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The Clinton News Record, 1918-4-4, Page 6m 1-e38A.INO CHAPTER K.---(Cont'd,) "Wet sort of a week you !nate?" • "It ain't been a week, son; it's been a, lifetime!" ! "Lucky for us you blokes conte 'in just wren you did, We've stent reached the limit," 'Ow far we got? to gr; ter water?" "'Bout two ttliletl. Awful journey! Tyke you all niglit to do' it. I‘ou get to stop every minute, they's so much traffic along that trench, Go down • Stanley Road about five "unord,yards, ^ 'turlr ol? to 'yet left oir Ls'eaex Alley, then. yer first right. Brings you right out by the 'ouse w'ere the pump is. R,,, , Ere s a straight tip! Send yer water fatigue clown early in the morn - its': three o'clock at the latest. They!s thousands uain'that well an' she goes dry after a little wile " "You blokes want _ any souvenirs, all you got to do is pick 'cin up: 'elmets, revolvers, rifles, Gerr,man di'ries. You suite till mornin'. You'll see plenty." • "Is this the last line o' Fritzie's trenches?" "Can't tell you, mate: All we know is, we got 'ere some'ow an' we been a-'ol'din_! on. My. Gawd! . It's been awful! Thy calmed down a bit te-night. Youblokes is lucky cumin' • in just w'en you did." ."I' ain't got a pal left out o' my sen - tion. You'll see some of 'em. We ain't 'ad time to bury 'em!' ' • They were soon gone, and we were left in ignorance of the Situation. We knew only approximately the direction of the living enemy and the dead spoke taus only in dumb show, telling up unspeakable things about the hor- rors of modern warfare. Fortunately for us, the fire of the German batteries, during our first night ' in captured trenches, was directed chiefly upon positions to our right and left. . The shells from our own :batteries were exploding far in advance of our' sector of trench, and we judged from this that we were holding what had been the enemy.'s last line, and that the British artillery were shelling the • line along which they would dig themselves in anew. We felt more certain of this later in the night when working parties were sent from the battalion to a point twelve hundred yards in front of the trenches we were then. holding. They were to dig a new line there, to con- nect with intrenehments which had been pushed forward on either side of ua. • At daybreak we learned that . we were slightly to the left of Hill 70. Hulluch, a small village still in pos- session of the' Germans, was to our left front. Midway between Hill 70 and Hulluch and einlmediately to the front of aur position, there was a long stretch of open country which sloped gently forward for six or eight hun- dred yards, and then rose gradually toward the sky -line. In the first as- sault the British troops had pushed on pest the trenches we were holding and had advanced up the opposite slope, nearly a'mile farther on. There they started to dig themselves in, but an unfortunate delay in • getting for- ward had given the enemy .time to collect a strong force of local reserves behind his second line, which was sev- eral hundred yards beyond. So heavy a fire had .been concentrated upon them that the British troops had been forced to retire to the line eve were then occupying, They had met with heavy losses both in advancing and re;, tiring-, and the ground in front of us for nearly a mile was strewn With bodies. We did not learn all of this at once. Wo knew nothing of our exactposition during the first night, but as there appeared to be no enemy within . striking distance of our im- -.mediate front, we stood on the firing- ' Benches vainly trying to get our bear- ings. About one o'clock, we wit- nessed the faseinating spectacle of a counter-attack at night. It came with the dramatic sudden- ness, the striking spectacular display, of a motion -picture battle. The pic- torial effect seemed extravagantly overdrawn. There was a sudden liurricane of rifle and machine-gun fire, and in an instant all the desolate landscape was ' revealed under the light of innumer- able trench rockets. We saw the enemy advancing in irregular lines to the attack. They were exposed to a pitiless infantry dire. I could fol- . low the curve of our trenches on the left by the almost solid sheet of flame issuing from the rifles of our com- rades against whops the assault was launched. The artillery ranged upon the advancing lines at once, end the air was filled' with the roar of burst- ing shells and the ntelraneltoly whing- g-g-g of flying shrapnel, I dill not behave that any one could gross that fte-swept area alive, but before many moments eve heard the staccato. of, bursting bombs and hand "grenades which meant that some of . the enemy, at least, were within strik- ing distance. :there was a sharp. crescendo of dos r ng' sound, then, gradually, the firm r ceased, and word came down the line, "Counter-attack against the --Guards; and jolly well beaten off too." Another was at tempted ,before daybreak, and again the sante torrent of lead; thesame hideous urproar, the sante sickening' smell of lyddite, the same ghastly: noon -day effect, the same gradual sil- ence, and the same result: II, Damaged Trenches. The brief respite which we enjoy-, ed during our first night soon gains to an end. We were given time, howl ever, to make our trenches tenable. Early the following morning we set to Work removing the wreckage of hu- man bodies. Never before had death 'revealed itself so terribly to us, Many • of the men had boon literally blown to pieces, and itWas necessary to gath- er the fragments in blankets, For weeks afterward wo had teepee and sleep and work and think amoeg such • wful sights, it was absolutely to thein finally, It wars absolutely pssential that we should. ' The trenches and dugouts heti been battered to pieces by the British artil- lery fire before the infantry assault lend since their capture the work of 'destruction had been carried on by the sierras gumtors. Even itt their wracked condition we could see how RTI LIME 1¢N'tARlo' PER•itt.t2tSiece, LIM 1'db it/ NOT TORONTO CA. ADA RMAN HALL', .' M skillfully they had beets constructed. No labor had been spared in raising them as nearly shopeproef and as comfortable for livinguarters' as it. is possible for such eartiewerks to be. The ground here waa unusually, fav-. orablo. Under a clayish surface soil, there'. was a stratum of solid chalk, Advantage of this had been taken by •rho German engineers who must havo planned and supervl'sed the work. Many of the shell -proof dugout$ were `fifteen and even twenty feet below I, the -surface of the ground, Entltee to these was made in the front wall of the trench on a level with the floor. Stairways just large apo hgh to permit the passage of e man body led down to them, The roofs were rein- forced with heavy timbers, They were se strongly built throughout that most of them were intact, although the passageways leading up to the trench were •choked with loose earth, --There were larger surface' -dugouts with floors but slightly lower than thatofthe trench. .clhese were evid- ently built for living quarters in times of comparative quiet. Many of them were six feet wide and from twenty to thirty feet long, and quite palaces oompared to the wretched little "funk - holes" to which we had been accus- tomed. They were roofed. with logs a foot or more in diameter placed close together and one on top of the other in- tiers. of three,'- with a covering of earth three or four feet thick, But although they were solidly built • they had not been lrroof against the ram of high, explasives. Many of them were in ruins, the logs splintered like kindling wood and strewn far and wide over the ground. • We found several dugouts; evidently officer's quarters, which were almost luxuriously furnished. There were rugs for, the wooden floors' and plc tures arid mirrors for• -the wane; and in each of them there'wa`s" the jolliest little stove with ateremovable lid. We •discovered one of these underground palace's at the end of a blind alley leading -off from tine maiin±rench: It was at least fifteen feet underground, with -two stairways leading down to it, se that ifescape was cut off in one direction, it was still possible to get out on the other side. We immediately took possession, built a roaring file, .and were soon passing cantoene of hot 'tea around the circle. We was worth while again. Weall agreed that there were less ' comfortable place.=in which to have breakfast on rain officers' mornings than German ii'reers ' dug -outs. The }mete with which .the Germans s w et s abandoned their trenches was evidenc- ed by the amount of war materiel they left behind. We found two ma- chine guns and a great deal of small - arms ammunition in our omni limited sector of frontage. Rifles, intrench- ing tools, haversacks, canteens, great- coats, bayonets were scattered every- where. All of this material was of the very best. Canteens, 'water -bot- tles, and small frying -pans were made of aluminum and most ingeniously fashioned to make them less bulky for carrying. Some of the bayonets were saw -edged, We found three of these needlessly cruel weapons in a dugout which bore the following inscription I over the door:— "Gott tret' herein. Bring' gluck here- in " It was an interesting commentary on German character. Tommy Atkins never writes inscriptions of a re - lie' ious e-lie'ious nature over the doorway of his splinter -roof shelter. Neither does he file a saw edge on his bayonet. We found many letters, picture post -cards, and newspapers; among the latter, one called the "Krieg - Zeitung," published at Lille for the soldiers in the field, and filled with glowing accounts of battles fought by the ever victorious German armies. Death comes swiftly -in war. One's life hangs by a thread. The most trivial circumstance saves or destroys. Mac came into the half -ruined dugout where the off-duty machine gunners were making tea over a fire of splin- tered logs. (To continued.) KING OBSERVES ECONOMY. Royal Household Lives Up Rigidly to the Food Regulations. ' • The:wage-earning people of London were much interested recently itt read- ing a formal statement from the Mas- ter of.the King's 'household to the ef- fect that the royal family is living up rigidly to the food regulations, and. that, as a matter of':fact, members of the King's household have stood in the queues'to buy food just as the more ordinary folk have dorso. The London Express published an interview with Sir Derek Koppel, who is officially the royal housekeeper. The interview was as follows: "We ere all itt litre here with the ra- tions, and I am saying no more than what is true when I tell youthat 1: never knew anj people so thoroughly, conscientious in this matter as the- King heKing and Queen. They are simply- wonderful implywonderful and accept the restriction, with nest noticeable cheerfulness, tak- ing real 'pleasure in bearing their sitars of the food ltardshijrs. "It ntay surprise some to know that • quite often the royal larder has been found to be etnply of such rtomtnodi- ties as butter, tea and margarine, ami it }la's been fotntd necessary to go Without, I should -not be sutlit•ised if some of the servants have actually stood in margarine qubttes. Of this be certain, the royal table suffers in coin mon with the servants' hall, "All along the King toad Queen have anticipated iesigit,tions getting th household to h ainititc, yto to rq,cnit, for what was coming. For example, it is long 'since coal economy was intro duced to Buckingham Palace. Waste of fuel or food constitutes a grave et - fence among the servants of . the Kitig." •Why Ile Did Not Know. ".t'we Kansas :farmers 'met at the Bounty seat tihortly after n cyclone had visited test neighborhood Well, sir," said one of theta, "sate th in 1001, 1 1 gs out any way, to be sure. By the wiry, Bcniy," ]tr nildod, "did !.hat u'w barn of yours get, hurt any 7!' "I —can't ,ray." replied Iiw second farmer, "1 haven't found it yet," RE-TRAINING MEN CRIPPLED IN WAR THE PROIILEM AS IT, CROPS UP IN JeRANCE, New Trade Un{y a ie Taught When Reps to Revive, Old One is •'Utterly Gone. In addition to the problems 0± ing war, France is devoting itself to the difficult task -ofmaking ,War crip- ,pies independent and self-supporting, In numerous 'moos this means -re-edu- cation, for more likely than not the cripple 'is incapacitated for his ante - war pursuit, Ise -education in e Fran e means teach- ' ing a man a new trade only when it is quite impossible for him to go back into his old rine. If there i$ any hope that he canto= to manage his at•ti- of the war for good he was proud of •ficial limb, or to use his stump, or in I the part' he had taken, "!Cause why7" any other way to adapt himself to his he would explain, "We Townies ter disability so that he can approach his teinly dirt give you hell at Wipers." After this had been repeated at intervales for two hours, it got to the ears of the commanding officer, who ordered Mike broeght before him and demanded why lie persisted in insult- ing the Germany army, to which Mike replied that he.had no intention of in- sulting any one, but that the Herr General' must admit that "We Tom- mies . certainly did give you hell at Wipers," e• Upon being informed that if he per- sisted in that vein he would be shot, Mike admitted that he did not care for such an'inglorious end, but he had done his bit and done it.well, '''Cause you mast admit, General, that we Tommies did certlainly give you hell at Wipers." - It did not take long to organize a drumhead court-martial and call out the firing squad, but as Mike was of jovial soul the General offered him a last chance. "Swear allegiance to the kaiser and cut out your boasting about what you have done and you shall not be shot" Mike calmly replied that there was nothing doing, but a bright idea seems to have occurred to him just as the •guns were levelled, and he held up his hand. ' "I'll swear," he shouted, "Don't shoot," - In less than an hour he took the oath of allegiance to the lcai,ser and sat down at the table with the soldiers, a stein of beer and g plate of li'rankfur- ters in front of hire, _Slapping his neighbor on the back he stood up; glass in hand: "Well, we're all Germans together now, boys, and I'm with you. I'm roundings. If it is necessary to teach. proud of you. We're going to do some a man a new trade, he is taught one stiff work together, boys, but say them which he can follow in ',his natives Tommies certainly did give us hell at place. As seventy five per cent, of Wipers." the mutiles are from rural districts, this means that the greatest number of pupils, are found in the simple vil- lage trades of shoemaking, tailoring and tinsmithing: Courses for disabled men have been started in most of the agricultural schools, and excellent re- sults are obtained in . enabling men with either amputated legs or arms to take up farm work again. ItinaI Trade Choice With Man. Wood and metal turning, repair of motors and tractors, basketry, electri- cal mechanics; jewelry making, print- ing, clock making, engraving, fitting and the manufacture of artificial limbs are other trades taught. In re- gions where there are local industries, men are specially trained to go into then`, as into celluloid work at Ovon- r From Hell" have produced such pro - nag, or precious stone cutting at Saint l found respect for them inside the Ger- Claude. No pains are spared to help , man Hues that hereafter they will fight as a separate unit. The War Office had before it a his- tory of the past performances of the former men who, led by Col. Percy A. Guthrie, put the regiment on record A systt 1 of lrlaeita 111411 as "PM' �"( INGL NM; rice$ itr Private shops i$ followed in l{�h+7F�UJA V\ some cities, hut it is thaught that het' tet` results are obtained in soltools with ettaehed workshops Seltools which submit their programme and budget`for the approval of the Minis. ter of the lntoriou xeoeive a subvert» Won 'from the government, IRISH PRISONER IIALKS HUNS, low Mike Foiled Ili$ German Captors, While Saving Itis Own. Life. Many of us remember the story of the man who threw his wife into the pond to end the argument, only to see her fingers above the surface .of the water at the lest moment imitating the action she could no longer shout, "Scissors!" Something much like it happened. in Flanders not long ago. Mike had been captured and was being marched to the tear, regaling himself by the way' in informing every Gorman who could understand English that although he was now out former effectiveness he receives train- ing' along that line in his old trade. If, however, his old trade seems im- possible, be is trained in some occupa- tion connected with it, where he can utilize his former experience—his knowledge of the materials or the tools or the conditions of thetrade. A former carpenter, for example, who has lost a leg and can no Ionger do building • construction, can become a cabinet maker; an injured blacksmith can learn to be a mechanic; a machin- ist can study for a position as shop foreman. Man With Arm Lost a Problem. It has been found that a man with an injured or amputated leg can us- ually go back into something connect- ed with his former occupation, but a man who has lost an arm is a more serious 'problem.' Some authorities believe that a finely adjusted artificial arm will permit a man to do many kinds of work successfully; many hold, however, that a norinal output is not possible, whatever feats are accom- plished by individuals. • For instance, Dr. Bourrillon, head of the National Institute at Saint Maurice, believes that there is little future for one-armed men in the man- ual.trades, and that they should be taught to be booklceeliers, draughts- men and ,clerks` In Lyons one-armed men are taught •toy making and bind- ing; in some other schools photo- graphy, lithography, sign -painting, French varnishing and horticulture. Every effort is being made in France not to uproOf it man from bis old sur- KILTIES TO FIGHT AS A UNIT. War Office Making a Distinction. Re- garding Renowned Regiment. The British War Office, which is not particular where its fighters come from so long as they do their trench job thoroughly, is satisfied with "The ,Ladies From Hell," So well do they like them, in fact, that the second bat- talion of the MacLean Kilties is going to be hurried to the first line trenches to tackle Fritz. Although it has been part of the general scheme to split the Canadian contingents -into separate units and send them into No Man's Land along with more seasoned veter- ans, past,performances of "The Ladies a man to choose his new trade wisely, but the final• decision depends upon his own taste. The first man in France to find the real solution of the problem was Mr. Edouard Herriot, Mayor of Lyons, and as one of the most,dashing and cour- lte found it in what the Frond: call ageous of the overseas troops since "re-education." tie believed that if a the first battalion of the famous Prin- matecannotdo the work he 'aged to do, cess Pats went into the great dead - ho must learn .to do something else. lock on the western front early in -The way to help the war cripple, said 1916. the Mayor of Lyons, is to give him In a letter from Col, Guthrie the the opportunity to learn a trade. Act- interesting, news regarding the dis- ing on this conviction, he organized tinction made on behalf of the Kilties the' famous soldiers' schools at Lyons, by the War Office is announced, In de - where discouraged, almost helpless scribing the recent movements of the regiment' Col. Guthrie writes: o "Recently the whole battalion wont away at the same time for a ten clay men are transformed by useful work into capable, ambitious wage earners. So great has been the success of Mr. Herriott's scheme that his schools furlough, and each member was given have served as inspiration and model free transportation and lodgings, All to niost of the other schools since hands were eager for the trip, and :formed throughout the length and when it terminated I do not think there breadth of Franco. National Federation. Schools. Shortly after this experiment leas started at Lyons, aecording to •reports to the Red Cross Institute for Crippled was a shire in these tight little is- lands that was not visited by a High- lander garbed iri the red tartan of the clan. The pipers took their pipes with them to Scotland, and the old vale and Disabled Men, which is inaugurat_ Ieys and glens resounded as itt the ing similar work in the United Status, days of old, when their fathers before llfaur•ico Barrio, a Parisian deputy and them piped clansnm5+ii to strike a blow man of letters, took up the cause of for Charlie. the mntiles, and by hie stirring artielee "They were kissed and earessecl by in the Echo de Paris collected a great :the lassies, and came home to camp sum of money for their aid, A nation well pleased with their '•short stay itl federation for aiding the ntutiles among the hills. Some' of then` may was formed, the aid given being gen- . haver see Scotland again, but many of orally, in accordance with the new theta will no doubt take occasion after principle, aid through work, $lite k'od- ;beingwounded and through hospital to erai:!on has opened several school:; in go back once more to the hills and re - Paris, where, disabled soldiers; can i.nee, then friendships." Mate. a trade, and fttrnishos mainton-! '.Clio letter from Col. chethrio came gee to a large number of men attend- (rein 160,114 and from those itt a ing other schools, .. position to speak with authority it was The national government wits the toas't`ed that the eitilties will be in the nowt to retain the situation end the fell tide of the fighting in Franco 'by t enredy, .and on Mak 1, 1910, it opened the earlyitare or May. ;it 8a,i:i Maurice, len the outskirts of!' Paris, a splendidly equipped school:for I Sustaining Power of Ice. geeing trade training to disabled sol -1 One o%, the many things that min - we the movement was naw well tit en e • 11 1 started. Departments, tnunicipalitiee, ty glttlars ttvo to chow is the 1>oards of trade; trade unions and px1 sustaining ower of ice. Rivers even vase persons organized vocational lakes, ntay hate to be crossed by schools, By the end of 1919 there troops, artillery and supply trains in winter. The safety of such movements has often tit be reticent in frractiens of an Mete lee two inches thick will bear infantry, ]fake mon are Judi• cioitsly scattered. • Four -inch ice will carry eavairy or light gusts. Eight -itch ice will support a battery of heavy artillery,'with big gums, ,i„car- n r,es and horses, Tau -inch lee will sustain an urmy itching in close i!oitn ition. On fifteen -inch ice a military rail.. way may be ccnstracted turd operated as safely as on land. could be re-educated in France 7,000 disabled soldiers a yeah, Many of the schools funrlsh trot only froo iltstruction, but also board and lodging, When board and lodging are not furnished, needle usually receive Some 11611) front one of the numerous aid societies formed for the purpose, IN THE ARCTIC gales again, to be followed very soon by snow, And the whole eeulltry becomes bare and black .attd 'barren in ' a single night. .Boarding becomes strenuous work, and the convoy trawlers, es they sweep vessels ENCES 01+' NAVAI, MEN IN timee of hrough t}o mined areas, have no easy PAR NORTH, Remarkable 'Tales of II.134itts That Get Quick Punisi:meet Per Ditrlc Deeds. One side of the world war that is little heard of and yet which has fur- nished some stirring incidents is the life of bho British navy in the Antics. A graphic description is contained in an official aceoupt of experiences of naval men stationed at or near Arch- angel. It says: ,, • "The long winter night of four months is chewing to a closer The moon, which each month has gone round in. a circle for five days at 'a time without setting, no longer ab- sorbe our attention. The "cosy noon- day light has each day brightened ,and whitened perceptibly, and now eagle twenteefour hours we see for a short period the sun low down over the southern hills, Saving the Crews. "With the thaw come the submar- ines, and it is not long before the U- boats have laid their quota of explo- sive eggs off the entrance of the port. Merchantmen arrive with sides batter- ed from shellfire and tales of gallant actions and hairbreadth escapes when the 'Kaiserfish' passed beneath their bottoms. Some do not arrive at alI— then the trawlers search the face ,of the ocean and bring in a remnant of starved and frost-bitten crews who have been exposed for days in open boats to the fury of an Arctic spring- time. Sometimes they are not found, and sometimes the U-boat herself meets the fate she has prepared for others. "In the. Arctic ice was found the telephone buoy of one who had missed her prey, and, coming too close, her- self became the victim. The buoy.is only let go as a last resource, when a submarine is sunk and is unable to rise, It has a watertight telephone upon it connected with the hull of the sunken submarine, and by which com- munication can be established from the surface with the imprisoned occupants. It bears a large glass plate, upon which is inscribed the legend in 'Ger- man: "Undersea boat the — is sunk here.' Do not touch, but telegraph at once to the Commandant of the U- boats' base at Kiel.' Submarine Meets Death. "Another submarine was equally unfortunate, though in a' different way. T1ie submarine rose to the -sur- face to shell a munitions ship which site had torpedoed, but the submarine's first shell -exploded the ship's cargo of munitions. A large motor lorry on the upper deck of the vessel pitched overboard and landed on the upper deck of -the submarine, sinking her in- stantly. The Ship's boats were already so crowded that it was humanly im- possible to take another soul,into them, and as it was, their crews pent four clays in them with very scanty provisions before reaching land. "Other submarines hid themselves among the ice floes farther north, and many were the exciting games of hide-and-seek played in those still wa- ters, with only the seals and gram- puses for witnesses. "Fogs, both in summer and winter, are a very terrible thing itt these Arc- tic waters. The cold wind blowing on the warmer water raises an impene- trable mist, and probably causes as many losses as the enemy's best ef- forts. The Summer Season. "Summer, that short six weeks, would be a delightful season but for the mosquitoes. Literally, ono eats, drinks and breathes mosquitoes. "With the end -of August come the "In a howling thrtt t days' gale a big Russian ship, which had struck a mine, was brought safely into harbor by four trawlers, two ahead and two astern, and each with 600 fathoms of sweep- wire out, Very perilous work it was, but safely aecomplisllgd, though to see her come into harbor before the great breakers, with her forecastle under water and 'ter stern .in the air, it ap- peered almost impossible, Then night and day work for everyone for a week while her cargo is transferred, and she is conducted safely to Archangel. One trawler strucic a mine and •foundered in ten seconds, only one of her crew being saved, with the sea at freezing point, "And' as `the .dark whiter drags in, the days become shorter and shorter, until the sun no longer rises. The last ship has left ,Archangel, homeward' bound, but the Arctic squadron goes farther west and north, to the ice free waters of the Isola Inlet, "Strange to say, insomnia is very prevalent, many men having to be treated by the doctor for it. The clarlinoss and lack of news and inter. est, with no possibility of exercise, makes everyone's nerves go gingle!" CANI!ItON TO KILL CANARY BIRD. The Only Solution for a Desperate Situation. In' one of. the most curious of re- cent happenings on the battle front in France, a canary bird was the prim• cipaI actor. It was a French bird, Liberated by accident, it ,stew,. out into No Man's Land, between the opposing lines of trenches, perched on. a tree and began to sing in the bright sunshine, Whereupon the best of the French marksmen began to shoot at it. Why? Because they had to. It was a matter of utmost seriousness, possibly in- volving many human lives. Canaries are commonly used to give warning of the presence of deadly' gas in mines. They are more sensi- tive than human beings to such gas, and hence the practice nowadays of carrying them (in cages) , into mines to test the air in the underground' workings. Mining operations for military pur- poses aro conducted on a very exten- sive scale in present-day warfare in Europe, Tunnels of great length are dug to blow up the enemy's works. Such tunnels are testel for gas by the use of canary birds. The bird that escaped.into No Man's Land was being employed for this pur- pope itt a tunnel slug to blow up the Germans, The success of the opera- tion depended wholly upon secrecy. But if the Germans Were to ]tear and catch sight of the canary they would at once suspect what was going out" Rance the activity of tlto French sharpshooters. They must kill that canary at any cost. But a canary is a very small target; they could not hit it. The bird sang on. It was a des- perate situation. A .last resort re- mained. It was to use a big gun. The gun was loaded with a high ex- plosive shell of a calibre appropriate for attacking mighty fortifications. It was fired at the canary, or, more strictly speaking, at the tree on which the bird was perched. Botlt tree and canary vanished. That is all there is to the story. But the blowing -up enterprise was a sec - 0055. 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Included in the collection is the Brit- ish Guiana stamp of 1856, for which a fabulous price would he obtained if it were put on the market. M, von Ferrary had also five of the circular 2 cent Guiana stamps of 1850, which have sold for as much as $7,250 a pair. Other gems of the collection are five of the celebrated Mauritius stamps of 1847, which have fetched $7,500 a pair. The collection numbers about 200,000 stamps. Save In a time needing food economy many people are not getting all the nourish- ment they might from their food. It is not how much you eat, but 1iow-much you assim- ilate, that does you good. The addition of a small teaspoonful of Bovril to the diet as a peptogenic before meals leads to more thorough digest- ion and assimilation and thus eaves food, for you need less. Send it to 011 will be astonished at the results we get by out modern system of dyeing and cleaning. Fabrics that an shabby, dirty or spotted are made like new. We can restore the most delicate articles. 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