orange pekoe blend m i the china star i 8 by joseph lewis chadwick vited cheerfully suddenly deciding to cultivate the oriental whats on your mind smiling genially lon stepped into hugh morley u s secret service agent is aboard the china star bound from shanghai for san fran cisco under order to guard eli j brandon international financier who is travelling incognito as john b ellis morley is attracted to the lovely sylvia ames who has some connection with ellis and ho pes tered by phil lon a mysterious over- inquisitive chineseamerican ellis or brandon recently signed an im portant trade pact in the orient and he is also carrying some valuable historic jewels morley has not made his identity known to ellis but when he gets radioed orders to warn him that he is in danger from radicals or jewel thieves he goes to his state room to find him gloating over a heap of pearls chaptek iv get out get out before i ring for the steward ellis his blue eyes blazing pointed an unsteady finger toward the door morley grinned- i must have a talk with you mr brandon ellis strode to the stand beside the bed snatched open the drawer and took out a revolvor now what do you want why do you call mo brandon im an agent of the united states secret service morley said crisp ly and produced his credentials ive received orders to guard you and to warn you that you are in danger probably as a result of this trade pact you just signed youre crazy my name is ellis im a gem collector morley shrugged still there is danger of jewel thieves why not put those pearls in the pursers safe the pursers safe i wouldnt trust any safe aboard this ship i have a hiding place ellis broke off- and you he shouted you are a fake miss ames warned me against you morley started so it had been to dscuss him that sylvia had want ed to see ellis obviously lon had put ideas into her head and she thought that he that he was what a jewel thief he saw the stubborn suspicion in ellis face impossible to reason with such a man very well said morley with a shrug ive warned you i have nothing more to say he bowed himself out morley understood now that eli j brandon financial wizard who held the destinies of whole nations in the palm of his hand feared people and sylvia ames what connec tions had she with brandon that sho should warn him and why had she warned him against him morley with these questions annoying him morley went in search of the purser a young man named ben son to him morley showed his cre dentials and spoke at length in strict confidence benson nodded right we cant have trouble aboard ill talk to mr ellis at once and try to convince him that our safe is the only place for the pearls morley asked do you know any thing about miss sylvia ames benson raised his eyebrows no nothng unusual how about phil lon the amiable chineseamerican 1 the purser grimaced hes too inquisitive morley nodded youll talk to ellis then good perhaps well need a guard hes a rather im portant personage you know morley went to his stateroom and had been there only a few minutes when someone knocked softly ho opened the door to phil lon oh hello lon come in he in- blackheads dont squeeze blackheads dissolve them get two ounces of pcroxine powder from any drug store and rub jcnlly with wet hot cloth over the blackheads they simply dissolve and disappear by this safe and sure method have a hollywood complexion ladies send us your name and receive absolutely free sample of our highest quality hospital sani tary napkins hygcia products london ontario the compartment i just thought id stop in to tell you that i remember now which jewels ellis has with him they arc the pearls morleys eyes narrowed you blamed fraud dont tell me a man selling soya products must possess knowledge of pearls lon sat down without being invit ed mr morley he said evenly- i also handle sidelines he took his cigar case from his pocket and selected a cigar with great care- then but i am not interested in pearls desirable and valuable as they may be morley flipped his lighter and held the flame to lons cigar lets cut out all this fencing with words what do you want with me lon did not look at him you i take it are interested in jewels morley lit a cigarette slowly he must lead lon on all right he said with feigned reluctance i am lon grinned smugly perhaps we can be of use to each other i can close my eyes to many things to further my own ends a sharp knock sounded upon the door morley frowned but opened the door and saw the purser in the passageway what luck benson none at all ellis is a touchy old fellow says hes already put the pearls he broke off as he saw phil lon morley invited him in and closed the door its quite all right to talk before mr lon mr ellis says he has already put the pearls in a safe place said ben son i was unable to get into his confidence he distrusts me the rest of the ships officers everyone lon turned to morley and asked pointedly the purser he is in your confidence yes benson and i understand each other morley replied enigmat ically after that lon became strangely uncommunicative and soon departed benson left immediately afterward- as morley prepared for bed his thoughts were confused he was at a loss to explain phil lon the chin ese professed to have no interest in the fortune in pearls that john ellis possessed what then the trade pact the next morning morley was up early for a stroll on deck ho met sylvia looking fresh and boyish with her hair tousled by the wind on the boat deck hello hugh morley she greet ed him cheerily he fell into step beside her she walked fast her head up her slim shoulders squared her arms swing ing miss ames sylvia he said a trifle awkwardly i wanted to tell you that i was very much in earnest last night- last night she queried with raised eyebrows yes when i told you that sub consciously i had long been search ing for a girl like you i meant it how nice she said with exas perating unconcern he was ruffled and another thing theres absolutely no need for you to go about warning people against me oh she looked surprised- well im not so sure what do you mean by that she gave him one of her probing glances just before you came on deck just now i was having an in teresting discussion with mr lon we were discussing you to be continued horses brought 175 some crops are scarce at times in sections of alberta and it may he the car and tractor have given the horse quite a run for continued ex istence but the horse buying season is about over for the year and al berta has done well good drafters which two or three years ago were bringing from 75 to 80 have been bringing over 150 a car of good grades shipped from alberta to van couver recently was said to have brought an average of 175 piano expert works racket he undertakes to remove moths for 5 price then vanishes woodstock complaints about the operations of a man claiming to be a piano expert who specializes in moth elimination have been made to woodstock police his 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patterns write your name and address plainly giving number and sizo of pattern wanted enclose 15c in stamps or coin coin preferred wrap it carefully and address your order to wilson pattern ser vice 73 adelaide st w toronto ont babys own soap- kizm fcft vent and bejnf too issue no 28 37 b 2 ing employment from governments as an inventor of deadly gases and other deathdealing agencies de clared professor antoine lacassagne assistant director of the radium in stitute of paris here recently pro fessor lacassagne who collaborated with madame currie discoverer of radium is in ottawa to address the joint conference of the canadian medical associaton and the ontario medical association the great war may have increas ed mans knowledge of deathdealing chemicals and apparatus professor lacassagne declared but it retarded genuine medical research by almost a decade i was about ready to open our splendid new laboratory at the rad ium institute in paris when the war started he explained immediate ly all my assistants along with all available physicians and surgeons were rushed off to the front throughout the war our task in rad iology was at a standstill when the war was over we found the united states and a number of other coun tries whose scientists were not dir ectly affected had made great strides we had lost valuable time chickens turn to gold digging large nuijget found in crop of bird to be eaten charlottetown pei just about 50 years ago a report that gold had been discovered in tho shore sands in the vicinity of west point p e i created considerable excite ment throughout the maritime prov inces a big boost in land values of the locality where the gold was said to have existed ocurred but the gold did not pan out to expectations and the excitement abated the value of farms in the vicinity reverted back to normal prices of good farm lands but now real gold has been found not long ago while one of the house hold of neil boulter of west point was preparing a fowl for the table a large nugget of almost pure gold was found in the crop of tho bird mr boulters nephew howard living stone war present when the gold was found after he returned home he told his mother of the circumstances and ex pressed wonderment as to where the gold could have come from his mo ther then related the following when my grandfather boulter came from england he settled where neil now lives he had some gold coins which were kept in a corner cupboard these disappeared but were afterwards found by the grand daughter to whom they were then gi ven she rolled them up and again put them in the cupboard some 48 years ago they finally disappeared it is believed they were gathered up with waste paper and thrown into the stove and later the melted gold was taken out with the ashes and nell boulers hens have become gold dig gers under the chestnut lewis milligan in the stratford beaconherald under the spreading chestnut tree the service station stands the clerk a smart young man is he with large and oily hands he greets your car with open arms and asks for your commands day in day out from morn to night the fellows on the jump he swings the hose from which the gas is measured from the pump he is a most obliging man and never gets the hump oiling pumping wiping on through the day he goes oftimes before one car pulls out anothers on his toes before he gets it on the hook down comes again the hose alas alack for poesy where once upon a time beneath the spreading chestnut tree rang out the anvils chime a baffled poet stands forlorn and writes this silly rhyme jitters defined denver reduction of jitters to terms of volts of electricity was re ported to the american association for the advancement of science here platinumiridium wires so fine they can be stuck into a muscle or nerve without causing pain pick up the electric current constantly flow ing in human tissues five to 10 millionths of a volt marks a very tense person these currents are stepped up to read on a diah dr edmund jacobson of the lab oratory for clinical pathology chi cago who made tho ncurovoltmet or said it should be useful when a doctor wants to know exactly how nervous or tense his patient is even the effect of imagfnatlon shows on this meter dr jacobson said that imagining you are lifting a 10pound weight causes a strong deflection of the needle issilsssisssistssistttii household science chery ripe cherry red theres no ressting the appeal of luscious ripe cherries and when plump red juicy cherries are trans formed into jelly for use during the winter there is nothing in your cup board shelves that will be more thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed there are many different ways to use cherry jelly cither in making attrac tive desserts or in dressing up plain dishes this recipe gives a jelly that goes particularly well with meat be cause of the tartness every housewife can now carry over the summer time flavor of this fruit into the winter by making her cherry jelly by the short boil method you use fully ripened fruit in order to get the fullest flavor and color and none of it is wasted by long boiling cherry jelly any kind except wild or choke- cherry 5 cups 1 34 lbs juice 7 cups 3 lbs sugar 1 bottle fruit pectin to prepare juice stem and crush about 3 pounds fuly ripe sour cher ries do not pit add m cup water bring to a boil cover and simmer 10 minutes place fruit in jelly cloth or bag and squeeze out juice measure sugar and juice into large saucepan and mix bring to a boil over hottest fire and at once add fruit pectin stirring constantly then bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard onehalf minute remove from fire skim pour quickly paraffin hot jelly at once makes about 10 eightounce glasses date nut loaf and heres an excellent recipe of this old favorite an ideal cake for tho picnic box since it retains its moisture 3 cups sifted cake flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 34 teaspoon sat cup brown sugar firmly packed cup chopped walnut meats 1 cup finely cut dates 1 egg well beaten 34 cup milk 4 tabespoons melted butter or other shortening sift flour once measure add bak ing powder and salt and sift again add sugar and mix well add nuts and dates combine eggs mik and shortening add to flour mixture and blend bake in greased loaf pan 8 x 4 x 3 inches in moderate oven 350 deg f 1 hour or until done uncrowned kings a tribute to sir robert borden above the petty things that mock ana mar this glorious life thev walk our ways the uncrowned kings freed from earths strain and strife like mighty mountan peaks above the mists and fogs betow their feet upon our humble streets thei heads in heavens glow the vison splendid leads to deeds that make an hour sublime to lifting wings toward sunlit throne unheeding place or time their helping hands have pressed against the worlds slowmoving gate done daring deeds endured lifes test unarmed have conquered fate dorothy soroulc declares doctors true lifesavers lord tweedcrnuir addresses can adian medical associations ottawa the true lifesavers lord tweedsmuir told the canadian and ontario medical association aro the doctors and not the pacifist supposing we had tomorrow unl- al peaco assured for all time ho said hero would be no real securi ty for human life his excellency de clarcd that today every sane man must be a devotee of peace for most of us except the very young havo had personal knowledge of the ter rible consequences of war heaven forbid that i should mini mize these terrors the best guar antee or peace is that tho world should remember them but great though the toll of war is if you will lock back through history you will find that the toll of disease is far greater the governorgeneral drew on his store of knowledge to tell his audi ence that in history we find that tho loss of life by plague has always been infinitely greater than the losses on the battlefield the plarrue in athens devastated her from more than the pe- lonncsian war in the crusades it was not the deaths on tho field that de pleted europe but the leprosy which was brought back from the east in the thirty years war in germany it was pestilence and not battle that wrough the worse devastation his excellency declared that man is a septic animal and it he is giv en a chance he poisons himself and his neighbors yellow fever menace despite medicines triumphs he de clared ne problems have arisen ho instanced yellow fever confined at the monent to west africa if throigh modern communications it should reach east africa and snread hence to india and the far east we might have a repetition on a far greater scale of the plagues of the middle ages ho declared the problem is no less great in longsettled lands he continued our modern industrial civilization has raised a host of new conundrums which your profession has to face daily there atrain you have won great triumphs such as the lowering of infant and maternal mortality but the problem before our health ser vices never cease the organization of your profession has become a com plicated as the organization of a great army we have to see to the caro of school children the provision of pure milk and a wiser and more nutritious diet in our industries wo have the problem of nerve strain of which we are only beginning to understand the rudiments the work of preventive medicine is not merely the control of epidemics but the laying of the foun dation of a healthy society population must be healthy if as seems probable the popula tion of tho old countries is likely to decline we must at any rate make certain that the smaller populaion of the future shall be a healthy pooula- tion never before in history i think has the work of the doctor been so closely allied to the work of the statesman that is one great side of your work there remains the fight with one or two major diseases we have done wonderful work in the case of tuberculosis but that is a war in which there is no discharge for mod ern life perpetually reproduces the conditions which encourage the dis ease everywhere today too research work is being done in connection with cancer that most terrible of scourges and there is good hope that with in creasing knowledge we may find new preventive and curative methods there is one think worth while re membering we have done to muci in recent years to reduce mortality in tho diseases of early life that the dis eases of later life such as cancer will bulk more prominently and statistics which may have a depressing appear ance should not mislead lis into pes simism ask rheumaticm study there is another malady in con nection with which i should like to see a determined campaign the vari ous rheumatic diseases in england ac count for more last working days than any other singie complaint comparatively htylo research has been done on them and i remember before i came out here i insisted on the pilgrim trust of which i am a trustee making an effort to endow re search work on this subject i understand that in canada as in the united states the thing is as much a scourge as at home and i hope that the medical profession hero will give it serious attention here is a disease where medical research has tho most direct bearing upon nur eco nomic welfare an american has written a book entitled it was a nice depression and it would appear that qutc a number of americans are hankering to get back to it stratford beacon- herald shutting the eyes tightly and con centrating is advised by a psycholo gist when people face a crucial and immediate problem but supposing tho driver of the other ear does tho same thing ottawa citzen