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1nd have one" neat and path. an.“ mt's mun-z tbmded "I‘h Inptnd by Viewing . ”P“ “h Squad: the Other Day. ‘. uhibition in the north window lib Star business OM is the “hush grown in Canada this unites Charles F. Raymond, “in Toronto paper. It tips the “but 301 pounds, and is 3 mon- h' The Vegetable came from the "‘0! W. C. Wilson, Brussels, h County. Because it, is a PM call it a mammoth. If h.“ man, he would be dubbed a. P' “‘1 his photograph would b. i ““9911 1t is dollars to dough- ? ht When Mr. Wilson dropped “Ft seed, he didn't expect, 30} .01 39113511 to result, and itxs ”hrs to more doughnuts that “on will not raise another like this in 20' years, so he 'M 0n the average plant to M “t in making a. success of ”a Genius is all right, but, In, it is not so much as it W- Genius merely empha- 1:: “”111 of the average. ‘ "3 much envying in that bed 01 Mr. Wilson’s and when We grew to be a. hundred. M fellWis turned their light “a, and found fault with his ind When he reached two hun- . P2111333, they made bets that. he that he stood in with the his roots were in 1?“. than theirs. But they did - e;-Wardcn Lyons o! ’ raised a few extra long ‘0?!) of the regula; jack- Cot k variety on ma farm ‘ h _ ' but he waft d_e- H ‘5 m8 fellows for his fod- uer ~ “time? shlk In what he K? Which has filled up every spare counter and table in our store. Now for a boomer 'f Most of the large wholesale Clothing Manu- facturers are taking stock just now and one of the best houses in the city of Hamilton made me a splendid offer to clear them out of certain ' ' The deal went through after I secured additional concessions. This purchase embraces a very large stock of extra well made Men’s Buys’ Winter, Suits Ovetcnats \Beg'mning Saturday, Decembet fith THE AVERAGE MAN. '31 Cm, AN..WARDER, DECEMBER m... 1m. flip-Hip Hurrah ! Good News ! Good News .'. ! ,7 vv w" .â€" -vvâ€"â€"â€".â€". 3‘8; iWin'dow on Yonge “U v'v 'â€" V. ' the work “of a dollar else- where. As an indication 7 of the truth of these Ll. JV U“ W“ a 55".“ 'v rr-J‘r- v '- '_v -v- v... Overcoat don’ t do it; we will sell you as elegant a coat as that money buys for S9 50 [00 Fur Coats from 7%M mnmmnwn 01 up two coiumm at once, out. we bookkeeping that is 'done in most offisa is 'done by the single column Iellows, the ordinary chaps who wear a “Don’t. bother me, I'm adding," look on their taxes. Harry Williams. a hen Ianzier ham’s where 60c does the work of a dollar else- where As an indication of the truth of these We will start the live- liest sacrifice of the sea- son with an Unrivalled 30‘ Days’ Sale. If you want' a new Suit or Overcoat for yourself or your son, come to Gra- Harry Williams. a hen runner friend of mine who lives out near Davisville, says that it isn't the hen that laws the big. doubleâ€"yolke’d egg once in her life and then quits for a while that is the most satisfactory bird, but the one that: lays an egg eragc size. The other a day of fair av hen may cackle louder at the time, but the satisfactory one cackles o!- tener. It is the aVerage horse that pulls the load, and it is the average cow that supplies Toronto with milk, and it is the manage 'man that makes up the bone and . sincw of this city, of Ontario, _ and of the Dominion. There is no disgrace in being a good average. . 7 ' So, as I loofed at the monster * A 7,4-‘1 "Wail if up LII-C Uvuv of Ontario. and of the Dominion. There is no 'disgraaca in being a. good average. So, as I looEed at the mbnster squash I said to myself, "Well, if we had to depend on squashes of your size, it would be a long time before we would have my pics.” Noted Educator Dead. A letter has been received at the Ontario Education Department an- nouncing the death of Mrs. Dorcas Clark, one of the most noted eduâ€" cators of California, who passed away in San Francisco at the ad- ically able to direct her little house- hold. More than half a century ago she took the Lord Elgin medal in To- ronto for chemistry, mathematics, and agriculture, a noted achievement 30 DAYS OF BRILLIANT at BARfiAlNlNfi a! Geography oi Northern Cnnndn. Mr. .W, J. Wilson, of the Dominion of Canada Geological survey, return- e'd ashort time ago from the coun- try lying to the southâ€"west o! Junea' Bny. Mr, Wilson Was accompanied by Mr. Owne O'Sullivan, and had been instructed by Dr. Bell to éork along a. heretofore unsurveyed river lying between the Albany on the south and the Ottawaplskat on the north. m proved to be a. large river having a. course of at least 300 miles. At no great distance from the set: it di- vides into two almost equat branches. Mr. Wilson made an instrumental sur- vey of the northern branch. while Mr. O'Sullivan made a. similar sur- vey of the southern for. a distance of about 200 miles in each case. After exploring the upper Waters beyond the surveyed portions and discover- ing nnumbel'. of lakes, both gentle- men returned to Moose Factory. making a. survey of the interVening coast of J ames' Bey as they went along. mama. 1n zoos one was we teacher of history and mathematics in the State Normal School of San Jose. and In 1888 was elected vice- principal at the Girls' High School in San Francisco, which ahaheld un- til she retired, having devoted fifty- five years to educational interests. To Regulate Libraries. ’At an interview between Hon. Richard Harcourt, Dr. James Bain,’ Prof. MaCallum and H. H. Langton, of Toronto University, the latter made a number of suggestions as to the management. of the libraries in the province. Attention was drawn to the systems prevailing in other countries. A central library in the larger towns, iron: which the smaller libraries could be supplied, was re- If you can afford to pay:$l8 or $20 foran elegant Overcoat don’t do it ; we will sell you as elegant a coat as that money buys for $9.50 seli for $10 and $12 You’ll enjoy your holidays if you fit yourself out in one of these handsome Hamilton Overcoats of the latest style in popular heavy weight woollens made to wholesale at $10, are worth $12. 50, but statements, let us give you a few timely tips : Don ’t go shabby when you can buy an excellent winter weight Hamilton Suit that Clothiers ask $7. 50 for It don’t cost much to put on style when you buy Hamilton Sgits in the latest patterns At This Store flnly $5.15 At This Sale Unly $5.85 At this Sale [In AT In his uldreu to the Colonial Con- ference. Mr. Brodrick. Secretary 0! State for War. suggested in guard terms the raising 0! 20,000 men by the colonial to be trained with ; linâ€" binty to oversea mice in use 0! Imperial emergency. It. Brodrick did not go into detail on tho propos- ition, but a memorandum produced by Limit-Col. E. A. Althnm. C. M. CL, Assistant QuartermastahGenernl st headquarters. embodies tho views 0! the militia advisers u to what should be the action of the colonies. The proposals made in this memorâ€" andum contemplate the organization 01 the following troops {or gene-n! Imperial sex-Vice in war. Australiaâ€"Two mounted brigades, one infantry brigade; approximate strength, 9,000 men. New Zealandâ€"One mounted bri- gade, two infantry bottallons; apâ€" proximate strength, 3,000. " 7'72- , 4-11 3” vmâ€"w - - Canada-One brigade division field artillery. one infantry brigade; ap- proximate strcngth, 3,000. Total, 16,500 men. Col. Altham quotes from the re- port of the general officer command- ing in Canada. the staftement that the city corps have ahsolutely no training whatever in the field dutiel of a soldier and that the rural corps will never be made even fairly fit to take the field with the limited per- iod of annual training that tliey_ro- ceive under existing conditions. 00". Altham goes on to say: “In the event of War with the United States, it is on this Canadian militia that must depend the entire safety of Cam- ads until reinforcements' arrive from England. It. may, therefore. be con- cluded that the best way in which Canada. can co-operate in Imperid defence is by making ht militia an ancient force. â€"â€"â€"vâ€"-_ -vâ€" 7. 1‘1t 1: m important M an y $3.84 COLONIAL TROOPS. Boys’ Over-coats of Heavy Winter Cloth. long, loose fitting and up to the latest improvements, good value at $5 and $6, for only $2.98. Boys’ Storm Rosters, warm, plmd lining, cheap at $3, at thissale only 5! .44 Boys’ Splendid Suits, the kindyou pay $3.50 for; at this store only $2.00 Onthe fly! Shopcarlyinthc weekâ€"shop wlyin theday-bcttcr to choosenovflnnhavetosaamblehtaon. Allthevorryandwcad nuscomcsonflwlxstwce’xbefore Christmas. Try as you will you cannot match these wines anywhere Tn: more {on compare this Hamilton Clothing and these prices with win: other cases have to offer the mate you‘llbe satisfied with Graham's from every stmdpoint. Its this fca‘ure that makes “Graham Grow ' Canadian Ministry should be urgent- ly pressed to take this reasonable precaution than that they should maintain contingent: for general Im- perial service. Nevertheleu the marh vice- renda-ed by Canadians in South Africa. as well an the history oi the last Anglo-American war. show that the Canadians are excellent fighters, and would be a valuable addition to the Ixnperial forces. It is reasonable to assume that Canada will desireto oo-operate with Australia in any steps that may be taken for creating a permanent organization of colonial Imperial (ores. and i! such a desire be felt there are strong political reas- one for encouraging it. Moreover, it is possible. that, by the example of a Canadian Imperial force, the militia in menu might be worked up to a higher standard of eficiency. The strategical position of Canada makes it. however. unwise that any largo contingent should be drawn from her defence force unless the strength of that force should in the future be increased. It is suggwted, therefore. that if a Canadian Imper- ial fore. be organized it should be limited. for the present. to a brigade division of field artillery and a bri- wâ€"v The blue book on the Colonial Con- ference contains a minute of council adopted by the Canadian Govern- ment in reply to a circular despatch from the Secretary oi State for the Colonies asking whether, in View of doubt: and difficulties which have arisen in connection with the inter- pretation’ and administration of the naturalization acts, legislation (or the amendment at these acts is doâ€" sirablo. and, it so, what scope and direction such legislation should take Lord Minto. in transmitting a copy of the minute, says: “It will be ob- served that Hinisters express their concurrence in the principle that ree- idenco in any British possession don!!! qualify for full naturaliza- tion equally with Incidence in the Un- ind rm. but mic that in 30 flavs’ Sa Ehlistmas Is Burning W! The Growing Lindsay gothier Gandh- What-ed. 'A well-known soldier and Canadian has just returned tram active work abroad. This is Major Sir Henry‘ Elliott, K.C.M.G., C.B., who is a son of Major Elliott, for many years col- lector of customs at Windsor, Ont. Sir Henry was born in Perth, Ont- ario, and sergved in the Crimean war,‘ commanding a. company in the at- tack upon Sebastopol. . He had at- tained the rank of major in the Roy- al Marines when he went to South Africa for his health, where he has been for the last twenty-five years in the service of the Cape Colony Gov- ernment an commandwin-chief and magistrate of the 'I‘ranskei territories adjoining the Orange River Colony. He- has resigned neatly and is liv- Ing in retirannnt at When, Natal. Contain ran-- the Best. The Ottawa. Department of Agricul- tune has been informed .by W. ”A. Mac- kinnon, who has «been watching can. adian fruit shipments in London. that much second‘and even third 1-th fruit is being shipped in expensive cases, causing loss to the chipper: and arousing suspicion as to subse- quent ‘shipments of the kind. .Witfl respect to Canadian pears 112.. n.5- kinnon states that i! they m at the right quality at! properly peek- ed they excel my editor-flu pears h. wuehletogetlmm. Too harmony with the amendment by which“ it is proposed to substitute “the King's dominions‘ {or ‘the Unit,- ed Kingdom' in the declmtion by. the alien us to his place of future residence. it should also be provided that part raidenoe for a period 0! five years within ‘the King's domin- ions' instead of within ‘the United Kingdom' should utisfy the condi- tion or midenee required hy the nut- unlizetion law.” W WV? “-m PAGE ELEVEN