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_mourishment to {he nerv : healthy and able 0 Se 3 only one way IR prevent the xdo Ey must remain serTuded ah following day, no salt must be eaten, no -{ money, grain or fire given away. Among the Karnas, before ploughing, the farmer makes a burnt offering of "3 butter and Molasses in. his own fleld: and again at « THE VILLAGE SHRINE. The Chinese. begin ploughing on the thet first day of heir solar year. ~Anciently and Dr. Williams' Pink' Pills is medicine" that can do this ply and effectively, Every dose s medicine helps make new: blood strenglhiens 5 {he weak of worn-out a: Pavid 3» Tapley, Fredericton, ww was cured by Dr. Williams' kK Pills after. Suffering from nervous wi, which - resulted in "partial ralysis of the, face. She says: "The Juble 'came on quile gradually, and the outset 1 did mot. pay much at. nfion to it, Then it grew more seri: ; and there was a general break- of the nerves, which was follow- "by partial paralysis of the face, one "side being completely drawn out <f e, 1 was under a doctor's care "couple of months, and one treat after another was tried without nefit. By this {ime I was confined to y room, and the doctor told me he youd not. cure me, Almost in despair ¥ was persuaded to try Dr. Williams' SH Pills. The improvement was 'but the building up of a fun n nervous systém naturally is ~~ Slowly bul surely (his medicine id its work, and after a time I was 16 'again come down stairs. From 'that on the improvement was much nore rapid and mow 1 am as well as was in my lite. My friends look on. my cure as -almost miraculous, or. Williams' Pink- Pills did for me what the best medical treatment failed to rp 'brought me back good 1t is the, blood buiMing, nerve Testor: g power in Dr. Williams' Pink, Pitls t 'énable them to cure such troubles s anaemia, rheumatism, the afler ef of. la grippe, indigestion, neural: gp: St. Vitus dance, partial paralysis Paxit the secret ailments of girlhood and . anhood. Sold by all medicine deal- r by Ligh at we 2 03 ro 2 rom The Dr. ms' od vir Ont. on lly MVANCE OF THE OPENING IN . DIFFERENT REGIONS. Romans Regarded the Seasons | head of the | sent dhiror the rites which were "celebrated, by the Chinese at ploughing time were elabor- ale but rationalistic sovereigns eliminat- ed one. expensive religious rite after an- olher until nothing was left except the imperial «act of homage {o heaven and earth 'and 'agriculture in the ceremon- Hal ploughing. ; The Siamese observe a. rite called Raakua about the middle of May, which is preliminary lo the ploughirg season, afl' is not proper for any one to plough until the-ceremony is over. The court astrologers determine the time for it, On the day fixed by them the Minister of "Agriculture, who is always a prince or nobleman df high rank, goes with a procession to a piece of ground some distance from the capital. Where the festivilics are to take place a new plough to which a pair of buffaloes are ycked is in readiness, decoraled with flowers and leaves. The minister guides the plough over the field closely watched by the spee- tators, who are especially interested in the length and folds of the silk of his lower garments, because he prosperity of the season and ils characleristics, wel ar dry, are to be predicted from these as he follows the plough. If the robe rises above his knee there will be dis- astrous rains. If it falls below the ankles there will be a drought. If the folds reach nridway belween knee and ankle the season will' be prosperous. Aller a proper number of furrows have been turned old women strew grain of different kinds in them and ihc bulls are réleased from the yoke and allowed to feed -upon the seeds. The grain-which the animals eat most free- ly. will be scarce next harvest and that which they refuse to take WILL BE ABUNDANT. The Germans anciently had a before ploughing ceremonial. Sods were cut from the four corners of the field. Up- «n these were laid oil, honey and barm, milk branches of every kind of tree ex- ©ept oak and beech and of all name known as herbs save burrs, The whole ] were sprinkled then with holy water. The four turfs were then carried to-the church and placed green side toward ihe altar. Four masses were said over them. and they were returned to their places before sunset. Then spells were spoken and unknown seed, beught 'of beggarmen, placed on the plaugh.. The first furrow was ploughed with a "Hail 'Earth, Mother of Men, &¢." From | meal of every kind a large loal was kpeaded with milk and baken and aig under the first furrow. The following curious custom is re- corded by J. Owen Dorsey in his mano- graph-ion.- the soeiology--of the -Omaha Andians: "In the spring when the grass comes -{ up there is a council or tribal assembly 'held to which a" feast is given by the After they de- «cide that pla come and at command of the Ae na crier is the villages, He wears a 'with: if auiside-and "cries as he goes, 'They do, Indeed, say that you wilt dg the: ground! Hallo? He car- 'vies sdcred corn, which has been shelled Jeach household he gives two three grains, Shieh: are mixed with "seed torn of 'the heusehold." or fhils it is lawful for the people the soil "and Plant 1 their | 'whart by a most Im "| gold lace. o mp dodging the. dear old ss, | When. i Plandet at Po Pi onf the fivst of several visits to Hayl and | 'Santo vo I "was met on the g personage ina" cocked : hat, go the 'London Mail. He was only a cus- { loms officer, but he looked: like the : ; | commander-in-chief at least. Alas! his «coat was ragged and torn beneath the gold lace, his enormous black feel were' of boots, and he was patheti- eager for a lip. was {ypical of the tinselled squal- or of the Black Republic--thal mock- ery of civilization where African sav- agery and fetish'sm are veneered over by alittle French polish and plenty of © 'WHOLESALE MURDERER. For generations past the Haytian Presidents have "waded through blood- shed to a throne," and ruled by the pina Hoy Christophe, who made himself "Emperor" and created an aristocracy of negro dukes and marquises was a monster of incredible depravity. Ile murdered men, not singly, but literally by thousan®. Nissage-Sagel was fond of clearing the streets of Port-au-Prince with - grape-shot. President Ulysses Heurcaux, a negro dock-laborer trom Jamaica, who made himsel ruler of Santo Domingo, calmly told me at din- nr one evening fn 189? that he had chot his own brother. "He was ploiting against me," he explained. "I asked him to dinner and gave him of the best dishes. 'Then, after we had finished the coffee and liqueurs, a file of soldiers came in to) lead him off to execution. Ie tried to draw a revolver, but I was too quick frr him and shot him first." HE IS IGNORANT AND BRUTAL. I was in Hayti during the chaos of revolutions out of which the present president, Nord Alexis, emerged into supreme power. He is an ignorant, brufal, senile negro with absolutely no qualifications for his position except a bulktog courage, which has made him popular with the army. On the day he proclaimed himself president he shot four political opponents in cold blood in Port-au-Prince. The sanctity of the foreign Jegations was tested most remarkably al the fall of Simon Sam, who was president be- fore Alexis. "He gdt to the French Le- gation in the nick of time. The mob howled around the house for his blood for days, believing, rightly or wrongly, (hat he had looted the treasury and got the money with him. Yet they dared not profane the legalion. and the French Charge d'Alfaires escorted. him t3 a French steamer in peace. The handful of whites who run busi- nesces or plantations in the Black Re- public have suffered terribly in recent years, for Alexis has encouraged their plunder and maltreatment. But they have hung on to their investmenls in thc hope that the United States will assume control over the couniry, as it did a few years ago over the finances c! Santo Domingo. velt has threatened (his in no uncertaia language several times. ---- BABY'S TEETHING TIME 18 A TROUBLOUS TIME When baby is leething the whole household is upset. The tender little gums are inflamed and swollen, the poor little child suffers and olten cries day and night, wearing the mother out and keeping the rest of the family on edge. In the homes where Baby's Own 'Tablets arc used there is no such wor- ry The Tablets allay the inflammu- tion, sooth the irritation and bring the teeth through painlessly. Mrs. S. Wil- liams, St. Joseph, Onl., says: "My first baby suffered ferribly when cutting her teeth and Be doctor could do nothing fcr her. 1 gol a box of Baby's Own Tablets and they did her so much good that I cannot say enough in their favor. You may be=sure that I always keep thé Tablets in the house mow." Sold by. all medicine dealérs or by mail at g5¢. per box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville, Oat. es . WHY? "Why do. they call it lean year, any- | how?" "Bocause "the men are kept on ny ~ Aner a seitinads J man; finishes he Job he closes: the 2 farlory, Af 3 iy gels toa Hig 10 play oe gir bnby ge fet, on coat, and | scarlet breeches, 'writes Claude Blake in}: ~ Pomber Stor A SPECIAL SALE DURING ALTERATIONS. MR 18 INOH 8 Natural Wavy Switches in brown shades only $3.15 SEND FOR CATALOGUR. AH i id Ang %; WaT Y | ESR Aiffgu LA 127.120 YONGE STREET, TORONTO, ONT President Roose-| NENT. A centimental poet writes: "How can I mel my darling?" After some deliberation over the ques- tion we have come to the conclusion that he can met her by approaching her from an opposite direction, : Signals of Danger.--Have you lost your appelite? Have you a coated tongue? Have you an unpleasant laste in the mouth? Does your head ache and have you dizziness? If so, your stomach is out of order and you need medicine. But you do not like medi- cine. lle that prefers sickness to me- dicine must suffer, but under the cir- cumstances the wise man would pro- cure a box of Parmeloc's Vegetable Pills and speedily gel himself in health, and slrive to kcep so. ABOUT ANONYMOUS LETTERS. Abouth the meanest thing cn earth is the person who writes anoaymous let- ters, unless il be the person who re- ceives and pays any altention lo them. WHAT CAUSES HEADACHE. From October to May. Colds are the most fre- Ei cause of Headachs. LAXATIVE BROMO UININE removes cause. B. W. Grove on box 250 "A pompous manufacturer of machin- ery was showing a stranger over his factory. "Fine piece of work, isn't it?' he said, when they were looking al a very Ingenious machine. "Yes," said the visitor, "but you cannot hold a cand'e to the gcods we are turn' ng oul." "Indeed!" said the chogrined manufac- turer, "and what is your line?' "Gun- powder," was the reply. ITCIl, Mange Pralrie Scralches and every form of contagious lich on human ur animals cured in 30 minutes by Wql. ford's Sanitary Lction. It never lalls, Sold by all druggists. "Billy Groen's nothing but a coward." "Is he?' "Yes * Ialled him a coward right to his face, I did, an' he didnt dast say nuthin." "Then he is a cow- ard." "You bel he is. An' the nex! time I call him a coward I'll say il right out loud, so's he can hear it." It Tavs a Stilling Hand on Pain.-- For pains in the joints and limbs and for ~nh€umatic pains, neuralgia and lumbago, Dr. Thomas' Ecleelric Oil is without a peer. Well rubbed in, lhe skin absorbs it and it quickly and per- manently relieves the affecled part. Its value les in ils magic properly of re- moving' pain from the body. and for that good quality it is prized. They were relurning from the spell- ing bee. "Mr. Spoonamore," she said, "why did you miss lhateasy word? You spelled 'honor with a 'u.'" "I know it." he_answered. "The feeling came cver me all 'at once that I just couldn't get along without 'u,' Miss Daisy. With which old, old story he won her. ~ IL is astonishing to find how far a few gallons of Ramsay's Paints will pro to make a house look fresh and sunny. Everybody should see the fine color cards with suggestions for painting and the stock carried by vour dealer. Write A. Ramsay Son Co.. Montreal, for rack of Souvenir Picture Post Cards of Homes. [SRY EN Prospective Employer--""Your parents lefl yiu something when they died, did they hot?" Boy--"Oh, yes, sir." Em- Dloyer--"And what did they leave you, my toy? Boy--"An orphan, sir." A S| THAT BURNS with °0ve! ons that discharge s thin fluid, May be be eh pn og and sightly with h Weavers Cerate, But $his e: Feral riaedy sae uld be used dn conjunction nos wih Wears Weaver's Syrup: Lady Visitor--"That new girl of yours seems very nice and quict." Mistress ol the "House--"Yes, she's very quiet, She doesn't even disturb the dust when she's "cleaning the room." and fs There is © nothing equal fo Mother Graves' Worm. Exterminator for de- siroying worms. No article of its kind has given such satisfaction. ERI "REALLY BELIEVE IT. people cling fo the old-fash'on= od {dea that a man must bo a gen'us 3 about with uncombed hair, eghiagien is practically the only cap- tlo1" ¢lty in: «the: world which has no '| slums. Berlin has none ot the squalid § The Pember Store) Our readers fo note that the celebrated French remedy, PANGO, ~~ which has been and is sold under a guarantee--that in cases where the outward application, as directed, fails to relieve pain, moneys paid will be 'refundedssglill stands. In no case, nol withstanding the large anu Increasing sale, has a refund been asked for. gout, Recommended for neuralgia, headache, rheumatism, calarrhal colds, sliff joints, etc. Ask your druggist for a sample and do not accept a substitute. You will be pleased with it. Price 25 and 50 cents. The Pango Company, Toronto or wholesale Lyman, Knox & Clarkson, Limited, Toronto. Lyman Bros. & Co., Montreal, Toronto. Sp-- THR PETERBOROUGH A CANOE CO. Ltd., If you want | We build them a all, and can sup- a Launc] canoe, complete or bull Skiff or only, and you can instal you Launch yo for the own motor. When you buy a Summer write us. We have the largest Oanoe and Skift Factory In Canada. 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The Most Popular Pill.--The pill is the most popular of all forins of medi- cine, and of pills the most papular are Parmelce's Vegetable Pills, tecause they do what it is asserted they can do. and are nol put forward on any ficti- tious claims to excellence. They are compact and portable, they are casi'y taken. they do nol nauscale nor gripe, and they give reli! in the most stub born cases. HELP! A girl seldom has occasien lo cry [cr help when a young man kisses her --probably because he is liable to help himself. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT ia guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Bliad, Bleeding or Protuding Plies in 6 to 14 days or moaey refunded. 500. TEMPTING FATE. "Dost hear that? asked the fair muid, There was a scund of a heavy step. "Tis father. Fly, sweetheart, fy "You mean flee," coriected the koner. "As you like," said the maid, "but this is no time for entcmological dis- tinctions." SEWING MACHINE BARGAINS, real ones at Singer stures. Buy here and deal with the manufacturers. The Ninger Com ny is permanent and responsible; its representa ives are always at h to care for Singer, and Wheeler & Wilson machines. Look for the Red 8. Any lady having used any make of sewing machine Lor 5 years or more write Singer Bewing achine (o., Manning Chambers. Toronto, for beautiful set of ten souvenir views of Ontario. Fee for asking. "Did you hear me singing under your window last night? 1 hope your futher didn't hear it?" She--"Yes, he did; but you needn't worry, he thought it was the cats!" He-- bo NOT ALLOW fr to booomo alarmed seh have los flesh, b tonic. ete mite and | are 1 commence taking the ood t will build you up Quoi Life Insurance Examlner--"0Of what did your father die, Pal?' Pal--"1 don't know. doctor; but I'm sure it was nothing serious." Very many persons die annually from cholera and kindred summer ocom- plaints, who might have Leen saved 'f proper remedies had been used. If al- facked do nat delay in getting a bottle cl Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cor- dial, the medicine that never fails to effect a cure. Those who have used it say il acts promplly. and thoroughly subdues the pain and disease. --_-- DUEL WITH WAX BULLETS. The World's Noted Expert Shots lo 4 Meet in London. Arrangements are being made In London, England, by a number of the world's "deadliest revolver shots for giv- ing -a public -exhibition of the "sport" of dueling on July 13 and 14 next, in cenneetion with the Olympic games in | London. "Walter Winans, the champion reval- "ver shot of the world, whose sideboards and tables at Surrénden Park, his Ken- ; tish peat, grcan beneath the trophies he has won as 'marksmiin, is et 'the head of this novel, depariure in. public | entertainments. He has: secured .the enthusiastic co. +{ operation of many of His fellow-mem- i hes of the Pistolet Cluby-which, as he | a th | ci taught - | 3 relry to sell at 10 cents each, LES O and we wiilsend you GS. We truss zou rie thehe paid. Sead Towel add bre STAR MFa. CO. 44 Boyt, PROVIORNCRAL, Cri FREE BOOK "HOW THE BANK WAS SAVED" Tells how a young man saved the bank by a wise investment. Every stock buyer and investor should read this book. Not for sale. Sent free on request. Your name on a postal will bring it. Write to-day R. W. BAILEY 351 Railway Exchange Bidg., Denver, Cole. A. J. PATTISON & COMPANY BANKERS AND FINANCIAL AGENTS 33 8COTT STREET, TORONTO PHONE M i310 Stocks bought and sold on Now York, Boston, Monirea] and Toronto Stock Exchanges 'or cash or marg.n. Orders for Cobalt Stocks execut- ed .on Toronto Mping Ex- change or .Boston and New York curb for cash. PRIVATE WIRES, Correspondents--Chas. Head & Co., members of the New York and Boston S!ock Exchange. through." There will be seconds, the paces will be solemnly measured, the duelists will take their stand back lo 'back, and on the word being given, will wheel around and fire--lhat is to- say, they must fire before three seconds are counted. "There will be just enough risk in these duels to make them exciting, though not really dangerous, "said Mr. Winans. "A little too heavy a charge of powder might cause the bul- w! to penetrate slightly, and no doubt most of the duelisls will protect thelr persons, 1 do not think I shall wear any protection myself, however, as 1 dc not want to make too large a tar et. have been practising hard during tha last few days, and to-day gob twelve consecutive shots. home from the regulation = distance, al} within a space of a few inches. "If we are successful in fixing up these duels I shall shoot on behalf of the United States, "Some crack Belgian. and French shots will take part, and 1 do not doubt we shall be able to secure representa. tives of one 8 OF: two other countries." LS C Shiloh'siai E thesharpest cough ==try it on a guar © 'santee of your