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Keep the Homeâ€"fires burning, .. While your hearts are yearning, £ Though your lads are far away . , They dream of Home ; Es There‘s a silver lining \â€"_â€" $.Fhrough the dark cloud shining, * Turn the dark cloud inside out, t "*"THI the boys come home. _ ®f war experience. It was calculated , *~ _ do soothe the feclings of lonesome [ . smothers and sweethearts who thought , ~.Of dear ones at the front. It is a song °* ‘ Bf hope and of the home:â€" ’:;'“ U "PILL THE BOYS COME HOME.» }°Y & Mrs. James Valentine has returned from a visit of several days in Torâ€" $uto, where â€"she had the pleasure of ‘Fearing the celebrated Miss Anna vase ! New York, which proved to be an ’-unterulnment of unusual excellence, that was most enthusiastically encored gt every turn, the proceeds of which :fre .Geyoted to Red Cross work. :rmyor( Buyder was another ‘of “;?o‘i music lovers who found the h "Adna Casé" too stromg to reâ€" £ MATCHLESS ! Mary, i shail take one of the chilâ€" dren to church with me this mornâ€" ing," announced Mrs. Fashionist. "Yes‘m," replied the maid. ""Which one do you think will go best‘ with my new lavender gown ?" Furred Tonguc, Nad Taste, Indiges tiom, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head aches come from a torpid liver ano clogged bowels, which cause your stomach to become filled with undlâ€" gested food, which sours and fermonts like garbage in a swill barrel. That‘s the first step to untold misoryâ€"indi gestion, foul gases, bad breath, yellow skin, mental fears, everything that is horrible asd nauseating. A Cascaret tonight will give your constipated bowels â€"a thorough cleansing and straightcn you out by morning. They work while you sleenâ€"a 1fâ€"cent box from your druggist will keep you fee} Ing good for months, ; M#B. E, F,. Scagram spent a few day&.with her mother, Mrs. A. C. Macâ€" lachlan at Guelph this week. The arrival of Ash Wednesday put an end to everything of a large or formal social character for the forty gray days, and patriotic and Red Cross workers will reign supreme. . â€" To a fpreign yoke shall bend, And no Englishman is silent ‘To the sacred call of Friend. '3. wli?fl Mrs. Alfred H. Snyder have etugned from a delightful Winter holiâ€" day of geveral weeks at Placid Lake, New Yark. Mr. Walden Armstrong, who has enâ€" listed for Overscas Service, was a weekâ€"end visitor with his mother, Mrs. Richard Armstrong, at Hotel Ewald. Mr. Armstrong has been taking a specâ€" ial Officer‘s course in Toronto, and exâ€" pects to leave with his regiment shortâ€" ly for England. f Mrs. Middlemiss of Guelph spent the weekâ€"end with her niece, Mrs. A. D. Huether. Mrs. Tom Forsyth, who has also been the guest of her daughter, left last Monday for an extended visit with Winnipeg friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Ziegler, of Winâ€" nipeg. were the guests of his mother, Mre. Ziegler, Victoria street, for a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kelly of Gueiph were weekâ€"end visitors with Mr; and Mrs. E. P. Clement. Over seas there came a pleading, "Help a nation in distress," ud We gave our glorious laddies ; gjopour bade us do no less. For no gallant son of Britain For Sick Hceadache, Sour Stomach Sluggish Liver and Bowelsâ€"They work while you slcep. 4 . (Keep The Homeâ€"Fires Burning). They were summoned from the hillâ€" side, 'l"oy were called in from the glen, And the Country found them ready At the stirring call for men. h} no tears add to their hardship, As the Soldiers pass along, although your heart is breaking, me it sing this cheery song. i0 CENT "CASCARETS" IF BILIOUS OR COSTIVL Miss Edmonds. who has been a Perhaps the most widely popular #g of the war, a lingering, tuneful F that is holding its own well, is the â€" â€"Social and Personal us and thoughtfuj sentiment creâ€" by the long: casualtylists. It ‘®ptimistic, and yet capable of asâ€" ition with the more solemn phases ing." It was written by an Engâ€" writer who was tired and sick of perary." Where "Tipperary" venâ€" spirit, the new song expressed the h & rary." Where "Tipperary" venâ€" | Mesrs. Walter asd ‘Wike Hogs ies Iivoious: "bucintnt as n: | ore weekseng viaitols with thesr wat Refrain. who thought â€" The Past week has been a red letter ho thought 'lt is a song ‘OD€ for the Twinâ€"City Tea Rooms, and se it is certainly most gratifying to see 'tho hearty and genuine interest taken Mrs. Slack, 34 Gevertey street, Galt, received a sad birthday message on Monday, when notified that her husâ€" band, Sergt. H. J. Slack, formerly of the 117th (Eastern Townships) Battaâ€" lion, had been killed in action on Febâ€" ruary 10. Besides his wife he leaves four small children. _ If yon are tired, nervous, sleepless, have headaches and langour, you need Dr. Hamilton‘s Pills; they tone the stomach, assist digestion, brace _ you up at once. Taken at nightâ€"you‘re well by morning. Sickness and tired fecling disappear instantly. Vim, spirâ€" its, hearty health, all the joys of life come to everyone that uses Dr. Hamilâ€" ton Pills. No medicine so satisfactory. Get Dr. Hamilton‘s Pilis toâ€"day, 25¢. per box at all dealers. A Sad Birthday Messtage. ‘Two. ot our popular and most â€"highly esteemed young men, Messrs. Wilkie Hoggâ€"and Depew Kumpf.members of the §4th Battery;~stationed At G«eiph, spent several days in town this kwoeek on their last leave before going :Overâ€" seas in defense of the Empire. These young men have hosts of friends who will wish them Godâ€"speed and & sate return. R Miss Ada Snider andher guest, Miss Beulah Shannon have réturned ‘to Torâ€" onto University, after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Cranston Spider, George street. The Princess of Wales Chapter will meet on Thursday, March ist, at 3 o‘clock when Corporal Blain, who has just returned from the front will adâ€" dress the Chapter. Miss Verona Keenan was the hosâ€" tess of a small tea at‘her rooms on Thursday afternoon. Mr. Wilfrid Schlee and Mr. William MacCallum are spending a few days In Toronto. GET MORE VIM! RENEW YOUR C STRENGTH Mr. Frank Wiley is visiting at his home in Toronto over the weekâ€"end. The funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 27th, at 1.30 o‘clock from the house, thence to the Waterâ€" loo Mennonite church for services and to the D. Eby cemetery for burial. Afternoon tea breught to a close this very successful and profitable mceting. â€" A happy feature of the meeting was the presentation of a bouquet ofâ€" lovely flowers to Mrs. Alex. Howie in honor of her birthday, which was gracefully acknowledged by Mrs. Howie in a ERB.â€"At his home three miles northâ€" west of Waterloo, on Feb. 23rd, Enoch Erb, aged 75 years, 1 month and 20 days. jby our patriotic citizens in this form 10f War work. "More lip'lles and lmon money will save e â€" lives must be the slogan for all War workâ€" (m for some time to come. BEANâ€"At Ceylon, Sask., Feb. 2nd, to Mr. and Mts. Simon Bean, a daughter, Margatet Betnice. l Mrs. John Ferguson, King street, was the hostess of the Waterloo Presâ€" byterian Ladies‘ Aid Society on Thursâ€" }day afternoon, when over fifty laddes of the Congregation enjoyed a delightâ€" ful social time with their knitting. ‘The newly elected President, Mrs. P. J. Wright, presided at a short busiâ€" ness session, when provision was mde‘ by the members to substantially imâ€" prove the comfort and convenience of l this department by the addition of new china, teaâ€"spoons, etc. ; and the steady industry of the ladies was shown by their handsome contribution of 44 pairs of handâ€"knitted socks for lhe1 Red Cross Society. Mr. M. P. Langstaff of the Dominion Life staff was a visitor in Buffalo this week, when he had the pleasure of hearing Billy Sunday. Mrs. J. H. Webb is spending the week in Toronto. JMr. Joe ENis was a visitor for #éyâ€" eral days during the past week, the guest of his sister, Mrs. Wildgust, ‘-fimdvhllori-mbtmzl weeks, the guest of her bFother, Mr. R. H. Edmonds and Mrs. Edmonds, George street, has returned to her home in London. $y ~ ~*a s BOR N DIED. ] When baby is teething is a time of }worry to most mothers. Baby‘s little gums become swollen and tender: he . becomes cross; does not sieep well; is greatly ~ trofbled | with ‘constipation; colic or diarthoca and sometimes even convuisions seize him. During _ this period nothing can equal the use of Baby‘s Own Tablets. They regulate the bowels and stomach and make the teething ‘so easy that the mother scarcely realizes baby is getting his teeth, Concerning the Tablets Mrs. Arthur Archibald, New Town, N. S., writes: "I used Baby‘s Own Tablets when baby was getting his teeth and 1 found:them an excellent medicine." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealâ€" ers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., Brockâ€" ville. Ont. ' * MINARD‘S LINIMENT FOR sALE EVERYWHERE, > London‘s subscriptions to the Paâ€" itiotic Fum totalled ~ $360,000 in this year‘s campaign. Kitchener â€" citizens got together Thursday evening in & regaiar "Bonne Entente" sessiou for the purpose . of organizing a whirlwind joint campaign for the raising of a fund of $150,000 or, over for the Canadian Patriotic and the Red Cross Funds. One eighth of the money to be subscribed will be handed over to the Red Cross. An orâ€" ganization committee was appointed with power to add to their number and the meeting was addressed by reâ€" presentative men of this city, some of whom were bitterly opposed to one another in the recent election _ camâ€" paign. The spirit of the various speethes was to get together for complete harâ€" mony in an effort to ,raise a fund which will do the city proud. f . Mayor Gross Presided. The meeting was presided over by Mayor Gross and was addressed by such men as August Lang, W. E. Galâ€" lagher, L. J. Breithaupt, Robert Smyth, Dr. J. F. Honsberger, Judge Reade, Rev. A. L. Zinger, W. H. Schmalz, George M. D&@Bus, John R. Eden,; Ald. Schwartz, J. J, Gibbons of Toronto, reâ€" persehting Hon. Thomas McGarry, H. M. Miller, official Patriotic Fund Orâ€" ganizer, Mayor Gross and W. D. Euler. The Organizer Speaks. The speech of the evening was made by H. M. MII}er of Toronto, who was present for the purpose of assisting the men of the city in organizing, inâ€" augurating and putting on the whirlâ€" wind campaign. Mr. Miller‘s speech was inspiring and roused the necesâ€" sary enthusiasm. CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $150,000 FOR PATRIOTIC FUND TEETHING TIME A TIME OF WORRY _ Barkley arrived in the city _ Friâ€" ldny morning aba went ar once to Chief O‘Neill and asked the assistance of |the local *police in _ arresting Coâ€" zart. This was immediately granted and Barkey proceeded to the Walper House to identify his long hunted man. He waited around the hotel until 3 o‘clock before Cozart put in an appearâ€" ance. Just as soon as the fugitive walked into the lobby of the hotel, Deâ€" tective Barkey signalled to P. C. Bleâ€" vins who was stationed outside waiting to be summoned. â€"P. C. Blevins enâ€" tered the hotel ahd immediately p,lnc-‘ 1 Carart aHac Pucco" undor arreat. The arrested man at once waived ail extradition proceedingsâ€"and left lnt' evening on the 5.51 for Toronto whence they will proceed to Buffalo, where Cozart will be held for.the Louâ€" isianna authorities. Special Detective Barkey, of the United States Secret Service, was in Texas at the time of Cozart‘s escape and was assigned to the case. . For the past six months he had been chasâ€" ing his man through the middle states of the United States and was always a.day or two behind him. _ Monday Cozart crossed the Canadian line and made tracks at‘once for Kitchener where he was posing as a traveling man. Barkey arrived on his trail in Toronto Thursday night and was tippâ€" ed off there that Cozart was in Kuca-l ener. R Cozart had been a fugitive from jusâ€" tice for the past six mon:hs wuen hbe jumped his bail at New Orleans, Louâ€" isianna, where he was waiting trial on a charge of frandulently using the United States mails for the purpose of promoting bogus oil stoc«s. . The Walper House was the scene of a rather sensetiopal arrest Friday. atâ€" ternoon at 3 o‘clock when P. C..Blevâ€" ins .at the request of United States Becret Service Detective Arthur Barâ€" key of Buffalo, apprehended M. W. Cozart, who srrived at the Walper House last Tuesday and registeréd “i J. M. Russell of Toronto. <‘ M. W. Cozart, Jumped Bail in New Orleans, and Apâ€" prehended Here.. , ]Ifs'fic‘sh' PLACED uNOER ARREST Christian B. Albrecht, charged with stealing yarns and fabric from the Forâ€" bes Milling Company of Hespeler where he is employed was arraigned before Judge Hanning Monday morning and pleaded guilty. F. Rohleder reâ€" presented the Crown. Judge Hanning deferred sefitence until Saturday, March 3rd. ® THIEF ROBS CHOIR MEMBERS DURING SERVICE KITCHENER BOARD OF HEALTH MET FRIDAY EVENING The n*ws was received in the city on Monday that a thief or _ thieves had entcred the basement: of _ St. James‘ Luth. Churoh, Elmira, while service was in progress on Sunday evening, and that in addition _ to stealing a valuable set of _ Persian lamp furs, valued at $150, owned by Miss Percedia Beisel, the pockets of the coats of all the choir members had been emptied and alil the purses taken. No alue to the â€" culprit _ or culprits have been available. Several weeks ago the bassment of the same church > seas entered and _ several pairs of rubbers were stolen. given for the using of the park ice for domestic purposes and a motion was passed providin; for the printâ€" ing of the milk. bylaw. It was also decided that the proper license numâ€" ber must be painted on milk wagons by all verdors. Accounts were passâ€" ed amounting to $332. DR. BRAITHWAITE ADDRESSES WOMEN‘S CANADIAN CLUB The Women‘s Ganadian Club of Kitâ€" chener and Waterloo held a well atâ€" tended and interesting meciing in tne Merchants‘ Bank block on Friday evenâ€" ing which was addressed by Dr. E. E. Braithwaite, of the Western Universiâ€" ty, London, on the subject of "Some Eloquent Statistics." The address was of a highly optimistic character though many figures were given showing the critical nature of the surroundings amid which we live. The regular meet‘n; of the Boatd of Health was held Friday evening in the City Hall. _ Permission was The death took place on Friday in Toronto of Mr. Eli Haug, brotherâ€"inâ€" law of Mr. Weber, of this city. This is the second brotherâ€"inlaw of Mr. Weber _ to _ pass â€"â€" away withâ€" in a week. Mrs. W. K. Weber and Mrs. Isaac Good, sisters of the deceasâ€" ed‘s wife, and Mrs. Fred Hauch, all of Kitchener, left for Toronto to attene the funeral..which is being hbeld this afternnon. s A quiet but pretty wedding was sol emnized at. Bresiau on February 22nd, 1917, at the Mennonite parsonage, when Mr. John Arthur Hachborn and Miss Ina Alite Snider, both of Waterâ€" loo Tp., were married in the presence of only the immediate witnesses, Rev. C. F. Smith officiating. < The happy couple will take up their residence near Water}oo on a farm, in the near ’mtnre. The good wishes of their many friends will follow them for a long and happy matrimonial career. m and 6, days. ;. .. ; 00 ;,., af , F a 5th, a ast 0\61603‘-?:"‘ {ternodn ! "frgm ‘hef a‘élook in theé Â¥fternodn ! ‘from â€" ‘het late residence to the East End Menâ€" nonite Church, Kitchener, and. cemeâ€" tery, SCHMIDTâ€"At German Mills Friday _ .mokninz, _ Febtuary: 28 1917, Catherine B. Shantz, wife: Jo‘n B. Sclimidt, aged 71 years, fare of the town at hbeart to get out.ndhlphooufinnouiuon‘. A loast to the Board of Trade is a shove for the town and a shove for the town is certainly to the advan tage of the individual living there. tnediums of progressive endeavor â€" if used 4o proper advantage. > _ |~» 1In the ncighboring city â€" ol‘ Kitâ€" chemer the meetings of the Bdkrd of Trade are @lways well attended and a great deal is accomplishad which tends to advante the interests of the city â€"voth within and from without. It wouid certainly be to the adâ€" rantame of thes> who have the welâ€" of the Board of Trade Morday night at the Town Hall. Only â€" three or It do;s not appear tiat the. men who should pe interested in the proâ€" gre4s of Waterlgo, are . making any tour members were ovrt zud waiting for some little time Because of the lack of a PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT. OBITUARY HMHachbornâ€"Snider. MR. EL! HAUG. ‘Trade is one of the best us DIED ;,‘ A Fine Display of f‘ ""!I CGonfirmation Dress Materials EIGHT SOLDIERS â€" PRESENTED WITH Habiteau Silks 36 inch wide, ivory shade, washable, at per yard Other Materials Embrdidery Flouncing 45 in. wide Accessories + ; Such as Corsets, White Silk Gloves, White Silk Hair Ribbons, White Silk Boot Hose, Dainty Confirmation Handkerchiefs, and Fancy Lace, are worthy of your inspection. Dainty Voiles 8. B. Bricker & Co.| _‘ "In plain and in fanc‘y stripes we show an immense range from 35¢, 39¢, 45¢, 60¢ to 75¢ yard. These materials are 36 inch and 38 inch wide, | _ > . ...5% 0 t t,. 2 ; Such as Lawns, Persian Lawns, Nainsooks, Embroidery Cottons, Madiera Cottons are here in every wanted quality and price. % 45 inch wide, are always popular as well as sensible and durable. â€" These are here in Cambrics and Mulls, rauging in prices from per yard ...... ... ... :l.whszw event. WATERLOO, FIVE DOLLARS Every lady is interested at this season in the new outer garments for spring L* YJ wear. â€" With the coming bright and milder â€" f 4 days there is the desire for new clothes ; ") % and we invite you to see our new Suits and & ‘ Soats which are now displayed. 4({,{({({, Smart styles in Ladies‘ Suits, plain tailâ€" )~ ored, Russian and pleated models, with m touches of neat trimmings, made in new “’ Geberdines, Serges, Twills, Broadcloths, ~AL td , etc,, priced from .. .. . .. $16.50 to $35.00 § . New Spring Coats are here in good ]t choice, in sport lengths and %, lengths, materials of light colors, also medium and dark shades. _ The styles are loose and belted and have pretty collars and fancy ‘ U pockets, prices from â€" $6.50, $8.00, $10.00 | \ 10 :sss. s¢s i¢rx 111 x+ is« 1+> $20,00 * LangBros# Phone 476. time for Eastes: Confirmation Dress purchasing is rapidly approaching and ‘those interested would be to call at this store during the next ten days and New Suits and Coats # | | 0 A Millions : Women vange of suitable materials and accessories on display for the | Wear ++Nemo" Corsets Petrograd, Fep. 26.â€"Successful oper: ations by Russian scouting detachâ€" ments in the Carpathians is announced in toâ€"day‘s war. office statement. Trenches near Joblonitza were peneâ€" trated and prisoners taken. On the Caucasian front 4 Ruséian:agrprige atâ€" tack resulted in the dispersal of a Turâ€" fi-h‘;’ié(rdflfi& party‘nea:‘{akd Van. Tokio, Feb. 24.â€"~The Nichi Nichi announces that an armed | merchantâ€" man is raiding in the indian Ocean and has sunk two British steamers, southwest of Colombo. RUSSIANS ARE SUCCESSFUL ON SERVERAL FRONTS early departure overseas In our new stock of Ladies‘ Corsets are found a large stock of the celebrated "Nemo" Corsets. These Corsets combine four distinct servicesâ€" Selfâ€"Reducing, Wonderlift, Backresting and Kops Service; each performs certain hygienic functions which produce distinctive style and fashion effects combined with every comfort. We stock the most popular styles and sizes and we are increasing the number of patrons weekly. Nemo Corset Prices $2.50, $3.85, $4.00, $4.25, $5.00 and ...... ..u..... 2..... ..... $6.00 4«5@@, M | _ 4d\ ; Toronto, Feb. 25.â€" From a reliable source it was learned toâ€"night that the Ontario Gov CTRINEDt Hes db um ar ty . 5+ _ vote to women, and that the afl nouncément will be made this effect on Tuesday, when the debate on the sulfrage bills of J. W. Johnson< (West Hastâ€" ings), and William McDora‘ld (South Bruce), comes up. It is also stated that the woâ€" meit. will vote at the next proâ€" vincial general . clection, abofut which there has been hiherto some doubt. _ 4 M t wWOMEN WILL VOTE IN NEXT ELECTION ONT. £%4