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"^'â- ^u-,;--.- * -^-4i ^ AGRICULTOgAl- THE F^RM HORSE IN WDfTER. TtLTciugUout a large, part of the coon- try thi3 wiiater is a seaaom of comparx- tiiVB rest for the farai horae. There: are many excj^ptlons, aa there are to aill general stat^iments, Init thin >a the nule. Where wood is uaed for fuel moBt of it U, or al leza: dlii^uld iie. draww in the winter. t» must i>e se- cured im-the winter if it ia Obtained at aill, but upon a great many farms none iu used. Upoiii some farms man- ure ia drawn u^on ilie fiaids aa it is made, and there are various other things for wbicii a leam us required. Yet, when all these matters are sum- otted up, it is found tliiit the work re- quijed of t'ae horse upon an ordinary farm ia very tmuuh less thun is that which it ia oljiiged to do in the suimmer. WhiLe the averoffj farm horse is not worked nearly an hard m winter as he ia during the warm weaitJier, it does not idiXow that the seadlou of compara- tiive Ldleneas ia tiie pleaaantest time in hie existence, or thut thv? circuimslances in which hi ia then plaixnl aare more con- ducive to hia heaith tha<n are those oC other periixls of the yeax. tta the contrary, he is at this season exposed tc various i^ls from which he does not suffer during the season of bard but reguiiax toU. One of these ills is ir- reguiax and ixijudLi;ious ieetiing- \^ ii*" bard at worit in the summer the horse Ui given m pretty reguuir gram ration and a moderate quontiity of hay in winter, when he is doing l>u.t liiilework, the grain is greatly dinuniahod. or ia withdrawn aitogt^tJier. and the quan- tity of hay is iaigely increased. L'pon Bom*" farms the horses aat im the winter season a quantity of coarse fodder that is out of all proportion to their needs and which proves a aerlous injury to thL-ir toaith. luey are kept so "stulf- ed." with litty that when needed for service they are in no »uitau.e condi- tion eiuier for drawjng loads or for driving on the roads, i'roi/ably more oatx's of heaves are c;bused uu this way th.141 in aiii other ways combined. \\ heu aa is too often the case, toe hay iliat they ivim<«ini« ifl dusty, the evil results are stijll greater than they are irom mere overie«d.ing. lu many cases, too, the supply of water for the farm horse, thougu not as iujeral. Is as poorly regu- lateu as is the quauktlty ot luy. the wat«?r is often ottered whein Uw horse wants to eat, instead of drluk. -Vs It is then refused, or ouly a small quan- tity is taken, aoil no more ic sufp.ied until Bight or the next morning, aa the regular watering lime may be, ttu> liurse gets very Lhusiy, and. when an- ottker opport uuiiJly to drunk is afforded h.- goes to the other extrumie and drinks a gi-eat deail too much. Then, again, during a Largo part uf the winter the water that lojis larm horse iu given to driiok is altogettner too cold, either for his ueaUh or his cumtort. Lf he drinks a suffiuent quauliiy to quench his thirst, his vihtyiti sys. joi ts cmlled uud the processes of Uigistioui and assimi- lation of food are retarded. If ba goes wuthouit the qusiutiiy of water thai ito needs, there wiiU be moro or less sui teruug from tiiirat, and this will lie ac oompauued t>^ a dioturbauc© of th« dig<^xiiLve fiuictidus. During the wiu- tei munths inrany farm horses staffer a great d»al from cold, lu some cases this IS ueoikuse Lho siabU;s ai'e not proper- ly ouustxucted. lu others It is due to careless exposure alter i te animals have tweu Oruught into a stale of perspira- tion by working or driiving. Such ex posure not only oauses d^scomforl, bul Lt often brings ou colds, catarrh, pueu- fuouiu. or some other lorm of diseost. which proves more or less serious ac- oordUig to the condit'oa of the animal and. tht> circuimsiaucaj of the individual case. One more evi: from whijch many a farm hontc suifera lu winter is over- wurk fur short periods Not that he M usuadly re\|uired to dxaiw ^ujavier Uiads in wintea- thau h^ is in siuumer. i>ut he suffers for the reason that bis work is Irreg-uJai'. ^m« days he works, other <tays he does not. He is "out of pra4.itiue" and is not in good physk'iiU oonditiun for hard work, evieu thouglj that woric ije required only for a short period. This lact is too often ig'uored. The horse is driven as rapidly or loaded as heavily at these occasional periutlsos he is wtiuu he is in full irain- luig for work. Ui- :u.ay not do a>i much as he ouuid do aaialy. or eve>u easily, if he were working rcgujlarly, and yet he luay be seri»>uBily lujuivd simply be- cause Da is nut lu proper coudi.iiou lor this kind of service. Various other evii.s to wihu*i farm horses in cold re- gions are exposed durmg tL.4 >v inter miight; be iuuu»d if gt w«re desirable tu pui'sue the subject furUfker. bul per- haiis for a suigne ai'tirle enough bav-. t)e«>u noted, it will be evident lo the man who gives t4he ttiogbtest thought to the stibjwx, that each of these evi>.s is largely preventai >le . Koeding, water- ing protection from coal, and thr qAiianluty of wui'k required are matters that are very uarg^-.ly under the con- trol oC those wiho ca,r9 for the horses. Xnd as discomEort or injury to animals uavarlaUly means a loss to t.heir own- ers. It should not l>e uecessj,ry lo add anything to wlnat has been said in re- q>ect to the evils noted in the present artlcUt in urdei to insure the immediate' adoption of the proper remcdiail. meas- ures. FO(M8 AND E«0 rROUUOTION. When the pouiitrymun has made hik< preparations and l>egua his operations, he is oftan disappointed at not receiv- ing a ffttr return of eggi for the care and at'toation bestowed on his Uook. The majority of faiixu-es arise with those who have given the fowls all they can eat. and wUh a liberal supply of ground bones, - fresfa water gravel and green food, wonder why they receive no eggs Uo rewArd their care. The BMst potent ciause of their failure Is tboA tltta heDQB are being overfed. It is a grekli mistake to ail^vays keep feed before thua. While a variety must bo g'iven, it s^ust lie given judiciously. A' Cull wmi •hfould never be given them except at night, just before they go ta roost, as a hearty meal duxing ilu; day renders them_ satisfied 8»d- sloi^tU ; destroying any ambition they_ may have to seek food for themselves, if the quantity of food fed'duria'g the' day IS not quite enough rather than a full allowance, they will hunt for more and thiifl be kept busily at work overcom- ing idloness, feai;ier-puaiing and a dia- poeition to lay on fat, which is fatal <-° «ee production. It is best to scat- ter what grain you feed thwm in the day time, among straw, gmvel, or any place where they will have to scratch to get it. This gives uh. m the ex- ercise thty need, lu uhe winter, when large snow drifts gati\er alwut the sheds and iiulldiugs, the careful poultry- keeper win try 10 have a warm, shel- tered yard, opened to the sun's rays, where his flocn can exercise without Ijelng chilled by contact with mow and inclement weather. By keeping the hens warm, Ixisy, and net too fat, a, bountiful suppiy ought to be the re- auCt. To the novitiate in pouiltry keeping, the question of proper food is a per- plexing one. Opinious differ greatly oa this subject. Different people may each have a different method of feeding, and each may feed a diXferent kind of food, yet ail may )«, In a measure, suc- cessfuil. But Lt is well to remember that all kinds of soft foods and mealy doughs are generally relirshed by poul- try, and resuiit in belur eggijroduclicm than where a grain diet ai.uuc is fol- lowed.' i A juoicioua mixture of both \?^-i "* '**'' â-  ""'' '^"° oiiw^h of either. While the right proportion may l)o somewhat diffituilt to ootjun, it can Ije learned bv a close watch ou the (loclc. theu- actions, teailth, oiid the numoer ot eggs gathered. By â- varying the amount of each kJnd of food as the ut>- oessay requires, it wul not take long to struke a just proportion. But some gram food is oiways essential. Where too much soft food is given, it is apt to impair the health ot the flock. Uno easeutiai lo good healih and ogg production, is an uccusionai change oli diet. CUarcoa.;. burnt bones, greeu cab- bage, potatoes, U cooked, all the letter, â- ire greodiily eaten. AH fowU are fond of milk, whioh it fed in cold weather, shou.d be warmed. They seem to eat !^£iw'y M well Lf soured, thick, or clab- bered. A good feed is lo mix corn meal with milj£, stirring well, and adding some bxuik pepj)er. Cook ai)out ono nour and feed hot 'i'ho quanii.ty musu be reguilated by the size of the flock, tare shuaid be obaer.^d in feeding corn meal, nor should u ue fed too often, as i;t is very tattomug, and fat is laid Ssk^t «^*««»«« "1 a" eoM'ty ^ra A spoonXui of sulphur stirred in wiilx '^ u*^ fo'wls is a good ihin« lo preserve the health and g,.vo tuny to the syslem. lo those who oljject to the teeding of sulphur, I would say that sulphur is .argtly present In the features uf poul- try, and where birds ai-e kept in con- fined spaces, as is sometimes necessary. It IS quite k-easuu»..le that a certain amount of sulj hur should be given theiu occasionally. Lim*- also, should be fed occasionsflv. A good waj is to give It as a aolutiou in water. Before closaig tUs article we wan« to say Litut u is of the utmost iniiiorl- ance that nothing but wholesome food should be fed to fowls. Cast aside the> Lhuught, that th«y wiill eat any old re- fuse, no matter wliat its condition. Thvy will oaf it if they ona g«t nothing else, but there wiiU be no profit in the re- suit. B'AIUl GLEANINGS. A few oats given to young calves or colts daiiy will paj a his interest oil the investment. When cuttings are made during the winter they should be taken from trees or vimcs after a few days of w.irm weather, and not oat when the frost IS tn them. Turnips are a natural feed for sheep, and may safely be pasfuied, permitting the animals to eat all they desire; in tact, root crops are always good tor any of our farm animals. On «Id. thin land the culiivatioa of the young orohard should .'jegin sever- ji.1 years before thw old one faiLs and liefore the new one is set, by heavy loaQuruig, deep tillage, cU>an crop cul- ture, anu the grtnviag of cJovor. The sucking pigs may lie growing nicely, but do not cheat yourself wiih a faise Idea of the profits unless you are also oJiserving tht moth.-r. She tnay be faJliiug off as fast as her pio- geny Is gaining, Uive her the i,-e<il, Lood ootainalwp to keep up both flesti ajid flow of mijk. rhe frequent trips made from iho uarn on most farms make it de- sirable that uha buildlngps be in rea- sonable distaaioe from each other. Ou some farms a good deal of valuable time is spent in :ui uuprulitatde manner trudging over the luag path between farm ttuiildings. Take good care that uhe pigs have a sufficient supply of sail, smiuis and char- cxjal ; keep Ic in a box under shelter where chey can hulp ihemselveis, and oever let the supply entln-ly run out. I'here is no dajiger of tihicm eating too much, for hheir own cravings will meas- ure that, if your poultry house ia so cold that water freezes iin It, it would l>e a good plan to give the poultry water ihre^ times a day. Have it slightly warmed and after the fowtls have drank what they wished pour out the remainder. In til is way the hens will have a full, supply and also be Invigorated by the warmth from the water drank. We have fre>queintily seen In papers, where I'he writers did not know what I hey were tailkimg about, fJxat frosted grass is not good for sheep. Tihis is all bosh. Wo have pastures where sheep run during the entire winter, and they will graze, eviau pawbg off the snow to get kt the IVlXie grass. Some of these writers ia:^ads are frosted over with |;r&y, atfid they ought to know l)e t te r . â€" HotBws teaid. A • GdTMTED WfftM- ' SOMETHING ABOOT THE EX-EM- PRESS OF GERMANY, «ue »t Ihe Moia Vined Wumm tu Ihi- World -An .iulliorlly on Palulliis and SenlptHre-Xul a I'upaiar W<imau in Urrmuur. Writers are in the habit of portray- ing the Empress Frederick of Germany as a woman embittered and soured by disappointment. Yet if the truth were known there are few whose existence at the present moment is of more ideal character. True, she has lost a noble and devoted husband, a bereavement, however, which must to a certain ex- tent have been softened by the genu- ine sorrow manifested not alone in bis own country but throughout the civil- ized world, when he died. But after the close of a singularly happy mar- riage, unclouded by even the faintest differenc,e of opinion with her consort, she is now enjoying a delightfully con- tented eventide to her life. She re- sides during the greater part of the year in a home constructed according to her own designs and her own ideas and possesses a vast fortune, which ren- ders her independent of all her rela- tives, and which she is free to spend as she wishes; and with aill her sons and daughters married off, she has no domestic cares of her own, and is at liberty to order hex- mode of ex- istence as she pleases, unhampered by any restrictions or obligations. H«r rank is of he highest, for she is the eldest daugnter of Queen Victoria and the mother of the Present German Em- peror, besides which she enjoys the titles and the statiL° o£ an Empreas- I Queen. There are few more gifted women in the world, than Empress Frederick, the diversity, the scope, and the depth of whose knowledge are simply amazing. In conversation it is difficult to broach any subject, no matter what it is, that she has not mastered. Her acquain- tance with mediaevai, renaissance, and modem schools of painting and with all forms and works of art industry is tmsurpassod even by those men who have devoted their Uvea to these studies, and the writer uf these lines has on one and the same e\-ening heard her conversing on Venetian art with Lud- vic Paasini, proving herself his equal in knowledge of Venice, past and pre- sent ; talking with a distinguished phy- sician, who was astounded by the the- oretical knowledge which she displayed of the throat and breathing organs, de- claring that if she had but practical experience she would have been the finest throat doctor In the world ; and discussing literature with a celebrated Englishman of letters, chiding him up- on his a<lniitted inability to cap a pas- sage from Pope which she quoted. Her skill with the brush is far beyond that of a mere amateur, while h<'r sculptur- es surpass anything of the kind ever WHY IHafY«rib NOT PA.SS. «. i Kidney DiMpjiae J^ gy ji , tH qpfwirflt j p ai Apparently Healthy Men From Pass- ing a Medical Examinatioa for Life Insurance. If you ha^ Inquired into the mattei you will ije' surprised at the niuubei uf your friends who find themselves rejected as applicants for life insur- â- ince, because of kidney trouble. They think themaelves healthy, until they undergo the medical teat, and they fail in this one point. South American Kidney Cure will remove not alone the •?arly symptoms, but all forms of kidney disease, by dissolving the uric acid and hardening substances that find place in the system. J.D. Locke of Sherbrooke. Que., suffered for three years from a complicated case of kidney disease, and spent over 91U0 ioi treatment. He got no relief until he used South American Kidney Cure, and he says over his own signature that four bottles cured him. Sold by W. E. Riohardsonr. Millions of men in India live, marry and rear apparently healthy children upon an income which, even when the wife works, is rarely above 50 cents 1 week, and sometimes it fails below that. JEALOUS RIVALS Cannot Turn Back the Tide. The De- mand for Dr. Agnew's Little Pills is a Marvel. It's the old Story, " The Survival of the Fittest," and " Jealousy its own De- stroyer." Cheap to buy, but diamonds in qual- ityâ€"banish nausea, coated tongue, wa- ter brash, pain after eating, sick head- ache, never gripe, operate pleasantly. 10 dostw in a vial. 'iO cents at all drug- gists. Sold by W. E, Hicbardstm. God's IWery Is a very plain one ; but its wearers have goott reason to be con- tent.â€" Lowell. COULD NOT LIE DOWN FOR EIGH- TEEN MONTHS. The Sufferings of a Toronto Junction Resident from Heart Disease, Not an exceptional case of heart dis- ease but very distressing was that ot >Ir. L. W. Law, of Toronto Junction, Ont., who was obliged to be propped up in bed with pillows for eighteen months, because of smothering spells that would come over him whenever he attempted to lie down. No treatment had done any gix)d untU he tried Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart, and here one dose gave complete relief, and one bottle cured him, and to-day he en- joys the pdeosuires of good health aa other people do. Heart disease will kill if not cured. The Queen has contributed £500 for the relief of the famine-sufferers in In- dia. A CRIPPLE FRCil RHEUM.ATISM. Cured by a Few Doses of South Am- erican Rheumatic Cure â€" iiimculous But Fact. Mrs. N. Ferria wife ot a well-known manufacturer ot Uighgate, Ont., says: "For many years I was sorely afflicted with rheumatic pains in my ankles and at times was almost disabled. I tried everything, as 1 thought, and doctored for years without much bene- rtte^mpl^ bra"wo"mrn.'"Thr subj;ci ! fit. Though "I had lost -"fidence ,n .„i!:;.th „„t,.-.:ii„ .ii„.„i.. (•„„>.», „„„.r,r- medicmes I was induced to use South .^Vmerican Rheumatic Cure, to my delight, the first dose gave me more relief than I had had in years, and two bottles have ccmnlotely cured me." Sold by W. E. Richardson. Lewis Miller, president of the inter- which naturally stimulates her must ar tislic effort is the portrait of her fondly loved husl>and. Uis memory is so fresh in her mind, her eyes so capa- ble of recalling his image, and her hand so well trained to follow her impression and to reproduce what she can visualize that no sculptor could vie with her in reproducitig his likeness. Ou ono ! national Association of Sunday sohool occasion she ha<l given a commission to Workers, is the father-m-law of Tnos. the celebrated German sculptur Uphus for a colossal statue ot the Emperor Frederick. One day she called at his studio while he was al work on the clay model ot the bust. She pointed out to him some features in which he had not caught the likeness. When verbal ex- planations did not adequately convey her meaning she a.skud permission to model herself, .set to work and in half am hour with a touch here and there A. Edison. TAiCEN AVITH SPASMS. A Collingwood Resident fells How South American Nervine Cured His Daughter of Distressing Nervous Dis- The father of Jessie Merchant ot Col- lingwood, tells this story of hm eleven modified the f-.-atures to such a degree '.^^,^1^ daughter: • I doctored with that III -j^ astounded by the : ^^^ ^^gt skilled physicians in CoUing- striking likeness. The model has since . ^.^^^^ without any relief coming to my been put into marble, and is universally daughter, spending nearly five hundred considered to be the best portrait ex- j„ii,yrs in ws way. A frieod influeno- tant of Emperor Frederick. ^. ed me to try South American Nervine, in spite of bemg a grandmother the i ,jj^,ug|, j t^^ij (^ with littk hope ot widowed Empress is sti.l in splendid , ^^ ^^ ^„ ^^ When she Ijegan bodily health and vigor, ^he rides ou i j^^ use she was hardly able to move hor.sebaek daily, and in winter spends i ^^^^ ^^j suffered terribly from ner- a considerable amount of time on the ; ^^j^^ gpaams, but after taking a few ice, skating. kmdhearted. generous, | bottles ^to can now run around as and impulsive, she is nevertheless, a I ^^j. childteo.' For stomach troubles fierce hater an.l a dang.Tous enemy, as i ^^^^1^^^,^^^^^^^ ^^^J.^ ia nothing so xxl as South American Sold by W. E. Richardson Prince Bismarck found to his cost. For , ^ ^ South American Nervine. It was main.y through her cleverness » c„i.i i,„ vv v Ri,.h„r,i«nn and diplomacy that he lost his post of Chancellor and was relegated to pri-j .^^ [^ lyj^ Hicks-Lord, of New vate life. The Empress w not comely, y^rk, so appreciated tlie faithfulness and. m fact, has never been pretty ! ^ ^^ ooloied maid, Maria, that she but has always had a bright, intelligent -, ^ u^,^thed to her »400 a month for and pleasing face. Moreover, Khe has ^fl inherited her mother's peculiarly melo- | caTABBU ^ND COLDS RELIEVED dioua voice. t>he la imperious and in- i ^â- "â- '- itnMrrTF'* tolerant of stupidity aud affectation. I IN 10 TO 60 MINUTED, In "pite of her philosophy, her gen- | One short puff of the breath through erceity and her cleverness ; in spite, , the Blower supplied with each bott le too, of the blameleasuess ot her life, i ot Or, iVgnew's Catarrhal Powder dif- Kmpress Frederick is not poi^iular. For, fuses this powder over the surface of like so many people of genius, she is the nasal p;issnges, t^-^t"â€" ""â- i -t^- wanling in that one single qualitpr without which all others are of no avail â€" namely, tact, and it is to the ab- sence of the latter that must be as- cribed the lack ot affection and of goo<l will with which she is regarded in Germany. The Kinpresa's habits are simplicity itself. Like all the members of the . . Knglisb Royal family, she Is an early j The emperor's children are a sickly lot. riser, and delights in plcuty of fresh They inherit little of their mother's Painless and de- lightful to'use, it relieves instantly and permanentJy euros Catarrh. Uay Fever, Colds, Headache, Sore Throat, Tonsilitis and Deafness. All druggists oold by W. E. Richardson, Prince Eitel Fritz, the seconu son ot the German emperor, is still laid up from the effects of his tall from a pony. air and open windows, Iii the morn ing she usually rides until twelve o'clock, and passes the remainder of the day in studying, iiainting and re- ceiving visitors. She is most energe- tic in rvll she undertakes. DOING LONDON. Guide, at the stone gallery, St. Paul's, â€" Straight over there you see the Thames. To the right are the housea of Parliament, and .i little to the left is the wonderful tower bridge. Gentl«!uan â€" But where ? I don't aee anything. Guideâ€" Oh, well, ibit's wlk>re theyar« but It's a bit foggy this morning. rather too pronounced robustness. ITCHING, BURNING SKIN DiSEASES CURED FOR 35 CENTS, Dr. Agnew's Ointment relieves in one day, and cures tetter, salt rheum, piles, scald head, eczema, barber's itoh, ulcers, blotches and all eruptions of the e^in. It is soothing and quiet- Sold by W. E. Richardson. â€" -^ â-  !-«i C A CLOSE FINISH. D&>u^!i,t;-r â€" George says h»> fears he can't support me in the .style I'm accus- tomed to. Pho Fatherâ€" Marty h.-m, .uiyhow. I ctuii't keej) in ujp muoh l<>og»r my.self. • A PE07IDETSmL BZSCUE ^om*^ llJfe Bup'dbnedPwithBala and Suffering'. ' , Lansokr, Mr.vrre Hodarhati and fainii Is (ke Krgiua ul the lildueys Nadr tk« life of JIn». MeCaace .W1»«t«1i1«â€" l»r. WliiUou- PlBli -^Ull^ fared Afler ether Medicines rolled. From t,he Gravenuurst Banner. Poor beaith is an affliction that is dreaded by every one, aind the first aiga uf approaching disease is usually mett with an a* tempi on the part of ihei pa- ti»«i to check and kill it. Fxequcutlyi however, even t'he most skuled physic clans fail, and the sufferer endures a weary round of agony such aa those who are in the full enjoyment of health can hive no conception of. Qui when at liLsr a medicine is found that will cure its worth cannot be estimat^id in dol-. lars and cents. It ia without price. .Such is Che opinion of ilr. and Mrs. Hugh ^IcCauoe, of Ashdown, Ont. Mr. .McCauce tells the stoiy of his wife's illness and cure as follows: â€" "B'or Ihres or four years past my wife had been coustantJly failing iu hualth. The first symptoms of her trouble were lan- guor and loss of appetite, accompanied l)y bearing down pains and hfi;iaachBS, which affected her periodically. Aa time grew on sha was attacked w- it h pains m the region of her kidneys that i:ecame almost uniiearable owing to their severity. Home remedies and different medicines were tried, out with no good results. Last winter she grew so weak and helpless thai.l was obliged to seek medica/i. aid for her, and ac- cordingly .sent her out to Barrie, where she receU'ed the '..jost medical attention, the result of which was only slightly lieneficial. On her retui'n, owing no doubt to the tedioua- neas of the journey, she suffered frou a relapse and har trouble came back in a form more aggravated than before. I notic-e<l in a paper iviwch I was read- ing one day a testimonial from one who had Ijeen cured of u similar trouble, and althouifh knowing that other remedies bad failed in my i-oor suffering wife's case, there was yet a ray of hope. I therefore procured a few boxes of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and on my return home administered the first dose to my wife. It is iwrhaiw needless to relate that before the first supply was ex- hausted she found great relief. My wife now commeiicc'l to enjoy a buoyancy of i^rita and kept on taking the Pink Pills with increasing good results. By the time she had used six lioxes her con- dition had so improved that her neigh- bors were almost unprepared to believe the evidence of their own eyes when seeing the cliange in her appairance. Before taking th^? pills it was a severe task even to dress herself, much less to do any housework, uhile now, although not having used any of the pills for mure than a couple of months, she at> tends to all her household duties with- out the .slightest inconvenience. Tak- ing all things into consideration, 1 feel it a duty 1 owe to olher sufferers to recommend tliese little pink messen- gers of health which stood lietween my well nigh distracted wife and the jaws of a lingering Init certain de.itb." The -.'xperience of years has proved ihai thsr." Is alisolutoly no disease duo 111 a vitialed cim<lition of the blood oc shattered nerves, that Dr. Williams' Pink Pillis will not trtjmptly cure, and tho-x! who axe suffering from such irmbles would avoid tnu'h misery and snve money by promptly resorting to this treatment. Get the genuine fink Pills every time and do not be per- suaded to" take an isiiitation or some o!her rpmedy from a dealer, who for the soke of the ejcira profit to him- self, may sao is just as gooil." Dr. WiUi.ims' Pink Pills cure when other medicines fail. A BfSlNESS >L\.N'S .MISTAKE. Stranger (who hhs yt-Ued himself hoarse over Jinks' telephone without gelling any reply) â€" .See here. 1 can t do anything with tiius tolephone. •Jinks (with an air of innocence)â€" Did you wish to .speak lo anyone sir ' Certainly. Oh I It has been disconnected foralxHit a month. Disconnected ! You didn't say any- thing al>oul it. t thou«hi. everybody knew we had di.sconnected our telephone on account of th«- '-ores. I didn't know you wish- ed to calk to any one, sir. I supposed you merely desirml to exercise your lungs. AN ARCHITECTURAL MISTAKE Phelim Murphy was a Connaughb man wlto went to IDublin in search of work, and during his first night '.s stay iu tlie city he put up at a lodging house having a Ixjw window in front. fhttliui was up l)«<l"oro daylight in the morning, and, groping aa'ound llu^ loom iu ttie <lark, he came on whil he thou;j:ht must \>- liip door; so, opening it. one .step brought him out on i lie win- dow sill, and the next dei>vwiled him on his shouUler and oar on the ground, six feet below. .-Vfter recovering somewhat from the effects of his fall, he ejacuililed: Holy St. Pal rick! but whoever saw a step to a d'ure like thitt SAND SOAP Ono of the best things for cleaning boys' hands is sand soap, it may be niiide at home, aaivl so made is chcai)er and Ijettor than any which can l)e pur- chased. Scrape or cut Into small pieces any pure soap and malt it, .As soon as the soap is molted take the dish from the tire amd stir in l.he mixture clean, dry swa sand that has Ix'on heated. Use nciirlv as much saaul as you have soap. As soon ,as the mixture is oool enough to h:uidki roll it into balls between the palms ot the hands, and put the balls into a dark, cool place to harden luid dry. FOR TAVRNTY-SEVEN YEARS, DUNN'S BAKING POWDER THECOOK'SBEST FRIEND LARCCST SALS IN CANADA.