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MARTHE LESNER'S AWAKENING By Jean Bertha Translated by Wm. L. McPheraon has diplomas, speaks eeveral Ian- then, two youtho had smiled at eacli guagea and doubtless could be of gome other, and that was enough, to rid her service wherever you sent her." } of her des're to go away. She would which he had received her. She would probably never see him again. "Doubtlefio," the young man i-epeat- ' | ed. "We need, In fact, all kinds of M- slstance, all sorts of willing workers. THIN, WATERY BLOOD MEANS ILL HEALTH ft!:* was a tall young woman, with pale cheeks and dark hair. She enter- ed the office on the ground floor, where the minor official* had their quarters, and asked If she could speak to the Colonial Service Director. "Tee, but you will have to wait some time half an hour, possibly three- quarters." "I'll wait," she said. She took a seat on a bench where some others were already waiting. There was a working woman, who had a baby on her arm; also a very old Sister of Charity and two soldiers with worn tunics. Although it was 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the ehctric lights had to be turned on in the gloomy, ill-cared-for room, and they brought out all its ugliness. Marthe closed her eyes and asked herself once more why see had come. She was astonished at the ease with which she had decided to take a fresh start in life A disappointment, a shat- tered dream! Certainly she knew well Let your friend make cut a formal ap- plication and I will do what Is neces- sary, I promise you, to obtain a prompt answer for her." "Thank you!" said Marthe Le*ner, But out of that brief Interview had come an idea of compelling force. To go away! To exile herself and seek beyond the seas a different des- tiny, troubled, undoubtedly, with the Rich, Red Blood Brings Bright Eyes and Rosy Cheeks. The girl who returra home from Calle A New Course. "Is Miss Jcnes in?" DAWSON WOULDN7 TAKE $1000 FOR IT DECLARES TANLAC ENDED TROUBLES. Thank you. sam fl ,,' same inquietudes ? "One can do one's school or from work thoroughly tired Servant "No, madam. Miss Jones <. . Q Ryt_J- 1C with a glance that conveyed her grati- , duty anywhere .. the voung man had out wil , be fortumlte lf sne escapes a is gt>in g to be married, and she goes , " 8 the **** Medicine 1 LveF tude. "Since- your friend is free." the said, in his calm, sure voice. She no physical breakdown, because this get- longer saw life under the same deso- ting tired so easily is probably the young man continued, "she will bave a , at(j Mpect _ Hope had revived in ner flrst warning symptom of a thinning good opportunity to establish herself heart satisfactorily, if she becomes accii- matized in her new place of residence. We encourage marriages among the French colonists. We want to see homes founded. That la the best means of assuring a prosperity which is too often lacking." She blushed and didn't dare to look at him. She had expected to find her- self In the presence of some grun-man- nerjcl personage, perhaps an old man, and she hadn't recovered from her P3- tonishnient. The n>rd!al voice rattled on, with a frankness in which there was perhaps a touch of irony. "It is a good example to follow. Doesn't it tempt you?" "Not in the least,' she assured him. "One can do one's duty anywhere," the secretary added. His voice had must not be disregarded if p.he had suffered, because her health is to be preserved, led the first tears of disil- When the blood becomes thin and to the college every afternoon to take lessons in domestic silence." ' Not intimidated By Food. Because she had s lusionment, she had believed that impure the patient becomes pale. D0art j er there was no longer either loyalty or She not only tires out eaHy but often .. r . m not afraid ot it m a'am." said Now ahe thought suffers from headaches, palpitation of Grant rve Been ^^ ag much meat , the heart, oUzzy spells and a lotss of and u ^^^ frig^n me a biL Heard Of," Says Toronto Man. "Honestly. I wouldn't take a thous- "Don't be afraid of the meat. Mr. and dollars in gold for the good Tanlac Grant," said the landlady to the new nas done m e." said Delbert F. Daw- son, 174 Browning Ave., Toronto, Oat.. justice on earth, differently. Go away: What was the use* Spring appetite. sang its cradle song the eternal words which we listen to and only half believe. There was an Immediate In thifi condition Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will be found to have a beneficial action on the blood. Miss Delima La- prouilse of Joy in the air. She wouldn't freniere, St. Ambrose, Man., has go. She would try to meet again on her old pathway the changing visage of happiness. Tie odor of the red roses was with her still. SAVE THE CHILDREN that such setbacks are common in the < become grave. lives of over-sensitive people who let ! She took her leave without offering their hearts carry them away too quickly in the hard competition for happiness. Others take up the strug- gle again and buoy themselves up with eternal hope. But she, through weak- ness or pride, had renounced that bit- ter effort. What she sought now was another sky and forgetfulness. Plunged in her reverie, she didn't notice that her companion had left the bench and that she was sitting there alone. A door opened and an em- ployee approached her. The director has teen called out. You will not be able to see him to-day. But his secretary will receive you." It made little difference to her. She followed her guide through a corridor him her hand. He conducted her to the end of the interminable corridor. , * * Xow she was walking on the quals, ; along the Seine. It was a .-pring day, : clear and mild. The stream flowed in a scintillating mass, reflecting the golden rays of the sun. The trees on both banks were beginning to bud. Their little green leaves opened in the light as if with hands greedy to seize it. And the old buildings, in their robe of grayish stone ,seemeU to be rejuve- nated. Marthe was not in a hurry to go home. A sudden change bad come over her and she wasn't able to analyze its causes. She had got up proved this in her own case and ad vises others to use these pills. She says: "Before I began the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills I fe!t like a com- plete wreck of ciy former self. My blood was poor and thin. I suffered from faint and dizzy spells, and had backaches and headaches almost every day. I decided to give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a trial, and by the time I given cut had used three boxes I felt much bet- you've only ter and I continued taking the piKs meet it until I feit as well as I ever aid. For A Regular Scholar. Little Bess was proud of her elder sister, who took honors in college, be- ing valedictorian of her class. "Katherine did fine," she informed the neighbors after commencement, "she was Queen Victorian of her class." Mothers who keep a box of Baby's Own Tablets in the touse may feel that tha lives of their little ones are reasonably safe (luring the hot wea- ther 5-tomacfl troubles, cholera in- fantum and diarrhoea carry off thous- 1 ands of little ones every summer, in most cases because the mother does not have a safe medicine at hand to give promptly. Baby's Own Tablets relieve these troubles, or if given oc- _ ! casionally to the well child will pre- , . ,_ . .". __~. ... vent their coming on. The Tablets VVordS 1 hat IVllSS 1 heir W ay. .velj-kcown carpenter and builder. "Besides reliev.ag me of a bad case of stomach trouble of many years standing, Tanlac has built me up ten pounds in weight and I never felt bet- ter in my life thac I do now. I suf- fered so I could hardly stand the pres- sure of my clothes against my stom- ach and the way it pained me was simply terrible, and often I had chok- ing spells, when I almost lost iny breath. I was so nervous I couldn't sleep and mornings got up feeling more tired and worn out than on going to bed. I lost -weight considerably and He (looking at wife's cheque book) became so weak I was constantly los- ing time from work, and many times got so dizzy I had to grab hold of Feminine Finance. "You don't mean to say you have a cheque for $100. Why, got $40 in the bank to something to keep from failing. Near- '. ly all the time I had .-. headache and She "That's al! right, dear. If the sometimes it hurt me so bad I could what they did la my case I cannot re- cashier says anything about it I'll tell hardly endure It. My liver. was in an awful condition and I had liver spots all over my body. "Well, I Just kept getting worse, in commend these pills too highly." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills can be ob- 1 tained from any dealer in medicine, or | by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockvllle. Ont. him to charge it." Discarded Style. The City Nephew "I'm glad to see spite ot everything I did, until I got Aunt Hetty dresses her hair sensibly instead of wearing those silly puffs over the ears." Uncle TaJltimber "She tried 'em are guaranteed by a government an- alyst to be absolutely harmless even to the newborn babe. They arc es- Words have a fatal habit of taking ! on , ce aB ' tney got ^Sled up with the Taulac. But this medicine seemed to get right after my troubles, for it wasn't long before I was feeling lots better. I've taken eight bottles in all and am a weil man, never lose a the wrong turning. In certain old versions of the Bible telephone receiver an' she missed day from work or feel bad in a "y wav - more'n half the gossip goln' on over !t ia fact - Tanlac is the best medicine pecially good in summer because they , Christ is called 'the ringleader of our tweaty P artT Hues. ' regulate the bowels and keep the stomach sweet and pure, They are salvation," a word changed later to "captain," whilst Paul called himself that seemed interminable. Then she that morning with her will firmly fixed found herself, without knowing how, and her reason in accord with her will. sold by medicine dealers or by mail at the "knave' or "lad" of Christ. Simi- in a clear, bright room, whose win- dows opened on a garden. A young man arose and bowed to her. On his desk was a bouquet of fresh red roses. "You want some Information?" She had weighted everything for and I against. She had ardently desired to , have the matter settled as promptly as possible. But when she came into the ; presence cf the man who could aid : 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. She felt embarrassed. To ,<=jvak of her she had changed her mind. She herself and tell her story seemed ut- hadn't even dared to tell him the his Sea Soup. In some fascinating lectures to child- ren at the Itoyal Institution in London Positively Absurd! An neroplane flew ever an Irish asylum, to the consternation of the iii- mates. Next day two of the lunatics were discussing the machine. I ever saw or heard cf." Taulac is sold by leading druggists everywhere. Advu larly, in old church books. Uie Virgin is described as "God's wench." The worde "crafty" and "artful." which invariably carry an unpleasant meaning, used to mean skilful and ar- tistic, while the word "blackguard" triv "2ces and flew was formerly quite an honorable term. 8ixty minutes." A Cute Young Man. "Sir." said the young man. with en- thusiasm, as he seized the lecturer's One said: "Do you know I dreamt hanU anii shook il warm 'y. "I certain- last night I made one of those con- to AusaraHa in Prof. J. Arthur Thompson, the biolo- It re ; erre< i to ^ e humble but p9rtect . terly impossible. Nevertheless, courteous manner inspired confidence. She answered, after a slight hesita- tion: gist, had much to say aoout the con- [_ truth, to admit that she herself was ditions of life in the deep^ea "mead- the Kine's'hoi the applicant. Why? Had she felt ; some sudden attraction toward this ' ows. Away to the west of Patagonia, said ! unknown, who had talked so sym- ' p rO f. Thomson, there is a great sea \es. It is .nr a fr.end of mine who pathetically with her and had seemed desert where no birds come and no thinks of expatriating herself. She is for a moment to be interested in her flshe8 are caught. When the bottom of my age twenty-two and conse- fate? Not the least in tis world: "That s strange." said the other. "I calling of carrying coai in Uad a sim i la r dream. I went to Mel- bourne in sixty seconds." "How did you go?" "Right through the earth." quently legally a majc- and free. She But, Surnames and Their Origin CLANCY Variations Clanchey, Clanchy, Clan- JORDAN of the sea is examined It shows noth- Three hundred years ago an offici- ous man was one who was always re^dy to do ortlc-.'s of kindness. A pa<?- an was a rustic, and a heathen was one who dwelt on a heath. Our wort "silly." now an Insult, is in old manu- ly "JW | vour Iect;ir Ia is very much ind ed ,'" "I um glad to hear that," replied the lecturer; "but I can't remember see- ing you there." "No." admitted the youth, "I was net there." "But," asked the puzzled speaker, "Look here, my friend, you're not a " how couM - TOU enjo - v my Iectare Ing except a few sharks' teeth or the scr ipts applied to tbe Babe of Bethle- occaslonal ear bone of a whale. But little of the up. a .i is like that. Tho professor described it as consist- Ing chiefly of great sea meadows where young creatures can live and feed In the easiest possible way. As lunatic you're a blithering that's what you are." A Gentle Hint. idiot. you were not present' "Oh. I bought tickets for my girl's parents, and they both went." hem. He is called the "harmless, silly babe," the word "silly" meaning "blessed." The word "charity" !s one which has had a great fall. It Is used almost exclusively nowadays to mean d>- The dear old Scotswoman tramped, Minard ' s Liniment for sale everywhera miles over the hiils to get a bottle of medicine for a small boy who was ill !i> her remote village. A Circus Inside. A little fellow was sitting at the \Vhen she had described the symp- i table ODe da >" witn a uf fancy toms. the doctor set about preparing biscuits resembling various animals cle. Clinch, Glancy. OeClancy. Racial Origin Irish. Source A given name. Would you recognize "MacFlamh- Variations Jordanson. Jordson Jur- ' an elam P llJ ne clted a delicate- little pendence upon doles and gifts, while the mixture, oue ingredient of which before him. As be pau^d in the opera " the word "impertinent" has gono was a poison which ccuid be adminis- tioa at essening the number, hU through a remarkable change. It now tert >'J only la the smallest quantities, j m<nner asked him -xhat he was th;nk- dan, Judd, Juddson, Judson. Racial Origin English. Source A given name. Family names in this grouT are aidhe" as the same name as Clancy? ' unique in that they are developments Most people wouldn't. Yet it Is the . of a given name which itself oriain- same name. ated only a trifle prior to the period loR *J urnev " 6r , tll < One form, of course, is the modern In which our modern family name sys- up the contIDMtal ahelf to Anglicized and considerably shorten- ' tern began to develop. ed form, and the other is the ancient ! Mcst given names are of quite an- ' animal that would be unable to live on the word "impertinent" has gona w ' as a Pisoa which ccuid be adminis- tioa o( lessening the number, his the seashore. It feeds ami moults and then becomes a megalops. It feeds means "cheeky." Originally it meant watched him pouring i: oul the utmost care Into the mea- clan name which until the spread of ! cient origin. Exceptions are the names llght f ' Anglo-Norman, or English, power in that were developed in the Puritan tnere ls P Ient >' Ireland broke up the clan structure of movement in England, and the entire- that population, dominated the coun- : ly modern method of turning a family try around Dartry, In County Mouog- name into a given name. The vast nan. j majority of the Puritan given namos The "MacFlanchaidhe" was an an- 1 have disappeared, however. Jordan, i are and moults again, and now begins to a remark that was not pertinent to the wft h look like a shore crab. So it tucks subject under discussion, and gradual- suring glass. He poured a little from the bottle, held the glass up to tiie light, and then put a lew drops back again. "Ah, doctor," sae said. reproa*:hfnJ- , ly. "ye needna be s-e stingy. Remem- The invisible ear drum invented by b cr jf s f or a pat - wee crpban laddie." its tall underneath it and and shore. The sea meadows, he explained, have Just about the depth of water that the ly got to nieua a remark to be resent- ed. o- His Hearing Restored " ght millions A - - Leonard, which is a miniature cient clan, its name antedating by j while not so frequently n-.et with t(> several centuries th formation of day as in the Middle Ages, is still family names In Enjjitiiia. The year J found as a given name. 705 A.D. Is as close an approximation I The origin of this name Is not so as can be made of the date when the clan was founded. It derives its name from the given name of the chieftain, "Flanchaldh," | and abandon the guess. The guess, which name Is generally supposed to \ however, is correct. The story of easily gurased. One's tendency is to attribute it to the river Jordan, and then to decide that that is not logical. have been derived from the two Celtic words "flan" and caidh," with mean- ings of "red complexloned" and "chaste," qualifications which his parents undoubtedly observed and hoped for in him. Surh a name as MacFlanchaldhe, however, is a good bit of a strain on John the Baptist, involving the Jordan, of Infusoria and other drifting micro- 1 megaphone, fitting inside the ear en- scopic creatures breed and multiply. tirel ? oat of sight, is restoring tho i hearing of hundreds of people in Now | York City. Mr. Leonard invented this : drum to relieve himself of deafness and head noises, and it does this so successfully teat no one could tell he is a def man. U ie effective when deafness is caused by catarrh or by perforated, or wholly destroyed natur- al drums. A request for information to A. O. Leonard, Suite 437, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York City, will be given a prompt reply. advt. * ing about .so earnestly. "Oh, mummie. I'm thinking what a circus is going on inside of me." was his reply. ASPIRIN '"Bayer" is only Genuine the light U bad the "sea soup" is thin, and the fishes hare a hard time. Then the mackerel fishing is poor. Tlie mackeral, he said, is a particularly clean-feeding fish and depends entire- ly on the sea eoup. In seasons when the light ia t .d it ie UkeJy to starve. Disposition, A certain Irish railway company has a regular printed form on which to report any miaoaps which occur to animals on the lice. Usceatly a stray cow that had waudered on to the line was accidentally killed, and Tim O'Toole. who bad lately been pro- moted to be trafUc inspector, wsu ask- ed to send in a report Warning ; It's criminal to take Hcpeless. Little Grace was met by a strange apparently was one of those in the lady on the street who endeavored to Bible which made the greatest impres- question the child as to her father's sion on the medieval English mind. ! firet name. Jud, like Jtrdle* or Geordie, is to-day ' "What does your mother call your often used as a nickname for George, father?" was the question tlrst put. In answer tc the quotion. "Dfeposi- chance on any substitute for genuine tion of carcass," lie wrote. "Kind .ind gentle." but in the middle ages it was a varia-, tion of Jordan. "She calls him my daddy.' "Yes, yes. I know; but when she an English-speaking tongue and it was ; In the natural course of events the wants to speak to him, what does she quite uatural in the Anglicizing of the name that the "f" became suppressed ami eliminated from pronunciation, leaving the name" in some form as "MacLanchy." The "c" swinging over from the prefix to the name itslt gives the basis for the modern forms after the elimination of the "mac." family names were formed In the: aay *" usual way, by the addition of the ter- mination "son" or the prefixing of the "Oh. she says, '527, please,' " was the child's reply. New Sunflower. A variety of sunflower has been de- veloped that grows only three feet tall and products white blossoms that met _- yield more seeds, than any other kind ' Tommi of the same plant. MONEY ORDERS. Send a Dominion Express Money Order. Five Dollars costs three cents. Wouldn't Believe It Hostess "Well. Tunmiie. you can tell your mother for me that yon are the best behaved boy at table I ever are directions for Celds, Neuralgia. Rheumatism, you, ma'am, bnt I'd rather not" Hostess "Rather net! And why, pray?" Touimie "She'd think I waa ill, ma'am, and send-far tho doctor." Norman-French "FHz," which was a I "I don't mean when she calls him at corruption of the Latin "flllus" or son. j tne office. When she tells him to get These prefixes and suffixes often hav "P in tfl e morning, what does she call : been dropped in family names at later i him?" The United States leads the world in commerce, but ranks ninth in edu- cation. periods. f Friend or Foe ? -Many people find that tea and coffee are foes to their health , but that Instant Postum is a friendly table drink. This pure cereal beverage is rich in aroma and fla- _ vor fully satisfying and contains no element of harm for nerves or digestion. "There's a Reason 9 POSTUM "Oh, she says to be ready in about five minutes." A good conscience is a precious pos- session. A guilty conscience is bet- ter than none at aH. In Australia, motorcycles are alter- : ed for the use of badly incapacitated veterans of the war. 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