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.\ 4 Between Cousins; OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR. VJ;! CHAPTER VI.-(Cont'd.) ! listen to her speech, to feel rebuked science wil insist upon your cominR " i.i>K> ^ ' ll.„ i,„„,.,_ i,„;. to the rescue of two forlorn women, '^"""f. b"\ ^«''y *f *''^*'r!,^CnUh nn dumped down upon a brand-new soil a"^ ^he bloom of Pe'-f* ' ^«^'t^,,"" and not knowing the difference beV'^f^s and hps, came with nm^^^^^^ tween a factor and a gillie. rve'fW\ distance of ^eing likev^ise a never maintained that you're a f?cniu3. beauty. It was imposs.l. e to deny he i but brought up to the business, as claims op admiration.whilc,at the bame you've been, I can't see how you can time, it was equally impossible for help havinp some crumbs of wisdom several classes of people to admiic over upon which I may feed. I say, her; sen.^itive or nervous people, for Runnic, did you ever expect to .sec me instance, who objected to a rather loud reigning as a Highland chieftainess 7 , voice slightly mcline.l to "rattle, or I guess not,-else you'd have treated me ' to a too ringing and frequent, though â- with more respect in thedays of your; bell-clear laugh; or limp and indolent vifils to Nettleton, when you actually people, who were apt to find her ag- expectcd me to carry your worm-bag gressive robustne.ss, both of mind ami for you, and sometimes even your rod. bodyT a triflle overpowering; precise I'm awfully sorry of course, for poor and pedantic people too, who towk ex- Henry Gordon, into who.se shoes I ception to her somewhat random have stepped; but my recollection of modes of expression. How so precise him is really too faint to make a a person as Lady Atterton came to plausibld* pretext for heart-break, have so casual a daughter as Mabel And now I've a bird to pluck with >ou, was a mystery which only the laws of my cousin! What on earth do you natural reaction could explain, mean, sir, by being so badly supplied' Just jiow as, tea-pot in hand, she with imagination? Whenever I've held forth to Donald upon his future asked vou for a description of your na- duties, her mother could not help keep- tive land, you've never found any- ing an apprehensive eye upon the thing more satisfactorv to say th.in heavily-wrought silver article^ with that there's a lot of heather and stones which Mabel found it convenient to and water, and that the cottages are emphasise her points. One small smaller and dirtier than in England! splash had already alighted upon the It tRIs male blindness, or male per- embroidered tca-clqth, closely shaving versity? One or the other it must be. the pale-brown gown over whose im- Tm just drunk with it all: the peaks, maculacy Lady Atterton, from the un- the glens, the rocks, the gulls, the dying force of habit, watched as tend- tumbling waters, the long, serious erly as in the days when she had pos- faces. the red-haired childrenâ€" every- sessed only one "best." thing, everything! Mamma evidently j (To be continued.) fears for my head, for she watches nie i <*""" â-  with a slightly scandali.sed anxiety. HAIL BRITANNIA! I keep telling her that a perfectly de- ] corous behaviour, such i suits the | What if old England stately lawns of Nettleton. would be Were to die to-night? utterly out of keeping with these hill- xhe wolves would gather round her Ridesâ€" artistically incompatibleâ€" but jjjgf she doesn't seem to see it. poor dear! T(,.„„rrow they would slaver here. I m so busv swallowing ocal color that _, „ , â„¢ ' , ,i r _,u „ „u„„, I'm sometimes in danger of choking The Hulgar. "Turk send forth a cheer, upon it. That's another reason why, If England died to-night, your presence is needed; you've got to' rub it down for me a bit, and then ad- The Kaiser's sword would hack itsi minister it in spoonfuls. See? I'm way taking my position very serious, you j,-,.;,^ Kjgi to Colon and Dombay, perceive, and doing my best to live up ^^j darkness enshroud the dawning to the chieftaine.is. I mean to have jj^y a piper to walk up and down before j j^' England died to-night, the dining-room windows (by-the-by, j perhaps you can procure me. one? _, , 11 :. i„.» Must be at least six feet, mind, and Democracy, where would t be? red hair de rigueur)-and I'm trying Tossed on a wild, unguarded sea, to screw up my courage to buy a tar- The sport of evil destiny, tan fcock. only that, entre nous, I. If England died to-night, haven't (lone making up my mind' which of the patterns is the least ugly. Urave France and Allies, what their I read nothing but Scott and Burns 1 fate'' now-a-days and-this is the crownâ€" ^^ '^^ prepared so late? Ive taken to eat porridge for break-' „, ,,' ' '„ , „.,:„,,_ o»..t« fast! So far. my impression it that , ^ here could you find a .aviour State • • •' If England died'to-night. What of the little peoples then? What of their liberties and when? Where would we find the conquering men. If England died to-night. What of the aims of German pea'e? When would the horrors of war cease? When from the victors come release, If England died to-night. Think of the panic and the fears. The brutal deaths, the endless tears. The world fall back a thousand years, If England died to-night. Why, if our England Were to die to-night. Her children true would meet the test And, gathering from the east and west For freedom, they would give their best, If England died to-night. â€" ,1. Levering Jones, in Philadelphia Ledger. it belongs to the so-called acquired tastes. No matter! I just mean to acquire it. Whenever the idea insinu- ates itself that stick-fast paste can't be much different in flavor. I crush down the suggestion, and nobly go <m ladling in the spoonfuls. I'd wear a kilt if mamma would let me. even though I haven't seen one since I came here â€" the one blot of disappointment upon the picture. "Yes; I'm going to ait down here. The drop of .Scotch blood in my veins demands it too loudly to be refused. Nettleton must take care of itself. My solicitors say it will let well. ".^nd now, let the next sign from yT)u be a wire. There's a delightful Burial Island visible from the win- dows, which I'm dying to visit; but I'll put it off till you're here to row me over, as I'm sure the exericse is good for you. It's all brn-tling with grave- stones, and there's something that looks like a ruined chapel in the mid- dle. "That's all for to-day; and please hurry up unless you want mamma and me to sink entirely under the burdens laid upon us. â€" Your affectionate cou- sin, "Mable Atterton. "P.S. â€" I mea;i to ask lots of ques- tions about vour place; it's an easy Vegetables and fruits Often are slor*'d in quantities in hot, damp, way of assimilating instruction. What I P''<"-'y ventilated bins and under eon- fun it will be comparing the sizes of^'tions which hasten wilting, fermcn- our deer-forests, and counting the j tat'"" «'"' d'^'ay • number of our crofts!" It is to be hoped that no apples will Two days after the above letter, ad- ! be allowed to rot under the trees this dies.sed to "Ronald Macgilvray, Esq.. j year. Call in the neighbors and Kockshiel. Barres," had been taken ' Pare and dry them and share with the over in the boat to the Ardloch post workers or make the upples into eider office, tliree people sat together in the ' apil feed the poorest to the hogs in airy Ealladrochit drawing-room, whose | limited quantities, windows almost directly overlooked the loch . The house itself, standing between mountain and water, seemed, when viewed from a distance, to be hard-; pressed by both. That distant pro-| Bpect was pretty desolate; the bare; hill-side, with scanty patches of firj and no visible paths, and, the big, grey, house, set down at the water's edge, and with barely a thin belt of wind- 1 blown plantation to shield its naked- ness. There was nothing in its aspeqtj which suggested co.sy rooms, roaripgj fires, well-set-out tea-tables, and j punctual dinner-gongs, in which i things, neverthek'as, Balladrochit j abounded, each item gaining in in- tensity by contrast to the bleak sur- roundings. Round such a tea table as has lieen referred to, the three persons just entering on the scene of this story! were assembled. i Of the trio one waj an elderly andi dignified-looking person with luxuri- ant grey hair, wonderfully and fearful-' ly waved, and with considerable re-: mains of good looks. There was ruth-! er too much of her by this time; but; the growing stoutness, if not conceal- It.ar-Adniual llcrson . ed, had at any rate been successfully 1 Head of the United States navy. Ad- doaltl) with by Lady Atterton's dress-; miral Her.son before attaining his high maker. If the mother of the Bal-, ,.„„i^ ^^.j,g ,.^,.oj,nij,j,,i as-one of the ladrochit heiress looked like a gover- ^^^^ efficient men in the navy. He ncss at all, it could only be the most, j, ^. ,^ , â- uperior sort on the marketâ€" that type .j' V , ,, ,, '\ ,, , - ,. r.:tfoh is never mentione.l without the' I"-e8"'e"t "' ''''^ (.enerol Board of the ad'ind epithet of "finishing." To watch | Navy at the death of Admiral (.eorge f*«dy Atterton's movements wis to en- Oewey. He al.so retains hia former W a losgon -ix deportment, gratis; to duties as chief of naval operations. Hi. IS ^ 8^ p 1 W 1 PwQr m:^^3ml â„¢W"â„¢ MBOm^ RAILWAY POLia IS CRITICISED Acquisition of Canadian Nor- thern Imposes Burden of Unltnown Magnitude. The following criticism of the policy of the Government in respect of the Canadian Northern Railway is made: The Government bill to authorize the purchase by it of the capital stock of the Canadian Northern Railway is ^ half-way through the House of Com- . mons and will shortly be in the Sen- j ate. If it becomes law, it will impose on Canada, at a time when the coun- ' try is under an unprecedented strain, : a burden of unknown magnitude. One certainly greater than any ever be- , fore imposed upon this country, with â-  the exception of the war debt. I The purchase of a defined piece of ; railway property is one thing. The | buying of stock in a company with | unascertained assets and unknown liabilities is another. Once the Gov- I ^rnment becomes the principal owner j of the common stock, it must provide out of loans or taxes for all the debts of the railway due or to become due and for all future losses in operating. The estimates of expenditure still necessary to be made run into enor- mous figures. No one knows what the real extent of its obligations are. The railway has bonds outstanding and debts unpaid; so have its sub- sidiaries. There are guarantees given by it to other companies, unpaid bal- ances on contracts- and upon ac- counts, but to what extent is unknown. What its assets are is equally un- known. It operates and is interested in railway companies, land companies, telegraph companies, tunnel compan- ies, lumber companies and hotel com- panies, but no one knows how far it owns them, what their assets or lia- bilities are, nor to what extent the railway company is responsible for their liabilities. ^ No other railway company nor any other group of business men would consider such an acquisition except after elaborate examination and re- ports from accountants and apprais- ers on the assets and liabilities, and th«n only subject to a solvent guar- antee that all supposed assets would be delivered and that no undisclosed debts or obligations would appear. To find out these things, where such examination and guarantee cannot be had. the usual course in the United States has been to place the road in the hands of a receiver, whose staff I can ascertain them and place them 1 before those interested in an accurate ! and clear statement. Systems quite as large, notably the Union Pacific, the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Rock Island, have in the United States been through this process and have emerged from it with capital written down to correspond to the actual values, in a solvent condition and able to perform their duties as public servants. The only examination so far had into the affairs of the Canadian Northern has resulted in the opinion ' of two out of three railway experts that the stock proposej to be pur- chased was worth nothing. This means that whatever its nominal value may be, the unsecured debts are more than enough to prevent its be- ing sold to any reasonably prudent purchaser. In view of the fact that no money was paid to the company for the stock and that the company has never been able to earn anything upon it, there was and is no reason to expect any other result from ex- amination. No agreement or obligation to pur- chase is produced. In fact, nothing has transpired except verbally and then between members of the Govern- ment not named and persons whose names are not disclosed. In fact what is to be paid, who is to get paid for it. what the cost and the at- tendant obligations are, no one knows. The smallest transaction in common life could not be concluded .^in such a way, and any attempt to do it by trustees responsible to a court would unciuestionnbly be a breafh of trust, and this is the largest and most on- erous undertaking ever contemplated by any Canadian Government, and the most risky. It is safe to say that no road capitalized »bove its earning power can ever be a useful public servant, nor can any ro^ bought by a Government for more than its worth ever be anything but a continuous drain on the tax payer. The Canadian Northeri. Kail way was built as a private speeulatiop. Its bonds were sold to financiers at a discount. No money was received into its treasury for its stock. Noth- ing has been made public which would justify the taxing of other citizens of this country for the pur- pose of giving fictitious value to these bonds and stocks. The interest and other charges on Canada due to the war increase every day and even now are so great that it is difficult to say from what source they can be paid without an economic strain never hitherto undergone and a cutting down of expenses not yet even be- gun. The-credit of the country abroad is less than it has ever been. The last loan of $100,000,000 at 6 per cent, for two years netted only $96,111,111. In other words, the country is borrowing money at a charge of more than 8 per cent, per annum. Note. â€" Accord- ing to the Monetary Times of August 17th, Sir Thomas White stated the net proceeds ^to be $9G,250,000, not ?96, 111,1 11, and that the commissions and charges were 1% per cent. He was speaking of a two-year 5 per cent, loan. The cost would be 8 per cent, if the 1% per cent, comes out of the $96,250,000, but not otherwise. Its future*credit may depend entirely on the belief of foreign bankers that good money will not be sent after bad, and that speculative enterprises will be allowed to find the financial level called for by their intrinsic merits. The undersigned, all of whom as in- vestors have a stake in the prosper- ity of this country, desire to call the attention of their fellow-countrymen to the grave risk they all are run- ning of having their own earnings di- verted for the purpose of securing profits to bondholders and stockhold- ers of a concern, the equity in whose enterprise has been declared by the only people at all in a position to form an opinion to be of no value. It is also urged that the strongest pos- sible protests be made before it is too late to all senators and members of Parliament. Montreal, August 20. 1917. F. W. Molson, James Law, H. R. Drummond, Geo. E. Drummond, Ar- mand Chaput, Fcrd. Prudhomme, Zeph. Hebert, A. J. Brown, C. S. Garland, H. A. Ekers, Chas. Chaput. A. Guy Ross. Joseph Ainey, C. Mere- dith, C. S. Campbell. W. R. Miller, George Caverhill, Wm. McMaster, H. W. Blackwell. Andrew J. Dawes, Robert Hampson, George R. Hooper, Georje W. Sadler, W. W. Hutchison, Wm. C. Finley, F. H. Wilson, G. F. Benson, A. Craddock Simpson, James Morgan. The Gazette. Montreal, of .\ugust 23rd, comments on the above as fol- lows: •THE RAILWAY POLICY. We print in another column a pro- test against the purchase of the Can- adian Northern Railway signed by many of the leading capitalists of Montreal, and this protest is not lightly to be disregarded. The point at issue is this, is the country to take over a burden that other shoulders should bear? Will the ownership of the Canadian Northern impose upon the people a financial obligation avoidable without danger to national interests ? If the Government was di- vorced from the enterprise, the an- swer is easy. Like any other busi- ness undertaking the property should stew in its own juice, and undergo the course of liquidation through re- ceivership, emerging therefrom in stronger condition in respect of lia- bilities both of current and of capi- tal account. That appears to be the view of the financiers whose state- ment wo print, and there is force in the view. The Canadian Northern must be carried on as an operating road. It serves a great territory and a large community of people whose welfare is dependent upon the operation of this railway, but having exhausted its financial resources the alternative of Government ownership by acquisition of the common stock, or through the medium of a receiver.ship, is the only one presented. To (Jovernment ownership we are opposed. A reorganization of the cap- ital liabilities, through the medium of receivership, is the other recourse. The liability of Canada in either event remains, the Government and the provinces having guaranteed the great sum of $211,000,000 of bonds of the company. It is, however, neces- sary to learn the extent of the lia- bility taken over by Canada in the bill now before Parliament. What as- sets are nciiuired? What obligations incurred? If there be a margin on the debit side of the account, if Can- ada is assuming a debt over and above existing guarantees, the public may not uiu'easonably ask why. The railway is a fine property with ex- cellent prospects, but after all is said, it is a business venture which should be allowed tc^. face the con- sequences of all business ventures. One thing is certain; the country should not be saddled with any avoid- able liability. The debt treated by the war is already large, and c<mstantly increasing. New sources of taxation have to be tapped. The outlookNs by n« means bright in respect of the Dominion finances and before the additional obligation of taking over the Canadian Northern Railway is in- curred, it is necessary at the least that we should know precisely what DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME ~ . Eighth Lesson (Con Methods of cooking milk, fish, cereals, peas, beans and lentils are given this week. The prot-in of milk is in the form of casein, which pre- cipitates when acid is added to the milk, as in the combination of toma- toes and milk. When milk becomes sour the sugar content of the milk changes to acid. This acid will also cau :e the milk to precipitate. Casein is also clotted by ferments or digestive juices which are present in the stomach. Milk may be heated to the scalding point, using a double boiler. Slow cooking at a temperatur? just below the boiling point will give better re- .sults when cooking foods that con- tain milk. When combining milk \yith acid fruits or vegetables, if a quarter teaspoonful of baking soda is added to the fruit or vegetable to neutralize the acid, the milk will not separate. This amount is for one pint of milk, or you may blend one i tablespoonful butter, one tablespoon- ful flour, two cupfuls milk. Cook until boiling is reached. Now slowly add the fruit or vegetable. Bring j to the scalding point and use. When cooking puddings and custards al- ways stand the dish or pan containing the mixture in a larger pan contain- ing hot water, then bake in a moder- ate oven. -• Fish The protein of fish is similar in character to that of meat. It differs in "structure and composition. F'sh may be cooked by- boiling, broiling. tinned). â€" Proteins. baking, sauteing or frying. A steadye even heat is required and an allowanca of twenty minutes to the pouni after cooki'.g start J may be considered 'a fair time allowance. Owing to the de- licate texture of fish, always wrap the fish in a piece of cheese cloth to broil. Use a double-fold wire broiler when broiling; also fay the fish on a fine wire rack when baking. This permits easy removal from the pot, fire or pan and makes the appearance of the fish much better when served. Cereal The length of time required for cooking cereals depends entirely upon the amount of cellulose the cereals contain. Steel-cut oatmeal will re- quire much longer time than the flak- ed oats, which are first crushed and then steamed. Hominy will require longer to cook than cornmeal. Long, slow and con- tinuous cooking is the proper method for cooking all cereals. Legumes Fresh peas and beans are cooked in boiling water, boiling gently, so that the vegetable will not break or become mussy. Use barely enough water to cover. Dried peas, beans and lentils should be soaked first in plenty of cold wa- ♦er for twelve hours. They should then be steameO until tender. They may also be boiled gently. Lentils are very nutritious, easy to digest and are considered a valuable article of diet in Europe. Rice a Valuable Food. Food experts arc urging a wider use of cereals, and suggest that they may appear in some form at every meal. With a high food value and no waste, the housewife should learn how to cook them properly and serve them so that their use does not become monotonous. Rice should be more appreciated than it is, for it can be served in so many ways. Polished rice is of less value as a food than that which is un- polished, because in the polishing the vitamines, which are an essential life principle, are ground off. The latter also has the advantage of being less expensive. Rice cooked thus should' look like a mound of snow. Wash the rice well through one or tv.o cold waters, then sprinkle it Into a kettle of slightly salted boiling wa- ter which should not stop boiling at all for twenty minutes. No two grains should adhere together, and each ought to be swollen to twice its natural size. When it is soft turn out into a colander, shake it up lightly and set in the oven a moment to dry. Stewed tomatoes added to the water in which the rice was boiled will, if properly seasoned, make a delicious soup. Cold boiled rice added to scram- bled eggs will piece i .t that dish so that two eggs will serve sevej-al peo- ple. The housewife will find that rice may be added to many dishes, in- creasing their bulk and reducing their cost. • Trench Cake. One-half cupful of shortening, one cupful of sugar, one cupful of water, one-half cupful of raisins, chopped fine. Place in a saucepan and brinjT to a boil. Cook for two minutes and then add: Three-quarters teaspoonful I of baking soda, one-half teaspoonful I of cinnamon, one-quarter teaspoonful i of cloves, one-quarter teaspoonful of mace, two tablespoonfuls of cocoa, two cupfuls of flour. Beat well un- til cool and then add two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Pour into a greas- ed and floured pan. Smooth the top of the cake with a knife dipped in water. Cover the top of the cake with the following" mixture: Four tablespoon- fuls of sugar, eight tablespoonfuls of flour, four tablespoonfuls of shorten- ing, one teaspoonful of cinnamon. Work the mixture between the hands until it is fine and crumbly. Spread smoothly over the cake and then bake for forty minutes in a moderat" oven. This delicious -/ake is just the thing to send to the men in the trenches as it keeps indefinitely. is being purchased in the way of as- set, and what is being incurred in the way of liability. O JAPAN AS A FIGHTER. Surrender and the White Flag Have No Place in Army and Navy. The Japnnese soldier naver surren- ders. "Die with the castle for your pillow" is a literal translation of the precept kept constantly before the Mikado's little fighting men. While the beligerent nations of Europe to- day have about four million prisoners of war distributed among them, the Japanese prides himself on the fact that in the war with China in 1894 not a single Jap was taken prisoner. In the war with Russia about 1000 Japs were taken prisoners by the Muscovites, but they were mostly civilians. The Jap soldier or sailor who surrenders and later returns from captivity has no further place in the society of Nippon. He is an outcast, forever condemned to shame and isola- tion in his own country. In a siege the Jap garrison hangjs on until every last man is killed or wounded. The spirit that dominates the Jap army and navy is that of contempt for death. "United we stand; together we die," is their motto. Japan at the present moment has more than 2,500,000 trained soldiers- all of this caliber â€" ready on the trig- ger for action. They have 300 trans- ports ready to hurry forward their army wherever duty calls. Her nor- mal peace strength is an army of a million and a half soldiers, and she has an unorganized available force of more than eight million men. Every man in the Land of the Mikado is a potential soldier, drilled and schooled in athletics and military maneuvers from youth, lithe and wiry little ^aps of the jujutsu ^ brand seen in our vaudeville theatres. Her navy is one of the strongest in the world. Japan ranks among the first four nations in this respect, standing up with Great Britain, the United States and Germany. And while the English and German fleets have been suffering losses during the three years of the world war, Japan has been vying with the United States in rushing to completion a vast naval shipbuilding program. As with the Jap army man, so the navy man never runs up the white flag, but fights un- til his ship is sunk or victorious. Freesias. ^ . Plant freesias in August and Sep- tember in pots for winter flowering. The bulbs are inexpen.sive and the flowers are delightfully fragrant. Pot three bulbs in a five inch pot. The soil should be leaf mould and loam with a little sharp sand. Such soil as florists use from a compost heap is the best. Set the pots in a sheltered place in the garden and cover the tops with spaghnum moss until the foliage appears. Plant every two week for a succession of bloom. Roses will be benefited by a i;aod showering with the hose after a hot day. CHOSCN FRiCNOS i aTAi tl ^N ^^:>»iAA A L A fraiomal und Iruuraoce ftociety thai ArotucU iti niembcrt In accurdiinco wiih 0\m Ontario. Governmont Standoid. Si(.k caa suaaralDanoAuopUon&U Authoflrod to obtntn rnembars and cKartcV lodges in oveiy Provtuoe in Canada. Furaly Canadian, aafa, sound and econo* mioal. I[tSoral«noloc«11ode9 of Chosen Friend* In your districk. apply dixecl to any ol Ua« ioUowiuit oCic«r«3 W. F. Montasue, Grand Kccoydasi Dr.J. W.Edwards, M.P. Ghand Councilioi. W. r. Camoball. J. H. Ball. M.D. Grand Organlxar. Grand Medical E^ HAMILTON . 0^r^ARIO Ontario Veterinary College I 110 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada Under the control of the Department of Agriculture 01 Onl:irk« I Afflllated with the University of Toronto. I College Reopens Monday, Oct. 1, 1917. Calendar Sent on Application 1 E. A. A. GRANGE, V.S., M.Sc, Prlncifial f _