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Th; with thavt sure judg- ment which characterized their em- pire building, >reccgnized the import- ance of the site upon which Trieste now stands. Augustus consequently decided to found a Roman colony there. The little village quickly be- came a town, and, as a defense against the wild Celtic and Illyrian tribes of the surrounding country, who always gave the Romans so much trou- ble, the new city was surrounded by a wall and fortified with towers. It‘ was given the name of Tergeste, quickly became a flourishing Roman colony and had a large territory at- tached to it. In those days, just as to-day, the importance of Trieste lay mainly in its commerce, as the natural 1 outlet for Pannonia and Dalmatia, and: in those days, just as to-day, it was a‘ beautiful city. On the fall of the empire in the west, the history of Trieste merges inâ€" to the history of Istria. It passed through troublous times. It was pil- laged by the Longobardi and the Goths; was annexed to the Frankish kingdom by Pepin in 789; fell into the hands of the dukes of Carinthia about' the middle of the tenth century, and from thence it passed successively through the hands of the dukes of Meran, the dukes of Bavaria into the': possession of the republic of Venice. For the next 180 years, the history of Trieste is chiefly a record of conflicts with the great city to the south, and in the end Trieste placed herself under the protection of Leopold III., of Aus- tria. Leopold was only'too willing to undertake the trust, and so from protection. Austria advanced to overâ€" lordship and from overlordship to ac- tual possession. Twice during the Napoleonic period, namely, from 1797 to 1805, and from 1809 to 1813, Trieste was in the possession of France, In this later year, however, Austria seiz- ed the city and the surrounding dis- trict of Istria, and it has remained an Austrian possession ever since. Pleasures Thought Necessary Are Now Sacrificed. One by one the great war has whit- tled down a whole list of comforts, services, pleasures and so-called ne- cessities of life that the twentieth century thought indispensable. But no grumbling is heard from the peo- ple who have adjusted themselves to the changed conditions. Two years ago the English people were all travellers. The magic carpet lay waiting outside the door of the humblest citizen with a tenâ€"pound note. “A Week in Lovely Lucerne for Five Pounds” was within the ambi- tion of the poorest worker. LITTLE TRAVEL IN BRITAIN. MUCH FOUGHT FOR CITY. Â¥$§€Em§ REPAIRS There is nothing more healing and soothing than For That Irritating Cut or Scratch Vflrcleum Bull; Sold in glass bottles and sanitary tin tubes, at chem- ists and general stores everywhere. Refuse substitutes. Free booklet on request. CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO. (Consolidaled) 1860 Chaon Ave. Montreal Promvtly Made to Storage Batteries G e n e r a t o r s White. Trade Mark The Most Common Cause of This Trouble is Poor Blood. All conditions of depressed vitality tend to disturb the process of diges- tion. There is not a disturbed condi- tion of life that may not affect diges- tion. But few causes of the trouble are so common as thin, weak blood. It affects directly and at once the pro- cess of nutrition. Not only is the action of the gastric and intestinal glands diminished but the muscular action of the stomach is Weakened. Nothing will more promptly restore digestive efficiency than good, red blood. Without it the normal activity of the stomach is impossible. For two years now not a single Eng- lishman or Englishwoman, unless on “strict business only,” has been able to leave England for the continent. Two years ago the Londoner could compass Boulogne or Ostend in a twenty-four hours’ jaunt. To-day those trite familiar towns have be- come as far ofl’ as Lhassa or Yerk- land. Home travel, too, has suffered. Seventeen cross-country train ser- vices have disappeared. The people who live on these routes are experi- encing restrictions of movement tighter than those that kept at home their ancestors of the stage-coach days. “'4 y. People have schooled themselves to travel as little as possible; are con- tent to wait indefinitely for delivery of goods; are waitingâ€"in millionsâ€" their annual vacations. ll. Thin, pale people who complain of f; indigestion must improve the condi- 11 tion of their blood to find relief. The 1;, most active blood builder in such ’; cases is Dr. Williams Pink Pills. They H make the rich, red blood which quickly ‘ ; restores the digestive organs to their ‘- proper activity, and the dyspeptic who l has hated the sight and smell of food i: now looks forward to meal time with ‘. pleasure. As proving the value of Dr. I Williams Pink Pills in curing indi- ,; gestion Miss Edith M. Smith, R. R. No. 4, Perth, 0nt., says: “I can hon- i estly say I owe my present good health to Dr. Williams Pink Pills. My 1 stomach was terribly weak and I sufâ€" fered from indigestion and sick head- I ache, and was always very nervous. I ‘ was troubled this way for nearly ‘ three years, and in that time took a l great deal of doctors’ medicine, which, . however, did not help me. I could not ‘ eat anything without experiencing the i most agonizing pain. My sick head- aches were most violent and I could‘ not rest night or day. I was asked. one day by a friend to try Dr. Wil-l1 liams Pink Pills, and consented to do} so. After taking them some time I, found they were helping me, and continued to take them steadily for several months, until I found that I ‘ was completely cured. While taking the pills I gained both in strength and weight, and I feel it impossible to, praise Dr. Williams Pink Pills tool l highly.” You can procure these pills through any dealer in medicine or by mail, post paid, at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for $2.50, from The Dr. Wil- liams Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. Have Often ,Proven to be Useful as Disinfectants. Persia saw the earliest develop- ment of the perfume industry. The priests of Egypt, who were the sole depositaries of science, knew the se- cret of aromatic substances and pre- served them. Egyptian perfumes ac- quired great celebrity, especially those made in Alexandria. The Israelites, during their sojourn in Egypt, adoptâ€" ed the use of aromatic substances. The Jews were fond of cosmetics, and even used them to paint the face. All these perfumes Were extracted from essences of trees and various plants. The Greeks, who loved elegance, were especially addicted to the use of per- fumes, and they taught their secrets and usage to the Romans. The lat- ter, in the days of their decadence, went so far as to scent the coats of their dogs. In the Middle Ages the Arabs, Veneâ€" tians, Genoese, and Florentines be- came famous for the preparation of sweet-smelling essences. France did not become acquainted with perfumes until after the Crusades, and it was Maria de Medici who especially brought them into favor; Makers of perfumes quickly recognized their good or bad medicinal influences. It was remarked both in Paris and Lon- don, during the cholera epidemic of the nineteenth century, that no one engaged in making perfumes was ever attacked. A Slight Matter. “I don't see you at Miss Golder's receptions any more, old may.” “No; she and I had a little differ- ence of opinion." “Nothing serious, I hope." “Oh, no; only I thought I was the man she ought to marry, and she thought I wasn't.” ALUE OF PERFU MES. During the fermentation process lwhich takes place immediately after‘ ‘ the silo is filled, the sugar in the green ‘ .crop is converted by pacterial pro- cesses into a mixture of acids. The ‘mosb important acids formed in silagel' are lactic acid, the same acid which? ldevelops in the souring of milk, and} acetic acid, the same acid which gives: to vinegar its sour taste. Several :other acids are also formed in lesser amounts, but they are of little impor< tance in normal silage. These acidsi :serve to preserve the silage mixturei ‘from further decomposition. The‘ ‘lsilage fermentation is similar to the: rfermentation which takes place whenl |caltibage is converted into sauerkraut,| Alfalfa Mixture for Silage. There are often times when, owing to a. wet season or an early frost, farmers experience difiiculty in sav- ing the last cutting of alfalfa. At such times a method for converting alfalfa into silage may bring about a saving of the entire last crop. The alfalfa plant is deficient in fermentable sugars. For this reason, alfalfa alone does not make silage which will “keep.” Acid is not pro- duced in sufficient quantities to pre- serve the silage. Because of this de- ficiency of acid, putrefactive processes set up, and the silage acquires a dis- gusting taste and an odor somewhat resembling the odor of decaying meat. In September, 1914, the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station conâ€" structed six small silos having a cap- acity of about 1 ton each. These were filled,â€"1 with corn, 1 with Black Amber“ cane, 1 with alfalfa, and 3 with alfalfa-cane mixtures in the propor- tion of 1 part alfalfa to 2 parts cane, equal parts of cane and alfalfa. and 2 parts alfalfa to 1 part cane, re- spectively. The sorghum cane con- tains a higher percentage of ferment- aable sugars and makes up the difici- ency of the alfalfa in this respect. These silos were opened in August, 1915, after having been filled for near- 1y a year. The silage in all except the one containing only alfalfa was found to be in perfect condition. The silage made from 1 part cane and 2 parts alfalfa was just as good as that containing larger proportions of cane. Alfalfa 2 parts, mixed with cane I part, makes a highly desirable silage Siloing alfalfa with cane in the man- ner here described is recommended as “Another Article Against Tea and Comm"â€" 0N THE FARM In spite of broad publicity. many people do not realize the harm that the drug, caf- feine. in tea and coffee does to many users. until they try a 10 days' change to Postum satisfies the deâ€" sire for a hot table drink, and its users generally sleep better. feel bettex, smile oftene: and enjoy life more. A fair trialâ€"OE both tea and cafe: and on Posturaâ€" shows “There’s a Reason" Cannth Postun Germ! 00.. Mi, Window. on. PQSTUM One of the most useful things we as dairy farmers can learn is a bet- ter understanding of what is really practical. About every man limits the meaning of this much abused word to the narrow dimensions of his own experience, What he knows to be practical is practised, that is the end of it. The Babcock test was not “practical” said nine out of ten farâ€" mers in 1886; now, everyone believes in its practicability. The silo, the pureâ€"bred bull, the growing of alfalfa, the King system of ventilation, and a host of other well accepted improve- ments in dairy practice have had to run this gauntlet of “practical” in the mind of the average farmer. a means of saving the last crop of alfalfa when conditions are such that it cannot be made into hay. Wheth- er or not it will be profitable to sllo alfalfa is a question which can only be answered by the farmer himself under the individual conditions. Seager Wheeler, a Canadian Sas- katchewan wheat farmer, has had an experience in this line that is well set forth in the following brief paragraph which we take from an article in the Country Gentleman: I “When Wheeler first began growing wheat from seed selected and bred by hand he was looked upon as a faddist. Many were not quite so charitable as that in applying names to him and his work. But since he won the $1,000 first prize at the New York Land Show in 1911 for the best wheat raised on the American Continent, and an- other international sweepstakes prize at the 1914 show‘ in Kansas, and in- ternational prizes' at various other ex- hibitions in the United States and Canada, they have stopped calling him a faddist. When he began to grow wheat at the rate fo fortyâ€"five to eighty bushels an acre on small plots and thirty b0 thirty-five bushels on his large fields, even in unfavorable sea.- sons, and to sell his grain as seed for two dollars to three dollars a bushel, practically every one decided that he was a practical farmer and a compet. ent business man.” FREE PRéZES W GIRLS Just send us your name and address and w? wlll 0 send you 30 of our vfily 12116 mob colored Ol o- xraph Pictures to sell to your frlends and nelxh- y 10 cents each. 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