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F‘s ten der -â€" soft â€"whitcâ€"â€"arom at- ized. Perfect for nursery and toilet. 2-4-13 Montreal. PRACTICAL USE OF SHARKS. They and Bloodhounds Acted As Convict Prison Guards. Shark skin, shark teeth, shark ‘oil, shark meat and several other ‘by-products of the dead shark are articles of greater or lesser utility, but I have never heard of but one instance where the living shark was put to a practical use. This, says Lewis R. Freeman in the Wide World Magazine, was when they used him as a prison guard in the old days when British convicts were transported to Australia, the monsters serving this purpose for many years at the Port Arthur settlement, ten miles south of Ho- bart, the present capital of Tas- mania. The prisons at this point, some of which may still be seen, were situated upon a peninsula whose only connection with the 'mainland was by a long, narrow strip of sand called, from its con- figuration, the Eaglehawk’s iveck. The convicts were allowed con- siderable liberty on the peninsula, but to prevent their escape to the mainland half-starved bloodhounds were chained all the way across tne narrowest portion of the neck. Several prisoners having avoided the bloodhound zone, the authori- ties adopted the effective but grue- some expedient of feeding the sharks at that point several times a'day. In a few weeks the place became literally alive with the voracious maneaters, and from-that time on the only convict who ever escaped accomplished his purpose by rolling himself up in kelp and working along, inch by inch, tim- ing his movements to correspond with those of the other heaps of TIIE MORMON PRESIDENT. Joseph Smith Is a Man 0!- Remark- able Ability. President Joseph Smith, head of the Mormon Church throughout the world, has just made a visit to Can- ada, and while here dedicated the ground for the first Mormon Temple on British soil. The occasion was marked by a civic celebration in the town of Cardswn, Alberta, where the event occurred. The president came in a private train with his councillors, bishops, and advisers, and spent three days on Canadian soil. The Mormon people are making rapid gains in Canada. They are the pioneers of Southern Alberta. and own upwards of 200,000 acres of land in this country. Seven years ago the Church purchased one tract of 67,000 acres, which is being colo- nized with people from Utah. Joseph Fielding Smith was born at Far West, Missouri. on the. 13th of November, 1838. He was the son of Hyrum Smith, brother of the ori- ginal Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church. His mother was Mr. Joseph Smith. ‘ ________._______...__â€"â€" Eof Scotch descent, and from her the cation, with the Bible as textâ€"book. In 1846, at the time the Mormons were compelled to flee from Nau- voo, Ill., young Smith was six years loild, and his mother a widow. His ifather, Hyrum Smith, had been seaweed that were being rolled by lkillcd by a mob at Carthage, 111., the surf. ___.Jr~___._. GROWING STRONGER. Apparently, with Advancianr Age. two years before. In 1848, when the long trek was madeto Utah, the Smith boy, then 8 years of age, drove a team of oxen across the in the lVe stern lains. A rrivinnr 0 “At the age of 50 years 1 col- Salt Lake Valley, Joseph was nine lapsed from excessive coffee drink- years old, and became a herd boy ing,” writes a Western man. Tea ls just as injurious, because it con- tains caffeine, the same drug found in coffee. “For four years I sham- bled about with the aid of crutches or cane, most of the time unable to dress myself without help. “My feet were greatly swollen, my right arm was shrunken and twisted inward, the fingers of my right hand were clenched and could not be extended except with great effort and pain. Nothing seemed to give me more than temporary relief. . “Now, during all this time and Eboy Joseph received his early ecu hoof.” _q<_____._ NEW WAR ENGINE. “Soldier-Autrunnion” Said to Be Substitute for Skirmishers. Yet another terrible engine of war is likely to be added to the equipment of modern armies, if the invention of an engineer named Aassen of Copenhagen fulfills ex- pectations. This engineer has per- fected an invention which he calls for about 30 years pl‘eVlOUSl)’, I a soldier-automaton, an automatic drank daily an M'el‘alie 0f C_11PS 0f machine for replacing the . line of strong coffeeâ€"rarely mISSIIlg a skirmishers for defense purposes. meal. “My wife at last took my case Briefly, it consists of a cylinder which is buried in the ground and into her Own hands and bmlght which, like submarine mines, may ‘some Postum. She made it accordâ€" ing to directions and I liked it fully as well as the best high-grade coffee. “Improvement set in at once. In about 6 months I began to work a little, and in less than a year I was very much better, improving rapid- ly from day to day. I am now in far better health than most men of my years and apparently growing stronger with advancing age. stay there for years without being damaged. A signal station at a distance of four or five miles away is connected with the cylinder. By pressing a button an electric curâ€" rent is transmitted and the cylinder shoots up until it is about two feet from the level of the ground, firing at the same moment 400 shots in a horizontal direction. The value of such an invention in of the Mormon cattle. It is his proud boast that he “never lost a repelling invaders is obvious. It “I am busy every day at some means that one of these cylinders kind of'work and am able to keep can take the place, at any point, of upgwith the procession without a 34.00 soldiers, and if a number are cane. The arm and hand that were once almost useless, now keep far ahead in rapidity of movement and beauty of penmanship.” Name given by Canadian Postum 00., Windsor, Ont. Write for copy of the little book, “The Road to lVellville.” Postum comes in two forms: Regular Postuin~must be well bailed. Instant Postum is a soluble powder. "A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in a cup of hot water and. gwith the addition of cream and sugar, makes a delicwus beverage instantly. “There’s a reason” for Postum. , p . . . ._-. When a girl is hard to please she is seldom worth the trouble. buried in proper systematic order over a certain stretch of country, a continuous hail of bullets can be fired at an invading army, without the latter seeing a single enemy. A number of these cylinders, in fact, makes a line of skirmishch whose operations may inflict terri- ble damage on the. enemy. The shots take 'cffcct at a distance of 300 yards, and the inventor calcu- lates that only 10 per cent. of the enemy would be-saved after an at- tack of these automatic“ troops. The skirmishers would be‘ placed, in rows behind other, to be used successively for resisting various attacks and as the cylinders are hidden in the ground, no enemy can know where the line is before the firing starts. HOW TO TREAT ALL SKIN TROUBLE; I Greasy Uintments No Useâ€"Must Be ‘ (lured Through the. Blood. It is not a good thing for people with a. tendency to have pimples and a blotchy complexion to smear themselves with greasy ointments. In fact they couldn’t do anything worse, because the grease clogs the pores of the skin, making the dis~ ease worse. When there is an irri- tating rash a soothing boracic wash may help allay the pain or itching. but of course it doesn’t cure the trouble. Skin complaints arise from an impure condition of the blood, and will persist until the blood is purified. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills have cured many cases of eczema and skin diseases because they make new, drives out the impurities, clears the skin and imparts a glow of health. -The following proof is of- fered. Mrs. Fred Tremble, Gunter, Ont., says: “For more than a year was steadily afflicted with salt rheum or eczema. My hands were so sore that I could not put them in water without the skin cracking open. I tried all sorts of ointments recommended for the trouble, but they did not do me a particle of good. I was told Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills wouldcure the, trouble, and began taking them. I took the Pill-s steadily for six or eight weeks and they completely cured the trouble. This was several years ago and T have never been bothered with it since.” Dr. lVilliams’ Pink Pills are sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. rs Ono Roguliir Job. There was a man in our townâ€"- A lazy sort of chap, * He got a job one summer day And thought he’d found a snap. He lingered and he loitered, He loafc-d and chattercd~then He found he had to go about To hunt a job again. There was a'man in our townâ€"â€" He found a place once more; He took his stand with other men A-clerking in a store. He shirked and dodged and sol~ diered All in the boss’s ken, And so he shortly went his way To hunt a job again. There was a man in our townâ€"â€" You’ll find him there to-day; No matter where the town may be, He’s settled down to stay. .I This chap when you’ve discovered‘ You’ve found one fellow then Whose steady job is just to go To hunt a job again. I, ~â€"â€"â€". vâ€"â€"â€"â€"- From Slicer Habit. Miss Muflitt had recently joined the “Band of Sisters for Befriend- ing Burglars,” and was being shown over a prison for the firstl time. One prisoner, evidently a man of education, interested her more than the others. He rose and now-ed to her when she entered his cell apo- logizing for the poorness of his apartment. . Miss Mullitt could not help Won- dering ‘how this refined man came within the clutches of the law. In fact, as she was leaving his cell, she said: “May I ask why you are in this distresing place 2” “Madam,” he replied, here for robbery at a hotel!” “How very Miss Mullitt. proprietor ’l” “I am seaside interesting 1” said “Were youâ€"erâ€"the _.._.' Jl" THE VIRTUE OF THE LEAD PACKET. The last process tea. undergoes at the gardens is firing, to exhaust all moisture, as moisture is fatal to quality. The tea is then much drier than the air. It is then quickly placed in the airtight lead packets, or lead-lined chests, which are soldered up and made airtight. When chests of tea come intcTthe possession of some dealers, they, unthinkingly,; cut the lead open and leave the tea exposed to the moist air for weeks, while all the time it is fast decaying. Remem- ber, tea, bewcver preserved, de- cays with age, but it will lose more in. a week exposed to the air than ip.si‘x months in a lead packet. - That: is'why "‘SALADA” tea’is sold only in sealed lead packets: its native'pujrity and garden fresh- ness are. perfectly preserved. ' q..___._ Second thoughts are sometimes best in a case of‘ love at first sight. Wages and Prices. The report of the British Board of Trade on rent and prices is of unusual interest and is commandin great atten- tion. It sets forth two tilngs clearly. One is. that the rise in prices. as has been recognized before this, is n world-wide phenomenon. The other is. that certainly in so far as Britain is concerned (and holding true. probably. for other coun- tries) wages have not kept. pace with prices. In Britain the incrensc cost of living since 1905 has been 10 per cent., while the increase in wages has only been from 2 to 5 per cent. That is the simple explanation of the Labor unrest which has marked recent years on both sides of the Atlantic. In Syndicalism we are probably not Witnes- sing (us its prophets would have us be- lieve) a new philosophy and tactics of so- ciul reconstruction. Under a new name. and though somewhat novel methods, the old process of readjusting‘ wages to prices is at work. But there is no real reason for supposing that the foundations of society are in greater peril today than in preceding periods of economic read- justnient. A Word for the Ex-Convlct. rich blood that‘ A plea for the cit-convict. is made by hire Ballington Booth. Mrs. Booth de- cries the view that "once a thief, always a thief." She cites numerous cases of ex- convicts who are now good citizens, cn~ joying the esteem of their fellow-men. She pleads for a chance for the man who once made a. missiep but who now wants to reform. The cit-convict nowadays is often but“ dencd not only by his own sin but also by the too great. zeal of prison reformers The reformers keep on insisting that most prisons are schools for crime. and even an honest man when confined In them is sure to turn criminal. 'l‘his_dc- strays whatever confidence a broad mind ed employer might be willing to repose in the exconvict. In their eagerness to help those in the prisons the relormem unwittingly blacken the character of every ex-convict. Mrs Booih's plea for a chance for the ex-prisoner who wants to ieformâ€"a plcn inspired not by mere sentimentality but by records and figures showing that. a. mistep once does not make a man a crim- inal for lifeâ€"should do much toward. dis- posing employers more lavorubly to me man with a jail record lighting for hou- est rehabilitation. The Craze for Luxuries. The craze for luxuries is one of the pre- vailing ills of the times. It. is perfectly natural for men and women to want the good things of life, but it is mighty bud policy for them to attempt to get these things when they have not got the means. This fact is emphasmcd by a report from a certain city which says that many residents have sacrificed their homes in order to indulge in the luxury of motor- ing. The story of a. man selling uie home for the purpose of purchasing an automobile was formerly regarded as a good Joke for the vaudeville artists. but now it has become a tragic fact. The report may be exaggerated, but there is no reason to doubt that thous- ands of persons go to the wall every year in a vain and foolish attempt to live be- yond their means. The desire to imitate those who are richer than themselves is the rock on which many an otherwise.n0 long diStant dailie- liuppy home is wrecked. Luxury once tasted seems to get. in the blood. and the only remedy is a determined effort to get back to the simple life. Hudson Bay Company. In the year 1670 diaries ii. granted a charter to Prince Rupert and seventeen other noblemen and gentlemen. incorpor- ating them as the “Governor and Com- pany of Adventures of England Trading Into the Hudson Buy.’ Their principal trade was in the furs of the animals of that immense and at that time untapped country. shrewd dealers in furs were sent to the various posts which were establ.sh- ed at different points and thus the prim oiple of bartering and haggling was in~ trodnced into Canada. The aborigines of the north had to be sharp indeed to beat the keen-eyed Scots who were sent out to handle this end of the business of the company. Unemployment Insurance. The_great British social insurance not was in part an act against dcstitution through unemploment. This part was purposely limited to a few skilled and well-paid trades; it was felt that unem- ployment insurance had to be carefully tried. The trades covered were building. engineering and vehicle construction. The first annual report on this feature of the bill was published a few days ago. How has the scheme worked? Remark- 1ably, according to all testimony. Employ- ers and employees alike are pleased w.... it. There is now a balance of about $8.. 000,000 in the special fund. About 400 ml men received insurance money. out of a. total number of 2,500,000 enrolled: but it is explained that the periods of idleness have been very short. Great Britain. in fact. has been enjoying extraordinary prosperity of late. and there has been lit- tle idleness and little pauperiem. This. of course. implies that, the unem- ployment insurance feature has not been severely ltestcd. What. it. is asked, will happen if hard times come, with much persistent unemployment and heavy de~ maud on the fund? One answer is that the longer prosperity lusts the larger will be the surius available for relief during a lean period. At any rate. the extension of- unemploy- ment insurance is generally favored. and more trades will be included before long. The administration of the fund has given very little trouble, there being courts and referees to pass on doubtful claims. Good Manners. Lord Rosebery recently addressed the boys of the Guilford Grammar School on the subject of manners and in the course of his most illuminating remarks nun-led some pregnant truths. Ho laid particu- lar stress on the fact that m the mere matter of success in life goo’l manners may count for more than either ability or knowledge. Everybody values good manners in other people. and when it comes to thebcstowal of favors or to the gift of appomtments, the inevitable tcn~ dcncy is to prefer the applicant whose manners are the best. If a man is courte- 0115, free from self-consciousness, and instinctively produces the impression that he is what is called “straight.” it is as- tonishing what a very Vital asset he possesses. Good manners indicate at once respect for oneself and consideration for others. and it is not easy to name any other two qualities which are more pleasant to meet with. They are the product of the right sort of education-tho education "which comes from exampleâ€"and that which neg- lects them is worth little or nothing in reality, however Wide and accurate it may appear to be. This is a truth which there is some danger of forgetting just now. and it is as well that_ Lord Roeehcry should call attention to it No man has better qualifications for preaching a lay sermon on such a subject and h s words might well be printed as a pamphlet and circulated broadcast throughout our schools. * Maker of Fact. “Darling! Sweetheart! Can’tI throw my burning heart at your feet '2” “Aw, what’s the use? I haven’t cold feet.” in the - w... o SOFTENING - uosnsnsmns‘ ‘ SIN.ng PRIN CE ARTHUR’S 110 U SE. Will Cost IIiin $15,000 a Year to Rent. The furnished house which Prince Arthur of Connaught has taken from the Earl of Plymouth will cost him over $15,000 a year in rent, and he has taken it for a term'of two or three years. It has been remarked upon that the royal lovers should not have decided to furnish their own home, and the reason is that Prince Arthur is in- tended for animportant office at This will ne- cessitate his living out of England, and naturally it would not be pru- dent to have a town house to maintain in his absence. Color is thus given to the suggestion that Prince Arthur may one day be Governor-General of Canada, but it is known that Australia is anx- ious to have the experiment of hav- ing a Royal Viceroy, which‘ proved so happy in Canada, repeated there. South Africa, too, is men- tioned in this connection. It would offer a splendid theatre for the ex- ercise of Prince Arthur’s known qualities of «diplomacy, say the gossips, but neither King George nor the Duke of Connaught would be agreeable to have him exposed to the risk of failure, for the new Dominion is likely to be the grave of reputations, even in the cases of men of stronger administrative calibre than Lord Gladstone. The house, which is of red brick, with stone dressings, has eighteen bedrooms, several bathrooms, and six reception rooms, including a line ballroom, which should greatly please the Duchess of Fife, who is very fond of dancing, and, it may be remembered, danced with her fiance in the quadrille d'honneur at. the Buckingham Palace ball re- cently given by the King. The feature of the house is the splendid marble-tiled entrance hall ‘and staircase made of the finest Sicna marble. The staircase leads on to a fine lounge, through which the procession_ of guests passes to the ballroom. Most of the furniture is old Chippendale and Sheraton, and the rooms are hung with beau- tiful pictures; The study has some of the best specimens of the old masters, including the work of Coret, Murillo, Titian, and Dau- bigny. q1__._... Some 160 millions of people speak the English language; German is spoken by 130 millions; French by 70 millions. In all the world there are less than three times as many miles of railway as there are in the United States of America alone. You will find relief in Zam-Buk! ,- lt eases the turning, stinging i‘ pain, stops bleeding and brings ease. Perseverance, with Zam- Buk, means cure. Why not prove this 7 All Duma‘tg‘f’sbggd Slam.“ (I iIILh1V': .;‘.‘;... .. =L‘mm .5 In: - 44.1 w. -“.“ -tm. an ¢4g~r s-‘ .4734” (-1-. ‘ awry-{#131 an: Akr‘r Hg. .3”. Esra-an “mugs-“gar ,_ - ‘l-J‘ad‘w. 1...- s,“ l