HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1918-06-27, Page 6There la an agitation down by the
eea oVer the rule of the road. In
NOW Brenswielt and Nova Scotia tile
rule Is to turn to the left. There is
a move to have them turn to the right
Mid bitter opposition has developed.
%Ilse Margaret Bondfield, of, t'ne
National Federation of Women Work-
ers, has been appointed by British
labor a represen.tattve at the next an-
nual convention of the American F'ed-
erritioe. of Labor. Women aro. eore.
ing into their own.
To. help keep down food prices the
Ministry of Food in Great Britain has
senabotit the establislintent of nation-
al food, kitchens in the great industrial
centre. It is estimated there will be
1,009 Of these 'kitchens in operation by
tbe beginning at the summers The
Soup kitchen is not mauve -Wu to fame
to Canada,
Whatever Von Capelle claims, the
German submarines have feat' to
starve Great Britain into submission
in the specified time. She was to be
subdued in three or four menthe', The
other task of the submarine Was to
PreVent Ainericag from sending troops
to France. She has sent *over half a
million me; and not one eastbouna
transport has been sunk, except the
Tuscania.
siavr. AND mil
••••.••••to.at.
And How Some Can Endure Both
Types of Water.
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When the crawfish Is put Int° sea
water; or into water artificially vatted,
it dies. Inversely, if we put Into fresh
water an cesentiallY Marihe ereature
like a jellyfish, it gives up its life like
as quickly.
- The ceuse of these sudden deaths has
been attributed to poisoning by salt;
but we now know that this is Moor-
rect. The salt acts chiefly by its
"osmotic" power,
Who a fresh -water creature 13 sud-
denly plunged into oea water, the latter
attracts, as. it were, the creature's in-
terior liquids and "dries it up" it free
loses thus one-fourth of its weight).
espeeially'in the places where the skit).
is thin exid the organs delicate, as with
the lungs. Theee shrivel up and fall
to not and there is. rapid death from
asphyxia.
Likewise, when a marine creature,
saturated with salt, is. plunged into
fresh water, it swells rapidly, espe-
clay at certain points, notably the
rungs, and canaot maintain life.
On the seashore, however, It is not
unusual to see crabs living as well in
brackish water as sea water, some-
times even reachaag fresh water and
'allying a ealm but normal life in ponds.
Also. flatfish may ae found often in
elvell; they have been caught in the
Loire and even in the Allier, 302 miles
front salt evater.ee
113. the Course °ran animal's life
modifications. -occur 'in its organism
teat enable it to be more or less re•
sistant. It is thus that the salmon can
leave seen water to spawn hi fresh'.
water streams and that eels leave the
latter to deposit their eggs in the se&
Pleb in pausing from salt to fresh
water, or vice versa, adapt themselves
little by little the new medal& by
passage through estuaries where, the
degree of eat is intermediate. Ex-
Perimentally the conditions may be
reproduced by increashig or diminish.
ing the saltness; the trick Is to pro-
ceed illowly and progressively. For ln-
stanee, goldfish may be accustomed to
live in salt water, which explains their
occurrence even in • the Baltic and
0a.spian.
These adaptations may take place in
- the same individual, or, better still, in
its deseendants; it is an almost gen•
oral feet that the pregeny of a creature
resist a new. environment better than
the parents. Thus, if we salt progres•
sively fresh water containing clapa-
nildae, these small crustaceans will
finatly die, but if we wait a few days
the eggs will batch and the ming will
thrive as if nothing had heppened.—
teetiraCupin in La. Nature, Paris.
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. Fencing a Continent.
Mute 1891 the state of South Aus-
tralia has ereated 29,148 miles of erMin
fences, enough to encircle the world(
and vaith the remainuer could build a
doUbM line of fence along the southern
border of. the United Stats.
New South Wales has spent more
than $27,000,000 for rabbit extermina-
tion and bas within its borders 98,000
Miles of lento.,
Of late ears, says the National aeb-
graphic Magazine the rabbit has been
paying his board. He goes to svvell
the total of food exports from the
conntimiwtaitle. Along the coutitry
roads rabbits- May be Sell hung on the
fences awaiting the rabbit carts that
convey there to the packihg houses to
be prepared for shipMent - frogeu
meat and bidet.
During '1018, Australia. exported
froeen rabbit and hare to the'value cif
$1,400,000 taid skfne to the value of
43,000,000.-112:Change.
llow Silk Worms Work.
On attaining their fun growth silk
seek something to whien to attach
themseleee an 'order to wind them--
molvers Up in their Silk envelopes, Hay-
ing foetid 11 the worm spins a thread
front 500 to, 1,000 yards long, wrapping
It around Its body. AO It OM. This
takes ftone.36 to 48 hours. If left
alone the Worin's elan harden% its in-
ternal Organs disittegrate to et thin
jelly and then begin reorganizing
themeelves into- those of a, butterfly.
Within a Week or ten days it Would ba
a butterfly and as such would eat its
Way through ita enVolOpe of Silk,
txchatige.
lVfercuritts.
Mindoro, aim of -the` :timer et
the Platteville group, is a provitice by
itself and eontainit teal await° milts.
It it distarif from Manila It little snore
than 100 miles. Along the shores of
this island lire more than 30,000 arces nf
Mangrove aWantli, with large trees in
witctically virgin growth, conservative -
y rstitruited to yield C0,000 torka of
littOt rceillily convertible into antitoxin'.
ately 11',000 tone Of cutch. Just why
this growth should Wive remained. un-
touched for so long in not eXplained.
e
Itivery soldier is anxious to get ta
the front but batik talk im poor argtt-
wont to get him there.
BuSilleS0 was even better than in
the afteenoon. Neil% heart was not ih
it, but by this time it *as almost a
subconscioue operation, He ground out
hie eketehts While hie mind waa free
to pursue its olvn problem From the
loud laughs that .ree,cifed Min as each
eater went out with •his portrait he
Judged that he was still a suceeee. Fat
lehn •men, old and young, of ev-
ery dearee of comelineert and lumen -
nee% but paincipally the latter, ap-
Peered within the tent one after an-
other 'endless procession' as if ein-
troauced by some kind of .mechanfern,
,Neil began to loathe his job —but
he needed the money. Arable read his
humanity 'correctly; eery few ,women
eered to. offer themselves after 'Mane-
ing at ,the fraine of eamplee,
tercel' when Mr. Peter, Tuckettet
A break to the inonotby was of-,
Ittephistophellan white head paotettid-
ed insida the tent opening:
"Thoeght I'd call thia bluff of Ar-
°hie's," he said alittle aheeplehly.
The eigat of him came pat to Well's
thoughae. "Sit dowp," • he Mid, eag
ly. It's a relief to eae a friendly faae,
You're a gated 4:subject, all Tight. l'aiu
don't onind 'if beighten the effect a
Mac; do you??
"Do your worat," saki ,Mr., Tucks
/aeil's ex,ceesive desire to learn
atr. Tucicett had. discovered el
made hire. diffident about askihg. A
Tuckett himself wee of a coy nature.'
So they ,wasted several minutes in
disctiesion about Art. N
eaid very offitariclealy:
"X IllaPeteeta'ciu aeven,:t laarnea an
thlng about that youg extort I ask
Yea about?"
"Nothipg eertaln," said MreTtickett
gueratelly. !There's many a blond kid
eetize About the 'horse a Blackader.
Blifehader is one et tame ,showy, un-
certala perfoigaere "that takee tad pub -
near fancy:"
. "Yes?" eald Neil. "flit you have
!earned oomethiag about him? I
mean the man, not tae lame."
Mr. Ttickett ohrugged. "I'll give it
to yoh for what it'e 'worth," he said.
'Friend of mine wage runs a little flat,
not a, Poolroom, ycut untleratand, but
a dalvate elob for a few geatlemen
interestea le racing.--"
"Sure!" mid Neil, ,sootilingly,
lie said he knew a young fellow
answering to spiv dcenription; curie'
.blond derk eyebrow's and all;
a big. talker, Igy friend (liana know
hie 'nine, ,Alwages called him Blackadeton aecount of his bug'on tbat
levee. My friend said ha came to his
Plaeo'76?,PlarlY and Plit liO something
on • Blackader every time the horse
ran, ;And, just as yo; wild, he did, Ire
went broke earing Blacks -viers losing
streak. Used to borrow chenge from
tbcaboya, am lay trifilog beta. Do you
ever draw with eolore?"
01), yes, said Neil.
"That' a evonderful gift now; mor
, than a plain pencil,"
"Waal don't knotv. Color often heia
cover up the artist% lack of skit
What more about allackader?"
!'Well, a couple o'f days ago, Wed
neaday it waa-- - •
"The day ail* the murder!
thougb t -Nen)
"Rd turned up wtth a roll again,
good tia one—"
,"That's my man!" cried Neil aloud
"He paid off what be owed to th
ilrowd, and blew thee. They have
little sideboard, you understand; jus
between friends. Thursday after
'noon he, .was in again, and
.told my fkiend he was going
down to Laarel, Maryland, where
.Blackader is running now. Andthe's
there now, if it's the one you're look-
ing for, because one of the boys clime
up for Sunday and told my friend he'd
seen the fellow they call 131ackader at
the track yesterday. 4
"Ah, fine!" cried. Neil, Ile Jumped
up and did -a little, calisthenics to re-
lieve hie feelings. "I can't tell you
what a good turt you've done rat, Ur.
Tuckett. Some day 1 will. There's a
midnight train for Baltlinore, isn't
there?"
"Twelve thirty-one," saieMr. Tuo-
kette "Say, Archie won't thank ine if
you give bim the slip," he added du.
blown!,
"Archie knows I've got to go," said
Neil. "Anyhow, I couldn't keep, this
long."
•
For the evening session Arehie and
II made a change in their arrange-
nts. Neil now took the money when
hand,ed over the sketch. .11 Saved
y argument outside. At eleven
loek. Neil, as a result of three hours'
interrupted labor, had nearly fie.
n dollars in his pocket. At the mo-
at he was doing a large and alba -
s individual who -Vas disposed to be
kative. Neil's thoughts were far
ay, and he scarcely listened. On the
per narrow forehead and fat jowl,
tate a shoulders and distended
until, suggested in °Wino seckel
r auperimposed en a Bartlett.
That's soine bally-hoo y.ou got out -
e," he liltS saying. "W'at do '1
et wit' a pitcher. o' inyeelf? I do'
ht to be reminded'' Me thape.
he plump hypnotized nae, he did,
r the mite 0. ten good beers, too!"
thetas what hes teere for," said
I abetractedlY. Ho Was' busy with
Otoblem of how fcejotirney to Bel -
ore and conduct a search on total
outces of, say, eight dollars.
11.111t011 ftt. him now," the fat man
UAW plaintively. "Blamed if
'abet welkin' in President Wail -
ages all tee crowned heada of
pal"
thr ssId Neil sharply. He was
etttog all a.but the -code word.
;Igen at him!" said the fat man,
rale, by this thne as hoarse as a
4-, Was saying: "Yes, friends, I
jont Predeerit Wilton. himself pick -
out toy ertist iron a thousand oth-
Pre/Ode:it Wilton, he knowa what's
1. Alret he tits most earieatured
Aiserksit?'
sirs heart eine/1y rose in his
oat "Confound this peuell!" he
estate -gist, "rn ham to get an-
tert Welt moment, will yon t I
4 them Outride' bete."
thing Ma bet, lie went through the
rloo of the tent, eneireled the
tear tia the dittleatied Moving pie -
hang ataalaitit AA allay, and ettme
est the flowery through a Contort
Atitteit fewer AlantrA. A glance tip -the
set to,osted Atehie atilt holding
Po shitie ligtgi bon tattled. nut
. ang upt diePoSed tel SOU-
* IRS At* tO *hart ItYPtine,
he jug managed to mit tbrOugh
the sato of a train starting for Park
Archie, hoarse but 11:appy as the
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day's successful labors drew to a clots%
had suddenly ndticed n pair .Of men
on the outskirts of his audience whose
wary, busittestelike expressious differ-
entiated them markedly from the ami-
able, vacant holiday-makere.
"Bullol" be said to himself, and kept
a sharp eye On Mein while he weet on
with his spiel.
Re saw them edge unotitelatatiously
up to the frame a samples, examine
them, and whieper together, Susptcion
grew to certainty in his intact. It was
then that he made his first reference
,te President Wilson, He had 110 WAY
Or knowing if Neil took the hint. With-
out pausing at all in his hareem, be
stepped down from the box, and con-
ttrived to, block ono` of the men as he
was about to peep inside the tent.
"One moment, friend," he said, good -
ea natureeig. "The professor has a sitter.
to you want a 'funny pitcher gea your-
self? You're next!"
The man fell back foie Moment, but
Archie realized he could not hOld them
tt. long. No sound came from within the
if tent. Amble did not date look inside
ue himself for fearaof precipitating the
Ir, catastrophe. He talked on, still tak-
ing the President's name in vain;
though he Was losing his grip on the
crowd. They, drifted away toward the
homeward trains.
Little beads of perspiration broke
ed 'out on ArchWs brow. The bulls were
a
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growing visibly inapatie'rit
Suddenly the bibulous fat man issued
out of the tent, mildly aggrieved. "$ay,
he went away and left me half done,"
hreald, "I'm tired Mali' there. I
won't pay, neither." 'V
Archie breathed a great sigh of re-
lief. "That's all right, friend," ie said,
soothingly •
One of tile detectives darted inside
the tent, and presently issued again,
swearing. What was left of the crowd
gaped wonderingly. Archie mounted
the soap box again.
"Friend, the professor's made near
a hundred sketches to•daY, and is aid -
'tering front a slight attack of artist's
cramp. He's gone home. Come back
to -morrow, and he'll make, you a car-
toon guaranteed to please. Sorry you
were disappointed about your pleture,
sir," he added for the detective's bene-
fit.
It was not gracefully taken.
Arai° put the soap box inside and
fastened the door. Taking the frame
of samples under his arm, he staked
off with an innocent air. One of the
disgruntled detectives laid a hand on
his shoulaer.
e "You come along with us, Jack.
We got a few questions to ask you,
g see?"
e "Sure, anything you like," said
Archie, serenely,
•
Nell 'left the train In Brooklyit. for
" fear they miOht have telephoned ahead
of him to have the Park Row terminal
a watched. He took .one of the little -
used ferry routes back to Manhattan.
• Prom a drug gore lee mailed Archie's
O share of the day's takings to him in
a the care of Gimpy's. -
t Neil, for his part, was determined
- to go tojealtimore, ate dared not show
himself 'inethe great empty spaces of
the Pennsylvania terminal at midnight,
so ho tbok au 'electric train from clown
town for Newark, and waited for the
Southern train there.
Boarding the half -lighted day -coach,
he found the passengers settled for the
night. It wan not so ,very different
fram the parka benches on aurnmer
nights. Gentlemen in their shirtsleeves
sprawled in amazing attitudes of dis-
comfort over two places, or if they had
been lucky enough to secure them,
three, With newspapers betweeu them
and the green plush upholstery.. The
Public displays a touching confidence
In the antiseptic virtues of a newspa-
per. Hee& tousled or bald, stucle over
the'seat arins into the.aisle, and while
the train lay at rest a pleasant mime
mur of sleep filled the air,
Nell was °Need to content himself
with the naxroW seat by the rear door.
Looking ahead from this position it
seemed as if the carcwas emptyeexcept
for the three people who were in erect
positiens. Away up at the other end
was a woman Bitting bolt upright.
Somehow she seemed out of place there
with her straight baelt, her tidy hail*,
her modest and becoming hat.
Neil, ‚having nothing better to do,
studied her idly as theetrain roiled
on,
anddenly his heart began to beat at
a suffocating rate. Gooa Heavens!
that little black .1 -let with, the white
feathers; He sprabg up and strode
down the aisle.
"Laura!"
She tented a startled white face.
The thought leaped through Neilta
brain: "he's going to him!" He
ground his teeth jealouely. What he
felt showed in his eyes. She, recov-
ering from her first 'confusion, faced
him proudly, as much as to ask what
110 was goitig to do about it,. Spoken
or unspoken, there was no answer to
that.
He looked away. Seeing that spread.
Ing, disheveled eompany, his thoughts
took a new turn. He shuddered Por
her.
.."This is no place for-yOul" he said,
"Go back in the sleeping car."
"1 haven't the ttioneY," she tald,
Proudly,
"1 have a littIe," he suggested, "If
You put it with what Yeit already
She shook her head resolutely, "Pm
already travelling on your netiney," ho
said, bitterly, "It Ign't easy. I will
net take any More, I shall pay you
back to -Morrow."
"DO Yon hate Me as Much no Ail
that?" he asked, wath a wryesmile.
She turned her IMO tiharple, "/ do
not hate you," she Murmured, "Yee
fierce this attitude oh the,"
"Weil—here we are!" lie said, "Can't
We a mast itSks believe Until aterne
ing? May share your Meat?"
She sliOok her heed, The Sltilatien
Was too difficult, more difficult per,
haps than he had any potion of. "The
no use," she AIM. "There's Within
to be eald, Please ger back to your own of pt
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Lured Neil, and tinned hint vi
"So taittat what I get!" he Seta
terly. "YOU feree no to remind
bow eave worked for e01.11"
"Oh, 410111!" he said, paha
"Yoe have helped Meat -More then
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pay. I didn't want you to help u
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icill me when you tala of ingratit
Re wafted, looking for Borne si
.hbiezreraegiain,
elltIng. She would not leo
"tT.hen I Must go?" he said, duil
He went heavily back to 140
"Please go," she mannered,
A.13 the train pounded he
through the dark he watehea the
Of her head, Ituagrily hoping ag
hope that She Would turn it
never did. He coula not guess
her stilt attitude whether she step
sorrowed, The train gapped at
Brunswick and a few people got
Neil and Laura were Jett the
Upright figures, Glie at her end, 11
iia.
These night trains on modera
long runs pursue a leisurely cou
The sleeping care behind impose
pace. The train is not obliged
arrive until the people ere ready
get up. Neil looked ahead down
long hours until, ;miming, and
eeemed more to hint than a
ought to be galled on to bear; to
ber there whom he loved ao de
lonely, Unprotected, grieving, perh
and be forced to keep the whole c
length between them,
"Ged! but -women can be to
he groaned to himself.
• SomeWitere beyond Trenton he
became aware that one of the sa
sleeved passengers down the car
awakened, and was sitting up, gaz
at Lenin with interested eyes.
"By Heaven, if any an enn
ber!" he thought with Instinctiv
elenehing fists. Then an unregener
twinkle was born in his eyes. "1 11
he tries it on!" he thought, "Oh,
rimed, aSacki, 'That wall let
chanceta
Whether in response to Neil's wi
ed wish or hot, the gallant
present/y stand up, and smoothed
greany hair down with his hands.
Wore an outrageously striped oh
He lead, the grace to put oh his Co
He looked like a drommer In a em
line or a. skirt of low degree, flasi
rat -faced and servile. Such a o
could hardly have had any real ho
Of making a conquest of Laura.
approached •ber probably because s
was defenceless.
Draping himself over the back
her seat, he addressed her with a le
Laura, with a startled glance, shra
away into the window. Neil, watch]
was on fire to run down the aisle a
knock the man down, but he held hi
Self in. "She will be gladder to s
Me if I make her endure it a lit
while," Ile told himself. "If I cou
only make her look around for n
she . couldn't send, me away aft
waTrlides2Lan looked down the aisle, a
Neil closed his eyes. Since no dang
appeared to threaten, he sat down
the arm of Laura's seat, with an ar
extended along the back. Whether
was bent on charming her; or situp
upon making. bin:emit offensive, ti
reeult was the same. Neil Mane
but still sat -tight. Far a while Lau
stared out et the window while ti
an whispered -Raid leered. Final
upon las venturing to edge a litt
closer, she could stand it no lenge
Turning her head. she sent an tingle
ing glance down the aisle.
It released a sprigig inside Neil. I
a breath 'he was at her side.
"Get out!" he said to the would -b
gaTilhagantt.
worthy sprang up astonishe
and inelined to be truculent. "Whit
the hell bueiness is it of yours?" h
demanded.
"Never mind," said Neil, brigh
eyed and smiling unpleasantly, "Yo
ae,t, out quick, or throw you out!
You ain't man enough!" said th
other, squaring off.
However, at a threatening mov
from Noll, he abruptly changed hi
mind and beat a retreat into th
smoker ahead. As he event hastil
through the door he anhounced. tha
he was coming back and then Nei
would see. nTell laughed and elippe
In beside Laura with a singing heart
aLaura, dear," het whispered, "yo
See you need me." '
"Don't triumah over nie," she mur
nawhuirleod.,,, bitterly, "It isn't worth you
"Triumph!" lie echoed, "If you
knear what I felt!"
She said no more. His heart wa
wrung by the sight of leer despairing
evhiteeweariness. "You've nothing to
tear from me," he said. "I swear Pi
keep. ray mouth saut from now til
Morning. I'm happy enough just to be
here beside you!"
She was ao quiet that he finally be-
came alarmed. Leaning forward and
looking into her aicerted face he saw
the clear tears rolling down her ador-
able soft cheeks one after.another, An
:mete convalsion took place in him.
He seized her hand and pressed it
bard,
"Imre, yea break my heart!" he
Whispered, brokenly. "Can't you tell
tee what it is, dear? Can't I help you?"'
• She did not pull- away her hand this
time, "Please," she whiepered, "If you
are my friend—be still—say nothing.
I—I am glad, to hare you here.",
Dimly. he realized that she was cry-
ing perhape not out of wretehedness,
but front the sudden easbag of a.
strain. Dizzy' with happiness he sat
as still as a Inease, and Iet hie hand
clinging to hers speak for him. The
shaken breath quieted down, lay and
by her head began to nod, and finally
—Wonder of wonders!—it slipped
down. on his thoulder, and the elept
like a babe.
Neil never stirred until dawn blush-
ed ever Cheaapeake Bay. Not for a
throne would have changed his
uncomfortable seat.
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Bead bags and girdles to match,
Spring furs of colored fox.
paisley handbags, parasol and lens of
a kind.
3Teils with design, outlined by tinsel or
colored silk.
Narrow sports ribbeft in gay colors and
printed With recentete, golf clubil and
other athletic aYinbels.
Plutly'rutts.
"--Jet eminent% euli or bright.
Girtiles of pierced tmetal, classical In de-;
else.
Meads for het or 'waist In Boman stripe
silk.
Ilea& galore in bright_ and stiv.bro cot-
tgra
silk glover§ are to the fere, even the
lovely gold aides ars shown, gold niftily
have eornbinatlen Stitching; an the box"
And there aro white kid gloves eta*
broldered in Odors.
011r Idea of the kind of fartrigr Who
win sleep sonndly on a fullatnontaeh
on who has a pen full
tre and a patch full of peas.—
sport Telegram.
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viniat They Are, and What British
Are Doing to Combat Them.
Otte point emerges with great clear -
netts from the reports ort the recent
fighting namely, that a reply bas been
Lound to the Gernum defenstie &vide
variously described as redoubts, ant! -
tank turrente, block-houttes, and, in
the soldiers' vernacular, apillboxes"
General Sixt von Amain, who is in
command o; the German arnales on
the front of the recent fighting, is an
Ingenious and able soldier. His fam-
ous report on the Somme battle, which
Was captured, revealed the possession
of a, very fresh, mentality, able to an-
alyze and learn, extremely frank and
mansually - free from preconceived
ideas. It was this general who was
fo.ced with the necessity for finding
some defensive subetitute for the deep
dugout, which the certainty 'of strata
ing water at any depth over a few feet
Puts out of court on the Ypres feont,
'His reply was the pillbox or con-
crete room, capable of holding 40 to 50
men. These pillboaes had reinforced
concrete walls, eight feet thick on
three,sides, and with a corresponding-
ly thick roof, On the fourth side,
that farthest away from the British,
they were only made thick enough
to resist rifle bullets or bombs, so that
if captured they would,be of little val-
ue to tbat captors. These things were
easily construeted in a few days, and
were strung in rows along the front,
ince the trencn system, camouflage ef-
fects being secured by building them
embed ruined farms or other cover.
General von Arnim added to the
value of this defensive device bY an in-
genious arrangement of his barbed
wiring, which appeared to have pase-
ages left in it wherby ttie attacking
soldiers Could not get behind the
block-houseaga The attacking British
troops, followed Oho line of least re-
sistance and, endeavoring to. make
their way through these passages amid
tafe barbed wire, would eventually find
themselves stranded in e species of
Montreal, May 20, '00
Minard's Liniment Co., Limited,
Yarmouth, N. S.
Cientlemen,—I beg to let you know that
have used MINARD'S LINIMENT for
some time, and I find it the best I have
ever used fox" the joints and muscles.
Yours very truly.
THOMAS S. HOGAN,
The Champion Clog a.ncl Pedestal Dan-
cer of Canada,
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barbed wire cul de sac amid a nest
of blockhouses opening crossfire on
them in ale directions.
The great feature ,of the block-
houses, however, wits that theofield-
gun fire had apparently no effect on
ttiem. Only a direct hit from a big
gun situated miles behind the firing
line direct hits 'are not easy to se-
cure. ' Tanks could reduce them, but
tanks had their own difficulties with
the, Flanders mud and 'could not be
used to the extent necessitated.
In short, General von Arnittas de-
vice was for some little tinie, in the
soldiers' vernacular, a complete snag.
It has not been. overcome, although
felli'details are not available as to pre-
cise inetho-ds. Improved intelligence
work has played a prominent part,
most et these blookhouses being new
definitely located and mapped before
the attack is made on them. Gas has
been used to some extent, and some big
guns have been brought nearer_ and
many direct hits obtained. The gen-
eral effect of the counter measures has
been so devastating tbat blockhouses
appear likely to pass to the limbo of
forgotten things. It is reported that
the Germans are constructing Iso more.
It is found that everywhere direct
hits are not obtained the conclusion
of big shells ils that all blockhouses
within a certain radius are toppled
over, having naturally no great depth
or strength Of foundation. Casualties
In, them are naturally enormous, and
their experiences within them have,
had a very demoralizing effect on the
German soldier.
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper.
•esi
Battery Gives Boiling neat.
A battery invented oy a French
electrician is claimed to give six
Wiles the ueual current by heating it
tontents to the boiling point.
A simple meth* for compacting
the surface of concrete roads and re-
Moving,,,excess water has been evolved
by an engineer, 13. F. Batchelder, of
Ravenna; Ohio, according to the Popu-
lar Science Monthly,
END YOUR
atarr
TO -DAY
Catarrh sufferers, meaning those
with colds, gore throat, brohchial
trouble etc„ can all be cured right at
home by Inhaling "Catarrhozone."
In tieing Catarrhozone you don't
take medicine into the stomach—you
just breath a healing piny vapor dir-
est to the lungs and air passaaes.
The purest balsams and the greate
est antiseptics ere thus eent to every
spot where catarrhal trouble existe--
germs are killed, foul secretions Arn
&greyed, &tut° is given a chance,
and cure comes quickly. •
Colds and threat troabiet eitha last
if the pure healing vapor of Catarrh.,
ozone is breathed sneezing and
&meting eease at once, because irri-
tation ts remcieed. *
Un e Cittetritozone to Prevent-- use
it to cure your winter 11114 ---It's plea-
isant, safe, and guaranteed in every
OW.
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ati
' Odds and Burls.
Automobile oil is now conveniently
Mit up in cone-shaped Containers, and
to empty one the point is to Put off
with a pocket knife and the end thrust
into the engine port, into which it
drains,
,
A Scandinavian hientist has recent-
ly patented a systemwhich permits
of the simultaneous transmission of
any number of words by means of an
automatic photographic -electric ap-
paratus.
A western railroad unaertook to be
prepared for any emerzency resulting
form it shortage of coal and accumu-
bated a 3,000 -ton pile at an out -of -the,
way place along its line, but spontaue,
one combustion and exposure to the
elements were responeible for a $50,-
000 deterioration in the eoal pile.
Cape Province is said to contain the
largest asbestos -bearing areas in the
world.
Au abandoned gravel pit at Pomona,
Cal., has been turned to account by
transforming it into it Greek theatre,
A green grocer of Iowa Falls has in,
vented a sanitary showcase and ramie
thole for bananas. The fruit 'is kept
free of dust, and presents a inuch
more attractive appearance in this
;condition.
Sixty men per thousand are now be-
ing killed in the war, and about 100
men out of each thousand are
wxnd-
ed.
CREAM WANTED
SWEaT OR CHURNING CREAM
We supply cans, pay express charges,
and remit daily. Highest prices paid.
MUTUAL DAIRY eg. CREAMERY CO.
74a.5 King St. West, Toronto.
.e•ge
.47' In a, Nutshell, c'
.A new systeni of incubation hatches
chicks by the heat of an electric light
under a glass bell in which the eggas
are placed. eneene...
Expehments have shown that good
paper can be made out of grapevine.
The lung motor is an air pump
which is used to start the breathing
process in newly -born babiee.
Steel that will resiet corrosion is
being made; it contains 1 2per cent.
of chromium.
The parse° is a unit of dist‘nee
made use of by astronomers. It. Is
equal to 20,000,000,000,000,000 miles,
and is the distance travelled by light
in three and a third years.
_
Electric locomotives are being in-
creasingly adapted in South Africa
for under -ground ore haulage.
Wemen are largely engaged at the
tresent time in the manufacture of
eerums and vaccines.
0
Minard's Liniment Cures Garet in
Cows.
4 • 4.
Bomb Dropping Balloons.
The first bomb dropping ballooze
were humble enough and equally fu-
tile. Balloons had been used in war as
early as the tilege of Maubetige by the
Austrians for observation purposes.
The first talk of bomb dropping was
in 1812, when the Bunions were said
to have a huge balloon for that pur-
pose, but nothing was done with it.
in 1847, however, the Austrians, when
attacking Venice, sent up paper fire
balloons,whichawere to, drop bombe
Into the town. But they forgot to
;allow for contrary air currents. The
aalloons got into such it current and,
gritting back over theAustrian lines,
inyllibed them instead of Venice. ,
CONSTIPMED CHILDREN
Mothers, if Your little ones are con-
etipated; if their little stomach and
bowels are out of order; if they cry a
great deal and are cross and peevish,
give them a dose of Baby's •Own Tab-
lets—the ideal medicine for little
ones, The Tablets are a piffle but
thorough laxative and never fail to
right the minor disorders of ehilelhoad.
'Concerning them aire. Noble A. Pyr,
Ream Secum, N. S., writes: "My baby
was terribly constipated but Baby's
Own Tablets soon relieved her and I
now think them a splendid medicine
far little ones." The Tablets are sold
by medicinedealers or by mall at 25
rents a box ftom The Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
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• TURXXSTI "JUSTICE."
Cullom daze of a 1Vran Who Was
Guilty of Having a Daughter.
Dr. Clarke, a famous traveler of
about a century ago, tells of the fol.
Of Santee, as a characteristic feature
of Turkish, justice --that is to say',
O sophistical application of a principle
rigidly tounded upon this fifth inn -
cies of "homicide by implication,"
The Capudan Pasha reasoned with
the people of Samoa on the propriety
of their paying for a Turkish frigate
which was wrecked upon their terri-
tory and the crew lost "becalm) the
accident wepld not' have happened
unless their island had been in the
way,
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• Always Unusual.
"How do you account for the re-
markable weather/.
"Haven't tried. To be PerfectlY
frank, I don't believe I recall more
than a few months in the past ten or
fifteen year waen the weather wasn't
being described es remarkable."
ge • •
Mipartas Liniment Cures Colde, 'Etc.
Make Eggs Tell Theix Age.
A novel and rapid evil). 'whereby to
determine the age ot an egg has bean
developed by M. Grossfeld, ilareneh
investigator, Ile has euppiemeeted
the usual method of ono clenendent en
specific gravity, notes the Boston
Transcript. The existing way where-
by to determine the ago of eggs is by
candling them and taking note of the
"mirage which forms about the yolk."
Mr. Grossfeld has determined that
specific gravity glet normal eggs In alio
way attributed to Archimedes, and
there has been: figured out the loss in
gravity for each week of keeping. For
quick inspection of qualities of eggs,
he has devised it form of hydrometer.
The egg takes the place of the weight-
ed bulb end the scate indicates the
specific gravity and at the same tame
the age of the egg. A little eage tas
been arranged to hold the egg and is
capable et quirk liatellirg. Big eggs
and little eggs are eubject to errors in
the readings but with eggs In the
vicinity of 66 grammes the indication
is lostantaneOnt
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HOW'S THIS?
We offer 0100.00 for any MSS of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALL'S
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALL'S CATARRH MED/CINE is
taken internally awl, acts through the
.e
Blood oi, the Ilucout urfaces of the Sys -
t em,
Sold by drugg•We for o•rer forty Y•ears.
Price 75e. Testimonials free.
P. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
;n1.71:
ALSA0B-LOR,RAINE.
Industrial Supremacy of Burope
• - for Its Owner. ,
When Moltke in 1870 Insisted upon,
and Bismarck, against his better judg-
ment, assented to the annexation of
Alsace.Lorratee, the main thought in
their mingle was that of securisig a
strategic frontier. They got, though
they did not realize it, something far
more valuable than that, something
that has proved the base on which
Geamany has aunt up her towering
fabric et Prosperity and power, some-
thing without. which Germany could
not have begun this war or could not
have waged' it for sin months. They
secured the largest deposit of iton ore
in Europe and the second largest in
the, world, surpassed in value and ex-
tent only by the Lake Superior deposit
in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minneeota.
The soil of tho lost provinces has
made Germany's fartunes. She has de-
rived from it her metallurgical ascend-
ence', the motive power for her indue-
tries, hey wealth, and tie a consequence
Iter naval, military and political power.
The area coverea by this depoeit em-
braces the Longwy and Briey districts
in France, now occupied by the Ger-
man armies, and parts' of German Lor
-
raine, of Luxemburg and of Belgium
also for the moment in German lices:
ecesion. lf Germany could secure a .
peace based on her present military
position, the whole of this wealth of
iron ore, es.thniite,d at some 6,000,000,-
000 Ions, would pass under her con-
trol. AS it is, rather more than half
the depotit is supposed to lie on the
French side of the border, and rather
lass than half In German Lorraine, and
Luxemburg. That being so, it may be
asked why Germany in 1870 did not
annex the entire oreeyfelding area in-
stead of allowing it to be divided. be-
twe,en, France and herself.
The answer is that she would un-
doubtedly have dont so had sho real-
ized the value of her treasure trove.
But 47 years ago metallurgists gener-
ally regarded phosphoric ores, evlach
formed the greater part of the Ler-
raffle strata as worthless and &work-
able, The Germans seized everything
that in the then state of science was
known to be profitable and Foamy:fele-
ed the rest to the lareach.
Without the production of the, pro-
vinces she snatched from France 47
Buying in Toronto
lowing remarkable case, which was r-*
tried at the Greek island of Cos: A "..3
yeung man desperately In love with
a girl of Statical° eagerly, sought to 'a
marry her, but his proposals were re- at 'Pia
jeeted. In cousequence of his dis• ,
appointment he bought seine poisen ata
and destroyed himself. The Turkish E.
police htstantly arrested thef ether of tr.
the yang woman as the cause, by int- E
lineation, of the man's death. Under 1r:
the fifth speciee of homicide he be.
came, therefore, amenable for thie act
of suicide.
When the case came before the
magistrate it was urged literally by 5,
hto accusers that "1! he(tita accused) re
had not had it daughter the deceased E
would not have fallen in rove; ton-
sequently he would not have been die -
appointed; eonsegaently he would not
have swallowed poison; consequently
he would not have died. Mit he (the
accused} had a daughter, and the de.,
ceased had fallen in love, and ltad
been disappointed, end had swallow-
ed poison, and had died,"
'Upon all these accounts he was call.
ed upon to pay the price of the YOling
Illantti WO, and this, being fixed at the
stalt of 80 piasters; was accordingly
exacted.
Another instance was related to X)r.
Clarke, Which marred at the Island
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if . esAmei
flflas
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enjoy buying in
Toronto. The big
stores are so busy and
attractive. And the range of mer-
chandise is so extensive that it is
certainly a great pleasure—buying
in Toronto.
And this picesure ih the greater 5
because you can gay at the meet
comfortable of home -like hotele,
WALRBP. 11.0t1SP, (The ,_,
House of Plenty) where ttvery at-
tention is given to le liel and c
4 ten travelling Without ettott
la of all Werry.
eted there for you ea iclieve youI.
And your purchtteea may Le deity'.
Whenyou come 1,6 atm you etay at e
1". TheWalkerHo use 1
The Muse Or rlenty
TORONTO, 0117",
SSUE NO, 25, 101$,
tt2=1;=ftegaggatin4a1=06=s1Xnat
1-11i14P WANTED.
kowww.gs"•,...".fwv,••••••ovArs."..•••••orkorkl09
(1000 MACHINISTS—EWELL_ I'M.
Perttnent. nepiy Quinlan &nowt. •
son, Limited, Campaeliford, Oat*
wooLEN ,11E1,10 WANTED.
"," Carders and Spinner/ for day0,a4
niglit work. Highest wages VAI.
Steady work aseured. For lull particue
lean aptly to the Slingebe Mfg. (on/Minas
Lgtd., eirantfere.
WANTBD,Burs film./ 14 to le rilieltif
"" age, to iearra Cerdther and
nine. Gooe wegespaid while learning.
Pleasant, prefitable Occupation, For full
particulars, apply to the MingabY
company, Ltd., Brantford,
t•trtW* t
B"''m WANTB1)--NINFI I:10tIRS:
day work; second men: machine
work; good wages. W. A. pliton, Galt,
Ont.
FARMS tIOR SALE.
60010A,ult8 IN ONTATIto e'011 EiA/Arr
44' Vrtnek3trtildigeli .0;ceV/vanellialf:1
catalogue free on apPlicatlen;
eatabliih-
ud 40 years; autoni0hile sendCe, liell
phone 134. Thomas yers0911gAg. •••
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arlino street, Brantford.
PROPERTIES FOR SALE,
pOrt SALE—COUNTRY aroun PROP-
erty on leading country road; nine
miles from Barrie; goad going booloom
satisfactory arrangetnents can be made
with lessee. Executor's estate of the
late John Jory, Box .200, Barrie, Ont.
MISCELLANEOUS,
A DOlvinkTION EXPRESS MONEY
order for nye dollars costs three
centa.
g
1.4ATCIIING ECKIS-13A.BY • CHICICS.
n• Utility laying strains. Eggs f1•61/43
per settina'. Barred Rocks, Rhode
Jami Ueda, White Leghorna, White WY"-'
andottes, Golden Wyandottes, White
Rook, Non -Bearded Golden Polish. Writ4
for price hat. Satisfaction guaranteed,
Tay Poultry Farm, Perth, Ont,
VOVNG LADIES TO STUDY NUBS-
ing—edu ea tIona 1 requirement, ono
Year of high school; exceptional oppor-
tunity afforded pupils entering at once;
Probation period reduced to ten weeks.
For particulars address Supt. Glenville-
Hospittd, Cleveland, Ohio,
BUSINESS CHANCES.
p on SA.T.—sT.Avagt.B.B
Lindsay, with good lunch room and
boarders trade. Apply Box 60, LindsitY,
S2,000 WILL BUY A SAW MILL.
com.f.lete, with all modern
machinery; only run a few years; situa-
ted in a good belt of hemlock and hard-
wood- timber; good reasons for sening;
Only those AV110 mean business need 011 -
ply. For particuiws apply to Box 920,
Varry Sound, Ont.
on•mr...••••••o*.mroorattrommatAmmageoisealo'wommotareataate***
years ago Germany would long since
have exha,usted her capacity for Writ-
ing out the material of war, Liberate
theca, provinces from her clutcle—with
their 21,000,000 tons of iron ore a year,
their 10,000,000 tons of iroP smeltings.
their 19,000,000 tons of steel smeitinge,
and the useful coat ticiee of the Sarre
valleyand a long step LAS bean taken
toward binding her doeta in peace.
Suppose Germany egtee to' win end
were to annex the renter he'd or -the
ferruginous baeln that lie!: em Frenell
eta]. Territorially it, weehl lie very
small acquisition. Eggetnemically ita
value would be inestimable. It would
inean that after the we: Germane'
would be able to raise name 4e.000,000
tons of iron, tire a •lear, w:q16 thq
French ()vault eacteld he reduced to, a
bare 4,000,000 tem
tn the traciif Aiance.I.or:aine there
is invoieel eothine- loss than tho
indtietrial primaey at Europe,—North
Am eri can Peel »ea
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Evidence Crops
Up Every Day
THAT DODD'S KIDNEY PtLLS AL-
WAYS HELP KIDNE ( DISEASE.
Quebec Man Who Suffered From a
Rundown system .and Kidney Oleg
ease Finds Quick Relief.
gliguasha Poine, tans., June 17.—
(Special,)—'More evidence crops up in
this .vicinity every day to prove that
Lor rundown people there is no remedy
to equal Docid's Kidney Pills. Among
the many who have come 'forward
with statements is 'Mr, Paul Landry,
O well-known resident, whose testi-
mony can, easily be cerroboented.
"It is with great pkasnre that I
write to tell you your .feeld's Kidney
Pills are the best medicine that 5 have
ever taken," Mr. Landry states.
"When I commenced to 'take them
there wag3 not much hope for me. Atter
taking four boxes I felt like InYsolf
again, 1 advise all persons alto suffer
from kidney disease to take Theatre
Kidney Pills."
Dodd's Kidney Pills are popelar all
over Ulla country, ben:lute they not
only cure the pains and ache% of the
different discasee springieg from dis-
ordered kidneys, but also give new life
and energy all over the body. They
do this naturally. Tbcy &lie the kid-
neys. Cured hidneys drain all the
Impurities out of the blood, and the
pure blood althea nutriment instead
of poison to all the nerves awl nnei-
eine.. you have wirer heard of it per-
son Dodd's Kidney Pills harrnel. You •
hear of thousands who have benefited
by them
WRY SALT avostv TRUST.
wea••••••••.•••••.....ra
As
it Matter of Fart Pt Absorbs
the Body's Moie.lante.
• Salt heti tieen deec-ined as a natura?
element of tbe bleed in e.etut the
ottme proportion as in the eater or
.4hT.C'n°deeet.4111.
ganeral conditiohs w'e de not
areel the existence of sat in our bad -
es because its offset is counteracted
by a duo ptoportion of water.
When we at an excessive tulthunt
of salt, thitst is ereatcd by the de-
mand of &lure that we also take a
gproportinenete anteelut of water and
ante the salt to its proper relative
iamOunt. Any toed that tends to ab -
eerie the nu:datum of the body will
aatise thiasi, Pot the sante reason—that
our physiost ;Welfare requires a bal.
'anted qvanktty of water.
T.he Bight Pronunciation.
Now, COUid eiteleArn In tenea Of gnsh;
"X Just Adore that General rachl"
nerd graceful epeach byr far than,
"Gegibl
Ito's eta blas guy, that General Poeta"
The lIngalete ere 5lI1'0 HWY' know
*Allude Isith IntiSe to Generel Foch,
k
.„%31,1, ell 8ut41'101., l0V0 to peke
Fun at biome whe call him 0011,
The .last renuthe t"'Why, surge, 1
knoveh:
Much re shay it: name telt Poch'.
leo Voalt, or V'tuth; 'tie quite 0,eoiliN
11 Tnt outefled he Aimee with Toptrie
-.41, H. in Now Vet.ge tthl
gnimenl. 4W(1111, Dathtatariall,
co'