I NEW strength" fCHAPLIN, newest IN THE SPRING OF BRITISH PEERS Nature Needs Aid in Making always a favorite in THE I who can tell? But it is certain that I Harry Chaplin, who has always been inclined to take himself seriously in his public capacity, will not be less in- I clined to do so, now that a coronet adorns his Jove-like brow. i -: . f New Health-Giving Blood. In the spring the system needs a tonic. To be healthy you must have new blood, just as rtie trees must have I new sap to renew their vitality. Na- ture demand it, and without this new : blood you will feel weak and languid. ' You may have twinges of rheumatism j or the sharp stabbing pains of neur- ' algia. Often there are disfiguring pimples or eruptions on the skin. In other cases there is merely a feeling ' of tiredness and a variable appetite. â- Any of these are signs that the blood ! is out of order â€" that the indoor life of winter has lessened your vitaKty. What you need in spring is a tonic ; medicine to put you right, and in all | the world of medicine there is no tonic ' can equal Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. These Pills actually make new rich, ' red blood â€" your greatest need in spring. This new blood drives out the seeds of disease and makes easily tired men, women and children bright, active and strong. Mrs. Eugene Cadaretfce, Amherstburg, Ont., says: "I suffered for a long time from dizzi- : ness, pain in the back and sick head- ache, and nothing I took did me any good until I began Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. These cured me after taking six boxes and I now feel better than ever I did in my life. I had fallen off in weight to 82 pounds, and after tak- ing the Pills I had increased to 100 pounds." I These Pills are sold by all medicine dealers or can be had by mail at 50 , :ents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from rhe Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. j f TELLS OF FRENCH COUR.VGE. Bavarian Says Verdun Defenders Fight With Bravery. j A high Bavarian railroad official ^ who is in charge of some of the Ger- man field roads before Verdun WTites home : "The defenders of Verdun fight with admirable bravery, and their artillery does good work. Whenever they are driven out of a position the French counter-attack at once with death-defying courage. The French army is brave and capable. "There is no hope that France will lay down her arms until the na- tion realizes that Germany can never be crushed. The war will go on even if Verdun fails. "The French civilians behind our front willingly work for us, and take the high wages we pay them, but their hate remains, and they have but one thought and wish: Germany must be crushed." + ASQUITH A RECORD PREMIER. Has Held Office for a Long Period as Prime Minister. Mr. .A.squith has been Premier of Great Britain longest of any since 1832. Not only is Mr. .\sciuith's single stretch of office longer than that of any other modem Prime Minister, but he is getting near the top of the list for length of years of office with or without breaks. Mr. Gladstone was Prime Minister for about fourteen years in all and Lord Salisbury for about thirteen, but Lord Beaconsfield had only about seven years, and Lord John Russell about six. Lord Palmerston's ascend- ancy was roughly from 1855 till 1865, in which period he had two terms a"- Prime Minister, one lasting three and the other six years. It took Sir Robert Peel about five years to get and leave a nam'e as one of the greatest of Prime Ministers. « GLASS OF WATER Upset Her. People who don't know about food should never be allowed to feed per- sons with weak stomachs. Sometime ago a young woman had an attack of scarlet fever, and when convalescing was permitted to eat anything she wanted. Indiscriminate feeding soon put her back in bed with severe stomach and kidney trouble. "There I stayed," she says, "three months, with my stomach in such con- dition that I could take only a few teaspoonfuls of milk or beef juice at a time. Finally Grape-Nuts was brought to my attention and I asked my doctor if I might eat it. He said, 'yes,' and I commenced at once. "The food did me good from the start and I was soon out of bed and recovered from the stomach trouble. I have gained ten pounds and am able to do all household duties, some days sitting down only long enough to eat my meals. I can eat anything that one ought to eat, but I still continue to eat Grape-Nuts at breakfast and supper and like it better every day. "Considering that I could stand only a short time, and that a glass of water seemed 'so heavy,' 1 am fully satisfied that Grape-Nuts has been everything to me and that my return to health is due to it. "I have told several friends having nervous or stomach tTOuble what Grape-Nuts did for me ard in every case they speak highly of the fowl." "There's a Reason." Name given by Canadian Postum Co., Windsor, Ont. Vvi read the above lattery A new one appaara from time to time. They ara rcnnlae, true, ana Inll of hoinan tetareit. BRITISH CO.MMONS. Was King Edward's Chum in the Decea.cied Monarch's .Madcap Days. The Ht. Hon. Henry Chaplin, who has just been created a peer, has dis- charged the duties of leader of the nominal Opposition, in virtue of his seniority among ex-Cabinet Ministers, since the formation of the coalition Government. It is said that Mr. Chap- lin's tailing health necessitates his retirement from the strenuous life of the Lower Chambr, of which, by the way, he has been a memberâ€" and al- most continuously; â€" for nearly 'ifty years. The son of a parson â€" that kind of parson who was both country gen- tleman and clergyman, and was term- ed a "squarson" â€" and educated at» Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford. The new peer is 75 years old. While quite a young man he came into splen- did inheritance in the shape of the Blankeney Estate in Lincolnshire â€" to this day he is termed the Squire of Blankenoy in the House of Commons. The estate consisted of land and a splendid mansion, and the rent roll was pretty nearly a quarter of a mil- lion dollars a year. Harry Chaplin â€" he is one of those men' who are "Harry" all their livesâ€" got through the lot in pretty short order. For truth to tell, this now veteran statesman and newly-made peer was not a little of a roysterer in the days of his hot youth. Hunting, shooting, deer stalking, racing, card playing, dining, wining, and the rest> of it â€" he was the equal of tfte best at any or all of these. When King Edward was acting the part of madcap Prince Hal, Harry Chaplin was one of his nearest and dearest intimates. He is said to have won as much as $500,- WORSHtP SNAKE IN JAPAN. Natives Believe Reptile Has Cured Hundreds cf Toothache. In tlip Suma gardens of Kobe. Japan. I is a huge snake brought from the tro- ! pics. It measured 25 feet in length I and 28 Inches round the waist. N'at- I urally this splendid reptile excited ad- miration, and when it died much sym- pathy wa.s expressed, and a deputation asked the management to bury the snake in the vicinity, with due cere- mony. This was done, the reptile being ] intsrred in a pine grove back of the ipstaurant. Then the discovery was made that the snake had died on the day of the snake In the Japanese calendar, and somebody remembered an ancient su- perstition aci.'^rding to which tooth- ache may be cured ty worshipping a snake. The grave began to be visited and much benefit was derived by tooth- ache sufferers. Hundreds visit the grave every week now and bring good profits to the gar- dens and the restaurant proprietor, who naturally are ready to be convin- ced of the miraculous powers of the snake. Some of the grateful people who have been cured have decided to erect a shrine to the memory of the snake. + Spreading Good News Broadcast You Owe Yourself this Rare Treat after the heavy meats and the canned vegetables of the Winterâ€" with a jaded stomach and rebelhous Uver â€" Shredded Wheat with Strawberries â€" a dish that is deliciously nourishing and satisfying â€" a perfect meal, and so easily and quickly prepared. For breakfast, for luncheon or any meal. Made in Canada. ing the spine and raising the shoulder. This also causes extra strain to the eyes by bringing the work too close. WTien the desk is too low the child has to bend over and will quickly be- come round shouldered. Bending over a low desk also strains the eyes and compresses important veins in the neck so that serious brain troubles may follow. iit. Hun. U-.niy (.7iOi>/iM. 000 on a single race, and doubtless has before now many times lost pretty nearly that sum. In his old age he was glad to accept a pension such as an ex-Cabinet Minister of im- poverished means is entitled to, of $(j.000 a year, and to live at Stafford House as practically a pensioner on the bounty of .the Duke of Sutherland, his kinsman by marriage. A General Favorite. Yet, with all his faults and foibles â€" and they are neither few nor small â€" Mr. Chaplin has always been a great favorite in the House of Commons. Squire, sportsman, and something of a scholar â€" in the scn^e that he has cultivated a taste for literature such as is not often possessed by the aver- age country gentleman â€" he is very far from being a fool in public mat- ters, whatever he may have proveti himself to be in the management of his own affairs. In fact, so astute a judge as Disraeli welcomed him as a recruit of promise when he first re- turned to Parliament to swell the ranks of the Conservative minority in the year 18C'8. His aiimiration for Disraeli has affected his Parliament- ary style almost beyond belief. When a young and impressionable member he was accu=:tomed to note that great man's air of Olympian reflection ar. ! his assumed grandiloquence of man- ner, and he came to the conclusion that if these were essential to Par- liamentary success he would succeed in Parliament. However, Disraeli pos- sessed a good deal that Harry Chap- lin conspicuously la ks. And so, though the latter has been a Cabinet Minister, he has never reached a higher position than that of a second rate man. Had Splendid Physique. The new peer was in his youth a man of superlative physique. W'ith his broad shoulders and his six foot two of height he vas possessed of great strength. .And he was, too, an extremely good-looking man. with his aqueline nose, his high forcheead, his finely chiselled face, hi-. Saxon blue eyes, at once keen and kindly, and his general expression of prevailing good humor. If ever a man was a typical specimen of th» open-handed and open- hearted Engli.sh .-squire thi- newest ad- dition to the House of Lords is that one. He has all the English squire's virtues and ncprly all his limitations. Vvhcthcr the Houfc of Lords will take lilm more siriously than th'j House of Commons has done in these later days, WANTS EVERYBODY TO KNOW DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS CURED HIM. Louis Champagne, .\fter a Long Period of Sickness and Weakness, Says He Found New Health in Dodd's Kidney Pills. i Millerand, Ont, May 8th ( Special.) j â€" Strong and hearty again after a ! long period of weakness and ill-health, Louis Champagne a well-known resi- dent of this place, is spreading broad- cast the good news that he found new health and strength in Dodd's Kidney Pills. "For a long time," .Mr. Champagne states in an interview, "I suffered [ from kidney disease and backache. My appetite was uncertain, and I got up in the morning with a bitter taste in my mouth. There were flashes of lighb before my eyes, and I had a dragging sensation across the loins. My limbs were heavy and I was always tired. "Then I decided to try Dodd's Kid- ney Pills, and I am glad to be able to say^hat two boxes made me well. I recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills to all those who suffer from feebleness or bad kidneys." If you have the symptoms mention- ed by Mr. Champagne you may be sure your kidneys need attention. Neglected kidneys are the cause of more than half the ills mankind is heir to. The way to treat sick or weak kidneys is to use Dodd's Kidney | Pills. I « , SCHOOLROOM FURNITURE. How a Child Is Crippled by School Desks and Seats. | We take pains to have our school buildings well lighted, well heated, well ventilated and in other ways thor- oughly healthful places. 3ut there is one imporiai;t point which is often o\erlooked. This is the supplyh\jr of proper seats and desks at which the ' children can work in comfort ai' i without doing serious damage to their growing bodies. ! Many children are hopelessly crip- pled with round shoulders, curvature of the spine and other deformities long before they are ready to leave school because they have been forced to sit in ill-fitting chairs and work at desks which are either too high or too low for them. The desks and seats in every school- room should be adjustable. It is very wrong to make children of all sizes sit at desks of the same size. For boys and girls who are below or above the average in size there should be desks which can he adjusted to meet their particular needs. I The mo?t common faults in school- room furniture are the unsuitable shape of the backs of the seats, too great distance between the seat and the desk, disproportion of the height of the seat and desk, and incorrect shape and slope of the desk. It is important that the edge of the desk I'hould project slightly over the I edge of the seat. The top of the desk should incline downward about ten degrees toward the seat and should be low enough to allow the forearm to rest on it without raising the shoulder. The seat should he broad enough to support almost the whole, thigh, and should be low enough to al- j low the sole of the foot to re.'t on the SACRIFICES OF PEERAGE. Forty-Eight Heirs to British Titles. Killed in Present War. -â- Vttention ha: been again focussed on the sacrifices of the British peerage in the war by the death at the front of Lord Desmond Fitzerald. of the Irish Guards, the brother and heir presump- tive of the Duke of Leinster. Lord Desmond is the 48th heir to a peer-' age to fall in the present war and his case is only specially notable from the fact that the peerage which he would have inherited had he lived is one of the mo.t historic in the United Kingdom. He would have be-' come the premier duke, marquis and earl in Ireland and he would have in- herited one of the few exi.-^ting peer- ages that can be traced back without a break to the Norman conquest. His elder brother, the Duke of Leinster, is unmarried and in poor health and the succession now devolves on a younger brother, Lord Edward Fitzgerald, who a few years ago mar- ried Miss May Etheridge, a mu; ical comedy actress. Lady Edward Fitz- gerald will be the first musical comedy duchess, if her husband lives to-in-, herit. He is also an officer serv- ing at the front, but even if he should fall the succession in this case is safe, for he has an infant son, born in 1914, who in the natural course of events will one day be Duke of Leinster. received by F. E Quinn, Trade Com- missioner of New South Wales, Aus- tralia, New York. The message, which canin from E. II. Palmer, acting assis- tant superintendent of the Immigra- tion and Tourist Bureau, Sydney, con- tained only the information that the petroleum and gas field had been found near Grafton, on ihe flarenee River, In the extreme north-eastern part of .New South Wales. That the newly found supply is ex- tensive Is indicated by the» fact that news of the discovery wa.*; cabled also to Nie! .Nieleon, Au.^tralian Tr'ade Com- missioner in Sanfi-ancisco and other Australian represeiuatives who are seeking to bring about closer commer- cial relations between the United States and the Australian ("ommon- wealth. Commls.sionur Quinn .said the oil and g^as supply nearest Au.stralia wa« that discovered In recent years in New Guinea. He was not able to estimate how the .-Vnierlcan market of these product.s -Blight be affected, but he pointed out that Australia annually lias bought from the United States mere tlian llO.i-'-uO.iiuo wonh of gaso- lene, benzol, lubricatiug oils and other petrcleuni products. MILK SHORTAGE IN AU.STRIA. In Innsbruck Shopi4 Open for Only , Two Hours Daily. \ The scarcity of live stock and mi'ik in Austria has assumed such alaiin- ing propci'-tions that ac Innsbruck during the mid-Lent cattle market only twelve cows were available for sale and they were imraediateiy re- quisitione<i by the military authorities. The amount of milk available for .sale is so limited that milk shops are opened for only two hours every day and "he crowd of people is so great that th.' police experience the greatest difficulty in regulating the sale andj distribution of milk for children and sick per.-one. < Condition ; in other regions are much worse than in the Tyrol, where in oriiinary times cattle breeding flourishes and consequently the milk supply is plentiful. + '. MOTHER AND B.VBY. The fond mother always h-i.-s th>- welfare of her little ones at heart. She is continually f" the watch for any appearance of the malaili<.v which threaten her little ones. Thoi"iands of mothers have learned by experience that nothing will equal Bai yV Own Tablets in kcepiii)?. the chiUirtn well. Concerning them Mrs. R. .Vlorehouse, Blissrteld, N.B., writes: "Baby's Own Tablets are the best medicine I have ever used for my baby. He wa< very cross but the Tablets soon put him right again." The TalJets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at "J.") cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.. Brockville, Ont. For making ' soap. For •often- | 'Inu wat«r. For remevinK | I paint. For dlsl.ifoctins I I rafri jjorator -, (Inks, cletct. drains anci for S.<.J I othar purpose!^. HFurna auaSTtruTEL -'-5=i??8S?"i A Pleasant Discovery. An old lady on b.iard a vesi el ob- served two sailors pumping up water to wash ike deck, and, the captain be- ing near, she accosted him as follows: "Well captain, so we've got a well aboard, eh ? " "Yes, ma'am always carry one," said the polite captain. "Well that' clever. It's so much better than the nasty sea water, which I always dislike so." l.^aar(i's Ijinnnsnt Iitunbenaan's Friaal Chinese Porcela'n. It is announced 'I'.at the fanious King Teh Cheeng porcelain factury which from the year ia:i6 furnished all the fine porct-luin for the royal paiaces of Chica. is to be reopened. Thi.-! factory wa.^ partly -destroyed during ibe revo- lution in which the republic was e.iial>- iished. and iht- vi'ricus samples and pattern.^ kept there were divided among the leading revo!inio!ii3»«. However, many pat'erns have been re- cover>-d, ti;geih'rr with samples. • Klnard's Zaisimen: -...ed by Fhva'.ciaaa. Father's .Vdvice. "1 told father I loved y.jii mora than any girl I ever met." "And what did yuur father say?" "He siiid to try an<l meet ^ume more girls." Makers i.f alarm clock.s .ne :imonff thr (â- whr .!(â- a •-.I'jsing ',. . in-s-;. SEES POTATO'^S SEED •â- uTATOE.S. H'.ISII CUB. -_ tilf;.'. D-lvna-e Cariiun Or- der at oi .; S.pnly limited. Wil;.. for Quntail-^n". M. V' riawwon *^ramiit^n. (< l..v.i':i_.:.r I l-.-l; < •; ros SAT i:. .-^ I'lil-; I â- < '.M I.N., I ' ur,.i1 .'irt.*' 'â- ns fr . I! ."i K^i.Miiltiin. v. ii. SKwi.VG w vi'iii.v!-: sri'i'i.iKs â€" u >»upi'rl.>r .\\f il.ill.ins 5.-. Uei- Sui'Hri. r S;j|,pli...i Zrf, Sli\iliie.-» T5*j fi r any .\iu<'hin« Il.iiiiilTun. ' "It. KELP WAJTTEO. w ; rt 1 1 \ v-n:. . I I'M' ''..-^'IKiiKIIS 'â- ,> u ,ii w;i#i»-^ 1 i.-.TU<>r.-t. -Vit'lv â- â- â- â- ;% â- ''â- '< A: ' *<• , Hfi li n. Out, REDUCTION OF INSANITY. j War is Proving an .\ntidote for Madness. Medical inquiry indicates that there has been a considerable reduction of insanity since the war began. Dr William Graham of the Belfast Lunatic .â- \syluni says: "It is not the great tragedies of life that sap the forces of the brain and wreck the psychic organism. (Jn the contrary, it is the small worries, the deadly monotony of u narrow and circum- scribed existence, the dull drab of a life without joy and barren of an achievement, the self-centred, anaemic con.sciousness â€" it is these experiences that weaken and diminish personality and so leave it a prey to inherited predispositions or to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune." .And the editor of the Lancet peints out : "The traveler in Central America will face savage men and savage beasts unmoved but is driven to the verge of madness by the attacks of minute and insistent in.sects." Dr. Graham quotes with approval Lord Bryce's recent stateinent that the effect of the fighting on thousands of men has been to sober them, to stir their deepest thoughts, and to inspire them with an urgent desire for some idealistic basis of life, and he /'be- lieves that one of the eventual results of the war will be a great decrea.se in the amount of mental instability which has been growing in recent years." 4 STRIKE OIL IN AUSTRALIA. Message Tetls of a Big Petroleum Field Near Grafton. Discovery of the Hist gas and petro- leum field In the continent of .-Vustralla was announced in a cabU* niessane Strong One Way. Wife â€" "My hu.-band is not well. Uin afraid he'll give out." Wife's Mother â€" "Well he may (five out. He certainly never gives in." Aak- for Mlaard's ana tak* do otbsr \V x.VT';i'. ICM'EUlK.VCKli 'â- â- •xll.'^a TT lifp.1- l-'i'pfis .iTi iil.ii'k ^V'trk. Ihmi.>t w.iat.,. i.ul.i, .Vi'plv bv Later Hu~ .-I ^ â- â- .•i:i,.,M ,:i,-.. \\:U. :i I'ul.lwb- WE'WSPAPEaS FOB SA LB. PIMl'iX -MAKl.MJ .NliWS .\SD JOB Odlif's fiT sail! in Rood Oniarlo tcwnf«, ThA mnvt uHeful and Int^r' :*tlnj of all bu."lncHi'i'!». Full Intormatl n on ar'Pll>."a""" to Wilson Publislilim Oom- pany. 73 NVest Ailelalile street. Tot onto. Unappreciated Rewards. Mother- "The '.eacher complains you have not had a correct lesson fur a month; why is it?" Sonâ€" "She always kis-^^es me when I get them right." I cured a horse of the Mange with MINARD'S LINIMENT. CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS. Dalhousie. I cured a horse badly torn by a pitchfork, with MINARD'S LINI- MENT. St. Peter's. C.B. KDW. LINLIEF. I cured a horse of a bad swelling hv .MINARDS LINIMENT. Bathurst, N.B. THOS. W. PAYNE. No Joke. i "Yes and 1 asked him if all the jokes about married life were so." "What did he say?" "He said that some people hail strange ideas of what constitute;; a joke." MISCC1.l.aN£0UI. C.V.VCKR. rL.MORS. LfilFS. KTC. Internal unJ external, cured wlch« out puln by our iitinn trMatiiiL-nt. \\'rlt« us before too late. Dr Bellman Mcnllcai Co.. Limited. Collinswood. Ont. "Overseas" Liniment \\ !.y Mirr.-: wl;l» nheu!iiati.''iii. I.'im- bngu. i.uin<f ilat'li or paiti «>f aii.\ kind, wiit'ii â- *0\er»ta.s ' i.iniinent will -uy** vou. The Hlichf't '"inide Uiiilmi-nl n.ade y;uaraiitf<f<l. ."i-iul al oncv. Kuinii\ •'ir.a 6". I..irif s'.z,. $1 •"'. OTSBSEAS CHEMICAL CO.. SIC Bathojst St.. Toronto. Can. 1^ AiMfica's Plontsr Dog Rtmedlts DOG DISEASES And How to Feed .M«:itil f.-ce ;â- > any .uliir?«s br tlic Author H. CLAY GLOVER. V. S. 118 We»t 3UlS^eel,NeH York Sore' Granulated Eyelids, , Eves intianifj hv cx;*o- ^^ itire to Sun. Dust and Wind M7_ .^^^_ quickly relieved bv Murine B_,^f ^^ fS EyeRemeily. Nci Smart itig, tf just Kye Comfort. At Your Drtigiji«t*9 50c per Bottle. MHrine C>« SlIveinTu .â- !i25c.ForBookolihi'E>efree.i,sk Druggists orMorlncCyeRemed) Co.. Chicag* HAWK BICYCLES An up-ii.-*.lntc UiK*i f'-i.tJe Bit vclt fitted with AW/i'K ///rm. A'-w Vrpit* tute or Ifrrcu2§t i'"ii.-trr fi^ake and /{uh!^ . Deta* ihubie 7"i>^«. litKiigtadc fqulf». mcnt. including Mini- •*• , A |{M.irUfi.I*iMnr.JiT<toU #^£.3U 7 r' FREE 1 91 6 Catalogue, .iti; Ay/»4ii» Malf*utL Vuu can '. iiy yuur supplicH frcni us at Wh.jie-*«le rricr*. T. W. BOYD t 30N, ZTKoIre Dame St.Wr.t.MuntreaU floor. It should be slightly con- cave to prevent slippinif and horixont-j al rather than inclined. The hack; should be curved forward to support] the loins so that even a weakly child ^ will find it easy and comfortable to sit ' up- right. ' When a schoolroom seal is too hijch the child does not touch the floor. He is mos*: uncomfortable becaii e he does not get the proper aid from the legs i and feet in maintaininK an upright ; position. It the desk is too high the elbow can get no rest except by curv- ' REMEMBER! The ointment I you put on yourchild's skin gets j into tlie systcru just as surely as ! food the child eats. Don't let j impure fats ainl mineral coloring ' matter (such as maiiv of the cheap oiiuiiicnts contain) get ' into your child's blood ! Zani- i lUik is purely herbal. No pois- onous coloring. I'sc it always. , 50c. Box at All Druggialt and Slorta. ' Mm-buk' "raB OMitPWtws 30wr« Innocence .Vbroad. i tlrocer -We have some veiy nice horseradish to-day, ma<lam. Mis. Ncwlywed â€" I don't think 1' take any thi; morning, thank you. You see. we just started housekeep- ing and haven't a horse yet. Trouble Located. "Say, jeweler, why don't my watch keep good time?" '"The hands won't behave, sir; there's a pretty girl in the case." Kcav Mlnard'a Unlmtnt In the honsa Her Choice. "When I am big niumnm, I'm go- I ing til marry a doctor or a minister." j "Why, my dear?" " 't'aue if 1 niai ry a ductot lean 1 got well for nothing, and if I marry i a minister 1 can be good f'U- nothing.' 1 It is believed ly soma thu' the tinv will come when an huncst man wl command respect. â- â- ISSl'E 29â€" 'H