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Men think of him as a fel- 10w being. one who went. about doing good, who looked out. on life with the windows of his soul unsultied and who lived out ever the holiest and highest that came to him. The thought of such a one has become so real to men that they do not stop to argue about his existence, as they once did If it were possible indisputably to disprove the historic Christ, men still would cherish, as highly as ever. the ideal, the vision of such a life, and in their hearts would know that such a pic- ture. could only have been born of such a person. This goodly, glorious man no longer is one who now sits on the throne of hea: ven. Men are not particularly concerned as to whether he is artificially glorified and perpetuated by some divine decree. Ilc has crowned himself in the glory of a pure and BENEFICENT CI'IARACIER ; b) has perpetuated himself in human loves and admiration. Because he once showed himself as the friend of all, the pure, high-souled friend of the downtrodden and the out- cast, tho strong, invigorating friend of the rich and successful, he to-day walks by many ,_a man as his unseen friend, and in busy mart or office men feel the presence of a heavenly guest. Once men made that. life the centre of dispute; they sought to prove his divinity by his unlikeness to ordinary humanity. But the facts defeated them. This man whom men so’ learned to love that they became willing to die. for him was in all respects aman. ‘ It has come as a revelation to the world that the supreme religious soul of BABY’S HEALTH. Baby’s health and happiness depends upon its little stomach and bowels per- forming their work regularly. If “1030 are. out. of order Baby's Own Tablets will cure the trouble quicker than any other medicine, and the mother has the guarantee of .a government analystfi'tat this medicine is perfectly safe. Mrs. Frank Neill, Marksvillc, Ont., says: “I have used Baby’s Own 'Tablets for stomach and bevch troubles, breaking up colds and destroying worms, and always with the best success.” Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 2:") cents .a box from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. .p A iuxn anxnmm‘on. How He Got a Bad Ten Pound Notc Charged for Good Money. A clever piece of swindling was re- cently performed at a London hotel. A gentleman of some wealth met a. strugâ€" vgling young actor, and, knowing that ‘thfngs were not well with him, invited lhim to dinner. Having enjoyed a nice little meal, the host was disn'iayed to find that. with the exception of a shit- ifmg or two, he had left home minus money. Nothing remained but to “own up” to the situationgemd the matter lie, re- garding it as‘ anothte attempt, at fraud, (threatened to send for a constable. At this juncture a portly, pleasant-looking cld gentleman stepped up to the disput- ants and, addressing the manager, ask- ed him how he dared to conduct. him- Sp." in so insolent and brutal a man- ner. “Here,” he added, as he took a £10 note from a bulky letter-case and held “it out, “take this; deduct the amount of this gentleman’s 'bill and give me the change. I am confident that this ts smply an awkward accident." The manager apologized and did as crmmanded. Outside the hotel the gen- tleman thus befriended requested the address of his unknown benefactor. “That's all right,” responded the good Samaritan as he slipped into a cat), “I’ve been trying to pass that fennel. all day; it‘s a wrong uni” @@ Rickets.' entire system. Q Q $ a Q ¢ ¢ Q ‘Q Q l l l l Simply the visible sign that baby’s tiny bones nié not forming rapidly enough. Lack of nourishment is the cause. Scott'J‘ Eflialert'qn nourishes baby’s . Stimulates and makes bone. Exactly what baby needs. ALL DRUGGXSTS: 50c. AND $1.00 ééfi$¢6¢¢¢¢¢6fi¢¢¢é¢¢6¢ the ages should be so tenderly, naturally human. We cry “Father 1” with a new 5 ' SCIA’I‘ICA comm. Mrs. Chas. F. Haley Restored by Dr. “’illiams’ Pink Pills. sense of relationship when we see, the likeness of the father in the face of such a son. We are coming to believe that just what the great. friend of mankind was so is the great father of us all to used, that. just as the Son of the most high mode amongst men seeking to help, cheering, comforting, loving, so is the eternal spirit moving in our world, go- ing about doingr good. Once every effort of was bent to setting this majestic figure apart front mankind, to secure him sovereignty over us by separation from 11:. How differently in that from the the theologian A FRIEND OF SINNERS. It is a good thing for us all often to remember that. there has been such a life, that one born in poverty and unâ€" known, far removed from centres of culture and wealth, living the hard life of a peasant, knowing all our tempta- tions-and weaknesses, yet should open his life so fully and completely to sptrt- tual influences as to become to all the ages the greatest of all spiritual leaders. What. one has done another may do. What he has been we may be. file but shows the possibility of any life. He had. no advantage over us; we know no disadvantages against which he did not have to strive. The divine heights have been scaled by human feel; his foot- prints beckon us on. It was just such a life as we all have to live, not separated from men, not that of the monk or cloistcred philosopher, but just that of the plain man amongst his friends and his foil. The lowliest places give opportunity for the expres- sion of the highest graces and for the development of the most glorious traits of character. Let but. a man live wholly for the right, be wholly true to the best, seek to be a friend to his God and his brother. and he shall know the power of the life from above. HENRY I". COPE. ABSENT-RHNDED CELEBIHTIES. Frenchmen \V’ho Got Lost in Thought. G real Apropos of the extraordinary absent- mindedness of M. Mouchot, the scien- list, who was on the verge of starvation while three years’ arrears of pension awaited him undawn, the “(Liaulois” tells some good stories of similar in- stances among great men. Sturm, the mathematician, was once walking along the street, absorbed in in- tricate menial calculations, when he noticed a van stop close by. He at once drew out a piece of chalk from his peek at, and pnaceeded to cover the back of the van with figures. When the carter tad delivered his goods he proceeded on his way, and Sturm followed, still add- ing amt subtracting, wholly umtwarc of his eccentric. conduct. On another oeasion, when speaking of a great prob- lem which his confreres had named after him, be commenced his discourse by alluding to “the, problem of which I have he honor to hear the name.” ' Ampere, when elected to the institute. was asked to a. dinner at. the house of f~‘(.-ntanes, Chancellor of the University, and for a joke his colleagues told him he must. appear-in the uniform of an Academician. Naturally he was the only one present so attired, and being very embarrassed eventually bid beneath the cushions of a‘ settee his sword, which was constantly threatening to trip him up. After dinner he became so absorbed in his own thoughts that he did not no- tice. all the guests had gone. Only Mme. Fenlanes remained, out of respect for her distinguished guest. When Ampere awoke from his reverie he looked for his sword, but was nonplussed at finding nadamc sitting on the very cushions which concealed it, and she. was fast asleep. He went down on his knees, and by dint of much perseverance managed to secure the, sword without disturbing the lady, but it came away minus the scabbardl Just then Mme. Fontancs awake, and seeing a man with a naked sword before her shricked loudly. The Chancellor arrived on the scene in his night attire. Ampere, after explana- tions, retired covered with confusion. v -I< Feminine curiosity originated with Mcther Eye when she took the first bite out of the apple. assistssiisssssmmnss simple pictures drawn of him, from the r her advice I decided to do so. naturalncss of his life, from the love result was beyond my most hopeful which he had for homes and human expectations, A11 the Wing and aches friendships, from the life which earned disappeared and 1 have never Since “"3 illlllllll’mllng l't‘blllie 0f bani; can“ i been troubled with sciatica. l have no p “I was utterly helpless with sciati‘a. i could not move in bed without aid. Doctors treated me, but I did not im- prove. I used Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills and to-day am a well wornan.” This tribute to the merits of Dr. Williams" Pink Pills is made by Mrs. Chas. F. llaley, of Yarmouth, N. S. Two years ago she suffered most. severely from an attack of sciatica. and for a number of months was an invalid confined to her bed. Site further states: “it is impos- sible for me to describe the pain from which I suffered. I endeavored to con- tinue, my profession as a music teacher, but was forced to give it. up. The doc- tor said the trouble was sciatica. but his treatment did not help me. I could scarcely take a step without the most acute pain shooting through my back and down the limb. I-‘inally l took to my bed and lay there pcrfetdly help- less. and could not. move without aid. The pain was never absent. 1 consult.- r-d another doctor, but with no better results. and I began to think I would always be a sufferer. One day a friend who was in to see me asked why I did not take l)r. Williams’ Pink Pitts, and The hesitation in recommending Dr. Wil- liams’ Pink Pills for which I suffered.” When the blood is poor the nerves are starved; then comes the agony of sciatica. neuralgia, or perhaps partial paralysis. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills ac- tually make new, rich. red blood. which feeds the starved nerves. drives out pain and restores health. It is be- cause these pills actually make new blood that they cure such common ail- ments as rheumatism. antenna, back- aches and headaches, heart palpitation. indigestion and the painful irregulari- ties of growing girls and women. You can get Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills from any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co. Brock- ville, Ont. the trouble from ._._._.._>Id CHANGES IN THE DESERT. The Saha‘a ls NotAlfogetln-r; the. Mo- tionless, Dead Titling It Looks. ‘ There is always a, wearing out of the desert, but it is never worn cut. The winds are blowing the finer particles of dust out over the ocean, humlreds of miles from where they were. taken up. if rain ever falls, the water washes this dust front the coarser sand to the laâ€" goons. The question rises. flow is the character of the desert. kept. uniform, and how is its extent rather increasing titan diminishing? It. is easy to understand how the fine sand is produced from the coarse by the action of the wind, but still it remains to be explained how this sand is all the time being rcâ€" l"rom the pages of “In the De- this coarse newcd. sort." point. The Sahara is carrying on a work of The means it one learns something on destruction all the time. employs are the sand; themselves, litiilped by heat. and cold and wind. The temperature by day and night, often eighty or a hundred de- grees, cattses an expansion and con- traction of the rocks so sudden as often to split. them asunder as if a quarry- man's hannner had done the work. "Sometimes," says . i’rofmsm- Sebir- mer,” a rock flies all to bits under the influence of ‘lbe sudden contraction.” And he quotes a. passage from Living- stone, who used frequently to hear. after particularly blazingr days, the. black basaltic rocks exploding and the ringing of their fragments as they fell to the grouml. In many places under the slopes of hills are to be seen heaps of broken stones which have been split in title: manner and rolled down the incline. tn the same way it is the common testi- ntony of the natives that in the desert cast of Damascus the block stones burst in sunnner. In the Sahara many of the plateaus are rstrcwn with these sharp fragments, which cut the fret of Cttttlf'ls and make walking difficult; and indeed one exâ€" plorer relatrs how he was forced to ntakc little sandals for his dogs to pre- vent. their feet from being laceratcd by the, splinters. This rough quarrying, made easier by the dark, almost black, color of the rocks, due, if is said, to the chemical action of the light. upon their surface, which increases their healingr capacity, is the first. stage in the work. Where this process stops another begins. Apart from the newly- Split frag- ments, the common aspect of the desert is a surface scattered with stones and pebbles worn as smooth and glossy as if they had lain for ages in the bed of” a river. This smoothness is due to ihc sand, which works upon the broken fragments, rubbing and wearing them away. No one who has felt a violent wind in the (,leset-t and the cutting force of the sand borne along by the blast will wonder at this effect. ._...â€"â€"-â€"-£-â€"_.__.. An Irish drill-sergeard, was instruct- int; some recruits in the. mysteries of marching movements, and found great variation of _â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"_ MANY FORIUNES' LOST â€"- \\ INNING $500,000 AT A SINGLE SIT- TING A'l‘ CARDS. Enormous Sums “'on at a Single Come and All Lost at the Next. The young American millionaire who is reported to have lost half a million dollars at poker within twenty-four hours may derive what satisfaction he can front the knowledge that, in the history of gambling, few men have ever squandered so much money in so short a time. Colonel, Mellish, one of the greatest [dangers of last century, is perhaps his nearest rival; for it is said that he was known to have won $500,000 at a the nexlfwhile the climax of his gamb- ling madness was reached when be staked $200,000 upon a single throw of the, dice, and lost. Colonel Mcllish, whose boast it was that. he never opened his mouth in the betting-ring under $2,500, inherited dur- ing his minority one of the largest for- tunes in England; but so prodigal and reckless was he that within a few years he had nothing left out of his 'ast es- tates but. one small farm, Ilodsack Priory, to 'whieh he retired, and on which he died, a broken man, at the early age of thirty-seven. At his ances- tral seat. of Blythe is still preserved a Card-table at which he lost $200,000 at. one sitting to ,tli'e’" Prince Regent. For more than fifty years Mr. George; Payne spent moi-p nights at the card- tablc than any'”man- \Vl’lO:CVGI‘ cut a pack. During one almost"emitinuous sitting of twenty-six hours he lost $400,000, and within a week he: had \VON EVERY PENNY OF IT BACK. On another occasion he and Lord Albert Denfson sat up all night at Limmer‘s llotel, and only separated in the morn- ing when Lord Albert, who had lost $150,000. was due. at the altar of George‘s. llanovcr Square, where his bride was awaiting him; while, it is said, the same pair once set out to- gether in a coach to the New Forest and played cards all day and far into the night, with $500 staked on each game. Those were indeed days of high play when. at Almack’s, as \lalpole says, “the young men of the age lose $50,000, $75,000 and $100,000 in an evening." The play at this famous club was. only for rouleaux of $250 each, and generally there was at least $50,000 on the table. "The gamestcrs," to quote. Mr. C. W. feckcthorn. “began by pulling off their en'ibroidcred clothes, and put. on frieze garments,- or turned their coats inside out for luck. They put on pieces of leather to save-their lace ruffles, and to guard their eyes from the light, and to prevent tumbling their hair wore high-crowned hats with broad brinrs, and sometimes masks to conceal their! uen‘totions.” Walpole tells a remarkable story of '.\lr. O’Birne, an Irish gamestcr, who bod won $500,000 from a young ktr. 'tlarvcy, of Chigwcll, who had just come into a‘largc estate on his elder bro- ther's death. “You can never pay me.” 'O'liirnie said. “I can,” said the youth; “my estate will sell for the debt.” “No.” said O‘Rirnc, “I will win $50,000; you that] throw for the odd $450000.” ’1'”le 'l‘llltliW, AND HARVEY WON. At. White‘s General Scott, a cautious. player. won $l,000,000 at. cards. and but of his- winnings was able to (lower his daughter Joanna with $500,000 'when she married George Canning. Such an inveterate gambler, too. was Lord Sandwich that. when he went once or twice a week to hunt- with the Duke 'of' Cumberland he carried a box and dice in his pocket; “and so they threw a main whenever the bounds were at. fault, upon every green hill and under every green tree.” ' Lori-thanville, who died Sixty years ’ago. was one of four noblemcn who lost $500.0th in one night of card-playâ€" ing at, (‘Irockfard’s infamous club. Jar-k 'lt-fyitton. the “Squire. of llalslead.” who declared that “he wouldn't give a straw for life on $30,000 a year." squandered $2,500,000 over cards and dice, and end. ‘ed his days in the King’s Ranch priâ€" ‘son; Sir John Bland lost matinee in 't . ‘few hours in a London gambling cluh;| 'and Lord 'I‘hanet‘q card losses are said ‘to have averaged about $250000 :1 year for many years; while Mr. lirnest lienâ€" "/.on lost $l50,000 at. cards in one night | at. Goodwood. and $50,000 in ten minutes a if c‘ emin-de-for. Of the gambling Lord Granville it is :told that. one al‘tcrt‘toon he ordered his 'carriage at, Graham's, intending to start ‘at once for Paris. When the carriage 'camc round, however, he was DEEP IN A GAME OF \\'IIIS'I‘, 'and orderel the carriage to wait for an iii-our or two. Six hours passed, then. hnother six. and another, the horsesI icing rhanghd at. the end of each; and leafy after he had sat continuously fort difficulty in Emmg “ mlmh'lmim Of his twenty-four hamrs did the Ambassador- to halt when the command was given. After explaining and illustrating several times. he 'approachtxl the recruit, looked at him silently for a couple of minutes, then demanded his name. “Fitzgerald, the reply. “Did you. ever lynx-3‘: “Yes, sorta) "What. did you say when you wished him to strip?" “W..0a I” The sergeant. turned away and immediately put. his squad in mutton. After the men had ad- vanccd a dozen yards or 30. he. shouted with all his strength, “Squad, halt! \\ hoa, Fitzgerald t” sorr,” was drive a donkey. l leave the table to start on his journey, 3.30.000 poorer fer his delay. And as far back as the records cf bard-playing go, the story is alwaysthc; Lame. In, 1667-8 Pepys wnaic: “I was; ‘told to-night that my Lady (Iastlemaine' so great a gamestrr as to have won .,‘75,000 in one night, and lost $125.000' in another night at play, and has play. ed $5.000 and 557.500 at a cast.” The niece of Cardinal Mazarin w<m $7.000 at 'ltasset off Nell Gwyn at a sitting; and $60,000 from the Duchess of Portsmouth, single sitting and to have lost it all attmcu from ‘ u . ' l‘hn domg which she exerted her 110‘" ‘most cunning, and had the greatest Satisfaction, because. they were. rivals in." the Royal favor.” ’ “Lord Lauderdalc,” says Croker, “in-~ form-ed me that Mr. Fox told him that3 the deepest .play he. had ever knoyvnf 'was about. this period (1772). Lord 'l.audcrdale instanced 325.000 beings staked on a single card at. far-o. and‘ he talked of $350,000 lost and won in; a night.” While a few years. carliet" (in 1708) the Ducr-ess dc Berry actually rose 1.800.000 livrcs poorer from the c-ard-table.â€"-l.ondon Tit-Bits. v V “TH! AMERICANS INVAEHE CANADA“ Correspondent Gives Reason- For the Invasion. ” English Wm. Redwood to the Western writes from Canada. Daily Press, aristol,. ‘lingland: Reference has been made to‘ the large number of people coming into the -States. This ment, we are told, does not find is ‘motive in any political or religious con dition; neither is it because the Ameri. can farmer has failed on the broad acres- of‘thc States. ‘ On the contrary, the American farmer has prospered, and in many instances has become rich. Agricultural pursuits is the United States have been satisfac- tory and rcnmneralive. The farmers who come into Canada from the United States are, as a class, very well-to-do. They have money. They have made money and they want to make more- money.‘ i The majority of them went into their' homesteads when land was cheapâ€"from $10 to $25 per acre. They have made money by farming. Moreover, the land that cost from $10 to $20 or ‘25 per acre- will sow sell for $40, $100 or $150. The shrewd American farmer sees three things: He sees that it is hard to make- six per cent, net on his land at. pre- sent market values. He sees that there- ts. no reasonable prospect of the price of his land advancing materially in the- next decade. It has reached the limit,.’ and he realizes that. he must go to a. new country to secure farms for his sons. I-le cas not do it in the home- slate. With the money obtained front the sale of 100 acres in the States the- farmer can. go into Western Canada. and buy 040 acres, or even more, and his Canadian land yields more in crops per acre than the farm in the States. It is so uncommon thing for an Ameri- ‘ean to pay for his Canadian farm and its improvements out of the first crop, and besides. the v'alue per acre. of his larger Canadian farm is increasing and will continue to increase just as his American farm did in the past decade. In other words, the American farmer can exchange each acre of his land in the States for from four to ten acres of more productive and more profitable land in Canada. and at the same time nap the rich harvest of the inevitable rise in the value of the land. Thus he can secure a large. Canadian farm for himself and one for each of his sons with the money derived from the. sale of the home farm. -hgâ€"â€"â€"nâ€" - HO‘N TO GET A Sl'l‘UATION. Succesmtl Shopkecper (lives Hints to Applicants. “When a man applies to me for a situation, the two great things. which influence my judgment are his lidincss and intelligence,” says one of London's most successful shopkeepers. “An unshaven face, a dirty collar, .‘(tt‘cicssness in dress at once condemn an applicant here. Dress does not make the man, but it covers all but his Lands and his face. and a slovenly dresser will be a careless worker. “There is one type. of applicant 1 am very short. with, and that is the man \\ ho is in a position but wants to change. lie is neither one thing nor the other. lle hasn't the nerve to leave, but is drawing his full salary for halfâ€" i.earted work while he is looking for another job. lle goes sneaking behind his own conscience and his employer‘s back, thinking only of his own conveni- Knee and caring,r not a straw how much trouble and loss he may cause his em- ploycr. “Intrmluctions are of no use. They are a delusion to me and a snare to the applicant, for he is simply cutting the ground from under his feet. “Jones comes to me with a letter of introduction from a good custon‘ier (f curs named Smith. \‘t'e take Jones on; he turns out to be no good; he goes.-~ and he goes also to Smith with his tale. of woe. Smith only hears one side of the case. becomes annoyed, and. ten chances to one. we lose his trade. “Jones might turn out all right, but. I cannot afford to risk it. I want an applicant to stand or fall upon himself land his meris." ....._ -5..-“ DON‘T NEGLECT YOUR SKIN. A healthy skin is absolutely essen- tial to IIEAL'I‘II, HAPPINESS and BEAUTY, and the natural and never- failing way to keep a healthy skin is to treat all iniuries and eruptions promptly with Zain-Buk. Zam-Buk contains only the rich saps and juices of healing. health-giving herbs, and is therefore Nature's Own Skin Remedy. Obtainabte from all druggists and stores at 50c. a box. Send to Zam- l3uk 00., Toronto, for free sample box. Just cut out this offer, write name (.1 paper across it, and mail, with 10. stamp to pay postage. __.__.»{<_ - It is folly for a man to marry a no man who is a good cook unless he is willing to supply the raw material, move- _,