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lt' i'i . i“ y; (. fif‘flmfi'i’fliflii ,1‘3‘. . “I _- ..a. BLONDES ARE WEAKLINGS. More Physical Vigor Usually Be- longs to Darkâ€"haired. Some remarkable conclusions uporI the diseaseâ€"resisting qualities of light and dark haired people have been arrived at by Dr. F. C. Shrub~ sall, assistant medical officer at the Bromlpton Hospital for Consump- ‘tion. These conclusions are based upon figures Dr. Shrubs-all has gathâ€" ered with the object of discovering how far the population of London is influenced by city life.- 1n the British Medical Journal he . states that his observations have included 1,378 hospital patients and .846 visitors, as well as several thouâ€" sand children. - 1 Generally speaking he finds’ that brunettes are stronger than blonldes. His figures show that: With each successive generation of city life the fair element sends an undue proportion of its members to the hospitals. Child patients are markedly fairer than the children in the districts around the hospitals. In the earlier years of childâ€"life ,desire Dinerâ€""How comes this dead fly in my soup?” Waiterâ€"J‘In fact, Sir, I have no positive idea how the poor thing came by its death. Per- haps it had not taken any food for a long time, dashed upon the soup, ate too much of it, and Contracted an inflammation ,of the stomach that brought on death. -The fly must have had a weak constitution, for when I served up the soup it was dancing merrily on‘ the surface. Per- hapsâ€"and the idea presents itself only at this momentâ€"it endeavored to swallow’too large a piece of vegeâ€" table; this, remaining fast in the throat, caused a choking in the windpipe. These are the only rea- sons I can give for the death of that insect.” __.._+__.._.. LIFE ON THE RAIL IS A HARD OlilE C. P. R. ENGINEER’S EXPERIâ€" ENCE WITH DODD’S KIDNEY PILLS. .â€" They Brought Back His Strength When He Could Neither Rest nor Sleep . Winnipeg, Man, Feb. 13â€"(Special) -â€"Mr. _Ben Rallerty, the wellâ€"knoWn C. P. R. engineer, whose home is at 175 Maple Street, is one Winnipeg man who swears by Dodd’s Kidney Pills. “Long hours on the engine and the mental strain broke down my constitution,” Mr. Rafferty says. "My back gave out entirely. Terrible sharp, cutting pains followed one another, till I felt I Was byeimg sliced away piecemeal. I would come in tired to death from a run. My sole would be to get rest and blondes are about as numerous as sleep, and they were the Very things brunettes, but Dr. Shrubsall shows that disease during childhood falls urrduly heavily on the blondes. Throughout life, blorrrde people are more prone to fall victims to dis- ease than brunettes, and this leads Dr. Shrubsall to a further conclus- ion: That diminution of stature and inâ€" crease of brunette traits are almost certainly progressive with increased heredity of an urban environment. The conclusion is based upon the principle of the survival of the fit- test. The unhealthy conlditions of city lifeâ€"long hours, hurried meals,‘ and insufficient ventilationâ€"while stunting the growth of all, tell more severely upon blondes, with the reâ€" sult that there is a predominance of the brunette type. . +â€"-â€"~ "There’s nothing in the world that quite satisfies Bingle.” i5.” “What is it. “Bingle.” __.._+__.___ A FELLOW FEELING. .â€" Felt Lenient Towards the Drunkard. Why She A great deal depends on the point ofview. A good temperance woâ€" man was led, in a very peculiar way, to revise her somewhat harsh judgâ€" ment of the poor devil who cannot resist his cups and she is now the more charitable. She writes:â€" “For many years I was a great sufferer from asthma. Finally my health got so poor that I found I could not lie down, but walked the floor whilst others slept. I got so nervous I could not rest anyâ€" where. “Specialists told me I must give up the use of coffeeâ€"the main thing that I always thought gave me some relief. I consulted our family physician, and he, being a coffee fiend himself told me to pay no atâ€" tention to their advice. Coffee had such a charm for me that in passing a restaurant and getting a whiff of the fragrance I could not resist a cup. . I felt very lenient towards the drunkard who could’ not pass the saloon. Friends often urged me to try Postum, but I turned a deaf . ear, saying ‘That may do for peo- ple to whom coffee is harmful, but not for incâ€"coffee and I will never part.’ “At last, however, I bought a package of Postum, although I was sure. I could not drink it. I pre- pared it as directed, and served it for breakfast. Well, bitter as I Was against it, I must say that never before had I tasted a more delicious cup of coffee! From that day to this (more than 2 years) I have. never had a desire for the old coffee. My health soon returned; the asthma disappeared, I began to sleep Well and in a short time I gained 20 pounds in weight. "One day I handed my physician the tablets he had prescribed for me, telling him I had no use for them. He stayed for dinner. When I passed him his coffee cup he re- marked ‘I am glad to see you wore sensible enough not to let yourself be persuaded that coffee was harm-- fu]. This is the best cup of coffee I ever drank,’ he continued; ‘tih-e trouble is so few people know how to make good coffee.’ When he got his second cup I told him he was drinking Postum. He was incredu- lous, but I convinced him, and now he uses nothing but Postum in his home and has greatly improved in health." Name given by Postum 00.. Battle Creek, Mich. Look in each package for the faâ€" mous little book “The Road to Well- ville." ' ‘Yes, there I could not get. Finally I had to lay- off work. "Then I started to take Dodd’s Kidney Pills, and the first night after using them I slept- s'oumidly. In three days I throw away the belt I -pi}I slppoq ‘s.m'aA' .10; uxom annq ney Pills cured me.” BREAD PEDDLERS IN CHINA. They Frequently Dispose of Their Wares by Rafiie. Among the many curious sights in China, none presents a stranger asâ€" pect than the bread peddlers and their methods of disposing of their wares, says a writer in the Living Church. They carry their stock in trade about with them, either in oval boxes strapped to their backs, or in two boxes depending from a yoke across the shoulders, or on trays hel-dby a strap hung from the neck and carried in front of them, after the manner in which the pie man of Simple Simon fame is invariâ€" ably pictured by all _orthodox illusâ€" trators of Mother Goose. In the city of Tientsin these street vendors offer three different 'kinds of bread for .2110. Two of these are twisted in oval shape, and the third is a thin, crisp cake sprink- led with seeds of sesame, that magic word which at once recalls to our minds the wonderful tale of Ali Balba and the forty thieves. How little we ever dreamed, when we listened, spellbound, in our childhood days to the thrilling account of :Ali Baa b'a’s adVentureS, that we should ever ‘ 5 behold, far less taste, the fateful seâ€" same, the name of which proved so illusive to our hero at the cruical moment when he was confronted by the rock of difficulty. But the ped- dler’s bread is not more curious than his method of selling it, for it is frequently disposed of by raffle, for which purpose he carries three dice, held in a little dish. In Pekin, the capital of the Celes- tial Empire, the bread peddlers genâ€" erally come from the province, mostâ€" ly from Shantung. They are called. po-po sellers. Their street cry, ‘ ‘Yaochinâ€"mantoa?” ".Can I sell you a pound of bl'ca'd‘?” is often heard until late in the even- ing. Their bread is made of wheat flour and baked in hot vapors, disâ€" tinguished from another kind which is baked in hot pans. They also sell several varieties of poâ€"po,- baked goods, it special favorite with the Chinese being an oval oil cake made of the very best flour, usually eaten with pork, sausage or liver. The Mohammedans in China have a reputation for good breads and evidently wish to be known as pure food advocates, for in order to enâ€" able customers to distinguish their wares from those of other vendors they ornament their carts or boxes with the Moslem emblem. This con- sists of a vase containing a branch of the olive tree, on the top of which is perched the Mohammedan cap. On each side of this design is inscribed the motto. “Pure and true Islam.” These lifeliannuedan pedâ€" dlers also sell a kind of pate filled with a mixture of meat, vegetables, oil and sago. Another of their pro- ducts, which is called “la shouning, ya chakuei,” is a large roasted cake or dumpling baked in oil. Many of these Chinese confections are much more appetizing than one would im- agine from the description. but, like many foreign dishes, the taste for them must be acquired by cultivaâ€" tion before they can be thoroughly appreciated. The average Chinaman eats very little bread prepared according to _â€"_ What shrunk your 'woolens P Why did holes wear so soon P You used common soap. SUNLiGl-i'l‘ ~ So. " EXPENSE Ask for the Octagon Bur- our American formulas. consequent- ly the bakery and confectionery shops are few and far between. Like all other stores in China, they are open in front, with no partition to protect them from the heat or cold" or the dust of the streets. Wooden shutters are used to close them up at night. One finds practically the same wares at the bakers’ as the bread peddlers offer for sale. Among them is one special kind of cake havâ€" ing the figure of a hare imprinted on it, which is eaten by the Chinese in honor of the birthday of the moon. As soon as the festivities celebrating this anniversary are over the cakes are withdrawn from sale and are not again displayed unâ€" til the next moon birthday, which corresponds in season to our Easter. â€"-â€"+ FORTUNE FROM TREES. Orsa, in "Sweden, has in the“ course of a generation sold $5,750,000 worth of trees. and by means of ju- dicious replanting has provided for a similar income‘ every thirty or forty years. In consequence of the development of this commercial wealth there are no taxes. Railways and telephones are free. and so are the schoolâ€"houses. teaching, and many other things. ‘- Minard’s Liniment [lures Unlds.&c The French Post Office Department is now operating twenty motorâ€"car postal routes in various parts of the country. Minard’sLiniment Eures Earget inflows At least 40 per cent. of the people of London are attendants at public worship. SHIRT Made big enough for a big man to work in with comfort. Has more materialin it than any other brand of shirt in Canada. Made on the H.B.K. scale it requires 39% to 42 yards per dozen, whereas common shirts have only 32 to 33 yards. 'That’s the reason why the H.B.K. “Big” Shirt never chafes the armpits, is never tight. at the neck or wrist- bands, is always loose, full and comfortable and wears well. Each shirt bears a tiny book that tells the whole history of the “Big” Shirt, and also contains a notarial declaration that the H.B.K. “Big” Shirt contains 39% to 42 yards of material per dozen. ..ua~<t-.V1-f:‘.- we... . I . Sold at all dealers but only with this brand :- HUDSON BAY llNlTTlNG co. Montreal Winnipeg Dawson i. i z | mâ€"mflw 1%.! We; .4 term ‘- m WARNING. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONGERN: We are the sole owners and licensees of all patents and rights on manufacturers thereof. damages against you. That you may be The World Famous " TUBULAR CREAM SEPARATOR In violation 'of our Canadian Patents, an imitating separator called the "Uneeda" has in some localities been of- fered for sale and suits at law are Under the fringing machines is also liable for all damages resulting to the patentee through his use thereof. in buying or using one of these so-called tors you not only get a very inferior separator, giving you such results as you should have, but you buy a law suit with all its expensive attendants, and with every likelihood of losing the machine you have bought, and a verdict of heavy subject before becoming involved write to P. M. Sharples, West Chester, Pa., U.S.A Inquiries may also be made from oiir solicitors. hasten, Starr & Spence, "for-onto, Gan. cream _ now pending against the law a USER of these in- ‘We hereby inform you that “UNEEDA” separa- incapablo of fully informed on the “Sir,” said the seedy man, ad- dressing a prosperous-looking passerâ€" by, “would you kindly favor a worthy but unfortunate fellowâ€"man with a few pence?” "‘What is your Occupation?” asked the other, as he put his hand in his pocket. “Sir,” I replied the victim of hard luck, as he ‘held up a tattered coatâ€"sleeve and smiled grimly, "I’ve been collecting irents for some time past.” MESSRS. C. C. RICHARDS & 00. i Gentsâ€"After suffering for seven years with inflammatory rheumatism so bad that I was eleven months confined to my room, and for two years could not dress myself with- out h-elp, your agent gave me a bot- tle of MINARD’S LINIMENT in May, 1897, and asked me to try it which I did, and was so well pleased with the results, I procured more. Five 'bottles completely cured me, and I have had no return of the pain for eighteen months. The :(lio've facts are Well knOWn to everybody in this village and neighborhood. i Yours gratefully, E i A. DAIRT. St. Timothee, Que, 16th May, ’99. Miss Krcmeyâ€"“Tlave you Moore’s gpoems?” Assistantâ€"“Yes, miss; I’ll 1. ’get them ' ghere’s a splendid novel called 'Just for you. By the way, 'One Kiss.’ ” Miss Kremey (coldly) Vâ€""I want Moore!” l .. I 4 [ Lover’s Yâ€"Z (Wise Head) Disinfect ' I out Soap Powder is better than other powders, as it is both soap and disinfectant. “Jabez is getting used to public speakin’, ain’t be?" "Oh, yes. I remember when you could hardly get 4 Ihim to stand uppan’ now you can ~. lhar'dly get him to sit down.” on. A. w. GHASE’S g“ " 9mm cunE fide- is sent direct to the diseased parts by the Improved Blower. Heals the ulcers, clears the all passages, stops droppln in tho throat and ermanam y our” Calarrh and Iy Fever. Blower free. All dealers. or Dr. A. W. Chen Medicine Co.. Toronto and Buffalo. DRINK AND EYESIGIâ€"IT. An American doctor, who has made a lifelong study of alcoholism, announces an extraordinary discov- ery. He finds, after very careful observation, that imperfect eyesight and a craving for stimulants always go together. He has treated thouâ€" sands of alcoholics, and he has never yet found the drunkard who had not something the matter with his eyes, or whose vision was normal. Acting on this discovery, the doctor has diâ€" rected his attention to the cure of visual weakness. When he succeeds in doing this, his patients, we are told, find their craving for drink en- tirely disappears. .._.â€"_ A Woman’s Rightâ€"A right to a :husbaud, if she can get one. ANITOBA IMPROVED FARM lands for sale, all located in the famous Wawanesa district. The Souris Valley is the arden of Manitoba and the Wawanesa istrict is the Garden of the Souris Valley. These farms are for sale at reasonable prices and: on good terms, all located near markets, schools and churches. Write for lists and fur- ther particulars to the Souris Valley Land Company, Wawanesa, Manitoba. f-‘EATHER‘ DYEING Cleaning out! Curling and Kid Gloves cleaned Thou can be sent by post, lo per 0:. the but piece in BRITISH AMEBlGAN DYEING Go- . nouns“. Army reform in India has occasion- ed the disappearance of two historic regimentsâ€"the 65th Carnatic Light Infantry, which was raised in 1759, and the Bombay Marine Battalion, which dates from 1777. ’ Minard’s Liniméiiiâ€"Eures Diphtheria ‘ Stern Fatherâ€"What! You got trusted for that suit of clot-hes? When I was a young man I never bought anything I couldn’t pay cash for. Smart Sourâ€"Why, dad, do you mean to say that your credit was so bad as that? . FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used by millions of mothers for ' their children while teething. -It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays pain, cures windcolic, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents'a bottle. Sold by druggists throughout the world. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.” 22â€"04: “Which shall I take-the jelly or the cake?” asked the small boy, who was making a raid on the pantry. “The cake, of course,” replied his little sister. “Mice don’t eat jelly, silly, and we couldn’t blame it on them!” Minavrd’s Liuiment (lures Distemper The Vienna police are about to ex- periment with a phonograph in tak- ing a prisoner’s answers to questions asked in the preliminary examinaâ€" tion, so that. when the actual trial takes place there may be no dispute as to what was said. .. . ..- -.-.~â€"M The thousands of people who write to me, saying that Shiloh’s @onsumption figure $22.?” cured them of chronic coughs,- cannot all be mistaken. There must be some truth in it. Try a botlle lorlhal cough of yours. Prices: S. C. WELLS & Co. 310 25c. 500. $1. LeRoy. N.Y.,Toronto. Can. ISSUE No. 6â€"05 ,. I . a . . V n . sea,- A an EN . -‘.' .x‘ .A-LAA“AA