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The Wingham Advance, 1911-06-08, Page 6In three recent hot days Chicagoeus drank an average of half it gallon of beer a day for every man, woman and child in the eity. Great la irrigation! t 1 - Germany will lutve under arme at this summer's field manoeuvres 977,698 men. Of these 022,000 are of the regular grille', and 355,000 are reservists, just called nut. Tile United Staeee Secretary of the Interior egye the annual fire loss of that country is equal to a tax of $2.51 on every roan, woman and ehild of the na- tion, And that is elesolutely lost to industrh. 41,.• The tax levy of the city of Boston was ht 1891, $1,578,000, and the rate le.97 inilis. Last year it was 103,190,740; rate 19.32 mine. Thie year about $150o 000 morele added, roul it rate of 20 mills is probable. The cost oe operating trolley cars per ntile in Loudon is 11.29 peuce, wbile Viet oF autoebueses ie 0.55 ponce. The city of Peels has enfranchised an auto -bus com- pany, winch is expeeted to be it keen competitor with the street ears. In 1910 uo fewer than 32,923 persons emigrated from Ireland, an increase of 3,593 over the preceding year. Of therm 32,457 were nativea of Ireland. The emn gration is below the average of any decennial period, fig which statistics are available. Some Englishmen who have glanced at Canada through the windows of it 0. P. It. train as it rolled from ocean to ocean, have been writing books about their im- preasion.s of our country. As there is no law against that sort of thing, Cana: diens are obliged to put up with it, while -deceived BrItons absorb misinformation about Canada, France last- year had it surplus of 71,- 000 Meths over death, the largest since 1908, when it had 73,108. France's birth-, rate is small; but France's deatliwate is ale° being steadily reduced. In 1000 the total nuto.ber of deaths was 863,285. Left year it was 703,771. In a decade, there- fore, the birtha had declined OA per eetn. and the deaths 17.6 per cent., or nearly three times as much, •••••••••••••••••••,..,,,,1101.1..MNIIIITIO Sweet Miss Margery "Untie', inany thanks, Ur. Stuart, and heaven bless you, sir. You are very good to nie." 'Pears tolled down Mrs. Morris' pale face, and the young squire turned Away with a sudden expression of sorrow. At the door he hesitated for it minute, then field hurriedly: "1 shall evalle a little way along Lin - ton's Lane, tre. Morris. 1 want to Ask hlargely about Brighth crops." "Ay, do, sir," replied the pick woman warmly; "she will he rare glad to tote you." M. Crosbie etrode down the path, and. let the gate swing behind him, He turned to the right, and walked quickly along in the glaring heat, with We eyes fixed in an almost eager way on the long straight road before him. Atvah la the distance appeared an object -a patclt of something pink moving very slowly toward him, Hie pace inereased, the distance lessened between this ob. ject and himself, and gradually tbe pluk patch melted into the slender form of a girl, her bent head covered with it Dap- ping white sun -bonnet, it smelt basket on her eight arm, and it book between her two little brown hands. She came on very slowly; apparently the heat hed no effect on her, although the sun Was beating on her with scorching forme. Mr. Crosbie slackened his pare as they drew nearer, and at last came to it •stand -still. The girl was so deeply Rio sorbed in her book that she was una- ware of his presence till, looking up eud.- denly, she saw him just in front of her. The boon dropped, a nosh of color mantled her clear transparent fact, and a look of intense pleasure Shone In her great blue eyee. fteir. Stuart! Oh, how you 'startled mel" "thil 1. Margery?" returned Stuart, removing his felt hat and grasping her band firmly. "What are you made of? You must be a salamander to live in tine heat; yet here you are walking along as if it were in Iceland; amt. you leek as cool as" --hesitating for a eagle --"as a coeumber." "Oh, I don't mind a little sunshine!" said the girl, with it slightly conteraptto ous curl of her short upper Bp. "In fact, 1 don't feel it. But where are you go- ing, Mr. Stuart? Have You seen moth- er?" Japan bas just bad some destruetive foreat fires, .a number of villages having also been destroyed. The Japanese troops did good service in preventing the epread of the conflagrations. That is it truly patriotic work. .Canada has suffered severely at times from forest fires, and how to prevent them, or cope .with them when they occur, it) a Ties - tion of the first importance to tins coun- try. Swindling institutions must be careful bow they mit looee in llassaehusetts. Governor Foss has affixed, his signature to it bill making it a. trime, to be pun- ished with fine or imprisonment, or both. to cause to appear before the pub- lic any falee statement regarding the merits of stook or the financial condi- tion of any corporation. Now, what 'will the enterprisiug do, if they discover gold .or silver in that state? • lie The Detroit Free Press says there are 30,000 to 36,000 dogs in that city, and they furnish cause for disquieting re- flections. It thinke that a general muz- zling order should be introduced against the spread of rabic& It continues: There is, unfortunately, no question of the gravity of hydrophobia. in the United, States. Pasteur treatment has • been necessary in almost 1,500 cases in one eingle year, and the Pittsburg insti- tute alobe has treated 1,022 patients since it was opened in 1900. Our own state is afflicted with the menace, and Dr. Victor C. Vaughan, reporting to the hoard of health on the subject, has de- plored rabies is be diffused throughout the lower peninsula. itt their countro haute. Ohl had heard numb uf eottela tittotet, bet had never *eta Mtn sine* her childhood as iuing tne at two year* he bad Woo travelling, and before that time site had never left the etallUelon of her eeltool. room. Sore with the knoWleage et her *Wel failure dissatisfied wIth het mother, iterself, and everybody, Vane Intel ewe; into a morbid, depreseed. etate. She left town withowt sigh (thouglo when etc coetraeted this journey with her migra- tion of the former season, she tutght have given vent to ooe, for instead of hearty farewelle atth expressione of re- gret, she wes. oegleeted, save by her maid Alia her mother), and actually felt a thrill of genuine pleasure ae she howl - id through the coentry lanee and. drank in. the sweetnees of the gin She stole limey iturried glancest at her cottein. dur- ing the drive -Mr. Crosble Ited reached the station in the nide of time -and found herself aoreeing with the ott-re. peated praises her mother nart Bung eon - earning him. Titers wee a tnanlinees, frankuess, an alnieoce of aelaeoascious- stees tiiid conceit Mame Stuert Oroeble that pleasea her faded spirit; be was as baudsome as any of her former admir- ers, whileposeeseing ineny other advan- tages they did not, She listened quite interestedly to his chatty account of his travela, nue was surprised at the plea. sure the derived from them. "What will mademoieelle wear?" the meld asked, after she had coiled and waved the beiturieut hair round the graceful head. Vane wane from ie r musinge. "Oh, Anything, 4Ninrie; it deo not mat- terl No; on second thoughts, give me that plain White silk." Marie went to the Inner room, tout returned wIth a masa of soft, rleh, eling• Ing drapery on ner Arm, Rua assisted Jeer mistreat) to aljnat thenrobe silence, she was wondering a little 'why made- moiselle ehoula have ehosen Bo simple a gown -it was not her usual loebit. nut, when the last touch was given, and Vane Blood. gazing et her reflection lo the mirror, the Maid was fain to confeas the choice was good. The tall, supple form looked Inexpressibly graceful 10 the long, soft folds, the deueate maws of lace brought fichu-like across the bust gave a touch of quaintness to the whole, and the purity of the silk gave a softened, fresher look to the pretty face, for once free from its diecontent, Vane looked long at herself, then turned to her maid: "My gloves and fan, Marie. Thanks. to not trouble to watt for me to -night. Leave my wrapper here; I will brush my hair myself. I nare say you are tired." "Mere' bien, mademoieelle? Marla murmured, marvelling still more. She was unaccustomed to any notice, to ea/ naught of kindly words, from her young taistress: Vane drew on her long white Cloven then went slowly through the corridor and down the stair. The sun WAS de- clining, the heat of the day was dying, and a faint, delieiotts breeze came in through the many open wiudowa. Miss Chatteria passed through the great hall, the tap -tap of her neele sounding dia. tinctly ou the tesselated floor, and stood for one instant at it door that led first under' a colonnade and thenee to the grounds which her windows overlociked. While she was standing here her cousin sauntered into view; and, moving -for- ward . with languid grace, she went to meet him. "La dame blanche," he said, tossing away an unfinished cigarette. "You startled me, Cousin Vane -you crept out so quietly and look so line a spirit." 'I am quite real, I assure you," Vette answered. "But why have you thrown away your cigarette?" Stuart laughed es lie answered: "It is against my mothern rules' to smoke immediately before dinner, but 1 love my weed, and am scarcetv eouscioue when I ani smoking or not. -Please for. give me. I have been a savage for so long, I have forgotten my good man. ne`i;12t, I want to hear all about your travels and adventures," said Miss Char- teris. "Have we time to droll up and down for a while before dinner?" "But you win be tired," remonstrated Stuart, mindful of his mother'n injune- thins; "and"-glaneing at the smell, dainty ,white feel -"I am afraid you will ruin your pretty almost', "I am not afraid ef either halainity," Vane reeponded, with it smile; "however, let us split the difference and go to the conservatory." Stuart agreed willingly. lie was most favorably impressed by his new coo - *in.. She was no Itypochontiriaeal creature, but ti young, beautiful girl and likely to. prove it most agreeable companion. He glanced at her dress as they sauntered slowly along the colon - each to the conservatory, mentally de - tiering it to be most charming and sim- pie, deciding it to be most. probable. the work of her own bands, and would have been thunderstruck had anyone inform- ed him that the innocent -looking gar- ment had eost nearly fifty pounds. - Vallee Charteris saw his cousin's ad- miration, and her heart thrtIled. Once more she woald taste the joy of power, she would no longer be neglected. A vision of future triumph filled her mind that instant. She fvould wake from her ludifference. The world should see her again as queen, reigning this time by therm and faecination as well as by her beauty. The collet' =anted to her cheeks, the light Beetled in her eyes, at the thought, and ,she turned with ani- mation and interest to 'converse with the man beeide her. "You have a beautiful bowie, Stuart," ehe observed, after they had walked through the heavily ecentecl eonserva- tory to the drawing room, "I am glad have come," "And 1 out heartily glad to welcome you. 1 have heard so bowl'. of my Con ori - sin Vane, such stee of triumphs and wonders that alma to despair Of ever eeeeiving her here." "tem foiget." «aid Vane, softly, wav- Ing her great feather -fan te and from - "there is an attraction here now that at other times was wanting." She spoke lightly, almost laughingly. but her words pleased the man's van. Ity. "Can It be that I am that attritetion?" Ile asked, quielely. Then he added, "Cousin Vane, I ant inneed honored." "You jam to hasty •conclusions," she retorted, "but / will pardon your ex- cessive vanity, if you will give me it stray of etephaudie for my dress." "Is it your favorite floweri" he ask- ed, leading the way beek to the con- tervatory. ' "I 'love all flowers," Vane ausweled -"that ise" she added, carelesely, "all net -Louse flowers," "Vou sled' be well supplied fit. back. Mather has told um all about her kindness to me. 1 men scarcely remem- ber her when elle went away, but elle mast be nice." "Nieel" exclaimed Mr. Crosble. 'She Is it brick -a milliou times too good 'for that old curmudgeon Sir Hubert!" "No one seem to like him," Muroery rentarkeO thoughtfully -her face *bad grown almost sad; "but mother is never tired of telling me all about Lady Con- 11101am-how she took me when r was a baby, and my poor dear real mother was killed, and put nte with mother Morris'I inn not very old, Mr. Stuart, but I feel I hen never repay her latly. ehip all she has done for me. Sometimes 1 seem to have a faint tatty recollection of the days when I fret eame here, and I can see it face that was -oh, so Ovettn anti hind!" "My mother alwaye says Catherine Coningltam Was very beautiful," Stuart said, as the girl paused. "I remember her as a noted pale ;vomit, very kind, as you say." "There is one thing she did 1 can never, never forget," Margery went on- "tehrewas her good.ness en burying my poor 'mother in emit a pretty swot, and putting that crop on her greve. It does me good to go there, M. Stuart, I almost think my mother knows 'I go. She must have been sweet, she was $o beautiful! 1 alwaye wear my locket, you know" -she met up her hand and produced a tiny heart of gold -"It is sueltha comfort. I wonder who I really am l'Y "I think you are it princess," observ- ed the young man gravely; 'you look it." • Margery shook her head. "We shall never know, I suppose" she said sadly, "and I shall always lie the nursery rhyme girl, 'Margery Dem,' as Lade: Coningliani christened me." "It Is the prettiest name In the world!" cried Stuart warmly. "And - and, it suits you!" "So you would say if you caught sight of me on the village see -saw," Isola Mar- gery laughed heartily. Then she add- ed. "But we are home; and you have carried my basket all the way. It must be nearly a o'clock," "No!" he exclaimed incredulously. "By Jove, I shall have to tear -'t Then he stopped abruptly and asked, "Mar- gery, when are we going to have that picnic we decided on it month ago?" "Yes," replied the young raan, turning "On, some day!" she answered, petal beside her and taking the basket from into the garden and. closing the gate. her arm, "She told me you had gone to "But 'some day' is so vague. Shall we Bright's . farm, and I am anxious th fix irfor next Wednesday? That is your know how his crops are," half -holiday, 1 know." "He is grumbling, of course," Margery His eyes were fixed on her face with answered; "but 1 fancy he is on the such earnestness that for the finit time whole well satisfied." she seemed to feel their power. She Their eyes met, and thy both burst colored faintly and. held out her hand. into a merry fit of laughter, . "Yes, Wednesday, if you like -if ow - "You don't care it bit about the crops ther is well enough to spare me. Good- -you know you don't!" remarked Mar- bYet" gery, severely, as she tried to banish "Good-bye," he answered. m the corners of - her He gave one last look, and then lar - the merriment frontouth. Tied up the hill. He had a good, hour's• "Well, strictly between ourselves 1 walk before him, his toilet to make, don't. Et is a fearful conteision for a and the drive to Chesterham to accord - farm -owner to make, but it is the OA as well. That Lady Charteris and d • her daughter Vane would be receive truth." "Ale I am glad you do tell the truth at the station by the young squire of sometimes!" said the girl, with it bright Crosbie Castle seemed very improbable indeed. glance from her glorious eyes. . "You must be witch or some sort of CHAPTER IV. it fairy," Stuart declared, sud!enly, "foe The dressing -gong sounded sonorously t prevarication, !et alone untruths always hrough the corridor. of Crosbie Castle, ln one of the 'many Charming rooms sit- fails when 1 meet you." uated in the towering wing it young girl Ile was watching her with Intense: earnestness, enjoying the sweet witch- was standing. The open windows over- ery ef her beauty. For she was beauti- looked a sweep of verdant lawn, majes- ful; her form wee, so slender and lithe; tic groups of veteran trees, and to the every limb, from the tiny feet In the left a clump of smaller wood -growth, rough country elnies which could not touched with every tint of green. Front hide their daintiness, to the small deli- beneath, the scent of many a flower was cetely ehaped hands, browned and tan- borne on the air and wafted to her, ned as they were, spoke of grace and bringing with Its fragrance a sense of loveliness. lier head had a sort of im- purity and delicacy that was utterly perioua carriage that made the simple welding to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid waTshpe the face beneath the flapping sun -bonnet -itnatbyl eft. par tnieut Was One to inthral la sterner Man than 4tmeisntgreosl: tolfietittoeildeat cotton gown appear a queenly robe, and was leaning against the open window Stuart; Crosbie. The complexion of pale deep in thought. Slic was tall win slight, ereant white which even the sun could with a face of delicate loveliness and not kiss tit a warmer shade, the street charm, albeit spoiled a little by a slight rosy mouth, the great wondrous eyes expression of indifference and discon- fringed with long dark lashes, and the tent. She had hair of the warm brown mass of ruddy golden curls that twined ' shade peculiar to Englishwomen; her about the brow and delicate throat eyes were large, of a clear but rather were but a few of the attractions that cold blue; her mouth was small and well Margery possessed. One of her greatest shaped, disclosing white, even teeth when Charms was the simplicity and unaffece- her lips parted. There was an easy grace- edness of her nmanter; perhaps it was NI uoneltalance about her carriage; dna, that as yet none bad whispered :lettere- without being a strictlybeautiful fig - in her shell-like ear, none had tried to ttee, Vane Charteris had an inclescribabie sweep away bier girlish frankness and air of hauteur in the slope of her should. - youthfulness by adulation aud undue ers and well -poised head that put to admiration. But Margery never scented shame ninny a rival better favored by • to think sbe possessed beauty, nor even nature. ller eyes were fixed at this in - The Canadian Pacific Railway now that that beauty Was such as a queen stant on the figure of a young man might sigh for. She found more pleas- walking quickly across the lawn to the leads in telephone railway diepatelling, ure in tossing the bay, romping with house, followed by hall it dozen dogs. He was having 3,955 miles operated by telephone, the children, or, in quieter moods, dien by no nteans unpleasant to look up - or 11 miles more ing into her books than in posing befoee ore than its neareet eom-on; sod so thought his.cousin, for elm watched him with evident attention and petitor, the Atchison, Topeka. & Santa her mirror; and she was quite ttneon- scious of the exact meaning of !quart iutereat. Fe Railway. 'The modus operandi of the CSrosbie's eyes, which filled with a fire "My squire of Crosbie pleases me," she syste.m is tlitte described: of admiration and eestacy whenever murmured, moving languidly from the they vested on her. The orders are issued by the dispateh- hNow," she said lightly, turning het window; "for once mamma ttas shown placee and numbers being spelled. letter book round and round in her bands after disevitnination with worldly wisdom." ere orally, word bword, ynames of She seated herself at the glass, and they had beet eonversing for several e by letter to insure accuracy. The dis- minutes, "since 1 ant it faley I shall get let her male unpin her luxuriant tresses Welters writes the order in his book as this ouestion aostvered. 'Why al Mrtill they tell upon the folds of her pink he dictates it to the operatore, tittle Stuart take auell a long walk in the silk wrapper in glorious profusion. Vane regulating Ins epoeth to soch a rate as broiling sun which does affect him if lie Charter's had been Out two yeaes. Won , does not care a setap about latasner ehipea from her cradle by her weak wi- to enable the order to be readily copied nee the receiving operators. The Rend- BrIghth crops?" (lowed mother, she Ind entered society's ing of the proper ealling combination etVIty?" echoen the young WM. "Why,' world haughty, indifferent and selfisli. phoned by an iteliridual ealling key, and meet you, Margery'!" "Olt, how kind of you!" she veto:lel cobtinuation of the e The admiration she received waft but it ittlation that had from the dispatenernt office is ticeonn to station. as tutted b eaegives ate autoina tic answer bade. This- she added, "Come now -I shall negt t to bitions, but was eontent been lavished upon her all through her li by the neleetOr, quietly; then, looking up with a. wile, gives the offidal making the rail posi- doubt my power. What--" life; she led no aims, no hopes, noam- five (eminence that, Ms signal has been with her impel*. received at the &hired station, the dis- "Ihtt that is the real downrigat hen lows beteuty atta the power that gift had tinetive combhuttion of the station beteg est truth. I told NM Morrie 't was brought. At first Vette was e great sue - to eek about the crops, but I tell you repeated to the dispateher. the truth," . eese -her proud -coldness was new, mul eltelefore. a delightful experience; but , .............. #.....r...*.....a "And why eould you not tell mother after awhile sonety grew weary of her The Preto+ old -age pension system le doe truth,' el& asked quiehly- ,why autonuttie ways. 'him season just ended baeed on the eentributery system, and not say you 'wanted to see me? Site had teen a, lesson to her, She saw her - the hostility with whieh it le reeeived would have been honored at such it self deserted, and her power slip from thought." her; and, as this truth eame home, she hy many glees not bode well for it, One ;Stuart Crosbie bit bis tip. the law woke, suddenly from her dream, and set of Inert protest that if they have IA clouded for a wend, then ne enswetea tealized that eamething more was ea. tiontribute to the eetawity Of their old quietly.: petted of ter if she would still reign "Yes. you ere quite riglit, htargely. :le nut of their means they prefer to 1 meat to have said SO. Well, -Ito U' RS ipleell, Ludy Charter's little gueesed the do it With their own maehinery; they mind- •I will nod time. Atel reev ten wort:Inge 0 f her dangliter's mind. She cart de h cheaper and better, they tay. :we What you have been doing all title age. What ie that beok?" had grown to consider Vane as a prite Another and more bumerotts elass elms less jewel ethielt insist be carsfully ' 'The Milt on the Flo' •'--1 ibling it Ply reeent the obligation to do nity- mit. watt:lied, carefully tended and enotteht tor. nitejudged the girl's nation to be thing for thetneelvee. They have be- "Hum! Lode nry-is it?" (lime Re permeated with the eocialistie ethyl" excloilined Merger*: 'fel it terie pride 3 pee of the higheet, eomidning true Coin ia so 'beautiful! Bare eon never reod with utter itutolence. Posende idea el State rate that they expect tri it?" tite mother hid fait n thuni of ve 4 - be penetenen from public funis out and "I Imlay OW: so," ronfes:ed the tion Wien she saw girls far below her oat, Without any contribution on their young squire. aT will took it out in eldid in beauty mad nobly aua eh. not own part. "It is a fine benefit they give the librery evInn I get beeli, and dig auto elle love. Vane As lel lift, ana teeth. it thedglit. wheu I am sinoleiug." wag hettieted in the pleasure of her pla- ne," saes nue epakestean of title getup, "Ifise Laweort ilothoht approve of tome.. "wt.en to peoeide for sit ols1 age that ,etory bodice." eahl hiargery; -lett I am 'Ibis lhas the Met Visit of the beee- sve shall few of ne attain th e east -apt tot ito etliele" Hint Miss therterie to °Table Cottle. "Alla itinV ale yen ,getting tmr Hitherto ahe had voutented keysew eon, 1.1 'meat frOM US it part of the polar Int- qth, all right: 1 sin deep in herniae, meeting tier mole and her aunt tenet en Whieh we now live." In Inuit l. et nova I speek Fiend( every (ley lei London; bat Ude yeer the only about Ife per tent, et 'eligibles for use* I go to tee lettory, T %ant to be mo0,1 sKteil ate to •ther„emir orate. penehMe ate enrolled, ntlfeet be" the time her Is.dyehlp dotalit rated invitstion wee need e few Weeks I Are You ConstiP ated? 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"I. was interested halite Oen WhO was doing the work, lie was slim and pale, and where hie gray hair was not thin there was none. He looked the man who would. take infinite pains in hie work and worry over it. His could slot be an easy joie -New York Sun. Asthma Quickly Cured BABY'S TEARS TURNED TO SMILES The well baby is it happy baby -al- ways cooing, gurgineg andestniling. It is only the sickly baby who is crone fretful and cries. The smile or the tears indi- cates baby's state of health. Mothers, 11 yea want 'our baby to smile -the smile of good health and freedom from pain - give him Baby's Own Tablets, They never fail to turn the teer into it smile. Concerning them Mrs. Jas, Hutt:henna .Marysville, B. C., writes: "Your Baby's Own Tablets have been it great comfort to me while baby was teething, Re wile cross and fretful, but as soon aa I began giving him the Tablets the effeet Was wonderful. He became a good-natured baby right away and Is now big. fat and healthy. The Tablets are sold by medis clue ilealerS or by mail at 23 cents a bee. from The Dr. efedielee Co., Brockville, Ont. Thousauds of Aethmatic /sufferers will be delighted to learn that Catarrhozone, which is lereathen into the lungs, often a quick and, effective relief ladom Aetlis matte troubles. It has a meat soothing fled healing hefluenee upon the lining surfaces of the Bronchial Tulbee, acts ai a sedative and anti -spasmodic, and qteck- ly relieves the Most mute paroyymns. Conarrhozone ie very pleaeant to use. It is made of healing !balm -ale Mee end reaches the very root of tEroat and. lung troubles, and proves a blessing to (tett'. intake in every stage of the malady. Try Catarrhozones 25e, 50e. $1110; it's it sure remedy for Asthma, Rough Breath- ing, and all -diseases. of the lsreathing or- gans, A LINK WITH BURNS. The death has occurred in Dumfriee of Thomas Brown, who was married to a granddaughter of the poet, Robert Burns, Mr. Brown, who was in his eighty-ninth year, was for many years assocsated with the tweed trade, For twenty years thereafter he was ehtuith officer of Greyfriars Parish Church, and for several years was custodian of the house in Burns street, Dumfries, where the poet died. Mr. Brown married Jane Emma, Barhs, daughter of the eldest son of the na- tional bard, and his daughter, Miss Jeannie Armour Burns Brown, presente it strong resemblance to the Nasinytii portrait of the poet. -London Globe. asesea--- BETTER THAN SPANKING Spanking does not cure children of bed-wetting. There is it constitutional cause for this trouble. 'Mrs. ltf. Sum - Wit gave Alegre of Sid4/110 r214, oop aste4aessIse eat sfe ea Pt herrn. NO eget. a ase st eet erupeesee. be PIAMIONAu DRUG sOntenelieaaan CO. Or CANADA., 1.4serreen SIZE OF THE FEET, Faris just now is having it wave of in- terest in human feet, Two scientlets, Marie and MayAuliffe, recently advarie. eil the observation that the saneet type of men had the biggest feet, while the sanest type of women had the stnelleet • feet. Which has aterted the boulevard - 'era to scantling the feet of pedestrians. Out of 100 norm' men.these scientists have asserted than only 19 have entail feet, while of 100 insane men only 24 have large feet. These, proportions for women are alnaoit entietly the reverse. Out of 100 sane women only 23 have large feet, while of 100 insane worneri. 18 have small feet. On the male side of the propoeition the Atnericans-long having looked upon Lineoln As one af the sanest, sagest of American statesmen -probably will agree with the French *dentists. - From the Chicago Tribune. mars, Box W., 8, 'Windsor, Ont., will send free to any mother her successful home treatment, with full instructions. Send no money, but write eier to -day if your children trouble you in thia way. Don't blame the child; the chauces are it can't help it This treatmenb also cures adults and aged people troubled with urine difficulties by day or night, iFThS ooe brOR TRE BRIDE, O. A Fine eliina. Old silver. Bracelet At& Box .of stockings. Geed field -glasses. Pearl opera glassea. .A hamper for motoring. Jewelled pendant of necklace. Handsome furnishing embroideries. Clock In hermony ovitlt some of her rooms. Travelling, shopping or everting bag, carefully chosen. titre." She dtew off her gloiree and pintied the spray of wee -like flowers amid her lama. Her betide were biitC teal deB. • eats', yet Stuart's nand unenneelously flew to two little blown ems he 1*4 seri that eftereeeri groping *.plefnly *mond hook. Tliere wag .even indre beauty in them than is his eousitele lit. if* be 'Co:Mulled ) MINARD'S LINTMENT is the only Liniment asked for et ray stare and the only one we keep for sale. All the people use it. HARLIN FULTON. Pleasant Base -C. B. •-•to Don't ignore the few house flies you see in .1Une. 'Unless you commence using Wilson's Fly Pads early your house will be overrun by them in raidsummer. MARRIAGE LAWS. (Montreal (lazette.) Mr. Justice Riddell, Speaking at Toron- to on the marriage question as recent ev- ents have brought it to the fore, pointed out that no church has any right to asty that a marrtage celebrated according to the saw Is not vaild; no church can change the lilw; a marriage is valid or invalid, not because the church mays se, but beeause the law says so. Keeping LbIi In memore should prevent some er- rors by those who discuss the issue. A marriage was recently annuted iti this Province beeause the law of Quebee soya that marriages contraeted in defiance of church regulations shall be null. The Legtslature made the law that recognized eeelkelastleal impedimenta to Marriage; and thet Legislature can eilloge it. NOT ALWAYS. (Baltimore American.) "Thrds of it teenier flock together." "Not always." leVihmahtt a)6.01.411° etvi enr"la)ells.7 of swellows Re- in* wit Welly husks?" f)rilatit of A vestment 40' arra/An soaarna, Assmoodk*, filsems's Wittversit,i• 11 J it MUT Wingston, Mut. Vier Caleadax of the Scheel and farther inforanalos, apply to tem Serretary,Sehoolof MinIng,Kingston,Ost. Mining end Metelloren Chem' end Minetalogy. Ivilneralm, and Cookie. Chemical Engineering. Civil Engineering. 'Maiuonled Easineedull. Elvarical Engineerins, Sanitary Engine -min* Power Developmuu, 14 O JUNE BRIDES What more appropriate Wedding at tor a young housekeapar than a set of , B. B. EDDY'S INDURATED EIBREWARE Comprising Tub, Pail, Dish Pan, etc. \\,,,. Haadsome in appoaranco-Lesting a lifetime All Grocers. SENTENCE SERMONS. 1)0 not inmakee; World wisdon upon friendship selected bn De, friends easily, but having made them do not blame them. --Solon. Caution is necessary Irt friendship; and one should love his friends as if some day he were going to hate them. -Bion, Do not eepeet a friend to ask of you; :Anticipate his need.-Soerates. mO'jnoont g:ttisylo, utofit;irenrdosrtetisitieeentutthOror tlivahnO those avlio anticipate his need. -Socrates. Two things are to be feared; the envy of friends and the ambush of enemies.- Cieobulus. Friendship is one soul in two bodies:- 916,MT; a man should be granted to rise to heaven, and tu see the master- pieces of divinity end all the secrets of nature, he would be wretched in his pri- vilege if be could have no friend with awnhtoom to talk it Over.--Arehlta di Tar - Among most men friendship is nothing but a similarity of habits and desires, so that they love the saine kind of business, amueentent tine talk. -Plutarch. :Wrath and wine unveil the heart of friend to friend.-Flutareh. To save a man, give him good friends or bitter enemies; these by love and those by their hate to keep them fron evil doing.-Antisthenes. eh friendship the absent are present the poor are rieli, the weak ere strong the stammering speak, and the dead live -elee.le°m. Agteent among good men is friend ship, among bad men eunspiracy.-eal 11.1RT. in the misfortune of our lst friend there is a little something not Quite dls pleasing to ns. -tet Roehefouce.uld. To pass from friendship to love is no uneommon, hut the return trip is wt nigh impossmie.-saint-Evremont. WOLVES OF A KANSAS COUNTY. During the present, season the largest amount has been ypaid in bounty for wolf and coyote Beelps by County Clerk Smirk, of Nehema county, that bas been known foe years. Recently Bert Henry brought eight gray wolves over from tiabetha and was given a bounty of eiti each for them, 340 in alt. While he was bringing his eatch to Seneca his brother-in-law went out la the same locality and caught eight naptre wolves. Ile brought them to Scueca and received 340 for his mech. Never before in Nehanut comity Inc such it catch of wolves been made,----Topele aCapital. Keep Minard's Liniment In the house WALNUTS FROM FRANCE, The best walnuts in the world -a least they have that reputation-ar those grown around Grenoble, Franc" and a singular -feet about them is tha at least three.quarters of the entir prodaetion are transported aeroes tit ceeau to be eaten in New York, Beam Philadelphia, Chicago and other Tar American eities. The caleareoue eel! o Southeastern Franceappetite to be pa flouted), favorable to the walnut. 0 the rising lana at the base of the none Alps the nut -trees often form veritab cultivated tercets. 'Lite finest varlet the "mayette," has a light-eolored shel and. a broad, flat base, on which readily stand e upright. SEEMS LIKE A NEW DISEASE. New to the man elle has never known the pain of a sore corn is sufferiug he en- dnres until he geta relief and, care by tieing Putnanee Paieless Coin and Wart Extractor. It acts like magic, twee, heals, cares, dot05 it all in tWenty-feur haws. There's a whole power of merit 11) Putnanfe Painlese Corn alla Wart Ex- tractor, Try a 25e bottle. sr • es Trolley Disturbs Marine Cable. Recently it Was found that the opera- tion of the siphon recorder of the sub- marine telegraph cable at Cape Town, South Afrka, was interfered with by a trolley line. The shore end. of the sub- marine cable for the length of ii, mite was at it mean distnece of half a milt front the trolley line. As a remedy of a second or dummy eable witlt an earth/acme was laid as nearly as possible over the old 011e And thie effectually cancelled the disturb. (meas. Observatioes matte in London have shown that the eitrtith magnate field is disturbed ever the whole neigh- borhood of the city and South London Electrie Railroad, and In - the United States the ittilley of am' mageetie obser- vatories has more than owe been threats ened by the trolley.-Seientifle Atneri- ecu. Ask for Minard's and take no other. BIBLE POR OHINESE EIVIPCROR The Chinese Christians, about it aozen years ago presented the Dowager Em- press with a magnificent copy of the Scriptures translated iiito Chinese. It was a fine example of modem petiolate, ship, the Writing being on elk, and the rovers Of the Bible being of salver, The gift was gratiously reeeletia and lier Majesty read the book, This ex- cited the Emperor's curiosity aud be ors tiered one of the eunuchs to obteln for him it eopy of the New Testament. The hooks- formed a part of the loot At the Forbidden -city in 1900, The Em- peror Wee 5. elese student Of the Tette. Inent, which Was freely annotated him. The Bible eves found in the Em- press's chanther, and, tiu, Testament in the Emperor's study. The future ruler Inte been preeented with another And lest, pretentiotte copy, hut Ulla lute emit 11;00. The regent, in aceepting tbe tott at the hands of the Auterkan Min. &stet promista hie Excellency than its soon as the F.mperor has mastered. Ills rtioliments he shall study the *shred Writit(fi.-Londent Globe. CURED HER KIDNEYS :Hrs. John 'Pettigrew+, of Central Eco omy, 'N. S., was practically helpless fro rheumatism. She eould not stoop, a her thnbs ached to that it ws torture f her to be up and around the house. An 'Airs, Pettigrew put It, "I was crippled up. I saw Gin Pills advertis alto sent for some, and after taking an two boxes. am n different woman, lilts are the only things that helped m eriu I cannot say too much fer them." yOU have that dreadful pain in the rack -if ymt are tortured with rheuma- tism -get Gin Pills at once. 'Write National Drug & Chemical (?o. (Dept. H. L.), Toronto, for free sample. Regular size at dealers, 50c it bow, 5 for 220. sr • * ISSUE NO. 23, 1911 WOMEN WANTED, ..--... VVOMEN WANTED, To TAXI) OE - dere in spare time ; no experience necessary. our lines especially used by mothers and girls. Apply, Dept. A., Brit- ish Canadian Initustrial Company, PAS Albert street, Otte,Wa. AGENTS WANTED. •WWWW" Weahowt."...../.......,••••••••••••"erhoW A GENTS WANTED -A. STUDY OP IA.. other agency propositions convinces us that none eon equal ours. You will always regret it if you don't apply for particulars to TravellersDept., 228 Al- bert street, Ottawa. — 16, TO MONRY FOR AGENTS. .5.5). .IJ dress Edward Castle, Hamilton, Ont. (inclose stamps.) -1g • Every Woman Is Interested and should know about the wonderful IldnitVEL Whirling Sprat Me new Vaein:i Syrazgo. Etc% , --Most convenient. lt cloanse t.,, -,, . Insian!ly. A..you: .V • ,.:-.Y. A. cInsgetst If be cannot supPlY tho .1, - VL accept no other, ..... # MARE but tend stamp tor lUustrated bcok-soaled. It farea full pante. I', ulati and dlroctions InValuablo tO ladies. .uk .' , WINDSon sUIPPIX CO., Witideer, Oat. Goleta Asssts Ps Cana a, GIRL HOMESTEADER'S WORK. i 1 Frankie Tatum left Greely this morn Ing for a thirty-five mile horeebael lisle cross-country to her homesteal. ' (+aim northeast of Greeley. The girl t 20 years old, and two years ago filed t dry farm eittilll. t ;She has done al1 the work require( 2 by the Government up to date, and wil ,. put in this summer in fencing her farm e She lives there alone during the sum w oe little:1'd esa, oannt hds ai Isik as enitobi lb e ow; ot dde4i i ltfr obnytherthe ,e, isyr:leticeyseexorrienvocluedv (eini‘elPeilign 1/}elne;eil.alPo%1 f—.-..... frop.......-...-.., .. A. stitch in time saves nine, an „ every house fly killed early save h a thousand at least later on. Wi e son's Fly Pads will kill man r. times more flies than any othe 1, t article. 0 • 0 Where Barrels Are Substantial. There tire «till eonse things that. thi do better in Europe, and ane of tam n is barrel making. Ask any hig it et 'vertu or dealer in epirits or wines al el be will tell you that Lowhere eh e a n' such caska made as in France at a Germany. A trip through the yani td of it big whichy honee will she ilr thoueands of gallons of Arnetio in .. whiekv acquiring age and value wit VANITY. "All is vanity!! Vaulty is shameful. Yee where would we be without it? Hose about it wedding mimes vanity? Row about a vanityless ?social sea, 30U ? Where would: the bueinces go without vanityl How wouhl troman. bereft of vanity, put in her time? Without vanity it would be difrscult to retain our friends. Minard's Liniment Lumherman't Friend. THE BANGOR ELMS. Over eighty magnificent elm trees were sacrificed in the reeent Bangor fire. Only such trees as were entirely girdled by tke fire and of Which there can be . poseible hope of saving, are being taken down. Others where the trees have -Maddest or there is enough bark left to allow the circulation of the sap are to remain until it is definitely known whether or not they will survive the damages of the flames. The loss to the city in its splendid sande trees cannot be estimated in money, and it will be years before some of them are replaced. The park com- Inissioners plan to Set out 'trees to re- place the toes whenever au appeopria- time is available for molt purposes. Some of the wood from the trees is being sold and the money devoted to the use of the park commission in earrying on Its wolic.-Lewiston Jumnal. 15 11 lo resting in great caelte wh c I once held the winee of the Rhine or of France. Often they are elaborately carved on the heads which line the long arched corridors. For sante the - "I once owned it setter," declared • coopers will not put as muoh pantie m their work and their barrela will not last. -New York San. 011•111.141101d04. TRY NORM EYE REMED For Red, Week, Weary, riders, Eyes and. e GRA.NULATED EVELIDS .. ' MurinoDoesn't Smart -So othes Eye Pail thasslas Sall Melee Ere Remedy. Licald, 22e, SU, OA Morino Ey* Salve, in Aseptic Tubes, 25c, $1.00 BYE .1300ICS AND ADVICE FREE BY MAIL IdwineEyer•ernedyCo.,Chicago NOT THE REAL THING. (rtatantrg Tines.) A member of the Fifth Avenue Presby- terian Church was praising his new pas- tor Dr. J. H. Jewett, for refusing to accept in New York a salary greater than his English one of 210,000. "Dr. Jewett," he says, "has no world- ly ambitions. so far as this world goes, he's a contented man, And his content Is not the ordinary, false kind, either, that I once heard him describe in a ser- mon. "'Deliver me,' he said, 'from that con- tentment which may be defined as the feeling that, after all, things might be worse.' " Minard's Liniment used by Physicians A FEW OF THE GREAT DIVIDES. (Port Worth, Texas, Record.) Reno. The. herein start. The tariff wall. The tool and his molten. Buda -Pest. The pearly gates. Mason and 3eixon's tine. Jim Crow laws. and The etio Grande Myer. Right at the starting point hose* a care. Mann unreliable beam% are offered, Whoever use* them nay* tor It. You can- not *Mord to lose. aro sold by reliable dettlere only, narked by guerantees. attd the makers are tesponelble. You eanuot get the tetablished reput- able mutiny In say other paints oaittid you pay tune- the proper prieea-not too high aud not too Iowa -known in Caneaa for over abaty Veer*. 'Write for out Book- let ARCM on house painting. It Will help you. It Is handsome. A. ItAttilisAlt &ON 00.. Th* .1DAINT motttroat Moieties, 64*.