loving- cups, rose-bowls and services, and scores' of pretty trifles. Then on a special table we came to the jewellery, guarded by a suave, dapper man who looked upon his charges with the indifference of one who has no per- sonal interest in the baubles and has ceased to wonder at their costliness or to admire their brilliancy. A magnificent diamond rosette was a con- spicuous gift from the bridegroom, amid jewelled ornaments of every sort, diamond stars, a pearl necklace, a tiara, rings, pin3, brooches, a glittering array. Gelston touched my arm and pointed to a fine diamond crescent. Against it was the Jurby's visiting card, inscribed, "With best wishes. "Our friend is paying his footing," he whispered with a laugh. "That must have run well into three figures." "He haa, after the manner of his kind, gone near to over-doing it," I commented, as Lady Quarhampton came up to us. As the author of the day's triumph she evidently felt herself in a position of supreme import- ance at the gathering. "You are admiring the lovely presents," she said in a tone of pompous satisfaction. "Are they not magnificent? Paris and Walker say there has not been a finer dis- play at any wedding in the last year. That is their man, sent down especially to look after the jewellery—the firsn 8 private detec- tive, I should imagine." In company with the voluble lady we com- pleted our inspection of the gifts, and then went out into the hall to see the newly- married couple drive away. With their de- parture the signal was given for dancing to begin; the band struck up a waltz, we hastily found partners, and began to move round. It was for Geiston and me an ex- hilarating change from the rather dull Bohemianism of an artist's life. There were plenty of pretty girls to dance with, and we entered thoroughly into the spirit of the entertainment. Presently, about half way through the programme, what seemed rather • ttnuige thing came to my u notice. At the end of a. waltz I took my partner back to her mother, who said that she was afraid they must be going thus early as they had a long drive before them. I thereupon offered my services to order their carriage round, and went into the hall in search of someone to send out to the stables. As no footman was to be seen I opened the front door and slipped out with the intention of taking the nw-a g e myself. The evening was fine, wi"i brisk wind driving the fly- ing cloi'<i3 ;n-r- the nearly full moon. I found my wr to the stables, but for a while oould come across no one to take the order. Passing along in my search, I saw through a small window in a lighted coach-house a man dressed in a big driving coat, sitting in a corner smoking. I was just about to open the door and a-sk if he oould help me to find the coachman I wanted when, as I moved away from the window, the man looked round quickly, and I was rather startled to joe a face closely resembling that of Jurby's friend, Errington. At the same moment, as I just hesitated to open the door, steps sounded behind me on the cobbles of the stable-yard, and a man in livery appeared. I accordingly preferred to address myself to turn rather than disturb the man in the ;oach-house, and the fellow ran off to summon the required coachman. As I turned 'to make my way back to the house I saw that the door of the coach- house into which I had looked had opened, and that the man was standing at it, evi- dently watching me. There was nothing orange in that, and I passed on without taking any further notice of him, which, in- deed, I could not well have done, even had his face not been muffled in the high, turned-up collar of his bisj coat. But it did strike me as being singular that I should have again seen a man the very image of Errington, under such different eir- jum.vtances, and it set me wondering, not so much whether it was Errington as whether this man in the coach-house could be the same as he whom I had seen inside the fly. But after all, I reflected, the puzzle might easily admit of a simple explanation, so I dismissed it from my mind. Only for a time though, since, a little later in the evenin it was brought back to ["H3 in startling fashion. CHAPTER XVII. I THE BOOKCASE. I I was sitting with a partner in a corner of th™ inner hall into which the doors of the principal rooms opened. A good many couples were passing to and fro, with occa- sionally a servant bustling int;o the' bil- Iiard-rooin, where a eort of dinner-supper was laid. The band struck up a fresh dance, but as neither of us was engaged for it we were not inclined to hurry into the ball- room. I Vas just about to suggest taking a turn, when a sight at the farther end of the It:"}l made me stop in astonishment. 'A baize door had opened, and through it frame a little man in evening clothes, who I sould have sworn was the same I had lately ■seen smoking in the coach-house. Agiiin there was nothing very strange in the sight; in the country, we knoW, it is usual for strange servants to assist in waiting at houses where their masters are entertained. Or the man might, after all, have been a hired waiter from Morningford. Still, what I could not get over was his likeness to Errington. The figure and height almost exactly corresponded, and though there seemed some indefinable difference in the face, from what I recalled of Errington's. yet the resemblance was altogether close enough to pique my curiosity. The man, instead of, as might have been expected, disappearing into the supper-room, passed the door and went straight into the library. His action was so assured that it suggested he was one of the household, and if so, that would account for his being in the fly which certainly had been coming from the direction of Great Bossington. When the man had gone into the library I suggested to my partner that we should go and have another look at the presents. I fancy she seemed a little disappointed that I had not proposed to dance, but I made an excuse, and we strolled across to the library. At the inner end of the room we came across Jurby, in animated talk with the custodian of the t valuables. They were examining together 'a piece of silver, Jurby, so far as I could gather, maintaining that it was not antique, and giving specific reasons for his doubts. The room was now prepared for the night, with the heavy curtains drawn across the windows. "I looked round in growing astonish- ment. My partner and I, Jurby and the custodian, together with two old ladies, were the only persons there. Where waa the man whom I had seen enter the room a minute earlier. He was not to be Eeen. I looked round to see how he could have vanished. There was no other door in the room, and certainly none masked by book-backs such as are found in many lib- raries. It was certain that if he had re- turned the way he came I must have seen him. It seemed quite mysterious, but not necessarily so. There might easily be an explanation of the man's disappearance; these four people had been in the room, and they did not eeem exercised by the wonder. Just to satisfy my curiosity I would have asked how the man had vanished, but it would look foolish to put such a question in a strange house. All the same, the more I Burveyed the room the more mightily puzzled did I become. As we moved round inspecting the pretty things, I kept a furious eye for the secret of the man's dis- appearance, but without being able to account for it, and we presently went back to the ball-room. At the end of the next dance supper was announced, and everyone trooped, into the billiard-room. Gelston and I, with our partners, got a little table to ourselves in a corner and settled down to it in pleasant fashion. Supper had been in progress about a quarter of an hour when an exclamation from Gelston called my -attention to a com- motion by the door. A young fellow, a son of the house, hurried in with a serious face and spoke to his father, who at once rose and hastily left the room. Then there fell a sudden hush upon the company, as from an instinctive feeling that something 'un- toward had happened. A few moments later an announcement flashed through the room. The presents had been stolen! In an instant the mysterious disappear- ance of the man in the library flashed back to my mind. With a word of apolog"y I hur- ried out to the library. There I saw that the report was true enough. The show- table on which the chief pieces of jewellery had lain had evidently been ransacked. No. thing but the empty leather cases and one or two ornamehts of comparatively incon- siderable value remained. A silver bowl lay on the floor, as though it had been dropped in haste or knocked over by the escaping thieves. I made haste to tell Mr. Ashbury and the jeweller's man my story of the suspicious waiter. "But how on earth did it happen?" ( asked in wonder of the custodiap. Were you not in here?" The modus operandi of the thieves was soon made clear. It appears that a message, purporting to some from Mr. Ashbury, had been brought to the guardian of the valuables to the gffect that he might go and have some re- freshment which was "waiting for him. He was to lock the door and take the key with him, when the room would be safe from sntry, the windows being already securely Fastened and shuttered. Acting on this pre- sumed authority, the man had left the room as instructed. He was not absent more than ten or twelve minutes, and had re- turned to find the place as we then saw it. I naturally inquired what measures were Being taken to pursue the thieves, since it :?.11-d to me strange that n?t)N? appeared to be thought of in that direction. My host, .w ho looked to be taking matters with sur- prising coolness, assured me that everything possible was being done, and with that vague statement, as it was no affair of mine, I had to be content. The man you saw go into the room, Mr. Crofton, must have taken an opportunity when no one was looking to slip behind the curtains, where it would be an easy matter to unfasten the shutters, open a window, and so let in his confederates, having pre- viously contrived to send a message to Mr. Johnson here, calling. h,m out of the room." (To be Continued.)
LITTLE SUPERSTITIONS.
LITTLE SUPERSTITIONS. There are many superstitions the begin- ning and origin of which are lost in ob- scurity. There is one to the effect that if one of the players borrows money from another, he also borrows that player's luck, whether it be good or bad. Then there is the superstition about birthstones, that folk born in January should wear the lucky stone for that month, and so on right through the year. No one knows how this originated, but there are a great many people who refuse to go about unless they are wearing their "lucky" stone. The spill- ing of salt, which is sure to end in trouble, probably originates from about' one hundred years ago, when it was tremendously taxed and therefore expensive. It meant a good deal of money being spent on it. Therefore you may be sure the careful housewife in- vented some "superstition" about it, and on the bad side, so that servants should .be careful of it. Perhaps the same thing applies to the "bad luck" which will come to anyone who breaks a looking-glass. They used to be very highly taxed, and cost a crood deal of money—hence someone made the "superstition" that it would go hardly I with anyone if they broke one.
faWN BUILT OF GLASS.I
faWN BUILT OF GLASS. Kelbeck, near Cracow, is. a town which ig located underground and ia cut entirely from rock salt. There are 3,000 inhabitants, all workers in the salt mines, and air the houses and streets are of the purest white. There is probably in all the world only one town built of gla5, and that is to be found near Yellowstone Park, in the United States. The glass is not artificial, but natural, being formed by au.ca of volcanic action. It is dark green or black in hue, but in every other respect resembles the artificial pro- duct. Easily cut into slabs and impervious to the weather, it makes excellent building material. Bareira, in Portuguese East Africa, is the only zinc city m existence. Zinc is the only material capable of with- standing the peculiar climate. It only took some thousands of people who make up the population six months to build thf> place. Hospital, church, arsenal, and every dwell- ing is of zinc; the dead are buried in zino coffins, and eveti most of the railway care are of sine throughout.
HISTORY OF THE TOMATO. I
HISTORY OF THE TOMATO. I The tomato has a curious history. After the revolution of San Domingo, many French families came from there to Phila- delphia, where they introduced their favourite ponune d'amour. Although intro- duced from South America into England as early as 1596, it was looked upon with eus. picion, and its specific name, lycopersicum. derived from lykos (wolf) and persicon (peach), referring to the beautiful but de- ceptive appearance of its fruit, intimates pretty closely the kind of estimation in which it was held. It is now, however, all- but universally used, both raw and cooked. It has been alleged that tomatoes are con- duciv to cancer, but this has been dis- proved" entirely. —————. —— ——-
ICELANDERS AND HORSES. 1
ICELANDERS AND HORSES. 1 The Icelanders have a strange but effec- I tive plan for preventing horses straying away from any particular spot. If two gentlemen happen to be riding without attendants, and wish to leave their horsea for any reason, they tie the head of one horse t-o the tail of the other, and the head of this to the tail of the former. In this state it is utterly impossible for the horses to move on, either backwards or forwards. If disposed to move at all, it will be only in a circle, and even then there must be mutual agreement to turn their heads the samo way. —————- .—————-
A PURSE OF HUMAN SKIN. I
A PURSE OF HUMAN SKIN. I A pocket-book made from the skin of a murderer is in the possession of the New Jersey Historical Society. A man named Antonio Le Blanc, in 1833, killed a man, his wife, and a servant, and tried to kill a daughter of the same man, in order to get a gold watch which belonged to the daugh- ter. Le Blanc wished to present the watch to his sweetheart. He was hanged in lIorrif4 town, where a public pask is now located. His body was turned over to a physician for dissection. The pocket-book was for years the property of Sheriff Ludlow, who hanged Le Blanc.
THE LIGHTEST WOOD. I
THE LIGHTEST WOOD. I The lightest of all woods is that of the balsa tree, known in Porto Rico as goano, or "cork-wood," in Cuba as lanero, and in Martinique as "floating wood." A cubic foot of it weighs only about 71b., while a cubic foot of cork weighs over 131b. Balsa wood is now being used for making life-pre- servers, buoys, rafts, etc.
IIDANGEROUS TREES. I
I DANGEROUS TREES. I The plane-tree, of which many fine ex am plea may be seen in the London parks,- is a disseminator of disease. In the spring of the year this tree is responsible for an in- create in bronchitis, catarrhal irritation, and severe post-nasal catarrhs, the result of in- haling the tiny spicules which are libera ha l iii,, I i through the til) of the fruit bails Lime-trees, although net dangerous in them- selves, appear to have a peculiar power for attracting lightning. A large percentage of the people killed hy lightning in the British Isles owe their death to having taken shel- ter under these trees. Elm-trees are par- ticularly dangerous owing to the manne: in which their limbs snap, often 011 a quiet summer day, and without the ,,vLlrll- ing. Thus peculiarity is well described by Kipling in the following lines: — i "Ellum she hateth mankind, and waitetli Till every guest be laid, To drop a limb on the head of him That anyway trusts her shade." The dangerous nature of the laburnum is not as well known as it should be. The leaves, seeds, flowers, and even bark, of this tree arc all poisonous.
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X19,589 is the amount claimed per year us compensation for the Agricultural Hall. The decision of the War Losses Commission is reserved. For sending out betting circulars contrary to the Paper Bestriction Order, Victor Davies was fined .£50 at Marlborough-street Police-oourt. "Bill Kaiser, of Westboume Park," was the name given by a man who was fined 7s. 6d. at West London for drunkenness.
I-HOME DRESSMAKING.I
I HOME DRESSMAKING. I I A USEFUL SPORTS COAT. I I Every woman likes to have a nice sports coat, especially during the warm weather, for nothing quite tikes its place as a gar- meait to slip over a cotton frock or a dainty blouse and skirt. But woollen sports coats t>f the woven knitted type have now risen to such a price that a great many women can- not possibly afford them. The question is, with what can they be replaced. Well, I would suggest a made sports coat of material, such as artificial silk, linen, cotton crepe, shantung, or some similar stuff. A coat of this kind is quite easy to make at home, and would cost little more than half the prica of a woven woollen jersey coat. Look at the smart little model sketched in our illustration. You could not wish for anything smarter or more useful, and this little coat is so simple in shape that it iE quite as easy to make as a blouse. THE PATTERN.—The pattern is shown laid on a 48in. mat-erial.'e Ua, ttern is sbown la;'d on a 48in. material. If, however, a 40in. stuff has to be used, you will have to add a little piece of material just where the point at the bottom of the front comes before cutting out, otherwise the material will not be quite wide enough for the fronts. This I [Refer to H. D. 238.] I pattern comprises seven pieces; in addition you will want two pieces for facing up the fronts where they are turned back to form rivers, and a straight band of material, about 4in. wide, for the belt. These can be cut from the pieces of stuff left over. No turnings are allowed for in the pattern. THE CUTTING OUT.-Lay the pattern on the, material as shown in the diagram. The collar and the back, you will notice, arc laid to the fold. Be careful to cut the collar lining on the cross; it will have to be joined up the centre. Do not cut out the sleeve dart until you have tried the coat on, it may need rather more or less than the pat- tern shows. Out the pocket large enough to allow of a deep turning at the top. THE MAKING.—First of all, face up the fronts were they turn back to form revers, the facing material should be wide enough to join in at least 2in. with the shoulder, but should narrow off towards the waist. The f acing, is easily done by turning in the front edge of the coat, turning in the front edge of the facing, and neatly slip-stitching it into the coat front. Turn back the revers, as shown by the dotted lino in the sketch, and press with a hot iron. Now make the buttonholes and sew the buttons on. Next tack the cout together, first the underarm seams, then the shoulder seams. Now tack the dart in the sleeve and the, sleeve seam, and tack the sleeve into position. Try on and make any necessary alterations. Next sew the coat together in the same order that you have tacked it. You can make the seams neat on the wrong side by turning the edges in to meet and running them together. Turn the lower edge of the coat up, and either hem it by hand or machine it. Make the pockets, not forgetting to turn down a deep hem at the top, turn in all the edges, and sew on to the coat. Join the collar lining, lay it on the collar, right sides together, sew round the edge, and turn inside out, press. Put the collar on to the coat, and join the ends to the revers, r„s shown in the sketch. Make up the cuffs like the collar, and sew on to the sleeves. Make the belt and sew on at the back of the coat. HOW TO OBTAIN Paper Pattern of the above SPORTS COAT. Fill in this form and se-d it. with remittance in stamps, to MISS LISLE. 8, La Bed auvage. LONDON, E.G. 4. "Vri'c r!a'lv. Name _————————————— I Address Pattern No PAPER PAT fERNS., Price 9d. each. PATTERNS cut to special measure, 1/6 each. MISS LISLE will be pleased to receive suggestions nd to illustrate desisus of general use to the HOME DRESSMAKER I "1 can prove to you that I had nothing to do with this affair, said the inciignZI woman to the judge. "At the time the crime was committed mv maid was combing my hair in my boudoir." "And where were vou?" asked the judge mildly.
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OTHER MEN"S NftND& I OTHEB MEN'S MINDS. t We shall never surrender.—M. CLIMEI* I ct AU. LEARNING FROM THE ENEMY. I I am never averse from considering any- thing good which may come from Germany -Mu. G. n. ROBERTS, M.P TO SAVE THE BABIES. I Nothing in the world is more essential than trying to save the infant life of this I couittry.-BisHop OF LONDON. BATTALIONS OF BAKERS. I There are thousands of British bakers in the Army who are not efficient soldiers; they should be -returned to the trade.-MR. J. M C. HERSLAKR. BABIES AND EDUCATION. I Miserable mites of five should not be stuffed like Strassburger sausages with rou. cation.-SIR JOHN REES. SOMIjf CON SOLATION. Anyone who has to pay more for his season ticket has the consolation of knowing that not one halfpenny will go to the share- holderf,-Mp-. A. G. WAXXDZN. SUNDAY CONCERT AUDIENCES. I Sunday concerts and entertainments are not attended by the labouring classes, but by people who have the leisure for such amusements on week-da.Te.-SIR EDWARD CLARKE. NAVAL MISTAKES. I The opening months of the war supplied cne or two glaring instances of incapacity in the higher naval commands, which added, probably, three years to the war and three chousand millions to the cost.—SIR HARRY JOHNSTON. LABOUR AFTER THE WAR. I After the war, when unfortunately the male population will have been very much diminished, it will be neoessarv that we should have all the labour available if we arc going to recover our position in com- merce and agr'oulture.—SIR F. BANEURT, M.P. FARMERS AND EDUCATION. I I hope it will be possible to get the sup- port of farmers in carrying the education of children in aBr?icu?tu?a? areas to a higher I level.—CAPTAIN SIR C. BATHURST, M.P. SCHOOL BEGINNING AGE. I I There can be nothing worse for a child than to begin its education too early. It is indeed a debateable point whether the age of six is not too early to commence the edu- cation of a child at whool.-Siit W. CHEYNE, M.P. NEED FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING. I The recruitment of our new Army has re- vealed most serious defects in the physical constitution of a large proportion of the population, and an essential part of the in- struction which will be imparted to young ivMvplr. between fourteen nnd eighteen should be physical trainin,Mn. H. LEWIS, M.P. A MISTAKE. I It is a misb ke to imagine that this war | .must be oontinued until w? have dethroned | the HohcnzoUerns.-LoRD BUCKMASTER. ) WHAT THE NAVY WANTS. I I am absolutely sure of one thing—that I in the Grand Fleet to-day there is not a man or boy who is not thirsting for another, chance of giving the Germans a final lesson in a great Qoet b- in a great fleet battle.—MARQUIS OF CRSWE. OUR INCOMPARABLE SEAMEN. I The British seaman has risen to heights of courage and contempt of danger and suffering to M'hich the German can never aspire.—VISCOUNT JELLICOE. NUMBER ONE. For my own part, my policy is, "Work and wages for my own people first of all." If cncm). peoples have to suffer a' little longer—well, I sha!I believe they are expia- ting the crime they have committed.—MR G. II. EGBERTS, M.P. ON HIS METTLE. No man resent-s being attacked for the opinions which he hokis. It puts him on his mettle to defend thein.-AitciiiiisHOP OF YORK. "JACK THE RIPPER" AMONG NATIONS. J We may look forward to a League of 1 Nations ill which Germany may come, but it must be a Germany free from the Hohen- zollerns and from the prussic acid of Berlin. Until we get rid of militarism Americana believe in pushing the W2r forward to re- move the "Jack the Kipper" of the nations from the scene of his barbarities.—MAJOR PUTNAM (America). THE FOOD SITUATION. There is sufficient corn to carry us on to the next harvest, and that harvest will probably be of such a character with the large acreage under tillage as to carry us on to the harvest of next year.—DR. ADDI- I SON, M.P. WORK FOR CHRISTIANS. 1 Carrying the wounded under shell-fire may not be a priest-like, but it is a Christ- j niay thin? to do. -BISHUP OF LONDü. I A QUESTION TO LABOUR. Democracy means giving every man a chance to do his best, but does Labour always want to do its best? Is not the idea J rather "don't do your best"?—SIR ALBERT BOSANQUET. INVINCIBLE AMERICA. j I hope we shail -ever lose sight of the im. mense 6treugtli 1 hat is being brought to us by the empuaiie endorsement which A.merica has made of the justness of our cau.se. V/he:i their gieat resources are con- centrated and brought to hear upon the common b>'k we shall realise how great, how formidable, and indeed how invincible they will prove.—ARCHBISHOP OF YORK. A LEAGUE OF PEACE. I We English-speaking peoples can work together tor a common cause as we are fio-hting for a common cause. Let us make a precedent for a League of Nations, and let the present Alliance for war be suc- ceeded by a League of Peace. Then together we can take in hand the larger question of I the League of Nations.—MAJOR PUTNAM (America).
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i I iil i I ?; Wire sink brooms are preferable to whiska or brushes usod for the same purpose. Whe'i boning greens, place a piece of dripping or fat, about the size of a walnut, into the saucx»:uui. This will prevent the water from bailing over. Before applying blaeiclead to a greasy grate, remove all soot from the back with a pad of rgt oloth. It can then be polished^, quickly and easiiy. A pinoh of cfeam of tartar added to the whites of eggs to bo whipjKd for a meringue will make the moringue lighter and hasten the work of wltippiug. A cloth wet in diluted neroxide laid over the scorched spot and drkyl by a moderately hot iron will effectually renicve every vestige of scorch. A teaspoonful of honey in a capful of hot milk is a good drink for small children. A little dry salt and clcudy ammonia mixed together will take the stains cut of crockery. If bacon ia sfceained instead of boiled, it improves tho flavour, and also less fat is wasted in the water. v Ir,on-rast srtouia can 1>2, removed by using, instead of salts of lemon, a tiny pinch of oxalia aoicl- A cloth raiacoat can be cleaned by rub- bing it gantly all over with a mixture of ammonia and kot water. Then press it with a hot iron on the wrong side. When iroaiujj fine white goods, sprinkle common salt on the paper you rub irons on. The salt will clean them so that they will not smut or soil tho clothes. Two mmutes after lighting the burners on your gas ato-vc, open the oven door a second to lot the moist air escape, aud the oven will heat far more quickly after the ventilation, A BAKETS HCTT. To bake a cake well and with very little trouble, hare two cake tins the same size and sha. Put the mixture into one, and place the other over, so that the rims meet. Less gas is required, and the cake risea better, ag the cooler air, caused by opening the ovan door, is not allowed to penetrate. USE J'OR JAM JAB. When oooking any pudding of the "roly- poly" kind, try steaming it in a well- greased 21b. er aù. jam jar. The crust will be lighter aied the dilTiouity ->1 removin g the pudding-cloth that will sometimes stick will be obviated. CABBAOB WATXR. CaVbage water should never be thrown. down tu sink, but must be carried at once cut into the garden. If this is not possible a crust of bread should bo tied in a piece of muslim. and put in the pot when cabbage is bei*g beilod. To CLBAIT A MACKINTOSH. Have reedy a tub of rain or other Tery soft water, and dip the garment into it. Then spread it out flat, and scrub it well with ordinary yellow soap. When it is clean, dip it into cold water, tàe. rinse again twice, using fresh water each time. Do not attempt to squeeze out the water, but put the mackin- tosh en a coat-hanger, and hang it up to dry in the freeh air. Do not attempt to dry it by warmth, or the mackintosh will be ruined. RED WASH FOR BRICKS. Put a* ounce of gluo in a vessel contain- ing t hroe quarts of water, and heat it gently till the gluo is dissolved, then add an ounce of alum. Mix together half a pound of Venetian red and half an ounce of Spanish brown. Theso can be bought at an oil shop. Gradually pour the liquid on the powder, atixring it well to make all smooth. Be caroful that the bricks or hearthstones to be coloured are quite clean and dry; then with a flak brush lay the colour on. It may be varied to suit individual ta?te by adding to or diminishing the quantity of red or brown. SOME USEFUL RECIPES. MACARONI SALAD.—Cut up half a beet- root in dice and three cold potatoes in slices and arrange in the centre of a salad bowl. Garnish with 2oz. of cooked macaroni in little heaps, arrange any kind of salad round, and sprinkle tho whole with grated cheese and chopped parsley. OATMEAL BISCUITs.-Take 5oz. of flour, # 3oa. of medium oatmeal, loz. of lard, bacon fat or dripping, a quarter of a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, half a teaspoonful of cream of tartar. A tittle milk or water. Mix the flour and oatmeal, cream of tartar and carbonate of soda together, rub in the fat, mix to a dough with the milk, turn on to a floured board, roll out, and cut into round biscuits with a cutter. Put on a grea; baking sheet and bake in a fairly hot oven about fifteen minutes. RHUBARB TART.-Tal-o two tablespoonfuls of ground rice. half a pint of milk, one tablespoonful of golden syrup, and enough stewed rhubarb nearly to fill a pie-dish. Mix the ground rioe with a little oold milk, boil the remainder and pour it on the rice. Add the syrup, and boil until it thickens. Pour the mixture on the stewed rhubarb and bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. To stew the rhubarb without sugar, cover it with water, bring it quickly to the boil, the strain. Add a little fresh water, with a pinch of salt in it, and a little golden. syrup. HARICOT BEAN TIMBALEB.-Press one cup of baked haricot beans through a puree sieve odd half a cup of sifted, soft, bread critm be, one tablespoonful of scraped onion pulp, one teaspoonful of fine-chopped pars- ley, half a teaspoonful of paprika, six table- spoonfuls of tomato puree, one tablespoon- ful of tomato catsup, and two eggs beaten until well mixed. Mix all together thoroughly and turn into gTeased timbale moulds (a single pint mould may be used); let bake standing on many folds of paper and surrounded by boiling water until firm in the centre. Serve, turned from the moulds, with tomato sauce. VEGETARIAN PIE.—Take three potatoes, two carrots, two small onions, a small turnip, and a little spinach, and steam aT together until tender. When cooked, chop them up small, add a sliced tomato if obtainable, and season with pepper and salt, then stir in a cupful of milk. Allow the mixture to cool, add the yolk of an egg, and turn into a pie-dish. Whip the white of an egg to a stiff froth, and stir it in lightly. Sprinkle grated cheese over it, then a layer of breadcrumbs. Put pieces of nut butter on top, and bake till nicely coloured. Serve with Yorkshire pudding.