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Many men, whose names rank among the most illustrious in history, started out--in-life a house-to-house book safesmen.
George Washington, said R. S. Branch at a invothig of Subscrip: tion Book Publishers in Chicago recently took orders for Blydolls "American Savugo" and delivered the books himself on horseback. US Grant in his Galona days wold Washington Irving's "Life of Columbus.
Daniel Webstor first practicat -ologuenca in selling Woenis" "Life
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Interesting World Items,
The Into G. T. Campbell, a famous Scottish Rugby player, was a great all round sport when. at Fettes Colloge. At Rugby ho was outstanding, and he was a capital crickotor too, and a noted athlete,
W. W. Armstrong, who is to bo in Scotland on business short- ly, la, to play for the Wost of Scotland C. C. during the month of May. The Australian captain] is in the whisky line,
7J. K. Macara, Futter Colioze, is one of the best schoolboy sprinters soon for years. His limos" at the school sports were remarkably fine and stamp him as a first class man. To cover the 440 yards in 52 1-5 socs. was a great effort for a school- boy, and on that showing Macaru must bo rogarded as probably tho next best quarter-inilor in Scot- land to E. E. H. Liddell. His timo was better than that record- el hy J. G. M'Coll at the Scottish championship.
It is twelve years sinco LA record was last broken at the Edinburgh Academy sports. ̧· W.Į M. Wallace then throw the cricket ball 105 yards, 6 incher. In 1910 two, and in 1911 throo recorris were establishod. Those must have been the years of athletic giants.
Sandham, the Surrey batsman, Is ill, a severe attuck of influenza having been followed by bron-] chial pneumonia. He is now out of danger, and progressing woll of Washington" and De Tocque ville's "Democracy in America" Histoire de la Revolution" from portioned to production, costs, It but there is little likelihood of and with money from hin salos house to house.
devolops in its salesman courage, bio being able to play during the paid his tuition at Dartmouth Few industries have a more determination, patience, resource-early part of the season. Collogo. Mark Twain sold hooks distinguised tradition than the. fulices, and skill in dealing with boforu hu wrote them. The subscription book business. With men and problems. These quali- great Napoleon himself when its ideals of honest salcamanehip ties are the foundations of success a starvoling lieutenant sold. "1 high-class books and prices pro- in every vocation.
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TROUT FISHING IN QUEBEC.
Spots Which Are Easily Accessible.
LANDING TROUTIN LAC CLAIRE NEAR LABELLE-
TYPICAL LAURENTIAN MIS TROUT STREAM,
LAKE TROUT CAUGHT IN LAC ARCHAAVEMULT, QUEBEC, 10/13,0Y. FAILLIP A FRIEDMAN, WHY HOLD, DOI. LENGTH DS-19.
One of the most popular and Detroit, Buffalo or Poston and Jovite and Labelle have their promising trout yielding districts intervening points, by evening devoted followings among whom In Quebec is that along the Mont train, to in Montreal before there le friendly rivalty to bo Laurier branch of railway that eight the next morning and fret to take a finny beauty. extends for about 160 miles reach any point up to Labelle, a Nomininguo on Big Lao Nom northwest of Montreal. There distance of 100 milos, by 2 p.m. iningue, the home of monster are four daily trains running as - Good Buhing begins within pike, is the getting-off place for far as Sto. Agathe, three to three hours ride of Montreal and roaching eight sporting olub, The Rev. W. K. Roberts, vicer Labelle-in the very heart of a Mont Laurier. A atop off at al hidden away from 8 to 20 miles. at St. Mark's Mitcham, got to-wilderness of lakes and two to most any station will put the deep in the woods from which gether a pretty useful elde for the end of the line. One may fisherman at the gateway to the richest fishing waters ara) the annual Rugby match for St. leave New York, Philadelphia, trout waters. St. Faustin, St. accessible.
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Dunstan's botween London Clargy and London Referoes at Orleans Park. Twickenham, in cluding J. G. Stophons, the Welsh international; K. P. Smith. the Light Blue: W. T. Money and the Rov. B. H. Gonry, v.ả. Last year the Referons won by 18-3.
A movement is on foot to start a now football league next senson, ཡ North Midland Loague, Savoral of the clubs in the Northorn Third Division are in favour of joining, whilo, at, the last meeting, representatives of. | the two Nottingham clubs, Hull City, Leicester City and Barnsloy wore interested.
Rogzio Wilson, 15 years, old, ann of last year's winnor of the £750 golf tournament, took part In his first competition-the As. sistants Tournament of the Croydon Alliance-at Crohnm Hurst recently. He tied for Bavonth place with a total of 171 for the 36 holas, only 10 strokes behind the winnor-F. W. West, of Shirley Park.
Bowlors who use the groens in the LC.C.. parks and commons welcome the decision of the Parks and Opon Spaces Committee of the Council to reduce the 'hourly charge from Gd. to 4d. This fol- lows the protests of the London Parks B.A. and other bodles, and came up for endorsement by the full Council to-day. Tho soSSON tłokot remains as before at 31s.
One of the fow professional footballera to become a municipal "officer,-Charlie Brittan, has never- od bis connection with the Cardiff City club on accepting a business appointment in the Midlands: Brittan wont from Northampton. to Tottenham, and loft the Hot- púr for Cardiff in December 1913, He captained the team until, tho' conclusion of lant sensor. Under his guidance the City roso from. the old authern - Longue to the First Division of the Football || Loague Brittan appeared in 13 Inter League gámos, 11 of them while with Northampton Hi
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