Eel rE ---------------------------- BIG MEN WOULD LOSE JOBS Federation of Maritime Provinces "| --Tupmelling Strait. "The federation of "the "maritime ovinees; tunnelling Northumberland Strait so that Prince - Edward Island J will not be ent off "from the other part of the country for thteo months of the year, as 1 was last winter, +f the choice of the GTP. terminus; and the Workings of the. Intercolopial rail bo hat ast yoar cost the country $2,000,000, are the important subjects 'at the present tie in the eastern provinces," said Rev. N n Tuek: er, seorefary of the missionary society of the Church of and in Canada, Who has returned from a month's vacation in that part of the.country! y federation of the provinces," he continued, "'while all sensible peo- ple are in favor of it, is not likely to be realized for some tine: As it would do away with a groat many big political men, such as two pre- i y SNeuténant. governors. . and all the more subordinate offiets that fol. low in their train, theré will no doubt bo strong opposition to federation, yond a question it would be far "{better if the three provinces would nite. Prince Fdward Island, with a ' Population of "100,000, about one J third of Toronto, has a parliament, { premier, leutenant-governor, ote., and and the other provinces, slightly lar: or, same, each place en: tailing great expense upon the peo "Tunnelling Northumberland Strait is what Prince Edward Island people | are hoping for after their experience of last winter, whon the icehoats fail- ed to give the Nednsnsy means of | transportation, and when the mails came at intervals of a week. This estion has been before the Dominion "for some time, bub the great ecet, $10,000,000, will be a serious bars a8 t : Bopulation, which is not cram will 'hardly 'warrant the enormous outlay. n: "Bt. John and Halifax are working G.T.P, terminus, and veted prize. I. with ita deficit ® serious problom. : & on RR pach wigh 2 a 2 3 toh And ) a employees d other than for part. Sof the party was hard to mysell out of m, ERs ¥ aif i i get 2 iF 5 nerves until T lobked - week I wi | ooln. of his shack say this time 7' to make light of whatever m 'the cast. say anything and I wouldn't. "Tails it is, and the kid Stays," cried Dalton. + Joe swore, and I choked. Dalton came 10 the front, "That's too rough on the kid," he said, "and we'll give him another chance. "Here, hand me the Judas sil- ver and let me shy it up again." "No," 1 protested. "It was a fair deal, and I got what the luck had for me. It's hard, . I'll acknowledge, but you two go ahead and I'll stay and keep the lay-out safe till you get back. You can tell me what a time you had, and - that will be my fiat this year." ey insisted on having another toss, but I persisted in declining it; and it was not until T got hot and began to swear that they left up and began to pack their stuff for a week's outing. I helped them, but in no wery cheerful mood, and when at last they moved 'off down the trail from the shack, leaving me there alone with the grim, gray mountains, | sat down on a snow bank: and cried like a baby. Tt wasn't a manly thing to do, but my manliness had gone all to nerves, and the crying was na- ture's method of relief. It did me good. 100, for presumably, I shook and went t» digging, That night there came a great snow which, added to what we already had, covered the shack clean out of sight in the cove where wo had built it, and I had plenty to occu y my mind. next day cleaning out paths and getting the "snow from around th chimney 80 I could have a fire. a shack was a low building of . logs chucked up close against the moun- tain side for protection and it was not unusual for the snow to cover it clean out of sight. 'About a quarter of a mile above us a train ran W Pp through the gap and «this was our nearest approach to civilization. 1 was lonely enough, though I kept busy, for the two days before Christ. mas, but when Christmas eve came ad 3 ut in si that wus simply thimide sonny stand i ad rote, dom Again, crving as 1 had d Bove deft me. We hoy nrhen. the plenty, and magazines, for we not. illiterates by a whole but it 0 os ut : : our den alone in ga down ad books © in were 3 i i 15 f= rs ji down to ille spend the w from New. Years. The discov ain, "if he gets the job of up here for a week by him- j the rest of us are painting old Santy a cheerful crimson Jown at ir ' 1 felt that myself, for the solitude of the mountains. and their unapproach- om 8ble vastness wero getting onto. my tward to this off as something fairer and bet- ter than an 1 had ever known. Good, old. Joe, whose twenty yeats of fold hunting had hardened his head, t not his heart, knew how 1 felt, || and was quite to lot me go, but not willing tc apt hie sacri: tionless of muscle afd: the Kid wins," said Joe, Boba tossed the ooin toward the rough planks that made the ceiling ack, I watched it eagerly as it went up, poised a moment, and started hack. It fell flat and we fire- To crowded around to see what wae up. "Tails, by thunder, and the Kid's lost," said Joe and Dalton laughed. "But don't . ory: Kid," he went on | nuickly, noting the look in my eyes, "You've got another chanco with me," He picked up the coin and held it for the toss., "What do you "You choose," 1 replied, trying hard ight be "All right," he said. "It won't hardly come twice the same, and 1 choose tails." The coin went up till it struck the boards and dropped quickly to the | floor, striking on its edge, and rolling to one corner, all three of us giving it a chake, stooping low to see what would come when it should lie down. Joe saw first what it was, and I was nearer than Dalton, but Joe wouldn't y tears, got my tools | Ha g 5 EFEE 1h i if j 1 was, jit opments. © © wait long, 'eithef, strange visitor had. been afm with malicious intentions #.. have been all up with me, for"before regained control of myself, the fall from heaven had rolled out of 'the me, looking rag scared as 1 ew I was, "Well, I'll be d----d," were the first words I could utter and as I blurted them out, the object hegan to ory. "Where the mischief did you come from 7' I went on without an eflobt to comfort the weeper, for 1 had got as far away from it as the restricted guarters of the shack permitted. "EIT got lost," was the sobbing answer I received, and then I gather- ed my wits and began an investiga- tion. nearer; because it looked like a girl, and 1 was never afraid of girls. "You won't kill me, will you ?" she asked shrinking away. "Well, 1 guess not," 1 laughed, "1 want company too much for that. I'll do everything T can to'preserve your life at least till my buddies come back. Don't you know I never was so lonesome in all my life. How are you, anyway ?" 2 : The reaction had set in with me, and 1 was over-doing myself, I knew, but 'I couldn't help it. My Santa Claus visitor down the chimney was only about ten years old, small for her age, and with the brightest eyes and 'pinkest cheeks that ever hap- pened in our neighborhood. Her des- cent through smoke and scot and fire and ashes hed damaged - her: com- plexion and her clothes somewhat, but T could see that she was a very pretty child, indeed.' She shrank dur- ther away from me, 'as I talked, and began to whimper. , 'Oh, come off," 1 cried, "and let u on 'that. I've been a erybaby myself this evening, and one in the family. is « Now you sit down here till enough 1 1 get this fire going and fix you some- thing mice and warm to drink. You look like you were half frozen. Ain't it mighty cold out?" I gave her a hig chair made out of a barrel covered with fur, and as I got things ready 1 made her tell me her story. She was fri od at first, in spite of all my efforts, but she soon k re 1. d ti I. and and r na told me that she was with her father mother coming over the trail through the gap and an accident had Rappened to their waggon making it necessary for them $0 .go into camp for the night. While looking for a sheltered camping place she had wan? dered away and got lost. "When I fell down the chimney and lit in the fire," she said, smiling through the grime on her face, 1 thought 1 had dropped into the bad yi Wa a ® 58 2 i nother fire | was a peculiar noise » snow . above me and anything pass-: t easily make itself wasn't anything, as , to pass over it. We | tie stock, nor were il} 'animals of any kind in the ns about us. As for human there: wasn't one nearer than niles, id Phepas & miner who aman; from his Kind so long. What it ret (ough, but the kid was a nervy little she hee f . away from £ 2 2 excitement. And what a merry Christmas eve we | had. Begun in tears by me, almost | * in a tragedy by my guests, it went | through most of the night to the | sound of all the revelry at our com. | mand. Our shack was well provided with katables and drinkables and | placed the larder at the disposal of the celebrators. We sang and told stories and 1 played the fiddle while the others tried to dance, and when Christmas morning came on the heels | of midnight, I don't think anybody | Ophirville was having a bet- | down in, ter time than ours. We curtained off the shack: with a | pei of extra blankets, and when the | ittle girl followed her mother into. her i Sleoping apartment, she called back to me: "Don't hang up any stocking for me, and if Santa Claus comes down was, then, making the sound, 1ecould form no definite idea, and I was just a little afraid to make any noise from i because... 1 place to the floor apd was stand- | lore you are "What are you?" 1 asked coming place and 1 was just sure you had good impression I had made, or, 4 least, 'that I had. removed the bad "Oh, no," she laughed, 'and on the instant her face' went into shadow, "But where's pa and ma?' she ask- ed, and to ke "They'll be all right in the | ing," 1 assured her, and handed a steaming hot cup of tea ta her. But she refused it, and. refused to be com- forted until IT had agreed to ing or s symptom is most noticeal form of piles is accomp, ings of misery and uneasiness, which | can scarcely be described. | As a cure for piles Dr. Chase's Qint- | ment stands alone. It is positively guaranteed to give satisfactory re- sulle, and js, backad by, thonsands of | the most reliable people in the land | as the only actual cure for this dis | tressing disease. | Do not think of submitting to the | out ; suffering, expense and risk of a pur- | { oes in the town, Time moved along as it has a habit | of doing, each year cementing more closel . the friendship brought down my chimney that Christmas eve hy Santa Claus, until Mary, or "Santy," as 1 always called her, was eighteen. She was the sweetest and the prettiest girl in all that region, and when she promised to be my wife I was the a) piest man. Joe and Bob were hest men at the wedding, and after the ceremony, Joe oj turned to me. "Kid," he said--he always called me | + Kid--"it's a good thing for you 1 didn't stay up at the shack for Christ- man." "Oh, Dh. cried Mary, making a pretty face at the old ch: , and Dal ton laughed, EG ------------------ | Keep The Bowels Regular. H your bowels didn't move for a week vou would be. prostrated. If more than one day goes hy you become languid, blood gets bad, breath hor- ribly offensive, you feel sick all over, To remedy this tale Dr. Hamilton's Pills which regulate the bowels and cure Solgtipation. Taken at night by morning. They puri- fv and cleanse the system, prevent headache, billiousness and sick stom- ach. Prompt and certain are « Dr. Hamilton's Pills of Mandrake and But- ternut, 2c. per box or five for $1 at all dealers. ---- Temperate Men In Demand. Ba Itimore American. work of to-day demands men of clear brains for ite performance. It matters not whether that work be in the office, the counting room, the | legislative hall, the store, the shop, the field or. the mine. The worker who cach morning brings to his task a strong mind and a steady nerve will always find his services in de- mand, while the one who allows him: self to become the vietim of an un- bridled appetite will soon discover that his place has been filled by one who can do better work than he. While it is undoubtedly true that ex- cesses in liquor are not as common to-day as they were a quarter of a century ago, still there js vasty room for improvement, and every effort in that direction deserves the encourage- ment of all who seek the elevation and betterment of their fellow men. ---------- For biliousness, constipation and liver trouble, . nothing equals Dr, { Chown's Little Pink Laxatives, 25c. | | box, | A fim of brewers at Surfleet, Lin- | e olnshire, England, have had to des troy 6,000 gallons of beer, as the wat- ter used in the manufacture was im- pregnated with salt. It was obtained the river Glen, into which salt water from the river Welland has found its way. : \ What Are Piles ~ Or Hemorrhoids From Which So Many People Suffer and Know Not How to Obtain Relief and Cure. Piles or hemorrhoids are small tumors which form in and about oriface of the rectum, and because 'of horns and hoofs and a spiked tail till | the itching, stinging sensations pro- | I got a good look, and I wasn't so duced frightened any more." | me "You are not scared' pow, are| Pi you?! 1 asked, feeling quite fatherly and sort of pleased with myself for the inable. operation or wasting time in ex- untried remedies, a minute's n the oven--it's a light, warming i or the ** V1} Cook Book," postpaid. Send. for the Yel Question O hy CANADIAN SHREDDED : Totoute' Oion, 33 ter me for . some- paige Anode f thing t5- eat and drink after all the Did you ever have your range grates burn out? If you did you will know what that means in com- mon ranges -- it means delay, 'muss and big bills --because common ranges are built that way. As range grates 'must $ome time burn out you are gertain 'to have that kind of trouble if yours is a common. range. Ifyou have 'the Pandora you won't have any trouble, because ypu can take out the old grates and -put in the new ohes in ten miniités, and a ten cent piece for a screw-driver does it : easier in the Pandora than a whole kit of plumbers' tools will do it in common ranges. M°Clarys Pa Range Lemmon & Sons, Sole Agents: re -------- the chimney you tell him we are very | ouch obliged, but we've had all the t | Ubristuias we want this year." «] Still we had more the next day, for #1 would not let them go away, and ls r, which came "fot of their waggon. 1 wanted them | ot to stay. a whole week with me, bu! thet was quite impossible, and. the day after 1 dollowed them three miles down the trail" before I could sev good-bye $ They 'were going to Ophirville to "Sf live, and a month after Dalton and . J Joe came back, they let me off for al NAS week, and I went to Ophir. A vear 0 T Flater the Santa Claus $1ing ite three owners something like | # fifty thousand a year and we had offi A ten cent piece for a acrew-driver 1 all. you need to take out old and Put ia new Pandora mine was pay- ndora Warehousos and Factories: London, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, St. John, N.B., Hamilton The Triumph Washer Is accident proof and dust proof. Washes with less la- bor and without injuring any garment. It is something tha § every house requires and if you have not got one call at our store and get prices, LEMMON & SONS 351 and 353 King Street: (SUOCBSSORS TO LEMMON AND LAWRENSON) ING SALE Ladies' and Gents' High Grade Shoes FOR THIS WEEK ONLY $1.98. MOST ALL Sizes. SEE THEM IN OUR WINDOWS. CLEAR the | cause the keenest suffering | DID YoU are spoken of gs itching, bleed- ing to which | ble, but every | anied by feel- | That Fire Insurance does not cover the loss of valuable papers or family jewelry. A SMALL SAFE is a cheap | and See The DO IT NOW! -------------------- TENBY PB. SMITH ARCHI uare. 'Phone, 345, . rr = DON 1 «av Le SONpO AND En Sa hse - is the onilmitad liabl insured at lowest © Burana. Adeais. POLICIES COVER MO] 5 I » . } Emperiun ot Square. SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN NORTI HOMESTEAD REGULATI Any even numbered section of ion Lends in Manitoba or the west Provinces, excepting 8 and eserved, may be homesteaded upo! person who is the sole head of a or any male over 18 years of ag extent of one-quarter section, acres, more or less. Entry may be made personall, local land office for the district the land to be taken is situated, homesteader desires, he may. on tion to the Minister of the Ottawa, the Cominrssioner of | tion, Winnipeg, or the local s the district in which the land is receive authority for some one entry for him. HOMESTEAD DUTIES : A se has been granted an entry for stead is required to perform ditions Solngeted therewith und the following plans : (1) At least six months reside and cultivation of the land in during the term of three years. (2) If the father (or mothe father is deceased) of any perso eligible to make a homestead « der the provisions of this Ac upon a farm in the vicinity of entered for by such person as stead, the requirements of this J residence prior to obtaining oa be satisfied by such persun resi b® father or mother. 18) If the settier has his p residence upon farming land « him in the vicinity of his hones requirements of this Act as to may be satisfied hy residence said land. APPLICATION FOR PATEN be made at the end of three ) fore the Local Agent, Sub-Ayen Homestead Inspector. Before making application fc the settler must give six mont: in "writing to the Commissione minion Lands at Ottawa, of kis to do so. SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN WEST "MINING REGULAL Coal.--Coal 'lands may be ;wr $10 per acre for soft coal ani anthracite. Not more than 320 be acquired by one individual pany. Royalty at the rate of | ver ton of 2,000 pounds shall be on the grds output. Quartz.--A free miner's cert granted upon payment in ad £7.50 per annum for an indivic from $50 to $100 pwr .annum fo) vany according to capital. free minor, having discoverec in place, inay locate a claim 1.500 feet. : The fee for recording a claim i At least $100 must he expende claim each year or paid to the mw corder in lieu thereof. When been expended or paid, the loea: wnon having a survey made, a complying with other requireme chase the land at $1 an acre. The patent provides for the pa a4 royalty of 23 per cent on the LACER mining claims gene 100 feet square ; entry fee $3, 1 vearly. 2 A free miner may obtain two dredge for gold of five miles eo termlof twenty years, renewabl discretion of the Minister of the The lessee shall have a dredge ation within one season from the the lease for each five miles. Re per annum for each mile iof rive Rhvate at the rate of 24 per cen 'ed on the output after it exceeds WwW. WwW. CO} Deputy of the Minister of the N.B.--Unauthorized publicatio advertisement will not be paid ! a-- - {CALLING CAR ENGRAVED FRO! COPPER PLA . Fhe British ws her NO NEED TO SEND OU' TOWN FOR ENGRAVED C, WHIG WORK IS GOOD ¥ WE ALSO DO STEEL DIE EMBOSSI Hy vo) $0000000000000000 "one 00 That is the kind we se kind you should burn if you a satisfaction fire. We are filling orders no" winter supplies. Have you « yours yet ? 'Phone No, 1# BOOTH &( B00000000N0000000 = "MAPLE LEAF CANNED SALMON