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The Wingham Advance, 1905-05-11, Page 321 '44.aaseeessfsesessieesAAasseasaaosearies.a.eaaamesesemaesasiteasteesaseesesselteuseas., THE FREE WOMEN OF HOLLAND AND THEIR QUEEN. Their Rights Recognized—Professions Opem to Them —Helped to be Self -Supporting. Miss Itudolphine Scheffer, who ha been giving parlor talks on the inoden drama for the benefit of the Society o Friends of Russian Freedom during th past few months in this country, is th daughter of Dr. Rudolph Scheffer, wh 'was placed by the Dutch Government a the head of the first scientific tropic garden in the world, that at Buitenzor and Java, whose name is known to al botanists. Miss Scheffer was born i Java. Malayan was her native tongue and she spoke no other until she ha been talking several years. She was educated in Holland and be came an actress in the Royal Society O the Netherlands Stage, the dramatic or gauization endowned by Queen Wilhel mina. She is interested in•polities, lik all educated European women, and ii the modern feminist movement in Hot land. "Our Queen is popular in Holland,' said she the other day to a Sun report er. "But she is respected, not as a QUOIN but as a Princess of the House of Or ane. "Really, the monarchy is an anomaly , in Holland. We are very fond of ou AP.- great historic House of Orange, interwo yen as it is with our history as a na tion. "That old Wilhelm 111., though, Wit helmina's father, almost destroyed th popular regard, both for the house am the monarchy. Queen Wilhelmina' prestige is due to her mother, Queen Enuna. The Queen i sailing on the fel sea of her mother's achievement. "Queen Emma, Princess of Weidelc Piedmont, sister of the Duchess of Al bany, is one of the cleverest and aides royal women who ever lived. The people were prejudiced against her 'when she came. They thought her not worthy of the aliance, and they contrasted her un favorably• with her brilliant predecessor Queen Sophie." "But she understood the character of the Dutch people from the first. The monarchy has got to be democratic with us. Queen Emma never played at be- ing Queen. She was always just a wo- man, showing her natural, womanly na- ture to all with whom she came in con- tact.j • "Then she knew how to touch the best feeling of the race in behalf of her lit- tle baby girl. The protection of the child; that was always the chord the touched, and the manliness ana good. feeling of the nation always responded. "She brought up the Queen moat wise- ly. No one need ever think that Queen Wilhelmina was not under the perfect control of her mother during her minor- ity; not so easy a thing when the daugh- ter is the Queen and the mother only the regent. Queen Emma, even reproved her daughter in public one day. "The two, together with some ladies, in waiting, left their carriages to enter ' a shop. Wilhelmina, then a ,young girl, stepped. ahead of the ladies in waiting. Her mother told her to wait until those older than herself had preceded her. "But I am Princess of the Nether- lands,' said the young lady. "'Yes, but I am the Queen of the Netherlands,' replied the mother, 'and the Queen of the Netherlands desires that the Princess of the Netherlands should take the place assigned to her.' "This was in the public street. It was heard by all around, quickly became known to the people, and. it pleased them very much: The Dutch do not wish their /N ruler to think himself Of any order sn- 016—iierior to the race. "Queen Wilhelmina has been trained in this school, and she has profitted by it. She is popular. The only thing we do not like is the German husband. We fear introduction by him of militarism into Holland. Recently the Queen has put all the librarians in Holland into Mil- itary uniform. The innovation was very distasteful. The people regard it as an entering wedge, and set it down to the credit of the Prince Consort. "The accession of a queen to the throne has been a very great thing for us women of Holland. Not that the queen is par- ticularly interested in. the feminist mov'e- ment, though in no way opposed to it. But the very fact that we have a woman ruler instead of a man has caused a revi- sion of the laws relating to women. "The father has previously had entire legal power over the children. Now mo- thers and fathers have been made equal guardians. Before, in case of divorce or separation, the father had entire disposal of the children. Now the judge calls a family council of relatives on both sides, which reports to him. And it is safe to say that no one knows better than the fantiO Who is to blame and who ought to have the custody and bringing up of the "As for the property right of marriedwomen, women, that is all regulated with us by marriage contract. Even the women of the masses can, by simply claiming the privilege beforehand, marry with separa- tion of property, in which case they have entire control of their wages. "If the woman has neglected this pre- caution her husband eortrols her wages, But if she can get tier wages into a sav- ings bank under her own name her hus- band cannot touch them. He cannot oven touch his own savings if she gets them into savings bank under her name. "We have never had any such trouble 'about women in the professions as there has been here. If a woman Can pass the requisite examinations for admission to legal or medical practice she is admitted. No ono ever thought of opposing it. "Women teach in all our institutions of learning except the universities, and in greater numbers than Men. The question of married 1V0111011 teaching is now be- ing ,agitated. The consensus of opinion is that other qualifications being equal, a mother . will make it better teacher, especially of young children, than one . who has never had dilate. "Women are doing a very useful work As factory inspectors with us. "We have n very excellent institution called the National Bureau of Women's ProMssions. It was founded out of a stir - plus left after the great exposition of wo- 8 men's work in 1800. It is a complete bureau of information with regard te ev- erything connected with money earning e by women, e "Parents who wish their daughters to o become self-supportingcan ascertain t there the opportunities in any lino, wages 1 and openings, the best schools and meth - g ods of equipment, requirements and 1 prices. It is conducted by women, and so n well organized that there is not a little I , village in Holland which has not at least. a one woman of position. acting as agent the bureau, to collect and disseminate . information. f "We are interested in providing new . occupations for women in the way of art • crafts. Our Prime Minister, Abraham o Xityper, not think it beneath his digs 1 pity to revile the ancient lace making of Holland, and to call upon a woman to assist him. ' "The old peasant lacomaking of Hol- . land had never died out, but the antique 1 patterns, copied from mother to daughs - ter, had lost all individuality, and the , lace had lost its reputation. Mr, Kuyper put the matter in the hands of Mrs. Ag- e athe Wegeriff, one of our leading artists; - and we have now a school of lace making ., at Apeldoorn where the old craft has been revived along the line of the most . artistic modern ideas. o "Mrs. Wegerif has estdblished another 1 and most interesting craft. This is batik, s .the old native decorative craft of the Javanese women, very ancient and very interesting to art craftsmen, because found nowhere else in the world. "Every woman in Java does batik, . from the peasant up to the daughters of t the two Sultans. "Every native in Java, man and wo- man'wears clothes decorated in batik. For the palaces of the Sultans the na- • tive princesses make hangings with , great historical designs, outlined in gold. Each color and each material de- mands a different treatment. 'The Jav- anese women use it only with one or two materials, and with red, yellow, blue and occasionally green. s. "Now Mrs. Wegerif has established studios in which she is experimenting with all materials and colors. She has used. it on velvet and the richest mater- ials. She employs only women, and she took the prize at the art exposition in Turin, with curtains done with the coat of arms of the city in baik. "Emperor William fitted up his yacht with hangings from her studio, done in his monogram. You can see how the craft fits in with the modern idea of individual decorations. "I am going to send Mrs. Wegeriff very soon a tissue paper pattern cut for a gown for myself. I shall tell her the material, color and design I want. She will buy the material, have it cut ac- cording to the model, and then fit the decorative scheme to the different pieces —skirt, bodice, sleeves. There will not be another gown like it. "People can have house decorations made which are absolutely individual. It is charming for individual book cov- ers, and costs less than an ordinary hand made cover. "Dutch women," said Miss Scheffer, returning to her favorite theme, "are the best educated in the world. I know that the great ladies and the profession- al women of Germany are very highly educated. But the ordinary German haus- frau is not educated. "Now, the ordinary middle class Dutch hausfrau will discuss every subject un- der the sun with you intelligently, all the latest and most advanced ideas, the new books in four literatures, the mod- ern drama, politics, labor troubles, sex problems. The reason is that every body has to learn four languages in Holland: Mitch, German, French and English, and has to know something of the literature of those languages. "The State requires it, and all educa- tion in Holland is State education. You cannot run a private school unless you run it according to State regulations. - You cannot even educate your children in your own house unless you do it ac- cording to State requirements. "As a consequence, the Dutch hausfrau talks four languages and keeps track of the notable books and new ideas eman- ating from those four races. "The Dutch are essentially an artis- tic people. The very pots and pans in a Dutch kitchen are artistic. No interior in the world is so artistic as that of Hol- land. Women will rave over a truly ar- tistic house decoration. "And. yet—isn't it queer ?— they are , the worst dressed women in the world. They understand and apply art to their houses, but to their dresses—never. Nothing is less artistic for the house— any old thing is good enough for tho dress, "The advanced women are going in for dress reform. But instead of adopt- ing the artistic dress reform, which is beautiful, they are taking those horrid loose sacks that make a woman look like a bag. Dutch women have an ides. that all beauty in dress is frivolity, that only in ugliness can there be thoroughness. It is very sad."—N, Y. Sun. " -7- DODDS !//, 'KIDN'EY Pi .L L S b Pa& P 4411 I use slY tteih*Itheli lennallY 0 4 WEALTH OF WALL STREET. income of Stock Exchange Members is $6o,000,000. An expensive machinery has been built up in Wall street for the management of properties and the distribution of stocks and bonds which are manufactur- ed. there—this is the New York Stook Exchange. The Stock Exchange sis the medium through which the manufacturers of se- curities find sale for their output and where the public buys. The speculation which is always going on there is inci- dent and not the main excuse for the existence of the market. The member- ship of the New York Stock in change is limited to 1,100, which have a market valuation of aprozinuttely $80,000 each, These inemberShips roseate as they ar These memberships, or scats as they are called, have no tangible or taxable value. The exchange is a club and membership therein carries with it the privilege of trading on the floor under fixed rules and regulations. The board of govern- ors is the ruling power of the organise - Hon wi1tls sight of discipline over mem- bers (leen to the point of expuleion. The actual value of a membership is found in its earning capacity. Morey aetivoly employed in any business falls short of right results if it does not yield 10 or 12 per eent. on tile investment. A member of the Stoek Exclutege who &ea not make et least $10,000 a year deem not rate up to the average. The average eapital behind every mem- bership may safely be estimated at i200,.: 000. There are it good many inembere who have very small capital mid alio make their living executing orders on is basis of $1 per 100 shares, which row • AY & JUNE are the Best Months to Make Money Raising Chickens Chicks hatched theta grow more rapidly and require less care than at any time of year, awl the knack of running the business successfully is acquired under the most favorable circumstances. Ono good May or .luno hatching will bring out e brood of chicks that sell about October 1st for enough to pay for an Incubator and another batch can then be started that will get the chicks out in time' for the Christians market. The next batch will be ready for the March and April market, "broilers" commanding the very highest market prices. A good Incubator is the foundation of real euceesa in poultry raising, briuging the whole matter from guess- work to certainty. We furnish you with a. th , • ,..1f • m I cubafor on easy terms. No oash to pay until November, 1905. By that time it should have paid for itself. Nothing else raised on a farm pays like this, and the beauty of it all is that the women folks or children can easily attend to the very small amount of work there is to be done. Half an hour or so a day is all the time required. Getting the right Incubator is pretty nearly the whole thing. The Chatham is the safest and surest Incubator made. It does the trick; 100 per cent. hatches every time if the eggs are fertile. Rather than go into details of construction here, we will printa few out of many hundreds of testimonials; Brighton, Ont., April 16th, 1005. The Manson Campbell Co., Chatham, Ont. Dear Sir,—I told you when I received my Incubator and Brooder that I would Id you know what success I had with my first hatch. When the Incubator ar- rived I went and got eggs to put In it, and as I was anxious to get it started 1 took all the eggs I could from the party, and he had only enough so I could not pick them over. There were some small ones and some long and narrow, and as I afterwards found out he was keeping twenty-seven hens with one cockrel, so they did not look very good on the start. I put Afty-six eggs into the Incubator and followed the In- structions closely, and I got fifty chicks, two having died in the ehell, which I think is first-elass. They are all strong and lively. I am sorry I did not order the 100 size Instead of the 50, I have it nOW filled with etxty white 1Vyandott eggs I wish you oould tell mo where 8 could get a good poultry paper, something/that would suit a beginner. Yours truly, B. H. BARMIER, Box 284. Brighton, Ont. P.S.—I would rather attend to an Incubator than ono hen now. There Is some malefaction in knowing that if you look after them you will get chicl,. Valens, Ont., April 15th, 1904 The Manson Campbell 0o., Chatham, Ont. Dear Sir,—The incubator that we purchased from you on the 18th Jan. last is certainly a dandy, Out of a No. 2 inoubator with '83 fertile eggs I got 70 chickens, and they aro all strong and healthy. I used i, gallons of oil. I think there is no better incubator in the world. • Yours truly, 1188, JOHN ROBSON, Valens Ont, MANSON CAMPBELL. We have similar letters from every State in the United States, and every Province in the Dominion. Every Incubator we put out is the best kind of advertising we do, for it sells many others for us by its never failing results. Tho Chatham is built on honor, and its construction and workmanship are as perfect as an experience of fifty years and ample capital can make them. The Chatham was the first•Incubator made that was good enough to admit of its makers taking chances that it would make its cost for the poultryman before it was paid for. Don't imagine for a moment that it is any longer possible to make big poultry profits by betting hens. As hatohers hens are as out of date as stone hatchets. ' If these erratic, unnertain birds are kept busy egg -laying instead of wasting their time setting, the poultryman will pocket a good many extra dollars in profit. If you want to get full particulars on the subject and learn all the details of successful Incubator hatching and profitablepoultry raising send to -day for our superbly printed book, "How to Make Money Out of Chicks.' It's FREE. Send for it now, FREE BOOK. A Complete Guide to Poultry Profits. THE MANSON CAMPBELL CO., Limited Dept. 33 CHATHAM, ONT. Distributing Warehouses at Montreal, Que., Brandon, Man., Calgary, Alta., Now Westminster, B.C., and Halifax, Factories at CIIATILINI, ONT., and DETROIT, Mrcn. Also Manufacturers oe the famous CHATHAM FANNING MILLS AND CHATHAM FARM SCALES. rate is permissible as between members only. The charge to the public is 4,25 per 100 shares, or $12.50 to the buyer arid $12.50 to the seller. Estimating the average money capital at $200,000, we find a total investment of $220,000,000 in all. This may properly be called an act- ive business investment, as much so as though the money were invested in tiler - 1 chandise or manufacturing, and it is therefore rightly entitled. to 10 or 32 per cent. return. On a 12 per cent. basis this would mean about $37,000,000 a year as net legitimate earnings. Por this immense amount the public stands annual assessment. I In addition thereto must be taken in- to consideration the expense of the ,"game," which include office rent, cler- ical hire, telegraph tolls, private wires, ticket service, advertising and. the thou- sand and one things which can not easily be enumerated, but which go into the cost of office maintenance. At a very low appraisal these expenses will run up I to $25,000,000 a year, which would bring the total yearly cost of keeping up the New York Stock Exchange to above $00,- 000,000, ;or in round figures ;4200,000 a day for every working day. This im- mense amount of money may be said to fairly represent the normal requirements of that part of Wall street which is di- rectly included in the New York Stock Exchange and its coneetions. This does not take into account the banks and trust companies whose inter- ests are interwoven with those of the exchange and whose good or ill fortune is reflected in prices made on the ex- change and in the volume of business transacted within its walls. While it is 'true that there may be several hundred members of the Stock • TRAINED NUS After Years of Experience, Advises Women in Regard to Their Health. Mrs. Martha, Pohlman of 66 Chester Avenue, Newark, N. J., who is a graduate Nurse from the Blockley Training School, all Philadelphia, and for Omer a at r .°111114,dnClpilt lin Hospital, writes the letter printed below. She has the advantage of personal experience, besides her professional education, and what she has to say may be absolutely relied upon. Many other women are afflicted as she was. They can regain health In the same way. It is prudent to heed such advice from such a source. Mrs, Pohlman writes: "I an firmly persuaded, after eight years of experience with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, that it is the safest and best medicine for any suffering woman to use, "Immediately after my marrieostI found. that my health began to fail me. I be- came, weak and pale, with se- verebearing-down nis, fear- ful backaches and frequent dizzy spells. The doctorepre- scribed for me, yet I did -not improve. I would bloat after eating and frequently become nauseated. I had an acrid discharge and pains down through my limbs so I could hardly walk, It was as bad a ease of female trouble as i have ever known. Lydia E. Plukham's Vegetable Compound, however, cured me within four Months. Since that time I have had occasion to recommend it to a number of patients suffering from all forma of female difficulties, and I find that while it is considered unprofessional to ree- omtnend a patent medicine, I can honestly recommend Lydia E. Pinkluttnis Vegetable Compound, for I have found that it cures female ills, where all other medicine fails. It is a grand medleinedor sick women." Money cannot buy such testimony as this—merit alone can produce slid re- sults, and the ablest specialists now agree that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound is the most universally sueeessful remedy for all female diseases known to medicine. Whoa women are troubled with ir- segulne, suppressed Or painful men- struation, weakness, leneorrlicea, dis- placement or ulceration of the womb, write Mrs Milldam, at Lynn. Mass. that bearing -down feeling, inflamina- In her great experienee, width covers tion of the ovaries, backache. 'bloat- many years, she has Probably had to ing (or ilatulenee), general debility in- deal with dozens of -eases just like digestion, and nervous prostration, or yours 1.er adviee is free and ewe& aro beset wlth such symptoms as dist- dential. tydia Pinkham'e Vtietable Coritowild Sac Wit= °then ness, faintness, lassitude, excitability, irritability, nervousness, sleepless- ness, melancholy, "n1I-gone" and " wan t-to-be-left-iderie " feelings, blues and hopelessness, they should remein- tier there is ono tried and true remedy, Lydia I. Pinkham's Vegetable Coni - pound at once removes such troubles. No other female medicine in the world has received such widespread and unqualified endorsement. No other medicine has such a record of cures of female troubles. The needless suffering of women from diseases peculiar to their sex is terrible to sec. The money which they' Iay to doctors who do not help them is an enormous waste. The pain is cured and the moues. is saved by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable ('otnpound. patience has proved this. • It Is well for women wbo are ill to 16 44,+ .f+++++++44+4+++4++++++++ +4 ++4++++++++++4++4 ++1H++10 1 PURCHASE OF HORSES IN CANADA FOR IMPERIAL ARMY Ottawa, April 15, 1905. The cost of freight and insurance w A great deal of misunderstanding hav- ing arisen concerning the objects of the Imperial Government in sending officers to this country to- purchase horses, or rather to see if horses suitable for the British army can be purchased, the fol- lowing short summary of the position should prove of value. This statement may be regarded as absolutely correct and. authoritative. First and foremost, the demands of the British Army in peace time can be easily Met within the four corners of the United Kingdom. That demand is not large, and 'nay be taken as a normal one of 2,500 horses annually, rising in cers tain years to possibly 3,500 of all kinds and. classes. There is an idea abroad and certain ministers and statesmen in this coun- try have brought it forward and may be considered responsible for it, that if the Imperial Government will purchase annually a fixed. number of horses, say from 300 to 500, in Canada, a great stim- bib will be given horse breeding gen- erally, and to breeding of the military type of horse in particular. Falling in with this idea, the Imperial authorities are anxious to put it to the test and, for reasons of their own, they fully re- cognize the advantage that will accrue to the Empire from the opening up of a large and limitless market that can be drawn to meet the immense demand that will be created in tirne of war. The real question then that has now to he answered by the practical experiment of purchase during the next few monthsis, is, can suitable horses be procured, and at an average price that will, when the horses are landed in England, favorably compare with that paid for remounts throughout Great Britain and Ireland? The average price paid in England is an open secret; it is £40, or say $200, showed great uneasiness when it was placed in a tank, When tbe kelp was introduced It crawled 'upon it and was at once almostinvtslble, invisible, so much did It resemble the kelp leavd. Another crab makes itself look ex- actly like a rough stone. When It is alarm- ed it draws up its legs and appears a bit of Inanimate rock. .Several deep sea spiders which bat been found at a depth of 800 feet were kept in a tank for • several weeks. When taken from the dredging net they were a dark brown, though presumably the spot where they . came front was so dark that they could scarcely have been seen. Yet even this type of apparently sluggish life bad sufficient intelligence to realize that in the light of the tank it was n conspicu- ous object, so it began to add sea. weed to its back. The sea weed was plucked, then passed to the mouth, and finally attached, not to the back, but to the point of the shell above the mouth, so that It fell over the back like a gorgeous plume, making the crab conspicuous. But when it was startled the plume of sea weed would point upward, and the crab would become a reek with a tuft of sea weed growing upon it, well calculated to de - calve the most observing enemy. _ Exchange who have little besides their seats or memberships, it must be borne in mind that scores of concerns have capital away into the millions. Prob- ably fifty firms could be enumerated whose resources range from $10,000,000 to $25,000,000 each, and there are at least half a dozen who swing capital far in excess of that amount. There are Wall street houses almost unknown out- side of the district that are rated at $20,000,000 to $25,000,000.—Cent Per Cent. - POPE AND HIS POOR RELATIONS Pius X. Refused to Find a Fat Bert Even for His Brother. . The Pope and Ids poor relations, write T. P. O'Connor, apropos of a news re port ,is a subject to tae of never-endin interest, especially as it shows what a fine, simple, democratic nature the Pop maintains amid the intoxicating gran deur of this exalted position: "The death of a cousin of Pope Pius X. has again drawn attention to the anomalous position of some of his fain; I need not go into the Roman tion, for all the world knows of the mor- tal feud between the Vatican and Mit Quisinal, between Pope and Xing. And still at least two of the former's near relations have sworn to 'be faithful to the inseparable good of King and coun- try.' "The Pope's only brother is a village postman, and the young mun just dead, his cousin, was a police official, both obliged, by their oaths, in case of the question coming up, to choose the King's part in any dispute with, the Vatican. "The Pope's brother Angelo, when PiusX. X. came to the Pontifical throne., wished to resign, and a number of letters passed between the brothers on the subject, but Pius X. would not consent to anything of " qui kind. Your living,' he said. 'If you give it up, what will become of you?' "And to such logic Angelo had no an- swer, as there was no hint in the Papal words that lie would be looked. after by the church. Thus he continues to give out letters and wears the King's uniform, giving his outward allegiance to the sov- ereign whom his brother refuses to ac- knowledge, and privately praying the latter forgiveness for betrayinghim." Mutt refusal of the Pope to give a fat place to one of his relatives—and he mast have plenty of them in a court so smnptuous and so largo as that -of the Papacy—I call very noble and touching. FISH GUILTY OF DISSIMULATION. Imitate the Color of Surroundings to Deceive Their Enemies. WHEN DOCTORS FAILED Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Drought New Health and Strength. (From the Post, Thorold, Ont.) Mr. Reuben Lindsay; a fruit grower at. Ridgeville, Ont., is one of the best known teen in that section, having lived in the village or its vicinity all his life. All Mr. Lindsay's neighbors knew that about a year ago his condition of health was very serious. To use his own words he "began to go to pieces—was all wasting away." When a reporter of the ' Thorold Post called on Mr. Lindsay re - h eently, he found him again enjoying the best of health, and when asked. what had wrought his cures he replied very em- s piratically, "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills; - they did for me what medical treatment g and other medicines failed to do. In the spring of 1903," continued Mr. Lindsay, e grew so weak that 1 could hardly . move about. My appetite completely failed me, and I• seemed to be wasting away to a mere shadow. 1 grew so weak that I could not work, and could scarcely look after my horses without resting. 1 doctored with two or three good physi- cians, but got no permanent benefit. In fact, they seemed doubtful as to what my trouble was. One said liver trouble, another -kidney disease, but whatever the trouble was it was rapidly using me up. A neighbor who had used Dr. Williams' Pink Pills with benefit, advised me to try them, but I felt somewhat skeptical. However, I was finally induced to try them, and before I had finished the second box, I could note an improve- ment. I continued using the pills until I had taken twelve boxes, when J. was again enjoying robust health --in fact, 1 have no hesitation in saying that I be- lieve Dr. Williams' Pink Pills saved my m life. Reemberinmy e former unbelief in these pills, 1 gladly give this testi- - monial, in the hope that it may induce time other sufferer to try this great, health -giving medicine." Other ailing people will speedily find new health and strength through a fair use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Every dose sends nu% rieh, red blood coursing through the veins, and that is the reason these pills cure anaemia, neuralgia, indi- gestion, kidney and liver troubles, rheu- matism ,and all other diseases having their origin in poor or watery bleed—in- cluding the special ailments that make the lives of so many growing girls and • women of all ages miserable. See that the full name, "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People." Ls printed on the wrap- per around each box. If in doubt, you can get the pills by mail et 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 by writing the Dr, Williams :Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. 7. 7 Knives and Forks. When we laugh at the Chinese for using chopsticks we Have forgotten the Met that knives and forks are a luxury of comparatively recent date. Some three hundred years ago 011011 111011 had his own knife, mut at dinner seized the joint and cut from it such portion as Many insects, birds, animals an devenfIsh and crabs are wonderfully clever Imitators. They will take upon themselves the rotor, shape or 'tuition of their surroundings PO perfectly that neither friend nor enemy 'an discover their whereabouts. Thero Is a fish to bo den In the kelp beds about the Island of Santa Catalina which has 0. Mover way of making Itself invisible. The body Is slender, with a, pointed head : end prominent eyes. Along the hack le a . eentinuetle frill. which Is the dorsal fin, iwnhenitteede.pposito the anal fin Is equally erns- i The fish vary In color. Some are amber. ethers orange or vivid green, while Font() have two Imes eouseinee, dark and light ' Wei of form and color reeler the fish mar - green or olive and yellow. Those 1.e,etliarl- velously like the kelp leaves among which I Several were placed in the tanks of the It 301115 proteetion. zoological eardene, where they might be observed. They showed groat uneashiev, • some of them even leaplag from the tank. Another tank was prepared. where the nat- ural surroundinga of the fish were Imitated as nearly an pas siblc. A htrateh of nut ev- eystif. ,eiin Seto haneing in the water, was etisnended owe teut, The most uneasy of the 11.41 were plaeed Is the 11PW home, and the'? elienge of fee wite soon ovtdent. one swam at owe to me kelp leaves and Deiced itself, bead dow.t. ward. Another. witit heal pottel upward, be..ame a remarkable Imitation of the han:s- ing leaves In t-intpe and color. The !PA Male no effort to memo. Another Inhabitant of tee kelp bode la au • dive green flab. Ohms to tits under :tble of the kelp tangles. Tide erab also Ito wished and passed it on to his nrigli• bor. who dist the same. knife then reit the meat into smaller bits, whirl were put into themonth with un the - oecupied band. None of the sovereigns of England had Mils till the reign of Henry VII. All high and low, used their fini.ons. Donee 111 the royal liouseholde there svas a dig- nitary called the (ei'. Who, With a t of subordinat I,. attended at the )81.''l8with \tater and toweiw. op ens. vival of ewery was evident riff er forks bad folly, into fachion. We learn udipa :fames I. entertain( a the Spanish Am- basador at a dinner "Their Mitjeei lee washed their hands with .water hem the same ewer, the towels being presented to the King by the Lord Treasurer awl to the Queen by the Luta IDA Admirals' ThWa e Prince of les had a ewer to him - 1.11 certainly not exeeed another $50, leaving $150, on possibly slightly more, to be paid for the animals selected on the *pot. A higher price can be paid for horses of speeittl, color and, type, such as horses suitable for officers' chargers and House- hold Cavalry. It b therefore obvious that Canada is on Its trial a* to Its abil- ity to supply a suitable horse for army purposes. It is, further, of more importance to Canada than to anyone else that, as the horses purchased will be regarded in Eng- land, as well as in this country, as typi- cal, it will be in every way a great mis- fortune if those sent home are of a class and quality that will engender a be- lief that the Canadian horse is of an in- ferior type. Such a belief will probably do more harm to Canadian horse breed- ing and the reputation of Canadian horses than anything else, Two classes of horses are to be puts chased: lst. Riding horses, fit for heavy and light cavalry, from, say, 15 to 15% hands. 2nd. Draught horses. fit for being driven postillion, with Horse and Field Artillery. The latter must not be less than 1,230 lbs., 15.2 to 15.3% hands in height, strong, active and with good shoulders to enable them to move fast, and even to gallop, when required; the age should be from 4 off to ,0 years. In all cases the British Government re- quires horses with short backs, good shoulders, plenty of bone and distinct evidence of quality. In the case of riding horses, those with a near cross of the thoroughbred aro most likely to take the eye of tbe inspecting officers. The British Remount Officers are in. possession of detailed specifications, showing the exact type and qualifica- tions of the horses required. ' self, which was afterward used by the Ambassador. The first royal personage in England who was known to have a fork was Queen Elizabeth, but it is doubtful whe- ther she ever used it. Forks came so slowly into use that they were employ- ed only by the higher classes at the mid- dle of the seventeenth century. About the period of the Revolution, 1688, few English noblemen had more than a doz- en forks of silver, along with a few of iron and steel. At length tbe steel fork came in for general use and was manu- factured in Sheffield. At first they had two prongs, but afterward another prong was added. GIFT TO NATIVE TOWN. Andrew Carnegie Endows College of Hygiene. The first college of hygiene in Scot- land is to be provided by the Carnegie trust at Dunfermline. When Mr. Carnegie bought the Pitten- crieff estate and handed it over to trus- tees he alsoendowed the trust with a large yearly revenue and ordained that Dunfermline, his birthplace, should set an example to Scotland—di-id -Rigiand too. This college is to be for students un- der 18 years of age. The course lasts two years and there will be honors and pass certificates. The fees will be small. For each year's course the inclusive fee is $100. At the close of the curriculum the student will be qualified to teach anatomy, physio- logy. (practical and theoretical), hygiene, theory of movement and elementary me- chanics, child study, first aid ambulance and gymnastics in all its branches (in- cluding remedial gymnastics), games, dancing ,swimming, teaching, singing and voice culture. Only at dancing is there likely to be any straining; there are many Scotch households which send their sons and daughters to the teaching professor who regard the terpsichorean art as an inven- tion of Satan. There is to be a special feature in the establishing of a residence hall where upon paying $250 the student will live what is described in the report as a truly hygienic life and be under competent supervision as regards food, exercise and hours of study. Another part of the scheme is the ex- amination of school dildren' but this will have to be proceeded withtentative- ly as Scotch parents are conservative in their prejudices. Wondrous is the change over Dunfer- mline since Andrew Carnegie took it in hand. Indeed, it is not so many years ago when this ancient borough had the most primitive sanitary arrangements— the sewage was carried away by chan- nels in the open street and baths were unheard of luxuries. This week the palatial new baths, built by Mr. Carnegie at a cost of about $200,000, were opened with much cere- mony. In novelty of design and complete - nes of arrangement they are superior to' anything in the country, Furthermore, the lighter forms of re- creation have not been forgotten. A new band is now enrolled, with new in- struments itt advance of anything else- where; a cycling track is being laid down and. money is distributed lavishly over the gardens and orchards of Pittenerief, while cunning sequestered walks and al- eoves in the romantic glen are specially devised for Dunfermline Inds and lasses. Already curious eyes aro directed to- ward the ancient cathedral eity and the linen itiills have an abundance of appli- cants for employment. LITTLE LIVES LOST The annual report of the Registrar - General for Ontario shows that in that. province alone, out of every one thousand children born one hundred and eleven die before they reach the age of one a ear, and in every pro- vinee Of the Dominion there is the saute am ailing loss of precious little lit es annually. Most of these deaths are -due to disorders of the stomach or bowels, mid most of these little lives eould lie saved if mothers kept always at hand a simply remedy to give the little one at the first sign of trontre. Such is metlieine 18 Baby`e Own Tablets, whieli dies constipation, diairlmea, indigestion. Pimple fevers, teething troubles, worms and other min- er ails,enta,whieli if tint treated prompt- ly beeome iine4 serious. And ilhe moth- er has a pesithe guainntee that these Tabletvolltain 110 poisonous opiate or hatinful drug,. They are equally good for the new torn baby or the well grown child, Our Tablets have saved the lives of their little ones. Yen can get the Tablets from any druggist or by mail at 25 rents a hex by writing the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Broekville,