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llie rrovidcaN 4Vurnal. a 'well- 1
ee ea 4 , newseat ee .r. n tieeenia intre I
Lees el tee len'tel Mates, tteeerts that,
io. the anent of i.ar witli tee 'United
leentio, the Germane will wrge War
telainet the e'tate from elee'ean terra .
tory. it declares (ant laindrede of •
ilerenan &Akers have found their way I
there from ituseht, and Mat a large :
eutenCty a munitions haa been rent to •
eleetee frein the Mato. Zee has been
Pine ea under the sapereision of
lieraetorit and hie eatelitee. We are
weling to believe auytbing of the Ger-
wens.
• I 4,
TEE NAVAL.; F1OBT,
thia INtitilig the exees results
ere not. Itatos,vn ot the figet ott the
Dutch covert between the British light
nes.al torcee and tiermaa torpedo-boat
destroyers, which had vet:eared. out.
siee the Kiel Calla), The. enetisa
HER HUMBLE
LOVER
Though the ladies dined alone, the ,
table was bright with the old family I
lege, and tlie (•liener elaboratele
planned and served, with a, footman
ballad each of their chairs,' end the
Majestic butler presiding with as Pinch
belerenity an if it were .et. state atMir.
Once or twice In a pause ot the con-
versation -for Lady Blyte tried tier
utmost to make heron: agreeable,. and
sacceeded-Signa, found herself un-
conselously teinkIng, " All this WM
etftered to me last eight, and 1 refueed
It"; but there was no regret 1i the
thought, only a va,gue wonder bow
rem, eo insignificalit and poor, could
Lave had the courage to refuse.
"(Meet eight, my dear," said tile old
bissued uppiemea. ladY 0,8 they took their cautileetielte,
y ee e
"ReLienther you are yeur owu nuu
tary teeter:lent to the early morning tress. If you wotild like to heave
cue, in it it was annouucea thet the breektast in your own rooni---e
"Oh, no, no!" said Signa, with et
Pritish had Bunk one of the German
etearoyere, and the rest were teat- •
ou shall do just as you Me, my
Weed, It was too (emit .te tell what dear," and once more she kiseed her.
Not once had Sir Frederic's name
been mentioned.
On the morrow Signe. fonnii "eat
her ladyship had illefint what she had
•eaul in the inost literal manner, for
the butler came to inform her that the
mal repotte that sie or men German heaaegroom had come to receivo her
dt-etroyera bed been' sunk, but the orders, and on Signe looking toward.
Lady )31yte, the old lady said, quietle:
Admiralty makee eue:1 claim. The
"If you would'wish to ride or drive
el
My dear, tell blin so, I will ,eo witi; iewans beve lamed an official state. .
meat declaring that. they gank ona you if you like."
Brieish destroyer and that another Yhe, orders were given, and they
Went for a long drive round the
was,seen in a sinking condition, Their
estate, stopping now and then at smile
Orli• casualties they limit to one de.
outlying farm; Lady Blyte pointing
stroYer damaged, putting le at Yuan- out in an indirect way the beauty end
den• in Holland, and the others, re • richness of the place, and impressing
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turned with reight damages. , Signe with the value of all she had
refused,
rebis latter statement IVItIIle be In the evening see 'asked Signe if
excepted without, proof, We e11 re- she would sing to her, and praised
member the bombastic claim they Signa's voice with, such earneet ap-
prove' and admiration that • Signres
made whon they (teetered i.hat. they
heart warmed still blether, toward the
haa beaten the British fleet off Jut.
Proud old patrician.
iaml. When the Germane admit that le, So three days Passed in the pleasant,
their vesselsran 'fer home after the easy Mahlon with which the riee can
fight we time the' Selland brittle all make them pass; sometimes the two
eirove together, sometimes Signe took
0;er ugain. Vittoredus ships de not ler book and wandered through the
, run away. park. During one of these rambles
lace:one oe them. The Adialralty aleo
renounced that a Britisti toreeito-boat
Ceeiroyer was sunk in whet looks like
retother engagement., No other eamml-
tiee were sutterce. There were 'man.
. ehe came upon tlte ruined towel' welch
CAN GERMANY WIN? : Sir Frederic had shown her. •
By this question We Mean, can Ger- , It stood some whee •icinely_ in it corner
oe the park,
meny, 11y her new eubmarine warfare; and was by aneoldman e.s deaf as a poet. Signe. go•t him
starve 'Great pritein. into submission la unlock the iron -gate at the top el-
and thus wen the war?. Does Germane • thesteps; and he would sit at the
bottom while she coiled herself up In
nshady nook on the round platform at
the top,. and read m. mused. It was
more often -the tette), than the former;
the book would Ile on her lap 'un-
heeded, and her thoughts would go
back to the ;deSerted -Orange-and
Hector Warren. From where she sat
ithe could se -the leland•on whieh they
hail been driven, ande-where they had
elieltered in the cave. How • gentle
.nral thought:MI he had .been that flap!
how full of meaning she_had Jeemed
hie every word and look! And yet be
had gone withoee,e word 01 gooy-bye
e'en, In all her -life -she had never
mei a man who came more near to
her beau -ideal of what a man shoeid
be, she. thought. And she found her-
self ,wondering 11.slie rehoeld ever pee
him agate; tier heart ached with a
strange peat as she told herself' that
believe that he eanewia in title -way?
She may or Ole may not be megagina.
In it as, a large desperate effort, only
hoping that it limy sueeeed. We•ean-
not answer.. for Germany. No matter
what she thinks, eheehas taken the !
step. .Ae'the Laical Anzeiger says, afe I
ter all passible consequences had been
duly weighed. This new frightfulness
at sett is ea admission that Germane
• has Mlle.l en land, .that she no longer
looks. for success- -with her armies.
They have done their worst and their
best, and she. is farther from victory
than ever she 'was. To laelp cover up
the Satanle:atrocity,pf leer submarine
, outrage's, sae. adelares that she is .in
• murder balitess so •as to .present
. •-• further mieeree :and. suffering, and see: they might pettaps never meet elate
bleu_ i • life lasted, that: see' had heard.' hie
• denotmees Britain-, ai the most
• • I voice for the -last time.
• ' man- of" hereenemieee . •••
Qu. the Clerk evening, as they .sat
- • 'irhi4'is, really • a eompliment ' to - tii • • '
. ,I i
,n the. drowingerocen after dinner, Lady
e
. ' efeectteeleese oftheblockade. which is . D4 te leaning -1..ick on a couch, &grin'
--•Thisakine eitself-geleain Germany, and Meneling some old 11103 which zhe had
aeleet which. all- • (lereneny's...arn
. • . .
- •-• 'btgged to .inese-hilowed to do, Lady:
diies.
• • '
Blyte gently• approached the subject
are paiwernisse The Nitiser„eannot save .
which was. alwae,e, le her heart -lead
• • his people' train •shifering, and they ele,ee. .
-e'.'"' cebnot'euntiene.alwaykto euffere The Do. you kiiii.!, 'My. deer," 'elle said,
teelsereseesethise He sees that If , e. I. am .i.rither uneasy to -night?" ' • '
he .
- ' eannbt aelifeve victory soon he will be ., "YesFesaye Siena, looking up from
--
her lace., •• - • . „ ._ ,.
- e defer) MI by... lihs Own. peoplee ' 1:Ke 0
, Leycl egyteepoilded and moved the
- - • net know what the•Britisa navy is ,pie- acreen ec, that,t ie lighti fell on the
' - • pered to do to block the 'German sub- ;beuutifnl' Lice °epos te her.
"I have-not .itealel from my son, Sir
- - '' nearine.enslatight,-but.we may ea sae .,
e thee It hes not -been- idle.. ereeFeie eel,i. Frse,tdzeitile."......... „•-• e
* be sunk- as they, have heretoeeee been testerted, elightlyand took up
e lace again. .
stinks but „the • U-boats have not ex-
hausted -the resources of eivilizatieri.
The seas aro wide and Britain has a 1.
dejt course, my pear. ele neVer goe
ris
long' waist eine; and 11witi be e .mire
e • - • .
*1-1. m
Gerany can ceompletelY close away_ from ate without wrItig'.... 1,
seeVeought. not I ounot to say la but Sir
- - • '*" her "portirttraR- aWvigatipp., .1.ye.‘ AO , Frederic .e. a model son." . :. . .
. - ""I non't knoraewhe you ehredlerliefi
neetebelieve that she edit:-
. sheen," said Signe; gently. •
„The ICalaer eatey..,es a fool, bet the dear, everee mother is
- - ' Getnia,a steiteemen must be credited, eupposea to. think thlit her geose•Is a
•, with a- certain modicum of commou Ownn. T don't know about lereeerieet
/ - To court•war With the United eefee a swell. but 'he le a very , goo
.. ..
States seems to us to be a strange way gooee, at any rate." , • ., . .
cf -winning the 'war. The Geemane And she smiled -um' eighed. , e
,eigna was sileut. it was dangerene
muse believe that they can starve Brl-
gro..und they were approaching. -' -• e'
tain within a -few weeks, and that they 1.. ,Yloauyticoit:'atr,,Inseasiva irlli
iiienici dot him as
. • can then defy the United Stites, 'or '• er
,
. they are outing up a big bier wto. a ...t.; if you did, I think yquawYeBuilla. d°Infit"
, elm ts, ewe elm. a 8011 meee ee that he is. a , good son...They ittELY that
• "Dia ,ou eafpaerto hear from bimr
eehe sked, •for the sake of something
M say. - • • e -
vkiltto
a good son .makes a good husband and
-- le °Var.
be glad to retire into the shed°. You
know 1 have that pretty little house I
pointed out to you In the Park,
ehoeld like to go there very eon. I
uld
ehonet be a very troublceome
mother -la -14W, my dear, for think
that whoa a woreete in mY Position
lias Served her time she shoule retire
gracefully."
There was allcnee tor a moment;
Sigua looked through the window, ta-
to which the last rays of the setting
sup. were pouring taintly,
With the light from, the few waxwax-can---
-(Bee. What could she say? She knew
now that Lady Blyte was aware that
Sir Frederic had esker} Signa to be
his wife, and ehe dreaded what the
old lady eliould say next.
"It Frederic had made his eboice, I
think eould say something in hie fa-
vor to the girl he had chosen," said
Lady Blyte. 'I could say to her, In
eimPle truth, that he Wile one in a -
thousand; that though he may not be
as clever and brilliant as some, that
he ie stanch, and true, and steadfast,
and would make a woman happy, if
devoted love and unceageng tender-
ness could bring a woman happinees.'-'
There were tears in the proud eyes,
and, Signe felt her own grow dire.
"Forgive me, my dear, for boring
you," said Lady Blyte, gently. "I. did,
not mean to speak of it, but out of the
f Win ees or the heart the mouth speaks
and my heart ie very full of Frederic's('
welfare. I cannot tell you bow anxious
I am to see him settled and happy;
but I can tell you this, that wborriso-
ever he may bring to me, I will receive
as a daughter and love as a very
daughter of my own. I will not say any
more, dear; not a word."
fall -weep. the. fight think it
Is true, Ilut Frederic is
tiew weeks will tell .th ta1e,. What 'More than that. You knew, iny dear,
- ethe Germans ilp tbey nnit dceeuieklee. how -well the estate 'is• mattagea; I
• le they are to cut off flrLanfrqnl the d,on't ouppcee • any plate .le eo well
looked after, thet anybody's people -
Feet of the world. ;Wie have, ho -Wever,
beeonie accustomed to Germeny's
threats. She wee to destroy` 'Laden
with bee Zeppelins; she was to harry4,
eiritain's °Mate with her flying soled -
rens, and she Arita, to destroy the BM-
fleee by. Pee peeress ...of attrittdr.".
elle had doieeenoue eeetheue things. We
alive eveey'eentidenee that in this; her
bitted threat, she atm fail,eed
ellen will come .the (nee. -
,
' .
They're long.
And Cuffed, ueually.
Crepe sleeves are useti abd,
satin dresees.
• And sett» Sleeves In mem of the.
smart serge frocks.
Some eleeves 'lave rows of coverel Pleasure thnit to aee s yonng naistrese
buttons feaehing Most to the elbows: 44 the, Park."
' Little atiltiese at the ten and Mtzeh • -It fie tr,1.•tly good and fitting rais•
at the euff seems to be the flits. tree* floe dear Lady Blyte," said
Horizontal tucks, touelies of white poor eilgoi
I. mean the farmers and the tenante-
'are so comfortable anti eatiefied. There 1 eeetetee lam eyes were bloodshot -hie
is not one or them but would 'give lips trenuelons-ehia, whOlo'bearing elo-c
quota. of -deep and barely suppressed
excitement'.
"Sie leretierici" :3110 •said, in ,a tone
of surpterie.
"Yes," he sea "It Is 1. am
afraid 1- eilartned "you?"
"A elttleee she eseented, trying to
nervously, -tor till 'her- 'pride: elleee
like aealah IOW rieles.stealetbee;aeetaey if,pealt• 'haturally, even to smile; tor,
alarnied at. "X did not "kilow yen
Frederic lakes 0, high place lit; the were in NOrthWell, and certainly did
eeenty, end he could take a etillebigle, not (*poet to see yoet here.'"
Ire married the eight sort /to was- tilent Mr a tnennent, he if
Derriere my dear." ' • etreggilteg tor calM and OM/metre.
"rain 'Imre of that," sttid SIgaa,
end clasped his hands on a tack
werinly, but flushing erituson. lie carried and 'looked hard at the
eourse le, title lie was Mar-
ried," resumed the old lady, with 0. Itr,o,vtin;61:1tistientli IlIttersOet. idAite youatt"
pause. "His father 't‘ as settled before
eels 'age. Nothing would give me more grad to see tile," and he lifted his
eye, to her atee• with aa unsettled,
tiotibled gaze.
tigan murmured gettiethaig, and
glanced at the gate. A va.gni) feeling
of- titiettliinese and tilarut POssesisal
"Do not," said Signe., almost inaud-
ibly, and she rose and came and stood
beide her, and put her hand hesitat-
ingly on the eatin-clad shoulder.
"No, I will not say any more," re-
peated she old lady. "But I am glad.
I -have opened my heart to you, MY
dear. Ie -if -it had been you whota
Frederic had chosen, could say what
heve said with even greater earnest-
ness;" and she turned and put ber
hand in Signa's.
Signe. looked down at her -at the
proud . face so humble and aimed
pleading, and her heart ached! If she
could :but have knelt beside her and
whispered, "He ims chosen, Lady
Blyte, and I will be your dau,ghter if
you 'will have me!" Bet she could not:
There seemed to -be a hand upon her
heart kee,ping her hack.
With a- little nervous gasp she -turn-
ed away and left the room. A. footmaa
stood at theeeloor ready to reeeive any
commands. Her maid Neitited for her
ine,her owe. .roone. The whele, place
seemed devoted to her. If she could
Mit say "Yeo," .and take it all!
With a sense of ripiritual and tr}en-
-tal beivilderment eand--indecision, she
rwaecnet.ueet...al.p.rte. d!,ot her hat from her
maid, and wandered out on Ilie ter -
'At thal noneent,she almost thought'
that,she would try and forget Hector
Warree, who had gone without a word
ot farewell, and strive to give herself
to Sir Frederio.
,The evening seemee stifling -the
YoUng moonesallineee in the blue heav-
ens seemed to eye her with impatient
scorn for her, weakness in thinking of
a nuin who had, by this time,. nd
doubt, clean forgetter:. her. -
• -With a nigh evendered across the
lawn, and aimlessly, absently, found
liereelt in the pate leading to the Tow-
er. with a louging to be ,quite alone,
and away from the great big place, she
hailed -the 'sight of the round, lye-
cro.wn turret with a welcome eigle and
.ntirried:oa, .
The old niari who kept the key was
sitting e.t.the door of his eettage 'smok-
ing a ell o r t pipe and half aeleep, but
hkeetr:se,a_nd touched hie hat mechani-
cally, and drew the key from his poo-
l -Agee nodded, ind he erawled up the
Males and unlocked the, gate at the
tope -looked round ,aiialeasly wieli the
Manner el all keepers ot show eights,
Mid crawled down again, leaving
eigna seated on the rustic cheir on
the platform. ,
•With 'gesture of relief she. took
Off her .to let the cool air fan her
ferebead, and gave herself ' up to
deep and troubled thoughts. • Coted She
bringe herself to he- Lady 13lyte, ot
?AA° 'Bark?'
She was stillebattline with the prob-
lent wheu she heard a step ascending
the stairs. It stopped near piul,
thinking it was the old man grown
iinpattent of waiting, she picked up
Iler hat and rose.
-Ae she ,did so, 'site saw' it wee Act
the keeper ot the tower, Ont Sir- Fred,
;
erle Blytentood beside her:
With a try of alarm, foreit almost
seemed as if her intense'. thought of
ban had 'called, hint to her side, Site
ehrank
• CHAPTDIe
Ses -Sudden AIM unexpected wee the
presence that Signe shrank back end
tittered. a faint cry of alarm.
Sir Frederick put up his hand roas-
Ouringly, and took e step toward her.
As he did tro, he ;Mine withia the
moonbeams, and' Signe saW that. kis
face 'warp white and haggard, and his
.wliele manner vitte different to that
'which belonged to him usually. Ile
looked Ras e man. who had endured
either It long etienee or some terrible
Lady Biete, I ottelit liftVe field that
leas going tett tor a. Well."
llqtMoolt bie head.
"No, I have not been barite. I 'mew
you were here, becatlee %LW you --
1(01M watelied Ma"
t'llittitel?e°d1°Seide: Sir Frederic?"
HO tweeted.
"Yee," lie sate, leuakily, "I have
beee watching Yen ever since Yee
came here. Thet is the trUthe 40
not know what you will think a me
"Then -then," seal Signa. eaten.
Jelled and troubled, "you have not
been te Irtnidon, air Procierie?"
"No," he replier'. "I attendee goittg.
Iwaty();(*thean 11:1°Mktient.4 ainedour neoltiegdhalt
O,
and
I came back by the next tralu,
cold not leave you, knowing that you
were here!"
"Sit Frederick!"
He shook his head.
"It is of no use. Oall It madness,
what you will. I could not tear mY-
Nelf away frora the spot iVhere 'rat
Might be. Do not be angry with me."
"I ought to be very angry," said
Signs., coldly. "Lady Blyte aesured
ine teat you had gone to Loudon, Or
I should not have come to the Perk
after what had passed between us. You
must know that, Sir Frederic."
"I know it," he field, almost sul-
lenly. "I offer no muse, bave
found out that I cannot bear to tes
AWN, Iron) you, Signa—n
"I think you had better call me by a.
nioro formal name, ,Sir Frederic," she
etud, gravely, and with an appearancl
of calmnees, which belled her trem-
bling frame awe beating heart.
"Do not be angry," he pleaded. "Let
me call you by the name by which
think ad dream at YOU, /light and
day, unceasingly; it can do you 110
harm. Signe, you will think me mad
to plead in this way, and I think that
I am almost mad; but it is for love of
YOU, YOU asked meth forget you, and
I tried, but I cannot. Signe, If you
still refuse to accept, my love, I am
O ruined man, utterly ruined aad
no-
dne! Think how madly must love
YOti when 1 can forget honor and self -
reseed as I have done. I ha,ve crept
about my own place like a poacher
co, a chief, just to get a glance at you,
Just to hear your voice, though only
at a distance; that wee all. 1 cad not*
mean to approach you, to sonic" to
you. It was 'sufficient for me to know
that I was near you, vvatching over
YOU*"
"Sir Freeerice-•-e-"
He pat up his hand, and Signe saw
'that it.. trembled against the moon-
light. .
"Hear me gut. I say I did not In-
tend to approach you, but tonight, as
1 paced under the trees yithin sight
of the house, afraid of my own keep-
ers. sdw you come from the hottee;
I saw that you were unhappy and
troueled, and mild not resist the
temptation. I followed you here, even
at the risk of arousing your anger and
ecorn." He paused ter want et
breath and stood staring at her, in-
deed, more like a man bereft of his
senses than a retional beinee
"1 feel that 1 ought to be angry,"
said Signe, trembling, and attempting
to pacify 'and soothe him, "and 1 am
euro that Lady Blyte will be very got-
ry and aunoyed; but let me go,
please," and she made a movement to-
ward the gate, between which and her
lie stood. •
"Stay for a few minutes," he -plead-
ed. ".1e -I cannot ,go to the Park te•
night. • 1 could not face my mothdr.
•Will you not stay with. me for a few
initiates? will see that you reaelt
the holm safely."
"1 cannot stay," said Signe. "11 is
getting late, and Lady Blyte will be
uneasy."
"Are you afraid to trust yourself
with me?" he asked, half angry, halt
painfully. "You need not be. Signe,
I love you as deeply and passionately
as a man can love a
"Sir Frederic, I mama, I will not
listen."
"Why ehould you be so hard to me?"
he pleadedealmost with a sob, "whae,
Is there in me that should make you
hate me so?"
"I don't hate you!" she said, trem-
bling and troubled, Ime eyes tixea on
the gate, b,efore which he stood fixed
and immovable.
"Then why cannot you promise to
try and rove tee? 'Why will you not,
at least, perrait me. to love you? - I
Will wait -Wait for years, if you will
but say the word. I arn not fearful of
the result; can and will be patient.
Signe, 1M- Heaven's sake listea th
vhave listened too long, Sir Fred-
eric," she said, flushing with indig-
nant pride. "Is this a time to -to
press your suit? It -it is almost an .in-
sult t� talk to vie like thisi" •
••"1 .you!" • he excialmed-"I
who werehip and revere thee ground
you walk on. Ab, you would not say
this if Hector Wan•en,,had spoken as 1
have- spoken."
Signe Minted pale, and confronted
him with ell her maidenly pride blaz-
ing in her eyes.
. "What right have you to speak of
U10 ()than!" she demanded. "Mi.
eViterett -is no mote to me than. any
ottliehtennetshnert.st!o'pp'ed,
for sotnethingee
the very, faledness of the retort-
eelioked b.nr. '
"Let- ma Pass, please,' she demand-
ed, tremblingly. „
Butehe. aid nee move. .
"Will you tell Me plainly and dis•
• tinctie, that you do not dare fot hint?"
be said, "1 wllb htoealjtiyeelt. nothingr'-I will riot
answer such a question," she eetelied,
looking him full in the Yam
"Then it is true,"- he growled, bit-
ing Wally. "But for him -this opera*
tenger, this; adventurer, coming from
no one knows where -yeti would hive
learned to love me!"
• (To be contiMeed.)
What one has, one eught to usciatid
Whatever he .deee he shOuld do 'with
ale might.-Cicere. '
Frederic le good ohmmeter -se land-
lord- and .inaster." • •
eigna. murmured. something Maude
t ibly.
• "'neer* iiaVe n.ever had so popular a
Master of thee betteds•as eare been,
and 'irtee`'keedeit On InajeeDietteetitteet
co. jet,. leo :who eeeee a goer pa& -after all, :there wits nothing to be
rind pointed tuffs and ruffles,Over the erborett roe, my, bale but / ;Ave, her, though sho etrOve tO dispel it hY
'hands are' other (if t•he tieW •siceTe.. pascsd Any tilt I. am old and lazy r Mental self-rldictile,
*Entities. • „ 0,010, _ca. rs for •cenzbanYI, arid -there . you been. to the lark?" obe
' To be happily. Married a niall Merit ehettid tee more life gt tba Park. than asked,;;Tluppose the,/ ter Mt Avtiti
be a good iistenq, •
111111161176.1.0effeee
. toi4 hare. IA it, Ai$ for moo I mould hirot . hope- Moo not ittertilid.
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HAIR GOODS
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
Mailed at lewest possible prices,
eonsistent .with nigh -grade work.
Our Natural 'Wavy 11-Strii0d
Switchee at 86.00, $'7,00 and Sem in
11 shade* are leaders with ue.
Just sone „on your en:triple, or Write
rot• anything ln our lute.
ITAN'STOUPB,Eli et,
824.00 Ana $3$.00, thet defy detea•
tion when worn.
MINTZ'S 'HAIR GOODS
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ROYAL '24: .I,N4TY
• Ceraidians wanted for the Hoye! Nava Cenadian Volunteer
geoerve for immediate oversees service. Only men of good
•:'
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cluiracter and opti physique Accepted.
Pay $1.10 Minimum per day -Free Kit.
$20.00 per a/Li:nags Separation Allowenee.
Experienced mon from so to 45, awl boys from
15 to 18 Accepted for aortic* in the CANADIAN
NAVAL PATROLS for defence cif tile Coeds.
Apply to COMMODOIM iEriluATJSJAIWIs
Navel Recruiting Officer, Ontario Arise
203 Say SoarireerAel:ARON., To, or
Dept. of the Navel Service . 41
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JEWELED BOOKS, k
Ancient Voluxnes Bound in Gold
• ant.i Incrusted With Gems.
13nolophiillets will eels you that the
bookbinding .4 tee ancient 1110; never
boon ecivala, let alone surpassed. They
will extol the beauties, or tile bindings
or the...byzantine period, when books
had covers of. gold, sliver and copper
studded With jewels, the •massive teunes
being carried in imperial processione,
booit produced in the middie ages
were of remarkable beauty inwardly and
outwardly. Religious manuscripts were
enriched. with laminations themselves.
while their covers were or elivcr, ewe
or enamel,- intirdsted vel.th gems. These
books were generally bestoweil at. splen-
did gifts by bisho,?,s and prinses 111011-
asdotsilo
:. houses and elTarthes, Where they
were laid ott the altar or chlitned to 0
The dukes of Burgmndy were renown-
ed for their libraries. 'rho "Boca° elo"
a Charles the Boldr was bound in red
velvete.et. with five large rubies. An-
other Burgundian back was velvet boumt
and set with fifty-eight pearls a great
The library of Philip the &Mod of Bur-
gundy surpassed all ether book callec,-
•tions of the time. It contained nearil"
MOO volumes, till 'richly illuinintifed fIfl
vellum, with bindings of damask. sat In
tole velvet, 'Incrusted 'with Jewels, with
clasps of gold and gem,t -Pearson's
Weekly,
0 •
Minard's Liniment far sale
EVeryteibere.
.
The Ten OoMmandieleate.
•
(As Used .1.11.cfermany.)
. Firet: • The liehepeollere snake
these woree•ana I irm the 'Lord
thy C.lod; thou Shelf' have. none other
gods hitt me.
Seeande :',Ilrott shalt make to thy-
self graven imagee .of, ray., victoriolis
generals, and bow down before 'them
In the market places, .and. worship
them, and make them' afetings of
gold, stlyer, and Iron. „..;
Third: Thou shalt not take the
,name of the .Lord they .ged in vein,
for this were lese-majegte. -
Fourth: Remember' that thou kap
holy the Lualtania. Diy;•ewhon 1 trl-
umeihed ofer•lity- Wicked Oerates,.and
erist them and their „wives and little
ones into th'e, deep. •.I•loaor thy' lather and thy
mother, unlese bid' thee kilt them,
v;ten. thou •sh'alt• do' 40, that thy days
may be' long inelhe "arid. •.
Sixth: Teeeneehalt de all murders
that. 2 command thee ,to. der:-
Seventh:I -Thai' shalt; conunit any
kind of crinie•agernit eifine 'enemies.
Eighth! Thoileshalt steal all thateis
*Jeer
1 and expect to receive their customary
' carts:bee next day, ThOY Eire (*pensive
to feed And dangerous (a latv,„: arodnd.
'V, 11,y will sensible people keep. theme
They May be written as foreign to the
teepe of- a, metlical jonriicil, but it LI
erliteea in the hope (let elie ehysl-
Cialln Or tild COUlarY lIMS intereee
teemselveu in exterminatinet theell
tirelese bousebeld pests,"
Miniarate 1.,Iniment RelleVes
NeUealfila,
The Grey North Sea.
Lendemen at home, in comfort,
13ukiag mid gelling, too,
Smelting your pipes together,
joist, as you Used to do;
Think of the eallore striyieg
TOtkeeD Yen eate and free,
Out on the North Sea riding,
Out on the •g-rey North See.
Women at htene, in eafety,
Sloping and waiting, too.
Tending the home and garden,
Just as you used to do;
Think of the sailers qtralning
To keep your thildren free,
Out on the North Sea watching,
Out on the gray Nortle'Pea.
•
Agriculture Is endeavoring to interest
farmers in growing this grass on the
high pine 'allele of Florida. Lemon
gra.es is now imported trout the East
Indies.
A new natural dye has been discov-
ered in a native grown root of Porto
Rico, known as "genibeillo" or sweet
ginger. The root is sold by farmers at
Mayaguez for $1 a hundred pounds.
Brightly colored beltvath pockets
and polisbed buckles make big salea at
Aden, Arabia. Dealers who aope to
compete successfully for this trade
should expert an article tbat will cost
not more than 25 cents.
Structural iron, cementnna wood are
needed in Colombia.
The Venezuelan Government plans
to itonstruct a road which will extend
through the States of Miranda, Ann..'
:Vent end -Bolivar, and connect
all the imp -meant cities- in those States.
A - dealer in France has inquired
about Amerietin machinery for the
booltbindine industry.
American biscuits and email cakes
are in demand in Britt:el "'ant Arnica.
The ' (Tufted. States has Succeeded
England as the supplier of load in riga
and bars to Foochow, China. Tea
ebests are lined with this produel.
Two portable easel -Dills have been
placed in- operatirie at Salisbury, New
Rrnnewielt, It is expected that- th0.
milk; will saw 2,000,000 feet of lum-
ber. The portable "mille reduce the
cost of sawing lumber in (Indians re-,
Mote from existing -isawmille.
Bermuda's 1 917 Vegetable (trope will
not be ea good ad u‘sual,eit 1.-,1 asserted,.
for thin reason that there bo lean land
under etiltlitit107.1 than in previous
years,
BABY'S OWN TABLETS
OF pliE”AT-liElf
• ' • J.,. .
."
Mr. WM. Artlett, -Ancaatee; Ont.,
writes:" "I have used 13abYV-Owit
Tablete for three- yea -r- feremy. Bette,
girl' and boy. I- have ..fonnd'
them cf the greatest.. help daring, the
-teething periOd., and alWays ketp
them in the • houee." The Tablets
aid 'teething babiee beeanee they, re-
gulate the etomacli and bdWelis, thbs.
preventing eonstlration, filarrimea;
and • ,.coneuleicee, Teee •-• .prolnote
healthful eleep and keep -baby,.. well
and happy. They. are seed by Merit.'
eine dealers or by -limit at 25 'cente' a
box from. -T1, a Dr. William'' 'Medielita
,•
possible froin beuetriere that, have• Cgs; - • ' 'Brockville,. Ont. . .
invaded, and_witat thou carit het carry Dogs and Ceti Germ, Carriers,.
away thou shalt .destroy,
• - -
..Ninth: Thee' elialt heir false will. "Dogs, eat,S ram - and mice ..-are
ness against thy neighbor, -and shalt mediums through .wIrEch much. eleaseer
contireee to hear it, and shalt affirm jt is scattered," says -the Texas Me"dfdal.`
with many oaths and outcries Of in- Journal. "People are conitantly
nocence. ibal-
-Ing war on rats and mice from •ecoh...
Tenth: Thou: shalt - covet - thy
neighbor's 1a11d, his home, his wife,
hie ox,..ble -ass, and everything that is
his, and thott shaltlete .neichbore
And to each and evOey ;command-
ment the obedient qertnin. people Ein-
em-rats "Arnett 1" -ilea tern • Dritish-Am-
erica% Chicago.- - ••.' • •
, • •
Avoid Harsh Ns
. Rotors ondemn Thom
Most Pills brafortanately are harsh
and drastic; they cause inflammation
and great diecomforte Rather like -
nature le the way a pill should' act,
Mildly but effectively: "•Seloneo2. bus
eetablished nothiiie -more satisfactory
as 4„fadalIy. p111 tilhaqbe• old reliable
piller of Dr. Hamilton's, - which :'far
forty' years have had. a premier • plebe
itt America. Dr, Harailtisn's Pills' 'are.
very mild and can beeffectively nsed
by the aged, by'thildren,'end • indeed:
einic necessity, but they seldom Mink
of them as- (Meese carriers and.gernf
sr readers.
.
. "There is' Ma possible good that can
expensive to maintain a few, of thee
about 0 place than to' teed 'another
person, eeide from, the hum -they.'cle
he spreading sickness. They etionld
•he exterminated, even by ,natkorko,,
state and municIpal action, .if that js
necessary. New Orleans • add e,oirte•
'other cities are endeavoring to dti this
for -too reasons -that they- are -expen:
sitre to maintain, and that they ,ar.
responsible for =some Of the public
seinergds: The time wl1.1.000le .)v.heu
a city will be Ululated 11 11 1-aae 'FM
and mice init..
"But What Omit the:stoAand date:
They are oven worse 'tllartlib•"fate•
and mice, for -WY; are `ST, is efeeprite
household pets of' ttie cinfotry.7110
not only have fres acitets to nianY
-hornes,.••blit 010 token letto the -:arms
of . 'WOMett ,ftintr•ihildren:ot ,t11.6.,;•iam1lg
be men and. Wennen Of all
Stomach.. or bowel medictrie .111ere., -they' iito
ages - '..Ne and fiendled and'caresised,. oftelf.yelren
loaded witb. 4110it0n
reliable. NO remedy- for •Ihdigeetibne Dogid- arid. etas xu.d. fatoaairial,diy
Nothing is tob dirty for them to get
into with their feet and.....ripuths;?.rio
place teerifles them because- tirthe
diseases that may be lurkingetheee....'
'They delight to roam abone (ince;
tionable -places, especially at night,
headache • or biliotteness is SO - effen.1
tive, so mild, so. certain. to eulekly
.euro as a -25c box of 15 Hatni1tosi.4
. • , .
• TRADE BRIEFS:
Crops and animal prodects of the
United States in 1916 had an estimated
Value of $13,441,000,000, an lifcrealio of
$2,674,000,1)00 over 1015, which was the
former recOrd year,
The Peruvial, Government will naVe
the city of Iquitos at a cost ot $48,665.
This will be paid by reVernies fronl
rubber plantations it the Department
of Loreto.
There are onportiniities :for several
• lines of Amerlean suanlles in West At-
iticluding canned goods, perk, 001 -
ton prints, hats add 'Motile&
As a reelitilt of the.efforta.ot eonsuler•
eigente at Pert Elizebeth, South Afriea;
American machinery Worth • $45,000
was inatelled. In* a 'wool' washery in
that district. • .
High grade phonographs are gaining
in favor itt Braiil. They refail at about
$800 each. Care should be taken trie'
necking the mathinee tor export.
Mr. O. S. Thompson...nits diseovered
that celluloid Can be Made plastic by
soaking it in ether solution. It eau
then be moulded into any shape for a».
plication 10 various tissues of the
D°Y.
1118.1a.'e entail otttpUt,ef saltpetre is
due not to any searcity of the precinct,
but to the difficulty of securing labor.
yittanointoret:vitsion4444:6,;:t;h410:
lepton grass art used annually in the
t:f.anvdeviihrtitricimmt:notodtg;r!
All ye In England dwelling,
Free from the war's
Just as in peace -time living,
Sheltered fro% . want or harmi
Think of the sailors daily,
. For the sake of you and me,
Out on the North Sea dying,
Out on the grey North Sea.
Kingston -on -Thames. Constance el,
Savage. • •
Lumbago's Misery Ceases
Every Aching Muscle Cured
JU-ST RUB 01.1 • OLP-TIME
• "NE RV! LI N
Not necessary to -dreg inside!'
That aWfill'stiffaessAltet maim you•
-yelp armee than ,a edeked dog will be
cared -retitled-
for. ZeriaintY, and
quickly,,tep, tfeyini Vat rub on Nervi -
line, ' "-•:; ••:.••
, .•.
Rub Nerviline'righteinto the sore
epot; rale lets O1eie.0iee31t11eee tortured
nruselesedie tkis and,the,pain will go
Yew epe Ellin, not oily.
Therefore -ft' sinkeein; it penetrates
through-•theetissues, it gets right to
those stiff, 'lege museles and irritated
nervee that n.Titit&Sitil-danice with pain,
Ybu'lI.get aimoeteinetatt relief from
interele seretteeS, 4 seiftniess, aching
eeinte, lableeeee 1.,erjlie3IMEttiSiti by
rut:bine with NerVit1ne=1'.1.t. is a sooth-
ing ,iinimeni; ilbeSn't blister,
doesn't bunt ea evetteeteen the okin.
• 1t -'s the Meet hernifeee cure le the
. worldme jelimbeoBack Strain or
,It takes'oeVaY; the ache at
atell erg/Aid-A inleidry Quickly.
• NoW 'ault%eoniplallriag-clon't eater
• aliether clay---Nereillae, that good,
. .peothing.catietimeelinereent will limper
.yeal. up it :ghee • pick;. Get busy to -
d . Ari tiler -anyeehere can supply
•Nereiltree er.e..eee eet-',
• '• ' Fee.-eiaeitt
eet• ereteZ T.ISiNG UWE.
_ . ,
rt!y-----
rt-Will. Often Take the Potato's
:••.,;.,•+; 4 iRekeeee, •
. ,
eieev,Allat owing to
treaed pr.tese,e2are, eAti longer within
ream 'foi 0AmouNpei,,rite isthe best
possibIe•eeitesettute.i.„•e,
*lied Oft. Is-Ube:best thing .in sight.
It. Is at on. tv0ila1t1e, ri.na, Measured
hyets•neitteleliliig'qua4ties, of far great-
-er,t.lkitinetirPtitearld-onee in keeplue up
the strorith 1f thhoI3 -who eat it.
h:re.i- fetidly neede to be coaxed
kW' a to-nthiese :toil rice instead of po-•
tatogi,e-try pyinQ St some specially.
Retie dem .fastelene.„Iliere is much in
eccearane.e. riiitititl or fluffy rice,
-
wall emiked ly plied in tee
e6eieleeeere-a RIM -thee tends itself to a
'greatevaiqe*enteePeietlzing variations.
• Tito seeralentepeeperly Cooked rice
antetedatece•ef rapidly boiling
water. : After-Vnielling the -uncooked
rcedothht the' kiteterinaing water is
'her ,§Iiiedy,;-'the:•grains should be
SPileltled'Iiitp a --'kettle ,of rapidly bali-
ingibeing added so
,gradually:thrit fie' Violent ebullition of
1 -he weter •Wilrffot be ehecked. There
.niast '!beeeteenteselet" water and every
-grein•Pf• /nest ,fairly dance up and
'down. • . •
, • . 7"77,-, •
For ..ins7
tanee, try' a decoration of
.green .p'epperb, Vat in rings and .cook-
ed until •tefider•iili slightly salted
water: • Lay these, green rings in an
alteeleceelerey. welt, up on the mound
Ot ijoe. The effect will be found ex-
ceeding"goeit-an`d the peppers will also
• •-i . •
"pit. MA,
•
, BURMA
ITARNESS .0117
is unexcelled for pre-
seeving and length.
ening the life of-lila&
leather. •
'This scient fic al 1 y
prepared 011 makee•
harness it rich, inky
black -shiny, soft,
tough.
IMPItillAt. 011,
COM PAN 1.1mited
• firancitot
Throughout Caultde
ek • .1., • .ey • • q ',• it e
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• 1. .4.1e • ' • I;
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• e.
eek
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,To,whorn. -mai concern:. Tide Is'
. .
to cereleseetheteIrlinee 'used ilINA.RD'S
lelleel\MNTeraeeiras 'well as prescrib-
ed. iteen, neSripreca& .where a liniment
Was; requiepd. gide havee never failed
ti L.d058)?effeCf..
7.rf 01 XING, M. D.
add a deileloueebetfOt flavor to the rice,
when served,t6gitt er.
.(e leiraerntite:e exit in stripe and_dropped
eie ,teev filleutet into iboilitig Water
-initite' Mother excellent garnish for
bolled.riee,..the pieces ,beitig scattered
ireiegetiterly.;ter.o.uod the edge, as a bor.
" spriEkii.dk of finely elionped pare-
feY 'oVer fbe Intinnil Of rice is pretty
as as appetizing and a few specie -
rule of minced boiled Italia, lightly,
strewn over ilia rice, is an reeprove-
Ment to the appearance 01 the dieh as
-well.aa pldeent edaition to the taste,
- • •
trleatewhich goes a long Way
; .toiyarttlieetatitifactory serving of rioe
' is, h: fork rathe'r, than a
00011. .:Wheiecooking,'the rice should
• ntiVor be'shiered with a enotin,s but with
ferit; where ,possible,
Ante twoiorkstinsteaci of a :Amon„,.., ,The
eat& gives the Tien a Mushy Melt whieh
•
onustiAlwitys be avekied.
.spoon ierpsites Partieles'
, • . .
Chicken browe tetuae, bell*
ea calves' liver, creamed codfish, or
minced meat Of any kind, are all lin-
pro.:.v.:w44'..h.eln :red with a 'border Oa
•-e tee-
. , .
belied case potatoes
eeee,litetltielre .iti. the Meat -iny
e
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ANTIQUES..,
Have you any old vile -lea of
merit whieh you aro dettiroue of
dietioaing of-elich as Antique Fur.
niture, Old Plate, Beassware,
Prints, Engravings, Old Arm, AN
mour, Curios, etc.? if eo, you will
find It of intereet to you to consult
ROBERT 'NOR
62 KIND Si. E., HAMILTON, OUT.
THE HOUSE FOR GIFTS.
Importers and Dealers in China,
Glass, Fancy Qoods and Antiques.
Futher's
eolinny Blank, wile head seen eight
summers go by, not very long age de-
veloped foreinees playing
"hookey" from school, After two. ;
three offences of this kind lie was
taken to task by his teat:her.
"Johnay," she eaid, "the next :time
e'ou are absent I want you t� bring - •
an excuse from your fethee tellingone ,
why you were not here."' •
"I doe't Want to bring ail excuSe ,
front father,"eprotested the bay.
''Why not?" asked the teacher, her
suspicion plain.
. ••••
"Cause father isn't atiST good -
making excuses, Mother finds him out .
every tirne."-New York•Tinies,
Minard'e Liniment Cure, Eurns, Etg.•
4 . . •
MIAT IN PASSING,
Spring -Like and Dainty Are -Some
Of the Diew Negligee,
Some vt the daintiest negligees !mai
Inable ate new and spring -lute, and. mad
or crisp, pretty winte-dotted. 'dales -wit' • •
lliilngs ot ping er delicate blue CblU
s.11c. They taxe pot enough emhrolger
In colored silk to match toe 1)nlng 32
make them altogether delightful.
*. a
Now that WC have long Passed
stage When "her feet like tape Mita stoi
In ,id out her petticoats,' it behoove.
Mademoiselle to have them shod.'whi
exceeding care. What with our shbr
(skirts. they are out, and out t6 * -stay
1;ut if they are encased In a pair be tilos
new black satin slipi.,ers with hand -Rate. •
beads . in, the prettiest colors end be
witching. designs she'll not • mind Ito'.
much they show:
▪ *
Any woman who has ever had the inis
fortune to intro thq. hot-water botth
burst just when it wa:s most needed,- tvil
aPProciate a new bottle which is water,
less but not lacking in hotness. It 1
flat and of metal and one has but t •
boil it for several minutes and it will ate
hot (and unbursti) for hours lit a stretch
* * * •
This is a. WM Woe to pick tip an in
expensive evening frock, All the *hop
are havinr, sales and clearing out %vim ,
ter. stocks, and 110101 will but take tht
trouble to look there aro many gowns,.
which have possibilities marked for
little. Freshened up With new, tulle
Perhaps a bit of lace or silk, a new gain
may be had for an absurdly small out'
lay.
's se
- 'el •.,
, • •
T ET a woman ea$e Your suffering. / want
-';-.‘you to write, and let me tell you of
my simple method Of home treatment,
,end you ten days'aree trial. Pot- '
paid, and put you;In touch with
• women in Canada who will
gladly tell what my method
has done for therm . .. #
If youare troubled' aenra-
- ,
with weal:, tired,' 44 don*, blad-
feelings, 115 a d • der wea.knese.
ache, b a ck- . ., cerntipation, co- 4
ache, bear- tatrbal conditions, .• ,•.
Wed.,. pain in the aide*, reipt-
., ,• •'.•••• .,......:.'1'
.,.
tit4 '5, larlyorirrogularlij, ,
4 ;.bIoatng, senseof frnerf • %:
*.placement M Internee-
galif, nervousness, desire to Cl"fe
paipitationAist kshq..€1,--cic oli_gi • • •
under thi ow% or a,lorr-of lieirest
In life, wrIO to ale trialay. 'Addreer 1 -
..•
Mrs. W summers, Sax 8 Wistssr, bat. :
2
. 1 4 - .s. • ..
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Fro* Fashion's.
T• here are nia. ny dresses of stoekinat.._
And numbers ot very bewitching-- e
gowns are of lustrous charmeuse,
Beetle are (Mire frequently used for'.•
trimming -on, crepe, satin and Bilk, • ..
dr ce sha
i . lle embroidgit :ise-anotaer lea-
. .
ture of some eeli•- spring gowns.
Coat dresskare youthful, becoming
and fashionahlteleifseekeiti;epee- ley
erler1115ghaVewrianigstitexdheifbfiett•s aze•promiseet a -
vogue; so, too, is the barrel ekirt, the
round•neek anetetheeccaibilattian. gdwn
of two kinds 5i 'Silk. •
.•
Minam's LiiiIment Ours-Daridruff,
Skop
Many new eporte ha) g of flux straw
In mushroom Clapp:end that new char-
treuse green•thipli-eeted fasbleinaele--
and so difficiiit to *ear. • •
New sport's skirts of white wash
satin, in smart pleated models; also
some of while pongee. .
New .vrhitel-and gold recitter:ellek-
ed suitings that are Aititea small:equate
wide and 41 eaxgrutttyttlyeuriflag
suits.
New spring. freeke or young Able --
made In a rather4i744.ir style \Vial th)
new round,ield:•rittlier illgh, neck.
More spode silk than have ever 1.):
tore been ehown-and destined to
make cent liningi 'Or coats, whole
+suits, freckle blouses, Mite- it-iirtre.•
sOiS. kt: •
Even witlijeriikl;r(ghte; for all,me
it wouldn't; be 'king .eeefote tittle I ;ICI
world would'be left. .
°,
ke,e
frdefesme
The 134sliiiis of; -Being
a Boy- 4 ttrelitio•O. ern-
p1oym44..":
girls ar&. notbilittVittlit:' of
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