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THE PORGUPINE AOVANGE To insure insertion, copies of adâ€" vertisements should be in the hands of the printer by Tuesday noon of erncsh week. of entertainments, ete., where a charge is to be made, will be inserted in The Poreupine Advancee at the regâ€" ular rate of Scents per line for news type or 7 cents per line for black face type, except where the job work is done at the Advance Printing Office, when notice will be inserted free of charge. Professional and Business Cards.â€" 25 cents per insertion or $12 per year. Advertisements _ inserted _ without written instructions will appear until written orders for their discontinuâ€" ence shall have been received m ME CGondensed Advertisements.â€" Lost and Found, Wanted, For Sale, To Rezrt, etc., one inch or less, 25 cents per insertion. g* 6 hk FBible ~says: â€"â€" ‘he LOrO IO0VEUbL d cheerful idiot.‘* It would be foolish for everybody to try to be an idiot. Also, it would often be unnecessary. But everybody should try to be cheerâ€" fal,â€"especially at tlhis Christimnas time, â€"â€"and more particularly when the clections have gone just about right. Let everybody, then, be cheerful this Christmasâ€"tide and there will be a merry Christmas for all. | The Advance has two kinds of readâ€" ers:â€"those who buy the paper to read it, and those who borrow it to eritiaze, To both we wish a Merry Christmas. The first kind deserve it for being loyal and sensible, and the second class need it to cheer them up. â€" It is a creat afiliction to have a nasty disâ€" WEDNESDAY, DECEMEER 19th. When Rector MeSorry is in good pirits, or good spnlts arve in lnm. as % 1 i3 hoh hh Published every Wednesday by Geo. Lake, Publisher Olfice 2 Canada â€" United States Reading Notices.â€"Reading nolices @23¢ CHRISTMAS WISHES Subserintior » () TELEPHONES : € V Dt : lhe thinks that the The Lord loveth a Lt would be foolish Residence 112 Hates $2.00 a year $3.00 a year | € position, as the man said w hen lus wife hit him with the frying pan. To the brave soldiers overseas The Advance espectally wishes a cheerful Christinas. ~ There is some news in this issue that should help to make it so. â€" The soldiers have the true Christâ€" mas spirit,â€"the spirit of unselfishness and sacrifice and thought for others. 1t ~must be a joy this Christmastide for the soldiers to realize that this spirit is also back here at homeâ€"that the thonelrt of the brave lads overseas of Merry Christmas yet to come for all the world. " To friends and foes, to those who have lied about us, and those meaner devils who have told the truth,â€"to one and all a Merry Christmas. To Judge Mahon who speaks Engâ€" lishâ€"a Merry Christmas. He made one pointâ€"and one onlyâ€"against The Advance, â€" He said this paper had not published anvy report of Ilmis address before criticizing the same. Of course this was not the fact. The Advance hbad reported the speech fairly and briefly. what is the truth among friends at election time! _A Merry Christmas to the Judge, and may he live to see the day when lawyers will not be hbehind <the big corporations nor corporations in front of the big lawyers,â€"the day when Labor will not pin its faith to honest lawyers but lawyers pin their hope to honest labor. To the Town‘s most excellent Mayâ€" or, «‘Be Merry!‘‘ And may this wish not offend as did that other admoniâ€" tion, ‘*Be Loyal.®‘‘ Honestly, there‘s no wrone@ in either being loyal or beâ€" 111 at CMA11 spiurit is also Dac¢ck nere the thought of the brave hbas overshadowed all e in nearly all of, Cana Christmas indeed for th Canada and from all otl in@ for the riecls and for excecuse ~1Ior. AallY ~QGEVOWIHIâ€"LEL)S: â€"" pHid yils, the baby act.‘‘ Santa Claus has even more fun than the kiddies. â€" He grows fat and happy at the game, chiefly by virtue of being chgerful..Let everyâ€" body then be cheerful. That incans a Merry Christmas for everybody. â€" Inâ€" deed. it means much more. Mr. Martin Myles returned yesterâ€" day from Ottawa where he had been to attend the bedside and funerat of his elder brother who passed away after an gttack of appendicitis. mert I1Mlan. il(ll'(‘ll ideed for the heroes from from all other lands fightâ€" ight and for the guarantee hristmas vet to come for en have a delightful time s, but this is no reason or any grownâ€"ups *‘ playing _ Santa Claus has even an the kiddies. â€" He grows ov at the eame, chefly by all els Canad: of »mfg Labor will lawyers but onest labor. ners. stide this â€"that rseas days ood V . Ang els, 8 paill G. J sheets, 12 * pars of s Geo. Mur Schumacher Red Cross Society The regular business meeting of the Schumacher Red Cross Society was held in the rooms Thursday, Decemâ€" ber 6th. at the usual bour 2.30 p.m., Mrs. Richardson â€" presiding. _ Five new members were added to the roll. After roll call minutes of previous meeting were read and adopted. The Treasurer‘s report which gave expenâ€" ditures for the month as $192.79 was also approved. Money for October had been received from the Patriotie Club. It was decided ‘to donate to the Navry League of Canada from the "Special Fund*‘ to assist them in their work for Sailors and Sailor‘s families. Moved by Mrs. Smith, seâ€" conded by Mrs. Joyner, and that, $45.00 be sent. Mr. Thos. Benbow â€"returned dast night from the Lightning River disâ€" triect to record some claims staked there.. Ho is enthusiastic about the lmsslbllltw and promise of the seetâ€" ion and says it will likely develop inâ€" to a specially good camp. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE MWWW‘O 08 #6¢C W $000000000000000600°00886000000008§60686 Our New Term Begins on January 2nd Now is your opportunity to prepare yourself for a better position. By delaying the start you delay the time when you will have a good job. We have recently been asked to fill positions paying and up. More positions are op@n and will be open. The conditiâ€" ons existing at the present time demanrd that your carning power be increased, and that you be prepared to step into a position of responsibility. C W. WILLIAMS, President. Further information will be prcmptly supplied on request. Phone 3. The Way you want it,â€"â€"â€" At the Time you want it HAILEYBURY BUSINESS COLLEGE Haileybury, Ont. PHONE 26 Nine Hundred a Year D. C. ROSS, Principal.