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In y'our wee's- sad monthly
inegazinee, in journals of
dosses, in alt prominent publicnvspapers,
newspapers, certitin toilet ar.
Odes and preparations are ad-
vertised, The theme of alt
vertleing in this day is absolute
truth. Toilet preparations helve
become popular throttott Pub-
licity. They must have * value ,
or people do not buy them a-
0�10. We sell all the advertisedto1Let.1eeds,
toilet _needs, both imported and
tioneOtie. They forint& "every-
thing In powders, creams, lo.,
Home' soaps, talcums and per.
fumes. Let us know . youe
winit$. tor all netionially-known
goods. ..
"Ery our Drug Store Eirst".
Campbell
The Penslar Store
Phone 90 The Square
%Web. it nigintsilits, 4,.4oitt iteersetaraty during *he weft grtua it kotuton,
tee* waterwes. „
vt.from ttwat, relie eing tite tetteeeele t\A atre
. h,' i•atabitelloteat ot hoe dud i
et eaat n wetter. it. le o. oessa
Errialtt relict+ would fall *Mee uttets;great oitetit 11.4 the s'grrioto 0( ittrsint
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4nt 0, tact thet ettorntotte X
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wetilii then e 4t41., mere stay to tettedr Award&
tranoportetein ie eileoper Iften reit,rnii seed in eest.,rit t etteibt, thee
04 tru' leper, ef JAN5ARY
9 TO 14
ewe are poeeiltle to toe lierse
over the small propeller. Atthuush
the rwight carg4.4 rigbe am-
bled, the er,ot carrsing it hs
means doubles, It is but 4 Upi1 ex-
ample rif the edvantageti of tares seele
ittiterpritio, Its searniuge, thereteres
being greeter, under active eanipeti-:
tion the pieeeibility eet redeceit freight
ratwould become more ef a reality.
editninetien of four Ir1f' ifl few years, Althougn the area of tan-.
elliPPing grain from the head of the ...arta is greater than that 'td the Unitreis
Laiws to Europe would lw another Statee. 'yet its populstiou today is not
important saving which would he lets- 'one-tenth that of the Republic to the
sib.ere there direet, deep wat,v south which la already becoming swore
route to title.water. Generally. toe.. populated. (4nada, then, must be
there la a shortage of weight at -prepared or an inilux of settlers, awl
eastern elevitore when baata are un- her 'railroads -relieved as inuelt as lats.'
loaded, due perhaps to impreper ethic of Me carriage or hufit eommo-
dhles that they 'night better be c.-teib,
with tile great t Nee, tit t ee yet, 10
wising it to the heal of the
E'er eeeraphe in Matrell of tele seer, 1.0"111111 owl OM&
there was aluteet etoettalt ef last ,
sear's. grain erop *till etored elosae
ALICE LAKE
tors in the intkrior 4 if fl' leetwliee IN
'Weit, awaiting eltipment the eleva.
" *charted Seas's
ter* at Port Arthur and Fort William,
ft
Then, tea, the empulatieft ot Canada
is bound to inerease within the next Episode 11 0 "The Son of Torzau"
"Ashes of Love
Weinualay awl 'Thursday
Durreakand Edith ,folutson in
The Vitaoraph Sward
weighing faeilities but more often to
the feet that cub time the grain .to cope With Me trate ot a more po-
handled there is a • certain waste- pulsus -country in -carrying the. Whore
"sweepitige,r carelessly threwit eatlre' prived prodacte On Windt It is poerehle
.hoerd, and grain eareftilly stowed a.- ter them ti) Mahe a profit.
way hy unserupulous men, ta be sent (tut this is a digression froia the
home eithPr to he Sold or• to be used point under discussian tts tit the bene -
as eilleken-feeri, Then, too. Mere is a tits which evoulti neeessarily aeerue
certain loss in 1, -V -eight each time grain from the earriage of grain direst from
is transferred due to the excessive a- the head of the. Lakes to Europe. A
mount of dust and chett which Is very great advantage of such witted he
wasted during each of these operations that the same grabs Would reach the
-particularly is this noticeable in the ,toreign importer as Was ,liiptitL "1
handling or corn. To • the Onlooker,from the head of the Istites-no matter
thls might seem negligible, but eleva- ',whether that pert he Poet William,
tor superintendents maintain that, in Duluth or Chicago -and that the sawn -
very Mousead bushels or grain trans- :pie of ..grain received would exactly
tared,. there Is, on an eWerage, thirty coincide with. the Inepeetion Cere
pounds -of a -doss due to 'invisible tlfeeate issued at the place ot export,
\caste." Transferring grain also tends This at preseot, unfortunately, IS not
to break the kernels, and reduce the always the case. with the'result that
quality of the grain generally. ,the Importer often becomes dissater
Ai -tether strong argument in favor of fled, and this naturally. results In In-
jury to the gram trade of Canada and
the:United States. Grein, too, can be
grown more eheaply ifl Australia, the
Argentine, India, Russia and Roumania
bane of itandlIng the trade. This was than in .North America so, if Canada
exceedingly well illustrated in, the and the United States are desirous of
case of Montreal 'this last summer Continuing to compete with these
when it was elearly demonstrated that countries in- the beetmarkets, it will
,•that-eity•c•ould not handle the Anted- hnnecesaarY for _the Wahl to .reach its
.can grain which was being shipped ultimate destination In thebeet pos-
ry, via Canada to Europe in order.to Bible- condition, coinciding with the
" tain the lement of the cheaper freight gradeCirtitiate issued by the Gov-
retes in this country Montreal, could erneacht or the country exporting the
not unload the canal beats 'fast en- grain and, above all, ata price with+.
.ough with the result that the Eleva- will compete with that offered by the
Lor s at Port Colborne became congest-• exporters of ,those nations 'Which Can
ed, andecoald handle no more ,grain. grow lt more cheat -nee And this ean
(Continued from page 4) The, Grand Trunk elevators at Mid- only be done by cutting dawn us much
land -and Depot flattop were blocked as fineable the cost of transportation
Of the Lakes to Europe. As Dee Cana- from. 'Ulna to time through lack of from the North American grale tleidS
dian Deep Waterways and Power As- ears- it • was Impossible to get thern to Europe. The Deeper ,Waterway
sociation poieted out in a statement •unioaded at Montreal fast enough.. Aseadations in Canada and in the Ca-
le/hi& It presented to the Internatien- •The C. P. It. Elevator at Peet hteNieoll, Ited States, the,reforts maintain that
al Joint Commission when in session and the Transit and. Mill Elevators at the only thing left for Their respective
at Detroit onehlerch 301i of this year -e, Goderich atone Were able to keep 'nations to it is to unit", and recoil.
"Canada. has aireaeyeee ail intents and going, end that was eolelybecause the etroet the bt. Lavvrence Lanai System
lintrpoSea,. committed ei elf Ito the C. P. R. Wesel:hie tellferifish these elee so as to allow ships drawing 25feet
demelopMent or the St. rence wat- vetors :with new careebuilt last Yeo.r of water to enter the Great Lakes. A
• erway when site r k the con- without depending 'on those hela at saving of at, least Tye -cents per bushel
struction, of -the new elland-Caual. 'Montreal' , on wheat, they elairn, could then be
-That. worts is-ellogiettl hd--eXtreva:s • • inighe very well be aegned whip mode slittmiessetrom-ethe-olfelidof
unless toliewed uP etria ng ocean the CM -maims. railroads would have lost the Lakes to Europe. •
boats aeeess Lto Lake 1 tine lucrative trade had. the, St. But would Were be • a. retUrrr etri.go
But, atter ail, wo o be the renee beens capable, of navigation be for lhese Ships? There is every 'yea-
- eeonemte.eadvan tag*... grain trade' ocean •steamers.. However, although son to believe • there would, just as
, of Canadateeseetethirlffilte es 'that it Canada hasa vast railroud system, it there., is to New York and Montreal to-
% c'!iiled the ' deepening of St, ha 's prove,' itself many times to he dee, lett with the added advantage to
remit Canal ,Sysient would g ? more than adequate for Canada's 'Canada that British merchandise could
Port William e Poet' Arthu eeds, There have' indeed been flume then be taken up the Its to the
rain exchange says yes Mei, in an on e , us -occasions during vie, last few port., nearest its ultimate destinations
deavor to .uhLa n ilal. i Is cialm, give:, I year. when prompt delivery ,of freight and could, therefore, be sold'at a priee
rIt‘. a ,,number 'of outstanding advantages has hem imposerble-rpartientarly relatively cheaper than , heretofore
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elle Deep Alatertvaas." Seherne 'front
the point of view of the grain trade le
that MOntreal And New York bave
from time to time shaven their ineaPae
A GODERICH BOY ON •
THE DEEP WATERWAY
"Where Men are Men',
Tuo-Reel Comedy
"Torchy Mixes In"
Friday and Saturday
MITCHELL LEWIS
la
"Children of Banishment"
Christie Comedy
-"Southern Exposure
Mathiee--Moliday • and Wednesday and
Saturday at 3.00 p, rn
Two full shows every night at 740
p.ot., and 9
.We wish One and alt a prosperous
NOW Tear,
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STOCK•sTAKINGIND CLEAIII
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All Broken Lines of our Shoe Stook
• invite YOU to take advantage of the exceptionally great values we offer.
Only a partial list of the goods we h.ve to offer are listed here. Come and
see for yotirself. •
Grey Bud( Oxford, reg. $7.50 for $3.98
Women',sBtack Kid Oxford, Louis heel, reg. $8.50 for •$5.75
Wemen's Black Kangaroo Oxford, reg. $7.50 for $4.98
Women's Black Plain Pump, low heel, reg. $4.50 for $2.98
Women'l Black Patent Ties, Louis heel, reg. 58.00 for $3.98
,Women's Black Patent Pumps, Lath heel, reg. $7.00 for $3.98
Women's Black Patent Oxford, Louis heel, reg. $5.50 for $3.98
Women's Black' Kid Oxford, Louis heel, reg. $5.00 for $2.98
Women's Brown Kid and Calf Boots, low heels, reg. $6.50 and rd
$7.50 for $4.50
which, eonffilnet With . the ,Pr4erene.•
tial Teethe would give Mese goodee a
deoided. advantage over American
nier-
ehandise of the same kind. Thus, a
pew demand for 'British goods would
he produced .wttleh would Mean More
return cargoes to Canada. -cheaper
merehandise for Canada, aud the build-
ing. up ot a Wade' sttreeEmptee
mutually ,ttdcantageops to the two
countries voncerned.-
The imports Canada receives eaeh
year front the United States are indeed
no small Rem. In 020, these ,antounts
eft to approximately §80e,000,000 'and,
when it :Is considered that 75 per cent.
of these came from the eastern pet.;
UM of the United States; and 'could
have been carried -front Athentie. . sea-
ports to the lake poet nearest their
'ultimate destination, it Is not at all
dillieult to realize the great satieg
wheel could 'have been effeeted had
this been done. .Chief .antong these
imports front the United States, -how-
ever, is billunitmes eoal for winch, In,
1010, Canada paid 686,000,000 for 13,-
000,000 tons -10,000;000 itons of Which
AmLitt...1),01.01ok-,414A6,---The--Canadian-
Deep - 'Waterways and Power Asserta-
tion ,claintsthat this importation Is
nntleceSsary, and that coal front the
Maritime Provinces could supply tio;
Ontario market, at. any ratolo 111 eonk-
Petition WIth coal inverted troio the
United -States, \Tit Bic St. Lawrence
deepened to allow the ,Passage of
steamers of 8.000 to 1.2,000 tons cam-
Coalfrom Nova Seotia van to-
day be carried as farWest. as,flornwall
in romPetitioh.with ,coal from the
Uu-
ited States and this last.month, as an
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experiment; a canal boat even brought
a load as far west as Toronto. This,.
of course,- was., only- made possible
front the fact that ilanadlan currency
Is today 'below .par in. the. Unitc.1
States, that American vital is at pre-
sent exceedingly fri&-pritied at the -
tube; due tO MCPSSIVA .dernandR of the
-miners,- and that the tittitedz.titates
tloyernment is eorripeiling mine -own-
ers to exhauht all old mines first; inanY
of which had even beim abandoned --
and, lu so dolug, • 10 IISP WO Most
Modern, mut extensive means of safe-
guardingtheir nten. Ilowevetr, it
.would he possible to use Nova Scotia
'coat fru Ontario In -normal tines. it
ships of sufficient draught eould. come
uhe p tSt. Lawrence, It is even •pos-
ethic diet -Canatia may he compelihd
to use her owneot within a few
Years, for it is not to be -expected that
the Caned States will teeth -nee for
long to allow Canada to mistime so
Muchof her coal each .year,
Tnronto lumbee • merchants (*taint
that pine eouid shipped by water
fromBritish, Columbia to Toronto via
the Panama Canal more eeonomically
than hy „rag across Canada. The Pre-
sident of a well-known rubber
eofl-
ern, too, is-:atithority for the state-
ment that, since the principal item In'
the cost of rubber 'is freight, if shtp-,
penis could /reach Toronto by ocean
steamer -without breaking .freight, the
cost of trianufaetpre of automobile
tires waled' be lowered considerably,
and this would result in a saving to
the Canadian motorist. '
But, says the New York Merehaffite
Aseoehition, to :bring pecan -going
hips into lake ports; would require
the deepenIngeef harbors on the 'Great
Lakes at a -cost of et least .100,000,000
anti also.. it might be stated in follow-
ing out the sante line of argument;
would require, the deepening of many
of the channels in the St. Marys River,
Straits of alarkinare IlliVer $t. Clair,
Lake .S1, Clair; Detroit, „River, and.. in
the western • end of Lake Erie.' Of
eourse, It • is grantee, this would be
necessary if it were intended to allow
Immediately the entrance of Warners
id 15,000 to 20,000 tone, such us the
Mauretania. Neverthelees, and this Is
a' feet aehleh is not gvnerally
at least 73 per tion. of the steamers
afloat the waters of the world
could he accomModated by the chan-
nels and take ports as they are todn
for, with the exception of the Welland
Canal which is as Veit not completed.
and the ports on Lain- inittirio
11;ttre hitherto had no need for more
than I lfret of water, •iliere is a.
mum depth of 10 feet in all harbors
.inst eimiteeting waters of any Import -
;owe whatsoe.ver. 4-'. 1111 the exeeptintt.
eiturse. of the St. Lawremer River,
The • Lake Ontario pork and particu-
lar* Toronto, 111,'.''. 41', have beeeme
so .conylriced that the fit. Lawrenri.
?,'hent(' must -be undertaken
temper or later that (they are right
now making extensive harbor im-
provements. They intend to he ready
aecornovelato the fleet iieeatt 'steam-
ers r10 enter the Great Lakes, and he.
lieve that any outlay they may make
• Women's Patent High Boots, Louis- heel, welt sole, reg. $10.00
• for. $6.75 •
Women's Spats, felt, reg. $1.50 for 98c
Women's Spats, .felt, reg. $2.50 for $1.98
Women's Spats, broadcloth, reg. $3.50 for $2.98
Men's Black talf Bal's, reg. $10.00 for $6.50 ,
Men's Brown, Neolin soles,- reg. $9.00, $7.50 and $6.50 for
$4.50
Men's Black Box Calf Bars, reg. $4.75 for $3.75
Men's Heat Boots, reg. $5.0 , $5.50 and $6.00 for $4.175
9nESCICY1C11 TO Ei
Mid -Winter Sale
During this month we are cleaning out all odd lines
previous to stocktaking and to make room for new Spring Goods
now arriving,
Bargains in Wornen's Coats
Wirer Women's Coat an our racks must be disposed, of this mouth. gaily
people have not yet bought their 'Winter Coats. They were waiting till after the
New Year. Now'is th.eir chance.
Women's Coats that sold up to $6o.00, Sale Price $37.5o
Women's Coats that sold up to $45,00. Sale Price $23.50'
• ' Women's Coats that sold tlp to $35.00, Sale Price $2x.!io
Other Coats from $5.00 1.1.P.
Dresses. Dresses Dresses
The Dresses have got their marching orders., •Out they must go.. •Rvery
dress in stock has .been reduced to less:than cast price. In Serges, Tricotines,
Taffetta and Duchess Silks, dresses from $4.9°5 each.
All Wool 'Pullovers, Two Prices, $3.75 and $4.95 •
. • Our entire stock of fink All Wool Pullovers marked -down for Speedy;
Clearance. Values up to 'being cleared at $4495) 141) to $6.00 at $3,95.
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Clearance of Knitted Caps, Tarns and Toques, 39c
Just a clearing of all our odd Wool Caps in most popular styles, all colors,
to clear at 390 each.
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Jurnper Flanrtels Jumper Flannels
Special value in :28. ineh All Wool Juniper Flannel, all :popular shades,
regular value $i42, special sale price .$1.00 per yard. •
SWO#Pillg :Reductions in. Furs, Special Bargains in All Departments
The Store That Serves' You Beet
Muir -Further Notice We Will Close .Saturday Nights at 0 p. Please Shop Early
waormwesoliallnialwilleallawarimiweennesliesalla,
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and two at New york, When it hr;
considered, too, that the 'Widener? frout
Chicago to Liverpool -via the Erie Can-
al awl the. Hudson Myer' is 008 miles
whereas via the St. Lawrence route it
is 383e miles, It Is to be wondered Jost
what .the -Association means when ft
says -that Marie Aline WOUld .be spent'
in transit. titan is now required. It
sbould not be at all difficult to see
that the length of the voyage would
be • reduted by 452 miles,. 'and that
there would be eliallnated -tour trans,'
Tors with their, ,attendant waste of
tirne, 'money, etc. Even today, *as a
result Of . the shorter route, it is
cheaper to ship via. 1:Montreal thee
N'ew, 'York. • r
Perhaps ante of the strongest argu-
merits against thes Si. tawrettee
yelopment.Scheme which has been ail.
yenned en the United States 1146 beet?'
that,..shoUld war break out betWeen
.Great Britain and the United States,
this deep. wateeway vvould admit MI -
Usti warships Which eould then 'de-
stroy the American reties :thing the.
St. Lawrenee and the Great Lakes.
Such - a eltatement, howeeer, has little
of. value in.. It' for. were the dread-
noughte of either nation -to attempt to
enter the Ions. it . be. but a
simple matter. for the other- nation to
destroy the molts brifthell fire. At no
plaee Mons the St. Lawrence would
thelecks be• more than it tete thous-
and feet from either shore. However.
nvar between these two English-
speaking countries Is not at all 1)1(1
hall". for It ;would be disastrous, ritlt.
only to themselves,. but to the
It vvould, indeed, be Well if Canadian
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mei America"' ;MA4%111011 generally
S‘NetIlltal itt<11 talo,. ti)
t irdt)ixritidsite4?«ti
• the St: Lawrenee Deep Waterways\
movement in- the United -States Om.
stress,.• and waseeeponsible for the
Governmetit et that eountry taking' 'an
jeterest .inethe , projeet -by adopting
motIon to have the international
Joint Commission looketnto the mat-
ter of •reeonstrueting. the St, Lawrenee.
Canal System when ho said o• "As -a
Senator of the:United States I 'will not
be inthieneed 1,onshiPrIng, any leg-
islation • affecting .our relations with
-Canada by any thoury that the United
'States and .4treat Britain . here.
after tire:mite Ineolsist 10 -Whir between
ottifsehree r. .trate eompletion .of
• tile St. Lawrence Canal • shalt he the
pledge that the friendship between 114
shall never iliP.".
After consideration of the many
Boys Box *p Bars, 'sizes 1 to 5, reg. $4.00 for $3.25 on their harbors today will he amply
Boys' Heavy Chrome BlOchers, 1 to 5, re'g. $5.00 for $3.50 =X tretraPrr
Boys' Heavy Horse Bluchers, sizes.. 1 to 5, reg. $4.50 for $3.50 '1
n' hag been
Boys' 'Heavy Split Bars, sizes 1 to 5, reg. $3.50 for $1.98
atitineell tilo "riPcy York Sierehatits'
Aseollatteit is to 910 effect that noire
thee wetild be event in traireit than le
nose required during which PVIOPliSIPct
and many other lines too ratmerous to mention. %oat efgaikuip. 11 is tital(Tal„ diflknit
to und, letilch how It 1%0.01 tahe
TER1VIS CAS1T-No goods at reduced prices sent on approval. orc. to travel by direet route via. the
• ;14W -thine (heal and the st, Laeseenee
/beat 1.41.1tinn to leveepool than it
aloca at the percent time when four
trend?". es have 14 be made, dtve
• Pod Celbeeite, and tyro at Montr.
or. if vIcrting to gte re Canal, as
the AeseetatiOrt doubt 10, hOW it
would teke tenger to go by rug st.
Lawreno!, to Etlf411,, Magi via the Prto
(Anal tsdtb, two imesfao At Buffalo
HERN'S 13 OT SHOP
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Start the New Y6,r right by
baorealing your aleetrie appli
anee.
Seo our diapi,by or
Electric Irons
Electric Washing Machines
Electric Vacuum Cleaners
Electric Stoves
Coffee Pecolaters
drills, Etc.
Buy Hydro" Lamp at Your
Own Store.
WATER An LIMIT COMMISSION
tswm OF 1100FRICH,
North 0 Somas Hydra Start
gutacc ts filch tolgist be Advatiec.1
from bath sides, an Vint •an. flye many
w111021 mqually arr.. Mbianeed, it V.ould
88001, • then, that the reroustruolon, of ••
the St. Lawrenec ;anal Syhtt to is
eessar,y•• to the eiemosnie •develiainient -
of thiestheted Settee one Gemmel, and . -
that, lf fcasible and- eeouprateelly pOtt„.
sthte„ it 81100141- be undertaken itunte.•
&aide 'as • an internetional pristeet..
.11td is the unileretkihg-feasible Troth - •
30 engineering. stundpeititt • .
Although not denying that there ,
would be great difileultii s to
tempi, engineers• of reptile nruntaitt
that tete project is a feasible -one, and
ot them have alreatly drawn up
romplcte plans or tho tintiortskin4. •
• The paturen ot these pima are•
..1) a datn. plarcti ocross tie. St.
.ener. Slyer somewhere' in the viefult/t
of eforrisiturg-efet height adequate to •
.contintoll on We
TITE SCHOOL 00 COMMERCE
OLTNTON ONTARIO
Steepens forWintar Term Tuesday, January 3, Mt, with full hulling:Staff
Special Olass for Students coming from Cioderteh by train daily 9.50-
0.40 past, . Rotund may be secured in town. ISM. t11.40 nor week. Board
•94 Co 115.50 per week. or certificates. will.ho issued to those %vho wish to
take advantage of Students'. It. R. tato, Write for Cataloh Courser;
and Ilatea. • Phone 1.98.
M. A. STONE, Comm. Speagliit 8. P. WARD, 8. A., Principal.
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Dont Throw Your OldCarpets Away
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a rope around.them null send to U4 to be made into
The Famous "VELVET? X" Rugs
elleverathle -Will wear, lifetime -Prime reMOnbble.
• WO have hundrede ot recommentlatione feont eatistied
enstornere. Ask for "VELVETEX" price
Wo pay enpress both' ways on ia,rgo on m % olds: ferOnreowetwalY6
all order
eseee.e. Elia st:dah1909
CANADA RUG COMPANY •
98
Carling Street - London, oonetri0
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Bargain,' in Newspapers
Here is a Real Bargain -the Greatest Value
Ever Offered in Canada
tioderleh Star coeds WA a :Irv. the Family lier04 sad Weekht
star or Montreal enkt4 WO a .'.6'11P. Bre 1100/ offer a full ,,,rosepi 90%44.0%104
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to 10111papees for 32.71
$2.75
An Excellent Premium
Vials The Eatni* licraid and Weehly Star Pi included a e. owe or the sew
Cana C.Lat of Arms 'in the heraldic colors, size 119(.17 lathe*. Ills1e
heatititol plate should bo found in every (411.11404111 kerne; Every iny 664
girl should be taught to dmrihe the Canadian Coat 'of Arms. A ropy ions
110 seat free to ail tube accept this ogee.
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