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Kf t:1 [f Perbap* joa are miBf food Inu We tlunk ^ed Rom** wrtra good. : Won't you try a? RED ROSE XBJL**is good tea The sam» good tea for 30 years. e ml»uk«a in a pitiful, comical j way. They My that once, on a gity even iDK, the persons present agreeing to try their bands at one another's epi- taphs, Garrick, the actor, gave hia of Goldsmith: "Here lies NoUy Gold^smith, (or short- ness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talked like poor Poll." He was always poor, but he counted among his friends the most learned and famous men of his time. Every- body laughed at him. but everybody loved him ; and those who read bis writings love him now. OLIVER GOLDSMITH By Emory Dean i» There wa« once a little Irish boy. • the most Idle, bluuderlng, comical crea- j fure that ever was seen; bjit-he had one gift so perfect and so pleasant that be has been famous and well-beloved for a hundred years. His father was j a poor country clergyman; and the, queer child, pockared and ugly, care- less In his lessons (his teacher de- ' ilared him a dunce), was laughed at and scolded by the folks at home. j When he had grown to be a big boy, and had learned to play the flute and write verses, his uncle sent him to col- j lege, but he bad lost none of his old s ways, so he did not like it, or get on ' well with hIa teachers, and finally j packed up his few possessions, one of which "we may be sure was his flute, and went away to study medicine. | This he soon abandoned, and having a great wish to see the lovely places in foreign lands, he went traveling on the Continent, a part of the time as a] companion to a young gentleman of 1 wealth, and then by himself, on foot, | playing on his flute for u night's lodg- ; ,lng and some supper wiih a peasant's; family. He came back In a year's time . with a poem ready for printâ€" such a \ graceful, pleasant proiiuction that the j most famous authors cannot equal it. i But he was the same vagabond as ; ever, working for a while as a cliem- ' Ist's assistant, then as usuer in a school, where bis life waa one cease- leas torment and low drudgery, after- wards as corrector of proof in the printing office, and at last as his easy, charming style of writing became known, as an author an^d man of let- ters. He wrote innumerable page* on mis- cellaneous subjects for very poor pay, an'd if by chance • he earned any amount «f money, scattered it at once in his reckless, generous way. He used to write ballards for street singers, and go out after dark fo hear them sing. He wrote plays for the tlieatre comedies â€" one of which. "Sh« Stoops to Conquer." is founded on a youthful blunder of bis own. Nobody else would have been half so likely to make the mistake. Even when, his genius had made him many famous friends, and his works brought him an ample amount fo;- thrift and comfort, he lived among the poor In a little dirty court, where Dr. Johnfion, going to see him. found him in a naVrow lodging so small and ill- furnlshed that, as guest, he occupied the only chair, while*Goldsmith him- self sat In the window. It was In such a place that he wrote the "Vicar of Wakefield," and some of the Suest and most finished produc- tions of Engllih prose. He mast have been a very fminy liitlp man. with his homely scarred lace, his real genius, his siily vanity and love of fine clothes. He wanted to .'hine in conversation, too; but in fine company he always blundered and I Success. ; Not always to the swift the race, Nut always to the strong the bout. The woman with the prettiest face Sometimes may wear the ugliest pout; Sometimes the richest man may be i The poorest sort of company. ' If women loved but clever men. And friends by strength and skill were made, i The world would be a desert then ' Where little childRn seldom played, ' The humble and the meek and low â- â-  A dreary dismal life would know. . If wealth and fame and power and I place I Were vital things to hold and gain 'I 1 You'd never see a smiling face | j Where wants are few and tastes are ( i plain. But fortunately love can bless The bumble heart with happiness. # Love searches for the brave afid true. With gentle ways love Journeys far. It little cares what we can do. But blesses us for what we are, i And he whose gifts of skill are spare ' Of love may win tlie greater share. â€" Edgar A. Guest. HEARHG A BREiKilOWil A Condition That Calls for a Reliable Tonic. Many women give so much of their time to the cares of their booaebold that they neglect their own health and sometimes reach the verge of a break- down before they realize that their health is .'hattered. Often the heart palpitates violently at slight exertion, the stomach fails to digest food and discomfort follows. The nerves be- come Wiak and beadacheis grow more frequent. The body grows weak and they are always depressed. This con- dition requires Immediate treatment with such a reliable tonic as Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills, which enrich and bulid up the blood, carrying renewed energy lo every part of the body. The value of Dr. Williams' Pink Piils in a rttndown condition is proved by the following etateraent from Mrs. Alex. Mclnnes, Bowsman River. Man., who says; â€" "About a year ago I had a seri- ous illness which left me very anaemic. I was not able to get around to do my work; in fact I could scarcely walk. I wa.s troubled with palpitation of the he.-.Tt T.ith the least exertion. One day a friend advised me to try Dr. Wll- llanLs' Pink Pills as they had done her much good. I followed this advice and took the pills for some weeks, when I felt as well as ever. I have since been able to attend to all my household duties. The dizziness and palpitation have left me and I bless the day I-trled Dr. Williams' Pink Pilis. They are just the medicine for those who are weak and run-down." You can get these pills from any dealer or by mail at 50c. a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.. Brock- vUle, Ont. , CimwnAti AdvcrtMements TZTu oasAHizca wa«t(d7 L AltUE ri^VOBiNO KXTBAtT Homik mOiat dlnct w boBw*. v«b2i> briAlic BU or «Bm.a m mim .rgMAiUT la Mcb MMMlL aKht UMTtj cui MtfiT mtlu ISO 4 aMk. CtaK »«•.. Itrtk B. NIMin iralU. ObL THANKFUL MOTHERS AND LAND. SETTLEMENT IN CANADA Thai homesteadiug Is still an Impor- tant phase of Canadian land settle- ment and that the day of the acquisi- tion of free Western laud is by no means over, though lying farther and farther from exisiing railway lines each year, Is made evident in the last report of the Federal Department of the Interior. This shows that in the last fiscal year a total of 3,S-13 home- stead entries were made in Western Canada, 1,699 being in Saskatchewan, 1,326 In Alberta, 632 in Manitoba and 1S6 In British Columbia. A homestead consisis of a quarter section of 160 acres of land, so that this method of land acquisition alone in the past year resulted la the settlement on 614,S00 acres. To this should be added soldier homestead grants which made an ad- ditional 113,600 acres, bringing the total settlement upon free Government land In Western Canada up to 728.480 acres. This is not a bad showing In view of the state of immigration in that year and the reputed apathy to- wards land settlement. Approximately 100,000 acres were Iiomesteaded in Western Canada In the first three months of the present year with 620 persons filing. A total of 2S6 filed in Saskatchewan. 227 In Alberta, SO In Manitoba, and 27 In Bri- tish Columbia. In addition. In the first quarter of the year one hundred soldier -grants were taken up, repre- senting settlement on 7.000 acres. It is gratifying to find that the Eng- lish-speaking races continue to pre- serve their majority In Western Cana- dian land settlement. Though nearly thirty nationalities are represented In these homestead filings last year, Canadians led with 1.277 entries, fol- lowed by citizens of the UnK'>d S'ates With 639 and then those from .he Bri- tish Isles with S76. These three class- es accounted for nearly 70 per cent, of the total registrations. More than four hundred of the British settlers were English and more than one hun- dred Scottish, whilst the leading states in the forty-two represented were Minnesota. North Dakota. Iowa. Illinois. South Dakota. Wisconsin and Michigan. That horaesteadlng continues to be a factor in Western land settlement Is evident from the observation in the Department's report that In the last year new^ly surveyed lands in fifty-nine townships were made available for homestead entry, thirty being in Mani- toba, ten in Saskatchev^an, and nine- teen in Alberta. Land settlement in Western Canada is more systematized and regulated to-day than It has ever been, a situa- tion forced on the country by steadily increasing settlement. In addition, new homestead districts are being made available by survey each year. Another agency â€" a non-profit, purely service organization â€" which brings land owners and prospective farmer purchasers into touch w^ith each other, is the Canada Colonization ^Vssocla- tlon. with headquarters at Winnipeg, which last year located settlers, to their apparent satisfaction, on farms comprising nearly 90.000 acres, and already this year give indication of ex- ceeding the record of 1924. Whilst the conveniently located sup- ply of homestead land In Western Canada is dwindling, and Increasing settlement is elevanng land values, yet prices of farm lands are. in view of their productivity, lower than simi- lar lands located anywhere else on the American continent. The average value of the occupied farm lands, in- cluding both improved and unimproved land, as well as house?, barns, stables and other farm buildings, was return- ed by the Federal by the Federal Gov- ernment for the year 1924 as }3S per acre for Manitoba. $24 per acre for Saskatchewan, and $23 for Alberta. Once-a mother has used Baby's Own Tablets for her little one she would use nothing else. The Tablets give such results that the mother has noth- ing but words of praise and thankful- ness for them. Among the thousands of mothers throughout Canada who praise the Tablets is Mrs. David A. .\nderson. New Glasgow, N.S., who writes: â€" "I have used Baby's Own Tablets for my children and from my experience I would not be without them. I would urge every other mcthei' to keep a box of the Tablets In the house." The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which regulate the bowels and sweeten the stomach; drive out constipation and indigestion; break up colds and simple fevers and make teething easy. They are sold by medicine dealers, or by mail at 25c. a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.. Brockvill?. Ont. Watch Your Step. -Mr. Kailowâ€" "Yes, ma'am. I've Just taken my degree. I'm a Bachelor of Arts." Mrs. Wiseâ€" "That's nice. But let me warn you it takes many arts for a young man to remain a bachelor." New Railroad. .\ railroad is being built through Sherwood forest, the rendezvous of Robin Hood. No One Knows. Co-ed Medicâ€" "How long could I live without brains?" Cruel Prof.â€" "Tirje will tell." For Every III â€" Mlnard's Ulnlment. The Inca's Ring. Fame comes suddenly to few men, but It came to Sir Rider Haggard in a single night. From the moment of the publication of "King SoloiAon's Mines." the name of this popular writer, whose death recently came as a great shock to his countless ad- mirers, was a household word all over Britain. Sir Rider wrote "King Solomon's Jlines" as the result of a five shillings bet. His brother had Just finished "Treasure Island," then a new book, and declared It was the finest thing he had ever read. Rider bet him five shill- ings he would write a book that would sell as well. His brother laughed, but Rider was in earnest. He started work at once, and presently finished his book. He spent much time in these days travel- ling between London and Norwich, and the story was written in the train. One of the big scen^ in "King Solo- mon's Mines" was inspired by a mem- ory of his school days. A private tutor, to whom he went when he was nine years old. always wore a" ring,, which, he told Rider, had been taken from the finger of a peruvian mummy. This mummy had been found In a mound sepulchre in the land of the Incas. and as the discoverer touched the ring the whole mummy crumbled into dust. Some time after "King Solomon's Mines" had been written, the novelist was able to secure'this wonderful old ring, and presented It to the British Museum. O Nature's Barometer. The following are signs of fine weather, writes C. Cordley in Cham- ' bers's Journal : A low dawn, a grey sky In the morning, a rosy sky at sun- set, sheep lying down early in the morning, if ponies on the moors make their way to the tors or other high ground about the "dimpsey." gloaming, or sunset, the following day will be fine; rocks going a long way from home to feed ea.iy in the morning, sky- larks soaring and singing, swallows flying high. Indications of storm and rain: The loud quacking of ducis. the calling of the "yaffle." or woodpecker, pea-fowl, guinea-fowl, etc.. pigs carrying straw In their mouths: dogs eating grass; rooks circling high in the air. then darting suddenly and quickly down- wards; frogs changing color from yel- low to brown, and becoming unusually nol8y;toad8 coming from their re- treats and crawling about the grass and paths: sheep feeding early In the morning: small birds gathered to- gether In flocks: spiders shortening and strengthening the filaments sup- porting their webs; sea-birds flying Inland: wildfowl leaving the marshes for higher localities: swallows flying low; wild deer leaving their haunts and getting nearer habitation: cattle and donkeys turning their sterns to the wind; the shining of the glow- worm: robins singing In the morning; the cry of the missel-thrust or "storm- cock"; the piuk-eyed pimpernel clos- ing Its flowers. H. J. Page Director of Investigation, Canadian National Railways, who has been elect- ed President of the Chiefs of Police Association of Canada. Mr. Page is Director of the police force of the Canadian National Railwaye, which comprises a complement of 275 offlcera and men, on the lines of the System In Canada and the United States. « Working Life's Problems. "I got it, but I don't think I ever would have got it if the teacher hadn't helped me." That is what the little boy called to bis mother as he burst in at the door. He had tried and tried, and the teach- er had watched all the time till just when it seemed that he must give up she ^'at down beside him. He moved over, a little embarrassed, but her kind words and her smile put him at bis ease. "Did you add this in before you car- ried over?' she aaked. Rather shamefaced, he confessed that he had not. "Did you subtrac:. here before you combined the two'."' Again he confessed that he had not. "Did you divide at the end?" Again he murmured out his confes- sion. Then a bright smile lit up his face as he wrote down the answer. "Why, it Is easy wten you do it right!" he said. As the teacher went on down the aisle she thought of the problem that she had herself been struggling with â€" the problem of how to make a real success of a 'work that she did not love, but that she must continue to wrestle with because of circumstances. She seemed to be a pupil again, and the Great Teacher was asking as he walked by her side: "Have you added the promises, 'The Lord will gjye grace' and 'My grace is sufliclent'?" Humbly the confession rose from her heart. "Have you subtracted selfishness and pride and Jealousy?" Again an humble, "No, I have for- gotten." "And have you divided here your heart, your life, your possessions with God and man?" "Oh, no, 1 have been keeping all my efforts to carry out the other plan that I liked so much, but that the Master says is not to be a part of my life at all." And then a bright smile came upon her face, for she had found the ans- wer to her problem. "Why, It is easy when }-ou do it right!" Friend. He will be your helper, too. How to Answer an Anony- mous Letter. A well-known author on leaving his house one mon^lng forgot a letter that be had Intended to mail. During the aftemcon something recalled It to hi* mind, and as It was of considerable im- portance he hurried home. The letter was nowhere to be found. He summoned the servant. "Hav* you seen anything of a leuer of mln* lying about?" •Yea, sir." 'Where ia It?" "Posted, sir." "Posted Why. I had not written th* name and address on the envelope!" , "I know that, sir," was the reply, "but I thought it must be in answer to one of them anomyous letters you'v* been getting lately." Keep Mlnard's Liniment tn tfie Houa«. Canadian Platinum Output. Final revised statistics for 1924 oa i the production of platinum, as report- ed by the Bureau of Statistics, show : that except for a small amount of five â-  ounces, which was recovered from Bri- tish Columbia placers, the total out- â-  put of 9.186 ounces was derived from ' the copper-nickel ores of the Sudbury ' district. Earth, to the tiller thereof serenitj art thou, and bread. â€" .A.ristoohane». Refreshes Tired Eyes ^rite Murine Co.. CI. itmctorEveCircBock FOUND I At Last. X Wonderful Remedy for â-  Rheumatism. Just one bottle of ' PIggott's Rheumatic Remedy will give you Instant relief. One dollar postpaid. RELIABLE REMEDY CO. 793 YONGE ST. TORONTO Thin People ' Thin, nervous, underweight peopi* take on healthy l!e.ih uud grow sturdy and ambitious when Bitro-Phosphat* as guaranteed by us is taken a few I weeks. Price $1 per pkge. Arrow ! Chemical Co.. 25 Front St. East, ' Toronto. Ont. His Accidental End. There are all sorts of ways of put- ting things, and some sound much bet- ter than others. For example, there Is the case of the man of whom Lord Coleridge used to tell, whose father was hanged for highway robbery. Some one asked him how his father died. "Sir." said he. "he fell from a scaf- folding outside Newgate while he was talking to a clergyman." PIMPLES ITCHED ALL THE TIME Face and Arms Covered. Could Not Sleep at Night. Cuti cLira H eals. " My face and arms were covcrea with pimf les and blackheads. The pimples were hard and :ed and scaled over. They itched and burned all the time, and I could not sleep at night. My face looked so badly that people talked about it. " I rea-i an adveniscment for Cu- ticura Scap and Oi.^.tment zr.i sent for a free san-.ple. After using it I got relief so purchEsexl mere and in two weeks I was con-.pleteiy healed." Signed! Miss Muriel Jollymore, Lower Wentworth, Nova SwOtia. 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Mrs. jM-'Yes, but Just suppose you should be hurt in an auto accident and taken to the hospital, and the doctors and nurses and everybody would see your socks weren't mates. Think how mortified I would be." .\ gauge has been invented to be perinaTientiy attached to an automo- bile tire to show its pressure at ail times. WE WANT CHURNING CREAM We suppl.v cans anl â- :iay expresi charges. We pay dally by expresi money orders, which can be cashed anywhere without any charge. To obtain the top price. Cream luust be free from b«d flavors acd contain not leas than 30 per cent IVjtter Fat Bcwes Company Limited. Toroato For references â€" Head OtUce. Toroa.o. Bank ot Montreal, or yojr local banker. 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I suffered with fainting spells until I was no longer any good tor my household duties and had to ta'.ie to my bed. The doctor said I should have an operation, but I was not in a fit condition at that time. Mv neighbor said. 'A'hy don't you try Ly^ia E. PinUham's Veg- etable Compouiid'? 1 am sure it will do ou Rood and will save those doctor's ills.' So I was advised "oy my husband to try it after 1 told him about it. I am very thankful to say that I was soci* able to take a tew boar^ier"! for a while as rooms w?re scarce at that time. My baby is IT months old now and I have notyot had»noptrat'r»n. thanks to yt.ur medicine. I have recomtnended the Vegetable Conpout^d to a few ppot.le I know and have told thcin the pood il ha* done me. I '!^now I feel and look a dif- ferent woman th."sc last few month* and I certainly would not be without a bottle of your medicine in the house. You can use thi^ letter as you see fit, as 1 should be only tiH> glad for thos* suffering as I have to know what it haa done for me."- Mrs. Robjrt G. M*c- Grkgop, R. K. No. 2. Samia. C>ntario. A rec ".i canvass of women n?»»t*s of the Veget.ible Compoand rep rt :•}* cut of 100 received bci^eficial result!", Thi« is a ren irkable proof of its merit. C I ISSUE N- 86â€" 'ZS. m