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SOME SPORTING EVENTS IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO. TESTS OF ENDURANCE 'EJM Romarkahlo Performance Saddle Home Ridden by Thormanby, in the London Sportsman, writing of equine en- durance, tells these tales: “A very extraordinary match was run at Northampton rages ip 1791, between a bay and a black pony, at two four-mile heat-s. The black was thirteen hands two and oneâ€"half inches high, the bay mare barely thirteen hands. They ran the first four miles, carrying 14st. each, in twelve minutes, the second in thirteen and one-half minutes. The odds were 10 to 8 on the black, ,which won by about half a. length. “A curious match was made at Epsom in 1795 for $525 between Mr. Grisewood’s horse, Crop, and Mr. H. Harris’ roan. Crop was to go 100 miles before the roan went 80. Crop ran his first twenty miles in one hour and a minute, but. going around the eleventh time was near- L: knocked out. The other was also so tired that he could not even trot. After this they walked round the course with their riders on their backs, people going before them with bowls of oats and locks of hay t1. entice them on. By the time the roan had done his eighty-one miles Crop had only accomplished ninety- four, “A Yorkshire clothier once for a wager rode hls pony, whlch was well strlcken 1n years and under thirteen lmnds high. eighty miles in eleven hours and fifty-five minutes on the Morpeth road. The time al- lowed was thirteen hours. The man weighed 14st, 8 pounds., the horse was only of the cmnmon cart- breed, "and had previously been used in that capacity, which renders the feat much more 1:eA markahle, and when it was over he seemed none the worse for hls ex- ertlon. ' “A still more astonishing feat was performed many years ago by a- horse which had never been bread to the business. A coachman weigh- ing 14st. was sent post haste from Arlington to Exeter for a physici- an, his master being dangerously ill. The distance is fortyâ€"seven miles, the road was then a bad one, and the. horse accomplished it in fortyâ€"seven seconds under three hours. “Mr. Cooper Thornhill of the’ Bell Inn, Stilton, made a. match for a large sum to ride three times be- tween Stilton and Londonâ€"213 milesâ€"in fifteen hours, no limit be- ing placed on the number of horses he might use‘ The feat was accom- plished on April 29, 1745, and the following shows the result: From Stilton to London s. 3.52 :59 ‘From London to Stilton .. 3.50 :57 'From Stilton to London .. 3.49 :56 “This was three hours, twenty- six minutes, and eight seconds “In 1790 a gentleman drove a. single horse chaise fifty miles on the Hertford road in four hours and fiftyâ€"five minutes, the time al- lowed being five hours. In the same year a, man rode from the fourth mile stone on the Essex road AND CON SEQUENTLY LOST. UNDER THE TIME ALLOWED after dinner a son or General Aren- da-le offered to back his horse to do a. hundred yards against me for $50. I entirely forgot to make it; fifty yards out and back, added to which disadvantage on my side he brought his horse to the post in A COMPLETE TATHER. Notwithstanding m)- nistake, we started, and, as I had expected. I was beaten, but he did not get- away from me until we had run eighty yards, and then he splashed the mud in my face, as the ground was much softened by rain. It was in Nde Park. andâ€"~not much to Heavy Coachman. Performance of n my creditâ€"on a Sunday morning. Races between pedestrians and equestrians have, of course, been a familiar spectacle in the great cir~ cus shows, but then these are pro- bably “arranged affairs” and the horses are not flyers.’ . “A singular story of equine saga- crty and emulation, perhaps almost fvithout parallel in sporting annals, IS the following: In September, 1703, at a. race at Ennis, in Ireland, Atlanta, a mare belonging to Mr. L'yre took the lead of three other horses entered for the race. She had, however, scarcely run half a mile when she fell and dropped her rider. Recovering herself immedi- ately, she dashed forward riderless and preserved the lead to the end atcly, she dashed forward riderlnss and preserved the lead to the end of the heat. during which she pass- ed her stable and the winning post twice; nor did she stop until the flag was dropped to the winner; then after trotting a few paces she wheeled around and came up to the scales to weigh. During the race she frequently looked behind, and quickened her pace as she saw the other horses gaining on her.” They Risk Health Rather Than Lose Employment end Eventually Break Down. BUSINESS GIRLS Thousands of ‘ earnest intelligent young women who earn their live» lihood away from home in public ofices, and large business estabâ€" lishments are silent suffering vic- tims of overtaxed nerves and defi: ciency of strength. Weak, breath- less and nervous they work against time, with never a rest when headâ€" aches and backaches make every hour like a day. Little wonder their cheeks lose the tint of health and grow pale and thin; their eyes are dull and shrunken and beauty slowâ€" ly but surely fades. Business girls and women, because of their work and worry, look older than their years. What they seriously need is the frequent help of a true strengthening remedy to carry them through the day. Dr. \Villiams’ Pink Pills are like actual food to the starved nerves an‘ tired brain cf the business girl. By making rich, red blood they supply just the kind of help that girls need to pre- serve their health and their good looks. They bring bright eyes, high spirits and thus make the day’s duties lighter. Miss Alexandrine Bedard, a stenâ€" ographer residing at 36 Richelieu St, Quebec, says :â€"â€"“For the past couple of years I felt my constitu- tion being gradually undermined through constant indoor work, and the great tax on my nerves through the long tedious hours over a type- writer. But it was only some six .months ago that the climax came when one afternoon I lost consci- ousness through extreme weakness. The real seriousness of my condition was then pathetically apparent, as I was confined to my, room, lacking even the strength to walk about.‘ I was attended by a doctor, but af- ter being a month under his care showed no signs of improvement. It was at this stage that one of my relatives read of the cure of a young girl whose case bore a striking re- semblance to my own, by the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. I began the use of these Pills the next day, and attribute my complete recov- ery entirely to them. I had not taken more than three boxes when I began to get better, and after tak- ing the pills for about a month I felt as strong and was enjoying as good health as ever in my life.” You can get Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills from any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Wil- liams’ Medicine 00., Brockville, b6xes for $2.50 1 liams’ Medicine Ont. J wmner “Gumbolt and I have made a. bet and agreed to leave it to you. He says a. drowning man gets his lungs full of water, and I say he doesn’t. Which of us is right?” “What are the terms of the wag- “Oh, all red to h is more The 1( the three ( H’mâ€"I new all 1 s of the present day imagine Jore dignified to be a. bread- r than a. breadmaker. LOSE STRENGTH SORRY. BUT- the ) ) Sunday morning. pedestrlans and of course, been a to pay for a dinner f us.” r knew Gumbolt to 31L} tfifinder. Railway Dir mplaints are We have di that each of air share in tary fliii'ROAST BEEF INDICTED What deaf The roast beef of old England re- ceived a. severe blow at t; sectional meeting of the British Medical gongress, at Sherficld, the other ay. RECEIVES BLOW AT ’1 ISH MEDICAL (‘ON Rooms Fish and Major G. S. Crawford, both of the Royal Army Medical Corps. and Capt. W. Sinclair, R.A.M.C. (mi- litia), in papers read in the section devoted to the army, the navy and ambulance work, all agreed that abundance of meat was quite un- necessary, and that cheese and fish, both of which were cheap, were ex- cellent and nutritious food. Major Blackburn said that ex- perlments had rather upset the poâ€" pular notion that roast beef was the solid foundation of the British army. v How “Tommy Atkins” might deal with such a, change in his diet as that suggested was indicated by Lieut.-001, Fotheringham, of Can- ada, who spoke out of the fulness of h‘s own experience. WASTE OF CHEESE. Lieut.-Col. Fotheringham agreed that cheese had an extreme value as an article of food. An attempt. had been made to introduce it into the rations of the Canadian soldi- ers, but they were palpably not. cheeseâ€"eaters, and the savory item bad to be abolished because of the abominable waste that went on. It was urged that the revision of soldiers’ rations should provide for a better supply of fish, while a bread and cheese supper would pre- vent a great deal of unnecessary drinking. Buckets of cold water were also poured on alcohol in the same sec- tion by Major Predmore, who, speaking from a. long experience in India, said he had proved that non- drinkers were far more immune from sunstroke than those who did drink alcohol. Major Blackburn, after pointing out that he held no brief for total abstainers, said experience had taught him that not only was alco- hol best let alone by the soldier, but even in the hospitals its use, even on scientific grounds, could rarely be justified. SAILORS AND RUM. Alcohol was not a preventive of cold, and tots of rum to our sailors were not only needless, but actuâ€" ally pernipious. 1 1 The fittest farmer is the empha- tic farmer. Weakness, imbecility and lack of purpose cannot win in the race with competition. We can- not cast aside competition. We can set aside old and unsuccessful ways if we will. New plans must be quickly put into practice. All businessâ€"men put the bes't‘brains “J [,e_”,_,, The various papers and speakers in the discussion agreed that alcoâ€" hol was not good for long or susâ€" tained cffort. Dr. James Kingston Fowler, dean of the faculty of medicine in the University of London, and presi- dent of the Medical Society of Lon- don in the course of an address on the subject of “Medicine,” said he looked to a more general use of sanatoria for a variety of affections other than tuberculosis. “As the advantages of an open- uir life, combined with careful me- dical supervision, become better known,” said Dr. Fowler, “the sea voyage, which so often means life in a windy passage on deck and '1 stuffy cabin below. and the hotel at a health resort on the Continent. where influenza, perhaps, is rife, “111 be replaced by sanatorla.” into the study oi cost. 1ne sav- ings will often make good divi« dends. Improved methods will lead us to profit. Few acres well tilled will always pay more than many half tilled. If you will only make gilfiedge butter you can safely rely upon reâ€" ceiving from reputable commxssion- houses the same prices they pay for all butter of that quality. When you go into those commission stores, nr K! rmg Permit-ions in Some er, with a. tub 3d the merchan tyyer, “p111 FARM NOTES cr Derfection up ases. a bottom 1 smells and hant ta Moseâ€"Alcohol creamery butter ample mbre per- :ct. You will no 2 van cannot get "HON?! TH l‘ ou cann ar buttel ” it down of the tub, d tastes five 5 butter and s and tastes, information, The sav- good divL s will lead well tilled 10m stores, butter for and The BRIT v; u“- r, dean in the presi- of Lonâ€" ress on said he use of Sections 1 open- ful me- better the sea ms life : and '1. e hotel ntinent. ’is rife, la.” emphaâ€" 1becility Applied tora rough or inflamed patch, cut. bruise. heat sore, or 'chafed place, Zamâ€"Buk first lubriâ€" cates, cools, and soothes the hoh‘ surface, then heals. That is why‘ children like Zamâ€"Buk. It stops pain so quickly. Applied to eczema, :ulcers, and fostering sores, ZamJ Buk first kills the disease germs. which cause suppuration and in- flammation. Then it builds up fresh tissue. In this way an eczema. patch, ulâ€" cer, abscess, ringworm or open sore; is removed completely by Zam-Buk, and a. cut or burn healed. For insect stings, sore feet, bruis- es, chafed places, for eczema, ulcer- ations, blood poison, chronic sores, and for piles Zam-Buk is without» equal. Fifty cents a box at all stores and druggists, or from the Zamâ€"Buk Co., Toronto, for price. Three boxes for dollar twentyâ€"five. This offer is for family use. atlon, )utter . You plovid strive the hc Shared by 295,000,000 people in India there are at least a dozen families of languages. Somewhere about 80 dinerent languages are spoken, of which there are 20 lan- guages spoken by not less than 1,- 000,000 persons each. English is very widely understood, while Hin- dustani is the prevalent language. There is probably no religion which is not represented in In ‘ia, from ancestor worship to Scotch Presbyterianism. Nearly threeâ€" fourths of the total population‘are followers of the Hindu religion, and these, together with the Mo- hammedans, comprise nearly 92 per cent. of the whole. There are about 3,000,000 Christians. India possesses very few foreignv pm in proportion to its population. ,In fact, the total number of per- sons residing there not‘ born in In- dia, including the French and lPortuguese possessions, is only 642,000, and most of these were born in countries contiguous to India. The actual British-born population residing in India amounts to about 100,000; as already mentioned, the population of India is 295,000,000, so it will be seen that England rules India with a more handful of men. Facts for Our Women Folk! When you find your skin rough, red and patchy, or dry, scaley and coarse, with sore and inflamed spots here and there, remember there is a, reason. There are 2,800 pores on one square inch of that same skin of yours, and these con- tain seventy feet of tubing, all pro- vided to clear away harmful and Waste excretions, lwut which get out of order when the skin is unhealthy. The value of Zamâ€"Buk lies in the fact that its healing essences and juices can be absorbed by these miniature “Skin Mouths.”A EVERY RELIGION IN INDIA. From Ancestor Worship to Scotch Presbyterianism. HOW FLOWERS IUDE “here Sweets are Stored in Lily (‘oneeuled Nectar of Dionkshood. 11 travers nvers 1 usual 11 1x larg ver thh listenmg YOUR SKIN IN SUMMER The lumbine are .rately desi 1a< 111 It is a natural food and with milk or cream and fresh fruits is an ideal diet in warm weather. BRINGS THE GLOW OF HEALTH TO WAN CKEEKS Brain Fag and Tired Nerves Yield to loney. shaped (1 by othe creting H ‘11 the flo‘ ng go< 110‘ SHREDED WHEAT 1t the cc] loney pit like a. ‘ and it fall frc v other ltS ,y. Applied to eczema, festering sores, ZamJ s the disease germs. suppumtion and in- Then it builds up EaEh is circular, holâ€" from us like a. horn. In each It pays it fr 1n ‘ each is brim drop of honey a. tear drop. S ' all intruders. of the crown 1m entre can be see! zema. patch, ulâ€" 1-m or open sore‘ 51y by Zam-Buk, ‘found lik1 1n ancient sort of vi 341‘ 01'16 th SOLD BY All (BIKINI-IRS soon 1n th HONEY. )rimmln as Ariel onderful de away like the 1nd 11‘ 1t( Sometimes the petals are joined‘ 'together into a tube and the sweét [nectar simply exudes from the i - .ner side of the wall and collects a} lthe bottom. This is the case i ithe dead nettle, the tube of which lforms so toothsome a morsel that 1 some children call it “suckies.” The ‘ iheneysuckle is similarly planned, and its sweetness is so striking a: fc have furnished its name. ' The monkshood has quaint nec- taries. If the hood be drawn back there suddenly springs into sight two objects onwlong Astalk‘s which le the honey is secreted in a round knob at what would be the mouth- piece and of the horn, and the five are arranged in a, ring side by side with the honey knobs aloft. Though the honey store is obvious from without, yet the insects who would sip it must creep into the flower and penetrate with a long nose up the curving horn to the knobfl A are sometimes like a. French horn, sometimes like a cow], or, looked at sideways, not unlike a, pair of doves. Their presence within the hood has provided the nicknames “Adam and Eve” and “Noah’s Ark.” Thus the honey bags are carefully tucked away and protect- ed. ‘ “Harry, love,” said Mrs. Knew to her husband, when he entered his home a. few evenings ago, “I’ve been dreadfully insulted.” “Insulted ’4” indignantly. “By your In “My mother dear. She’s 13 dear. arms the Kmuesn woman the world. And how could she : sult you? She isn’t here; sh1 miles away.” “But, Harry, she did insult me came dryly. “It w way thr 1nd â€"â€"U0n Harry tell Better 3. chi morbid succes We live and learn until we are forty; then we live and unlearn. “Do you consider it walk under a. ladder? unlucky as to fall off 0 sake “In th ong to Woman isn’t ne Old J. lett Show I’ll t 1‘ VBSS 11K STING IN THE TAIL )1“ 1nd k our 1 of co courg of ih Last year they wed With much regret We hear she can’t Make biscuits yet came e postscript. When I that it said, ‘Dear E fail to give this lett want him to have it.’ wasn’t that an insult itt 111 Fl AMATEURISH isn’t necessarily the w 1 in the courtship cla: written to gh, you un you about it )u th1s mormn fairâ€"haire as those 11y live 1( nt Old Gent the in cheerful failure than a. )ther.” , Flora? Nonsense, 1e kindest woman in 101 how could she in- to isn’t here; she’s 'repeated Mr. Knew, ‘By whom 2” m e ear (the vish bout it. A letter morning, address- ex"s handwriting. ‘ I opened it.” said Mr. Knew, and i understan‘ and that fit to you nger Art milllonalre) â€"â€" to marry my , mere school; people are not ith dark hair, aent unlucky to ;hat, but you come was all the am sorâ€" a black done id the read 10m, 51' to Now Tea. lit