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made. l'ae l'egu Foa.wsadnl teethe, Netting.
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SWINDLERS BY TUE MAILS :
Hints Abut Siheutei In Vague to
Catch the (lullIble Un:s. '
'\otwltl1J3tandiag the Leo 1!1.13. tri
aro generally ore tite.l eith toeing a
nowreoper reading tint 1J11, 1 um 1/1 Len
aeaupldr! to believe that there ulna
be many mllllnts ofintelligent per -
eons to the l')Iltcd Slater who never
4.0 much nm silence at the headliner tat
a newspaper," remt
arked off.u(ul
Of the fust-uffo" lwpnrtmeut. ".it
any rate, 1f thero mtlltunY to wi
1 refer ever actually 410 read this
newspaper*, their guldhIllty meet hr
Me profound as to tel llnfathumable.
The post -office Uclrtrtmoltt Ir won -
Mt antly issuing frau-1 ceders, against
Individuals find alltge.'d. erupt engaged
In getting rich In ten 1gb•ratluu of
',phrases that It woul t seem any
shrewd child of ten ought to l.e ubo•
to ere through without the leant
bother.
"Tito otter day. for ecnmple, the
Department got utter a chap out to
Cincinnati who for sun:,' month'. had
IIAD TRIED IN 4 tIlt
A young mat by the name of
1�411am. Kota, coachman. came to
my store, complaniust that h:i fest
hurt him very badly. He end to
vials tried to get retest( by consult-
ing phyricaas. Being e11oa1.441 11
great dent to tie" euld by his uccu-
patioa, his feet gut w•urw, da-ly,
until one slay lie fainted in the
street. A few slay* utter lie agari
came to my store and showed m4.
•
ills feet. I have been 11 great
many t.)re14 111 my life. but mob a,(
to equal this, awl way afraid the
poor fellow would lure 1114 11111 ill.
lie arkt4l me for Se. Jacob; 011 ; w•e
rubbed IAN feet well with tire u. 1,
and be took the retualnder • with
blm. After -nine days the s:uue 11111
again came into toy ,tore, per-
fectly well, and remo!iled me to
write to you of this syo.t wolsler-
tul curs; he alas 'fated that two
other pereuned had been cured 'nf
Jlhwumatum by the same bottle
where helped hien.-John Lenten,
0
tatiou in her caw war flint abw-
lutely nothleig 001161 be done In the
wuy of pumetilmeal 111 lief. Sll) 4'1uIi
to it when nalle 1 that rhe really
war an absent heeler 1111 r i flit-ul-
tlouZh thelre wet a merry twinkle
lu 114.1. eye u4. 11/1. raid 11, and the
4;or ernment hadn't rut), way of
peso lug that rho wailful what rhe
chanted to be, ser, 11 hail the (lovorIl-
aomt been .;t'pxme 1 to ebtabasii auy
"'a1et1 a euntentlou.
.'Not ' n recent y. 114 have any of
Geese mull rwin.!Iere broil 340 bold
no that Ilulnurlal who, advert .Ill (
that he would semi n certain way of
getting rk•h on rota pt of 31.1:0 lar.
emit mut Itttle 141:1)) containing rho
words, 'Work Irk.• the devil and
!lever upend M er31t.' lint manipula-
tors' of the µ4.111r almost 3114 brawn
1 ,• a 01114tantt% rrllla, In (s.3ppre. slun.
When one Mope to reflect 331.011
low Many your* Ih:s fort of mail
swiudllug loam teem going on and
huff courtiers how uatav tens of 3311•
.t•.1114 of newt/pap-nu uontalna;t uc-
c ouutr of such 33314(13(11,14 aro own- ;
141uut1Y H Won' thrown off of Ansel- I
an one is tempted to take
to tiresome, Ieml
stock lin that OW aphorlom M Hun-
gry Jo r'., 'that there'14 n ►u key torn ,
every minnto and they never die.'"
-Wennington Evening Star.
eu.11r„ *1* In sell'1'1•'14 all obvtuurly
wain u U110111 1 •t fur nothing, or
little tar 1130,16 11 g. +01I thew, rulubel-
al will' their strange simplicity, le
at the bottom of the suroe.r W leo
11'II01w'N who attempt to make thole
fortunes throen113 111e, ore of the
m3.
1114.
" You would neurally suppers,
that perooms ru(ficliedly intelligent
l,. porsere 1111 interc3L in stock
speculation would be able to hirer
clear of 'luvebUnent agontie whom
they oily know of through circu-
larly, ,(add you Anil yet the de-
partment 1. constantly In recelpt
of tuner of woe from individuated who
TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL STATEMENT
111111. ill 1Mite. 1 hiznblo sum4 of money
with Now York and Chicago 'mind -
lure claiming to colbluet rp.eulat-
Ive bub(ueorlr, who operate en-
tirely through the made. There out •
fats aro broken up by the Pullet
titular l'uetoffice authorities nos
'
eau lie their fraudulent character
is clearly ertubllrlle'1, but it seem*
impossible to drive these fellow.
who tun the alhged investment
a(enelee wholly out of bushier..
'Tire game* too easy for them,
and they are fully aware of the
gnat difficulty rowel In convicting
tlwm. As awn 11.4. 0043 ' broki#rago'
Cern that carries on Itd business en-
tirely by 1134111 IN smashed the men
who have been ruccedefully conduct-
ing It simply move down to another
block nod open up *nuttier 'broker -
nee' ()Mee under another firm
mune. The 'shift uuly Involves their
getting out aao►ther thatch of liter-
ature. Tile thoutiarls anti thous -
amid of dollar's which there sharpers
take d:4. year In and year out from
people where way of expressing
themselves on pater Snakes It pat-
rut that they are educate! men
and women it a perpetual source of
awttmtahuw'nt to rue.
" The smaller fry of the mall.
swindler. are the fellows who ad-
vertise that they will setae '.pled
been constseting what lin called a
'turf hurenu: He alleged In his really
/admirntly writt.1, elecnlare that 1:"
had private and abedutely eerl*in
method" of obtaining information 114.
to the !Medea that were slated to a la
races on trucks nil over the -United
States, and he guar(antetl yet erne of
tr(mentioue proportions. \V31Ih when
WP hated Ihlr fellow up, be promptly
stippal, nae ids tnc.,luing mall was
wltel. It teems Ii.craali( Ir. but every
day's 1111111 br)11(313. 111 tlluuraielr of
dollars, in amounts ranging from ee
aotunlly up to $L4)), nn.t the lettere
inekostng each and cel eke were nearly
all of them apparently written by
persons of education. The book In
wblcb the min k'•pt his temple ne•-
oo'unt of etyma received showed that
sinew, ho put her oeheme into opera-
tion he hat taken In no free num
than $1674100, almost out of the *owe-
tlon 1114 It may appear. Ile hag got
away, hut, e•en 11 to. Ir cepture,t, 1
•cry mach .le1Ut If ally very heavy
pan1i4 meat can be v lofte-.d (spial hint.
Three slippery chew, who work 111, it
.kslgen by Men lilt of the moils have
the. Money to employ f(rstc1Im*-Ina.
yerr, nn1 theme lawyers can g.-1,rrally
encecadUtty tvoinsteuo their _ .114 et s'
circulars am not having trolly prom-
ised anything to the gulls eller nil,
Tho Nene.. chain echeniee that
the department runs down 'tor
after year are all tat them m •y'
makers Tor their operator,. It
would actually wecm an If all :t
'burtel' individual had to do to get
rich ia to get a tut of circulars
jviolated anti midi them out, borron•-
lag the money for po*tnge, and
there will nlw-ayl be enough guile
to start him on him, way. The cherry -
tree Fc'hcnte'worked by n gang of
Southern men, one of them a clergy•
Iran, wan n en101414n1 muerea fur lu
promoters, arid yet not n man in
the crowd had a coin to bless him -
molt with when they started the
endless. chain srhrm•e In motion.
The more recent fountain pen frau I,
worked by n couple of Pennsylvan-
ian., 31(1.1141 returns that went
Into the lbnuennels every day, And
I haven't n doubt In life that any
number of manlier endless chain
scheme's nee beteg wotk0.l this very
day that wo shall have to go after
later on.
"The people who bite on there
Another club woman, Mrs.
ONLY A I4LIGHT l'OLD
or sulphur. Some flockwarter■ coin -
Vet 13 May load to ('onsamptlon and Pound home-made dips, but moot rely
All Early Grave. upon one, on other of the many
patent dips that are now upon the
If your blood Is pour or watery, a market, fortified 1n some cares by
touch of cold or influenza, will settle this addition of one gallon of tobacco
in your lunge, and the blight cough Mire for a score of sheet). For the
of to-llay may turn to tea racklug t'11el in vnew they are not all ser -
consumptive's cough of to -morrow, l c1ut•abie, ,rt that cure should be
Weak lunge are toured by weak gluon to the "'election of one that
blued; weak blood 1* an opeu invite- iv known to be effective+. Of the two
lion for coumump tun to lay upon you forms of berth -hand and ew(mming-
the hand of death. the.latter Is greatly to be preferred.
t r
,
length the ttaiu of Immersion
Stop Haat cough by etarlc!lfug your Th, 1 0 u
g
blood and strengthening your Magni depends on the state of the fleece,
with Dr. \\•khnrnr' Pink I'llb. They i and, 13) 33(3)133' extent, on the 14►rengtll
snake now. rich, red blood. They.; of the dip, but with proper meter -
relit reillsting power to the lunge. I tale One minute it sufficient. On
They have saved hundred* (rum a pastoral hills or where the boundary
ronrumptive'n grave. here is u post- fences are defective, It is difficult,
tree proof that Dr. R'Illlams' Pink if not Impoiulbie, to prevent a cer-
1'ills cur) where other medicines fall: tale amount of mixing between 'Sleep
Flier Katie Henry. Cbaelettetowf, belonging to adjacent owuere, and
1'. F. i., soya,: "Some mouths ago 1 1t, Is 1141 ea14y matter to ward off the
got caught In a rain storm. and the el.•k of attnck. On compoona the dan-
wetting was followed by a hold. At err of routnyuination of the flock is
(frit 1 paid het little attention to 1t. 333.11 greater. But, with ordinary pro -
bat ae the colt clung to one and fun- (outdone, Mento e110uld be /M11011141 1* of
ally developsedl Into a barking cough, lntroductiun to n well -fenced farm.
1 became Manned *nil consult, d a These precautions consist in taring
doctor. who' gave me n bottle of reasonable rare In the purchase of
medicine-Ysftrrtnnatety. It 'Mt tmt rtreep, amF in making s►-iwlat of newer
OUTBREAK OF
SHEEP SCAB
Precautions Are Taken Against
it in England.
WHAT THE REMEDIES ARE
At this period of the year sheep -
',cub is likely to becople more preva-
lent and troublesome. The symptom,
-resale/emcee, a de ire to bite the
affected part or to rub against gates
or po14tr-are rufflelently well known.
Ar to the treatment, ad soon as a
sheep Ir [t.uud, to preterit the cbar-
acterl.tic symptoms, the owner should
at once estimate the nnlmal, and if
he halo any doubt aa to the nature
of the diereses, call in the arsietance
of tile veterinary adviser to dtecover
whether the Itching le due to the
presence of the ellee•p-ICab mite or
other •cauvcr. Dipping will not be
effective as a preventive waver pro-
per material.' be eyed, and the opera -
11o11 Juliet bo carrigtl out In a thole
(mei manner. The rubetaaees moat
commonly employed to k111 the seals -
mite are preparations of white
ardente, cnrbelle acid, tobacco ethic,
Haute, of Edgerton, Wis., tells
how she was cured of irregulars•
ties and uterine trouble, terrible
pains and backache by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
rtnn, wig., Pre+idem Household
"A while ago my health began to
fail because of female trouble'. The
doctor did not help me. I remembered
that my mother had used Lydia 11:1,
Pinkham's Vegetable Compoand
on many heeAalone for irregularities
and uterine troubles, and I felt sere
that it could net harm me at any rate
to give it a trial.
"I was certainly glad to fled that
within a week I felt mash better, the
terrible mina 1n my Lack and side
were beginning to tea e, and at the
time of menstruation 1 did not hilar
nearly as scrim's a time as hereto-
fore., so I continued :to use for two
months, and at the end of that time I
was like a new woman. i really have
Dever felt better in my life, home not
hada 'tick headache since, and weigh
to pounds mors then I ever did, so I
unhesitatingly recommend Vegetable
Compound." -Mas. MAT IlAvtn, 1dl-
help me, Mad 1 began to grow pale, bringing (reek sheep on the ground
Iota In weight and my appetite com- without fire[ putting them through
pletely left m". I was now regularly the dipper. And 1f sheep are exposed
under the care of the doctor, who nt n market, without rfferting a
lull me my lunge were affected. and reale, the animate should be dipped be -
that I wan thrtatrned with cousump- fore being returned to their gratings
tion. The doctor's treatment did and mixed with other sheep. These
not a,J•ua to 3,rncfit me. In the tenet, aro sate precautions under hay cir-
cumstances, and especially so In
scab -Infected districts.
[ steadily grew wrlator, and finally
ens compelled to remain In bed. At
this tintn a friend urged mo to try
Ur. Williams' fink Pills, and even
brought me three boxes before I
finally consented) to take theta. I
have reason now to 11103414 my friend's
persistence. b,caude I felt better be-
fore all the pills were gone, and I
gla .ly continued the trealm:nt, and
WILY 1400(1 able to be out of bed and
take a walk each day. I am now in
the test of health, and weigh ten
ponndb morn than Ida.! before I took
hick. I feel that I owe my life to
Dr. Welllnmd 1'Ink I'IIIa, nn.l (lope
tank experlonee will benefit rime
other sufferer.
All diseases wilds come from poor
blood or weak nerves ran be driven
from. the nyrtein by the 113(4. of Dr.
1\'111Mm14' flak Pella. whleh may be
had front any dealer In medicine, or
will be hent post paid at r..Oe per
box, or six bows for $:.:4), by writ-
ing direct to the Dr. Williams' Medi-
cine Co., Brockville, Ont. Remember
that substitutes and medicines bail
to be "hist 1314 good" do not cure.
g•rlil %redefine,' and all that sort of
thing upon the receipt of one dol-
lar. Now, okwtsiti t It seem reit/ion-
/dee to imagine that any man or
woman sane enough to run 100de In
it civilised community ought to know
perfectly well that n rani watch or
whatever other article It may be,
perhaps a 'gnlIutne (Hatnorid ring'
cannot he bought Inc the sum of
one dollar ? And yet there are re-
sfx»3tre to thews a.1s. reaching liter-
ally into tho million,, and the pro-
moters of these dodges nearly at -
ways get rich. Last year we rout-
ed out, a fellow kl legation who ad-
vertised In a very elaborate and
eplurgy (million throughout the coun-
try that ie had got hold of a lot
of ' lucky stone' on his travels
through ladle., whlcl, ho was willing
to purvey by nail upon the recelpt
M a dollar per stone. The money
that chap got was ,nmething fabu-
lous. The doflar14 were just ralning-
In, when tho Inspector) awoopod
()owe on his officio and cleaned him
out. He didn't care then whether
be wan cleaned met or not. Ile hail
got the money.
"Something over a year ago the
Department nailed a clever woman
Who wee operntleg her little dodge
dawn in Florida -a woman of tie-
nielitimie whrewdneen tete nail 3.3114' Kldne 1)11114 cured elm.
,are enough. She advertised and l w akin of the chap rocently Mfr.
14, fit out etrrnlar's to tho effect that
elle wee n natural-born healer of OhIrhri4t weld:
any 0111 Marrow that wap ever In- "I liner used Dodd's Kidney Pill.
eluded k1 a medical bowl mo*Rnl n4.
Ordeal. anal eh' net forth the filet
that, 3.f anything, aha waft some
Netter an nn 'nbeent healer' than she
was ad n enntnet healer. alp the
Iereon nfMeted pith any ,ort of
14.306an hall to 3lel wee to hike n
five -dollar note non(t to her and
eke would open.] five minute. et n
certain hour 0f the day or night
g[,r,' theekleg of the !,erten remitting the
EoonemiesClub- ewe fewest Ife)srno. money Thug the nff t.t01 mile woel I
4.M e. beton,
Ma le whole If i remember cor-
seted
or rM■
North American Life
Assurance Company
HEAD OFFICE 112-118 King St. West, TORONTO
For the Ycar : nded 31st December. 1902
`.1.1111,:11.1 411
Ueo. 7:0, 1901. To Not Leglger .terrtn., 1111.. 1111. .
RECEIPTS
Dcc. 31. 1002. 7b Caret fur llrrmlumr........... a.• $1,040,63: 71
1' 1'11 ('uwh income un Dlveatigteltg J. 1,1'+7 17 t.xTU.810_I
De Wolf Hopper's TIp.
Hero is a pew ■tory on 1)• Wolf
Hopper. At least, members of the
Iamb; may it 1s nese, says the New
York TeItgrnph.
. Metier. who is about to 00330 to
tie. herald ewluare theatre for a
run In "lir. l'Ickwick.' ran over to
town from Baltimore lest l4tnday,
nnl so happy' was ho to get back
"home" after an abenee of several
mon►h1 on the road, that he toasted
11114 money about like a manor on
slw►re leave. Looking up nt an ol.l
waiter who hart been In the club for
tunny yearn. Hoyer maid; "Maurice,
how long dace you been working for
this club?"
"Ever since It wan started, Mr.
Hooper "
and wluat was the biggest tip you
evQ receive . Maurice
"Fifteen dollars."
"Well. my hny."' told I(olper, "i'll
make that fellow look like a piker.
here's $20 for y oft. And. by the
,MeV. Mnnrice. what wtye rho name
of the fellow that gave you 815?"
"Well, Mr. Hopper." maid Maurice,
after he had secured the $20, " I be-
llove It was you, sir."
Uro,
' 315,463.149 8:
DISBURSEMENTS
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3.•a ll It
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4.0
fat
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B 1
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31, 190_ y ,., 1I1 :t7l;rvl:t I l
Pronto, etc .....:........... ...
1' By all other p113tucutr ..•tll4,e31:1.;
89,1,364 47
$1,77(1,785 33
ASSETS 161,070,703 SIN
Dec. 81, 1902. By Mortgages, rlr_... ......
Debintu)et, Mirhot value 81.(4)7,58551 1,080.00172
" titock ani Donde mrarket
value ••• .. „81.501,764 00 1.-155 ,729 87
" Itewl Estate, fuclwitrig ('ompany'er build-
1ng
" Leen on Policies, etc
Loans on Stocks (nearly all on cull*1.
" ('ae11 it Banks and pit hand
N O MORE PAIN
IN THE BACs
Chas. 011chrlst, of Port ! i e ^'
Cured by Dodd's Kidney
Pills.
" Premiums outstanding, etc., (teas cost
of colloctlon) •••
Interest and Rentae due ant! accrued
-101,881 89
8'51,81^_ 9_
351,257 00
89,183 17
$4,773,783 83
198,988 10
38.045 70
$5,010,813 21
LIABILITIES
Dec. 31, 1901, To Guarantee Fund ..... .. ..$ 00.000 00
" Assurance and Annuity 1te-
serve Fund 1........ 4,38:,, 465 00
r' Death Lorre awaiting
proofs, etc. 1,40.5.768 I3
Net Surplw •SI0,0447e
Audited and found correct -JOHN N. LAKE. Auditor.
The (tunneled pow:lion of the Company le unexcelled -its percent-
age of net 4urplut to liabilities exceeds that of any other !tome Com-
pany 8 6.000:=6 {00
New Insurance I.outetl during 190: ••
Exceeding the best previous year In the hlrtory of the
Company by over one million dollars. 30,637,168 00
Insurance In force nt and of 190.1 (net) $
PRESIDENT
JOHN L. BLAIKIt.
VICE-PRESIDENTS
JAB. TIIORBURN, M,D. HON. Hitt WILLIAM P. MEREDITH, K.C.
DIRECTORS
HON. SENATOR GOWAN. K.C.. LLD.. C.M.G. E. GURNEY, ESQ.
L. W. MITA, l:rq.. K.C.• D.C.L. .T. K. 1k3B01L\E, E.'q
D. 11'CRtE, F.'ete. GUFLPI[.
MANAOINC•DIRiCTOR
WM. MCCABE• LLB.. F.l A., F.S.S.
SECRETARY MEDICAL DIRECTOR
L. GOLDMAN. A.I.t 'J. THORBURN,'Sd.D., (Eidnn)-
The report °Detaining elle proceedings of 1110 .tnnual Meeting, held
„n January :Atli last. showing mhrktel proofs of the corrtlnued pro-
(treee an.1 stolid po143(1on of the Comp any, will -be rent to polLcyholderel
Pamphlets' explanatory of the attractive Investment plane of tau3
o'ompruiy, an,l n c4opy of the Annual Rteport, allowing.Or unexcelled fin-
eucial position. will la, turnlydted ouapplication to tlo' 11eu1Office or any
.•1 the (bmpaany'r agencies.
1s CANADA AND Tt1E UOOD SEED PROBLEM 4
e The Red Clover Testa
1e 0,11,1.1411 1(4).rau1 u. a 34rualturr, ve•r'dl without possessing any definite
,ttuwx, 1. /11111 • k,'•wivdgo of their real value, s' long
1'utlswuig our article. ou the adul- 1 will the beet quality of our bowe-
teel•111 l3.), of liwut by and 31 elke, 1u-
lla. we praw,ut the result* of the -
grown reeds lie exporter! to euuu-
tries where the seed trade le cuu-
le•I rioter tt»ts, cohei3Mling telt 1 ducted on a muse blsinesellke barns
•crier which tuts e'en of vital hu -4 than l.. the custom In tier 1)03310100.
I.t.rtanee Muth to faruo•iw uul the Tho sale of rerdr containing reed.'
eilielo, with tlal0 co,um:'ulr which of ouch weedy a4. bindweed, or wild
denert1 true moat, yp reida study am morning gglory, wild ()aloe charlock,
or wild J Althou; b other •a 41rro 31eterul utile- rllnkweed, nn 1 perrennialld l sow -thistle
t1:w of red clever, only two digll1(4 should be reetrloted or wholly pru-
.uik•li,,s arc well ktowu In l'aomtlu. hlblted.
('4.11111.0 lel p1o44't' a11d ma 11)3310111 01' 13 l* 11PFIraI,I(' that un4(Orm methods
{ev► vitae eluci'r are quite t•xteneively for grading gratis and clover seeds
4trowu lu (hilat'lu and Qtwbe. lied ' act'ording to fixed standards of purity
10 ,�auuo, ext,•nl 111 talc Maritime Pro- ; and vitality be adopted for Canada.
elicsei 1111.1 l' the west. '!'pore tw'o' Ally seedy cuntaluing an admixture
v"arkrlaar urn 01(oriel iu the markets, of noxious impurities should not b4.
under 31 l rge aum)o•r of cenftWlug 1 reeresente:l or sold as a No. 1 grade.
lel v 3111 ,llffioult Ir often ex 'rt- }'arm*rs may obtain the latest bel-
n'I, Y
e
{x e• a and
clo r
int d t alslk
e k tar t o h
el of 3.h etln 1 Im
i 1 7.
eucx.11u c3. n de
K
t
K
I tlelrr
( ew e4.
3111ved hecnurw, of those luaal t3'rmr• , edeoedr, trod of welch th
Neese!). two hundred) ramp:es of red have been n rather extensive Num -
clover steed were examined, and 333)137, free one applleatlon by wrlting
eearrely tiny of then) were •free frow to the D4pnrtment of Agrlculturr,
the dreats of noxious weed pests. Ottawa. -\V. IL Coarct, Dominion Do-
Iu Ontario the vitality of th • 01133- pertinent of Agriculture.
1331, . was Ont!sfiactory, over one-third .
of them gerutlr,ating 1►4 per t•e'hl.
or over. The c11tef canoe* for low vl- t SPOILS DAUGHTER'S CHANCE.
Witty and Imlualost 1(tail energy -
wer, luuuature eteel. ela(rhnukhog Maronia Often De/Irate
Her Own Object.
Slott Women can catch all the
men they don't want, but tbe high-
est a.rt 1. to catch the one you do
want. It 1a sometimes truly pa-
tln•tic to watch the manoeuvres of
an3i0ur mamma14 endeavoring to
Ez•Flahery Overseer In Splendid
Health at tieventy-ebur-What Ile
Has w Say of the Matter.
Port Ilope, Ont., Feb. 2.-(9peclan-
Everybody In fort Hope knows Mr.
Chas. Gllchriet, for fifteen yearn There was no mistaking him menn-
('hlef of Pollee and afterward Fish- Ing now.
ery Overseer of the Dominion Gov- "Hut. doctor,' said the nurse, "thee
ornment. He Is seventy-four years of 0oesn't deem quite fair. Here 1've
n4'e •now, and a healthy man. But he been coming week after week to men
tins find him tensa of 1uffering. For ydu and get your ndvlcc-you who
ten yeere he were afflicted with Dis- aro sn busy, nnl with no many de-
betes and Kidney Ulsonter. Dodd's mandN on your leisure that you sear -
The Enterprising Drummer.
Timce
•o at all ; some stet child, per-
haps, who was doing finely, 1f the
Gla.gow Evening mother had only known ►t ? Ttlat 1s
Shopkeeper (whose patience Is com- ail changed mince the nurse le on
watch and shares then respon.lblllty.
I'm only too gkad to hnvo been of
,mono cervico to you In return for
all you hnvo done for me" - New
York Herald. .
pletely exlauste t-Sntpper", call the .
porter to kick this (.IIOw out.
Importunate commerclnl traveller
(undaunted) -Now, while we're wait-
ing for the porter I'II show you n31
entirely new Ilne-beet thing you
eever laid ,yew 4111.
('ROME BABA•:.'
Iluw to Make Them Bright, Goof
Natured and Well.
A crying baby Ls an unwell baby.
The little chap V not croee for the
fun of 11. He cries because that le
the only way 11n buts of expresoing
the (net that he Ls either hn paln
or dlstomfort. Most of els little
troubled are .Ive to some desorder
of t11e stomach or bowels, and If
ltaby'a Own Tnblcte are given both
the trouble ant redultiug croseneN3
will dtwapponr. You can take a mo-
ther's, word for it, and lira John T.
iutlerinnd, of illtvleflrld, N. B., says:
"I think Baby''A Own Tableetr the b'et 3mhc-1 wed! 1 had known before we
medicine in the world for little ono,. were married 'that you wore going
My baby wart very crop, and use'll to trent me this wuy.
to keep me awake half the night' be- I1. -Dui don't you suppose It hurts
fora 1 got the Tablets. Now aIle 1311' u4 much a, it doe, you ? I'm not
eler•p1 solarally, Is good-natured nnl Iatorally crdcl.
11 growing splendidly." You tan give
these Tablets with perfect safety to 'Papa, what ►a the ballot box?"'
n new born babe. They are guaran- "11y son, 1t 1s the place where
nnteed to contain no opiate or poke- tht• people dmlde b'tween rulers
onous sleepy ,Alii, and are a sure that the politicians anlo(4,"
cure for all the nldnor aliments from ---
w-hich little ores suffer. Bold by "Tlln worst thing about Kipling Is
utetfelne deal0n or sent post pail that yon can't always understand
at 1-5 cents a box by writing direct ham."
to the Dr. Wtlllalme Medicine Com-
pany. Brockville, Ont.
DEBT OWED TO THE NURSE
One Physielan Who Appreciated the
Services of a Trained Helper.
Seed Al Ives'.
meal of tlluuhli7, aI*ke and white
clover were prseeut (u nioet of the
,mlunplesc `rhe sample welch war imp-
plled direct from a prwninent To -
Ionto riled thuuse wad the only one
that w•,td absolutely' free from weed)
needs. Thirty'one out of the thtrty-
Ive contained e:eede of green (oxtail
Twenty-two onimpler contained vu- laud sucoerrful "catches" for' their
reing 111310(413 l of white cockle darllug daughters. They 14.uatlY
reed ltlbgraw tar l'hineae plantain, cease away the few mea whomiget
curled dock, sheep sorrel, Canada
offer themselves.
Mamma l.. generally very plump
and bunchy ll placer:, and her "em-
b)upotut"-tau rho elate !t - looks
Collected Humor. -.
The I3.btor-Do you believe (a Ila
mortality. Bar
The Creditor -Assuredly, sir.
"Ten, ns you are lu no hurry for
the mousy, 1'11 make thlr note due un
the tiny of the judypmeut."
First llee-.She wan a m'ghly prett y
girl, but. I couldn't help stinging her.
enroll(' Dee -\Weil, there's a dlviu-
ity that ahapus our emir.
"L.ove has a strange effect upon
come an :u.''
"In whet any?"
"\Vhy. the more they make of St
the keel* they 10114."
tlli,rtle, lump's gdarler Sold lady's
thumb oleo ocurredd very' frequently.
l•'ifty per cent. of tho tramples cou-
14/1110(1 twelvo or more specter of
weed yt o.1e. Thu worst rumples came
from R enfrewv, Ottawa. Carate.' Piave,
Itrantford and Kemptvine.
The quality of the red clover whlrh
wan ul,talrltd In the Province of Que-
t7 c wart tot noticeably Inferior to
that obtained in the Province of On-
Uario. The Impurities In the Quelec
samples were practically of the
same nature 1111 tIluet, found In the
need obtained from Ontario. Nearly
all the clover aced offered wag re-
portet to have 'leen obtained by
the local ,lender froom whoh*M►le
firm•+ in true Province of Qndec. Ry
far tine worst ealnples came from
Yntmaake. Ibervllle'. C'hartlerville,
Montreal, and Quebec,
Charlock or \Vt1d Mustard
dce.l wav'found in largo quantities
in oan'ples from 00nle dealere, one
set of seeds oontalntng eighteen opb•-
ciore of weed .fair. I11 general the
rut clover from Prince Fawned 1'lanI
was better than that front the
other two M trlthue Province*, and
tee market price per bushel wa'e
lower. One sample from Marell con-
(nines* sixteen speclw of weed 143113.11.
anal 19,330 weed Beetle to the pound.
whllo the samples from Bridgetown.
Morell, Eldon. Belfast, and Alber-
ton. each contained a plentiful ad-
mixture of ('harlock or Wild Mustard
smot e
With the exception of three Ram -
pin* the quality of ret clover twee
obtnlnd from the Province of ttrit-
ed' Columbia, was excellent. Mort of
the sampler were obtaInlvl from
Wintsor and Toronto t.ed jlo,Wtt.
Samples from r4analiuo and 11010'1
Tolmlo contnined ten nue tw •I1,•
me le rehpretively of venrieek or wild
nmudnrd 1n the ten gram 14augelw
(about oa0-thlnl of nn mince) that
were exaimined. 'P13 • wimples that
contained the largest amount of Im-
purlliee came from Nnnatmo, V{in-
cou'er, and Mount Tblmle,
"And the worst tiling about Al-
fred Austin ' le thnt you nlwa11
can."
Whnt
wit ?"
"Why, when any one seta off a
goal tlang, to have the reputation
"Now. doctor," said tho trained of anying it yourself."
nureo 4b the great pll,vslclan, "what ---
to I own you ?"' She -What does your love amount
Tho wear and tear of her calling to anyway?"
had begun to tell, and the nurse had Ht -It's overdrawn my salary for
taken her turn at playing patient. .'lx mouths.
After a dozen visite she had coma ---
t0 Arty err bill. Proprietor -I'm sorry I can't give
Tho speclnllot looked at her a you the brldnl chamber, sir. 1t'*
moment gravely. Then lie said ; orellP10l•
"You know i charge 917.50 for n "w'hat ckte lotus 1.011 got?"
doe, it mean to be a
proscription."
Tyco nurse gave a little Involun-
tary Kamp of alarm. "Oh, doctor,"
mho exclaimed, `you mean for each
prescription ? Why, I've been here
about--"
Then It fla*hed upon her that the
lllgh-priced specialist might be jok-
ing.
Yolk" ho resumed. with a ausplc-
ion of It Emll, 'you meet pay me
917.50 for Dneh prescription or noth-
Ing"
letter peen pndnew.0 canna p " '
Women.honldrememberthere .lefty-, this Mille wmmnn pith c
1s one trlewl end tree remedy for de eme, ag Oka mh111'.n li ,) with her
all female Ills Lydia E. 1 Ink_ •rhyme, and in te', end really ar-
c0b41 flue minnMa of tlrout(h1 each
h Vegetal) Compound. H h of her mimerlbr
cely have time to eat. Oh, i know,
014 outsider. do not, how pmeelona o!•
ery minute Is to you."
"Tint 1 do int," returned the re-
for nhout five 'eget', oft and on. doubtable 11. 1►., "and *t rather re -
When I get n _en in Um hart and gnlnr hours. Ant i do manage to
my urine M fu71 of brlekdlpt I take Inst In a good night', x104.p nm n
a maple of Dosld'ean4nrallj keep s them d I
ride. Now, how do I manage to do
en all right. I R sits? Itrtcnu.0 0f 'hn trnlnld nurse.
on handl, for them 3.m 110 m(rllclne like Po yen think 1've forgotten the oil
them. "When I ( cMnmeacel to •tato days before she came? Don't I
Dodld'N Kidney, P111. I end to a fear- know ver' well that without her the
in{ state. They have made me anew phyelelan'a work would ho a dog's
man. I have about one-quarter Here
work. If 1 tr't the rest that t need
In n ganlen. f (1n and planted It rind onn eat without Interruption It's
Inst spring. When IR fleet took Dodd* due to her."
Kine Pille 1 cl*ild not here done , "it's good of you to say ,o, doc-
It toy neve my life. I bcr."
'1 believe I vermeil have been dead ' 'it's only decent that I ihoold bear
Only for Dodd's Kidney Pill't.^ I It 1D mind. How Can I forget the
It le eerie' like 3l ir that are gee- 1 them when, night atter night, 1
1 t
ams cRefa ► o 'emp►eun e- Mr 333 retell
}p` Da11d'a Eldnee Pills their popnl- i would be enlled tam 337 bot n
vlAt some patient who didn't need
rise to bay any other medicine, ,Int- would linen had to he
*11033* two
Fell Beed the beet. month* toms. The benuty of the lAt•
3.X•
"A fine sample room."
---
Tenant-The cellar of my house is
full of venter.
Landlord -Well, you mustn't mind
that. The ground 114 ro.ponefble.
"Rut tills came down through the
roof."
aa.tly unromantic to n calculating
future woe -In-law'. He gees In his
mind's eye. Mary's blender waist
twenty years from now taking 011
a sort of trlplo-expanelon look.
lie compares mamma's double chin
and bleepy expre*14hbt to Mary's -
angelic features and beautiful,
wkto-open eyes. Then he wonders
1f It W partible that Mar' could
ever get like Haat.
If bo Is very clever he arks to
see a ploture of Mlary's mother at
Mary's ago. It 118 is impetuous
ani daring he tare. Mary Inc 111..
anti If be ien't he pick'. out some
ler. attractive girl with a more
attractive mother. Titus it le herr.
at this point, that mamma often
spoils her daughter's chances. It
le now that alio ',Novak' dress all
In black, take Turkish baths. drink
gallows of hot water, and Indulge
in a rtarvatlon 1yetem, all the
Haile wearing n Knitting face and
"looking pleluant." Ou these tri-
lling eacrificere may depeud hare's
future happiness.
Some mamma* really do not want
their daughters to get married.
but. naturally, thews are always'
the daughter* who wont to. One
of the eurest way's to catch a man
and fasten him fart forever Id to
toll him etrcuuou3ly. with threat-
ening flet, If never/lazy, that he
can never. never, never have your
.ku'gbter.
Ono° In a eibl$le you read of poor.
weak-minded m('n I -booting then*
selves or each other on nrcount of
InsurmtouUa1lo barrier* whlull take
the forst of (urkeus fathers and ob-
(tltunte mothers; but the inaiorlty
of 3ou133 fe-Ihrwe elope and let the,
furious father do the shooting at
the nearest male relative* or hap-
lese tom cat. When hie wrath Is
thus "pont. they come home. are -
forgiven, anal his dollar* are aloes
"pe•nt In paying their elopement «l-
imonite*.
Ifni, h the molt curloua entreat
known. Ile lx like a runaway horse.
You don't avant to let him know
you aro catching Idm until the bit
Is In hi* mouths. Never lot a mat
karew by wort or look that you
want him until he poke you, and
3omettmees not even then.
Each stop a girl advances No far
will n man retreat. I.et her retreat,
3001 'hr w-14! advance. Let her go
'seeking him and elle will find him
not. bet her sit still at home. find
,:Dine day he will Dome and take
Igor by the banal and lead her to
the altar. If she acts as If she
were leading him. he will change
Isis mind and leave her on the way.
to 'go with some other man, or
never go a1. all. If she hold& back.
he will drag her `there. .by foroe.
14331/41141 fun Nestled.
A careful perusal of these facts
anti figures points unmhdtakably to
the neeeemity for te'giBlatlon 'along
the lines of protecting the farm-
ers from thou, ulrcrupuloux dealer's
who nee flooding the cnnntry with
noxious Wt01114 and bl•e.11eg the ag-
riculturist by neons of mixed and
often worse than nxeled.l sects. It
is evklent that the relative market
prices of Timothy, Alslke nod Red
Clover steel, aro not determined 1.y
their actual value, end rompetitluu
in tho seed trade has been tow largely
confined to tricot without due at-
tention to quality.
Many of the Moot Noxious Weed Needs
cannot bo meliorated from grass and
cover 1,014 by mechanical proceeses,
therefore It In highly Import,nt
that seed growers should thoroughly'
clean their flol.li of weeds before the
crop Is harve•oted.
it le not unreasunable to requcxt
eeelmmen to te,t their seeds, to grade
them as to quality, and to sell there
accordingly ; nor to It too mucli to
require meed merchants to (urnlall a
,tatemont .howing the p.erceiltnge of
porlty and vitality of tho gratin and
clover see4b which they Nell lnetend
of merely homing n mitewarranty'
declnrntlou.
There le n groat need for wing
mrnmtren and energetic and persist-
ent efforts to protect Canadian farm-
nrm nal their fields from the far-
rnnching and long -continuing' dam-
ages which areae from the sale of
1r0ta which contain noxious Impuri-
tlrA
Am long nm Canadian far4ners are
content to use cheap low grades of
A Salt sake In Teras,
About 800 suites sonthw°$t u:
Houston, Teta,, in Hidalgo County,
is tow' claimed to be one of the
meet' tmnranhle melt Inkss in the
world. Thl, lake, which contalnm
788 scree of pure atlt, 1e surround-
ed by a wild fringe of denim think -
ids. The salt in three 10 four feet
deeel) in a c'ystnl form Ana the
water is n. brine *1f Ointment
strength• cryetelllzing with greht-
er rapkllty,
Rut few people nnt«110 or the Stnte
know- 0f the elldteneO of this Ietke 1
In fart nor sly nil T,'xnq mop, 0!nit
1t, although It tins been known to
be a Oouree of mupply for local
r•Orin)mption over 110 3 yearn. Wncorl
trnln moving• In the dnnthweet to
and from Itowetnevllle during the
(1311 \\'nr, handled the malt ; In feet,
11 wee the only snpply that 'Prins
had to draw from during that per-
iod.
The property on wl4eh this bike
1,s 141t1>.t'trel consists of a tract of 71
leaguer of land. or!ginnlly known em
'Le Noma de wan Salvador del Tule,''
anal 1a claimed to have been grant-
ee hy the (lovcrnment of gpoin about
the year 1798 to 9113' Juan Jean Balli
To urge the pursuit of Iearn!nit
with a •few to money sink n ( teepee;
tatty from liftht, Is ,Mmrrtmon to the
enemator' of the mond.-Ri+hop epel.l-
Ing.
The Milky Way.
'Twos a warm October night and
the silvery m00n cast glimmering
Windows; about the woody glee,
through which the rippling brook
tumbled on toward the Raritan
('anal. He wan but a freshman, and
"114 -fills ono-wn4 the buxom daugh-
ter of a tiller of the poll. They
had met n' n harvest home.
"('hauncey,' kiln netted, with the
sweetest of Jersey accents, "why do
they call that the M11k7. Way ?"
And she turned her light green eyes
toward the heavens.
" Llzzlo," he cried In ardent tones,
as he clasped her to 1114 boyish
breast, 'at 1s because the stars are
condensed there."
Just then the moon went behead
n cloud.-Prloceton Tiger.
Dreadful Pains AND
Swollen Ankles
Kidney Disease Developed Into Dropsy Atter Fifteen
Years of Suffering Cure Was Effected by
DR. CHASE'S KIDNEY -LIVER PILLS
Uroply 1. a natural result of neg-
1erte.l kidney slimmer. When the kid-
neys become deranged urlo acid Is
left ►o the blood, Mel the blood be-
es -mess watery *nil vitiated, Flesh
and wnight grndnnlly 'lett-came and
strength to el.wly ethallrlel. Swol-
len anklets and legis an, among the
Orel indications, of dropsy, and this
mynlptom rodeo; from the fact that
the .ymte'm 114 fillet with water that
141101114 puma .1!1 hy way of ten kid-
ney".
il-
ney".
Thi re Is probably no nilmrnt which
lend• to 31101 drendfnlly pitedel1 nn l
' fatal dideneee tee derangement of the
kidney., and ,on1egnently the goo.l
which 1)r, CI'nfeee KI Iney-Liver Plll.
d0 In checking kidney disorderly end
preventing dropsy, ltrIRht's dl.eoso,
dlebet014, ear., veil n"7' l' be eetimnt-
,,I ,tfr. Arthur \\'ellen, Ferryville,
Oarleton en., N. 11., w rites : ' My wife
waa a great sufferer from kldsey
diaoaee for several years. Ellie war
troubled with palna In the small of
the hack and In tho side, way gradu-
ally lotting flesh and growing weakee.
She got Into n very hail •tate, suf-
fered dreadful palnn, and her ankle.
would well up so that wn were
afraid�f dropsy. We h3µ1 a book of
1)4.. Chame's In the 1uouin, and reading
*tont Dr. Chases Kidney -Liver 1'1)1s.
deckled to try them. Relief .0013
name with thin treatment. My wife
has beep entirely cured, and 4.a , she
would not be without Dr. Mase'.
Kidney -Liver P111s for ten times the
pr 100•'
' i am lining Dr, Cha.e's Nerve Food
mya0lf, and It 11 betiding me op wove
,ferrule)'."
1)r. Chew', Kidney -Liver Pills, as*
p111 a dome, 2f) rents a box. At all
drnlrr., 4.)r P5Imanmon, Hate,. A Co.,
Toronto, , i