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BADLY KUN DOWN. Through Gver-workâ€" Dr. Williams' Pial( Pills IteHtored Health and Strength. Badly run down is the condition of thousands throughout Canada â€" perhaps you are one of them. You find work a burden. You are weak ; easily tired; out of sorts; pale and thin. Your sleep is restless; your appetite poor and you suffer from headaches. All this suffering is caused by bad blood and nothing can make you well but good bluod â€" nothing can make this good l.ood so quickly as Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. These pills never fail to make, rich, red, health-giving blood. Mr. H. E. Reed, Quebec city, says: "About twelve months ago I was all run down as the result of over-work. iiiy doctor ordered me to take a complete rest, but this did not help me. 1 had no appetite ; my nerves â- Kere unstrung and 1 was so weak I could scarcely move. Nothing the doctor did helped me and I began to think my case was incurable. While confined to my ro<>U! friends came to see me and one of them advised me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I did so and soon my appetite improved, my color came back and in less than a month I was able to leave my room. 1 con- tinued the pills for another month and they completely cured me. I am now in the best of health and able to do my work without fatigue. I feel sure that all who are weak will find renewed health and strength in Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. They certainly saved me from a life of misery." When Dr. \» illiams' Pink Pills make new blood they go right to the root of and cure anaemia, rheumatism, St. Vitus dance, kid- ney trouble, indigestion, headache, and backache and those secret ail- ments which make the lives of so many women and growing girls miserable. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 60c. a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock- ville. Ont. DEVOTION OF SERVANTS BOME OF THEM KEEP TUEIR MASTERS. Extraordinary Instances of Ser- vants* Gratitude to Their Masters. A Lancashire gentleman, lately deceased, commenced life as a ser- vant ill a merchant's family, whcro he had saved a fair sum when loss of fortune overtook his master, whom a severe illness simultan- eously struck down. His situation gone, the servant invested his sav- ings in a small business, and, tak- ing his old master to his humble home, tended him through his long illness and supplied him with all necessaries until he was sufficiently convalescent to obtain a modest berth, where he remained until the death of a distant relative once again placed him in an opulent posi- tion. His gratitude to his faithful servant found prompt and practical expression,. and, when ten years later he died, he made him prac- tically his heir. By a strange coincidence the valet of a gentleman moving to the best Viennese society came into a con- siderable sum of money almost at the same time that his master, through reckless investments, lost his fortune. Greatly attached to bis employer, tho man, despite all persuasion to the contrary, refused to quit his old service, stipulating only that he might be permitted to marry a young woman to whom he had long been engaged. For many years until the gentleman's .death he, ASSISTED BY HIS WIFE, not only performed his duties as of yore, but from his own purse sup- plied the needs of <he household, besides allowing his master a cer- tain sum as pocket-money. That they might retain their sit- uations, a decidedly original plot was hatched in the servants' hall of a large mansion in the West of England, whereof the proprietor, suddenly seized with hallunciation that he was a pauper, was on the point of reducing his establishment to the smallest possible dimensions. To prevent this his servants re- solved to subscribe among them- selves a certain sum, which, every week, the butter presented to his master, who, while confining his personal expenses to that amount, no longer hinted at his servants' dismissal, as he imagined that by their generosity alone ho was kept from the workhouse. Major Pendennis's man, Morgan, saved sufficient money to purchase the house in which his master lodg- ed; so, in real life, did a certain valet named Marshall, on whom his master, getting an inkling as to how matters stood, cooly quartered himself, at first paying his landlord no rent, and finally looking to him for board and personal expenses. This exaction the valet endured, in the hope of testamentary recog- nition from his macter, who was infirm and well in years. In this, however, he was disappointed, for his lodger died intestate, nor would his relatives, when applied to, rec- ognize the validity of the landlord's claim. AN ECCENTRIC PARISIAN boasts that he is kept by his ser- vants, to whom he pays no wages. How does he effect this? Every month certain sums are secreted about the house, which are found by the domestics, and by them utilized for their own and master's keep. Whence these windfalls come is an open 'secret; the ser- vants are quite content to accept in silence a state of things which, while a demand for wages or a mean econoray in their master's board would ensure prompt dismissal, leaves an ample allowance of francs for their own use. "â- 'I have kept you long enough; should you desire to remain in my service you will in future have to keep me." Thus spake a Leeds gentleman to his three servants who had been some years in his service. Two of them left there and then ; the third, who, besides her savings, had a modest annuity of her own, resolved to stay. For four years she supported her master, to find her- self at his death the richer by £5,000.â€" London Tit-Bits. ROOMS TO LET IN PARIS. A white card on a Parisian dwell- ing-house indicates that furnished npartments are to let. A y<?How (tard in'orms pedestrians that un- furnished rooms may be had. The object is to save passers-by the trouble of crossing the street if they chance to be- on the opposite side, in case such rooms as they de- sire are t.ot advertised. TBAVELLER'S VALUABLE FIND. Travelling on the I C. R., Mr Harrjr Towers !»'. P»ul Street, St. John, N.B., found a but of Zam Uuk, the great skin-healer. He was suffering from badly chapped hands at the time so applied the bilin. He says: â€" "Ziin-Buk eased the pain and imarting, healed the cracks, and mide my hands quite •mooth. FinUinii it so good, I kept a su|>|>ly handy, and have since proved it a really wonderful healer. It cures cuts, sores, or burns equally well, and I woald not like now to be witfiout a supply." Mr. Towers is only one of thousands who •re glad they heard <:f Zain-Buk. there is no skin di.i<.'ase it will not relieve and cure. Its fame is spreading everywhere, and it is now regarded as Nature's great " first-aid" in workshops, on the farm, or in the home. No traveller should be without it. Every home should have its boa always ready for use. A little Zam-Buk rubbed regularly on the hands and face before retiring each night will keep the skin soft and free from chaps, cold-sores, -er disease. If you have a cut, a bmite, or some irritat- ing skin disca.se, which has defied all ordinary remedies, apply Zam-Buk. It fir-t cleanses a wound by killing off all lurmful bacteria. Then it builds up new tissue cell by cell â€" just as a bricklayer lays row after row of bricks. Then it covers the wound with new healthy skin, and the cure is elTecled I Zam-Buk is also a cure for piles. It give* speedy rel'ef and ends the throbbing, burning pains. Skin-discases, buch as eczema, itch, ulcers, barber's rash, rashes due to blood- poison, etc , cannot re8i^t its powerful healing virtues, Purely vegetable, it is an idcil com- bination of power and purity. 50c a box ot all druggists and btores, or post free from Zam-Buk Co., Toronto, for price. Reject •heap, harmful and dangerous suostilutch Get acquainted with Blaek Watch the big black plug chewing tobacco. A tremendous favorite everywhere, because of its richness and pleasing flavor. 2268 SIGNS OF OLD ENGLISH INNS. There was one thing about the old-fashioned inn to which much at- tention was paid, and that was the signboard, says The Queen. At a time when few people could read or write house signs were in- dispensable m everyday life, es- pecially in the towns, and as inns and taverua were always common, their distinctions gave the name to many a street, for not infre- quently they were the first buildings to be erected. Many of the com- binations read whimsically, and a writer in the British Apollo ot 1707, says : I'm amused at the signs As I pass through the town, To sec the odd mixture â€" A Magpie and Crown, The Whale and the Crow, The Razor and Hen, The Leg and Seven Stars. The Scissors and Pen, The Axe and the Bottle, The Tun and the Lute, The Eagle .and Child, The Shovel and Boot. LAUNCHING CUSTOM. When a vessel is about to bo launched in Japan, a large cage, filled with birds, is usually hung over the bow. As the ship glides into the water the birds are releas- ed. It is believed that the birds bring good luck to the ship when she begins her life ou the s«a. ONE WOMAN'S STATEMENT TELLS HER SUFFERING SIS- TERS TO USE DODD'S SIDNEY PILLS. They ProTcd a Blessing to Her When Her Pains and Weakness .Were Almost More Than She Could Bear. St. George, Man., Dec. 14. (Special).â€" Hoping to save her sis- ter women in the West from pains and aches which come at the criti- cal times in a woman's life, Mrs. Arsono Vinet of this place has giv- en the following statement for pub- lication : "I have brought up a large family and have always enjoyed good health until the last two years. I am fifty-four years of age and at the critical time of life that comes to every woman, I had pains in my right hip and shoulder. I could not lie down two minutes at a time without suffering the greatest ag- ony. Sometimes I awakened with a feeling as if some one had laid a piece of ice on my head. An- other time it would be a burning pain under the left shoulder. "I took many medicines, but could get no relief, till reading of cures of similar cases to my own by Dodd's Kidney Pills, led me to try them. They did wonders for mc. "I want all women to know what Dodd's Kidney Pills did for me." Dodd's Kidney Pills cure the Kidneys. The woman who has sound Kidneys is safeguarded against nine-tenths of the suffering that makes life a burden to the wo- men of Canada. WITH THE CHILDREN. At supper to-night will they be served the most wholesome and easily digested food nature has provided 7 Not unless they have Orange Meat. This is made from the whole wheat, thoroughly and properly cooked and mixed with malt. Orange Meat served with milk or cream combine to make a perfect food. 4. TALLEST POSTMAN. The tallest postman in the Brit- ish service is Peter Sinclair, bearer of letters to and from Pabbay, Mingallay, and Barra islanders, off the West Coast of Scotland. He stands but one inch short of 7 ft. in height. it:- cure Repeat 'Shiloh's Cure will always my coughs and colds." Sallyâ€" "Please, ma'am, I can't find the broom." Mrs. Shipshape â€" "Haven't I told you often enough to have a place for everything and everything in its place?" Sally â€" "Yes, ma'am, I did that, but I've lost the place." Sudden fransition from a hot to a cold temperature, exposure to rain, sitting in a draught, unseas- onable substitution of light for hea\'y clothing, are fruitful causes of colds and the resultant cough so perilous to persons of weak lungs. Among the many medicines for bronchial disorders so ariiung, there is none better than Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup. Try it and become convinced. Price 25 cents. INFORMATION WANTED. "Say, paw," said little Henry, "I'd like to know something." "Well, what is it?" queried Mr, Meek. "What was your name before maw married you?" "Search the poets, young man," advised the philosopher; "search the poets." "Aw, what's the use?" complained the ex-pick-pocket. "I searched a poet once, and all I got wuz a pawn-ticket." Repeat it:â€"" Shiloh's Onre will al- ways cure my coughs and colds." Miss Oldgirl â€" "Do you think Mr. Snifkins is sincere when he writes that he loves me more than tongue can tell?" Miss Peachblow â€" "I dare say. He's tongue-tied, you know." That Tomnntinf Oold that made you wrotclieit laat winter will n.ft como baok it you t&ko AHeu'a Lung RaJaatn wtien your throat i* raw iind ttur*. Thid admirable rvmody in (r«a (rum upium. Taka >it iu tlllM. RENEW YOUR YOUTH. Never before has the struggle for social and commercial success been so keen as in our own day, and to the victor and tho vanquished alike comes a time when nerves and body cry for rest. Nature and science have combined to produce an envir-j onment where tired men and wo- 1 men may renew their youth. On' the main line of the Grand Trunk â-  Railway System, at St. Catharines, ' Ontario, is situated "Tho Wel- land," where the ills of life are al- leviated by bathing in the Saline Springs of the "St. Catharines Well," under proper medical su- pervision and attendance. Apply to J. D. McDonald, District Pas- senger Agent, Toronto. IT ALL DEPENDS. "Can a man afford to be perfect- ly frank at all times?" asked the youth. C "He can," answered the S.age- ville, "if he doesn't care whether he has any friends or not." A Purely Vegetable Pill.â€" Par- melee's Vegetable Pills are com- pounded from roots, herbs, and solid extracts of known virtue in the treatment of liver and kidney complaints and in giving tone to the system whether enfeebled by overwork or deranged through ex- cesses in living. They require no testimonial. Their excellent qual- ities are well known to all those who have used them and they com- mend themselves to dyspeptics and those subject to biliousness who are in quest of a beneficial med~ icine. BIG MONEY j torag*nta selling our tolUt soapa. Lota maklns 86.00 a day. Writ* a« onoo for full partloulara to th* SOAP SUPPLY 00., Box 332, Toronto POULTRY We want heavy shipments fc Christmas trade. Ship at om Quick sales and prompt returns D. H. SMITH & Co., ra osiiKri* »% TiiroMf* A. J. PATTI80N & CO.I 33-35 SCOTT STREET, TORONTO, Stook Brokers A Financial Agantci And other atocks bought aiitl h"U1 on cuuimlnfoa,] Oorr»>p'H*(l«uG« luritvti. Onfvrs ta«7 b% wit^daM MONEY TO LOAN OiN FAR.H PROPERTY â-²t Iaws9t r&tas. Apply'to JONES & PROCTOR BROS* 9 Toronto Streat, Taronto, Ont. Motherâ€" "Well, Dorothy, would you like your egg poached or boil- ed?" Dorothy (after weighing the question)â€" '"Which is the most, mother?" They Never Knew Failure. â€" Careful observation of the effects of Parmelce's Vegetable Pills has shown that they act immediately on the diseased organs of the system and stimulate them to healthy ac- tion. There may be cases in which the disease has been long seated and does not easily yield to med- icine, but even in such cases these Pills have been known to bring re- lief when all other so-called rem- edies have failed. These asser- tions can be substantiated by many who have used the Pills, and med- ical men speak highly of their qualities. Holland's herring fishery fleet consists of "50 vessels, about 45 be- ing steamboats. 10,0U0 men are employed on them. A Medicine Chest in Itself. â€" Only the well-to-do can afford to I possess a medicine chest, but Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil, which is a medicine chest in itself being a remedy for rheumatism, lumbago, j sore throat, colds, coughs, catarrh, I asthma, and a potent healer for wounds, cuts, bruises, sprains, etc., is within the reach of the poor- est, owing to its cheapness. It should be in every house. The most sumptuous train in the world is that used by the German Emperor. It cost $1,000,000, and took three years to buil3. Repeat it:â€" "Shiloh's Cure will always cure my coughs and colds." Papaâ€" "Yes, my son, you must always begin at the bottom to learn anything." Willie â€" "How about swimming, pa?" Imitation* Abound, but Insist npon gettin? tho couuiii* ••Tho U&I." Mo»">ol PlMtar. It has JtouJ tho tost ol yoarn. It ourod »cho« and paino qulokor lb*u any plastor. Fault fiinding" gives friendship many a hard jolt. Repeat it: â€" "Shiloh's Cure will always cure my coughs and colds." OF UNCERTAIN AGE. Little Willie â€" "Say, pa, when is n, woman said to be of uncertain age?" Pa â€" "When other people are cor tain of it, my son." Loos of Ffeoh* oniich atitl pain In tho chest may n„T moan consumption, but aro bail signs. Alton's I „* Balsam loosons tho ouugh and hoals InOam* od air PMoagoi. Not a graiu o( opiuia iu it. Pe.rhaps nothing is calculated to worry a pessimist more than the noise made by people who shout for joy- Repeat it:â€"" Shiloh's Cure will al- ways cure my coughs and colds." MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. "Henry a.sked me to be his wife last night," she told her chum. "Oh, I'm so delighted, Gertrude. \nd how did it happen?" "Well, he just asked me, and I said, 'Ye.s,' and then he just stood up and folded his arms." "What! He was no more inter- ested than that?" "Oh, but you see, I was in them when he folded them." MARVELS OF MOSCOW. "Moscow," says a traveller, "has more pilgrims than Mecca and more shrines than Rome. Its principal church wa.s erected at a cost of $10,- 000,000. Its goldjn dome and cu- polas cost over $1,000,000 to gild, and more than twice that amount is repref<ented by the marbles, precious stones, and pictures it con- tains." MOTHERS 1 GItc tho Children a Chance. Spanking does not cure children of bed- wetting. There i.H a constitutional causo for tliis trouble. Mrs. M. Summers, liox 101, Windsor, Ont,, will send (ree to any mother her suocessrtil borne treatment, with full in.structions. Send no money, but write her to-day if your children troubia you in this way. Don't blame the child, the chances are it can't help it. This treatment also cures adults and aged people troubled with urine difficalties by any or night. Adaâ€" "Wasn't there some talk of Maude marrying a duke?" Dolly â€""Yes, but, you see, the duke didn't say anything about it.' The healthy glow disappearing from the cheek and moaning and restlessness at night are sure symptoms of worms in children. Do not fail to get a bottle of Mother Graves' Worm Extermin- ator; it is an effectual medicine. HE WAS WILLING. "My friend," said the optimist, "you should greet misfortune with a smile." "I'll do it with pleasure," replied the unfortunate one, "if you'll do- nate the price of a 'smile.' " Repeat it: â€""Shiloh's Cure will always cure my coughs and colds." "You seem to manage remarkably well en your housekeeping money?" "Yes. The tradespeople haven't sent in their bills yet." APhyololan la not alwars at hand. Guard yonr. ,.if aiiiiiint suililon cjuhIh luil colds by k«e|iln|| a bottle ol I'atnicillor in llie h<.u« Ay...d »ub.<ti- tute.. thoro is but ouo •• famkillor- - I'orry UarU'â€" Mo and soc Investment Securities. - This means a safe InvMtment. A mertraffe on real estate with th* earnings of the largest Street Railway in Canaaa (Montreal) to pay the Interest, Pays half as muoh again as any Bank In Inter^ est -always saleafela. lonita tn amounts of SI03, $S90 or Sl.OOO. CORRlSPONDENCi INVITED. GEOFFREY PORTBOUS, BONO OROKKN, Btreet Railway B'd'gr. Montrval, P.Q. Rofeionctf â€" Bauk of Montreal I H of raonoy makorn. Do you want to cot rich qulefe legitimatoty t 1( so, buy stock In tho Caiuuli* North.Wo.s oil Company, I.iiaitod. Buy cbospa whilo utboro Hloop. 1 hid ciimpany ownv noctiuns e, 7 and 18, Tp. i, RuoKO 3, Wnat of tho Itth .M, ia tho Rreat Altwrt Oil liolt, which, aeoarding to tt>* nio^t ominont authority, is doitinod to Iwcjuio ths groatojt oil piiKtucinK contio in tho world, â- â€¢ much so that laud is now uollinjc a4 fn>m tl.OOS to |*i.s,ooo por aero, this c.jrapany h%^ tho most up-to-date oil horins plant in oporation. and ai* roady down \itn) feet, passinc throu^h 4 oil boar* ing sands, containing considerablo oil and potro* loum gas. tie cortain aro tho prospects of sucooo^ that the Hharos have alroatly advanced from (w cents to $1 each, and directly ttle ereat oil pools are .struck you will have to lie a niililonairo tog»S any numbur of iihare!! ; aeaiu wo say, buy choap w Into sluggards slevp. Kllares are niin-assessablo^ tho laud <twned by tno('oropMS|r isvaluod aooord* ing to pro lunl prices at tlU,uui<.UOU. Mharos tl.OS each, in blocks of &0 ; terms- -h ilf cadi, balanott ill three months. Drafts payable to \. VfiUixmm and Co., Ltd., at the moi-t:liauti Hank of Canaiiflu Victoria, B. ('., to be exclianifod for, oronacceunS of. stock in tho Canadian Morth Wost Oil Coia* pany. Limited^ He (who is going abroad to seek All thO StrOngth his fortune)â€" "You'll be true to me, i - Orima rtv Ranf won't you, darlingf She-."Ye- ©T Prima UX BBOT yes, full George, if â€" if you're success- Are your corns harxler to remove than those that others have had 1 Have they not had the same kind! HavQ they not been cured by us- ing Holloway's Corn C*lir«? . 'feir*, bottle. He â€" "Could you marry a man who was your inferior?" Sheâ€" "1 suppose I shall have to." TOBACCO HABIT Dr. MuTaggart's tobacRo remedy removes all deiiro for the wood In a few <lLiys. A vonetablo niodlrino, and only requires tuiching Uio tongue with it occaiion.illy. I'rice, 110,. LIQUOR HABIT Marvellous results from taking his remo>Iy fur tho lliiuor habit. Mafo anil inexpunsive iiome troatinoiit : no tiypodermic hijoclions, no publi. city, no loss of tfmo from bujinoas, and a euro certain. Address or consult Dr. McTaggart, 7S Yongo Street, Toronto, Canada. Is Concentratod [n Bovrlls BovmL i.s pjvlal'a'biB," tery nourishing, and easily digested. It is no trouble to prepare. A spoonful of nOVKIL stir- red into a cup of boiling water is tho finest tonic ana pick-me-up. BOYRIL IS LIQUID LIFE Razor Sharpener. Do not throw awfty your mon« in buying anew Raior beciiiifle your vUi one will iiui work, but buy a c:ik« *•! our "Perfoction lla^or I'aAte'" whtib will k«op yciur Kamir in porfoct oultirtK Oiiudttb'ii, :iml with c irs wi^Mast you a lifetime. K your Hardware or Drug Dealer (l4>ef> not barulle Ibiit, send ai 25c. and we will forward Kame post-paid CANADA HONE COMPANY^ Wawa.n«a*, Man KIDNLY V PI! Lb ^ ->â-  II, iMillllllMlJiil'l ' y r I9»UE HO. 51-W. CATSKIN RUG. A lad.v residing near London ha.s a hearthrtig which is probahly unique. It is composed entirely of the skills of her deceased feline pets. As her cats died she had the skin of each tanned and added to the rug, which is now complete, and contains tho skins of furteen dead "pussies." The rug is entirely of one colorâ€" blacl* AS *^.-, lay in question has always made a point of keeping cats of that color. On the reverse side of each skin there is an inscription recording the name of its dead owner and the period during which he (or she) was the lady's property. Thus one inscrip- tion runs: "Fairy, IMS 4," and another, "Beauty, iy004," Dyeing I Gleaning I Vet hhs vsry beos seeA your werfc lo ike •• MITUH AMIRIOAN OVItNO 00." Look lot Msal hi fear lewn, et umi Mraok. llMitrMl.T«rooto, Ottawa, Qaaba* 5,0Q0 GOOD MINKS ship early virl obtain hlgheit price. Mftk« u A H ti ial »h)pinunt, t'T:Lt:bUi>;ue on applicatton. Kefereiioes tbe Ujminlua Bank ami Cummer- uial agencio*. A- a. E. PIERCE & oo.. 6ti7 ST. iMOt. ST., • MONTIIRAU WANTED'""""' "^ In CaMadi ami : the Ititited SUIcl (cod), taik ycy IWI B^ Mm '** *<tvertiao out ihowi-acd* )n atl (.ontpiiuouf plaoi an^ 4lllrtbuta tmall adrertitini^ tnallcr. t. cinniit.»ici) ni talsr* itj |>«r Month «Rd axpcn^tk (4 p«t day. Sieady «oi| DiA year round ; entirety uew plan ; no caperi«u<.« â- Â«<)uu«d| Writs for parikular*. WM. K. WARNER MED. CO.. Leotfee. Oat., Caeada. ell PIANOS ARE CANADA'S BEST AND EVERYBOOY KNOWS rr PAV8 to BUY THK BKST Bend for our Free (.'atalngne No. 76. Large Manufacturing FLAT TO LEASE 67-71 Adelaide St. West About 40x200, ligkted by thirty-five windows, tho en- tire length of three sides, also from ten large skylights. inoRt up-to-date man ufoi^tu ring llat in central part of Tomnln; rental includes power, si earn heat, water, electric light, at 10 per cent, leas tlian cit.v rates; lowest insurance rate; immediate possession ; 1<'W rental to high-class lonant. S. FRAHK WILSON LSflN liie Bdii Piano s Ofoon Co.. lit Gueipti, on) Maket* e( Bell Pianos, â- Â«ll Otaan* am* Autoneta Piaycr Phutae. OW.NRB 73 Adelaide street West I TORONTO, ONT. | V..^-.'-