' Highest bub price `d for Endowment Insurance Policies. in `reliable. panics or money loaned hereon. ' Anoly ' - % ENDOWMENT ! :NSURANC__E POLICIES` JUNWIN. MURPHY & ESTEN. ON-I I tario Land--Survegyore. Engineers, etc. Eptablished 1 52. Office NL.,di- . cal Budding. 8. E. corner Richmond and Ba stream. Toronto. Tele- phone. I . 1336. Instruotionp left wzt ` Strathy & Eaton. Solzcztors. _Ban `of: Toronto Building. Barrie, w1ll.be promptly _attended to. _ ronclu, In renal hgreon. Apply ANY QUAN'I'l'.l.`YWv or MoN_m_ To` $70,000 FOBINVESTMENT ON GOOD o. H. LYON. Tliziii/VXTE: FUNDS '.l`0 HOMOEOPATHIST. Hours.11 to 1; 7 to 8. Residence and Office. Corner of Dunlop _a.nd Poyntz Streets HE BALL PLANING MILL com?! 3.8.. BROAD. M. 1).. 0. M5. F. T. hr 1` :1 -in (1 ff _.--:-- up jjguogv `n-DOJJJ $AZ- pany. Oarpentering. building. and! manufacturing of doors. sash. blinds m_-oulidings. etc. Planin of all kinds done romptly an satisfac- toply. Hot last drying kiln. Dis- tr1ot' agency for grained lumber. Factor . Baytield St., Barrie. Rod - era & all1e.suocessors to Geo. Ba . DR. J. ARTHUR- ROSS. L. R. C. P. & 'S., Edinburg: M. F P. 8: 8.. l.`.lnan-nu: nnnrnhur nf I-I-an ririeh (in- DR. J. F. PALIJNG. GRADUATE 01:3`. Trinity University. Toronto. Fel- low of Trinity ,nc[edica1 College. .Member `of the`Uol1ege of waysi- oxans and Surgeons of Ontario. Uf- ` tics and residence, 18 Owen street. uh. w. A. noss. PY81CIAN. sun- geon. `eto.. L. R. G. 8.. Edin., L. R. 0. 13.. London. Offices and night residence. Brown's Block. `Dunlap street. Barrie, Telephone. 7'1. -_.- qv:au--so var QIQVLIJ-IL L\l loan at 41-2 and 5 per cent. Easy terms of re-paym_an__t. Lennox. Oowan & Brown. Sohcztora. Barris- V_ tors. etc. DR. J. 0. SMITH, L. G. P. 8.. 0N'1`.. ..-,-v- - v-- -... . .v---.:-v-- was w-vvgg freehold security at lowest rate of ; interest. No prinoi al money re- uired until end 0 the term. H. . Btrethy. Solicitor.` eto.. Barrie. no.1 Ms De go 'McD STEWART & STEWART. BARR1S- . _-wguy an --- - w.`---- '10:}. on Real Estate at lowest rates. Farmers notes discounted. Collee- tions made in any part of the Coun- toy. -Real estate bought and sold.` onveysneing in all its branches.` Marne. e Licenses issued. Office. Ross B ook. Dnnlop street. Barrie. ISTRATHY & ESTEN. BARRISTERS. "nE.'c..'f.'.'<':."i>.'s".. 31'. late resi-d'erit' Physician and Surgeon of Toron- toxieneral Hospital. with special at- tention to Diseases of. Women. and Nose and Throat_ Work. also for some` time surgeon in charge of Emergenoy.,l:1ospital. Toronto. Ot- tioe and night residence. upstairs in McCarthy ,Block. 21 Dunlop St.. i Barrie. second door east of Dougall i Bros. furniture warerooms. nears Five Points. -t hone.. 105. unwsou & CRESWICKE. BAR- G. A. '1z_AD1sNuuRs'r. BARRISTER, lJENNOX'. C0 WAN & snowy. BAH- _n_L-.___-.... _-.... 9., nuusutug. Jllo 4:. .n.. um. um, Elasgow. member of the British Op- 'thalmolog1oa1.8ooiety. b`pemalLy.-- Diseases of the Eye, Ear. Tnroat and Nose. Office. 78 Dunlop street, Saunders Block. Barrie. opposite Post-Office. and Railway btation.` .t hone.. 54; 1:`. 0. Box. 96. u..,. 4.; " ` %- }~, tn1~ g nqyun R058. L; L. 13.. name. `_ ft'r.~8ol.ioito;'. etc. Bank of Toron- to` Building.` Barrie. Money to lgian. (late of D173-._}:I:1-145;: E Eah. 0ril- ha). Office and residence. corner of qwen and Collier streets. Barrie. in Botl:;vell s -1-3-1001. r`Au-a:1dale.-(`); the premises at night. tors. Solioxtors. Notaries Public, and. Conveyancers. Money. _,_to loan in any sums at a per cent. Ufnce. 13 Uwen -BL. Barne. H, D. Stew.- art. L. L. 1).. D. M. Stewart. '1?i{J:EBEs '{nI1?xI "c3&}E"'& " Tua- "'7 Lice, Notanes ruulic, Conveyancers. Utfsoes over the Bank of `roronto. Barrie. Money in sums of $2.000 and upwards. to loan at 5 per 11. no Kc Go; Go nu, Esten. risters. Solicitors of the Supreme Court of Juuicature of Uutano, tractors. ` Notanes, Conveyancers, etc. money to loan. Uxfices, Boss Block. 1.:ia.rrie. D. 13. hewson, A. 1:1. ureswicke. Attorney. , solicitor in Chancery. Uunveyaucen, etc. urfiue, m-an door, uwen street, over bank of Uomxnerce, barne. rxsters. Sohcitors tor obtainixig pro- guue 01: tvvfuxs. guarmananlp am} ad- mmxstrauuu; and general auhcuors. -.Nut. a:.:1es. Uunveyuncers, etc`. U1-V noes. nm1.~s' bluok, mo. 6. Dunlap street. barrio. money to luau ill. 41-: u.nu,u per cent. braucn Uf- nces at Ureemore and Amston. haugnton Lennox,.Alex'. Cuwan, u. 19'. a. Brown. u. 1... B. `p roba ting' wills. obtaining let ___-..., _-.-guovgnaaaaavj I-vital:-\ILJ.\l.I.Uy ` V]- 1:ootoi'. Notary. Conveyance:-. etc. Special attention in `drawing and er , I administration and guardiansiig. .oolleol:ing accounts, etc. Offices, Ross Block. Barrie. Mgney to loan. 7; mm. BARflISTER. soL1cIToR. : `l)_-_L_; -L1--;_.,_, "DR. R. P VIVIAN, MANUFACTURERS. MONEY To LOAN. ' (ARCHITECTS. _s_Umz_1=:Yont FINANCIAL. PHYSICIANS. o. H. LvdN_ You can get the best Anthracite coals, Store. 555' and Nut. at lowest prices, with discount for cash orders and have t dehverod anv time you want it. jofcu at A. Mo:-rcn's. V.S., 62 Collier street Bangnmand B. Parker : Livery Staoles. `J1adl Hospital For : 'M ` A P . v *%T} 47/ --AND wooD aoyetts doing business in Simcoe. nllv united to all and see us. 4 OFI for consultation or advice. Farmers espcgi Glad to see you. .\o o u - d Pa S Bame Hotel, Barrx;-:::.n 'AL FOR __S_ALE. --v-- -an-ucvv CIIII IIIIIIKCIICO Age!!!- G Y0? Pfvperty on our list ; costs nothing- MOIIGV to Loan-Don't borrow a dollar until you see: inc: terms best, rates and char e: lowest. Deeds, MOREIUGI. Wills. etc.. 9 to on shortest nozioc_- ao,yec_rs doing business in imcoe. especi- C_uV_lnVItod IE8 Ill. In 130 unv N0 ,_ .. W-` --\4 1 -u4.. -`ra4\a Real Estate and Insurance Agent. Gf "l\IIP nan--.A.. -_ KJJCLI , Mrs. CaV8ila. 0. E5. Do Sc; *3`: long ago` as 1882. prepared `a- Go-`-_ ;"vVe 1'1i1`Inn1; f'rAep ,ort): `on _:`_tA_l1Vta fvV3:.si`bi1t l_i`(:iy' Q! _a-lowfer-in'8' Awgfexfq` `of , J you an` =`Gpxiihih;i PAnKR"i['ri"6iiiiEN; `Private funds to loan on rst mortgages. Ac counts collected. &c. ce over Henderson; Hardware Store, Bariig Ont. SCROGGIE G. SMITH. ..l , V-a,v\na,vvv The Waterloo-Mutual, of Waterloo. 0:: Tothl assets, $334,083. The Economical Mutual. of Berlin, on: Total assets. 5303.078. Also Llovdls Plate Glass Insurance Com- pany, of New York. Cash capital, s..-.., 000. And the Sun Loan and Savings Company of Ontario. _ vv.-1 YJIJVIE3 3 The Mercantile, now atliatcd with The Lbs- don 8; Lancashire of England. sew ity. $I.ooo.ooo. RBPRBSBNT run` Fonnowma FIRB INSLRAS` COMPANIES: "IL- \t-_--._AxI- nu. - - _ __ . ,.-_--_. ....... umuuvu A uuuw PC! WON. each an uent insertion 1 cent per Word (names, a dresses and gures counted as words); but 3 reduction of one cent per Word will be made when the number of insertion. of the same matter exceed four. Cuts for advertisements must in every one be mounted on solid metal blueu. , Scnocmu-: 6:. SMITHHM - ' .---uv only All Y I-n11nl!N'l`S. Condensed advertisements on first page svci: as wants of all kinds, lost and found. property for sale or to rent, specic articles, etc., etc . must be sccompamed with the cash, and M15 vertisements. "Preferred positions for local adv:n5,c ments in the paper will be sold at an 2lfi\,1{),'-15 of one-third -on above rates, on no oth: count will special positions be given. rule will be strictly carried out. " CONTRACT cannons. . Advertisers will please bear in mind that notice of intention to change advertisemo-um must be handed into the office not later, than Saturday at 10 o'clock, and the copy for 51'.-gh change must be in Tm: Anvancr: Ofllcc not later than 12 o`clock noon on Monday in any week, otherwise theadvertiser s announcemem may not be made public until the week Fol. lowing. - l2"changes of Advertisements allowed per year. It more are required, composition mes will be charged. Advertisers will not be allowed to use their space for advertising anything outside their -- X[_'- 7,. . . .11 _, , -..-~.r- -vvv 01.1115 U]. :er-.s of Lake Couchiching. will have a direct effect on Lake Simooe. `and. the hands of the Barrie` Boa.rdA or '.l`;jade or the Town Council. The bu`:-" ainess "men ofother towns have pzje so far as _to send deputations?.t6 in-. tervievy `the l}_oyernme_nt ex: -;t`heV question and 'it -is` high time. that e the ,e;p;tggatj;pee1-i;sy,aisougsed < here. M ? `II.. `..nn _.."..v nlLAZA` J 111 V Leizal Notices, Auction Sales, Amusem etc.--First insertion 10 cents per line, subsequent insertion 5 cents per line. ants, each Reading notices, 10 cents per line for train insertion ; 5 cents per line for each Subsequent insertion of the same matter. All itt:n1',< an. der 5 lines , of this character, charged as lines. Obituary Poetry 5c. per line. ` linCh...-- s*.`THE ADVANCE 0FFIC1;._ MAIw :h1'%tsINc narrs` .. ` --OF--_-. .NORTHERN ADVANC5' 3.411.311: . Till ADVAN'CE, a proven to the lmzeat circulation of any, p County Town. Advemtlsgments are charged according space-'-13 lmes agate measure make one mg have by aper in g] J. p IQ] ICQIQIA an`: I'............_ .__-. 2, West Baldwin Street. Coal is going, but by ordering from ,.Jac">b s Te:race . - -_.-. u--u-an rutva-{I'VE -LI 8 Page 48 column Newspaper ,. Publiehed from the Olice. us Dunlap Sweet. Bertie la the Couetv of Slmeoe. the Pro- vince of Ontario. Canada. every Thursday Morning. by '.AMUII.TWI8LIY. PHOPRIITOR % column . ~ %column.. 1 column... INSURANCE AGENTS CONVEYANCERS. &.C. A TRANSIENT ADVERTISING ` ugnnn A .. -L2 _ , n . P3521` irzmm 7, 190`; Even that good Gri-t_ journal, the Montreal `Witness. must have akickj atfpoor Ross. now that he is down. Thus saith the Witness.-4-4 , e The election in North [Ren- frew "has resulted in_ a win "for the Conservative candidate. as ._ nearly everybody expected. . in- cluding Mr. Rosshimself. If the `Premier of Ontariohad not fear- ed that constituency would go` against him. he would` never have prolonged its (disfranchisementt for `the bigger part of two years. It was a desperate remedy. which could only make things kwcrzse when the day of judgment should .come. The same sort of policy 1 has been resorted by the Do- ; minion government in the St. lJamesv.division of Montreal, and 5 it is time the law and practicein . - this (regard were altered. In thetwarrant for a new writ is is- sued during recess by _the speak- ; ' er s authority alone as soon as the vacancy occurs, and the time allowed to elapse between the re- ceipt of the "writ and the election is fixed by the ballot act: (1872) i at nine days for a county, or a .district whorough. and four days Great Britain forta bye-election. I tor any otherborough. i.While . the `house is sitting the warrant tor `a new writ is issued by the speaker after an order of the house made upon motion. [and gang`. _-AL` Mo. 3 Mo.'6 Mo. 775 In :n IN oi: E BLOCK OF TWO ACRES to .7 make 1nch,~ _,- _..\. 50 oo ZN; now nimo will be added to thosubncdtion Llu until clan monov in paid. - - ' Subucrlbeuuow in urn:-u for that month and` our will in charged $l.5o per anuum. A _ ` 11` `O1 per THE Noam :aN_a_QovAuc: `1 Q -Igg-A A aI_n___.. Frank Jacks: If A T7'T.1I\ f\`I'!I isnxvsoun-In A ---A. Trains leave Barrie tor and arrive born the under mentioned places as follows: . ._ _ `~ 4.41 a. m. For Newxnarket, Toron- to. Montreal and points east. . 7.56 a. In. For Newmarket. Aurora and Toronto; ' 12.16` p. m. For Newmarket and Toronto. ` . T 5.26 p. m. For Newmarket. Toron- to. Montreal and East. 1. j: I 2.20 a. m. For Orillia .North Bay ` and Boo - 51 11.8 a. In. For Gravenhuret. Boo-D tie Junction and Parr Sound. 3|. 12.59 p. m. For Muskolia Wharf. ' 1.00 p. In. For Orillia. North Bay ! a2n4d pointsFWes6.'ma__ _ . . . .-m. or . r . u%W%%u . . m. or ene . ml 3.4go%.n. For Stayner an!Golling- W . ' '1 8.0% `FfordPenetang. Coiling- w o . ea or . T 7 `ll Daily exeepb Sunday. ' daily. such motion always folloiavs im- mediately ,.upon a` vacancy. unless the constituency should be dis- tranchised for some very grave rleason. It -is ihigh time that we adopted similar measures to in`- sure continued representation in "parliament. As it is, the high- est right of citizens may be "and is taken from them to suit _jpoli-9 tical exigencies. ' ` .- The Demands Attention IARRIEWRA/I7LwAY auto: MAKER"6i` PORTRAITS Kicked by a Friend D1'0D.0Sed lowering of the we. T_.-.1-.. n___ u . - T8880 0! Svucuruou. Bu ruuavugu hut: Ll.l.iI.ll- _ ` Applications should be addressed to the -Director` of Experimental Farm-s. Ottawa, and Maybe sent in any time- before `the 1st of March. after which the `lists will be olosed.so.thato all the samplesvosked for may_`_bo_~so_nt out 4 in vlgoodltimev for sowing. .-.Partie WfrAitinl_\gl should _m_en`tion' th;e_;'__o1,'t- of , _ ygyietyyhthey would pr6fer.aIid`.1sh}m:1ld-' -t e ~ 2 - l v----v Jvuu. VVLIL U6 '2 IDS. Ul. 08.1.3 anu 5 lbs. of wheat or barley. sufficient to How one twentieth ofan acre. The samples-`of Indian corn andpotatoes will weigh~3 lbs. as heretofore. Every farmer may apply, but only one sam- ple .'oan,be`sent eaohapplioant. hence if an individual receives a sample of oats (he cannot also receive one of wheat, barley or potatoes . and appli- cations -`lor more than one sample for one household cannot be entertained. ` These `Isamples will be sent free. of charge through the mail. V A ......|:..'..4.:-_.. -1. --- .. -_- ovnfavuslvo uuu UIBLIIDIICIOII this spring will consist of samples of oats, spring wheat. bzgrley .-A Indian corn and potatoes. The qu_an_titiesAof oats, Nvheat and barley` itoabe sant this year will be- 4 lbs. of oats and c: 11.... -a ---x--L - -L ---s- ' ..._v- -- no- vgav V91 best and has been `secured mainly from the excellent crops recently had at the branch Experimental Farm at Indian Head in the North4 west Territories. The klistribution unit: m 3 - . -2I` _--;- ----------av-n V-vv nan~ UV IIIIIILVJ LLIIB 565501] of samples of the` most productive sorts of grain` to Canadian farmers for !the improvement of seed. The stock tor distribution is of the v_ery h'm+' mm 1.... 1.-.... -_------: - Dear Six-.- ABy inastruotion of the Hon. Minister of Agriculture another distribution will. be made this season Al m..........l.;.. -1 .L1._.,, , Samples of Choice} Grain for the Improvement of Seed [To -the Editor of Advance. It is a pitiable sight towitness the death throes of any ,person or thing, however venomous. but the desper- ate strugg1es_of they}-Ross Government for -existence are quite" beyond merit- ing -compassion and few will mourn its-demise. Many of its most loyal supporters have been alieniate-d by the tricks which-it has resorted to in its last hours. To call a session of the Legislature while election trials are under way. which may__result in the Governmentibeing deposed. is in-' deed a move worthy of an adminis- tration which has sunk its party to the lowest depths of political degre- dation. y The rank and file of the Grit party can hardly call their souls their own these days. as the Boss Government is making so many twists and turns in its anti-mortern struggle that its supporters hardly know what move `they_will be called upon to explain next. T V s: In view of the revivaliof the agita- tion for regulating the lakes Mr. Ca- 'vana's report is interesting and also u-sefuli in furnishing reliable -rlata with which to carry on the discus- sion in a rational manner. ` S ldfrd tiiir n ma;-S st:onIdabe.ta:srs to? -be so. i 1.. 3 N liskinis rt Stile? ,2 fr`: ty_.l_o the 1 ooding ot the ...-Jiands around` Sparrow.-libiak by as spring a reshet..1 Mr; Cavana conducted his investiga- tions throughout the summer of1881'. `Framer? his a. report; i "it would '-appear_ that p a large part of , the * trouble` at that time was ca_used`1by.obs.tru_ctions ' at the East and West branches. which do not now exist. -Mr`. Oavana pre- pared three sets of "plans and esti- mates-one- for"let_ting off the spring freshet. at as.-cost of $5.062: another for reducing the lakes to two feet below low water mark. at an expen- diture of $12.382;Vand` one. for keep- ing the lakes at low water ma `no which he estimatedt 0 cost $7,298. Low water i-s assumed to be six inch- ~ `es wbelow thelevel in October. 1881. In addition to the above expenditure an outlay of $2,785 below Sparrow Lake was suggested. `to prevent the flooding of lands on ;that'la.ke and Severn River. Mr. Cavana estimated S that -`to maintain the lakes at the low water mark fixed by _him would ren- der cultivable 11.710 acres of land then `flooded in the spring, of which 2.940 would be in Mara.'980 in South Orillia. 420 in North Orillia. 100 in Rama. and the remainder on the east and south sides of Lake Simcoe. By keeping `the water two feet below this point. about twice as much land would `be reclaimed. but Mr. Cavana expressed `the opinion that such a step would injuriously affect navi- gation and several proprietary rights. and tgives figures to prove it would ' \ EDITORIAL NOTES . f _, v`... The News chntavins twelve pages _daily with twelve extra pages on Sat- urday. The news of the day is thor- . ougvhly covered in its columns. A fea- ture is made of the political and par- limentawry news, the reports being full and free from_.party bias. The cable and telegraphic news of the day is thoroughly covered. and all events in therealm *of_ sport are chronicled in_ The News. , ~Pu_blic `questions re 9iV;th0r9n8h hand fail: g editrial :t;fegt{nen.t;. _;T1`he __cor'nine1`Jcial' and. tin`- t December 14th. 1903. `-We have `pleasure in informing our readers this week that we have entered into clubbing arrangements withthe Toronto Daily News,_which will permit us to sell The News and the Advanceat the rate of $1.85 a _year. 9 The; Advdigce gnd th Toron- to Daily News for `$1.85 The present interest in Imperial mattens has apparently justified The Canadian Magazine people in mak~ ~ ing their January issue especially Im- perial !with an emblematic cover. The Imperial articles are three in num- The Hon. J. W. Long-ley _re- views the whole movement and dis- tinguishes 'Imper_ialism fromiCha1'n- berlainism. J. M. McEvoy. K.C.. gives a {summary of the arguments protection -`advanced ` by Pnofeelsor Ashley in his book on "The `Tariff Problem." Prof. Ashley, who was once on the staff of Toronto Univer~ sity. is said to -be the economics au- thority '_upon -Mr. Chamberlain relies. "Mr. Gladstone and Imper- ialism" in thetitle of a defence of that distinguished statesman by Mr, Herman '.W. Marcus. editor of the British Empire Review. ` for . January Canadian Magazine.` _....--v--cg n-nan-Iv vvunvo ch JJIA|aUL1' man. who had charge of the Govern- ment gardens and is a very comical fellow. then Mr. Hartney. who was fireman for the Court. House for a long time. but he would rather live there thanvin the poor-house; Then there is English, Irish and some Ca- nadians. but old'Santa. Claus served us all the same. He brought us cam . `dies; nuts. apples and `oranges the first thiinggon Xmas morning. I s __-----_ ._..... ..v_...- u; uuv UVClllll as Well aslof Ihe Inorning were; brightened by the beauties of song. making one feel that he was near the old home again. Aygreat deal may be done by those in authority to lessen the trials and the sorrows of life's unfortunate zones. Thanks (to the good laws of our land the prisons are far different now than they were in Bunyan`s time. when the poor pri~ soners were eaten alive by rats and other vermin. We are not very nu- merous but we are five or six dif- ferent nations. first comes a Dutch- v......-.... ...`I.. 1.-.: _'~n,,, - _ was the turning on of tthe electric of the after years spent and the five brought by the Christ child filled our `The: first thing that lolened our eyes light and the sounding of the whistle by the turnkey reminding us that it was time `to wake up. When ' the sound came we were thinking of our childhood `days in a beautiful Eng- lish home when Santa Claus cameand without stint `filled our stockings and of a mother and loved one-s there and Xmas. seasons on the field of battle in the far east with knapsacks for pillows and hard-tack for desert. Still old_ Xmas day was never forgotten either there or in the far Northwest; where we spent a few `more Christ- mases in serving our country. Now in Barrie gaol (only because of ai- fliction) we write " thankful that Christianity so permeates the Saxon race that evenin a gaol, the blessings hearts with true thanksgiving and. through the kindness of others. the ten of us partook of a good English dinner.- `The hours of the evening on urn nu Ike IL- l.--._..!--._ - '01-IRISTMAS DAY A IN BARRIE GAOL m'V`;3`o'th of Vthesebmn." continues the. oiroular, (`were [roughly dressed and are_ -tramp burglars. After the rob- bery _we traced them` about nine miles through -the country. trampingteast." vowauavu vv vv um ytuuluul. "No. -2.-Ag'ed about 28.years,v5 ft. 6 in. high. Weight about 130 lbs.. darkv-complexion. small, dark mou_s- tachie. _-..-_-.._ .~-v \n\r-vv-nnlwv 0.: a VI! 9*` "'"'7No. =,1.-About 6 tea? 'm;"h.` {age about 35 years.,weight about 180 lbs.. fair complexion. (sandy moustache. olaimes to be a plumber. u\1'- n A .. _J ,1, The 'many` recent robberies `by the blowing open of safes `withhigh ex- plosives -has put the police on the que vive. Since the jewellery store of W. T. Poile. of Tilbury. Ont.. was burglarized in this manner and.about $2.000 rworth of goods appropriated. notices lfhave been sent to all the police depots` of the province caution- ing them against two men who. in` the circular are described as follows-- 4:11 FOLIO on rnn_ff.3r 36$. auaumus--otnouuns nmua. DISTRIBUTED. A AND TRAMP (\Contribi1ted` by an nlnmate.) back to `tho Aide-de-Ca,mp-Fin-Waiting}: ` "Sit Antoine Dorian accepts, etc., `but her ladylhip being `still in St. Anne : Cemetery, Sir Antoine is compelled again to decline the invite- tion for her."--New York Times. (nu ,|uuge wrote `I why Ill Antoine Declined for l.sdy_l)o1fioI The late` Sir Antoine Dorion, Chiel Justice oi Quebec, was once invited ` to some Government House function, as was roper; but Lady Dorian`, who was dead. was invited likewise. , Sir Antoine accepted for himself," but de. 1ind 101` h6,lj,1`t1,d5'8hip. on the ground that she. was in the cemetery. The next year, however, the same mistake was made: so the Id (1 bank tn +1.. A M..a._n.`. aem_?E2E_ . Sh`; makes the mate for her oor out of the dried leaves of the banana. pian- ied and sewed together. an the old coun- n -ypeoplo In this country make their '23: mats. go P In. the afternoon, when she is reed: for her cup or tea, the negrese picket halt a dozen leaves from the lime bush growing at her door, boils them, squeez- es the juice` from a sugar cane tor sweetening, and the ooeoanut supplies the milk. Thus she has a delicious cup ; of tea without depending on the grocer tog-_it. ' Jungle Housekeeping. The negro housewife in the West In- dian Jungle nds housekeeping very. easy. Fruit and vegetables grow wild all about the hut, and the river abounds withsh. ' A a On wash day all she has to do is to pick a few of the berries of the soap- berry tree, take her clothes to the river and use th_e`b_erries asshe would use ordinary soap. Even her cooking pots , grow on the trees, the calabashcut in 1 halves being used for this purpose. * Calabashes are used also for bowls, ba- sins and Jugs for carrying water from the river, while"th'e small ones make ex- cellent cups. 7-. ALL- _&A-.___--, - C - ` ` . .----vu-v up-ultra:-3 ilavmnulo V Meanwhile the men folk, who have not even taken the trouble to sow or_ `harvest the crops, much less carry them to market, are sleeping in the palm thatched but or lying down in the yam patch `outside and smoking the trons" `native tobacco. . _---v- v - -vnauovwvc On my estate," said a coiree planter to an American friend, I employ about 600 people in the busy seasons. The women outnumber the men by more } than twoto one and do far better work. though they are only paid 18 cents a. day as compared with the men : 24 cents. The difference in wages is most unfair, but it is regulated by an iron bound custom". ` Constant carrying of heavy loads gives them a splendid carriage. They will walk `forty: miles to market to sell 80 cents worthot .prodnce. Often they could sell the same stuff for a setter price at ,their_ homes. but they enjoy the merry company on the road and the tun and gossip ot the` market place too much to give up their weekly jaunt. a Most people think such "a tramp hard work. but they regard it as a picnic. 1 ; Tramping along over rough mountain tracks. tording swift rivers. tugging fractious mules "in the way that they should go. these women never let their- loads fall. They could dance a jig without dropping them. Il`.........I..-11- 4.|_- ._.-_ A-II_ ---I-- I The Women Are `the Hard Workers V i In the West Indies. On market day in the West Indies thousands of peasant women and girls can be seen walking along the roads to the town` from their palm thatched huts in the mountains and-"woods. They carry `on their heads immense loads of bananas. oranges, yams, plantains, brown sugar or tobacco. stepping along at the rate or tour miles an hour wi the` guitar a princess. . A ('1--.-.A..'_A. -_ l__ -1 l---- - ' V` - _.ure i correct any tendency to constl a- tlon with small doses of Ayer's P lls. Those whom neglected coughs have killed were once as healthy T 'and robust as you. Don : follow in their paths of ' zieglect. Take 28c. 50c., .00. All 'drug to. Brorfitisg _ right now.t . L It.Aisiguaranteed Vt>ouct_:re. ._ 'HIt`1iia,s ur'e:d many '.'Iha.vo found that Aye:-'3 Cherry Pectoral In the bentmedlclne I can prescribe for bron- chitis. innnenn. coughs. and hard co ds." M. Lonnuut. 31.11., I . N. Y. ha. 94. 41 AA ._ V cures! Ask your doctor if ~ he doesn t' use it for coughs, colds, brotichitis, andall throat and luqgjroubles. 11' I.___- 1-..- LI__L Do1i tC cheap cough mediv-r rcine`s.; `et the bestwAyer s` Cherry Pectoral. hat a record it has, sixty years of LAZY MAN'S PARADISE. Pecton-an The Lu:g Tonic. for} L7. 0. AT!!! 00.. ! Lowell. Mans. ' -nnjnunuil .,lND SEWING MACHINE V .{i%%%'$%}`FV9'3_.`U-E . % THOMAS KENNEDY &. co.. ARCHI- ` tents. Bothwell s Block, Barrie. `