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Women are Themselves to Blame for Much of Their Suflcring. Women are weak, yet under a ‘lmile ‘hey will try to hide pain and fiufi'enng that “any man could not bear patiently. If women would only remember that their frequent failures of health arise from feeble or impure blOUd their lives would be smoother and they would longer retain their natural charm. IKE WEAR 1' SMILE When the blood. fails then begin those dragging backaches and headaches; unrefreshing sleep that causes d.ark lines under the eyes; dizziness; fits of depression; pa1~ itation or rapid fluttering of the cart; hot flashes and indigestion. Then the cheeks grow pale, the eyes dull and the cgmplexion blemished; Women should know that much of this sufiering is needless and can be promptly remedied. Purify and enrich the blood through the use of Dr. Williams’ I’ink Pills and your suffering will vanish. Thousands of women know that Dr. Willinms’ Pink Pills have brightened their lives by making the new, good blood of health. and so toning up all the vital organs into healthy, vigorous action. Here is an instance from among many. Miss Cora A. Cor- nell. St. Catharines, Ont., says: "Ever since the age of fourteen I have suffered terribly with pains in my back, and severe headaches. I was also much troubled with indi~ gestion and had to be extremely careful as to my diet. and someâ€" times did not feel like eating at all. Some two years ago the headaches became so had that I had to give up my position. which was clerking in a store. where. of course, I was constantly on mv feet. I book a po- sition in an office. where I could be seated most of tne time, but even then I suffered terribly most of the time. As the medicine I had been taking did not help me I finally de- cided to try Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. I got a supply. and soon felt they were helping me and I con- tinned taking the pills for several months until I felt perfectly well. Although mv doctor advised me not to go back to my old position, I decided to do so, and have not felt any ill effect. I never have backache new. seldom a headache. and all traces of the indigestion have disappeared. I cannot speak too highly of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. and I hope this letter will help someone who suffers as I used fl‘wo Examinations Hold to Choose Professor to Teach the Art. TRANCE HAS NATIONAL COOK. Those who took part in the com- petition were requested to get up a lun,:heon. the menu of which was chosen before the examination by the jury. The concurrents also had to prepare preserves and give a les- son before the students of the school. All candidates who pre- sented themselves had to be be- tween the ages of 25 and 40 and con- form to many other requirements. such as being able to show their birth certificates, a certificate show- ing their French nationality and 9159 what previous experience they Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Wil- liams’ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. This. new chair 0" cooking is the idea of M. Pams. Minister of Agri- culture. The examinations, held on November 11‘ in order to choose 1he bearer of this momentous title, consisted of competitions in all branches, coo-king, the making of soups, sauces and other accessories, cutting and cooking meat. game, fish. vegtables. entrees, patties, en- eremets, pastry. fruit and vegeta- ble preserves and the making of cakes and desserts. France now has an official cook .with the title of professor of cooking at the National School of Agricul- tural and Housekeeping Instruction at Grignonv A title worthy of even a German business card, is the com- ment. of the French newspapers. 7 Best French cooks come, it is said, from the district around Nancy. although Loraine until it beâ€" came German property had a great veputation. Regularity 'Dr. Morse’s ‘° Indian Root Pills of the bowel: is an absolute neces- sity for good health. Unless the waste matter from the food which collects there is got rid of at least once a da . it decays and poison: the wholcb y,causiu biliousnesgindiâ€" gestion and sick eadaches. Salt. and other harsh mineral purgatives irritate the delicate lining of the bowels. Dr. Horse’s Indian Root Pillsâ€"mtirely vegetable -â€" regulate the bowel: efirctively without walk ening. licken'mg or piping. Una THAT COVERS PAIN 'INTERESTING BITS 0F GOSSIP FROM THE QUEEN CITY. THROW] BURRESPUNDENB It was almost too much for Mayor Honk- len to expect to get an election by accia- ,mationi As a matter of fact acclamations for the Mayoralty in Toronto have been lam-endineg rare, the honor accredized to ‘Mr 6991‘)? last year being the first of its kind in a very long period. There hav'e ‘been a number of virtual acclamations. gFor example. in 1911 Mr. Geary. alt.ho.g‘x ihe had two opponents. secured over 51.000 ivot-es against about 5.000 for his two 0114 {'ponents combined. Then in 1909 Joshph Oliver had no serious opposition. although Ithere were against him three candidates. ,ome of whom was [‘homas Davies. who was ibhis year nominated against Mayor Home gen 01) that occasion Mr. Davies got over [9,000 vmua.fias against Mr. Oiiver's 2.6.000 No Great Issue In the Munlclpal Gam- paignâ€"Mayor Hocken Had Easy 0.)- positionâ€"Sir James Whitney â€"Holiday Trade. What issue was up for decision this yea; was a question frequently asked by visi- tors during the Municipal campaign. The answer had to be "none." Civic govern- ment in Toronto at present is a qucsupn of administration rather than of policms or issues. As a result the contest as on many previous ocessioms became merely a trial 0! persox‘al strength between the vanous candidates. The task of canvassing- a big city like Toronto is of course tremendous. and vari- ous devices were utilized for covering the ground. Anythin like a personal canvas}: is impossible. athough it is said one Board of Control aspirant, Controller Mc- Carthy. had mhe city divided into 500 sec- tions and had a personal friend working each section. No one else atbempbed any- thing so complete. The personal letter is widely used. Even those run into a lot of expense. One can- didate. it was reported. used 125,000 letters, a number sufficient to cover every voter in the city twice and perhaps three times It is doubtful if these letters and cards get many votes, although the cost of send- ing out 125,000 letters would be $1,230 00 for Dostage alone. It is said that some can- didatea for Alderman spent sums running into the thousands of dollars and then did not get elected. As the salary of an Alder man is only $500 it is evident that the honor is valued highly in some quarters at least. A Controller gets $2.500 a year. but even this sum is often exhausted in election expenses alone. Mr J. J. Ward probablv furnishes an exception to this rule. He is an assiduous glad hander. but does not believe in spending his pros- pegtive salary. _ The great problc-vn of the candidate is to get his name before the public. A per- sonal acquaintance of a thousand men is a pretty wide acquaintance, and where there are 40 or 50,000 voters it is evident that candidates can be known to only a few. It is for this reason that a mnn who is once elected finds it fairly easy to hold his seat if he wants to. He gets so much publicity through the newspapers dunng the year that uniess he makes very ba'! blundem. people think he must be a great man. There are always plenty of crank candi- datee in Toronto. When they are not runnng for the Mayor's chair they are in the Board of Control or Aldermnnic race. There are generally 8 or 10 of them in every Municipal contest. Thomas Davies can hardly be classed as a crank candidate. He is 11 man of some substanre and ability. but generally re- garded as lacking the qualifications and experience which will entitle him to the Chief Magistracy of the city. Poor Place for Meetlng. Toronto has little reason to be proud of its annual nomination meeting. Follow- lnz Munlr'i'pi'l custom the event takes place in the Town Hall, but unfortunately there is no proper chamber in that pile The fact is that the Assembly Hall on the top floor of the building has never been finished. It is a bare barn of a room without furnishing other than a little bit of dragged bunting and without heat Here the nomination meeting is held This is the only use the room is put to from one year's end to the other. Very few electors find it worth while to attend the proceedings. and there are no doubt scores of nomination meetings throughout the Province which are more largely at- tended. Oocae nally freak candidates make a surprisingly good run. For example. on one occasion in the long ago the late F. A. Macdonald was elected Mayor, though by most people he was regarded a; a crank candidate. The most striking illu< {ration of the curinus motives which sometimes govern electors was furnished in 1907 when Jonenh Lindala. an unheard- of Socialist running against the sitting Mayor, Mr. Coatswonh. came within striking distance of being elected: The system of holding Municipal elec- tions on New Year's Day seems to suit a ere-M. many peon‘e, though it works a hardship to a substantial number. includ- imr newspaper men. whn have the first. wid in mavtv rewrote. the best holiday of the year. absolutely destroyed by rens'm of the fact that there is so much to do following the casting of the ballot]: It is generallv supposed that ’he svetem of holding the poll on that dey irntend of on the first Monday in January was devised and prr‘bably put thrnue‘h by forces friendly to the Temper- ance campaign. The result of the system is tn close uh all bars and liqunr shore on a holide'y which wes often warred by a treat deal of drinking Those who hnvP the dav gun-fled. however. wonder if some means mnld not be found of keeping the here closed on that (laxV and at the same time have voting rm another day. Sir James Whitney. the Premier. has returned to his nfflce from a flying visit to England apparently in the best 0' health arrl in good form for a stirring session. ms first, and practically his only public act since his return has been to put the quietus on an incipient agitation (m' radical changes in the .Assersmem Act. 7 A _ ~ Mr. Howell. the_leader of the Omaosition ls devoting a great deal of time to h‘n position. hot so mrch in a parly sense as in his exwectam‘e of a great number of 2h“ inmlmers-ble applications that. come to leaders of both mania: to attend public met-tings and nublio fnvvotinns of various kinds. Preparivvg snmhve for all sorts of ratheriras. and daliveriv‘z them is n'xcoerl- lnelv arduous wm'k. but if well dorm in work of a great deal of value to the com: rrunitv and into it Mr. Rowell has thrown himself enthusirstirally. Hollday Tradlng Good. Toronto looks forward to 1913 as likely to be a banner year. Bounding proaperitv continues. It was an inspiration to 20 into any of the stores before Christmas ard see people buvlm; Christmas presents All classes from the working man to the mu‘tl-mlllionaire could be seen jostling ewh other at the various counters and al‘ selecting gifts as l! money was no object The only child upon flu» flunncialhorivon la the possible afterth of the Balkan er 0m,- anfimrflv estimstm that 3400 000.000 in capital bps been destroyed. Th‘n "-9! mean that the monev strlnzsncy of the past autumn may develop and cm!- tivne In 1915. and if It does there mav be some apt back. Vlsitnrs from the War are more nptlmlstic 07 We future than ever 933:] ofmt 1913 to be {he lgizgest yaa_r 3’39:â€" ',11' thx‘w'brb'vei' ti; b? théqcnhé. it mums annther year. at 19.93%, of good times for Toronto and Ontario. Aeolamatlons Ara Rare. Soliciting Votes. Francis Joseph Adds Halt How to His Working Day. Emperor Francis Joseph of Ausâ€" tria has just made an alteration in his working hours which throwg an interesting light upon his habits of life. During the past forty years the Emperor has. been accustomed to rise punctually e_very mornin at 4 o’clock. and having‘devoted bne hour to the requirements of the toiâ€" let to sit down at his writing table and begin work. Reoentlv. however, the monarch has‘ added half an hour daily to his working time. He now rises at half past 3 everv morning. commences work it half past 4 and retires to rest as before, at 8 o’clock sharp. Holds Its Fortv-oighth Annual Meeting. Progress in all departments of the Bank’s activities marks the 48th Annual Report recently issued by the Union Bank of Canada. The Annual Meeting ofwthis Bank was held in Winnipeg on December 17th, and was presided over by Mr. John Galt, the President. This was the first year in which the Annual Meeting was held in Winnipeg. the change from Quebec taking place during the past year. The statement shows net profits for the year of $708.832. which com- pares with $662 000 for the pre- vious year. The net profits for the year 1912. together with $47,000 de- rived as premium on new stock is- sued and $71.000 carried forward from the previous vear, made $826.~ 000 available for distribution. Four quarterly dividends at the rate of 2 per cent. each absorbed $397,000. The sum of $242000 was transferred to the rest account, $100.000 written «ff bank promises account and $10.â€" 000 contributed to the officers’ pen sion fund, leaving a balance of $75000 to be carried forward..,Net earnings for the year were slightly in excess of 14 per cent. on the average paid-up capital. A further examination of the report shows that gains were made in every de- partment of the Bank’s activities Its paid-up capital was. increased and nowpstands at $5.000.000. It' rest account was also augmented and now stands at $3.300 000. Larg' gains were also made in deposits current loans and total assets. Th" deposits now total over $55.643.000 a gain of $10.000.000 during th year; Of the amount. $41.219.000 i interest bearing and $14,423.00” non-interest hearing. The curren‘ loans at over $45.000,000 show a gain of $7000.000 during the year while the total assets, amounting t,< 9369.400 0’10. show the large gain 0‘ $1].000.000 over the figures for thr previous year. Another feature of the report worthy of special men tion is the large proportion of gold, silver. Dominion notes anc’ other quickly available assets These bear a very large proportion to the liabilities to the public. The Union Bank of Canada i.‘ rapidly forging to the front. and i? occupying a continually lam-0' p‘.ace.in the business affairs of the country. The fact that the current 10am for the year amounted to over 5345.000 000. or a gain of $7.000 00" over the nrevious year,‘ indicatec fhat the Bank is doing a continually larger share of the country’s busi- ress and is catering to the busines= weeds of the communities where it.c branches are located. The fact than it opened 43 branches during the rear is another indication of its con- tinual expansion. The Bank has now 285 branches making it one of the, best equinped banks in the Dominion in this respect. 'Wlscousm Incunnon‘cg. ’ The address of Preeide'nt Gait was a splendid review of the finan- cial and industrial conditions pre- vaiiing in the countrv at the present time. and showed that the officials of the Bank kept in the verv closest touch with the progress being mndp bv the Dominion. An interesting feature of his report was the relat- ing oF- the historv ar‘d growth of the Union Bank and the reason for the transfer of the head office from Quebec to Winnipeg. He Showed that eight and one-half vears ago when the present General Manager took charge the Bank’s capita! was iust one-half what it is tn-dav. the reserve fund less than one-third. and total assets considerablv less than one-third. Attozether the re. port and the addresses of the Presiâ€" dent and General Manaqer form one of the host combinations issued by any bank this year. EMPEROR RISES AT 8.30 AJI. THE UK] 0N BANK. 125Egglncubator$ 75 5nd Brogdell 1‘57." â€" I mm: m: duty 9- a to In R. .unuon In Cum . o: rue , can I tanks. douhe vyll -. dgublo .flpl A and B‘rfioder 1%?" Ilint-dated togethgr. - Drama The member for the City of Lonâ€" don is known both inside and out- side the British House of Commons as the champion long-distance spnuter of the day. When he rises the House empties as-if a plague had entered the chamber. but Sir Frederick is un- perturbed. Like the brook. he am~ bles along until he has talked time out. If he could run like he talks the great Marathon race would be a gift for Eng'and. At sixtyâ€"two he exhibits no lack of breath, but ap- pears in splendid condition. Dullâ€" ness and pmlixity are natural gifts with him, and they have proved of He is a terror to friend and foe alike. He is credited with, having remarked on one occasion that. he was prepared to talk‘ “at, any length, at any time, on any sub- ject.” and throughout- his political career he has justified the stateâ€" ment. great service to his party in Parlia- mentary warfare; It is now twenty years since he mnt-ered Parliament as Conservative member for the Peckham division of Camberwell. and he is still refer- red to as “Pe-ckham” in the current; .lang of the_ House. He lost his_seat in 1906.. owing to the opposition which he put up against the propos- al to carry the tramways across the bridges. His constituents and the majority of the dweHers in South London were in favor of the proâ€" pr‘sal‘ but Sir Fre‘derick refused to alter his opinions, and so he was *ompelle-d to seek a more congenial xtmosphere. > Amongst the bile Sir Frederick Has talked out was that giving to he press the statutory riq'ht. of ad- nission to meetings of public bod- 'es. He loves animals. but. abhors rades unions. and he is a strong mtiâ€"vivisectionist. Sir Frederlivk Qa.nbur,v is a stockbroker, and from he point of View 0" his Constituents 'n the Citv of London, has proved in ideal representafive. ;o the hotel. The porters obliging- ly arranged the matter, and quite :heerfully kept the difference. How like the rest of the. world, loft-y bed- chambers and corridors of the ho- vels make it just possible to live in rooms that have double windows sealed with putty, which are never Jpened from the beginning of win- ter till the spring thaw is in the air. As there are no open fires. the only ventilation is from the slightly bet- ter air of the corridors. Windmvs in floto‘s Arc Hormoficalg ly Scaled. Says Traveller. Writing of the great Russian city f Odessa in Harper’s Magazine. Sydney Adamson tells of the some- what primitive arrangements of aven the modern hotels. “For our ignorance of Russian we lmd the pnvi‘suge of paymg over :wlce the legarlflfiare for our drlve “A framed notice on the walls in- forms the visitor of all the privi- leges he is graciously permitted to pay extra for, among them the joy of being clean at the rate of ten copecks for a jug of hot water or fifty copecks for a bath; but. the greatest mystery of all was a same- var at twentv-five copecks. In time it was discovered that your true Russian. having a taste for much tea or other warm refreshment, rings for a lighted samovar and pre- pares his own beverage. if he is not fortunate enough to possess a wife to do it for him. “With the lady managing a fiery. fuming samovar. and her lord smokâ€" ing innumerable cigarettes, with perhaps a visitor to help. one can easily imagine not forgetting the hermetically sealed windowsâ€"4th alum-sphere in which some worthy Russians go to bed.” The best men are not always blowinz their own trumpets. Most of them are too poor to buy one. RUSSIA HATES FRESH AIR. A MARATHON TALKER. Sir Frederick Banbury. “It seemed as if an angel had charmed away the pain. In ten seconds I was well. Nerviline has a wonderful name in this locality, and is considered best for cramps, diarrhoea, flatule‘nce, stomach and bowel disorders. I urge all my -friends_ to use Nerviline. “MANLEY M. LEGRADE. Cramps at Night Require Prompt Remedy Agonizing Pain Prevented by Keeping Nervilinc Handy On the Shelf. Deadly crampsâ€"the symptom! are not to be mistaken. Suddenly and without warning the patient experiences such agony in the sto- mach as to contort the countenance and cause him to cry aloud for help: Then it, is that' the wondersm power of Ncrviiine can make itself felt_â€"it cures so quickly. “Williamsburg.” No home is safe or can afford to miss the manifold advantages of having Nerviline on hand in case of accident or emergent sickness. Large family size bottles of Nervi- line, 500.; trial size. 25c.. all deal- ers, or The Cattrrhozone Co., Buf- falo, N. Y., and Kingston, Canada. Sin gers and D ict. “Alcoholic stimulants should be avoided; they make the voice heavy and irritate the throat. A hard drinker almost always has a hoarse, harsh voice. Never sing directly after eating. A singer should not eat greasy meats. No dishes made with flour should be eaten. If one dues not observe this regimen it will be found nearly impossible to sing coloratura passages as they should be sung.” This is the opinion of Carl Streitman. One- prima donna. is a. vegntarian. Her diet is con- fined wholly to vegetables, fruits, and bread occasionally. She drinks onIv water. Another singer avoids sweets and pastry. and never touches coffee. She never allows smoking. if possible. in her pre- sence. for she has decided opinions on the injury that it does the voice. “Last summer I was striker: with a frightful attack of cramps. I feared the pain in~ my stomach would kill me. “My eyes bulged out and the veins in my forehead stood out hke whip-cords. “My cries attracted a neighbor, who came to my assistance. and in a moment or two handed me half a teaspoonfu] of Nerviline in some sweetened water. ‘ Girls CARRIAGE FABWRIESMD. 6 % HRSI MJRT’SALE BDXDS and “Easy‘ Pocket Boys] Savings Accounts p'r'z'lL'. JULY rate of J. A. MAOKAY & COMPANY mall and are Slvlqu‘cl {o chequé withdrawal. One Dollar opens an account. The Union Trust Company, Limited PAI') UP CAPITAL AND RESERVE Tomqu B'INIH lg, Car. Buy an I Richm md Ms“ Toronto. ll ‘I’ED Royal Bank Bulelng. TOROIITO H. B. K(IU§8RR. Manx". Guardian Iulldlng. Moll‘l’llll. Accounts may _be openqd by In tut-es! isr A Case In Polnt Illustrated. Net Assets .... Bond Issue ... Earnings. 19" , . .. Bond Intorut Charges SUMMARY l Bond luuo, 2i p. c. of nuts. lend Intern! Earned I Tlmu. WRITE FOR PARTICULARS w me for Bouklet. EARNINGS I credited â€" JANUARY, and OaTOBER at III. 4% ASSETS : Send Post Card to- day for, how to make Send It mm. below they In In gone. Address P.0. Box I1». vaâ€"nnL C-m. ....... ......82.075,IJDB .... .... ... 530,000 Money” $1,750,000 Opsnal with ml; Company earn lnte est from date re- celved to data withdrawn. . . 3152.485 . . 30.000 81,515,000 8122.55