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ing him "Jerry." "And I remember The aetlvlt/ in tbe nelgllboflMod of you too," )ie aald to Dave 8can1an. the keg< wtt reiumed. But »t ImI Yuu were with Jerry the other day every one WM â- apfiiUd at Grady-H-and you'reâ€" ScanlanYey -xu ready, Congreeammn," (riiouted to be sure, Scanlan. I tell you, I don't' n.«- a....i.« often forget a faceâ€" though aome- ' „* »«»«>»•«• time. I go a little Bhy on names." „ ^r. Maxwell mounted a chair. T„ ,„ fi „ tv. I 1 » 41, Gentlemen, I want ygu all to know ,!i."!i„7,. m* ^ * ''°° '"*" ^'*' that Mr., bonohue with her own 'v^u .J ''x. „ J "M M !^»nds froie thla Ice cream and fried Fellows he announced, "Mr. Max- ; ^j,^,^ doughnuts for you boy. to-night. r»fl, h,, l«'ndly provided .orne liquid 5,^^ ^^»^ / l^- ^ refreshments and cigars for thl. ev«n;L„.„i^ ^ welcome each other, to en- inp; if you will kindly step this way." • ourselves- and so she did kll this "A-nv!" pKporpH fViA /.rnwH u»ra. 1"^ ourseives, ana so sne aia aii utia Cojiyrlglit ll.jughlmi Mlfriln ('onii>ii"y by "Pet'lKl Toronto urnitisinifint witti ThoB. the crowd, surg- ! i ' CHAPTER II. Well, i? you aint' a wonder! Mr. On Friday and Saturday Mrs. Dono- Maxwell di.In't mean we should do hue energetically conducttd a house- that kind of thini?." cleaning; she took up the parlor and "I don t know as thiits Mr. Max- dining-room carpets, draped them on wdl's affair," replied Mrs. Donohue a clothes-line ii. the front yard, and with dipnity. "If you re going to with her head swathed in a blue polka- have folk.s. be hospitable. I borrow- dot handkerchief, beat them with a «'• the Driacolls' freezer, and that rattan stick. along with our own makes four gal- "If he's good enough to go to Con- '"ns- So it ain't as if you'd been in- gres.s, he's good enough to have this viting your friends to an empty house fixed up for him a bit," she house. I'll spend the evening at the would say. She could not help ex- Driscolls' â€" and say, Jerry, Mrs. Dris- hibiting her pride over the distinction coll asked if we mightn't slip over that had been conferred on Jerry, some time during the party, her and fuU OB • cr#M«4 pas And bale* fa a modarate evan, ai cakai mada wttb iMnay wUl bam aaiily. Thia raaipa makes about elgbt dozen .mall cak«i. Honey HermiU.â€" 4 cupful .borteD- inc % oupful honey, Vi teaapoonful mixed ipteei, 1 eupful chopped ral.tn., 1 agg, 1 teaspooniul .odu, V& tM* spoonful .alt, about 8 cupfula pa.trjr flour. Heat the ihorienlng and tba honey together until the abortenlng is meltad, add the mixed spices, u.tng cinnamon, clove* and nutmeg. Allow it to cool. Then add the egg, well beaten; rai.ins, and two cupful, of ' r al"'"' â- '''a°"^{! T'^ t?'r^ '=l:'r"theT^SoS^"Xs'^l;"'w?l:^ -Tfl^^lptq.^ aS-;S"l-S"of^Sii^?;j^^hr5^^'«-' '" -''^' ^^« -^- -' -^ '-' room door. He worked his way into vig her!" the corner where Jerry was ladling! „„ , . , ,. ' There was great cheering; they all drank with avidity. ice cream out of a freezer. "Jerry," he said, "I'll bet this was your mother's doing." "It was that." "Well, I want some of that ice cream in a moment." Ho turned; some one passed him a glass of beer. Jerry in his gay excitement accidently slapped a chunk of ice cream on the floor. He gather- ed it up with his hands and chucked it into the freezer upon the salted ice, complimenting himself meanwhile on his discretion in withholding from his mother knowledge of the beer. Now could come to her unac- 'And it the first chance he's ever had to vote in all his life!" she would conclude. "And a Congressman mak- ing up to him right off! Ain't he tho lucky boy!" By Saturday night she had put down the carpets and washed the par- lor and dining-room curtains; these on Monday had to ho darned, for they were old and did not well endure her vigorous cleansing. On .Monday, too, .she washed the windows and dusted the furniture, the pictures, the chandeliersâ€" singing ail the while. She finished crocheting the tidy and hung it over the stain on the red plush chair. The paper roses on tho parlor mantel had become soiled after six months of decorative service; un- willing to throw them away as having outlived their beauty, she went over them, petal liv petal, with a bit of damp cloth. No gardener ever tend- me, and peek through the window â€" she'd so like to see the Congressman. I told her we could." "Sure," said Jerry. "And if you'll make some kind of signal, I'll sneak you out some ice cream." In his black suit and stiff collar, with a salmon pink necktie which flared violently against the deeper pink of his neck and face, Jerry des- cended the stairs. His mother had just finished putting the dishes away ill the kitchen. "My, but you do look nice!" she assured him. "Now I'm going up to change my dress, so I'll be ready to run over to Mrs. DriscoU's the mo- ment he comes. Don't stir round and get your.'self all mussed up and excited, child; just sit still and be calm." Obediently, but with an uncomfort- able consciousness of his collar, Jerry .sat in the parlor and endeavored to "Gentlemen! Friends!" Mr. Max- well raised his glass above his head, | knowledge and they all listened. "I want every compan'ed by any sting of disappoint- one here to fill his glass and then join, mcnt or disillusion, me in a toast that I will propose." ' (To be continued.) /Jbquf the SPONGE BOX AS KI TCHEN COMMODITY. A home-made sponge box or bread raiser will prove a great convenience in the wartime kitchen. It enables been bored through the centre to ad- mit a straight thermometer is insert- ed in one of the holes in the top of the joods packing has sent ed ivmg rojcs with more care than ^rive his mind to "Ben Ilur." The door- ^ fore, takes much of the uncertainty that which she had best. nved m trying ,^^11 jangling violently summoned him.' out of bread baking. It can be made to preserve the fre.h appearanc^ of ^ brewery wagon was waiting at from an ordinary dry -. these flower.. Likewise though an ,he curb; the teamster was waiting at, to â„¢ and the ^ovc L° nt object of even greater solicitude, had jj,. joor govcrrunent the white memorial dove been grimed -Twoikegs for J. Donohue," said the' °"* flir^tions for making it, as fol and flecked. Against a «heaf of j^amsler. "Tliis the place?" rushes and enclosed in a frame lined ..yes, but I didn't order any- " with white satin, it hung head down, i ..gg^t , j^^j^j Maxwell." wings outstretched, transrtxed by an; .fj,e steamster strode down to his arrow which was issuing at its back. ; ,(,agon and lifted a keg out in his Beneath it, worked In red worsteds, : ^rms. Jerry held the door open for was inscribed, "At Rest. 1 1,;^ ,i,,»v,i,i,. "1 declare, Jerry," .said Mrs. ^^t^o-rf^^^^'^l^J'^; hue, surrendering to despondency on ji„i„g.room. .Terry pointed to the. A box 26 by 20 by 20 inches is a convenient size. About ten inches from the bottom of the box a shelf made of slats or strips of wood rests on cleats fastened to the sides of the box. A second shelf is placed four inches above the lower one. The "Jer-ry!" The call came from up- 1 shelves can be removed when cleaning j had de- "Did you It in and stay in place securely. This prevents scorching of the lower shelf Monday evening, "if there's been one thing that I've tried to keep free from , . . ^ xi. . ^ spot and ..tain sin.'O your father's «*'"", •'""t f ^^e teamster death, it's that dove. But what with P^^^*^ ^^J" t^^ •^%<',';»d keg. the soft-coal smok", the soot, the dust ^^.V" '"« /'"O'',; a-flying in from the street, that dove ..^^.^' •""^"tf?" is no longer the pure white bird it ...vl"". ^""'' "' . â-  . , ., ought to be. I hope Mr. Maxwell ! '2^' u^""' ""'•'"'^ " misUke. won-t notice the specks on it, and; The brewery wagon was turning ., . , . (• 1 I • 1 (. (.„ away when another wagon drew up at war! thVdeld â- â€¢ i "'« '^"'â- ''- ^t the door Jerry waited '"••'4'^;° "'^^""'^^V"'' "^"^ '""f i"'": j pcrature until the dough is made in ^â- ^W Btop vour worrying" he said ; '^PP'''*",".'* '"f ^- ,â- â€ž '^}"' â-  t^''VE'i-„luegcd, ly- The door is hinged and fastened l^ ^,^^^j ^ ^^.^^ ^^^ ^ ^^,^. soothrgly^ "You're ju^st played out « ''"^^f^'^'^^^'^^t filled with tumbler, up, with a thumb-latch or hook and staple. ^^^^ ^^^ ^ ir.,T^>,,,A to 86 degrees You've made the house look fineâ€" but; f.r* *tvf„' „ » t«,...,. ,v..,..«,,,^»r) «,.;nf Several small holes are bored in the | F. The temperature in the b%x may you needii t to iKive. ,,^ ^ i^- .^ ^j^^ dinine-room j lower and upper parts of the sides • be varied by raising or lowering the On a .second trip the man Iirought ' ^i^d in the top of the box to promote j flame of the lamp or by using warm the housekeeper to keep her sponge or i box. A Fahrenheit chemical ther- dough at the right temperature so mometer that registers as high as 100 that it will rise in less time. A ! degfrees can be used. Such a ther- sponge box or bread raiser, there- 1 mometer may be ordered through a hardware dealer or directly from an instrument dealer. To avoid all danger of fire, the box should be lined with asbestos or tin when a kerosene lamp is used for heating the box. If an electric light is used the lining is not necessary. A sixteen-candle power light will heat the box nicely. A small and inex- pensive night lamp is placed in the bottom of the box and a shallow pan of water is placed on the lower shelf so that the air in the box will be kept moist. ,, . n 1 ^i. 1 \. te 1 The bowl of sponge or pans of the box^ Below the lower .shelf a | ^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^j,^„ sheet of galvanized iron slightly | ,j,^^ temperature of the box should wider than the shelf is m.serted It ^ ^^ ^^^ g^ ^^ p ^^ IS curved in order to make it slip m | ^j^^ ^g^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ gg ^^^^^^^ j, ^ when bread i. being made in the quick way. If a sponge is set over night been sifted. Add more flour if heed- ed to make a dough .tiff enough to roll out. Roll, cut In squares and bake in a moderate oven. 4 FEWER STIFF COLLARS. Better Uses Are Found at This Time For Starch and Linen. The separate starched collar was invented about ninety-two years ago by the wife of a blacksmith of Ti'oy, N.Y., who made one for her husband. Since then it has grown in popularity until there is probably nobody who has not worn a starched collar at some tiulfe or other. Now it.s popular- ity is on the decline again, partly on the score of comfort and partly as a result of the war. The crux of the matter does not lie with the collar itself, though that is made from material which is useful for bandages. It's the starch that is to be saved â€" valuable foodstuff that ought not to be wasted on collars. A permanently stiffened collar is be with a damp cloth. Automobilists should be among those who apprecist* this new fabric, for in spite of roadi dust, it is always possible to "feel' clean" in a clean collar. A collar of this kind will last from two week, to' a month. Eradicate cedar trees growing nt-a/ orchards to keep down apple rust, ti' is chiefly a foliage disease, but also attacks the fruit. when a lamp is placed below and also , ^. '^; -^ ^^ p ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^. helps to distribute the heat more oven- ; ,„„_ .,„,,, .,„ ,, i. ;. a. i„ Cats are supposed to kill rats. Pod- sibly some do but most cats do not kill rats. Every cat will kill bird*, ing introduced which> is not celluloid, I and as the birds kill insects, every cat but is a regular fabric collar treated I is an insect protector. Get rid of use- with a kind of varnish that makes it j less cats to protect the birds that pri>( possible to dean it under the tap ' or I tecc crops from destruction by insect** Send it to Parker's You will be astonished at the results we get by our modern system of dyeing and cleaning. Fabrics that are shabby, dtrty or spotted ajre made like new. We can restore the mo&t delicate articles. Send one article or a parcel of goods by post or express. We will pay carriage one way, and our charge* are' most reasonable. When you think of CLEANING AND DYEING, think of PARKER'S Let u? mail you our booklet of household helps we can render. PARKER'S DYE WORKS, LIMITED CLEANERS AND DYERS 791 Yonge Street â- â€¢ • , Toronto m ha , , . , . I in four quarts of whi.skcy and two: circulation of air. A cork which has | or cold water in the shallow pan other in a state of triumphant ex- 1,, ^^g^^jjj^^,.^ , , luslion. .â- â€ž T ! Jeri'V closed the dining-room door ' i t.t tfrouJ.h"'"'she ail ""^" "P0» these contributionsr then, as if I get through, she said. ^\ ^t a. loss, he inserted his forefinger would get through," s hope I've froze up '-â- ''0"Bh ice ",^a") | down the front of his collar and gave and fried enouRh doughnuts. How ..^ ^^. ^^ ^ meditative many do you think will come, Jerry? i , j j, returned gravely tx> the Money a Sugar Substitute, Honey is much more easily digested than sugar, and much more quickly '"P^^'^P^fry flou assimilated. It has the peculiarity of I f ^^^l'^"'" "gevher 'You moan to say you've been freez- ing ice cream and frying doughnuts! resumed his reading of , p^i^gj,^ fo^ instance, fresh and soft for PIANOS! PIANOS! Ill order to get our Ju.stly high grade piaiio in each town, village or town- hliip lliroughout Ontario, we shall offer one iiistniment, and only ono, in each placo, al factxjry price, aa far a.'- it can be done («>n«ietently. Tli^ae pianos are mode In Canada and have r»M'n before the Canadian public for I'vor tweiity-flve years, and are bold on a straight giiarantKo. Van- furi.bor luforinatJon apply to BOX ^7 . TORONTO, ONT. 'Mm!^ Plack Knight M STOVE POLISH parlor and "Ben Ilur.' His mother de8cende<l the stairs. "What ill the world have you been tramping about bo for, when I told you to sit .still and be calm?" .she de- manded. "I thought the liou.se was coming down.' "Oh, I wanted to make sure evcry- tliing was all right," he answered. "And it is. Now I'll road you u chapter out of this book." And thus placidly were they engag- ed when the jangling bell proclaimed the first arrival. "I guess I won't wait to see Mr. Maxwell after all," .said Mr.s. Donohue nervously, "unless this is him." From the sluir.<<, whither she re- treated, she saw Jerry open the door and admit Dave Scanlan and four or j live other friends. Then she took her departure tindotected by the etaining moisture, keeping bread and scant teaspoonfuls soda, 1 teaspoon- ful salt, 1 teaapoonful cinnamon, 4 our. Sift the dry in- beat the egg well, and mix in order given. This will make a stiff batter; drop by teaspoon- n long time. It is delicious on dryj- cereals of all kinds, even dry bran. In \ combination with most fresh fruits and nuts, there is no sweet like honey. Try it with baked apples, baked peaches, sour cherries, boiled or bak- ed quinces, grapefruit, cocoanut, al- i monds and Brazil nuts and you will , surely want it a second time. RnisinR, spices and spicy seeds blend svell with honey. Honey cakes, as we have said, are i Aoted for their keeping qualities. For this reason, the use of honey is re- commended for wedding or black fruit cake, while it gives a richness of flav- or and texture to even a plain raisin! loaf like tho following: j Honey I'lum Cake. â€" % cupful short-' ening, V4 cupful brown sugar, ',4 cup- F'-l L"^ «^ PAINT aVARNISHES / wish there was a Walker House m every little town I wish tbere was a WALKER HOUSE In every little town; Then I could travel merrily, And always sit me down At night in peace and comfort, Happier than king with crown, Ii there was Just one Walker House In every little town. I wish there was a WALKER HOUSE in "^ach place where I go. The comforts of my dear old home While on Uie road I'd know. The meals - the Cheerful Service, too, Would leave no cense to frown, If there was just one Walker House In every Illtte town. The Walker House T^.„„l^ •'«'»i Wright n;o H 'i«« of l'l«>ty Until the arrival of the candWate,| f"l l^o^^y- ^ «â- Â«*-'• 'i '""P^'^l â- "'"«. 2 there was an atmosphere of dismal cupfiils pastry Hour, 1 teaspoonful' decorum. The young men, asembl- j soda, t^ teaspoonful salt, Vfe teaspoon- ing lit last to tho number of twenty- if ul ginger, '-i teaspoonful nutmeg,' Vi ' five, conversed in funerally low voices.; teasponful cloves, 1 teaspoonful cinna-; .\t last an automobile puffed up the mon, 1 cupful raisins or mixed fruit. I street and stopped before the house. I c,.^.;„„ the shortening and brown su- 1 Instantly the two front windows were blocked with heads; the front door was flung open. "It'.s him!" Jerry announced with excitement. Mr. Maxwell was a believer in dn.sh, in "snap." He ran up the plank nalk and divested himself of his fur over- coat as he ran. "Hellol hellol hellol" he cried; he grasped Jerry's welcoming hand and tossed his overcoat Into n corner by the door. "Say, old man, I'm sorry to be late. I've brought with n.e these friends of mine -Mr. Donohue, this is Mr. Tracy, Mr. Jcnks, Mr. TilTin. Darned good fellows, the i whole bunch. And, say"â€" he caught ! Jerry's arm and dropped his voice to a I whisper â€" "there are half a dozen more coming up the hill now â€" saw I my machine, gave me a cheer, and in- ! vllod themselvo.1. T)ne of them's Jimmy Burns, riinning for the Legis- I lature. You won't mind letting 'em in? I gue^s there's stuff enougtl for ! all." I "Oh, sure," said Jerry. "The more the merrier." He was quite exhilarated; the can- I didate's bounding manner reassured him after the gloomy tension of the last half -hour. i "Now Introduce me all round," said I .Mr. Maxwell. "And then," he added I in Jerry's ear, "open up the stuff," It w«i wonderful hofr Mr. Max- welrs entrance Invigorated the as 1 sembly. "Well, boys, here we are ' again," was his happy, general greet- ing. Ti> Imlividuali he was more than kind; be held hands affectionately while he endeavored to recall the (Christian name. To his host he vouchsafed an ecstatic moment, call gar together, add honey and egg well | beaten. Mix and sift together all the dry ingredients, reserving a little of the flour to dust over the raisins. Add I dry ingredients alternately with the ' milk to the first mixture; heat well,' add raisins and bake in a Well-greased ' and floured loaf pan in a moderate' oven. Honey is Mnequaled for making sinaU cakes. The followinsr will keep Indefinitely: j Nutlets. â€" 1 cupful shortening, 1 cupful honey, 1 cupful brown sugar, 1 cupful chopped nut meats, 1 egg, 2 New Dress For Your Home Cover the scan of wear and tear on walls and floors and lurniture. A wall re*tIoted â€" a floor varnished â€" a hall paintedâ€" a chair or dining room set re-stained â€" the whole house made fiesh and bright, spic and span. 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