torn note Produces a | Linen iron glideson it. Sole Agents Beaver Flour isa bleadofthe choices Maribe So being y t-- ¥ you want ideal Bread, Cake and Pastry, just uy Beaver Flour. Cansdian Fine 'Ladies' "Tailoring Mest of Workmanship only: latest 3 t guaranteed. Prompt service ; fi rates. A CLEVER IDEA like China. Looks cleaner and washes easier, You can iron in half the usual time. No sticking. ~The | So simple a child can use it, Money back if not satisfied. MAHOOD'S 2ruz. thalls fefiation ta on Ply: nton the outbut 'of which among the ! of A A Cogives om AT es 'dominion, namely, that it would not wching Boxing Gloves ANGROVE: BROS. All banks have inspectors who are supposed to possess an unusually keen scent {Br irregularities, and yet these saw nothing wrong in * Me. McGill's transactions. Ne one on the happened until the capital of the bank was-- swept away. The directors are gambling ? They cannot, at any time, have more than a general idea of the bank's positi They can only know of the details as they are laid before manager is not the first to speculate, or make "investmients"" which were cal- culated to make huge dividends very rapidly. Had Mr, MsGill been sucoess- ful, as some other managers . have been, he would have heen regarded as a financial genius, though he acted without" authority, and his name. would have been blazoned all over the land. a There will be a, great heart search. ing among the bankers, and a closer inspection of the jnvestment column. Perhaps: there will be a more éxacting examination of the securities them- selves sa that there may be no doubt of their reality and value. The dirge- tors will not get the sympathy that is due to the share* \lders, It will take some time for them to recover from the shock they have received. Ended In A Disagreement. The abrapt termination of the pre- miers' conference, having for its aim a readjustment of 'the provincial sub- sidics, is to be regretted. Several of the premivrs 'had special cases for consideration, incluling Omtaric, but only British Columbia made the sub- sidy question contingent won _ its view of the matter. The Pacific pro- vince is peouliarly situated, and it wanted an arbitration, as to its wants, with relid according to a sliding scale which Mr. MolBride elu; borated. : ¥ £4 The conference was willing to give a flat rate to British Columbia, of say. $100,000 a year for ten years, or ga position was adopted by the meeting. and then Mr. McBride left. It was either an acceptpnee of his terms or nothing, and - without the unanimity which Sir Willrid Laurier desired thers is very litlle hope of the British North America Aet being - amended. The increase in the subsidies, as pro posed and = generally agreed upon, amounted to $1,969,439 annually. Mr. MeBride's estrangement is doe te: the fact thet an election in Brit ish Columbia is at hand. The leader of the government was afraid of re- evidently going to make the subsidy question an issue before the people. He will air his grievance against the give his province fair treatment, and rather then, sapmit = to what he con- sidered an unjust proposal he pulled Mr, McBride was pictured by the conservative press as the biggest man at the conference. "The group was photographwd, and having been stu- died by the Guelph Mercury, it is moved to remark that "Sir Wilfrid possesses the most refined face; the prowior of P.E.L, the handsomest; the the premier of Quebec the best Aght- ing Bend in the crowd. The other types are normal-no more, no less." The eritic did. not see in the B.C. man the tridks of the polifi ian, and he did uot sed in his face the mischiel that, was lurking there. : ---------------- A religious body has ordered that when ite Shergd "use the initials for degrees in print they uote the gol loge by which. those degrees were given. They should go a trifle further and WERE say whither the tithes wee eamad or oy . = them. Moreover the Ontario's general ; distribution total of a million in" all. This pro-"}" 24.3 is endeavored to settle the controversy sults so far as it is concerned. He is concerning Sir Antony Patrick ¢ there is oul ground at a height of 1, feet above the sea. premier of B.C, the plumpest, and | high. Sin, t. He can make no oe, and if he * perchance of wealth he is under & fail is worrying about Mr. Foster." Does "he deserve its pleading ? Usually "he "allows no quarter to any ent he cantiot ask for it. Be mI Mr. Preston has left the ulion- office in - Farland: it is led "that = his management was "efficient and energetic." Everythipg comes to the man that waits. Advertiser charges that % summoned to Toronto to give evidence in the election cases are Hs a- | submitted fo a kind of intimidation , | before they go into court. This is: something Col. Penison - should look into at once.' The cotnoil will not meet for an- other week, Seeing that things have gone on fine all summer without the | intérvention of 'the aldermen: why meet at all 'until election time? The less attempted 'the less to atone for at the fina! summing up, The shareholders may ot 25¢. on -| the dollar when the Ontario Bank ac- <j ment of the concern realized what had e counts are . balanced, or they may have to contribute 2c. on the dollar beside their 'prosent losses. The pegple blamed, but how could they detect the {who -are after big interest must, how- over, aceept the risk of loss. ---- Less than twenty-five delegates were present at the convention which nom- inated Dr. Weldon in' opposition to Mr. Fielding in Queen's and Shelburn. The local conservatives did not desire a contest. They were obedient to go command, however, issued from the party headquarters in Halifax. Who was it marked the map show- ing the route of the C.N.R. so that the FowlerLefurgy syndicate knew whee to seleot the land - for specula- tion ? Some one knew just what was wanted and sipplied this want at once, But who? Mr. Fowler says he does not know. .Could he guess? | ---- The Toronto News pooh-poohs the plea of Mr. Fowler, M.P., that he is being pushed by the insurance com- mission for political reapons. If he had been sent to jail for contempt he might have had something to com- plain of, for according to the News, insolence of a Prince Rupert." -- THE ONEIDA INDIANS $2,115,000. Washington, Oct. 16.--The supreme Sourt, yesterday, refused to allow the carora Indians to file a bill to re strain the carrying out of the judg- ment. of the court of claims that 1,400 Oneida, Indians, who left. New York and settled in Canada some sixty years ago, should participate in the of ¥2.115,000 appropriat- ed by congress, last winter, to pay for lands ceded to the government in 1851 by the New York Indians. Under e. decision + the Canadian Indians will receive' some $250,000, ep. PTOMAINE POISONING On Board - British Ship Kills Two. Queenstown, Oct. 16.--The British steamer, Peruvian, Capt, Mason, from Penarth for Boston: put in hero yes- terday, and reported havine' two men dead and four sick on board. The deaths are alleged to be due to pto- Maine poisoning, bat the vessel will be detained hepe, pending an investi- gation by the port authorities. Lansdowne Defends Balfour. London, Oct, 16.--Lord I downe, addressing 5,000 people at Nottingham Mac- donnell, under secre to the lord lieutenant of ry his devolu- tion plan, The speaker declared em. Phaticully that neither ex-Premier Bal- our nor his col ever promoted or participated in the promotion of leading #H to home rule. ------------ Occasionally one has the fortune to meet wiamen who are ideal in looks and figure. Nioety-nine times out of a hundred you will find she takes Hol. lister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Tea or Tablets, 35¢. ood's Drug Store. At Allenheads, in Northumberland, of Princetown prison farm is as Free to Mothers WHIG, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 16. : cannot be * pro. "with the majesty of |: man has no busi- political: appanent, and to be consist | J Moutreal Witness, {would be taken to transform Prince "he treated the commission with' the | (like a determination to have the In Canada Will Get Slice. of | +y¥ld a big return until the railway » Onondaga; Cayuga, and Tus- , proposals for devolution or anything | the it that Mr. Whitsey | Appealing to Voters By hoo: _ graph and Biograph. to enable atizens of tl of the aph. Hundreds of of films will be tal king machines to villages and home lets throughout the Empire slate, With these phonographs will be a bio- graph or moving picture 'parapherna- lia, which will be used in conjunction with the talking machine. - At the town meetings the photo will be laid upon the canvas. The can- speech. As the moviig pictures throw the figure of Congressman Hearst up- on the canvas the talking machine will deliver in his every tone and accent an exact vocal reproduction of the address which will give his views on the burning issues of the present gub- ematorial campaign. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. ---- Old Chief All Right. Loudon Adiertiser. i It must be admitted that the big chief of the I.O.F. comes out of it more creditably than some of his braves, The Kaiser's Latest. Montreal Herald. > Mr. Vanderbilt is going to have a German band play to the horses in his stable. This, of course, will make them go to beat the band ! One Man's Fault. On the faith of a name a bank mpy got many depositors, and yet it scems ythat the man with the name may not know more about the bank's affairs than: the confiding depositors them- selves, : Whitney A Judge. | gross Star. 3 ; The Ontario government is disposed to adopt a superannuation scheme. 1 Premier" Whitney thinks clearly and systematically on these points, having himself reached what is alleged to be { the 'chloroform age. A Proper Question. Hamilton Herald. There is to be a holiday for the pub- lic school. children next Friday because next Thursday is & holiday. Why not have a holiday on Wednesday because it is the day before a public holiday ? | | WILDERNESS TO CITY. Will = Start Transtormation of Prince Rupert. Montreal, Oct. 16.--C.,'M. Hays, pre- sident of the Grand Trunk Pacific, who has just returned from a six weeks' tour through the west, made the de- finite statement that immediate steps Rupert from its state of natural wild- ness to the beginning of a great rail- way terminus. The foundations are al ready laid, and the embryo of the terminal city is promising. This looks whole western system in operation as speedily as it can be built, for money spent on Kaien Island is not likely to gets there. ------ Wade's Cold Cure. A scientific remedy in convenient tablet form. Laxative in its action. It cures colds in twelve hours. If stops, colds in the start if taken in time. It will prevent and cure la grippe in the same way. 1t is a con- venient and effective remedy for head ache and constipation. Iii boxes, 23g. Sold only at Wade's drug store, Money back if. not satisfactory, Just imported, an extra fine line of Aberdeen Scotch mints; none in the city equal to them, at Edwards & Jenkin's. New shaving brushes at Gibson's Red Cross drug store. Two Perth workmen blastine rock, were terribly injured. John Byrne lost his right hand, and Frank 7 roy had his head badly hurt, and may tose the sight of one eye. The men were hurled several yards, . The original "Brother Jonathan" was Jonathan Trumball, governor of the state of Connecticut during the American War of Independence. 3 PILLS AND PILES A prolific cause of Piles is the use of cathartics and pills of a drastic, violent nature, which is always followed by a reaction on account' of the resinous drying properties they contain. {'here are other causes, but no matter what the cause or what the kind of Piles, Dr. Leonhardt"s Hem-Roid can be relied upon to cure--to stay cured. It's an internal remedy that removes causes of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or ng Piles. A rantes goes with each package containing a month's treatment. . It can be obtained for $1.00 at wwista or 'The Wilson-Fyl, Co., Limited. Niagara Falls, Ont. Fyie 0 It You Want To Varnish or Paint, no matter how hard 'on a .~door, boat, bath will. do it, Try a 25c. Can' Sold only at HEARST'S NOVEL CAMPAIGN. New York, Oct. Gn unique iby ma thod been adop! y Cpm- Dai hoe bm of William Randolph into the receiving made and sent with accompany ng graphic presentation of Mr. Hearst didate will be seen in every move snd. gesture as he proceeds with his. ¢ Such handsome fabrics and artistic tailo you'll not fiad again in a days:journey. Then. consider the Prices--$ 10, 12, 13.50, 16, to 18 50. ike iT re We're Blowing a Heap! at our New Suits"and New Overcoats, you'll see in a moment. We have the New French Back Suits and Overcoats. * % We have the Paletot, The Paddock, The Banner- man and, Westminster Overcoats. & You'll say to us alter having seen these Suits and Overcozts. KEEP ON BLOWING! rm RE BLOWING SOM | What About? Well, if you'll step in and take a' Jook ring The H. D. Bibby Co. THE MEN'S WEAR STORE Even Ahead of the Times! The INVICTUS Shoe is even ahead of all other Shoes for style, fit and workmanship Some shee has to lead the trade--and this shoe is the INVICTUS. 78-82 PRINCESS ST, mens INVICTUS swors $4.00, 4.50 and 5.00. Women's--$3 50, 3.75 and 4 oo. : Boy's--$3.50. We carry the INVICTUS ShoesDin all styles for Men, Women and -Boys, in Patent Colt, Vici Kid and Velour Calf,' Abernethy's feslerved, m "erson the sole head of a family, or male Years of age. to the extent of | the one-quarter section, of 160 ons. ini Lands ten Application for homestead entry or in, on ~ do so. at, Olas, of his i» ipeCtion must be rhe or (Lerson bX the , sYNOPSIS OF OANADIAN NORTIE ofioy ¢ local feat | © wisr MINING REGULATIONS: lands. may be purchased at applicant at the or Sub-agent. aia aphiifation for entry or inspection s Coal.--~Coal $20 fof a Tsonally at any Sub. t 10 a $20 lol Way be r,t arent's officy per acre for soft Ugat and acres rent, th ca @ired jvidual plicant, and if the land applied for oat ime sate o 'vacant on receipt of the telegram such | cents abplication 1a to have priority and the | eol until the Papers to complete: the received by mail. ow case of * summarily cancelled nd 4 - ! acco capital. cant will forfeit all vriority of a a "dian to Take Offi omestead entry, one application for | merion' 2 0ny from an indi al ans : vidua) t ap) lisation has been disposed - i nat ore an entry {s A fovalty of 3) or yaluntarily en mmatly Saneellod Take-Off> applicant for default," and if suhsocuentyy he ae Tose - sed. ly eancelled " A saietior ls renuired to per. | BY collected fone Ane ¢ ceeds $10,000 following plons := one the Mitchell's Hardware fr SHOE STORE father 1s land entered for ther (3) If the settler Bas his Any even numbered section of Domin. | residence farming land owned bY Lands in Manitoba or the North. | bim in he rire his horestegt, rovinee, 'excepting 8 and 26, not | she requirement may homesteaded by any lo-*pldence upon such I: acres, more | in writing to the Commissioner « © local Agent anthraci more at the exrense of ay the te. Hot necessa. transaction are | granted. upon ance {ners licant for inspection must be oy {roe miner, having discovered m N Approval of Department. may, to d upon mn denaban, SRE tagoe othr | Enhabine Ru SHE etna. eligible. but- to lin shige the pation of thebdohiioni O% ok de | ihe patent provides for the vert, the anniieant re ation within ome aden the lease for each Rental the, Prior rieht of re-entry should the a = river tand vacin! S10 per annum for each. mile of Tay he Summariiy P88 heen | gq "Royalty at the tute of 24 rer six mon residence ation of the Irmo --n year during the term of three vears. (3) If-the father (or mother, if the lecoased) of a homesteader . Fesides upon a farm im the vicinity of the CAN 4 the requi t 24 such _homesteadst uirement as residence' mny OF ADIAN NORTH-WEST jaliatled by such person residing wih the HOMESTEAD REGULATIONS, al or Permanent satisfied bY and. ox ore making application for ntent i settler must give six months' notitd at the rate of te ry Quarts. oA hae mioar's MY ertificate i 'Personation' the entry win $50 S00 Dan udividal, and fn ince, may locate ® claim 1,500% fee for JSSoRling a claim, is Io the , laim each or Paid to the minink omesteader whose entry {; H standing and not liable to nner boon on - cent on the sales. Placer mining generally are 190 subsequ . ble cancellation Droceed dines. years try pte; 85, renews on will be en- | "A two leases to i 2 ? on the output after it "GIvID » 90 Ladies and ) made of strips of lace, very latest, a ' on children's dres Spe Thanksgivip introduce n Here's your 150 Yards Pur 68 inches wide, bea Spe 1500 Ladies' F Edged with Germa 124e. each. Bp 25 Dozen Pure 27 inches square, s tion to your Than Spe Men's N 25 Men's Over Made of all-wool | long Chesterfield m ular price $18, : Spe 30 Only, Men': Latest style and j tweedy, centre vent Spe Your Thank be attended us ready anc way. Come gains await that your qu Stare THE MONTRE 18( Between Red NewYork Chinese R 83 Princess St Opén from 10.30 a.m. The best place to gel Lunch in the citys; Meals ° on shortest notice. English dishes a specialty. Ye Old En Floor W AT .. Strachan's Har NewResta Hotel Cong 338-342 King | Everything Served BILLY HARF W AN' All the Furniture Highest prices realized JOHN H. A The Leading Wm. Murray, A 27, BROCK { New Carriages, Cutte etc., for sale. Sale of Horses Eve (Canadian (hinese 881 KingStr Open from 10.30 a.m. The best place to get Lunch in the city. Meals on shortest notice. Engli dishes a specially. 'hone ---- THE FRONTEI LOAN & INVESTMEN ESTABLISAED President--Sir Richar« Money loavied ou City perties. Municipal and tures he i purc + Teteived and imterest allo 8. C. McGill, Manag Office, 87 Clarence stre 14th Ban : Orches