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~~ | weakens. © land Yard. Sir ham Childs, who "recently inadvertently left his revolver na Arais relies entirely on that weap- | __ on, and his nimble wit, for protection. Invariably he refuses the bodyguard of detectives to which he is entitled. ~ He says that only the speed of his one occasion on a lonely country road, off which four men lay in wait for him. | .8ir Harry Stores Wee Pickle In "Auld' Sock. " | Harry Lauder, whom the world knows as a joyful entertainer at the age of 56; and as a canny Scot who interview that the best investment he ever made was the &sven shillings and six pence spent for his marriage license, i Since the death of their only son In| the war, Sir Harry and Lady Lauder have given up their great country es-' one profession. He sald wheh he at-| ~ tempted to combine farming with the | stage he found that when he thought, he was buying pigs they turned out to be bees that stung him in the pocket-| book. . "I've been cautious with my money," i admitted Sir Harry. "I've given some away--a little, for ye must have bait when you're fishing. I've spent some, and I've 'pooched' .some, and to-day] I've a wee pickle somewhere in an auld stockingsleg. I see to it there are nae holes in the heel or toe. It's a fine thing to save." The Polite Prince. The Prince of Wales is polite, even to caddies. While-making a shot dur- ing a round of the famous golf links recently, the Prince showered his caddy with sand. x "Sorry," said the Prince apologeti- « cally, and waited until the caddy shook the sand from his clothes. The Prince continues to recuperate rapidly from his recent minor opera- tion. He rises early and passes his days In golfing, walks along the shore, reading or resting. Companionship in a Garden. © I find it matter for wonder that all human beings are- not gardeners. There Is a possible Eden in every gar- den, and yet how few of the children of men enter and possess it- There is companionship to be found within it . which never offends .Here we may select according to our finest prefer- ences those with whom we shall dwell in our separate Edens, and they will remain with us, and bless us with their loyalty as well as their loveliness. "There are garden-days and ho Rk ma ve wn car saved him from being attacked on! Baves his ha'pennies; said in a Tecent tomach, une digestion, not a As this new blood courses "veins strength and tone | stomach and the pangs of indigestion disappear. Not only this, the whole , The value of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills {in cases of this kind is proved by the experience of Mr. E. G. Malcolm, Port Malcolm, N.8., who says: --"For sever: al years I was a great sufferer from indigestion. potatoes, and often could not retain the food I did eat. Only those who have been afflicted with this trouble can realize the sufféring I endured. took a lot of doctors' medicine, but it did not give me more than temporary relief. I also took other remedies re- commended, with no better results. Then I read in a newspaper the case of a woman whose symptoms were like my -own, who found new health -- : tol sour | d often vomiting after : meals. The 2 Juferer cannot get relief J wn his to a starva- | is. That ony still further What is needed is 'better poorer diet. And the | Way to get a better digestion is to so | enrich the blood that the stomach will do the work nature intended. As a tonic for building up the blood nothing | else can equal Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, | through the (System is strengthened and new life] . and vim comes to the former sufferer. I could not eat meat or} AMBASSADOR SAYS LEAGUE OF NATIONS NECESSARY : "The question of European peace is the most urgent and immediate problem of all at present, even over shadowing the stupendous Asiatic Pacific problem," stated Sir Esme Howard, British Ambassador to Washington, on his arrival in Toronto recently on a Canadian Pacific Railway train from the American capital, assist in maintaining peace in Europe," Sir Esme continued, "we must continue to be intimately connected with all its affairs. Great Britain cannot profess indifference to European politics as the inhabitants of the North Ameri. can continent can. For this reason Britain is practically compelled in every way to support the League of Nations. It the League should disappear to-morrow we would be compelled once again to join some European combination against any country which threatened to dominate the continent." ji (nd » ings you'll "is good tea" ff Meaning of "Dotou" "In order to By Miss Isabella Preston, for the For the novice in gardening who wants quick results for the least trou- ble and expense a dollar spent on | TEN EASIEST GROWN ANNUAL FLOWERS Ontario Horticultural Association. . -- ly flowering type, as the others take too long to come into bloom for On- tario conditions. Height 4 feet. g Uschscholtzia--Californla poppy grows th, h Dr, ' seeds of suitable annual flowers will, Esc Th Dix Wiliams Pluk Pills. a give the most satisfaction. They will | well in a sunny position and blooms had not taken them very ely i 1 | 8row in any kind of soil which has until very severe frost. The finely cut tate and when in London live fn,a|besan to find relief. Thus encouraged °°" | rich ium the flowers are orange, lemon and "modest Bloomsbury hotel, The famous | I continued the use ef the pills, and I| ¥ccus, though a fairly" rich med ur ' 0 comedian believes in concentrating on | Can but sum up what they did for me | 202m is the best for mcst Species. by saying that they made me feel like been well dug and is kept clear of [Calendula-and Nasturtium flower best} foliage is greyish green in color and rose. Height 1 to 114 feet. Kochia, - sometimes called 'Summer 4 new man. Every trace of the frou- in-poor soil and tend to grow leaves Cypress; or Firébush, is grown for its ble has disappeared and I can now eat and 'enjoy my meals as well as any one." You can get these pills from any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medi cine Co., Brockville, Ont. . \ mores ~~ Sentence Sermons... You Are in Luck--If your father or mother taught you to work. --IH you have learned to give as much to the world as you expect to get from it. : --If you never look for any favors from life that you do not earn. =If you know how to take defeat cheerfully and success modestly. _---If you have the courage to face the facts and go ahead. ~If you have no one to assist you 'whén' you "begin pitying yourself, * ~Af you have a talent for sticking to your task. ---- rte. Those old enemies, gas, acidity, pain and dis- comfort are soon knocked for a fare-thee-well by Seigel's Syrup. Any drug store, A es The Causes. "There are two causes of infant miortality--poverty and ignorance, In| ~Alyssum---Sweet Alyssum is one of the infant welfare movement, the anti- tuberculosis campaign and every other field of public health, we come sooner or later to a realization of the fact that education and medical and nurs: ing service, while they can accomplish much, cannot cope successfully with the evil effects of standards of living too low to permit the maintenance of normal physical health" : --_-------- eee days, as there are garden-hours and house-hourg, days and hours when one "4s shut within walls dnd must depend upon what of beauty ote has been able to bring in and imprison; and it may | happen, as 1 have eometimes known it, that one can arrange an interior | _ scheme of flower color far more con: secutive and perfect than has been poss ible in the garden, just as Mrs. he * flowers were far more b } in her house than in her gar- companionship of two or three' ous branches of the. wild pink in a blue-green Spanish jar e faded. love and intimate acquaintance have as without the house; and the more of flower character one transfers to in- * door companionship, so much the more 7 es one profit by it. It is hard to much to do with flower-beauty, within | Take it daily. Aspoon- ful in a glass of water before meals and at 'bedtime will do you a there are people in the arred of garden joy i | from thé last week in April to the instead of flowers if the soil is very| rich. Barly in spring when the frost has gone and the soil has dried, dig the ground and break up the soil go as to have the surface very fine before sow- ing the seeds. The time to sow seeds cutdoors varies in different districts ; seeond week in May. The depth to sow them depends on their size; very emall ones are best scattered on the surface of the soil and pressed in with a flat plece of wood, whilst larger ones need about one-quarter of an inch of fine soll sifted over them. Thi should be pressed down firmly. When the seedlings are large enough so that they can be distinguished from weeds thin- them out to about four inches apart. "Do this when the ground is damp. "To prevent waste it Is advis- | able to sow seeds very thinly and if gaps are found later to fill them by seedlings taken from a place where they are too thick. > Annuals can be grown in rows or in beds or borders,.according to the space available. The varieties described can all be sown where they are required to flower and if treated as stated will give flowers from June until frost, t ; the best dwarf edging plants. It soon forms a carpet covered with small, . white, fragrant flowers. If they begin to run to seed and look untidy it is a , 800d plan to clip off the flower stalks, i then in a week or ten days it will form 'a compact white carpet again. Calendule, often called Pot Marl gold, is like a double daisy with orange or lemon-colored flowers. They flower well in quite poor soil. Height about 18 inches. = eT Cosmos is an excellent plant for a low hedge. If given space enough they form quite large bushes which are very ornamental with their finely cut, dark green leaves and showy flowers. Care must be taken to buy seeds of the ear foliage. It resembles a dwarf, com- pact, light green bush in summer, but colors brilliantly in fall. They can be used for a hedge and grow about 2 feet high. Nasturtium--This well-known plant needs no description. Few flowers are more showy in the garden or need less care, They flower well on poor soll, varieties make good border plants whilst the tall ones ¢re excellent for covering unsightly fences. Unfortun- ately they are very semsitive to frost. Phlox Drummondi---Annual phlox is a very showy flower and comes in a great varlety of colors. The habit of the plant fs spreading and a few seeds will make a border a foot or more wide, © which will he covered with bright, star-shaped flowers all season. Poppy---Everyone knows annual pop- ples, which can be obtained in beauti- ful delicate pinks, as well as the scar- let of the European fields. The Shir- ley strain has the greatest variety of colors, To get the best resplts the plants should be thinned out to about a foot apart. If the flowers are cut just ae the calyx is breaking the bloom will open indoors and will last a few days in water, but if the blooms are left until open before cutting they drog very quickly. Portulaca makes a good ground cover in a very hot, dry situation. The leaves are fleshy but not conspicuous, but the flowers are quite large and very ornamental. This plant is very sensitive to frost. Sunflower--There are several types of this useful flower. Tall with large flowers, height 6 to 7 feet, medium with smaller flowers, height 4 to 5 "feet, and dwarf with" small flowers. height 3 feet. The tall varieties make excellent screens and also can be used to provide shade for smaller plants. The seeds of sunflowers are much sought after by birds and worth grow- ing for that reason alone. but need a sunny position. The dwarf | AMATTER OF HEALTH Let Baby's Own Tablets Keep | Your Children Well. Little children very quickly get out of sorts. By prompt treatment they can usually just as quickly be set right again. Most of their troubles arise in! the first place from the stomach or bowels; that is why a good cleaning- | cout is the first thing prescribed by the' doctor. Formerly castor oil was the | means used to bring this about; now- a-days Baby's Own Tablets do the same work, but without trouble to the parent or discomfort to the little one. Children take Baby's Own Tablets hap- pily because there is no nasty taste and because no griping after-pains fol- | ~low theirsuse: pny As a specific' for childhood indiges- tion. vomiting, constipation, colic, colds, teething pains, etc., there is no- thing to equal Baby's Own Tablets. They never do harm and always do good. The Tablets are sold by medi- cine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Willlams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. -- a -- A Juvenile Diplomat. Tommy, the diminutive office boy, had worked hard on a "salary" of $a week. He was a subdued little chap, faithful and quiet. Finally he plucked up courage to ask for an increase, "How much more would you like?" inquired his employer. ' "Well," answered Tommy, "I don't think that $3 a week more would be too much." "You are rather a small boy to be| earning $8 a week." | "I suppose I am," said Tommy. "I| know I am small for my age, but to | tell the truth since I've been working | here I've been so busy I haven't had | time to grow." | He got the raise. wesensines' meet It takes a brainy woman to make and keep a man happy and contented. GLADIOLI Choice Large Bulbs. 50c doz. $3.50 per 100. $30 per 1,000! America, Augusta, Baron, J. 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Under $5.00, add 10 | per cent. to cover cost of postage. | J. Gammage & Sons, Limited | | LONDON, ONT. | | the tires. cidedly unpopular to touring motorists, for it never means exactly the same thing twice. One detour may be over a semi-ilmproyed road and be a pleas- ant diversion while the very next one encountered will be over treacherous roads full of rocks, ruts and holes. The gigantic road building pro- grammes which are being carried on {and which are to be inaugurated thie | year Interest motorists because they | will provide better highways. But dur- ing the process of construction there will be many detours encountered by tourists and others. Because many detours are rough and rutty and unpleasant, many drivers seek to alleviate the discomfort of I poor road conditions by driving with { less than the ueual amount of air pres sure. By so doing they subject their tires to extremely severe punishment which often causes permanent injuries. The life of balloon tires and others too, would be fncreased if motorists about to start over a detour, particu- larly, would check air pressure in all Not only will this prolong the life of the tire, but will also pro- long the life of the car by cushioning it-from severe road shocks, something underinflated tires cannot do. Driving over. stones and dropping into holes should be dene with great care. Tires are built to withstand the normal natural wear of normMl road conditions but they will not stand con- tinual blows with a sledge hammer any more than a car will. and this is just what happens when the tires drop in a hole at a high rate of speed, After an unusually rough detour wheel alignments should" be checked as often ond deep rut is "SaMelent to throw them out of allgnment with con- | sequnt increased tire wear. ceili " Use Minard's Linlment In the stables. ers Queer Material. A little fellow, about ten years of age, was reciting his catechism, Teacher -- "Of what was Adam made?" Willie=="Ot" the dust of the earth." ""Teacher "Of what was Eve nifade?" |" Willie---Of one of Adam's ribbons." | Lorine Area of Superior. | Lake Superior, the largest expanse | of fresh water in the world, has an area of 31,800 square miles. hn - Eras "DIAMOND DYE" ANY GARMENT, DRAPERY Just Dip to Tint or Boil to Dye ~ Each 15-cent pack age contains direc- tons, 80 "simple "any woman can tint soft, delicat> shades or dye rich, permanent | colors in lingerie, silks, ribbons, skirts, waists, dresses, 5 coats, stockings, sweaters, draperies, coverings, hangings! ~--everything! Buy Diamond Dyes--no other kind and tell your druggist whether the ma- terial you wish to color is wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cotton or mixed goods. | "Detour." This 1s a word that 18 de | {or other growths. "Back sleeping," by . workmen have started digging deep |: into English history. For it is the old graveyard of St. Olave's Church, near- by, that is being turned up by pick and} shovel to remove the caskets which have rested there hundreds of years. Authorities say it 1s quite likely that what remains of one of England's ear- ly Kings may be buried there, The original of St. Olave's was built more than $00 years ago. * ~The Harold whom tradition links with the old cemetery of St. Olave's was the younger son of Canute, the Danish King of England, who is chief- ly remembered by the legend that. when he sat on the edge of the sea- shore and commanded the incoming tidé to stop the tide ignored the royal known as snoring. The volume of sound depends on the age of the snorer ~--neither the young nor the very old snore -and on whether some air is! also being taken.through the nostrils. Subsidiary causes of snoring are--- sleeping on one's back, or an obstruc- tion of the nasal passages by adenoids depriving the chin of support, causes. it to fall, 'and that induces mouths breathing and snoring. NE Arr ~The cure i8 simple--thie chin should be tied-up! Snoring is then an impos- sibility. Ta i : ee pee em Theres is no word in any language in the world any more destructive of 1040th St, Dept. 1200 y arranged form the name of # late President. She--"He sald he was delighted to ution will be awarded a Sosuti lot sive "| find that I wasn't going to marry a located in o i poet." AE City. This offer expires July 15, 1926. [voet". enterprise than the word impossible. LAG order and proceeded to wet the royal feet. 2 3 ee ty i The Proof. She--"1 showed father the verses you sent me! He was pleased with them!" . He --'Indeed! What did he say?" Bd Minard's Liniment King of Pain. . 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My head -lached continually and I was so dis- couraged that I could cry from morning tillnight. I had another baby justone year and a half old and it gave me a lot to do. Sol Thought 1 would try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as 1 had read so much about it in the little books. I found a difference right away as my head was relieved and my tired feelings gone. ~ My sister had been doing my washing and she continued 'doing it, as she said it might set me back if I started to do it again. It sure did help me and I had taken just two bottles when my baby came. He is a fine big boy, | now nearly five months old. Iam taking Jour medicine again and I am able to do my work aby f now. 5 always recommend tl & egetable mpound to women, an ally to expectant mothers, as I believe they need help at thas times. " -- Mrs. OLIVER MENARD, 54 Center St., Chatham, Ontario, oc ISSUE No. 203% la unique feature of a church In Bek iss GR ol, a ie ns S68 allio Lv