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g-i -i- %'|vnr If, fliik T^lniik '*"' '^ seiiei-al clH&clac out of the intsatlnea If IIUW I» Hit; lllUt; you wl»h to «Yoi<l: constlpatloa. blllouanssB. pU&plM and other troubloa eo freqaent at thla B«aeou of the year. (:»• PURGATIVE WATER the Meal «allne purpUlve which fluHbes out the Inteatin^fl, removet offemlve waato matter, Insnree normal bowel action, pure blood and freedom from tUneM. On Sale everywhere: 29 eenta the bottle. RIGA PURGATIVE WATER CO. MONTREAU Seasonable Deslgrns Good-looking blouses are always to b« desired and this is particularly smart. McCall Pattern No. 7754, Ladles' Blouse. In 6 sizes, 34 to 44 bu»t. Price, 20 cents. Here is a dress that really conserves material, for only 2% yards of 54-inch material is necessary to make it! McCall Pattern No. S091, Ladies' Waist. In 6 sizes; 34 to 44 bust. No. 8211, Ladies' Skirt. In 7 sizes; 22 to 84 waist. Price, 20 cents each. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. \V. Ashes, if allowed to accumulate in the fireplace, will eventually burn the feet off the and'irons. Before the war Great Britain was dependent for two-thirds of its food upon imports, or four loaves of bread out of five. Â¥arD«nands Saving of Su jar. Saving of Fuel, Use of other Grains withWheat -No Waste. GrapeWs answers every demand. It's an economical. nouF- ishin^ and deli- cious rood, a build- er and maintainer ofVi^r and Health. TVyit. "r/jereSa/^son" THE WORK OF THE SHIP DOaORS THREE WEEKS IN THE DRY DOCK HOSPIT.\L. A Navy Officer Tells How a Battered Cruiser Was Made Hale and WeU Again. The great cruiser was indeed in a pitiable state; she looked the epitome of desolation and misery as the fussy little tugs hauled her gently past the chequered forts at Spithead, and headed her tenderly- towards that home of healing for such battered hulks as she â€" Portsmouth Royal Dockyard. Her foremast was snapped off short, and her fire control top had completely disappeared; the fore fun- nel looked like a battered tin-can or a squashed concertina, and her bridge was a mass of twisted steel and splin- tered woodwork. The great fore tur- ret looked as though attacked with a gigantic tin-opener; the colossal right twelve-inch gun was snapped off short, the daw edges of the steel showing like the teeth of a beast of prey. The midship funnel had com- pletely disappeared with its casing, but the after one, strangely enough, had not received so much as a scratch on its paintwork. "Bearing Her Blushing Honors." The armored hull bore evidence to the straight shooting indulged in by the enemy. Circular holes indicated where the monster shells had passed clean through; deep dents showed where the resisting plates had turned them off. One projectile had carried a high-pressure turbine completely off its bed in the port engine room. Others had ruined boilers, so that eight out of a score could only be trusted to raise steam. But, damaged as she was, the great cruiser was triumphant also â€" a sixteen-foot square collision mat spread over her bows covered a gaping hole made when she, in her last extremity, lift- ed her ram and jammed it clean through the side of her insolent foe. After that, what did it matter if the foremo.st compartments filled with water, if the deck did slant down- wards till every ripple sent a film of water streaming over the wrrecked and shell-torn forecastle? Her captain, unhurt by the fight, had gone almost grey-haired over the getting of the ship to the place whei-e the three magnificent tugs met and took her in charge. And now, with a pilot on the bridge, with a tug ahead to haul her along, and one on each side to steer her, he was sleeping the sleep of utter exhaustion in a wTeck- ed fore cabin. Right up harbor went the battered ship, saluting as she passed the Vic- tory, and seeming to receive a wel- coming "Well done!" from that battle worn craft. Trim cruisers, patrol boats, destroyers, and submarines ex- tended their sympathy and silent praise as she sheered by them, until at last she came to the great dry- dock designed for her reception. The foremost tug cast off and dropped be- hind, placing her nose gently against the cruiser's stern, and slewing her into position for entering the dock. In the Dry Dock. Then came dirty men in fussy little steamboats, and cast lines, which, when hauled upon, brought wire hawsers to the cruiser. These were made fast to bollards, and the other ends taken to hydraulic cap- stans ashore. Then slowly, care- ! fully, these were hove round, and the battered vessel slipped inch by inch , into her sick bed. The caisson at the end of the dock slid into place astern '< of her, the great pumps clanked, and I the water becAme lower gradually, : but quite perceptibly. Hordes of grimy dockyardmen swarmed into her as the gangways were flung to the jetty; fussy little I cranes slammed into the dock huge, j square baulks of timber, sized and I marked to fit each in a certain posi- tion and no other. They took these baulks, the "mateys." and they ad- justed them so that, when at last the cruiser's keel rested on the chocks in I the bottom of the dock, the baulks supported her on both sides, and pre- I vented her canting over to one side j or the other. And as the water ivced- I ed and expo.^ed more of Kr under- ; water hull, the mateys put in other rows of shores, till at last she was I dry and high, ready for the healing ; hands of the ship doctors. I New Ships for Old. This done, came a small army of ither grimy menâ€" fitters, turners, ; uitiflcers of all kinds â€" with their i small tool-boxes. Followed them a host of small and even dirtier boys. Then arose the most awful din con- ceivable. Hammers racketteil away inside the ship, driving out old rivets; drills chopped through armored bolts like knives throuxh cheese; saws cut away battered pmting as though it had been tissue paper. The work went on day and night as if under a magician's wand. And when at the end of their three weeks' leave â€" they had well earned the rest â€" the cruiser's complement returned to their ship, they found that not only had her wounds been repaired, not only was she fully equipped at all points and ready for immediate action if needs be, but the dockyardmen had hauled her out of dock and placed her head towards the Channel, had filled her bunkers with coal and her magazines with ammu- nition â€" in sooth, they had healed her and convalesced her, and passed her "Fit for General Service." BUTTER FROM POTATOES. Palatable Article Can Be Manufactur- ed for Ten Cents a Pound. Potato butter is recommended by the British ministry of food as a cheap substitute for butter, being made in England at a cost of less than ten cents per pound, as follows: I "Peel the potatx)es and boil until ' they fall to pieces and become floury. ] Then run through a fine sieve into ' a warmed basin fourteen ounces of I potatoe.s and add two ounces of but- ' ter or margarine and one teaspoon- ' ful of salt. Stir until smooth and â-  then mold into rolls and keep in a ' cool place. To make the appearance 1 approvable use butter coloring, and I if intended to keep beyond a few ! days a butter preservative should be I added." ; GIRLS! LEMON JUICE I IS SKIN WHITENER. YES! LIFT A CORN OFF WITHOUT PAIN Cincinnati man telle how to dry up a corn or callus so it lifts off with fingers. ' You corn-pestered men and women need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes that nearly killed you before, says this Cincinnati authority, because a few , drops of freezone applied directly on a I tender, aching corn or callus, stops ; soreness at once and soon the corn or hardened callus loosens so it can be lifted off, root and all, without pain. -A. small bottle of freezone costs very little at any drug store, but will positively take off every hard or soft corn or cuUus. This should be tried, as it is inexpensive and is said not to irritate the surrounding skin. If your druggist hasn't any freezone tell him to get a small bottle for you from his wholesale drug house. It is fine stuff and acts like a chai-m every time. I The Living Line. ' As long as faith and freedom last, I And earth goes round the sun, i This stands â€" the British line held I fast And so the fight was won. The greatest fight that ever yet i Brought all the world to dearth; . A fight of two great nations set To battle for the earth. That bleeding line, that falling fence, That stubborn ebbing wave, ! That string of suffering human sense, I Shuddered, but never gave. I A~ living line of human flesh, It quivered like a brain; Swarm after swarm came on afresh And crashed, but crashed in vain. The world shall tell hov/ they stood fast. And how the fight was won, .\s long as faith and freedom last I And earth goes round the sun. Remembrance. . This is the sharpest pang to bear: I How I do not forget, But wake to see her waiting there, ! As if she loved me yet. ' Oh, for an end of idle dreams i That stir a sleeping heart! So far she is, so near she seems â€" I So near, so far apart! i The spring comes in; the lilacs bloom; i I hear the robin call. i But in this memory-haunted room I I miss her most of all. After these many months of pain I Her face I shall not see; I shall not hear her voice again â€" She comes not back to mil I How to make a creamy beauty lotion for a few cents. i The juice of two fresh lemons J strained into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white makes a whole quarter pint of the most remarkable ' lemon skin beautifler at about the cost one must pay for a small jar of the j ordinary cold creams. Care should be I taken to strain the lemon juice j through a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon juice is used to bleach and remove such blemishes as freckles, sallowness and tan and is the ideal skin softener, whitener and j beautifler. Just try it! Get three ounces of I orchard white at any drug store and two lemons from the grocer and make : up a quarter pint of this sweetly fra- grant lemon lotion and massage it daily into the face, neck, arms and hands. MONEY ORDERS. The safe way to send money by mail is by Dominion Express Money Order. Sugar Saving 25 Per Cent. The recent sug^ar restrictions pass- ed by the Canada Food Board will have the effect of saving about 100,- 000 tons, approximately 25 per cent, of our normal consumption. These restrictions are rendered absolutely necessary by the shipping and rail transportation situation. There is sugar In Cuba but we cannot get it into Canada. What we can get we must conserve for preserving time. Mlnard'a Unlment naad br Fhyslciana. Obligation to Save Food. j Every pound of food saved by each Canadian citizen is a pound given to the support of our army and the -A.!- lies. Every pound wasted or eaten unnecessarily is a pound withheld from them. It is a direct personal obligation on the part of each of \ia to someone in Europe whom we are bound to help. Sugaring the Tea Pot, The silver tea pot can l>e prevented ' from getting musty while not in uso by dropping a lump of sugar in it I after it has been cleaned and dried. Keep your shoes neat inI SHOE POLISHES UfttlDS^am) PASTES AilACM.WHni TAN, DARK BROWN on OX,-3U)OD SHOES PRESERVE tfie LEATHER ncrroAurr z^0s^*xtma ir fi«HTiM.r^i>o<^ KlAord's Unlmant &<unb«nnui'i rrland» Working the farm more and the man less is the ideal farming. yom BAx a WEEKLY NEWSP.^.PER I.V WBST- e: a Ontario. Dolnff a good bust* ness. Death of owner plucea II on the osarlceL A (treat chance for a man with cash. ADPly Box 82. WUaun Publtahlnc Co Limited. Toronto, tVTELL EQUIPPED .VBWSP.^PEil 'T &nd job printing plant In Eaatarn Ontario. Inauranca carried Sl.SOO. Will fo for St. 200 on quick aale. Box (1. fUaon Publlshlnit Co . Ltd . Toronta KzaosK^Ajraovs GR.ANITE CXTTERS .^XD LET- terars wanted. Write Geo. ii. Paul. I 166 Victoria St.. Sarnla. CANCBR. TUMORS. LUMPS. BTOL. Internal and axtarnaL cured wlthi> I ent pain by our home treatment Writs aa bafora too lata. Dr. Bellman Madloal Co,. Limited. OoUlBjwood . Ont . L.^DIES WANTED TO DO PLAIN and IlKht aewlne at home, whole or j spare time, sood pay. work sent any ; distance. oharKea paid. Sand staiivi for j particulars. National Manufauturlns i Company, Montreal. SMOKt. The Wings of the .Veroplane. War conditions have afforded an excellent opportunity for farmers in certain sections of Canada to engage extensively in the production of fibre flax. They will thereby not only add to their sources of income, but will also be of direct and vital aid in the war efforts of the Allies. The mas- tery of the air is proving a great, perhaps the determining factor, in the struggle now going on. Aeroplanes are being built in vast numbers as rapidly as possible. As a covering for the wings of these, linen is the only material found satisfactory. Large quantities are also needed for machine gun webbing, ambulance and truck covers, thread for sewing uni- forms, and a number of other uses. Were the supply of fibre fla.x for these purposes to fall short, as is threaten- ed, it would directly and profoundly affect the success of the .\llied forces. Before the war, flax was imported into the United Kingdom mainly from Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Ru.ssia. The Ger- man supply is, of course, now cut off, while in 1916 France produced no flax for export, Belgium a mere frac- tion of its former supply, and the Netherlands about half its former quantity. Owing to conditions in Russia no exports of fibre flax can be depended on this year; Ireland, the gr^at flax-producing country in the United Kingdom Itself, caimot with the best of seasons and with the largest possible acreage under flax, commence to meet the demand for fibre. The foregoing information is con- tained in a circular on flax growing issued by the Federal Department of Agriculture and that can be had free by addressing the Publications Branch of that Department, Ottawa. I Xaap msard'a ZJ^Umant la tlie Iiotia«> Eat More Fish. 1 j Efforts have been made throughout I Canada to produce and market more j fish. This country has fish resources, which have been exploited commer- cially for the export trade, but only in the big cities have fresh fish been ' available regnilarly to private con- I sumers. On the Pacific Coast and the j .Atlantic Coast, on the lakes of the I West, on the lakes of Northern On- tario and the Great Lakes, fishermen , will procure flsh if the demand for it ; becomes regular and constant. Eat ^ more fish and save meat for the men I at the front. A Kidney Remedy Kidney trouble* ure frequently cauied by badly digeated food which overtakaa th«a« orf ana to eliminate the irritant acida formed. Help your itomach to properly di«eat the food by takins ISito 30 dropa of Extract of Roots, aold aa .Uolher Seigel's Carative Symp, and your kidney diaorder will promptly dia- appear. Uet the genuine. 7 RINOCO CUT FINE FOR CIGARETTES Had ship's anchor fall on my knee and leg, and knee swelled up and for six days I could not move it or get help. I then started to use MI\- ARD'S LINIMENT and two bottles cured me. PROSPER FERGUSON. HUBS and HORSES j Wheat Importation InsuiBeient. I The British Ministry of Food has ! cabled to the Canada B'ood Board: I "Wheat importations are not arriving in quantities sufflcient to meet our ' weekly requirements. Every effort ' that can be exerted in Canada to in- ' crease shipments of wheat and meat will be invaluable."' The British Ad- minlstry has prepared to provide i ships to move all tlie wheat that Can- ' ada wUl spare. Only 34,000,000 bush- ; els remain on the continent that can 1 be possibly available for export un- ' less consumption In the United States Is very substantially reduced. ^SpS!^^^ Ask for Xinard'a and take ao other. Never move a cake in the oven until j the centre is set. 1 The world is short of horses. To get the most out of your team use MICA AXLE GREASE t " Use half aa much as any oiher " The mica fl.ikes fill the pores and crevices in the axle and the grease keeps them there. Mica Grease means fresher horses at the end of the day and longer life for your harness and wagons. EUREKA HARNESS OIL " Lentlhens lealher lift" Overcomes leather's worst enemies â€" water and dirt. It makes harness pliable and waterproof, prevents break- ing of stitches and imparts that rich black lustre to all dark dressed leather. SolJ In (H-indsnl iiizcil pa. kagM by live de&lcra avejy where. IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED BR.VNCHES IM ALL CITIES Heals like Magic ->>^ 1>urn!i, cuts, chafing, blisttrt, piles,''tb' (ceawj, sunburn, boils, bruises, and othet ' inflammation. | At dealers, or write Mt. HIRST RBMIDY . COMPANY, . H^rallloii.C>ud|| Let Cuticura Care for Baby's Skin It's really wonderful how oulckly a hot bath with Cuticura Soap lollowei by a gentle anointinf with Cuticur* Ointment relieves »kin Irritation* which keep baby wakeful and rest* less, permits sleep for infant and reit for molher, and points to healment in most cases when It seems noUiing would help. Sample Eaob Fraa br Moil. Addreaa post* card: XuHcum, Dapt. N. BoMaa, U.S. A." Sold by dealers throughout the world. THAT CHANGE IN ^ WOMAN'S LIFE Mrs. Godden Tells How It May be Passed in Safety and Comfort. i!SMJMS2M5««CM«'l OTra mm *4 .v.v :^ «V« 1 Fremont, 0. â€" "I was passing througll the critical period of life, being forty- six years of age and had all the symp- toms incident to that 1 changeâ€" heat tlash- I es, nervousness, and I was in a general run • down condition, so lit was bard for m* â-  to do m^ work. I Lydia E. Pmkham'i Vegetable Com- pound was recora- I mended to me as the best remedy for my troubles, which it surely proved to be. I feel better and stronger in every way since taking it, •nd the annoying symptoms have disap- peared. "â€" Mrs. M. OODDEN, 925 !<•• poleon St., Fremont, Ohio. Such annoying symptons as beat flashes, nervousnsss, backache, head- ache, irritability and " the blues," may be speedily overcome and the system restored to normal conditions by this famous root and herb remedy Lydia £}. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. If any complications present them- selves write the Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass., for luggestions how to overcome them. The result of forty years experience is at your service ioi, your letter held in strict contideDce. ED. 7. ISSIE 21â€" -IS. I 11 iiriiisiiiiiiBiiiLi "iiiiiaviailitiBiii^ ^^ â- kM