THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, W EDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1910. a -------- - PAGE TEN. HRC = FRONTENAC LOAN & INVESTMENT ESTABLISHED 1883. Presiden tehard Cartwright. 1 Arg i a rae Pro- al and Co §_Deben- periice, uni ren. oF of purche'¢ Daposits interest allowed =» i Me Clarets Frost. : To Enjoy Life you need a healthy stomach, ac tive liver, Kidneys and bowels, " These organs--and thé nerves and the blood --are better, do bejter, when helped by BEECHAM'S PILLS Sold Everywhaege, "+n bozes 25¢. -- F NGSTON BUSINES coli | "A Tree is Known by Is + Fruit" "Highest Education at Lowest Cost" AND <----e Twenty-8ixth year. Fall Term pegins August 30th. Courses in a WES Hasta: Our graduates get the best positions. " is known by its good burn- ing qualities, * P. WALSH, 55-57 Barrack St. Chivers'. ¥ secured positions with one of t Marmalade, Assorted oe largest rallway corporations in Canada. Enter any time. Call or write for Informa- tion. H. ¥. METCALVE, Principal Pure Orange Jams and Jellies, Plum Pudding. Pineapple Chincks. Victoria Plums, Dawson Plums. Peaches, D. COUPER'S, Phone 3 76. o41-3 Princess Street. Coast ealed Oysters. Prompt Delivery. 0 Your Liver is Clogged up That's nd Yours Tired--Onmt of Biliousness, Indigestion, and Sick Small Pill, Small Dose, Small Price. s [Genuine mut bes Signature Hgoo! ~ [Best by Test | {the C.P.R. crossing was within twenty fost of NEWS OF NEIGHBORS WHAT . WHI ? TELL US. Eastern Ontarfo--What People Saying. ---- Sangs"er Notes. Dec. 20.--Father yesterday, Sangster, fan had a bee, wood. T. Barrett 15 "Westport. at T. Barrett's; Daley's; Miss Rose Young, (YCommor's; J. Marphy, at Miss Rosey Daly =at James Murphy, at 1 1a Visitors : H. Hartman, a heart's You phy's; Tamworth Masonic Officers, Tamworth, Dec, 20.--~At th meeting of Lorne Lodge, No R.C., AF, and AM., Tanm on the 16th inst., the following ficers were elected: Bro. Dr. Wilson, W.M.; Bro. E, D. Ss. W.; Bro, Rev. J. K. Henry, W. Bro. C. R. Jones, treasurer Bro. Jad. Aylsworth, secretary Rev. .J. W. Jones and Rev. S. F. on, auditors. The installatior monies will be at 8 pm, Tu 27th December. . re $0, si Ww i dre Pix Death of Old Westport Resident, Westport! Dec. 19.---M. J. McCar one of the oldest residents of Wes port, passed away, Friday night, al ter a short illness. The funeral place on Monday. John A. McCar of Ottawa; M. A. McCann, of Toront Mrs. L. Burner, of Ogdensburg, NA and Mrs. B. 8S. Klock, of Seatt Wash., arrived in time to be with their father at the last. Mrs. Morgan M Martin, of Perth, is the guest of M: and Mrs. William Bird. Mrs. W Fyfe dangerously ill, | y maw Clarendon News. xo Clarendon, Dec. 20.--Friends of Mr A. W. Wood were sorry to learn of her | loss by fire. Roderick Boles, of Wir 'peg, is visiting his old home here. | spector M. R. Reid, of Sydenham, ed at the school Tuesday Hamilton, teacher, will spend Christmas vacation at her Glenvale. Andrew Crain lost a dble beef. It was gored by an older animal. Miss M. Leishman (teacher), of Godfrey, is home for Christmas. A. | Campbell was at Sharbot Lake, Sat-| urday. Floyd Cammon is home from | Albert College, Belleville. Robert | Leishman is in Almonte." The suspen- | sion of payment of the Farmers' bank | at Sharbot Lake will inconveniénce many depositors in this section. M on home va tems From Inverary. Inverary, Dec. 20.--Mr. and Mrs. M Connell will not remain at Inveras except for a short visit. They purpose | shortly spending a couple of months in | Montreal. Mrs. H. Gibson has gone for treatment to Kingston general hos pital. Mr. and Mrs. J. Sleeth, Batter | sen, spent Sunday at George Ayk royd's, The school children are de lighted over seeing their former teach- er, Miss N. Johnston, home from Ot- tawa normal school. Carman Drader recently purchased a very valuable horse from J. V. Wolfe. Miss Myrtle Freeman is home from Sydenham high to remain until after New | Yenr's. Mrs. W. Wills and son, Thom- | as, are spending a short time with Mrs. Wills' parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. N. Holmes. school, At Lavant Station. Lavant Station, Dec. 20.--R. M. Somerville, Mm.A., conducted services here and at Wilbur on Sunday. John A. Roche and Miss Myrtle Gilmour, Elphin, spent Sunday at T. Lee's. Mr. and Mrs. , James Paul--and © family arrived home from the west last week on a vifit. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunn, of Lavant Settle- ment, were gorry to hear of 'the loss they had in the burning of ther house. A great deal of the contents were destroved, also quite a'sum of money. Mrs, John Cornett and, Miss McDevitt, school teacher -here, visited friends in Renfrew last week. Miss Bella Rankin is sewing 'at A, FE. Jackson's. Messrs. Norval Lee and Lorne Larecque made a trip to Mis- sissippi last Sunday. Jobn Thomas visited friends in Watson's Corners Saturday and Sunday. Rev. Mr. Mal colm's daughter. Mrs. Grey, Paris, Ont., arrived here last weéek. Her brother, Herbert, met: her at the sta- tion. Hartington School Events. Hartington, Dee. 19.--On Wednesday evening, - 14th inst., commencement ex- ercises were held in the public school here, under the supervision of Mrs. Revelle. A large number attended and Wi interesting progrimme was rencers ed by the pupils. The entertainment opened with a Christmas glee. Then followed short' recitations by the fol- lowing small tots: Frankie Rogers, Helen Loyst, Salome Goslm, Dora Campsall, Joseph Rogers, Kathleen Clow, Mildred Sigsworth; readings by Lelin Clarke, Kenneth Morrisom and Keitha Purdy. A dialogue, "Toni's Practical Joke," chused much amuse ment. A character song, 'Little Maids from Hollarh" and a. taper drill were given by. the larger girls. A pleasing and instructive feature of the pro gramme was an address by Rev. J. A, Waddell, of Harrowsmith. J. E. Free man, one of the board of trustees, fill- Lod the position of chairman in his capable manner. A pleasant surprise to the chilkiren came in the form of a treat {urnished, very kindly, by Mrs. 4. B. Freeman, in the shape of well- fil bags of pop-corn, candies and nuts. This was thoro y enjoyed by the little ones. A . of up- wards of 81 was given, which is to be fused in the purchase of lamps. 3 Crow Lake Budget. Crow? lake, Dec, 19.=Rev. Nr. Stewart filled the pulpit, on Suna: last-- Neatly everybody is sufferin with gripe. The Hannah Bros, o Bolingbroke, are putting logs and wood here: J. W. Kn serions aoe on ay, 13th, 'when going from the vi hall ai- ter atl council. crossing near Sharbot G CORRESPONDENTS | ' islocated. The Tidings From Various Points in = Are Doing and What They Are Nisa Arden, has returned home. { woman sobbed, after "Morback's body {as against $625,000,000 for the Unit met with a} 1 1spp._ struck the horses with his! ' aw hich caused them TR his life, the borses jerked ut of the sleighhe instant the struck it. His shoulder "He was 'unable to get e for four days. Dr. Coutles, of rhot Lake, was quickly summoned nl wet the shoulder, He is till un- + to work. Messrs. Dixon and ht received no injuries. Fred. | , after an ahsence of two years, | - ybalt, is expected home fori ristmas. Miss Sadie Gendron, of Mr. aid Anderson spent Sunday Mes. FB. Jack was at i recently. Messrs. i George Ewing, of Ba wee the fast to cross Sharbot | through to Crow Lake this W. L. Barker made a flying through here en route to poiits r Westport. A gang of C.P.R. sur- have been thrgmch here sur-| eving a route i TE Station | i Belleville i 3 as un was William Harridge. ors meta i TO QUIT CABINET. | War Scare Document Angered Teat,! Who Scored Wood. i Washington, Dee, 21.--Discord is ap- parent in administration ranks as al result of the suppressed "war scare' | report of Secretary of War Dickinson. | I'he president is in a rage about the} matter, and has "called down' the! ecretary. It is rumored that the lat-| ter may resign. Maj.-Gen, Wood, chief | i | { : | Uof staff, has been scolded by the presi- | dent for his share in the fiasco. Gen. | Wood is a Roosevelt protege and no! love is wasted on him by the adminis tration. The excellent pelations hither- | to existing "between the White House | 1 atid the war department have been | everely strained. President' Taft is mmwilling to appear as an advocate for increased military appropriations | in the present reign of economy. i ¢ --r-- PRETENDED SUICIDE. . ' Girl Wanted to Frighten Fiance--He is Dead. Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 21.--Snatch { ing a goblet of carbolic acid from' the hands of his fiancee she stood | threatening suicide as the result of a q warrel, Charles Morback, thirty | cears old, drank the contents him sli and died a few minutes later, ac-% cording to the police, who investiga- | ted his death, Mary A. Kalek, the fiancee, and only witness of the hap- pening, says she did not see the man drink the acid and doubted that he did. "1 was oily pretending," as the young had been carried awl. "I thought it would give him a shock that would stop the continual quarrelling has made "our engagement unhappy." Qur Hens Must Do Better. Canadian Courier, *7 y Last year the poultry products of this country totalled only $25,000,000 ol States. Even mow we are import- ing eggs and poultry from. the United Stater, Russia and Germany, and un- less we are going to import more our output in the next five years must increase materially. 'The United States i» beating us out threp to one per head of population. The United Statet item of £625,000,000 for poultry pro- ducts is almost $40,000,000 more than all the products of all the farms and rancher of Canada, To get down to cases, the whole province of Ontario did not total in farm products last vear within 217,000,000 of what the hens did for the single State of Mis- souri. in 1902 Canada exported near- ly #2,000,000 worth of poultry pro- ducts, Last vear these figures had dropped to slightly over half a'million dollars. Tn 1904 Canada exported to Great Britain ten times - as youltry and egrs as she has to-day. here are two reasons for this state ob affairs. The farmer fails to real ize the profit possibilities of the egg market, and he is afraid that a greats er production will cause the cold- storage houses and the middlemen to cut prices Coomeration--team work in marketing and sharing profits-- will. be the ultimate solution of the Canadian poultry problem. Posed as Priest and Doctor. Kenora, Ont., Dec. 21.--Frances ree, native of France, was com- mitted to the jail here for - three months on a charge of false represeh- tations. With a' very venerable appearance to shield him, he called at-a house in town early that morning where a child was ill, "Knd, répresenling himself as a administered and Pa- a priest and a physician, medicine of his own preparation bestowed his blessing. I'he serious illness of the child later and his acceptance of a five-dollar fee led to his exposure and arvest. No Plenary Powers. Toronto News The Canadian negotiators in the re- | ciprocity conferenges should "not be | given plenary powers. This country | should not 'be committed to any such one-sided arrangement. 'Any treaty gereed to by the United States nego- tintors is liable to be upset by the senate at Washington. Through: the senate Washington gets other coun- tries to lay their cards on the. table and then concludes the treaty or with. draws at its own pleasure. As long as the Washington senate retains the power of revision the parliament at Ottawa should insist on the same re servations It's Only a Bluff, Manitoba Free Press The local government ix carrying out its annual bluff of advertising for ten- ders for supplies for the public insti- tutions of the provinces, What is the use of wasting this money in view of the fact that there never is any? re-} lation between the granting of these contracts and thequoting of prices. int the tenders submitted. Practically alt! this patronage i= allotted on a purely party basis, the awards beife made on the basis of party service, of either the active or contributory ki Karl Hagenbeck Not Peo: { Cineinhati," 0-, Dee. 21-The te ported death of Karl Hagenbeck, at} his home near Hamburg, Germany, is, {ake he and two other meh, Dixon, 'Sharhot Lake, and W. F.| Kuight, Crow Lake, none of them heard 'the west bowmd express wntil it Willigm -- Mr. - nol true, according to a private cable gram recived here. The ecablegram anid that Walkiam Hagonbeck, a brother of & The that |- much, bh arly had passed awar. - 1! NOEL-A Ballad | For Christmas. Ma York happily arolvn Wells in New I'he bells chime across + the night-- The night that dying year- And soon the morning ing light, Proclaims that' last is children - hig head bring, And as they march their merry carols sing, crowns the almost with its dawn "Christmas, day at aloft the boar's lw 2 While Christendom joins in thei tune- |" mature at a time when the solid and car | bonaceous foods are not needed by the | body. The latter only clog the vital | machinery resulting in disease, whereas ful 'lay, For at this season all are glad gay. > And men and women, hearts aglow, Shout out with one accord on Chri mas day, "Hail to the Yule log and the raistle- » . toe ! and with their' > } st Emblems of many an old-time honorad rite, : Of boisterous mirth and honest cheer; The Yule log, flaming high and blazing bright; The mistletoe, ens dear, See for snapdragon how they form a ring . Or in a contradance their partners swing ? f Lord of Misrule makes good his so briquet, : And all his mandates eagerly obey. He wields the sceptre and with loud hallo Cries lustily, with nay, "Hail to the Yule log and the miStie toe 1" All climes and classes own the season's might. . . It rules alike the peasant and the er; mblest home presents sight; The sternest severe, . The very birds fly by on lighter wing The blustering north wind seems lose its sting; The old and young, and gray, Devote the hours to merriment play, And far across the crispy, crackling . SpOW . ; We hear a chorus from a flving sleigh, "Hail to the Yule log and the mistle F toe 1" The chosen theme of many a fancy's flight, 'A ballad monger Yearly his Christmas poem will indits Of a coy maiden and her cavalier Shakespeare full often had his merry fling, : And Milton tuned string; Irving the scenes of Christmas could betray, And Dickens its true spirit could con- vey. To song and story a rich debt owe, } And with triamphant cheer this tri bute pay, "Hail to the Yule long and the r tletoe !" And as the sacred season circles near All evil thoughts and themes are banished quite; \ . Our lives become more gentle cere; : Our hearts ean find no room for dole or spite. Paeans of praise from thankful hearts upspring To célebrate the birthday of the King All humbly for our brother's weal pray And ask a blessing on our future way Our generous gifts on others we be- stow; upon earth, men !"' we say. "Hail to the Yule log and the mis- tletoe 1" ENVOY. Spirit of Christmas, we accept thee-- yea, Right willingly we bow sway ! We- join our songs to. those of long ago With this refrain, for ever and for aye, "Hail to the Yule log and the niis- tletoe 1" ---------------- BEST COLLEGE BOOKS. homely, to youths and maid » none to say him I'he hu a happy judge forgets to look the golden haired A and of a sonmeteer his harp to noble we ang sin- we 1 "Peace good will to beneath thy Pamphlet to Help Those Unable to | "Frait-a-tives i sconomy, has | a purpose. | and regulated." | Y : 000000000900 0000000000000000000CRRORRRRRRRRS LEAD K TIN AND COMBINATION PIPE : Al om 1-16 1 Write us, a 'THE CANADA METAL COMPANY, LIMITED. ° - =r 5 FRUIT IS THE SAFETY VALVE That Regilats the Body "is The Only. Medicine Made of Fruit Juices. "The Creator, in His, wonderful ted with" tributed fruit all s caused them to Sev as 0 INCHES, OFFICE: 81 WILLIAM STREET, TORONTO, wrrpet $000600030020003000000800000000000000R TRG All a Fun For * Christmas Stockings, Hel r= 1 ' At Se, 10¢, 20¢, I tis ar bo Jae, 00¢,.75¢, $1, 1.25 and 2,50 each Crackers or Cosaques Contains Hats, Caps and Toys, at BA AN 3 Nm ----y Phone 58 the juicy, stimulating properties of fruit keep the vital forces, properly balanced rt GEORGIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 166 Pi Q St 3 BE ~ Unfortunately for those who live in RCOSS ' A. 3 RE Ss, Canada, fresh fruit is expensive and--in . many localities--almost impossible to get. But everyone can obtain ** Fruit. a-tives "", the famous tablets made of fruit juices. * Fruit-a-tives' contains h the juices of apples, oranges, figs and prunes--and is the greatest cure in the world - for all troubles of Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys, Liver and Skin. In case of disease, and in preventing disea- se * Fruit-a-tives * is far superior to fresh fruit. soc. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, osc. Af dealers or sent on receipt of price by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. J. E. Hutcheson AUCTIONEER and APPRAISER, "Can Help. Some wild mas A card sent to $17 Albert Street or an order left at H Waddington's or J 8. Henderson's Stores will receive srompt attention, Best references given ~ "xr THOMAS COPLEY, ARF Q *ProNE 987. 'Drop a card to 19 Pine Street when wanting anything done in the Carpen- ter line. Estimates given on all kinds of repairs and new .work also Hardwood Floors of all kinds. All orders will receive prompt . attention Shop, 80 Queen Street be nice for a Christm AT Fane Music, w Dressing Table, Roel & Pa wiv's Rattan $odicim OUR ROOSTER BRAND Of Smoking and Chewing Tobacco at forty-five cents. a pound 1s a good Tobacce. Why pay eighty-five? ANDREW MACLEAN Ontario Htre~t AT The Leading Undertaker. 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Nn Annotoce- | ment is made that Columbia Univer sity has acoapted an offer to defray the menses of publishing a pamphlet, to prepared. by Columbia professors for distribution to public libraries | throughout the country, giving a list of the best books on subjects taught | in college. The purpose is to give| those who have never been to college | and who would like to undertake a] reading course on college subjects, aj list of the books used in the courses | at Columbia. ' In addition to the books, it is plan- | ned to have the pamphlet contain hrief outlines of the seope of each subject, | and a summary of the lectures in the | course by the professor who gives it. | The pamphlet will also be probably] placed on public sale by the univer. sity at the cost of printing, The donor of the gift is Chester witt Pugsley, of Peekskill, N.Y, graduate of Harvard in 1909. De- a SUITABLE GIFTS FOR CHILDREN | At George Mills & Co's. Far Store. { Fampus Fue coats, $10 up. 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Then leave it to you to decide---can you afford to lise any other range in your } n ? : You'll find a full line of Gurney Oxford Stoves on our floor--all styles and, all prices Made for every purpose and all kinds offuel. Come in any time, we're always glad to seow them. E ried I and save 4 THE YELLOW HARDWARE STORY ~ Simmons Bros. bo