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It takes an awfully small man to 100k down on his neighbors. I have given you the facts of these three cases which came to my personal notice and I think only just to other sufferers that these cures should be given the widest publi- city. If you Wish me to go before a, magistrate and take oath to the truthfulness of the things mention- ed above, I am prepared to do so. I am at present engaged in evange- listic work, and have therefore not at the present time a permanent address. I can, however, refer you to the editor of the Canadian Bap- tist. Later I returned to Dalesville, Q'ue., as pastor. A young lady who lived about six miles west of Dales- ville at a. place called Edina, sent for me to come to see her, as she had been a, member of my congre- gation in my former pastorate. I went to see her and found a similar case to that of Mr. McCrae, of Groton, Vt. This girl was so weak she could not sit up. She appear- ed to be bloodless. I said to her: “It will cost; you $6.00 to get a. doc- tor to come out from Lachine to see you, whereas you can get six boxes of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for $2.50.” She followed my advice, took Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills and when some time later I saw her in Lachute, she was as well as ever, and Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills did it all. I went from Dalesville, Que, to ‘Groton, Vermont, as pastor of the Baptist Church in that place. There lived a man about two and oneâ€"half miles from Groton by the name of Neil McCrea, a Canadian. I heard he was ill, and being a Canadian, I went to see him. I found him ly- ing in bed. He said he had no pain, but was too weak to sit up. His lips were bloodless, in fact he was as white as chalk. I recommended Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills and gave him some. He began taking them and in a short time could see blood in the veins of his hands and in the course of a, few weeks he was out watching men building a new barn for him, and shortly after that he came to Groton to church. Now, I ought to tell you that the doctor of Groton had given him up. The Ryegate doctor (a doctor in an adjoining village) could not help him and said so. The best doctor in the hospital of Burlington, Vt., came and saw Mr. McCrea, but said he could not help him. He did not get any help until Dr. Williams’ Pinl: Pills put him on his feet again. I am a Baptist minister. Was nrdained June 14th, 1887, in Cra- mahe Baptist Church, Northumber- land Co., Ont. I want to tell you In as few words as possible what I know about Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. I was pastor of the Dales- ville, Que, Baptist Church in 1891 and again in 1894-0. While pastor In 1891, the Rev. John King, a forâ€" mer pastor, aged 74, was stricken with paralysis so that he could not help himself. He had to, or did, take a tablespoonful of rhubarb every day to keep his bowels regu« lar. I thought of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. He began taking them and it was not long before he could walk again and his bowels were re- gular. The paralysis never returnâ€" ed and his bowels remained active. He died a few years ago practical- ly from old age. l’rom a. Baptist clergyman Telling of cures Wrought by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills l‘he Dr. Williams’ Medicine (30., Brockville, Ont. : Gentlemen,â€"It has been my in- ‘pention to write to you for some time, but; being busy I have neg- lected‘to do so until now. “For Tea You Can’t BeatLipton’s” (Signed), AN OPEN LETTER The Only Thing “Just as Good ” Is Another Cup of Sold Only in Ah‘tight Packages. T. C. Sowter. 25. Omriâ€"â€"Though he dealt wick- edly above all that were before him, he was, nevertheless, “a sovereign of far greater eminence and import- ance than we might suppose from the meagerness of his annals here preserved.” He was unsuccessful in his wars with Syria, but was vic- torious over the Moabites to the southeast, the record being found on the famous Moabite stone. He 24. Samariaâ€"Besides the natural beauty of its position, which made Isaiah refer to it as Ephraim’s “crown of pride,” Samaria posâ€" sessed a great advantage from its natural strength. As its name sigâ€" nifies (“watchtower”), it stood on a. lofty hill, and was sufficiently isolated to make strong outworks possible, so that it was able to hold out for three years against the powerful armies of the Assyrians under Sargon and Shalmaneser. Its fall in B. C. 721 involved the en- tire kingdom in disasteu. Nebuâ€" chadnezzar, in BC. 554, required thirteen years to capture it. Under the name given it by Herod the Great, who rebuilt it, it still ex- ists. 23. Six years reigned he in Tir- zahâ€"The palace had been burned, and Omri must have been impress- ed with the weakness of a city which could be taken so easily. This fact made him look about for a capital more central and impregnable, with the result that Israel was giv- en a great and permanent centre of government. 21. The people . . . divided â€" Omri’s immediate suppression of the revolt under Zimri did not save the kingdom from civil strife. Though first with the army, Omri seems to have lacked full popular support. A certain Tibni, whose brother Joram exercised a. strong influence, backed by a. large following, suc- cessfully disputed the right of Omri for four years, at the end of which time the two brothers were killed, and Omri reigned. 20. The rest of the acts of Zimriâ€" This is also a stereotyped expres- sion. His acts must have been few. The ‘book of the chronicles of course is not our First and Second Chroni- cles, which were written much later, and whose author had no interest especially in apostate northern kings of Israel, but was one of the sources, now lost, from which the author gained his information. 19. His sinsâ€"The words used to describe the misdoings of Zimri are the customary words, which came to be a. kind of formula for the'mis- conduct of the kings of Israel who did that which was ‘ev11 in the sight of Jehovah. In a short regency of one week it is hardly probable he would be able to promote to any extent the calf-worship of Jero- beam. 16. Made Omri . . . king â€"â€" The army, which had not been taken into the counsels of the headstrong Zimri, refused to accept the new order of things, and hailed the more powerful military rival of Zimri as their king. 18. The castleâ€"A Vfortified strong- hold attached to the palace. Verse 15. Zimri'. . . seven days in Tirzahâ€"He had slain not only the drunken king, Elah, but all the male members of the house of Baa- sha, according to the word of Jehu the prophet. His crime and ter- rible fate became a byword in af- ter years (2 Kings 9. 31). Gibbethonâ€"See above. There had been an intermittent siege of this place for twenty-seven years, with no apparent success. Lesson IV.â€"â€"0u1ri and Ahab Lead Israel into Greater Sin, 1 Kings 16. 15133. Golden Text, Prov. 14. 34. THE SUNDAY SUHUUL INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JAN 22. The Institutions in Scotland are of Great Value» In a report to the Secretary of Scotland the Inspector for Scotland under the Inebriates’ Act says that during the year end-ed Dec. 31, 1909, there were in all nine institutions under inspection, including three licensed retreats, five certified in- ebriate reformatories, and one State Reformatory. The total num- ber of persons dealt with during the year was 239, of whom 121 were reâ€" treat patients and 118 reformatory inmates. Compared with the re- turns of the previous year the insti- tutions numbered one more, a new retreat having during the year re- ceived .a license, but the patients dealt with are 24 fewer, retreat paâ€" tints being one less and reforma- tory inmates 33 fewer. These fig- ures, says the report, show that li- censed retreats continue to be pat- ronized by those seeking treatment in them to about the same extent as formerly, but that the reformatory treatment of the Police Court drunkard is now being less seldom used. The report goes on L0 remark: Experience gained in Scotland has shown that these institutions for the care and treatment of inebri- ates can fulfil useful functions. Reâ€" treats have been found to be of valv ue as curative institutions for the treatment» of habitual inebriety, and reformatories have been found to be of value as places for the se- gregation and control of drunk-en pests, and to some extent as ours.- tive institutions The ‘recovery rate’ in well-conducted retreats is found to approach 50 per cent., and that of reformatories to be about 7 per cent. The. former figure is a satisfactory one, and sufliciently good to enable an inebriate to en- ter such an institution with a was onable hope of recovery, but the lat- ter figure is small. It could not well be otherwise because the con- ditions required for conviction un- der the Inebriates’ Act are so s-ev- ere that the more hopeful class of inmate is excluded.” 30~33. Ahab the son of Omri-â€"His reign is studied in detail in the les- sons for February. The particular offensiveness of his acts, recorded in this lesson, consisted in his mar- ‘riage with the heathen princess Jezebel, and, through this alliance, the introduction of Baalâ€"worship, together with the sins of Jeroboam. The alliance was probably a popuâ€" lar one, inasmuch as it strengthen- ed Israel and brought wealth to the crown and a certain prestige. But it was mockery of the true religion. Jezebel’s father, besides bearing the name of Baal, and giving his daughter the same name, had been the high priest of the great temple of Ashtoreth in Tyre, and was not satisfied until Baal-worship was es- tablished in Israel. 31. Baalâ€"The supreme deity of the Phoenicians; in this case, Mel- kart, the Baal of Tyre. gave his people political ascendency and is the first Jewish king whose name is recalled by the Assyrian inscriptions. 26. Walked in all the way of Jero« boamâ€"The propth Micah speaks unsparingly of “the statutes of Omri,” as if his influence upon the religious life of the p€ople had been particularly perniclous. > Mrs. R. Yates, Montreal, Que, writes :â€"-“Baby’s splen- did health was obtained through the use of Baby’s Own Tablets. They are a grand medicine for constipa- tion, as their action is easy and does not give baby pain. I would recommend them to all mothers; no one should be without them who have young children in the house.” This testimony is similar to thou-‘ sands of others sent us by grateful mothers. Every mo- ther who has ever used the tablets for her little ones will tell you they are the very best medicine in the world. They not only cure the ills of the little ones, but they make them grow happy and strong. The Tablets can be given to even the youngest babe with absolute safety as they are sold under the guarantee of a government analyst to con- tain no opiate or other harm. ful drug. They cannot pos- sibly do harmâ€"they «always do good. Baby’s Own Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. BABY’S SPLENDID HEALTH. INEBRIATE ACT, One of the shortest lived of ad- ministrations was the “Ministry of all the Talents,” which only lasted thirteen months. It was on Febru- ary 5, 1806, that Greville formed his Cabinet, which had to include Charles James Fox. King George III. is reported to have said to that unwelcome Minister: “Mr. Fox, I little thought that you and I should ever meet again in this place; but I have no desire to look back upon old grievances, and you may rest assured that I shall never remind you of them. Fox died in the fol- lowing autumn. When the King demanded an assurance that the Premier would initiate no measâ€" ures for the relief of the Catholics, Greville resigned. This action prompted Sheridan to remark: “I have known many men knock their heads against a, wall, but I never before heard of a man collecting bricks and building a, wall for the express purpose of knocking out his own brains against it.” The shortest period that a memâ€" ber of Parliament has represented a constituency is two hours, this remarkable record being achieved by the Right Hon. Lord George Hamilton. Having been ieâ€"elected for the Ealing division of Middle- sex on his having been appointed Secretary of State for India in 1895, the Parliament to which he had been elected was dissolved. Right Hon. Lord George Hamilton Was Member of Parliament for Two Hours. The shortest Parliament on re- cord is that which on September 30, 1399, deposed Richard II. The very act of deposition dissolved the Parliament, and six days later Henrycalled together without the formality of an election all the old members, says the London Globe. He gravely styled it a new Parlia- ment. The fourth Parliament of Charles I. sat only for three weeks, and this after the country had been without the blessings of represen- tative government for eleven years. But his fifth Parliamnt atoned for the brevity of the previous one. It sat off and on for nineteen years; “a Parliament which many, before that time, thought would never have hada beginning, and after- ward would never have an end.” Opinion, as we know, differed as to the character of this renowned Long Parliament. Macaulay de- clared it to be entitled to our “gratitude and reverence,” while Corbett described it as the of his election. Sir. Matthew White Ridley, who had been appointed the new Home Secretary, ran him very close, for he was elect-ed in the Old Parliament and again to the new Parliament for the Blackpool division of Lancashire in the same week, in both cases unopposed. Mr. C. T. Ritchie was returned on July The shortest lived “party” that ever obtained a footing in “Parlia- ment was the Tichborne claimant’s counsel D generally! wh‘g s 61. ected fér to eâ€"oanrent 1n ebru- ary, 1876, solely on the Ti-chborne issue, polling 6,110 votes to the Lib- eral candidate’s 4,168, and the Con- servative’s 3,901} He lost no time in carrying out his mandate, mov- ing 'on April 23 for the re-opening of the case before a. royal commis- sion. But in spite of all his elo- 5 unopposed for Croydon, his re: election having been necessitated by his appointment to the post of President of the Board of Trade. Parliament was dissolved on July 8, so that Mr. Ritchie only repre- sented his constituency for a, whole week-end. “SCOURGE OF THE NATION.” THE LONGEST AND SOME 01" THE SHORTEST. LENGTH OF PARLIAMENTS WITHIN TWO HOURS Standard Article Useful for five hunched purposes. A can equal: 20 “>9. Ready for u_se in any quantity. Una only the Best. SAL VSODA‘ 6195331" Foul eminent medical men tried to cure him, and each gave up the case as hopeless in the end. Naturâ€" ally, Mr. Marsh tried remedies of all kinds, but he, also, at last gave up. For two years he had to wear gloves day and night so terrible was the pain and itching when the air got to the sores. Yet Zam-Buk Has Worked Com- plete Cure. This is the experience of a. men of high reputation, widely known in Montreal, and whose case can read- ily be investigated. Mr. T. M. Marsh, the gentleman referred to, lives at 101 Delorimier Avenue, Montreal, and has lived there for years. For twentyâ€"five years he had eczema on his hands and wrists. The disease first started in red blotches, which itched, and when scratch-ed became painful. Bad sores followed, which discharg- ed, and the discharge spread the disease until hishands were one raw, painnt mass of. so‘res. made a point of meeting on Christ- mas Day itself. On the Christmas Day of 1647 a resolution was adopt- ed deciding “that power be given to the Committee of Plundered Ministers to put'in due execution the Ordinances for Abolishing the Observation of Holy Days”; and on that of 1646 the House read for the first time “A Bill for the Abol- ishing and Taking Away of Festiv- al Days commonly called Holy Days.” On the Christmas Day of 1648 the Commons passed a resolu- tion ordering for the same after- noon 3, meeting of the committee appointed “to consider how to pro~ ceed in a way of justice against the King and other capital offenders." At the only Christmas Day div~ ision of which there is any record over two hundred members tnok part a very large number conSIder- ing the troublous times and the small size of the House. But after the Commons had been “cleared out” by the army in the autumn of 1653 they never again met on Christmas Day. Though in recent years there has been no instance of a Christmas Day or Boxing Day sitting, on two occasions the mem- bers of the House of Commons have sat on Christmas Eve. The first Was in 1852 and the othel in 1888. The 1852 instance is the only one during the last hundred years on which members of Parliament have only been allowed a three days holi- day at Christmas. Then came Zam-Buk! He tried it, just as he had tried hundreds of remedies before. But he soon found out that Zam-Buk was difâ€" ferent. Within a few weeks there were distinct signs of benefit, and a little perseverance with this great herbal balm resulted in what he had given up all hope ofâ€"a comâ€" plete cure! And the cure was per- manent. He was cured nearly three years ago. Interviewed the other day, Mr. Marsh said: “The cure which Zamâ€"Buk worked has been absolutely permanent. From the day that I was cured to the present moment I have had no trace of 60‘ zema, and I feel sure it will never return. Having suffered for tweno ty-five years, I regard my cure as a niggern miracle; v.-â€"_ m-,fl.V. 4 “1, > , I? you suffer from any skin trou- , ble, cut out this article, wri“ across it the name of this papou and mail it, with one cant I to pay return postage to 2m- 00., Toronto. We wili forwud yod by return a. free trial box of Z , i Buk. All druggista and stores so I this famous remedy, 500. box. He Had Eczema 25 Years and Doc- tors Said “No Cure.” quence he and Mr. Wnall-ey oi Peterborough, as tellers for the mo- tion, would have no one to count if Major O’Gorman had not him- self taken pity on them, and the noes were 433. THE LONG PARLIAMENT A M ODERN MIRACLE! For Making Soap. For SoftcningWatar. For Rcmoving Paint. Tor Ummfcctixxg Sinks. Closets. Drains.ctc. SOLD