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I lO teUH M A WARNING TO CANADIAN GIRLS. H Pleasant employment In excellent H homes is speciously offered to Cnnn- H dlan young women by agents who H travel from city to city and from vil- H lage to village in the Upper Provinces H for tho purposo of securing victims H to a llfo worse than death, says the H Toronto Presbyterian, which ndvo- H cates stringent measures for tho re- H presslon of this abominable traffic. We H read in this leading organ of the H Presbyterian Church in Canada: H "Some of tho Buffalo newspapers IH have laid bare a liollish systematized IH schemo for luring Canadian girls tc H American cities by attractive ndver- H tlsements offering pleasant cmploy- H ment as Indies' maids or companions H at good salaries, tho real object bo- IH ing to sccuro them for Immoral pur- IB poses. Tho agents employed In tho IH . -ample of i-wuorus, M ,i-j. t Heath's Han.,Treo jolt Lake Theatre Jan. 1 1,. 12, pH business aro women of good address IH who visit tho towns and villages and IH smaller cities and engago attractive- H looking young women by the promise H of honorablo work and alluring com- IH pensatlon. Tho girls aro met at Buf- H falo or Niagara Falls by appointment, H and from thenco distributed to vn- H rious American centers, only to find H out how cruelly they havo been do- H eclved. Hero is a field for remorseless H detective work. Thero Is no punish- H ment too sovero for thoso who would IH luro unsuspecting girlhood to lives IH of infamy and shame. Tho move- H ments of any alleged employment H agent in a town or village should bo IH carefully watched by tho authorities H and her credentials rigorously exam- IH lned. Tho arrost and punishment of H a few of these femalo pimps would put IH a quietus upon tho business. Any IH such offer should bo regarded with IH tho grcast suspicion." H Useless Advlc to Soldiers. m Tho London News calls attention H to tho fact that when the building M that is now Wellington barracks, Dub- m lln, was a Jail it had tho words, H "Ceaso to do Evil Learn to do Well," 1 chiseled over tho gatoway. When It M became a barracks the authorities, B perhaps realizing the uselcssness of- H such advice In somo cases, had tho H words removed. Natives Enjoyed Paying Taxes. A resident of Selukwe, South Africa, rites: "Tho township is beginning o wear an air of excitement In consc uonco of tho natives coming In to ay their hut tax. By their singing nd extravagant antics you would fan y our dusky brothers woro highly olightod o come Into town nnd pay ho pound demanded by our retrench ment seeking government." o Salt Along the Congo. Along tho centrnl part of tho Con go river thero are a number of salt marshes. Tho Africans dig shallow holes In these, whenco Issuo streams of hot water which, on being evapo rated, leaves a reslduo of salt. Growth of State Universities. President Pritchott of the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology In an crtlclo in n recent number of tho At lantic Monthly, says that tho most re mnrkablo educational fact of tho last llfteen years in tills country has boon the marvelous growth of tho state uni versity. Of tho twenty Inrgest Insti tutions In this country twelve aro state vnlvorsltles; of tho first five three are state universities. o An Illustration. "This question whether a word should have its adverbial or Its adject lvo form seems to mo to havp Httlo tc do with tho sense. Now wliat is the difference between loud talking and talking loudly?" "No difference," re-, piled tho pedngoglcal friend. "But look hero; for n largo feo you give lo gal advlco freely, but you don't givo 11 free. I think that will retain you foi a while." Youth's Companion. u Eucalyptus Banishes Cancer. Tho sanitary Influence of the eu calyptus treo Is said to render native born Australians lmmuno to cancer. Sea Air Good for Cows. In West Australia some farmei end their cattle for about six weeki joliday to the seaside each year. Th change of air anil food is said to b rxtremely beneficial to them. Tin grass on the mast Is impregnate( with saline, and has the effect of n tonic on tho animals o Experiments on Neuralgia. Successful experiments have boon made in tho treatment of neuralgia nnd hysteria with radium at tho Sal petrlore Hospital, In Paris. o Horrible Example for the Rhetorics. To most people n man Is worth what ho will lit loose n' A'chlson Glolii Invitation to Other Sinners. Father Taylor, the famous Seamen's Bethel's preacher In Boston, when a pompous man from upper-tendon ap peared at his prayer-meeting and. pro ceeded to deal out advice to his boys, squirmed till the speaker sat down when ho broke out: "If there Is any other old sinner from State street wishes to confess his sins, let him speak now." The Sundny Magazine. n Double Egg. An egg within an egg was brought to Smith Center tho other day by C. L Buswell, a farmer. Tho outside egg measured eight inches In circum ference tho long way and seven Inches tho other way. Insldo of this wan an jthor perfect egg, shell and all, being teparated from tho big egg by about a half Inch of tho whlto of tho egg. It was laid by an ordinary hen. a mix ture of Plymouth Rock and Leghorn. Kansas City Journal. o Your Teeth and Honey. If your teeth hinder you from eat ing honey, get your teeth fixed, as It will bo far tho cheapest In, tho end. Honey Is a valuable food. Orvlco Sis-son. Clerk's Involuntary Voyage. A Cape Town cleric mado on In voluntary trip to England recently nnd was arrested on arrival at Southamp ton for traveling without paying his fare. He explained to tho Judge that ho had boarded the vessel In tho South African port to seo a friend off, had some drink and fell asleep. When he awoke tho vessel was at sea. Ho had no deslro to como to to Eng land, He was remanded for Inquiries. o Rapidly Drifting. Man, like tho Indian, Is dying out and being driven away. In 1890 there wero 3,914,571 women employed in gainful occupations in America. In 1900 tho number had Increased to 5,329,807. Tho birth rate among tho female population is increasing, and tho death rate decreasing. It Is Just the reverse among the males. We 4$. no rapidly drifting to the age of the "eternal feminine," when man will be i bad; number. I.tteiary Digest. o - Benefits of Fresh Air. Keep a healthy child shut up for several days In a warm room In wlnler and he becomes fretful and peevish, If not actually sick; ho loses his appe tite and will seldom ask for a drink of water. But send him out Into the cold fresh air to romp, and he will return with cheeks aglow, a voracious appe tite and nearly always thirsty, his romp having created an appetite for the llfo essentials. o What He Was Thinking Of. On the links "I can't Imagine what . you were thinking of to let j'our uncle beat you so badly." "I was thinking of a codicil." Btooklyn Life. Pity the Poor Clerk. An advertisement from the York shire Post: "Would any lady of means care to marry poor- crowded out clerk, ago thirty-seven?" o DR. BROADBENTS Dental Office moved from Eagle block to 500-501 Scott Building, 168 Main, Over King's Hardware Store. ESTABLISHED IS64 NE PRICE TO ALL NEVER UNDERSOLD i THE GREAT CUT PRICE f 1 CLEARANCE SALE g STARTS HERE & 1 MONDAY JAW. 7 1 & JR Remember the day 5fc oft and the date. Every- S m thing-must gol Every 1? Dollars worth. Ev- m ? ery pennies worth of m S this season's mer- L chandise will be on Si , k sale early Monday 5 Jj 'morning' at ridicu- ,j X lous figures. fj 1 1ris;5stsstssisisisf