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Germany" has. 386 milit 1
Cosmetics Cost the fair rmare �.
.000,000 a year.
The great St. Paul's Cathed 1, e ii.. on_
,don, was built from taxes `levied on
Next to pork, the banana efileri
be the, most`isdigestibie thingthe tetperen
can eat.
If London streets were put. end to' end
;they would reach .from time eLty`tp $t
Petersburg. .
More than 26,000, persons have lig
divorced in the state of Connecticut staff
1860. -
The revenue collected .from last y
ascents to . the top of .the E>t%l tv,
.amounted to $115,000.
The region about the. Dead sea is eye -of
the hottest places on the -globe, and the sea
is said to lose a million tons of water a day
by evaporation.
A Philadelphia enlisted team did service
eat sisre g•tt fear days ago, and the doz-
i. driver ailowett 'the horse to carry the
lRl emote irto•f a cemetery:
The.fargerieWteirtles is said to be the
species known see., the loggerhead, which
.grows tothe eiiermons weight of 1,800
'pounds. These :at found in the sea.
The business of preparing shrimp for the
Chinese market is assuming important pro-
portions in California. The shrimp are
taken in huge nets and boiled hi great iron
vats
An umbrella company has been incorpor-
ated with a capital of $8,000,000, and is to
carry on business in aI1 the states and terri-
tories of the United States and in foreign
countries.
Above the length of 19 or 20 feet, snakes
in the Phillipine Islandainorease greatly in
bulk -for every foot in length, 80 that a
Snake I9. feet long looks small besides one
22 feet long.
There are in London 980 common lodging
houses which have nearly 80,000 inh, bl-
tants. In these warrens are about 9,500
women and girls, andof this number solos
4,600 are under the age of 22.
The greatest enemy of: suburban tele-
phone and telegraph- poles ie - the wood. -
..pecker, whose search for the numerous in.
'sects whioh inhabit the -wood often leaves
the pole literally honeycombed.
A small c'binet containing an alarm
.Clock, a thre 'candle-power lamp, a medi-
cal coil ani gasiigbter, all operated by
electricit a from four cells of dry battery,
is amo,aie he novelties recently devised.'
---- New Yorkers have formed a society;with
:branches in Philadelphia and other Ameri-
can cities, for the suppression of the "in-
tolerable annoyance ,created by the fre-
quent noisy clanging of iaharmonlons
church bells.''
In ancient time Greece possessed some-
thing like 7,600,000 acres of dense forest,
and she was comparatively rich in timber
'until half a century. ago.,' Many forests/
'have now disappeared, and the result is
seen both in the scarcity of the water sup-
ppIy and in various injurious chaistic af.
_feats. -
A brilliant young London surgeon .has
aroused the hostility of the profession by
his out -spoken denunoiation of over -drug-
ging and his advocacy of dietio treatment
•of disease, and as a result his name was
removed from the medical register. He has
taken action to have his name restored.
Insects have recently destroyed whole
forests in Powhatan County, Virginia, and
-among other trees the famous Pope's vine,
a noted landmark in the old dominion. It
stood for _years on an eminence from which
it was visible for twenty miles or more:
around, and towered high above ell state.
rounding ie ,- -
The Giteeelfanster, heloderma horridnrn,
is the only<_ngeefes of known poisonous liz-
ard in the ':world: It is a native of the
Gila River country in Arizona, and hassal-
doteor never been seen at any great dis-
tance from that stream. The Indians of
Arizona believe the spittle, or saliva, and
even the breath of the animal to be deadly
poison.
South Africa hes been scourged by a lo.
cast pest and considerable damage is etili
.being wrought. A swarm of locusts cress -
ed over one place In a column . over sit
miles wide, clearing pretty much every.
thing before them, The mealie crop in the
Orange Free State has been destroyed by
the locusts, causing a lose of over 61,000,-
000.
Electricity has recently been applied to
establish the state of a horse's foot. Usage
is to put one pole of a beeeteereeje 'contact
with the inside -tea tbnle In
connection with the iron ,hos. a hoof
'has been pierced alt- &e gnick
the horse will feel the: eJc i " ; ', t auk
segue rrigsted ; in ttie dill case, the
ereeeent cannot peen ugtier -
-ported i Q, N.M., utak
int wee v&zing-some Aztec rake - dear -Vltava
Canon Governor -.Prince has unearthed
'twenty stone idols of a difTerenttype from
'any before discovered. They are circular
>n shape, forming disks varying from six to
fifteen inches in diameter, the upper bait
_=g een6aining a deeply carved face and the
dower half rudimentary arms in relief. The
idols are believed to be at least 600 years
old.
Theovernmeut of Holland bogie
eit
on hand w drain the Zuvder Zee. It is as
vast lagoon of scene seven huielre,l egnare
miles superficial area and is useless on ac-
count of its shallowness far purposes ofe
navigation, while as agricultural [and it is
esti ,ed to be very valuable. Ilia .t oat of
the dam `s estimated at. £3,$_ 73,000.044,�
the drainee - at £13,000,000 , jelee of ate'
,that thirty y.�T.. Inn required bo cot*.
pie#e the whole,
The, Great Modern Cavtltser,
The raiiread is the great :`civillaer" idf
modern timesr and- feecikattinit.title fact the
gyptfan. Government li nowt surveying a
route for the extentiion of its railroad along
the Nile as far south -es Wady Hslfa, It Is.
estimated thhat..is will cost' $4 0 0,0o0 to -
:build a narrow -ganga road from Girgah tel
Weedy Helfer, which forms -the present
southern frontier of Egypt. When the real
-reaches We'ity WadetaIfa fi will not be d 'icolt
to extend- i rthe -e Lith to Dongol'a, Ttie
eetablishme tt of rapid con3ihnnieet;lon be.
tween- Gairo and; ,L .►et ubia would enable
he'lKbedive o rapidly trim rt an leg gip.
elan'omy to the frontiers-. o the. 8oada
and all the=;Briti-ofeere ::cow. in .Egypt
believe that SODfl. as sash an:_ ittipprove-_
ruent i5 Cabled tui,- the Soudan will. fall
amain into the hands of Egypt, as d, with..
*tit a blow.
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rgains are Flying and there ---isl
no reason why YOU should
• not catch one !
Come and see them anyway i
y y We take
pleasure in showing our elegant stock.
Watches of all ends.
Clox of all kinds.
Silverware of all kinds
Jewelry of all kinds.
Spectacles and Eye -glasses in
endless variety:
Repairing donee in the neatest style.
W_ D02G
Taman, the -T-or,
Has removed to the McGill
building, next north of Bean's
store.
Adv. next week.
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cJ NO. BRETtI OUR,
FIRE AND STOCK.
InsuranceAgent
it8P1ES818NT8:
Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Waterloo Mutual Pyre Insurance Co.
Perth Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Economical Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Mercantile Insurance Co.
Etna Insurance Co.
Ontario Mutual Live Stock Insurance Co.
Give John ' A Call.
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WROXETER.
The prices are telling in our Straw and
Felt Hat Department. -
We never offered better lines at such
low prices.
Remember the prices :
8c. to 25c. for Splen-
did Straw Hats.
Children's - Sailors at
20c. [A fine line.)
Mackinaw Hats, usual-
ly sold for $ i; we sell for
60c.
The
Print Department
Is attracting a good deal of attention
just now. We think we have the best
lines in the county for 10c. and 121-e..
Hosiery .Department.
We have always been celebrated for
our splendid lines in Hosiery. We start
themeat 7c. up to
The Best Lisle Thread and
Cashmere at 5oc.
Our leading line is
A Fast Black Dye at 25c.,
The cheapest hose in the market for a
lady.
We are ordering another lot ofithose
Cheap Raisins.
Everyone should have a box while they
last.
Still selling 25 .lbs. Sugar for
$.I.
ew Wail Paper
r ,
Cheap, Dear,. Light,. Dark, Canadian, Am an, Micas, Gilts, with Borders t
.match, and Ceiling Decorations for Rich or Poor,
Grit or Tory, Kitchen or Parlor.
Any reasonable person cats select what he requires from our large. stock. T&ICE A
• LOOK THROUGH: MY SAMPLE BOOKS.
Express Wagons. We have a fine lot of wagons this season, made by hes
VY . makers. A goodiron-axle wagon for $i.2.5; a heavier
elle for $1.50.'` ironwieel-wagon at $2 and $4.60.
Weiyeellthese by eatalegne thia season. If you want togs
-eke ageoe .„ come and examine my catalogue and prices. will ee
PRODUCE TAKEN, and the Highest
Price paid.
QORRIE, 0w'r,
FOR AXES,
FOR X -CUT SAWS,
FOR NAILS,
FOR GLASS,
FOR PAINTS.
FOR GROCERIES.
FOR LAMP GOODS.
PRICES RIGHT. CALL AND SEE.
W.
ELEM.
Just Received!
AT ALLISON'S,
A Fresh lot of
Oranges, Lemons,
Bananas, Cocoanuts, Dates,
Strawberries,
A fine assortment of Confections
and Canned Goods.
Ladies' Trimmed Hats and
Feathers and Flowers
Are being Sold Very Cheap for a few weeks.
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Fordwich
Hardwa.re
Store._
Bee-Keepers'
rfor led of l s1ndiicrs.s •
�,fr iV� Perforated hiatal, Knives,
as, Re is elf -Supplies 1
ing Slates, and many other supplies Livers�of various descriptions, at reasonable prices.
Carpenters' and Framers' Tools.
Fence Wire, Barb Wire.
A choice lot of Spades and Shovels
Garden Tools and Seeds.
Churns.
spinning Wheel Heads.
Axle Grease.
A new lot of Whips.
We have bought a Complete ete New Set of Tin-.
DARBY BROS.
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