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~The round collar and deep gauntlet euffs add a bit of charm to this simple frock, which, is so appropriately de- : Pate Go. 3375, Ladies'. Waist, rn No. aist, in 1 sizes, 34 to 46 bist; and No. 8908, Ladies'. Skirt, in 7 sizes, 22 to 34 ~ vaist. Price, 20 cents each. be . choice design is developed in figured silk. McCall Bate No. 8901" La- dies' Dress. In 6 sizes, 34 to 44 bust. ocal My dealer, from the McCall Co., 70 Bond - Toronto, Dept. W. ---- ersten Oxford Revisited. Back to these weather-beaten walls, And the scent of my Oxford rose, Where many a ghostly footstep falls . And a kindly soft wind blows! Blasts of an icy gale were mine | 1h the blood-stained years outside, . _ Far from the gates of my Mother Shrine. . i With the shadows of Death and ; Pride. And God be praised that the' vessel «built or By the banks of our hallowed stream ' Has weathered the jagged rocks and silt, ~ And the gusts of an ugly dream. 'On your lawns to-day are the loving < the old unchanging trees . t take no count of the hurts and a hérms < And the worlldly fickle breeze. | .~When the sun goes down, 1 am Home ¢ thank God! With each dear unchanging: thing-- 'The tower, and the trees, and the old, © Where my heart and the ivy clifig. : ) ears 4 ae vy. ¢ : Away froasite Yong grim trench I trod, 'And the song that the bullets sing. ' morn, ; To whom came one in angel guise "and said, : % 5 . ~. "Printed crepe and figured silks will pular for afternoon wear. This or St, First centre of the fighting arm--are near- 8, " £m X Although RbR-combatants, the (Di- visional Signallers have performed Tre Ao mE The cog | e fighting machine of ti Corps. Day Be ie they | worked, keeping the lines of commun- ications open, laying .out new lines -| and repairing shattered lines. They | went about their work unsung and unheralded, rarely getting any glory, but still discharging their duty that was vital to the directing operations Jof the army in the field. 'Without the Divisional Signallers the fighting units could not carry on. It was these lads who worked side by side with the infantry and artil- lery. Hundreds have met their death | out in the open working away on the lines, while hundréds have been wounded in carrying on the important task of keeping" all the communica- tions open between the units of the division. In the fighting at Ypres, down to the Somme, back to Vimy, on to Pas- cheridaele, and through; the fierce fighting of Cambrai; Arras and other famous battles, the Signallers never failed in their duty and Canada should welcome these silent heroes with open arms. To them too much credit cannot be given for the suc- cess of the Canadian Corps in the great war. "Communications." "Communications communica- tions!" or "Give us a line!" was the '| often-repeated cry of the infantry or artillery when the Canadians raced into action, made an advance, or pul- led off a trench raid, or when the Boche hit back and laid down a bar- rage that ripped the signal communi- cation wires to tatters. : To the divisional signallers fell the difficult task of always keeping the lines of communication open from di- visional - headquaxters to brigades, {and thence on' to battalion or artil- |lery lines. The different branches of the_ fighting machine had to keep in touch with each other, the i try calling up the artillery, the artillery talking to the front lines, divisional staffs directing battles and brigade staffs carrying out orders. It was all part of the machine, and it was the gignallers that kept each unit in touch, whether in the front line in trench warfare or out in the open, The First Divisional Signal Com- pany is made up of four sections, each one attached to one of the three brigades, and the other with head- quarters . They carry wireless equip- ment, signal lamps, flags and wire. They also had "listening in" ap- paratus. This is an instrument that is=put out in No Man's Land and stuck in the ground to hear what the Huns are 'talking about, that is, if they talk too loud. These "listening in" phones are put out at night by signallers and run through barbed wire and placed as near the Huns' line as possible, It is an excellent 'device for detecting conversations, and often works as a safety valve for the Canadians in catching their own 'men who talk too freely or too Toud in the front lines. For instance, once a man was asking a certain bat- tery to send up ammunition and he spoke so loud that he was heard on the "listening in" phone and could no doubt be heard on the Hun's line if he had one out, thus the location would be given away to the enémy. "Wig-Wagging" Seldom Used. The 'signallers' did little work with flags, "Wig-Wags" as they are called in the army. This gal sig- nalling was used on the western front and ee when em- through hea gh 'through roads and fields, la i wire as they go to keep up witl rapidly moving front. It is in the open warfare that the signallers come in for their real adventure Ybe- cause their whole job is one of time, and everything depends on their keeping up communications. It was not an infrequent sight to see them racing at a furious pace over hill and dale, through hedges, ditches, sunken, roads, to get a direct line with the front of battle. Every battery of howitzers or "heavies" had a wireless station for keeping in touch with the aeroplanes overh and. artillery headquarters, which Was manned by artillery' or di- visional signallers. ! The individual signallers attached to infantry r artillery posts who keep the lines open and send mes- sages are "the lost children" of such units. They do not belong 'to the unit, but are away from their home --the 'divisional signallers--and in many cases have done meritorious and heroic work which they never got credit for, and would have re- ceived recognition of if they had been a part of the unit they were with, Much depends on the signallers in their work of keeping the lines from the 'various fronts open. For example,| just before the battle of Courcelette on the Somme in Sejtember, 1916, orie signalling corps had 20 lines in order, buried and runnfng up to the different fronts. Everything was O. K. 30 minutes before the zero hour. The next minute spme Hun shells lit right on top of the massed wires and tore every line. The "show" was to start in 80 minutes! : Communications had been cut. Bub the signallers hustled out and in the midst of a devastating shell fire ran out new lines, repaired all communi- cations, and completed the task just eight minutes before the Canadians went into action. Two of the men were gassed. / - At Vimy in one spot the lines were cut 27 times during the, fighting, and the signallers worked 'heroically to keep their comrades in touch with all units. Y " Signallers are composed of line- men, -telegraphers, operators, cable- men, drivers and despatch riders. samme MONEY WAS NOT NEEDED { ---- In These Times of Soaring Prices We Envy the "Barter" Days. We are very apt to accept gold, silver and bronze coins as being money, without thinking of some other objects fulfilling the same pur- pose. It might be interesting to readers to state a few of the differ- ent things that have been used as money, or a method of exchange, in the past, and also, in some cases. in the present. . In the earliest days, cattle were very common! used for this purpose. Faney paying for things you bought with cows! '. Ii had its disadvantages, naturally, for if you wished to pay for something of less value than your cow, how were you to settle things? Necessarily, you were not trading with a dead animal, and could not t it up to suit your requirements. ore, you would have to buy in large ntities. . But those days of little trans- port, your money being cattle was very useful, as you hadn't got to carry it. You could drive your money, 'when ~you wished, without much At one time in Switzerland eggs were™ised as money, and dried ced was used for the same purpose in Newfoundland. "quite. a usual form of money in vari- ous places, especially, in Scotland; rice has been used in India, tobacco »| in Virginie, dates in Northern Africa, the and skins in various places. Even at the present time hoops of metal are used by the natives of West Africa as currency, but in You glow-worms, too, Nails have been|d fishes little darts in streafns, ocks are peacocks everywherd, And men buy too tight boots, and swear, re| Then sieep--but haven't dogs fine 3 dreams? "who to the , weary oa Are lamp and oil and wick and friend; You bearded goat, halt up the quarry-- : id a man; yes, I am sorry-- clumsy man, But wait, perpend! Horse, though I'm slow; sheep, though my back Yields nothing useful; though I can't 3, : fly, You lucky (birds; and though your : track, Rabbits, is far too fine. alack, For me to follow; though I'd die. If I lay long in watery places-- Figh, how I envy you your rings-- And though I'd rather not run races With dragon-flies, nor thread the X mages. ot a smooth lawn with ants and things, Q yet, O yet I've more than these, Which they neglect them to possess; They do not -count the Pleiades, They do not see through glimmering 3 trees The stars and planets numberless; They do riot know the leaf and stem And bud and flower beneath their feet. They sniff at Stars-of-Bethlehem, And buttercups are food to them, No more than bitter food, or sweet. 1, to whom air and waves are sealed, I.yet possess the human heart. Q: better beasts, you now must yield! I name the cool stars of! the fleld, Fhave the flowers of heaven by heart. mnt ct Care of Ferns. Ferns should be set into a tub once a week, showered and left to get the roots thoroughly wet; this is better 'than just pouring water on top every day, although if the foliage is dry they need that, too. . 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After the General's arrival the owner of the villa got hold of the A.D.C. and to him, with many bows and flowery words, ex- pressed his deep sense of=the honor of having so great a soldier under his roof. Had the General any com- mands for him? He had but to ex- press a wish for it to be fulfilled. "I will see," said the A.D.C., who eparted and presently returned. "Has the General any orders for me?" cried the eager Teuton. ' "Yes," said the A.D.C., "at least General desires something." "Ach, vot is it, vot is it?" "The General's one and only de- sire," coolly answered the A.D.C., "is that during his occupation of your villa you will be neither seen nor heard!" MONEY ORDERS. ch| Buy your out-oftown supplies with Dominion Express Money Orders. Five i| dollars costs three cents. ---- Name of Long Island. : "A Former nization of Nova Scotia in 1631, January, 1635, obtained from "Yes. We had gone at least eleven |, Farmer--"Do you mean to say tha it has taken ygn a whole day to do that?" Ca Hired Man--"There's no such thing as a whole day; it always begins by breaking." How It Happened. Owner--""How did you come to punc- ture the tire?" Chauffeur--"Ran over a milk bottle," Owner--""Didn't you see it in time?" Chauffeur--*No; the kid had it un- der his coat." The Lost Cord. : The ways of economy will appyrent- ly die hard, says a London writer, The other day a lady entered a sur- burban laundry office and asked very earnestly for the return of a cord with whiclf her last consignment of wash- ing had been secured. The amazed. office girl's concillatory 'femark that the request was rather impossible roused the good lady's indignation. "But I must have it," she insisted. "I use it to tie my curtains back with," Just Like It. Aline and her brother attended a birthday party of a playmate, Ice- Feream, cake, and lemonade were served, The boy asked his hostess for a glass of water. "Drink your ®monade," Aline said interrupting. i "I don't want lemonade. I want water," said the boy, looking pleading- ly at his hostess. "Don't be silly. Drink your lemon- ade," said Aline, "It's just like water." Promised to Send Him Over. Mrs. Gordon had just moved into the neighborhood. One morning a neighbor called and said: "I thought I would comé and tell you that your Jimmy has been fighting my Teddy, and I should like to settle the matter if I can." "For my part," said Mrs. Gordon, haughtily, "I have no time to waste over the children's quarrels, I consider myself above such trifling matters." "That's all right, then," was the reply. "I'll send your Jimmy over on a stretcher as soon as he can be moved." A Question. It was in a military hospital. "Anything 1 can do for you?" asked a surgeon as he passed the bed of a smiling but badly-wounded soldier. "Yes, doctor. Perhaps you can tell | me something I'd' very much like to know." "Fire away!" replied the doctor. 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