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00m 1 tho Bt that. mt let Mother’s hr the the m lowly. . , Brunei; ' 'tth-tre, Fifi-n I " I aweet Mowin. beauti. Pr with Marble P.a'tmeat tion 0" _ aiene, In. n but m If mom of , “bury, aatmimt dy fr 'In It ar "tr Mac Duo he: " 'leett look life VI!) .3- at Any attempt to turn the knob or hurt a key rim . hurt!" alarm in a lock that a New York mun has in- \Illnrrulw druunings occurring re- F ,3: u-mly in lulu-s of high elevation lame to , winwd mu a serious menace to swim- mvrs. as lt ell as the necessity for the 1th" limit»! t'rtre on the part ot titshermenf I am others from the lowlands who scum” lulu-n about such wateri. says thejlnd Popular Mechanics Magazine. It hit!” a well-known fact that persons physi- Ae cally sound. dwelling in locations near I"? eea level. ttad themselves short oru; breath under the slithest exertion', when in high altitudes. Thus, when‘ one): a person plunges into a moon-.1308 min lake he node that the exertion of ' D swimming quickly exhausts his "tet'. The Me. Normal respiration In Imam-1E}: glue and tho heart action becomes: dangerously rapid. It In the shortage I an of oxygen due to the elevation that gggg account: tor some of the recent tra- "a gtedUs of a; Bear and um. Denim: 1aAe.fnthartbatBera-dirtoMo- on: tains. 11m. lakes. non than a mile 3 above sea level. are frequented by rot: later-en and plenum aeekra ho- IMP, the Iowa-on. 2t vented. Cabins. and turnip. give soup delicious ftnvor. More t sent wee Before I its own t 1.000.000 thing. 1 half an n Swimming I. Difficult in the Moun- tain Lakes. and S pound sible t " to Nearly 2,1 papier-maeh France ever are issued, it is stated. The soft ‘ ready on tht mm and the When tlw animals attain a length of six inches or over they are called “counts" and are ready for the market It lulu-n a turtle almost three times as long as a man to mama, most of them not attaining full size until they are so or om years of age. The indus- try rannol wait that long, so young turtles are disposed of. The turtle is a rich man's luxury nuw. where a century ago it was a :1qu compulsory provender. fruit eontr apple 'nntracts department tetrinning of this 1 [67,000,000 pounds of ween l.000.000 and The only emotion ever exhibited byl a diamond-hack turtle is manifest at, feeding time. Then he battles royallyl for his share-and the other “Hawaii Mr. La Valletta provides warm, dark pens tor this winter burrowing. In the spring the creatures emerge and the female selects a spot of vain, 'tamp sand to exeavate for her nest. Once they have hatched into crew. tun-s us small and round " silver quarters. they burrow into the sun-, light to fare the cold. cruel world} alone. The mother turtle never givesi them number thought. But the farm! at'emluuts do. They see that they dol trot fall prey to nus. snakes, tish anal In CrMield, Md., hxista the only terrapin farm on earth. Terrapin, as an epicure will tell you, is the chief ingredient of one of the most delee.. table soups ever concocted. In former years the reptile-yes, it is a reptile.' “was so common that templn was not properly appreciated. Slaves were made to eat terrapin to save more expensive foods," and any tend- ency to rebel against the "lowly" diet was llisroumged with a rawhide. Now the rich may have termpin--- and A. T. La Vallette, a seientifie farmer. raises them on a six-acre farm. The farm is divided into small areas of water, grass, mud and sand. The terrapin are assorted according to size and segregated to prevent the, larger ones from injuring the small ones. From 30,000 to 40,000 of them are always on hand, under guard of an armed negro who has an elevated stand like a prison guard. At feeding time another colored at- tendant claps his hands and the terra- pins come slitherinit through mud and: grass to partake of their rations. I Raise; Turtles on a Six-Acre Lot in - _ Maryland, U.S.A. Industry waxes apace. The first 03- trich farm was laughed at. The pioneer ,hunk farm was considered a most adulterous jest and the black fox farm a delectable fable. Already they have become institutions oe- eas'tonintt no further wonderment or comment. The turtle farm is the latest "freak" industry to engage at- tention. Int'. The in! Nearly 2,000,000 pounds of jam in pimumarhe containers is sent to 'ance every week. Twelve varieties e issued. among which strawberry, is stated. largely preponderates. The soft fruit crop of 1914 was al- udy on the market when the war be- n and the jam manufacturers had rely entirely on apple and stone nit crops to meet the government atracts. Hence the "plum and ple" uf war notoriety. Last year Australia. New Zealand ll South Africa supplied 41,000,000 umls of jam, and it was thus pos- ple to supply fresh fruit jam at sea- ms when it could not be obtained at an Quantities of Food Required For Army Rations. EFFECT OF ALTITUDE LATE” IN FARMING m: or this year, purchased mm pounds of cheese and be.. ;mmJuX) and 2.000.000 pounds ' sent ever/week to the army cc alone. than .500,000 pounds of tea is ekly to the army in France. the British war ofhee became tea merchant single orders for " pounds were no uncommon The daily ration is just over th twe I tM FOR TOMMY ounces e to be ation at the front uf cheese. To made the army had, up to the .'ar, purchased the front 'Specla q.rr... Dom. not" ... Cam. ttold res. I Total our: . . . . 1t'gil,'lt? . . . . 1 “no... ete.. [Cull low Can. Do. lbt'md I, po: “to!!! .t T'r' anti Old stockings, with feet cut of and opened up the leg, make ucdlsnt dust cloths when (“nod Into kerosene oil and hung outside on s line for the and] of oil to diam. A notable feature of the balance sheet is an increase of upwards of 21 millions in holdings of Dominion and Provincial Government securities and an aggregate increase of about 26 millions in all security holdings. The titrures are a measure of the direct assistance which the bank has been giving to war tlmuteintr, in addition to the assistance given less directly through the financing of the business of corporations enguged in monufac- turing war supplies. The circulation and current loan items both reflect the large demands of business in the bank's territory both at home and abroad. i The statement of profits continues i to show successful direction of the (bank's affairs. A substantial gain in tthe past year carried the figures to ithe highest level yet reached, with a The cash and the "liquid" position of the bank are virtually on a parity with a year ago. The proportion of cash assets, including with cash on hand the cover in the Central Gold Reserve for excess note issue, equals about 16.4 per cent. of liabilities to the public, against 16.2 per cent. a year ago, and the proportion of liquid assets about 53.9 per cent. against Md?, per cent. Tom . v.. 2,616,061 1,935,4331.tt43,1M I'.ulunre .. . 564.203‘\ 353.346 676,472 It will be noted from the foregoing that a substantial addition has been made to reserve account. There was also added to reserve the premium on stock issued to the Quebec sharehold- ers, and total reserve rose from $12,560,000 a year ago to $14,000,000 against a present paid-up capital of $12,011,700. Profit and loss figures for three years are compared in the following table: I Succeeding statements of the in- stitution continue to give every indi- leation that the progressive policy of "he management has also been churne- lterized by sound judgment. As the ibank has gone forward, partly under fthe stimulus of successive absorptions ‘0! smaller institutions, and partly as :3 natural result of growth within its "existing business, its position has (been rapidly consolidated and ,strengthened before the next forward Ymovement. I Total showing of slightly better than 18 per cent. earned on paid-up capital against 17.8 per éent. the preceding year. As the Quebec Bank's record as an earner had been inferior to that of the institution in which it is now absorbed, the showing in that respect is highly satisfactory. Dhid Profits . Prev. bu] PretttNer, War tax Patriot. Evidence of public eonhdenee is ap- Parent in its deposit accounts. These show a growth of 53 millions in the past year and of 116 millions in the past three years. Savings deposits, taken separately, are about nine times the total of ten years ago. The purchase of the Quebec Bank added something like 20 millions to the assets of the Royal. That, how- ever, accounts for a relatively small part of the ekpansion, for the increase in total assets as compared with Nov- ember, 1916, amounts, to more than 82 millions. In the past three yelrs the bank has practically doubled the re- sources at its command; they are ap- Proximately seven times the total of Only ten years ago. i Million-Total [name During 1917 in " ”mien; The Royal Bank of Canada’s state- ment shows a continuance of the rs- pid growth that has marked the re- cent history of the institution, a growth accelerated in the past ye“ by the absorption of the Quebec Bank on January lst last. ROYAL BANK Purchase of Quebec Bank Adds 20 ASSETS NEARLY DOUBLE TOTAL OF THREE YEARS AGO. lotu- .. throw ovorduo totat . . end.q 1n F 3.180 1.549.404 100,000 250.000 60000 523.300 Me. 191'r, "fMriti,ri. tl 346 OF CANADA 111.307 676,472 I I 7.207 100.000 250.000 l 13,326 50.000 787.779 1916 the balance we ' 59365.3“ 140.861.)” 200.231.»: 11.1731“ 227,484.40! 253361.421 l 3.349.110 .5oo.ooo a .821." was.” 20,750,339 "rJ'ds.tl', 13441333: I 1. 7.6" l up ' .923» , """ 125.331. to gum. n 19973.76: 2.519.638 1.965.570 614.062 1.387.200 100.000 250.000 106,966 1915 Among the many matters under the consideration of the Ministry elf/Re- construction is replacing the timber that has been cut for war purpom. Sir It. Winfrey, in the House of Com- mons, said that meanwhile tho-Board of Agriculture end one. of Woods had ruined about forty million trees in the Crown ntirseriea, and as soon on supplies of wire-netting could be se- cured they would be planted out. The plan is to ask English land- owners to offer their trees standing at a price of 4s. 6d. a cubic foot, and the Government undertake to do the felling, carting, and general handling of the timber. At the same time, the league, of which Lord Montague of Beaulieu is president, has nuanced to plant two saplings in the place of every ash tree taken. In this way it is hoped to create a reserve of the finest uh in the world. Olicial figures grow that the sewer. of American cities are long enough to girdle the earth. It is expected that this offer will shortly be increased to 50,000 trees. This prospective supply, although large. is far below the demand, for it is stated that Government require- ments in the next 12 months are ex- pected to exceed 200,000. English Government Asks Land. owners tor Woods for Planes. During the past few weeks between 3,000 and 4,000 ash trees hate been of.. fered to the British Government for the purpose of aeroplane construction. as the result of an appeal to landown- ers by the Aerial League. Mrs. Willie Theriault, Pacquetville, N. B., swarm”! am extremely thank- ful that I tried Baby's Own Tablets for my baby. Through their use baby thrived wonderfully and I feel as if I cannot recommend them too highly." Bahy's Own Tablets break up colds and simple fevers; cure constipation, colic and indigestion and make\teeth- ins easy. In fact they cure all the minor ills of little ones. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. These patterns -may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. W. Every one needs an apron, and this is a very good design. McCall Pat- tern No. 6920, Ladies' and Misses' One-Piece Apron. In 3 sizes, small, medium and large. Price, 10 cents. Two mateYIals are attractively com- bined in this model. McCall Pattern No. 8088, Girl's Dress. In 6 sizes, 4 to 14 years. Price, 15 cents. r , 399011410 f R, M' , / (j SJ 3' 5 i, .' 1'3 / l" 1 '. . ' . . ‘V,/ 1 t. l. ' . I: t f /'.l..".‘ql " "HQ .‘31 I! L . . .', . I) . , '; . / . . . 'sl. _. ' ', ./ t ". I THANKFUL MOTHERS NEED 200,000 ASH TREES. Attractive Designs unw- nun-n: cum com-.1” Farmers do not always quite realize; the great value of cleaning up the on: chard during the winter. Many insects: and fungons diseases which would! make trouble the following season can" be destroyed in the cold months. first; remove all trash and burn it, there-1 by destroying the insects that are" lying dormant. Then remove from! the orchard all mummied fruits. Old i rotten peaches, applee, plums and och-E er fruitapwhether on the tree or oni the ground, contain millions of spores! which are capable of spreading die-l eaeee to the next crop of fruit. But we trust in our men who are loyal and true. _ . We will show the Mud Hun what Bri- tain can do. English, Irish, Scotch, Welsh and Colonials. too, We witl mild fast to the lust shred of the Red, White Ind Blue: The men of the Welsh hills, hardy and brave, Are giving their lives. their country to sure. English. Mall. Scotch, Welsh and Oblonials. too, We are all British; and tight for the Red, White and Blue. The sons of old Ireland, aura they all like a tight, They are doing their part for God and the right. English, Irish, Scotch. Welsh and Colonials, too, We are all British. and light for the Red, White and Blue. The sons of Auld Scotland, the lads that we ken, We are proud ot the kill and our brave Scottish men. English. Irish, Scotch, Welsh and Colonlals, too, We are all British, and tight for the _ Red, White and Blue. The men of Old England have proved "hey are true, By land and by sea they are grit through and through, English, lrlsh, Scotch, Welsh and Colonials, too, _ We are all British, and fight for the Red, White and Blue. Canada's emblem, the Maple Leaf, is dyed red, The blood ot her heroes tor Britain was shed, English, Irish, Scotch, Welsh and Colonials, too, We are all British, and light tor the Red, White and Blue. l Prizes ranging from $10.00 to 13100.00 are given each year to the [foremen who show the greatest im.. I provement on their sections, and these (are eagerly competed for, the men taking extraordinary interest in their work. Many of them began work upon the road as casual laborers, but now with their comfortable houses and their $80.00 to $90.00 a month (and ten dollars a month more in the cities), with a pension when they reach the age of sixty, with free fuel and garden, and with a family pass once a year over any part of the line, they consider themselves the “Chil- dren of the Road," and its chief sup-) port and mainstay. Just now they have particularly good reason to feel satisfied, as the scale of pay has been re-adjusted in their favor by an arbi- tration board to an extent which isl costing the C.P.R., for instance, over! a million dollars a year. 1 We are all British, what we have we will hold from the Hun. . The honors we have fought tor and victories won. __ V Cngllsh, Irish, Scotch. and Colonials, The section foreman has a busy life keeping the track in good repair, pro- perly spiked and Jointed, with ditches well preserved and drained. He must keep the right of way clear of weeds, and look after farm crossings, test the crossing alarm bells where such exist, and generally police the track, watch- ing against possible danger from freshets or fires, replacing worn rails and ties. The house, which may have cost $8,000 to build, is supplied by the rail- way at a nominal rent, in places where houses are difficult to obtain, and many other privileges are also al- lowed. Section foremen. tor instance, are permitted to use old ties as fire- wood, so that their fuel costs them nothing. Many of them become so at- tached to their six mile stretch that they would not leave it on any ac- count, but the more ambitious may be- come road-masters. The conductor may have his trans- continental train and the sleeping car conductor his travelling hotel, but the section foreman with his six miles of roadbed and steel track and switches has something that thee others must envy as they rush past tt house be- side the traek-he has a home to which he can come back every evening to the wife and kiddies. A trim two store)? house it is, with .a garden on the right of way alongside on which he can raise his vegetables and keep a cow and chickens and pigs. The wife, as a rule, looks on the garden as her souretuof vegetables and small fruits, but twice a month she may travel on a pass to the nearest city to make any purchases she requires. are all British, and tight for the Red, White and Blue. The Children of the Road. Fr---- -Hr-o-qr--o-i-o ALL BRITISH Margaret G. Camp bell, TORONTO i When chicken feet have been rare- ffully cleaned, scalded and scraped. lthey should be stewed with the rest of ithe fowl, even if they are not served iwith it, for they yield gelatine and ', make the gravy more nourishing. 1 A story is told of an old Highland 'sergeant in one of the Scottish regi- Intents who was going his rounds one ,night to see that all lights were out "in the barrack Amoms. Coming to a i room where he saw a light shining he lroared out-mot out that light ‘ there!" One of the men shouted back, i "It's the moon, sergeant." Not hear- Iing very well, the sergeant cried in l return--"? dinna care what it is. Put t it oot, and dinm argue.' lunard'I mum.“ Cm: an!" In Com India is now raising cotton on l3,-i 263,000 acres of land, an increase ofl about 7 per cent. Font last year. l, The Juice of two fresh lemons strained into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white makes a whole quarter pint of the most re- markable lemon skin bettutitier at about the cost one must pay for a small jar of the ordinary cold creams. Care should be taken to strain the lemon juice through a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this’lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon Juice is used to bleach and remove such blem- ishes as freckles. sallowness and tan and is the ideal skin softener. whiten, er and heautitler. Just try it! Get three ounces of orchard white at any drug store and two lemons from the grocer and make up a quarter pint of this. sweetly trag. rant lemon-lotion and massage it daily into the face, neck, arms and hands. Ham Bitseuita.--one cupful of corn- meal, one cupful of flour, one tea- spoonful of salt, five teaspoonfuls of baking powder, two tablespoonfuls of shortening, one-half cupful of finely minced ham, one cupful of milk. Mix in the order given, heating hard to blend. Drop by the spoonful on a well-greased and floured baking pan. Bake in a hot oven for fifteen minutes. Serve with cream sauce. GIRLS! LEMON JUICE it was being taught in 76 out of the 78 schools of the county. Twenty- eight Dundee county teachers took the teaeher's short course in agriculture at Guelph this summer. Thirteen was the highest number from any other country. How to make a creamy beauty lotion for a few cents. The teaching of agriculture in the rural public schools of Ontario is op- tional with the teachers. In 1915, very few of the teachers in Dundas county, Ontario, where the Commis- sion of Conservation is conducting illustration farm work, were giving instruction in. agriculture. In 1916, F Ill r? Thls drug doesn't eat \ 12 up the corn or callus. ’ but ahrlvela them " they loosen and come right out. It ll no humbug! It works like a charm. For a. few cents you can get rid of every hard corn, soft corn or corn be- tween the toes, as well as painful calluses on bottom of your feet. It never disappoints and never burns, bites or lullames. If your druggiel hasn’t any freezone yet, tell him to get a little bottle tor you from MI wholesale house. This new drug is an ether com- pound discovered by a Cincinnntl chemist. It is called LU" f freozone, and can now Arla be obtained in tiny bot. I ties as here shown at very little cost trom any l drug store. Just ask ik for freezone. Apply a, drop or two directly upon a tender corn or callus and instantly the soreness disappears. Fi "_ Shortly you will find riiif-tia1t the corn or callus so ' loose that you can lift it {:11 ill? on, root and all, with 'sllrl 'eh, the fit1tpyrs. o-o-o-o- f.? , " a”) W, y,' ““33“ H (ii/T; a: “I W ,1? “Mn! / W. 3;! , [if/r/lt " ' Up iii & El '/ PAIN , NOT A BIT! LIFT YOUR CORNS 9R CALLUSES OFF No humbugt Apply few drops then just lift them away with fingers. ISSUE No. I--'". Teaching Farming. Not a twinge of pain, soreness or irritation; not even the slightest smarting. either when applying freezon. or afterwards. ttt SKiN WHITENER 2 l WHEELOCK ENGINE, 18:42. People at times have felt that bacon i was a luxury because the price seemed i high, but now indispensable they have i found it. There iu'no waste and from [every serving of bacon cooked one gets excellent dripping: which can be used lin place of either lard or butter in I pastry making, salad dressings and i for frying. It also gives I fine fhtv- ior to the foods. Bacon is given u E one at the firtyt foods to convalescent: fbeceule of the high food value. 5 Now that sugar is scarce honey. an ,imporunt food article. is more in de- lmand than ever. The best cakes ,mnde by commercial bakers are i sweetened with honey, as honey makes l the best cake, which keeps fresh long- ier than cake sweetened with sugar. (Honey can be used frequently for isweetening in home cooking in place of sugar, which will save the sugar W. table use. , To make the artitielttl eye practical- ;ly indistinguishable is the aim of a intish army surgeon who is expert- imentlng with a ball made of cartilage in a substitute tor a metal or glam: lone. A. sphere of such cmwructlmt 'when put in place establishes connec- ftions with blood veneels and the sur- Erounding (Issues. When thus tired in ite cavity it is supposed to be capable of movement corresponding to thnt of (ii normal eye. and furthermore tills "he space so that there is no drum: jion, as is invariably the case when n 'itsheU is used. Although time must yet iprove the practicability of the scheme. lthere is reason to expert that the war has brought forth another triumph in gplastic surgery. is iii-III In ”my 06.. We.” a At Y. 7 Dru tY b Mum lye Ire-ed: mail, £35.. $531. .35.; Fro um. In Tube! 56:. For [belief "tfy: - I... luau-G's Eminent cures lit-umber Represents Canada‘s Interests. Mr. J. R. Bruce, agent of the Royal Bank of Canada in New York, has been appointed by.the Food Controller to represent Canada's interests before the International Sugar Commission which is now sitting at Ill Wall St., New York, City. -An Artificial Eye Capable of Normal Movement. TAKE NOTICE We publish simple, straight testi- monials, not press agents' interviews. from\ well-known people. Prom all over America they testify to the merits of MINARD'S Lim. MENT, the best of Household Remo. dies. I broke a sprig of evergreen and laid it in respect on the gave of the wise man who was brave enough to dare the wrath of an empress and net for the good of helpless foreigners and of an ignorant nation. But of course the empress could not brook such treason, and Yuan was sawed asunder and the halves of his body were thrown into a rough box. Later, when the Chinese realized that his foresight was iustitled, public feel- ing veered; the box was encased in a heavy and costly comm and the cm- peror ordered a state funeral to be held. The procession, which traversed much of the Great Street: was honor- ed by many ssneriileett, and the name of Yuan was inscribed in the Hall of Fame. . PULLEYS. Large Ila. Mtt06-080; 12M; 18','ett9--0tet t8a86--Q. From the city, he says, I took a chair to the grave of the patriot. He was in power when the empress issued an edict ordeAntr all foreigners to be killed. His farsighted eyes saw pow- erful fleets coming from the sunrise, vast legions of armed men springing up to avenge. \So he chnnged the word "kill" to "protect" and published the edict hroadsast. In this form it did its work, and few foreign lives were lost in the province. - 2 BLOWERS OR FANS, Battle uh. Man Brave Enough to Date the Wrath Of " Elm. In Mr. W. E. Geil'l book, Eighteen Capitals of China. there is an interest- ing account of the Chinese patriot, Yuan. The author had stopped at Hangehow, and before leaving made a pilgrimage to the grave of the far- sighted statesman. l ELECTRIC GENERATOR. 80 K.W., 110-120 Volts D.C. WIIl “out 3425 can [or ammo-u " 1 LARGE LEATHER BELT. Double, End“. " lad: It " n. Will accept soon for lmmodlau can. although an I. In qtteqttem no. linen and new on. would not about “00. Machinery For Sale MINARD'S lJNIMENT co New Automatic Valve Type. Comp!»- with .upttly and l ffrtsirheei, no. Will "eettt $1.800 “Oh for Immediate we. on " Inch. on." " we dleeharg.-080 "eh. REAL ESTATES CORPORATION. LTD. " Punt " Wat. w WONDERFUL SURGERY A CHINESE MARTYR. " PW Granulated Eyelids, Sore Eyes, Eyes Inftamed by Sun, Dun and Wind quickly relieved by Murine. Try it in your Hand in Baby’s Eva. ‘No $marting,got Ere Calla! LTD, I Fink Already Fried. ‘ There is a volcanic peak in the South American Andes which throw. out dainty morsels in the form of fish " ready fried. This peak is called the APrurta. Underneath the mouth of the volcano in a subterranean lake, and when the eruption is active the isuction draws up thousand: of gallons pt water. carrying along the tish, which are cooked by the inferno they “use through. CAMPER. Trunks. M'MPs, ETC.. intetmat and tsotual, cured wim- out pain by our home Ireattttettt, avrite up before too late. Dr. Bellman Medial (V... Limited. Conltttrwood. Um. M‘s mun-u M Diphtheria. That is the seierttific explanation of the phenomenon. But the mtives be- lieve that when un eruption takes pine, ruining their crops. the mystic spirit of the Tungunxul provides the fried fish so that they will not want. An irrigation project netting com- pletion in the Hauuiiun Island. will pierce tive mountain ranges and de- liver 50,000,000 gnllons of water daily to Mutations. Japanese government experts are raising tobacco in Korea from Ameri.. can seed. A Dominion Express Money Order for ttve dollars cos" lhree mum WHY SUFFER ‘ SKIN JlllllllilG The Soul of a Piano In the Adm. Insist on the “OTTO HIGEL2' PIANO ACTION No Need to Rub “SOILLAIIOUI MONEY ORDERS .Khlll“ pipin‘