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Han which New said . pecial! Presich wid MAN S RTSMO lllfitrll'pu accomding ORCFD ? W LLING RFFORM. #>» â€" "May I tell you what my own‘state of mind was at that unhappy juncture?" to be grateful to you _ for â€"breaking through the rincip{e of nonâ€"interyenâ€" tion, which, or course, would have preâ€" vented a man of the world doing anyâ€" thing so quixotic as to offer a way of escape to a damsel in distress." _ "What is there to forgive?" she reâ€" turned, gently. "Omthe contrary, I ought "I think I never made such a mistake in my life! I am always burning to imâ€" plore your forgiveness for my idiotic sugâ€" ‘es_té‘-)-n’,., . ws & & we ass x once, in a crisis in your fate, you per mitted mo to advise youâ€"" ‘I do not think you waited for perâ€" mission!" said Mona, with an arch amile "Prq remember, if you please, that Kenneth Macalister is my near kinsman; he cannot be socially bemeath me." "I dare say {ou think me an illâ€"bred brute, but you know how profoundly inâ€" terested I have always been in you, and ‘But one knows how an amiable dispoâ€" aition may fare at your hands," he reâ€" turned, esomewhat bitterly. "Tell me, for (God‘s sake, is it posible you can contemâ€" late such a sacrifice" Do you really thlnk of linking yourself with a mere reâ€" spectable hr-o‘r?" C a It cannot be true!" F9 "Why*" asked Mona, demurely. ‘Why? A creature like that!" "He is very goodâ€"looking, and most amiable in disposition." 4 § "I am so sorry I did not see Evelyn again. I am really very fond of her." ‘Ob, you will fto doubt meet in the winter. 1 suppose you will escape from these solitudes sometimes." "I do not think it likely I shall." "You are not bound here for the term of your natural life!" cried Lisle, drawâ€" ing closer to her, and looking eagerly into her eyes. "That unspeakable bore, Miss Morton, mentioned some absurd reâ€" port of your uncle intending to marry vou to his wild Higzhlander of a nephew. ‘Oh! she finds the extreme damp pre judicial to the darling baby, so she sudâ€" denly determined to start for their own place in Cumberland. Most of the party went with her. Finistoun and Everard remained for ten days or so longer. Lady Finistoun begged me to say how deeply ahe regretted not secing you again, and that ifl would write as soon as she had reached Melton Court." “\\'he\daid ahe leave?" "Yesterday morning. They drove as far as Loanhead, and took the train to Perth there." _"It is more than a fortnight since 1 saw you!" he exclaimed, in an aggrieved tone, while his keen, light eyes sparkled with the joy of seeing her, and his hard mouth relaxed into a pleasant smile. "No. no! thore is noa nse in looking Having finished her business, she turnâ€" ed her horse‘s head homeward, and had alighted to walk up the steep road which led from the loch fo Craigdarroch, when a sportsman, with dog and gun, suddenly emerged from a small woog“which filled a sheltered hollow, and approached her. She rwoinized Lisle, amf paused . to speak to him. Uncle Sandy objecting to being left alone, Mona, departed with only "the bov" in attendance. Lisle made no sign. Mona was not sorry. His presence, without having a distinctly disturbing effect, awoke painâ€" ful memories, and obliged her constantly to think before she spoke. At length a fairly bright morning broke upor ‘the deluged country, and Mona undertook to drive into Kirktoun to execute divers commissions. The fine weather which had prevailed for some weeks now broke up, and Octoâ€" ber presented itself in gloomy guise, with wild winds and driving rain, which perâ€" mitted but little outdoor exercise to the girls. Ned Nothingqg kept Kenneth at home. He came in to his meals, damp and glowing from the exhilarating struggle with wind and weather, and beaming with the hope and happiness which grew more and more as he perceived his beloved Mary was creeping into his uncle‘s heart. Uncle Sandy himself was a little com-’ plaining and cranky; but, on the whole,' music and reading, the state of the' stocks, and bookâ€"keping, with Kenneth‘s help, kept them tolerably amused during | this period of imprisonment. I "You are rapidiy becoming a prime favorite with my uncle, and you must rivet your chains before we venture to broach the question of your marriage. Let us write to your moth,r. begzing an extension of leave." This advice prevailed, Mary adding to her consent with a soft sighâ€" "I am just too happy here." THE REAL SECRET â€" mds e ie n i io OF THEâ€"POPULARITY OF I suppose it is," returned Mona, smil NO COLORING MATTEQ; JP \ ty bciFan AAraninniins 1 ABSOLUTE PURITY TELLS THE STORY Lead packets only. 40c, 50c and ooâ€"câ€"po'r Ib. At all grocers W Won at Last NO ADULTERATION. CEYLON GREEN TEA It was a crisp, clear afternoon, and galdam had "his hneam‘s lord eat m« reasoned, as he thought, coolly; but, in truth, the tide of passion was rapidly rising to that height which demands gratification at any price. Having made up his mind more thorâ€" ouguly than he was perhaps aware, Lisle found shooting, and even deerâ€"stalking, a less satisfying amusement than it used to be, and two or three days after his chance encounter with Mona, he started for Craigdarroch, determined to begin the siege in carnest. The old "peasant proprietor," her unâ€" ele, did not matter. Lisle was not the man to allow any one he objected to % eross him. And if Mona loved him (which, iif he onee surrendered, and askâ€" ed her to marry him, she would, wnrmly, deliciously), si’e would yield to him in everything. The thing was really worth risking. Life with Mona would {e very charming for a Kear or so. So Lisle reasoned, as he thought, coolly; but, in truth, the tide of passion was rapidly rising to that height which demands gratification at any price. Lisle felt savage qgealousy, as though his sacred rights had been infringed. He would do or sacrifice anything to call the consciqus color to her cheekâ€"to win a confession of love from her lips, even the sacrifice of himself to the fetters of matrimony. Now that he was richâ€" richer than people generally knewâ€"it was possible to escape the worst ills of indissolubleunion. Of course, the conâ€" nection was most objectionable, but nowâ€" adays that mattered little. Mona herâ€" self was always a social success. All soâ€" ciety asked was to be soothel _ and amused. . Who provides _ the soothing and amusement matters very little. _ Bhe was so young and inexperienced at the time that she could hardly realize the impossibility of a man like himself risking marriage, even with a richly dowered girlâ€"a more _ enlightened, _ a more mature woman would have seen and understood the difficulty, nor loved him the less for being ready to give her up to a richer rival. Women are awâ€" fully selfish and unreasonable! Now that Mona had seen more of lifeâ€"the seamy side of it, tooâ€"she ought to appreciate the motives which actuated him; perâ€" haps he did; fot she never avoided him, or said sharp things, only she was so inâ€" fernally calm nncf frank! It was quite possible she might have fallen in love with some on else in the interim. Who could it be?â€"some brute of a foreigner ? Did sheâ€"or did she not _ resent his throwing her over, as he undoubtedly had, when her grandmother came to grief? It was a running fight between these two forces, througfi the couple of weeks which succeeded Mona‘s visit to Straithâ€" airlie; but the strongest finally prevailâ€" ed, and telling himself he really ought to let that old boor at Craigdarroch know that the right of fishing question was settled, he started in wonderfully good spirits for his morning‘s sport, inâ€" tending to end the day in Mona‘s society. It was an especial stroke of luck, he thought, to have a teteâ€"aâ€"tete walk with her; but when he reviewed their convers sation in the evening, while his friend and partner slumbered, he was obliged to confes that he had made very litle way. His impatiente, the cager fire _ that quickened his gulses. urged him perpetâ€" ually to seek her; while pride, and his habitual reluctance to commit himself, held him back. Had she shown coldness or resentment, he could have understood the position. But her sweet friendliness was utterly baffling. CHAPTER XXIL Lisle had never berore been so piqued and frustrated as he was by Mona‘s mode of receiving his advances. "I have brought you each a letter, but there is none for me from Madame Deâ€" brisay. I fear somcthing must be the matter with her." Then hastening to meet them, she exâ€" claimedâ€" "I really want none!â€"perhaps 1 unâ€" derstand more than you think." "I fear you may understand in a wrong way." "Well, here we are at the house, and here comes Uncle Sandy and Mary. If, in a paroxysm of anxiety, my uncle asks you to supper, do not stay, I know the menu, and you would not ltke it.". trated!" returned Mona, with tragic emâ€" phasis. Lisle laughed. "I understand, I think," he said. "Imaâ€" gine any man refusing you! I did not think you had so much quiet sarcasm." "I am unaware of it," returned Mona. "And you will not listen to my exâ€" planation ?" ‘I do not see what you have to exâ€" plain; and, were any explanation necesâ€" sary, there is no time; we are close to the house, and I suppose you will come in and see Uncle Sandy?" ____ _ "Most certainly. But, Miss Craig, 1 must insistâ€"I mean, I must implore you to hear the explanation I wish to make." "What!" cried Lisle; "rejected you*" "Yes! I hope you sympathize with me in the shock rhave received! But Kenâ€" neth prefers not to marry me." ‘Then old Craig wanted to arrange a marriage **" "He did; but his purpose has been frusâ€" "No, Sir St. John!" returned Mona, assuming an air of sadness. "I cannot, seeing that he has rejected me." "I do not," said Lisle, gloomily. "But do not be enigmatic.. You are not going to marry thisâ€"this cousin of yours?" ent." back. Let us thank heaven for the presâ€" NO IMPURITIES. J 2 "And I must say goodâ€"morning. Can I do anything for you at Kirktoun? I am mminae haal thave " "Oh, that‘s weel, verra weel," putting on his glasses. . & y "I brought you the last communication from the factor of Balmuir," he said "You see he has caved in, and you may consider the question settled." Did the old duffer presume to form any surmises as to the source of that interest? Lisle thought he had talked to him quite long enough. "Very convenient, I am sure! What is this Madame Debrisay‘s number?t lady Finistoun will want to know Miss Craig‘s address." "I ought to apologize for speaking so warmly, but I always take a lively inâ€" terest in Miss Craig." Â¥x" _ "Sae it would seem," returned Uncle Sandy, with a chuckle,‘ which struck Lisle as peculiar. _ We By this time Lisle had gathered 1 self together, and said: _ Lk "Eh, but she knows it weel. She has been there hersel‘." "Obstinate old idiot!" thought Lisle; "he will not tell. Oh, indeed!" he said, aloud. *"You must miss your niece very much." "I will do so. Sma‘ doot o‘t. She is a remarkable, wiselike, douce lassieâ€"only a wee selfâ€"opeenionated! It‘s amazing that, being so lan‘y among a lot o‘ fuleâ€" folk, she kept her senses so ‘weel.” "I cannot say I do," returned Lisle, while he thought, "Old blockhead! Why did he not give me the number?" _ ‘There are varra fine hooses aboot there, an‘ plenty omnibuses to a‘ pairts." "He is no‘ that countryfied. He was for twa years in the‘city of London in an office." "02, of course .that makes a vast difâ€" ferente," said Lisle, gravely. "Where does this Madame Debrisay live?" _ "In a varra nice partâ€"Westbourne Vilâ€" las, nigh the Royal Oak station. You‘ll ken it, I‘m thinking." _ t "r k "But, my dear sir, you do not suppose that a girl like Monaâ€"I mean your niece â€"could marry a mere young"â€"ploughâ€" man, he was going to say, but he changed it to the word, "countryman. It would be too incongruous." "She is just awfu‘ set sfaiust my neyâ€" few Kennethâ€"a guid laddie andga braw young monâ€"and I should like to see my bit o‘ land and gowd go to baith, but she‘s aye resolved not." "And what may that be? asked Lisle, to keep the old man going, while he ponâ€" dered what. step he should take to reâ€" cover his lost quarry. "Eh, ye needna fash yersel‘ about my permission! Mona is varra headstrong in some ways. She does not bend hersel‘ to my wull as she oughtâ€"considering I am willing to provide for her; and she has crossed me in a matter 1 had set my mind on. Still, she‘s a guid and a kind lassie. There‘s just one thing we canna agree on." "‘Ihe greenness of my youth has c¢orâ€" tainly departed. But lyam greatly anâ€" noyed about this sudden journey. 1 have nothing on earth to do! If I had had an idea Miss Craig was going alone, 1 should certainly, with your permission, have escorted her to Glasgow, and seen her off to London." "Still, I am surprised you did not send young Macalister With H8F1" éexclaimed Lisle, when he had mastered his impulse to swear audibly and energetically at the selfâ€"satisfied, miserly old scarecrow that had let his charming nieceâ€"the tempoâ€" rary idol and future wife of Sir St. John Liska-go off alone, to struggle with porâ€" ters and pasengers like a poor servant girl going to a new place. _ "What for should Kenenth waste his time when I wanted him here, forbye the siller it would cost there and back? Young people haye pag considerationâ€" and yet you‘re no lad any longer, Sir St. Johnt" Mn it io arcnes Lisle was silent with vexation. HMad he but known, he might have escorted her to (Glasgow, if not to London, and what a different journey it would have been from the last they had taken togeâ€" ther! He was certainly out of luck. "(iood heavens!" cried Lisle. "Alone; to go through the worry and annoyance of changingâ€"ofâ€"â€"‘ * "What‘s to harm her? She is nae a bairn," inetrrupted Uncle Sandy. "We live in a ceevilized country." L w "Yes. She had a letter frae madameâ€" maybe you‘ll mind Madame Debrisay, the leddy wha took my niece in when you grand folks turned her oot. Weel, the letter wasna frae hersel‘. It was the landladyâ€"an honestâ€"like womanâ€"who wrote, at madame‘s order, to explain why she could not write. She was varra sick with bronchitis, and the lady she added that she was frightened hersel‘, for she was that bad the doctor wanted her ta have a nurse. With that, nothing would keep Mona; she must go to nurse her. 1 was angered against her, for 1 didna think it right for her to go off in a jiffy frae me, wha is as a father to her, and maintains her." "But she went?" ejaculated Lisle. "Ay, she did that. She put her arms round my neck, and she says, wi‘ her bonnie een full o0‘ tears, ‘Don‘t seek to stop me,uncle. She was good to me before I knew you, and don‘t you think,‘ she says, ‘if you were ill, I‘d come awa‘ frae everyone to nurse you? an‘ I felt she spoke trueâ€"she would stick to me, so I just stid, ‘I‘ll no‘ pay for your whimâ€" whams.‘ And she says, ‘No, uncle, I have money enough for the journey. Just let me go with your good will. An‘ I said, ‘Go, then, my lassie,‘ an‘ she‘s gone." . "London!" repeated Lisle, in angry surprise. "Mew"she gone to.London?t" "Mary Black is no niece of mine. She is a niceâ€"like girlie, but I have no kin except Mona and Kenneth. Well, they are awa‘ to set Mona on her road." (He called it "rod.") @ "On her road! Wheret" asked Lisle. "To Glasga‘. She‘ll get there this evening, in time to catch the London night express." "Indeed!" said Lisle, going into the liâ€" brary, intending to give tie old man a few minutes, to fin(F‘ out where Mona had gone, and to follow her. "What has become of your nleces?" "Eh, come your weys!" he cried. "I saW ye as ye walked up the drive. I‘m glad to”see you. I‘m here alane; they‘re a‘ oot. highly on its throne." Of his success he never doubted. The only question that he debated mentally; was how soon it would he in good taste to déclare himâ€" self. They were not strangers. â€" She must know that he had been a good deal sm:tten with her nearli four years ago. It was only taking up the dropped stitchâ€" es in the web of their lives. He would be guided by cireumstances. "The maister‘s in, butâ€"" she was beâ€" ginning, when Mr. Craig himself appearâ€" ed, with his inevitable stick, at the libâ€" lary door. "Is Mr. Craig at home, and the youn ladies*" he demanded of the little mai who came when he rang. _ _ k Mau bottle. I graduall{ improved, nature took her course painlesely, and in due time I was a well woman." Mrse. Pinkham, daughterâ€"inâ€"law of Lydia E. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass., inâ€" vites all sick and giling women to write her for advice. Her Fn-at experience is at their service. free of cost. "I received no relief from the sufferi incident to this period until I took Lydia %. Pinkham‘s Vfiubk Compound ; but I date my relief from the time I took the first he4 La'dia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Comâ€" pound has been a blessing to me through that delicate reriod known as the change of life,. Forsix zun it disturbed my entire system. I had hot flushes, was extremely nervous, became pale and debilitated, very irregular in the monthly flow, and the blood all seemed to be in my head. I had frequent palpitation and throbbing of the heart; in fact, my whole system seemed to be in disorder., When everythinf becomes a burden and you cannot walk a few blocks withâ€" out excessive fatigue, and you break out into perepiration easily, and your face flusheai and you grow excited and shaky at the least provocation and you cannot bear to be crossed in anything, you are in danger; your nerves have given out ; you need f)uilding up at once! To build ng» woman‘s nervous eÂ¥_stem and during the period of change of life we know of no better medicine than Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Commmd. Here is an illusâ€" tration. Mre. ry J. Dabbruz, of 150 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham :â€" Nervous exhaustion invites disease. This statement is the positive truth. Good Inducement Offered. * (New York Sun.) o Knickerâ€"Did the landlord offer you any indvcements to take the flat? Bockerâ€"Yes, he said we could keep our chi‘dren with us for & month. Jewelers‘ Golden Year. . _ Never in the history of the jewelry ~4r€r °1 Ih€ _ BHSCOT J [M¢ _ g Fadehas the fall season optned so atfapt ciously as has the present one. It is such times as these, when money is plentiful, that most people think of buying jewâ€" elry, precious stones, watches, silverware and similar ariicles, and the bulk of sales in this trade this year will create a new record. Jearning from expenâ€" ence of the past, manufacturers are now working to their fullest capacity, and the retail jewellers are buying earâ€" lier than ever before. The fall season has already been most active, and from now to the holidays there is every reaâ€" son to believe that the demand for wares in the jewelny and kindred trades waill far éa(oe::i the supply.â€"Jewelleys‘ Cirâ€" cular Weekly. o y =errweat" Providence has allotted us each ‘ at least seventy years in which to fulfill our miesion in life, and it is generally our own fault if we die prematurely. Help for Women Passing Through Change of Life. Mrs. John Cuddy, Killaloe Station, Ont., says: "My baby was no nearly dead that I had to place my ear close to his brteast to know that he was breathâ€" ing. â€" He was in this condition when I first gave him Baby‘s Own Tablets and I hardly dared hope that they would save him. But they helped him almost at once, and soon made him a well child, He is now two years old and weighs 45 pounds and has never known a sick day since I first gave him the Tablets." Baby‘s Own Tablets cure constipation, indigestion, diarrhoea, teething troubles, break up colds, expel worms and give little ones natural healthy sleep. And the mother has a guarantee that this medicine contains no opiate or poisonâ€" ous soothing stuff. Sold by all mediâ€" cine dealers or sent by mail at 25¢ a box by writing The Dr, William Medicine Co. Brockville, Ont. A HEALTHY OLD AGE "She has inueed," returned Kenneth. "It is a bad businessâ€"poor Madame Deâ€" brisay being so ill. I never knew her to be ill before." Some such ideas considerably modiâ€" fied, were floating through Lisle‘s brain when he heard the "flopâ€"flop" of Mr. Craig‘s heavyâ€"footed steed, and soon the ramshackle phaeton and ridiculously disâ€" proportioned horse came around a bend of the road. In the vehicle were seated Miss Black, whose eyes looked suspicâ€" iously red, and Kenneth, who held the reins. He pulled up as Lisle waved his hands. Lisle strode away in an intense ill humor. . Mona was altogether inexplicâ€" able. At the shortest notice she was ready to E:xt miles betwen herself and the man that she must know was ready to throw himself at her feet! And all to nurse a brokenâ€"down music mistress. Yet there was something in her generous reaciness to help a friend that appealed to his better nature. Whatever :ge was, she had a sound heart! True, this woâ€" man might have some hold over her! He reiected the low su?icion. And after a‘/. it would be well to have such a girl by kis side to comfort and sustain him in the inevitable dark hours which come even to the wealthiest and most prosâ€" perous. Lisle would not have given much thought to this side of the quesâ€" tion had not the character he was conâ€" sidering belonged to a young and charmâ€" ing woman who had for the moment escaped him. Still, to the most selfish comes, in occagional glimpses, the perâ€" ception of what is good and true. Craftiâ€" ness, and cold, worldly wisdom are useâ€" ful within certain limits, but once caught in the tangled brake of doubt, difficu“fty. sorrow, suffcring, there love and truth ave the only guides. "No, I thank ye. Kaxuneth will bring back a‘ that is wanted." "Goodâ€"bye then.â€" I ope you will hear toâ€"morrow of Miss Craig‘s safe arrival." "So Miss Craig has deserted you!" he BABY NEARLY DEAD. THE BEST PART OF LIFE (To be continued.) f TORONTO "He stumbled along, and finally came to a full stop before the letter X. "‘Dunno that un,‘ he said. "‘Ob, yes, you do,‘ said I. ‘Think a "Smaller and smaler," he said, "beâ€" comes the percentage of the illiterate, of those who cannot read or write, it won‘t be long before a thing that once hrpened to me in Sullivan county will be quite impossible, "When I was teaching school in my youth in Sullivan county, a boy, one morning, undertook to go through the Dr. Edward Brooks, the noted teacher and author, of Philadelphia, described at a dinmer the great strides that popuâ€" lar education had made in the past fifty years. Our problem of good roads ths comes to embrace the necessity of applying sprinkling or other preservatives. There arises from the automobilist the cheering promise of having to buy oil not only to run his machine, but to preserve the roads which it is wearing up to be blown away.â€"Springfield Republican. It is added that the experiments are considered most satisfactory to the Norâ€" wich authorities. "The liquid appeared to change the gravity of the dust particles, preventing them from being blown about either by wind or motor cars. The roadway seemâ€" ed to be bound, and in dry weather had a good surface,. The liquid absorbed the moisture, and each nig?:t an amount of moisture was gained, which prolanged the effect of the treatment. This revivâ€" ing influence was apparent for fully three weeks after the expiration of the treatment. During wet weather there was a tendency for the surface to work off in layers, but it quickly dried and set hard." In Norwich, England, the district counâ€" cil is experimenting with a sprinkling of calcium chloride or solution of lime. A hundredweight of this substance, costing there $7.29 a ton, is dissolved in 100 galâ€" lons of water. Three lengths of main road experimented with were rendered practically dustlass for from two to three weeks at a cost of $4.44 in one case against $0.73 for daily water sprinkâ€" ling; $8.89 in the second case, compared with $20.33 for water, and $8.83 against over $40 in the third case. It is said as to the effect: So the English are turning to oil and similar devices for laying road dust. The American consul at Liverpool reports that various oil experiments are being tried in and about that city. In the order of giving the most lasting results Texas crude petroleum stands first in the Jiiverpool experiments, as far as tried; while bot creosote oil comes next, then a mixture of this oil with rosin and tallow and then ordinary petroleum. The difference in enduring quality appears not to be §reat, and it is found that a irst sprinkling with any of them keeps the surface in good order for three woe{:s apd that a second sprinkling then will do for diye weeks Tongé'râ€"-the cost varyâ€" ing from on®â€"half to one cent per Square yard. Creosote gives out the more offenâ€" sive odor, but it is noted that flies are driven away from adjoining houses, The oil largely prevents the wearing upon the surface by fast vehicles and the road dries more quickly after a rain. wn e l qs oo ts e o e M it Eon o mm n ues The same problem is under active agiâ€" tation in various parts of England, Not only are public protests many within and without the English cities against the dust nuisance in relation to automoâ€" biles, which spreads disease and injures merchants‘ stocks; but the effect in wearing away macadamized roads is causing much concern. There as with us it is proposed to tax the damage _ up against metorâ€"carriage owners; but obâ€" viously no one will be satisfied with doâ€" ing this and pnothing more, _ Methods must be aev;‘sed tag'fie dust ‘l&l’xd preâ€" serve the surfaces of our improved highâ€" ways; for periodical reconstruction even at the expense of the autoists will not do away with the dieuse-scuttering dust nuisance. Experiments Made in England to Do Away With the Nuisance. It is a common experience in our adâ€" vancing civilization that one improveâ€" ment creates the necessity for others, We no sooner begin to build model railroads at great cost than along comes the autoâ€" wagon improvement or invention to undo much of the other work and compel new ang costly methods of preserving it. We have already noted the destructive efâ€" fects of fast automobile driving on the macadamized state highways, and _ the suggestion that these machines be addiâ€" tionally taxed to make good the damage. For eczema, ulcers, ringworm, sores on children‘s heads, abscesses, etc., Zamâ€" Buk is equally effective. _ It differs from other ointments and salves in beâ€" being purely of a vegetable composition containing no trace of animal fat or mineral coloring matter. _ It is, at the same time, both healing, soothing and antiseptic. _ It kills disease germs, and prevents wounds from festering, ete. A doctor recently applied it to an exâ€" treme case of eczema on which ordinary prescriptions had entirely failed. "It effected a complete cure and the doetor â€"who does not want his name to apâ€" pear publicly, but has no objection to it being stated in private â€" says: "I shall have no hesitation in prescribing it in future." _ Of all dru,fmz;ta at 50c a box, or direct from the Zamâ€"Buk Co., upon recceipt of price. (6 boxes for $2.50). That painful ailment piles is cured by Zamâ€"Buk, both speedily and perâ€" manently. Mrs. A. E. Gardner, of Catalina, writes: "For 12 years I have been troubled with blind bleeding and protruding piles, and have been usâ€" ing various kinds of ointments, etc., but never came across anything to equal Zamâ€"Buk. _ You are at liberty to do what you will with these remarks, And that they be the means of helping some of those who are suffering from piles to try Zamâ€"Buk is the wish of one who bas found great relief." ZAMâ€"BUK CURES PILES. A CASE OF 12 YEARS STANDING CURED. AUTOMOBILE DUST. His Father‘s Mark. Then he ‘thaet‘ a a» as one of the safest and best kv;éivnâ€"-;l;: peliant explosives, for cordite is used only as an ammunition.â€"lI‘rom Cassier‘s Magt~ In cordite, though solidity has been atâ€" tained, the dangerous instability has been so far overcome that only by ignition can it again be brought into action. We may thus follow the manufacture of this article Thus dynamite is mefely Kieseigubr, or diatomaceous earth, caicined and . clean, which bas been allowed to absorb a quanâ€" tity of N. G. The quantity absorbed must always be less than the c-puum{ of the cellular diatoms enables them ereily to reâ€" tain without drip or overflow, Kieselgubr, fully charged with N. G., so that the liquid leaks out of the compound, is as dangerous as the unabsorbed liquid, because whey fully charged there is no capacity for innc cuous compression and the full danger of am incompressible, unstable liquid may be deâ€" veloped by the most trivial cause. Naturally in the production of an exâ€" plosive the dangerous process must be minkpized, and cleanliness, ,accuracy And and great care are required. 4he nitroglyserâ€" ine used in cordite is a : bstance made by acting upon glycerine which has been allowâ€" ed to absorb a quantity of N. G.4 technically is a dangerous liquid, but it can be made ::ll: by certain admixture of other materâ€" A safe and characteristic high explosive of the propulsive order is the cordite which is used in firearms of all sizes. Cordits consists of guncoton, nitroglycerine and mineral jelly, suitably incorporated by aid of a solvent acetone, which is dried out of the mixture and leaves finished cordite es a horny, tough substance,, resembling celâ€" luloid in appearance, Puks # A detonator for this purpose usually conâ€" sists of m shell containing a compound known as fulminate of mereury, with which is sometimes mixed a chlorate, and a deâ€" tonator must be of such size and power as to be capable of bringing about this condiâ€" tion of molecular instability throughout the whole of the charge to be fired, otherwiss m portion of the charge may not be destroyâ€" ed and may remain a subsequent danger in a mine of elsewhere. T In the production of the high explocives the object is to produce a substance which, while reasonably stable under certain ordinâ€" ary conditions, can be put into a condition of such excessive instability that it will deâ€" compose instanteously. ‘The instaneous deâ€" composition is explosion, and it is brought about with hbigh explosives by means of a small detonator charge that is exploded in the middle of the charge of high explosives and thereby gives such a shock to the chemâ€" ical molecular structure of the high explosâ€" ive that the latent instability is involved and explosion ensues. But to obtain full effect from high explo= sives a detonator must be used, and the rapidity of explosion of such explosives is very much greater than that of gunpowder, ‘The basis of all high explosives is a chemical combination of certain nitrogenous substamâ€" ces, Nitrogen is an inert element, and thereâ€" fore does not maintain a firm Jflp of the substances with which it is united, and such substances are said to be unstable. High explosives, properly soâ€"called, are those which will not explode except under special conditions. 0rduuÂ¥ biack powder gives out its explosive property if ignited by a match or a spark. An explosion resulks because black powder is an intimate meâ€" chanical mixture of . certain . combustibles which burn with great rapidity and produce enormous pressures. . __ 9 uk # Some Chemical Combinatio~sâ€"CUordite | and Nitroglycerin. | Every offence against the Act _ is punishable by fine or summary convieâ€" tion before any Justice of the Peace, the fine to be paid to the treasurer for the use of the municipality. Every inspecâ€" tor, overseer of highways or other officer who refuses or neglects to discharge the duties imposed upon him by this Act is liable, upon conviction, to a fine of not less than $10 of more thain $20. ; , _ The Act to Prevent the Spread of Noxâ€" ious Weeds makes it incumbent on every owner or occupier of land to cut down lund destroy, when growing on his land, !tbe following weeds: Canada thistle, oxv#ye daisy, willd onts, burdock, ms often as is necessary to prevent the ripâ€" .ening of their seed, provided that the destruction of growing grain crops is not involved thereby. The owner or occupier of the land is also required to destroy, at the proper time to prevent the ripening of their seeed, all noxious weeds growing on any highway (not being a toll road) adjoinâ€" ing his land, from the boundary of such Jand to the contre line of the road, Jt is the duty of the Oferseer or inspector of highways in the municipality to see that the Act, as it relates to the keeping of highways clear of weeds, is properly enâ€" forced, and in case of neglect after notice has been given to the owner or occupier, the work may be performed by the muniâ€" cipality and the costs added to the taxes against the land. In the event of their being no overseer or inspector of highâ€" ways, the enforcement of the Act in this regard falls upon the clerk of the muniâ€" cipality. Keys Sseaw ""g . "Fil Where such noxious weeds are growing upon nonâ€"resident lands (by which is meant "lands which are unoceupied, and the owner of which is not resident withâ€" in the municipality"), it is not necessary that the inspector should give any notice before proceeding to cut down or destroy such weeds. In the event of the land being railway property, the notice shall be given to any station master of the company resiâ€" dent in or nearest the municipality. _ _ In order that the provisions of the Act may be properly enforced, it is proâ€" vided that the Council of any city, town, township or incorporated village may, and upon petition of fifty or more rateâ€" payers, shall, appoint at least one inspecâ€" tor for the purpose. The inspector is reâ€" quired to serve a notice in writing on the owner or occupant of any land withâ€" in the municipality (or within his diviâ€" sion of the municipality, if there is more than one inspector appointed), where said noxious weeds are growing, requirâ€" ing him to cause the same to be cut down or destroyed within ten days of the service of the notice. In the event of neglect to carry out these instructions, the inspector shall enter upon the land and cause such weeds to be cut down or destroyed (unless the land be sown with grain), the cost of doing this work to be charged against the land with the other taxes imposed by the municipality. The operations of the Act may be furâ€" ther extended by byâ€"law to any weed or weeds, and to any disease of grain or fruit trees (excepting Yellows and Black Knot in fruit trees). Toronto, Sept. 5th, 1906. Dear Sir,â€"In view of the numerous enâ€" 8:irie. which are\being received by the tario Department of Agriculture, reâ€" specting the Act to Prevent the Spread of Noxious Weeds, I append herewith a synopsis of the Act in order that its proâ€" visions may e more clearly understood, and should be glad if you would allow the same to appear in your columns. Yours very truly, §~oxnous WEEDS. § PRODUCTION OF EXPLOSIVES. NELSONX MOXTEITH, Minister of Agriculture. 220 PRCRCZY NAS Inoo qnaicmUy Canaslants experience in poliing rid of â€"their paper inoney in the States, Yankee merchants and hotelkeepers look with suspicion npon Canadian dollar bill«, often refusâ€" ing them. The Canadian silver is more readily taken, hence the ‘Canadian »solâ€" diers took plenty of that kind of the whercwithal with them, â€" 4 ably the hardest hit by the shower ot swer, as the visitors lingered on Sunâ€" day for some time by the sad sea waves, They spent their coin with a freedom and recklessness that was eurprising. According to veteran islanders it was surprising how few bills the soldiers had changed. They evidently came prepared -:i_th ‘p'knty of emall change â€"Chicago The reason for the "shower of no doubt was the difficulty Car There may be «pecimens of the genus homo eligible under the rules, but they haven‘t been found up to date, and it is a pretty safe guess that while that conâ€" stitution remains unamended the Lemon Club sisters won‘t be much squeezed. Very likely, however, within a _ few weeks some thoughtful member will inâ€" troduce a motion to amend in words to this effect: "Resolved, that the sisters of the Lemon Olub obliterate the ‘don‘t‘ list from the «club‘s constitution, and that it be an instruction to each memâ€" ber to hustle and corral the first thing like a man that she can get her digits on; and that, failing a fullâ€"grown man, goodâ€"sized boys will not be barred." It‘s the only thing to save the club. O | Don‘t marry an artist; you can‘t ex ; pect him to be a model husband. D)on‘ | marry a man that emokes cigarettes ard thews tobacco, Don‘t marry a lond man. Don‘t marry a my‘ancholy man; his sighs will be unbearable; don‘, WArTY a man who is always telling about his mother being such a good housekeeper; send him back to his ma. Don‘t marry a poet; his songs might be adverse to vour way of thinking. Don‘t marry a philosopher; he is such creature. _ Don‘t marry a w member his other wife. Dor musician; he might read ; Don‘t marry a light man; h out when you most need him Pittsburg nas a new Lemon Culb, ¢ sisting of lone misters who eall the seives bachelor women, and who for v ious reasons seem to have objected matrimonyâ€"that is, if their consti tion, or declarations of principles, n be accepted as explaining their lonen« The following "dont‘s" have by resq tion beon placed in the club <onst Dowie has issued a pamphlet exy ing the difficulties between himsel some of his followers in Zion,. Dowi ures a profit of seven millions or big deal, and Volivia finds a loss of millions, Dowie estimated the po tion of Zion at 10,000; an actual « shows 5252. Dowie claims to have wrongfuly deprived of the revenues invites aid to help him to fight for recovery. Don‘t all speak at once. A Baltimore priest has just recel from the French Academy a gold m for his invention of a detachable buc which he says he invented "to oby the bad habit of cursing," which he observed in people when manipula! buckles on their garments. He dese that medal. Rome day a benefacto: his kind will invent nonâ€"swearâ€"at: cuff and collar buttons and an ins ment wherewith a woman can do up back hair and button her dress up back without danger of getting a in her neck or dislocating her arms some of the Commandments, and t the race will enjoy some happiness, "Trepoff the Ironâ€"Fisted" is dead, and the Czar will miss him. He died in his bed, but it is said that constant dread of assassination hastened his end. He was one of the most faithful and deâ€" termined of the supporters of the policy of force, and it will be hard to fill this place. The smaller places in Ontario are sufâ€" fering by the Northwest exodus, some of the populations going backward inâ€" stead of l‘:)‘:-wnrd. The chief complaint is heard in regard to the churches, The attendance has fallen off, and the finâ€" ances have also suffered. Judicious imâ€" migration is about the only remedy for this. The ministers need not suffer, They can follow the crowd. A Baltimore eompa;y insures bank d»â€" posits up to $5,000, charging oneâ€"fourth of 1 per cent. premium. Over in Uncle Famdom, where bank cashiers and defalâ€" cations are so common, that business ought to find a field. There is a shortage in the supply of milk ‘in Toronto, and the quality of what there is is said to be poor. The dry spell is given as a reason for the scarcity, and it is said the farmers mix what they do send with water. ihe directors of that Philadelphia trust company do not appear to have directed the president to any great exâ€" tent. Do al the directors of our Canaâ€" dian complaen efficiently discharge their dutics? ; chrar ul in placed in the clu er; he is such a n Don‘t marry a widow Like C110 i), who have been t behind _ clven ilver dimes and ut that the 400â€" ; New York city rters and dimes ad of the eagie sland was probâ€" the shower ot ngered on Sunâ€" e sad sea vaves, with a freedom Waask flll']l'“l ng. slanders it was the soldiers had * came prepared Don‘t mart 4 vyour n« n ) obviate meness serV ‘pu ul if ind he int m