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_E;'R A N D- gXMAS _A .'Which ire _`tf uniil Xinas. at 1;. discount of 20 per cent. less j`?h mV '.'8`1191` P"i4. ` 4 ' 1:r4n.:.._`. 1.-.`.-- -V.. _._..'- '_ -;__.-u.. __ v___- Qr _ ., .- n .. n, ."I%`<-3-|'.`l 1.i1`x'gf-i':`<'aw_tA'ter or morg aoeptable as Xmas. presents for Father, T_ Mother, Sister,.B1fotl1'enj, Sweetheart or Friend. V WICKERWRK. the price of Wicker Furnitui-e~ of every description until Xmas. We have a splendid stock of new Wickerwork cons sting of ZOAPER cam". DIs"C%AOUNT orr There is naturally some dissatis-7! {action here with the `method adop't- ed ,for securing the horses for the g regiment. It had been expected I that buyers and experts in Easternl Ontario would have been given a.` chance to Supply a. portion 0! the ! m9unts.- but the giving of the con-1 tract to Mr. Smith of Toronto, un- 7 der the supervision of Mr. Beith, means that the mounts will prao-` tically all be purchased in the west- 1 ern part of the Province. Nor do some Ottawa dealers quite approve of the standard of the animals to-be secured. They hold that the mini- mum height, 13 hands 2 inches, means that the regiment will be horsed on ponies not up to the re- quirements of severe campaigning. < (1.. `kn A4-Inna Inn`-sol ..n `#3--.. ._l.- -) or (--- W E -' l""\~A II _ ..v..... H--- ....--`, new `use -uauuv awvovu as a `pony , and, of course, won't thrive so we1lon' it. Besides, the mounted infantryman requires. a. tidy horse. one that he can mount. and dismount quickly.` The limit of 13 hands 2 inches to 15 hands 1 inch, which has been decided upon, V will give just the style of horse most useful, and for every -pra.ctica.l purpose, best suitable" to the serf- vice." WIIUI1 V`"" "'V" `5`V`V' UVVIl.UllUBn. Major W. Hamilton Mgrritt ,.,of_.:'1*g.` ronto arrived here y_estgrday'_*and ac. cepted the position of second i.n..c`o_m.. znanrd-1 Majog` Merritt I afterwards` reported to Manor-General .0, (,u-ao_dy__.. `I-Ialy and returned to Toronto .in.the evening. 11-1 `Inn...-u-. abut! _.:II I_'I_-\.__ . titans vloavln V-1 VI UV V V9 V1 VDNOILVSMIS IALLI5 9 On the other hand, an ofcer who served_ with the second contingent says: "W-hil'e it is` true that a. large, boney horse-will get along for 24 hours on one good feed`, the big horse will only get the same ratio ..,._____ __ ' -1 A A . _ . _ __ ._.._,l4 .0ttawa., Dec. '4'i.-,_-_-'hq.:`,,]`gti oicersof Col. E-vans`? :j has not yet beenV_'c0lhp1etd;~?; ` is expected that `-9".d&Y/ Y"i1l. '?S.1i1e.; ust nally made an plications for cOmmissi_bri..g,.;g4e L; ;:_`e:a,;1`,-~. ` ms the <%eWtmen b%y;A%*every iniidiib and it W111 be a relief_ tVo`Qp1-Y;k,Ev,_f`-8 when the oicers have been. Chose. 'n{...u~ `V T-TnIn{`lfn-n 'l.f.......u.4. .1 run` Not Colonel '!_`hoIIpIon._ Barquo Fouhdgra. __;- _. A 5-Ii \I_ictor+ia.V%-!3W.,(;./.",`v ` Highland *Ci_ty.;f:19u 600 Thrown om. About the Hprses. V000- %iura&;"T Vancouvet. 4.-'-It is stated `(on good authority that the mother of Premier? Dunsmuir has taken out a; `$1,000,000 . insux-anoe ~ policy. It is` understood that there is ._a littvledif-r -culty over th_e `payment of $50,000 g,a_,com_m_ission on j _ . _ St.;'1-`homas, "Dec; 4;--Jerome Sun. derson; of che, - Michigan Central iroundlyouseg ;=mira.oulously `escaped %,c3`ea.thJgthi;s,; gauternoon-.. An 1, ' engine=-. V`;gn\ on `jj1}im" pi%r4a,z1i.ri:'s{ `him 1 qown. 1% `Colon, Columbia, Dec. 4.-'I`he te- tal number of killed and wounded on both `_sides in recent engagements is estimated at about, 400. Just prior to the capture of Colon,- the Liberal Generals, Patric, Cortisoi and Tri- a.na., were all -threedrowned, in an imprudent attempt in 11. small -_ b( at and` through at rough and high sea, to reach, surprise andseize t.l1e_Colum- stiian gunboat Gen.` Pinzon. T s u--.-- --_-r __ A Ottawa, Dec. 4.-'I`he` quantity` of grain carried through the Soulanges Canal during the` season just_'closed was nearly a. million and a, _ half bushels less than during the previous- year. ` In 1901 the quantity was 18,036,524 bushels , against 19,427,- 586`b1;shels in'1900.- ` Toronto, 4;;-'-TVhe settlers in the Temiskaming"`Cou_nt.y willnot suer this winter from lack of sup-- Plies. The `boats have been making all possible spegd every trip, a,n'd~ have succeeded. in.get.ting_ in -ample; provisions and qtores'; - _ Six hundred einplqyds `a.re'~ out of employ_n}e_ *1)" T `Scranton, 1>a., Dec... 4.--The break.-. er` of the Green Ridge` Coal Company was destroyed by re ,yesterTda.y_w31V:h% all boiler and engine housels,-`bla'ck- smith shops, and car 8he(_is,~enf(.a'.ili;ixg= a loss of $110,000_;pa.rtly ._.i'r1Aau'iti'ed2"? V ` `~t'hi?oi7v A ~.;fc,le, L*i1n,lp`,nt;;cHi'1d_, or, Andie: ixnb-ourne` wme 3` lite; .'hy~..~%premature rbi1th,* `caused r;;;,g;1gxa;nder Gra- ; '.ha.n1;._=- With .;tA.*.,_l':e`= .pt?fthev_ .' mo- ther.` and there `wv_a. s - xiothing left _ for % -the,` crown; atithqritiesv to c_lo_ but or- der the dbctii;-`s "arr'e_st.,L ff Thu A..-....'a. .-.`_ I- '- -~ > ,_,__ -__- n[w\J'Dl\lJ* vcsnvbculo The case `has caused `wide's'preadV in- -t,eres\t in .t,he_."city, Dr. Graham being well, known l`o.ca;lly. [He has lived in London fteen years." Toronto, Dec. 4.--'1`he investigation into the death ot_ James M. Field, the turnkey at the Ilalton County jail, who died suddenly while under- going an operation at the Western Hospital last Wednesday ` morning, was concluded last night at.No. 8 Police Station, 4. when the jury empanelled by` Coroner Arthur Jukes Johnson, returned the following ver- dtict: We find that James` M. Field came to his death while under the inuence of chloroform and that no blame can be attached to the of- ficials of the hospital. We believe that ether and chloroform `should only be administered by duly quali- ed medical practitioners and that a special anaesthetist should, be, ap- pointed in institutions where -o.pera- tions are performed." ` - Windsor, Dec. 4.--Timothy" Bresna} han, the oldest man in Windsor,died yesterday morning at the home of h_is daughter, Mrs. M. Lawley. He was 101 years of age. Mr. `Bres-` -naha.n_ wassborn in Castle Gregory, County Kerry, Ireland, and came to the United States in 1850. For a number of years he lived in Detroit, having come from that city to Wind-' sors14; years` ago. Upto :5. ' short time before his death" he was in pos- session oi ` all his faculties, being able to read without spectacles. Ottawa, Dari. 4;---A-Frank Wabey, thew halfbreed Indian, who is on trial at Hull for killing Thomas Mt-Cabe, _the fur dealer, -near Silver Lake, in Ottawa. County} May 11,v1`=O0, has claimed .French as his nationtuity and was in ..consq_'uence allowedvsix French jurors.- . -. 1 *' , `"5:*`'??9t0t,is-hVI;9at,erda;y.:. far... i:: -. R_id`eI`.=.ona "fa ;1!4';'8* .`0!miirdfr"= "2:."I'he Mon- ```5' *`8h* -. hrouht in o; `vordit that the intimt. r-.h'u'h-I -4 A....:'-' 17:11.--- : v -.-.-A-A -9-V :-`g=swIr_!+;',l:?.g~:urr9I3i?..3. i31c?=.`t,h` na3;tt}`f;5o11, \. ,nTi saidi~`Vi39fhins} to-?? the oicer in =ch9J'.8Q- fa-;`;J)r-. _ G1-faham will appear at th `-P,ol'ic;jo `Oou1*t:'this mcrning, and a.. date _will-' then be set for` his trial. If hail is takenpermission must be received from the` Attorney-General.` ` nninnn -..I.---'--------' 9 4 ' J '3 ' : ` 49 "Ca:-. >':1",|I`_i.'!`._U`=A`I`i`l`'I'@Iy..' `i 5% ' V w ~ 3 Washington, Dec. 4.-'1`he case 02 Mrs. Lola Ida Bonine on trial ` for- the murder of James S.` Ayers, r., is expected to go to the jury` the latter part of this week. Three wit- neses, [intimate friends of Ayres_'.- _were put on the stand yesterday,and swore that they had seen `a revolver in Ayres -room. Two of them,- Duncan Hubbard and Thomas Ford, had come from Michigan to testify. They said the revolver greatly resembled the one in evi- dence. The wrapper worn by Mrs. Bonine onthe night of the `tragedy was again the subject of discussion. the defence putting on the stand witnesses whose evidence was in`- tended to discredit that given by Dr. Shaeer, i the Government ex- pert who had testied that a care- ful examination of the wrapper had failed to disclose the presence of any blood spots thereon. London, Deov. 4.-Lord Strathcona nd Mount Royal, the Canadianligh Commissioner, who has been conned to his house` with a severe `mid -for some time, is still seriously in. He cannot {leave his bed and IS unable to do`-"any. business.` ' Q .... ....'I .........:-1:_;.._ u_-,, m, ow... -......, ----.--~----, -..... -.,, 1901. A T "Dear Sir,-I am directed by His Honor the=,Pres`ident of the South African Republic to acknowledge` re- .ceipt. of your letter of the 1st inst., , andto thankyyou `and the Board of Trustees of the Holland, Society of Chicago cordially for the re.solutior_1 passed by them. H11.-_ 1J'.....;... A.~.'aunL: rnn: lnnurnvar v.v I-:7` `Irena . III-tuwntlliuo ,Severa.l specialists have been con- sulted by Sir. William Broadbent, who is- attending the patient, - and they have forbidden visits from any one excepting the members of the family. . . . I [Onnnot Losv Ilia lied, and Physicians. lava forbidden Visits. s`rnu~ucoxA-s ILLNESS SERIOUS. (`anal Shipments l"ulilng om. chloroform Caused booth. N Dgngur starvation. - . noun __AA.I-. Casualties Wyn Heavy. A s1'.pqo;ooo'po1noy. Bonino Murder '1':-xial. puaauu uy vuuuu v "His Honor desires me; however, to add that, nothing has been decid- ed as to an.eventualvisit to Ameri- cu, and that, -there!oq1_'e,, nothing can be arranged in connection with- th 'n...\l 1...... 3! Six `French V Jurors. , l J.nd`r an Enuin. band at 101. 3 .Montr"ea.l, Dec... 4.---T~he C:P.R. tra-i i ic 1, earnings,` for the .:,week ending I ,, _No v_.- ;30.:i~ .;Wa.8i; $1 .048;0QO; -for _ -~ l8i9I1`y'Vl%9kV 1*?-VLY?P*- .3?'..3}1}i09-4' T -' -. 'j_t-.-5A"i;-f`i`iTii4J; i,iun.t7l:#eppiSi3i1;`ia6i.i;:gri11 y` t ` w .- -':l;'I"I`to"i _:` ofnahd 5': sinzwacioge 4.. inc i Crime` otianerohy. V 1 Washington, -Dec. ~14.--In.` his` mes- _sage to Congress` -yesterday, Presi- dent Roosevelt advised that Congres -should-consider the immigration of Anarchists, and expressed the view that Anarchy should be made` an- offence against the law of nations, like piracy and the slave trade; for it is of far blacker infamy than either. It should be so declared by treaties among all civilized pow- 6l'Bs" ~ ' ' ` The message defined the Monroe doctrine as a declaration that there ,must be no territorial aggrandize- ment by any non-American power at the expense of any American power on American soil. It was simply a stepyand a long step, toward assur- ing the universal. peace of_ the world by securing the possibility of per- manent peace. on this hemisphere. 'l`he.United States did not ask under this doctrine for any exclusive com- mercial dealings with any other Am- erican state. It did not` guarantee any States. against punishment if it misconducted itself, provided that punishment did not take the form of the -acquisitirin of territory by any non-American power. The attitude of the United `it-ates in Cuba was sufficient. guara-_-`see of its good faith. '1`he work of upbuilding the navy must be continued. It was not ne- cessary to increase the army be- yondpits present size. ' ' International Good-Will. `The message concluded a as follows: _ "The death of Queen Victoria caus- ed the people of the United ` States deep and heartfelt sorrow, to `which sincere. The death of the the Government gave full expression. .When President McKinley died our" nation in return received from every .quarter of_ the -British Emnire e:_:pres`- S s'ions-..of grief" and sympathy no less Empress -` rliowagerl Freder_i`ek "Of =Ger'nia.nyj also ` fmzoused the genuiiie "Isympath`y- ofifthe` Amrican people.` and this" sympathy . was 3 cord,i_ally- f recipr.o<;fa.ted` by Ger- `many -`-'*V1*1"i =l1ns*t~i -::aI:=s1d "Subject to this proviso of the proper protection necessary to our industrial well-being at home, the principle. of reciprocity must com- mand our hearty support. The phenomenal growth of our export trade emphasizes the urgency of the need for wider marketseand for a li-` beral policy in dealing with foreign nations. Whatever is merely petty and Avexatious inthe, way of trade restrictions should be. avoided. The. customers to whom w.e dispose of our surplus products in the long run, >_ directly or indirectly, purchase those surplus products by giving us something _in return. Their ability to purchase our products should as far as possible be secured by so ar- ranging our tariff as to enable us to take` from them those products which we cansuse without harm'to -oureown `industries and labor, or the use of which will be of marked benefit to us. . - -wv wvo o Ivvoc` In a.t,ter. Reciprocity must be treated as the handmaiden of protection. Our first duty is ;to see that the protec- tion granted. by the tariff in every caseiwhpere it is needed is maintain- ed, and the reciprocity` be sought so far `as it can be "safely done with- out injury to our home industries, Just how far this is possible must be determined according to the in- dividual case, remembering always that every application of our tari policy to meet our shifting national needs must be conditioned upon the cardinal fact that the duties must never be reduced below the point that will cover the dierence be- tween .the labor cost here and abroad. The well-being of the wage workeris a prime consideration of our entire policy of economic legis- lation. m`Ib|iMuls.t Di=t9t6.f L Of reciprocity, the President says : There is general acquiescence` in our present tari system as a na- tional policy. `The rst requisite to our prosperity is the continuity and stability of `this economic policy. Nothing could be more-- unwise than `to disturb the business interests of the country by` any general tariff. change at this time. Doubt, appre- hension. ` uncertainty, are exactly what wemost wish to avoid in the interest of our commercial and ma.- terial well-being. Our experience i in the past has shown that sweeping revisions of the tariti are apt to pro- yduce conditions closely approaching i panic in the business world. Yet it bisvnot only possible, b_ut eminently E desirable,` to combine _with the sta- 1 bility of our economic system a sup- n plementary system of reciprocal bene- flit andvobligation with other na- ;tions. Such reciprocity is an inci- ` dent and result of the rm establish- ment and preservation of our pres- ent economic policy. It was spe- cially provided for in the present tari law. on Uncle. Sam`: To :-Ins. Seed of I\'l:u-Rota. Monroe Doctrine. C. B. E_V|_l'lI`IlI.I_. On lltolciprocity. Toronto, Dec. 4.--The notice in the news that Lieut.-Col. Thompson `had _made application for membership in the third contingent was an error. Col. Thompson has not applied A for enlistment. The error arose from . the fact that the colonel had written on behalf of another man. Tozor still 111. 4Ottawa., Dec. 4.-A cable from the War Oice to Lord Minto announces that No. 2175, Trooper Walter To- zer, is seriously ill at Bloemfontein. His next of kin is Mathew Tozer, father, at 215 Bleecher street, To- ronto. "T Long Service Medal: Have `A1-rived. Ottawa, Dec. 4.---The rst consign-T ment of the long service decoration reached the Militia. Department. yes- terday from England, and `will be distributed shortly to those entitled to receive them. ' ' WEDDING AT OWEN SOUND. Miss Alice Grose, second daughter of Mr. N.,Grose, nroprietor of the Comelv House. Owen Sound. and Mr. Jack Dyment of _ Barrie, were married at St. George's Church, [Owen Sound, on Wednesday. Nov. 27th. -As the wedding party entered the church, IMrs. J. P. Vick played Mendelssohn s wed- ding march. e The bride was supported by her father, Mr. N. Grose. She was beauti- fully attired in white silk torgaudie, over white taeta, and wore the usual bridal veil and orange blossoms. `and carried a white Prayer Book. She `was attended by her `sisters. Miss.` May Gross and Miss Mina Gross. The ower girl was Laura_MeInnis. The groom was attended by `Mr. Baldwin Bailey, of North Bav._ while the ushers were Messrs-. R. Brandon, H. ;Dyment, 0. Sara geautjaud`J.1`odde. ` The ceremony was per- fonnadby' Rev. Mr. _Dreyer,'of Beaten, as-, _sis_ted by,-[Re_v.4 Jae. Ardill, -rector of -George : Church; The Mehuroh decorations _:l;l'O,{jp:8_l!i'l,l', Iernfs sand. earnations. A r_e- , :o_ept_iou,,st the Comely ,House,,followed.th_a-. - 7 . 26. wens, 1tcerni6h7Q;.`g,`wl` jhidh` the iu'1.1..'V.."`=""'M=e idoi-. ~ This week you get An interesting and pretty wedding was celebrated at meVCburch of the Epiphany Sudbury, on Tuesday, Nov. 26th, at nine o clock, when Miss Caroline A. Purvis, eldest daughter of Mr. James Purvis, of Sudbury and formerly of Barrie, became the bride of Mr. A. D. Meldrum, barrister, of Detroit, formerly associated with Mr. J. H. Clary, of Sudbury. Rev. James Boydell,V rector, performed the ceremony in the pre- sence ol a large number of interested guests. The wedding party took their places before before. the altar while the.choir sang the marriage hymn. The bride looked extreme- ly well in a dainty gown of white Japanese silk, made over white satin. the wedding dress of the bride's mother. It had a front of tucked chiffon, and her veil was fastened with a gold crescent pin set with pearls, the gift of the groom. Her bouquet was of white roses tied with white satin ribbon. Her bridesmaids were her sister, Miss Jessie, and Miss Ethel Irving, of Webbwood. Miss Jessie Purvis were white organdv over pale pink, with black picture hat trimmed with plumes. and carried pink earnations, while Miss Irving's gown was of white organdy, over blue. She also were black plumed icture bat and carried white carnations. V be groomsman was Dr. W. G. Swiizer, and the ushers were Mr. J. Fowler and'Mr. R. E. Thompson. After the ceremony a recen- tion was held at the residence of the bride's parents, "Fairview, and Mr. and Mrs. Mel Mel drum left for Detroit. The _bride s travelling gown was of, blue cloth. tailor- made, with blouse of blue silk. Her hat was blue camel's hair, ornamented with a gold buckle. The bride presented her brides- maids with crescent and star pins of pearls. and the groom's gifts to the bridesmaids were gold brooches in the shape of circles of maple leaves. The bride's mother was handsomely attired in black silk with yoke of rose silk, veiled in black net. THE AD- VANCE adds its well wishes to those of the -many friends of the happy couple. I ' . _ . , . _ Well,` we buy in large quantities. Of course it costs us money but , we are having subscribers pay up better and are increasing our lcirculation. ' - v a uvu; v \4 I./ll\JLI~&O It is a very handsome decoration of gold and silver, suspended by a. green ribbon. Inside an oval silver disc is the loyal monogram of V. IL1. in open lettersof gold, `and surmounting the discis a. `golden crown to "which the ribbon bar .is attached. A Around the face of the disc are the words Colonial aux- iliary forces. The decoration is, for commissioned oicers who have- served 20 years in the militia. The` long service medals are for `similar length of service in the ranks; The" Minister of Militia will `wear the long service decoration. and Xmas week This music is on the best glazed` paper. Subscribe to ' T ` |TH1s |M0N%T_I__1 %"Sweetheans Long Ago %'::-3:: .A_DVANC:E: FREE 1 now and get at least" I2 Shets of musicifree duringthe year. ' Kruger stnll Uudecldld. `Chicago, Dec. 4.---Mr. R; '1`. Van-5 alen, s_ecretary of the I-Iollandv So- ciety of Chicago, has received the following letter from the secretary of President. Kruger in reply_.1.o an [, in-. vitation to visit America: ` "C33,; Ca,ra,, Hi-lversum, Nov, 20, 1 l'\I\1 ' MARRIED Afr sunamvz. Two Marionettes How, c.a.n= we give away 9.` sheet of . music free every month to every paid-up Sub- sciiber? j T We have already given away six songs, and we are going to continue it every month in future. ` -:----Qg-.>_____,__ _... --_..._ ----v- - -- `nu can-auvn rs vvvtavu L\JI. ~ Mother, Sister? Brothe1:,`S:v;:e;:11" THE BHRREWGKERWURKMW3 .(lim ` ASTREET. A CHAIRS 4 TABLES` SOFAS A LOUNGES OTTOMANSA CURATES MUSIC AND MAGAZINE STANDS, '. A ETC-a ETC-= ETC cVCl.u.u5- ` 1" H ; 1 Col. Evans staff wilflikely be follows: . n ' ' j j In command-O0l. Evans, C_.B,T 1 Sgacond in comma.nd--A-Mu.jor. -Ham." ilton-Merritt. ` V 5 Adjutant.--Sergt-Major .-Church`. ` Quartermaster--(vacant). . ~ " Medical `officer--A. J. Devine. Veterinary surgeon--R. Ridd1_e,n` M The Medical Ofcer `and the" Veg terinary Surgeon are. from` Winnipeg and the Adjutant is from the w'es't,,,. that is, if the names given are ac.- cepted. The only ones denitely xs ed are Col. Evans and Major `Mgr. ritt. '