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A # In the tenth and revised edition of his book . ton *"Bushido (Putnams), PDr. Insso Nitobe wievotes a chapter to the training and posiâ€" Hion of the women who became the wives of "the Sumurai, the kmights of feudal Japan, Fendal Japan, it should be premised, is diâ€" vided from modern Japan by rather less than Ralf a century. ‘*Young girls," we are told, ;"vere trained to repress their feelings, to dndurate their nerves, to manipulate weâ€"~ poss, especially the longâ€"handled sword callâ€" ed4 ‘"nagiâ€"nata," so as to be able to hbold ‘their own against unexpected odds. Yet the uprimary motive for exercise of this martial ‘character was not in use in the field; it was twoâ€"foldâ€"personal and domestic. With OB OVOLuLS! semes it was twoâ€"foldâ€" her weapon she A MODERN WEAPON IN THE BATTLE OF HEALTHâ€"If disease has Dr, Nitobe‘s book, it is interestit learn, has been read by President Ros who has distributed copies among {riends. 5 taken your citadel of health, the stomaca, ard is torturing you with indigestion, dysâ€" pepsia and nervous prostration, South Amâ€" erican Nervine is the weapon to drive the enemy from his stronghold "at the point of the bayonet," trench by trench, but sWwill apd sure, it always wins.â€" Was Also Short. Anyone fortunate enough to be acâ€" quainted with Judge F. M. Bixby, of the Police Court of Brockton, Mass,, knows that he is much longer in wit than he is in inches, of which fact the following epiâ€" gode is a forcible illustration. One mornâ€" ing one of the usual erop of "drunks" on hearing the usual judicikl decree of "Ten dollars" fall from Judge Bixby‘s lips,made this plea for clemency: "Couldn‘t yer make it five* I‘m a little short, Judge." Quick as a flash came the retort: "Noâ€"â€" sorryâ€"cant‘ do it. Judge myself." "THOUGHT IT MEANT DEATH SURE."â€"\Mrs. James McKim, of Dunnâ€" ville, Ont., says of her most miraculous eure from Heart Disease by Dr. Agnew‘s Cure for the Heart: *"Until I began taking this remedy 1 despaired of my life. 1 had teart failure and extreme prostration. One dose gave me quick relief and , one bottle cured me. ‘The sufferings of years were disâ€" pelled like mag'ur."â€"i Lady Frederick Cavendish, president of the Ladies‘ Council of Education in Yorkshire, England, gave the following illustration of prevailing ignorance: Kome poor women, discussing the limitâ€" ations of the utility of soap and water, spoke of the impropriecty of washing a child‘s head. "I know better than to do that," she said. "I‘ve heard enough of water on the brain." Nellâ€"He swears like a trooper. Belle â€"â€"A trooper? I didn‘t know troopers played golf. _ _ _ _ . a °s One of the presen the time 1 and which y Chris H A numb about _ th House, w selves as €00 miles for a any memuei ed. â€" Severa and usually he threw ay near the lit stood at at but barely the mon m: preserve as A Georgia sheriff refused to sas City to get & negro who murderer. When Georg!a Wa merry lynching it does not B preser\'v as i& SOUurents In their excitement they forgot orders and the noiss of the seuffle attracted the Prince, who came back to see what the trouble might be. The foreman explained that the men desired the cigar as a souvenir, and, to his consterration, the Ptinco retraced his steps toward the house, while the men stood around, wondcring if he had gone to make cowplaint to the proper officiale. Presently he was seen roturning with a paper bag, from which he extracted two cigars for each man, with the laughâ€" wag remark: "Smoke one and keep the other for a souvenir, if you wish, but if 1 were you I should be inclined to smoke both." 4 Trega the noiss of the seultie atiracicu ‘rince, who came back to see what rouwble might be. » foreman explained that the men od the cigar as & souvenir, and, to onsterration, the Ptinco retraced teps toward the house, while the stood around, wondcring if he had No Need to n 41 W Prevailing Ignorance. B ko t of workmen were engaged + grounds of Marlborough h instructions to make themâ€" rconspicuous as possible when t of the royal family appearâ€" al times the Prince passed, y he was smoking. One day way the end of his cigar quite ttle band of workmen. They ttention until he had passed, had he turned his back when ade a jump for the stump to s a «ouvenir. ic most human stories about . King of ringland relates to hen he was Prince of Wales, is related for the first time alev. ard the house, while the ound, wondcring if he had e complaint to the proper Royal Cigars. workmen we ,un(b of M tuctions to n Go so Far. to come to Kanâ€" ho is a confessed wants to hold 2 have to come 24 little short A%& like others, can earn from CBIC® °* ten dollars daily selling stereoscopic views, National Stereoscopic Co., Dept. H, Toronto, AGEN’TS. WE ARE PAYING LARGEST commissions of any company doing an konest business; we manufacture the highâ€" est grade of flavoring powders in America; you can make from five to six dollars a day. Apply to us for particulars, Iwanta Manufacturing Co., Hamilton, Ont. AGENTS WANTED. WHY NOT HAYVE the best looking sample case, best godds and the best terms? Alfred Tyler, Teas, London, Ont. WAx'rED, YOUNG MEN FITTED FOR commercial travellers in four weeks, home study evening; positions guaranteed. Write !or’pamcuhrs. American School of Commercial Training. Rochester, N. Y. w ANTED. # TO $10 PER WEEK CAN be earned working for us at your home: send name and address for full parâ€" ticulars. The Dominion Knitting Co., Orilâ€" lia, Ont monton, Alta. BARGAIN LIST OF FARMS MAILED free. Alf. Brown, Department L, Picâ€" ton, Ont. C HRIST HOSPITAL, JERSEY CITY, N. J., probationers wanted; to enlarge the training school. Apply to Superintendent of Nurses. CEN’I‘RAL TELEGRAPH _ SCHOOL, 3 Gerrard east, Toronto; under Princiâ€" palship of T. J. Johnston; eighteen years‘ experience; gives thorough training for railâ€" way operating; catalogue free,; write for particulars. WANTED, YOUNG WOMENX OF GOOD education to enter Training School for Nurses. Three (3) years‘ course. Second term commencing Jan. 1st. Apply to Miss Kent, Superintendent Toledo Hospital, Toâ€" ledo, Oh10, U. S. A. 12 for 10¢c; 60 for 50c; 100, $1; 200, $2; 500, $5; all different. Largest and finest stock in Canada; 500 mixed, $3; albums, all prices. W. R. Adams, Toronto, Ort. DO YOU WANT TO BUY OR SELL A business partnership or hotel?_ Conâ€" sult Canadian Business Exchange, Temple building, Toronto, Ont. Many people cling to sponges, alâ€" though they are not supposed to be as sanitary as rough wash cloths, because the sponges cannot be boiled. If propâ€" erly cared for, sponges are really quite sanitary. Only one person should use one sponge, and the sponge when not in use should be kept hanging in the air. An authority advises washing a sticky sponge in milk, which process wonderâ€" fully renews it. Address the BELLEVILLE BUSINES3S COLLEGE, LIMITED, Belleville, Ont.; evâ€" ery department gives special training and satisfaction. Mrs. Winslow‘s Soothing Syrup should always be used for Children Teething. . It soothes the child, soothes the gums, cures whlnd colic and is the best remedy for Diarâ€" rhoen. _ Carrots and turnips will keep â€" for weeks, if not months, if placed in layâ€" ers in a box of sand. A good way to keep silver bright that is in daily use is to place ,it in hot borax water occasionally ana allow it to stand an hour or two; rinse with clear, hot water and then wipe with a clean, dry towel. One of the annoyances of cleaning fluids is their invariable habit of leayâ€" ing a ring around the cleaned spot. An authority says that the proper way to avoid this is to draw a ring around the spot with the gasoline before rubbing the spot itself. There are several good cleaning fluids on the market which are said to bo nonâ€"explosive. If gasoline is preferred, let it never be used but by the most responsible and caretaking perâ€" son in the house. MPROVED FARMS FOR SALE IN . Edmonton district. Candy & Co., "Confound it," muctered the new arâ€" rival in Hades, as he triped over an unâ€" usually large paving stone, "that‘s about the thousandth time 1 have stumbled over that same resolution." â€" Boston Transcript. GENTSâ€"LET US PROVE mz_xoq‘: "Profitable advertising" directs the atâ€" tention of manufacturers whose products are distributed through retailers to the wisdom of supplementing their general magazine publicity with specific newsâ€" paper advertising. The magazine "ad," cireulated throughout the country, is usually confined to an explanation of the merits of the product; the newspapâ€" er "ad" should be used to inform the consumer in any given â€" locality just where the article may be purchased. Often the manufacturer, by securing the coâ€"operation of retailers who handle his goods, can reinforee his magazine adâ€" vertiging with newspaper advertising at very little extra expense to himâ€" self. Advertise in the Times. Sunlight Soap is better than other soaps, but is best when used in the Sunlight way. Buy Sunlight Soap and follow directions. Souvenir Post Cards Everybody Knows the Meaning. ‘ (Hartford, Conn., Courant.) All over the United States men are talkâ€" ing this fall of graft and grafting and graftâ€" ers. They don‘t have to explain what they mean; everybody knows. Webster may be ignorant of the words, in the new Amercan use which makes them so useful; the Cenâ€" tury may acknowledge them not:; it isn‘t of the slightest consequence. They~ are fresh from the people‘s mint, they were needed, they pass current and they have come to stay. Only day before yester@ay the interdenominational conference in New York refused to weaken one of its resoluâ€" tions by striking out "graft" and putting "dishonesty in its place. "‘But it is a slang term,"" objected Rev. Dr. H. H. Oberly, of New Jersey. What if it is? A word that "makes good" in the common speech of toâ€" day will be in the dictionaries toâ€"morrow. Alphabetic Service. (Cincinnati Enquirer.) & novel prayer service commenced yesterâ€" day at the Hartwell Presbyterian Church, which will continue for twentyâ€"six days. Yesâ€" terday the prayers were for all members of the congregation whose names begin with "A.‘‘ ‘Toâ€"day those whose names begin with "B" will be prayed for, and so on all through the alphabet. The service was diâ€" wized by the pastor, Dr. Charles F. Walker. AGENTSWANTED. MISCELLANEOUS. A Hint to Manufacturers. FOR SALE, Good Intentions. Useful Hints. wet eP "Frosty," he said. "Frosty, unseasble. Brrh! Glass of ale, with some red pepâ€" per in it. Must warm up." He drank the ale. He waved his hand toward a Jarge picture â€" of President Roosevelt. "Who is that man?" he said. "You know who it is, the bartender answered, testily. o "Who is it ?" he repeated, with a state ly, offended air. "Oh forget it," said the bartender. "‘Nother glass of ale, an‘ s‘more red pepper." He drank. He said: "Bartender ,is at man Rosevelt?!" "Sure," said the bartender. "Sure." j "Bartender, what you want Roosevelt‘s picture for?" i4 "Because he‘s great. He‘s a great man. "Great nothin‘. He‘s a great bluif, barâ€" tender. That‘s all there is to him." _ The young bartender flushed. He stooped for the bunkstarter. Then he changed his mind. & "Have another ale?" he said. "Sure," said the visitant. And at the bartender‘s expense _ he drank three more ales ,and they finishâ€" ed him. He sank down on the floor. His snores filled the room. a _The bartender stood at the door till a policeman appeared. He handed the poâ€" liceman a cigar and said:_“Jack, I have a man in here I want you to arrest. Very disorderly. I‘ll appear against him in the morning." f Then as the patrol dashed off with its touching burden, _ the bartender, watching it from the ‘door, murmured: "The President is avenged."â€"St. Louis Globeâ€"Democrat. se One Woman Who Knew. ‘There is one woman in this town who knows a sporting page when she sees it. She was apparently on her way to marâ€" ket the other morning when a flock of youngsters from the Y. M. C. A. flashed by on their race around the square. The woman put her backet down and stared at the dozens of bare arms and legs. _ _ ""They‘ll soon get warm," explained a passing man, who smiled at the woman‘s open consternation. _ 4 f _ "I‘d warm ‘em, all righft, if they beâ€" longed to me," returned the woman, "running around half naked this time of year." HDth.â€"CL. ols fasfyh oTR OlREL _ '_gw-hy, madam, that helps to harden them. Half those fellows will develop inâ€" to good, hearty sprintersâ€"â€"" "An‘ them that‘s good without bein‘ hearty will develop into consumption &n‘ have to be nussed. I know all about it. I got a son had his picture in the paper for a swimming match and cost me a big doctor‘s bill. I know all about it." And the woman took up her basâ€" ket and started to marketâ€"if that was where she was going.â€"Washington Star. WAS SENT HOME AS INCURARLE, Then Jos. Boone Found Health in Dodd‘s Kidney Pills. He entered a little unsteadily, blowâ€" # on his hands. It was late. Cottell‘s Cove, Nfld., Dec. 11.â€"(Speâ€" cial.)â€"The days of nuracles are past, but the cure of Joseph Boone, of this place, almost ranks with the sensational cures of the earlier ages. He Was Unrable to Work for Seven Years Before Ho Used the Great Canadian Kidney Remedy. Mr. Boone had been ailing for cight years, seven of which he was unable to work from the effects of Backache and Kidney Complaint. He was all aches and pains. sn He was treated by several doctors, and after seven months in the hospital was sent home as incurable. _ It was there that reading of cures in the newsâ€" papers led him to use Dodd‘s Kidney Pills. It took twentyâ€"one boxes to cure him, but toâ€"day he is strong and well and hard at work lobster fishing. â€"People here have learned that if the disease is of the Kidneys or from the Kidneys, Dodd‘s Kidney Pills will cure it. Holiday Saving. The merchant who imakes no special efâ€" fort to acquaint the public with his preâ€" paredness to handle holiday trade no doubt saves a great deal of money. In the first place, he is under no _ expense for advertising. Then he saves in â€" his payâ€"rollâ€"he needs no Christmas store help, no.extra delivery service. His bills are normal, for he has no need to lay in an unusually large stock. Looked at from the standpoint of outgo alone, it pays not to advertise. From the standâ€" point of outgo in relation to incomeâ€" well, that‘s another story, Advertise in the Times. f You cannot be expected to have faith in Shiloh‘s Consumption Cure, the Lun ‘Tonic, as a cure for Colds, Coughs andafi diseases of the air if you have not tried it xv’e‘li\avegaixhh{ and we guarantee it. If it doesn‘t cure you it costs m‘nothing. If it does it costs you 25c. ‘s fair. Try it toâ€"day. Shiloh has cured many thousands of the most obtitimtcc:’fis. and we dczllat:tbuum to say that it will cure any Cough, ‘Throat or Lung trouble. If we did not believe this we would not guarantce it, Shiloh has had an unbroken record of success for thirty years. It has stood every possible test without failure. Further is found in the many testimonials of those who have tried Shiloh and been cured. Mrs. Archic Taylor, Asaph, Pa., writes:â€" "Ibuqhabnflhds_flfi'lfinâ€"ufimc. and found it very beneficial. 1 havetwo children, and they hed a terrible cough. 1 gave them ::u:bv?d:.u;:}:liy“ C ill'-'.ht. -ll cfi them e-pla;b. 1 ds‘nfl*dmhoitilh [ w 603 25¢. with guarantee wherever medicine is sold, one evening Iny ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO unseasble. Proof Faith Quite Too Long. An old lady of his flock once called upon Dr. Gill with a grievance. The do¢â€" tor‘s neckbands were too long for her ideas of ministerial humiliay, and, after a long harangue on the sin of pride, she intimated that she had brought a pair of scissors with her, and would be pleasâ€" ed if her dear pastor would permit her to cut them down to her notions of proâ€" priety. 5 w44 4 Cl 3 08 LE ce B ce mke h nmh N ar hh ui A * The doctor not only listened patiently, but handed over the offending â€" white bands to be operated upon. When she had cut them to her satisfaction and returned the bibs, it was the doctor‘s turn. | 1B 22c Whis dincad wl io Mnb ie inetye ter eva "Now," said he, "you must‘ do me a good turn also." ."Yes, that I will, doctor, What can it "Well, you have something about you which is a deal too long and which causes me no end of trouble, and I should like to see it shorter. '_“iflaeéd, dear sir, I will not hesitate. What is it? Here are the scissors; use them as you please." _ . _ _"Come then,"‘ said the sturdy divine; "good sister, put out your tongue." â€" Titâ€"Bits. . Put the Flowers in a Pan, A certain goodâ€"natured doctor whose door bell rang late one night, supposing that the summons was from someone who heeded his services, rose from bed, put on his dressing gown and went down to the door. _A workingman stood there, holding a huge paper package, from which buds and leaves were protruding. _ "I‘m sorry, sir, to call so late, ‘Someâ€" thing went wrong with the tramcar I was in. . I‘ll leave this for her, sir, if you will kindly give it to her in the morning." "Certainly," said the doctor,. He took the bundle carefully, closed the door, and carried the flowers into the kitchen, There he placed a dishpan in the sink, drew a few inches of water in it, careâ€" fully pressed the base of the package into the water, and went back to bed, thinking how pleased the cook would be. _ "Is Miss Caroline Ward in?" asked the man. , _ ‘She has retired," returned the doctor Miss Caroline Ward was his cook. The next morning he went into the kitchen early to find the cook holding a dripping bundle. Her manner was belâ€" ligerent and her tone was in keeping with it. "If I ‘ad the pussons ‘ere wot did this," said she, "I‘d empty the kettle on ‘em! I‘d let ‘em see if they could put my noo hat in a dishpan, I would!" Mmss NP Has w . E The doctor left the kitchen somewhat hurriedly, and not until he was safe in his study did he give vent to the laughâ€" ter which was consuming him. ‘SUNLIGH T ififiSOAPWJ CATARRH FOR TWENTY YEARS AND CURED IN A FEW DAYS.â€"Hon. George James, of Scranton, Pa., says: *"I have been a martyr to Catarrh for twonty years, constant hawking, dropping in the throat and pain in the head, very offensive breath. I tried Dr. Agnew‘s Catarrh Powâ€" der. The first application gave instant reâ€" lief. After using a few bottles I was cured. LQ cents.â€"1 John Philpot Curran, the famous Trish lawyer, ranks among the wittiest men the Emerald Isle has ever produced, His wit, however, was sometimes â€" turned against himself by the intended victim, the following story, taken from the vol!â€" ume of biographical reminiscences, enâ€" titled, Mrs. Brookfie!d and Her Circle, furnishing an amusing example of how Curran was once outdone. A brisk young widow, in some part of Treland, used to preside at the table of a eoffeeâ€"house patronized by Curran. Her name was Horor, and one day there was some disputed charge. Curran slyly winked at the friend who happened to be dining with him, and proâ€" posed "Honor and Honesty." r';fi;’ all means," added the widow, briskly, holding her glass to be filled, "let us drink to Mr. Curran‘s absent friends." LAST EXCURSION OF THE YEAR. Dec. 20 is the date of the last excurâ€" sion to New York of the year, and it is by the West Shore Railroad. ‘%he fare is $9 from Suspension Bridge or Buffalo and will be good for return ten days. Louis Drago, Canadian Passenger Agent, 69 1â€"2 Yonge street, Toronto, Ont., for further particulars. Anxious To Do His Best. (Chicago Recordâ€"Herald.) "But," said the insurance solicitor, ‘"you shoul@ do something to provide for your family after your death." "I‘d like to, and if you can show me how to provide for them while I‘m living and at the same time help to support the officials of your company in the style to which they have beea accusctomed." Famous Irish Lawyer. matl "fle Sunlight Soap will not injure the most dainty lace or the hands that use it, because it is absolutely pure and contains no injurious chemicals. Sunlight Soap should always be used as directed. No boiling or hard rubbing is necessary. Sunlight Soap is better than other soap, but is best when used in the Sunlight way. Equally good with hard or soft water _ $5,000 MWAR Th ts He Could Stand Another, Dinner was a little late. A guest asked the hostess to play something. Seating herself at the piano, the good woman executed a Chopin nocturne with preciâ€" sion. She finished, and there was still an inâ€" terval of waiting to be bridged. In the grim silence she turned to an old gentleman on her right and said: "Would you like a sonata before dinâ€" ner?" He gave a start of surprise and pleaâ€" sure. "Why, yes, thanks," he said; "I had a couple on my way here, but I think 1 could stand another." A clever old lady who went into sociâ€" ety in the days when conversation was more important than cooking asked a niece on her return from a recent funeâ€" tion if it had been enjoyable. "Very," replied the niece. _ "The menu was great!" . "My dear," said the old lady severely, "it isn‘t, the menu that makes a good dinner; it is the menu sit next to." years I suffered as no one ever did with rheumatism; for two years I lay in bed; could not so much as feed myself. A friend recommended South African Cure, After three doses I could sit up. Toâ€"day I am as strong as ever I was."â€"Mrs. John Cook, 287 Clinton streeet, Toronto.â€"2 That preciouns remedy, is a positive cure for all female diseases. Write for Cesortption circular and free sample. R. § McGILL, Simeoe, Ont. AARAAMARAMARMMAAAMRMMALRR®S® $ _ *A iA A A fA O ~ REWARD 1 be paid 55,000 to any Efln who proves that Sunlight p contains any h‘flurlo\u chemicals or any form of adulteration. TWO YEARS ABED.â€""For eight I Don‘t Neglect A Cough CRAY‘S SYRUP OF RED SPRUCE CUM Tub, Pail, Wash Basin or Milk Pan FARMERS ano DAIRYMEN FIBRE WARE articuss Crange Blossoms They Make a Good Dinner, INSIST ON BEING sUPPLIED WITH EDDY‘s EVERY TiAE THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE chitis, Pnenmonia and even dreaded Consumption itself,may be traced directly to * only a cough." When the first cold comes, siart in on TD CURES COUGHS â€" heals the inflammed surfaces â€" strengthens weak throats â€" guts the Jungs in the strongest g:'isle condition to resist the trying effects of a ian winter. 25¢. bottle YOU WILL FIND THEY GIVE YOU SATISFACTION EVERY TIME . B. EDDY‘S ask your grocer for whon you require & ISSUE NO. 51 Without It Many of the Most Agresable Sights Would Be Lost. While dust contains many of our morâ€" uleuniuitbouolourvayb.t !rields,udthfiwithth-onwe owe to it. nflmmuwtfl .kywnld.otbebl.,m‘nddbe no raindrops, no snowflakes, no hailâ€" stones, no clouds, no gorgeous eunsets,; no beautiful sunrises. * The instant the eun :nod out of sight we should be in kness. The instant it rose it would be a sharp circle of light in a black sky. There would be no evening glow to chat or think in, no lovely dawn with bird song and catâ€" tle low at nature‘s wakening. The dome of the sky would be as dark as it is on a bright moonlight night. ‘The moon and stare would shine by day in all their brightness. The whole earth would be a deep, dark shadow excepting where the sun‘s rays fall directly upon it in one great, blinding circle, The moon and stars would make even our shadows. Rays of sunlight or any other kind of light go straight through all kinds ot gases, no matter of what they are made. In passing through them if they contain no dust the rays cannot be seen. They are invisible. You have often seen sunâ€" light enter a darkened room through partly opened shutters or & crack of a F_! y Caag ol s ecndidand " Hrnt hh e ustt sainc it d n r L aa id partly opened shutters or & crack of a knothole. You have noticed that the rays are full of dust moving about in every direction. The air is made of gases mixed. _ You did not see the rays of light; you saw the light in the sun reâ€" flected by the particles of dust. Millions of these particles were too small for you to see, but not too small for such a He has been ‘able to count 7,500,000 dust particles in a cubjic inch of the orâ€" dinary air of Glasgow. The air of Pittsâ€" burg probably contains ten times as many. After a meeting of the members of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in their hall he counted 6,500,000 to a cubic inch near the floor and 57,500,000 to a cubic inch near the ciling. The lowest number he ever counted in a cubic inch of air was 3,400.â€"Sunday School Times. bot Good Time to Take a Shot. (Louisvillie Courierâ€"Journal.) "Where is our guide?" "Over in the bunkbouse, drunk. Why*" "I wanted to make sure. I‘m just going ic fire at a deer." i PUST IN THE ATMOSPHERE, SE »» Many a case of chronic Bron-‘ * “fl