'A I k e m y f t e b r , o , f Tells Story of Victoria Cross Bronze for Original D ecora tion " For V a lor" Melted from Captured G un Never Seen by Ordinary Means Classified Advertisements S IT U A T IO N S V A C A N T ir th b a b y -- o r e m en w a n t e d q u ic k , m o pay, easy work. Earn while learn ing barber trade under fam ous Moler .American plan, world's most reliable barber school system Write or call immediately fo r free catalogue. Moler Barber College. 121 Queen West. Toronto M T h e dinner recen tly given in L on don by the P rin ce o f W ales to holders o f the V ictoria Cross from all parts o f the E m pire has reviv ed interest in the past history o f the unassum ing little bronze cross. H eaders o f MacO gain thirty pounds L ean ' s M agazine w ill re co lle ct the in three months, and series c f a rticles on the Canadian win back health and holders o f the d ecora tion and the strength was the happy deeds fo r which it \va~s a w a rd ed ; but experience o f M r s . M ar there are com paratively few people garet Brethour o f C orn w ho - are aw are under w hat circu m sta n ces the ord er was origin a lly in wall, Ont., w h o gives all stituted. In a recen t issue o f the the credit for it t« D r. L on don D aily M ail, C olon el W illiam W illiams' Pink Pills. Capper, C.V.O., w rites a b rie f fo o t wA fter th* birth o f my note to h istory. baby, I was in the hospital "T h e origin al su b ject <f a m edal or fo u r months," she wrote, badge o f d istinction for gallan t ser ,fand came home weighing vices on the part o f m em bers o f the only sixty-five pounds. I N avy and A rm y was first con sidered began taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and it wasn't long when the third Duke of N ew castle until I weighed ninety-five was Secreta ry o f State for W a r in pounds and my general 1854-55. health was o f the best. "Q u een V ictoria took a very lively Every Spring since then I in terest in it, but nothing w as done take the pills as a tonic, and u ntil L ord Paum ure, later eleventh wouldn' t be without them, no Earl o f D alhousie, b ecam e S ecretary matter what they cost; I of State. Then h er M ajesty at B uck strongly recommend them to ingham P a la ce on July 29, 1S56, sign all mothers." ed the R oya l W arran t in stitu ting the Buy D r. Williams' Pink decora tion , w ith the title ` the V ictoria Pills now at your druggist's C ross.' or any dealer in medicine or by mail, 50 cents, postpaid, " As tim e w ent on it w as apparent from T h e D r. william s that to con fin e this d ecora tion to m em Medicine Co., Brockville, bers o f the N avy and A rm y con stitu t O nt. ed hardship to oth ers who m ight be tem porarily a cting w ith the F orces o f the Crow n. "A c c o r d in g ly ^ in 1S47, the decora tion was extended to m em bers o f the forces o f the H on ora b le East India Com pany. " N ext yea r a w arrant adm itted acts u nder circu m sta n ces o f extrem e dan PER EC* ger by m em bers o f the N avy and the A rm y not in the presen ce o f the enem y. U nder this head, in 1867, the cross w as gran ted to Pte. T im oth y D r ^ llia m s * O ' lle a , 1st Bn. RiBe B rigade, w ho, at a railw ay station be tw een Q ueboc H OL'SXK O LB hau* and M ontreal, extinguished a fire in IN * » CO U N TH tK S' * L a railw ay car con tain in g am m uni tion. " In 1848, also, it was decided to ex R E A S O N A B L Y PRICED tend the decora tion to non-m ilitary T h e even in g service w as b ein g con p erson s a ctin g as volu nteers against du cted fo r the w om en o f the parish. the m utineers at L ucknow and else T iie parson b ein g a little d ea f had w here. ask ed th e cle rk to give ou t th e no " A n oth er extension cam e In 18S1-- tices, adding that h e w as to recom the adm ission o f m em bers o f the In E cclesia stica l E stablishm ents. mend certain n ew hymn books w hich dian -i if! ju s t b».eu liubliaYved. T h e clerk T h e R ev. J. A. A dam s w on the cross N a tive officers and m en began b y a n n ou n cin g the hours when at K abul. babies cou ld be b aptised. T h en the o f th e Indian Arm y w ere in cluded in parson, th in k ing that the clerk had 1911. " T h e origin al cross stru "k for sub sp ok en about th e h ym n b o o k s, stood up in th e pulpit and sa id : " I w ould m ission to and approved o f by Queen lik e to add f o r the benefit o f those V ictoria on its institution in 1S36 is w h o h ave n on e that th ey m ay be had n ow in the m useum o f the R oya l Uni any e ven in g betw een 4 and 5 o 'clo ck ted S erv ice Institution W hitehall. " T he b ron ze for the cross cam e at the vestry.- T h e ordinary little ones from a R ussian gun at Is. each, and the little ones w ith origin a lly and on that source bein g exhausted, red b a ck s at Is. 4d. was taken from a Chines^ gun, p rob ably ow in g to the nature o f the metal. " Only tw o bars cr clasps h ave been " W ake Up, England" won, the recipients b ein g A. M artinJ. L . G arvin in the L on don O bser Leake, Lieut., R.A.M .C., w h o as Surv e r ( I n d .) : Our e xp ort b usin ess n ever geon-Captain in the Indian V olu nteers has r e co v e r e d its pre-w ar b uoyan cy. won the cross when servin g with the On presen t politica l lines it n ever South A frica n C onstabulary and N. G. w ill. T a riffs every w h ere shut out all Cliavasse Captain. R.A.M .C., attached the best skilled w ork o f our people to 1/1 0 L iv erp ool R egim ent, who won and directly hinder their liv e s ; w hile the cross at G uillem ont on A ugust 9, ou r open d oor p rom otes foreig n em 1916, and a bar at W ie ltje on July ploym en t in every b r a n c h . In that 31-August 2, 1917, w here he was k ill regard , w e do n ot exert ou rselves in ed. any w a y to get fair and equality .for " T he cross has been con ferred three ou r people. W e d o n ot lift an a f tim es upon father and sen, including fe c tiv e finger to advan ce fre e ex i L ord R oberts and his s o n ; and upon change. tw o pairs ..of broth ers. T he V ictoria -- -----C rosses granted b efore the G reat W a r num bered 631 and tw o b a rs ; and V I R T U E S A N D VICE those granted sin ce the G reat W ar M en h ave their virtu es, th eir v ices, num ber fou r." th eir h eroism , their p erversen ess; * -th ey possess and e x e rcise all that is R e ce n t events in W all S treet have g ood and all that is bad in the world. m ade m any bulls bare. -- N apoleon I. The Country of Paris I h a v e a lw a ys f e lt P a ris to be a co u n try m ore th an to w n ; the co u n try o f P a ris is d istin ct fr o m the co u n try o f F ra n ce . Its a sp ect is . . . m ad e u p o f so m any divers land scapes. It is n ot on e p la ce b u t m an y. N e v e r, as in L ondon, a m on oton ou s p la in o f m a son ry , w h ere the poin ts o f the com pass a re th e o n ly gu ides, and the lon e ly w andered m igh find h im self bushed in a la b yrin th o f b rick o r stucco. T h en a g a in I th in k o f P a ris a s a h u ge lib r a r y to e x p lore. T h e streets a re golden books th a t keep th eir sa ge counsel till w e open them -- book s o f v a r y in g size and splen dor. T h e fo lio s are the g re a t aven ues th a t lead one on f o r ever, m ade f o r the m a rch in g fe e t o f the victo rio u s a rm ies o f F r a n c e ; the sm all streets a re th e in significan t du e-decim os, tucked a w a y on th e top sh elf. Th en th ere are the noble vo l um es enriched w ith plates, books o f h istory. T h e P la ce des V osges, th e He St. L ou is, the Q uais are the m an u scrip ts, mediaeval, illum inated. T h ere are streets in P a ris w h ich a re n ot streets at all, b u t little bits o f the provin ce th at h ave stra y e d in to the h e a rt o f th e tow n , and a re sca red CLOSE-UP OF M IG H T Y M Y S T E R IE S OF BIG DIPPER and bew ildered at n d in g th em selves ·Striking photogi'aph, taken at Mount W ilson O bservatory, W ashington, here. T h ey havs silly little shop s D.C., sh ow in g spiral nebula in Big Dipper at w hat is b elieved about 2,000,000 w h ere you can buy n o th in g you w a n t ligh t years aw ay. -- v illa g e shops, d ra p e rs w h o keep a fe w kid gloves, all on e size, a la ce co lla r, and a w oollen fichu o r tw o. Y e t th is co u n try cou sin o f a street m a y be ru b b in g shoulders w ith the soph istica ted B ou levards. In these Jsm all streets on e is, how ever, m ost [con sciou s o f . . . P a ris. Som e quest Canadian m others are noted 01 ; m a y have b ro u g h t us here-- the sca rch the care they giv e their little ones f o r a f ram er) an antique shop, a sm all the health o f the baby is m ost je a l lin g e re o r fu r r ie r -- to one o f these ously guarded and the m other is a l da rk c o u rt y a rd s w h ere one passes w ays on the look ou t fo r a rem edy the co n cie rg e ch u rn in g a little w ater which is efficient and at th e sam e and m ud to g e th e r w ith a broom ou t time a b solu tely safe. T h ousan ds o f side h is lodge. In side it, in a penum m others h av e foun d such a rem edy in b ra red olen t o f ra g o u t, ca n aries flut B aby's O wn T a b lets and m any o f te r aim lessly in a ca g e and peek a t a them use n oth ing else fo r the ail b ra n ch o f m illet. Ill-fa v o r e d bu ildin gs ments o f their little on es. A m ong on three sides o f th e co u rt fo r m the them is Sirs. H ow ard King, o f Truro, ex te rio r o f a h ive o f in du stry. T h ere NJS., who s a y s :-- " I can stron gly re is no b u zzin g iu tsire it, but inside each com m en d B a b y's Own T a b lets to sto re y i? a sepa ra te cell in the va st m others o f you ng children a s I know honeycom b. F o r the bees th a t h ave o f nothing to equal them fo r little visited the anthers o f the f.ow ers are on es." b u sy d istillin g th eir n ecta r.-- B a rb a ra B aby's O wn T ablets are sold by W ilson in " The H ouse o f M em ories." " W ill you m ake any N ew Y ea r's m edicin e dealers or by m ail at 25 resolu tion s, M r. -Swift cen ts a b ox fro m T h e Dr. W illia m s' F REEDOM " Oh, yes. I'm goin g to be m ore per M edicine Co., B rock v ille, Ont. O ur freed om con sists in the civ il sisten t in proposing to you this year * -------------rights and a dva n cem en ts o f e v e ry than last y ea r." S ECO N D LIFE person a cco rd in g to his m erit; the L ov e is n ot to be rea son 'd dow n, or e n joym en t o f th ose n ever m ore c e l ' tain and the a cce s s to these s e v e r lo st In high A m bition , o r a thirst for m ore open, than in a Vee com m on w ealth.-- M ilton. G reatn ess; T THOUSANDS OF MOTHERS is i: m o t h e r mmi PIN K PILLS Ishbel MacDonald Greatly Honored Peak in Rockies Named A fter Daughter o f Brit ish Premier secon d life, it grow s into the soul, W arm s every vein, and beats in every pu lse: I feel it h e re : m y R esolu tion m elts. -- A ddison. 'T is T h e G overn m en t o f B ritish Colum bia plans to place fifty B ritish b oys in farm w or'c in that p rovin ce n ext sum mer. O ttawa. -- Ishbel M acD onald, the daughter o f the British Prim e M inis ter, is goin g to have h er nam e per petuated fo r all time in a Canadian R ock y M ountain peak. It w ill com m em orate h er visit to Canada last fall. "M ou n t Ishbel," as the peak is to be called, is located in the R ock ies, 12 m iles w'est o f Banff. It is visib le from M assive on the Canadian P acific and a lso from the roadw ay betw een Banff and L ake L ou ise. The m ountain peak has a height of 10,000 feet and stands ou t b oldly am ong the others. T he ann oun ce m ent was m ade at the In terior D e partm ent and the news has been duly cabled by the Prim e M inister to M iss M acD onald. COM NIONS -------------- Falling Hair-- Just try Minard's. We Pay the Highest Prices for * ------------- DRESSED P O U L T R Y Write for quotations WRATH L e t n ot the sun in C apricorn go dow n upon they w rath, but w rite thy w ron gs in w a ter; draw the curtain o f n igh t on in ju rie s; shut them up in th e tow er o f oblivion , and let them b e as though th ey had n ever been. F org iv e th in e en em ies totally, and w ithout any reserve o f h ope that, h ow ever, G od w ill reven ge the%.-- Sir T h om as Brow ne. The Harris Abattoir Co. Ltd. St. Lawrence Market, Toronto 2 After Skating jo in ts and m uscles with to a void stiffness or -a c h e . H o ck e y players re co m m end it. Minsrd's R ub L U X O FOR T H E HAIR Ask Your Barber-- He liiu w s A com panion that is cheerful, and Acid Stomach E xce ss acid is the com m on cau se o f in digestion . It results in is pain and an alkali sourness about tw o h ours a fter eating. T h e q uick co rre ctiv e w hich neutralizes acid. T he best co r r e ctiv e is P h illip s' M ilk o f M agnesia. It has rem ained standard w ith ph ysi cian s in the 50 years sin ce its in ven tion. O ne spoon fu l o f P h illip s' M ilk o f M agnesia neutralizes instantly m any tim es its volu m e in acid. It is harm less and tasteless and i.-t a ction is quick. Y ou w ill n ever rely on crude m ethods, n ever continue to suffer, w hen you learn h ow quickly, how pleasan tly this prem ier m ethod acts. P lea se let it show you n ow . Be sure to g et the genuine P h illip s' M ilk o f M agnesia prescribed by ph ysi cian s for 50 years in correctin g excess a cids. E ach bottle contains full d irec tions-- any drugstore. free from sw earing and scurrilous discou rse, is w orth gold. I love such mirth as does n ot m ake friends asham ed to look upon another next m orn in g; nor men that cannot well bear it, to repent the m oney they spend w hen they ill be w arm ed with drink. And take this fo r a ru le: you m ay pick out such tim es and such com panions, that you m ay m ake you r selves m errier fo r a little than a great deal o f m on ey; fo r " ' tis the com pany and n ot the ch arge that m akes the feast." --Izaak W alton. Minard's for the Ideal Rubdown. SHIP YOUR GRAIN TO TORONTO L O W IN SU R A N C E A N D S T O R A G E R A T E S FIREPROOF E L E V A T O R Write or Phone For Particulars * ------------- BA L A N C E S T he balance', o f God n ever lose their adjustm ent. W ith them a pound is a pound, and righ t is right, and w ron g is w rong, and a soul is a soul, and eternity is eternity.-- Talm adge. TORONTO E L E V A T O R S , LIMITED Phone Queens Quay ^161 Toronto, Ontario ISSUE No. 1-- ' 30