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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 143, 11 July 1901, Page 4

interesting .gleanings Men Capable of Bearing Arms.—Th« number of men capable of bearing arms i« calculated at one-fourth of the population Great Cafe of Venice.—The great eafl of Venice—Floriana's, on the piazza of St. Mark—has never been closed, nigni or day, for one hundred and fifty years. Blind Readers.—lt is said that no fewet than 200,000 books for the blind are borrowed annually from the free-lending libraries in different parts of the old country. Appearance of a Man's Height.—lt is found by calculation tbit at 328 yards a man has the appearance of one-third hii height, at 437 yards, one-fourth; and at 546, one-fifth. £4,000 for a Lady's Tooth. —M. A. Lenoir, the founder of the French Museum, relates that during the transport of the remains of Abelard and' Heloise to the Petits Augustins, an Englishman offered him ioo,ooofr. for one of the teeth of Heloise. Wooden Skewers. —The only manufactory of wooden skewers in the world, it is ;upposed, exists at Toledo, Ohio, whence nillions of them are shipped to England. •1 hey are made by, machinery from hickory jlocks. Between eighty and ninety thousand .ire turned out every day. Thimbles.—Thimbles lined with india- •. übber are now employed, and are said not to fall ofif'so easily as the ordinary unlined thimble. They are also warmer to the skin, .aid free from the metallic " rust" which sometimes tate the form of verdigris, a substance of a poiSonous nature. A Quaint Law.—ln 1541 Ihe Corporation of Chester ordered, under the penalty of a tine of 3s. 4d., that no untmuried woman should wear white or coloured caps, and that none but sick or aged women should wear a liat unless riding or going abroad into the. All Run Down No Appetite, Weak. Discouraged. Warm climates always debilitate the nervous system. The digestion is slow, and tile liver becomes sluggisli. impurities in the blood accumulate, and you go about downhearted and- depressed. All this may be quickly changed with proper treatment. Mrs. 0. Kennedy, of 26 Erskine St., North Melbourne, Victoria, sends us her photograph and this letter* Hi a*-?; " I liad lost my appetite, was very weak, and all run down. Nothing did me good, and I was discouraged. I then tried AYER'S and it brought me right up to my usual health and strength. And I want to add a word here about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It has cured ine of such hard coughs and colds that I feel I could not do without it. For family tqwdies I rely on that word, 'Ayer's.'" Keepyour bowels in good cqpdltionwith Ayer's Pills. Take just enough to produce one goed free movement of the bowels daily. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass., U. S. A.

SOU AND GLOSS* HAIR, rt 10 make the hair growsoft, glossy, and l luxuriantly U a matter that has vexed the minds of many thousands. The hair re quires to be nourished, and the skin of the head kept clean and ih a healthy condition. To do this yon most use Parker's Hair Tonic. It is the only preparation that fulfils all the requirements without the disadvantages necessary to promote a healthy and vigorous growth of hair. and It is not a greasy ot oily preparation, will not soil the finest linen or lace is not poisonous, nor dees it contain anything to injure the most tender skin It is not highly perfumed, and in no way objectionable to the most refined sense of smell. It effectually removes dandrifl or othe impurities from the scalp. It makes the hair grow soft,' glossy, an strong It is sold in patent bottles at 2s 6d; by post 3s. It is manufactured only by the proprietor It should be on every lady's toilet table. Distributirg Agent for Taranaki—A. E, SYKEB, opposite Theatre Royal, New Ply mouth. Waitara Agents Lawbjsnob Bbob. Storekeepers.

MOREY & SON. MORE! & SON. OUR FIRST DIRECT SHIPMENT OF AUTUMN GOODS. « Direct from Makers! I Direct from Makers INCLUDES NEWEST- IN OAPES, MANTLES, JACKETS CHILDREN'S CLOAKS, MACINTOSHES, BLACK & COLORED DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS, FURS, GLOVES, SILK& LADIES' UNDERCLOTHING, [Etc., Etc. OUR HOSIERY A SPECIALITY ALL NEW GOODS | MEN, UNDERWEAR.— Best Value to be'had, W. MOREY &S9N DEVON STREET NEW PLYMOUTH