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NAL‘S EADLY FOE KES iT HARD C CC APE, )Â¥= â€"Q« In China when a pupil is reciting his lesson he turns his back to his teacher. ( There is a zreat advantage in plowâ€" inw in the fall where possible. The period for plowing preparation and sowin@ in the spring is short, and plowing is the operation that requires mos®. tie1. + | only by a tracfioli, when it practically stops growing altogther. Very Slow to Grow. After growing for 10 years, the Japanese cypress, one of the smallest specimens of the horticultural world, reaches the size of a golf ball. As if exhausted with this tremendous efâ€" fort, the next 10 years see it increase Mournful Outlook. "! engaged the rooms for my holtâ€" day," he said, "because the landlady wrote me that they overlooked a superb gatden of 200 acres, richly adorned with statuary, where I was at fiberty to promenade." "Well?" his friend inquired. "It was a cemetery," he said, bitâ€" terly German trains will not be heated or lighted in the coming winter, it is stated, owing to coal shortage, while all express trains will be abolished. Films taken on the battlefields have already brought the B{Iulh Governâ€" ment over $355,000, a large portion of which has been given to war charities. "Tin hats," which are being sold off by the Government, are being conâ€" verted into washâ€"basins, flowerâ€"pots, cakeâ€"stands, ashâ€"trays, and fishâ€"bowls. The Military Intelligence Departâ€" ment of the British Army in July, 1914, was 103 strong of all ranks; in November, 1918, it had grown to 5.969. London roads are being repaired, after years of neglect, and old wood blocks, in great demand as firewood, fetch $15 a cartload. French authorities estimate that 1 in every 30 of the Allied soldiers who entered that country married a Frewch bride. (iermany‘s population has been esâ€" timated at as low as 57,000,000, as compared with nearly 65,000,000 beâ€" fore the war. P Shirts cost $1% in Petrograd, while as much as $1,000 will be given for a reâ€"made pair of trousers. Facts. Antiaireraft gun defences employâ€" ed 717 officers and 11,948 men at the signing of the armistice. The historian of Punch claims that the publication of "The Song of the Shirt" trebled the circulation of that journal. It may be said also to have trebled Hood‘s fame and popularity at the time. as the package was done up: "Now mind, Hood, mark my words, this will tell wonderfully! It is one of the best things you ever did!" Wife‘s Faith Justified. Mark Lemon, who was at the time the editor of Punch, recalling the reâ€" ceipt of the manuscript in later years, said that the author accompanied it with a note, saying that the lines had already been rejected by three paperks ; that he feared it was not suited to Punch, and leaving it to Lemon‘s digâ€" cretion whether to put it in the paper or in the waste basket. The confidence of Hood‘s wife in "The Song of the Shirt" was justlflo!. The poem in Puach created a sensaâ€" tion. It was copied in The Times and other journals, and as M. H. Spielâ€" mann has put it, in sympathetic apâ€" preciation of Hood as a contributor to Punch, it "went through the land like wildfire." This case attracted a great deal of attention at the time, and two days later the London Times had a powerâ€" ful editorial on the incident. Punch quoted from this "leader" with stingâ€" ing additionsâ€"probably by Douglas Jerroldâ€"the following week. Hood, whose sympathies were stirred by sutâ€" fering, penned his "Song of the Shirt" and sent it to Punch, his wife saying for seven pence a pair, and the utmost she could make was seven shillings a week, which her employer looked upâ€" on as "a good living for a woman who had herself and two infant children to support." Good Living." There is quite a story conmnected with Hood‘s composition of the "Song of the Shirt." On October 25 it was brought to the attention of the poet that a wretched woman named Bidâ€" Cdell was charged at the Lambeth police station with having pawned articles belonging to her employer. It was shown that she made trousers er, "The Song of the Shirt," which has been translated into more foreign linguages than any other poem writâ€" ten by Hood. _ This poem was first printed in the London Punch on Deâ€" cember 16, 1843, and created a sensaâ€" tion in London, and it was soon reâ€" printed throughout the British Empire, and shortly thereafter it was reproâ€" duced _ practically throughout the world. > _ No doubt. And if Mr. Marcosson had chanced to quote the phrase, with a similar complimentary applicationâ€" as he might almost as aptly and apâ€" propriately have doneâ€"to M. Clemenâ€" ceau, the George who has served France so long and so remarkably, that wise and gallant old statesman would also have been amused. Perâ€" hapsâ€"since he knows America betâ€" ter than Mr. Llioyd George doesâ€"he may have heard the phrase; _ but quite certainly, in any case, he would know that it originated in his own country, and that the George who originally "did it" had lain at rest beâ€" neath his magnificent tomb in Rouen Cathedral a full century before Ameriâ€" ca was settled. He was the famous Cardinal Archbishop Georges d‘Amâ€" "I watched Lloyd George fill prac tically every post of high distinction within the bestowal of the British govâ€" ernment during the war," says Mr. Isaac F. Marcosson in an interesting account of his interviews and exâ€" periences with the wonderful little Welshman who is England‘s premier. "Often when figuratively I saw the flag of distress hung out, heard the alarm bells ring and felt the heart of Britain turn to him for leadership in her hour of peril and crisis, I realized that the American phrase, ‘Let George do it,‘ fitted him and his astonishing service better than anything else. I once told him about this expression, and he was amused and pleased." It is estimated that there are 126,â€" 000 more cattle in the United Kingâ€" dom now than in 1914; sheep, however, show a decline in numbers of upwards of 900,000. Near Valdosta, in Georgia, there is a lake three miles long and threeâ€" quarters of a mile wide, with an averâ€" age depth of twelve feet of water, which disappears every three or four years and then comes back sgain. It disappears into natural subterranean passages, taking two or three weeks in the process and leaving a beautiful sandy basin. After a month or so the water begins to come back, and in a couple of weeks it is the same old lake. AUTOSTROP SAFRTY RAzOR co. one that sharpens its MONEY ORDERS. When ordering goods by mail send Dominion Express Money Order. "Here‘s my idea of AutoStrop Building, ithiansns®u db 4 over it. To clean, I simply put the blade under the tap and wipe it off. There‘s no taking the razor to pieces and messing around with parts. In fact, the whole thing is so simple and easy, I wish I had had one long ago." Now, I simply take it and give a few turns on the strop land it‘s as good as ever. "I can shave in three minutes, and my face is as smooth and slick and comfortable as when the head barber used to go OVer it. To clean I sgrmabs ~UJ, 1 remember when I used to have to throw away a blade after a couple of shaves, The Vanlshifig Lake. â€" Strop â€" 12 blades RAZOR The George Who Did It , Toronto, Canada "Ah, Brother John! If only I could have remained Brother John!" That was in 1510. So it is a long four centuries back that slangy Americans of an inquiring turn of mind must go to find out who was George and what he did. Georges d‘Amboise, Cardinal of Rouen, was, in his prime and pride, a man of high ambition; but as he lay dying, attended often by his sovereign, and oftener by a humble brother of the monastery, it was not to King Louis that he addressed the words so often quoted: "Let George do it. He is a man of experience," and "George," the invaluâ€" able churchman, statesman and friend, would do it. Sometimes, when troublesome afâ€" fairs were presented for decision, the king would say neither yes nor no, but instead : A courtier from childhood, a bishop at fourteen, a conspirator with princes, a prisoner for two years, a reformer of legal procedure, army discipline and taxes, a counselor of generals and kings and an aspirant for the papacy, the fifty years of his life were crowdâ€" ed with wide and various achieveâ€" ments. _ The beneficence of the reâ€" forms he promoted caused Louis to be called "the Father of his People," alâ€" though the credit for them belonged chiefly to his minister, who was called "the Pongue and soul of the king." boise, prime minister of King Louis XIL Work is the best solace for sorrow; work is the best soother for distracted nerves; work is the sole corrective for the ills of mankind.â€"Sir Robert Horne. The science of bell casting has been practiced in one English foundry for nearly 350 years. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Department W. No. 9082â€"Ladies‘ Cossack Blouse. Price, 20 cents. Body and sleeve in one. Cut in 7 sizes, 34 to 46 ins. bust. Size 36, with gathered sleeves, 2% yds. 36 ins. wide, or 2% yds. 40 ins. wide; with bell sleeves, 2% yds. 36 ins. wide, or 2% yds. 40 ins. wide; ribbon for sash, 2 yds. No. 9086â€"Ladies‘ Russian Blouse. Price, 20 cents. With or without bands, two styles of sleeve. Cut in 8 sizes, 34 to 48 ins. bust. Size 36, with bands, 2% yds. 36 ins. wide, or 2% yds. 40 ins. wide; without bands, 1% yds. 36 ins. wide, or 1% yds. 45 ins. wide. 9087â€"Waist. Sizes 34 to 48. Price, 20 Many people think that the producâ€" tion of two perfect chickens from a doubleâ€"yoked egg is by nomeans unâ€" common, because sittings which they have placed under fowls have yielded one more chicken than the number of eggs. It is, however, far more probâ€" able that cases of this kind result from the fowl having laid another egg after she had commenced her task of incubation. A few cases have been authentiâ€" cated of the appearance from a single egg of two chickens joined together by.a wing or a leg, but as the general rule, when a doubleâ€"yoked egg is hatched, the result is a monstrosity in the shape of a chick with two heads or two pairs of legs. The stuffed figures of a couple of perfect chickens which emerged from one and the same egg are to be found in the British Museum. The hatching of a doubleâ€"yolked egg is not by any means a rarity, But it is a very rare occurrence indeed for such an egg to produce two perfect chickens. Cases of this kind have, however, occurred from time to time. Gents,â€"A customer of ours cured a very bad case of distemper in a valuâ€" able horse by the use of MINARD‘S LINIMENT. Minard‘s Liniment Co., Limited. ed, but these few are making big strides to form plans to educate all the women. # Less than 1 per cent. of the total number of women in India are educatâ€" Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills are sold by all dealers in medicine or will be sent by mail at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for $2.50, by The Dr. Williams‘ Medtâ€" cine Co., Brockville, Ont. But better still, you can put yourâ€" self in a condition to resist an attack of ‘influenza by enriching the blood through the use of Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills, and this, it seems, is the sensible thing to do at once. | No reasonable precaution to avert an attack of influenza or la grippe should be spared. The disease itself is deadly, but its afterâ€"effects, among those who are spared, make the life of the victim one of constant misery. ‘Ask almost any of those who have been attacked by influenza what their present condition of health is and most of them will answer: "Since I had the influenza I have never been |tully well." This trouble leaves beâ€" !hind it a persistent weakness of the | limbs, shortness of breath, bad digesâ€" tion, palpitation of the heart, and a tired feeling after even slight exerâ€" tion. This is due to the thinâ€"blooded condition in which la grippe almost always leaves its victims after the: fever and influenza have subsided. They are at the mercy of relapses and complications, often very ‘Herious. This condition will continue until the blood is built up again, and for the purpose of building up the blood and strengthening the nerves nothing can equal a fair treatment with Dr. Wilâ€" liams‘ Pink Pills. From first to last dose these pills make new, rich blood, which raaches eyery organ and nerve in the podv. Thus the lingering germs are driven out, and the weak, despondent victims ,of influenza are transformed into (‘heertul, healthy, happy men and women. There is a widespread belief among medical men that the epidemic of la grippe, or influenza, which swept over the world last year, will again appear in Canad& during this autumn and coming winter. This dangerous trouâ€" ble spares neither age nor sex, but Is naturally finds its easiest victims among those who are run down in health, or those whose blood is weak and watery, and it is among the latter class in which the greatest number of fatalities occur. The surest way to prevent an attack of this dreaded trouble is to keep the blood rich and pure, and the safest and best way to do this is through the use of Dr. Wilâ€" liams‘ Pink Pills. Medical Men Believe it Wi Again Visit Canada This® Autumn and Winter. DREADED INFLUENZA I lined iYou'll watch the long battalions wind. But all the clocks that mark the time Are months and years too slow, And all the bells that ring and chime Strike hours of long ago, And all the belfries where you pass Lie tumbled in the dust and grass. Yet still the long battalions wind, _Though all the men are gone, Because one hour has stayed behind And wanders there aloneâ€" Yes, one heroic shining hour ‘ Chimes on from every fallen tower. \ Or walk the Bethune street, You‘ll see the lorries pass that way And hear the tramp of feet; And where the road with trees is Or Bethune, grey and bare, You‘ll hear the sweetest belis that play A faint and chiming air; And belfries in each little town Sing out the hour and mark it down. If you should go to La Bassee If you should go to La Bassee .. 13 Chicks Out of 12 Eggs. Yours truly, VILANDIE FRERES Accept "California" Syrup of Figs onlyâ€"look for the name California on the package, then you are sure your child is having the best and most harmless laxative or physic for the little stomach, liver and bowels. Childâ€" ren love its delicious fruity taste. Full directions for child‘s dose on each bottle. Give it without fear. The. efficient police work done by women in England during the war has been the means of many of them being retained in their jobs. Minard‘s Liniment Cures Burns, eto. The titular honors conferred upon naval and military leaders in the war by the British Parliament are more lavish than most people expected, conâ€" gisting of nine peerages, eight Baronâ€" etcies and one Grand Commandership of the Bath. The generous money gifts are in keeping with custom since the eighteenth century. ‘ _ A staunch supporter of a western| coâ€"operative grain concern with a longT and honorable record of losses used | to refer to its "turnover" as its "turn-l’ under." Happily free of the embarâ€"| rassment of literary cult, he has given | the Government‘s railroad auditors a“ book heading, accurate and novel. They should be satisfied and so should | the taxpayers. For as a facetious inâ€" quirer for Government figures says: "If a taxpayer is not to pay these taxes, what is he for?" But how long can they do it?â€"Wall Street Journal. "SYRUP OF FIGS" CHILD‘S LAXATIVE What if it be so that the more wheels turn round and the faster they go, the more money they lose? If it costs 3 cents net loss to take in a dolâ€" lar, isn‘t the taxpayer there to pay it? And doesn‘t the paltry 3 cents go at once back into circulation? "As long as he has a dollar left to burn, why shouldn‘t the taxpayer writhe and turn Look at tongue! Remove poiâ€" sons from little stomach, liver and bowels f Mother! You must say "California." Monthly statements duly audjged and certified show Canadian Pacific and. Grand Trunk can still operate on their own motive power; the exact status of the Government roads is not so clearly revealed. Why it is not is a matter of conjecture, friendly, inâ€" vidious or neutral, as may be. Some irreconcilables want to know how they are to reach a conclusive audit of Canadian Northern, making a true capital investment basis for figures. Others say there is an operation defiâ€" cit of more than three per cent. Thanks in part to the peculiarities of the Canadian situation the private Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific have contributed nobly to the Governâ€" ment‘s‘experiment in railroad operaâ€" tion. _ This and other causes have steadily lifted the percentage of cost to gross revenue. Toâ€"day it is 89 per cent. for the Grand Trunk and 81 per cent. for the Canadian Pacific. The percentage thus actually discloses the shocking scandal of surplus, rather than the uplifting inspiration of deâ€" ficit. There is in Canada current opinion that it costs the Government $1.03 to get $1 of gross revenue from the railâ€" roads which have been emancipated from the capitalistic class. A deficit of 8@,000,000 in 1919 is the forecast. This straightway gives rise to conjecâ€" ture as to what the true relation of cost and revenue would be if some courageous Administration â€"reached down to the bottom of our owh Govâ€" ernment operation of the roads. Mothers, if your baby or growing child is sickly; if he does not sleep well at night; if he cries a great deal; is constipated and his little bowels and stomach are not working right, give him Baby‘s Own Tabletsâ€"they have proved of great help to thousands of mothers. Concerning the 'l‘nhletli Mrs. W. H. Decater, Corson‘s Siding, Ont., says:â€"*"I have used Baby‘s Own Tablets and have found them excelâ€" lent for the little ones and would not be without them." The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative and are guaranteed, to containâ€" no harmful drugâ€"that is why they always do good and never harm. They are sold by medicine dealers of by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., prockv(flle, Ont. HOW LONG CAN THEY DO IT? o ISSUE No. 41â€"‘19. It is just as needless as it is danâ€" gerous to take violent or nasty catharâ€" tics. _ Nature provides no shockâ€"abâ€" sorbers for your liver and bowels against calomel, harsh pills, sickening oil and salts.. Cascarets give quick reâ€" lief without injury from Constipation, Biliousness, Indigestion, Gases and Sick Headache. Cascarets work while you sleep, removing the toxins, poisons and sour, indigestible waste without griping or inconvenience. Cascarets regulate by strengthening the bowel muscles. They cost so little too. Once you‘ve tried it on that stiff joint, sore muscle, sciatic pain, rheuâ€" matic twinge, lame back, you‘ll find a warm, soothing relief you never thought a liniment could produce. "I have, of course; but he pays not the least attention to what I say. He listens only to the advice of fools. I wish you would talk to him." You don‘t have to rub it in to get quick, comfortâ€" ing relief Won‘t stain the skin, leaves no muss, wastes no time in apflyx‘ng sure to give quick results, A large bottle means economy. Your own or any other druggist has it Made in Canâ€" ada. Get it toâ€"day, 85c., TOc., $1.40 A Bit of a Facer. A man, says the Weekly Telegraph, complained of the conduct of his son. He related to a friend all the young man‘s escapades. "You should speak to him with firmâ€" ness and recall him to his duty," said the friend. GET SLOAN‘S FOR YOUR PAIN RELIEF He: "My dear, Mrs. Green has to have new hats. If she were as pretty and as attractive as you she wouldn‘t have to depend on the milliner so much." Diplomacy. She: "Mrs. Green has just got an other new hat, and Iâ€"â€"* Small boyâ€"*"Now, mother, rememâ€" ber your promise that if you had to cut the second cake, I could have a A Schemer. Smail boy (politely)â€"*"Won‘t you take another piece of cake, Miss Jones ?" Guestâ€""Well, since you are so pressing, I will." M "Do you think her voice ought to be cultivated?" ® The lover of music replied: "No, I think it ought to be bharvest What it Merited. The vocalist‘s mother sat listening with a proud smile. Then she turned to a lover of music and said: America‘s Ploncer Dog Remedics Gontatirs . §* 4 _ Bookâ€"on _ Aspirin at all. _| _ Handy tin boxes e;-â€"t:ili_ng 12 tabâ€" Accept only "Bayer Tablets of lets cost but a few cents. ruggiste Aspirin" in an unbroken "SHayer" also sell larger "Bayer" packages. There is only one A-pitinâ€"“noyerf-!u must say "Bayer" For Colds, Pain, Headache, Neuralâ€" ii:, Toothache, Earache, and for eumatism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Neuâ€" ritis, take Aspirin marked with the name "Bayer" or you are not taking Aspirin at all. Aspirin is the trade mark (rogistered in Canada) mceticacidester of Salicylicock?. \hle it is well Io manufacture, to @ssist the public ngcioct imitations will be stampeG with theis comncssl troue mark. the No More Gentle Than **‘Cascarets‘‘ for the Liver, Bowels DEWS OF EVE * Not Aspirin at All without the ‘"Bayer Cross"" and How to Feed Mailed Free to any Adâ€" dress by the Author. . Clay Glover Co., Inc. 118 West 31st Street New York, U.8.A. DCCG DISEASES ONLY TABLETS MARKED "BAYER" ARE ASPIRIN ol ol onl lsnt 0 istered in Ouudnk) of Bayer Manufacture of =.n'uo- Whlle it is well known that Aspirin means crcisot imitations, the Tablets of Bayer Company ol trtee mark, the "Bayer Cross." 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