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the best tea you them buy, | reasonable With the children? 't deprive them of } leasurse for no real reason, and If you have a ay Dra rao a has BaF af aid dese bg TRL phils pi , W t try to explain so a tural 'worl rn that he will understand? x Hin, Jerks Charles Resbeck. Va Children are becoming increasing! : restive. under any restraint, and the In Peril. \ more rebellion they store up in their| Pett Ridge tells of a junior clerk souls while they are little, the sooner | Who approached the head of a firm they wil break away frih discipline | which was doing none too well, with in adolescent days: But even the |a view to a raise in salary. tiny ones are surprisingly logical, and | "Certainly not," was the reply, "and while they resent unfairness and ar [let me Warn you, young man, if you're . bitrariness, they appreciate justice [not jolly careful I'll make you a parts \ THEAURSING 0 Ee Often Finds Herself Weak and Feeling Worn-Out The nursing mother more than any other 'woman needs rich 'blood and plenty of it. The demands upon her health Are many and severe. House- hold duties and the ¢are of her child. ren exact heavy toll, while hurried 'meals, broken rest and indoor living | has been nothing fevs f been conducted along entific with the 'utmost care considerablésconsultation, '! "Th 'war will sec France de< Jud itaclt with these underground oi They are so constructed that they will be able to hold out inde- p p for a great length of time. either man power mor munitions a Horses 1800 ©... 2,903,000 90-3188) 1918 iil. avs 2.292.000 2 . 2,778,000 1923 2,648,000 1 1924. ,00,, 2,869,000" 574,93 S928, uigiiy his 2.880,000 721 One wishing to analyze the must: take. into considerstion 'the that," whereas 'the' horse was a long established modity' at the starting point of 'gind 'had, therefore very nearly reached fts maximum 'out- put, the automobile business wa infancy. That the. automobile's" de- velopment and consequent numerical increase should have been far greater than that of the horse is only natural, The Horse Comes Back ¢ "Killed horses. That was & gap In' the that could not be of the in its 'been approved 'War Counéil. | much. is certain that U8 concrete trench ru orth Sea to the pp yi 9b- fortifications, &n underground defence first requisite of peace the high mili- a earth, forts, located oral Rn fol the werful f odhced ne on ur Pterras y own y declared, practically. enemy invasion in the future. to the bulk of the popula- "Marshal Foch is the creator of this new systeni. When it has finally and tested by Though the location of the fort circles will remain a secret rigidly | guarded by the General Staff, this that the remedy-h of a that- the new system "will mning | any attack, by land or by, air, -the- story: sworn to went, the brink of tn Loy { [Ms sseront Pas! Verdun: tile Now Applie F ch East 2) Where Rr Defence Plans Be atetn Hou ery CREATED BY FOCH Secret' Underground Workings to Accommodate all Branches : of Service From Artillery to Hospitals ~ "in Secret places ype of mod- Britain and the United States and Il con- with enly Belgiu in the "ag she of defence tary au TE Re ; Eaten S| {will lack, for there will be concen- ~~ tend to weaken her. No wonder she is often Indisposed through weakness, headaches, backaches and nervous- nesd. In this condition the blood will always be found weak and watery, ant relief will come only through en- riching the blood. For this purpose Dr. Willlams' Pink Pills fs the best blood-making tonic known, Through their 'use many weak, afling wives and' mothers have found new health and strength. As an example of this Mrs. Sarah Cortez, Ellenstown, N.B., says: --"While nursing my baby I be- came run-down, very weak and nerv- ous. My head ached all the time and I was not able to do my work. I had often read 'of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills trations of 'troops in the depths of the earth--rogiments and divisions of 'them--and they will have the im- las Sores that arc\being gathered in e time to draw upon. | It is the greatest experiment in the history of" defence. Every French- 'man hopes that it never will be nee- essary to use it. But at any rate, official France feels securs. "Ils ne passcront pas!" 2 HOW ABOUT GAS? Such is the report in" a recent copy of The Mail & Empire, but the first thing. that strikes one who has th £r 1 Paris.--The greatest experiment in bankruptcy through a financial erisls the history of war defence has been last' year, the work of building the a by the French General forts has®never ceased. im- Staff, It is It was the that 'will 'have whole cities and a tary command considered and. i population of hundreds' of thousands, ! hg nothing pitals, barracks and stores in the iy was to interrupt or obstruct the work. Not until these forts were completed | could. France. seriously consider the evacuation of the Rhineland. Left without assurances of security from i. as a constant ally, was in the fist hour," 'mili- thoritids .. insisted * that the be built and that France rely on regources to ward off an The high military command 8 of the opinion that there have Th enough invasions. If whr should a series come again the enemy must stay out- and 'tactical 'and practical manocen-! side. vres the marshal intends to resign most from the directorship of the Supreme was laid, waste 'and national effort A reretition of 1914, when the industrial part of the country handicapped by the cutting off of 'the whole north had to be prevented, The general staff is. of the opinion as been found and 'ward off PLAN DATES FROM 1914. The new plan is not wholly new. |1t dates from 1914. Even then it be came obvious that. the old system of bastions, walls, bul- | warks and defence works was useless. ¥ . ! "The French watched with alarm as Ve under the m sec- monthly batches, "Fen what the forts of Liege crumbled to pieces German siege guns. One h over, the second went short and the third generally hit. The first two shots were fired to find the exact range. - The remarkable accuracy of "the German gunners and the destruc artillery became If, the 'Belgians resisted for. four- teen days.and held up the German ad- vance for that length of time it was because the Belgian infantry opposed its flesh and blood to German steel and high explosive. Maubeuge was considered « impregnable. The forts -o{ were of different make-up to those of | ORE. , xan high for a day or. 80, but no r. Maubeuge fell after three days, its. forts smashed out of. de. "to existence, without a rival, 1 -and most econ. ! | Belg B. jtself, saving its garrison from Forts were useless. So the army simply blew them up r being exterminated by'the enemy. ~~' best | ter--Ban German |- "One. shot, one fort." At; Antwerp, the. lesson had boen| "ground-hogged" it in France during the Great War is "How about gas attack#?" Poison gas is heavier than air and always searched out the dug-out, the- funk hole; 'and trench bottom.. If France has sol how. to: counteract this menace then 'the new plan is fine, but so vivid is 'the memory of the smell of the viti- 'ated air of the various "caves" along | Vimy Ridge brought to mind that one | won. Just how greater under- i ground workings can be safely ven- filitted to assure the security indi- cated in the above article. Aen I -- eel KEEP CHILDREN WELL DURING HOT WEATHER Every mother knows how fatal the j hot summer months are to small j children. Cholera infantum, diarrhoea, dysentry, colic and stomach troubles are rife at this time and often a pre- clous little life is lost after only a few , hours illness. The mother who keeps | Baby's, Own Tablets in the house feels safe. The occasional usé of the Tablets prevent 'stomach and bowel troubles; or if trouble comes sudden- ly--as it generally does--the Tablets wil bring the baby safely through. Théy are !d by medicine dealers or by mail at 26 cents a box from The Dr. Willams' Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont. : and began using them, and what a | blessing they proved. Before I had used a half dozen boxes I felt like a new person and - by their continued use for a while I was entirely restor- ed to my former health and strength, I take pleasure in recommending Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to everyone suf- fering as I did." You can get these pills through any medicine dealer or by mail at 60 cents a.box from The Dr. Williams' Medi cine Co., Brockville, Ont, ree i "Because 1 Tell You to" Ethel Peterson. He was about four, I should judge, and had come downtown with his mother on the street car. As they got off, he epled one of those ma- chines( that hold balls of gum, wrap- ped In black, red and yellow. You de- posit a cent, push a rod and--lo and behold!--as if by magic a ball of gum drops out into your hand. Can't you see how fascinating it might: be to-a child? . The little chap. rushed toward fit, crying; "Mama, please give me, a pen: ny; I want some gum." "No!" returned Mother," walking right along briskly. : Perforce her son had to follow, but | tearfully he persisted, "Mama, can't' 1 have just one?" quely, "I sald, No!" and started across | the street with the boy walling lustily | beside her. penny, or possibly she didn't approve of the gum habit for small boys, or | she might have been in a great hurry to accomplish liér shopping and get back again. But just think back to the days when you were a child-- what swould such a short, brusque de: nial as, "I sald, 'No!' have done to your emotions? Wouldn't you have felt injured and rebellious? Even now, with an adult consciousness, how do you react whén some One makes a short, dogmatic statement, without proof, in refutation of your opuion?} It doesn't "set well", does it? | My mother invariably when I press- ed ber as to an adequate reason for her insistence on my doing something ; I did' not want to' do sald, "Bi - = TARE iH Point of View. matter, and many a scolding I re- the: middle classes dollar-a-year-business within 6 --Frank Av Arnald.| j A Moelorists Better The advent of the Balloon Tire re- were where the Firesione dealers and their repair men have been instructed in the To which his mother replied brus- | care of tires and the use of the specially- designed Firestone Balloon Tire equip- ment. In each territory gy ! country Dealer Educational Meetings Well," maybe Mother didn't have a i Dave Den Rell Pons J ectings | tended by most of the Firestone Service # Dealers who have obtained the latest and fairness quite as much. te cainn. inard's Liniment for Insect bites. ee) re me English Traveller (who has missed his connection)--*"Which is the best hotel in this town?" "There are Railway Hotel, and there are some Irish Porter--, some that prefers the at prefers the Imperial; but which- ever of the two you go to, you'll le awake all night wishing you'd gone to the other." "The workingmen of the nation and lifted the radio om the laboratory stage to a billion- years." restone DEALERS ARE PIONEERS IN ~ BALLOON TIRE SERVICE nother Reason Why They Serve and Save Them Money ired an in repair methods. © meet this situation Repair Schools opened at the Firestone factories throughout the stone Dealer to-day and let him handle our tire requirements. & co. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER * OF CANADA LIMITED Hamilton, Ontario MOST MILES PER 'DOLLAR {1 fei N I Tivestone I tell 'you to." For her that ended the- Firestone Builds the Only Gum-Dipped Tires A ------------------------------ ner!"--London Opinion rt es : Census Taker -- "Your husband's name, please." Mrs. Grogan--"Pat" | Census Taker -- "I want his full name." Mrs. Grogan--"Well, sor, whén he's full he thinks he's Gene |! Tunney, but when ol lays me hands on 'im, he's just plain Pat again." CANCE FREE BOOK SENTOnREQUEST Tells cause 'of cancer and what to do for pain, bleeding, odor, etc. Write for it to-day, mentionir.g this paper. Ad. dress Indianapolis Cancer Hospital Indignapolis, Ind. Prevent any chance of infection by using Minard's. Heals also: reid di ox on ---------------------------------- i ---- 'WOMAN COULD HARDLY WALK Mrs. Hon Tells how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Restored Her Health Hamilton, Ont.--*1 have tal®n Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ; pe and would not be and I was all run- down and could table Compound. time I took two bottles I was beginning to get around again. I took ten- bottles in all, and now I am all right again and doing my own work. © _ I Ee six grown-ups to work for, so I have plen y to do. I also used Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash, and I | . think itis good. But I owe my health to the Vegetable Compound, and £ - think if more of it was used women _ would be belter off, 1 would not ba. without it if it cost much more." -- Mrs. NELLIE JAMESON, 805 East Can- pon Street, Hamilton, Ontario. : Do you feel broken down, nervous and weak sometimes? Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Com) is excel- ort Jen to take 4 sucha Jt always an Jaken regulary per-: sistently, relieve this condition. 0 ceived because I sulked afterwards, But to my childish mind it did not seem 'd sufficient reason for having to do something that T disliked. Now, I would apply the word "arbitrary" to such a statement, and though my vo- cabulary di@ not' then contain that word, my thought was the same. I noticed another arbitrary mother on a 'street car the other day. She orderéd her little daughter to come and sit by her. The child was sitting I giiletly right across the alsle, looking out of ihe window, and the car had 'péople tn ft. The child evidently #ix enjoyed being alone--perhaps playing /, | that she waa going shopping by her It. Her brow clouded and she ssk- 1k. | od; "Why, Mother?" 1'too, wondered, . and then Tneard, "Because I tell you | It sdemed'to me, privately, the pnly reason the mother' could give--she was merely showing 'her authority fn | © The little girl obeyed reluct: "I think - the 'world just revolves around the woman." oA "Well, they certainly need some: thing more around them than what they have." pi meer ict : Well Deserved. * "Congratulations are being sent to Commander and' Mrs. Maurice M. 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