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* ' ^ Wbat Atlantis Was ReaQy Like The story of "Lost Atlantis." appeal- ing as it does 80 strongly to the Imagi- nation, will always have a fascinating interest To moat people, however, it is but a name. They cannot tell you where the vanished continent is supposed to have been or what is the origin of the tradition in regard to it. Much less do they realize that gaologlsts to-day are of opinion that there :ittu:iUy was an Atlantis and that the tale, is no myth. The Greeks and Phoenicians wrote about it as of a continent that had dis- appeared not very long before the earliest of tho-.e writers were bom. I'Uere is even good reason for believ- ing that the trading ships of the Phoe- nicians inH.intained a traffic with the seaports of Atlantis in centuries ante- dating the dawn of history. One should realize that history, meiining by that term the written Etory of peoples, does not go batk very far. The earliest history of the peo- ples of the Mediterranean region does not go back further than 3,000 years before the birth of Christ. Hence it is conceivable that Atlantis, concern- ing which we have only tradition, which is mouth-to-niouth history, may have existed no longer ago than 6000 or 7000 B.C. Geologists say that there was such a continent as that described, and that Phoenician and Greek voyagers might easily have reachsl it, icaomuch as it occupied a large part of the present oceanic urea between northern Africa and the Caribbean. Nobody can even guess how broad it, was, but it was about 1000 miles long from north to south. It was very mountainous and on its western slopes were many large rivers. When Atlantis sank beneath the sea it aid not wholly disappear. Small patches of it still remain above the surface of the ocean, two of these be- ing the island of Jamaica and the Bar- bados. As continents go. Atlantis was never very old. it, rose out of the ocean not more than 3,000,000 or possibly 4,000,- 000 years ago, a fact made manifest by the circumstance that the soil of Ja- maica is largely composed of stuff which, as shown by the fossils it con- tains, was ooze of the sea bottom in Tertiary times. Phoeitician tradition ascribed to the people of Atlantis a high civilization. During the last few years scientific ex- peditions, in pursuit of natural history i "specimens," have made explorations | of the sea bottom in that region. How i interesting it would be if their drag- nets brought up from the depths some i ancient relics from drowned towns of the lost continent. B3Tf OP NUMOR FROM HERE &T].-£R£ rOB tAUl. Xl rruntv Sciendlrt ( noortunltj A FORESTRY WATCHHOUSE. Dominion forestry lookout cabin on Green .Mountain. Kamloops, B.C., from which constant watch is kept for forest fires and much damage there- by prevented. AFGHANS AGAIN MAKING^ MISCHIEF JUST FOR THE SAKE OF FIGHT- ING, THEIR FAVORITE SPORT. Afghanistan, a Despotic Monarchy, is Well Supplied With Weapons of Most Modern Type. About three times in a century the Arghans "bust loose," and the British have real trouble on their hands. Just why they should have chosen this time to declare a "holy war" no- body seems to know. They do not ap- pear to have any particular grievance, but fighting is their favorite outdoor sport; the hew .Vnioer, Aman-UUah Khan, nurses a grouch against the Bri- tish and the fanatical mullahs have been busy stirring up the people. Hitherto, in Afghan wars, the Bri- tish have betn opposed by an enemy Inadequr.tely equipped with modern weapons. To-day it is different. Dur- ing the last few years up-to-date munition factories have been estab- lished at Kabul, and the Afghans have learned how to manufacture iirst-class rifles, as well as rifled cannon, cart- ridges, shells, gunpowder, etc. Also they have Hotchkiss and Maxim g-uns, us well as light machine guns. Railroad Building Forbidden by Govt. .\tghanistau is a star of valleys radiating from the peaks of Koh-i-Ba- ba. and the whole country is ruggedly , mountainous. Military operations are rendered additionally ditScult by the circumstance that there are no rail- roads. Building of the latter has been forbidden by the Afghan Government lest they facilitate invasion. As a precautionary m«^asure. the Bri- tish have built a railroad up the valley L>[ the Kabul river and at Chaman. the terminus, close by the .-Vfghan border, they long ago stored great quantities of rails and other material, the idea being in case of hostilities to extend the line as rapidly as possible to Ka- bul. The British want no trouble with the Afghans : all they desire is peace. To keep thera quiet they have for many years paid the Ameer ctn annual subsidy of $600,000. But those war- like people, though invariably whip- ! ped. are not content to stay so. They j hate white folks and. being earnestly picus Mohammedans, they feel that if they could murder the last Christian pn earth they might be happy. Claim Descent From the Lost Tribes. The .\fghaiis claim descent from the Lost Tribes of Israel, and trace their linoago through Solomon and David back to .Moses and .Abraham. In truth many of them have Jewish features and ancient Jewish names. The men are bearded, flerce looking and com- monly clad in bloomers and loose shirts of white cotton, with turban or BkuU cap. The women wear trousers, and some of them are costumed like ghosts, in white gowns that fall from the top of the head, with eye holes. Afghanistan is the only Independent kingdom of central Asia. It is a des- potic monarchy. One of its two prin- cipal cities. Herat (Kabul, the capital, being the other) is one of the greatest trading centres of the East. Both are electrically lighted, and within the last few years many modern manufac- turing industries have reached im- portant development. The bulk of the population, however, dwells in primi- tive mud villages with loopholed walls and high mud watchtowers. If the construction of a railroad across 450 miles of Afghan territory were made politically permissible there would be through traffic all the way from Paris to Calcutta. LONDON TREASURE HOUSES. Warehouse Stocks Worth Millions to ' Be Found There. i Away in the far east of London ' there are many little-known treasure houses to be found, says a London magazine. . Exteriiully they are colossal and un- â-  attractive warehouses, plain and bar- ' rack-like; but they contain treasures valued at many millions, brought in British ships from every corner of the earth. They are the repositories ot London's dockland. \ Let us in faucy explore a fev.- or j these woKder-warehouses.and feast our I |yes on their contents : and let us pay our first visit to one in Cutler St. ' Here, in a score of enormous rooms. we see a bewildering display of the world's most beautiful carpets, dazz- ling to the eyes in the richness and variety of their coloring â€" carpets of jute and cotton from the looms of Ja- pan, carpets of silk from India; gor- geous carpets and prayer-mats from Persia â€" in short, mountains ot carpets from all parts of the world. : In other rooms we see hecatombs of birds of the most brilliant plumage, imported from almost every country under the sun. There are huge boxes of bright red and black tanageres from ; Brazil ; blue finches and bronze ducks ' from New Guinea: birds of Paradise j in a score of gorgeous varieties, some â-  worth as much as 60 guineas each: blue chatterers, peacocks and parrots, and ostrich feathers of hues ranging ; from black to pure white. There are | thousands of egrets and ospreys from • Brazil. China. India and South Ameri- i ca. worth almost their weight in gold. I Other spacious and pillared rooms • are crowded with the most costly and | beautiful porcelain â€" miracles of the potter's art in all the glory of rich and exquisitely blended coloring. Here, : too. are vases and bowls of beaten brass. Egyptian and Persian coffee pots, Japanese pictures, ancient M3S. from Persia, the rarest and costliest products of the East, many of them j worth a small fortune. I HELPING NATURE. Occasionally Dame Nature Takes Re- Venge For Man's Interference. As a rule. Nature can and does take good care of herself, but she can be helped, as agriculture shows. Left to themselves, the thousands of varieties of pigeon will all go back to the common blue kind, all apples to the crab, all plums to the sloe, and so on. She can also be helped to good cflect by importation. The apple is a stranger in Tasmania, yet there it flourishes best; the fuchsia is a stranger in the British Isles, yet in Manxland they make hedges of it. But these things need to be done with care. Occasionally Nature hits back hard, 2S in the case of the rabbit plague in .\ustriuia, which has cost the Island Continent millions just to keep it in limits; or. as in the case of the spar- row in America, which has ousted, by its punn.icity, many birds far more desirable. But perhaps the fSnniest case of this kind occurred in Bermuda. The island was free from reptiles ot all kinds, but its Insects were, and still are, many and various and ferocious. Some kind- ly individual, having heard that the toad was a champion insect-destroyer, introduced toads on his estate. The climate suited Mister Toad to perfection, and he speedily spread everywhere, until he became a nuis- ance and plague like unto a plague of Egypt! Then the islanders bethought themselves of the importer, and pre- sented him with a testimonial for his zeal, in the form of a pie. When open- ed, this "dainty dish ' was not full of blackbirds, but chock full of toads! TOE (ALSE CF Sl(K\ESS I Almost Always Due to Weak, 'â-  Impoverisiied Blcod. Apart from accident or illness due to infection, almost all ill-health arises from one or two reasons. The great mistake that people make Is in not realizing that both of these have the , .â- \ustralian sheep-breeders, who at one time would shoot a sti-ay dog on Slight, are now scouring the country for any kind of an animal that is able to hunt down rabbits. |^^^^«?«^S^5arjrjK»^^^Sli^^^^«SS»g^!r^!r^Q(!g^^ A'man-size'food â€" builder of brain and brawn. Mighty good also for wo-^ men and children, GrapeWuts ^ Made of wheat and barley I ^Se^(S^^«.^:5JS35^^«^iSfe?<S»5S«M J KEEP ClilLl)RE.\ WELL mm iiOT WE A 1 HER Every mother knows how fatal the hot summer months are to small child- ren. Cholera infantum, diarrhoea, dysentry, colic and stomach troubles are rife at this time and often a pre- cious-little life is lost after only a few hours illness. The mother who keeps Baby's Own Tabled in the house feels safe. The occasional use of the Tab- lets prevents stomach and bowel troubles, or if trouble comes suddenly â€"as it generally doesâ€" the Tablets will bring the baby safely through. They axe sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.. Brockville, Ont. ^ . THE STORY OF ROBIN ADAIR. A Dublin Wine Merchant of Scottish Ancestry. Is the t;imous old song. "Robin .\dair," which we have sung from childhood, Scotch or Irish? Scottish, undoubtedly, will be the general reply. Yet authentic history seems to point otherwise. Hanging in the great hallway of the present mansion of Sir Robert Hod- son, at Hollybrook. Kilbride Co.. Wick- low, where Robin lived, played, and sang verses, is his harp, while, attach- ed to a small building nearby, is a brass plate bearing the Inscription: Here Robin sat and sang, and quaffed the bowl. Degenerate days! how fallen the ancient line! How science bids ascending waters roll. .\nd fountains gush, where once flowed genial wine. Robin, according to the latest re- searches, was a successful wine mer- chant in Dubli!!, with, however, Scot- tish ancestral connections. Hence the confusion. He it was who built Holly- brook, where he entertained lavishly, Ihe original song of â- Robin Adair," which goes back to the year 1730. be- ing written to commemorate a visit he paid to some sporting friends at Pucks- town, near .Vrtane Co.. Dublin, com- mencing: "You're welcome to Puckstowu. Robin Adair." Robin, in spite of his convlval habits, lived to a green old age. and ultimately died in Dublin in 1T3T. In addition to Uls harp, two of his wine glasses, which held a quart of wine each, are still preserved. same cause at the root of them, name- , ly poor and improper blood. Either bloodlessness or some trouble of the ' nerves will be found to be the reason j for almost every ailment. If you are pale, suffer from headaches, or breath- lessness, with palpitation of the heart. ; poor appetite and weak digestion, the i cause IS almost always bloodlessness. ' If you have nervous hea:iaches. near- â-  algia, sciatica and other nerve pains. ' ; the cause is run down, exhausted ; nerves. But run doT.n nerves are also : a result of poor blood, so that the two â-  chief causes of illness are one and the I same. j This accounts for the great number \ ' of people, once in indifferent health. 'â-  pale, nervous and dyspeptic, who have â-  been made well and hearty by Dr. [Williams' Pink Pills: for no other medieir.e ever discovered is so valu- able for increasing the supply of rich red blood and giving strength to worn cut nerves. Men and women alike ' graatly benefit from a course of the splendid blood builder and nerve tonic. If your dealer does not keep these â-  pills you can get them by nviil at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.. Brock- ville, Ont. I COMMON HERBS IN MEDICINES. ' Disguised Under Latin Names They Work Many Cures. Many of the secrets hidden under i the thatch of the wattle and daub cot- tages can be found (n the pharraaco- â-  peia of either the allopathist or the i homeopathist. observes the London '. Daily Express. Willow tea is but a crude form of ; the salycilates which have long been i recognized as the orthodox anti-uric i acid and anti-pyretic remedies. 1 Common mallow, called "pick- ' cheeses " by children, provides a taste- j less mucilaginous liquid, which Is ; worked up in various shapes and given i for coughs. The leaves of the colt's i foot, horchound and balm are all used in liquid form mostly, for coughs and chest affections. Foxglove cordial is given to old peo- ple suffering from palpitation of the heart, and does as much good as when it is called "tine, digitalis." Camomile and dandelion broths or teas are sold as tonics by the wise â-  women who would be at a loss to say ' what was meant by Anthemis nobilis i or Taraxacum. I Beautiful comfrew is used, both I plant and root, as a poultice for can- ; cerous and other growths, and a broth is made from it for kidney affections. This has obtained official recognition under the name of Symphitum officin- ; ale. i The "cure" for measles is saffron ; tea. This is prepared by pouring boil- I ing water on the dried stigmas of the ' purple autumn crocus. An infusion of I flaxseed cleanses and heals wounds. Self heal has cured quinsy; sage has He Didn't. Part of the Peace celebrations at Little Muchcombe 4Fka a shooting- match for lads under seventeen. Al- though the judge had his doubts about some of the competitors, he held his peace. The prize finally lay between two marksmen, and the ercitement be- came intense. | A small boy of ten or so, who had , crowded close up to the barrier, sud- denly called out to one of the com- petitors : "Good shot, dad! A few more of those, and you'll get the prize!" Blinks at the Blimp. Augustus ToUiver. the Y'ankee soap king, strode wrathfuUy out of his state- room aboard the blimp and seized the arm of the porter. "Idiot!" he roared, "why didn't you give me a call this morning? I told you 1 had to be in London for a direc- tors' meeting at 9 a.m. sharp, and now London is Lord knows how many miles in our rear. " "Ah pounded on yo' door. boss, but yo' refuses to waken," replied the por- ter. The soap king pulled cut a watch. "Eleven-thirty." he granted disgust- edly. "Where are we now?" "Jest {Sassed over St. Louis, boss; we'll be back in N'Yawk at 12.05." "Oh. well." said ToUiver, "1 can at- tend that 12.30 meeting of the soap powder people and catch the 1.30 blimp for London." Gems of Knowledge. A nature-study and biology teacher somewhere in America sends the fol- lowing casket of jewels culled from her pupils regarding their observa- tions and conclusions in the domain of nature : "Organic matter is when you have something the matter with your or- gans." "Five devices by which seeds are scattered are wind, water, explosion, torn up. taken out. and thrcwa away." "The peculiars of an insect are some of them bring diseases, others destroy food, suck the blood, spoil the flowers, lay eggs and kill babies." The grasshopper, when he walks, he either jumps or hops." "The jaws of a grasshopper move east and west." "A larva is an unflaished aninriil." "The flower is to show what a plant can do." â€" c Min£rd°s Zit^iiment Cores ~<stsaiver. A Wandering Crown. The crown oi Hungary. \vh;,h is said to have been offered to Prince Alexander of Serbia, was once- within an ace of going to England. In 1S49, when Kossath struck a blow for liberty, he caused the ancient crown of Hungary to be given into his ! custody, and, when compelled to flee, tried to carry it with him. His inten- tion was to take it to Loudon, but when in danger of capture he buried it near Orsova. There it remained until 1S54. when he made an attempt to have it un- earthed and sent 'o him. Cnfortun- ately the secret leaked out, and the Austrian government was beforehand In excavation. â-  • * >â€" O O O Q O O O • • â-  BRUOa solendld ( noortunlty Writ* i-cx T Wilson Tubllshtnc Co. Llzuit*^ '3 >c.Ui(1> at \V Toronto. WF.iA. EQUirPED Np:wsr.\p«a and 1'-b crlnt'ns Diant In Eastara I'l-lHrlo. In-turanca citrrlwl 11.500. WIU m fa.- Sl.2oe on quick mla. Bor tt, Wllpon PuMUhira Co t.til Toronto. FOtjrXBT WA-:1TEB WHAT H.WS YOU FOR SALE IH Live Poultry. Fancy Hens. Plxeonik Kgf! etc. T l\rit» I. ^V»!'.nraUl;h & Son, Itl-lS Sl Jeac kitstis-.e Market. MoaC- Tfni. Que KostE bt;ii.deb3; UTi.^i.^ I-'.jH >^<Ji. i'Kiii:; BOOK or House Plans, and InlormaciOD tell* Ir.s how to sava from Two to Four Bnn- dred DolI.-»rs on voir new H»'nj«. AA- dress ItalMdav CuiriDuny. :J JacksoB W Hamll'pn Ont MISCELiAITEOUS. CA.NCER, T'v.iijH3. LUMPS. BTC :nternal and eiternaJ. curea witji- cu: pain by our home treatment. VVrlta as bef---re too late. Dr Beiltnan Meatcal Co. Limited CoUtnewcod. Oot High Cost of Servants. Caller: "What a beautiful baby! And what is its name?" Young Mother: "Bridget Mary Anne De Vere." "Coller: "Mercy sakes! How did you happen to give it a name like that?" Young Mother: "Why, the cook threatened to leave when baby came and we got her to stay by naming iha babv after her " Montreal. May 29th, '09. Miaard's Liniment Co.. Limited. Yarmouth. N.S. Gentlemen, â€" I beg to let you kno» that 1 have used MINARD'S LIXI- 51ENT for some time, and I find it the best 1 have ever used for the joints and muscles. Y'ours very truly. THO.MAS J. HOGAN. The Champion Clog and Pedestal Dancer of Canada. For the ccmmemoration of Peace the Oxforti University Press have is- sued several handsome new eiitions oi the B:l-'le. These include a pulpit volume, a family Bi'sle, and several other smaller styles. The Press have also issued commsmoration Testa- ments and Prayer Books. MONEY OHDERS. Reaiii by Do;:;iaion Express Money Order. If lost or stolen you get your money back. A Reuter telegram from Kinsrstoa Jamaica) states that statisrlcs fur- nisheti by fruit companies show that an extraordr.ary crop of bananas is expected. It is believed the crop will amount to 10,000.000 stems this year, which is four times as much as last war. SlFrERINi; CATS! GIVE THIS MAN | THE GOLD MEDAL many valuable qualities. Labor spent by the farmer in sliarp- ettln^ his ^ols and implements earns R thousand per cent, interest, declares iui expert. The averEge farmer is inclined to go alonjr with dull edye.i, little realizinar the trenientlous .'-.:iiour.t «f extra labor lie is m.tkln^r himself. 1 The "Beef Eaters." I The waniers. kuow^n as "beet eaters.' i probably because they once were fed ] on rations of meat, form one of the j curiosities of the Tower of London for I visitors. They wear Tudor costumes. : and. like the Swiss bodyguard of the Pope, they keep their ancient cos- '; tumes, undisturbed by currents of I modern fashion. Just before midnight the head war- : der and the porter, carrying a bunch ' of huge keys, go to the guardroom. summon "the escort of the keys," made up ot "beef eaters." and then j proceed ceremoniously to lock the I great outer gate. The password is I given formally to sentries as the pro- j cession passes, and in conclusion the ! detail salutes the keys as the porter i cries. "God-preserve the King." Every I three monfcs the reigning king or I queea sends the password of the tower I to the constable, signed and sealed, apd the mayor of London is the only other outside person supposed to know- it. This custom is a relic o£ the time i when the tower was primarily a fort' I re»9. ' To give a slight stiffness to fine lac« rinse in mi'lk and iron whll« damp. I ltl:;^d'a Ualmtnt CWM Ooldi, Itat Let folks step on your feet hereafter; wear shoes a size smaller If ycu like, (or corns will never again send electric sparks ot pain through you. according to this Cincinn?.ti authority. He says that a few drops ot a drug called freezone. applied directly upon a tender, aching com. instantly re- lieves soreness, and soon the entire ccni. root .^nd all. lifts right out This drug is a sticky ether com- pound, but dries at once and simply shrivels up the corn without Inflaming or even irritating the surrounding tissue. It is claimed that a quarter ot an ounce ot freezone obtained at any drug store will cost very little but is suffi- cient to remove every hard or soft corn or callus from one's feet. Cut this out. especially If you are a wom.in reader who wears high hoels. GIRLS! LEMON JUICE IS A SKIN WHITENER How to make a creamy beauty lotion for a few cents. The Juice of two fresh lemons strained Into a bottle coutaluing three ounces of orc*ard white makes a whole quarter pint ot the most re- markable lemon skin beeutifler at about the cost one must pay for a small Jar of the ordinary cold creams Care should be taken to strain the lemon Juice through a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. BJvery woman knows that lemon juice is used to bleach and remove such blemishes as freckles, sailowuess and tan and is tbs Ideal skin softener, whitener an<J beautifler. Just try It! Get three ounces of orchard white at any drug store and two lemons from thJ grocer and make up a quarter pint gf tiiis sweetly frag- rant leoic*n iQtIon and m.»»»itge It dallv Into lh» face, neck, krms and hands. OTHER TABLETS NOT mm AT ALL ONLY TABLETS MARKED WITH "BAYER CROSS" ARE ASPERIN. If Ycu Don't See the "Bayer Cross'' oq the Tablets. You Are Not Getting Asperin â€" Only Acid Imitationl Genuine "B-iyor Tablets ot .^sperln'*' are new made in Canada by a Cana« dian Company â€" No German interest whatever, all rights being purchased from the United States Government. During the war. acid Imitations were sold as .-Vspirin in pill boxes and vari- ous other containers. The "Bayer Cross " is your only way of knowing that ycu are getting genuine .\sperln, prBved safe by millions for Headache, Nsura'gia, Colds, Kheumatism. Lum< b.'.go. Neur.tis and for Pain generally. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets â€" also larger sized "Bayer" packages c;m be had at drug stores. Asperin is the trade mark, register- ed in Canada, of Bayer Manufactiirs of Monoacetic-acidester ot Salloyllo acid. MONTH OLD BABY On Face and Hands. Itched and Burned. Cuticura Heals. "My baby was only a month old when her face and hands started to get red and scaly. Tba eczema started in the form of waterblisters and itched and burned. She was so cross and fietftjl she oouid '^'•â€" <" i not sleep. V-iJ^--^ "This lastsd nine months when I tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and I us*d three caket of Soap with two boxes o* OlatnMtit when she was healed." (Slgtied) Mrs. Oscar Ptllon, Amherstburg, Ontario, May 7, 19U. Cuticura Soap. Ointment and Tal- ctun are all you need for all to" -t tises. Bathe With 6oap, soothe with Ointment, dust wiib Talcum. For tree nmph weh of Cut<< m^t ftn>l TWcm - ' ' Ih^t. A, SoMW. iph weh of Cut<niT« 9i>*c, Oln*- laSl'B No. Mâ€" "19.