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*V t/t,; *4 '1 ' hfei,; ?*£ %lm', J&2* * f'r^ W .•* t- *' r ^ *-&V • * * »- JV'? v ' * '"••wwa.f asSSil^^Mb&TlSSa:-M* (* jw. -, \. - - * " ' 7%r* . t 1 By A. M. CONSTANTINE S-i'.'. ?-' "'̂ : Vf.' * ^ w t s Her Highness jumped off tile piano *•&*'* * "tool aad ran to him eagerly. I-. "Ton are very late, sir knight," she Jjsaid, reprovingly. "Oil, two--three - >boors late!" • "Fate is the offender, Your High- , fitmm? the young fellow replied, with a ;v" "••;/•f "deprecating wave of his arm. "My k * fa v» strain was delayed two hours, and-- in c.'",v' ** *s' the accident several people were M* killed. So I'm fortunate to be here at «S^ t * • ,all." . ' • «oii!" murmured the child. ° .. ">'i "But I trust your highness is in good • •-.« *>Jl»eaUh," he added, with grave cour- ,5'#®®y. "«nd all yomys^rit brothers and' » „ •• •!•'•.'•#---her majesty the queen?" „ , »" Then he kissed the outatre tched *lit- '** \^ ̂e ^ngers with great dignity and laid (i ^ «V ^' 'ft small package in one palm and a »' *', 'handful of bonbons in the other. And he wished Her Highness a very 'merry Christmas and again added his fv' j * . ̂ courteous felicitations for all the royal see you any more ever, and--tad--Al won't see you any more?" "No." "But I want you to--" she faltered. " 'Cause " Then the tears came, and he gathered her in hiB arms and kissed them away and told her that she mustn't cry, since she made him feel badlyg too, and he didn't wish to go away feeling badly. "Besides," he added, soothingly, "soipebocly else will come and bring ^ou presents, And you can call him your knight" "I won't," declared a stifled small voice from his shoulder. "Only you are our knight. Only you!" After she said this he held her more tightly than ever and tried not to groan, but he made such a failure of his effort that the child detected the break, and Bobbed harder. j ""You mus*--come -- back* she wailed. "You--mus'--promise.** He gritted his teeth, and forced down the lump, ^ad then he kissed f, V* Her Highness cooed delightedly, Mid " iiXi *' * , :• • •*A1:,V3 t?r 'ri * • V*f - ' :• .-"V* ,*t p- W V!*X B Ah-ed and ah-ed very softly, and when ••.,..phe had feasted her eyes on the tiny yirolden pin and had read several times ,.*he Inscription: "To Her Highness, from her devoted subject," she re­ laxed her royal gravity and threw two »ft little arms around his neck and issed him. ^ "Oh thank you very much, sir likptght!". she lisped, "and thank you, Utoo, for your good wishes." ' . ' Then she Bat herself on. his knees Ajt, .^^Sand looked unendingly at the dainty ^"'"'^bo* and its golden pin and Qibbled «3ier bonbons in great content. ^ "Um--" said he, presently pher majesty at court to-day?" Her Highness answered, po- f h ^lltely. "She--she went out for * *>X * < %drive in the park. Everybody rides ' v'- t^hers in the afternoon, don't they? », : ^And--ehe's going to dinner at tfunt- V V'r̂ / |te'S." i "Indeed," breathed the knight, stand- K- ^" jing very rigidly. After a time he sat v- ^ - z^down again. The silence lengthened ? "^-'^until it became oppressive to the 'jchild. She observed that the bonbons '-r" .\K 'were all gone, but he seemed lost In /ieh reverie, so Her Highness begged tt^hls pardon, and told him again that l^l^tbey wfre "all gone." ;* - f•"'*?, i <L ' H4 fumbled 4n his pocket, and ^ fj jsisently handed her another tribute, wad 't v. apologized, and then be gulped and ^ :told her highness that she mustn't for- hiM when he was many miles cross the ocean. Stroked Hsr Qoltfen H»Hv j ,y r # . her again and put her down on the throne and smiled at her reassuringly. "It is so far away, Your Highness," he pleaded. "One can't come back in a day, you know, can one?" "No," murmured her highness, un­ certainly. "And then," he went on, with de­ ceiving gayety, "there is so much to do there. And I've always wanted to go, really and truly--and see all the things there. And my plans are all made. It would cost lots of money to change them. You wouldn't have me spoil everything, would you-- dear?" "But some day--" began the child. "Some day is very far ahead. Your Highness." He went to tbe window and looked up the avenue a long time and down the avenue a long time, and then up the avenue again. Her Highness "Isn't still drooped on her thfone and gaxed at him out of wet eyes. » "Is she comin"?" Because he was studying the figure* In the avenue intently, he didn't tear her; so he spok* louder--"Is sh«> comin'?" "No, dear," he answered, finally. The child sighed. 1 guess she went truly to the park, then." "Yes," said the ami between hie teeth. He began to walk up and down-rap- [ idly. Her Highness looked from him to the floor in great perplexity. "But I should like to have seen her j before 1 sailed," he observed, pres­ ently, in a strange, strained voice Her Highness glanced up quickly and lisped: # . "She -- thought -- you -- were -- comin' -- you --- know. Then--she-- thought--you--weren't--comin'. By and by she thought again -- you--you-- were---comin'." He leaned forward with • Jerk end stood tfensely over her. ^ "Yes, yes, Dottle, and--" "Then she looked out of the window awhile and said you weren't comin".' "I was delayed by the accident," he hastened to say. Her Highness clapped her handa. "I--I said you were oomin'," sht cried, triumphantly. " 'Cause--'cause you promised to bring me something to-day. You was goin' to keep your promise, wasn't you?** He seized the chubby hands tender­ ly. , ~ "Before God I intended to come," |ie said, In a solemn voice. "I knew It," Her Highness ehlrped. "I knew it, 'cause you wouldn't go away and not keep your word. I told her that. Maybe if you had promised to bring her a Christmas something, she would have believed, too, that you was comin'." "She -- kissed -- me -- an --awful --lot -- and -- said -- she -- wished-- you would come," lisped tbe small voice. He wheeled and stared at her* then he rushed across the room toward her throne and picked Her Highnesl t|,p In his arms end kissed her nftoy times, and stroked her hair, and de­ manded excitedly to know what she said. Her Highness, much confused; nestled her head on his shoulder and murmured again: "She kissed me lots of times, and said she wished you would come. Then when you didn't she put rose water on her face and dressed and went out And she didn't say any more 'cept when I told her you was comin'»to bring me something, and--how nice you look to-day, sir knight!" He imprisoned both her hands. "Go on--go on!" he entreated so feverishly that the blue eyes opened wide. "What more did she say--dear­ est?" "She only said you was sallln' away to-day, and perhaps you'd never see her again. But you wanted to seo ua •fore you went, didn't you?" "I should hope so," he, cried, fer­ vently. "But--did she say anything more?" •If you give me another**«* He thrust the entire box of bonbos s Into her hands. "Did she?" he demanded. "Please tell me, Dottle?" "Noo," she didn't say anytbln' mors ---'fa" se--"cause--" * He waited impatiently. * ' * '"Cause she mos' cryinf f §mes. She really wanted you to come, yea know. Didn't she tell?" "Lord, I wish she had!" he groaned. "She told me," Her Highness whis­ pered, softly, "she told me that if you didn't come, you were--you were a big brute. And then she Jumped up and said you didn't love her, and I said you loved me. Don't you?" asked the child, seriously. "Are you goln' to cry? What makes your mouf pucker so? And you're hurryin' right away?" "Yes," he mid, very gently, kissing the upturned, Inquiring face. "But I'm only going to auntie's. And then I'm coming back to see Your Highness again." The child plucked his sleeve confid­ ingly. "Then you'll all come back together, won't you--you and her majesty f He stooped and kissed her again. And then he straightened to his full height" and smiled happily and eriedk gayly: "I promise. Your Highness.** ' THE MAN WITH THE SHOVEL. : fliers Are M !!!!=-= of Kiss for Earth's Wealth. Selv1r>8 "We sold In 1905," says a Boston manufacturer, "350,009 dozen shovels and delivered them to railroads, min­ ing companies and other large users. One might think so many shovels would be enough for a time, but this year our sales will' amount to 400,- 000 dozen, or a little less than 5,000,- 000 shovels." Every phase of activity watering Into the prosperity of the country has been commented upon until it wotfld seem that there is no feature entirely new, yet the production of shovels, certainly a fine Index, has not been much thought about. Five million shovels must mean great labor in im­ provement and preparation for new wealth taken out a! the earth. Mone­ tary records, new showings in im­ ports and exports, manufacturing to­ tals not before reached, and new high bank clearings have all been consid­ ered as representative of the pros­ perity now enjoyed, yet nothing could be &o truly significant as the Illustra­ tion here afforded. This is the year of the man with the shovel. Nothing more basic could be found, and an apt and expressive name for the period would be 'the year of the 5,000,000 shovels.--Minneapolis Journal. TRYING EXPERIENCE. ATTRlfeTMSlt*. OF tii&TEftN Magntflcsnt Crop Returns Year 1906. the Spent Over $1C0 In a Vain Search for Health. Miss Frances Gardner, of S€9 Jack­ son boulevard, Chicago, 111., writes: "Gentlemen: I beartlly indorse D o a n ' s K i d n e y Pills, as I have found by personal e x p e r i e n c e t h a t they are an ideal kidney remedy. I suffered with com­ plications of kid­ ney complaint for nearly five years, spent over $100 on useless remedies, while five boxes of Doan's kidney Pills cured me in a few short weeks. I am now enjoying the best of health, have a fine appetite, the best of digestion, and restful sleep, all due to your splendid pills." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y. ^ 1& "And--and you will be away a long, 'long time? Away In London and Paris wsy oft In Europe?" ' * "Yes." he mumbled. ,. "And nobody will brtng tte pres­ ents," sighed the ehild. "But, then," she added, "I don't want nobody to bring me presents till you ,00010 The knight stroked her golden hair affectionately. "I don't think," he said, slowly, "the* Tm coming back." . V The child looked up with wide eyes. ** "Never?" she demanded, wonder- 1 • -" shingly. * ; i "Never." #•>< •' •••:- * * . :W: "Never --any •: * a,..- "No, dear." . y f 1 Her Highness regarded hi* with ^mystification. • ; v1! "• s y r v - j : \ v . y . - . - . v & 'Never--comlnV-kack? And I won't CUROS1TIE8 ABOUT CHRISTMAS. "There's a wonderful tree, a wonderful tree, The happy children joice to see, Spreading Its hranehes year by year It comes from the ferest to flourish here: Oh I this wonderful tree, with its branches wide Is always blooming at ChHstmsstlds." a The Highest Bridge. Work is now in progress on * sus­ pension bridge over the famous "Roy­ al gorge" of the Arkansas river, In Colorado, at a point where the chan­ nel 1b only 50 feet wide at the bottom and 230 feet wide at the top. This bridge will span the river 267 feet above the* surface of the water, and will be, therefore, by far the highest bridge In the world. The materitd will be of flat steel and steel cables, the curved girders finding secure at­ tachment in the solid sides of the can­ yon. The floor of the bridge will be of plate glass one and one-talf inches thick, to afford visitors the pleasure of looking down the chasm. On each side will be strong, high steel rail­ ings. The bridge is part; of an elec­ tric railway scheme. The Evils of Constipation, are many; in fact almost every se­ rious illness has its origin In consti­ pation, and some medicines, instead of preventing constipation, add to It This is true of most cathartics, which, when first used, have a beneficial ef­ fect, hut the dose has to be contin­ ually Increased, and before long the remedy ceases to have the slightest effect There is one preparation, how­ ever, that can be relied upon to pro­ duce the same results with the same dose, even after fifty years' daily use, and this is Brandreth's Pills, which has a record of over 100 yean as the standard remedy for constipa­ tion and all troubles arising from as Impure state of the blood. Brandreth's Pills are the same fine laxative tonic pill your grandparents used, and are for sale everywhere, either plain or Bugar-coated. > The maimer in which the Canadian West has attracted settlers In recent years has caused many of our journals and public Inea to "sit up and take no­ tice," to use a current phrase. From every European country and from al­ most every State in the Union luge number of settlers have flocked to the prairie provinces of Canada, where free homesteads and wide opportun­ ities are open to all who desire to avail themselves of them. The greatest factor la attracting settlers lies in the Inherent richness of soil and suitability of climate for producing what is universally consid­ ered to be the finest wheat in the world--the "No. 1 Hard" of Canadian growth--and other cereals that rank in the very first class. This year the harvest returns were: Wheat, 90,- 000,000 bushels; oats, 76,000,000 bush­ els; barley, 17,000,000 bushels; and when It Is considered that the entire population of the three provinces--as evidenced by the quinquennial census' Just completed--is only 810,000, it is easily seen that the lure of the Cana­ dian West Is In Its agricultural poten­ tialities. Another feature which attracts the settler is that railway construction is proceeding with such rapidity that Al­ most every district is within easy reach of outside markets, and that good prices for all lines of farm prod­ ucts rule practically from the com­ mencement of agricultural operations. This la a factot which did not prevail when the earlier settlements in the West were made in Canada and in the United States, and has given a great Impetus to Canadian Western settle­ ment in recent years. The free grant system of home­ steads which prevails in the prairie provinces, by which every settler who is able and willing to comply with the conditions of actual settlement (by no means onerous) Is given 160 acres free, except $10 for entry. Is a great drawing card, and la the last fiscal year gathered la over 189,000 addi­ tional to the western population, of which 67,79$ were from the United States. The further fact, as Is strongly brought about by the agent of the Canadian Government, whoee. address appears elsewhere, that a splendid common school system, practically free, prevails throughout the entire country, and Is easy of access In even the most remote districts, is another, great inducement to the settler who has the future welfare of his family in mind, and this, coupled with the fact that western Canadian law and order are proverbial, completes a circle of good and sufficient reasons why the tide of immigration has eet In so steadily toward the country to; the north of our boundary line. BROKE THE WILDCATS BACK. •access guaranteed dye with TUTNAM FABE- experience required; When a man makes a fool of self he uses cheap material. Mrs. Wlniloai'i Soothing Rjnp, tor ohiiaivn imuur soften* tw gum*.irrturm tfe W»iim«uon iaIb.earn wind eoilc. Kc«. bottom According to the last census there are 11 female well-borers In the United States. Lewis' Single Binder straight #e cigar Is good quality all the time. Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, 111. . r» -- 1 Ambitious Youthful Vlollnlsk n Miss Selma Gustafson, of, Ont, a youthful violinist, hsi applied for the leadership of one of the orches­ tras the Colorado Midland railroad it organizing. National Pure Food and Drugs Act. Serial/No. 384, assigned by the Govern­ ment. wad Guaranty that the preparations comply in every respect with the require­ ments of the Pure Food and Drugs Act, appear on every package of the Garfield Tea Company's preparations. Where Lawyers Are Unpopular ̂ A lawyer made his appearance at Colobar, West Africa, the other day and a Gold Coast newsjteper, noting the fact, said: "It Is v«fry unsafe for the people for lawyers to practice at this place. Their appearance in this river will soon inveigle everyone who is not careful into litigation, and they will feed on their folly, thereby ruin­ ing them.'* Ely's eran Bah Is sirfekty ai>$orb«tf. Gives Relict at One*. It cleanses, soothes, heals and protects the diseased membrane. and drives away a Cold i Restore* the Sen«e» of Full aise 50 eta. at TTi mruists m hgr iaudtt T r i a l r i s e 1 0 e t a . b y » « a r ^ * Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street. New 1Mb STOVE POLISH ALWAYS READY TO USE. MO DIRT. DOST. SMORS OR SMKLL SO ttORE STOVE POLISH TROUBLES Catarrii Cannot Be With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, N Omt Ml tli«MKof thidlMM*. Catenate a blood roarti or coo«U- tuthmal dtoeiM.utf In order taevnltyoamuMaka bUful remedtei. Hall's Catarrb Caret* takes In­ ternally. and ku directly oa Um blood aad notu mrftees. Ball's Cstarrfe Car« li BOt sy«clt madl- else. It *u pmcrtbftd by oae of th« 1b tW«country for yean audi* It 1* corn " - *--- - with tin 1 It 1* composed of the best toalcs with ths beit Moodparf ftem, aettas dtiectly oa mncoas surfaces. The perfect oomblsatloa of two ingredients is wbst produces,such wwdnftl re­ mits la earla* catarrh. Send for testlmon* ~ FT J. CHK9TBY A CO., Props., irleeTSc. mis for emutlpetlea. l̂dJb^PTa^»t»,̂ c*Wc. 1 of tbe best physicians a recnlar ymwiwtnft stca Kaowa, oaUMSed setlas dtrectly on the Ion of tbe kdertalre- dt<&4£ 1 It; j$r*!Boine Peculiar Customs Connected With the Christian Holiday. S' The celebration of Christmas as a (•special festival is said to have begun ...-ilxi the first century, and during the life -i the Apostle Johi ̂one tradition of > tto dbarch accredits him With Inaugo- the custom. < the Christmas decora- rfuaain la the charches dur- memth of Jamutey, hut mfcst all away before February 8. or day./. ' •in France it is a common practice to celebrate Christmas by giving an extra ration to all domestic animals, on the theory that all creatures should rejoice at this season. Santa Claus was Introduced Into America by the Dutch, of Holland. He Is the American representation of the German Knecht Rupert. Among the English common people, Christmas is lucky when It falls on Sunday, ami unlucky whea Saturday Is the day of the Nativity. Christmas mince ides la the seven* tteatb aad eighteenth centuries were made with a coffln-shaped crust, to represent the manger. In Silesia there is a superstition that a boy born on Christmas daiy must be brought up a lawyer, or he will be­ come a thief. m In all the states Christmas is a legal holiday, aad la South Carolina the two following days are also holidays. The custom of giving presents on qhrlstmas day Is geneval throughout the Christian world. la Old England plum ppnidge V** rvei jith a Christmas dinner. .W' Kitchener Took 8econd Place. Lord Kitchener, the noted British general, was Induced to attend a hit social function In London recently. He was introduced to a very pretty girl, who expressed Intense pleasure at making his acquaintance. Oea Kitchener abhors "gush," hut the girl seemed so sincere that he asked her why she was so glad to meet him "Why, you are Toby's uncle," she re plied with a blush, "and we are eS- gaged, you know." His lordship hard­ ly remembered the young man, but acknowledged that he was delighted to ahine in tbe reflected glory ol] "Toby." Deer Through Store Window. ; A three-year-old buck created ' i sensation in Bank street, Providence, R. I., the busiest thoroughfare, by charging through the plate glass front of a Jewelry store. Upon finding Itself cornered the buck retreated through the window and a minute later went into a store and knocked down the proprietor, who Is a heavyweight. The buck took to the street, and after leading scores of men and vehicles a merry chase, escaped by taking to the gardens In one of the residential sections. 'I liter. ounc Pine Silver 8srvlce for Cruli One thousand five hundred bunces cf metal will be used In the silver ser­ vice to be presented to the new ar­ mored cruiser Washington by the people of the state after which the ship Is named. The service is com­ posed of S3 pieces, and will cost $3,- 000. The chief piece is the punch howl, In the shape of a gal lot, orna­ mented with a figure representing Triton, the trumpeter of Neptune. New Hobby for Collectors. The ingenuity of collectors in the discovery of new fields having been exhausted, there is still open to them that of collecting the finest specimen of forged or spurious works of art and this is capable of becoming a hobby scarcely less Interesting or admirable than the pursuit of the genuine artlf tile.--Art JournaL , Three Principal German Cities. • The three largest German cities are Berlin, with a popalattoa of over 2,040,000; Hamburg, with tOS.000, and Munich, with about 540,000. Philadelphia Man Victorious in Hand- te-Hsnd Combst. Unarmed and alone, Thomas Dyke was attacked by a wildcat on Locust mountain, south of Mount Carmel, Pa. He had been in Ashland and started to drive home. His horse stepped on a nail and he put the animal in a sta­ ble. Then he started to walk home and was on tbe mountain when the cries of a wildcat alarmed him. A few minutes later he saw the beast ten feet In front of him. The animal finally sprang. He jumped aside and as the body of the cat struck the road he leaped upon it. For several min­ utes the fight between the wild ani­ mal and the man went on. At length by a quick swing he broke the ani­ mal's back. A physician dressed the several deep scratches on hiB face and hands, but otherwise he was uninjured. I^OftTURED WITH ECZEMA* Tremendoue Itching Over Whole Body Scrstohed Until Bled--Wonder* ful Curt by Cutieura. "Last year I suffered with a tremen­ dous Itching on my hack, which grew worse and worse, until It spread over the whole body, and only my face and hands were free. For four months or so I suffered torments, and I had to scratch, scratch, scratch, until I bled. At night when I went to bed thin; got worse, and 1 had at times to get up and scratch my body all over, until I was as sore as could be, and until 1 suffered excruciating pains. They told me that I was suffering from eczema. Then I made up my mind that I would use the Cutieura Remedies. I used Sthem according to instructions, and very soon indeed I was greatly re­ lieved. I continued until well, aad now I am ready to recommend the Cu­ tieura Remedies to any one. Mrs. Mary Metzger, Sweetwater,. June 28, 1905." : • - •*••••».., . Gen. ftucker Now. fyf .< Living quietly in retirement In Washington in his ninety-fifth year is Gen. Daniel H. Rucker, father-in- law of rail Sheridan and boyhood chum of Sherman, whom he resem­ bles more than a little .in appearance He waB born in Belleville, N. J., and at an early age enlisted in the army and served on the frontier, being a great friend of Kit Carson. He served during the Mexican war as well as the civil war and has lived fa Wash­ ington a number ot years. Picturesque German Custom. A curious custom procures in the German navy when the sailors, hav­ ing served their time, pass Into tbe reserve. They don the "reserve flask" --also used on a similar occasion in the army--and parade the streets wearing caps with ribbons which reach to the ground, other ribbons be­ ing attached to the canes they carry. Hslf Pay for British Officers. All British officers on tbe effective list of the army that are elected mem­ bers of the House of Commons are to be placed on half pay from the date of their election. Lewis' Single Binder cigar--richest, most satisfying smoke on the market. Ydhr dealer or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, IB. ..A,. 3. I-C? . 12̂ .A- ..T',' A* , £ r v . . , # ' r \ . A maa's cejapclegfte bl*.fM$K»te watchmen. • ̂. - Squirrels as Welfare. It fcea taken Flak Goodyear of Burchtown, Pa., two years to train his pet squirrels, but his efforts are now repaid, and on Thanksgiving he treated his friends to a eurprise. Gathering half a hundred or mere gray squirrels, Mr. Goodyear taught them to go Into the woods and pick up nuts, carrying them to his homfer On Thanksgiving night at a dinner his guests noticed a small board run­ ning from a window to a nut bowl. The host gave one knock on the table with his knife. A squirrel hopped down the plank and dropped a chest­ nut Into the bowl. Two raps brought a squirrel with a walnut, three knocks a shelibark. Finally, a grave old squirrel took his place and cracked the nuts, wind­ ing up the performance by brushing off the crumbs with .his thick bushy tail. • ^ The 8unny 8outh. Mow when all outdoor farm work has ceased in the north, the term sunny south" and all that it means, appeals with full force to the northern farmer as he realises that with him It is a case of remaining Indoors for the next several months consuming everything that has been produced during the growing season. In the sunny Bouth" something can be raised every month in the year, and p r a c t i c a l l y e v e r y d a y c a n b e s p e n t o u t ' doors. No blizzards. No sunstrokes.; Cattle-raising is very profitable. Large profits are made with little labor In growing fruits, vegetables, etc., for northern markets. Strawberries and cantaloupes are great revenue getters. Water unsurpassed. Work plentiful. Lands cheap and productive. For re­ liable information, address G. A. Park, General Immigration and Industrial j Agent Louisville ft Nashville Ratlrettd Company, Louisville, Ky. j ' [ • A Will Observe Sellpse ef Surf. It is announced from Paris that thef "Bureau des Longitudes" has decided; to send to .Samarakand a - scientific jalssion to observe the eclipse of the sun that will be visible in central Asia on January 13, 1907. The mis­ sion will be under the direction of the astronmer, Stefnik, of the observatory of Mendon, who accompanied M. Janssen on his expedition to Spain for the observation of the eclipse of August 30, 1905. Among tbe instru­ ments with which the party will be provided is a cinematograph, to pic­ ture the French, Russian and other scientists la the course of the|j^ servations. : ,/• ---- -- i-c-i-'f1] Pen for Captured Hsts. ̂ As the Hindu population object to the killing of rats, an Influential na­ tive banker proposes to provide a "rat ruksha" or sort of pen in which the captured rats may be confined as pen­ sioners for the natural term of their lives, the male and female animals being kept apart To the homestaying Europeans this appears too "Gilbertian" for grave consideration, but the proposal has been most gratefully received by Maj. Buchanan, 1. M. S., who is in charge of the plague operations. SICK HEAMCHE CARTERS rrnx IVER PIUS. Tbcy atoere&m IX»-< tras trmD!ys»cptfp>ln* A rem- eCytorl SrowstMHk m the Vo, Taogna, Ma tafeejMK TOWTO UVXB. Sbqr tbe Bowels. PuntyVtgstttt*. • SHALL&L SMALLBQSL 9IIU.M£ 9 V'BpeMHMP1 ICMTBtSI GamM Must Beer Fao-Simib Signa&n REFUSE SQIlTtmES. NEW WIEIT Ul TK 61 year 'ua a' largely increased tory to the farmers « Canada and the Paw eminent of the Diada. ion eontinaea to (J«e ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES PRSB to a«ety settler. THE COUNTRY HAS NO SUPERIOR Coal, woo^and water la abundance; clmtttwe and ftcbooiaoonrenicnt; marketa «»y of acee«| taxes low: ctlnate the best in the notthertt taSa- peratesone. I*w aad order ptetaUse For advice and taformation a su pkriNnruNDKsrr oi» ncui Ottawa, Caaada, or a*y -g- " •• Go*emunm ape»L C. J. Ckky, flkr Tradtaa XMBissI'Msai* T. 0. COKUE. Mmm U% jftf 1.1 1 , wz* nvmi* wii Aged Linseed OU Ready-Mixed Paints Stand Every Test exterior and interior worit A« L Q»Pjrt at c •tiin omif MllCfeMl whk tltt fRMlMl'CtiV t WWlMfMMi rfOPtf " •' Si Aaed w , 't * &C 34* -r&i. of the highest quality products of Jirorks, and wMeh coU no man A. L. O. 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