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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance, 1916-09-28, Page 3Plums have a spieyzest whichmakes them a favorite preserving fruit,and.severalexcellentva- rieties are plentiful this year. Preserve all you can with Lanti Sugar for the sake of economical andwholesome desserts next winter. Lantiesugarcomesin 2 and 5 -lb Cartons 10 and 20 -lb Bags Pure cane. FINE granulation The All -Purpose Sugar" PRESERVING LABELS FREE 54 punned and pouted labels for a red bah trade -mark. Send to Atlantic Sugar Refineries Ltd. POW er Bldg., Montreal 68 SELECTING A DAIRY COW. About. the safest way to select a dairy cow is to see her milked. We know then what she is capable of giv- ing. One can also tell pretty correctly by outward appearance, but this calls for more or less experience. The big- gest risk is to take the owner's word. lie has her for sale, and don't want to lose a customer -and -well, you know what human nature is! When the aforesaid owner conies to realize that his ll -quart pail had a flaring top, and a margin of two two inches more, he finds his pail three quarts less than "full." At night the cow gives several quarts less than in the morning. If the milk is accurately weighed night and morning for a week or two, the owner may find that she gives an average of four gallons a day when fresh. At the end of two months she is apt to drop to three gallons per day, in six months to one gallon, and in nine months she is dry. In the year it may be found that she has giv- en 6,000 pounds of 3 per cent. milk, or an average of less than two gallons per day. It is possible to come close to the cow's capacity by judging from ap- pearances, As a rule, the weclge- shape, the prominent and tortuous milk veins, the deep chest and expen- sive barrel, the well -sprung ribs, the large and prominent CyeS, the loose, smooth skin and fine hair, the angu- larity and mildness of disposition, all show strong possibilities of capacity for converting feed into milk with economy. 'Unless a cow has a large, well-balanced alder, no one would ex- pect her to be a good milker. There is just as much right in 'fol- lowing facts as given above to select the desirable milch cow, as there is to look for blockiness in the animal upon which to base good beef quality. An expert can usually' pick out the best cows in a herd by following the dairy form. But even the expert can judge only in a, superficial way. It is impossible for him to tell positively what a cow will do. Two e0Ws with equal good "points" will not yield the same. Form does not indicate whether the cow is a persistent milker or not. A cow giving an average of two ,gallons of milk a day for 65 days, will out- class one giving three gallons a cloy Lor eight months. The only trustworthy standard of measure is weight; bulk measures are uncertain. A gallon of ordinary milk weighs 8.6 pounds. The Babcock test tells the butter -fat content, and a six- inch test tube reveals the depth and *color or the cream. In this way it is possible to calculate with reasonable accuracy what a cow will probably ac- complish, and the prospective buyer ;will be in a position to know if the price asked for the animal is exorbi- tant or not. The large yielders are the most eco- nomical, for, while feed cost increases with the yield, it does not do so In propo.tion to the value of the milk. The best and safest method is to raise the heifers on tile dairy farm. A cow does far better when she remains for life on the farm where she was berd and born. It is not a good plan to buy old cows. Dairymen do not sell their cows at a reasonable price if they are pro- fitable. FARM NEWS AND VIEW.".. Sheep raising is apt to be given nacre attention ,than •1,enow receives because it spins that fanners are Pc. aulmals, Wool ebuthilbell CO 10114 fair ericee, and inUtton Will iilereaile in Weiland "as people learn to uee More of it. Sheep aro able to coastline coneld- °ruble roughage, tillCit as clover, straw, hay and silage. Jeer this roam they are able to vonvert coarse farm pro- decte into mutton and wool. With pasture und rougliaga, not much grain F e required to fatten the aniMale. --- The droppinge of itheep are known to be very rich in fertility constita- ente„ consequently the manure, froln a small fleck of sheep is worth =tee- thing to the farm. Thisis of far more henefitlhan i generally believed. - As an aid to rapid growth and early development, Pigs should eat while they are with their mothers. If the Sows are fed brain, slops, elehomed milk, shorts, tankage, bran, etc„ the pigs will soon learn to eat. They will begin to taste the feed ahaost before you realize that they are old enough to eat. They will seon eat eaough to help their nutrition, and it will then be an easy matter to wean them. The temptation is strong to push thehorses too har.1 when weather is right to do farm work after weeks of wet weather, when everything went behind. It isn't a wise thin; to do, because valuable animals Are aut to be eunstruck and perhaps lost. And the loss of a good horse or two makes serious inroads on the seaaon'e pro- fits -perhaps wipee out the profits altogether. H a horse is overeome by the heat get the animal in to the shade imme- diately. Dash cold water over it, par- ticulagly over its head, until the ani- mal's temperature is about aormal. Give some stimulant, like whiskey, well diluted with water. Prompt action may save the animal, but, as with most oilier things, prevention ie a whole lot better than cure. During July and August bot flies lay their eggs chiefly on the long hairs on the horse's legs. These eggs get into the horse's mouth, hatch ond the tasects attach themselves to the walls of the stomach. It is good prac- tice to clip off these leg hairs at In- tereals during late summer, • Two-thirds of the feeding value of the alfalfa plant is in the leaves. 11: the leaves are last in curing only one- third of the feeding value deviates. Tbis makes it important that alfalfa bay be cured so as to save the leaves, Thie means that the alfalfa must be raked into windrows before the leaves dry or they will fall eft The alfalfa should be raked into windrows an hour or two after being cut. This not only saves the leaves, bat also keeps its green and more of the flavor is re- tained. The size of the silo should be deter- mined not by present requirements, but by future needs. Better build it 50 per cent. bigger than is now needed. Once you get using silage you will erobably get more Of it. Are you building a silo this year? There is nothing that will enable a man to save Itis feed so that his cattle will utilize everything there is in it like a good silo. 1•11111••••••• 1•11•100111•1111=1•1111101•11,==ilf• "Dost 7hou Love Pictures"? --Taming of the Shrew In addition to our large stock of ft.uitque Furniture, China and Glassware, we have a very choice collection of paintings of more than ordinary merit, which we are aiways pleased to show to lovers of art. When in Hamilton you will enjoy spending some of your time looking over our collection of Bric-a-Brac, Paintings and Antique Furnitu re. Robert Junor 62 King St. East, liamilton,-Ont. The House for Gifts. MY LOVELY MAY. composed in a compliment to a young lady friend. My dear May -my lovely May, My modest, gent/e-hearted May, In my thoughts 3..ott ever dwell, I dream or you all night and clay, The beauty of the blushing rose May charm my fancy, tally and free, But. eh: the sweetest flower that blows SCE 1118 not so fair as you to me. My dear May, my lovely May, You have a sweet and winning way, A.nci you possess a charm unknown To other maidens fair and gay, You're free from worldly wanton wiles And pure as winter's driven snow, Your sparkling eyes, and sunny smiles Shed o'er my path a rosy glow. My dear May, my lovely May, You are the sweetest maid I've known, And since we met, my pretty pet, I sighed for you, and you alone; You are the empress of my heart, My love for you will nc'er decay, Till from this life, I will depart, My sweet and gentle, lovely May. -3. C. MacCallum, 77 Jackson street west, Hamilton. ; - 0 "I hope • your Constituents appre'ciate the value of your patriotic services," said the prominent citizen. "I don't 'know that I care to Make it'anquestion of actual value," replied Senator Sorg- hum. "The market for patriotic Ser- vices is terribly fluctuating." -Wash !ginning to rloalizo•tholr eVOrth e a it .., ‘\,‘ NN,N4, • • 'e4 * • .1 • -.:Contide 00 Acta and Owl keep th. loat'ber soft, protecting it against cracbingl ,Tboy combina.liquici and pastesin a pasta fonn and require • ttalf ,thtoffost fqrso$ brilliant lasting shine. Easir to -use for:t til the family -children Ana adults. Shine your shoes at. llama and ',teen them boat, — F. F, DALJ.Y 00.ter CANADA, LTD, HAMRICK * dANACIA B ACIVVIIITVTAN KEEPYOURSHOESNEAT 4 r t ... • • - Tife TIME HAS COME when people cannot afford to accept anytliing but the very best for thetr money, Zam-Bult has been proved by thousands to be the best Oink - merit „obtainable for skin ailments and injuries, bec.ause it cures when other treatments fail, and because its cures are permanent. You take no chances when you buy Zam-Buk. Only the really good things are imitated! Proof of Zain-lluk's en- Periority is provided by the great number of imitations and substi- tutes which have been put on the market. Don't be deceived, how- ever, by anything represented as " just as good." There is nothing "Just as good" as Zarn-Buk. All druggists, 50c. box, 3 for $1.25, or direct from Zam-Duk Co., Toronto. Send lc. stamp for postage on free trial box. HOW THEY MADE SOME GOOD FIRES. The Fire Marshal of 'Wisconsin has issued a bulletin which he terms a "Comedy of Errors." He looked for a gas leak with a mathh, and found it. :: lighted a match to. see if his gasoline tank was empty. It was no He smoked while filling his auto tank, but will do GO no more. He smoked in the hay mow, but will not do so again. He smoked in bed, 00 did the be clothes. He threw the matches into the nwoval. ete, paper .baskr et. Ile is wise He threw a cigarette 'stub into some rubbish. He used a wooden box filled with sawdust ror a cuspidor. He saved his oily waste and oily rags and they burned his shop. He washed his hands in gasoline near the stove. The doctor washes them now. He allowed dangerous conditions to remain because "he never had a fire." He does not longer boast of that record. Ile did not worry about fire as he had "plenty of insurance," and for- got the safety of hie wife and chil- dren upstairs. - He ueed a torch to thaw out frozen water ter pipes, and set the cm e house fir He stuffed up the chimney hake with paper and rage. She cleaned her gloves- with gaso- llainr. esand saved fifteen cents but paid the doctor and druggist fifteen dol - She poured. kercsene into the, lam]) while the wick was burning. She put gasoline into the wash boiler on the etove to make washing easier. She dried clothes too near the stove. She used the wrong oil can. She used gasoline to exterminate bedbugs, They are all cremated. She burned sulphur all over the house to fumigate, She used the woodbox back of the range as a waste paper receptacle. She gave matches to her children to go out to burn leaves in the yard. The cotton dresses burned easier than the leaves. She looked for a dress in the clothee closet with a candle. She was "coming right back," so left the electric current On in her Iron. She swung the gas brack too close to the curtains. She fixed up a fine tissue paper shade for the lamp. 'She filled the tank of her gasoline stove while one burner was on. The 'comedies have turned to tra- gedies; many of the licence of action are in ashes and too many of the act- ors are maimed or asleep; others will follow, no dou,bt, as they are prone to ignore the advice and experience of othere instead of profiting by the er- rors and sufferings. • • • SUFFER NO LONGER - FROM CONSTIPATION! You can immediately relieve and Permanently curs yourself with Dr. Hamilton's Pills. One thousand dol- lars will be paid for any case that isn't corrected within three days. Dr. Hamilton's Pills contain no injurious drugs; they are composed entirely of soothing vegetable extracts that strengthen the amen and bowels at once. It is absolutely impossible for Dr. Hamilton's Pills to fail curing biliousness, sour stomach, indigestion, headache or constipation. Even one box hae brought vigor and renewed health to chronic sufferers, so you owe it to yourself to try Dr. Hamil ton's Pills atonce; 26e per box at all dealers. • • • PerSeverance. A swallow in the spring Came to our granary, and 'neath the eves Essayed to make a nest and there did bring Vet earth and, straw Mid leaves. 'osirz OB1 . LOU.% Philippe WO'S Wanting! When the Oruis Came, Baroness I3onde wrote in her diary the following account of the abdica- tion of Louie Philippe of France on the day of that remarkable oceur- rence; "An aide-de-camp of the Minister of War who was in the King's. Cabinet When lie abdicated sieve me a detailed account of this moot signal piece of cowardice, lIe had reYiewed the troops in the Carrousel on. horseback, highly rouged, when a cry was raised. 'Void des faubourgs!' No one had any orders; no one gave auy. The mob rushed forward, shouting, 'Vivo le garde nationale--vivent les troupes:* and shook bands with the outposts. "The King retreated precipitp.telY with his sons and a sub -lieutenant of the national guard rushed into the Palace asking to see him. He was ad-, mitted, ane in -the greatest agitation saicl: 'Your majesty must abdicate. " 'Very well,' says the King. 'In fa- vor of my grandson.' 'No, unconditionally,' says the young and self -elected mouthpiece of public opinion, "Would you believe it? Of all who were congregated around the royal person, Pisccatory algae said: 'Go down and head your troops. Fight for your crown and your dynasty.' He was overruled, and they all marched out of the palace except the Duchess° d'Orleaus, her children and the Due de Nemours." •00.11.11m..........11••••=1•111•14•••••114. a and receive highest cash prices. We send money the someday the furs axe received. Charge no oornmissions—and pay all charges. We have paid out millions of dollars to thou. sands of trappers In Canada ,(ho send their !drat() us because they know they at a aeaare deal, and reactive more money for thole fare. You will also, We buy more furs from trappers far cash than any other five Arms In Canada. FREEHallam's Trapper Guido Mirages) Hallam's Sportsmen's Catalogue Hallam, Raw Yur Quota.tlons Hallam's Yur Style Book (82 Pagea) Sent free on request . Address as follows: JOHN HALLAM Limited 201 Hallam Building, Toronto. • eas s'*. a 4 11•••••••••••••••••••111• Day after day she toiled With patient axt,„put ere her work ' was crowned Some sad mishap the tiny fabric. spoiled And dashed it to the grmind. She found in ruin wrought But, not cast down, forth from .the place she flew, And with her mate fresh earth and k grasses brought And built her nest anew, 13'd scarcely had she piacgd The last soft feather on 4t# "atnple More W.lien Wielted hand, or .ehanag,.,,again ' laid waste And wrought the ruin, 00;8, • •. " 'still her heart she Itept'''' And' toiled again -and last gnight,' . ,hearing calls, 'it V. • ,T looked -and lol three swallow& ••y slept Within the earth -made 'walla. J. • Wht.'. truth is hero, 0 "Mani Malt hope ,been smitteii in its early dawn? Have Clouds o'ercast thy purpose, trust or plan? .11aVe faith, and Struggle on! —rt. S. 5, Andros in Philadelphia inquirer. 45,1,„ „ 11r 4, • •• fee. • 4-0-4-0-•44-04-•444-4.44-4±44-04444-• Marvels of New Limbs .11-6-4,--e-•-•-•-•-44-+-0-0 4 •-•44.-040.04-04.+4- The cheeriest place io. England is the Queen Mary Convalescent Hospi- tal at Roehampton, eays a writer in the London Daily Mail, where limb- less soldiers and sailors are being fit- ted with artificial arms and legs, hande and feet. I expected to find there a depressing specticle of help- less men, dejected and despondent. To my surprise I was met with a bright and busy scene, everyone ac- tive, happy, hopeful; and happiest and most hopeful of all were the limbless heroes themselves, Goma of them rad- iant with delight at being able to get about once more. "Look at that man," said my guide, pointing to a soldier who was briskly walking ap and down between a length of parallel bars. "How long do you think he has been an artifical legs?" "A month," I hazarded. "Five minutes," said the hospital official. Exercising between the parallel bars, the patient learns balance and the control of his new legs; next he moveabout with the hell) of two sticks; then, discarding these aids, he walks with nearly all the ease and confidence of people on their natural legs. Here are men at every stage of this progress from helplessnese to activity, some beginning, some ready to leave the institution. WALKING IN A WEEK. "Show us how you can march." said my guide to a fine young fellow Who looked anything but a wounded and crippled soldier. Down the room he strides at a rattling pace, turns Quickly and easily, comes back, and stands at ease, Both legs are artifi- cial; he has been on them only a week or ten days, but he walks so well and looks so healthy that it will not be surprising if, when he goes out into the world ,someone asks him why he is not at the war. Perhaps to the eye of an expert surgeon there may have appeared a little stiffness and awkwardness, but What surprisecl me was the length and freedom of the mended soldier's stride. "It comes easier to take a long step," he explained. and the matron added that in a little time he would walk still better. It takes about nine months to become reallY comfortable in artificial limbs. A soldier standing beside me Seemed so well and sound that wondered why he was not at the front. It turned out that he had been badly wounded, and had lost a leg, but Was now so active on his artificial limb that Ile had become an orderly at Roehampton House. But the most marvellous case is that of a man who had a leg com- pletely removed from the body. No stump being left, it wonld, up to quite reeently, have been impracilL cable to fit an artificial limb. Bat in We case, and Another of the same kind, an ingenious limb -maker moulded a mass of leather to tale lower part, of the body, add .formed an artificial stump to take the arti- ficial leg. The patient, who would formerly have '1)66' clOoffred to life - f, CONTAINS NO ALUM — MADE -IN CANADA E -- long helpleesneee, now walks with the best of his comrades; without the least apparent •difficulty he' sat on a chair and stood up again with the alertnees of a man on his natural lege. A dozen men marched round the room, and with the most critical in- spection I could not tell which was the artificial leg, or whether both wore artificial, FALSE ARMS FOR WORK. Even more wonderful than the legs are the artificial arms, for whereas the leg movement is automatie and comparatively simple, the movements of an arm are voluntary and com- plex, Very great linprovements have been made in arms and hands at the workshops in Roehampton House, and men supplied with them are here to be seen hammering, filing, sawing and doing a great variety of work. Of course,the efficiency of a hand or arm depends very much on the amount of the natural limb that has been lost, but every arm is more or less useful, and a great advance on the old. iron hook, with which soldiers in former wars had to be satisfied, I have not space for describing their structure, but the chief point Is that the arm can be bent at the elbow by the action of the shoulder muscles, and it eau be locked at any desired angle by ingenious mechan- ism, so that a worker may use it for hours without suffering fatigue of the shoulder muscles. A gloved hand. is screwed Into the lower end, and as the hand is pointed it can be bent so as to pick up objects and hold them. Thus a man may carry a stick or an clamp for holding a cricket bat, a screwed into the arm, and also a umbrella, or hold a book, etc. A great variety of instruments are to be seen, any of which can be screwed up into the arm, and also a clamp for holding a cricket bat, a billiard cue, a hammer, axe, chop- per, etc. Knives and forks can be quite expertly used, and there, is one man at the hospital who can write a very legible hand. An artificially armed officer, by the way, is the best billiards player in the neighboring building, Dover House, where officers undergo the same repairs as the men at Roehampton House. THE UPHILL BICYCLIST. The mended soldiers and sailors do not remain hero longer than is neces- sary to become usefully expert in the use of their limbs. The average stay is about three or four weeks. In that period the limb is specially con- structed for each particular case, fit- ted on, altered if necessary under the supervision of a surgeon, and. the man learns to become familiar with its use. Owing to their short stay the sol- diers do not reach that stage where they can ride bicycles, run and jump. But that they may one day be equal to these feats was shown by "demon- strators" at the hospital workshops, men who had lost limbs themselves and are wearing artificial ones. One of these did a sprint of fifty yards in a way that would 'do credit to an athlete. Another rode a bicycle with all. the skill of a rider sound in limb. He says he can beat all comers going uo a hill and it was curious to see him alight on the artificial leg. "No danger of hurting my toes," he said. A man with an artificial arm which he has worn for some years removed a match and -lighted a cig- arette, picked up a stone and threw It with. precision , and shook hande all round in the most natural way. -saes— MADLIN,CANAI)A! „RAINCOATS: - Beat for Quality; Style and Value. , Guae,ante0 , All Climates. . youR . ocatit 1 r. • ,t ft Chest Colds and Hoarsness Quickly Rubbed Away When the fairy winds went dancing e'er the valley and the hill - Oh, if ever you have beer. there 'tis your heart, like mine, would fill, Thinking of the long, white, silent roads of Ireland. Aare fhe green fields march on with, you, and the low stone walls all day, Where the roving donkey nibbles and the goslings always stray, And the red dog from the village Pauses with a watchful eye, His heart is troubled sorely and he surely wonders why You're aloue upon the long, white made of Ireland. Still 'tie lonesome and a weary way that brings the farthest turn, And for the journey's end mayhap 1 yet may sadly yearn, But something now keeps calling me and whispiring in my heart That there's pleasure there awaiting me and so I'll gladly start For the long, white, dusty roads ea Ireland. -Patrick McHugh in Seattle Post Intelligencer, ' "Nerviline" Gives Speedy Relief and Cures Overnight. Got a cold? Is your voice raspy -is your chest congested or sore? If so, you are the very person that Nerviline will cure in a jiffy. Nerviline is strong and Penetrating. It sinks right into the tissues, takes out inflammation and Soreness, des- troys colds in a truly wonderful way. Rub Nerviline over the.cliest,aearitb on lotsaof it, and Watch thht lightiess disaPpear. Nerviline won't`• blister ,it sinks lit too fast'-aleeen't simply stay on sthe surface itlee:etathigle, oily lini- ment :Wotildg If the 'Ilfretet IseentelPY and sore, rub it well eitetside with Nerviline, and use Nerviline as a gar- gle diltited with warm water. Justa One or two treatments like this and Your voice and throat will be quite .normal again, JuSt•think Of It --for fOetY'Smars the largest used family medicine tn this .,.eountry-Nerviline ratist be 'good, ;must quickly relieve and curSe a bun-• .tlred ills that befall every family. Try t it for eara:clis, ,-4,1toothae1ie, coughs,! !Olds, sore chest, hoaraeness and xnua-1 ;)cula pains in every part of the bodSsi., largo fatally `Size bottId 50e; trial !size 25c at all dealere . I - 0 • •,• 5 • . The L'ong loads IrelanT 'pn. the lenig' vihite foids "Of Ireland 1 " `wish rwere'to-daY, • Wrth the' mid-May sun ab'ove shed a piereingo • althogh in all the 4landsea0 Ahem was 'net afsingte tide • 'hedge °I. chimp or briers' fb „throw a, shadow Oder Mel pm"wishink for the' lorig,, white* roadS of Irelaild." I'm riiiifffiCulifelf 'JAW": l'eaitY this lapd o'et the,sea, Ole AIV,13t. hOSia. PM' )41 ,i And8i11, e lave rre'ef techitrfiftdeint, But to -day nty heart is aching for the, , things so long gene by, ' The mountains and the Meadows, bit 8.• Ao. • 140t4t4C4f alt .1 'ghee 4s For the long, white, winding reads of ••- youitre never ttesn th.tklitay ii elitalying ull7With the soft clouds' banners stream' ' the deeptimo sky, Ing, tts they styl,y nated by. , • . • 4 As age advances e blood gets hin, the nerves xlmusted a. and vitality runs low. By building up re nerve force of ody and mInd Dr. Chade's Nerve Food is an un - °untied blessing to people of ad- vanced years, Go cents a box, all eaters. A TRUE LADY. A Kindly Frenchwoman's Courtesy to a German Frau. KNEW HER HUBBY. (Boeton Transcript) First Woman -I trot a letter from you Yesterday and it was dated a whole week ahead, Second Woman -Dia you reallYT My husband muet nave posted it the very day I gave It to him. IF SUBJECT TO COLDS HERE IS GOOD ADVICE Don't load your stonaach with cough syrups. Send healing mediation through the nostrils -send it into the Passaaes that are subject to colds and catarrh, Easy to do this with. Catarrh - ozone, which cures a cold in ten min- utes. Even to the lungs goes the healing vapor of Catarrhozone-all through the bronchial tubes, nostrils and air passages -everywhere a, trace of disease remains with. Catarrhozone follow. You'll not have colds, nor will you ,niffer from sniffles, bronchitis, or throat trouble of Catarrhozone it -used. Get it to -day, but beware of danger- ous substitutes meant to deceive you for genuine Catarrhozone, large size, .two months' treatment, costa you $1; small size50e; sample size 25c. _„ BITS OF WIT. "Do you expect a landslide next fall?" "No," replied Senator Sorghum. "Out our way I'm afraid the only movement in political real estate will P0 e. little mud slinging."1-Washing- tnop Star.y7 sometimes envy the idl! roi ch, ?,nt o ,N "Don't replied Farmer Corntos- sel. "I know men that haven't a dollar who can be Just as idle a sanybody." -Washington Star. To shrink cotton before making up, fold it and place in a tub; pour over cold water to cover and allow it to stand half an hour; then turn off wa- ter and cover with boiling water, al- lowing goods to remain till water is cold. Hang on the line in the open, -without wringing. Press before quite dry. Husband -I wonder why all the misers we read about are old bache- lors? Wife -Oh, married misers are so coinnion they ate not worth men- tioning-Indiana,polis Star. "How often you hear men say: `If I had $1,000,000 I would be satisfied.' " "Yes; and it's surprising the amount of mental concentration fellows of thatsort can bring to bear on borrow- ing a quarter," -Birmingham Age - Herald. In order to make both ends meet, there are times when it seems almost necessary for a man to be a contor- tionist. In the hour of need we may turn to the anecdote which supplies the con- crete illustration of the essential fact. And it would not be easy to find an anecdote more significant than one which has been told in New York in the course of this terrible war. A Frenchwoman, engaged as a teacher in an important school of the city, was so ardent an advocate of the cause of her country, that when she heard a casual acquaintance make a slighting remark about France, she up and boxed his ears. This, you may say, was all the evidence needed to prove that she was not a lady, in any exact use of the word. But even if under temptation she fell from grace on this one occasim., none the less did she possess the indisputable instinct which is the vital factor. Riding in a subway car in the un- crowded noon hours, this Frenchwo- man could not help seeing that a wo- man seated opposite to her was in dis- tress. Finally, when this woman be- gan to sob, the French lady crossed over and sat down beside her, and said: "You seem to be in trouble. Can I do anything for you?" "With a strong German accent, the weeping woman replied: "Nobody can do 'anything for me. This letter has conle to -day; and My eldest son has just been killed in the trenches. This makes three in the past month, and I have no more." The 'It'enchwornan put out her hand. "Nebody oa,n help you," she answered -"exsep,t bysyrepathizing with you. An'a' pelelaps you will be willing to accept :1.13r sympathy when I tell you that 'my. only son IS new in the tretiches,'• I littve not 'heard' from him 'In •six' weeks., and itt any Moment a letter may come to me, as Wilms just .come to, you; telling Me that I have no longer 4, son," , •, The German woman .4Irled, her -eyes ,and took tho hand held out to her. She looked beto,the feale .of„ the, unknewn boinfOrter, add said: "Se Yolt are a. German, too?" And the Frenehwomanrunhesitating- lyrsplied: "Yes.", , , .• ,,.;. ;wcintab. to Make that noble answer, and perhaps It 'could have been, made milk; by a woman Of Primed,, a -country where the social thistinet is cultivated front the cradle. -Front '713p. Po,tilt-of View,". In the September Scribner. ' DRS. SOPER & WHITE SPECIALISTS AsOma, Catarrh. Pirripleth est,„,..psia, Epilepsy, Rheumatism, Skin, Kid- ney, Blood h Nerve and Bladder Diseases. Call or send history for free advice. 5Iedieine furnished in tablet form. 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(Boston American) hope" said the advocate of moral uplift, "that you do not castigate Your children as a means of development." "No, ma'am," said the practical moth- er; "Bin a-bringin' up of 'em by hand," ANOTHER CASE. (Washington Star) "I am in favor of peace at any price." "Yes," replieu the pessimist; "out sup- pose you wake up some morning and find 3'ou haven't got the price?" THE SALARY SAFE. (Judge) Friend -Will your salary be paid just the same, Rastus, now that you are go- thg to war? s Rastus-Weil. my wite'll keep right on workin', if dat's what- yo' mean, . . SHE KNEW, (Houston Post) "And you know, if your husband never returns from the war the government will pay you a (pension," "I'll need the Pens:1ton a dinged sight -worse if hie does return." HENRIETTA WILL DECIDE, (Washington Star) "Does your wife desire to vote?" "I don't know -whether shedoes or not," , replied Mr. Meekton. 'But Henrietta isn't the woman to let anybody tell her she can't if she wants to." AL60 NUMEROUS ENCORES (Boston Transcript) "This is an act of affection," he said, kissing her. It takes more than one act to fill out an evening's entertainment," he return- ed glancing at him coyly. HOW IT WAS. (Judge) Friend -Will your salary be paid last the seine. Rastus, now that YOU are go- ing to war? Rastus-Well, my wife'll keep right on workin', if dat's what yu' mean. ..•-• • IN NO DANGER. (Washington Star) "You know a little learning is a clan- gerous thing." 'I ain't worried," replied Farmer Corn-. tossel. "The professor says Josh isn't even getting that much." In "Insects, Their Life Histories and Habits," Harold Bastin, the en- tomologist, says tnat, contrary to po- pular belief, spiders are not insects. Insects have six legs, neither more nor less, and. another peculiarity of the insect is that it has wings, sometimes two, more often four. Spiders have eight legs and no wings; therefore spiders are not ineects. Insects have no backbones and no skeletons, says Mr. Bastin, but skins with a hard, durable surface called chitin, which makes up a light shell of armor that forms tile outside of the body, to the 'inside of which the muscles are attached, .Insects dCf• not breathe through* their mouths, but through holes in their bodies,:called .epiraclest Insects have „ neither ;pins poe, arterles. The blood is pumped directly from the chambered heart into the body Cavity, Where it bathes atidnourishes oAgans. Insects haVe wonderful and enviable ;digestive organs -and .,.eet.t irlion.iind,IllOst almost 'fedsubgtaziee' fromeWniell .nourishment enactyabeeeeek.,,, tfacted. Because of the way they are bulit Ilsects are partidularlk' fitter -for 'tht; •• 'st,t'enuous life, 'end" a tired Insect is ha thing unknown: They' 'aed•-ValwaYs blsy traveling, buzzing, biting or se:eking some wOrle to do. ;.0 9". • •ri •-• .• • ..='• . • . . i Write to -day for the 016-17 edition of 11ALL,AM'S FUR STYLE BOOR. 111)181:Ives fail partioular9 of HALLAM'S LOOLODICAL CONTr.uT.' 64 l'ti4es. $301).00 irk. CASH germ away free. , Address ha follows: trap,, animal bait, nets° rind supplietnre described and rritorl • indent 81 poen Sportsman's Cataiegavhietn, • v o .Lbteallated efulTe:tleiwl;tues.taiectioStafttmitigaTttl,avpze! ICanuadetee RAW atie tee lameet ,C7ngt y ,405.1441lettle PIclg,t Toronto 1 I r A GOOD APPROVAL. (Judge) I3elle-They say that Jimmy makes bet- ter aplproaches than any man in the club. Jack -I should say he does! The first time I met him I lent him $20!" FOXY CLERK. (Life) Country Hotel Clerk (to bell hop) - "Look in the poker morn and see if Col- onel Slocum is ahead! If he is, page him, and say he is wanted at the desk! He owes me $7!" VEHEMENT, (New York World) "Freddie, you've been fighting again" "No, I haven't, mother. I've just been arguing with Jimmie Brown." "Nonsense! How could you get a black eye from merely arguing?" "Wel, you see, Jimmie gesticulates an awful lot when he argues." PLAYING BOTH ENDS. (Boston Transcript) "This would be a good time for me to tyke a vacation," remarked the secretary and treasurer of a city concern. "But you returned from one only a week ago," said the president. "oh. that was my vacation as secre- tary; I wish to go now as treasurer.', THE TOUCH PRE-EMINENT. • (Pittsburgh Dispatch) 'A cosy picture, eh? A man lolling in an easy chair and his beautiful wife Railing ever him to dent his cigar.' :,`Ywolitty,hraiov.ent seen 'the companion pic- ture to it, have you? "It's the same man savagely chewing the end of his cigar and writing a el eclue." 4. • • HATED TO SEE IT. (Liverpool Post) Evei.ji seat in the car was occupied. when a group of women got in. Going through the car to collect fares, the eon- cluctor .noticed a man who he thought was asleep. "Wake aa!" shouted the conductor. "I wasn't asleep," said the passenger. "Then what did you have your eyes closed for?" "It wfts because of the crowded con - ()Won Of the car," explained the pas- ser: ver. "I hate to see women stand- ing." TWO CONFESSED. Blaclimailers in Chicago Im. if plicate Sixty. 0hitago, Sept. 13. -Confession has been wade by two members of the al- leged "syndicate of blackmailers, eight of whom aro under arrest .here, that •oPerat'fons !of the swindlers netted them 01,000;000 during the list year, Federal officials announced to -day. The eonfeesions, it was said. dis- closed Uhat the alleged band numbers sixty pqrsons. a third sif them wonean. A dispute over the .drvreion, it was said ;led to, the . confessions. Arrest :Of a koro or more members bf the syndicate is expected within week. ,4 • ; . The men Who confessed are "Dieli" ,flarret.q and Edward J, Thompson,- ac- cording' to Hinton G. Glabough, heed of the Shleago Bureau of the Fed., 'etan'Depertifient or Justice. Both aro at liberty, and will become" witnetses foretheGoverteinent? aiD.ANT IOSSES. 'O'ffic'ef Cetsuitliteh of British ti .. V Cr i • . $4........7.4.1...........••••.• 'i k ,LtindeA, Sei,ik , 4.44,-OffIcers' tasti4Ity lists for the' last fortnight of Au nit entealn the naeries:Of 603 officers Id eel, 1,196 wOuntled and 03 mlettng, n totat,'4f .1.0% This Inditga the Memos of offlOrs in the British rirml? Ante IlpS.di,nntneftef- Mcnk.of. hciatilltiAS...E.O.':.41.fflt,tOr- wrinflt iv4r, have been killed or (Ilea of Wetinde, V.6.070 wetincleil. and.2.803 messing. ,.. snaring the fortniolt rir1smdler-Clo,ritr41 Pnttor Was...woUnded, Brig -Geri, Illteklo 'killed a;ral five 1tifut6nant•eo10nels kilti:ett ,...Love somettiMes,4163, og sta:rmtikil beaus e of 11. theory that two tan uVe ., 06•ZI eabIWO pge, • - I , " . , - ,, ,,