oma an It's Always | Best — The Tea miles & “Oust ot 3 a Century of Unrivalled Public Service. B520 The Ring and the Girl \ GERTRUDE ROBINSON. By how great their collective influence} couragement, and tia is ‘half =e Suinas the Gas commends Ane ne wan oe wae pate daa) motionless for pericds, apparently x could be, battle.” Observation is the other half, mpi 700,000 troops of all pcen poe eee, asleep, except that, having no eyelids, — | PART Ill. )jand shuddered. The men had told her| "or the ithmediate future women|and even if % is tagged with. the pire “had roe The Englishman has lived on 1% “ ie Long Jetters from: Millie’s mother} were. exciting. There had been a) but she was impatient to see her mother again, At last the vacation time artived.! level, that she must and er part af the dine-on the Western yeni ae aids aivicene) en ME SMe nee tee vette: wal Gecsece ont formed te tie wotline their esantt the Indians—and are we not intense- quarry and there fae ntodhier wniears frame in the opening. : | poset to TURN THE STREAM| At the present time the disease is | ish, French, Italian, Grecian, Serbian Lg) i firms and indi who wish to trans- .| raging among the’ moose in Maine and Canada, and is infecting other rumin- ant animals. ‘There is nothing very strange about this, for, as we know, both horses and yay the athered as she hastily seanned| name—Arthur about the Devil’s Pool beneath this Ffilled up countless times it always Women’s New National Work. The Canadian Trade Commission of Dominion A return to pre- war Ytandards cannot meet our neéd. Our war debt in four years has run up to nearly $1,500,000,000. The in- terest payment on this will demand the most alert business gifts of the people, The whole-hearted support igiven By the women of Canada, singly or through their organizations, to food control and other war work showed should influence all the home to "| swallowed whatever was thrown into goods and products. This will give! to avoid the same pitfalls yourself. 5,000,000 men (rich men, poor men, open, for the simple reas: it and in time appeared as deep as| employment to returned soldiers and| The knocking may be done inwardly| otc.) ‘voluntarily. ee Bile ea hardly imagine] | eyes are unprovided with eyelids. In- ever. It was to the right of the} to the many thousands. who were just as well as outwardly. Imitation) “15 45 the time of the Mente at x costs have increased Per) stead of these there is a thin mem: + regular passage, she formerly in king andjis usually a bad way to go about Rave tents brane. which covers the eye, She turned to the left and felt a . guides, and remembered the location. much ® Her voice ran; the vacant coe A mufflel umn, Then | her eyes fell on. beside her cn the floor of the little hamber. kely to, any minute Crawling out of the passage, Ar- Hnsetnlly through but “Never mind! Don’t ask questions Sse produced at countries a sum of well over half a million dollars a day merely to pay our indebtedness abroad. In our total, household purchases! figure very largely. As the women of Canada buy about%90 per cent/ of all that is used in domestic life, the as they did in food con- trol, bring about a reform. For every million dollars retained in Canada BY A REFUSAL TO BUY OTHER THAN CANADIAN | GOODS, a year’s unbroken employ- ment can be given to at least 1,000 people. The Canadian Trade Commission is by every means encotiraging Cana- tian manufacturers to make the Made in Canada,” worthy of the highest traditions of an indus- trial people. That standard has al- would have been, had we known what could be effected by patriotic co-op- eration such as marked war work, manufactured or grown within our own border.’ The one outstanding pang for our national financial bet- The following list, taken from ficial returns, ts only a_partial ‘com- The list only deals with those | thing which principally concern wo- men:— ifs S On Good Manners. BRITAINS EFFORT Zé ON SEA, LAND, AND IN THE AIR SHE LED THE WORLD Wonderful is the Achievement of the British Empire, of Which England Has the Major Share. Now that civilization has triumph- ed over “Kultur,” it might do Cana- dians good, as part of our Great Brit out, and time. has not dulled the ish Empire, to realize why—to appre- e wonderful. effort brought you must be extremely clever in order | to keep people from looking beneath the cover. However, if you thoughtful of others, the habit will) gentle art of constantly feeling that you don’t make such a bad picture, after all, is really the best and /the simplest way of all. It can be prac- ticed at all times, but should never be carried to. the point where it ap- proaches self-consciousness. “Mannerisms are, of course, to be avoided. The persoh who does eyery- for the hearer has to strain attention in order to make out what is being said. If we could only hear curselyes as others do, it would be of almost as much aid as to see ourselves as others seé us. “FLU ee IN THE FOREST. Wild Animals Fall Victims to Disease As Well As Horses and Sheep. Influenza is not confined to man- kind, but affects many other animals, more particularly man’s nearest re- a Rhodesian settler noticed a number of | grey forms resembling half-filled sacks Mying beneath some large trees by the {side of the path. As he came nearer he realized that they were the dead bodies of baboons. He reined up and was about to get off when he heard a slight sound overhead, Looking up he saw a baboon hang- ing by one arm toa stout branch. Even as he watched, its grip relaxed and the poor creature fell thud upon the bodies of panions, struggled a moment and died. It was the very last survivor of the | from the swollen and inflamed State of the sufferer’s eyes, and just as is the case with human influenza, the equine epidemics vary curiously in symptoms and virulence. ‘The worst-known epidemic of horse influenza was that/which broke out in the United States in-1872, and killed sorts, many of them ‘only partially trained. By May, 1916, she had re- cruited for the army and navy over the armistice she had raised 7,500,000 men, and her army in France was the finest equipped and trained army the world has ever seen. (4,500,000 of these were Englishmen recruited 1,000,000 others of them Englishmen recruited else- Britain Lost Ono Million Dead. Britain’s total losses have beem 8,250,000, of whom 1,000,000 have been killed. Her armies (three quar- ‘ters i fought in East Africa, in Italy, in Egypt, in the Balkans, have crashed the Turks in Mesopotamia and Pales- tine, and latterly have held the great- The navy, which the Hun would neyer meet, commented the war with 145,000 men: and 2,500,000 tons, with 12 patrol boats. She ended it «vith 406, 000 men, 6,500,000 tons and 3,300 Mercantile Marme, has transported 22,000,000 men (and of these lost only 4,391 by German action), and among other things, 2,000,000 horses and mules, 25,000,000 tons of explosives and supplies, 51,000,000 tons of ail and fuel, 180,000,000 tons of food and other supplies. She bottled up the German navy at the commencement of the war and has kept it bottled up ever since. | many thousands of machines and tens |of thousands of men—they absolute- ly dominated the air. England, despite her call on man a ane acres to her cultivated area, cut in England, and forestry work in France for the balance. Clothed the Allied Armies- and other armies, and have largely equipped them with guns, rifles, shells and acroplanes—even our Am- eriean friends have been uniformed from her mills. In _ addition to 90 arsenals, Great Britain now has over 5,000 Govern- ment controlled factories, all work- ing day and night on ‘munitions and! supplies. She has increased her steel output from 7,009,000 tons in 1914 to 12,0C0,000 tons in 1918. 1,000,000 of ther men produced 256,248,000. tons. of coal, a great deal of which went to her allies. British women—God bless them!— are working for their country in her need—270,000 are on farms. Britain has spent $38,000,000,000 Ibs. of beef (or chicken) per week, % Colossal sums, and at incalculable| sacrifice, have been raised for the carg of the cick and wounded, for the food and comfort of prisoners and for the benefit and recreation of troops at home and abroad. ‘And the British birth rate is now population has increased during’ the ‘war years. Just as England’s armies in his- tory put Napoleon “Bonaparte in “his place, just'as her navy in Elizabethsn days broke the power of all-conquer- ing Spain, so does she now with her children—the Scotch, tha Irish, the gium, with Italy, andlatterly with still another of her offspring, the, United States—from the moment she| them—the Kultur of the unspeakable Hun, ah eee Books are a wonderful help to man —especially bank books and pocket! books. aay Se Te HOW FISHES SLEEP, Unprovided . With h Eyelids Certain Birds’ Eyes Protected by Membrane. All fishes. which sleep do so with their eyes open, as they are"#Ot *pro- vided with eyelids, and cannot, there- the night time, but ais equally well during the day. ‘They may be héedvaa resting quite tasleep. This membrane, as in the case of certain birds, folds like a curtain sight is required, leaving the eye im- mediately and fully open for the exer- cise of sight. Some birds, such as the eagle, also have this membrane which, when at rest, lies in the corner of the eye, folded up like a drawn curtain. See “Tho Tiger” of France. cal profession,. ands learned to look after well as that of | This unique record of continuity was French Premier’s only son, M. Michel ‘Clemenceau, elected to become an Pasatieer rather than study medicine, tice long after ‘his eighticth year, made his famous son conform to the ic traditions, latives— the monkey tribes. At pre- The Britich army and naval air forces in 1914 consisted of 130 ma- P chines and 900 men. When ~ tite Riding up into the Matoppos, t6-| {rmtstice waa signed there were LONDON COUNT AND PARR’S.B pose of encouraging trade OF CANADA has fomuted a close working association with the one of the great English-joint stock banks, for the pur- the extension of Empire trade in foreign countries: This arrangement gives The Royal Bank of Canada un- excelled -facilities for handling all: classes of business with Great Britain and Ireland and the ee ae Y WESTMINSTER ANK, LIMITED within the Empire and for Over 560 Branches act business with the Mother including the transfer of furids_to or from the, British Isles, are in- vited to confer with the Branch Mahagers of the Bank. foie: dand, the West Indies, Cesta and South Ruse Canada, Ni ~ ighted matches to blaze the way,| Partial List of Canadian Imports. |! as wild pein on the ranges, and cieeeeante ee REL) ais ate 7 Neten | A OU ree eet ¢, the Devils Pool hand in hand and fin-/ Cheese ee one day the preceding summer. Taal as bed ae dough: ceecer ners Tt ally emerged into the: oe a oa 3 The Planting of a Tree. narrow opening the other side. Hp NE aes ey (aed Borie and a Would’st thou upbuild a home where eats (general) 728,000 sweet wild lives are nested, eal rapes 1,788,000) Glad with the sound of song, quick . ing Sacre ick again. jousness la few minutes later she Pe isietcee) oeetan ithe Aaa OF Notes, se : was lying on a snow. bank outside the 2 , ete.) - 167, Where the soft broods may rock, < A How ‘the time ‘passed before the cave mouth and Arthur was anxious. Garden and Tield Seeds .. $68,000 sneha erate It lways Begins on ga tet know. She was aaty ‘Conscious, V. ages into uae reg es ~ a hae ae oo Hy Deep in the leafy nooks thro’ all the : The tsi di : : with a determined start. “I’m dread-| Tomatoes, fres : Ou of one che ‘try the ie pas- Msteibal! Isneres. tainted be | Gunet “veaebabion cai changeful springs. 4 ie Fagg You had good reason to,” said he, ee Beans ......... so i onsite ane ar pare oe Whether ‘it’s wood or metal, at the new north me ae surely “You never hauled a great bu kof Peas 216,000| Winter more keenly bright and sum- everything inside and outside the f a fellow out of a quarry hole before. think to explore the okl mouth! |S eto oe erat guess, Milly, for Ya Foods 142,000 mer’s self more dear, house ‘be to wear on the ne sat “Was Bee one ponea fe when you called T..was headed |@readstuits 195,000 | Grant the sweet earth a gift, deep- gins Ware stat omete expecene ot welt Straight for the wrong corridor, T'd. Cotton Manufactures rooted, ripening slowly, surface, lost my bearings with the smoke and| (general 3,892,000{ Add to the-sun of joys that bless 2 onaongen gs The valley: the Yescie, of the trapped man, but Hh Leg only! the whistle of a steam-engine. She mechanically took the road that the quarry, instead of the highway to the farm, A brisk walk of half an + hour brought her to the foot of the disused quarty dump. On the other side of the hill she knew the men } looked encouraging she would tell if she couldn’t get. through a pickax on the drift. She in a few steps. The passage q, hen, 5 msaehy closed. She ing for tonathing “Never minds now, Arthur. to dig you out. hol blow. one about me. "But dots you dare to-telf any, 1: you do Till never) hill to announce his own rescue. (The End.) SSMS REN ‘OPENS SIX NEW BRANCHES. Bank of Canada Announces Further Extensions. The Royal Bank of Canada announce the opening of the following branches: Pointe-a-Pitre, Falls, Ont.; loo, Ont.; Winnipeg, Elmwood, Man. A branch of the bank will be opened at Kitchener, Ont., early in’ May, Royal Socks and Stockings Other cotton manufactures Plums and Prunes - Fruits in packages the rounded year? 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