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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1901-10-24, Page 3FORSWEARINO4ATRIXON1 PE0PI.l7 wM0 ARE PLEDGED NEVER TO 1\?ARItY,, Some Curious and Pathetic Stories, -An Amusing Case in Silesia:• It soma almost incredible in an ago of romance that there should exist people wl1,2, Oat their oWn free tvJ1J, enter into R. compact ne1pl to marry, and yet it is a fact that there arc to-doy hundreds of celibates who are pledged to slum the altar, `here ie. occasionally a suilleient and honorable reason f;n• this fez - swearing of.tlaevinlony, Not long ago the works was startled at Hears irlg than a well-1.Qewe and wealthy old baelwelor had Jeft the whole of his fortune, amountigg to over $1,500,- 000, t'e a maiden lady who was in no way omlectod with him by blood, to the indignation and dis- appointment of hi; own kith and ficin, The expl:tuation of this singular be- quest revealey a pathetic story of loyalty. In early life the testator and the lady, thena girl of I'enlark- able beauty and gifts, had fallen in love with oriole other, and were •on the eve of marriage vrllon they learnt for the first time that flhe bride's father had died/insane, and that there was 'a'strong taint Of insanity in her family. So deeply was she atToctod by this discovery, and so fearful of transmitting this taint of insanity to ]ler children, that she de- clared she would never marry • and, after much vain pleading with her, her lover had to abandon all hopes of ever malting her his, wife. Tn loyalty to her he tools a vow that be, too, would never marry, and this vow was religiously kept by both. • At the same time he made a will leaving the SVIIOLE .OF HIS VAST ESTATE to the girl who under happier con- ditions would have been his wife. A compact of this kind was macre some years ago by two trusty frleuds tri Lode, each of wham had experienced the fickleness of a maid's affection. For some year's the com- pact was kept, until one of the parties to it fell a victim to Cu_pi again, and .after a more or les feeble resistance led a bride to th altar. To vaso his conscience, o the wedding -day bo sent a telegram to his friend, w110 was then livhl in London :-"Married to -day ; ver sorry to breast compact" ; wit11i1 two hours he -received this amazia answer :-"Don't mention it. I was married last week." Thus "the best -laid -schemes" of anti -marrying men.. go at times "agley." An agreement of the sam kind made between four orphan daughters of a Birmingham prole sional man came to a similar unr•o mantic ending. The eldest sister ha made an unhappy marriage, and he. experience had so alarmed her sister, that they vowed they would remain single, club their slender resources Lund live and die old maids together. If any ono of them violated the agreement her share of the small fortune was to be forfeited to the remaining unmarried sisters.. But Cupid was not to be so easily trick- ed, for after three years of celibate life the youngest sister -broke her vow and hurried within two years more numbers two .and three had followed suit, and the remaining sister enjoyed the whole of the small estate in single blessedness. But at last the contagion reached her, . and she,' too, was, lock to tbo sitar,. and restored to each of hor sisters the shale she had forfeited. tt ON TIIJ FARM. TA144 BLOWING, -s Ono of the greatost lasses that fel.. low 'in the trails of a dry season is the prevention of fall plowing, In addition to the opportunity glean for early sowing and planting in the spring fall plowing exerts) a most beneficial °STect upon the soli. It is well known that cultivation tondo to eonservo moisture, Land turned up. and loosened by the plow before the fall ruins set in act as a sponge to absorb and fold the moisture, When,., as hapl3enod, during the season just closing, there is tt scarcity of ea1'ly spring rains, this servos largely to counteract the effect of a drouth that otllerw.iso would be :much more injur- ious, In Maeitoba and the North- west summer' fallowing is largely practised not only to exterminate the weeds but to store up the late summer showers for the crop of the succeeding season, and experiments conducted at the Government farms at Ottawa and Guelph ;?roved con- clusively that a large amount of moisture is held by soil worked in this way. Tall plowing has the ad- vantage also.of utilizing the pulver, izing and mellowing effect of frost on the land. Experience has shown over and .over again that land plowed in the fall r YIELDS BETTER CROPS than that plowed In the spring, that it is more easily pulverized, makes a smoother plant bed, and has received not only moisture but valuable plant food from the rain and snow, An- otirer advantage of fall plowing 'is 1110 fact that 'the cover crop turned under will 11avo boon made available as plant food by the time the plants inquire it'in the spring, which would not •bo the ease if turned down shortly before the seed is sown. The thrift of a crop depends very largely on the conditions attending its growth during the first few weeks, If moisture is wanting, if there is an d insufficiency of rain to wash down a and convert the manure and soil par- e tides into plant food which the grow- n ing rootlets. can ;assimilate, the growing crop gots a sot back which g no favorable conditions of stunner y 1vi.11 enable it to overcome. The only 1 safeguard against this possibility is g to give the land all the cultivation possible in the fall and so build up a bed 1511ic11 will act as a storehouse The Lesson of Health ul AN AMUSING CAS.IO came, a year ago, before a Silesian court of law. A gentleman, called Nielsen, an .inveterate hater of ma- trimony, left 20,000 kronur to his valet, end a similar sum to his cook on condition that, if either should marry, his or her share should ' bo forfeited to the other. Ho had scarcely been laid in his grave be- fore the valet and the cook became mall and wife, thus combining the legacies, When , 13158 of this de- fiance of Mr. Nielser's will reached his relatives they demanded the re- stitution of -the 40,000 kroner, and the cjispute was taken to court. Tho valet contended that he and his wife had strictly carried out the testator's intentions ;..for on their marriage ho had transferred his legacy to his wife, and she respond- ed by transferring !urs to him. The Court, however, was not convinced by this specious pleaciing,"and the valet and cook had to make thebest • of ma•ri d life [o \ v' ithout the 40,000 kroner. Occasionally these coin- ' onn' pacts 'lead to gratifying and unex- pected results, as in the case where three brothers agreed to remain single all their lives, and, on their death, to leave their fortunes to the .iurvivors. This agreement was car-, vied out to the letter, with the re- sult that, sone years ago, the last surviving brother,• when he died, left, the combined forLuno, amounting to.; 'upwards of $500,000; to his native to11T11 he Yorkshire. GRAHAM'S GRIT. The little story below 18 Lord Wolseley's tribute to the bravery of Lieut, -Gen. Sir Gerald Graham, V,O., G.C.B., G.C.M.G, : - At the storming of the 'rake forts Orallam, who was in China with Gordon, led the sappers, whose duty it was to lay the pontoon across the wet ditch surrounding the great northern fort, While superintending /this opera - 'Lion he was on horseback, and being. almost tho only mounted onkel' pre- sent, afforded an easy Mark to the 01111105o Metch1.o01tmen, Who had already picked oil' fifteen of his sappers, During the sleight, of rho uproar caused •by the firing of tho great guns acid small arms, Lieutenant- Colonel Wolse1033', wile Was standing by Major Graham, 11avi1)5 some re- mark to make, placed his land' ori that, officer's thigh 10 draw his at - tendon. "3/on'3; put your hand there 1" 0xelaimed Oraltam, , wincing under the pain "There's a jillgal-ball'. ]edged in my leg'." it; was the fired8310,as° tt,R bail taken of rho 15o3irt5 • IS ONE TAUGFLT US BY THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS. Learn This Lesson Well and the Ravages of Disease Will No Longer Be So Prevalent The Story of, One Who Has Been Benefited and Who Offers Her Experience To Aid Others. From L'Sorelois, Sorel, Quo. Among the multitude of ailments that afflict huunanity there are few that cause more acute misery than indigestion or dyspepsia, as it is variously called. Both young and old are susceptible to its attacks, and its victims throughout the coup- try are numbered by tens of thou- sands. Among the disagreeable symptoms which .accompany dyspep:• sia and make it easily recognizable,, are weight, uneasiness tend 11 heavy feelingi th n e stomach after eating, a feeling of weariness. sick headache and dizziness, pains in the stomach, offensive breath,, irritability; etc.. Ordinary medicines will not cure dyspepsia. They may relieve its symptoms temporarily, but the trou blo always returns' and each time in an intelsitlel form. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills is the only medicine which will thoroughly and efectivcly curd dyspepsia. These pills act not merely upon tho symptoms, but .on the disease itself through the blood, hence through the stomach, which is strengthened and restored to its n0rn1a1 functions. • Mrs, Alp. Lussler, a lady, well blown in Sorel; clue., is ono of= the many who have been released from the clutches of dyspepsia through the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and in the hope that her experience will bo of benefit to scone other suf- ferer she gives the following story fol publication: " For over two years I was a sufferer from dyspep- sia or bad indigestion. Tho disease became chronic and I was an allpost• continual.suliercr frani headaches, heartburn- and heart palpitation. All sense of taste left me and at timesmy stomach was so weak that I was unable to keep any food on it, and this caused me more distress than ono could imagine, Although I tried sOVern] remedies, none 01 them gave 1110 any relief, amid I began to regard my 11fo as a burden, ra- ther theme. joy as it should be. One day while reading I came acrossa case similar to any own, cured through the use of Dr, Williams' Phil: Phis, so hi the hope that I would receive similar benefit I de- tided to give the pills a trial, I had not taken the pills long before I could see that my hopes for recovery were being realized. By the time I had taken half a dozen boxes all symptoms of the trouble had'disap- peared and I was able to enjoy life as I ditl before being seized wlth the malady. I have no hesitation in ,saying that, I. think that 1)r, Wil- liams' Pink Pills aro the best known cure for dyspepsia, and 1 would strongly advise all sufferers to give them a trial. The old adage"Experience is the beet teacher," might well bo applied in cases of dyspepsia, and if sufferers 15o3r1c1 only bo guided by the experi- enCo of those who have s(110rod- but are now well and happy through the use of Dr, Williams' Pink Pine,' there !would be .less stinting throegl1W otlt the land. Dr, 'Williams' Pink Pills cat be had at all dealcl8 in, Medicine or by snail, post paid, at 50 cents a box or Six 10108 for $2,50 by addressing the Dr, Willlan)s' Mediein* Co,, Brockville, Ont. fr05) Width the plants can draw their noUrithlslent wheel needed. Condi- tiozls aro new Inert fayorable for 111ie plow rind harrnd ow the fanner Who ll to ean sown in the spring will have done mach eat enly t0 ensure early solv- ing, but to provide against possible drouth, FA7114 NOTES, To preserve the wheels of vehicles, and 41s4 to prevent shrinking of any Of the parts, put 50020 boiling lin- seed oil into a pan qr other vessel' and rase the wheel so that the rim will pass through the oil Revolve 1130 wheel and let the folios be well soaked for about three minutes, and the wheel will then loo more durable.' There is no rule for feeding, as each individual must be considered separ- ately from the others. It not an uncormnan error to suppose that the 011121101e which eat but littlo-are the most p1•olitablo. Se long as an ani - Mal is capable of digesting and as- similating food the greater the amount of food it should consume and the mere profitable the returns, especially with producers, such as cows. The proportion of food re- quired to support an animal and sup- ply waste of tissue is less when a largo amount of food is eaten than when a smaller quantity is consumed, What to do with the manure when it is heating and "fire -fangs" is problem with busy farmers, who can- not stop other work to handle tho heap. Overheating does not prevail to a great extent with mixed manure that has been supplied with absorb- ents and which has not been exposed to the air. Tho bust thing to do is to.hnndte the manure by turning it over and trampling it firmly in a neap, but if this cannot be done make openings in the heap with a crowbar and pour in sutfrcient cold water to check the heating. The water will also prevent loss of am- monia by absorbing it. While the use of the best cows is a very important matter, yet the man- agement of the farm and the cattle has something to do with tho pro- duction of m11 la There are cows that will give more milk on some farms thin on others, due to better varieties of grass, more grain , food anti more comfortable quarters, An indiferentfarmer may have good cows from w11101 110- profit is derived because of poor management. Dur- ing long periods of drouth the pas- ture may provide but a fraction of the grasercompared with its capacity early in the season, and it, theroloro becomes more difficult for the ani- mals to supply themselves. This de- ficiency the farmer should .observe and supply. Once we read of a farmer In sono of the Western States who moved his barn three times to get it away Penn the manure heap, and was about ready to do so again, when ho was sated the trouble,\ as the sheriff sold the farm ;and 11e moved his household goods. The man who fails 'to save and use not only all his sol- id manure, but the liquids as well, or who allows diens to bo washed and leached away, putting only a weather beaten and water -soaked remnant on the folds, is but a little less foolish than the man Who left his manure !leaps and moved his barn. Tho liquid manure from farm stock is nearly as valuable as the solids, and in some cases more so, and we have seen -a, man dig a trench that the liquid might run away in- to the brook, and then down the stream, perhaps to the place where the cattle drink. WHY ITV LOOKS HAGGARD. Who is that sad, disconsolate -look- ing fellow? ITo is a man who has made a study of rales of health. Whose rules of health? Everybody's rules of health. That's the trouble with him. Thee been try- ing to live up to them., What does he do? Everything that bo is told to do, and when ho isn't doing anything else, ho worries because the rules are so conflicting. And is it undermining his health? Of course. It would uncle -Janine anyone's health. What are some of the rules? Well, here aro two of them: Eat only a 1ig111 breakfast, and Break- fast should bo the best meal of the day. • What are some of the others? Run or wall: two miles before breakfast, and Never attempt to do anything on an empty stomach. Any more? Takecold n bathh t o first thing in the morning, and Remember tho shook to the system of suddenly en- countering heat or cold is Very 111- jm•ialis. Anything else? Never use a pillow, and The most refreshing sleep is that when the head is elevated. Is that. all? 011, dear, no. Them are hundreds of other ru109. For instance' Do not get in the habit of sleeping in ,rho daytime, and Always take it nap in the ofternoon; Eat only at meal- times, - and Ent whenever you a'o. hungry; Eatne meat, and If you would bo strong cat plenty of fresh meat; Got up at five o'clock every morning, and Sleep until thoroughly rested, no matter how fate it is. Pm not surprisod that lie looks ]laggard and 3)1. Neither is anyone else who knows what he is trying to do. A gentleman took a country friend to the opera one night to Hear the Meistersinger performed. /To tvaa'very anxious to SCO the ef- fect of Wagner's glorious music on the countryman, and -watched hies keenly during the rendering of the overture, 15131011, grand ns it is, is a little noisy, snore especially when 1110 bang of the drums, and the crush of the cymbals' ocee r 'at i1ltervale, But the sou itver fat's face remain- ed absoltttely'ulmoved, At last the Londoner could bean leis Salmis ill - difference no longer. Doesn't this gloribus volume of sound agect you? he said, Oh, not in the /oast, was the calm reply yoit forget 10m a boller- malcer, HE WAS USED TO IT.. ont Good for A3ode',rr'eccth NO* diad 'Or Good Toilette Sozodont• 250 od Sozodont Tooth Powder 25c e Large Liquid end Powd..". r 75e HALL, & 1(001(00. New York. IMPATIENT PATIENTS. A Distinguished Physician Giv His Opinion. es People 00 frequently blame a doe- tor orfor for failing to perform impossi- bilities time at the r•00ent meeting of the British Medical Association a distinguished physician undertook to state the case fairly, and show that sono of the burden of failure ought to rest upon the patients, As human beings have become more sensitive to hair, he said, they have got into the habit of requiring treatment that produces immediate r'esu'lts. Thence arise two evils, dangerous experiments with drugs and needless recourse to surgery. The average invalid, said tho medical >man, wants to know at once what is the matter with him, The doctor cannot always tell, and would like to await developments.. But the patient insists on being dos- ed, and as often as not demands that au "operation" be performed. If he were content to go to bed and keep still, ]lis ailment might euro. itself ; yet if the doctor suggests this,the patient concludes that "no- thing is being done" for him, and he hastens to call another doctor,. TWO wo things the public needs to realize : that the beat physicians do not travel with knives in their Bands -since they know 'that surgery has its pains and perils, as well as its successes, -and that they are in- creasingly averse to dealing out drugs. The great men of the pro- fession win half their victories with pure air, cleanliness, proper diet, and insistence on exercise for well people and rest for sick or,os. Less lemons physicians would bo glad to follow their example if men and WO - men would possess theirsoulsin patience and forego the desire to turn their stomachs into apothecary shops. Give the doctor -and nature =a chance. f TEE USUAL THING. Briggs -I suppose neer that you've got back from your vacation you will take a good long rest. Griggs -That's the worst of it. I spent so much money that I've got to work harder than ever. The worst epidemic of smallpox ever known was when the Brazilians lost 43,000' men, or 35 per cent. of their army, in the war against Para- guay. ELEVEN YEARS A CLOSE PRISONER,, STORY OP .A QUEBEC MAN'S TRIAL AND ITIS LONG UN- EARNED PUNISHMENT. His Recent Marvellous Escape by the Aid of Dodd's Kidney Pills - His Gratitude to the Help that Saved Him -Six Boxes Com- pletely Restored Him to Health. St. Patrice, Lotbiniere, Que., Oct. Ie. (Special.) -A saristory of un- just imprisonment isthat told by Phillippe • Bolssonneault, of this plmee. His case was W0180 than that of the ordieat•y prisoner, for his bonds were those of pain and. disease. For eleven years they held him a hopeless victim, chained, tor- tured, a slave to Kidney Disease, Who is there in the world that thinks man was intended to sutler, that he merits his fate, that he de- serves tho afflictions disease put on him ? 'Surely,' 110 one thinks that. We were put here to be happy, to 1>e healthy, and free from pain. Nobody will say that Phillippo Dofssonoatllt. of St, Patrice deserved his Tong punishment, and nobody but will rejoice to learn that through the ,aid Of a wonderful medicine-Dodd's lOidncy Pills -ho has escaped. Dodi!' s Kidney Pills, the reniedy that proved such a boon, have made a reputation all over theworld in Caring ofdiseases of and arising from the Kidneys. Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Backache, Bladder std Urinary Troubles, .Women's Disorders, Dropsy Nervousness and Blood impurities ell come within 1110 scope of Dodd's Kidney" Pills, and 'Dodd's Kidney Pills have testimonials for the cure of all of them. Plrillippe Boisson- neault's case was the common form of Melees, Disease, "For .eleven years I have ,111311red Untold agony with Backache which crippled 2110 as though I were barred and shackled. I dwindled in weight to 5, more shadow. I have taken all sorts of remedies, nothing doing 1220 any good. I read in Deild's Al- manac what was recommended for the Kidneys. 1 decided to try them and sent for six boxes, though with - oat 00nfaleeco, but to -day V aun. completely cured, and theads Dodd's Kidney fills alone for it," RIDICULOUS TO IIUllIA ,. The day, was young and Very warm, Two 111011, cath carrying a lot of tools, came slowly up to the corner of a street in London, and there paused, A car' had just passed the cornee, 1111c1 \vas about twenty feet away. • There's 0111' Cal', Iretultirkcd oite. calmly. • No matter, replied his companion; we'd -have to 111lri;V to catch it, Tbe'o'll be another' in an 11our. And they seated themselves in . a doorway, and 111 their pipes, They were.plumbers, ;020 DO 1Y r Tooth Powt101' 250 CIItAINS 071' GOLD, Progress is the activity of to -day and the a861n'anee of ftp -morrow-. Emer'sen, The desire of apPealing o)eyer 01 - ton prevents one becoming s0-11081le. fouoauld. To bo Vain Of one's rank er 1)1ac6 is to show that ono is below it••^- Stanislaus, God is on the side of virtue for whoever dreads punisbinene suffers it, and whosoever deserve it dreads it -Colton. Despite all refinement, the light and habitual taking of God's: name Jn vain, betrays a'coars0 and, brutal will -Maxilla Human nature is 90 ons it 'o C t ut d, that all see acrd Judge bettor in the alt'airs of other 111en, than in their own.- Terence. CRYING BABIES. The Cry of An Infant is Nature's Signal of Distress. Babies never' cry unless, there le some very good reason for it, The cry of a baby is nature's warning signal that there is something wrong, Every another ought to get to work immediately to find out, what that something wrong may bo. If the fretfulness and irritation are not caused by exterior sources, it is con- clusive evidence that the crying baby is 111. Tho only safe and judicious thing to do is to administer Baby's Own Tablets without the slightest delay. For indigestion, sleeplessness, the irritation accompanying the cutting of teeth; diarrhoea, . constipation, colic, and simple fevers, these mar- vellous little tablets have given re- lief in thousands of cases and saved many precious baby lives. Do 110i give a child so-called "soothing" medicines; such only stupify and pro- duce unnatural sleep. Baby's Own Tabletsaro guaranteed to contain no opiate or other harmful drugs; they promote sound, healthy sleep be- cause they go directly to the root of baby troubles. Dissolved in water 'thea° tablets' can be given to the youngest infant. Mrs. Walter Brown, Mi1by, Que., says. -"I have never used any medicine for baby that did as much good as Baby's Own Tab - lots. I would not be without them." Baby's Own Tablets are for sale at all drug stores, or will be sent di- rect on receipt of price (25 cents a box) by addressing the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co,, Brockville, Ont. 0 Lady -I am going to give a ball, and I want you to polish this floor.. Do you thoroughly understand your business? Polisher -`hell, madam, you inquire at the major's up the street. On his ballroom door, the last patty he gave, six people broke their legs be- fore twolve o'clock, and an old gen- tleman broke his neck down the stairs. It was I, madam, who pol- ished that Boor and staircase. SOZO 1 ldT for the TEETH tin 4, PACTS ADOUT SOUND. During the . firing of minute -guns by the English fleet at Spithead, on the occasion of Queen 'Victoria's fun - oral, the sounds were heard at sur- prising distances inland, and the English scientific journals have since published many interesting facts about these phenomena. It seems to be established that not only the di- rection of the wind, but its relative velocity at different elevations from the ground, affected thedirection of the sound -waves. In some cases, eontrtlry winds refracted tbo sound over the heads of observers between 10 and 45 miles from the ships, so that they did not !tear the gums, but the same waves were .afterwards. brought to the grotnfd by favorable upper currents, rendering the sounds. audible at 50 miles, and even as far as 140 miles, while at 84 lniles they were so loud than laborers in the bolds put down their spades and lis - toned to thein. 6linard's Liniment Cares Colds, ere. Yes, George asked me how old I would bo on my 21eXt birthday. The imprudent fellow. Of course you said n111011en3. No, I said twenty-six. 1Mi'ercy, girl, you aren't but twenty- four, No, but George is going to give ane a cluster ring with a dia- mond for every year. THE MOST NUTRITIOUS. 9 GRATEFUL -COMFORTING. 0 BREAKFAST -SUPPER, TI1ER1 WAS NO DECEPTION. In a well -!mown street in London a beggar 1 as often seen plodding about with a small. dog. The dog Was held by a piece of chain, and had rotund his neck a placard with Pity the 311131(1 131 .1a'g0 red. letters. Mr. T-, passing one day, drop- ped a sixpence into the mans out- stretched 11351(1. Mallon! 11e cried, as he was turning away, was that a Half -sovereign I gave you? No, sir -no, answered the beggar; only 811pellce• So, said Mr, T--, you are not blind, after all. Bless you, sir, no! he replied. You ; no see, tho placard refers to the flog, r1f1 Ito's blind, not I. I ea ELLA CEYL has earned fol itself THE GOOD REI'1J'I'4TZON i now has and will always sustain, UIIIFORN GOOD WW1* DID IT, teat packages, 250,, 4Oa,, 5Oc, allyl OW, e'�' you .ttlyan8. . beet results SNIP sit your t�., RUT1'ER, 6000, POULTRY, APPLOS..ether' Melts and PR0e00ii, 90 The Dawson Commission CoLImite,k0.'r,West ivlareetend * Colborne St.,Torento., HELP WRI TEG.. JAN'ITD_PARTIESTO'AO1)1 yern 334 x v for us at home. We fuvalall yarn and Medlin°, Navy work. GO' d Pay. ,Send tan]p r41'ou o, Upt, Standard Nose Co., Dept: a, UPHELD' 1TIS OBJECTION. Not long Age a certaln brass band, which' shall be 11amelesel, was engaged to play at the :local village feast. On the way there the conductor suggested that they should 'have a tune,' but the driver of the wagon ataway! 01100 objected to the project. No tons while I drive he remarv- od decisively. But why? persisted the conductor. Surely the horses wouldn't run No, said the driver, th Then why object? ey wouldn't. Simply bocos the, poor beggars couldn't run away if they tried, was the grim retort. Their runnin'-away days is aver, au' as long as I drives, you ain't a-goin' to take no mean advantage of ems That's why I sez no toons. The conductor subsided, and there were no teens on that Journey. There are 27,960 joint-stock corn - ponies in' the United ICingdoms with a combined capital of one billion five hundred and twelve million pounds. lDinard's' [,raiment Cures Diphtheria. A commercial traveller connected with a certain cyclo company went from home to a distant town just be- fore an interesting' family event took place. To' set his mind at rest 11e left orders with the nurse to wire: Gentleman's safety arrived, if the expected stranger turned out to be a boy, and if a girl to wire the words, Lady's safety arrived. Judge of his surprise and dismay when a few days later a message arrived containing only the ominous word: Tandem. Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper. BY SPECIAL PERMISSION. An Englishman once arrived at 0 town in Eastern Europe with •a large number of gold bars, etc. 'The box- es containing the precious metal were placed in a wagon for conveyance to the bank, and their guardian tools his seat with the driver. Ah, said the latter as the heavy wagon rumbled over a somewhat frail bridge, it's a long time since I drove across here. The mayor gave special permission for your Excel- lency to use It. Indeed, said the Englishman, feel- ing highly flattered; aren't the pub- IIc allowed to cross it? Not they, said the driver, it's been closed as unsafe for years. A VANCOUVER LADY Cured of Asthma After Eight Years of Almost Constant Suffering. She says the Absolute Freedom From the Disease Scents Like a Dream, Clarke's IOola Compound Cores. Bars, J. Wise, Opt, Pleasant, Vancouver, 1.0„ writes: -"I have been a great suffer- er from bronchial asthma for the past eight years, many times having to sit up nearly all night. Through' the advice of a friend who -had been cured by Clarke's Kola Compound I lesolvcd as a last resort to try it. The first bottle did not relieve me touch, but before I had finished the third bottle the attacks ceased altogether, and during the past sir months of damp and cold- weather have not had a single at tack. It seems something like a dream' to be tree from this worst of 011 diseases after SO many years of suffering. I have since my recovery recommended this remedy 10 otherssuffering as I was, and know many others ih this city whom It has cured. I consider It n marvellous remedy, and would urge nay person suffering from this disease to try ft." A free sample bottle will be sent to any person who has asthma. Enclose 6c stamps. Address The Griffiths and Macpherson CO., Limited, 121 Church street, Toronto, Oat. Clarke's Isola Compound should not be confounded with the other Bola prepara- tions on the market z, , a this is y differentpreparation,designated especially 6- forPor rho bottlCuree. of asthma. All druggists, Price g - 0 The record sum spent upon the hn- provoment of a single street was the £2,S80,000 upon the rebuilding of the Rue do Riven, Paris. Deafness Cannot be Cured by 10oa1 appltootions, as they cannot reach tho diseased portion of the oar. There 'apply ono way tocore deafness, and that is by coast' he ((anal remedies, Doafnes3 is caused b en inflamed condition of the mucous lining of by Euotaohian Tube.. When this tube to in.„ flamed yeti have a rumbling sound er liner feet hearing, and when It is 001 rely :Closed rler Ideas is the remit, end unloowl ho 1011001•. mutton can be taken out and dile tube restored to its 00,0%1 condition, homing will be de• stroyed forever• viae casesout of tenara caused by catarrh, which is nothing bat ea in flamed condition of the mueeus surface.. We will gtvo One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not be cured by $all's Catarrh Cure. Send for.eironlars, free. 11.1.011EN8Y . 00,, Toledo, 0. Sold by DregBglate, for. Hall's Family anis aro the best. Mrs. A -Do ,you find it more eco- micas to do your own cooking?. •0. 33-0h, yes; my husband doesn't t half as much as 110 did. _AGENTS WA'tIThDa . 01(N18 -I5' YOU 1V4NI` d Ldv: Olf isol.so nseoods that lenq ou over profit and ll in 0101' howrt no., Cam Co., 182 Vlotora etre* Torpid; .' GENT8 WANTED FOR OU�IIt. NEW hooks, "Life of William Nfol{inifty, The artyred President' also 1 our now Cur prices i'Io acs," wand our ter Albas extra liberal. , 4freet aro law and our forma extra business, or, ri frog prosppgtus if yea mean business, or write for olreulars and tor ma, 'William Briggs, Motho. diet ]look and Publishing ,Donee, Toronto, Onb. i I1;Af SUN SAVING'S AND LO&N COM A. PAN. 10 Belling stooks and debentures drawing Rood: rates of interest lad talon de. poste,: these opuortun1118,1or investment ars unequalled; reliable agents ars wanted, Write to the Company's address, Toronto ANTIDO-RELIABLHI MEN TO Alio as local or travelling agents, eithegg 0YYII wholoor part lime. Liberal terra on sn9nu,�i or commission, With espene50 �gSnaran tid' Apply now. S1ON$1 ✓£ WELLINGTON', Canada's d 'o Greatest Nurseries, Toronto. D'eXTANTEU_gg PNR DAY 81/11111 -GE W V' - tlemen or ladies -not to canvas, 19 M employ agents; position -permanent; 5 per year and emotions; relisb'o firm , 4.y references; exoorienoa umrecasaarq. lett, A. O'AEEFE, addroas 080 Truth Office, Toronto. WANTED -GOOD BEEN ONLY TO SELL our well known speolalelev. We and one of the oldest and most reliablo firms in Canada, t. Salary ft free. Pelham Nursery Cot, Toronto, One, Buenos Ayres is the largest city south of the equator. Rio do Jafi- eiro comes next, and Sydney, New South Wales, is a good third. MIaard'S 11111M0111 Cures Gargel la Cows, Cocoanut butter is now produced in Mannheim at the rate of ten tone a day. It contains 90 per cent. of fat, while ordinary butter has only 85 per cent. It will keep for three months. ...Dear Sirs, -This is to certify that I have bean troubled with a lame back for fifteen years. I have used three bottles of your MINARD'S LINIMENT and am com- pletely cured. It gives me great pleasure 1'0 re- commend it and you are at liberty to use this in any way to further the use of your valuable medicine: Two Rivers. ROBERT ROSS. There are in use in the world at present 8,900 tons of gold, and 70,- 000 tons of silver. When you write to en advertiser tell him thalf you caw his advertisement 10 ills paper. It Is to your interest to do'vo, as Our Polka aro treated honestly and carved' with the beet Wt P C 1098 CALV RT'S CARBOLIC OINTMENT. For alit skin aliments, f. 0. Calvert & Co., Manchester, England FRENCH GLEANING. 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WHALEY ROYCE & 00., 'Limited, Toronto, One.. and Winnipeg, Mau ROOFING and sheet metal Werke !MOPING SLATE, in Blank Rod orgroon, 8LAT7.3 BLAOKBOAltD9. R'esapply robllc and High Mnheola Toroutc • Rooalignolt, Pitch, Cosi Tar, eto. ROOTING 11115 Vise Now Olty Bullet ing,, Toronto, dune by ear erht)� - Metal Odilepge, 00r., niece, oto. Eat/mates furnished torSork omapplete or for materials shipped to nnr Owlet Inc e00,101rhono1513 0. DUTHIE 6, SONS,Adelalde & Wldesereta, 'reroute AFETX Amp r iN161'El5ABL5 ' CUR TI' FICATV863 of a peeper depository for the sav- ings of the people, In CANADA'S PREMIER COMPANY these are the 111003 distinctive char- acteristics, They are combined with a profitable return to the de- positor.. - Apply for particulare- The CANADA PERMANENT :and WESTERN CANADA silo;'tgago Corporation, Toronto StrOot, Toronto,