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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1917-8-23, Page 3�i 1, ra hbi These War Times you want areal food that contains the greatest amount of body - t�uijding material at lowest cost. The whole wheat grain is all food. Shredded Wheat Biscuit is the whole wheat in a digestible form.Two , or three of these little loaves of baked whole wheat with milk and a little fruit make a pour. fishing, strengthening meal. Made in Canada. AS, STRANGE PICTURE' Or WAR. Sal enln and 'Awe-inspiring Was the Sight of-Yjires in Flames. On a perfect night, brilliantly clear and absolutely still, what Stevenson would. call a wonderful clear night of stars, Dr. William Boyd, author of With a Field Ambulance at Ypres, de- termined to climb, with some of his. companions, a hill that overlooked' the battle front. - That was a strange as- cent, he says. For the greater part of the way it lay through the woods, and we were continually falling over tree trunks, tumbling into shell holes, running into telephone wires and extricating ourselves from barbed wire. Not a sound was to be heard ex- cept the croaking of the frogs. 's. Suddenly we emerged from the tangled undergrowth on the bare sum- mit of the hill and sat down at the. foot of the ruined tower. The scene that met our eyes was so solemn, so a -we inspiring, that all conversation between us ceased. At our feet ' lay Ypres, burning furiously.... The great' cloud that hung above it i as now glowing as if some vast furnace were a burning in its midst, but the cloud it- self appeared motionless. Now ' and alien great tongues of flame would leap up from the, doomed town, but apart from them the whole impression was one of rest, immobility. We felt f that we were looking at a painted. scene, or watching a vast stage -where' some lurid Mephistophelean drama was being enacted. Here and there' along the line a star shell went up and, bursting, light- ed the landscape with a garish flare. Overhead were the quiet" stars. Noth- eeeing broke the quiet silence except now and then the deep, rich, solemn b -o -o -m! of a big gun far away up north, with perhaps an occasional, ea crackle of rifles near at hand. But, as we sat, the silence of the night was broken by the song of a bird, faint and hesitating at first, but gradually ga- T thering volume, until tlie whole air throbbed with the melody. It was a a nightingale singing in the .wood be n low. We sat on, and on, and on. The e whole town was glowing like the D mouth of hell. Now and again a roof ' fell in, and the great hungry tongues of fire licked the sky; but at our dis- a tante. no sound' broke the awesome D stillness—only the song of the night- o ingale and the booming of guns. WAR SUPPLIES. A Few Figures Regarding the Pre- , sent World-wide Conflict. Since August, 1914, British destroy- ers end airplanes have convoyed across the English Channel 8,000,000 men, .10,000,000 tons of explosives and war munitions, 4,250,000 siek and wounded men, i,000,000 horses and mules and 50,000,000 gallons of gaso- line. In munitions alone the Allies have used 200,000 tons of ammunition in five Weeks. That is shooting away metal at the rate of 6,000 tons a day, 250 tons every hour, forty tons a minute, 1,500 pounds every second, The British War Office tells how the Allies at first used 50,000 pairs ' of horse -shoes a month. This supply was inadequate—they are now 'using 1,500;000 every month. In filling one order from the front the London' office had to provide 25, 000,000 gas helmets, 250,000,000 sand bags, 105,000,000 yards of khaki and 115,000,000 yards of flannel.` The khaki and flannel together measured 110,000 miles, or enough to go four and a half tirnes round ; the earth at the equator. In one war order placed "recently the United States asked for 5,000,000 blankets, 2,000,000' cots, 45,500,000 yards of cotton cloth, 21,800,000 yards of unbleached drilling, 6,000,000 pairs of shoes and 11,191,000'` pairs of light woolen socks. Such ,a drain on the world's econo- mic resources makes for a tremendous readjustment all along the line. N the least interesting phase of. th situation is the shift of woman to t job of, man. In Geionany close to 5,000,000 wo- men are 'in industries covered by the sick and death benefit -societies. In England more than, 3,000,000 women are employed outside of their homes, of whom half •a million work in the munition plants. Similar conditions obtain in France. ' FIGHTING F OR HAPPINESS t Praelieal Designs © McCaLL A smart blouse and skirt, which would ;be welcome in any woman's of wardrobe, are shown in the accom- is panying illustration. The waist is of he fine handkerchief linen with an em- broidered spray across the front, and collar and cuffs, edged with narrow crocheted lace. The skirt ? develop- , � ed in green` wool jersey and is made with a panel down the front and with ' sides and back slightly gathered. The frovel feature of this; skir•t'•is the pocket' section at the sides. " McCall Pat- i terns No. 7893, Ladies' Blouse; in ..5! sizes, 34 to 42 bust; No. 7861, Ladies' Four -Piece Skirt; 39 or 37 -inch length; in '6 sizes, 22 to 22 waist. Price, 20 cents each. When you get into :a frame of mind that makes life seem one tiresome duty after another, with no pleasure n it; when 111 -health seems to take all the joy out of life and you worry over things that are really not worth worrying about, then your nervous, sys- tem is becoming exhausted, and you are on the way to a general break- down in health. In: this condition your health and happiness is worth fighting or and good, rich, red bldod is what your system needs. It is a hopeless task to try to restore your health while your blood is deficient either in quantity or quality, And remember that no medicine can be of any use to you that does not build up your weak, watery blood. To,.build up the blood and strength- en the nerves there isone remedy that has been a household word for mor han a' generation—Dr. Williams' Pink ills for Pale People. It is the actual. mission of these pills to make new rich,. red blood, which strengthens th nerves and tones the entire system hey give you a new appetite, mak sleep refreshing, put color in the lip nd cheeks, and drive away that un atural tired feeling that oppresses s many people. If you want to expert nee new health and happiness giv r. Williams' Pink Pills a fair trial. You can get these pills through any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents box or six boxes ;for $2.50 from The r. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville nt. e The all -practical and all -stylish e plaid gingham is used for develop- • ing the dress illustrated,' which is e trimmer: with a smart pointed colleS, i s' cuffs and 'large pockets of pique. A. - medium -width belt of patent leather is o a very important addition to this lit- " tle 'dress. McCall Pattern No. 7864, e Girl's•Dress; in 5 sizes, 6 to 14 years. Theseatterns maybe p obtained e from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co.,; 70 Bond St , Toro: to, Dept. W. t SflCllsitEA 1006' eta Vulcanizes Quickly Without /Peat Repair your 'Tires`; Tub Punctures, Hht y'(aidr Bottles. OO,OOQ users al - beady ,know It. Posta'e paid all over Canada, Nt�yder a • GO -cent •etin to -day. Guaranteed' to satisfy. Refuse all aub- atttutee, E. Schofield, 43 Victoria St„ Toronto. TO MOTHER. Dear mother mine, why should you weep That I, your son, should pay the price Of one who would his conscience keep Though, keeping it means sacrifice You needs should weep if I heard no The soul's reveille clear and strong Above my fears;' if I forgot A folded hand is weaponed wrong Helps wrong prevail, since for th right It does not work; ne friend is he Of liberty who sees sheer. might Thrust out, and sits in apathy. He is her friend who, when she cries Finds all his fires of spirit spring Towards God's canopy of skies— He rides upon Nemesis' wing' Through battle's fury, and the strife; His is the faith expressed in act; IIe• to his life is true, and Life Will say he has kept the pact. -A. II, Taylor, On active service in the field HARVESTERS WANTED ! LEGACIES. Unto my friends, I give My thoughts, Unto xny God my soul— Unto my foe I leave ray love -- These are of life the whole, Nay, there is something—a trifle --left, Who shall ,receive this dower? See, Earth Mother, a handful' of dust, Turn it into a flower.. 'Ethelwyn W etherald. SUMMER COMPLAINTS BILL LITTLE ONES t At the first sign of illness daring the hot weather give the little ones Baby's Own Tablets, or in a few hours he may r be beyond cure. These Tables will e prevent summer complaints if given occasionally tqthe well child and will promptlye cuep,, these troubles if they come on 'su•ddenly. Baby's Own Tab- lets should always be kept in every home where there are young children. There is no other medicine as good and the mother has the guarantee ot, a government analyst that they are absolutely safe: The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail; at 25 cents a box from The Dr, �Tri'illiams' Medicine Co., Brodkville, Ont. • Garden at • the Front. A Canadian soldier connected with the Sanitary - Department :' of the Canadian army in France, writes - home that he has a very flourishing vegetable garden near the battle line, and that the cabbages, beets, onions, ete., are coming along, splendidly right. within sound of the battle's roar. Canadian Northern Ry. Runs Excur sion Trains To The West`" The earliest arrivals in Winnipeg will have the efirst and best choice of employment in the harvest fields be- yond. The Canadian Northern Rail- way will run the first Excursion Trains to the West in this con`iiectie n, leaving Ottawa 9.30 a.m. Aug. 16th; and 10.30 p.m. Aug. 16th and 28th; also leaving Toronto- 9.00 a.m. Aug. 21st; and 10.00 p,m..Aug, 21st, 23rd and . 30th. Through cars will be operated from Montreal and Joliette, affording direct connection at Ottawa from principal Quebec points. The equipment will consist of .elec- tric lighted colonist carsand lunch counter care with special accommoda- tion for women. - While the best chances are along the Lines of the 'Canadian Northern in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al- berta, where the demand for labor • is heavy and the wages high, no matter Khat final destination you may select, the ,C.N.R. offers thebest route to Winnipeg. ' For leaflet showing special train service, excursion dates and the num- ber of laborers required . at various points, together with all other parti- culars, apply to nearest C.N.R. Agent or General Passenge Department, Montreal,. Que., and Toronto, .Ont, EXHIBITION COSTS $350,000. Special Attractions At This Year's Fair' Above the Ordinary. It costs upward of $350,000 to stage and prepare the Canadian National Exhibition .each year, Much of this. s spent on special attractions .for which the Exhibition is famous. No expense or effort has been spared in securing for Confederation Year the finest array of acts for the Hippo- drome Show that will be given as, sual in front of the Grand Stand ev ry afternoon and evening. There will be a galaxy of stars of the sshow'' world filling three stages at the one inie. One of the outstanding features will e the Al Golem Troupe, court artists o the Shah of Persia, who present he most picturesque and sensational crobatic novelty now before the ublic. The remainder of the pro- gramme will be in. keeping with this Really there is nothing to canning fruit and vegetables except care, clean- liness, fresh products, jars and heat. Establish a home canning firm; "Father, Mother & Co." Don't forget the little "co.'s." An Australian'claims to have dis- covered a new rapid` tanning process with -which sole leather can be, tanned in seven days, calfskin in six hours and other skins proportionately quick- ly. F1� ) , . Of t a. -w.f c . ffe...O119 "Theresa TRIPPING' INTO TOWN. A little lass with golden hair, A. little lass with.brown, A little lass with raven locks, Went tripping into town. I like the golden hair the: best!" "And I prefer the brown!" "And I the black," three sparrows Three sparrows of the town. Tu -wit! Tu -wit!" an old owl cried From the belfry of the town; Glad -hearted lassies need not mind If -locks be gold, black, brown! Tu -wit! Tu -wit! so fast so' fa The' sands of life run down. rt And soon, so soon, three white-haired dames Will totter through the town; Gone then for aye the raven locks The golden hair, the brown, And she will fairest be whose face Has never worn a frown!" Elephants' Curious Teeth. Whoever has looked inside an ele- phant's mouth has 'seen a strange, sight. Elephants have no front teeth, anel they never eat flesh or any- food that requires tearing, apart. Eight all the have, teeth aretwo all,theyabove and. on each side, two belowhuge yellow molars, as wide as a mail's hand. Over these hay and fodder are shifted ' ;by the queerest, ugliest tongue In the whole animal kingdom—a tongue that is literally htiing at both ends, having no power of movement except in the middle, where it shifts back and forth from the side,.,axching up against the roof of the big -mouth like a wrinkled Pink serpent. • Elephants, like human beings, have two sets of. teeth. The milk teeth, which are smaller than the permanent molars, fall out when the animals are about fourteen years old. These baby teeth—which are, never- theless, enormous—are occasionally picked, up by circus men among the fodder and preserved as curiosities. Che,ideal condition for a cornfield :is oistbelow, eiry and light on the stn•- ce, which,shofeld be free from weeds, s on ra f —o—o—o—o-o—o-o—o—o—o—o—o— b t WITH THE FINGERS!" 9 t SAYS CORNS LIFT b p OUT I p o wonderful attraction. WITHOUT ANY PAIN .—o--o—o—o—o—o—o-o- o—o--0• -p- Sore corns, hard -corns, soft corns or any kind of a' corn can shortly be lift- ed right out with the fingers if you will apply on the: corn a' few drops of freezone, says a Cincinnati authority. At little cost one can get a small bottle of freezone at any drug store, which will positively rid one's feet of every corn or callus without pain or soreness or the danger of infection. This new drug is an ether com- pound, and 'dries the moment it is ap- plied and does not inflame or even ir- ritate the surrounding tissue. Just think! You can lift off your corns and calluses now without a bit of pain orsoreness. If your ` druggist hasn't freezone he can easily get a small bot- tle for you from his'wholesale drug house. Increasing Bee Stocks. Roughly speaking, the bees that are s at the commencement the hive � of the honey -flow gather the crop, while the brood build up the colony for next year, unless there is to be another im- portant honey flow. This brood is very valuable for forming nuclei, be- cause these, started early with a lay- ing queen, or ripe queen -cell, will build up into strong colonies before winter. Increasing in {hie way with brood from strong colonies duffing th'e honey -flow is the -basic principle upon which an apiary can be quickly built up, while at the same time an almost full honey crop is secured. TIRES . REMADE Sdrap tires can lie made into guaran- teed tread double service tires, puncture proof, blow-out proof, will outwear any new tire; results will astonish you; send for circular; we p04' 6 dente a pound for old th'as; we buy, sell and eik- dha•nge new and second-hand tirea ail tubes. Auto Tire Exchange,274 .1ma, tt Tung .5t,, HaL}iiiitch, and 601 Yonne Street, 'Toronto, Minard's Liniment Cures Colds; rte. Serves Hiatt Right. "Your brother has the earache." "It serves him right," answered the small boy's sister. "Teacher has told him time and again he ought not' to play the. piano by ear." MONEY ORDERS Puy your out -of -sown supplies with .Dominion Express Money Orders. Five dollars costs three cents. In 1236 the Danube river wal frozen to the bottom, and remained so for a long time. 1Vlivan: Pa Liniment Cures Garget in COwI A new vacuum cleaner is specially designed to remove dust from books on library shelves. eine cne,Z ahem°n's t EWING M A.CIIINES REPAIRED, Gramophone Springs ma^e, Baby Carriage and Lawn Mower Parts. Jack- son Co., London, l\CI T;, TUMORS. 'LUMPS. LTC.. out 'pan by our home treatment. AS rite us before too late. Dr. Denman Medical Co., I.imltr,d, Collincwmod. Ont. . internal and external, cured with - The Soul of a Piano is the Action. Insist on the ?a . � s T I PIANO ACTION Where Bill Was. BillSmith, a.county shopkeeper, er . P p , � went to the city to bu' goods. They e' ° were sent immediately, and reached home before he did. When the boxes were delivered. Mrs. Smith, who was keeping the shop, uttered a scream, seized a hatchet, and began frantical- ly to open the largest one. "What's the matter, Sarah ?" said one of the bystanders who had watch- ed her in amazement. Pale and faint, Mrs. Smith pointed to' an inscription on the box. It read: "Bill inside," Gra�tlilafed Eyelids, Eyes inflamed by expo- sure to Sun, Dust and YYind re. ouickly relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. No Smarting, just Eye Comfort... At Your Druggist's 50c per Bottle. Marine r=ye Salve inTubes25c.Foriiaolsof theEyerreeask Druggists or MurinclEyel:eioedy ee.,t blca;Fe When Scot Meets Scot The British commander, Sir Douglas Haig, is a Scot, and his staff is corn - posed for the most part of young Scotsmen. Even the `sentries before his quarters are Scots. 0 HE You who tire easily; aro pale, hag-. gard and worn; nervous o r irritable; who are sub 1ect to'fits of melancholy or the "blues." get your blood examined f o iron •deftci- ency. D' TT MATED 2ECrd-taken hree times a y after Is will increase your streng ance 100 per Cent in tw n many cases.—Ferdin A' N DT. en an tended. to be UXATED IRON reco be obtained from guarantee. er above 5 Rod droge�r usually . precc a r. money rel r „y five,- u,e tsy three tlm•.,�cr �Y. after realm,. ITCHNG BURMNG Sir Douglas, coming forth. one morn- , Q� ing after breakfast, Was saluted. by a, 4 ON [t®gnu strange sentry. his broad Scotch accent. "Fine, general! ,,,,An' hoo's yersel'?" the flattered sentry answered with' hearty politeness. "Who are ye?" he asked the man in Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. Gentlemen—I have used MINTARD'S LINIMENT on my vessel and in my family for years, and for the every -day ills and accidents of life I consider it has no equal. I would not start on a voyage without it, if it cost a dollar a bottle. CAPT. F R. DES3'QRDIN, Schr. Storke, St. Andre, Kamouraska. Plead and Face Covered, Carne Off In Scales, Would -Cry Most All Night, Cuticura Healed. -when my baby was two weeks old her head and ` ;ace became covered with little water pimples. wil"9)/ketw1 They later broke and . dried, and came off in. scales. They itched and burnedi terribly 'and she-. could not sleep but would cry most all night. She lf- - ' I could' not leave fretful' her feto do My work. "Then I got Cuticura. Soap and Oint- ment In three weeks there was not a trace of the trouble left. She was healed." (Signed) Mrs. Alex. Foster, R. R. 2, Proton Sta. Ont une 9 1916, Prevent further trouble y using Cu- Disastrnno Lambing Season ticura Soap _ . toilet Minard's Liniment 'Cures Distemi P er. Cold Storage Architecture. To meet an ever-increasing demand for information respecting the'' con- struction of ice -houses and small. col storage systems for farmers, country storekeepers, milk; producers, hotel - keepers, owners others, the Do Agriculture has issued Bulletin No. 49, of the Dairy and Cold Storage Branch, entitled "Small Cold Stor- ages and Dairy Buildings,"the imme- ,.diate sponsors for which are Mr. J. A. Ruddick, Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner, and Mr. Joseph Bur- gess, • Cold: Storage Inspector. The bulletin is a complete handbook on cold storage construction of of a.com- paratively simple and inexpensive kind. Besides minute explanatory de- tails of/plans and material required for construction of ice houses and re- frigerators, a series of drawings pre- pared by the Architect's Branoh of the Dephrtnient of Public Works is presented, of which blue prints on a scale of one inch to two feet can be had free on application to the Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner, while the bulletin itself can be had,' also free; by'writing to the Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. If the information herein contained were extensively made tine of, not Only would` much waste be avoided and financial profit accrued, but (Considerable benefit would be de - lived in health and the enjoyment of life enhanced. dive different plans are given in the bulletin with complete specifications for each and a State- ment of quantities of ice that can be stored. The lambing season in Great Brit- ain has been one of the most disas.- trous in living memory, the severe weather in early spring causing heavy d For Free Sample Bach byMail .ad- dress post -card: "Cuticura, Dept.:A, Boston, II. S. A." Sold everywhere. mortality.. On one sheep farm in Cumberland 83 lambs were buried in ick one grave, the total loss in lambs be - of ` b. country; homes and ing 200, while over 100 ewes succumb-. Dominion Department of ed as well. CRIN L. 1t4[lnard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria, AN I. •D Vf c Admiral Signs is a Canadian +by `bi •th amid a f`iglter by oeeti,patioil, A Wierd Flower. There is an orchid in Java, the grammato-phylium, all the flowers of which open at once as if by the stroke of a fairy's wand, and they also all wither together. Many a man situated at a long dis- tance from the source of supply has. been glad' to receive a consignment of dried apples; the method of their pre- paration is simple and is understood by most farm people. Why not try !them this Winter? Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Enhaut, Pa.—"I was all run down and weak inwardly. I had female troubles and nervous feelings 11./ and my head both- ered me. I would often have crying spells and feel as if 1 was not safe. If 1 heard anyone com- ing I would : run and look the door soti 1 they would not see me. I tried several doe tors and they did -not ,��"• helpme so I said to .r .s %✓ `:z'�`' ray mother 'I gticss I wi I have to die as there is no help for me. She got Me one of your little books and my husband said I should try one bottle, I stoped the doctor`s medicine and took stopped E. Pinitham's Vegetable Compound. It soon made a change in me and nosy I am stron a and do all my work."—Mrs. AtIgUSTU; BAi1GHMAN, Box 86, Enhaut, Pa. Why will women continue to suffer day in and day out and drag out a sickly, half-hearted existeneel missing three- fourths of the joy of Irving, hien they can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham.'e; Vegetable Compound ? I11 you would like free confidential na- l/hie address Lydia k'inkhalnMedicine Co., Dann, mesa..