[8 VT Along every road from Kirk Kilesse towards stragglers iy full and disorganized retreat. TROUBLE IS FEARED BRITAIN DETERMINED TO STOP SMUGHLING OF ARMS, France the Offender----Dispute Has Finally Reached a Troublesome Stage----Army for India, London, Nov. According to the Dally Mail, the dispute, between France and Great Britain over gun running at Muséat or Omab ha: reached a troublesome stage. [It has embarrassed Franco-British harmony for a deeade, and a settlement is reported to be blocked because n French ministry seems to be strong enough to overcome the interested opposition of a handful of deputies. France has taken a significant tep in sending a large cruiser to Muscat, which is now on the way Great Rritain has responded by or- dering a ship of similar power from the China squadron. Great Britain bas arranged with the sultan of Oman to stop the gun- running, whereby the border tribes of the northwestern part of India get arms. France Is squeezing the sul tan to cancel the arrangemont be- cause certain French subjects at Muscat ply a lucrative trade in gun- running. al. Father of Confederation. Brantiord Expositor, It is the fashion of his admirers to represent Sir John A. Macdonald as having been largely instrumental in bringing confederation about. Sir Richard Cartwright in his Reminis- cences effectually punctures "this claim, and sows that Sir John was at first opposed to any such measure and that the men who really deserve the credit are Hon. George Brown, Sir George E. Cartier and Sir A. T Galt. Sir John seems to have taken up with confederation, as he did with aimost everything else, as matter of expediency rather tha conviction. THESE WERE PATAL HATS. Have Hanged Murderers and Broughts Criminals to Justice. The man who murdered Inspecto Wells at Eastbourne recently left belvind him a fawn-colored Trilby hat. Stamped on the leather inside it was the word "Kelvington," while a piece of paper stuck inside the hat was inscribed "No. 56, H.062. 8-6. I'wo letters which resemble "K' written backwards and a "'P" were also on the paper. Slight as such a clue is, the pro babilitity is that whoever fired the fatal shots will be brought to justice through it. in the Black museum at Scotland Yard is a black felt wideawake hat which brought its owner to the gal- lows for the murder of a policeman nampgd Cole. This case was almost an exact allel of the Eastbourne tragedy. Po- lice Constable Cole, on the night ot December 1st, 1882, while on duty in Ashwin. street, Dalston, saw a man named Orroek in the aet of clam- bering over the low wall in front of a Baptist chapel that faced the street. He demanded the man to give an account of himself, and endeavored to arrest him. In the struggle which foltowsd the miscreant drew a re volver and shot the policeman dead. One of the clues the murderer left behind -when- he fled was the black wideawake hat. When Orrock was par FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1912. +a- Citizens'. league, pledged to sup- Constantinople, men, horses, guns, and 0x WAgOns press forward, jmurderer's hat, but the question arose, "What has become of Mr. | Briges' bat?" i It was soon discovered that the] hat found in the carriage had been | bought at a hatter's in Marylebone. Within a short time a cabman came forward, identified the hat, and swore he had bought it for the man named Muller. Muller was arrésted on landing at New York, where he had fied in the Victoria sailing vessel. At the time! of his capture he was actually wear- fng Mr. Briggs' hat, cut down and slightly altered. Being hatless got a man named Toussaint fifteen years' penal servi- tude. He was seen one morning in 1886 to be running down the York road, near King's Cross. Now, a man running in London is nothing out of the way, but a refined-fea- tured, well dressed man running with no hat on is somewhat unusual, A constable stopped him and in- sisted upon taking him back whence he came. A short way back the ghrieks of a woman led the police- man to the office of a dealer in dia- monds. The dealer has been Stun- ned by a life-preserver and $10,000 worth of jewels stolen. The crim- inal, Toussamt, hearing a step on the stairs, had fled. But he forged his hat, and this very fact secured him a, well-deserved punishment. Detective Inspector Littlechild was galled in to investigate a burglary. The only clue was a hat. The de- tective examined this hat very care- saptured if proved to be one of the strongest clues against him, for it fitted liiny perfectly. The first railway carriage murder- er, Franz Muller, was captured by means of the hat he left behind. Muller robbed and murdered a dank cashier named Briggs, afterward throwing his vietim on the line close to Victoria Park, where he was found. Underneath one of the seats of the carriage in which the murder was committed was found a soft fell hat. This . hat. did not fit the victim's head, and it was the 'only one found I+ was pretty certain that it was the fully and discovered two tiny black hairs on the inside lining. Another thing which he noticed and which struck him as peculiar about this valuable clue, was the odor of rose-scented pomade which pervaded the hat. There was one burglar 'of his ac- quaintance, who had a weakness for scents, His hair was as black as jot; and always plastered down with rose pomade. The sweetly perfumed head and hat got their owner seven years. 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You will distinctly feel all ,the dis- agreeable symptoms leaving after the very first dose. The most miserable headache, dull- ness, head and nose stuffed up, fever- wshness, sneezing, iunning of 'the aose, sore throat, mucous catarrbal discharges, soreness, stiffness, rheu- matism pains and other distress va- nishes. Take this wonderful Compouad directed, with the knowledge there is nothing else in the world which will cure your cold or end Grippe misery as promptly and with- out any other assistance or bad al- ter-ofiects as a 25¢. package of Pape's Cold Compound, which any deggist can supply contains no auinine--be- longs in every home--accept no sub. stitute . Tastes uice--acts goutly. BRE as that 'are 80 easy to tose. Criminals seem to forget that. If they did not, and only knew how handy a hat is in the hands of'a detective officer they might think it worth while to tie their tiles on with ropes." '--London Tit-Bits. ! WHY WOMEN LIVE LONGER. Brain Cells and Difference Between Home and Office. Though doctors have long realized that, thanks to a better knowledgé ot sanitation and personal hygiene, peo ple are living longer than . formerly, the much groater relative longevity of women as shown in the recently published National Debt Office's re port on the mortality of «government life annuitants has come as a general surprise. In a summary of these figures was shown that the expectation life of a woman of fifty is. now more than WW year greater that it was mn 1875, while that of a man of the same age is only three months great LL 3 1 ol Discussing 'the reasons ob our "m- creasing longevity and in particular woman's stronger hold on life, physi clans at Bartholomew's Hospital advanced widely different theories ope stated, "is a wearing out from over. work of our 'brain cells Women may be just as brainy as men, but they do not work their brain cells , as continuously as do their male, relatives. 1f they did there would not be so gteal a dis patity in tha length of life of the iwo sexes." Another consultant puts down wo- man's greater expectation of life ta the more sheltered existence she leads and the lack of the phy sically depres- sing competition which is part of nearly every man's Ife. "A woman may have hard work to do." he ex- plained, "but except for the few who work in offices or who follow profes sions they work in their own homes and at a pace they set for them- selves. The home is also as a rule vastly more airy, sunny and generally more. wholesome than is her Bus hand's shop or office." vigorously or as "I's all right to fine me, judge," laughed Barrowdale, after the proceed ings were over, "but just the same vou were ahead of me in your car, and if I was guilty you were too. "ya'as.l know," saul the judge, with a chuckle. "I found myself guil- ty and hev just paid my fine into the treasuty same ez you." "Rally. for you!" said Barrowdale. "By the way, do you put these fines back into the a ¥? Na ® said the judge, "They go to the trial funtice mn wo o salty." fockly. Harper's Generous Swain. A farmer boy and his best girl were seated in a buggy one eveming in lown watching the people pass. Nearby was a popeorn vendor's stand. Prersaily the lady remarked; "My! That popoorn smells good!" "That's right," said the gallant, rll drive up a little closer so you ~ Minneapolis \ WOODSTOCK MAY TRY! MENT BY COMMISSION IN SHORT TIME. A Citizens' League Has Been Formed With the View of Electing a More H Progressive City Council. i Woodstock, Nov, 29. ---Tired of the narrow and lax way in which the affairs of this city have been ocon- ducted n past years, and wih the belief that Woodstock must awaken | i she is to grow and expand, a num- ber of business men have been mest- jing here to endeavor to get out { younger and more; progressive nen as aldermen, and have now formed | GOVERN i port only men of broad minds and { proven ability as candidates for may- lor and aldermen, who are able to i give more intelligent public scrvice, | The league's selection' for mayor is {Jem G. McBeath, at present chair iman of the city's finance committee, jbut # is doubtful if he will accept nomination. There is a strong feel- ing in the city that gbvernment by commission would be hest if pou- sible, and when the legislature gives the necessary powers it is likely that Woodstock will be among the first to try this form of government. In the meantime a more progressive, energetic and capable council is wanted, and the municipal el2ctions will likely see a hot fight. THE NORTHWEST POLICE. Important Changes Proposed in Amendments to Present Act, Ottawa, Nov. 29.---The bill amend- ing the Royal Northwest Mounted Police act will provide for some Im- portant changes in regard to the force. It is proposed in the fira: place to increase its strength. Ther have lately been eleven divisional posts and 170 detachments, with no sufficient reserve of strength at any of those posts to meet emergencies. The detachments consist in mos! cases of a single constable. The demand for more detachments ha been constant and ° insistent, th population having 'Increased fiv times and the settled area having extended tenfold, while the force has stood at the strength of ten years ago, with fifty officers and] less than six hundred non-commis gioned officers and constables. The bill will also provide for a higher seale of pay for the meh. The officers have experienced much diffi- eulty in keeping the men and in getting new ones under the exist- ing scale while so many opportun - ties of more profitable employment 'exist in the western provinces. A new departure will be a clause prio- viding for the use of plain clothe: in connection with the mounted pc- iice. The need for this has been very evident in tracking down per- sons wanted for murder and othcr offenses in the scattered western set- tlements, especially in view of the presence of so many communities of foreigners. A Matter of Enquiry. The late Emperor of Japan was re. garded with the greatest fencration by his subjects, and this attitude of awful reverence was maintained also by his ministers, in spite of the fact saat sfairs of state made it aces saty for them to see him and «om verse with him very frequently. Une of these ministers, the Marquis Matsuga, used to expetienve agonies ol nervousness every time he had an au diewce of his sovereign, and he was never able to say anything distinct in reply to him except the set phrase, "f shall have careful investigation made, your majesty." ' This generally brought him safely through a short audience, but one day, Onfortunately, the emperor con desconded to discuss the marquis' more private affairs. "How many children have you?" the emperor asked Back ame the inevitable phrase. "I shall have careful investigation made, your majesty !" " The story loses nothing from th fact that the marquis had a very large family, indeed. Quite Satisfied. bafHing An amusing story of in- geguity on the part of a pupil replying to the questions of an aminer is told. - "And vou attended the class mathematics *' asked the patient aminer. ' "Yon" £ "How many sides has a circle ¥""' "Two," said the student, "What are they ?"' What a laugh in the class the siu- dent's answer produced when he said "An inside and an outside !" But this was nothing compared with what followed. The examiner having said to this stadeRt, "And you attended the moral philosophs class alse?' added, "Well, vou would hear lectures there on various sub- jects. Did vou cever hear one on canse and eflect ?" s in ex for ex effect ever go before a "Give me an instance." "A man wheeling a barrow." The examiner proposed no questions. --Tit-Bits. more Vegetarian. One of the fleshless fraternity tele phones us that he engaged a German cook lady not long ago. His wife liked the appearance of the applicant; her references were good and the wa she demanded not exorbitant. Fa jike to have vou come." said the lady of the house, "but perh vou won't want to live with us. are vegelarians and. never nave any meat in the house. Would you be sat- isfieed with a vegetable diet ¥' . The fraulein scratched her head. beer a wegetable ¥" -------- Very Quick. Manager of Firm: "Your former employer. _jolls me that you were the quickest bookkeeper in the pe Applicant {dr Situation (dubi "He does *" "Yes. He says you could throw the hooks in the saie, lock up, wash, 5 ay} or | "Vell," she said, dublowslyii ist. and get ready to go home in just one {minute Bnd ten ot : PAGE NINE, A Duplex Burroughs at $550 Does the work of Two $425 Machines The Burroughs Duplex is the equivalent of two separate adding machines interworking under one keyboard works like two." 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W.SAXE, 146 TORONTO vay Stree! -- "one machine that the regular Burroughs the total of each group all the groups without published special bul rge number of lines of many ways of using the May we send youn a J Sales Manager ONT. Modelites --=Evangelistic Athens, has pubhinsed illiam 1 Portland, Mill street ed to the 1af Church moved AT HOME HELD, Entertained Friendse. Services. Nov Abel to the house he recently from the ¢state' of the late i Moulton Mrs. Rahmer, has taken up 1esidence William Mott has Williams hous Victoria am "i Kavanagh on mov- XN. and ornet streets ter Brown and family, who have been at Lillie's Springs season, h dairy for during the ave returned to Athens the winter. Mr. and returned heen ma worth is farm, wh AKO. employ © has moved to their farm at Corners. ing . up Peat for Dr. St has moved his family from gusta. . apartmen The sidew their wor turned tc new post ably er than | Yates The his rounds Mrs tobinson hav vhere he has 8. Hollings Chamberlain Roy from Metealfe, king cheese moving to the ion he purchased Avery Tavlor and time the and Wright's Mrs. W. H. Moulton is tak residence with Mrs (Dr.) the winter months ephens, the new sone has entered f-A son, veterinary North Au moved to House Mrs ts Cowan has in the Gamble alk contractors have k for the and re y th homes." Work on the office is progressing f fax making The rate is slightly low year finished SUASON AV OF collectar is ast A helpful session of the rural ery of Le in Christ month. and Epw held here Fu. Ly Farwell, principal national took pla Fisher, M of the hi sds and Grenville dhurch the first The distriet orth: League cor wm the th Taronti weir speaker An rally of the Sund e on the 16th Rev allorvtown, and Mr gh school. staf wee Sunda and Lies th mier-chopennts Ha ontribu -------- A an od fo vila RE A series of evan rvices opened in the Metho- cn on Sabbath last with My lon Mecombe in charge I. Crossley is éxpected this evening Preparations have begun for the Christmas entertainments Pleasant - little were last SOIT my Ackland, lv, Mrs gave an rogranime given he- James D Donuel The modelites in the town hall on the evening of the 15th. "Ad. vinnna, The Country Dector," to be put on by the modelites on Dec, pat Liew of the Kendrick, F hostesses Mrs week Mr 1 Mrs. George Fred. Tribute "At Home" i= DIFFERENT IN OA NADA. Thief Imprisoncd and Deported---- Not Deported Only Noy 28 «One Won Was the Nash, at the end of he will return to Eng- the same conditions that here as an immigrant engaged as clerk in the Lake of the Whpods Milling company, waited until | the managers were absent, stole 3617 and had booked a passage to Liver pool, when he was placed under ar- rest And he escaped serving a his own town by promising to come to Ca the crown at- torney said 1 magistrate gave him the option of a term or emigra- +3 Toronto, the Central of Lionel J which time land under brought him Nash, while offjes the Year in pi sentence ol term ion Now term ana Magistrate Denison here send him I warning that they can't do such things here, let the year be nearly up 'before he in deported." we will give him both the deportation," returned "hey send him back; but, aw we Between the and a dentist : in f toothatne oreed to choose between two ---- Absolutely Pure [From a series of elaborate chemical tests. Comparative digestibility of food made yl different baking powders. An equal quantity of bread (biscuit) was made with each of two kinds of baking powder--cream of tartar and alum--and submitted separately to the action of the digestive fluid, each for the same of ti percentage of the food digested is shown as follows : Bread made with Royal Cream of Tartar Powder: | 99 Per Cent. Digested Bread made with slum powder: Royal Baking Powder raised food is shown to be of greatly superior digestibility and healthfulness.