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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-01-18, Page 3'1711r Ma WI lid WI Al 114 NV the V4 41 WI WO 1/41/ WI ail WI 11111 WI 1114 411 WI SO lWI IW W MURAD CIGARETTES eveiktiwtm The Mena peepeioncti , ot,..so No- ss -41111.• .1111.1114. ses ss is in, a n 411 W II WI WI IS WI Vddrid/41.. 712•4- A?'41frnk-1, A ClIAPT,VIR ON SOILS. The composition or soils, principally, Is mineral and organie matters. By mineral matter is want- fragments of rth;ks, sand and env,. all 62 'which 1 -ave come from the brealcing-.down of large,r masses of rock, The decompose tion Of leaves, stems and roots of ylants, exit' the remains of the bodies of aninaals is known as orgalile Matter. When the latter materials are so tar decomposed as to lose their form, the resulting organic mass is known. as "humus." . Varying quantities •of salts of potash, linao; etc., aro also Vanuain soils, in addition to the materials already men- tioned, which, dissolled .in water, are talsew,up by plants throup,,ii their roots, usually as food, • While not, strictly speaking, forming a part of the soil, there are in it great Lumbers of verysmall plants, gener- ally in the' apex six or eight inches, and 'which are referred to as hasteria, moulds and algae. Many of theut are highly imPortativ, because, by their action, some of the plant foods and perhaps most, if not all, of them, are prentired for the' use of or higher ylants. The mineral matter and organic matter in our soils are found in vary- ing quantities:In cultivated upland soil the organie.suatter Will run from to a per cent, of the total dry weight of the soil. In muck soil it will be considerably greater, sometimes reach- ing 97 or 98 per ernt. Such a soil is orthless for cropping purposes. All soils contain moisture in some condi- tion, • TEM WATER OP 'THE SOIL. There may be too•much water in a soil, and there may be not enough - or there may be lust the right amount for the best germination of seeds. ancl the hest gro Ali of plants. When water stands upon the eurface for any considerable time at any sea - DRS. SOPER & WHTE $PECIALISTS Piles, Eezema, Asthma. Catarrh. Pimples, Dyspepsia, Epilepsy, itheurnatIsin, Skin, Kid. ney, Blood, Nerve and Bladder Diseases. Cal' or send history for tree advice. Medicine furnist ;4d i0 tablet form, 1-1ours-10 a.m. to 1 p.m: and 2 .0 6 p m, Sundays -10 a.m. to X PA. Consultation Free DRS, SOPER & WHITE 25 Toronto St., Toronto, Oat, • . Please' Mention' This Paper. son, Or within three: feet of theur. face during the' growing season, the land should be drained---preferablY tile drained. . When soils take On the appearance and feel of dryness, although they may still contain a measurable amount of moisture, they haw reached a point where they will no longer yield mois- ture to the growing crop. AU of the food of the plant, exCept carbon,is derived from the soil or through it. These foods are dissolved In the soil water. and tne Water .with its 'dissolved materials is taken in through the Feats et the plant, and hence convoyed to tho leaves wbere the food materials are reconstructed mid much of the water thrown.- off Into the air. From the leaves the remain- ing water with the reconstructed food. moves out through the plant „to the grcwing parts* where the food IA trims.; formed into plant tissue, or is stored for future -use. A FURTHETt, STUDY OF SOILS. What appear to be grains et soil In mellow loams and clays are usually not grains, but crumba-composites consisting of tens, hundreds and oven thousands of individual or Eimple grains, held together partly by cement- ing materials in the 'soils and partly by Water containekin the composites. Not only does. the Water help in de. veloping this Crumb411T condition, bet a soil In tlit8 -Condition Will hold natu- rally the largest passible amount of 1Nater for tho use of relons,'and at the same' time Will rstain •larger amounts from loss by percoletioli end evapera- tiOn. ' - Theorganic„ matter in a Soil, teld medially the huraus, acts as a sponge would act. Its relative capacity for holding water is considerably greater than that of the mineral matter, as may have been observed, Hence the importance of returning to our soils, especially to our 'teams, clays and sandy soils as inueh of tlie roughage of the farm as possible, and hence, also, the importance of following a careful rotation which shall result in part in an abundance of root material In the sub -soil, Good applications of barnyard man- ure increase the water -holding rower of soils. In a mellow earth each crumb be- coznes a reservoir filled with food - laden moisture, and through tho open- ings or archways %separating these crumb masses from each other tbe roots of plants may readily travel, thus finding ready access to the moisture and food stored in the crumbs. The really productive soils are those Possessing the mellowness found in our virgin solis, and they possess it .because, proper methods are employed in their tillege These include a proper rotation of crops, the incorporating of an abundance of organic matter in the soli, and the wise use of tools. Nature, left to herself, provides a crop, and usually a rotation, for the soil, in which: 1. The soil is filled with roots --often perennial roots which, with frost ac- tion, develop the crumbed and mellow or arched structure. 2, The bulk of the growth is return- ed to build up and enrich the ion. Bees may remove the eiectares, birds zaay remove the seeds, and grazing animals may crop off the grasses, but after all the roughage with much the fertilizing material iS returned to the soil The wise fernier protits by the object leszon Nature, however, has need of no other tools than the roots and the frosts and the multitude of animal forms winch burrow in the soil -earth worme, ants, etc. The farmer must use the plow, harrow, roller and other tools With the proper moisture con- ditions these tools may be made to help develop the mellow condition sought. Every farmer should learn to recognize this proper moisture ("midi - tion and, to appreciate its importance. If the soil be too wet the use of these tools may prove injurious rather than helpful. If a cultivated, soil be allowed to become over dry, the drying often produces a degree of compacting that the use of these tools cannot over: come. • FARM NEWS AND VIEWS. • Following are some useful remedies for sick animals, .recommended by a high authority: • Alcohol, whisky, brandy. -Doses from 1 to 4 ounces, depending on size and age. Should be largely diluted with water. Good for chillsa depres- .slon and collapse, or when the animal 1s very weak. Alum -Horses, 1 dram; cattle, 3 Okras; sheep, half dram* pigs, tiler - ter dram. 'Used for diarrlima. In'sot- ution used for sore mouth. • Bor40. Acid.-Nonspoieonous antisep- tic. Used for sore mouth, sere, eyes; reap and to inject into udder. :Used In solution, 20 grains to 1 Ounce of water. , Calomel. -Horses, half to one dram; cattle,one to two drams; sheep and pigs, 5 te 20 grains. General purga- tive, and used to expel worms. Ex- ternally dusted in old sores to dry up and heal them.. Cearbolic Acid. -Use as an antiseptic to hasten beating of wounds or sores; also as a disinfeetant. Diesolve one part of Field in thirty parts of water. PolsonouS. One 'acre 02cornharvested by hogs will return.a greater profit than an equal area harvested in the usual way. At the eilte3ouri •Exaeriment Station an acre of Corn hogged Off piolluced more pork than anacre of corn harvested and fed to hog's an the custoraary way. It is not practicable to utilize the en- tire corn crop in this way, but it Ls good practice te utilize a certain por- tion of it. For wounds in animals made bY doming in contact with. barbed-wire the following treatment is recommend- ed: Wash the cut thoroughly svith warm water, clip the hair as close as possible around it, and wash out again. If dirt or hair has lodged in a deep Ma use a piece ot absorbent cetSea to remove 14 never -tido rel stad spohge, because of the danger of in- fection, Nor is it safe •to apply axle grease or old ointmelit to the wound. Dry dusting powder has a 'telling ef- fect on Wire cuts. Make that poWaer by mixing together equal /arts of slaked lime, powdered sulelm: and charcoal. Calves are usually fed whole milk for two or three weeks, then gradually changed to skim -milk, About the time of olaanging begin to feed a little grain, but do not think that it is necessary to use oil meal or any other high-priced feed, high in protein, or fat, or both. Experience at the Mis- Mari Agricultural Experiment Station shows that a mixture of two parts of. corn and one part of oats, by weight, gives as good reSult as oil meal and ready -mixed 'calf meals, often purehas- ed at inueh higher prices, 13ran is not especially good for the youug calf, [be- cause it is too laxative. The grain mixture should be fed immediately af- ter the milk, and neither should be fedc too liberally, or scours may result. Cold Heaits, Young Lord Uffington, the heir of the ,OraVen earldom and the Bre:tiler Martin millions, has eloped with a town clerk'daughter." The speaker was E. Berry Wall, the New York clubman. He went on: "Young men continually make these romantic marriages, but young wore-. en seldom do so. Duke's eons marry beneath them regularly, but clulte's daughters -never. "Women, I fear, have colder and more mercenary hearts than men. Therehe a story on that line. "An octogenarian banker took the hand of his beautiful girl wife in his, and, shedding a senile tear, he quav- ered: '.Alas, darling, we are .ruined. An unfortunate slump in War etocks haa wiped me out completely. Not a cent Is left.' "v"Nathalie, the ex mo ie queen, gave a (bitter laugh. " 'Then,' she said, 'I did marry for love, after all, didn't I?' "-Exchange. KEEP LITTLE ONES WELL IN WINTER Winter is a dangerous season for the little Ones. The days are so change- able -one bright, the next cold and stormy, that the 'blether is afraid to take the children' out for the fresh air and exercise they need so much. In consequence they are often cooped up In overheated, badly ventilated rooms and are soon seized with colds or grippe. 'What is needed to keep the little ones well is Baby's Own Tablets. They will regulate the stomach and bowela and drive oat colds and by their use the baby will IA ablo to get o'ver the winter season in perfect safe- ty. The Tablets are sold by medieine leaders or by Dean at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. 4.4 SlTEEZING. Nature's Attempt to Ificl You of a Cold. • : Sneezing is not a eomphtint, but an effort on the part of nature to get rid of a, complaint. It may be due to any one of a -number' of causes. Dust, the Pollen 01 plants, a draught of cold air on a too -warm exposed eurfaee of the body will :excite the sternutatory spasm. Bright ligha will cause many persons to sneeze; while gazing at the Clear, blue sky Wifl cause the nasal convulsions in many cases. When you begin to contract one of the varieus conditims . commonly bunched under the general name of "a cold," the sneezing is dee to an at- tempt of . nature to cum you. The sneeze may expel the dust or the pollen which is causing the irritation. But it does more than that. Nature is making you sneeze for the same purpose that she Ina -ices you shudder - sheds attempting to generate heat for raising the temperature of the body and preventing you from taking cold. Xou do not sneeze with the nose alone, but with the entire body. During the act about every inuecle in the body glees a little jump, and the, combined effect of all this energy of motion is to warm the entire system. A shiver does the sante thing -it spasmedically contracts all the muscles and so raises the temperature. But sneezing Is net always effiea- cloue in curing one. It is worth while to know that one can 'help nature aloiletvhen she gives one this warning, and also stop the spasm or sneezing by a few deep breathinr, exercises. Try it the next time. Step' tale:fill your lunge full of ear hear a dozen times 02' se; you will stop 'Sneezing and per- haps avoid a mica -Cleveland Vain. Dealer, • 7., 2:e3t; ib.Catt6110-eo, 20.20s$0 tied ZOO tb513p.gs« Redpath refining methods produce no second grade sugar. We make and sell one grade only—the highest—so that you wig neve get anything but the, . best under the name of ledpath. "Let Redpath Sweeten le 9 Canada Sugar Refining Co., Lithited, Montreal, DAILY ROUTINE ,FOR ABLE SEAMEN A PLEASANT LIFE Royal. 'Naval Cenadlan Volunteer Re- serve le Enlisting Patriots, SEA ExpERIENce is Nor, fIKQESSARY. Wages Higher Than Pay Accorded British Seilors-Many Advantasies. As part at Canada's contribution of •.500,000 men ior overseas, the Do. minion. Naval Department 'rhino organized. the Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve, in willeh Cana- • dians can serve tato Erapire aftoat at the same maze of pay as in the Canadian expeditionary foreee, Men enlisting in dile reserve are ranked as able seamen, and. paha $1,10 per day, with a20 Per month eeparation ellowance to wife or dependents. No sea experience is necessarys-nsep. who are physically fit and between the ages of eigateen and thirty-eight, even it they have never been at sea, are given the unusual privileep of joining the navy at full seaman's rank at a wage many times in excess of that paid.the regular British navy seaman ana rated two ranks higher than that allowed ordinary "green" recruits, The navel seaman apon enlistment receives a full kit of Weasel, car eist- ing. of two cloth caps, one white duck cap and cap covers, three duck work- ing jumpers, tAvo duck uniform jump- ers, two serge jumpers without. cuffs, one. serge jumper with cuffs, two jersey, two check shirts, twe pairs drawees, four pairs duck trousers, three pairs serge trousers, two pairs socks, one pair shoes, one pair boots, three blue jean collars, three flannels, twil night Mitts, two handkerchiefs, and one silk handicercbiefs, twe bed covers, one comforter, hamnacedc, knife.; blacking brushes, clothes brush, hair brush, sciseors, eoap bag'"housewife," comb, toothbrush, cap boxee, prayer book, overalls, lanyards ,etc., the whole being stowed in as brown.canvas kit- bag -the bedding.exeepted, which is lathed up in the hammock. Each. sea - an receivestwo. bammochs. • 011 - skins, seaboots and watch coati are issued to those men on duties whicb require , the'ni, A stock of reedy -- made clatliirig is kept in the naval depots- atielr aboard many ships, and lemed to the men when necessary to replace lost or worn-out hit. GOBS TO' HALIFAX. .Alter enlisting at the recruiting offices in Canada the recruit is sent to Halifax, .where he is fitted out with an able seaman's kit, and thence forwarded on the first ship toes naval training depot in England. se, the training st boo' tee P, V: R. man receives instraction in the rudiment e of naval drill and discip- line; is Weavet the distingitiebing ranks and flags;. how to look after hie kit and lash his hammock, and is .givenat least two months' prelimin- ary instruction in rifle and bayonet dill', foot drill and as much knowledge of seamanship as can be given ashore, and a, general idea of signalling, naval gunnere and torpedo 'n ork. • Whel considered competent enough the naval seltn:m is drafted to a mend -war and . entered on her watch bill. A caeca-. is given him, sebich details hire' to his mess in, me or other of the Varioue departments of forecastle,men, aoretop men, main- top men or 'quarterdeck men, and in either the.'port or starboard vattch and the sib-diviSions•thereof. In his particular watch or sub -division he is given details as to his /minion in event of .c011ision, torpedo attack, out- break of fire, going into actionor abandoning ship. Each of these manoeuvres calls for different duties, and at sea he will receive his traintng• in them. ' THE DAIleY'ROIIND. • In addition to Uses° speeialduties, tore rs the daily round of work, wbich runs something as follows: At 5.30 each morning the boatswains and ship's corporals Call the men. The seamen turn out, have a weals, lasle up their hammocks and bedding, and stow them away. Hot coma, is served out from the galleys, and at 6 o'clock both the port end etarboard watches fall in on the upper deck, and the deck sweepers are told off to sweep the upper decks. Hoses _are rigged, buckets and broomsserved out, and- the work of wrestling, Own decks begins. Cleaning...the guns and scrubbIng deeks in the .fresh morning air soon works eft an appetite, and when the Work Is finished at 1 *****.••••••*•••••••••***0•••m•••*••••••••*•••••••*••••••*4 o'clock, the call for breakfast is seunded. 011e hour is alloived for breaktast, cleaning up and changing irto the "rig of the day," that is, the clothes for the pkrticuitti work the Sammie is assigned. Shoelar before 9 J110 Men fall in On deck, theasugler blew"Atteution," the Marines pre- sent erste, and the sailors tand at the salute,,while the white ensign. its heiSted, and the ship's band, fe ale sled, plays "Gail Sane the Xing." In Stninter this ceremony is eareled out atiatntI41:1;inutes later ,"Divistione" ie tC,unded by the bugler, and the trittra 'elliaae company moister in their re - erectile) groups and divielene and Under the 'particular otricerta The names are ealled oft by the vetiolla Watch officer, and tile men „pro ine epected. After 1110[31On:4o the Crew mar& Olt ftre erayere, -.WM& lit fol. lesased ,b fifteen.. rainsttee:, episysteal trill, theta the realms Work Of the lday tOrtirriences, r'atotlest areatOld t)ff • fo painting, oitorhauling gear and rigging, 'ate. If the [ship iFt at stela eel Certain Men have' their Watehes at ott, Wheel, 1001tout and Agnailing,---tho 4.14 other*, outside Of the Workinitisartlete z . oat t tOltie ' HAVE YOU tsCZE MA Would you like to end tfiat tez. rible itching, that burning pain; to heal time horrid sorea7 You have tried all aorta Of fatty eietnaents, lotione and poWdere, rat thorn owe now end glee) Nature A chance aS represented by Zainlauk. Zam-Bulz is made reeen.herbal es. emcee; Is a natural healer. la not 50Mething you have to Bend to ctho ma et the world for, and pay a heavy price! Every druggist will sell yell Zarn-Bule and for 50e. only, Just give it a fair trial and ince dently give yourself ease by the quickest route. See name on are being exercised and inetructed in aro arts of naval warfare at the guns, torpedo tubes, small arms, and mans oeuvres ef offence end defence. •At nooa, all hands aro Piped, to ell. - ter, and at .1.10 pm, (leeks are cleared and work toutmencee again • at 1.25 p.m. and COritinueS -Until 4 p.m., evlien decks are cleared up ready for the evening muster at 4.15 p.m., after welch tee men go to te. There ie no work after this except necessary watch duties. Supper is merved at 7 p.m„ and 10 p.m. every man not on duty is supposed to bo in his llama meek. . Saturday' afternoon Is -gmerale le• a, half -holiday, and on Sunday nothing but necessary work is dem Recruiting for the R. N. C. V. R, is. being carried on all over Canada. PEACES OF THE PAST. 1•11•1•••km•••••••,••••••••••••... • How Former Great Wars Have Been Closed. Definite proposals for peace always secure a more or less protracted per- iod of deliberate attention and their adoption •Is customarily preceded by armistices suspending host,ilities metil they ma be permanently dispensed with. The period which lapsed between the beginning and .encling of the over. tures which put a full» stop, to the Russo-Japanese war in 1905 was al- most three months. The parleys at Portemouth lasted all summer.. The Spanisa-Aracrican war in 1895 •had lasted only three menthe when Overtures for peace were made by Spain, and seventeen days later a pro- tect) landed hcetilities, bat it took months to arrange the terms of peace at Paris evhich brougat the Philip- pines and Porto .Rica' under our flay, after the payment of $20,000,000 to Spain. It took about 'four months for the peace proposals ending the Prance - Prussian war in 1871 to reach • .the point of final Agreement and the (age- ing of the treaty which protaded for the enormous indemnity of' a billion dollars, or 5,000,000,000 francs, which the., people of 'France lead to pay, be- sides the cession of Alsace-Lorraine, 'The British -Boer war was brought to a conclusion in 1902 by the com- plete defeat of the Boers, but a treaty of peace was finally negotiated at Pre- toria, while guerrilla warfare was kept up. In the Balkan • conflicts wailch pre- ceded the preeent great wee, terms -of peace were agreed upon tv,ece, but'the conclusion of ,the first negotiations was speedily followed by preparations for the resumption of hostilitia 'The Second effort to bring about -peace as more effective and resulted in the 'Treaty of London. In our last war with England Which the Treaty of Ghent ended in 1814, its terms had been agreed upon and the document signed aefore the Battle of New Orleans was fought and the British conquered byAleneral Jackson,' as the news of the agree- ment to end the stria) had not crossed the pecan in those days before the steamship, the telegraph, the railway, the ocean cable, the telephone, the wireless and aviation .-Brooklyn Applied siedetnonds • COraiS - C Sore, blistering feet ut 11.3cE dfroro corn -pinched toes call be cured by, o vt- _ U Puttlam's Extractor keklin 24 hours. Puts nam'-'" Seethes away that drawing pain, eases instantly, makes the feetfeel good at once. ,et a 25o bottle.of "Putnam's" to -day. AFTER -CHRISTMAS GRATITUDE. Or What We Would Really Like to • 'Say. Dear 'Friends, 1 thatik you one and all For thoughtful gifts bestowed, The sowing bags (of 'which 1 have Already quite a load!) ' ' The red silk stotkings, Though of course I never 'would wear red. The cushion for my living rOorn That kills the eurtains lead The matir-colored centrepiece To Set the lamp tipon (Too bad it's quite impossib)e- . The room is all cretonne). - The picture in the fancy frame (A. seventh -rate nuttireit).Nvili he scent inclutshtehutigiTiVliito.wtieje Hut most of all XThtbennehkryisotliltia7 bulls owe Twill help to build my To get them Paid, knowt ,_chEitirsili:tpeza, ••• • 0 A German, Dug•olit.. Ali officer in the Lancashire Reg!, Ment gave all amusing description of a Seethe in A trench abandoned by the Germane.The officers were •describ- ed as leoking as if thee Were dressed for parade, With their teliforme quite clean. The trends and dug -mite were fitted up like dressing rooms ia a ho. tel. There was elect* lieht, a great water pump, and abundance Of Mean Clottlee, sine* linen, boots, washing and shaving gear, cigars, eigarettee Mad tood. it looked as if the German Officere had expected to be there AV many a long Meath, o e. HIS SMILE, iutow a jolty little taa Who gets up every mottles gay. happy all the tune, He knows Such Innite of joilY things to play. Ms face i very teldorn eleara ElsteePt Just a lus vasiting-tiMO. For even dirt is fond of WM. But mother doesn't mind the Vint% Me kisses both lets thebby cheeks Arid tells him merrily the While, XIewovor thick the dirt may be, • It cannot over UP his smile, . And When alit elms hint etle she height Alia lays meat every hinglo ditY HOW glad She fa ,no soap that's made Cart OM welsh that smile avsey. L. Wright. In 1.4.41610. Wor144 spelling Reform. Mr, Curran Med airalealanue epeist • their $0,turtlay halaholiday In artistic • puseuite, Among the objects examezi. ea was a flee UM' publie betiding. • The featere Of thio 'Wilding that else Pealed Most etrougly to Mr. Curran was an inscription Out into A huge (stone, "MDCCCX0VIII," he road aloud. "What thiee them lettere mane, Tina?" "That," replied cultured Mr, Mc - Manure "stands or 189S.' "Oh," replied Mr. Curran. Then, at, ' ter a thoughtful pause, he added: "Don't viz think,. Tine that they're overdoin' thie spellin? reform a bit?" New York Times. • The Englishman. During e lull in treatal activities, a Frenchman and an Ettgliehman fell lute a dispute hi witich each stoutly niaintained the supremacy ef his own country. Finally to end the diecaesion amicably, the lare.nchman politely res n.:arlseil; "Eh Igen, monsieur,12 I were not a Frenchman: 1 would wish to be nes Englishman," "And," replied the Eeglishrean, Stoutly, "If I were net an would want. to be one." -New York Evening Post. Magical Effect on Neuralgia Thfebning Pain Gm Quickly A YEAR'S SUFFERER CURED BY "NERVILIN E." . • No Persan reading this need ever again slitter long from Neuralgia. • Nervilina aall quickly cure thoworsa Neatelgie, and Mrs, (a. Evans, in her' ettong :lettei writtert from Russell postoffice, gags: "One loeg year, the longest of my alas, Was almost entirely givee up .to treating, dreadful attacks of Neuralgia. The agony I experienc- ed euring sonee, of the bad attaoks was simply unmentionable. To use reme- dies by the score without permanent relief was mighty discouraging. At last I put my faith in Nerviline; I xead o the wonderful pain. -subduing power it possessed, •and made up my mind to prove it valuable or useless. Nerviline at once eased the. pitin and cured the heaclaclie. Continuous treat- ment with this magic -working eemedy eured inc entirely, and I have ever since stayed .well," Airs. Evans' ease is but one of hun- dreds that might be _quoted. Nerviline is a specific for all muscular or joint paint. It quickly cures neuralgia, sci- atica, lunibego, lame back neuritis and rheumatism. Foray years in .use, and to -day the most widely used lini- ment in the Dominion. Don't take anye thing but "Nerviline," which any deal- er anywhere can supply, 25c per bottle. NEW. YEAR'S MESSAGE.F.ROA.1/1.E. 6OVii Ell011-6ENEUL , . Ottawa, Dec, 30. -His Excellency the tioveinor-General as president of the Canadian Patriotic Fund has is- sued the following Ncsv Year's Appeal on behalf of the Fund: Twice His Royal Higanfess the Duke of Connaught appealed to the people of Canada. in support of the 'Canadian Petriotic Fund. The prompt and gen- erous•reeponse on each oceasIon proves how truly Canada appreciates the debt which she owes to her sons who are fighting for the Empire. Heavy as the sacrifices have already been, the Dom- inion is as determined as ever to carry the war to a successtul conclusion and, however onerous the burden may be, she is equally determined W help the families o'f those who are serving in the army and in the navy. The ad- ministratioa et the fund has been most successfel and economic and sub- ecribers can be fully assured that their contributions are being expended to the best advantage. Fifty-fivethousand families, compri- sing one hundred and fatty thoueand individuals,' are today dependent up- on the fund and it is estimated, that twelve million five hundred thousand dollars will be required to meet the requirements of the next twelve months. The slim is a large one but when the circumstances are fully realized I ani confident that the people of' Caned will 'willingly Contribute, the amount necessary for the fund to.dentiaue its Patriotic and ben.eficont work. ' (Signed) Devonshire. • The Canny Sea, The place is one or our most expert - 'Sive and therefore popular restaur- it out of the question that you should ants. "Exouse nie, sir, but don't you think occupjethe principal table in thill Cafe .and order only one bottle of ginger "lijie manager."' ale?' speakin' to me like that? , Ik7cTavish-Who aro you that's MeTavish-The verra man t wanted tP bee. What for's the band 110 play- ' in'?" -Life. Cranberries covered with water will s •-e- • keep for two weeks. 'Aft CD 41,„ - ea' V ild••••••••••••••••r-m c••••••=10 THE POOR WOMAN'S LAWYER During and after the American Civil War a, horde ot pension lawyers arose who filled tb.e halls of Congeals with clamorings for larger -and larger pen- sions to their clients, In Canada, so far, there has been no Atch development, The Canadian Pa- triotic Fund has acted for the woman bereft of her soldier husband, and has eee. in operation all machinery neces- sary to secure her the pension a grate- ful nation Is proud to give to her, It .has conStituted itself the poor wo. man's lawyer, her pension agent, her guide and friend -end all in the name of Patriotism, without money and without price. .The Horns of. Whits. References are made in some eunicferm literature t6 the "horns of Venus," from which it -conclaclecl by some• that in the clear air of Mesopotamia the crescent forth of the planet was detected in early times. without optical aid. -Since Venus, 'when at. a sufficient angular distance from the sun not to be lost in the glare of the latter, is hardly more than half a minute of are in dia- meter at the Utmost, auchenn ob- servation seems quite oUt of the - question, ancl Professor Campbell thinks the allusion to the' terns was merely a lucky guess on -the part of the ancient astronoinets„: t t) plliEs CURED at ROME Byew Absorption Method If gou suffer fsom bleMing, itching, blind' or protruding Piles, send 'me your address, and I will tell you how • to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment; and will also send some et this aome treatment free for trial, with references from your own locality if requested. Immediate relief and permanent cure assured Send no money, but tell others of this offer. Write to -day to Mrs. M. Sum- mers, Box P. 8, -Windsor, out. - 4) • Deaf Mutes to Talk in Dark. An invention that makes it possible ter deaf mutes to talk (or quarrel) eight on. after the lights are out has been pIa.ced on the market, It con- sists of tiny electric light bulbs, fit- ted into small rings which fit over the fingers et the deaf mute and en- able him to talk in the dark, notes the Popular Science Monthly for Janu- ary. 4. small battery fits across the palm of the hand and is operated by means or a push button switch con- venient to the thumb. The connections extending from the fitiger tips to the Dattery are flexible so that. the fing- ers May bend eaSily, to conceal the lights not in use and to reveal them as desired. His Plans. The lady visitor was kindly and.well meanieg. As she chatted with a-turg- lar who had . been sentenced to six months' imprisonment, nhe thought sho detected signs of reform in hina, "And new," she said, "have ;reu any plans for the future on the expiration of your sentence?" , "Oh, yes, ma'am," he said, hopefully. "I've got the plans of two banks and a post offiee."-Exchango. • Both Suited. A golf enthusiast was describing to his friend the varied joys the game afforded ,hina. Finally he wound Up by saying: "Do you know; I'd rather play. golf than eat" "But ,Whatever does your wife say to. that?" inquired the frierid. "Oh, well, you know,'" was the an- swer, "she's rather rellev'ed, because she'd ratteh rather play bridge than cook!" -Tit -Bits. Voledo*•••••• WANTED FOR THE RSYL NAVY Canadians wanted for the Royal Naval Canadian, Volunteer Reserve for immediate overseas seri:lice, Only Men of good character and good physique accepted. Pay $1.10 IVIinimurn per tlay -Free Kit. $g0.00 per Month Separation Allowance. garierleatetl MCA trot 38 to 45, OA 1201 fain IS t6 18 Accepted for service le the CANADIAN NAVAL PATROLS for defence of Ito Coasts. Apply to COMMODORE X14111.108 JARVIS Naval Recruiting officer, Ontario Aree 103 Bay 3 non to TORONTO, or Dot. of Old N84 Serviee . OTTAWA .%. • ifieaternionfg ithotyrrupting • any thing worth Lotveor. "ramie ree whet •L exa.." 8t441121ecyc were quite right," cammented Mihe tlayetee. "leverybody Might ILI eoularet do any batter." iveit talk. There was unsolutely lot turr.fti old Felix Fogy. "blaybo see "Everehody at tbe party was Wilting "My wife," trium<4.:2n.ilat.y said, the Itou. • • Well, don't hold it against Aar," re, 14.411.$_Ti_01 Po. ALIgg: (Washington Star) A(1313oSsEtoNaTT"MrainNecpriEpp. t) Caller-Is it true, my dear, that your husband. is very aliment -minded?" Urs. Newly -Yes. 'We've been mar, r1ed six months, and many an evening et eleven he gets up, takes me by the nand, tells rue whet a delightful time he has had, and would leave If 1 didn't rt mind him," ONLY RUMOR. 1Lcaurcciiiittine. reyo. ' .Never u' knew," 'mind!eonsolingiy said ed. ' r "I have been spoken of as a logie4 SLIGHTLY IN ERROR, Boston Trobsczint. -Certainlyl It's one of thoee horrible fcanottibiy2.06ulthterareelnsertahttotosS.0,,utherners carry ftigue is. Do yeu know?" Second Obi First Carl -I can't recall what tt,- NEEDEP A OHANGE, "I cen't understand why You should te feverish, It Wali only last week that I injecter eight different anti -toxins into you." Perhaps, Doe, what I need now is en antitoxin." 4- A GOOD REASON. Birminham "Age *Herald." "Didn't you know that ifyou struck this pedestrian hewould be serlouelY in- jured? "Yes, sir," replied the chauffeur. "Then, why di,dn't you ztgatiff your car and nabs him? 7 -le 'Was zigzagging him- self, your honor.' TRUE LIBERTY. (Dostron Transcript) Convict -I'm in hero for having five Wives. Visitor -How are you enjoying yotir liberty?" SYMPATAY:ti...„ . ;(Courier-,Tournan,,,* "Nebody cares for • the poor poets, eh?" "If they did, somebody would start a movement to buy a bale." GOOD REASON. (Life) "It is unnecessary to go over all that ground, The principle is as old fie the hills and has always been accepted by everybody." "Exactly. And that Is just what makes ilte suspicious of It." • BLIGGINS' SYMPATHY. (Washington Star) , "Has Bliggina a sympathetic nature?" "In a way. He is honestly sorry for hie fellows because so few of them know es much as he does." . - • HiS -EXCUSE. (Boston Transcript) . "Why did you ask Alice to Sing?" "Id never hoard her before." A DISTINCTION. . (Puck) Poet -How can o, chap get rich' en ten. dollars .capital? Brq,orter-You probably means, "HoW can he get ifetter?" •. • � TOO MANY. REMEDIES. CW,ashingten Elia.* • "I'll ten you what to do for that cold," said the solicitous friend. "Please don't. I've taken so many dif- ferent kinds of prescriptions for this eold. I don't believe it's any longer what's the matter with me." OFFERED PROOF, (Houston Post) 'He used to say there was no so:orifice he would not make for me. And now he has run away with my wife!' "wanted to isrove it, ',probably." * THE Re.ASON. (Washington Star) "Why don't you advise your boy to give up his football ambitions?':. "I have advised him," replied" Farmer Corntossel. "I've almost prayed with him about, it. He's the worst football Player I ever saw." 0•60••••••1 KNEW BETTER. (Louisville :Courier -Journal) "Why do you yell so at -pedeetriani2 Yelling at 'em won't keep 'ern Item 'being run. over," "I don't know about • that," said the traffic oop. "I've known a good Yell to lift 'em across the tracks and out of danger." HIS MISTAKE. (Boston Transcript) Mrs, Exe-1 don't believe that music ttacher can make anything out of Hatherth Voice. Exe-You're mistaken. He's made over a hundred dollars out of it already. A NEW DELIISION. "Have you decided how you aro going tc vote?!' "Yes," replied the cautious eitizen. "r decided that long ago. What's keeping mo busy now is deciding whether I Won't decide to change,' - UNAVAILING STRUGGLES. (Boatpn TranSeript)" Sho-Tell .rne about your early strug- gles. Hc-There'e., not muck- to tell. The more I struggled, the more the old man laid it on. NOT ENOUGH. (Life) Mr8. Baker-13r10.get, why are You leaving us? I let you use the 'phone whenever you wish. Cook -Yes, mum, but I'm used to me own private wire. Excel With Old Weapons. If all of the guns of moderate war. v,•are coulsl be discarded and hes- tile nations left to fight with cold 'tteel as they Used to in the paet ages, it is doubtful if there le any the Umtata of Russian 801- on earth could With' sand t • The reason why Reesians would excel at 'warfare of this kind is that they all inherit the skill with the ,.word, the bettle-axee the Spear, Rad .1110 knifo, that has been handed • down throngia.many generations of ancestors wbo Were adopt with theCO wcapoits. This explains why et Alla. • reari bayenet Otero is kill a thing to be dreaded, and' why the Caseacke are able to Vcerlt great havoc With their sabree. af Mesta should neer reaell the • reiht et exhaustioit arid her ettetelea loree their way inter the eintet of the empire, it Is probable thatthe het • deeperate stead of the Ruseicat forcee •ssould be Made with the lild tf wee - peril whirls lelve long one Mat Of gmerai use. Of thoee old WeapOtte Ihnutia has an almost tmlimited quee. Aleioas every household boasts ot ceroral Which have been Winded clown as licidooms, and In the erninent nilliellfefl and sotto of t1i46 arberialti thtre are quantities MOre.