HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1915-1-7, Page 7ORIGIN OF THE DOLLAR MARK
SIGN USED IN PORTUGAL IN
SIXTEEN1`II CENTURY.
Was Cal`iud "Cifrao" —first and
Last Letters of Word 11Lean
T'housatids.
Of' all the theories advanced in
explanation of the origin of the stel-
lar mark not one is entirely sans-
factory and convincing, A Spanish
cameo has often 'beep suggested,
but the fact that the sign is not used
In Spain is et least ui nagge:lave hull -
cation that another origin shoaled
be sought.
The following theory is not pre-
sented as template, but it has some
aspects of probability which make
it seem worthy of consideration,
The sign $ was used in Portugal as
early as 1544; flow much earlier I.
cannot' at present say. It was Gall-
ed oifroa (ciphra me.anls a cipher,
and oifroa :is merely arguments-
five), The Portuguese, however, did
not use it originally or exclusively
to represent a'monetary unit, as ap-
pears from the definitions of cifi'oat
given in the Portuguese dictionaries
cf Viera, Meraes• Silva and in the
Diccionario Contemporeano, all of
which say in substanee that the cif -
et ri serves to separate the thousands
from the hundreds, 'as, for example,
3008500, and that it serves also as
an abbreviation for three ciphers, so
that 745$ is the sante as 745$000.
The Dictionario Conteanporeano
adds that it is also- used to repre-
sent a monetary unit, as the pate -
ass in .Macau and Timor, the dollars
in America, etc. It may be added
that Macau and part of Timor are
Portuguese possessions and that the
patagia is nearly equivalent to our
dollar in value. The sign was also
used to represent thousands of men
as well as of coins; thus the Portu-
guese historian Leamos writes of 4$
cavallos, e 50$ infa'ntes—four thou-
sand cavalry and fifty thousand in-
fantry.
Carried to Brazil.
The Portuguese naturally carried
this sign with them when they col
onized Brazil,- and it is in constant
use in that country. It should be
observed -that when the Portuguese
use it in reckoning money, they al-
ways use the word reis. They write
4:0008000 rein, or 4:000$000. It
may be well to explain that the real
(plural rein) is an imaginary coin
worth .08 more than our min; the
milreis is therefore equal to $1.08
of our currency. In Brazil it is
equivalent to half as much,
In rough calculation Portuguese
money can be reduced to our stan-
dard by shriking off one cipher,
placing $ at the left and putting the
decimal point in its place. Thus.
1800 is the same as $1.00. 108000
equals $10,000; 1008000 corresponds
to 8100,000, and so on—all this, of
course, being only approximate
The same process can be followed
with Brazilian money and the result
afterwards divided by two.
A Contraction.
It seems probable that the $ is a
contracted combination of M. and
S, the first and last letters of the
Portuguese word mi'lkares,, which
means thousands. The suppression
of the middle stroke of the M would
be very natural in cipher.
The mark, as we have seen, is in
general use in Brazil. It is also
used in the other Latin-American
countries, and it seems very proba-
ble that Spanish America adaapted
it from Portuguese America. The
boundaries between .Brazil and the
neighboring Spanish colonies were
not very clearly •established in the
eighteenth century. For some time
the Porbuguese held possession of
parts of Para'gtuay and Uruguay. 14
is surely not strange that the cifrao
should ha,ve been introduced into
these regions, and that its use
should Have extended to all Spanish
possessions.
It is 'well known that money of
Spanish-American coinage was ex-
tensively circulated in the United
States in the early colonial days,
and the sign would not improbably
be employed in commerce. Its peal -
tion before instead of after the nu-
merals•may be accounted for by the
English custom of placing the £ to
the left, as has been suggested. In
Spanish-American books it some-
times occapice one .plaice and some-
times another, but here again Por-
tuguese influence might be traced
for as its place was immediately be-
fore the hundreds sus we have al-
ready seen, it -would correctly stand
at the left of hundreds in writing
$1,00, since the American system of
reckoning very seldom takes mills
Into -account,
Brace tip.
The following advice is not new,
but it deserves to be repeated and
borne constantly in mond :—"Resist
the first'inoliniation to -stoop. Brace
ap, wlhenever the shoulders settle
in Clue least. To place oneself side-
wise before a mirror and allow the
bank to curve forward, then grad-
ually to straighten it will convince
anyone that, with every inch tfliv k
raised, ten years Seem tole, Seim
from tale ap,„1.Aren go," Women
ptlops-,1llany. 9.4lia varied methods of
holdaitia' n tb a youthful figure, but
thio Is by far the bent, for it in-
volves no deception or artificiality.
Santo people are quite as attractive
an old age as they Were in their
youth, hub ib is not these who "let
themselves go",and rink into an ap-
pearance of having Loeb their, in.
terest in like.
THE ROYAL BANK
ISSUES ITS STRONGEST S'PA'l'JS,
miasT.
Cash on hand` reaches record level of
17.93% and liquid assets total
46,16% o liabilities to public. Bank
f Ilabilitl u 1 Ha
wites off half a million on value
of investments. Surprising results
under exceptional trade conditions.
The great care which has been
exercised this year by the, larger
banks of Canada In maintaining them-
selves. in the strongest possible po-
sition, and in this wt.y being able to
guard against any developments that
might arise in the country, is Striking-
ly illustrated by the showing made by
the Royal Bank of Canadain ire •an-
nual statementefor the fiscal year end-
ing Nov. 30th, 1914.
A close study of the general state-
ment of assets and liabilities would
seem to indicate that the. management
has given its every consideration to•
wards keeping the bank strong both
in cash and immedls-te liquid assets,
such a policy being rendered advisable
by the very unusual conditions
brought about in Canada by the out-
break of the European war. In order
to maintain such a position, oven op-
portunities for profits were apparently
ignored to some extent, but as a result
the statement, as a whole, is perhaps
Demand deposits ,, 31,224,129
Savings dop, 104,827,078
Due other banks 2,526,701
Bills payable ,, 744,$80
,Acceptances 1,431,717
Total pub, liab. $154,319,272
Te the shareholders-
1I'aid-up capital . , ... , , $ 11,560;000
Reserve 12,560,000
Prev; ,balance 614,062
D1vs„ Inc, and pay 350,719
$179,404,054
Profit and Loss Account.
Balance of Profit and
Loss Aocourht, 29th
November, 1913 , , , . 91,015,119.58
Profits for the year,
after deducting charges
of Management and
all other expenses, a0-
erued interest on de-
posits, , full provision
for all bad and doubt-
ful debts and rebate of
interest on unmatured
nips 1,886,142,87
92,901,262.25
Appropriated as follows:
Dividends Nos. 106, 107,
108 and 109, at 12 per
cent. per annum 91,387,200,00
Transferred to Officers'
Pension Fund 100,000.00
Written off Bank
Premises Account 250,000,00
Contribution to Petri -
the strongest ever issued by the Royal ^lir Fn ds 50,000.00
should be as satisfactory to share- meBank and at the present time this
Depreciation Invest -
ms 500,000,00
holders as it is reassuring to the pub Balance of Profit and
lic generally. Under the conditions 1t Loss carried forward. 614,062,25
enables the bank to play a prominent
part in helping the Dominion tprough •$2,901,282,25
an unprecedented situation. H. S, HOLT, EDSON L. PEASE,
New Record of Cash on Hand,
President. Gen. Man,
Montreal, 18th December, 1914.
The part of the general statement The annual meeting of the share -
which is 6f particular interest is per- holders will be held in Montreal, on.
haps that which shows the cash po- Thursday, January 14 'next, and the
sition and the liquid assets. At the resume of the president, H. S. Holt, is
and of the fiscal year, the amount of looked forward to with considerable
1cash on band reached the new high interest in financial and business
level of 927,683,855, which is equival-
ent to such an ample percentage as
1293% of liabilities to the public.
This account compares with 921,466,-
209,
21,466;209, last year, which was equivalent to
13.83%, or en increase of over 98,000,-
000. Including the cash on hand, the
liquid assets amount to 971,244,677,
Which is equivalent to as much as
46.16% of liabilities to public. The
principal accounts in this department
include notes •of other banks, 92,525,-
205;
2,525,205; cheques on other banks, $5,752,-
485; balanceduo by banks and bank-
ing correspondents elsewhere .than in
Canada, $3,144,502; Dominion and
Provincial Government securities .not
exceeding market value, 91,158;568;
Canadian Municipal securities and
British, foreign and colonial public
sdturities, other than Canadian, 92,-
185;082; railway and other bonds,
debentures and stocks, not (exceeding
market value, 913,557,741; call loans
in Canada, $8,574,058; call and short
loans elsewhere than in Canada,
96,080,847.
Indication of Contraction In Trade.
With the falling off in general busi-
ness in. the country, the current loans
have naturally shown a slight contrac-
tion, these amounting to $84,585,972,
as compared with 986,989,390 at the
end of the previous year and other
current loans and discounts elsewhere
than in Canal$,.." 915,002,488, as com-
pared with 915,551,594.
Growth During Year.
Even under the unprecedented con-
ditions that prevailed, the progress of
the bank, as indicated by increased
deposits, was most satisfactory. De-
posits net bearing interest at the end
of the year totalled $31,224,129, as
compared with 936,276,871, at the end
of the previous year, while deposits
bearing interest reached a new high
level at 9104,827,078, as compared with
$101,900,790. The total deposits aggre-
gated 9132,051,208, as against $138,-
177,622, a decrease of approximately
$2,000,000• It will be remembered,
however, that during the year the
Bank repaid the deposit of the Al-
berta and Great Waterways Co.,
amounting to $7,000,000, and allowing
for this, the ordinary `deposits during
the year showed an increase of
$5,000,000.
Large Amounts Written Off.
The profit and loss account indicates
that owing to the exceptional con-
ditions, the management has deemed
it advisable to follow a very conserva-
tive policy in its valuation of Invest-
ments, and this year bas made a
special reservation on this account of
9500.000.
The profits for the year amounted
to 91,886,142, equivalent to 16.30% on
the paid up capital. As the balance
of profit and loss at the end of the
previous year amounted to $1,015,119,
the total amount available for distri-
bution, with the profits added, amount-
ed to $2,901,262. Of this amount
dividends accounted for 91,387,200;
9100,000 was transferred to officers'
pension fund; $250,000, written off
bank premises' account; $50,000, con-
tributed to patriotic funds; 9500,000,
allowed for depreciation in invest-
ments. This left balance to be carried
forward to profit and logs account at
the end of the year, 9614,062,
The statement of Assets and Lia-
bilities, and the Profit and Loss ac-
count, are as follows:
Assets.
1914.
Current coin $ 12,995,483
Dom, notes 12,688,871
A MODERN HINDU.
An Incident in the Life of Sir
Pertab Singh.
Sir Pertab Singh, an Indian
Prince now in his seventieth year,
has:left India to fight with the ,a1 -
lies. Mr. Coningsby Dawson, the
well-known English writer, tells
the following anecdote of the prince
in a recent London dispatch;
A young -English lieutenant had
died of cholera in; his palace. The
boy was the son of an English
friend. When the body had to be
carried out to be placed on a gun
carriage-, Sir Pertah Singh ' went
forward to lift it up. Before he had
touched it, he was stopped by some
English officers. They reminded
him that, by his religion, were he
to touch the dead, he would lose all
his caste, and perhaps, despibe his
wealth, never be able to bey it
back. They advised him to send
for the sweepers., who outcasts. In
spite of their protests, he picked
up the body and carried it down
the palace steps to the gun car -
A. ,gasp went up at the sight;
every one of his subjects knew what
he had done. The next morning,
when he rose, five hundred Brahmin
priests were waiting in the court-
yard. He came out, a proud figure,
to face them. He knew what they
had come for—to make him the low-
est thing in India. a man without
caste. He asked them what was
their errand, and they told bin,
They had come to make him of as
little account as the humblest
sweeper in his palace.
)Sir Pertab oSin.gh laughed. "I be-
long," he said, "to a higher caste
than any of you have ever dreamed
of, and you can't take it from me;
you're welcome -to all the rest. I
belong to the same ovate as the
dead son of my friend—the caste of
a soldier:"
With that, he walked' back into
hie palace, and the Brahmin priests
went away one by one, ashamed
and puzzled.
d•
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Ouch, that stab -like pain in the side
is like a hot knife blade in the ribs!
Probably got over-heated—cooled
too fast—now there is congestion,
tightness suck winless you can't
draw a long breath,
This Is the beginning of Pleurisy.
Pleurisy is far too serious to neglect
a single instant.
Quickest relief will come from a
vigorous rubbing with Nerviline. This
trusty old pain reliever whit x you up
$25,683,855 in no time—will take away the con-
gestion— make you well just as it did
Cent gold res. 2,000,000 Mr. Samuel St. Johns, of Stamford,
Notes and cheques who says:—"In running to catch a
Govt. deposit r 578,000 train last week I became much over -
other banks 8,277,691 heated. I put up the train window
Dote by other b3 Ite -, ._ M.48,854 and rode that way in order to get
ee eelli'a3ut aec`tlr tfeb , t,x,,.„, cooled oif. fn•,an hour my side was so
Municipal see, eta 2,185,062 full of pain and my breathing hart so.
Bonds; debts, etc. 13,557,741 much that I ih tignt'i Batt pueiimonia.'
Call loans in Canada 8,574,058 I always Carry Nerviline in my grip
Call loans out Canada 6,080,847 and at : destination I rubbed my side
thoroughly three timers The warm
penetrating effect was soon notice-
able end I quickly got relief. Nervi -
line 1 consider saved me from a seri-
ous illness."
Any sort of a cold can be quickly
broken up with Nerviline which is a
marvel for reducing inflammation, for
relieving congestion in the threat and
chest, for curing stitch in the side,.
lumbago, neuralgia, seiatica or rheum-
9179,040014atlsin, Nothing more teething or
Liabilities. powerful. The 50c, large family size
1914. is the most eronoluieal.Small trial
$ 13,505,255 size 26c, at dealers everywhere,
• liquid assets a, $71,244.678
Curloans in Canada 84,585,973
Cur. loans out Canada .. 15,002,48$
Overdue debts 568,198
$171,401,387
Beal estate 600,000
Bank hrereiaes 6,861,180.
Other. assets ,. .,,. 1,541,586
Total assets
To the publle.—
Circulation.
�Yltctp t lVoivan Sud bi's
Chronic Ili:clutch.
There le Trouble Ahead:
Constantly on their feet, attending
to the wants Of a large and exacting
rattly, women .often brealt down with
nervous exhaustion.
U1 the stores, factories,and on a
farm aro weak, along wornee, dragged
down with torturing backache and
bearing down palns.
Sslcll suffering isn't natural, but it's.
dangerous, because due to diseased
kidneys,
The dizziness, insomnia, deranged
menses and other symptons of kidney
complaint can't euro themselves, they
require the assietanco of Dr; Hamil-
ton's Pills which go direct to the seat
of the trouble,
To give vitality and power to the
kidneys, to lend aid to the bladder and
liver, to free the blood of poisons,
probably there is no remedy so sue
ceesful ae Dr. Hamilton's Pills. For
all women's irregularities their merit
is well known.
Because of their mild, soothing, and
healing effect, Dr. Hamilton's Pills aro
safe, and are recommended for girls
and women of all ages, 25 cents per
box at all dealers. Refuse any sub-
stitute for Dr. Hamilton's Pills of Man-
drake and Butternut.
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"'To Fight Till Men
Slay Men No More"
The fol,losving poem was written
by a young officer—Lieut. Stanley
C. S. Herr, -of the 101.4 Royal Gren-
adiers company, 20th Battalion, a
eon of Senator J. H. Herr. It is
entitled "To England."
To England.
01! mightiest•motiher of nations,
Thy peoples heck thy call,
Strike with thy sword and vanquish
Thy foe that's the foe of all!
Steady thy hand for tihe struggle!
Earle to thy peoplee •strain -1
That the lives which are lost in the
battle
Have, passed, but not in vain.
For the grave can gain no viot ey,
The sting of death m.usit cease;
For the lives that are lost for free -
dem.
Are gained for a blessed peace.
From the swollen Bps el the dying,
Parched with a fevered thirst;
yofregaraliseeleOSZ, ngz
Lieut. Stanley C. S. Herr.
From the broken hearts of thy
peoples
Comes a. cry 'gainet the Prussian
curse.
For the sake of thy unborn elhal-
dren,•
For the grief of thy womankind,
Who sit and suffer in anguish,
Whom the dead ,have left behind.
For the life of thy love and honor;
For thy Empire's snow-white
name;
For thy kith .and kin who have per-
ished
In the war 'gainst gruesome liauin
Let thy cannon roar with anguvsh,
Let thy armies strive and strain,
Till the Prufhian breed is broken
And his race hall ceased to reign,
Fight on to the end and conquer!
And run thy course to the last,
Is the cry of all thy peoples;
Is the payer of those who've
passed
Purge out the pride of this Caesar!
Hatable him down to the dust!
Strike out leis sward front its scab-
bard!
Leave it to mould and rust!
Fight on 1 Fight on 1 To the finish.
While our lifeblood flaws within,
Till we've crushed ,and oonquered
Caesar,
And we've cleansed his blood-ful
sin
Till freedom's cause Ws triumphed,
Tull men slay mem no more,
Till the sword is mashed forever,
And the nationo cease to war.
-Stanley 0. S. Herr,
Au Irish agricultural journal ad-
vertises' a new <washing machine un•
tier the heading: "Emery man is his
own washerwoman," The same pa-
per, in its culinary department,
says that "Potatoes should lie i ail-
ed in cold water."
NAPOLEON'S EAGLES.
IIow Ile Canse to Put Bets On
'Every Regimental Plug,
Napoleon, great in conquest, was
not great In soul, Ile delighted in
the picturesque details of warfare,.
glory and empire. Often with the
aptitude of a manager,stage he de -
e 1 g, sl e d them em h inlself,
!'oightened
their appeal wibh the eloquence of a
spre-ad-eagle orator, and reported
the result) in his bulletins, with all
the effectiveness, and sometimes
with all tike exaggeration, of a "yel-
low" journalist.
In the "War Drama of the Ea-
gles," Mr. Edward Fraser has
traced the history of one of his most
successful ideas. When the com-
mittee that -was considering a suit-
able emblem for the newly estab-
lished empire suggested the tradi-
tioeal Gallic cock, Napoleon would
not hear of it. ''Ba'h I" he cried,
Contemptuously, "The cock belongs
to the farmyard. It is far too feeble
a creature 1" Overriding their final
choice, which was a lion couchant,
he substituted the eagle,
"It affirms the imperial dignity,"
he explained, "and recalls Charle-
magne."
'It is doubtful if it would have re-
called Charlemagne without a good
deal of prompting of the public
mind; but it really did recall the
conquering eagles of the Roman
legions; and this association Napo-
leon emphasized by putting an
eagle, Roman fashion, on the staff
of every regimental flag. These
eagles, he decreed, rather than the
perishable tricolor that streamed
below them, should be regarded,
honored and cherished es the etan-
dasrds of the army. The artist Isa-
bey designed them, they were made
of copper and gilded, weighed three
pounds and a half, and were eight
inches in height, and nine inches
from wing tip to wing tip. They
were received only from the hands
of the emperor; to lose one was to
incur dishonor that could be wiped
out only by the capture of an
enemy's flag in battle ; no loet eagle
might be replaced except by special
peranissio•n of the emperor.
The. "Presentation of the Eagles,"
when Napoleon, crowned and seep -
tree', and attended- by the Empress
Josephine, the court, and the mar-
shals of France, bestowed the naw
standards on the regiments on the
Champs de Mars, was one of the
most magnificent pageants that the
world has known.
"Soldiers! Behold your stand-
ards!" the emperor declaimed, with
a sweeping gesture. "These eagles
shall ever be to you the rallying
point. Wherever your emperor
shall deem it needful for the defense
of the throne and people, there shall
they be seen. You swear to sacri-
fice your lives in their defense, to
maintain them by your courage
ever in the path of victory? You
swear it?" Thele was a moment's
breathless pause; then a thundering
shout amid the flash of raised sa-
bres: "We swear it!"
Often, indeed, those who swore
kept their oath, and many are the
tales of devotion and heroism that
centre round the glittering golden
birds—the "cuckoos," as the sol-
diers nicknamed them with affec-
tionate familiarity. Yet by the
irony of fate, it was the sight of the
gokien eagle that tipped a captured
battle flag, projecting through the
carriage window of young Colonel
Percy, the messenger from Water-
loo, that gave the first inkling of
Napoleon's final defeat to the Lon-
don crowd. The people followed,
and gathered beneath the windows
of the )house where he delivered his
message, to the prince regent.
Presently a window on the balcony
above was thrown open, and the bat-
tered eagles, with the tattered tri-
color drooping below diem, were
thrust through for ell to see. They
shone in the light of tapers that the
excited and triutephant guests
snatched from the banquet table,
and held up to illuminate them,
France still flies her tricolor, hon-
ored at home and abroad; but the
imperial 'eagles vanislhed with the
empire and its bloody glories.
A. BRAVE FRENCH SOLDIER.
Promoted For Gallantry on the
Field of Battle.
The Boston Post has the follow-
ing story of Albert Palaphy, a
(French corporal, whose unusual
bravery on the field of )battle won
fpr him the cross of the Legion of
Ronor,
As a simple corporal of the Tenth
Dragoons at the beginning of the
war, Palaphy took part in a recent
violent combat with the Germane.
In the thick of the battle he found
his colonel wounded and helpless,
and rushed to his • aid. Palaphy
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ISSUE 1-
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hoisted the injtirsd rrhan Upon ma -
his
shoulders arrd under a rain of
chine -gun ,bullets, carried the eo1-
anel safely to the li'renoh lutea.
That same day Palaphy 'was ,pro-
moted to he a sergeant,
'Shortly afterward, although
wounded, he .distinguished himself
in another afiaitleading
a charge
e
of bis squad against
the Baden
Guard, whose standard he himself
captured. He was wounded by -a
bullet that ploughed through the
lower part of his stomach and he
was eovered with lance thrusts, He
was removed from the battle field
during the night, but learned that
he had bean promoted to be a sub-
lieutenant and mimed a chevalier
in the Legion of Honor.
This incident of decorating a sol-
dier on the battle field recalls. No-
poleanie times,
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YOUR FOREIGN P's AND Q's.
People Who Go Abroad Often Get
Themselves DislikeiI.
In^ German households, for in-
stance, the sofa is a sacred object.
To beasked tosit onitisacam-
pliment, but for a visitor to tyke a
seat on it unasked is a most serious
breach of''good' manners.
Frenchmen, perhaps, carry ea-
liteness to excess when they raise
their hats to the booking -clerk who
hands them a. railway -ticket or to
the guard who opens a carriage
door for them. But it is not a very
difficult matter to remember, if
you are a mean, always to raise your
hat when you enter or leave a res
taurant.
Further, if you sit down at o table
at which there are other visitors,
you should either lift your hat or,
if you haven't got it on, bow to
them before sitting down, and again
on rising. If you omit this -atten-
tion you will certainly be looked at
askance.
It is wise, too, if you want a for-
eign policeman to help oa' direct
you, to "cap" him on addressing
him.
Never assume that foreigners are
ignorant of English, and that you
can safely criticise them and their
institlutdons in your mother tongue.
MURDERED
Put right out of business, a whole fano.
DY of oorns by Putnam's Corn Etraatec•,
which eures corns and warts in one day.
No pain or erre if "Patmatn'e" is used.
Refuse suibeti-tutes, 25o. Der bathe at all
dealers.
The little girl'whe was visiting at
a neighbor's house was' being enter-
tained by taking her out and shonv-
ing her the horses. "Here's one of
them," she said, "that coughs and
hangs his head and has watery
eyes, just the way daddy's horse
did last summer." "What clid your
father do for his horse 7" asked the
owner of the afflicted animal, "Do
you remember?" "Olt, yes," said
the little girl, "He sold him,"
TAKE NOTICE
We subtle& simple, straight testimon-
ials, not Drew agents' tn-1ercieeyn, from
ivdtliknowa people.
From all over America thos teetify to
Abe merits od IIINA1tD'8 LfN¢SLENT, the
beet of S.ousehoid Remedies.
=WARD'S LINCORDNT CO., 1/20.
A Futuro Dyspeptic.
Kind Lady --its something hurting
your little ibrotlher and waiting him
ory1
Little Gisl—No'm. It's just a hab-
it with him. I ain't never seen no-
body look on the dark Bide o' Idle
like he does. _
Minard's Liniment Curds Distemper.
A Chinese Flea Trap.
A flea trap is is general use in
Sze-ohuam, It consists of two pieces
of bamboo one inside the other. The
outer is about a foot in length and
Wo and a half inches in diameter;
it is Longitptddn,ally fenestrated. The
inner bamboo is of equal length,
but only about an inrah in. diameter,
It is kept in pgsitioo; by means of a
short wooden plug. The inner bam-
boo is wafted with birdlime or the
like; the outer bamboo is proteo-
•- v0, De trap oan be placed under
eadda'I'oirlles, eimlong rugs and so
oral; bfles
that through
et emelt
on She birdlime. The
trap might bo of great value in con-
nection with plague epidemics.
Mlnard'S Liniment Cures Colds, Eta
e
7A lie, ste]
y
flavoured—
Highly
concen-
trated..
WHY WORRY I
Choose your varietyanti
ask your grocer for
"Clark's"
FARMS FOR SALE,
H. W. DAWSON, Ninety Calborne Street,
Toronto
IFYOU WANT TO BUY OR SELL A
Frt•It, Steele, Grain or Dairy Farm,
writ.o H. W, Dawson, Brampton, or 90 Cob
borne St., Toronto.
H. W. DAWSON, Colbornq St,.. Toronto,
MISCELLANEOUS.
e1 ANGER, 'TUMORS, LUMPS,
VJ internal and external, cured with.
out pain by our home treatment. write
ns before too late. Dr. Denman Medical
Co.. Limited, Collinewood. Ont.
Machinery - For Sale
Engine, shafting, belting, pulleys,
ate. from large factory for sale'.
Wheelock engine, 18 by 42, complete
with cylinder frame, fly wheel, bear-
ings, etc., all in good condition,
Shafting from one inch to three
inches, pulleys thirty inches to
fifty inches, belting six inches' to
twelve inehes. Will sell entire or
in part.
NO REASONABLE
OFFER REFUSED.
S. Frank Wilson & Sons,
73 Adelaide Street West, Toronto.
Fractured Lan guage.
"You )broke your word."
"1 d -d -didn't."
"There you go, breaking an-
other,"
Minard's Liniment Cures. Diphtheria.
Classified.
'That man you just sew me talk-
ing
alking to said leis new auto oust him
$7,000."
"11111'ionau'e, eh?"
"No, liar."
YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL 'FELT. I 01
Try tlurine Eye Remedy for Red, weal,. %Va tery
Eyes and Granulated Eyelids; No emnrtong.--.
lust Eye Comfort..1 Write for Book of the Rye
by mail Area 1'durine Eye Remedy Go., Chicago.
Eggs-a.et.ly.
Friend ---I've noticed Cate, the
tailor, going up to your studio
every day for a week. Is he sitting,
for you 1
Artist—No, he's laying fur me.
•
Minard's Liniment Cures Carget In Cows.
You never can tell. Even the
fellow who is stucu on himself has
no guarantee against being disap-
pointed in love.
WHAT IS YOUR
MIRROR'S STORY?
\/ OU can't have a
beautiful complexion
for the asking. •
Tradema
COLD CREAM
used regularly will remove
blemishes, and male the skin
smooth, clear, and sound.
Vaseline Cold Cream
contains no animal or veg.
etable fats. it is sterilized
i n the making and delicately
perfumed.
A full size jar of Vaseline
Cold Cream will be sent
to you direct on receipt of
the price -15c.
Drug and department stores
everywhere sell the various
"Vaseline" preparations.
Write for free, illustrated "Vase-
line" booklet telling all about them
Ci-iESEtROU0h1 MFG, CO...
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IMO CHABOT AVE. MONTREAL