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tract healthy and Delicious for any eal in combination with sliced peaches or other fruits. ~ Made in Canada A Stes what " which has have in the" Uni a "peace tting forth ry possible ef-| a ung forth every which is' not beggaring Europe, but is fast | draining the world's resources into its insatiable maw. ' Recently the German Chancellor, 'von B. Hollweg, made a speech in the Reichstag, cautiously, but encourag- "ingly, approving the general principle of the league to enforce peace. It had 'already been approved, with caution, ; by Sir Edward Grey, but more thor- oughly, by Lord Bryce. ~ We have reason, therefore, to con- gratulate ourselves upon the recep- tion accorded to the proposal by the two chief combatants in the present - struggle. "7 « "We need not inquire into the mo- tives that may have actuated this fa- vorable consideration. It is sufficient to know they have done so and have gone on record to that effect. That these great diplomatists see in each other grounds for distrust for the motives of the other, is only na- tural. The atmosphere of enmity, and we may say, suspicion, hangs too heavily over Europe to permit of un- _ approach to the ultimate of the problem, thaf in sadon and Berlin the outcome of the r is now being discussed if world instead of terms of purely na- This of itself is a notable mark of YWrogress towards a more rational 'point of view, for it implies the relin- quishment of Germany's "world power" foolishness. When peace is considered in the light of the world's ~ welfare, rather than as an opportun- ity for extending frontiers, there is ground for hope that sanity is begin- * 'ning to assert itself. Germany, we all know, has been ~ exasperatingly slow in coming to this, nor does she now assume it with such indications of whole-heartedness as might be wished; but that she has come to it at all is certainly very en- ~ couraging, as it shows that neutral is having its effect. and "cuffed" in the start, she is now ready not be assumed that WE the utterances of these two jen, that the war is to es are convinced that the war 'be waged to the bitter end, the } powers expect victory, and to join with the neutral in preserving peace for the fu- Bs. all pasards} while the Central still professing a hope of vie- paring to join with the : F world in preserving peace ; what they deem British ag- n Each side regards the _of course, as long as ; exists, the war will con- Ward, wall known a4 should be only the' y of your satisfaction. 8 for her 1 Ambitions with which she boast-| pron down the gauntlet' ph dreds of millions of acres of cultivable i land lying idle over the -West--not close to the tracks, of course, but good {land which many have longed for 80, | ardently that they have sat on the! steps of the land office all night to be the first in the morning to get their application in. The C.P.R. is going on on its own-account with the colony homes; but it expects that the Gov+ ernment will shortly outline a plan of a comprehensive nature which can be generally applied to the situation. mse ra THE ONLY WAY T0 CURE RHEUMATISM Must Be Treated Through the Blood and the Poisonous Acid Driven Out. The twinges and tortures of rheu- matism are not due to cold, damp weather as so many people suppose. Rheumatism comes from poisonous acid in the blood. This is a medical truth that every rheumatic sufferer should realize. There is only one way to cure rheumatism--it must be treat- ed through the blood. All the lini- both] Ments &nd rubbing and so-called elec- tric treatment in the world will not rheumatism, and the: sufferer who tries them is not . only wasting money, bub is allowing the trouble to become more firmly rooted in the sys- tem and harder to cure when the pro- per remedy is tried. Dr. Williams Pink Pills have had remarkable success in curing rheumatism because they go right to the root of the trouble in the blood, driving out the poisonous acid, releasing the stiffgned Joi 8, clearing away the torturing pains, and giving the victim renewed health and ease. Mr. Vincent Brow, Havre Boucher, N. S., says: "For two years I was an al- most constant sufferer from rheuma- tism, the trouble being so bad -at times that I could scarcely get about. The trouble seemed to "with it. anaemia, and altogether I Was in a very bad condition. I used doctor's medicine for almost a year without re- en on the advice of. a friend idefl to try Dr.| Williams: Pink "I! think I took altogether abot a dozen boxes, with the result that I medicine dealer or by. mail, post paid, cease. | .t 50 cents a box or six boxes - for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. Po FORCE KAISER TO ASK PEACE. Big German Business Interests to Force Issue, Say Financiers. That the Kaiser will be forced to seek peace in 1917 is the 6 opinion ex- pressed in well-posted French circles, writes a Paris correspondent. By next summer the Entente allies will have reached the summit of their of- fensive capacity, and Britain will have blossomed to her full strength in | men, guns, shells, and all the appur- loss of the Balkans, and is doing her utmost to avert it. Another year of | SW! the war can bring any ahing more than a more or less Home Billiard' Table Will provide 5 and, your faintly with the Suest. form of Indoor recreation during the long winter even: ings. Our Famous Malsonette Table Is made specially for the home at a reasonable price. Cash or on terms. BURROUGHES & WATTS, Lid. Makers to H. M. the King. 34 Church St., Toronto CHRISTMAS MESSAGE The Hospital for Sick Children ' coLLEGE ST., TORONTO. Dear Mr. Editor: -- Thanks for the privilege of appeal- ing through your columns on behalf of the Hospital for Sick Children, the great Provincial Charity. Our need of money is measured by the children's need of help, and you can judge how great that need must be when last year 3,046 sick little ones were treated as in-patients, and as will be seen from the 1916 figures, 592 patients were admitted from 242 places outside Toronto. Last year 271 in-patients were treat- ed for deformities, such as club feet, bow-legs, knock-kneés, Pott's disease of the spine, lateral curvature of the spine, dislocations, infantile paralysis, tubercular disease of knee, hip, ankle. Is the Hospital for Sick Children to take dollars out of your pocket, or is death to take babies out of their cradles? That is the question. One gift more in the Hospital's trea means one coffin less in the LITTLE WHITE HEARSE. The Hospital must be digging up help for little children from the soil of human kindness, or sextons will be digging graves for little children in the soil of many a cemetery. The Hospital for Sick Children can only volunteer its mercy In so far as you friends of little children volunteer your money for service in the Hos- pital's never-ending battle for the lives of the little ones. Let your money fight in the trenches of some mother's trouble and rescue some little child from the dugout of pain, disease and death. Can the Hospital leave children to die because the fathers of those chil dren have left home to fight for 1ib- erty on the British battle line, and can the Hospital help the children of Can- ada's soldiers with its care unless you help the Hospital with your cash? You have money enough to help @very other war fund without keeping back a dollar from the Hospital's war fund--the fund that helps the Hospital ve the lives of little children, includ the soldiers' little children. Do not let the little children pay, in eo loss of the Hospital's care, the con- tribution that should be given and must be given to the war funds, Your money .can send a message of cheer to some father in the trenches-- yes, send that message from the cot where the Hospital nurses some little child back to Hfe, the chi'd of the father who is fighting your battle in the trenches. © Every dollar kept from the Hos pital's power to serve the little chil dren is a weight added to the burdens and a grief added to the sorrows of this war. You can bear to have your pocket emptied of a little money easier than some mother can r to have her home emptied of a ttle child. Will you send a dollar, or more if you cdn, to Douglas Davidson, Secre tary Treasurer, or J. ROSS ROBERTSON, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Rl oer von ny The Middle Name. Little Robert rushed into the kitch- en one day and asked his mother what kind of pie ~he was making. _ "Lemon meringue pie," she an- swered. The little fellow disappeared, but presently returned "Mother," he said, fame? did you say is the pies middle atts. on old which 'ae n.| {ecar!. Shall T. | ingly you spoke Pains and Aches Yield to Sloan's - Liniment, The Family Friend. hes your joints become stiff, your ation poor, and your suffering table, an application of { id tao gives you quick re lief--kills pain, starts up a good o culation, reHeves congestion. It is - | easler and cleaner to use than mussy (plasters or oinlments, acts qulckly and does not clog the pores. It does not stain the skin. You don't need to rub---it pene trates. Certainly fine for rheumatism, stiff aeck, sciatica, lame back, toothache, ete. For sprains, strains, bruises, black and blue spots, Sloan's Liniment re- duces the pain and eases the soreness, Its use Is so universal that you'll consider Sloan's Liniment a friend of the whole family. Your druggist sells it in 25¢., 60¢, and $1.00 bottles. bo) [oY 1 ET 9 iniment FILL SEA _------------------------------x SOAP SCARCE IN RUSSIA. Poor People Will Get Laundry Done at Public Places. Because the price .of soaps such necessities for washing. as starch borax, and the like has in- creased in Russia beyond the reach of the poor people, it is proposed to | establish in Vilna a number of "com- mercial laundries" for patronage , by those who cannot afford to pay adhrly for cleanliness. Just how much the local inhabitants have been able to do for themselves, through the agency of 26 "Achieser societies" or institutions of brotherly help, is in- dicated by the six months' report of the main organization just issued. According to this report, the 26 branch societies in all the portions of Vilna took in during the past half- year just over $15,000 and expended a little more than $16,000 in helping a total of 50,000 persons. Sore:; Eyesgic: Rey. Nous At * le. 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Then the face of the shopman grew dark. "Gimme back the jar." the jar, which was emptied and re- turned with a scowl. "Thank you, sir," he said. "Father said you'd be sure to leave enough round the sides for him to finish the job he wants to do, and you 'ave, sir." i In the Trenches. "Do the Germans ever leave any- thing valuable behind them in the 99 tr 2 gen} Never a drop, mum!" | Misiara's Liniment Cures Colds. se i A Frightful Expense. ' "My darling," she murmured, " were so grand, so noble, when you oo posed to me that day inthe motor- e forget how touch- 'have cost you something to speak words." "It did, Mabel," replied young man, a -creeping { "It cost me about two your future, of the| | sacrifices you would make for me? It FIRST USE OF SIEGE GUNS. Constantinople. A campaign surpassing in inven- against Constantinople in 1462-3. Its culmination not only brought the Turk into Burope, but it brought into war- fare the use of artillery as a means of reducing fortified cities. Oddly, then as in the present t war, it was non that aided the Turks. } One Urban, a Wallachian reared in Germany, who had seen service in the armies of German, Hungarian, and Greek before he attached him- self to the Sultan's forces, devised the cannon that for fifty days bat- tered the walls of the eastern cap- ital of the Roman Empire. On. the recommendation of Urban, the Sul- tan, before he began his campaign against Constantinople, erected a foundry, and in it was cast a gun with a mouth exceeding tvo and a half feet in diameter and capable of a mile. a sile of six hundred pounds in weight. Other guns of a smaller calibre were constructed un- der the supervision of Urban, pn The Folly Of Taking Digestive Pills A Warning to The habit of taking digestive pills after meals makes chronic dyspeptics |of many thousands of men and women | because artificial digestents, drugs and medicines have practically no influence upon the excessively acid condition of the stomach contents which is the cause of Host forms of indigestion and dys- pepsia. he after dinner pill merely the seénsitiveness of the stomach nerves and thus gives a false sense of freedom from. pain. 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