r Be! of hy t from the start. 9ld that they have a ; use it: yoy ma ! n A or who wear glasses might he Tequiréd them if they had Shite, iF their eyes in time, Save your | it 1s too late! + become ye~ Fineses are only like crutches and every ew Yours yv mist be changed to fit the 0 can, lke many others, rong magnetic eves 1 Do jot these victims of neglect. eve g weakened condition, better ses if Ret. ol healthy, through the Drescrintion re given. he Almas Drug Co, of Toronta, will fill the ea, above prescription by mall ist cannot, Ao Geo. W. Mahood fills many Bon prescriptions and will gladly fill Oo Bo 00 KOK OO NE GUNS, JOM " Limited For Sore Joints Piles, Stings Salt Rheum NAVIGABLE WATERS PROTECTION ACT R.S.C, CHAPTER 115. The Bell Telephone Co. of Canada, Limited, es notice that it haa under Seot ion 7 of rh, dl ited with the Minister of orks at Ottawd, and in the Office of the a Th Al ntenao 8 , Ontario, a description of the site and the plans of the lL. Ho of wabmarine oablem d tobe laid in opening of A and for leave to lay the mid es , this 14th day of February, 1916. R "THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED. W. B. BLACK, Secretary Mr 1,000.00 hi 3 fz REWARD -------------- For information that will lead to the discovery or whereabouts of the person or pers ns suffering from Nervous Debility, Diseases of the Mouth and Throat, Blood Poisen, Skin Diseases, Bladder "Froubles, Special Ailments, and Chronic cr Complicated Complaitits who can: not be cured at The Ontario Medi- cal Institute, 263-265 Yonge St, Toronto, Correspondence invited A Splendid Way To One's Weight pos yonesé Of fifteen poems, edited by Holbrook vt on Jackson of T. P.'s Weekly, an Eng- Opto' yours FISH NETS SPORTING GOODS Reduce Every great occasion in the world history calls forth genius to express Jeol in some manner of literature. Like great generals in great crisis, the very necessity seems to breed the man, and in this manner the history : of the nations is closeley allied to { the history of literature. Even in our own nation's comparatively short ex- istence on the world stage, we have shown a to follow the rule through the epochs of our history and now in to-day's great crisis we have our clear voice calling out fro the heroes who first left Canada at i the call of arms. It is the voice of a sturdy, young Canadian, embodied hed | Many | with all our Canadian ideals and who it ney nave fa ih at the first call to arms was away 'conjunctivitis and other eve wonderful benefits from cess Pats, ' Brewcr pth : Get this pre. with 'our soldier pioneers, the Prin- Through al the turimofl | of the first part of Canada's entry in- to this world-war, the very atmosp- , | here seemed to cultivate the germ of genius in Sergt. F. Brown and poetry leapt from his pen. Around the canip- i fire at Valcartier and the mud-sonk. joi plains of Salisbury, ofir soldiers were stirred by the verses of tiils { young sergeant, but it is not until'a year after he had paid the greatest price at St. Elva in France that we are able to read the work and regret the loss of ome 'whose works held | profuise of so much in the future, All the link that holds us to one of Can- ada's greatest bards is a little book lish paper, and under the homely name of "Contingent Ditties." Every | day we are able to-read efforts to ex- ! press the point of view of our sol- diers, but the usual unsatisfactory verses only serve to confuse us the more. It is not until we read Sergt. ; Brown's that we are able to get to | the other side. The poems are de- i lightful in their simplicity, but the touch of the gréat master is seen in ,many passages of beauty, Perhaps jone musical, poem in particular { would typify this--"The Convoy," ! which contains such passages as: TORONTO "The gunny rose of 'autumn's smoky day Had almost fled. The chill was in the air, Wher issued forth from smiling bay A grand Armada!" : This is poetry that is in reach of all classes, and yet contains the high- est elements of modern poetry. And again, the simple, rugged lines of the i ¥oldlier poet appeal to us, in "Let- | tere." | "A good, long, newsy letter | it is the least that you can yield i In the way of downright service To your Tommy in the field." Here we have the element of hu- morist in the men who are suffering for us, . Apain we realize that the poet is ours when we read in homely Cana- dian language "Fall In" and see re- ferences to Queen's and Toronto, Poets are philosophers, and our poet's philosophy .is well shown in many of the poems, while his out- look on the glory of war is well shown in "Glory.": "For every deed rewarded, For every laurel crown, Unknown, unsung, forgotten, A hundred lives go down." One could go on enumerating many other attributes to this small collection of poems. All the ele- ments of a national poet are seen. We soe staunch patriotism, music, sincerity, humour and wa other evidences of warm humanity in the songs of our soldiers. We only feel alter reading this little book a"des. ; ire to see what Brown's outlook in peace-time would be, but this is a feeling that will never be gratified, 25 our bard's voice is ctil]. Perhaps something a little person- al would be appreciated before read- {ing the book. Sergt. Brown was born | in; Canada, the son of a clergyman, | Rev. 8 G. Brown, of Alulonte, Ont. | He was educated in Montreal, re- ceiving a high school and prelimin- | ary education, but unfortunately did | not follow this any further in a scho- | lastic..atmosphere, although he was { widely read in all branches of know- | ledge, including musie and art. His Gaspe's + | family moving to 'Manitoba, he short- There 8, Perhaps, no one thing that lyjafterwards became identified with «shows the pasxing of our youth we hive veached dur figukes 'vive us away The 20 much as the horrible tendency of same of us te put on too much weight after the age of 26 or 10. ally However young our face may appéar,. Ottawa, prefeding the war, a of this over-stoutness is several military units, such as the | Royal Canadian Dragoons, the R. C. | R's, and finally was scout-master in White | stationed in Quebec be became mar- {hal our stomachs convert the food wet ried, dnd was the father of 'a bright ot into far because thers is igh 40 destroy a profs ust fatty . by BO to & dra, Srilene in stpsvle Js ach meal ed packages. 5 sold only i | lane tissue rate of a bincew dg ore Jarge sizg box whl be of $1.00. "S\ddress D. J. Box 1240, Maoniresl, Can. Any druggist can supply you or a nt on receipt t. T. M. Pap- gat. Drug Co. lowing extract from Cap yi 3 not enough oxygen in the hioed to produce £0 - je. reduce your weight st and get "ail of a and take one n Oil of ori at nreal-tinies gives you all the henefit of the food vou gat, and fang same time dissolves the TALLY "forming an acquaintabce with many this way many have reduced their weight at the ut a Ib. a day, snd wo flab little girl. At the outbreak of the war he was one of the first to Volun- teer for the P. P.'s, After the train- ing at Quebec his unit moved to Sal- isbury Plain in England, where short ly afterwards he was taken sick and was cared for by No. 1 Canadian Field Ambulance at Lark Hill, there of the boys from Kingston. Although unable to accompany his regiment to * France in Decembe®, he rejoined the ' corps 'with 'the first draft. The fol- ineau to the 'Rev. S. €. Brown forms { a fitting eulogy to our poet: "Ar- rangements have been made for roy- slties on the s to be paid for the support of the wife, who is now an invalid, and the edncation of the i small daughter, and it is sincerely hoped that the work will merit suf- feient reward for these purposes, "which would be the wish of Sergt. Brown." : | 7 An Outdoor 0. March Rod and Gun has an inten esting table of contents for the lover riba The lead y article on "The ti { taining 'the results of special studies * "The ! printings to date), so i noe Trip in Algonquin Park;" and E. O. Perrin contributes the story of "Blanchard's Trap." the hero in Which sets out to capture a bear and 5 in landing an even more valuable and quite unexpected prize. There are other stories as good as {these and besides the regular depart: ments devoted to Guns and U d ing Notes, The Trap, ° , ete, are Saleylated. to at- tract sportsmen who are interested in matters of this kind. Rod'and Gun ie published by W. J. Tayler, Wood- stock, Ont. - "Canada In Flanders." Sir Max Aitken's book, "Canada in Flanders," has already made a re- markable impression: The first edi- tion is exhausted, the second edition is binding, and the third edition is printing. To read the story of the Canadians at Ypres as told by Sir Max Aitken, is to read one of the finest. stories in the annals of our Empire. Sir Max Aitken has been compared with Sir William Napier in his power of describing. a battle. Fofé#t Protection in Canada, Aecording 'to press reports, Swe- den proposes to cut off all the export of chemical pulp to Great Britain. Naturally, all eyes are immediately turnéd t6 Canada to supply the threatened deficiency. « The 'Commission of Conservation has just issued a report on "Forest Protection in Canada, 1913-1914," which is of particular interest in this connection, It contains much in- formation respecting the work of the provincial forest services and of the federal departmeénts entrusted with the 'care of our forests. Forest fire protection is assuming a large place in public attention. It is obvious that, if Canada. is to con- tinue as a wood-producing country, she must conserve her resources of this natural product. The report treats exhaustively of the fire protec- tion of forest lands along railwuy { rights-of-way. Through co-opera- | tive action, great headway has been | made in seeuring the reduction of | forest losses through fires traceable to railway causes. The forests of British Columbia and on Dominjon lands in the west have been dealt with in reports con- ! conducted by Dr. C.D. Howe and J. | H. White. The Trent watershed in { Ontario has also received especial | attention in a report of an investiga- tion by Dr. C.D. Howe in the town- ships -of Burleigh and Methuen. This district is important in that, while of very little value as an agricultural area, it is being repeatedly overrug | by forest fires and the little remain- ing merchantable timber destroyed. It is suggested that the area be pic- ed under the control of the Dominion Forestry Branch for protection from fires and for reforestation. rbnisinin i The Most Povular Book. The Maemillan Company of Can- ul! ada in closing their fiscal year .an- nounce that jn the twelve months they have published in Canada some 400 new books. In Wie second year | ef the war, following'a year of un-! usual depression, this is a most creditable showing and says much for | Canada's reading public. The Macmillans say that the sales | of the various classes of books has been much below the average, whieh | they attribute to the fact that the men who usually "ead are absorbed in war news in their daily papers or are busy making both ends meet in business. The women readers of ; Canada these days are practically. all working on Red Cross supplies or field comforts in the day time, and at night they knit and so have but littie time for reading.' Winston Churehill's "A Far Coun- try" easily led the list as a popular book, while Mr. Oliver's "Ordeal By Battle," and Owen Wister's 'The Pentecost of Calamity" evidently ap- poaled t¢ a great many men and wo- men ag §Xpressing their own feéel- ngs @poul the war. The Matmillans in starting their new year announce a number of most interesting titles beth in fiction and 'books ¢f a more serious natureg@neludin a mimber cn the war, Migs May Sigelair's new novel, "The Belfry," combines hoth fiction and the war, the latter part of the stofy being a most thrilling narrative Pollyanna Aid to Health. "Psychotherapeutic effects, henefl- tial to both body and mind,' are as-| tribed to Pollyanna of the Glad Books, by Director Wilmer Krusen, of the departmient of public health and charities, who, after witnessing a recent performance of the piay of Pollyanpa (now being produced at the Broad Street Theatre, Philadel- phia), issued a statement showing how the audience reacts under the influence of the play. : "Pollyanna is a charming blénding of pathos and humor," said Dector Krusen. "The optimistic and help- ful strain which' characterizes every utterance of 'the glad girl' conveys a lesson to every auditor. The ine- dical man is impressed with its psy- chotherapeutic aspect--the : influ- ence of the mind on the body. One has only to watch the faces of the aun- dience to realize that this play heart doesh good like medicine" and the day aftey one finds oneself try- ing to play the 'glad game' and finds out how the good things of life over- balance the disagreeable and unplea- sant. Every one should appreciate and patronize = thix clean drama, Which leaves no unpleasant recollec- tion or shadow of regret." Pollyanna, the Glad Book, is now in its 340th thousand (thirty-four intings to date), and Pollyanna) rows up, the second Glad Book, is now in its 170th thousand the Page the publishers of the pany, emphasizes the text that 'a merry) eq; [since the beginning of the war has enteen| 80 around and talk for. ication a FRONT ER LAW. The Magistrate in the North-West ~Compromised With hootlogzer. "Laws is laws, but common sense Is greater than all of them!" A Justice of the peace in North- Western Canada, noted for eccentric and freakish decisions, thus dcliver- ag himselr in answer to the technical quibbling raised by a practitioner in questioning one of the magistrate's unusual findings. = Yet, north of the fifty-itih parailel : tude in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Mackenzig territory, this type of man is found frequently holding of- . Here, In addition to the d Me -- Olle. and for the purpose t up, th the peace are appointed. ~ Generally timer of good | reputation, has the confidefice of the 'Population of his istrict, ted. Seldom, if ev. (oy y ite possessed of the least el £8 of Jaw; very often he is illiterdte to x degree. results often in legal findings that are al- most unbelievable in their ludicrous features. Too, given position and POWér, instances have ocourred where the man on the bench temper- ed justice to suit his own personal interests, as will be seen in one of the es' that follow, men in the northland, per- baps from the very monotony of existence, the eternal samenéss of th "John Barleycorn is in high favor.' A bottle of "'hooze" is the one best 'wislting card. And vet, to ep- Phasize the irony of man-made laws, no liguor is allowed to_be sold north of fifty-five. ' .; The nortbland 4s thus the stamp- ing ground of the boot-legger -- the fifieit seller of intoxicants. And be- tween these men and tho mounted police is a never ending struggle. On one occasion the King of all the northern boot-leggers, known as "Baldy, Red," succeeded in running the gauntlet of the mounted police and arrived in a settlement at the upper end of Lesser Slave Lake with two ten-gallon kegs of whiskey, a hitherto unheard of amount to get through with. At ten dollars a bot- tle, the average price in these dis- tricts, the shipment represented a #mall fortune, for'out of this amount, by the addition of burned sugar and a goodly percentage of water, the twenty gallons would be swelled into at least sixty gallons. Shortly after his arrival the boot- legger was arrested on a charge of illicitly selling liquor. There was really no direct evidence against him, However, the magistrate found him guilty on general principles, Now the man on the bench was possessed of an all-consuming thirst. After finding the culprit guilty and delivering a scathing diatribe on the evil of his calling, the justice order- ed. the constable to clear the court. While the few stragglers from the settlement, who had been in attend- nce, were moving out, the justice led the prisoner into his own private room. Here, in most dignified tones, | be offered the bootlegger his free- dom on condition that the location of the cache of booze be given. But the guilty one was cqually as clever as the justice. At the worst his (fine could not be more than a hundred dollars, which sum was as nothing compared to what his liquor would bring. 'So very politely he refused. But, having gone this far, his wor- ship was not to be balked, and after a' lengthy 'parley the whiskey runmer was given his f ee return for half of his stock. ably with an eye toward future operations in the district and as an insurance for the good will of 'the maxistrate, did the bootlegger agree to this, as even half the cache was worth more than his ne. is a In French Hospitals. The misery inflicted on heroic men when there is a shortage in the, sup- plies "at "hospitals - in France, 'was graphically told by Miss Elsie Mac- kenzie, before the members of the Secours National in Toronto ntly. The speaker was stationed for sume- time at a small ambulance hospital that had been an old schoolhouse. Here French women who were not trained nurses worked voluntarily, but though untrained as we know the term, they were natural nurses and soon had their patients well. The wo- men. at Dieppe gave every extra bed, bedding, chairs, furniture of any kind. that was necessary to furnish these small hospilals near there. They often went short of things themselves to provide for the needs of the wounded soldiers. At 'one hogpital they had to a starch powder for fomentations, there was such a shortage of drugs and surgical supplies. Frequently at these Hospi- tals one found women of high posi- ue who formerly -lived a life of comfort and ease, doing such menial work as scrubbing fpors. The sacri- fices, the, courage, the nobility of the Freeh women were highly spoken of. i That. the light-hearted galety for which France as a nation has often been reproached, Nas stood her in stead ih these horrible times, was #180 shown' by the speaker. The enormous responsibility of caring for the refugees 'in France, was not Tully realized in Canada; it is a tremendous burden, added to providing for the wounded, and their own poor. ! n _ | Here's Real Patriotism. Divisional orders record that J. Cordock, until recently caretaker of Galt Armories, has voluntarily given up his 'position to Pte. Charles Baines, a comrade, who was terribly wounded at Festubert by burst shrapnel. . Cordock has donned the Xiaki 4s a member of the 111th Bate ye? Price of Remounts. The average price paid in Canada for remounts for the Canadian i has been $162.53, according to a state meént given recently in reply tn a duestion by Mr. Staclalr of Guysbore, ek One t 1 ole es after it 1s all over. ; ¥ Y Is ap acknowledgement. of _MARCH 18, 1916, 8004 tortune of thers. aka bd | Knitting And Crocheting a Favo Bini ho did Rie Now of Embroidery |: Automobile Robes, and Footwarmers, and Hoods to Match Sweat- ers, Some of the Articles Which ashioned s With Hooks and Needles. Are Belg "Fi go . Crochet hooks and knitting needl- es are growing in favor every day. At firat it (was the war, knitting and crocheting articles for the men at the front. Now it has been dis coverad that nothing is warmer and more comfortable for automobil or aviation wear than the snugly fitted garments made with the crochet hook or the knitting needles. So popular has the making of these crocheted and knitted gar ments become that women of leisure vie with paid workers in making them. Crocheting, which will al- ways be more popular with the ama- teur,. becayse: it is much the easier and faster, has virtually taken the place not only of embroidery, but of every other kind of fancy work for- merly indulged in as a recreation, or a means of showing a girl's fondness for the domestic side pf*life, Scarfs And Shawls Larger, Where only a few years ago there were less than a half dozen crochet stitches suitable for sweater making, says the Indianapolis News, this year there are said to be close to fifty. Besides there is a combination of knitting and crochet sweater pat- terns. Al of them are adopted to the various kinds of wool and some ta silk . Crocheted scarfs and shawlg are growing in size as they grow in pop- ularity. If this tendency to en- large continues much longer they may easily be used in place of couch covers and automobile robes. In deed, about the only difference now between these scarfs and shawls and couch covers and automobile robes is the thickness of the wool used in making them, and sometimes the stitch Even the same borders are used For the first two, scarfs and shawls. Germantown, Shetland floss and vicuna wool are the popular ma terials, unless one is fortunate enough to have bought 'rabbit dn- gora before the supply imported from France before the war was éx- a hausted. This so fuzzy wool in delicate colors, s desirable for sweaters and shawls for baby gets. » One of the most popular sweaters just now .is knitted in an English vest stitch with garter stitch trim- is as mings. This sweater may be had ~ GERMAN RAZOR BLADES. | Supplied By Militia Department To | Troops At Montreal. Ottawa, March 18. --Regarding the | "made in Germany" complaint about the contents of kit bags supplied to the 206th Battalion fn Montreal; the Director of Contracts of the Militia Depdrtment said that.it was quite possible that some of the razor blad- es had been made in Germany. No razors are manufactured in Canada, and they are not now: obtainable from England. The department had therefore been obliged to buy them in the United States. Many razors of American manufacture have blades 25s FLOWERS This double. wreath ary mal afternoon wear, is novel and charming. The hat is a new low= shape made of white silk shirred on cords, the underbrim faced The roses are in faint shades of pink, a deeper béing struck by the rose-colored parasol edged with fluffy oss crowned with flesh pink satin. pink note tich trimmi pee i and other articles in the kit bags'are UNDER AND OVER THE HATHRIM. in the soft delft blue with a belt anal collar of white, with or without a hood attached. Another beautiful sweater was a rose pink Shetland with a belt and cuffs of biscuit colored rabbit an- gora. A knitted aviation hood, bis- cuit color with rose pink forehead strap and neck band, was to go with this sweater. This hood was knit- ted .to fit 'the liead snugly and fin- ished with a shaped shoulder cape with a pointed edge and picot. Such hoods are admirably suited for auto- mobiling, skating .r any out-of-door exercise. Automobile robes and foot warm- ers are crocheted or knit of any of the heavier-wools. © Though the af- ghan stiteh is usually used for form- ing the center, the borders of many have as 'many dilferent stitches as colors, The apple seed, the melon, the purled afghan, the ripple afghan, the Goblin,.the herringbone and the! double star stitch are all suited to making automobile robes and couch covers. One of the simplest and also 'one of the mest effective af- ghans suited for a beginner to make is eérocheted in the pearl stitch. Striped in several shades of the same color of even in contrasting colors the effect may be very beautiful. Fook 'Warmers Favored, Crocheted and "nit foot warmers are easily made and much in de- mand. These should be made to mateh-or blend with the automobile robe The sague stitch may be used and care should be taken when put- ting in the pock&t for a warm brick or soapstone, Shoes and stockings to be drawn over the shoes are also among the knitted automobile accessories which are very comfortable at this season. 50 also are.the knitted mittens, which are as a rule elbow length. A characteristic of these mittens which at first strikes one as odd iz that the hands are usually white with the m of some bright or dark color. second thought the reason for this difference is evident, and a very good reason it The 1gitten part always wears out first. Being white it can easily be matched and a new one knitted on. Unlike crocheting, there'is neither up nor down to knit- ting. 'A mew part may be knitted on either from the top or bottom. is of German make Brushes, combs made and bought in Canada. Our idea of an innocent woman is one who imagines men' should never marry a buxom widow. He'll prob. ably be referred to as the "widow's mite." He is a wise man who devotes half his time to minding his own business and the other half to letting other people's alone, A man should have plenty of batk- hone for himself-----and plenty of ham bone for the rest of his family. He is a wise man who can gather dollar's from another's lessons. of roses a picture hat for for- My Enemy My Corn It's Utterly Needless This §s to prove that ur stays and is 4 Lovers of dainty foot- wear are bound to start corns, But nobody needs to keep them. Atthe first sign----oranytime-- apply a Blue-jay plaster. That ends all pain. And it ends the corn. Intwo days it disappears. You know that paring never cures. s You know that harsh applica- tions are wrong. Now you should know Blue- jay. It has ended 70 million coms. To a world of men and women it has brought perpetual freedom. We promise that to you. Blue-jay Ends Corns 15 and 25 cents -- at Druggists Also Blue-jay Bunion Plasters BAUER & BLACK, Chicago and New York Makers of Surgical Dressings, etc. JOHN M. PATRICK Sewing Machines, Um- brellas, Suit Cases, Trunks, repaired and refitted, Baws @led, Knives and Scis- sors Sl rs honed. All ma arms | | Fire ply. The kind yon are looking for is the kind we sell. Scranton Coal Is good Coal and we guarantee prompt. delivery. BOOTH & CO, Foot of West St. NEW METHOD Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing Neatly done. We make # special ty of Lndies' Work. M. F. PATTON, Prop. 140 SYDENHAM ST. (Near Prin. cesn St.) me 214. mn. ne my Cooke's for 'Photos "159 We n St. Opp. Golden Lion Gro- : cory A Reading Melon? i New York, March 17.--The sale by the Reading Iron Company of its $3,925,500 nnaylvania Steel pre- ferred and $3,166,700 common for $4,780,509 Bethlehem Steel Com- pany bonds, make this little Reading subsidiary a likely source for a sub- stantial "melon" te the Reading Company. With but $1,000,000 stoek all owned by the Reading Company, its net assets as of June 30th were $16,299,349, which fs equal to 23 per cent. on the Reading Company's $70,000,000 common stock. Munition Credit Likely $75,000,000 Toronto, March 17.--The plan for financing" one hundred millions or more of new war orders in Canada means of a credit extended to the uni! Board by the banks has made such progress that its success ig assured. The amount of the cre- dit will probably be seventy-five til. lions, 2nd it may be more. A little dgter on a new credit niay be arrang- It costs a lot of money to educate girls, and after they graduite very to; support a rey ain Bl