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FQR RENT-A well furnished room smtable for meetings and convenient- (Ii located over the reading room of It 0 Mechanics Institute: marv be hired at reasonable `rates. App y to | the LIBBARIAN of the Inst. tf. | , BEXALL Househwnvss ..-u-.vuu Ijculy I.1'uuqlC, `first? class honors at Toronto University) Pupil of Mg. E. W. Schuch is now pre- ; pared to give lessons in singing. Ap- ; ply at her residence, or P.0. Box 9. ` . ;,_ IJUUIU Cull I40` 110. 35. r"'. U 1 M f 9 C0 ' Vespra,?z:`l\/[ill l:artl.Apply `too.- ac:-Q3101 5. . P. KEARNS. I-:3-p r T Market Square New Nuts, New Layer Raisins, New Figs, New Dates, Seed- less Oranges,Spanish Grapes. A ae line of Chocolates at 20c, 25,-40 and 50 per lb. [Lot on have your order. We will give , you satisfaction. "We know You ..:.A1fe Busy.... Home and Lot No. x. Nelson Square. Home and Lot No. 38. Blake Street. """ ` Half nan Lot. an. at Inf .. r~.._..-- TEA AND corms MERCHANTS M7388 Gladys Ard ( I: (first- "9 ass hnnnrn 9+. 'l`m.n..+.. T....-...___:;.__\ Town Propetty|Fon-[Sale mlfil. C lJ\l5y.-n But look .' `We have them for you. jv-n FARM STOCK SALES. .JAxp4nY 28, 1904 IV?!` Mg: ".1: o-ar`L 2-tf. {Mayor Boys is likefthe -Irishman s ea-when you put your thumb on him `he isn't there. He objected -to the Advance criticising the Council -for not `discussing the matter of the Government -lowering` `the ._waters `of Vlaake Simooe. stating that he had _ taken. the lquestion up -himself long ' before the Advance knew. anything about it. Naturally." we were anxious {to learn {why His Worshipiundertook to handle the question isingle-handed V instead of consulting his Gounoil and > he /bame back at (`us with. the state-av i_;naeh't_ `that 'It_he first-he heard of, the a jglnlitter was on` Nomination Day. when ,Vr.'as_ no O0`11,lcil` Ito oo`n'sul_t .i him ._w_ith Ithej ,(_3ounoil.: ` `$711.9? A'd van.co: a . _r, S I I M` b 3: > s?"T: :i3arently. but fbeing of ran ixvmuisi-I .a,-am. :-. __-.;-w.L. ,-. . ~ frame of mind` ;we"would like .'to- x_p_w.. it this is "t.hv case.` how . the makes out t1;a;t`=`me wg; jposfedj 1 '.A't'lboth the North and South Sim- one Conservative `conventions a strong '-lunden-"current of foitter hostility ;to-. wards L. G. McCarthy `M. P.. was one of the most noticeable features. Al- most every speaker made as-eference, _ tothe betrayal of trust which the elec- tors reposed in him `and the majori-' pty pt `these same speakers were Leigh-t `ton McCarthy's warmest supporters at `one `time. Even the additionof the strong Reform township of Oro ` to `the riding of North. Simeoe will . not assist Mr. McCarthy. `as the elec- tors of Oro are posted on the man-J not on which "he! has persistently voted against any legislation `tending to `benefit the position of_ the infar- .mer- and hvhen polling day comes. ground the reprisal "will {be sharp. ` `. Now. `that: Barrie has a. fine system of cement walks it seems too "bad .`thu't the ratepayers in removing` ice and snow should use `axes and other -sharp `edged `tools. The walks will how fthe effect of fevery _cut in the UD!'il18- _ ll...lvAl`.$i` Y VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVYVVVVYVVYVVVV EDITORIAL NOTES zAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALAAAAAAAAAAAALAAAAAAA Men s heavy eecelined Shirts and Drawers, double front and back, a few only left, regular '75c. Now 500. A `Men s ne colored Shirts, in dark colors,. perfectly fast colors, all sizes 14% to 16%, regular $1.00 for 490. . Men s ne colored Shirts, dark colors, perfectly fast, sizes 14 to 16;, rcgular_$l,OO, for 69`c. ` `Men s ne c .>lored_Shirts, polka dot patterns, 14 to l7,_were 81.25, V now 830.- Men s Overcouts at $4 7.5, $6.50, $7.50, -$8.00,. $19.00,. $10.00 and . $12.50, all these privcesssubject to Liberal Discount. 0 Boys Suits and Ovcrcoats as subject to-the above discounts same as Men s Suits and Overcoats. - . - < ' A specid line of boys 3 `piece suits, dark brown tweed; sizes'28 33, regular $3.50 for $2. 50. _No discout`. Men's _Hea._vy Shirts anci Drawers,'blue grey color, regular 40c, ndw '25c. ' ' ' ' ` ` C'l0thi'ng--In the men's and boys clothing we shall give you 9. LIBERAL -DISCOUNT off every garment. Remember it will be one substantial enough to mean money in your pocket. . In the boy :3 units we will make some special prices that will have .no dis_count,. butthese will be marked in red ink. - ` Men's Suits at $5.00.. $6.50, $7.50. $8.00, 39,00, 310.00. and 312.00 0]] I-llama vxunnu an-n`n:nn# Ln .\ T:I... .....'I 'l\2_-__-._ D7`e88 Goods --E'xt.ra. heavy, made by the beat manufac-A ture sand in the newest weaves in small `colors and black. ` 42 inch heavy Dress Goods, regular 200. N ow. . .' . . . . . . . . . 44 inch heavy Dress Goods, regular 35c. Now. . . . . . . . . . 190' 50 inch heavy Dress Goods, regular 50c. Now . . . . . . . . . ; .. 290 lfzom 75c `to $1.50 on each `article. - Blankets and Comfoi'trs-We shall` `' take: hogst pleasure in sell-ing you -Blankets and Comforters for we can save you . A Heavy Wool Blanke ,_ size 56x76. Regularl$2.50 flor. . . H s 64-X84. $3.50 for...-.$2.45 r 68x86. cc ' s4.5ofor..e..$3.7 Comforters, medium sizes, neat patterns, were $1.75.` Now.... . Comforters, medium sizes, neat ptterns, were $2.25. Now.'.. Colorel Quilts, very" new style, regular $1.25 at 750. 4 SALE OFDRYGOODS, CLOTHING, MEN S FUR, NISHIN GS, ETC, It is our; determination to maintain our reputation of. having the brightest, newest and best stock in Barrie, therefore We intent clearing out all winter goods be- fore spring goods arrive. It behooves every person `who put, chases either Ladies or Men s goods and desires to practice economy, to investigate these offers. _ ' V ' A ONE DOOR,.EAST OF UNI`oN-BANK `nu:-a saw `,v- v-I qyv,I-IV Q ! IVV9 WUIVV, WUQUV :;ll~these prices subject: to a. LiberaI Discount. `N THURSDAY, J AN, 2131;, we shall inaugurate a. great` (`I A T T.` f\'I 'I'\'l\'I"f r\|r\r\1\r~4 tnir l\l'l'I?'I"P'I?fU arc-uxvoru -I-ski--I-\ `(From Toronto Globe.)_ L- It was pretty nearly `a case "What happened to "the Mar-lbo:b>s'on Sa- turday night. when the champions ' of the western section` of the 0. H. A. clashed with Barrie at the Mu- - tual Street "'B_.ink. -The boys from Dy- 3, mentville came so close fto taking the 'Marlboros measure. that the local team's [supporters didn't `draw `an easy ibreath 'until the `game was over. - Barrie started off at_ hm awful clip. 5 and -for the first four or five l110-( [. ments had the Marlboros pback-ing up" in Igreat. style. In quick order "the visitors clipped three shots into I the nets for counters. and shot so - many more in Geroux s direction that 4 the little goalkeeper almost. ` |con- , tracted `an attack` of fstrabismus try- ing to watch them all. .With the 5 score 3 to 0 against them. the `Dukes became wise to the -(fact `that it was _ ,_ time for them to "get busy." and so \they did. Two [goals were scored by` the . homesters fin" the .next six min- utes. and `then for} the `remaining . -twenty`-one. ininutes _of the first - s half and for eighteentminutes in the - next period notta point was made..- Finally. Charlton. `-who had -tried rushing" tactics in vain. lifted` the - puck frafter-.high;. and the next mo.- `V ment '-Thomas. the Barrie goal-k_ee'p~' i er. 'tu_1'ne.d"around-and kioke.d,at` a % little black object in disgust. The ice was broken. and;25 seoondslater. . from `a scrimmage. the home `team Bot another tally. whibh proved: to be the winning one.`-' V Barrie. `although i ' bea.te_n. played"_as,w_ellr. -_iffnot better. than the ' VMarlboroi's; ..Tom ,Phillips 1 -and B irmin_ghami*were..looked:after so o_l'o`sely_, ;that it was `yery ,rare'l'y`_ `that: ` they 1d...Et.in #`19r9hot~ .0141081 -01.` ~MoLar did 1 not anything on_p_;B.id?le" V theiri. resvpectiire ' .l3iarriei;wingsp-15 v_hQ0k6Sf.f_`Cali ` [ALL ram BARBIE BOYS PLAYED 1 WELL AND wmnm cum coax. AHEAD AT mm nun`. The score "in Tonjoxjto was 4- goals to 3; I BARRIEALMOST BEAT MARLBOROS `Murchison one of Japan : (Vowels. The great attraction of Kamakum and one of the jewels of Japan is the Daibutsu, `or great bronze Buddha. We approach it through a tree lined ave-v nue and get the first and best view of it at a distance of some 200 feet. It is a` sitting gure, 49 `feet 7' inches high; 97 feet 2 inches in circumference. The ` face-`is 8 feet 5 inches. long and from ear to ear 17 feet 9`1nche_s' wide. The eyes,gwhich `are pure gold.. are nearly `two feet long; The c1rcumf;_'erenco"of the thumbis three feet. These. tlgures give =some;idea;_of the sine, ,;and;,tho urer '-is elk A 1911 'I no -which has been adapted to the Chris- u...u `Easter and have been taken over. to the latter festival. ` ..._.____.___ . who Condor. - The condor keeps it young longer in the nest than any other bird. Fully twelve months elapse b'efore the young condors can fly`. ` . ' - ...._...__..___... bcuckotd superstitions. . p ' It is a popular Asuperstition in Eng- land that whatever you` are doing the rst times you hearthe cuckoo, that you will do` inost rredunuy `all the year.` another 1:; any ugmamedy person A `wqgykyeam `as`tiI`e" I .__.- vv-van-cg uvowvnlvi VIUIU IDP in this kingdom. six print or 30,000 will be distributed on that day as the parting gifts of Fortune." The 1 advertisement concludes with a foot- note to the] eifect that -Bivewright is 0 selling lottery shares and tickets, at `B7 Cornhill, London. This man Site-' wright. was a well - known stock end share broker or the day. who made 1 specialty of lottery tickets. He was `very fond of attracting clients by the ' publication or doggerel verses, mostly `of the simplest character. of which tho following is a fair example: - Last Irltlah Lottery. I have in my possession, writes a con- tributor, a notice bearingedate Oct. 11. 1826, inviting persons to take part in `the last state lottery which was held in `don Chronicle. This invitation is a` this country. says a writer in the Lou- very elaborate aair. ' It la `printed in * o green and yellow. `At the top` are the royal arms. while below, in the center i of the `paper, is the announcement: Positive! 8: order of the lord; of hi! majesty : treasury, on Wednesday next. 18th October, lotteries. cloee tor: Vnngn On LL!-' I..I_.'..I-.._ -1-n-- --- - vu-u uaunvu LU}. axaaulng. _ In `the last half Barrielwere on the defensive for `the greater part of the time; The Marlboros tried hard to score, but could not find the nets. After 12- minutes play Phillips was ruled off for a trip. and McLaren soon followed him. Fora while Bar- rie .played seven men cagainst five. as La! Earls and Phillips again were benbhed. Earls was` '.no sooner you than Charlton was'gi'ven a. rest. -Barrie_ `had several chances, but Lewis and Forrester were `wide -in their Hhots. Cha_rlton tied the-score with ` a long lift-and -half a minute later um M,...n........ ...-.a- - ----- - - lauubau uuu_nton ueu the-score later` the Marlboros made a.:rush and from a scrimmage Birmingham scored the winning goal. Barrie opened up in the last few minutes. `but the Marl- xboros easily repelled their onslaught. n _ ,,,u ..-.... (vi vvuAay'J.l15Ll DLIUIH 11118 was the last score of the half. The [going was `bad, but zthe teams did not let up fpr a minute. .'.l`he Marlboros had `much `the better of it. McLa-. ren. Caldwell and Schafer were off `at odd times for slashing. ' Tn `H-m Ion! 1...Ic n..'..._.--`--i! -- ' __.......v mu 011661.: rnuups almost] dropped '8. `goal from 'half-way.'the,3 rubber cracking Thomas on the shoul- ` der An off-side face followed and there was a scrim(in- the corner from- which -McLaren emerged with the `puck.\' He banged` in a/nice shot which struck Thomas tpadvand bounc- edd into the net. Duringthe: fifth game McLaren was boarded for a trip and, vBarrie scored, 'but it was from an off-side. The-prettiest play of the night followed. the.Mar1boro forward "breaking away, and by a neat Icombination got completely in- side the Barrie defence, Birmingham scoring `with :1 waist-high shot. This ' iisrstate of things was perplexing ` to `the `Marlboros adherents, but it was not long before they had -\a chance {to cheer: Phillips almost i n 'ann' 31...`... "L..lL n, ' I` __._......... ....._... .. uuu. .I.a.t.t71' uewls sent` in `a dong dribble from quarter-[wa'y, which trickled through 'Gerou`x s legs. The visite_rs_ were all :over the Marl- boros in `the third. and from an off- side faee near the local s goal the- puek was passed out `to Caldwell, who had a `clear shot and the score was 3 to 0. [ r - defence vies eigetienellj* stiiiong,` -Sohafer was 7always` in his positioili and - Williams _bwo_k_ed him 1_1p,_splen- didly. The pair lifted well. Thomas, in goal. if anything. did better -work. that Geroux. He. made some etxceed- ingly clever stops in *the last half. Charlton was the mainstay of the; Marlboroe defence. Lal Earls. at ; cot`-`er. impfoved as the___'game wentf along`. makingisome daxfgerdus shots1 on goal. ds `work; on the whole, was fully up i C The: ioe ;was heavy land holding. handicapping both teams. iReferee.| Hugh Rose. 'did not .'have a hard task `- to perform. as the players generally tried hard `(to observe the rules. I:le_; was only `called upon-to penalize ten cl players--'pMcLaren 3 times, Phillips twice; "Caldwell," Schafer, Birming- ham.` Earls and `Charlton once` each. to `the `mark. There was another large crowd.- over-'2,000 enthusiasts being in attendance. Barrie did not lack 7 for sympathizers, judging from the great show of orange and green colorsr ( .1 Barrie lined up as the bigger team 3 in every way. They looked `business-i like and went to 'work as if they` meant it `right from the start. The puck was carried down `towards the` Marlboro `goal and after a series of lshots -Forrester sent in_ one which almost counted. The puck was then passed over, `by Riddell and Lewis beat, `Geroux with a `low whizzer. Barrie was not satisfied with this, but hungered for more and about a minute `and la half later Lewis sent `TI 1! ll:-\v-Ln: ;-I-n:'Ia.L'l.. R..- V ' /_._...--- Thvenn gallop on zqyly: The-fault in your own " It you ..don t set a. good than Before it : allxcono. THE NORTHERN ADVANCE no lttilml the 3631:. - The eggta the symbol of the recrea- , tlon of -life; the rabbit, that at fertility. I They were both used by the Romans in i connection :'with the spring festival has been Chris- latter` - u_._.n and ever. Cuckoo` is popular superstition that you are first time hear the will do` most frequently all the year. Another is that an unmarried person .w1ll'remain-elngle -as many years: he the r cuckoo when heardxuttere 1tI_j calh 2 b'eore _condors y`. __v ----v nuvvvu `ED [MU ltllll er in very common in South A11-lea, `where it causes much more Injury to Jheep, dogs and other animals than It I doe : to man. < -- v on-u -vnn\pIn-9 V050, CIVIIUFC g`. Rising from his seat. -he went to ; the door and; with the most complete unooncern imaginable, remarked. ,I suppose we have come to 1 standlllf _ Very Aluontnimlel. The celebrated German historian Theodor Menimeen was the moat ab- eentminded or men. Once while going from Berlin to Charlottenhurg. a halt ` hour e`Journey. the trolley ear in which * . he rode went o! the track. The reqt or the passengers took another car `and went ahead, and the stranded vehicle T was abandoned till help could be found. uonuneen remained`:-ending his book. An hour or two later the sound of tech, -levers, derricka, etc., aroused Ielln Dining. 0-...` La- `-_L L- _.-_A AA I Bedste_s.do`ri;x-1.al`l'; meant `::the bed. place." The truckle bed was the first advance` on the bench, and then the tester suspended from the roof. Then came in the Arabian bed--a name per- haps derived from the crusades. The four poster came from Austria in the fifteenth century. The late .Queen Vic- toria always pcarrled her bedstead about with her, and so did the nobles in the middle ages. The coverlid or counter- a point, whence comes counterpane, was `often splendidly embroidered. Yet the beds at this time were often only sacks - of straw. Feather beds came from ` France in the fourteenth century. but _ -straw was in general use long after.` Blankets ofwool were not introduced by Blanket of Bristol, who made them, for the word. in thesense of a coarse woolen fabric. existed before. A nl:(o'l`hst Iltu llop." '1.`he nno.ko known as the sheep :1` in van nmnmnn` In u....u. ....-_ Sarjeant 8 Smith on Ladies White` Silk B_louses. Special saleprice_ - - -p `- - 3 48 pairs," Drab` Corsets, 50:; value. . special sale price - ' - 500 yds. White, Blue and Pink Shaker. special sale price . - W -- - Union Towelling, 18 inches Wide, extra, I Weight. Special sale price ~ - Superne handsome Cam bric for Under- ' wear. Special sale price - Superior Hochelaga Lawn, 18c. value. Special sale` price . -i 100 yards of all-wool ,. Frieze Dress A ' ._Goods. White Sale price -' 25 pieces of colored Muslins and Dimi- ties at half prices. - - Large White Counterpanes in honey comb and satin makes, all at sale price. ` White Flannelette Gowns, 85c p. value. White Sale price - . 10 only Winter Mantles, regular price $5.00 to $8.00. White Sale price - 1 lvoiutlon of the Bed. L--.` -.._1__s___u| - % %m$JANuARv%w WHITEGDS SALE Goes merrily` on, every one delighted with the bargains. There isno ehancejfor anyone to be disappointed at this sale, as everything is exactly as advertised. ' i _ Read to -day's lisf of bargains for this week,on Sa_le THURSDAYI VMORNING. % V `V TERMS c:AsH. EMBRACE THE OPPORTUNITY. REMEMBER THE DATES . A list with n Conncionoo. In: New Mexico there is a special of "lfut;1_vh1ch,` has enclowed with `._It;torages m pantrlegu . Ar!!! Unqtormi. V ` Red uniforms present the beat mug M?. : a'33: ;`.';J.`i %.YY.'1'.;.$2`: :s.i$"i{;`i..`: for the enemy s~.n1__1ot, rie green cog. xxuout 1'1:Iprot\'cd Dye in the world. Try a package th_itd,.wh1le,A.ust1f1an ? "F _f D.-H. 3 t ` A Curious Lake. In the in the North sea, is perhaps the most curious lake in the --W0l`ld. The sur- face of T its waters is quite fresh and supports fresh water creatures, but deep down It is as salt as the greatest depths of the sea, and salt water fish live in it. center of Kildine, an island. _ ,-___-_-_- _----- vs nuwuwn 1- \llIIU- _ Hade In Bulgaria. The far famed otto (or attar) of roses ll chiey made in Bulgaria. Kasanlik ? II the center of the rose growing coun- try. Red roses only are used in mak- ing the perfume, but white roses, which ' grow more freely, form the hedges or : the elds. I. FBI-- `non--n :I..l _I_ _,__ 7 7 - . A natural Wonder. . % A smoking tree is one of the natural 1` Wonders of Ono, Japan. Strange to I Q, it smokes only in the evening, just after sunset, sndthe smoke issues from the, top at the trunk. The tree is sixty, teat hlxh. . An Uncertain Stu. . 1`he_%uctuation of the light of Nova Geminorum is often as much as half `a magnttudojn twenty-tour hours, like that of Nova Pergel No.` 2. , ~ ,- ___,, ,--.-...-_ uvuullj II III ihrtnce. orders we: untnntly given to remove-the unalxhtly laid. when it was discovered the pcrtumqwu nlu removed. Than the virtue ot the coun- tlal on wan` round out. which In nun called In Pu-IinAAttar D11han."_ October, April and June are the months for planting branches of the old trees. Weeding , pruning and digging are necessary for three years, when they are gull grown and repay the labor spent upon them by hearing for twenty years. * , The discovery of the delicious attar ` was quite an accident and took; place c three centuries ago. The Persian Prin- t cess Hour Djihan was strolling through the splendid galleries or her palace with her betrothed (the Mongolian . Prince Dlibanguyr) and noticedia the ` Issewater basins ' about the passages an ugly. yellowish ell oating en the surface. were 4 ' -The es, which grow to a great height, are. separated by paths nine feet in width to allow the oxen and plow to pass. The perfume is obtained e not only from the petals, but also from the stalks and leaves. These give a peculiar scent. which adds greatly to the delicacy of the perfume or the petals. 3-4-1. , 4 -- - ellciua Attur ot none: In Chicly Inn!` '1 n<-Inp--I_ `$2 85 265 12% 75 3% 7% 52 15 10' - Ladies Ladies -`White Skirts, lace trimmed. White Sale price Ladies Corset Covers in odd sizes only. White Sale price - Gowns, regular 85c. White Sale price -_ 25 pieces nelswiiss Embroidery in short ends. v White Sale price - 50 pieces new Print, ne patterns. White Sale price - 10 dozen Ladies Sample Gloves at one- third off. White Sale price - Table of Corset Covers and Gowns to V clear at reductions of 20 per cent. value. 20 dozen Huck and Turkish Towels. White Sale price .- - (per pair) 10 dozen Hemstitched Linen Huck Towels. White Sale price (per pair) White Twilled Sheeting, 2i yards wide. White Sale price - - Table of slightly soiled Lace Curtains. Reduced one-third in price. 40 68 10 10 23 15 25 Direct Importers g Order for Auction. Sales of farm stock, eI:e.. `to be (c ducted by L- .;'1`abo. ' Auctioneer` an - Valuator ma . OFFIO - ..4.. Q _ manta V *0