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lN MERRY OLD ENGLAND "m . “"vwwwwwwvvvvwwwi'v'wvww‘ifiwwwwm v v""'â€"‘â€"""vâ€"'â€"'_â€"â€"7'â€"ww ‘ w "'v'viwwv ‘ iWeybridge. ‘amt/mum‘ . . . ~ -. 1. .-.-. v.1».- 4 x; v. . .-~ .. X . ________________‘___--- nnws BY MAIL ABOUT‘ John BULL AND IIIS rnoan. â€"_- Occurrences in the Land That Reigns Supreme in the Com- mercial World. It is proposed to form a. motor scouts’ corps to assist the Terri- t0rial Force in Essex. The Norwich Town Council has decided to open a public gymnasium and supply an instructor. Members of the Ilford Farmers’ Association have killed 11,284 spar- rows and 2,844 rats during the past year. Shoreditch Borough Council has decided to spend $40 on the neces- sary accoutrements for an oflicial mace-bearer. During the next few weeks a large number of men will be. sent to the colonies by the Woolwich Distress Committee. Motor-car fees totalling $8,685 were received by the Middlesex County Council last year, and 4,- 802 drivers’ licenses were issuedor renewed. Wood piegons have caused so much damage in Suffolk that land- owners hav-e lent their gamekeep- ers to farmers in order to keep down the pests. Preaching at the annual service of the Queen Victoria Clergy Fund, at St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Bishop of Chichester said there were about 14,000 livings in the Church of Eng- land, of which 5,000 were less than ‘$1,000 a year and 1,100 le-ss than $500. The London, Tilbury and South- 'end Railway Company has decided to build a new station between Southend and Shoeburyness,- ad- jacent to Thrope Hall and the golf links. In the Holbeach district of Lin- colnshire, which is one of the larg- est potato-growing areas in Eng~ land, heavy consignments of pota- toes are being loaded for despatch tc America. Oxford University has_established an honor school of engineering, and has thus become entitled to the reversion of a legacy of $5,000 left by the late Mr. L. F. Harcourt, of The quarterly return of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales, which was issued rec- ently records a higher birth-rate, a lower death~rate, and lower emigra- tion and immigration figures for the year 1908. Inventor of a secret process of enamelling which gave Wolver- hampton enamel a world-wide re- putation, and resulted in his accu- . mulating a fortune, Mr. Horatio G. Powell, an extensive traveller, died recently at Wolverhampton. In the largest parish in England -â€"that-of Whittleseaâ€"â€"there was not a, single case of drunkenness last “My youngest boy, 3 years ‘old, was sick with fever ‘last June, and when he got better the doctor prescribed Scott’s Emulsion, and he liked it so well that he drank it out of the bottle, and is now just as plump and strong‘ as any child of his age any- where . . . two bottles fixed him O K."â€"â€"MR. JOHN ‘F. TEDDER, Box 263, Teague- Frees-tone Co., Texas. is the greatest help for babies and young children there is. lt just fits their need; it just suits their delicate, sensitive natures; they thrive on it. Just a little docs them so inuch good and saves you so much worry. You owe it to them and yourself to make them as strong and healthy as possible. Sco'rT’s EMULSION will help you better than anything else; but be sure to get Sco'rT’s. It's the best, and there are so many worthless imitations. ALL DRUG GISTS __-â€"-_ Mr. Teddbr has just written us another letter about his brother-in-law's children. Let us send you his letters and other information on the subject. L Rout Osrd, mentioning this paper. is suflioiont. SCOTT 8c BOWHE m \Vallinzton St.- w. - : ..~~..|::_ zuxcznrvawftw -;':.‘l'.‘!vv).1‘2?.Et'-'§i’v“t’."fi$7»l".l‘_aI i=»~.;»'.â€"...~~t....a,__...._l. . .- -. _ .Mmmé' t.__-'-â€"-â€"â€"-â€"-__;__-’-â€"_â€"~â€"â€":â€"-â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"~â€"â€"â€"_- .__ _______ _ __ l watershed of the Indian. rivers somebody to dictate the ‘following makes it one of the most import- Jumble to him, and see how many ant places on the face of the earth. mistakes he will make :â€"â€" - “Antinous, a disappointed, de- CHINESE INFLUENCE STRONG" siccated physicist, was peeling po- In Thibet alone Dr. Sven Hedin, tatoes in an embarrassing and liar- travelled over 4,000 mlles. HQ assing way. His idiosyncrasy and found the Thibetans full of wonder privilege was to eat mayonnaise at the retirement of the BHtlSh and mussels while staring at the from the country after reaching Pleiadcs and seizing people's tri- Lhassa, and they put it down ‘to cycles and velocipedes. He was an fear. In consequence Chinese 1h’ erring teetotaller, and had been on, fluence has increased to an enorm- a picayun-e jamboree. He rode a' ous extent, and was as strong now palfrey stallion and carried a sale-I as British influence in India. Th0 .able papie): mache bouquet, of as- result is that China has closed all ters, phlox, mullein, Chrysanthg the roads t0 strangers, and he mums, rhodod-endrons, fuchsias,» thinks that in future the entrance and nasturtiums. of an European to Thibet, W111 be “He wore a sibyl’s resplendent rendered impossible. turquoise paraphernalia, an ormolu For two months and a ‘half he yashmak, and astrakhan chapareâ€" was disguised as a Ladaki, keep- jos. ing his face and hands dark Wlth disagreeable curocao iuleps Indian ink and wearing Thibetan through a sieve. He stole some dl'ESS. At length he NYILS discover- moneys and 111d them under a ped- 8d, but nOli till his Clllef “fork \Vas 121195 mahogany bedstead. and mat- finished. His maps, covering 1,100 tress. sheets, he hid in his bags Of $109- “Like a, fiend in an ecstasy of During the whole Of his explora- gaiety I rushed after him into the tion, in Spite 0f the “Wit-111 cold and maelstrom, or melee, and held him 15116 hardships endured, he only 105*’ as in a vice. I could not feaze One mim- Personally he never 9X‘ him, however, and he addressed perienced a day's illness, and, WIth me, with autocracy, in the follow- the exception 0f 31 11th‘? champagne, ing imbecile words, which sounded which he drank at Shigatze, never like a soliloquy or a superseding tasted alcohol and took no medi- palean on an oboe: ‘You are a rate- cine. H6 SIHOked, however. wlicn- able luna-moth; a salaaming vizier; ever he had the opportumby- an equinocital coryphee and an He lost about 170 1301119? and isoscles daguerreotypc.’ ” mules owing to the terrible climatic ._._..__-. conditions, and with the exception w or eight survivors, all the animals WHY HE LEFT. Of two caravans perished. “I can't keep the visitors from ~I~_-_--- _ ~ FIRST nan'rnic Licirr. coming up.” smd the oflice boy de- jectedly. “When I say you're out " . , ' t they don’t believe ine.”_ _ SIX siltrléqglgslfl;: Silks-“fate y “Well,” said the editor, “Just ' tell them that's what they all say. John Hollingshead was the firsit"I don’t care if you check them, but man t0 use electric light in Lon- I must have quietness.” , (1011- It 1878 he installed Six arc That afternoon there called at lamps at the 01d Gaiety Theatre the oflice a lady with hard features and startled the Strand. The price and an acid expression. She want~ of gas shares fell immediately. The ed to see the editor, and [the boy 005i? 0f the lamps was $200 a week, assured her that it was impossible. and he ran them for nine months. ” she pro- year. This is a record for the parish, which comprises 26,000 acres. The population is 8,000, and there are 68 licensed houses. The seal of Oliver Cromwell, now in the possession of a prominent family in 'Wales, is a plain gold mounted corundum stone five- eighths of an inch in diameter. It dates from 1653 and was used on several of his deeds. The whole of tithe Lord’s Prayer is engraved upon i . 'â€"-â€""->I"â€" USlNG PURGATIVES lNJURES TllE HEALTH In tha Spring a Tunic is Needed- But Nut Harsh. Drastic Medicines. A spring medicine is an actual n-ecess1ty to most people. Nature demands it as an aid in carrying oft the impurities that have jccu- mulated in the blood during the in- door life of winter months. But unfortunately thousand-s of people who recognize the necessity for a spring medicine do not know what 18.1)65l} to take and dose themselves With _ harsh, griping purgatives. This is a serious mistake. Ask any doctor and he will tell you that the use of purgative medicine weakens the system but does not cure dis- ease. In the spring the system needs building upâ€"purgatives can- not do this; they weaken you still more. The blood should be made rich, red and pureâ€"-no purgative can do this. What is needed in the_spring is a tonic, and the best tonic medical science has yet dis- covered is Dr. Williams’ Pink Pils. Every dose of this medicine actu- ally makes new, rich bloed. This new blood strengthens every or- gan, every nerve, and every part of the body. This is why they cure headaches and backaches, rheuma- tism and neuralgia, and a host of other troubles that come from poor watery blood. That is why men and women who take Dr. Wililams’ Pink Pills eat well, sleep well, and feel bright, active and strong. If you need a medicine this spring try this great reviving tonic, and “But I must see him, _ An attempt to plant one inside the tested. “I’m his wife.” theatre at the foot of the grand “That’s what they 3,11 say,” re- staircase was a failure. The wo- plied the boy. A new boy is wanted there. men objected to the ficrc-eness of the light. One of them for instance, “pretended to be very anxious that the secret of her soft complexion should not be discovered.” Prof. Erasmus Wilson said 0f electric He drank crystalizable and SLEEPLESS mar Buns iii sum Bum When babies are restless, olcep~ less and cross it is the surest pos- sible sign that they are not well. Well babies sleep soundly and wake up brightly. Sleeplessness is geu~ orally due to some ailment of the stomach or bowels, or cutting ltecth. A few doses of Baby’s Own Tablets will put the little one right and give it sound, natural sleep. Mrs. Jos. Goneil, St. Evariste, Que, says: “I have found Baby’s O'wn Tablets a splendid medicine for constipation and stomach troubles. I give them to my little girl and they keep her lively and well.” Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. ._____â€"-4-_--- WEDDING SUPERSTITION. Bride Believes Waxing Moon Will Bring Happiness. In spite of all her sound good sense, a German girl cherishes cer- tain superstitions which she likes to observe on her wedding day. For instance, the moon must be increas- - ing, neither at the full nor on the wane, for a waning moon foretells that marriage, love and luck will dwindle, while a full moon denotes but stationary luck at the best, but a waxing marriage moon will bring an increase of nuptial hap- piness, health and prosperity, says Woman's Life. Neither will any German bride of whatever rank, wear pearls, for she firmly believes in the forbidden old adage, “The more pearls a wo- man wears upon her wedding day, the more tears she sheds in after life,” In the Fatherland, too, if it rains upon the bridal day, the bride will wisely look upon the best side of the matter, and regard the glistening raindrops-mot as her English sister doesâ€"as prophetic of tears, but “showers of blessing,” while if she weeps at‘ her marriage, she laughs after, saying she has spent her tears beforehand, so that _ she will have none to shed in her new home. “max. the location. see the new life, new health and new strength it will put into you. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine C0., Brockville, Ont. 4,000 MILES lN TlllBEl DR. ‘HEDIN, WORLD’S GREAT- EST EXPLORER. ._._. Chinese Closing Doors Against all Europeans -â€" Tterritory Mapped. In order to fill certain lecturing engagements, Dr. Sven Hedin, the world’s most intrepid and success- ful explorer, has arrived in Eng- land, after wonderful discoveries in the unknown land north of the Himalayas. In an interview Dr. Sven Hedin said that the Thibetan was by far the hardest and most perilous ex- pedition in which he had ever been engaged. At the same time it was the most fruitful in results, and from a geographical point of view the best work he had ever done. He reached Tliibet by way of Con- stantinople, Asia Minor, Persia, and India, and managed to spend no less than twenty-five months in the mysterious and forbidden land. Previous to his expedition the whole country north of the Brah- niaputra River was marked on the maps as a great white unexplored patch. This vast hitherto unmapped region of 65,000 square miles Dr. Sven Hedin cross-ed and recrossed in several directions, witn the re- cal lines are now known. - SOURCE OF BRAHMAPUTRA. One result of great importance is the discovery of the real source of the Brahmaputra. This mighty river was supposed to have its source in a body of water known as the Marium Lake, near a spot where the mountains of Tliibet con- nect with the Himalayas. Dr. Sven Hedin, has, however, proved the Marium to be a tributary of the Brahmaputra, and has visited the true source of the latter. He has also found the hitherto un- known source of the Indus. In the course of his wanderings in this uncharted region he dis- sult that its principal g-eographi-' light at the time :â€"“With regard to the electric light, much has been said for and against it; but I think I may say, without fear of contra- diction, that when the Paris Exhi- bition closes the electric light Will close with it and very little more will be heard about it.” Mr. Hol- lingshead, by the way, had fitted up the Gaiety as early as 1869 with an electric searchlight, which dashed the length of the Strand. But he soon withdrew that for fear of scaring horses. >X4_ _ ‘NEGLECTED SCALi) CAUSED MONTHS 0F AGONY. Spent Dollars in Vain, but Zam- Buk Cured IIc-r. ' Following we give the testimony of a lady who if she had known of Zam-Buk earlier would have been saved nine weeks of agony: Mrs. Frederick Bryant, of 169 Railway Avenue, Stratford, Ont, says:â€"-“I scalded my foot while preparing supper. Next day the skin came off and my foot was in a serious condition. I could not wear my shoe and had to lay up for nine weeks. During this time l used dozens of salves, but none did any good, in fact the wound developed into a running sore. I got no rest day or night from the pain. At this point a supply of Zam-Buk was obtained and a few applications had immediate effect in'soothing the pain and irritation. A small supply proved sufficient to heal the scald, although I had spent dollars in other remedies. New skin has now formed nicely over the open sore. - “Zam-Buk is the most wonder- ful and effective remedy I have used, and I advise others to use it.” ‘ There is nothing to equal Zam- Buk as a family balm. Its uses are so wide. It has been proved a sure cure for eczema, ring-worm, ulcers, abscesses, piles, bad leg, suppurat- ing wounds, cuts, bruises, chapped hands, cold cracks, and all skin in- juries and diseases; Rubbed wcll into the part affected it cures rheu- matism, sciatica, neuralgia, etc. All druggists and stores sell at 500. pcr box, or post free from Zam-Buk C-0., Toronto, on receipt of price. W4 CAN YOU SPELL? Herc is Something Which Will Test Your Ability. It is some time ago since spelling- covered the Provinces of Mongba=hees were popular forms of enter- and Choktchu, of which even thatainnicnt in this country, names were 110$ before k110W11- At’ one occasionally comes across the lone point in Mongba, crossed byl iim-portant roads, he found a popu- ilation of 5,000 tent-dwellers, and! near there 0f the you meet this type of man, printed in a dictionary. but still very superior person who tells you he can easily spell any word ever If ever just ask Extracts from a few of‘ the letters received by the Daimler Ge. bearing out the claims made for the 1909 engine. cuss E. menu, :sc. 12, 12, 'os “I have never experienced such a delightful feeling as when gliding along silently and smoothly on the New Daimler." THE RT- Hill'l. LORD BURTON. 29, 12, '08 H She runs very quietly and smoothly, ' even on very bad roads, and she pulls beautifully up hill. It is a real pleasure to ride in her." MGllSlEllll Glflfllififi'i'. 3, l. ’09 “I have noted that its chief qualities are its extraordinary flex- ibility, its absolute silence, and its marvellous efficiency, in compar- ison with tappet vaIVe engines. CHAS. HAY WALKER; ESQ. 28, 12, 133 HThe way she crept along on her top speed at about 3 miles an hour was marvellous . ' ' lite tannlcr Meter to, (1904) ltd. COVENTRY, ENG LAND. tr.‘ H'JI never.“ . ‘i, . ._. .._.,,, -n- ....-. . i _ _ m ‘m~..-_-\~....~_-..~‘.