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and told fit for i; Waterma Waterman was a tall, handsome young fellow, with a florid complexion and light-brown hair. He had met Tom at the Mechanics’ Institute Classes, and the young weaver had been much flattered when the other had at various times discardedell social distinctions and been friendly with him. It was he who had laugh- ed Tom out ofggoing to the Young Men's Classes 011 Sunday afternoon, and told him that religion was only fit for ignorant people and women. the Tom turned and saw a well-dressed young fellow close beside him. He had come to Burnford some three years before to learn the cotton trade, and during the last few months he and Tom had ‘been very friendly. Tom was rather proud of this, because young Harry Waterman was his sup- erior, both socially and from an edu- cational standpoint. Waterman claimed to be the son of a squire who lived in Warwickshire, who had sent him to Brunford to learn cotton manuâ€" facturing because more money was to be made out of than by sticking to the land. battling for his soul. At that mo- ment it. seemed as though his better angel were going to win the victory; he was on the point of telling Alice that he would never {’0 into the Thorn and Thistle again, never speak to Polly Powell again, when he heard a familiar voice close to him. s “I say, Pollard, you are coming to- night, aren't you?" “If -I didn't would I talk to you like this?” was her answer. A crisis had come into Tom's life, and he knew it. Two forces were .fifhtjpg ix} hi_s»heart,‘ two angels were “Alicefdo you love me?" and his voxce became almost hoarse. “I would rather have you than forty Polly Powells," he burst out, “I wqplgl really, Alice, butâ€"butâ€"” “You Elon't,care about me like you did,” he said angrily. “You are get- ting tired of me.” I “If that were true I should not‘ speak to you in this way,” and her voice became tremulous. “But I am not going to throw away my life,‘ Tom; there’s something more in life‘ thanâ€"than love." “What?” he asked. “Duty, God,” was the reply. Tom again laughed uneasily. Alice» Lister lived in a different world from: that; in which Polly Powell lived; theyi breathed a different atmosphere; they‘ spoke a different language. Yes, he would have to make his choice. I Tom looked at her steadily. He? knew what she menat, knew too that; theitime had come when he would have to make his choice. At that; moment he saw what Polly Powelll meant to his life, saw, too, that if he followed the road in which he had! been walking during the last few months he would have to give up Alice Lister. He saw more than this, for at that moment Pollv Powell's bland- ishments had no effect on him. ’She appeared to him in her true lightâ€"â€" a legarse,‘ vulgar girl. “Tom,” she said, “will you answer me truly? Do you find anything at the Thorn and Thistle better than you found in the young men's class? You sneer at religion, but religion does no one any harm; rather it always does good; anyhow, it’s everything to me, and you have to make your choice.” “You mean,” said Tom, rather angrily, “that if you continue to keep company with me I must feed on your religious lollyâ€"p0 s.” An angry flusii mounted the girl’s cheek, but she continued to speak quiefly- “You know,” went on the girl, “that it made no difference to me when peo- ple told me that I was choosing a weaver. I didn’t think about it, I only thought of you. But, Tom, I shall never marry any one whoâ€"who can find his pleasure in such places as the Thorn and Thistle, and who sneers at Sunday School." CHAPTER I.â€"(Cont'd.) They had by this time left the Liv- erpool Road and had entered Scott’s Park, which during the last few years had becofiIe a rendezvous for the peo- ple of the town, especially on Sunday afternoons. deaf! . 'eic'f' Publishéd by Hodder & Stoughton, Limited. London and Toronto ‘All for wkep/7%0{7A be same Water felt 11' [\UU Germany is Ruled by the Sentiments of the Degenerate Prince. It is customary to look forward to- ward the reign of the Crown Prince of [Germany with a certain amount of foreboding; but in essence, if not in fact, the Crown Prince is already on the throne, says Prof. Shaw, of New York University. It is as credible a belief that the kaiser did not want Iwar as that the heir apparent did. The kaiser seems to have preferred his yacht to the U-boat, but the Crown Prince appears to have chosen more serious pastimes. Just when the ,kaiser abdicated psychologically in favor of his son is not a matter of re- ,corded date, but the fact remains that iGermany of toâ€"day is ruled by the sentiments of the Prince. The kaiser is a reminiscence, the |Prince a harsh reality, and it is the {decadent spirit of the Prince which iappears, not only at Verdun but all ialong the Hindenburg line and in the iwake of von Tirpitz and his Uâ€"boatâ€" Sage. Germanv. than iq iii'u'nrl m. i." ’tioned to carry the milk immediately ,to the refrigerators; in the winter, ithey are milked in scrupulously clean‘ 'rooms set apart entirely for the pur- pose. Even the milkâ€"pails are spe- cially constructed; they rest in an out- er receptacle filled with crushed ice and salt, and in this way the milk loses its cow-heat, micro-organisms do not develop, and the milk keeps sweet longer than three days. I Refrigeration and Analysis. The milk is conveyed at once to the: refrigerators, where, by the unlimited, 'supply of ice it is cooled to 50 deg. Celsius. The milk begins to arrive at the premises of the company at Freder-‘ iksberg, a suburb of Copenhagen, at; about 9 pm. Upon its arrival it is sampled for subsequent analysis, tasted, and its temperature noted. The milk is analysed both on the pre- ‘mises and in the chemical laboratoryi of the university, the director of‘ which publishes monthly the result of this daily analysis. 1 The kaiser is a reminiscence, the Prince a harsh reality, and it is the decadent spirit of the Prince which appears, not only at Verdun but all along the Hindenburg line and in the wake of von Tirpitz and his U-boat- age. Germany, then, is urged on by the thoughtless impulses of the Crown Prince, while the function of his fa- ther seems to consist in expressing regrets for German ruthlessness and in offering prayers for German suc- cess. The virtual and psychological ruler is a. young man whose attitude toward life can hardly be understood by us without suggesting analogies to Harry Thaw and Dr. Waite. Critics of national ideals will be unjust with Germany, which still has a place on earth, and false to them- selves if they indulge the fond as- sumption that Germany is false and had, while all other nations involved in the war are true and good. The difference between Germany and the other nations lies in the fact that the others went to war with the best that was in them to the front, the worst to the rear. France was readv seriot plicit “That depends,” replied'the girl; “either you must be as you were when I first walked out with you, or we must part.” “You mean good-bye for ever?" “Just that,” she replied. “Oh, Tom, can’t you see! Can’t you see! lWon’t you promise, Tom? I don‘t [know anything about young Water- Zman; but I know he is not having a {good influence on you, and, Tom, why Fdo you want to break my heart?” REIGN OF THE CROWN PRINCE. Still Tom was undecided. He want- ed Alice more than words could say; he felt there was no girl like her in all the wide world, and he knew that the last few months had not done him any good. But there was another side. He was only a weaver. and he had been proud to associate with Waterman, who was friendly with big! manufacturers. But to give up! Alice? No, he could not do that. He v heard a loud laugh close by his side, and walking towards the Band-stand he saw Polly Powell with Jim Dixon. . 7 “May I come with you? Tom. “I am going hom.e now,” said the girl, l‘V “Look here, Alice.” said Tom angxfily, “if you mean that you ex- pect me to behave like a Methody parson, I have. I mean to get on, and Waterman can help me; andâ€"and -â€" I say, Alice, don’t. look like that!” for the look in the girl’s eyes had almost destroyed the influence which Waterman had over him. “Certainly,” replied Tom. He felt angry that Alice should interfere with his pleasures. Besides, he remem- bered that Waterman had once said to him what any fellow was a fool who allowed a woman to interfere with his pleasures. :‘f see you have made your choice,” sald Allce. "‘That is how you are going to spend ygulr Sunday evening, then?” said the gir . i Tom “But where?" “To a kind of club we have at the Rose and Crown. Come now, Alice, it’s no use looking like that; you can’t expect me to be a ninny. Besides, Waterman’s a swell, lie is the son of a squire.” “Ay, I thin} “That’s all out for you 81 “Where are asked Alice. “Only with (To be continued.) arer Th ml: so," all right about 5 tiona worst ‘id Tom. then; we 'en. terman," replied 1dir 9n read; to th ni; as- and 'olved The asked look The skimmed milk and ordinary sweet milk are then placed in the cans (as they are) in large ice tanks, after being sampled and tested, there to remain till early next morning, when they are run through a filter, and tapped off into the vessels in The beasts are examined by veterin- ary surgeons twice a month; twice a year they are tested with tuberculin, las in many cases tuberculosis of the tudder is very rapid and its early de- tection imperative. These veterinary surgeons not only examine the ani- mals, they also inspect the conditions of the cow-sheds, the food, the milk- pails, and report on the yield and quality of the milk of each cow. Cleanly milking from the Danish] lpoint of view does not begin and endl ‘with a clean cow; it is a far cry fromi the cow to the child's mouth. The} milkers, the pails, the sheds in which1 the cows are milked, even the walls and the floors; the transit of the milk from the farm to the retailer, and1 thence to the consumer, are all in- cluded in the Danish programme for pure milk. ‘ The Life History of the Milk-Can. The life history of the milk-can in Copenhagen is interesting. To start with, the cows are kept in bright, airyi sheds all day; only in the summerl months are they allowed open-air pas- ture, for the effects of cold and rain on the milk yield are well known. There are no fences in Denmark; the cattle are pegged down and moved systematically over certain restrict- ed areas. The cows are never milked in the sheds; in the summer they are milk- ed in the fields, where carts are sta- tioned to carry the milk immediately to the refrigerators; in the winter they are milked in scrupulously clean rooms set apart entirely for the pur- pose. Even the milkâ€"pails are spe- cially constructed; they rest in an out- er receptacle filled with crushed ice [PURE MHLK SUPPLY “I? “ERIN! A D Milk is the one essential human food. And yet no other factor contri- butes so heavily to mortality as taint- ed milk. Unfortunately this uni- versal food is one of the best breed- ing-grounds for good as well as for dangerous bacteria. Introduced into the purest milk, bacteria increase enâ€" ormouslyâ€"uncovered milk is always liable to infection. IX UUhCllJIlUIl U1 lllC D BI/Clll Ill vv'uv - l 'Y b The , Filters. i“ the CO'OPemtive Dairies The filter consists of two enamelled iron tanks placed at different levels; in the bottom tank are three layers of Denmark ha. attained a distinction gravel, that in the lowest layer about of which any ligation might be proudâ€" half the size of a pea, in the middle she ensures to her young children the layer somewhat smaller, and in the daily, yearly supply of pure milk, third or top layer a little larger than says Marion Jameson in The World’s a pin’s head. The layers are separatâ€" Work. Since more than half of theged 'from each other by perforated tin farms of Denmark are associated i trays, and on the top of the upper- with the coâ€"operative dairies, it fol- 1 most layer 0f gravel are Six layers 0f lows that ideal conditions for milking ‘ fine Cloth. must obtain practically throughout the country. of Copenhagen. The Cans. The cans, after being filled and A Description of the System in Vogue CLEANLINESS OF THE DANISH DAIRY IS AN ART. and 5 lb. Cartonsâ€" . . . o, 50 and 1001b. Bags, Canada Sugar Refmmg (30., L1 The cans are cleansed in the fol- lowing manner. They are first rinsed inside with a powerful jet of cold wa- ter, then they are washed with hot water and soda with a brush both in- side and outside; after that they are forced through some strong lime and 'water, on a wheel, and finally they {are placed over a jet of boiling water, lwhich is injected upwards into each .one. ‘ Redpath refining methods produce no second ltirade sugar. We make and sell one grade onlyâ€"the ighestâ€"so that you will never get anything but the best under the name of Redpath. “Let Redpath Sweeten it.” 9 The gravel used in the filters is cleaned by boiling and stirring it about in hot water and soda till the water comes off quite clean. It is then steamed at a temperature of about 302 deg. Fahrenheit. The filth that comes from the gravel is aston- ishing and disgusting; yet more care and cleanliness than that shown upon the farms supplying the company could not possibly be observed. Cleanliness of the Workers. The personal cleanliness of the workers is no less insisted on; shower baths are provided, and the employes are expected to use them every morn- ing; their clothes are constantly changed, and if any infectious disease The bottles as they come in are most carefully washed with hot Water and soda; the inside is then scrubbed with a revolving brush and boiling water, and the outside is treated in the same manner with a small hard brush, after which they are carefully rinsed with clean cold water. The company’s vans which carry the milk to the consumer are so con- structed that the milkâ€"cans are lock- ed in the van, and can only be drawn through dust-proof taps. The men in charge of the vans cannot tamper with the milk at all. The sealed bot- tles of cream and children’s milk are kept in another part of the vehicle in trays containing crushed ice. Where Cleanliness Is An Art. The cleanliness of the Danish dairy is an art. There is no superficial swilling of cans and pails. Floors and walls, cans, bottles, and pails all re- ceive the most scrupulous attention. It is interesting to note the differ- ence between the “sealed” milk bot- tle of Denmark and that of England, where the milk is “sealed” with a small cardboard disc placed in the mouth of the bottle, which a dishon- est dairyman can easily detach and replace. That dreadful, grey, greasy zinc canof the ordinary English dairy is unknown in Denmark. In the bottling room the milk is led by a pipe into a machine similar to that used for bottling beer, at just such a rate that it will keep six small taps going. From these taps a skill- ed bottler fills clear glass bottles, each of which holds an imperial pint; as these are filled, they are passed onto a woman, who corks them on to the sealers, who first tie threads across the cork, and then put on a leaden seal, and the bottles are then placed in racksâ€"in boxes put there by dif- ferent vanmen, each one of whom knpws the number he requires.‘ x mm occurs in any of the workers it is 'at once reported. Very wisely the workers are paid full wages while they are on the sick-list, and thus 'there is no fear of detection or at: tempted concealment of the complaint.» Half washed pails, the breath of a consumptive milkman, or the dirty hands of a dairyman are not permit. ted in Denmark to carry death to hundreds of little children. To walk through the airy and spa- cious rooms, to see the wet and shin- The Cans. The cans, after being filled and weighed, are labelled, tied up with a thread, sealed with a leaden stamp, and taken off to the milk carts for distribution. which they are to be taken round the town. The cream, after being weighed and sampled, is filtered, and then bot- tled in clear glass bottles, which are laid away in ice until delivery next morning. The “children’s milk," so called on account of special precau- tions having been taken to secure its absolute purity and wholesomeness, is likewise put through another filter, and bottled. ‘, Lmuted, 1v The percentage of illiteracy in this country, taking the whole country to- gether, is about 10 per cent. It is steadily decreasing and bids fair be- fore long to compare favorably with any country. A Tramportafiot the dealer can |c fertilizer in cars 1 capacity, which I much as average Just half as ma neededâ€"the othe free for other uses gestion is relieved better chance of fertilizer. A Patriotic Reast .industries. all on sources. all our e1 a full measure of vice, and no fertili a rhnnra {n in"- Choose Your Associates. The bond of friendship is a beauti- ful tie; it is to be highly treasured. True and lasting friendships are the outgrowth of mutual attraction, gradâ€" ually developing through intimacy, and ripening into a firm bond with respect and keen appreciation of merit as the basis. And as time goes on such friendships become cemented and are unbreakable. Choose your associates; leaving it to chance is not a safe course to pursue. To walk through the airy and spa- cious rooms, to see the wet and shin- ing floors and walls, and the lustre of glittering bottles and pails is to real- ize the beauty of cleanliness; and the fresh smell of the place, the white clean clothes of the workers and their well-scrubbed clogs‘, give one an idea of the purity of the milk that goes to Danish nurseries. My love shall be a shield, My prayers a blessing yield, For you upon the fieldâ€" All through the strife! Nina Moore Jamieson. I cannot let you go, Because I love you soâ€" I cannot let you go, Do your thoughts ever turn To the far hearts that yearn? Do your thoughts ever turn Over the sea? .â€" Tell me the little things, Nothing of wars or Kingsâ€" Tell me the little things, Dearest to me. You are so far away, I miss you every day-â€" 'You are so far away, Send me a line or two, Telling me how you doâ€" Send me a line or two, I long to hear! SOIL IMPROVEMEPT COMMITTEE of t 3 NATIONAL FERTILIZER ASSN. A Tramportatlon Reasonâ€"So the dealer can _order out his fertilizer in cars loaded to full' capacity, which hold twice as much as average-loaded cars. Just half as many cars are neededâ€"the other half are Set free for other uses. Freight con- gestion is relieved. You stand a better chance of getting your fertilizer. A Patriotic Reasonâ€"So all our industries. all our national re- sources. all our efforts can give a full measure of war-time ser- vice, and so fertilizers can have a chance to incrgase our na- tional food supply. Write for Particular- Pom] Tolexnph Bid]. Chicago ed. Mon Out of my life! Once you were near! A LINE OR TWO. treal. lwo Reasons Why Manny Bldg. Baltimore