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ca Sid ant g i g anil: premises, ands not pare ives: galiop Realy. mats 'are most remarkable Tew Vi Bi creatures full of _ strange contrasts, 1 bad." They are shrewd and THE RATS! GOOD POINTS, the appe-| Hunger will drive them to accomplish €5 tired | the most extraordinary féals, and they "jare. frighthul enemies when short of food. Under the. pangs of starvation | they will not hesitate to attack any live rereatu t no- | more ried several 7 medies, but bh Iped. me until 1-began fakin 1) They liams' Pink Pills. - Before tak- | dare man or. elephant. hated rodents, have many are extremely clean: 'as. much care. aver toilets as cals." No creatures are kind and loving to their young, ill swim fo the most formidable of enemies Aheni felt Jike an old "man, but} in order. to profect their young or fo Ame I had taken four boxes my | furnish food for them, ha od, "Although 'they are Y nerves were steady and | much: d returned, my appelite im- on ng 4 renewed man." + }is'no yo -8 medicing this spring-- {ener people : Dr. Williams' | itm friends with the rodents. 800 ow speedily they Rals are sometimes starved CW. DETSON. | to. relate, owing to their teeth growing visited with so hatred 'they make good pets; it uncommon occurrence for a pris- in 'a ral-infested place to make curious ou feel like a by "medicine 'dealers or by mail fo long, - In" order: to prevent their O;cénls a box or six boxes for $2.50 teeth getting to an inordinale length, A Williams' M Co., | they become théir own denfists, grind. ingAheir teeth on 'stones. If the rat is cooked inthe same fashion as the rab. Ar ies bit, its 'flesh is superior, agcording to AINS LATEST WAR)" 77" * = EARNED BY HER INGENUITY. TO. THE DEATH THAT WiLL The Comlésse de Martel, the well: nown novelist who wriles under the 'BE WAGED WITH RATS. 2 fname of "Gyp," has a pretly. wit. WT BR Be _ | She was en one occasion assisting : Loon to ldb a chavily bazaar in Paris, fo which t and India Will Also: Wage a | came Baron Rothschild as a visilor, The immediately pressed him to buy "What am 1 to buy?" said (he Co lo buy 2 Wea le object of which is their exter: | on ghiing The baron read, "have nothing I wan Without'delay, the lady. took a sheet : : "lof note-paper, and wrote: > greatest Tat centrs in the World|" "Resciony ior. "Baron Rathschild fhe on, and. it has been estimated sum of 1,000 francs for charity --GYP.* handed over the noney willingly, "and aried, wall nes with (he -- ingenuity, = ee he world: re DRUGGING OHILDREN $* mil ¥ it into temporary misensibility, lng medicines contain opiales and an overdose may kill" the child. 'yoil' give your : -{ Tablels you hove the uarantee of a gcvernment analyst. ad- | Is 'safe. 'And you have the word of le/| thousands of grateful mothers thay this | | medicine 'will promptly 'cure all the ailments: dhood; A S0UROE OF DANGER "When you give your child a 'so-called 2 oothing" medicine you are not curin You 'are merely drugging Sooth- When le one Baby's Own this medicine chilon I Dave ever used dealers or by La'Pox rom The Br. Brockville foaming rivers, and | rds he ne. days. President It was looked: 'down uponswith some contempt by hired cowboys, owing' to the fact {hat ho. was. a col graduate and also wore glasses. One bullying fellow, named "Long Ike," used 40 be fond of entering 'drinking bars and taking up the lass of any man he thought he could frighlen. He played this trick 'on Roosevelt, and was so certain that he 'was a typical "tenderfoot" that he did not even make his customary bluff first with: the revolver. - Before "Long Ike" quite knew what had happened he found himself on the floor: then he was picked up, rushed out of the saloon, and flung down 'again on the ground ouside. He was unable to get up for five minutes; and then he quietly sneak: ed out of the camp, ee A ets. ~ AGONIZING PILES. Cured by Zam-Buk. Mr. F. Asiridge, of 3 St. Paul Street, Bt. Catharines, Ont., says: "For five years I suffered untold agony with pro- truding piles. The pain" was so great at times I 'would almost scream, I went down in _welght and had no appetite, 1 tried everything 1 heard of for piles, but gol no relief. 1 went to several doctors, but they would give me little hope of ever gelting rid of them and I finally gave up in"despair. One day a friend gave me a sample of Zam-Buk salve and told me of someone who had been cured. I decided to fry it, and the re- lief 1 got was encouraging. I bought a box, and the piles kept on diminishing, I used three boxes and am 'riow com- pletely cured. One thousand dollars would "be none too small ap amount lo. give for such a cure as mine, . wish 1 could convince every. sufferer of the valué of Zam-Buk," Zam-Buk cures. cuts, burns, chapped hands, '¢old' sores, lich, ulcers, eczema; running sores, catarrh, piles, bad legs, abscesses, face sores, spring eruptions, and all skin diseases, Of all druggists and stores, 50¢., or from Zam-Buk Co., Taronto, : ---- een ON BUSINESS BENT, ' Mother="Tommy,".what 'are 'you: do. ing in the pantry?" ) Tommy--*"Oh, - just putting a few things away" ; on Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator has no equal for destroying worms in children and aduMs. See that you_ gel the genuine when purchasing. ; "The most extrcordinary thing about him is that he always-altaches import ance to the most insignificant things." "Yes, that 4s plain 0 be seen. If it wero not so, how else could he have € | such an opinion of himself" TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY te TIVE p rin BEET "Does your wite take any inlerest in current politics?' asked the earnest wo. man, <*No," replied Mr. Farmon, "she dont, -But™it it's currant jelly or cur-| ly-poly, why, 1 believe she more th 3 terwirds he was: BR When he started ranching in his early | paint your SEND FOR CATALOGUN, The Pember Store . 4 5 RAW FURS ERR AGe l trk_e v0w D.H.BASTEDO & CO. Manufacturers and Exporters, 77 King 8¢. Bast, Toromje. Establishec 1878 REPARTEE. "Tim" Healey, the Irish member of parliament, is quick at repartee. A vater once informed him that he would "sooner vote fer the devil than for Heauey." "But possibly your friend may not turn up," said "Tim," adding in a tone of mild enquiry. "Perhaps you would support me then?" 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Par- melé¢'s Vegetable Pills will not only in- duce sleep, bul will act so beneficially that the subject will wake refreshed ahd restored to happiness, LO¥E~AND GROCERIES, Love cometh inlo lite, Abiding With us still; But though he has a winsome way, 'Tis Love thal never loves to pay The jingling grocery bill. PILES CURED IN ¢ TO 1i DAYS, [PASO OINTMENT is guarantesd so cure any NO TIME TO WASTE. Lady (to caller)--"You vont mind my going on" with my wark while you're here, will you Then I shap't feel I'm wasting time," This 15 the time to paint with Ramsay's. Paints. "Paint your roof, paint your > , hoube. Ramsay's Paints are the oldest and best known in Canada for style, Besuty, wear and tear. Your dealer has 8 large stock. Look at his color cards. They are beautiful. Write A. Ram. 'say. & Bon Co., Montreal, for peck of Sou- venir Picture Post Cards of omes. THE POOR BOARDER. [Quite small" Was his 'bedroom, but he Was meek and content as a saint. "He, made no 'complaint fof, you' see; There was' really no room for com- plant, "= - © ITCIY, Mange Prairie Scratches and every form of conlsgious Itch on human y jor animals cured in 30 minutes by Wal. ford's ~ ketion. It never fails. moves, "I shall expect you not to wear my clothes," said the lady of the house. "You; needn't 'worry on that point, e | madam," retorted the new maid. "i. wouldn't even batronize your dress. rH ma hroat "which Shoppers and House Owners When You Visit Toronto ... 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