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Exeter Advocate, 1904-8-4, Page 7is 3. .t t, p e t ST, VITUS DAN GE mU$T BE TREATED TI QUGH THE 13LQOD AND NERVES. One of the Worst Cases on Record. Cured, Threnglz, the Use of Dr. Will anes' Piny Pills, St. Vitus dance is a nervouss dis- ease chiefly afilictieg children. There l that the phrase "best man"—the bridegroom's neatest attendant—is of Scottish origin. In the North, also, the principal bridesmaid used to bo called the "best maid." •Neither ex- pression has much, to recolrianond it. It is a 'groat pity, indeed, that "bust man," an inelegant and in itself meaningless phrase, should have se completely ousted from our common everyday s speech e good. ola Eng- lish name of "brideman" or "brides - Man," Another old name is "groomsman" and in days gonebY the bridegroom was attended, not by one friend, but by several,- who were known as the bridemen or groomsmen. The term. "best rnan" caane into use, presumably, to indicate thea one of these who took the lead in per- forming their various duties and was in closest attendance on the bride- groom. In recent years the custom of slaving groomsmen has been oc- casionally revived, but it has • not become general. At a fashionable wedding, four or five years ago, the bride was content with five brides- maids and two pages, whereas the bridegroom was supported by no few- er than nice groomsmen. But at the present time such an ar- ray has by no means the same mean- ing, nor are those attendant friends of so muck use, ,as in days of old. The forerunner of the brideman was. the brideleader, whose duty it was to bring the bride to the bridegroom. In most countries where the real or pretended capture 'ref the bride was an essential part of the ceremony, and wherever traces of the very an- cient custom of bride capture exist- ed, the friend or friends of the bride- groom had the important office of capturing the lady and OMB OR ``•B, EST MAN e BRIDEIi'IAN'S DUTIES IN OLD- EN' TIDIES. Tie Gave the Bride Away and Passed the Cake and Cups. It may be a surprise to some peo- ple to know, says the London Globe, are a ,number of signs by which it may be detected sucks, as a twitching of the musoles of the face, shaky hands, or a jerky motion of the arms, a trembling or a dragging of the logs, irritability and restlessness, St. 'Vitus dance is caused by disor- dered nerves and blood ---that is why it is always cured by Dr. Williams' ''inc Pills, The pills pilis 11 the veins. with pure, rich red blood, which la 'turn soothes and braces the nerves, Baking the sufferer well, Mrs. LufT- initn, Poucher's Mills, Ont., ,, tells bow Dr. Williams' Pink Pills . cured her daughter, Louise, "I do not think it 'possible," says Mrs. Luff - man, `.'that anyone could be afflicted with a more severe form of St. Vitus dance than that which attacked my daughter. Her arms and legs would iewitcii and jerk, her face was drawn, `!tpd finally. her left side became numb ss ;though paralyzed, Her speech became thick and indistinct and she could, neither stand still nor sit down, Two doctors attended tier, but gave her no benefit. The last doctor who attended her toidne she would never get better. It was at this discouraging time we decided to give her Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. ' After taking two boxes we could see ail improvement; she could sleep bet- ter and the spasms were less severe. From that on she steadily* grew bet- ter, •and was as strong and healthy a gtrl.,ns you will find anywhere, and she has not had the least symptom of the trouble since." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills ' are the surest cure for St. Vitus dance, hy- steria,: neriralgia, nervous exhaus- tion, paralysis, and, all the nervous troubles of men, women and child- ren: But you must get the genuine with the full name, "Dr, Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People," on the wrapper around every box. Sold by all medicine dealers or sent post paid at 5() cents a box or six •boxes for $2.50 by writing the Dr. Wil liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. ---+--- JAP DWARF TREES. Some of the Methods by They are Obtained. This curious modification of natur- al growth dates far back. We read that in 1826 Professor Meylan saw a box, one inch square and three inches high, in which were growing f�ir, . a bamboo and a tint plum tree 'Thick- with blossom, The Swedish botanist and travel- ler, Carl Thunberg, in 1807, describ- ed a number of these abnormal growths, and told of the pride with which Japanese garden experts pro- duced dwarf trees for practical pur- poses,- as well as those weird, little midgets which excite wonder. He sw, ,for instance, orange trees six i es high, which. bore fruit the slI of a cherry, "and yet sweet and palatable." The secret of their system is based upon such well-known pr aiciples as the retardation of the flow of sap; the selection of the smallestt;' seeds, gathered from the smallest trees; a minimum supply of water; and the nipping out of leaders, and the checking of tap -roots and of all vigorous shoots. • They take for their purpose trees which retain vitality under most adverse conditions. The Chinese are their sole rivals in this _eccentric art. BABY'S OWN TABLETS. Which For Weak Sickly Children During the Hot Weather Months. Thousands of infants and children die through the hot weather months, because summer complaints and stomach troubles come suddenly, and mothers do not have the means at *and to promptly check andcure Item. . • In homes where :Baby's Own Tablets are used these little lives can be saved, and no home in the land where there are children should be without the Tablets. They promptly, cure all stomach and bowel troubles and give relief to teething children, and the mother' has a guarantee that they contain no opiate or harmful drug. You can crush the Tablets to a powder and give them with, perfect safety to a new born babe. Mrs. S, M. Bleak, . St. Peters, N.S., says : "I have used Baby's Own Tablets for most of the troubles, from which lit- tle ones suffer, and I find them the best :medicine I have ever tried." All medicine dealers sell these Tab- lets or you can get them by mail at 25 cents a Vox by, writing The Dr. Williams' Medicine "Co., Brockville, Ont. GETTING AT THE REAL PACTS. "Doctor," • queried the inquisitive ,person, "do you not believe that the 'cigaret habit causes weak minds?" "Not neceesaril.y," replied the M. D, "As a mile it merely indicates them.,' ABtishel of Flieg Killed with Wilson's Fly Pads an actual fact. Nothiflg also will do this. BRINGING HER TO HER LORD. In one of Dryden's plays there is the line: -"Betwixt her guards she seemed by bridemen led," and Brand tells us that at many old English weddings the bridegroom was led.to the church between two maids, and the bride by two young men, holding her by the arms as if unwilling. This was evidently a survival of the idea of capture. - The same idea, somewhat more disguised, can be traced in the cus- tom which was not unknown at old- fashioned weddings less than a cen- tury ago, in the North of England, and in the West of Scotland, of the bridegroom's "best man" escorting the bride to the church. It has been disputed, naturally, whether • the groom's nearestfriendwas chosen as escort with the idea of protecting the lady from seizure by others, or whether he might be regarded as the leader in the act of capture. But whichever idea lay at the back of the practice, it was clearly a sur- vival connected with the custom of marriage by capture. Later, the bridemen had various functions • to perform which have now become ob- solete. There was still a trace of the capture idea in the old duty at one time assigned to the brideman of giving the bride away, He led her to the church and then acted the part now filled by the lady's father or other near male relative. In the old seventeenth century bale lad of the "Golden Glove," which used to be a great favorite at rural gatherings in. all parts of the coun- try in the old, unsophisticated days, before the melancholy monstrosities. of the modern music hall had driven the genuine old English ballads and songs out of use and memory— in this ballad there are the lines which allude to the custom named:— "I thought you liad been at the wedding," she cried, "To wait on the squire and give him his bride." JUST ONE, MBE IEI ARliA.BLE SURE. DIABETES IS AGAIN VAN- q'UISHED BY DODD'S KID- NEY PILL$. Donat Laflamme,a oJ; St. Marguer- ite, Que., the man cured—Furth- er Proof of the tar reaching power of the Great Kidney Re- medy, St. Marguerite, Dorchester Co., Que., Aug. 1—(Special);--That all varieties and stages of Kidney Dis- ease yield readily to Dodd's Kidney Pills has been proved ahnos t daily y for -years,rs butwhen anotherthox victory, r Y over the deadly Diabetes is scored it is always worthy of mention. Such a case has happened here. Dobat Laflamtnu is the : man, inured and the cure was quick, as well as. complete. Speaking of his cure Dr. Laflamme says "Por two years I suffered from Diabetes. I was attended by tho doctor but all his remedies did me no good. Then I tried Dodd's Kid- ney Pills : and two boxes cured me completely." What will cure Diabetes will cure any ICiclney disease isan old saying. And no doubt remaine that Dodd's Kidney, Pills will euro Diabetes. nee— charms, and by etiolating it with certain unctuous perfumes, but as it was consicdered unlucky for the wife to tread upon the threshold on first entering her house, she *as lifted over it and seated upon a piece of wood, a symbol of domestic indus- try." The custom is not confined to European peoples, for a somewhat analogous practice exists in' China., where the bride is carried into the house by a matron, and at the door is lifted over a pan of charcoal. Apart from marriage, even in this country, there are folk who are care- ful on entering a house to step over and not on the threshold. There is a world of lore, indeed, surrounding the subject of the threshold into which we cannot here enter. The modern best num may feel thankful that' his duties are not so onerous as those of his -predecessors of long ago; nor Recd' he trouble to be on his guard against unlucky omens, or on the watch to propitate the uncertain goddess, Fate. And it has been pointed out that the same custom may be hinted at in the marriage service rubric—"The minister receiving the woman at her father's or friend's hands." Among the Shropshire peasantry in quite recent years something of the old custom seems to have pre- vailed. Miss Burne, in her delight- ful book on "Shropshire Folklore," says that at weddings in humble life the bride's father is seldom and her mother never present. As a rule the only companions to church of the bride and groom are the hest man. and the bridesmaid. In such cir- cumstances it is obvious' that the lady must bo given away by her lov- er's friend, on whose arm she _has walked to church. LUCKY OM]DN. A still more curious thing is that it is considered lucky, Miss Burke tells us, for either the best man or the bridesmaid to be already mar- ried. "I have reallyseen," she writes, "a married wonian acting as `bridesmaid!' " Less than twenty years ago a Newport newspaper, de- scribing' a village wedding, said that Mr. and Mrs. So-and-so,, of "aeconipanied the happy couple and performed the offices of best man and bridesmaid, respectively." Another old function of the bride - men, or briclesquires, as they ' were sometimes called, was to carry the cake and the bridebowl. The bricle- bowl, or cup, was handed round at a wedding, so that the friends might drink the health of the newly -married pair --a kind of .loving -cup ceremony, But before the proceedings • had reached this pleasant point, it had been the duty of the bridcnleu to lift the bride over the threshold, This is an ancient and widespread eus tom, the meaning of which has caus- ed much sheading of ink. In • the West ; of Scotland, of old says - Mr. Napier, in his book on the folltloi c of that region, „the threshold of the house wits disenchanted by DOWN OF BIRDS' SCALPS. A basket recently changed hands in California which took the squaw who made it three years to complete. It was in the form of a fancy work- basket, entirely covered with the down of woodpeckers' scalps, among which were a number of hanging loops of strung beads, and around the rim an upright row of little black quails' plumes. Altogether -there were eighty plumes, which re- quired the sacrifice of as many quails, and at least 150 woodpeckers had been robbed to furnish the beau- tiful scarlet nap for the outside. It was originally purchased from the squaw who designed it for $25, yet it was sold not very long ago for $1625, BUNCH TOGETHER. More -thanhalf the battle in cleaning greasy dishes is in the soap you use, if it's Sunlight Soap it's the best; sa VASTNESS OF LONDON; There are about 6,000. miles of railway in Greater London, and it estimated that something like 600,- 000,000 - O Q 000 seraasto journeys a s at e made by passengers annually. The. num- ber of journeys on an average week- clay is over 1,500,000. An idea of the vehicular traffic in the streets may be gathered from the statement that :in twelve Hours 16,054 vehicles of all kinds passed a particular spot in Piccadilly, and a full service of 69Q 'buses pass the Bank of England in an hour. The mirnber of passen,- gers carried by the London trams in a year is over 360,000,000, A cen- sus taken of the number of pedes- trians who crossed London Bridge on a certain day showed that they totalled 116,902, and in nineteen and a half hours during a day in April last year 248,015 people cross- ed the roadways at the Bank. HOW'S This Coffee h,s a Curious Way of Fin- ally Attacking Some Organ. Ails that come from coffee are cum- ulative, that is, unless the coffee is taken away new troubles are continu- ally appearing' and the old ones get worse. "To begin with," says a Kansan, I was a slave to coffee just as thou- sands of others to -day; thought I could not live without drinking strong coffee every morning for breakfast and I had sick headaches that kept me in bed several days every month. Could hardly keep my food on my stomach, but would vomit as long as I could throw any- thing up and when I could get hot coffee to stay on my stomach I thought I was better.. "Well, two years ago this Spring I was that sick with rheumatism I could not use my right arm to do anything, had heart trouble, was nervous. My nerves were all un- strung and my finger nails and tips were blue as if I had a chill all the time and any face and hands yellow as a pumpkin. My doctor said it was heart disease and rheumatism and my neighbors said II ' had Bright's Disease. and was going to die. "Well, I did not know what on earth wasthe matter and every horning: would drag myself out of bees and go to breakfast, not to eat anything, but to force down some more coffee. Then in a little while I would • be so nervous, my heart would beat like everything. "Finally one morning I told my husband I believed coffee was the cause of this .trouble 'and that I thought I would try Posture which I had seen advertised. Ile said 'All right' so we got Postum and although I cliff not like it at first I got right down to business and made it according to • directions, then it was fine and the whole fain ily got to using it and I tell you it has worked wonders for inc. Thanks to Postern in place of the poison, coffee, I now enjoy good health, have not been in bed With sick headache for two years although I had it for 80 years before I began Postum and my nerves are now strong and I have no trouble from my heart or from the .rheumatism. "1 consider Postuln a necessary article 61 food on me* tabic. My Mende who come here and torte my X'ostuln say it is delicious.'' Name given by Postuin Co„ Battle ('r'eek, Mich. Got the book, "The Road to ;Wtel1- vine" in each package. We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any ease of Catarrh that cannot -be cured by Hal1'h Catarrh Cure. P. J. CHENEY & 00., Toledo, 0, Wo, the undersigned, have known P. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe bun perfectly honorable in all business tromsactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WYALDING, BINNAN MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0 Hall's' Catarrh Cure is taken Internal- ly, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testi- monials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti- pation. Over a ton of ^ilver plate belong- ing to the late Dude" of Cambridge has just been sold. There never was, and never will bo a universal panacea, in one remedy, for all His to which flesh is heir—the very nature of many curatives being such that were the germs of other and dif- ferently seated diseases rooted in the system of the patient—what would re- lieve one ill, in turn would aggravate' the' other. We have, however, in Quin- ine Wine, when obtainable in a. sound unadulterated state, a remedy for many and grovious ills. By its gradual and judicious use, the frailest systems are ed into convalscence and strength, by the influence which Quinine exerts on Nature's own restoratives. It relieves the drooping spirits of those with whom a chronic state of morbid des- pondency and lack of interest in life is a disease, and, by tranquilizing the .nerves, disposes to sound and refreshing sleep—imparts vigor to the action of the blood, which being stimulated, courses throughout the veins, strength- ening the healthy animal functions of the • system, thereby making activity a necessary result, strengthening the frame, end giving life to the digestive organs, which naturally demand in- creased substance—result, improved ap- petite. Northrop & Lyman of Toron- to, have given to the public their su- perior Quinine wine at the usual rate, and, gauged by the opinion of scien- tists, this wine approaches nearest per- fection of any in the market. All drug- gists sell it. Every time a widower looks at an unmarried woman the gossips get busy. Mlnard's Liniment Is used by Physicians , Dick—"I tell you cepts rings from know." Clara—"I How could she?" has to, you know; girl that that girl ac - men she doesn't don't believe . its Dick "Why, she she's a telephone For Inflammation of the Eyes.— Among the. many good quahties which Parmelee's Vegetable Pills possess, be- sides regulating the digestive organs, is their efficiency in reducing inflammation of . the eyes. It has called forth many letters ef recommendation from those who were afflicted with this poreplaint and found cure in. the pills. Ttu- affect the nerve centres and the blood in a surprisingly active way, and the re- sult is almost immediately Seen. Landlady --"You did not wear glas- ses when you first came here. Why do you wear them now?" Boarder— "I want to make the food look as large as possible." . Minard's Unlined Lumberroan's Rend Guest (in restaurant)—"Waiter, you don't mean to say this is spring Spring of what year?" Laie a Stilling Hand on Pain. -- For pains in the joints and limbs and for rheumatic pains. neuralgia and lurn- ba.go, Dr.. Thomas' telectric Oil is without peer. Well rubbed in, the skin absorbs it and it cmickly and per- manently relieves the affected part,. Its value lies in its rnagis property of re- moving paui from the body, and fox` that good quality it ie prized. "So you belong to a glee club?" "Well," answered the youth with longish hair, "that'S" what we call it, But no one seems very joyous when eve sing!" LACKAWANNA OCEAN OUTINGS. The picturesque Road of Anthracite invitee your consideration of • its einamer programme. All tickets are good for 16 days and rates uamed are from Buffalo. july 18th, Atlantic City & Cape August ist and 25th Atlattic City Stop over at Philadelphia. Through Ategust 8th, New York end Coney Island, $9.00, Five Vestibuled lim- ited traies, Jest tbe time for merchants to get (lest choice; just the tiMe to best enJoy the seashore, Full particulars teem Fred F. Vox, I ISSUE NO. 31-04, N IT 491 L.c W R pmt s USE BETTER t 0 CAN BE HAD IN Palls Wash Basins, Milk Pans, & • Any First -Class, Grocer Can Supply You. INSIST ON GETTING EDDY'S. ISEMiggnMESTMEMESIO Potatoes, Poultry, Eggs, Putter, Apples Let us have your consignment of any of these articles and we will get you good prices. ce,12,1,311,v1.92,tvc12,2'21T0,1920! Limit" DAW HAUNTS OF FISH AND GAVLE. Attractions for Sportsman on the Line of the Grand Trunk. The Grand Trunk Railway Company lies issued a handsome publication, profusely illeetrated witit halt -tone engravings, descriptive of the many attractive localities for sportsmen on their line of railway. Many of . the regions reached by the Grand Trunk seem to have been speceally prepared for the delectation of mankind, and where for a brief period the cares of business are cast aside and life is given up to enjoyment. Not only do the “Ilighlands of Ontario" present unrivalled facilitiee for both hunting, fishing and camping., but the 80,000 Islands . of the Georgian Bay, Thou- sand islands and St. Lawren.ce Riv- er, Rideau River and Lanes, Lake St. John„ and the many attractive lo- calities in Maine and New Hanle - shire, present equal opportunities for health, pleasure and sport. AR these localities are reached by the Grand Trunk Railway System, and on trains unequalled on the continent. Abstracts of Ontario, Michigan, Que- bec, New Hampshire and Maine fish and game laws are inserted in the publication for the guidance of sportsmen. The Grand Trunk Rait- way has also issued descriptive il- lustrated matter for each district sep- arately, which are sent free on ap- plication to the agents of the Com- pany and to Mr. J. D. McDonald, District Passenger Agent, G. T. R., Union Station. Toronto. leetle son? Ile- look to be similaire to you." leopley--"Yes; he's very How do yon eet,? 'A cheep of Ask for Minard's and lake no other, leamic—"Florence's love of truth. amounts to a passion. She really' goes to extremes." •ICittie—•'In,what respect?" Mantic --"Why, she ad- mits that her best friend is younger than she is." They Drive Pimples Away.— face cov- ered with piniples is unsightlY. It tells of internal irregularities which should long since have been corrected. The liver and the kidneys are mot perform- ing their functions in ,the healthy way they should, and these pimples are to let you know that the blood protests. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills will drive them all awite. and will leave the skin clear- and clean. Try them, and there will be another witness to their excel- lence. The 'badge worn by the Lord May- or of Londen is studded with dia- monds to the value of $600,Wee. For over sixty Year% Wiscooir's Sooxnrse SVIL11? has been used bp 'millions of mothers for their ehilthen while Seething. wind collo,iigullites the stomach and bowels, audio the hest tweedy/or Diarrhea. Twenty.five cents% bottle sold ticieureets throughout the world. Bo ehre Hewitt—"Tbat fellow saved me from bankruptcy." Jewett—"How was that?" Hewitt—"He married the girl I was engaged to." was Cured of a severe cold by MINARD'S LINIMENT. I was Cured of a terrible sprain by MINARD'S LINIMENT. FRED COULSON. I was Cured of Black Erysipelas by MINARD'S LINIMENT. Ingersville. j. W. RUGGLES. Richelieu & Ontario NAVIGATION 00. Steamers leave a p.m. daily, from Toronto, for Charlotte, Port of Rochester, Kingston, 1,000 Islands Points, Brockville, Rapids St. Lave - ranee: Montreal, Quebec, :Murray Bay, NAM LION ANO MONTREAL LIRE. Steamers leave Hamilton 1 pen., Toronto .7.30 pan., Tuesdays, Thura- days and Saturdays, Bay of Quinte Points, Montreal intermediate ports. L.OVV RATES ON THIS UNE. Further information apply to R. & 0. agents, or write H. Foster Chaffee, Western Passenger Agent, Toronto. Rice and fried fieh form the food of the Japanese army it campaigning times, The eite is boiled until quite thick and' glutinous, and then cut into squares, When possible, fruit is substituted fOr fish, The Japan- ese soldier has muscles like whip- cord, 18 a sure shot, has an eete for ity, He can do with three hours' sleep out of tem twenty-four, is Cleanly, attends to sanitary instruc- tions, and Is ardently pattiotie. caste the State abottt 0 etas a day and thinks hunself seen off, "Yes, I loloW him. Ms record was cieheidered one of the Weirst tOWn." "What was his business?" "Ile was the Weather prophet." BUCHANAN'S UNLOADING OUTFIT Works 'well both ou stacks and in barns, unloads all lands of hay and grain either loose or in sheaves. Send for catalogue to 25-34. Domestic --"Where shall I take this prescriptiou, mum?" Mrs. Sharp- eye—"Anywhere except to Pillbox and do.'s. Their goods are not fresh. I bought, a postage -stamp of them yesterday. and it was last year's iseue." Lever's le -Z (Wise Head) Disinfect- ant Soap Powder dusted in the bath, softens the water and disin- fects. The Ilost—"Why certainly, rd in- troduce you to her like a shot, but I can't remember her- narae." The Guest --"Her mune is Miss Synithe." The Host—"Come along, then. Er— er-by the way, what's yours?" • Keep Millard's Unlined In the. House, Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial is a speedy cure for dysentery, diar- rhoea, cholera, summer complaint, sea sickness and complaints incidental to children teething. It gives immediate relief to those sufferiug from the effeets of indiscretion in eating unripe fruit, cucumbers, etc. It acts -with 'wonderful rapidity and never falls to eonquOr the disease. No one need fear cholera if they have a bottle of this medicine con - "Never was glad for this impedi- ment in my speech bat once," said the from. the eountry, When. was that?" "lee-fe-fellow asked nie h -h -how much I would take for a -a - to tell him fifty dollars offered ine $50 TO CALIFORNIA AND RETURN via the Chicago, Union Pacific, and North-Western Line, from Chicago, Avg. 16th to Sept. 10th. Melee of routes going and returning. Corre- spondingly low rates feom all points in Canada. Two trains a day from Chicago, through without change. Daily and personally conducted tour- ist car excursions. Write for itin- erary and full particulars regarding special train leaving Chicago Aug. 18 and 25th. B. II. Bennett, 2 East, Xing street, Toronto, Ont. "How long would you be willing to wait for me?" she asked, in tones so low he could scarcely catch the words, And then she went on: "You know, George, my lather has recent- ly inveeted in a silver mine, and be is going there at once, and I cannot leave motber alone. So I ask you again, George, how long would you be willing to wait for me?" "Wait for you, my darling?" repeat- ed George, with deep emotion, for his Itia.8 no fleeting love, dear read-. er. "I will wait for you nutil we loaru how the silver mine terns out." IYou should euro tbat dela at once. It is net Only Malting you feel Miseral.fle, but. it hi dOing yeti hartn. Take Summer Coids Consum tion Cure ThoenrcLung I- It, is otircitiood to eine you,. Your At ell dregalstre esee tee. tied eI,ole ii. battle.