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:vvfâ€"v-Tr‘ - . v ,g, _\Â¥Vd-‘ r- _ a" ~IGern1any, Holland, or Sweden. - )mics and Political NERVOUS PEOPLE. MADE, CHEERFUL :ur. 'Williains’ Pink Pills Rebuild ~ Shattered Nerves Good bloodâ€"rich, red bloodâ€"â€" lmakes allrthe difference between lhealth and sickness. If the blood lie thin and watery, the health of lthe whole body suffers. The sufferer Zbecomes nervous and irritable; the stomach fails in strength and the appetite becomes poor. Food docs xnot give the necessary nourishment, and the first feeling of weakness lpasses, as time goes on, into a gen- feral breakdown in the health. The case of Mrs. Angelique Gagnon, of St. Jerome, Que, illustrates the truth of these statements. Mrs. .Gagnon says: I am fifty years of age, and up to a few months ago always enjoyed the best of health. Eben I began to feel run down and fwcak, without patience or ambi- tion. My appetite grew poor, and 'my nerves seemed to be on edge, and the least noise or worry would make me irritable and nervous. {Life became an actual burden, and ,I could no longer look after my jhousehold duties. 'My doctor pres- cribod'and ordered a change,‘ sayâ€" ling that I was a. nervous wreck. I ltried to become interested in other lthings but failed, and my condition as r‘cally deplorable. I continued n this condition for several months, radually going down, and as my doctor was not helping me I was .. leasin persuaded by a. friend to try "Dr. Williams’ Pink, Pills. After king the Pills for a- few weeks I uld see an improvement, and I ladly continued using them for a ouple of months, when I found my ealth fully‘restored. I am more han thankful for what Dr. Wilâ€" liams’ Pink Pills have done for me, and I gladly recommend them to all ~ho are weak, nervous and run- own." By making rich, red blood Dr. lWilliams’ Pink Pills cure such cases as Mrs. Gagnon’s. In the same way they cure nervous headaches, neur- hclgia, indigestion, rheumatism, St. ,Vitus’ dance, and the ailments that Come to growing girls and women of mature years. If you are at all unwell start to-(lay to cure your- self with Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, ,what they have done for others they will surely do for you, if given a fair trial. Sold ,at all druggists for by mail, post paid, at 50 cents ,a, box, or six boxes for $2.50, by leddressing The Dr. Williams’ Mediâ€" tcine Co., Brockville. Ont.. uâ€"â€"-â€"â€"-‘I‘ ENGLISH BIRTH RAT '1. l , [Fewer Children Than Any Country “ Save France. ' ‘ The London correspondent of the 'Jourual of the American Medical ssociation sends these figures and icomments relative to the falling ibith rate in Great Britain: l “According to a report just is- sued by the census office this coun- Etry contains a larger proportion of ,young adults than either France, It ihas fewer children than any of hose countries but France, and fewer older persons than any except 'Germany. In consequence of the lfall in the birth rate the proportion ,of young children has considerany diminished. For each million of the ’populatiou in. 1881 there were 135,- 3561 children under the age of five iyears. In 1801 this number fell. to 122.523, and since then to 114,262 in l1901. and to 103,857 in 191]. * “At the London School of Econoâ€" Scieuce Karl carson, in delivering a course of E’sctures on ‘Infant Welfarc.’ drew lattention to the falling birth rate which has existed since 1878. He ,howed that the process was less [rapid in places like Sheffield, where lmen were chiefly employed, where~ 38.3 in places like Dewsbury, where ’wool was the staple industry, it was. ,most marked. In woollen areas the leverage families were 1.3, in cotton lareas 1.8, and in engineering areas I .12, the interpretation being that, ,except in the latter case, the fami- lies, and consequently the towns, (were not reproducing themselves. . “Immigration'from the rural disâ€" ,Ytricte could not continue, for their {birth rates, too, were falling. The .oharacter of the population was ftendi-ng to become more middleâ€" ‘xaged, and if the population was to {be replaced, average families of {our and five were requiredâ€"a {point of vital importance to the na- jtion, for no nation of forty millions pould stand against one of sixty millions. That was the political as- jpect'. I ..__â€"Iâ€"-Eâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"~ The dollar that does a man. the most good represents several drops of perspiration, IN THE CANADIAN MELTING POT- This photograph, taken at Sarnia, Ontario, There are no less than Canadians in a garden urn. European races represented. shows a group of young eight different Montreal is having a. series of sensu- tions in newspaper circles. The Daily Witness which for generations has been a: by-word throughout Eastern Canada has, passed away. In its place comes the Daily‘ Telegraph. The Herald. one of the oldest. if not the very oldest daily newspaper in Canada. has changed hands and changed politics. In a. mouth or two there is to. be another new morning papci‘ to be called 1 the Daily Mail. Only the Star and the, Gazette remain unchanged and unmoved? like rocks in the midst. of a surging semi But even they are vitally interested in‘ the. changes going on around them. This bald recital of the facts does not at all indicatetho significance of what amounts to a revolution in newspaperdom. In fact, as yet no one knows what. ls the actual significance. One may only 8111‘- mlsc, and of surmises there are plenty. ' It may be stated that. the reason thou Witness dies is because it could not bo‘ made to pay. In the hands of the Dou- galls the Witness has been a. power in the; land. Politically it has been classed as Liberal and on several occasions has been- uuderstood to voice the opinions of Sir; Wilfred Laurior. But it was never a vio-l lently partisan paper and never repro-l seutcd‘ anyone‘ but the Dougall family.1 The Witness cared much more about mar-l u‘l issues than it did about purely polio, real issues. It has been pointed to as an: illustration of the alleged fact that a: newspaper cannot be strict in its moral: Views and at the same time be made to! pay. But. this is hardly a fair doductioni to draw from the example of the Witness; The Witness‘ views and policy were ex-l items. It would accept no liquor or ques-l tronablc medical advertisements and in‘ this its example is being followed by many ; publications. But it would be difilcult to: discover another secular publication whichv refuses to publish theatrical news and, advertisements, or sporting news and ad- vertisements. And this was the policy of: the Witness for many years. This policy: was based on the belief that amusementsi and sports were often sinful, and if not; actually sinful themselves, were frivolous: in their character and might have a de-! basmg effect, to which the publishers of‘ the 'Witnesfl were not, willing to subjectl their readers. i This was the spirit of the Monastery andl not of. a modern business establishment“! It.t.yprficd how for out of touch the oldf Witness was with the world in which it:7 llVfd. It was not that the Witness lost; so much in actual cash in the advertise-i menu: it refused as that it failed to find; a clientelle. 5 Who Are‘The Purchasers? i The Dougalls would not sell the name.l But the rest of the property has been; transferred to new owners who are rem‘e-i suntod in the management by Mr. O. Gor-. donsmith, who formally yours was asso-f mated with the Dougalls as Managing‘ Editor. and who has absorbed their ideals! Mr. Gordonsmith is as pleasant a gentle»; man as one could wish to meet and shouldl know the newspaper game. I The purchase of the Herald by Mr. D.; Lorne McGibbon. one of the aggressive; capitalists which Montreal has produced; in the last dozen years, made it essential: for Liberals to get a. mouthpiece and 1101 doubt hastened the purchase of the Wit- ness. Who that someone is remains a mystery. One surmise is that E. A. Robert. a local capitalist interested in the Street Railway. has associated himself with Lib- eral politicians in the venture. Another guess is that Sir Hugh Graham, proprietor; of the Montreal Star, is new behind thel scenes in the Telegraph office, but thlsf scarcely seems creditable, although there are examples in, England of capitalists’ owning and managingrnewspapcns on op~l posits sides of politics. The Montreal Star! has been accepting full page advertise. inch from the Telegraph. a circumstance which may have originated the rumor,; but it would seem thatjhls fact is no! more significant than that the Star is not! unwilling to see the Telegraph find its place as the Liberal mouthplece. particu- arly if. in doing so, it. lnjums‘the Star's old ,rlval.‘ the Herddpwhloh now threat: one to rival the Star in Imperialism and to be a more active competitor than ever. The Herald bu even gone to the length of buying a weekly paper. The. Mirror. to get out in competition to Sir Hugh. Gra- ham's Standard. ' I ' r usuy ‘Man comma. Meanwhile. new buildings. new presses, inew equipment are being rapidly assem- ibled for the morning Daily. Mall. With its ipublication. the Gazette W111, for the first f time, have competition. In tho .flCtIVO man- agement of the Daily Mail W111 be 13.. A. McNub, for many years Managing Editor of the Montreal Star, and a sphinx like 7' igmltlcmau of portcntous mien. Also there 'will be M. E. Nicholle, who has had much experience in Toronto. and later on the Winnipeg Telegram. He is a half brother of Hon. W. ’1‘. White and is regarded as one of the most promising men in Can- adian journalism to-(luy. With two such men the Daily Mail will not be under- mannod. There is also a mystery as to who the proprietors of this paper are. though it is gonerally accepted that Rob‘ ert Rogers and associates are interested. Sir Hugh Graham’s name is also men- tioned in this connection. The Star and the Gazette, though on"the same side of politics, have never got on with one an- other any too well, and .it has frequently been rumored that Sir Hugh Graham pro- posed l'o attack the Gazette's monopoly of the morning paper field. North Grey’s Surprlsa. The result of the by-election in North Grey came as a surprise _to the politicians. It was generally recognized that the ma- jorlty glven Hon. A. G. MacKay in the] previous election had been abnormal, and there were few on either side who expect- ed a. majority either way of more than 100 or 150. - The comment of the party papers on the result. is typical of the general comment. For example, the Mall and Empire and the World accept the verdict as an en- dorsement of the Government‘s license policy, as contrasted with the Opposi- tion's Banish the Bar platform and as a refutation of the charges made against Ilon. W. J. Hanna. The Globe, on the other hand, says that the Government had to win the seat and. had to procure the means of doing it. Answering a question running through many minds, the Globe affirms that the event will only make le< eral workers more determined to win at the General Election and “not a plank will be dropped out of their platform, the abol. itiou of the bar above all." Duke of Connaught Returns. The news that the Duke of Connaught has accepted an extension ‘of one year of his term of office as Governor-General of Canada has been received with satisfac- tion. Perhaps the most satisfactory fea. ture of the circumstance is that it furn- ishes a refutation of the idea that His Royal Highness found life in Canada par- taking of the nature of an exile. The Duke of Connnught.’s original ap- pointment in October, 1911. was a bold de- panturc from established practice. Never before in the long history of the British Empire had a Prince of the Blood visited at any of the dominions as the official and resident vice-regent of the King, There was at that time some little uneas- incse felt in some quarters of the Do- minion. It was suggested that. tho etl. quctte of the court might cstrange the masses of Canadian democracy. However. we are now assured that life at Rideau Hall has never been simpler than since the King's uncle has been Governor-Genera] and that never has its social atmoaphere been more wholesome or more natural. There has been nothing fussy or obtru- sive in the action or in the speeches of tho Governor-General. and naturally as a near relative at the Sovereign he has been more than ordinarily careful to observe the attitude of a constitutional ruler. Perhaps the most uncomfortable part of the Duke's sojourn has been the obscqulous. nose of certain sections of the community. Perhaps this will now disappear. Drunkenness Increases. Some rather remarkable figures of an in- crease in intempernnce in Canada have re- contly been compiled. In the City of To- ronto, for example, in the year 1901 there were 3,945 arrests on charges of being drunk and disorderly. At. that time the city had a population of about 240,000 so that for every 1,000 persons there were 17 drunks in the year. In the year 1912. however. there were no less than 15.605 drunks and disorderlies. This with a. pop- ulation of 450,000 means that. out of every 1,000 persons there were 55 drunks ; that is, just twice as many as 11 years previously. Similar figures are obtainable from other Canadian centres. ’ It is swld that one o! the reasons for the increase is the increase in foreign pop- ulatlon. The chief cause would seem to be the great increase in ro‘apcrlty. an increase which it is to be cared has not. been accompanied by a corresponding in- crease ,Au godliness. balkan Bar-barium. The original triumphs of the Balkan g1. m BUYING. YEAST CAKES BE CAREFUL To ' - SPECIFY '» ' TORONT . v ' W'NNIPEG. ,NgNTREAL. DECLINE 50857771172551 ' allies over the Ottoman Empire have had a deplorable and repulsive sequel. They set forth to carry freedom to their kins- mcn and they are ending up by spreading devastation among peoples already tried almost' beyond endurance. The Balkan Staten are falling into a barbarlsm deeper and more shameful then was imposed by tho Turk. The civilized nations are look- ing on without interest beyond the (le- slre that the inflammable tendencies should not spread to Europe. Home Rule on the Way. The passing of the second reading of the Irish Home Rule Bill' in the British Parliament by a majority of 109. on the second of the three necessary journeys of the measure through the House of Com- mons. has made a good many people for the first time reallybelieve that Home Rule is actually coming. The majority is above the present normal majority of the Government, indicating not merely luck of dissensiou but enthusiasm. Another significant thing happened when. Premier Asquith accepted an invitation to dine with John Redmond and the mem- bers of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Such a thing has never happened in the long and acrimonious existence of the Irish Party in Westminster. The dinner was a private one. but lt is understood to have been a love feast. It was also significant that on the 12th of July in Ontario there were few. if any, references to the Home Rule issue m Ireland. Meanwhile, Sir Edward Carson is tour- ing England and Scotland working up on. thusiasm for the cause of Ulster. It seems to be admitted that when Home Rule 2008 into effect, as it now seems likely to do next year, there will be in Belfast a cer- tain amount of rioting. But this it '18 thought can be suppressed. Tho real dis- turbunce may come from the farmers of the surrounding counties. If they make up- their minds to rebel there will be rebellion. But up to the present there has really been no absolutely convincing sign of any such. serious outcome. ’1‘ CLInnfi‘o A “ALE-0r ICE. Terrible Experience in the Rocky Mountains. At the close of a winter trip among the Rockies, Mr. Enos A. Mills and his collie, “Scotch,” started across the continental di- vide in the face of weather condi~ tions that indicated a snow-storm. He tells the story of their exper- ience in “The Spell of the Rock- ies.” While the wind blew a steady ,galc, they went forward over snowy, icy lcdges,-on which there was not the sign of a path, until they_reach- ed a cliff of ice that they climb. The last one hundred feet or so rose steep, jagged, and iceâ€"covered before me. There was nothing to layhold of; every point of vantage was plated and coated with ice. There was only one way to sur- mount this icy barrier, and that was to chop toe and handâ€"holes from the bottom to the top. Such a climb would not be especially diffiâ€" cult or dangerous for me, but could Scotch do it? I grasped my ax and chopped my way to the top. Returning for Scotch, I started him climbing just ahead of me, so that I could boost and encourage him. We had as- cended only a few_ feet when it be- came plain that sooner or plater‘ he would slip, and bring disaster to us lboth. We stopped, and descended to the bottom for a new start. I determined to carry him. His weight was forty pounds, and he would make a top-heavy load. But as there seemed to be nothing else to do, I threw him over my shoulder and started up. When I came to a place where it was not very steep, I stopped to transfer Scotch from one shoulder to the other. The wind was at its worst; it would fall quiet one mo- ment, and then bluster at me with the suddenness of an explosion. I was just moving Scotch, when it suddenly shifted, and rushed upon us with the force of an ocean break- er. It threw me off my balance, and tumbled me heavily-against the icy slope. Fortunately I managed to get two fingers into one of the chopped holes, and held fast. I clung to Scotch with one arm; we came to a jarring stop, both saved. Gripping Scotch with one hand and clinging to the icy hold with the other, I shuffled about until I got my feet into tw0 holes in the wall. Standing in these, and lean- ing against the ice, with the wind pushing and tearing at me, I man- aged to lift Scotch again to my shoulder.. A few minutes later we paused to breathe on the icy ridge ALw _ MY BEST FRIEND E.W.GI LLETT CO. LTD. must dent, pr.,.-: ..,.,. o PR‘SET M lof the summit, between two oceans and amid seas of snowy peaks. _._.____>Il ’ PERILS OF LONDON STREETS. Public Safety Appears to be Only a ’ Secondary Mutter. Extraordinary views of the con- sideration that should be paid to public safety were expressed by Colâ€" onel Hellard, chief of'the London (England) traffic branch of the Board of Trade, in giving evidence before the- Parliamentary Commit- tee on-London motor traffic. Ho declared that in regard to the traffic of London, the first consideration Was how to gct'the traffic through quickly, while the question of safe- ty of pedestrians was the second consideration. “Don’t you think the safety of pedestrians should be the first consideration '2” asked Mr. Kellaway. “It seems to me,” was the reply, “that if traffic is to be held up and frequently absolutely stopped because of the inadvertence of foot passengers. we should never get along at all.” Witness gave the following figures as to traffic ac- cidents in the Metropolitan area: Killed. Injured. 1904.- 155 Over 10,000 1905 . 172 Over 11,000 1900 . 212 Over 14,000 1907...“... 283 Over 16,000 1908 326 Over 16,000 1909 380 ._...... Over 16,000 1910 388 Over 17,000 1911 427 ....... Over 18,000 1912 537 Over 20,000 -In thecity in 1904 there were six fatal accidents, and last year there were 21. In 1904 there were 1,422, injured, but last year the number? was 1,534. The witness was against ’ puttisg too many cautionary signs on the roads, because people would pay no attention to them. ‘Motor‘ drivers should'be trained and edué cated. Reckless drivers would be found out'when they had- an acci- The chairman remarked that that was like allowing a dog to have one bite, and he would not like to educate his driver in that way. ' ’“â€"‘-""l4 CLOUDED BRAIN. Clears lip 011 Change to Propcii FOOd. The brain cannot work with clearnoss and accuracy, if the food taken is not fully digested, but is retained in the stomach to ferment and form poisonous gases, etc. A' dull, clouded brain is likely to be the result. - A lady relates her experience in changing her ‘food habits, and re- sults. are very interesting: ' “A steady diet of rich, greasy ‘ foods such as sausage, buckwheat cakes and so on, finally broke down a stomach and nerves that, by in- heritance, were sound and strong. and medicine did no apparent good in the way of relief. . V‘My brain was clouded and dull and I was suffering from a case of constipation that defied all remeâ€" dies used. “Tbe ‘Road to VVellville,’ in some providential way, fell , into my hands, and may Heaven’s richest blessing fall on the man who was inspired to write it. “I followed directions carefully. the physical culture and all, using Grape-Nuts with sugar n pl cream, leaving meat, pastry and hot bis~ cuit’cnlirely out of my bill of fare. The result-J am in perfect heuth once more. “I never realize I have nerves, and my stomach and bowels are in fine condition. My brain is per~ fectly clear and-I am enjoying that: state of health which God intended his creatures should enjoy, and which all might have by giving proper attention to their IOO(." Name given by Canadian Postum 00., Windsor, Ont. .Read “The Road to Wellville," .in‘ pkgs. “There’s a reason." Ever read the abovu teller? A new om appears from time to, tlmo. They an genuine. true. and full of human mun-on.