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IS THE WISH or ' M our-I--rs -rv -I11-xv`? '1'\'I'n 11' 11' T ' BOEN. . ~ - BRYSON;-In Burrie. era "I`.u'esszdn v, f Dec. 26th.. 1905. a da.u-ghtver to `Mr; : and `Mrs. A`1bert Bryson. " Elizabeth ? all-Hand` ` Electcrs W'ard1\1'o. 2 Ladies and Gentlemen :-Kindly use your vote and inuence to further the re-elec- tion of ALB. BEARBSLBW n q v v - V u u x v A V IVIUWAIIA LJIAAIVJ IJGUIL V-?lL.lI"v'L mo war or a war much m-or-'c- brim. and much less costly. because it W0l1'ld -have been clmtcrcd` mp-9-n with k-nosw-ledge of sw-hat sort of job the army -had to tackle. Y-ct. -a:_win.g to the obtuseness of the gov,c;mmcnt and its advisers. the British e-m-pairs; was deprived oftho adv.n-nitagr: -of the u:n-ique kun-ovwrledge and. ux.per`ience of Sir Wxillia-m Buitler at a. -time when his services would have brsen or {Price- _less value in Jbhre field. He _lo t his M vin-dicaltion totime, and did not have ; long to wait for it. ti`. 1...... ___...:.L.L.-.. _.___-_-I .L--I A 'IIr- The peritinncixo-us and audacifous Butler. however, insisted that `there was one berlt-h yet .u'n'fi'lled. and t'1nt_ was thart of intelligence of-ficer, who wolrld leit hi_m k-nvorw what _was afoot in Mi-nnesolta and along the ll-ank of his advance. It wasia Agccczd short, and the post was created for him. Duraing 1 the advance he met Col. Woovls-eley in ` a forest. by precvoancerlt cod" Ian and a.u'ppl1ed. him with most va uablte. i:a- Eo-rmaitioan. This was `the fou*ndta.tion' of his career, for the O0_ll1l1l2l;_l_1-dL':l` of the `ex.pedi't-ion, destined to be-a great mi-lgintary figure. never a.gIaui=n l~e.t Bultler out of any active service W-it'll which he hsimsela was c-on-necrtcd. His services in Ash-.1n'ti received special. recognnivtioom in Sir Garnet VV:ol.se1~cy- s| de.s'pa rtc'hies. He dist-img.u is'he-d himself in 8ovu'th Avirzic-a d.u-ring the Zulu "war _did_ magnificent wmk in the Egypt- 1a-n war. 1882. and in the la:-ten Scar.- d-a-n cam-puign. . 1-ne story olf w-hart at, the time was racrtfcally his military mar-tyrd-om in o-ut'h `Africa iswell knIoiw'n. He not only f-onresaw 't'hIe fig`hvt'in-g strength of the Boers. burt` mi-sxtrusted the captai- islts of Bvonlvtlh Africa and all their ways and wocrsks. His wra miing to` `the govemmentt prior -to the wear ma-d-1: him the-tavrg-et of the moist` malign- anit attacks 'by the im`p-er-Salisttic, `parity, a.nd ledlto his necull uvnd-er cir- cumstances hardily short of public d-i.s h-olnlour. Had his warrninga _be-20 heeded there would have be'cn eith_-er nlh uynr An 11 um... -nu--I. ....-.... L_.._r No reaplypa-me. and the war c-Eficc, "proving equally deaf to his impora` tvun-it-iea. he -obtainend leave of absence and sailed to Gzm-ada gait his own ex- . pemse. '1`-he-re he 'perrJonIa~lly -in~tr-.-fr- viewed .001. Wonlselcy. '1`-he l-atter was -grea!tly_ im-pressed by the spirit ;a-.E_ the ynouing officer. but shook his hnermd at the suggeastion of an a.'p=pointmen. declaring ,i; h'a't every` post hud buezl tilled; t v ' "cm. V\'miy, {irvzzl-Iyg cx.pe.1i- tion.-1 le4ase rae.mv2.'abe'r meL B-utler . Sixfty-mi-wtih re-gi~ment . v.-. u-no-uvv vcvunrsnu '. Bnit in 1870 he saw his c1m~nce. and weamt for it. Oosl. W -ol-selvey was t"n9.~;x organising the Red River ex.pe:d:Esti-a`n. With char`ao`ter:istio d-isr~eg1a1*d for red rtape. .Bu'tle-r sent this name to the -future c:ommamde-r-in-chief : ' CV1-Q QT` ""I7lU'BD 1.4;`. -. Cort-vv-1 -- ---~ n-., V ` A . - . . enfe med 311 h-hnmt~; it he. ` rr=gmmhin,t:%: . mi'l=iithry college. in'18,_53.`~b'.1:nd ,2?`yetat_1s.'if 1a.t'er w*.1erguze*ttIeIdA'to a `!.`.!$i'nI~'mt.; 'A Thase were the days. when. o`ll`1miS-_-4 e'i:oon-.3 were .oB!ta~ivnneodA by -purchase, and as he had nut the mm.-ns to -b.u-yjc-nan, priotmoytion came "to him, 5'1-owly, "H-8 snw soune service in Canaada, whcrvei his m i'li'tary -t'ale .n.t and masp sketch- ing atrtracted the att~e.;1t:I.~on, -of A God. A (;mow V-iscao.u'n!t) Wol-sel'e;y, who :1 p- poinlted shaim to a .mi'-litary s.urve4y patty. 'AfJte~r tweilve yc-ars ~:ser_v.'c%` he was at the age not` thirtyaon-e. on-Ky a senior subulltzem. ` w'11~ile `many or-bu men with far less ability. but bl-cussed with much ho-rrgerr purses and back-e.d by arisPtIocm't;ic imfluevncc. `had got far ahead -of him. R'e=pe.:1:tcid appl'ic'a ci-ours to be put oxrspecial service met with no response. because he lacked the necessary pull. and his career steam- ed arlm-o~s.'t closed. ` `gm soystveir vJu:p'_pei` on Friday evening Nuhvetn -the usual lhappy time prevailed. T 11.. .....I `Mr... Y....._,._'_, .1! 1'1 ,,0I.| 4j90: //) J4` ie;s.' was ho-%m~ : mi-~ Iratanvar no 7 ._-.___-..............L < As Councillor for 1906., W- Better Ronda, more-Iatght and an Im px-oved Fire Protection I3_......!__` `l'\-- no Inn! flail! IIIAIPT :\I\ Remember the Presbyterian S. 8.. sleiguh-drive, tea `and ooocnoer-t on Tuesday. January 2nd. I'll`..- '3!` A 1IT'I.,- , A A I A-' YOUR vow .IEli)VINFLUENCE _rupeotfu1ly golicitod for the re-election of Kain unable to see each Elector non- plly. take this. opportunltv of as iug a renewal of the ratepayers ogndence. `Your vote and inuence are re- spectfully solicited for the elec- tion of - H. B. ARMSTRIJNG ysuctons or wnanil Your vote and inuence are respectfully solicited for the election of ` u i } 1 L TOWNSHIP OF INNISFIL I'll`? I. IUlW\iU'u 1 I Barrio , Duo. 26, 1905.. WM. TAYLOR. .l:LEc'roRs or INNISFIL Your vote and inuence teapeotfully solic- ited for the re-election of At the reqnm or.11Ar;o' deputation of the leading ratopayers of No. 1 Word, I after myulf an 3 candidate for li 050 0` ALDERMAN. \r-o--uIdv4onIaIQC`\Q hl`|o\u!\-`VI "Mr. Dotugla-s Brunt-urn and family of Devpvot Hnrboxuare visitintg friela-ds in thog busy sixth. }George% Leslie] As Alderman for the year 1906. `POLLING DAY -- JAN Y 1s'r. x ; . ' ~ ` V ? ++++++wowooooownownowuw3 William Taylor) FLORIST. _ Alex. Cowan imx voI'm"BA7.1 As Couticillor fdr I906. Mrs. Cummings. Essa S*t., re=".;u1'--.1-7 ed frooan Tior`on'to on _Thursd-.\y after a sihront visit; ' As Councillor for I906. .`!.`!,.,A.,R D N 0- .1 f\I'YI\ 1': A r l\lII tn!-I vn A,sAlden1nau for 1906. WARD N0. 4. BARBIE GEORGE VICKERS T Peace and Prosperity to . . All for I906 . . . clean sweep by stocktaking day. These\are only two" items of the many to illustrate the chances that are yours and to demonstrate our determination to make a . January 15th is our day of reckoning and our intentions are toreduoe our stock as much as possible by that date. N o goods that can- possibly be sold will be entered on our stock sheets. Every day will have its own special offeringspto interest shoppers. Keep your eye on this store. Come and expect to get bar- gains for there ll be bargains every day, such as : Mr. Vand Mrs. VMacNic:ol -of Toromto are visi-ting Mr. and Mrs. G. Pouch- er, znnourvth tow.u-line. ` rs I\ was 50 LADIES AND CHILDREN'S COATS, some are this season's make and some are what were left of `last season's but just as good. They run at $3.50'up to $15.00. ANYONE YOU MAY cnoosn FoR`$z.9-1 50 LADIES READY-TO-WEAR HATS,aIl we hiwe of this season's sfyles, ranging in pricefrom $1.25 to $5.00. GEO. vIcI 'G. {Livia}; voun ABSOLUTE CHOICE FOR 57 LL01` M};I'"iu.'1{.*virZ1s.S.}i"os Akron. 0;. is v.isin';in:g her parents. Mr. and Mrs. 'Juoah'n. Moaiffitt. Ba1d'w1';1 etr-e-et. 'fE'HU3- : ; Your vote amnd inuence are respectfully solicited for the re-election ot POLLING-MONDAY, JANUARY -::--- Ca be learned in from 5 t seven months when a positiqn paying from $45.00 to 350.00 W111 paying from $45.00 tq wow" . be ready for you Wlt_h SPleI,i,%1i% prospects for promotion. is ,a. young mans 0P `Let us mail you free `our hand- somely illustrated book, giving nouiIiidi'%scunu1 or nu GBIPHY M0 Hlllllll - :75,-{Adelaide Street East, .1. _Toronto. Q LADIES AND ;GET7LE MEN, - WWHYI "`."--: ----~---~ * full particulars. . . B. W. SOMERS. Principal- Me;s`s1js._ J. and H. Hawker ate` Ghrisvtmavs dinner with th-'e.i1`_ parents in Peaneltang. `I..- .IV.___.__._!.___.. T3,- (`.1 ,;_I , $ o. 4| 2 2 Owen St- Wells` Block, 3 ; NMN f _-1`-++:-+-s-4~:-+-1-:-1-a-+4--9:-:o+++.z-+-:~:3-_ 1 BARBIE, ON-I'ABfo$ %N++ iv!-E-M-i--i-!--.`-i-0' A Bright and Prosper-`A nus New Year To A" For I906. tonwwowowowmmwt `v IHUBSDAY Richard Pow_gll 'i'A1hEra"Au inf: was Mr. S:teve[Fur1aotng. Toronto. is 121012- daying at the hooune of his paI`ea1t:s. C'_urm'ber1a'nd sitreoelt. nuuuuulllu. lu uauu u sent free on application. Depends largely upon preparations. 4 If you are seeking a. practical progressive ` school; with up-to-date courses of studg, ` skilled teachers, twentieth centur met ~ ` ode ofinstruction, and unexcelle oppor- ` tnnitiea for advancement. you wi 1 _do well to investigate our facilities for giv- ing instruction and securing positions. 1-1:, x- ,___ _-n___a..._a.._.'l tN..6..h..-can 1 1 4 1 ADDRESS V sfxcelsior Business college, i JA8. VIBKERS Handsome, r('3;z;Itgue 1 `Q Can: nn nnnnnfinn . I Merchant Tailor. BARBIE`. ---w`-tr, u....v -`o-uvvwoQ'v'\-I Mr._ and Mrs. I/eeminvg of Hamiliton are spending the. Xmas holidays oi Mr. Charles Catoh-er s. r, ne.` 23. Tew. of Toronto. spent Christ- mas Day mt Mrs. Steggles`. Oumbewr-A `land tvtrevei. .1. `visit The I. o. F.` a'nmua1 elwthmn of of- ficers "takes piace tvo-n-ght (T1_ru-raw day.) .-nr_.. 1- n_...... ..__x -1.u..1....... ....,. L..n ovv-- w..--u_ .._ -._.-. _-~._, _ ' -Mrs. D. 0. Cameron was in M-on-_ 'trea~l fnor Ohrisuttnas with Mr. G;rm=a-. II'OIOlH'v9oo\t-J 500 Q-onvtsnauwao -u Mrs. Lewis and sum ave spmnding the Xmas holidays in Gna.v-emlxvunst. 'f_.4 `\ 3 __________ ____,_ 3__ jf___ Heavy Passenger Trafc-A- -Clu-istmas Visitors--Hymenegl Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Shear .spe;..ut Ohri-ltma-s in Bradmrd. 3-1--1-++-i--I-1-+-1-3-+~i-+-8--lf++++-I-+-I-+++-b +4-:-++-:4-1-t--t-I-4-+:--1--1--1--1-+++-1-4-2-++'~~' 3-t--:~-z--z--s-`-M-+-------z--we-2-++~:~-a-+-:-:~s::--3--z--z--:--M-4-4-+-:-~:-.--2--M-e--::~-z-as--z-z--:7 MERRY CHRISTMAS f;E4~'~-!'f+4-0!-+-'~~2-'+~-++4~~2~~H!-'M"9!~~!-+-- ~s-e:~~:~-:--:--:-:-~:--:--:-4:~-a- Ei21ii?E% Busy Allandal ay Everyone Have Leslie Pmvell. rno1~th'tow line, L vi-silt to her 'panents in B-0'11-e-' Happy and Prosperous ._' . . New Year. . ,A.' Russ and children are holi- in Dep'oIt Harbor and other THE HARDWARE MAN. Church Items. Owing "to an o-v-ersig`h=t C11`:-eorge _Pouc-her. who was '-in the f:'eId_ for aldermanic honors. failed -'to qualify in time. Aooaordingly his name will not `appear on the ballot papoe;r_s. A mtlun main AP nu.-I- .......I --..--_..L ,0! th._6 Whale i-n the oven-ing. The services in Sit. -George's church Xmas eve and morning were WseIll,t:l!l;- xtermdned. Tharp were a _ large' .num`bv3r of oommunioa_1nta.f.1`l1e% daoorwbions of the church reuflwt the greatest crddit on Mr. W. Scan. the design-er.` and his .oom-pelternt band or workers. the diarplay of elentnio 84h|t"S amxoug t-he wren.t-hi-ng arranged by Mr. Ge-arg % Paorvwll adding rnuoh `tap the beam-tyr I A Mr. Edvvard Msur-phy.return:e--1 i1':>jne on Sswtunday from the Hvamiltozt hos-. pitql much-improved in health. Mr. J.` 0. Mills `wishes to deny them revport o,ir`uIlctead that he is in 1`-uv-ar -` of; a thq '.Vi94E-_ .:I;e% ' 'vMr.`Homer Heard has nsc|t ye`t quit`c' recovered from his recent, accident. Ab'ou1t three weeks age he fell a dis?-' tanoe of thirty feet while ien~gag6d in, r sntrin-gaing tealenpdxone wims. _Al-tho-ungh esowpi-ug.. `serious injury. Mr. Hear-d neve'r-theluss renceiveki a- jsover-0 shank- ing up. " ' Over omo_huu.'n-dm`d guests were pre- sent at the_ wedding of Mr. Irving Carley to a `young lady of Scrib-nyer. -the event taking place a few days ,ago wt` the :11-ovme of the bride's atb- er. Full deutaila are mot Atao .h~mz1'd. - 1 10 ouzumoualu qg. The Xmas tree at the Maethzcodiast church on Friday xevemng was a huge success in numboerrs and evegry, way. The li!t`tloe'- folks woetro in their ev-lcmemt and gave Santa Claus a warm =rece.p~ti-oon as he u'n'l-oaaded his big p-ackew nod. to7ys.A An, attractive prcoegramme kept the interest of the audience until the chase. "Rev. J. Bod-A fond. pastor. presided. ' ` .. _-vv--rv-w -cvvu-we III BBQ VllII.5Vo .1-1`) isf in 1'1-' of a. 1_a`rg_ o`11A!r_1Itv`er V% -The VMcth'odis t par1.=.Io-n'a`ge, wins the scene of `a qnrieit `wcdid:in'g on Sutur- day la.-st w.he-n Sarah Ann Crawfvord was uyniyted in mvarriva-ge to Gharl-e'.s H. De Rivers by `the Rev. J. Bend-ord. Both parties hail Ifrom Izmisfil. The skwting rink ha-.s beoem waiting patiently for "old probs. to give the proper wegjthgr. This week will likely see _bwsiness in full blast. (`I ,,, V V~_- ..\_. - v-_ .._--_---~. The annual dance at the L`. A. to B. of R. '1 . is billed for N-ew._Y4e|-1!!-s night in the town hall. `A tstrfong ooo'unm'i!t'tee` is in charge of thd ar- rangoxmemts and ezverylthing ppoints to I a most successful time. . l`h event has come to be looked upon as one of, the season's beat, "iii:s_ss'-ia~d:t_'t.ie McMu.h-on of Waverly `has been spvemding a few days with her cuwsin.` Miss Sibbald. Br:1d~f-Vord `M:1`-}1'<'3"Re'v. Ganom`Mur;\hy is in To- romto this week attewd-ing the. meet- ing -of thekspccial Committee of the Mr. and'Mr'.s. Bemmse at Bradford svtrenot are .le'av`_m~g toaewn {or their for- mer albxoide in the con_mt 11y. ., Mr. G. W. Heard. -'1`so.r.on1to.` was 't~l_ie. .g:uea't of his son. Mr. rgmk Hear-d. for Xmas, v ' The G. '1`. R. passe.ngeu' traffic is -r-elpoorvtegi `to have. fbcen very _he'uv;v ` the past week.1Man'y of the trains; were dbligaed to run in sections. ` ..l --_ .-.--- --w-~ -o-v 'Mr;'-A1brtf Gain. Tonoxw1l;c`)'.. `is me gsueslt of his .-grand-mvoth-er`, Mrs. lMuu'llo,y. V - ` '|l_,_'4_ 11-.- ,_- , -r\ at I ' vvr. Mr. J. T.VCvIzA1rIk was 'hvoIm-c~ *I-cor Ohrist-mas .atf>t-e-r _1nvi.ng spsmt Sewe- \r.al-w\e-e.kLs in'M:osnItrvenl. ` \ Mr. and Mrs. W. `B. Wcib n2.njoy- joyed the - h-o.s'pivtali9t'y of C-rnigv-al-e l;rie:nd~s on the huoaleiday. ,.j \l'_., 15 ,. _l\ I\. In 1 `Miss San-d.ers v spent wt-he .h:cli'day season in Sitouffvill-e. Messi-s. G.enozV'gePmv2-ll and" Wm. Duuheuty. Ori-llig, were in ,t-own _a few days last- weak. !ll'_' III tMI,,,1 `I , _ n --.,_-,-v_ ---. --an -aouuuyu 0hl"i:SNZIIlB`S was duly observed on Sunday in the Presbywtoenian church V by a'p-pmprialte se.rmonLs and music. Therne was" a large a1t'tandan,co. `Mr.-and.Mrs. H|u'm~p~hry havue bus:-an visiting in '1`:o-rou*to. V VM'1:$V.gJ;:Eiz1-};;x;f'i`:oroivto. will spend New _Ye'-ar .s with her maclther. `those who oontribubead to. the ' pro- vgra-m were the Misses Dmu=ga_-ll. Miss Rvulby Oovwie. Miss Annie Wilsuon and Mr. E." Whittebnead. 3.'i\fci,s7' 1L{n? 1:-;.;{.; `Midland for` the hoo-lisda y. j ' nu-9-`. 1'1_,,__- _ 7 - -- `INTI `W , I ` Mia's Harrison spenlt Xmas vaca-tion at her old home. Gre.-nfel. . SHANTI BAY. --_--- -- u-vuunanly 13.50!-`ll-V 'l'll`lp\ 3l.U5LIi`|l-`K. readimg. The g'x'vsemn;nTcnt did its but -to ah-ezlw it by starbin-g a cum- bersso-me and prvovtraotetd i-nqutiry into the. matter. but the Liberal T party can be deop_e1ndcd.on. when i?tT cacamos gpiovwe-r -to. aeatjoit that it is Sir"Wiiliu`m. hnima-el.r is u`.dtu'~_1moh= liberal. and, it is fm-t- jzm; x Having avtajned - hits sixty-sev~enth bir`tth-day. which marks we age` 'lim~i;t in the ABr'iJtis'h army. Iiiault.-Gzem. Sir W-i:llciam BVut`le-r. K. C. B.. has matirseqd . Ifrvotm the ao.tive1Ii~s-t. and the. umrpine ` `loses tb.et_neby_ the services of one of its most `fearlessly hvonue;s- a'md camp- able soolldiens. Tlhe-r-0 arse molt a few w.ho`are glad to see. hi-m go. for hdis 9. to red `taped-'sm. o-1&1 ogy- } ism. amd "t.-`he t'a-keth~i~wg*s-away system ` which are r-es-pgansibl-9 Don` sumuydry` not and incompeste-ncae. in the Brituish_ army.-V , ." J " 1-__ go, in nu. on g ' `A -4~ {HIS `mun n4'\.inn.su;-. A- I. A.` .I In hi-s d'idti-mganisherd ca-reseir ;df 47 ` years. t'11omoug'hness has atlw-'ay-s bneun o. aha,rn'o'terv2srt`i6 of this swprem-e.ly a'b.u 1 man. His last service was a sozrthi-zng \ etxpsosur-ew of -th(:. South Axfrioan war 4 stores soanulals. by` w1nich"the- country ` was swinsdtled -og1ri:o.f m-illioms of, mo- 1 may .-He s:hub|o`ked t_ho e:w.~s;yAch`air clc- i ousbnuta out ttuhejwu-r ovfvtice and v'i~olat;- ed a`-ll t't116tmdi-tdoms of `tho survioq by` w~ri`t'in.z `thorepprt -in s.uo'h a stylael {that it actually made `i.n'te~ne%3ti-usg ___.- -`as: wwna 'v'|nV IluII'\I Il$Oll\F`- 1JuW|l0 T3110 sale of work and oonoet in the P'reaby*toesrian church last week realized the sum of $43.80. ~Am=azrg _- _.- -v -- V.-so-vac; usuuvv Luau- As 9. sertvoff to their accu*m.te forc- Vca-s:ts'. 'hovwevver._ there were In - large number which ~prow=ed to be_ very wide of `the mark. One of the com,- -pettitors w.-as. inde_ed,--u~pw~ard .16 sit-one ovwt. his.gu-ass running up` to the "high figure of 50 sitbvnse 7 pounds. nn -5.}... ...u.I....... 1......,A -_-L -_-LL'-~ ---- _...=- -.=.-av `TO -1: HUITIIRI I 'l\.I|ALA\I.D On `the other hand. yoetanvoth-er corm~pertitoz` `made qu-its a .-`Ir-ivd.-ioul-ou-s underesitima}. he placingfthe dead weiglhrt oi the sho~r.t&1aox'-n at nearly `nine art-one less than it actually prov- Gd to be.-Ti=t[ Bits. Retirement tot` a British Gen- eral. ' ' v.__ - ..-cugqyuggvuupgvsng LJAA`\4"' (Ila Il-`J1ll.l|rLI(I-I ` The ` sruIbje;vt was a slromthtorn sow. whose weight whnnkillcd a few days aterward was certified to be fl-arty- three s`c'0m.aT two porutrfds. 15.. A 7- - ,, ..v .`-v--.- , By an , ex{raoura_din:a11y .co-Enci-d-ancuee there were among the 0-om'petit`ors no fewer than f~ovu'r, whose guesses were found to be exactly these figures. Ann ll; -.n|I.-E.B L- Ll,._`,- -- ...v -..v ..ys-w uuuu uu auuuv ;u1yu.u1Iur:. . VQ`-uite u :numb~er -of persucns -had_ a. svh-0-`t nt this c-om-petition the u'.i'n`ncrs "being J. Threlk-elld. of W:amp:o-ol.- and J. Willa. of Greenspot,_bo't~h of whose gvuaesses wuro 50 stone 12 p-ouznd-s. The forecasts of .thrce other" competitors. namely W. Graham. of Wigt-0.1. .I_,. S-ped-ding. ~Dosckmy. and .I'afhn '1\urn-' % sbtu'l ~l. of Cleator. were `only a `trifle of 31p-oru-nd-s Joixit oJ:` the actual weight. ` Bmt fora r-eally s-e-nsa=tion'al d-Esplay of .e`;j.pser`t weight` giues-sing we must tu'r:n..'back to the records 0.6 last. year's agvriculturavl shccrw at 'Aspa'tr2a. nniuk :4-Lau --...\n A` _L-.--Ll-- -- - At the same show"-thverc was some exoellensl: guessing at the dead.wc ght of a huge bull-'ock which won Ith-2 ad- mira.ti~ocn of the visitors. The act-uni weigh-`t -of the bovine monster proved 1:-ohbe unless r.`.~ha'u 50 stbno 13'.pcr.fu1-d.~3. ' (\..H-A nun.-..Ln.. ..c ._-....-._- One forecast of its rwueright was 82- 1-2 pounds, which turned out to be absvolwtely c-orr'ec t.. _ This gure.-as wzis made by Percy S'tr-ong, of Dr-umlean- ing. b-uit how close the estImatds_ were my. be fgz1rtI!herae` rIr~omTth<'> fact` t at three other o-ompetitors were 01 y a half pound out. In `point `of accuracy not far he'- hind was a compe.ti c-o-rci-n the block test guessing competitions -held _ at Wigibon. Gum-be -rland. ,agrIcu1It ur:al show. In `this case, hmvzeyer. the ani- mal .whos~e>weigh',l: had tic be guessed was a shecrp.` at much easier su-bje-at for `such an es'timate._ ' -_._.- '---v wu. vv -I\aIvwnaVI Bull; the place of horror ought per-- haps "to be aweirded to 9. lady. who at A9. still more recent, show success- fully judged, the w:eig'lx*te of a heifer. even to the lat hulf p-ouxml. The lady who has this `perfaormra-rice to I've`:- credit. is Miss Jeu'mni.e Ar-mstroug' who at a s`l1'-9-w a few "days ago at Halrtwhistle estimated the weight` 0. . apovnderou-.9 heifer at 45 stone 10 1-2 ` p-ouvnsdas. Theubeast turned the scale ` at exactly these figures. Mr. C. W. Poooucher is r-ecetivingthc covrtgrat-uatioms of his friends on `his. elemtisovn by. uoo1ama.t`iuo'a as Public school -tnusteoe. ' -_-- . --7- . `nur-.----yu "W-'=ixe.~1i recourse was had -to the` T arbtt1'_a_me.nt of the soulacs `-the f.o-re- ' going figures proved to be. absolute- ly oorxcoit. On another occasion. ' in Skehlit-on. in the same oou-nty. there was a -still more mo-tw.or.t-by de-mo-.x- srtmti-o-`n out skill. a coup!-eV of ex-.pe.rt ,oom pelt_ito'-rs suocveneding in g`uv3s:ing the exact weight of a beast. " 1-n__nL 41, _ 1' In common with other visitors. '1`. Ait`her=on was invited at the show there -to guce-s-3 the dead weight out a % fat beast on exhibiti-om. After asoru- tinizing the _:J.n-iqmal `Mr. At_h~ert=:u1i expressed his. o-pinion, that vthu we-i-glut ` Twowld b 'fvOi1lalDd to be forty-blnroeua svt-one eplevch. pounds. 117.1. ._ ..- _ - -_ _._.- ., I "'i=2}'13Kps"{x{ %'i{}I1;E;5' oi: Cumber- land they enjoy a greater` amxo.unt.o popularity t{hz1x1_ `auywherge nel_sv:. o,nd `beyond quezsvtiosn now'hne_re is more .s.vtrik'in.g judgment displayed. Onlv t1.e other day a really rucmarkable in- stance -of t*h`Ls.was rc.portued from 811- % lot-h. ' ' ' ' Among `tattoo-rs andfagric.u~lturEsts gene~m1lyivn -trhennua-r-`.h of Eng!-.m_d what is known as "dead . weight 'gue's-sing" is a -very psa.pu1a`1';'.-r.~1'm of ootmpettitikcm. and at the various fairs and markets" mnr.v-cl-a~u-s ae.xam:p1n.-s of i aocuray are ,or'thcovming. 1'I-...L;,__ 3.. A__.- -___,L ,, , B .l`I__,,`, SKILL. saown BY FARMERS, AT ENG- Lrsa FAIRS AND uauxms. `%Gug$ing} `D`e a'd VVeight's. T HE %JNo1u*HE1zN ADVANCE` -vo- `ml. we-uuv-v-vo Mr. Nnorman. Dollery gave T a realis- Ptic impersconnatio-n of Santa Olazus at. `the M-eilmo-dist ch-uroh Xmas tree on Friday` evening. .'ll'.......... 11-L.L 41, H, I I un- Township of lnnisfil. M\iu`1i%ci' % ~ pal Elections; LADIES AND G'EN'1`LEMEN:- Your vote and Inuence are re- spectfully sdliclted for ` LADIES AND IGENTLEMEN - Your vote and -inuence are re- spectfully solicited tor the. elec- tion of T Jesse Moir P0 LLING. Manna; JANUARY 1.: MARRIED. CARLETON-ENGLAND. - In`Bar- tie. on Monday. Dec. .25th.. 1905, by the Rev. Dr. Ockley. James Carleton` of Bu'rk`a Falls to Lillian England of Barrie. _ . _ MOTTO-Prog'fessiv Civic Gov- ernment. ' V T =WA:aD No`. l'U'll B'U VVUIL Llll Ito He has wr1"t'trern: several "books. The Great Lone Land. 11 de.lig>h*tIful w;or l:.V rinrted as far back as 1872, showed | im t~o.pos'sessjin a ram` degree the art of lrterary cxpmssiom. I-Ir.-. -has to his orediiit -bhneo rirst class military biogm-p-h.ies-tho lives -of Gun. Gor-_ don. Sir Clhavles Napricr an-d Sir Gveeo. Culley. He married in 1877 Miss Elai- zababh T`ho-mpsrorn. whose. Roll 0:111 and oltlher m'i'h=taty .;piot.ures have. made her as famous as her husband. R ..-.--I -vv I essrs. Rnoubt; Cru-mmin-gs and My- mn Logme are home from M-onhfcal. The former iwtemds returning but Myrna is back for good.