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But the days after Christmas! the days just before the New Year! when the Spirit of Christmas Past has beâ€" come the taste of the morning after, when New Year‘s gifts have to be sent to those who were overlooked at the Christmas time, when pay day is ages away and everybody is dead broke, when the banks send out pretty calendars and unlovely remarks about overdrafts, when the last smell of 11â€" quor is gone and a man surely needs a drink, when all the dishes have to be washed, and all the bills paid, and when anticipation and realization A little thought, however, will conâ€" vince the ordinary man that the week after Christmas is even more worthy of notice and more creditable to the temper of humanity than even the Christmas time itself. With the Christmas bells pealing out and the Christmas presents pouring in, with a special pay day just before Christmas and the banks elosed all Christmas Day, with the wonderful odour of turkey or goose in the nostrils, with all the pleasures of anticipation, and all the boys‘ interesting toys for the old man to play with and investigate, and with nearly everybody on a sort of special Sunday good behavior, why should not each man be cheerful and genial and pleasant at Christmas time? % Much has been written and spoken in praise of the Christmas spirit. Unâ€" ending reference has been made, and repeated year after year, in regard to the cheerfulness, the friendliness and the goodwill that seem to mark the Christmas week everywhere. The universal good humour and the friendly spirit of practically everyâ€" body at Christmas time is assuredly worthy of note. It must be admitted that the Christmas season is a comâ€" mendable time, a remarkable time! Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Associatiorn. Office 26 SINCERE GOOD WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEALRL, l NE Pflflfill?ll[ ADVANGE w ONTARIO t d ts Nt n ‘I‘a.““-v °C CE 0 P0 OW uP ETY L4 7 This worldâ€"championship dog derby will be made an annual event at the Banff Winter Carnival from now on. Among the famous mushers who have already signed uf) for the race are Iko Mills with his team of famous aliâ€" blacks; Ha:‘ry Knight, the i9â€"yearâ€"oid boy who has twice already won the Strongheart Trophy and will have to win it only this year to come into possession of it; Jim Boyce, Fred Pepper, Geo Child and others of less note. Theo ond of the race will be celebrated by a big buffalo barbocug I oke seven milés from Banf. From Calgari\:, the starting point, the dog teams will travel to a height of 5,300 feet over a distance of 133 miles. This point is the Great Divide, the backbone of the North American continent, which in the Canadian Rockies separates Alberta from British Columbia. The contestants will then return to Banff via Lake Louise, completing the distance of 173 miles, The course lies over the most rugged scenery in America and will be the most unique rup ever made by dog and sled. A worldâ€"championship Dog Derby to the ‘"lop of the World and Back‘"‘ will be run for the first time in the history of dogâ€"mushing at the Banff Winter Carnival this year, according to plans now being made by the Carnival committee under President Standish. The course from Calgary to the Great Divide and back to Banff will be the longest dog race in the world and will exceed the famous Pas Derby by 28 miles. The Strongheart Trophy and one thousand dollars will go to the winner. j ‘HURSDAY, DECEMBER 3ist, 1925 Thurs., Dec. 31st, 1925 Canada â€" â€" United States Published every Thursday by Owner and Publisher. Subscription Fates: Telephones : Banff Stages Big Winter Classic Residence 70. $2.00 year $3,00 year The Advance correspondent at the Dome this week tells of a petition beâ€" ing signed‘ in the Camp asking the Postmaster General to establish a fully equipped post office at the Dome. If ever any petition were worthy of the most serious consideration, this petition is in that elass. Even a casual consideration of the case should result in the petition being freely granted. The people of the Dome and district, by all fair rules, are entitled to a complete post office service. Fully a thousand peouple would be benefitted by a properly equipped post office at the Dome. Such a post office would be of service and convenience, not only to the seven or cight hundred people at the Dome, but also to the other hundreds at neighbouring mines like the Paymasâ€" ter, the Ankerite,the Marsh Gold and the West Dome Lake. The only wonâ€" der is that a determined effort has not been made previously to secure full post office facilities for the Dome. Were it not for the kindness ‘of the Dome Mines the chances are that the situation would have been considered unbearable before this. _ Imagine a town of 1,000 population in Southern Ontario without complete postal faciliâ€" ties! Down south towns of a hundred or two have a complete postal service. It must be admitted that the North Land has not been as well served as it might have been in the past in the matter of post office facilities. The POST OFFICE SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED AT DOME. It is remarkable, however, how many are cheerful and friendly the week after Christmas. It speaks volumes for the courage and generâ€" osity of manukind. It shows that this is a pretty good old world after all, and that man in general and woman in particular is a pretty good. old scout. â€"Honour Christmas and its fine spirit, all right, but pay still greater homage to the marvellous morale of the week after. After all most people do deserve a happy new year. May they enjoy it in 1926. May the new year be a sort of succession of Christmas delights, without the trials of the week after. To one and all and everybody, a very happy and prosperous and deleceâ€" table new yvear! have given place in turn to retribu~ tion! This is the time to try men‘s souls! It seems easy enough to be happy and glad around tbe joyous Christmas time. But the fateful week after! Men who can be merry and jovial the last week of the year, before the annual stockâ€"taking, well, they are merry men indeed, and worthy of all emulation. Other features of the ice carnival will be the ladies‘ hockey championships and skating contests for all classes; swimming contests in the famous hot sulphur pools; ski and skiâ€"joring races and the packing and saddle contests by the famous Rocky Mountain guides of West Canada. Dog teams will be used to taxi the visitors instead of the familiar Banff summer automobile. These teams will be provided by the Brewster Transport Comâ€" pany. The city of Calgary having this year discontinued their own carnival to join forces with the Baniff classic. It is expected that the coming Banf Carnival will be the biggest in the history of the Rockies. Another feature of this year‘s events will be the skiâ€" {)umping econtests over the new, enlarged hill, which will e participated in by Nels Nelson, the Canadian Pacific way brakeman who holds the world‘s championship in both the amateur and professional classes. To enable the winter visitors to Banff to see something of the scenery, Bill Potts, famous Rocky Mountain guide will bring in twenty horses to be used to pull skiâ€"jorers and tobogganers to scenic voints in the surrounding mounâ€" A special train will run from Calgary to Banff to allow those who saw the teams start to view the finish. The Banff Winter Carnival, which has now become one of the big Canadian winter classics, will extend over two weeks this year, from February 8 to the 17th. D. Serantillo, who was brought back from Fort William on a charge of theft, was found guilty and sentenced to two years less one day. (Crown Attoroney Greer handled the,case for the prosecution and Mr. D. Kester was council for the defence.. Mrs. Rossi, who was before the court some weeks ago on a theft charge, and who is now on remand for sentence, owing to illness, left her home in Timmins some. months ago in company with Serantillo, with whom she lived in Fort William. They took a quantity of goods from Rossi‘s home here, and on this count Serantillo drew the twoâ€" year term. It was charged that Serâ€" entillo had taken the trunks containâ€" ing the goods taken from Rossi‘s home and shipped them from Schnâ€" macher. The goods were received at Serantillo‘s place at Fort. William. A charge of unlawfully. keeping liquor for sale was faced by G. L. Three â€" commonâ€" and â€" unadorned drunks paid the usual $10.00 and costs. Complaints being made in regard to the premises occupied by Mr. and Mrs. A. Andersen, 13 First avenue, Chief Greer and his staff investigated the matter with the result that Mrs. Andersen was charged at yesterday‘s court with keeping a disorderly house. Andersen was charged with keeping liquor for sale. Knut Olson was acâ€" cused of being a frequenter. O. Moe and O. Kassan interfered with the police at the time of the raid, and they were locked up on charges of obstructing the police. Yesterday Mrs, Andersen was sentenced to not less than three months nor more than two yvears. Olsen was fined $20.00 and costs. Andersen, on the liquor charge, was fined $500.00 and costs and one month in jail, or three months and one month. O. Moe had to pay $25.00 and costs and 0. Kassan $50.00 and costs for obstructing the police. Altogether, it was a nice cleanâ€"up for the town to close the yvear with. Jail Terms and Fines Measured Out at Police Court Here This Week VEAR WINDG UP BADLY FOR SEVERAL PFEOPLE Government at Ottawa should show that it can egrasp a situation and hayâ€" ing realized a need can see that need promptly and effectively supplied. A fully equipped post iofftice for the Dome should be established very early in thegnew year, if the Post Office Dept. is alive to its opportunities for ervice. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ON‘TARIO The sons and daunghters of the late Mr.â€" Robinson of~ Connaught, Ont., wish to express their deepest thanks t6 the friends for their kindness shown during the illness of their father; also, for beautiful floral triâ€" butes sent. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Percival wish to express their sincere appreciation for the kindness and sympathy shown by so many good friends and aequainâ€" tances during the illness and death of their little girl, Lily. â€"42 Under and by virtue of a certain mortgage, under the Land Titles Act, which will be produced at the time of the sale there will be offered for sale by Public Auction on Friday, January 15tk. ©926, at the hour of 3 o‘clock in the afternoon at the hereinafter desâ€" cribed premises on Railroad street in South Poreupine, by H. W. Warren, Auctioneer, the following property namely : the north half of lot sixtyâ€" one (61), plan Mâ€"20 (Sudbury). On the said lands there is said to be a twoâ€"storey frame dwelling house. For terms and conditions of sale apply to W. G. Bowles, Solicitor, South Poreupine, Ont. Dated at South Poreupine this 10th day of December, A.D. 1925. ' W. G. Bowles, Solicitor for John Hrynuk, the Mortgagee We wish to thank the Subscribers for the presents sent to the Telephone Staff at Christmas in appreciation of the yvear‘s services. Dated at Toronto, this 17th day of December, 1925. K. W. Wright, Public Trustee, â€"52 Osgoode Hall, Toronto. Notice is hereby given that all perâ€" sons having claims against the estate of Kalle \Ilemlnen, late of the Townâ€" ship of Teck, in the District of Temisâ€" kaming, miner, who died on or about the 1st day of June, 1925, at Cobalt, are required to forward their claims, duly proven, to the undersigned, on or before the 31st day of January, 1926. And notice is further given that after the said date, the Public Trustee will proceed to distribute the estate, having regard only to such claims of which he shall then have had notice. FOR SALE OR RENTâ€"18 Cedar St., PROPERTY FOR SALE, comprising 2 houses and garage, corner Birch and First. Apply 47 First Avenue, Timmins. â€"50â€"52p. FOR SALEâ€"St. Onge Building, foot of Third Avenue; two good modern stores; plate fronts; steam heated ; 14 rooms upstairs in two sevenâ€" room flats. Two lots, 100 x 65. Dance Hall above, 45 by 35. Price $8,500 Cash. Apply Dan St. Onge, or Mrs. Bouchard, Box 22, Kirkland Lake, Ont. â€"36â€"44 p. Money may not buy happinessâ€" but it sure seems to Ibe able to purâ€" chase a full load of misery. cal Cub will be held Tuesday evenâ€" ing, January 5th, at 8 p.m. sharp. A complete change in programme is to be made from previous meetings, an entire musical evening to be concludâ€" ed by daneing. All members invited to attend and give 1926 a good sendâ€" off. Chenier, of the Miners‘ Hotel, Balâ€" sam street. License Iuspector T. H. Constable and _ Provincial â€" Officers Finger and Delves seized several hundred bottles of what appeared to be strong beer at Chenier‘s place this week. There were also about as many empty bottles in the cellar, and beer in process of making also found on the premises. _ Chenier reserved pleading in the case and evidence was taken as to the finding of the beer, etc., as well as admission made to the police by the aceused. Chenier was found guilty and fined $500.00 and costs and one month or three months and one month. He was defended by Mr. W. 0. Langdon, who gave notice of appeal. _ Pending the hearing of the appeal, Chenier is out on bail. MUSICAL EVENING AT ST. MATTHRW‘S SOCIAL CLUB MORTGAGE SALE Railroad Street, South Porcupine suitable for machine shop, garage, blacksmith shop. Size 28 x 42. Apply B. F. Lennan, 60 Corner Elm and Broadway. ,â€"12 RENT. Suitable for boarding house or for store. Nine big rooms. Could be used for two families. 267 and 267% Pine street south. Apply to J. Martin, Grocery, Monâ€" eta, or write J. Martin, P. O. Box 202, Timmins. Phone 210. 50â€"52p Next meeting of St. Matthew‘s Soâ€" PUBLIC NOTICE D OF THANKS CARD OF THANKS The Telephone Operators â€"Sons and Daughters. GIRL WANTED for general houseâ€" work. Sleep in. Apply Birrell Bell‘s Violin Acfdemy, St. Onge block,â€" Timmins. ~â€"â€"<G1I EXPERIENCED GIRL OR WOMAXN WANTED, for general housework. Apply Mrs. H. H. Moore, corner of Hemlock street andâ€"Sixth avenue. GIRL WANTED for General Houseâ€" work. Phone 44 South Poreupine, Mrs, Frank Evans, South Poreuâ€" pine. â€"31 GIRL WANTED FOR GI HOUSEWORK. â€" Englishâ€" preferred. Apply to 64 I south. WANTEDâ€"A girl for general houseâ€" work. Apply to Mrs. D. Martin, 13 Fifth Ave., â€"02p WANTEDâ€"An experienced girl for genenal housework. Apply at 50 WANTEDâ€"Girl for General Houseâ€" work. Apply 1)() Maple street, south. â€"51 POSITION WANTED by young lady. Experienced in Bookkeeping and Stenography. Apply Box X.T.O., Advance Office, Timmins MAID WANTED. Apply 166 Maple street, south. â€"52p. COMPETENT LADY WANTS OFâ€" FICE CLEANING. Looking after bachelor â€"apartments. Will do washing and mending. Apply P.0O. Box 1595, Timmins, Ont. 52p. CAPABLE WOMAN WANTS POSIâ€" TION with Protestant family. Can take full charge if necessary. Phone 160. â€"52p. FURRIERâ€"Furs made to order ; hats, coats, caps, chokers, etc., ete. Work guaranteed. Mrs. Wadsworth, 12 Balsam St., North, between Third and Fourth Aves. 48â€"521 LOSTâ€"A child‘s woollen mufller, beâ€" tween post office and Chattauvert‘s Hardware Store, Third avenue. Finder please return to Chateauâ€" vert‘s Hardware Store, 56% Third avenue, Timmins. â€"52 LOSTâ€"On Sunday, Hec. 20th, beâ€" tween R. C. church and Bannerman ave., a silver bracelet, Finder please ~return to Advance Office. Reward. â€"52 LOSTâ€"*Un Saturday night in Timâ€" mins, a Watch and Chain, Regina open face. Reward. â€" Finder reâ€" turn to Advance Office, Timmins 51 ‘ANVASSER WANTEDâ€"Good salâ€" ary. â€" Apply Birrell Bell, Violin Academy, St. Onge Block. WANTED TO BUYâ€"House of three or four rooms, with modern conâ€" veniences; will pay part cash. Apâ€" ply Box K. C Advance Office, Timâ€" mins â€"52p. FURRIER AT 21%, FOURTH AVE. Makes and repairs coats, chokers, ete. Also Dressmaker. Mrs. P. H. Montpetit. â€"52p. WANTEDâ€"Baby Carriage or Cutter 71 Hollinger Lane. â€"~5827p PLAYER PIANO FOR SALEâ€"Cheap for quick sale. Only in use a short time. Apply Rex Parlour, Bardesâ€" sono Block,â€" Pine street, south, Timmins. FOR SALEâ€"No. 16 Cabinet Viectrola, 4 ft. high and 24 by 25 inches. Cabâ€" inet of 24 albums with 115 records. Mostly all Red Seal and in fine conâ€" dition. Apply to 23 Hemlock St., Timmins. â€"~530: t.f FOR SALEâ€"Good Heavy Team of Horses; with or without harness. Apply 24 Pine street, soutly Timâ€" mins. â€"51â€"52p. FOR SALEâ€"Six young huskie dogs for sale. One leader; all well broken. Will sell singly or all toâ€" gether. Cheap. Apply P. W. Curâ€" tis, foot of Laurier avenue across the creek. COOK STOVE FOR SALEâ€"Apply SERS to sell new Invention for reâ€" moving spots from elothing of any description. Liberal commussion to responsible â€" parties. _ Apply at Stadelman‘s Book and Music Store, Goldfields Theatre Block, 3rd Ave. Timmins,. 40 4. f. General. Englishâ€"speaking. Phone 158â€" W . <â€"G2 26 Cambrai MISCELLANE oUS aFack experienced N ER A L speaking lirch st., ~_(â€"02p. â€"5 (0â€"5: 2p. =<J, # wl P FOR SALEâ€"Lot in Schumacher on Second avenue. Apply Mrs, Ida Maki, 68 Third avenue, Timmins WAXTEDâ€"A FOR RENTâ€"Business buildinz for rent, Fourth avenue, corner of Coder strost. Ten furnished rooms, Upâ€"toâ€"date plate â€" glass _ front. Building recently renovated and reâ€" decorated throughout. Furnace Apply â€" Paul Michaund, lmpem Bank, South Poreupine, Ont. 5 FOR RENTâ€"Basement at Hotel. ‘Can be rented all in one, ‘ size 80‘ x 30 ft.; or be partitioned â€" and rent half. It is 12 ft. deep. Well lighted. Could be used as wholesale house or elub room. A ply to Windsor Hotel, Cedar Streetj; Sonth, or 11 Spruce Street South. ~40â€"43 p. t. £. PLAT HER FURNISHED ROOM TO SHACK TO RENT in Schumacher. Apply Beauty Parlour, 13 Pine St., Timmins.\ -47 FLAT â€"FOR REN‘Tâ€"Upstairs; rooms; water, heated. _ Apply 72 Wilson Avenue. L * FOR RENTâ€"Warm, weilâ€"furnished. ‘shack. Apply to 11 Johns avenue, Timmins. â€"02p FURNISHED HOUSE TO RENT. Apply to B. Lennan, 37 Hollinger _â€" Lane. â€"38, STORE AND BOARDING HOUSE TO RENT. â€" Apply 68 Third ave., Timmins. + â€"52â€"1p. TO RENTâ€"12 Roomed Ho: able for Store. May be part. Apply to J. P. Roy rack St., WANTED TO PURCHASEâ€"Shack, small house or partlyâ€"finished house, On good lot. Must be cheap for cash. _ Send full particulars first letter. Address P. 0. Box, 669, Timmins. â€"O1l FOR SALEâ€"One business corner lot, with Gâ€"roomed house, lathed and plastered hardwood â€" floors, _ all modern conveniences; lot 30 ft., by 128 ft. Corner of Thll‘d Avenue and Elm Street. Also T7â€"roomed house, with furnace and all modern convemences, hardwood floors upâ€" stairs and downstairs, new house. Will sell on reasonable terms A7 ply No. 3 Elm St. South. «â€" â€"38 t. f. ROOM AND BOARD $8.00 per week. Apply to 208 Pine street, Timmins. â€"02p. TO RENTâ€"Furnished Room, warm; Bath room; use of phone; board if desired. Apply to 57 Elm St., S., Phone 596â€"W. â€"80 t £ FOR SALEâ€"Five Roomed House on the Vipond property, for sale at onee. _ $500.00 eash, or half cash and the other half monthly payâ€" ments. Apply to Mrs. C. Earl Myers, Vipond Mine, d1 TO RENTâ€"2 Furnished and comfortable. M iences. Apply to 17 south, Moneta. COMFORTABLE ROOM TO RENT IN PRIVATE HOUSE; all conâ€" veniences. Apply 111 Mountjoy St. or Phone 50 t.f. STEAM HEATED ROOM TO LET. Tamarack Street. Hollinger emâ€" ployees only. Apply to P. 0. Box 1278, Timmins. â€"30 t.f. THREE ROOMS IN HOUSE FOR RENTâ€"Light and Water.. Downâ€" stairs or upstairs. Apply 29 Way avenue. ; â€"51â€"52p,. TO RENTâ€"Fourâ€"roomed apartment in the Gordon Block, all modetn conveniences. Occupation Oct. 1st. Apply to A. F. Kenning, opposite Post Office. ~30 t. K. FURNISHED ROOM TO REXNT. All conveniences. Phone 258. 59 with watery#Ao children P.OQ. Box 367. Timmirs in private house. All conveniences Use of _ telephone. Apply to 8 Kirby Avenue. large rooms and a store room. Apâ€" ply Simms, Hooker Drew, Dominâ€" ion Bank building, 'llmmms St., POR REN‘T IN SCHUMACâ€" Centrally â€"located. _ T‘wo rooms and a store room. Apâ€" WANTED )i , â€"12 Roomed House. Suitâ€" Store. May be rented in »ply to J. P. Roy, 68 Tamaâ€" 50â€"52p fourâ€"roomed d rooms. Warm Todern convenâ€" 73 Pine street, 02â€"1p. Appl: RENT y to â€"52p. 11