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Women of Russia Exercised Compul- sion in Regard to Deserters. When, during the immense and be- wildering confusion of the Russian revolution, many hundred soldiers de serted, not from disloyalty, but mere- ly because they wished to go home and see their families, they did not al- ways meet the reception they expect- ed. The women were no less weary of the war than they; but they had sometimes a clearer idea of the neces- sity of continuing it, czar or no czar, than had their men. There were fairly numerous instances when the men re- turned to duty in abashed squads un- der the escort of an Amazonian guard of village maids and matrons; oc- casionally a lone husband would be marched back under the sole but suf: flcient compulsion of a resolute wife. The influence. of women has always I been important in holding the soldiers of a nation to their duty, or discourag- ing them/ from it. Usually it"has re- mained influence merely, and has not become compulsion. Sometimes it has been exerted in 'a manner halfway be- tween the two. ' ‘In the days of thegmerican Revolu- tion therewas a patriotic matron of New‘ England whose husband did not volunteer when his neighbors did. He gave his "pindling" health and feeble constitution as an excuse. He was, in- deed, a slight and small man, but tough and wiry, and better able to en- dure the hardships oiwar than many bigger men, as his spouse well knew. But she did not remonstrate or shame him in the community by expressing her opinion. Instead, she devoted her attention to his diet. If he were not a well man, he ought not to eat like one, she decided; rations to such<as befitted an invalid. _In vain he protested that he required extra nourishment; the hotter and angrier he got, the more firmly she in- sisted that he was feverish and cho- leric,' and that a light diet was the thing for him, with nothing solid or heavy or rich. In fact, his diet grew daily lighter and lighter. First, dough- nuts disappeared from his breakfasts, then flapjacks and cake from his sup- pers, finally even meat from his din» net‘sâ€"and at that he gave in and en- listed. He proved to be a good soldier, who was never sick, and recovered with unusual rapidity from the two honor- able wounds that he received. Owing to his littleuess and leanness and to a gradual leaking out of the story of how he came to join the army, he bore and she reduced hisfiiams Pink Pills actually make. "weeuy" and have pimples on the race, showing that they have not enough blood. The anaemic boy is just as likely to become a victim of consump- tion as the pale, breathless girl with iher headaches and worn-out look. Let . the boy in this condition catch cold and he will lose his strength and his health becomes precarious. To prevent serious disaster to those of the rising generation, let both boys ,and girls be given the'new rich blood which Dr. Wiiliam‘s’ Pink Pills are fa« mous the world over for making. When giving these pills watch how soon the appetite returns and how the languid girl or the weak boy becomes full 5f activity and high spirits. Re- ‘ member that the boy has to develop, 5too, if he is to make a strong hearty man. Give, both the boys and girISI {a fair chance to develop strongly ithrough the new, rich blood Dr. Wil- You will then see active boys and girls, in- stead of weakly children around you. 2 Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold by ‘all medicine dealers or may be ob- ltained by mail at 50 cents a box or ‘six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. VVil-~ 'liams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. n TELLS ITALE "0F TORTURE. |Belgian Girl Says Most. Terrible Tor- ture Was Inflicted on Youth. A young Belgian lady, the daughter iof wealthy parents, who for over :‘three years-has suffered at the hands of the Germans in Belgium, and Who, .succeeded' in escaping into Ho.lland, ‘whence she journeyed to London, has‘ 'related her experiences to a i’epre-J ‘sentative of the Central News. He proved to be a good soldier, who was never sick, and recovered with unusual rapidity from the two honor- able wounds that he received. Owing to his littleness and leanness and to a gradual leaking out of the story of how he came to join the army. he bore through his military career and ever afterwards a nickname, which after the first he accepted without resent- ment. and to which lie answered quite as a matter of course. He was known as Starveliug Jones. Join the Home Defence movement for the conserva- tion of food. Help to pre- vent waste by demanding the whole wheat grain in break- fast foods and bread stuffs. Substitute whole wheat for meat, eggs and potatoes. The whole wheat grain is the most perfect food given to man. In Shredded Wheat " Biscuit you have the whole wheat grain made digestible by steam-cooking, shredding and baking. Every particle of the whole wheat grain is used including the outer bran coat which is so useful in keeping the bow- els healthy and active. For any meal with milk, and fresh fruits. wawywxlwwwa 3:2: because “tth like it and 2:: they know it's 5’53; good for them @535 PATRIOTS ENFORCED. Made in Canada. It is a. mistake to think that anaemia is only a girl’s complaint. Girls prob- ably show the effect of weak, watery blood more plainly than boys. De- layed development, pale faces, head- aches, palpitation, and a feeling of listlessness, call attention to weak blood in. the case of girls. But many boys in their teens grow thin and “weedy” and have pimples on the face, showing that they have not enough blood. The anaemic boy is just as likely to become a victim of consump- tion as the pale, breathless girl with her headaches and worn-oiit look. Let the boy in this condition catch cold and he will lose his strength and his ’Tis wondrously, wondrously lovely This glorified Autumn land But the Frost King is surely coming, I see it on every hand. The birds are winging southward They love not the Frost King’s reign; The wee folks of the forest Are hoarding their nuts and grain. In garden, wood and meadow, Wherever I may peep, The leaves are falling softly And whisp’ring “Down to sleep.” The girl was arrested as a spy because she had written letters to her sweetheart, who is serving in the army, and sent to prison for three months. - / "I had to work from seven o’clock in the morning until nine o’clock at- night, and tolerate the most abusive insults,” she said. “A very large number of my friends were arrested, including'a young man. The Ger- mans did all in their power to induce him to speak, promising him a free pardon if he w uld implicate others, The man resistfid’all their persuasive methods, and they inflicted‘the most terrible torture. Then he was tried and sentenced to death. Belgians speak at tfie he was stan And everywhere there lingers A smoke-like purple haze That must have come from the < bers They left in the woodland ways. And every tree and thicket Bears a signal torch aglow, Where the vanguard of his army Have blazed the way to go. a fair chance to develop strongly through the new, rich blood Dr. Wil- liams Plnk Pills actually make. You will then see active boys and girls, in- stead of weakly cuildren firound you. .5. ‘H Dr.’Wi11iams Pink Pills‘are sold by all medicine dealers or may be ob- tained by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. VVil- liams Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. sentenced to death have the right to appeal to the Kaiser, and this young man made the appeal. “We learned later that the reply was: ‘If he will speak his life shall be spared; if not, then he must die.’ The day before he was taken out to die he was put in a gell decorated with flowers and given the most costly food to eat. Everything was done by the Germans to persuade him to The Frost King is surely coming, His spies are throughout the land; I can trace their stealthy footprints As I look on every hand. lands This morning the ground was white With the ashes of thet campfires Where they gathered through the md's minutes: Once Dandmfi WEAK BOYS .AND GIRLS saw where they camped in the low- night. THE FROST KING. t moms 'Mildred M. North. done by him to an when of ‘ Eye Salve, irn Tuba: 25c. For Hook'of the Eye â€" Fran. \ Ask Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago d Grain Yields of 'the Prairie Provinces. The estimated total production of wheat in the three Prairie Provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alber- t'a) is 225,778,700 bushels from 1 ,619, 370 acres, as compared with 20 ,846,- 000 bushels from 12,441,350 acres in 1916. In Manitoba the total yield of wheat for 1917 is 41,642,200 bushels, as compared with 27,943,000 bushels in 1916; in Saskatchewan 130,356,000 bushels as against 131,765,000 bushels, and in Alberta 53,780,500 bushels against 49,138,000 bushels Oats yield 224,199,000 bushels in the , three prairie provinces as compared with 269,258,000 bushels in 1916; barley, “43,168,400 bushels against 33,296,000 bushels; rye, 2,498,850 bushels, again- st 1,636,000 bushels and fiaxseed 9,951,500 bushels as against 7,269,- 000 bushels. An inventor 01 a new electric brake for automobiles claims it will stop a car moving at a speed of fifty miles an hour within fortyâ€"five feet without skidding. mmard'n Linlmont Cures Burns. Eco. Somebody has said, “Praise is good for the bones.” Try a little of it on the young folks and also on the hired man. It: will not spoil them. 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