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CHILDREN WHEN TEETHING Have more or less diarrhoea, which cannot be checked effectually, as the cause cannot be removed, but the diarrhoea can and should bo controlled by giving Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy, and an occasional dose of castor oil to cleanse the system. For sale by J. "Banning. * The strange site of a black cat as the travelling mascotte of a football team was witnessed in connection with a League match at Park Avenue, Bradford, on a recent Saturday. Early in the season a fine, glossy black cat i strayed into the premises of the Hali|fax football club at Thrum Hall. Some members of a superstitious turn of mind perceived in this visit an omen of good fortune, and, in keeping with a local custom, buttered the animal's paws. Ever since the cat has received the kindest treatment, and fortune has smiled on the efforts of the club. At practice the cat takes up a pro- ! minent position where it can view operations, and seems to take deep interest in the players. The team has won twenty-one of its twenty-four matches this season, their latest triumph being over Bradford, 17V- - ls n attributed to some occult • relme influence.