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To Thank You For your liberal patronage during the year which is about to close. ' During this time our greatest endeavor, has been to give you value for your money, sell you the best goods in the several lines we handle at as closea margin of profit as pos- sible, and deal fair in every transaction of business. By so doing, this year has been a successful one for us, and we sincerely hope it has been so with you. We wish you a joyous time during the Christmas season, and trust that the coming year will be crowded ,__with more presperity and happiness for you. We have purchased the Hardware Stock and goodwill of Mr. Cooke and are new offering some goods at greatly reduced prices. Five Dozen Clothes Pins . . Lantern Globes, each . . . Horse Blankets, regular $1.45, now Brooms, regular 400., now - . . Brooms, regular 300., now . . . C1 osscut Saws, regular $3, now . . Axe Handles, regular 300.. now . ‘Double bitted Axes, weie $1.15, now Best Ameiica 111 Coal Oil . . Stove Elbows, 1egular 200., now . . One enly1Vood C_ook, regular $30, now 25. 00 One only Wood Cook, regular $28,110w 23.00 One only Base Burner, reg. $38, now 31.80 One only Base B111 ner “o $3.1, now 28.00 One only Base Burner, “ $36, now 30.00 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 kiwi»; 13¢ . i . y'mmeM-OOWW | BUY YOUR Christmas Present FROM US aud you will be thorough- ly satisfied after you have done so. \Ve cairy the largest range in town. Come and sec for your- self. A well chosen gift-is a pretty reflection of the_ chooser’s refinement. Let us simplify the problem for you. \Ve have art gems fit to 'adorn any mantle or dressing table. You cannot evade the demands of the Xmas sea- , son. Permit us to aid you in the selection of ap- p1opiiate gift-s for your cultured f1iends. m llll Elli-ill fllllllll a basketl'ul .of showy shams. Inspect our eleg- ant display before making your Christmas purchas- es. It should not be hard to choose from these: Purses, Work Boxes, Music Rolls, Toilet Sets, Jewel Cases, Glove Boxes, Brusli 'I'rays, Portfolios, Bags‘, Perfume Sets, Bibles, Prayer Books, Hymn Books, Fans, Mirrors, Sewing Sets Photo Frames, Trav- elling Bags, lMilitary Brushes, Smokers Sets, Cigar Case, Tobacco Jars, Mate Boxes, Collar Ba sg, Wallets, Bill Folds, Clocks, Candle Sticks Wall Mirrors, Vases, Plaques, Candelabra, Stationary, Artificial Flowers, J ardmiere Stands, Fountain Pens, Seals, Fancy 'Whisks, Autograph Albums, Games, Cal- endars, View Cards, Christmas ery, etc. Station- THE 0L0 RELIABLE DRUG ‘STORE A.J.GOULD, CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. PHONE CENIRAL. WMMMW'OMM i8 11oikeis are paupexued ioi generations’ - to pay the cost of the horrible drama. The privileged ‘ruling class ’ reaps the glory and the spoils. é: “The working classes are compre- I-IEAJ) OFFICE ESTlaLIS'HED 1817. CAPITAL ~ $14,4oo.ooo.oo. ASSETS OVER $183,000,000. BANK 0F MONTREAL DIONTREAL. "(CORPORATED BY AGT OF PARLIIQ'NIENT. RE-‘ST " _121OOO O'OO. 0° SAVING-S BANI'K Deposits taken of $1 and DI} PAI{'E3£[ENT u pvvards, which can be withdrawn on demand R. M. Hamilton, Mgr. Fenelon‘ Falls Branch. ____________â€"_____â€"______â€"__.____________-______-_-â€"_ Workers Prevent Wars. g “There will be no war in Europe this year, none next year and none the year after, says Henri Bernstein, a Berlin c01respondent for American new spaper s. - 1 “This statement may su1pr1se some Americans who ale accustomed to lreading the sensational stories of sen- sational correspondents,” he continued. “ But never mind these storiesére- member that the ‘ruling class,’ 110w- ever loudly and threateningly it may talk in cabled interviews, nevertheless é has to-day the most wholesome regard for the opinion of the submerged 1 working classes-the ‘People,’ as Vic- tor Hugo calls them. It is a well- known fact of history that statesmen, politicians, diplomats and ruleis do not, as a rule, go personally to'war. If, here and there, any do, they remain “Now, the working classes, thanks well to the rear in the battlefield. to the agitators within their own ranks, are learning this historic fact. They are learning more. They are comprehending that, while they be- come targets for cannon, while they fight and die on gory fields and their bodies are thrown into trenches, their loved ones at home are plunged into want and despair, and their fellow heading, too, that there is little conso~ lation for either victors or survivors in a handsome monument erected 0n the field of carnage, at some remote period, informing posterity that these men died lighting as patriots in their country’s cause. “Leaming these facts, the wmkeis of Europe have been oiganizing,f1at- einizing and denouncing war. To- day the most blustering imperialist must perceive the change that has been wrought. Year by year the rumble underneath the surface grows louder and there is hardly a ruler in Europe but has plenty to do to retain his-grip upon a rocking throne. “ \Vhen, two years ago, the ‘ruling classes ’ of Sweden and Norway threat- ensd war, the workers of both coun- tries telegraphed each'other, extend- ing funternal greetings and pledging that there should be n0 war. And i there was 11o war - ' “ \Vhen, a few months ago, the‘ ling class’ of Holland threatened war with Venezuela, the sturdy Dutch workmen declared they would oppose war. And there were no hostilities. 8 “\Vhon diplomatic relations were § said to be strained to'tbe breaking out point between England and Ger- many recently, the British workmen denounced their politicians at home ‘BB6 THE 2111111 01-‘ 1908 A , Reserve Fund is as necessary for a family as for a company. The best Reserve Fund for a family 1s a snug sum oi money in a strong Bank. Begin your Savings Account 110w in the Bank of British N01 th Amelica. Deposits of $1. 00 and upwa1ds received and Interest added eveiy six months. Fenelon Falls Branch, W. A. Bishop, Manager and sent fraternal greetings across tho- sea. Bebel, spokesman of the German proletariat, replied: ‘ The German So- cial Democratic party will do its ut» most to prevent war; but should war come in spite 0f all its eflorts, tl1o>e' who light this fire will have also to’ bear the consequences. Of the solid- arity of the English and German working classes, the rulers of both countries are convinced.’ “Then came the Belgian working; class and placed its veto on King Leo- pold’s policy of territorial aggrandizo- ment in Africa by tearing the Kongo- country from his grasp. Thus an end was put to further butchery 011 tuc' Dark Continent, so far ae Belgium's- arms were concerned. “Now come the ‘ Young Turks,’ and in a silent revolution take from a, cruel ruler nearly his whole power, while Turkey hails the dawn of a (lo-- mocracy. \ , “ Again, Austria ignores treaty rights and seizes Bosnia and I-Ierzcgo-i vina. Bulgaria secedes from Turkey‘ and declares her independence. Hos- tilities began in Macedonia. At last, powder is t0 be burned; at last, tho‘ cannon will roar; at last, death and destruction are to stalk broadcast! “ But hold l The International So» cialist Bureau meets in Brussels, and Representatives pour in from all sour-~ 'ce.‘ ' million workers. They discuss the \vai' threats calmly and dispassionately, as comrades and friends. They accept’ the invitation extended by the Intew national Peace Congress held in Eng-- landto send delegates to next session». (That Peace Congress, composed of" philanthropists, humanitarians, scion- tists and sociological workers, drawn almost exclusively from the profes- sions, paid the working class the trib- ute that “ they are the only force in society that can prevent wan”) “ 1n this socialist Bureau meeting, Varanian spoke f01 Turkey, declaring’ that the‘ 1uling classes’ of Austin-it lseized Bosnia and Helzegovina to em- bairass and discredit the new 1110\n- rnent that is seeking to e111ancipate the people of Turkey. “Abramofi, of Bulgaria, said that the workers stood for real freedom, not the exchange of a Sultan for a, Czai, and that selfish politicians seek~ ing personal powe1 would be fought. “Alder, leadei of eighty- seven lahoi 111embers of 'the Austrian Parliament, agreed fully with Varanian and Abra- mofi". ,He promised that Emperor‘ Francis Joseph and his following would be opposed, in and out of Parliament, in their piopaganda of militmism. ,u The delegates fxom all countiios woie a unit in condemning war and the militaiy spi1it.'lhe \VOlkClS of all nations were instructed to refuse t0 take 11p arms against their fellow workers of other countries, and the sentiment prevailed that, when the ruler of any nation declared war, tho working people should prepare to call ia general strike, close the avenues of supply and paralyze business. “ If such action amounts to revolu- tion--wcll; then the rulers must hear the responsibility. “As to the blaze kindled in Macc- donia-â€"the Young.’i‘urks, the Crook Radicals and the Bulgarian Socialists held a joint congress, took steps to stamp out the fire, and were entirely‘ successful. “The rulers of'lflurope have their spies at the meetings of the organized working classes, and are hearing some things that astonish them. “They are learning that they are rulers who do not 1ule, and th 1t tho once despised working (lass is thq real power. 1~~-.\1 w Y01 k L'all, n. ,"‘-”-F~,5“~'r-"< ‘:“~M‘ (fir'-~ai~_i~cv.wi ‘ad'qu-WM . aw)’. 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