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i... . Candi-n Wage Eitnen A report on and statistics of wage earners in Canada by occupations compiled from data of the census of 1901 has been issued by the Canadian government. The number of persons at regular work is given as 661,458 males and 153, 445 females. The aver- age earnings of these were $387 and 8182, respectiveiy. In agriculture 72, - 696 males and 92 females were em~ played, in manufacturing 226, 001 and 49, 662, in trade and transportation 114,005 and 13,829, and in domestic and personal 140,978 and 67,752. self. An “101‘ cine t6 him and ap- plied for an engagement. There did not seem to be much need of him, but his demands m the way of salary were. very modest and the manager said to him: “Well, you may consider your- self engaged. I fancy I can find someâ€" thing for you to do ” The newly en- gaged man looked at the manager questioningly. “How about a con- tract?" he asked. “Oh, never mind a contract. We’ll have a verbal con- tract.” There was a look of mild re- proach in the eyes of the man as he answered sorrowfnlly: “Sir, the last time I made a verbal contract I drew averbalvsalarya" ' Han never tires of girdinz at wom- an's unsightly hats and tightly com- pressed waists. Are-his own adorn- menta. however, the highest products of aesthetic taste? Men were wont to incue themselves in sheet armor when they went forth to butcher each other in battle. It is. perhapa a sur- vival ole-that custom, as well as an in- dication of degeneracy, that impels them to put on a hreastplate of stiflly starched linen when they sit down to ”mandize with each omenâ€"London Ho Didn’t Lib Verbal Contracts. A well-known theatrical manager tells the following story against him- A Norwich misinter. who, of course. nut he nameless. but who recently tofi an extensive holiday. wrote home to'e member of his congregation that he Ind greatly benefited by the dune. He received a postcard in re- fly: “So have we." A Tip for m Aemuts should reserve their fails until they get nearer the firmament. Astronomers tell us that if a man fell from a balloon five or six miles high he woatd never hit the ground. he- cause he would be going so fast by the time he got near the earth that he would be vaporized by the heat from the friction. CLIPPIHOO FRO]! DAYLIOHT Ag Ingkh Papa. A POI-hilt Behind“. method of ex: 1, Hi: qriginal In I fatherly Bmy’u Dim-t. »\ . An Exposure of Man. Man rejoices greatly that he is not vain, frivolous and forward like the members of the opposite sex, forgeh ful og the fact that the average man spends more time and money in sport and selfish pursuits in a iveelt than the average woman spends in a ‘year. That man may soon be swskened. if not rudely. at least effectively, from in the street one day, accosted him with: “How. are-you, Brown? I heard you had an ophicleide." Brown lo'oked at him in utter amazement; having probably never heard 'of such an instrument before, and stammered out: “Well, 1â€"1 was very ill about two weeks. ago, but I don't think I had that, at any rate!" NOV“ find the Ophichide . A' short time since a number of amuse: hascians in a country town met for the purpose of organizing an orchestra. They were successful in procuring all the performers they de- sired exCept an ophicleide player. One of‘the number finally volunteered to take up the instrument and try to learn to play it. 'He had'no ophi- cleide, but; hearing that he could probably borrow one from a young man in'the place who was thought to own one. be, happening to meet him ,An interesting attempt is about to be made by a large liquor company to evade the prohibition law in the state of Kansas. The law is so stringent there that restaurant cars on railway trains passing through the state are obliged to close their bars and are not allowed to serve intoxicating drinks even to passengers having their meals. The company has secured a large number of steamers, many of them of _small draft, and is placing them upon the Missouri, the Kansas and the Arkansas rivers, and from them liqudr will be sold. Legal advice has been taken, which states that the proj- ect is within the law; as navigable streams are under federal jurisdiction and the selling of liquor from a boat in Midstream will be no violation of the anti-liquor law. The company proposes to allow the. boats to sail through the larger cities. supplying the wants of the thirsty. gathered a clue of you-i. children round him and soon lud their open- Inouthed attention. “Now suppose that yqu and I were playing 3 [use of marbles." he said to little Tommy Jones. “You have ten marbles and I have eight." The class 'nthered closer round. “At the end of the nine you have won half of my unar- bles. end, of course. I want to phy again to win them luck." “the chil- dren messed even nearer. “At the end of'the second nine 1 win half of than you nOIv have. Tell me--â€"" excite- ment waxed intenseâ€"“tell me.’ he continued. "how many marbles are you left with?" With a look of inex- preuihle disgust the boy addteued fell beck. “Why, Billy.” he aid. “blovcd if it ain't sums.” Ending Lana Law at Said assessment is payable in five (5) installments, with interest at the rate of five (5) per centum per annum on all installments from and after date of first voucher All persons de- siring may file objections in said court before said day and may appear on the hearing and make their defense. CHARLES L. FINNEY, Oflicer Appointed to Make Said As- s'eumem. A. D. 1907, or as soon thereafter: as the busines: of the court will permit. Dated at Highland Park, Illinois, Aug. 3, A D. 1w: of said improvgm‘en‘t according to benefits, and an assessment thereof having been/“made and returned to said court, the final.hearing thereon will be‘ had on the 19th day of Augixst, let himself. Waiting until he thought he was not noticed, the new constable approached the urchin. . “Now. then.” began the policeman, “what are you sitting for there all thia time?” “Takin‘ a day ofl‘ in the country.” re- plied the arab. The inexperienced oi- ficer, perfectly new to the species, stared at the product of slumdom in undisguised amazement. “Takin' a day 06 in the country!” he echoed. "Why, wherever can you see the coun- try from ’ere?" “In your face, of course." replied the arab at last, swift- ly vacating the curb. pleasurc there are many indicatioal to show. He is being found out. and tho longer the day of reckoning in do» land. the strong" will the reaction The Idea Cache, Arch. The fresh-complexion“! young po- Iieenun from the country betrayed by his kit-conscious air the disguietude he felt on first going on duty in a Lbndon street. He 1m particularly disturbed in mind by the behavior of a street arab who at on the curb smoking a eucceuion of “fag ends” and regarding him with a fixed serenity of gaze worthy of Sun Wel- all persons interested that the City Council of the City of Highland Park, County of Lake and State of Illinois, having ordered that a connected sysâ€" tem of streets in. the Cityvof Highland Park, County of Lake and State of Illinois. be paved with macadam and otherwise improved as follows: Laurel avenue from the easterly» line of St: Johns avenue, thence easterly along said Laurel avenue to the east- erly terminus of the traveled roadway on said Laurel ”avenue, at the top of the bluff at Lake Michigan, and Pros- pect avenue from its‘jtmction with the south line of said' Laurel avenue, thence east to the easterly terminus of the traveled roadway on 'said Pros- pect avenue, at the top of the blufl‘ at Lake Michigan, the ordinance for the same being on 'file in the office of the City Clerk of said City, and hgvigg applied to the County Clerk _of Lake County for an assessment of the costs his long sleep of contentment and Special Assessment Nomi No. m. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO lieâ€"From ‘An Esme of Elan." in London Opinion. You Might Think - FBI“ SIUESTBOH Ice, Coal, Cokc Wood and. Kindling tlcmcn made to order. Chafing. Btu-9n: any 31min; Law and First C193: Suits fgr ladieg and gcn M. *WOLAK. TAILOR HIGHLAND PARK. ILLINOIS that the souiienir post card business is “all it” at Albert Larson’s but you have another “think” to come. It is true he has about the smoothest line of post cards ever dis- played in Highland Park but itis only sup- plemental to an'equally complete line of fine correspbndence sta- tionery and school supâ€" plies. In addition his store is a convenient place to buy your mac- azi nes, periodicals. newspapers and books -all the ”live ones" and any not on hand will be ordered for you. Now for fine candies, Havana cigars, pipes, smokers' articles and tobacco: Mr. [anon is ihc conceded head- quarters of the city. HIGHLAND PARK. ILL. OfficcudYud STRHTANDELM PLACE 7mm Table Water M Y. m W II M”. 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