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‘coop STORIES ABOUT THB | BOYS IN KHAKL aaa a a The Gift of Laughter Must Now Be ¢ Considered With More Gravity. Although in the laughter-mant ug) te ae ony tn a spiri iter, We usually sige oe only the hors-d’ceuvre to th day, a friend of mine said that he forge Daeved that since the war we 1, a8 a whole, a gayer na seem ridiculous at ‘amount of hard sense of my friend’s remark, Tommy the Irresponsible. Had you bi idea that there were so many ughter-making, light- hearted, Saenteate carefree men in Britain before the great gift of ighter possessed ay British soldiers ae sailors suffer, they ic they give their lives—yet th and make laughter. They are fe ing the grim spirit of evi gay spirit of laughter, an tory which they will gain you wi have had proof of the spiritual value of the power of laughter. T have been piney to relate some of the yarns told me about themselves by our laughter-loving a but I find it difficult to mak dl uring a parade of a public -schools corps an extremely “la-di-dah” and a ery 1 subaltern called out a te, and said, after a lengthy lec- sie pitched voice: extremely slovenly in your acres that I 't know what to do with cried: - “Tell his mother!” er repeated “Tell ina mother!” in French, another a third in Italian; then the soauical ‘scholars implored their ot mo- ther!” in Latin ‘The next day the ei sub ar- xchange into another bat: talion. Temporary Gentlemen! Officers of the new- found positions as “officers and gen- ” jemen, “Temporary second-lieutenants - are requested to behave as temporary gen- ” is the notice in a certain Ser- other day a certain proud father was showin, youth with lon; ually curled over the collar of Ws un Without a male the major handed back fe forts tai be: “ Quite Fit 1 But | The youth, I am told, means ommander, and this was te You pléaaey tathine wants you to move your guns to So-and-so.’ “Right you are, my little man !” “replied the officer. “Now run along what your mother wants me to do!” A friend just back from the front tells me that in the chines ges of an hotel in France, on a placard posted over the ee one can read : nglish officer their friends are respectfully yore to address the waiters in English, as their French is not generally understood.” Adds a Healthful Zest to any Meal Most everyone likes a hot table drink, but {t must have a snappy taste and at the vei eee be et Probabl: swers ery Abe aes 80 completely Yr POSTUI1 This famous pure food- rink, ‘made of roasted wheat Ln ee bit of joes is a Hh, delicious av ‘savour, yet tains no 1 ele- | The i Postum Cer- ‘ fort Ey ae bs. Rolled 3 Sas i ines Pgs quick as sche ot water, and alte Both forms of Postum have a delightful aroma and flavour, ‘are healthful, and good for children and rown-ups. a _ “There’s a Reason’? Bold by Ghoedin'g wverywhere, Canadian Win sat C6, rH 5 Hem akous anecdotes Remarking on the subject the other |P you: Pi Immediately a voice from the ranks ied: ng, poetic locks that a9 wat att thigh of Tillete, _| | with tl conversation ae the lied. vou heat it vied Sheer hate a ree eer * the—er—the ‘Bon Marcha’ pete Now get on with your soup, g Arnone ay; many soldier fgriends is who delights to bet man, “ vith a roar, Murphy, wiping his eyes elear of mud with his respirator, 1 round to .|see Clancy, his chum, lying very still. “Spake to me, nce |” ic Mee ee ra liar the man is |” map in | @uised Murphy, much relieved. Clans i sat up. ‘ “ Ye know I must be dead, Murphy,” would be calling me a lia Forgot Naa ‘an st corporal was in charge of parade of buglers, and the C. 0. ine him if they were all present. No, sor; one al “Go and find him then,” said the | Ini a few moments came running. back, and cried breath- jor, and weren’t we a pair of duifert not “to notice it! It wor me- pond sor. d, I writs to call me wn name entoirely, jor” "The following oe was told me by a private in a rifle corps. a man ck from after “Lights out.” ing his C.0. d {arnt an ed ieee Said the culprit pi “If you mleguen Re I “had to stand strange to him lost his way one night, el consequently arrived back at the acks several hours late you late?” ncWhy asked the sel ane “1 lost my_way, sir, through not “| knowing the tow ge your wagailign? Wall, the town better. Dismis: Acne ae’ LEG GRAFTED ON SOLDIER. Surgeons Bind Men Together Like Siamese Twins. A remarkable surgical operation is Grand the building usually used for the annual salon, but now transformed into a vast x | hospital. Here two soldiers lie side by side, together aby Siamese bwin while a large part of the leg of of them is being feels transfer- tas into the We of the coer one. No- are gathered development, s both from the surgical standpoi well as from the a aia in oe ae foldter ‘tec enlmity day by Petts he his Han Be a a fellow: tiie 3 on falls of the hospital. ‘They lie : in cppofite divectidns, Wie heed af one mong the ese Relics qrounAba” of the younger class of soldiers, une: 26 and the other 23 years old. Son ctpanouiscloce ranean the leg at the bactle of Morharige the early days of the wai taken Prisoner + Chandy, ati the in in surgeons say he did not receive intel- ligent attenti brought back last September, and it was neces- sary to perform a second operation to lengthen his leg fourteen ‘centimetres (about five and a half inches), _ But ension was there was still a lack of bony chatter between the two parts of the broken mur. The other soldier, Tillete, an artil- field Sakata his leg was amputated above was found that the second operation was neces- sary in order to shorten the leg by some faa it this- d that opera rafting was fully explaiied: We hits and it ws known also he was rendering a peers. toa solicit com- rade and to science, not hesitate, but gave his full cateat Thereupon the Cee began, and after weel the two soldiers lie there on their backs, the rijzht thigh of Rousselot against the bound together same surgical bandages so ‘as to prevent the slightest shifting of the operated parts until the pheno- mena of “Seah itd one leg to the other is accomplished. Se gia SS Human Sacrifice in India. ‘A despatch to London from Calcutta of humai x ue of an innocent spit to the god. coul ede: sired Bs yy, they led a auth of 20 at dead of night to the temple of the goddess rs ne was srugeed eu his throat ie said, “or it isn’t the eee av you ,, the Irishman | $® wll stay in barracks a you know |i ieee operating table in one of the | his e | an unquestioning trust. ryman, was seriously wounded in leg two oaths go in the desperate |i ht 0 t de Douaumont, In a As a mea aes ting poverty fe families. the prove Ease objects of toed which’ og i swhiel for good as a well-mana © of od aii death of pi experienced by other members of the ote e insurance in the ns Keating was 80] prot S tin h a ot) ord Made in in Canidae embroke Council i, Dublin, du: ede: s the rebellion anc ies suppression, is roughly e stimat ab $5200;000 Betting raids one ized fhe Bel- fast Pats » Prov. re the aggregate fines ie close to'$500, “At Enniscorthy Se fe ies reached: ‘the-price-of $16.80 live weight; and over ae ,000 a ta sinall. farmers for * | their’ pe on “the ‘high price’ of coal, hotvattia: ‘of acres of peat are cut in Ireland, and many p: re but the principle of: craig provision ts ottan lost. sight eate an asset,) ata iy date, ce a pot own ben nel oe a curious thing that no mat- ter how badly a man may need life insurance, he has a tendency step it until he is finally caught, and, as has been of enthusiasm; generally he is pleas- ed. with himself afterwards, and ze he is a ST ee and a prope business: seldom or Ricak lapses te eaiog: we are often astounded. by. the ness of the e; ie care of those itt ‘hing, eat in many up while the Salvation Army played |°##es we find that the principal asset, “God-Save the King,’ and that vmade| When any, is usualy a life insurance me-miss my train. policy taken out by the breadwinner. “Quite the most original excuse I've} The building of an Bruner ever eee ” remarked the aaahniiids present time, or even at any dime! 7s i 5 long-dr: cae il cee PRIESSDB ies con 207 thd copple-/ whol kat enter business il ausing Pai time or other. Neithe1 nerally nown that fully YT ae Ment, of the public, when they attain advanced age, Re intelli is meet, much time at nek disposal to look ‘\into investments. antag iaslie e paall sin seat ly, as one’s means’ permit, the mo- me! rst: payment is made on a Tite fmauranes: yolley estate is Seéated of the face valueét the policy, and if a -|more thai e . | king. wi In going over the daily press week hi would be security against many of the troubles he ight meet, and if he has this sum at his Msgs “wise Nb eousiee’ to: advanced ‘age he will have many people anxious to give him the comforts to which he ,|i8 entitled. “BLENDED SAUSAGE.” “Succulent Source of Huns’ Joy” Dis- appears. Matinee 2 faith in ah idol of oul, the pivot of his the sinha! of all he holds dear short, the sausage—has been rudely and) valueless, except among Nate: lead near the feet Se the other, ii ihe ruthlessly shattered. The Munich| unless the conclason Saaree on play’ e | Post says: should be in their favo “To-day more than ever before he who eats sausage must be gifted with Heaven only knows what it is that is being sold sub- stanc at the officially xed maximum price corresponds to the money hat is spent on it. ‘The, intention of = cheap sausage. Their most praisew' their efforts mot with no sue Large quantities a blended “saus- age” were placed the et. Why “blended sausage”? Simply be- profits, of the very expensive blood and fat hardly a trace enters into its composition, The latest mater- disappeared. place it were better te ‘00 closely. Suffic to the sale of “blended sausage "yes frauds the consumer of his eee earned. money. REMINDER OF HUN DEEDS. French Society to © Put w Monuments to “Atrocities With the legos of iota anes se to by the G war, an association eae Peas des Plaques et Monui Com emoratifs des Atrocities Allemandes is raising funds for the ys that a case of human sacrifice ‘Antec General Secretary Noyer is reported from a Hindu temple at|and Treasurer Gagnepain say that jaffna. It appears that certain Hin-| they have no doubt that the numer- dus of Vannarponnai were strong as American tourists who will go tempted by a dream regarding treas-| prance after e war to visit the bat- trove. Believing that by the fae-|tJefields will be happy to sce these commemorati é tablets and plates. Worr; iustoelae than wor! | are being introduced instead of copper the city authorities was to ie I goodwi t worthy, but “tnortnatly ake cause that variety yields the biggest ay “i is made in Germany. i ‘y gives vik omnia mee GENERAL SMUTS. Was an Feats Foe, and Now a ‘taunch Loyalist. uu met General Smuts for ant fat "ame nothing impressed you m his remarkably piercing Hoel They are penetrating points of cons Smuts is fair, as fair as a Vi- has a thin, pointed, golden is , the nose ‘ge, but the whole ex- 01 e is open and ilekaliae: Yet the eyes dart fire. fo man has entered the field “do his bit” for King and country ‘ith more. ‘anacein. than this 1 time enemy ot ‘im ours. His gratitude to Great Britain is deep and strong. He does not care to be thanked for his loyalty. “What else could we do than whi we haye done?” he asked. “Only ont ene at possible ati England’s treatment of us when we were con- aura Smuts mental powers are phenomena He is only 46, but he s been “doing things” for years. hom his father’s farm at the Cape tripos. the Transvaal President Kruger made him State Attorney when he was but 28 years When the Boer war broke out Jou- bert made a commandant as soon as he stepped into the field. His quick brain saw that raiding tactics were Lote = Bee the British the most troub! mobile column eid nichee tant nehthaies ania lighinla slike ingvenionte Series me |g gravating as they were mystifying. He was soon made a general. He was not 80:then. Through it all he was an houorable foe. When the Peace Treaty Meisi He vesuine w Haitnch: Wyalist f self-government | he wa: d States Loui e worked for the good of his country. ei STEEL MONEY FOR BULGARS. Germany Also Supplies Iron and Lead Coinage. Gradually the monetary systems of the Central Powers are belng Fadteolly changed eir specie and pap. There is no gold in crclation, and silver is beginning to disappear com- pletely in some countries, viol in Austria, Bulgaria and Thi Peebalces apecioretncesel cuilileaa and silve igarian ment. hag’ ordeal Pet 000, 000 wi coins in steel es) bank notes are being printed in Ger- first series of bank aoe of the $5,000,000 nominally, are awaited by the Bulgarian Treasury many almost immediatel t instalment Further daily detiveris e to be 0, Sofia, representing $4,000,000 Mes gnar notes, until the total omer for $100" in bank notes has been sup- plied. ast dite haw” Bulgarian money ick ae ieee can Minara’s Liniment csed by Physicians, Up Against it Now. “Jiggs has just had an increase in salary.” “That so? I’m sor: “Sorry. I should think you'd “T do, but Ji me, and it was all I could do to keep up with him on his former income. S Rey che Diagen Ask for Minard’s and taka no other speci “ e | Loe: us, | yeal tutions are ‘accep! Sat of “coal. A few days after a promotion was sa in the Flying Corps, has been of the di neti of Capt eg Barrett, formerly oe While “a boy named Collins was bathing mete lough at Roscommon he accidentally slipped into leep a nd was ‘smothered before as- sistance ive A large number of the prisoners sentenced to long terms of Amprigon |) eessity for economy in public depart- ment The house, 62 Middle Abbey street, consultation as of the Land held his first private to the foundation 000 persons <e anc public ete y ting tenders for tw ‘sre th often lor, he dé spe te at comfortable aes omplain aimee curlous point was that while he always acquired curios in ay part. of a world in which ae be care never to allow is porchase to be on the vessel on which ger. Was a passen| Se ares SUMMER HEAT HARD ON BABY No Pa Ses year is so danger- ous to ihe life of little ones as is the heat throw: iar try ons ly it Durin, the si the mothers best friend is Bars Own Tablets. They regu- late els, sweeten the stomach aad beh baby healthy, The Tablets arecagul by caalieies goles or ail at 25 cents a box from The Williams’ Medicine Co, nt. ‘ 1 pea ROE, Willie—“I_ met the new boy who lives next door on my way, to school is mi eed and it ma Ni Mother—“I'm for that, Willie.” Willie “It’s elk right. a“ new boy wasn’t able to get there at all!” Keep Minard’s Liniment in the house Getting into Society, “Guess Vil have to rig mid- a ae Se S we ee ined that the sea | Brockville, | ®8™ Sling ciniSH CoB. BP puis rt for au _ HELP W. ANTED— MACHT ERS oc cio a beg pi deen he fa BOX NAILERS, SAWYERS, sheet Sle ‘ood wages. Apply are gins oie throok Bros. Limit-— e ; PORATOR ce & Sirs ANT BLP FOR WOO Mi Gardens Weavers, and Taran Tenders. Good in al red. al inexperi ere, ners ve jenoed ‘help, bility. wil % yy | ability a if bring’ promotion Apprentices | while we Bpectsl ind ant rite age, The most useful Ne of all businesses. epplloasion to Wuson Puptiantn 78 West Adelaide Street, Tor MISCELLANEOUS MORS, LUMP: treat Limited, Collingwood. up a dle name,” declared Fludbub. “I never had We aout, a gotta have one now.” My ee ae one to print on tee visiting cards.’ e While the insurgents had posses- sion of the Post Office in Dublin, on mber spent some time shooting at i nose, which was shot clean away. The figure is now minus an arm aa @ nose. The English Board of Agriculture haye made known that in regard to the importation . of farm laborers from Ireland, any Irish laborer will Soy peta eats Siro arin bai? years of which have been remitted. + His Last Words. The following passage took place between counsel and witness in a dis- puted will c a Gnd yout tathac give. yodsna parts ing admonition?” “He never gave much away at any time.” “T mean, what were his last words?” “They don't concern you. “They ni concern me, sir,” eee. te rister, _ severely, “put they concern the whole court.” “O, all right,” was the reply. “Father oe ‘Don't have no trouble when I e, Jim, "cos lawyers m the gee ehtaven unhung.’ This is to certify that fourteen about’ nine months that I had no use of my hand, and tried other Lini- ments, also Ogee: and was receiv- g no benefit. a persuasion from nd By a friend I got MINARD’S LINIMENT al cured me, have b ARD’S LINIMENT bt since and find it n I first used it, and would never Be ‘without te MANN, AC E. , Aug. 31st, 1908. Metapedia, P. Q. He Was Too Bus: asked three -year-old Sane “are we going he some Oe 88, the r¢ papa cou! £0,” canine the inte Tae and don’t y k he wil ed the si is Ob, mot" dalled Freddie; “he could not leave his busi- ness.” Granulated Fyolide, OFC He etinat i ae. ye to Sum Dusted Wind guise relieved by Murine yes' medy: NoSmartng, fort, At ‘our Dr ratte Sone Murine Eye Sinem ete she: xl Mi ask, Druggists or Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chica Se PS WEAR Sa MOBILIZE THE CHILDREN. Germans to Use School Pupils th Gar- ner Harvest. Reports received in London indi- cate that the school children of Ger- many e mobilized for the coming harvest. They into the fields during. ce wh ig the season. _Instruet given by the Seren aohdelaas throughout the country in regard ue arrangement is that the sum- autumn vacations are to be added. together and probably extend- ed. e result will be that a solid mass of child labor ‘will be Mie da for an unbroken period, wl possible kind of tel ‘will be needed in lds. Minerd’s Dinimont Sisal not come under the Military Service 20 Assorted Celluloid Act, and will not be called up fo "aad Face fr D6¢ service. "The above Wlustration shows three of An official report issued from mili-|] the twenty -aitte erent. Eatriotte But- tary ee ee aa states that | tree cumepteng, pre aes ae F. A. Mahon, a of Dublin {]ing to-day, In order to advertise-our corporation, oe, teen found guilty by | | eke Bay Buppites een seo sentenced to three |} ceipt of 26 Santa. wats is a cpoteeee Seventh Annu: Toronto Fat St ook Show will be oo lg mn Btook DECI MBER eth’ an and “pth, “916 For further particulars write DOPEING, Secretary, nn Stock Yards, Toronto For Freezing ice Cream| you get best results with bist Aha Bes Sat ni SAI ne A more even ther Ice Cream. Takes one-third fe less salt, era keeps Cream hard twice as long. Write TO sale WORKS, 60-62 Jarvis St., Toronto, Ont. you price on a large lag for yout here T. P. TANSEY, Dept. “T,” 186-188 Peel St., Montreal. 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