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m e v the latest designs aftereffects of influenza a ety razor the shaving service for every man everywhere no stropping no honing the new kit set no 20 a perfect shaving edge is the daily privilege of the gillette safety razor owner few men can hone or strop a razor sharp enough to stop it pulling on the neck and around the awkward places with a gillette you do not depend upon your own skill in stropping and honing the perfection of the edges of gillette blades is assured by our highly specialized machinery the new kit set shown above is most compact f especially convenient when you go away for a holiday or on businessjand enables you to enjoy the most comfortable shave in a few minutes every morning vour jeweler druggist or hardware dealer can show yoa a variety of gillette sets at 500 the set wade in ssssssik canada the influence of the russian blouse has invaded the newest creations and we find that this simple frock has felt its effect mccall pattern no 8947 ladies blouse dress in 7 sizes 4 to 4c bust price 25c transfer de sign no 961 price 20 cents known the world over the giisie safety razor co of canada limited montreal canada 488 brrhi iraisinr 4 who mistook bili iesmj f foran enemy not all perils that allied officers en countered in franco were from the enemy so at least lieut charles bateman of the a e f veported with feeling after a little experience that capt swan relates in my company he was returning in the side car of a motor cycle from a trip in search of dugouts- for somo of fhemen who were going up later to a new position it was dusk and on reaching a stretch of road where he had been warned that a german sniper concealed in a treesjb wood near by had recently shot a sen- li try he gave the word to his driver for jj full speed ahead the car dashed for- inly ward but at the next village a senti- tliel ne french uniform leaped to the north middle of the road and the officer re lease n membered that the place lad that day liresentj deen token over by the french he if the a out an hastily gave the pass the akc abbeville al- word for that night bert the sentinel capt swan relates stood there in a crouching position at jrchargo bayonets charley after wards swore that that piece of sharp steel was four feet long in answer to ills password the sentinel merely jhook his bayonet and said brrh no monsieur you dont understand e mot est abbeville albert bpted again came the determined shake jresicf the bayonet and brrh iirt declining his drivers suggestion teriat the man was crazy and they had igo tfptter ride him down the officer got vguesit to explain he went up to the ejitid of the steel pigsticker leaned lto ner it and discovered that the french pardjntry was as black as night in his on jry best french he commanded i gappeiez vous sil vous plait le ca- sral do garde on le sorgent ou les jj jjlciers ou somebody the only reply was another trrh fcpat h0 sentlnel was a newly arrived of wl could speak neither lj jnch nor english but he was very no pustho jb- lieut bateman had jj or twftlof senegain- vin fr0 tl10 french troops but he fill not suro of t10lr meaning and pd not try them lest thoy should n v be cuss words he reached for his papers but they were in his hip pock et and the moment his right hand moved toward it the senegambian sus pected a weapon ho flourished his bayonet cocked his rifle and uttered many and menacing brrhs it was no use the lieutenant put up his hands above his head finally a wagon train hove in sight coming down the hill and the officer shouted to them to keep away and sehdsome one quick to get a regular frenchman to come down here and tell this black fellow that i am one of his pals hurry up for i dont think i have very long to live for the ten minutes of the messen gers absence he waited with the steel pigsticker resting on his rotund stomach with the rifle behind it cocked and a wild determined afri can soldier behind that when the regular frenchman at last arrived the sentry cheerfully removed his bayonet grinned and came to present arms a salute returned with infinite relief by the united states officer necessary precaution war brought out one salient trait of the canadian people said squire blank the other day it is adaptabili ty i do not suppose you could have found anywhere else in the world a body of men so unversed in war as the average canadian a great many in fact the majority were as green as young gidley gidloy was a raw recruit just en rolled in a crack cavalry regiment and paying his first visit to a ridingschool heres your horse said the in structor and gidley advanced gingerly and took hold of tho bridle then he examined his mount minutely and pointing to tho saddlegirth asked whats it got that strap around its waist for well answered the instructor without cracking a smile all our horses have a sense of humor they like to laugh and sometimes when there are recruits around we have to put on those straps to keep em from bustin their sides the charms of a separate skirt and blouse are well recognized and appre ciated the blouse is developed in georgette crepe and the skirt is a combination of crossbar and plain linen mccall pattern no 8917 la dies waist in 8 sizes 34 to 48 bust no 8963 ladies skirt in 5 sizes 22 to 30 waist price 20 cents each these patterns may be obtained from your local mccall dealer or from the mccall co 70 bond st toronto dept w a grandlwine for little ones often as serious as the disease itself how to get new health there are few homes in canada that were not touched by the sorrow that trailed in the wake of the spanish influenza epidemic estimates of the loss of life caused by this epidemic show that it was almost as great as the losses caused by the war and these take no account of the baneful aftereffects which are sometimes as fatal as the disease itself victims of the disease are general ly left with impovenshed blood and a weakened system in this condi tion they are exposed to many dang ers unless 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