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I KINVS MESSENGERS. ., They accordingly went away, but in
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* to take this man to be her husband,
• Ile then asked. the bridegroom. if he
"Yes, sir," wise the answer,
Duties of the Royal Despatch
14 •-, •.y.wife.
as ssilling to take ilhie woman to b.
Bearers. .,
- ? inquired the minister in a tens of our -
f
"No, sir," he replied.
"And what has come over yen now?"
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(New York Evening Poet.)
A silver groyleaure pendant euepoudod
from the neck by a dark ribbon is the die-
tinotive eneblem of office worn by the King's
messengers, one of wheee number went
down with the steatuseip Berlin velem she
foundered at the mouth of the River Mass,
Holland, on February 21, with a heavy less
of life. Alt the time Of hisaleath this 11193"
'anger was on a minsiou to the courts of
Copenhagea, Berlin, St. Petersburg and far-
off Teheran, bearing important diplomatic
deepatteme which eould not be entrasted to
the ordinary mail channels.
The Kinga foreign service neessen,e,•ere, to
glee them their proper Oealgiceition, are un-
der control of the British Foreign Office.
This department of life Majesty's Govern-
ment is constantly receiving and answering
otenmunieetione from individuals or other
departments, as Well as from diplomatic and,
consular omelet abroad. Many of these de -
matches are of a confidential nature, and
It would obviously bo poor policy to deliver
them by any other means than a truoted and
well -tried servant, owing to the fact that
they might be temporal with or last in
transmission, a contingency that cannot be
too strongly guarded against, in view of the
anxiety of foreign governments to learn the
secrets of diplomacy.
A Familiar Personage.
England is one of the few countries which
Donde gentlemen abroad with confidential
messages, and Id. Is Courier du Roi d'An-
gleterre is a tenailiar personage on Conti-
nental trains, lie is usually a discreet and
unobtrusive passenger, but the railway of-
ficals know him well, and he receives many
little favors which do not fall to the lot of
the ordinary traveler. 'Else best seat in the
siniekiag compartment or reetzurant car
000nee to him as a matter of course, and he
may even hove an entire compartment re -
morel for !Manage if be deems it necessary.
HU orders in Ulla respect are elastic.
His leather bag, stamped with the royal
mat of arms, and securely _locked, is exempt
/ from the examination of customs olficers,
and theoretically It is never out of hie leach.
Sometimes ite rentents are of unusual im-
portance, and sometimes it holds presents
or royal lettere for a toreIgn ruler. 'When
King Edward is touring the Continent or
ornteing in the Mediterranean, messengers
are deepatoted to him two or three times
every VPOtrii. And thus he is kept informed
of events at home.
Thor* are periods of idleness for the mes-
senger, and his missions carry him to vari-
ous points, the destinations being continu-
ally changed'. Upon his arrival at a capital
he is usually the guest of the British Em-
bassy for two days; then he is off again
to his next goal, or homeward, as the case
MY be. To the credit of the cones it ran
be said that not one of sin members has
4
When thet Indian mutiny broke out in
1857, it is related that the order to revolt
wan mended in the form of an unleavened
cake, or elm:tale. Swift running camels
have always been used IA the oast to carry
dome:taxa while beacon litres remain a
Vehicle for conveying Intelligence.
In time eighteenth century English county
families employed running footmen. Thee
Wore a livery a� carried a eight sack With
a oompartmera at the 'top for wino and an
egg. Some of them could cover forty or
fifty miles a day, and there ere records of
many remarkable lourneys In which these
men figured,
Pigeons were Med as messengers as early
as she Grucedes, and sit the siege of Acre
and at Modem. Competitors at the Olym-
pian ,gaines frequently released the swift
little birds to inform their friends of vic-
tory, and pigeon e were kept at Tyburn to
carry information regarding the reprieve or
execution of prizoners.
Maw persons will remember how useful
balloons preyed to be in carrying mall from
Paris while that eity was in a state of
siege during the Franco-Prussian war. Up
to the end of February. 1871, no fewer than
sixty-four balloons bed been sent up from
Paris, and their carom of lettere totalled
nine tone. They also carried scores of pas-
sengers and pigeons, W. B. If,
0 • •
DO WE GET IN OUR OWN WAY
English Girl Says We Do by Stopping
to Look at Things,
An American 'who has been In England
seven years and has now returned to this
country finds that while we go through
the motions of hustling ive don't always
get along as feet as we think de do.
An English girl in Chicago, he soya in
the Belknap, recently complained to her
American friends %hat what troubled, her
meet in American cities was Ale way in
which people dawdled in the streets. She
found hereelf ooltimally blocked and un-
able to get along as fast as am was ac-
customed to walk at home.
Of course, the American friends familiar
with witticisms about the slowness of an
Englishman's movements thought she was
joking, whereas she was entirely and quee
intelligibly in earnest.
Americans in London seldom spend much
time in the city, or business section. They
m
live and ole their pleasures in the West
End or uptown, where every one Is at lei-
sure, and thereby they get an idea that the
Britisher is a yastely more leisurely pore a
than he is. If they lived for a while in
the atmosphere of the oily they would find
ever lost a bag of intrortaat despatches. it a good deal more like home.
leer duty within the confines of Great It is not to be doubted that the average
Britain there are eight home service moo American moves his legs and arms faster
senoera, but their work is not so important than the average Briton. Perhaps the M-
ae that of their contemporaries An the for- dividual get over a given number of yards
elan service, neither do they receive salar-
ied as large. The moraines ce Oath divi-
sions aro civil service onplayeee, two of
the foreign rmessengers receiving £400 a
year and eau flaCe.
Qualifications of the Messenger,
In order to qualify as a foreign service
messenger a man must be between time ages
of twenty-five and Ihirty-live and possess
sound bodily health, an examining physi-
cian being attached to the amps. He must
have such a knowledge of either French,
German or Italian as will enable him to
make himself underetood in regard to his
duties on the road. The duties, as bristly
described in the foreign service list, are to
convey despatches safely and expeditiouely communicates itself in a measure to the other lot of see Inas,. 1 Una du:ease.
by whatever means the messenger may have sidewalks. You are all so intent on golly; for a denim mixture has without saccese. One of the searchers poses is the forests, or, rather, the
1 Spraying with bar . it . .
out with his long search, but, unable of the departments of Zonne and. iNevre.
occaelon to travel. Accordingly, the mmsen- keep these lot of seedlings over b went to bed early the next morning tired woods, of the Morvan which cover parts
to sleep, he passed into an uneasy doze, This country is famous for its wild
when lie dreamed that he saw the miss- beauty. When seen from one of the
lag children in a hole at a certain part lofty hills that are a feature of the re -
of the woods which he and others had gloat the woods spread in all directions
passed in their search during the prey- to the limits of sight.
ions evening. Though skeptical of dreama, ,
In their billowy sarface and variety of
1
"Oh," said he, hae just taseis
smellier at
And so away they. went a second time
without being Interned.
They came beak A third time, how-
ever, in about a fortnight after, now
both thoroughly resolved; but when the
minister saw them coming he hurried
downstairs and shut the door, and, ris
turning to his study, cried ofer the win-
dow to them—
"For gudesake gee Wei hams, you
twa, for I've taken a scunner at ye
baith."
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CANADIAN GIRLS AND ZAM-DUK.
Girls who are fond of canoeing, tennis,
rowing, golf and other outdoor sports
find Zarn-Buk invaluable, as well as do
their male friends, who are engaged in
the same sports, and baseball, etc. .A.
smarting, blistered hand front a rough
paddle is at once relieved by a little
Zarn-Buk. A bruise, a "sunburn patch,"
the pain from insect stings, a sore foot
caused by a chafing shoe, a burn at a
picnic fire—for all these Zam-I3uk is a
quick cure.
Don't think because Zam-Buk is pre-
scribed by doctors and used for the most
serious skin diseases and injuries that it
is only useful for serious cases. What
cures a serious skin injury can soon end
a less serious one.
Mothers will find Zam-Bnk useful for
aessataeses+44-.44-44-40.4-e-o4-1 Calliernia to stamp out this distniae,
whieh reoently gained a foothold
;#04 there. The method adopted is to cut out
affected branches and burn them. Where
SIIII0AOIANY S[111111(11 the body of the tree is affected it is
rooted out and burned.
-.4.4-s-e-o-e-s-e-s-O-e-oti Fruit growers in the districts of
(By W. T. Iquotnin.) Canada should combine in an endeavor
The peas blight Was more than usual-
ly destructive in the pear districts of
Ontario in 1000, whole orchards being
practically destroyed, and many trees
bo badly affected that they are much
disfigured by the disease and it will
take some &into before they have re-
gained a symmetrical shape. The pear
blight is a bacterial disease and is one
of the most, difficult, to control. The
to control the blight, Individual efforts
are of little avail if neighboring orchards
are neglected.
April 15, 1007.
DREAMS.
Many Instances in Which Dreams Are
Corroborated by Facts.
Dreams that pass through our heads
only sure way of controlling it is to re- dining the night that is sacred to sleep,
move every diseased tree or brasses% from whatever cause produced, frequent -
from the orchard, and, if the trunk is ly turn out to be prophetic in their ober,
affected to remove all diseased Pads. actor.
It will be readily seen that unless the An instance is given of a young Ital-
work is done in a ,very thorough anti inn lad named Luigi Tirauti, employed in
systematile manner it is practically un- a home for lost children in 'f.ondon, flag'
possible `to ooPe with the disease. As a land, having a dream in which four num-
general rule, -kens winch are growing berg occurred frequently. So impressed
rapidly are worse affected, the sappy was he that he saved up until he could
wood being very susceptible to the die- afford to spend $3 on lottery tickets. At
ease, hence any system of culture that the drawing, which occurred shortly id -
growth is to be preferred. It is rather
will cause a 'healthy, but not strong, terward, the magic numbers were drawn,
bringing him in $80.
difficult to grow goad peens in sod in An elderly Oregon woman was the re -
the pear district, otherwise the °rein eipient a few years ago of an interesting
turtle might be let grow in grass, which Present from Queen Alexandra. She then
would cheek the growth and render :the lived in Croydon, England, and had sev-
trees more immune. A better plan might oral dreams in which her majesty had
be to loosen the ground in the spring lyy given her a chair, a shawl and a Bible.
harrowing or cultivating and as
atheeitsi.
It down to some cover crop, iltSh'eosrorieddrells, she wrote to the Queen,
the constant repetition of
plan 'sufficient growth might be made to and a day or two later a chaplain of the
ensure good, sized fruit and the growth' royal lady went to Croydon and fully
of the tree would. be checked by the ex- inquired into her circumstances. Soon af- • le large extent with wood. Its bakers
haustion of moisture by the growing :ter the dreamer was made proud on re- and confectioners use hardly anything
cover crop. This disease has been ceiving a beautiful warm woollen shawl, else for fuel. It burins up whole forests
known to injure fruit trees for more and a Bible on the flyleaf of which was of timber every year, and extensive for -
than one hundred years, and it is likely
to continue to do so, hence some method mand of the Queen.9
inscribed that it had been sent by coot- eats in several regions of France are re-
served.
of growine the trees should be adopted
During a breach of promise suit an I for supplying it with fuel.
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epistle written by the faultless lover was Coal is scarce in France and dear and
produced. In it he stated that he would not of very good quality. Besides, the
Parisians are conservative in home mat -
lady, as there were "no signs of the coal g
ters. The cheery appearance of the
terminate all relations with the young
business ever becoming a fact." In ex- lowing log on the hearth appeals to
plaining the peculiar reason the defen- P
. them and most likely generations will
dant stated that for three nights in sue. altogether.
ass before they give up burning wood
erh aeaasa.
SAY.% PAIINTIS
Th*e Right Paint .444P-'
Whether you arc going to valet the whole
house, or only the porch—the interior woodwork,
or a floor—there'e the right paint in geraseee
Feints. Just this shade, tint Or dole t yon want—
mixed just right—in the right proportions.
And it paints right—looks right --wears
right,
Try them this spring. Then
you'll say—as folk have said for
more than 65 years —.Ramey's
Paints are the right paints to paint
right.
Write for Post Card Series
"C," showing how some houses
are painted.
A, RAMSAY a SON CO. • MONTREAL
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PARIS BURNS UP FORESTS.
tes,000 Acres Cut Yearly for Heating
Rooms Alone.
Deepite all modern improvements Paris
still heats its offices and its houses to
which will, tie far as possible, lessen the
the heat rashes and skin troubles to injury, in addition to the method just
which young children are subject in the pointed out. By training pear trees so
hot weather. Remember always that that the top will be made up of several
Zam-Bule is made from pure herbal . large branches in what is known as
essences, contains no mineral coloring the vase form, the chances of serious in -
matter, and is thus best for the tender 'jury are lessened, sue one branch may be
skins of infants. effected and not the others, and if the
All stores and druggists sell. at 50o. i diseased branch is removed the tree may
a box, or post free from the Zam-Buk be saved. If, however, the tree is of
Co., Toronto, for price, 0 boxes for $'2.50. pyramidal shape, and infection ‚takes
e • o place in the leader, the disease may ran
YOUNG TREES.
cession he bad dreamed that the father i Although the consumption has dechns
identified. by the marks chopped. on
them, sorted. out according to owners,
and then by very expert riverraen form.
ed into great rafts to continue their
voy-
age to Paris. Each raft contains from
7,000 to 8,000 cubic feet of lumber. They
are all launched on the Zonne, and, bar-
ring rare accidents, reach Paris, about
160 miles distant, in about twelve days.
The pine from the shores of the Bay
of Biscay also reaches Paris by water,
Railroad transportation is far too ex-
pensive. It is loaded on small craft,
which creep along the coast to the
inouth of the Seine and up the river to
the capital.
Among the greatest consumers of
wood after the bakers are the officers
of the national Government. Tho 'Min-
istry of Finance uses about 10,000 aubio
feet each winter, so does the Ministry
of War.
of the girl had been made rich by find- ed materially in the last quarter of a The Interior uses 2,500 feet, the Do-
ing a rich seam of coal on some of his century the official figures show that partment of Instruction, 0,000; Justice,
land. This dream had led him to court 280,000 cubic metres of hard wood, or 2,000. The wood is stored in eat heaps
the girl that he might investigate the nearly 9,000,000 cubic feet a year, was in evoodyards on the banks o the Seine,
a the tree
down the main trunk an
matter and see the likelihood of the the average burning for the first four
destroyed. In addition to having area
dream ever coming true, but his efforts years of the present century, for heating
with a vase -shaped or branching top, it
being fruitless, he decided to break off purposes alone.
is important to keep suckens or water
summing up fez?
ARE PREFERRED FOR FOREST samoute removed, as theso may carry in-
case tngo jurY Ilirslysinly,00sobouetr:/:Orf
PLANTING—THE REASON WHY.. ' fection to the main trunk and the tree
be destroyed. Fruit epuns should not staringly upon the sordid motives of h•oodland was cleared in the four years.
Pmerathe:1 har
the e armament I oil
with the main trunk, ea
though a hardeheaded business man, will diminish. The trees cut range in
other tree planting in the size of the fected the disease may get 'to the main
ld t rid h ms lf of certain im res- 24 to 30 years; the avera e is
e mercenary lover and the jilted one The rate of consumption was even great -
Forestry $2
plantingdiffers much from be left nem- the luntion of the branches
if these are al- was awarded50 damages. The father er in the past. It is not expected that it
cou no e
age rem
trees planted. The trees cornonly used trunk.
• b skins received during the young man's about 30 years. From -Ads an estimate
art
htvii.eitLurneto,uieviroli.0 tbeeutsinIesseaci onmeunityoueo
for this purpose average about et foot Same vane es o pe
telling of his oft -repeated dream, so corn- may be made of the enormous tracts of
any large American city travels five blocks in height, and may run up to eighteen iect to blight than others, among these
menced boring for coal In the field, and, land given up to reforestation in France
le London. • are: A,njou, Kieffer, Seckel, Duche.es,
rich quantities that he and his daughter ; Some of the logs are cut near Paris. A
as the sequel proved, found it in such for this purpose.
as fast as does the population of the city
The eye habituated to the street sconce 1 inches; overgreen or coniferous, trees,
Winter Neils, end Tyson, while the
are now worth a small fortune through good deal comes from woods in the de -
the rapidity of movement on a crowdee Bartlett and Clapp are two ef those
partments of l'Oise and l'Aisne to the
of large European cities is ism struck by may run quite a little below this.
such find, The faithless lover now wishes
American street than by its disorderliness. I There are several reasons why such vrhich are most subject to it. It may
he bad married the girl. north and some from Loiret to the
Like the hare in the fable, Americans have smalltrees t are used. Very prominent then be desirable to plant the varieties
Acomes to us from Scotland
of stopping to look at things. Almost any which are least subjeot to this disease. _
Another plan would be to top graft the _ story S of south.
an incurable habit when going at tap speed among these is the question of cheapness .
dream being the means of saving the , The Landes on the Anthem part of
The look of policing of the 'wheeled traffic in raising, handling and transporting the more Baseeptible varieties on the more a,
fries. They were daughters of a black- the pine, which is chiefly in demand
lives of two little children near Dam -
old thing will ea the coast of the Bay of Biscay furnish
and the spirit of chaos (what a eight for for instance that it will be cheaper to eesistent kinds, as the chances of the 1
In American cities is, of course, proverbial; ,seedling trees. It goes without saying,
smith and disappeared one evening t
have ground' occupied by seedlings only whole tree being destroyed would be
g a among the bakers on account of its
• t oansidembly leseenel. The fire blight, sini
• • of supply for domestic and heating pur-
' boring country during the night, but
European eyes is the pandemonium at •
, dusk. Search parties scoured the neigh- quick, hot flare. But the great source
Broadway and Canal streets, for instancea WO years and. then have it thou free for an- which affects apple trees is the same as
standing in each other's. year or two more and have them occupy
Which, of course, reads peevishly. Bue ground that might be used meanwhile in ' no apparent effect upon , t
en your own ways that you are foreeer
urns to the United States after an ah- lieved that the lime and sulphur wash
ed the cost of transplanting whieh wo
° the entrance of the
ger must be able to ride, and be competent
to perform journeys on horseback. Another
requirement Is a knowledge of the Mat
four rules of arithmette, to that the messen-
ger's accounts may be made out in the sim-
plest form.
The greyhound pendant xaust always be English girlsimpatience. have found
time. The official uniform a dignified can is really busier than the busy Britisher. Seedlings of hardwood or broadleaved
worn while traveling, but not at any other myself wondering whether the busy Amen- •
trees older than two years are seldom
affair. It coneate of a dark blue cloth T know Americans who are too busy to
double-breasted frock mat, with turndown spend more man ten nanutm at their lunch: used. in forest planting. This is because
blue single-breasted waistcoat Ma- once in their ofime will put Moir feet up the broadleaved trees very early develop
tut their chairs, swap stories and pica a strong system of roots; and, an oak,
SCAM new to him. I eau underetand that be necessaey if pcre -were taken farmino a. coating over the bark pre -
blight germ.
it Is the honest impression of one who re- raising more seedlinos. There is also say-
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seedlings.The bacillusor germ of the Pear or
Fire Blight finds its way into the tree
at the tenderest and least protected
points, and it is believed by those Who
have made a careful study of it that
practically all the infection is done by
insects or birds, and that the disease is
not carried to any extent by wind. In-
sects carrying infection travel to the tips
of succulent shoots and the germs find
entrance through the buds at the exile of
leaves, and at any point where the bark
is broken. The chief sources of infection
of bearing trees is through the flowers,
to which come insects bearing the dis-
ease.
The blight is usually first noticed in
the spring on bearing trees, when flow-
ers and flower elneters which have been
blighted wither and do not set fruit.
Soon the fruit spurs are noticeably af-
fected and also the new wood. The dis-
ease starting at the tip of the shoots,
usually runs down, although it will run
in every direction, sometimes passing on
to the main branches and to the trunk of
'the tree. The disease varies in the way
it spreads. Sometimes only the flowers
Bence long enough for the old things to • a vents to 'seine extent
toned up to the throat, with °deluge of gold
lace, trousers of Oxford mixture, having a
scarlet cord down the side seams; gilt but-
tons embossed with the royal cipher and
encircled by the crown and garter. For
headgear there is a blue cloth cap with
leather peak, a band of black braid, and
the royal cipher and. crown in gilt in front.
In Witten to the epndant, a badge with
tem crown is worn.
While the pay is small, tbo foreign mos-
sbnger service is exceedingly attractive to
those who desire an intimate knowledge of
the world of royalty and diplomacy. Vacan-
cies in the cores are quickly filled, although
the Foreign Office seeks only men of dis-
cretion and trusteverthinese. In addition to
a congenial billet, the messenger can always
have in mind the possibility of suddenly
finding bimeelf in a situation of extreme le-
sponeibility, one which may open a wider
Weer. Furthermore, there is a pension in
store for him after a certain period. The
elpher telegram has sommehat reduced the
importance of the messenger service, and
fast trains afiel steamships have elimineted
most of the excitement and personal risk at-
tending journeys to distant but in
ancient days the career of King's messenger
was as full of adventure as that of a sol-
dier on active service.
The Tale of John Brett.
An instance of this is found in the tale of
John Brett. one of Queen Mary's confiden-
tial messengers. When she ascended the
throne several of the nobility fled the coun-
try and took up their residence in Frank-
fort, Straeburg and the Rhenish Palatinate.
Among them were Katherine, Dowager Duch-
ess of autfolk; ,Sir Thomas Wroth, Sir Hen-
ry Novell, Sir William Stafford, John Hales,
Jane Wilkinson, "silk woman to Anne Bo-
leyn," and others. The Queen and her cone
sort desired the return of their subjects,
possibly fqr the purpose of inflicting pun-
ishment, and Brett was sent with letters
urging them to come home.
First he discovered Jane Wilkinson, who
diplomatically promised to return if her
health permitted. Then ho went to John
Hales, who reamed to taken to the messen-
ger's: entreaties and had him arrested. Brett
hail a smooth tongue, and he got out of this
difficulty only to meet with more trouble
when be arrived at the matte of the Duchess
of Suffolk. Here he was Ill-used by the
servants and lost his homes. Finally ho
got away and continued his search. After
a succession of adventures Brett ferreted out
Lime rest of the Queen's subjects, but each in
turn treated him with scant courtesy, and
he eventually returned io England in a sub-
dued frame of mind.
King's messengers have figured occasion-
ally in fiction, and it is well to remember
the pair employed by the Kim* in Through
the Looking Glass," one to fetch and one
to carry. When the first messenger arrived
with the news of the fight between the Hon
and the unicorn, there hung around his neck
a bag of ham sandwiches and hay. The
King asked:
"Whom did yeti pass on the road?"
"leolsorly," said the messenger,
"Quite right," said the King; "this young
lady (Alice) sow him too. So, of course,
nobody walks slower than you."
An Ancient Institution.
PALE AS A CORPSE I, agana n fact, nut trees can to get lip out of the grou.nndparnetd.typuetafien.
for instime, or a hickory or a black lo-
cust of over two years is not at all easy
their teeth for the rest of the afternoon . .
1 ly be planted (unless there is danger
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Brought Back making a hole three or four inches deep
i• from animals to the young trees) by
the Ruddy Glow of Health. 1 with a pointed stick or iron tool, and
Thousands of young growing girls , Evergreen (or coniferous) trees can be
: placing in the hole three or: four nuts.
have pale, pasty complexions, distress- easily handled at twice the age given
in g headaches, backaches and sideaches. for breadleaved eeedlingo, because the
Sometimes they are unable to sleep; coniferous trees are of much slower
tanit nerves are unstrung; they are hams- growth and do not form their roots
guid; brevaldess and the heart palpitates nearly as rapidly as broadleaved trees.
violently at the heat exertion—that's ; Young trees of the age named stand
anaemia—and it may develop into con- transplanting and putting out on - the
sumption unless promptly attended to. area to be planted better better than
Ana,einia. Means bloodlessness. Dr. Wil- older trees do,- and the roots are less
Miens' Pink Pills make pure, red blood: likely to be injured.
— that's the secret of their success. Miss I Wild stock may :be used as well as
\ammo Allen, Montreal, Que., says: "I , stock bought from a nursery. This niay
was so weak and run down that my, often be got along roadsides or on the are affected, or the fruit spurs or small -
friends thought I was going into con- , borders of -woodlands. The young trees er twigs, or patches about a place on
sumption. I was as pale as a corpse, t (maple, for example), should always be the branches or trunk that have some
bad no appetite and did no:, sleep well.: taken from such open places rather than physiological injury. The germs are
The least exertion tired ins out and if i from deep woods, if they' arc taken from, found in a gummy substance or exude -
breathless. My sister advised me to ' is apt to be too 'violent for them, and tion,fromand thisflower Is sled by the inseots
I walked a few blocks I was almost ,the interior of the woods, the change
...-- esarrr tree to another.
the plant suffers. These bacteria increase very rapidly by
Hostensore of various sorts have been
employed by royalty since the earliest timee.
Cyrus erected ieoet LAMM and established
(mama In Persia About the /1:0., While
Augustus taus:ducted a similar service among
the Remans in 31 B.C.
In England, during the reign of Thavard
Ite, riders en poet horses covered distances
of twenty miles each to procure news et
tho war With the ScoM. Charles I„ in Pal,
ordered the eetablislueent -of running past
between Edinburgh and London, to go thith-
er and return in six days.
Cardinal Wolsey once acted as opecial
Messenger for Henry VIII., going on a lois-
aim to Emoerot Maximilian. He travelled
to the Netherlands from London and return-
ed in hue and one-half days', a. 'fast journey,
for he bad to depend on selling vessels awl
toree.s. Another instance of quick travelling
'tins the ride of leenurt Carey from London
is Edinburgh, to announce the death of
()teen hIlzabeth to King Janne. Carey (lev-
ered the distance Of %theta 400 lailm In throe
•
'it "ilery stove" 'ass need In the acot-
tl Illehlenee As a tannel for the Mane to
tally. A goat was killed by the ehleftain,
vas: made a omen WOOth,11 CP00, burn,
the intle, estleerieleel them in the 1,1ale
ef tee raleol. Teat the Moss Wee elven
1% Wim ran the next
"I.Dt•_ 11.'1 it 11,0 teleftain, and mentioe
tee pl rasa mime. From poled ti
paint tee ,i0:11 W051 mail all the eion
eal ,elt inallee nee. It. is call that
toe ,4" Wild ale* Wad by the
lataditiz‘viaada
take Dr. Williams' Pink Pals, and after
using them for a few oe. he I am again
enjoying good health, and have a good
color. T think every weak, sickly girl
should take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills."
• vision, and once the tree is infected the
IN THE BRITISH NAVY. !disease may soon spread over a large
The ship's bell le struck every half area. As has been stated, the best
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills make new, hour to announce me is by cutting out the diseased parte.
rich blood and in this way strike right q deck must always be sea
To do this thoroughly it is necessary to
lutedeozaubareingr approached.
' b • ' thevinter, going over the or-
• 'method known of controlling this blight
at the root of such troubles as anaemia,
indigestion, rheumatism, St. Vitus dance,
the secret ills of girlhood and woman-
hood and a host of other every day
troubles, and cure them. But you must
get the genuine with the full name Dr.
'Williams' Pink Pills for Pale ,People"
on the wrapper around every box—imi-
tations never cured any one and some-
times they do much harm. If your deal-
er does not keep the genuine Pills, they
will be sent at 50 cents a box or she
boxer for $2.50 from the Dr. Williams
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
••••••••••11
TA'EN A SCORNER.
Curiosities of Reverend Retailats Of
Experience.
A humorous old Scotch divine who
had strong feelings on the subject, was
in the habit of prefacing the eeremuny
thus, "My friends," he would say, "mar-
riage is a blessing to some, a mute to
many, and. a great risk to Now, do
you venture?" And no objections being
inade—"Then let ae proceed."
A clergyman, in marrying a couple,
failed at the crucial part of the service
to obtain any indieation from the bride-
groom its to whether he would accept
eke bride as his helpmeet. After a On -
?Mend& pause. the bride, Indignant at
the •stolidity of her intended husband,
pushed down his head with her hand, at
the. same time ejaeulating, "Cannot ye
boo, ye brute?" That young lady ‚should
have been wedded to the hero of the
next story.
Some time ago a couple went tei
tleigyman to get united in the bonds of
wedloek. Aa the custom is, before pro-
nouneing their doom, the minister Asked
tile inidegrom if he wee 'willing to take
the youeg woman whom he now held by
the band to lie his lawful wife. He nod -
it -5 d aseent. The bride was then asked
the mune question,
"No, air," 'said She.
"What are your re:mi./10" asked the
-earthy divhie, °far tareevinre back after
Poeta' orders are soad at face value :
• chard several times th be sure that all
without poundage being charged. I .
The master ae arms or caw of police the diseased wood has been observed.
an : This should be followed up in the spring
Is the only man in the ship not being
, and summer, and everything showing a
officer, allowed. to wear a sword..
of the blight should be cut out,
There is a government savings bank on : sign
percent., not less than six inches below the at -
board, every ship, paying three
; fected part, or into healthy wood. Where
but officers may not use it.
, possible, it is wise to cut as much aa a
Ropes are marked with a thin colored
the
below where there is evidence of
thread interwoven red if ma.do at Poets -
the disease. It has been proved by ex -
mouth, blue ,at. Devonport, yellow at ;
i periment that infection is carried on the
Chatham. I knife or saw, especially in summer, hence
From the minute a ship is commis -
paying off them is - after each bi•anch is cut the knife should
sioned to the day of ; be disinfected. The disinfectant recom-
always art officer on watch day and
j mended by Professor M. 13. Waite, who
night without intermission.
pares ' has given this disease very careful study
Grog is always mixed with three
I and who is confident that it can be con -
water before being served. out to Cie
i trolled by taking proper care in pruning
men; warrant officers and petty officers
I and doing the work systematically and
alone receive it undiluted, "A solution of corrosive
At any time of the day or night a man thorough:1Y, is
sublimate in water, one part to one thou -
may be called upon for duty, if nem -
sand. Tablets may be obtained from the
eary. Leave to go on shore is reseeded
1 drug gore, which are of convenient size
by the Admiralty as a privilege and not
for making the solution. A sponge is
a right.
An officer'S sword at, a, court-martial , carried with which to apply the disinfec-
is laid on the table, point towards him, tent, Corrosive sublimate is a deadly
if he poison, hence should be labelled "Poi -
when he ent_......._ers to hear the finding
hoe been adjudged guilty. It is reversed
if he is acquitbed,
acid solution in. water is that it must
son." It should not be carried in a inetal
receptable. The objection to a carbolic
Sure to Keep His Word. be made very strong to be effective.
A well-known elergyiniin on one oe- A systematic effort is now being made
melon preached a sermon in a prieon.
During the service he noticed that one
of the convicts present seemed very
much impressed. Later in the day he
sought him out and said:
"My friend, I hope you will profit by
my remarks just now and become a new
mem"
"Indeed will," was the cheerful re.
ply. "In fact, / Itemise you that I
will never :commit another crime, but
will in tante lead an exemplary life."
"I am very glad to hear you say that,"
said the clergyman, heartily, "but are
you tertairt you will be able to keep
the promise?"
"Oh, yes!" said the convict, "Pin itt
for We."
The etatlyborn man i.4 deaerintrieel to
eeat have eome title length?' Stand his ground, oven though he hasn't
"Oh," replied. slag, lunging &sits hist ital,
e p place,
green they are often compared to D. sett
and behold, he found the children fast
heaving and rolling in tidal waves. But.
asleep, though hidden by a dense pile of
tore are no great'ores trees. Time
brushwood.
beeches, oaks, chestnuts and elms which
Richard Mansfield, the actor, once had
cover the laud are never allowed to
a dream in London, England, which was
the turtling point in his career, It oc- grow old.
When they are big enough to be burn -
was
years ago when Mr. Mansfield ;
ed the woodman's axe is laid to the root
was trying to eke out an existence as a
and they are laid low in their sturdy
painter in London, that his -training as
. youth.
proprietors of the woods make
a singer enabled him to obtain an en
gagement with d'Oyly Carte, in a tray- • The
their "furetage," their 'rummage search,
eling "Pirates of Penzance" company. but
. in the autumn. They go through the
the manager of that company was so ex
acting, cutting salaries, or imposing fines section msnerliedentgedthfeordotohmeeedvitteeera. opera -
on the slighteat excuse, that Mr. Mans-
deeginhsutins Dtheeaet
mtbheery. con -
mends,
did not yield promptly to unjust de -
field found it hard to get along. AG meTnhelilTeittiinngnbi
struct from branches and thatch with
mends, he at last was set adrift with
hardly a shilling in his pocket. So lie leafy twigs.
walked to London, found a cheap lodg- They cook in the open. Except in the
worst weather the huts are onl used to
ing house, and tried to get, a job. On
sleep in. The life is like that of our
the third night away from the company
he dreamed of being called back to play own woodmen.
once again for d'Oyly Carte. He dreamed As fast as the trees are cut down
he saw the secretary of Carte call upon they are sawed into logs about five feet
him in a great hurry, rush his portable long. They are carried out of the woods
property into a travelling bag, and do on rough carts, led. on wheelbarrows,
the lightning run act for the next train, or even in thearms of men where the
So plain and vivid was: the dream that surface is. impracticable for wheels. The
on awakening in the morning at 6 o'- destination is the edge of the nearest
clock he jumped quickly out of bed, and watercourse, and there they are built
without considering how foolish it might up into great toewrs by piling them
be began throwing things in his satchel, cries -cross until the factors come from
But when he had completed hie toilet, he Paris to buy.
began wondering why he had been act- This only happens the following Ru-
ing so absurdly, when there came a tumn. The wood lies all summer drying
knock at the door. On opening it he saw and ripening. October is the month of
d'Oyly Carte's secretary, just as in his inspection:. The sales are made in early
dream; and he wits in a great hurry, too. November. ,
"Can you pack up and reach the sta- I teau Chinon the first Monday in every
There is a firewood fair held at Che-
rie cried out to Mansfield:
tion in ten minutes to rejoin the com- November. When the sales tire made
pony?" 1 each buyer sends hie axemen to chop his
"I can," answered the actor, calmly ! special mark on every log of his pur-
pointing to the bag. "It is all ready, for chase. This is a most import:telt opera -
time It is the only way the owner can
I was expecting you."
The little man was a trifle seared, but ' identify and recover his logs at the other
Mansfield was bundled into a cab and end of the long water journey that they
they hurried to the stetion in a way sim-
ilar to his dream.—Chicago Tribune, have to make next,
I They are simply pushed overboard into
lest by the fall 'end early ‚winter rains.
SPORT FOR THE GODS.
If it isn't the water is turned on from
ands and reservoirs, which were dam -
Ballooning the Joy of Motion, Without I/
med up centuries ago and .which are
Movement, Sound or Effect, maintained as storage places for this
Sport for the gods! Who else flies very purpose.
over a sleeping :world, through space, One of these ponds, that of Sefton%
ana knows the joy of motion without is capable of releasing 20,0e0,000 cable
recevement, without sound, without ef- metres or 700,000,000 Mile feet of water
fort? into the River Cure to drive the 'loge
Our Roman Aero Club is only three down stream. The release of water is
years old, and was instituted by no less made on a day agreed upon, and the
a personage than ii^r Majesty Queen bank is lined with men wile see that
alargherita of Italy. It had its inspire,- logs which run ashore are pushed into
tion from the Military Balloon Brigade— the current again rad a clean job made
the Brigata Speeitlisti—of the Royal En- of it.
gineers, a very up-to-date eorpe, who The logs sent down the Cure are stop -
were the first to make and patent alum- pea by a great dam at Clanieoy, where
day in spring these lovely silver spheres The surface of the C.'are is hidden by the
the smaller dream enetrs the Zonne.
Mum -painted. balloons. Now nearly every
4 4' the watercourse. This is generally swol-
There the sawing into usable lengths
is done for private consumers. The Gov-
ernment doe' its own sawing he the
courtyards of the public offices, making
provision each summer for the coming
winter.
The consumption of pine by the bak-
ers is estimated at 10,500,000 cubic feet.
float off over the Campagna, looking like
the dome of bt, Peters let loCee.
Soon after I had become a member of
the club, I made my first trip, taking
an enchanting flight, sometimes rising
over 0,000 feet, and then sinking swiftly
to earth, to taste the thrilling joy of
rapid travel on the guide rope across
the most fragrant and beautiful land I
know. The strange genet, of being dis-
embodied, of flight without movement,
of rapid travel, of motionless suspension
in mid -heaven, of solemn silence, without
oppression, makes a now environment for
the heart of ruan.---Vrom "Ballooning by
Moonlight," Irs the May Century.
A table niefeiage from Rome, antoune.
es that Hon. Mr. await% joint J. Mace
leren of Torento was one of the Vies -
Presidents elected by the World's Vifth
Sunda,' School Convention.
mass of logs. Al the men, women and
children, practically, get busy on them. Victoria Day, 2411 May, whirl is '1
gesu-
They aro handed out of the water, eral holiday throughout &attend.
SAFETY fOR CHILDREN.
Baby's Own Tablets contain no opiate,
no narcotic, no poisonous drug. The
mother who uses these Tablets for her
children has the guarantee of a Govern-
ment analyst as to the truth of these
statements. This medicine can there-
fore be used with absolute safety, and
it always cures such troubles as indi-
gestion, sour stomach, constipation, diar-
thou and colic. The Tablets cure sim-
ple fevers, break up colds, destroy
worms and make teething easy. Mrs.
W. IL Young, Roslin, Ont., says: "I
have used Baby's Own Tablets as needed
for more than a year and would not be
without them in the house, They are
just the thing for teething babies and
other minor ailments." The Tablets cost
only 25 cents a box and may be had
Iron' medicine dealers or by mail from
the Dr. Williams Medicine Co.. Brock-
ville Ont.
4..
China's Great Missionary Centennial,
Shanghai is soon to become a centre
of interest to the whole Christian world.
On April the twenty-fifth will assemble
at that port from all parts of China, and,
in fact, of the world, a great church mis-
sionary' parliament. To it have been in-
vited not only delegates from the seven-
ty or more missionary organizations now
at work in the Chinese empire, but also
distinguished representatives from the
churches of America and Europe. This
conference is called, to celebrate the com-
pletion of et century of PrOlestant mis-
sion work in China. There are several
topics which will demand and receive spe-
cial attention. The fundamental import-
ance of native church and ministry
the evangelization of Chino is certain
to be emphasized:. For many years em-
inent missionaries have been at work on
a revision of the translations of the Holy
Scriptures. The work of these revision
committees will be presented to the con-
ference for its approval. Plans will be
submitted which may lead to a practical
and eral union or federation among the
denominational missions.
Not including guests from the home-
lands, some five hundreci delegates will
attend. the conference. Many noted lead-
ers of Christian work in the United
States expect to be present. --Elwood G.
Tewksbury, in Leslie's Weekly.
• • a
CONUNDRUMS.
'Why is a, man who has nothing to
boast of but his ancestors like a p,otato
plant? The best thing belonging to him
Is underground.
Why didn't the dog want to get into
the Ark? Because he has a bark of his
own.
What was it that was only four weeks
oia when Adam was a. boy and not five
weeks old when he was a men? The
moon.
What happened to the hired girl who
put kerosene on the first she hasn't
benzine since.
What gives more milk than a cow?
A milk cart. Speaking of milk, have you
heard of the strange gime of the Boston
baby being brought up on elephant's
milk? It was the elephant' leek.
Why is Preaident Roosevelt Mae "Am-
erica"? Because he is the national him
(hymn).
Hector Macdonald Memorial.
The memorial erected at Dingwall,
Ross -shire, to the late General Sir Hec-
tor Macdonald Is no v nearly ready for
the opening. The building operations are
completed, and the twiesmen are put-
ting the finishing toueaes on the strue-
tare. ea:together the monument looks
well, and is an impugn(' dreetion. As yet
it has not been definitely fixed when the
opening. is .to take place, but the preb-
ability is that the ceremony will be roe
Consumption is less ieadly dim it used to be.
Certain relief and usualt- complete recovety
will result from the following treatmeat:
Hope, rest, fresh air, and—adoit'a
Emulaton.
ALL DRUGGISTS) zoo, Arzo
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