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^â- v. ^ ir. You Can Do Your Bit |n the trenches, in the home, in the office, in the factory, ia the store, when the body- is ^ nourished with foods that build healthy muscle without overtaxing the di- gestive organs. Shredded Wheat Biscuit contains the greatest amount of body- building nutriment at lowest cost. It strengthens the muscles of the stomach and intestines by making them do their normal work in a natural way. A better- balanced ration than meat or eggs, more easily digested and costs much less. Ready- cocked and ready - to - eat. For breakfast with milk or cream, or for any meal with fruits. Made in Canada. and lookirif? at the whole silhouette' from shoulder to ankles, and not mere- ' ly from the waist downward, the name is indeed most appropriate. Perhaps the most generally favored of all fabrics this spring will be satin. It is to be used for one-piece dresses, for suit:., iind for separate coats. This material will also be in demand for j evening gowns and afternoon dresses, | and for these its popularity will be shared by charmeuse, which is vei7 closely related to satin. The suits and dresses of satin will be decorated j with braiding and embroidery, and much of the embroidery will carry out! the Oriental colorings which are dis- 1 tinctly in vogue this season. | These patterns may be obtained from your locol McCall dealer or from The McCall Co., 70 Bond Street, Tor- onto, Ont. Dept. W <. Good Salesman. "You waste your time painting pic- tures." '"You are wrong â€" I sell my pic- : tures." "Which fact convinces me you can ! sell anything. Why not take up in- 1 surance, or motors, or something with; big money in it?" SAWYERS, BOX MAKERS & LABORERS WANTED FIR8TBR00K BROS., Limited 283 King Street East, Toronto V-= I Styles for Spring: There will be two fashionable sil- houettes this spring. The slim sil- houette, with its straight, clinging lines will continue to be first in favor, as it has been all through the winter, but t'.ie new baxrel skirt will give wo- men a chance to indulge in the bouf- fant effect, which will, doubtless, be welcomed by those who have complain- ed of being tired of the eternal straight line. True to its name, the new silhou- ette is in the outline of a barrel, bulg- ing at the hips and drawn in at the waist and ankles. There are many ways of accomplishing this puffiness over the hips. One is by the clever draping of the material at the waist- line somewhat after the fashion of the "peg-top" skirts that were used some years ago. This typ» of the barrel skirt is shown in the sketch, which il- V£) kliiClU, Dress of Pongee Showing the New Silhoiiftte lustrates a dres.s of ligured pongee with sleeves and belt of plain pongee in natural color. The skirt narrows down to two yards at the hem; for the narrow skirl, especially in this form, is to come in with the spring, fashion authorities .â- <ays. This silhouette has also been njuned the "bowling-pin;" Steady Those Nerves ! If it'.s caffeine â€" the drug in tea and coffee â€" that's causinjr shaky nerves, the remedy ks perfectly plain â€" Quit both tea and coffee, and for a pleasant, health- ful table beverajfe, use â€" POSTUM PtKstum is a delicious cereal drink, pure and nourishing and absolutely free from any harmful in- gredient. There's a big array of Postuni users who are en- Joying better health and comfort since Joining the ramies. "There's a Reason" Cauadiun t'ontuin Uvrtal Co., LU., Wlndaor, Out IMPURE BLOOD I IN THE SPRING I i The Passing of Winter Leaves People Weak and Depressed. As wiiiier passes away it leaves many people feeling weak, depressed and easily tired. The body lacks that vital force and energy wtiicli pure blood alone can give. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are an all-yoiir-round blood builder and nerve tonic, but they are especially useful in the spring. Every dose helps to make new, rich, red blood. Returning strength commences with their use and the vigor and cheer- fulness of good health (lulckly follows. Tliere is just one cure for lack of blood and that is more blood. Food Is the material from which blood is made, but Dr. VVlURims' Piak Pills double tlie value of the food w« eat. They give strength, tone up the stom- ach and weak digestion, clear the comple.xion of pimples, eruptions and boils, and drive out rheumatic poisons. If you are pale and sallow, if yuu feel coutlnually tired out, breathless after slight e.xertion. if you havo head- aches or backacheH. If you are Irritable and nervous, if yorur Joints ache, If your appetite fails and food does not nourish nor sleep refresh you. Dr. Wil- liams' Pink IMUs will make you well and strong To build up the blood Is the spf^'ia! purpose of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and that Is why they are the be.st spring medicine. If you feel the need of a tonic at this season give Dr. Wililani.-.' Pink Pills a fair trial and you will rejoice In new health, new streugili :iiid new energy. Do not let tlie tiding weiiiher of sununer lind you weak and ailing. Build yourelf up now with Dr Williams' Pink Pills -the pills that strengthen. .\sk for Or Williams' Pink Pills for Pall' People and do not be persuaded to lake sorni!tliliig else. If your dialler does not keep these Pills they will l)e sent by mall, post paid, at 5*i cents a box or alx boxi's for $:;.5i) by writing The Dr. Williams' Medleims Co.. Urock- ville. Out. - •> -M.l. KOU NOTHINi;. Some English People Not The l.ea.nt .Marmed by German [''rightfulness. .V recent amusing sketch in Punch depicted a slout British matron, dur- ing a mi<it:ight Zeppelin raid, pant- ing her dutiful way up to the attic bcilroiim of the new maid to invite her to join the family downstairs -of course, for greater safety. But the uirl. kneeling in the window seat, merely turned an exfitcd countenance over hei' shoulder long enough to re- ply politely: "Oh, thank yuu, ma'am, but it isn't iiecessnrv . I've a beautiful \ low up here!" j The artist n'.ay have invented the ' scene, but probably he did not, dc- ' dares an Anverican woman who re- I cently visited London; for in the household of the friend with whom she was staying a parallel incident occurred. In that case it was not I the mistress who went up, but the maid who ciime down, hastily but de- ; I corously kimonoed, to offer to any ofj I the family who v ished to see .vhat j was going on the hospitality of her ] liny, top-story ihambcr, which com- manded a wide view over roofs and chimney pots to the horizon. She was surprised and disappointed that no one accepted, and only a down- right command deterred her from re- turning to her post of observation. The housekeeper of another Ameri- can, married to an Englishman, was very deaf, but something of the com- motion going on outside penetrated to her consciousness and roused her from her slumbers . Half -dressed, she ran from her room, and gasped as she encountered the other members of the household, excited and very much in negligee. "Great 'evings, ina'ain, whatever 'us 'appened?" "Zeppelins!" some one shouted in her ear. She dropped limply into a chikif. "Hand I thought it was a "urricane. and bricks tumbling do\vn the chim- bleyl she cried. "My 'eart, my 'oart, what a iright, and hall for nothing!" PLANTING ROSES. Beautify the Home Grounds With Climbing and Dwarf Roses. The soil for roses should be dug fully two feet deep. If the soil is heavy incorporate with it stable man- ure; if it is light use cow manure if possible. The manure should be thor- oughly mixed with the soil and the ground should be allowed to settle a day or two before planting. Roses should not be planted in wet soil. If the plants arrive during a rainy period dig a shallow trench in a sheltered locality, lay the roots in this, cover them over with earth and leave them until the ground dries up. Dwarf roses should be planted from eighteen to twenty-four inches apart and standards thirty inches apart. It is a good plan to place the roots in a pail of water for a few hours before planting. ' Make the holes of ample width so the roots can spread out properly in their natural position. Put a layer of broken crockery in the bottom of the hole for the drainage which is so im- portant in rose culture. Have the centre of the hole higher than the sides, which allows the roots to as- sume their former position and tends to drain the water away properly. The union of stock and the scion should be planted two inches below the ground level, and if stakes are to be used these should be placed in posi- tion before the roots are covered. Cut away all dead and bruised roots. The soil placed in immediate contact with the roots should be light, sandy and fairly rich where this combination is possible. When the roots are well covered gently tread the soil, firming it about the roots. Fill up the hole until it is slightly above the level of the ground. dog was long past puppyhood, and the bench Inflicted Uie usual fine. Talking it over afterwards, the far- mer exclaimed: " 'Ang nie If 1 can un- 'erstand it I Last year, an' the year afore that, I told the same tale 'bout iJie same dog, an' It wor alius good enough afore ! Who's been meddlln' wi' V law since last year ?" « Had Fourteen Fits In One Afternoon But Is Made Well and Strong By Dodd's Kidney PilLs. Mr. R. J. Thompson, of Uxbrldge, T:;lls the Story of His Terrible Trouble and Almost Miraculous Cure. Uxbrldge, Ont., Apr. 2iid. I Special.) â€" Mr. R. ,1. Thompson, living near here, had fourteen convulsions in one afternoon. The doctors did not think he could live. To-day ha is well and strong. He says Dodd's Kidney Pills did it. But let hira tell his own storj': "I am delighted with Dodd's Kidney Pills," Mr. Thompson stales. "I have only taken eleven boxes and I feel like myself again. "I was taken ill very suddenly. I ate my dinner and went to take a man home. I just got abotu tbree-fjuarters of a mile when I was takon with a con- vulsion fit. I hud fourteen that after- noon and the third day I had nine more. "The doctors said I could not live and if I did I would never he able to do anything again, as I had clironic liright's liiscuse. But thank Cod I am doing my own work oik'o aguiii, hy the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills." Bright s Disease is the most advanc- ed stage of kidney disease. It can bo avoided if tlie earlier stages of kidney trcul)lo are remedied by the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills. .> _ CENTS OR PENNIES? , Revision of the Complicatt.'d System of ' British Coinage. .\mong tlie many reforms brought ' appreciably nearer by the war is the revision of the British coinage sys- , tern. The Old Country coinage is ad- mitte<lly the most complicated in the , woild, and as a conseciuence British trade in foreign countries has sufferetl , by reason of the inability of other ^ countries to master its intricacies. A Bill is being promoted to change j all this. The Decimal .Association, ] supported by the Chambers of Com- merce, urge that the unit should be ] the florin instead of the sovereign. [ j The florin would contain one hundred cents, and so the shilling would l)e- ^ come a fifty-cent piece, and the six- pence twenty-five cents. There would have to be a one-cent piece, just a I trifle less valuable than the present t â-  farthing. j I The five-shilling piece would lie | swept away altogether. On the other hand, two new nickel coins are sug- gested. One of these would be a ten- cent piece (equivalent to twopence- halfpenny at present), the other a , five-cent piece (equivalent to a penny- farthing). I Behind the suggestion is the closely allied one that the metric system of ! weights and measures should be intro- duced. E.W.GILLEH COMPANY LIMITED TORONTO. ONT. MONTREAL .\nother Invention. The unlireakable mirror is here. Think of what a boon it will be to campers, to the automobile owners and to the superstitious! Possess one and "seven years' had hick" will be shelved with cither omen mythology. The mirror is mtide by a patent pro- cess and the reflection is alisolutely clear, although neither quicksilver nor glass enter into its composition. It comes in different sizes ami shipes, the prices ranging from fiftv cents to ?2. Cook's Tour. Butler â€" Madame, the i.ew cook has come and she wants to know whero she will keep hei motor. Mlnard's Uniment Onras Burns. Etc FOB 8AI.B. Fell .S.VI.Ii CllE.VI'â€" (iOOD BOAKD- inn lliniMc In Owen Sound. In fSOOA rpp-ilr. ffdoti lo(':iiion. Near I^epot and Faitorle.H .\iiply It Mciiralh. Executor. Tr.-xliK'-ona. M.'in, 1>ROKIT MAKl-NG NEWS AND JOB Offl.-ea for sale In snod (Intarla Irwn*. The munt us«ful nnd Interestlnl of all buslneaeea. Full Information oa grpllcRtlon to Wlldon PubilshlnB Com- q«ny. "3 W'^-t Ailplnlrto Strcpt. Tnrnnto. ailSCEIiZiANEOUS THE ONLY MEDICINE FOR LTTTLE ONES Mrs. Timothy Bowes, BUssfield. X.B.. writes: â€""I have always used Baby's Own Tablets for my three children and I can speak very highly of them as I could not get along without them. Baby's Own Tablets are the only medi- cine I would use for my children." The Tablets cure all the minor ills of little ones and the mother who always keeps a box of them In the house may feel reasoiwbly safe against the consequen- ces of sudden attacks of illness. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mall at 2.5 cents a box from the Dr Wil- liams' -Medicine Co., Bro-ckvllle, Ont. *- Shade Trees. | In the planting of shade trees, could not those trees be used that would not only give shelter to liirds but food as well? A black sweet cherry or wild cherry tree is lieautiful and free from' attacks of scale a.i compared to other trees. .V few locust trees with a twisting fox grape-vine twining over them are beautiful, and rli'> fragrance of the grape blossoms is a delight and a glorious fea.st for bees Where are â-  the birds to nest and feed if all the ! timber is to lie cut down? j Sore' Granulated Eyelids, Eves inriaiiicd bv cxpo- ^^ •ureioSun,0u5landWln4 tjâ€" -^^^ quickly relieved by Murine r/ w ^T^EvRemeilY. NoSinariiiig, 4/ just Fye Condon. * .It Your Dniggift's 5(lc per Bottle. MurlneEj* lalveinTiibe9.2<ic. KoiOookollbeCyerreeask Druggiiits or MurlDcEye Remedy Cs.,Chlcag« .V Perpetual Puppy. .Vii f'ldttiiy Kiiglish fanner liad lii-cn iialed before the magislraies lo show cause why lie had failed to lake out a license for a pet terrier. His oft re- pealed reiily to llie nui'siioii at tile court was "Whoy. Iie'.s iiiibluii a puppy I" "Yes, yes, so you say." said the clerk at last. I 'Hill how ohi is he really '.'" "I couldn't lell to a bit." was the re- ply. "I never was much good at dates, but he's iiohlnit a puppy Kvtdence proved. ho\ve\er. that llio "Zam-Buk Is a valuable addition to every soldier's kit." This re- mark was nittdo by Lieut -t'ol. A. C. B. Maiuilton-Gray. R.C.U., Welllng- ton B-iSracks, Halifax, N.S. Ho •ays further: " I can speak from pt rsonal px- perlen4;o, aH 1 have used Zara Bnk myveir for outs, burns and rheu matism, and bellnvc there Is noth- ing lo equal It." Zam Bilk, the great herbal balm, is a boon to the men in the trenchcR It ends pain and heals no quickly, and Instant application of Zam-Buk prevents all po.isibility of festering or blood-poisoning. Don't forget to put some Zam- Buk In your next parcel to the front. All driipsl '8, or Zani-Bi'k Co., Toronto: 50c. box, 3 for tl.:'5. Character in Nails. Large nails are usually associate<l with business acumen and sound, clear judgment. If very white, coldness and .selfishness are shown, with hcrai- weakness. Long nails reveal an im- pulsive, non-critical nature. The own- er will be good-tempered, but hasty. Short nails are evidence of a critical nature, everything being examined and analysed. The owner will be sceptical and sarcastic, and love dis- cussion. If the nails be broader than long, a fighting disposition is shown. The owner will lovo a tiuarrel, and be happiest when in a minority of one. White spots on the nails should be watched, as they are indicative of nerve trouble, and show that the sys- tem is running down. Nails bitten to the quick evidence a very eager, nerv- ous, anxious, highiy-atrung tempera- ment. â€" O O â€" O â€" -o oâ€" o- â€" O O O O (J â€" o YES : .VIAGK WLLY ! (ORNS LIFT OrT WITH FINGERS Voii say to the drug store man, "(live in«i a small bottle of fiee/.one." 'I'lils will cost very liiilc but will positively remove every haril or soft corn or cal- lus from one's feel. .\ fMW drops of Ibis u.-w oilier com pound applied direclly upon a lender, .iching corn relieves the soreness in stantly. and soon the entire corn or tallus. roof and all, dries up ami caii bo lifted off with the (iiigers. This new way to rid one'.s I'cci of '•orns was inirodiicod hy a (in iniiati man, who says (hat froezone dries In ii inoiiienl. and simply Hiirivcls up the coin or callus wiiluiut iiritaliiig tile .surrounding skin. Don't let. fal!;or die of infocUon or lockjaw from wliltillng ai liis i-orn^. Inn cli|i ihis ont and make liini Iry it ir your diiiKgIs! hasn't any ireezoiio lell him lo ordoi- a small boiilc from his wliolcsale dnis house for \ 011. Taking No Chances. Mrs. Xurox (to friend ) '^ es, the , cl^rk at the store suggested my get- ting a puii- of oyry glasses for Juke, , but 1 said that I diiiii't wani my man ; always goin' out hetween the acts to 'fill 'em. Minura'a ItiaUnent Onrai Dandruff. I In the journey of life it is not jil- ! wa.vs the inaguiliconi disiuiices ilmt count. The most wonderful road ever travelled lay straiglil and steep he- tween a nuuiger :\nd a near-by hill. This Simple Rule Soon Strengthens A Dehcate Stomaeh It reall>- is uiuu'CHsaury ti> lioso \ oiir- fflf witli iifiixiri iiUl« 'ir iirlilirliil lilHfs- TU-f-.s or lo live on ;i miserable mirM^i-\- tliel. If yuu will ol,Ker\f! ont- 'â- u«\ rulf voii ran fill the tieurty. luoirlKhiiiK i*"o(1k lliiit your uinn-itte .-rini-s uml vovir ho.lv tieed.s. Thut I'uii- In to (nku a tnuapooiif til of HlHurati'U .MuKnewla In a half i;1u."h <pf hot water with .-ach meal. HlMur;iti"! .MuKnc-Hiu IB iiori-la.xutlvf and hai'inieHn laml iiosHpsses nirUhliial lualliieM thai proinpil>- uvcrcoiiie Inujutreii (UKoMtloii fpniientulloii. aclilli>'. catarrhal -oiull- Itioii.s of tin' Mtuniai'h, KJis. lilstr-eRH aft-r [••attnic and oilier Htoniarh illHoriiei-n. Ais inavitedla 1b prtjpureU In vnrloiiH \vu>'.m he 'I'ertuln to Insist 011 obluliiliiK it In the I Hlsurat^d form, ^upeclallv leeoiiiinBiule'l for titoniach puriMjBea. Sold hv all druK I kIhis BliVCI.K.S. NEW A.ND SEi:<»ND Hand $12 00 un Send tor siieclal price 'l.tt. Varsity i.^ycle Works. 411 .'!|i:i<lliia .We . Toronto. (^ \.NCEIl. TUMORS. LUMPS. ETC, > Internal and external, cured with- out pain by our home treatment. Writ* us before too late Dr. Uellman Medical Co Lim ited. CoUlngwood. Ont. 'â- Cieai!AII"J„To„"„p Tot All Soiler reed Waters Oyclone Bhakluir and Diuupiuf Qrmta Biu-B for all ranulramenti Canadian Steam Boiler Eqelpm^nt CO. Limited Tol. a»rrard 3080 30 aScOe* 3t. Toronto When baying your Piano insist on Itaving an "OTTO HIQEL" PIANO ACTION -* Buncoed. In a home visited by the stork is 11 child of inquiring mind. When he saw the new arrival he exclaimed: "It hasn't any teeth! It hasn't any hair! Somebody has done us! It's an old baby!" «^< BUOK o.\ # DOG DISEASES And How to Feed Amrlta's Plonier Dot Remtdiis .MallcJ frM :<^ ritiy sddreis l>r the Auibur H. CLAY GLOVER CO., Inc. 1 1 8 Weit 31.1 Street, .New York MONEY ORDERS IT Is always safe to seiid a IJouiinion Express .Money Order l'''lvo dollars cost/S throe cents. A frti;;al Scot, wishing i^i light up. asked a luimlier of feUow-passenirers for a matih. None of them having one. Sandy said resitfnedly: 'â- .â- \weel, I'll ha' e lo u.'ie yin o' nta aiii." Mlnard'a Iilttlmant tor «ale evarywhere. Cheerfulness lubricaics the axles of the world. Some people iro ihioUKh life with a cuiiliiuioiis stiueai;. IN ALL COUNTRIES! nook 'Patent Protection " Tree BABCOCK & SON8 Koimetly I'ilfiit Oftiie Examiner. Kstah. 1877 <»<> ST. JAMES ST.. MON TREAL BranchM: OtUw* and WMhlngton r^: â-  T#At)j. MAw*l«Liifc>Ai»'crr Rtdiucs Strained. Culfy Ankicsi Lymphangitis. I'oll Kvil, tistu'r't Boils, Snellingg; Stops Lainencs< and :illiiy> pain. Hcai< Sure*, Cuts Bruises. Btsot Chafes. It is a SiFE AflTISEPTIG AND QEnMiClOE l)oe« not blister or remove the lair and hone can be worLrd. I'Irauiit to use. J2.00a bottle, delivered. Descrile voiir rase for special i!l,^!;uctiou5 and Book 5 .M free. AOSOROINE. JU.. inUKl'Uc i;nlmfijt '.n iOMiioncl. rt- du^c* SlrtiBi. Paiaful. Knotttd. >wt i:rn \ - m i oo^-*f^- tntrd~on()' a (rw .1rot)i re^uirtii at ta arpl'^auou. Price it per tM>nle al iftirtt or dcllrrrrj. rt F rOUNG. P. D, F.. 516 Lymir.s BIdg , Nlon!r„ii, ;»iu dtisoibiDc ud Abiorbioe, Jr.. ir^ aii: \a To whom it may ct>iicorii: This Is to certify that I liave used MINAIID'S ILIMMIONT myself as well as pre â- scribed it in my p-.i.ctice whore a liiil- I nient was reiinlred and havo never failetl to get the desired effect. C. .\ KI.Nl!. .Mil. ED. 7. The Russian Minister of ARricul- ture has liccii jriven power to create on Crown lands reserve areas for the pre- servation and breeding of fur-bearliiK animals and of birds. Mlnai'd'a Iilnlment BallsTas iranr»lrl». Have 2i Bottle Handy! Sloan's Liniment is as!-i(ined it3 place amon^ tlie triisled family remeiiiesintiiousands of medi- cine closets. Conluience in it is based on the uniform ctTecliveness with which it banishes the pains o£ rheunintisiii, ncnrslgin, gout, lumbago, aore stiff inusclca, bruises, sprains and attains. Ciefiner nnd essier to use than imnsy phisicrs or ointments. It periefrAtes and relieves quickly ^without rtibbino^ At all drugfti:::., ..V-c. .SOc. and $1.00. Put9 a Stop to all Distemper CURES THE SICK And preventa otbara havlnc th« dlaaaaa no utatler bow •» All ifooil jruBKlata and tur* )to«a« tiouaaa. pf.sed wpoaa wii>xa4ai oo..