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Nemo Corsets must be regarded as
something different from all other cor-
sets each NEMO is intended to perform
some particular style and Hygenic ser-
vice. Therefore. each is designed for
some particular type of figure.
NEMO self reducing corsets No.
152, a splendid model to preserve the
pleasing proportions of the average full
figure. Medium bust and medium long
skirt with semi -elastic gores $5 00
in back. Price per pair . . .
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NEMO. No. 125 designed for the
average figures in medium and all pro-
portions has confining ,bands of semi
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day wears. Special a nn
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NEMO No. 132. Designed for
medium to full figures; Tall or medium
height; semi -elastic, auto massage
-bands; medium bust and long skirt
straight stylish lines of dur- $3 00
able white coutie. Special
We also carry a very large range
of Crompton cic a la grace Corsets
prices from 75c up to $3.50.
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• • C. W. C. A. NOTES
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.The• folluwing list of supplies re-
ceived at this centre from the various
Societies will show the. splendid Pat-
riotic work done by the Women during
. the past month.:—
Verna Society --9 1 pair of socks; 45
flannel shirts, t pylannts. 10 trench
'towels; 4 feather pillows; 1 sweater
and package of old cotton.
Bayfield Society -70 pairs of socks;
48 -flannel Sill ris 13 pyjamas; .2 feather
pillows; 1.5 hospital shirts.
Unity Club: -200 pair of socks.
• Maple Leaf Club:. -38 pair of socks;
and 16 day sihrts.
Bethanys-22 pairs of socks.
.Turner's Church Society -3S pairs
• of Seeks.
Y. L. of S. E. of G. T.—l00 pairs of
socks.
Clinton W. P, S.-1005 pairs of
sock's; 5 pyjamas; 35 trench towels; 1
scarf; 5 cap; 4 pillow slips,
To Our Own Boys.
Varna Pat.—t0 pr. socks; 6 day
'Shirts'and 1 trench towel.
Y. LS. E. of Goderich Twp. -60 pr.
socks and $5.00 worth of eats.
Clinton Girls -e-1 00 pr of socks and
.$65.00 worth of eSts.
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Ontario Street Ghttrolt.
Last Monday the League meeting
Wits in charge of 'the Clititeliship 'Com.
mittee. In the absence of the Presi-
dent, the chair was taken by Mr. Gra-
ham, .
Next Monday Wesley League will
provide the prograni in the Ontario St.'
League.
The annual S. S. sleighride and Sup-
per was'held on Tuesday night and was
'well attended.
13aptist• Church.
Pastor'ssubject at 7 P.In. on Sunday
evening is "thicommem OhrtStians.".
Wesley Clourch.
The Pastor's subject on Sunday evert.,
'Ing is the 9th Commandment.
Thur church geniveritty 'seetticet will
be held on Sunday March e7th„whett
.the Rev. E. E: Seott, of Torodte, will
, preach at both services. 011 Monday
evening the speaker will give's -ft ad•
dress on 'Ted in World Poll -lice."
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•ZURICH. leONDESBORO.
The regular monthly Meeting of
The o
elb8Zt.iiiplicil(inil I e rpaylie rcIluttts, 44112
0,r Ttsel Foresterswlo,neiles, 1 711111,141
Its15 will bs liolO in
1111t, The Subject, "Value° of GhriSt-
";"Tvile A lineal meeting of the sub-
scribers 'of the Ilay Township Tel-
eptione System Was held in the Tewn
Hell, Zurich, lust Monday.
Mr, William Gran, son of Mr.
George Gram, Parr Line, • has join-
ed the aviation corps of the IJ 8.
itriny at Detroit.
Mr. E. F. Kloep, assessor for tiny
Towoship, has sleeted the work of
assessing the ratepayers.
- • -o lee: :n
kerly Tel.,:eetee frent the Northern
Trans,aal, ;lad tb-eteclice:od Ponaos.
WAKeg ,oltirrenee terry nue of teaggi,
wig) bare exelteit:, I their sunny
urlance for the bit4'clic"'eleseneSe ol
this pat Se ere T. atter in or-
der to do 1ee1r
The 0;•1ece• wee eenducted me round
their egeneoend e a gmtleman die.
duet:lei:0d ia ('.1 .'t( 3oulh African
hietory. iis ;AMA: 1112,!* men out- *8
111*ranks; (me u 5 pltnw of Cotewayo,'
another s s rf Litlizulit, the third
naened Dwa'eua. 1 tigelred Ithn to osir
Dwalana wee:1:er there was any ales.
sage lin %mild like to Send to South
Africa. ill* reply, interpreted, was
Hire lie and eis emnrados were proud
to be with the great army of the Em-
pire in Franee; that they were well
cared fnr and Iteppy, and that n1 -
though the weather had been teach ns
they had never dreamed of before, yet,
thanks to plenty of good food, warns
clothes, dry huts with big .tires, and
a generous supe•ly or blankets, they
were getting through it quite well.
These natives wear a blue surge
uniform not dissimilar from that of
the Royal Marines, with blue cloaks,
cowboy hats (frequently adorned, ace
cording to taste), ammunition boots,
and puttees. Their daily rations con-
sist of 11/2 pounds of mealle meal,
which is made into a very savory -por-
ridge; ae pound of bread, 1 pound
of meat, coffee and salt. Twice a
week they get 1 pound of vegetables
per bead, and tobacco and cigarettes
are issued. There is a dry canteen
in every compound.
General Botha's Contributions to the
• Enipl re
A,Soldier varttee: I do not think that
5 'have eirer been Ito ttribreished With
* *Sense dr Wilt the till& Me Wind
t»e win the' war' (hen 1 watt fit elm
sight of a double line of ,Sonth African
0#1ehive5 dinedeup ,rer ,me, to see. in 6110h
''txtVe pled , 4,jttf P904' Arttliasa i t ,o
Ot 'tile Ielt,eleatpS Whiett et% alre ii.
';i4bifr On' A, aa lituipO`maltfs ‘1,1
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, r fee,"' ad they AlttieOf' teilti let *-
'i -190 4FOS're *0 Or rmitite!pL4.1,
l', her,. ,." ' • , '
OMSTAISIC,E,
Mrs, Allison eontinues very poorly,
Mr. Peter Lindsay is moving this
week on to the piece he rented front
Mr, Dorrence,
Master Lorne Lawson •is not im-
Proring ils tag as his many friends
would like,
l'he Sox Social 00 l'riday evening
was a success in every way. Rev.
Mr, Kahle yi& usa chairman. "Cilie
oregramme consisted of violin solo
from Mr. lid, Britton ; song from Mrs.
Pater leindsay eon! alrs. Reid, from
Harlock and Phebe Wakefield • also
gave a recitation .They.reatized about
$,28.00 for Red 'roes partici:es, '
BLUTH.
The prospects of the town being in
darknese has been everted - the ar-
rival of a ear of soft coal.
Misses Ruby and Gertrude Gibson
anki Elsie FaWeett'are tif attendanee` itt
the Millinery Openinus in Toronto
this week.
Friends will be much pleased to
learn that Mr. Richard Somers, who
last week underwent lin operation
for hernia, is improving as rapidly
as possible.
Mr. Wm, Johnston shipped five
cars of turnips from Myth and Lon des -
bort, 0. T. R. stations for be States.
Messrs Watson & Suns had the mis-
fortene to lure a tine heifer on Friday
last. She was being driven on the
scalewhen she slipped and fell, injur-
ing herself internally and had to be
killed..
HENSALL
- Rev. McLeod, of St. Paul's church
has been quite ill during the past week
and unable to attend to his defies. Ile
was taken quite seriously. ill while Con-
ducting evening service in his
and was unable to complete the ser-
vice.
Corp. George Itarburn, of this village
who went overseas with the Huron Bat-
talionhas been awarded a good con-
duct badge.
The 11ensal; seed show, under the
auspices of the South Huron Agricul-
tural Society will be held in the town
hall on Friday, March 1. and promises
to be (Inc of the best held,
The annual spring shuw of stallions
hulls, cattle and harness horses will be
held here on Tueeday, April '1.
DASHWOOD
Serious !'Accident—Mr. John Reeder
wh,, has been working with a bean
thresher in Stephen and McGillivray,
met [4 1111 a serious aeciktent on Thus-
kley of last week. Mr. Reeder was en-
gaged in threshing beans for elt, Leo
1,eiterich near Deshwo,,d, when his
hand got caught in the thresher. He
was feeding the machine when a
bundle of beans struck hie arm. The
,glove was caught in the machine and
'the hand elm drawn in. - The thumb
and first tee, lingers and part of the
third ‘Ven! eevered. The arm was
badly maneled ti. the elbew and may
have to be amputated. The unfort-
unate man wee brought to the heme
his trailer. Alex. in Exeter, and ever
since has suffered considerable pain. A
similar aceleleitt happened tWo
weeks previous in the same neighbor.
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inae." by Mrs G. Moon, a reeding by
Mrs. W: Moetitelh.
STANLEY,
Chas, Stephenson, Of Parr Line,
had e part of his barn roof blown
off with the wind stOrm last Thurs-
day.
Mrs, W, Stogilfil who has spoilt
the past three months with friends
at Chatham, returned home last
week
HULLETT
'There passed away at her home in
Ilulett, on Sunday. February 17115,
another of the highly respected resi-
dents of the 1' alt in the person of
Annie Elizabeth Plaetzer. beloved wife
of Mr. George Gross, after an illness
extending upwards of ten years, during
which lengthy period she here her af-
fliction with Christian fortitude. The
deceased Mrs. Gross was born in Perth
County, in the year 1866, and moved
with her family to Nutlet in L670.
She was married fourteen years later
to Mr. George Gross, who with e fam-
ily of five survive, they are Rev. UAW- CAUGHT COLD
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ti, H. Epps, of Varna, had a. bee'
hist vveek- drawing - gravel; be in-
tends this spring, to build a large
garage and go into business of
supplies, his son Clifford Is at De-
troit this wittier learning the bus-
iness and will return to Varna *ext
saunter Id take charge of the busi-
ness there. Last Friday night Mr.
and Mrs, Epps gave an oyster supper
to all the young folks who assisted
them,
week visiting his mother, who Is not
very well.
Mrs, W, C. Pearce of ligy, Itod Mrs,
Arthur Coxworth, of SeSkatcheWall,
were visiting their friend, Mrs, 301511.
ston Iltis wesIl,
51r. Harry ralleSney has rented Mrs.
Alair's home and she is holding an
auction sale on the 7111 of Merck
Mr. Alex. ForreSto wife and daugh-
ter, of SaSkateltewan, were visiting Old
friends here last week.
H.OINTSWILT0E.
airs, Langford, of St. Marys is
eliding her daughter, Mrs. Burns.
The Misses Letels, of Clinton, visited
at
Rev. '1', 3,
isennokwh,ti'L istoStl$ia
t Aweek,craig,
Is visiting his deughter, Mrs,
Mr, 12, Johnston, of Woodstock,'
mute business trip to our village mi
Monday,
The Holmesville Patriotic Society
held their February meetiog In the
fors)01 a Social evening on Wertnesdey.
Feb 20111 In -the Sunday School 500M,
AIL who had taken. part In the knitting
politest wore invited to come and bring
their husbands.. After the business
meeting was disposed of Mr. S. T.
Walter was asked to take the chair and
preside over the program, provided by
the winning side in the contest, Which
he 4341 in ids ushal able Iola witty' man-
ner, adding much to the pleasure of the
evening. Addresses vaere given 15*
Rev, Mr. Sinclair and Mr. George Gould
amusing recitations were given by Mrs
Walters, and Misses Courtice end Ed-
monsione• Mr. • el W, Trewartha gave
a reading, and there were severel chor-
uses by the.victorimis- ladies, one being
composed especially 'for the . occasioe
entitled "Knitting,' and dedicated to
the losing side: Mrs. N. W. Trewartha
then gave a reading( also composed by
local talent) "to the ladies of the 1315e
yarn bows" which occasioned much
merriment. Mr. Burns kindly loaned
his eramaphone for the occasion. Af-
ter the programa dainty lunch was
served by the losing side. A subspri
piton list was passed around during the
evening and the sum of $75.00 wa
realized. Collection amounted to
$1 4.50.
GODERICH TOWNSHIP
George Jenkins was in Toronto last
week on a business 41111,Buggies have once mm
ore erle their
appearance,
Mr. Robert Johnston of Woodstock
spent several days et le Leonard's
this week. e
bIt Jitn Ferguson had the. misfoet-
tine to lose a horse last week, thrbugh
it falling and breaking' its leg. .
(Intended for Last Week.)
Crows have once made their ap.
pearance.
Norma and Donna Stevens spent
the week end visiting, with friends in
Goderich:
()wing to the repeated thaws the
roads gtre in a very had condition.
Scene places they have been plough-
ed out but in most places they are
not very good. The Rural Mail Cour-
iers have beep very faithful despite
the condition of the roads and missed
very few deys. •
'Ilse ladies of the loth Concession
defeated the ladies of the Base Line
in the Unity Club knitting contest by
a small margain. Last Thursday night
they held a supper in the Council
Chamber but quite a number were
unable to he present on account of
the roads. The ladies are to be con-
gratulated for their splendid work.
WINGHAM.
At the annual meeting of the Wing -
ham Board of Trade the following °di-
cers were elected: President, W. J.
Greer; first vice-president, S. Bennett;
second vice-president, W. F. Van -
stone; third Vice-president, A. Cosens;
secretary, John Ritchie; treasurer, A.
Ge Smith, The. matter of securing a
supply of wood for next winter was
discussed and a committee appointed
to look into the matter with a view to
having proper arrangements made to
have the fuel situation in good shape
for next winter.
There died in Morris on Thursday
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night a former resident of this town,
in the person of Margaret Inglis, relict
of the late Edward 111311115.Nir Haines
died a few years ago, and previous to
that time lived for many years i* this
nolgheorhood. The funeral was held
to 9/35515(5111 Cemetery,
The death also ti.i; Mace on 'Thurs-
day of 'Alfred Bradburn, East Wa-
wanosh, in his 0 71 11 pear.
The business places Winghatu 311
*3141every eve 0471 at sie o'ck,ck. A
eetition has been circulated and sign-
ed by almost everyone p14130114 them -
,elves to close their places of business
shere sie '0! *5..
R. M. Lindsay, whoae hconducted
a general skire here fur some time, lute
sold his business In elJesrs. Adelman &
Swadreo, ef Teronoe
A number of men are busily employed
in *11511(5 ice at the upper dam, 'The
ice is seven feet thick and -frozen solid
to the stones at the bottom, making it
very difficult work.
Pte. Harold Holmes, st,n of Andrew
Holmes, of Bluevale, who Was serious-
ly wounded in France some months
ago. returned to his home last night,
giving his parents a pleasant surprise,
as they had no knowledge that he was
coming.11
KIPPEN.
Miss Finkbeiner, of Crediton, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Herbert. Jones.
Miss Dora Alter is spending a few
days in London.
Mr. Henry Ivison was in Lucan this
in
Gross,' of South Cayuga; Williams
Clara, Hilda and Ernest at home. An-
other son, Gordon, died two years ago:
She also leaves two brothers and two -
sisters, Laurence Plaetzer, u ,
John Plaetzer, of Michigan and Mes-
dames Bender and Messner, of Dash-
wood. The funeral took place on
Wednesday, service being held •at the
home at 1.30 p, 11. by Rev, Mr, San -
way, of Trowbridge, a fortner pastor
of , deceased. Interment in the 1311-
101 Ch.nnetery. The pall bearers were;
Messrs. Athos Spuhl, Peter Wolper,
Robt, Scott, Wm, Plunkett, George
'benstedt and Joiiathgn Bentlea-
NEOUCTED ff
• WAS SICK FOR MMES.
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rttork • .4:x4y..,R.; mai
, years one of the' inenibers..tif
8011Se of Common's. and who
, .rfiethnber 1 7 '3013'sectfrd1t' o: .isia4tw
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ity Of 80 -over his opponent,
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SEAFORTH.
At the Net meeting of the Quarterly
Board of the Methodist church an in-
vitation was extended to Rev. (3. Mc-
Kinle)' to remain a fourth year. • Al-
though Mr. McKinley had been Ilse
vited to become pastur of a Methodist
church at ,W,Indser at this conference
year, he lute decided to remain here.
subject to the ;lotion of the stationing
coinrnittee.
Mr. 0. 'r, Turnbull left on a business
trip to thewest. lie took a ear of
horses with hint and he intends going
as far as Wilkie, SaSie.
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The Canadian Flax. Mills, Limited, are
malting arraegemetits to lease a con-
eiderable acreage of landen this ,vicinity
again this season for the growitte of
time., • '
Mr, • R, Jones who has beello'Con-'
ducting a seed and feed store in the
Beattie Block for some yeaet under the
• firm 'name of Sproat &. Co., has dis-
pbsed of -the buSblees to Mr. John•Nic-
Nay,' who reeently sold hie farm near
lignionditille.r•
• • A rink 'of Seaforth Chtliet's conipoeed
.of• C. Barber, yii,,t,...,Kers11,k.e,),,,,wile:
sigt W. Ament, skip, went AO St.
,Stlect.; dlet 4ti ifting tits
ruSt.Wrrght An len e
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the explosion he immediately ran out.
Side, tore off his coat, said rolled It in
the snow, 1l 111115 out the flame. Suirle
Shavings in the shop ettught tire, but
the bluee was soon extinguished.
CODERICFI
The druggists of (3oderIch are get-
ing 11130 fine, 90 the cash sYStem of do-
ing besiness.
A quiet wedding was solemnized
Wednesday evening at the manse by
Rev. 12, C. MeDermid, when MS'
Myrtle Nivens, datighter of Nivens,
became the bride of James lieddle, of
town, Only immediate friends were
present. ,
• Word .hes. been reeelved the 30011Swartz has been awarded the mililery
Medal for- good work In the trendies.
1-1*has else been promoted to ser-
geant.
Lieut. 15, Jordan, who has been lumie
on furlough, leaves shortly to rejoin
his unit. lie is Son -la -law or Wn1,
Proudfoot, VC., leader .of -the Oppoe
sition in the Ontario Legislature.
Herold CJ Williams, son of Manager
Geo, Williams of the Canadian Bank
of C.ommerce, has been 'appointed
teller of the branch in St. Thomas.
'file greater production movement
will rind a ready response among the
people of Goderich. The mayor is
urging a garden for every home dur-
ing the coming spring, and, judging
by inquiries made already about vacant
lots itnd available idle lands, there will
be many homes with moi•e than one
garden.
Goderich citizens turned out in force
Friday night to give a warm welcome
to- four more returned heroes, Those.
who arrived were Corp, Ernest.Thomp-
son. son of Fire Chief Wm. Thompson;
Pte Charles Kell, Sergt: Chambers and
Pte. Rix, Corp, Thompson.enlisted at
Windsor in the fall of 1 1415, got
to tile trenches in jttst 27' days, ile
was severely wounded sonte time ago.
Pte, Kell, who enlisted with the 71st
I Battalion, was severely gassed atter
s two years fighting, Sergt. Chambers,
who went over with the 1 61st Huron
Battalion, was also gassed. Pte, Rix,
EXETER.
Mr. A. 5 Davis received word that
his son, Pte. Archie Davis, has arrived
in Canada and the young soldier reach-
ed Exeter on Monday,
Capt, Dr. Will Knight, who has been
in France for nearly three years and
about a year ago was awarded the Mili-
tary CroSS, ill recognition of distin-
guished conduct at the battle of Cam-
brai. Capt .Knight has .been almost
constantly right up on the tiring line,
and has rendered very important ser-
vice. •
Mr. John R, illnd, manager of the
Riess Taylor Co., met with a most un-
fortunate accident on Thursday lest.
A water pipe had become frozen and
while he was preparing to thaw it out
by • means of a torch, the gasoline in
the can exploded and scattered over
his hands and clothes. His coat and
sweater saved his body, but his hands
being unprotected were quite severely
burned and he will be off duty for
You, should never neglect to cold, how-
ever slight. If you do not. treat it, in
titian it will, in all possibility, develop
'into bronchitis, pneumonin, asthma, or
some other serious throat or lung trouble.
On the first sign of a cold or cox* it is
advisable to cure it at ouce, and not, let,
it run on foe an indefinite period.
For this purpose there. is nothing to
equal Dr: Wood's Norway Pine SyruP,
a remedy that has been intivereally
used by thousands for' over twenty-fiv5(
YeYarol4. u do not eXporipartil When you buy
it. • • •
• Mrs'. W. G. Pequet, Smith's Fails,'
Ont., writes; --"I wed troubled with la -
grippe, I (taught cold, and.negleeted it,
and was &tele for several months. leek
three' bottles or Dr. Wood's Norway
Pine Syrup, 'and befoee 1 fitsisited the
'Iset one' 1 was entirely cured, 1•1would
out have any other cough rtiedieine in.
the house,
• It also cured my baby, who was Very
sidle with brouchitie. She, had tht; doe -
dor theca gales, and renoniMended
'Dr. Wood'e.' 1 highly reteneffifend
to those who need nititel,eltrerl
See that you get Pr.'Weed'a Norway
Pigs Syrup whet; yeti hskftmilt. »o nnt
ahisePY*. stibbtitutiv, 4(4'14 4i) in:a
thr6,6' titeqIcts tile
trade 411e,l'rooni5.'
I1tepa12d only by Wheil,t Co.;
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L11:014$ TtiCtitlthi401#.
IMMO
POIN'tlary 2,8 lb, 1918
who 5*1115 With Nit., 11 Construction pat.
Won, WAS returned on itccount of
illness and age,
• BRIICEFIELD,
MISS Alice Raltenherry left• last
week to visit relatives at Hamilton
and Toronto.
Mrs. A. BroadlOot Is visiting her
father, Mr, SOON', of MeKillop, who
Is very ill.
Cecil Simpson . has
removed his
family to Wroxeter Where he has
taken a 1'°5'°t1i1'°5'°t1 Ili a store.
mrs, Armstrong, of St Thomas, is
visiting' her aunt, Mrs, situp..
son, who is very ill, I•ler heehaw!,
Captain Armstrong, M, 1).,, who tie-
compfmied her home, left on Saturday
for 'China, He has been on Military
Huey in Egypt for 2 years years and
is nova being sent to China. Ile Isis
seen much of the war,
CREDITON
On Sunday morning another of
Crectiton's respected citizens in the per
son of Mr, Walter Clark at the age of
61 years, 11 months and 3 days. De-
ceased had been ill for about three
weeks. He was horn in Usborne end
went to that village when a young
man.
Four hundred (1.1115:1141 tons of sea.
weed are taken flee, .ea,nores
itimeelly Much el it k used out the
ee encl. 41.'' ler '101(5ee plant,. )(melee-
ew
iteleloer."; aed Iron 3' een
od iodine mid other chemicals ae
r
made.
A drugggist at Santand
der. United
States of C.olumbia, has discovered
that he could produce his own castor
oil far more -Cheaply than import it.
Thls has started a great boom in
growing castor oil plants, and shine
moms of castor seed meal and of the
' beans are being made in New York.
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-Sings of •coming spring are noted is
the blossoming of spring poets. The
latter are almost as hard to endure as
the 121145115 wit
The heart sends 800 quarts of blood
through the lungs every hour, or tbout
5,00o quarts daily.
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his hack broken by a lucky'
or unlucky shot the big moun-
tain billy of a section of the
gockiee in the headwaters of the
iRootenay River, sits awaitingfathe
dogs, the first of whom can be dimly
.seen In the background, scouting
cautiouely to learn if it is Judicious
to fly at the bearded throat of rho
.crippled denizen or the heights.
all clone about use titi-
pn..iows temper and a 1011.1, 5(111
:,,fare wane, 1 opponents. No
''' ti,1 hle *id lai'Vs
1,5.1 front nie 11,10111e , when 4(5 twiner
tan•tht Itun to .1 tsil to the roekg sad
et, ide sharp little horns skyward
1101 the slia,law of an eagle Hated
thP ,,lin-h.:Asert reeks on tome
be lout Moiled. tearless, dela with
er .r,t, as one:tied by hie beard and
its 111hPatt!‘l .e In time he became
tae and most soueht-afeer
mountarn gest in the reaches of the
westward peaks above the 51,81,, bus
or beaver -dams that go to assiSt 111
starting the Kootenay River,
Dears and mountain bons lie had
escaped in 1115 youth, theough his own
agility, and the watchfulnees to his
mother and other relatives. When
maturity coupe he met other italliters
the fighting fury of older bucks who
saw in hitu a coming interloper In a'
the happy home eircle. These he
rotight, and won or lost or drew.
• Then he became lord of a band
Their cares were his cares. Other
and more selfieh interests also called,
him More thin dnee be had ripped.,
the life out or ambitious bucka or,
heel tossed them • over .sheer preciel
picas -to perfeh on the legged rocket
• hundreds •of -feet belew. iat dawn hie;
ted ,his band down •to the dt•et gressr'
fiats of the 1.199e1' niescloWee itt, night!.
"'he 1106400 'thdrn • think; • ,'Itrinthetitly;,',
aecording to • ludgthent. Rink themt
to the lower plateaus at Inghtfall and!
roil thein thiringthe dark licieve.
ping lookan,the safety of de W11 and,
Tplietxupatenignsin ssfetron,h,e.su,e,igwarzttied
•-Tourists and hunters sought, hireil
eagerly and. earneetly, for -he was a,
no specimen. Sometimes they lost1.
him in the rubble of s. great slide
sometimes he Wield down a precipice;
like a fly down a wall, sometimes his,
short tall 01181100 around an edge ,if
granite ad the'.eteel-rinoned bullet
chipped splinters from the face of
the ledge,.
But finally Ise met dogs. First it
was the trail-reste of a trapper that
Road gone en et foraging trip of his
Owai,The Aug charged boldly, The
goat received blot on his sharp
black spikes, and then trampled Klin
12* i0el0. Again ie Was a group of
distant hunters, led by a pair of
Airedales. 'These • he shook oft by
slipping up the fang of a sheer
Itheight, and then dawn the further
elope, leadinr,his thatiel tO more in-
accessible peaks ten *Iles further
eolith, Where' the *her 'Peaks gat'a
•vie* .atrefter is the •entreinte to the
Venetildion ,Ettees. •. •
"'Gine dby 'a Min •froen New York,
akillit tis hunting in alt % big game
cotiattlee err
,arrived at' 37ean6holl
tion, en the C. 1'. It., *lila a pack of
gig ipilvertui dogo '810 -was
atter bear, and anything elsei!tht
lithe Canadian Reeltion had to
irgis guide knew the Kootenay' dohM;
01 like' hid' tai6lite her*, Snit ,the
iRritriPP(A•ii IfoO6 ulleit ter a ltkr watt'
,,T116, :Deans went+ bit the %Mos, Italk
•tolt06.,pae41.goist44 were iroritilli
lend the 4elle"Ar61e juinplug 1sI 4s,,»
river.
Forty hours later the dogs were
baying as they scrambled over the
loose rubble on the trail of the big
goat. Two miles behind and below
tolled the enert--the,diegs bad gole
beyond control. The goat band
scattered, and the 'Mg WHY., surlily
loitering, was pinned in a corner of
rockwhere even, his sure feet could
find no way out except threugh the
doge. So he waited. He spitted the
first and tossed hill aside, he ripped
the second wide open, he drove his
spiked deep in the ehouIder of an-
other. The other dogs sheered aside
like water from a rock, and the goat
rushed away througIt the gap by
whence he had come.
Two dead dogs and a wounded one
wits had medicine for the hunting
pack. The bloaters doctored the in-
jured eue and la a few days it watt
able to take its place again. Then
the 'se* fileddRel to Mace another try
OP 414 blg giwatia'rbielp teok the dog
rinkhaf lort hurt „and turned it
lone*, &editing the ethers in Itiarih:
,4oi4 tem Wok% 'in get
of 170811s134 11ahkeel',14 Dot
the annurdle thew' *rot
434
iw at tete 55or1,111,,a
baying of the loose deg started the
goats towar8 the rocks, all excepting
the leader. Me loitered again, for
he had beard the sound before and
knew he °mild, treat it with contempt,
The dog came" op,,and thd goat stood
with lowered head, making short.
angry rushes. But the aspires had
learned. He ram around the white
figure, and did not come. to grips.
Meantime the men' drew "Dearer.
From out of the clear sky semothing:
struck 5110 goat Nat 111'frOtit 00 the
hips with nuntleing force. He eat
down. No sound was heard. A white
man hunter bad Ared, and tried cad
distance had annulled the report, bet
a vagrant fortune had guidedthe
bullet. The dog crept nearer, the
other dogs were loose, and etill the
goat siug helpless, hie head armed
with Its needle -pointed tlassters leeL
haw still in active Menace from whack
all the dogs sheared as they caroled.
Than the men came, and a 'Iterated
bullet • put. an- onyi to- the,. Iditips0
goat Itt the 'tipaer
ireodteneys in' the 'Watery' dttlin
lag, franca/attar, Anather .kbeg
; it Oyer t21e.**1 d1 narinied,
hitt, mad growliet-ontiee mated, ••
es •