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F. It ds The War Department authorities like every dart to have the addict”: wishes executed, no matter how crude- tr they may be expressed or have"! hunk: they are. _ [ This will went through the 4oort without a question. - I haven't I sweetheart, I haven't o mother, In only one sister, not even a bro. that; Mr sister Katy is " I’ve got. ' So of ought that's mine, she can by. the lot. will made he has to draw it up him-, self as there is little or no time Pi seek legal assistance. Although thei 5 results of "Tommr's" efforts in will.. making may be somewhat crude from the legal standpoint, his product, nevertheless, has proved interesting and effective. His testament is fre-I quently written in his little pay-book which is always with him, whether "going over the top" or at rest in his billet back of the firing line; and may of these trench-wills have “Tummy Atkins's" characteristic touch of hu- mor. Some of them are in dialect, others in phonetic spellingtsonv in rhyme and some have even been in ei.. pher. Occasionslly wills have been made leaving imaginary possessions to institutions or to futitiout, persons. While on duty. " a “listening poet” in "No Man's Land"N soldier wrote _ the following will in rhyme'. \ Tommy’s Elam In Will-Making Art Interesting and Elective. When John Doe wants to make his "last will and testament” he ususlly has his lawyer do the work for him to avoid the possibility of eompiientiops arising after his death, but when Tom- my Atkins" in the trenches wants hisl age, with every one taken from the train on a stretcher, and on fifty of the stretchers, dead men; men who died on route, not from forty-eight hours without food only but from three months' experience of German ways in war.” This is the German way that, the infatnate Kaiser believes is win.. ning respect of the world. Could there be any more evidence of the urttltnetm of this man with the sword to arrange a peace? Out of his own mouth he is convicted and by the damning evidence coming from men like Gerard and Hugh Gibson. Jure WM, by ealrtntt Hindenbure Tti tan" and Ludendorit 'Siegfried," is made evident once more. Indeed, it is part of the general mania that ob. Iesses him. For as the world shud- ders " the naked German sword, dripping with the blood of Belgium and the babes of Northern France, Isis madman of Potsdam complacently opium that the sword will make him end his respected. But the delusion is one which cannot be cured except by the stern poliice measures of an out- nged world being carried to their tin- nlity. "In Belgium, in the spring of this rear," so runs a chronicle, " train cane from Aix to Antwerp bear- ing 255 returned exiles, forty-eight hours on the way, no food on the voy- Kaiser Thinks That German Sword! Wilt Win Respect. i .. If any one has any idea that theI """s Kaiser is not ready to blurt out his inmost self on the slightest provoca- tion, all he has to do is to read the latest outburst to the effect "that the' C Mr't:ara, German sword will regain for us the V respect of the whole world." That he is still true to form in his belief that . . . . . . There are bloomers to wear with 'night 2“.” "ch: as hm '12"; living I this smart little dress. The skirt but- 'RP.' t e ideas t at.t e 0' eat Pi tons under the tuck. McCall Pattern religion of Germany " a thing to con- No 8056 Child's Dress with Bloom- ture with, by calling Hindenburg "Wo- I ___' " ,3 _t, " A A _ ....- .._.| I _ I_, I ... . --. - v a. - a... will never be anything more than patches on! - and sand. In places in New Brunswick, settlers are merely exist- ing on land which is not suitable for agriculture and should have been kept in forest. In one pa‘ of anthem Saskatchewan, there id an area known locally as 'the burnouts' where set- tlers have been forced out becauu they could not make a living. Other provinces have similar diMeulties. Various excuses may be made as to why these errors have happened in the past, but none can be offered for their continuance. Whether the Crown land in a province be under) provincial or Dominion control. it ii) the duty of the government having, Jurisdiction to see that it is properly ehtssifud, and, that settlers are al-! lowed only on land suitable for am, culture and where there is reasonable’ assurance that a decent living can be, made. . The we Derartmeat o! Atri- culture is leaking a - at the 'athe, of old and new Ontario " "qroee of obtainiu inter-n- tion regarding their possibilitiee foe cattle and sheep ranching. Thim- vey should reveal some interestlnc net. and be the means of obtaining valuable information: 1 A survey of this nature should be conducted in every province of Can; Ode. In fact, all of our'lnnd shoal be carefully ei.tusifUd M. nettle- ment, to prevent settlers making the mistake of locating on land unsuitable for fuming. In travelling over Cen- ldl, one cannot but be impressed by the need of this. In Ontario, in the Trent watershed, there are to be found to-day pitiful cases of disappointment, the settlers having expended their en- ergy for years on land that will never In. “hu- TRENCIrMADE WILLS. STILL TRUE TO FORM, a: ofii Ami I forced odCiieiiiie- make a living. Other similar diMeutties. ad that will never than patches of 'n Places in New. are merely exist-l , not suitable tori Ild have been kept! 'll of southern) is an area known "TherhU React” 7 - _--.... "nu yaw-u- era. In 5 sizes, 2 to 10 years. Price, " cents. and is a pleasing ' wholesome, drug. hee drink., 'trooil, for bothiyoung and old: Instant Postum fits the spirit of the times per- fectly. It is - Healthful Convcnient Economical form. Twp or three of these little loaves of baked whole wheat make a nourishing, satisfying meal at a cost of only a few cents. Delicious with milk or cream or fruits of any kind. Bu, "-'-------.-. -u_C"rH"----.- u M I u man than No. “.mdcn thiito he.” tle" Leg} Dress. Patten in a .11... 14‘“.-- h IBL, . - " A -- Made in Canada ("What My)“ Bow a Chinese Editor Rejects I Would-Be Contributor’l Otrerinr. Canadian editors do not " a rule waste word: in rejecting I would-be contributor', moterpleeer. But in Chins, if report spooks true, it is even “DECLINE WITH mom." now I Chinese Editor 1mm. As she now older she tried making more dithea1t things, Brtst of wood, then of heavier material, until she completed her paper-bag machine. thu-thi boys' silrsaiiiiieir"iii,'i, brothers stared at her. "Afright. You wait," and she ran home. All that day Margaret worked in the woodshed. When asked what she was doing, she would reply, "Just "it and see." ', nd they saw. For next morning from the woodshed came Margaret dragging a sled yrlth better runners a“- -"'. ....,......,. "There isn't room for girls on this sled," replied her brother, trying to tease her. . ,_- ....,.. w...- uvuuuuw uncn In i 11118 girl was Margaret Knight! There is no special provision made"I moment, and simply tshrlvelts up the barn and bred in Massachusetts. When _ in Ontario to supply nursery stock of, Corn or callus without irritating the Ishe was still a little girl her 1lo11siforest trees or shrubs-for the ornaCsurrounding skin, would be left scattered over the f1oorlmentation of school grounds, says J.l Don't let father die ot infection or while she ran out of doors to play B. Dandeno, Ph.D., inspector of ele-flockjsw from whittling at his come, with her brothers. She could "ruri,lmGtiiry" agricultural classes. "Where l but clip this out and make him try it. play ball and romp as well as the rest school boards are desirous' of obtain-) it your druzglst hasn't any freezone of them. A jackknife gimlet was her ing such material, they are expected tell him to order a small bottle trom favorite toy, and hour after hour she) to secure it either from near-by woods I his wholesale drug house tor YOU- would sit on the floor, surrounded by ' or swamps, or from regular nurseries. I -"---------------- pieces of wood that the boys had col- l Where the schools are maintaining _ lected for her, making Playthings for I classes in agriculture, a portion of the sr l them. _ I grants apportioned to the board for Egret"'" - "Let me coast with you," 1setrsredli'iiiiiiaG may be used to purchase fl Margaret one bright snowy morning. trees, shrubs, or perennials. In schools " "There isn't room for girls on this where agriculture is not taught (the sled,” replied her brother, trying to subject is optional) according to the " tease For. prescribed regulations of the Depart- , "Al right. You wait," and she ran ment of Education, no f1naneial assist- ( ' \ home. All that dto'Mtirtraret worked I once is received for this purpose. l . . g in a... wand-lent. "n-.. __.._. _a, _ _----------, This girl was Margaret Knight, born and bred in Massachusetts. When she was still a little girl her dolls would be left scattered over the floor Little Massachusetts Girl Made Ma- chine To Turn Out Bags. Nearly fifty years ago a letter was received by the United Mates Board of Patents at Washington asking for a patent on a machine for making pa- per bags. The letter was signed by a girl. _ "Who is this?" questioned the men J in Washington. "The machine cannot be worth much. Who ever heard of a] girl inventing a machine that wasi any good 'r" But When the machine? arrived it was a surprise. Not only) was it nearly perfect in every detail,‘ but the paper bags that it turned out; were better than any that these men) had seen before. And the girl was) awarded the patent desired. INVENTOR OF BEST PAPER BAG, You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine. or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes tor $2.50 from The Dr. WHh'ame' Medicine Co., Brockville Ont. The works, furthermore, contained within their immediate neighborhood [ GO miles of railroad, 100 miles of tele.. graph wires, and 200 miles of tele- phone wires. ' Linked up with the works, in all [parts of Germany, are hundreds of 3mines, ehiefty coal and iron, besides Iinnumerable ofarries. A fleet of l steamers, too, plied for the supply of I material. l A woman is the virtual head of this vast 1?oneern--Frau Bertha Krupp von Bohlen 1md-Halbach, and,the Kaiser himself has shares in the concern. Tilt CAUSE OF BACKACHE _ ,_e_.... - .. - 1"r""Vrsr-tamsrriowViiGiria; _ Krupp Munitio- Fm. rum lave we mono]: In men; n Waco. we The word “Krupp" in Gm’ tlugr, henceforth be obliged to almost stands for tttmt, “d wu- m- take it u I Btaatdnrd of quality and terial of all kinds. Essen In the home, uhievement, and hencdorth never) of this vast concern, end exist! for brint 'atrthintt mm to it. A: it it, u it was made by it. {would be impossible to find it. equal Before the war Krupp's had 8,600 bin ten thousand years, and We have 'tetmt-entrimsr,- 1,500 furnaces, F” to go to press with our poor, tmin- -ltritrantie steam-cranes, cup-bk of lift-Mm“; paper once a day. we no com- line the biggest guns like the tttrs tf,iiGiiii, though shaken with sorrow and .a child, and 200 steam-hammers. .'ro 1 blinded with tears " the necessity, Pi [anyone who knows the inside working I return thy divine manuscript, and for (of a munition factory these few de',’doing so we ask thee tt thousand ttttr- tails will present a picture of the stu- I dong." . pendous output of munitions of Karl ---F-- which the Allies have had to overta e, . and upon which the Hun rested his TliMllifljl. MOTHERS belief that he could dominate the, . ,,,sC..71,, - --- world. ‘1... “Mn”. -.. “mama ' a anal-HAL. l “W. have read thy amulet-[pi with -- 1nilntte delight. By the and “he. he“! the Site " tho Gigantte Aour-o_weG"tiGiiira"; Krupp Minnie: PM. before have we "was in so enthra- . ling . masterpiece. we printed it The word “Krupp” m Germ“! . ( 'Pe" stands for tuna Ind war m1- yt “Paid htsefitrth be obliged tol 'art, I of s of I to the ii I For the last two years the Canadian 1- I Paeitie Railway, in connection with the PaeNe steamers of the Canadian Pa. cific Ocean Services, has carried a a, very large proportion of the passen- n gers from the Ignited States to Russia. and as these passengers have included , " a great many American railroad men, [ who have been surprised at the excel~uI lence of the service, a remarkable I ‘- volume ot trade is developing, greatly; to the benefit of Canada, itself. Among I . these passengers was ‘le. thumican‘I Railway Advisory Commission, cotrl , sisting ot the leading railway experts I il? the United States, who travelled; trom Chicago to Vancouver, and I ' thence to Yokohama via the Empress: ' of Asia. Mr. Henry Miller, vioe-chair- fl I man of this highly important commis- i' )sion, has written Vice-President G. M. _, Bosworth a letter of deep appreciation, I I le which, after referring to many inn :dividual courtesies along the route, he , iremarks: "You have good reason to a ibe proud of your organization and a fservice, and we take this method of c ithanking you heartin tor your kind-1b iness and courtesy." i tuarari. mum“: dun. Colds. to. “lne cross wmcn on my arm I wear, The fitsg which o'er my breast I bear, Is but the sign Of what you’d saeritlee for him Who suffers on the hellish rim Of war’s red line." "The cross which on my The fitsg which o'er my t "I am your pennies and your pounds; I am your bodies on their rounds Of pain afar; I am you, doing what you would - If you were only where you eould- Your avatar. 'And love can live; Wherever strength and skill can bring Surcease to human suffering, Or solace give. "I go wherever men may dare, I go wherever woman's care "I kneel behind the soldier’s trench, I walk 'mid shambles’ smear and stench, The dead I mourn; I bear the stretcher and I bend tyer Fritz and Pierre and Jack to mend ' What shells have torn. 1 l Mrs. Willie Theriault, Pecquetvilie, iN.B., Baytr:---"t am extremely thankful him I tried Baby's Own Tablets for Iii'; baby. Through their ugh baby 3thriveg1 wonderfully and I feel as if I cannot recommend them too highly." Baby's Own Tablets break up colds and simple fevers; cure constipation, colic and Indigestion and make teeth- Ing easy. In tact they cure all the minor ills ot little ones. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 2ii,' cents a box trom The Dr. Williams',; Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. I RED crioss siurinhaKs, AN EXCELLENT SERVICE --John H. Finley. Canadian Pa. Itwa'u Imam: on» Gum: In Com as carried a , T--.-.. r the passen. Ir Save feed by providing warm quar- tea to Russia, 3 ters for stock, but don't neglect have included , ventilation. V have I Gentiy rub spots of dan4ndf, scales, itching and irritation with Cuticura Ointment. Next morning thaptpoowith Cuticura Soap and hot water. This treat- ment every two weeks is usually gtsfti. cient to 1eip.hetrcalpchaGTtii healthy. t_,d,'t'at't2t,f,it Par-yum lymef: tihirhatiuiiuimir I'M-NI- 'r'-"'-"- 1: ml I ad, lit-l ; e as. i Id are rite . sum 'tttner. as: Kn mm Forty per cent. of all foreigners in London live in Stepney, in the East End. I was cured of a bad case of earache by MINARD'S LINIMENT. MRS. B. KAULBACK. I was cured ot sensitive lungs by MINARD’S LINIMENT. I was cured of terrible lumbago by MINARD'S LINIMENT. "Mr. X., that new hood of your: doesn't suit you at all. I can't imagine why you, with your complexion, chose red of all colors in the world. A myrtle green or an old gold would have suited you much hater, and would have been far more effective. You men never know how to dress yourselves!” i A friend of mine, says he, is a cur- ate in a local suburban parish. Some little time back he went up to Oxford! to take his Master of Arts degree, and; the following Sunday appeared in the] pulpit resplendent in his new Master; of Arts hood. A few nights later he! was dining in the house of a promin-i ent parishioner, and was amazed tol hear his hostess pleasantly remark:! Apropos of the amusing comments on academic costume, that so often re- veal popular ignorance of the symbol- ism of hoods and gowns, in the follow- ing story, told by a contributor to the Liverpool Post: In an... In rat... Me. 1371751; 9:35.73 TFAT. {skin-holy. m c... m: ”rt So E E tf, ed ' A I = ' 'at KUh", 'ltr/tat . K. M: _7 a relieved by Murine. Try inn ‘ te, yoiandinBatrviEyes." 20tt mama...“ Eretkmket ’ hr m5 Granulated Eyelids," it,',:. fre, ai'tilthtpd.ctr, relieved by Murine. Try it tn your Eyes and In Baby's Eyes. UR NOS-amJut EnCo-hd Darwin tulips are an improved nee atlas flowers, nearly double the size of the early old-fashioned sorts and with a greater richness and variety of color. , Mm “all“: M W. I Bun Milk Gram-tt cup: skin "rsilk, t level uuupoone flour, 4 level tablespoons butter, oleo or "not dripping. Molt thegnt, add the flour and allow to brown, but not bum, Benson with black pepper and “It! Add the milk Ind cook until Imooth. (If you make this once correctly, you will make it often.) coon run am, tom FIRUI’IROOK I30... LTD. 283 KM! “not East. Toronto No Eye For Color. REV. WM. BROWN, Lrcrfatia ""1133"? MRS. S. MASTERS, ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO PULLEYS, Large size. V . ZGXM: 12XGHN; "'n'tr--ti, 12x 2 BLOWERS DR FANS. Buffalo "he. on. 10 Inch. other " Inch di'iiiii;ir2G"l'atL "m "up: “as each for itttm+ “In. 1 LABGE LEATHER BELT. Doubt. l ELECTRIC GENERATOKJO K.W, 1 WHEELOCK ENGINE), 18x42, Machanarm maths“ '/g.uo,Y,",iiivesh'iiii. ch m my. "" My hkrheumatie hcl,ttt1"p.itc, m. bruises and lune back. a f.ct.mit external pain. German. sized bottle at your 4min. 25c.. MK.. 31.00. ....., um“. -NPwqNM$r [1 hour'- great work on a re: world beyond and the lite after death 400 pagel: onlv " cents poatgald. VI H. Law. 486D Euclid Avenue, oronto. ------....ic.LI...i" ,_.. "an, uuua. ruuh‘l‘nY. PEAS. KN henna. honey. onions wanted. High- est prices given J. D. Aruenault. 1195 M. Cntharlne East. Montreal. "O? ' . . Relieves Stiff Neck When you wake up with a " neck or sore muscles. strain. or main. use Sloan's Liniment. No need to rub; it quickly penetrates to the out of pain and remove- it. Clo-net Ida? - plgutepor oint.. -'-ir_r_ ""-.'-"AM6K, I Cutalngue. prints sol ttrtitrhen portraits. convex glass and all nupplle ortrnlt Company. Tnmr _-'---"-""""---.- \TEW LAID EGGS, POULTRY 1. bonus. honev. nnlnn- um...“- v -- -we - - -‘\IIHA‘JD " ‘HV'l'lNG E good prints; t'l'ft1'M a specialty; fumes and nut-fining It nwest trricerr, quick service. nited Art Co., I Bruns- wick Ave., Toronto. » Ju-e'-"----------. PORTRAIT ArlENTs---SRNt FoR‘ Cutalnzue. m-im. mm... ...... Lb” .. Will accept 8300 for dltlon and new on. , ------.- PORTRAIT AGENTS \VANTING (and mints: ftr,fso,g.,a. " c.--...,., New Automatic Valve Type. Compute with supply flywheel, no. wm "eurtqtatttt cash for Immin- "Oh, no, auntie, “in are of wool! They are made fr pair of papia." f Aunde'l Mistake. l The spelling lesson contained the word "wool," and little Clarence did not know what it meant. "What in wool, auntie t" he asked. "Wool," replied auntie, "ia tine hair that is taken from the back of a lamb. It is used in making yarn, cloth and other things. The trousers you have on are made of wool." Apple and Sm Ptgddintr.-Cook the use " you would if cooking for an infant food. Slice apples, put into 1 well buttered pudding dish, sprinkle with auger, pour over the Iago and re- turn to the oven. Cook until the up- ples are tender. Serve with milk and sugar. " MONEY ORDER. Dominion Express Pianist: Channel are new by Field Cushion nnd PIMP! in France for their full {we who. Them in no better why to lend money to the boys in the when“. "e 1-24qu 'AND AOII'I'I wan-an ‘om pun y. Throhlo. P"eaaaraamomt ttig than.“ can. Diphtheria. Mbwtotgeet PIODUOI tnta 'rourGfirtsroiniiii convex or ttat; frames. "UT1ie. Merctuutti ESTATES comaATxox. LTD, 60 Fun: gt. Walt. . Immediate talc. Ada; an I. would cost About "tt ytrs'--ti woden. here are not made made from an old nemember that every donu- given to the Honpital In a dollar submit)“ to the Liberty Loan am open: the prison. of pain and the nutme- a! discus. and so“ little children free to breathe the pure Mr, and to rejoice in the mercy of Goda sunlight. Will you lend u dollar. or more ff you can, to Dough: Dull-on, Iver. ury-Treuuror. or J. Ross mmmx. Chairman ot the Board of We. Money mobilize: the power: of help and healing for the Hoapttat's drive day ad night Asia-t the trenches whero dlleue and min layout): null the lives of the little on . Remember that evei-y noun an. {an LING“. WHITE" AND r " IEAUTIFV THE SKIN ttl, tttte beauty lotion cheaply for I re- I your faee, neck. arm and hen“. ao-l At the cost at a small Jar of ordinary andusold Ctitn one can prepare a full [quarter pint of the most wonderful lemon akin softener and complexion ' {hesitation by squeezing Ihe juice of ;'two fresh lemons into a bottle con- luiniu three ounces ot orchard white “team should be taken to strain the did Juice through I fine cloth so no lemon ltruip gets in, then [his lotion will keep rd. Hush tor mouths. Every women uekatow. that lemon Juice is used to nb. hie-eh and remove such blemishes as and freckles. "ilownem, and (an and in the We Ideal skin softener. whitener end ltresautiiUr. _ ___ ._... ..v-'l|-.I- mercy Mt the burden ot misery that curses the lives, cripple: the limb. and sudden: the mother, of the But. terln; ttttte chlldm. our appeal would be III-tun. In the Orthopedic Departments Int you I total ot 880 in-pltlenu were treated: and In the Out-Prism! Department there were 1,946 at ”an”. Let your money and the Halon-1'- ,3 Do you realise what this chatty lo doing for lick children, not only of Toronto, but for all Ontario, for out of a total of 8,740 in-potiento loot you 646 came from 254 phceo outside oi Toronto. The field of the Hoopltu'o service covers the entire Provinmr-. from the Ottawa to the (not! Kenton --tmmt the borders of the Great [Alton to the tor-thou northerly district. The Hospital in doing 3 mnollouo work. If you could we the children with crippled limbo. club foot. and other deformities, who hove left the Hospital with straightened limbo and varied correction. your reoponoe to l Calls on generous heart: on may [in these times. Calls on the [lo-pull are many " all times. out! 'ratreeiattt when food and fuel on! drug. and ser. vice cootl are scoring high. YOU know the high colt ot living. Do you know the high cost of tteaiine--ot helping the helpleu to hpplneu? What you do to - ll tho hoot ltr veztmeut you_ will out ”to. Yous. nurse to the Hoopla“ Hope. Your money lights the candle- or mercy on the Christm- treel of health that the Holpttul plants lion; Abe troubled roadway ot my a little Me. Bo I am taking you tor old. hr the open purse of the Hoopitll'l friend II the hope of the Hospital u Christmas, juut u the open door of the [do-pita“ mercy to the hope of the little chlldren throughout the year. There never wu a yes: In the hu- tory ot the Hospital when (uncl- to carry on the work were more needed than now. Thanh tor your kindness In allowing me the privilege of upped“); to your render: this Christmas time on beat" of the Hewitt! for Blot Children. the "Sweetest of III Charities," which hm " its million the care of the helmet: the sick. the crippled and the deformed. 1 Just try ttt Get tttree ounces ot ogehtuxt white at any drug “on and two lemon- from the grocer and nuke up a quarter pint ot this sweeUy incl-um lemon lotion and name It duly Into the face, neck. arm: and 11de. It In marvelous to smooth“ rough. red heads. Dear Mr. Kditor:-- Hospifal for Sick Child!» mt CHRISTMAS MESS!“ If short of roots and ablaze gather up the clover leaves It the edge of the now nnd save them for the hens. Pt-reed/ir-Laid"".",',;; fed in mull. They take the place of ("on feed. '., 110-120 Volta no. m supply and exhaust Mom. "and!“ an. Collette St ' Toronto 24 inch x " ft. In etteeiteett “a. Hound'- P I