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‘sdmsriimc ABOUT ANTICOSTI. It flay Become: Bone of Contention Be- tween Franrc and England. A correspondent of the Times, Lon- don, England, contributes the follow- ‘ ing letter about Anticosti. As this; island may rise to the dignity of a bone of ct-niention between France and England, the letter is especially in--= teresting at this time. It says:- i Anticosti is an island about 140 miles long with a maximum width of 30, miles, slanting across the mouth of; the River St. Lawrence. Many ships.’ h'ive been wrecked on its shotes, which _ have a most unenviable reputation; among mariners. The land is genor- ally swampy or rocky, with numerous i small lakes; andthe most notable hills are about 600 feet high. The value of, » the island itself. except for a strip of spruce forest along the north shore, l . l is small. That of its surrounding waâ€" ‘ ters is by no means contemptible, and ‘ little groups of firheimen have taken i up [hgir resident“) Lin its shore; raised in defence of the mother-inâ€"law. It is the treatment of these people by the new owner of the island that has given rise to the present discus- sion. in Quebec, was granted by the. King of France to an assigneur. The French- Canadian seigneurs, it may be remark- ed,wcre not in the position of English freehold lindlords. Their tenants. who paid nominal rents, were not liable to ' - be evicted at will, and could St'll their farms if they paid 8 per cent. of the price to the seigneur. This semi-feudal system was abolished in 1854, the Cana- dian Parliament compensation to the signeurs. Long before thatâ€"about the end of the last century, in factâ€"the seigneurie of An- ticosti passed from its French grantees to a Scottish family, the Forsths, who held it till 1884. THE ISLAND IS SOLD. In that year the island was put up for sale under an order of the Quebec ; courts, and was bought for £20,000 by Mr. I“. \V. Stockwell, who was joined by his brother in an attempt to develop its resources. In 1888 the island was taken over by a London company, “the Governor and Company of the Island of Anticosti.” This enterprise having failed, in the end of 1895 the island was again sold by order of the court. 'l‘histime the buyer was a rich Frtnch- manâ€"not a French-Canadian. '1 his gentlem.zn. LI. Menier, not only forbade furâ€"hunting on the island, but attempted to stop the lobster-fishing, in which the inhabitants had been tn-' gaged under Government Many'ol lh se inhabitants are English Newfoundltndei‘s â€"â€" Protestant and. Catholicâ€"who came to Anticosti in 1873 on the imitation of Mr. Forsyth, the then proprietor, and have since been engaged not only in the lobster but in the cod and herring fishery, and in hauling iron from submerged wrecks. TO CONTEST HIS RIGHT. Two representatives of lh‘ fi hermen m:de their way last Octob:r with great difficulty to Quebec, having tia- l velled 95 miles in an open boat from Fox Bay' to Esquimaux Point. Public subscriptions were raised in On bee and Montreal to enable th‘m to con- test at law the right of M. Menier to expel them from their homes. This right is claimed by him in a suit in- stituted by him on September 14 in the Saguenay district. his demand be- ing for the expulsion of the "tres- passers" and the demolition of their houses and other buildings. Fortunate- ly. the Provincial Government has now by order-in-Council, resolved to p'y the costs of a test case in the Superior Court. , But whatever the law may say and th~ Government may generously do, human nature revolts at the idea of those poor fishing folk being driven in so masterful a fashion from their bleak island home. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Comparisons are odious when they Ihadow us. Poets are born, but ‘lhc waiter girl is made to order. A io'l lev r i-< h mos fet hing tli g .n the world. A hare rupboard always furnishes 300d for thought. Borrowed money causes a great ieal of near-sightcdness. The telephone girl has an extensive iclling acquaintance. The medicine botth usually has a and taste in its mouth. The path of ambizi in leads to a giant many political graves. A gond many heroes are Nomi pulp and printer's ink. When a [11.111 has nothing to do he ilways attends to it pers‘onally. It is impossible to convince ii spider that there is honey in :i rose. Men need higher moral courage :han-ihey do higher foreheads. ’l‘he lszior a man is the more he is going to accomp‘ish tovmorrow. 'l‘h-i voice of a man popping the quesâ€"' ‘ion has the true engagement ring. Lois : incn wh.) mike wizty remarks ire too dense to realize the fact. It in pretty hard for some men to keep their wants down to their in- Ionics. Somc women are jealous of an echo because it always gets the last word. The ambitious man doesn't worry very nuch about his gray brain matter. Indolonoc rfion assumes the mask of patience and gathers in her rewards. made of Anticosti, like ozher territories- voting £550,000 as. liceiiSes. ~ Dyspepsia I Is soon (lure:l By the “magic touch" of Hood’s Sar- sapirilla. This medicine gently tones the stomach. purifies the blood and puts the whole diges’ivn. apparatus in healthy condition. Why should you or your friends suffer the pangs and miseries of dyspepsia whsn a cure may be pffertcd so easily and so promptly by taking this medicine. No matter what other rcmclics you have tried. Reinemlcr Hood's Sarsxparilla cures, absolutely and permanently, when all other preparations fail to do any good. Hood’s 133%. la Canada's Greatest Medicine. 'Sold by all dealers in medicine. Price $1. Hood’s Pins 25:. It. is the little that. a man wants here below that's always the hardest to get. The grandchild's voice will always be It looks queer, but the best man at a. wedding isn't the one who gets mar- ried. Horse ‘racing is a. peculiar thing; the majority of the horses in a race are not i in. it. ' until; i As a child the raceâ€"goeris h owns 'a. hobby, and as a man himhl is. a I horse. ': The revolts of intelligence are more dangerous than the instirrections of ; ignorance. . l The man never lived who didn’t ex- pect to invent something that would makehim rich. ‘3 When she says they arc engaged one the‘ says they are not it often takest a ‘ury to decide. - _ A writer says there is a great deal of character in politicsâ€"but he doesn't specify the kind. 1 Solomon was the wisest man in his Hilly, but then, of course, that was long before your time. No man is born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but lots of men die with gold in their teeth. Two fools and two handkerchief‘s are ithe only ingredients necessary to comâ€" ipound a silly flirtation. l It is said the whisper of a beautiful woman can be heard farther than the 'loudest yell of duty. It doesn't cause a man's heart to l overflow with joy as he meanders hom'e gal 2 a.m. to discover_that both him- !self and the moon are down to their l I last quarter. THE REMEDY AND THE DISEASE. , Mr. Chinnâ€"Have you heard of the ‘ new rest cure for nervous prostration? :Patient isn't allowed to talk for i weeks. ‘ Mrs. Chitinâ€"Huh! I'd just as soon die ‘from prostrati'on as exasperation. ,To CONSUMPTIVES .AND SUFFERâ€" " ERS FROM CATARRH. If you are troubled with catarrh bronchitis or irritable throat, etc., send lfor sample bottle of our famous pre- paration and inhaler post paid. It is :neither a snuff nor‘a wash. nor an .___. ,ointment, but a pleasant remedy which is carried by atmospheric air to every part of the throat, lungs and nasal passages and guaranteed to be an ab- solute cure. Address, N. C. Poison & 00., Kingston, Ont. NO NEED FOR ONE. Mrs. Clancyâ€"Do yez kape a book, Mrs. Casey? Mrs. Casey~lndade, no! Shure an' th' small ruotions Oi've had ain't worth kapin record avl TO CURE A com IN ONE DAY. Toke Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Dru l l scrap flak rolund the money if it fails to Cure. 1'41. ARRANGED FOR. I'd: like to know when you are go- ing to pay this bill. I can't call here every day." "IIâ€"1n! What day best to call. than?" "Saturday." "Very well; call every Saturday." would suit you HOW'S THIS ? ,Wc offcrOnc Hundred Dollars Reward for any cs 0 of Cat:~rrh that cannot be cured by Hull's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHEN KY 8; 00.. Toledo. 0. “’e the un’eruigni d. have kn w- F J. (‘hency for the last fifteen years and believe. him perfectly hono'cblc in all business transactl m1 and financially cblc octirry out any oulign- tions 1; min bv 'hc r firm. WEST & 'l‘iiUAx. Wholesale Dmngists, Toledo. 0.: WALleG. Ktxxis a Manvm. Wholesale Drqu I‘F. Toledo 0. Hall's Catlin-h Cure is taken luternally,sct- in: directly upon the blood and mucous sur- faucet-f tho -yitcm. Testl'iionlala lich free. Prlr‘e 75c. per bo' tle. Sold by all Druggists. Hall's Family Pills arc the brat. Married life Ls the thing. Why, for sinst'ince? \Vell, you can have the comforts of home then. Are you keep- ing house? No, but we've got a. peach of a boarding house. COULDN’T SCRATCH. Little Ruth was looking out of the window at the baker‘s horse. Mamma, she said, doesn‘t a horse use two of his legs for hands! \Vhy. no, mamma an- swered, a horse doesn‘t need hands as we do. But. mamma, the little girl persisted, I don’t see what he does when his nose itches. How did young Harduppc ever sucâ€" ceed in winning old Rockingham's con- sent to marry his daughter? The crusty old kermudgeon has driven away a dozen better fellows. I hear that Harduppc took the old man's wheel apart, cleaned it and stored it away for the winter. My husband, said Mrs. J imson, is al- ways. complaining that I can't cock as well as his mother did. Does your husabnd annoy you in that way"? Not at all, replied Mrs. Spiffins. My hus- band is able to hire a woman to do the cooking at our house. PAISLEY AMAZED a Resident. Kc Pr'oveii the Truth of Ills Claims-Says Dodd's Kidney I‘llls Absolutely Cure Diabetesâ€"Gives Facts to Prove Ills Con- tentlon. IPaisLey, Jan. 2.-â€"--This most extraorâ€" dinary_ and startling statement was made in public by one of our most: Widely known and prosperous men of business toâ€"day: . . , "I walk about protected from the at- tacks of Diabetes just as securely as a suit of steel would protect me from the stings of ii. mosquito." “What do you mean i” asked one of his friends. "I mean that I am as safe from the agonies of Diabetes, so long as I use Dodd’s Kidney Pills, as I would be from the sting of a mosquito, if I wore garments made of steel.” "That is quite true," put in anotheil gentleman who was .standing close by. “Let. me prove it to you by telling you of a case that occurred a few doors from my own house, in this town. “Mr. James Thompson. who is well known to most of us, suffered from an extreme case of Diabetes for several years. He was so ill he could scarcely move. He tried nearly every remedy in the market, without effect. Notic- ing an advertisement claiming that Dodd's Kidne yPills will cure Diabetes, he-began using them. Two boxes made a marked improvement in his condition and, continuing the use of the medicine he was fully restored to health. “Now, when Dodd’s Kidney Pills cur- ed this case, they will cure any other case of Diabetes. I say this in all sinâ€" cerity. ' “If every person who is afflicted with Kidney Disease would use Dodd's Kidney ','c’ills,. they would recover health and strength so quickly and completely thit they - would hardly know themselves." Dodd's kidney Pills cost only fifty cents a box, at all drug stores. SURE TO TURN UP. Slmpurse â€" \Vhat are you going to do in’ this outlandish neighborhood? Shortpurse â€" \Vaitlng for something to turn up. . Huh! 'ihere w’on't anything turn up here. _ Yes, there will. My landlord threa- tens to put me out toâ€"morrow, so I’ve been hunting for another place. I’ve just go; the refusal of this miserable ,sh-inty. and have sent for my wife to come and look at it . 'lhe something I expect to turn up is her nose when she sees it. AN EXHIBIT OF GRASSES. .At the Ballsbridge Horse Show sam- ples were shown of grass lands dress- ed with Alberts' Thomas-Phosphate Powder and that undressed taken from the same field in every caso, from the farms of Mr. Flood, of the “Fox & Geese," and Mr. Fergus O’Neill, of Mer- ton, Baldoyle. These samples set forth very strongly the value of the phOthzite as a fall topâ€"dress for mea- dows and pastures. The strong clov~ er growth on the dressed portions was very convincing. It; was lengthin re- ported in "The Farmers’ Gazette,” of Dublin. NOTHITNEâ€"IN IT. Her rosy lips were near to me; To kiss her were the best of jokes, And yet, I did not try, for she. Was just a dummy made for cloaks. TORONTO CUTTING SCHOOL. \\ rite for mecinl terms during January and February. S. COR RlGAN, 113 Yonge St. wanted to convu for our popular Sub. Agcnts coriplion Bmkr. just being irtroduced uto Cancels. Write quick. Empire Pub. 00.. Toronto. 95th 40W .14“ M9 .44.» . 144/3; 49% 99W. ' 9"” t This world is a dangerous place 10‘ live in; people scldnn got. on: of it s'ivc. JUST ONE WORD: TE. QUALITY Ol' ' LUDELLAC‘T’JE" Sn or Illustrated Price List. ___But 250: We sell c beautiful Celluloid Mouth Orton for Mo. pout-p.16. is unmatchable and always the same.â€"Lead packages.â€"â€"25, 40, 50 82 600. lined, a sp‘endld, serviceable pair. only 50¢ postman. By the Extpaopdinapy statement of Lance-tooth Saw-rim Hood Lightmonly 500. perfect, EVERY saw GULRANTESD. STEIL AXE! 500. “on. - 166-168 King St. East, swuol mamasâ€"Now impomii'om cam English Sheep lld American Bo Co â€"rollobl o :1- un prions PARK. BMORWEIEE 00., T215012“. “ -__._ B O O K % AT WHOLESALE PRICES. \ Sand for our special list. THE HOWELL BOOK COMPANY. 26-28 Adelaide St. W.. Toronto. INERALS TESTED {3f,,§2§,$;,,§;‘,‘1' MILTON HER‘EY, B. A. Sc. 16 8t. Sacrament Sin, Montreal, Que. Bookbindlnx, Send our in: nines. have them nicely Printlng, boun Bill ccdl, Statements, Letter “out. Booko‘ Holds Cordgdn stock and to order. Band 200 out r ocivo post-pd counter doybook “XMLIDOmIcIrulcd. G. LonlxstEKin ~It.flainllton LITTLE GIANT TYPEWIITIHâ€"A rnnlly nroctir‘a machine and note. mcrn toy. Prlr-e deliverc 31,25. A "on wanted. The HOWELL BOO COMPA 3. 20-28 Adelaide St. W.. Toronto. Mills. MI". 8: Halo- Barrlctcrn.cto..rcmovc . to Wellcy Bldg... Rich ' mood at. W.. Toronto. m e rs-ocn orin will talk if the will come and “3" 1 1”" film“ 40 yenra' study on this intrccslnxhohit. C d Iatisf unclch orllli. W. K. B TE. 0m. “1 y ygpecicllfl, 3% College BL, Toronto. ’Specch Impcdlmcnts fiz'wflfi: given-d. Consult. a qulliflcd cPractitioner. who In for can: I sinful ctsinme or, on bus cured many who fall- ed clccvv on. Writoto . J. Arnctt, 31.11.. Berlin, Ont. IF you hi Jan! APPLES, BUTTER, £008 or F‘uflLTI" to chip. chip them to The Dawson Commission 00., Limited, SHHNNON HllS Prices Complete 81.00. Till DFFIDE IPIOIALTY MFG. 00., leltcd Toronto and New market. Ont. TAMMERERS. Only institution ll Crude for the euro 0‘! ovary phuo of speech defect. Instill-h- l Toro to. 18% Our. nuance-d. OH RCH‘E AUTCVOCE NBTI'I‘UTK. I Pembroke IL. Toronto, panndn. To all others. S" De “0 r Germ-proof cloth Four Dollars Complete. To be had only from ll. Send ct.ch fei- circular and of cloth before buying elsewhere. SHORT COURSE IN Prospecting 5"”...Nme ' ' t. the BDHOOL of MINING Kingston, Ont, 1899. Instruction in Chemistry, Jilin- eralogy. Geology, Blovvplpc Testing. and mbcr lied tom-i. Prospecting. Milling. and Develop- rl formation ii ly to punt. For furthe 11 THE DHQEC’I‘UR' School of Mining. Kingston, On'. 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Paid-UP Clpltal . . . . . . . . 82,600,000 nocorvo Fund . . . . . . l,l50,ooo Head Office-Toronto 8t., Toronto- lmnoli Offlool Vllnnlpcs',-Man., Vancouver, I... IONI’OBITS no rcccivcd of. interest. psld or com oundad half yearly DE IHNTUIIES luuedln Currency or Sterling wit luterutcoupon attached, I): able in Canada 0 in Entllnd. mentor: and metro! If. nuthor‘ find by law to invest In tho Debentures of thi‘ Company. . MONEY AIIVANCI-llb on Real Estate lccurlty a current rates and on favorable conditions as to 1' payment. Mortgage! and Municipal Debentures xuruhnccd. J. ERUBRT M SON Managing Director. EALTH BESTORED WITHOUT MIDI. CINE OR EXPENSE to the MO ‘1‘ l) 8- UltllEltED B I‘OMACH, LUNGS. NERV 8, LlVER, BLOOD. BLADDER. KIDNEYS. BRAIN and BRE ATH by U BARRY'B REVALENTA AllABIOA F001) which SAVES INVALIDS and CHILDREN: and also Roars ruccc sfully ln- lanai whose Ailments and Dobiltry have re- ulstcd all other treatments. It: dluests when all other Food is rejected, MINCE 50 times it. cost in medicine. UCCESS, YEARS' lNVARlABlJll 5 100.000 ANNUAL CUltES o Constip. ration, Flatulcnc . Dyspepsia. lndigcctlon. Om. numptlon. Dis ctcs, Bronchltls, Influenza; Coughs. Asthma. Qatari-h, Phlegm. Diarrhoea. Nervous chlllly. Slocplccsncss. Dcxpondcucy, U BARRY and Co. (Limited). 71 Regent;- street. London. W.. also to Perle. 14 Rue de Cactlgllonc, and at. all Grocers. Chcmlnta, ond Stores everywhere. in tin: 28.. a... 6d.. 841: b. HI. Sent. carriage freo Also liU RY'S REVALENTA cisctii'rs. in rm 0 IT CAN EAR“ Y BE DONE WITH THE Swiss Darner. . . Prm‘ 2150. After I llttlc prffl‘ tlcc we pay ladle: $10 a week lalcry who have learned to be. come sutliclcntly ro~ flcient mm ill HWIBH DARNKRWM on our agent» and t instruct. othcrlln thclr locollty. We require lhoulrindl of nuipla dcvziinxu for our hiul nus. and if“ an: vimncu ulio "0TH lswus [Maxim can sully can from $3 to 89 woe-lily in dlfllin‘ uniplu for us. Tit Bwl'l Dun-um vvll ut Afro-l1 heel or to. n awcktn in two minutes. I mondl tabla clothl. curtain underwear and cl (nitric: Vith miutl nicely and opt-ad. and schiid can cpuuto ll u vn'lly IF 3 n. "(I non. Tm: swim Austin. nrnlly box. od. complete with full imtmctiomJutiiuon- r ‘- .; a"; loin. old, ant to In, \\‘ \ address on "cc-Int nl grim” cook in lcdcmlon. fivn: conic Iddltl'inLL . .WWPE'PE 9.113.599!!! II. it» 79mm ‘ISISO’ID LHQLV'KEDID Hundreds of thuc closets are now in on. They are Absolutely Odorless. {in only required ow to two weeks. or circular write to ill Ulllliii lilillllllllll Glfliil 60. HAMILTON, ONT. . __..n..._, A A A vaw-xN‘y’bA/ ' ‘ l. I l t I l 1 l l l l l l l l l l