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If so, there must be some
trouble with its food. Well
babies are plump; only the
sick are thin. Are you sure
the rood is all -right? - Chil-
dren can't help but grow
they must grow if their food
- nourishes them. Perhaps a
mistake was made In the
past and as a result the di-
gestion is weakened. If that
Is so, don't give the baby
a lot of medicine; just use
your 'cycry-daycomon
sense and fielp naturemI
little, and the way to do
it]; fp fs...ld half a teaspoon-
ful of '
SCOTT'S
XMULSION
to the baby's food three or
lour times a day. The gain
will he& the very first day
you give it. It seems to
correct the digestion and
gets the baby started right
again. If the baby Is nurs-
ing but does not thrive, then
the mother should take the
emulsion. It will have a
good effect both upon the
mother and child: Twenty-
five years proves this fact.
one. and 61;30,in druggists.
serail& aowNS, chemises, Toronto.
, - THE SPELI... OF A' HYPNOT4ST.
Me Influence Over a Young Wornan •
• • Who Doubted We Powers. -
, In'a large American city some distance
From Boston a young man of 27, Mr. L.
who Was extraordivary hypnotic power,
4 "latently lune -ted and made some visits in
the company of two ladies, one of whom,
Mrs. S., he had met for the first time,
and the otheri---who• may be called Miss
Phebe. knew him well, b,ut had *Insistei7
that he had no limier to hypnotize her.
After .the luncheon and.another visit the
. three people went to the house at whirl)
'-'liato...1,-',.1•Irs. S. was living, where neither Air. L.
/tor Miss Phebe had been before and with
-•-- the inmates of which they were not ac-
quainted. , .
They went at onee to the parlor, Miss.
Phebe here said that she was willing that
Mit L. should try his hypnotic power up,
• •en her, but knew he could not influence
• her. What happened then is told by Mrs.
,13. iu a letter as follows: • .
"In ten udnutes he had put her fast to
sleep. Theo ho told hey to.go' through.
the -house-in spirit -and tell Iiim what
eir..• Now In the rooms. She said, first, 'in
the front room, west. is an old lady. lying
h on pillows, with Sonicthing very
ninny on her head.' She laughed and
said. 'Why. I believe it is a &Moan.' "
' 1n this room Mrs. D.. an old lady born in
riglaud. who always sleeps in a night . south and west often send their- children
cap and propped up oti pillows. wall wet to visit relatives in New York who have
ly Weep. Neither Mr. 1.. nor Mis0.1•11,,b,, never seen them, nor have the relatives
• - knew anything about her or her hatits.i seen the children. In order. that they
•'Then she told correctly Who was in vaell may not go- astray 9r fall into the wrong
room until she came to Tom's room, and hands the relative sent to meet them
then said. 'Here is some one iu a little Wears something eanspicuouslike the tag
-*vont on a cot. but I cannot pee whether in that man's hat. and the visitor wears
.,it is a man or a woman. for its head in , a -similarly distinguishing mark like the
Wider the covers.' Mr. L. said. 'Look - satin bow the young woman . wore." -
right On:nigh the coyere old tell me who - New York Sun. , •
., •.
• eeteee tithe omained sileqt eivriret and ••• :' '''.. # .
then said, 'It Is A fiey _geed le Wave - beetutian of the Preach Sardine.
Rd) " Mee tte eee quite right, Nei. The visitor to the coast of Maine ts
ther Mr. L. nor Mbis Phebe fiad any epee wand. el the surprislog versatility
knewleage of the ;Alma a efillir life : of the trat, y heriing. -Id many of the
tt/qui (p.t.b.fg Who Ali eipteariuti . lyric coast villages thousands of -caeca
i
ist'Werhe dileftfcifie, ithrtgtt it •klii.a•T of tee Velefee diflgqind !le rgetql), IBLik
I TRAIN JUMPING AS A FINE ART.
I ltio. Looker Pritetteeil Much, but frer..
nteeir allissmeit gee to Do It.
„lumping from trains is rapidly hecein• .
ingn ..inst art. One does liot need to be
very 01 in the railread business to re-
member when a flagman was mit consid-
errti half flagman unless be could trick
a tante;11 or a flag under WS arta and let
bine-elf down to the ground trona the
lagli step ef 0 ,caboose when the trait wee
running at ee 'miles an hour. Every man
of erew dk It 'in those days. It vens
not merely itii accompliehment; it was
stottethitig they bad- to learn, , for which
tlit7 heti mai in their bOsiness every day.
• Lu tit. se 'We a Unman practically had
no other duly than to protect the rear of
Ilia tilde. The books ef instructiooere
explivit thia 'pole, and the word
"hum, atately" was so prominent that you
• coold see it about as far as you could see
the book itself. The meanent the slack,
cer.:e the traln tifter the engineer bad'
wi.Ltled &it ItrnEes tEe tuk
posed lo jump off end rue ,back to hole ub
tfie IteM train, and with trains runoing
tinily" a five minute limit a man had to be
nII tiettlarly nimble. While men, were
not speeinlly and officially instructed io
the at t of jumping off moving train& still
a brakemen had no chance of being pro -
meted to flagman if be locked nerve on'
!yea eteteeese twat for , the practicek
Thern Ave sometime fat Owlet) noW,
There were met
Melt SYbitalt lias been chiefly/Ire
struniental in daing away •with train,-
:jumping as a'u' art. By this systera ev-
ery train is assured of an absoloteiy !1st+
traq for a Feifid; asnui6, if (de any
$tug eTnes tO a stop between
two siguarpotut; a Anginal) ppet ge.back,,
but this is only le the nafure of addition -
'al 'precaution, The Hagman is ng longer_
the sole protector ef a train hi the' rear,
and the trains are under better control
on account of the airlirake and other ap-
e& nee&
It would be "hard •to say how fast a
train a man could jump from. In general
it depoideemisch upon the man. Men
have jtimpea &ere trains_running at the
rate 'ef 35miles an hour, and the •first
step they .toel0 when they struck .the
-griana4 ,wea, ate e le.ljth-§i) feet.
times a depression or an elevation of an.
inch under your foot would be enough to
make every muscle in your body sore for
a week. although yem were able to keep
your footing. Nowadays, except In rare
cases. a mita lias -no business and Is as-
suming an unnecessary risk in getting on'
or off trains running, faster than 1.4 miles
an hour.-Chicago.Inter Ocean,
, •
TAGGED FOR RECOGNITION,
Bow netatives who nave Never Met
Pick Each Other 'Out, In, a Giiowa.
• A Man •ivith a piece of pasteboard stuck
In his hatband where it •could easily..be
semi attracted the attention of h passen.-.•
ger in the Pennsylvania railroad waiting
room in 'Jersey City on Saturday after-
noon, and walking over to Detective Pe-
ter Morris he said 'laughingly, "Look at
that guy over there,With the price tag to
his• hat." • Detective Morris walked care-
lesslY around in front Of the -"guy," and
when he got hack he 'told 'the. passenger
• that he,had niade ii..taistake, "That's not
a price tag," said the detective. "WS a
card the man is wearing in his hat for
identification; Wait nivhile end yOu'll
know *more. about it." •
In few minntes the southern express
came rolling into the big train shed, the
loconiotive puffing and snorting. The man
With the tag stood in a conspicuous place
dear the gate through which the passen-
gers pass .on their Way to the ferryboat
and closely watched the passengers as
they came along. Finally his eye rested
on a pretty, young woman who wore a
white satin bow couspicuously on her
bosom. She caught sight of the tag at
the same Moment,' and the two greeted
„each other cordially; exehanging a few
• words, and went Jewett the 'boat to -
"There, said Detective Morris to the
• passenger who had discovered the tag,
"we have that here every day. Those two
are probably relatives who have never
seen each other before. People in the
• emetlmee it was -easy them; a °IP;
gether.
t'llFt I after Sante to ari me o - al mina are shipped to various sectinall
.it hear iir_ailstrer. theiiii ws d, an3 ' e, trook trout and mackerel. ,.
ahlt
Abe did het heilf, 'fag he said to her, e errrngs, when unloaded from the
'No*, Ws. L. win atilt you direilions. and # lift a sleepier which brings ' them from
Irti ;ma hear end inswek them, but you • the weir, are separated intcthree piles,
cannot hear and answer John.' So I ask. according to size. The evolution of the
ed her several things, and she answered, , herring thea begins. The largest size rev
but when John spoke she did not reply. idly develop' Inns Inackerel, the medium
fly that time I was awfully excited and _ else are soon well on their way to becom-
tiervone, and said. 'Oh. I cannot stand = tog brook trout, while the smallest in the
this; ram' too nervous and shall have to - course of a day are ready to be sent into.
the unsuspecting world gorgeously label-
ed in hie& and gold, "Pine Vrenth Sar-
dines." • ,
Some slight difference In the prepara-
tion and the alluring labels are all that
distinguish the mackerel from the .brook
trout and the brook trout from the ear -
dine. -New Lippincott's. '
Graded According to Capacity.
The amount of beer consumed by men
who work in breweries is little short of
appalling. 100glasses a day being not
considered unusual. In one of the brew-
eries up town there is MIRO a system in
dispensing drinks to the employees. Ev-
ery man is graded according to his taw-
ity. and tickets are Issued to the men
-when they come to work in the morning.
Each tieket is good for a Ouse Of beer.
Some men get 100. others 80, others 60
and so on down to the novices, who are
only allowed 25 until their capacity is ac -
leave the room: He turned to me and
said, tYrut are not at all nervons, and you
will Alt down here!' To save niy life 1
eoula not have helped sitting down just
Where he told me to, and In a moment
1 Wits as quiet and as free Mai nereous-
• nese as though I hnd just waked from a
znosterefreshing 'deep. In a few moments
• be waked Phebe. and she was all right,
but did not remeffiber anything she had
done or said." -Boston Transcript
• °
Women As Jugs.
- .
r • As Color Critics They Say
• Diamonds Dyes Areithe
Best in the World.
Ai itile women ire by Uri he beet eurately judged.-Phlitidelphia Record.
gel Of cokes. Their vast experience in the I
itinntnerable shades and tints brought Out Itedhot Flood.
itelelea, ribbons, silk& , and heard at seamen's nieeting at South
by Enropean professional dyers in area* - An example of ;mixed metaphor wai
••
glom, give theta a knowledge add advan- Shields last week, an enthusiastic speak -
toe oolor thet feW men posses. er urging the crowd to "takt the tide by
At color oritice and judge', the women the flood and grasp it 'red hot." -London
if civilized lande lifite long ago made Chronicle. •
.10larnonti Dyes. the poptiler home avorites
L !the coloring of all faded and dingy look.
log germents and falafel of wool, silk tr
Everywhere, intelligent ind ecOn'arnical
women, after thorotigt tests and trials,
are found Diamond Dyes to give the tieh,
, tallest and matt lasting eolora-colore
et for brillieifoy and dnrability ettepagg
theltet efforitOf protealionar dyers. -
To *enure ease, comfort end perfect' grid
heed In home dyeing, the Diamond Dyee
ilbefild he need at all titter.
Working On the great reptitatititi of Die,
*toad Dyee, tome aritokuptena peOple dee
sting nn imitation dyes in paakets. Suoh
ars a source Of danger to the tlyer ond
tw material*, to be colored. See that etch
paelret of dye purchastdhatthe name "Dia.
AWL"
•
It is astonishing how •much more un-
comfortable a. pew is after two houre
thee a theater seat -Somerville JouniaL
Preferred &Maoris are the kind that
don't an too oftea.--Kinafte City Star.
TO SAVB CHILD
fioin frightful disfigttreirtent ilft's Nen*
nie Galleger, of LaGranee, Ga., applied
Buo'hlen's Salta to great sores an
eareeee eneleeei ti and writes its quick
etre exceede al her Op& It
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Alt Men Prize
Music and
Strength.
, • •
• Paine's Celery Compound
Builds Up the Weak and
Broken-down.
.11 --Bas Special -Element- That —Puri.
• fy ud Enrich .The Bleed,
• It Ottlektv expels Disease Ottrmil
. from the Systenm.
• v
Heaven'el gran4est and most glcirione (trey
tion in the man who is phyeicially perfect
blessed with. iron aerie& brawny musele
043 fulness et strength.
nati/r sick, Weakly and broken down men
make theirhome unhappy And miserable,
toga
se eiNgeoe they era/rankly epeaking,
of email value, •
To be useful to society and our oountiy
_enitto. heataite fit temples worthy of our
great Creetor,the weakly, sick and diseased
eaegia tan every endeavor to aoquirehealth
and strength.
Heaven, always kiod to those. who are
willing to help themeelleta has eiven,„to
felling and ailing men Painces-Celer) Com-
ppanathegreeteet an.1 grandest of health -
swing Medicines.
Millions are now nsing Paine'e Celery
Compctund with happy and wig)* result& '
High encomiums and thankful letters come
from physicians, lawyers, clergymen, bank.
era, legislators business men, mechanics
and farmers who have been made well and
strong after months and years of aicknees.
Try it ye Men who ore honestly seeking
after health! Disappointment in the past
over worthless pills,nervines, sarsaparillas
And. eenceotiore, yen will hove othuee to
thank ileivien for Painele Celery CoMpound.
The good results that follow the use of one
bottle are Wonderful and convincing.
CHURCHMEN.
The Rev. William Elliott, who has just
• died in San Francisco, established in
1845 at Pella, Ia., the -first Baptist col-
lege in the United States. •
Rev. Di: Lyman,. Abbott has always
. cultivated the art of using public Libra-
ries. He spenas much_of his leisure time
• In the oid Astor library of New York be-
fore It table literally burdened down with
books and P0 PCI• • -
Rev. Dr, Hillis, pastor of• PlYmOoth
church,. Brooklyn, conceded, on Sunday
that the faith cure idea was a half truth,
• but advised -the employment of physi-
cians. He surprised his congregation by
expressing a partial belief in spiritual-,
ism. '
• Bishop _Rater says that, coming of an
ecclesiastical 'family, be owes his Jove of
' preaching to "those grandfathers and
• great-grandfathers." He, adds: "I began
pa -aching before kilts •gave. place to
trousers. My pulpit was nn --empty stall
In the barn, toy audienee the chickens
• and the hired man."
DIE WACAT AM RHEIN.
• •
The German' press does not show that
sincere sympathy for Great Britain which
would indicate the haminence of a dee
fensive alliance. In fact, its observations
are very ofIensive..-Buffalo Courier..
• The kaiser will not urge his naval bill
upon his present unwilling bunch of law-
makers, but will take the easier course
of rounding up a new lot" who will pass
the bill without trouble.-Eansas • city.
Star. -
• Emperor William says that with God's
blessing and a strong fleet he hopes to
see German colonies advance until they
become a blessing to the fatherland. 111
the hurry of the motile:a his majesty
probably forgot the men behind the gun&
• -San Francisco Call,
CURIOUS COLLINGS.
Fried wasp soup is considered a great
• delicacy in China. It is stated that it is
quite an acquired taste.
A sign of politeness In Tibet on meet-
• ing a person la to hold up the clasped 1
hand and atjek out the tongue.
• A soft and boneless. tail, 21/4 inches
cat from an 11,week-o1d child in El-
blag, was shown by Dr. •Simon of that
• towa to the Berlip A.nthropologicai tad-
ety ou Nov. 18. Profesior call-
ed 1 "4 oplondld specimen:"
Orr
- WHEN YOUR DOCTOR.
When your doctor welted a preseription
for youJt should be very carefully prepered
so that the results desired by your medical
adviser may follow.
The preparation of phyaioians' prescrip-
tions is our forte- #
Toilet Geode in Endlese Variety,
Perfumes, Atomizers,
Sons, Brushes,
Combs and Whisks.
Paine'a (Wily 'Conpourid, the world's
leading medicine, alwat s in steak; 'ihe
kind that cure& H. B. Cowles, Druggist,
Clinton, Ont,
Itivin Pussies.
"Why shellbacks follow the sea and
razorbacks follow the circus are twin
mysteries I have neeer been able to fatly
om," said a Canal street philosopher.
"Yon don't know what I mean by shell -
backs and rasotbacks• eh? Welr.-It
back le a common sailor man, preenmebly
an old timer, and a razorback com-
mon roustabout -who does the ordinary
manual labor in a circus gang. Both lives
are harbaroue y hard, and bleat
see where the comPensating features
come In, yet the men who follow thera•
stick there year after Yee, Until they
drop in their tracks or peg out In Um
charity. ward. It's very strange."--NeW
Orleans Times -Democrat.
Thatti What They ''Kettuat.
"liela looking for a wife," they odd to
her, Pointedly.
i "Be would be en object of greater In-
terest to me," she replied, with some are
verity, "if he were looking, foe a eingle
•wornan."-Herpercs Bazar.
(teltelteadr to Acknowledire It. '
"Clara, When you are in the wrong you
•ihrtaier Will ickeovrledges IL"
"tee, I Will, only rat never in the
wrong."—tlhicasto Record.
Pistols *aro firat teed try the 140014
etetairy in Nee. Thee are etid to hare
been invented In the small Italian tovnt
t 'laterite
a
tworks
trondere in Sores, Bruises, Skin truptionai wooden toe are 00d by 0"
Barns, Scalds and Piles. Curt guar. English opeali-hut ole».
mated by It, B. Combe, druggist.
1,000,000
A LA Moue.. .
•• Oraeeful little Proles, toques. of dark
nose green velvet are trimmed with holly
sorriest, •mistletoe. sprays and a doter of
duided reel ostrich plumes.
•, Nearly all the new house sewn. have
I *ft, pretty collars covered with gilk mus-
s in ;melee, the bandit cut much higher •
the sides or at the hack than in front.
Seine of the long cloaks and directoire
tedingotee have. an applique trimming ut
white. or' brown Oaths on the fronts of
be open skirts, the kaiser collar and liar
-
ng cuffe.
The classic and graceful chatelaine ap-
pars again among the acceseories Of AV,
iStIO evening attire, and the smartest of
these are of fine gold in filigree set with
Oman varlcolbred#real gem& -- • "
Caroline Rebollit, One of the noted mit-
liners of Paris, uses on green, gray*
brown, and black velvet round hats
resettes of satin ribbon several colors
Du• one hat and set into :larger chouit ef
she velvet. • •
•
• Stylish young women are welling with
their winter shirt waists of silk, satin or
4Ioth, in cream, cherry red and other
:olors, the stiff stock of our Revolution,
ancestore seen in miniatures and In
larger portraits!. ,
• Applique effects and cut Work are al -
Ways In vogue When braiding le fashion-
• tble. Laid over rich satin, velvet Or
indiete cloth..the elegant plecee of lace or
IliliWienlealarle ea, 'applique show to
aTvanteng
•Italian,..Roinan, English cherry, gliclio-
ete and q superb dye galled ,pivoine are
among the fashionable shades
• Berceuse Is an exquisite tint of rose leaf
pink found only among ellic velvets, cost-
ly tights, corded silks, and tuatetai9se tab-
ii,tie jacket model used with 'Mug'
0 the' plain tailor postumes. has rather
• hide revers scalloped at the edge apd
•itrapped and stitched, turning bm.:. from
the line of .the bust to the shouldiom and
tailoring to a point at • the waist: The
fronts fit snugly, • but are not fastened
together. Fancy waistcoats of various
ginds are worn with these. janketti.-New
Yo.rir Post.. '
V.'. • -.4 34 I.
CURTAIN IAAiseRs.
Ezra Kendall 'has compiled several of his
popular monologues, and. they have 'been
published in book form. .
•
Europe haa-a-vaudeville_novelty In the
• young Marquis§ of Annersley, who Is re-
ported to be doing a lightning change act
in a Munich music hall. •
Australia continues to acquiesce In the
American verdict and liberally patronized
"The Christian," The withdrawal of the
piece -from London, however, bas been
announced. .
James K. Hackett IS going to play the
. title role in the dramatization ef Winston
ChurchIll's suecessful. novel,. "Richard
Carve)," which Theodore Burt SaYre--is -
•arranging for the stage.
• Pucinni, whose' open!, "La Boheme„"
was an instantaneous success, has just
finished his score' for the operatic version
of• Sardou's tree° drama, "La Tosca,"
soon to be producedin Milan.,
Ur. and Mrs. Jimmy Barry, who left
vaudeville for parts in a comedy, stood
It -1-drrfour-rebake lifid thenreturned to
their former success. Good. Such turne
are all too rare on the vaudeville stage,
• The Lilipetians have closed their Lon-
don season earlier than *as anticipated. •
London did not take kindly to the little
players -and continued to regard them
more as ambitious freaks from the Bar-
num -Bailey. side show than clever little
.actors.
Rudyard Klpling's patriotic. poem,
"The Absentminded Beggar," is being ret:
cited, or sung to music by Sir' Arthur
Sullivan, In half the theaters In London.
Mrs. Beerbohm Tree, Airs. Brown Potter
and ties. Langtry are among its most
• fanpus exponents,
HUSTLING PHILADELPHIA.
•••Immim••••••••k
•
Philadelphia is not so slow.—Titueville
Herald.
Philadelphia has proved herself to be a
hustler by capturing the Republican na-
tional convention from such cities as New
York, Chicago and St. Louis. -Ridge -
Wood (N. J.) News. •F'
• When the Quaker City can capture '
such a gathering in competition with' Chi-
cago and New York, it is manifest that
the term "sleepy" Is no longer applicable
to It Philadelphia Won through the ex.
ercise of qualities of enterprise and
ehrewdnesi.-Chleago Record.
, 'Chicago lost the Republican convention
mainly because we have no suitable con-
• vention hall, and Philadelphia won be-
cause she has a good haff and because, her
citizens wanted the convention and mull,
ed together to secure it, The first Rea
publican national convention which nont.
elated Fremont, -wen
e held i'Philadelphigt
n Irt 18 and 18: 18:18..—Chicago Intej
ceen.s; r'-'"'„ • -
me..11 ;
.1 .#"
CONGRESSIONAL CUTS.
•
The plain people will look with favor
`Upon the movement to reduce the ex-
pense of congressional funerals. We
could then tifford to have More of them.-•
Mitmeapolis
In summarizing the work to be under-
taken by congress this winter a Washing-
ton' dispatch states that the senate will
not hurry. Precedent cotints for a great
deal in the senate.a-St. Louis (twee-Dem-
fem. '
Mr. l)enew says there are as eloquent
men in the United Stoles Senate as there
ivete during the days of Clay and Web -
• The sooner should quit his joking
mow Ilia he hes been elected to a respon-
sible pnaition.-Chicago Record.
The rule of the senete which permits a
senator to present atiy sort of 5 resold -
tion tiiid ansionnee when he will waste
the time of the senate to speak on it
seems to be quo that could be rescinded
to the credit of that body. -Indianapolis
,Journal.
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• RECENT INVENTIONS.
APOOle of thread are held in a eortVeti-
lent position for use bY a new bracelet
which hes two spring clips to grip the
Wrist, with two epindles supported end to
end, to be inserted in the holes of the
spool.
Telegraph poles can be easily erected
With A new machine Which has a crank
- shaft set on the top of a long tube to ro-
tate a screw threaded sleeve whieh pro-
jects a rod out of the Metre 0' raise the
POle into a vertical position.
To be eeenred to the Ceiling lis a bandy
mercantile broom holder with a bracket,
from whiff/ depends a rod having a series
DIPLOMATIC STATIONERY,
a Story Snowier Bove It is Ifflossiett
Abroad Foe That Purlieu*,
The use of the official envelopes of the
United Staten by both French and Oar -
num oples is an old dodge, and a greet
Many are stolen from the smaller consu-
latee In Hermany,where the folk in charge
are rather careless about their statiouerY-
Sole inkling et this leaked out years ago,
and the thiag was talked about in diplo-
raatie and newspaper circles a a good
I joke,
Bret Herbs was then in the consular
service In England, and naturally he
heard th9 Yen. It struck hint as good
literary material; and he wrote a short
Story bleed Wen it which -woe published
in one of, the London Christmas annuale
think The Graphic -but 1. am not
quite auto, in either 1894 or 1895.
"This story," continued the newspaper
Dump "was quite different from Mr.
Harte's alma' vein and was very clever
and Amusing.
"It purported to be the narrative Of the ...
`American consul' at a fortified city In in-
terior Germany and opened ---Ah the ap-
pearance at the local garrison of a rely
rtew recruit, • wha speedily became the
butt of his comrades. '
"This poor fellow, Who was the soul of
good patured Idiocy, used to cenie td the •
4oiisulate to write letters to his 'brother
utalmVse deo anca aonsdc.,2710astizzallowiledutottirg
he disaPpstred tied Wet iffiiDosed to have
be aroWned In the rivet* While bathing..
-Ivo years 'afterward the danani
in Paris and while seated in: front of a
boulevard cafe was accosted- by a smart.- •
young -French. captain In full uniform.
The feet* of the soldier was strangely
.faniilijir, and suddenly a light broke in
Ram the consul. The smart captain Was
Mine ,other than the stupid recruit ' who
had a dear brother in fgraway America.
"He was a French spy and a match-
less mimic, and' the consul forgot his cha-
grin ,over the misused stationtry• in his
.deacIllyr!tioil for the man's. pluck and au-
.
."The reader is -given -plainly to under-
stand that. the letters written at the
••iensulate n-
ever _went to Ameriea, but
.were addressed to a secret agent In Paris
and Passed safely through the. malls,.
guarded by. the citadel insignia of Uncle
am. • •
"That tale le a tolerably strikiog con-
firmation of what 1 have said in a.eteren'ce'
to the use -of our, envelopes by spies on
both sides," -San Francisca-Chronicle.
Your Doctor's Advise -Has not always
been according to his tionsoterice because
for jfearti he's been schooled in prej udioes
which dub every proprietary remedy as
"quackery" -to -clay be knows better and
praotices better, and sit& worthy remedies
as Dr. Von Stan's Pineapple Tablets are
among the constanf--presoriPtions -in his
daily practice because he has proved them
so potent nat in stomaigi troubles -0O in a bcx,,
a
Premier Macdonald and Hon,. D. H.
McFadden, Provincial Secretary, were
returned by acclamation in Manitoba
yestei day. Mr. Davidson, Treasurer,
is still without a seat.
SEVEN YEARS IN BED.
"Will wonders ever cease F.- inquire' the
friends of Mrs S. Peelle, of Lawrence, Kan:
They knew she had been unable to leave
her bed in seven years on accotint of bid-
ney and liver trouble, nervous prostration
"
)41
Destiny Changed.
The "Slater Shoe" is closely watched dur.
ing the process of manufacture. Every Aloe
undergoes a careful examination after leav.
ing the hands of each operator.
The slightest flaw in the leather or work.
„e,e, mansbip-a stitch missed -a slip of 'the knife,'
_toothe
only disce,ordrniinabrlye,t,o an expert condemns the
/
shoe that started toward the "Slater" goal
nemeTess, unwarranted army of footwear'
'sold to whoever will buy them.
The "Slater Shoe" is made in twelve
• shapes, all leathers, colors, widths, sizes .
and styles. Every pair Goodyear Welt.'
• ed, name and price stamped on the soles, '
$3,80 AND $8.00.
Jackson Brost, Sole Agents for Clinton.
„
zwagszezzosozaz2zza.6.6.4.daiw..sasizzgasmaisnagsm
For pure blood,
A bright eye and
A,clear complexion,
A keen appetite,
An -easy digestion
And refreshing sleep.
eR.41.1C.M. .
riitors Strsa
. tarouses the Liver,
Quickens the circulation,
Brightensthe spirits and:
.Generally, makes life -worth living.
Sixty Seven years trial have proved It to bebeeiond question,
the most reliable BLOC:inept/Wien' known.
All the leading Druggists sell BRISTOL'S SARSAPARILLA,
2 2.Z, 00:2 4'215 22,,, 21:2 2 C:2 0.0 0:2 e• • e:a •-.• 1 •
General Builder and Contractor. •
linloti-Sash,DoorlB . ato_
S S. *COOPER . -' - , PROPIIIATOR,
- This factory is the lar.geat in the county, and has the Very latest improved ma.- •
chinerh capable of doing work on the&
shortest tine. We carry an extensive)
and reliable stook and'prepared plans, and, give estinaatite for and build all class.,
es of buddings en short notice and on the closest prices All work ts supervue •
' • ed in &mechanical way and malefaction guaranteed. We 8611 all kinds of itt..
terior and exterior material. .
Lumber Lath, Shingles, Lime, Nash, Doors, Blinds, Ete
and generpt debility ; but, Three bottles
of Electric Bitters enabled we to walk," Agent for the Celebrated GRAYBILL SCHOOL DESK, manufee eal
she Writes, ''and in three months I felt like
a new, person." Women suffering from
Headache, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Me-
lancholy, Fainting and Dizzy Spells will
find it aprioelese blessing; Try it. .Satis-
faction s guaranteed. Only 50o at H. B.
Combe's drag store.
°woe
• .QUICKCURE -
FOR COUGHS
and 'COLDS st
Pyny Pectoral
The Consclint Remedy for all
THROAT ma LUNO AFFECTIONS
Large Bottle* 25 cent‘
DAVIS & LAWRENCE CO., Limited, §
Prop's, Perri Davis' Pala Killer. -
New York lipntreal
L. 11ACIMEESON
INSURANCE'.
Vire, . Life, • Ace/trent; • Mate:mass.
orrice.' moray Erma, Cmgroli
JACOB TAYLOR. .
Clinton, Ont.
General District Agent for the
Confederation Life InsneaneeCe
for Stratford and Goderieb, inclusive. All in
ormation relating to insurance gladly given
to loan at reasonable rates.
Olden in Palace Bleck,
at Waterloo. Call and get prices and estimates before piaoing vont
Christmas
-PERFUMES anci
JOHN WYEO .
tiOLMESVILLE,
Agent for the Moteneeeren Flag ASSIMAtet
co. of Manchester, England, whose funds and
security are rated itt $1400,000. Also the Mo-'
Eitior MtrrtanItranniaren CO. Air olaselet of
farm risks andisolated town property taken
at lowest rates. First-eless Loan Companies
also reprasented. Money to be had from 4) pee
oent no, according to nature of security -
Melly mail to Hoin2egville - Vestal card will '
fetch /dm.
TOTAL ABSTAINERS
ABE THE BEST etteteseheratore the
Temperance & General Life Assurance Co
OP Torontro
Is the BEST COMPANY forthe BEST RISE.
Over six million dollars intetrance oh the lives
of total abstainers in Canada. For rates, eta.
. enquire 61
W. O. liVElts,
General Agent for Huron County,
Addresa-37 Fulton St. or P.O.Itox170
femme
11, 1 II Ai I 11100100111 f••• • " S'S
'1)! blitriotontal arms radiating from the
lower tea, the arme tieing slotted to r& ,• otoinated Iciusara,,mine
oolva the head end of the boon, handler. .
itiveated r undo, . (6,332,288
A WIDOW'S LOVE Arieeit.
etteeiveg a setback, if she has offensive
breath tbedligh COiletipAtiOn
or Stimuli Trolible, but De.' Kings* New
Life Bilis elegy* eine %op troubles;
clam the system, itifeetell the bestial, he*
nish eareleeeet Nut in the world for liver,
kidneys, otta bowel*. Only ido as IL II:
Coufbo'i drag store.
• ee
1.1111A1tAL - STRONG. PROGRAMME
All the 'popular forme of ineurastee
Pollees unconditiontii,workt wide and bonier -
fellable. money loaned. Policies purebeeed.
New Business 1st* eldsco,con
Anet paid Policy Holdout,687.000
ran information furnished by
• OHA$ fl. HALE'
moot moon.
Ame Mita
TOILET goods
Dainty Gifts foroboth Ladies
-and Men -for Young or Old
Give Perfumes if you'd please the fair
--
sex. • The choicest kinds *re here. All the,
famous makes -all the desirable sabre -
and many kinds put up in speoially attract.
rive Christmae packages. '
Our assortment of Fine Hair Brushes,
?Wheal • Brushes, Mirrors, Whisks • irr
ebonyand handsome woods, is the most
complete in the town. And the most inter..
eating part to y,ou is that prices are far be,
low what youtve- been accustomed to' pelf -
for similar articles eleewhere.
H. B. COOMBE, c,hemist Druggi,st
Cutters and Sleighs
We Keep in Stock and make to order
• Cutters and Sleighs of all kinds.
to itumBALL
CLINTON
1 am a fanner located near Stony Brook, one of the most malarious
dlitticts in this State, end was bothered with malaria for years, at time*
to I could not work, and was always ve:y constipated as well...For
yetr11 had malaria so bad In the spring, when engaged --in' plewinek,
that 1 could do nothing but shake. I must have taken about a Aral
of quinine pills besides dozens of other remedies but never °Wined'
any permanent benefit. Last fall, i s peach time, 1 hed a most serious
attack of chills and then commenced to take Ripans Tabules, upon a
friend's advice, and the feet box z,i de run rJI right and I have never
been without them sinc C i take one Tabula eh morning and night
and sometimes when I feel more then usually extuusted 1 uke three lit
a dip They have kept my stomach sweet, my bowels regular and 1,
have not had the least touch or n; te:a nor splitting headache since r
commenced using them. 1 knew et -o tire I sleep better and wake up
more refreshed than forrnefly. 1 dual. Hew how many r.omplai
ItipanaTabulea will help, but I do 1: 'low they will cure any one .
condition I was and 1 would not be without thein at any pricej 1
honestly consider them the thee vest-prk.,:d modicina in the world tia
duty are also the most beneficial and the most convenient to tko
I am twenty-seven years of age and have worked hard all my life, thy
same as most farmers, both early and late and in all kinds of weathar,
and 1 have never enlmoyed such good health aa I have since last 411; lit
Act, my neighbors Save all remarked my Imeroved condition and bow
imito !, Say,. John, what are you doing to look so healthy ? " •
• 111111004. end ofned health that itte,Adil vett ettberteet. noise eationet trot/
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