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FOR BRITISH HET
IF THE GERMANS TRIED INVA-
SION OF BRITAIN. •
Transportation of Troops Beyond
the Power of Kaiser's
Navy.
"Yes," said the well-fed armchair
critic, "mark my words, we'll see the
Germans in England• sooner, than you
think. The Navy ? Well, what is the
Navy doing anyhow? Why don't
our ships bomb Cuxhaven; why don't
they dig out the High Canal Fleet
like rats ?"
The fat man lay back in his padded
armchair and motioned the waiter to
bring him his usual refreshment,
writes a Londan correspondent.
A few hours before this outburst
he had sat down to a sumptuous
breakfast of bacon and eggs, fresh
butter, coffee, and marmalade, quite
forgetting that it was owing to this
same .Navy of ours which he scorned
that he got it all..
The Tireless Watch.
No thought do men of this kind
give to those Iong, grim destroyers,
with their smoke stacks grey with the
salt of the sea, working day and night,
fair weather and foul, watchful and
tireless, only running to their bases
for coal or oil feel.
Do they think of those little cockle-
shells of mine -sweepers tossed about
cork -wise from Hull to Heligoland
Bight?
What do they know of the great
battle -cruisers, the super -dread-
noughts, and the many -funnelled
cruisers and scouts which are the
eyes of the finest navy in the world?
The British seaman has a special
word for these armchair men. He
calls them "proper washouts." Ty-
pical sailor jargon, short sweet and
to the point.
Landing Impossible.
There has been lately, and still is,
a lot of talk about invasion, and the
"Day" when the fat Hamburg lines,
crowded to their very boat -decks
with grey -clad German Huns, and
escorted by the battle -cruisers, the
scouts and the destroyers of Kaiser
William's High Sea Fleet, will pour
out their divisions and their guns,
their horses and their transport, their
munitionsand their motor -cars, on
our east coast shores; when Uhlans
will scour the countryside, and Zepps
will drop bombs, and Taubes drop
more bombs. . . It is so simple
to the armchairman and his
colleagues with their highly -colored.
imaginations.
It is highly probable that the "Day"
may be attempted. But it will fail.
To land in great numbers guns and
men and stores and munitions on a
hostile coast in a few hours, with a
powerful opposing fleet in being to
contend with, is impossible.
Blucher's Fate.
The Dogger Banks affair showed
us that it was by no means plain sail-
ing for fast battle -cruisers to at-
tempt even to reach our coast; those
saved from the Blucher realized this
to their cost; for if the Derfflinger
and Lutzow got a hammering and
saw their consort sunk when on a
mere "raid," what sort of reception
are they to expect when, hampered
by a mass of transports and mine-
sweepers, they attempt the invasion
on England?
Suppose, for the sake of argument,
the German transports and their es-
corts escape the eyes of our fleet.
They are not going to bring -to along-
side a dockyard fitted with steam
cranes and power units to enable
them to land their cargo of men and
stores and guns ? The only way a
German army can land on our shores
is by means of lighters and steam
launches on an open beach.
Very Few Would Survive.
Before the German invaders have
passed the forts of Heligoland our
Fleet 'knows. Be sure it w'll find
those invaders. The Navy never
sleeps. In the height of the naval
action the Germans may slip through
and land a brigade—perhaps three—
on our shores. But they will never
get away again. And when the fight
is over and the few remaining enemy
ships crawl away they will realize
the truth of Nelson's famous saying,
"only numbers can annihilate"; for
our fast light cruisers and destroyers,
which are the Navy's detectives, will
bar their way , . Those enemy
ships, battered and bruised, and torn,
will never reach their own dockyards.
The speed and the torpedoes and the
high -velocity 4 -inch guns of our de-
stroyers will save them that indignity.
Old gent—"So you want to become
my son -in --law?" Youth --"No, I
don't; but if I marry your daughter I
don't ve y well see how I'° can get out
of, it!':,
They A111 Went
Away Together
P. A. BONNOT'S RHEUMATISM
CURED BY DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS
And With It .Went All Those Symp-
toms Which Mark the Earlier
Stages of Kidney Trouble.
Grand Clairiere, Man., May 29th
(Special.)—"All" persons who suffer
from rheumatism should use Dodd's
Kidney Pills." This is the statement
volunteered by Mr. P. A. Bonnet, a
well-known resident of this place.
Asked to give the reasons why Mr.
Bonnot said: •
"I suffered for three years from
rheumatism. I consulted a doctor with-
out getting any results. Four boxes
of Dodd's Kidney Pills fixed me up."
That rheumatism is caused by sick
a kidneys failing to strain the uric acid
out of the blood was again shown in
Mr, Bonnot's case. His earlier symp-
toms were: heartflutterings, broken
and unrefreshing sleep, fitful appe-
tite, a tired nervous feeling, a' heavi-
ness after meals, neuralgia and back-
ache.
When he . cured his kidneys with
Dodd's Kidney Pills the rheumatism
and all the other symptoms of kid-
ney trouble disappeared.
PRINCESS LIKE "PETER PAN."
Mary Is Nineteen; But Vary Girlish
In Her Ways.
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"She's just like one of our own
lasses," a Canadian soldier remark
ed of Princess Mary the day he wa
one of the party of wounded entertain
ed by the King and Queen at Bucking
ham Palace, and he proudly displayed
the invitation card to the Palace
which the Princess had autographed
for hint.
It was only one of dozens of such
cards that she had good-naturedly
signed. 'When she wasn't pouring out
tea she was surrounded by littl
groups of soldiers and sailors who
begged her to write her name on
their cards, too, and in each case the
Princess smilingly agreed.
Princess Mary has been aptly call-
ed the "Peter Pan" Princess, so ex
tremely girlish and youthful is she in
her ways, so much so that it seems
hard to believe that she recently cele-
brated her nineteenthbirthday, and
that if there had been no war she
would have been one of last season's
debutantes.
But she enjoyed the homely birth-
day tea-party given to her own inti-
mate little circle of girl friends who
came to help her eat the wonderful
three -tiered cake the royal chef had
made for het, even so much more
than she would have 'enjoyed a regul-
lation court ball given in her honor
with all its attendant trappings of
state for, like Queen Mary, the Prin-
cess has very simple tastes. She is
gifted with the sound common sense
of her mother, too, and forms very
decided views.
Once some of her friends were hav-
ing a friendly little argument as to
which profession produces the brav-
est men. Some said the army, others
the navy, others voted for the medi-
cal profession.
The Princess listened very quietly
to what they all had to say, and then
remarked very deliberately, "I think
you're all wrong. To my mind air-
men are the bravest men that can be
found."
She goes about a great deal with
ier mother now, accompanying her
to most social functions which have
the helping of our soldiers and sail-
ors as their object. She works very
lard indeed for the Queen's Needle-
work Guild, and the table in her own
ittle sitting -room at Buckingham
Palace is always covered with gar-
ments she is making for the soldiers
nd sailors and for the children of
the poor.
"What a pity it isn't Mary who's
o be King," the Prince of Wales re-
marked one day as a tiny lad, "she's
o clever and she's so good at man -
ging us all."
And her brothers
Mary" to this day.
Words In Your Vocabulary.
The vocabulary of a rich and long
cultivated language like the English
may be roughly estimated at about
00,000 words (althoytgh this excludes
great deal which, if English were
nderstood in its widest sense, would
ave to be counted in) but 80,000 is a
ery large estimate for the number
ever used, in writing or spealdng, by
well-educated pian; 3,000 to 6,000, it
as been carefully estimated, cover
e ordinary needs of cultivated in-
tercourse.
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Soor-id Air Service
LORD CHARLES BERES1'ORD.
He recently made strong allegations;
in the House of Lords against th
efficeney of the British air ser-
vice, and later, before/ the in-
vestigating committee, retracted?
his charges. J
ONE -ROUND ANDERSON.
British Battery Doing Effective Work
at the Front.
There is a battery of eighteen -
pounders. at the Front which is drive
ing the fear of death into the hearts
of the Huns. It is not without rea-
son, for those six guns rarely speak
without sending a tale of woe which
finds an echo in many a German home.
Coming to France with a reputa-
tion for deadly shooting gained in
many a hard-fought campaign against
- I the wild tribesmen of the North-West
frontier of nide, the battery speedily
gained the affections of Atkins by
effective work, and the fact that it
rarely fires .more than one round.
"Blimme!" cried a Cockney, who
was quick to note this characteristic,
"it's a fair knock -out!" and there
and then christened the captain in
charge "One -Round Anderson"—a
sobriquet which is likely to stick.
The captain, a born scout, is out
from early morn till dewy eve search-
ing for columns on the march and
supply trains. Once located, he has
the guns speedily trained on a spot
they must pass, and the gun teams,
eager as terriers on the leash, watch
his every movement.
"Get ready, there!" finds every man
on the tip -toe of excitement, and the
rapped -out order "Fire!" is followed
by the roar of the guns as they fol-
low one another in rapid succession.
"You've got 'em, boys!" nonchalant-
ly observes the captain, and strolls
away to his quarters as the gun teams
gaze after him with that look Atkins
reserves for the officer who really
"counts."
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ROAD 1,400 MILES LONG.
The World's Greatest Highway Is In
India.
Search where you will, you will find
no highway in the whole world so ro-
mantic as the Grand Trunk Road of
India.
A stately avenue of three roads in
one—the centre of hard metal, the
roads on each side ankle-deep in
silvery dust—fringed by double rows
of trees, it runs for 1,400 miles
through the vast northern plain winch
skirts the Himalayas, from Calcutta
to far Pesllawur, which keeps sentinel
at the gate of Afghanistan.
From horizon to horizon it stretch-
es like a broad white ribbon, as seem-
ingly straight as if traced by a gigan-
tic ruler, And 'dotted along its entire
length are hundreds of serais (way-
side rest houses), each with its arched
and turreted gateway, its spacious
enclosure—in which humane share
shelter with oxen, camels and goats
—and its central well of sparkling
water.
For 8,000 years the Himalayas have
looked down on this road and have
seen it as they see it to -day. It was
the world's greatest highway before
Rome was cradled, when the abori-
ginal Indians drove their cattle over
the very spot where the motor -car
dashes to -day.
Alexander the Great led his Greeks
along it to the conquest of Northerzl
India; and Buddha himself took his
daily w•a!ks along it centuries before
Ohrist was cradled.
It has seen a hundred generations
of men come and go; a score of
dynasties rise and fall. And yet to-
day, it Is to the eye, exactly the same
as in the long -gone years when Nine-
veh was a proud eity and our own
ancestors gnawed bones do their eaves '
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Your Spring House.
Cleaning should not be
confined to beating rungs and
scrubbing floor's. Clean out
the accumulated "toxins"
that come from heavy Winter
foods that clog the liver and
lower the muscular tone and
vitality of the body. Eat
Shredded Wheat Biscuit
with fresh berries or other
fruits and green vegetables.
Get back to Nature. Shred-
ded Wheat will bring the
bounding bouyancy of new
life and vigor. Contains all
the goodness of the whole
, wheat grain made digestible
by steam -cooking, shredding
and baking. Nothing so
strengthening, healthful and
satisfying. Delicious for
any meal. Easily prepared.
Made in Canada.
Urged to Keep Chickens.
Householders throughout England
are being urged to keep a few chick-
ens to increase the home production
of eggs. Each year in normal times
England imports 258,000,000 eggs.
The woman's section of the National
Poultry Society, which is behind the
movement, declares that much waste
could be avoided if householders had
a few chickens to throw scraps from
the table to.
Hopeful.
Parked—"How is your rheumatism
getting on?"
Ferry—"It's getting along slowly,
but I'm very hopeful now."
Parker—"I'm glad to hear that."
Ferry—"Yes, it commenced in my
feet and has gradually worked up to
my shoulders. I'm in hopes that in
about a week it will go off into my
hat."
At the Yarmouth Y.M.C.A. Boys'
Camp, held at Tusket Falls in August,
I found MINARD'S LINIMENT most
beneficial for sun burn, an immediate
relief for colic and toothache.
ALFRED STOKES,
Gen. Sec'y.
Struck to What She Said.
In one of the English Courts a lady,
who had appeared more than once as
a witness, was on this particular oc-
casion asked her age by the presiding
judge. "Thirty," said the lady.
"Thirty!" said the judge; "why I have
heard you give the same age in this
Court for the last three years." "Yes,"
responded the lady, "but then, you see,
I'm not one of those persons who say
one thing to -day and another thing
to -morrow.
Weep Minard's Liniment in the house
Help for Woolen Mill
Carders, Weavers,
Fullers,
Napper Tenders.
Good wages paid in all Departments, and
steady work assured. We have several
openings for inexperienced help, where
energy and ability will bring promotion,
Wages paid to apprentices while learn-
ing weaving. Special inducement to
Family workers. Write, stating full
experience, if any, Age, Etc., to
TICS SLIrTGSBY MFC}. COMPAZ , Z.td.,
Brantford, Ont.
Mcffiwry_F&For Sale
Wheelock Engine, 150
H.P,, 18 x 42, with doable
main driving belt 24 ins,
Wide, ad Bynalno 30 K., W.
belt driven. AU in first
class condition, Would be
sold together or separate-
ly; also a lot of shafting
at a very great bargain as
room is required immedi-
ately.
8. Frank Wilson & Sons
73 Adelaide Street West,
Toronto.
D..7, ISSUE 28—'16.
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SECRET OF SNAKES GLIDE.
Method of Contraction That Enables
it to Crawl and Climb.
A snake moves along the ground by
contracting the ribs on one side of his
body and separating those on the
other side, says the Philadelphia Re-
cord. This forms one curve. An-
other contraction takes place at the
end of the expanded side, and bends
the body in the opposite direction.
Thus there is a series of alternate
constrictions and spreadings of the
nulnerous ribs throughout the length
of the reptile as it lies on the
ground.
When the snake is in motion some
part of the bdy must secure itself
against rough or projecting surfaces,
from which the forward part can be
impelled. Then the forward part
takes hold and the : hinder length is
dragged to a new position. The row
of shields along the snake's belly is
very quick in seizing upon the slight-
est prcjection, so that any rough sur-
face affords a good track.
In climbing a tree the snake uses
the same process. It must find
points of vantage for its curves.
BABY'S WELFARE.
The welfare of the baby is the fond
mother's greatest aim. No mother I
wants to see her little ones suffering
from colds, constipation, colic or any
other of the many ills that so often
afflict little ones. Thousands of mo-
thers have learned that by giving an
occasional close of Baby's Own Tab-
lets to their children they can keep
them well. Concerning the Tablets
Mrs. Richard Boston, Pembroke, Ont.,
says:—"Baby's Own Tablets saved my
little girl when nothing else appeared
to help her. I would not attempt to
raise a baby without keeping the Tab-
lets in the house." They are sold
by medicine dealers or by nail at 25
cents a box from The• Dr. Williams
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
Reptiles as Pets.
Singing .insects and reptiles are
great pets with the Japanese and
many varieties are caged and trained
for the delight of their almond -eyed
masters, it being said that Crown
Prince Hirohito himself keeps a pri-
vate stock of kajika, or singing frogs.
The favorite singing insect is, the kan-
tan, a species of loucust, which must
always be kept in the shade and never
sprinkled with water if he is to vocal-
ize.
Minard'a Liniment Lumber -mares E'riond
The Khaki Shiide.
If a thread is pulled out of a khaki
coat, unravelled and examined close-
ly, the khaki shade will be found to
be composed of threads of bronze,,
light olive green, lavender and brown.
Granulated Eyelids,
Eyes inflamed by expo-
sure to Sun, !lust and Wind
quickly relieved by Rlurine
`: SEye Remedy. No Smarting,
just Eye Comfort. At
Your Druggist's 50c per Bottle. MurineEye
Salve inTubes25 c. ForHeok of fheEyei'reeask
Druggists or Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
Pants Warmed by Electricity.
The latest invention of war is pants
warmed by electricity. Two German
professors invented it, Professor Max
Beck of Innsbruck and Dr. Von
Schrotter of Vienna. The ,soldier puts
on a pair of pants into which are
woven extremely supple wires design-
ed with a view to insulation. Each
pair looks exactly like the ordinary
trousers of the khaki uniform and can
be connected and disconnected at will
to batteries. With each pair are a
couple of connecting wires a .hundred
or more yarns long which permit the
wearer to walk about with some free-
dom. Soldiers in the trenches find
these garments very comfortable dur-
ing the winter, and it is suggested
that aeroplanists will find in them
much relief from the chill air of the
altitudes.
Ask for 3.Xinard's and take no other
Off the Track.
"We wore bounding along," said a
recent traveler on a local South Afri-
can single line railway, "at the rate
of about seven miles an hour, and the
whole train was shaking terribly. T
expected every moment to see my
bones protruding through any skin.
Passengers were rolling from one end
of the car to the other. I held on
firmly to the toms of the seat. Pres-
ently we settled down a bit quieter;
at least I could keep my hat on and
my teeth didn't chatter.
"There was a quiet -looking man op-
posite • me. I looked up with a
ghastly anile, wishing to appear
cheerful, and said:
'We are going a 'bit smoother, I
see.'
" `Yes,' he 'said, 'we're off the track
flow,' "
e taariL'e Liniment used by Physicians.
Father—"When we're young, my
sols, we thinit we know everything."
Son --"-"And when we get older we
know we do—eh'?"
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Her old man—Well, you wasn't 2�0.
spring chicken when you married me,
neither! '
Her—Indeed not! I • was a big
goose.
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lncludiiig Minix Chemical, 'Civil Mech.
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MEDICINE
Duren; the War *aro wailbe continuous
' sessions its Medicine.
ROME STUDY
'The Arts Course tarty be taken by Torre-
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' rite taunt attend one session,.
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