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IOLD HELPS I remove upon 0! 'tcben range. Med threads of on! Lams. :! Ind give . Limited Iltl ad. . Corn Chop thicken Corn )ats for Horses id Wheat Chop "S ,t or Day) pm that t} All 1H the ml'ltmes SEVEN 13 of Old ths and llllllt I‘d I'S Eu nd DUKE. tv 0! 11k. ake in lflr 'Qf ill The Canadian ert‘u";‘.l SI'X‘Vi'H‘. League. with Ms objevt compulsory mxmary ”nice. came imo hemg 2.: Httawu on Friday. when dolomite; who at!“ the (‘onl’erexres of R9.- ..rumng Leagues {mun-d an associa "on. The following resolution was adopted: “Recommended. that an as- sociation be formed to acid together those who have been in conference during the past tWo days. in order that the work here unitediy begun shall be continued. and that other forms of unions] service be taken up as need man; That. tha potpou- o! the auocbtion be to DINO“ my form of “this! I”! “10h the need of m 5001' ms, W" Th. zunowing ant-n won :00: V; “resident. M 1mm w 0:. -.-*:wr, 3...; Chairman, Recruiting League: Form Natioréal Body to Urge National Service . - Lune-qr. K.(_‘.. of Montreal, and J ijwart. K.C., of Ottawa. Mr. ....‘ 'zl' and Mr. Nesbitt, of Toronto. Him in New York. On his ar~ Hui! on the platform at Ottawa the 1m: I of the Governor-General’s Foot Juzu‘ds SU’llt'k up “Home Sweet Home." The only Cabinet Minister then- was lion. Robert Rogers. Thirty militia oi‘l‘icers lined up on the plat« form and the Minister shook hands with each or them. All the loadlnx officers of the headquarters staff were present. as well as the following mem- bers of Parliament: Deputy Speaker I}. N. Rhodes. Major Ducald Stewart. (‘01. H. B. Trema'n. l". S. Scott. Geone Elliott. William Gray, 8. F. Glass. Donald Nicholson, Capt. Tom Wallace. 1. n. Sexsmith and Senator Rufus Pope. A cheer was raised by those on the platform when General Hughes stepped oi! the train. After a brief interview with Hon. Robert Rogers. he went to Premier Borden’s resi- dence. He spent the balance of the afternoon and evening there. Sir 8am will make his statement in the House on Tuesday. “Nothing for the press." said Sir Sam to reporters at the Chateau Laurier. Hughes Talked at New York "My friends need not worry. My enemies will he (it-alt with. There is. an doubt as 'n the uutcmue." Three w-rm- >I‘lll"it'sas‘, snapped out in char- 4"’tl‘l>lil r ""llU ztlul zit't'mlipulliod Ll,- r. h!‘~.'f i'lr. unwed Iiw art-wring i '1 . i'. A; HIKLA‘S In m- ili'WS- (my. TONI H. Abbott. liven 3 5373. SAM HERE‘S IS REAL“! FOR THE PRAY CANADIAN CONSCRIPTION it H138 Col. HI \nnoun lrograd RUSSIAN OFFENSEVE in; M won :00. n. lent. Chic! Justice m in mm; Chairman, m “.0 od- Forum; Secretary, h. “but I) Der Of April 20, 1.916. H 1( ll the capture of which has >Jectlve of recent Russian along this front. The ollows: “Caucasus front: a} region and to the south, perate fight, our troops, »y guns on land and sea, »y guns on land an: e Turks from a powe munch on the», left '9. 25 vorsts east of From Strong Caucauu Eastern Front Busy ll :xt Avast made by the 1' office Sunday that in the Caucasus had um a position about 17 the important port of 1: Ford of Canon In by Kins Gown snapped out no and accn e, voiced the Hughes to t] * climbed to 91' St. I‘au str by Jarb ,U '0") a powerfully n the» left bank .ts vast of Trebl- uing the enemy ated attacks by ction of Bayburt heavy losses to on Return Say. I'D Doubt as HUS l tw aam Hughes ar- mdzzy afternoon. anion. A large at); officers and 27m and 207th he station. with 3:21] Hughes was of his counsel. of Montreal, and 0 l is covered s. An offen- Germans in as repulsed. made an ad- uth of Ulyka ere dropped H) II an hill O Ht 5mm trm i881“ H Pd on veral ll re- hills “'Cl't lian )i be .1“ 01' v Hill him to breakfast. though if his mother. losing patience. came to his room. she would fillC him seated on the “(‘6 pulling at a stocking. “Well. ain‘t l coming as fast as I can?” At the 'table and about the house gmwrully he was bum otious. loud with famous misinformation and assumed a domineering tone. which neither satire nor reproof seemed able to re- duce. but it was among his own in- timates that his new superiority was most outrageous He twisted the fingers and squeezed the necks of all the boys of the neighborhood. meeting their indignation with a hoarse and rasping laugh he had acquired after short practice in the stable, where he ieered and taunted the lawnmower. the garden scythe and the wheelbarrow quite out of countenance. as a cross between Bob. Son of Battle. and South American vampire. and this in spite of the fact that Duke himself often sat close by. a living lie. with the hope of peace in his heart. As for Penrod’s father. that gladiator was painted as of sentiments and dimen- sions suitable to a superdemon corn- Mothers must accept the fact that be- tween bahyhood and manhood their sons do not boast of them. The boy. with boys. is a Choctaw. and either the influence or the protection of wom- en is shameful. “Your mother won’t let you." is an insult. But. “My father won't let me.” is a dignified explana- tion and cannot be hooted. A Loy is mined among his fellows it he talks much of 'his mother or sisters. and he must recognize it as his duty to offer at least the appearance of persecution to all things ranked as female. such as cats and every species of fowl. But he must champion his father and his dog. and. ever ready to pit either against any challenger. must picture both as ravening for battle and abso- lutely nnconqnera ble. posed of equal parts of Goliath. Jack Johnson and the Emperor Nero. hurl the trapping garment from him, and. ducking and pivoting. deal great sweeping blows among the circle of sneaking devils. (That was how he broke the clock in his bedroom.) And while these battles were occupying his attention. it was a waste of voice to Pehrod. of. eourse. had always talked by the code. but. under the new stimu- lus. Duke wu represented vigtnglly Even Penrod’s walk was affected. He adopted a gait which was a kind of taunting swagger. and when he pained other children on the street he practiced the habit of teinting a blow; then as the victim dodged he rasped out the triumphant horse laugh WhiCb he gradually mastered to horrible per- fection. He did this to Marjorie Jones. Aye, this was their next meeting. and such is Eras, young. What was even worse, in Marjorie’s opinion. he went Likewise he bragged to the other boys by the hour. Rupe Collins being the chief subject or encomiumâ€"next to Penrod himself. “That’s the way we do up at the Thlrd." became staple explanation of violence. for Penrod. like Tartarin. was plastic in the hands of his own imagination, and at times convinced himself that he really was one of those dark and murderous spirits exclusively of whom “the Third" was composedâ€"according to Rupe Collins. Then. when Penrod had exhausted himself repeating to nausea accounts of the prowess of himself and his great friend, he would turn to two other subjects for vainglory. These were his father and Duke. Frequently, when he was alone. he would outwit and pummel this same enemy. and. after a cunning feint. land a dolorous stroke tnll upon a face of air. “There! i guess you’ll know better next time. That’s the way we do up at the Third!" Sometimes in solitary pantomime he enctmntered more than one opponent at n time. for numbers were apt to come upon him treacherously, especial- ly at :1 little after his rising hour. when he might be caught at a disad- vantage-perhaps standing on one leg to inmse the other in his knicker- bovkers. Like lightning he would hm'l the trapping garment from him. and. ducking and pivoting. deal great swooping blows among the circle of sneaking devils. (That was how he on 1115 way fithont explanation and left her standing on the corner talking about it long after he was out or hear- CHAPTER XV. The Imiutor. EANWHILE, for Penrod him- self, “life had taken on new meaning, new richness." He had become a fighting man- in conversation at least. “Do you want to know how I do when they try to slip up on me from behind?" he asked Della. And he enacted for her un- appreciative eye a scene of fistlc ma- nonvom wherein he held an imaginary antagonist helpless in a net of strata- gems. “You'll get hurt Worse’n that." Pen- rod assured him. “if you stay around here much. Rupe Collins is comin' this afternoon. he said. We’re goin‘ to make some policemen’s billies out of the rake handle." “What do we care? I and Rape got to have blllies. haven’t we?” “How you make em?" “Melt lead and pour in a hole we’re goin' to make in the end of ’em. Then we’re goin’ to carry 'em in our pockets. and if anybody says anything to 05â€"- oh. oh. look out! They won’t get a crack on the headâ€"oh. no!" “He’s liable to be here any time." an- swered Penmd. “You better look out You'll be lucky if you get home alive it you stay till he comes.” “I ain't afraid of him." 8am returned conventionally. “You are too." There was some truth in the retort. "There ain’t any boy in am part of town but me that wouldn’t be afraid of him. You’d be afraid to talk to him. You wouldn't get a word out of your month before old Rupie'd have you where you‘d wished you nev- er come around him. lettin' on like you was so much. You wouldn’t run homo yellin' 'mom-muh' or thin'. Oh. no!” “W'ho Rupe Collins?" asked Herman. “ ‘Who Rupe Collins?’ " Pent-0d 11100de and used his rasping laugh. but Instead of showing fight Herman appeared to think he was meant to laugh. too. and so he did. echoed by Verman. “You just hang mnnd here “There!” he panted. desilstlng finally. “Now I reckon you know whether I been up there or not!” Herman rubbed his smitten cheek. “Pow!" he exclaimed. “Pow-ee! You cert’ny did lan' me good one nat time! Oo-ee, she hurt!” “When‘s Rupe Collins coming?" Sam Williams mqulred rather uneasily. He had heard a great deal too much of this personage, but as yet the pleasure of “Don't git mad." begged the small (iarky, while a number of blows falling upon his warding arms failed to abate his amusement, and a sound one upon the cheek only made him laugh the more unrestrainedly. lie behaved ex- actly as if Penrod were tickling him. and his brother, Vermnn. rolled with joy in a wheelbarrow. Penrod pum- meled till he was tired and produced no greater efiect. “You go’ spoil new rake you’ pa bought?” [’enrod clutched him by the back of the neck. but Herman. laughing loudly. ducked and released himself at once. retreating to the wall. “You take that back!" Penrod shout- ou. striking out wildly. Herman bore the eye to eye very wett. indeed. it set-med to please him. for he continued to laugh. while \K'er- man chuckled delightvdty. 'l'he broth. ers had been in the country picking berries for a week. and it happened that this was their lll'st experience of the new manifestation of I’enrod. “Didn't you just hear me say I been up there?” “Well," said Herman mlschlevously, “beurin’ ain’t believiu'!" “What!" l'enrod transferred his nose to the immediate vicinity or Herman’s nose. “You don't reckon so, ’bo. don’t you? You better look out now you reckon around bore. You understan’ that, ’bo?" “Haven't 1 been up at the Third?" the sinister Penrod demanded. “1 don’t reckon so. How come you ast me 0!" “I don’t reckon laughing. “What!" l'enrnd to the immediate ‘ nose. “You don't Within five days from his first en. munter with Rupe Collins. Penrod had become unbearable. He even al- most alienatpd Sam Williams. who for n time submitted to finger twisting and neok squeezing and the new style at «'unversatiou. but finally (let-lured that i'enrod made him "sick “ He made the statement with fervur «me sultry afternoon in Mr Svlmtivlli‘s stable in the prosonr-p uf Herman and Human. "You hottvr look nut. 'hn," said Pen- md throntmninxly "I'll show you a little how wv do up at the 'l‘hir ." ”Up at the Third!" Sum repeated. with warn "Ynu th-n't ewr been up tho-I'D " up ml \ Nu: _\'Hu mln'n't lumky m‘rn" I haven‘t (-n'l '."‘ acquaintance had been denied 0V IN" rmimod Punrnd. I’c-m-«rn. darkly arm). "0" ‘(§ [H".f(’r!l‘ the m "\\'hpn Imvon’t l nfirnmti said Herman I“ ‘l H ' thvre.’ “prom-h V'HHT king “Yes. it does. too!” Sam rubbed ma ; temple. « i “Pub! It didn’t hurt me. did it. Ruple? Come on in. Rope; show this ‘ baby where he’s got a wart on hi! finger." “You showed me that trick." Sam objected. “You already did that to me. You tried it twice this afternoon and I don't know how many times before, only you weren’t strong enough after the first time. Anyway. i know what it is. and i don’t”â€" At this bidding. Rape approached. while 8am. still protesting. moved to the threshold of the outer door. but Pent-0d seized him by the ehonlderl and swung him indoors with a shout. “Litsle baby wants to run homo to it; mom-mnhl Here ho la. Buplo." Thoreupon was Penrod’a treachery to an old comrade properly rewarded. for as the two struggled. Rape caught each by the back of the neck. simul- taneously. and, wlth creditable impar- tiality. forced both boys to their knees. “Lick dirt!" he commanded, forcing them still forward. until their tacos were close to the stable floor. At this moment he received t real surprise. With a loud whack nome- thinz struck the back of hi. hood. “That don't hurt." said Penrod. push- ing him away. The host swaggered toward the door with a great deal of shoulder move- ment. carelessly fainting a slap at Vet. man in passing and creating by vari- ous means the atmosphere of a man who has contemptuously amused him- self with underlings while awaiting an equal. “Hello. b0!" Penrod 881' est voice possible to him. “Como on. Rape." said Pent-0d. ”Man the baby lick dirt.” The Fat Faced Boy Appeared Upon the Threshold and Gazed Coldly About. “l was only in fun. Rupie." pleaded the sufl’erer. and then. being set free. “Come here, Sam." he said. “What for?” Penrod laughed pityingly. “Pshaw. I ain't goin’ to hurt you. Come on." Sam. maintaining his position near the other door. Penrod Went to him and caught him round the neck. “Watch me. Rupie.” l’enrod called, and performed upon Sam the knuckle operation which he had himself just undergone. Sam submitting mechan- ically. his eyes fixed with increasing uneasiness upon Rupe Collins. Sam had a premonition that something even more painful than l’enrod’s knuckle was going to be inflicted upon him. “Who you callin‘ ’bo?" was the un- graclous response. accompanied by im- mediate action ot a similar nature. Rnpe held Peurod's head in the crook of an elbow and massaged his temples with a hard pressing knuckle. a little while Innuvr." l'o-m'ml added grimly. “and you'll liud nut who Rupe Collins is. and I pity um when yon do." and Sui-ii \‘i'illiauis Illiiii‘tl :: little nearer the door leading imo li:e yard ()bViously Sum i'i*;;:!l‘tii‘«l the new- comer as :i l'ctinlllilzililt‘ ii not ominous figure. He was :I tend tulle: than either Sum or l‘vnrmi, hunt and shoui- dcrs taller than ”(Prlliull. who was short for his age. and \‘erman could hardly be Used for purposes of com- parison at all. twin; u mere squat brown spot. not yet quite nine years on this planet. And to Sam's mind the aspect of Mr. Collins realized Penrod's portentous foreshmiowings. L'pon the fat face there wa': an expression of truculent intolerance which had been cultivated by careful habit to such per- fection that Sam's heart sank at sight of it. A somewhat enfeebled twin to this expression had of late often deco- rated the visage of l‘enrod and ap peared upon that ingenuous surface now as he advanced to welcome the eminent visitor. At this mmm into Hm mum.- ll?! \V "\tht h» "You’ll en l'lli? 1!! 0m CHRONICLE In do? ; Ilml s Penrod said 1n the deep- ill ml. [mud and sham. [ennui]. who was 1nd \‘ernmu could purposes of com- m; u mere squat t quite nine years Ill m'n mmncl ran hm just wait ll Ulv new- nut oulinuus taller than Ille)‘ dun! 9‘ and. turning. he beheld Verman in the act of lifting a piece of lath to strike again. ‘Em m0” Ollie!” “‘d Veman. the fur 3| n‘pal. hut ‘ giant killer. ”UN Pfilwvinllv “He tonne de'.” Herman explained. 43mm“? edihie “He say. let ’em boys alone.” ' ' Rnpe addressed his bust briefly: Penrod and 3‘ “Chase them nigs out 0‘ here!" ‘3‘ squawk and “Don" call me mg." said Herman. and twist and “I mine my own biznuss. You let ’em nails. though boys alone.” face from its Rape strode across the still prostrate Sam. stepped upon l‘enrod and. equip- plng hls countenance with the terrify- lng scowl and protruded jaw, lowered his head to the level of Herman’l. “N13, you’ll be lucky if you lean. here alive!" And he leaned forward till his nose was within less than an inch of Herman’s nose. It could be felt that something awful was about to happen. and i’enrod as he rose from the floor suffered an un- expected twinge of apprehension and remorse. He hOped that llupe wouldn’t really hurt Herman A sudden dislike of Rape and Rupe’s ways rose within him as he looked at the big boy over- whelming the little darkey with that ferocious scowl. Penrod all at once felt sorry about something indeflna- hie. and with equal vagueness he felt foolish. “Come on. Hope." he suggest- ed feebiy. “Let Herman go. and let’s us make our hillies out of the rake handle." “You ole black nigger." the fat faced boy said venomously to Herman. “I’m a-goln’ to"- The rake handle. however. was not available if Rupe had inclined to favor the suggestion. Verman had discarded his lath for the rake. which he was at this moment lifting in the air. But be had allowed me nose to re- main too long near Herinan's. Pen- rod's famlllar nose had been as close with only a tickllsh spinal effect upon the not very remote descendant of Kono go man eaters. The result pruduved by the glare of [{upe’s unfamiliar eyes and by the dreadfully suggestive prox- imity of [{Ilpe’s unfamiliar nose was :lltocelhor different Herman’s and .O.§.OOQOOOOOOO 9§O§.OOOQ . v OO...‘..§Q.Q0.9.99.0...90.0 99.0.0.0...090Q60t‘0000900¢ o .OOQOOQOOQO OOOQOOQOQOOOO... . 6009900006.9900000906090069.00009996990969009960606O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 90¢ 90090900600090.90090609066 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++o Opposite the (Md Stand Cheaper Than the Cheapest The ONTARIO WIND ENGINE and PUMP COMPANY “'4 fur \‘Ull «in H- .‘x W. D. Connor Durham - 0n “'t 3L MUST B: S. SCOTT VII Manufacture the Cheapest and the Best Pu mping Outfit 0n the Market. 10 pi i( 1h The milkman gave a ball last mght With haps and skip: and iumpl; ”Twas surely an nppropriate aikht. To see them all in pumps. “I’d like to get off tu-murmw afternoon to go tu my uncle’s funeral. In your uncle dead, Mary? No. ma’am. We’re iust burying him because it’s the custom. Vorman's Banzala great-grandfather! m-xer considered [maple of their on ‘nnule lloizhlmrhmud proper mltel'lll Mr :1 mml. but they Iooked upon Cm.- ~~re aspen-hilly truculent 0mm“. I Penrod and Sam heard Rape Bodh- iy squawk and bellow. saw him with. and twist and fling out his arm “in 611113. though without removing lib face from its juxtaposition. lode... for a moment the two heads lee“ even closer. We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured bv Hall’n Ca- tal‘rh Cure. Hall’s Catarrh Cure has been taken 0y catarrh nutterers for the past 35 veara and bu become known as the most reliable rem- vdy for Catarrh, Hall's Catnrrh Cure acts through the blood on the mucous aux-heel, expelling the puison from the blood and heal- ing the diseased portiong. II UK LlIL Inuulihu .1v.-.vu-. {iter you have taken Hall’l CI- tarrh Cure for a short time you will see a great improx'ement in vuur general health. Start takm Hall’s Catarrh Cure at once an gvt rid of catarrh. Send for tea- timonials. free. F.J. CHENEY (f0. 'l‘olmlo. Ohm Then they separated. and the bum. md Butt FOOLISH QUESTION NO. - BUTTERED SIDE DOWN. Seld by Continued next week nl‘M'S WIS? EY CO., Toledo. Ohi all druggista, 75c. lhnh ll Ontario Untal'iq