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f ^-M THE GROWT^Of PLANTS PLECTEIC LIGHT AS A SUB- STITUTE FOR SUNSHINE. iFruits Ripen and Flowers Blos- som More Speedily Un- der It. A most interesiiiig [jroject is being ponaidered Ijy the .scieiililic section of the Royul llorliculturui Society. As soon a.s the nece.s.sury Tunds can be raised it is in-oposed to establish at the new gardens at Wisley, near \\o.\- bridge, Knglaml, a scientilic station or boliinical laboratory, and one of the sjiecial studies to be undertaken will be the growtli of i>lants by eloc- ;tric light as a siibstilnto for sun- , shine. To be independent of our gloomy climate, and to produce the most beautiful flowern, and even rip- tn strawberries and other delicious [fruits in winter, is one of the gar- dener's most cherished dreams. The Ifact that artificial light will enable plants to grow and fruits to ripen has long been known to scientists. More than 40 years ago M. Herve Mangon found that the electric rays would enable plants to form the green chloropliyl or coloring matter of their leaves, antl that flowers lurnfd toward the electric lamp ju.-jt as they turn towafds the sim. In 1879 and 1880 the late Sir William Siemens made some remark- able e.xperiments at Tunbrldgo Wells, the results of which he showed to ,tho lloyal Society. l$y supplement- ing the sunlight of day with electric lamps at night, both in the open air and in gi'een-hou.ses, he caused roses and arums to bloom long be- fore their usual time, melons and cu- cumbers, vines and .stfawbt-rries also responding most grntefully to iho stimulus of the added light. The sunlight of millions of .M'ars ago. stored up in plants which afterwards became coal, was thus disinterred and made to do its work over again Kn ripening fruits and causing llow- fcrs to bloom. Although electricity then cost three times as much as UOTV, Dr. Siemens, as lie then was, was enthusiastically <-onvinced of the Value of the electric light for the garden. As usual, there were nian.v objec- tors to the new proposal. A sort of humanitarian outcry was stai'ted on behalf of the poor plants them- selves. To make them grow night and da,v would give them no rest. They would be old and exiiausted be- fore their time, and would perisii (miserably as the result of their arti- ifiicial mode of life. F.xperience since then has shown, however, that the Jjlant does not need rest, like an ianimal. In Norwa,\". Sweden and .Finland, during the short two â- months of summer, while the sun .never goes down, veuelaiion tlourisli- ,es with astounding lu.xi'ance and rap- idity. Flowers lake on the most, gorgeous colors and have e.xquisite iPerfumes, vegetables grow like magic, land then comes the long winter, and 'they have a correspondingly long rest. An even stronger illustration of the .power of plants to do without a â- nightly rest is the great natural gas ifire. a steeiile of llaitie, which has 'burned for generations in the Pitts- burg district in .-\nierica. AH aroun;! and .iust outside the circle of its scorching heat is n ring of tropical vegetation, which tJie warmth' and light have pro"Juced, the i)]ants .seem- ing all the richer and more lu.xuriant 'for living in a Waze of light night iand day alike. Fven if plants were really exhausted by artificial light, we grow tliem not for tiieir own sakes, but tor our use. When a green-house plant dies there are plen- ty of recruits to fill its place. T'he objection to using up phuit life is not on the same footing as a pro- test against using up, say Chinese coolie's on the Hand. VEGETABLE IDIOSYNCRASIES. Dr. Siemens found that all plants tould not be treated alike. Particu- larl,v the.v varied in the amount of stimulation they could inidergo. The delicate lily of the valley, grown by the aid of heat alone, and with a :le- .ficiency of sunlight, was sickly and anaemic, flims.v in texture, and with its petals thin and colorless. ITio electric light gave the Mowers their .natural rich, white, creamy color, and made the leaves strong, firm •and green. Generally the natural colors of (lowers were enriched by the light, and plants which would wither in a high temperature without the light, with its aid flourished ex- ,coedingI,y. The electric light, Dr. 'Siemens l>ointed out. would almost save its cost in stove fuel by the heat it supplied ajid the quicker ma- turing of plants, and it might be used in the orchtird to counteract the effects of night frosts. But banana leaves too near the lamp were scorched by its rays, lelons. cucumljers. strawberries, jmustard, carrots, beans, tulips, pe- largoniums, all matured under the electric lamp long before the same ,j)lants under daylight alone. Sub- isequcnt investigations have shown that a great deal of caution must be used in the al>pliralion of artificial light. Everv plant has its own way |of re.iponding to the stimulus. For instance. Professor Dalloy, at â- Cornell University, and the authori- ties of the West Virginian Agricultiir- Ibl Station, have found that cnuli- (flowers will grow very tall, but have temaller heads, and radi.thes develop â- extraordinary profusion of "top" tin- der the influence of the lamp. Hut as wc do not prize the cauliflower for :jts stBture, or the radish as a fol- iage plant, these advantages were ,not worth (he cost of producing them. Nearly all 6owers ara found ANOTHER YOIOE ON THE PRilRIES TELLS OF DIABETES CURED BY DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS. W. G. Bartleman Could Get no Relief till He Tried the Great Canadian Kidney Remedy. Wapella, Assa., M. W. T., Aug. 22 â€"(Special).â€" This thriving town fur- nishes one of the most remarkalile cures of Kidney Disease that has ever been reported on the prairies. Mr. Wm. (J. Hartleman, a well-known farmer, is the man cured and he makes the following statement: â€" "I had Kidney Trouble and it de- veloped into liiabetes. I went tp the doctor but his treatment was of no use whatever to me. I began to take Dodd's Kidney Fills in Decem- ber. 1902. 1 took them all winter and summer while I was unable to work my larm. I took twelve l)oxes in all and m August I was able to work. "Now I am quite strong. T worked all winter without pains in my back or any fiart oi my body. Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me." If the Kidney Di.sease is of long standing it niny take time to curi- it. But Dodd s Kidney Pills will do it. Results from common soaps: ! eczema, coarse hands, ragged [ clothes, shrunken flannels. REDUCES EXPENSE a ok ft)'.' tbe OctasoD Bar Nl.VK TONS OF BIBLES. The demands made on the British and l''oreign Bible Society for Scrip- tures, from all parts of the world, has lately attained record dimen- sions. Not only is all the available space in its warehouse occupied with stacks of packing ca.ses. but a huge overflow lines the corridors awaiting shipment to the far ends of the earth. On one day recently, eighty- one oases were dispatched, represent- ing a total of nine tons of Scrip- tures in twenty-eight different langu- ages. to Ijloom sooner and .sometimes with Ijrighter colors? I>ettiice becomes marketable IHur to ten days earlier, thriving best when the artilicial light is onl,\^ used half the night, but s<m;e other plants run to seed under its ir.- fluence instead of developing weight and succelenco, and still otliors ma- tiu-e very quickly, but do not grow big, ending as tough and ancient lit- tle dwarfs of no u.se for the (able. Spinach is particularly grateful for the electric beam, but as societ.v does not clamor for spinach out of season the game is not worth the candle. Peas grow more quickly and are larger in the pod. Kndive does better without the electric light. INVESTIGATION NEEDED. Man.y points remain for investiga- tion at the proposed e.xjierimcntal station of the Royal Horticultural Society. Wu want to know just what kind of light and how much of it is needed by each plant. It .sliould bo remembered that a plant five feet from the lamp gets ten times as much light as one 16 feet away. Then the "ultra-violet" rays of the arc lamp, of such immense value to the scientist, are not good for most jjlants. Dr. .Siemens thought if the bare light were u.sed the benefit to the plant would increase, but the oppo- site has proved to be the case, and lamps with glass coverings or jackets of liquid to shut otf the invisible rays have been I'ound bettor. The in- candescent or glow lani]) and incan- descent gas have also been tried at West Virgin i;i with success. M. Dc>- horain, at I'aris, I'ound that the in- visible rays were most injurious froiu a 2000 candle power lamj) unless .shut oIT by glass. His conclusion Was that the electric light will main- tain a fully grown plant for two and a half months, but is too feeble to support a plant from infancy up- wards. At the Winter I'alace of St. Petersburg some ornamental plants placed under the electric light turned yellow and died in n single night. Profe.ssor Uailcy considers that it ia well esta.bli.shed that maturity and rij)eniiig can be greatl.v hastened by artilicial light, aiul lha.t plants are not injuied by "want of rest," but considerers tliat there are man.v yjroblems to be settled as to the pro- duction of plants from too jauch light, and the prevention of too rai>- id seeding and earl,v iiiaturit.v. In short, it retnains for the .scien- tific investigator to observe, (lie exact ollect. at each stage of growth of the artilicial illuminant on (he formation of chloropliyl, oi starcli. sugar, glu- ten, alkaloids and the plant's own sssential oils, and to determine when and how long the imitation sun should be made to shine. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local upplications, a3 they cannot reach the (Jisuu.'^ed portion of tiie car. There in only one way to cure deainysu, and thiLt is'liy constitutional remedies. Deafness is cau.'^efl by an inflamed con- dition of the iimcoua' lining oi the Eus- tacliian Tube. Wlion thia tube is in- flamed you have a ruinliling sound ur imperfect tieai^intf. and when it is en- tirety closed. Deafness is llie result, nnd unless the intl.inimation can be t.iken out and this tube restored to .'i^s nvirirj- al condition, hearing will lie destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caus- eti by Catarrii, wliich is noLhinp Imt an inflamed condition of tho uiucou.s surfaces. Wo will j^ive One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by cat- arrh) that cannot he cureti by Hall's tjatarrh (.Jure. .Send fxir circulars, free. K. ,J. 0HI^:NK.Y Ik. CO., Toledo, !>. Sold by all Uragf^ists, 75c. Take Hall's Family I'ills for consti- pation. â- ^ <« w^ ^^ ^^"^^ USE ''ISLAND CiTY" HOUSE AND FLOOR PAINTS Will DriT In 8 Hours. en Sals at all Hardware D»ler9 P. D. DODS & CO., Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver. Potatoes, Poultry, Eggs, Butter, Apples LiBt us have your consignment of any of these articlos and â- we wlU gat you good prices. THE DAWcON COiVISVSiSSION CO, Umited Cor. Wfoat Market an«J qoiborno Sts., TORONTO, ANTI-MOU.STAC^HK .SECT. The German Hapti.st Church at Jacob's CreeU, Penn.sylvania. has lia.ssed regulation.s ngain.st men wear- ing; moii.stacliL'S and against womf'ii wearinif hats. Nearly al! the mem- bers ol the congregation were ex- pelled a few weeks back for dis- I obeying the new rules. OF TN'DF.rKN'DICNl ORUF.R l^OKF.STRR.S. Membership nearly 225, DUO .Surplus accumulated fund nearly $8,000,001) This Order has already paid out to Widows and Orphans and (ILsabled Hrethri'n S18.000,0i)0 Thousand oi fariner.s in Canada are members of tho Institution. Something of the great woi^k it is doing ma.v bo understood when it is stated that each work-day of the year it is paying out to Widows and Orphans and disable*! brethren as much mono^-* as would be received for the harvestâ€" allowiug 20 liushels to tho acre â€" of 100 acres of wheat. For full particulars see an.y mem- ber or address. OHONHYATFlvT-IA, ,J. P., .Supreme Chief Hanger. Home ollice. Temple I'uiiiding. Toronto. Ont. A woman ma.v look her age. but she seldom looks the age she says she is. MlQaril's Lifiiment Coies OlDfitligf!? BOSTON BY BOAT OR llArjL. On Augu.st mth, 1-lth and toth, the Lackawanna will sell tickets to Boston at one fare, or less, for the round trip, good going either via Al- bany or New York. Tho Notional Kncampment of tho G. A. R. promis- es to be the largest and most at- tractive ever held. There will bo many special teatures. It's a good time to visit tho Seashore at small expense. Tickets will be good for stop-over at New York returning. For full particulars see nearest Lack- awanna Agent, or write Fred P. Fox, D. P. A.. Buffalo, N. Y. "Pon't .von think there should he mu.sic in every home'.'" "By all means. W'hat I obiect to is mu.sit ne.\t door." Mtnard's Liniment Cures CqIos ) t'lljl Mabel â€" Mamma says our conscience should tell us when we .ire naught.y. Kittieâ€" Veth. but I don't, Uthen to gothip! For Over SIsrty Ve«r» MW. WrKl!l,owil8oollils<» aTl<T7r haa b»«>B rm\ (if niillloiiaot oiolliTS for ttiftir chililren whila r.oothioif Ilsoothsl the clillil. fottenB ttic gunia, Ulnyn p»Tn, ouras wind coliD, reButalt'8 the Ki.o.-iiftoh aijd huwela, nnd i« tlin btrac reniauy for I.)ifin-h<»ii. Twenty-;ii«-» cwnu » boulf bold t4r<lrugsiarA ihmuchout tha world. B« sura »Qii a*kfor" Uus. WmatoWaSoo-riai.so SirRUr." ;a .W Working in wines in the United Kingdom last year were 871,889 per- sons. Of these the vast majority, 942.060 worked in the coal mines, of whicli there arc 3,449. The other mines, which number 673, employed 29,828 persons. Probably it will come ne a emprise to the uninitiated that coal mining gives work to 28 persons to ovpry one person employed in other mines. "So she has broken her engajte- ment to you?" "Yes." "Do yon regret the lo'v'o you wasted on her?" "No. It's the postage stamps 1 wasted on her that trouble m*.'-' TAMING BY F-LKCTIUCITY. It is statejj that a well-known lion tamer has bitroducod electricity in taming hia unirials. When a wild lion or tiger is to be tamed, alectric wires are lirst rigged up in the cage between the lamer nnd the animal. A'ter a time, the tamer turns his back, and the lion invariably makes a spring at him, but, encountering the charged wires, receives a paralys- ing shock sufficient to terrorise it for ever. Few Flies last year No Flies this year if you vise Wilson's UliFlyPadsO MFDICAL CONVENTION. Delegates to the Medical Associa- tion at Vancouver can return through Sail Francisco, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Denver and the "World's Fair" St. Louis, by purchasing tick- ets sold to San I'ranci.sco, account Knights Templar meeting. Tickets on sale from August 15th to September 9th, good for return until October 2iird, with stopover privileges in each direction. This is an open rate to the public, as tick- ets are not solfl on tbe certilicate plan. The rate from 'Toronto will be $70.25. Corresiiomlingly low rates fruiii other points. Tickets can be purchased going via Vancou- ver, returning- tlirough above cities, or vice vei^sa. By writing IT. V. Carter, Traveling I'a.s.-ienger .Vgeiit, Union l^acillc Kail- road, 14 .lanes Building, Toronto, Out., he will give you full informa- tion. 1irownt< â€" 'T.iit why do you ask mo to lend liini a dollui' as a |iorsonaI favor to you'? Ai^o you under obliga- tion to him'.'" Towne â€" "No, hut if you ilou't he'll come to me for it." c. c. uTCHArtns & Co. Dear .'-^ir?!. â€" T have great faith in MINAK'iVS LiNniKNT. as lu.st year I cured a horse of Uinja^-bone, with five bottles. It blistered the hoi-se but in a month there was no ring-bono and no lameness. 1>A VI h:L MLKCI-nStftvT. Four Full.-^. N. B. FOH SAIjK â€" .SPLENDID STOCK mid agricultural funa, nearly iOtt acres, btiautifully situiitcti, 4 iidlQS froia i^otidoii, W'jil walorod. good buiidlnt^s: possession when rec|Uii^i'd. Fraser & Moore. BiLrr;sti!r.s. Loiiilon, Ont. St. Margaret's College, Toronto. Re-open Sept, 12th, A high-class residential and day school for gills, iloiiein equipment. Specialists of European training and of the highest academic and profes- sional standing in ovorv departnieut! of work. t'oo booklet aprlv to MRS. C.F.OUGE DiCKSOM, Lady Princi- pal; GFX'KCF 'niCKSONi. M.A.. Di- rertor 'Lite riincipal Uiipor Canada ^College). |D3miniEon Lirss Steamships I iMONTREAL TO i.!V£RPOOI.. I .RJ" Mociefatc Raia Service, ts* : S^!Ci)!it <ii''*n i»a'^nvi[,-t!rK l.iirLbed in 1 8*t nfcomiiio- d aion on \\w. auimifr aC the liHV rate o! $40 to i IjiviTjiou! lii- !i-\-l_^\ to l.-jn-'on. "I'tiiril i:!a.-ti ta ' 1.'"' rpiiol, I, 111 inn. C.la5:?>'*T c.r rJuo8:i~t 'Wir 31ii.0U. for all i..irlicular'i [»!'i>iy U' local ftf:i!iil9. or tlO.lilNlON l.tNJi Olfi'ICES. K\ Kiugfit. ifi., Toronto, 17 .SU ri:icr.itut:iu ijt., Afontreal Mrs. Hashniore â€" "I am sorry to sny the tea is nil exhausted." (-'riLSty 15oardcrâ€" "I am not Rurprise<l; it has been awfully weak for some time." OHEJ^iLLE OURTASNS ! Write to uh aboiil yaiiirt. BRlTliH AMEHIOAM 2VE1NG CO., Do:! 168, Moiitr3«a BUCHANAN'S UNLOADING OUTFIT Gtnolcs n.Ei(l in barns, uuJondn n!l kinds ot hay vt.uti Kinin oltheiF I looae orf u eiieavea. Send forc)italo3:n0 to U. T. BUCJiANAN 4 CO., IngersoIl.Onfc Some men would rather put up a weak nrgunient than furni.sh strong proof. Wash grens.v dishes, pots or panf with Lever's Dry Soa|i a â- powder. It will remove tiie grea.'^o with tho grcttest ease, , Hibsonâ€" "Whore did ,vou get these cipars'.'" Oiirnerâ€" " /V1 lUibinson's. Why?" Ilibsonâ€" "I only wanted to kno'w. Migiit get into the same shoi> by mistake." *Mlna[il's Linini?!il Cufes Dhlcsiynf. THK m^AL, fj:. dorado. A company has been formed in South .'Vmerica to exploit the real 1.1 Dorado. This is a lake situated in the torritor.v of Colombia, near Hogota. and the story is that the chief of the State in j>re-Kuror)ean times used, twice a yi-av. soleinnl.v to emiity a boatload of gold into the water in order to jiurcha.se the par- don of the gods for the sins of his people during tho previous sixi months. ,; Little Sanim.vâ€" "What's your fa- ther, Wi!lie'.>" Little Willicfâ€" "He's a man." Little Sammy â€" "Oh, I mean what does he do for hi.s braad and butter?" I-ittle Willioâ€" "He's nn arUchoke, and draws houses!" RJlIAUY FOR THI'l FUAY. The house 'â- â€¢f .Singes^ Lnigi C^arban- di, of .Sienna, has been burgled for the thiity fourth time in ten years. Signor CarbanOi has now po.'rted thia notice on his door: "t have bought two dog.s. three gun.s. .uul water boiler with hose attached. Hurglara are welcome. " s UQisit u\% %m ID esn "Talking of the angelic creattira you danced with at Browns Ijall, " said Wagley, "suppo.sing now. you were to meet a real ongel. how would you address her'.>" "iDon't you know? Well, 1 should ask her what on ijarth she was doing." Stixnmer Croup A oroiipy couah isi ft dangerous tiling for tho lilllo folkJ in uunimertinie. Tho foior thiit ni'i'ouipiinieH it in liabla to CUU80 ^criouM illiit!.';s. Give them SKiloK's Consumption Cure T:;nic'-""* It i«i ploa-tanti to take, will cure thmn riii'.okl; ami ba« no unpleasant iiAar oifticLa. At all druggUtt, ttc, liOa acd tl.OO a botUit. 4^2 ISSTTE NO. 34-04^ K«.