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,.._,..M “g, 1... ., . .1, .._...._. - ELEVEN MILES OF SNOWDROPS. In the grounds of Longford Castle, Ireland, there is a large tongue of land known as “The Underwood." The spot is given up to nature, and is intersected with a network of shady and delightful walks. The late head gardener planted the sides of the many paths with snowdrops, So that in the early spring the whole surface of the Underwood is covered with these graceful flowers. In order to ascertain the length of the ground PERSONAL POINTERS. One ounce of Sunlight Soap is worth more than two ounces of common soap. .â€" Notes of Interest About Some Leading People. : The life of Mr. Marconi has been in- sured by the Wireless Telegraph Company for £150,000. The object Is to compensate the company for the loss which they would suiIer by his death. When Mr. Chamberlain was eight years old hewent to a damels school at Camberwell, and is said to have REDUCES een a fairl ' mischievous boy. One Covered by the flOWCI‘S the Present gay the oldylady found young Chamâ€" EXPENSE Earl of Iladnor recently pedallcd berlain and a. dozen other boys fight; along the Paths, making the disâ€" uk {01' “10 00'380‘1 3” 'm tense that is whitened by these early blossoms no iess than eleven miles. nunâ€".â€" TO TEST PURE MILK. The Echo de Paris has inaugurated ' a novel competition, a direct out- come of the present milkâ€"adulteraâ€" tion‘scare in the French capital. A - A . I y \Ve are handllng large quantities; "' We can handle yours to advantage. prize of 5,000f. is offered to the suc- cessful competitor, irrespective of The Dawson ‘GomlniSSi-on 00-, Toronfia lng. 0n asking the cause of the scrimmage the school~mistress was informed that the boys .had formed themselves into a Peace Society, and were fighting as to who should be the first president. " The Dowager Duchess of AberCOrn has just become a grandmother for the seventy-first time by the birth of iZlady Evelyn Cavendish’s child, but lthere are actually twice as many of . .......».,.k..,. .7\ ‘ _..- - ., New .. .. -7, .. , , rd“ composed quartzite rock which show~ ed rusty iron ore, and which, they believed, must carry gold. In the afternoon it. turned cold and a crust formed on the snow, so that the mountain seemed to be‘encased with glass. - It was near sundown when the two men had finished prospecting and lilier descendants still livinrr' This started to retrace their way down nationality, Who, before the 15th of “Ons'i’nm‘m'iof Bum": £888.: ADD!“ and 01”" 'V°""°° “"9"”- ; 5' ' May, shall devise a simlle and efiiâ€" ~ _._ wonderful old lad is a. ' core 5 of the mountain. The descent was . . I :the three kingdoms? Slfe wil be steep, icy and dangerous at best. Clem” “3513 Of pure milk, 511011 as can ®$@°@@@3@°@9©@9999®9@°Q°®°ooaoeoeeeeeaaseea°g Ininety in July, and three months They had gone down a hundred feet be used at the (10°? When 1"ng and a without waiting for the official reâ€" port from the city laboratory. England has a yearly surplus of births over deaths of 369,000; Scotâ€" land, 51,000; Ireland, of 27,000. or more, when Murphy said: “Pete, I reckon it would be safer to slide down in the pan and shovel eh?" “All right," said McGoff. “I will if you will." And without further hesitation or debate, he sat down in the pan. “I’m with you!” cried his compan- ion, and he squatted on his shovel, unmindiul of the danger ahead. At first both men slid over the crust in a. jerky fashion, for they were obliged “to hitch themselves along with hands and feet. But sud- denly the descent became more abrupt, and the two miners almost shot into space, so great was their speed. They tore down the moun- tain side like an avalanche, each holding on to his metal sled with vise-like grip. ' ‘ Down, down they flew, breathless, their eyes blinded with tears. faster and faster. Luckily there were no trees, and no precipices. The two miles were covered in less than two minutes. They shot over Cow Creek, a forty-foot canon which they had forgotten, and plunged out of sight .ilater will witness, let us hope, the l.seventieth anniversary of her Wedâ€" iding day. , The death of Lord John Hervey, lbrother ‘of the Marquis of Bristol, jrecalls the adventure which, in comâ€" ‘ipany with Mr. Strutt, afterwards lLord Belper, and Mr. H. G. Coore, he underwent many years ago while ,on a yachting cruise along the coast ,of Greece. Potting illto a litt,e har- ,bor ill search of sport and being be- trayed by a guide, they were captur~ ed by brigands, Mr. Coore being [held as a hostage while a ransom of £3,000 wassecured. , , There are. many stories current in, South Africa regarding Mr. Kruger’s :immense strength. It is related of him that some thirty years ago, When he was out bull‘alo hunting, a Euge bull that he was after stum- bled into a water-hole. The exâ€" President, unable to pull up in time, came plump on-the back of the aniâ€" mal. Fearing lest he should lose his “bag” Mr. Kruger literally “took the bull by the horns" and held the animal’s head under water until it Was drowned. ; E ‘ Is the paint made from the best e materials, studied out, thought“ In“ out, by practical paint men, and ‘ put to the test in actual use in ‘ Canada for many years. ' o MllSil’S Plill’l‘Si are the best, and the most ~ nomical, ready for use in handy as can, containing the best paint pigâ€" 6} ments known, ground fine and a“ mixed by experienced men to preâ€" .- vent cracking, blistering or chalk- ing. They are made to wear. Drop us a card and ask for BOOKLET "K" FREE. showing cuts of beautiful homes. A. RAMSAV & $0“, lotah. 1w: ‘ ' MGNTREAL Paint Makers @eaoaeaoeeao®o®oaogoggaeae$eaeeo M®a®Qanoa ii WMWMWWMMMM Between'1859 and 1874: wages rose 4;] per cent. in England. Since 1874 the rise has been much more gradual. T0 CURE A 001:“ IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quiuino Tablets. Au druggists refund. the money it it falls to euro. El. W. Grave's signature is on each box. 256. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. "Bridget, what did you say to Miss Smith when she called?” “I told her you were out this toime for sure, ma’am." Gomooofi W . an.” Macaw. C. Richards & ‘00. Gentlemen,â€"â€"After suffering for seâ€" ven years with inflammatory rheum- atism, so bad that I was eleven W“; :35. :,KR"‘ 1. _-. - '2. .E‘,, f..-,;' ..._-.~...-;!i L. . 1-. _ 'uuzmI-anlunmulsl nfiifimwua‘ months confined to my room and ’C‘K‘I-‘fi ’- l Thou v m, _- W W ' . . urn-pg : an, , .. . gh close upon SCI enty years Of into 84 3110‘ bank hke t 0 human for two years could not dress lnyself 3+ . . ~._.‘_'. 3- .. drills. When they were finally dug out by their friends the two miners did not require the services of an undertaker, but it is said that there was not en- ough court plaster and liniment in camp to cover their scratches and soothe their bruises. Nevertheless they were counted fortunate. and counted themselves so, to have esâ€" caped so lightly from so foolhardy age, Mr. Baring-Gould, the author of more books than any other living Englishman, is as upright today as {:e was thirty years ago. He attriv utes this erectness to his invariable custom of writing at a high desk in a standing position. Mr. Gould al- .ays writes with a quill pen, and r- is manuscript is not beloved by printers. As a relaxation from litâ€" erary work Mr. Gould, like the late Mr. Gladstone, often spends a couple 73:22.. .... without help. Your agent gave me a bottle of MINARD'S LINIMENT in May, '97, and asked me to try it, which I did, and was so well pleased with the results I procured more. Five bottles completely cured me and l have had no return of the pain for eighteen months. The above facts are Wellâ€"known to everybody in this village and neigh- borhood. ornamental dates and Lawn Fences are a specialty with us. Prices on application. TH E FRQgT ornamental gates are the handsomest and best. Write for catalogue. an adventure. ’ Y I ‘ t f n A; DAIRT. .____.__ ___.__....___.-.__._._a â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"--â€"â€"â€".â€"...â€"â€".__u of hours chopping down trees. â€"-â€"-â€"‘5‘ St. Timodtlfeegr&l1:.u 131,515. 161;}; 1899.. ALWAYS PAINTING. _ In 1871 there were 1,268 'buses in I Mark Twain moved into a district ' --â€"â€"-â€"â€". 'â€"â€"~ ' ' _ London. There are now 8,200. recently where there were a good 8 0 l I W ‘ In order to preserve the steel of W P c Ila-rs many burglaries, and consented to be ' ‘~ LOEHIAG COLD' the glgantw Forth Bnagc m SCOt‘ ' _..._-,....._ ' ~ land from the effects of the weather, V .. .-.._.,. I. , , ,.-1_. 1t is painted every third year, and THE MOST POPULAR Dannrmcl the structure is so large thlat it ti '1' ' f th ‘ n “- 031313.93?eeagffiswohn :llgge:,m€o C A L v E R T i 3 cover the entire bridge, so that, beâ€" C A R B G L l C T O O 'l‘ H P O W D E R. ing compelled as soon as they have reached one end to begin at the op- Proaervoo the tooth. Sweetena the breath. Strengthens the gums. Hungry Hankâ€""Hat" yousc enny~ t’ng cold ter ete, lady?” Mrs. Squelchemâ€"“Do you think I'm going to the trouble to keep things on ice for specimens of your class!” interviewed on the subject. As he, talked to the interviewer he fondled a revolver. He said:â€"-"I think any decent burglar is entitled to someâ€" thing for his pains. The burglar, like everyone else, must make a livâ€" ging; perhaps he has a. family to sup- .port.” Then he whistled, and three lgreat dogs came bounding into his study. "What a pity it would be” ‘he said, thoughtfully, “if the burg- lar’s family should be deprived of its bonus of support." Evidently the lburglars thought the same; at all lovents they left Mark Twain’s house _severely alone. li The din and monotony of the ac- :clamations accorded to Royalty on Mac occasion of public processions A. SERIOUS CASE OF THIS PAINFUL DISEASE IS RE- STORED TO GOOD HEALTH. Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications. as they cannot reach the H sensed portion of the ar. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that. is by constitu- tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an [inflamed condition of l he mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When Ihis tube is in- flamed you have stumbling sound orlmpor foot. hearing. and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result. and unless lllo inilam motion can be ta.an out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be do- l~troyed forever: nine cases out of ten are 0 :used by cltarrh. which is nothing but an in- flamed condition of the mucous surfs co ~. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any Satisfactory Improvement Leads to 3. Continued Treatment Which Results in a Complete Cureâ€"An Interesting Story Which Will No Doubt Profit Anyone Suffering With Lum- bago. Holyrood, Ont., Mar. 24 (Special). -â€"Mr. Bat. Pinnell, of this place, has for the. past two years been a great sufferer with that most painful and posite end, they are continually at work. The bridge contains 50,000 tons of metal, and is 8,295 feet in length. For Over Sixty Years Mas. Wmsx.ow'n Sooramo anur has been used by ‘ ‘ . - millions of mothers for their children while teething. fl 0 ltsoothes the child. soil:an th.n gums. allay: pain. euros glad colicé resultites tlfie Harrison :llldfilmwelz, andbis the est roulc yfor jinx-r (en. wonty- vs cents a otl e. - Bold bydrucglm throughout the world. Be sure and slinging! sum “mum [Wk betterd 8‘1. If no again nah fol- “Mus. WinsnowsSoornmu SYRUP.“ '3 m Wu" WW“! Wm" direct Ontfell. 130! 150. , . fl _ ‘ _ Stubborn disease_Lumb-,lgo. ease of Deafness (caused by catarl-hnllatcun BRITISH AMERICAN DYEING cg, ,:::;ec;f feallully tlyfiu'g‘ to the The pain he suffered was almost be_ $§scglzlfiglégdfg§llalls Catarrh Cure. Send Mrs. Gad_die__,,My husband is so Montreal. ’ ’ ‘ e comse of t 9“ 1009’” yon'd description and many were the r. J. CHENEY&CO., Toledo,0 slipshod. His buttons are for ever a . ,tour the then Duke and Duchess of gYork paid a visit to Tikitere, in the inlaori territory. II.I’..II. asked the driver of the coach what sort of a place it was. He was informed that medicines and treatments he used to try and get some, relief. However, nothing he could find seemed to help him in the least, and he became very Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. coming off.” Mrs. Goode (severelyâ€" E Q E “Perhaps they are not sewed on proâ€" perly.” Mrs. Gaddieâ€"“Tllat‘s just it. He’s awfully careless about his FDR SALEâ€"Two 2-revolution Gampbell 1896 was the record year for Brit- ,- . - ish shi buildin‘ for forei ners. 100 - v n . {it was usually called “The Inferno” llofinlfigi‘t21‘meone suggested Dodd_s sailing-[ships maid 232 steamers were sewmg. W ' $§00y0ggem§1has+ergggggw ion account of the weird sights to be Kidne‘; Pins and Mr Pinneu ab built that year to foreign orders. a | ’ s FRANK ’W'Lsow ' 1" ‘fiinlbglgelfgsoigllllacf-(ézya‘hyolweiéetr,§ge though very skeptical: thought he A 3 . 73 West Adelaide Stu TOI'OMB ‘ lama. ‘ . ‘ ‘v ' would make one more trial for a. A HANDSOME MENU C RD. -_.â€"a- _ . __M __ __ .. 2 “What!” exclaimed the delighted “(I‘d fig“ 3?,“gettfiemm er. It is a noticeable fact that “19 Us??? (31013 dthe f“1‘,,a‘;‘,t‘;§fsogg ‘ BOYS BRIDE " Duke, “no band, no soldiers. no if lrsd J(bxt i‘to~ h0 1‘?!1 v i; dining car department 0f the Grand 1% [-11 8. mg fem me 0‘ Eu 1) . J' L I '- schoolâ€"Children, no ‘God Save the muc goo ’ u a m e m use Trunk Railway Sys'tem is Second to an we years 0 age’ a m e1 part of the second he. began to feel a change for the better, so he kept on until he had used in all seven about equal to all who are over 35 years old. none on the American Continent. and new improvements and modern King’!â€"thank Heaven for that!" 5 l .An anecdote significant of the ways Instruments, Bugles. Flies. Drums, Cape. ole. at. x ' a . .Oi the house of Fitzwilliam is t ld . innovations are continually being , ,, 72$? ’ ‘ ’fa - of the late. Earl Fitzwilliam’. A fgrâ€" Eloxfs' .When he Yas dell]??? tobfind made- The Cafe'Paflm‘ W‘s which and i5?.‘:£.§‘:.°n‘iilrt‘.xa. EVERY TQWN 0R SCHOOL it , I 1 {her came to him to represent that. m e‘ery Symp om o e . um ago have been running on nearly all of Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold Cal‘haveaF‘lufld Drum 0' Bugle Blind- had entirely disappeared. His general health is much imâ€" proved and he feels better toâ€"day than he has for years. . To say that Mr. Pinnell is pleased does not begin to express it. Only those who have sull'ered as he did with this very painful disease can understand the extreme satisfaction of one who has found a complete in one day. Not ure. No Pay. Price 25 cents. Lowest prices ever uotcd. Illustrated price-ifs: mailed free. Write us or ANYTHING in MUSIC Of foreigners in England, Germans ornajfichL INSTRUMENTS come first in point of numbers, with. ALE?! Eetcfi a can. limited 50-600. and next to them Russians ‘ Winn'l’flfl- Man. Toronto.“an and Poles, of whom that country "â€"'â€"~~~ shelters 45,000. ‘ clinician Line Steamshlpe Montreal to Liverpool. Boston to Liver- ll ,. the divisions of this great System are a constant. source of praise from the travelling public. The company has recently altered the style of the menu nerds: used on all of the dining cars and cafeâ€"parlor cars, and have gotten up a very handsome and neat. bill of fare that appeals to the are tistic sense. The stock used is what is known as Old English Ruskin his wheat had been damagodseriousâ€" ly by the hounds. The earl inquired at what he appraised the damage. ., The man said' £50, and it was at -__~Jnce paid. After harvest the farmer .._-,s,ame again and said that the wheat, ,lar from being injured where most. {fampled on, seemed the strongest (3.. ‘Jfil‘lell they came to cut it, and conâ€" sefglently he. had brought back the in. pool. Portland to Liverpool. Via Queens- '1‘? Lsrégzgd Faststcomshlps. Superior accommodation for all classes of passengem. Silicone and Stateroom! r cure and restoration to health and -.t . . . ,‘n’ir . "Ah," said Lord U ' - Bristol of finetexture, and 1111s grey V r, ‘ are amidslups. Specialauentmnhns been [van to was s ‘ 11in”: qh .ld b .. “us IS Strength _ ' in colon The Grand Trunk trade £31v000:000 0f EEOId alld £18,009,- Second Saloon and Third-Class accommodation. F0: “. V c“ r 0“ ‘3 1W1“; 1mm and Lumbago IS a dlrect result of disâ€" 000 worth of silver are imported inâ€" me‘Ofl’ml‘guund “"Wmculafll‘wpll ‘0 “"3 38°11 mark in black appears at the top left-hand corner surrounded by a neat. combination of scroll Work of Italian renaissance design, printed in gold and embossed in high relief. The name of the meal is also em- bossed in high relief, and the tout ensemble is a pleasing and artistic combination. The wine lists have the same design at top, and are printed on the same quality of card, but an olivetbe color for distinc- tion. ,1 . 1 . ‘ f _ . oftho Company. or to Lngland in t 10 com se 0 a year, mammal Ming 5‘ Co. n Torrance awe" and a little more than these amounts '1? enumeration. ‘ Montrealond Portland. exported. REL'A%‘aEEN-rs WANTED I e and Sort) makes copper LIonk y Bl I k ‘1 We want at once trustworthy men and women In like gold, tin like silvm‘. Cl‘OCker)I we” jammy local or traveling. to Introduce a. new ' ’ ’ ‘ ' (1 WS like 01’ ‘S- 'lsoover and kee our show cards .out! odveltisl 3' like mm 1310' and wm o y ustter ticked up mpconspicuou: places throughout t _l tal- . - )Wn and country. Steady employment your roun ' ommisaion or salary. $65.00 per month an ‘ ' "x enses not to enact! $2.50 per day. In the southâ€"WCStel n countles Of erito f'or particulars. Pontoflice box 337. England' 37 0“ °f every “’00 per“ mmmuoruuiolcms 00.. LONDON. om. sons are in receipt of outâ€"door relief. '_______'_._________L a This number falls to 19 in the northâ€" “9mm Mann” “I. 't counties- & speedily euros Plies. It II .11._-__.__1... __ . the quickest, safest and ' THE ‘MbST NUTRITloulsl-rr cheapest remedy known. N6 Irritation, no paln, soonest Immediately. Try It and lie , GRATEFULâ€"GOMFORTING. free azaln. 250, drumglstoq a: A WoooaPHoto. Mcmvmc or Gileadlna 00.. Toronto. BREAKFAST~SUPPEa g; . LJONES MIC? ." Then he wrote out a cheque ‘ for 50100. saying, “Take care of this, ' ‘~ . ’ EQfléWhell your eldest son is of age " pyesépt it to. him' and “11,113” 0f the outward applications are. invariably “€380” whmh pmdmca lt' unsuccessful. Rubbing may in itself , 4-“ for the time being produce a little ‘ relief, but in order to secure a com- COASTING A MILE A MINUTE' plete cure it is absolutely necessary to go right to the root of the trouâ€" . . .Pl‘errible Ride of Two Men Down. a, ble. . l . Steep Mountain. The . Kidneys must be restored to their normal condition. This is just It would be hard to imagine a, what Dodd's Kidney Pills do, and i: more reckless and thrilling advem this done the Lumbago very soon i l l l ordered kidneys and should always be treated as a. Kidney disease. Efforts to cure or even relieve by r, ? GROWTH OF CHILDREN. At five years of age boys are main- ly taller than girls, but the girls ap- pear to equal them at the seventh year, and continue thus up to and including the ninth year, after which the boys rise again above the girls for tw0 years. At about twelve years the girls suddenly‘becomc tullâ€" er than the boys, continuing until the fifteenth year, when the boys finally regain their Superiority of stature. ture than that of tWO men sliding leaves for without diseased Kidneys down a steep, icewrusted mountainâ€" there can be no Lumbago. side, one in a. prospector's pan and -â€"-â€"-9â€"-â€"~ the other on a miner's shovel. The LIMITED APPLICABILITY. feat was accomplished not long ago by two miners, Peter McGofI and C William Murphy, in the descent of t > one of the Sierra Madre ranges. ~ On the morning of the day of the ldventure the two men climbed to l' :he top of the peak through two feet n‘ heavy snow. to wash out some do- “Varicty is the spice of life," said umso. “That doesn't apply to theyweathâ€" er,” objected Cawker. . satisfactory. Money refunded If not " IGB' BAv- eracctâ€" toms]