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more Our increase in sales in 1929 over 1928 shows that there were over seven hundred and ten thousand additional SAL AD A users last year. "SALAM" TEA 'Fresh from the gardens' New Nightie of February-All Hail! French Inspiration Jungl e Breath Ben Lucicn Burman THIS HAS HAPPENED. Lincoln Nunnally, elderly America!! chemist, mysteriously summoned to the queer little jungle-bordered town of Porto Verde, ih west central Brazil, encounters an old friend, Vilak, who tells him it was he who had sent for him. Vilak's cousin, Elise Marbcrry, owns a coffee plantation near Porto Verde and has received mysterious warnings to get out of the country. Several deaths have already occurred. The day Nunnally arrives, Tony Barbetta, one of Elise Marberry'.i I cnt a moment. "I shan't try again. . . alone," Vilak grunted. "Humph . . . what happened?" "Ho came running out of his house, opened the gato, and set that enorm- ous mastiff of his on me. If I hadn't l>eeii a fairly good tree climber it wouldn't have I.een very . . . pleas- ant." Vilak took out his cigarette case and smoked thoughtfully. Nuimally and Elise talked quietly. The old man was foremen, has been hit with a club in 'enchanted by ler c-harm and intelli- tho hands of Ijimey Potts another) Hft n(J( , c(1 hj pcl , suasions to foreman, and killed. Vilak tells Nun nally he is certain Lii.iey Potts, though he struck tho victim, was not the mur- derer. Vilak believes Oaylord Pren- gence. those of her cousin persuasions that she leave Porto Verde as quickly as possible, either to return to the United States Among the Romans the second j month of the year was tho month of /'' ij.titu Formal With It* Revers and, purification. H took Kg name from a name of Juno 'Feorua," a derivative llrrp MY A.N.NKTTF L A dah.ty Paris .nghtie of irresis- tible charm that is so entirely flatter- ing and formal with its deep yoked bodice with tiny rcvers. It's so attractive in yellow printed crepe do chine with the yoke and bosom front in plain yellow crepe. It rather give* the impression of a smart ne<;lif;cp, belted at normal waistline. It's easily made and takes but 2% yards of 3-inch material with % yard of 30-inch contrasting for the medium size. Style No. 146 i designed in oizrs IR, 18, 20 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust. It's perfectly adorul le in peach col- ored crepe satin with tho yoke and bosom front of deep rhade ecru Alen- con lace. Kfrgnhcll sh:i.:e in flat silk crepe with t-cru lace is another equally smart id'U. Crepe ffeorgeto, ninon, batiste and sheer linen appropriate. You'll find the saving enormous by making it. liuW TO OKDKR PATTERNS Write your jiairw and address plain- ly, givinK number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in amps or coirt (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and ..our order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide .'5t., Toronto. & , Falling HairJust try Mlnrd'. tiss is involved in the " mysterious j or to take up lier residence in some deaths, and the two decide to visit his [civilized part of Brazil. She only shook home that night. I'.efore going to. her head smilingly. The talk drifted Prentiss' place they call on Elise. She^ tnc i r p i ans for tho nignt nri<1 then tolls them all tho rifles on the place to Prentiss again. Klisc, after hear- ! have been sto.en. ; ing<that the two men intended visiting his fazenda, remarked quietly that she would go with them. Vilak heard. His gaunt, odd-shaped the head jerked forward. "News to me," NOW BEGIN THE STORY CHAPTER, VIII. Vilak made a quick tour of of the Sabine word "Febrino," whicb building, then closely examined the , he mumbled. "Afraid I'll have to con- means to purify. The people in door. "Good lock, all right," he mur-Jtradict it." "I'm afraid that I'll have to con- i { Royal Bank Annual Meeting; Assets Exceed Billion Dollars northern latitudes occupied themsel- ves murli with the promises ot the seasons, and coined old proverhs and rhymes, and One tradition pictures of dripping skies. Inundated meadows, brimming creks, and bank- ful rivers. The poet Spenser per- sonified February as sitting in a wagon drawn by a couple of HHU. Where I spent my boyhood we schoolboys used to sing something about February flll-dyke Either black or white. Meteorological departm. i,ts can eas- ily disprove traaltlots and Jisallow rhymes, but with all their power ot prognostication they cannot sweep away the .'oys of FeVuary. The first Joy tt, mention Is the de- lightful shortness of the month. Its us'ial length Is twenty-eight days, and one to the good every lour years. Even If one has to travel In the' teeth of Ita storms one can button one's coat a little more tightly and smile In- wardly. Blow, blow ('.mil winter's wind for thy reign Ir shorter than any other month in the ;ear. February will soon bo torn from the calendar and March shall enter, either lion or lamb. The fact Is winter and spring meet In February. A hedgerow may be wrapped In snow on cne side nr.d on the other be sun-smitten and flushing slightly with the rapture-throb of awakening vitality. Which thing Is a parable. In sheltered nooks deli- cate green will make its appearance; and woods that ri i .. In the arms of hills will be unrirling tiny loaves and Jewelled blossoms; and birds will be- gin to win and possess one another, their sober winter hues giving place to brighter colors; : J piping voices arc astir and feeling their way to strength. Crocuses prepare to cry from the ground and snowdrops to wave their little flags and perfumed violets to shed their scent upon the breeze, a prelude to primross. Win- ter and spring mingle and we are at the point of emergence. That Is to say February Is the month of abounding hope. We are visibly moving towan' the Hlumlnat ed miracle of spring; the rich fruitage of summer; the goluen harvests of autumn. All the treasures of these seasons are in prospect. John Burroughs once said that February represents our spiritual pil- grimage more fully Uian any other month of tho year. Because In February the best things are invisi- ble a prize for faith. The great liar vests He below tho ground; the heart's best la still to be reaped. mured. "Open it, please." The little German obeyed, exposing jtradict you in turn, esteemed cousin.' a white stone interior, filled with elec-JI'm going." "Haven't you had enough happen to; crystallized traditions, 'trie wire, storage batteries, detonators, I of February gives us The annual raocting of sharehold- ers of The Royal Bank of Canada not only marked the close of (he most successful year on record, but was rendered specially interesting by constructive addresses delivered by Sir Herbert Holt, president; C. K. N'cill, vlce-prfsidcnt and managing director, and .Morris W. Wilson, general manager. Sir Herbert, in addressing the shareholders, ixiinted out that in spi'e of the losses incurred by thou- sands of investors throughout Can- ada and the Tutted States, the fctrength of liio business structure is auch that there is no reason to look forward to more tb.in a moderate re- cession in business during 1930. Dealing with conditions in C'anadn. Sir Herbert stressed the fact (hat neither tho prospects in foreign tnide nor the situation iu Canadian indus- try, trade and iigrlculturc, warrant pessimism concerning tho outlook for the coming yc-ar. Industrial \ilii-nri I ..,i./. 1 1. After dwelling on the success ob- faiupd by I'resident Hoover In secur- ing the active ro-oporntion-of Indus- trial leadership throughout the coun- try In the recent crisis. Sir Herbert urged that it would ho to. the advan- tage of Canada to establish a non- partisan Advisory Council, composed of men of outstanding ability, repre- sentative of industry, agriculture and labor. This council would bring about a close rapprochement be- fwo.-n government, industry, agricul- ture and labor hat. would ni*lst the formulation and execution of effec- tive measures for t<:o maintenance of I that equilibrium wiiich would ensure i stable prosperity. Tlee-Presldent's Address. C. K. Neill, vice-president r,nd managing director, submitted to the . meeting a very Interesting proposal i by which C'anadn might benefit to a | far greater extent from the tremen- jdous tourist traffic th.it is coming 1 annually into the country from the ! United States. "Canada," said Mr. Nelll. "is at- tracting approximately fifteen mil- lion visitors a year. This great an- nual migration presents an unapar- alleled opportunity for increasing our trade. As yet there has been no concerted effort to build the tradi- lion that there are purchases whicb tcaa he made in Canada more aJvaji- {ageotisly than In the United States. j ft we could make purchasing '> [Canada sufficiently attractive, it ! would muks a difference of more I than one billion dollars a year In our trade." f.eneral Manager'* Morris W. Wilson, general man- ager, reviewed the 60th annual re- port and balance sheet, for the year eliding November 30. The figures. both of assets and profits, constitute a new record for Canadian brmkin?. Total assets of $1,001.442.741 are shown, being an increase of $92.046,856 for the year. Deposits have gained $54.620,92.*! and DOW stand at $772,067.768. nection with crime, except as a motive, I factured us an American suit of underwear. Most were the dregs < f their raoes, with cruel eyes and vicious, degenerate faces. The teeth of some of the In- dians hnd been filed into sharp points. "Must be section hands," Vilak re- marked. "Those in the States aren't the % -.itlest creatures in the world but they car.'t hold a candle n> thi- onea they get down here. The cream <>f the country. Wonder if the railroad sent trouble quickly follows. "I can't take you with me. Try to unterstand! And knowing your dis- position I might add that if you at- tempt to follow, you'll be endangering; all of us. mostly yours: If. I'll be co.n- pol!ed to send you back just as you throw rocks at your dop who insists on following you down the road. Not because you don't lov< your dog, and woM'dn't like to have him along, but because you know the i-hances are that hf 'li be killed by an automobile. Now please be sensible." j He pressed her hand gently, strolled to the door and returned with a bundle part of which he ga\v to the old man, part of which he jut on the floor at his feet. There are boots and gloves for you. Nanny," he ?aid. "Get into them. And put your raincoat on now. I know you'll tell me it's hot but put it on anyway." He helped the old man into his sad- dle, leaped in himself, and, waving a half-amused, half-troubled goodbye to them up on account of Ihe flood? Think I'll find out." They dismounted, stepped through the brush and reached the opon. In a little depression of the land a bright fire was burning. Nunnally looked at it. His wrinkled face became puzzled. "Er . . . why have fioy that . . . er . . . yes . . . that?" he asked in a whisper. "It's hot tonight . . . very hot And they're not using it to ... ei . . . melt anything. It's . . singu- lar yes er . . . singular." Vilak stared thoughtfully nt the blaze. "Fires can l>e used for other his cousin who stood peering after (things than heat." he answered. Ha them a delicate silhouette against the [bent d->wn and drew something out of barred door, set off t<, the road again, j the hot cinders. This he held before They retraced their route until they! the chemist. "Perhaps that, for in- ncared the bridge which crossed the Stance. Mean anything: to you?" river. A red plow showed a few hun- 1 The old man's sleepy eyes narrow*! dred yards down the railroad track. ! behin 1 their glasses. All he could "Queer " said Vilak. "Never raw that ; see was what appeared to be a small before. I^t's have a look at It." I bit of charred wood no different than They stepped their horses nearer, the .thrr pieces of branches which and through the brush saw five or six ; formed the plowing embers. He shook torches burning brightly, by the light his head. "No ... it ... er .... of which some twenty or thirty men ' means nothing ... er ... nothing." were hurrying about pitching a tent, i Vilak to<=?ed it back into the fire. They were the customary mc/tley of (To be continued.) black, Indian, and half-breed, with an _. T occasional surly individual who ap- peared to be white. They were clad in "The fast-moving life ot America U the nondescript clothing of the typical j the best soil In the world for writing Brazilian laborer, here a once bril- novels and short stories." Louis liant i urple shirt hanging out over j Bromflold. vivid green breeches, there a tattered j * strip of cloth which had been manu- , Minard' Wa.cls Oft Grippe. Most were the dregs of their races, with cruel eyes and vicious, de- generate, faces. the delicate, more expensive parts of | you when you went out there in the machinery which might prove too daytime? You want more trouble?" much of a temptation to tho natives if | "That's not the question." She left in the ordinary warehouses, floor was bare except for the The i brushed back a few wisps of hair that few I had strayed over her dark olive fore- driftim; loaves inescapable in this re- 1 head. "It's merely that I've made up j my mind about a few things where gion of superabundant vegetation. But a tiny scrap of green, which to! I've been weak and foolish before. In the old man seemed just another leaf, the past when you have gone out on caught Vilak's eye. He picked it up your dangerous expeditions here I've and when tho German's attention was done nothing except sit on my veranda concentrated elsewhere put it care- and lazily read a novel. I'm not going fully in his pocket. They strolled out- to do it any longer. I can't with n sido nirnin clear conscience. I'm responsible for Self-Government for India London Daily Express (Ind. Cons.): If a self-governing India wore pos nlblu to-morrow no ono would rejoice more than the British nation. Hut most obviously it Is not yet possible. There Is no conqolvablo structure or organization emanating from and con- , trolled by the Indians themselves 'lie loaned over and caught a brilliant! 89 brave as a man. silk) again. In a few momenta they had left the ; bringing you down here. The Vic- puffing Schwartz, and were once more J tnrian period L over. That's the one inside Elisc's brilliant living room. Uhing that you, with nil your wisdom, "Did you go to see Prentiss yester- ; can't seem to unrVrstand. A woman's day as you intended?" Vilak asked as'* 18 ff<xl ns a mnn . ns bad as a man, thut can at present take the place of the British Raj. you know that it Ih* ideal plact to tptnj (he winttryou may not know Ihu first way to get thmt People who want to reach the coait quickly take The Chief a* a matter of courtc, becUM it Is the only extra fact extra fine extra far* train to Southern California* /( hai no rival. There is no extra fare on the fait California Limited and Grand Canyon Limited or on the Nuv.ijn, Scout and Mixionary. Fred Harvey dining tervlce li another Jintlno tive feature of thii distinctive railway. 011 the waytha Indian-d-tour and Grand Canyon National Park EtcorttJ nll-rxptntr toan on cfrtaln day* in Janaary, February and Monk P T. llrmlry, Gen. Arent. PMI. Ifcpt, PunU Ft 1 04 Tnuwportnion MM* . IVtroit. Mlrh. PMMI lUmlulph 8748 fly creeping dangerously close to a I Vilak put a pellet of betel on his spidor web in the corner. Ho tangled , trmKe and rose to go. "The harem tho insect's logs in tho web r.n insstant I doors now open wide, the foolish wives Eliso watched him wondoringly. "What are you doing thnt cruel thing for?" she protested. to foolish freedom stride," he quoted. "Tnlk away, if sarcasm makes you fool more superior. But with all d-io "I'm being kind, not cruel," ho re- 1 respect to you it won't change my in- rted. "I am trying to s.how it the i tention in tho slightest. I'm going torted. "I am trying error of its ways and by demonstrat- ing Hint wc-bs ;iro' dnnRcreus for it, save it from crawling to an unhappy end. But it won't learn. Watch." He lifted it from tho web and set it on the flo^r Tn n moment it was nfrnin crawling toward the web, in an- other tho spider had swooped down and before Vilak could provunt, slain it. "It's a cruel law, nature's law, the jungle law, or whatever you want to call it And tho closer we are as men to it so the moiv cruel ai^e we. Spider kills fly, frog kills spider, little snake kills frog, big snnko kills little snake, man kills big snake or another little man. Did you go to see Prc-ntiss?" She nodded. "After all, we arc the only Americans here, and I felt like a beast for not trying to do something for him. As far as I am concerned IIP pan have the land he's on for good. I ' won't dispute it." "Did you see him?" "Yea ... and *>." So* u U-i must you insist on chewing that dreadful betel?" "Sorry, I must. And with equal regret I must also announce that you shall not come with us. Seriously," he said with finality ns he ncaved the door. "I'm not in tho slightest doubt- ing your courage or questioning your intelligence, for which I have the high- est admiration. I simply have a very strong conviction fundamentally it may be based on prejudice, I admit that whenever women have any con- Is the time to receive the highest prices for your Live Hens. Write For Price List. LINES UM.-irn St. Lawrence- Market, Toronto ISSUE No. 4 '30 411 11 ! The man who wouldn't drive his motorcar half a mile when it's out of order, will often drive hia brain all day with a head that's throbbing. Such punishment isn't very good for one's nerves! It's unwise, and it's unnecessary. For a tablet or two of Aspirin will relieve a head- achft every time. So, remember this accepted antidote for pain, and spare yourself a lot of needless suf- fering. Read the proven directions and you'll discover many valuable uses for these tablets. For head- aches; to check colds. To ease a Bore throat and reduce the infection. For relieving neuralgic, neuritic, rheumatic pain. People used to wonder if Aspirin might be harmful. The doctors answered that question yean ago. It is not. Some folks still wonder if it really does relieve pain. That'a settled! For millions of men and women have found it does. To cure the cause of any pain you must consult your doctor; but you may always turn to Aspirin for imme- diate relit!. SPIRIN . 4 TIUOEMARKREQ.