“Years of Ganstipation Ended By “Frult-a-tives” The Wonderful Fru Fruit Medicine olfe of East Harbor, N.S. Mrs. de Wolfe says, “For years I sonar ree sulfe ——— Constipa- Ship. Headaches and I was miser- ableia in every way. ay. Nothingint in the way e. medicin elp Then I tried a ‘Fruit-e-tives "and the effect was 5 ean he ane after taking x, i completely only on relieved and now feel like a At Limited, Ottawa, Ont, new Pee. | a box, 6 for pla 50, trial size 25c. Fru dealers or it-a-tives i Aprly the liniment every hours to throat nnd chest. few Caso with Iiinrrc’s in warm Water. Splendid for Prenckii’s and Asthma, * For Sale by J. A. Hacking =e = ead: om UR tion for busi- and professional wisdom is the public’s tion. Our equip- ment is modern and our conduct irr eproachable. We are falr at all times. LA.BRITT UNERAL DIRECTOR SERMYN: raWLL So T repu ta- " (An artleae oracle The Ban ay ANOTHER eee? Pa TWINS : Hespeler Herald) Dame Fortune cates on afome le, but she-greets - ; 208 former of this g.f.j. with broad grim. .Two years ago Rex's wits: presen Royo ‘him with a of twins, to the fa boy and a girl. It isn’t often in Ontar- jo at least, whatever may happen in Quebee, that the stork bestows doub- le blessings at two successive times, but ‘there's one instance of it. But when you want.a good job done the Heratd. delivers cae goods. SMALL power THOUGHTS . (Dig Brn Just niecane we live a small town it does not woceenatiiy mean that we all have only small town minds. The trouble Is that we spend too much time thinking smail town thoughts. If any one in our commun- ity shows evidence of unusual) abil- ity or appears to be more successful and making more money than the rest of us, immediately allow dislike to influence on judgment, we go ut knock- ing or belitling that individual, This doesn’t heip us, and it hinders the man who Is trying to get somewhere. NOT A FAILURE (Chesley Enterprise) Because feather-weight movie act- resses and men women who haven't brains enough to think ser- jously are constantly seeking divorc- es, there are pin-headed writers who have come to the conclusion that marriage is a failure. There's one woman over on the west side of this country who doesn't agree with the dictum of,saplent fiction writers she has recently married for a fifth time Mrs. McKillop was the heroine's name but now that is changed for the fifth time it is Mrs, Reinhold Weiss. It is fortunate for this much married woman that In the resurrection they they neither marry nor are given in marriage for she would not be sure what her real name NOT POLITE FOR A PURPOSE (Hanover Post Are Ganudtars as polite to other and to visitors as they might be? Sometimes it doesn't look that way, so lt is good to hear an _ ont- sider give testimony to our good be- haviour. Mr. Moore, editor of the Young People's Weekly of the South- ern Baptist Church, after a_ trip through Canada writes: ‘> one churlish Canadian dil we 1 counter on a trip of 2,000 miles through five provinces in that great Dominion. Theré was not only an air of refinement everywhere but alsa! one of positive consideration for the comfort of torrists. Nor did this con- sideration bsar marke of the mer- cenary spirit. They were not polite yal a purpose. They were not court- cous Tf . Evidently ft Is ~the habit of elr lives. They could not be so thoughtful of others unless it were ingrained in their character. We were much impressed with the courtesy of the Canadians,” each en- CHILDREN AND MONEY (Toronto Globe) Julia Hoyt, answering a question as to how much allowance in the way of money nau oe Made to a girl in a collegiat or boy in public school, omer an esis that is sensi- ble. Any money given to a child in a regular way should be ‘‘earned." here are more children te by getting easy money from eir parents than are hurt by not eu it. Children should be taught that money means work. If they are not given that home education they are ag for a jolt when they strike out ET 2. ebie ooke i AS Living In Listowel Is cheap when it comes to getting your clothes sed. In Toronto, Stratford, ; $1.50 and other tres, $2.00 is the common price for pressing a suit 0 clothes. Here You Can Get It Done for 75c It costs little to be neatly dressed always pays. YOUR PATRONAGE IN- VITED and it 5 "The boy : is to be pitied whose par- ents unquestioningly hand out quart- ers and half dollars. The girl is getting off to a poor start when she receives her allow- ance weekly without a corresponding effort on her part to earn it. It is a parental duty to teach the boy or girl the source of money and the wisest ways to use NEIGHBORLY HELP (Toronto Globe) Many stories. are told of the neighborly spirit which smoothed the hard lot of the pioneers of Canada. The spirit {s not dord, shown by a report in The Regina Leader: following the neighbors came with loads of feed to last {ill harvest for four horses. two cows, If two-story ‘bara 24° by Sa f ie y people - not know their nethhars: There | plenty dof good-will everywhere. Spat rad needs a Page! scientist to set it work, e physical ae done ' with, Niagara. Falls, THE “scHooL. er ey — -~ an fos ‘things are ‘ng done in cit-| Is because so tle effort-they.are putting. into their the time when they w scribe when "thay will longer ‘be su ject to the provisions of the law and can leave school.” TEN TESTS OF A TOWN* (Municipal Review) )} A very well thought’ out list. of ose attributes of a Town, wee ager it soe, has been University, and it appears In ,““Kan- sas Municipalities." The Ten Questions which are gen- erally asked are given as follows: 1, residents good citizens? 5, Recrea- is this expensive? 7, Acessibility—is it easy reached from other towns? 8, usiness—are there good opportun- ities for investment? 9, Employment —are there prospects for employ- ment? an. ia | going ahead? It concludes: “You cannot control the climate, natural scenery nor his- toric associations of your Town; but if, In other respects, it does not meas- ure up to the standard that will be applied to it by Intelligent town- buyers, get busy and ‘Help Make It Measure Up.’ The first big job of a town salesman fs to see to it that his ‘community, is r ight.’ DOING AWAY WITH HOME WORK “(Toronto Globe) - It is doubtful whether the aboli- tion of home work for pupils in the public schools would be of advantage. In cities, at least, most children have more leisure than they know how to use, and boys and girls sometimes come to school more wearied by the previous evening's amusements than by poring over school books. The country boy has chores to ccupy his time, but modern inventions have al- most abolished these occupations for city children. The sawhorse is abso- lete, the telephone does away with the need for errands, supplies for the household are ne instead of being carried hom Home work in rikisiebia quanti- ties serves the good purpose of keep- ing the boys and girls at home in the o . P } 4 ®/ evenings. If too. difficult tasks have been imposed, that should be amend- ed, and some heed shoud be shins to the wail of parents asked to solve ne arith: °) metical problems: and fin at the methods have been cecal since they went to school. But we are in- clined to think that the hardship has been exaggerated, and that giving the whole evening to amusement would be a very doubtful boon. NUMBERING OF HOMES (Walkerton Telescope) We notice that the numbering of houses is being advocated in some small towns. It appears to us that if these rural burgs adopt the number system they will sacrifice by so doin much more than they will ever gain in the way of convenlencé®. It is a step in the direction of becoming “eltyfied" that country ‘hamlets should avoid, In these days of “effic- leney” 4t appears necessary to have oie streets numbered, houses nuim- bered, apartments numbered, even employees known by numbers rather than by their names. But should we not regard the system as a necessary evil rather or something to be aped by those o do not require it? Rose Lane Baad Fern Ave. forinstance suggests mantic setting which the name “19th Street" certainly does not suggest. In a small town where the public can easily find their way about, the In-, formation that John Jones lives “in the ivy cottage near the. Park," in- fers that John Jones is a rson with a snug little homie. while 19th. Street," would simply label J. Jones’ as a unit of population. In these days of standardization and everlasting} sameness in our cities, the - stall town would do well to guard well whatever smattering of distinctive character it has been able’ to pre- serve. Half the charm of the rural community Nes therein. NEED BOOZE AT PARTIES (Kincardine Reporter) The old time decency seems to be degenerating, if we are to believe some of the stories we hear. Recently a man who should and claims know, stated that parties today given by young boys and girls are not com- instanced they seemed exceedingly | a and noisy. He pald little atten- tion to it until he heard something *drop on his lawn. Liat took the trouble to go out and se hat it was an astonished a “reding that it was red th ever a smell of liquor on our breath the girls wouldn't studies. They are simply waiting for b Flint, chairman of the ' Demeter, of Journalism, in Kansas|:f Attractiveness—is it pretty and well); kept? 2, Healthfulness—is it well ma ed? 3, Education—what are the facilities? 4, People—are the}: tion—what is provided? 6, Living—| ~~ to! er ©-| were on the alert, though the report &! undergoing repairs pe of cloth ®) of bandits, WILL GO TO | GENEVA « Seb bebe leebeerdeofeneedeedecde ole tonfeteefedfoofuslodbesfuctedfeny A list of well meant “don'ts,” some serious and others not 50 much 50, are beginning {0 appear in the newspapers for the benefit of the hundreds of thousands pt visitors] who are expected this in summer to visit the British Empire Exhibition. Several of them contain polite but pointed Liuts to visitors from the United states, many of whom have occasioned comment by thelr rather free criticlam of Fng- lish institutions in the past. In re- cent years scores of United Statez tourists have been victimized by con- fidence trickers there, so Americans are warned that most of the British are mildly hospitable and friendly but that only the black sheep are very friendly and hospitable. The black sheep, it is pointed out, are not too proud to dip. inté their neighbor's pocket on a. streét. Therefore, say the newspa- pers, don't wear horn-rimmed spect- acles or chew gum—it will attract the black sheep and cost you more. Here are a few more of the don'ts. “Don't deacribe London as a one- orse town.—We are sensitive. Don't believe your taxi = driver when he tells you his teuter registers dollars. It doesn't. He is only try- ing to do the right thing by his wife and children. Small tips are accept- gaol , we've be angry if never hoard | ot Main street, Kalamazoo— we've never need of Sauchiehall street, Glasgo Don't expect, to find free baths. ice In your drinks or summer weath- summer time. Stick to your underwear and your umbrella. Above all, don't ghoot from the hip. There's no need for ft: the vth- er fellow doesn’t carry a gun in Lon- don—besides, we hate the noise. Then to the above we have the following front why Bystander In the Toronto Globe Many a wisitor to the British Isles this summer will find that the cra- tor’s boast about “two great Anglo- Saxon nations. poeasing the same language and t ame tongue’ will have its limitations. At least, a com- mittee for the coming Internationa! Advertising Convention, to be he be London, has deemed it advisable o prepare a glossary business English in England, and here are some of the hints for people from this side of the water Don't ask for a drug etore ei you are taken sick in England o you may be suspected of being a arep flend,” says the committee. A drug store in England is a ‘“chemist's shop.” A “store isn't a store it is a “warehouse.” ida not sold in “dry goods stores," are sold in “draper’s shops" and they are not er erek a goods, ethers they are “drapery” or “mercery Candy isn't cand, it's “sweets” or “loliles peanuts are ‘monkey nuts.” A monkey: wrench {s a cb, sey ner.” “Suspenders” are ‘brace wood eons! is “‘methylated spirite:” cotton is thread, not raw cotton, hen an English business man tel- epbones, he doesn't say “Hello.” He says: “Are you there."", He cheques, not checks. He fonier.a “chest of drawers.” ser is not a dresser, but a piece of furniture on which to \put “china” and “plate” after/it has been “wash- ed) up’ in the kitchen: “If he sells spinach he is a “green grocer:" if o | ARE YOU GOING TO ENG- 3 LAND? | “ crowded | . : any ot oar idaty noes baked cakes, or pastry, — if not drop. in © y, order and serve it to-night. We carry a fine line at all times. Everything strictly fresh. Johnston’s Bakery Phone 91, _ Plumbing Electric Wiring THE BUYING PUBLIC have got. into the way of looking in the papers for information concerning the goods they need. The mer- chant who fails to furnish the information needn't ex- pect to get a full share of tie trade, and has no one but himself to blame. The Banner is the paper most people read Your Orders Solicited For Garden and House Plants, Cut Flowers and Floral Designs. E. E. SCHLIMME Florist and Market Gardener. ‘Phone 620 r 24 Satisfactory work keeps me busy. Tad CARL ROSS Phone 81. = Listowel. YOUR , PRINTED ___ MATTER ’ PRINTED Stationery, Paper and Envelop- es, create an impression on those who re- ceive it—an impression of your business ability and of your standing. The impression is created by the quality of the paper and-the quality of the printing. The Banner ~can supply you with the best in both. PAINTING Paper “Tinaies Your Orders Solicited. . First-class Work by Experienced Hand. Victor L. Gibson Enquire at Gibson's. Barber shop. MOTHERS’ DAY Sunday, May T1th. — will be Mothers’ Day. We have a beautiful line of Greeting Cards suitable for this gccasion, ranging in price from 5¢ to 25c. Books and Stationery We y a large stock of the very best to be obtained In all kinds ee Books and Stationery. Magazines and Nemuiieaces he deals in chickens he Is “poulter- A BURGLAR SOARE On Wednesday afternoon of last week and evening four or fire suspic- ious looking strangers-were noticed in Mount Forest, and,a good deal of excitement was caused by a rumor that they might be burglars. People took extra sha te gE as to locking their doors and so e believe, had a wakeful night. ‘Chie! Cringle also as on the watch until daylight next soy ly and some other citizens that two special constables were put on is not true. However, there was no pap nor burglary: . Two of the suspected were brought in trom: where their car was tian = a pedlars, r sort of Seip be the be public should Sith n wien tak tows and ehe gave them a meal, but told them she did not care to keep Druggist them and they would have to get tion elsewhere. When they left eon dl did not even thank Bry! for the m “That wad a sintiment Casey ‘got off b pienm the 1 et last. night.) . swateat raimor-|/ bats mama Laurentic, ’ which was ext coast du red $32,- the tarposest in shallow water off ‘the the bald bay Brit- ent has orth of weition:- The suc- So etagety gp ng raised in deep-| We are selling all the leading magazines and dally newspa- ‘Leave your order with us for delivery throug tore oe ieee the post office. If we are not’ banding your favorite Magazine we can procure it for you. SB a ELLIOTT & GREER Quality and Service "Phone 138, Wallace St. Gabel’s Old Stand lt pays touse