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.`'ft-lood-bye, Tom," id DebbY.
Tom layon his bed, WhiCh WitS
pushed up •to the open, screened win-
dow. " Ho turned hes dull heavy eyes
1IP to his sister. "Good-bye/' he
said, in a spiritless way.
• Her faee softened with pity. With
sudden determination she dreW from
her pocket a 'small coin, and going
°vet' to lain.' laid it in his hand.
''Por the box!" she whispered. A
quick light darted over his face. It
was :Worth having no breakfast but
Tom's left -over toast crusts, jest for
the happiness of seeing „that one
short expression of loy mid hope.
Debby loCked the door' and 'hid the
key in the corner of the window back
of the blind. If any o? the neighbors
should happen to come to see Tom,
he could tell them where' to find ,it.
As she passed out of the yard, she
looked back at the tiny rear • telle-
Inent she had reit. Tom's new wire
screen looked very' well indeed. And
it was ed much clearer to look out
through than the former mosquito
netting She felt quite sure she had
not been extravagant to buy it.
It was a warm, pleasant autumn
morning, 'and' When she had reached,
unlocked and entered Miss Lewis's
little dressmaking shop, she opened
i.,he front window, first thing. Then
ohe sat down before it and began
potting the braid on Mrs. Stickney's
new skirt. The ,owner was to come
for her suit at 10 o'clock. As Deb-
by stitched, she glanced' out occa-
sionally, at a passing footstep or ve-
hicle in the street, Suddenly a ,car-
riage drew up at the door and stop-
ped. A Stylish appearing yomeg wo-
man jumped out, carrying a bundle,
and the driver stayed in the carriage
and waited. "It isn't Mrs. Stiek-
imy," reflected Debby; relieved.
Sem Ushered in the young woman.
'Miss Lewis is not at home, she said.
'She' was called home two days ago
by- her mother's sickness.''
"Oh," exclaimed the visitor, "I
am so disappointed!" .She set her
bundle down on the big work table,
which contained several partly finish-
ed articles, and looked gravely and
helplessly at Debby. "Are you her
aesistant?'' she asked.
Debby's ,face flushed. "I can hard-
ly say that,''' she said modestly. `'I
used to do Miss- Lewis's housework,
by the day. She saw I was interest-
ed in her work, and kindly helped
me. 1 hape' begun to sew for her all
the time now, but I am' only an aPe
• prentice yet, and do praetically no -
tiling without her help.''
• The visitor still watched Debby in
deep thought, and her eyes took in
every detail of Debby's figure and
dress not rudelv, but with a stud-
ious, professional air. "Miss Lewis"
she said, "would never have taken
P01115 with you unless you had been
worth her trouble. She is a real
artist, and could have a large estab-
lishment, but S'he prefers few custom-
ers and a. smiell place-. I suppose
you made the dress you have one"
• she suddenly added. 1
Debby shrank Imelc with a mildly
protesting air. "I justmade this
cheap work dreas to Suit my own
self," she said, .apologetically.
":1: believe you could suit me, too,"
said the 'visitor, now gently beseech-
ing. "You are a true pupil,, of Miss
Lewis. Will you make Mine?"
"I could not; indeed, I could not!"
"Would you, if I took every risk?
The other dressmakers I know o5
would'hot please me -for this dress;
and if you do. not;, I shall be no
worse off for your doing it. Please-.
please try it!" She rapidly unrolled
the beautiful dress pattern of tan, -
colored silk, with exquisite lace and
insertion for the yoke folded in tis-
sue paper. Debby's face grew pale
litt the imagination of herself cutting
nto the costly fabric.
ane Helen Eastman," went on
thepleading, anxious voices. "and I
'am to sing at the Union church a.t
the dedication services. I am to
stand beside the choir, who Sing the
thorus parts :with' me,: --but outside
the railing, in full view. And -if I
have on a simply n'iade but. well -fit-
ting' 'dress,- 1' feel more at' ease and
ean sing better. And that is why I
want you to just try -and Iwill take
the risk. Besides,'' she hesitated,
thensadded blushingly, '''some friends
tire coming--" Suddenly she put hein
hands on :Debby's shoulders. "Please
--please try," she said, pleadingly.
Tom, watching for his sister out of
his new screen that night, saw' her
coining into the yard with a large
bundle in ter arms and a 'troubled
expression on her face. The brother
had taken a great, interest in De,b-
by's work, the details of which she
•alwe,ys explained to him. So lie
listened with almost breathless in-
terest. while she. told Min' all about
her intercourse with Helen Eastman
and,, her own inability to refuse her
kquest. .
'1 ought to have been 'firm ," said
Debby, 'despairingly, '`and.not undee-
taken it. lint it's too late to honor-
ably refuse now. Yet it scenes to me
aa -if I could never dare to cut into
that dress! I almost,wish. you had
not so' nicely ,fixed over that old
seWiene machine that Miss Lewis gave
me. If 1 did not have that, theue
would have, been nothing else to do
but refuse,' for Miss' Lewis left all the
work I. could attend to 'during the
Tom'S eyes flashed with excitement.
"Debby," he said, emphatically, "it
would be a great thing, if you could
make that drese,"
After supper the kitchen table was
moved up close to the -bed the light
placed on it, 033(1 for a while the in-
valid forgot his twisted, useless legs
as, with bated breath he watched his
Sister cut into the ten silk. Helen
eame twice to the dressineking rooms
to try, on,. but she proved 'quite in-
capable; of helping, out in small de-
tails, When the dres8 dvas finished
and then put on .and sung in, at
home, she 'could tell if she 'would
, wear it at church.
Out never Mind," she said kindly
lo nobby, "you ere doing your best
for me, and 1 ton gretend. If 1(10
not Wcar 31 011 iAliS uatl0.1.' °Sea-
ston, there are other times \then .1
ithat will dto, voil,yht11,,,v,oell afiloortb,esvu(nh(iietsvs
11) ease e do not feel quite at ease in
this one."
On. SattirdUY eVdning, Helen sent 11
messenger for the dress. When Debby
gave him the bendle, he handed her
an eavelope, and was going away
innnediately. ''Please wait a min-
ute," she said, as she tore open the
envelope,. It simply contained mon-
ey, more than Miss Lewis was accus-
tomed to receive for making a dress.
"Wai 1 for the elonage," she added.
Eastmau said,'' replied the
deChiOdly ha' C0U1'te00S1,17,
"that she sent the proper amount,
and 1 was to receive nothing back."
Then he went away, carefully hand-
ling the daintily done -up bundle.
Debby pinned the bills tog*ether with
a memo explaining them, and put
tlifem into Miss ,Lewis's InenCy drawer
When morning , came Tom seemed
uneasy. "I should thinks" he finally
exclaimed "'that you might go to the
church and see if she wears it!"
‘,'"Let us take it for granted that
she does not, Tom," said Debby,
".1: don't want to take thiegs for
granted!'' said Tom, with spirit,
want to find out for sure!
She prepared herself, with a sink-
ing heart to go to the church. The
work dress and worn jacket were
carefully brushed, the ribbon on the
brown felt hat smoothed out, and
Debby, at the ringing or the' belL
went out into the beautiful autumn
morning.
The church was filled with the fra-
grance of flowers, but Debby did not
raise her eyes to look at them. The
organ sounded, a triumphant preludd.
The simple yet eloquent prayer fol-
lowed. Debby had not yet glanced
tip, and now she put her hands over
her eyes. It was not tilt Helen sang
her first solo tInet she had sufficient
control over herself to look up for
the first time quite prepared for the
realization of her worst fears.
She looked immediately down
again, her eyes filled' with tears of
glad, sweet relief. IIer vision was
blurred to all things visible. But
that perhaps made more vivid the in-
ward vision of Tom's triomphant,glad
expression, when she would have told
him that Helen wore ,the new dress.
The audience seemed to listen breath-
lessly to the grand old hymn, sung
to them in a voice of unusual feeling.
Debby felt a shy, glad consciousness
that she had helped the singer's mis-
sion, as the flowers and attractive
church did the preacher's.
As she was gliding across the cone -
mon homeward, she felt a touch on
her arm, and looked up, startled.
Helen was looking down on her with
a happy smile; by her side stood a
pleasant -faced young man. ,'`Char-
ley," said Helen, this is the young
lady who made, all alone, this new
Mess e-ou think so tasteful and pret-
ty."
Debby shrank back, embarrassed,
feeling that IIelen had thoughtlesely
forced the young limn to notice her,
when he might rather hot. But no-
thing could be more cordial and hap-
py than the brotherrershand-clasp and
pleasant smile. When Debby had left
them. it suddenly occurred to her
that this young man was the' "some
friends" Helen had spoken about, and
she smiled. AS she entered the yard,
Tom, eagerly watching., sawier arm
full of chrysanthemums. She, nodded
a smiling assent to his mute question
and brought the flowers in and laid
them on his bed.
"Did you mean," Ile said, "that she
wore the dress?"
"Yes, she wore it." • He drew a
long breath of satisfaction.
''When I passed by Miss Lewis's,"
she went on, "I saw that she had re-
turned. She sent the flowers to you
and gave me my- pay envelope. Her
mother is better." She put the flow-
ers in the pitcher on his window sill,
then 'prepared dinner, which on -Sun-
day they ate together in Toni's room.
Debby told Tom about the' church
and flowers, the sermon and music,
and about meeting Helen. The flow-
ers on the window sill gave out a
look of encouragement.
When the simple meal was ended,
Debby opened her pay enveliape. A
certain sum had been laid out, in
agination, for Tom's box., -a iittie
more than could be well spared; but
.she wished to make the amount cis
large as possible on account of Tom's
help about the dress. Suddenly, 'a
low exclamation escaped her lips.'
Tem looked up at her, and was
alarmed at her frightened expression.
She was reading- a short note from
Miss Lewis.
"What is it?" he asked. "Don't
she want you to work, for her any
more? Well, never mind,'' consoling-
ly. "We'll get along, The money
inthe box will last quite a while, till
you get another place."
She seemed unable to speak, and
passed the note to him. Ile read
these words: "pear Debby. I return
herewith the money for Miss East-
man's dress. You evidently made it
at nights ae, your. own home. Be-
sides, I am very sure Miss Eastman
meant the money for you alone.
Wishing you a happy day, I am your
sincere friend; Jane Lewis,
Debby had by this time got out the
yet pinned -together roll of bills. She
went , quietly over to the bed and
folded 11 (10101117 in Tom's hands_
"You don't need the box any more,"
.she. aid gently, Itere is more than
enough •for the wheeled chair."
• Tom turned his head quietly to-
ward the wall, and did not speak.
Debby 10010011 surprised and hurt that
he did not show nny pleasure.
Suddenly. \ as she continued 1.0
glance wonderingly at him, she saw
more distinctly his face. Then she
turned quickly away pretending she'
heel not noticed.
COSTLY S'1'0 OK:LNG S
Soine of the Prices paid by rich
pcolple for articles of clothieg in
Paris are remerkable. In one estab-
liehment you are Shown both stock-
ings priced at a feW „cents and a pair
of silk -embroidered hose merlced 111
BERGEN'S BIG FIRE.
Facts About the Famous Norwe-
gian Town, e
Bergen, the second, largest city of
,Norway, was partly destroyed by fire
recently, lt being one of the ohlest
and Most interesting towns of North
Europe, the calamity that has de-
.
stroyec1 some millions of dollars
worth of property will be widely re-
.
grated.
The fact that Bet•gen is one of the
wettest towns in the world did not
save it from the great dietester. The
westerly *Inds lmost inceseantlY
drive in the mists and rein from the
Atlantic, and the moisture being con-
densed'on the high walls of the fiord
in which. Bergen stands on the south-
west coast, there is an unusually
large amount of Dyed]; itat 011, the
iilatehsifityellbaeig about seventy-one in-
cEverybody is probably surprised
when he hears that the healthful
country of Norway is one of the re-
gions in whieh the' frightful disease
of leprosy still lingers. It is a relic,
in that far northern' country, of the
Middle Ages. ,Practically all the per-
sons, aleout, 2,000 in number, who
are tainted with the virus of leprosy,
live in the neighborhOdd of, Bergen.
When their forefathers were attacked
with the disease, _Bergen was the on-
ly centre. of population .o11 the west
coast and the disease has been cone
fined ever since to th'e region immed-
iately around it, The evil apparent-
ly originated from an almost exclu-
sive diet of fish. Under modern
methods of treating leprosy the num-
ber of victims is gradually decreas-
ing.
Bergen, from the oldest times,. has
P0011 the chief place 111 north Europe
for -
TETE FIST -TING TRADE.
'rho time was when the great catch
of cod and herring along the coast
north of Bergen was all brought to
that town to be cured. It has large-
ly lost this business since the devel-
opment of a considerable nuniber Of
iniportOnt towns further north Where
most of the fish caught among the
Lofoten Islands and other coast dis-
tricts are noW cured; but the larger,
part of the catch is brought to Der-
, .
gen to be gent to thui
e vario
s m -
porting countries. In March next
about 40,000 onen and '7,000 boats
will, as usual, be at work on the Lo-,
foten fishing grounds alone. ' Four -
fifth e of all the fish that -Noiway
catches is sent to the larere fish-eate
ing countrieseof Europe and the lar-
ger 'met of the trade is centered in
Bergen. ' So it is a very busy come
mercial town though it has behind it
nee hinterland of Mdustrial impor-
tance, for the mountains that hem it
in are almost uninhabited.
Nearly all the Norwegian steam-
ships that come to New York are
owned in Berger,, for no other' port
of the country has so large a tonne
• . .
age of sea -going vessels. it weD-
kilo \lei that N o may, hailing many
ships and not very much commerce,
sends a great many vessels to other
countries to helpcarry their Com-
modities and thus the shipping of
Bergen is represented, in many foreign
ports .•
To illustrate the antiquity of the'
town it may be mentioned that be-
fore Columbus 'discovered America,
Bergen's skippers long had the ex-
clusive -right to visit the coasts of
Greenland. That was When very few
European countries knew that such
a land existed. It is natural that
such a town should have a consider-
able number of buildings that are in-
teresting for their great age. It al-
so lms a famous museum where Dr.
Nansen wa.s engaged for some years
before he left it to becoMe faneous aos„
an Arctic explorer.
HIGH TAX.. ON WIVES.'
A Bishofi's Scherrie for Putting an
End to Polygamy.
The missionaries in South Africa
recently held a convention in Natal.
femong the queetion that -claimed
their attention was that of poly-
nalnY ahlong natives. TheY discussed
the practicability of nialcing a crusade
against this custom. Many of them
declared that the practice was con-
demned not only by moral but also
by business considerations. The Bis-
hop of :eleshonaland asserted that
the country might find in polygamy
the real reason for the very incon-
Venient dearth of labor in the mines.
The native father looks uponhis
daughter 'merely as so much. merchan-
dise'. IR: will cheerfully pert with
•her if he can get what he considers
to be her value in cattle. The girl
is sold to lier future husband for
from' five to fifty head of cattle, ac-
cording to her beauty as that qual-
ity is estimated among the natives.
An exceedingly fat girl is very beau-
tiful indeed, and brings the highest
piece in the matrimonial market.
The father of a family who raises
a large number of daughters ,is cer-
tain to become rich. The more wives
Pc has the more daughters are in
prospect, thus it, is highly desirable
to have quite a number of wives.
The young man who agrees to sell
his labor Jew a stipulated time in
the gold or diamond mines has only
one thought, and that is to get 50.1120
money with which lie may purchase
Crittle and exchange them for a wife.
When he has secured • this desirable
object he Will do' no more work for
the white man till he wants. more
wivee, In the course of time he will
have daughters to sell and then ho
will do no more work at all. :His
wives will do all the field work, his
datighters will bring in more cattle
ainrhie herds Will grOW 16 by na-
tural inceease. Between wives.
daughters and cattle he wilt he able
to lead a life of gentlemanly leisure.
The Biehop of elashonaland pro-
posed a plan • which if carried into
eliect, would, in Ins opinion. put an
011(1 to p o yeeten y 110 would llaVe
the Government view ell wives, ex.
cept the first, as artieles of luxury
and tne. 1,110111 in'a progressive, scale,
Wife NO L .5(1011 Id he exempt from
Piaill fig."res 350 francs (*70);cutdtaxedioil, but the Iliteband e110111e1'
,taay- C. tax on a year fc)r the
ilixtiry of having wift. No. 2 in 11111
faintly,' 1550 a year fee' wife No. 13.
$1.00 0. yea)* f()I, wife. No. 4, 0.11 11 SO
011. is evident tliztt, at this rtete
11, tel:0 a Very long .piesse 0e, a
veeY 'well-st,c)clsed ca.1,1,16 e701t1 t,(.1
if the saleswoman /8 in the humor
to enjo37 your astonishment she will
produce yet another "tail' Veil fe C1 a.L
'1,000 francs ($200) of whic1i the
point -lace illeer tielle 10 1)1.0,Sellt 5001105
from 130001101' reduced 1,o minio,tere
Size,
keep the native, hopee adorned with
a, goodly neirribee of, wives.
, The convention did not' commit it,
self to tide or any other plan foi'
doing away wieh 'polygamy, and it
rcanaliM to be seen vhat the white
3 eglelatore of .South Africa will
think of the novel scheine suggekte4
by the Bishop of Mashonaland.
MORTALITY ItT itI)S.`:MA
;TOM statements made in several
Russian papers it seems that there
is no country in the world where
human life is so short and mortality
SO gTeat as in Russia. According to
the `Pr tersburg Viedomosti) the av-
erage length of lire in that 0030.1017
is only twenty-nine years. " The
death -rate in St. Petersburg is high-
er than anywhere else in Europe,
with the exception of Constantino-
ple. While in London, for instance,
the percentage is seventeen per 1,-
(.100, in St. Petersburg it is forty
PCI' 1,000. Only Moscow sometimes
beats St, Petersburg in tine respect.
Among the reasons that Merease the
mortality and shorten the length of
life in, St. Petersburg, infectious dis-
ease occupies a. conspicuous po-
sition."
E0110
IliTERVIEWE1)
WILLIAM DOEG-7 A FA.RIVIER 01'
• GREY COUNTY HAS A
WORD TO SAY REGARD-
ING DODD'S KIDNEY
PILLS.
The Local Paper Publishes a Col-
• umn About His Case -- Worst
Form. of Rheumatism -- Dodd's
Kidney Pills Have Proven a
Blessing to Him.
Sundridge, Ont., Oct. 7 (Special).
--The Echo of this place has pub-
lished a signed statement which can-
not fail to interest all who undere
stand the full meaning of the word
Rheumatism from personal experi-
ence. A representative of that paper
interviewed Mr. William 13oeg, a
well-known farnaer of Strong Town-
ship, who was cured of Rheumatism
by Todd's Kidney Pills this spring,
and he gave out the following state-
ment for publication :
" For four years 1 suffered excru-
dating torture, during which tilne
was scarcely ea11 hour free from
pain. The trouble commenced in my
back where it often remained sta-
tionary for months, and so intense
Was the pain that I could not lie
down or take rest, but had to sit
night and day in a chair. The pain
would then remove to other parts
of my body, ,and when in my knees,
disabled me from walking., confining
me constantly to my room.
" I was tr.ated by several doc-
tors and also tried many medicines,
Without receiving any benefit. Al-
most in despair / feared I would
never again experience the pleasure
of being free from pain.
" Early in this spring isay atten-
tion was called to seine remarkable
cures of Rheumatism effected by
Dodd's Kidney Pills. I procured a
box, and soon found thby were doing
me good, so I kept on, until now I
can say 1 arn a new man, entirely
free from pain and have continued
so ever since, being able to attend
to my daily' duties on the farm ancl
feel strong and able to work. I
verily believe this great change was
eflected by Dodd's Kidney Pills and
I think it ray duty to make this
statement public for the benefit of
all afflicted as I was."
SUBSCRIPTIONS IN INDIA.
There -is no country in the world
like India for collecting, huge sub-
scriptions in a short space of them,
The 'Mansion I -louse is considered
hard to beat in this respect, but to
no city fund have such huge individu-
al sums been presented as were 'given
by the Inian princes for the purpose
of erecting a memorial hall to the
late 'Queen in Calcutta. The Maharae
jah of Kashmir gave L100,000: the
Maharajah ofeScindia,, nt,66,666; the
Maharajah of Jaipur, 1)33,333; and
many others gave smaller ainounts.
The seven largest donations total
£216,29. Truly a magnificent re-
cord for a first list.
I3ickle's Anti -Consumptive Syrup stands
at, the headof the list for all diseases of
the throat and lungs.' lt acts like' magic
in breaking up a cold. A cough is soon
subdued, tightness of the chest isrelieved,
even the worst case of consomption is re-
lieved, while in recent cases it may be
stad never to fall. It is a medieine pre-
pared from the active principles or virtues
of several medicinal herbs, and can be de.
ppelanicil;ttcsl. upon for all pulmonary coin -
A STUDIOTJS FAMILY.
At the recent matriculation exam-
inations of the University of Bres-
lau a young German peasant, with
hiS nlOther and sister, passed with
hdieers. The mother came first on
the entire list. Tn order to encour-
age the young man in his work, his
mother and • sister had since his
childhood studied his lessons with
him.
!hoard s Moment Cores Disi eloper.
No, said Mr. Iloltite, I don't ob-
ject to the time 0 man takes for a
reasonable holiday, To What is it
that you object, then? • The long
rest lie invariably needs after he
odon
\oot er 2
G o for Lad Teeth
• Not Bad for Good Teeth
1,40,
Sozodoaat TE•ictoitd 25c. Lar d,r2 Liquid and Powder 75c.
At all stores or by mail- Sample of_ the Liquid for the postage r 3e.
HALL 8c RUCKEL, Montreal.
If You Want best 11•144%1171g Y°"r
POULTRY. APPLED. other FRUVIE and PROM.108#
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The Dawson CoirnIted 00r. We$ Market and
mmission Covo.
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COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
y TO1VIAL1N, COMMISSION:MERCHANT
CY • butler, eggs, dressed and live poultry
Wanted; phone Main „3,318, 331 Jarvis street,
Toronto.
SITUATIONS VACANT.
ANTED -PA.RTIES TO DO KNITTING
for us at home, We furnish yarn and'
machine. Easy work. Good pee. Hand
knitters also wanted. Sand stamp for par,
*Wars to Standard Hose Co. Toranto, Out.
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A 'CHURCH MOVED BODILY.
The Church :of .Souvorov, in.., the
-Village Of Kotchanskonear Novgorod
liOe just peen transported bodily' to
St. Petersburg. The celebrated' Pre-
obrasjenski Regiment wished to pos-
sess the church, which Contained
Many souvenirs of the famous . :Mar-
shal Souvorov.. It. was 'accordingly
removed from its foundations and
carried to 'the nearest' 'railway ':sta-
tion by means of 350 wagons.
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• 1701JB. '.1.'EMPE1IA TITRE.
.The temperature of the body of a
healthy person varies from about
97t1deg. to 98?sdeg. Fahrenheit. 11)
is lowest between 2 0.111. and
and highest in the afternoon be-
tween 4 p.m. and 6 pan The body
may feel hot or cold at different
times, but its actual temperature
does not alter by as much as a sin-
gle degree, whether a person in good
health is at the hottest or coldest
parts of the earth, eating or fast-
ing, at rest or taking violent exer-
cise.
WHAT CAIJSES A I-TEAVY BRAIN.
It is stated by an authority that
the weight of a man's brain has no-
thing to do with his mental power.
It is a question of climate, not of
intellect. Tiac colder the climate the
greater the size of the brain. The
largest heads of all are those of tile
Chugatshes, who live very far north,
and next COlne the heads of the
Lapps.
TIIE PIGEON'S PROTECTOR.
The French military authorities
are making use of an ingenious in-
vention to prptect their carrier pi-
geons against hawks. The appara-
tus consists of a very tiny whistle
and screw attached to the pigeon,
whose flight causes the 'screw to re-
volve and blew the whistle.
noise effectually scares away the en -
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator
has the lareest sale or any similar prepar-
ation sold in Canada. It always gives
satisfaction by restoring health to the
pttle folks.
41 per cent. of ael, British land
and hoese'prOperty is lnor tgaged at
0.31 average..rate of 41. per cent.
rdinard's Lioinient Curcs Dipht1it'ri,
.Saturries Iergestnnoon is 2,092 mil-
es indianfetme slightly smaller, than
our owe.. • "
It is only :necessaryto read the testi-
monials to be &evinced that Holloway's
Corn Cure is .unequalled for, the removal
of corns, warts, etc: It is a. complete ex-
tinguisher.
. 66 per ...,1a000 of English .people
leave property at death, 58, of every
thousand .in Scetland, and 35 per
1,000 . in'. Ireland.
, -
Mirmrs LilmgiiICtires GOrgel 111 COM.
• 84 houses belonging- to the. King,
the Royal' Family, and to . foreign
ambessadorsnare exempt from house
duty,
A Life Saved. -Mr. James Bryson
Cameron, states: "I was confined to my
bed with Inflanimation of the lungs, and
was given up by the physicians. A neigh-
bor advised Inc to try 1)r. Thomas' 7i:elec-
tric Oil, stating that his wife had used it
for a throat trouble with the best results.
Acting on his advice, I procured the inedi-
Gine, and less than it half bottle cured me;
I certainly believe it saved my life. It
15131 L11 reluctance tbat I consented to a
trial, as I was rmluced to 811011 a state
that I doubted the power of any remedy
to do Me any good."
Ifere, cried Oldham to his fellow -
lodger, who was starting for his hol-
iday', that's Iny 1)rusIl and coml.)
you're putting, 111 your portinalitemu!
Well, let me have 'em. You won't,
need 'ern; you've grown so bald late-
ly. Tliat's just it, 1 can't part
with theln.
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THE 081,1801r OF T1-118 eevenriSehieN r 18 TO itinucE 1/013 TO TRY'
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Toronto. .
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circulars and terms. William riggs, 11101)310.
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rylmr, SUN SAVINGS AND LOAN COM,
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drawing good rates of interest and taking de, ,
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• Our new fleet of torpedo -destroyers
seems to have stirred up our friend
the enemy, remarked the naval chief
of the great European Power. Yes,
replied the assistant, it is said, they
will build a fleet of torpedo destroy-
er -destroyers now. Let 'eine We'll
build a fleet of torpedo-desiroyer-
destroyer-destroyers.
A Clear, Healthy Skin, -Eruptions of
the skin and the blotches which, blemish '
beauty are the result of impure blood, -
caused by unhealthy action of the Liver
and Kidneys. In correcting this un-
healthy action and ,restoring the organa
to their normal condition, Parmelee's
Vegetable Pills will at the same time
cleanse the blood, and the blotches and
eruptions vill disappear without leaving
any trace.
, What wovdd you 5037, began t,he
voluble prophet of woe if I were to
tell you that in a very short space
of time all the rivers in this coun-
try Woulcl dry up? 1 wourd say-, re-
plied the patient man, Go thou and
do likewise.
Deafness Cannot be Curea
by local applications, as they cannot reach the
• diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that 19 by coestitio
tonal remedies. Deafness is caused by an
Inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is in..,
tamed you have a rumbling sound or irnper
feet hearing, and when It is ent•roly closed
deafness is the result, and unless tho inflam.
rit.atIon can be taken cut and this tube restored
to itsnormal condition, hearing will be do'
stroyed forever; nine cases ,out of ten ate
caused by c*.tarrh, which is nothing but an In.
flamed condition of tho 7111100110 Su
We will give One Hundred. Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by ea terrh) lhat;can
snot be oared by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send
tor circulars,free..
F,,20HENEy sc. 00., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists'11c.
Tiall'sranniy Picis are the best.
Last year London built 5,654 new
houses of over' £20 rental, and ia
the same time Scotland built only
5,06S sinailar houses,
Eilinard's Linimeot ,Cures Colds ett
All coins that - are made in the
British Mint are w-eigleed before 'is-
sue. ' 1,126,026 sovereigns were
found light, last year, and re -made.
A Pill for Generous Eaters. -There are
many persons of healthy 111)1101)110 0)1(1 poor
digestion who, after a hearty meal are
subject to much suffering. flue food of
which they have ,partaken lies like lead in
their stomachs. Headache, depression, a
smothering feeling follow. One so af-
flicted is unfit for business or 'work of any
kind. In this condition Parmelee's Vege-
table Pills will bring relief. They will as-
sist the assimilation of the ailment, aud
'used according to directions will restore
healthy digestion.
Of the British rural population,
53 per 1,000 are usually- prevented
froni working by illnees. Trio 01701' -
age in London is 60 per 1,000,
I was cured of terrible lumbago by
N A RD'S LINJ /4111INT.
BEV, BPOIVN.
I was cured of a bad cae0 of earttc,he.
by MINARD'S
1,1115. S. KAULI3A.C1C.
,
I was cured of sensitive lungs by
MINAIlD'S :LINIMENT. -
MRS. ' S MASTERS.
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ABS. ENIC ENTERS.
The pl•a.ctice of taking ar1(Cllic. 511
litinute doses ie vevy prevalent am-
ong the I3ectetentey or the mount.Ain-
ons clibtrioLs of Au Sty in. -111 Ingttry ono.
Franco, rUlicy declare tliaL 1,130 poi-
son enables the111 to ascend with ease
heights whiell they colild 1101 other-
Wiee elheh.