termine ficiency all along the line; "the wel. fare of the town has been the slogan of the citizens' ticket, and that it has succeeded in its peaceful and progres sive mission is strikingly manifested ear, and it Bas no aMsneti for |i the good results attained." even the two cent a mile traveller. A week ago there was the usual ------ public meeting, and nominations were DUCT made for the council on a non-politi- mR of IF JOUER asd cal basis. The whole proceeding is suffragettes, * have not been suggestive of that sanity which should their conse popular. They have'. beet prevail in every municipal centre. attracting attention, in odd cases Brockville leads Kingston in its muni- they have heen asserting their pre. |FiPal system. Here polities have been sence, but in no way have they heen less in evidence during the last two demonstrating the wisdom of con. [YS but a complete "cure" has not coding them the franchise. yet: been had. In the instances in which they un- | < dertook to break up mestiogs they acted a , Which would not have Monday. béden tolerated with men. Roughness, which in' the case of wolen has been | Jt is offered as evidence that a can: termed "rjuleness," would have, i, [didate for the Toronto mayoralty the case of men, been termed rowdy [drunk water from the tap and it did ism, and it would have been not kill him. Should the people offer od with the hlavy hand of the law. thanks for this? It may be said that the offending suffragettes are not a type of their The | {sex. Probably not. The average wo- man is credited with a common sense and a modesty which the Buglish franchise hunters have certainly leck- EDITORIAL NOTES. Put the best men in nomination on Manufacturers' Association "not guilty" to the charge that it is encouraging the fruitless immigration of unskilled' labour when there is no demand for it. ed. The cause they espouse may not | Hon. Mr. Pugsley, in St. John, said be properly d by them, but the |), would wait in parliament fom Mr. X dometvi diteriminate batwem |, 1, challenge his statements on Sa d ng and the undeserving. electoral corruption, and there would iscanduct of the WSupen. who 11, , debate 'worth reading. Watch are mannish in their ambitions and Yor it. | unwomenly in their behaviour has ---- certainly brought the franchise move | The Rnglish sufiragettes are putting off the day when they may have the franchise. Who would have imagined that the women, usually so gentle, ly to |could in political meetings act like be unworthy of it " |rowdies ? | -- There is a money by-law going be- tes na- | fore the people of this city on Mon- Pacific ocean has |day week. Does anybody know what as an ing speota- is really desiged by the projector ® of tier . : g z 2 RE. Stal The Toronto council is inviting the fates with respect to its by-laws. It is deluging the people with money is- sues, and if the electors do not get mad, like the electors of Winnipeg, and bury them all, great will be the four battleships and ten cruisers, and pr. during the coronation there were three Goldwin Smith ridicules the "ree parallel lines of British warships |achool book" scheme. Free! It is anchored off Portsmouth. It took ex- cursion steamers over two hours to steam out to the end and back again. Admiral Evans * sixteen battleships could have joined the aggregation without perceptibly changing the view in the eyes of the average landsman. The only defect in the American dis- play is voiced by an American print. It is fo the effect that the United States has not admirals and vice-ad- mirals on its naval staff, and that this means humiliation, during the voy- age, when the naval representatives of other nations are met or visited. That is a small matter, however, compared with another which is expressed by Heory Routerdahl, naval architect, in his letter descriptive of the American navy in McClure's Magazine. Ho says that all 'the warships sit| The Quebec hockey team is working 100 law in the sea, that the armour [hard and it figures on beating the Ot- tawas, on January 4th, in the anci- " {ent capital. George V. Bonhag, one of the great- est distance runners in America, will meet Arthur Burn, Calgary, in Vancouver, B.C., in the spring, pro- bably on Good Friday. A six day bicyole race is announce not pretended that the books do not cost money. They are charged up to some class, and Mr. Smith does not see the advisability of putting the burden upon the childless and unmar- ried, Most of the old bachelors and old maids will shout, "Hear, hear." ' THE SPORT REVIEW. Interesting News From the Var. ious Sporting Fields. Gordon Southam is captain of the Hamilton hockey team. Boston Americans have released Fist Baseman Grimshaw to Toronto. Toronto - : Oh, yes, the C.AAU, and Federation have buried the hatchet--in each other's heads, Portage la Prairie beat the Montreal Wanderers 2 to 1, and Winni Stratheonas took a 14 to 1 game from, Kenora, 1 g $ I § F : F FEFF i 4, because: their | 4" oxo 'Place in Kansas City, Mo., shell-proof armour was all under wa- during the week beginning January g 20th. The track a yo ou Inked at an of forty-five with a ea fifty degrees at the turns. - Detroit abn to go Hight on wae of » t 0° ni Jy i P 4 Since v's 5 dow of the serum the Tigers have paid out $850 for purchased players and $4.750 to cover drafted men, a total expenditure of $13,600 for new talent. "Ned" Hanlon, chief owner of the Baltimore baseball team, is out to win the pennant in race next season. Hanlon and ered a period sufficiently long to de its value, the press sums up vende ter works have been managed profit- oF isant, oe hr mango [R 0S haat Jusk. A the Eastern | powder tone street school, a two dollar purse, which had sthool, but having had purse in the street t she must have lost it. This ful and a few des Inter, having a one dollar bill in purse at school, and baving some purchases to make on her way home, on opening her purse to pdy for them, found it o°c- i empty. She decided then that she was being robbed, and set a trap for the guilty party, by placing a hogus bill in her purse, and watching it closely, Several days elapsed and a little girl about twelve years of age, who had the habit of always handing the teacher the hand bag, containing he purse, was asked to take the keys rom- it and lock up, which she did, and on ing it back to the teach- er the bogus bill had disappeared. She ook the. child back to the school house, and tried to get her to ac knowledge the theft, promising that nothing would be done to her, but the child steadfastly denied. Uther teach- ers were called in with like success, and at last the police were called, but before their arvival the bill was found on the floor near the desk where they had the child: sitting. On the arrival of the police, she was searched, and a yurse containing one dollar and a Lali found dw her stocki She tho! - was taken in charge, but ore proceed- ing far confessed the theft, and also that the money found in her stocking was part of the three dollars missed by the teacher, she having spent the balance. On account of her extreme youth she was given a good warning and let go. Thomas Meggs, Stone street, who has heen seriously ill for some weeks past, has so far recovered as to walk out a little on the street. Dr. Ford McCullough, of Fort William, is spend- ing the holiday season with his pa- rents, Mr. Mrs. Robert McCul- x street east. Mrs. Her King street, left yester- day to spend a week with her hus- band in New York city. Mr. and Mrs, Harold H. Baker, of Toronto, spent a few days this week with relatives in town. Miss Leah Kemp, of Trenton, is spending the holidays with friends in town. "Jack" Timberlake, of McGill Col- lege, Montreal, and his brother, Rev. Ralph Timberlake, of the French Mis- sion in Montreal east, are spending the holiflay season with their parents, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. William Timber lake. George Dustin, of the Weslevan 'Theological College, Montreal, arrived home on Wednesday, for a short holi- day season with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Dustin, Garden street. KE. X. Belnois, King street, left yester- day for Trenton, where he has secur. od a situation as travelling salesman for the J. L. Nicholls company. J. Arthur Jackson, Stone street, is spending his holidays with relatives in Carleton Placo and Perth. Mr. and Mrs. J. R, Stafiord, old residents of the town, located for some time past in Hauiilton, are spending the holidays with relatives in town and vicinity. Mr. and ' Mrs. Ernest Hud- son, of Brockville, are spendine a few days with the former's brother, A. Hudson, King street. Rheumatic Ills Sanished. The group of wric acid diseases known as Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago, etc., all have a common cause and can be thorough- ly eradicated by one remedy--Dr. Hall's tism Cure, No remedy ever introduced has uniform results, It thoroughly cleans- es the system of rheumatic poison and builds up pure rich hlood fbi rum relief and of in due season. Ten days' treatment, Price 50c., at Wade's drug store. The Grand Opera House Quartette Club, under the leadership of "Prof." O'Brien, gives a vocal entertainment vightly after the close of the perform- ance, At Camden, N.J., three persons were killed and eighteen injured by the ac cident on the Pennsylvania railway on "Hudnut's Violet Perfume" is sold in Kingston at Gibson's Red Cross drug store. Papers were served on John Stan- field, M.F., in his home in Truro, N.B.,, giving notice of a prdtest inst his election. . "Shere were very few trade disputes in Canada during November, and the Paget Th this caupe were com- paratively $B Buy Colgate's perfumes and taleom at Gibson's Red Cross drug store. * | Dunn, who will the Orioles! Sometimes perfect: silence is a gront again next season, have fines laid to ler rebuke than words. = § en the oul Don't forget that the cornerstone of : US honesty. ; Buy. Hudnut's Perfume at Gibson's man. with brains never talks Cross drug store. much about The job of mes Flacs a fctitiows velus | The lawyer who frees a thief misuses HFUL THIE Lo PLAYS IN BLOOD. i 0 'Vives Lost in Dispute _ ver . one : . 4 ' Pollar, WHO MONEY FROM! Genoa, Dec. 95 Heated : TEACHER. tween two wives over a Suetion of $1 d ---- ; Town of Gananoque's Deficit For * {him a blo a | the street. Though chased by a crowd given such marked and and | abundant vitality. Suffecess ean try!Santa Claw this remedy with certanty of almost|was anent cure hy Mrs. B. IB. Bell using Carter's "lfor rent, led to a dou the hi . quartelled with Sig- ttroechi over the amount of to be paid before the latter left, chi entered, but seems to have litte part in the. discussion. Quattroechi appeared in the doorway holding his hand behind his back. Sud- denly sprang on Bianchi, i Ww on the chest with g sharp clasp knife, Bianchi's wife rushed to his sssistance, but Quattrocchi turned is fury on her, stabbing her in chest shoulder, face and lower body. Bian- chi seized a chair to defend himself and his wife, but was overpowered, and fell mortally wounded. The knife, broken by the force of the blows, was found on the floor. Neighbors , hearing cries, ran to the Bianchi ing. Quattroochi rushed Past them covered with blood, into that showered blows on him, he sped toward the Ligurian Alps, and is still lat large, ! On entering the room the neighbors found the husband and wife on the floor dying. The children were huddled in a corner, whining with terror, ex- Sept the little two-year-old baby, which was playing with a toy in its parents" blood. FASHION'S FORM, Waist For Three-Piece Costume just Out. I i BLUE & BLACK SUITS SEE OUR HANDSOME Hand-tailéred' Garments ready for you to try on. Finished to your order in two hours time. We'll be pleased to put our time against yours and show yon what the new season has brought forth. - RINE R IE RIED w [DW] Ie] We fear heithér scrutiny nor comparison. PRICES $12.50, 15, 18 & 20. See Our Swell Full Dress Suits, Silk lined, .$30 AND $25. JE THE H. D. BIBBY GO. FASHIONABLE CLOTHIERS. CT WW TR Wa) The bodice illustrated is a charming design for a waist to accompany a street or carriage coat and skist cos- tume. : The medel was designed for wear with a suit of blue cloth, and whs of blue chiffon cloth, with fitted crassed bodice sections of dark blue allover lace embroidered in chenille and gold. The chiffon cloth was used for the upper sleeve sections, and the little shirred plafagn and side sections of the bodice. The yoke and long sleeves were of sheer white Mechlin lace. , Tidings From Lombardy. Lombardy, Dec, 27.--Mr. and Mrs. John McKeown, of Desmond, are visiting the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Stephen Dermady. Michael Li- gouri, Leo and Frank Dermad+ all of Carthage, N.Y., are spending the holidays under the parental roof. John Cauley, of Carthage, and T. A. Cauley, of the Bank of Ottawa, Ches- terville, are at their home here for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. John Leeder, and little son, of Lansdowne, with Mrs. Leeder's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cauley, for Christmas Miss Rosella O'Meara, of Athens high school, is home for the holidays. Miss Teresa Jordan, teacher at Parham, and Miss Lily Taylor, teacher at Ran. kin, are aiso at their homes here for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. O. Wright and little daughter, of Algonquin, are visiting friends here. Mrs. Ira Byce has Si her store and property to Henry Polk, of New Bovne, who takes flonsensioy next March. © Miss Iva Byce, who is y ; taking a course in Ottawa Business College, is home for a few days. She was accompanied by {her little cousin, Burrows Kerr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dermady entertained a merry party of young people oi | Christmas évening. The Sunday school of the Methodist church held * a very. successful enter. | tainment in the hall. on Christmas j¢Vening. A good programme was pre- sented, after which the prettily decor ated Christmas tree was. unloaded by s. The pastor, Nr. Styan presented with a well-filled purse amy, on behali of the Sunday school committee. Christmas morning, in the Roman were Un services were held Catholic and in the Anglican churches. holly. In 'the Anglican church ladies had been busy. o were of evergreens and flowers and were pretty. Miss Nora Ryan, of Smith's Falls, was the guest of Miss Marie Dooher, last week. Miss Ethel The decorations | fc Miss Effie Wood Cain's Blunderbuss. All . disorders caused by a hilious state of the system cun be cured by Little Liver Pills. No pain, griping or discomfort attending their use. Try them. Rio weather is light on the coal | NM Pardon doesn't always ro Both to. MAN gets an estimate written on cheap paper and poorly printed; says to himself: "If this man skimps so on letter paper and printers' ink. he is apt to skimp on my worl\'" .. Using poor paper and poor printing is poor business, however you look at it, because the print- ed matter represents you, and you cannot prevent it. The safe thing is to use printing so good that you are willing to have your work or your goods judged by it. BRITISH WHIG PRINTING will do you credit wherever you use it. Granulated and Yellows. Sugar. Be sure you ask for "St. Lawrence." The St. Lawrence Sugar Refining Go Ltd MONTREAL Manufacturers of the choicest REFINED SUGARS Made entirely from cane A Christmas dresses were Sproule, J. A. McCamus and BD, A. only child of the | Picton, NEWS FROM ODESSA. Odessa, Dec. 26.--1he tea-meeting in the Methodist night was a success. Considering the weather, the forty-five young people are jthis parish on January Ist, 1908. to jassmae the charge of Deseronto pa i i {ishi His farewell to his people here --Gift For | : x propie les Wedding Gift {will be given at St. Alban's church on Rev. Mr. Dibb. Sunday evening, December 19th inst News From Piccadilly. Piccadilly Dec. 26.--The Christmas entertainment in aid of the Preshy ter church on Christmas | proceeds amounted to dollars. Those who assist- ian Sunday school was largely at ed in the programme were: Miss L. {tended and a good 'programme Twas Marshall, Kingston, and Mrs, F. | given. Miss C. Payne is spending he H. Sproule, also of Kingston. Ad- / holidays with Kingstor A pleasant event took place at ti wolotivme Tw given by Rev. F. II. home of D I. Goodiello Je x » St w, on De Nesbit (chairman), of Newburgh. 124th when his Young ft Fil n ' The marriage of Miss Myrtle Snider, Louise Alberta, was united in Eo gulp oh : Mr. and Nrs. Alva PI. riage to Stanley Snider. The cer Snider, and Ross Parks, was solemn- | ony was performed by Rev Mr ized at Wilton ov Christmas night, ; i Service, Harrowsmith. The bride was very popular Rev. Father Han- und the Odessa Citizens' band, of felloed by her cousin, Annie Good Jv Prenched Shoautil and dmpres- uhidh Mr. Parks is a member, drove lion nd the gion h is ueother deemer. The latar of the Rom n to Wikon and serenaded them. tiful presents. Ti re many te | ft Catholic church was beautifully - Seton) Cag was held on Thurs the xt d " A opPy cau} ; o . - |day. P. A. Mabee was re clected trys. ne ay for Téronto and Ca corated with plants, flowers and tee for next term leton Place. On their return they wi Miss Yarwood, of Os has been appointed teacher Walker diy Mise Fre: 903. iiles are at home Lieut. Menry Caton bas returned Nr. and Mrs. William Garrison ar home from Stanley Visitors: C. W 2 Montreal; Mr Tweedy, of Smith's Falls, is visiting | » Ar. and oronto; Miss. Brenda Denyes Burley, Bellev r. Dibb in ely ths rome prise; also his deep regret A pleasant the Christmas services church, here, on Christmas dav one of the church of the rector's friends, at S. Snider's. While Lloyd Red mond and W. Jackson were stopping here their horse ram away, but Lillie Lee, Toronto. damage was done. Ha Quinn an » Toronto; Henry [Pansy Knox are on the sick list e © Quite a number from here attended of the Odessa court of the Christmas entertainment at Bethe Barracks! Toron- + Nimmerman, of Nes. IW ine Mise Milne, Cape Town, Dec. :.--An old Dutch [LOF. these officers for the onsuing [Mr and M#s. W. Clark - and famils Bible found in the Humansdorp dig- year were elected : William Dougherty |2ttended the wedding of their nie trict of Cape Colony has a frontis- | chief ranger: Thomas Graham, vice. ; Mi® . Myrtle Snider, of Revnoldstor piece, fepicting Cain shootine Abel | John W. Denyes, recording secretary: | Ross Hamilton is home on a visit with a blunderbuss. J. Sproule, orator; Drs. Day and r. and Mrs. G. Babcock and family Mabee, examiners : Shi \viesw are at C. Aylesworth's. Miss E. N event Knox is visiting at Verona. took place after » In St. Albans' when wardens, on behalf g presented Rev with a beautiful silk . Suing For Inter tions. Montreal, Dec. 28.--An action for i terruption of a speech is a novell brella. Mr. Dibb, ; or Lm: jyet such has been taken' hy Hor ply. expressed Bin delight ee Pranaes Bureau. He js suing a Mr Prince for epithets used in interrp tion of his speech at St. Gregoire. at leaving i MR:F.,BROOKMAN WIFE ano.CHILD Peru-na Should Be Ke Every Household Where There Are Litt Children. Peruna should be kept in the h the time. Don't wait until the « sick, then send to a drug store have Peruna on hand---accept | stitute. Children are especially liable eatarrh, Indeed, most of the aft of childhood are catarrh. All forms of sore throat, croup, hoarseness, laryngitis, e but different phases of catarrh. Po-ru-na Contains No Naree One reason why Peruna has fou manent use in so many homes is contains no narcotic of an) Peruna, if taken according to directions, is perfectly harmless. be usea any length of time soquiring » drug habit. It de produce temporary results, but i manent in {ts effect. It has no bad effect upon the | and gradually eliminates catarr) moving the cause of catarrh. THE FRENCH CAP GREAT FETE ON BEHALI FLOOD SUFFERERS. Gift to Society of Ame Architects--Eun.peror Wil May Pay Paris a Visit. Paris, Dec. 28.--It was a great quite Parisian fete that has just held at the Grand Palms Champs Elysees, on behalf of the tims and sufferers from the fiood the South of F v The was only two dollars, but boxes selling at all prices, sine © was there who is anything at Paris society. The president paid ten tl francs for his box, and the Roth and other big families paid = sums towards the good cause the Champs Elysees was lined w dazzling array of cuirassiers back, whose helmets glittered hight, from thousands of electric | The interior of the had only quite recently co Automobile Salon, was a quarter of a million col lamps, and the scene was brill the extremé. The programme at nine o Jock with selections h massed military band of one tho performers, who has been br from Paris and Ry suburbs bh railways frec of cost. The band tinued to play selections all th the evening. From ten o'clock onward then in the central hall displays of ing, equestrianism, and other cises by the artists of the vario * At eleven the great "c started a procession, illustratin progress of locamotion through ages. It contained faithiul rep tations of vehicles in the Stone Roman chariots and Greek cur Sedan chairs, diligences, mail coi omnpibuses, and automobiles, since invention up to the present time Three thousand persons took pi this display, and some five hu horses. Various shows and tiv were set up in different parts ol hall; and in one of these the *} des Nations" was performed by corps de ballet of the opera. in other the ballet-dancers of the ( Comique were giving their servio There was not a theatre, or carbaret in Paris from whicly eral actors and actresses had com give their services, and in most { the entire compan; had come on given performances after the play over. Some two hundred of Youngest and prettiest actresses selling programmes and ticke the lottery. At hali-past one a © ball began, the music being Tene by G00 performers, ar 1 this la until well into the morning The Society of American Archi attending the classes of the Societ Beaux Arts has received a dona of twenty ' thousand dollars from group of Americans friends to en cuses, music