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\ . \- . THE SUNDAY SSHflfll EESSUN INTERNATIQNAL LESSON, FEBRUARY 26. lA IPPE AAEASES fill] TROUBLE SWEEPINE (WEB. UiNlDA IS All EPIDEMIO leakaned and Brokan Constitu- tions Left Behindâ€"How to ' Ragain New Health and Strength - Has been Canada’s favoriteb , g AYeast over a Eduarter of a ; ‘ g . _ , ll”.century. Enough for 5 etc ‘ ‘ . produce 50 large loaves ‘- bf fine, wholesome, nour- â€"_ IX.â€"Elijah Meets Ahab in Na- both’s Vineyard, I. Kings 21. , Golden Text, Luke 12. 15. “hing, h°m°’mad° head- Do not Experimentâ€"there is nothing “just as good]: E. W. GILLETT CO. LTD. To WInnlpeg RON-'0' ONT. Montren' Awudedhighcsthomuu Verse 1. Jezreelâ€"A city in the territory of Issachar. It occupied an attractive and strong position, being shut in on the south by Moth Gilboa, and buttressed on the north by high cliffs. It is famous mostly as the place where Ahab and Jeze- bel built their magnificent resi- dence. This palace, as we learn from other parts of the Kings, ‘ La grippe is one of the most dim- [orous diseases that annually f" sweeps over Canada. It starts with ‘__ a sneezeâ€"a slight coldâ€"and ends with a complication of troubles. It ‘1; lays the strong man on his back; ' him with fevers and 5 it tortures V shills, with headaches and back-. '1 aches. Its p spirited and depressed, and an j__1 easy prey to bronchitis, pneumonia, 5‘ rheumatism, and oftén that most victims are left low- dreaded cf all diseasesâ€"consump- tion. You can avoid la grippe enâ€" tirely by keeping the blood rich and red by the occasional use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. The trouble takes as its victims those whose blood is in a poor condition, and It! after-effects are more dangerâ€" ous and more lasting than the trou- ylo itself. For the afterâ€"effects of a grippe there is absolutely no filter medicine can equal Dr. Wil- ,. llams’ Pink Pills. Every dose helps Jo make rich, red blood that drives disease from the system, and makes weak, despondont men and women bright, cheerful and strong. If you have suffered in any way from the epidemic of La gri pe that has been sweeping over ganada, give this great health-restoring medicine a trial, and it will not disappoint u. Here is proof of the wonderâ€" El power of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills over the after-effects of this disease. Mr. P. E. Paulin, collec- tor of customs at Caraquet, N. B., says: “A few winters ago I had a severe attack of la grippe, which completely broke me down. I had to take to my bed for several weeks, and although during that time I em- . ' ployed a doctor I did not seem to recover from the trouble. I was left terribly weak, did not sleep well, had night sweats and little or no appetite. I was really a phy- sical wreck. On a former occasion I had used Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for general debility with such great success that I decided to try them again. I sent for a half dozen boxes and began to take the Pills at once. When taking the second box I began to feel quite a change in my condition. I was able to walk about the house and my appetite was iml proving. From that on I gained strength every day and before the six boxes were done I was able to return to the office and attend to my. work. I have. since enjoyed the best of health, and think Dr. Wil- liams’ Pink Pills the best medicine for trouble of this kind.” Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills not only . romptly cure the serious after-ef- ects of la grippe, but they make well and strong all persons suffer. ing from any form of debility or general weakness. These Pills have no laxative or’ purgative action; their mission is to make new, rich red blood, and thus fortify and strengthen every organ and every art of the body. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are sold by all medicine dealers, or sent by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 by ad- "dressing The Dr. Williams’ Medi‘ cine 00., Brockville, Out. My 1 ._ >X' 'Is RADIUM ELIXIR or LIrm __._ French Surgeon Proposes to Make Scrum to Renew Youth. Rejuvenating qualities in radium have been discovered by Prof. Gaâ€" briel Petit of the Veterinary School at Alfort, France. _ He injected two milligrams tw1ce 'in the jugular vein of a very old home with surprising effects. The .animal seemed immediately to gain a new lease of life. It put on flesh, became frisky, considerable traces of sulphate of radium appeared in its blood, and the red globules in- creased in number. The injection, Dr. Petit says, produced lasting radio-activity of the system. He thinks it highly probable that a radio-active serum may be obtained in this manner which will arrest to a certain extent the advance of physical decay in human beings. In other words radium may be made the basis of a real elixir of ‘life. _...___>I<____ ALWAYS BEHIND. “Is your son still pursuing his studies, Mrs. Brown?” “Yes; but it seems to be a stern ‘chase. "- stood on the eastern side of the city. To guard against sudden in- vasion there was a tower which held the approach up the valley in full View. The unique thing about the palace was the house inlaid with ivory. There were other indicaâ€" tions of the worldliness and luxury of the royal pair. 3. Jehovah forbidâ€"Naboth had something besides sentimental rea- sons for desiring to keep the in- heritance of his fathers. The vine- yard (2) would no doubt prove a fine addition to the gardens of Ahab, with which he wished to en- rich his possessions at Jezreel. But there were sacred considerations why Naboth could not yield it to another, even his king, for any price. It was an unwritten custom (Num. 36) that property should deâ€" scend in the same tribe and house. This ancient law was a guarantee of the liberties of the people. At some time, possibly before this, but more likely after, this custom came to be written into the statutes of the nation. ' him down upon his bedâ€"Like a boy who has been thwarted in gratifyâ€" ing some fond desire. Little wonâ€" der that Jezebel came upon him and rebuked his peevishness with the words, Dost thou now govern . Israel? (7), words which the Septuagint has fittineg rendered, “Do you play at being king in this way 2” Jezebel had qualities more masculine, as well as more malic- ious, than her husband. Besides, she was a Phoenician, with proâ€" nounced foreign views as to the per- rogatives of kings, and she did not scruple, therefore, to form a plot for the possession of the vineyard of N aboth the Jrezrcelite. 8-10. Notice the insolence of her writing letters in the king’s name, and putting his seal upon them, and of proclaiming a0 fast so as to deceive the people into believing some public calamity had befallcn, besides the added touch of venom in her setting the innocent victim on high, in a conspicuous place. Surely Ahab had weakly abdicated his powâ€" er in Israel, when such corruption could be practiced by an idolatrous woman. The climax was reached when the base fellows, in response to the orders of a fawning local tri- bunal of elders, were hired to per- jure themselves by accusing the guileless Naboth of blasphemy. 13. Stoned him to deathâ€" This was, of course, in keeping with the law, that blasphemy should perish by stoning outside the city. 15. Arise, take possession â€" Ac- cording to the custom, the sons of Naboth would perish with him, leaving no heir to his possessions, whereupon the property would re- vert to the king (compare 2 Kings 9 26, and 2 Sam. 16. 3, 4). 16. Ahab rose up to go downâ€"It seems likely he was in his capital at Samaria, twenty miles from Jezâ€" rcel. He made the journey in his chariot, accompanied by two war- rior-youth, John and Bidkar, to whose later testimony we are inâ€" debted for some of the details (2 Kings 9. 25, 3(3). The Septuagint says that Ahab greeted the news of Naboth’s death with violent mani- festations of grief. But he, no doubt, wont to claim his new pos- sessions with ardor. 17. Elijah the Tishbiteâ€"Thc last glimpse we had of him was as he strode off from the fields followed by Elisha, son of Shaphat. Six years had passed. Was Elijah all this time in retirement, somewhere in the caves of Carmel? We do not know. But it was like him. He comes forth now, not as the cham- pion of orthodoxy. but as the indig- nant foe of inhumanity and injus- tics. 20. Has thou found me . . . '2â€" How much this whole situation re- minds us of the fate of many a worldling. Ahab was just about to glut himself with the ill-gotten fruits of his sin. And now, as if the shadow of some lurking fear had been trasformed into life. there stands before him the dreaded scr~ vant of God, the God whom Ahab 4. Heavy and displeased . . . laid . had basely thrust away for the sake of a degrading alliance. The man who has sold himself for supposed pleasure or influence will find that he has received but a pittance for his pains, and that the voice of conâ€" science, unheeded. for a time, comes back with remorseless accusings. 21. Cut off from Ahab every man- childâ€"The demolition of the dynasty of Ahab, the eating of the_carcass of Jezebel by dogs, the perishing of the king’s posterity, and all the wretched details of this tragic af- fair, which made such an impres- sion in Israel, are recorded in the second book of Kings. 27. Rent his clothesâ€"The prophe- sied doom of himself and his house was enough to humble any man. Thenceforth he went softly as a stricken man. 28. Elijah retires as suddenly as he appears, having accomplished the work which Jehovah had sent him to do. Not until four more years have passed shall we see him again. ____>x<_____ WANTED A SALUTE. Czar’s Boy Said He Would Not Tell His Father. A good story of the six-year-old Czarevitch is now going the rounds of society in St. Petersburg. His Imperial Highness is, of course, greeted with a salute wherever he passes a sentry in the palace pre- cincts. Recently, however, it be- came evidentthat the honor so much gratified the young Prince that many unnecessary excursions were being made past the box of a certain sentry, the customary salâ€" ute being accorded every time. The matter reached the cars of his fath- er, who, to give his son a lesson, issued orders that in future no no- tice should be taken of the Ovare- vitch’s comings and goings by the sentries. The dismay of the heir was profound when, on passing his favorite sentry box the next morn- ing he found that his presence was ignored; In childish indignation he went to the sentry and demandâ€" ed the reason of the omission. “It is by the Ozar’s orders,” was the reply. This seemed at first to set- tl-e the matter, but after a few mo- ments cogitation the Royal young- ster approached the sentry again and said, pleadingly: “Please just do it this once. and I promise you lfgthcr shan’t hear anything about 1 . - BABY’S [ISISâ€"Ellen‘s . an ALL BABIES Every mother of young children should keep a box of Baby’s Own Tablets in the house. No other me- dicine has relieved so many little ones of the ailments that afflict them as have Baby’s Own Tablets vâ€"no other medicme can be given baby with that absolute sureness [if-safety as can these Tablets. The mother has the gnaranjc-ee of a Gov- ernment analyst that they do not Lontain a particle of those harmful drugs that make those so-called “soothing” stuffs so dangerous to the life of the little one. The Tab- lets never fail to be of benefit. Con- rerning them Mrs. Jno. A. Albert. Daraquet, N. B., writes :â€"“I am happy to state that I have used Baby’s Own Tablets for constipa- lion for‘my two children with great ratisfaction.” The Tablets are sold by medicine-dealers or at 25 cents it box from The Dr. Williams’ Me- dicine 00., Brockville, Ont. *I‘ WILLIE’S hANDIOAP. Little Willie was detected by his teacher in the act of stealing from one of his playmates. Instead of inflicting punishment, she conclud- ed to try a moral lecture. “Bear in mind, Willie, that these turn a. deaf ear to them.” plied: deaf Lair.” ‘ _â€""â€"~â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€"-â€"â€"â€"_____________ __________.â€"_â€".â€"-_ I l | Willie’s lip trembled as he re-itrouble or expense. “But teacher, I ain’t got a ‘: to his credit that he does no harm SAME SHEER EISH IN lHE SEA SOME OF THEM ARE CERTAIN- LY STRANGE. Lophius Piscatorius Lights Lamps and. Lures Finny Tribe to Destruction. 1 It is well known that in various parts of the world, fish are caught at night by displaying lights. The fish come to gaze at this unusual sight and are then easily speared 0r netted; but it may not be so well known that there is a species of fish which uses this very device on its own account. “Lophius piscatorâ€" ius” is the proper name of this very intelligent individual, but he ansâ€" wers readily to his more ordinary name of the angler. He would laugh at the notion of such a clum- sy apparatus as artificial lights, boats, spears, nets, or indeed, any tools whatever but such as can be carried so to speak, in his own pocket. Like some other anglers, he is not at all active and prefers to spend his time in the mud at the bottom of the sea. This being so, he has little use for fins to swim with, and therefore uses them in other ways. PHOSPHORESOENT LIGHTS. His two side fins are very strong and large, but they look more like a short, clumsy leg and foot than real fins, and the fine on his back he has turned into long thin filaâ€" ments; on one or two of these he hangs phosphorescent lights. Ourâ€" iously shaped filaments grow out all round his sides, lookng some- thing lik-e a seaweed. When he is hungry he lights his lamps, and foolish fish come to invesnigate this strange appearance, an enormous mouth opens beneath them, and in one huge gulp folly pays the price of foolishness. The angler then puts out his light. That these methâ€" ods pay fairly well is shown by the fact that these fish sometimes grow to five feet in. length and are proâ€" portionately broad and heavy. It can thus be seen that fins may be made to serve other purposes as well as swimming. ODD MODE OF TRAVEL. The sucking-fish, remora, is an- other case in point. He is exceedu ingly fond of travelling, and hav- ing no money to pay his fares has gratify his taste cheaply and satisfactorily.-. The fin which most fish wear about the mid- dle of the back he prefers to have learned how to on the top of his head, and this fin he has turned into a most effective sucker; with this he fastens himself like a limpet to the underside of a whale, a shark or anything that re- presents in his train. achieve for himself and with no Let is be said “*1; his temporary locomotive“ but. mind an express So he is carried along at a. temptations can be resisted if youlfar greater rate than he could lhonorably catches fish for himself; a free passage is all he wants and he never thinks of waiting for an invitation. As he only grows about two feet long and is very slim we darsesay a dozen of him would not trouble a whale much. SRANGELY BEAUTIFUL. There is another family of fish which are certainly strange, but it is because they are strangely beauâ€" tiful. Their family name is Chao- todont, and they are commonly called butterfly fish on account of their magnificent coloring. Those who are accustomed to see fish mostly in a shop, or .as a small por- tion of food on a plate, would hard- ly believe the extraordinary bril- liance of color which some of these butterflies of the deep can boast of. Before me is a small fish, about eight inches long. Itsbody seems made of burnished bronze, shading off into copper above and below, and into shining gold at the tail. Not satisfied with this, it wears narrow stripes of gold running from head to tail over the whole body. The fins are edged with a narrow ribbon of forget-me-not blue shad- ing into white, and the head is de- corated in the same way. A more gorgeous effect it wuld be difficult to imagine. ANGEL FISH. Closely related to him is the angel fish, whose coloring is equalâ€" ly splendid, though his taste dif- fers. This beautiful creature is clothed in green, so dark on the back as to be almost black, and shadin off, into a pale apple green beneat 1. The tail and smaller fins resemble flames, growing from the body in vivid orange, changing at the tips into faint gold. The. larg- er fins exhibit the following colors in shaded bandsâ€"purple, green, yellow and crimson, surrounded by I an edge of sky blue. .___.>I<___ "A GOD-SEND TO HUMANITY." This is what the DOCTORS say aboul UTOR. Rev. Will Pugsley is the discow Prev. UTORlias cured barbed wire cuts, knd bloodpoisoning, dog bites. ram bums on horses without a scar. For calc I-cl udders and sore tests on cows it ha! no equal. For cuts. burns, scalds, boils, and can huncles, after the second application, ll you are not fully satisfied return the box lo the company} and you will get youl money back. 0 scars from burns on cuts when Utor is used. We have bad a large number of cases of Varicose ulcers of 25 years’ standing completely cured. Corns, bunions, chilâ€" blaius, generally <yield to UTOR. Only 25¢: a box, postpai . "FA‘X-R-EAX." “THE GREAT CANADIAN LIVER RIGHTER AND BLOOD PURIFIER" is now ready for the market. Mr. Pugsle as an wpgeligt for over twenty ears Q‘s use unread has cured hundrc s of people who 'weré suffering with a bad liver and impure blood. Pills are to be avolded as much as posv' Bible, FAX-R-FAX are put up in Tabloid form and sold at only 25c a box. Put 1 6 ln an envelope and send to UTOR RE. - EDY CO., 126 Yorkvllle Ave., Toronto, and we will send ou a box of UTO a1; .1 free box of EAX-R-FAX and 'I‘Olg WONDER BOOK. ‘Vrite to-day. Agents wanted. __.__’X4 I Progress .in the’ human race'defi , pends less on getting ahead then, I on helping along.