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CONSTIPATION i Ifi th* mo«t common allm«nt of th« •0*, on* r«»^n«iM* for many rleiM and ofton fatal diaaaaaa. 99 RIGA PURQATIVE WATER fai tta« safeat, surest «n4 mott aco&omical remedy tor Its cure. It fluabea the Intastinaa aod ramovaa the accumulated waate matter wlildi uoder- minea health and andancsra Ufa. On tale avarvwhara: 26 cents the bottls. RIGA PURQATIVK WATER CO. MONTREAL. ?v Up-to-Date Models These i« something very attractive about this smart little suit. The trousers and suspenders can be made of blue, and the little blouse of white. McCall Pattern No. 8168, Boy's Tommy Tucker Suit. In 3 sizes; 2 to 6 years. Price, 15 cents. Smart, indeed, is tunic dress of ! aatin. The front has a vest effect, which is most becoming. McCall Pat- tern No. 8139, Ladies' Dress. In 6^ sires, 34 to 44 bust. Price, 20 cents. These patteras may be obtained ^ from your local McCall dealer, or j from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. W. « -^ â€" When you take a load of produce to town, haul a load of fertilizer or lime on the return trip. ECONOMY TALK is aU right- ECONOMV" PRACTICE is better. INSTMNT POSTUfI is an economy drink â€" absolutely rM> we^ie. Besides, It is convenient, saves fuel and su^ar. and leaves nothing to be desired in tHe â- way or navor* . TRY A CUP! THE MAKING OF AN AIRPLANE THOUSANDS OF OPERATIONS ARE NECESSARY. £ Some Details of the Intricate Factors Entering Into the Manufacture of Warplanes. The time, labor and material which go into the making of a warplane are thus set forth by Lieutenant Colonel | Hiram Bingham, Signal Corps, U.S.A. i Let me try to depict by a rough pic- ture a plane in the making. Suppose, I for instance, ycu were set to driving 4326 nails and 3377 screws. Undoubt- ^ edly that would be quite a task â€" a to- | tal of 7703 separate operations. Well, ' when you had reached the 5000 mark you could truthfully be told that you had done less than two-thirds of the work of this sort required for a single airplane. (These figures are for a training plane; for a FrenL-h battle- plane 23,000 screws are said to be ' needed.) Somehow a plane looks so simple and floats so gracefully through the air that we lose all , thought of the skill that goes into its . making. Must Use Little Metal. | Just recently we have received some figures of the material which is re- ; quired for 9ne of the simpler training planes. For instance, 921 steel stampings must be cut out, 798 forg- ings cast and 276 turn-buckles, all for , a single machine. j Think, then, of the hundreds of | thousands of such pieces nesjded for - the thousands of planes in the Ameri- can program and of how utterly hope- less for us the situation would be if those parts were not standardized, turned out by machinery in tens o<f thousands, and usable in scores of different factories on any kind of plane. The reduction of aircraft ^ manufacture to the simplest, stand- | ardized quantity production basis has | been one of America's great triumphs in the air and an achievement which very soon will be making itself felt. ; But metal must be used in an air- , plane as little as possible. It is alto- gether too heavy, especially when a few extra pounds make all the mar- gin in speed between victory and de- | feat. .'Vn engine of 300 horsepower is in itself enormously heavy to rise mto the air; so that the rest of the 'â-  machine must attain the very acme of lightness. ' The Strain Exerted. \ That very lightness, however, en- tails ei\prmou3 strength and perfect adjustment. Think of the strain which is exerted on every vire and nut, every inch of linen and every bit of wood as this 300-horsepower mech- anism rushes through the air at 150 | miles an hour! Cyclones often do not go as fast, and we can easily picture what happens to a strongly built house when the air .strikes it at that' speed. But if the strain is great simply be- ! cause of high speed, what must it be when a plane suddenly careens down- . ward, taking a tremendous pressure J off one part and hurling it upon an- , other. It is that kind of sharp, sud- den, unevenly distributed shock which allows the slightest tap of a knife to crack an egg or the e.\plosion of a depth bomb to crush in the unpre- pared side of a submarine. Obviously a plane must be built so skillfully and , of such perfect material as to with- ', stand not only the pressure of the cyclone sped, but also the added shocks of its sudden evolution-:, | Airplane Spruce. The one material which gives this | double characteristic of strength with , lightness is spruce; not the ordinary | spruce, but a superselected spruce ; ' from the giant trees of the Pacific ' , coast. Few would believe that this ; would present much of u problem with '. '. America's vast resources, but when ' one considers that only a small frac- ' â-  tion of the very best spruce is usable at all, and that the war has vastly increased the demand for that, the dif- ficulty will begin to appear. Let me ; e.xplain tliis in detail: j j The ideal trees for airplane spruce are the fine old patriarchs, scarce enough at best, which have a girth of about fourteen feet and run up 160 ; feet without a brancK Now, when this splendid wood is cut, 52 per cent . is thrown out at onceâ€" the part in {he heart where the grain is too cir- ; cular and the part at the circumfer- ; ence where tho grain is too coarse. â-  .\nother 10 per cent, is culleii out for various reasons and another 7'i per ; cent, lost to kiln shrinkage. This leaves us less than one-third of our ' original wood for further selection. I Of this third, however, only a small j I proportion is fit for the more delicate 1 work. Less than 1 per cent^ of it has the necessary length and strength for ailerons; 2.3 per cent, is fit for the wing beams; 4.6 per cent, for the long struts and th« same for the landing gear. The balance can only be used for ribs and the smaller fittings. These figures show why America's vast lumber resources are being strained to the limit to build our air fleet. They explain also why it has been necessary for the United States to take over the whole spruce output as agent for the combined Allied pro- gram and eliminate the ruinous com- petition which had prevailed among the English, French and Julian Gov- ernments." « ~. Yes, Whor The wounded- Tommy was sitting up in bed when the nurse brought him his tea. He stared at his plate, and just as the nurse was leaving him, he said: "Oh, I sayl Who ever put the but- ter on this bread?" "Why, I did," retume<i the nurse indignantly. Tommy went rather red, and stam- mered: "I Oh, pardon, nurse, but â€" well, who scraped it off again?" YES! MAGICALLY I CORNS LIFT OUT WITH FINGERS LEMONS MAKE SKIN WHITE, SOFT, CLEAR. Make this beauty lotion for a few cents and see for yourself. What girl or woman hasn't heard of lemon juice to remove complexion blemishes; to whiten the skin and to bring out the roses, the freshness and the hidden beauty? But lemon juice alone is acid, thereforfe irritating, and should be mixed with orchard white this way. Strain through a fine clotji the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle containing about three ounces of orchard white, then shake well and you have a whole quarter pint of skin and complexion lotion at about the cost one usually pays for a small jar of ordinary cold cream. Be sure to strain the .lemon, juice so no pulp gets into the bottle, then this lotion will remain pure and fresh for months. When applied daily to the face, neck, arms and hands it should help to bleach, clear, smoothen and beautify the skin. Any druggist will supply three ounces of orchard white at very little cost and the grocer has the lemons. You say to the drug store man, "Give me a small bottle of freezone." This will cost very little but will poaitively remove every hard or soft corn or callus from one's feet. A few drops of this new ether com- pound applied directly upon a tender, aching com relieves the soreness in- stantly, and soon the entire^com or callus, root and all, dries up and can be lifted off with the fingers. This new way to rid one's feet of corns was introduced by a Cincinnati man, who says that freezone dries in a moment, and simply shrivels up the corn or callus wathout irritating the surrounding skin. Don't let father die of infection or lockjaw from whittling at his corns, but clip this out and make him try it. If your druggist hasn't any free- zone tell him to order a small bottle from his wholesale drug house for you. Easy Enough. Men own, with modesty becoming. That they've no knack for law or plumbing Or adding figures, art or preaching Or banking, mayoring or teaching; But I have never yet seen one Who didn't think that he could run A farm much better â€" though a bad one â€" Than most men who have ever had Miaaxd's Unimeat oacd tiy Fhyaldaas. To a Butterfly. • I've watched you now a full half-hour, Self-poised upon that yellow flower; And little Butterfly! indeed I know not if you sleep or feed. How motionless! not frozen seas More motionless! and then What joy awaits you, when the breeze Has found you out among the trees. And calls you forth again! â€" William Wordsworth. Canada Should Can Sardines Canada imports annually, canned sardines %-alued at over $100,000. The major portion of these imports are from the United States, Norway, the United Kingdom and Portugal, in the order named. Oddly enough, only 20 per cent, of the New Brunswick catch is canned in this country. The re- maining 80 per cent, is shipped to Maine to be canned by American can- ners. The Canada Food Board is at present taking active steps to have these fish canned in Canada. If this is done it will be, obviously, a distinct advantage to Canadian consumers. Kiaord's Uniment Iioiubeniian's TrlaBO. Worse Than He Realized. It is told of Rufus Choate, the fam- ous U.S. lawyer, that on one occasion he appeared in couft in behalf of a certain blacksmith whose tools and stock-in-trade had been seized by a creditor. So powerfully did the great advo- cate depict the wrong that he con- tended had been done to his client and so vivid was his description of the ex- tent to which the forge had been stripped, that the blacksmith, who sat near by, was observed to burst into tears. "WTiy. Tom," said a sympathetic friend, "what's the matter with you? What are you crying about?" "Oh," replied the blacksmith be- tween his sobs, "until Mr. Choate spoke I had no idea I had been so abominably t-t-treated!" Any banana can be used for mak- ing marmalade. itoB^^i]*op Ixured a horse of the Mange with MIXARD'S LINIMENT. CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS. Dalhousie. I cured a horse, badly torn by a pitch fork, with MINARD'S LINI- MENT. St. Peter's, C.B. EDW. LINLIEF. I cured a horse of a bad swelling by MINARD'S LINIMENT. Bathurst, N.B. THOS. W. PAYNE. Italy Spends Five Millions Daily. The war is costing Italy $149,000,- 000 a month or, in round numbers, about $5,000,000 a day, says a recent despatch from Rome. In estimating the cost of the war the expenditure incurred during the ten months of Italy's neutrality for war prepara- tions as well as the money spent dur- ing the thirty-three months of war up to the end of last February are taken into account. The estimate is only approximate, because besides the money actually spent for war expend- iture payments made by the War Of- fice and the Adndralty for extraord- inary expenditure due to the war are included in the calculation. A Quick, Gean, Comfortable Shava Gnaraateed Every solaier shaves under diHiculuo* â€" cold water, chiOii^ at-nosp'aere and a time a]lo^vancs <^ about three minote* for the whole iob. The AutoStrop Safety Razor overcomes all ehaving difictiltie* â€" it 13 the only razor that ia always ready for use â€" tiiat always itaa a keen edge becaus« it sharpens its own blade* automatically. Sttopa â€" â- haves â€" clean* â€" without removing blade. Gire kia aa AntoStrap â€" tke t'Jt of the kav. AutoStrop Safety Razor Co« a-«IDJk*S*. I War and Popalation. I Theories as to the underlying causes of the great war are as nu- merous as guesaes regarding the tlma when the end may come, and hardly a week passes that some person whoaa position gives his words more or less weight does not offer explana- tions on the subject. One of the latest is from Dr. C. Killick Millard, medl- ca! officer for Leicester, England, who says: "Throughout the world's history overflowing populations have been a fruitful cause of political unrest and war. Germany's mad dream of world supremacy was fostered and encour- | aged by her rapid increase of popular tion during the last fifty years. If the fall in the birth rate had set in earlier â€" latest returns show that h is only slightly greater than in England â€" the present war might have been avoided." o i MONEY ORDERS. Buy your out-of-town supplies with Dominion Express Money Orders. Five Dollars costs three cents-. Celer>- and Jieas are not recommend- ed for smalF gardens, but runner beans will produce well for the spaca they occupy. Kernel Wheat to Front. Little buns of barley, Little rol'.s of rye Send wheat serosa the ocean To every good ally. Keel? Mlaard's Zdniiuettt in tlie lioiue. Did you ever stop to thirdc that a i farmer is a laborer and a capitalist? If he is to continue in that double ca- pacity he needs a proper return from I both work and money. In other words : he should have "a good living and 10 ', per cent." ^ ' Apples will form the basi.;. of al- most any jeily . FOB lAXB WEEKLY .NEWSrAPEH IN WE3T- •rn Ontario. Dolna a rood baal- cess. Death of owner places It on tba narket A areat c-bance for a man with each. Apply Box %2. Wllaoa PubUaiilns Co. Limited. Torontg ITT ELL EQUIPPED NEWSPAPEK TT and Job printing plant In Eastern Ontario. Insurasice ciu-r1»d 11.(00. WUi ao for 11.200 on quick sale. Box «S. wUscr. PubllshlrB Co.. Ltd.. Toronta HzscE^XiAirzova LBT- Paul. C~1 RANITE OCTTER.S .\-ND T terers wanted. Write Geo. M. 158 Victoria St.. Sarnia. CA-VCER. TUMORS. LUMPS. ETC. Internai and external, cured wltli- cut pain bv our home treatment Write C8 before too late. Dr. Bellman Medical Co.. Limited. ColUnawo od. Cm t. LIQl'IDS snc/ PASTES KEEP YOUR SHOES NEAT SHOEPOUSHES BUCK.WHrrE.TAN. DAflH BROWN OR OXBLOOO SHOES PRESERVEtl^eLEATHER A Cure for 9 Bad Breath 8"3ad breath irfa sisn of decayed teeth, foul itomach or unclean 3 bowel." If your teeth are good, n look to your digestive organs at * once. Get Seigel's Caralivc Sy-up Bit druggists. 15 to 30 drop* after mesls, clean up ycur food e passage and stop the bad breath odor. 50c and SI 00 Bottles. 9 Do not buy substitutes. Get the genuine. 6 9 9 9 9 wiil reduce intiamcd. swollen 1 Joints, Sprains, Bruises, Soft ) Bunches: Heals Boils, Poll Evil, Ouittor, Fistula and Infected sores quickly as it is a positive iniissptic and germicide. Pleasant to UKi Joes ftol blister or remort tbc hair. *ntl you ci« votk ihelMiICi (2.50p*r bon!?. deliveffd. J Book7R(ree, ABSORBINE. JR..tbe antiitpiicllnimnt (or niiUuixb rtduces PtinluL Swolltn V.mfc Went. Slriinl. BruiMfi tlopf pmin mi inftiaimiiion. P'ict »t.!5 P*' »onl« •» inicrt or JeiitrcJ. W.ll lell rou more 'J »oa write, lil).nl Tri.l Bqnie for 10c In xiailK. W. f. YOUNG. P.O. F..918UIMIIS IU(.,Montr««t.Cts. Sbsorbluc ud Absorbliie. Jr.. ira DiJc la Csoidii Ask for MUutrd'a and take ao other. Chicken houses should be thon>ugh- ly cleaned and sprayed, and an effort made ro get rid of all mites and lice. These pesfts affect the vitality of the flock, cause hens to leave their nests, and kill young chicks. Bre*\.ling stock sliould be carefully selected and well housed and fed to insure grood hatches and strt>ng chicks. .A.mple ntsts should be provided for the lay- er:». Chicks should be protected from gettirg wet or becoming chilled. Guard ajrain.'t rats. CUnCURA HEALS ffCHINfi ECZEMA So Bad Could Not Sleep. Red With Water Blisters and Burning. "I had eczema so bzd I cooid not sleep. It first started on my arm, then I bad it on my body so that I could hardly wear my clothes, and I had to stay ia bed. My flesh wss dark red with water blisters, and burning and itching. "Everything I tried seemed to make me worse, and I had the trouble for nearly two jrears. I read about Cutl- cjra Soap and Oirtment, and I got them. They did ma good right away, and now I am entirely healed." (Signed) Mrs. Peter Mcintosh, French River. Ont., April 10. 1917. How often such distressing, d!sf.g> uring skin troubles might be prevented by every -day use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment for all toilet purposes. For Free Sample Each oy Mail ad- dress post-card: "Cuticura. Dept. A, Boston, L'. S. A." Sold everywhere. Comiflx IplMiS ^TOTGLARE LENS ^' Daylight Night Driving without Uare or Danger SEND FOR .CIRCULAR PER PAIR ALL SIZES STOPGLARE LTD. HAMILTON, ONT. NERVOUS PROSTRATION May be Overcome by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound â€" This Let ter Prove t It West Philadelphia, Pa. â€" "Durine th« ttirty yeacs I have been marri.'J. 1 have been in bad health and had several at- tacks of nervous prostration until it seemed as If th« orijans in ray whole body were worn sut. 1 was finally ptTSuaded to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound and it trade a well woman of me. I can now do a'.! my housework and ailvise all ailing women to try Lydia E. Pinkham's vegetable Com- pound and 1 will guarar.tee they will derive gp?at benent from it." â€" Mrs. Fkamc Fitzgerald, 25 N. 41 st Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. There are thcusards of women every- where in Mrs. Fitzgerald's condition, suffering from nervousness, bs.kache, headaches, and other symptoms of a functional derangement. It was a grateful spirit for health restored which led her to write this letter so tlist other women may benefit from her experience and find health as she has done. For sn^fjestions in regard to your con- dition write Lydia G. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result of their iO rears e.xperience is at your service. ED. 7. ISSl E 20â€"18,