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KING’S VISIT IS COSTLY N0 MAN 0F ORDINARY WEALTH CAN AFFORD IT. _â€" .Whltelaw Reid. The United States Am- bassador, Will Receive the Compliment. “The King. it is understood. is to honor the Ambassador of the United States with a visit to Wrest Park." In these. or similar terms. the English newspapers at the end of last week an- nounced that King Edward was going to pay Whitelaw Reid an honor that no previous sovereign of this country has conferred upon any previous trans- atlantic Minister. writes a London cor- rcspondent. This being the fact. the compliment to the present American Ambassador is. of course. exceptional. But. as the Pall Mall Gazette points out. “it is also ex- ceptional for even an Ambassador of the United sum to be in occupation of a country house and a town house. both In adapted for the reception of so au- gust a visitor. Whitclaw Reid is the only member of the diplomatic body who is so sumptuously domiciled at Dorches- to" House and Wrest Park." it would. of course. be impossible for Mr. Reid to entertain the King at Wrest Par-k if that were not a house of the splendid magnificence which makes it mcre advantageous for its owner. Lord Lucas. to let it than to live in it. And to occupy such a house implies. of course. the wealth without which one cannot entertain the King of England. To entertain the King is a very costly matter. which no man of ordinary wealth could afford. The salary of an American Ambassador. a mere 317.500. would not go farin defraying the extraordinary ex- penses entailed by such a visit. NEW CLOTHES AND LIVERIES for the scores of servants at Wrest Park will form only a tiny item in the bill. but it is one of those small things from which the great may be imagined. Of course the water and drainage sys- tems must be thoroughly overhauled be- fore the King‘s arrival. It does not mat- tu‘ how recently this may have been done. it must be done again. for this is a hard and fast rule. ever since. as Prince of Wales. the King so nearly died of typhoid fever. The King’s host. on a visit such as this. becomes as it were the most hon- ored guest in his own house. It is not for him to select the house party. He receives a list of those who will come with the King, and then submits a list of those whom he proposes to ask to meet his royal guest. whether to stay in the house or merely to come to luncheon or dinner. or any other entertainment, indoors or out of doors. that the King has sanctioned. And this is no mere matter of form. Names are added or cut off ruthlessly. One dinner invitation the King always insists upon being sent by his host and hostess. and that is to the local Church of England clergyman and his wife. The King has recently been paying a series of country house visits for shoot- lng. A fiction. industrioust kept up by the press. is that King Edward is a first. class shot. lie is: and always has been. a keen sportsman. and loves a good day's shooting. but he is not and never has been a really good shot. THE PRINCE OF WALES is beyond dispute 8. firstolass all-round game shot. But the King is not really to IL; called a moderate shot in the first- class company with which he shoots. As In everything else where a king is con- cerned. there is a strict etiquette to be observed when he shoots. Ills host never shoots. but stands be- hind the King. and heartily agrees with his Majesty. when. as is his custom. he turns around after dropping a bird. with a genial smile and the remark. “That was a good shot." A bird that the King has missed goes free; no one else may fire at it after it has escaped the royal cartridge and passed the royal sports- man. The number of such fortunate birds is great. Some years ago. when he was Prince of Wales. the King caused an intimation to be given to a certain nobleman that he prop05ed to honor him with a three days' visit to shoot his pheasants. Sev- eral years in succession the big bags secured on this nobleman's shoots had attracted great attention. It was unfor- tunate that the Prince was late in this particular. When the notification of his intended visit was received the coverls had been recently and thoroughly shot. But the noble owner had nevcrhad the honor of entertaining the Prince of Wales. and foolishly refused to let the opportunity slip. instead of saying that his birds were practically all shot and suggesting that the Prince might favor him next season. he bought up thousands of hand- rcarcd birds and turned them into the coverts. THEN TRUSTED TO.LUCI{. Fortune naturally would not favor so poor (1 sportsman. On arriving at the first stand before even the boaters had started the Prince \vas displeased. He has always liked comfort. but when he saw a large cork rug with the Prince of Wales' feathers stamped thereon in gilt to keep his royal feet dry he quickly ordered its removal. There was a simi- lar piece of cork at every other stand, but the Prince never saw the second. The heaters got at work. but never a bird came out of the covert. The Prince locked astonished. his host anxious. At last. when the heaters were almost through the covert. the catastrophe came. Hatched and reared under wire net- ting they had never learned to use their wings. and a few days in the open had not taught them how. Without a shot flred the Prince there and then termi- nated his visit. The day. however. was not over for tho pheasants. They had been so thor- oueg frightened by the boaters that they ran on till they reached the public baths. and even the village streets. In- stead of a dignified death from a royal gun they suffered death by stick and stone at the hands of the yokels. and to this day the country laughs over the great day of “The Prince's Shoot." _____p14â€"â€"â€" KAISER IN DISGUISE. IIc Attended a Fancy Dress Ball at Kiel. The Emperor travelled from Berlin to Kiel recently to pay a surprise visit to his third son. Prince Adalbert. who is a naval officer stationei there. Prince Adalbert was giving a masked fancy dress ball at his Kiel residence. when a few minutes after it had begun. the Kaiser suddenly appeared at the house. The Prince was hastily summon- ed from the ballroom. and was com- manded not to inform the guests of the Kaiser's arrival. The Kaiser donned the costume of his famous ancestor. Frederick William.the Great Elector of Brandenburg. of the seventeenth century. and then a black domino and mask. Thus disguised. the Emperor entered. the ballroom. and. mingling with the guests. enjoyed the fun heartily. without being recognized by those present. After participating in the general gaiety for a couple of hours. the Em- peror left the ballroom. doffcd the mask and domino. and reappeared among his astonished guests in the gorgeous costume of the Great Elector. The son- sation created by his sudden appearance may be well imagined. aâ€"â€">r< RHYMING ROMANCE. He calls at 8 Upon Miss K8. And stays till 18; Their tete-a-ts Leads him to sis He thinks her gritâ€"- At any r8. ' An ideal n18. She names the as: They osculS. Alas. sad F8. They separateâ€"- She. too much pr8; He. too much sks. .â€" “SUCCESSFUL.” First doctorâ€"Was the operation suc- cessful? Second doctorâ€"Splendd! We local/ed the trouble just where I said we should. but we had to out nearly through the man to find it First doctorâ€"\Vill he get well? Second doctorâ€"The patient? Bless you. not He died directly after we be. 'gan. ALL DRUGGISTS: asaeesseceoseeseseeeoaee It keeps up the athlete’s strength, puts fat on thin people, makes a fretful baby happy, brings color to a pale girl’s cheeks, and pre- vents coughs, colds and consumption. Food in concentrated form for sick and Well, young and old, rich and poor. And it contains no drugs and no alcohol. oaseseesecoecceoeoeeag Most people know that if they have been sick they need Scott’J Emul- J‘t'on to bring back health and strength. But the strongest point about .900th EmuIJt'on is that: you don’t have to be sick to get results from it. Wfiifl'd-EWIGDWMMM 500. AND $1.00. '0’ mama wnar Auuumdnua'mmumuwa MANY CASES ANNUALLY TAKE DO DISEMBODIED SPIRITS RETURN PLACE IN ENGLAND. Several Startling Statements Mode at a Recent Meeting Held In London. Several instances of burial before life was extinct were given at a recent nccting of the Asesciaiion for the Pre- vention of Promatul‘c Burial held at London. England. No loss than thirteen cases of pro mature burial. said the secretary in reading the report. had come to the notice of the Association during the last twelve months. PERSPIRATON ON CORPSE. Dr. Brindley Jame-s spoke of a case which happened not more than two or three weeks ago. A man asked him to go to see a dead relative. because “she looked so beautiful in the coffin.’ Dr. James replied that he should be. very glad to do so; but he would want a fee. The man was not prepared to pay this. and went away. “Some time afterwards.” said Dr. James. “be called upon me again- and said a very curious thing had happen- ed. Before the coffin lid had been fln- ally screwed down a perspiration ap- peared on the forehead of the corpse. and the undertaker had told him that he had better not kiss the body. as he might “catch something.” INTERRED ALIVE. “The man asked me my opinion.‘ continued the doctor. “and I told him that in my opinion the girl was not dead. It would be an impossibility for perspiration to appear on the face of a dead person." Many more cases have come to the notice of the association during the year. A shepherd of Saint Aubin was believed to be dead. and the funeral was arranged. The coffin had already been lowered into the grave when knocks were heard. and the coffin was drawn back and opened. The shepherd was living. but died a few hours after- wards. SCREWED IN COFFIN. A girl resident in Spanâ€"lane. Brom- wich. was some years ago thought to be dead. Before the coffin was scrmv- ed down the girl’s father went to take a final look at the body. He thought he saw the girl move just when the undertaker was putting the lid on the coffin. and insisted upon having the lid taken off again. The girl's body was found to be warm. and a doctor was sent for. She afterwards recov- ered. married. and had a family of twelve children. Then there is the case of a Dresden butcher who came to life in a mortu- cry. The association is hopeful of getting It; Bill for the Prevention of Prema- ture Burial introduced into Parliament this session. _ _4_._ BABY'S WELFARE MOTHER'S CHIEF CARE The one chief desire of the mother is that her little ones shall be healthy bright and good natured. Every mo- ther can keep her children in this con- dition if she will give them an occaâ€" sional dose of Baby's Own Tablets. These Tablets cure colic. indigestion. constipation. diarrhoea. teething trou- bles and the other little ills of child- hood. Mrs. E. LcBrun. Carillon. Que.. sayszâ€" “Baby's Own Tablets have been of great value to my baby. I have used them to regulate her stomach and bowels. and for teething and always with the best of results.” Sold by me- diclne dealers or by mail at 256 a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine C0,. Brockville. Ont. ___+____. VAST COLONIAL I’OSSESSIONS. Portuguese Territory in Africa is Quite Extensive. The Portuguese colonial possessions consist of Angola. or Portuguese Imver Guinea. in South-west Africa. It has an area of 517.000 square miles. and a population of 5.000.000. The Cape Verde Islands. 1,480 square rites. Population 147.424. Portuguese East Africa. comprising two districts of Lorenzo Marques and Mozambique. bordering on German East Africa. Area 300.000 square mills. Population 3.000.000. Guinea. on the west coast of Africa. Area 4.400 square miles. Population 820.000. . St. Theme and Principe Islands. in Gulf of Guinea. Area 454 square miles. Population 62.103. (for. purl town belwrcn boundarirs ’Mndras and Bombay. India: alsw lla- rnao and Din. small island. in arm 1.03s square miles. Populalzcn 9531.800. Macao. rn island in mouth of Can'on 'RLVEY‘. in China. Area 5 square miles. Population 900‘”. Tim r is an island in Malay Archi- pelago. lm‘f ‘f whirh with Pulo Cami:- Pi‘vriucucsc. Area 7.200 square Population 300.000. .._._*â€"_â€"â€" Just because a woman declares she has the lust husband on earth it’s no .szgn that she expects to meet him in heaven. 2 m1. is Imzlcs. tctailmg. AND TALK TO FRIENDS? A Canadian “'ritcs Interestingly on Psychic Researchâ€"Has Man Two Minds? Referring to the recent remarkable production of Camille Flannnarion. Mr. Charles M. Bicc. .Atiorncy-al-law. Ilen- \cr. Col.. a native of Durham (Lcuniy. and educated at Bowmanvrllc. Ontario. writes: Ever since the committee appointed by the London Society of l’sychhml lin- soarch. made its startling report that psychic phenomena are proved facts. whatever may be their cause. occasion- ally we see men of science of the first rank investigating the subject critically and with the avowed intention of elim‘ mating every possible feature of fraud and logerdcmain. to discover the real truth of the matter. Among them we recognize the noted astronomer of the French government. and the equally famous astronomer of Italy. Sclriaparelli. as well as Crookes. Wallace and others of equal fame in other branches of science. And these are men who have brought to the Investigation no preconceived ~hampering prejudices or creeds. except a wholesome scepticism of the phenom- ena they came to test. They were final- ly obliged to admit the existence of the phenomena. though they diselaimed Ii: understand the cause. and with few exceptions. refused to attribute what they saw to disembodied spirits. Even Flammarion. though gcnerally designat ed a Spiritualist. in the book under ro- vxew. distinctly says he does not know the cause, but is very certain that de- parlcd spirits have nothing to do with the phenomena. Here it must be admitted. we are wan- dering through a strange region. where our senses can give us little or no help. and for this reason the generality of mankind unthinkineg deny the phc- nomena. Men of scientific distinction. but who know nothing of even the terâ€" minology in this branch of research. have not hesitated to denounce the whole thing as being a fraud. and the peculiar evolvomcnt of mercenary char- latans. But the facts remain. and have existed long tefore this miscensccne. undim‘y will continue to exist though we may never understand the exact nature of the unknown forces involved. We must not. however. forget that the seeming- ly impossible of yesterday is the accom- plished fact of 10-day, and so we say it these all-wise ones who are ever ready to denounce what they do not un- derstand. you have no reason for think- ing your Myopia is to spread over the world. True it is. that we have mea- sured and weighed the sun. crossed the depths of space. analyzed the light of the rcmotcst star. yet we have not dropped a plummet into our own souls. Man is undoubtedly dual. homo du- plex. and from this double nature arises many perplexing psychical mysteries. We know that we think. but what ‘9 thought? No one has ever been able to answer. We know that mind influ- ences the body. but how we know not. and so we are brought face to face with an unknown existing element in the problem. it is certainly a force very distinct from all other kinds. and that more than any other resembles intel- ligcncc. It was Flammarion who first gave the name “psychic” to theso forces. but ‘ words are nothing. More than 20 cen- turies ago it was postulated that "mind acting on matter gives if. life and mo- tion” (mcus agi tat inolcm). The ego seems to be a coordination. and the psychic phenomena manifested at se~ ances are due. not to spirits. but to the action of an incarnate mind of either the subject himself. or of the medium. 0" of both conjointly. We either have two minds (the sub- liminal and the objective). or we pos- sess a mind that has two distinct phases or characteristics. All psychical phe‘ norncna admit of much more satisfac- tcry explanation on the hypnotlsm of two minds than on the supposition that we have but one. There exists between these two mind: quasi independent currents of thought. changes of level and alternation of per- sonality. Scientific research has proved that there is in us a rudimentary super- natural faculty. indicative of a latent unsuspected power. but which is seen only during abnormal conditions of the body. This accounts for telepathic; phe- nomena. and for most if not for all so- callcd spirit manifestations. And as the subliminal mind is endowed wilh powers supra normal. but which are not of any use in this life. their pres- ence can be {recounted for only on the hypulhrsis. that they are the prcordainod equipment for a life beyond the grave. Those wonderful psychic powers and forces do not depend upon the organism. and are not only superior but anterior to if. and will survive if. The subjec- tive mind is (ndowed with all the acâ€" quirements of the normal. superncrmal and transcendent consciousness. These phenomena and the powers back of them. introduce us. as if. were. into an- other world. where the impcvllrucnls and checks of a physical environment do not exist. >11 A GETTING OLD. A man never realizes that be Is got- ting old until his boy begins staying out after midnight. . . . Aid in Maklng Guests Feel at Home FTEN the daughter of the house. 0 eSpccially if spare rooms be few or guests many. shares her bedchamber with her girl visitor, knowing it will only add to the pleas- ure of the visit. for heart-to-hear: talks can be prolonged indefinitelyâ€" tollet magic interchanged. as well as mutual help in that most despairfnx of modern evils. the blouse or gown fastened up the back. All this is a. pleasure. not a hardship. to guest as well as hostess, but there is one great drawback! The dressing table and bureau are apt to be already over- crowded with the many dainty toilet accessories of the regular occupant of the room. and the addition of those of the modern visitorâ€"whose belongings are sure to be almost. If not quite, as numerousâ€"add confusion and dismay. One clever girl prepared for this by using an extra table which. when she occupies the room alone. stands to one side. but when a. fair guest is expected is brought forward to a good light. daintlly covered and I. small antique mirror placed upon It. A chair ls arranged before it, and the thought that. it was put: there for her own especial use adds to the pleasure of the visitor when she lpies it. Also it aid: materially in dissipat- Ing that feeling of awkwardness that she would be apt to experience when unpacking her own belongings and being forced to crowd aside those of the owner. ___.xa___ FATHER'S ECZEMA AFFLICTED CHILDREN. Mr. Chas. Noble. of 375 Colonial Avenue. Montreal. the assistant chief operator of the G. N. W. Telegraph Co. and several of his family have been cured of eczema by Zam-Buk. the great herbal balm. He states the facts as follows: “The disease started in the back of my hands in the form of small sores and eruptions. These were very irritating and when rubbed and scratched turned into very ‘ painful sores. I tried waters. lotions and. Still'CS. but the diseases continued to .spread and so I consulted a doctor. He treated me for a time. but still the dis. case spread and I got no relief. Then to my alarm the eczema spread to sev- eral of the children. The pain and ir- ritation in all our cases was very great. and we. were very much disheartened. Buk was recommended and I obtained. a supply. I tried it first on a smalli patch of the eczema. and this showed .so much improvement that l was corr- ‘vincod Zam-Buk would do good if per- severed with. and therefore obtained a 'supply. Each application greatly re- »licved the itching. pain and soreness. and it was not long before the crupc 'tions and sores dried up and disap- 3pearod. In a few weeks from commend iing wilh Zam-B-uk every spot was re- .mcvcd. The lsame way and have each been cured."I .us all we tried proved unavailing. Zamâ€" I 1 children who had also {‘ .taken this disease were treated in the-' I Of all druggists and stores 500. box‘ ' yer pcslpaid from the Zam-Buk 00.. To- ironto. __.â€"-.*__â€" Rustlc Pieces of Silver for the Table NSTEAD of vases or bowls for flowers that are to ornament the dinner table, the rustic pieces made of silver are pretty as Well 3.! practical. These are made in various shapes i and forms, and are really several small v: 9 a rising from the same base. the whole made to represent a. clustel of branches from a tree. The rough bark is well reproduced In silver, and the different nun branches are, of course, of Irregular heights and of different sizes. The effect when each branch or. rather, vase f5 filled with long-stem- med flowera is extremely beautiful. and the centerpiece ls delicate and dainty in appearance. without seem- ing small or insignificant. A new design in silver serving dishes in an entree dish of solid silver in a. plain but very handsome pattern. The top has a. heavily chased handle that is so arranged that it. can bi taken 01!. With this handle removed the to; is converted into a second dish only I also smaller than the dish proper. thl only difference between the two beln‘ that the larger dish has a. rather wldd rim that is lacking in the smaller ono A silver flower-holder is a. good for vestmont, as it is always in good ltyle. OH“ 9 A Mother 5 Duty F YOUR daughter Is growing up toq quiet and never seems to have any thing to say. exert yourself to draw her out. Lead her Into general conversation at every opportunity, let her feel that: he] thoughts and opinions ab0ut different matters are of some weight and im- portance. Do not let her sink Into that state of mind which Is content to let other peo- ple_ take the burden of conversation while she site by in apparent stupid silence. It is a. habit which will grow upon her and prevent her being gracious or attractive. and will become more deep- ly fixed If referred to in any way. Some day her chances of living a . gaping and useful life may be ruined Y For Itching Slam JESSIEâ€"You will be greatly relieved by taking a. bath every nlght'ha-mr_n water into which a little baking soda. has been dissolved. This itching sensa- tion is, generally caused by the poor condition of the blood, and the best thing to do is to have your physician give you a, tonic which will purin the blood I’ ._.~ cw -/ I ,1