Eh Bn so A AAR Ey Get Better Cough Syrup by Making it at Home What's mere, sou save about §2 by It, Easily made and costs Higle, EVV VPPIDIPIOPPPOPVIEPPP You'll never really know what a fine cough syrup vou can make until you pre- + famous homemade remedy. ouly save $2 as compared with y-miade kind, but you will also more effective and dependable in-every way. It overcomes the #, throat and chest colds in relieves even whooping cough : unces of Pinex 1) from any good drug store, pour | i i into a 16-07. bottle and fill 'the bot- tle with plain granulated sugar syrup. Here you have 16 ounces--a family sup- ply---of the most effective Lh t nome y can buy--at a cost of only ! B65 cents or less. It never spoils. The prompt and po by this pleasant tasting of have caused it to i than any ot! wer Syrup be use remedy. tight cough, Heals the the throm relief comes did for throat tickle, hos chitis, croup and Lironcl lial Pinex is 3 pound of Lironehis nost mime ay pine extract and has been sr generations for throat and chest dilments. Avoid di APP intment by asking your at oF ounces of Pinex" and don't accept A guarantee of abso- nor money with this ; Tofonty, Ont, 1 tions anything lute refunded The Pines gatl »i5 there any logic in buying' -something claimed fo be as good as the ORIGINAL { Dandruff Germ Destroyer? Ss Insist upon HERPICIDE | Applications at the better barber shops ( nteed by The Herpicide Ca, Held Everywhere Rm cr NN * Fashion: Notes. They direction and now to are to he narrow ling in 'that t 1 t five months, that it is the proper thing gerve woolen fabrics, it is one in-| stance in the history of fashions whera the desiguers and the govern- ment economics will be able to work in perfect unison, By narrowing the skirts and short- ening the jacket It 1s anticipated| that at least two yards of material ris been ten | {50 cents {people until _THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27; 1918. By JANE PHELPS TTT Woman Wie ps VII An CHAPTER Helen 1 w George said, to talk® te and I noticed that animosity was surely on you can't learn at least of good form, from meéting you or 1 will en- a woman to teach you!" 1 could not understand. How could I, in love with my husband! Now yeu," the look his face the we of "yp simplest beginnings will either desist do, gage cough syrup | i! sitive results given | 7 | the There was dead silence Then George resumed Pleage do not make the subject of time Especially room it is not me conver my ability, on at any 80 I am in on {but it is in atrocious taste." goo | face; | i 'and promptly | preparation. | { {thought | con | | will he saved on the average suit or dress, This means that date model will be made, eventually, of something less than four yards; and in the case of a coat dress the quantity will likely be reduced to near the three-yard Hmit, Another an up-to-; { der, Cal. interesting feature about| new models is the effort to popular-, ize the cape and to make it do duty! in place of the jacket. called that something less year ago the military cape popular, but its vogue was mot sus- tained for more than one season. Now, however, the cape in quest- than, a lower edge shaped on cutaway lines. This will give less of an utilitarian | suggestion to the it more convenlens and every day uses. Such capes will be of the skirt fab- ric and will not be over-trimmed. It will be permissable to have the col- lafs of contrasting silk or of wide Hraid. And. right here it is interest- ing to notd that not all of the collars are right or order. dressy for pear to have ~~ the edge A At I Nt NAA tt iatelh cal. It will be re-| became | | necessarily of the choker, {to bed!" ito escape before the i knew I could not suppress jangry, Why George, I didn't hing 'but nice things" | not yet understanding That isn't the point i form to discuss and when at any time or 1 shall certainly woman to inform you as to other things." say It one of your { family ber this, some Teacher of Good Form Is Threatened. "Why George, you couldn't thing like that I'm ga married woman, not a school girl," and as of how perfect heme had thought me, how prouc my brothers always had seemed (me, the tears came into my eyes. 'There! stop that crying, and go he exclaimed. And I, sobs, which made hin A 0 hurried up-stairs realize married I I" how I was country girl, ideas and ideals was but a give a collar suggestion. The mos attractive of tte new cape models are shoulder in a semi- Their beauty may be fastened on one draped effect. enhanced by the lining--of rontrast ing satin in solid color of striped o batik design. World's Most 'Valuable Tree. What is said to be the most valu able tree in the world from a pro ductive standpoint is the Gantor avo cado, or alligator pear, near Whitt Its average revenue the owner is $3,000 a 'year. time it was insured in Lloyd's 30,000, but the company that a high lattice fence be buil about it to avert any damage from was wind or ¢arelessness, and it feared that this might interfere witl the health of the valuable producer, and two years ago the lattice work causing a cancelation Other alli- Cali- but ion is to be made short and with the none so far have rivaled the Gantor tree, the fruits from which sell at each.--Los was removed, of the insurance policy. gator pear trees in Southern fornia produce large returns, from 50 cents to $1 garment and make) Angeles Times. Ice Cannon That Really Fire. Some ingenious workmen in Pet- ' rograd more than 175 years carved six cannon ually fired salutes from them. annoying, any- protested, isn't a person to his own Please remem- employ that do a the boys at glad perfectly that when simple with all sorts of foolish I thought that love AIAN ANN to At one ago out of blocks of ice, turned them in lathes and bored them fcr '8-imch shells, And they act- The ice was sufficiently strong to with- Many of them, in fact, simply ap- stand the explosion of nearly 2,000 rolled over to grains of real gun-powder. lasted ft had with father with others and 'mother; and others in our town, who lived---or seemed to live very happily together. Occasionally I found mystif wondering if it were only seeming: if when they were alone they were at fault; if they were unkind each to the other. I undressed very slowly. 1 must try to adjust myself to the new con- ditions, - 1 realized that all my rea- soning when based upon my life at home was at fault I had made no progress in my attempt to bring back that spirit of our courtship days. 1 had no weapons to fight discoutrage- ment. I must not give way. It hard to tell of the workings of an immature mind. I think all young wives who marry into a new sphere of life must go through something very like what | did. If I am right they will perhaps understand and appreciate my feelings. What are vou doing? Why aren't you in bed?' George asked half an hour later, when he came into the room as is "I couldn't go to bed." "Why couldn't you? Does your arm pain you?' the last more gently. i '"No, not at all," I answered truth- {{fully. I-was tempted to say that it did; that it was because of that I { {couldn't rest; but I had never lied f{to George, It didn't seem quite de- cent for a wife to lie to her husband > then, "What is it' then?" he demanded I "Only that I am trying to under- 1{stand, George. 1 want to please you dear; but everything is so different. I seem so lonely and alone in this big town when I know no one. And you gre sometimes very impatient with me." tls . HOW TO PREVENT EPIDEMIC OF COLDS r r ' A wheezing, sneezing, nose-blow- ing, sore-throated individual should be isolated. Colds are catching. Watch how they spread through a home, or an office, or schoolroom, or any place where people congregate, Offering cures for colds is a pop- ttlar philanthrophy. We are al ready to pass on our prescription and preach its merits. Hygene is more effacious drugs, Careful eating, healthful sleeping--windows open rain or shine and a hot water bottle at the feet, if needed for warmth. Wet feet conduces to colds. If you are anxious to get rid of a cough, or better still outgrow the habit of catohing cold, wear warm shoes, and keép the feet dry. than t 1 Potato Pointers, It's worth while to soak them two hours before boiling. Before baking put them in hot water 15 minutes. In this way they will bake in just half the time. Before baking prick with a fork prevents them from bursting, Baked potatoes economy means oiling a potato before putting in the oven, With a little butter, lard or olive oil rubbed on, the skin will come off. When a gossip tells you anything you can make money by betting it isn't so. Every ton of shipping is neededto supplyour soldiers in France You help by using | able to supply our | Coast with the greater part of A i ty But the very best time to cure a cold is before you get for it insisted IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND "It 1 am #4 reason! | Now me a good and he again is for £0 - to bed," Discoar agement. The tears streanfed down my face] I crept into bed. Would 1 ever | learn so long as I lived not to anger | him? Had he really meant what he said about hiring a woman to teach me the usages of polite society? Then a thought flashed over my brain. I would go to the book store and buy every single hook on social | customs 1 could find Surely then | I could at least learn what to avoid. | In about an hour George came in and went to bed. He didn't speak, neither did I. I was afraid to. Afraid to bring up the subject over which I had blundered. In the morning he s¢ me. He read his coffee without a word I had taken especial pains with my morning as arcely noticed paper and drank his left | i toilette, but it brought forth no com- ment But just before he the table he asked: "How is your arm "It is all right." "Keep it in the sling doctor tells you "that. vou without it You might arm if you do not." I felt happier that some interest in me; it was only that my arm wouldf't stiffen. At the same time the thought came that per- haps it was only that he would be ashamed of a wife who was physdical- ly imperfect, as he surely of mental imperfections Just as soon as I could dress, 1 ordered the car and, taking Annie with me, I visited the book stores in search of books on etiquette (To be continued.) A AA Heart Beat So Fast COULD NOT SLEEP. Had To Sit Up In Bed. rose this morning?" the do stiff until may have a he if had shown was Heart trouble has of late years be- come very prevalent. Sometimes a pain catches you in the region of the heart, now and then your heart skips beats, palpitates, throbs, or heats with such rapidity and violnce you think it will burst. You have weak and dizzy spells, are nervous, firri- table and depressed, and if you at- tempt to walk upstairs or any dis- tance you get all out of breath. There is no other remedy will do you so much good, restore your heart to a natural condition, build up your strength and give you back vigor and vitality as Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. Mrs. A. Russell, Niagara Falls, Ont., writes: "At nights I could not sleep, and had to sit up in bed, my heart would heat so fast. "When 'I went to walk very far 1 would get all out of breath, and would have to sit down and rest be- fore I could go any further. I was advised to get Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills and before 1 had used two boxes I could sleep and walk as far as I liked without any trouble." Milburn's 'Heart and Nerve Pills are G0c per box at all dealers, or mailed direct on receipt of price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, To-~ ronto,. Ont. x O'BRIEN One of the Paine business men of Ottawa Alaska Can Feed Us An, 'Reindeer have multiplied so rapid- ly in Alagka since their first import- | ation in 1892 that the Séattle Post- Inteiligencer says they will soon'be whole Pacific its meat, reindeer were brought The § trom Siberia, and by 1902 there were Its delicious. rich flavor immed- attracts and it is economi- sed for years by tens of thousands in place of tea and coffee. "There's a Reason" 1,200 of 'them. To-day there are more than 100,000, and this coming § Season their meat is to be shipped on large scale. Mr. Sharpe's Work Tells. Belleville, Feb. = 26. (Special.)-- Bi Evangelist G. M. 'Sharpe of Galt has Just concluded 4 most sticcessful re- vival at Holloway Street Methodist Church, having in three weeks se- -------------- The British Columbia Government s made an arrangement with the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Com- 4 'and allied concerns. 'Women have better control of their tongues than men have; men no control whatever of wom- tongues, . | field, from | | Montreal, { John and Lady (Continued from Page 3.) Mrs, Philip Gilbert, Toronto, had | a few friends in to tea on Tuesday in { honor of her guest, Windsor, . Miss Florence Dewar, - . Miss visiting law, Mr. Renfrew. Mre, J. A. Wilson, Kingston, spent the week with her sister, Mrs, Harry Sutton, Newburgh, Misses Ella and Dora Lindsay, Kingston, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. E. A, Gunter, West- port. Alice Chown, her brother and Mrs, 8. Kingston, is and sister-in- T. Chowan, in s Laura Clements, Renfrew, visited her sister, Miss Allie Cle- ments, at Kingston, from Friday un- til Monday. + LA Miss Elsie MacKenzie, Division street, has returned home after spending the past three months with her brothers in Peoria and Spring- 111, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Henderson, have been visiting Sir Hendrie at Govern- ment House, Toronto, Mrs. Taylor, Westport, who went to Toronto for the Taylor-Smith wed- ding, the guest of Mrs. Hirsch- felder is * Mr, and Mrs. Ottawa, ronto. Lieut.=Col. and Mrs. I. McKelveg Bell have arrived from Halifax for a brief stay in Ottawa. Mr. and Mrs. IL. IL. Henderson Montreal, have been spending a few days with Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Connell, Wedt street, John McKay, Sydenham street, gone to Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs, John Donnelly, Miss Doris Donnelly, Earl have returned from Toronto. . Miss Dorothy Chown spent week-end with her parents, Mr. Mrs. G. Y. Chown, * Sunnyside," returning to Cobourg on Monday. Cadet Irving Martin, R.F.C., was in town from Toronto for the week- end. Mr. and Mws, E. L. Fortt left Monday for Lindsay. Miss Ada Birch has returned from Toronto. Lieut. been in day. .« = Aubrey Rowan-Legg, will take up residence in To- thas and street, the on Kenneth Taylor, Halifax, returned has Mon- who on tt x ow The Dean of Ontario is the guest of Sir Henry and Lady Pellatt at "Casa Loma," Toronto, having gone on from Port Hope, where he spent Sunday at Trinity College School, Miss Lettice Tandy returned Kingston to-day. Mrs, Morrison, widow of the late Judge Morrison, Picton, and Miss Morrison will make their home in Toronto in the future. - . . Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mulligan, Pe- terboro, announce"the engagement of their daughter, Gladys Marion, to W. J. Irwin, Peterboto. IN WOMAN'S SPHERE, to Events of the Hour in Feminine Pub- lic Eye. White footwear promises very popular this summer. The fashionable full-length top coat will be shortened to save wool for the soldiers. For one thing the new suits make women look slimer: for another thing they make them look younger. It is not likely that anyone will oh- ject to these qualities. : Saskatchewan's Mothers' Pension Act came into force February 16. The amount of allowance is not to exceed $3. per week \per child. One-dish dinners promise to © be- come popular---and one suggestion is a fish chowder with a variation of rabbit, fowl or meat. Another is dried peas with rice and tomatoes. to be Nominations for the deferred elec- tion in Nelson constituency of Mani- toba will be held on March 4th and voting will take pce April 1st. and! ABBEY'S VITA TABLE ---- Fora Bright Rosy Complexion LOVELY, clear soft skin, natu- ral and true to nature awaits those who daily use ABBEY'S SALT -- blackheads dis- appear, pimples vanish as the magnesia is expelled through the pores of the skin. @ ABBEY'S SALT is a gentle regulator, will keep the bowels and digestive organs in the pink of condition. 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