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The Wingham Advance, 1918-04-18, Page 6BRIIAiN'S imiltMAL DEBT The enerteou; wer expendineres of iltsaa: Britain are the wonder of the veiled. Nes male histi :lam Matta:4 her ego gear,: of the e'er, bet atm lete ste evisted ttie waersosiflazil fer laree porleeet, of the Ivor exysensce of her a1 i'. 'Yet elle se not ahesheialiy crippled. Her a:1leo3 tire in goat' ettimes and tier inatietries and commerce proeper- oua. She .ha e done, and is; doing all this Owl yet tter natioual debt is well, I a hand. Spe.aking tan this matter re- eently, att.. Atka's Chamberlaiu coed: "At the cad of the Napoleonic wars We had a debt ot 900 millions, and the Chancellor of the Excleequer had alaggested ia the Ilouse of Commone that by the end of the present finan- cial year our total debt would be In the neighborhood of 6,000 millions - probably rather below thateabove that amount. Tlaat 6,000 millione would in- clude money lent to the Dorablone and our Allies, and roues' spent on objects which would remeio and have a value after the war was aver, such es shiPS, factories, aud other things of the same kind. So much of that as we might regard as recoverable ought to be deducted from the figure of 0,- 0e0 millious, Taking that sum as the gross, or exceesive, figure of the Na- tional Debt, it was approximately six- and-ashalt tames what it 'was at the end of the Napoleonic wars, The na- tional incorae was estimated by corn- petent authorities Us 'have been at the close of the Napoleonic wars 850 mil- lione a year. It was estimated to be now 3,000 millions a year, If, tbere- fore, our debt had inereased slx-and-a half times, our income had increaeed eight -and -a -half times." As Mr. Chamberlain says, much et thle large debt is recoverable, being represented by loans, and value re- ceived in permanent form for the money expended, Another thing, Much ot this national debt is owed to the BrItieb people, so that it is not lost to tae country when paid back to the real oWners. ALIENS IN BRITAIN 'White the Great War VeSeraos and other o are -appeallug' to the. Govern. Went to do something towards making the- aliens in Canada work foa the. winning or the war, the British. Gov- ernment teeve already taken .actiets. The 20,000 Russians) In London who were Halite to military service. until Rusele. Made peace are not to be allow- ed to hold any employment the)? chooee. The matter is now before the War Cabinet, whose decision will be made when the returns are in from employers under thenew Aliens Order, which Is now in foice,, The National Service Department le bringing up to date the registration of all aliens, and the new order will prevent any aliens whether of Russian or other national- ity from entering trades or occupa- tions which the Government have .classified, or from changing Ills em- ployer without dpermit, No employer may give employment to any alien ' between. 18 and al traipse he can pro- duce - a permit. Es ery employer now egriploytug aliens will have to send particularsto tae larnietry of National elerviee on farms provided. The can upon the aliens will depend. upon the nature of the.r employment. While tbeS• oeostot be conscripted into the Mitts!, array, there is no intention or allowing 'Item to escape national ser• vice. What will be done with them depends entire'y upon the nature of their work. If that work is of national importance they will he retained In it, lf, on the other llama they are engaged. ire !exere tradea, they will be epeedile shleted to wort: for the tattiest's needs. Let Col. Wm. ilenarie or somebody ;sloe get a eopY of this new aliens order oa the laritleh, lateeernmene and present It te the Dominion Government. It the Itrithal Govetnineot can make regulations foe alien labor, surely the renadiati .Cese..gninent can. t OLDEST MAI: IN ';,-eatteet Sergt. Pain, wile in (I? yenee wee, e 'I/Melee:4 Fr•,veeeli,.is• Sian o'er, .-11.0 4, IA MAN empire lere. "efinety love.; vomptitty," oweeti the Wise rely "Weil, !Cc tio eetrieer the teetipete7 eel,: in. Itlid knee Lonie." peeve fee ethg, . rr% LA s, yvairr inA Neil entered the courtroom feeling like an aetor called upon to play the leaaing part in a play unknown to him. A fresh doubt of the story he was going to tell attacked htm-and It 'was too late th think up another now. The great room was brightly light- ed. It was pumice to the ceiling with a light yellow wood. As tong as he lived that color affected Neil with elight sicituesse Hartigan was at his We, rosy and self-conscious. The back benches were half full, mostly with anxious -eyed. men and women who had a• stake In the cases to come. Some there were wbo slept in painfully upright attitudes, calculated not to attract a court officer's attention, There was a cloud of policemen, all looking oddly defenseless without their visore, On a bench inside the gate Neil saw the Old Codger watching and waiting, bursting with vindIctiveness. His heart sank. He had a vagrant • hope that apoplexy might intervene. Neil looked eagerly toward the magistrate's bench. Upon it be saw a youngish man with a tall head, sol- emn,and rather disgusted looking, like one who ,isgperforining an unpleasant duty, self-righteously. Meeting him cutside, Neil would have passed over him indifferently. "Commonplace" would have been his verdict. But there he sat, enthroned above, charg- ed with a power over the body. "I'll never be able to do anything with this owl," thought Neil. A seb- tie antagonism crept into his breast which didn't help his case any. The Old Codger needed no prompt - hag to tell his talc. It poured out of him with embellishments. Neil stared itulignantly., "What does he want to toe for?" he thought. "It's bad en- ough!" Officer Hartigan followed the complathent on the stand. The ether tenants of No. 21 were not pre- sent. While the testimony was being giv- en another policeman touched . Neil on the arm, and to his astonishment, offered him coat and hat. "The striker guy that was acquitted left tb.ese for youse," he said. "Said you'd need 'em if you had to take an- other ride. Saki his card was in the pocket If yott wanted to return 'em." Neil thankfully accepted the gifts. The coat fitted him. Though he was not borne down jsy any feeling of guilt, still with the cOat he put on an increased self-respect. So dependent are men on their 'habiliments. "Well, have you anything to say for yourself?" the magistrate finally ask- ed, turning a lack -lustre eye on the Prisoner. "Only this," said Neil. "I ask you as a reasonable man if I had intended to rob this man's room would have annbunced myself by jumping through the skylight?" The court attendants looked a little seindalized at the familiar tone. "I don't know," said the magistrate, solem.nly, "never having been a thief. What were you doing on the roof?" n artist" said Neil, "I was ! studying the effect of rain at night,' said his honor. "You have given your address as No. 13, while the complain,ant says he lives at 21. Why didn't you stay on your own roof?" "The composition was better over there," explained Neil. The magistrate looked blank, but would not confess his ignorance of the term. Nell perceived that he was making an impression. "I mean the arrangeraents of ob- jects and shadows," he explained. "Have you any witnesses?" "I was alone." "I mean character witnesses. Some one to inform the courtithat you are what you claim to be." "No," said Neil, assuming an air of indignation. "I don't want to drag any of my friends into this ridiculous business." "H'm!' said his honor again. After considering a moment or two an expedient worthy of Soloraon occurred to him., He looked gravely pleased at his own pereplcacity. "You say you are an artist. Clerk, give him pencil and paper. Now, make a quick sketch Of me," He aesumed a before -the - camera expression of judicial dignity. This was child's play to Neil. His heart looked up. He was doing better than he had expected, But prudence held his hand. The. tall -headed, sol- emn young man lent himself fatally to caricature. Nell doubted his ability to flatter him: "I couldn't do your honor justice in a short space of time," he said, re- spectfully. "I will do this poithemaii instead." The taagistrate looked disappoittted, but signed to him to proceed. °Meer Hartigan blushed to his ears and looked wildly around, But he was trapped. The quiek pencil was already at work. The other policemen grin- ned beide(' their hands. In a few moments Neil handed the paper up to the bench. There was the plump offi- cer, rosy gills, Irish upper lip, and honest disgruntled eyes to the life. And tall In twenty lines, "Not bad! Not bad!" murmured his honor, looking at Neil with a. tinge of respect. Me Has graciously pleaeed to pass the sketch around. A discreet titter travelled in lts treeil. All the policemen Were delighted ex- eept the Aubject of the sketch, who sniffed cotttenaptuonsly, The tide ran stroug in the prieoner'a favor. Feel- ing it, Nell east down lik eyes to hide any untoward exultation. "fle didn't take anything, did he?" the magistrate asked the Old Cbdger. "ale didn't Italie a thanes)," was the Ill-natured trinity. "How the broken glass?" "I will 1.. Or that, ot Course," raid quire e. "Yeti La, e the motley with _you?" asked the magletrate. "Yee," said Nell. "That is, a dollar or two." "Well," said hl o honor," men &nett customarily undertake small thefta with Money in their pockets. I think , a mistake has been made. 1will—" "Wait a minute! Wail a rainutele" cried an excited 'soprano %Vice front the back ol the merit'," "1 lumfite something about thle case!" • It was the large blonde Milliner 140. Nellie mating heart caMe down with ft broken wine. Apparently it had taken her all this time to matte ready for a court -room appearance, Elaborately coiffured, hatted and liar. nessed, she sailed down the aisle With a gracious bend In her back. She was miming daintily at arm's length a bunch of rusty deserekeys, She took the stand, "I am also a tenant in No. 21," she explained in choice phraseology and melodiously. "I am Madame de la Warr, of the De la, Warr Millinery Academy, My card. Awakened by the crash over- head, I flung up my ;window and sum - mooed the police. Subsequently, after partially dressing myself, I assisted in the capture of the prisoner. After they had haledhint off to the police station, I sent one ot the boys -one of the gentleman tenants -up to the root to see if he could diecover any evt- deuce. He brought back these keys. I came, to court as quick as I could." eermie said the court, looking grave. Madame de la Warr was staring strangely at the prisoner, "Why-whY —"tab() gasped. "I know him! I never got it good look at him before." She forgot the nielliflubus aceents. "If it ain't the sculptor fellow on the top floor! Why, his room is right next to the old party's there. His name Is Neil Ottoway." His honor turned to the Ole Codger, "Do you identify the pies. oner as your neighbor?" he dethanded. The complainant blinked, "It --it =ter he," he stammered. "I've only passed him a eouple of tittles in the dark hall, My eyesight is net what It used to be. It may be.'' The magistrate tamed a portentous Crown on the prisoner. "What have you to say to this? 11 you are what you claim, why did you conceal this fact?" Nell played his last desperate cartl. "The lady is mistaken," he said, in- dignantly, "I never saw her before to -night." "Ohhh!" she cried In virtuous hot'. ror. "Did you ever! Many's the time he stopped and passed the time Of day, But I never gave hint no encourage. melte A lone woman has got to be careful!" This was a lie. There had been overtures of friendship -but from the other side, Neil glared at.h.er help- lessly„ "I will look into thee matter," said his honor, Officer Wilkinson, you are instructed to go to the house where this affair occurred and learn If there is a person named Neil Otto. way living there. You are to find out .11 he Is at hotne. If there is no answer to your summons at the door, you aro instructed to force it, and tO report to the court on any evidence you may find insiae." Neil turned a little sick. The game wee up now for sure -and when he had seemed so near freedom! Truly, it seemed as if a maliciously inspired fate were pureuing him in the person of the horrible milltner. "Take him back," the magistrate said to Hartigan "keud wait until I send for you again." Neil turned blindly toward the door back to the pen. As he was about to pass through the clerk or the court spoke to Hartigan. It seemed that he wanted to verify something in the evidence. Hartigan turned to his deek, and thus It happened that Nell passed through the door alone. Neatly coated as he now was and carrybag a geed hat, the officer who kept the record on the other side of the door, did not immediately recognize him. "Well, what do you want?" he de- manded, gruffly. Neil clutched at the chance like a drowning man at his straw. "I want to consult with My client," he Bald, glibly. "Don't you knew enough to apply at the cOnsultation room?" stormed the policeitian. "This is the prisoners' door!" "I've never praetised In this court before," ventured Neil, humbly, He did not expect to get away with,this; still, it was a cha.nee. He was ler. ventfy paying that Hartigan might still be delayed. "Huh! you must be a new one!" sneered the bluecoat. "Who is your client, anyhow?' Neil thought of his benefactor. "Adolph Zinns," he said. The policeman, still grumbling, con- sulted his big book, while Nell waited in raid -air, so to speak. "Discharged," be said. "He don't need you." "Ohl -much Obliged," said Neil. "Sorry to have troubled you. If you can Over put anything my This was acconapanied by a signifi. cant look, which was not lost on. the policeman. He relaxed, and rose. "If you go back that way you'll be arraigned," he said. "Yon must go out by the consultation room. I'll pass evv -oaus.r, What did you say your name "Michael Goldstone" said Neil "Wt Tenth street, opposite Jeffer- son market," Well, if 1 can put aMything your way. I will," seId the Policenlata quite affable all et once. At the doer of the consultation reom be gave Nell an opportunity to ell .ceb. He Was thin afraid to go direct hOnle, and had, hthieelf put down around the corner, It Was well that he did so, Spying cautiously trent aerate; the way, he saw Officer Wilkinson mite running out of the dodrwey at 21 with agitated , mien, With Ids night-stick raPPed smartly on the eidewalk for aseietance. Neil did not littger. CHAPTER Y. The fugitive inetinetiv'ely ought the lower met aide of the 01t3', whiie eviht. in the small hours of morning, there Is light and life. A eolitary ure fIg- itt it dark street Is fatally censpic- netts, Neil felt a grim amusement in the consternation his escape would rata° in that decorous coat when news of the grueeome find in his room was broUght beck HQ pictured. the My Hartigan turning pale, ana the surly doOriteeper singing very small. It mem funny, but it was ondusaus, toe. Heaven help a fugitive when the amour propre of the police force is wounded! Within an lioureNeil knew, every one of the thousands of same. coats patrolling the streets would have it Ininute description of the perile», and every breast among them. would be fired with determination to bring itt oxte who had so grievously belittled the force, Oft againtst this imPosing Organiza- tion he had only his unaided wits to Play . rtis assets otherwise consisted of a dollar and some cents in money and the clothes he stood in. But liberty after his brief incar. ceration was ineffably sweet, To keep It he *tot prepared to fight to the last ditch. • In Park Row, Beekman and Scruce streets, he found a reassuring bustle around the newepaPer offices. The morning papers were being loaded on automobile trucks with a deal of noise and excitement. In the doorways and alleys around hovered a crowd ,of homeless idlers drawn like Neil to the only spot in town where there was something going on at that hour. Nell list himself comfortably among them. The frantic haste of the workers and the apathy of the lookers-on offered a sharp comment on modern, social economy. It began to grow light. He dreaded the daylight, but all the wishing in tbe world wohld not put it off foe a min. ute. The next best thing Was to find a safe hiding -place. In New York the current of Me flows north and south, anti therefore on the eastern and western edges of the island are to bo found many quaint little backwalers forgotten of the city. Nell, instinctively guessing this, turned east up Cherry Hill to Corlears Hoek, then north, always clinging to the waterside. The neighborhood lit'which he found him.self had nothing in common with modern New York, The humble streets the names of which New Yorkers themselves never hear, with their little tenements Ralf empty and their out- of.date fectorles half ruinous, were as quaint and undisturbed as those of a mid -state town that was propperous half, a century ago. The solitude of these streets revealed Neil in startling focus, but fortunately the district did not seem to be worth policing. He made haete to -find refuge. A. lumber yard proinised well. There was a high board fence on the street with a gate padlocked on the outside. Therefore there could be no one with- in. The piles of lumber stuck up over the top of the fence, and much. of It was weather-beaten, showing that it had been there a long time. Some empty barrels beside the fence offered an easy way over, With a hasty survey up and down, Nell 'climbed on a barrel, and, swing- ing over the fence, dropped to the ground on the other side. - The alleys surrounding the tall piles of lumber made an admira.ble maze for one who wished to hide. Neil pene- trated it to the farthest side of the Yard, where the undisturbed lookeeof everything suggested that the employ- ees rarely name. Here the piles tow- ered thiety and forty feet in. the air, and the deep pits between were like miniature canons. . ttoUnding the last corner, Nell foud n himeelf in a little cul-de-sac formed- bY two. piles of lumber and 6 blank brick wall At •the end of it was a little stoning shelter of boards, evidently lett by some previous outcast .A. sound from beneath it startled and 'warned Neil. He ducked his head to look: A man was sleeping there. Neil hesitated whether to retreat, or to provoke an encounter. His great - ea need in the world was of a dis- guise, and here was a, good, one. The man was unquestiohably down on his luck'as he was himself, and he thought he could safely trust to the freemasonry of the unfortunate. In any case the man was no bigger that he. He felt able to handle him. Bebe stayed. The sleeper becoming conscious in hts sleep of a gaze upon hint, stirred and awoke. Seeing Neil he bristled detlently, "Web, wot abaht it?" he said in the accepts of Whitechapel.' "Cawn't bloke 'aye a free sleep ih your blighted free countey?" "Keep your shirt on," said Nell, "I'm no better off than yourself. I'm looking for a place to stow away, like you are." The awakened one changed his tette, "Oh!" he grumbled. "Thought you was wem tcha.n. 'Welcome to our 'appy'onto. In this couotry titer have the sweeplogs watched. That's free- dom!" Ile was emnewhere neer Nell's age and build, tho latter fact a 'matter of. satisfaction to the fugitive, There could be no mistake as to his ;setups:- Hon; raggedmat and trousers, thick him a dollar out of sight of the wait- woolen lInderehirt. woolen neckcloth Ing prisoners in the corridor. If ally And Cloth cap room loyally silent. His conductor vottehed for him to the „guards in tlie oetete;1 'How did you find yourself in Ms ,:tErvae;etatitiefieptteloea,is.pitaltiiigy6-srcrounbbatidiinfiteere. be. all greasy teith veal debt, of the recognized Nell they remained p corner?" Neil asked. - And so, scarcely daring to believe hie ; "Blimy if T know .where 1 AM," was senees, Neil found„hlinself in the cotirt • answer. "Never been oft Wet street room again, by means of a door toward • before I wore Me feet to the anklets, the back. Anotaar ease was now in welkin'. I was lookin' far a pike to lie progress., and no one notieed him. All low till the Catalonia sited to -day, this had bappeneirin• the space 01 a Wore 'ells go for you after the stoke. minute, and Hartigan was still at the hole It's a dog's Mel A (WO lite? clerk's desk. Neil crossed 06 room nonchalantly 11 aWlohtritaidedottg shitvoelcserlkeTBli:Yrri' fenYvnBatToatit6r and went down the front stairs, faster guts off In Mo.:years, stud throw,,you and faster as ls'a' sniffed the blaseed- ! in the dustbin Not for Me no tri;re. tree air of the street, Ito Issued out of the building soberly Idoinni.1"Tkhil4Mtrelitt nitItetjtebbeitgt6nfryePlititnrnfdreeell • enough, There was a taxi -cab at the mutter in ienterIcit, and., .pecteatka door. He still had' a little 121011eY OWit free by the road I'M goirrro he could beat tho polticeman,to Four- 'oof it out to the perairioa" .4entli,street and, drag the body into • Aire him littatetintecto turn. tobtind, (Tale) emittnuad.) . • , tele vaet(nt fronfeeote It would give ut all might not yet"be on. He junip- WELL. 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The _phi mail coaehes journeying along the Great•North road uSed unfeelingly, for the benefit of their passengers, to call at the Angel and the Peacock inns at Islington, witht their then, low, old- fashioned, wainscotede parlors, while not far away ori Pontonville hill was the Belvedere tavern; famous for many yeare on account of its debating soci- ety, at which many prominent politi- cians enjoyed their first oratorical triumphs. One of the most aneient lane in the metropolis is the Bricklayers' Arms inn, at, the corner of Tower Bridge road, This was recently rebuilt, but, its name dates back some, six,hundred years, At Ludgate circus is the Belle Sauvage inn, supposed to have been so named in honor of the Indian prin- cess, Pocahontas, who rescued Capt. John Smith, one-time governor of Vir- was cured or Bronchitis • and Aethnaa by MINARD'S LINIMENT. MRS. A. LIVINGSTONE% Lot 5, P. E. Ie . was cured of a. severe attack of Itlaeumatism ' MINARD'S LINI- MENT. JOHN MADER. Mahone Bay. I was mired of it severely sprained leg by MINARD'S LINIMENT. JOSHUA A. WYNACHT. Bridgewater., ginla. An inn of historical import- ance, the premises of which have now been converted into a railway booking office, was the George and Blue Boar, which used to stand at High Holborn, and was the last "house of call" for criminals on their way to Tyburn. It is also related during the great rebel- lion, it messenger was found there, carrying a letter' from Charles I., in which the king expressed Intention of• having Cromwell and Ireton executed, and the discovery of this information decided his would-be victims to have the sentence visited on Charles him- self. One of the most famous of the anci- ent London inns is the Mother Red Cap inn at Camden town, the sign- board of which used to consist of the portrait of an old woman with a scariet capttlet or hood covering her head and shoulders. The Old Bell inn and Oxford Arms used to be in War- wiek lane. One ot the most renowhed old coaching houses Was the Wbite lions° inn in Fetter lane, Many inns have been written of in literature. Readers of Dickens, the world over, know that Sam 'Weller was, originally "Boots" at the White Hart inn In the borough,. and Chaucer relates that the Tabard Aim at South- wark, Of which little more time' the name now remains, was the Meetiog place of his Canterbury Pilgrims on their road to the shrine of Thomas A. 13ebket. AMOng the quaintest of inn signs are those ot "The Angel and Steel-. yards" symbolizing justice holding her scales; "The Bull and Bedpost," indi- cating it bull fastened to it stake to be baited; and 'The Meek Sack," show- ing an old leathern drinklag cup, Various other signs, such as the Cut - lent' CoMpany, "The Rilephant and the caotie"; the Glovers' contOany, '",rhe Head;" the Bakers' company "Vlto Wheat Sheat;" the Stationers' etlulPanY., "The Angel and TruMPet." and so on for many more, while other signs are. of interesting origin, imelt as "The Goet," whIcli represents. Wales, 'The Crossed Nays," standing for the keys of St, Peter and the badge of the Pope, the "Feathers" descending front tho thaek Prince, '.The Crown and the Anchor" had to do with the royal Pavy, "The White Horse" upholds the Hanoverian dynasty; '"rhe Royal Oak" calls to mind the refuge of Charles II. from Ms pursuers, and "The Saracen's Head" datea trona the enemies; in fact, the cognomen of practically every English inn will at - ter a certain amount of research re- veal an interesting, and more often than not, historical "raison d'etre."- Springfield Republican. The "Observer," Sport sults much the ea= as beet tieetiones, Which can also be said about the new sports chapeaux. Tho latest frocks are showing elleP- eel belts that are but yokes. Many dresses there are which Upon first glance appear to be Directoire Butts, Auother long line, the Russian tunic% is also surprisingly in, evidence as a warm weather fashion. 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VrOM reef arta fri)111 treetop He whistles itt glee, And his song of spring's coming Makes sweet melody. From the faraway southland -The robin has flown, *With the zeal of a herald To make gool news known. He has braved wititer'S rives ln flight o'er the laud To announce the glad tidings Tin.t ;40-Mg'8 near at hand. He goes flitting through valleys And soaring o'er hills As he' S spreading the masnge Thnt ei,•my where thri.lis, And the 1101013 he is telling In strains sweet and (-tear /a that winter is uaning Ai.t: smingtilne is near. Though the rainstorm be drenching, Though chilling winds blow, Though the red or the robin 130 *whitened by snow, He remains true te duty As herald of paring, And of joys that ar,, corning Ho blithely will sing. Soon all snowdrifts will vanish And meadows be gis,en, Anti the gladness of springtime Be everywhere seen, FOP When bravo Robin Redbreast Pipes sweetly and clear We are sure that the season He heralds Is near. -Theodore H. Bolo. M [nerd's Liniment Lumbe rman's Friend. HOME CAMOUFLAGE. A Physician's Rexnedy for the Blues, "Camouflage in the home," or the elimination of household uglies, by which cheerfulness Instead of depres- s:on is diffused, is one of the principal prescriptions advocated and given by a New York physician. Hk plan, he believes, acts in it more stimulating 1-11 agInc n e- thanadI' a nmanytagdorfugbse, IbnriAelsthkioauvt- 1a reaction. . "Chuck the alt junk," Is -his way of explaining his method, "Get rid of the ruperannuated furniture, pictures or to:on:Tonna abominations. They act as a poison in many cases on person§ wtto (to not know what is wrong with "Some patients 1 bave attended bed imaginary ills and were only suffering from their surroundings. Dark days made the impreeelon more vivid, In cases or illness I have had the pa- tients removed from one room to an. other justebeettusc of thci cold, formal and gloomy atmosphere.in which they • were I:Lige: "n oohs in which a woman was seriously ill was it picture near her bed that could not help having a ten- dency to lower her vitality and powers of resistance. The picture's title, 'The Last Hour,' gives an idea of its nature. I had the WoMdli removed from the baneful influence ef 'The Lafil, Hone - Strongest Liniment.in 100 Years Best For tither Man or Beast Nothing for Family Use can Compare With it. RUB ON NfRVIUNf When yametave been exposed to wet and cold! arid your tilt:melee, are full of pain, nerveare juiripieg with neural- gia, then you should haVe ready at hand a bottle ofNerviline. It robs pain of its terrors, gives relief to al! suffering, brings ease and comfort wherever used. 'No care or expense has been spared to secure for Nerviline the purest and best materials, It is prepared with a .thigle aline to 'restore the nick to oiealth. This Cannot be said of tho ,,1»araUon that an un cru nlou elealer Might aslt you to accept instead of Nerriline, so we warn you it Is the extra profit made on Inferior Reeds - that teMpts the etthetituber. Of hien .bewere. (let N'ervilinc when you ask tor It thtt rou ars Slit* Of a remedy that will cure alt aehes, strains, swellings, and the pains orrheumatism, menet); gia and lumbago. In the last hundred years no lini- ment has been produced that ,ean compare with Nerviline In strength, an penetrating power, or In curative &Al- i ty, Per nearly forty years it has been Canada's household remedy, and moth- ers will do well to fellow the advice of Mill. Sena) Biggins, of Stelloa P: G., Ont., who says: "Very frequently thege .arstailinents in the !tinily -that can' be eitt short if Nervilino is handy, When 'my thildrelf come in from-p)ay with a congli or ta bad cold, 1 rub theta' well" vaith Isteret: line, and they ete w&1 almotit tit (Mee." Nervilitte M fine' ?or earaeheaatanith- ache, chest colds, lumbago;"tiffos, rheumatism ornettralgiti. there is*stareely It Pain or an Attie in.,man or henet it won't ture Tile barge 25e, Wilily die tOttle.is most eConomical; at Ill dealers, . or the Catarthorame Co., Kingston, CAYI- EdEt • $. • Comply with Law STOPGLARE LENS Daylight *Night Driving without Glare or Danger SENO FOR $3 nn i PE PAIR CIRCULAR """ AdSIZES' at your dealers Or dirsct STOPGLARE LTD. HAMILTON, ONT. and oho immediately began to show Improvemeet. Of course the dismal mahogany bed •and furniture had sorae effect too, ae it always does. "How many times have you gone Into it friend's home for a pleasant visit and found yourself ushered into a place designated as 'the drawing room' or 'the parlor'? Immediately your spirits; decUne as a result of tbe surroundings and you are likely to start sneezing, as the place is probab- elyomapiratnigy."ht and hes not been opened since the last visitor was there, such gloomy places being kept only for Many homes, the doctor pointed out, have lots of old stuff which is kept for memory's sake, but which sliould be got rid of as quickly as possible, Houses of elderly persons or those who have been married long are the worst. Elderly persons hate to part with anything, but they are the very ones whose failing strengtlt is under - Mined by the unconscious effect of tile hideous household gods. Arany old' time pictures ago °sped,' ally depreasing. In the days when the people were singieg "The Ship That Never Returned," "Empty Is the Cra- dle, Baby's Gone," mid similar sbngs the walls were Mine with "Grant's Bedside," "Garfield's Death," "The Eetreat from Moscow," anti many other pictures historically correct but far from cheering Spare rooms in some of the older times have been used for storing all the clutter that has been accumulated In years. Furniture that frowns at one by day and groans at one by night would be more.pleasing to the guest if it would even jeer once in a while. —.4-6--FKeeI'S MInard's At t the House WHEN THE WAR IS O'ER Wheu the wayward 'war k o'er, When fiery conflicts are no more, And peace and pleasure sweetly reigns, When the guns no lorwer roar, Andmtahieni: deadly measiles pour O'er weirdsome, eximsonelyed do - Noble heroes will return Gaily to their native shore; Noble heroes will return - Return again -no more. For the fallen we wll mourn When the war is o'er. When the wayward was is o'er, 'When fickle fortune will restore Our gentle pe,ace of mind again, When freedom's flag is flying free, And streaming bright on land and sea, And tranquil every fair domain, When the haughty, proud and vain, Ruthless tyrants' reign is o'er, When our hearts are free from pain, When we ;AO no more, We will sing a sweet refrain When the war is o'er. ,fames Clarke .elacelallum, 77 jackeon street west, Hamilton. t SPRING WEATHER HARD ON BABY The Canadian spring weather -one day mild and bright; the next raw and blustery, is extremely hard on the, Laby. Conditions are such that the mother cannot take the tittle one out Lor the fresh air so much to be de- sired. He is confined to the house' which is often over -heated and badly ventilated. He catches cold; his lit- tle stomach and bowels become dis- ordered and the mother soon has a sick baby to look after. To preveut this an occasional doeof Baby's Own Tablets ahould be given. The regu- late the stomach and bowels,' thus pre- venting or curing colds, simple fevers, colic or any other of the many minor ailments of childhood. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at. 25 cents a box from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont. A MEDITATION. (Verses composed by M, B. Rymat during his recent Meese.) Our bleesed Lord and loving Friend, As we to Thee draw nigh, We pray a list'ning ear to lend 'Unto .our plaintive ery. Help us to win a soul for Thee, A soul to glory bring, That other souls as well as let May stand before:the King, • , A glorious work awaits us all, 0 make nit beacon lights, 'That we may side° and stop the fall Of some whom sin oft blights, • . A starry erown is our reward ittyon bright world above, How many stars will our dear Lord Give each for deeds of love. -Oh happy solar, olt joy sublime, 'When we reach Heaven on high, And dwell with Jedus ail the time, Where none are heard to sigh. • Ecii Ask ter Minard's and take no °thee. Lingerie t White is Etti hut Dame- Colers, especittlIse flash, are para.- neouht. slavehingolingertei tsometiMea em- broidered in gold or eilver thread. *Stet, ,withate; ,the exceedingly altart llngerle is teVer overteinnted-eizte ..plicity being its guarantee of thie, It Ivey ebe feshioned of Crepe de thine gine linen, chiffon, moUssolino de-seic," and is oceasionally composed of• organdie: • • pritener strike the witness .in Mellott of passion'?" "No dir, Ite struck Itbn in the jaw."---tialtintore Aratricali.• • ISSUE NO. 15, 1918 HELP WANTED. eionlItSES WANTED TO TIIMN' AT " the Homoeopathic liestittat of Bs. Bt.* ecunty, Newark, N. 3-; goad oPlor' tunity for the right applicaote. W ANTED- IntODATIONEIT ma train for nurses. • Apply. We rieepital. St. Catharinee, Ont, WANTF.D-ISHIP cte,,mnormaa ANI) " Caulkers, Apply, rem:mealy or loY letter. Toronto Shipbtiltding CoMpanY, Ltd., foot Cherry Street, Tenafly', 011U TWIS Mat "r0 TWIST iv.A.aro IN Orkotal Textiles Company, IriVat Ont. trAlsiTEWEA.VERS FOR DRAPER uw looms; also girls to learn weaving; gooa wages and steady empeayinent. Canadian Cottons, Limited, 352 efachiale street north, Hamilton, Oat - FOR SALE, R IGLET CABINET ANSI WOODEN '•"1* furniture. .Assorted sizes. med. Will be sold at a berseen. Ace dress Canada. Ready Print Co., 11421111* 10a, Ont. FOR 8ALE-6-40 HUDSON RoArP, ster; wire wheels: new top: newly Painted: nelv tires $1,350; atep quirk. Herman Lippert, Kitchener, Ont. ▪ .• • • • • • • • • • FARMS eaR SALE. vs ABM FOR SALE -TOWNSHIP OF ▪ Henwood, New Ontario, Moses Hunter, 56 Perth Ave., Toronto. • peearry-rIvel ACRES FRUIT, GRAIN, Jr-, stock and dairy farm; two nine* cast of Hamilton: large grocery; thirty acres fruit: good buildings; water; great sacrifice. Apply, I), I'. Rows, 153 Maple Ave., Hamilton, ln* ARM FOR SALE! IN COUNTS' Ole Norfolk; 139 acres; 35 timber and pasture, 2 orchard: frame seven-rooraed house; frame barn, stabling tor 6 horses and 15 head cattle; 2 silos; price only $7,00. Write tr-)r particulars to S. G. Read 84 Ron, Limited, 129 Colborne street, Brantford, Ont. A FEW GOOD ONTARIO FARMS - £'x also fruit ferm-to rent, for sale or exchange. What have you to offer? Western farm lands preferred, N. Sdbafer. Boom No, 12, 162 Huron street, Toronto. 600 if' An"8 IN ONTARIO FOR SALE - good in:tidings; wilt exchange for city property; most will grow alfalfa: Cataloguu free on application; establish- ed 48 years; autoinabile service. )301 phone 1322. Thomas Myerseough, 228 Darling street, Brantford. rIlEA.71-11ris: HAVE 'rum VERY BEST market for churning cream. Write for particulars, Toronto Creamery, 11 Church, street, Toronto. MA.NIT013A; FOUR MILES PROM J,',•• station. G'ood land.; clay loan:. South 3,4 of 19-24-10 Wf•Fit 1st Mer, Sac- rifiee for quick sale; $10,00 per acre; $1,000 cash; 1,n.lance teoTivt. Box 231 Ux- bridge, Ont. ir OR SALE -6 ACRES -FIRST-CLASS x" peach farm; olose to electric line and Grand Trunk station at GrirnsbYt Box 247, Grimsby. FOR SALE OR TO RENT. rrIVO STORES IN SAME BLOCK -ONE ▪ double, one single; on main street, oPP6site public library and postoffice in the thriving village of Elora. Apply, John McGowan, Elora, Ont, SITUATIONS VACANT. VOU CAN MAKE atm TO $75 WEEKLY, A writing show cards at home. Eas- ily learned by our simple method. No canvassing or solicIting. We sell year work. "Write for particulars, . AMERICAN SHOW CARD SCHOOL, 801 Venue Street, Toronto, MISCELLANEOUS. i_TA.TatirNc E1GS-13A13Y OHICKB. 1 Utility laying „strains. Eggs $1.50 per setting. Barred Rocks, Rhode Is- land Reds, White Loghorns, White Wy- andottes, Golden Wyandottes. White Itoett, Non -Bearded Golden Polish. Write for prie,e list. Satisfaction guaranteed. Tay Poultry Farm, Perth, Ont, ARTICLES WANTED FOR CASH Old Jewellery, Plate, Silver, Curloa Miniatures, Pictures, Needlework, Lace Old China, Cut Glass, Ornaments, Watch. es, Rings, Table Ware. Write or send by Express, to B. M. & T. JENKtieS, LIMITED ANTIQUE GALLERIES. 28 and 30 College Street Toronto, Ont. New Food Rules in London. Meatless breakfasts every day in the week is now the requireMent in London hotels. This :s ono of the new hotel rules recently put in force there by the (401;mi:tent. Other regulations are: Not more than three Ounc?s of meat (uncooked 'weight, with bone) may be seryk.,d at lunch or dinner. Tlit, fat ration for one day in one and vooinitsteu,nicolta a lyl.t` one-quarter ounces. of which not more tnan half may be butter or margarine. N?exilial:0except3.ila3'1'%t setrIVIntaorea,co and eihnovottoilia4tae., or by Children under ten People, except continuous residmts in hotels, nmst provide ther own sugar for sweetening beverages. Not mora than one and one-half ounee of bread, cake, bun, scone, or biseuit may he serv0d. with afternoon tee, tries new rednction has been aecepted cheerfully, according to The London '('lines, except for a complaint that the lasee charged for three ounces is as high as, and in many cases higher than, that hisi: ruled a year ago for unlimited helping.a. A concession which would apreciatped in the popular type of rutItuarlitt: is the adoption of a, plain, already folowed in a few of the mare ex- iposive establiahments, of serving po- tatoes free. Mlnard1'sLiniment used by ri,hysicians FOULARD FOIBLES. It forms a frock entire. Of it smartly yokes a cloth skirt. A serge frock with sleeves of it is good. Sometimes it merely pipes and sash- es the inevitable serge. Ocacsionally it uniquely overekirts it Georgette foundation. But It's altogether ravishing the other way about -the Georgette Ca- mouflaging the foulard front neck to hem. Quite aside from the aviation come a man tan aim high In any braneh 01 the eervace. AAA, aattaamAnae..AAA a IA row .1. a a AA g