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- - -  a» ,oi ,id who ,waived the Mint.
snowstorms, few, that is, in comparison to ay me euniirev-rn. only News c _ _§_°v- - h H
number of days when there are no- ‘H0 *  Few lllllirts have been lllll l° bfmeli wllllc 'hiirglng a party of forty of the
WSt0rmS_ _ _ _ _ _ use in th s. war than the spoit_ 0 enemy ot Whom. ty,-9n;y.¢w0 were
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‘v_"R RESTRICTIONS Theftroubie appears to  largely con _ _he _______a__y ________c._by __ wave or the _votees_ _in Toronto and throughout
- - _ fined to the Emerald to Borden/ branch
day measures have been adopted to curtail" qu
the consumption of coai, and we are warn- ed
ed that further restrictioiisnot only on the
consumption of coal but in many other hei
directions may be expected in the very near dit
future. _ _ tri
That there is room for restrictions and are
economy few will dispute. Nor will it be;
denied that the llllllosllloll Ol lestrctlollslstinted cominendation but there isa grow-
will in most cases incur hardships and evenling ’
privation. The closing of factories for in _
three da s will undoubtedl l save many tons g
y 5 upon the Old fashlmled Shovel- There arp '1`_h¢"f0“_’"_*i" ht* 'fl m_‘_‘_’_l _‘:_l;__;l`l‘_l_;’o;;‘__` lbut. judging fronilthe AiuerIcanpGoldl:
~. ° per ence. n ma e con .c . . - _ - ._ _ _ _
ny’ no  along our Whole lallway HU' but mm "l"`-W“- "‘ (`l°“l_l"’al‘0l_l°r' lldlllililnllillrllliigll=lll3rlrI<:hr?flptIi::i?ilt hp manylsav that your sou Lance Oorpornl
0 WOUl(l W1llll'l""lV \VOI`l{ f01' 3. f€W d0ll3l"F and an uiisiirpassed iicqiialnfniico uith -
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is remembered that these factories emPl0I and the expendituw, Wouid Save the iii.u__rii<t__i_¢_»i.d.0ii_ \ii1_i________ my _“___ ________________i _ _ mi=______g has not time been hem on
of coal and the loss to _the factory owners ma
will be comparatively little. But when it Wh
some thousands of hands many of them vin
earning a bare living, it will be seen at a
glance that the loss to them will be serious.
No' doubt this has been considered by the
Fuel- Controller, but the shortage of coal
had become so serious that radical ineasur- '
_.._.____.¢_)o( '
es were unavoidable. . _ _ tio h
How to compel economy in any depart- me
ment without subject-ing other depart- i
ments to loss is the greatddiifiiculti/_ con - _‘ig
fronting the Controller an new wi envy _ _ _
him_ although many Wiii advise him_ iu the latter should be well safe guai ded. That
task he has undei_takeu_ oi _anization will do much to safeguiird the 0f_`i.`.._{flm.- limi imiigiii ily nw efmii: iiw ni. umu Mi,-______ may id________d
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The suggestion has been made, but we rlglllb ‘lllll lo ‘ldvflllce the llltel 0 _
have hot Observed iii uui. exchanges that soldiers is recognized by all and it is notc-
it hasbeen acted upon, that the churches*
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‘ .' Cewmg Wlumg and generous Sul)l901't from I.-uhm' llnionsl. when the lllltfir in i i _i,_. ._ ._ Ti i .__l“w0undcii and missing". and follows
Should -C0-Operate 'ln 'fuel Saw Ing’ and to llll(-3 ClVlll3.l'lS. ' U_l‘l_ H0“"“*_ ‘lf Colnllllllls' Drolllleslell lliieilliiisrllillliltl, dhslplldlilglrclcsillltelllfgllilifii- NS
the ordinary lay mind it would appear that
much _could be done in this respect, especi- d.
aiiy in cities Where there are Sevemi iers there are of course various opinion:
_ - - _ .- or so-called 0 inions. There is abundant
churches of the same denomination. B_\_ ik_ much ofi12meaningieSS_ regarding the
' 't ' it-ts.-ta. _ ._
lilglvlllliiirllléflleS§§li°»?/idliiel-,iilliliiie21.1-P1eC1“g.°f S°1d1@1'S Oc the land- 1>f°V1d1“§
now used in the churches could be saved. .wlgliilfll lll,§’i1_gell.lllgf'§,_h`elll ggveéluliiniill
Such a move might cause inconvenience bt-t Jo 5’ ms 3 .mg em ln 0 ces' e C2 .e `
‘ the soldier shall take up farming is a
the discipline of inconvenience during wan el
time would not be lost upon a Christian and 7 matter for lllmsellfo decide' If he clloos"
patriotic pe0pie_ _ es this as his  s wor_k_the goveinment
It has also been suggested that sc!1..j I- ?fl.S_ giullelgélis illolrlslllll lili gave _lllfilf
hours be restricted to one session daily, an ifill 5 ‘til 'if thou h ell” tlillldlll Wl C _‘lobe ll*
hour or so longer than the ordinary half l e.all ’l. fey .ave tif' _allliipéevll-llii eg'
day session Where there are many sclu- ils plllgnceén allllil-llg’ S3 Wlf te We tg 
the aggregate saving thus effected would 2,’l5_9--.to .0 E0' dt ll qlllde Slihe 0 Say. dll
be considerable. In many Canadian as alléllllg lll d isa ll lstlofly . .e m‘l5ili.lll_ .e`
well as American cities the-"schools have p.eli_telltGall 9 lllfcls. 1;: Olllliilllg °‘l mg ll;
been closed altogether for a few Weeks. Slg . : Ovelnmen 3° S all govelllm-e_lli
Such restrictions as these, while effecting ii podlllolls' contrary to .3 Somewhat g.ellelll
coal saving, would not interfere with the Oplllloll’ are not the allll of Om' Soldlels as
incomes -of salaried employees, noi' would 3' rule' rllllele ale! lilllel' all’ few govellli,
it seriously interfere with either religious lllellt poslllolll Wlllcl the average. mall. O
or educationai training . independent views would care to bind him~
~ - - » _ _ ‘self to for the remuneration offered. Apart
..‘.i.;S.*‘.:.i.&f.s‘ "i.z“.i.at:;2;i fa- --q-ia-g -  of 
are imposed the present expensive deilv- tlallllllg and edllcatloll lhel'.e.ale compala'
ery System ’eSpeciaiiy as far as it“aii_-ects _tively few government positions that one
groceries, will be curtailed. Custoniciui. would care to undertake to keep and edu'
we are t0id_ Wiii he Obiiged to Carry hid-,het cate a family upon. The aim of the soldier
As to what should be done for the sol-
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baSketS_ There is no doubt that if gi,0cei,__. as of the civilian should be independence,  DMLY SELECTIOIIS FOR 
-_ _ d - d th id h to be his own ma_st_er, and fo_r this the gov-
;°1i‘.?.i.l§.§’§i§ll§l§.._§‘?-lein iii; ".§‘E.‘$..a.$ ernment. is iwidmg vocational training-
consumed and this may be the priiiciuui courses in agriculture and other means by
aim in view. It is quite possible also that Wlllcll 3 mall’ even though palllally cllll" '
serious inconvenience to many would en- plell lllay ealll llls flwll Way _ln the World*
sue from such a system as very many in all Wlllcll ls the ldeal llle' .
cities are so situated that the only means _ Tlflele has been much llallllful talk’ omg'
they have of Ordering, goods of any kind is inating usually among the disgruntled and
the telephone or the delivery man. While the llllschlefmakells’ to tllli ‘meet that the
there are such the delivery system cannot Soldlels are not treated Wllll t.h9.°0ulleSy
Weii he disue-used with hui. would the i.he,._ and kindness on the part of civilians that
chants be able to adjust prices equitably the-V have allght to expect' Nollllllg could
hetween goods delivered and _those carried ge further fl`°m ‘he truth than tllls' ln
ome. . . .
- tion the returned soldier is treated as a
anldllbillietillllifgdgszdgliileldnvllhlfdlreolhiedllliatillcld llelll.alld a.mall Worllly of llle best lllat Call
full in their efforts to make the available ge glyen lglmi ‘hr dame f°"  Thls l`e.la'_
supply meet the demand, is certain. It is loll ls no .coll 'le to l e °llle'°°mlllg
certain also that unless they have the alollehblll lS'c°lltlllu°llS° _ 'C
whole-hearted co-operation of individuals lt ls the general deslre of the Whole
and corporations theii. efforts wiii avaii but civilian population that -the soldier shall be
little in stemming the tide of scarcity and golloled and respected and that he Shall
- _ - - _ eserve such honor and respect. ` ` `
lliilésdglsfnpllillllclrllgg. that ls evidently Sweep __ It is the _duty of every citizen, and we
eel _sure _that every respectable_citizen
oifii. R-.\ii.w.\i' nii-'Fi<_lUi._TiFs__ _ Consldefs It S“9h_» t_°_he1P th€_S_"_ld1e"v_' fe?
- - tur_u'ed iir on his Wadi' to the front, and to
, ii - _ - ma e i e as agreea e as possible for him.
J-usrlglflleiiilrshiléilaiglgivihlggliutlgzgrgaggheug; More, doubtless could be done by civilians
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- f and more no doubt will now be done as the
:sian t::sz;;;.flés;”.:i:.§;tttazisi   --W b---_ at---1 -.-
land. This year we have overcome that e.ll°pe sl.l°l`tl5' tl’ sie? .enlellalnlllents ln
diiiicuity with the magnificent ice_bi.eakei._ which soldiers and civilians can help each
the car ferry, and now our difficulty is to other .lo make llfe Pleasalllel' and Where by
get to or from the car ferry. If we could lngllng t°geth?1` they elim better unller'
overcome this difficulty there is no other in Stand each Other S VleWP°ml°
sight at present so far as our transporta- . NOCES _
tio_i_i__pri_ibleni___is__co_iicta_i°ne'_d. ___ _ i ____O_i_____
eact aa eroueisno on( -- _
  -flw-y may be ---ii---g M- 0-»l...§i.‘:.‘;.f;::-‘.~._ 1ls=;lf.‘;.‘ii.1‘z..é*%.i‘si‘:;i;
i'i'3§:.l:;.ii..":.;*°;.zivsii‘l2:.iii: ii:  -om -ww food  f-»»1»
maui- oriour-frfeiiistareat gofden mid can-‘.‘§.S.?;. lE§§.‘°§§.l"i?.f.°..E,?§.l€$; ‘-’.“<‘i.‘Z.’é' ihliifgri la* °~~ ..:."”~°f~°"-'si i  
ll ‘Qt 9”’ °l` ll We all _.‘llll'l"al S ¢__allT'things at first coil by growing lrliemyouizfgi "’° dim* _  _ 1°' 'mi' 4 f"°*°| - "I I" 1° _
self. Save the middleman’s profit. . i1°l:°}l°l§¢lf§nl3§all't°l»'°iill>l\°»¢'l°il. "i  ¢ii:h\?~l»llisl’s°°°l°ia';'i|i»l°inl' ° l° 'W
not it to "Borden, "
belief that too much dependence ls be' ll°r'“°l`ly of The Tlmalll with a, mil diiratioii ol' thcwar. No flsiires are
placed upon the engines and too little "”‘_“ """°““”' l““’ B°""°’ ‘”` ‘l """””` °*>*“1"“b’@ *if* lf’ the mviibef 01’ birds
very city in Canada and in every rural sec- "Yes," me new gii»i_¢0ia,liiem when
eSllMElHINll ABUUTI HUMERS HEIP ll]
Ruthless editors are swe9DiI\8 9»W1lY plgeolwaclng’ whlch hm’ mam de'
. Canada, and though it is.iiot permit-
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. _. - which is little over twelve miles in len th. fiilseonv dv and how they Holt. niscfw
As announced in our despatches yester- Probabiy iess than haif of this Wouidgre_ h@¥i_{_'i_°__*°_;'_5‘t mmmy ____ucB_ and mu _breeders imvt imma enough in miie M'
“an “met Most of the noisiest them proud of ii hobby that some peo-
. . . . ~ . -_ ' .c ‘ 17 rdl L co
ire shovelling and when it is remenibei'~ mu,-,i,,,,,, 0, - ,he i,,,,f@§,;.m neva gif; fggife ‘mfg t‘{_{’,§”‘___‘§0°;f_“"}‘""» ‘{‘i§“ ldliller med mllzl mga ng an
that m3.llS kind freight ZIFG S0 l1I?g`9l'IlZl_V knew tho rlifferonce between strategy ' ‘ ‘ "l f`°"l ‘l uint 1 nm “Habla to give you any more
nn lactic beiweo ii illlf- grenade maklllg °l ‘l°ll“' ‘l’°”’l"“ 'll ll" '""
needed, that travellers cannot afford to be Qmi ,, w,,f,i,,mg ,,e’}0,., ,im ,,,,,, he, _i>_§>_§_§i1_ii__¢___I_i1_§§_f_f_f1§__°_{__i1ihti\_§__ig;»§e01h gui §’.‘nl”’“‘”"°" "‘““ ll” gm" ll’ l 6
d up unexpectedly for days: the eXl)ell° gan- l““'- “S S°"‘° °m°""'“ ln me Call' few* weeks ugo ii relireacntilllvle (bflbe 5°"-
ure needed to clear the roads looks very l'“"‘l“ “ll-ll-'*"~" "'*""l‘”" hllV°'¢ilmilrp°(l G°"f“'_“1"°nf» gave an n<i.u-en. mi' ,mana greatly iii<e<i_-iioiii by his omcers
D0Sill°“5 In the Held “ml ll e 'lme plalned to the fiinclers the duh de
f‘llflg`. N0 (l0l1bll the I‘&llW3.y 3l1tlIOI`ll]l‘0S service, who never alloweda military voiviugumn them_i;nd how tuey'éouid` it-,Sd is deeply fe" by an ranks, He
ilioiiglit-to cross their peaietul minds. ii i tu i _ t i- i _ h uve, man and ti-uc S01.
doing the best they_can, and they have ,him uh, Wm or imu, muiied un, _:di____§_i_i$in__ty_t:__ii_ah@_tatii__ Aids _\if_»_i_i_ f_»___\_f_<»r_if______rg___ _________ _O0 ____________i
done very much for which they desrve un- mt-ru or ability since in iii@_wvic@_ e,.ic,._,, G,,,.,.,.,,me,, ,vanied _uuioo ,uid iii, ,,,i,,,,,,,.,,,,_
But no one should confound a train- homiiu, i _f .,0 000
Pd -‘l0|‘1l“" like C°l°“°1 mllllllglllll monthbtliellfiilgtlsdrlllirdsiimnblllimflliiellhld
illlé Bllldellt like Slm°"d°*- iiow used In France for war pur ose
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ce many dollars and much worry. writers were nepingmn and Burch- We ” “"° "'°‘°" -19
ford. of The Clarion, lzencriil free- »
- -_ - ,- ' _- " ‘ Idl- .
_ _ ' » _ _ _  ' _a flat price of $2 each for 'thc birds 'ii_- U _ - _ 1; 1 me charge
]iE'|‘I'RN_|‘i]') SOLDIERS lllfllallln l‘S"'°l’l“lll‘l Wllll _i°?_l_‘llll`”“ llllll which are delivered when about two Inieh' e “ug W h me n
Xi” 1" ‘l¢`"“‘"d llmolm ll ‘lg -lllllrll months old, that ls to say, ivlicntlieyi
' -- _ _ are I
‘Qonie venrs before thc war, in order nb e to look aller lll°"lll"`lv°l‘ "nd
 thi? I‘€l1llI‘l'I9(l SOldl€I‘S‘ 0l`g2.l`llZ3 ' tolilissiplitc the Lord Roberts cuiii- fgadlgsxgtr:iln:_2E__2gl`l1$;€_l;_  am_
ns throug' out Canada, daily growing in_ reign orWai-nin__g,_iie_\viii_f f_iv___<_1e;"_1_;1=‘_i‘_§ will. iii(-.'v.ii.m'nf ilu- i.i`rfi.=,' ami no ,,u'l"“" ‘“‘g“g°'“‘>"f “W H very lwf
inbership and in infllieiice, and the welll _f,‘i‘g,T_-‘,`°‘,§f," §§f,§’,,,,_ '";_,'l,.J iminni iw l§i‘,1‘,'i"'q,‘,f‘,‘;',§",,'.“,f,‘; f’,‘},"ifi’l,‘""ii`,,l"_,fili"ul"f§§ 'he-mf>l~» Lei mn °Xi»1'cf~'-\ my =il"“f‘f"
.' ‘ .. - ' ‘ '. ' i _ wcnl lo bless, bill. lic rctlirlieil to .. ' `, ',. _ ‘_ _l l`. _lp synipiiiliy with you in yniir- Ii1ii'cnvr~-
own fiiendliness of the civilian popiila _________ Nm __v____ ________ n0h________ v_______t_§_i1_it»;ii_ti-_i__f____rfit__i_i-dl_i_iiiii;., i_i;i_s____,iii¢_li_ "___
ll lLOW3,I`(lS the S0l(ll€l‘S, tl`lC l'1 "htS (lf thi? more ciupliailc in warning the nation _ . , liiiiic also.
_ _ doubt that they ulll send their very
of wliiit was coiniiin.. The pacifist So- best fi-hid tiihv i. it i ih i
cialiste naturally at once licciiseilliiin houm to dm-i.n`_' iilller; ll;:_iiz_l_p?i_lu_ Sl;
llll"l" "l_l'l,l°rlll°l' lfllllllll'  "{ll}lll°y;" ullon thc sliced and .<di‘enL:l_h of the
lilo§1Hil\l4__lfl1`I1"S|li <1 l0l;C_‘?_"_ at  pigeoiis. ll is said that ni. Verduii fi
broiid vicu, iiiiqucstloiici cya 3, t Fruuuii di\.i,,iuu wud u.ii.,,d from duu,
worthy that every such organization is rc- H *"0* "lim" H“f<=“'~"{‘- H’-"1 ‘°"“i_“‘S’“ iriicrilm oi- l-"prim-_ `ii,»}i iiiemi-Q sein fswived ffm" f»f1"<f@ Cefvml 0- »\~
of the Liiboi M P (becietaiv nl the y a pigemh H mequa ,_ tim, t0’uid hui
_ civil war if conscriplioii was adopted eu_
iin England. was one of thc finest oi
things I have seen iii the English pa- th
‘ peru, and materially helped to squclch a
thc siiggestml opposition to the draft homing pigeon is by no means me
af* 1" 1915 `_ ' _ fastest ol' birds, but it Is probably-
Lovat is another critic whose fir.. the mont iuteiiigeuh and the Oniy
_ Icles are moderate but searching. Ho trained expert for this kind ni. huBi_
has also seen considerable service. ueud _ _ _
But ii real iiillllziry critic lb not pro '
duced In ii few months from a. splendid
reference lilimry, a perusal of the
cables nnll European editorials, a s_u»
perb nerve, and a. former entire 11'
diffcreiicc to military affairs. 
i The nian who might claim some W
consideration, is the one who has iii 8
lclligontly find symputheticully stiiflled d
military and other history for ffm’ l' outfits are not everyivhere iivallable
'-911 t0 f°"Y years' lla” lralllell lllld_Ronds Ieailliig from the front 'line'
Camlmlgnadr who ls il g°°‘l judge ll' ‘renches to thc heiidqunrters per
Iiumiin nature and racial Instincts imus iuuuiti. miies disiuut him. hi.
and who “bowl "VC‘l`ytlll““g lllls me blocked by oncoming troops andl sup
bmlns lf’ Selfcl- Lmmflam' llmll'“l5"‘ plies, so that ulinotorcycle rider, even
“0‘°l`dl“"l9 a fl l""`““g‘°' the ml‘lel'la'l if lic could make better time than 2
lic has collected iii study iiiid experi- iiyiug hii.d_ und wouid iuwu au uuuai
@“C"- ° . chancc of getting lhroligh alive, is
The tciirlcncy among amateur crit- useiuss in me emergeucu it is then
lv* is “I Wk” ul” hl"t°l`~V Ol 0"” (fl that the pigcon is released. The bird
two iviirs, :uid iiiiikc tlieiii the basis ~u iuvisiiiiu iiuui the euuuiy twiiuiies
ol' their essays. I have read iind i'_c- in few Seconds uiiei. it iu iihumted
read, foi‘wurd and Iiackvviirrl, and in amilin iuuu than uaii un hour it has
between, the story ol’ the Aincricaii i.etui.ued to its homu twenty miies
Civil Wim “ml fmm “ll angles the beliliid tho lilies, it Inav bc. with its
stories ol' thc iiclora, but It cannot be important muusugtu either tied to its
taken as lr guide for a Eurnpeaii war. ieg oi. to .Due ui- its taii feutiiei.B__ it
UXCCIIY- ill U19 Ee"*‘f`3l "95“lt“~ is said that the casualties among
H°""Y J' W°°d°'d°' the pigeons are only about 3 per cent
0U-f1W0» JW- 2S» l918~ which tends to refute the idea that
the most diingcroiis of :ill services is
thc flying service.
hellograplis and every other iiicaiis
communication used at the front.
ere are occasions when nothing but
flying bird can carry an order. The
, _ _
Few Pigeons Killed -_ _
Artillery flro will often destroy ull
Iron above ground, and in many cas-
s there has not been time to lny im
ei-ground wires. Similarly, wireless
£  what Astouishes pantie”
No doubt ilie general public which
 ug supposes that ii trained pigeon can
/-   ;,; be nent off in any direction with r.
£12 message, and flies as cheerfully from
`°_'°`  its home ns to its home, is less as-
< Furnished by W. S. Louuon. id tonlslieil :il the feats of these birds on
' " the iirliig Iiiie than the fimcier. The
fact is that a pigeon will ily _onlybtr
' its homo, and that it is Invnriii ly
THE PWTURE ON THE DESK sent by triiin, by boat, or some other
_*_* means in a cage or basket to the
po_1iit _where It is liberated. and that
It then seeks its native heath or
perch. But In France the homo of a
pigeon in probably nn top of a motor
truck which may move about for
miles. The pigeon has to retum .to
She was ii new girl In the oflicc, and
Immediately the other glrl noticed
that che set up a. picture on her desk.
_ "Engi1gedI” they smiled to one an-
other, but as soon as they had had an
opportunity to glance at the picture
they saw it was that Of il Sweet-1'llC0f1 this caravan, and this Is the fact which
woman, whose hnir was touched with i_. agtonighof; breeders. The tops. ol'
_i;fi~ay. Often the new gli-I I'ooked at the v the various movable pigeon coops are
picture and caressed It. painted In different colors, :ind by
this means, and maybe bysome others
that are not announced the bird picks
out its place ot residence, even
though It muy have been moved a
considerable distance since the racer
vifan sent in ii cage to the front line
trenches. Training the birds to en-
ter tho loft as soon_as they arrive Is,
of course, an easy matter. To _take
from the leg the message Is the work
they became friendly, “it‘s my mo-
f_lier’s picture. It doesn't seem to nie
that I could get along- without It.
This is the that time I have ever been
away fnom home to stay, and-and
‘thc picture keeps me from getting
llioineslek-that Is, homesick that I
‘ r~an'l. stand' It another minute. I seem
to see them :ill gathered around thc
mme nr home, and can almost iienv of 2 Second only. If necessary. the
mutheiuh ,,0it.e_ incsi-iiige is relayed thon by telephone
--Them i_uu_ the picture heips me to vto general headquarters. Conversely,
keep mothefu ideais otiiie ciuai. and It in possible to _soEid___u'ies§iig<:_ii _io
stmng..You know how lt. islii a place lwlms “GW the _‘|_°“d __ 9 Y If 9
iiim tuuu where we meet and dent that have been tin ne n coops__c___d_se
1. Wim_uu mauyhiuds hf_udhu»iu_ WB-aw .to the-eiieii1y Iliieii._- The-same ._l,
.iipt to be tempted to lose our faith ln_ l‘°W""‘~“" _(lo “°‘- w°l-'k' h°l_ll':'wl‘yl`l.'
jliuman'_nal.ure, and__ to think it’s_ no '_ '
use to t_,ry tn carry out onr‘pl':iiis for L” U' H°"°" 'Pl°°°" B"°°"l°'°°
life and servlcei Then I look at moth~
er, and I remember that sho never-
for ii moment Io_|t sight _of the Gleam,
and In just as- entliuolastlc mi ii girl
In all hor schemes for service. Pm
ashamed of all iiiy doubts. “Hd I lake
”' “ew “nrt N°» |”d°°d; l "”“l‘l“l . persuaded not to circle over the Ger-
3"l' “lmlg Wmlllut m°tll°l" Y man llnesl To circle before starting
The Km” ll°°“"‘° l»h°‘l3ll"“l' A “ew on Its flight, even of n short distance,
kind of inother-Influence had' been in Mi hid habit hi the homing iiigeom
found.-"Young People." Hu may ,wing in ii qimrtm-.m||e circle,-
` , ' another half-mile circle, and miiybe a
' mile circle before taking hifi _llne for
home. It would seem that if the bird
circled over the German lines he
would have rather a poor time of lt,
especially- as lie would _not be very
liigirln the air. Whmt the war ls
over it would appeartlra -the exploits
ot the homing pigeon 0n~ both sides
would- be worth A book; llld UNC U10
bird and lu-ouI_tui'e_ ill] be Iielb In
more respect than In w'-the case. It
_ One thing that must ,excite the
curiosity of thos who know 'something
about the peace-time habits _ot the
homing pigeon Is_thls: It-the birds
are released from the front line
trenches, by _what means ,alevthey
_ ::TH!Y SOOTHE EXGITED
,Nsnvss.- Nei-vom affections are
-usually ivttrlbutable' to defective dl-
irestloli, as the- _gtpmacli dominates
the Herve centres. A-co\1rse~o(‘--Pills
meinm vogemiie Plus viii mu all
disturbances of this character, and by
motoring .the stomach to normal iw-
tlon relieve 'the nerves _ from irrita-
hl rl' llowliig letters have been roc-
qvelli lily Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Dunning-,
ranviiie, recm-dlnz their S011 L-211°”
rboral 0. A. Dunning who has been
orted wounded and missing slnco
Medal for .bravery under flro
1 k I oncrs. _
a en pr B In the Field
B. E. F. Franco
6|l|18
 D. S. Dunning
Dear Mndiim:-fxicknowledge your
'_ 0. .\. Duilning- and regret fo say
uadlnii Record Office, Loudon. Your
was ii keen- hard working 8010101'
and comrades in his Squadron. Hls
Yours very sincerely,
' R. F. WINGHAM
Major. Comdg. B. Sqiiadron
‘ In the Field
_ Dee. 28th, 1917
Dear Sir:-I very much iiagret to
nnlng. who has been posted as
was in my troop and was most
highly thought of by all of us, not
only on acount of his ability as xi
soldier but also for his lovable qual-
the cnemy’s. giinirnear Crinabenr
oii Nov. 20th. I have delayed writing
Iiopliig to hc-ni' something of him b,iit
afraid I can hold out no hope.
e and I never saw hlui again aftnr
nl, and also s.'i_v flint _volir loss is
- ' Yours sincerely .
E. W. FLEMING, Lleut.
~ Int Troop Il. Sqiiadroii
I-‘nrt Garry _House
The following lettcr is the last one
Duiiiiiiig, before being reported
first leave oi’ absence lifter' tiveiity
one months -of strenuoiis scrvicc.
Dear Ones at Homo:-Well Mother
d'eur it is iiii iiwful shame hilt 1 can-
not rciiiembei' writing you ii 'letter
slnee Angus-t 6th~_that is from
Iorance-I sent y'oii soine different
kinds of correspondence from Elig-
Iand, and ii. field card the dny I got
back; and again in reply too your let-
ter oii Oct. 13th I was ‘very pI'easef.i
tio get your photo, I prize it very high-
ly, but um zifrnid I better send it
back, -hut not this tlnie, not so soon.
you must bldo ii. while with ine, thc
parting. will como soon enough nnd
last long ciiough I'-or us both. Ralph
was to send you one of him and I tak-
en while in London, they are not very
good, I don’t always look quito so soI~
emn us that.
Well Mother I have visited CIauil'e's
resting placo, it is still under shell
flre, :ind the roar of the big guns, tho
rattle of mach-Inc guns, with sudden
Iiiirsts of rlhe llro and the wreck and
strain of war on all sides make it a.
fittiiig place for a soldier to take his
Lo-iig, ‘last rest. I would iicver have
found the grave but for the picture
that Lucy sent me. ii big shell had
burst on the loft and another on the
right leaving great holes and digging
the others out, all hilt Massey and
Claud, thc stubs ot their crosses were
left. Vgatherod up the splinters that
had been shot nway and pieced' Mas-
s‘c_v's together. I could not find CIiiud’s
but I knew from the picture that his
wa-s next to Mnssey's on the left so I
erected ii now cross. I also wroto out
the particulars, the address of the
next of kin, by whom written, the
dale. and ii verse I made slttliilr nt
the foot of the grave, and put .It all in
it -bottle and shoved It about a foot
under- the surface in the centre of the
grave. The place is badly battered.
those trees in the right background
are -only scarred trunks now. It is ab-
out ility yiirdis- from the railroad, it
will always. be possible to find the
place and the ‘bottle will identify the
grave, It is in about the centre of the
hurlal ground.
This is the verse:
Oh Chiud! Thank God I came
For endless days and weary nights
I've song-ht this place iii vain
And tiow I’m hero your image reigns,
Anil hinking causes pain.
I bid your grave ii long farewell
And fiicc the fnont signin.
Yen I had a very good time when
on leave the people were u'lI very
kind und tho change very oxhillrating
but the coming brick was hard to en-
dure. The aceiies at the station were
very touching, I made up ii few vers-
es' when leaving and will send them
to you,
You any dorith -comes in more plac-
os than the battlefield, I grant thot,
'but mother you have never seen a
battlefield and I am glnd you never
will, the doiid there are the very
cream of the land and they are not
natural iii death, often they are ns a.
Uillpy mass 'tangled with rags. I hope
I can forget It all;
' I am just about as sturdy ae- ever
I was, have never been sick ii day
since I joined the army. can run slx
mllee before break-fast and jump
through my hands so I reckon I’II pull
through 0. K. I think conscrlptlon ls
just the thing needed, I am glad it ls
in force now. it they won't enlist of
their own accord* lt Is ii good thing
Iloi- the oomitry to briliz them over
here and get themoutof the way.’I‘hey
will fight all right when their own
precious little llfe depends on It, un-
less they are scared stiff and If they
are they are better dead. Canada
want: none of them. i
Received a box from Lucy a few
days ago also one from Bannerman,
Man.. Hove been very busy since I`
came back ofbleiive and have written
hut. tow -letters. 4 must bid you good~
e. `
- . s- ~ N ‘
“Guru DUNNIN G
('l?I_\i;|0_ I\‘e_ t§_o_-_venus I cm them)
__ , _   _ 'line _  .  -_ l-is-*i'_lfi__--
WAR_M§NllS_ _
How to Save Wheat, Beef and Bacon
for the _men at the front. Inued
from the Office of the Food `
MENU Fon i=nlbAv'
Breakfast
Corumeal and Bran Pori~Idge._
Orange l\'Iai'mnliul‘e Toast
Coffee _
Dinner
Snuteed Gold Eyes _
Mnshod Potatoes Creamed Cabliagg
Banana Sponge Ciistard Sauce
Supper V
Ci-cain of Potato' Soup
Brown Bread
Nut Mullins Jam Tea
The recipe for -Nut Mullins, men.
tioncll above, is as folIows:_ `
Nut Muffins-
l 1%, cups whole \v!'icnf,.11ou|-
1,; teaspoon soda
1/3 teaspoon salt ‘
1,; _cup sour milk
I/J cup iiioliisses
1 egg _
V_- cup nut ments `
Mix dry' Iiigrcdients' and coarsely
ground nuts. Mix molasses, milk and
egg together. Add liquid to dry in.
gredients stirring 'just enough to mix,
Put Ili 1:-leased inuflln tins. Bnke'30
mlnulci-i in niollcriilo ovcii,
(Wheat and ment saving recipes by
Domestic Science Experts on the
stuff ol' the Food' C0ntroIler's ol-
flee.)
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lIkl_=\\'isc. Iiiislmiiil ziiiil' wifn
Il was not my lol. to be oiie,ol1 them
But I gnzcll with conipas-si-oniito eyes
Ou llie .~o\'oi‘wing.'I`:ice‘s, niidbleedlng
Iinrirts flint could not hide their
:iiizlm
For |Iio_-.c incii wcic going to the
limit io fight tliroligfi grime..
and gore, _ _-
Tlicrv was iiolliiiig thrilling in wzii'
for them, they hnd._ been :ill
through it before.
They had the set of jaw-that comes
from duiI_ grappling with woes
Tlicy had the slcridy eye that comes
l`roiii ever looking for foes.
'I'-heir hearts were stout but the
woiiuiii'-s tears were fnlllng hot
:md fast.
Their lips were pale for they knew
full well, thug. this might he thc
Iasl, ` »
And those men who had fought
ilimugh battles hell with never
zi sign of fear < _
(‘ouId not keep buck ot the liistgoogl-
bye this sign ol' it fxii-eiwell tear.
O. A. D. _
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RESPECT THE. OLD. '.» »
We should always learn to respect
the old and obey tlieui, although we
may sometimes think In our henrts
they are not quite :is right ns they
think flicy iirc. f
We often foi-get to ivhnni wc :ire
speaking iind then we hurt their feel-
ings very iniich. _ '
We should always think before we
speiik and especially when we are
speaking to elders. '
You may see In some of the streets
rude boys and girls call after some
old person simply because they are
funny looking? _
It is snld you should honor grey
hairs. c
One great reason\why you should
respect the old is lieciiuse they -have
been in the world longer than you
have, and they know the ways of the
world better because of their longer
experience.
Jesus is willing to bear and to help
ine to beiir the pettiest, the minutes
and iiiost insignificant of the daily an-
noyance; that may come to rutile ma.
The ambition to excel' is noble lf
It be to excel In helping. others. _
A man who is unable to liear money
talk is always watching to see wh8°
thei' it will make slglis. »
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A pliysiclan says tlint onions M0
good' for the nerves, but he doesii’t
say whnt is good for the onions.

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