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Lawyer. 1\ t,ulhury Rand has
:riven his five Doetou relatives a
chock. He had 1raroiseri to bequeath
them. $10,000 alpiece. Instead, a co-
dicil to his will out them off 'be-
cause of their ' iitelnpftdous atti-
tude and cruelty towards fny cat"
---and his mongrel cat, Buster, has
been left ti50,000 to keep her . ft•tl
,tad housed for life.
It seems a lot for a cat's lift,
but catty stantlartl; are rising. A.
Siamese cat, Prince Rahula, recent-
ly sailed the Mamie with his owe
first-class stateroom and private
hath; and the stewards served hint
breakfast in bed. Fuzzy, an ancient
eat of, twenty, has lived in equal
state in a New York hotel ever
since her mistress died fifteen years
ago.
No cat is lapped in such luxury
tin Britain. Thousands Nvere destroy-
etle during the war, and yet it's
believed that the pussy papulation
is up to strength. There's never
been a cat census. If the cat popu-
lation is near the espert estimate
of S 000,000, a cat license could
contribute $12,000,000 to the Ex-
Exchequerer.
Roughly one-third of. Britain's
cats, however, are not idly doilies -
tic but work for. their living in
dockyards, factories and ware-
houses. Several hundred -listed on
a flne Z Reserve -are being call-
ed p to safeguard food stores from
rats and mice -At the other end of
the tiles, of course, are Britain's
0,000 pedigree cats, Siamese, (les-
cended from the first couple brought
there seventy years ago; exotic
Persians, A.by ssianians and other
breeds presided over by the Gov-
erning Council of the Cats' Fancy.
Some Siamese earn good money
when exported. Manx cats are very
popular in America; hut the least -
loved waif is the strange hairless
Mexican cat, with just a single
tuft on its bac]. ,-A South Ameri-
can species neither mews nor cries
and the Paraguay cat is only a
quarter the size of cats anywhere -
eise. There are cats from Burma
with natural knots tied in their
tails, and African cats from Morn -
'has, sometimes called "scrubbing
brushes" on account of their stiff
bristle -like hair,
Notthat any commercial popu-
larity awaits these oddities. Thirty
varieties of cat are recognized by
the Cats' Fancy. and few cross-
breeds are effective. The hobbyist
who mated a prize Manx with a
prize Persian was glumly rewarded
with a batch of backyard tabbies.
Red. Flannel
In the years when red flannel
was a panacea against colds and
chills, sonic charitable soul laid
down in her will that annually '`two
yards of red flannel are to be given
to deserving spinsters" But it was
disclosed recently by a committee
to the House of Lords that flan-
nel of any colour is so dear that
the funds enabled only one yard
to be given to two deserving spin-
sters.
Flannel was made originally in
Wales, the name itself being a cor-
ruption •of gwlanen, and the belief
was fostered that there was more
virtue >p red flannel than in that
of any other colour. Tliis old -wives'
belief has now been found-scienti-
fzcaily true, for red retains warmth
more than any other colour.
It is -due to red flannel that an
, attempted invasion .of Wales failed
For, ins 1.797, when French troops
'landed at Fishgaard they mistook
the red flannel petticoats of the
fishwives on the cliffs for .the
forms of redcoats and, alarmed at
. the great force opposed to them,
supenclered. •
• Quoie'fram Jimmy Dnrante: Man
e the only animal that can be skin -
Red more than once.
Learning All Over Again -Harold Chisholm who used to lead an
active life, in the north woods is shown above learning how to
walk 'again in a "walker" after being crippled with rheumtoid
arthritis. Shown with him is Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism
Society physiotherapist Doris Frame. The Canadian Arthritis and
Rheumatism Society is campaigning far funds this month to estab-
lish more clinics and mobile units to relieve the pain and suffering
of more than 100,000 Canadians disabled by the disease and to
expand its program of research and training of doctors.
As we have previously explained,
the circumstances under which this
column is written and published,
-make it impossible for us to keep
in any sense abreast of current
sports happenings. That is to say
by the time our comments reach the
eyes of our readers -if any -what
we were commenting about is a
week -or so in the past.
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Not that it 'matters particularly,
as some •of you ale probably re-
marking. Still, we think we owe it
to you to pass along the most strik-
ing remark we heard in connection
with.the latest running of the King's
Plate -remember it?
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Tlie race was just over and the
jam-packed crowd at Woodbine was
busy getting its collective breath
after the great stretch run with
which MAJOR FACTOR, corning
from a country milt: back, had
caught and passed LIBERTINE
in the final sixteenth. Nobody, ap-
parently, was paying much attention
to any of the field but those two.
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'Chen, as the numbers of the first
four to finish -dropped into their
slots, we heard -a husky voice, some-
where to the rear of us, say dis-
gustedly, "Well, them that has,
gets, all right."
"What do you aican, 'Them as
has .gets', -you meath,ead?" queried
another, even hiaskiex Voice. .
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iNind For The -Stretch -Dr. V. C. Fobian indicates the auxiliary wind
slpe hi the neck of Beaumont Hanover. The stainless steel tube
Nag inserted after it was found tha'.r the horse was having
breathing difficulties in his home stretch drives. Owners of the
seven-year-old gelding hope that the tube will show bright
results by seas'on's end,
"I mean the. filly 1:, 1'. Taylor,
of course," replied the first. "He not
only takes the big pot with that
FACTOR gelding. but that mare of
his has to last to get fourth and
win him another thousand bucks or
so. And him needin' a thousand
bucks like I need another coupla
mothers-in-law i"
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We wrote, recently, about sign -
stealing in baseball having become
pretty much of a lost art. Another
form of diamond pilferage that
seems to be sinking into about the
same category is base stealing -
and if you think this is only an-
other example of an old-timer
squawking over present-day condi-
tions, a look at some of the figures
might convince you that, for once,
there's reason in what we say.
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The greatest teams of base -stealers
in the .' ineritan League during the
1950 season was the Philadelphia
Athletics. Altogether, the A'S stack-
ed up a total of 42 thefts. Yet in a
single season Eddie Collins of that
same club t:tole no less than 81
times.
. New York Yankees tvere undoub-
tedly the best team in baseball
last year. They proved it by win-
ning not only the American pen-
nant, but the World's Series as well.
The combined effort of the Men
of Stengel, along base -stealing lines,
totalled just 41 sacks. Fritz Maisel,
one-time wearer of Yankee spangles
stole 74 bases in a single campaign,
all by his lonsome.
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Not to make too long a story of
it, let's briefly take the other teams
in the American loop, and give
first the number of bases each team
collectively stole during 1950 -then
mark some former member of said
team once chalked up.
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Boston Red Sox -32 Stolen bases.
Tris Speaker, one season, 52.
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Chicago White Sox -19 stolen
bases. Wally Moses, one season, 56.
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CIeveland Indians -40 stolen
bases. Ben Chapman, one season, 52.
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Detroit Tigers --23 stolen bases,
Tyr11s Raymond Cobb, one season,
96.
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St. Louis Browns --.39 stolen
bases. George Sisley, one season, 51.
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'Washington Senators ---51 stolen
bases. Clyde Milan, one season, 88.
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Turning to the senior circuit the
discrepancy between the modern
"fleet -foots" and those of other days
is not quite so marked. Boston
Braves stole 77 bases during the
1950 running, whereas the best re-
eord of any single Brave was that
of Ralph Meyer with 57. Brooklyn
Dodgers -they have Jackie Robin-
son -accounted collectively for 77
S,B.'s, just ten more than Jitnniy
Sheckard's bygone mark of 67.
But those two -Brooklyn and
Boston -were the only National
'reams of which that could be said.
Having gone so far to prove a point
which needs no proving, let's finish
out the route,
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Chicago Cubs --46 ';toles bases.
Frank Chance -and he was no
Mercury -one season, 67.
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Cincinnati. Reeds ---37 stolen bases.
Bob Bescher, one season, 80.
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New York Giants, 42 stolen bases.
(Probably Lippy Leo thinks base
stealing is "bush league stuff").
George Burns, one season, 62.
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Philadelphia ]'billies --the "youth
must" be served boys" -33 stolen
bases, Sherwood Magee, one sea-
son, 85,
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Pittsburg Pirates --- 43 stolen
bases:.,Max Carey, one season, 63.
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Si. •Louis Cardinals - 23 stolen
bases. Jack Murray, also Frankie
Frisch, one season, 48.
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So.. there you have it, friends,
and quite enough of it, says you.
The • moral is, of course, that the
boys .nowadays are aiming for the
fences, and little things such as a
single base advance are too paltry
for them to trifle with, And if the
magnates keep adding rabbit to the
ball and, at the same time, moving
those fences plateward, we can fore-
see the day when they'll be playing
"Four or No Count," and any play-
er getting less than a homer will
be sent to the minors.
ew
nd Useful
Too
Quick Shave
New plastic shave tube has round
sponge top instead of a screw cap.
By squeezing tube, cream is forced
into the sponge which produces in-
stant lather, for quick application.
Plastic cap protects sponge when
not in use.
Ink Stamp
Ink stamp has good adherence
to all metals, especially aluminum,
magnesium and stainless steel; • is
also said resistant to cleaningfluids,
oils and greases. Non -smearing, ink
quidkly dries by evaporation and re-
sulting ink film resists corrosion.
Product conies in many colours, and
by' adding aluminum powder. .to
stamping pad, shows up on black
surfaces.
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Siamese Pump
New service - station gasoline
pump is two in one, taking up only
slightly more space than a single
pump, yet capable of filling two
cars at the same time. Twin pump
is said to offer maximum gasoline,
serving facilities per square .foot
of driveway in station and increases
the traffic -handling capacity of
multi -pump stations.
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Makes Bows
Simplifying gift wrapping is new
plastic device for tying. decorative
bows. Two extension arms are used
to wrap ribbon on; when ribbon is
tied, slipped off the arms, it is ready'
for gift package.
Delayed Action
Detroit company has produced a
handy household light switch; turn
the lights off and it lights your way
for about a minute before actually
going off.
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Protects Wood
New substances when applied to •
wood protects it from water, mold
and mildew, company claims. Pre-
servative makes wooden crates, pal-
lets, etc. last longer, reduces swel-
ling and warping. Claimed to be
non-toxic and odorless, liquid con-
centrate is made of zinc salts and
water -'resistant materials to be mix-
ed with mineral spirits for spraying
dipping or brushing on wood.
NO LEEWAY
Out-of-town young man (to New
York City minister): "Do you think
I could lead a good Christian life
here in the city on $20 a week?"
Ivlinister (smiling) : "My boy,
that's all you could cio."
May 3e World's
Wealthiest Manx
The b.earded Sheikh of Kuwait,
ruler of the tiny Arab State whose
population, 150,000, is no larger
than that of Brighton, is probably
the worlds richest man. His income?
More than $12,000,000 and it is
likely to get bigger every year.
This 56 -year-old ruler's income
comes from the world's largest
oilfield which -luckily for him -is
located in his own country. His
enormous wealth has not turned
his head. He is no lover of luxury;
he has erected no magnificent man-
sion or palace, does not over -eat
or drink too much -lives, in fact,
an almost abstemious• life as a tri-
bal ruler.
The Sheikh has one burning am-
bition -to make his State the most
modern in the Middle East. Already
he has installed a water plant which
yields a million gallons a day and
started war on tuberculosis by
vert s g..
RAISE ClitIOLES
OUR MINISTER of Agriculture says we
have a shortnge of laying pullets In
(:anafllt. Eggs are beins imported from
Ifolland. Don't be caught short or laying
pullets this fall and Winter. 'rho time
to make money out of anything is when
it is in short supply. We can Hite
prompt delivery on alt popular pure breeds
and eross breeds. Non sexed pullets,
eoelu,nls. Alec, Turkey Youits Older
i'uliele. Free Catalogue. 'Twaddle, nhir,k
IInt,9reries Limited, "'ensue. Ontario,
ytlt; can secure 15c to 25o a dozen more
for your eggs 1f you will contact us
inrrnodiately. We are interested in secur-
ing some more floelts for the 1959 hatch-
ing season to supply us with eggs. With
Neale breeds we will be able to take
eggs the year round. Ile to 25e a dozen
extra for your eggs the year round is a
Hire profit in,itself. For full details apply:
Box Number 12. 123 - 18th St., New
Toronto.
IF tut' ARE 1'ti'rE1tleST1eD in making
ionise: this is the year to get In the
Poultry Business bigger than ever. There
will be a demand this ]Fall and Whiter'
at 1•rotltable prlees for all the eggs and
I'"altry Meat $oil can produce, Also Tor -
key remits. Older Pullet... Free Cata-
logue. 'top Notch Chlelt Sales, Guelph,
t 11,11 rio. _
fifine i 5OF'POR' O -M.' 0;314
MOST modern fully equipped5 table Pool
room and tobacco business. Nine year
tease. Price 513,000. Old established 9 -
table pool room. Lunch counter, tobacco.
Prier 521,050. terms. F.Igie's Real Estate,
Chatham, Ont.
REAL ESTATE
IF 1'r 1S IIEAI. ]:STATE BUSINESS
of a.ny hind in which you are interested
either as buyer or seller - houses or
farms -- write to Phillri Young, Realtor,
67 Frederiek Street, Kitchener, Ontario.
DYEING AND CLEANING
RAVE you anything needs dyeing el clean.
Ina? Write to us for tnformation We
are glad to answer your questions De-
parrment 11. Parker's Dye works [Amited,
791 Tome Sr Toronto
FARM POR SALE
IN SAtskoka, 100 -sore farm with buildings.
51.800 acorea 'lard(ner. Port Sydney.
Ont.
GOOD dairy farm, eteetricaily equipped,
about I00 acres, good buildings, brick
7 -room house with bath. three miles south
of Ottawa, 620.000 D, C. Keenan. City
View, Ontario.
POR SA LF.
GIANT White Pekin day -Old Ducklings.
Available weekly year around. Ux-Spring
Fauns Limited, Uxbridge, Ontario,
HARIDWARE BUSINESS FOR SALE
Eetabllnhed 1898; also adiacent plumbing
and tinsmithing shop -with tools. With or
without building. Apply an 196, 'Tewkes-
bury, Ont.
GENERAL Store, 540,000. Down payment
$20,000, balance terns, $1.8.000 stock on
hand. Carrying complete lines of ladies',
men's and children's Ready -to -Wear as
well as gr'ocerier, hardware, etc. heart
of tourist district. Phone Minden 42 or
write Wm. Penrose, Minden.
BEAUTIFUL. 3 -storey tog lodge,- 25 rooms
and contents. Hardwood floors, all city
conveniences and 12 housekeeping cabins;
855.000, $20,000 down, mortgage or terms
on balance. 111 health reason for sale.
William Penrose, Minden, Ont.
POMERANIAN Pups, pedigreed, male and
female, Apply Kingston Pomeranian
Kennels, 82 Sixth St., Kingston, Ont.
CHES_1PEAKE retriever Pups registered.
Hunt this fall. Write J. Leckie. 3210 Dun-
dee St. W., Toronto,
MILK TRANSPORT, PCV -E
GUELPH MARKET
BUSINESS INCLUDES nearlynew 2 -
ton truck, hauling up to 90 cans daily,
over 54 miles good roads.
ROSS SIcCULLOUGH,
11.11. No. 1 GUELPH, ONT.
TOUR NAME on a rubber stamp, 85c.
With one line address, $1.35. With
two line address, 51.85. Knob handle.
K. S. Russell Agencies, Oakville, Ont. •
BRITTANY SPANIELS; ideal compan-
ions, excellent for hunting upland game.
Puppies available, sired by Champion
"Sandy of Ingleside." Write 3. G. Ila -
gee, R,R. No. 4, Mallon, Ont,
FLAMBEAU SOYBEANS, REGISTERED
No, 1. $5 per bushel. H. G. Strang,
R.R. 1, Hensel', Ont.
PONY, \FARE, dark bay. 1j years, quiet
disposition, saddle broken, $135.
Harold ]McClung. R.R. 1, Midland.
NEW Y011E. POST.IIARK! . Lettere Re -
mailed 250 each, confidential. Wo pay
postage. Write today. B. Romano, 4120
East 116th Street, New York 29, N.Y.
COMPLETE Concrete Block Machine -
W,itlaufe:r tamper type - 8" and 10".
large spade mixer, 2 electric motors,
belts, '-te. Everything for instant opera-
tion -- practically new. D. Graham,
P.O. Box 553, 'Whitby, Phone 873,
SPECIAL above tread designs 600 • 16
514 95; 650, 670-15 $16.95. Used Tires
600-16 25.95: 59,50 and $11.50. 650-16
58.95 and 912,50. 530, 650. 670. 700,
710-15 $3 50 and 512.50. Tested Tubes
$1.50. Dealers wanted 2515 deposit re-
quired with your nt r nr remit in full
and save .0.0,D. eliarges. ,
Flank's Tire,
- 142 Catherine Street South.
Hamilton. Ontario.
building an up-to-date sanatorium.
He has also built twenty-five
schools and plans many more.
Equipment for all these schemes
comes from Britain, for the Sheikh
(whose name is Abdullah Al Salim
Al Subah) likes Britain and Bri-
tish ways. Every time he wants
' additional staff he advertises under
box numbers in British newspapers.
But in Moslem Kuwait two things
are likely to remain unchanged.
The country has no movies and its
women remain in deetz veiling.
S
, t`rotect seat notixt end CAS!) from
(FIRE and THIEVES. 8Ve have a size
and type of Sale. or Cabinet, for any
Purpose. Visit as or write for Driers,
etc., to Dent. W.
J. BC:i .TAli •LFA,li LI M ITEO
TORONTO SAFE WORKS
145 Front St. ,E., Toronto
Estahliebetl 1855
FOR SALE
JOAN DEERE BAILER WITH atoTOX5
automatic wire tie, pick-up. All in ne
eonditicn, Box number 70, 123 -18th St.,
New Toronto, Ont.
OI I:DWAL
CRESS CORN SALVE -for' sure relief.
Your Druggist eel's • .111858..
PROVEN REMEDY - Every sufferer of
Rheumatic pains or Neuritis shoal
try Dixon's Remedy,
MUNRO'S DRUG STORE
335 Elgin, pttawa
$1.25 Express Prepaid
Sf1FFIREItS from Rheumatic or Arthrit%
veins: If you• cannot get relief, write:
Bos 123, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
POST'S ECZEMA SALVE
BANISB the torment ut dry eczema resin*
and weeping akin troubles. Post's Eezemtt
Salve will not dieappotnt you.
Itching, sealing, burning eczema, gene,
ringworm. pimples end athlete's foot. *111
respond readily to the stainless, odnrlees
ointment., regardlese 01 how stubborn or
1090)5se they seem
PRICE 81 .50 PER JAR
POST'S REMEDIES
Sent Post Free an Receipt of Price
889 (Ween St. 15.. Corner of f,ogan, TorOntr,
NURSES
GEN1atAL DUTY tit"RSES (2) for GO -
bed hospital. 48-hour week. Salary
8120.00 per month with two annual in-
crements of 55.00. Full maintenance. 4
weeks' vacatlun at the end of one year's
service. Apply Superhnendent, General
Hospital, Ooderich, Ont.
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES
QUALIFIED STAFF NL'ItSES required
for Peel County health Unit, Salary
range 52200-52800. Allaw•ance for ex-
perience. Write 3I.O,I•I., Court House,
Brampton.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR "WEN & WOMEN
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Thousands of successful' Marvel graduate®
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MARVEL HAIRDRESSING SCHOOLS
853 Strew St. W., Toronto.,
Branches:
46 King St., Hamilton
72 Rldesu S1.. Ottawa
PATENTS
AN OFFER to every inventor -List of In.
ventions and full Information sent free.
The Ramsay Co., Registered Patent Atter.
neys. 273 Banit Street, Ottawa.
FETISERSTONHAUGH & Company, Pa-
tent Solicitors, Established 1890, 850
Bay Street, Tnrnntn. Rnolrlet of infnrma*
tion on request.
PERSONAL
HEALING, deliverance from all diseases,
afflictions, oppressions, Gospel music,
musical instruments. Write: Gospel Liter-
ature Crusade, 83 Forest Road, Galt, Ont.
QUIT CIGARETTES - The easy way.
Use Tobacco Eliminator, ascientific
treatment, quickly eliminates the craving
for ,j i aeco, rids the system of nicotine.
King -';Drug Pharmaceutical Chemists,
Vegreviile, Alta. Write P. 0. Box 673,
London, Ont.
STAMP!'
.
THE STAMP SIUNTS O.
PATS 51,000.00 and up for Canada 12
Penny stamp (not 12c), good condition.
550.00 for 1919 ' 55.00 green war saving
stamp. Good collections also purchased.
The Stamp Hunter, Station B, Winnipeg,
Canada.
l'EACiIEIRS WANTED
QUALIFIED Protestant teacher, for the
Township School Area• of Chamberlain,
District of Temiskaming. School 1i miles
from O.N.R. bus line. Teacher's cottage
on the school grounds. Enrolment 14
pupils. Applicants please state qualifica-
tions and salary expected. Duties to staff
Sept. 4511. Apply: Mrs. F. 5I. Colquhoun,
Sec.-Treas., Nrugerdorf, Ont.
WANT ED -NI -R SFS
MATRON and 3 graduate nurses require*
immediately for 16 -bed hospital: salaries -
5200 and $160 respectively plus full main-
tenance: 1 month's holiday and 1 -way faro-
from Toronto refunded after year's satis-
factory service completed, with 00901'-
tunities for inereares. Apply Slr. L. Fet-
ter, Secretary, Eastend Union Hospital,
Eastend, Saskatchewan.
REGISTERED NURSES
General Duty Nurses needed for Lady
Minto Hospital, Chapleau, Ontario, Salary
5140.00 for 7-3 and $160.00 for 3-11 and
11-7 per month will full maintenance.
Apply Superintendent nr \arses, Cha-
pleau. Ontario.
4: s»E UP
LIVER BILE -
1l
Without Calomel -And You'll Jump Out oil
Bed in the Morning Rarin' to Go
The liver should pour out about 2 pinta of
bile juice into your digestive tract every day,
if this bilein not flowing freely, your food may
not digest. It may just decay m the digestive
tract. Then gas bloats up your stomach. You
get constipated. You feel sour, sunk and the
world looks punk.
It takes those mild, gentle Carter's Little
Liver Pills to got these 2 pints oT bile flow,
lug freely to make you feel "upand up.
Get a package today. Effective in making
bile flow freely. Ask tor Carter's Little Liver
Pills. 354 at any drugstore.
HARNESS & COLLARS
Farmers Attention - Consult
your nearest Harness Shop
about Staco Harness Supplies,
We sell our goods only through
your local Staco Leather Goods
dealer. The goods are right,
and so are our prices. We
manufacture in our factories -
Harness Horse Collars, Sweat
Pads, Horse Blanket s, and
Leather Travelling Goods. Insist
on Staco Brand Trade Marked
Goods and you get satisfaction.
Made only by
SAMUEL TREES CO., LTD.
42 Wellington St. E., Toronto
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE
ISSUE 23 •-- 1951