The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Sciatica bs pout 'ot te sin nefve, Its 0 i$ generally mas mand is 'the direct result of taking "ool. . For this reason. the. disease is "commonly 'known. as . "sciatic rheuma- o Mism," "There is only one thing more pain- tal than sciatica and that is the treat. ment 'of it, as pratiised." The sicken- } ing. burning of the flesh is only one of Steps are being taken: fo Improv Bellast schools; ~ Far 'this he |g oquneil 18 How endeavoring' to raise 5 he | £42,000, . 'the forms of cruelly' employed by 1 Al Cretiya rd, Carlow rgently" 'thers ld school 'doctors, and all too often this 1s 'entirely vain for the relie! gain- ol 18 but temporary. "It 18 '4 scientific fact that the major- fly "of sciatica + cases. result from ex- posure 'to cold when the patient is in + #m anaemic or bloodless condition, 'n which the nerve is lterally starved. It feeds no argument to show any rea- sonable person that a starved nerve cannot be fed by the application of a hat tron to the ouler flesh, It may déaden the sciatic pain for a time, but it will" not cure sciatica. Asolute rest is (he best aid to proper medical treatment, Rest and Dr. Wil Yams" Pink Pills, which actually 'make new blood and thus feed the starved nerve; will cure most cases. Mr. H.W, Awalt is one of the lead. ing. merchants of 'Hemford, N.S. 'A few years ago he was a great sufferer from this excrucialing trouble. He says: "The atlack was so severe 'that I had been off work for some ime. The cords of my legs were all drawn up end I could only limp along with the ald of a stick, The pain I suffered was terrible. 1 was in misery both day end night. - Every movement caused me puch pain as only those who have been tortured with solatica know. 1 was treated by several doctors, but they did mot help me 'a bit. In fack 1 almost vegan to think my condition was hope- , When Dr. Williams' Pink Pills were rought to my notice. - 1. gol a hall dozen boxes. 1 had used the entire quantily before.l found any benefit, But 1 was enoouraged and got a second half dozen boxes, and before these were all ne every vestige of the trouble had isappeared. © Not only this, but 1 was "fmproved in health in every way, as it will be readily understood that the long piege of pain I had suffered had lett me badly run down. I'can't speek too highly of Dr, Williams' Pink Pills. 1 can't recommend them too strongly to other sufferers." Sciatica is stubborn in resisting treat. ment and the patient often suffers for years. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills de not ply reliave the pain. They. cure the flies 'caused by poor walery blood, y actually make néw blood and have sfore a. direct and powerful cura- pi v "nn vi] C sm, anaemia, eral debility and A altos of eo grip. As the. nerves pend upon the blood far nourishment. Williams! Pink Pills: arp 'unequalled r the treatment of even the niost se: vere nervous 'disorders, such as neu- Selgts partial paralysis, St. Vitus dance na 'locomotor 'atax: As d tonic for he blood and' nerves they are 'used {Fvafywhere with the greatest success. wasted bodies and bring: Tee. cheeks. 'Sold by all medicine dea" or by mail at 50c. a tox or six es for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. EDWARD'S BIG GEN; Preparations at Amsterdam for Cutting g IR the Diamond. ' he Cullinan' diamond, presented fo ard by the loyal Transvaalers Be them, 'willbe taken "to am, Holland by Seatland Yard on the first of March fo be leading diamond cuiting es-| hment there, "Special machinery for the unpreced: © task is now being rushed to com- 7 'while the men engaged for up ng the glow af health io pale and sal fhe Te died on the same day twins, named ." Their Toman were. inlerred Li a single gra } The Irish Nationalists are uncosy over | the. rumor that Sir H. Campbell-Banner- man is to retire' and be succeeded by Mr. Herbert Asquith. Jealous of Glasgow claiming {hat Lord Kelvin was a Scolsman, Belfast, his native city, is already taking steps fo erect a Kelvin memorial there. Lord Shaftesbury, the late Lord Mayor of Belfast, was' recenily presented with 'the freedom of the ¢cily by the council o1::the corporation, The Alexandra groving dock: at Bel fast, which has been closed to traffic for more (han lwo years, is now ready lo receive vessels of the largest class. The Dublin, Exposition closed sith heavy losses to' the promoters, The deficit "already exceeds £100000. The full loss will fall upon {he guarantors. As a result of the American financial stringency, the Belfast linen merchanis are experiencing hard thoes. Alres'v the failure of one big firm is rumaores, The Belfast council will shorlly in- troduce a bill into Parliament for the purchase of the Comehill and White. well {ramway system, The psice fo be paid is £60,000, Because he issuéd base florins Henry Holland was recently. sentenced lo three | years' imprisonment at the Dublin quar. ter 'sessions, = The coins were made of Britannia metal. A man named Igor was committed at the Longford Assizes, charged with having almost 'beaten: one Thompson tc death with a pair of tongs. = Igor had previously atained noloriely as, a caille driver, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Young, of Bally- mather, aged respectively 85 and 75, died recently within six hours of each other. They had lived without a single parting of more than a few hours for fifly years. Al the Dublin quarter sessions Jog. Golden, an inmale of the South Dublin Workhouse, was .senlenced to three years' imprisonment on a charge of having, while drunk, slashed snafhas inmate with a ragop. Because her "Nusband died from 'a gat. stage while 'working his way. home" from America as 'a: sfoker. Cath- erine' Willlamson, of Bellas," was ab lowed £62 compensation, 'under the Workmen's Compensation Act. The tenants of Sir N. P. O'Connor, British: Ambassador 'to. Constantinople; have al last come {0 terms with their landlord over 'the purchase of their holdings. 'A salisfaclory agreement was signed last week, In Belfast City Hall last week the Lord Mayor presented Constable Jas. Fadden 'with a meda' awarded by the Soclety for the Prolection of Life from Fire. The. constable rescued four pec- ple, thiee of them over 70 years ol age; Sec a burning 'house. ti Shaoling accident is reported. from , County. Antrim, resulting in ath of a man named Andrew Rob- He was in the company of a gamekeeper named 'Gault, whose gun accidentally. went: off, the charge pene- trating the unfortunate man's lungs. The 'Kingston Urban Council has en: fered a. protest against the presen} mode of assessing income taxes as be. ing "both 'vexatious to ihe faxveys and injurious fo - business: in Lut 'exposing' ihe private poo ¢t "individuals and = 'concerns. hither strictly private, '4 / 3 wark are undergoing special train. | Truly the War slerjous way in its thods with ths Comkakned One of thé duties devolving en an ¢ Eg cer; commanding any unitis the pre pargtion at certain' periods of that bug- tear of the regimen al officer--the con: fidential report. In this 'document the colinel putsron record: his own Opinion of the officers Berving under -him--no} only: in their military capacity, but Bis Hin their private character. Ee rording to. the spirit of ish justice; every citizen is fo be innocent Ll he has been' ee guilty, the Brilish officer not only hi nic opportunily of | delending ly Joa against any unfavorable remarks in the confidential report, bul he is even denied the knowledye of what the said remarks amount to. The confidential report passes straight from the coma manding officer to the War Office. The comm officer is but human, and any errors and omissions on his part may be very detrimenial to 'the pros pects of his subordinate, who is per fectly helpless in the matter. ] Plaging upon: hall-pay 'is a very or dinary disciplinary measure, and may be applied to all commissioned ranks: | © IV will be remembered {hat & short dime} ° 680 a world-famous general was placed or: half-pay as a result of in indiscreet aller-luncheon speech, on} Y half-pay. 'may 'be 'brought back lo 1 Active List at any ime; but il placed op relired pay the Army Has done with him "for good. The difference : belween the Two 1 not: tilways understood by the general public, ~ Helf-pay. is what ils name im- plies; whereas an officer on retired poy draws. the full '.emoluments attachii to his rank; provided he has pi in } psn ory a of gery ©0] nes, : D8Y.dl day. on h vay he os. Ty a wl as on L are ys pro' be. had quatified "by. length' of oh vies {thirty years), He would - receive his £365 a year. oq LOSING A YEAR; : ix To. the civilian' mind, when an "offi. cer is sentenced to lecse one year's seni. ority but little is implied; bub this pun- ishment is fir more than it looks, For example, a - lieutenant is. ordered to lose one year's seniority. This most probably means 'thal three or four of his juniors will pass over his head, and he is 'four steps ower on 'the road to his caplaincy. Thus his loss of seni- srily will' work out 8% mare like three years than one by ihe lime he receives the. rank of capiain. When the lime comes for his majors 'commission he will probably have suffered the loss af the eguivaleni of six or seven years' service as his Army rank 'lands; and while 'he is growing 'old es a senior caplain 'or junior major, those who passed over 'his head when ho lost thal original one Joos! 's seniority are already. high in' promotion, The cause' of: this Increasing lass o senlorily will be mare easily' ey 8 fcliecte that in