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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-08-16, Page 6WA' O THIRD AIINIVV4,SARY The third anniversary of the great war finds the Allies engaged ht great offensive wbich it is hoped veil! ed France and Flanders of the hated enezny. Per three long years new the Anted torces have battled with the hosts of the Central Powers. Thera have been dark days and briata days, but through them alt there has run the consciousness that we were In the right—that our Success would bo for the betterment tit the world, even of our (Menne% We have also been buoyed up with the knowledge teat as time passed and the war went on, our side was increasing in steength, while the other side. was waning - Britain's insignifeaut army has be- come a mighty hoat, Her people have been mobilized and her resourcea have been mobilized on a Beale that even Germany cannot improve upon, Much has happened since tee 41h of August, 1914, and Most or *hat has happened has been an encourage•ment to the .Allies to hold out, Britain is still supreme upon the sea. Germany Is on the defensive on laud. The troubles of Russia can only delay the succesefful outcome ot the struggle. The. American. nation is throwing its wh.ole weight on the side of the Al- lies. Almost all the world is arrayed against Germany and her allies. The etruggle is not over. The Kaiser will die hard, knowing that defeat means his obliteration as a world figure. Our duty Is ki carry on. The road to Tip- perary is shortening, and the time cannot balar distant when the heel of the oppressor will be prised front the neelts•ot the oppressed peoples, THE FIGHT.IN FLANDERS. The combined Britis,h and French effenelve now proceeding over consid- ereble ot a front le the neighborhood oi Ypree In es first thrust reached all its objectives,eceeturing or.luerous vil- lages andmeuy prisoners. A torrential rain has for lee present held up a far- ther advance, and in the meantime the trent ares consolidating the potations tlfat they wee. The allied lccoes ars said to be comparatively ornall. The territory is well suited for detence, a it is blaected .by waterwaYo offer- ing shelter to the enemy, and thcze can be used to innundate the eountry. Despite these disadvantages, Gen. Haig and Gen, Petain were able to advance. The groted over which the present Struggle is taking place le des- cribed as a No Man's Land. Bridges had to be thrown over the canale In the face oe the enemy. To attack sue positione se these required much preparation. For weeks now British troops have been pouring in behind the battle line. and millions of shells, an erormous number of big guns, and a long line of tanks were brought up ready for action. Light rally/aye hare been built behind the line& and nothing left to thane& Those "eatny" preparations of (len. Haig led ehe ceemy to imagine that the General had found himself in dif- ficultiee, and was, atraid to attack. The Perla military experts agree that this is the opening of the great. *et battle in the history of the war. Preach troops were moved gip to take Part in the fight. These experts de- clare that the preliminary advance has been* an enqualifien 'success. TheebaL tle rnay take weeks or even Memths to reach 0, 'Climax. But they are nee - fled with the progress made. Both Briteth and Freneh report that en- emy counter attecka have been rerAlle- ed. Now ieCanada.had a divielon or two in this' great battle. Holland and Scandinavia are stip plying Germany with all the food required to feed its armies oa the western front, and they are able to do this because they get tete imports freely from the United States, says the Philadelphia Record. The U. e. Export Commission will in future ration theae coutaries. , 4 • se Co!. Roneevelt, wee has two sons in France In Pershing's army, said in 0, speech the other day: "Any man whO note anneunces that although he favors the United States against Ger- mahy, yet he favore (lemony against England, is a traitor to America. 'There can be no half and half attitude in this war," There is no morn in Anierica for either enemies of that eoentry or of Great Britain. • (By Chreitine (turtle) You went aWay with the first daffodil% will remember how Their saucy yellow heads Bobbed in the garden beds, Atte how the 'sunlight frosted all the hills So pale and glistening, they seemed Coated with slitter, ittid the birches gleamed, Vlach dainty twig and bud Dipped in the siiver flood. ton. went aWay when ell the Intl we5 sweet, en those divinest days. he willows in the lane Aire taisty-green Again.; 't he dandelions tdow beside the steer, t, Arid from the lowlamin oe ws pass. Vioate up tee tragrenee of the 111PtetrAv grate; 'When MaTIA frinpos red 7.1',aket/ perfume overhead. The skies or Baster estiopiel, the land With their &Motto blue, rine reeling April day 'Yee jontrieyrd far away Before thz! thesttmt buds were mete un• furled. You took the broofit from every tree, you lett no sprittg or stmtmertide to me, net mile dreary hours Abe hearterernembered floe/ere --Prom Tee Canadian litagatene for Syne. "I amassed by industry the fortune whielt you squander fit 41eness," said the reproaehfhl father, "Wen," re- plied the glided youth, "that's the rule, "Business before pRaFtire." --- "Washirigtort Pter. HER HUMBLE • 6=0:ims LOVER .06,101.111MOMM. Pale mad red by turns, Signs, leane forward; the crewd suddenly grows tillent, and begius to press closer to tete carriage, and amidst the sudden hush a all VOiCeS save the church. hells, Lord Dela,mere, in Ids deep, grave voice, that Is faintly tremulous tor a Easement with emotion, says: "My friends and neighbor& in the Amine of my beloved wife and myself, I, beg to thank you with heartfelt gratitude for your kindly welcome, I thank you all the more deeply and kindly inasmuelt as I feel that I tate done nothing to deserve it." "Yes, yes," shouts it voice. and. ours have earned a sight o' money at the Grange o' late, my lord!" "Of late, perhaps," he says, grave- ly; "but I cannot forget that for years I have been a strainer to Yolt, and that my house has stood in your midst desolate and deserted. But it shall be so no longer—". A burst of cheering breaks in upon this promise. "I have returned to live amongst you, I hope, for many years; and front the bottom of my heart I trust that you Will have no cause to regret the welcome which you have accorded My wife and myself. Friende and neighbors, you will increase this plea- sure you have afforded us if you svill visit us to -morrow; come with your wives and your childien, and we will see if we cannot make inerry in, the old hall as your forefathers and mine used to do in the by -gone years. We will eat our supper together at e:glit o'clock. Once more we thank tete most sincerely, most gratefully!" CHAPTER XXXVI. There is not much eloquence In the speech, but plain and unvarnished as it is, stirs the hearts of the simple village People, and they receive it with a tremendous shout. "We'll come, iny lord!' shouts a sturdy voice. "God bless your lord- ship and. send long life to you and her pretty young ladyship!" At thee last artless words, Signe, who has been listening, pale and ex- eited.4iwith tears trickling down her cheeks, flushes crimson; a young girl runs forward and drops an immense bunch . of white roses into .Signa's lap, the cheer- ing bursts out again, a hurried mur- mur flashes through the Grow& and there a sudden, swift rush. to the front of the carriage. In a twinkling the horses are led from the bar, and twenty stout fisher- men and laborers grasp the pole. and with a shout start off with the car- riage, leaving the horses praneing and pawing in the hands of the ustonished but delighted coachman.. In this tri- umphant fashion my Lord and Lady Delamere are conveyed to the entrance hall, where the Grange putt, sur- rounded, by servants. stand to receive and Welcome them. . With innate good feeling and deli- cacy the crowd, having etfected their purpose, give one cheer more and quietly retire, leaving Archie dancing In a frenzy ot delight cn the top of the stone balustrade, and Signe clasped in Lady Rookwell's embrace - For the first time in ben. lite the old lady cannot find words, but still holding Signe. by oue arra intwined around her, pats her on the back with a trembling hand. . "My dear," she says, at last. "this is the happiest day of my life. And— will somebody knock that email' off that stone wall before he falls and breaks his neck?" Hector laughingly lifts eierchie from his perilous eminence, and somehow they all manage to get late the hall. "When you have quite done with her aunt,1 should like to say 'How do you do?' says Lura Derwent. 'How do you do, my dear? Let me look at you. 'Why, you don't look a bit like an ipettlidand he wrote and told us you ead been very 1111" ' Signe laughs, her eyes sitinini like Stars, her cheeks flushed with pure, tnalloyed Joy. "If I had been dying, I think those dear people would have tiered mei" she says. "Ah! and I am so glad to get keen. A.unt, uncle!" laid she gives them a haled each, and hisses Mrs, Podewetes sharp face affeetionately. 'sho could love her bitterest -foe, if the had one, this morning. Then she looks round quickly, and her color comes and goes as she sees Sir Fred- eric standing a little apart, his face very.°pale, his eyes grave and wistful, With a quick impulse she. glidei to- ward him, and holds out her hand. "Sir Frederic, it. would het have senile& like coining home if You bad hot been here; and ;thank you, thank you, for all you have done." Ha takes her hand, holds it for a moment, then presses it ,and in silence releases it. "Blyte, how are you'?" notable Ileetor, grasping eie band and wring- ing it, almost like a schoolboy. "I've been looking forward to seaing you. You'll have to plead guilty to this royal reception, I'm afraid. Never mind, I'll forgive you, you and Mr, Podewell; suppose we go and have a- eigar while these ladies let oft the superfluous torrent ot Chatter, Of couree, they have enough to say to each other to 'hot for a Month; but we'll give thent half an bout, 1 Can just wait that time, and no longer, for am almost ;nerving!" anti -he leads them away, "Where's you maid, deer?" asks Laura. Signs- langhs quietly. "I haVeret one. Van see: dcu't Care about it. and ilecter---" "Well. Hector, what?" e.eutands Lady Rookwell, as they make their way to Signa's dressing roam. "Well. fleeter has get into the habit of -coming in and out while Inn hese- in& Mut eating abhut to talk; some- timee he smokes a eigarette, and, of course, maid would he acandallzed. "lea you cOttldtet live eithent elm at Ifni Won strings, you do without A maid," says Lady Rookwell, sueeirter- ly, "My deer, you are one of those Ituoinalite we read Ithout but seldom see," "What is it that I MU?" asks Signe. its Laura rids her of her rata. "That ridietilous objeet, it wife *he flt In love With her it husband." Sipa laughs and Mash% 1 "Is it te) ridiculouti?" she 800. "Well, 1 is true, I am very meta awfully in love with him, and so would you be if you knew him. I can't hen) it!" she adds, so naively that Laura bursts into a laugh, "Nothtng will ever alter you, rate dear?" she says. "Here have YOU beau queening it in Paris—oh, we heard all about 1t!—and going through the moist awful scenes, and Yet you come hack to us Net as YOU left, the simelest, dearest of children! What lovele sables!" taking up tee heavy, ;theme unique set, and holding tem with awed rapture almost at arm's length. "I saw them half a Inile off. Whereeer (lid you get tnem---" "There she is!" exclaims Lady Rook - well. "Dress, drese, dress before all things, There is not rnech of the child about you, Laura!" , "Hector got them front a Russian Princess who lied lost all her money at Monaco. A lady who crossed with us said they were the most perfect the had ever seen," "They must have coat a fortune!" exclaima Laura, under her breath, "Yes; I never thought anyone could be so extravagant as Hector Ise, He bus everything he thinite that I heve the elightest fancy for, and yet I have to scold him into ordering clothes for himself," and she laughs. "Put those things down!" excliatns Lady Rookwell, "Now, my dear, don't pay any attention to her, but tell pie about yourself. You have been very ill?" "Yes," says Signe, simply. "But I am so glad, so thankful that I kept well until he bad quite recovered. I suppose I was very ill. It was very hard upon Hector, for he had to nurse me; I said that we ought both to go into a hospital. And that dear, good doctor! I shall never forget him or his kindness. He never left rao for a moment for a whole day! But I am ail right. I have been quite well for a long time; I grew better from the day .teey told me that we could start for borne. ' That was NN, hat 1 wanted. warited to see the Milt, and to hear the sea—to know that we were in elngland. I hate"—and her eyes; flash —"I hate' the continent! But this"— and she goee to the window—"this is Paradise!" "You'll be ill again," says, Lady Rookwell, decisively. "All this Will be too much for you, mark my words." - Signe laughs. "No! It is the new life to me! You will see! I am so strong! And I only want to be happy! It isn't much, is It?" and she laughs. "And I shall be, ah, so happy! What a lovely rocim this is! Does Hector's room face the south? He likes the south side"— with sudden anxiety. "Make your mind easy," says Lady Rookwell, grimly. "His room adjoins this. He will be able to come in and smoke his horrid cigarette as Usual." "1 aril so glad!" says Signe, simply. "Yes, its so nice to smell of tobac- co smoke when you eome down to din- ner." "Oh, cigarettes don't smell," says Signe, naively. "But Is there no news?" "None," says Laura, eomprehen- steely. "Nothing happens in North - welt. You bring all the news With you. Oh, there is one pieeo of news," she says, with an air of indifference that is too marked. "Sir Frederie has lost a cousin, so Gioia he stands next to the earldom of Reelade." "Really. Teen he will be Lord Rex - lade?" says Sign& "1 shall always feel like calling him Sir Fredric. How altered he is! I don't mean facially so much as in manner." "Do you thiuk so?" saes the beauty with effected carelessnesa. 'Yes, he Is altered—for the better. If you knew how hard he has worked! He has worked as hard for you as your Hee- tor worked for me. don't think Lord Delamere will find a single screw loose on the whole estate." "A. screw loose!" moans Lady Rookwell. "That's a lady -like expres- sion!" "How very good of him!" says Pig- nte Then comes a knock at the door, and a demure servant hands in a bouquet of cheice hot-hOttse flowers. "For me?' gays Signe, as Lady Rookwell hands them to her. "So it says," says her ladyship, pointing to the label. "For Lady Detainer& with Lady Blyte's love and good wishes!" letade Signe,. 'Sow kind and thoughtful! Oh stop!" and she runs to the door and calls to the maid. "Tell the mes- senger to give my love to Lady Biyte, and that I will come and see her to- morrow," see says. For some unexplained and /nyder!. ous reason, Laura jumps up and ktes- es her. "You are a dear, good girl!" sin hays, with it vivid blush, and hastily disengaging hereelt from Signet's eat- rboroatnce., she hurries quickty front the 7e4Vhat—what *does she mean? Why should she be 80 pleased that I sent the meestige?" asks! Sigma, wondering- ly; but Lady Rookwell glees and grunts an unsatisfactory "Humph!" It is it very happy party that site dewir in the small dining-roOm that evening. Hector is in the best of spirits—al- mdst boyish in his cheerfulness—So „match go that it is diffieult to realize that he is my Lord of Delamere, with eifty thousand it year, and the ribbon of the order of the EnightS of the Garter, "Lady tiumbleby ought to be her." says Lady Rookwell, with it grin. "So she shall, before lottg," he Bev. "I look upon Lady Thimbleby as it dear friend, who understands a good story to the fullest. tell you what, Lady llookwell, we will have high times this Cihristrotts, so prepare your. self! The Grange has been empty and Allent long enough. Why, rve read how, in the old times, the old place wag trammed with settesta, and that the servants' hall Was filled to over. flowing half the nights of the year, Why the/WI* It be So nowt° "Why not? I know no reason against it," sal Signe. Mid he looks terms the table itt her gratefully. expect It be full enough to. tirklol7efiee. "To -morrow?" demands Lady Rook • "Yes," he ttdds; "Ins stetted all 1Ni:trn y:well here to-MerreW—Men, We Me• ceildren. We Will hale suce Iiight of it as has nee beee euowu Or the last tWellts years—ah, the tacit "What!" ehrielted Lady Roeketell- "Do you Went te beve vier wite 111 aa1z ?II net attend," he say, lOoking at Slgete "Siena is timer so when elle hi making other people liap- PY; and baelneess doe e not kill—it e°4-lesOwaLady e Iolrgoingkweii.; feed two hun- dred people?" demands lier ladyship, "This is for me, anti Blythe, to find mit," he says, laying his bend ulten Sir Fredertc's shoulder. They solve the problem soinehoW, for on th,e morrow nearer three than two .hundred present themselves for admIssion to the Grange, and Hector and eir Frederic are ready for them, As in olden times, tee buge hall has Jong tableet up within it, and tee tables are spread with good, solid food. There Is food in abundance, ausi plenty of sound October ale and cider. The crowd of guests file in in twos and threes, and "the gentry," taltilig the place of servants for the time be- ing. Wait upon them. True to his word, and passing be- Yond tee mere spirit of it, my Lord of Delamere and his friends join in the repast, at the upper end ot the table, eevee o'clock dinner having been dis- pensed with; and when, at the close of the meal, be rises, and Announces that there win be a dance to finish the evening, a lusty cheer greets els words, To set an example,he chooses the eontely wife of one of his own tenants and opens the ball, and Signe, not to be behindhand, accepts a young termer on the estate of her partner. No one enters into the spirit of the thing more thoroughly than Laura Derwent, and clad in one of her choicest costumes, she leads to the quadrille the oldest farmer on the estate. The band is the village one, and, it tries its hardest to eelipse the London bne, which discoursed sweet mtraic at Laura Dervvends ball; and it it does not quite succeed, it makes' music fa- miliar te the ears of the guests, and, therefore., quite as satisfactory. Never, perhaps, has Signa been hap - peer than she is to -night, and when, in a pause of the festivities, Hector finds time to approach and address her, he finds her laughing heartily at some fishing story told by a ruddy-clieeked Young fisherman who had summoned uu courage te ask her to dance. The bail is kept up until tnidnight, and at its finish the guests group to- gether to give a hearty cheer to my Lord and Lady Delamere. "Are you tired, ruy darling he asks, as, alons, they stand inDthe de- serted end silent ballroom, ' "No," she says, "and 'yes' I as a lit- tle tired, but, ah! so happy, Hector! After all, these simple people aresours, There is not one of them for whose comfort and happiness we are not an- eWerable! 1 used to wonder what use a great lady could be. Now I under- stand. It is to make the people under her happy and contented. Hector, I shall be tontent to live amougst them for the remainder of ray days!" But she had not to do this. There comes a certain period of the year when my Lord of Delamere finds it imperative for him to be in London. There is his seat in the House of Lord, amid his brother peers, and at such periods Signs. has to take up the role as the mistress of the great house in Grosvenor square. •And she plays it well. If she chose she could be the queen of the so- ciety in which she moves; but she does not choose. It is not hi her to be a professional beauty oe lestdee cf ton. She leaves all that to less happ; Still her dances and her evenings are crowded by the best people, and to rive a card for one of Lady Delo,- mere's "At home's"`is a passport to the best of society. Laura Derwent still reigns. Her beauty undimmed and unfaded, is still the talk of the town, and her pho- tographs may still be seen in the shop windows; but a change has come over this flighty damsel; and. in her off -hours, as she calls the rare inter- vals when she had no party or ball to attend, she finds her way to Signses house in Grosvenor square, and aPends the evehing there. • Sir Frederic Is now Lord Itexiade. He bears the title nicely and modesey. He, too, is always- to be seen at Lade Delamere's assemblies, always near her elbow, and ready to 'carry any message or undertake any commicsion. He loves her, but it is. as he told Lady Rookwell, the love of a brother for a sister. One day, late in 'spring, Laura conies to Signa's dressing room, where she Is in the hands a her maid, who is retir- ing her for the conaIng levee. "Signe," says Laura, impulsively, "I want to speak to you. Send the OH Signe. gently dismisses the maid, and waits all attention. "What is it dear?" etligna, yea will be surprised; 1 Ictiow you will?" "Shall I? What is it, Laura, dear?" "I don't know how to tell you, and Yet I feel as if 1 must! Frankly, I feel as if I couldn't do It, unless you concurred!" "What are you going to do?" asks Signa, smiling. "Something very dreadful and con- cluded Signe, you know how Many offers I have refused?" "'Nearly all," saya Signe, smiling. -"„You know I could have been a marehioness if I had liked?" "Yes. dear!" "But I Oda% like!" says the spoiled beauty, "and now I have eot offer that I do like!" "Really! ety dear Latins" and she takee a step toward her. "Stop! You have not heard me out! You don't khow who it lel It is Sir Pretterice-4 Mean Lord Itexlitdel" "With a Joyous dry Signe hugs her to her boitore; then he heIds her out at arms' length, and laughs. "You deer, stupid creature! Why I guessed. It lolag ago! Any one could see he waS madly in love with yen! Dear Sir Frederic—I Mean Lord Rettladei Oh, 1 am 00 gled!" "Are. Yeu reallY?" *dere:gide the beauty. "I thought—forgive me, Sig- nal—that YOU mettild be -e -Well, teal. ow! He has been your slave so long!" "My slave!" says Signe, With a blush, "I only want one eitteer and that le Hector. And here he etnestel Geed -bye dear! Mu happier thee, an tell' you! 'Vim Will be Lady Itee• lade, OM we shall be elome heighborei And they say there te Su& thing fte Fate! Kies Me, Laura!' You and I Will be that artoMaloue artiele dear Lady Rookwell called unique levee in love With their Ituziblinder (The End), • Lgli "Didn't odic use to fall down atid worship biro?" "Bbs did until he telt down." audge. MAKES PERFEGT BREAD PoR,(44R-BIGAIVUE4T, Bad Man Draws Four -Year Term at Owen Sound, Oveea Sound, Aag, 1,—Four years 011 each of four charges of forgery was the sentence given Williana John Lesser, Mho Jelin Dalton, alias John Langton, alias Sohn Bailey, by Police Magistrate Greater this ntorning, while be tve,e also sent up for heal op, the eltarge of bigamy. Leann who has a criminal record, was bore near Peterboro, and as John Daltou Served a sentertee iu Kingston Penitentiary, On Ids release he married at the rec- tory of the Chureh of the Sacred Heart at Peterboro in May, 1914, In 1916 he and his wife came to Sullivan TOWTIS'ili, and he was employed as Perna help under the nitres of John Langton, and his wife was house- keeper for a fanner named Telford. The second day after his engagement he disappeared, tekieg with him one et his employer's horses. He was traced, ond on his arrest was being taken to Walkerton for trial when he crawled threugh the lavatory win- dow and tumped while the train was going at a high speed, He was again apprehended, and on his arrest was sent to the Ontario Reformatory for a year. He escaped weenhe had served ten months, and was lost sight of euntil eight weeks ago, when he came Lo Owen Sound and secured employ- ment in a local factory. He was around town for IMMO few weeks, mak - Mg himself quite popelar, He finally eloped with a young woinan belong- ing to a reputable family. They went through the form of marriage at Meas ford, and had reached London on an attempt to go over the border into the United States. His arrest follow. ed the receipt of a letter from the young woman to her relative here. In the meantime it was found that he had passed cheques on four local firms on \veldt he had forged signai tures, and (Merges were laid in each case as wen as for jumping his board bill, It was then that the police be gan looking up his -career during a reraand for sentence on the forgery charges, to whieb, be pleaded guilty. The evidence, consisting of a copy of the original nearriage register at Peter. boro, was secured, and Leseur faces the other charges in a higher court. To -day's sentence runs concurrently. Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows. MEDALS AND RIBBONS. Some of the Decorations Worn by Returned Men. By the medal ribbone they weer one may know what eampeigne our soldiers and aalione have seen, and what epecial distinctiotes they have won. Sueh medal ribbons are always wern on the left breaat. Any rib - bans worn co the right are re.presen- ,tative of medate awarded outaide the army or navy, and are usually those given with 111e -saving awards, The .medal ribbon of the Victoria Crew has first place of all decora- tions on the tenic of a soldier or the jacket of a sailor. The army V. C. winner is entitled to wear the dell dark red ribbon, the sailor a blue ribbon. Other medal ribbona worn by sol- diers akin ill ol0r tp teat of the V. C. are thoae- that go with the Order of the Bath, the Preece Legion of Honor, the Long Service or Good Conduct models. Each' Of the above- named ribbons is a plain red or crimeon, The blue riband of the naval V. C. might totally be mistaken for the rib- bon of the 'Khedive's Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service, or the Royal. 'Humane Seciety medal for saving life. Ali are plain blue, of slightly differeiat shades. Other medal ribbons sometimes seen in Canada are these worn by the winner of the D.S.O. (red centre, blue edge). the D.S.O. Cross (blue, white, blue), or the Distinguialied Service medal (two white stripes- on blue). The Military Cross is easily known by the white edge and purple centre ot the ribbon. The D.C.el. ribbon is red on each edge and blue 'Jo • the centre, and the Military Medal owner veers a blue, white, red rib- bon, - Beene membera of the C. 111. P. wear the medal ribbonthat go -with the special medaia awarded for bravery in the field, but no authorized medal ribbon hae been issued for thle war. The "Allied" ribbon worn by some Plen le not an official award, end May , be worn by anyone without lellge. What marks the warrior who has been wounded is a strip of gold braid sewn on .the tunic sleeve for each time wounded, or • a drip of silver braid iteicknees.eaused him to be in- valided home. Original members -of the First Ca - (Wien DiVied011 may be recognized by the colot of their &Moulder effete, blue for the infantry, red for the ar- tillery, A:S.C., A.111.C., and yellow for the eavaity. iefembers of the C.E.F. who have been at the trent are given a button ctetred with a ehield -bearing the Uuioa Jaelis and inscribed, "Por Ser. vice at the Front." Mee invalided home from England get a buttoa with the Uttioa Jaelz sgaare in the Centre, aud the letter. lug, "Per Service Ovetaleas." Tbe Yel1008 eQkged and shaped petches worn On the sleeve by re- turnad soldiers were Met Waned to the Canadian troops at the Somme, Lo enable the officere and mea of various divieions, brigades, and bat- talions to be retoguized readily. The Feet Division Inea wear oue large red patch on the upper part of the arna, and the Second Division a blue patch, The brigades and bat- talions are also Indicated ;by mailer colored patches below the large ones. green being the znark of the First Brigade, red for the elecona, and blue for the Third, and the (Malta of the patch ludleatee the battalione bearing there, (timelier for the Fire, half eirele for the Seeoed, triangular for the Third, and a email equare fer the Fourth, The Wild Pigeon Mystery. That the wild Pigeeu, once ao com- mon in the United States, has becotne extinct is one of the strangest myste- ries in American natural hietory. It is a puzzle winch has baffled acientiste and which probably never will be solv- ed. Half it century ago wild pigeons were abundant in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and all the states of. the middle west. In their migra- tions they travelled in flocks number- ing tens of thousends, and it some- times took a single Hoek the better part of an hour to pass a given point, Vast numbers of the pigeons were kill- ed every year by gunners, but many investigators hold that the complete dleaPPearance of the speciee must have been due In pan at least to other causes, No other etre was ever so numerous in this country as the pigeon, Minard's Liniment Co, libelee& Gentlemen,—Last winter I received great benefit from the use of MIN- ARD'S LINIMENT in a severe attack of La Gripppe, and I have frequently proved it to be very effective in cases of Inflammation. Yours, W. A. HUTCHINSON. THEFT UNHEARD OV. In South American Territory Just Explored. Tee explorers sent by eh,e Univer- sity of Pennystvania, Curator William Curtis learabee and Dr. Franklin H. Church, went up the Amazon in June, HIM to study the tribes in the region of Northern Brazil and the Guiana colonies. Their story is now being told by Dr. Farabee in the university's Museum Journal. They crossed Lake Amucu at the headwaters of the Rio Branco, and visited the ElDorado of the Spaniards andltaleigh. 'Alas! "for romance; the curtaior says that the city whose houses were reputed to be shingled with gold glates was probab- ly then, as now, mud walled and un- importaut. The Macusi Indians, who live thereabout, practice the curious custom .of the couvade. When a. child is born the father goes to bed for a month and eats only the most delicate food. They believe that otherwise the cited would be injured. A man must marry a woman of another 'village and live in that village; descent, therefore, is in the female line. Among their neighbors the Wapisianas, a nian must marry his cousin of another Vine and takeher to live In hie own village. These Indians usually have two eviVes. They will not eat anything shot with O gan or an arrow. They recognize a Creator, but (lo not petition Him be- cause 'hey say He knows what they need. In the untravelled forests of Bra- zilian Guiana the explorers found that the native guides feared the stingray and the electric eel far more than the alligator and the constrictor. In the villages of the Tarumas, on the Ease quibo, the natives announce a death by hanging a bunch of leaves on a tree as we hang crape on a,door. They be- lieve that tee' worIe, Vegan ewith two brothers. The younger went fishing and caught a woman. Site was the mother of the race. Also, she was the daughter of a great snake, eo they nev- er kill an anaconda. In tradingthe natives are simple and honest, but it is hard to get two things for one. You might get a live intivoi:ey for a ten -cent knife, but you days. Time means little to the na- tives, days for one knife as Uncom- Plainingly as he would pack for five could not get ten, or even two, for a dollar knife, A man will peck for Every one is polite: the children re. spect their parents; the parents re - (Med their chief. "These people have no punishments for erime because no one ever does wrong." Theft has never beenTheheeaxrpdloorf, ers believe that in the elapidiane, who live up the Bonawan River, they found the lost tribe of the Atarols.. The Mapidians had never seen a white man, but they were not ner- VOUS. Perspiration may be removed from your clothing by seeking the garment in strong salt water before laundering. whit c cake 10c. White liquid. 10C. tee tei or Mens Women's and Childreris Shoes Looksiletter LastsLonger Easy to use Best for Shoes WHITE SHOE DRESSING • t. rt,,, es octet I,. N SPECIALISTS Plies, Emma,. Asthma, Catarrh. Pimples, b518,8P5lar VIII1134Yr ITheymatietrt, akin, Kie. eq. Mood, Nerve and eledder plattaesa. 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From mines in Japan and South Manceuria the Japanese are mining 20,000,000 tons of coal annually, In eharacter, in ,manners, in style, in all things, true supreme excellence ehimemPiclocitYp. Tarative mortality of dif- ferent occupations shows that clergy and farm laborers have the lowest death rate, Some estimates place the quantity of timber that will be required by the countries not at war at 50,000,000 cubic feet. - The Spanish government has reserv- ed for two years the right of exploita- tion of potash deposits that have been discovered in two provinces. For the firat time in the history of the Hong -Kong rice trade, a shipment of polished rice has been made to the United States. 411. Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria. 4-, THEATRE AUDIENCES. A Sermon for Those Who Arrive Late and Depart Early. It is one of the most hallowed na- tional customs not to go into a theatre until tee curtain has risen. If by some stupid blunder we have arrived punc- tually we smoke a cigarette in the lobby. So the cunning playwright takes care not to start his story until at least five minutes later. He occupies these five minutes with a colorless scene of some kind Just to keep the groundlings amused. In some cases he will begin each act in the same way. It depends on how fashionable his audiencejs and how thirsty. For a converse reason he must finish his play five minutes be- fore the final curtain falls. Another of our national customs is to leave the theatre the moment Ed- win has embraced Angeline., although the author may have reserved a quaint comedy touch or e dramatic surprise for the actual end. It is no use altering the hour of per- fermance. Begin at midnight if you like; we shall not come until five min- utes after. Leave off at 10e we shall go out five minutes before. It is in the blood The idea that an audience owes 'any eonsideration to authors or actors is entirely foreign to us. The very suggestion of it is almost an imperte nence.-e-Wouls N. Parker, In New York Times. SUMMER COMPLAINTS KILL LITTLE ONES At ,the first sign of illness during the hot Weather give the little one Baby's Own Tablets, or in a few hours he may be beyond cure. These Tablets will prevent summer complaints if given occasionally to the welI child and will promptly cure these troubles if they coMe on suddenly, 13aby's Own Tab- lets should always be kept in every home where there are young chil- dren. There is no other medicine as good and the mother has the guaran- tee of a government analyst that they are absolutely safe. The Tablets are sold by medicine- dealers or by mail at 26 cents a box front The Dr. Wil- liams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. • es, . Strength of the Condor. The enormous strength of the con- dor 10 equaled by his voracity and boldness. Phis Immense bird often pounces upon small animels, but from the shape and bluntness of hie claws it is unable' to carry anything Very heavy, so he eententg himself with fixing it against the ground with one of his claws, while With the other and his powerful beak he rends it to piec- es. gorged with food, the bird then beeomes incapable of flight and may be apprehended, but any attempt et capture is furiouely resisted. An Am- ericatl traveler in the Andes eneoun- tered a large cotidor Just after it had finished a hearty banquet on a young sheep and foolishly attempted to Seize the bird, with the result that he re- ceived a gash from its claW. Then he called up les two guides, and the three men Manoeuvred to take the bird alive. But every attempt Was frustrated, and iti the and one of the men killed it bY it blow with a hetehet. Compressed Air Pressure, The highest keown Pressure to %veldt air has been compressed is 4,000 atmospheres (about 60,000 pounds) per square inch, but this was a labora- tory eXperitetent, The safe liMit of preesure for tise in the arta to -day la tersely deterinined by the strength et the retaining veettel, Or 2,000 pendia per square Inch. To obtain thou, great pressures especially deeigned air eompreeeors hate, to is contructed, 1 Bella—I wonder WO WKS the first woman to get her gowns from Pa /141 :Stella—Helen of Troy, no doubt.— PrOth, --I ISSUB NO, 33, 1917 H WA N 7 g 1). WHT vos•AirrtoaTrIto.74yacrits131.334:A7Qpir 411444n WA.NTEP TO PO PeAIN, "ev draerligaltrolipotricitaiy4n;.glivtotsrtbno4mneaki;twalhunoi3ieciat ga oc tteniats. National letanufacturing Moutreel, Que. — te ANTED—LOOM FIXER, ON CnOleffee Cete.10» lienradol:tonro4t,vieoan' Loome ts'ood opportunity te right man. Apply,atating age and experience, to the Slinzaby Mts. , Ltd t. MONEY ORDERS. S 14NAPoneyA 011).ii°erM. INTIGheNy arEeXpPellYVI: everywhere. •••••............MOSIMMIVOISMISNIONOMMIIMINOMMINMIONAMMIrM1 A Gargle for it Sore Throat, The kind of sore throat whieh sn mays on when the weather is unpiett- sant and the air reale raw and clainP, is not diffieult to treat, and a speedy' cure is always poesible. The red ap. pea,rance of the throat indicates a mild. ilegree of congestion, whiten may be relieved by gargling - the throat with hot (as hot as can be.borne without burning) soda water. Dissolve a tea- epoontul of sodium bicarbouate in a tumblerful of hot water. Use this strength and gargle thoroughly every three hours. Also take a saline taxa- tive—eueh as Rochelle salts, a heaping teaspoonful in a tumblerful of cote water—at bedtime, and another dose upon rising In the morning. It is al- ways adviseble to remain indoors for 24 or more hours when having a mita attack of sore throat. Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, etc. * Animals Carry Disease Germs. Epidemics of dipetheria, which ar- ise without apparent cause, have been trued to animals, and generally to Wes, and especially to domestic fowls. The diphtheria bacillus can be found et the throat mucus of many domestic animals, as well as in the cloacal mimes of birds or fowls, are cording to Dr, Gourrin, to the salivary secretion of domestic fowls we must add those of animals, auch as rabbit& dogs, horses, cattle and other domes- tic animals. While these germs are not virulent in the animals, they quickly become so when they enter the human system, and the fact that healthy animals Ian possess such germs will amptly suffice to eiplain the mysterious appearance of certain human epideraics. The remedy is not far to seek, and this is to prevent children from hav- ing undue contact with domestic ani- mals, sucli as kissing them or having contact with the animal's tongue, such as licking or by feeding out of the hand. Whitt this may be a mi - t ation, due attention must be paid to the importance, of the question. Also avoid the dissemination of manure in which fowls peck or dogs and cats met, rummage, and keep manure et all kinds coming from domestic animate well out of the way in separete place& so that the animals cannot seek their food in it. These preeautiops are to be especi- ally observel (tering periods of epi- demics, but bold goce. of course, et all times. When epideinics prevail among rowlee tea healthy ones shouiri to separatedat once, and the other' incinerated if in limited number, or at least trettel with the proper se- rum. Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper. UNIQUE IN ANIMALS. Racoons Have ti, Curious Habit of Washing Their Food, Few American wild animals are more widely keown or excite more popular interest than the raccoon, which occupies most of the wooded parts of North America from, the southern border ef Canada to Panama, with the exception of the higher moue- taia ranges. Its diet is extraordinarily- varied and includes fresh water clams, crawfish, frogs,.turties, birds and their eggs, poultry, nuts, fruits and green corn, When near water raccoons have a cur- ious and unique habit of washing their food before eating it. Their fondness for green corn leads them into fre- quent danger, for when bottom lane corn tempts them away from their its- ual haunts raccoon hunting With dogs at night becomes an especially favored Sport. Raccoons are extraordinarily intelligent animals and matte interest- ing and amusing pets. They began to figure in our Prettier literature at ail early date. Coon- skin caps ,with the ringed tails hang- ing like plumes, made the favorite headgear of many pioneer hunters, and coonskins were reeognized articles of barter at country stores. Now that the increasing occupation of the cotta. try is crowding out more and more of our wild life It is a pleasure to note the persistence well which these char- acteristic and interesting animals con- tinue to hold their own in so much ef their original range.—National Geo. graphic Magazine. Mrs. Banker—Does your husband have much trouble getting a Jingle in- to his verse? Mrs. Poet—None what- ever—the trotible is getting a tingle into his purse.---Jedge. WhyWait or War to leann real food values? It is what you digest, not what you eat, that furnishes strength for the day's work. Many foods tax the digestive powers to the utmost with- out supplying much real nutriment. Shredded Wheat Biscuit is all food and in a form that is easily digested. It is 100 per cent. whole wheat.. Pot break- fast, dinner or supper it takes the place of nieat, eggs and potatoes. You don't knov how easily you can do without meat or potatoes until you try it. 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