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Snake and
Bandicoot Fight
By An Australian
The early morning sun blazed
down on the big Queensland teamster
, as he searched for one of his lost
Working bullocks through the dense
scrub fringine the Stanley River.
"Cunning old beggar," he mutter-
ed to ilimself. "He's standing quiet-
ly somewhere in the shade, so that
he won't shake his blinking bell."
Pausing in his quest to 1111 his -
pipe, the silence of the bush was
broken on his left by a rustling,
swishing sound coming from near the
river bank.
Quietly walking in the direotion
of the disturbance, he came sudden-
• ly on a small open space—an me
propriale arena or surely one of
the strangest betties ever staged for
an open audioace of one.
Gentle, as the teamster bad atop -
ped, the brushwood underfoot had
crunched with a certain amount of
noise; but now he stopped suddenly
M his tracks behiled the cover of a
big tree -trunk, and from it e shelter
•• 'witnessedthe eight of a lifetime, al-
though as a returned soldier, ha, had
seen many wonders.
The centre of the clearing was
add by a six-foot black snake, his
opponent being that tiny animal the
bandicoot, anti if the combatants had
beard his approach, they were far
PO mach occupief in their own af-
deers to heed anything else.
A one -aided affray, everyone will
(say, but, incredible as it may appear,
!the little marsupial was holding his
own, striking at its sinuous advers-
ary with both fore and hind paws,
and baffling the snake's advance by
the most persistent defense. The
fatter was not idle, as again he stuck
his poisoned fangs into the bandi-
• coot's body, invariably alining for the
armpits: But no sooner was a wound
received than the little animal
bounded to the side of the clearing;
and rapidly bit into a bunch of long
ablady" grass, which it as quickly
chewed, then rushed back to renew
the fight.
During these brief intervals
(whieh in the language of the prize
ring would be stied "time") the
snake, evidently tired from the de-
termined resistance of his dauntless
little enemy, lay still on the battle-
field, waiting for his opponent to
resume hostilities. Seven times the '
'astonished onlooker watched the
bandicoot rush off to the patch of
"biady" grass and devour hurried
mouthfuls, and alwa.ys, thus fortified,
it would renew the fight with un-
abated vigor. But the any creature,
although game to the last, was, after
ever round, becoming perceptibly
'weaker, not from the poison, because
unquestionably the "blady" grass
was the antidote, but from sheer ex-
aaustion.
"This is where 1 come in," said the
:teamster to himself, and picking up
'the nearest stick, he rushed straight
efor the snake and settled him.
. The •bandicoot meanwhile ambled
rather than ran back into the, :iamb,
eollowed quietly by the man, who
had already made a shrewd guess
as to. the -reason of the small ani-
mal's wonderful fight.
Yes, a few feet in ,from the edge
of the scrub, lying peacefully and
safely on a soft lied of leaves,. was
the wee, inky baby "Joey."
"Well, I'll .be bloWed if I didn't
think It," said the teamster, aloud,
and added. "She fought to save her
youngster! Hats off to the little
mother!"—Animal "Life,
The Truth
Farmer Guff hailed Farmer Fogg
in the country lane.
"I say, Game," he said, "can ye
spare a moment?"
"Yes," returned the other impati-
ently. "But you must hurry up and
say what ye've got to say."
"I want to ask ye what ye gave
year coat the other day • when she
were 111?" asked Guff.
"A quart of turpentine," replied
Garge. "But---"
"That be all right," interrupted
Guff. "I won't trouble ye any fur
then"
The two parted company. But the
following day they met again in the
niarket town.
"Why, Garge," said Guff, "that were
bad advice ye gave me yesterday." '
"Oh!" exclaimed Garge, "What
happened?" '
'The cow died,' explained Guff.
"I'm not surprised," returned the
ether. "So did mine."
The Dawn's First Prelude
It was a pleasant thing
To hear the dawn's first preluding,
Till the tinkle of starlight .afeel away,
And the golden trumpet -blast aeahry,
falanglaig 911 ila thd eastern gray,
Brae on a hollow,, silent world;
And to see the banneret flowers un-
furled
From the battlements of the turf, and
own
.A. new earth, lit for him alone.
—From "The Clocks of Gnostertown,"
by Edward Rowland Sill.
Do You Know
Shits should be ironed with' a warm
iron because a hot iron dries the flare
too abruptly and causes discoloration.
A little coal oil on the burn or scald
will stop the peel instantly,
Whatever a girl's politics may be,
she always wants proteetion.
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Germs Eat Germs
Effecting Cue
According to the English classic:
"Great fleas have little fleas upon their
backs to bite 'em,
And little floes have lesser fleas,
and so ad inflnitum." This principle
of "dog eat dog," which has been long
employed in both the ,,animal and
vegetable world to get rid of injurious
parasites by "sicking" enemy •pare -
Sites on them, may now be employed
against the germs of disease.
The "bacteriophage," or germ -eater,
that destroys the germ of dysentery
has been known for some time, and
now we have another tbat annihilates
the germ responsible for boils and abs-
cesses. To quote a recent press bul-
letin from a well-known New York
taboratory•
'Dr. John le. Anderson, director of
Agent To Represent Us
A Reliable Bond House, Selling
Gov't, Municipal and Corporation
Bonds, will pay liberal conneis-
sions to an aggreseive man.
H. J. SAM''SON & CO., LTD.
10-12 King St. E., Toronto, Ont.
PIANO JAZZ
Worldfamous recording artist now
offers 20 -lesson course in • Popular
Piano Playing. Lessons mailed singly.
• Personal supervision. and assistance
regulates the lessons to suit the indi-
vidual.
This is your opportunity to learn -he
hitherto unpublished. secrets of your
• favorite artist.
All the effects known only to the Pro_
ressional radio and recording artists •
explained 10 dethil. -
WRITE: Lawrence Cook Stealers.
gag Clinton St., Toronto. Ont. ,
for
ANY CHILD
WE can never be sure just what
makes a child restless, but
the remedy can always be the same.
Good old Castoriat There's comfort
in every drop of this pure vegetable
preparation, and not the shghtest
harm in Its frequent use. As often as
your child has a fretful spell, is
feverish, or cries and can't sleep, let
Castoria soothe and quiet him. Some-
• thnes it's a touch of colic. Sometimes
cOnstipation. Or diarrhea —a con-
dition that should always be checked
without delay. Just keep Castoria
handy. and give it promptly. Relief
will -follow very promptly; if it
doesn't. you should call a physician.
the biological and research labora-
tories of E. R. EOM & Sons, and for
many years in the U.S. Public Health
Service, now announces that after
more than a year cov research and In-
vestigation, the particular parasitic
enema for boas, carbuncles, and abs-
cesses has been found, and this mod-
Laffs . Fateful Years in Art
A sign in a bank window reads:
"The man who bas one dollar in his
pockets must take the first job offered
him. The man who has $1,000 can
make his choice of a few. The man
who leas $5,000 can dictate who should
got his eerviees." Save your money
and be a dictator.
Smile
Even though your heart be sad, •
Try to smile, pretend you're glad,
Troubles won't seem half so bad,
If you smile.
When you're feeling very blue,'
No one seems to care for you,.
Here's the best thing you can do—
Try a smile.
Life is what we melte of it,
Sorrows, joys, of each a bit;
You can make the best of It,
With a smile.
Too many people groty stoop sboulcl-
ern method of treating them has been erect carrying' argund the responsa
perfected. Dr. Anderson says: • bility for things that don't concern
"'The 'phage' that has attracted them in the least.
most attention in this country is the
Staphylococcus bacteriophage. Staphy- Hai Itosie—"Has your husband a
lococcus is the organism that is ee- good ear for music?"
sponsible for almost all varieties of Sal Hepatica.—"I'm afraid not. Fle
boils, carbuncles, and abscesses. The seems to think that everything he
new bacteriophage is a parasite of the hears played in church is a lullaby.
Staphylocces, which grows in or on . —
the bacteria and finally destroys them. About the only thing a man can run
"'If a drop of the phage' is added into while standing is debt.
to a culture of Straphyloccus, the bac-
teria are killed and dissolved, and the Teacher—"Why do you always add
culture becomes sterile. If a drop of Up wrongly?"
this dissolved culture is added to the Scholar—"I don't know,"
fresh Staphylococcus culture, the Teacher—"Does anyone help you?"
Same thing takes Place. Ths process Scholar—"Yes, my father."
can be carried on indefinitely. In Teacher --"What Is he?"
other words, the bacteriophage repro-
Scholar—"A waiter."
duces itself In causing the destruc-
tion of the bacteria on which it grows.
The dissolved culture contains bac-
teriophage in a concentration so great
th-t one -billionth of a cubic centimeter
will cause destruction of a culture'."
1,000 Fight London Fire
London.—A thousand London fire-
men fought for hours recently against
a spectacular waterfront fire in the
Leart of the dty's "aanger zone" Pear
Life is easier after one gets over
the rough spots. The eorset string
that witbstood the terrible strain of
the early nineties is living on easy
street. If it were not fpr "Home, Sweet
Home" there' wouldn't be any harmona
ea players. alany a man has lost a lot
of joys while saving a few deletes.
Arthur Brisbane says the average
man's mind le closed tight at forty. It
seems that way in a political way any-
how. None are so well to do as were
the famous Tower Bridge across the, most of the depositors in a busted
bank—to bear them tell it.
Thames.
The fire started in Butler's WI...rf
and although.fanned by a strong wind
was confined to. a six -storey evaee-
hoese stocked with rubber and tea.
Great clouds of acrid smoke shroud-
ed the river a::d a wide area af the
south side: The loss was eltimateti
at between $250,00 and $500,000.
So good are the British -made lenses
that Most of the American films are
Made with them and shown through
them in the majority of American cin-
emas.
Kennedy &
Menton
421 College St.,
Toronto
Harley-bavidson DistrIbueors
write at onoe 1 or -our bargain Ilst of
used ,motorcycles. Terms arranged.
NO SNOW ON THE BOARDWALK
HOTEL
STRAND
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Sends Greetings to Its Many
Friends in Canada.
We are quoting such a very low
American Plan rate that you will
find it cheaper to stay at the
"Homelike Strand" than staying
at home.
Write us so we may quote them
to you --so you will know the exact
cost before leaving.
Music—Salt Sea Saths—Compla
mentary Tea Daily, 4 to 6 p.m.—
We will personally see to your
comfort,
T. E. ..4ANDOW, Mgr.
H. BRADFORD RICHMOND,
Prop.
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after. eating
WHAT many call "indigestion" is
very often hothing but excess acid
in the stomach, The stomach
nerves balm been overstimulated,
and food sours. The corrective is
an alkali, which neutralizes aeids
Instantly. The best alkali known
to medical science is Phillips' Milk
of IViagnesia. It has remained the
standard antiacid with physicians
in the 50 years since its ieventien.
One spoonful of this herniae's,
tasteless alkali will neutralize in-
eta,ntly many times as much acid,
sad the symptoms dlsappear at
• Madein
GowNt
PHILLIPS
00
For Troubles
dueloAad
INDIGESTION
PIM STOMACH
HEARTBURN
CONST/PALON
GAG.NAUSEA
once. You will never nee crude
methods when once you learn the
einciency, of this more pleasant
way. A small bottle is sufficient to
show its merit. '
Be sure to get genuine Phillips'
Milk of Magnesia, prescribed by
physica.ns for more than 50 years
in correcting excess acid. 50c a
bottle; any drugstore, Complete
directions for its many Uses are
enclosed with every bottle.
The GellUilliC Milk of Magnesia,
is 'always a liquid—never (4 able&
Look for Phillipe name on bottle,.
Canada
Dumb—"I've Got a told in the head."
Bright—"Well, theta something."
If a Hottentot tot tanght a Hottentot
tot to talk e'er the tet could totter,
ought the Hottentot tot be taught to
say aught, or naught, or what ought to
be taught her?
If to boot and to toot a Hottentot be
taught by a' Hottentot tutor, should
the tutor get hot if the Hottenot to
hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?
The teacher was telling his class
about parrot fever, and warned the
pupils never to kiss animals or birds.
Teacher—"Can any pupil give me an
instance of this danger?"
Little Jackie—"I can, sir. My aunt
Emmy used to kiss her lamtleg."
Teacher—"Yes, and—?"
Little Jeckie—"And it died!"
Make Your Life Complete
'Tis the hand you grasp with an hon-
est clasp,
That gives you a hearty thrill;
'Ti the good you pore into others'
lives,
' That comes back your own to till.
'Tis the dregs you drain from another's
cup
That nmkes your own seem sweet,
And the hours you give to your broth-
er man
That make your Iife complete.
A Londoner carne out through the
gate after viewing his first baseball
game, when he was stopped by a news-
boy. The score -board had recorded
that both teams had made a run in
the lira inning and hadn't Scored
since.
Newsboy—"Say, Mister, What's the
score?"
Londoner—"Really, I don't know,
but it was some place up in the mil-
lions when I left,"
:.----
American Journal
, Congratulates Canada
Under the heading "Congratulations
Canada!" the Cluestian Science Moni-
tor heartily endorses Canada's radio
policy. We read;
'Only three minutes a radio adver-
tising, an hour! That is the banadlau
radiocasters' answer to the movement
to have the Government take over
broadcastieg. Every single station in
Canada has just subscribed to a policy
of voluntarily limiting advertising talk
to 6 per cent. of a program's time. In
connection with Sunday programs a
sponsor may have only his name, ad-
dress and the nature of his business
menttened, no sales talks being al -
bowed. .
"This is a splendid example of self-
discipfine on the part of the Canadian.
stations. Few listeners will object to
I5 per dent, of a program being de-
voted to advertising.
"Congratulations t� the Canadian
broadcasters on their wise decision
and co-operation, and to the Canadian
people that they are uow to enjoy
radiocasting without the intrusion of
excessive aonet ereialism? American
broadcasters, Please coley."
_ a
Words el vvisclom are few, but thera
are many echoes.
I .
of Canada, 1806-1842
Montreat—Tho years between 1806
and 1812 were the most fateful in the
history of Comedian art for in tbat
period were born the five men who
were destined to put it on its feet,
said W. M. Barnes, A.R.C.A., to mem-
bers of the St, James Literary.SocMty
here recently
Tracing the progress of Canadian.
art, Mr. Barnes declamd that it re-
ceived its impetus from those five men
—Paul Kane, Canada; Otto Jacob,
Prussia; Cornelius lereighoff, Hol.
land; Dan Fowler, England; and Geo.
Berthon, France, Mile they were of
different nationalities, they chose
Canada as tt eh. home and produces
work here.which was charactevistical-
ly.Canadia
"As a. painter's land," declared the
speaker, "Canada Is second to none.
It offers variety, from the snow and
ice of Labrador, the rugged coasts and
surf of Cape Breton, the pastoral
scenes of the Annapolis Valley', the
forests of New Brunswick, the historic
qualities of old Quebec, Ontario's
northern woods, the grandeur of the
Rockies tc the warmth of the Pacific
cortLe'tlle time of Confederation, he
went on art in Canada was still struge
gling for existence whilew
England ee
worrying Naar. the pre-Raphaelites.
The Ontario Society of Art Wag form-
ed. about this time anti from fleet timeon,
on, Canadian art flourished, and the
speaker referred to artists who' had
achieved distinction from that time,
Illustrating his remarks with colored
slides of paintings.
Britain Says 'Goodbye"
To "Slush", Annoyance
Louden. — Although Great Britain
has not, perhamt, had her full share of
Isnow this winter, there have been
some big falls in the North and the
Midlands. And, as usual, the street
sweepers have been faced with the
long, and arduous task of throwing
snow into carts and remover, it sever-
al miles from the towns to be dumped.
Even so, traces of the falls have lin-
gered for weeks afterwards at the
sides of the made.,
Much expense and trouble will be
saved in future if a new German pro.
0050 Is introduced. Mobile tanks now
appear In certain German towns after
snow has fallen. The glIOW, when
shovelled Into these, Is rapidly melted
by coke fires, and then pawed down
the nearest drain. By this means a
street can be entirely cleared of snow
in less than half an hour.
Some tanks are also equipped with
an apparatus resembling a painter's
blowpipe. Upon the tank being wheel-
ed along a street, the snow is melted
in gutters and other crevices before
it has so chalice to turn into ills
"slush" that both drivers and pedes-
trians ilud so timing.
faatielitalenalte.
MAKE BIG
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Classes aro now forming under
the personal direction of Mrs.
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regarding terms. rteuertson,u
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137 Avenue Road. Toronto.
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RHEUMATISM .
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Accept only "Aspirin" package which contains proven directions. Bandy
"Aspirin" boxes of 12 tablets. Also bottles of 24 and 100 --All druggists.
Made in Canada
Ottawa.—The production of COM.
mercial apples in Canada for the year
1930 is estimated preliminarily at 3.-
1.65,9341111Frels of the. value of $10,- F"-i"(1•111',L1.4b.1:01.0 HAN"KNITTING.
563,54f1"la& compared with 3,879,380 "ag•me.1' ku eg..
Lamples froe. Stacking 0 Yarn Mills.
barrels, value e10,461.075, the finally Dept. T, ont
revised estimate for 1929. The aver -
BABY ilEICE3,
age value pee bar -et in 1'I30 w's e3
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pply Minard's freely. It
washes out poison and
cleanses. Any wound heals
quickly after itS use.
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Best Evidence.
Mrs. COLTOr311, of Leigh, writes:—
"I suffered with biliousness accom-
panied by sick headaches for days
. at a time, and every medicine I
• tried failed to bring relief. A friend
gave me some of your wonderful
Carter's Little Liver Pills and the
first dose gave me great relief. For
three years I have taken them every
night as a regulator and I find they
prevent these bilious and sick head-
ache attacks. I have five little boys
and I give them three or four every
week. I have great faith in them."
Take Carter's Little Liver Pills.
.All druggists 24 and 74 red pkgs.
LOST41
LBS. IN 90 DAYS
A True Story of
"3 have been taking Kruschen Salts
for nearly 3 months. I have continued
taking one teaspoonful in warm water
every morning. I then weighed 217
pounds, Was always bothered with
pains in my back and lower part of
the abdomen and sides.
"NOW lam glad to say I am a well
woman, feel much stronger, years
younger, and my weight M 170 pounds.
I do not only ieel better, but I look
better, so all my friends say.
I shall never be without Kruschen
Salts, will never cease taking my daily
dose, and more than glad to highly
recommend it for the great good that
is in it."—(Mrs. S. A. Solomon.)
"P.S.--,You may think 1 am exag-
gerating by writing such a long letter,
i
but, truly, I feel soindebted to you for
puteing out such wonderful salt e that
1 cannot say enough."
Kruschen Salts are different from
ether salts—Kruschen is six salts in
Weight Reduction
one—the very same six salts that
nature demands for your health.
When you take Kruschen Salts you not
only stimulate your bowels, liver and
kidneys to function naturally and per-
fectly, but you supply every internal
organ, gland, nerve and fibre in the
body with nature's Own revitalizing
and rejuvenating minerals.
Take Kruschen in a glass of hot water
every morning before breakfast—do
not overeat—correct your diet—cut
out the fat -forming. foods --get some
gentle, regular exereme—in just a few
days, indolence changes to activity and
liM grows brighter!
Before the bottle is empty you'll feel
years younger—eyes will brighten—
step pow sprightlier ---nerves steadier
—you'll sleep sound, enjoy your meals,
and after a hard day's work you'll be
ready for wholesome recreation.
Nrushhen, Salts is dbtainable at all.
Drug Stores at 45c. and 75e. per bottle.
FREE TRIAL OFFER OF KRUSCHEN
Try kiniselien now at our expense. We have
distributed a great many Borstal "GIA7elT"
packages which make it easy for you to
prove our. claims for yoUrself. Ask yocr
druggist for the new " GIANT" 750 package.
This consists of our regular 75c. bottle together.
With a separate trial bottle--suffIclent for about.
"awe*. apse it0 trial ?teak diet, put it to
the test, and then, 11 not entirely convinced
that, Kruschen does everythbig we elahh ft to
do, the regular bottle is still as gocd as. new.
Take It back. Your druggist it authorised to
retnrn your 75c. immediately and without
question. You have tried Kruschen free at
our expanse._ What could ba fairer?
Manufactured by E. GDIFFITES ltusmls, Ltd..
Manchester, Bligland. (Established 172t)
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submit our Writ. prolmaition. A11 .`iin-
adian DrodUcte. Sturgeons Limited.
Toronto.
Just think of the terrible 'depres-
sion there will be in the apple busi-
ness when times get better and the
unemployed go beck to their neater
Jobs,—Nashville Southern Lumber-
man.
BLACKFIEAD
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homel Opt 2 in PernsMe Powder m
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''Your Vegetable Com-
pound is a good medicine.
Anyone who is in poor health
should not hesitate to try it.
When I was taking the Vege-
table Compound I tried the
sample Liver Pills I found in
the package. 1 have taken
them every night since and I
can feel myself improving. I
am so thankful for the good
they do me that I have told
several women about it"—
Mrs. G. W. Posliff, 263 Pluton
St., Stratford, Ontario.
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