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Sir Thema
Minister, came
ton, 5vhere he I
Make seme
tne rate of ex
end tile Unite
we aro spend'
iteturies end
lees we eceno
it will be Imp
caange placed
Under ordinar
ot exchauge w
ada because its
ite imports.
money to fina
lay Britain in
Should Canada
our factories
nese and stag
If we could
• Inguriee we •
port SO Mlle
et ars ge would
le the remedy proposed by Sir Thames,
Dy saving on such luxuries we would
also save money with which to buy
Victory loan hhnds. There is one
difficulty that presents itself to the
ordinary mind. If we curtail busi-
ness we to thee extent curtail the
ability of the people to earn or save.
Suppose, for instance, that the manu-
facturers and merchants of this city
were to refrain from the making or
sale ot what might be considered non-
eeseutials what would be the effect
upon the prosperity of the people?
It the public refits° to buy these
things, many people would be thrown
out of emplogment, fantories and stor-
ed might be closed. Has Sir Thomas
considered thTs aspect of the case, or
does he, like Food Controller Thom-
son, want usemerely to use our cow.
mon Berme?
ON LUXURIES
'bite, our Finance
back from Washing-
s been endeavoring to
angement regarding
uge between Canada
States, and tette us
ttio much money on
a -essentials, that un -
e. en these articles,
ible to have the- ex -
a satisfactory basis.
ircurnatauces the rate
ld be in favor of Can-
xports areelarger than
t Canada has to find
o the' purchases made
eertitratuligaM inter+ e tee
ail to find the raiineY
413.6msfroteld
len .would treptc4. .„
k.'iTonieffittifJfeN
nig 9ehato itus
end the rate of ex -
readjust itself . That
TROUBLE IN IRELAND
The British Government has evident.
ly determined to use the milled fist
in ita dealings with the Sinn Vein con
spiratore and traitors, and Perhaps not
a moment too soon, if the infOrmation
In the possession of the Government is
correct. The appoineinent of Mr.
Shortt as Secretary for Ireland, end
of Gen. French as Lieutenant -Gov-
ernor bee paved the way for this new
policy. The Home Rule bill has been
held up and conscription has not been
put in force. Yesterday Dublin Castle
sprung a surprise on the country when
French issued a proclamation to the
people declaring that a treacherous
conspiracy existed to throw the coun-
try into the hands of the Germans.
Before ining the proclamation the
military authoritiee 'caused tile arrest
of Prof. Edward da Valera, the . chief
conspirator of the Sinn Fein traitors;
Countess Markieviez, a woman who
has taken a prominentepart in creat -
lag unrest in reland; Dr. Dillon and
beveral other suspects. The proclama-
tion announced that treasonable coramunieations had been held by disloyal
men with the, German array, and it le
0
said that it was the intention of the
Germans to Wel an army in Ireland
to cm -operate; with a Slun Fein upris•
Ing.
The proclamation called upon all
loyal subjects of the King to aseist in
the suppreeeion of the conepiracy and
to defeat the treaelteroue attempt of
Germany to defame the honor of Irish-
men. It aIso• asks them to assist in
carrying on the War and in securing
volantary recruits for the arnty. Hav-
ing tutted thie proolamation and 'made
tbofte arrests, Gen. French and the
Government May now be expected to
act with decision and put an end, as
far as possible. to the unrest which has
been created by these potential rebele.
There is no reason to belisere that
the mass of the 'rash people have been
inoculated enth the virus of this pois-
onous Sinn Fein pqlittcai atmosphere,
We do not belleee that die' Natienaliets
as a body sympathiesawith the aspire.
Lions of these conepirators. There is
no future for Irsaand Matelde the Brit-
ish Empire, ancethose who would con-
spire to plaee •that counery in such a
pretile.atneat .:elends of the Irish
people. This lattst attempt 'ef the
Germa-ns to cause trouble in (related
still merely strengthen the determine.
tion of the, Britleh People to carry on
until the Gern.en power le completely
broken.
4 4 +
The conedientious objectors „silent('
note the following front Dr. yen ,Dyke,
fermeIly United States Minliter to the
Netherlands: "The new,,,testament
tells ns,' If thine enemy smite thee
on the right cheek, turn '0 hern the
left cheek also,' but it does net say,
'It he smites a Bale babe on tho
right cheek, hold up that babe so the.
he can Mite the other cheek
Your Peet,
Do you notice it?
The chill of the pavements.
Many feel it oneonseiously.
Few reedit° What it actpally does.
One cati gala aerial:1 coot throttlei
the feet.
Colds lead to other Ole and render
its vulnerable t o floating dies
gernte,
We gO Mat from heated houses wfth
exactly the genie footwear that we
weer indoor&
We ate eereful about wrapping
otherrothee, Why neglect our poor, dear
feet on ,whithe rests so much reeporee-
Witty/
— 4.* •
"Mrs, Kreiger' 'hot him on the im-
Intim of the moment," etteal aCilicate0
paper. Well, it Prevea to he a vitel.
Spet.--Theeheeter Herald, •
"Say,
here are e
Nej1Telerelieted, "What % that
You?" he Weed.
"'Cause it you was I might peeteehaae
wise."
"Well I am," veld Nell.
'
r. ta a anzou
tell me. Tell rae what letter it begins
Wicgahyhow." , a
Pktsell,"- rrs.' 6.7s
The basit tae‘ cleared, "H for Hare
atigneirtehe‘stild. "That% right! Guy
fat cheeks and rentack."
V4"Sounde like' him," said Nell.
"Come on; then."
"Come on a minute, Did he fiend you
for me?"
•
"Sure! Said to tell yea lie couldn't
come to meet you, and 'promised me a
quirter if I'd bring ya» where he was.
I telought maybe it 'wail a stall, so I
wasn't goin' to let anyging on, ee?"
"Where,is he?" aeked Nell. '
"Back room•of a ealoon oh Twelf'
street."
"Aloae?"
"Sure!"
Neil debated inwardly what title
might portend, It seeded unlikely
that Hartigan elmuld have found' Min
out while they,weremarted, and if he
had,(veurely he would never send an
emissary from whoth he- might take
warning. It must ,be sonlething elite
that had kept hint. Anyhow Neil had
been taking chances feom the begin-
ning, and in his difficult circurastancee
there was nothing for it but to con-
tinue to take them.
"Load ona Meader!" he said.
"My name's Mulligan," answered
the guide.
The found Hartigan as kite boy had
promised, in the back room of a sal-
oon on the corner of Twelfth street
and .Sixth av4nues A single glance in
the ex-moliceinan% face reassured
Neil. Hartigan% confidence in his
young friend wile so far undisturbed.
He was the only occupant of the
room. Out of deference to the day the
tainda were pulled down, and the elec-
tric lights turned on.
Hartigan sat by a window with a
glass of bear and a leathery sandwich
before him -the latter out .of respect
to 'nut strange late which illerdaine
that men may not drink witheut also
eatingon a Sunday. The07window
looked but on .Twelfth street; and
Hartigan was eontinually peeking
around the edge of the blind. Elation
Wail writ large on hist sanguine fea-
tures.
"Hey, boy!" he cried. "Good work!
-Good work!"
"What is it?" asked the startled
:Veil.
"Walt a minute!" He was mysteri-
OM He diamissed the boywith his
quarter, and waited until he lad was
ont of the Plae.6.
"Now, Mt dOwn," said Hartigan.
'What'll yohaver Again he peeked
around the blind.
A vague anxiety was gnawing Neil.
"Oh, never mind that," he said.
"Alrhat'i up?"
"I'll tell you!" said Hartigan im-
pressively, "You were right, friend!
Neil Ottoway didn't kill Caspar Tol-
sen no more than you didn't!"
Ottowa ,
offer body
for her,"
' Neil silently cursed the etupla fat
,neetensessater-eetalaege, A clever man
viduiCtreiriii" riave hit on anything so
simple Os the truth, "But now you've
spotted, her," he oak!, "you're safe.
Dou't Melt the whole thing rb y acting
to precipitately."
Hartigan was already up. "I'll take
my chance," he eat& "You sit over
here, and don't you take your eyes off
thet doer. If she ehould come out be -
Pelee I get back, detaie her at any cost.
Never mind what you say, but don't
let her get away. I dareea't telephone
such a delicate matter, you under-
stand. I got to go' in pereog to get
some friend to help me, so there won't
be no slip-up. You dou't wind doin'
thie for me, do you?"
"Oh, no, no!" cried Neil, "GO
ahead!"
"Back inside five Minutes," said
Hartigan.
In a daze Neil watched hint go,'
and watched him to ' the corner
tifrough the crack of the blind. The
instant he disappeared in Sixth ave-
nue the young man's sub -conscious-
ness galvanized him into action.
Leaving money on the table to pay
for what they had ordered,
he hastened out of the Place.
He darted across the street to
,the door marked 52 and rang the bell.
It was a shabby, old fashioned English
basement house, unnaturally tall and
thin as if it hal been squeezed under
heavy lateen' pressure. The effect
was heightened by the round arches
over all the narrow winnows. The
old house se3med to be saying, "Oh!"
as if the pressure hurt. There was a
fence in front, of iron under a hun-
dred coats of paint, with a gate which
opened with a wheeze and shut with
a clang like a cracked bell.
Neil stood in the vestibule, suffer-'
tug a very torment of impatience. He
had a vivid .mental picture of Harti-
gan hurrying e to la's destinktion and
hurrying back, while he was coinpell-
ed to stand still. Would they never
come? More time would surely be
lost Inside. Re rang thrice.
Neil's heart Went up with a 'bound.
"1 ceetainly am obliged to you for
the tip'," Hartigan went on. "It wes a
wmenan done it!"
Neil's joy collapsed like a pricked
balloon.
"Let me tell you," the etepoliceman
went' on, peeking into the street.
"Soon a's I left you yesterday I traced
that teleplebne caIL Seven -.eighteen `p.
m. Tuesday was the time. I found it
came from a drug -store on Fourteenth
street, jtist west of the avenue. They
have a couple of booths there. Well. I
got hold of the clerk who Was on duty
at that time, and he give it to me
straight. It was a gtel that called Tol-
een up. She had been in the store be-
fore. Seems she was a good-looking,
girl, and the elerk•had died to make
up to her before and got turned down..
That's what fixed it in hissmind.,Ine
was sore on her. Give me d' first-rate
demeneetion."
Neileacarcely needed toqi'&Mvliat it
was.
"About five foot' font; Itaenty-one or
twenty-two year's °lel; Weight a hun-
dred and thirty. Elegant shape,,neith-
ei fat nor skiany, but round400kin"
he said. Dreseed mostlyin blach, but
not niourning.ltke, Bg,own eyes, crea-
sy skin, and ,thick, shiny brown hair.
High -arched eyebrowa whIth give her
a kind of funny, surprieed look. Has
I kind of high and mighty look, to
-eera and, never mance al" nobody."
Neil felt a little sick at heart.
"Well, soon testi got that," Harti-
gan went en with unctiOn, "I went.
over to 21 to talk to Mme. de in Weer
-smart woman thee; mei and her's
real geed friends. Sin was the One
first called me in Thursday night,
'member?" ,
"I read it," add Neil.
"Well; without tellin' her anythier
t'knew, I described the girl and
asked if she'd ever seen altythingetike
that around the plaee. 'Sure!' she saga
That's the, girl artist upstairs. Calle
herselfReee Raleigh: The madame,
lt, seems, 'didn't thinet much of her;
kind of sniffed -you kihelF how it is
svithgwomen. • .
'Well, I least no time.goin' upstaire,
bet nachelly the, bled had ' flew.
Terough the peet-Offite I tra.ted her
to 52 West Twelfth street, which is
right, eerOce the` Way there -a room-
leg.'house. She Made it easy rate me
becalm she didn't change her name.*
home now. Just eaw her go in.
'Pita the clecerlption to a T.7e • ,
dliut-but what are'you geing to do
bout her?" faltered Neil. , • •
"Do "' echeed Hartigan. "I'm going
ai nab her, quick! I want YOU to
wattle for ire, just for thl'ee minutes,
-vhile 1 n down X° Jefferaon Market
-Orme and gSt some fellow I know
who'e on (1.7ty Ulm to tome ap and
erteet her for me. Huh I •gueze they'4i.
have, to heed it to Hartigan!".
Nell, gasp:ag, so to 'speak, 'sparred
wildly for time, "Pat man, you can't
arreit, her on the eeidehee Of that
telephone call alone!"
"Oh, I ain't told yott Ali yet," mid
Hartigan. "rtearched her recent good,
top floor front hall teem at 21. Look -
,a to me like oomebodY'd 'bee* eerub•
tang the floor et her elothee eleeet.
etraped 'some, dirt out of the eracke
and took it to a choniAt. Ile say e it'm
blood, all right. I picked .ttie some
NOUS, top; altort grey Italie. The nil-
ereeeepe will prove if they come mit
tee Awl itiasi meal& head, Me, Eileen: is
e
•
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40.
The door was finally opened by a
fat woman with a hard eye. "What's
the matter with you?" she demanded
crossly.
"Mee Miss Rose Raleigh live liere?"
asked 'Nell breathlessly.
. He made no pretence of conceeling
his agitation, but there was no infect-
ing this mountain of flesh. She look-
ed him up and down deliberately be-
fore replying, "She does."
"I want to see her. It's very im-
portant! Tell me her room and I'll
go right up."
The fat woman blocked the door.
The malignant treature guessed hota
to madden him, and became slower
and slower. "Not in my house," she
drawled. • "I don't know you. •I'll tell
her myself.0
"For God's sake, hurry!' criedNeil,
"Tell her to put on tier hat so she
won't have to go back after it,"
"What name shall I say?" asked the
woman heavily. She afflicted Neil
like some horrible nightmare shape.
"Never mind the name!" he cried.
"She will know who it is."
Clearly, she would have liked to
close the door iu his face, but she did
not quite dare. Nei' came into the
hall. She commenced to raise her
enormous bullenfilhe stairs a step at
a time. Nei' watched her, grinding
his teeth. Meanwhile he was making
desperate, futile calculations of the
number ofeateps it would take Harti-
gan to read). Jefferson Market Court
and return.
"I suppose Laura lives on the top
flea!" 'he thought with an ihward
green. .
„However, the fat lady proved to
have no intention of putting'herself to
the trouble of more than one flight.
From the landing overhead Neil heard
her call: "Miss Raleigh!" and pre-
sently heard the dear and silvery re-
pty that made his heart jump: "What
is it?"
In accents or strong scorn: "Here's
a young -man asking for you. Hte,says
it's itapoeta.nt, arid to bring your lilt."
Therrhvas no stupid antagonism in
Laura's. actions. Almost instantly
and with blessed relief Neil heard her
flying steps oA the stairs, nearer and
nearer down three flights, ewift and
sure as a sa.ndhiper's run ,on the
beach. She rounded the top of the
last flight and Ms haert leaped up to
meet her; in sorrow or in joy, in,dan-
ger or in safety, lie" loved her so!
Her -face changpa utter, beholding
him and hc.,saw that he was not the
one she •expeeted to see there; but
whetherg'sNe was glad on sorry Ire
could nent..tell.
aFtlie tecame alert, composed and un-
egifilling; she was pinning her hat as
she .came. The landlady, anxious to
hear Neil's comMunicatioms followed
at a surprisingly rate foetter; but
Laura reached. Neil well eatt. advance.
She asked lio questionseshkeewith her
grave, deep eyes, e!" es.s e
"You must get, atvg.i'quickly,' Neil
whispered. "The0bliee are . coming
shere. They traeked you threirgh the
'telephone meseage. Not an 'blatant to
lose!"
"The telephone message!" site whis-
pered with a catch in her breath. She
,gave him a peignant look. •
Something deeplIn him answered
the look quicker than thenIght. "I do
not doubt you."
Her eyelids dropped like winged
birds. "How about you?" she whis-
pered. . „
"l'm safe for tile It'resent. Call me
up later at Gimpy's Hotel, Coney Is-
land, Aple for Archie Tinting. Will
.eeh rene:!enber that "
"(linmy'e flotel, roney Wand, Ar-
elite.rpriling," she repeated, moVing
aosvard the door. • ,•
"Let me go out first," said Neil:
He looked out. The way was etill'
'Meer. It was abaniefirisy atepg.teethe
tomer ot Sixth Avenue.
"Come ahead " he said, "Go to-
ward Fifth. Walk quialy, but not
leo quickly. Doti't look behlade.yott."
She obAdbttr et)aribg unneces,sary
words. "i" a I**
,Alas, atighe pushed speaeVeN w.hoety
gate Hartigan antl'A ,tottpee 'friend In
bete hove around4the walRing
•-lieportanly. 'e't" VittliAg for
tho walocti aeros's 'the' strbet,"blit in.
stantlp they•enuttht.obtlit ofytko,coa.
•
vorked eaagatigeageh s attle. .
"rilriMthati-lantrrtregehaiittirerbelieve jo
struggle with me," he whispered.
glul Obeyed like lightning. They
gave a highly realistie Imitation of a
etruggle all ever the sidewalk, The
fat landlady stared from the doorway,
turned into stone with astonishment.
"It's too far to Fifth. Make or
Sixth," Nell managed to wleisper. He
had to trust that elm understood him
When the two men were close upon
hard]" g
them whispered: "Pusli me away,
't he tltru.., him back with a will.
Vete. was *surprisingly e sarong. Neil
went careeniag backward wItla both
arms extendedand contrived to col-
lide with both running men. The
three of them went down together.
Laura was off like a released arrow,
across the street and back around the
corner into Sixth Avenue.
Hartigan end the uniformed Man
bounced up again like rubber balls.
They took after the flying girl silent-
ly. It is surprising now"athese fat po-
licemen can run. Neil was put to it
to keep up with them. They rounded
the corner just in time to see Laura's
skirt disappear inside a doorway *fifty
steps away.. The *whole street was
agog with astonishment. A few by-
standers started to run after them *in
uncertain fashion. Thero was no
sound but the running feet,
It was in one of a row of the old-
fashioned, smallish brick buildings
with which the street 'abounds that
she had disappeared. There are shops
on the street. level and flats above;
old-fashioned, respecta.blo Irish New
Yorker's live there. Hartigan left the
uniformed man to watch the street
door. He and Nell found themselves
In a parrow black hall, and bounded'
on upstairs. Doors stood open on the
landings, ad voices and pointing fin-
gers urged them on mg
"If they weren't so damned respecta-
ble 'they wouldn't be helping the po-
lice," Neil thought•hotly.
They heard a dtior slam above.
There were four flights of stairs. A
door blocked the topmost. It open-
ed to their hands, and they found
themselvee out on a.flat. roof amidst
a tangle of clbtheslines. There was
no sign of the girt.
Hartigan halted for a moment, un-
dectded, There were half a dozen or
so of the little buildings with roofs
on. the same level, divided by low par-
apets. At each ead of the row was a
much taller building with a, blank
wall offering an unscalable barrier.
There was a score of chimneys to, hide
behind, and in, each roof was a sort
boefcT,panionway leading to the floors
lo
"We've trapped her up here all
right," said Hartigan. "And if shd
goes down through one ef the other
buildings Conley will nab her .on the
street. You go to the right and ill
go to the left. Look behind the
chimneys. Holler if you • see ani -
thing."
Neil nodded, and obeyed, praying
with his whole heart that she might
be on his side.
.A. few residents of the floors below
ventured up the stairs behind them,
and stood around outside the door,
prepared to duck inside if matters got
too warm. Everybody was asking
everybody else what was the matter.
Neil cursed them in his heart for idle
busybodies.
Behind the farthest of the lit-
tle houses containing the stairs
Neil 'found her. There she
crouched, white and pant-
ing, a hunted thing, and dared not
look up to see who it was had found
her. Neil's heart was wrung at the
sight.
"It's I," he whispeeed swiftly.
"Don't give up. Stay where you are
for a few minutes. I'll try to lead them
away,"
She looked at him with eyes full
of gratitude.
Neil flung open the door around the
corner from her and shouted. Harti-
gan came vaulting over the parapets
with amazing nimbleness. Tne slat
gratings which protected the tin roof
creaked and slapped under his flying
feet.: Neil stood holding the door open
In such a way- that Hartigan was
blocked from looking around the cor-
ner, if it occurred to him to do so.
Laura was not eighteen inches from
where Neil stood. .4
"She was jut inside," said 1Tell.
"She went down when I opened the
door."Tb.e"
y plut3ge'd down the stairs to-
gether. The 'others on the roof follow-
ed at a more'discreet pace. Neil cote,
trgVed to reach tho street in advance
of 4artigan.
e,
goes!" hp shouted:
poltiting diagonally across the street
into Twelfth street.
h•go be continued,'
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' FOR.HEALTHY TREES.
Roots and Crowns Mu dt Be Made
to Balance Properly. ;
Well nourished, healthy trees: are,
less liable, to the attacks • of insecte
than those tfiat for lade of etifficient
Piaui food are 'making a slow and un-
*tain growth. ''To keep rtrees:avell
fertilized and a vigorous' condition
Is the best poesible insuranne against
irsect depredations Mee all forms of
disease. s
A soil Whiph supplies hbundant nu-
trinient and Moisteneale the prime re-
quisite fd successful tree culture. In
the forest natureg cohditions are fa-
Vorable in this respect, but in the
open field or ton they are frequent-
ly (-ante the areveree. The roots are
robbed of the required mbisture and
air by heavy sod or pavements. To
grow trees under such conditions re-
quirescientific care in the way 'or
fertilizing and prunning to maintain
proper balance between the ropes and
the crowli or -top. .
If the nourishment received hy the
roots is etanty.the judicious thinnieg
out mf the branches of A tree has much
ahosarne effeet 4011 improvement.
A. ,iteavy top cepriot be adequately
itohrished by ,e. gtinted root. growth,
and if not printed the effect is quickly
,indicated by dying branches here and
,there, nature's way of maintaining the
'right balance between root and crown,
j.e better for the tree to forestall
nature In this reaped by 'timely ,and
eareful &Ambit: Dean branthes are
not only unsightly, but the sears thus
leftare slOVJ' to heal and invite disease
nd deeay.,
esp• • "
Tablets of Stone,
The library of the Sehooi ov•tife
Sons of the Einpirh, ani,anietb Cht•
lose Ilnieetsity which, it is said, was
oxistenee a thousand years before
Christian era, coMprisas tabiete
etone, whereon are earved all the
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MADE IN
A PALESTINE VILLAGE.
Khan Yunis, On the Caravan
Route From Egypt to Syria.
The largest and most important Village
In Palestine Which the British expedition-
ary force has oecupted in Khar Yunis.
The name translated become slmsdy
John's Tavern, and here there must have
been front of old, a melting place on the
great caravan route from Egypt to Sy-
ria. The villa.ge lles midway between
Rafe. and Gaza, separated frem the sea
by two or three miles of rolling aorta
dunes. Around it on every side is a
belt of trees and orchards a mile or
more in depth, and the water which
makes possible this sudden blossoming
of the plain Is pumped front ancient wells
lying In the midst of ita lanes,
On the wooded hills above Khan Yunis
and set low amid the trees rises another
village with the Biblical name of Beni -
Seta, Whether this place, or Khan Yun-
Is Itself, actually goes back to the Bible
timeIs not certain. Local legend claims
that Delilah, the wife of Samson, collie
hence, but that story may be prompted
by jealousy of Gaza, which has certain
connection •with the hero of the He-
brews. The one historical event certain-
ly connected with the place is more re-
cent. It Wria here that Napoleon at the
oetset• of his bold Syrian campaign was
nearly captured. His advanced guard,
which he had sent from Raga to occupy
the place, missed 1ts way, and he arrived
before the village with his personal min-
us) only, and found it defended by some
Arab cavalry. But, trusting to boldness
and his "star," he charged with his score
of men, and the Arabs took to flight.
Khan Yunis is a typical Arab village,
with clustered mud houses and narrow
tortuous lanes and a 'miniature bazaar.
The ono building that stands out aboyo
the crowd was converted' by the Sultan
Barkulc from its former use as a Chris-
tian church, The lion of the Knights of
Saint John, the famous philanthropic or-
der which protected Christian pilgrims
In the Iloly land before the Crusades, 18
still marked on the portal, risnd the Kuflie
lettering of the Korean verses does not
hide the Norman arches. The ruin
needs conserving; for some time it has
been a store of building material for the
strong men of the village, and the
sheikh's hut close by is splendid with
marble slabs that have had better uses.
Opposite the ruin is the village school,
wherethe fike, or dominie, teaches the
young boys to read the Korean in the
1,•000 -'year-old Wig -song. The paapar
does a thriving trade, despite the block-
ing of the way from the north; and he
who can meet the heart of the stern A.
P. M. may obtain an entry into the
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quarter, may buy a souvenir of the Turk-
ish war -currency notes for one piastre
or two piastres, or five piastres, bearing
a evry unreliable premise to pay; or, If
he prefers something more solid, he may
buy "antilgas," oper coins with weird
signs that profess to be diehatic or
Greek or Hebrew writing, but are prob-
ably the work of Berlin or Birmingham.
The great meeting place of Khan Yunis
to -day, however, is not the boozer or
the cafe. Nearly all the older men are
assembled from early morning outside
the tent of the military governor and
squat on the groundfor hours. Since
the British occupation a remarkable,
system of communistic production and
distribution has been introduced. Many
of the fields of the fallaheen cannot be
cultivated owing to military movements,
but the goovernor pools the products of
those that are worked ansl give their.
yield, and, he rations, so' far as neces-
saryg the native Inhabitants. •Time Is
notgprecieus atno•ng the Bedouin, and the
distribution is a half-day employment
for the heads ot the families. And sehile
the sheikhs are congregated around the'
tents of the Khadi, the women and the
.younger men aro gathered around the
wells where they draW their rations of
Water, Thoy come with the empty pe-
trol tins and .goolas (large earthen pots)
which keeps the water cool 1n. arid sum-
mer, loaded on their heads or on denkeya,
and a few Sinai pollee, picturesque in
their brown headscarves and jerseys and
bandoliers'keep' as good order among
thein as 'the city constables keep In the
traffic outside Saint George's hall or the
Mansion house.
.:' The people are well content with the
Beitish occupation. If they have lost
part of their harvest beneath tho roll-
ihgof endless -wheels, yet they ,get un-
heard-of ,prices for the produce.which ro-
t -hair's to them -a big piastre (2 1-2d) for
et single egg in a country where they wore
sold at ten for a piastre. twelve piastres
for a chicken, and so forth. Their cat-
tle, sheep and goats were for the most
Part left to them by the Turk's'. The kine
aro well favored though srnall-far bettAs
than any which Egypt produces. Strict
measures are taken to proteet the in-
habitants and their property from any
'moltseatIon by soldiers.
In the evening, about the hour of sun-
set, the village ia at its liveliest. The
sheikhs sit in the courts ef theig huts
anddiscuss the dIstributien of the daY
and tho news of the war, which no cen-
sorship can keep from passing among
the Arabs. The young ganante grIa.tch
the street, some of their rough sheepskin
coats with colored' keffyert (headscarves),
held by the black woolen eordi otherb
replersdent In yellow robes and turbans.
The herds and flocks come ' trooping
through the lanes, a young child usual-
ly heading them on a donkey, and the
fallaheen return from the fields with
'their camels carrying -their baskets of
figa,an¢1 gropers.
.In the gardens beside the way the en-
campments of our troops hunt as the men
have their tea andr the Open meadows
beyOnd, here eXcited eroWds cheer, oh the
rival ceMpanies at a &When, Math, and
ther the .11fies Of the arnay's pack cam-
el -are stretehed out far aa the eye can
reach at their evening feed, with, their
drivers itt their black antoeks, thefere
them. The light Is mellow and paid and
a. golden glory Suffuses the orchards,
and the sand dunes beyond are softened
In shadow. Every thing breathes peace
and harpy ledustry, save when some
heavy gun forward is giving' the' daily
reminder of its eXiStance, or Fritz, choos-
ing to fly overhead at this hour to gaze
on the pretty scene and ,take pictuSes,
gets hliS regular weiconte oorneeing
By the village of Beni -dela, above
Khan Yunis, the French contingent of
the Palemtine expedition haVe their
quarters, e.nd the blue of their uniforms
in another piece of bright color in the
landscape. 'They are representative/I ot
Greater Frame attrioet as Italy as the
British troops aro reprexentgltOlee of
Greater Britain. Colonials tend torri-
torials anti regulars each loom their
part in the contingent. They aro the
gua¢rdlans of Khan Tunis. and hold ite
approaches with their plcketa and their
fences, which, eharacterlstleallY, are more
decorative than ours. 'Mir Itiir0 hi re-
lieved by a gaudy array of tins whkh
rattle In the see, breeze of the day and
give warning as they glitter at night.
Many of our allies are veterana of 'Vern
dun who are now eojoying the welcome
rest from the ehaseke and toils- of the
western front in the pleasancee of war,
Khan. YUXIi9, though it is almost within
reach of the Turkish shells, may • be
reckoned ea a restful and qttlet haVen.-
Manchester Guardian.
Musical Stones.
Walter B. Smith, of Bangor, Me.,
has dug from the river bank
musical stones which are thought to
have been fashioned -by prehistoric
raan. Thee stones are from one and
a half to two inches thick, and from
eight to twelve inches long. When
struck they emit musical tones.
THE BEST MEDICINE
FOR LITTLE ONES
There is no medicine for little one5
to equal Baby's Own Tablets. Tim
Tablets are a mild but thorough laza,
tive; pleasant to take; do not gripe
and never fail to relieve the little one
of constipation, Indigestion, colic or
any of the other minor ailments. Coo-
cerning them Mrs. Jos, Monzerolle„ Eel
River Ridge, N. B., writes: "I believe
Baby's Own Tablets are the finest
medicine for little one I have ever
used. From my own. experience I would
recommend every mother to keete
box on hand." The Tablets are sold
by medicine dealers or by mail at 25
cents a, box fret]. The Dr. Williams
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
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THE DREAMER
(By Muriel A. 'Snider.)
I am tired of the ceaseless struggles
To clirab life's rugged hill,
The pathway seems so narrow
And thorns bedeck the way.
I long to go back to the green fields
Wnere the children are at play;
There I built my glorious castle,
And dreamed my"dreams aewa-eg
Like the bubbles tliat elloat on the
waters. se '
It burst sort Of sudden, it seems,
And nothing was left save a memory
Of my beautiful palace of dream's.
I am tired of planning and toiling
In the crowded world of men,
Building hopes that so quickly are
shattered,
And building all over again.
Let me drift back once more to the
country -
In the meadow the lambs frisk and
play,
And the blackbird, high in the tree
tops
Sings merrily her lay.
And there by the little brookeide,
Again as a child I will play,
Where in the springtime of ray youth
I dramed my dreams away.
Minard's Liniment Cures Garget In
Cows.
SOME WAR -TIME RECIPES.
SUGAR -SAVING DESSERTS.,
Saving sugar is imperative at this
stage of the war, and thee United States
Food Administration offers" the follow-
ing recipes, tested by practical house-
keepers, as ways for the thrifty house-
wife to aid in the .national sugar
economy campaign:
PUMPKIN PUDDING,
Two cups stewed pumpkin, one-half
cup brown sugar, one -halt cup .honey
or maple syrup, two eggs, one. table-
spoonful flour, one teaenoonful 'cin•
mm..••••01
Minard'a Liniment Co., Limited.
Dear Sirs, -This fall I got thrown on a.
fence and hurt my chest very bad, so
•could not work and lt hurt me to breathe.
I tried all kinds of Liniments and they
did me no good. '
Om bottle of MINARD'S
warmed on flannels and applied on my
breast, cusgel Inc completely.
• , • C. H. cossa.soom.
Rossway, Digby Co., N. S.
namon, one-half. teaspoonful nutmegs
one-eighth teaspoonful cloves, one-
eigb.th teaspoonful, cloves, otie-eightli
teaspoonful ginger, one teaspoonful
vanilla, one pinch of salt, two cups
milk. Mix all ingredientae and bake in
greased pudding dish. Serve hot or
cold.
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INDIAN PUDDING.
Five cups milk, one-third cup corn-
meal, one-half cun honey, one tea-
spoonful salt, one teaspoonful ginger.
Cook milk and meal in double boiler
twenty minutes. Add honey, salt and
ginger. Pour into buttered pudding
disk and bake two hours slowly. Serve
with tart jelly or preserves.
PEACH SOUFFLE.
,One quart canned peaches, one-half
cup honey or syrup, three eggs. Drain
and' mash through colander one quart
of -.canned peaches. Add one-half cup
eef honey or syrup and well -beaten
yolks. Beat thoroughly, then heat
whites tiff and fold carefully into the
Peach mixture. Turn the whole into a
greased baking dish and bake in a
quick even six minutes, .
APPLES AND DATES, • .3
Steam until tender in a covered pan
ono and one-half quarts of Kilted applaa
with one-half cup of 'water," and the
grated Peel of one lemon _add one-
half cup of chopped dates. Simmer the
fruits 'together' for six minutes. Sere.°
cold.
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A
_row,. sopa)0 veer,:
, Nit
Its Pure
Cleans mks ,cbsets
K i Ils roaches. rats a mice
Dissolves dirt that nothing
else will move
MUTTON 'WITH APPLES.
Divide thg neck of mutton into cut-
lets. Season with salt and pepper, Peel
and slice four apples. Peel and chop
two small onions, Allow all to roast
in oven three-fourths of an hour or
till done. Serve in dish in which it
was cooked. If desired, steak or chops
maY be used the same way.
Caroline Herschel.
Among distinguished women who
have helped to shed light upon ab-
struse subjects was Caroline Lucretia
Herschel,.the noted aetronomer. She
was the daughter of a musician bf
Hanover. Her early education was de
ned to lead to a musleal career. he
accompanied her brother, William -af-
terward the illustrious Sir William
Hershel -to England. Brother and sis-
ter soon turned their attention to as-
tronomy, and in 1793 Caroline pub-
lished a "Catalogue of Stars." Until
Sir William died in 1822, she was con-
tent for the most part to be known
only as his aesistant, but later she en-
gaged in many original and indepen-
dent investigations. She devoted spec -
lea attention to 'the discovery of
comets, and claimed priority ita---tre-
discovery of at leest five. al-
e • es -
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria.
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Moon -Gazing.
Each moon is a study each month.
The word "month" comes from the
word "moon."
Go does the word "Monday," which
is really "Moonday."
Longfellow in "Hiawatha" calls the
November' moon the "Moon of Snow'
shoes." '
The "man in the moon" is looking
lovely always whither it is May or No-
vember.
The Chinese see a maid in the moon
who drank the elixir of immortality
ana was transformed into a teal.
In far-off India they think they see
a roebuck or hare in the moon and
they call it "roe bearer" or "hare -
bearer" on this account.
What we see of the moon is always
the same side: arid, land, mountain
ranges, volcanic craters, and; greet
uninhabited valleys.
Get More Vim !
Renew Your Strength !
If you are tired, nervous, sleepless,
have, headachee and langour, yon
need Dr, Hamilfoh"s ePtlls; they tone
The stomach, assist digestion,' brace
you up at once. Taken at night-
YOu're well by morning. Sickness
and tire -d feeling disappear instantly:
Vim, spirits, hearty health, all the
joys of life come to everyone time
utes Dr. Hamilton's P411,s. Noemediathe
so- satisfactory. Get Hamilton's Pine
to -day, 25 per boxaat the dealers.
'Salvaging Soldier Cldthes.
-It's a great work,
-The Britieh elo it well.
-Clothing from the bettlefielda is
„utilized.
-Cast-off uniforms and, other cloth-
ing from the homes camps are con-
served.
• -In the new army clothing ton -
servation department of Dewsbury,
England, 350 women sorters are em-
ployed,
-It costs about 25 cents to salvage
•,an article of clothing which would
bring only 37 cents it sold in the
rag mart. ,
-The, nimble finger e ,and trained
eyes of the experienced women eortere
readily 'recoguize the garments fit fox"
renovation and those to be sold for
rags. •
-111 the sorting, large nunabers of
articles 'aro set aside to be put througn
special , machinery, preparatory to
their being madegup, again into army
cloth in the local factories.
, --In 10 months the' total 'valu'e of
soldier' clothing received, h, utilized
and disposed of at Dewsbury was over
$4,000,000, and there have been re-
ceived and dealt with over 45,000,000:
separate artielss,.ef clothings.
Minardts Linimitnt Cures Colds, 'Etc.
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AT, PRESENT.
In vellings, large open meshes sled
rather bold patters are favored, bul the
bold pattertia are daintily, not, heavily
Wrought, in the Incilh, scroll designs hav-
ing the favor. Black, brown and taupe
veils are considered lir best taste.•
?Taney checked volles make trel into
smart chemise hlousee .
Flowers of raffle with 111,133 backegdulid
, trim garden hats..
Blue organdie is elnribined with .i.due
8(gliefi
, . lit rose fled pumpkin color are fa -
()rites for linen frocks.
There are so many bell-shaped sleeves,
each layer scalloped and embroidered by
, Parasols are mai test when simplest..
¢ for street use at least, Handles are of
medium length with wrist 106118o1 rings
for easy earrying. •
1, The very ,isttelt tub froeks are made of
calico. .
Finn ors made of ribbon decorate organ-
die frocks. ,
Coat sets are of sheer, fine orgamhe
oe batiste embroidered byhand and
ter -tinted, sitaririgly with fil'et or Vellise
lace. Some nets are In triple layers,
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, t • • a
eleeleellelassaes
ISSIJE NO, 22 1918
HELP WANTED.
1;riiIrrtan7a
nt. Cetharinee,- OnC °' ,
L'Nr4:e3W:-NT3e:0D0 PLAIN g;:t:mWh:I04
iPruine7004ay;;04eota4i
eh11EidtuforPtuIg
tnaeturig Ceg XMon-
GOOD
lltCI4ilrl14t11:12-
Itmell;un11k1(411..
son,Llnitea,Carnpblforc1,0n.
Lve gYoo noItd) .11 rs a (14e (Is 10a y13 CaLnir fiKtolc -Al tNe rpl
state experience and eva-ges rectulred.
with reference. V. J, Itamsey, Dun*.
SHOE REPAIRER WANTED
once. Kennedy & MeRury, Semis".
Ontario.
FARMS r'OR SALE.
FA.IIMS IN ONTARIO FOR SALF.,-.
good buttaings; will exchange for
elty property; most will grow'
catalogue free on application; establish.
ed 46 years; automobile service. Bell
phone 13/2. Thomas hlyerscolighr 221
Darling street, 13rantfoed.
FOR SALE.
imL
oR SALE: STORE AND DWEL-
. Ing with fixtures, electric • light and
conveniences, Price $1600,0Q, also stock
el:insisting of tobacco cigars, candies mod
small wares at invoice price, good living
trade. Owner goleg West, Apply McClel-
lan & Kneel, Woodstock, Ontario,
PDR SALE -QUEEN'S HOTEL, CON- -
• slating of brick hotel, electric lighted;
hot water system, with fixtures; farni.
ture; stables; public weigh scales; situ-
ated on two town lots. Apply Seeretary,
Queen's Hotel Co., Limited, Ansa, Craig.
MISCELLANEOUS.
ARRED PLYMOIJTH ROCK EGGS
• for hatching. Also Garden plants
for sale. Write for catalogue. Chas.
Barnard, Leamington, Ont.
Bur YOUR OUT-OF-TOWN SUPPLIES
with Dominion Express Money Or-
ders. Five dollars costs three cents.
LIATCHING EfIGS-BA.BY CHICKS.
11 Utility laying strains. Eggs $1.59.
per setting. Barred Rocka, Rhode Is-
land Reds, White Iseghorns, White WY-
andottes, Golden Wyandottes. White
Rock, Non -Bearded Golden Polish. Vrite
for,price list. Satisfaction guaranteed.
„Tel Poultry Farm, Perth, Ont.
vbrjrCl. LADIES TO STUDY NOES-
& inge.educational requirement, one
year of Writ school; exceptional oppor-
tunity affoi aeflgoupils entering at oneer
Probation perlo.ggresinced to ten weeks.
For particulars adierssis Supt. Grenville
Hospital, Cleveland, OhIngs.sigg.g,
BUSINESS CHANCES. a
PLIiii•IDID GROCERY BUSINESS
town of Port "Colborne; large turn-
over; military necessity reason for sell-
ing. E, W. Molser,
J' OR sAtae-GREAT CHANCE FOR
'• doctor; residence cud office well lo-
cated, Particulars front Geo. W. Hall,
821. Colborne street, Brantford, Ont,
each layer scalloped and embroidered by
hence •
Camisoles of filet lace are among the
prettiest.
Bison, hay, chinchilla and deer are
names of new colors. •
Silk petticoats are gay in cob:If-they.
strike the dominant note in costumes tre
rather sombre hues. Soft silks and jer-
sey cloth are to be favored materials
and the petticoat that rustles Is elm)! ;
lete.
The fashionsble new gray is a mist •
'
y, is
shade. ,
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Millard's' Liniment Cures. Distemper., 4
SOME ACCES.SORIES.
Iftead bags and girdles to match.
Spring, furs of colored fox.
Paisley handbags, .patasol and hats of
it kind. , •
Yells with design outlined -by tinsel or
colored silk. ss -s'
Narrow sports ribbon,nyrjag peters and
printed with recrinetssegolf Albs and
other athletic. symbols. • .i¢„.
Fluffy ruffs.
'
Jet orarpents, en"bright. '
Girdles of pierced metal, classical in deit
sign.
Scarfs, for hat or waist in Roman stri
Bads galore in bright and sombre
orss
Silk gloves are td. the' fore, even the;
lovely gold shadeSsese shown, and mairggs,
have combinationgptitching on the back.
And there areggehlte kid gloves ern- •
brolderell In ce1611s,
' Save Tin Plate
The housewife will do he.bit la the
conservation of the limitersupply ot,
tin plate by Soaking and 'Cooking hell
own dried -peas and lima beans in dap
kitchen and' thereby releasing a prik
portional .ahnount of tin canefor use
en the packing of perishable foods, .
where they are greatly needed. Con-,
sumers are urged by the clepartmel
of agriculture, to read lanies of canoe a -
peas and lima beans carefully in or-
der to See whether they are 'getting a
fresh or a soaked dried product.
Did a Good Turn
For an Old Friend
HOW •TWO MEN „ PROVED THE e
WORTH OF DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS !
Henry Burkhart, of SnekateheWan,
Sent Dodd's.KiciAey PIITB to pakota,si!
Friend, • joins in Their 5
Praises.
‘.
Fox Valley,eSask., May, 27.-(Spe• ;
cial.)-"I tell everyone that suffers
from kidnee troub1.1 to take Dedd's
Kidney Pills." These aro the words
.of Mr. Henry Burkhart, of Oils place.
"1 took Dede's Kidney Allis for
eight months," Mr. Burkhart cote
tinned, "and new I feel as well as eeer
1 did in my life: 1 aleO sent one hex'
to, a friend who ce in Dakota, and
who I knew suffered frem his kidneys.
'My friend' Wrote me to get hit;
some more of Thrld's TOitteg Pills, BS the doctors could do netaing to help
him. He Said DOtici's Kiditgy PHIS
Were the hest Medicine 'be had o.•er .
taken.• .
"I woula net he Alien leothreee
Kidney Pills."' • IV 4 .
In the spaeseleasettled parts 'of the °
West, where doetohe •ftre few, Docleae- •
Kidney Pills have hang held an honor-
ee place itt the,ramtly 'Medicine cheat.P1
The condltioae :which aro commenetee
newly -settled pvairie c.otentries melee .e
kidney tremble one of the most prem. , •
lent ills, andtheghettleis 'eattV discbq'
c•red the splendithreetilte to be ()Wetted
front Dodd's Kinney Pleti s. Apk your
neighbor about theal,
et,
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, This suggestion will be beneficial tO
, hohsewlves wife have Wilt the cote.
' I equience of eleeteiCity or the Modern
has fixtures, Frequently the Jet
,above an old-fashioned gas jet be•
emnes discolored front emoke and
heat. The discoloration may be re.
moved if a layers ofeetareli!and water
le• applied with a piece of flannel. At -
ter. the mixture has dried it should
be brushed lightly with a brash. N`o'I‘e'
estain or mark will roman?. .•
"df suppose meet nureee evelituallt
maillionaires."
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