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.....~.... .. Lynsey SMILE I run corms rm “Yemen are Themselves to Blame for Much of Their Sulfcring. Women are weak, yet under a ‘mile they will try to hide pain and suffering that any man could not bear patiently. If women would only remember that their frequent failures of health arise from feeble or impure blood their lives would be smoother and they would longer retain their natural charm. When the blood fails then begin those 'dragging backaches and headaches; unrefreshing sleep that causes dark lines under the eyes: dizziness; fits of depression; pal- Eitation or rapid fluttering of the cart; hot flashes and indigestion. Then the cheeks grow pale. the eyes dull and the complexion blemished. Women should know that much of this suffering is needless and can be promptly remedied. Purify and enrich the blood through the use‘of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills and your suffering will vanish. Thousands of women know that Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills have brightened their liv\cs’by making the new, good blood of health. and so toning up all the vital organs into healthy. vigorous action. Here is an instance from among many. Miss Cora A. Cor- nell. St. Catharines. Ont.. says: "Ever since the age of fourteen I have suffered terribly with pains in my back. and severe headaches. I was also much troubled with indi- gestion and had to be extremely careful as to my diet. and some- times did not feel like eating at all. Some twa years ago the headaches became so bad that I had to give up my position. which was clerking in a store. where. of course. I was constantly on mv feet. I took a pm sition in an office. where 1 could be seated most- of tne time. but even than I suffered terribly most of the time. As the medicine I had been taking did not help me I finally dc- cided to try Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills I got a supply. and soon felt they were helping me and Icon- tinued taking the pills for several months until I felt perfectly well. Although mv doctor advised me not to go back to my old position. I decided to do so. and have not felt any illleffcct. I never have backache now. seldom a headache... of the indigestion have disappeared. I cannot speak too highly of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. and I hope this letter will help someone who suffers as I used to. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2 50 from The Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine (30., Brockville, Out. and all traces '2‘ runes ms NATIONAL coor. Two Examinations Hold to Choose Professor to Touch the Art. France now has an official cook with the title of professor of cookingi at the National School of Agriculn tural and Housekeeping Instruction l at Grignon. A title worthy of eveni a German business card. is the com; 5 ment of the French newspapers. This new chair of cooking is the idea of M. Pams. Minister of Agriâ€"l culture. The examinations. held; on November ll. in order to choose the bearer of this momentous title. consisted of competitions in all branches. cooking. the making of coups. sauces and other accessories. cutting and cooking meat. game; fish. vegtables. entrees. patties. enll cremets. pastrv. fruit and vegetaâ€" ble preserves and the making of cakes and desserts. ' Thme who took part in the com- petition were requested to get up a luncheon."vthe menu of which was chosen before the examination by. the jury. The concurrents also had i to prepare preserves and‘give a les- son before the students of the school. All candidates who pre- sented themselves had to be be- tween the ages of ‘25 and 40 and con- form to many other requirements. such as being able to show their birth certificates. a certificate shmv- ing their French nationality and also what previous experience they had. Best French cooks come. it is said. from the district around Nancy. although Loraine until it be~ came German property had a great reputation. Regularity of the bowels is an absolute neces- sity for good health. Unless the waste matter from the food which collects there is got rid of at least once a da ‘. it decays and poison: the whole y.<nusin biliousness, indi- gestion and sick cadaches. Sall- and ether harsh mineral purgatim Irrirare the delicate lining of the bowels. Dr. Horse's lndun Root Pillow-entirely vegetable -â€" regulate the bowels efl'ccrively without weak- ening. sickening or griping. Us: Dr. M orse’s ” Indian Root Pills lflnishcd. 1: ill in napalm INTERESTING BITS 0F GOSSIP FROM THE QUEEN CITY. No Great Issue In the Munlclnal Cam- paignâ€"Mayor Hccken Had Easy 0.)- posltlenâ€"Sir James Whitney «Holiday Trade. What issue was up for decision this year was a Question frequently asked by Visi- turs during the blunxipal campaign. The lanswer had to be "none." Civic govcrxr ment in Toronto at present, is a question of administration rather than of policies or issues. As a result the contest all on [many previous occasions became merely a |triul of persornl strength between the various candidaiea. The tank of canvassing a big city like Toronto is of COL;le tremendous, and vari- ous devices were utilized for covering the ground. Any-thing like a personal canvass Is impossible. although it is said one Board of Control aspirant, Controller Mc- lCar-nxy. had the city divided mm 500 sec- ltions and had a personal friend working each section. No one else attempted any- thing so complete. Soliciting Votes. The personal letter is widely need. Even ‘thcse run into a lot of expense. One can- ldidnlc. it was reported. used 125.000 letters. ’n number sufficient to cover every-voter in the city thce and perhaps three times 1! is doubtful if those lemurs and cards 'get many votes. although the cost of send- ing out 125,000 letters would be $1,250 00 for postage alone. It is said that some can- didates for Alderman spent sums running into the thousands of dollars and then dal not get elected. As the salary of an Alder man is only $300 it is evident that the honor is valued highly in some quarters at least. A Controller gets 82.500 21 year. lbut even this sum is otten exhausted in 'electiou expenses alone. Mr J. J. Ward probablv furnishes an exception to this .rulc. lie is an assiduous glad hander. but does not believe in spending his prou- pcctive salary. The great problem of the candidate is to get his name before the public. A per. sonnl acquaintance of a thousand men is a pretty .widc._ acquaintance. and wh.~.re there are 40 or 50,000 voters it is evident that candidates can be known to only a Ifew. It is for this reason that a man who [is once elected finds it fairly easy to hold lhis sent if he wants to lie gets so much publicity through the newspapers durum: |the year that unless he makes very ba‘.’ blunders. people think he must be a great man. . Acclamatlons Are Rare. I It was almost too much for Mayor Hock- »;cu to expect to get an election by accla- ‘mution. As a matter of fact acclnmations for the llayoralty in Toronto have been {excel-dineg rare. the honor accredited to ‘l‘r Gccry lest your helps the first of its kind in a very long period. There have been a number of virtual acclamalions. {For example. in 1911 Mr. Gc-ary. althogh 'he had two opponents. secured over 31.000 lulles against about 3.000 for his two op- jnoucnts combined. Then in 1909 Joseph -Oliver had no serious opposition. althoush ‘Iherc were against him three candidates, .one of whom was [‘homas Davies. who was lthis year nominated against M vcr flock- ,en On that occasion ;\lr. Dari. got over 19.000 votes. as against .llr. Oliver's 26.000 l Occasionally freak candidates make a .nnrurisiugly good run. For example. on 'one occasion In the long ago the late E A. Mm-do‘nnld was. elected Mayor. though by mosl people he was regarded as. a crack candidate. The most striking illm try-lion of the curious motives which snn‘crimes govern electors was furnished in 1907 when Joseph Lindala. an unheard- .of Socialist running against the sitting itlayor. Mr. Coatsworth. came within striking distance of being elected. 2 There are always plenty of crank candi- .daIes in Toronto. When they are not Irnnning: for the Mayor's chair thev are lin the Board of (lonil‘nl or Aldermnnic "race. There are gev‘crnlly 8 or 10 of them in every Municipal contest. Thomas Davies can hardly be classed as a crank candidate. lie is a man of some substance and ability. but‘ generally re~ carried as lacking the qucliiications and experience which will entitle him to-the Chief Maelstracy of the city. Pear Place for Meeting. ’l‘oronto has little reason to be proud of Its annual nomination meeting. Follow- inc Municipal custom the event takes place in the Town Hall. but unfortunately there is no proper chambcr in that pile The fact is that the Assembly Hall on the top floor of the building has never been is a bare barn of a room without furnishing other than a little bit of drag-reed hunting and without heat llcre the nomination meeting is held This is the only use the room is put to from one year's‘end tc'the other. Very few electors find it worth while to attend the nrm-ccdiwzc. and there are no doubt scorer: of nomination meetings throughout the Province which are more largely at- tended. The system of holding Municipal elec- tions on New Year's Day seems to suit a crest many pcon'e. though it works a hardship to a substantial number. includ- lne newspaper men. who havc'the first. and in macv respects. the hem. holiday of the year. absolutelv destroyed by reason of the fact that there is so much to do following the casilne of the ,. ballots It is generallv supposed that the sv‘stem of holding the poll on that (icy instead of "on the first Monday in Jpnuarv was devised and prcbubly nut thrnueh by forces friendly In the Temper~ nncc campaign. The reenlt of the system is in close no all bars and liquor shops on' a holiday which was often marred by a t'rcal deal of drinking. Those who how: the dev socilcrl. however. wonder if some means could not be found of keeping the barn closed on that (luv and at the same time have voting: on number day. Sir James Whllnev. the Premier. has returned to his office from a flying "visit to England apparently in the best or health and in good form for a stirring session. His first and practically his only public m-r since his return has been to out the quit-tun on an incipient agitation for radical changes in the Assessment AM Mr. Rowen. the leader of the Opnmltion. is devotion: a treat deal of time to his position. not so mrch in a party sense as in his cwcctance of a great number of the innumerable applications that come to leaders of both nerrim to attend public meetings and public functions of various kinds Preparing «pccchcs for all sorls of zalheriuws and rlcllveriva- them is crcce-l- ine‘v arduous work. but if well done iv work of a erent dcal of value to the com. rruuitv and into it .‘ir. Howell has thrown himself enthusiastically Monday Trading Good. Toronto looks forward to 1913 as likely to be a banner year. Bounding prosperity continues. It was an inspiration to so into any of the stores before Christmas and see people buying Christmas presenba All closers from the workan man to the fulfill-millionaire could be seen jostling Gr‘t'h other at the various counters and all selecting zifts an if money was no object The only clnnd unonlhc financialhor‘mn Is the pmsihlo aftermnlb of the Balkan War One anthnrllv estimates: that 41400. 000.000 In capital has been dentroved. This may mean that the morev stringency of the nor! autumn'may develop and con. tinni- in 1913. and if It does there mav be some «I back. Visitors from the Wool are more opilmlltlc of the future than over and «rpm ‘913 to be Ihe biggest year y.» ‘il flu-l prova- m be the can. It resins another rear. Ill lent. of good train- for Toronto and Ontario. . country. . and Broader “1‘31.” L If ordered together. . Pref x d d l- .5” till. .I‘Luo‘é'a an I. o! with . “i B" 1 .r can I an I. doubt ‘ Jun-Ilium ‘-' “wraith; l drnribel thorn. Smarorltwdu. um... whipped from non-5t Can-dun "Ir-chutne- l wuscousm mcuaaron co.- - ' an 239 Racine. an... o. s. a. EMPEROR RISES AT 8.30 AH“. Francis .loscph Adds Ilnli flour to His Working Day. Emperor Francis Joseph of Ans- tria has just made an alteration in his working hours which throws an interesting light upon his habits of life.- During the past forty years the Emperor has been accustomed to rise punctually every morning at 4 o'clock. and having devoted one hour to the requirements of the toi. let- to sit down at his writing table and begin work. has added half an hour daily to his working time. He now rises at half past 3 everv morning. commences work at half past 4 andretires to rest as before. at 8 o’clock sharp. ..._..___.rI' THE UNION BANK. Holds Its Forty-rich“: Annual lliccling. Progress in all departments of the Bank’s activities marks the 48th Annual Report recently issued by the Union Bank of Canada. The Annual Meeting of this Bank was held in Winnipeg on December l7th. ard was presided over by Mr. John Galt. the President. This was the first year in which the Annual Meeting was held in Winnipeg. the change from Quebec taking place during the phst year. The statement shows net profits for the year of $703832. which com- pares with $062 000 for the pre- vious year. The net profits for the year 1912. together with 9547.000 de- rived as premium on new stock is- sued and 3371.000 carried forward from the previous vear. made $8526.- 000 available for distribution. Four quarterly dividends at the rate of ‘2 per cent. each absorbed $391000. The sum of $241000 was transferred ‘to the rest account. $100000 written off hank promises account and $10.- 000 contributed to the ofliccrs’ 'pen sion fund, leaving a balance 'of 9575.000 to be carried forward. Net earnings for the year were slightly in excess of 14 per cent. on the average paid-up capital. A further examination of the report shows that gains were made in every de- partment of the Bank’s activities Its paid-up capital was increased and new stands at 85.000.000. Its rest account was also augmented and now stands at $3.300.000. Large gains were also made in'deposits current loans and total assets; Th‘~ deposits now total over $55.643.000 a gain .of $10,000.000 during tho year. Of the amount. $41.219.000 i interest bearing and $14,423.000 -non-intercst,bcaring. The current loans at ever $45.000.000 show a gain of $7.000.000 duringthe year. while the total assets. amounting tr 5869.400 000. show thelargc gain of 9311000000 over the figures for the previous year. Another feature of the report worthy of special men tion is’ the large proportion of gold. silver. Dominion notes and other ‘quickly available assets These bear a. very large proportion to the liabilities to the public. The Union Bank of Canada is rapidlv forging to the front. and is occupying a continually larger place in the business affairs of the The fact that the current loans for the year amounted to over $45.000.000. or a gain of $1000.00" over the previous year. indicates that the Bank is doing a. continually larger share of the country's' busi- ness and is catering to the business needs of the communities where its branches are located. The fact that. it opened 43 branches during the rear is another indication of its conâ€" tinual expansion. The Bank has now 985 branches making it one of the best equipped banks in the Dominion in this respect. The address of President Gait was a splendid review of the finan- cial and. industrial conditions pre- vailing in the country at the present time. and shmved that the officials of the Bank kept in the very clowsl touch with the progress being made bv the Dominion. An interesting fcature‘of his report was the relat- ing of the historv and growth of the Union Bank and the reason for the transfer of the head office from Quebec to Winnipeg. He showed that eieht and one-half years alto when the present General Manager took charge the Bank’s capital was justone-half what it is todav. the reserve fund less than one-third. and total assets considerably less than one-third. Altogether the re- port and the addresses of the Presi- dent and General Manager form one of the best combinations issued blowing their on trumpet . by any bank this year. l 'mm"... m... mmowa-a-‘uu um... .. A MARATHON TALKER. The member for the City of Lon- don is known both inside and out- side the British House of Commons as the champion long-distance spoutcr of the day. He is a terror to friend and foe alike. He iscreditcd with having remarked on one occasion that he was prepared» to talk “at any length. at any time. on any subâ€" ject.” and throughout his political career he has justified the state- ment. ‘ When he rises the House empties as if a plague had entered the chamber. but Sir Frederick is un- ‘ perturbed. Like the brook. he am~ bles along until he has talked time out. If he could run like he talks the. great Marathon race would be a gift for England. At sixtyâ€"two he exhibits no lack of breath. but ap- pears in splendid condition. Dull- i ness and prolixity are natural grits; Rccentlv. however. the monarch With him, and they have proved of great service to his party in Parlia- mentary warfare. It is'now twenty years since he entered Parliament as Conservative member for the Pcckham division of Camberwell. and he is still refer- red to as “Pcckham” in the current .lang of the House. He lost his seat in 1906Vowing to the opposition which he put up against the propos- al to carry the tramways across the bridges. His constituents and the majority of the dwellers in South London were in favor of the proâ€" posal. but Sir Frederick refused to alter his opinions, and so he was compelled to seek a more congenial atmosphere. Amongst the bills Sir Frederick has talked out was that giving to 'he press the statutory right of ad- mission .to meetings of public bod- ies. He loves animals. but abhors rrades unions. and he is a strong 'inti-vivisectivonist. Sir Frederick Ranbu’ry‘ is a. stockbroker, and from he point of view of his constituents in the City of London. has proved an ideal representative. -0}- RUSSIA- HATES FRESH AIR. Windows in Hotels Arc Hormctlcal- ; 1y Scaled. Says 'l‘rarcilcr. Writing of the great Russian city f Odessa in Harper’s Magazine.' 5. Sydney Adamson tells of the some- what primitive arrangements of even the "modern hotels. "For our ignorance of Russian we 3 u had the privilege of paying ovcrl ; l twice the legal fare for our drive to the hotel. The porters obligiug- iy arranged the matter. and quite cheerfully kcpt the difference. How like the rest of the World. lofty bed- chambers and corridors of the ho- tels make it just possible to live in rooms that have double windows sealed with putty, which are never opened from the beginning of win- ter till the spring thaw is in theair. As there are no open fires. the only ventilation is from the slightly bct~ ter air of the corridors. “A framed notice on the walls inâ€" forms the visitor of all the privi: leges he is graciously permitted to pay extra for. amongthem the joy of being clean at the rate of ten copecks for a jug of hot water or fifty copccks for a bath; but the greatest mystery of all was a same- var at twentv-five eopecks, In time it was discovered that your true tea or other warm refreshment. rings for a lighted samovar and pre- pares his own beverage. if he is not fortunate enough to possess a wife to do it for him. “With the lady managing a fiery. fuming samovar.. and her lord smok- ing innumerable cigarettes. with perhaps a visitor to help. one can easily imagine not forgetting the hermetically sealed windowsâ€"the atmosphere in which some worthy Russians go to bed.” 'I' are not always Most of them are too poor to buy one. i The best men Russian. having a-taste for much! .- u ’- Cramps at Night , Require Prompt {cmcdy Agonizing Pain l’rcvcntcd by Keeping Ncrvilinc Ilaluly On the Shelf. A Case In Polnl Illustrated. Deadly crampsuthe symptom! are not to be mistaken. Suddenly and without warning the patient experiences such agony in the sto- mach as to contort the countenance and cause him to cry aloud for help. Then it is that the wonderful power of Ncrviline can make itself felt-it cures so quickly. “Last summer I was strikcn with a frightful attack of cramps. I feared the pain in my stomach would kill me. “My eyes bulged out and the veins in my forehead stood out like whip-cords. ‘ . “My cries attracted a neighbor. who came to my assistance. and in a moment. or two handed me half a tcaspoonful of Nerviline in some sweetened water. “It seemed as if an angel had charmed away the pain. In ten seconds I was well. Nerviline has a wonderful name in this locality, and is considered best for cramps, diarrhoea. flatulence. stomach and bowel disorders. I urge friends to use Nerviline. “MANLEY M. 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