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ITEMS OP INTEREST ABOUT Tt113
BUSY YANKEE.
Interest I H s Dolma—Midterm
Neighborly Inton 1
of 'Moment and Meth (tethered from W.
Dail.' Record.
Eight years ago there were 18,070
pupils in the Public schools In St.
Paul, Mian,;, last year Lhere were
24,000.
By official figures ' there were on
the let of January, 1,805,053 depositors
in the savings banks of New York
Stats.
The elosost estimate that can be
mads of the total value of Lbo en-
tire river and lake traffic of Chicago
per annum places it at $ti00,000,-
000.
Connecticut bolds the record in the
Invention line, the 831 patents grant-
ed to its ciLizens in 1808 being in ex-
cess of those granted to any other
State.
Twenty people now own nearly 18
per cent. of the real property within
the limits of Greater New York, and
pay taxes upon nearly $400,000,000
worth of land.
After two years of investigation a
commission on water supply in Pitts-
burgh, Pa., has recommended a sys-
tem of sand filtration estimated to
cost 21,700,000.
Boston has just put in operation new
works for the utilization of city re-
fuse. The city makes a saving by pay-
ing $5,500 annually for the disposi-
tion of the rubbish.
Judge Axel Cbytraus has appointed
Victor Elting, of Chicago, n Master
in Chancery of the Superior Court of
Cook County, a position which Mr.
Elting is the youngest man yet to
hold.
Old South church, Boston, is again
in bad repair, and the use of the build-
ing for public meetings has been or-
dered disoonlinued until the roof shall
have been strengthened by means of
steel trusses.
Fifty walnut trees in Cass County,
Mich., were recently sold for $10,000
cash. These trees have now been fell-
ed and will be shipped to English buy-
ers. Tho largest tree was seven feet
in diameter at its base, and will yield
lumber worth from 2700 to 21,000.
A bill has just passed the Minnesota
Legislature giving the people of that
Slate the privilege of voting on the
the railroads
question as
to whether
in lYliunesota shall have their taxes
Do gross earnings increased fram 3 to
4 per cent. It is not hard to guess
how they will 'vote,
Missouri has more chickens than any
other State in the'Union. In 1800,
when the latest United States census
was taken, the eh.eken papulation
amounted to 23,000,000, and there were
more than 2,000,000 fowls of other
varieties. ' The product of eggs for
that year was 53,000,000 dozen, valued
at about $5,000,000.
At Red Bluff Primitive Baptist
churob, near Waycross, Ga., in Ware
county, a great natural curiosity has
been discovered in the shape of three
different trees in ono. The original
tree is a mammoth mulberry, the
heart of which is rotted away. Out
of the heart, five feet from the ground,
grows a cherry tree and a peach tree,
both eight inches in diameter. All
three of the trees bear fruit every
year, 1.
QUEENS WHO SDIOIIE.
As unexpectedly as a bolt from the
blue came the sad tidings, promulgated
a few months ago in court circles at St.
Petersburg, that the gentle and gra-
cious czarina would be greatly obliged
to the ladies of the household if, for
the future, they would forbear from
smoking cigarettes in her presence. This
unlooked for intimation, reaching the
Russian dames et demoiselles d'hon'
nour from so exalted a quarter, was
unavoidably accepted by them as a
oommand, and they have summed up
oourago to address a humble petition
to her Majesty, entreating her to re-
voke the request that is practically a
decree. In this prayerful document
they have ventured to remind Alexan-
dra Feodorovna that ladies are permit-
ted to smoke eigaretles at all the con-
tinental courts; thea among the august
female votaries of the uarootiu herb,
born in the purple are the Dowager
Czarina and her sister, the Princess
Myra, Duchess of Cumberland, as
well as the Princess Ii'enry of Prussia,
born Prinaoss Irene of Hesse and the
Rhino, own sister to the reigning Em-
press of all the Hussies. The petition
also deferentially points out that Maria
Christina, Queen Regent of Spain; Car
men Sy1va, Queen of Roumania, and the
Queen of Portugal, as well as many
grand duchesses, archduchesses and
princesses of the blood are inveterate
smokers,
To this category, moreover, bolunged
—though the Russian court ladies may
not be aware of the foot—floc lovely
and intrepid former Queen of Naples,
Marie von Wittelsbatih,who took an
active part on the defence of Gaeta,
wearing the undress uniform of one of
her husband's creek infantry regi-
ments and, especially when under fire,
was rarely seen without a lighted
cigar between ]ler lips. Her ,younger
sister, the Countess of Trani, was a
no less habitual cigar smoker than she,
and so was the Countess of Girgonti,
by birth an infanta of Spain. As for
the society leaders and grande damns
do par le monde in Russia, Germany,
Austria-Hungary, Italy, Spain, and
even in the realm of the ,Britannia
Grundy, their name is legion. In the
Turkish herein smoking is even more
de rigueur than in the aelamik, for the
wives and daughters of Lha wall -to-do
faithful have few rooreations besides
inhaling the fumes of yellow Jcnidjie
oe f irieshillar and nibbling what in
the States is generally termed. sweet
tonck, a designation impartially appli-
ed to candy pralines, fondue and rahat
lakoum,
Interesting for Women,
An International Congress of Wo-
men is to be hold in London in June.
The Duchess of Sutherland has offer-
ed -Stafford House to the Committee
on hospitality, to be used for some
funolioe on June 20, Two days later
Lady Battersea will hold a reception
and the following day the congress
will be entertained at a garden party
given by Mrs, Creighton at Fulham
Palace,
Magpie Drawing Booms, as the Eng-
lieb call this function when it hap -
Pane to be in half mourning, were the
result of the death of Prince Alfred
of Coburg. The rules required black
dresses with gray, violet or white rib-
bons and ornaments, or dresses of these
colors with black ornaments. Brides
and young ladies appeared in all
while. The Drawing Rooms preceded
the Queen's departure for Nice. When
the Queen makes this trip a special
deckhouse is constructed for her nee
during the few hcure she passes on
a Channel steamer. The gr-•gway is the return tide of fashion, An Eng -
also coverea so that ti,,. eyes of the lish woman says that the Queen of
populace may not have a glimpse of Holland has only recently had her ears
their august monarch. pierced. "This," writes the English
woman, " was attributed to the fact
" Mise Lucifer," is the nickname that her ears, be le said, with bated
which some ingenious player on words breath, are neither small nor beau -
gave to Mlle. Lucie Faure, daughter,tiful. In fact, their lobes are distress -
of the late President of France. Mlle.ingly large and thick." The new ear
•rings are not of the elaborate pond
Faure had by no means the eolorleos ant variety and many people think
personality of moat unedllen b they relieve the monotony, as it were,
women. She actually eaarnsrns enough as of too expansive ears.
a journalise Lo pay for her own dress.
She draws well and is said to be a good I Tho late Empress Elizabeth of Aus-
tell a saUonal.ist. She is described ed es I tris did many things which appeal to
Aus-
tell and dark, with heavy black Lair,'
drawn down over her ears somewhat I the unconventionality of women more
in the Cleo de Merode fashion. She 1 than they did to the formalists by
and her father were great comrades whom she was surrounded. At the
even after her recent marriage to M. I first State dinner after her marriage
Paul Deschanel, she horrifies the court ladies by tak-
ing off her gloves, One of them rem -
Boston has a school for the training onstrated because it was a deviation
of nursemaids. Applicants must be be- from the rules, But the Empress
tween 18 and 30 years of age and promptly settled that objection by
saying that the deviation should
must agree to wear a uniform after henceforth be the rule. The court la -
graduation ,and to be content with dies had another blow when the Em -
$5 a week during their first year. The Press insisted on wearing a pair of boots
course is of one year's length, with u month or more. The rules had re -
lectures every day and practical teach-!quired an Empress to wear her shoes
ing about diet, bathing and clothing. only once. Just think," feelingly
The pupils learn stories to be gold to exclaimed a girl, of being always in
children and games to be played. They ' a state of breaking in a new pair of
also learn something about laundry shoes I No wonder the poor lady re-
work, plain sewing and mending. The belled."
demand for these trained girls is so I
great that there are not enough grad-
uates to fill the places. Thirty girls
are now in the school.
Five tons of hair is require¢ annu-
ally, by London dealers in that com-
ward and forward wile a rocking mo-
tion,
Marriage is not a failure, for the
man, at least, if a German investiga-
tor may be believed, He has been in-
terviewing insurance companies, and
visiting hospitals and insane asylums,
and he bas now promulgated the pleas-
ing result of his labors. He finds that
of the men who die, commit suicide,
or become insane or seriotislY I11 in
early life, the greater number are
bachelors. He says that disarms of the
digestive organs are the ones which.
cause the most trouble to unmarried
men. This is a distinct compliment to
the good cooking of the average wife.
Among matrimonial statistics the fol-
lowing French ones are interesting:
:Thirteen out 'of 100 young women mar-
ry between the ages of 15 and 20 ;
between 20 end 25 the average is 60
out of 100; between 25 and 30, 22 out
of 100; between 30 and 35, 12 out of
100; from 35 to 40, 6 out of 100; from
40 to 45, only 5 and from 45 to 50 just
une solitary woman out of the hun-
dred,
Earrings seem to be coming he on
•
modiL'Y Most of it comes from trance
and Italy, although there are consign-
ments from all over the world. At
Limoges there is an annual hair mar-
ket and peasant girls from the coun-
try round dispose of their locks to the
highest bidder. They do not wait for
their hair to grow very long before
selling It again. So the average price
paid a pound is only about $4.50. The
girls are longing for the return of
the ohignon, as prices were doubled
during the reign of that fashion. Con-
vents do a pretty good trade in hair,
for the tresses of the novice are always
out off when she takes the veil. A
single convent is reported to bave sold
more than a ton of hair for about $20,-
000. An English girl's hair brings a
very high price—about $20 being the
average. Hair increases in price ac-
cording to its length.
American women own some of the
most splendid jewels in the world. Mrs.
George Vanderbilt is said to bave the
finest rope of solitaire rubies in the
country, if not in the world. The same
thing is said of Mrs. Webb's rope of
pearls, which she is fond of• wearing
elaborately over a velvet corsage. Mrs.
John Jacob Astor has a famous dia-
mond crown, and Mrs. Stanley Mor-
timer has a coronet of emeralds and
diamonds. Mrs, George Gould hasstun-
niug jewels, including a rope of pearls
and one of diamonds. Mrs. Clarence
Mackay possesses a curious trio of
rings which belonged to a Hindoo ra-
jab. The rings are attached to one
another, and though each one is for
a separate finger tbey must all be
worn at once. The rings are of dull
gold and contain a fine ruby, two em-
eralds and two diamonds. The setting
imitates a dragon's head holding the
stones between its open jaws.
An English paper has been telling
in brief sentences how certain well-
known women talk. It says that "in
the conversation of the Duchess of
Marlborough there is something ori-
ginal and uncommon. Mrs. H. M.
Stanley is a fluent speaker. Neither
the Princess of Wales nor the Duchess
of rife is a great talker, Princess Beat-
rice is very silent, Ellen Terry Is ad-
dicted to enthusiasm over all that ap-
peals
her
ordNay-
lor-Leland emphasizesher wwith
a graceful gesture. Mrs Beerbohm
Tree has many interests, chiefly per-
sonal. Mrs. Craigio is distinctly self-
conscious, while Lady Randolph
Churchill takes foremost rank among
eontempor.ary mistresses •of oonvorsa-
tion."
Mrs. Archibald Little, an English wo-
man, who lived in Western China for
eleven years says that there is a grow-
ing sentiment against the practice of
oripplieg the native women's feet.
While she was there she bold drawing
room meetings to discuss, the subject,
and about 200 of the best families in
Chungking and 1,500 families in the
adjoining district agreed to diseour-
ago i lle custom, Men are responsible
for the praotrce for the first question
they ask in regard to a possible fian-
cee is about the size of her foot, The
engaged young Chinaman when he fa
dining with his friends, often proudly
produces from the r000ssee of his cap-
acious sleeves a shoe to prove the
smallness of his future wife's foot.
Women with these crippled feet can
walk and run, but recording to NIrs.
Little, it is ablest impossible for them
00 stand still. When they try it, they
•bobs on to wheicver happens to bo
the nearest to them end Sway beck -
Some time ago the Louisville Com-
meroial published an article headed:
"Found at Last 1 The Search for the
Meanest Man on Earth Has Been Busi-
ly Prosecuted for Years, but I Claim
the. Proud Distinction of Having Locat-
ed Him. He Elves at Owensboro': '
a
The paper was thereu n
P sued for libel
by J. R. Tennelly, of Owensboro', Iiy.,
who, although he was not named, as -
serest'. that he was the man referred
to. The Commercial admitted this,
and attempted to prove that the state-
ment concerning Tennelly was true.
The latter has just obtained judgment
for $500.
SPRING IIIEDIDINEI
It is Abseinteiy xcec06ery to 6100 Some A1.
tenllou to the snood at lids Season.
In the springtime the blood needs
attention. The change of the year
produces in everyone, whether eon-
acious of it, or not, some little heating
of the bloat.
Some people have pimples, a little
eczema, or irritation of the skia; others
feel easily tired and depressed and
have a poor appetite. A tonio is need-
ed, and the best tunic—the best spring
medicine for man, ,woman or olliid is
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale peo-
ple. These pills do not purge and
weaken like other medicines. They
make rich, red blood, build up the
nerves and make weak, depressed and
easily tired people feel cheerful, active
and strong. No other medicine in the
world has offered such undoubted
proof of merit, and what Dr.. Williams'
Pink Pills have ,done far others they
will do for you if given afair trial.
Miss Ella M. Kelly, North-West Har-
bor, N.S., says; "I can cheerfully recom-
mend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to any
person suffering from any form of
weakness, as I have proved their worth
in my own case."
Remember that pink colored pills in
glass jars, or in any loose form or in
boxes that do not bear the full name
"Dr, Williams' Pink Pills for Pale
People" are nal Dr. Williams'. No one
was ever cured by a substitute. Sold
by all dealers or direct from the Dr.
Williams' Medicine Co., Brookville,
Ont,, at 50e, n box or six boxes for
$2.50.
The Bishop of Manchester declares
that religioue services are not nearly
so well attended as they were twenty
years ago.
THE SUPERLATIVE DEGREEI
One of the best agricultural author-
ities in England, lecturing recently on
the relationship between the soil,
crop end manure concluded a vary ex-
haustive consideration of the subject
es follows:—
"The lime contained in Thomas -
Phosphate Powder has proved it-
self the most ef£ieient form of phos-
phate for the lop -dressing purpose,
ihere.fore, 1 vain unreservedly say
iperfectly sound.
you1 be on
that will
P y
linos, and on aha direct road to profit,
in at once treating every nese of: grass
with 5 cwt, of Alberts' Thomas-Phos-
pllate; and the only possible thing you
could do Netter ;than this, would be
to apply 10 cwt. per acre."
DUTCH COURAGE.
Watts—I don't believe this nonsense
about whiskey making a man brave,
Boozefi1e—lett' friend, if it wasn't
for the whiskey I would not have the
courage to go borate,
Iowa Farme for sate, 82 per aero Cash Sol-
ana i crop until wild, d. NUMMI, Sioux ally, la.
THE CHEERFUL IDIOT.
A live Dopper, said the Cheerful Idiot
just before the °thee boarders escap-
ed, eat often prevent a dead steal.
After which he laughed metallic
tally.
A Boon for Catarrh Vlotims.
We offer our readers a 1101Y remedy
tor catarrh, bronchitis irritable Throat,
cnida in the bead droppings in the
throat, and kindred affections in C'at-
arrhoznne, '1'llere la no mystery about
it, but the effect 1a magical. Oint-
ments, wasbee, and stiffs cannot reach
the diseased parts, and have been prov-
worse Than useless, but Caturrhozune
is carried directly by air to the dis-
eased aerie, and is likea breeze from
m
the Pine woods, Outfit gl,00 Send
10 cents for sample bottle end inhu]-
er.
N. C. POLSON & CO., Eingston, Out.
The highest price ever paid far o
raoehorao was $150,000 for the famous
Ormonde.
CANADIAN PATENTEES.
Toronto, April 12th, 1899, The fol-
lowing Canadians, as reported by
Charles EI. Riches, solicitor of patents,
Canada Life Building, Toronto, have
this week obtained patents; A. L.
McLaren, needle threader; F. A. Cote,
apparatus for locating concealed live
wires; Robbins & Musgrove, pump -
rod; Stagg & Noble, bung cutting and
forming machine; II. Alymer, miner's
drill; F. J. Harbridge, printing -press;
J. A. Harvey, puzzle; W. W. Horr,
well -boring levies; T. Shaw, pressure -
door ;
ressure-
door; W. J. Walsh, hot-water healer.
Since his residence in England Emile
Zola is said to have anonymously con-
tributed large sums to London chari-
ties.
allloa Poultry arlt ie ten bast digeatec In the murkrt
LA.UH,E.YTTADI .AND h GRAVEL tlo.s Montreal,
The War Office bee decided that
brown leggings instead of blank shall
in future be supplied to all foot sol-
diers of the regular army.
Per Over Fifty Years
MRS. WINSI.Owa SOOTHING SYRUP has haea
Oeed'h77 mothers for their obit ren teething. It soothes
ho aloud, maims the glans, allays all pain, .urns wind
solio, and 1. the hest remedy for diarrheas. 26a. a bet.
I re and askyfori" Mn g{Vlnalow'a soothing Syrup' Be throughout the world.
OSTRICH TIPS.
Ah I chuckled the waiter, when be
reached home. 1 struck luck to -day. A
rich old fellow gave me a $5 tip. How
nice l remarked his wife. A e5 tip will
just make my old hat look like new.
N00' Yi'T DECIDED.
We have a new preacher f said Clore
teem.
How do you like him'1 , asked Quer-
ieu8
1 can't say; my wife hasn't met bis
wife yet.
TO CURE A COLO IN ON DAY
Tale Laxative Bremo Quinine Tablets, All Drug•
slots rented the motley If It tale to ante. 26e.
The Duke of Portland bee accepted
the presidency of the Sunday Concerts
Society.
La Toscana, 90cr F(L1A01 X 41a0»treQlR
London publishers are bringing out
sixpenny books of poetry and prose by
standard authors, It is generally pre-
dicted the experiment will be a success.
The British Museum is to have a
photograph section in wh'eb will be
stored in cylinder foo'm the " voices"
of eminent people.
How's This 7
Wo offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any Daae of Catarrh that eau nit be mired by
Hnil'e Catarrh Cure.
CIiKNEY & Coe Props„ Toledo, O.
Wo the undersigned, have known F J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe )rim
p'rYeorly honorable in all business traumata—tom
And ananoially able to Parry Out any oblige:
nom mads by their firm.
Wssr&TReax, O'hO1es'a'i Dri1 suis Toled0,0,
WAI.DINO, KINNAN & MARVIN, l Wholesale
Druggists, 'Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act•
ing directly upon the blood and mum -,us stir -
foxes of the eyatom. Pricelac. per bottle. Sold
by Ali Druggists. Te�timouials tree.
Halle llamlly Pills aro the best.
About 10,000,000 fat or birch wood
will be sent this year from Maine to
England and Scotland for spools.
W. P. C. 907
CALVERT'S
Carbolic Disinfectants, Soaps, Oint-
ment, Tooth Powders, etc., have been
awarded 10U medals and dlplomaa for supe dor
excellence, 'noir rsgnlar use prove, t infeoti•
000 diseases, Ask your denier to obtain a
supply, Lists matted free on application.
F. C. CALVERT & CO.,
MANCHESTER, - • ENGLAND,
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Lead packages.
CEYLON TEA.
23, 3o, 40, 50 & Soc.
�q NIGH `Q'' Cern Owro, Ask your
//^�'+�� 5 5 1 d ell P ter
4,! slag¢ e o rice
1108'1'00540
Tho i6 I"idlmoral,t' Fres Bus Ol uoelnd
RIIeumatisrli—Ours assured in 2f hours,
66 G anpw°paolttu earthy sol:
on receipt of $i DR. ROL*BY, P.O. Hex 5L'S, Montreal
CUTTING SCHOOL - attars mad Drees•
GO.,m vont Pur oat-
alorue. C. & D, SCH004 Co., 1rlonfn■i.
Maple Syrup Cans, AII($I°0Rb RLriII°,�s
Address, G. H. GRIM MFG. 00„ Mootrlal.
Sta erersreyereh atanytono
wtlohesd
ere silo to
Dr. Arnott, ntrliu who will 000rinooyouwhloose.0(0700
Baking Powder.yo (self, to melte it
°many condo
t mans! ,est Equal to the Feel, t. For Forau°a Hent for
Ueo. In (temps.
A. LAT'IESiRE, 19 Lsroyer St„ Montreal.
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� STEAMSHIPS
Montreal ond Quebec to Liverpool.
Large and fast Steamers Vancouver,
Dominion, Scotsman, Cambroman.
seta. of passage VIM Cabin 850 upwards; Second
Sabin. 515: Steerage, 022.00. and 4-U 54.
For further Inform. apply to loetlagents, or
DAN ID'TORRANCE a CO., General Agents,
17 St. Sacrament 00., Montreal.
THE MOST NUTRITIOUS.
EPPS'S
GRATEFUL—COMFORTING.
COCOA
BREAKFAST—SUPPER.
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Cross ,v
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New ■ iies uBLn 81NoLE per
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WM. B. NORTHAOI, TORONTO, ONT.
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THE VALUE OF
AS A PARTURIENT MEDICINE.
FREERCE GIT[oplb44e
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9ualtn YIdp°h• Me 41 cages niseidu.. Solvay packets
°tr'a,0b"nr, Pose oraviolet4,
,54yirmeal, one rbyoan
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iso s1. LiUn.old Hood, rotu;0, 0.
HOME SUPPLY 00.,
Dept. IS,' Toronto. Ont.
FREE!Pie Lody 0010
1 0,1 e
w atch, with guard or
chatelaine for selling l do.
ofour
of our tull.elasd Linen
DoyllSterUneatlrerW h; Lady's
SterUo i511eo Watchatestvomiting
6 dos. Doylies to latest and
prettloot design. They sell et
d eet. Write and we rend them
postpaid. sell them, return our
money and we promptlyforward
yetntte free. UnslOrabINNENDTLV00
.,Oopl., Lf Toronto.
Ion OF 0111 STUDENTS have reoentlr taken good
L situations, and tour positions remain unfilled
STRATFORD, ONT. we teach real buslneee—no im4,
tattoo or nonsense. In fair competition our graduates
are Dearly always 000een. Business men appreciate ogr
work, Bead Commercial Soheol in Canada. Enter now.
Circulars free.
W. J. ELLIOTT, Principal.
HEALTH RESTORED erahcaE medial
or expanse Eo SW
BIodduic,11l(i a et Brnin'ood iloosIb hyo, Elver, BIOod,
!� Rovalellta
Arabloa Food,
which Saves Invalids and Children, and also Roars sub
oast ully Infants whose Ailments and Debility have re•
q all other
Feted all other treatments. It s costs when
Food is relented, amuse fig times Its Dont 10 medicine.
! invariable auouese, 100000
Annual Cures of (Donahoe.
Lion. Flatuloneg, D opop,la
lodlgootlon aonsnmpElon Diabetes, Bronchitis, Inas.
nza, O„ughn Asthma, datarrh, Platens. Diarrhma,
Nervous Debility, Bleeploesness, Despondency,
Duliarry & Oo tLlmltedL
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London, ce alsohaParis, d4 Rua everywhere, r where, i and
▪ E all Grocers, 500, 14 . and Storer erA 0 tints
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1e., Lad., , 01, 610 1,0 Sent carriage 0.free. Also D➢
agents 000 Cuuada: The
1. E tine 9a Limit and 6s.
Agents !w Canada: Tho T. EatOntlo„ Limited, Toronto
Du Barry
50 Years
St
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TEST
USE"
The Steele, Briggs Seed Con's
Sold only
80 soled /4Oats
by alt *'(Moble dedlert.
Enormous annual trade in Farm and Garden Seeds has been at-
tained by e5 years of constant vigilance and care, and in supplying
merchants and growers with the very highest standard of quality
that can be procured, and at most favorable prices consistent with
cc Good Seeds," which is the first essential for a good crop.
Among our many introductions of merit
Tiolte St&k,•
Improved
Short White Ci
It may beproperly called "Little
Otani." Seldom exceeds slx-
te,a,inches 111 length, and has
been grown to measure twenty-
seven inches in circumference •
stands nearly ono•fonrlh out of
ground, with a strong, handsome
top, broad and heavy at the
shoulder, tapering evenly to a
point, as perfect as If turned in
a lathe, The color is pale green
above ground, and a light
creamy whits under ground;
flesh rich white, solid, sweet and
very nutritious. Under gond
cultivation has yielded' one
thousand bushels per sore.
..Asan
Exhibition Prize Winner
it is the Peer
Is the ..
World's Champion
Because it is the Surest Cropper.
The Heaviest Yielder
Easiest Harvested
The Handsomest Shaped Roots
And the Very Best Field Carrot
in existence
Priet3(post-paid) per ib., 450.; e lb., sec.;
i ]b., z5c, ; oz., IOC.
PLEASE NOTE.—As a sate-gua d to growers, we supply the genuine "Im-
proved Short White" Carro in sealed packages only, printed in colors
and bearing our name and trade mark as shown in the illustration. If your
resident merchant cannot supp y you, write to us for it. Refuse imitations
of our packages and varieties aid to be 'just as good,'
NEW...
anish
•
hftetais
A remarkably heavy -yielding variety, procinces strong, stiff straw, large,
plump, heavy, bright grain with titin hull, and adapted to a great diversity
of soils; withstands stormy weather without lodging or shelling.
Prise by mail (post-paid)per lb., 15c.; 4 lbs. for 5oc., or by freight
or express (purchaser paying carriage) peek sec.; bush , 806.; 20 bush.
r c. per bush. Cotton bags, holding 2 bush., at I.: c. each.
lots or over, p g g d re
c.
for our Catalogue, Contains descriptions and prices of the newest
and best Field and Garden Seeds. -xi0DCttee- Please mention this paper.
"Canada's Greatest Seed House"
SEED Me E BRIGGS CO.
TORONTO, ONT. Limited.
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