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RAILWAYS DEATH TOLL ONE PAS.SK.\fiP.n KIIXKD FOR E\ ERY (59,104 CARItlKD. lUoken A«ils and Level Crofislnos CJiict Causrs lor Accidents in Canada. During 1907 llirre were 587 per.'^ins killed Olid l,(i!)8 itijurod on th« raiUvaj's cf (Uinsda. This is llw lorecst niuiitjer 'ii th» history of Ciinada. Of Iho total number 09 were killed and 69 injured on level croHiings. Thw also beuLs the re- cord. Of tlw total number killed 70 were passengpi-s and SVI employes. Of 1h« total number Injured 352 were passen- gers and 1,126 were employes. \\ llh respect to pa.ssengcr.s 20 were kilU'd Olid <.)3 Injured in collisions, St were killed and 127 Injured by diTuil- in<'nts and 10 were killed and 88 Injured hy jumping on or off Irainsi Forty-Klx en^ployw were killed and 135 injured by collisions and 12 kilted and &6 injured ty derailinenLs. Of trftspn.sscr.s on the railway track.?, such aa tramps, etc., 18S were killed and every (59,104 carri«d, as compared with one killed for every 1,749.361 carrle<l In KfOe. One pnssengfT In every 91,299 wa« ir.jured, as compared wtttv one in every 11LI.16K during the preceding year. In addition to the loretfolng, eleven sliop- nien and other employes not engaged in III' actual work of operation wore kill«d and 454 were injured, bringing the total up to 508 ]>erions killed and 2.152 in- jured. In connection with the killing of 34 persons during the year in coupling or uncoupling cars, and Uic injuring of 141 cmpUyes from this CB\ise, the report rcte.s thul the iiiunbcr of (atalitlf« last year was more than throe times the a\<'ragc rate for any ten years Iwfone till; present system of aulonmlic coiijiler was introduced. TOHONTO'S FATAL nECORli. Then, loo, 71 persons were killed and 1,736 Injured on the 814 miles of electric railway in the country. Of the total Intnllliis twonty-lwo occurred in Mont- real and Iwcnly in Toronto. Not a sin- gle p(i.s.seiiger waa killed in Montreal, while nine lost their lives in Townto. Of non-fatal accklcnts, many of which were of u minor character, 490 occurred in Montreal, and 0% in Toronto. 'I'lie gross earnings on the eleclric-s were ili A'M)A'','-), showing a betterment cf $1,163,SM over those of Ihc preceding year. Ttie proportion of operating ex- penses to gro.'is earnings wa.s 61.25. The t(:tal number of passengers carried wa.i 5!7;i.999,404, a gain of 36,344,330 over liX)6. TwiMity-ciglit railways show an aver- ege passcngiT rlinrge of 8.232 oenL"? iK-r mile. Foi.r railways, WiK>s<> pii6.senger revenue reprt«ents 71 per cent, of the t^ital, for the year return a rale of 2.07 cents. The five principal railways, rp- pres<'nllng T.I per cent, of the total (leight earning.s, stiow an average rato of 7.02 cents per ton per mile. COMPRTITIO.N KIM..S. On live subject of bad rails, the report 6ay.s:- ""I'lie matter was taken up quite comprehensively at the meeting of the (Uinadian .Society of K.ngineers in May last. The (act was braught out during the di.scttssion lliat in the year 1906 on three railways 537 rails had broken, of which 439 had been in service for one year and under. The churacler of the Omadian ores was alluded to as on« of til" dilllcullies onix)unlered by our own ninni.facturers, but tliere was a con- «:n«us of judgment that here, as in the Lriiled .States, tlio fundsmenlnl trouble had grown out of keen competition on one hand atid prejisure upon Iho mills on the other. 'l"h«.se thing.s liave led to the economizing of lalwr to a degree which htis jneant poor and defective rails. That, however. Is bad e<x)noniy which leads to the wasting of hiunan lives and valuablo properly. The killing of 3.5 per- Sf.ns and the injury of 287 by derailments may In some degree have itcen Iho price v.-liicti CAnadiaas paid last year for hasty end imi>crfect produr.tion of Btecl raits." TO SAKliOUArtD LIFE. Steps urged to Incrca.se Hie safety of travel include the introduction of a thoroiighly tested block sy.slem, claser inspection of now rails. inadl>ed nnd wjuipmont, ami a stricter lioldmg (o ac- Cfunl of ttiofift re.six)nsiblo for niLslnKcs resulting in railway accidents. The money waste involved m railway acci- dents during the year reaclujd Iho high tolal of 81,%l,970, including $642,248 for injuries lo periions. HIGMICST MILEAflF-. TIm) total railway mileage of the Ofiunlry, including double tracks, .sid- ings, etc., is placed nl 27,011 miles. The oddilion during the year was l,09y mllcfi, r,<it including 324 milea of new (Jouhle- trark. Of the total mileage Ontario ha<i 7.037 miles, Quelxx 3,,5I5, and Manitoba 3,074. C-unada has one mile of railway lor every 289 inhabitant-s, and every 161 snuare miles of area- tlie highest mile- ogo measured against population ojid the lowest measured against territory of nearly all countries of the wOrld. OVER A BILLION INVESTED. The tolal capital Invested in Canadian railwaya U placed at $1,171,937,808. The total n«t eornlngis were $42,989,537, r( presenting a rato of 3.66 per cent, on the total investment. Tlie capitalization a\crago.s !!<56,995 per mile. Trallk during 1907 showed substantial gains over the preceding year. In freight there was on Increase of 5,899,422 Ions, and passengers carried increased by 4.147,537. The total number of passen- gers carried was 23,137.319, and the to- thl number of tons of freight was 63,- 860,135. The total comings of the year were SHfi,738.214, rcprcsuntlng an increose of .921,415,349, or 17.09 per ccnU over 1906. Operating «xpen.srs amounted to $103,- 7<8,67J, an increase of 19.07 per cent. The proportion of operating expenses to earnings was 70.70 per cent. ONE TWENTIETH. The numbf-r of i)orsons In the employ of Cnnadlati railways during Iho year 1907 wa.'s 124,012, and the total amount paid during the year In salaries and wages WB.S $58,719,493. It is estimated that quite .seventy per cent, of the whole populatton of Canada win their daily bread from the carrying trade in all its varkius brunches. CRANKS OF MANY KINDS ONR IN U>NDON WHO THROWS INK ON DAINTY SKIKTS. Woman Snatched Hals From Window- tiazers' Headsâ€" Man Cut Girls' Boots. What i>ossible fun anyone can find in destroying other people's property, or causing tlicin needless annoyance, it is hard to conceive. But the fact remains that there are twisted intellects of this kmdâ€" ape-lik« humans, whose aim In life IS lo commit 6onw particular form of mis- chief, alwoys unpleo.sant and sometimes dangcroiLS. Jack the Inkman, who has lately l>een w< rking his wicked will in the West End of l>ondon, is one of these, lie icems to l)ear a particular griidgo against ladies who wciir white or light-coloi«d dresses. Nr, one knows who he is or how he docs it. but OS many as six women have com- plained to the police In one day of Ond- ing their dainty skirls splaslicrt and ruin- eJ with great gouts of black Ink. Four years agoâ€" to bo exact, in No- vember, 1003â€" a crank wilh a similar malicious mania mn amok in Metz, Germany. No fewer than seventeen dres-ses were spoilt m a week. One evening Frau l.ange, w.if<> of a military si.rg.'on, wu.s walking iHime. when she saw a mitn mending u bicycle. As .she 4>a.sso(l sho thought that something touched her in the back. But when she turned THE MAN WA.S RIDING AWAY. A iwUcemon ran up, and shouting to her Ihat her back was soaked wilh Ink, rushod after the fugilivc, hut failed lo calch him. Later Iho police arrcsl*\l a siLspcct, and lound in his house a number of lw)lll<'s of Ink and .smaTl syringes. Most unluckily, none of his victims could identify him, so he was released. Another I/5ndon terrorâ€" who has, for- tunately for her victims, not l>oen .seen o' late â€" was the frenzied woman who hauntiNj the pavement outside lashlon- nblc shop.s and .snatched hals from the heads of unsiLspccting winilow-gazers. This woman is described as small and pale, and dressed In black. She was astonishingly rapid in her performances. In ever ca."-* the hot was torn Iiv)m ils upfin the pavement Ix^fore Ihc vicllin well knew what had happeived. Ix^ylonslone had a mo.sl unpleasant trcak in Ihc shape of "JACK THE C.LIPPER." A .sh'jrt, dark man wilh u h'vik'd nco and a lilacU nnustaclKt, he was drnad^l by .young girls who wore their hair down Iboir backs. He would creep up behind, and with one sweep of a keen blade slosh lhf> pigtail off, ond decamp a', full apced. Ho, loo, was never caught. Aljoiit the same time that the bonnol- sniosher appeared in West Ixiiidon. city shopkceiMirs â€" nnd especially Iho.so arotmJ .St. Paul'.sâ€" siiffered much from a crazy window-scrolnticr. This wii.s a woman who, jirovided with a gUuss- cutter, actually cut pieces out of Ihe panes. II was not for purpose'* of Ihell, sunply for pure mischief. TOMMYS SOLILOQUY. VilMsn you re on your way to scliool You're so oolil you could cry, But wl>en you're skating on Iho [wnd You're .so warm; and you don't know why. That hacking cough continues Because your system is exhausted and your powers of resistance weakened. Take Scoff* j^ Emutston. It builds up and strengthens your entire system.^ It contains Cod Liver Oil and Hypophotphites so prepared that it is easy to take and easy to digest ALL DRUCGISTSi 80e. AND tl.OO BEGGARS AS CHOOSERS LONDON WDRKIIOIJSE INMATES HAVE AN EASY TIME. Expnrled (o Work, if Able Bodied, Btil They are Skilful at Evatlbig Labor. Certain board.s of guardians in Greater London have gained for thcm- selvfts a worldwide rcputa44on for the lavishness with wliich titey spend the public's money upon the housing, feed- ing, doUiing and cnterlaJning of the pcor. In .««me workhouses the pauper U a panyporod person who enjoys his life to well willingly to go back to ilhe outside world and battle for an lndc^)er»d«nce. Ho Is fed wilh a lil>er- allly which \isually manifests ilaelf in the rotundity of his figure; his medi- cine is not always the nauseous con- coctions .«o offensive lo the delicate pa- late, but frequently fhe juice of the grape; and lest he should become bnred by lack of variety in his surround- ings there are billiard ix)oms, reading rooms with the latest periodicals, dra- matic entertainments and concerts for hii dLversicn, This state of affairs has brought forth the prof«.s.sional pauper, an individual who .selectii his workhoaso wilh fastidi- ous care and an opicurean eye upon Its table. Before he enters any institution tie makes himself familiar with every delail of its monagement, the charac- trr of its ma.ster, the quality of the food and the nature of Ihe work n^quired of 4)lm. Ills expert knowledge of the regulatioris tells him Just wt:ere he can creep through those which threaten his comfort. Work, of course. Is as dlsta.^leful lo him as Iho rerlidicol bath, and if ho cannot evade it it is not for want of effort. According to the nilo.s si' able bodlcij paupers are expected to work. It is surprising how the "pro- fessional' manages to RE.MAIN AN INVALID. The Ix>ndon pauper Is not backward in sticking up for his rights, whether real or imag nary. If ho ttiinks a mas- tor is imposing upon him he does not hesitate lo complain lo Ihe board of guardians, which probably lakes his part. Recently Iho paupers of .Shore- ditch took it upon - thoinv.'lves to re- medy an e^ll. They re(|UPst.od that tea should be their beverage for breakfast. The master persisting in his opinUjn that gruel was better for them, they raided the kitchen and poured Ihe of- fending oatmeal down a drain. The paupers of Lambeth went oven furrher. Hecenlly the inmates of the worklwuss Ihere firesuntcd a meinorlul lo the board of guardlaas asking tliat they might bo paid for their work. Wie <:f Ihe guardians pointed ou.l thai the work was merely child'.s play, while another .'.aid that the Ijoard co\ild not pay wages, but couW give exitra tobacco allowances. Tho matter wu.s referred to a ooinmiltee, which finally decidt^l lo recognize the anluous liilwr.s of the memorialHsIs by Increasing their sup- plies of tobacco. .A clever .sa'ire upon (he comparative luxinv In which tho London pauper lives hiis been wril'en by George Gtor- le' in the form of a play. i-.Nnni.Eo "THE HOUSE." which at pi-esent Is moving with much succesa at the Court Theatre, lx)ndoa. It is in two act.sâ€" .the first, depressing melodrama; Ihe secjnd, <lelighlful com- ody. Tlw scene of the first act is a squalid garret ocrupwd by a family on the verge of stai-valion through lack of em- ploymen.1. There are four of themâ€" JcK> Creek, ,i carter, his wife, his daugh- ter and the grandfather. Tho okl man L- loo agtnl and infirm to withstand the prlvtlioas like the oUkts, but he resolutely sets hlm.self against the en- (treat'cs <>f his fellow sufferer.-, lo accopl the relief Ihe poor laws offer. To take such a course would bring «' sligmn ui)on rhe n,imi» of a fnniily which had hltl^iorto kept its escutcheon unblofied by the accepitance of such roUef. But stai-Viilion at la.sl overcomes his prido and he is forciKl reluctantly lo become the first pauper of tho family. Ho goes cff with tears in his eyes and sobs !n his ithroat. In Iho next act Joe Creek has fotmd oinploymenl, prospects have brighlcned and there i.s much joy al the know- ledge Ihat tJie OKI man will now be ablo lo discard his wwkhousc uniform ond return to the bo.som of his family. "Iho graiulfalher c<iiiies l(j see him. They find o remarkable change, not only in hi.s ap|)earance but also in bis prtnciples. Ilealltiy, WELL FED and" WELL CLOTHED, h" is wholly satisfied with his oondi- I'on. When I hey break tlio Joyou.s Tiews that he c^in return and share llioir humblo homo as of ycire he is shocked at Iho suggestion. lliis piv.s<'nt lot Is so comfortable that I U foimer life, even at its bo-it, is un- bearable in comparison. Helura to the cli precarious exi^ti nee? Why, the mrro thought of having to climb the long nights of .stairs upsets his ease. Ill tho Workhousi^ he would tat;e the eievator. Finally he dilates upon the luxiir'es enjoyed by the pampered pau- |>er wilh such elfecl that his hearers dii!ermine to jibandon llieir liord .strug- gle for a bare living, join the graml- fr.l.her In Ihe worUhous • and jiccopt the many t«T».d things lo be hod for the ask- ing. The author is accused by ln.lereRie<l oflicia's of groR.? exagijeratr-nn 'n his div .wrinlion <]f tho way in which. Ihe poor laws arc .idminiktered, but tlwse ac- quainted with recent r<^ve1ation« of workhouse riiisma'nag<Tiient in firea.|er Ixmdon will rroogiiize t'hal Ihe piotu'e he paints is ba.scd upon indisputable facls. FROM BONNIE SCOTLAND NOTES OF INTERE.ST FHOM UEB BANKS AND BBAES. What is Going On in the Highlands and Lowlands o( Auld ScoUa. The renovat on of Kelso town hall has ocst £4,000. Blackford school has been closed on account of measles. A boy and a girl had legs broken by tobogganing at .Selkirk. .Mrs. Thoma.s Black died at Kilmar- nock, m her 105th year. The death rate in Oala.shiels last /ear was li.3 per thousand A co-operative bakery, costing £12,- 000, was opened at I.ochgelly. The Glo.sgow Renfrewshire Society has now 70 pensioners on Ihe roll. There were 1,192 persons arrested in Dumbarton for crinvo last year. Lord Avebury has been installed as ClLajicellor of St. Andrews University. A sertous outbreak of enteric fever has cccurreJ in the west ond of Olasgow. Tho new Combination Hospital at daleiside was opened by Provost Den- liolm. In Kirkcaldy last year there were C20 births, 217 marniages and 39C deaths. Kii-koaldy corporaUon introduced Ihe first ByBtem cf electric cars in the coun- ty. The death-rate la Dumbarton last year was only 12.5 per cent., the tow- <,-s.l on record. Singer's, at Kilbowie, are inflituting short timo. It Is hoped it will only bo temp-Drary. In Auchtei-derran parish last year there were 620 births, 90 marriages and 231 'deaths. In Glasgow there are 10,000 people unemployed. The relief fund amounts to about £5,300. Colonel and .Mrs. .Stewart Mackenzie of Seaforth, have started a soup kitchen in Maryburgh. The Scottish Football A^ssociation has oollo;ted $2,500 for distribution among the unem.ployed. The crofters of Grlmshader, Lochis, complain of paying for roads and not getting one to their wllage. riie .Sc-oUh oil companies have de- cided to advance the price of coal and other oils a farthing per gallon. There is a decrease this year of £1 ,- 888 in tho 6um at live credit of dcpo.si- tors in Holhesay .Savings Bank. .Sir David Hichmond died at Glasgow recently. Ho was on ex-pi-ovosi of that city, and chief [wiprletor of Iho North IJrifish Tube Worlcs at Gavon. The lute .\rclubald Donaldson, of Gosguw, founder of Ihe Donaldson Lint, left .tt254,385. The late W! G. F. An- d«i«on of Ihe Anchor Line, lefl $545,- 000. Severe distr*;s prevails in Old Kil- pa trick parish. Hev. Mr. Nichol soys that many children "go to school after having had only a crust of bread for breakfast.' A lamp ond a drinking fountain hav; t'Pen erected as a menwrial lo Mr. nnd .Mrs. Mi-ock, who pre.''onte<l Ihe De Loilto .system of Vighting to Ecclefachan. Allan Fergu.son. a Kilmarnock i>ost- man, on retiring after 32 years service, was presented with a pursue of soverc- ign* and other gifts fi>om Ihe poslolllce sUfL Wm. Kiri<patrlck, rural postman, l/)chmaben (who recently retired from the service) lias been awordod the Im- perial Service Medal for long and mer- itorious sen'Ice. Timber growers in .Scollnnd are plan- ning lo take up the growing of llr Iroes for u.s<> OS lelegraph poles. .Sixty thou- sand are used every year in Great Uri- lain. ILLS OF CHILDHOOD, HOW TO GUIIE THEM There is no nvedicino can equal Bubv'.s C>wn Toblets for the euro of such flis of babyhood and chiklhood as consti- pation, indigestion, diarrJioea, colic, simple fever, worms and tcclhlng trou- bles. When you give this medicine lo your Utile ones you have the guarantee of a government analyst that it Is per- fectly sale. Mrs. Thos. Mills, Ethel, Ont., says: "I have used Baby's Own Tablets for my little l>oy and find them Just lh« nwdicine needed lo keep babies healthy. Tlicy ore eosy to lake and al- ways do good.'' Sold by mcdicijie dea- lers or by mail at 25 cents a bo.x from Tho Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont. VOLUNTEERS' DUTIES. BriUsh volanteers ore subject lo mili- lury law when training or alloched lo regulars or militia, ond when on ocluol niililary service. They canivot aid the civil ivower, but can, as a lody, protect their ormories, using their arms for that purpose. It is only in the case o' actual throatenetl invasion that volun- tci'rs could be called out by proclama- tion. "Which ik) you prefer," said Ihe en- lh\isi«slic young ladyâ€" "music or |X)- elry?" "Poetry,' answere^l Miss Cay- enne. "You c*in keep fxiclry .shut up in a book. You don I have lo listen lo it unless you cIkkisc.'' RHEUMATISM IN THE BLOOD Cora It by Enriching the Blood With Dr, Williams' Pink Pills. There is only one way by which rheu- matism con be cured. It must be treat- ed through Ihe blood. Liniments and outward applications may give tempor- ary relief, but they cant possibly cur* Itie liouble. And while ycu are esperl- monting wilh llnimenU the trouble Is every day becoming more firmly root- ed in Ihe system, and more diflicuU to cure. The poisonous acid that causes rheumatism must be driven out of th« blood, and you can only do this by making new, rich, red blood through lt»e use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Mr. Chas. H. Lumley, of BrickforJ, Ont., is one of the best known farmer* in l.amblon county. About three years ago, while Mr. Lumley was engaged in threshing, he Ijecame overlicaled, ajid this was followed by a severe chill that started the rheumatic pains. Mr. Lum- ley .says: "I did not think anything of it at the time, as I was accustomed t« being exposed to all kinds of weather. .As a result I was unable lo go about next morning. I had severe pains In my arms and legs which I treated at first with the usual home remedies. As tlieso did not help mo, and the trouble was growing woi-sc tho family doctor was sent for, bat he dM not have any better success. He toW mc I was suf- fering from severe attack of rheuma- tism, and there con be no doubt atoul it. OS I was confined to my home about four months before I was fortunately advised to try Dr. Williams Pink Pills. I sent for a supply, and it was not long before I found they were helping me, and by the time I had taken a hart dozen boxes the trouble had entirely disappeared. In oilier respects tho pills also greatly improved my health, and I never felt belter in my life than I have sinoe taking them. I therefore most cheerfully recommend Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills to olher similar suffer- ers." Dr. Williams' PLnk Pills make cures of this kind oftcr doctors and common medicines fall, â- because they actually make new blood. They don't cure the mere symptoms. Tlvoy go right to the root of the trouble in the blood. That is why this mcdicino cures anaemia, indigestion, neuralgia, palpitation of tho heart, ond the headoches and back- aches brought on by the oilments that fill the lives of so many women with misery. Do not take any pills without the full nanue, "Dr. Willioms Pink PilU for Pale People," on tlie vt-rapper around the box. Sold by all medicine deal- ers or by mail at 50 cents a box or 'Ix boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Nledicinc Co., Brockville, Ont. WHEN FATIIEB SHAVES. . Ttie most exciting time we know At home on Sunday morning, And krcjxs us all u|>on the go, All other duties scorning, O'curs obout the hour of ten. When solemn-faced and grave. Our father yawns and slrelclies, then We know he's going to shave. And when he cul.s himself, oh, my! There's trouble in the uir, Then everyone of tis must fiy. For father will declare: "This wouldn't happen if youd mak« 'i'hose noisy kids behave!" Oh, yes, it makes us youngsters quake When father slarls to stiave! W'e know the danger's over when Upon the door he knocks; And mother goes lo him again Wilh powder-puff and l>ox. Though generally he lets us shirk, One hour we must be grave. For eaih of us has got lo work When father starts to shave. -* UNDER-SEA EHUrTlONS. That vol anic eruptions ai* not con- fined to the land areas of the globo la a fact that lia.s long bcvn known, but it is only recently that definito infoc- inalion ha.s begun lo be collected coiv cerning tho localities where such dis- lurbonces manifest themselves in the â- TSvi^t of the oceans. During the past sumni«rs^ submarine eruption, loslijig for a corlSt.''^blo time, occurred near the Tonga Istio-'ft Tho ap[)roximate position of the oeft*. - of dislui'tanca was determined by till ^j^'forts of the government of the Tonga Um^ '" and it Is ihoughl Ihat this dcnxmsh-avv,, â- â€¢ existen<M) of a great submarine b*,,, ,soulAwe.st from tho islaml of Tongal«Ai' .Such occurrences ore of great Interosi to navigators, since they may crca'c ob- slriKlio.rK lo navigation whoso exist- cnce would be unsuspected if the erup- tions giving rise lo them passed ua- TOitloed. '*^^ ^ r^*^ f AN AEBIAL SAILOR. ".So .s'ou oro a sailor, my poor mant* said the good hoitsewifc. "Well, I wish you would go down in Ihc cellar and bail out the two feet of water ttiat has •, accumulated down thrro.'' "ligh!" grunte<l Dusty Dennis, with « shudder, "I dare not go near water, lady." "Whal? A sfli'or afraid of water?" "Yes, mum. Ycr see, I was a .soitor on an airship." THE DIFFERENCE,. Glad.vs Vanileibilt wore luce SOO yenra elil when she was tnorrtel, lul llv* or- (l.nary inorried woinnn luiscs n hr.wl if she has to wear last year's hnl an- other 5^'isoa