SKATES, Hockey ik, All ile Be:t Makes. yy AT Corbel's Hardware. re like a geod enp of tea try INDIA BLEND" 5c, 80¢ , Bic, 40¢., d0¢. pound. For best results in bakiug use STARR BRAND BAKING POWDER. EXTRACTS AND SPICES. THE STARR CO. 185 WELLINGTON ST. Cutters «w Sleighs|: Have Your Cutters and Sleighs Fixed Up at Laturney's, Where you can have all parts properly attended to. 390 Princess St. SPECIAL SALE OF Watches and Jewelery, Sterling Silver Novelties and Ebony goods, Per- fumes and fancy articles, Pearl and Diamond Pen- dants, all new and of latest designs. 10% Of all goods advertised in Burk's or Ryrie Bros. catalogues. -_fmr--=CcHx= ASHLEY, JEWELER & OPTICIAN, 165 PRINCESS ST. WEATHER STRIPS FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS. They not only keep out Jack Frost, but they will help you reduce your coal aill, protect you from drafts and there- by save manv bad colds. Easily tacked on. wear well. and the cost is but a trifle. STRACHAN'S HARDWARE, GIVING AWAY PERFUMES = AT = DR. CHOWN'S DRUG STORE For One Day NEXT SATURDAY, DEC. 20th We will present a bottle of per- fume to each customer making a purchase of 25 cents or more, the value of the perfume to equal 20 to 25 per cent. of the value of the purchase. REMEMBER, DR. CHOWN'S **" ' STORE, 185 PRINCESS STREET. All Patterns. Phone 251|- THE WHIG -- 69 YEAR 5 ¥ BRITISH WHIG, [Published ech at 2:30 and 4 o'clock. WEEKLY, BRITISH WHIG, 12 pages, pub- Sided every Thursday morning fe the best Job Printing Offices in Cl 2 stylish' and cheap work; mine ' improved = EDW. J.B, PEN SE. PROPRIETOR. I'HE DAILY WHIG. Opiter per Orbem Dicer. SOME STERLING ADVICE. The criticism that has been offered i| by the tory leaders on Mr. Ross' mani- festo to those who are interested in the bye-elections is of a piece with all that emanated from the opposition in the general elections. What its quality was can best be revived in the words of the Montreal Star, which is friend- ly enough and candid enough to suit any conservative sympathizer. The Star was summing up the results of Christmas Presents Everybody is thinking : the general appeal in May, and had | of what to give and where | ,;;. Sy i 1s 1 - "The province gathered from the to buy. Ww 1s¢ to Pfan car conservative campaign that there ly and get the be-t selec- | was something terribly wrong about 2 Z . the Ross administration, but it tion. Our display of Holi-| could not quite make out what it - 1 . - was. day Shoes 1S the best we "Now, during the next four years, have ever made the Whitney group ask boekter their 4 C . josition along this line. When the If . ~ Ii cry proposcs anything bad you want a ight 'they must say so at once, and with emphasis, and point out in what re- sje.t they would improve it. 'They should offer the province a plain al- po-ketbuok to do heavy work in your holiday hy ternative policy every time they are ing cone to not prepared to endorse the Ross programme. "Next election they ought to be prepared to come down to details. If there is a difference between the two arties it should be made obvious. If there are two distinct policies every SHOE STORF, Mcoermoll's voung man in Ontario ought to Le [3] ese [seo se oe ose FT ww me ea) | 2Dle to tell what they are." i] . There is sound sense in that. The = 184 Princess Street. opposition has not a policy. It only x knows that it is not in favour of Mr. Ross' platform or proceeding, but ] he wherein it differs "deponent sayeth not."" The slogan of the campaign » . . was simply "" "Tis time for 5 chang ge." x ankrupt The Star Advises the party to get X down to particulars, and do more : : DS than kick against the proposals of the 5 ot ing toc government. x! Is doing the business despite THE GRIND OF LABOUR. x| the fact that some People run At a session of the Coal Strike Com- x) down the stock and say it's not ius ar S 1 X| regular and not perfect. We sim- mission a sensation was create by ®| ply ask you to grant us a call. the appearance of several little girls 5 You'll convince yourself to the Funder twelve years of age, who stated fy contrary Tosides we have that they were compelled to work in SANTA CLAUS on our side; he has placed his largest order with us for comfortable clothing. Don't pass us by: we can make things interesting for you. CORNER PRINCESS - AND MONTREAL STREETS. iJ. A, MANAGER. DE TR [Roe ooo 0 ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills "Must Bear Signacare of . themselves. i to supplement their fathers' and that they were employ- order earnings, ed all night in a local silk factory: Nothing so men had been heard commissio® went through the repugnant to sensitive since a spedial South- ern Cotton mills and protested acainst [reo] oe se x ue fk the employment of child labour there. aln these cotton mills the children, at noon hour, slender hurriedly, after eating their meals stretched themselves upon the floor slept until the foremen drove them back to the ma- and chines which they attended and watched. The shocking feature before the coal commission was the alleged fact that the fathers of two of these girls, were said by the /coal operators, to carn $1,600 and $1,400 a year res- pectively for themselves atid helpers. The inference was that each had ab- out 8900 $1,000 clear, and with such an income their little should have been saved from slavery. It transpires, however, the coal miners referred to have very little of the. $1,600 $1,100 They are simply bosses of or daughters factory that and for : four ana six men shifts, and the 72 "oot money they receive goes to the four and six men, giving between $200 Bee Fac-Stmlle Wrapper Below, | and £300 to each. Thé probable eficct will be the pass- age of legislation that will prohibit the Very small and as vey to take as sugar. FGR HEADACRE. employment of child labour in the fac- Saens FOR DIZZINESS. tories. Little girls of nine, ten and FOR BILIOUSKESS. eleven years of age should be in their FOR TORPID LIVER. beds at night, at rest, instead of FOR COM3T IPATIOR. performing the drudgery which fae FOR SALLOW SKIN. | tory life involves. The evidente of FOR THECOMPLEXIOB] | fered to the coal commission is a re- EE MUST KAYE 40uATURE, flection upon the state. 12 | Prrety Vegetanio, ol AIST TO IY ™ CURE SICK HEADACHE. CHRISTMAS. GIFTS, The best Christmas Gift to buy FOR LAND. has appliel to LOOKING An Fnzlish syndicate the local government for, 2,000,000 ac [ ves of land in New Ontario for coloni- zation purposes. The not known, terms and con for the department hes ditions ghé reason that thé crown lands' is something useful. We have | the matter under consideration and them :--Decorated Agate Tea and [no voodrean come of publishing them Coffee Pots, Cream Jugs, Butter [ prematurely. The idea, apparently, is Dishes, Cuspadores,- and many |, guarantee the occupation of the things too numerous to mention. | land within a certain term by the Give us a call--no trouble to | immigrants to whom it will ~le sold show goods. : : : : g at a slight advance in price, provide l . they undertake to settle on it and Taylor & Hamilton work it according to a given plan. 5 . a Companies, better than governments, Tinsmithing, Plumbing, Gas | may s weeedd in colonizing schemes, Fitting and Hot Water Hesting | having their energies concentrated promptly attended to. 'Phone . ee Wa 418. {and their programmes systematically developed, but there is a dancer of ; | misdirection of effort and wealth with . Th them. There was moie or less specu Remember « e Lhe «tion with the colonization compan : | fos that undertook to pilot immi rants into the North West some yeurs Clarified Milk Co. ==. there cannot he anv desire L for a repetition of it An American Gives you the Highest Quality, company wants several square mils ned with the Best Service in | if land for the occapation of agricul the city. \ turists whom, it is pry d to mov If you want MILK, CREAM or | in a todd thm, ghe em states, BUTTER, order early for holiday land an Ernlith tuinpany follows salt week. with a request which is colossal WHIPPING CREAM a specialty. | enough to suggest that the acquire Phone, 567. of the land will involve less dif- | went ficulty than the acquirement of peo- ple they desire to ociupy it. The government will see to it that the col- onists are available before it do- nates to them, or to a company in their behalf, some millions of acres of land in New Ontario. EDITORIAL NOTES. Fifteen thousand deer were slaugh- tered in Maine this season. How long will it be, at the rate, until the spe- cies has become extinct ? Detroit has a fast street car service. But it is destructive of life. Sixtecn men were killed and two hundred wounded during the present year. And nothing came of the Hartopp divorce case, after all the scandalizing of each other-in which husband and wife indulged! How very unfortun- ate. Children under twelve working in the silk factories of the north all night ! It has been sworn to before the labour commission. It's an awiul scandal ! imiiiend The country does not smile on the bids of American syndicates for mil- lions of acres of Canadian land. Can- ada can settle its own lands more sa- tisfactorily. Sir Wilfrid Laurier is said to have about recovered from his long inais- position, and to be again in splendid form and spirit. He will need all his life and energy for the labour of the next session. ------ The coal operators hasten to assure the people that the scarcity of coal is to the any combine or to ' I he coun- not due the severity of the weather.' try is still suffering from the five months' strike, that's all." Qh, thanks, thanks. Hon. Joseph Martin predicts that the new British Columbia government will get a shock as soon as the legis lature meets. Mr. Martin promises to be on hand when thig shock tales place. He has had a hand in ihe undoing of several governments. The manufacturers have engaged an elditcr, Mr. Watson Griflin, who will write high tariff articles them inserted in such papers as to a change in the and have are tariff campaign help favourable The judiciously expended, laws. manufacturers' fund, on the camapign. CAUGHT BY SCISSORS. will Curiosity At Large. Poronto Telegram. A convict without a ticket of leave will soon be as hard to find as a member of parliament without a rail- way pass. An Unfailing Subject. Foronto Star. When the higher aii has solved the Revelations of St. John and the Book of Daniel, there is still the Mon- roe Doctrine to keep it guessing. A Useless Performance. New York Tribune. If the bicycle could not be put to better use than in six-day contests it ought to vanish from the face of the carth and never be seen again. Too Eager For Money. Syracuse Post-Standard. Tales of suffering and disaster are coming from those who venturea on "one more" trip on the lakes after the season had closed. There is a point to venture bevond which simply ior gain's sake is criminal, He Had A Pull. Iixchange Twenty years ago Valentine P. Spy- der, the president of a new national bank in New York city, with a capi- tal of one billion dollhrs. was a mes- senger boy in a small bank in a town on the banks of. the Hudson River, New York. His prospective salary is 3100,000 a year. Benevolent 'British Rule. Detroit Fribune: The British have heen harshly criti- cised for keeping their grip on FEgvpt, but it has been a benevolent and help- ing hand, not the strong hand of a tyrant. In two decades England has lone more for the welfare of the fella- heen of Egypt than all the sultans have done the founding of the Ottoman empire, since Christmas -- Jenkins -- Gifts. English smoking jacket in plain and tried, swell patterns, perfect fit- tinr, $2.75 to 9.50. ' Suits. * Bibby's." Dundonald suits in '" Bibby's.' Ask to see our fine tweeds, worsteds, serges, and cheviots, $3, R10, 812, 813, S11, $15. The' H. D. Bibby Co. Turkeys : Turkeys ! Turkeys ! Turkeys, geese, chickens, 25c. cooked ham, 20c. tongue, 20c¢. prints or roll butter. Crawford's. A. Miscampbell, M.P.P., will very shortly assume the management of the Owen Sound-Soo line of 'steamers, I. M. Kirkwood, the present manager, will retire, Monkey Prand utensils, steel, knives and forks, lery. House coats, cosy and warm, to 89.50, An ideal wifts Jenkins, Olives stuffed w th gn-hovies at Red Soap cleans Kitchen iron and tinware, and all kinds of cut 82.75 « en's, Gilbert 30c. 1h. Purses at lowest prices, at Tayln 10¢, table raisins for successor to KE, C. Mitchell. Gen. Nord, having ben aoclaimed lent of Havti by the army, has on of the palace. "Gilbert sells pure apple juice, 30¢ callon Jenkins' the store for men's presents. Oak Hall for Xmas umbrellas, FOR CHRISTMAS THAS SHOPPERS. We sell the nest nest chocolates 25c. per lb. 3 lbs. fancy mixed candies, 23c. 4 lbs. sugar candy, 25c. 2 lbs, cream chocolate, 25¢. 2 Iba. kisses 25¢. 2 lbs. maple chocolate, 25c. 2 lbs, maple, 25c. Maple syrup in bottles. Crawford' 5, Table raisins at Redden's. Oak Hall jor Xmas gloves. Christmas perfumes at Taylor's. Narcissus, priniroses, Johnson, flor- ist. Dressing gowns, $6.75 to $20. Jen. kins. Fancy vests, $2.50, $2.75, at Living- stons'. Handsome presents at Weese's. Pric- es reduced. Gilbert sells Harry Webb's plu puddings, 30c. y beg Table raisins in 1 1b. boxes at Red- den"s, 4 packages finest jelly powder, 25¢., at Mullins'. Patronize Mcleod's drug store flavoring extracts. Electrically lighted clocks, use, at Breck & Halliday's. We guarantee satisfaction teas and coffees or Stroud Bros. Call in and see are pianos before purchasing. Weese & Co. Photogra- phers, dealers in music, stationery, fancy goods. for for night in our money refunded. '" Bibby's."" Christmas Scarfs. Christmas scarfs in the swell new silks, newest shapes, 50c. to $2.50. The H. D. Bibby Co. - Free! Free !! Free!!! Until Christmas we will initial free of charge any umbrella or walking cane bought here. Special handles, spe- cial prices. Jenkins. Turkeys ! Turkeys ! Turkeys ! 100 chickens. 100 finest turkeys. 25¢. cooked ham. 20c. cooked tongue. 20c. print butter. 2c. roll butter. IN OUR OWN CLRCUIT. Crawford. News Of The Districts On Both Sides Of The Line. Appendicitis caused the death of John Nagle, only son Richard Nagle, Pathurst. The young man had been in splendid health up to the time he was seized with the disease. The steambarge Samuel 1). Marshall has been purchased by the Central Canady Coal company, Broce 'kville, and will be used in the coal trade be- tween Oswego and St. Lawrence river ports. William John<ton, Atircnto, was badly burned, Wednesday. When light- ing the lamp the window curtain caught fire. In his eliorts to extin- guish the flames. Mr. Johnston was badly burned about the hands and feet. A sudden death on Sunday evening, Herity, passed away, a victim of ap- pendicitis, after only one day's ill ness. Deceased, seventy-four years of age, is survived by her husband, four sons and three daughters. occurred at Moira when Mrs. Samuel Mrs. (Dr) C. J. McIntyre, sister of James Dobbie, proprietor of Clyde hotel, and Mrs. James McFarlane, Lanark, died in Chicago late Friday night. Mis. McFarlane was the se- cond daughter of the late Thomas Dobbie, Lanark. She was born in 1862. The list of those who have passed the final examination of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgecns includes the names of D. T. Smith, Gttawa:; P. L. Gardner, Brockville; 1. W. Smith, Hawkesbury; C. W. Saun- ders, Kemptrille. Among those who pas-ed the primary year are: J. B. Buell, Mallorytown; W. A. Meighen, Perth; W. A. Scanlon, Prescott. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS. Of The School of Mining--Have Won Prizes. At the dinner of Queen's Engineer- ing Society on Wednesday evening, a telegratn was read from B. TI. Bell, seeretary of the Canadian Mining In- stitute announcing that 0. N. Scott had been awarded the gold medal pre- sented for competition among the stu- dents of the different technical colleg- es in Canada for the best paper pres- ented by a student member at the an- nual meeting of the institute. This meeting is held annually in March. A large nuwber of papers ave put in and it takes the judges some months to arrive at a decision. Mr. Scott's pa- | per was on the geglogy of the copper | district in British Columbia. + PB. Silver, the School of Mining, been recommended for the | prize, a silver medal. Thus Sine stuaents carry ofi both first and se cond medals, although a number of | important papers were presented by ! students of other colleges. Mr. Silver's | paper dealt with the geology of the | | | | last session, nickel belt at Sudbury. Prof. W. G. Miller, new provincial | geolooist', during his professorship at | Queen's sent up only three students in | competition for these awards. One of | students was W. J. Wells, who | won the first prize some three or four | vears ago, the other two are the oen- | tlemen mentioned above. Thus ali | three are winners, which reflects great credit on the Queen's Mining School. these | Christmas List. shirts, neckwear, | handkerchiefs, Bibby"s. Gloves, suspenders, fancy scarfs, umbréllas, raincoat, suit, overcoats. A man's complete outlit at the H. D. Bibby ! Co, | Free! Free! ! Free!!! Un il Christmas we will initial free umbrella or walking of charge any cane hought her Special handle &,8pe- cial prices, Jenkins, Purses at lowest prices, at Tay successor to E. C. Mitchell. Exclusive styles in neckwear at Liv- ' lingstons'. The Scottish curling team sailed for Canada on_ Thursday. | Rowntree's colfice «(reams at Red dens. Jenkins' the store for men's presents, Neleot vour presents at Weese's English holly. Johnson, florist. | THE CANADA | who graduated Bo) | a DOMINION FISH GO., 63 BROCK STREET. "Phone 520. "From ANCIENT INDIA AS and SWEET CEVLON.® 1 EF ARE SERVED TO OUR FRIENDS. Gur $1 line is a FIVE 0'CLOCK SPECIAL. TRY IT NEXT TIME. AT YOUR GROCERS. =935333335538 PERFECT ¢ BEAUTIES Are Our Westminster § Bverooats., As handsome a garment as any man ever wore, $8, $10, $12 50 ¢r15. None but the most skilled tailors can make these coats. Our Cundonald Suits in the newest fabrics, latest cut, $8, $10, $12 $13, $14,815, iA \ THE H. D. BIBBY CO., o \ . ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE. OAK ALL. \W Reece Eeeesee eee cece secced a ---------- OOOO Christmas TH Te TVS Be --FOR TH eee i WHOLE BUNCH. - De OLIODI) oe ® @®® Foot ear $ ® ®@ TH VHVA WE Swe @ @ ®) ® CO) ®) © ~~ = = o Can Old Santa Claus S ® ® Do better than to give the little folks @® r) o Footwear for Christmas? We are sure 2 = i @, ® he can not. What can you think of that ® would make more sensible or useful Christmas Gifts for the boys and girls ) than a pair of new Shoes or Slippers, Leggins, Arctics, Rubbers, Rubber Boots, dd sss se 0000 ® oJ. H. SUTHERLAND & BRO. en 8 . 5 ® F@029T900V0) P90 9s ?0e© SOLDER and BARRIT ALL GRADES. METAL CO., WILLIAM SIRFET, TORONTO, ONT, Why Not Get : Semething Useful ? We are selling and putting away for delivery a nwunber Club Bags, Solid Leather Suit Cases Wrist Bags, Card Cases, etc. > Hockey Boots, Snowshoes or a Tobog- ®@ ® gan ? Such gifts as these are appreciated . BS) by the children far more than knick- @ @® knacks. Everything that children wear ® 9) in Footwear is here and at moderate ®) » prices. Let us Shoe up the children for © ® Chrirtmas and tke money will be well ® ® expended. . . { @ _ 'SPECIALTIES FOR CHRISTMAS : Saguenay Salmon. Chinook Salmon. Malpecque Shell Oysters. Blue Point Shell Oysters. Shell Clams. Fresh Lobsters. Turkeys. Geese. Carned Oysters and Bulk Oys- ters of all varieties. of Chatelaines, etc., Purses, RUDD HAR NESS CO, 143 PRINCESS STREET. OO B0KS MEN AND WOMEN, Tse Big @ for unnatursi discharges infianmati ng, {rritations or ulevrations of mucous mersbranos. an and not sgtrine - HOLIAY - Prevents Contagion, Rm en! is onous, ok Oucaion Oo gent Or pots Sold by ress, prepaid, 00, ior 3 Bottles, 2s, ircilar goui 0d Peyucs The Hog Market. Books for Boys, In Toronto select hog Id at 8 Jooks for Girls, 121, and fats 23c¢. per ent, k hr Toy Books, Montreal hoo ars At rom > Chri as Cards, to $6.23 jer cut, ring to « "1 tx Calendars, in Buffalo. heavy ho old at ¥ Bibles and Prayer Books, 10 mixed, RG.00 1, 86.15, and Etec. etc. rot o R590 per oy | pr S---------- Fe. NESBIT fenkins® the store for gens presents » Oak Hall for o ercoat | The Corner Bookstore. A