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p l I "ing "The Banks of Bonnie THEHMITNUF WUUDS .. -~DANEED IN CAFE His Feet Could Not Keep Still When he Heard “Bonnie ’ Doon" Played â€"â€"... While groups of five o’clock tea parties were refreshing themselves in a Montreal cafe, and the orchestra was playing softly, a tall, muscular ‘man, who had been sitting quietly tak- ing tea alone, leaped from his seat, ‘andfwith wild gestures began leaping about the room to the imminent danâ€" ger of the tables. “He's crazy!" cried the startled cus- tomers to each other, as they gazed .at the man. Women became hysteri- cal, and men started for the telephone '-to call the police. The orchestra, which had been play- Doon," stopped suddenly. No sooner had they ceased playing than the man con- cluded his weird dance and sank into his chair breathless but contented, and those nearest to him heard him whisper to himself: "Aye, but that was grâ€"r-and, monl" Strange Old Character ~The one-time famous "Jock" Mac- ,Donald, of Inverness, was again in 'the limelight. Twenty years ago "Jock" was turnkey in the Inverness jail, and one of the most talked of men in the North of Scotland. Left alone in charge of a party of Norwegian smugglers he single-handed overcame them when they attempted :‘to escape. ‘ It was not all smooth sailing for " "‘Jock.” His coy Highland lassie was fickle and Jock was jilted. So he came to Canada and plunged into the woods, building himself a “bachelor's lpalace” on the outskirts of the little lvillage of Tacheviile, on the Kaminis- tiquia river. For'two decades "Jock" was the “eccentric” of the Fort Wil~ liam country. Working at odd jobsâ€"â€" now in a logging camp, now fishing, :. now acting as guide to hunting par- ties in the "north country," Jock made his living in seclusion and quiet. Wanted to See Home Then the fever for a change came upon himfand he resolved to make .for his old home. Then came a letter ' from his aged mother stating that she ‘Was on her way to Canada and wanted Lhim to meet her in Montreal. Never since he left home had this ' lonely wanderer heard the strains of instrumental music, and when the old familiar air of “Bonnie Doon" fell up- :on his ears he was beside himself with joy. «CANADA’S [UMBER KING J-ils First Plg Financial Stroke Was Purchase of Doubtful Railway Canada's premier lumberman is .J. R. Booth, of Ottawa. Among the .[riends of“ Booth there is a question. whether he made his fortune in lum- her or in railroading, but it is the - general belief that his estate is about equally indebted torthese two sources .of revenue. Booth was born in Ottawa, Canada, 'in 1841. His father was possessed .of :more than the average means, but before his death, which occurred when ’the present head of the family was a 'boy of 15 years, he lost all of his _money and thus compelled his son ‘to depend upon himself. This enforced independence bought ' out all there was in him. He saved and worked, worked and saved, and at a. comparatively early age built up a huge lumber business from a tiny sawmill on the Ottawa River. He did 'not capitalize but paid hard cash for .all that he bought. His first big stroke in the world of finance was when he bought the Canada Atlantic railroad, an in- different sort of institution, with few visible assets and feWer prospects. Booth set about his task with the con. fidence and determination that have been his chief characteristics. The road extended from Montreal to Parry Sound, and covered a distance of about 450 miles. - Booth had no associates in this ceal. -0ut of his lumber earnings, which had 'been reasonably large up to that time, considering the day and age, he at- tacked railroading on his own re- sponsibility. Analyzing the situation with his peculiarly analytical mind, he put the railroad's stock in a vault in the Ottawa banks. He was peer- ing into the future when the Grand ‘runk railroad, then a struggling or- ;anization, would be compelled to buy him out. He kept the railroad stock in the bank, unpledged, for five years, when the Grand Trunk first made overtures for their purchase at a price many hundred times in excess of what Booth had paid for them. No one knows how much Booth made on this deal, but it is believed that the amount gave him his long iwaited for boost toward, great wealth. Egg Membrane for Skin For a long time doctors looked for a good substitute for human skin for grafting. The possibility was lately demonstrated by taking the membrane the: mensth of a newly we '53s plastering‘h‘bv‘er'a burn; and braking it grow as human skin. The discoverer or this process was treatingâ€" “: child which had previously been burned. and in breaking a raw egg hihioh he desired the child to swallow, dropped'part‘of the membrane by ac- cident upon the burn and bandaged the wound. Later on it was discover- ed that the accidental placing of the egg membrane, over the burn caused cells to augment in number and gradu- ally to extend over the Wound until at the end of some weeks. the surface was completely covered with the new skin. The treatment was called to the attention of physicians, and it is now being used to cure scams. , MlULED Bl BElH SAVED BY A BUSE Surveyor Shammed Death and Angry 01d Grizzly Went Back to Cubs a“. Loft for dead by an infuriated fe- male grizzly bear, who had mauled him almost to unconsciousness, was the thrilling experience of K. 0. Chip man, chief of a Dominion geological survey party, while camping near Wilmer, B.C. Had it not been for Mr. Chipman’s presence of mind there is no doubt but that the bear would have killed him. He had gone out from camp alone with his rifle to examine the mountain side, behind the camp, as to the best place to scale it. He sat down an a log to rest and fell into a reverie, from which he was awakened by the advance of a bear, which had charged at him from some bushes without the slightest warning. Hastin looking around he saw a pair of cubs to one side and behind him. Unknowingiy he had sat down to rest between a female grizzly and her young. Firing one shot, he rushed down the steep mountain side, the bear with such determination and force that it rushed clean past him. In- stantly Mr. Chipman turned and went back up the hill. As a. bear, however, can run faster up hill than down, he was quickly caught by the infuriated animal, who shook him from side to , side as easily as a terrier shakes a rat. Luckily the fierce shaking caused the bear to lose her footing on the steep hill and both rolled down to- gether some distance. On bringing up among some bushes Mr. Chipman lay perfectly quiet, feigning death. Satisfied, after sniff-v ing him all over, that he really was so, the bear ambled away. On his men getting to him he was carried into camp and a doctor sum- moned. He found that the leather leggings worn by Mr. Chipman had practically saved his right leg below the knee from serious injury, but the left was badly torn above the knee from the shaking, the bear’s teeth having been deeply buried in the limb. Otherwise Mr. Chipman was not seriously hurt. UNilfD iiilfli 69 YEARS Man of 78 Marries the Fiancee of His " Youthful Days .â€" Aftcr a separation of almost sixty years,.i\;_ir. M. F. Beach, seventy-eight years of age. was married at Ottawa to the sweetheart of his youngerdays. Mrs. Benjamin Barber, of Winnipeg, whose age is seventy-seven years. Both of the old people are grand parents. It was a pretty romance that the two went through before their meetâ€" ing a few months ago. Both were born in the same Ontario village. Comrades during their childhood, at the approach of maturer years they became engaged, and the wedding was set for an April day in 1856. An un- happy circumstance, however, forced the young woman to go with her rela- tives to the west before the ceremony could be performed, but the young people had no idea of the long separa- tion which was to be their lot. With the passing of years, each Tost track of the other, both married and each was blessed with a large family. On the death of her husband a little over a year ago, howcver, Mrs. Bar- ber returned to Ontario. Mr. Beach, now a prominent. merchant in their native village, Iroquois, met his for- mer fiancee at the house of :1 Corn- wall friend. but neither recognized the other. When told that Mrs. Barber was none other than his first love, the septuageunrian was delighted. The second courtship was a short one, and it was only two months after the reunion that the couple were mar- ried. Clock Save-d Life John Struat. night watchman 'at a London, Ont., factory was shot through the hand while on duty ‘and saved from death only by an alarm clock Which he was carrying. Struat, while going his rounds heard a window broken, and, observing a man outside, . nailed to him. The ‘marauder pulled a revolver and fired point-blank at the Ywatchman's face. Struat raised the block which he was carrying, and while the bullet penetrated his hand, his life Was saved by his promptness. ...~:.-~-,.~.~.,. .v.._ . »~‘ H... » ‘ following . » .-.».‘ BUILDING ., .. ,w-AA-HN v.“ ..-...u_‘_4s.nl 5.... 42.4....“ ..V, fww‘gawrmg...._w.f,l‘ -11.? ....3 V W “Mama‘s...nn&m-ammwmw“has...” ammo-'vmvp"~?$‘ w lam-«v.2- w‘; ’ ‘ _ , »- , r ,- _ .< -... . ' Akm, . , ..~ ~< CONTRACTS fiWc are prepared to take contracts For houses, sum- mer cottages, etc. mates. It will pay you to get our esti Doors and sash and interior finish always in s i i it. l’laming and matching done to order. FENELON FALLS HPLANIliG MILL A. TEIR , PROPRIETGR. THE CALL OF CANADA l Canada- is as large as 80 United King- do’ms and 18 Germanies, yet the stay- st-hom‘e Briton prefers to remain where he is, presumably content to lritter his humble life away either in the feudal surroundings of some Eng-' lish village, or to wander into towns, and working at. a miserable pittance help to depress the market all the time. Yet Canada is calling aloud for Englishmen of every station and call- ing to take advantage of the great o portunities she offers and bidding. _t em’ to participate in the Dominica’s untold wealth and in the greatness of the wonderful land which will one day rival the glories of its mighty neighbors and become the pivotal State of the British Empire itself.â€" Mr. Lee Scheff, in "The Graphic." ' ' REV. "on. ~mucus of Toronto, who presented the Net; Temere case ' before the World’s Evangelical Alliance at London. ' England. . FOREIGNFRSWIN WEST . Austrians and Gallcians in Alberta are Clever But Lead Monotonous Lives _ At Calgary, Miss McLean. gave an address on her work among the Galicâ€" inns and Austrians in Kolaarick, Northern Alberta. In speaking of the women, Miss McLean said that-they led. a most monotonous home life. They cannot read or keep h‘buse properly. This latter is probably because of the lack of housekeeping conveniences. The only occasion of. social festivities are marriages and deaths. The women have to work in the fields, and the results are that there are many beau- tiful gardens. The women often have beautiful embroidered dresses. They also have some very fine pieces of tapestry work, which are exhibited for decorations on festive occasions. These foreigners are very am- bitious and progressive. They are suspicious of each other, and will trust a Canadian more quickly than one of their own countrymen. Their religion is one of ceremony rather than one of heartfelt belief. Eskimo Inventors A collection of Esquimaux inver- tions exhibited at San Francisco, sub stantiated the claim that the Esquiman is the most able inventor and skilled engineer among, unciviiized people In support of this, the collection in cluded the first form of the oil hcate and cook stove, water-tight boat, are]; used for building purposes, and wate. proof overcoats, as well as the most perfect types ever developed of th( fish spear, spear thrower and harpoon The smoking pipes form a link will Asia, and their carvings with prehie toric Europe. Keeping Eggs Fresh Treating them with certain gases, : French scientist has succeeded in keeping eggs fresh in ordinary tem- peratures for ten months. --n (s' ' Veteran ' Railroad Man fatter forty-eight years of service filth the ‘Grand Trunk Railway, Con- ductor Richard» Boundy of Toronto stepped out of harness to go upon the retired list. Mr. Boundy covered the "in 110111 Port Hope to Toronto since ». an- . . *.._u.a.~. A... r» “1.. :v. More Women Than' Men There are 1,179,276 more females than males in England and Wales, hcoording to the census figures. This pxcess is due in part to the fact that 'men in the naval and military ser- ivices temporally resident abroad iwere not reckoned. Since 1821 the preponderance of iwomen over men in England and {Wales has steadily increased, despite the fact that about 104 boys were born to every 100 girls. .‘ It is of interest to note that in the prisons of England and Wales there Were only 139 females to every 1000 luales; in certified reformatory indus- trial schools the ratio was 278 to 1000, 'and in workhouse establishments 655 to 1000. In hospitals the two. sexes were nearly equal. while in lunatic asylums there was an excess of females, 1140 'to 1000 males, and in certified in- labriate reformatories and retreats, out of 1357 inmates, only 304 were males. Cretonne and denim are being used extensively in making all sorts of fan- cy bags for the yenience. Valuable lace should be wrapped in blue paper. White paper is often bleached with chloride of lime, which injurioust affects delicate fabric. Collars, cuffs and bandings of many exquisite gowns are finished with Venetian ‘ lace. Thanks To our customers for their kind patâ€" ronage during the. past year, and wish- ing everyone a Bright and Happy New Year. G. F. VICARS ' Druggist and Optician FENELON FALLS, ONT. ALL DESIBING THE BEST In Business and Shorthand Educa- ltion are invited to write for the i Large Catalogue of the Popular ‘ TORONTO. ONT. This school has now the greatest attendance in its history. There is a reason for it. We have room for more. This may be your best oppor- tunity. DECIDE NOW TO ENTER OUR SCHOOL AT AN EARLY DATE. Our grad- uates readily get positions. W. J. ELLIOTT. PRINCIPAL Corner Yonge and Alexander Streets. housewife’s conw ‘ Marble and Guniie Moniimen‘ts' Still doing business in the same stand but not in the same old way. We :ul- vanco with the times and are in n posié tion to do better work than over. New designs, new granites, new and improved tools and methods, in fact, the most up- to-date Marble and Granite works in this part of Ontario. Get our prices and see our designs before purchasing. Shop'and show rooms 11 and 13 Cum- bridgeSt.. immediately north of fireball. Lindsay Marble Works. ROBT. CHAMBERS, ,PBOP. We have the most modern, the .;- and the best? 4 .. equipped school in Eastern On- .I tario. The courses are thorough and fascinating. An entirely Canadian Business Procedure: for the training of the ambitious : most practical young people of our country. Our graduates are successful. . 1'3 Ask a student or ex-studentâ€" “ they are our best advertisements. HOME STUDY COURSES. iindsay .Busimollege C. R. Bower A. H. Spotton ~ ' Principal President ENTER ANY DAY. FENELON FALLS MARKETS Fenelon Falls Friday, Jan. 17, 19l3 Wheat, Scotch or Fife, 820. to 85 3. Wheat, fall, 90 to 92 Wheat, spring, 80 to 82 Barley, per bushel, 50 to 60 Oats, per bushel, 33 to 35 ' Pease, per bushel, 90to 100' Buckwheat, 45c. to 50 Potatoes, bush. 40 to 45 Butter, per pound, 26 to 27 Eggs, per dozen, 28 to 30 Hay, per ton, $8 to $10 Hides, $10.00 to 12.00' Hogs, live, $6.25 to $7175 Beef, $ 3.00to $9 Sheepskins, 50 to 80 W00], 12 to 17 Flour, Samson, $2.80 to $3.00 Flour,Winnipeg $2.70 to $2.90 Flour, Silver Leaf, $2.50 to$2.70 Flour, Victoria, $2.45 to $2.65 , Flour, new process. $2.40 to $2.60 Flour, family, clipper, $2.35,to $2.55 . Bran, per 100 pounds, $1.30 to $1.35 Shorts, (10., $1.35 to $1.40 Mixed Chop, (10., $1.45 to $1.60 Corn Chop, 610., $1.55 to $1.60 SECOND DIVISION COURT IN THE COUNTY OF VICTORIA. The next sittings of the abt W. Court will be held in Twomey’s hall, in the Village of Fenelon Falls. On Friday, Jan. 10th, 1912, commencing at 1 30 o'clock in the after- noon. Monday, Dcc. 30th. will be the last day of service on defendants residing in this county. Defendants living in other counties must be served on or before Tuesday, December 24th. 3%“ Office hours from 10 a. m. to 4p. m ELlSHA MARK, 13.1). HAND, Bailiff. Clerk. PLANT BOWMA N’s GUARANTEED NURSERY STOGK IT WILL GROW We want two more agents this county. THUS. W. BOWMAN & SUN 00., Lid. Ridgeville, Ont. For Estimates 011 new buildings consult us. your order for Doors, etc. Or give us Sash, Interior Finish, We will be pleased to figure on what you will need in supplies, or the whole contract. F. C. TAYLOR I sla’lmvlltx‘l‘ ..s;.q;u,-...~...qzr A . ".n-k-v. “H.134 ‘1. » mnrfln-rvftzg .x' ‘ ma.w.a¢sx:.m*g;grzum I. r,- . n . 33.. 3 M 13‘. _£~. divs