-‘_-it 3;’ 5;, lil :Ir ;_¢_r '~.~ 5'. E l :`,- I 1 _f __s_ Ja I v cf.. » I I 2 \. 5 i _I .1 » 1 i i I _fi ~ P ir » 1 \ I -U-f_iUA13Y 2:_1».`19_18 mn cnnnwrrnrowu GUARDIAN . . me ' * »,. ,_ _ _ _ __ ‘ . . lr ,r 4 ’ R _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ . ____ ETTHQEE' _` firmly established has well earned its reputation of being the worid’s un- 0 tl been soaked with the blood oi' its citizens. ri 1258. l.000jQ0il Of its inhabitatnts were put to death. Worse still, Hulaga ruined the whole system cl` irriga- ti perhaps the richest country in the --W iii’ 300 generations in as many hours." ci “save only the holy men," and 90,000 skulls were piled up in pyramids be- fore the walls. 5. captured Bagdad in 1623 after a des- perate ljesistallce. and in revenge he ordered 500 'bf the principal citizens to be tortured to_death in public, the executions lasting over un entire week. 'l`l\`l'e_`;e~-,‘_lr‘_u1\di'eti others were cxecutcd.fby:iiat'}gi11g head downward in thc a1_ty'S we_is, thereby poisoning the \vat>`o|'.=supply.-1’earson‘s Maga- zinc. \\ nmrricd woman owns represents at pcauc olTcriu|.:. _- ,. » -o-»_»-¢. te 1'0 chemist. ‘ iuckicst city. Not n square inch oi I hui 't Penslar ._> A Pen-Lax _ E Tablets and cleanse your sys- l tem of its accumulated g waste, gently and with- _ out harmful after-ef- I Tfects. - Get a generous 25c. i.»in»-at;-our Penslar store 1 E. A. Foster ’ Central Drugstore The _Ig-ipme of the Pen- F' ai' Remedies ' __L___ AN UNLUCKY CITY agdad Has Been Many Times the Scene of Bioodshed ilagdad, where the British arenow e soil on which it stands but has When the MongoIs_ under their ter- ble chie\’._ lluiaga, took the city in n canals which made Mesopotamia orld, “thereby destroying the work In 1393 Timur the Tartar sacked the ty. He killed all its inhabitutnts The Persians. under Shah Abba' l.o\'\\ may nmkl- the world go round. iovvrs dou‘i know wliolllcl' lilo vrhl is going round or standinl; still. N<':lri_\' every piece of jr\\'<:ir_v ll I ,,.....,..,.....¢..»..,..¢........|.....,.....¢..|..¢-.mg-.|..|.,|...,., fu Pu no HAS HER INNINGS _ '_ Thule is no cxctlsc today for f _\'.'cni:‘il to have ugly, ' painful corns jj I For a l'c\\' cents you can get a quo, r ounce of the magic drug. freezoue ccntiy discovered by a Ciuciniiatx Apply a few drops of this freezone upon u tender. aching corn or cltlllus and instantly. yes, immediately, all soreness disappears and shortly you will lind the corn or calius so loose that you lift ii oui. root und ull, with /he lingers. .lust think! Noi. om- hit ul' pain ifr- iore applying lreezone or afterwards. it doenn`(_ ievt-n irritate thc surround- ing skin. Hard corns, soil. coljns or corns bc- iwccn the toes, also linrdencd callus- vs on bottom oi’ I'eet,-just seem to shri- vcl np and fall' out without hurting It I particle. I; is almost magical. A to md yourself of con- _- Take one or ' rr P/ws to buy in urn province. , Fon r-'Anul:ns_A_No ,womsrnsn _ COAL ARRIVED.-Just received direct from New York, six curs hard toni. Buntain Bell ~& tio, 2299.1.;g3Mi_ _ i R ESERVE THURSDAY l~‘ebrual'vl 7th for Woxnun`s Auxiliary 'Fon und; sale in Si. l'aul"s Parish Hull., 2295.' VALENTINE DAY.- Just received' at thu news and Variety Store an ex- tcnsivc assortment uf valentines. 2315. | WORKMEN BUY YOUR OVER-‘ ALLS at Patons today, it will pay you. 100 \Vork1nen’s~ Caps 501-. Patons Limitcdx 15208-1-22Mtt’. MEN'S SUITS. 50 Only. sizes most- l_\' small 1i:'» to :I9 only, worth up tu' $17.50 yours for $9.50. Come quick,\ you cannot buy the cloth let alone tho' lining & makings for that amount.i We say again. Como quick. Patonsl 1.lnnu»u_ 2263-1-‘.'2Mu~_i THE HALIFAX DISASTER IN PIC-‘ TURES-0u sale at the News and Va.~' rlety Store. opposite St. I)unstan’s (Iutllcdral. This Ibook contains 40 photographs covering all sections oi’ tin-_ ruincd district and also an intro- duction teliing the cause of the ex-_ plosion, -the damage done and the olli- cial list of dead. There is a very' large demand for this 'book for mail- inl! to soldiers and other friends abroad. 2313-1-2-iM3i. ANOTHER ISLANDER COMING HOME FROM ENGLAND Mr. and Mrs. Peter Doiron ot' North Ilustico have received news that their son Mat. is coming home from Eng land in the near futurez- Onterlo, ‘M. Hospital Orpingtnn Kent, England December 26th, 1917; Dear Parents: .lust :1 few lines to' let you knew that I am well und en-‘I joying good health and hope you are all enjoying the same good blessings. I must say we had a. great time here yesterday. \Ve had a nice tur- key dinner and all extras we could need. I wished -l would have ‘been home to spend (`.hristmas with you, but there wasn't any boats that left. lately, so the consequence was I had to stay in hospital for Xmas. Now whatever you' do, dear parents don't start worrying about mc thinking I am sick, because I am in as good shape as l’ve been for quiet a while. I weighed myself the other day and weighed 158 lbs. =l will tell you win».t's the matter with me, just at lit- tlc lung trouble, and incn like that in thc nrmy are not much good, cs- pcciniiy for i\‘rancc. We certainly had our ward nh-t-ly decorated for Xmas. I must say it wus just dandy. l got l’t-ti~r's pit-ture the other day il. was just |iand_\'. I suppose lnot-hor your ws-Il and ablo to get around as nvcr. iiuw lzlad I will be to sec you all again. I suppose father you are as busy ns ovcr shooing horses. I s\|p|ios-it Doipii is nuict a bllnfksniiiii “Int int." -|‘o|lscl'ipiiol\ went in hy a iulriy' good majority. -I gllcss il' it had of been left. to l’.l<}.i., lt wouldn't_ have passed, "ha int." but it is just as well' it did. All the soldiers voted for it, and thc Canadian army is pretty strong- on this side, so if the people, of (‘anada hadn't passed it, thc sol~' dicrs votes would have turned it over' again anyway. » We had quiet a lot of snow about Xmas time, and believe me dear pn- rents it was quite cold hero. lt’s no use for you to answer this letter be-, cause I may 'be leaving hcrc any time for (.‘anuda. Tell l)eiph that l will soon /he homo to give him a low su-pl dam-es “ha hu." I got a letter from Iirothcr Iiluyinontl and ho's getting along line so lar. - -I write to him ft' l'cw tllucs it week. I Nl-_vor mind inc, |'iI uuthe out ni-, right and as my news is gottinl; sc:\l‘cc, -l think |'ii come to at close l'or this time. Good-bye i`|'oln your loving soil. MAT. ‘ tlpporluliity conlcs _every day to_tin: man who believes in himscli`. and goes out ami chases after it. | mn _.4 -_ __ ' un-I _y §'l»'P'l"l"l» 'I' 'I' OOOOOQO O0' 0000000001 OCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 1- CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS O 'I1' Oloultlod adlvunder this head colt one cent per word per Insertion where each occompanigl order, with mini- mum chargo of 25 cents per lnoor-| ¢l°n. Count your wordo and olvo mon- OY by romlttlng with order. Stamp: accepted. Adu. taken by phone or cent by rnsril`wiIi be charged at 2c. Mr word, to cover book-keeping chan IOI, ltationory and postage on oo- oountl. AGENTS WANTED L ______. AGENTS WANTED T0 BELL FOI “tha old reliable Fonthill Nursorl os." We teach our mon to nil. Experience unneccnofy, h'igli'éi;t` :z::::‘.:_':lr°...s:;"s. --|'°|\¢0» OIR. ff _ I 1s11-1-1MEtlll.nni_:m_t ml, _-4 *PORTRAIT AQENTS WANTED. Send for Catalogues. Prints. Solar. und Bro|uldc_ Finished" "1»6rti‘£¥s Convex or lint. -Fr' ies, Glass rd all supplies. 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