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KING'S VISIT IS COSTLY NO MAN OF OIlDINAnY WEALTH CAN AFFOItO IT. AVK(;;la\v P.clU, The Diililcd Slates Am- bassador, WiiU Ri-crive llie Cx>ni|>liiTioii(, *Th« King, It is i.nderslood, is to h.ciior Iho Ambassador of llie United S'jircs Willi a visijl to VVrosl I'mk." In fntse, or eiinilar tonris, tliu Knglish inwspai)crs at llu' end ol last week an- ntiinadtliiit Kiiii? Edward was going to pay Wliilelaw Held an honor that no previous tiovcrcigii of this c/iunlry has o.ntcrred upon any previous Irans- nllanlic Minister, writes a London cor- n ipondcnt. Tliis being the fact, the compliment to lh( present Aiiiertcan AinbUi^aJor is, of wiii'sc, exceptional. But, as the I'all Mali Oazftlc points out, "it is also ox- c«plionnl for even an Ambassador of I.:'- United States lo be in occupation ol a country house and a town house, both 8) adapted for the reception of so au- gust a visitor. Whiteluw I^cid is the only nioinber of ttie diplomatic body who is so sumptuously domiciled at Dorches- te- House and Wrest Park." It would, of coiiree, be Impossible for Mr. Held to entertain the King at Wrest I'ark if that were not a house of the splendid jtiagniliconce wtilch makes it mere advantageous for il« owner, Ixird Luca-s, to let It than to live In it. And tf. occupy such a house Implies, of course, the wealth wilhoiil which one cannot entertain the King of England. To entertain the King is a very eoetly matter, which no man of ordinary wealth could afford. The salary of an American Anibas.sador, a mere $17,500, would not g<: far in defraying the extraordinary ex- peases cnln^e<l by such a visit. ^J,„jAit!^?fc\.OTUES AND LIVERIES for the scores of servants at Widest Park will form only a tiny llcin In the bill, but it is one of tluisc sniall things from which the great may be imagined. Of cxiupee the water and drauuige sys- tems must be ttiorouglily overhauled he- ten; the King's arrival. It doeii not mat- t(r how rwently this may have been done, it must be done again, for tliLs is n hard and fast rule, ever since, iis Prince of Wales, the King so nearly died o' typhoid fever. The Kings host, on a visit such as this, becomes as it were llie most lion- ored guest in his own hoii.se. It is not fcr him to ."ielecl the hou.«;e parly. He receives a list of those who will come with ttic King, and then fiiibmiU a list of those whom lie proposes to ask to meet hU royal guest, whether lo stay in the house or merely to come to luncheon o" dinner, or any other entertainment. Indoors or out of doors, that the King has sanctioned. Ami this is no mere mntler of form. Names are added <ir cut off ruthlessly. One dinner invitation the King always Insists upon being sent by liis host and h'.«stess, and that is to the local Church ol Engliiml clergyman and his wife. The King has recently been paying a ffrie.s of rounlry house visits for nhoot- Inp. A flrlicm, indiiStrioiisly kept up by the press, is thnt King Kdward is a flrsl- elass shot. He Is ; and nlways has been, •\ keen sportsman, and loves a go<id fliiy'.s shooting. t)iit he is nil and never has been a rrnlly pond shot. THE I>niN(E OK WAI.E.S Is beyond dispute a flrst-clns/i all-round game shot. But the King Is not really lo b.. called a niodeinle shot in the lii-st- cla.ss conipiiny with which he shoots. As in everything else where a king Is con- cerned, llu're is a sliicl eli(|uetle lo Ix; ol^erved when he sluiots. His host never shoots, but stands be- hind Ihe King, and hetrlily agrees with Ills Majesty, when, as is his custom, ho turns uiound after dropping a bird, with n genial smile and Ihe r<'mark, "That was n good shot.' A bird that the King liaA nii.«scd goes free ; no one else may fire at It alter it has escape<l the royal cartridge and passe<l the inyal sports- man. The numlxr ol such torlunalc birds is great. .Some years ago, when he was Prince ol Wales, the King caused an Intininlion to tK5 given to a certain nobleniim that he proposed lo honor him with a tlirt'c days' visit to shoot his plieasanls. .Sev- eral years In succession llu attracted great otlenlion. It was unfor- tunate thut the Prince was late in this parliculnr. When the notification of his intended \l.slt was received the coverts had been recently and thoroughly shot. But the noble owner had never had the honor of ctilcrlaining the Prince of Wales, and fc/olishly refused lo let the opportunity slip, instead of saying that his bie-d.s were practically all shot and suggislinj,' that Ihe Prince might favor him next .sen.son, he bought up thousands of hand- reared birds and turned Ihem into the -eoverts, THEN TRUSTED TO LUCK. Fortune naUirally would not favor so poor a sportsman. On orriving at the llrsl stand before even the beaters hud started the Prince was displeased. He hai always liked comfort, but when he saw a large cork rug with the Prince of Wales' feathers stamped thereon in gilt lo keep his royal fee*, dry he quickly ordered its removal. There was a simi- lar piece of cork at every other stand, bii' the Prince never saw the second. The beaters got at work, but never a bird came out ol the covert. The Prince k.cked astonished, his hast anxious. At last, when the bcalei-s were almost through the covert, the catastrophe came. Hatched and reared under wire net- ting they had never learned lo use their wingK, and a few days in the open had not taught them how. Without a shot fired the Prince there and then termi- nated his vLsit. Th« day, however, wa.^ not over for the pheasants. They had been so thor- ougly frightened by the beaters that they ran on till they reached the public br.tlis, and even the village streets. In- slcad ol a dignlflwl death from a royul gun they sulfere<l death by stick and stone at the hands of the yojcels, and to this dav the country laughs over the great day of "The Prince's Sliool." BURIED WHILE ALIVE MANY CASES ANNUALLY PLACE IN ENGLAND. TAKE CROSSING BORDERLAND DO DISEMBODIED SPiniTS nETDRN AND TALK TO tlilENDS? KAISER IN DISGUISE. lie Attended a Fancy Dress Ball at Kiel. Tbe Emperor travelled from Berlin U) Kol recently lo pay a surprise visit 10 his third son. Prince Adalbert, who is n naval ollicer statore 1 there. Prince Adalbert was giving a masked fancy dress ball at hk' Kiel residence, when a few minutes after it had begun, the Kaiser suddenly appeared at the hoii.se. The PrincJ was hastily summ-'m- ed from Ihe balli«om, and wds coni- mandiHl not lo inform the guests of Hie Kaiser's arrival. The Kaiser donned Ihc costume of his famous ancestor, Frederick William, the Great Elector of niandenburg. of the seventeenth century, and then a black domino and mask. Thus disguised, the I-jiipei>or enlere<l. the ballixwm. and, mingling wilh the guesis, enjoyed the fun hcarlily, without being recognized liv those present. Aller participating in the general gaiety for a couple ol hours, Ihe Rm- [K'l-or Iclt the ballroom, dolled Ihc mask and d<iinino, and rcappeaictl among bis aslonlshetl guests in the gorgeous costume of the Great Electoi'. The .sen- sation created by his sudden appearance may bo well imugincd. Several SlarC.inrj Siutcmonti Made at a Receiit .Meeting Ueld tn London. Several ins'anccs of burial before life was exliiict were given at a loceiit meeting of tl:c Ass cialion tor the Pre- vention of Premature Burial held at fjDndon, England. No less than thirteen cases of pro- mature burial, said the secretary In reading the report, had come to t^c notice oif the Association during tho last twelve months. PERSPIRATON ON CORPSE. Dr. Brindley James spoke of a case which happened not more than two or three weeks ago. A man asked him to go lo see a dead relative, because "she looked so beautiful in the coinn. ' Dr. James, replied thai he should be very glad to do so; but l.e would want a fee. The man was not prepared lo {.ay this, and W'fent away. "Some time afterwards," said Dr. James, "he called upon me again and said R very cur:ou.s thing had happen- ed. Before the coffln lid had been fin- ally screwed down a perspiration ap- peared on the forehead of the corpse, and the undertaker ha<l told him that he had belter not kis.9 the body, as he mighl Valch something.' ' INTERRED ALIVE. 'The man osked me my opinion,' continued the doctor, "and I told him that in my opinion the girl was not dead. It would be an impossibility for ptrspiralion lo appear on the foco of a dead person.' Many more cases have come to Ific notice of Ihe ossocialion during Hie yeiiir. A shepherd of Saint Aubin whs believed lo tic dead, and Ihe funeral was arranged. The coffin had already iH-'on lowered into Ihe grave when knock.s were hcai\l, and Ihe cjflin was drawn back and opened. The .shepheid was living, but died a few lioui-s after- wards. SCREWED IN COFFIN. A girl resident in Spon-lano, Brom- wich, was some years ago thought lo be dead. Before the collin was screw- ed down Ihc girl's lather went lo Uke a final kok at the body. Me thought he saw the girl movo just when Ihc RHYMING ROMANCE. Ho calls at 8 Up- n Miss K«, And stay.s till 18; Their tclc-n-UJ Leads him lo slS Ho thinks her gr8â€" At any r8. An ideal mS, Rlu; names the dS; Tlwy 015.-U18. Alas, sad F8, They separaloâ€" She, too much pr8; He, too much sk8. "SUCCESSFUL." 6( cured on this nobleman's slwiols had | Can. First dodoi-â€" Was Ihc opernlion suc- CC.KSlul? S<c<tnd doc!orâ€" Splendid! Wo located Ihe liMUl)le just where I said we should, but w<' had lo cut nearly Ihwugh the tiiiui I'l linil it. Fiirsl doclorâ€" Will he gel well? Second doctorâ€" The patient? Rless big bags I you, nol Ho <liwl directly alter wo be- A Canadian Writes Interestingly on Psycbk Researchâ€" Has Man Two Minds? Referring to the recent remarkable production of CainiUo Flammarion, .Mr. diaries .M. Bice, Atlorney-at-Law, Dcn- \er. Col., a native of Durham Counly, and educated at BowmanviUc, Oulurio, writes: Ever since the commilleo oppointed by the Ixmdon Society of Psychical H'> starch, made Us startling report that psychic phenomena are proved fads, whatever may be their cause, cccasion- ally we see men of science of Ihe lirsl rank investigating the subject critically and with the avowed intention of elim- inating every possible fealuro of Iraud and legerdemain, lo discover the real truth of the matter. .\nioiig them we recognize the noted astronomer of the French government, and the equally famous astronomer ol Italy, Schiaparelli, as well as Crookes, Wallace and others of equal fame Ln other branches of science. And those are men who have brought to the Investigation no preconceived tiampering prejudices or creeds, except a wholesome scepticism of the phenom- ena Uiey came lo lest. They were final- ly obliged lo admit the existence ol the phenomena, though they disclaimed !•: understand the cause, and with lew e?.peptions, refused to attribute what they saw lo disembodied spirit;. Even Flanimarioin, though generally designal- e.i a spiritualist, In Ihe book under re- view, distinctly says he does not know the cause, but Is very certain that de- parted spirits have nothing lo do wilh the phenomena. Here it must be admitted, we are wan- dering through a strange region, w-here cur senses c-an give us Utile or no help, and for this reason the generality of mankind unthinkingly deny the phe- nomena. Men of scientific distinction, but who know nothing of even the ter- minology in this brajicli of research, have not hesitated lo denounce the whole thing as being a fraud, and tbe pe uliar evolvctneiil of mercenary char- l.'itan.'^ But the lacls remain, and have existed long lelorc this miseen-scene, andlh'^y will conliruie to exist though wo may never understand tho exact nature ol the unknown forces inv jlved. We must laidcrliiker was pulling the lid on the not, however, forget Ihiit Ihc sc-emint Aid in Making Guests Feel at Home OFTEN the dauKhter of the bous«, e»p«>clally If »p«re rooms be few- er guests many, shares her bedchamber with her girl visitor, knowing It will only add to the pleas- ure of the visit, for heart-to-heart talks can be prolonged Indeflnltelyâ€" toilet magic interchanged, as well 09 mutual help In that most despalrinc of modern evils, the blouse or gown fastened up the back. All this Is a. pleasure, not a hardship, to guest as well as hostess, but there is one great drawback! The dressing table and bureau are apt to be already over- crowded with the many dainty toilet accessories of the regular occupant of the room, and the addition of those of the modern visitorâ€" whose belongings are sure to be almost. If not quite, as numerousâ€" add confusion and dismay. One clever girl prepared for this by using an extra table which, when sh* occupies the room alone, stands to one side, but when « fair guest 14 expected is brought forward to a good light, daintily covered and » â- mall antique mirror placed upon it. A chair Is arranged befora It, aaA the thought that it was put there for her own especial use adds to th© pleasure of the visitor when she ipiea it. Also It aids materially In dissipat- ing that feeling of awkwardness that she would be apt to experience when unpacking her own belongings and being forced to crowd aside those ot the owner. 4. FATHERS ECZEMA AFFLICTED CHILDREN. Mr. Clias. Noble, of 375 Colonial Avenue, .Montreal, the assistant chiel oi>erator of the G. N. W. felegrupli Co. and several of his family have IveeB curid of ecz« uia by Zam-Buk, the grcal herbal balm. He states the facts aa fclUiws: "The disease started in tha back ol my hands in the toi-m ol small fcores and eruptions. These were very irrllating and when rubbed^ and scratched turned into very painful seres. 1 tried waters, lotioiis and salves, but the diseases continued to epread and so I consulted a doctor. H« treated me for a time, but still the dis- ease spread and I got no relief. Then lo iny alarm the eczema spread t*-' sev- eral of the children. The pain and ir- ritation in all our cases was very freat, and we were very much dLshearlencd, ii.s all we Iried proved unavailing. Zam- Buk was recommended and I obtained I a suipply. I tried il first on a small I patch ol Ihe eczema, and this shewed ! Ki much improvement that I was con- ivinced Zam-Buk would do good il per- exillin, anel inslsled upon having Ihe lid taken oil again. The girl's body was f<iund lo be wann, and a doctor was .sent lor. She jillerwarets reoov- eied, married, und had a family of twelve children. Then there Is Ihe ca.so ol a Divsdon 1 utcher who came lo lile in a morlu- nry. The associalian Is hope-ful of gciling ito Bill for llie Prev( nli.in of Prema- ture Burial inlroduccd into Parliumetil this session. BABY'S WELFARE MOTHtR'S CHIEF CARE Tho one chief desire of Ihe mother is thai her little ones shall be healthy iirighl and good natured. Every mo- ther can ko<'|) her children in this con- dition if she will give them an occa- sional doSe of Babys Own Tublels. These Tablets cure colic, indigestion, constipation, diarrhoea, leMhing lixju- bles and Hio oilier little ills of child- hood. Mrs. K. I.eRrun, CarilUm, Que., say.si: â€" "Baby's Own TobloLs have bevn ol great value lo my baby. I have u.scd lh<'m lo regulate her slomacluind bcwels, and tor kvlhiiig and always wilh the best of results." Sold by me- dicine dealers or by mail al 2,'h; a box Iroin The Or. Williams- Medicine Co., Biockville, Onl. 4. Most people know that if they have been sick they need Scoff* J Emut' J {on to bring back health and strength. But the strongest point about Scof'^S Emtilsion is that you don't have to be sick to get results from it It keeps up the athlete's strength, puts fat on thin people, makes a fretful baby happy, brings color to a pale girl's cheeks, and pre* vents coughs, colds and consumption. Food in concentrated form for sick and well, young and old, rich and poor. And it contains no drugs and no alcohol. ALL DRUQOIST81 BOo. AND eLOO. VAST COLONIAL POSSESSIONS. Porlufluesc Territory In Africa is Quite Extensive. The Porlugueso col, nial possessions consist of .\ugola, or IVirtugueso l/iwer fiuinea. In Soulh-wcsc Allien. II has an area of 517.000 fipiuro miles, and a population of 5,000,000. The Cape Verde Island.s, 1,480 square mik'.s. Population 117, 424. Porlugueso Kasl Africa, compilsing two districts of Ix)ren-io .Marques and Mozambique, bordering on Cerman Knst Alricn. Area 300,000 .siiuaro miles. P.ipuInU.n 3,(XKI,0()0. fiuinen, on the west coast of .\lrica, Area 4,400 square miles. rVipnUition 8'^0.000. SI. Thome and Principe Islands, In Gulf <'f Guinea. Area 454 .square miles. IV.pulolion 4i,IO:i. (Ion, p<irl lown bolween Niundarics Madras and Bombay, India; also Da- n.ao iind Din, small island, totalling in area 1.03,S square miles. fVipiilalion 531.800. Macao, nn Island in mouth ol Canlan River, in China. Area 5 Square miles.. Populalion 80,000. Timor l.s an island In Malay Archi- pelago, halt of which with Pu!o Camb- ing. Is Portuguese. Area 7,290 squaixs miles. Population 300,000. Jiksl because a woman declares she h;is the best hii.sbnnd on earlh it's no ,s!gn that she e.xpccls lo meet him in lieavea. ly impossible ot yesterday is th.'' a-com- plished lact of lo-day, and so we tay Ic lliese all-wise ones who are ever ready lo denounce what they do nol iin- dtrsland, you have no reason for think- ing your Myopia is lo spread over llic world. True it is, that we have mea- stirctl and weighed Ihe sun, ci-o<.sed Iho deplhs of space, analyzed the lighl of tl'.c remotest star, yet we have nol dropped a pluinmel int<) our ow-ii souls Miui is undoubtedly dual, homo du- plex, and Ironi this double nature arises i.iany i;erplexing p.sychlcal myslerics. We know that we think, but wlmt -s thoughl'/ No one has ever l5<'en able U' answer. We know Ihat mind inllu- enccs Iho Ixxly, but how we know nol, and .so wo aa- brought lace to luce w-illi an unknown existing element in the problem. 11 is cerlainly a torce very distinct lixuii all other kinds, amd lliut iiioi-o than any other resembles intel- ligence. II was. Flammarion who llr.st gave the name "psychic" Ui these torces, but word.s arc nothing. More than 20 cen- turies ago It was postulated that "mind acting on nial'er gives it life Bind mo- tion'' (mens agi lal iiiolem). The ego seem.s lo be u co-oi'dinallon, und the psychic i>henoniena manifested at se- ances are due, nol to spirits, but to the action of an incarnale mind of either Ihc subject hims<'lf, or of the iiK\l,um. C ol both conjoinlly. - We either have two minds (Ihe sub- liminal and the objective), or we ixis- Si'ss u mind Ihat has Iwo distinct phases or chiiruclcrLslics. All psychical phe- nomena admit of much more sallslac- b.ry oxplanalion on the hypnotism ot two niiiid.s than on tho bupposition that wc have but one. There e-xisis Ix'tween Ihesc two niindi quasi lndepe.ndenl currents of thought, changes ot level and alteiviallon ol per- sonality. Scientific research has proved thai there is in us a rudimentary super- natural laculty, indicative of a latent unsuspected power, but which Is seen only (luring abnormal conditions ol the Jody. This accounts for lelepalhici phe- nomena, and lor most il not lor all .so- called spirit nianifestalions. And as the subliminal mind is endowed with lower.s supra normal, but wtiich are not of any use Ln this life, IlieU- pres- ence can be aceounUxl for only 011 Iho hypolhesi.i that they are Ihc pnxirdainod cquii)4ncnt lor a lile Ix'.vond Ihe grave. These wonderful psychic powers and lorces do not depetul uiion the organism, and nre not only superior but anterior lo il, and will survive it. The subjec- tive mind Is endowed wilh all Ihe ae- (piiroments ot tho normal, supernormal r.n«l transcendent consciousness. I'licsc plumomena and the jxiwers back ot them, Inlroduco us, as it were, into an- other world, where tho impediiinenis and checks of a physical cnvironmenl do nol exist. pi^pply. r:ach application greatly re- lieved the Itching, pain und .soreness, jond it was not long before Iho erup- ^ lioas and sores dried up and dlsap- : feared. In a lew weeks from commenc- jing wilh Zam-Buk every spot was re- moved. The children who had also taken this disease were treated in th» ' same way and have each been cured." I Of all druggists and stores 50o. box ' cr p<islipald fi\)in the Zam-Buk Co., To- ronto. 4. OETTING OLD. A mon never realines that he is get- ting old until his boy begins staying iut alter midnlghL Rustic Pieces of Silvet for the Table INSTEAD Of vases or bowls f2r flowers that are to ornament th« dinner table, the rustic pieces made of silver ar« pretty as n-ell a« practical. These ara made In various shapes and forms, and are really several small v:1^ ;) rising from the same base, the whole made to represent a cluster of branches from a tree. The rough bark Is well reproduced In silver, and the different littU branches are, of course, of Irregrulai tietirhts and of different sizes. The etTect when each branch or, rather, vase Is filled with lone-stem- med flowers Is extremely beautiful, and tho centerpiece Is delicate an< dainty In appearance, without seem- Ins small or inslgnlflcant. A new design In silver servlnf dishes Is an entree dish of solid sUvet tn a plain but very handsome pattern. The top has a heavily chased bandit that Is so arranged that It can Ix taken off. With this handle removed the toj Is converted Into a second dish only s size smaller than the dish proper, th« only difference between the two belnj that the larger dish has a rather widt rlra that Is lacking In the smaller on* A silver flower-holder Is a good In- vestment, as tt is always In koo4 style. A Mother's Duty IF TOUR daughter Is growing up tot quiet and never seems to have any- thing to say, exert yourself to dra« her out. Lead her tnto general conversation af •very opportunity, let her feel that hci thoughts and opinions about different matters are of some weight and Im- portance. po not let her sink Into that state o» mind which Is content to let other peo- P'e take tho burden of conversation whilo she sits by In apparent stupid silence. It Is a habit which will grow upon ner and prevent her being gracious Of attractive, and will become mora deep- ly Axed If referred to In any way. 8om« day her chnnccs of living • happy and useful Ufo may b« rubted d7 It. *â€" For Itching Sktii Jessie:â€" You -win be greatly relieved by taking a bith every night In warnj ^ater Into which a little baking Koda has been dissolved. This Itching sensa- tton Is, generally caused By the poor condition of the blood, and tho best thing to do is to have your pliysiclaa give yoii ». tonic which «rUl purify tA*.