25..~Some oud ted that woman in the x : like a g| closed as mot deprived of their "aiches,"' and a "thing" was to him always a "think'* and nothing mare, = - Lord Curzon, when a young man at college, once found his bad hand- writing stand him in good stead. Writ two letters, one to a rela- tive, fhe other to a chum, he en- them in the wrong envelopes. af It chanced that in the second letter yf he had made some uncomplimen yj réterence to his Yelative, and on dis ] d of fancy, doubt- that all their ingenuity id to pace with hat. White silk and white in combination with a lining from black silk to all the in the same material, rite combinat'on for the ing sunshine. But maribou d Bimest tl Ho with col- mill h of the parasol the contrast between the fur and silk is used to advantage in many . modes. The Roman stripe frequently displayed in a the most exclusive models to resemble flowers, daisies being the favored deriva~ b flower parasols are very in the spetal-like effects which from the filmy silks and are. used. hy aa iroper parasol this year 4 long stick and it must i: so that it slopes down the crown of a hat; in- parasol Is a closer fitting n than many of the at One unique variation was seen In some models in the top was flat and the sides! down something after the of a mansard roof. ther costume adjunct that is | through the shops in all the f the prism is spring neck- the material that is now Own way is organdy, Or- , organdy collars in led modes, organdy ruffs indy cuffs are seen in pro- The greatest variety is shown collars in which to the popu- lief and Byronic are added the I, Glad and Pickwick; fies, however, differ in name ently than in design; ex- at the two latter are of the kind, whereas the others the well novi Medici, 0 are displaying quanti- nediate season furs this return The early win- 80 mild that the usual display furs was not seen, but now ing is at hand, any excuse prevail for prolonging the fur in one way or another. AR ---- se Powers and Charles Davies, 8 arrested a week ago at 'whon they broke into the Were sentenced to in. Portsmouth peniten- five | cannot make head or tail of it. Hows ever, I guess the drift of It to be that you need some money, vou rogue, so I enclosg a chedk." Bad writing is not always a handi- cap in life. The late Lord Goschen once said that his father attributed fact that he was obliged to found a firm beeausé he wrote such a bad hand that no one would take him for a clerk. Of Goschen himself, Ar- thor Elliot records that "his hand- writing got steadily worse, and in his later years he might have spelt as he chose. At length his script became undecipherable even by himself. He could not, when speaking in parlia- ment, make out what it was that he had put on paper, and he thus came in later days to abamgon almost en- tirely his old practice of making notes. Professor Blackie had a peculiar "fist." An elderly compositor on the Seetsinun, however, knew nearly all @hout the professor. One night there 'was a particulanly difficuit manuscript from the prof gg was put before the éwpert, with an inquiry as to whether or not ho could set it. ¢1 could not do that,' said the veteran from Inverary: "but it I'd ma pipes here I could play her." Another instance of the usefulness to other people of illegible hapd- writing is included in the vast collec tion of anecdotes and fables that deals with the writing of Horace Greeley. One . compositor . could never get used to his appalling serawl, and, in rage at the'continu- ed "typographical errors," Greeley sent a note to the foreman to dis- charge the man at once, as he was too inefficient a workman to be any longer employed on the Tribune. The foreman did it, but 4he composi- tor got hold of the note and took it to another office, where the foreman, after much puzzling, finally read it: "Good and eficient workman, and Tong employed on the Tribune," and promptly took him in! : Joaquin: stiller, "the Poet of the Sierras," who died a few months since, has been' put forward as the very. worst writer that aver lived. The secretary of the literary society once invited him to attend a banquet land received an answer, of which no one could decipher a word. He yiote again to the poet, stating tne difficulty, and sugested that, in re- tiplying, he should make a cromé at the' foot of his lefter if he ware coming, and a cross if he could not be present. Miller complied with the request, but nobody could de- cide whether the mark he made was intended for a circle or a cross. Tip to the Timid "Are you a. Feminist?" we asked the stenographer. She said she was. 3 "What do you mean by Feminism "Being like men," she answered, "Now you ave joking !" "No, Ym not. I mean mental inde pendence. And emotional independence too--living in velation to the universe rather than in relation to some other ' mistake he had made hel the, foundation of his fortune to thel There is a smartoess about ¢h's blonse ----a more ing joins the various parts togeth be o-- PLANTS TRAVEL STRANGELY Botanists Are Always Able to Ad- vance Theory It is often hard to account for the way in which plants spread from one country to another, and yet no such emigration has taken place, but the botanists have been able to advance some theory to account for it, In the early seventies of the last century the scientists in France were puzzled by finding that many pew plants hitherto unknown ° in 'that country had mysteriously sprung up. In, the summer of 1872 noted botan- ists went\ecarefully to work to find the cause fof this strange immigra- tion, and they sucgeeded admirably. They found no fewer than two hun- dred plants natural to Germany and the countries of the south; these plants were mostly of the grass, pea and bean families and were found only in the territory occupied by the Germans in the siege of Paris. This is a good example of the strange way in which plants' travel from place to place. ---------------- The Transcontinental Railway, Foronto Globe. "We find that without including the money which was uudecessarily ex- pended in building the, railway east uf the St. Lawrence river $40,000,000 at least was needlessly expended in the building of this road." In these words the commissioners sum. up their censure. They give vlsewhere as reasons fot passing it that confracts were let in unreason- ably large sections; that the wleven chief contractors were paid $8,000,000 in profits for that part of their work which they let to sub-contractors who numbered over one hundred; that the adoption of momentum grades in stead of the very low general grade required "might and should" have saved $6,200,000; that sharper curves might and should have saved 32,400, 000; that wooden trestles instead of traveling wear that many more ela borate models cannot: equal. is of very heavy soft silk, cal lod tango crepe, 'and is flesh tinted fashionsble effect now th an cream or pure white. 0 er and. a band of hemstitehed bhie silk on the cuff is matched by the h andkerchief border and a blue. silk. tassel which is worn instead of ghe conventional tie, he says, 'the home influence oh health is most important. stant and. controllable faetor is its food. bility of the mother. that the food of the growing.child is next only in importance te its"feed- ing as an infant; and that the great- est good cones to it from plain, nutri- tious, well-cooked and easily digest- ed food; that it needs certain food for body. structyre and other fobds to supply beat aud 5 |} Gananoque; session of the AN OURDING BLOUSE O ' DISTINCTIVE SIMPLICITY simple blouse for outing and This Hemstitch- HEALTH OF THE CHELD Problems of Its Mental and Physical Development problems . concerning the Two health and physical and mental de- velopment thoughtful parents to-day, considera- tion of the child outside. of school and attention to its environment with the school, according te a writer in the Journal of the American Medical Association. of dc child, confront "Whether in country or in city," its A con- Herein lies the home responsi She must ledrn "x child. should frofle and romp and play because there is a natural : relation between such muscular ag-| tivity and the proper performance of such food material in earrying on their funetions. also realize that rest is as important for the child as play, and that suffici- ent quiet, restiul sleep does its equal part in storing energy and bringing about perfect development, need sunshine dnd fresh air, and at night should sleep in a well-ventilat- ed room with the windows well down from the top. ed regularly, and properly clothed. Il fed and dinner. party on Tuesday given by The mother must Children They should be bath- "But no matter how' clothed, how clean and Well nourish- ed previous school, the parents' interest must fol- low the child to the schoolroom and see that such environment does not undermine its health. the responsibility of the father, as a citizen and taxpayer. that maintains the school, and it is his duty to see that his child is not to its admission to Herein lies It is his money it 'was unanimously decided {ihe countil-as a body should attend | the funeral of the late Daniel Frue: man Britton, town treasurer, and iy Vopening of his three {of union eva | cept a situation. : Late D. Britton. March 26,--A special] 4 'town council was con- véned on Tuesday evening af which Jat accordance with the views of those present, Mayor Gibsod has issued a proclamal requesting the busi- ness men the town to close their vlaces of Duiinoes from tvoito. four o'clock on, Thursday afternoon out of respect to the memory of tha de- ceased servant. ' since 3 eks series listic services has fo far recovered his yoice as to be abla to 'sing somé, 0 the meetings in. St. Andrew's church. Mr. and Mrs. EH Hurd, were | sumntoned ta Kingston yesterday by the serious illness of their little grand-daughter, Margery, ddaonghter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Hurd, Stephen street. Messrs. Dundas and Orser finished a three niglits engagement at the Broek theatre in Brockville last evening. ' Mrs. Allan Truesdall, North street received the sad mews of the seri- ous illness of lier brother, J. O'Brien of Belleville, yesterday. She left at once for his bedside. ' Henry Shurtiff; another of the locked out harness makens of the town left to-day for Torouto to ac- suffering from hoarseness © Death of Mrs. Morton Aliisonville, March 23.--After an illness of six days Mrs. John Morton dfed at her home, herve; on Wednes- day, from an attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Morton 'leaves a husband and one. child, Albert Morton, who. is eleven years old, and one brdther, Rev. B., Bamforth, B. A, of Port Perry, the only surviving member of their family. Mrs. Morton was fifty-four years of age and. was born in England where she lived-™ until seventeen: years ago. She came to Canada to live with her brother, Rev. Rt. Bamforth, He, at that time, was stationed pn, this circuit and fifteen years ago che was married to John Morton and has lived here since. Mrs. Morton was an exemplary ¢hris- tian character and was loved by all for her many excellent qualities, Funeral services were conducted in Melville church on 'Friday afterneon by Rev. Mr. Wallace. Mr. White and. Rev. Mr. Elliott, Wellington, were present. Interment took phce in Hillier cemetery. The people of this community extend to Rev. R. Bamfarth their deepest sympathy. | OVERE ----" v0 AT THE HOME OF ARN +4 Rev. H. T. Croyiley, who has been § - = WEMP WRDNESDAY Gun in Hands of Farm Hand Went Of Accidentally -- The Boy Brought to the General Hospital. William Leavens, aged fourteen, an old country boy employed by Arnold Wemp, | of Stella, Amberst Tsland, was brobght to the general hospital, on Wednesday night with Several gun wounds in his face neck and chest, ; It seems that Harold Smith. an- other farm hand at the saw place, was cleaming a gun outside the House about five o'clock in the after- noon. -The boy Leavens was sixty feet away, cleaning his boots. Smith did: not Know the gun was loaded and snipped the trigger. The wea- 'pon was pointed towards the hoy, whe recelved the shot in his face, neck and chest. The injured boy was immediately driven to Kingston for treatment. He, is at present in fairly good condition, but the doctors cannot say just yet what the result of the accident will bev dk Princes Jilts Grecian Prince _ Paris, March: 26,~A Bucharest de- spatch to the Eclio says that Pripeess Ilizabeth of "Roumania has jilted Prince George of Greece, to whom 'she was betrothed shortly after the Balkan war, 'Lhe proposed alliance of the two families was. jor political pur- poses, i Wouldn't Pay Prince's Expenses Berlin, March 26.--The frip to Afri va which the erown prince fina pur posed undertaking this year has been définitely abandoned." ha reason al- leged is that the imperial parliament would refuse an appropriation to cove er the expenses 'of such a trip. How You Can Remove Unsightly Hair or Fuzz} tone handy, you can quickly banish ugly, unsightly hairs, wherever they may appear, Just enough paste to cover the bhaiky surface is made with some of the powdered delatone and water. This is applied for about two minutes, then removed and the skin washed. This simple method not only banishes every trace of hair or fuzz, but leaves the skin firm, smooth and free' from bleinish The L. O: L. held a sugar social on Friday night in the lodge room, the programme was given hy Prof. Seribben, Belleville. He gave some choice music on the bagpipe and other instruments. W. J. Boyd filled in between with violin music. They hold another sugar social on Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mordon visited in Picton part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Stone- [burg spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McFaul and this wéek they are visiting ME and Mzs. J. Moon. ! @ntertained twenty of their friends on Friday night. Orville Richard- son went to Picton on Saturday with his team after some new machinery. One of his Horses was taken sick and fe had to have a doctor. He was not able to get home until next. day. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bevy spent yes- terday with Mrs. Bovy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Isteed. Mrs. Hennessy, Brighton, is staying a few weeks with her brother, H. Breeze, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Valleau and Fred Morton and his mother were at aj Mr. and Mrs. Merritt McFaul, near Wellington. Teaches Real Reason Galt; Mareh 24.--1In the course of; a lecture' on Mormon religion, in Ainslie street Methodist church, Rev. | C. 8. Applegath. said: "One oi: the; reasons for the remarkable and con-! tinued growth of the Mormon church ' Mr. ahd Mrs." Bruce Ticely 10¢ Cakes | Por Coo ing 'ture stunt, while' the real cause * By having a'small package of dela- | insist on 1h or Suing it with greasy foods; rub- b on useless "flesh creams." or following some foolish physical cul- of thinness goes untouched. You cannot get fat until your digestive tract as- similates the food you eaf. Thanks to a remarkable new sci- entific discovery, it is pow possible to combine into simple form the very elements needed by the digestive or- gans to help them convert food into rich; fat-laden blood. This master- stroke of modern chemistry is called Sargol and has been termed the greatest of flesh-builders. Sargol aims through its re-generative, re- constructive pawers to coax the stom - ach and Intestines'to literally soak up the fattening elements of your food land pass them into the hlood, where they are carried to every starved, broken-down cell and tissue of your body. You can ly picture the « result when tliis amazing transforma. tion has taken place, and you notice how! your cheeks fill out, hollows about your neck, shoulders and bust disappear and you. take: on: from 10 to 20 pounds of solid, healthy. flesh. Sargol is absolutely harmless. inex- pensive, efficient. Your druggist has it and will. refund your money if you are not. satisfied, as per the guaran- tee found in every ' Caution:--While Sargol has given excellent: results in overcoming ner- vous dyspepsia and general stoniach traubles. - It should not be taken by those who do not wish to gain ten pounds or more, ia oe We have some splendid lines in Men's Shoes, which cannot be beaten at $1.00 We should be glad to show you our HBoys' and Girls'. School Boots at prices from $1.50 to $3.00. All good solid leather. Scott's Shoe Store 260 PRINCESS ST. Branch 206 Barrie St. wi aad Men's; Young Men' 8 is the fact that every convert pledges. one-tenth of his income te the carry-| ing on of the work of the chureh,! and one entire year of his life to mis- sionary effort: : "What wonder, then, that Mormon- ism is making strides in America to- day! And what a wonderful impe-, tus would be given the christian churel if a similar effort were put, forth by the men and women who bear the name Jésus Christ!" forced into dn overcrowded, poorly ventilated, overheated classroom, compelled to breathe for five hours a day the expirations from forty or fifty pairs of lungs, and its condition 80 weakéned as to render it vulner- able to the attacks of infectious dis- ease, s : "Any one, on reflection, will be im- pressed wth the futility of expecting a maximum progression, physieal and' mental, where children are housed in overcrowded classrooms with lit- tle or no moisture in the air, com- pelled to breathe dry, vitiated air; and to attempt mental tasks with sui- fovated brain cells deprived of na ture's generous Supply of oxygen. This is the condition in a large nuh ber of schoolrooms throughout the land to-day." train filling and steel bridges would have cost $2.947,000 less than the more solid construction; that the fill- ing up of low spots spammed by tres-, tles could have been done after the road was opencd for $3,250,000 less than it cost under construction ¢on- ditions, and that on sundry sta- [thons, shops, fills, tuts, and sidings if there was much unnecessary work. To all this the answer 18 that the Jaurier goverameént . wanted the Transcontinental to he constructed With such grades, eurves, bridges, sidings, and other accessories that Hl from the day of opedng it would be alle, because of the low cost of ! operation, to compete successfully with the C.P.R, in the transportation ol passengers and freight between Moast and west. That was the de [liberate policy of the government de- i i fihrately carvied out with a defimte ghject in view. The degrading of the MM road since the Hordén gnvernment | took over the work of construetion H has imperilled the object for which Hihe road was built, has called forth "All men are not like that," we said sadly. '""Lhen they ought to join the Femin- ist movement!" o flour. put up in 7, 12, all at grocers. ent Lake . Steamship now ven boats, For Saturday and Monday selling, which it will pay you to consider. Better call in, look them over | and try on some. You will not be urged to buy. They || are priced exceptionally low for quick selling. Votes for Women London Mail Justice Has followed swiftly om the senseless act of vandalism. com- mitted at the National Gallery. The sentence is light ang inadequate, as the sesgions. judge admitted. But if we cannot precent these outrages nor punish them sufficiently when they occur, there is at least the certainty that women in England will never get the vote until the meniory- of deeds' like that of Mary Richardson has passed out of the Young Men's Fine Tweed and Worsted Suits, Blues, Browns and Greys, hand- tailored, latest styles, perfeat fit, and guaranteed to keep their shape. "Were made to sell at $16.50 and $18.00. Take your choicéd Saturday or Monday for 38 Men's Regular $10.00 Suits, Blues, Browns and Greys, sizes 33 to #4; new goods. Take your chivice -. Saturdlay and Monday $7.00 Shelion Valley Happenings Sheldon Valley, March 23.--Ed- ward Burk met death in Syracuse; N. 43 by - collision. with a snow plough. he remains were tiken | Be teats from the {cand Trunk Da: [Rome by way of Smith's Falls, thente Public ming. Fe oticinie, and may set alfond a LE ered to ay | This would be a much ] A % + the 1 5 2 o _ y Erementar. which the. G.1.F, hei lae romps, Syinpaiby. ls ob oP thee HHA P « ' 5 3 n er, . a d is to operate the road, paying. in: The. body Wis a foros "to the. government on the |pILTE SE ROTA he body, wil 5 H tony invested inv construction. a Boys' Suits, regular $6.00, $6.50 and $7.00, gizes 26 fo 35, Norfolks and plain D. B. styles, with bloomer pants, On sale Saturday and Monday :.... $4.76 u S 50 This more pleasant in the SPLINE. ata aren " . James Watters has hauled some The Bilitor's Query ue maple logs to Portland sawm'll. A Wisconsin editor, was visiting m Ralph, Cedar Valley, is i dedided to Biy a Hew A ber of Going intoa store, he | peo; a party 1 : the. pri oT oe that looked | han's on: Motch 17th, Mrs to him. : | WalleTs was the guest of her clerk. replied, "Fifteen dollars." Pwr, Waters. Wirt editor asked, "Where | companied, by Her son- clerk appen red bewildered fora' g ; but managed to ask, SWhat fie bditor replied, "The holes for ¢ oars of the ass that would pay dollars for a hat lke that." fy i di . Attorney Geeral Foy ititcoduoos = a | providing jor a five marshall The new shapes in Hats, stff or soft, regular $2.00, . On saleSaturday and Monday for y ll NEW SHIRTS, NEW NECKWEAR, NEW gn GLOVES WILL PAY: YOU TO COME IN AND SEE Wa THESE GOODS. ne 4 sat Torreon, under Vill voutad with great slanghter. * Wikte Rose flow for all purpdses.