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de It London‘s Law Courts cover five acres of qrvend. . Could the appeal to humanity of the children of Africa be better expressed paused in his work a little black hand pushed its way into his, and he looked down into the eager but shy little taco.l Clutching him now with both hands, the tiny representative of a village! that did not want tne gospel said:| "Please, white man, tell me the umor of the river whare you wash youneu, white." W If th arrival was the signal for a gat"ering of little black children, of whom had never seen a white beiore. The missionary glanced ~»» once and then went on with sk of pitching the tent. ir a whilse one little fellow put irly head in under the canvass; s plainly fascinated with the man. The missionary took no _of kim for fear of frightening T, but he knew that the little felâ€" as coming closer and closer. ast he felt the boy‘s fingers tusâ€" Trival was it ering of 1 ( whom had iore. The 1 once and | of pitching a whils on y head in u plainly fas an. The n f kim for f but he knew KT D "There is a River." M u il and moving story comes ne of the African missions. n white missionary set out that had been determinedâ€" > the gospel. His friends would only waste his time, ound to go and do his best STORIES OF WELI KNOWN FPEOPLE Detachment. nd t} with isers t ‘Father of Irish Bulls." Cream for Hades 1 that deth no pride H Journey he reache t four bearers carry e other necessaries h Him Hypnotized W ive dominion over _to give up "not only a ‘cessary, even the whole ition to preserve the re. en Ir lef us mode of a noble lord tyÂ¥ is amon Vis Cr u s Gut ind ‘, popularly known as h buils," once said in iment: "Why should ut of our way to do erity; for what has 1d sinner, "they‘ve thenâ€"that‘s all, 16 th view the lives gl nterval com that neithe r7 we dare ex zeeâ€" Bower mde of conveying le lord to partake among the best rs: "I hope, my r come within a at you will stay ess, and is a mational suf women. r Boyle declared yes the life ele ition was o m toat she ible for the hat periodt rial of h the small in J we could itor it he â€" was of the "bad ithful New me, the L inned ? ron bars a iries tugâ€" he e com tone walls n tin aA long dutic rance, ies to l Woâ€" irers at nerican ect. He molten iaven‘t izzling he chir d n the aris. In Russia there are estltmated to be 1,229 women to every 1,060 men. Gerâ€" many comes next with 1,100 and Ausâ€" tria 1,069. | that me E18 she the re Minard‘s Liniment used by Physicians "Well, don‘t ecry about it, sweet. heart," replied ber busband, patting her flushed cheek; "I know a‘man who will give us another dog." "Oh, John," she sobbed, a lovely cake! I put it the frosting to dryâ€"andâ€" ate it!" of When the young husband returned from the office he found his wife in tears. wormâ€""Hey, Mr. Bug, don‘t you think I can get a job in the cireus as a contortionist?" The safe way to send money by is by Dominion Express Money ( Â¥ve _ Mrs. Hermadis Chagnon, Ste. Theoâ€" dosie, Que., writes:â€""Baby‘s Own Tabâ€" lets have been of great value to me in keeping my little one well and I would not be without them." Thousands of other mothers say the same thing. They have learned by actual experiâ€" ence the value of the Tablets in reguâ€" lating the bowels and stomach; banâ€" ishing constipation and indigestion. breaking up colds ard simple fevers; and keeping the baby free from the many simple ailments of childhood. The Tableis are sold by medicing dealâ€" ers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., Brockâ€" ville, Ont. ‘ BABY‘S OWN TABLETS OF GREAT VALUE Wormâ€""Hey well that we d ers or jeweler But in the ferent. The name Spooner er" made s made knives. spoons, h makers, i forks and workmen ing in th turers, hb special pi sil Family names, particularly those' which are derived from occupations, | Racial C conceal within themselves many interâ€" ' Sourceâ€"A esting side lights on the kabits and | There ar customs of an age now dim in history. | guess offh: It‘s one of thoze obvious family the family names. It comes from the word perhaps, th "spoon" (reference baing in Â¥ha sanw A uc Ne nt TT ut th Racial Originâ€"English, Sourceâ€"An occupation rot the s, but we don‘t ‘s, because they and soup ladles ien may specia the factories . but each on money orpERs. Consolation he lobaccoof Qua]i!:y Yes, Indeed ~Surnames and Their Origin ; e M sacer 2 C J# & o 5 $ m 5 8 52 O o A2 # , Upk#C KS J on ~I9 , % 4 B is 85 : s tz s3 is 5 Surmnd w".‘.t ( 4 p _f Ee ‘\ ;‘ ho e es 59 CC J i ut Cnoning g P Middle Ag SPOONER specialize in spoonmak ories of thse manufac ‘h one handles only a . one step in the manu of dealers sell spoons, tion) nfed many other things as l1 them hardware deal bed, "I had baked ut it outside for andâ€"and the dog cons in use toâ€"da; the Middle Ages ‘ou find a spoon nufacturers make call them spoor _ make knives and as well. Lots of ioney by mail Money Order. migh there use toâ€"das | _ But the way to take irom so that it may get into the red corpuscles of the blzod and carry the lifegiving oxygen to all the tissues of the body is to eat | it in combination with things that {| grow. One of the handiest things of [ that sori 1s lettuce, which, coming earâ€" | ly in the spring, brings renewed vigor to the bodies needing more iron in ‘ their blood. Rich Father. Friendâ€""Why is it that your son rides to business in a car, and you alâ€" ways go on the bus ?" . | _ But people cannot eat iron, and the . problem therefore is to get the iron in . some form or combination which the C body can utilize. Nature has solved 1. the problem by providing vegetables . | that contain a large enough proportion , | of iron to be of service. .| _ Lettuce is one of the more important | and common of these vegetables, even ; thougiv it contains only one part of | iron in 50,000 of the raw substance, acâ€" { cording to analyses recently made by | & scientist. This is a much smaller | proportion of iron than that existing in the human body, yet lettuce is a valuable source of that necessary ele-# ment, Doctors and chemists agree | | that the on‘ly practicable way to get | | iron is to take it as a vegetable or to | | follow the example of the Eskimo, who | | can hardly raise groens and so gets it ‘from the blood of seals and walruses. } The iron in modicinal preparations ls, , in itself of little use, as it combines‘ ' with sulpbur in the intestines to form | | indigestible compounds. "Medicinal" | | iron does have the virtue, however, of | sweeping the Intestines free of sulâ€" {phur and thus giving the vegetable { iron a chance for ready absorption, as | the sulphur will also combine with thel ; iron from lettuce or sther plants. Old Gentlemanâ€""Well, he bas rich fathe~, and I haven‘t." A V To say of a man of unusual strength and vigor that he seems "made of iron" is one of those popular phrases which scionce has proved to have an almost literal basis of truth. Although the toughest and most enduring inâ€" dividuals have only a few grains of iron in their entire body, those few grains are indispensable to life, and a material reduction in the quantity means immediate loss of strength and the onset of ilness. The "de" meant to the people of Norâ€" man England exactly what it means to the people of France toâ€"day. It meant "of," and nothing more. "William de Sutton" means "William of Sutton." Such surnames were borne by the cverâ€"lords of domains. But they were also borne by anybody, even serfs in many instances, who had come from the places mentioned. > Button is a town in NDevanchira There is an erroncous idea, still quite widespread, that names originally bearâ€" ing a prefixed "de" were by virtue of this "de" indicated as of "noble" origâ€" in. Nothing could be further from the truth, even though it is true that most of the ancient noble families bore surâ€" a place, has al many persons from that place guess offhr the family perhaps, the such names Yes, that be the full : no "Forkers" toâ€"day? Because in the Middle Ages, in England at least, the fork was unknown as a table "tool." N Racial Originâ€"English Lettuce is Rich in Iron. so prefixed. ‘de" meant to which e by anybody, even serfs in tances, who had come from : mentioned. f is a town in Devonshire. â€"A locality. are not many persons who can ‘hand the original meaning of ily name of Sutton, nnless, they see it in the company of: mes as Easton and Weston. iat is it, "Scuthtown" would J and modern spelling of the hich, from being the name of has also become the name of: rsons whose ancestors hailed SUTTON Proud Wife (to nervous friend in automobile)â€""I feel so safe with George driving, now that he has joined the Red Cross. He is learning first aid, and knows where all the hospitals Mi.ard‘s Linimeni for sale everywhere ies MscivabAbail 34000 If you are weak 0> ailing, avail yourâ€" self at once of the home treatment which Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills so easily afford, and you will be among those who rejoice in regained health. These pills are sold by all dealers in medicine, or may be had by mail at 50c a box by writing The Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. ful, happy people. Among the |hous-! ands of girls who have obtained new health through the use of Dr. Wil-! liams‘ Pink Pills is Miss Lyla G. Garâ€"| neau, Freeman, Ont., who says:â€"â€"" "About two years ago I was in a very nervyous and run down condition. 1| could not eat, did not sleep well and | was fast becoming an invalid. I was : subject to fainting spells which made it very embarrassing to go in company as I never knew when a fainting spell | might come on. After several fruitâ€" | less treatments I was advised to try| Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills, and by the| time two boxes were used I felt an imâ€"|| provement. I kept on taking them." and am now thankful to say that I owe |â€" my present health and happiness to | this medicine, which I cheerfully reâ€"! commend to other runâ€"down girls." * If you are weak 0> ailing, avail yourâ€" self at once of the home treatment 1 |_ its errors are numerous and trouble eV Y3 ur‘ubflln hmm | some. They are only partially under | siood and partially corrected. They ARE MABE STR | vary with the place the compass occuâ€" 1 T | pies in the ship; with hor heading at r' m« | the time of observation ; with the direcâ€" ,;Rich, Red Blood Needed to Keep; tifn'x of her head when boing mfil:; 4 t in WikaHikas with the temporary movement of iron | Up Their V itality. within the ship. f The compass used for laying off ' rne in ‘ mi‘l:d S?:::dp:&- l‘;;’onos(sfeztslygll:;}s neeq| Courses and taking bearings is called | plenty ot nouristment, plenty o0‘ sleep| ‘he standard compass. With it are |and regular outâ€"ofâ€"doors exercise. But| ©ODPared all the other compasses in & ~Ol~ * C h uhi |a lack of appetite and tired aching | 4 ’el‘lhhm afe Ahree hotth points: shat | limbs tend to hinder progress. To ; Nt fre Hiree nofth poin s ‘ha | h k, thinâ€"blooded sufferer, the navigator must take into consideraâ€" pfive the. weak, A tion. First, the true north which is | she must have néw, rich red blood and | 5 }no(‘xing meets a case of this kind so | the straight line, the meridian of longi-‘ | well as Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills. These| tude, joining "!“’ poles 'fr' the TA:”.”-’, ! pills not only enrich and increase the Second, the magnetic north, which 18 blood supply, they help the appctite"he direction in which the compass | [ and aid dige‘stion relieve the weary| Beedle would point if affected only by | !ba(-k and limbs f thus bringing newfvariation. Third, the compass nouh.! healith and strength and transforming | which is the direction in which ”“‘i anaemic girls and women into cheer.| Compass needle actually noints affart. "Why, Pat," said the American, "we ,mn our trains so fast that the teleâ€" graph poles look liks a continuous ] fence." "Do they, now ?" gaid Pat. "Well, sir, '1 was wan day on a train in Ireland, \ and as we passed fArst a fielG of turâ€" | nips, then wan of carrots, then wan of f(~ahbuge, and then a large ponrd of water, we were goin‘ that fast I , thought it was broth!" OW DELICATE CRLS |" ARE MADE STRONG ::> Some days I‘m wishing Even to be Only a field mouse Just to be free! An American â€"was boasting to an Irishman about the speed of American trains. I‘m just his woman, So I must stay In a hot kitchen Day after day. . shipped I want the flowers, I want the birds; The wind would sing me Soft little words. . . T~V*M AFRICA AS A FRUIT PRopucer ° Recently the Union of South Africa celebrated the shipment Hon cases of fruit to Europe in one season. This is the first time has been achioved. The picture shows General Smuts, with s members of the Cabinet, examining the millionth case dust ha suxclss What have I to see? A stove, a flcor, Two little windows, A narrow doorâ€" The birds sing for him, The flowers smell sweet, The brown earth crumbles Beneath his feet. Drudge. He‘s afield all day In wind and sun, Where tall grass rustles And shadows run. Well Informed. Pat Scored. â€"Abigail Cresson. souTH AFRICA as a FRuUIT mdideiitretiD o ns oc Sn ivdictnc s 4 Your druggist sells a tiny bottie of "Freezrone" for a few cents, sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corm, or corn between the toes, and the calâ€" luses, wikout soreness or irritation. Doesn‘t hurt a bit! Drop e littie "Freezone" on an aching corn, instact ly that corn stops hurting, theu shortly you lift it right off with finpers. Truiy! 2o ° «m omlmIvWinsgi. . YYell, 80 18 the gun barrel that keeps the projecâ€" tile in the rifling; so are the railway tracks that keep the express train from the ditch; so is the steering wheel that holds the car in the middle of the road; but they save from wreck and mean achievement. .‘ id antetnats ntutlh 4 68214 > 1. al | tude, joining the poles of the earth | Second, the magnetic north, which is ’the direction in which the compass needle would point if affected only by | variation. Third, the compass north, iwhi('h is the direction in which the compass needle actually points, affectâ€" | ed as it is by the variation of the place | and by the local attraction of the ship, ‘ ' When the navigating oficer gives“ | the helmsman a course he first obtains , | from the chart the magnetic course,' | that he wants. This he corrects for : :dm‘iation from bis standard compass | deviation table, and the result is the | _course by standard compass that he| l must set. | es at frequent intervals, and so voyage goes on. The helmsman notes the reading on his steering compass and steers that course until further orders. The ship is then on her course. The officer of the watch compares the two compaseâ€" He then goes to the standard comâ€" pass and gives orders to the helinsman until the ship‘s bead is on that course, when he shouts "Steady!" *Xz ine navigator must take into considera tion. First, the true nerth, which i: the straight line, the meridian of longi | _ _Few people realize how a ship is held to her course by that most used and most inaccurate scientific instruâ€" ! ment in existenceâ€"the mariner‘s comâ€" l‘ pass, Lift Off with Fingers Is religion narrowing? Well ] How many landsmen appreciate the | hours of ceaseless anxicty experienced | by the navigating officers of the White | Star liner Pittsburg, which staggered | into Halifax with her bridge torn away in a gale? When a ghip‘s compass \ room is injured it requires all the | knowledge and fortitude of which a ‘ seaman is capable to steer a ship, with its living freight, to harhor. IS8UE No. 241â€"24, The Man at the Helm. CORNS the first time this record muts, with some of the case just before it was of one milâ€" the Handy "Bayer‘" boxes of 12 tablet Aspirin is the trade mark (resister»d Aceticacidester of Ealfeylicacld, Wihil manufacture, to assist the »ublic asai will be stampod wis> â€"* § Deral t Sample Each P ited, 344 Bt Paut where, t _ xn _ _A little girl from the city had been visiting in the country, and was being | questioned as to what kind of time she had. Finglly some one said, "I bet you don‘t even know how to milk a cow." "Bet I do," she said. She was pressed for particulars, and | explained: "You take the cow into lhei barn and give her some breakfast food | and water and then you drain her J crankcease." | mitubrabd 42200A :: _ *"*This trouble lasted about three _months before I sent for a free samâ€" Fle of Cuticura Soar and Ointment, bought more and I used two boxes of Cuticura Ointment with the Cutiâ€" cura Soat1 when I was healed." (Signed) Miss Gertrude Harrington, 1010 Delaware Ave., Butte, Mont., Cuticura Soap to cleanse and puâ€" rify, Cuticura Ointment to soothe and beal and Cuticura Talcum to powder and perfume are ideal for daily toilet purposes, UNLESS you see the name "Bayer" on tablets, you are not getting Aspirin at all Tanlac Vegetable Pills are Nature‘s own remedy for constipation. For sale every where. Tanlac is for sale by all good drugâ€" gists. Accept no substitute. Over 37 million botties sold. equal it." "I hadeaemaonmylcalp. It broke out in little fiimpleo which formed a hard crust, y scalp itched and burned so badly I was up half the night. My hair fell out terribly and I could not comb it. "This trouble lasted about three months before I sent for a free samâ€" Fle of Cuticura Soar and Ointment, bought more and I used two boxes | nf Cistinns« ayr.____ EnV A "However, Tanlac gave me back my strength, and I‘ve enjoyed perfect health ever since. I gained nearly ten pounds in weight, have a wonderful appetite and sleep eight or ten hours every night and feel so well life is a pleasure. _ Tanlac was a godsend to me. No medicine in the world can 10 e CCCUD PPEIME, URTIIOTY TOIT: aches, and was so nervous I was alâ€" most frantic and sleep was practically out of the question. Why, I was so weak I could hardly dress the children, to say nothing of taking care of the household duties. | * 20°0008 are raised "I had suffered from stomach tr0u | erica and Mexico, but ble for seventeen years.. _ Many & best come from Jamaic: time I was in such agony I didn‘t think I-=l===_==, I could live through the day. 1 had | awful smothering spells, terrible hoadâ€"| %flb P aches, and was so nervous I was alâ€" | HnYour Ex? fi most frantic and sleep was practically | and Heavy, use Murine. It Inâ€" out of the question. Why, I was so ‘ ?fl:fi’mzmr;’:‘fl weak I could hardly dress the children, | Sparkling. Harmicss. Soid and to say nothing of taking care of the : Recommended by All Druggists, In Pimples, Formed Hard Crust, Hair Fell Out.. Cuticura Healed, ITCHING BURNING ECZEMA ONSCAP "Three years ago, before I got Tanâ€" lac, if anyone had told me I would be alive now I couldn‘t have believed iC said Mrs. Hannah Gorman, 414 Arthur St., Windsor, Ont. IS SURPRISED TO FIND SHE IS ALIVE Mrs. Gorman Says She Didn‘t Expect to Survive Her Trouâ€" blesâ€"Praises Tanlac. Col Aspimn tg Ma) A The Motor Age. ARI TORONTO hue AArk, 1 Also bottles of 21 and 190 ~Druggists. Canada) of Bayor Manufecivfte of .-r-‘s}.-l,' L.;u,uns rfnn Asplry tm i 12 one, the Tablets ot &m e mark, the "Layer Oroms | _ _ When women who are between the | ages of fortyâ€"five and fifty fiveare beset | with such annoying syimptoms as nerâ€" ! vousness, irritatn'iity, melancholia and heat flashes, which produce headaches, | dizziness, or a sense of suffocati ion, they | should take Lydia E. Pinkhara‘s Vey.. | table Compound. It is espcciali» adapted | to help women through this crisis. it | is prepared from roots and herbs and ‘ contains no harmful drugs or narcoii s. | ,_ This famous remedy, the medicinal | ingredients of which are derived f:â€"m | roots and herbs{ has for foriy yoars | proved its value in such cases. <N'(,:n:~n | everywhore bear williui testimony 19 | the wonderful virtue of ydia E. Pinkâ€" ham‘s Vogetable Compound, | ,_ Women who suffer should write to the | LydiaEJ’;uLhamMediciuc("o..(mi;.r:;r;', | Ontario, for a free copy of Lydia E, _ Pinkham‘s Private Textâ€"Book upon | *"Ailments Peculiar io Women." _ g Winnipeg. Man.â€" "Lydia E. Pinkâ€" ham‘s Vegetable Compound has don> me good in every way. 1 was very weak and runâ€"down ard had certaia troubles that women of my age are likely to have, I did not lilke to go to the (fil)ctor so I took the Vegetable Cotnâ€" found and am still taking it right alony. recommend it to my friends and to any one I know who is not 1. sc.‘i:xg well.""â€", Mrs. Tnompson, 303 Lizzie ° t., Winniâ€" peg, Man. Will Be Interested in Nrs. Thom son‘s Recovery by Use of Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetzble Compound WOMEN FROM > FORTY T0 HFTY | AXNTEDâ€"PEMALE _ cuonr "v Â¥elours, 1‘olos, eto. Mighe 1Itz-ms Slingsby Manufacturing Co., j | Outario. Pimentos are raised in South erica and Mexico, but it is said best come from Jamaica. <quurine, T2 Attractive Proposition Minard‘s ta For man with all round weekly newspaper experience and $400 or $500. Apply Box 24, Wilson Publishing Co., Ltd., 73 Adelaide Strcet West. 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