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An effort is being made by the Scot- tish Municipalities, without sacrificing the efficiency of necessary services, to respond to the appeals of the Gov- ernment for the practice of war-time ecenomy. The retrenchment which is being put into force all over the coun- try by public bodies shows that the authorities are alive to the warning given by Mr. Asquith that waste on the part either of individuals or of classes, which is always foolish and short-sighted, is at this time nothing short of a national danger. The ob- ject which all seem to have set before them is rigorously to diminish ex- penditure and increase savings. Edin- burgh Corporation have reduced their estimates for the year by a sum of about £10,000. The City Treasurer on this satisfactory result has been Waste at This Time Is Nothing Short of a National Danger. enabled to hold out a prospect of some measure of relief for the ratepayer. In the urgent necessity for economy the first saving should be made upon capital expenditure. The larger Scot- tish municipalities are acting upon this principle. In Glasgow all schemes involving new work which have not been finally contracted for have been postponed, and no new proposals ne- cessitating capital expenditure are to be undertaken. In Dundee, while the part of the new Town Hall scheme for which Sir James Caird has made himself per- sonally responsible, is to be proceeded with, the other section, estimated to cost about £170,000, which would have fallen upon the rates, is to be held up \ntil after the conclusion of the war. Aberdeen is following the same course. Permission may be sought to raise £450,000 for the purification of the Dee; but the works will not be be- gun until the war is over. A useful example is also being given by Dun- dee and Aberdeen in the matter of school buildings. Dundee School Board had intended to proceed with the erection of a new school, and to carry out extensive alterations on an existing secondary institution. Both works will be sus- pended, while Aberdeen School Board have postponed extensions and altera- tions on certain schools, estimated to :ost between £20,000 and £30,000. If by proper selection of food one can feel strong and fresh at the end of a day’s work, it is worth while to know the kind of food that will pro- duce this result. A school teacher in the West says in this connection: “At the time I commenced the use of Grape-Nuts my health was so poor that I thought I would have to give up my work altogether. I was rapid- ly losing in weight, had little appetite, was nervous and sleepless, and exper- ienced almost constantly a feeling of exhaustion. “I tried various remedies without good results; then I determined to give particular attention to my food, and have learned something of the properties of Grape-Nuts for rebuild- ing, body, brain and nerves. “Since using Grape-Nuts I have made a constant and rapid improve- ment in health, in spite of the fact that all this time I have been en- gaged in strenuous and exacting work. “I have gained twelve pounds in weight and have a good appetite, my nerves are steady and I sleep sound, I have such strength and reserve force that I feel almost as strong and fresh at the close of a day's work as at the beginning. [f One Uses the Right Kind of Food. aBefox'e using Grapeâ€"Nuts I ' wa troub‘led'mus‘h \V'lth weak eyes, but a: my Vltalxty Increased the eyes became stronger. mterést. Nam‘e given by Canadian Postum Co., \Vindsor, Ont. Ever read the above latte: ? A new one appears from time to time. They are genmne, true. and fun of human WAR-TIME ECONOMY. FRESH AT NIGHT 1‘1' Battles Are Won By Poisoning the Air By Chemicals. One of the curious features of this war is the reversion to methods of fighting counted obsolete. The gren- ades, bayonetâ€"sparring, airmen’s darts, and many others, remind us of ancient days. And there is talk of rigging out the soldier in steel helmet, cuirass, and shield. In truth it would not take long for the Roman legionary to get his hand in this new Gallic war. The “Black Marias” and “Jack Johnâ€" sons" he would hardly take kindly to. But once “blooded” to the artillery the rest would come to him as all in x the day’s work. For the Roman man- I atâ€"arms was ever a great man with ithe spade and the short “gladius” it {was that won Rome’s battles. How i he would smile to hear that the French lare abbreviating their bayonets. iMacaulay says somewhere that the : nation that shortens its weapons l lengthens its borders. May it be so in i this case! The Rose, the Thistle, the Shamrock, Dear emblems over the sea, Are all of them loving tokens Of the homage we offer thee. ‘ The And The God of Light sustain thy might! And may’st tho-u never forget The «real of those mighty dominions On which the sun doth not set. The pulse of thy Sovereign power Vibrateth in every land. We pray for peace, but if it cease We’re all at the King’s command From this fair land of the Maple, This granary of golden wheat, We bring our tribute and fealty And lay them at thy feet. This the prayer of Canadian hearts, May thy Majesty never lack ‘ The men or the might to defend the , right, And the fame of the Union Jack. Three cheers f6r the King of England! With three for the Red, White and Blue! May the King have peace and plenty, And the love of his subjects, too. ~â€"â€"F'. Falling, Vancouver, B.C. Tea suddenly becomes one of the items of war material, and the price has gone up in the primary market about thirty per cent., with prospects of a real shortage and still further advances in price. When warring armies start buying tea for rations on the field with its attendant great waste, and the entire Russian people are suddenly deprived of vodka and turned to tea, then it can scarcely be surprising that such a fluctuation should occur in the price of tea. Messrs. Henderson & Co.’s latest monthly circular issued from Ceylon and just to hand states: “A feature of the market was the record prices paid for flavory teas. The oldest members of the tea trade in Ceylon could not remember such high prices being realized before.” All the brave superfluities of war â€"the waving banners, noding plumes, sabretgches, busbies, feather honnets, epauléttes, sashes, and rib- bansâ€"all that clinks and shines and flames have been taken away. The calling in the the fie Some Tribes Lay Their D and South. pre wa ‘Je central king of the nations Is throned on the hub of the wheel, nd all the spokes are British oaks, And the felloes are bound with Steel. The mo mong v: sswe ‘Iden HIS MAJESTY THE KING. Lets, epauléttes, sashes, and rib- 1â€"3“ that clinks and shines and es have been taken away. The ng‘ of the soldier has,no more part he lust of the eyes, the pride of flesh. Battles are won by poison- the air by' chemical prescription. OLD AND NEW IN WAR. Tea on the Battlefield. varxoug~ peop eremomes and BL'RIALS DIFP g tribes to the ornate, im- revrent services of “the heir al \‘orth th Among some the dead are buried lying, others sitting, as is the case with several of the Indian tribes; and instances are related where warriors or leaders in the nations have been buried seated upon their favorite war horse, as was done with the famous Blackbird, the chief of the once pow- erful Omahas. But there is a remarkable agree- ment of custom for the practice of placing the body east and west. Some- times the body is placed with the head to the east and simetimes to the west: It is held by certain writers that this custom is due to solar symbolism, and the head is placed to the east or west according as the dead are thought of in connection with the sunrise, the reputed home of the deity, or the sunset, the reputed home of the dead. of all ages, in time.” Apgmdicitfis Prevented . Life Lengfihened Health Maintained There are, however, some tribes that lay their dead north and south, and others bury men with the face to the north and women with the face to the south; while among some of the African tribes, if one happens to die away from his home, he is buried fac- ing his native village. Doctors say if people kept their bowels in proper order there would be no such disease on record as appendi- citis. It is due solely to neglect, and is therefore preventable. If you have constipation, bad breath or headache you need medicine right away. The moment you suspect your bowels are clogged you should take Dr. Hamil- ton’s Pills, the smoothest regulator of them all. They move the bowels and cleanse the liver so smoothly you scarcely notice the effect. But you get the action just the same. Taken at night you wake up next morning, clear headed, hungry, rested, ener- getic, feeling like a different man. Why don't you spend a quarter to-day and try Dr. -Hamilton’s Pills. They work so easy, just as nature would order, never gripe or cause headache. Finest thing for folks that are out of sorts, depressed, lacking in color and spirits. Folks that use Dr. Hamil- ton’s Pills are never sick, never have an ache or a pain,â€"â€"â€"feel good all the time simply because the system is clean, regulated and healthy. This you can easily prove yourself. Germany Holds the Record for Fan- tastic Names. Scattered throughout England are some curious inn names, but Germany probably holds the record for out-ofâ€" theâ€"way signs and fantastic names. The most absurd results are usually obtained by the name of some animal with a more or less unsuitable object. The Comfortable Chicken and the Cold Frog, both of them in Berlin, are cer- tainly left in the shade by the Angry Ant (Ort, in Westphalia), and the Stifi' Dog (Berlin). _The Lame Louse is an inn in a suburb of Berlin, and not far from it is the thirsty Pelican, The Dirty Parlor, the Bloody Bones, the Musical Cats, the Four Hundred- weight Man, and the Boxers’ Den are all in Berlin or the neighborhood, and the Old Straw Bag in Leipzig. The Open Bunghole is in Stadtohen, in the Palatine, and the Shoulderblade in Jerichow. The Last Tear is a land- lord’s notion for the name of his inn, situated near a graveyard, visited by returning mourners, and is of fre- quent occurrence throughout the Fa- therland. Blondes should avoid the lighter shades of blue, which gives an ashy appearance to the complexion. The Power of Cheerfulness. Go forth to-day with cheer in your heart! And so, go forth on every day. Surprising will be the power of it. You will soon redeem the errors of the past; you will do better work and more work. And your cheerfulness and work will cheer, inspire and up- lift everyone around you. Oh, wonder- ful is the power of c eerfulness! Oh, wonderful is the good i does. Minard's Liniment RelieVes Nem‘algia. lthe ED. 7. Minard’s Linlment QUAINT INN NAMES. the foremost files of Cures Burns. Etc. ISSUE 39â€"’15. However, when the conductor pass- ed through the car again the ticket was still missing. “Oh, well, bishop, it will be all-right if you never find it!" the conductor assured him. “No, it won't, my friend,” contra- dicted the bishop. “I’ve got to find that ticket. I want to know where I'm going.” Robert Beck, of Chicago, who was made deaf and dumb by an injury sus- tained while fighting with the British Army, suddenly recovered his speech and hearing in a Liverpool hospital. Beck, who was a motor cycle policeâ€" man on the Chicago force when the war began, became a despatch bearer with the British troops, and was struck down by a sniper’s bullet in Flanders. He was taken to Liverpool. From the day of his injury he had been unable to hear or speak until he was taken with other convalescents to a moving picture entertainment in Liverpool. While watching a comic picture he suddenly burst out in laughter. The next moment he found that he was able to talk and hear normally. Wounded British Soldier Also Able to Applied in 5 Seconds Sore, blistenmg fem Q U fr 0 m corn-plmched toes can be cured " by Putnam's Ex- tractor in 24 hours. “Putnam’s” soothes way what drawing pain, eases instant- y, makes the feet feel good at once. a. 250. bottle of “Putnam’s today. In a Bad Fix. The well-beloved bishop of a cer- tain Southern State is so absent- minded that his family is always apâ€" prehensive for his welfare when he is away from home. 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