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.Hinwtar t&aâ v iiii Artistic Home... You can't have an artistic home unless you have artistic frames. A Pood picture well framed is one of the greatest aids to making a liogne beautiful: Our Frames Please Because we use gdbd judgment in the mouldings we carry, and good1, taste in fitting them to your .picture. Artistic effects is our delight. GEO. C. IVES & BRO. New Coyle Block, ; - - Colborne. BT Wood, Lumber and Cedar Posts taken in ext hauge.^O At the Tin Shop. The finest Milk Cans. * The finest Milk Pans. The finest Milk Pails. The finest Creamers The finest Strainers, v The finest Steel Range, The finest Cast Iron Range, The finest Wood Cook Stove. The finest Bicycles in the world, Six makes 10 take your choice from. Bcycle Repairing is one of our special features. e I am agent for the Baby Alpha Cream Seperator. Everything the Finest at the Tin Shop. W. L MITCHELL, Reive Block, - Colborne. . . JUST ARRIVED . . Elegant Parlor Suits. Elegant Bedroom Suits. Elegant Dining-room Suits. Elegant Sideboards. Elegant Reed Furniture. Taken a together it is an undisputed fact that Donagh/ is to-day carrying the larg­ est lot of furniture th's side of Toronto. He challenges the world in competit­ ion. A. E. Donaghy, Prof. Barnard Johnston. Of Germany, z EXPERT and Practical V 4 Specialist. * Will be at COLBORNE, --On-- Monday & Tuesday, Dec. 10 & II And may be consulted at Hotel Bristol PROF. BARNARD JOHNSTON, Expert and Practical Optician Lences ground to suit all defects of vision on short notice, Practised a period of ten y cars in Berlin, Paris, France and Canada. A large assortment of lences constantly in .Stock and guarantee to fit any one and also relieve diseas f cs of the eye. - WATERqR '83 GROWING. ft rrefltekle Hoslneee for Women Wh. U • Ne»r Large Town*. Watercress growing is a profita­ ble Industry for women who live near large towns and who have running ■rater at hand. The health of the Slant depends upon an abundant, #°n- inuoub current and a shallow stream. Without these the leaves become Blunted and the growth will not bo plentiful. The beet soil for it is gravelly loam on clay, because it retains the water, makes the bottom firm and supplies sufficient nourishment. Cleaning and replanting should take place annually. Thie entails a good deal of expense, but it is necessary if one would obtain the- full value of the bed. It is a good idea to allow ducks to follow the workmen while this is go­ to,} on. as they eat the caddis worm, which is always a trouble among the new plants. In remaking the beds the upper sprigs of the cress are first gathered and put down In a convenient spot for replanting, sheltered from the wind and sun. The beds or dikes are then thoroughly cleaned out and the muddy •oil removed with all the old roots, weeds and living creatures It contains. (The bottom is then carefully levelled, and the stream allowed to flow, to thoroughly scour out all impurities, tor a sufficient time. The replanting can now proceed. The eut cress is careful­ ly laid down in rows or spread broad­ cast on the ground. The former plan admits of a steady flow of water. It seed is sown, then it is advisable to do eo where the water is sluggish, oth­ erwise the force of the stream would carry away the greater part of the seeds sown. After the plants are laid down, it will be necessary sometimes to make a darft of large stones where there is a danger of their being shift­ ed from their position. The water is then let in, sparingly at first, for fear of the plants being disturbed, until the young rootlets strike, which they (Will in the course of three or four days. In this way every brook, stream pr ditch which has a strong current can be turned to account; it will only be necessary to see that the water rises sufficiently for the nourishment of the watercress. The water of tha stream should be guarded with care in order that it may _not become contaminated. Careful picking Is necessary and the front ^tems should be selecied »' d gathered singly, two or three sprig. »t a time. The more cautiously tm done the sooner the bed will be re uy ter picking again. Those parts of the plant that grow out of water and have a*rihiant dark color are the choicest. ?u preparing •them for market it must be remember­ ed that thtiy are apt to . heat and change color, and care should he tuli­ eu to avoid this. It is best to pack the plants lightly in the centre of a basket so as to leave an opportune y for the air to circulate about them. But better than this is a basket with an air space in the middle. If sent a long distance a block of ice placed in the centre of the basket will keep the cress fresh.--New York Tribune. Thought and System in inrin Work. ** To work with system in all thi: gs pertaining to farm life is a pleasure to those who are Impressed with th s method of doing farm work To sucu everything seems convenient . na comes handy, thereby saving time and often trouble, which surely connu on the side of gain or profit. There are many who only work with the tuu,.fc t of the present in mind while doing ue many small chores daily on the fai in ­ stead. This fact is true many times of the young men or hired help tnat farmers are obliged to have, and this, too, of young men that have b- en reared on farms, yet bav.ng no more forethought or system i eg i ding hu work to be done than the city uuu that never was on a farm or knew what work was. The writei leeib u .>t his life has been shortened eome years by the vexation caused * b. the n- thinking, careless hired be.p thu. V has been his lot at times to empi y. Careless help is very expe. s ve, even if hired at low wages, and it i e employer or a trusty foreman cun o. be with him ail the time, th, empi. r is very apt to be a loser in the tr.ur- eaction. 1 have had men emp o d that in tying a halter sirap, 1,1/ (would make a different knot e.vr.z time 01 not knot at all--only bun 1 . ; it, as would a four-yenr-uiu ch. u 1 (would have occasion. 01 vouiSe, s .re­ times, to unravel tne knot. It wuu.d require much time to got "on to the combination and at the same time cause much vexation of mind. 1 will ad­ mit that Lhére are some good, careful men employea on tne farms; 1 nave had some myself, but it is an adm t.ej fact that they are about as scarce: as hen s teeth in this "neck o the woods."--J. E Haynes, in Karol (World. A riara 1er tti# (ion*. On a good many of our farms th*i«. Is a p'ace for the goat. Sheep will eat a large number of weeds and are very serviceable in that regard, but the goat carries the same Idea to a far gi eater length Sheep are grazers pri­ marily and browsers incideu ally, nut goats are browsers by nature, they W h live and nourish wuere even a i.tet-p will grow thin. Kinds of feed lh.it would send the sheep in.o tuo ti.r. .ist w.ii support lue gout ..ud m .nv him fat. A writer on goats suyg tut: they will pass by cultivated . is to gel at burdocks, mull n gnu ui.sties. The bushes that are con- c autiy springing up on our waste hut- 11-ee might be kept down by goats, 'i here is no doubt that a million or so 01 goats could be distributed among oui farms without in anyway Inter­ et mg with the stock now being kept. t what a woman Thinks The freflh young man le seweiip eot worth hie salt lore mey be easily woo. but M Is not olwvys easily kept Would you rather get wtwt you want Or want what you get! The up-to-date girl has her mono rran embroidered on the froa* of h«.r •laoa eilk utooklnge. A "true faoe le more desirable than beautiful one. Beware of the man whose dog doeu not follow him. The man is truly poHte who Buts up to bring a chair for bin wife. The Mexicans eay that "when a wo­ man whistles- the mother of God weeps." x- A woman la sever sure that a sow pair of shoes are the right else sale* they pinch just enough. If the truth were known about every­ body in this world there would be a great many startling surprises. It la a wise woman who known more than she telle. It doesn't need much coaxing to start some people to singing their owa praise. To every down people who preach economy there Is one to prentice it Bad temper not only wrtnklee the face but it wrinkles the heart as well. To talk about Prince Charming may be all very well, but a girl stands a much better chance of matrimonial happiness if she picks out a plain, every-day man, who can earn enough to pay the rent and store bills. Our best friends are the ones who let us act grumpy when we t cl like it. Happy the man who is a hero to his own family. One kind word spoken is worth two left unsaid. A man feels very cheap When he gives himself away. Some women marry only to become a superior sort of maid-of-ei work. You are never sorry when you have retrained from saying eometi ,ng moan. WTtRCSTîNQ «TlMB Cbg importance of a man la measured toy Ms math The "elephant beetle" of Venezuela Va the largest Insect in the world. A full-grown one weighs about half * pound. The choir boyb of 9t George's Chapel. Windsor Vastle, In accordance with ancient custom, have the right to daim five shilling1-1 as "spur money" f from any military man wearing hie •pure in church during service. The most characteristic feature of Si­ berian farm life is that the farmers Mve not scattered all over the country, remote from neighbors, but la village* os near as possible to land they are cultivating. The municipal control of the gag works at Rochdale, England, Is so tuo- oeesful that a profit of $86,060 has been turned over toward reducing the rates. Camels cannot swim. They are very buoyant, but 111 balanced, and their heads go under water. They can, how­ ever, be taught to swim rivera with the aid of goatskins or Jars fastened unde* their necks. During the Baluchistan . expedition of 1898 the camels were low- j two years, and during tJ'.l «red lato the sea from the ships, and I suffered internal pain their drivers, plunging overboard, , .. . „ clambering on to the back of their penenced the greatest di chargea, causing the animals' heads to getting out of a rig.: Mr. home up; and thus assisted, they won» aldson used liniments I vocessfully piloted ashore. <n Berlin, advertisement» In the streets are allowed only on boards or LACE Iron lace on the right sltb ist, then on the wrong side, to throw up the pattern. When Ironing laces -^ver them with Clean white tissue paper. This pre­ vents the shiny look seen on washed Isce. When putting laces away, .old bh lit­ tle as possible. A good plan is to wind it round a card,-as the. do in the insnts, has b't tour strings. columns especially prepared for the vurpoee. These are to be erected under ^ie'supervision of the local magistrates of the police presidency. The adver­ tisements must sot be printed on red paper. Flashlight advvrtialng Is pro­ hibited altogether. All street adver­ tisements must pay a tax. Berlin re­ ceives an Income from this source <rf 168,766 per annum. There is a spider in the London Zoo, obtained from somewhere In the Sou­ dan, that is the fiercest beast of h s kind that ever spread out his legs in a menagerie. The ordinary spider has oaiy four legs on a side. This creature I has five, and those who have seen him find hie counterpart In the terrible : "devil-fish" described by Victor Hugo In his "Tollers of the Sea." The scien­ tific name of the terror in Galeodes. There are four cardinal points, four 1 «rinds, four quarters of the moon, four seasons, four figures In the quadrille, , four rules of arithmetic four auits of cards, four quarters to the hour. We have four Incisor and four canine teeth, and our forks have four prongs. The violin, greatest of all string I net ru- Four of a Lame for Two It is not necessary for a man to meet with an accident to become lame or otherwise physically im­ paired. Friends of Mr. Samuel Donaldso n, Pittsburg, Postmaster at Dufïerin. Lit., postoffice, have wondered for some time what could be the matter with Mr. S. Donaldson, him, and when told that his crippled condition was due to rheumatism, could hardly believe it. But such was the case, however. Mr. I'm:; .'J- son was lame with rheumatism for V me ex- ■ in l . Hi­ nd mix­ tures of all kinds to no purpose. At last he tried Dr. H l!\ r i 1- matic Cure on the sugges ;o ■ a friend,'who had been cm -1 < a similar complaint, and af - r r .ic­ ing one bottle of this w nd< iul preparation the pain dis pjx med, and now he is as well as ever. Di. Hall's Rheumatic Cure is put up in 30 cent bottles, containing ten days' treatment, kor sale by an dntagriets and àealers i» awdkwr. The Dr. Hall Medicine Co., King- Son, Oni. Pure Bred Stock. ■hops. Use cornflour Instead of ordina'-y ; Starch for stiffening lacet. This mai.es j Ahem firm, and does not detract from J the "lacy" appearance. After "getting up" laces do not leave them to air in a damp place--round the ! fire when the kettle is boiling, for iu- I stance. This robs them of their fresh- | nesb and makes them look limp. All laces, before being Ironed, should j be carefully pulled out, each point re- j ceivlng attention. You will be repaid tor your trouble, as the face will look ' twice as nice and last clean a much j Ion - »r time. kind U a pretty good hand at poker, even if they are only fours. DO YOU DO THESE THINGS SOME DOISTT6 right In a Eton't forget to keep to the .whether riding or walking. © Don't elbow people, or, If you do it unwillingly, excuse yourself. Don't stare at people or laugh at their peculiarities. Don't carry your cane or umbrella so as to render It dangerous. Don't occupy any more a oar than you are entitled to. Don't talk at a theatre 01 while the performance is go! Don't apologize when hands with your gloves on. Don't forget to render all Beees* service to any one In need of them Don't be In haste to Introduce. Find out first If It la mutually agreeable. Don't rush for a seat In a car or theatre. Don't tell stories of a doubtful char­ acter. Don't Interrupt; don't contradict; don't be quarrelsome. Don't tell long stories, even when naked to. . Don't uee slang phrases It la bad manners to make remarks about the food at dinner. To talk about things which only in­ terest yourself. To contradict your friends when they are speaking. To grumble about your home and rel­ atives to outsiders. To say smart things which may hurt some one's feeling*. To dress shabbily in the morning be­ cause no one will see you. To be rude to thoee who serve you, either In ahope or at home. To think first of your own pleasure •tyen you are giving a party. To refuse ungraciously when some­ body wishes to do you a favor. To behave in a street car or train as If no one else had a right to be there. To speak disrespectfully to any one o', or than yourself Asking ry Mil GEO. SANDERSON, has received from R. J. Giirbutt, Belleville, a Thoroughbred Berkshire Sow to mate with his English Brett Bacon Berk­ shire Boar which he is keeping for service another year. COAL*#- < *rk.ND if if -4* CRAIN. C. J. McCALLUM, has now opened up his .office in Colborne, and is prepared to pay the highest cash prices for grain. He has also on hand the Best Graces of Coal which he will sell low for cash. Call and see him. C. J. McCallum. CHINA HALL. WHAT IT IS Vapd a fewpen a fêw Hoes of legalcap a comes worth anywhere from to $60,000,000. That Is capital The Uelted States can take 1 oun^o and a fraction of gold and stamp a •'sereamar" and $29 upon It That 1» money. A good meri'Pnlo oar. take $6 worth of raw mutait md turn It Into an arttoto «ait $10 or $20 That le skill. An editor can take the long-whid>d artiste of an Ignorant correspondent and ou» H down to a few correct linua of rnadata» enmmon sense That is brains ,. A menotata nan buy an article for 50 eents and sell It for $1 That is bui- lxSes A lawyer can talk ten minutes with a client and charge Mm $50. That is un­ reasonable. A lady can buy a hat or bonnet for $10 or $16, but would rather pay $50. That Is foolishness. A I; borer can work ten hours a day nnd handle ten tens of rock or other O: In! for $1. That is unJusU •onoert | GEMS FROM EMMACARLETON on Many persona fancy they are cul­ tured, when, In fact, they are only bookish. i Getting time to mind one's ctwn busd- \ ne*s is more difficult than minding it. j /Reputation is a bubble which a man bursts when he tries to blow it for him­ self. It te all right to oall a epade a spade, but modern novelists seem to want u> I «ill It a manure shovel. There are no humorists' clubs, hu­ morists cannot exchange ni vas wilnuoi giving away good copy , Repartee is any remark which is so rVver that it makes the listener wish ad said it himself. Vhen a woman has an unhappy love affair it adds to *er unhappiness that «be cannot go around and tell of it. Plagiarism is often only taking another writer's poorly exprese-eti i thought and giving it to the world in 1 good shape. Getting famoife la not by any means «0 arduous a task ae staying so. Some writers are famous for the ' books they have written Otncis for the books they ought to bave written. Whan the av orage man talks of sit­ ting In sackcloth and ashes he always^ • means broadcloth and o«*ar ashes. The heart always pays the highest ! price for the happiness it has never I purchased. « Belief tn a personal devil te a aura jlgn of protousd spiritual laalnese. Man was made to mourn, but meet widowers think he was made to mourn 0 v one year. The Lamp for The Home. DINTED paragraph All Is no beer that is bitter. Overtalk tires more people Oran overwork. Hosp ta! bulletins contain the nt of the weak. A vain woman Is like a street piano-- she is full of airs. Every man who Isn't prominent Im­ agines he will be some day. A «piaster cen t learn to play the vio. lln unlees ehe has a beau. » FEMININE OB§ERVE« It would be a good thing If every time we are tempted to say a mean thing we could first try It In a phono- grnpii"to see how It sounds. Our greatest pleasures are those wo share with others. Why Is it so many of the gentler wl c -v called "eumtner girls?" Have we summer men" «Iso? ire jewelry than ever is being 11. No young man ean hope to marry to pi.ase all Me relatives, nor a youug lady, either, for that matter It takes a courageous woman to past l'nner s ww--. Unless you arc more than ! ordinarily well posted on lamps J we think we can surprise you 1 with our handsome designs no less than with our low prices. » Slffill we have the grati­ fication of showing you our stockvtmd quoting prices. We have just received a direct importation of Fancy Floral and Decorated Lamps, from one of the largest factories in the United States A. S. Hinds, COLBORNE. For Service. BERKSHIRE IMG will l on the premises of the lied al l ast t'olliorne. FINLEY NELSON. be kept unde Ü House to Rent. WELLING on Norton Lane, con­ taining 7 rooms Apply to GEO. SANDERSON, Colborne . I rx v