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FROM BONNIE SCOTLAND NOTES OF INTEREST FROM HER BA?1K8 AND BRAES. Wh<it is Going On in tlic HighlandH and Lowlands of Auld Scotia. A building boom is on in Perth. Leith poor rate has been increas- eri 2^d. per pound. Blairgowrie new water works were opened on the 2nd inst. They have cost $100,000. John Scott, General Pcst-office, Edinburgh, has got nine months for fraud and forgery. This year the road assessment in the Central District, Edinburgh, has been raised a penny. Crops are looking fine, and there is ev«ry indication that Bute farm- ers will reap a good harvest. Arbroath poor rate has been ad- vanced Id. per £l. The cost of lunatic poor is largely responsible for the increase. There are seven candidates for the chair of chemistry in the Uni- versity of Edinburgli vacated by Professor Crum Brown. Captain Murchie, of the Clyde tug Belmore, which foundered near Suez, and who was drowned, was a native of Lochranza. The oldest hall in Crieffâ€" the Weavers' Hall in Commissioner street â€" has had its walls nicely dene up, and looks fresh and bright. A new thoroughfare may be buili between the Joint Station, Aber- deen, and the northern part of the city at an estimated cost of $165,- OOff. Craigneuk Workmen's Home, Ltd., have paid a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent., and a bonus of 2j^ per cent., on the subscribed capital. In the country schools of Wig- town it is the practice to close ear- lier than in the town in order to allow the children to take part in the turnip thinning. The Council of Dundee Univer- sity Collrs* has approved of th«» erection of a new mechanical en- gineering laboratory at a cost of between $65,000 and $75,000. The Scottish Amateur Athletic championship meeting has produc- 0.1 a new record â€" that made by T. R. Nicolson in the hammer-throw- ing event, 162 feet 8 inches. The Scottish Coal Mine Owners' Association have made application ti) the Miners' Federation for an- other reduction of wages of 12J^ per cent., equal to 6d. per day Robert Miller, chimney sweep, re- siding at 267 King street, Ruther- glen, died recently from the effects of poisoning. The deceased acci- dentally drank a quantity of liquid ammonia. Oban has at length aroused from its slumber and commenced to raze to the ground some of its outstand- inp architectural freaks. The huge, ungainly hydro has been demolished and every stone sold to local build- ers. BROKEN IN HEALTH. Tr. Williams' Pink Pills Bestored Strengtii After ladical Treat- ment Had Failed. "I can truthfully say Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills did for me what one of the best doctors in Halifax failed to do â€" restored my health." This strong statement is made by Mr. Wm. J. Weaver, 172 Argyle street, Halifax. Mr. Weaver adds : "A few years ago I took employ- ment in a large factory as fireman. I knew the work would be hard, and friends told me I would never stand it, but as I was a strong man, weighing 180 pounds, I laughed . the idea of not being able to do th. work. Anyhow I started and found the job a hard one indeed. There were a number of firemen employ- ed and men were taking and quit- ting the job every few days. I kept at the work for two years and dur-ng that time lost 50 pounds weight, and was a broken down man. I could not take my meals and often took ray dinner back home with me without touching it. When I would be working on the flight shift I could not sleep in the day time, and this added to my trouble. Finally I became a total wreck and had to quit the work. 1 could hardly drag myself about, and yet had become so nervous that I could not sit still and would walk about the house until I was ready to drop. The doctor came to see me every day, and changed the medicine time and again, but it did me no good. Finally he wanted me to go to the hospital, and at this stage a friend came to s'.ay with me overnight. While he was reading the evening paper he came across the testimonial of a cure wrought by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. He said, 'why don't you try them, nothing else is help- ing you and they may do you good.' He went out and got me a box at once. When this was done I got a half dozen boxes, and before they were all gone I began to feel like a new man. I continued using the pills for a couple of months when I was again as well and as strong ai) ever I had been in ray life, and I have not seen a sick day since. I feel confident there is no remedy in the world equal to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for building up a broken down and nervous system, and for such trouble I would strongly re- commend thera." Dr. Williams' Pink Pill cure such cases as Mr. Weaver's because they make the rich, red blood that feeds the starved nerves and tones and strengthens every part of the body. That is why they cure anaemia, rheumatism, indigestion, neuralgia, St. Vitus dance, paralysis and other troubles due to bad blood and shattered nerves. Sold by all me- dicine dealers or by mail at 60 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. A DARING OPERATION. Surgeon Shortcnod Ribs to Give Heart Mure Room. A very remarkable operation has just been performed at one of the large hospitals in London which if ultimately successful will open up yet another field for . the daring skill of the twentieth century sur- geon. This operation was suggest- ed for the relief of pain due to heart disease and was devised ac- cording to the following argument ; It was supposed that the attacks of pain were due to the efforts of the enlarged heart to beat in the confined space allotted to it in the chest. It was argued that if the imprisoned heart could have great- Tf.v freedom of action its beat would be more elective and the pains would probably cease. The surgeon removed four and a half inches of the fifth rib and five and a halt inches of the sixth rib on the left side, so as to give the enlarged heart greater freedom of action, and the result so far has been excellent. The patient is well satisfied with the results; he has obtained relief from pain, and his hitherto restless nights have given place to quiet and uninterrupted sleep. « WAIL OF A PESSIMENT. I'd run this coimtry differently â€" Make many changes â€" but there ! Nobody asks me what I would do, And nobody seems to care, "Captain," said the boy, "is a thing lost when you know where it isT' "No, you fool !" answered the captain, who, being a wise man, abhorcd frivolous questions. "Well, sir, your silver teppot is at the bot- tom of the seal" ONLY A COLD IN THE HEAD. That's What the Doctor Says .ibout It, but He Can't Cure It. "Akerchoo," remarked Mr. Bumpton, as he came sniffling down the steps leading to the doc- tor's office. "Dhese doctors bake be dired. Dhey dhig dhey are deal- ing in an advanced science ad yet, ly gracious dhey can't cure a nasty liddle cold id dhe head. "Id's edough to bake addybuddy cuss to hear dhem go on. I said to dhe doctor, I said, 'Doctor, I'b sig.' I said. 'I'b very sig,' I said. 'Id fact, I feel bum all over,' I said. 'What'll I do?' I said. " 'Oh,' says he, 'do'd do addy- thig. You've just got a liddle cold id dhe head. Dhat's all. Id's do- thing butch. Id'U wear off.' "Ai'd dhat sibly sickening 1 Here I go to a doctor who glaims he can cure dibtheria ad dhyphoid ad beasles ad all sort ob dhigs, ad, by gracious, he can't cure a liddle cold id dhe head. " 'Id'll wear off,' he says. I know dhat. But I do'd want id to wear eft. Akerchoo! I want to stop feeling sick, ad dhere's dothing makes you feel sicker dhan a liddle cold id dhe head. "Dhe drouble is dhey do'd think it's addythingâ€" a liddyle cold. If you had subthing derrible with a long Latin dabe dhe doctors would bay sub addention to you. Seebs like dhey don't have add.y sympa- thy with a liddle cold id dhe head. "Ad, by jracious. whit cad you do 'or id? You ea'd do addything but sneeze and snuff ad bake a dui- sance of yourself. Ad adother dhing dhat bakes be mad is dhe way everybody laughs ad you when you got a cold id dhe head. "Id seems to be a fuddy joke. By gracious, id's do joke for dhe man who's got id. Akerchoo!" ROUSE GAMING PASSION. Young Women in London Entang* led in Card Debts. Under the title of "Society Sharks," Olive Christian Malvery recently contributed a rather strik- ing article to the Christian Globe. Concerning the bridge victim, the writer says : â€" "Can anything be more horrible than for a woman of experience to invite to her house young people with the express purpose of encour- aging them to gamble, and fleecing them of their money '? The history of one of these girls who fell into the snare laid for her miglit be told ia a few brief words. "Her mother was a widow, and they possessed a small income, but one that was sufficient for thoir needs and that allowed of their liv- ing in comfort. The girl, by some ill-luck, got introduced to one of these smart women in London, and was drawn into a vortex of gay life. She was encouraged to play cards for money until the gambling pas- sion in her was thoroughly roused, and two months after her intro- duction to the woman who ruined her she had gambled away a thou- sand pounds and stood heavily in debt. A terrible time ensued, and the woman in whose house she had lost most of her money began a system which in reality amounted t.) blackmail. "She advised the girl not to tell her mother of her debts, but intro- duced her to people who she said would prove good friends. So the coils were wound firmer and firmer, until the choice lay between com- plete sacrifice of honor or an ex- posure ,and being probably ostra- cized from society altogether â€" for these things are not done in open daylight, but secretly. Fortunate- ly in this case the girl's common sense came to her aid, and in her desperation she placed her whole terrible position before her mother. Happily she was a woman of hon- orable character and much decis- ion. "She went herself to her daugh- ter's temptress, and two women of the world met face to face â€" one a good one and one evil. Unfortu- nately in such cases the balance of triumph is generally on the part of the sharks, but here this devourer's reputation was too shady for her to r'sk a public scandal, and she agreed to forget that she had ever met the girl. Those debts that were made with strangers were paid, but the woman herself was obliged to forego her ill-gotten gains."â€" Glasgow Herald. 4. IIouicEinpIoymeat for Ladies LIGHT, EASY, PLEASANT. Such as any lady can do and en- joy. Any lady who v.-ishes. and sees this advertisement may, if she writes soon, secure this opportun- ity to be independent, earning a good living in a very easy manner. Work any lady can do. For particulars address MRS. M. SIMMERS, Correc*pondcnce Deparfmcnt, Wind.sor, Ont. CAUSE. "Why, Jimmie, is it true that ycu gave little Bobbie a black eye.' "Yâ€" yessum." "What excuse have you for suclj a brutal act?" "Wâ€" well, he provoked me ' "How did he provoke you 1" "He hit me back." The important event in many a man's life is an accident â€" the acci- dent of birth. IN TENEBRIS LUX. (By A Banker.) One of the strangest phenomena which have occurred for many years â€" strange because altogether un- intelligibU, and, so far, not satis- factorily explained by scientists â€" was the remarkable and unaccount- able prolongation of the glcf.- of twilight, with the complete absence cf darkness during the whole of the night, which recently so startled north-western Europe. A beauti- ful sunset hue pervaded the north- ern heavens, as though, the a.xis of the earth suddenly changing, the Sim had not sunk so far beneath j the horizon as usual, and the posi- j tion of the pole had altered five and twenty or more degrees, the arctic circle therefore moving downwards. The phenomenon was entirely dif- ferent to aurora borealis, and the cause remains an absolute mystery. It was as though a Joshua had com- iLanded the sun to stand still in order to prolong the length of the fruit growinn, dairying and ganeral f.inninK. , r- o o Winters ar« sliort. Clinnite IiBalthfiil. L.ind Qay. good ami selling belnw ita value, but increasing But however beautiful and in value each year. Many Canadians are UTin| . i.i_' 1 _ 11*. In Vlrciuia. Write f.tri urination to strange, this phenomenon could not , u. w. koi.ver. compare in splendour and magni- j liommissiouer or .igricniture, ficc.nce with the startling display of j aurora b< realis which took place in | England =n 1859. As the twilight : disappeared strange coruscations of I colored light were observed in the | northern heavens, gradually taking' the form of a gigantic luminous aich of many colored fires. Depend- ing from the arch were geometri- 1 cal columns, of carying length, of WI-STERN LANDS. Wa c&n :^U 70U tbu ba^t wlu*ftc l&ndji in Baakatchewiui from 99.00 per nero upw&rd on easy t«rn». W« dofray all oxpenias of your !nsp»rtion. Write ua for lufonuation. J. II. WILLOUGHBY ( * . Ltd. Real Estate and Kinan-:i:i.l llrokers. Saskatouu, Saskatcliewan The Mild Climate of Virginia offers splendid npijurtuiiitles for stnck raising. iichmund, Vik me Igell Jpiana Be careful not to stumble over youi own bluff. FOUND SEA MONSTER'S SKULL Skull of Unknown Monster is Found in Scottiish Waters. The skull of a huge unknown sea monster was brought up by the trawl nets of the Aberdeen steam- er Balinedie, while fishing in the Atlantic, north of Scotland, the ether day. The skull was subse- quently landed at Aberdeen, amid great excitement. Mystery surrounds its classifica- tion. The skull is of immense size, its dimensions suggesting that the animal it belonged to was as large as an elephant. It is in a wonder- ful state of preservation, and but for a protuberance from a pair of bell-shaped jaw-bones there is no fesh covering. This protuberance is leathery to the touch, three feet long, eight inches in circumference and tapering to a point. A little above and to the edge of the tongue space were two huge cavities, quite a foot across, sug- gesting eye sockets. It is thought the relic is part of some prehistoric monster from the Arctic regions, which, having been preserved in its ice bed for ages, may have been washed down into wr.rmer latitudes on an ice floo before being deposi- ted in the Atlantic. "Why did you leave your last place?" "I couldn't stand the way mistress and master used to quar- rel, mum." "Dear me. did they quarrel very often?" "Yes, mum. When 'twasn't me an' 'im, 'twas me an' 'er." When you find the truth in your way you may be sure you are on the wrong road. Guivering, many-hued wildfire ; some a brilliant amethyst, some a deeper purple, or some a vivid car- mine or emerald. Now a throbbing | pulsation passes over the entire glowing arc, and it flashes in gold or orange, azure or vermilion, mauve or violet ; now for a moment | partially fading away, again sud- denly, with a quavering tremor, ' scintillating and flashing as bright- ly as before. The spectacle is now beyond expression sublime and ma- j<'stic, and those who h.ad the good fortune to witness it were alto- gether overwhelmed at this magni- ficent and sumptuous display of the mighty forces of Nature. i On another occasion, instead of a \ prolongation of daylight, for a ; space of three hours, commencing at noonday, a supernatural dark- , ness overspread the land, a dark- : ness in which, it is believed, the | entire earth was plunged, for Na- ture was then veiling her face, | shocked at the dread tragedy which I was taking place on Golgotha. ' where the pure and holy Son of God , was bearing the shameful load of â-  our sins, and. Himself on behalf of ; all who will but come to Him, en- during the punishment due by them i to Eternal Justice. Aye, well ' might Nature then, aghast at the heart-rending sufferings of her Lord, shroud herself in darkness, ; and screen Him from the ribald in- ' suits of His dastardly murders. But^ His death is our life. His sufferings ' our passport to the glories and su- 1 pcrnal joys of heaven ; His crown | c r thorns our title to a crown of glory. â€" * GIVING THE BOY A START. "I wish," said Mrs. Struckoyle m great perplexity, "I could think .jI some good name for the baby." "Suppose," suggested her Ims band, "we call him after a distant relative of mine, who is a preach -r 1 think I've never spoken of hira, but-" "Is he a good preacher?" "Oh, yes; he's orthodox, and-' "That suits me exactly !'' ex:laim ed Mrs. Struckoylo. 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