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-_-_v-" v- V ' - . w - v -- v-----v v_ ---v .-_-..-- Just as there as `tour living Countesses of Winchilsea, tour Ladies Beaumont and tour Countessest of Wilton, so there are now four ladies each of whom bears the title of Marchioness of Queensberry. ' -ip,,u 1:1,, 1-, ,,|,-, _, , 2- uuu U1 LlLll.1'|.'l_.|lULIEB UL Iuccnm.n:u',y. Mark Twain's daughter has become, in a limited degree, a professional singer. Her name is Miss Clara Clemens. She has studied in London and Berlin, and her mezzo soprano is said to be rich and striking. ' Mme. Bernhardt is practical enough not to be Parisian. Work and toil and plod is her motto, and she lives up to it. `The widow of Justice Stephen J. Field has. presented to the United States cir- cuit court ot appeals in San Francisco a nely executed oil portrait of the jurist. A. __ 4I____- __ 1-_-_. I2__2.._. I1---_A-..._-.. POULTRY POINTERS. MATRON AND MAID. FOR sue. BARRE -"run ADVANCE". lldvenise inVTIlE ADVANCE] _ ~ . Well? interrup what impatiently. '.l1AnIn-'u.A.. I _ -.... u-.. v. 9....- Cross-<'3ut; Saws. Chopping Axes and Handle Cant-Hooks and Handles- Chains. orse Shoes and Horse Nails. 88? Iron and Steel. A large `assortment of Granite and Tinware. Poultry Supplies. _ Latest and best in Ball Bearing Chums. gopp Bros.` Stoves and Ranges. rat reduction in price of Coal and Wood He!" in: loves. A safe and instantanous cure for Headache and Neuralgia. Guaranteed to cure. For Nervous Prostration and general weak- 'ness they have no equal. To nervous and delicate women these Tablets will prove a positive blessing. ` ` HAVE YOU TRIED MaoLaren s Perfect Headache Gure. These Tabigts are the lateqt production of medern medical science. They are innitely superior to all pills and similar preparations, for the cure of Indigestion and all (liseases of the Stomach. Bowels,` Liver and Kidneys. Price, 50. per box. Sold by D. H. Mac- Laren, Druggist, sole age'nt for Barrie. l|Nl}0lN S IHBHIS muuxmws DRUG STUHEJ _ gab DUNLOP-S'l`._ BARRIE. _-:`2.'<;1;;;oi1:`1:ey:;:`i:x:g,:est.ed `as I re- turned it to; M.. Lebon. Tell us about it." Vmmu. for ice cream. for instance: Burma Pownnn. for cakes. One in 9. drug`. of course ; the other a chemiaI1"? and there are still others--SPICES 0 kinda. cream of tartar, etc. ` - G 's`a-a`.. `i`T.`.`: s:.'......"'-"=c*'..*:.*:*.:.,,i l`.,`.i.. LQUIIID IJIU UUIIIJ `- .-Six years ago I sustained a severe injury to my back through a fall I could no; M the least weight without pain, and my back ached all the time. Several physician, treated me, but as soon as I quit taking nub medicine I would be as bad as ever I also used various patent medicines, kidney cures. oils. linaments, etc , without, the least benefit. I wore a truss for month, but it did no good. Three months ago I m; told of Dr. Arnold s Toxin Pills, and pm, chased a box. which did me more genuine good than all the medicines I had previougly taken. I have used in all five large ban. and they have cured me absolutely. My` back is as strong as ever. and I am in perfect health. I shall gladly answer all question; regarding my case. A trial will convince, I Dr. Arnold's Toxin Pills. at all dfuggistg 250. a. small box. 750. a large box or seni ' on receipt of price byThe Arnold Chemical , Co Llmltecl. Canada L1feBulldin .44 King ; St. West. Toronto Booklet sen free. i `Drugs and Chemicals In the Kitchen- Mr. .1 . Sheridan was the gum," Doctors lulled to Help u..,,_l;~ VArnol_d I Toxin Plus cured " Permanently. `*9 ! We are all liable to meet wi*h an accid any day. and the most dangerous co M queneea are apt to follow even a slight iuju, especially to the back A case in pom? that of Mr Peter Sheridan, 218 Richmond Street West, Toronto Had it not been for Dr. Arnold : Toxin Pills Mr Sheridan might have been permanent! ' Read his story: y crippled` olQ3o av.-nu-a Alan; I nu-Ln:_..J .. _-._,, Inwhioh Dr. Ar-no1d s Toxin Pm,` nnn T.n ma Dn n1- |AInnnr_4_1_ocA& NOTICE. and get prices. We carry : ` . (Both late of ignciersbn-) One Door East of the Barrie Hotel. ..--..._.-up -v-on new ndlows-I\a ocv I It ``Come. come, said M. Bloue'as he leaned forward with interest, there must be Somethingvto tell about`a key like that. Why not let us have it? `KY7--- ....._- ..!..l_A. _.._;_I-__-_._ DRUG ls!'i'<`>tRsh.`'r1t; 5:: d""g'ku`3wast n?ore =b' them than other peopm a keep a. good dmgdmga; Come and 39* '" ~ W about Kitchen Drugs. D. H. MacLARElI, ARE Namnzb EVERY DAY If you want bargains call at the ARE NOT A PATENT MEDPCINE . . . "com: AND GET PRICES. CHEMIST AND DRUGGiST, BA RRIE. om Lammcig` 14, 1901, ' a full line of best -vivvnou '1 held` in my `hand a key of perhaps _an inch in length and half as wide. "ler Juin. 1848. Memento mori! There was nothing particularly re-. markable about It unless it were the material of which it was composed, that appeared to be gold. Suddenly my eyes caught sight of a date and an inscription upon the ring of the key--_- KLA _, "Za'1Ii~7'2z.-':eEi32 ;Ei.;13'e"{`?1u key % and evidently of gold. And he passed itito me. . gvvw IV `V... In... -y avuu vuvtgn On drawing his cardcase from his pocket M. Lebon brought forth a small bright object that glistened a second in -the lamplight as it fell to the floor. He stooped for it "with rather undue,-haste; with so much haste, in fact. that he called our attention to a movement that otherwise would have passed un-o noticed. V b What is it?" inquired M. Blouet; Without a word Lebon handed him the object he had dropped. but_'eyed him carefully as it was examined. III I_._ II ,___. 1 an C'\I - There were three of us one evening thin` the reading room of the) Press club -M, Paul Blouet. better known as Max 0 Rell through his sketches of . Frencheand English life and character; M. Charles P. Lebon. instructor of French, who, by the way. is a littera- tear of some little note. and myself. The conversation. after various fluctu- ations, had `assumed a story telling drift. M. Blouet had just related an auiusing anecdote of his Boston so- Journ. and we were silently puing in that agreeable languor that arises from aigood weed and a good story. ' n .I.......I..... L2.-. ....-..a-.._- 42...... L1. - A little while, oh. just a little while, e To lmza and hold the love I've prayed so long! Thougli dark the way and drear my heart me). smile, Jllvugu U-II uu: VII] uuu ulcll jay lllillfi XIII.` smile, . A ` A - ' For eve:-more my me} will. hold love : shrine, _ Though love but linger here . A few brief days! V \ A r-Rose VanB. Speece in Scranton Tribune. ---- . -.-. ..u....`. may on Bsuvvo The notice in Le Journal des Debats mentioned `La Dame a la Clef est morte. It did not give her own name. That would have signified nothing. The paper concluded by saying that she died. aged 45. in complete solitude. It seems that her husband. who was much older than she. had visited her regular- ly every six months during the pastten `years and then had disappeared. no one knew where. All was mysterious about this `Lady otthe Key. ' One day came ' to her the news of her husband's death.` She survived him but a short time. and it was whispered that she had `allowed .herseli' to die from hunger. That was ` "all the notice of her death -had to say about the matter. The mytery still remained unexplained. and the `interest concerning her grew less and less and gradually died away altogether. ` T,nhnn vane`:-uupl Ln ...-I.l..I_A Ln- -1..- \ let.me_keep this love of mine . `Eat my inmost heart. sate {mm the world! M `me dear, too deep. it lies for earthly gaze. L ' A few brief days! - .A Iiii1p`vn1xe; am God. a`tew1}rie:diyq; " ' 7 A llttlegvhile. oh. grant the boon I ask, For none can ever know sqve heart divine ; "How life's environments have bound my soul. Dear God! Oh, say I need not wear my mask .A.!ew brie! gays!` interrupted M. Blouet-._ so_m- lnno-In . RESFITE3` pg.-new-`av-n Of the strictly theatrical` organiza- tions it is safe to say that the average receiptsper night for the 1,000 compa- nies is $400 each. At seven perform- ances per week for eachcompany the weekly average would be $2,800.`. The average theatrical season~'ls 40 weeks. `The entire 1,000 companies, with aver- age nightly receipts` or $400. .would produce "weekly receipts at seven per- formances per week. amountihg=t`o`$2,- . This, the` Millions Spent In Amusements. The American people are great then- te_r goersand spend about $l12.000.000 annually for such amusements." said a prominent theatrical manager to the writer recently. This vast sum of money is paid into the treaaurles of some 1,000 companies. which were esti- mated to be playing in all parts otythe United States last year. This includes everything that can be considered. strictly professional companies, to say nothing of the countless amateur or-. 1 ganizations. _ ' e t ion; 41.- ..A.._n-;_u4 LI_-_A,,I-;I. scolding should be compelled to per-' {sh from the earth. ` The tongue, the voice. the eye. the face-all should be trained not to scold-yes, and the pen, for of all things a scolding penjis the worst. And the habit once formed 1 with the pen is apt never to be entirely shaken off.-Ada 0. Sweet in Woman : Home Companion. _ ' f . ' ` scolding is easy. It takes neither power of brain -nor heart to scold. .It does not even make any great draft upon the physical being. _ Any shwifee alive can be a grand success at scold-. lug. Why compete with her? ' m....IAl.... _I.---I.I L- __..'._-II-.1 4- _____ . Don't scold. 7 ' Of all forms of hd`man` effort. and execution scolding is the most useless. When a parrot. a chipmunk. a squirrel or bluejay scoids he is ludicrous. For ; people to scold_is ludicrous. too. buti with a dierence. and assuredly the diiference is on the unfavorable side. It never did and never- will do any one any good. It has done much harm. Besides; scolding grows to be a habit; We have all suffered because of the hortcomings of some one else. re- celving tremendous tirades over , what we hadno hand in. because we hap-I pened to be present when the scolding habit was yielded to by one oi.'- -its Vic'- -tims. . ' --w - -rive`.-- can-I vavvlgn p H was in 1871. just after the surren- der of Paris. i The second empire had fallen. M. Thiers and his party held the government. Evidences of the ter- rible commune were on every hand. still the city was beginning to look like a `the habitation oi` a civilized people. One "morning Le Journaides Debats announced the death at Versailles of a Russian lady who for more than 20 years had kept all thegossips of the Paris salons busy concerning a mystery that seemed to surround her; For rea- sons that lshall presently explain she became known as `La Dame a la Clef. ` Now. a_ nickname in Paris means a great deal more than it does here. When one is nicknamed there. one car- ries that name to the grave. ` FIVE... -`-51.... 1.. `I _ 1_--.._._I .1--. V'\_I__n, ` '1"1}:"i{e house feeling deeply morti- `ed to thlhk I had been so eectually sold. A desire for revenge took pos- session of` me. and I determined `to `steal a march on him. I have done so.-Crl- _ terion. -v -_..a o The key?" he interrogated. Then he laughed long and loud. And you swal-' lowed all that. he said when he could control his merrlment. - Certainly. I replied grimly. By .the way. though, it wouldn't rake a bad story. would it? I think I will work it up-elaborate -It a little, w you know. ` " - `I I_n4. L.-- I,__-_ , A, II n n "V5\- .hy. I exclaimed In wonder, "that ' is the key! ` ll"lVl__ I___l1II I, , n,_4 -, ' g Q pun- Some three weeks later I was calling on my friend Lebon. who wished to show me somevold manuscripts that he 1 had been collecting. He produced a` large box of rosewood, which he casu_- i ally remarked contained his family pa- pers. To my astonishment. he drew from his pocket the mysterious key and inserted it in the lock. which yielded readily to his pressure, and the lid ew back. . ' V " ` "ii' returned, according to. his prom- ise,` but as the carriage descended the hill the poor woman saw ~ames"issu- ing from the windows of the villa. She ' fainted. Three days-she remained un- i conscious. On regaining her senses she perceived that a gold chain was riveted around her neck, to which was attach-~ ed a golden key, the exact counterpart of the original. bearing an inscription. She wished to kill herself. but her hus- band pointed to the inscription and added thatif she would save her fam- ily frotn dishonor she must ever ob- serveit. She was therefore condemned to live.'. Her strange necklace ecited much curiosity `in Paris. At last her tyrant allowed her to retire to a quiet retreat on the express stipulation that she would not attempt to destroy her- self during his lifetime. His death re- leased her from this condition. `.In 1848 her husband.` owned .9. country house near Pussy. She was thenyoung and gay. No chain or key adorned her neckthen. Uneday she" was surprised by her 7 lord. `shutting somebody in the wardrobe. Aservant had betrayed her. The Muscovlte Othello turned the key twice in the wardrobe. took `it out. then told his wife to follow `him. A traveling brizska` stood a few paces from the 3 Villa. More dead than alive," the pun- ` happy woman obeyed. When the hus- band had placed her in the carriage he gave an order in a low voice to the coachman. `Keep this key, he said to his wife. `I have forgotten something and will return, then went back to the house. ` V ' vow-or We smoked for a` few moments `in `silence, both M. Blonet and m'yselt sur- mlsing that the best was to hearethe rest of the story `was to leave the nar- rator completely to himself. In a mo- ment the latter began again, `speaking rapidly and in short sentences. III... 1L)AL) I..... I._-..I-......I _._.._-.'I _ or, her. death.` theicliaih neirerv left neck, nor the k> y; -. T ` A_ 1-7. .... ..._.I _._.n__ .__.n '._-- ...-..`. u-g--aw-g , --v 11 av. nvuna_ vs out wGentlemn." ' co}t}n"Eea. M. Lebon; smiling sagely as be tipped oi! the ashes of his cigarette, `.`I have told y_ u all that anybody but myselt knovs s. Is _,that not enough? You now know what all Paris knew. Are you not satis- ed?" and he laughed quietlyto him- an "'5; I15; mid" (nice A UV,` seemed disincl'1n e d' to on. . A V Well. said M." Blane , we have` the mystery; now for `the solving of it. T IIIVAo.6I.\oou:u-u ,9 --_L.!_---.I II 1 .IA_._ , 5.-uusua.v usvu away il.ll.IJ5!`LUCl'u M. Lebon paused to relight his ciga- rette, whlch be had allowed to go out. After doing this. he settled back in his chair, puffed once or twice. but dld not -seem at all inclined to continue the story. ` ui1-v.n'n - ,., - .' - -- --' There are several very interesting and im-, portant features in connection with the machine invention by Mr. McDowell that may be mentioned here. In a Parliament ary election, for instance,` it is impossible for an elector to register more than one vote and there is no means by which he can cheat the machine, while in a municipal election he can vote for as many men asreqnire to be elected and no more. ' In order to make the machine register certain rules mnstbe complied with, and an ingenious piece of niechsnisln at the entrance to the voting box keeps ta.h.on' the register. thnstesting its _accnr aoy-V. i :11; T will eeetnailv do away. Jwieu m-nsv`!tr:xnl-iriuie-f in who into-out syn- mot it-no will-be ted ` ' 1 oiqthe machine, {nil :1`:-endv` been intimated, consists pot only in the fact that it does its work accurately and well, but it is so simple and can be constructed at such small expense that machines will cost very little more than is now `expended in the printing of ballots. pho the elector in given a -_'<>;ow:_n_t by,th.e. 9136181 ii! ohtrse-V, he. 1-1- A New Voting.` Machine by An Owen Sound Man. _ I Mr. R. 'McDowell, O.E., of `Owen Sound. has invented an new voting machine which is chimed to be so perfect, simple and cheap- ly constructed that it bidsfair to rcvolntion_-. he the present system of recording votes IIIL- I.----;.. -L AL- _-_ ,Lg , i T Fourrsons and one daughter survive him : J. S _ Du`. .M.P P., on the homestead; Thos. Geo. ~Du', VS., St. Louie. Mich.; Richard `Allen Duff and Mrs. 0. R Fergu- son, Cookstown ; and `Major-`Jae. A. Du',: ot the School at Practical Science, Toronto- 1 -CooksI:ov?m_ Ad irocete. _. __l .,..l _.-.v-v- auvoau IIIIII As `an outcome of sciatic rheumatism he was conned to his bed for a little more than three years and six months. He bore. his suffering with a heroism and patience of a most marked character. "It was to him a source of happiness to talk with his gld neighbors and acquaintances as thev called from time to time to see him, No murmur escaped his lips. I-lisffaith was most im- plioit and day after _dav and night after night he breathed the prayer divinely" tanght,_ Thv will be done.. In politics deceased was a strong Conserv- ative and during the more active years of his life never failed to do duty for his partv. His whole career was one of busy activity. Devotion to duty and the courage to express fearlessly his opinions were among his chief characteristics," at the same time entertain ing the warmest friendship and sympathy for those who in any way diered fromhim `_ .__ _,_A ,_ _ _,._ _ __--- .._... .. --- savvuniunliirlll ' In religion he was a staunch Presbyterian, an elder in the rst Essa church and ever one of the foremost in endeavoring to pro- mote its best interests. He was also an en- thusiastic Orangeman having ioined L O` L No 89 in November of 1848. and up to the time when he was unable to go about, never missed the opportunitybof meeting with the brethren on the 12th. of July. He had for many years been an honorary member of the lodge. _ VVll;" I ejaculated. go on. That is no story. Why. you haven't even said ' what the mystery was, or wgy she was called `La Dame a la Clef. . AI. _-_ n -, The Late John Du'._ e The deceased was the oldest son of the late Thos. Duif and his wife, Margaret Din-i woody who came to Canada from County Monaghau, Ireland. in the year-1824. and was born in York, now the city, of Toronto. May 18th. 1825. In the autumn of that vear they moved. alongwith the Dinwoody e and Moclains to the Township of Essa, and were the rst-white` settlers north "of that branch of the Nottawasagay river running' throuzh Tecumseth and .West Gwillimbnrv ` IL- __l!_,9 , _, Cape. hes been engaged to uni! -the new steamer Kingston running between Montreal and Toronto.-Co'Ilingwood Bul- lenin.' A'tlsntic-sL Wilson, master ; F. Clelsnd, engineer; H. D. Arnold, parser ; C. Tymon. steward. _ T A ` ' Cit}of'1;oronto-J. O Donne`ll, master; W. Harmon. engineer; N. Rule, puraer ; E. Butler. steward. Gevrmer1ZicZ--11.2.` eere. master '; J .Aaton, engineer; S. Hewitt. purser; H. Weather- ton. steward. ` ` If may of Midlandf-Qi N W. Whippa, engineer ;'H. . L J. McGuire, steward. Cit; of Collingwnod--J. KTW. Bnssstt. mas- ter; `C. Robertson, engineer; P. Patterson, burner; G. E. Morrison, steward A s - 1n the amrfa Nfew` _1}u}$;_;e made" from those of last year. Capt. Walton, who has been with the company a number of `years, has been placed on the City of `Mid land which ' was aailed last year by Capt. LaFranee. Mr E - hlaateraon, who was steward laet year on board the Majestic; has been promoted to the importanteposition of Port-Steward, an ooe for which he is ad- mirably tted Mr N Rule takes the posi- tion of puraer on the City of Toronto. vacat- ed by the death of Mr. D McQnade, while Mr. W. Harmon will be chief engineer. The complete list. which was kindly furnished by Manager Aakin. is :9- - rs ~_n 4 - ch as , - -.. ` i bampbell. Master ; `J. W. Anton, engineer; S. McLella.n, parser; F, Bailey, steward. ` . wv` y_,._ IOIIOII, been practically decided on,- and we regret to learn that "the company have seen t to discontinue the Lake Superior line from this port. Instead of this the whole bueineee will be carried on at` Sarnia; the City of Collingwood going` to that port to eail in consort with the United Empire and Men- arch. The Majestic will be placed on the Soo route along with the steamer: City of Midland. Germanic and Brittanic. The Atlantic will again be on the North Shore route and the City of Toronto on her old run between Penetang and Parry Sound. I .I IV! I ----vu auto AJIII-LIU DI: la: LIICLQ `Ah. yes," he replied pensively. quite right. I had forgotten. Gentle- men. I have not said that she was .b_ea.utlful,Tyet such was the ease. Her :ta`_ce,was one of the loveliest that .1 I: have ever seen. her gure was perfect... Vd:,,_ . jig ut%;s1inmn x Anvuion. Walt6:,' master ; , A. Cu:-tie", purse:-.; Paris, March 2.--Count J uetimen Clary has just invented and patented a wind that greatly reduces the recoil of `a gnu. He has been working with thislobject in view for c considerable time, and encountered` many obstacles. Now he has apparently hit upon the righti on. Hie `patent in a very thick wed rforated with holes, which in Vplacciw annder / the powder dilobargm `giving the needed Jpaoe in whiomha s9P1""lin .;8ilw'|e.~..".`;'- 91*'3t+' Mrs. Brady has negotiated with a localmilk manfor a large can of milk every day, and her chef looks after the meat. The Weary Willie felines have accepted a standing invitation to be her charitv gneste without hesitation` there being over twenty at present an. der cover of Mrs. Brady's roof. ' There are to be cold nights no longer for the inhabitants of ostdom, and if Mrs. Brsdy s plans are successful there wall be no further depletstion of house- hold srticles thstsre often sent into outer darkness for the purpose of strik- ing a black out on a dark night or I white-"cab on n white fenoe as an antit- dote to nocturnal serensding. - On one end of the main structure a house has been built where the felines can go in and he thawed out. This building is twelve feet deep and ve feet high, steam pipes have been run into the drying or thawing out apart- ment from Mrs. Brady's conservatory close by. ' House of Refuge for Homeless Cats. Flushing. L.I.,Maroh 2'-Mrs. Kath erlne MoBradv, of F0. 32' King atreet has-built a home in her grounds for aged, homeless, decrepit and indigent oats. Having some idea of the nnmher of cats that will put in their application for her benecenoo, Mrs. Brady had the house made thirty-two feet long and ten feet wide. with a top that is auitahle for a roof garden -when way up top" weather comes along. Several years ago M. Boullatfmede a clock of straw which attracted much attention. Frequently the clockmaker receives commissions from rich French- men for the construction of clocks of silver and gold decorated with precinnsi stones. He has made clocks. entirelv of gold, with diamond-tipped hands and rubies. garnets, pearls, opals, emeralds, and other precious stones to represant the gures on the dial. V 0 One of Boullat s clocks is made out of old newspapers. He collected a lot of papers, made theminto a pulp, which he mixed with a `hardening material, and carved his clock out of the resultant mass. When hegot through preparing the paper pulp it was as hardas steel, but very brittle. Nevertheless, by the exercise of great care he was able to carve out the wheels, posts, teeth, pen dulum, etc. The pendulum rod and other large pieces were made by casting the material in a mould. This news paper clock is one of M. Boullat s tri- umphs. ' no. to sun `rvvvn-I - Fresh cigarettes were lighted. and, still holding the key In his hand as It `to bear witness to what he said. M. Lebon began his story. (I14. ........ I... 1091 .3.-...L -51.-.. 41-- ..-__--,__ Makes Freak Clocks. T Paris, March 2.-M. Le` Bonllat, of Constance, is attracting attention bi the manufacture` of curious `clocks, which he makes from straw, wood, paper and sometimes from solid gold, inlaid with diamonds. For twenty years he has been working at his `*freak" clocks, and has made them of almost every conceiv- able material. Bimcoe Boys for South Africa. The follewing Slmeoe boys have success- fully passed the examination for enlistment in BadenPowell e .police. : Geo. McGuire, Midland; Milfied Kearne. Beeton; Thee. Jebb, Wilfred Farwell, Albert Calverly, Orillia ; and W._G. White, Matohedaeh. . Duke to Confer Knizhthood. London. March _ 5.-"King Edward has issued a letter patent empowering. the Duke of Cornwall and York to confer knighthood while he is in Australia and Canada. it 1 . `t`:::,-*."~_' i"':__: "-, - 9:-Ni? 91500. .".l'ha Gloom` onto! wilt- etorm end directly in front of him ire twoor more pneh button; One of `these merked __Hore ey ,ior'inhtcnce,en`d the other `Gordon . The elector vote for I! many candidates on are to be elected, but no more. By push in; down on the button or knob the mechan- iciemin the box records the act by indicating: a number and as each voter exercise: his privilege the numbers follow eeohother in consecutive order The voter then steps out and the door closes behind him and remain: closed until another coin is deposited in- the slot. The number of coins in the box de- claret the accuracy of the register. 7. 2. Il_ Il,"\,,,_ III ' . ,,_,I, In is Mr MoDowall a ineenoi}; to apply fora. patent u soon as he pertectu every detail. Guns Won't me): After This ,, , __-...., __- any vs e-uni IJIGIUUSD 03 In vanadi- In summer boats ply daily to and from neighboring sutnmer resorts and parks. The population of Bar. tie is 7.000. Streets and sidewalks are rst class and handsome residences are numerous. Streets, public buildings and dwellings are lighted with gas or elec- tricitv. The waterworks and sewerage systems are very eqcient and provide spring water. good drain- sge and reliable re protection in every part of the town. Barrie is a railwav centre for Central and Northern Ontario. Thirteen passenger trains arrive and depart daily. The postal service is all that can he desired ; thirteen mails arrive daily; there is prompt postal collection and delivery throughout the COWII. f Qdah nn'un-`- l---- --- W _ _ -1 - ,--.... ............uu eauu ucuvcry wrougnout the town. There are eight schools (one Separate). em- ploying thirty-one teachers; twelve churches, three weekly newspapers, one commercial college, every day is market day. machine shops. planing mills. grist mills. saw mills. marble cutters. bicycle works, boat builders. tannery, breweries. ten butcher shops, sever- alrst-class hotels with reasonable rates. threeliveries, three laundries. one creamery and all other modern uanvnnienmn. 99---H ---------- *` ` ` ` " . THE TOWN OF BARBIE. Barrie in beautifully situated on .3 picturesque slope, overlooking Kempcnfeldt Bay. an arm of Lake Simcoe, nine miles long and from one to three miles broad. and one of the prettiest bay: in Canada. In nnrnrnnr lumen nlu A..:I.. .. -._.| _-,-_, -qv up-vovu uv on. uovv uvv ICE-I us-.1 Jun You are right. gentlemen. There is a. curious story concerning this key. and since you desire it I will tell it_ to you, for truly. gentlemen. without exaggera- tion, this-little bit of metal that I hold in my hand has one of the most re- markable oi histories. ,,,-_ ._.__---vuu vuu vncclllury Illll au OKUCT fnOdCI'n conveniences. Stores are numerous and an-y full lines of all kinds of first-class goods . competition is keen and prices are as low as in a city. Telegraph\ .IlId day and night telephone systems connect the town with all places near and distant. Ban-leis fast {becoming} a favorite resort with summer tourists. TOWN LOTS ....... V. ...s A-nuns uwcu nu unccuxug. Oats are a very useful food to give to poultry. as they stimulate without ener- vating or fattening. They. form a good diet to reduce the fat of hens that are too fat to lay, while it ground and fed with boiled potatoes they make an excel- w lent food for producing fertile eggs. -w-` v y-up-1 vs Incas With poultry, as with other stock,there % never was a time when careful selection \ failed to give good results. especially ; when extra attention is given to the selec- 1 tion or the male used for breeding. i B-5- .._- - .___.. ..__A._I A. V I --v---..--~--3 unwuuu av nluwl-0 Reduce the winter stock of poultry as much as possible to layers. Eggs pay well in winter. In most cases the best thing you can do with a very sick chicken is to kill and burn it. While it may be cured, there is always the risk that it may give the dis- ease to others of the ock. I-rvo.u -`-.-- v- ---we-.--u-van on-I70 When eggs are the chief object, the nonsitting breeds are best. -- --v.-- v-an.--.-u "Apoplexy and egg bound are the re- sults ot excessive fat. w~ Zfonng chicks will eat wheat when two weeks old. W pens and houses clean and the towls from vermin. The one addressed puffed assiduously for -a moment or two as-he twirled the mysterious key between his forenger" and thumb. but he made no reply. ' 6611-..... ..........M .....!.1 1: hi ..... __ L- As a child Albaniimade such a success in her first appearance on the con- cert platform that she was surrounded with bouquets. That was in a convent in Montreal where she received her educa- tion. At 14 she was first soprano in a Catholic choir at Albany and at sudden notice became organist. Then her sing- . ing ability was noticed, a fund was rais- ed, and she was sent` to Europe for study in Paris and Italy. The rest is known. Us_e no deformed or weak towls for breeding. - ALLANDALE. Lot: 2, 3 and 4. West Baldwin Street. 1.1-1-1 _._- __.._., r_-._-__ .N~[r's-.mHfenry Fawcett of fiondon is con- sidered. to be one of the first woman speakers in the world. She is the widow of theffamous blind politician who was so long postmaster general of England, and it was at Brighton during a great po- litical meeting that Professor Fawcett first met his wife. Professor Fawcett de- clared that his wife's judgment in polit- ` ical affairs was much less frequently at 1 fault than his own. ` _._...- ----- V. n'---v--v-- When Lady Curzon dies, she will have borne four names, though married but once. She started in life as Miss Mary Leiter, became Mrs. George N. Curzon by her marriage, then Lady Curzon of Kedleston and when her father-in-law dies will be Lady Scarsdale, - II- _, TY." ,, 1 Mrs. `Mayne Reid, the widow of Cap- tain Mayne Reid, the novelist, who is re- ported to be in embarrassed circum- stances in England, is the only daughter of_.the late George William Hyde, who claimed to be related. to the family of the first Earl of Clarendon. Themes O'Donnell, M._P., who was prevented from epeaking the Irish lan- guage in thq British House of Com- inone. says he will continue to speak is until hf` is knocked down and drag- ged from his place. V Mr. Florence Pullman Lowden of Chi- cago, daughter ot the late` George M. Pul1man,_ probably carries more life in- surance than any other woman in the - world. The aggregate value of her poli- cies is $250,000. _p,ji`i'iIiII_0fi:,lia_i.v'oproved; *O__f_ oont'a_e; thiu'_ ifednoeo ithe`i.|ipe,e`i,elilit_ly. =b`nt fthe addition oi` . little more ex- i>loeive'overoomea this dioultv. Fir- -let, Baden et Gie; the tomous gun. pnalgers of the Fanbonrg St. Honore, have the highest opinion of Comte Clara : invention. ' '-7" -1`..e l`lvl-t`! `i;.!- V;`;e both exclaimed in a. breath. '