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;ii11111,0oo-1+OR A. MAGNIFICENT
BEDSTEAD.
Some Wealthy Popple nit Out Their
Bed.rooms in Grand
Style.
Now -a -days bedsteadys are eom-
pa:ratively cheap, and $100 is con -
sleeted a big price for even a rich
man to spend on a couch whereon
he may pass view in comfort his
elceping hours.
Occasionally, however, a million-
aire will expend a few hundreds or
thousands of dollars on the fur-
nishing ,of his bed -chamber, and he
will net be satisfied unless the
bedstead equalsin splendor the
'bedsteads to be found in the world's
Royal palaces.
M. Stephen Marchand, an Am-
erican, of vast wealth, made up his
rind to possess the most expensive-
ly fitted bed -chamber in the two
hemispheres, and with this purpose
in view ho spent no less than $190,-
000 on a bedstead alone. It was
constructed of massive ebony, with
elaborate carvings of solid ivory,
and inlaid with
GOLD FILIGREE.
At the head of the bedstead was a
huge trophy cut from one solid
piece of ivory. A special journey
wac taken to 'Africa to obtain a
massive tusk for the purpose.
The bedstead was made by a
large lien in Paris, and it occupied
the finest artisans of Francefor
over two years before it was.com-•
pleted. The hangings were of a
Special purple damask, costing
nearly $25 a yard.
Mr. Marirhand's bed -chamber,
which was of elliptical form, and
measured 76'feet by 22 feet, had its
walls panelled with elaborately
carved enrichments in the style of
Louis XV., costing no less a slim
than $60,900. TIie ceiling of this
apartment was carved and decor-
ated by Parisian artists, who were
paid $19,350.
A $7,500 CARPET.
A rich London lady, a year or
two ago, spent over $50,000 in fur-
nishing her bed -chamber. The car-
pet --a grand, hand -tied, purple
Axminster -cost $7,500. The chairs
and other furniture are of solid,
carved ivory, with ebony. and gold
inlay. The toilet fittings are of Or-
iental alabaster, and 'cost some
hundreds of dollars.
In the centre of the room is a
Cochin China table, inlaid with
mother-of-pearl, and. worth $750.
The bedstead is of brass, inlaid with
fine pearls, and at the head is an
artificial landscape of crystal,
ivory, amber, pearls, and other
stones.
The bed -chambers in the jfalaoes
of Turkey are most magnificent;
and the majority of the Royal
couches within them aro worth
small fortunes.
When the German Empress once'
visited the ex -Sultan Abdul Hamid,
a room was placed at her disposal
which contained a bedstead con-
structed entirely of solid silver, ar-
tistically chased in
MANY ELEGANT DESIGNS.
The curtains which surrounded it
were of Oriental material and de-
sign heavily embroidered with.
gold.
The Shah of "Persia possesses one
of the finest bed -chambers in exist-
ence. Its suite of furniture is
'manufactured from ivory, and in-
laid with gold; and precious stones.
Tho curtains and. curtain -hangings
aro of the finest Brussels net, 'inter-
woven with silk.
The chef d'oeuvre of the whole
apartment is the bedstead. It is
composed entirely of crystal, and
delicately chased fountains on the
sides eject jets of scented water at
the will of the occupant. Above
the bed is a huge chandelier, which,
when lighted, looks like a mass of
monster diamonds, all reflecting
their brilliance at the same time.
In the Freneb State collection of
furniture there is a masonic bed-
stead surmounted by a large can-
opy: It is of extraordinary height,
and is ornamented with some of the
most delicate carving it is possible
for the hand of man toturn out,
The Frenolr Government lravee«rliad
several tempting offers for this
beautiful couch, and they refused
seine time ago $75,000 for it.
FRAN1:f. AND CANDID.
"Pa, what is a braggart?"
"He's a maty, my son, W110 is not
afraid to express his real opinion
of himself."
lt:lizabeth'ss teethe. did not teach
her 'little daughter tench that she
should have learned about religion,
not did the father. The ether dn;v
a guest said to the little. girl
"Elizabeth, does your father say
grace at the fabler" "What
gem° 0" returned the girl, inno-
ecr:t.ly. 'The, thanks for what you
have to eat." "Oh," replied E]i-
zaboth, now enlightened, "wo dotr'I,
have to unlink anyone for what- lye
have -We alwayspay cash." :
TQ PROLONG HUMAN LIFE
Telel ASSERTION OF A FA]II.OVS
FRIO Cif SURGEON,
MMly'eolysilro is the Stuff Prorniscs
to Control Three Classes of
. - Diseas05.
Dr. Doyen, the eminent Paris
surgeon, has just given' to the world
his great diseover;y which, he
claims,` will prolong human liee. It
was at the initernational congress
of medicine at Budapest a few
weeks ago that he made the an-
nouncement,
"This discovery," said Dr. Doy-
en, "was not a happy accident, It
is the result of a quarter of cen-
tury of labor, obstinately directed
along ltlhe one line. I believe than
I was born with a great aptitude
fur the exact sciences and with a
passi n for experiment. The ex-
periments that seemed greatest and
most impossible always attracted
me
"The surgeon and doctor are.
placed face to . faee wilth the 'mi-
crobe'
mi-e obe' diseases, of which we had
only begun to perceive the origin
when I was graduated. Among the
best-known of these diseases are
boils. suppurations, erysipelas and
puerperal fever, the microbes of all
of "which were isolated between
1870 and 1883. I was working hard
with other searchers at the period,
and in 1882 I went to see Pasteur
and confided to him what I had.
clone.
HE WAS IMPRESSED,
and proposed that 1' should enter
his laboratory, but 00 one condi-
tion: 'You will give up surgery and
medicine,' he said, 'and send in
your resignation to the hospitals.'
"I did not accept. I had already
the fixed opinion that it is. fromthe
living invalid that one must seek
the cause of infeotidn. I was sure
that in the practice of surgery op-
portunities would present them-
selves in which I could study the
truth much better than I could in
a laboratory, where the specimens
for study are takenfrom the con-
tents of tubes and jars and often
come from a great distance. Ex-
perience proves in many cases. that
if instead of making the reasearches
immediately in the operating -room,
one waits three or four hours, he
I will learn to his:dismay-that he can
1 find nothing.
"I had proof from the first day
that my method was the right one.
I began my researches in 1882 in a
;little laboratory that I had •instal-.
led in the Hospital Tenon. After-
ward I continued at the Hospital
Beaujon. 'line great object at that
time was the discovery of the germ
of Asiatic cholera. One day I pre-
sented myself to Professor Cornil
and said to him, 'Here is a .seg-
ment of an intestine that seems to
me to contain .the bacillus virgule
of Koch.' The professor examined
the contents and found
A PURE CULTURE
of the bacillus for which he was
then seeking. This important step
made it possible for me to enter his
bacteriological laboratory.
"It was at this time that I re-
solved not to allow myself to be
.carried away by a specialty, for ob-
servation had taught me that most
specialists see through eyes of pre-
judice, to the great detriment of
medi al science. My plan to pre-
pare myself for dealing with the
particular infections which surge-
ons meet
urge-ons-meet was to make a serious
study of the infections called medi-
cal . These medical infections are
duo to numoroue' varieties of mi-
crobes which have a close relation -
gni. to tilde agents of fermentation
of inferior vegetable matter, so I
applied myself ,to the study of al-
coholic ferments, traveling exten-
sively in the beer country of. Den-
mark and the w•io•e-produeing coun-
try of Franco.
"In 1900 I held the scientific and
practical solution of.the problem of
curing carbuncles and tumors, It
was in the course of these research-
es that I was able to convince my-
self: that I had discovered the me-
thod of preventing and curing al-
most
ALL KNOWN INFECTIONS.
My therapeutic agent I have named
my'colpsino - that which dissolve
germs -a composite of conoids, the
name given to substances that are
not really soluble. They remain
suspended in liquids in such infin-.
iteoimal particles that they are in-
visible. The therapeutic colloids
are extracted from ferments; they
are net substances that. one can
class in ohornical nomenclature.
The colloids of eieeolysine bed the
curious property of causing the,
rapid destruction of toxins and mi-
crobes. Their study; is one of rare
difltcelty. According to my discov-
mics, there e11'e only about 30, drugs
in the rrld pliaruraropotia that are
use 101,"
.Again 1)r. Doyen reittnatal hie
statement retitle sat 1111110ire;,t. "7
premise, , .first, - 0,e d,linite rlisa.jt-
pea Nome, ol, 11.11.P01 (li Sea Si"+ ,'1 the
re'• 1Lir91•tor,}r- nrgee s. -the thee iiee
tract, aall d-:b'm Mild,. b;,' die
l'r.tr-
and inieclion_ of nivcoi.sine sce-
ondlY, elle disappearance ° enmers
of the skin and of tine �faocessible
cavities by elcetr•o-ooagy,�lation and
vaccination, corubinedy'-that fs to
SAY by the physical ,agent and the
medicine derived from colloids cap-
able of stimulating the phagooy-
tose.„
The conellldIng words of the doe -
tor were give my discovery free
to all F"vilization."
r
I';IiLITE JAPANESE POLICE.
ll:eliuke to Tourists -Originally a
Host Aristocratic Body.
The ,Japanese police, one of
whose chiefs has been studying Eng-
lish methods at Scotland Yard with
a view to impr'ovoments in his own
force, was originally the most aril-
tuci'atie body of the kind in the
world, says the London Chronicle.
Its establishment was almost to -
incident with the Emperor's deereo
forbidding the wearing' of swords.
Be a stroke of the imperial pen the
amurai were deprived of cherished
weapons, by which the gentlemen
of Japanhad been accustomed from
immemorial times to advertise
their rank. So they went into the
police, where it was still possible
to earry a sword, and a very for-
midable weapon it was, being of
the two-handed variety.
Perhaps the police twenty years
ago wore rather too. fond of chop-
ping a prisoner in half instead of
arresting him,brit they were very
expert, and there was seldom any
et-idenco to contradict their' own
version of the incident.
To people of their own rank and
to foreigners they are polite en a
'degree which would have seemed
ludicrous anywhereexcept in the
land of honorifios. The writer re-
members an incident which illus-
trates this trait well enough. It
was at Osaka during a water festi-
val, and the bridges were kept
clear of passengers much ' in the
same way as our own on boat race
day. A rope at either end guarded
by a policeman was sufficient for
the purpose.
With the contempt for authority
which distinguishes the Englishman
abroad, two or three touriste stood
on the wrong side of the rope but
of the crowd, so as to get a better
view, but the policeman was equal
to the occasion. With ; apologetic
bows he untied one,end of the rope
and then fastened it again in front
of the foreigners, and they had the
good ;sense to accept the rebuke.
WOOD PAVING DANGERS.
Its Introduction May Explain In-
crease of Lockjaw Cases.
"Lockjaw has greatly increased
since the introduction of wood pav-
ing"
Such was the comment recently
made by a debtor from the London,
England, Hospital, when giving evi-
dence at an inquest concerning a
man who fell and cut his nose on a
wood -paved street and subsequent-
ly died of lockjaw.
"During the last nine or ten
years the number of cases of te-
ta,nus-or lockjaw -has doubled,"
this doctor told the Loudon Daily
Mirror. "This enormous increase
is coincident with the introduction
and popularity of wood paving.
"Tentanus is a very old disease,
known in the time of the Greeks,
and it emanates from horses. The
germs are chiefly found in dust,
dry manure, and on the surface of
the earth, and will live and thrive
ut;'der these conditions for many
menthe. '
"This is where the wood paving
comes in. Wood -paved streets,
especiallyy when wet, are extremely
slipped -, and more productive of
falls than the ordinary road sur-
face. fur pedestrians as well as for
cyclists.
"Again, wood paving, by reason
of its pewees of absorption, is more
likely to harbor tetanus, germs than
Bard stone -faced surfaces.
"Cuts and abrasions caused by
falls' :in the street have become
much more common during the last
ten years. In many eases tetanus
has resulted. A very large per-
centage of tem accidents have oc-
curred 00 wet, slippery wood pav-
ing
"Tetanus is not absolutely incur-
able, although noire 90 per cent.
of such cases terminate fatally.
"It usually sets in four or five
clays afteit the cut or wound has
been received; occasionally it does
not occur until 1a fortnight after:
wards. In the former case, death
almost always ens'les; in the latter,
the prognosis is moro favorable,
and some hope of eeoover;y can be
entertained.
Somehow we can't see the taint
on,'mcnoy that comes our way.
A servant recently sought permit. -
sin; of her mistress i., take ern af-
terneorr off for the purpose of con-
sulting it dentist with regard to it
h<llow tooth. ripen her :return the
nui:i 11 88 sold :--- "Well, jape, <llcl
0t have the tootle fiiledr" "I
did 00011." "!\rid .what :lid the
den 1i st 1111' it wil'h•-gold or weal -
gain!" ',I: don't, know just what
it was, 101101; bet from the evny I
ft li" 1, &li raid think it wtts thunder
nor: lie:Th me. eisuri 1"'
ONE GREAT DAIRY FARM
TILE FARMERS OF DENMARK
AltE ALL EXP111t'I'S.
Entire Conilt11rrr1ty (h'OPcrates 0111
Extensive Seale and Get All
They Prodaee.
Tho Dane has made his land 'a
daily farm. Denmark is cultivated
like a market garden. The chief
products are buttes, eggs, bacon,
poultry and fine 'stock. Denmark
is now exporting to Germany, to
England, to South America, and
even to the Philippines, Most of
the horses and: cattle go to Ger-
many. The bulk of the balance of
the exports goes to England, The
total export trade is approximately
$380 for every farm, of which 133,-
000 of the 280,000 are of less than
13;., acres in extent and have an
average size of but 3.6 acres, the
average : of all the farms being but
43 acres. for the entire •canntry, -
The export business alone amounts
to$9 an acre, in addition to the
domestic consumption, as well as
the support of the farmer himself.
HOW -IT IS .DONE.
How has this been accomplished'?
l„by making agriculture a business
of the most technical kind. The
Danish farmer is an expert. •Ile
is also a student. Ile has studied
the breed of horses until he knows
what can be raised to the best ad
vantage, 'and what the German
• must wants. The same is true of
cattle, hogs and chickens. Ye
knows to: a nicety just how a cow
should be fed to produce the best
!better. He knows how to breed
the best eeogs. He makes his butter.
l and produces his eggs of a uniform
!quality. And he packs them so
That they will please. He insists:
upon the most exact kind of Gov -
eminent supervision over the
slaughter -houses, in order that the
reputation of the country may not'
suffer from an indifferent producer
and follows up the least complaint
from a foreign market. He has
ceased to feed his cattle in the
open. He feeds them in the stall
all the year mond. He has studi-
ed their food and uses oil cakes;
from New Orleans and Japan. and
maize from the Continent. Each
week there arrives at Copenhagen,
a steamer from New Orleans laden"
with nil cakes for feeding. He col-
lects his manure with the greatest
care, and saves all the refuse from;
the. co-operative dairy and other;
establishments for the enrichment
of his farm. He is aided in this in
countless ways by the State.The
State is always at his service. Com -1
missions are sent abroad to study;
foreign markets and foreign me-
thcds. Stock is bred from the best;
studs and bulls. Chickens are se-;
leered for their qualities as egg;
producers. Soil is studied, and the'
latest agricultural and dairy im-
plements are bought, either co-
operatively.or'by groups of men in
the same village.
RESULTS OF COOPERATION.
The other great factor is co-op-
eration. The Danish farmer gets
all that he produces -absolutely
all. The State owns the railways
and protects the farmer from ex-
ploitation. And he himself per-
forms all of the processes of pro-
duction, distribution and exchange.
Ile has eliminated one middleman
after another until he is almost as
self-contained as was his ancestor
of 300 years age, whose only know-
ledge of the outside world was
gained at the local village 'fair,
where he went to barter his goods.
The co-operative movement began
with dairying. Up to about 1880
each farmer made his own butter.
It was very costly and there was no
uniformity in the product. About
this time a new device was invent-
ed for butter making, A number
of fanners got together and per -
chased one of the machines. Its
success was immediate. Other vil-
lages followed. To -day there aro
1,087 co-operative dairies, with a
membership of 158,000 farmers.
There arc also 200 other private
dairies. Nearly 95 per oent. of the
farmers are members of the ce op-
erat'vc dairies, which ship near $1,-
000,000 worth of butter a week to
England. Then the farmers began
to use skim milk for feeding their
begs. The bacon business became
a by --product.' Then they organized
co-operative slaughter - horses,
which are located in districts.
There are now 34 of these co-oper-
art•ive, abattoirs, with a membership
of 90,000 and an annual business of
1,100,000 hogs.
The Danish co-operative egg ex-
port society was the next organiz-
ation. it was organized in 1105. It
now has 0,000 member's. The eggs
are collected and
STA3IPE:D EACH. DAY
in a local cirelc. 'Given they are
Fent to larger circles for export. In
1008 the export egg business
nnrountecl to $0,600,000. Vanish
eggs 'brings fame, loves for they
arc always fresh. They are better
peeked • than ally others, and are
riirefu.11y griodcer. By these levans
the Dane has more than doubled the
I'ariee.whicll hc' 00061'08 for his bet-
ter De saves the profits. wbieii'
MOST PERFECT IMIAD
eJeed in Canadian homes to produce
delicious homemade bread, and a sup...
ply is always included:int Sportsmens'
and Campers' Outfits,. Decline
all Imitations. They never
give satisfaction anti cost just
as much.
E. ee. GILLETT CO. 1.TD.
Winnipeo Toronto, Ont. Mantreel
.l.wordod 6tghrst Aoners at alf
No, 07 Expositions. •
formerly went to the jobber, The !England. of a dog of this breed,
same is true of bacon and eggs. i ehe is evidently all that has ever
Some years ago there was formed • be en written of his type.
in London a trust to control the; Information having been received
bacon industry. It fixed the price ; at the police hea•tiquarters of the
to the farmer and the price to the' dcpredatiens of some gipsies who
consumer as well. This spelled else; were encamped on a lonely spot
aster to the Danish farmer. But: about four miles from Maribor -
he met this danger as he had his • (nigh, Superintendent Mackie sent
former difficulties, by co-operation.' 1'. 0. Wilson in pursuit,. with his
Ile formed a selling agency of his bloodhound Shadower, The camp
nun. The Danish bacon company
P htt,, been struck about an hoax
of London not only destroyed tho l wl en Wilson appeared on the seen
trust it insured to the Danish far- with the hound. • He at once se
rrtel a secure market for his pro-; f=liad',wer to work, and after th
duce. Thus the farmer gets all,.hd ad admte
that his labor produces. He is net
cfounthe hcampm
it wenteacooff
pleata sharpcineol
despoiled by warhousemen, by rail-; run across the downs. The anima
way or other monopoly charges. He, did net pause until it ran th the full value' of his product' quarry down three and a half mile
in dividends at the end of the year, 1 away. The track lay across t
the profits refunded to him being! clowns over the cross-roads, an
measured by the amount of his then across some fields and along
output. the highway. The
The peasant is also his own ban -I terrified at the menacing appear-
ker There are 930 co-operative ance and massive build of the
savings banks in the country. Here: blcedround that Wilson was able to
the farmer places his savings.' arrest them single-handed.
Here he goes when he wants ai Shadower is three years old and
lr'an. The deposits in 1906 amount is rough coated and cross -bred. It
ed to $208,500,000, and the number' measures 2S inches at the shoulder,
of depositors to 1,352,000 (over half 33 inches round the chest, and is
of the population), with an average: five, feet from the nose to the top
deposit of $194. Now the peasant+ of its tail. It accompanies Wilson
is talking of organizing a great on his night rounds, and has prov-
central hank which will include all I eel itself of great value. The. do
et' the eo-operative societies and 1711
as never been known to fail i
all of the
LABOR UNIONS etS WELL.
THE N UAI•U.ER SEVEN.
'Thr' Numerous Queer Beliefs Con.
coning It.
Numerous are the queer beliefs
concerning the number seven. From
the very earliest ages the seven
great planets were known and ruled'
thio world and the dwellers in it,
11,1).1 their number entered into
every conceivable matter that con-
n man. There are seven,
t clays in the week, "seven holes in
the head, for the piaster stars are
seven," seven ages both for mac
and the world in which he lives.
There are seven material heavens.
he There are seven colors in the spec-
s and seven notes in the din-
e octave, and the "leading"
d note of the scale is the seventh. Be
it noted that the seventh son is not
sbe ,always gifted with heneficient pow-
ej•s In Portugal he is believed to
Le subject to the po-vers of dark-
ness and to be compelled every
Saturday evening to assume the
likeness of an ass.
But the co-operative story does
nor end here. The farmer does his
own buying at wholesale. Through
these purchasing societies he buys
food for his cattle. Almost every
A BOND OF SYMPATHY.
"Mr. Giclsmore," began the
g young man, "when you proposed
to your wife -or to the
n estimable
lady who is now Mrs. Gidsmore-
did she tell you to ask her fa-
ther 4"
"She did, my bey," affably re-
plied' Mr. Gidsmore.
"And did you try to shirk the
job l"
"Well, come to think of it, I did.
I -I believe I tried to get her to
do the asking. Ha, lea!"
"And when you did ask him -of
course, you had to speak to him
finally--"
"Of course, I did -of course."
"And when you did ask him, did
your knees shake, and was your
tongue dry, au<i did you have stage
fright generally?"
"I was scared to death."
"Well. that's the way I feel. I
toll Gladys I knew I could find
some mutual bond of sympathy be-
tween us when I came to tell you
that she has promised to 'marry
me!"
any work it has been given to do.
VOICES GOING UP.
Noise and Chatter of Streets Cause
of high Pitch.
There are evidences that the high
thing that he consumes comes to _ pitched voices supposed to be char -
him at cost. It is bought by central l acteristic of America are becoming
agencies made up frond representa- equally charaeter.isti,c of London: A
tives of local agencies., Tho goods retired colonel who Was just re -
are then distributed to the stores, turned to London after an absence
one of which is to be found in every of thirty years declares that the
village. Thus he gets his agrieul- Englishman's voice i:as changed
tural implements. Thus he buys hem a deep, heavy tone to a sbrill
his food and all his supplies. He falsetto. Men who are hale and
saves the profits of the jobber and hearty, deep chested and bearded,
the retail dealer for himself. The charged with authority and carry -
turnover of the purchasing socie- irg enormous responsibilities, sur
ties in 1007 was $17,500,000.
As was before stated, there is no
illiteracy in Denmark. School at-
tendance is compulsory up to the
age of 14. This is usually followed is voice to the present noise and
by a period of from three to four clatter of London streets, the roar
years, when the children work on of underground and tube trains
the farm. Above the elementary one traces it to the law of evolu-
schools are the high schools. They tion, or mankind adapting itself to
are privately organized, but prat- its environment. He admits that
tically all of them receive aid frons
the State. The courses are of five
vnonths' duration. The boys at-
tend in the Winter and the girls
in the Summer. The tuition is
small and the students live in the
schools. The schools arc very ec-
lectic, and there is ho necessary As recently as 1837 forgery was
uuiformiety in the courses. And punishable by death in Great Bri-
there are no examinations. All tain,
of them emphasize history, especi-
prise him by talking in high, rasp-
ing tones which do not in the least
match their appearance.
. He attributes the gradual change
perhaps his ear is particularly keen
as he has been living among the
people of the mountains and of the
plains in both India and Af eta,
where the male voice is always <1c51r
and resonant.
ally Danish history. Literature is
taught, as are bookkeeping, busi-
ness and everything of value un the
farm. Thera are 42 of such
schools in the country. They arc
in a sense patriotic institutions.
They cannot Ire compared to the
American high school or the Ger-
man gymnasium. They are an indi-
genous product.
Along with these high schools are
the agricultural colleges, of which
there are 29. They give a very
thorough course in all of the things
that relate to Danish agriculture.
They also are aided by the State.
It is through these high schools
and agricultural colleges that the
Dano is educated. There are over
6,000 students in attendance. The
boys are trained in' agricultural'
chemistry, in stuck breeding, in
seeds, in the management of co-op-
erative establishments, In addi-
tion, an immense amount of what
might be termed extension work is
going on all of the time. There are
lectures and circle work. Recur.
cions aro made to Copenhagen and
elsewhere, while the co-operative
societies have special text books
for the use of the farmers. The
peepers tine the magazines are eni-
persally read, while voneta.nt po-
litical and egr]culteral meetings
are being held.
(il'SIES LEAVE OD 1E G SCENT
I GOOD ,.
El my for Bloodhound to Riot 'i'heitt
Down.
Bloodhounds are not• always sue-
cesterie ie the chase of criminals.
The truth is their powers .Have
been foolishly exaggerated, bet- a,
story. Conies from Marthormugh,
"Come up and see us to -night
old man. `All right; I'll be glad
" "Our daughter is studying
music—" "By Jingo I I have
just remembered an engagement. I
am sorry, but I cannot possibly
come." 'Tabard As 1 was about
to say, our daughter is -studying" ---
music in Germany, and we get 8
little bit lonesome." "I'll just out
out the engagement and come, any
how."
AN UP-TO-DATE STOVE
Do you realize there is no longer any reason why
you should use a coal range? Oil is cheaper than coal; it
is lighter and easier to handle, and gives an intense
heat. Provided you have the right stove, oil is more
economical, cleaner and less trouble. Have you seen the
New Perfection
Oil o stove
The accompanying illustration gives you only a rough idea of
its appearance. You really can't appreciate it until you either
use it yourself, or talk to someone who has used it. It does everything that
■ coat range will do -except heat the room. The New Perfection Oil Cook-'
Stove will do anything, from heating a
kettle of water to cooking a course
dinner, but it won't boat a room. It
doesn't ' smell," it doesn't smoke. -'It
can't get out of order. Light it audit
is ready. Turn it down and it is out.
only a woman who knows the trouble
of carrying coal and cooldng in a bot
Idtclten can appreciate what it means tb
have a clean, perfect stove that will
cook anything, boil, bake or roast, and
yet :won't heat the kitchen. How is it
done? The dame is controlled in tut,
quoisc-blue enamel chimneys, and
directed against the bottom of pot, pan,
kettle or oven, and only there. The
Name operates exactly where it is nes3-:i
-arid nowhere else. With this stove
your kitchen is cool.
The nickel finish with the bright bine
of the chimneys makes the stove orae
mental and attractive. Made with 1, 3
and: 3 burners; the 3 and 2 -burner
stoves can be had with or without.
Cabinet.
Caonsasry -Note: be sure
You get this stove --nett
that ,the name -Mats
readd NW Perfectins,',.
(1vers d.nrrer,r W5W1r, it 9114Bt$11srs, s,14td tQP{
nt5 11ptiv0 Citrin io t.ud ncarcetliaet,tr ai tha '
The Queen City 011 Company, Lindted,
Toronto.