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Pink egetable i ries a fine remedy MITCHELL Wholesale and H Jobbers, or all woman's | troubles, and 1 never forget to tell my friends what it has done for me." ie E. HANSON, 304 East Long St., Columbus, Ohio, Another Woman Helped. Graniteville, Vt. -- *"I 'was passin, through the Changeof Life and suffer: from nervousness and other annoying symptoms. Lydia E. I 'inkham's Vege- table Compound restored myhealthand strength, and proved worth mountains old to me. For the sake of other ering, women I am Milling Jv shiould publish my letter." RS, CHARLES BARCLAY, R.F.D., Granite ville, Vt. Women who are passing through this eritical period or who" are suffering from any of those distressing ills pe- culiar to their sex should riot lose sight of the fact that for thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which is made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills. In almost every commu- nity you will find women who have been restored to -health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable € 'ompound. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Cenuine | suppose, | homes | eigners | street { American THE ITY OF MONTREAL HAS RIGHT TO TO BE CALLED COSMOPOLITAN. All Nationalition- 40,000 Jews There--Sunny Italy Has Added 7,000 to Montreal's Population, | Montreal Standard. | Montreal is a cosmopolitan aty. We I need no demonstration of the fact, other than our own eyes and ears, {The French language, Parisian and { habitant, is as familiar to us as the | English' tongue, which embraces a range of dial®et and accént of aston | ishing diversity. The German is here, as he is in every country where in- dustry has any chance af reaping its own reward. The Norwegian carries into Canadian Tie dhe same serious | enthhsiasm ~~ which characterises his brothers of the north land. The Greek and the italian 'both we have with us. 'The Armenian here plods away undisturbed by the constant fear oi a sudden dreadful death. Chinese laun- dries and cafes are quite as much a feature of our city die as are the Syrian fruit stares. gnd ice eream par- lors, or the Jewish businees stands of all kinds and conditions, There are' abént thirty thousand Jews in Montreal, many of them na- turalized citizens. They have their own consul, their own synagogues, and their own schools. They are en- gaged in all sorts of business, as furriers, tailors, milliners, butchers and bakers, The Jewish boys are keen newspaper sellers, and a great many of them belong to the News- boys' Union.. In professional life the Jew brings to bear the same shrewd- ness and perdeverance which he dis plays in business. The Jew is fully alive to all world- ly advantage, and he has speedily found 'that if, as an individual and a people, he is to keep pace with Cana- dian life, -he must know the English language. The Syrian colony in Montreal is really much stronger thaw oae would y for it numbers somewhere between fifteen and twenty. thousand. The homes are moglly in the eastern part of the city and generally fairly comfortable. It is comparatively rare to finl Syrians reduced to such poverty and destitution as prevails amongst people of other nationalities, They appear to be both thrifty and independent, and some of them are Guite prosperous. . As a people they are very grateful for any favors shown them and very easily adapt themselves to changed "conditions of life. City It Cantains Syrian many for- missionaries has found easy of access, For there was a school for conducted in the old Craig Freneh church, which of late years has been almost exclusively Sy- rian. When that church wad ~ sold last winter the school was transferred to the All People' s Mission Church, where also many Syrian children at- tend Sunday gchool, "and -a Syrian Girls' Club has been formed, where the girls are given insfraction in fancy work and decorative art. Sungy ltaly has added about seven thousand to 'the population of Mons treal. The geet Sproportion = of these are men." They are of all classes andl come here from all dis tricts, By them, perhaps more than by any other people isifelt the strangeness of Canadian life. Na- turally peaceable amd peace-loving as many of them are in their home surroundings, yet, it is only whea be has become famyiaw with our lan guage and accustomed tq our ways that the Italian 168és his unreasoning fear and distrust of both. : The Chinese in Montreal number ahout fifteen hundred, many of whom have discarded the lang braid of hair which i¢ the badge of their Chinese citizenship, and have adopted the west- ern style of dress. Their laundries are to be found all over the city, and they . seem to be just as happy and just as prosperous in an old sta- ble as théy would be in a fine new shop. Chinése cafes have hecome quite numerous and usually well pa- tronized, though often at a disadvan- tage to busy people. Although the Chinaman who can cook is a busy cook he likes to take his time about serving. Many of the city churches conduct schools for Clinamen on Sun- day evenings, and these are well at- tended. Most of the Chinese prove apt pupils, and a few have continued their studies along advanced lines. Tha first Chinaman to receive a gree from a Canadian university was Peter Hine, who was recently ara- duated gn law from MeGill university. eb aspns years de- An Old Firm. » Tit-Bits Jishop Watterson tells a story of Carter's Little Liver Pills. Muet Bear Signature of S rca Feel Sec Fac-Simile Wrapper Below. Very sa and as easy to tak, ugar © ~~ 1FOR READACHE. CARTERS FOR BILIOUSNESS. FOR TORPID LIVER. Lg FOR CONSTIPATION, : FOR THE COMPLEXION res, | purely Vegetable, : FOR DIZZINESS. ITTLE FOR SALLOW SKIN. ADACHE. AURE FICK HT THE FRONTENAC LOAN AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY ESTABLISHED, 1863. President--Sir Richard Cartwright, Money tasued on City and Farm Pro- | pertios. Municipal' and Oouuty Deben- tures. Mortgages purchased. Deposits | received and interest allowed. | | McGill, Managing Director, | 87 Clarence sireet, 8, C, heard of it, | waid the | mer, | across a | some small concern. | shoes ? | if you whip me { Central City, | his threat. how he was once taken for a "dram- mer" by a travelling salesman. In- deed, the strangéf was so "confident that he was addressing another of the guild that he began the conversation by enquiring : "Do--you represent a_ big hotse ?" "Biggest on earthy' © replied the bishop, who was "on" in a twink- | ling "What's the 'name !" was the next | question. "lord and Church," the Bishop. "Hm," replied mused the drummer, "never Any branch houses ?" 'Branch houses all over the world," easily. went on the drum- who began to think he had run boastful representative of "'Fr-hoots and man of God, "That's queer," gir "No," said the Bishop. "Hats and eaps 2 No." 'Dry the drummer, goods ?"' asked { beginning to display irritation. "Well," said the Jishop, "some folks call them notions." rrarntvemitto Tot Commits Suicide In Well. Ry.. June 18. Mamma, I will jump in the wailed the five-year-old son of Samuel Scott, who resides near when his mother re- primanded him for a childish prank. Sobbing and crying, the little fellow fled from the room and carried out The mother found" him Owensboro, well," Mrs. dead. Some people's breakfast is a sort of cereal 'story. ; SIBERIA TOPERS' UTOPIA. Where Even the Bread Makes" the Eater Drunk. Since you don't live in Siberia, vou need not be airnid, says M. Warrion, a Rugsian, to get drunk through eat- ing ordinary bread. A hardencd toper would, on the other hand, think that Providence had played him a nasty rick, in not. allowing him first to sce the light of day in Siberia. In far Eastern Siberia, in that re gion which lice between the sca and the river called Mssuri, the humidity of the climate, as well as the soil, ic remarkable. Vegetation is here dis tinguished for ite wonderful exuber- ance, to such an extent that the soil never dries up. The recult is that the inhabitants, in order to prevent putre- faction of the roots, sow their corn upon a series of layers, of the soil. Nevertheless, in certain .districts the hamidity 4% so intense that there grows upon the ears of corn a kind of fungus matter much made up of micro- fungi. As a result of this sporadic excres- once, the bread maae from the corn in question gives all the results of an overdose of alohbl. In very humid climates the Pn is likewise known, though fo nothing like the ox- tent of Bactern Siberia, whore the whole districts are affected by this strange kind ob "'aleoholized bread." HINTS FOR HOMELY GIRL. Don't Droop Chin, Dress Smartly and Neatly. The ugly faced girl has n habit of drooping her chin it is a habit born oi seli-consciousness and modesty, Ii she will throw off her timidity and boldly lift her face she will find her appearance much improved. The ehin looks rounder, and softer, and younger if the head is lifted. This is the day for homely hands. She can wear sleeves with points that cover the middle knuckle of her hand, and she can put on gloves thag>are in themezelves too pretty Tor: anything, loose, chic and nll ef charm. Then she koeps her hands soft and white with glove paste and skin foods, and her finger rails are beautifully. manicured. Wear chic shoes and show them. Many! a woman 'is spartly createc from a drese standpoint by the smart- ness of her boofs. Have uppers that match your skirt; have buttons that are picture, buttons, and be sure that your hoots are dressy. Make them smart, the woman with An Expensive Drink. Toronto Saturday Night. The short anecdote about the mis- use of words is always to he found. For instance, there are several mem- bers of. the House of Commons, and one in particular, whose speeches re- pay the listener for their weary length by the nneonscionsly humorous "breaks" with which they are inter- spersed, This is the member who some years ago, when a member the Ontario Opposition, warned Hon. (i. W. Ross that the temperance peo- ple of Ontario would yet gwe him "a Roland for his Olive." The past session he was at Ottawa he was in the Senate restaurant hav- ing a little refreshment, and one of his companisas,*whosa "turn'" it was, enquired : "What will you have in yours, Doc ? "Oh, I don't know," he responded. "Try a little Polly." "Na, . 1 guess I'll take ium,'" was the response. + This sounds like an invention, it is absolutely true. ol some rad- hut Straightened It Out. Archbishop Magee was once sent at a full dress debate on the castward position, when doubts were expressed as to the exact meaning of the words "*hefore the table." After a speech or two Dr: W. M seizéc a piece of paper and wrote : "As to the phase "I'he piper played before Moses' doubts have arisen. Some believe its meaning to be that the piper played before Moses--that is, at a period anterior 10 his birth, Others hold that the piper played before Moses in the sense of preceding the great law- giver when he danced, while others teach that the piper played (coram Mose) before or in the presence : of Moses when the son of Amram dined. All these are wrong. The phase is to be understood as implying that the piper played at the north end of Moses, looking south." The docu- ment was handed up to Archbishop Tait, who looked grave. pre- Footbdll As Played In Labrador Ono must rot imagine it is all work and no play with the Labrador Eski- mos. Much to my surprise, 1 found that our good old game of football had takem hola in Ungava. The game is played with a ball of sealskin stuff- od with grase. The goals are placed much the same as in our own game, and each player is armed with a short handled sling made of several thongs of seal hice bent in Toops and attach- ed to a wooden handle. The ball may either bo tossed in the sling, kicked or, should opportunity offer, picked up and earried. Rough tactics are not barred. I have scen gd man tossedd in the air, and pitched head- foremost into a' snow bank, while pushing, tripping and blocking are all freely jndulged in: BE The World's Oldest Tree. . The oldest tree in the world, accord- ing to the letter of a German travel ler, published in -the Berliner Morgen- post, is on the Island of Cos, on the coast of Asia Minor. It is a plantain in the shade of whish Hippocrates is said to have taught his pupils. The tree is supposed to be 2,600 years old and its frunk tocasurcs ten metres in ciroumierence. Despite its age, every vear its branches become green, ° hut many of the larger onds have for several years been held in place with actificial props. A Gentleman. Washington Star. Senator Beveridge was praising the savoir-faire of a Southern Congress- man. "His savoir faire," said the senator, "never deserts him. 1 once sat next to him at a banquet. Suddenly there was a clattering fall and a clumsy waiter spilled a plate of clear soup down his back. He just bit his lips. \ "It was thick soup I asked for," he to the man. said, in a slightly reproachful voice a { the tim FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD HEROINE. Girl Dug Father and Two Sisters Out of Ruins. Citizens of Bowden, Ga., are plan- ning a handsome present. and prepar ing to ask the Carnegie hero commis- sion for. a medal for Miss Price, the fifteen-year-old »daughter of Mimic Price, who on last Friday night dug her father and two little sisters out of the ruins of their home. The house was steudk by a cyclone and wrecked, overvbody being buried unaer the ruins except the fifteen-year- old girl. Hearing the cries of her father, she secured an axe, and, by the light ol a lantern cut out of the ruins her two smaller sisters and thon started to get out ~ her father. His arm was caught under a pices of wredkage too big for her to move, and finally, by his instructions, she cut off his hand, which was fastened to the arm by only strings of ekin and flesh. By that she had rescued him her haa died, is not a house the path of the a few mother There ing in tree cy ck me. or stand Misleading Statistics. always right, insanity are to Dr. Britton are not causes of Statisticians so far the concerned, according D. Evans, head of the New Jersey hospital for the 'Insane, at Morris Plains. In his annual report this year he says: 'The! oeenpation of patients previous to admission is thought by many to' play an impor tant part in the causation of their mental aberration. Of the 495 admit- ted during the last year, 160 were housemaids and domestics, which is thirty per, cont. of the total admis sions. This is interesting, hut in harmony with the contention of nu merous statisticians, as sane not Helping The Sicilians. Save, the London Chronicle © "It i not only by mcans of ships thas America has gone to thd rescue of Sicilians: Visitors from the western hemisphere to Rome, albeit making no long etay, are using their wealth lavishly in the work of We hear of one family alone recciving six earthquake children into their house, and giving shelter te sixteen moe clsewhere, The committees of relief are composed from every nation thal srs in Rome for winter and spring. All gaveties are suspended, and the cmbassies have put their merely social office aside." rescue. Was She An Exception ? New York Tribune. She went into a Fifth Avenue hair- dresser's shop to have her head sham- pooed." She wore her hair 'fn a Psyche knot. The shampooer seemed to be a trifle .rough and finally her tugs at the Psyche knot became so forcefiil that the woman in the chair eried out in pain. "What are you trying to do--pull my head off 7" "she exclaimed. "1 an trying to get vour Psyche knot off," said . the sham: pooer, "but it won't come. How did you ever get it pinned on so firmly ?" The customer almost shrieked, "Come off | Why, it's my own hair!" Automobile At Bagdad. There arrived at Bagdad, recently the first postal automobile, and it filled the minds of the natives with wonder and awe. The car carried the mails, hitherto horne on camels' backs, from Aleppo, a distance of 625 miles, in | sixty This can hardly be call} od a record, but when it is re- membered that the rough | camel tracks leading through the deep the Syrian desert, and the stony plains of Mesopotamia, the | journed: at tha rate of little more than ten miles an hour appears eredit- abley hours. speed roads ave sands of 25c. a box. ; Little Digesters Cure or your money back. At all Druggists or direct from ; COLEMAN MEDICINE CO., Toronto Christie's Biscuits are the Best VERY particular house- wife in Canada says Christie's Biscuits are so much superior to the next best that there is no comparison. Christie's Biscuits are baked by special- ists who know how, in the cleapest and most modern biscuit factory in the Dominion. Every pound of flour entering into our bakes is the best milled-----we blend the best brands, then sift and test our blend. "Every ounce of raw material is analyzed by several inspectors. Pure, fresh butter, new, sweet milk, delicious cream and fresh eggs--all mixed with our special blend of flour in the Christie scientific way yields that unvarying flavor-- that crisp, delicious and lasting \goodness which has made Christie's Biscuits the joy of every housewife in Canada. Indeed you do mot know biscuit goodness until you have enjoyed Christie's. Sold in bulk, by the pound, or in mdisiure and dust-proof packages. Christie, Brown & Co., Ltd., Toronto THE CHRISTIE GIRL ~--She Is' tive of the 300 girls in spotless white, in the Christie factory. They are supplied two uniforms a week, and these, with chiefs, towels, etc., are sundried on the premises.