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Slimmer Wardrobe
A good model, for the tailored waist.
McCall Pattern No. 7903,
Ladies'
Waist. In 8 sizes, 84 to48 bust.
Price, 20 cents.
Smart and comfortable is this sim-
ie bathing suit withits cuffs at the
knees. .,McCall Pattern. No. 8365,
Ladies' and Misses' Bathing Suit and
Cap. In '7'sizes 16 to 20 years, 36
to 42 bust. Price, 20 cents.
These patterns niay .be obtained
from your local McCall --dealer, or
from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St.,
Toronto, 'Dept, W.
Before Action.
By; all the glories of the day
And the cool evening's benison,
13y -that last sunset touch that lay
Upon the hills when day was done,.
By beauty lavishly outpoured
And blessings carelessly ,received,
Ey all the days that I have lived,
Make me a soldier, Lord.
By all of all man's hopes and fears,
And all the wanders poets sing,
The laughter of unclouded years,
And every sad and lovely thing,
WBy the romantic ages stored
ith high endeavor that was his,
all his ma catastrophes
Byd
Make me a nian,'0 Lord.
I, ,that on my familiar hill
Saw with uncomprehending eyes.
A hundred of Thy sunsets spill
Their fresh and sanguine sacrifice/
a,
Ere the sun swings his noonday sword
Must say goodby to all of thl's-
By`'all;delights that I shall miss,
Help me to die, 0 Lord.
Lieut. W. N. Hodgson.
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came round, till I seed Bill yonder in
the next bed!"
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MERCHANTS BANK
Adds Nearly Twenty Millions to
its Assets. Continuance of
Remarkable Growth elf De
posit Accounts During ,,Pas
Year Enables it to Rende
t
Immense Assistance to Cana-
dian Trade and Industry.
The 55th Annual Statement of the
'Merchants Beek of Canada, presented
at the annual meeting on June the
fifth, shows a continuation of the re
markable progress which has attend-
ed the career of.,this Bank for many
Years past, and particularly since the
beginning of the war. Thus the total.
assets of the Bank are now
$140,937,544 as compared with
$121,130,559 in 1917, and $96,361,363
m 1916, and this growth is entirely
due to the confidence of the thrifty.
Canadian public, asexhibited in a
constantly expanding • volume of de
posits. The interest-bearing deposits
of the Merchants Bank are now
$75,946,985, an increase ' of eleven
million dollars,' the non-interest-bear-
ing .deposits are $34,886,747, an in-
crease of seven and three-quarter mil-
lions, and the note circulation is
$12,327,168, an increase of three mil
Of chief interest among the assets
isIthe item of Current Loans and 1)ege,
counts in Canada, representing the
assistance given by this Bank to the.
activities of trade and industry. This
amounts to $76,194,016, an . increase
for the year of nearly thirteen and a
half million dollars, showing that the
Merchants Bank is making a full use
of the facilities afforded by its ex
panding deposit accounts, to meet the
requirements of commercial clients
which have been greatly increased by
the rise in market price of all classes
of commodities.
Notwithstanding this generous sup-
port of Canadian business, the Bank
still maintains ' a strong reserve of
liquid ` assets. These now total
$57,667,481, against public liabilities
of $126,322,671, or a ratio of 45.6 per
cent. and they include about thirty-
four millions in the form of cash,
bank balances and call loans, imme-
diately available if required, and
$5,435,464 of Dominion and Provincial
Government securities, $14,589,065 of
Canadian . municipal and non -Cana-
dian public securities (this item be-
ing composed largely of British Gov-
ernment borrowings) and $4,060,204
of other securities.
Profits for the year, at $1,236,680,
showed an advance, attributable
doubtless to the greater volume of
commercial business. But they were
subject to a deduction of $400,000 for
contingencies, while war taxes. and
pension fund took another '$120,000,
so that the net result after payment
of the 10 per cent. dividend was the
addition of $16,680 to the balance car-
ried forward, a very moderate, rate of
earnings considering that every share
of capital carries with it another hun-
dred dollars • of Reserve Fund.
At the annual meeting the. Vice
President, Mr. K. W. Blackwell, point-
ed out that the money in charge of
the banks was not that of "capital-
ists" in the sense in which that word
was employed by socialist agitators,
but that the average holding of -
Merchants Bank depositors was only.
$500.00. The interest of this class
must be defended against unwise and
wanton action, or the whole financial
fabric would be broken down. Mr.
D. C. Macarow, the General Manager,'
stated that the assets of the Bank
had been most carefully scrutinised
and ample provision made for doubt-
ful contingencies, so that the balance -
sheet represented dollar - for dollar of.
actual value.
COAL SUPPLIES OF CANADA.
A BATTLE ROYAL
IN IR
WHEN THE , KAISER'S FLIERS
FOUGHT EACH OTHER.
German Squadrons Thought' They
Were Attacking British Machines
When Decoy Asked Assistance
Thisis the story of a battle royal,
waged in the air between tsvo flights
of German planes. It was an., unin-
tentional, but disastrous fight between
brother aviators, during which British
pilots jocularly and :impartially ren-
dered assistance, first to one side, then
to the other, until so many or the em-
eror's fliers^had been downed or dam-
aged "that the conflict could not •con-
tinue. •
It was on, June 5 that this extra-
ordinary engagement occurred and at
'began thus:
"Two British officers in a fighting
machine were leading a patrol along.
the lines, when they sighted a Ger-
man Halberstadt two-seater, which,
upon their appearance, fired a green.
signal light. The British leaders ex-
pected a trap', and waited to see
what this unusual performance nleant.
Two Squadrons Replied.
In a short time six German scouts
came wheeling out of the blue and
- joined the Halberstadt. Almost at
once six other enemy scouts dived
out ofthe sun on to their comrades,
whom they apparently mistook for a
British patrol about to attack.
What had happened was this
"The Halberstadt had been acting as
a decoy, and the green light had
been meant as a signal for assist-
ance, but there had been no expecta-
tion that two flights of German planes
would respond at the same time.
Not being able to distinguish the
markings of their friends -and this
has happened not infrequently before
—the newcomers immediately began a
furious -attack upon then. The Brit-
ish leaders then guided their `patrol
into this mad melee and took a hand
until the Halberstadt was ` the first
victim, and. this was shot down' by the
British commanding machine. Another
British fighter in the meantime had
accounted for two more enemy scouts,
which were sent swirling to destruc-
tion below.
All the time the. German aircraft
were continuing their bitter battle.
among themselves, and several of
them were seen to go down out of con-
trol before • the engagement finally
ended. The British leaders, by their
good judgment, had led the enemy
into their own trap.
Development Since 1874—Need for
Decreasing Imports.
The coal supplies of Canada are
second only to those of ' the TJnited
States in quantity; and compare fav-
orably with those of other great coal-
mining countries in quality, quantity
and accessibility for milling purposes.
The known area in Canada underlain
by workable coal beds is estimated by
Mr. D. B. bowling at 111,168 square
miles, containing over 1,300,000 mil-
lion tons of coal. For convenience in
classifying, the coal -fields may be di-
vided into four Main divisions, as fol-
lows:
(1) The Eastern Division, com-
prising the bituminous coal -fields of
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
(2) The Central er Interior Divi-
sion, comprising the lignites of Mani-
toba and Saskatchewan, and the lig-
nites, sub -bituminous, bituminous and
semi -anthracite coal -fields of Alberta,
as well as the bituminous coal -fields
of the Rocky mountains in south -east -
'ern British Columbia.
(3) The Pacific Coast Division, com-
prising the bituminous fields of Van-
couver island, the bituminous and
semi -anthracite fuels of Qtieen Char-
lotte
r-
lotte
island and the interior of Brit-
ish Columbia, and the 'lignites of
Yukon,
(4) The Northern Division, com-
prising the lignites and low-grade bi-
tuminous coal of the Arctic -Macken-
ale basin,
n
The c. t,olil-niiniilhr industry of Can-
ada has developed at a very rapid
rate. In 1874, the earliest year for
which there is a reliable record, the
production was 1,063,742 tons. In
1916,.it amounted to about 14,500,000
tons. But in spite of this striking de-
velopment, imports have increased
faster than production. In .191.6, they
exceeded 17,000,000 tons, of over 53
per cent, of the total consumption for
that year.
When is is remembered that Cien-
tral Canada is dependent on the
'United States for supplies of coal, the
desirability of changing these condi-
tions becomes appasent, both, from a
rriiitines nand a national standpoint,
Eight Vanquished Forty.
This undoubtedly was a unique oc-
currence, but there are always plenty
of thrilling incidents happening in the
air these days. take, for instance,
the case of a British patrol of about
'eight battleplanes which fought and
vanquished forty enemy craft a few
days ago. This British patrol, under
command of a captain, was escorting
a bombing squadron when two score
enemy machines were encountered.
The British fighters and the enemy
immediately raced in for the attack.
within a few seconds the fierce
fight was in progress, and the great
fleet of nearly half a hundred airships
were swirling and racing madly
against one another, while their ma-
chine guns joined in the vicious chorus
that swept down to the troops on the
ground like the noise from Scores of
stearal trip -hammers.
The British outmanoeuvred and out-
fought the enemy, and many of the
German machines were sent spinning
away. Whether they were merely
frightened or were out of control it
was impassible to say, but at the con-
clusion of the fight four German ma-
chines lay in crumpled masses an the
earth, and another had gone down in
flames.
Almost daily onehears of experi-
ences in which airmen have fought a
magnificent battle against heart-
breaking odds.
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WITH THE PINGERSI
o SAYS CORNS LIFT OUT
WITHOiJT ANY PAIN
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Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
any bind of a corn can shortly be lift-
ed right out with the fingers if you
will apply on the earn a few drops of
freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
At little cost one can get a small
battle 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 oven ir-
rittete the surrounding tissue. Just
think! You can lift off your corns and
Calluses now, without a bit of pain or
soreness, If. your ,,,druggist hasn't
freezone he caneasily get a small bot-
tle :for you from his wholesale drug
house.
Authorities estimates that 1 to 10
Per cent, of the wheat crop is lost by
hurried and careless operation and in-
efficiency at the thrashing ;machirne.
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The prig no. Rubpor Putty^ 1 t revolt'sriot 41 ater fieftlefr; 'unctures; 131cye1e
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Auto ,ree .!tubber t3ools. Guaranteed
to .eatlery,. 26 unit 'i0 ceets 1'ostpald,
elan your order to -day. E. Schofield,
620 nonaiyiion Sank Bldg., Toronto.
Per Mare, Per Terrain.
"Women and children first!"
That is our way at sea,
Men must .endure the worst,
Men of a race that's free..
When ships go down our men must
drown.
,Our meat. of common clay.
;Women and children first!"
That is the English way.
"T'1Tomen and children first!"
That is their way on land,
Men of a race accurst,
,Men from whom pity's banned,.
The world may :frown, a woman's
gown
Shall shield them in the fray,
'Women and children first!"
That is the German way.
LEMONS MAKE SKIN
WHITE, SOFT, CLEAR.
Make this locality lotion for a few
cents and see for yourself.
What girl or woman hasn't heard of
lemon juice to ,remove complexion
blemishes; to whiten the skin andto
bring out the roses, the freshness and
the hidden beauty? But lemon juice
alone is acid, therefore irritating, and/
should be mixed with, orchard white
this way. Strain through a fine cloth
the juice of two fresh lemons into a
bottle containing about three ounces
of orchard white, then shake well and
you will have a whole quarter, pint of
skin and ,complexion lotion at about
the cost one usually pays for a small
jar of ordinary cold cream. Be sure to
strain the lemon juice so no pulp gets
into the bottle, then this lotion will
remain pure and fresh for months.
When applied daily to the face, neck,
arms and hands it should help to
bleach, clear, smoothen and beautify
the skin.
Any druggist will supply 'three
ounces of orchard white at very little
cost, and the grocer has the lemons
AMERICAN POTATOES IN PARIS
Food Dictator Cuts Profit of Dealers
To Minimum.
t`hre'e %Tills:
There is a hill in Englatfd,
Green fields and a school I know,
Where the balls fly fast in summer,
And the whispering elan trees grow,.
Alittle hill, a dear hill,
And the playing fields below.
There is a hill in Flanders,
Heaped with a thousand elaili,
Where they fly by night ani noontide
All the ghosts that died in vain,
A little hill, a hard hill,
To the souls that died in pain,
There is a hill in. Jewry,
Three crosses pierce the sky,
On the midmost He is dying
To save all those who die,
le little hill, a kind hill,
To the souls in jeopardy..
CLEANS—DJSINFECT$—USED FOR
SOFTENING WATER—FOR MAKING
HARD) AND SOFT SOAP —,FULL
,.DIRECTIONS WITH EACH CAN.
STRIKING EXHIBIT. 4 It is Up to the Townspeople.
The able-bodied young men in Can -
Diverse Resources of Canada Shown
at Windsor Station.
Visualizing in a striking manner a
large number of the diverse ,natural
resources of Canada, thenCanadian Pa-
cific Railway has just opened to the
public an exhibit at the Windsor
street station. This exhibit, which is
situated in a .room immediately ad-
joining' the main entrance to the sta-
tion on Osborne street, has been :pre-
pared by the collaboration of the Que-
bec Government and the C.P.R.
One half comprises the Quebec ex-
hibit, consisting of samples of the re-
sources of the province—lumber, as-
bestos, and other minerals, grain,
maple sugar,= fur -bearing animals,
sial*h as the ermine, marten, mink, fox,
and beaver, and fish and game birds.
The C.P.R. exhibit has been gather-
ed' from the ntire Dominion. A splen-
did display of grains produced in the
fertile fields of Western Canada is a
special feature. Supplementing this
is a big collection of fruits, forestry
products and minerals. A number of
colored transparencies show the -meth-
ods used in developing the forest re-
sources of Canada, from the primary
state to the finished product, such as
wooden ships. Other transparencies
illustrate some of the summer resorts
along the company's lines. Complete
and recent statistics of all the coun-
try's resources add conviction to the
' display. The exhibit is installed in
handsome showcases, brilliantly lit;
• and it is interesting to know that all
the material used in the construction
room is Canadian material exclusively.
Potatoes from the north of Africa
are beginning to arrive in the Paris
market, says a Paris despatch. Last
year they were sold at outrageous,
prices. This season the price has been
set by M. Boiret, the food dictator, at
approximately 8 cents a pound.
The Algerian syndicate agreed to
deliver them wholesale in Paris at
something like 6 cents a pound, so it
may be seen the Food Administration
has shaved theprofit for the dealers
very thin.
Western Crops Promise Well.
With the advent of weather favor-
able to the' crops the tone of reports
of -the condition of growing grain in
Western Canada is generally optimis-
tic.
In the weekly report of the agents
alongwestern lines of theCanadian
Northern Railwayto the executive of-
ficers of the company, 109 of the
250 agents reporting declare the
wheat is advancing splendidly and
that where the favorable conditions
have not already overcome the sets
back due to adverse weather condi-
tions in early weeks, therecovery-will
not be long delayed. Only 29 of all
the agents reporting to the Canadian
Northern from the Western Canada
grain belt, indicate delay now from
unfavorable weather conditions.
Ice -Cream Makers Licensed.
No person may manufacture ice-
cream, candy, cake,crackers, biscuits,
pastry, confectionery, ice-cream canes
or chewing gum without first 'obtain-
ing a license from the Canada Food
Board, :on and. after July 1st.
To economize on tea you should use
only the genuine Salada. A pound of
Salada yields so many more cups than
does ordinary tea that it is a real sav-
ing compared: to the ordinary tea.
Sugar for Canning.
Every effort is being made to pro-
vide, sufficient supplies of sugar for.
the canning season. The Canada Food
Board says that while restrictions in
the consumption of sugar in given.
ways are necessary and must be
strictly enforced, still by the present
arrangements there will be plenty of
sugar for canning purposes: when the
season arrives. Every effort should,
therefore, be made to preserve fruit
and vegetables to the utmost permit-
ted by increased production.
Ailoara's Ointment Zniuberxnan's friend..
About $70,000 worth of seed grain
was distributed by the AIberta De-
partment of Agriculture in the unor-
ganized districtsof the Province for
seed grain this spring;
Restaurant Licenses Required,
1t will be illegal to operate a public
eating place without a license from
the Canada Food Board. The time has
been extended from June ist to July
1st, because of the rush of applica-
tions which weremore thancould be.
dealt with in time by the Board's of-
fice staff..
I was cured of Bronchitis and Asth-
nia by MINARD'S LINIMENT.
MRS. A. LIVINGSTONE.
Lot 5, P.E.I.
I was cured of a severe attack of
Rheumatism by MINARD'S LINI-
MENT.
Mahone Bay. JOHN MADER.
I was cured of a severely sprained
leg by MINARD'S LINIMENT.
JOSHUA A. wYNACHT.
Bridgewater. '
Thousands Now Under; License.
Upto date something like 25,000
licenses have been issued to dealers in
foodstuffsby the Canada Food. Board.
Another 100,000 have still to go out.
These include wholesale and retail
grocers, wholesale fish dealers, bakers,
wholesale produce dealers, fruit and
vegetable dealers, millers and cereal
manufacturers. In addition., to these.
are some 17,000 'public eating places
to be under license by July 1.st.
sainsreta Linianebtt used by Physicians,
Free Seed Corn.
Seed corn of 100 bushels or lees
may be imported now from the United
States Without an importation permit.
All that is necessary is to make appli-
cation to,the War Trade Board, Wash-
ington, who will grant an export li-
cense.
"Usefulness is the rent we pay fot
room on the earth."
LIQUIDS
PASTES
KEEP YOUR SH
SHOE P�
„p''or
13LACK,WHITE,TAN, DARK i3ROWN.
OR OXBLOOD SHOES
PRESER IEtheLEATNER'
'rykf6QAS& copMat10Ns LTA
eHInai. CM"'
I ada are at the front or in training.
Th farmers have done their best anti
the crop is in the ground. The "Harvest
is up to the townspeople, Unless they
organize to help, the people of this
country willhave to tighten their'
belts next winter. There is no doubt
about it,
tek for Millar, 's and.take no other.
Feed Dealers Licensed.
It is naw illegal to < deal wholesa
in flour,' bran; shorts or any feeds
made from wheat or grains, or pro-
ducts of wheat, or grains, or hay or.
straw, without first having obtained
a license from the Canada Food
Board.
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MONEY ORDERS.
Dominion Express Money Orders
are on sale in. five thousand offices
throughout Canada.
Hanging a Skirt.
Fold, the skirt directly in the middle
of the front and back breadths, them
fold again, keeping the band even.
Run a long hatpin through the band
and slip the pin over' a hook or nail:
Keep Minarira Ointment in the hones.
A. good citizen it known by the food.
he eats.
AGENTS WANTEa;,
PORTRAIT AGENTS WANTING
good ,'prints: 'finishing a specialty:
frames and everything at lowest prices
quick service. United Art'Co., 4 ,irons-
wick Ave., Toronto.
Iron Seta
WEEXt LY NEWSPAPER FOR 3 4.T. Sir
in New Ontario. Owner' going to
Prance. Will sell $2,000. Worth double ,
that. amount. Apply S. It, c/o Wilson
,Publishing Co., Limited, ,Toronto.
WELL EQUIPPED "NEWSPAPER
TT and lob pr1ntine plant in Easterit
Ontario. Insurance carried 21.500. WiI
Ro for 51,200 on quick sale. Box '05.
Wilson Publishing Co:. Ltd... Toronto.
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NCER. TUMORS. LUMPS, ET(
di •internal .and external, cured tritffid
out pain byour home treatment. Writs
pebefore too lace. Dr. Bellmaa Medical
Co. Limited CoIl,aawood.' oat
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Ex€enuhiator
Promptly relieves riieuniatisni.
lumbago, neuralgia, splaint, lame;
back, toothache and all similar
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CUTERA
Quickie Heals
Eczeivas,Rashes
Itchings ar ci
I]rl t tions
In the treatment of all skin'.
troubles bathe freely with Cuti-
curs Soap and hot water, dry
gently, and apply Cuticura Olnt-
meat to the affected parts.
These fragrant super . creamy
emollients tend to prevent little
skin troubles becoming serious
if used for every -day toilet put.,
poses.
Par sample of eagle fire by Inuit ad.
'dress eost•eard:.,Cutieurei, Dept.
N. Roston, U.SI.A., Sold. by dealers
throughout the world,
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