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MANN 8 Bookstore. No. 5 D|lNl0P ST.. TOP FLOUR. x LUf'__x I PROPRIETOR. BINDERY TIES. `III moms, aeoouu';cu" 7": t mm _b! A01`? ,Renpte:f>e|?al 5 L" , Add:-as. . ' ' I u L '_ " 40-*5 ' `Plain paste fo;pastry may be made if it is rolled thin, folded, left in tue ice box over night, and baked be fore it has grown warm. -I1'r_L-_ .-...-.1 :....L.....l -1.` ....:I'l- 0.... _.:- H_I'l'l.'llI'. MUSIC HALL. 13' h. h",b|ll`lIeII Iifuation. Full size 73180: 80` ` - . W30? 7 II! 34:50; gallery on three sides: 3"?" 5"` , Jlceperys curtain a6xx6: leat- hy";3PC mo loco," dented chair seats. heated . and electcity, tour dress- B . .i.W0GHof|lnn. vn... 3.f.n.`s..3'.f?.'..".mn5..' '5 ",!.:!!L'l91 The E. B. EDDY C0 . ltd. _ HULL, A- CANADA. ~BIiRaI: nibsnc H}-\:l:L. Inch In}.-3-..- .2`--- .2 - # vs 3, splendid paper, only 5c. all new and bright at lowest prices `ntugin iV7;VV%',1%s96 at l up`: vs vs-now: V-0 \ U .5. ` gliirt to either by six l'itt,l`eg`iires in top of the front breadth. and by plaits in the back breadth. When alpaca of a {air quality for this purpose costs but 25 cents a yard, and an old annel dress skirt is utilized for lining, an in- expensive, as well as useful, skirt may be easily made. - Warm Winter kirte. ' The nicest winter skirts are those made of some glace, dust-shedding wool, with a little sti'ening, like an `alpaca, and lined with annel. alpaca is the best. Cut the skirt with two breadths at the base, and a wide front breadth, which should be just about double the width of one of the back breadths. Gore the front breadth on each side. Cut the back breadth with one gored side and one straight. `The straight side of the back breadth should join the front -breadth, and the two-gored seams be united together in a bias, seam, which must be strongly stayed with a stout tape of black cot- ton. Cut out breadths of annel to correspond with the breadths of alpaca. If you have an old annel or cloth dress of any color, clean it thoroughly and use it for a lining, by cutting breadths from it. Baste the black al- paca front breadths on the one of an- nel. Lay the four edges of the two seams carefully together, and haste them closely. Stitch up-the seams and turn back the back breadths over each other. Press}, these seams with a damp cloth and hot iron and then stitch up the bias scam in the back without con- . cealing it. Cover the one raw seem thus left inside with a white cotton tape, that acts as a stay, and for that purpose must be stitched down at the edge, covering the seam. Put a row Black ' of featherbone across the bottom of the ` front breadth of the petticoat on the inside and ornament it on the outside with box p aiting, about six inches wid of blac alpaca. This planting II t be hem ed on both edges, and on with a slight heading. Put a ;' oke or band hni-,the" sl&`irt; Fit the gnnwuuws awn comm. _ .._-`---- -tjti.---I " ii _ ' We are proud of our great range of Ladies and Gents Handkerchiefs. Beaureandseethem: : 7` ` . dLadies_ ipl5.in white Hemstitched Handkerchiefs . . . . . . . ; ._ .from 5 to 25c. each __ Lace Borden-ed Handkerchiefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .from 5 to 400. each * 'Fan'cy Embroidered Handkerchiefs . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . .frcm 8 to 500. each [ cc 9. White apanese Silk Fancy Bordered Handkerchiefs. . . . .fxA-om 10c upi IMMENSE VARIETY. HANDKERGHIEFS. . 4 f Handkerchiefs. Ten. pounds of cheese were yvorth twenty-ve"poTm 1dej of mile V the cheese now pay: for fty-four ponnde bf nails. . A -p`oun_dT ef ireahed woelgljown -hen. _ years before thejug \xyqg:ld, v`on_e- f9he;0ef@. .'~' 1 `.'~`?* I` If he doubts, lei: h`i'm hunt up the old gentlemanhday book bf forty years ago, and note the prices then. _ ` I R II I, ,A A. .,-_ `beapice all the talk about the hard- ships of t.he`farmer, he ia.a king com- pared to his father or grandfather. `VA bushel of -wh:m_ would buy three- fourtha . of: barrel of salt ; it will _ now" buy two barrel; .. ' ' A bushel of foam would buy seven and one-half pounds of sugar ; today it will buy twelve and] three-quarter pounds. -__.y' " O n! .., -!,,___.l_L A.`.2_L._ Ten pounds of butterbought thirty- tbree and one-third yurdsof botton cloth _ theft; "now it pug-ohaaea (V oiglltt; ind ` -_~--_- _:.-..n.L u -: .. Old Times. It is well, as an old deacon used" to say, to count up our blessings oc- casionally, and this is the way the American Economist compares the present condition of the farmer with good old times" :- Beyond the advantages to the youth and right-thinking parents, the aid` thus afforded to the police in the sup- pression of crime must be considered, as .;lso the additional comfort afforded to citizens who are compelled to be -abroad at_ night, in `being freed from the shocking sights and sounds which greet the eye and ear in many portions of our city.-From Curfew for City Children. by Mrs. John D. Townsend in North American Review for Decem- ber. ' .Whether parental neglect arises from poverty, recklessness, or natural indi"_erence it is unnecessary to in- quire; probably each contributes. The effect upon the children, however is to deprive them of the home inuence which in early life is invaluable. The only remedy seems to be compulsory responsibility, as indicated by the cur- few ordinance. And if it is necessary that such protection should be afforded to children in a city of one hundred and fty thousand population, how much more desirable where the popula- tion is so much greater-so large a proportion of the children thereof hav- ing been surrounded by vice from birth. Keep the Children in at Night. I have been told by one of our pub- lic school attendance oicers, whose work it is to gather in the truant school children_ that the mothers of such children are largely in favour of the curfew. One old man said :- In- deed he should be thankful for any- thing that would keep his childrennin l at night. - A genuine ghost-story has yet to be attested; `but not so agenuine blood-purier. Over and over again it has been proved that Aye:-`s Salfsapanlla. stands alone among medicines as the most reliable tonic-alterative in pharmqcy. It stood alone at the World's Fair. To prevent ` the icing of a cake from running down the sides double a piece of oiled paper three inches wide, and pin it closely ground the cake, letting the band come a half inch above the cake. In this way a cake may be fasted evenly and with a thick layer to its edges. Do not remove the band of paper until the icing is thoroughly dry. desk. . - A Much -Paper. `V ` Th9 Montreal Witness, this being its vjnhiloe V 7hII[ been printing `ever %- vovr vm of A f r-der-A. After the accident the boy walked e quarter of a mile to the home of a neighbor, where he was attended ve hours later by two surgeons. He never lost consciousness, though he. come near bleeding to death. An at- tempt was made to close the hole in the chest by covering it with a. silver "plet,e.: It was wired to the to hold the p'lat`e as well` as to strengthen the 'bru):enbones. . At the time of the accident the bar- rel of the gun was resting obliquely across the left breast. It was loaded with N o. 4 shot, which struck the boy in the left breast, uncovering the In ng and cutting away the second and third, ribs, opening a hole three inches aqua re in the chest cavity, through which could be plainly seen every pulsation of the heart. After this wad dene akin grafting was resorted to to cover the plate and to ll the cavity where the esh `and "muscles were ahotaway. The eltin for this was out from Hall's body, and he nnderwent.the ordeal with great fortj-. t_ude. The chances are A_ new `(av arable fo_r.hie mooyery. ` . _ V; _ V ';;Before_{the:perstion- perforrned po-Mon -oeth-: h J` Fifteen-Year-Old Bov`s Heroism wh1le|Un- dergoing an Operation to Save his Life . James Hall, fifteen years old, resid- ing eight miles south of Shelbyville, Indiana, went rabbit hunting Novem- ber 14, with another boy, and was ac- cidentally shot. ' He toiled early and late, saved V and scrimped, and received less return to: a week of hardest toil than the farmer in 1896 received for a. single day s plea- sant ride on a mowing machine or a self-binder. Let us have -no more of such good old times. Those were; days of hard times, when the farmer cradled his grain, and raked ` and bound is by hand. j Surrounded by these conditions, life on the farm was hard indeed. Calico and Kentucky Jean had to do for Sun- day garments, and an ox cart` in which to ride to church was the height of style. `Luxuries for the table were almost unknown; johnny cake and salt pork ` was a. princely diet. For instance, in 1857, it cost 25} cents to bring a. bushel of wheat by the cheapest route from Chicago to New York; in 1891 it cost lees than I six cents. Freight: were high, and when the cost of bringing produce to the New York market was deducted from New York prices for farm produce, and the cost of bringing the merchandise from New York to the village store at which `he traded was added to the price of what he bought, the average farmer was really not more than half as well of!` ten years before the war as our ` gures would indicate. SPLENDID QUALITY, AND AT PRICES TO SUIT ALL POCKETS. of a. barrel of sale, eight pounds ot sugar, six and one-hslf yards of cotton cloth and twenty-turo pounds of nails. These gure; are `banged on New York city prices, But as a. matter of `fact he never realized anything like j those prices in his local market. Fancy Coloreti Handkerchiefs. . . . ; . . . . I. ._ . . . . . . . . . .2c.i each or for: 50 Initialed and Plain White Hemstitched Handkeichiefs. . . ; . . .' .from z5c.'to 81 i Beautigul White and Colored Brocaded Silk Handkerchiefs. . . .from 20c. to $1 : Gents Whit4.eJapanese Silk Colored Bordered Hendkerchiefs. . 1 .fro_m -250. up SAW ms ow n: ART BEAT. Allthe leading novelties in Cashmere Gloves, white add fancy, THE. Ncmsnn ADVANE: GLOVES. Sir,-I was rst induced to take this noble paper by our minister from ' the pulpit, in denouncing bad li'eI-azure and recommending good. He recom- -mended the Witness among the best family reading for old or young. Short- lyoafter I sent` forthe paper. and al- though over a. scare of years ago. I have been taking it since with pleasure and. prot. The price is very moderate indeed. The Witness is sitrue Dan- -iel`. takings: rm stand for righteous- " nsl, -tgeniperaliooand` everytl iug that emii9kes.f9r,the good of m-`n.,.sn d the *?s.!;ry=f;~th2 on-mr. News hmi - requesmgmaiua. of: two pf `the, highest ..`If"T LI I -?-6'59;I-Iudv;++th%a.?P!lh#'5d who still survive, many of which have been of fascinating interest, and all of which have been full of eager and hearty good will for the paper which has been to the writere a life long -counsellor and fetnily friend. Here is one of the briefest and most practical of these contributions : A A rmnNn s HINT. {To the Editor of the Witness A: `lake Ana saiupmua he an Colplulu. Prepared by Dr. J. 0. Ayer & 00.. Lowell. Hui. w my 1rxen(1s.' ' -mrs. 11. M. HAIGHT, Avoca, N ebr. YER 8 Hair Vigor Hair Vigor to keep my hair of good color, to remove ,1 dandru , to heal ' umors, and prevent the hair from falling out. I never hesi- tate to recommend Ayer s medicines to my friends.-Mrs. H. M. HAIGHT, A ---__ \Y_L__ Nearly forty years ago, after some weeks of sickness, my hair turned gray. I began using Aye:- s Hair Vigor, and was so well satis- ed with the results that I have never tried any other kind of dress- ing. Itrequiresonly an occasional appli- cation of AYEB S ` Vlell satised with Ayer s Hair Vigor. 72. Ring. Hints to Housekeepers. This picking your teeth behind e napkin. is a questionable proceeding. It looks as if you were determined that _none of the dislodged particles should y across the table at least. But it s better not to go through -this process unless the state of your teeth absolutely requires something of the kind. rut om nwaslt Alicnumzmq . ".|n.3`||d `OIIKOTO of all kinds in tock or made 'g r33.l:1:t') ,e`ib3? `-l3f94P and 81_1Funera.1TRequisites furnished. 7 Y 981`9P V or otherwlse promptly attended to. " J ;G.,.f0.- -.DOLMAGEf_1II.a_}nager, `Strand. *A'h4`. .lA-I-- _ 5. .l L- an ;ti\.wDI.l8 ALLV ` Kj A 3 e. un-.-5... Hammocks very cheap. Croquet, Footballs, Baseball and all kinds of Games. Call and see the prettiest stock of Ladies Fancy Work in Barrie. Berlin Wools and Washing Silks in great variety. 300 page Scribblers, 72 page Exercise, Schoolbooks and school sundries 2YII)U III 07: ,, .._.. To test the heat of an oven, use a bit of white paper. If it burns-at once _ the oven` is too hot for anything ; if it turns a delicate brown, it indicates pastry `heat ; for cake it will be dark" yellow ; light yellow shows the proper heat for! biscuit and sponge cakes, or any cakes requiring rather slow baking. For meat the first heat should be strong, to keep the juices in the meat. _Many of the rattan chairs used in _l blue and White bedrooms, and inother :-.rooms where a blue chair would "har- rmoniz'e' with the other surroundings, painted with dark blue enamel tn, inppcolors ranging from a bright as not copy .1!-`v =:b1.ue.. eThouah _ airs .show_ dust quickly`, t " Jihad ontysnd they are " uicl:ly- than..cha_i_rsf iliii `ondhiI$!* The latest novelties in Gents Bow Ties, Dresden patterns, Four-in-Hand, Derbys, and Knot Ties, and 9. great novelty, one Tie only, in a box, labelled -Uomlpliments of the Season. Just the thing for X-mas. `wood Gloves, Blaclrand Colored Kid Gloves. I A special line of Black Kid Gloves, with colored stitching and large pearl buttons, in all sizes. ROBT. CR1 STOE, - - BOOK Plum Pudding on washday [USU av noun) any vvnun noun...- Water used instead of milk for mix-. ing cake makes 9. loaf which remains moist a. long time. M- L-..` `Inn `nnn A` non Avvn-u aqua n