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.. .‘râ€"n .. n s x. “n. a... , He Was Acquitted. ‘ AND BY HIS OWN ELOQUENCE, NOT BY l TRICKS THAT HAVE BEEN PLAYED BYI Hrs Lan'rrza's. “ Strangest case I ever had," said the attorney, who was in a talkative, mood, “ was up in the northern part of the state last summer. “ I was back in the woods some miles from What you would call civilization on a. combined fishing and hunting trip. " While I was there an old man, who had been actiru.r as my guide and very valuable in spite of his bibnlous habits, was arrested for'stealing a keg of whisky. “The case looked pretty black for him, and the old man knew it. “ As the old man was almost indis- pcnsible to me I volunteered to defend him. “ When the case came to trial.I used all my wiles to get him clear, but I soon saw that it was uphill work and that the jury had a deep-seated convictimr that the old man was guilty. The old man realized it, too, and squirmed un- easily about upon his chair. “The case was about to go to the jury when the old man arose and in- sisted on addressing them before they retired. The court granted permission and the old man turned to the jury and said : “ ‘ I jes’ want ter ask ye one ques- tion. Ye all know me, an what I want ‘to ask ye is this: Do ye think that if I stole that thar whisky that I would .be sober now?’ “ This was putting the case in a new light, and it seemed to have great effect with the jury, for they declared him -not guilty before leaving the box. “‘ When it was over and the old man ‘was receiving the congratulations of his friends. one of them said : “ ‘ Sam, how on earth did you man- age it ?’ “ ‘ Waal,’ answered the old man, as ‘he solemnly winde one eye, ‘ when I totcd that thar whisky home the old woman saw at once that the first thing that I would go and do would be to go and git full of incriminating evidence, so she took the keg and locked it up in the cellar till the clouds would roll by. But it’s mighty lucky that the trial kim ' off jcs’ ez she did, for I couldn’t hev held out for another day to save my 1ife."â€"â€"Detr0£t Free Press. ‘ Wanted Her Rights. .._â€"â€"â€" AND WAS BOUND TO GET THEM IF SHE COULD. " Mistuh," said the very large color- ‘ed woman, stopping a man who was just leaving the District building, “I want to state a case.” “ I’m not a lawyer, auntie.” “ ’Tain't no law case. I ain’t gwin- 't( r sue nobody. I jes’ wants ter know 1'51‘hnf- my rights is an how ter git ’cm.” "' You see any of the attachees here, if it’s government business.” “ I ain't got no piece 0’ paper ter shove in at de winder so’s ter git notic- Ied. But I’s bein ’serimiuatcd ag'iu’." ” What's the trouble?" was the kind- ly inquiry. “ I ain’t gittin proper ’tention. Ev‘y Once in awhile I hyah it read outen de paper dat somebody has got a col outen his hydrant.” “ Well, on eel is a very cleanly sort of creature. It doesn’t do any harm.” “ You didn’t fink I was a-skyaht of cm. did you ? Do case I wants ter lay hcfo' do government is dis : l pays ex- tra rent to kivver de water tap. I's had a hydrant in my back ynhd foh fohtecu yeahs, an I ain’t nebher got no rel yit. What. I wants to know is, how does dcy ’stributc dem eels? Is dey prizes, or is dcy fuvouritisnis or whnt is dey? If dar's any eels comin ter me, I‘s hyah wif my basket rendv ter take ‘cni home, right now, ca'se we ain't got no money ter buy meat an wc's kin’ of hungry for feesh, anyhow.”â€"Il’ashing- .‘Jn Star. .. The Solemn Scotchman. A Scottish parsou was attending a funeral in his own churchyard, says a writer in lmngruau’s Magazine. The service over, and dust given to dust. the green sod smoothed down over the r-irrow bed. the company departed, lie: 'I \vnrtliy mun remained behind 21 ..l approaclnnl the purson with a sol- c on face. as though for serious talk. -‘ Din ye kcu what I aye think at a funeral ?' Many serious reflections have come to one there, and the clergy- ruzin expected some benefitting thought, “ No. What is it you always think?" The answer was, “ l aye think I'm duspt‘l'ulc glcd‘l it's no me." The in- cu about of that parish was mortified. .s, u.-. “Knew Too Much. “ Do vou know what conservatories ar; for Willie ?" asked his uncle. " You bet. I do!" replied the boy proruntlv. and then. turning to his sister, he asked. "Shall I tell them. Mamie?" ‘ "l'nat being the first intimation she had had that he had been in or near the conservatory the evening before, homily she finished. Lotteries and Luck. â€"â€" FICKLE FORTUNE. There are few things with which re- mance is more closely connected than the distributing of lottery prizes, and there can be no doubt that we Britons are all the better off because of the ille- gality of holding lotteries in the United Kingdom. A big lottery must disap- point hundreds of thousands while it enriches one winner, who often finds that his hastily acquired wealth results in doing him more harm than good. A short time ago the first prize in one of the Italian state lotteries, which amounted to some £8,000, fell to apeas- out who, with his wife, had actually died of starvation within a few hours of the drawing of the prize. Owing to a dream in which a peasant had the presentimcnt that a certain number would be on the ticket which would win the splendid prize, he scraped all his money together and purchased not the ticket he wanted, because it was al- ready sold, but one which bore the same numerals. diflbrently arranged. Then he and his wife fell on desperately hard times, which eventually closed upon them in death from sheer starvatiori, for he had tried and failed to sell his lottery chance, which was the last thing left to him. When the drawing came on, he won the first prize of £8,000, but as he was dead and no next of kin could be discovered, the prize was raf- fied for again, when it fell to swell the purse of an Italian banker who already was possessed of vast wealth. A German lady living in Brunswick had a fancy that a certain ticket would win a prize in a lottery in which the first prize was £15,000. It may seem strange, but it is vouched for as being perfectly true. that she so altered her opinion as to the chances of her ticket winning a prize that she bartered it away for a new but from her milliner within a few days of having purchased it. This was a melancholy exception to the rule that “second thoughts are always best.” The ticket which she had exchanged for a hat. possibly worth a couple of guineas, succeeded in cap- turing the first prize of £15,000. and the milliner, who considered he had run his risks, absolutely refused to palliate his customer’s bitter disappointment by anything beyond the payment of a few pounds, which were dragged from him by hollow threats of legal action. On one occasion the first prize in an Italian lotter , amounting to nearly £5,000, fell to a man who had died three days before the raffle, the second prize of £2,000 fell to a lady who had sold her lucky ticket at the eleventh hour, and the third prize of £1,000 to a private soldier who, on hearing of his good fortune, drank himself mad and then committed suicide. For want of claimants who could establish their claims satisfactorily, the first and third prizes were again rafiied for, and this time they both fell to the same person â€"the owner of one of the largest private estates in Austria, who was quite in- different about the addition to his already huge fortune. Silly superstitions play an important part in the buying and selling of lottery tickets, and it is no uncommon thing for a person who fancies a certain num- ber to buy it at a. price_ equal to hun- dreds of times its oriuinal cost, and many of those who indulge in this kind of speculation with the fixed idea of gain generally discover that it is an expensive game. A German banker conceived the idea that the first prize in a certain lottery avould fall to the holder of a ticket on which the figure three stood either alone or with others. So greatly impressed was he with this b‘licf that he bought up every ticket that bore the numeral three, a little deal which cost him some thousands of pounds, because many of the tickets he fancied were held by persons to whom he had to pay fancy prices. One of these persons, when approached on the matter, refused to sell his ticket unless the banker purchased a complete bundle of ‘20. of which he was anxious to gcti rid. The banker did not wish to do this, as there was only one ticket bear- l ing a three in the bundle, but he ulti. I matelv consented, took the ticket he I wanted and gave the vendor back alll the others. Great must have been his annoyance on discovering later that the , first prize had not fallen to him, bntl had been won by one of-the tickets he F had bought and scornedâ€"London Tit- bits. _.____,.-.___-_. The heart beats tcn strokes a minute less when one is lying down than when in an upright posture. The truth of the adage about constant dripping wearing away a stone is strik- ing illustrated in the fact that the Ni- agara river has been 36.000 years cnt- l ting its channel 200 feet deep. 2,000i feet wide and seven miles long through solid rock. Evidence is conclusive that l the falls were formerly at Queenston,l seven miles below the present situation. I It has been proved that they have not receded more than one foot a year for the last half: century. ‘.__ IF YOU DON’T SAW 1 WHAT YOU WANT AXE FOR IT. We have the best makes of AXES and Cross-cut I SAIVS on the market, at CHOPPED DOWN i PRICES. Call and see them. Always a pleasure to show goods. SAVE WOOD And get all the heat possible for your money by using one of our Air-Tight Heaters. the best Cook-stoves. ware has no superior. est profit point. nu O «mammammwnsmwmwmmnsumanumw lVe have Our manufactured Tin- Prices down to the low- cso. McGEE. The New Hardware Store, Opposite the Post-Office. rt THIS. , GROCERIES DEPARTMENT. We desire to call your attention to the following line of goods, just received : ts; Shelled Almonds. Toilet and Dinner Set-s. Choice Cleaned Currants; Choice Seeded Raisins, one pound packages (East Brand) ; Fine Filinted Currants ; Selected Valencia Raisins; Sultana Raisins. Blackwell’s Peels; Soft-shell Almonds; Shelled Grenoble Wal- A full stock of Crosse & CROCKERY DEPARTMENT. For the next two weeks we will offer special value 111 these goods; also a large stock of Fancy Goods, Lamps etc. BOOT AND SHOE DEPARTMENT. A full line of the best goods and latest styles money can buy. - READY-MADE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Call and see our Men’s, Youths’ and Boys’ Suits, also a nice line of Ulsters and Overcoats. lines of new goods just placed in stock. take a close look through the stocks and compare prices whether you buy or not. These are only a few of the You are invited to Our 250. Tea is immense value. 30S. MCFARLAND. @@ Christmas Goods. We have made special efforts in the selection of goods for the heliâ€" day season, and our stock is unusu- ally interesting and complete, com- prising many beautiful and artistic novelties. STICK PINS HAT PINS BROOCH PINS B1 l-lY l’INS CUFF LINKS BELTS SHIRT STUDS We wish to call your nttcnlion particularly to our litre of RINGS in unique and original: designs. All the now fashionable stones shown. Wulthnm and Elgin WATCHES in gold. gold filled, silver and uicke caScs. VEST CHAINS NECK CHAINS BRACELETS SILVERWARE. «ewes THE E, Toronto, Canada. The Leading Newspaper of The Dominion. The Daily _ â€"Has over 12,000 more regular circu- â€"1ation every day than it had in 1897, â€"â€"and nearly 4,0111) more than one year â€"â€"ago. It grows because it pleases. It â€"has all the news every day. The Saturday Illustrated With its 24 or 28 pages every Saturday, its illustrated supplement, its runny special featuresâ€"Short Stories and Sketchy Arti- alesâ€"besides having the current news of the day, has become a strong rival to the best monthly magazines. IT IS CANADA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER. You can have THE GLOBE every «lay and the Sart'nnn lr.r.r'srn.\rr-:n lnr about the same price as you have to pay for many of All kinds of 'l‘nhl ware, from a full 1 the smaller dailies. Tea Set to a single Salt Spoon. Some elegant novelties in Cut ifl'he Weekly Globe Glass with silver mountings, from $1.54! to $20. , smart W53 ‘ orrrcraxs, Lindsay's Leading Jewellers. l Hus had several new feature: added, lhus all the news of the Week in (-onriscl lform, and keeps its remit-rs in clusc tom-l1 l Iwith evcry part of the world, {Ulll morc 2cspeciall‘,‘ our own country. l Sulmcriptiuu ran-s and full particulars~ , Ican he had at the oliit‘c of this paper. any : lnewsdealcr or postmaster, or :(‘Iiil direct to ‘ 'l’llIC GLHIIIC. Toronto, Canada. III I" El H 9 h Built or Repaired 0nd to none I s I Only \l'orkrnanship sec-l S. s. GAINER. ; True Blue hall in .\chrt!:ur‘s Block K... .. , inrnncmdw -. ___......._ .-.. _.._-_... SOCII‘J'IIIGS. 1’ NIGHTS OF TESTED .\l.-\t‘C.~\llEl-‘.S X Diamond Tent 513.208. Met-ts in the .n the first and third Tuesday in each month. Tues. Jonssros. (‘ 1m. C. W. llrntmvxs, it. K. _â€"_____ \IAPLE LEAF 'I‘RI'E BLI'F. LODGE .\'o g, -1‘.‘. Regular meetings held on the 2nd and 4th \\'cduc.~d:zy in each month. Hall in McArthur-‘s block. J. A. Fovxrarx, W. .\l. - l“. .‘letcnlt‘c. 13.)! J. ervrxs. Rec-Secretary CANADIAN ORDER OF ODDFIIIJMWS / Trent Valley Lodge No. 71. Shot in the True Blue hall in .\lc.â€"\rthur’s lilt:t‘k on the first and third Mondays in cucl. mouth. Jens Corr. N. G. . “IA ._-..-._. Ii. .\I. .‘l \503‘. V. 5., Sec. O. L. No. 996. )lICIC’I‘ l.\' THE ORANGE . hull on Francis-St. West on the second Tuesday in every month. J. J. Nrrrsox, W. M. J. .\1. .\l/.usu.ii.r., Rec-Sec. INDEPENDENT ORDER of FCRESTERS. _ Court Phtenix .\'o.1e“.’. .\lcct on the last Monday of each month. in the True Blue hall in McArthur's Block. '1‘. Ausrrs. Chief Ranger. Jam-:5 Run, R. S. ‘IANADIAN HOME CIRCLES. I’ENI'} /‘ LON Falls Circle .\'0. 127, meets in the True Blue hall in Bit-Arthur’s Block the first Wednesday in every month. 1’. C. llt'ntmss, Lender. R. 13. SYLVESTBR, Secretary. A RAND A. )i., G. R. C. THE SI‘RY . Lodge No.406. Mccts on the first Wednesday ofcach rnouth,on or bcfore the full of the moon, in the lodge room in Cunningham‘s Block. H. II. Gnarmr, W. .\I. CHUR mi lat-s. BAPTIST CI-lURCIlâ€"QUEEN-S'l‘.-â€"RE\' James Fraser, Pastor. Service evcrv Sunday morning at 10.30. Suntan Schotil every Sunday at 2.30, p m. l’rnvcr lllCl'i- ing on ThursdayHoning at 7.30 ; illinistcr’s Bible-class on Tucsdny (fortnightly) :tt 7.:1n Streetâ€"Rev. R. If. Lcilch, l’nstor. Sunday service at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. in. Sabbath School at 2.30 p. m. Epworth League of Christian Endeavor, Tuesduv pvening at 8 o'clock. Prayer meeting oi: l‘hnrstlny cveuiugnt 7.30. STEANDRICW’S CllIlRClIâ€"COLBORNE Streetâ€"Reverend ill. McKinuon, l’us tor. Services every Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p in. Sunday School cvcrr Sundnv at 2.30 p. in. Christian Endeavor met-ling every Tuesday at 8 p. Ill. I’rnver meeting every Thursday at 7.30 p. 111. N V IALVATION ARMY â€" BARRACKS ON L Bond Street Westâ€" Cuplnin O’Neil. Service held every Thursday and Sitt- urdny evenings at 8 p. m,, and on Sundays at 7 a. m., 11 a. m., 3 p. m. and 7.30 p.111. ST. ALOYSIUS R. C. CHURCHâ€"LOUISA Streetâ€"Rev. Father Nolan, Pastor. Services every alternate Sunday at 10.30 a. m. Sunday School every Sunday at 2 p. m T. JAMES’S CHURCHâ€"BOND STREET 7 Enstâ€" Rev. Wm. Fnrncomb, Pastor. Service every Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. in. Sunday School every Sunday nt 2.3!) p. in. Bible class every Thursday evening at 7.30 o’clock. â€"â€"â€"â€"~â€"â€"~.___.._____ . Scars free in I!” c/tuz'c/ms. l‘.’l’l.’7‘_l/]l1)']/l ZIII'IIC'JZO (trrcnrl. Strmzyrrs cordial/y Irv/crme I - ....._ l‘IISCJC' AIJJXN ' URLIC LIBRAIIYâ€"I’ATIHCK KELLY Librarian. Open daily, Sunday cxcepti ed, from 10 o’clock n. m. till l0 p.'in. Rooks exchanged on 'l‘ucsdnys and Saturdays from 12 a.in. till 3 p. m. and in the cvcnirig from 7 to 9. Reading room in connection. POST OFFICEâ€"I". J. Kliltli, I’OS'I‘MAS TEN. Ollicc hours from 7 722': n. in. in i p. In. Mnil going south clost-s nt 7.13.311. in . .\Inil going north closes at lI.-10 a. In. Snv rugs hunk nndLruoucy order business trans- acted from S n. ru. to 7 p. Ill. NEWSPAPERQULAW.’ l. A postmaster is required to give notice by lr-Itcr (returningr lln- pntu-r der not :trisWt-r iluf law), \rIu-n a subscriber rim-- not take his pupc-r out or the oliir-c and slate the reasons for its not living lukcn. Any ncglcct to «In so rnnln-s tln- poslrnaslw rcspnusihlc to lln- ;Illlillt'lrl‘l'l":l'I-5l1'IlI('lII. ‘J. lfuuy pct-zen urilcr: his Iilllli‘l'.‘iia('.0ll' lllllli‘ll he must pry :tll itii"‘rti'1l;.’" ', or ill' lililillrli'il' may convinuc tn swirl it l.li‘xl payricui is Illft’it‘. null coil-“ct the wholv amount, \'-'llt‘ill"l‘ it i~ taken from (le niil"“ or not. Thrrv can In» :11» ll gal 'il.cl'llilil.'.'. fillt‘I' until tln- pnyrncnt z- rnmlv. :5. .\1i)‘ lvl‘l' ’1“ Win: i.llil‘.‘ 't [lulu r Irtiln the pint-office. \vhvlln'r rlit‘vz'lwl In In untuv- or nimlln-r. or uln-llmr In: has. shirâ€" sr'rilnd or not. rc-; “hell!!!” for the pri‘. -l. If a Sillk‘CI'lllf r ur'lt'rs hi: pan-r lo‘ lot sioppwl at :i l't'l'iAEll tinw. and llw pun ll‘ljl‘l‘ continues II: ~1I'!:tl.lltt' :IIIIH'I'IIH‘I‘ ‘ bound to pay for it if ln- takes, it out of tip: ‘.,,,.,t.otlicv;, This I-I'IH'I'I '1; upon tlu: group-I that :1 man Illllri pay for what he u .H. :3. The courts lltt'n'l‘ decided that HIM-ll”: to take newspapers and periodicals from the posi-ollicc, or removing and leaving tl.c:u uncalled for, is [mum Incl: evidcnuni , of int-.cniionnl fraud, At S. S. Gainer’s Carriage Shop, next; door to Knoxs blacksmith shop. good material used. _._ 9333339339393999fi93 I [he Lennon Salt. Association, " CLIH’I ON, ON I . Gannon-c prompt ihlpmcnu. Pine. Coarse, or Laud Salt. For Tobie or Dairy use E} retains SALT 1 :1 u UIIQUALIJD hlETllODIST CIIURCII -â€" L‘ULIIORN “7 malt-vau-,';i.4‘.:.>'.:. . . --.,_ Wham .0‘ -0... ' 3" wâ€" ..-- --.I_.,....‘ . L -1. when. ‘t-vg‘fi» W- w.a:(,g~. -.;,~, , gm“, » .