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Home My WebLink AboutPN1907_12_27. vottootostal 11Larbo. • - - • - • Dental - _ R. R. M. STENVART, Markham. DENTIST. Honor Graduate of Toronto University . _Graduate Royal Collegtof Dental ilinresont• OFFICIO—OPPOSITE THE POSTOFFICE. Open daily 9 a. at. to e v. m., Residence. Main St., North. AT UNIONVILLE EVERY FRIDIY. i. ni.tit 4P. in. -Office civertiothmerfellit & Silver's Store. 37M - • _ Medical - - A 14. BELL M. D.. C.- - - - M.• l 9 Late House Surgeon of the Kingston . General Hospital. _Successor to Dr. M. Bate - =an Office hours 8 to tO a m, 1 to 3 p m and 6 - $o8p ca. Pickering. Out: • -44-1y -- (1 EO. N. FISH, M. A. • VA PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Member of College of Physicians and Surgeons. Ont. Associate Oototter, County of Ontario. Office Hours -8 to 10 a. M. 612.d 1 .o&.and 6 toe p.m. Brougham. Ont. 11—ly T- HERBERT KfDD, 3f. V., C. M. •ler • Member College of Physician" ani Sur- geons of Ontario, Late House Surgeon of Gen- , eraL Emergency and Burnside Lying-in Hosvi- $ala of Toronto. Office in Alexander Morgan's resident:kat. opposite Methodist ettirch. Clare•- :: moot. Ont.• - 251y PICKERING. ONT. . FRIDAY, DEC. 27, 1907 -...-Without a Doubt We have thelaagest stock of single and double harness the town has ever had. Not only -the largest, but qualit 'the beat, genuine hand -made goode. HALTERS HALTERS We have all sizes and descriptions, first-class stock, all hand -made. WINTER 1S-COldING We have an excellent stock of Horse Blankets. HOREB. LAP. RUGS WHIPS GALORE Curry Combs, brushes, gall cure, hoof ointmentharness oil, metal polish, Get your harness at • THOMPSON BROS., - Pickering Xmas Shopping at the PICKERING PHARMACY By the time this reaches our custom- ers we will have on display one of the best selections of "XMAS Gears" eve; shown in Pickering. Do your buying now and avoid the h aro( bearer Xmas. Let us put your purchases aside -for you. only a small deposit 'required. Our Xmas.goods include fancy cases. toilet sets, jewel crises. jewellery,burnt leather hookasouvenir_ goods,novel- ties. holle stationery, flne perfumes. Le tand many other suitable gifts. ga....• Pr REDavnt•i—We always have,* eom- ' plete stock. . Stor:. Foono—Try our own large pee- ' large fOr 25r. 'Agent- for Hess and Ctirne'ree Fi)ods, .. , EYES tEsTED FREE—Satisfaction guitriinteed.- • • Yon. PRESCRIPTIONS . carefully coin-. . . . . . pounded'. -,--_ . -t E. FAREWELL. Q. 0., BARRIS- ' ta • aanaeornszy Crown Attorney, and County 27-• otiaitor . Court 1101244. Whitby. 10-• • L- T. HARCLAY. Brrrister-at-Lsw. • Solicitor, Notary Public. Special Kauai- "' Der for HMI Court of Juane". - Sucees•or t - Mews. Dow & McGillivray. Brock Striet. ' Whitby. 71y , veterin/firg. ••- .• , • HOPKINFI,VETERINARY 60B- - GEON, &reclaim of Pi' Ontario Vet - rimer, Collee. Toronto, registered member 1 the °alert* Veterinary Medic& A.ssociation. and rettdence one and one quarter miles • art* of Green River. 'Office and shoeing forge Alfr hours 8 to 11 a.m., and 1 to 1 p.m. Private katiephone id my office F O. address. Green 74war. Out •1) moans** garb*. D Issuer of Marriage • Lioenses in the County of Ontario. Ogee at store and bis residence, Claremont. BIIN'rING, Issuer Marriage -1E-1• Lieiitaes-for the County of Ontario. Of. ". %ma the stare or at• his residuum'. Pickering liege. 1-y . B EATON, TOWNSHIP OLE aK D• Conveyancer, Commissioner for taking Aeoountant Rte. Money to loan ell farm poverty. "Issuer of Marriage me" Whitevade, Ont. • POST1LL, Licensed Auctioneer, • for Counties of York and Ontario. Mac- _ lion sales of all , Muds attentied to on shortest notice. Address Green River P. 0, Ont• - • . TF POUCHER, Licensed Ajaction- • a.. ear, Valuator and Collector for the Conn • ales of York and Ontario ' All kinds of "motion gales conducted and valuations made at mod- ' erste charge. Astatee and consignment* con- sistantly. managed and sold- by auction' or • private sail. Mortitagea, rents, notes and general accounts promptly collected and satis- factory- settlements guaranteed. Phone or . wits for term* and varticulara. Brougham. • Ont. Dates mat be fixed by phone Nzwa office. Furniture.... 0 A full line of first. - •(siege furniture now • on exhibition in . • • • enr' ware rOoms. Prices right. R. S.- Piekering, On T. M. McFadden, . _ Dispensing Chemist. PICKERING, • - - 'ONTARIO. agner & Co. Have a full line ox rresh and cur- ed meats constantly on hand. - - - Spice Roll, Breakfast Baccin, Ham, Bologna, Weiners, etc. _ •Highest prices paid for • _• Butcher's cattle. REAL .ESTATE Insurance and - - Conveyancing Done House and Lot for sale or to rent: Also Planing Mill for sale. _150 acre Farm forsale. If you went to'buy sensor rent, call ,at my pffice. Bargains. - Fat Hogs Wanted • have the eobtraet witlf Wight' & Co., Pork Packers, Toronto, to supply that firm :with all the live hogs they reqoire, and would like. • to have..your...hogs... I .will pay Within 15e. of Toronto price until .further notice. -• Write, .phone o.r. apply to- -John A. White BRoro-HAm00 - DOMINI -ON BANK • non Office, 'Toronto • Capital authorized ° '5,000,000 • .Capital paid. up_ • $, 3,8.00,000 • Reserve fund and'undi- • vided profits . 4,900,000 •Deposited by .the pulilic 35,500,000 " Tiotal-ass-ets" - • • • 49,000;000' - WHITBY BRANCH. • _ General Banking Bnsiness transacted. , • Special atrention given to.the collect tion of farmer's sale ana • • other notes. • . • SAVINGS DEZARTMEZZT. • . pepCeitti3 received , of $1. and 'apwardF. • in.terest allowed at higheS, , --torrent ratea. • ' • .. a .i.vegesofd4 roo'n-44-4 •y,• • Po.' • W. 7. Richardson. -Nbtaiy Pubik, Pfekeiltni. 9ickering First-class rigs for hire -- Day or night.• -Bus meets all trains Teaming promPay attended to. Agent -for Canada Carriage Co. W. H. Peak,Pickering. __Central BUSINESS CALEGE f TOriinto,•haS ktarted thous- ands of young men and Women on the Tay way to independ- ence and success. ..Let“ts give you the right start. Write for Catalogue and plan togpend the next six months with us. Enter .• Address W. H. Shaw, Principal, .Y.onge and gGerrard Sts., Toronto. • STIM111111 1111?//71' -orr, BRITISH CANADIAN Xmas Offer -123 50 for 9 months' course. *wilte before Dec. elgt, 15 years exeerience. ARITISH OAN&DI.ANIBUSIZ4ESS COLLEGE Yong° and mob:. Sts„ Toronto, tMiss.May Lacy, of Dunbarton spent a few days last week in the city the guest of of Pat and Mrs. Pheney. DUNBARTON _MARKHAM . . • - HIGHLAND • CREEK Wesley Squires, -of Highland Creek, came near losing his valuable cow by it eating a sack of buckwheat, but is now recovering. The death occurred here Sunday night of Mrs. Major Harper, the• wife of the police magistrate of this town. Mrs.. Harper was one of the moat charitable women in this county and to -day her good deeds are. recalled in mournful sympathy with the bereaved husband and family. . . WHITEVALE • It is oar sad duty this week to chron- icle the death of one of the oldest res- -dents of the township. Ann Garland, relict of the. late Patrick .Nowlen. which took_place on Tuesday Dec. 24th at the age of 7S years. ,Iler fimeral_will take place today when her reMains will he conveyed to_the R. C. cemetery, Pickering. for interment. The late 31rs Now la n wee a native of. Belfa.sa Ireland and emigrated to Canada with her father's family when- young. -They -set- tled in the township of Pickering where she bas resided fur the past years. She mart iecl the late Thos Larkin to whom shebad three children John Larkin. of Whitevale. Mrs. I. Gle-eson, of aireenweod. und -Annie (Sister Georgenlia of. Loretto. Abbey. Toronto: After six yems of widow- hood she married the late P. Nowlan try whom she had three sons, Thoine4s.. James and Robert. • , • SCAREQR0 • • Mrs.. Oke. of thfr village. had the misfortune to have jaer poeket picked of 820 while shopplag in the city last week. Our village had a lively niSpearence on Monday last when the voters turn- ed out to record their votes for their favorite candidate forCentre York. The workers in •the Washington Sabbath School are busy preparing for their anniversary on the 12th and Otlfaof January. when a big time is expected. , The local option campaign is being vigorously carried on by the temper- ance workers and many good Meet- ings have been held_ throughout the township. Every voter shiruld turn out and record bis vote when the poll is opened: There will be a lively time at the ronnicipal- nomination at Woburn on Monday next. While we' have not heard of .any new aspirants for the• council, there will be a keen contest between Andrew Young, the present reeve, and W. D. Annie, comiciflor, for the reeveship. •, 00* "'•• -.GREEN RIVER • r: , • Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all, . Nellie Wilson: of BrOoklin, is spend- ing her vacation at her home bete. • Miss Gertie Robinson is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mussleman; of Stoutfville. A large' number from here attended the anniversary in Whitevale•Sunday last. . , • ,' The heavY. snow storm on Monday made good sleighing in this pitt•t of the township.. ' Da•H.-Hap%ins attended the Veteri- nary Medical Association in Toronto Tuesday lagt. Clarence Young's sale was well at- tended- Friday last and good prices were realized._ . Geo. Barnes. Of St. Catharines, was thaguent•of•Wm. 0. and Mrs. Barnes. a few days; last week. • Mrs. P. R. Hoover has returned home -after spending several weeks with her daughter in Toronto. Miss Minnie -Wilson, who has been - in Toronto for some man.ths with her aunt, has returned to her hoine.'_ At the teacher's Meeting held last week, the following officers were ale painted: for'th-e year : Supt., Mi. H. Hopkins ; Men's Bible class, A.- E. Lehman ; Ladies' .Bibie...class, 31 rsa A. Hoover. • Teachers for other .classes are Mrs. Elias Bice, Miss Lillie Barton, Lily' Wilson, Eva Hopkins. -Sec'y- treas, Stanley 'Hoover, ; Roy Caster; Organist; L. Wilson ; Stewards,. Howard' Hoover, George Gray.' `Don't forget the Sabbath school anniversary next Sunday. Aftert.00n servie kt 2.30, evening service Fit.7 o'clock. Special music at each service. On Monday evening a grand enter- tainment will.he given by the school and others. An old fashioned fire- plitee will he set up from .which the presents willhe distributed at the. close of the program. All are invited to conte and have a •good- time wittrits in closing the Year 1907. Doors open at 7.o'olock, concert at 8 p.. m. Dec. 29 and 30., Zlacksin ithing1 Preventia. Drukgists everywhere drngeists some little Candy Cold Tablets To check 'a cold quickly. get from your are. row dispensing Pretentics, for trey are not only safe, but decided y effective and prompt. Preventics contain no, lnin ine, no laxative, nothing harsh or sicken- ing. Taken at •the "sneeze stage" Pre ventios will prevent Pneumonia, Bro.]) a - specialty, • •Lc.hitia, La Grippe, stc. Hence the cane, 1Preventica Gond Ecr feverish Clad': 01•Ca:B=)•;;),,T I ren. "'mantic* 25 -seta,' ° The unaersigned having bought out, the blacksmithing business of G. Law. is prepared to do black- • smithing in all its lines. Horse -shoeing - • - • - The large audience present at the Odd -Fellows' Concert on Friday night last was delighted with the entertain- ing programme. The pecking of the manhole of the boiler of the Speight Wagon Co., blew out on Wednesday afternoon conse- quently the employees had tr short holiday. SeinatorCampbellsubmitted theplans of the new post-officeto the village eouncil at a special 'meeting last Sat- urday :Memnon. • The councillors ex- pressad themselves as delighted with the appearance of the proposed build- ing and the aecoincidation it would provide.—Economist, • • ••CHERRY,WOOD • Another old resident of the town- ship passed away on Christtuas Dav in the person of Mrs. a:Ibarles Smith, at the advanced age of 79 years, after an illnees ofeight weeks, .from an ab- SnSf. The funeral will take place to: day (Friday! at 1.30, When her -remains will he conveyed to Erskine cemetery •for interment. Deceased, who was a native of Yorkshires England, emi- grated to Canada at the age 6f flve with her parents. settling in Markham townsip, where she resided for five •years. After residing for shrive years( in Uxbridge she Moved to Chertywood, where elle bag lived for 34 years. She had a family of six. two' sons and forrr datiitirteia, two of the latter being dead. Those surviving are John and Maintain and -Mrs: C. K. Petty. of Cherrywood, and Mrs. F. C. Qnivell. otiMount Albert. Her husband -also survives her. She wa'w an honored member of the Methodist church and highly -respected. • ••_ WHITBY ' The people of the Bay Mourn the loss of Mrs. Eliza Donnely, who de= parted this life on Suhday morning. December 15. Mr!.,. tonelly was an old and well known resident of the Port-, and web highly respected by all her neighbors: Abdo K. Aziz, of Sunderland forme resident of Assyria. hasapplied for naturalization. Mrs. Wm. Balmer` *as et Guelph last week attending the an.nual Pro- Vinaol'Convention of Woman's Insti- tutes held at. theAgricultund College. Mrs. Balmer was a delegate from the Wh it }Ty bra rich. Saturday's snow storm- delayed the trains from the east many hours. The 20 p. m. train going west- did not reach here till 3 o'clock in the morning and the morning train due here at 5.05 didbot reach -here till noon on -Sunday At the General Sessions held last week theinterim appointment of the fol lowing County Constab'es was approv- ed. Carlson Stevens, Oshawa; Alfred Hatterfleld, Cedardale; Frederick Wan stall; John Rose Hadley, Pibkering Township; Alfred Hind; Oshawa. . • - Mr. lind Mis. J. 0. Henry started on a -trip last Tuesday, intending.to go as far west as Denver and south from there to spend the winter in Califor- . nlia Mrs. Wm, Beer -that was, but Mrs.' John • Darly now that now is, of De - trait. has been .visieing hersister. 'Mrs. Thos. Bruner, Cedar Dale, and also friends in Oshawa. " Souse' imposter is going AbrOugh East -Whitby culling himself Rev. Mr. Tucker and pretending to collect for the immigrant relief fund of Osha- Wa. No person is authorized to either receive or collect, except4, P. Ownes andehief -.constable Hind. _• If.such a man conies along telephone the Osha• wa Police.—Vindicator. Died.-0-n-Lob=3.4; • Cnn. 6, Darling- ton. on Sunday. Dec, 15th, 1907, Cleo, Wilson, in his 6Sth year. The Bish-p-Bethune College closed on Thursdayfor the Xmas. vacation,. which extends over ' a period of three weeks. BowinapvilJe. -Dec-17, An. Rowe Tapson, beloved wife`of Har- ry -Lorne Martyn, lather 24th. year. —Ref ol• er.- • •• • MROUOHAM Dr. G. N. Fish. was a city visitor on Monday. , NV. White is vititing with his Cult At Cern-Wall. _ E. W. Bodell spent the Xmas. 'holiday. at Co-bourg. .00 Mr. Pronse, -of Brooklin; spent Sunday at J. Routley.- - — • - Mr. Keast of Lindsay is. visiting *Ulf his brother-Thos.-Keast. , D. Hogle, of Ha•rtney, Mall., ealfed.on his friends last week. G. and Mrs. Hainilton, of Kes- wick, are visiting -at C. Philip's-. Miss M. NVilson. of Toronto, spent the holiday with her parents. C4earing- sale at the, Alger's stores of mitts of 10 per cent off. * N. Tomlinson • is visiting at, his home on Yonge. • St. during the holidays. 0. White, of.Edmonton. N. W. T.. spent a few days last week calling on friends. .Mr. Wm. Hanson has served his time (If one year with ,Mr. a 11 on o ;414v4s. R. and IV. H. Phillips NNW NO - aye You a Friend? Then tell him about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Tell him how it cured your hard cough. Tell him why you always keep It in the house. Tell him to• his doctor about it. Doc- _ tors use a great deal of it for throat and lung- troubles. "1 bad a terrible cold and eongb-and was threatened with yneerneola. 1 irlad Advers 'ata'ettr;Yeisirtliliitaelriirgignaly__"amimegiieUider41 eoujh 1.1,31151rne."- IOWA Z. WHITMAN. Mom% smteAramu. KW. Nat 'tam tiers •One of Ayer's Pills at bedtime wag •hasten recovery. Gently laxative. - NOTICE 00 '991 .. • Our shop will he closed eVary . - Saturday afternoon. CaSton.]erqj11 please govern thetri• • • selves Accordingly. •- _ Good stock of ladders on hand from neap 12e per round according to size, etc. A • • . . W. H. JACKSON, BrockEriad. _ - WestArn. Bank •or --- Canada. Pickering Branch. Ineurporated by set of Parliament NM A ti tho ri zed Capital . -111.000,000; la, •Subscribed . 555,000.00 Paid up - 555,000.00 Rest Account ,•' . 300,000.00 Assets - -6 000.000.00 acneCowaneivita; nt T. H. _____ . Csier Special attention given to Farmer." Sale Rotes Collections solicited and promptly.mado Farmer's Notes diacounted American and Foreign /exchange bought and sold Drafts lea mud, &Tellable on all pgrts of the world • Savings Bank Department. •Interest allowed on deposits at high- est current" rates, and credited or -- ' paid half -yearly to depositors. KERR, Mgr. Our business is growing so rapidly that • we found it necessary to have • • more room, therefore, we have moved into the building !ust west of the post. • office and are prepared to supply you with fine fresh - groceries. hardware, graniteware and chinaware, home-made' bread. meals. • flour, coal oil. etc. More lines to fol- • ' low. See- our display of -Christmas fruits, confectionery, china and , '• glassware.. GEO. 'PHILIP, Grocer, .13roughatn 1 1 1 eismomins eimpasietsmas Borman Jewfier, Whitby - Is showing. this year a • _bigger assortment of • Suitable Xmas . *lifts ..Than ever, and you • •will save • 10 Per Cent: , anyway on all purchases • made from him. • Open Evenings • -•••• Order•your purchases now and have them put away for future delivery. Zia=assett, Jeweler and Optician,, Brock St. $orak. Whitby,' •, Ont. • • • • IE :NEW :P1SURANCE int troduaed in the House By the Finance 7- • - .?"-" Minister. - • . • A despatch from Ottawa says : The, deposit the national securities or their . • . Gm overnent insurance bill. was intro- s -es duced by the Finance Minister in the s Muse on Wednesday afternoon. The ss. Government, Mr. Fielding said, had had Hie help of able and impartial experts in • preparing the measure. The bill deals with the whole question • -..:•••of insurance, and is a consolidation of , • . stall insurance legislation, the changes being made chiefly in regard to • --"surance. The powers of the Government are enlurged in the matter of the with- ' • drawal or refusal of a license renewal. - The ftlinister may rut .off or refuse te. renew a license for .any violation of the -. • OWERS OF INSPECTION. . • The powers of the insurance superin- :.. tendent are widened and he is empow- S, • ered to inspect the- offices of U. S. coin- -.ponies. The superintendent is also em- powered to make. valuations where kieemed necessary. • Trust funds are to be held by trust 1. companies, the private trustees es they drop. off, being replaced by sueh corn- .' ff. ponies. ' .; .DISTBII3UTI�N OF S1..7nPLUS. •iniatead of Calling off annual distribu- lion of surplus on deferred . dividend pellcies. as suggested by the insurance tionirnIssion, the bill calla for.a distribu- , :ben bike -in •Itirte years. These funds' art, to be shown as liabilititiesin. the re- • pt rts. but depreciation in the value of ..• accurilles arc to -be allowed for... •• - The insurance..commission mended that, the expenses of . new bust- ., 1. mess be shown separately. TheJiil eon: "I.- lams asClause its provide for -1t.° • • FIXING SALARIES. . • s- • Head office 'officials rire 'not to hate- • .ans share in commissions. This was ••-•• another insurance eommission sugges- :: ---tion. - - FaIary -of ".O(tft-or upwerds is -to be , ,• paid except by Gisler of whole Roard of- . Directors. This. WO, the t;omintision ess Suggested. No salary agreement is to be- ' . made for more than five years. In case cf all salaries or commissions over $4,000 per year are to be shown in the :,.; _annual reports. • . • , -S• • • . -REBATING PENALTIES. Rebating Is not to be.visited upon the 'directors or managers, as •recomruended by tire Insurance Cominissien, unless, the. • director or manager knows of the re- bate. The penalty is $1,10) and the giver es: • and taker of a rebeie is liable le. a $100 s• penalty.- Pension funds may be estab- lished when authorized by the share- - 7s.shokiers an polieyhoklers" entitled to eStoste. The United Stales .regulalien' as, to voting. • recommended by the commis -sen. has been dropped' as difficult and • scf doubtful expedience. The bill,- hew - ever, provide .proxies niay-only be • used when executed within two, months a'rneeting. The commission's recommendation for standard policies has been moderated, 'the biff providing enly for standard pro- visions to he contained in all policies; , other provisions.may be allowed hy the --superintendent of insurance. • feeveral changes are made in regerd ki fraternal - insurance. • • • .• • , • NEW BUSINESS SEPARATE. ,• • • lhat there he a separate policy for each • Gevernment deposits are to be. in Do- • ' minion or. Imperial securities," direct or '• -• • -' •• . guaranteed, and foreign companies may Underw-riting by• persons not in an .rate from the new, which is to be csJn- ducted according to the National Frater- line of business, sueS as life, accident,' • sickness, et". Incerporeted company is forbiddeb. Existifig business is to -be kept sepa- naf Congress ofstiortality. 11 is proposed own countries. • • • • The present act authorizes investment hi public securities. There is nc change .here, but the provision is enlarged, com- panies being allowed to invest in guar - Indeed Government or Imperial or Pro- sincial securities.. • Outside of Canada, where a Canadian company -does business, it may' invest in bonds securtsi by real estate at a twenty-five per cent. premium, with no default of interest fe.r live years. • De-. .bentures onsessa,yeare preferred stock, paying four per -cent. for seven years, and common stock paying five per cent. rot- ten years, may also be invested in. • The Government reserves 'the right to refuse- -foreign securities. • While com- panies may invest -cis a bond it is pro- vided that no more Wm 20 per cent. of Steck of any company may be purchased by one...company. 'This prevents the formation or acquisition gl .subsidiary ecmpanies. Loans may be made up -to CO per cent. cf the real estate secw•ities. Out side investments are termed to 20 per cents, of the securities instead of 10 pe cent. as formerly. Companies . are gisen -five years in •whien to readjust their investments, farther 'extensions to -six yenrs being al- lowed where necessary by the.Govern•or- in-Councll. .. • The bill, Mr. Fielding wild. might not please •evcrybotly, -but the _Government had. kx-iked for the happy. medium be- tween the wants of the companies and tilerecommenrinticin of. the Insurance .Cerninission„ .The.rne.asure will be sent Ln Tho- Ranking and ('Amtnerce Commit- tee on its second reading, the cornpan- is; ;being free to put their eases before t"+committee. ,_ • - 'MED SISTER'S CLOTHES. 1 ••, . • Boy Was imitating Ilis_Parents jog •Eaula. • A- de.spatch from Owen. Sound saye:, On Wielnesdayrnorning•Mrs7.- J. tfathrea. of Syclenham Township; near Walters Falls. killed and prepared a .quanlity of. fowl •Tor the Christmas market. and in eosdoing; used a roll ef lighted paper to singe_ the- dewie. after the' birds. had been plucked. The operation- was wit. lieSsed• by her two -and -a -half -year-old scn.. That same evening. when Mrs. Calhrra went out to do. the milkine she left her sell with his sister, eighteen riiorithS of age. in the house, and, dur- 11 g her absence. the little lad &sit a roll ef Paper and li1 it at the fire and un- dertook to imitate the morning's op- erations hy -holding the burning paper - • his -sister's cloth:ng. \\ hen the mo- ther returned shortly attereshe was heir; rifled' te .find sthe little. one terribly turned. about the ,becie, rind. in. half an !cur death ended Ps eufferings. •' DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE. - . . - Fong in Room Occupied 'by Two Con - lifts at Montreal. A despatch from Skint reel says: Enough nitro-glycerine to blow up a hig building Was -found by Mr, Millen Her- sey. city analyst, in a hand satchel taken 'from the room Where Ratline and Har- demin. two dangerous criminate, were living at 8,8 Champ de -Mars street. The two men, wero brought up before Judge' Chequet on Friday. and pretended to knew nothing about the explosive. Be7 sides. nitro-glycerine there were a few sticks of dynairille, four detonators with fuse attached. a bottle of cyanide of mer- cury, and -a . lx.ittle, of chloral lydrine,- CORlinonly, called "knock -out. drops.", The men 'already .Stand. convicted, of rob- bery of ,furs. . , EXPLOSION IN COAL 111 E 17b Men. Believed to Be Dead in Pennsyb vanian Colliery. - .•41.• despatch front Oonnellsville, says: A great trembling of the earth., n dense cloud ot stroke from the mine Opening on Thursday told of the fourth. vent znine•disaster Of Ibis distriet.'The eceno was at the -Darr Stine,- of the -Pitts- - Lurg Coal Company- 17 miles west of Connellsville,.and in the neigliboilesel of two previous mine explosions I hat have a !reedy eta Wiled upvatds of 100 lives. When ltigh1. is -Stied down over • Rte.:Sr:el:en milletg vilInge it was al- most certain that. 175 minors lind in the 1)arr. Officials- owl iniiicrs , d disagree 11p(111. 1)/0 nuniber-ef men 'n • the mines. The fernier cairn that af- • ler chocking the - they had 145 nien in the mine working on checks, and upwards of 30 or 40 working asi day laherers., haulers end tile:knell. The miners (pi -1y that there aa at least ese men in •the pit. After working all eay •the reseuing parties were able t. lorate only five todies. 'rhe explosion s one et the. most re- - sparkable Ji the ,story- of this regkon; , • for -it 'is 'absolutely devied 'bf any el the great ranine scenes witnessed aftcr si disaster. Women have been sitting ell day abut the mine mouth, and sto- lid faces listen to the comment- cf the Miners and the- spectakes.. • 'While the fan :as not destroyed by theeXprosion, the ventilation was seri- ously affectei, and 'Ihe, parties were tumble to penetrate the mine for any considerable distance. The bodies of thc Men found in ••• the •itlain heading were horribly mangled, • , Directly in front of the rescuing pnrtv ivtidt penotrated JoNe. 21 healing, is an immense frillend it is lefieved lo 1e .two hundred feetin length. Tliis vill have to be reinev- eel :before further prelgress can beeninle iieliehing the entembed mennee (51y hope given out for the lives f the men Is that the force CT the air current may isenetrale to them. and tens keep ihese Ake 'A•ere eiet '110.11ed. by the f.:'e the explosion elive.•nn„ ti! the great fill can be removed. „ lEADING MARKETS :•DREADS,TUFFS. Torontb, Dee. 24.Manitoba ,Wheat - No. 1 northers, about nominal at $1.1S; NO. 2 northern, 21.13; No. 3 northern, q.10;. feed wheat. Ole to 62c; .No. 2 'feed, 51c to 52c, lake ports. Ontario Wheat -No. 2 white or red, ('4c to 95c, outside; No. 2 mixed, 92c to 93c, outside:. -goose, 85e. • Hour -Ontario whiter wheat 'patents, fez export, $3.60 bid; -Manitoba patents, special brand, $5.80 to $6; seconds, $5.- 20; strong bakers, 25.10. Barley -No. 1.. 70e to 72c; No. 2, 68c 1. 70e outside; No: 3 extra, 115c to 67c. Outs -No. 2 white, 44c to 45c, out- side; mixed; 43c to 44c. outside. el'eas-83Mc outside. • liye-Ne. 2, 78e. . Corn -No. 3 yellowAmerican. 7034e to 71c Toronto freights;'new, No. 3 yel- -low. 6i3eSc to 65e, delivery after Jan. I:. new No. 3 yelkw; kiln -dried, 063c te 67e. • . s Buckwheat--02c,•otitside. Bran -$19 to $20, • in bulk outside; shorts, $21 to $22. • . COUNTRY PRODUCE.' . .. • .. - Butter -Receipts are abode • equal to requirements. • Creamery prints ...0 .. 28c to 30c • do. soiids 26e to 27c Dairy prints 23e to 24e. • di solids ..... • .... 22c to 230, Inferior ..... . • . , . . . . . Wic to 21c cheese.--43xe fe,e large and }3c for Eggs-Siorage..- 22e per dozen in case' kts; set cis, 26e, strictly' nesvola4 nominal at 30c to 35c. • Poultry -For ' the best eldsa of- stock there is a a fairly good- demand. Chickens, choice - • • .• Sc to Pc ' Old fowl- Inferior chickS and fowls . ..4cto• 5e Young geese -• 'act') 9c Young ducks_ ..e '8c to 9c Young turkeys. c.hOica 10c le I2,Sc. Thin turkCys• .. • • tic to Sc Potattoes-Steady at Kr to 85c' per. tug in car lots on track- her'. Beans -$I75 to. $I)5 For primes and 6/.85 to 81.95 for hand-pieked. Venison -Him -quarters. ['Mc to 1e; front quarlees„ Sc; carcases. 4Mc-: to 90- • •Heney-Strained. steady at 11c to- 12c per pound for 60,..pennel '• palls, and 12c to 13c for 5 te 10 -pound pall& Combs at 21.75 82.5() per dozen: Baled Hay-Timthy quoted -from 217' L 217.50 per -ton on track here. Baled -Straw-Quiet at 89.511.be 210.50 per ton en. track here. ern . . •••• ?" :4721 - - e ONE QUARTER ARE INF -••••, e• • • :::••• • . , • - Terrible Ravages of Bovine Tuberculosis in New York. - ' A despatch from Ithaca, N.Y., says: A startling revelation of the terrible prevalence.of bovine tuberculosis in New York State and an exposure of the utter- insullicieney of the means noW furnished by the Legislature for the control of this disease has just been made before the Tompkins County Medical Society by Dr. V. A-. Moore, bacteriologist of Cornell University and the foremost expert in iJ4ne in the United States. Dr. Moore ed that of 1,086 cows tested by Dean a. • Law -of the Cornell veterinary college 16, • •1;14`,L cent. had •the disease. The -official. • reports orthe State in 1904 showed that *. of 2,417 animals tested 16 percent. had. the disease. The State tests for the per- ioe. of 1904-6. included 3,088 animals, of -.I's which 22 per cent. were infected. lir. Moore reached the -conclusion that . • : of the one million eight hundred thou :• •• sand milch cows in this State 440,000 . - tar, infected- with tuberculosis. This, he. • . • •-• said, would be a surprise even to cattle!, men: •- -common to medium, $2.25 to $3.50; choice cows, 23.25 to 24: common cows, 21.50 to 22: canners, 85c to $1 per cwt. Prices of milch cows ranged from 819 te 850 each. • Calves ranged froth 3 to 6c- per•lb. -- Export ewes sold at $3.75 to $4.25; bisks and culls, 83 to $3.50;larnba, $4.50 to $5.50 per cwt. " -The top price of hogs was 25_50 per cwl. Lights and refs sold at $5.25, and - sows at 63.75. per ewt. • TWENTY-FIVE KILLED. Military • Pd oluder Slagane .Biew Up at • Palermo. Sicily. - • .. . • -A despatch from Palermo says 1 A terrific' explosion occurred on Thursday evening; in the military powder Maga- zine, where a lnrge quantity of dynamite was stered, and was followed by a num- ber of leesee.explosion.41, the. whole town being badly shaken • and" dile People. thrown into ,a ponle. . Annost Mune-, diately names shot high in the air and spread to the rums of heuses that had ifallen-, adding greatliy to- the terror of those whe•Wiere' in. the immediate teigh- tx 1.11.640 of the disaster. , It Is estimated that about twenty-flve persons were kilted. and, .a •.hundred others iniered. ‘Vild'rumorS folloWed faSt- upon the•ex- plosion, placing Abe numbers of kilted and wounded ink the thousands, and •troops were ordered outeld nid tire fire- men in 'clearing away - the _wreck and -serobring the Wounded: SeVerai honses- that -stssodi above the 'nirielizine partially cellapsed and their destruction was eon- pletedtiv the fire One, of .these was an: . ... _ . „ enligeantS' lodging house, and a num- ber of emigrants were till -ed. - PRON'ISIONS. SmoSed and Dry Ss-tted Meat -Long clear bacon, 10c 'to 10Mc; for tons and c-aSes; -barns. medium and light. 14e to 15e;.heavY. 1234c to 13c; barks, 163e to 17c; shoulders, 10e; 'rolls 10c L.> ttiMe; breakfast bacon. 15c to 13e; ;Seem i71.61t.S 'out of pickle. lc 0 se- than Snicked. .Pork--Sheel, cut„ 222.75 to .223 'for barrel; 'mess. $1S Id 219. Lard-Tiero.s, 11c; tubs, 12c; pails, '. 'MONTREAL MARKETS:. • Ntentrenl, Dec: 24 --There' is •a very firm- !Ole to the . kcal flour 'market. Choice spring wheat patents, 26.10; sec- onds, 25.50; winter wheat. patents, 25.- 75 straight 'roflorS, -25.50; do_ in bag. 22.60 to 22.65; extra,. 211.05, to $2.10.. Millfeed-Slanikoba bran, 223: slieejee 225; 70 -0 -aria bran, 22.3.50 to,.224; mid- dlings, 227. to 229rer ton, including bagsi. milled Montle, 222' to 232. and grain meuille.. 235 to 237 per ten. e - Betted Oats -22.75; eorn, 21.20 to 8E- 10 per bag. Clieese-Neventher . tail -ends, . 12c•to 1234'; Octobers. 12%c to 12Y,i-c;•Septem- bers. 13c to 133-c. Butter -Grass woe's, -28e; ciereent 're- ceipts, 2634c to 27c. , - Eggs -Newly -laid eggs. 30c to 32c; selected skoek. 24c to 25c; No. 1 -col(1-. storage. limed, 20c; Nu. 2, 14c to 15c per dozen. •• provisions -Barrels short ent.•triessii $22.50 to $23: half barrels. 81.1.75 to. 212.25; clear fat backs, 223.50 to 224.50; long cut heavy mess. 821 to 223; half barrels doe. $10.56 to • 211.25; dry sail *.long Clear backs, 103- to liMee barrels plate beet, 213.50 to .215; half, barrels doe $7.25 to 27.75; barrels 'illeayy•mese leer, 210 to 211;, half barrels doe 25.50 in 26; compound lard. 10c to lte; pure lard: 1234c to 13c; kettle -rendered 13Mc to 14c; hams, 1234c to 13%c. accord- ing to size; breakfast bacon. 14c-10 '15c; Windsor bncon. 14%c to 153-c; fresh killed abattoir dressed hogs, $8.50 -to $8.75; alise, $5.75 to $6,' "• • • • • 11 is'1Zsiewn• that up to Friday 93 per- sons mot-. timer death and no loss than 100 ••were • injured by.' toe tei•rilie explo- sienS on Thursdaybight in the military rs-wder inegazine at Palermo. The work • cf rescuing the wounded .waie continued, ,until daylight under conditions of, thc. grealest elinteinly. • After the firm had been, extinguished - the' teems used' an electric searchlight. The -lodging house, fe e emigrants. destroyed by Itie dames, hes- given the. largest contingent of vic- tims. fnere were many heroic rescues.' . .-. : NEW P kCIFIC SQl.tDRON. • • Esquintalt Will be Ntide the Base for • Cruiser Fleut• .. .- . A..despatchfrom reunion says-: • For' seine time past. reports have been cur- rent that the 13rilish Admiralty' was eensidering the niw naval dostribution, and it is now announced -that ,,a; Paci- fic .arid North American squadron will b constituted in May next, wiliteEsqub malt me-thre probable base. The new squatiren wilt consist of six cruisers of Lite county class and the present. fourth (senesce •quadron, which comprises the' three flest-class armored cruisers. (:r -'s. ey EtPi1tfs hd Ilegus, and the thiel - lass pixnected • cruisers Indefatigable and Brilliant. Though it would. be a Mistake to exaggf.rate the importance et' this rilovb, it possesses some signi- !nonce as showing the. British Admie- ally's' .view cif . the changed situation, which the cruise of the American bat- tleship fleet will bring about. The po-. sition of Canada inethe scheme is not yet known. „ , • •I3UFFALO MARKET. • :• Buffalo. - Wheat - Spring firmer; No. 1 nerthern. '21.10%; No. 2 red, .21.03e. winter higher. Corn' - Higher; No3 while.' 58xe: No. 3 3.•el- k w. 610. Oats -Firmer; No. 2 mixed 49c; No. 2 while, 553c. Rarley-95c to 21.15. Rye -No. 1, 90e on track. NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET. New York, Del. - Spol steady; N. 2 red, 81.04% in elevator rind $I.06% Led). afloat; No. 1 north- (Tn. Duluth, $1.21X, f.o.b. afloat; No. 2 hard winter, $1.15% f.ceb. afloat. ' CATTLE MARKET. Tel -onto, Der. 24. --Export cattle were riot in particular demand. Export bulls sold at $3.25 lo 24 per cwt. Good to choice steeryeld at 84.25 to $4.60; medium brought $3.60 k • • TWO COBALT ACCIDENTS. Joseph Tesnicre Found Dead at Bottom of Sliatt. • A despatch front Cobalt seys:. Joseph Tesniere„ aged about 30 years, 8 French- men with a married sister in Montreal', was found dead at the bottom of the four shaft at n depth of 152 feet on. Tuesday. Deceased was working in the drift at the 80 -foot leVel. Having left ,Nverk with his companions he returned-te secure a.pair °Li -MIAs before ascending; nail nothing More was seen of him alive. - 'Wediesday morning Supt. Leysen- of the Townsite mine •and J. MeNight, a young Scolehman, met with a blasting accident. McKnight was gericusly• in-. jhred --about the head and was removed le the Red Cross Hospital. Both eyes are said to he lost, and the doctors have' no hopes of saying his Ole. Supt. Ley- sen is cut about the face and has one wrist lx.ne broken. IL appears Mc- Knight encountered loose powder in the end of the draft. probably in a caste' bele unknown to him. Supt. Leyson was close le McKnight when the explosion Lock place. • Canada's flour is tee dear -to selt in Japan. reports W. T. R. Preston. Fall frosts nip .western wheat, it ii sat4, because. the tenderfootsows •isSs grain, -too late. 4 - WLND BLEW TRALN OYER. . ' Curious Railroad Accident Reported. From Sardinia. • A despatch from Cagliasi, Island or • Sardinia., on Wednesday, announced _ . that a. strange' railroad disaster had oc- curred near Lanusel station. A severe ssile of wind was blowing as a '<iconic- tiVi, druwing len passenger 'cars fairly full of people approached Lanusel. .Suddenly a stronger gust than. usual truck the train, ‘vhich, after -balancing • rb.jtLe 111.1)S for a few seconds, was corn- • p'ete y overturned, the locomotive and • -• cars- being tumbled •Into a ditch along- side the track. Happily, however, only 'twelve persons were injured, two of whom being severely hurt. ••• •• -• •s• • ' • • - INSANE MAN DROWNED. Suicide of John Strong at -the London. Asylum. • _ - • • A despatch from London. Ont., says. - .I hn Strong, inmate of thie.asyleim, . broke a-A•ay feign a...party on- Friday • " ••• , and drowned himself inthe reservoir - ed' the instilution. dived through a- - bele in the- lee and disappeared.. The - telly was not found for 15 minu'ee. rte - was sent from •iknsall a year ago as .7 not .dangerous. - - - : •BrtEtliS ALI. RECORDS. •.- ' Torpedo Boat Destroyer Tartar Steams' 37 Knots per Hour. - • A despatch from SoUthamplon, Eng- •- ;poi; says:,. The turbine torpedo boat . destroyer Tartar broke all records in - feet steaming in her Anal' trials <.iver Ole official course on Tuesday, attain- • •-•' ing a speetl.of 37.037 knots. She also eetablished new record._ for a sie - • - hours, Icial, rov,iring 233 mgt.; in that - Line and maintnining the unpkcidented; ," speed -of 35.363 knots. • • . • 1 ,1,11C: WHEAT C.ONTII.SCT. ,; • . • C.P.R. Will Ship a Million and A Half - Bushels to Europe this Winter. • A despatch from Fort William ..says.. Eastern • Imes of the Canadian Pacific Itailway will he busy. this winter. The, cr..R: have inride•a contract for the de- livery of 1.500.000 bushels of grain to Ebropeen markets, this tvinter.• The. grain . will be shipped viathe all -rail route to -St. John, where it will be:taken t the old country 'as ballast in C.P.O. steamers. A large amount of grain is. being ehipped' through here now. •. S $50,000 FIRE AT ARNPRI1011, Premises of Suspender and Umbrella • • • • • Company Destroyed. • A defspatch front Arnprior says : At six . o'clock on Saturday night the premises. '• • of the :Montreal Suspender and Umbrella Connally. a fine fourstorey solid brick• factory. were burned to the groima. Sur- rounding buildings caught, but were saved. The loss is estimated at $50,006_ The.town 1415 Al claim ot-nthe building for 835,000. 11 is totally covered by insur, mice. One hundred employees were on the list. • • • ." _ • . • • • - SENT TO A FORTRESS. • s-' -s• • ' Famous • ,Russian- littcrateur Incur, •••.. tievernmental Displeasure. • • A espatch from St. Petersburg says:. Prof. Anitchkelf,, the celebrated littera- has been sentenced to 18 months' • imprisonment in a fortress for carrying en, n propaganda against the Govern- ment. •.17: • .•••:- . .• • 'BLEW OUT HIS FIR.tINS. • Kingston Student Commits Suicide ,lts' NVinnipeg IIoIcI. , ' A despatch from Winnipeg says John - Grialeei Herald, it ntrdicti 1 Stildent ,from Kingston, One, whet came here Dce. 9fh,• • . Mew out, his brains in the Strathemia f',.1 cn Salholay. 11 said to be due hi a 01vo affair. IPS fetidly is pieniinent in Rim:e'en, his -father being a profesSor at QUE4'11.6 University. • GREtT FIRE .AT ST. JOHN, QUE. • Niain Buildings of Drain Pipe Factory Destroyed. ...‘ dospalch front St. John, Otto., says The main building of the standard Brain pipe company ,worn kOalty Pstroyeir hy fire 00 Sunday night A heavy wind fanned the blaze. and in n short time the immense, structure was a mass ef flames. The firemen saved the power house and the ()Mee. --Jhe•loss will- !Ay- reach L25,000. t sa • ' tt4+4 + 4-s + fit+•+++-♦-+•#++ + +4+4+++++++++++4+4++++ -+ -+ °Or, A Great Mistake,; :1'i'+-+•++++++++4 ++++±++++ CHAI't 1JR XX.—(Continued). • "Suddenly, something occurred to my anind- Not long beftre we left Nice a rather disagreeable incident occurred. cld friend of mine, who also knew +Carlton, had taken upon himself to s:Teak to me of the lite the young fellow bad been leading. ""Now that your daughter is engaged t� hinr,' he said, '1 hope he will settle ,dawn and cut louse from his- cid friends and associates.' ' "I :suppose I replied a little shortly;' for in the end we had rather an argu- 7tsent, which ended In his telling me that. he doubted 'if Carlton were even then 'leading a decent life or behaving as the /ran who was. engaged to my daughter a/meld behave. - "'Why, I was, in,his chambers the •:other day In town; he said, '1 called on bins unexpectedly, and his. s _roornare :.hint with photographs et some, of the 'w'orst women In town. This,' perhaps, wbuld not be sa bad in itself had he the • dec•ency to at least hide Miss Gaunt's pirture, which was, . on the contrary, !displayed .rather prominently. "Well, I was. not pleased with this •conversaticn 'at the time, but 1 did not take so much notice 'as 1- should have - dcne, for my friend was a man of ex- ceedingly puritanical views, I knew. II: would 'consider an actress, even of latent, quite an lrnpossible, person;- and I imagined he wes exaggerating in his ,story. Carlton had probably been guilty -of an act of.very bad, taste, but no worse, 1 thought, and 1 put the matter from my u:ind for the time. • "When' Y' looked ai'uund" the:room that night in Regent Street, however, .the . ccnversation recurred to me. There ewers) no photographs there on this occa- aion ; but my eye .caught- various narks ` cif the walls and on the plush which covered the. mantelshelf, which told me "'that that certalnly some had only Lately been =removed. "\Lhy have you removed your' photo- "graphs ?" 1 said. • "'Vivienne koked,up •in surprise, and • Carlton flushed and stammered - t. "Hiti •confusion made me doubt him for t',e first time, and L felt myself growing angry,• "I wns about. to broach the .subject of guy visit, and to do so. I ani afraid, rather roughly, when suddenly the door _in the hall cpened, and a girl looked :quickly into the room. "'Hullo • ('laude -old man !"she id •sa , • and then -suddenly noticing us, she slop- ped, a bold kook` aiot nd, and stood e.eeer a moment staring at Viyiesrne. "She was painted and over deassed, ihcugh pretty; and Vivienne's eyes turn: �- to' inine in sudden .disgust. Hooked at •t arlten. . I never saw a man so over - a helmed, and yet, Colonel Gordon, now That I come to think of it under the light of subsequent events, I am not ,cure that .there was • net more wonder and amaze-- inent in•his flhce than any other expres- eien. - "'Good God,' he said,•'what's this?' • 'But the girl left him no tinleto speak. With a laugh and a quick 'Another tine—sorry you're engaged.` she nodded ••ttr him, and left the room. We heard her. rustling down the passage, and we heard : the !tont door close behind her before anyone looked up again. "I was the first to break the silence; .f.'r Vivienne's eyes were flashing- and I sav- that the . incident had _further `affected her already overwrought nerves. "I cannot regret that this has hap- epened, Mr. Carlton,' .1 said, 'for it has s• made it easy for me to say what otller- %vi_se might have been difficnit.. I am • •lorry to tell .ycu you must consider your engagement to my daughter tat an end. "Carlton turned white and slarted for- ,e-nrd suddenly, _ - "'Good God 1" he cried: 'i iht wily .n•hy, Because of—because 01 Haat wo- t een, \Vhy, I swear to you that 1 don't :,:even know 'bier'!" • "i stopped him quickly. `D,: not lie,' I .;Raid. 'But at all events, tell nlr, •this, aria 1 regret to ask you the questionin the -presence of my deughter here.-D'o you` .'knew Mary Charters?' "For a moment Carlton al -tempted to -,pull himself together, and it was then for She first time that I noticed lie had been "•drinking. Ile •locked imploringly nt nhc, and then turned to Vivienne; hut the -expression in her eyes of anger and •''iccnlempt_•miede him -bend his head. "'1'es' he •said.. • "'Then -but you dared to enter}eit de - .cent man:, house and ask for his (Riegle •Rer's-harrd, while that story Was'. true! ;I. cried furiously. - "Ile flushed, and then, turning from .in' stepped towards Vivienne. "'Vivienne, I loved you,' he snid, 'I piece ye,u.' "Vivienne shuddered and drew henseif ''away trent hits. 'Them, quickly draw- .. ing herself up, she flushed her eyes nt • tine in anger and contempt. • 'And you dare to speak to me !' she 'Said. "r:arlten staggered at her lone and ' The expression on her face. Ile hnd a rine} temper, as 1 have toldl•-yc u, and he; was, ee 1 have also said. under. the in- • eizener of drink . The sihlation was a •,crueler it eer him; however much he was tc. Mame: and 1 have, Ceti hrlp nim, thought • since that he might not have ebeen so much 'at fault as • everything -• - •iron- ram•>",;t -V +n alvnv P,t4 hitt:�.w iF••n ++44-4+4+44 4++++++#+44 + may be, nothing can excuse his subse- geent conduct. • • " 'Then emu throw ire over?" he cried furiously. "I did not reply, and Vivienne turning in contempt iroin his tone, his spoiled n+&u� re get the upper hand, and he turned in a moment into—there are no of words to describe hia•eondition—a rasing nsadnian. On a table -near the door were scattered some knives and veapons which he -was Tond of collect- ing, and seizing one of these he men - mewed to flourish It wildly. Every in- stant 1 feared he was about to slab him- self to the heart, and I was moving [or- atard to seize him,. whenhe thing the weapon back again on to the table with a cense and a bitter laugh. and commeneed a wild speech in . vvtsich he insulted Vivienne and uttered inipreca- tions on myself. - "L had taken Vivienne by the hand to lead her away, when, • reused apparently tet a •condition of frenzy •in which- he eor- get alf sense of decency, Carlton uttered the words which brought_ about .all • the tragedy. • "' cannot tell you what he said, but f trust tell you something, Colonel Ger- don, which, though it is painful for me to telt, is, unfortunately, well enough known, and is necessary to my story. "1 regret to say that my wife is—io not wcrthy to be Vivienne's • ntr.ther. the left me some years ago, . end=ante her subsequent behaviour has embittered my life and saddened. Vivienne's,- who 'was devotedly attached to her; 1 can forgive Carlton much. 'I can remember his fur- ious and uncontrollable temper; awl the u'hshappy condition he wase in, but, dead a.; he is poor fetlew, f can !lever forget the insult he paid to Vivienne and niy- self. - - ' 'Go` then,' -he -cried .[urioi.61y.- "1 am Weli rid. of you,' and then came half. a dozen words which no one but a mad- man, as he was then, would have dared to utter, "Wild 'with anger sprang forward 1'rward to strike. hitn, but Vivienne was het re me facing him with bkazi>'ig eyes. "'You ccward r she cried. "And ,then suddenly, without a warn ing, the electric light went out and"the - room was- in utter darkness. • "1. heard a swift movement, a try,' struggle, and then -a deep groan : eeme heavy body fell to the ground, and all was still. • "Startled eand''confused, 1 lord for a moment hesitating Then 1 .atfrnlpted to grope -my way to where i- remembered the: door' to be. I • had not, gone -Niece steps when I stumbled. anti fell .,ver a t.c.dy on the: goer. - I felt nty' fundi !vet with 'some ' Warm and sticky liquid which made me shudder, moll spring again to my feet: I ealled'md Mildly' and rushed for•w,ard.• but elle roonh• w•as in utler..darkness 'and strong;,' to •nle. I shtick the -sharp corner of the ii autel- picce and staggered back dazed. 'Man as I was, for a• second i could have scrennled like 'a child.. And. then. a suddenly •as it went out, the electric light ! fleeted on again, -almost blinding ine with els glare. V t-tAnd- what a -sight met my. eye:. On the floor lay -Carlton, stabbed to the ,, heart, and covered with blood. • Krnlel- ' ing beside. him, with her facts pale 'as death, and her epee turned to my ,hands with all expression which 1 shall • never turf/et. was,Vivienge. i `Father !' • she cried -wildly.- 'Olt,--say- it s not -true ! • it, cant be—it ciul't' be Vile ! 13ut, oh God i It was •my fault: I! was I ! It was I !' "And then we both turned; foe there, stinhding in the doorway, looking at me - with with his cold green eyes, was Usher. ."Ile remained there for a elemelil, looking from Vivienne to me. and then hc'•cnme forward. • ''"I 'thought I heard a cry,' he said. "Then lie saw the bodyon the 11.or•, and seemed to •takd in the situation -at a glance. There is not an instnnt to lose.' he rsaid, looking at neither of us in ear(ic11- lar, , 'This may. be 'disc•overed a any mon-lent. Even -now someone nihl' be • coming upstairs. p can save you is-•th. You must let ma think and aiennge for you, Conte, yon must leave .t io in- stantly. Ile is quite dead, see! there is no question- ahotrt 'that, There is only, one chance : instant flight. You 'cnn hesitate,•you -can decide, lat-er. Now -you 1.must copse !' 1 "1 1.egnn to stammer something. but the innn's devilish quickness • guarded him. 'Think- of your daughter.' he said, ant:- turning to me: Look at• yoiu• 1.bands,' he said. "fie seized me by the arse. • 'I knew I where to tike you, he snid. ':once" ! "On/eel, overwhelmed, helpless, 1 { obeyed, Vivienne nne .hnc>,, killed 4he nlnn ons all that 1 could thin:: my daughter 1.had killed hint, and her life was at the merry of each instant. God help nm. i .1 nt vet: doubted iJ was she that Altaic]; the blow—how c(.uld i? Who conk eve 1 ee ne it bet she? and had not her words tn'en secinedl to tell me so. 1 "Vivienne wns .staring Pt me with her - re;:• find fear in her eyes;; she wns'hard- i Iy cnnscieurs, i could see. nisi every moment i expected her in fall senseless. Usher seized one nrm, and I tont: the l ethjer, theregh i myself had little know- -• kelfeeee. whet I dig. . '.'Wet descended the stairs cautiously, '.1,tk '1vvt.3tt4t�iY!A,+it. every • eteee •; n "At the door Usher stepped forward and looked out, and I Peered over his shoulder. Under a lamp -post, not ten yards away, stood a knot of ycung men list:ghing and talking. I turned to 16ok al Vivienne: She was lying insensible on the ground. Usher muttered an oath and stood .for a second biting his fin-• gers. "'We cannot carry her,' he said, 'they wil' see us,' "Even as we spoke three of the ycung_ men left the group .and came directly towards us. - - "'They must not see her 1' whispered L'lser: 'At any' cost that 'must be pre- i vented.' And quick as lightning he drew nee slut into the street, slammed the door- behind him, and walked. me swiftly cn , talking. loudly in an easy -voice. '''\Ve can go back as soon as we'have lost .sight of then;' lie Whispered between lws sentences, • - : • • • - "But. we were not to get off so easily; and Itis • very cleverness was his undo-' ing, for almost directly we heard a shambling stele come after us, and a thick: uncertain voice hailed 'Usher by name. - • "Startled, We both swung around. and saw before us one of tete young then vete had caused the contretemps 1-te was a young fellow in everting dress with a - very flushed face and tie all awry-. and there, was no doubt• he -had been d•irieing heavily. 'Just come from Jimmy's; he said, thickly. .'Come along. Ushor, old boy. 1. ant going back there.' - Usher nodded and smiled- 'ant js,at -now, Wilson,' he said, carelessly; 'we are just eft somewhere.' - "'Alright; sald•tihe young renew elheer- fully, 'i. will come too.' "U'ssher ground his teeth; and,: for a moment I 'thought he' would- strike the man. But ho restrained himself With an effei't_ . I am sorry. \Nilson,' he said, suave- - ly, "but not to -night. -To-morrow 1 will de. weat you tike.' • _ 'To -morrow be hinged r returned 'the young man. - "To -n ierrow'sh long way off. May never even sce to-enol-- rov, \\'tris your tat- friend?_lntreduce n, and we'll nrai.e a night of it.' - "Usher turned away and caught my arm.• 'Come one he'said; 'and leave this exit— "The younge fellow had- dropped. -his cane, and was groping. drunkenly for it on the pavement. but he looked up as. Usher • spoke.. • . • • - "'Wlit:'s a fool " be said, 'Always knew : you were a cad,. Us—Us�Usher: Corse and fight!' "teeeIcer sh1'ugge4 his., shoulders- and, drew me on; the young pian iolkowing. ,"1''s, yes. come and light, if you're so damn clever,' hQ called •afti'r-us, reel - in;,' along. 'Your friend -1e see. fair dues.' "Usher did not repiyor turn his head, trot we incrca-. d our pace in the hope that we should shake. off our unwelcome censp4snion, while -K.s wondered vainly 'hat was happening to Vivienne.. "slut there•is nothing so-4-bstinate as a tipsy..man who gets -an idea into.' his a tscad: This young foil lied token um- brage at U: -dire; -remark,• and with the persistence of the offended drunkard. w' - deternllne+l• not to, be shaken off.-. "\\'e increased ours speed till we -were almost running, but still our. pursuer. , r u reeling and tripping, hist resolved; we turner!, a,nd •meeting. hiin: attempted 14, argue him into leav- irel; us -to ours'le•es, but it was usele- ; h,• would fight Usher c.r .continue .to Pursue 'us. and nothing else- would 'satis- fy him. I believe. Usher would have wittingly fought a,dnieq ef. him: and 1 ani sure I would. but 1n fight in thr,'rub- li 2 -str - l: meant a - -! \vd, and elle knew what more besides; wed 'wt;; ;ere ,t our 'wits' end. • "i leaven knew Loa far We loi,T: that drunken idiot died night, wandering re end nn.t. round_ iele.teem g,1he..reore..de-.I. The tuition. „for_it.y car's course bas sorted streets, fist fear that -he should been ftxed•at ;5150. payable in luemlhly lake it into his head to change• his Inc- instahuents. , Examination wilt Le held lies end leeiiiile more obstreperous), at the. close of the course next April, "and never dnvine- to go far from ilte scene cc•rt•itleates of proficiency will he given of ,the crime: yet teat•hil to go near be- the graduates. The training will be c:-nfined almost exclusively to the field o: balloon construction and operation. _In France there is no actual sc9tool fear training aeronauts in which a_defsnite emirs° is pulSued: Stich practice and in.strurlion in nerosiation as is oife'rcd is provided by the clulis and by the gover•nilterit in conncctiou with the ilery' service`, th' In I'al'i+ ere are 'four impeetant ereen'anticnl seiciett+'M, 'or haltoolling chaps, and Live sinti.lar organizations ex - elsewhere in France. These clubs were created for the • promotion 'and • • shambt ed aftc• scoundrel, but you must remember that he was,, the only absclutely cool-headed one of the lot of us. Carlton's death alone would have been sufficient to up- set me; 'I had been worried and harassed when I went to the poor boy's rooms that night; and, in addition. I' had, or thought I had, the horrible knowledge that my daughter, in an, outburst of al- nsost-juslifiabte anger, maddened by a cruel insult, had stabbed to the .heart a plan whom we had both been fond of, and- who had so nearly been her hus- band. • It was true, as Usher said!. that the blood upon my hands would con - stet me at once should I be discovered near' Carlton's rooms, if anyone knew already of the murder; while Vivienne, who was at all events safely out of the flat, might easily escape suspicion if seen, and, at all events, would certainly be less open to danger with Usher than with myself; ,for, as he said, and as. I thought then, what possible quarrel could he have with Usher? "Yes. the devilish coolness of that man mastered me then, and it amazes me now, Colonel .Gordon, as 1 see it aston- ishes you, too; and 'the more I realize what tie did that night. the more I under- sland the fact that I never for one second suspected the real truth. "As I lay in that cage there. -with the knowledge of his treachery broken to rete for 'the first time by your interven- tion and his abduction of myself from Minden Lane, I have pieced it all out, going through the different scenes of that night again and again; with every look an& iuchdent recalled to my mind as. icleartr as when it occurred, and 1 can ser: it all. or nearly all And yet, strangely' enough, with all his clever- ness, with alt this cold and calculatfng wickedness, it was Fate. after all, which brought about what might have --been, t•ut for you, the complete triumph of his plans. For the• tragedy, tit final tra- gidy of that scene in the fiat in Regent. Street could not have been foreseen by me even cleverer. than he. -though with hgdhtning astuteness he :seized on his opportunity and used it to further his schemes: :lie -could •not •have foreseen Ci:rtton's murder. though it' was he—yes, it was he, the villain! --who c)mmitted it; end he could not, have foreseen Lan. en; s mad insult. or the terrible doubt wfc}eh chine to both Vivienne and myself when •we - realized• that the buy was. dead: ; . - • "But he- foresaw ,niucls, nay, he plan- ned it. it was he, 1 cannot doubt it new. Who wrote, or caused to be written, tae anonymous lettere which upset Vivienne; it was he seho sent that poor girl.: Mary Charters, tel - us with tier store, wasich . 1 fear -was only; .too true; wn he -I have thought since, remem- bering poor Carlietee amazed look, iveo planned that that other girl should burst Into the room. when he knew that Vivi- enne. and I would be there. And his objcet? Ati. that is •clear enough now! Nivienne. will be' a, rich woman, and, with Ler affections free, any woman may Ie won.. Usher. 1 see It now. must have hated poor Carlton and wished him out efeitte way.; and he planned the scene that night. it was al the scene that his plans stopped, however; pias quickness and devilish culculation helped him with (fs, be continued) the_ res.1. -a • 1 \l'CIiT Institution: Where the Management of Galloons is Taught. A flew niouths • ago' a seluxol• was opened at Chemnitz. Germany. for thcs.lreticnl-and pructical training in the construction • -and managenment of air - §}tip:.. The director, neer ['ai,l Spiegel, men of exceptional ability, and of broad experience in evetylphase 01 bale ken c•+tnstrucbon :atid management Ile fres male nver ,;Oil ascents,, cause of our drunken friends pursuit, n , "11 \•a.s l lultil we had becu' waik- ire: for, 1 should think, 'nearly an hour, tta,! L:-hev,- w•Itu lead- L`ecn thinking deeply. et lengtls-came to any- deep ioih 'Tide -will never end' as it is,' lie -said at length. 'And Ile risk .is terrftl . I in- tended to take both you and your (Luigi). - ler to a place which.,I .know of. find where you \fuuhl be in saflety : this mauiire has spoor that idea, 'I`iro're-•ie only, tiling -le he done; yon roust go there by yourself, leaving tte to settle w'int lii[rr.'• -"1 ceornrilenci'd tri 'epr,slitlate, but he praetiee ofbnlleening as a sport, as Well c'yntint,elleeeIi i yon• ilial are the Hall- ;e for sr.ientitic ;laity and experiment.. get- id the present. tnernlent. With that In seine of these young mere are. gii•en• hloed on year hands, grid nervous as you 'prat -teal trtsiliing, -taught the' Il'ieory and look. any aUenti•- re . attracted in. von construction and .hoe of balloon.',. their hilt •be fatal. Thal (diet -3v111 -ilea proper care and navigation. - t'leuble about ynli if •you leave,>.uc. and If the students acquu:c a. certain pro - When" yon are clear away' 1 will settle fl:-i1ncy end -Iia" a-pnrescribed examine with' hint pretty quickly.' ile smiled lion, they are pertllllled. ellen drawn for savagely, 'ile shall hpve all 11$' oriel;. Then I will -return'to the flat, •fetch your delighter._•eind follnw yeti.' "'But wily should 1 not go there my- self ?' 1 saki. -• - u rt,r e ,. �trembling lit n a li c, floe, hand - and r 1 tilare taught and "'With these send. and I nl i t. t tmoi� p . and, agileted as. you err; ho said ling amid care of the G+overrirn'ist Nil - ..e, -,‘„.1 }ravens:..that would.. certainly be. Dial. yon might be seen entering. or fund there. amt the 'While story must neilttery service; to enter the • 11olaitkan d'Acrosticts, establisher) in the old zoo- Icgicel garden•, located between Ver- sailles and St. Cyr. 'the'post i; under the control- of a conunundan1-, and the lckins. of w•Aic-h -there rug) .sevej•al of a capacity of less than 900 cubic metres. The seeonl.d „and more important in- cnnre'nu,t; while 1, even 'if I mere. seen, 'shitiltien et (tris kind in Frnnee is known car easily excuse myself. 1 could have ns the! Etablissernen( (kntral chi Materiel de 1':\erost'nlion' elilitnire, et Chien's Aicuden, rnic]w'ay between Paris and Vete:antes, 1t his • been in existence nun•de'r. As fnr Niles iier,nt. lake my leo•,ear.-, and is (livid,'cl•iotei lou we ed. i shalt gel Iter n\toy nnohiserced, +rnr•rnl departments-- the, factory \\'Mere 4(4 -11(0 will seSpect her of the rrimc.'t e balloons and equipment' are made', "In the end.' hsue-retted in convincing 1 reel the department of t,;st, endd evperi- nie that lie -was right, end -I •yiclde:rl, 1!e. Intents. Therei-. n0 tie ftlsit•' .muse., of gape mc_ nn address. wlrispere,el lnw instructirnt. ft was (here that tedium! enough to.es."ie:' Ilse carer our, pert ie pewee leeeeiyeeree. years .ng„ '1111111 nnrinns fottlnr�'er• grasped niY hardd. and ane experinlenle'e1 twills I's 'France, the peiuling In n 'cab which I• hailed, nd- first dirigihic l;,alloon. v 1se,1 nl,' .to I.:01) my harms in my pork. •' et-, drive• ass nine aS wns, to 'the h nse he nle'ntieeted, and lie ,low en1i1 h.! enr;e. •' "1 w•ei11;1,'r rents, cif t47,1,r •. }'aw f e'er. 011 I►ak't; atledr nly, :'.if to !tate t>d4'ii gllidrdt ,i,,.4 !- +ew1•+;'i c.altr"t+et.'ty by c•;e'ti ,it rite possible quarrel with Carlton, and 1 had no appointment with him which could. Transpire nnieennnect me with tine .l:ecksere-''llen•ven bless him' c•,rtflelrni.' deck and. -tl •l e;uis}g. NC:'i?5.t71r--"ILi_ wl:a!, w ty : J'ick.s-lnl -- Ita teni im+ as1 unshrella'r ' . +++.7+7++++.41+1::++++++++.14:40+ t+ About the farm + .,+ 114+++++++4+4-++44+++.* POULTRY KEEPING A BRANCH OF' FAR\! WORK. s When a farmer is found w:ia liar hens in the barnyard, simply because it •psi an old custom he learned Item boy -i hood, you will be sure to find a man; who .does not take the interest in each{ individual branch of farming that he should. Many failures which might! otherwise be avoided are caused by .at tempting too much without having ex- perience. A profit should be derived, from all things on the • farm, and the necessary details in the -raising of pout-' Ory cannot be attended to without a� knowledge of poultry raising in all its individual lines. Any farmer who, •keeps fowls' on the farm, and there are, not ninny who do riot, must study the', indivldual-.characteristic of the birds as well as he does the wants of his other`, stock, and then there will be more pro= fit from poultry. So many seetn to think they must have poultry on tne' farm to supply the house with eggs and fowls for the table; but they rare- ly stop to consider that if a little more care were bestowed on those. birds, be- sides having ell the eggs they needed, they would have enough t.s sell, and while they were having chickens for dinner they might as well have money for rime nice. healthy birds., from. the same flock which they hav sold to someone who did not have'any.1 There Is_ great profit in poultry, more* Ger the capital tnyested than for anyt olher stock, proportionately, u the' birds are attended to, but when lovvls� are .allowed to roam and eat only telt fuse from the barnyard, drfn'k.m ' filthy water,- 11 they lay enough -eggs supply the farmer's 'table ho may con sider himself lucky. The farmer thou learn. the particular breeds and their uses, and also make a specialty of those that are best suite:! to his Climate- The test breeds for pay ing will, in • all' ,pro- bability; produce a failure unless they are surrounded ,by conditions. suitable for success. The common barnyarli- stock is .not' as good as any other. Sol many farmers .will not remove that stumbling; block, and as long as they cling to former conditions and old cus- tome in the poultry -business they wile most surely fall to improve along othet, other lines. Good houses,, warm quar- ters, cleanliness, pure water, careful se- lection of breading stock, culling ,out, stock. systematic deeding, and proper, attention, all are conductive to the sue- reee of raising poultry on the farm.' Fowls should • be ready for sale vvfieni the best season arrives, sn' as to get the, - adr'entage of high prices. and they will not 'be in proper condition. nor ca.n they _Le gotten into that condition. in a few days, unless daily care is be- stowed. The farmer must work from day to day with the object in view, and then rind only then will the be sueeess- tul with l.oultry. -;.FAn`I NOTES. We -should not be satisfied -with halt crops or 'dcpeed upon poor stock,' It is easy ti grade up our, stock' to a higher: standard of production. All there things are the fernier's aids, and •he rust Make them ae•geo:t us he can. Dont leave home on every lowery'day and fritter away valuable hours at' places of public resort, when there is so much work to be done about the premises. Make a memorandum of we items of work to'be done on rainy days. Suppose you should get wet a little—rain will not injure you. Tho. day is not far distant when the, tiller Of the -soil will. be••not'.only tha- Ilonest or independent farmer, but the intelligent man:- Ile 'will 'dignify and !.•e honored by the labor with head. rind hand, which will give 'him wealth and his home will be graced with. com- fort and. refinement;' But- we must be content and bear in mind that all such imiiroved conditions• come by 'steady. application and are of steady growth. They: arc pot ninde to order, Having spoiled my cattle for the Inst twenty years, 1 have learned something; its a practical way, -of the nutritive, value, of plants; writes a correspon= dent. \\'ith corn, my greatest -success; all things considered, was from proal-! cast sealing, two bushels to the acre,' making a magnificent growth in stalk; leaf arid color; four acres cut' and placed in shock, wintering thirteen head o ca]11c .bo- the• first of April,' without g;rai and with only an occasional feed 1''ay. if. as is said. such corn is worth less duff. my stock must have -died: it fart, they came through in [air condi lien. in giving.this test 1' am not adi vocnting the feeding of corn. exclusivelyi any forme . e ' . •BRISTLTS. Noel) salt, charcoal end.- sulphur in every pig pen and _pig yard.: Cleanliness and pure clean water are tee -meek in the. care of pig,. I tat d -wood' nshes are fine for giving strength h, the bones, \ lilthy hog tun is tin. inviter of din= ease; 'and; should not be tolerated. ' 1 -he gest niedirieo for a -sick hog is just, le let hila .atone Mei' refrain from Peeling, him file he act; as if he were n .r' 1 !•Il✓ult'I� enriv 10:e,ling and s eSe..11e ee eal'ofecterey liir,iug.ti the w'i'h•wlt tie rL;.'uT fi: c -^.•lover hay or 'alfalfa.' • x:ckrnng pew # p ibllkasd every Friday morning at its 011ie Pickering Ont. BATES OF ADPEBTISING: First insertion. pez line - - '10 cents loch subsequent insertion, per line - 6 This rate does not include Legal or Foreign ad - Special terms given to parties making eon- - Mots for 3 or 6 months or b77 the year. Half - 'pearly or yearly contracts pa; able gaarterl7. Business cards, ten lines or under, with paper, 11103e ear, $b 00, payable loadvance. otioe In local columns ten cents per line, ems osntaper glue each subsequent insertion. *medal contract r tea made known on applioa- ea. No free advertising . Advertisements without written netroettions alllbelaserted until forbidden and charged to• 5 ..: ptifng17. Orders -for discontinuing advertise lents must be in writing and sent** the pub - doh Work promptly attended to. im so11 The People's Cash Sto TERMS S2. 4vim lyttas; •I.Oo fpaid inadvasea JOHN MURKAR, Proprietor. ;PICKERING TP. -.NOMINATION. On Monday neat -the electors of .. this township are called -upon to meet in the towpship hall at 'Brougham, for the purpose of -.nominating candidates for muni- cipal honors. It is very uecceesary • that able men be chosen as'it will require strong men to -look after the interests of the township as county roads system is about to be established. From present ap- pearances) there will be a, lively contest not-unly for the reeveehip, 'but also for the subordivate posi- tions. • The Western Ontario Commer- • -Ica! Travellers Association have felt the want of proper at•commo- dation in the municipalities where - local op ion is in.f ,rc•e.. Ata.meet- log ot the association in London the following resolution was ord-er iicenee act cri to to. be pre.sented t, the Pro- vincial Seeretary:---We . consider iand .e that the lo2a1 ,option clause uf the Good Clothes -- at Saving Prices Made to order in. 4 days SANTA CLAUS' DEPOT (Phone Message from Santa Claus) - Wishing all a Merry Christmas, also stating that this store for be his Depot for Christmas. All the beautifnl.things are arriving daily : • Toys of all kinds --Drums, Bugles, Whistles, Automobiles, Trains, Sleighs, Sets of Dishes, Building Blocks, Noah's Arks, Horses. Sheep, Dogs, Pigs, Men and Women. All these things - can walk and run all over. We cannot tell you all about it here. Just watch our windows. We also have a large as rrtment of beautiful goods for Christmas Presents. Colne early and give us plenty of time to wait on you while purchasin•g. • Remember Friday 13th Barbains-7 lbs Rolled Oats 25 cents. 1 lb Mixed Peel 15 cents. Borgains for Friday 20th inst-3 lbs ,Royal mixed -Candy 25e, 3 lbs of Rock Mixed Candy 25c, l lb Shredded Cocoanut 20c. These prices for dates mentioned. - .. • -. • The Semi -ready Company have appointed as_ their agents in Pickering the well .known firm of • John Dickie & Co. ....... .... The agency is. for the Special Order Depart. meat, the firm carrying over 100 cloth samples, from which selections may be "made, and the 'gar- _ will bo made and finished within four- days. John -. Dickie • & Co; will forward the exact measurements with the Semi.ready Physique Type .'chart, and a good fitting -Suit or Overcoat can be guaranteed...The prices do not. vary, being the same in Pickering as is Toronto. or Montreal. • Semi -Ready, :Lilnited :Montreal • should be so amended a: to rerlttire the nir11ficipalities adopting local option, to provide quit dale places. for lodging, eating and 'snlnole. rooms tor the travelling public, when they are peel a -ed to pay for snc-h acc•omodation. That such - places be: placed and ri Ful er- 'Vision . at d piontir restrictions and that the persons in charge 'should be held• rerpn,.ible fur their maintain/ince. i he lic- ence comm issioneri are a gtlaI- ;: •-fled pets )ns - to direct where such public houses shall be main- tained; that all such lodging houses and eating houses be play ed under special licence, and n tnemo'i 11 he clth certificate for' ,aelexnlim ss and sanitation ac•coln �rAr' pony eaen request for licence. We would also suggest; the smut -- method being adopt sl Leforo the granting of licen nes for tit sale of li mut•.••: ' Simple Home Receipe. -'Get from auv prescription pll:trina• cist the foilowing ; Fluid Extract Da}•adehon;•o .e-halF • mance; t'oml ound liaigun: one ounce: Compound Syrup Sa1-aparrrka, three ounces. - .. .. • Shake well i•n n bottle and take a teaspoonful dose :after. each • meal and at bedtime, • The above is -considered by an emi- nent authority. who writes in a New York daily paper. as the ftnest r1 e- •scription ever written' to-Reliel Back- ache, Kidney Trouble, .Weak Bladder anda all forms of t riaaary 'difiicultieS. This mixture acts promptly on the eliminative tissues of the Kindeys, en'- 'ahling them to fitter and,straiin he uric acid and otherwaste matter from the blood whicfi causes Rheumatism. • Some persons who suffer with the • ".'nfflictibns may not feel incliaed. to place much confidence in•tbii:5 sitnple mixture, yet those who have tried it' say • the results are simply surprising. the relief being effected without .the • slighest injury to the stomach or oth- er organs. - • Mix some aand give it 'd 'triad. It certainly conies highly recommended. It is the.. perscription of an eltainerat - . authuity, whoa entire reputation, it is said. was established by it. A druggist gq st here at borne when nsk- .ed, stated that he could eithei• supplt- the ingredients or mix • the persa•l ip: tion for our readers, also lecuanti en s 1t as harinless. - ... New Harness Shop • • Christmas is ,rapidly a',pronc•lainn. Order at once a set of single nr'duul,la 'harness before the ru.h. I'rict• and • • quality cannot he Nola afly whelp. :tingle sets as lr,ty as $13 for hub you ' would pay at least :$15 anywhere else. Carriage harness $2.5..') all rot piste . 'with collars. Team harness rness 133o and ,upwards. Halters. collars, blankets, '' whips, or`any part of harness aalavays on hand. Repairing done at any time evening as well as day time.' I am also prepared to half-sole your • shoes. or to do repairing of any kind. , Don't delay. -Large Saskatchewan robes, 51x72, 148.25. ('owe along with your choioebutter, eggs and poultry for Which I will pay -. the -top -price. J R'• DISNEY ',Balsam D. Simpson & Co., Pickering. "Siekardsoles opeelal Yea lo 5cod Jea."- YOUR CHRISTMAS CAKE Won't taste half right unless you use Richardson's good Groceries. Fruits, Spices, Extracts, etc Look through this list of good things. All freshm and new at money saving prices. Coe in and leave your order. ,We willdeliveranywhere. - New Advertisentetyts. rt UTTER FOR SALE -The undersi n- 1 ed bas for vale a good cutter w pith will to e,ild obese, Thos Patterson, Claremont to -la t^'HOICE Buff Opingtons and Boned Roc cockerels for sale, from goof lap., stratus, Buy one or more and Breed up yotia flocks $1.00 each F L Green, Greenwood: 11-1a OR S A. LE. -- One gasoline engine, .wilt. generate 0 H 9, Nearly new. For este at less than halt price. T Caster, North ;;laretnont. - ttf [)I -PR FOR SA LE.—The undersign - 1L ed ac to:: sale a number of tboaoughbre9 •cotch Collie pule, Apply on the , prem --as, 'ot 19. con 1, Flatting. A CCourtrrey. Dunt4r- ou 1 O - :0-11 N\T001) 'FOR •SALE.—•'Thr tindet•- `-i.;ned hay for 'a: shout 11,0 e...rds of 'ordstf hardwood. ktrau'ar cubo-tners ate ad• at•ed to get rh, it a•ocd as -soon •as' poes:l'e.so ue- ,.1 to be dieanpoieted, A J Pouter Ilex!: Komi. St( . «'hen the Stomach, Reap. of Kidney serves get week, then these organs always all, Don't • drug rhe steanaah, nor t mutate the It ar$ r Iii latera. That siinply a makeshift. Get a urescription nown to druggists everywhere as Dr 4hoop's Restorative.. The Restorative s prepared expressly for these weak in side nerves Strengthen these nerves, build them up with Dr Shoop's Restore ;ive—tablets or liquid—and see how quick ly help will conte. -Free sample test seat on request by nr -Shoop, Racine, %Vie Your health is surly worth this simple test. 8 ,Id by T M McFadden. • The Publisher's Claims Sustained. UNITED STATER COURT OF CLAIMS The Publishers of Webster's International. Dictionary allege t hat it "iy i n-fact,tho tar Unabridged thorou;rhly re-edited in every detail, and vast lyenriched In every part, with the purpose of a lapting it to meet the larger and severer requirements of another genera= tion." We are'of the npinton that this nittpatinn most clearly and accurately describes the work Jhat has bcc.n accotnitdtsliccl n t 1 the •resultthatl ❑.4been reacted. Thol:ict.i.,rary, as it now stun . hos been thou,:'-hly re- edited in every detail, has been c wrvctecd in ever part, and 13 admirably a' lap' e t t o meet the aster and severer requircn,: nta of a generation which dr,niands morn of p, gwlau• philological knowled,iti than any generaitiun that the world has eve r contained. It is perhaps needles to add lila a.we refer to the dictionary in our judicial work as of the highest autho,ity in accurac3-of defini- tion; efini•tion; and that in the f:;turcas ititho past it will be the source c:f'cor,'stattt reference. .C12.1.RLES C. 1 OTT, C.1: i.•f Justice. •• LAWRENCE WELDON i0115 Ia,tt 15 TANT0N J.. r,r.T.r.R• . f/ CHARLES Ir. 110 W ItY,. Jude.. The above refers In WEBS;TER'S nail INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY THE GRAND PRIZE (the highest award) was given in the Interna- tional at the World's Fair, St. Louis. GET THE LATEST.AND BEST Fou trill be iatrrtatrd,nnrtr apeciralr ; ],.yrs, Bent free. O- & C.-MERRIAM CO., PuBLaeMBRa, , r CRIN FIELD, MASS. — - 9 FOR SALE.—A few Leicester ram lambs. W L'Cohrtice, lot 17, B F Conces- u oe. • . . ltf j, -,OR MALE,—A few choice I3arred 11' cock Cockerels. light color. JOHN GOR • LEY eiclieriog PO 11.11 FOR SALE.—One-40 H. P.st.eel boil- , r to splendid condition carrying 190 Ibe of steam-. one heavy base slide valve engine 9lex e in. cvliuder, than would matte a'eplendrd outfit for saw . or chopping mill. Can give prices for the enmple machinery for Chopping mill, M - so one in H P gaaolin engine, tons engine 1s be ine•all thoroughly overhauled and can be guar. anteed tt.ea vood as new. Can easily be mounted . s 'porttble engine, Also a large stock of plow points for sale at W E itisebrough'a anop, Clare umot.. For prices of the above machinery write Robert W Currr., Isi Lippincott St, Toronto St? Caretaker Wanted The undersigned,will receive. appli' cxtiOns up to IS 1a. In., Dec. 3lyt, for the p•,.it ion of caretaker of .Piekel ing pub- lic school l:ur thus year I )1).5. For fur- ther pat•tieulars.apply to • . \V. G. HAM.' "Bti -iness Knowledge-. anri • Everlast- nag Push- are two essentials to success. Attend . ELLIOTT 01,#/111/ Cooking: Raisins, Seedless Ra lulus,, Seeded Raisins, Eating Raising, ... 'rangePeel, .Lemon Peel, Sage. • •• 'Citron Peel, - • - . • • Thyme, Pnre Honey, (comb) - Czearii Tartar, Pe Honey,. (extral'ted)1Prtlne_s,. . Icing Suugar, (white-) '4einx.., all kinds. 'Pure Lemon Extract, 'Vanilla Extract, Oranges, _.Lemons, - Walnuts, Currants, Pure Spices, Cocoanuts, Almonds, Peanuts, Filberts; • • -Craubet ries, Savory, . Nutmegs. - Maple Syrup, Jelly Powders, • • :Mince Meat, -Alinond Extract. Everything goOd-in Groceries. Our Teas and Coffees are 'the. best in. . Lown by a long margin, and prices are right. _JAMES' RICH ARDS ON BUY YOUR GROCERIES AT THE GROCERS. . in the price of Corn Chop. l TORONTO. ONT. And prepare for first-class business positions such as are open to our stud- ents. Hundreds of our students are going into good poslticins jevery year. Let us twain you for one. We will do it riatht. Winter Term opens Jan.6th.- Write for catalogue and • see wherein. we excel ordinary business Colleges: W. J. ELLIpTT, Principal. Cor. Yonge and. Alexander streets. • n unlimited supply on hand. Whitby Steam _ Pump_ Works ! A good easy. working pimp is thee. saved. Tirne is money. • • `V'e llandle.nll, kinds -and guar - tee satisfaction. C4: tech tanks made to order. E. W. Evans, };ruck. street Whitby. Let Others Relp you To recover your stolen in °petty. The \ ,fickering Vigilance 'a�anittee WiL;:c14.,tilis. t Members having property stolen et•„,trtani- tate immediately with any merither of Executive Committee. , Membership fee • - Tickets may he had from the Prestdenttlr secretary on application. Arthur Jeffrey' • • Jr Ar O'Connor,` DICKERING A. Full Lone of arm' Winter` Underwear :and choice Fresh Geoceries - always 'kept on ]land George Parker, ; • - W. .J1.,H.OTBIOHARDSON5S 'Important showing of finest dreplayi.off ' • China. A very large assortment of Stationary. Books, Dolls, Toys, put i ._received for the Holidhy trade. Call . and see tbem.t; Snbaoriptioos taken for all Magazines. Weekly and Daily Newspaper secretaGp.Pere, in. s T. _.T 'T—T- ' ..sew- T..4' ,S .1.'1"1Q/r"'1'N:r ~� • ___. • • -4-177-- '-'1•2•=• • •••'";°- • CLAREMONT P . •-•?:r---F7o-r—s—eli—ooi re—ports seeanotlier . --' • -eoltimn. • • •.c) ...:- 11. MrsV. Bingham was in Toron- ‘ • ( to 0111 clay. .. Nels a g g had a bnsiness •- . trip to Perth this week. •MIss Margaret Macnab was. in • - & the city ou Thursday laSt. • • • - -•k Miss Olive Powell visited Mount --- ' I "Albert friends_last week. - -ir• ' • • i Dr. Kidd had a business t(rip to '! the (AV ou Tuesday of last week. ti James Latimer, of the Sovereign - Bank, spent Sunday in the city. Thos. Birkett spent a few days • • / in the city during the past week. • - --• Mr. and. M. Andrew, of Toron- • to, are visitiug at Joshua13undy's. - -. Mrs. Geo. Davidson spent a few ' days with Mrs. Thos. Gregg last •- 3 __ week. P. Macnab, sr., has had au In- dependent phone., placed in his Messrs. Gregg & Coates made a shipment of hogs •to Peterboto-on Monday. : ' Dr. R. Brodie and Melville Bro • -`,1 die spent Sunday with friends iu - Unionville. Mr. James Coates aud his -mother, Mrs. Coates, -sr., were in the city last week. We are glad to hear that George : -Neil, who has been ill, is able to - • t be out again. . • B. S. Palmer and -•Geo. Cooper spent Xmas. with Wm. Watson, • -of Stratford. • Mr. and Mrs. Hill spent Christ- - , Inas with the latter's brother, Geo •4' Pugh, of Whitevale. Thost and Mrs. Stephenson and ,;•,' family spent Christmas Day with i relatives in Myrtle. • There was quite a heavy fall of - snow on Monday which improved - sleighing considerably. We congratulate W. E. Rise - '?rough on his securing first -prize - .tc.,r his mare at the Xwn fair. Mrs. Hainer fold children •of • _Woodstock. are visiting •the form- -r's parents. N. and N'irs. J. H. and Mrs. Beal.spent Christ- mas Day with the. latter's. brother ••, John :Allan -ay nsai-arife •of NV.Iiit- • kw• • • s - ..... - .„ Quite a large urunber patronized • • ° • our rink on Saturday evening last; •.;••• - there being (pate a number. from - • -:.'_Stbuffyille. The bazaar in- Erskine church was quite a success in every re - The proceeds. amounted 'to over 865. •• • • • E. E. Ball, 13. A., of the Clinton I. Collegiate Institnte, is. spending his vacatisti at the home of his rarents here. The Independent Telephone • • • -Central has been moved ito• W. M. . •:Palmer's shoe store which makes first-elassoftice.. Those wishing • ' use the phoue will find it very • • - --.-. The '-'At Honte°- which was held • in the Masonic Hall on Friday »ight last W11:4 a success. There • . 'Awere sixty-five couples present. • • Calvery's orchestra, of. ‘1. filthy, . • • vas present • and' fninishod. auntaiance of :first elass.mljsk:. • • - . •A most -en,joytible time was so(nt by all those who attended. • Two weeliCs- from hist Sunday. be- ing the-iirst Sunday ef t 110 N.PW Year. the annual thankoffering ....Will be taken up in th'e•Methodist . "church. This"WaS 'destgnetl to riurnigg • ex.penses and to • ..avoid pew rent,.. It will be taken --Tat both'ehurches.. Next • Sunday . envelopes' is be presented to the . • • • • p,eople. • •• - The Christmas Tree • and 'Enter- • . tainmeet held on Monday evening in connection with the Methodist , • 'Sunday ScImo-land Mission Band -was a decided success.. In spite of .the stormy weather a large mou- lt• •-,bep..Were present and seemed to • enjoy, the evening fully. The 17: program, which- consisted of clior- ,;:.--uses, songs, and recitations, was •,:furnished by the children. of the • Mission Band and School. When' • ,.• this part of the proeeedings was at an mid, Sa uta Claus (al te red .• • and. distributed the.presents from - -the prettily decorated .tree • occupied the chair arch. The • • r was Oveo. pied by the pastor, •-. Rev. Mr. Totten: and the sinking of • the ehorn-('S •• was undtr he ' • , -leadership of T. Stephensen, cyhile :Steplieds,!»,1 presided at the • •-organ. A • • . I have found a t•ried and ttod cltr :c6; n y that ivill •araighti.ii.tke •:distorted of chwit, rrinrili.s. nor Min h0117 •grcrwthi bark to age''. That IA I can now.siirely 1:10 the pns and pitngs of In (;..rmnny—witit a Ch..rnkt in the City of ' ipermstsdt —1 found the last „ingniili•int with • • !Which Dr. F:hrnp's Tilivoimatie Remedy wa4 made • is perfected, dependable nt.i.scription, Without • • • that last ingrertieni. I sueresafully treated many, many cases of Rhenran t ism it now, at laStit lint,' iiformly cures all curahic cases of this hercenfore • much dreaded disease. Those sand -like granular vvastesfound in Rheumatic Wood seem d issnlve •, , ;and pass sway under the action of this remedy as • ifreely as does sugar when added tn pure wabw. And then. when dissolveri. these poisonous wastes • freely pias from the system, and the clause of • •• . ,.Rheutnatistri Is gone forever. There is now no leo need—no actual eiZell.741 tt suffer longer with - lout help. We sell, and in confidence recommend. -fir Chonn9S _There .axe.a..great many eyes ..ou the lookout for Santa Claus. Good sleighing has -arrived to .help his moVements. Miss Bessie Maenab,. who is attendiug the Jarvis Street Colleg- iate Institute, Toronto, is home for her tholida,ys. We are pleased to .hear that Mr. John'Beelby, who has been ill for some time•with typhoid fever, is recovering nicely. We are pleased - to see Wm. Waddell- out. again . after being confined to his house for somUme with typhoid fever. Miss Mildred Forsyth, of Moul- ton Cottage, Toronto, is spending her vacation at the home of .her parents, D. and Mrs. Forsyth. Alex. •Bowes and daughter of Brandon, Man., are spending the whiter months here at the home of his parents, R. and Mrs. Bowes. Messrs. John Gerow, J. J. Har- vey, Robt. Leggitt, Geo. Adair and • W. A. Henderson and son, Elwood, were in the city on Mon - 1r. Andrelvs, 'of Toronto."occu- pied the Erskine pulpit on Sunday and gave two very able 'discourses. He will preach again next Sunday when, it is hoped. there will be a goofisat tends:ice.. , The members of - the Masonic Lodge purpome holding an oyster supper at the opening of their uew hall on Friday evening, The in stalletion of officers will also take place on the same evening. James Underhill. returned home ou Saturday frorn his trip to Que- bec, having finished his work there. He expects to make a busi- ness trip'to Utah and other West- ern States in the near future. On Sunday last Rev. J. Totten spoke in - very cbinplimentary terms of the Circuit report as prepseed by the PIcKERING. NEWd OFFICE for the Claremont Metho- dist.circint as the reports were'be- Ingloteded out to the people. The mechanical work is very satisfac- tory. . The. showing of the report reflects credit on the people of the circuit.. • -At • the -4 regifitte nteetitik• of the Masonic. Lodge on. Wednesday evening of fast eek the foltowing I. SALE, —Two limises anti lot s in I. the Village of Claremont. Oue, s two storey, El rootia. rough -cast d with mod- ern conveniences sad garden, The other $ frame dwelling with five moms and all conven- iences. Possession as may be Loved upon. ..T be location is one of tbe best in the v-illage.• Apply to Foster Hutchison Claremont. • 6-18. TIME TA B LE•ItPielsering Station ' T. R, Trains goingEast does as follows.-- N. 6 Mail . 9.26 A. M. " 12 „Local .• 2 43 P. M. '' 14 Local . - • . " 6.04 P. M. Traias going West dues as follows— No. 13 Locsi . 8.41 A. M .11 Local. . . 2.18 P. M. ••• 7 Mail . • 8.35T. M, .'dandav included. officers were installed for the en- suing year: W. M.—Thos. Pat- terson; S. W.—Robt. S. Philips; J. W.—John •Forgie; Sec.—A. E. Forsyth:- Treas.—A. E. Major; S. D.—Thos. Wilson; J. D.—L. Mid- dleton; O. G.—S.• • Rumohr; Q.— Tobias Caster; S. 5.—P. Macnab, sr.;'J. S.—James Latimer; Chap.— Joshua Bundy. ALL SICK WOMEN SHOULD READ MISSICRWALM'S LETTER I i An Porte of Canaille Lydia E. 'Philtbase's Voirstabi• Compound Has Effected Shodler Cures. Many wonderful cures :of female ills are continually coming OS light which have been brought about byLydia E. Pinktiam's Vegetable Compotatd, and through the advice of Mrs. Pinkham, of Lyles, Maas., which is given to sick women absolutely free of charge. The present Mrs Pinkham has for twenty-five years made a study of the ills of her sex; she has consulted with and advised thousands of suffering women, who to -day owe nql only their health but even life to her Mpful advice. Mise Annie E. Schwalm, of 326 Spa- dina Ave., Toronto, Ont., writes: - - Dear ?dm. Pinkham • "1 have fond Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound a specific for female weak - nese with which I have been ttoubled. for years. I also hail irregular _and painful_ periods affected niy• general health until last spring. 1 • was. only a wreck of my former self. In ruy 91 irtion• I was ad. ised to use your Compound, and am -so glad that I did so. I found that in a few short zniiiitlis the*, way no toace of female weakniNs, oltr,stretigth gradually rettirned, and in a iiiry sttort time I consielered myself & perfectly well woman:" I appre- ciate my good health and beg to assure you that I ara most grateful to you for discover- ing such a wunderfal remedy for suffering womaa." - • • • The .teetimmiii19. which We are -con- stantly publishing from grateful women establish beyond a doubt the power of Lydia - E. Pinkbain's Vegetable Com: pound to conquer female diseases. Women suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to prompIly communicate with Mrs.. Pinkha,m at Lynn, Mass. She asks nothing in return for her advice.- It is absolutely free, and to thousands of women has proved to be more precious than gold.. LayHts5 C Sweet to Eat A Caady Bowel Lauda. ur Fall IYlillinery Openin October Ist, 2.,nd and 3rd. . . • •-Come and inspect our Stock. •• -:E\•erl.toclY, \Veleowe. . ' MRS. -HERKS &• DAUGHTER , . veryborly come to e Al er tores CLAREMONT - BROUGHAM ::To their, hristmas Goods. Everythingfirst-class_ • and at rock bottom prices HaviagpurChased the Harness Business froM F. Bodell, the same will lie conducted' in connection with eur regular business, • • under Mr. Botlell's personal supervision. • • First•class material will be used and every satisfaction, guaranteed. 71.-__T A T 'n7-1 7 -Merry Chsistmas and Hippy New Year TO ALL MY CUSTOMERS: . • Many thanks for yon kind patronage during the year a the same Solicited for the coming one. _ . • . The Corner Store. "• W. M. PALMER, Proprietor •• •. STOVES •- If‘will pay yon to get our prices for Stoves be- fore purchasing Our prices will snit you We sell all the. leilding lines and make of Stove Our specialty is • Furnace Work The People's Tiusmith Charles Sargent, -- Claremont, Ont. MACHINE SHOP ! The undersigned having purch- ed B. Wagner's Machine Shop in -Kinsale, is prepared to do all kinds of repair work and general hlacksmithing. Satisfaction guaranteed. - -Prices right. , Call and see us. . • • • • JAMES PENGELLY. Kinsale. Ont. - , , is the time to (10 yotiefall :-Paptring andPainting. - • If you are doing any you had better have it done right • • - . the right price by • - W. B. KESTER Painter and Decorator. Pickoring, ' - - Ontario A tickling congh, from soy cause, te quickly stopped by Dr Shoop's Cough Cure And it is so thoroughly harmless and safe, that Dr Shoop tells mothers:everywhere 40 give it without hesitation, even to the very young babies. Tin who'esotrie green leaves and tender stems f a lung healing motrataitions shrub, furbish 'the curative' properties to Dr Shoop's Cough Cure. It calms the coulgh, and heals the sore Ind _ sensitive bronchial . membranes. No- opium, no chtnroform, nothing list-sh used to injure or -suppress. Sim ply a resinous 'plant extract, that helps to 'heal aching lungs.' The Spaniards -ells this shrub which. the Doctor uses •:The Sacred lierb.". - 'Always demand Dr_ Shoop's Cough Core. Sold by T IJ.‘Icl'adden. • oortngs •.. •;Leaye your.orders at the 77 PICKERING LUMBER YARD fdr Ontario and New Brunswick white cedar shingles. 'Patent Roofing and all kinds of building material.. W. GORDON & SON. ' No Ad • ez. • ' 2 MI 0 itr • -g ; • O '• 5 CI !JO a NS '411 r31.• EN a it igE, !.1 RI a ibm el al car 1 It II f(t ,71' C3 hi 'Pi 31 Se. a t *el ' NI cr .-, a - - • . x 1 Wit C" 0 O.1 1 h!,1 CO -a ... 8* Jan i 7ig ..“-. Feb re; bir (0 ..31 ''-'''-' Mar 1•4 tri ... • .., ,....,„ ' , • ..4 ,.....:imA.pnfir :.. y: Julyill. n . ,: • • ,...., .-. ... c.• ...., a _ . , . -.,1 44 • ' .6.° 31 8 ,..::-.5 Sept' V t • ea. ' ,... ., . .... 4., Za, Cr- • ,, i ';' •*.o .Nov...0, . ‘,„.11 ,Dec :7 January 1901-,•-Whithy 9, Oshawa 10. Pickering 13.• Port rerry 11, Uxbridgs17, Cannington 16, Iteaverton -15, Li ptergro gel 14 The hest place to buy ' - Wall -papers - Is AT BinghEiniS Over 200 samples t1 choose from at 4c. per roll up. Mquldings to mateh all papers. a full line of the:4*.1I • ?pinta. Oils and Varnishes, afwais in '.. • • • •• • .... GAUSSat 11 1 , Of all materials and design kepti n stook. I$ will pay you to earl at our works and- inspect our stook and obtain prices. Don't be misled by agents we do dot employ them, consequent- ly we can. and do throw off the agents ciec°ermtarninlen certainly save 10 call solicited, by perpurcoehn&ts.whin, gf ricohyou will will • . . WHITBY GRANITE CO., - .3 a,.. Wbibby. Ontario Farmer's •Trucks • Bring in your old wagon and get - the wheels cut down._ Make good farm trucks. • - Buggies and other vehicles repainted • at reasonable rates. • - • Thomas Patterson, CLAREMONT (Dowswell's old stand.) • Trial Catarrh treatments are being mail el out freo, On request, by Dr Shoop, Ra cine, Wie. These tests are proving to the • people—without a penny's cost -,--the great value of this scientific •prescription known 48 druggists everywhere as Dr Shoop's Catarrh Remedy. Sold' by T M McFad den: . . -BAKING ! bread cinstantly On hand .. the shop. • Wagob on the road every day in the week. ' " C'aii.-Cs. 'of -all kinits 'made to order - - • shortest notice. Ice•Creain Parlor in ,connettion. Thomson, Claremont: Ont. LEARN DRESS -MAKING BY-MAll in your spare time at home, or Take a Personal Course at School. Te enable all. lo learn - we teachon cash. or instalment plan. We also teach a personal class 'at- school once a month. Class commencing last, Tuesday of each month. These lessons teaches 'how to cut, fit and put together any garment :front the plainest shirt waist -suit, to. the most elabor- ate di ess. The whole family can le-arn from :me course. AN'e have taught over seven thousand dress.making,-and guarantee to five hundred dollars to any one that - cannot' learn bet Iveen, the age of 14 and - 4o. Von •cannot learn' dress -making as thorough . teaches if you., e.•03•L itt shops for year-. flewalieWirnita- ' 114415 tIs Nytt entpies, no one outside the school. This is the dilly 'experienced -Dress • 1 Cutting School 1 Lan id and ‘..xt•elled hy - 10110 iran. t1l&r:tlntrv_ Write at once particulars, 0 s well:Ave cut our rdie ones titd 1. r, a 1.11.2rt.t line.. Address , . SANDEF.ii' DAESS-CUTTING SCHOOL, ,.•• • . 21 Erie Stratford, Or t , Canada . . CUTTERS, • '1 .BUGGIES, IHARNESS, : ROBES, BLANKETS • Call and see them, These goods are all first.class • el* rt.A.e.rtcw • ++++++++++++++++++i About the House . SELECTED RECIPES. Raisin : Sauce.—Eight medium &zed , cooking apples, peeled and sliced- as . for commie apple sauce; one -hall a •lemon, rind left on, chopped fine; half •; ' a teacup of seedless raisins. Cover .e; well with boiling water and cook until ,seft, then add cup and a hall of sugar ,;u- and cook a few minutes lohger. Serve cold for breakfast or as dessert for dinner: Aa excellent sauce—better than 'any medicine. _ Baked Milk Toast.—Trim off the crust - from slices nearly half an inch thick. toast a light brown. Have on the range a pan of boiling water, salted; as you remove each slice from the toaster diji quickly into boiling water. and ,lay In a well buttered pudding dish, buttering the toast while smok- ing hot. and salting each slice. When •s- all the soaked toast is put into place, • • cover with scalding milk ui wfhtele has o been melted a tablespoonful butter: eover closely, and bake flfteen • tes. • ,. Fish Panada.—Fry • brown , several •slices of firm fish, boil and slice three potatoes; slice three tomatoes and one large onion. Place in deep • baking pan. Alternate layers of pita toes (first). fish, tomatoes, and onions; sprinkle with sail and pepper and small bits of butter till fish is full; sprinkle , • bread crumbs on lop; pour three-fourths .cup of cold water over, and bake slow,ly for three hours and you will and a delicious dish. Uses for Bacon Mnd.—When buying ▪ bacon the cheapest way to buy it is • by the Side. As It is used cut each eeee slice down to the rind, -using pieces to _grew ,ca,koegriddle with.' Another good so way to use the: rind Lii-when baking beans. • After the- bean . jar has been filled cut the rind tha.shape of the jar, '• cutting it larger than the jar, because ft shrinks. When baking cover the beans with the rind • side upe This keeps the beans- from becoming dry and gtvea them a good flavor." ".." • Supper for Cold Night —One pound, 15 ..9nts' worth, veal steak,. cut in • • • Small squares end fry brown; take Irom •e•Ilrying pan and put in your onions ▪ sliced fine; fry done. but do not let *brown much. Have cooked a dish of spaghetti, to. which add half a can .of eeee tomatoes; put in veal -and nions, and 1cook • all together fifteen minutes. Sea- son with salt, butler -arid a dash of red ' • fepper. Serve hot. Quick Coffeecake.—Cream one cup of • sugar and one-half cup of butter, add three well beaten .eggs. mix . well -le, • ,gether, then add one-fourth cup sweet one-fourth cup Beer, end one- "'' halt •teaspeionful baking powder; beat well and put in Iwo buttered piepans, sprinkle top with chopped nuts, sugar. and cinniiheen: "Fine with a Cup'ot cot - tee -made and - strained, adding a cup 'or cream, and kt come- to a boil to- gether. . Rake Sausage.—put the Sausage in a pan, two or more inches deep, and Lake twenty minutes to half are .houe. Do not put water in the pan. Turn. Them over when half baked. .The sau- sage is better cooked this way than, fried saves -the stove- being spattered, and the odor going through the house. and the -fat may be used for frying -po- tatoes, etc... . Veal and" Peasse-Boil, one • and one. half pounds veal. -tender and pick up ,into nieces; salt eued 'pePper.- Make a cream dressing of one pint small half cup butter, three tablespohnfuls Bolin: Add ' this, with one can peas drained, -to rueat. Lastly add one pint. cream. Sprinkle with cracker crumbs and bake in a moderately heated oven. Queen -Pudd.ing.—Bake an angelfeod cake in a long loaf tin. Whip one quart of double cream, add One' chp Chopped w.alnut meats, sweeten and flavor. Place. cream . 'oblong mold and pack in ice for three or four hours, br- until' Well frozen. When reedy to Serve cut the cake and cream into slices Ene inch thiCk placin-g the crearli-on the cake, and. garnish ;plentifully with maraschino cherries. Tomato Toast.—Toast some nice pieces of bread and pour over them tho tomatoes, prepared es follows; Gook together fear medium - sized tomatoes and one medium sized onion, pared and sliced fine; cook three-quarters of an hour; when, done pour off water and season to taste; then add one cup of sweet cream or milk and a table- spoonful ot butter. HINTS. • . . Keep a Pafr of Pliers.—The most con- venient thing about a .house is a pair of pliers. For cutting wire, Lighten- ing loose mats, Pulling leads, or lifting hot pans without handtes they cant be beat. • ." • Make- Own Lamp • Wicks.—When short of lamp.evicks take an old woolen shirt, cut the width of your lamp wick. _teem both' sides. It will wotk as well as the ones you buy and will save you buying wicks for your lamps. . Varnish New Stove:Boards.-Before using a new stove board apply a light coat of varsiLsh on upper side, and, no matter how often you clean board with a damp.. rag. the stenciled figures never will come off. Hang Up the Broom.—When you buy a. broom it 1s well to' bore a holo -hole-through the handle. about one or Iwo Lncbes from the top with a gime let. Then run through this a piece of 'cord. This may be hung on a hook and be. out of the way. Make a Walnut Huller—Take a -board four feet long, six - inches wide._ and one-half Inch thick.• Bore a belie the size of. a silver dollar eight inches from One end: Then saw down the middle cf the beard into the hole. Insert any size' of a Walnut and you wifl see hew easy the hull come off. , 'Use a mal- let or a heavy piece of wood-' --"7" • Make Doors Fit Snizgly.—There are various ways of curing an door, but -the following is the simplest and most effective of all: Place a strip of putty all along the Jambs, cover edges of door with common chalk, and then shut It. The putty will fill all open space. the' excess being easily removed with a knife. The chalk rub- bed on the edge of the door prevents adhesion, and the putty is left•in place, where it soon dries and leaves a per- fectly fitting jamb. Make Your Quilting .Frame.—To make irkexpensive quilling frames and cur- tain' stretchers, take four 'clothes poles, wind them closely from end to end with heavy strips. of • cotton cloth. fasten ends_of cloth with tacks. Purchase four small clamps at 4 or 5 cents apiece to fasten the poles at the corners, and you have the beet of quilting. frames. Quilts may be sewed or pinned to frames. And -for curtain stretchers -1 find them better than the boughten ones, . as the scollops may be pinned at any desired size. _• . To Clear . Cistern Water.—When cis- tern water her become unfit for use lake one pound of pulverized alum, dissolve, it in one quart of -water, and after pouring it into the cistern shr thoroughly with a long pole., This. should toward evening. The next morning -add one. pound of horax and stir' again. Allow from ten to twenty hours to settle., This will ren- der the water perfectly clear and pure, regardless 'of its former ,condition. tare ef Net Curtains..—It is almost innxissible to iron 'plain net curtains so they hang evenly, and this k especially nese where • they are mPly hemmed. Inthe hem hove -!r, lies the secret of • "(tiling them -up" quickly and perfectly straight. In making: hem ends first, then side.. with an inch and a half hem, or deeper- if desired. • When washing them, lay sheets or newspapers on the floor. . Get the unpainted, iar- rov molding that is used to finish -screens-otwo -pieees long enough . Ger the sides. and one for each end; slip through hem; tack straight.. and secure- ly to the floor, and let -remain till theife hughlydry, The moldiags costs bet R. feW cent.; and can be used, for years. . • y • •*, SAILORS' HOME COKING' '11EN BRITISH JACK TARS ARE . JOLLIEST • Ptictiire on • Board a Great Battleship[ - - When the Crevi Reach . • . Home. . . The day breaks cold and grey. but whet' does the weather matte when Jack is gcing home? Green seas dash furiously.agairLit the bows. flinging bub- bles of froth high into the air, then splashingon to the dripping decks..and ,streaming aft in miniature rlyers. Scuttles are closed, and down below the air is damp and foul. Lamps, still berninge swing monotonously • to- every rot • rifles rattle nbisily in their -rocks; and -as the ram dips deep into the heavy. swell the cruiser pungent odor of fresh paint .mingles with the -smell of oil ris- ing through the open engine -yawn hatch toform a naUSeating riiixteiee"froth which there Ls no escape. • Nobody seems to mind the discOmfcrt • -day. The sentry is whistling softly to himself, and the eorporril gelling his rounds pretends ho does not hear him. Up on deck groups of offlcers, in sea- boc ts and pyjamas, are- , shivering con- tentedly in the bitter wind, as they eagerly search for the. (lest glimpse Of home.' They 'smell the country even be- fore they. see It this misty morning --a fresh young smell of gross and trees after rain. Strange as it may sound. it is this smell that makes the greatest irn-' pression on the sailor,• • . READY TO LAND. es Arrived . at SpIthead, the cruiser anchors, waiting for permission to pro- ceed into the har.or and take het berth alongside the jetty. • Bourg pass by wearibh. but at last the Welcome flags stream from the signal station ashore. Theenarine guard, a thin streak of scar- let, forms across the quarter-deck, with Ib e band in readiness behind. The cap- tain takes his- place 033 the bridge, the engine throbs slowly. and . with. penant proudly flying from the masthead the . great ship sweeps majestically towardS • me harbor. Clarence Pier is soon pa-ssecl—a eeeth- frig mass cf human faces and waving handkerchiefs: Victoria Pier is 'left be- hind with Its group of cheering borgoien. A tiny torpedo-boat shoot, past, its crew standing to attenbon. Opposite the Vic- tcry. flying the flag of the Commander - in -Chief, the. tingle sounds .from .the bridge. With a flash ef beranets and a rattle of rifles the Marine guard presents arms', and alt officers and men on deck salute while the Natkenal Anthem crashes from the, band, . • GIB'S THEY LEFT BEHIND THEM. But now the jetty is in sight with its waiting crowd, and glasse are turned ,to scan each face. Two and a half yearn lege ,the ship left this port to the strains.' of ."The Girl I,Left Behind Me," and weeping wives ashore had stopped their ears to the mocking ecuriet. , New the hand is jiregling merrily, and. the yearn - in,. lo'oks WO. the happy faces ashore bring. IT-Mtet/te many glass watching I them from the ship. They are ell there, from the captain's wife to • the stoker's beby:, - The .same eager look is on every wornan:s Nee: torenardened hands grasp the -renting in loving anticipation With a touch as ten- der as that of the soft little palm of the Marine subaltern's; young bride. As the ship draws closer faces can be dotinguished without the aid •of glasses Discipline is forgotten for the moment in the joys. of recognition. A' midship- man he waving' his can .:frantically. tc, a white-haired .old lady. whd replies with her handkerchief. while she endeavors to' mop her eyes with an umbrella. 'Stand- ing next to liner a pati' -faced woman, tears mingling with tenderness in- her tired eves. Ixths•a baby up and down, to tho delight of a seaman standing in the t°vvso' Son the gangwa.ys are rigged and the visitors streem on beard. Married offi- cer,. seek the secrecy of their own cabins. The nien. less fortunate, draw their wives into the shadow of a gun,. or behind: some sheltering cowl, Too shy to take advantage of these in- sullicient ecreens,.a ycling,stoker ancl his Wife lean side by side over the gunwale. They were only married two drive; before the ship sailed, and their eyes have much t . tell. There they . stand, obi ivious to. ell else, unlit' a bachelor officer, en - 'catty • JOSH. WISE SAYS.; . '"I've allus • noticed in . eerticier .1111, . ... .... lots of men with forlyne-s left 'ein an' Who never worked a lick in their life are about th' •fiostt' give advice on hoW t' be-successfhil.". . • . • - . • • 441040000414,40000.0.4114:40 A Boston schoo` lboy was tall, weak and sickly. • • His arms were soft and flabby.' He didn't have a strong muscle in- his - entire body. The physician who had attended the family for thirty- years prescribed Scott's Emulsion. NOW: • 4 141 To feel that boy's arm you would think he was apprenticed to a bli.eiravvi;4, gaged himself, perhans: syrapeth pat.4 his cabin at their .diepos,1: A- ,1.11-11-3.111SE f'Ori THE Wfj Further on ari old Marine, n e s- perieneed end his basal il I, )fds W.- CO fl isa his greyThatred wite wile the, vehemence cf , true affection. -trite Iter-haiid.s. he presses his savings—some forty pounds in all. For the sake of her momentary surprise he has pinched and saved for teve Jong Y_eftr5... _What:matter. Mai Ile sent her nothing during the wholecorn- mission, leneiing her to Nuppo et his six children by her unaided efferis ? - - 11-0 meant feirlhe. hest, and hers is a 'soft hone. . ae'orld hnrdened ea she is, she ts upon the- deck 'ara-.setis, ' while he lerowe the hnhy into the air to hide his own emotion. - . .. .. . Some on.- board- are les,: rewtimi'd.,, Thenwives live in ether ports. Three Long weeks mulct elaiee before tee sets- seya off and the leaged-for reunion (emes. With hungry eyes and ninety tart- •they \vendor ahoul thh (lecke oatching the happinese vf their corn- radeS. • - J.ehlh TATs AT lif")el*E. , seem •ha nee$ms re 11 nn . I he jell y.. Cgri-- ,.-er, in anutti drive ,;11 with their happy . Parties of nail :evenp oe eesiel What it is What it does BRICK'S TAST IIIEGISTERIED Itis an extract of fresh cod livers, containing all the virtues of pure Cod Liver Oil without the nauseous grease, combined with Phosphorus in the form of the Compound Syrup of Hypephos._ phites; nutritious Extract of Malt and the Fluid Extract of Wild Cherry Bark. • . It will promptly relieve, and if its use is -con- tinued, permanently cure chronic bronchitis, all pulmonary affeetions, crodp, hoarieness, nervous - disorders due to an exhausted condition of the . system, prostration following fevers, debility at change of life, or constitutional weakness at any age, and all blood disorders. - We positively guarantee "Brick's Tasteless to do exactly what we claim it -will do as printed • • -Ion the label of the bottle, or any advertising matter, and every druggist who sells "Brick's - Tasteless" is authorized to refund to bis custom- er the full purchase price ;I` one bottle does not ph•erwe do show a (leaded Improvement, which imProve- 'dint will result in a complete cure if -additional bottles are taken. - We therefore request you to try a bottle of "Brick's Ta.steless " on our recommendation, and _ if no improvement is shown after taking it, return •the empty_bottle to the druggist from whom Too purchased it and he will refund your money. Can we be fairer ? Two Sizes -8 ounce bottle 50c; 20 ounce bottle.00 womenkind. "Local" men have all gone to their hothes, and in ,the Ship an at- inhephere. Of " gibe!. happiness -has re- placed the 'excitement of the morning. . Between • decks men are seated at trestle -tables. writing letters- lereinee.bit- ing their pens as they try to express themselves, and' smiling happily as they catch each other's 'eye. Others have slung their hammocks, and lie awake peticefutly &earning of the welcome awaiting thein. The ship is no Ignger a ship of war but' one of_peacee For there is peace in alt men's hearts—the peace of horneccming.—London Answers. -DIE FROM, DISHWASHING. • Nearing Routine of Many Mothers! Lives. • More. wamen. have 'died through t -he mendingof socks and endless wash- ing of ellishes and daily striving to make ends meet, which. meet but sel- dom, than of. broken. bcOrts. . Nobody WneleS a story in- which the heroino dies gracefully over a heap of ironing; but nature has 'written them again and again. and .we have not al- ays. had s:ght to read them. The way to keep the flies out el the oint- ment is simple and easily discovered. We must keeo-great, higeloving hearts. Brains do net always help us to avoid ungenerous ,behav,oe.Intellectual 'wealth cannot supply the place of a ileeighlfuth tenderness ....byconstant watching wise." The daughter- who interprets Chopin in the -parlor while her „mother, strug- gles in the kitchen may, be clever, a product ot ehis enlightened age, but she 'is not a_true dalighter, ane the mother's life is being reams...el and nipped hy the 'too ecnstanl burden. • • A RHEUMATISM RECIPE ." . PREPARE TMS SIMPLE HOME-MADE MIXTURE .YOURSELF. •• Buy the Ingredients from Any Druggist In Year Town mid Shake Them in a Bottle to Mix. • . . . . A well-known authority on Rheuma- tism gives the -readers of a large To - ionto delft paper the following vein - tilde, yet simple and harrilesS pretscrip- lien, which any one can. easily prepare at home: Fluid Extract -Dandelion,- one -halt ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; Com ne lend ...ceeyrn p - Ss rsap a ril la , three ounces. • Mix by shaking well, in a bottle, r,and take a teaspoonful afteieeachetheal end bedtime.• .hfie states that the'ingredients can be eetained from any good Prescription formacy .at small cost,- and, being a• vegetable ,extraction, are harmless , to take. Tthise pleasant mixture, if taken' regu- larly kir a few days, is said to ever- ceme almost any case ef itheumetisne The pain and swelling, if any. dimin- ishes Wilh each dose, until permanent results ere obleined, and without hiring .the. stomach. While there ire- - many so-called Itheumatism romediee, patent medicines, etc., sonic of when) de givegeolief, few realty eese tome. Tient Tesulte, and ihe a 1.)01'4. win , 110 (to)le, be greally appreciated by many sufferers here at this Inquiry al the drug Shoe; Of 6y6n small towns- .eleci.t.s -the inforinalien • .THEIR FATE NEVER KNOWN, -• Balloon Mysteries Which Have Never Been Solved. • ' Considering how much the balloonist has to rely upon the vagaries of the wind 7tor guidance and speed. it is astonishing that aeronautics have been attended .by so few tragedies and mysteries. In. the balletm &pertinent of the British Army fatal accidents have been -very rare in- deed. Twenty-six years ago the War -office balloon Saladin was lost at sea. and to this day no one knows what actually happened to .one'ef the °calf - pantie of, the car—Mr. Walter Powell.' NEP. The balkion ascended from Bath, carrying, in addition to Mr. Powell, Mr. Agg-Gardner and Captain -66w Colonel —Templar, a veteran aeronaut whc has han . many exciting experiences in the' nit. and who male his first vOyages'in a balkion while still a schoolboy at Hat; row.- • His two companions were -also expert balloonists. The three formed a 'jolly party, and had arranged to dine with a friend living a few miles fronirthe Devon- shire mg.. The balloon got into- some nasty curents, however. and, as the sea was seen to be near, a very rapid des- cent was decided upon' at Bridport, Dor- -set. At the flret bump against the earth Colonel Templar called to the other two to jump. Ile and elf. Agg-Gardner did so. the latter breaking his leg; but, for some reaeon that has , never. been ex- plained. Mr. Powell neglected to follow. . The ba.00n, relieved cf the weight of two men, shot to an immense height, and was carried ont across the channel,-. and Mr. Powell thus vanished complete- ly from the ken of men. Hundreds of newspapers have staled that no trace of 11 was ever seen again. but this is nal so. Some years after the rieyfel event a part of the car. with ' its, lashings 'still complete; was found in•h mountainous district of -Spain, and afterwards identi- Pei: in England. It- is not a little. remarkable that,. al- though seems of balloons have been driven cut to sea, cases in• which 'this misadventure has ended fatally ere.few.. More. than •a century ago, when Major Wiley made an eecent from Norwich. England, he_ was compelled to descend in the sea, where he remained for seven teems: until his ptight was seen and ho Seas rescued• by. the crew of a.regenue cutter. Some years. later. th 1812, Mee Jetlleti Saddler narrowly escaped drown- ing. in an attempt h-, cross. the Irish 0.hannel; his balloon dropped into tho some hinds off Liverpool, and he was on the point 'of succumbing, when, rm:ee Crime in the form of a fishing - boat. " The.atteropt whirti Ale Wellman, the, , well-known aeronaut and EN pforer, iri- tis making, .to teach the North Pole, a -t hein ash.eriolis disafinearance. of dree,•the Swedish explorer. whot., years ago, -v into Nortli • Pltia_reesesin Pacees!leeeh intention to cree."t.litn Neal) Pole and descend on the opposite sele, and on July 1111. 1897ehenendcd with two eompanions. Strindherg. and FranOol,' from Danes. Island. Spitz- hergen. Om' carrier pigeon, epparently • liberated forte -eight holies niter Ilia elertewas shot, and twp floating buoys with messages \here ultimately found. Notliine Wee, howeeer, has been heard • ef the explorers.. • • . . ri SNI.VI.T. BEGINNINGS. cardinal Welsey. e•as the son ot butcher. • wee- the sett of a weever. ' " Sir flichant Arkwright was the son of o barbere ee. a I t.waA tt It' $4fl ercr7-1,1; a r, • Stor,hdil,n) wns Iho on of a collier. cite or • (rtn tvas the son of -a assa - ..4a4?•-f.-'....aalissi • ass' BUSINESS ARISTOCRATS assa•-• -••••.-iss rounded by William Henry Sm about thelinie of Waterloct so that it is near- - Ing its first century, and has always De- . . longed to the family. The founder was uEsT tommEREIAL succeeded in 1841 by his -son. also Wil- NVIIEDE liam Henry Smith, the noted statesman BLOOD BUNS. and Leader of the House of Commons, who made the busine.ss the huge -con- - Some EngRsh Firms Have Been in Ex- istence for Three and Four - -Generations. , The siortunercial life of England pos, •nesSes an aristocracy cf which many •" families cazi trace an nnbrol sn descent ' as heads of famoue business houses ttuough several generat,ions. says Lon- don Answers.. • The well-known firm of publishers. • Longnitins, Green & Co., for instance, - was founded as Icfng ago as 1724 by -- Themes Longman, and a Longman has •sisien at its head ever•since, the present bead of the firm -Mr. Thomas N. Long- ,. • man -being the sixth of his line. The ‘. _ - leunder was succeeded. by his nephew, - Thomas Longman, in 1755, who was So1- ,. lo -wed by his son. Thomas Norton Long- man, in 1797; after whom came the-lat- ter's younger seri William In 1824, fol- -• lowed by William's elder brotherThom- 2 a; in 1877; and, lastly, ttie present head, • who sticceeded to the management of -affairs in 1879. It will be noticed that, in the most - blue-blooded mannersevery head but one •••• has been christened Thomas. The office eif this- firm to -day occupies the stte it • did at its birth nearly twc hundred years •.ago -with additions, of course -and from ., the outset has constantly'esed its sign of the ship, WIELDERS OF THE -HAMMER. Very nearly .as good is the record of _ • the Tattersalls, •the- farrious horse auc- . tic3neers. •- Founded in 1766 by Richerd Tattersall -known as "Old Tatr -11, scon • became the greatest business of its• kind 7 in the, world: At his death in 1795 his eon Edmund 'took his place, and was -• followed in 1811 by his . son Richard- : .. known 05 MQ Dick." The latter's son- s -known, as "Young Dick"--sbeceme head In 1859, and continued to rule until 1870 - • • 'when a consin, Edmunds -succeeded, al -ss ----" •'whose death in 1898 his .scn-salso Ed- _1mnd-followed and still conducts the •'bustness. Six successive -Tattersalls • • 'have thus wielded the hammer in the rostrum, threa of- whom were Richards ' ' -and three • Edmunds. The" business has . . •- always been in London. : For about one hundred and fifty - years the family -of Fry has earried on In Bristol the -great cocoa business bear- .' ins; its name: Fcur successive members -all Josephs -in direct descent, have -'ss..--..2-.•-iceinducted it th-roughout thittsperiodestrie !sunder. Joseph Fry, from about 1760 to „his death -In 1787; his son Joseph to. . 1835; the second -Joseph's sen Joseph un- • Iti!' 1886; and dint Jcseph's ion Joseph • from, that date up to the present. • •••• THE LO.NG LINE OF "THE TIMES." • "The Times" is one of the greatest *Tiewspapers in the world. •R was started • 4 ais • In 1875 by John- Walter, and four sue-. ••••', cessiste Walters have owned it iri • the hundred and twenty -odd years ol its -ex. - - !stews,: The founder died in 1812, and- , left it to his son John Walters who also • s• bequeathed it to his seri, another John •--Nailer, -in 1847: . This gentleman was 2. chief until 1894, when his son, Mr. Ar- thur Walter, succeeded him, and is still • Die chief at Printing lieuse .Square. .ss ' A noted publishing house is that PT -3ehn Murray, the publisher of "The Quer.* .. • • testy Review." It was founded in 1768 .• • -• by John'•Manfurray.. and has'always be- - .lenged to his, talented (ninny. -His son. • ' who took his place in 1793, dropped the • 1 snlaq.". became John Miirray, and nian- aged affairs until 1843, when his son • -.1c,hn Murray 'succeeded him, to be fol- •_ kwed by John Murray of the next gen- eration in 1892. Mr. Murray's room at . the -firm's offices in Albemarle Street. is ' • most 'historic one, adorned with por- traits of Men famous in literature who 'have there met his ancestors. • -. • ' The C.oults family have -been at the' •head -of the best-known private bank in. . 'England •for a -century and a half. • . !Thomas Coutts started Colitis' Bank. in • .1760. He had no son, so his daughter, • -who-married. Sir Francis Burdett, fol - Jawed him in 1822, and Sir Francis's daughter, beloved by all as the ,Baroness • .• alurdetaccutts-being made a peeress in ," lies own right-sbecarne the chief owner in 1844 .until her death not long ago, when her husband, Mr. Burdett -Coutts. • inherited her interests. Another old banking familyris that of • the C.oxr.s, the Army agents. Richard -. Cox fetinded the bank. in. 1785, and live generations of the family have held.the- , reins since then., the present head being • •Me ilubert Arthur Cox: . • - " - A 'PERENNIAL TBIO. • • , The family record of the heads ci the • brewery than of Barclay, Pea:ft:ins-0z Co.; Js unique.. In 1781 David Barclify -bought • ihs Anchor Brewery. and took as his • partner. John Perkins and Sylvenus Be- a sari, and 'from- that icly there hos ale , • waYs been a thirstily, a Perkins, and a •• • Bevan .concerned in the management, •rach family having been reprisented • through four generations.The .firm haa ; teem established where it. is in Sobt11- • wark for over aye, hundred years. A • . -The firm Of booksellers and news- agents W. II. Smith & Son, known froni on end of the country to• the other, was _ • 9u;ck ease for the worst cough—quick elief to the heaviest cold—and SAFE o take, even for a child. as, it is Shiloh's Cure, a -a old under a guarantee COUldha o cure colds and coughs Colds uicker than any other edicine—or your money back. 34years success commend Shiloh', Cure. aka ures cern that it is. He died in 1891, and his Son Mr. W. F'. D. Smfth, M.P jsisinCe been its head. Three generations cf Blackwoods-all Vsilliams-have managed the affairs of t:se famous publishing house. Mr. Wil- liam. Blackwood began the business in lf.04, and left it to'hts son•Major William Blackwood in 1834, at whose death, in 1861, it passed to the Major's -son Mr. William 13Iackwood. THE COLLLNS •QUARTETTE.- Fcur generations of. Callinses have looked After the affairaof the publishing house of, that name, and, curiously, they have all been,Williams, like the Black - woods. Mr. William Collins founded it in 1821. His son; the talented Sir Wil- liam Collins, succeeded, and left it in 1895 to his son Williani Collins, who died In 1900, ant) his nephew Mr. William A. 'Collins became the firm's head. Pears' Soap has claimed to be match- less for the hands -and complexion since 1789, when Andrew Pears began the business, and the family have . always been at its head. -There have been three Pears as chiefs in the hundred and eighteen years of the firm's existence, marking -four generations, for the foun- der was followed by his grandson Fran- cis Pears In 1838, who left 11, in 1865 to his _son Mr; Andrew pears. • The Marshalls have cwned and con- ducted the business of Horace Marshall & Co., wholesale neurtagents, since Wil- liam Marshall' founded it in 1840, his sons, A. J. and Horace, following him; arid now his .grandsons; Mr.. Horace B. 'Marshall, is the head. • „PITH; POINT AND PATHOS. • • S. • .Wisdem as the jevvel of great. price dug from the Mire of failures and loss- es - -Some people seem unable to under- stand Abat religion is more than say- ing over the creed. There is, plenty of .goodness in . this world if humanity- woubl -just stop hunting for wickedness. . .The penalty of greatness is pat yoU hirve to give your past -to your enemies for dissection,. . _ 'Sometimes' a Woman proves herfit- ness for* politics by making a man think he*ants 10 marry her. •. s • . ;t s funny to- see the .cffort soma people make to look perfectly happy and contented. - As Christmas afiproaebes the smoker 'begins worrying over the 'cigars be knows will he gisen him. • • . The swise husband geeth forth and Purchases his neckties ere his wife bins her Christmas gilts.. . . It is strange that a-man'sfriends all -go broke about the. time he has to bor- -rew money. ..- When n man wants to tell n bru- nette ho. admires atiat atyle et beauty.. there is generally a blonde- standing Within ear -shot. • • _ • • 111. fitting bouts and shoes cc rns I lo llew a y's Corn Cure is the arLiele ta use. Get ce bottle 'at' once and cure your corns,' . •• • • A ycung officer, tiding through a Scotch village one day in full uniform and mounted cn a splendid horse, -was !mica anrkoaed by al lad following him along the street. Ataast heasaid to the baaa-abid you never. see a. war-horse. tafore, my lad?". ''''Yes," said the boy, have seen a ,wrtur: (worse) horse many a time, but never a 'aur rider.' yes, it Ls bisiltRiating to ha., -.a skin savored with foul eruption& It is painful, too. Why not end the trouble and restore your skin to. its nat- ural fairnass with .Weavar's Carats/ "Thumper.•occasionally says lhinas' thafare wonderfully apropos,"said ene statesman. "Yes," answered the other; "he's like our parrot at home. It doesn't know much, but what--it-docs know it" keeps repeating anal some circum- stance arises that makes the remark seem marvellously apt.' • . • • . Te-diacern and deal immediately with' causes and overcome them, rather than ia battle with effects ,after the disease has secured a lodgement, is the 'Chief aim of the nw4ical men,end Biekle's Anti Consumptive Syrup is the result of patient study -'along Ibis particular tine: _At. the 'first appearance' Of a cold the Syrup wiU be feuna a most eITici- ent 'rerriedy, arresting development and speedily -healing the affected part -5, sa that the ailment disappears. EATS WITH HIS EVES. New Sense _ Developed by Man Who - Gannet Taste. . McKeever, N. Y., toasts of 'a man who eats with, his eyes. Charles E. lade had deve!oped what he calls e "chronic appetite." Some -time ago' Mr. Dale, whe has passel middle life. had a tad attack ef scarlet ,fever, Which: te tre ad his sense cf taste. aor 0 time he despaired of ever enjoying again the pleasures ef the table, but eventu- ally he- began ta nelicc that: (gods al dIfferent celori predticed different scn- sritions. Ile tnaes---a tiite of feted and then enzes intently on what is left on *the platter. Ills theery is that, his. sense c•f ta-tr, has s.ornehew been hand - al -With Ris sense -of sight. :117-: leing his favori:e eater, the red. fools .givd • • 1. OPIUM THEIR CURSE. Light on Recent • Accidents in, the . French Navy. The judicial authorities at Marseilles, ‘France, have recently received a large number of confide:alai lettersfrom the wives of naval officers • stationed at Mediterranean perts, ocmplaining that their husbands were obtaining:supplies af opium sainewhere in that city.' The -aultaarities decided to act in' the mat- ter. and -the other day ordered a search ef °the stores of several Oriental furio-, sity aealers, Several tbeusand, (killers' worth of the drug was feund and seiz- ed.• The dealers will be prosecuted. According to the statement made, by those who, have investigated the matter, the opium habit recently has teem:I-sad to an alarming extentin the navy, and it ls even said that .to this account may be laid the responsibility for many. of the- accidentsthat have oe- cvred. The naval authorities have -baan endeavoring to eradicete this evil; but up to the present. with little sue - cess. ' • - " • " Pains Disappear -Before IL -No one need suffer pain hen they have avail- able Dr. Thomas' Eelectrie Oil. If hot iu the house when required it can be procuced at -the nearest. store, -as all merchants keep it 'for sale. Rheuma- tism axe] -all bodily pains disappear when it is appaed.,- And should they et any Lime return, experience teaches thee user of the Oil thaw to deal with Scale men start euato look for trou- ble and. then pick out a place where there isaa one chance in a hundred of „Ariding it. • •• Imitations' Abound. but inlist upon wetting thegenuine. "Thal) & L" Menthol Plaster has It stood the test of years. It cures aches and pains quieter titan any -plaster. She -"And are you- really so much. better since you -returned teem abratie' Ife-"Yes. <mac another naan." She -"Well, I'm 'sure all yeur friends wilt be _delighted to hear dr 'Arid he is now wondering if she meant any- thing. . . • 11yourehlldren are troublea with worms. gale them "Mother Greases' Worm Exterminator; safe, sure and ef- fectual. ,Try it, and mark the un- provement in your child. a -A MEAT TEA. -- In the barber's shop the. 'Scissors clicked merrily Away, and the barber's "deg lay. on thefloor close beside the chair, looking up intently all fhe time af. the occupana• who was having his Lair cut. • "Nice dog." said the -customer. . "Ile. is, sir," said thearber. ' "He seems very , fond of watching yeti' cira hair." • 'It ain't that. stra.explaitied the bar- ber •smiling.."Sornetimes I make a mis- take and take a little piecc•off a custo- mer's •earl" - . • • • • •• • ...ITCH, Stange, Prairie Scratches awl every torrraolacontagious Itch in human or animals cared in 30 minutes by Wo! - lord's Sanitary•Lotion. IL never fairs. Sold by all druggists. • "Mr. Bubkins." said the proud fa- ther, shaking the. young man. warmly ha the hand,: 'let me 'tell yoirthat• you are a man after my own heart." "Oh, alo, sir," protested the blushing suitor; after -our daughter's!" A Plensent Medicine. -1 here .are some pillwhich have no other pur- pose evidently than ato beget internal disturbances in the patient, adding lo his trouales and perplexities rather than diminisbing' them. One might aa wen swallow corrosive material: Par- anelee's Vegetable Pills have not, this drs.agreeable and InjUrious properly. They are easy to take, are not unplua sant to the inste,• and- their action is mild and soothing. A trial of them will prove this. They offer peace to ah-, dyspeptic. . • — -emir youngest<laughter gel - Hag along with, her music?" "Splendid. ly." answered Mr. Cum•nrx.' "Ifer in- structor says that she plays Mozart M- a way thin!. Mozart- himself would -never Lave dreamt .of." — •• Lass if Mesh, sough, and pain no the 'chat may not mean consumption, hut are bad signs, Allen's Lung Balsam loosens and boatts- the cough: Not a.grain of opium in it . . "George, I saw' that Singleton wo- man • to -day carrying' -the salk umbrea la that she borrowed from me atathe club- card -party.". "Why .didn't you ask her for it?" "I was jaSt going to when I remembered that I berrowed it arora Mrs, Trlimper." 1 KIRNET.: ei 14.1.1.SAN \ ,N.,>> -"-";;TO/ IttS kJID N lif -,,,c14 ClikC P. a 14 l't hit LI rot Oiler' ? Pl(r*If 1,,,,G III .r 'S D I SigjOIS ... -- 1 E.re5 .... . ' , 1 • „,411-5 `aalSsalsaaa-- • a RAW WANTED 'FURSI N ANY (KA NTITY Or AAA. KINDS • _ - , • WRITECOR SHIPMENTS P RI CE LIST - sougrio 'JOHN HALLAM ill FRONT ST.E. TOR ONI 0 The Colonel (who has just told his test •story and been rewarded wilt a - feint smilea-alleally, countess, you worrfen have no sense Pt humor. When heard that story I simply roared.' Countess -"So did ..I, but it was last year. --- Great Things From Little Causes takes- very little to derange the siomach. The cause may he slight, a cold, something eaten ordrunk, anxi- cly, worry, or some other simple cause. But if precautien.s Ik not taken, thts simple cause may . have most serious rensequences. Many a chronically, de- bilitated constitution to -day owes its destruction to simple causes- not -dealt with in time. Keep the digestive ap- paratus in healthy Condition and all 111 bO;well. Parnielee's Vegetable Pills are better than any other for the purpose. . . - Tornsen-"Was. Dr. Puff's -treatment of your rich uncle satisfactory?" John- son-.-"Quile so._ I came' into the for- tune recently." . . • .NTbs heat of the TrepleS fades rory sheets. It takes away the energy. "Terrains" Is the best tonic to brace you up. It stimulates the system. It makes the weak strong, - 141. pleas- ant to Sake. All druggists sell it. • Pater -"My wifies learning the piano, my .daughtea's learning the violin. and my. sons learning the. banjo." Satera-- "Ani you are !earning nettling?" "Oh, -yes; I'm learnaig 10 -bear itat - • -• liaasea rata, YOUR OVERCOATS . sad Wad &Ms scald lost better dyed. II -as semi ef etas la mar town. write Ansel Nestreal. Sea Ill IBRITtiat AilitalOAMI DIMINO 00. ... • Get th• frs• beak that tees "Whoa Poul- try Pays," and is packed witti facts you ought to know about tea up-to-date waiie se into poultry-lannung wahout describes o.itiu and isce that makes mincer certain. Coots to 5•4 44. Explains how we Sad you a cash buer foi your 'rod. net.- Proves h y POSE, Ins [scuba - tor, Poor. INN Brooder and our do. ash -dare way of sel- lingl.as, esteem you the right start. Send for book to -day, before edition is Fase—sa charge for- it. With the frae testes wise NU &Una *num Is est • Peerless rostuy.rorrradt (haat without rather sa ars et ready mossy • . how to sate sure . tears _you start that peuarrialatat ran 5e7 rss Gerlas hews NOW. *dames That LEC-HODG1NS CO., Lipialg;4 245 Pembroke St. PEMBROKE. QNT. wier NEW YORK " TIME new FIREPROOF HOTEL NAVARRE 7th Are. atrial Set Is St. 300 FUT WEST Of BROADWAY; hiazimism of Luxury at Minimum Cast , toed on. roo( for 25 YuleaeriV inwrtir and a ygiinor • hundred. That's a roof of .-- "OSHAWA" GALVANIZED STEEL SHINGLES Put them on yourself—common sense and a hammir and snips doe. it The building they cover is proof against lightning. fire. wind, rain and snow. They cost less because they re made better, and of better material. 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Among intelli- gent shooters they stand first in popularity, records and shooprng qualities. Always use- - them - • or Field or Trap Shooting ASK YOUR DEALER FOR THEM FACT WITH PoWer, Heat • Electric' Light, to Lease for a Term of Years. Central location. About ten thousand square feet In four floors and basement. Excellent shipp`ng faellitles • • :;••Ff. s 4 4' • j .• S. Lidgett is spending . a Month at her home. -Geo. W. P: Every is visiting 'friends in Lindsay. - • r =Frank Shepherd 'spent a few days at Port Perry. -Found-A boy's woollen Oitt. Loser call at Ibis office. . • c. , .=Thoit: R. Gormley, of 'Neweas is home with his patents. -' -Miss Mabel Wright is holiday- ing at the home of her mother. -Mrs. A. J. Boyes, of East To.' --,rontoas in town on Tuesday. • --We. 'wish all our readers --*Eitopy tali Prosperous -New Year. ' -Wand Mrs. Pickell, of Oshawa ,, spent . Sunday with ..Pickering "-friends. • -Fred and Mrs. Peak, of Toron- '-' to, -spent Sunday with W. H. and • :Mrs: Peak. • r -Found.-A email brooch, con- :taining, photograph: -Loser call • at this (Ace. -Borri.-On Sunday,Dec. -22nd, it Toronto, the wife of - W.- A. ' Ham, df a- daughter. — -Dr. Henry.will be here as um: al next Tuesday to attend to his • ..professSionil duties. - -The AllaWay family had their Xmas dinner with John and Mrs. Allaway, at Whitby. • -Dr. F. Logan, of Detreit. js 'spending a week with his parents, Wm. and Mrs. Logan. - • -John and Mrs. Annan are, spending the holidays with friends in London, Ont. - .--Edgar Seale, . of onteeals is spending his Xmas holidays with ,his sister, Mrs. ([)r.) Bell. - Rev. F. C. Harper, of -Niagara Falis,fatiebt R couple of days last week with Pkkering friends. M. E.. F. Campbell"is -spen- ding her 'Christmas vacation with her relatives in Strathroy, . =We wish our numerous mato. Mete a bright and prosperous • New Year. M. S. Chapman. • -Owing to the holiday next week ive-would request all changes of advt. to be in our -heeds by. - noon on Monday: • -Rev. Mr. Greatrix, of Port Perry, preached forcible- mission- ary sermons in the Methodist Church on Sunday last. -Rev. J. C. and Mrs. Belt are spending . Christmas With their daughter, Mrs. (Dr) Gibsou, of Linden. ' -Harold McBrady, of Chicago, is spending his Christmas vacation at the home of his parents, R. and Mrs. McBrady. - -Ed. and Mrs. Banks, of New York City, ar8 spending a •few weeks here with the former's mother and 'brothers. -George M.- and - Mrs. Palmer are spending- Christmas' in l'oron- lai with' their daughters, Mrs. F. Doyle and Miss BethePalmer.' • -J. Hand Mrs'. Wagner -are spending the Christmas vacation at thebome of their son: Re*. B. N. de Foe Wagner, of Shannonville. -R. & and Mrs. Dillingham, and John and 2r! Boyes and Miss Edna Boyee, spent Christmas with A. J. and Mrs. Boyes, of East Toronto. . -Misses Gladys, Marie and Jean Bateman are spending the Chrirat- mass vacation at the house of their grandparents. Squire and. Mrs. Buutiug. • — -The rate -payers of the village will meet at 7.30p. m. on Monday next for the purpose of ..notnina- tine Candidates for -the office -of police trustee. -Christmas Day passed off very quietly here. There were the usu- al family_ re -unions, but the rain and sleet made the day unfavor- able for any out door sports. H. J. Nosworthy, • of the Regina Leader Publishishing Co., spent Christmas with G. and Mrs. Cor- nell. He has just returned from a three week's business trip to -Bos- ton. — • -The pupils of the Entrance Class sat the Henry st-reet. school Whitby, held a concert on Thurs. day.afternoonwhen they present - their teacher, Miss Minnie Itogees., with an -address and a beautiful jewel case. _ _ _ -Whir to hi's departure, the teacher of S. S. No. 2, Pickering, Mr. G. W. McGill was made the re-. cipient of EL bean ink -stand by the pupils of the school. The pre- sentation was accompanied by an address expressive of the high re- spect in which Mr: McGill- was held by the pupils of the section During the tinie in it Lich Mr. McGill. was teacher in the school there has been rapid progre-s made and there is'a general • Ing of regret at his departure, t Next year Mr. McGill teaches near 1 Bowmanville, where his borne is. 2 --We are in receipt of the Cana- P dian Red Book. an excellent pub- t Iication containing i n forma ti on concerning the Dominion of Can- 1 given in a eoncise and_pro-• h ry classified form. . . deals N LOCALISM • • ---T. M. McFadden spent Christ- mas in the :city. -In .the abseuce of Rev. J. C. Bell, the morning service in the Methodist church will be -con d ue ed next. Sabbath bY, Mr. Rogers and the evening. service has also been provided for. -We 'Congratulate Miss Kate Herr ore having passed a most suc- cessful examination it the closing of the Model School term at Whit - WAS Kers haa.accepetd a posi- tion on the staff of the_Markham PUblin School. —4 week agolast Sunday as sotne children from 'near the lake shore were. driving home from Sunday school some boys of the village began throwing snow -balls at the horse, causing the animal to run away. It was running down Church- St. and was rapidly gett- ing beyond control of the the driv- en when. some men whom they - were meeting succeeded in stopp- ing.the aniinal before any damage was done. Such conduct on -the part at the village !children is dis- gracefulas the parents of those children noeirefilse, to let them at- tend Sunday school, when they have got -to do so at the risk uf their lives, ' • • -The annual :school meeting was - held pursuant to statute in the school house On Thursday forenoon. The attendance as tisrial was quite small. and .not much interest was manifested in Sehool matters. Robt, Miller occupied the chair and M. S. Chapman acted as seerctary.- A motion that was submitted to allow David Harper. the former principal, the stir'', of $25 was voted down W. D. -Rog- ers was elected trustee in place of John Murkar -whose, terni had ex -- eked, and J. H. Bundy was elect- ed in the place of Mr, Kerr who resigtied owing to From the Sitstaluta-Timee of Friday, Dec. 14th,..sve clip the fol- lowing: "On Tuesday.pight at 5 o*i•lock. the marriage- took place of Mr: Fred Clarke,. of Sintaluta, to Mks Bielby, of •Rose The happy event occurred at the residence of the -brides brother ip tho. presence ony of intimate relatives and friends. • The Rev. John Lewis officiated. Mr. Clark is a properons young farmer living about ohs, mile north of town and we join with his host of friends in wialsing the newly married couple long life and happinese. The NEWS joins its congratniations and best wishes. -Among the holiday visitors to Pickering were : . Miss Mabel Clark, Dr. and Mrs. Bateman, Lloyd Bateman, Ed. Gormley, W. Brokenshire, Miss P. J. Wright,. Arthnr Rogers, Mr. and Miss White, Norman and H. G. Kerr, Fred Bunting, Miss Cora Gordon, Misses Maggie and Josie • Moore, Lloyd Shirley, Miss Kate Wood- ruff, Miss Gertie Allaway, of To- ronto, J. B. aud Mrs. Horn, and family, of St. Catherines, A. M. Kerr, of Ingersoll, W. -Haney, Of Cedardale, Rev. Mr. Grant, Clara Ham,'J. W. and Mrs: Law, Miss B. Shaw, M. and Miss Shaughnessy, Fred Logan and wife, Miss Irene Rogers, Robert and Mrs. Gormley, Frank Lidgett, Murray Simpson, of Toronto, and ethars. • -At the last regular meeting of Doric Lodge, No. 424, A. F. & A. M., the. following officers were installed for the ensiling year : W.. M. -John Gormley . 1. P. M.-sRev. E. 0. Harper S. W. -F. M..Chanman J. S. Jephson Chap. -Geo, Kerr • Treas.-W. J: Reath' • • Sec. -M. S. Chtipinae 8. D. -Alex. Findlay J. D. -J. R. 'Winter • D. of W..Sparks- S. S. ---Jas Gordon . A. Bunting Orgauist- Geo. Parker I. G. -C. H. Ham " _ Tyler -R. S, Dillingham • - Auditors -R. 4. Buutiug and Esl. Gormley • , -Eighty week]y newspapers in the States have advanced their price from $1.. to $1.25 and 1.50 -- of -thew to 1.30, giving as a rea- son the incteased Cost of paper.," wages, etc... The Canadian pub- lishers are struggling aton g at the old- rates under changed conditions The editor of Kenney (111.) Gazette says : "We feel that our patrons will justify this advance when they eon ider that only a few years/sinceprices of farnt• prmlnets 'I'N'ere far bolo* prices of to -day. Then eggsere 10 cents per dozen,- now 15 cents o 25 cents; then hotter was 10 to cents per pound, now 20 to 5 cents; corn was 25 to 30 cents. er, bushel, now 45 to 60 cents: he -paper on which The Ga- ette was printed :cost 2.25 per, )endced.younds, now 3 50; labor al • advanced 20 per eel.) t. We inightseatirme tins cornpatsL . -Ed. Wilson; of Brougham, as representative -of the township Sabbath School Association paid his official visit to St. Andrew's Sabbath School on Sunday, and Mr. W. H. Jackson, of Brock Road visited the Methodist Sab- bath School in a similar capacity. -Mt. Lebanon Academy S. 8. N'o. 4, East, was seen of a most en- joyable and interestiug °cession on Friday afternoon last. The quaint old school -house was speci- ally. prepared and decorated by the busy hands of the pupils. F. W. Hobbs ably filled the chide in his usual cordial manner. A -choice progranime was rendered by the pupils assisted by Misses Hattie and Edith Law and Miss Luella Hobbs. Refreshments and short addresses by Messrs. -Rogers, Brown, G. Cornell, Hall, R. G. Car- ruthers, and Mrs. Robt. Cronk added much to the enjoyment of the afternoou. Before dispersing however, the chairman called Miss gdwards to the platform when Miss Vera Brown read a well word- ed and appreciative address and Miss Eva Wood, on behalf of the school, presented her with a china tea service. Alias Edwards made a suitable reply and after the sing- ing of the National anthem the large company dispersed to their several homes amid many, -Xmas. Greetings. STOUFFVILLE A re-spresent at i v e from the Toronto News was in town on Monday inquir. ing into the'working of local option here and reported it very satisfa(Story. Fcnthe past three or four days city' detectives 'have- been quietly working on a•-' burglery which took place at the hardware store id Padget tk.-Hay Mnionville, . on Satikrilay night. The thieves •obtained- entrance to the store- through the front window and secured booty to the amount of csbout $1500. They were evidently surprised their work as a number of articles kieereleft on the sidewalk. The school - house was entered the dune night; but nothing ef value was taken. --Tribune. UXBRIDGE Greater Than mas Groceries Gooe Groceries make nice Cooking. We have a full stock strictly fresh. R. A. BUNTING, - Piafering TBE FOLKS! - - - - - • .. 11 • Generally -they deal with us Have you seen our choice display Of Silverware, etc. ]It's well worth your while. The ice races at Port"Perry.--are vertised for the.S and 9 of Jsauary. At the 59th annual Meeting of the . Grand Divisions of thel3ons of Tem-...• as Port Perry. it was decided to estab- D. 1.. perenee in Ontario. beld recently at t bah a sick and funeral benefit system. A deput*ion from the Ontario Coun- ty Councitswaited on the Minister of Public Works, Dr. Refiume, Tuesday for the purpose of obtaining the ap- proval of the Government of a county road systam. The scheme consists of 150 miles of road to be constructed at a cots of 1120,000. of which amount the Government is asked to pay third. The scheme will also include the improvement of the King- stpn road through Pickering, Whitby - and Oshawa, and also the improving of the. Reach road from from Oshawa through, Port Perry and •Cannington to Orillia.-Journal. - SCHOOL REPORTS s. ' • The:following are the names of the pupils of S. S. No. 10, Pickering; of highest standing for the,month of December. V -Mabel Cassie, Maud Barclay, .•Meda Hogle, Ilia, Phillips. Sr. IV -Blanche Mechin. Mar, Bar- clay, Edith McGregor. Jr. IV -Lillie Hogle. Sr. III -Maggie Duncan, .Al. ina Hamilton. Jr. III -Archie Mech- in, Nellie Norton, Libbie Farthing. Sen. H -Roy McGregor. Roy Percival and Jennie -Duncan (equal); Olive Routley. Jr. II -Marion Routley, Elva Carr, Gladys Hogle. --Pt. II- _Lyman- Barclay and Earle Crockett (equal), Eva Flanson,Sarah Norton. I sr. -Cecil Phillips, Jr.' I. -Lorne Brodie Eva Routley. David Hanson. Average attendance 34. N. F. Tom- linson, Teacher.: • - Promotions of the senior division of the Claremont public school. Names in order of merit. To Sr. IV-Jeat, Bennett, Harold Dickison, • Harold Graham, Mary Adair, Hillyard Bryan, Clifford Soden. , Jr. IV -Robin Thompson, Victor Hayward, Beryl Knight, Minnie Gleeson, Ethel White, Clarke Rawson, Magnus Morgan, Lila Slack, Willie Evans. To Sen.'III- Verna Stotts. Edwin Ball, Principal: - Promotions of the junior diNision of the Claremont pubiic school. Names iii order of ineril. 1 o Jr. III -Kath leen Rawson, Maggie. Gleeson, Wal- lace McFat-lane. -Ralph Brodio, Ethel Shepherdson, Magpie Adair, Velma Hayward, Mabel V hit. To Sr. Viola Forsyth, Frrcl Middleton, Annie Spoffard, Dora Brodie. Florence For- gie, Robert White, Roy Forsyth, Bes-- sie Bennett, 'To Jr.j1.-May Fior- ene. The DepAtment of Education, Toronto, has issued circulars inti- mating that teachers nolding third class certificates will not be cut off. withont a chance. The announce- ment is nincle thnt a summer school of normal school standards will be opened next slimmer for teachers with third-class certificnteswhose success and ability -1S attested by their inspectors. At the slimmer school they ma y'elalify for sopond class Certi five tes. Fu thermore W hen a sea rr•i tY of teachers exists thi rcl- class eertilie4tes renewed , • ,. -Our Brent collection of Christmas Fancy Goods this season far exceeds any display of choice articles ever before shown in Town. • In fancy china we excel. Pages could not enumerate the differ- ent articlee. • Our assortment is double what we have ever shown be- fore. We especiall invite every buyer to visit our store. • One glance will more than couvince you that Dickie's Store is the place to do your Christmas buying. Our stock in Fancy Dolls, games, books, work boxes, toilet articles, fancy leather goods, burnt - wood work, albums, mirrors, and a great variety of fancy boxes, handkerchiefs; ties, Christmas cards, fancy tinsel Christmas and Pick- ering post cards and hundred of .nice things we have not room to mention here. , . - • . We are busy iu our .Grocery Dept. and have the finest goods to supply the Xmas wants. . ... We especially invite you to see our nice Christmas collection of ayerytiOng. :,,Prices for Christmas Cut in Half .,...,:. . We advertise nothing but what we canny out. • .. -Just a few sainples: •. .... . . . . . . . 3 bottles any kind of Essences, 25c; Lemon or orange Peel, l5c lb; 3i lbs cur- • -.. ... .. . - rants. 25c; 3i lbs off stockkval. raisins, 25c; Icing sugar, 5ic lb; Citron Peel . • 18c lb; Mixed lemon or orange peel,'15c ib; 3 June Rose soapI5c; 3 hot- . ... • ,:•• ties perfume 110e;:sweet oranges. 20c; Sour lemons, 20c; Peannts. 15 lb; Walnuts, 20c Ib; Almonds, 20c lb; Valley Violet, 15c. e -Buy your Xmas Groceries at the cheapest. market and that is at the • • .. '-' .:; ' •' -•'''•. - Farmers' Supply Store, - • Pickering • XIVIAS GIFTS For old and youbg. ome very ehoiCe goods in Silver Berry -Spoons, • • , Pie Spades, Fruit Knives, .• •Coffee Spoons, Butter Knives, • , , " Sugar Shells .etc:, all A quality • . • - Carving Sets in cases 5 A beautiful display of Parlor Lamps, HallLarnps, • Hanging Lamps, Night Lamps, etc. . - Hockey Skates all sizes, Hockey Sticks and Ankle