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The designers have returned to ki- mono sleeves and the body-and-sleeve- In-one effects. Many of the new blouses and dresses ate made in these stand it? writes Oscar King Davis, Bled White in Fool and The biggest que in the world to-day is: How long can Germany an American correspondent, who re- cently left Berlin.' Is she starving? Is she going bankrupt? Is she run- ning out of raw materials? Is she ex- hausting her man power? The ques- tion has other variants, but they all mean the same thing, How long 'can | Germany hold out against the pres-| sure of the allied blockade, against the economic warfare waged by, Great Britain, as well as against the | military warfare waged by all the; Entente powers? | The answer to this question car-| ries with it for most of the world the answer to the question, of how long, the war is going to continue. For it is only in Germany and the countries i "styles; and a good many show the short sleeves, {which have a fair pro- mise of being summer, though not to the exclusion of long sleeves; The most favored type of long sleeve at present is fitted close- ly from the elbow to the wrist. At the elbow, or above it, there is fulness, the sleeve being shaped in a point ex- tending away from the elbow. The Puff in Skirts A feature of the new skirts which appears to be very acceptable is the puff at the lower edge produced by a gathering of the edge to a foundation. Evening dresses are especially grace- in this style, whether made of 1 Ais. satin, charmeuse or the other ft silks. This is a very delightful N Youthful Evening Frock with Puffed (1 ~~ Skirt > ng girls and is used very ~f) for their party frocks. ~The illustration shows how full of 2 'm are misses' dresses in this style, iz d that a great deal of this charm lies ~ Win its simplicity. « The model is de- veloped in soft rose charmeuse, with chiffon of the same shade embroidered ALY \ NE he Scientific fasts Te the saf ine, in { tea and | ny n up for spring and' {quite well. || Burma apd Siam, and father money, manufactured from the short red fea- _ | theirs from beneath the wings of a '| the Pacific to the east of Australia | fur, which is taken from behind the | |reality a large fruit-cating\bat, is . and these constitute of the islander: allied. to her that ene finds any sub- stantial confidence that Germany may | yet prove to be the victor in the strug- | gle. Outside of Germany one does nat find the same readiness to believe in! the possibilitycof economic or military exhaustion for the Entente allies that | is constantly expressed with vigor and enthusiasm, if not with conviction, in Berlin and other German centres. The conclusion reached by Mr. in Germany is that, bled white and! near bankruptcy, the nation can go barely a year at the best. The armies are well fed and the rich do not. suf- fer, but the children of the poor go hungry. AGOOD MEDICINE FOR THE SPRING Do Not Use Harsh Purgatives-- A Tonic is All You Need. people feel in the spring. Easily tired, appetite fickle, sometimes headaches, and a feeling of depression. Pimples or eruptions may appear on the skin, or there may be twinges of rheumatism or neuralgia. these jndicate that the blood is out of order--that the indoor life of winter has left its mark upon you and may easily develop into more serious trou- ble. | Davis from his personal observations | Dodd's Kidney Pills. " Not exactly sick--but not feeling | That is the way most | | ferno, compared the giant Antaeus, Any: of ~and Found a Cure in Dodd's Kidney Ayre's Cliff, Que. , 16th.-- (Special) ~ Ms. Ww. Macdona, of The Farm, a member of one of the oldest families living in this neigh- borhood has consented to give the public the benefit of her experience with Dodd's Kidney Pills. "My trouble started from over- work," Mrs. Macdona states, "and I suffered for two years. I was treat- ed by a doctor, but the results were not. satisfactory. My joints were stiff, I had cramps in my muscles, my | sleep was broken and unrefreshing and I was heavy and sleepy after meals. I had bad headaches, my ap- petite was fitful and I was always tired gnd nervous. .I was dep and low-spirited, I had a bitter taste' in my mouth, in the mornings and was often dizzy. : "I perspired with the least exertio pain on the top of the head. en rheumatism was added to my troubles. I have taken just two boxes of Dodd's | Kidney Pills and they have done me. good, not only in one way, but in many. Even my rheumatism is much better." Mrs. | Macdona's symptoms all showed that her kidneys were wrong. If you have similar symptoms try LEANING TOWERS OF BOLOGNA. Intended For Fortified Homes By Builder in Past Ages. Italy is a land of many leaning tow. ers, among which the Towe? of Pisa and the falleh campanile at Venice are | the best known. The strangest of the leaning towers, however, are the Torre Asinelli and the Torre Garis- enda in Bologna, which were erected in 1109 and 1110 A.D. The builders in- tendad them for fortified homes, of | which Bologna at one time possessed as many as two hundred. The gloomy, smooth-walled brick towérs standing side by side make a strange impression upon the person who looks up at them from the ground. Dante, in his In- who was bending toward him, to the Torre Garisenda "when a cloud passes over it." The Torre Asinelli is three hundred and twenty feet high and contains a rough staircase of four hundred and forty-seven steps. From the sum- mit, which is four feet out of plumb with the base, you have a fine view of Do not dose yourself with purga- tives, as so many people do, in the hope that you can put your blood right. Purgatives gallop through ing strength. Any doctor will tell you this is true. spring is a tonic that will make new blood and build up the nerves. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills is the only med- and surely. the skin, strengthens the appetite and makes tired, depressed men, women | and children bright, active end strong. Mrs. Maude Bagg, Lemberg, Sask, Msays: mend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills as a bi6od builder and tonic. I was very much™run down when I began using the Pills, and a few boxes fully re- stored my health." ' Sold by all medicine dealers or by | mail at BO cents a box or six boxes! for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. ere "PORCELAIN MONEY, Metal Coinage is By No Means the Only Kind in Use. } Most people have come to regard metal of some sort. This, however, is by no means invariably the case. Porcelain money is in use to-day in 'species of-parrot, is the ordinary cur- rency of the Santa Cruz islanders, The Loyalty Islands, which lie in are famous for their fur money. / The ears of the so-called "flying-fox," in| woven into cords of various lengths, the ordinary cur- 'S. i 20 da y was put into circulation © ber, last. In Mexi- 16 s in Tse, owil @ 42 a1 the system and weaken instead of giv-! What you need in! icine that can do this speedily, safely | bor Asinelli's in oddity;\ and so he Every dose of this med- |; i : jcine makes new blood which Clears ensionally made his tower out of "I can unhesitatingly recom- | I. "Loose tire?" coins as being necessarily made from |. the city. "The slant is unintentional, ag was probably caused by the sink- ing of the foundations. Torre Garis- enda is one hurdred and sixty-three | feet high,--sixteen feet lower than | the Leaning Tower of Pisa,--and it is | ten feet out of plumb--only three feet less than the Tower of Pisa. When Ottone Garisenda began to build in 1110 A.D., he apparently wanted his house to surpass his neigh- | the perpendicular. He found it im- | possible, however, to complete the tower at that angle, and had to cease work onNjt before it attained the height of its companion, rete That Explain It. "Where did you get those scratches on your face?" asked the thin man. "Car turned turtle," replied the fat man gruffly. - ht chauffeur!" a "No, tig Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia. "Father," said a little boy one day, "where is atoms?" "Atoms, my son! You mean Athens, surely?" "No, father--atoms, the place where things are blown to." 'When Your Eyes Need Care Use Murine Eye Medicine. NoSmarting--Feels Fine -- Acts Quickly. Try it for , Weal, Sore Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Murine is compounded by our Oculists--not a "Patent Medicine'--but used in successful Physicians' Practice for many years. Now dedicated to the Public and sold by Drukgisis t 50e per Bottle, Murine Eye Salve in Septic Tube d 50c. Write for book of the Eye Fret, and Murine Eye Remedy Company, Chicago. Adv. To save labor in building roads a cart has been invented that spreads stone evenly: as it is dumped. Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff. » - Christianity is not world-renouncing in the ordinary sense, since it teaches | that God made the world and made it very good. She Had Numerous Troubles, All of |dressed the patient, but is also particularly girtal for dressing purposes gener- yo Quite a simple device it is, too. A sheet of perforated celluloid, softened in acid and of convenient shape and size, is placed over the open wound, while lint bandages take their place above it. When the dressing is re- guited to be changed th¢ bandages are rst removed and the celluloid comes away quite easily, without adhering to the wound. Not one of the least d 8 nected with wounds is gangrene, septic poisoning. Here again celluloid proves helpful. A saline-lint dressing is placed over the perforated celluloid for purifying purposes. The salt cons { liquid flows freely through the per- forated _oles, while, on the other {and I often had sharp pressure or hang the wound is enabled to dis- charg® any septic matter quite freely. The patient is put to very little dis- comfort, for the celluloid, through con- stant soaking, is rendered both soft and pliable. ee canes UNLUCKY QUILL PEN. Used by Francis Joseph of Austria and His Brother Maximilian. Among the many stories of omens that centre round the Hipsburg fam- ily is that of an unlucky tuill pen. It was used by Francis Joseph when signing his first proclamation as Emperor of Austria. No sooner had he signed the document than the pen fell from his hand, spluttering ink all over the floor. "I hope this may not prove an un- fortunate omen for your Majesty," said the Court Chamberlain as he picked it up. Maximilian, the bro- | ther of Francis Joseph, who was also present, asked for the pen as a -me- mento of an historic occasion, and it was given to him straightaway. Several years later, with the very same pen, he eh appointing himself Emperor of Mexi- co--a proclamation which, as is well known, led to hig death very shortly afterwards. He was executed by: the Mexicans, and his wife went mad with grief. It is not on record into whose pos- session the pen has now passed. ee fp emt 'BABY'S OWN TABLETS AN EXCELLENT REMEDY When the baby is ill--when he is constipated, has indigestion; colds, simple fevers many minor ills of little ones--the mother will find Baby's Own Tablets an excellent remedy. They regulate the stomach and bowels thus banish- ing the cause of most of the ills of childhood. Concerning them Mrs. Paul Dinette, Cheneville, Que., writes: ~*"1 ean recommend Baby's Own Tah- lets to all mothers as I have used them for my little one for constipation and diarrhoea and have found them an ex- cellent remedy." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. x rls " The game of golf goes back at least five centuries. One of the pictures in a Dutch illuminated Book of Tours, now in the British Museum, is a paint. ing of three men putting at a hole in the turf as in modern golf. though the. Dutchmen did play and paint golf, they did not write about it, so there are no records describing the game. ed I consider MINARD'S LINIMENT the BEST Liniment in use. I bathed it well with MINARD'S LINIMENT, and~it was as well as ever next day. Yours very truly, T. G. Mc(MULLEN, Many potato diseases are carried over from. one year to the next in the seed. 'It is, therefore, important that "| seed be used which is as Tearly free from disease as possible. - When there is any evidence of common 'scab or russet scab, blackleg, etc., the seed should be disinfected before it is planted. Y Stinard's Liniment Cures Buras, Etc. If a regiment of 1,000 men, with equipment of 60,000 pounds marches 0 miles, it does as much work as : raising a weight of 260,000 || tons a distance of one foot. ISSUE 16--17. o or the proclamation or any other of the] Al- | Rural Delights. Brown, the typical Londoner, was spending his week's holiday at a farm, As he was retiring for the first \night the farmer's wife stopped him "Now, what time d'you get up, sir? I suppose, being a Londoner, you ain't very fond of early rising?" "Early rising? No fear! None of that for me! I never get up very early in town. I like bed." "Very good, sir! In that case, we won't have breakfast till half-past four to-morrow morning!" edi iii le PAIN ? NOT A BIT! ) LIFT YOUR CORNS OR CALLUSES OFF No humbug! Apply few drops then just lift them away with fingers. This new drug is an ether com- pound discovered by a Cincinnati chemist. It is called freezone, and can now be obtained in tiny bot- tles as here shown at very little cost from any drug store. Just ask for freezone. Apply a drop or two directly upon a tender corn or callus and instantly the soreness disappears, Shortly you will find the corn or callus so loose that you can lift it off, root and all, with \ the fingers. Not a twinge of pain, lil soreness or irritation; not even the slightest smarting, either when applying freezone = or afterwards. This drug doesn't eat up the corn or callus, but sprivels them so they loosen and come right out. It is 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 ag painful | calluses on bottom of your feet. It never disappoints and never burns, bites or inflames. If your druggist hasn't any freezone yet, tell him to | wholesale house, | sree eee | Over a river in Mexico there is a 150-foot bridge that is composed en- tirely of mahogany, worth at the pres- ent price of the wood almost $2,000,- 000, MONEY ORDERS PAY your out of town accounts by Dominion Express Money Orders. Five dollars costs three cents. It is more blessed to give than to pe- { ceive, but the majority of us know it | merely from hearsay. "There, there!" said Mrs. had hurt his toe, "don't cry. man, like mamma!" T 1 ] | | | | | i | | For Stiff Neck Apply Sloan's Liniment without 1 got my foot badly jammed lately. pubbing to the sore leaders and the pain will soon be relieved. For rheumatic aches, neura gout, lumbago, . bruises, sprains and muscle stiffness, have a bottle handy. | Quickly penetrates and soothes, cleaner Igia, | than Hussy plasters or ointments, does not ' n. | | stain the sl | Atall druggists, 25¢. 50c, and $1.00, i | i | FOR DI | : tongue; d Cholera In ures La Grippe among human Heings. Cut this out. get it tor you: aR 3 remedy. who will and Cure: a rsd get a little bottle for you from his Minard's Linlment for sale everywhere. = Blue- | Myrrh, picking up her little boy who Be a strains, | STEMPER 'Bure andspositive preventive, no matter, how horses at any age are afflicted ih acts on the germs from the body. poultry. Largest selling All Fighters. Two holiday-making Newcastle lads discovered a wasp's nest the contents of which they immeriately proceeded of which they immediately proceeded to investigate. Soon they were kept very busy with the enemy, who charg- ed them right and left. The lads withdrew for a short time for con- sultation. "All tell ye," Jack said to his mate, "tank aboot fightin' for yor hame, thor's not a conshehenshus objector amang them!" NEWSPAPERS FOR SALE ROFIT-MAKING NEWS AND JOB Offices for sale in good Ontario towns. The most useful and interesting of all businesses. Full Information on application to Wilson Publishing Com- pany, 73 Adelaide St, Toronto. MISCELLANEOUS ICYCLES, NEW AND SECOND Hand, $12.00 up. Send for special rice ist. Varsity Cycle Works, 413 padina Ave., Toronto. ANCER, TUMORS, { internal and external, cured with- lout pain by our home treatment. Write us before too late. Dr, Bellman Medical Co., Limited, Collingwood, Ont. 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