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^N x? i FLEURETTE. I h^d spent somu yi'ars in the colonies, a^:.co^â- ir^g riiguars and ihe like rougli »wi •••ady folks. The novelty <if thp Btiin^n sc-enes and free and easy life hart at l.T<t wora off , anil I fc'Linil my- â- elf >ighing tor the respe<-tal;iliry of karoadrloth andaaeltleil piisit'on in my liTirfession. Ai<led somewhat by thrift, and more, by a fortunate land spe-ula- ti<yn, I had money cnuagb to supply my wa^ats f(»r a fenv years to oome ; so I rwfcuxaeid to England, resolved to Ijeat eut a practii-e somewhere. At home tiiere wa.s my dear old hrother Joha I'enn, who was the doctor at IteileliuTy, a litile country town. I call Joha my senior, for he was Iwrn some three yeara tjefor.' me. A dear, gcod, steady m.anwas Juihn. with the kindest and most lovable heart in the world. I found John, and he gave me a hearty welome, l>ut he seemed changed â€"a trifle care-wornâ€" and I scon found th« cjuiBfl. My diaeovery of the reason why John was, to call it melancholy, come alxnutat once, (lorn and bred in Dalebury, I knew all the people there. 1 had asked him "AVholives now in that old house l>elunsing to I be Tanners!" "A widow lady and her daughter, named Dorvaux." "French, I suppose, from the name J" "Nwi I believe not. Her late husband *a« French ; but, as far as I have learned, Mrs. Dorvatii is an English- wtunan." "And the da,)ighter, is she pretty!" I asked. John sighed, looked disconso- la*«, and be replied: "Flenrette! That is the luune of Mrs. Dorvaui's daugh- ter," and then he was silent. A» oji (dd practitioner I at once diagnosed the case. I found out that John U'asinlove with Misa Fleurette. T suppose he had asked her to become hisi wife, and that she had declined his â- uit. It was my business to mend broken bones and broken heads. I may hare. set to ivork to repair injuries in a businesslike w^y. I knew well enough tixat a manly, luvndsome fellow as wa.-^ John, witii hia ezrelleot poRitinn, were all elements, and strong ones, in his favor, so I .-ould not understand why Hiss Fltfurette had said "No" to him. Mrs. Dorvaux, I learned was in very bad health. I soon became arqxiainted with Fleurette, and found her to ))ea lovely girl, highly educated, and with charming manners. I became con- vitttwl that she waa no flirt. In time I succeeded in gaining John's confidence, ami he told me all adout hia lovw for the girl and how she had re- fti!>ed him. Somehow I gained the girl's confidence, too. One day I said to her: "<]/ "'wirse you know my brotheP well'.' "I have often met him," answered Fleurette. ]]_And yoii like him, I hopef" "/ like Dr. Penn very much," and then she changed the subject. Once op t\vi<-6 after that I tried my best to bring John in .-IS a topic of conversation, Uit •he always evaded it. I learned, too, that John no longer wienit to Mrs. Dorvoux's home, and that he never saw Fleurette. Watching cUwely H'uretto's manner, I was satis- fied that she was not happy. As to my brother, he seemed engaged in his work. arul huH lips were sealed as far as Fleurette was concerned. I went on a tojir of the Continent, and came back to Dalelury, Fleurette 's mother had bee.n ill again, tnit was recovering, fori soon saw Fleflirette about again. .She looked |>ale ajKl warn. prol)ablv from Hutching and nAirsing her mother. My holiday at Dalel^ory had now run down to Its last dregs, so when we' met it was to say good-byo "Clin It neve<r be, Fleurette!" I whis- pered, as our hands met before parting. "Never," she replied, "never. tiooiT- byeâ€" good-bve." Poor old John! poor little Fleurette I What mystery wui it that stayed the happiness of tbe«ie twin f I had returned home from my travel.^ tired of idleness. Having heard of an 0{tening that prorai-sed well. Iran down on-e more lo l>ileliury to consult my brother. John and I were very bad cor reepondent.H, .so I had no news of th< little town since 1 sojourned there. A- I passed Ihe hoBise at the corner I saw- it was void. "They have left," said John as 1 eagerly asked the reason. "Left I Where have they pone Ic?' "No one known," said John sadly. "Shortly aftea- you went abroad com moil rumor said they were thinking of iruitting. and las! month they did ro." "Dill she leave no word â€" no me.s^agc for you f" "Only this," rei|)lied John, opening a drawer in frcwt of him, where he kepi a varie^ty of cheerful- looking instru- ments. "1 found this one morning on th<* seat of my carriage. I suppose she Ilhrewi it in." A singirt flower, the sctem pas.sed tbriKigh apiece of paper with the wor<l "Adieu" peni-iled on it, Borry as 1 waa to hear the news, I could scarcely help.'.miling asJobn re- pl.wed the flower ia the drawer. It seeme<l almost bathos, (hat little rose, t<is»e<l iiiilo a doi'tor's carriage, and now- lying among old lancet.^, forceps, and othnr surgical instruments. The w-eek.-<, the months, even the yev-vr», |>a.s.se.<l by, and we heard nothing of I'"leiiirette. The flower, doublles-s still tying in the drawer, was all that was left of old John's little romance. Three yeara soon went hy. I was still in Kngl ind. T had [lurchased a.share in s Loivlon ^ira-tice, and allhinigh f fo!in<l much drudgery in luy wurlc, it.' wius a [laying practice, an;l one which would eveatually be entirely mine, ii» my isxrlnw-, who wjis growing old and ri< h talked of retiring. Oive or t-wioe in every year I had been dcmn to TValebury. All was Ih.'l s«.ia!>. there. John w:us still ninmarried; aiwlifhnsaid no: hing alH«ut her I knew h:N had not forpotlen the dainty little girl who ha<l rejected hi.s love. Vet not a wmi-d had Flciiirelte sent him She might I.ei dea<l i<i- uiarrieil, for all we ttO'iivv, I of-.en used to wonder whether Is',iO)ld ev<»r meet her again â€" whether I.shoiild ever learn her 8e<-ret trouble. Tor I fell 'hat l-'Ienrette's .sadness wa-s «Vt .so mcrh from bavins to give tip Ihe „ MOTHERS REJOICE . AS THEY SEE TI EIR LITTLE OITES BADE STRONG AND WELL BY KOOTEN.AY WHICH CONTAINS THE NEW INGREDIENT. A sick child always appeals to our love and s\ mpaihy. It con muiids the tenderest care and w-alchlulness of its mother, who would gfladly sacrifice anything to have her darlin}^ well. To mothers who h.ave children suffering from any di'.it?ase broii^iii about by thin, i watery or impure blood. Kidney Trouble i fulluwir.g Scii-lct Fever, Uiicuiiiatism, Ec- zema or any other skin rash, or any condi- tion in which llic child is puny, weak and : deiicate.atid does not thrive well, one w-ould stronafly recommend the use of Ryckman's '. Kooicn'ay Cure, not because we say it's good for these conditions, but because Mathers gladly stalt under onth how it saved their darlinjfs when everything else failed, r ($ One of these mothers was Mrs. Geo. White, who lives at 139 Stinson St, Hamil- ton, Ont, She says that her daughter Louisa is nine years of age, has always been delicate, and has had Eczema since birth. Since giving hi!r Kootenay Cure the Eczema has gone, and her general health is greatly improved. Another, .Mrs. Isabella Sullivan, of 65 W'alnut Street South ol the same city, has a little boy aged five, who was attacked with Rheumatism and pains in his back and Kidneys so bad that he could not stand or get o'i't of bed without a.ssistauce. Despite the skilled medical attendance he grew very wea'c, and at times would faint, Kootenay has gladdened the heart of Mrs. Sullivan by restoring her boy, so that now she says be can play hard all day, «nd is as healthy % child as one could wish for. Instances like these are well worth the* serious consideration of those having sick or suffering children. The detailed sworn statements of the above cases, together with hundreds ol others, sent free, by addressing the Ryclt- oian Medicine Co,, Hamilton, Ont. p ^ The New Ingredient works well. Oas bottle lasts over a mootlk FOR T'WENTT-SEVEN TEARS, DUNN'S BAKING POWDER rHECOOK'S BEST FRIEND Largest Sale in Canada. 'nope of being John's wife as from the aiise thai compelled her to take that ^tep. One wreti'lied winter's day I was -ailed upon to attend a patient in a pour S.I reel in thf outskirts of the town. En- t*ria!5 the bedroom of a shabby hou«:, i saw a woman lying on the floor either lead or inh^'neible. I had the womaai I fte<l up and placed in her bed. It needed, alas I very little professsional â- â- kill to determine the entire of the woiuin's iXlnet<s. 1 had seen too many lornken wi«u»-n in my time to Iw de- .-«ive«l. As I stood by the Ix'dside a young woman rushed in and threw her- â- *lf on the be<l. It waa Fleurette. "Ob, lo<itor ! doctor 1" she cried, in an agony of grief. " I h.id been away but an in- staai . I hiul no one to aid me, lo ad- vine me. 1 hml gone to the druggist's. Mv poor mother miLst have left her Then I understood it all. ! hiid found Fleurette at List. Act- 'Lilly living within a stone's throw of rny door 1 FVrhapa she h.-ul lived there everswe .';he left Dalebarv. Ntm-, hav- Hig found her. what was t to do with hcrt I guesped that I bad also fath- omed her mystery. You oee it was on Iv n c<nninonpla<-e, vulgar little mys- tery after all â€" a mother's drunkenness thie stuu total of it. Yet when I tlumght of the girl giving up her love md liiright proepects for the sake of keeping her erring mother's vk-e a •secret, mo«t likely never complaining of lie sacrifiiie. wearing to th«> outer world '. bright faoe thai hid fri>m nearly every one tlire sorrow of her he.irt, it .seemed ii> me that our little Fleurette was s<inietbing very near a heroine after all My first idea waa to telegraph to John, and tell him where to find her ; iiut upon consideration 1 thought it t>et- 'er to wnit until after our interview in ' he eveiniDS. I found Fleurette alone. t>he was very pale, verv sad, very suixlued. "Tell me, F'leurette," 1 snid gently, '.B 1 s.it <lown besido her, "w-a»â€" was â€" your mother's untortuii.itc craving for alcohol the catti<e of your rcfu-iing to iu.arry my brcrther?" She nodded her head. '"fell me all about it. How long has it been going on? I can be as secret iis yiu." .\ail then Fleurette told me. I will not. give her words, they were loo lov- ng, too lenient, fnimed with affect ioii- .-ite excuses. It was pathetic as she t -Id itâ€" a tale of her mother's cravinjj.w hicb grew and grew with its excet<se8 'I'hen ciuue peniteuc-e, contrition, shame, ami the ever-reourring vows of amendment. And with them hi>pe spranglifrewh and bloimied for awhileâ€" only to be cut down as ruthlessly 8« Iwfore. And .so on for yeitrs, ever the same weary round, and iillhough she told me not , ever the same loving care, the .same jealous resolve to shielil her mother's sins from the vul- gar gaze. It was a hard burden for a girl to bear, for this she gave up Ihe hope of b*'ing John's wife. She would not leave her mother lo perish, and wx>uld not injure .lolin, as she shrewdly fe.ued might be the case if she subject- ed him to I he scandal of having a uiolh- er-in-Law of Mrs. Dorvaux's disjiosition living with him; aii<l knowing as I kn>w the del.cvite susceptibilities of patients in a place like Dalebury, in my hie;i.rl I thought that Fleurette was right. .\ml why did you leave Ualeburyf" I asked, whicn she had finished her re- cital. "Mamma wasâ€" ill â€" there; .so ill. 1 was frightened, and oblige<l to send for a doctorâ€" ajoil 1 feared people might learn the cau.se," " Thvn we came to London." she con- tiniuvl. "Limilon is so Lirg-.', lihouKhl we m ght hide ourselves hero." " llinv oflcn do theseâ€" these attacks shifW I hciiiM'lves f" I as'u'd " .Si.iiietimett not for months; .sorTie- time.-i twice n month. Oh. do you think she can ever b; cured? She has been HO good, eo good for such a long time ! If I hud not gone out to-day tJiis might never have happened. Our poor nW ser- v.ant died some muntlu< ago, and 1 could I n;>t txust the new one, or she m^ght have p(revente<t it. Do you think she caji X'Ai. cuped ?" I sbuoJi my bead. I knew too well thiit when a woman of Mjb. Doryaux's age has these periodical irresistible ca-avingB after .stimulants, the case is welln^gh hopeles.-*. Missionaries, cler- gymen, and philanthropists, tell us pleasing and comforting tales of mar- veluiu reformations, but medical' men know the sad truth. 1 was so indignant at the sacrifice of a yoimg girl's life, that had I spoken my true ilujughts I shcmld have said "Leave the brandy bottle always full, always near at hand, so that " Well I WTon't be too h.ard on Fleurette's mother. Siie must have hiwi some good iin her for the girl to have loved her eo. We hnd said nothing about John as yet. That was to come. " Fkurette, I sliall write to John U>- nglit. What shall I tell him f " Her blaek eyelashes were now only visible. " What ca n you tell him ? Promise to guard my secret." "I Khnll at least bell him I have found you. and then hie must take his own course" "Oh, don't let him come here," pleaded the girl. "I could not bear to see him; and perhaps," she added, with a faltering \ioice, "be doeant care to hear an-vthing alxmt me now.'' .A.h, Fleurette, Fleurettel After aJl, on some iKiints yon are only a weak woman TihiB next day I begged leave of ab- sence from my partner and patients, and ran dnwn to Dalebury to toll J<ohin the news. Yet I had little emougth to tell hiim. I w:ls in hniuxr Ixmnd to guard the firl's secret; so oJl T would say was htid found bar .xg.-tin. t hat she -ivas as bewitching as ever, and, I believed, love<l hJw still. I could add that now I ktnmv th»> renwon whv she could not cootie to him. ajn»i I was conijielled to own Lt wa3 a weighity one â€" an ob- sta<-le I could give tto hoiiM would be removed tor many years. He must be content with that; it w.as al! the news, all the hojie. I had to jrive him. "Very well," sa'ul J<Vhn. with a sigh. "I must wait. AIT' things r<ome to 'b» mB.a wtu) wa'iAa: so perhaps Fleurette will oome t-n me o^ last." Now that I ha<l found FIeune»t« vou ra.i/v hi& .sjire I wa« nM going to lose sicflit of her again. I was verv (TT-isvart to ascertain that her mother's ciroumstancBR were not so gootl a^ of old. 8ome nvw.al -who i>osse(«ed fhti wi/low's confidence h.ad decamtwd with a large sum of money Our FVnreffte eked out their now scanty income hy l«.inting on china; an<i \«ry clevierly the girl roiiiied the KmlR and f'.owwps on the w^hite iJates I liegged Fleuir- atte bo jwrsiuule her mother to enter .a home for iTiebriatee. but the igirl w-<ouM not even luroiwh the subject to her; xri here w-:vs youth drifting away from .lohn .and Fleuretteâ€" 'ke^tt apart for the sake of a ^vTet<1hed woman ,ar^' ' was powerless to mend m.al ts,-^ But d'«1 John and Fleurette ever marrj'? You we this is not a ro- mance, onlv a Iiittle tale of real life, mid a« ««<•!>. tihe only wav out of the deoni-lock wtirt a sad ami prosaic one â€" a way that jmor Fleurette could nf : even wikh flor. Reformation. I snv, as a m»lical man. i^-us out to nf the (pieKtivin. I hiJjie Fleurette will not rwiil IhiKie pages, -\vhere T am com- [lelle'l If eTpre«.s my tnie feeling, by Kivi,ng I Kit a short time after a y*ar had exiri.red, Mrs. Dtirvau.t wns oblig- ing eniougli to d(ie I .stiv " ohi icing'* ,x lvii«e«lly, for s.ad thous'h it be to t.hink HO, lier death m.-ulc three i>eople hnjipy; 'n»lBf«L as tver life w-i* sn mirtemblc tm hier. it may be T ."jhouM hftv-e ysa\'\ fVuir. Fleunetfe mourned her s.-ncer»'!v; aM her faults were hurie-l •Ti her gr-iw. and left to be fivrjmtten Two months nfter hIer death T wnnte to ,Tohn. blub- h,ini .â- ome to town, and, wltboiit even wsiming Flenretti". sent him tvi see l.e-r Then he fmujid that all things do indeed ccmie tin the m.-ra who can waitâ€" evvn Ihe Ito*-* that senmed 90 ho|>eIe!is and far ,away r dmn t lli^nk ,Tohn ever knew. or. unle.ss he reads it here, ever will knr w. the true re.asi>n whv Fleurette rpfu.'vd hijn and sliunnwl h'ln fjor fei Irne Hie known f>mm wh.at T told him it w-,is a niible. seK-sncrificing, and wir>ni.anly motive that led her lore- iei't hi.s Inve, nnl is content with knowing (his ITe feets the subject mu.st I>e ever painful tii his bright lit- tle wife, and h.ais neve,r cnuxed her pretty eyei* to grow dim by a.-ikintrfor ,tn pxidanation. Tivn» is no sndnevs wil;i Fleurette nnw. She lights up tha' old Ted brick house; she is the life of Dnleluiry. nrd, moreover, the one w<^'ri.a:» .xgnin.st nh'nn Palebiir>' ssvs litUe or nothing. The l<vit limeiTpaid jAhn a visit, there -wms not only Fletirettei. but n couple of children as w.l! â€" da'k-eyekl, bonnv hoys, who "hal- ter in French nnd Kiigliwh indi.scriin- 'nately Only occasion.any f sa-w- in Fleur- elte',H eyes, somethi-n-e which was a trifle sajl. ft might have hemn the meinorie."* of her other d.avs. but T be- lieve .such moni'Mitary sorrows will pass awav in lime A THANI Off ERKG. ! CfiUfflAL STiTiSTies. A tLERGVMAN WRITES ON BEHALF OP GRATEFUL PEOPLE. Dr. WllllHin>' Ptnii Pilla Bealnrcd Tkrir â- rnllh and Thry Wlnh Oilier MulTrren t» Know â- t.-A Lrttrr Tlial Will Krine Hape l« Many - Nit «tber Uctllelsc «;«(• Haeli TalanUry Praise. The following letter written by the Rev. Wm. Law.s<in. Methodist minister at HJcbibucto, N B., attests in the strongest manner the merits of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and a perusal of it will suggest why this great medi- cine is «o popular in thousands of homes throughout the Dominionâ€" it cures when other medicine.S' fail. Richibucio, N a.. April 'ilith, 1897. Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Dear Sirs,â€" 1 am glad to furnish you the following voluntarily given testimonial, w-lth the fullest permis- sion to give the names and place. They do this as a thank-offering to God and your medicine. Mrs. Wm. Warman of Molus River, near here, says her son Alden was sickly from birth. He could hardly ever rel.ain food, and his pareut.s had but little hopes that he would live long and tjie doctors who attended him were of the same opin- ion. Till seven ye.ars of age he con- tinued In that i-ondition. Then the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills was begun, and under them he recovered and is now a> strong liecdthj boy. Mr Waxman, the boy's father, al^ adds his testimonial to the great value of Pink Pills, saying: â€" • "" suffered for years w-ith a bad back, until I used Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and they cured me.'' Misa .^nnie War- man ad<U this evidenv with enthu- siasm and freedom: "I was weak and sickly and did not knmvt the ble sia'4 of good health till I took Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I used eight iKixes and have since enjoyed the best of health. In fact I am never sick nowi" Here you have three mwnt>era of a family restored to hfealth l>y tlveu'^eof your medicine, and you would almost covet i.l.eir gwid hinillli and genial wuys largely resulting from such btBaltli. Tr.ey wish you to (Wely use thefiB fiu-t.s to he.lip other sufferers, and I am able as their ptuitor lo certify to the facia alKin-e Nt:it>'d. Sincerely your-s, WM .UVWijON, M«lhodist Minister, YOU ARE A VICTIM! Medical statistics i>rove lls-it eighty out ol every hundred are tainted with Cnta.rrh. Are you mie of llv^ eight.yf Foul brwith, I'laJtis over the eyes, drop- ping in the lhro:>.t and he;id.-i;-.he«N de- note it Hive you Hu-se synijitoins? l)r Agticw 's Calarrlwil Powder never di.s- api)oints in a lure. "For y'tvirsjwas a vi -triii of chronic catarrh. I had tried all k.ndsof cures, ami had lv»>n tirNit«d by numbers of physicians but no euro was effect eid until ,[ had procured mid usetl Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder The first a.pplii'ntioni gave me almost in- stant relief, and in an incredibly short lime il w-u* uliwilutely cured from this diKtreasiiig and disgusUiiT inaladv." James He<a.<lley, Duuder , S V. " Sold by W. R. Richardson. A THKORY'. Brown â€" What is a itosi-gradunte course anvhow? .)onl^S'-^f don't kntnv exiuitty. but 1 think i I 's .Home ,%rrnn,;enienl to enable the students to devote themselves ex- clusivelv to athletics during the ordin- ary collece cour*>, and Lake up their studies after tli*y graduate A LARGE INCREASE OF CRIME IN THii DOMINION OF CANADA. â- sBuraMce and luu-auprrimce .\ui i» .Nuck C»«r CauM- Want «{ Trade or Prureai.t»ii â-  lie frlnclpal Iteaaau fur t'riuir â€" Kx- traru from (lie Ikpuri uf ihrliitprrtar. The report .of the Minister of Justice for the DomJmion for the year >9ndina Jiane. 189ti, bus l^eku ibsued, and is nob ple-asanl reading for tbqBe who think) crijue is U(Hm the decrease in the Dom~ iinion. The following was the total penitentiary population on July 1, 1895, otnd Juay 1, 189C:â€" 18S6 Kingston St. Vincient do Paul IX>r hestcr MuaiLtooa I British Colim^jizv ; 3<J6 107 1.277 189a a;is 3.3 199 80 101 1,361 The increase during the year Is et^uai tio 6 -\l per cent, and in the past two years huu been more than 10 per cent. Only one suj.-cesstul escape occurred d'uiing the yeuj-. The re ord of pardor* during the past three yeara waa :â€" 49 ito ItfOM, 73 in 1894-0, and 52 m 1885-fl. Bjr Provitt^es the numbers were:â€" No. to eoivb A CONVENIENT CUPBOARD, Now that the finishing of the modern dining-room almost always includes a ni^fh wooden wainacoiing, a ready- made support is at liand, which might well tenuit the amateur carpenter lo try hia or her 'prentioe hand ai making a corner ciii»board. Where space is crami>ed a cuplward of this sort ixjuld take place of the ordinary sideboard, as il is noL Bupiiorted from the flour, and would therefore nol iKcaiiy room need- ed for other furniture. ,lt may be of any size desired, but thai most in use measures itboul four and a half I'eel in b 'igbl ;i4id thirty inches across. Make the sides of com- mon pine, and fit them closely into the corner, bracing well with cleats of wood. Il ia very im^iortanl that these side suj'porls should be strong, eiq'ecially at Ihe top, as the weight is considerable even when the closet is etitply. A three-<'ornere<l pine "iwnrd forms the Iwttoiu, and a siiuil.ar one closes in the toil, while a movable shell" an inch in thickness divides the whole into two <'<)mpartmeuis. If the doors are entire- ly of wood, they may be stained and IMjlished and ornamented with liiicrus- ta, w'-.ich has the ai)i:e,fcrance of carv- ing, and is ea.-«y lo ajudy, or which is handsomer, glass in lisided panes might l)e set in tlie frnmeiwork, al lea-u. of tlio lyjper part, giving the old-lime effect which is considered desirable just now-. Cover the back, which will be visible if the doors are of g!a-«», wit h folds of soft yellow silk, as prelty china shows lo great advantage agaiu-il tiiis bai'k- ground; and si-rew small bra.ss hiM)ks inio the under |«irt of the lH>ard which forms the lop of the cupboard, lo hohl Ihe cui>s w-hiclt,aro not iu every-day use The lo.ier compiirlineni may In- used for the dishes that an> not so orn:i- meutal, or even for atweels or cake, or Ihe Ixjtlle of wine on which il is wise to turn a key. A CLOSE CALL. Mrs. llurkiinsâ€" My, but you hnd a nar- row- es . I i»e I o-da y Mr. U.irkins â€" W hal do you mean f .Mrs. U'.irkimsâ€" Tile minister was here, bill led just Iwforo WUlie got home froii) .siluHd. So be ilo....nt know yet what yim siiid when you were tryiujr lliv oilier n ghi. ti> le.irn to ride llic bike. Itohing, Burning Skin-Olseases Cured for 35 Cents- Or Aguew 's Oiniiiienl relieves i:i one day .ud , ures letter, Siilt rheum, piles, Si-.aid head, eczema, barbers' itch, ul- cers, blotches and -ill eruit ions of the skin. II is soi>thiiig and (iuietlng and a.ls like magic in the cure of all baby humors; 35 cents. Sold by W, v.. Hicbardsoa KEC1PI5.S. Cheese Straws.â€" aMak^ a good pie crust; roll thin and .sprinkle with grat- ed chet>ne, preferably I'armesau, and a trifle of red jiepper. Fold, roll Ihinand a^ain Bi>rinkle with che^Mc. Uo this three tiiUKS, Itoll Ihin, cut into inch wide .slrijis four inches long and bake, ill a hot oven until pale brown. Creamed Chicken.â€" Hoil chickens un- til tender. Cut I'nf meal into dice, but do not chop. Only Ihe while meal 's profeiable, but all may be u.sed. Muke a rich cream ii.nd butter sauce, highly seajsoneil, nnd stir the chicken into it. When thoroughly heated it should be served. l\>tato Halls.â€" The jiotaloes .should Iwi cul into small balls the size of large marbles. There is a kuijfe for the pur- pose. Uoil in salted waller lui'il ten- der. Drain and pla<"e in Ulve dishes in w-hich they are served. Pour over them a gla/'C made of cn\.m and l>uUer into wlii'b a lillle flour ha.-) U'.en rubbed, aiud also salt. Ontario Quctiec â- ; Nova Scotia New BrunawiL-k PriOL-e iiidwajd Island Maini.t.oba I?:-Lli!di \.'oliHniLii .._ Not thwest Territories 24 »o. 677 m 087 21 40 113 lU,OiX) of PopuLition. 2.7 2.5 SJl 1.9 a.o 115 3.6 Total for all Canada 1.3til 2.8 Fifty per ceni. 01 the sentences aj« for terms of letsa thjin five years, Lite sentences oonstitute 4 per cent. Of th« tola! niuut^r of prisoners 12ti were un- der twtmly yeairs, 1125 1,'etween twenty and thirty, 34H lietween thirty and forty, llil between forty and fifty, »| lietw-een fifty .lod sixty, and 20 oven sixty. The numOer and proportion ol convicta of ibe varioufi liwrge religious denominations are:â€" Denomination. .No. p^r cent. Kom.ia Catholic-, ^43 47^5 Cmuv h of iingland 288 21 I? Methodisu 2U0 ^ nitja Presoy t -riUiiis na 8 23 iiii4>ti«Ls 7» &;8o Ouddhists 14 J loq Of the total number of convicts 93T are natives of Cana.la, l'«i of the Unit- ed .ftau-s, 132 of j-jiglaad, 37 of Ireland and. 34 of oi^oUand, fONOR.VNCK AND INTEiLPERA.NCE. l-nt<!mperan.-o dixw not st-^-m to i e 30 comiuon a faid.ng ol the professionai crumnals, who cou^tiluAe tb-j bulk ot the {)eiiilont:,iry iH))aii,-ilion, .is oi' soma other liasbcs of prisoners. There ,iro 122 total at sta-iuers, 7i)i; temperate per- sons, anil 53^1 uilein{>enile in th,. peni-. tentiaries. The !a.« of educaiion iw not so great eMher as might !« antici- liated. Ali!iini«h m,inv ol the convicts are colored, Indian or Chinese, only 235 of them cannot read, while i,04li ctui l)i>th re.iJ imu wnle. Ihe inspeilori -Mr. IVjiigl IS Stewart, rep<>rt.s that:â€" "--\n e.vaiuoiition of ibe lisi of offences s-hows that abouA. 20 per cent, of tha oifenccH were aga.jist Ihe person, 70 (.â- er cent, aga-nst property, an-i 10 pe» cent, iiga.u.-ii the pu)t)iu- generally. Aliout one-third of ihe total number IS for laren.-y. Prisonbrs guilty of mur- der iit of maofJaut'hter t.on.->liiule .ibout 5 jjer ceul. A striking featikre of the retUiriv.-* iin this regaril is the unilue propoiti«Mi of those who have noi bad the adva;ntag«« of a training in anji or profession, and who i onseqiiently htive l*en serioiusly hnn^lU appeil in tha race for e.viisteuce. (.'omiiion laborers .onstinnc al«>uL 4 j.tT .eint. of the pop- alulion of the couniry, but embrai-e Ss ger cent, of oiu' convivl population, racli-al farmers .in I .skilled mechanioa icnsiiluie -I \er\ suiuil rer.enl.ige." .-Vs lo thu cost of the piisons, .\lr. Stew- .irt .says:â€" "In dniwiiig â-  oinparisinns of cost w-iib other, in,Nliiutious it. ia ne-f»ssiry to tiUie into accoiijii the dif- ferent met hods of trei.tmei.i .uloi.tedj In many ol the pricons with which from lime lo lime comiKiris<>n.-> ha. e been made it awill lie toiiud Ihal expendi- titre his Uen i-urtxi.!ed at the expensa of humanity and morality. When tha ivili.;alit>n of Canada .sha'll h.ive .to fap retnigradod ivs lo perm i a reslrittioa of pruion diet to 'miush ami I uilshead broth' in order lo savii the os( of ra- ti cms, a. nuju'vr of convict-* lo occupy the s;nue cell i-ii order to economize ex- penditiue for luilding^ and working exi>«'n,-s<', the adoption of Ihe '1 hain gan;r' Hysiem to save <-o«i of su,rveil- lan -e, or allow- ourconvi Is lo le 'farm- ed i/ul' lo conlractors, whvie Ihey would l)e liuide to the abu.se-> which ch iract.eri-zed .\frieflti .slavery, there will then l>e lillle difli ully in meeting the coin|>aris(nis wlilih are wcasionally dr;iwn." l\»-e net acciuil cosl of tha penitent i:u-ie.-^ was $;iyB,-'8ll 1:; 1S95-0, ,us compared with $44,55!) in 1894-3. Tha i>tit per capiui was reduxed from £2(>Q 8i to »2-J2 41. A Cod Sent Blessing- Mr. H. V. ^\'i kI of Kasloii, Pa., was a great sufferer from organic heart diKeiVsi'. He never expected to be well .ig.iin. but Dr. .Agnew's Cure for the Heart was h s go^nl angel, and he lives I.*- day to tell it to others, hear him: 'â- [ was for fiileen yeiirs a great suf- ferer from bean diBea.se. had smolh- eri»ig spelts, p.ilpitation, pain in left side and swelled anikles. Twenty |)hysici.ius treated me. but T got no relief. I u.-.ed Dr. .-Xgiiew's Cure for the Heart. One dose relieved me in- â- iitle of SO minutes. Scver.aJ bottles cuxed me. " Sold by W. E, Rishardson, A WKSTM.TNSTER CUIUS! KNINO. 'I'he young«»t daughter of Heerbohm Tree was christened recently at St. Mai-garel's, ^\'e^t minster, by Canon Hyton. Her goilmother is the Uiichcss of" Portland nnd her two g(Hlfalharaai# Lord Granby and Lord Biuwl-ja-