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Still discontent is knocking at our door; Complaint is loud and strong. The fierce mosquibo scarce is gone be- fore The grip germ comes along. “The year 1908 is likely to prove one 0! the most fateful in the history of England. Thre'l major planets. Nep- tune. Uranus, and Saturn. will hold cardinal signs. and be responsible for he development of great political crisw. 8n the 3rd of January there will be a total eclipse of the sun in the sign 0' Capricorn. This falls close to the posi- tion of Mars in the Royal horoscope. and as Capricorn rules India, we may look lor nn outhrcak of srdillon and r& volt, in the peninsula. \_ “Uranus conlinues in the sign of Cupâ€" ricorn and in opposition to Nepiune in Cencer during the next two years, the result being that New Zealand and‘ British South Africa. India. and Egypt will perhaps be the scenes of sedition and revolt. “The position of the Government. will to tremendously afisailod and effrclual- 1y undermined in the Spring 17! 1908. Joseph Clmmberlaln will Nle some signal succes=es in July, and given a continuance of the prrsrni improvement in his health. I judge that he will he a most prominent figure in the adminis- traiion of affairs. Saturn will then be stationary in (he horoscope or the pre- sent Government." fiéé¢é$fi¢®é®¢éfié$¢éé§éfié6&4 "sepherial," editor of the “Forecast.‘ and a new weekly, “Futures,” was ask- oJ recently in bonden to calculate a spools) horoscope for the year, and some of the mom interesting 0! the predic- tions are given below. Decrease in trade, increase in (he price of money. wars and rumors of walls. sedition and nevolt, political ups and downs, eal‘lhquakes. international thou- bles. disease. and other Unubles. are all predicted for the coming year. The price of what will be high. says an aslmologer. and there will be a. failure of root crops. Will Have. .Trouble in Colonies and . Egypt, Astrologers Predict. It astrologers. especially those who foretell the happenlngns of a yem‘ before 1L5 birth, really bellevo their own pre- dxclions, they must have none but the gloomiest of oullooks for (he year 1908, and must. indeed, be miserable men. Almost any druggist in the smaller towns can supply (he ingredients ‘named, as they are commonly used in the prescrlplion department. Just try lhls simple heme made mix- ‘ture, and don't forget the water, at the first slg‘n ol‘ Rheumatism, m if your buck aches or you ieel that (he kidneys are not mung just right. This Ls said to be a splendid kidney regulator, and almost cerlnln remedy fcr all terms of Rheumalism. which is caused by uric acid in the blood. which the kidneys fail to filter out. Any one can easily prepare this at home and 31 small cost. ucturers reap the harvest. unless great care is taken to dress warmly and keep the feet dry. This is the advice of an old eminent authority, who says that Rheumatism and Kidney trouble wea- ther is here, and also tells what to do in case of an attack. Get from any good prescription phar- macy onc~tmlr ounce Fluid Extract Dandelion. one ounce Compound Kan gen, three ounces Lompound Syrup Shrsuparlllu. Mix by shaking in a bot- tle and take a teaspoonful after meals and at bedtime. Also drink plenty of ‘watcr. You can't drink too much of lt. @fiééfiéééfiééf}@ Gives Readers Adviceâ€"Also Tells o! a Simple Preseripllon to Make a Home- Mude Mixture. Now is the time when the doctor gets yusy. and the patent medicine munu- TELLS now To CURE RHEUMATISM AND THE KIDNEYS. DRINK PLENTY WATER PERIL AHEAD FOR ENGLAND MICROBE MENACE To feel that boy’s arm you would think he was apprenticed to a blacksmith. The physician who had attended the family for thirty years prescribed Scott'J‘ Emula’on. His arms were soft and flabby. He ‘didn’t have a strong muscle in his entire body. A Boston schoolboy weak and sickly. ALL DRUGGISTS: 500. AND $1.0 NOW : The programme for 1009-10 is six Dreadnoughts, two Boadiceas. three Swifts. twelve destroyers of the Tribe class. six submarines of the D type. im- proved. The programme for 1908â€"9 is \one of the Dmmght class of battleship. one or the I ‘ cible class of cruising battle- ship, six Edgars. first-class armored cruism‘s; three Boadiccus, protected. Speedy smuts‘ to work with dnslmyez's; twelve destroyers of the Tribe class. six ksrpedo boats 01 the [meet class undsix submarines 0! the No. 6 type. The Standard is also believed to be in« sarired by an officer serving in the Chunâ€" nel fleet. but. the school at thought he represents contends that a greater hitâ€" ting figure of merit per gun can be obâ€" tained by placing no greater number than tour In one ship. and. arguing therefrom. he holds that. instead of build- tngsix Dmadnoughlq it-u-ould be better to build ten smaller ships for the same ‘ money, leaving the balance of £2,000,000 ‘ to expend on improvements in war study tum! experiments tending to improve the lcrpedo and gunnery services of the fleet as well as to provide medium cruisers and destroyers. He would arm his battleships with [our 12â€"inch guns for fleet fighting and twelve 6-inch guns for defence against destmyers. ADMIRALTY‘S PROGRAMME. Some further signs of the intention of} tin Admiralty have since Appenl'ed‘ and from these, in conjunction with the esti- mates of what the foreign powers are likely to turn out (mm their yards in an effective condition. it is possible to lion:- cast the probable character of the Bri- tish pmgrammes which will be an“ nounced. \Vhile the Morning Post maintains that “were should be no rclaxufion of after: in the building of capital ships. Uw Standard condemns Dreadnoughts and asks for ten armored ships 01 smallâ€" er dimensions. The former paper a,» presents the views of a small group of students of naval strategy. of which Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald (Instance is the principal exponent. They have now apparently accepted the Dreadnought as the type {or battleships of the future and are agitating for cruisers of about 4.000 tons displacement as a reply to t he NAVAL EXPENDITURE. Moreover. Mr. W. T. SLead. 1n the Re.- view of Reviews, and elsewhere, has al- rmdy begun to prepare the peace party which he represents for a demand for a large increase of naval strong”). His formula. two British battfimhips for every one laid down in Gemmny. is gmrany believed to be a reflection of the vimvs of Admiral Sir John Fisher. "If they are carried out in their cm- th‘ety it \vlll undoubtedly become neces- sary for us. not only in the interest of the Empire. but for the preservation of cur Independence, and for our own safe- ty at home. to make further increases ('1 our own navy." As it would be futile to assume that Germany will not actually and speedily build the vessels projected in the new law, tth L! as good as a declaration that this country in its turn will largely increase its Everywhere the forthcoming naval es- timates are discussed, and it is confl- denily expecied that an early nnnoun" - ment on the subject will be nmdc as soon (:3 Parliament reassemhkas. The speech of Sir Edward Grey, Sec- retary of State for Foreign Affairs, at Alnwick. the other day, seems to make H clear that the Government is quite prepared ho fulfil its px‘omses. In (his ccnnection, he said. in speaking of naval programmes or other nations : The question which is agitating all parties in England at the present time. or which certainlyjs causing more spec- ulation mun any olher, concerns the answer which England is to make to (:emmn‘s new naval programme. says a It ndon con-aspondenl. Dmcrcm Views of Naval Exp Expressed ’l‘hrnugh the EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT OF BRITISH PROGRAMME. NAVY TO BE INCREASED $¢é¢¢©~$¢§$§ German ships of the Kocxfiigsberg NEWER GUNS IN SHIPS ssels projected in the new as good as a declaration nlry in its tum will largely Pa pars Naval Experts as A remarkable apparaius has vent-2d by (m Lndian omcia swms likely to revolutionize gun fire. The object of the A is to silence- the tellâ€"tale nois machine mm, mus increasing in the field. The invennmr is Mr. Airbed '1’! who is serving on the Indian < merit as chief examiner of The Clever (nvemion Buk toe highly." Zaanuk cures cuts. burns, c'happel hands, cold sores, itch. uloel‘s. eczema running sores, catnrrh, (piles, bad legs rheumatism, neuralgia. sciatica, ab messes and all diseases of tho skin. 0 all druggisls and stores. 50c.. or p05 paid upon receipt of price, from Zam Buk 00., Toronto. 6 boxes $2.50. ,_v.... Mll‘J JKLK¢KLHS badly. I saw Zam-Buk advertised in the newspaper and immediately semi for a box. After sex-era} applications I could see a great improvement, and as I kept up the Zam-Buk treatment (Eaily the disease was soon checked. The msly SOI‘ES were thoroughly cleaned and healed and all trace of Ringworm banished from the child’s scalp in a few weeks after commencing with Zamâ€"Buk. I cannot recommend Zam- The most troublesome and onsllnale of all scalp tremble is Ringworm. Mrs. H. Glrdlcstone of 106 Rawdon SL. Branlford, Ont“. says: “My daughlex‘ had ringworm very bad. so bad that l was compelled to have her hair Cut off. Iobtained a preparation from the drug- gis-l, to paint the 301%. but instead of curing, the Ringworm developed into rmsly sores nmlteraliug and snwlling badly. I saw Zam-Buk advertised in IL . ‘i The observations of baHoonists show :um the vast majority 0! birds keep within 1.000 yards of the earth, and the vast majority of these indeed with- in a couple of hundred yards. even in long flights. Cnmx's, however. were frequently observed at a height of l.- 400 yards, 3 lark was once encounter- ed at 1.900 yards. and an eagle is on rewrd at $000 yard-s. at a height, of 2,200 yards. '. dashed against the basket of icon and generally acted as if 10% iheir bearing. Bird flight at the great. view mcrly assumed is now regarde‘ sicany impossible. The rarer the air is 100 great to permit without. terrible exhaustion. ( as breathing would be dimcu sides. the cold is ioo cxirc height of 10.000 yards, for inst thermometer cropping to 60 beiow. establis rise to above ankfl a) ihe condor olhcrs New at and in 00” yar ,Docn repented ntott. At. Strassburg sounding balloons have been sent. to n height, at nearly 26.000 yards. and 19.- (iOt, to 20003 yards is not. an uncommon height. One of the astonishing things said to have resulted is the discovery at a height. ot 14,000 yards of an isoth- ermal zone in which. contrary to ex- perience up to that height‘ temperature does not diminish with recession from the earth. One of the most interesting studies is that. o! the flight of birds. The ob- servation of n-cnonauts appears oomâ€" pieter to dispel the old time notions that. some birds soared to stupendnous heights. Humbotdt having credited the condor with ever 7.000 vamis. nn.l Stubborn Case Ilealcd by Zam-Buk \V a S illed SECRETS OF THE UPPER AIR. SILENT MA XI.“ G UN. )me birds soared to stupenduous :. Humboldt having credited the ' with ever 7.000 yards. anJ believing that birds of Dassage L heigh‘s of 3.003 00 5.000 yards exceptional cages 10.000 to 12.- ‘ds. Balloon voyuging, however. :hcs the fact that birds never anything like (new distances the earth. Prof. J. Poeschel of on reoords n5 altogether unusu- anage of a balloon in which u gh H!Nl.‘“'0fl:\l, crack of the M ‘nvenUon to a s! is Indistinauish: me exhaustion, especially would be difficult. Be- vld is too extreme at a 30 yards, for instance. the (warming to 60 degrees Official. Of an lndiun Itogcther unusu- alloon in which 01 birds at night was. The birds ket of the l as if they as been in shanc :om pson, :stablis [1- machine Il we! xlm tions for- :1 as phy- action of of flight. 'hich hlne IUOH alue ba]. had for this sign Tim 4 TIaere is Oniy arse The ea in the e rounded “taken t “lomar cushim cushio: Granting Grandee Lamas Privilege ol Sitting in Queen’s Presence. A ceremony characteristic of the court 0! Spain wok place at the Royal Palace recently for the first time in the reign of the present King and Queen. As is well kncwn, the grundeos of Spain have the privilege «keeping their hats on in the presence of the monarchs. Grundce ladies of Spain have the privilege of mmainlng seated before the monarchs. and the ceremony nl' ,‘klnlnz..,. u_:. _ By a majority of 1.000 the ratepayers of Mods have decided. to procewed with projects in regard to sewerage and ‘amwuys‘ Involving $6,385,000 and tramwuys‘ Involvir $450,000 respectively A meeting of the East Ham Council was bmken up recently. all those preâ€" sent being taken with violent. ax cks of sneezing. Some one had 5' rimmed snuff on the floor. $1. Andrew's Chm‘vh. “ford. has been bmkon into by thieves and completely ransacked, the offertory boxes being emptied and the valuable altar cross stolen. cation The Hensey Borough Council has abandoned the plan for erecting model dwellings at Highgale at a cost of $98.- 000. The slto will be sold. Before a man was sentenced for fraud M the Middlrsex Scsshm it was slated that the indictment comprised fifteen counts and was ‘20 feet long. A Chalhem mother discovered a cat asleep on me face of h¢r inlanl daugh- ter. On pulling the animal off the child was discovered to be dead from suffo- During December the wc’ght of meat delivered at the Lonion (Denim! mar- kem was 37,214 tons. M Billingsgate 11.593 tons of fl=h arrived. John Wimamson. a Saufh Wales min- er, known far and wide for his hemio behavior at the great mine disaster at I-‘erndale years ngrn, is dead. During last year 15.319 caLs were re- ceived into the London Institution Im- Lost Cats, Camden Town, as compared with 13.314 in 1906. The Lord Mayor of Lbndon has [In veil-ed a bronze flablet to 125 men of the Royal Fusaliex‘s who lost. their lives 11' South Africa. provide free breakfasts for necessilious sclmol children. A block of bath stone cvmlaming a number- ot bees was found at Exeter rcce-ntvly. The bees were enclosed in the solid stone. , has. due and last Over 84,000 men have been helped by lhe Soldiers’ and Sallors' Aid Society in the past {our years. The lslinglon Borough Council has decided to expend $116 520 in extend- ing: the electric lighting plant. Great anmoulli's lown council con- ducts the annual races at that town. and made a pmlll at £1,818 from them Mr. Dick-ms, K. (3.. Re stone, and son of Charlr braked his 59m birthday ~..â€".a gun,“ v1 um;- them to be seated. The ladle swho about to receive the highest honor the court of Spain are led by a nsor. The lady presented courtesâ€" tnroc times, and the Queen cour- es in return and says. “Sit down, 1%." The lady then sits down on lShJ'OR before the Queen and speaks Fatal accidents to the number of 1.- 156” occurred last year in ooal mines in the United Kingdom. Mr. Dick-ms, K. (3.. Record-er of Mald- slone, and son of Charlrs Dickens. cclc- Subscriptions to the Velerans' Relief Fund now amount to £11,000. Lambeth Guardians decided to emi- grate thirty pauper children to Canada. A London firm proposes 10 run motor- cabs in Newcastle at an early dam. Aged 78. Thomas Bentham, a Crim- ean veteran, has died in Preston work- house. Robe-M Scomck. an Indian mutiny veteran. died at Boston, Linoolnshiro, aged '75. A Spaldmg boy. whim \vorklng m a brewery, {ell into a vat of hot beer and was drowned. axaaw oblain QU.UNT SPA NISH CEREMONY. Occurrences In the Lam) ‘l‘bal nelam Supreme In the Commercial World. IN MERRY OLD ENGLAND hEWS BY MAIL A8021" IOHN BULL AND HIS PEOPLE. 'nhlainlng this privilege is called ar la almohudn" or taking the inn, as it consists in sltl'mg on a 10:1 0! rod damask before the Queen. 3 ceremony took place at 6 o‘clock lo evening. The Omen was surâ€" ded by ladies who have already [1 the cushion." As customary: zucen on cnlering the salon order- mm to be sealed. The ladle swho [haul to receive the highest honor year Shoreditch the Borough Council by a majority of votes. decided to de Vtree breakfasts for necessitious rem “55’fiiޤ@ Qwifiigw ’5’ bet the full name. Look Lure on every box. 253. fl THE WOHLD @gflama Qfiifigflé OVER TO CUREA 60L!) [H 0.475 DAY. fligafi The Rev. T. W. Devenlcy. recently Imiilulod at Parr, Lancaster, has work- ed for a day in lhc coal mines in order to get in touch with his parishioners, The mother who. in her graiiiudefor what Baby's Own Tablets have done (or her child. said ihai “There's a smile ii- every dose." coined a very happy and very true phrase. The table's cure ah the minor aiimenis 01 babies and young children, and make bright. smii- ing. happy hiue onesi Mrs. John Young. Auburn‘ 0111.. says: “1 have used Baby's Own Tablets for more than a year and I think they are the best medicine that can be given a baby. They are splen- did at teething time. and for stomach and bowel troubles. You don't need a doctor if you keep Baby‘s Own Tab- lets in the house." That’s about, tho highest praise u mother can give and it's true‘ every word of it. You can get the Tablets from any medicine dea- ler or by mail at, ‘25 cents a tax [mm The Dr. Williams’ Medicine 60., Brock- ville. Ont. BABY'S OWN TABLETS, A SMILE IN EVERY DOSE. “This may not be a precise argu- ment. in favor or late marriages. but i! may encourage lhe hope in bachelors who have reached middle age without doing anyihlng famous themselves that matrimony may recompense them for their own falmm," 1 It is harms!) trey make new‘ rinh [blood [hat Dr. Williams' Pink Pills “1- {ways cure indigestion. anaemia. rheu~ ’matism. heart palpitation, neuralgia. sciatica. St. Vitus dance and the head.- {tn-hes. backaclles and other indescrib- able ills of girlhood and womanhood. ISold by medicine dealers or by mall M ’50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 itmm The Dr: Williams’ Medicine 00.. 1 Brockvlllc. Ont. “From a study of seventyâ€"four bio- graphies of eminent men, writers, painters, musicians and soldiers. she found that more than 80 per cent. of them were born of middle~aged par- ents‘ Napoleon. Benjamin Franklin. Coleridge, Baizac, Rembrandt, Rubens. Sir Joshua. Reynolds. Wagner. Schu~ menu and Schubert were all the young- est childrvn of large families. and (heir parents were at least middle-aged when the genius of the family was born. “A paper read by Dr. Louise Robino~ vilch at the Congress of Psychiatry at Amslordam suggests another reason for comparalively lute marriages. “Far {rolndhat being the case. the increasing standard or comfort 0! the white races and the increased cost of living are steadily putting forward the marrying age. The Age at Which Men Marry is Being Steadin Put Forward. 1" “At present.“ says the LSndon Grab phic. ‘Lhough a man is too old for many things at forty, it Ls not, gen’erally held that he is too old to marry. fiafiwfia D188. There is only one way to cure lndt- gestlon and that is to give your sys- tem so much good. red blood that the stomach will have strength enough to do its natural work in a healthy. vig- orous way. Many dySpeptics dose tho stomach with tablets, syrups and other IndigesLiun Gan he Cured by the Tonic Treatment of Dr, Williams' Pink Pins. MEAL TIME MISERIES MARRYING AT FORTY.