3MKFi`_E3E_*!i'_9'* We know persuasion won't sell it. Advertising alone can't move it We must use the lever which no buyer can resist. Low prices is the magnet which attracts the crowd and drew: the money. That together with an immense stock, which in its .oompleteness is still unsurpassed by say in the city. will ensble us to do the work. We anticipate the next few weeks will be as busy ones with us as the preceding ones; Come quickly while the` assortment still remains unbroken. for you will want to come scsin and bring your friends with you. }YOU WILL SAVE MONEY By Buying Your Dry Goods at the Great Retiring Sale of Readers ofthe British Whig" should remember that our entire stock, which is still a very large one, must be sold within the next few weeks. IAFFORDS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY Our Annual Winter Sale of Grey and White Cotton is now going on. Low prices. WE ARE OFFERING .\'EALl-IT"I`E, SEAL PLUSH. HEAVY CLOAKIN(:\, BLANKET-*3 AND \\'INI`ER. DRESS GOODS AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE PRICES. R. & J. Gardfnei For Price List see handbills now being distributed. The place for genuine bargains` in Dry Goods is The Problem is E_a;i|y Solved. Our Low Prices H_ae Donelt... ', And Still Lower`TFney Go to Clearihe Balance of Stock. I an :l0ulIlAWl'0RD & 00.. - Pootof Qnoonot. ,_ u_A -. AL_ n_.-._: .m.__ -5 wALsH`&s MURRAY & TAYLOR S ` HAS BEEN Mpct-I BEYOND THAT OF ANY PREVIOUS Y-EAR EVERYTHINGMARKED DOWN TOGLEAR T{HE cm or `HARD TIMES. AND 15003 CROPS ` OUR SEASONS BUSINESS STAPLE AND FANCY `WINTER DRESS GOODS; "FOTQTHIS WEEK ONLY. DRY GOODS AT UNHEARD OF LOW PRICES. A 1'30): 75 aims. . D. F. ARMSTRONQB. 141 Princess Street. WOOD & COAL YARD RETIRING FROM THE RETAIL BUSINESS NETWITHSTANDING 176 PRINCESS STREET. UNTIL AFTER STOCKTAKING. TO PURCHASE ALL CLASSES OF woo PAIRS OF` LADIEV R. & J. GARDINER; WILL CONTINUE THEIR SALE OF WALSH & STEACY. Anna-sown; o.-.1: -war- -. vv vw-. It 1 U1 DH I. Cheapest and an an-JT|'.:1`o'.nd zlouuucordwood. Oak. Birch Anhllmoromlookooltlwood 8|vndotUn nu wed. Or 11 on vunt Klndllnc Wood. L or Suov Coallh ut0onl.No.I0oal.8ott orBhck- um! `ICoAl.1om ?-u-, ____, ' BEST IN THE MARKET. Yud No. l-0ntu-lo su-cot. " ` I-C|arenoo bu-not Whuf. " 8--SL Lawrence Wharf. Cccure delivw belbro broken wouthot Iota In. Chic! 0 oo-St. Lnwrenoo Wharf. Branch Omco-(`ornar Kl And Cluonoo 83.. on to Brituh inteticun doltiol` l In tan in wlory o vorynupoolnu Oonlllundor oovornndwou screened nalnnhma Communication. H__ARD AND SOFT WOOD. . ng,-__.. -_.| II._ ""z'iT"n..o T. 'i$...u."" `IT. Ohoapeu. - H falls to sun Punciuuna. .11. I-0.-n -n-I- an... nllnn nln vary but duorlpuon. under cover. wou Icroon odsnd promptly delivered. Bunon wood and End and Soft Cu-dwood of mu. qunllty on hand. lnapoouon aollcltod and uthhoflou gunntoed. YARD--Corner Ontario and Want Streets. 2 Q 0moo-Clu-anon And Onurlo Bunn- Foot of Clnnnoo Su-oot. RDERS left At me sweet of Mr. Junu den.Prlnoou Suaot. And Mean. Moliolvez k Birch. Brook Street. will be promptly linen, folophono Comnlunlcntlon. Anronu "Bhok Dlnmond Llng.__ Coal. Wholesale. Retail, nnnnn Ilv IIII'I| II A nlrnvl! E'aJ.'l.l\.J r\ on: J_a\J\.J d-.l-L Wharf! Vane! ntann Wholanleend Recall and W Dede:-I. One): of the beet deeuripuon. under well screen End 9! rpl. _ou nm_m_n_ 3 smn_m PI_L_l_08. , A, 1-.. -._nl-- 2. )! Princess Street. oor. Sydenhgm Strgot, Killlilfltlll. 1 BREO ex 85 BOOTH un...n-nu-u Vanni Annntn an Whnlllnnnd IF YOU WANT THE - Oheapestc Bestfurniture OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. CALL AT } A` l\/IX IJIAV IS: FANCY AND ODD CHAIRS. J 1151: the Thing for a. CHRISTMAS PRESENT. 241 PRINCESS STREET. P- `WA. I: S E. on:on-our.nu-nonnaonunoau. F. C. MARSHALL, UPHOLSTERER` ci CABINET MA KER ms A NICE LINE or --gn\. Anni` I\|-\l\ I\|IA|r1l\ nmmon CABINET nnconmons AND ALL KINDS OF FURNITURE [ADE TO ORDER. 281 PRINCESS ST. . ununuuuug, numunugmwam ouu yum um. Steam and Hot Water Heating lcnuinoers. Agent for 1ho"Oa1ebmlod Spiral Radiator Hot Air Furnace manufactured by ,M. H. Jn cobs. Synwuse. N. Y. .__j_.%______..-.___._. B.H. CARNOVSKY` Goal :11 under cover um won I H`Tolophono Communication. JAMES SW] uguwuwwv --v w--, -.?_-_-.1, V-.- O. A. OORNELL - PROP. 'l'IbIOIuInI.I'`.I-9.901! .IIdl'I- 3332'} an L mu. Oounodlvulnnploltoonolur Canada '?.'.""" Inn yuvl and usual In turn. ONI DOLLAR PI! DAY. Next door to W. M. Drennun. Princess St. Pinsmithing. Plumbing.Stea.m and Gas Fitting Hominz` Enkinoers. - - u. 1.. .n.... n.a-L_......: ' .-..l Ihuiinlnr -HALL, V PA/9Lou.e,' 000/mm STOVE na'nd RANGES, I\uIL1lII A In "ILL DUI llll. I.rm'.n..uI VILL- tf GRAND UNIVERSAL STOVES AND R2}NGlGS are the boat and cheapest. F0: Isle n y at ~ ` . BIBBY & VIR'l"L'E'S. King Street. , . C. II-IEJAJII M1112 VA` _ILn.uIvn-vvv to select from. Alvnn thohutoolooted any molt Itylinh ntookjn Eastern Ontario. _ ,Glvo III I call and look over our stock. aoniusows WALL PAPER"; 1m1o'r .`.._ -`#4-; n;____; I'lHlI`lIl`V'P\l,Il ' I rwn unuuuuwvu Bpruoo up--don.t be .1 claxn-and don`: In! tlthokrutlnnumahhon, T ' AN iimm mm or mwamas I s ._. n_A__ nn._.__ `L- L-. -Install LE.` `Bond in 301;!` ordon 601130!` I PAINTING - AND - PAPERING n..__- .__ A-_.|.- - _I.._. -..aI :I4u\'t 1:! "'- 3RAME'$~ mtncnmst 3 |A|A0U,SEKEEPER8%l|' Ic.. at 8'Tncr!ock's Piano Rooms. . . an mm. smut. -lJIll'4lll'l!aB ELL'QTT'3:% amsoo aoslmmm, ou'r'Bu6 2 A XEBAJI I - ~n - ,, nI,,, _.. (u--__ __.l J-.. INCH. sn_.5o ~ WIL'L`_BUY THE * LARGEST SIZE. -- n 2 win nxnvu-nunl. .6l'I'nV|l!Sl AN ' Load! a ...,f'm. '3: T = xl!J1i.1mer. or an -251 PRINCESS S`1"P.EET,-E ';u;'_ n..|_I-._\...- nL_;.-o 3 ursonnnnznous. 5;HENRY BRAME, , _ ;.__ n.__n__....s._... ......-I :+ZOl rnuxunoo oxnnn: C6:-. Sydenham street. Telephone cinnmunioauou. $19 - 55 unit nnv A 'qmuRlit WUOD AND COAL. x.nwn'c'run:n IY * WILL BUY AJSQUARE -..;-up nun Butand Ohoopoat mm city . \ Foot of Clarence and Barrack Streets, M. MALLEN. AND P1106 mess. 277 Baqot ,treet. `7 -CHEAPEST AT- Iommnnlmtlon. JAMES SWIFT & C0. `TIMI L C 'IZI-IClVIl'I i an: (or the your 13 hntlnnlizlctonr gold and null. diva-. Tb `a M pnodtcuon tor 188honAh|u@,`J|t.$ ;o|laul0|I.*.lOdhct. Gold and Illvu-. Tho dircctc: 0! no Unlhd Shun nlnb bu rape:-u-1 shut. ucuonunz to his uublhlnd naked: 0! computnum. the gold pvthwlon or `the United Bah tor thounkndu-your 1887 was u.:1.(D,lm colnpnrd toOlt.Q.Cb tor us:-. ;.nd the wlhdonal dlnr@,.- B. ooungmd D Chit. for IQ `u world`: oonoanpdou d [all udilvu-.5 the xglln up an nun: IXhnMnnhzlnnKl_. IIGI, uuu Isuzu; IBIS Uvur Iuu IIIVIIIIII` II by mum of the moat Gallant)` nouns known tooohneo. he halved. qmrtand and mum ` divided the man nvouuon cum. until Iuo ha! I notion null mung`: to count. um eggs in It. ' I-`ouldlty tho Sol. _ Mr. Fred lather. tho well known sh cul- turm. has been dinning the nlunbt of go In a six pound ad In Novunbar (in what b known to Ilnhu-man u col fat," but which no rally the ovarian). and cndiu that ool with fully 0.lXl).GX). Undnhomlauoopo he found than they unsound eighty Iowa lunar tnch, and taking: one ovary and dividing It In: tannins nf I.!m rnnnt dnllnnta` uuhn knnn-n Clnlnu Ind: by Astronomers. The claim that the planet. .`Jm-u has now nnnlrninnml evidences of animal life in not 1 new one. But now Signor Bcirinpnmili, of Dlilnn. who has been taking olnervntiono through _ono of the linen telescopes of the world. is credited with having mule the wonderful discovery ot_ uterus of cunlnin i the plant. They unnonriy II hundred mile: with and run from thonucouttotho in- terior. According to Profouor E. A. Boyle. at 88. Louis, other nstmnomon have seen the Q men; Signor Bchinpaniii claim: lbs: in iuimbihd by 3 pooplo somewhat lib ounolveu. BIN! Auunuun. The total cost of the Iudinns of the United States, u set forth in the Snmbwninn re- port, is as follows: Indian department proper. fmxn Ju.ly7. IT-'6. tuJune&).l&!) . . . . .. 8.W(),(XN3I Expanded by wu do men! for lndlnn wars Am Incldantnl DRY MILL W000 AND SLAB3. mat the Indian: Have (`mt (Vs. The amount expended in Indian wu-I from 1776 to June 210, 1380, can at best be esti- mazed. The several Indian wart after 1776, including the war of I813 in the west and north \\ en, the Cnek. Black Han-l; and Sem- inole wars, up to IBCX), were bloody and costly. Except when engaged in war with Great Britain and Mexico, or during the re belliun (1860-1865), the United States Army was almost entirely used for the Indian ser- vice and stationed largely in the Indian coun- try or along the frontier. It will be fair to ettinmte, taking out the years of foreign wars with England (lSl'.3-I815), 886,6l4,9l13.34. and with Mexico (1546-1&5). 8TJ,94l.73. 1l2, and the rebellion (l8l-1865) and reconstruction (l865-lS70). 83,374,3.';9,36().0`. ., than more than threelourths of the totnl expense of the Army is chargeable, directly or indirectly. to the Indium IlM_- s..n..I AA-` -1 IL- I...I:-.... -1 n... l'_.'.._.| 10:.` (`I Inc unu unnlingv In In upcl L) . ' "In some respects this explosion is similar to they-ruption which destroyed Pompeii. when a large part of Mount Vmuxius was de- stroyed; but in that instance the usual igneous phenomena were more evldent.nl- though the loss uf life was apparently much less. The dwellers at the foot of Vesuvius had unplo warning of the eruption before it took place, but the unfortunate Japanese ap- ` pear to have had no oppnrtunityto coupe the cntustronha I IU -' ` l..\l'LU3lUl` lZ\ JAr.\.V. This phenomenon, says Popular Science Nous. is properl_\` spoken of as an explosion l`:itl1eY` than n \'ol(`auic eruption. Thero was no n`.'u-e of lava or igneous phenomena of any kind. It was simply an immense ex- plosiou like thut; of a stnam boiler, where the m'orl_\`ing mountain was torn apart by tho Lgrce of the steam generated by the terres- trial heat. Clouds of steam escaped from the ground in the vicinity of the mountain for some time after the explosion, and when the pressure was rst relieved by the destruction of the mountain. tornents of water and mud rushed, down the valleys, causing immense loss of life and dnmgo to property. `In snnnn nxcrmntn thin ntnlnsinn in nimilnr tn Lxpenut-u uy wnr uepnrunezu Ior Lndlnn wars And Incidental then-tn from July 4. I776. tn June I) mu , , , , _ _ 4 , , , . .. `T I FIG. 1| - RECENT VOLCANIC EXPLOSION IN JA-PAN. The latest volcanijc Catq$l`0phe is reported from Japan, where, on the 15th of I st.,,July, in large pul'Li0n of Mount Bamlni W! ' broken up into dust, nui fruginouts. and scattered over the ad joining country. 'l'ho`nc<-uiiipa1i_v- ing illustrsitimi (Fig. I) shows the pp(flll`nll(`(? of u forim-rly fertile valley after it. was lled with debris frmu t.he_explosinn,a_nd is {min in ` phntngx`apii L2lkl)ll_` by` .\lr. W. K. Burton ul` 'l`okiu,\\'hn was sup: bythe Japanese gov- ernincnt. to investigate the explosion, uucl whose report is published in The British Journal of l hutu;.;raphy. Fig. 213 n lliilgrnlll 31:0-iiig the par: of tho im)unt.a'iii destroyed by the cxpluaimi. on Tho-past few years have been rgmarknblo for `lye number of destructive volcanic erup- tions in various parts of the world. The ex- plosion of lirnlmboa, where an entlrp island was blown into the air, occurred only live years ago. and a short time nftJarwArd'-h"I:rbeI: of country in New Zealand, several miles In extent, was couvgrmd lnto a land of are. -4 Rdlnnrknlizlo nd beutrgntlvo `V'ol"o;Il`A`Ie _ Eruptions " In Vurlnuu Parts of_ tho World-A Brief 7 Aoohit of . the Be- cent I-:xpl9ul`onA.In JI|`_l1.. . . vamous. TO}?-,`lC&6E `1.-THEDAY WHICH _ AREHBEING TALk_o A3001 . Total.` COAL AND WOOD.` Scranton" 0011. Best Quality Hard Wood. Mill Wood. Vorom Y 1-.` y rm; BRlTTSH. WH'1G. WEDNESDAY. JAN; 9} 8Ino.m.u on 3.839.??? 09 Tho.chnputo(dllIlIho!cruhu'dwood loonaadonowhloh B I good oumbto applytotbuloornenlolbolhdollththu pnviounly bouinlulwhl Inowilllng - and with lnnlnl nmlnr. Vnnnn Ind nu- rnmcu )IIuuw mil j-l|~uIyuwt' uuv Inhadbypadng nun nuno nl LTILI. Ibo numdhn is In ll 1 FYVIVUW Ijl W WI` _T W W` onawuubumunhunvnousndor Fnnch yollowtnu lpnhlopowdc an Iain-dbrnndntn mm: Ihrmth Adan --wan The has shown lb ha model. It In old plush and mnumd with with ash: ribbon to until X vuu- no vuuw - Vvw' - -_- .. `_-.- -- N.B.-0Ideu mu: tho Grout: mm: of Ju. Onwtomd. Prince. Street. will receive womm nttnuon. H"l`elovhono communication Llll Till! UII CILKI I lull`. Amougreernplulh bug the Inna min in lined with pink nu.-en. tho lnndtng only with nun of the tune color and drum (n with I Goodcoloriugl for than an known. If, nl-rn nr I-nI|v_ Illh that Ilnlnn In A Favorite Style In Work Bags. Sim icity and dnlutinea: sum to be I fuhnou n work bag: jut now. Hwy are nude in the ordinary tack nhapo, with a hndin re inches doop. tho bug iuelf twelve inches on: and mu inches brocd. At. the bum in ouo corner A piece 0! Velvet in placid, up though the point turned up; I bow at the apex and 0 star vrorkod in tun nndgold thread on either skin. A nu... ........ ..I...|. I..- 4L- ....._- -1.` L- neughmal nonghmm. A Indy now! fur making delightful dough- nuts uses the following ncipa: Four pint: of our, {our teaspooufuln of baking powder, one grated uuuuog, alt. one pint. of sugar, one tablaspounful of butter. Heat up tour 9111'! in n ninl. run and ll it Inn with uncut ` vuu uuupuuxuut U1 uuwcr. Dell: up IOIH em in A pint cup and an it up with sweet milk. Mix and knead well. Orange Sponge. Orange sponge furnilhes a delicate dessert. Dissolve throo and A half sheets of Cooper`! lsiuglus in water nnd add to it one pound of sugar on which you have pn.-viously squeezed the juice of six good Iind oranges and one lemon and I half. Add the whites of three eggs well beaten, and but OH togther till the mixture is thick and fraby. Turn into I mold and net on ice. Grlddle Cnkes In Variety. One cupful of boiled rice broken into her- nels in one cupful of milk. two cupfuls of our. into which in siftni um ceupoonfuls of baking powder and one teaspoonlnl of alt. Mix thoroughly, adding more milk, and add two eggs (whim and yolks beaten Irpu-abely) the last thing before baking. "nminv Iuu-lnv nnfvnnnl Onninov. In-inn Luv luau tulug lR`|Ul`U Uuulg. Hominy, barley, oatmeal, tapioca. (Irina. oenealino. etc.` may be mad. and I great va- riety be produced. one Nice Pumpkin Pie. Following is a recipe for pumpkin pie, the quunti ios given being for one pic only: A get: half pint. of rich milk, one hmping tuhlespoonful of stewed pumpkin, one egg (whine and yoke separately beaten), and halt a teaspoonlul of our. Sugar to mm; a little giugencinnnmon and nutmeg. Beat well toget.her,all 4.-xcept'tho white of egg; Add this last. stirring in quickly but thor- oughly, and links in I quick Wen. Odd nnd Planning Work. A somcwhnt quaint style of work is mak- ing ower-pot. covers and shaped vases, largo and small. in cretonno over cardboard. The cretonun is selected to look nseffective and like Oriental china ns pomihle, and the shape is first cut out in pliable cardboard, covered with the cretonno, the edges neatly and care- fully laid together, then joined up by sewing over. There is n lining of sateen put in be- fore the sections are joined and a tin inside holds the water and the owers. ' Uvnu. nus any uuu-av u Tan vnmr CnmAPllB.'i`ul-='.l;IOE8 JOHN L. JOYCE. Bake-4| Blue with Tunmtoegu Baked rim and tonmtues nmkly n/very ap- petixing hot dish. Boil n cnlfre cupful of rice; when cooked. strum perfectly dry and mix with an unlumry sxzed can of toxn_aLnos. Add ll hula mu'u:. (`lmpped very line and a small piece of lmtu-r;scasm1 with pepper and salt. to taste. Put the nee and tomatoes in a dish mat is well bum:-red and strewn! with broad orumlm, and put A few small pieom of butter over the top. Then bake in an oven to I nch golden color. Care of the Clotlilng. Whore a_\'uun;: lady has no lady's maid (and in d9l1l(_K`l`ll[lC All1ci`i(`a wu surely ought not tn consider such n pemmugo as indispen- sahle'tu fl young and in-Live girl) she must remember, and in good season. to look over the costume that she is to wear, and to see that it. is in perfeet nI'dl'I`. since she will not have time to brush oil` dust or restore Way- ward button In the hurr_\` of dl'(`.\'Sl!lg for n dinner or a bull. One of the secrets of re- taining the bloom of youth in a snrec-n dress in to shake it out u_t' the window as soon as it is taken oil by the weiirer. Indeed very neat wofncu perform this oioe for undergarments rib well-l hqve knuwn Llmse who always l)l'lX5l)(.`(l out the inside of their boots! A silk dress should. it pomble, be cleaned without the aid of a brush. A plum of soft annel is the hesninstrument. for this purpose-wli`lt.e for light colored silks` and lilac}; for black silks. noeinni gum:-.i 'nm`An Things ofennty` and eomron u Well-Teyutodmlybclpn. ` I One varietyof the modern rocking chair for .the house beautiful in handsome and - -hoy and Ilainty enough for a` qua-en's bou.~ doif. it is woven of willow in-graceful shape and nrtist1c.pam-rn. ninneled with white and` decorated w'itm.gold bgnds,7stripes and knobs. The pnlest; of moss green, gobeliir blue or old pink plush is fashioned into cush- ' Jon: and tied in place with broad sashes of delicately `tinted ribbon. -Borneo! the smaller . chairs ure nmilcled after the t.ull,guuintl_y '1' cu-ed, slender patterns popuiui; ma ` ago and copied from French models. " Other rockd are sleepy hollow. inviting, plush overed resting places. nrnntiiinna Flux u-iIln- nlunh-a urn nililnal nr VIll.ll um uguh, SOIL C010!` 01 UN: W000. . slmP 0 'il10w.rockin'g bhairs, of yarious styl-;-s; nro merely varxnilslxc-d, or stained the color of cherry, and urnruucuted with mov- _uble cushions` uud chair rolls of bright col- ored Chintz. s;uvun:,u rcsuug mncea. . Sometimes the willow claim are gilded or hronnad all over, and cushioned with pale green plush. Large, olfhhshioucd, curved oak rocking chairs nro also used, made aftm the Ifashlon of our grandmothers` colonial furniture-roomy,znmsslvewnncint, quaint! and, best of all. exnegdingly comfortable. A pretty cushion for that chair is of dull old red or pale green, tliese`tiuts harmonizing with the light, soft color of the wood. Simnln \\ iHnI.v I`nr\i:'iI|'rr 1.-hniru nf vnrinn: fluid for any-a Wad Thu. ALL Ariouno .THe~ `y-aousi. l Il|.'\|'Iv IIH' KIT 1'. . Ivt CVWII, . 0l'\'o or ruby. with the Hall` In ` AMERICAN RUBBERS ` _ 41- 25 OEN:'?, FGents Toi|&:_E_r_@::VT9et Slippers 8. OBERNDORFFER. xmonou om`.