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The walls resounded to the chat- ter of women's voices, as the delegates to.a Womans' Conference made their way through the building to the As- sembly Fall. - Then once more the great entrance doors opened. Slowly, carefully they swung on their hinges, propelled by timid hands. Through them into the rotunda, sidled two bashful but pur- poseful figures. A quaint white haired, bent, elderly woman, whose eyes glanc- ed dazedly about the spacious halls, and her sturdier, younger companion. Their decent black clothes were plain and neat but poverty spoke. in every thread of them, As they hesitat- ingly stood by the entrance, the great doors were again thrown open, but by no uncertain touch. Briskly there en- tered a. woman of the world of confer- ences and clubs. Hurriedly the new- -- was passing when 'the wistful pleading look on the sweet old face and her low voiced urging injunctions to her younger companion attracted the newcomers attention. "Ask some body where t'is Nance girl can't ye? Ask 'em. where tis." The younger woman hung bashfully back, loath to address any of the well clad people about her. Again the eager voice spoke as the elder pulled at her companions supporting arm. H'aint 'we been years a savin' for B\ | to come and now we are so near can't ye ask some body?" - - "May I assist you," impulsively spoke up the listener, "that man over New National Museum at| | disappointment filled her faded eyes. "If it's here, the one you want, we { will find it," assured the woman sooth-! ingly. "Don't let youfseli despair." "What's all this queer like writing in this picture frame?" eagerly ques- tioned the younger one. "It reads," answered their guide, 'To the People Of The United States Of 'America,' and those are signatures of vosts and Mayors of as many Irish and British Towns and Cities. It is a mem- orial regretting the withdrawal of the navy officers and men and the soldiers from amongst them at the end of the war." "Yes' yes" queavered the old voice, "But them men was comin' home. Qur man didp't come home. What's that mam? t's that one? That one over the picture writin'? THAT'S a LIT- TLE ONE mam' THAT'S a little one' What's it say mam--Nance what's it say." The weak old cyes peered eag- erly at the coarse little flag in the top of the case. J How vivid the conirast between this little flag and its companions of stiff sill; gold fringe and silver stars. It was formed of strips of.coarse cotton, has- tily Stitched together in bars of red and white, surmounted by a field of coarse blue stuff on which was daubed stars of white paint. Crude but Divine. 'A flag of history. * "It says," read the woman, "Made at Islay House, Islay, Scotland, by Jes- sie McLellan, Mary Cunningham, Ca- Sherine McGregor and John McDon- ps \ There were tears in the eager old "I think that's it mam. 1 think that's there is the door attendant. He boy Tih she cried excitedly. it | direct you to wherever you wish to do. * The younger woman looked grate- fully into the face of the speaker. She | twisted her hands in their coarse black gloves one over the other bashfully as she tried to formulate the question on her lips. But old age forgot all shyness. Eager hunger spoke in her voice as she quavered her question. "The little flag mam. The little flag we want to see. We'v been long com- ing mam. We he'rn tell of it and then I we worked harder and set to savin' all, of the pension money that we could to if | come. Now we are here in Washington iat the museum mam and we're wantin | sorely to see it." "A flag of the late war do you mean?" questioned the woman. "Yes mam" answered the old wom- an's companion. "The flags are in the room down there," the woman answered softly, i for she sensed the tragic meaning of this visit. "Right down that way and around the corner you will see them. | They are all in cases against the walls." "Oh' thank you mam.. Be you a Bt comin' Nance girl? Come on wi yuh " and the quaint little bent figure oun. : FS ER sembly Hall, but her eyes followed the two biack clad forms. The younger woman's eyes were directed to the cases cof uniforms and insigna lining the corridor but the others feet or eyes never strayed from the way to the en- it | trance to the West room to which she i] had been directed. Purposely she guid- {| ed her feeble steps towards her goal. As they neared the door the younger ll | woman was attracted by the bright red | coated uniform of a Piper in the Gor- { don Highlanders, then she retracted a i} few steps to glance at the sheep skin coat of the French African Chasseurs, but the bowed little figure went on. Swiftly the woman sped down the {| jong aisle until she caught up with the {| quaint black bonnet and its wearer, "May I help you find what you are "If you would mam, thank you kind- ili1y. 1¥'s alt so big I'm a bit confused # like. Nance' Come on you" she calle back to hef companion. pa "Nance is just young you know she ed to the woman. "She's wantin to see lota of things but we come to see the flag and them womens fag thats on the wall under the " : . ance's healthy, comely face was ted up with interest in the things them as she joined the little : ur around, the corner was display. | a magnificant, gold fringed, silk y here are the flags" sald the woman but the mother looked at 0 emblems indifferently. "a little flag they was saying" she answered, then a little eagerness dels od 1 replied t. The woman made it for them an the man he painted the stars." The deeply interested helper read on. "Used > als of the American soldiers lost with the Transport Tuscania, February 5th, 1918, Whom were washed ashore in this district." ' r Sobs racked the air about them as both sombre clad figures bowed over in their grief. Down on the floor in a little crouching bundle 3ank the qui- vering little mother. With face close pressed to the cold glass covering she moaned. "That's the name mam. Tuscania, that's the boat. The very best kind of a boy he was mam. Good to me and to his wife Nance here." The watcher sorrowfully shook her head gas she realized the pilgrimage these two had made, to this, their shrine. "Read'em again mam." Sobbed the little bereft mother and that would be them in the photygraph there. aint it? Then she repeated the names over soft- ly as they were read as tho to fix them in her mind forvever. os Russia Melallan, Mary Armour, Ca- therine McGregor, Mary Cungingham. God Bless their . Scottish motherly hearts. And He will so mam, And He will Se. Jessie--Mary --Catherine ~~Mary: (By Dr. Hugh 8. Cumming). There has been a marked decrease | in the numbér of cases of typhoid fever since 1900, By looking back- ward over the course of progress in disease prevention within the last quarter of a century much cause may be found for gratification and encouragement. Typhoid fever has Lad a promin- ent place in the bills of mortality over all civilized countries. From time to time over wide areas it has prevailed as a veritable scourge. In| has killed more than were killed by The cause of typhoid is a micro- scopic plant, or germ as it is called, #0 small thet the Individual mem- bers can be seen only with the aid of A - oS 5 i "THE HAT STORE" about thirty Lord Mayors, Lord Pro-} n the occasion df the funer. || Re GOLD DOLLAR SILK HOSE 'SHAW'S DAILY STORE NEWS EXTRA VALUES FOR TO-NIGHT > 120'paits Women's Silk and Wool Frost in nearly all tho Nar shades Broken lines, as a Dh for 89 cents, WRAP AROUND CORSETS, $1. A special sale of Pink Brocaded Corsets, Wrap-around with elastic inset. Sizes 24 to 30. $2.00 value fog, . GOOD COTTON HOSE, 25c. .Women's Strong Cotton Hose for every day wear. Colors Sand or Black. Sizes 8} to 10. Er $1.50 HOSE, 89c. in broken sizes, at a and good, pobll broken price -- $1.50 R , 39 PAIR 5 reed ok TURKISH TOWELS, 3 for $1. Nice, large size--20 x 40 inches heavy weight, makes these striped Turkish Towels a real value at ..'.... 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Once it has been swal- lowed by a susceptible person and finds its way into the tissues of that human being, it multiplies rapidly and produces a condition known as typhoid 'fever. . The germ of typhoid fever is dis- charged from the body of the infect- ed person In the waste material from the intestines and the kidneys. Un- der insanitary conditions, such waste material may be conveyed to other persons through the media of water, food, or fingers or by flies. Most of the reduction in the prev. alence of typhoid fever in the United States during the last 20 years has gited from sanitary progress in the cities. : in our rural communities, which are the source of our food supply snd 'now also the source of most of our typhoid fever infection, sanitary progress is being made slowly and The typhoid fever rate can be cut in the country just as it has been in the cities if local health authori ties are provided with facilities for carrying on the necessary campaign of education, and we could partake of our food such as milk, lettuce and increase, and in" milk which is al- lowed to stand at moderate or sum- mer temperature, they will increase by - millions of billions in a few hours. 000 state, just a few years ago, were drinking water from shallow wells, i copnected with, and in great meas |} ure supplied by a small river. The people had been drinking this water for 20 years without any bad effects until a lumber camp was established near the river, a few miles above the wells. 2 E ---- Voie, Its Rapid Spread. veloped typhoid fever and the al vine discharges from this patient were thrown out on the ground with- out having been disinfected, and they washed into the river. Before this patient had recovered from the disease, people in the little town had begun to be stricken, and in less than 30 days, 330 people had contracted typhoid fever, of whom 30 died. - The pasteurisation. or. boiling for a few minutes, of milk, and the boil- ing of water, when it is of doubtful purity will remove all dangers from typhoid fever or from other milk or water borne disbases. Home in Time. Left alone In the home while her son. Harry was in Toronto, Mrs. Wal- ter Leavens had a narrow escape from death on Saturday morning, Sage. he Picton Gazette, when fire iting from an overheated stove, threatened the destruction of the home which is a short distance from Bloomtield, : SE regides across the road, noticing clouds of smoke coming frem the chimney, rushed seross to the house and found the sole occupant of the hanse quite unaware of the threaten- ed blaze. Mrs. Hill, with buckets, speedily checkedl the now growing blaze and reduced the damage to a minimum. i > Adversity helps. Many a man is mony The people of a little town of 10,- |} people in a certain western |}i A neighbor, Mrs. Walter Hill, who |w developed by the need of paying ali Clergy St. West, brick $6,100 7 Aberdeen Ave., brick, $7,100 King Street, brick .. $6,700 Death of William Earl, Lyndhurst, March 6----The octurred on March 1st, when jam Karl, an elderly resident, away after a brief illness. De had followed the occupation of a