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. 'GoodJooking blouses are always to "be desired and this is Parienarly smart. McCall Pattern No. 7754, Ladies' Blouse, In 6 sizes, 34 to 44 'bust. 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. 8091, 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. W. it Ashes, if allowed to accumulate in the fireplace, will eventually burn the feet off the andirons. a Before the war Great Britain was for two-thirds of its food rts, or four loaves of bread of five. _JTHREE WEEKS IN THE DRY DOCK HOSPITAL. A Navy Officer Tells How a Battered Cruiser Was Made Hale and Well 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 erly towards that home of healing for such battered hulks as she--Portsmouth Royal Dockyard. ] 7 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 & 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, t the after one, strangely enough, not received oq much as a scratch oy its paintwork: g Her Blushing Honors." The armored hull bore evidence to the straight shooting indulged in by the enemy. Circular holes indicated where the ter 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--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 foremost compartments filled with water, if the deck did slant down- wards till every ripple sent a film of water streaming over the wrecked and shell-torn forecastle? Her captain, unhurt by the fight, had gone almost grey-haired over the getting of the ship to the place where 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 wreck- 'ed fore cabin. Right up harbor went the battered ship, saluting as she passed the Vie- 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 pathy and silent praise as she sheered by them, until at last she came to the great dry- dock designed for her recepti 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 fo bollards, and the it I § 83 a 2 ed for Ten Cents a Pound. Potato butter is recommended by the British ministry of food as a substitute for butter, being made in England at a cost of less than ten cents per pound, as follows: "Peel the potatoes and boil until they fall td pieces and become floury. Then run through a fine sieve into a warmed basin fourteen ounces of potatoes and add two ounces of but- [ter or margarine and one teaspoon- ful of salt. Stir until smooth then mold into rolls and keep in a cool place. To make the appearance approvable use butter coloring, and if intended to keep beyond a few days a butter preservative should be added." Smee een. GIRLS! LEMON JUICE IS SKIN WHITENER. How to maké a creamy beauty lotion for a few cents. The juice of two fresh lemons strained into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white makes a whole quarter pint of the most remarkable lemon skin beautifier at about the cost one must pay for a small jar of the ordinary cold creams. Care should be taken to strain the lemon juice 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 beautifier. Just try it! Get threc ounces of 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. . rr Mp The Wings of the Aeroplane. 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, ambulanceand truck covers, thread for sewing uni- forms, and a number of other uses. Were the supply of fibre flax for these purposes to fall short, as is threaten- ed, it would directly and profoundly affect the success of the Allied forces. . Before the war, flax was imported into the United Kingdom mainly from Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Russia. 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 uantity. Owing to conditions in ssia no exports of fibre flax can be depended on this year; Ireland, the great flax.producing country in the Unjted Kingdom itself, cannot 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- issued by the Federal Department of Agriculture and that can be had free by addressing the blications Branch of that Department, Ottawa, rn Mp ie _ Ask for Minard's and take no other the centre is set. 1 0000000 0~--0=--0----0--0~=0 tained in a circular on flax growing | { Never move a cake in the oven until | YES! LIFT A CORN 5 OFF WITHOUT PAIN i . » "Cincinnati man tells 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 s of freezone applied directly on a er, 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 cullus. This should be tried, as it is inexpefisive 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 charm every, time. \ emf aces dean . Remembrance. This is the sharpest pang to bear: 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 That stir a sleeping heart! So far she is, so near she seems-- So near, so far apart! The spring comes in; the lilacs bloom; I hear the robin call. But in this memory-haunted room I miss her most of all. After these many months of pain Her face I shall not see; I shall not hear her voice again-- She comes net back to ma! -- ee MONEY ORDERS. The safe way to send money by mail is by Dominion Express Money Order. Sugar Saving 25 Per Cent. The recent sugar restrictions pass- ed by the Canada Food Board will have the effect of saving about 100,- 000 tons, approximately 26 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, Keep Minard"s Liniment in the house Eat More Fish, Efforts have been made throughout Canada to produce and market more 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 regularly to private con- sumers. On the Pacific Coast and the Atlantic Coast, on the lakes of the West, on the lakes of Northern On- tario and the Great Lakes, fishermen will procure fish if the demand for it becomes regular and constant, Eat more fish and save meat for the men at the front. / 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 MIN- ARD'S LINIMENT and two bottles cured me. PROSPER FERGUSON. Wheat Importation Insufficient. The British Ministry of Food has cabled to the Canada Food Board: "Wheat importations are not arriving in quantities sufficient 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- ministry has [Feared to provide ships to-move all the wheat that Can- ada will spare. Only 34,000,000 bush- els remain on the continent that ca be possibly available for export ui less consumption in the United States is very substantially reduced. - Heals 15 Magic 5, al pr Bisco, les awe Scesses, sun! inflammation. 13, OF write 66, or HIRST _ REMEDY. COMPANY, | Hamilton." Cuhady! SMOKE [Ld ARN IB EB w goes This stands--the fast And so the fight was won. p The greatest fight that ever yet 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, Shuddered, but never gave. 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 how they stood ast, And how the fight was won, As long as faith and freedom last And earth goes round thé sun. RS ---- Minard's Liniment used by Physicians. British line held i ---- Obligation to Save Food. Every pound of food saved by each Canadian citizen is a pound given to the support of our army and the Al- lies. Eyery pound wasted or eaten unnecessarily is a pound withheld from them. It is a direct personal obligation on the part of each of us to someone in Europe whom we are bound to help. r shoes neat U ---- : WHITE, TAN, DARK, BROWN OR OX-BLOOD SHOES PRESERVE the LEATHER mA Lr, HAMILTON, CANADA, A Kidney Remedy Kidney troubles are frequently caused by badly digested food which overtakes these organs to eliminate the irritant acids formed. Help your stomach to properly digest the food by taking 15{to 30 drops of Extract of Roots, sold as Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, and your kidney disorder will promptly dis- appear, Get the genuine. 7 The world is short of horses. To get the most out of your team use MICA Bugaring the Tea Pot. The silver tea pot can be prevented from getting musty while not in use by dropping a lump of sugar in ib after it has been cleaned and dried. 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Paul, Sarnia and and light sewing at home, whole Manufacturing CUT FINE FOR CIGARETTES Let Cuticura Care for Baby's Skin It's really wonderful how quigkly hot bath with Cutlcura Sosp 3 by a gentle sfointing } Ointment Ilicey fin Lrrita which kee, by wa ful and reste less, permits sleep for infant and rest for mother, and points to healment in most cases when it seems nothing would help, drm THAT CHANGE IN AXLE GREASE 3 * Use half as much as any other" The mica flakes fill the pores and crevices in the axle and the grease keeps them there. Mica Grease means fresher horses at the end of the WOMAN'S LIFE Mrs. Godden Tells How It May be Passed in Safety and Comfort. day and longer life for your harness and wagons. EUREKA HARNESS OIL « Lengthens leather life" Overcomes leather's worst enemies--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. 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