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atm hielt cost ot Willie la tee
fitate e ottheally Otated to he due to
exporte ot footletuffe, docreazed pro-
f:Mellon, ignorance ot !tenet:Iwo:0ts,
minty tratieportattun ane dettribueou
aeateme and imnietalate term red hat le
Ilea. is there IttlY remedy?
The Kaiser, in an army meter, tie -
clues teat "our enemies did not. V ..it
the Unclerstanding ctfered be tee ...te
God'e help our armicee will epee( ,t."
zable N a peruliar way to e ter
peace.
••••••••••••4!.....1."
Carte s Schwab are teat melee
pereons would be tittrrrisecl te learn
taat the Betiaebem (-tee! phial N the
largtee cre.uance factory in the world,
exeoding by fifty per coat. tee uzp-
uety the great Miele) woreain
Germany. The plant now ha o more
than 70,000 emeloyeee and its pee roll
averages $6,000,000 a month! lie
sbouid be able to keep the ale s well
etten lied with munition.
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With the exception of WNW: raids
AIM aeroplane bombing, the 0, c.ei.e.ae
on the Somrao are at a state:eel,. e
Ing to the weather, and will Ilaen re-
main so until about the teonte of
Meade. In the meanthne the British
leave taken over another • portion of
the front, thus extending their lines.
The cessation of hostilities e ill leava
a great number of men more or less
free from aetual host:Telles. It is a pity
thee some of them could not be sent
to strengthen the Roumanian i •and
Russians in their struggle elite Hin-
denburg.
Because of the increasing produc-
tion abroad and in Canada, and the at-
titude of the U S. Reserve hoard le
Warning bankers against the purehese
of British and French Treastuy Lies,
it was learned by the New York. Sue
that more than $100,000,000 worth of
munition contracte have been cancell-
ed by Great Britain in the last three
weeks. Great Britain has placed with.
Canadian manu"faeturere contracts for
war supplies valued at between 000,-
000,000 and $400,000,Q00 since the Re-
serve Board's warning. These con-
tracts wee originally intended for
American firma:, The eun believes that
Canada will have to borrow money
HER HUMBLE
LOVER F -T-.=-
•••••••maM•
Lady Bumbleby eomplaane that she
ie ecarcelr getting any dinner, but
still implores him to tell her another
story "like the last," and Lady Rook -
well nods and grins with eleaeea sat-
isfaction. She tilos her dinners to be a
success, and she feele, wita all the
acuteneee of a woman of tee world,
that Hector Warren le helping pretty
considerably toward the mimes of the
present one,
Still Sir Frederic makes an effete.
He tries be shut out the voice, to for-
get the presence of the man he hates,
, and struggnet to talk to Signe about
the Park, his mother, anything that
he can think of, but it is of no use; for
though Signe makes proper response%y
be knows that. her eyes are wendering
ever and again US the handsome face
opposite b.er, and that she is lietening
to him with but half her ears. Then,
with' a,. fierce, passionate jealouey in
bis breaet, Ixe relepees ieto ellence.
Preeently a name is mentioned that
attraets his attcation. It is Lady Rook.,
well who speaka.
"And how are you getting on at the
Moatee Grange, Mr. Warren?" she
asks. "Have -you quite tired of youe
fricad .Lord Delamere's permission to
cover yourself with • dest, and get
bored to death in his deserted boola
room?"
Hector Warren finishes what lie is
eaying to Lady Bumblebya thou tarns
calmly.
'Not at all tired yet, Lady Rook -
well," he says, with' a smile. "-Perhape
I am -rather partial te dust."
"Hem," says her ladyship, with a
grin. "You don't look intleh of . a
hook -worm."
"Am I t� infer that I am a bigger
fool in your ladyship.'s •estimation
than I look, or that I appear more o:
un idiot than I really elle". he asks
demurely.
Lady Rookwell joins in the gene -rat
*laugh that rises at her expense.,
"I don't know," 'she- ebeetee'T•Idtall
make up my mind some day. At any
rate you are not each a fool as your
friend Lord Delamere!"
Heater Warren inclines bis head
with perfect gravity.
"I don't know whether to feel grate-
fal or liadignant," he says. "But at
least I am thankful that Delamere is
uot .here t� hear you.' •
"I .shouldn't care if he were!" re
torts her awful ladyship. "You can
tell him what I oaf If you like!"
He shakes his " head gravely, but
from the States to .einanee -these vase with a suspicion of a smile about kie
orders. But Sir Themas•WhIfe is eak- lips.
"yomean e
ing the Canadian people to put up elle
saDoys h1.11•adyshithatp. "youWelarafraid?" l, I suppose
that you are. It seems that hN lord-
ship is ready enough with hie dueliag-
. 'hotels."
'There is an awkward 'silence for a
'Whether welcom,e or unwelcome. the moment, for the atory of the man
statement' nehde by Vrezeier Trepc a: of Whom Lord Delamere • robbed and then
e willed has spread pre*: widely by this
Russia that the allies of Rues% matte
time; and -the rector hastens to fill in
a compact with her lest ear teat she the pause by remarking in .the saddest
should; have Constantinople and the of vdices that really there seems to be
Straits as her share -of tho. eiioels 01. .0. chance for an exceptionally good
eee
the war comes .opportune a..tento liarease: But Lady- Rlewell cares
nothing •for awkward Mertes.. ,
when Reck of peace is ife raTna*diithefe
are expressed as to whether:the athlete i•• rely the *ay," she says, eide, you
know -have you ever heard of. -don't
powers weeld endure to the end. pass that junket, my deae"-this
Lady Bueablebar"my woznan is goed at
Althoegli it has been • luicwn in: a
junketei-ieS441.104,y7.5ne0t. thing 110.
general way that Russ % eves Ye tee- iiidprstlaendrit noten : -41 iiie-YchT
% me
in Constantinople, the age-t:set to eizaI aura: Derwent, Mr.
that effect has never • bean puleiciy- Warren. • • •
Heetereeeharren. loo.ke. up at the t• Gil-
stateil. With this promise befoht her;
lug, as Remaking an effort of metneiv.
there need be no mere dounte tte to
Ruseia's determination to fight the
war to a finish. This, eaatement
sounds* the death knell of :the 'Terkish
Empire in Europe. Nothing but the
defeat of the Entente poaers Could
save'her, and that is impossible. Tur-
key has herself to blame. Sbe received
ample Warning,
.
However, Mr. Trepoffe; amfourtee
ment has been received with some- "No one ever saw. her, especiafir a
what mixed feelings in elreat Britain. man,' and managed to forget her.
Laura Derwent in one •of the most
For centuries the ilritish poiley was
t striking wemeie ialcnow. Why, where
entirely opposed to Russin's monist-- have you been Lot tO have heard of or
seen her? • -bullet •woh the reigning
profeesionaleheautyefer at lettet tbree
seasonse" and she grin,
. Hector Warren loelee humbly re-
morseful. •••• •
' "Deal gently with me, Lady Rook -
ho says. amen wanderer- in
wild pieces, and, that only."
. "You must.be not te have heard ot
Laura," says Lady Rookwell, shortly,
"Fancy, Sir Prederie, Mr. Warren
never heard of Laura Derwenti"
' Sir Frederic Leeks up and tries to
smile, but thgamile turns to a scowl
O.S his eyes meet the calm ones of hls
opposite neighbor.
"Sir Fredericwill tell you all about
her," says.Lady Rookwell, malicious
ly. "She Was- down. here staying with
me two years ago. She's a sort of
nicce-ef °mine; . a cousin, I think,
money,
*IP *•••
RUSSIA'S REWARD.
There la somewhat of. a enema as
the praised Junket goes • reund, and
Signe finds herself lepking and wait-
ing intently for his answer. .
. Lady Bumbleby and one or two oth-
ers listen and wait also, expecting
some piece of audaeity from her lady-
.....eDerwent-berwent," lie murmurs.
"Oh, if you don't recollect het on
the Instant you assuredly heeterat• seen
her," says Lady Rookwelle abruptly.
don of Constantinople, gleine ber
access to wana water. .Time haud
again *she has been balictea Le her
attempt to seize the City: • We all
remember Disraeli's 14:tion. 1 hurry -
mg Indian troops tO °rents hut When
Russia waseat the gates of tectertan.,
tinople. The Czat did -not want a
conflict then, and he withdraw his
forces without laying siege to tee city.
Slue° then Britain's foreign policy has
undergone a change, and, be it for
weal or woe, she has consented to
allow the Czar to become muster of
the Turkish capital. When it beeomea
his, It will give Ruesia -neat eland.:
ing in Europe. Napoleon tee1 to fil,aY
that Constantinople was the„ heY.. to ;thonghaehe. phis me aunt, Youneer
the command of Europe, but ...Linea cousins generally prefer to easl their
then its commanding tiltuation has oraer ones aunt. You TomeMber her.
w3 Lir Frederic?"
been questioned. Haven got thee
"Oh; yee," mufnbles, awkwardly,
Watteau° that Russia. will ea ht. get ail "of course I do."
Woe she desires. She evlu. la! lehe*. "or erettese you do," retorts Lady
anxious for aggressIon on Seenitte. Itt Itoolewell, coolly. "You used to flitt
Conetantiople she will i I 'right with her shamelessly. 1 think she
ll our -
athwart tree atnbitiona Of le le der turnedae
• . tor's there,"yheads--
ana she grieven the recns acrose the
table.
The smiles btaritily, and
co
"Most chartning-ahem-yOung Rely.
Yes, yes," he murmurs.
"You would have admired her int-
niermela, 11 deaf," nays her ladyship,
nodding her head at Signe till her-fett-
titers and lace quiver and shake la the
eendle-light.
Signe smiles.
for an eaatern kingdom,
No doubt some conditions 1111W ltaA,C1
bean laid dOwn when the compact was
made. We hope that the powers in -
misted on the provision butt the Ellralts
tatould bi clothed gem water, tuxd
that all natlona ;100 the free
and untrammeled uee of thorn.
Not High Enough': „„. "Dark women always edmire fair
'
art authorized interview Witones, alasice versa,* she goes on. "or
in h theytaty they de -with a grin -
Signor Guido Guidi , Who recently "which ie the tante thing,"
broke the World'a recorde by climbing eine lenges wee,
to height of 25,800 feet in. lies aero- "And % that ell?" demands itectov
plane, the reftoWned Italian at Pator Warren, with an admirable affectation
remarked that his chief fear watte a intense- dleaPPointnlents • "Lady
emong the eloude wee that he vvould' leookwell, you ere bond to te'rc us •
ouddenly bump into the price of cod sethsi g _
n thrilling about Miss Clara
or the price of wheet. Roth, forturt. a"sin
ately, eoutinued a considerable dis- .1 as blighted curlotsity."
Dement, or e shall never eurv Ivo gar
Uncle above him. -Life. I"Loura-not Math," aye Lad?
Rookwell, charply. "You seem t* have
Old DamesaTinpence kt pound fl a remarkably btul memory for en
Candles! hat's N:.ry dear, ain't R.
ale young a nutn-stutly arid late hours, 1
Greer -Y, bid yen see, they
clearer now ort account of the War, Old shows all her teeth.'
/Teeter \Vernet Joins 111 the laugh
Dame fin surprlee)--Lor' a InfteeY! soph. with a nutileinta grin that
You derats My so. An' be they nefight-
*hie? this chilling rebuke produces,
by eandttai. aht nOwas,Titealite. • .•
"Exactly," he says. "But don't Pun-
ish the rest -for my misfortune—"
"Or your fault," she cuts in. "Well,
YOU don't deserve it, but I will tell
you what I intended. Well, I have heel
a letter from Laura -not Clara -a sin-
gular sort of letter. I ought to have
sale that when iihe was here two
years ago, •she was immensely taken
with the Grange."
tor"IetViesrraenfincaelmolldy, Palsache,"eclisaoyoseesHetten-
olive with careful discrimihatIon.
"Yen"' nods her ladyship, "Ird-
mensely. Nothing would do but eae
must go over it. Of course she dien't
go. She would have gone sharp en-
ough, but I wouldn't allow ft. I don't
care for any one belonging to me
trespassing on Lord Delamere's
Place."
"Of course not," murmurs Hector
Warren, assentlngly.
"She was very much put out, but as
she was my Vase, and as I have as.
strong a will as any Laura Derwent, 1
•forbade it— Aro you all waiting td
leave them to their wine, my dears?"
she breaks off, looking at the ladies.
"I'll tell you • the rest in the
• drawing -room, over the tea.
Mr, Warren isn't a bit interested, al-
though he looks so meekly attentive."
Hector Warren siniles, andholds
out his hands with a mild rePreach.
"What have I done .that I should be
so punished?" he says. "To say nOth-
islgof the rest of my unfortunate
There Is a general laugh, and Lady
Bumbleby, wiping her eyes, says:
"I shall not stir until you have fin -
[shed your story, my dear; I shallnot,
indeed."
Lady Rockwell grins and sinks
back into the chair from which she
has pretended to rise..
"Well," she says, "Laura didn't go;
but she was very angry about it, and
she offered to bet me a ease ot-Chart-
'reuse-I like that better than stupid
gloves, my clear," to Signe, who
laughs and colors at the direct address
- a case of Chratreuse that see
would get Lord Delamere's permission
to visit his deserted Grange, and see
it in spite of race! .
There is a profound silence, and all
eyes are flied on Lady Rookwell,
"Yes," she says, noddiug. "That
Is the sort of young lady that the per-
iod has turned loose upon us. If I
had made such a speech to ray aunt
There is a gen,eral smile, which
grows into a' burst of laughter at the
idea of Lady Rookwell having at any
time of her life possessed any scruples
respecting her mode of Speech.
"But times are changet" she saes,
not at all affected by their incredul-
ity. "A young ;woman nowadays,
I'm Old, cloesn!t acruple to ask a man
to marry her, if he is at all back-
ward and she wants him very much."
"Thie is indeed good news!" mur-
murs Hector Warren, with a tone and
air of •devout thankfulness and sate.
isfactione and of course there is ane
other laugh. "Is the custom confined
to youneeadies, Lady Rookieelle" •
. "Oh, dear, do be quiet, Mr. Ware
rent.' implores Lady Bumbleby; wipe
Ing her eyes and shaking with, Neigh-.
ter; but Lady Rookwell .merely grins,
as if she were ,reseraing herself and
Intends to have .revenge" uhoh• 'hien
"Yes; she said she meant to'meet
Lora Delamere and ask him -streight•
out:for permission . to . .inahect
Grange; she wad sure of meeting' hfin
somewhere." •
"And was it good Chartreitista7"" asks
Hector Warren, with an air of intense
interest.
Lady Rookwell grins on him.
"Oh, Mt thinIc she failed, to ..you?
Well, then, you• are wrong, • e
not see my cordial, and I sheaf acide
my old pearl suit, far I was'Idollsh
enough- to stake it against her suce
cess. Here' e the letter I- had from
her. It come yesterdae," e and she
fumbles at her dressnehee leeks up,
sharply at one of the fohtmen. "Telt
Grimes" -that N the lady's maid -
"to give you a letter out •of- the pock-
et of my morning drese."
The man goes, and to file' up the.
few minutes of Nvaiting, the rector en-
deavors to start up a conversation:
but too much curiosity has been ar-
oused, and all eyes watch the delivery
of the letter by the footman to bis
mistress.
• "Hem!" said- Ledy Rookwell, put-
ting up her gold eye -glasses and
scanning the letter. e" 'Lady Fox -
well has "run away with Jack de
Vere-' No, that not it," she breaks
off, cooly. • "Oh, here it is! 'I am
glad to say, my dear aunt, that you
have lost your bet. You can saint
the pearl suit in my next box from
London, Perhaps it may want reset-
ting. 'If it shoUld, Blobbst, of•Regent
street, is the best mane-) Yes, therees
no fool like an ced fool. 1111 send them
to Blobbe-Ife Avill do them prop-
ery. I have met the niysterious Lord
Delamere at last. lt WaS at a email
wayside inn in Tuseany, where we
bed put up fee" the hight conse-•
quence at an awful storm.. He canto
lit drenched to the skin. le seemed
that he bad beet).- stopplag likre-Cas
-Cas-' I can't make the name out.
See whether you eans.-Mr. Warren:"
and she hands the note to Lady Bum-
bleby ta give to him.
the
ih Rooter Warren takes the letter, and
Signe, watching hint, notices that lie
does so with rather a bored expres-
sion, as if the story had ceased to in -
%rest hitti; indeed, had grown rather
Wearisome.
"I've dented the place with MY fin-
ger -nail," says Lady Rookwell,
"Oh, thanks! Yes, here it is," he
says. "Casalina," and he hands the
letter back,
"Casalina. Thanks," says Lady
flookvrell-"Casalina is the nettle of
the place, and he Is stopping hero to
eee out tome adventurte"-ahene-er-
-" She ,break e -off sled there is tut
awkward momerit, during which the
reetor 'coughs arid rubs his chin, gtnd
tli`e-ntditin• try to look as if they di&
not tinderatend-M1 excepting Signa,
whose eyes, fixed innocently On Hee-
eor Warrens' fete, do not swerve.
"Of enlir6o 1 didn'tsknow his Mune,
and only by heeldent discovered it
from piekirkg up an envelope which
was directed to the Earl of Delantere,'
Rather foolish of Lord Delamere to
leave his letteri about," taYs Lady
Rookwell, maliciously. "But to go
on. 'He doesn't seem t all the sort
of roan one would imagine bine He
lie tall and.'—"
aleeter Warreu entite a Rale groan
Ana 0411110, but Lady- Reekwell goes
ona
"Ilandoome, and not at all huffy
or disagreeable, as you lea me to eg-
Peet. Indeed, if oue did not katav the
eharacter he bears, ono would really
have thought him a quiet, respectable
member of eociety.' What a hypo-
crite tae man unret be," says her lady -
Ship sbarply, "'He was very pleasant
with us, so much so that, thoUgh
only made our wager in fun, and was
rather afraid of him, I ventured during
the couree of the evening to tell him
that I.had ace's his place In England
from the outside, and wanted te see
the interior; and what do you think
he did? Ho actually took a sheet from
his pocketebook and wrote a letter to
his agent, authorizing him to place
the Grange' at my disposal for as long
a time as desired.'"
There i a murmur of astoniebraent
as Lady Rookwell looks up from her
letter.
Thete! So YoU see, Mr, Warren, you
are not the only person to whom Lord
Delarnere gives the use of his deserted
Grange. I am sorry to lower YOU In
Your own estimation, but here it Is in
black and white."
All eyesare turned on Hector War-
ren, and Sir Frederic throws him a
glance of contemptuous satisfaction at
hia aretielpated discomfiture. But nettle
ing like embarrassment does this gen-
tleinan •display. He taught', even,
though patty, and nods.
"R. Delamere granted such a favor
to me, it is impossible that he should
be able to refuse ire) such a charming
lady as Miss Laura Derwent," he says.
"Ahem! and does Miss Derwent in-
tend taleing advantage ot her extraor-
dinary privilege?" asks the rector,
"Listen," replies her ladyship "'1
told him that I should take him at
his word, and that I was quite serious,
and he said that I might do as I,liked
with the place, and I'm just consider-.
Ing what I really can do. Don't be
surprised if I startle you with some
wonderful use of Lord Delamere'shie
tle piece of paper!' I should be very
much surprised if she don't!" says
Lady Rookwell, folding the letter
ane putting it in her pocket. "What
do you think of that piece of cool as-
surance?" .
"On Lord Delamere's part, do you
mean?" asks Hector Warren, with a
well -feigned innocence.
"No, sir, en the young lady's," re-
torts Lady Rookwell, sharpie, as she
rises.
Hector Warren gets up to open the
door for them before he replies, then
he says carelessly, almost indifferent-
ly:
"I think she deserves to succeed.
And I only hope she doesn't intend
to make a bonfire of the old place un-
less elle also intends to rebuilt
and he meets Lady Rookwell's keen
elem.) as she passes him with an easy
smile.
4,16
4
CH.A.PTER..
"My dear, I suppose if I asked yoa
to play whist you would feel quite in-'
sulted?" says Lady Rookwell, as the.
footmen noiselessly- open the card -ta-
bles, and wheel them into convenient
positions, the old people casting wisa
ful, and expectant glances at the oper-
ation.
"I should only feel aklialned;" said
ceelly nestled• hi a capacious
chair. "For 1 should have to aerait
MO I am about the worst player in
the world,"
' • eThen 1 certalely wee't ask you!"•
.exolairne her %dyable, emphaticalle,
eleepides, we ehall want you to warble
to ua; for the sante reason I genteel
ask Mr. Warren,,though no doubt he
is a• most splendid player"
Jel- breathe once more," says Hector
Warren, with a smile above his coffee.
cut.. • "I was trembling in my shoes,
Lady. Rookwele If you'll let me off I
• wile turn the music tor Mini Grenville;
or play an accompaniment oh a mate:
or 'do anything in fact. • Thereels.only.
•oneething from which meractul shrinks •
in mortal tear and.,,,trembling, and
that is tee ieeanof whist with yeti, fend
the rector, -nee.the. de'a caterl
LadyeReokwell' - • •
• . .
"Very' eshe • says; then she
looks round the eoom, and her eyes
fill upon. Sir .Frederic seated moodilY
Ate a small chair -why do big men Pa-
,bitually choose the sniallest and frail-
• -Wit:chair in the room? -making a
Pretense of • studying the photograph
album, but watching Signs and Hee-
her :Warren out of the corner of his
peep. "You'll play, of course, Sir
Fredeeic?"
-"Ph rather not," be nye, coloring,
and wishina with .envious rage that
,he -could answer as readily and lightly.
-as the man he hates, whose repartee
comes so easily. "You can find- Plenty
opfleaostahnertyTple," wide, .not over
Lady Rookwell grins.
"Oh, yes," she says. "But how Will
you amuse yourself?"
He Lushes angrily.
"Oh, I am all right," he replies, with
a sneer. "I can listen to Mr. Warren's
singing., you know.
ee you can," says Lady
Rookw. 4 rather coolly. "That's
a nice ceetpliment to Mr. Warren!"
and with another pronounced grin
she leads the Way to ..,the
table;, round which tne ola hands
have gathered like wax -horses scenting
and anxious for the battle.'-.....:
(To be -continued.s.
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aold by breathing? 'When. you begin to
feel chilly and sense a rnidwInter cold,
the beet thing to do Is to take' a. brisk
walk or yun in the fresh air. breathing
deeply with"MOO nth -el -Deed. Put -your, .
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oe breath antl_the. same while exhaling.
Or, if you cannot -tare Ih1T-Ilme to do
this, put on your wraps and stend be-
fore an open window, bfeathing deeply
end rapidly with your mouth eloeed. In
this way you -will stimulate your °Weil.
lattoe and the cold' will be benred a.WaY.
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birthplace ef the infant prince whom.
Edward I. made the medium of such a.
grim practical.joke upon the Welsh
eeeme 'doubtful, • but the main , story
may still be true. Ever' famous sol-
diee who helped, to Inake history In:
thie corner.of Britain has played some
Part' withita or without the walls of
Carnarvon castle. It has been star -Veil
into surrender, but never, capture4 by
force os arms and can, therefore,
claim to be considered a "virgiu for-
tress."-Weetininster Gazette.
Minard's Liniment Relieves
Neuralgia.
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Every Wink an Eye Bath.
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Every few seconds we wink both
our eyelids at once, although not pur-
eosely. If we stop winking, our eyes
,become uncomfortable and gradually
cease to work ac they sbould. When
the eye is open the front of it Is ex-
pOeed to dirt and duet and is apt to
bedome se dry that a paluful stinging
sensation, resules or would do so if
constant moisture were not provided
.to cleanse and soothe the tissuee.
An a matter of fact, each time we
wink we wash the eye, says the Pop-
ular Science Monthly for January, Up
above each. eye is e tiny water .hag
called the tear gland, and all the tints
we are awake it xuakes tears. When
the front of the eye feels itself becom-
ing a little too dry or dusty it commu-
nide.tioe is sent for a supply of mois-
ture. The eyelid then comes down
with a tear inside it to wash clean the
gentle and perfect washing in the
world. front 0! th.e eye. This is the mcct
gen
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RICH WO BLOOD'
MEANS GOOD HEALTH
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.Just•a 'Little More RIch, Red Blood
Qu yes, iM est, Ai ments. . •
nee -lack of Sufficient red health:
:seeing blood does not end merely in -a
pale complexion. It N hutch more ser-
• ious. Bloodietie people rze the tired,
'languid, atmedown folk who never
'have a bit of enjoyment balite. Food
-does not nourish, there's Indigestion,
heart palpitation, headache, backaihe,
sometimes fainting spells and always
nervousness. lf anaemia or bloodlese-
nese be neslected too long a decline is
sure to follow. Just a little more blood
cures all these troubles. Just mere
rich, red blood, then abounding
health, vitality and pleasure in life,
To make the blood rich, red and pure,.
use Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. No other
medicine increases the pure blood sup-
ply so quickly or so surely. The cure'
actually begins with the first dose,
though naturally it is not noticeable.
This is not a mere claim. Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink Pillg have been doing thee
over and over again in Canada far
more than a quarter of a century.
This is why .thousands have always a
good word to -say for this great medi-
cine, for instance, Mrs.. Alex. Gillis,
Glenville, N. S., says: "I cannot prise
Dr. Williams' Pink. Pills too Uglily.
They are really a wonderful Medicine. I
was very much run dome suffered
from frequent dizzy spells, and had
an almost constant severe pain in the
back. My home work was a source
of dread, I felt so weak, and life hold
but little enjoynient. Then I began
taking Dr, Williams' Pink Pills and
the result was most marvellous. They
made me feel like a new woman and
fully metered my healah. I would urge
every weak weiria,n to give these pills
a fair trial."
You can get Dr. Williants' Pink
• Pills, through any dealer in medielne
or by mail, post paid, at 60 cents it
box or six boxea for $2.60 from The
Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock-
ville, Ont.
Excel With Old Weapons.
If all of the gins of mederate war -
ware could be discarded and hos-
tile natiebs left to fight with cold
steel as they used to in the paet
ages; it N dotibtful if there is any
ante' on earth which could with -
steed. the atisaults of Russian sol-
diers-
The reastnt why Russians 'would
excel at warfare of this kind is that
they all inherit the skill *with the
sWOrd, the battleaite, •the spear, and
theknife, that Ilan been handed
Owe through- many generatiortsof
ancestors who were adept with theee
weapons. This explains why a Rale -
siert bayonet charge is still a thing
to be dreaded, and why the Cossacks
are able to work great havoc with
their tabres,
If Russia should ever reach the
point of exhaustion and her enemies
forcetheir way into the (alert of the
empire, it is probable that the last
desperate stand of the Ituoian forcee
Would be Made with the aid of wea-
pons which Lave long te,one out of
general use. Of those old wettpone
1tUSSIA...111k an ;limpet unlimited' quail -
thy. Almost every bouseltold boasts
of gieveral which have been 'landed
down as heirlooms, pad In the esoe-
ernment Museums and some of thas
arsenals there are quantities more.
TREES ON PASTURE.
Poor Location ResUlts in Loss of
Fertility.
Perhaps one of the greatest eources
ef lose of fertility from mature oils
results from the poor location of shade
trees and brush, according RS 'the au-
thor. of the "Grazing Industey of the
Blua 'Grates Region," a bulletin re-
cently publiehed by the department of
agriculture. Trees and bresb, ho
statue should alwaye be sot on tlio
higher portions ot the field and not
Along' the banks of runnitig streams,
as• so often is the case. With good
.graes the animals do not graze more
.than one-third ot the time, The rest
•of tha time le spent lying down •or-
etaisdins itt tbe shade fighting fliee,
lienee much of the manure that is
analle does not got back directly on
.the land that produced the grate. lf
the =num produced while the ani-
mals are not grazing le depoeited on
the tops of the hills ite beneficial ef-
fects on t1_,..te gree May be noted for
several rods from the hilleidee. It is
easy to believe that if one-half to two-
thirds of the manure is lost from pas-
ture fielde and none is added the crops
must gradually deteriorate.
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•Women With Weakn'ess
Find New Strength
For all special weakness from -which
girls and women stiffer, no surer rem-
edy exists than Dr. Hamilton's Pills;
they maintain that bracing health
eery toman •eo earnestly desires, they
uproot disease and bring strength that
lasts till old age.
The blood is richly nourished by Dr.
Hamilton's Pills. Appetite increases,
weaknet ; and secret ills give way to
sup/us energy aad reserve vigor.
No pale girl, no ailing woman can
afford to miss the enormous good that
comes from Dr. Hamilton's Pills; get a
25e box to -day.
THE' KURDS.
A People' 3,Vitliout Law, gave
That of Force.
The origin of the Kurds has not
been satisfacteirile* settled, but it is
believed that in their veins flows the
blood of Chaldeans. Babylonians and
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Assyriend.aen eariy Rinds:the Kurds
preferred ineuntains tor their place of
tabitation, and took great pride then,
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as they do now, in being called
l'Gurdn," a title which signifies ,"war-
rior." To -day the "(lulu" are Nato
kaown in the Occident as Keeds, and
number about 2,600,000; and have
their abodes mostly le Kurdistan.
Their land, which is extremely moun-
tainous, rises to the east of the Upper
Tigris in the direction of Urumiah,
The area of this space is 60.000 square
miles. • There is not a, mile of railwey
in tee.whole country, and • neither is
there -a road .fit for traveeing • except
be Wayne.
No people are most mistrusted by
the Persians and the letrits than the
Kurds. They do not cohnider a ntan's
religion and standing; they would rob
a Turk or -a Peretan as well , as an
Armenian or a Greek. The Ottoman
Pato and the Persian Shad have not
the power to interfere; for that very
reason, I believe the Russian rule in
Northern Persia wad a great blessing
ta the peacc-loving peasants, as Rus-
sia was the only Government which
was able to establish order and to
create fear among the Kurds. Of
2,500,000 Kurds, there is no cne who
calls himself law•giver and ruler, no
cno who assumes the authority to
pettish his fellow Kurd. Law with a
Kurd Is personal matter. Each indi-
vidual considers himself hie own king
and Prince. A monarchy or self-con-
trol is unkowe, among them.. .The
Kureesle_treue la his conititutioie
gun epd,sevcard tbe means by which he
'enforces hie matte and imitice. Such a
state of affairs -is not, of coutse, fay-
czable to the .eetablishment of a .stable
government, nor is each an &Atmo-
sphere cenducivd to the development
et the better qualities.of Leman
hature.-Review-of ItevieWs. .
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ea ac
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When the nervous
system' gets ran
rionn one of th6
most persistent
aYmptoms Is head-
ache: Nervous head-
nebe has been de-
scribed as' the cry
of the starved brain
tor more blood.
Decease of Its remarkable blood -
forming and blood -enriching (mall.
ties, Dr. Chase's Nerve rood Malta
first as it means of overcoming nerv.
006 ekbaustion, nervous Prostration',
headache. indigestion, eleeplessnees,
• irritability and all the annoying
synintome of Inert ohs breakdown,
It Is not a mere relief, but tiler,
wish mire; for it rebuilds and recon.
straits the svasted and depleted
illerV0 00118.
60 Ste. 12 box, foe $2.50.
ases
Ne.rvelrb'
eaceei
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MARINO ICAISERGti BY AIR
VIBRATION,
It waa at 0 o'cioca In the Morning -that
4 nue my A11st. oigut or tho '144141A 1414*
clvr.Tl&v CM Wito WrOiuly ewe ewers or
more high, end no topi 001404 the ice.
iA.0,30 'womb, thaw:4 4004C 44 tee Whit
aim tttihee WW1. CO honpairoN.
bior0 halierene of tneee mode lee hitoon.o,
U&1 mite). wnien vur steamer eetteieenehe
wity 1,4 t40 Ulce of C40 CCU With. 4 4,
etooanonly 1Viku the isumeolut, with
(AVM{n tuuriate on laoera, it toele
right tip to tno glacier, o that We )vere
Nvithia tee feet oe the ice witen we eteoe
pee.
At title inement the min struck it full
and the great great well bourne one
Mass of saver frosted with diamonds end
Sparklitis with sapphires. Where the 40
Lreaho off the well looks like a mighty
eutting et the whitest ice 'gown. When
the berg falls into the water It rises UP
Ili Zgantie floating masses of aquahm...
rine.
,Ah we anchored the wind came to us
aver the glacier. It had been Witrtn.
coming up the Inlet, but here the ley
breath of Atelt Trost sent u chili to our
eents. It was BO cold that 1 could
hardly write. and this cold continued
during our stay.
The captain of the steamer gave a
number of ealutes to allow the effect of
the sound. As the shriek of the whietie
;rade the air vibrate mighty blocks be-
gan to drop 'from the glacier into the
am. As the 'whistle continued to blow
there was crash after crash, and at one
time a mass as big as a Nev York office
building broke away and slid down into_
tho ocean..It burled iteelf in the water.'
throwing a mighty spray almost to the
top of the glacier and causinr, great
bellows to roll out to the steamer. A
moment later it rose to the height of a
hundred feet above the surface and
moved up and down to the surface... -
Christian Herald.
We have been using MINARD'S
LINIAIENT in our home for a number
of years and wee no other Liniment
but MINARD'S, and we can recom-
mend it highle for sprains, bruises,
Pains or tightness of the chest, sore -
nese of the throat, headache, or any-
thing ler that sort. We will not be
without it one single day, for we get
a new bottle before the other Is all
used, I can recommendit highly to
anyone.
JOHN WALL:FIELD.
LaIlave Islends, Lunenburg Co., N.S.
magi•••••••••=groom••••••••••drwrias
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How Rochefort Hurled Ridicule.
Henri Rochefort eeen more than
Hugo was the natural butt of those
caricaturists devoted to the destinies
of Louis Napoleon. But none of the
cartoons direeted against himcould
bit deeper or leave a more lasting
sting than -las own sallies in the col-
t:mils of the Lantern°. His favorite
method of attack was one which
made prosecution imposeibte or eleo
made the presenutor ridiculous. In the
Lenterne one eared apparently inno
cent squibs which ran aolnething like
this: he emperor sat yeeterclay for
Lis portrait, which is • being painted
by M. —. M. — has won wide
dietinction as a painter of animals,
and it is expected that the emperoe's
Lorena will prose a great succese."-
Exchange,
MinfaIls Liniment Cures Dandruff,
4-5
Undoing of a Thief.
A Scottich. termer 'wee selling wool
one day to a carrier. and after weigh-
ing it he went into the house to make
out un invoice; When he came back
he missed a cheeee• that had beea
staudiug on a shelf behind the teeter
door. Glancing at the bag of wool he
eteereed• that it hall suddenly in-
creased in size.
"Alan," he said te tho'
carrier, "1
Inc Olean forgot weight o' that
bag. 'hes hut it m the scales once
main" .•
The cerrier could not well refuse.
The.bag was, of course, Lund to be
heavier by the weight of the cheese
iuside. A new invoice was made out,
and the crestfallen carrier went away.
The farmer's wife at once missed
the cheese, and rushing to thee yard
told her husband that wino thief had
stolen it.
eNa, na, Meg," replied Um fanner,
qteatly, eae jest Tali the cheese for
two shilliths the' puna," -London TM.
Ens.
CURE FATIGUE!
ISSUIli NO. 3 1911
HELP WANTACS.
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IATANT$I)--0111/4 TO WOItK ON
"! knit underwear-aesmers and fin-
ished stitcher* preferred. We aloo teueli
learners, any girl with good knowledge
of plain aewIng; goad wegeei ideal lee*
tory condition*. gmuncrinan 140ntirS4'
tUring Co.. L•tcl., Aberdeen and (faith
80004. Hamilton, Ont.
WANTED -A. CIOOD QPNEetAL Sailt*
" vent tor small family; hIgheet
Mage' comfortehle home. Addresa.
John Teley, 25 110410W004 IV/01We,
44141804, Ont.
Ai.rahips and Altitude.
There are tWo ways of measuring
altitude in a flying machine. One is
by • triangulation from the ground,
which is ea involved operation, requir-
iag the services of several trained ex -
Parts in the calculation of angles from
different points on a measured dis-
tance on the earth's nurface. The sec-
ond and usual way is by means of a,
barograpb, which N a form of aneroid
barometer that records altitude by •
means of atmospheric pressure. The
latter method is not as exact as lee
former, but It more expeditions and is
approximately correct.
Minard's Liniment for .sale
Everywhere.
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The Elevator Boy Protests.
pid you over stop to consider the feel -
Log of an elevator boy in an offIce build -
mg? "klow'd you like to spend your
days In a cage, goin' up, comln' down.
aurae bad air, same old shafts slippin'
by, never nothin' to see? How (.'ye
like it on a sunny day, when you were
dyln' to play ,baseball? says*the eleva-
tor boy.
"I never thought about it at all," the
passenger answered.
"Well, I have, I thought about it
niost of the time for four years, Even
the fellows in Sing Sing gets out some-
times, but we don't. When i get to
feelire I can't stand it, I think 0E' block
after block or office bultdinge tire
town, every one of 'ern with fifteen or
riventy cages. and a fellow like Inc in
every one of 'ern, speridin' his life
up, comin' down. goin• up, comb,' down
--and outside tho world goin" on." -
American littgazine.
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THE HOUSE
FOR GIFTS
When in Hamilton, do net fall
to visit .Tunor's, the House for
Gifts. See our display of China,
Art Pottery, Cut Glass and An-
tique Furniture, Pictures, etc. You
will be made welcorne.
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ROBERT 1 OR
62 KING ST. E. SOUTH e!DE
Hamilton, Ont.
tZgaiMEMEWEEMEIEWMMEEM
' Size of the Roman Empire.
According to the historian Gibben.
the. Roman empire "wee above 2,00ee
miles in breadth,. grom the wall of
Antoninue and the northern limits or
Doe:a to Mount Atlas, and the Tropic
Ca.ucer; that it extended in length a
more than 3,000 miles, from Ille_we,ett- • s
ern. ocean to the Euphrates; that
vas Sitllathd ;et :to finest part of the
temperate wee, and that it was *sup-
posed to contain above 1,600,000
square miles."
According to this, the Roman eta,
mire was coneiderably smaller than the
United States, the area of which (leale
lug out Alaslca and the islands) Is
nearly 3,000,000 square nines ,or al-
most twice as big as was the empire
of the Caesars.
Mthard's Liniment Cures Burns, Etc.
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Old, But Wily.
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111) UP
to. -1 Into the grocery store 'walked an
ttecient lady with a slow ana halting
GET FAT! tread, carrying on her arm a basket
centaining a large earthenware pet
with a lid.
Placing the basket on the cbunter
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• ONCE YOU START USING THE
NEW BLOOD -FOOD REMEDY
YOU'LL GET WELL QUICKLY.
you're nervous and uneasy.
Appetite is poor.
Sleep is hard to get.
etili wereerecu are thin and fagged
out.
Work must be done, but where -is the
strength to comp from? .
Make 'edit'. 'blood nutritious and
you'll httee lots of strength.
Your only, hope is Ferrozone, an in-
-stela blood -maker, blood -purifier,
blood -enricher. It brings keen appetite,
digests food and supplied nutrition for
building up the bodily tissues.
Ferrozone makes muscle and, nerve
-
fibre, increases Your weight, instils a
reserve of energy into the body that
defies weariness or exhaustion from
any cause.
For men who toil and labor, for the
office man, the minister, the teacher -
to these will Ferrozone briug It new
life of spirit and robust health.
For growing girls, worden of all
-ages-no tonie is more certain. Sold
t•ii 60e boxes at all dealers, or direct by
mail from The Catarrhozone Co., King,
Ston, Ont,
The Trainman's Joys.
A wontan swayed beek and forth in
the aisle on the front 'car on train
-There are plenty of seats in the
rear cars, madame,", said. the con-
du.clatoort, ,peobilitesltya.y
there," she Snapped
beck, pettishly, "What I want is
ne10odie vacant cars ih the -middle of the
Rath, If you don't provide them tio's
I can get a seat when I want it I'll
emlain to the management and to
the Interatate Cettanerce Commistion,
aSleltt;ps in the rear ear, indeed! I want
a seat in the middle ear or none at
She got what she wantod-standing
roone-Rock Island Elm). alarazitte.
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Re.Christaned.
Twa brotherof the IMMO of Livros,
creating a disturbauce at the Dublin
theatre, were. called to order by the
celebrated Pella McCarthy, who was
in the satne box. One of them, pre-,
senting his eard, said: "You ahall
hear from one of ue. Our name Is
LIMO," "Lowe's, is it?" qttoth
"Then I'll give you art addition to
your name," and, exerting hie 'wei•
known strength, handed theta Out of
the box, exclaiming, "Now, by the
1)ioiestvettirre,:vitimette4'rfe both filitlaWel"alte,
she made various purchases, which
the put arefully in the pot and had
har bill made out.
"By the way," she said, "do yea
mind keeping this pot with the pur-
chases irk it until I come back and pay
for them, and it will be more eonveni-
ent for Inc to leave the thinga • here
tili later?"
The request was willingly acceded
to and, lifting the pot carefully cnt of
the basket, the old dame placed it
with an effort itt a corner; then, put-
ting her basket on her arm; left the
shop.
Hours went by, day ripened intii
evening, and evenine gave way t�
night, but the old woman did not
return.
At last the proprietor thought of
examining the earthenware pot to see
if by any chance it had the owner's
address upon it, and. great Watt his
astonishment, not untinged with dis-
ntay, to find that it possessed no
bottom t
Nowadays that shopkeeper Is very
suspicious of pots in baskets. -Pitts-
burg Chronlele.
...-..—••••••••••••.
The cook that prepares e aped din.
ner is greater than the man who
makes an after-dinner speech.
Don't -say Breakfast
Food''— eay "Shredded
Wheat"—for while you no
doubt mean Shredded
Wheat, you may get one
of those mushy porridges
that are a poor substitute
for the crisp, delicious shreds
of baked whole wheat—that
supply all the nutriment for
a half day's work. Two
Etiscuits with milk or cream
make a nourishing meal
at a cost of a few cents,
Made it; Canada., -
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