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a p piness ' ros perity. hing and feet satis. AY f SD ig‘nt of the famine iakca it palpitate handsome piece of sonal adornment. on't bestow anyâ€" ptable than what m our magnificent ds, pearls, rubies, n all kinds of d noveltiefi. nes, fanCy doc”. ~' cCARTY ELI. ““15 or Inn 4" VAIORl 0P MUSVC oirmsoter o! On.- thodist chunk- Culture, Pin-0e Ant, rm and History. for examination e! v. at Toronto Con- ... Studio and re- dgtst. RD. 30. Japanese Councillors Around the Throne. Wells’s-“Multan Wendhpprovodnndwmle' tense-ted to Insole Bight Anyâ€"bk flex-sores. st rover none and Do- wolopnents Are Anxiouely Awaitedâ€" (hr and Alexis! in conforonee. Tokio, ’an. 13.â€"The final con- fine. before the throne to decide upon the response to Russia began at 9 o'clock y afternoon. It was attended by all the members of the Cabinet, five of the elder states- , Admiralq Ito and Ijuin and . . Kodama. Previous to the conference Admiral Yamamoto, representing Premier Ka- hura, who is indisposed, had a priâ€" vate audience with the Emperor. Foreign Minister Komura and Mar- quis Ito also conferred privately. The formal conference before the throne Was of long duration, and its result is tmknown. 'It‘ is said, how- ever, that the response that Was drafted Monday was approved, and lhat it will soon be delivered to Baron do Rosen, the Russian minis- w. This answer of Japan is regarded no the final step in the negotiations. Public interest in the outcome is at {over heat and developments are an- xiously awaited. Of the Highest Importance. 13.â€"The St. Petersâ€" aris ediâ€" 1 Importance are constantly passing be- tween the Czar and Admiral Alexâ€" icif, the Russian Viceroy in the Far East. Corea Favors Jspon. Seoul, Jan. 13.â€"-The Emperor of Corea has ordered the opening of “'iju subjeCt to the acquiescence of China by telegraph. The American, English, Russian, Italian and Japa- nese Legations at Seoul are under guards. It is stated that sweeping changes will be made soon in the personnel of the Corea Government favorable to Japanese interests. Japs Want h’o Aid. London, Jan. 13,â€"A news agency despatch from Tokio says that it is understood that Japan has informed Great Britain and the United States that the apparent, inaction is not due to a desire for foreign mediation, but So a deliberate policy. Bushing Russian Troops. Pekin, Jan. 13.â€"Authentic infor- mation has here that two divisions of Russian troops are coming.T by the Siberian Railroad. A Russian force has occu- pied the terminus of the new branch of the Shan Hai Kwanâ€"New Railroad, recently completed by the Chinese. The terminus is 100 miles northwest of New Chwang, and will be an important strategic base in the event of war. To Protect Port Arthur. Port Arthur, Jan. 13.â€"It is re- ported that owing to thrczziteninp,r news received from Corea, the come mander of the 7th Russian Brigade has gone to the Yalu River to select ' temporary camps and effect a concen- tration of troops. Owing to the apprehension of a daring dash on the part of the Ja- panese at Port Arthur, the authoriâ€" ties here have taken extraordinary precautions in and about the town and along the whole line of the Man- churian Railroad. Rumors were circulated some time ago that the Japanese intended to take advantage of the festivities in- cident to the Russian Christmas and surprise the warships here. Conse- quently, a vigilant watch was kept night and day. , The whole Russian flee i fighting trim. t 8 now in JAPAN lNVlNClBLE. lelton Prior Talks of Flowery Klug- dom’s Preparation For “'nr. Montreal, Jan. 13.â€"Melton Prior, who has seen 27 campaigns for Lon- don papers, is here, en route for Jap- an and Says he thinks war is inevi- table. n inestimable lhips and to keep supplies and am- munition. Russia cannot handle supâ€" pliia fast enough over the Siberian Railway, which, he says, is very in- efficient. He has been over the road and they cannot handle more than a thousand men a day. Japan will never be crushed by Russia for these reasons, and beâ€" cause Japanese are fine gunners. Can't crush them. Britain has warn- reached the Legations 1 Chang I e leech the choir wnh voice of fire, I a: home with her. 8 my and my shrine, ‘ e is my Sabbath day; All she is the bluedest, deu- Iittlo m l '. \ ”- top the heavens omens: ey fihe; lnsomcwsy. h m'e drill). ._e" rigs-bane tote: fee meâ€" I’I ho m sh‘csie the blessedest, deer i Eves éelt down to Pray. ditsoonmrayee . uttlell'ethe- -â€"'l‘he Khan, in Acts Vii-talus. A CANADIAN EPIGRAMMATIST. Interesting Ex Arthur's Recently Publish Mr. PM “Arthur, who 1'” of. man . "To be Taken With Salt; son Teaching Ono’s Grandmother to iSuck Eggs." The reasons why Lonr *don is highly enjoying it may be I found in the following seloCtlons: ' Sea-sickness has kept more mom-lei out of England than her prowess in ""0 London takes more for granted than the rest of the world know. The great trouble with the English is that they are trying to repeal the ‘American invaders with business me lthods that came over with William 1the Conqueror. l Good form appears to be the no- cumulated weariness of centuries ex- l pressed in a general air of boredom. ’ One of the blessings of being a humorist is that all your mistakes ! pass 06 as jokes. I Conservatism and laziness are ' to distinguish. g ' In order to carry on an argument i you must descend to the other man's ‘ level. I One should never spoil a good itheory by explaining it. i Let me make the jokes of the Em- ;pire, I care not who makes its blun- 'ders. ‘ London is full of clever people who ,QXDOCt to get salvation in a moment find spread the luxury of being led over a lifetime. The cuckoo of philosophv has suc- cessfully laid her egg in the nest of : theory. London is overcrowded with seri- ous-minded people who stand in awe ,of their own ignorance. | An Englishman's social standing gseems to depend on the number of 'people he can afford to despise. The average Englishman has so deep a reverence for antiquity that 1 rather be wrong than be She would recent. This country is full of people who are staI'Ving up to their positions. Chasing the Sunset. A young Englishman who recently arrived in Woodstock from the old country, and is not apparently ac- customed yet to the beauties of Canadian sunsets, such as were seen here a few weeks ago, was the vic- tim of a curious illusion, says a Woodstock paper. A number of even- ings ago the whole western sky was {11' inated with a beautiful red, whi was increased by the presence which gave the sky the appearance of reflecting a terrible conflagratlon. Passing down Dundas street about four in the evening he heard what he thought was the fire bell, and looking to the weatward the dull, red glare told him there must be some large fire raging in that dir- ection. It might be the House of Refuge or large barns in the vicinity. ' At any rate, the fire seemed to be near the city, and he resolved to visit it, and started down: the street on the run. He kept on until he made up his mind to go back. Just then the clouds broke and he realized his mistake. After viewing the beauties of the sight g little further be wearily trudged homeward again. He doesn’t talk much about Cana- dian sunsets now, appreciates them. -\ Vsznries of n Post Card. . The ladder of life is far and m . p32,, ,4 , r t l however much he ed France if she joins Russia, Britain - will Side with Japan. The despatCh of the Postomce do-i Bull Amuck in Brantford. WEAIé‘Ifiiuitsbfidimfit’Weufi .Brantiord, Jan. 13,â€"A bull run- ‘ illustrated in the case 0'1 a certain mug loose on our streets last bvenâ€" post-card. This card was started out ing caused quite a stir for a ’ 1903 fron‘l11 Cem- minutes. The animal attacked a cutâ€" eron place, Toronto, 'to the Domin- tar With two ladies driving; then a lon : Business College on Richmond young. lady crossing Colborne-street, street. This is. perhaps. I. couple 01 opposrtc the Y.M.C.A., was knocked miles at the furthest. On December: down and trampled on. The young 80, the party to whom it was sent. and receivedit.’l‘hocsrdhsdhecn six": street, Was run intofila yard and se- cured from doing any further harm. W Dead in Winnipeg. ‘ Winnipeg. Mam, 'Jan. 13.-‘John zoo. O'Connor dropped dead on attir- way of A. 0. Smith's residence, Red- wood avenue, Monday night. Do- ceasedwas28yearsofage,androe. sided for years in Ottawa. ms mixer is taking the body to at.- ; > How. Dr. Kilroy Dead}? . . . Bu. oms Jan. 133â€"1he Vii-y” '°‘ 3", B. B. Kilroy. D.D., pastor of 3‘: 7’ 2 , m as“ 7‘. ‘ 4 “WW : - r by .1 ' I ‘ .f . , H, thecon‘ ”'ofthe'U' " . historical incidents which contribut- ed to the divimon' of NorthAnerico into two motions. he coed. “M I! follows: - “Now, what is the significance oi the various historical events which my lucrative. ss- , that I have stat- ed them correctly? Do they not clearly indicate a. tendency towards the motion of British North Am- erica and the United Statmâ€"o tenc demy not weaker, but stronger, in recent years? Are we warranted. .then, on the facts submitted, in any forecast of the future? I t that the Divinity that shapes the datinics of a nation works on mh a gigantic plan that no out Standing at any point in a nation's history can speak with confidence of .its relation to other nations in sum- mers far to come. Looking, back but a few centuries, the history of the [world is full of surprises. One hun- dred and fifty years ago Trance own- ed at least oneâ€"half of this contin- ' ly a few is- lands on its eastern coast. A little over a hundred years ago Spain own- ed one-quarter of North America and early all of South -America; now she does not own an acre. What seer at the middle of the eighteenth cenâ€" tury could have predicted the expulâ€" sion of either France or Spain from the western hemisphere. The most sanguine believer in the virtue of a democracy could see no sign in the heavens of this great republic, with its wealth of material possessions and its greater wealth of man and energy and national virtue, 130 years ago. Even within our own time, unlocked for and unexpected, the scattered fragments of the Ger- | man Fatherland were welded in I 'blood and iron’ by the master hand ‘of Bismarck, and Italy, the popular lprey of internal factions, was con- I solidated by the statesmanship of flavour. ‘Fold up the map of Eur- ope,’ said the great Pitt, after he heard of Napoleon‘s victory at Ausâ€" terlitz; but Napoleon passed away, and the forces which he attempted to stifle ranged themselves under other leaders, and the map of Europe re- sumed its former coloring. “What shall be the coloring of the map of North America, even before this century closes, none of us can tell, nor need we vex the oracle for any Delphic forecast. Sufficient for us to know that Providence has im- posed upon us, under different forms of Government, tremendous respon- sibilities, moral and national. We are possessed of an equipment for the uplifting of the people of which fathers never dreamed. Are we ur gamutâ€"Willent wisely? The printing press W the firesides o - from us daily to lions of the people. that" that message of celestial wisdom and the reno ing qualities of celestial fire? college and the university lift us to the screner heights of reason and re: dection. Are we sure that no preâ€" judice follows in our ascent? The counsellors of the nation in Parlia- ment assembled direct us along the highway of liberty and progressâ€"are we sure that they are always trust- worthy guides? To waste our en- ergies in forecasting a future which we cannot determine would be a fut- ile task: to realize the urgent deâ€" ’ mands of the present would be the only statesmanship worthy of our intelligence and our opportunities. Whether you are to be republican ‘so long as time moves round in an eternal sphere,’ or whether we are to be monarchical for a few brief years, is of small consequence com- pared with the duty imposed on each of us to make broader ‘the founder- tions of freedom,’ and show the world that the civilization of this cut, whether American or Can- endows its citizens with every 11 and religious liberty which is necessary for their fullest happiness and their highest intellec- tual and moral development." (Loud cheers.) A Reporter Widely Moor-nod. It used to be said that one never saw a reporter of over thirty-five years of -agc, but the late 0. L. Ashenfelter of The Telegram was an exception, says The Toronto News. In fact, he was beyond that age when he first entered journalistic work, and his labors were almost entirely confined to the courts. During the twenty years of his experience there be rendered the newspapers and the public also a service that only those who knew the routine of reporterial work can appreciate. He was by na- ture the embodiment of benevolence, his face, his voice, his gentle and kindly manner suggested it, and it was his delight to take the young reporter under his wing, and as the phrase goes. “put him on to the ropes." The inexperienced lad found him overs. trusty friend and adViscr. In covering the court assignments it. is the easiest matter in the world for an inexperienced reporter with the very best intentions to get his paper into a libel suit, or- cause some in- st: . l .. . W: . H .. . ,.- W-) ; 1; .IJNDS or. have juSt received from M Shoes, a shipment .of their ‘ mug 111119 We take pleasure in informing the ladies of Lindsay and Vicinity that we cssers J. T. Bell, the makers of the famous Hagar handsome Evening Slims and Oxford Shoes. ‘ They come in one, two and three straps, headed in Steel and Black and plain, with graceful French heels. These are the most elegant Slippers made in the Dominion of Canada, and can only be had in Lnidsay at this store. Yesterday Boys’ All sizes from i to 5 only {.35 per pair. Boots for Men and Boys we put into stcck another supply of our pepular Hockey Bals. Men’s :11 sizes from 6 to i0, only i $0 per pair. The N. HOCKIN SHOE STORE Sole local Agents for the “Dorothy Duds" Shoe, The lsvlcius, by (ice. A. Sister. 'llle Felons lit-end: Shoe. ‘lhe “linger" tho: by J. 1‘. Bell. I theecoreoireporterswno,so to speak, passed through his hands at some stage of their careers. it is safe to say that there was not one but felt genuine sorrow at his death. â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"# A Useless Phrase. Bobby had returned from his first tea party. his round face mouthed in smiles. “I hope you wan polite Bobby," sold his mother, "end re- plense,’ end pleas} " said Bobby willfully. "but I didn‘t have to say To, thunk you,’ mather, be- cause I took anything” ' every time n was passed." ‘ A Sleep Destroyer. “Are you ever troubled with insom- niaâ€"sleepleasness ?” “I should say I am. Some nights I don't sleep three hours.” “That so! I’ve got it awfully bod. I’ve been afflicted now about two years. The doctor calls it neuris insomnis paralaxitis." “I’ve had it about eighteen month; and we call it Ethel."â€"Schoolmaster. Diplomatic Dick. Bobâ€"Are you fond of reading. Dick! Dickâ€"No. W‘ ‘ - son reported to like it. If my mother o thought I didn’t like to read she’d keep me at it all the time. ’ matrimonial. There is no doubt that the woman ' who loves you forgives you too much. while the woman whom you love for- gives you too little.- â€"_â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"_ A man in earnest finds means or, if , he cannot find, creates themâ€"Chan- ning. â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"* Waves Faster Than Wind. Waves travel faster than the wind which causes them, and in the bay of : Biseay frequently during the autumn ‘ and winter in calm weather a. heavy ; sea gets up and mils in on the coast twenty-four hours before the gale which ; causes it arrives and of which it is the j A fisherman who has been dead in his grave for two years has summoned for salmon poaching at wick-on-Tweed, England. _________â€"- Dresden China. Dresden china is generally recognis- ed by the neat, tiny flower bunched de- signs that are sprinkled over the pieces. the older terms being of medallion ef- fects. and, though several English wares imitate the Dresden designs and even the marks. a little scrutiny will detect the difference. A Tiny Bole. A hole one one-thousandth of an inch in diameter can be bored with a Jew- eler‘s auger. Hard on llnhhlt Slayers. In the days of William the Conquer- or it was more dangerous to kill a rab- bit than a man. A murderer could es- cape with payment of a fine; a rabbit slayer was put to death. Highland Children. The healthiest children in the world live in the Scotch highlands Few wear shoes before they are twolvo years old. - one. a TH’E'ANCESTRAL TREE tnedireextremlty or snowms‘somo sort of remote ancestry association pinisnrensmsisnanduunn. And witheventhelyuxeyedfareesteru- yet these are only a few of the pos- ers. sibliities which might be mentioned in . . . .’ the same connection and for the same ”lot. Until Then. reason. Uncle Sam is an expansive “Whenmayswomanbesaidtehe sort of fellow, and just where he will happily married?" quit one may not guess even in the “Not until she has had the pleasure wild recklessness of one’s fancy. The of refusing several men.” American,,.pf the future may be put to 219.....- ._._.._--....--..--......_... I 1 WE sum wunx some ON IN musxuu. [.000 Patients nested In the We Muskoke Hospitals â€"- the Senetodum and the Free Hospital for Consumptives. iy oven: Indus. nencun, smoucun. Hawaiian. Porto Rican, Cuban. Philip- Surprising Decrease of 25 Per Cent. in the Last Three Years i in Deaths from Consumption. Fifty-five Dlfl'erent Trades and Professions Represented by the Patients = Admitted to the Free Hospital for Consumptives. i he reunions have had to be Closed Owing to lack of Funds, and the Number of Patients Reduced from 75 to 50. ‘325,000 Wanted this Year to Carry on this Great Work. ! With a view of helping to bring to the attention of the public the needs of the Muskoka Free Hospital for Consumptives, we have pleasure in pub lishing the following letter, in which an appeal is made for funds. ! Dear Friend,â€" ! It again becomes necessary to make an urge Free Hospital for Consumptives. . A very heavy debt is pressing upon the trustees. ‘ In addition to this, funds must be provided for the maintenance of patients. Last month there was a deficiency of nearly 81,500 over and i above receipts from all sources. - [The Free Hospital for Consumptives was opened eighteen months ago. 225 patients have been admitted. No patient has ever been refused admission because of his or her poverty. ‘ 1,000 patients have been cared for in the two Muskoka Hospitals, the Ssnatorium and the Free Hospital for Consumptives. The majority of these have either been cured, or so helped that they have been enabled to again become bread-winners for the family. The public are beginning to find evidence of our work. Already there has been a decrease of nearly 25 per cent. in the death- rate from consumption in the Province of Ontario. . The last report of the Secretary of the Provincial Board of Health shows that in the last three years the deaths from consumption in Ontario have decreased from 3,-18l to 2,694, a decrease of 790, or nearly 25 per cent. This is the more gratifying when we remember that for a number same report showed a steadily increasing death-rate nt appeal for funds for the of years previously the prior to 1899. Who will doubt that the work of our two Hospitals in Muskoka, and the persistent educational campaign carried on, has not helped to secure this surprising result 2 In what better way can your gifts bring so good a return 2 We have no endowment, excepting the provision recently made by Canada Life, Confederation Life, and North American Life Insurance Com- panics for maintenance of 2 beds each for a. year. We can only rely on the philanthropy of our people and a knowledge of our needs. » Last year we asked 820.000 to reduce the debt and to pay for care of We had a generous response, receiving 810,000, gifts coming patients. This year our nwds are from Halifax on the east and Yukon on the west. greater than ever. We will require 825,0“). The Bishop of Selkirk, Caribou Crossing, Yukon, sending 810.00, writes: “The trifling remittance I send is intended to express our sympathy for the sufferers in other parts, rather than to imply a special need for your insti- tution here.” We are grateful for the large gift. We are grateful for the small gift; all gifts are helpful. On account of our pressing needs, charity? During the year, for lack of funds, we had to close several pavilions, reducing the number of patients will you not make this your Special Hospi themselves in the world. anxiduIly watch ing the struggle for life. Yourgiftwillhelptobringglsdnes to so many. .iviofsi'infl Will you have the Very truly yours,