re. a job, p twenty-five vears old, five fect three inches in height, weighs y ; a decided blonde. mere child's district attor- . to be the first of her selected for such a position, ken up the min- | , although not "circuit rid- in the mountain, as has Miss Cora Prinkey, of Connellsville, Pa. Licensed by the United Brethren hus issi Mise Prink announced her . intention. of riding orseback through the settlements of the Laurel Hill Mountains, holding r meetings and preaching from steps' of country stores, tom st in the forest and in the ch r of that region. inn Mestelin > Bartlett, of Bos on, Whose works of sculpture have been highly praised, finds > orofitable oocupation 'in' earvine artificial teoth, Dentists al her the ents and de- ORS, with a sample of the color, and she does the work. Considerable il 18 'required' in matching natural little Katherine Lovett, daughter of famous mascot, "John the © man," has just hee appointed official Peanut vendor at Harvard University to succeed her father. The neanmt business at Harvard has orown to 'ftremendos sive, and Miss Tavctt is probably on the .road-to wealth. ing that it wae necessary to supplement her income os an overa ~ Smpor. Miss Svsan Strone hes cone into the laundry business in Londen. [She makes a snecialty of done up the fine lingerie . of the wealthv. and is said tn be getting alon+ nicely in her busivess venture, Madrid hos a woman matador. wha is popular with the mosses In Prris a woman has recently applied for license 8% a oAb driver. Tn all Bavarian cities wood sawine hy Sasiomary, iid vent for wo- + Who ara also freqvently enovassd in_houscholding operations, carrying WArtar. Fiske and ench vince The female wrad earpig an! fample AGERE! are. panmen. oNerte Th the Ravarian eanital, and avn the Munich mupicinality © gieoprag es female em. nloymen' by pllowins the s'reet rail WAY comhan? ta ves women for clean: ing out the esr trachs. Lectured By Mother. Queen Maud of Norwav, wiist have felt like a young 'girl the other day. sho received a sotere lecture from her mother, Queen Alexandra. The trouble arose throveh Norwav's Queen appearing at Ritz Hotel for a charity function wearing a real os prey feather in her hat. "The wearing of the osprey has long heen denowmne- queen. who wears imitat on 80 that wild birds need not be a lady 1 Protection of Wild Birds was vrosent at the s fometion the 's secretary about it, with 3 that Quean Mand received a S806 wearing an Osprey since. LL) ------------ has not 1 hN | SS a ------------ a --ati Miss Ssdbede Jewchord, whe feaches a Temperance | Municipal Election. whoro, Dec. 17.--A. Hull, of Al- pe, is ing the week with friends here. ¥. Taoer, license inspec tor of Morton, spent Saturday with friends here. H. S. Foster, village tax wollector, 'returned the collector's roll on Saturday, with all the taxes col- lected. 'This is the fourth time in suc cession that Mr. Foster has success- fully collected the village finances on time. William Ripley, Tortland, spent Sunday the guest of his grandmother here. The chances for an election here are bright, A straight temperance ticket will probably = be in the field, and a number of names are mentioned for honors. Mrs. Oliver McNally, who has been seriously ill for some time, is rapidly recovering. G. KE. Foster spent a few days in Portland last week on busi- ness. Peter Welsh, who has been in the employ of the North American Tele graph company for some time past, arrived honie on Saturday. The real estate belonging to the es tate of the late W. Preston was sold by public auction here on Saturday. The lots on Stevens and Drummond streets were purchased by J. N. Knowlton: the house on Main street by F. Preston. The Hotel Rideayn was also offered for sale, but as\Jthere were no 'bidders it was not sold. Miss Helen Legget who has been at tending Whitby Ladies' College, re- turned the Christmas holi- days om Saturday. William Bass of this place and president of the West Farmers' Institute. was a candi- date for the position of delegate to the Eastern Ontario Dairvman's con- vention in the election in Elein. on December 10th. J. R. Dargavel, M.P. P., 'was re-plected bv a majority of soven. Mrs. R. Davidson was on the sick list Inst week. Mrs. C. F. Chant is eriovsly ill. M. Percival nrned on Monday from a business visit to his home at Merrickville. ; 8S. Dier who has heen j& Western Canada for the past seasofi returned home last week, Miss A. Thorpe, of Aoll's school, and Miss E. MeCann. of Freeland school, were in Athens last week writing on the final model school examinations, Messrs, E. Leeds and C. Hawkev who have been making cheese in the Model cheese factory for the past season left for their homes on Tuesday. P. J. Fahey, Elgin. was a business visitor to town on Saturdav. he Miss Brady who have heen work- in Toronto. for some time past arrived home on Thursday. Dress Hat Trimmed With Plumes. The model sketched was of satin-fin- ish French felt, in black, the shape beng rather odd in outline, but very becoming to a youthful face. At the left side of the hat was a larze thine stone and jet ornament, which was placed in the centre of a knot of lace. from which sprang a oluster of white plumes. The brim was turned wp across the front and bent lowa ¢ the hair in the back, a long white plume being arranged ace the right side of the hat to fall pver the hair in the back. She worried and she fretted, And grow as homely as could be, But now she is a famous beauty, Which came by taking Rocky Moun- tain Tea. Only seven per cent. of the food of a French sant consists of meat, while an English navvy's food is twen- ty-eight per cent. meat. Canaries to Wardle POLLING SUBDIVISIONS. The Places For Nominations and Voting. The following are the places fixed for the municipal nominations on De- cember 3ist, and the elections on i Samad A HARD PROBLEM. ! -At 96° William - street. Joseph Brophy, deputy return- Arbitration May Likely Be Last | ing officer. » y ot y Untario Ward--At Ontario Hall. A. ig eso % sor. who hal Jamieson, deputy returning officer. Berlin, Dec. 8 The oh oS i St. Lawrence Ward--At 352 Princess Suesecrled Ee ER che ; Street. J Johnston, deputy return- Socialisn ® shed ing officer. ie Brin marek mur 1 | Eulirati Wasa: 18 Wlingion . ~ I street. . J. G. Evans, ty "re fot know how 16 dead with the strike | yurming ofbes. CCPUW Xe of school children in Polish Jrussin. Frontenac Ward--At 63 York street. In the district of Posen alone. more | sale" deduty. wa . than 120,000" school children. refuse © Rite Wert, oa nO aindlutely_vo be tanght by russian J. R. Laidlaw, deputy returning of- achers. Every means to p children har been tried without suc cess, and the government dares = not H order the parents to force their 'chil- dren tor attend the school because the feelings among the Poles against the re; Per are so bitter that such an! rie, No. L--At 42 order might result in open revolu-: OR street. Thow tion, ' | Yeturning officer. é The only hope of th Sydenham, No. ®-At 96 William that Cardinal-Prince-} op - Joseph Brophy, deputy return- succeed in arbitrating the questi io Hall such terms, 'that the government ma iy £47 Ontario all, give in without showing up its weak-|"" urting officer, ness, a At 214 Bagot street. Johnston, deput No. Loscombe, deputy At 352 Princess , deputy. Wellington ficer. Victoria Ward--At 31 Union street. . C. Bates, deputy returning officer. | -- Places Of Voting. Welling- Lovitt, deputy Coming To Canada. London, Dec. 18,--A daughter of Hel- en, Lady Abinger (the first American ' peeress, nee MeGurder), has just left; for the far west of Canada where she | purposes to establish herself as a 1 | doctor and surgeon. 8 The Han. lla Scarlett married r while attending * the wounded in the n South African war a Mr. Synge, who, although very well connected, has nev- er seemed capable of securing a billet which would enable . him to properly support his 'clever wife. Mrs. Synge has the most extraordin- ary pluck. She has gone to Canada with very litile mone leaving her husband, to whom she is devoted, to live with his mother. She is armed with letters of intfoduction and ig de- termined to obtain a large practice, so that her husband can follow her out there Inter. ge. is a fully qualified M.D. besides being a first-cl 3 Ridear No. was at one time vhysician to the "Fstreet press of Korea. The London hospital} "L.° "* 1° authoritics think very highly of her, but the lady doctor in Toodcn hus a very small chance nowadays. - © 19 27a ere E, Postmaster Resigned. pty . Bangard, Sharve, deputy. Dost 670 = Pri devuty. ste Wellington taraqui, No. ¢ 3 Lower got street. William Woods, deputy. Cataram No. 10--At 16 Dufferin ret. William Peters, deputy. ° No. 11-At 289 deputy. rontenac, No. At 83 Colborne street. William Abernethy, deputy. Frontenac, N I-At 41 Colborne stroet. W. 1 Frontenac, % 58 street, R. W. / Frontenac Ba- Princess John John Division ders, deputy. William Saun- 674 Princess . deputy. Corner Prock . C. McMahon. and de- Johnson Princess master at this place, Harrison will succeed him. Rev. Seahorne in this vicinity last , of East Lake , on Sunday. D. T ust completed a large re rp c At. 63 and up-to-date n for E. McCaw, of Wilcan 0 Cherry Valle . B. Bongard has ac- 2 g cepted a position with the Hepburn Bros., of Picton. Misses V. McCornock and H. Peterson spent over Sunday at their homes. It is veported that a wedding will take place here soon. W. G. Stanton has sold his farm. Mr. stol and Miss D. Croft were guests of Mrs. D. 1. Mc€ornock on Sunday. Barrie 5 A. Willi No. 3 Division MecCornock he rE Vietoria A Simmonds. de At 81 King street, Sciatica Promptly No one who he i any urging to s one of the r But in see Cured. ca res a cure, for t painful of dises ing a cure loss of time and needless suffering will be caused if! , An the right remedy is overlooked. The remedy that can always le de- pended upon to give qt relief and to cure in a short ti is Dr. Hall's Rheumatic' Cure. It cures all rehuma- tic and neuralgia affections. It has been so long used and so thoroughly tested that no doubt whatever re mains of its value. Take no allered substitut ere isn't anv. Price 5c. = treatment, at Wade's Drug Mississippi Notes. Mississippi, Dec. 17, ing the dedication of t Corners' new Preshy there was no service at this end of the circuit. The two Sunday schools in comnection with the Presbyterian thurch are holding Christmas enter taimments in Oliver's hall on 21st, and the other in Minto ball, on 24th. undergoing thorough arpenters at work. . doctor' is ept hustling. James Bushell, of North Bay, is home for the Christmastide. Alired and John Bushell expected home this week. erday be- McDonald's church. ----- of mother's patience r goodness than to belief that ber child's bad- is not really badness. are SOME POSSIBLE HEIRS TO OTTOMAN EMPIRE It may some as a Surprise to many to learn that the Sultan should have so many very young sons. There is little chance, of course, of the succession falling to these youths, but in the event of trouble there will be no lack of candidates for the throne. makes a Every woman should § BEFCHAN'S to help ler u a nonmal 2 ' eft with ev . lobox.szxce ance. Sotd everywhera | LLLLL00000008000080040 2000000000080 0 0000000, Useful Presents What wculd be' more useful for a than one of the following articles : Meat and Food Choppers, all sizes. Fancy Agate Tea and Coffee Pots. Fancy Nickle-plated Tea and Coffee Pots. Carpet Sweepers. Carving Sets from 75c. to $10.00. Rogers' - Silver + Knives, Forks and Spoons ------ And other articles too numerous to mention. ELLIOTT BROS, 77 PRINCESS STREET. v FIPEVIPIPIIPIINIIIV FINI mas Present A ° PEE Ce TORE Yrs: EE 4 CHF PYSOPIVIVIIEEEY That Cough which ordinary remedies have not reached, will quickly yield to It cures those heavy, deep-seated coughs--takes away the soreness--heals the throat--stréngthens the lungs. None the less effective because it is pleasant to take. Just try one Bottle and see how quickly you get rid of that cough. At your druggists. 23c. bottle, Morton & Company 1223-4 Traders Bank Building 'MembBers Standard Stock and M ning Exchange Toronto Buy "Cobalt and other stocks on Commission Agents in New York, Boston, Cobalt We buy, sell and report on mine properties Phone Main 4788 LARGE SHIPMENT RECEIVED COOKSON'S ANTIMONY AND PIG LEAD GET OUR PRICES Canada Meta Co. Far Toronto Phone Main 1729 anthracite. can be Company. Not more than 3820 acres acquired by one individual or Royalty at the rate of ten cents per ton of 2,000 pounds shall be collected on the gross output. Quarts.--A froe miner's certificate Is granted upon payment in advance of SYNOPSIS OF ber annum for an individual, and * HOMESTEAD REGULATIONS, 50 to $100 per annum for a com even numbered section of Domin- | according to capital. fon ds in Manitoba or the -North- miner, having discovered miner West Province, excepting 8 and 26, not | &l In place, may locate a claim 1,500 reserved, may be homesteaded by any fee person the sole head of a family, or male over 18 years of age, to the extent of one-quarter section, of 160 acres, more © less. @ fee for recording a claim is $5 At least $100 must be expended on the claim each yoar or paid to the mining . i recorder in lieu thereof. { a Application for homestead satey or 3 | been expended or paid, the locator may. ¥tion must ve made in person bi upon having & survey made, @ wpoa plicant at the oflice of the local complying With other requirements, pur- + Sub-agent. chase the land at $1 per acre An application for entry of inspection © patent provides for the ps mude personally at any Sub-agent's oflice | & Toyaity of 24 per cent on th way be wired to the local Agent by the Placer mining claims generally » Sub-agent, at the expense of 'the ap- | feet square entry fee $5, renewable plicant, and if the land applied for is vacant on receipt of the telegram such application is to have priority and the land will be held until eo ry papers 10 complete the transaction are received by mail. In case of "personation'" the. eutry will be summarily cancelled and the appli cant will forfeit ail priority of claim. Af applichat for inspection must be or homestead entry, and o lication gent yearly, A free miner may obtain two leases to dredge for gold of five gniles each annum for each Ten ry at the rate of 2} per nly for nspection will be received from an individual until that , application has been disposed org A homesteader whose eutry is im good | N.B.--Unauthorized public ot this standing and pot liable to cancellation, advertisement will not be p may, subject to approval of Department, felinquish it in favour of father, mother. iy son, daughter, brother or sister, if eligibls, but te no one else, on filing de- tlaration of abandonwent. Where an entry is summarily cancelled of voluntarily abandoned, subsequent to institution of cancellation proceedings, the applicant for inspection will be oi titled to prior night of entry. 7' Applicants for inspection must-sfate in what particulars the homesteader is in default, and if Subsecuentry the state ment is found to ue incorrect in mater lal particulars, the apviicant will lose any prior right of re-entry should the land become vacant, or if entry has been Rranted it may be summarily eanceMed. A settler is reyuin ) form the conditions under cae following plans :-- ah 1) Ac St six months' residente up on and cultivation of the land i year during the term of three vears. (2) If tbe father (of mother, if the is deceased) of a homesteader | resides upon a fa in tee vicinity of the (land entered for Nv sucn homesteader ie alifement as to residenca may be sfied su Tso; ding wi i father or Bother resi AiAB the 3) the settler has his t { faidence upon farming land SWned by in : W. W. CORY, ty of the Minister of the Interior Kingston Business College (LIMITED) Head of Queen street, K Canada, devoted to hb mel and Shorthand educ All Commercial subject Individual instruction. I Evening sses. Fnrer time. Rates moderate. the best H. F. METCALFE, Prin. the requirement may be satisfi y | dance hah, such land. al ore making application for pate; the settler must give six months' a in Nitin to the Commissioner of Deo- minion at Ottaw . tion to do so. ol his Inten SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN:NORTH- WEST MINING REGULATIONS. Coal.--Coal lands may be purchased $10 per acre for soft' conl and $20 for OPERA ORCHESTRA HOUSE THE BUSY ONE. A few oven Datés in December. OUT-OF-TOWN engagements ascomtel We pjay at COBOURG, Dec. 28th: E. H. MERRY, Leader 455 Sydegham. St., of A cent collected on the output after it eX, cecds Trains VIA INTERCOLON RAILWAY Maritime Expr CANADA'S FAMOUS Leaving Montreal 12.00 nvon carries the Kuropean Mail, a Passengers, baggage and mail steamers side, Halifax, thus gnv extra transfer the follow, = day. SPECIAL TRAINS. When inward mail steamers at do not connect with the. regul Maritime xpress, west hour train with through sleepmg an car attached, for passengers, bag mail, will leave Halifax for Qu Montreal, commecting with tr 'oronto and all points York Central & H River RR. THE SIX-TR TRUNK LIN Shortest Route to the States Via Kingston Cape Vinoent, N. Y. . New Ly. Kingston (Str), *5 a.m, Arr. Cape Vincent Sr J) 7 am N.Y.C A Cape Vincent, 7.25 atertown, 8. Oswego, . Syracuse, . Rochester, 2.2 Arey Utica 12 Arr. New York, *Mondays only. Convenient traim directions PULLMAN, SLEEPING PARLOR CARS 2 Cents a M Books for 500 miles of travel York Central and leased line Stats of New York cost r while hooks for 1.000 miles York Cen Boston & Albany, Rochester & Pltwsburg, Pbilad Read! and Centra) R.R. of Ne cost . Seeure further {inf and purchase tickets from H. ES New York Oentral Ageat, ts 0; F. DALY, Passenger Trafic M As H. Smith, General M Gy CO. Gridley, General RAIL ETS Christmas and New Holidays, 1906-19 Round Trip Ticke Will Be Sold A SINGLE £2, F / Class Going Dec. 24th, aud 25th. turning on or before Dec. 26th, Dec. 31st. and Jan. Valid ing on or before Jan 2nd, 19 Also at First Class Fare and 0 22nd, 2 30th, st, . Valid Jan. 3rd, 1907. For Pullman Accommodation, and all other information, apply J. P. HANLEY Corner Johnson and Ontario and & returnin, before Kincstong PEM] GUA NS CONNECTION WITH ( ADIAN PACIFIC RAILW! CHRISTM ---- AND New Year's Holi Round 1rip follows f ticket will be i Ss LEB CLA y K December 24th d tm limit, December 264h, 1906 Also going Decemtfdr 31s January 1st, 1907. Return limi ary 2nd, 190 FIRST-CLASS FARR THIRD 81st, 1906, and x Return limit January Sr Full particulars at K. & P. anc Ticket Office, Ontario Bay of Quinte Ra New short line for Tweed, » and all local pointe leave City Hall Depot at4 {, Agent B. Q. Ry. TIMR TABLE STEAMER WOLFE ISLA Leave Island Monday | Tuesday Wedne: Thursd friday Saturda Sundg Leave lay Friday Saturday Sunday JF + ' T Sn Table subject to change Sout. an BRICELAND, ™ and from ton atand ro Pothall players ought to © travel on their creck in afte