| FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE | O'Neill tad the misfortune to te' thrown from a buggy. She was,' however, but slightly injured. --------ree-- POPPI T TTT TET Tet PTET HOLLEFORD, Feb, 8. The service on Sunday was conducted by Mr. Medcof in the absence of Rev. Mr. Humphrey, who is UL Two prominent men have put the temperance petition before the peuple. All are glad of the op- portunity of saying that the liquor traffic should not exist. Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Babcock in the loss of her mother, whose death oc- curred at Bydenham. Mr.and Mrs. Redmond, Kepler, are spending a fow weeks with their son Alfred. Miss Alice Walker, Pleasant Valley, spent Sunday under the parental roof. Miss Nellie Medcof spent. a couple of days last week with friends in Ottawa. Mr. and Mrs. Wolsworth, Unionville, were recent guests at W, Martin's Miss Nina Shay at 8. Martin's. Mr. and Mra. E. Donnell, Kepler, A. Red- mond's. DELTA. A Feb, The members of the Pub- lie Library held a literary and social event in Bell's Hall on Monday night last. A nuinber froin here attend- ed the Sunday School Convention at Newboro last week. Recruits ave being added daily to the list. . MacDonald has gone as home guard to Iroquois W. Robert {rom across the lake is moving into the village also are Mrs. of Daytown. B ter visited friends in Ottawa last week ('. Dunn and wife have re- turned to their home in Toronto, C A. Lafleche is spending a few home. The Oddfellows are ing for an "At Home' on evening next . Conners fined to the house through 111 8, P. Bresee and sis- at is con ness LELAND, Feb. 7.--The ice has been in ex- cellent condition and the young folks have enjoyed il. Clark young hag arrived from Cobalt. Mr. and Mrs. 8. Dickinson have returned, af- ter a month's absence in the West Their nlece, Migs Laura Coleman, accompanied them home. A, Camp- bell has sold his farm to Frank Kel- lar who: intends taking possession the first of March. Waiter Holder has also sold his farm and intends moving to Westbrooke in the near future. Mrs. E, Johuson apd Ruth are visiting friends in Tamworth. S. Ackerman is at his brother's at For- est Mills. The many friends of Mrs. A. Campbell are glad to see her able to be out again. J. Banks has put- chased a new gasoline engine and saw, LANSDOWNE. Feb. --~Paul Moore has he residence of J. Herbison vas recently occupied by Hutcheson Arthur Latimer, new C. T. R. agent, and recently lo- cated at Brighton, downe toy, and was warmly comed by his many friends. Lillle Harmer, who has been ously ill in Brockville Hospital, improving. Rev. Canon Dobbs, Kingston, was here last Monday on business, connected "with St. John's Church. Mrs, Willlamm McConnell was called to Kingston recently on account of the illness of Mrs. W. W Stafford, and also her daughter Bes- sie, Wilmer Grothers, of the Mer- chanta Bank, has been transferred to Napanee, and left last week for his new position, He will be greatly missed. Mr. Trickey of the Mer- chants Bank spent Sunday at his home in Cardinal. 9. bought which W. H wel- seri- KEPLER, Feb. 9.---All were very much pleased to have Rev. E. Codling preach once more after his recent ill ness. Wesley Simkins entertained his Kepler friends to an oyster sup- per on Tuesday night at the home of Alexander Smith. Miss Mabel Or- ser, Wellington Orser, and Mrs. Gar- rett and Raymond, are on the sick list. Miss E. Maud Townsend is visiting her aunt in the city, who Is ill. Mrs. Manuel Orser.is much im- ROCKPORT. Feb, Y.~----A number from here at- tended the iureral of the late Miss; Phoebe Buell, who passed away at] the home of Walter Williams, Poole's Resort, where the deceased lived for a number of years. The sermon was preached by Rev. Leach, Escott. Mies Evelina Edg-! ley has returned home after spend-| ing a few days with her brother, Melvin Edgley, on Wellesley's Island, The many friends of Miss Fiorence Bugtch are pleased to learn she is recovering. Miss Dora Lam-, bert, who has been very ill, is im- proving. Mrs Charlotte Jeroy is ill with grip! people spe; mond and wife and Edward Don- 11 and wife are: (visiting friends at HoVeford. Henry Lindsay, wife and daughter are at Hobert Lyons, Lati- mer. Mrs, {s 'visiting her niste at Ottawai © Miss Snook, Syd. enbam, and Miss. Bradley, Bath Osea: 'Mrs. _Sigsworth, he apyel Ofer's; Mrs. proved after her recent illness. John i Ry ¢ A number of young a pleasant evening last e home-of Mr. and Mrs. . Hunt, Escott Centre. Miss Lar- © Senecal, Watertdwn, N.Y. 1s spending a few. weeks with her par- Bients, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Senecal, Poole's, Resort. Donald McDonald. Gilbert = Plaine, and sister, Mrs, IWETgnY, Lakelet. are the -guests-of John and Arthur Dickey. Mr, Me- Donald has been away from these parts for over forty-three years. Spot Rv artnan Ss. 8 SAL hd 8 and daugh- Oso on Niedueadat, tea with Mise Cox 0 Setafday.. > Mrg' A. Gray came to ¥isit her sow non Monday, dnd wis taken seriously Ml. -Sire 1s somws what better now. Born Yo MF. and Mrs. RJ a dagghter, on Friday. Whi ng & number of schol. ara from "No, 4 echool, the sleigh, driven by R, Connor, upset, throwing all out. The teacher, Miss Cox, re- cetved a slight injury to her right shoulder. J. Huffman, Verona, who hes enlisted with the 146th Battal- lon,~spent the week-end with his un- cle, N. Mills. Mrs. W. Locks is ill Special services are to start Sunday, Feb, 18th, in the Methodist Church Rev. H. A. Bunt, B.A. is to be in charge. Mrs. Morley Simpson and two daughters are spending a couple of weeks with Mr. Simpson's mother at Ompah tp ATHENS, Fel The rink has into good condition and skate" ig advertised for to-night. Mahlon Yates, Sheldon's Corners, has moved to thg Wing property, Wiltse stredt, recently purchasé&l by him Mrs. Leadbeater has purchased Mrs. N. K. Benedict's house Stanley Grey has returned from the west and moved to his farm, Oak Leaf road. Mr. Brooker, Oak Leaf road, has moved to the MeChain house on Mill » - street, Norman' Brown, Reid street, PERTH ROAD. { has jeased his farm to Mr. Latimer, Fob. 10.~The recent fail ot canal apsdowne, h's former tenant, Fred- Nas enabled the: farmers to. Tecon- erick MeChain, is leasing the Wal- tinue thelr hauling of 4 wocd and|it@ Brown farm, Glen Elbe. Am- timber Sunday morning Mrs. -H.] DE Atlienians who have emisted are Baboock slipped on the ice near her William Greenham, Mills Johnston, homie abd Teceived a bad bruise on Clarence W ashburn, Grant. Darling, the back of the head which caused James Fawkins, . Arthur Hawkins, unconsciousness far some time. Dr, Andy Bradley, Charles Greenham, Sargent was quickly summoned, Mrs, Allie Thornhill, Claude Watson The Babcock is recovering, Miss Edna McCadden is confined to her bed with grippe. Mies 8S. Guthrie spent Saturday in the city. Rev. Mr. Cas- well, Sunbury, and Mrs. R. MceCrim- mons at H. McCadden's. Miss Mild- red Amey, Sydenham, was the guest of Miss Winuitred Wallace for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. John Young, Le land ,at Miss Sadie Guthrie's; Mr. and Mrs. William Ennis at B, Sim- kin's: Mr. and Mrs. M. Pines nu family at Sheridan Orser's; fev, Mr, and Mrs. Doherty at William Ennis'. R. R. Ritchie made a business trip to Kingston as also did N. Tees. E. Bubcotk is ill. The Maple Leaf Mis- sion Circle will meet Feb. 10th at Mrs. William Guthrie's, KINGSTON MILLS, Feb, 7.--~The oldest inhabitant fails to recall a winter so open .and mild as the present. The woods and fields have rather the appearance of April than of February. Crows ang other small summer birds' are very plentiful, and what is still mare ex- ceptional a flock of wild geese wus seen only a few 'days past feeding in an open field. William MocKane has Been placed in charge of the Camp bell Electric plant. The men guard: tog the Grand Trunk Railway bridge, that crosses the Rideau at this place, are taking every precaution to pre- vent trespassing of any sort. No person is allowed to walk on, or near the bridge. G. Corkey had the mis. fortune of baving a very valeable horse permanently imjured fy being Kicked. This horse compet: 'od in severa] local races last winter. The condition of Mrs. Apna Quing, Wife of the late Bert Quinn, remains about the same. Ear] Doyle, who wus ove of the first from bere to en list for overseas service ig mow in Frahce. He will give a good ac count of himself and sis many friends dope for his vate feturn whenj .the war is. over Mra, Richard 9 ve been put a leap-year second named Scouts sent to England for onation of King George. A monster patriotic meeting was held in he town hall on the evening of Jan. 31st the building being packed. Rev. W. HEAL SORES' To heal sores, does not mean to heal over the outer skin, only to have the sores break out again, Real healing, means going to the root of the trouble and curing from the base ypward. That is the way Zam-Buk heals, and that is why Zam-Buk cures are lasting. Zam-Buk. as soon am applied to A S0Te, commences hres procasses. It soothes the pain By drawing out the inflammation. Being a strong germicide, it thoroughly cleanies the sore by destroying all germs; and then by its marvellous healing pawer, it promotes the growth of su¥, healthy tissue. . As the new tigsuo gradrvaily develops, it casts off tad old, until the diseased patch is ced by new. healthy flesh. Effected *: this uniques method of healing, Zam-H sures are thor- ough and permarvant. Send this article and te. stamp for return Jostage, no Yaw-Bok Co, Torouto, and we will sead you a free trial the cor- Elliott and family | - Collins, the | is an old Lans-| Miss | is | funeral) Mr.: first mentioned has seen seven yvears' service in FHngland and ee the | was one of the Boy SH SRE ig DAILY G. Swayne acted ws chairman, and stirring addressés were delivered by Licut.-Col. Bedell, Lieut.-Col, Wil- kinson, Rev. My. Allen, W. A. Lewis, A. E. Donovan. Excellent music was furnished by loca] talent. The W. M, S. hel its annual "rally" in the vestry of the Methodiet Church Thursday evening. After an inter- esting programme, refreshments weTe served and a social hour spent. The Bluebird Misdion Circle were guests of honor on that oveasion. Saturday was observed hefe as "nickel day," the Red Cross midgets collecting $15.50. On Saturday evening at Hard Island school house in: the ad- joining section, 'mn medal contest was held under L. T. auspices, the medal { being awarded to Miss Marjorie Hol- lingsworth, « Besides the elocutionary numbers, the programme consisted of many other interesting features. At th close of 'the Pansy Mission Band on Monday afternoon, refresh- ments were dispensed to the little folks. The W. C. T UU. met on { Tuesday at the home of Mrs. (Rev.) On Thursday evening under I. 0, 0. F. auspice the Lyndhurst Dramatic Club preseépysed the play "A Receipt for $10,000." An event is |to be given soon under Women's In- | stitute auspices for patriotic purpos- Prince Edward CHERRY VALLEY. «R The quarterly service was held here last Sgbbath morning. F. Spafford lost fourteen fine sheep which got on the mill-pond ice and were drowned. Harry Brooks is home for a few days. The funer- al of the late Guy Maston was held here last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Halkins have recovered from grippe. Q-~8evens is very ill BONGARD'S. Feb. 8.--The remains of the late Alva N. Pringle, a former resident of this place, whose death occurred at his home in Detroit, Mich., arriv- ed here on Monday, accompanied by ia brother and two nephews. Mr. Pringle was twice married. His {first wife was a Miss Dulmage, who ipredeceased him several years ago. He is survived by his second wife, but no family. Deceased was about fifty years of age. A number of re- {latives are left to mourn. Mr. and {Mrs. B. BE. Harrison and daughter, {Waupoos, were recent guests at R. Harrison's. Miss G. Vincent is vis- {iting Mrs. J. Shepard. Mr. and |{Mrs. Van Meer visited at Fairmount and vicinity last week: Mrs. C. {Storms is ill and under the doctor's care. Miss H. Kingsley Is with her jsister, Mrs. Thomas Bongard. A 'box social will be held here in the {Jens future under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid. R. Harrison and L. {Pierce are able to be around after an illness. Mr. and Mrs. A. Kerr were visitors dt 'R. Harrison's. Mrs. J. Shepard entertained the members of the Ladies' Aid at her home on Thursday. Joseph Blackburn and wife have returned to their howe at Coe Hil. Es | Lennox & Addington | BY. I Feb. 9 Quarterly service was held iin the Methodist Church on Sunday last Rev, Mr. Cook and Rev. Mr. Scott are holding revival meetings at {Empey Hill Mrs. W. J. Ramsey, who underwent an operation for ap- | pendicitis at the General Hospital, i Kingston, is doing nicely Mrs. A. {Rose returned home from Belleville, where she was visiting friends. Mrs, G. Hudgin is guite ill Mrs. C. Ar- nold returned home from Kingston jor Monday. Mrs. J. Wood and Miss F. McCauley are. visiting friends at "Hay Bay A number from here at- tended the Epworth League Conven- tion held at Napanee last week. Visi- tors: Mr. and Mrs. 1. Hudgin and Mr. and 'Mps. N. Russell at Rev. Mr. Cook's; D. Fitapatrick at home; Mr. {and Mrs, F Sexsmith and family at lr Edgar Miss J. Reid at L Io- Miss Sexsmith at 8. 'Ander- nes'; A son's. SWITBZERVILLE, Feb. 9.------The Red Cross meeting will be held at R. J. Brethen's Wed- nesday évening, when another bale of goods will be packed. The W. M. 8. meeting will be held the following Thursday afternoon. The people are covtribliting generously towards the second motor ambulance to be sent to, . Queen's, Stationary Hospital in Egypt. There was no service in the church Sunday morning owing to School was held in the afternoon. F, Sauderson spent Sunday at R. Breth. en's. J. F. Wilson had his hand badly injured Ly a sawing machine while sawing wood. Miss O. Peter's is visiting at T. Woodeock's. C. B. Brethen, Queen's University spent Sunday at his home. Mr, and Mrs. J. A. Dawson spent Sunday at E. Switzer's. Mrs. G. Shorey is visit. ing in AMontres] . | Serbian "Army Numbers 76,000. London, Feb, 10.--The Athens cor {respoudent of the Daily Mail reports that the Serbian Legation bas receiv ed au official telegram stating that there are 64,000 Serbian troops at Corfu and 3,800 at Ralonics. The statement says that the Serbian army totals 76,000 men newly equipped and armed. Transportation of men from Alha- nid still contindes; and there will shortly he 86,000 Serhians at Corfu. quarterly meet'ng antl the Sunday|g, Al weg ( FRIDAY onde .~ > Frederick the Great Proved $it to Mis Cavalry Officers. "Gentlemen." sald Frederick he Great after a review of his troops, "UL am entirely dissatisfied with the caw alry. The regiments are completely gut of hand. There ix uo accurecy, no order. The meu ride like tailors. | beg that this may not oecur again and that each of you will pay move atten tion to his duty, but I know how things go on. Youn think I am mot up to your dodges, but I Know them all and will recapitulate them, "When the season for riding drill comes on the captain sends for the sergeant major and says: 'L have an appointment this moruing stew, hin the first lieutenant to take the ries.' S0 the sergeant major goes to the senior subaltern and gives him the message, and the latter says: "What! % % i The captain will be away? Then Lam off hunting. Tell the second lieutenant to take the men.' And the second. lieu tenant, who is probably still in. bed. says: 'What, both of them away? Then I will stay whewe I am. 3 this morning at a dance. Tell the cornet 1 am ill and he must fake the rides! Finally the cornet nemarks: 'Look here, sergeant major, 'whal is the good of wy standing out there in the cold? You know all about it much better than I do, You go and take them. "And so it goes, the end of it all? What can 1 hope to do with such carairy before the ene. my? -- "History of Krederick the Great." Siberian Camels. The native camels of Siperia are. a source of constant womdler to trawel- ors. On the Mongolian dateaus, for instance, the thermometer often reg- isters a temperature of 40 degrees be- low zero, but the camels do not mind it at all, walking about as blithely as if the weather were as balmy as spring. On the other hand, the tem- perature on the Gobi desert in summer is sometimes 140 degrees above zero, and the beasts mind that heat just as little as they do the extreme cold. Thorough. A professional lady on Columbia heights boasts a colored treasure great- Iy envied her by her friends. One of them dropping in for tea the other aft- ernoon and finding hér hostess not yet returned beguiled the time of waiting by chatting with Susan, who hovered doing the honors. Susan bad a tragic tale to tell of baving broken her mistress' most priz- od teacup. "What a shame. Susan!" said the visitor with sympathy. "Didn't you keep the pieces? I'm very good at mending china." "0p, laws, no. 'Thank yer, miss, jes' the same. When Susan breaks there ain't no pieces." Witches of Germany. Freiburg-im-Brelsgan made #t hot for witches in the old days. Xo town in Germany was more famous for détect- ing witches and for burning them. 'These incidents are said to have aver aged pearly ope a month. The suburh of the Wiehre was especially notorSons, and the local executioner won a bet that there were more witches in this ' than could be packed into a horse Maria Theresa, however, put down witels burning, and the last iustapce in the neighborhood occurred in 1751. But on the Kandel, a hill not far off, all the witchés of the Black forest are still reputed to assem bie periodically.~lLondon Chronicle, village four wagon A Water Telescope. Norwegian fishermen use a water fel- escope to ascertain the position of the herring shoals. This is the make the water telescope Procure a tube made of tin and fun- nel Shaped abouf three and a half feet long and ten inches in diameter at the largest end. 1t should be wide aiough at the top to take in the ubservers eves, and the inside should he minted black. At the bottom. or wide ofl a clear, thick picce of glass 1nust be in- serted, with a little le ad in the form of a ring to weight the tube. When the instrument is immersed in clear water it=is astonishing bow many fathonss down the observer can see. amseimimensen PR A Russian Ad. The reason why I have heretofors been able to sell my goods so much lower than anybody else is that J am a backelor and de not need to make a profit for the maintenance of a wife and children. It is now my duty to inform the public that this advantage will shortly be withdrawn from them. as I am about to be married. They will therefore do well to make their purchases at once at the old rate.~-- Petrograd Otogoloski. way to Pretty Clever Idea. "How do you manage to turn away many applicants for positions in the chorus without hurting their feelings? "Oh, 1 tell them they are too prefty: that the star wants to be the only bandsome woman in the company." Ar------------ A Forced Loan. Sport--1 say, old chap, can you let me have two fives for a ten? Loung-- Sare. Here they are. Short--Thanks. I" hand you the ten in 2 day or so. ~Indianapolis Star. To have falled is to bare strives: to tare sifiven 5 t0 have grown. Mult bie D. Babcock -- Many an excellent mas is discour- aged by the thought that the world will have to Wait 'Gntil after he Is mah dead before it finds out how good hel was, 1 was up till | and what must be WEENT BAGO, + p---- ts Ruined Mosques, Crumbling Walle 'and Rich Bazaars. fqualor aud ruin are the present characteristics of ancient Bagdad, the once beautiful city of "The Arabian Nights* Of its famous bundred mosques only about thirty are now in use. Several are so dilapidated that thelr crumbling roofs and walls threat. en the lives of the devout who still worship in them. The one splendid wall, built of the bandsome Arabian brick and extend: ing around the city a distance of five miles, still stands, but it §s broken in many places. The four original gates remain, and the oldest and finest one, bearing the date of 1220, has not been opencd since the middie of the seven- teenth century. The famous river Tigris, a muddy stream flowing sioggishly during the greater part of the year, divides Bag- dad jute two parts. which are connect- ed by a rickety bridge of boals nearly 20 feet long. When the snow melts apon the Armenian mountains the Ti- gris rises, sometimes floods part of the vity and often carries away the bridge. The bazaars of Bagdad exhthit rich merchandise of mauy kinds, including Toekizh and European products, both modern and antique, and are the most attractive part of the city Wonders In the Equine Foot. The fool of a horse is one of the most and upesampled: pleces of whole range of ani The hoof is made up of un series of thin vertical laminae of hore, about 500 in sumber, Into this are fitted about 500 more thin laminae, which belong the coflin bone, both sets being elastic and adber- ent. The edges of a quire of paper inserted leaf by leaf into another quire will furnish a good idea of the arrange. ment of the laminae iu all the feet, amounting to about 4000. These are distributed in the most secure\ manner and in a way that every spring is act- ed upon iu av oblique direction. ingenious mechanism in the mal structure. outside fo Unlucky Hair. A correspondent of Loudon Notes and Queries writes: Among our peas- ants it Is considered very unlucky to ledve lying about or to throw away any, even the smallest, scrap of bu. man hair. They therefore pick it up, sweep up the place where the hair has been cut and sérupulously burn the sweepings in the fire, saying that, if left about, the birds would build their nests with the hair, a fatal thing for him or ber from whose head it had fallen. They say if a pyet (magpie) | got hold of it for any such purpose--by i no means an unlikely circumstance, | considering the thievigh propensities of the birds--the person's death ! with in year and day" was sure. ' Origin of the Clearing House. In 1775 the baukers of London rent ed a house in Lombard street and fit: ted It with tables and desks for the use of their vlterks as a place where Bille, notes, drafts nnd other commer «lal paper micht be exchanged without the trouble of persenal visits of em- ployees to all the metropolitan banks 'Prausfer tickets were used, and by means of this simple plan transactions involving many millions were settled without a panny changing hands. The Bank of England and all other impor. tant banks iu London are members of the Clearing louse association. The first cleaelng house in the | United States *ax established by the dssociat- i ed banks of New York in 1855. { The Old Wooden Warships. : | A modern battleship is supposed to | jast fwenty years, As a malter of fact, its real efficiency as a first clnss fight. ing machiue is less than half that pe i riod of time, Improvements are being made so rapidly and coustantly that ships are superseded often after having served only one or two commissions. It was otherwise in Nelson's tithe. The Victory, for example. was launched in 1765 and was therefore forty years old at the battle of Trafalgar. en she { flew the admirals flag and was ac counted quite the finest line of battle ship in the British navy. And her cost, including her armament, was only about £100,000. -- London Standard. Could Lift a Ton and a Half, A Scotchman, said to be the last of | the Stuarts, was possessed with an ex- traordinary strength, from which clr cumstauce he got the byname of Jem- my Among other feats, ha | could carry a twenty-four pounder cap- {non and had been known to lift a cart load of hay weighing a Lon and a half upon his back. Masdy a time he took up a jackass and, varrying it on his shoulders, walked through tlhe toligate, ------------------------- Handicapped. "4 rich woman misses much iu life." "As 10 how?" "She can't run out to the back fence when sho gets hold of a choice bit of gossip. She has to get up a tea er , apd by that time the news reception, 8 stale." He Meant Well. Niece--~1 do think you are clever, dunt, to be able to argue with th» pro fessor about sociology. Aunt--1've anty been concealing my ignoran dear. Professor Bilks (gallantiyd=3h, ya, Miss Knowles; quite the voztrity, { ad ture yom. An Ominous Hine, "Kir, 1 want to ask sou for yous daughter's hapd." "All right, song. © pocket."- Youll Gal © in Deliver me from the individual who bes mothing to do.: busy WAR doesnt often take on Fh { wonderful FATE OF A PIRATE CREW. Strange Case of the the Nancy Brig and a Hungry Shark. In the museum at Kingston, Jamaica, there are some tatteved ships' papers. brown with age sad salt water, and a small tin canister. 'These articles at test the truth of the strangest pirate story ever told. In 179 the ¢rew of the Nancy brig werg.apparently bonest isaders, but did some piracy now aad then on the side. One day they fours] it necessary to go fnto Kingston for supplies. Before do- ing so they naturally removed ail traces of thelr buccancering trade. Among other things they threw over board this tin canister stuff®d with pa. pers taken from ships they bad sunk, with comments writtem on the margin by the pirate captain. Later ip the day a British frigate was becalmed near the spot, and the sailors spent their leisure catching sharks. Presently ther hauled up » big fellow, cut him open and found the tin case with the papers inside. as a breeze sprang Kingston barber, found the Nancy brig there and had the crew tried. conviet- ed and hanged, in chains at Port Royal. up, Beautiful Blue Lake. Perhaps the most striking instance to be seen in the whole world of the appament coloring of bodies | of water is the mavvelously beautiful Blue lake in Switzerjand. Encompass ed on all sides by lofty mountains, their lower ranges lxuriantly clothed with verdure down to the edge of the | water and adorned 'with many fine for- | These i were taken to the guptain. who, as soon | sailed" into | said a well educated man the other day when he was asked this question: ~--"*Why, when you have a cold, a cough or bron- chitis (troubles, you will note, of throat and chest) do you persist in pouring _ cough syrups, lung tonics and the like into your stomach, which is perfectly scund 2' Ever think of it? 'The stomach and the lungs are not connected, otherwise food swallowed would choke you. Lung and throat troubles were never vet cured by dosing the stomach, To cure coughs, colds and bronchitis, you must b the cure. Peps provide the rational treat- ment for these ailments. Peps are tablets made up of pine extracts and medional essences, which when put into the mouth turn into healing vapors. * These are breathed down direct to the Jungs, throat and bronchial tubes--not swallowed down to the stomach, which is not ailing. Try a Stc. box of Peps for your cold, your cough, bronchitis or asthma. All drug- gists and stores or Peps Co., Torunto, will supply Peps ---------- (COMB SAGE TEA IN LIFELESS, GRAY HAIR | est trees, while their higher acclivities | are garbed in a mantle of eternal snow, the little lake, nestling in its deep hol- low basin, gular and strasge beauty. although really pure and coloriess, ap- pears (0 bo of a most intense sky blue. And ils vansparency is so remarka- ble that a small coin dropped into the water in the center of the lake can be seen until it reaches the bottom, ap- parently more than a hundred feet be- neath, Finger Nails Show Health. Our finger nails are made of a horny material that is in some ways like the material that makes our skin. Butitis more like the material that makes our hair, ther of these and is more like horn than any other part of our bodies, The special cells at the base of the nails form the material for our nails and therefore the health of our finger nails depends on these cells. If you are not in good health or if you do not take good care of your skin your finger nails will show that they are not healthy. It your blood is out of order the cells that make the finger nails will not do their work properly a then little | white spots will appeal on the nalls: | 80 you see those little white spots are a sign of bad health. . Chains on Al Four Wheels. When ope places chains on the reat wheels of an automobile only, as is so often done, he overlooks the fact that it is the forward pair of wheéls that give the ear ks direction and that it is if anything more important to insure these agrinst skidding than the rear wheels. Theonly way to be safe is to put chains on all four wheels in slip- pery weather. The slight trouble in- volved is ip no way commensurate to fhe danger which is always present where skidding is possibility. A driver who is too er and shiftiess to take this simple prétaution should be deprived of hjs license, Brought Down the House. On one oecasion, when Arthur Rob- erts, the Euglish actor, was perform- ing the part of Captain Crossiree in the burlesque of "Black Eyed Susan" at Glasgow be comverted an awkward | contretemps into a hit. In one of the scenes Crosstree entered supposed to be inebriated and staggered about the stage. In doing so Mr. Roberts acci- dentally came in contact with the scenery of the inn, bringing the whole sef down, The curtain had to be low- ered, and the came to the front and said, and gentlemen, you see when we come to Glasgow we always bring down the house." vivacious comedian Mexican Tidbits, Water bugs and worms are among the tidbits in which the Mexican peon delights. He catches his bugs as they skim along the top of fresh water ponds, drying them and then eating them with as much zest as an Ameri: can boy eats peanuts. As pear as the peon can explain it, their flavor is something on the order of the chest nut. but as no 'white man has ever tried eating water bugs. or, if he bas, doesn't dare confess it, the exact taste of these Mexican morsels can't be de scribed very accurately. The peéns dote, too, on the nice fat pulque worm. 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