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Teacher (during historyâ€" lesson): EVQ‘TWho was Joan of Are ’1” For a. few utes there was silence. Then a. 1; little boy put up his hand. -‘j."Please, teacher, she was the daughter of Noah "’ Always a. Good Friendâ€"In health and happiness we need no friends. but when pain and prostration come we look for friendly aid from sympathetic hands. These hands can, serve us no better than in rub- lbing in Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil, 3for when the Oil is in the pain is gut. It has brought; relief §o.thqu- â€" VIQIVéftrâ€"d‘fhe péssimist doesn' 1: either, he feels that the spilled milk was more than half water, anyway. Scottâ€"An optimist is a. man who doesn’t cry over spilp u_1i1k. ~ [‘03:ch ‘pnnos "no ‘oxoo '1, '000 'u'atnopul , o3 onus w ”PA; 11p 1 00-93 mum on pit} .mzo 9.13“an '3 . 3: ya cues ‘vugpuuq onqn 3pm: leanq ‘9uan .ono u; popaou 0pm.“: auozcd I 529:; oz qmumwn qun sputum u; lino; pu-e 53p 5 “0 “l 3"“ 91‘1“!“ V 'OSLNVM GMBDV may help you to win the Cash Prize of SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS given by the ORANGE MEAT Com- pany for the largest number of bot- toms of‘ packages sent in. There are a. great number of other large cash prizes given in this contest. Commence saving the ORANGE MEAT Corton Bottoms and send your name and address to ORANGE MEAT, Kingston, TO- DAY, stating that you wish to en- ter and you will be sent full infor- mation regarding all the prizes and conditions. ORANGE MEAT is a. flesh and blood producer and be- cause of its thorough cooking and malting, it is easily assimilated. The browbeating counsel does out always get the best of it. “I can teach you the law, sir, but I cannot teach you manners,” thundered an enraged EC. to a. more than usually trying witness. The latter smiled slightly. “That is true,” he said. V “(Olin-lino. rm. In I mold” run the " IRH’ISH AMERICAN DYEING 00. lad prunin- by pout. n4 '0 we Inn to mm m M 15!. neutral. opinion of himself. ” “See here!” exclaimed the angry man. “I wish you would muzzle that. dog of yours at night. His bark- ing keeps my baby awake." “I was just going to request you to muzzle your baby,” rejoined the neighbour. ‘His nigh'uiy howling annoys my 001136 the cups and count the cost. ,,Much is saved by using “82» ladaffllsa. Sold only in sealed gears! itch“, never. by peddlers or CARPET DYEING and manning. rm. 1: I with] with the De Jones: “There is one good thing about that man.” De Smith: “What is it?” Do Jones: “His Attacks of cholera and dysentery come quickly, there. seldom being any warning of the visit. Rome- dial action must be taken just as quickly if the patient is to be spared great suffering and permanent in- jury to the lining membranes of the bowels. The readiest preparation for the purpose is Dr. J. D. Kel- log’s Dysentery Cordial. It can be got at small cost at any drug store eneral dealer’s, and it will af- forg relief before a. doctor can be The Greatest Tonic is "Forrovim." It I: t in taste and contains as: the nourish- ment and strength-giving qualit s that us need- .dhy those whom nick and weakly. called. {Eaâ€"£35 :vkibnwiifiouut it would be in- ’deed friendless. Ho's ! You've never tasted the best sausage until you've eaten libby’s Vienna Sausage. It sasausage product of big 11 food valuel Made different; Cook ed ditferenti Ta‘stes different and is ciifferent than other sausagel Libby’s Vienna Sausage. like all of the Libby Food Products; is carefully prepared and cooked in Libby’s Great White Kitchen. Libby’s Vienna Sausage It can be quickly served for any meal at any timei It is pleas. ing; not over~flavored and has that satisfying taste; Try it; Libby, McNeill G: libhy, Chicago. I), YOUR FRIENDS SOURED. TAXES 0N EVERYTHING CURIOUS DUTIES IMPOSED TO RAISE BRITISH REVENUES. Pitt, During Great Britain’s War With France, Tried Every Tax Im'aginablc. Chancellors in former times were at their wits’ ends to raise revenue, and many were the curious taxes they imposed, says the London Daily Mail. ,_A..1-_ \Iâ€"luA-llv ..v..- .r v V. 'g Taking advantage of the fashion, iPitt put on the “guinea. pig” tax, 33.3 it was called, charged on a. householder in respect of every per- - ‘son in 'hxs house who used hair 1 son in ’his . pogvder: uuou ‘ILu~a~~ Pitt put a. tax on hair powder. For a hundred years the wig, in- troduced from France, was very fashionable. But about thg n‘liddle -uv.-Avuwv.v of the eig htcent-ii century it began to fall into disuse and hair pow- der took its place VA vvv vvvvv -«-- Men tied their natural hair in a. queue and covered it. with powder. To appear at any social function with unpowdered hair was an im- po§siibrle offgnce. n .1 p ‘7' u “v. . ,v . But there were many exemptions; m addition to the Royal Family and their servants, ciergymen not posâ€" sessing a hundred a. year, subal- terns and privates in the army, and omcers in the navy under the rank of commander were exempted._ But in 1853 Mr. Gladstone chang- ed thw tax to 128. for any kind of dog. Even this was too high. Not one-fourth of the owners paid, and so great became the numbers of dogs 02‘ the public roads that some- thing like a panic arose throughout the country. And to relieve the man with a. urge family, a father with more han two unmarried daughters ould get a. license for any number N paying two guineas. Pitt expected a. revenue of more ‘ .1111 £20,000. But the Whigs, Pir-aded by the Duke of Bedford, liccided to balk the Chancellor by abandoning the use of hair powder. In September, 1795, some of the \‘Cnig leadersâ€"the Duke of Bedford, {'12- Marquis of Anglesea,' the Earl of Jersey, Lord William Russell and othersâ€"met in solemn conclave at Woburn Abbey and there sor- rmx fully cut off their queues. ‘ For a. bug timeâ€"1840-53â€"d0g owners paid a. very heavy toll. For all nun-sporting dogs the tax was 9% 8d” for sporting dogs, 15s. 4d., and fur greyhounds, £1 23. ( u‘led and oiled whiskers took tl‘n vacant place and powder was left to mensen ants, but it was not ti1‘11869 that Mr. Lowe repeakd tnc nair poxxder tax as not being worth the cost of collection. War with France was the cause of the tax on dogs. In 1796 the imâ€" post commenced. but it was limit- ed to persons keeping sporting dogs or a. pumber_ of dogs. - 1 In Lmulon the parks were infest- ed by stray dogs and it was a. com- mon sightto see dozens of them fol- lowing riders in the ROW, barking at the horses. w‘30th prevent evasion the tax was reduced to 53., and-afterward raised to the figure whlch it now stands. Probably the worst taxes ever imposed were those on paper, news~ papers and advertisementsâ€"the tax on knowledge, as it has been called. How much these taxes retarded the progress of the country there is no pcanuIating The paper duty, William III.’ s invention, commenc- ed in 1694 and lasted down to 1861 over a. century and a half. It was at one time £28 a. ton and when Chmles Knightp ublished the. “Penny C A ‘opaedia” (1830) he had to pay 000 dut; on the paper. "O‘nlgr 14.000 tons‘ of paper‘ fiere used in H03 and only 28,000 tons in 1831'. Then in 1711 Queen Anne put a. duty on newspapers, a. penny per sheet, raised to fourpence by George II} and not abolished until 1855. To make matters worse an ad- vertisemem duty was imposed in 1712, also Queen Anne. This amounted h the prohibitive sum of 3s. 6d. for ~'ach advertisement. For four years shopkeepers were taxed by Pitt (1785-89). It was not much. only Sixpence in the pound up to £10 rent and two shillings in the pound when the rent exceed- ed £25 pounds. But a. great outcry arose. Pitt said the shopkeeper could pass the tax on to the customer; the shop~ keeper said he could not and in the end the shopk99p8r_was victpriouS. A curious thing happened when auctioneers were taxed. At first £5 a. year, the duty was raised to £10 by Peyl‘ but he relieved them of the necessity of_teking out a. li- cense for Low, Splflts, etc., when they said these artlcles at; auction. The consequence wag that auction- eers everywhere earned on the sale of spirits, em, for themselves un~ til the abuse was stppped in 1864. It must have caused a. great amount of consumption. anaemia. and other foul air maladies, for in 1850 there were only an average of six windows in English houses. In- deed, our architects are not yet free from the bad influence of this To Pitt again and the war with France we oue the Income tax. He put it on with a vengeanceâ€"2s in the pound on all incon_1es over £200 and van ing rates on incomes from this sum down to £60. It commenced in 1798 and was abolished in 1816. Then for twen- tyâ€"six years the people were free from this most unpopular impost. At first the possession of large families was taken into account, and, abatements were made for chil- dren, £4 per £100 for each child over two years, where the income did not exceed £400 a year, and less for rich folk. The window tax, a. very old tax, commenced in the reign of William III., was not discontinued until Lord Halifax changed it to the house duty in 1851. In many old h0_uses one still sees mock windows pelnted on the walls for symmetryâ€"hldeons things. Not only were glazed wmdows taxed, but any hole in the wall was in- cluded. Indeed, in the early days only very rich people had glass win- dows, and so precxons were these that they were earned from one house to another when people reâ€" moved. Curious dodges were practised to escape the tax, such as extending one window across two houses or making a. very wide division be- tween two panes of glass. The loss to the nation must have been a hundredfold the revenues collect- ed from this bad tax. Toll was taken from the people in many other curious ways. Watch- e° (then usually slung from a chain round the neck) and clocks were taxed, 103. for a gold watch, 2s. (id. for a. silver watch, and '55. for a clock. The tax nearly ruined the trade. Raisins came to be taxed during the Commonwealth because plum puddings were regarded with aver- sigg by the Puritgms. 111‘, KEEP CHILDREN WELL DURINI} HUT WEATHER Every mother knows how fatal the summer months are to small children. Cholera infantum, diar- rhoea, dysentery and stomach trou- bles are alarmingly frequent at this time and too often a precious little life is lost after a few hours’ ill- ness. The mother who keeps Baby’s Own Tablets in the house feels safe. The occasional use of Baby’s Own Tablets prevent stomach and bowel troubles, or if the trouble comes suddenlyâ€"as it generally does-the Tablets will bring the little one through safely. Mrs George Howell. Sandy, Beach. Que, says :-â€"â€"“My baby was suffering with colic, vomiting and diarrhoea, but after giving him Baby’s Own Tabâ€" lets the trouble disappeared. I would advise all mothers to keep a box of Tablets always at hand.” Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 250. a box from The Dr. Willi- ams’ Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. Influences That Draw It From Its Allegiance to the Magnetic Pole. Nothing in the navigational equipment of a ship has been the subject of more anxious scientific research or receives more jealous care than the mariner’s compass, sags the Windsor Magazine. The popular notion of the com- pass needle always pointing north and south isâ€"well, more inaccurâ€" ate than even popular notions usu- ally are. Even under the most favorable conditions there are only certain laces upon the surface of the earl; where the compass needle does not point north and south, and it is quite safe to say that such con- ditions are never found on board cf_any ship. But we must go further and say that no more unfavorable position could be found for a compass than on board of a modern steamship, which is a. complicated mass of steel, all tending to draw the com- pass needle from its allegiance to the magnetiepole of. the earth, warring influences which must needs be Counteracted by all sorts of devices which hedge round the instrument by an invisible wall of conflietingeuqz‘ents of magnetisnn And as if this were not enough there are now huge dynamos to be reckoned with, producing electric currents for all sorts of purposes on board. In the midst of these mystic currents the poor little com-' pass needle, upon which the marâ€" iner depends for his guide across the trackless deep. hangs suspend- ed like one shrinking saint sur- rounded by legions of devils. Sheâ€"“Don’t you think this cos- tu_n_1e isHygry becoming to me ’2” Heâ€"“Yeé, and the; bill will be coming to me, I suppose ‘1” Biliousness Burdens Life â€" The bilious man is never a companion- able man because his ailment ren- ders him morose and gloomy. The complaint is not so dangerous as it is: disagreeable. Yet no one need suffer from it who can procure Par- melee’s Vegetable Pills. By regu- lating the liver and obviating the effects of bile in the stomach they restore men to cheerfulness and full vigor of action. “I’m afraid, Edward. your’re marrying me only because I’ve in- herited $50,000 from my uncle.” “Why, Blanche, how can you think that of me? Your uncle is nothing to me E I would marry you no matter from whom you inherited the money.” THE MARINER’S COMPASS. ISSUE NO. 30â€"08. SUITABLE. is the only Dandruff Cure. For Shampooing it has no equal. Sold by all ail druggists, 5°C, or sent postpaid from the Seven Sutherland Sisters, 179 King St, Toromo, on receipt of price. Undergronml Stronghold Contains Hundreds of Skeletons. Great excitement has been caus- ed at Serra, Dairc, in southern Portugal, by the discovery of an underground Moorish stronghold, which is said to be rich in treasure. The stronghold consists of a very extensive series of underground passages and chambers, including living quarters, stables and storeâ€" houses. and it was undoubtedly con- structed at the time that; the Moors. were being hard pressed by the Portuguese, who held the northern portioq of_ the c‘ou‘ntry. Great stores of gold and silver coins have also been found, and large numbers of people are work- ing feverishly day and night. Hundreds of skeletons have been found, and a great store of ancient weapons, including daggers, swords and scimitars, many of which are studded with prqciou_s_ston_es.u AN HONEST DOCTOR ADVISED PE-RUâ€"NA. R. SYLVESTER E. SMITH, Room 218, Granite Block, St. Louis, Mo., writes: “Peruna. is the best friend a sick man can have. On Sable Island, off the coast of Nova Scotia, troops of wild horses are to be found. The original stock are believed to have landed from a Spanish wreck early in the sixteenth century, though in the opinion of some their introduction took place at a later period. Twenty-five years ago it was estimated that these hor- ses numbered 600, but at present there are scarcely 200 of them left. Sable Island is an accumulation of loose sand, forming a pair of ridges united at the two ends, and enclos- ing a shallow lake. There are tracts of grass in places, as well as pools of fresh water. “A few months ago I came here in a, wretched condition. Exposure and dampness had ruined my once robust health. I had catarrhal affections of the bronchial tubes, and for a time there was a. doubt. as to my recovery. “My good honest 01d doctor advised me to take Peruna, which I did and in a short time my.health began to im- prove very rapidly, the bronchial trouble gradually disappeared, and in; three months my health was fully re- stored. There are a. number of varieties of corns. Holloway’s Corn Cure will remove any of them. Call on your dmggist and get a bottle at “Willie, is it right to say ‘My sis- ter has come to school’ ‘2” “No, miss.” “Why not.” “Because your sister has went home!” FOUND SKELETONS AND GOLD once. Just be happy on the way; Troubleâ€"don’t you greet it. Set your hopes on the brighter day, But walk along an’ meet it! “Accept a. grateful man’s thanks for his restoration to perfect health." Pe-ru-na for his Patients. A. W. Perrin, M. D. 8., 980 Halsey St., Brooklyn, N. Y., says: BL, ”POOKIyn, .L‘ . l. ., any a . “I am using your Peruna. myself, and. am recommending it to my patients in all cases of catarrh, and find it to be more than you represent. Peruna can be had now of all druggists in this sec- tion. At the time I. began using it, it was unknown.” -â€"-â€" SOLD BY â€" O‘HCGISTS, GROCERS AND GENERAL STORES 10¢. per packet, or 3 packet. for 25¢. will last a. whole season. F LY $AB§ Write for Booklet. library Bureau of Canada of equipment for a. Public Library is a. subject that should be carefullly con- sidered. Lmrum, 79 BAY STREET, TORONTO, ONT. For planning the Stack Room, arranging the Charging Counter and Classifying Books for Cata- logs, Library Bureau is re- cognized the world over as the authority. WILSON'S SABLE ISLAND HORSES. SUTHEBLAND SISTERS SGALP GLEANER Plug Chewing Tobacco “Biggest and Best” Black Watch The Question 300 sheets of sticky paper Ivory packet will um more flies than An Englishman Annoyed His Neighbors by Keeping (£0959. Though the Japanese have hor- rowed many things from us they do not seem to have mastered our language as yet, as the fullmving letter shows. It was reéeivod by an Englishman who resided in the native quarter of Tokio. He had annoyed his neighbors by keeping geese, which disturbed the calm uf the place, and they accordingly resolved to send a. protest to him. This letter was the result of their “Deer Sir,â€"We have already twice written of your hateful geese cry with very unacceptable, unbearâ€" able, uncommon, uncouth, unquiet. and very loud voice. Your hateful geese cry in ugly and stormy manâ€" ner. Therefore, whenever your hateful geese cry, our childs are afraid and trembled with Wonder. In that consequence the healthy of our childs is very injured. labors :â€" “Whenever your geese cry un- quietly, we all can think no thought. It. is frequent; that the thoug ghb made is partly tlamulul down by your hateful and uuuuict voice of your geese. _ “Tokio, Jan. 3rd, 1908. “Mr. John_ Bexiggtoq. “At the same time, we are all awakened from very early morning and must heard of the hateful, un- quiet, unlikeful, ugly, loud voice of your uninteresting geese. “We and our childs are extraor- dinarily injured, both material and, abstract Kill 3our hateful geese! Kill) our geese or cam a33a3 them to the distant place and do to ma kc “Since-you Brought the goose, we all have no case to think thought excgpt in fiche nig_h};_._ us not be injured by their hateful and unquieb voice. If you do not satisfy our want, we all shall injure you ih return tomâ€"Yours faithful- Mrs. Dicks: “Just think, Mary, how terrible! The poor man was torn limb from limb 3” Mary: “Lor‘ bless us, marm, and men so A man must indeed be hard- hearted to ignore such a fervent appeal; yet. sad to state, the goose are still there, though now and again one comes to an untimely and suspicious end. scarce !’ ’ a free trial of my home treatment, with interesting booklet, all post- paid in plain wrappers, with the most reliable references and proofs which .will encourage the most dis- heartened. You can thus quickly satisfy yourself, without cost. that this treatment is what you long have sought. I will reply promptly to all who write. Address, MRS. M. SUM MERS. Everywhere, especially those dis- couraged by failure of previous treatment are invited to write for Ladies in Poor Heal Useful at all Timesâ€"In winter 01‘ in summer Parmelec’s Vegetable Pills will cope with and overcome any irregularities of the digestive organs which change of diet. change of residence, or variation of temperature may bring almut. They should be always kept at; hand. and once their beneficial ac- tion becomes known, no one will be without them. There is mthing nauseating in their structure. and the most delicate can use them confidently. Small Plot .0! Cultivated Ground in Tibet That Yields $15,000. The possibilities of profitable gar- dening in England are exemplified by an acre of land cultivated on the French system of intensixe cul- ture, which in the last compioton {year is said to have yield-z {Riva in gross returns, says the ll c. 1 ster Gazette. This probably constitutes a re- cord for England, the nearest ap- proach known to the writer being an acre of land the propert of a. seedsman on the Great estem line between London and Oxford, _ _..â€".'... Tm: “'TENTEfi' 61"??? AT Q'EEEEC. 0.8. lu-ol-Wgrflb Non-ob, Address Three huge Dlnmg Tents Win seat 1. 500 at once and under the management of an efficient caterer meals will be served here to guests at 500 each In another tent meals will be served at 25c Visitorg to the great Tex-centenary C 1 . and at the "Tented City" every convifiirféémiofig had at a. good hotel, combined ‘ ; sleeping under canvas. wltn m" delight 0‘ 0n the top of the curtâ€"commanding a. magnifinnt View of the St. Lawrence. with the Naval Review; of the Pageants on the Plains of Abraham, and of old Quebecâ€"a. city of tents is being erected to pro- vide accommodation for thousands of guests. MOST PROFITABLE ACRES. Five perfectiy eagulpped Lavatory Tents. connected “:5“? f;.°£§"£5r ongmmme 02 Events and Ap- wlth the City m 1'18. are providedwthe one for pltcation Blanks andieservo your accommodaflo Ladies in a separate part or the grounds. Or on your arrhial go direct to the “ Tented Cit": Sleeping Tents are 015 three sizes. with your baggage. ' Lots of accommodation in the “Tented City.” Electric car line passes the main entrance; distance from Grand Stand five minutes walk. Plenty of police and fire protection. First- class caterer from B0_st0n furnishing meals from twenty-five cents upwaids. One of the finest views in the world, showmg the harlmr and battleships and landing of Champlain. ’ ENGLISH FROM TOKIO. “ALL NEIGHBORS." . A. H. WIGGS, Vice-President Tented City Co., Quebec. P-Qa lurid/o Ton» Windsor, Ont. Frau-I floral-War Such yields as these, however, are trivial compared with that of an acre of vineyard in the Moselie wine growing district which was sold a few years ago for nearly £24,000. and which produces acrop worth 2:92.500: or with that acre of land in Tibet on which grows the sacred “tree of a, thousand images” the leaves of which yield an annual rcvcmie exceeding £3,000. which has yielded in one year flow- er seeds to the value of £2'0. In Samoa. £00 to £80 is the aver- age yield an acre of land planted in cocoa; in Georgia £50 worth of eggplants have been picked from a single acre, and pineapple farms in the West Indies often pay as much as £100 an acre. Do not deiay in getting relief for the little fulks. Mother Gravcs’ Worm Exterminator is a pleasant and sure cure. If you love your child why do you let it suffer when a remedy is so near at hand? Many a man who imagines he is world-famous 1s unknown to the people in the next block. fies: ”I! in?! Itx . )6. In times of peace it doesn’t take much to start a quarrel. More men would acquire that tired fovling if all their words were back- ed by deeds. 50 CENTS. ALL DRUGGLSTS, OR The Pango Company, Toronto TIIE TEIITED CITY Ind/ca temp-u! fut (mm Din/nu Room: [moat Bantu Elmo: a!!!” dduinlctrctlaa am. dumb/In a limb: LYMAN BROS. C0,, Toronto CLARKSON, Toronto; 33 Scott St, TORONTO. Phbne Main I311 Stocks bought and sold on all exchanges for cash or margin. Cobalt orders executed for cash. CORRESPONDE .\" CE INVITED, . J. PATTISON'S: CO., lNVESTMENT BONDS. Class " A," holding 12 comfortably. Costs for whole celebrationâ€"12 days, with 2 days befors a: afterward I: desiredâ€"$150. Separate beds $1160 day. Class “B." holding 5. or 4 comfortably. For ml term, 875. Separate beds 82 per daY. yvnngluyu Wu; . v... a.» vâ€" ~ _w~ Express, Baggage an?! 505::3ifiéés. Safety Deposit Vaults. 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