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“The great modern freight locomo- tive couldn’t be used on roads as they used to build them. and so they lay now-aâ€"days fax heavier mils than far- meru; where they used to put down tails of fifty or sixty pounds to the ' my now lay loo-pound“ rails sustain the . ed weight, of the m6 Mn: “01' cotu‘se, the big locomotive is vastly more economical. It costs twice as much as the old-time loco- motive did to begin with, but that is many an inconsiderable item as com- pared with the increase in the amount of work it does. blocked . “The big engine can be run by the Sam» number of man that handled the little one, and with power brakes on the cars the same crow can handle the bigger train. “'Ihc grow. locomotives have in- creased the efficiency of thc railroads in many ways. If, for instanco. it should be sought to haul with en- gines oi the oldâ€"time power the enor- motnly increased amount of freight that the railroads have now to han- dle. there would be so many trains on the roads that they couldn't move and the roads would be practically LABOR COSTS MUCH MORE th‘an it. formerly did, and the big engine burns more fuel. and of course the cost of the supplies naeded for the running of the big train is great- gr and so is the cost of repairs; but all this greatly increased expense is spread over so much' more freight hauled that tho actual cost of hauling has been reduced and freight is now hauled cheaper than cw-r. “These figures are largely approxi- mate. but they show the rm'olutriorx in freight. hulx'ng that has been wrought with the ai-d of the modern freight lo- camot i ve. “A1123 '1 sides M m5: w'm'mt one of th'ess “535.1: «in 2,400 TONS AGAINST 600. "And don’t forget that while in tlie SOD-ton load more than 50 per cent. was dead weight. in the 2.4064011 load the dead Reigflt is only about 88 per cent. and the revenue weight about 60 per cent. And. as we have been, in the most modern cars the proportion of the freight weight carâ€" ried ~to the dead weight is larger still. “We have used as a. basis for figur- ing a. train of sixty average Cam. But .8 I have said. that would be far below the average of the number of ms hauled by great trunk lime run- ing througfi level regions. On such Ines thcv have trains of 100 loaded ms making the weight hauled Say 3,000 tons: and trains of 95 loaded or 90. cars are not uncommon. and the av- erage number of cars to a train on finch roads might be set down at 85 “And now if you will take a train of 20-day of sixty loaded cars. which is far below the average for level roads, you will find a big engine hauling a train of twice as many cars as were hauled in an old-time train, and these loaded cars weighing twice as much, or sixty cars of a to- tal load of ~10 tons each, as against thirty cars of 20 tons each. making the total load liauled now four times the old load, or “As to tfie load now carried, it is pmtty difficult to strike an average. but that could probably be set down at 25 tons. as against the old-time maximum IO-ton load, making the present day average box car and load together weigh 40 tons, against ‘tHc aid time total of 20 tons. day you Would find them to average a. [myth of about 35 feet and a. weight oi 15 tons as against. the old- timo 28â€"foot. IO-ton freight car. "But. while math highly economical cars have now come into use. the great majority of the cars running throughout the country have not yet been bromht up to so high a stand- nnd. ' If you should tags the cars 9.9 you actually find them running my "()bsvrvo that the capacity of this car is more than double the Weight of the car itself. while in tho oid- timv car. with the capacity and the weight of the car equal. there was as much dead weight Rained as freight. In all modern car building by better and mom scientific construction a constant effort. -has been made, and with increasingly successful results. to increase the car capacity in pro- pothion to the waig-ht of the car. MUCH HEAVIi-IR LOADS. "Tim-re are now made bux cars of a capacity of forty tons. and on some roads of fifty tons. The- forty- ton car. for example. is forty feet. long and weighs nineteen tons. "The big modvrn freight locomo- tiw weiglm from 193,004) to 220,000 pounda. exclus'vo of the tender, which weizhs about [£11,000 pounds: or. to put those vngim: wi-ights in tons, while thv old engin», with' its tender imilil'tT-t‘d. wviglxnd altogether approxi- nutvly sixty-awn tans. the modem engine, with its tendur complete, weighs Mom. 173 tons. and this giant locomotive can haul on a level road 100 londud cars. and them cars arr heavier than the old-Limo cars. an:l all rarryim: "’3‘. c old-time freight engines weigh- ed from 60,0430 to 90.000 [mundi ex- clusixc of the tender, which inghed from 45,01)” to 60.000 pounds. In thus» days the froight cars were from 2“} to ‘28 11-»: long. their average Weight was th tons. the maximum 10ml carried tn :1 car was ten tons, and (he averag:_- number of cars to a train was twenty-five or thirty. “a” thv number of cars to a 1min flirty. for the 9.1ka 01' illustra- Iir-n. am! :sm' :2va each ear was load- ed to its uz-uxzznmn capacity. and you lm‘u- a train of cars w.,~igl'xing 300 tmh'. carrying a load of the same weight, tzxakinq, as hauled by the old time- Icconxotivu. a total load of 600 ham. More Cars to the Train Hauled Now-aâ€"days Than Formerly. "The giant freight locomotive of to-day,” said a. railroad man. "walks away easily with many tima the loud hauled by the freight engine of twenty-five yours ago, and it has simply revolutionized the frcight traf- fic business». MACENES ‘TEAT CAN HAUL 100 LOADED CARS. SOME BIG LUCUMUTIVES During a discussion on jacknls in in the Cape House of Assembly a few days ago, Mr. Rubidge gave fig- ures based an intelligent, and record- ed observation of the deprcdntions caused by jacknls Says South Africa. in 000 year the losses caused to his stock amounted to 10 per cent". Es- timating on a basis of 25.00Q.000 sheep and goats. the number of the flocks in 1895. he worked gradually up to a yearly“ loss 01' 121.500.000 directly traceable to the juckuls. Mr. Garlick called attention to the fact that the present estimate of the flocks of shN-p and goats stood at 17.000.000. and with that number as a basis the Cape Argus works as fol- lows upon Mr. Rubidge’s figures. - u- .v ..-_- - v ”Vâ€" VKIIAVU u. box or six boxes for $2 50 by writ- ing the Dr. Williams Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. DEPREDATION’S BY JACKALS Cape‘s Yearly Loss Estimated at $7,500,000. “Allowing for a loss 0! 5 per cent. instead of 10. the annual destruction of small stock would be 850,000 equal at 55. per head to £212,000, and at 48. each for the loss of wool ' to £170,000â€"or together £88 .000. That is the item in the tale 0: destruction. Next there came the estjmate 9! loss caused to the veld and to the flocks by the Lealtm ing system. If there were no mwould run free at These pills have cured thousands of the very worst cases of neuralgia. rheumatism. sciatica. lumbago and hackaches. and they can do the same for you. Sold by all ‘modicine deal- ers or sent by mail at 50 cents a ..... “n- ... my . -\.u 1!.“- and I feel that I owe much to Dr Williams Pink Pills. Rheumatism is caused by an acid in the blood. That is a, medical truth every sufferer from this trouble 'should bear in mind. Liniinonts and outward applications cannot cure what is rooted in the bloodâ€"the dis- ;easu must be cured through the blood. That is the reason rheuma- tism )ields almost like magic to Dr Williams Pink Pilis.1‘his new blood conquers the painful poison. sweeps out. the aching acid. soothes | the nerves. loosens the muscles and banishes rheumatism. Mr. Robert‘ Morrison. one 01' the host known and‘ Imost esteemed residents of Guelph, iOnt” gives striking testimony to thei t1uth of tho stateme nts made abOVe.1 lie sms: â€"' My tiouble came gradu-i ullv and “as pronounced muscular; rheumatism. and was loc-atui chit-fl) i i 1 in mv neck and shouldeis. 1 can hardl) tell you ho“ much i sufi‘ered. I Was confined to m) bL-(l 1'01 fifteen months A great many iiiends came to see me (lining that time and I] think I am safe in swing that most' of them had \mV icw hopes that I1 would got. bettci. I tiivd a great: I i i l 1 many remedies without am lasting benefit. Then I tried Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. and I am thankful to saV that through the use of these pills. and the indefatigable nursing of my wife I am again on my feet My neck is still somewhat stiff. but the pain, is gone. I am noVV in mv 79th Veai ; or "starosta," who has to find a. factory that. is willing to employ them. and arrange the terms of wage â€"x‘or which service he receives a small percentage. The housing and board of these parties is all con- ducted on the same system of co- operation, and if the individual worker is abstcmious he may take back £34 or £5 to his village when :e returns for the summer. There is another department. in which the same manner of combina- tion is resorted to. A large num- ber of peusuxts can find plenty of agricultural labor during the sum- mer. but migrate to the tovms in winter. They organize themselves intu urtels. with an elected nmnnmr _. r’ v-â€" By this mode of association the poorest peasant can often gain a. livelihood, where. on his own indivi- dual labor, he would be compolled to starve. ; The exact demand of each foreign 1market is carefully considered. For instance. in certain countries of the vast particular colors must be avoid- ed, these colors being doomed un- lucky. Certain designs also have to be avoided. since the tastes of semi- barbarous nations are. most» easily offended in this matter. Millions of Wooden spoons are annually exportâ€" ed to China. and Bokhara. For home purchase. and for the countries where Greek Orthodoxy prevails. mil- liens of ‘ikoms" or sacred pictures are preparedâ€"the very poorest. peas- ant demanding an “ikom'f for his hut. In preparing these pictures much labor might. of course. be saved by umchinery. but the peasant prefers to do all the labor by hand; to do oth- erwise would seem a profanity. being highly esteemed. Many thou- sands are concerned in the making of clothes. and an immense number make toys to be exported fur the delight 0! children in the far east. In most villages there is at least one “artel,” or kind of trade guild. formed by the villagers. Thousands of peasants belong to coâ€"operativc societies for carriage building and the making of sledges. their products the requisite experience to the German labor master. a genius for combination and social- ized labor. At hem-t Russia. is the most communist ig; country in Europe. For this reason. it is so honeycombâ€" ed with secret societies. The town laborer. the artisan. the peasant. all believe intuitively in the value of co-operation. and for many years this belief was exploited by foreignâ€" ers. largely Germans. But. there urn now plenty of Russians who themsoh'es have the noccssurv skill. his Trouble is Caused by an Acid in the Blood, and Can Only be Cured Through the Blood. Co-operative Societies are Com- mon Among Peasantry. Strange though it seems in a coun- try where the most absolute indiviâ€" dualism apparently prevails. it is certain that the typical Russian has 1rails they have been further improved and the hauling of far huvlcr 1m over them made Rouble by far but- tcr construction and by the straight- ening out of curves and the reducing of grades and all these improx cmonts haxe of oomse contributed greatly to thu present day efficiency of the roads in the hauling of freight; but all these things together wouldn't count for much without the modern freight loco- metch, the giant engine that Walks aWay across the country easily Haulâ€" ing u hundred loaded freight curs.” PAINFUL RHEUMATISM. RUSSIAN TRADE GUILDS . WEEK 3. ia ngof _t vflvéiltégé and min- in elected manager unity o! the estimated the LAA “4 a noccssu ry ski ll . supplant ed form and I finany proved ordin- ary con’oe was very hard on my stomach so I tried Postum and got. better. Then I tried common coffee again and got worse. I did this several times and finally as Postum helped me every time I continued to use it. and how often I think that if the Government. had issued Postum to us in the Army how much’ better it would_ have been for the soldier boy? than cofl'ee. "Com-e constipatea me and Postutm “does not: coffee makes me spit up my food, Postum does not: cones keeps me awake nights, Postman 'doea not. Tliorc is no doubt come is too much at o. stimulant for most peo- ple and is the cau'ee of nearly all the co tipafiion. 95%. is may experience and you Look in eacli pack'azg‘e for {lie fam- ous little book, "The Road to Well- ville.“ “l hm'v been an invalid since the siege of Vicksburg, in 1866, where I was wounded by a. Minie ball pasing throng“ my Head and causing the ontir- loss of my jams. I was a. drummer boy and at the time was leading a. skirmish line, carrying a gun. Since Uhat time I have been awarded the mutal of Honor from the Congress of the United States, for gallantry on the field. ”fie congequences at my wound were dyspepsig in its most aggravat- A man who had both‘ jaws shot away had trouble eating ordinary food but found a food-drink th'mt supplies the nutriment needed. He are at liberty to use my nude" Name ivep by Postum 09., Battle Creek ich. Ross, Herefor'dshire. England. can. boast of a. church where two fine (‘lms are growing. ono on either side. of a. new once occupiod by a mom- bcr named John Wrylc. Mr. Kyrlo was a great lover of trees, and osâ€" pociully of olms. of which he plant- ed an avenue near the church. One 01 the trees of this avenue was cut down. and it is supposed that its offshoots have grown up inside the church at each end of the pew. The parish church at. Kempsoy contains a. chestnut tree which grows from the tomb of Sir Edward Wilde. The school childrt-n of the village used to sit in the chancel, and it. is said on one occasion their teacher found one of them eating a chestnut. and that. he snatched it. away and threw: it behind tho tomb. where it took‘ root and has flourished. BOTH JAWS SHOT AWAY. Still a Successful Business Man. I The National Anthem which the hands of the Russian cruisers played as they sank at Cheanulpo is the only national hymn which was adop- (ted as such in open competition. lntil the time of the Emperor Nich- 01213 1. the English “God Saw the ‘King' had sewed Russia, but Nich- olas detexmined to institute. n gen- nine and natixc Russian Anthem. He announced a competition open to all musicians for an original national hymn. A muaical committee reduc- ed the thousands of entries to twa, and between these. the works of Glinku and LVoff. the Czar himsel! decided. The highly martial char- ac.toi with the drums and trumpets. of Lvoi‘i's composition won the Im-l perial verdict. and it was decreed as keno-forth the Russian National An- them. If yuu have a child that is sickly, fretful ,ncrvous. restless at night, or suficrs from any stomach or how- el troubles of any sort, give it Baby's O‘Wn Tablets. Don't be alraid of this medicineâ€"it is guaranteed to contain no opiate or harmful drug. Give the Tablets to the sick child and watch the quick relief and rapid restoration to health and strength. Thousands of mothers are using this nmdicine for their little ones, and thoy all praise it. What, stronger evidence can you want? Mrs. D. A. McDairmid, Sandringham. Ont. sayszâ€"“Baby's OWn Tablets certainly fill all the claim you make for them so far as my experience goes. I consider them a perfect medicine for children and always keep them in the house." You can get the Tablets from any dealer in medicine. or if you write the Dr. Williams Medicine (30., Brockvillc, Ont., they will send you a box by mail post paid for 25 cents. "Wid banks it's just tho other Way." he continued. “For there was me OWn urncle-z he put money in the bank. and h'v kept sticking it in and sticking it in. Iin the hopes that. whim old age come he cud take it out gradual loikc and enj'y himself; and instid 0‘ that. .ths him that had thr widdy befoore he touched sixty-two! They're wu-rrkod on the wrong plan, tho both' 0' t‘liim insti- tutions, mam, and it's a. wonder to me to Hear you sp'aking a good wurrd for 'cm." RI'S SIA' S NATIONAL ANTHEM. Mr. Dolnn lo'pkod at his visitor with an uxszsfion of confirmed op- position. and during the friend’s arâ€" gument he further emphasized his disagreement by an occasional em- phatic shake of the head. “Naw. I don't hold wid loifcâ€"inâ€" sunancc companies, nor yet wid' sav- ings-banks." he said, stubbornly. ”A cousin 0’ mo own, he had h'ls Loire insured for the benefit 0’ his widdy, an’ afthor all he nixer had one, for 'twas him lived to be eighty, an' her th‘at doiod. “When we remember that wool is our staple article. it. will be admitt- ed that i! this industry sufl‘ers un- nually 9. loss amounting to one-half its: export value, the matter is one {or the most serious consideration of Parliament." "Tho kraaling system has reduced the dropping or lambs from 90 per cent. to 60 per cent” and Mr. Ruâ€" bidge estimated the loss on 25,000.- 000 sheep from this cguse at £450,- 000â€"01‘, ,say. about, £250,000 on 17,000,000, bringing the figure of an- nual loss up to £1,057,000. Now. in 1902 the colony exported wool to the value of £1,930,227â€"so that the loss caused by the jackal. ac- cording to the estimate of a practi- cal farmer. who speaks from facts. amounts to overflow-half of the total export of wuol. TRE IS INSIDE A CHURCH. pound weight of wool or Hair pct animal, and taking 6d. as the aver- age price. this accounts for a. funk"- er loss on 17.000.000 sheep of £425- 000, bringing the total loss so far to £807,000. But that, does not end the indictment against. the jackal. SKEP'PIC AND PESSIMIST A HINT ’I‘O MOTHERS. bam'” Successful employers are. as a rule, men of genius who have risen to their present state by sheer force of will power; but they have their own troublesâ€"1t is not always smooth water with them. It is the employer who has to do the worrying over the weekly pay sheet. and the uniavorable market conditions, while the employee serenely draws his sal- . To be one'e own muster means necessarily to command others as wall: to assume control over many and various mind-I. I! a men has not the quelitlee that go to make up the caution, tactful leader, he will be heppi and more eucceeslufll working for 0 on. Being a master will not oglux'geout what ie not there. Amino yo - 1!, see whether you “Kindling-wood! ” exclaimed Farmer Dockridgc, pointing to the pencil marks that covered the door. “See them figgere? There's all my business accountl fer the last six years. That door's wuth mom than the Hull “That's a. good deal of a risk' to take for the sake of saving a bit of kindling-wood," commented a neigh- bor who had been awakened by the flames, and had run over to see if he could lie of any use. All had succeeded in getting tho horses out safely. and the sparks were falling round the old man: but he stuck to his task until he finished it. and emerged from the burning burn carrying the door, just ‘5 the roof fell in. iu'e gapuflle first, belore you cut the ropes. The Shores of the business those wh'o have given up a salary world are strewn with wrecks 0! lot: a: upcertalnty‘ Farmer Dockbridgc ,wus hastily awakened in the dead of night by Alf, the hired man. who told him tho barn was on fire. Instructing Ali to blindâ€"fold the horses and lead them out through the back door, if there Was time enough, he hurrie-dly donned his trousers, rushod into the summer kitchen, grabbed up n screwâ€"driver and ran out to the barn. The roof was burning fiercely, but he dashed into the building and began with frantic haste to umcrcw the hinges of the smooth pine door that opened into the corn-bin. Hoeâ€"“Lot me think a minute." She â€"“But the doctor said you mustn't overwork yourself. ' ' Holloway": Corn Cure destroys an kinds of coms and wart-s, root and branch. \Vha then would endure them with such a cheap and effectual remedy within reach P If a man is only attentivu to his wife in public she is willing to over- look a lot of private nnglcct. One of the greatest: biessims to parents is Mother Graves’ Wox'm foterminabor. It eflccmally oxpels worms and give health In a. marvellous manner to the lit. the one. The trouble with many a young man is that he spvnds his fortune be- fore he makes it. When a. Woman attempts to get on' a conundrum she forgets either the question or the ans‘vcr. mum's Liniment Bums Bums. em MINAPWS LTNIMEN'I‘ is the only Liniment asked for at my store and the only one we keep for sale. All the people use it. ”You say sh}: is a husiness Woman. What bwsinoss is she interested in?” “Oh, everybody's." Sel‘Hnadc men and eggs are too full of themselves to hold anything It is alleged that applications of tho X-rays will remove the marks left on the skin by small-pox. Not, only are we told that experiments lmvo been successful with patients just recovering. but there is also rcason to believe. that pitting of many years' standing may be re- moved. The old scars of burns and tuberculosis are also removed by the X-mys. Uncqunlzedâ€"Mr. 'l‘lm. Brunt. Tyeml lama, Ont... writes:â€"“l have to thank You f r recommending D3. 'J‘lmmas’ Eclecbrn OH for bleeding piles. Iwa's troubled with them {or nearly fifteen years, and tried almost everything I could hear or think of. Some of them would give me tomparur ' relief. but none would effect. a curt. ‘ have now bseu {res from the distressing cohplaint for nearly eighteen manths. I hope you will continue to recommend 1c.” I Passed a stone thus gift: of a 1mm! bean. Four boxes of “odd 5 Kidney Pills made a complete cum in my ”Heaflng okf cures by thom pronmâ€" tOd me to try Dodd's Kidney Pills, End aftpr taking them for a time I had to go to thu hospital and Rave water taken from me.‘ I, tried medicines of different kinds. but they failed to remove. the trouble. “I had been troubled with Gravel and Bladdor Disease fur sewn years. The case of William 'I‘honmn, bricklayer, 158 Mill street. this city, is one of the recent proofs of the 91'- flciency of the treatment. Mr. 'I‘ho- mas says:â€" th‘o kic‘neys with Dodd's Kidney Pills. This (loos away with those terribly operations that in. past years have been all too con‘zmon. HARLIN I-‘ULTON., Pleasant Bay, C. B. Toronto, 0111*... June 6.â€"(Spocial).â€"- Medical science has at length awak- ened to the fact that Gravel and other bladder troubles are caused by disordered Kidneys and that the mod.- crn method of curing them is to cure Toronto Bricklayer Relieved of Those Terrible Troublesâ€"Medical Science Makes Another Move Forward. GRAVEL AND BLADDER DIS- EASE CUREID BY DODD’S ' KIDNEY PILLS. NU OPERATIONS SAVED HIS BOOKS CAN YOU LEAD? SMALI .-PO X S CARS . NEEDED NOW “Tie the camera under your chin," called back his comgianion. "It's hol- low and will make a. good life-pre- server." He was vastly amused to see Chamâ€" bers adopt the suggestion. and hang the camera under h'is chin. A mo- ment later, however, as they came into the mos-L dangerous plact'. Cham- bers snatched it, from his neck again. and placed it carefully right side up in the bottom of the canoe. "What was the matter with the lifzhprcsorver‘?” asked Captain Hag- gard. when they find safely descended. “Why. I just hamx-ned to think,” said Chambers, in all innocence. "that if We upset I should get the pictures wet So I put it back in the boat. " "\tht shall I do if We upset? called. The two men. with Indian guides, were about to shoot, a terrific rapid in two canoes. Captain Haggard. who could swim, had little fear. Chambers. h-is communion, who could not, expected cormih death. There are 190,227 professional beg- gars in Spain, of whom 51,948 are women. In some of the cities beg- gars are licensed to carry on their trade. Seeking aims is recogmsed as a legitimate business, and the municipality demands a percentage upon tI'ie collections. Seville is the only city in the kingdom which for- bids begging in the streets. The man who made. a big hole in the barn finer for the old cat to come through and a smaller hole for the kitten must haVc had a kinsman in we Englishman wb'o went fishing with Capt. Andrew Haggard in the Lake St. John country. and whose adventure: is related in "Sporting Yams." Poddler (to supposed scm'mrQ-“Can I see the lady of the house?" Woman of Um Houseâ€"“Well, if you can’t. you ought to go and see an eye doo- tor. 1‘hey Are Non Violent; in Ac:ion.â€"Som pustni. when they wish to cleanse the sic mach. resort to Epsom and otherpxxrge uLlVP salts. These are speedy in then‘ ac- Lion. but. serve no permanent. good._ Th use producesiucipient chills, and 1f >cr- eluted in they injure the stomach. for do they ac: u on the intestines in a. bene- ficial war nrmelee‘s Vegetable Pills ausweral purposes in this respect. and have no suparlor. Tomvowm men I Chase's Oinmntisaoorhin I tad absolute cure for coach and every form 0 my]: bleedinguad we I'M manufacturers have gnu-n would. in “he daily lynx-cu and In your no: new whutthe think a it. You an yuan it. and Lou-our mpngyl back i not: cured. €00 box. a _- . m--. n. man: 35......“ “I hmr the Japanese soldiers were tickled to doath when Wax- Was de- clared," “Yes. They went into tram-$110119 when the nmvs arrivc ." got our mone bars 1'! not: cum . enters or HANSON.BAT23 a Dr. Chase’s Olntmen'l Hubbyâ€""You spvnd half of your time before tho glass." Wifeâ€"“But I don't say, 'Hm'c's looking at you; have a mother. ' ’ ' wind obi “(um-n tho “0me and bards.” And “a but rows or Dhnhas.1‘wonw~fin .bo Bomb dag out-hung aunt ”mum also: ' JWmuov’u comic nu." 32-0 For Over Sixty Year. MM. Wmuow‘q 800mm) “my: bu bocn and b1 mimosa of mocha-I mm their children whflo Mum. Iraoodioe the claim. an the 5mm. Ill”: potu‘ioum wind col re mu altommh and batch ha. [32% {0mg «913353. Twenty-fin «59":530“, Use Lover's Dry Soap (a powder) to wmh \voolcns and flannelsr you'll like it. “Do you Have troubk: in getting girls. Mrs. Newly?" "No-t at all. I have had ton in the last three wroks." Mrs. Sequelâ€"“I tmderstand your Husband can't meet. his creditors?" Mrs. Equalâ€"“I don'-t. beliuvc he par- ticularly Wants to." They Advertise Themselves.â€"Immed latelythcy were ofterod to the pubdc Parmelce's Vegetable Pills: became pop nlar because of the good repor they made for themselves. That reputation has grown, and they now rank among the first. medicines for use in attacks of dys- epsin and biliousnoss, complaints of the iver and kidneys, rheumatism. favor and ague and Lhe innumerable complications to which these ailments give rise. MKT‘RINUNIAL. "Did she Have any momy when he married her?" “No; he took her at her face value." fllnaid': Unlmgnt Relieves Heuralgja as nmrcury will surely destroy the some of smell and completely dcrango tho whole system when entering it. through the muc0us nurfaces. Such articles should never be used except on pm.h scriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do .a ten {old to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall‘s (‘niarr‘n Cuée. man- ufactured by 1“. J. Cheney £2 0.. To- ledo. 0.. contains no mercury, and is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces 0! tho uyntum. In buying Hull’s Catarrh Cur. be sure you (:61: the genuine. It is tak- en internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney 8:. Co. Testi- monial: {rel}. Sold by Druggist: Price. 756 per bottle. Tnko Hall's Family Pl‘J- to: consti- patina. In Friesland, it seems. there is a. custcm that the news of a. birth or death hi announced verbally by a. man who calls at 0\'(-ry house in the village for that purpose. If he brings the news of a birth he wears white gloves. if of a dcmh they are black. Some days back a child was born dead in a Frisian village. It. was necessary that the usual an- nounccnmnt should he made. but in what colored gloves? The harbinger was a man of rcsmurcc. He went his rounds wearing one white glove and one black one. Rawara of Bintmame for (Marl-h that cantata Mammy. SA VING HIS N EC A'I‘IVES. The satisfaction of having the washing done early in the day, and we]! done, beiongs to every use: of Sunlight Soap. 10;; , BEGGARS IN SPAIN. ISSUE NO. 23â€"04. CURIOUS CUSTOM. 'hc Which Torture Children are Soon Entirely Cured by the Use of Especially during the teething per. iod, children are subject to vczema, scald head and various forms (11’ skin diseasv, which cause the Room-st sur. thing to thvum-lws. uh “'01! as anxâ€" iety to thoir parents. ~ . --'v mamas; "I used Dr. Chase's Ointment for eczema on my little girl some few years ago, and soon brought about a thomugh and permanent cure. She hid suffered for considerable up, tried a great many remedies, Dr. Cb‘asa'a Ointment véas the only preparation to, prove et- recth'e. I cannot Speak too 11% of Dr. Ch‘ase‘s Ointmbnt, as it ad. I Mid perman- tajnly effected 9. prompt em, cure in this case}! Then- is no treatment so sum-ea as Dr. Chum-'3 ()immvm. and as . ema always tends to become chrc and last for years, prompt euro is the utmost importance. Mr. C. Wiley. Who is employed cooper by the Kennedy ‘ Davis m mg Company, Lindsay, Ont, Sta: "I used Dr. Chase's Oinflvmno Misums»"“h'y don't you put ofi’ your letterâ€"writing until after break- fast?" Maidâ€"“Please, ma'am, whin to cousin wrote to me he said he wantnd me to wroim him an answm' as early as Imssibh!" 3 The Cucujo is the fireâ€"fly of the Tropics. and it is the most brilliant of the whole tribe of light-giving in- sects or animals. Thirtyeight of them yield one candle-power. Phot- ographs have been printed by two- minute exposure of bromide plates to their illumination. People in Cuba confine them in paper lantvrs for go- ing about the country at night or for indoor lighting. Sometimes they attach one of the insects to each foot for travelling in the dark to serve as a guide to the path‘ Ladies use them as ornaments for the dress and hair. Babymfid Skin Diseases There is danger m neglecting a. cold Many who have died of consumption dare their troubles from exposure. followed by «cold which settled on their lungs. and in a short time they were beyond the skill oi the best physlciau. Had they used Blckles’ Auti-Cousumptive Syrup, before it was too late, their lives would have been spared. This medicine has no equal for curing coughs, colds and all aflections of the throat and lungs. Minard's Linlment Cures Dandruff. First Trampâ€"“I say. wouldn't she give you anything?" Second Tramp â€"-"No, she only ofi‘excd me a. job." ”I’m sun- When I Was your age I never got as dirty as you do," said the moth'er reprowchx‘ully. "Well, I‘d high to hear whlut grandma has to say about that," was the reply of the precocious little daughter. Inquire of H. 1“. Carter, '1‘. P 75 Yonge St, Toronto, Canada. Via. Union Pacific every day from June let to September 30th. inclus- ive, with final return limit October Blst, 1904-, from St. Louis 825.00, Chicago $30.00, with corrosfiondingly low rates from other points. Be Sure your ticket reads over this line. THE DAWSON ppmmssgpn co, umma B-_ “IA-L II... A- ,7,- AA-L ,_ _-‘--._- Potatoes, POWeE LIG HTâ€"GIVING IN S E DR. CHASE’S OINTMENT. COLORADO AND RETURN. PRICES LOWER Pans, Wash Basins, Mllk Pans. 8w ...... hove your consignment of any of these articles and we win get you good prices. Any Firstoclm Grocer Can Gum You. INSIST ON GETTING EDDY’S. cor. West Msrkct 3m: Oolbcfno 06... 70397an to become chronic ‘, prompt euro is of So successful u... ., some few is of da ght abon a .hg ski cum. ‘ 6 chafing "able ti syn great “131%, Dr. ( I -. states: CAN BE HAD IN as ( ",- few act, you agamst 1m trek and signature Game, the famous sores. Dr. Chase's Ointment. 60 cents a. box, a: an dealers, or Emmmorv. 8: (701:4;3113'. Toronto. To pm- you against imitations. the por- ‘ A III .0‘ Any mothcr Who once hccuzm‘s av,- qmjnted with the morita of Dix Clhse's Ointment would not think o_l being without it in the house. “1mm there is a baby or small children it i8 of daily value as a means of cup- skin irritation: and envious, diam-m; and all sorts of burns and .Ml‘. Wm. Kir'mmas. fanuw. Mr. “"08?“ Ont, sates-v “1 find [ha-t Dr, Ciiase's Ointmnzi is m» bust, 13"ng I mar usvd for chafing: mâ€"hmg 3"“! and burns and sort-s of uii kin‘dS. It hi‘als them; up \‘N‘y quickly, and I believe than them is no homo!) Ointment to ix» obtained than “1-. Chm's. We have found it mum:- able and always hoop it in Hue able and nhmys house." 1135â€"” Mr. Stay] Jaseâ€"”1 complish' Tossâ€"'4 me last 1 handsome Then h» s hint as w left.‘ ' Tum-“Won. i bclhwu x NV- Sttfi’late at last." JW'TIOW on vath 6 (mlifi it?" Tw'wvhilo he was vaiimg upon. me 133?. night I wmaréwd tha! ‘aIt hm“(18041163 men “'t-l‘u mum-cited )unwrx.’ Then I}? Said: 'lndwd! [ (‘nn take a him as well as the next nun.’ and Heâ€"“I Wonder if thew girl in the whole wk}.- swect as my little sm-,-ti -â€""What's that? How dz: of another girl? I shad; you for a week." Shiloh’s w Consumptien Cure Poms L R “‘1 “m m; It is pleasant to take, ,, m, 2;... Joe” m: 91.00. 335 “Is it becoming to me?" as." , as she paraded, in the C(wi'umw of 100 years ago, before thn 12mm Mm is not her lord and mQ1'-:‘.H3-xxl in her husband. ‘:Yes, my. .L-r said he meekly. ”Don t yon \tis‘p '1 Huh] dress this way all the t m- ‘ xi»- asked. “No my dear. 2w :‘Fgllivd; "but I wig: you had liwd “F: r: that was the style." REID BROS, M’f’g COW 185 King St. W. BILLIARD TABEES Ilnard': Liniment for safe czsiyam and coughs, don’t neglect them and let them strain :he tender 3.991111;ng of their lungs. When, the little folks take c6185 are on every The M at an Iowa: Irina Inn for Tm EASILY 1m.\:l-T of Dr 10%;: QUALITY BETTER d you atC- rm jou think I speak m \T O T