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^^p i^m ma-M- TSPT" i^i ^SPP wp WORK AND WOKRY WEAKENS WOMEN Hew Health aiii Strengtli Can ba Had Thrangli the Us8 of Dr. Williams' Finli PiUs. It is useless to tell a hard work- ing woman to take life easily and not fo worry. But it is the <iuty of â- every woman to save her strength as much as possible; to take her cares as lightly as may bo and to buiid up h«r system to meet aay unusual demands. It is her duty to herself and to her family, for her future health depends upon it. To guard against a complete braalcdokvn in health the blood must bo kept rich and red and pure. No other medicine does this »o well an Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Pcijple. This medicine actually makes new, red blood, streagthons the nerves, restores the appetite and keeps every organ healthily toa^i up. Women can- not always rest when they should, but they cau keep their strength and keep disease away by the oc- casional use of Pi-. Williams' Pink Pills, which have done more to lighten the cares of weak women than any other medicine. Mrs. James H. Ward, Lord's Cove, N. B., says: â€" "About two yea.rs ago I suffered so much from iiervous prostration that I was littlo better th-an a helpless wreck. I suffered from headaches and a constant feeling of dizziness. The least unusual move would startle me and set my heart palpitating violently. I had little or no ap- petite and grew so weak that I was hardly able to drag myself about, »nd could not do my housework. In every way I was-in a deplorable condition. As the medicine I had been taking seemed to do me no good, my husband got a supply of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I bad only ijeen taking the Pills for a couple of weeks when I seenved to feel somewhat better and this en- couraged me to continue the tre^at- ment. From that on my strength gradually but surely returned, and in the course of a few more weeks I was ooce more a well woman, able to do my own housework, and feeling better than I had doae for yearg. I have since remained well and I feel that I owe my good health to the healing power of Dr. "Williams' Pink Pills." Every other weak, sickly, worn out woman should follow the ex- ample of Mrs. Ward and give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a fair trial. These Pills will ^end new blood coursing through the veins and bring brightness and energy to the weak and despondent. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Mediciue Co., Brockville, Out. CAISE OF EARTHQUAKES. Owing to Position of Sua, Moon and Planets. As to earthquakes, the most in- teresting theory and the one which adduces the most tangible substan- tiation in the shape of successful prophecy is that held by Frank A. Ferret. He holds that astronomi- cal inHuonces constitute the chief cause of earthquakes. He has made horoscopes, .so to speak, of the dates of all the great seismic disturb- ances in history and he says he finds that on almost every occasion the globe has at such times been un- der very unusual strains owing to the position of the sun, moon, and planets. If two or perhaps tour of the earth's more powerful celestial neighbors happen to be on exactly opposite sides at the same time their strong powers of attraction tend to draw the globe into the shape of an eiipse. If soon after, owing to the revolution of the earth or other change of position, the same strain is applied at right ang- les to the first the disturbing effect upon the terrestrial structure is multiplied. Mr. Perret calculated in advance that this process would occur during the month of Decem- ber three successive times with greater power than had happened for many years. He published in the American magazine Science more than a month ago his conclu- sions that Sicily would suffer grave seismic disturbance during that month. The reason he selected Sicily as the seat of trouble rather than the West Indies or San Fran- cisco was because of the direction of the strain. fiABY'S OwYtABLETS A BLESSIN& TO CHILDBEN A medicine that will keep babies and young children plump and j50od natured, with a clear eye and rosy skin is a blessing not only to the little ones, but to mothers as well. Baby's Own Tablets is just such a medicine. They cure lall the minor ailments of children and make them eat well, sleep well and play well. Thousands of mothers use the Tablets and praise them. Mrs. Lorenzo Rose, Lake Talon, Que., says: â€" "I cannot say too •much for Baby's Own Tablets. I 'have proved their value in colic, constipation and other childhood troubles." Sold by medicine deal- ers or by mail at 25 cents a box .from The Dr. Williams' Medicin« Co., Brockville, Out. CHILDREN OF ROYALTY FAMILY OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES. They Are Just Like Ordinary Child- ren, Not Like Princes of Tradition. No children are loved by more persons than the royal children of England. Tius is not only because they stand for the future of Eng- land's throne but also because they are good examples of normal Eng- lish childhood. Tlie Prince and Princes of W^ales have arranged most carefully the training both mental and physicial of the six youngsters and have im- prewsed upon all who are near the children in any capacity the need for simplicity of manner, dress and life. The consequence has been that they are far from being the delicate spoiled royal children of history. Princess Mary is the only girl in the family, and is the leader in all sports, games, mischief and fun. Princess Mary, who is 11, is not pretty, her features being irregular, but she has the charm of healthy childhood adde<i to an expression of animation which would make her noticeable even if she were not a Princess. A MOP OF YELLOW CURLS wave around her rosy face. Hav- ing a quick wit and a keen mind she manages to hold her own in the lessons which she takes with her brother Albert. Brought up almost entirely with her five brothers, she has no girl friends, and she rides, swims, golfs', skates, rows and sails like a small boy. She can play good cricket also, and she has even tried a bout at football in Windsor Park. Now that she is nearing her twelfth birthday it has been ordain- ed that she is to lead more of an in- dooi life and give up some o.* the romping games of the happy previ- ous years. Lesson hours are doubl- ed, and no little girl at grammer school anxious to stand first in class studies harder than Princess Mary. For accomplishments she has music, French, German, Italian, dancing and painting. Fine needlework too she wrestles with daily, but this is her great trial. Of the boys Prince Edwards, the eldest, will be 15 in June. The fact that some day be will be a King does not seem to weigh upon him heavily. In fact he is as merry and light hearted a youngster as can be found anywhere. He is devoted to animals and has A WHOLE MENAGERIA of pets, and woe to the man or wo- man whom Prince Edward happens to see ill treating a horse or dog. He entered Osboru College as a pupil over a year ago, and is popu- lar with his classmates not because ho is a Prince but in spite of it. As one small Osbornian was heard to say, "Well, he's a jolly good chap if he is a Prince." English colleges are very democ- ratic and the son of a prince of the royal blood or a marquis or vis- count is just plain boy when he goes to school. Prince Edward is not a brilliant scholar, but he is a hard worker and will no doubt finish his course at Osborn with honorR. Albert, the second boy, is I'i and studies at home with his sister and younger brothers, but he will go to boarding school shortly. He is rather graver in temperament and quieter than Prince Edward, but like him he loves animals and e.^cels in outdoor sports. ALBEKT AND MARY are inseparable companions, and though Edward still occupies the important position of big brother in the f.'imily his ab.scnce from homo has raised Albert to that r.ink in the children's circle e.\cept at holi- day time. Henry, the third boy, is 9 and is a great reader and fond of his stud- ies. Prince George is 7 and has learned to ride a pony like a lad considerably older. His lesson hours are fewer and his recrea- tions are more varied than those of the otheirs. Tin soldiers have not yet lost their charms for him and sailing boats in the lake at Wind.sor remains a joy. John, the baby, is 3% and is hav- ing his first lessons in horseman- ship. He is a handsome, manly little chap, and he is of course the pet of his brothers and sister. AN OATH OF SILENCE. In certain districts of North- West America and in West Au- stralia there are women who take an oath to remain silent after the death of their husbands. In some cases they will remain mute for two years after the funeral, and very often the oath is kept also by the mother and mother-in-law of the deceased. TREE RENDS A TOMB. Striking Instance of the Great Power of Yegctation. A correspondent oif the Edin- burgh Scotsman calls attention to a curious instance of the mechani- cal power of vegetation in the out of the way churcuyard of 'Tewin, in Hertfordshire. A tree, which has been divided into two or three main stems, grows Ktraight out of the tomb of a noble dame who departed this life two centuries ago, and has rent ber gloomy home into jiieces. Strangest sight uf all, it has wrapped itself round the iron railing which used to guard the grave, and which is thus now almost entirely concealed inside the tree. People come from far and near to see the wonderful sight, and to them is told a story that the quiet inhabitant of this disrupte<l sepul- chre was in her day a lady of very free thinking opinions, and had said she would have placed above her remain's a tomb that no per- son could read. CHAPPED FROM FINGERS TO ELBOWS. Boy's Agony Relieved by Zam-Buk. If you are suffering from badly- chapped hands you will be able to comprehend a little of the agony which Henry Walker, of 1-t Manu- facturerers Street, Montreal, en- dured before Zam-Buk gave him relief. His mother, telling of the case to a Press representative, said : â€" "Henry works with his shirt sleeves rolled up above his elbows, and passing from a warm room to the biting cold, as he was obliged to do, hs got the worst case of chapped hands and arms I have ever seen. From his fingers to his elbows was one mass of raw flesh, with bad cracks here and there. Whenever he washed, it brought tears to his eyes, the pain was so acute. He tried several kinds of salves, but nothing relieved him really until he tried Zam-Buk. This balm semed to take away the burn- ing and smarting almost at once. The cracks began to heal, and a few applications of the balm cured him. His hands aad arms are now smooth and soft. "We have also used Zam-Buk for other emergencies. I sustained a burn ou one of my fingers. Zam- Buk took the fire out and healed up the sore. It really sems a won- derful household preparation. Similar effects follow its use for eczema, scalp sores, blood-poison- ing, ulcers, ringworm, children's sores, cuts, burns, and bruises. It also cures piles. All druggists and stores sell at 50c. a box ; or post free from Zam-Buk Co., Toronto, tor price. * WHAT COULD YOU EXPECT. "What became of that little kitten you had here!" asked a lady visitor of the small boy. "Why, haven't you heard 7" "No; was it drowned?" "No." "Lost?" "No." 'Poisoned?" "No." "Then whatever did become of it?" said the lady. "It growed up into a cat," was his reply. The World is Full of Pains.â€" The aches and pains that 'afflict human- ity are many and constant, aris- ing from a multitude of indistiugu- ishablc causes, but in the main owing to man's negligence in tak- ing care of his health. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil was the out- come of a universal cry for some specific which would speedily re- lieve pain, and it has tilled its mis- sion to a remarkable degree. Beware of the man who is always boasting of his family tree. It's a chestnut. Repeat It:â€" "Stalloh's Cure will always eurs in7 oottgha and colds." MERELY A LOOKER-ON. "Do you mean to say you stood by and let your mother-in-law be beaten to death by the prisoner without doing anything?" asked the magistrate. "Well," returned the v.itness. "I didn't think he required my help." \ bank employe says a SlO bill lasts ten or twelve years. He must be living with his wife's folks. Wa Make Mm (m.-thatia Statement that "Th* DAL" Menthvl I'lotitor will ilo inure to rellsve neuralgia, Imno bank. lumbago ami kindred troubles loan uijr otb»r plaster. 360 tins and tl jd. ruUii. All druggists. TRYING HIM ON THE DOG. Suburbanite (to visitor) â€" "Oh, how are you? C'o'ne right in. Don't mind the dog." Visitorâ€" "But won't ho bite?" Suburbanite â€" "That's just what I want to see. I only bought that watchdog this morning." ^:DODffS.:;^| JDST CDRED HIM THAT WAS All WHAT DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS DID FOR THOMAS HOON. Doctors Conhl Not Core Wm Di-op.iy but Dodil'a Kidney Pills Cleared it out Completely. Maidstone, Saslc., February 15 (Special). â€" "Cured me completely. That's what Dodd's Kidney Pi;!: did for me." Such is the stacii ment made by Thomas Moon, a well-known resident of this pla'.-f who for two years suffered wiili Dropsical Swellings brought ou by diseased Kidneys. "I had pains in the small of my back," Mr. Moon continues, "antl across the loins. The swelling commenced first in my legs Bind gradually got to my body. I tried different doctors but kept getting worse every day until I was swol- len up to an awful size. "One doctor sent me to the hos- pital where I got a little benefit, but the swelling soon all came back. "Then I used Dodd's Kidney Pills and, as I said before, they cured me completely." Dropsical Swellings are caused by diseased Kidneys failing to take the surplus water out of the blood. Cure the Kidneys with Dodd's Kidney Pills and the Dropsy natur- ally cures itself. SPORTING ITEM. Wifey â€" See here, George, I thought you said you had been duck hunting, but these ducks you brought home are tame ducks. Hubby â€" Y-e-s, m' dear ; I tamed 'em after I (hie) shot 'em. Nothing looks more ugly than to see a person whose hands are covered over with warts. Why have these disfigurements on your person when a sure remover of all wiarts, corns, etc., can be found in HoUoway's Corn Cure. Occasionally a thin girl worries because she hasn't a broader out- look. Repeat It:â€" "Shlloh'e Cure will alwaya cure my coughs aud uold^." Once in a great while a woman gets a hat that actually looks like one. A Sudden Shin nften means sudden lllneae. Painkiller is ixli that is neetle*! to ward It nfT. Unequalled .for crarops and diarrh 'oa. .\Tuid subftitutar., there Is but una " Painkiller "â€" Perr; Uarts'. Every doctor in a small town thinks he would have become world-famous had he located in a city. Tho.v are a Powerful Nervine. â€" Dyspepsia causes derangemout of the nervous system, and nervous debility once engendered is diflS- cult to deal with. There are many 'testimonials as to the effioacy of Parmelee's Vegetable Pills in treating this disorder, showing that they never fail to produce good results. By giving proper tone to the digestive organs, they restore equilibrium to the nerve centres. "What makes you so late?" asked the boy's parent. "The tech- er kept mo becau.se I couldn't find Moscow on "the map of Eu- rope," replied Johnny. ".\nd no wonder you couldn't find Moscow .' It was burned down years ago. It's an outrage to treat a child in that way!" Rei>eat lt;-'WbiIoh'e Cure wUI always core my oouaheoud oolda. " How some women can even pre- tend to be proud of their hui-biands is a mystery to other women. £iii*l.oSsrs?Mi«iL! ISSUE jNO. 8-oa. If your children moan and are restless during sleep, coupled, when awake, with a loss of appe- tite, pale couuten-ance. picking of the nose, etc., you may depend upon it that the primary cause of the trouble is worms. Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator ef- fectually removes theso pssts. at once relieving the little sufferers. THAT LITTLE GIRL AGAIN. The new teacher had been giving the children an object-lesson on the wild duck, thinking that this subject would be sure to awaken their interest. "Now, children," said s'he, after a lengthy explanation, "who will tell me the best way to shoot the wild duck ?" The cliildren looked ,puzzled. Only for a moment, though, for the little girl at the bottom of the class really couldn't miss this chance. Up went her 'hand to the high- c.st possible altitude it could as- sume. "Yes. dear," said tho teacher. "Please, miss; she almost gasp- ed, so eager was she to get it out; "please, miss, I know. Wait till the duck's not looking." ,\bsence dt>esn't inaki> the heart grow fonder of a rival. It's only a matter to time till people begin to say nice things about you â€" but you will be too dead to appreciate them. rHE BLIND SWIM STRAItiH'f. Keep Course With Great Dtroct- ncss, (luided by Sound. .lust as some professional (ringers with magnificent voices never learn to sing in perfect tune, so do the trainers of really fine swimniera often find it Impossible tliat men with every quality for r.tcing otherwise can be made or taught to swim even in an approximately straight line, says London lit- Bits. Many a splendid swimmer is beaten on this account, for his in- veterate habit of getting off his course naturally gives him a roundaibout journey. But the re- markable fact remains that blind swimmersâ€" of whom there arc in this country » couiiiderable num- {jer in connection with various in- stitutions for persons so alHicted â€" universally and without exception swun wit.h marvellous direotncs.i ; indeed, in as perfectly straight a line a.s is humanly pospble, even when the distance covHed is very considerable So much is this the case that Dr. Ctmpbell, of tho College for the Blind at Upper Norwood, who par- ticuK-irly interests hi.nself in the physical education of the blind and has noticed this curious fact, re- commends that swimmers who per- sistently foul each other on any course should practise experimen- tally when blindfolded Biiiid swimmers can, it appears, on hearing a noise in any given direction not only swim absolute- ly straight to the point whence the noiso proceeds, but whuu left to themselves their steering is just as accurate. GRIP IS PREVA. LENT AGAIN. A prompt remedy is vi^hat every one is looking for. The efficiency of Peru- nais so well known that its value as a grip rem- edy need not be ques- tioned. The grip yields more quickly if taken in hand prompt- ly. If you feel grippy get a bottle of Peruna at once. Delay is almost certain to aggravate your case. For a free illustrated booklet en- titled "The Truth About Peruna," address The Peruna Co., Colum- bus, Ohio. Mailed postpaid. SAID LTNCLE SILAS. When a teller finds a button sewed on his shirt that has been missin' a month or two, he won- ders what in tarnation his wife is goin' to strike him for in the hat or dress line. Bepeat lt:-''Bhlloh's Cnra will alwa core mv coufba and colds." A Woman's Sympathy Aro you dlFcourased? Is your doctor's bill a heavy (ln,intl.a load? la your pain a lieav-r pliymcal burden? I know what , these n:e:tn to dellcala wonirn â€" I have | ber-n d!.':courased. too; but learned how to . euro no'self. I want to relleio your biir- dnna. Why not and the pain and stop the do'tor's bill? I can do tliia fur you and Will If you win assist me. All you need do la to write for a free box of tho rorredy which has been placed In my hands to b» civcn away Peihapa this one box will euro you â€" It h.is done so for others. If so. I shall bo happy and you will b« cured for 2c (the cost of a. postaso Btemn). Tour letters lield confl- dential^y. t\'r(te tn-rtav fnr mv tr^v trent- Bunu Uaa F. B CURKAH. WlaOMir, Out. "Good-morning, Willie, dc£2g ma'am." said his cap. '"Why, what a polite littlo boy," e-tclaim- ed Miss Passay. "'Do you always! take off your cap like that to | ladies?" "No'm; only to old ladies." Rep*at It;- "Shlloh'a Ctire will alwijs i cure mj cousbs and colds." ".Vnd how did you and grandpa get along?" inquired the dotiug inamm;'. of the precocious child. •'Ho was pleasant as pastry," re- plied the cherub. "As pleasant aa pastry J" "Yes, mamma> Shorb and cruity." A bolLle of Bickle's Anti-Con- sumptive Syrup, taken according to directions, will sul>due a cough in a short time. This assertion can be verified by hundreds who have tried it and arc ploasoj tu bear testimony to its merits, so that all may know what a spleitd>d medicine it is. It costs you only S3 cents tu join tlte ranks of tho many who have been benefited by its use. "You can't guess what sister said about you just before y<'U cam<> in, Mr. Higheollar," said lit- tle .Tohnnie. "1 haven's an idea in the world, Johnnie." That's it. You guessed it the very first time.'' It takes an exceptionally smooth' confidence man to sell mining stock to a miner. â- y Brlblngr tti* Nenree with opium jou mae â- top a cuufth, hut tUe iuttamuiiition goes troni ba3 tu worse. Alton's l.an^ Il&l»aro. containing an opium, t"*' *" tlio ru«t »( tbii tr<>ubl« .tua euiei daep-aoated alTeoUaiia of throat aad Inosa. The common way of speaking is to uso slang. Mild in Their Action.â€" Parme- lee's Vegetable Pills are very mild j in their action. They do not cause i gripiivg in the stomach or cause disturbances there as so many pills do. Therefore, the most delicate can take them without fear of un- 1 pleasant results. They o.tu. too, be administered to children with- out imposing the penalties which follow the use of pills not ao care- fully prepared. Some oaiididater, are so used to | being dcfeate<l that they dou't seem to mind it. CALVES Ralf* Th^m Without Milk. Koo«!M Tre*. Bteala Brlci> SmJ Co., Ltd.. Toroole FRUIT LAND. FiT« a.'™«, clo»o to rail inil VanoouT«r, n. Ci Plica $500, terms. Al3u city and aubarban lots and acraaga. UP.OKUK .V. KESDAI.I.. ".»l.r In E»»ltr. 8.8 Uastiaga St. W., Vancourar, B.O. yourTvergqats !â- Â« Ia4<d SalU mold look txttu <<r*'l. K ai fn al ol«« Ik your u>Tn. wril* <llf«cl Uotarral. boi ISI •RITiaH AMKRICAN OVtlNO OO. A- J. PATTISON & CO. 33-35 SCOTT STREET, TOnOHTI, Stook Brokers &. 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