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iy: "Three of the officers rted on their © "mission, They first bound the arms . of the stone god With coils of rope; then they tried to lift him from his firm ped d that' Jizo must go before the fayor for trial, th 7a Street and th marveled. task d | their / owners, J gui y would admit all : into the courtroom lo wittess the , extraordinary trial. 'Hundreds were "spurred by cuilosity to lend a hand, and when the stone ./ Bod went through the streets strapped to a cart like any offender the Crowd grew. It filled the 6 great hall of justice when Jizo was lifted k he holds in his right hand. In- t stantly thereupon he pins it down with other stick, which is forked. Quickness is the prime essential to 8 In this kind of chase. Vipers adders are swift of movement and to take alarm. But once pinned ground the creature is readily JE . contempt were happy that their pun- 'hundreds thus suddenly found in ishment had been so light at least, and under bonds they hurried to homes to bring back the cloth fine. Before the day was done 700 pieces of cotton cloth had been presented be- fore the Mayor's court, the name of each culprit being set down upon the tan of cotton cloth which he present- ed. 5 . Before he would. allow the 700 to go, however, O-oka retired with the por ter who had been robbed to an inner chamber and he asked the porter to look over the 700 piéces of cloth-and see if he could identify any of them as having"been once m the pack he had carried. Since every manufac- turer of cotton cloth in Yedo always the selvage of each strip with a little red trade-mark stamp the por- ter searched the edges of many stripes of cloth for a stamp similar to that borne upon the cloth of which he had been robbed. He found that two of the pieces of (cloth brought to pay the Mayor's fine bore the stamp of his plundered . pack. Instantly Mayor O-oka ordered the arrest of the two men who had brought this cloth; they confelsed to the robbery, and all the cloth they had taken from the sleep- e ing porter's Lr phind restored to him. _ All the othey ; of cloth," taken in toll by, the Meyor, werd restored to and 'all but the two "members of the~crowd which had nded the trial of Jizo were re- leased, Then Jizo, the stone god, was put on a cart, wreathed with the ever- | green pine and the bamboo, symbolg of long life and prosperity, and he was carried back to his pedestal in Yoko- gawa Street at the head of a triumph- al procession. Jizo had vindicated himself, and Mayor O-oka the wise sat more firmly than ever in his seat of not gone up in price, only thing that has not done so. Even the automobile garages advertise "free air." but also for fuel. warm in winter, and the range going, by burning air. process of . com Our attenton is fixed upon coal as the fuel for the sole reasbn that we have to -pay for it. If coal were free and air cost matter frém an opposite point of view. air in Germany. dow tax," being assessed according to your family ~ to give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a fair trial. - What this medicine has done for others it-will surely do for you... : tH N | --in. cts : 74 ARE IN,LUCK © THAT AIR IS FREE. When the Steel Trust was organized Andrew Carnegie remarked that the common. stock was not even water; it was "Just air." This sdme "air" has become worth omething since then. If you want any of it, you must pay for it at the rate of $113 a share, Ordinary air, thank goodness! has It is about the This is really very fortunate, be- ause we need air not only to breathe; We keep the house "You thought it was coal? Well, that is necessary alsu, but the coal would be-of no use as fuel unless you had air to burn with it. You can't burn one thing, Burning, in kitchen range or furnace, weans the coming together of the oxygen of the air and the carbon of the coal. : They effect § chemical' combination. The. air is just as necessary to the Godl, n. as the oney, we should look at the Everything else is taxed nowadays. Suppose the government were to take a notion to put a tax on air, placing an air-meter in each dwelling. Would not that be horrible? There has long been a tax on fresh It is called a "win- itated with a sharp knife. ~The snake hunters are called "vi- cides.' They get five cents apiece | #67 the spakes they kill, delivering the heads. The most famous Frenchman engaged professionally in this pursuit is known as Jean Serpent, though his real name is Michael Vergne.. Up to date he has slain 35,000 adders. Doctor Calmette, of France, has pro- duced a serum called "antiviperine," which is a sure remedy for viper bites and adder bites. It has already saved many lives. The mathod of its utiliza- tion is By hypod ic inj2ction near the wound made by the snake's tooth. SUMMER COMPLAINTS KILL LITTLE ONES At the first sign of illness during the hot weather give the little ones Baby's Own Tablets or in a few hours he may be beyond aid. These Tablets ba |» Friend--*"I suppose the baby is fond banks | of you?" » = any more, and I'm the fastest singer in the school, too." A N Affection, ~ Papa--""Fond of me? Why he sleeps 'all day when I'm not at home, and stays up all night just to enjoy my "A Degenerate. ' night?" asked the farmer's-son. 'Father--"No.. "Taint more'n a month since yer went t' top o' the hill" to see the eclipse of the moon. "Pears to me yew're getting dissipated and reckless." A Chance. "Boss, the weather's pretty hot. I'd like a couple of weeks off. A change would do me good," said the depart: ment store salesman. "We're short-handed," complained the boss. "What are you in now?" "Blankets." ["Well, I can give you a seasonable change. I'll put you among the bath- ing suits." \ Doing Her Best. "Yes, grandma," said the fair young thing, "1 am to bes married during the bright and gladsome month of July." * "But, my dear," said the old lady, earnestly, "you are very youpg. Do you feel that you are fitted for mar- ried life?" \ "I am being fitted now, grandma," explained the prospective. . bride, sweetly. "Seventeen gowns and three costumes." Prune Roses. Summer thinning of climbing' roses will prevent summer complaints if given occasionally to the well child and will promptly relieve these trou- bles {ey come on suddenly. Baby's Own Tablets should always be kept in every home where there are Young children. There is no other medicine as good and the mother has the guar- antee of aMgovernment analyst that they are perfectly safe, The Tablets are sold by medfGine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville, Ont. \ Ne . God Bless tHe Pri ice of Walgs. "imeng. our ancient mountains -_ -2 And from our lovely vales | °° O let the prayer re-echo, "God bless the 'Prince of Wales!" With heartened voice awaken Those iminstrel strajns of yore Till Britain's name and glory und from shore to shore. Among our ancient mountains And from our lovely vales, O let the prayer re-echo, "God bless the Prince of Wales!" Should hostile bands or danger Wer threaten our fair isle, 74 passengers. bad. swught refuge. below, is desirable, after flowering, where the plants are large and crowded. 4 Cut out the oldest stems which are beginning to lose vitality. Cut these down within a foot of the ground or to one or two buds of their base, from which young shoots will start next year. This gets the useless wood out of the way, so the young growth will have more roo, light and air to de- velop in. A Life Boy. They were crossing to France and the ship pitched and tossed about in an unusually bad storm..'Most of the but little Miss Sturged," 'an "elderly spinster, was braving the terrors on deck. As the gale increased in fury, a chivalrous physician from the lady's home town came to her. "Pardon me, Miss Sturges, but it seemed to me you might be in some trouble. Can I help you? Have you chosen your life preserver?" "Oh, doctor," cried the maiden lady, with a gurgle of joy, as she tumbled into his arms, "how sweetly and ro- mantically you have expressed it!" "Father, can I go to the circus to- . i 3 Clan Brantford. : { everybody, Bennet?" 106. Food NTA BOI G. LASSY RABBIT AZINE, Cifcan, ICES Joes, mited. Collingwood. om on Entirely Free. "You sign-this deed of your own free will, do you, madam, asked the law- yer. "What do you mean by that?" de- manded the large, florid-faced woman, looking : threateningly upon the laws yer. "I mean there has been no compuk sion on the part of your husband. Has there?" "Him?" she ejaculated, turning to look at the little, meek man sitting be- hind her. "Frederick? I'd like to see him compulse me." St. Isidore, P.Q., Aug. 18, 1894, Minard's' Liniment Co., Limited. Gontlemen,--I have frequently used MINARD'S LINIMENT and also pre- scribe it for my patients, always with the most gratifying results, and I con- sider it the best all-round Liniment extant. Yours truly, DR, JOS. AUG. SIROIS. / Friend of the Family--"Where's The Butler-- , sir, the missus und the young ladies is up in the sky learning to fly, and the master's in his submarine in the hornamental lake. It's very seldom you catches them on terry firmy these days." Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia. Yes this is one thing I learn to know, Each day more surely as'I go, ° That doors are open, ways are made, Burdens are lifted or are laid BY some. great Jaw tinseen and still, ; "Not ds Twill | "5 --Hélen Hunt Jackson. It Works! Try It Tells how to loosen a sore, tender corn so it lifts out without pain. rv Good news spreads rapidly and drug- : o and propped Te 'before the platform hich 3 pd y B Wach sat | power. the number of windows with which a house is provided. The result is that May Goyfl's strong arm protect us, : ts here are kept busy dispensing May Heaven still on us smile. 4 freezone, the ether discovery of a Cin. GIRLS! WHITEN YOUR SKIN | WHERE THE ICEBERGS ARE HATCHED. «If one looks at an ordinary map, one * 1s surprised to find that Greenland is considerably bigger than South Amert- .ca.. Which illustrates the distortion of the Mercator projection; inasmuch as South Am is 'actually about the same, Greenland is the big- st island in thé world, and once up- on a time it must have been a pleasant 'place. to live in. { sils fo there prove that anciently it had a _ But it must have been a very long time 'ago, for to-day nearly the whole | torming what we call icebergs, and are set afloat in the sea. What happens to an individual ice- berg after that depends upon accident: al circumstances. It may run ashore on Bafin Island (the west side of Davis Strait) or on the coast of Lab- rador, further south. If it escapes this fate, its passage southward through the strait will be very slow, because it must plow its way through field fee y feet thick. The lucky iceberg is ahe that man- ages to keep in the main channel and is led southward by the Labrador current into the north Atlantic. Once arrived in that région of open sea it may drift about for many months be- fore going to piecgs. Large bergs have on occasions got as far as the A sizeable berg have nearly people economize on windows, reduc. ing the riumbér to a minimum, and their allowance of fresh air is there- by cut down. Air is much heavier stuff than is commonly imagined. Thirteen cubic feet of it weigh a pound. lucky we are not obliged to store it, like coal, for it would take up a lot of rogm. One ton (2,000 pounds) of air will thirty feet wide and thirty feet high. But it is fill a bin thirty feet long, ---- ann, An Ode to Health. Health in itself makes life a per- petual joy. Nothing daunts, nothing over-awes, othing discourages, and nothing over- powers the man and woman possessed of health. Health means not only vigor and energy of the body, but also clarity and strength of mind, purity of body and of soul. > : The healthy person dominates life, 'by Ceirog Hughes. The music of the plete, vigorous, perfect. instead of allowing life to dominate him. So He scarcely thinks of his body as consisting of parts, or as performing separate functions. To him the body] is but one harmonious whole. He is a unit, a being, & man; com- To such a man work is joy. He re- knows what weakness is. He nevery 5, Hawkaboardi No. 8 Lady of the 'Night; ig a No. 6, Hawk- exhaustion. Merely to is a pleasure. Ht coures, the clock will only "go" Above the throne of England May Fortune's star long shine, And round its ancient bulwarks The olive branches twine, Among our ancient, etc. A Welsh translation of the words of the Prince's Anthem, which were 'written by George Linley, were made anthem is by Brinley Richards. po Sriii MONEY ORDERS. - Sepd a 'Dominion Express Money Order. They are payable everywhere. Never Needs Winding. Long before watches were invented, people found ways of telling the time, and one was. by means of flowers. You can grow a flower clock quite easily in your own garden, and you will find it both useful and ornament. al Make a circle, marking out the edge with small stones. At equal distances round the edge mark the figures of the 'clock, from one to twelve. Draw lines from the centre of the circle to the edge, dissecting the whole surface in- to twelve equal parts, and arranging matters so that one of the numbers on the outside edge falls opposite to each Then put in the following plants: In section No. 1 plant Single Carna- tions; No. 2, White Pyrethrum; No. weed; No. 7, Marigold; No. 8, Venus' Looking-glass; No. 9, Corn Marigold; No. 10, Clovewort; No. 11, Mountain Dandelion; No. 12, Fig Marigold. Starting at 6 a.m. the Hawkweed will open." At'7 am. the Marigold will follow suit. And so on right round months, and for | by a Canadian Company. i WITH LEMON JUICE Make a beauty lotion for a few cents to remove tan, freckles, sallowness. Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter wil supply you with three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Squeeze the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle, then put in the orchard White and shake well. This makes a quarter pint of the very best lemon skin whitener and complexion beautifier known. Massage this fragrant creamy lotion daily into the face, neck, arms and hands and just see how freckles, tan, sallowness, redness and roughness disappear and how smooth, soft and clear the skin becomes. Yes! It is harmless, and the beautiful results will surprise you. HOW YOU CAN TELL GENUINE ASPIRIN ONLY -TABLETS MARKED WITH "BAYER CROSS" ARE ASPIRIN. If You Don't See the "Bayer Cross" on the Tablets, Refuse Them--They Are Not Aspirin At All There is only one Aspirin, that marked with the "Bayer Cross"--all other tab- lets are only acid imitations. k for the "Bayer Cross"! Then it sal Aspirin, for which thereris no substitute. SE Aspirin is not German bit is made in Canada by Canadians, and is owned Genuine "Bayer Tablets of 'Aspirin' have been proved safe by millions for Pain, Headache, Neuralgia, Colds, eumatism, cinnati man, which is said to loosen any corn so fit lifts out with the fingers. Ask at any pharmacy for a quarter ounce of freezane, which will cost very little, but is said to be sufficient to rid one's feet of every hard or soft corn or callus. You apply just a few drops on the tender, aching corn and instantly the soreness is relieved, and soon the corn is so shriveled that it lifts out with. out pain. It is a sticky substance which dries when applied apd never inflames or even irritates the adjoin ing tissue. This discovery will prevent thou- sands of deaths annually. from locke jaw and infection heretofore resulting from the suicidal habit of cutting corns. d