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HULL; .1902 â€"-Last week 118‘?» J- W- Macmil- Ian, 13. A., pastor of St. Andrew's. recdved an invitation to St. An- drew's church, Winnipeg- He had just refused a call to Vancouver, but lU‘JC‘lVUU. (1.1]. “ul- vvvvvv .. i, drew's church, Winnipeg- He had just refused a call to Vancouver, but has decided to go to Winnipeg- The Salary is $3000 a. year. Mr» MW. millan expects to leave in February. â€"Yesterday the G. T. R. employes here presented Mr. Baht. 01111“, W110 fell ofi the engine at Orillia. and br0ke his leg si'x weeks ago, with a 'PUrse ......... The Sylvester employee Similarly used Mr., T. MCF-adyen Who has been lald up. - _ â€"When Mr. Mortimer and daqghte: "u -â€"Thc Federal Business College r0- Jauuary 2nd, 1903; a good time to begin to prepare for the ;;:;111y openings in the near future. mice open during holidays. â€"â€"I want your Christmas trade. You will save money by dealing with me. The best is none too good for from on that festival occasion. \You will be sure to get the best if you- pan-chase at the Oak Front Grocery. The best Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Spices, Pickles, Peels, Jams, Jellies â€"- in fact everything you require to make your table luxurious. JOHN FLURâ€" EY .â€"-19-3. â€" o; ens bookstores. ~-. __ v ~.\ meeting of those interestediin the success of the byâ€"lagvv to raise $10.wt)0 for good streets, ‘and that for $2000 for a. public‘library site, is called for 4 o’clock on Monday, in the council cham . â€"Have you read Oliver Langton ? It is for sale at Porter's and Little’s â€"When Mr. Mortimer and daughter of Minden, were driving to Church last Sunday, the horse ran away. .The occupants at the rig were thrown out. Miss Mortimer receiVEd a. bad Cut in the head and her father was badly shaken up. -'_I‘he Lindsay thibition A533" ciation will hold a public meeting 111 the Y. M. C. A. rooms on “may farming, Dec, 30th inst" at 8 0101061: All temperance workers are inViW to attend. Important bums Win ‘be transacted. Owing to the ap- Dfoaching municipal- electiOns ques- tlons relating to temperance W111 be fully discussed. A taming-meet" lng is expected. .. â€"The Peterboro Business 0011989 18 one of themost . Drew” SChools of its kind to Ontario. 3“” ileIQand for its graduatéé hasten-di- y Incr9ased under the present '15“? agement, until now'the 9111115116065 11““- equal the applications Wm 13”. bookkeepers and WW 0 better proof could begins?“ at; fithe thoroughness and, mm“ 33:7 . school. See ammii Petcrboro Wednesdal and 22nd 1’ red for tors and for-all. _‘ ‘ Olive People desiring large reuun w. a. reasonable investmen ' money should send their sons and daughters to this co eg‘ months, and they will be thoroughly prepared in Book-keeping, Stenogâ€" raphy, Telegraphing, Civil Service, We know of no field which ofiers young men and women as pleasant work and as fair remuneration as the ' ' ' ed above. There ‘ study is more comprehensive, or whose graduates have been more successful in their after work. . of profit produced are fully shown in the handsome catalogue of the college. Write for- our catalogue. and for any other information desired to J. FRITH JEFFERS, M. A., Principal. Belleville rt Business College Olive: )liver Langton” recounts the {105 of a. bright but wayward 1y boy, his awakening and of- to adjust himself to the social :Iigious World as he sees it. A of permanent intérest. Illus- , 471 p.p., gilt top, $1.25. At "’5 or Little’s bookstores, Lind- l’l Estabflshed 1889 :‘m- our circular : it “ v.1 a postal card. , N Monday, Jan. 5th, ’C PRINGLE, Principal Peterboro, Ont. Limited more applications for 1nd Stenographers dur‘ few months than coum sqho indu nt a POSition? ,d a school wh ably sure of 0l large retultns for a. THE WATCfiMAN-WARDER. DECEMBER C 811K cost ‘2 Then mere you obtaining you less Ontario â€"-Steps are to be taken by the government to stop the sending of false and malicious reports about the foot and mouth disease in Canada, and about Canada being quarantined. Most of these telegrams are being concocted and sent out from Mon- treal. The minister of agriculture intends to see what can be done to reach these correspondents, as -well D. CINNAMON 9th,â€"Atl municipal work being done by day labor instead of by contract. 10th,â€"Term of all yearly munici- pal_ servants should expire on the 3lst day of January of each year. 8th,â€"l\"o grant, gift, loan or trans- for should be made to any Board, company. iastit-Jtign or individual without first being subjectéd to a. vote by the people. 7th.â€"No public money. or public support should be given to anything in which the people have not direct control: ‘ 6,â€"All coal s'old inside the corpor- ation should be weighed and all wood measured by the mmket clerk or other proper official and a. certificate given of the weight. 4thâ€"The council shall. as soon as practicable, establish coal and wood yards, and munictpal ownership of light, heat and water supplies. 5th,â€"The people should have direct control, through their representatives in the council, of everything in con- nection with the municipality. 2n:d,-,â€"No municipal commissioners should be appointed or elected to do town work. All such business should be done directly through the council of the town. 3rd,-â€"-‘Instea;d of special coxnmissionâ€" (“:3 an expert superintendent for wa- ter, heat, light, roads, etc., should be engaged at a. reasonable salary, who shall discuss all business of his department with the council. and from whom alone he shall take all instructions.. lst,â€"All municipal business should be transacted in the offices owned by the town. Because of the street talk about the Socialists and Labor Unions beâ€" ing likely to enter the field of mun- icipal politics, a recent mass meetipg: of these organizations adopted the 1011c“ mg platform: -â€"Mr. Victor Moore of Winnipeg. is visiting his pargnts, Lindsayâ€"st, â€"Mr. and _Mrs. G. Smith and Miss V Coon-e, Manilla, were in town on Thursday. ~Miss Olive Eagleson returned to town on Friday from her school, No. 7 Lutterworth, which is closed for the winter months: â€"-Mr. F. 'w. Mallétt of the Park, Blackwell Company Ltd., ToruntOfis visiting at home. ' -Mr.' and Mrs. J. F. Carmichael of Hespler, are visiting friends at Glen- arm. ‘ â€"â€"Mr. Herb. Williams, {Torontm js‘ Visitirg at homg. V 4001. Hughw returned on Monday from his trip-to Winnipeg. / â€"-Mr. Fremont Crandell returned from Winnipeg on Tuesday night. â€"Mr. Gordon Rotter, of Elias Rog- ers 00., Toronto is spending Christ mas in town. â€"Miss Annie Bowen, Toronto is home. for the holidays. -Mr.‘ Ed. 'S'm'ith; ~Tcr0hto, is ., at home in Glandjne. â€"Mr. Frank Crevicr of the Detroit Deutal College is at home. -â€"Mr. 'Allan Gillies, mechanical fore- man of the Stratiord Herald, is vis- iting in town. â€"Mr. J ajs. Courtice, traveller for the Ontario Drug Corporation is in town. â€".â€"Mr. Harold Dyer of the McLean Printing House, Toronto, is at home. â€"â€"Mr. Henry Bartlett of Whitney, Indiana, is spending a. few weeks with relatives in town. ' â€"-M‘iss Nellie Brady of Rochester, N. Y., is spending Shristmas with relatives in scuth Ops. â€"Mr. and Mrs. E. Short, Toronto, are visiting in Town. "a: pus ~f- buy at Cinnamn"” g 'w'vvw- â€"-â€"The . Christmas numbem of the Farmer’s Advocate is a. credit to agriculture in Canada. No finer publication has appeared in the Dominion. To its. usual excellence in material, it has this week added the highest achievements of the printer’s and engraver’s art. Be- tween its two magnificent cover pages with their color and gold is a delightful treasury of illustration that appeals powerfully to those who know and love the great coun- tryside.with its thousand bills and the cattle thereon. All new sub- scribers receive this Umutiful number free. It, and ordinary sample numbers of this excellcgt‘pu'blication can be seen at this oilice. ‘ » Wishing our many customers and . friends a Merry Christmas and Pros- ??? perous New Year. L3,} W Remember during 1903 we intend to money on all :purchases of Labor Union Platform HARDWARE and STUVES Personals 0‘- The same as in 1902 25m, 1902 An Old Family. He-Misa Bellacour claim- to belong to a very old family. She-Well, she’s justified. There are six those girls, and the youngest of them must be at least thirty. “Well,” remled Jolt. “some people think so, but I know he hasn‘t a bit of property he can call his own”, 7 “That may be, but he calls it ‘ bown.” Disenchantnelt “How did you enjoy your visit to the Bermudas. Uncle Jed?" “I was a good deal disappointed The onions didn’t come up to my ex- pectations. Why. I've out better Bov- muda onions right here.” - Toothache. If one has a toothache and can’t reach the dentist, try this method of temporarily allaying the pain: Cleanse and dry the hollow tooth with a bit of cotton. .Then put in a small cotton plug dipped in creosote or oil of cloves. Cover this with another hit of dry cot- ton. or, still better, a little beeswax and cotton kneaded together. This keeps out the air and downs the “mis- ery” until a dentist can be reached. Cockney. “That En'glishman Slkans is very well fixed, isn’t he?” inquired Polk. “Nonéense! He lives In his house." Origin of the Red Cay of Liberty. The red cap of liberty had a very pro- saic origin. Instead of being the “Phrygian bonnet” It is just the galley slave's headgear. The Swiss of the Chateauroux regiment sent to the gab loys for their share in the Nancy riots were released and came into Paris with the red caps still on their heads. “They are the victims of~despotism,” said the people, forgetting the circumstances of the riot, and so the red cap became the favorite with the extreme party. oo slippery pavements, such as were witnesSed here recently. There they have zinc boxes containing gravel Set at intervals along the kerb, and men whose duty it is to sprinkle the gra- vel upon the pavement after a rain or frost, was extremely rare to see agborsefa 'ribs in that “' city. "In the"United States and Canada. she had noticed the prominence of the ribs and the look of weariness that were seen on so many horses. Miss Chreiman spoke of the method taken in Lon- don to prevent horses from falling VJ-VIVVVO At a. mix); in which a Termite a man Was cdnvicted of abusing horse a young lady name Miss Chxeiman of London, Eng-q said it applied against Canada. â€"-Thc market house at Charlptte- â€"â€"The W town RE. Lindsay and J. Lithgow o; geon. The bride was the of a. large number of very presents. Mr. and Mrs. I left next morning for a, trig western Ontario, were laden with a. very libel of good things, aiter the d. which congratulatory addre given by Rev. W. J. Creig] Thos. Robertson, father of 1 Messrs. R. Kcnnedyiand A. vu 7' WWW e marriage of their daughter. Miss Lizzie to Mr. John J. Robertson of the South Line. In rwponse to the notes of the wedding march, )by Miss Edith Burgess, sister of the bride, the bridal party took their places in the parlor which was handsomely decorated with an arch trimmed with roses, Where the ceremony was per- formed by the ReV. W. J. Creighton. The bride looked charming in a dress of caster Venetian cloth and white silk waist trimmed with appliqucmnd a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a rbouquet of white crysentheâ€" mums, and leaned on the arm of her father as they entered the parlor. i The bridesmaid, Miss Maude Rob-W ertson, sister of the groom, also were ___I VI must, fillâ€""â€" a suit, of castor venetian cloth and carried a bouquet. of pink chrysanthe- mums. The groom was assisted by Mr. E. Burgess, brother of the bride. After the ceremony all repaired to the dining room, Where the tables were laden with a. very liberal supply of good things, after the disposal of which congratulatory addresses were given by Rev. W. J. Creighton, Mr. Thos. Robertson, father of the groom Messrs. R. Kennedy and A. Fisher of Lindsay and J. Lithgow of llobcay- ROBERTSONâ€"BURGESS . About 70 or 80 guests assembled at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. Burgess, South Vex-alum at. 4 p.m., on Wednesday Dec. 15th to witness at}... h; bride was the recipient number‘ot very handsome Mr. and Mrs. Robertson Hymnal trip through has been found. The accident. is sup- posed to have been caused by a mis- placed switch. Clarke belong. to Minudie, this county, and was mar- ried about Bevan months ago, Constantinople. Dec. 24. --'l‘he Greek steamer Parthenon. having on board a. crew of twenty-two men and six passengers, in reportc'd to here been lost. The Parthenon was but "power! at Novorossisk, Nov. 28, from Tagâ€" unrog. Sdhudnnnkenn Down In Km Booth. Amherst, Dee. 24,â€"An gccidentoo- curred to the early morning freight from Moncton, in which it is supâ€" posed Walter Clarke, the forward brakesman, has lost. his life. When nearing Don-Chester, the heaVy engine left the track, turning completely over. and now lies in the ditch in four feet. of water. It is supposed that Clarke, who is missing, is lying under the engine. 7N0 trace 0! him St. Jacob. Mm, Dec. M.â€"-Two girls were fatafly and maul other. seriously h‘urt. in a fire yesterday in the candy (awry of Chase t. Son. Greek Items:- Pnthenou I 11.7. Gone Down. Dublin, Dec. 24.-A meeting of the Irish Land Conference was held here yesterday. It was decided to ad- journ until Dec. 27, when the final draft of the report will be submitâ€" daughter's engagement to an Engb lish officer soon Ifollowed, but he died before the date set for thawed- ding, leaving a large fox-tuna, She is 80 years of age. Canadian Girl Who Become. tho Mar- chloneu of Donate}. London, Dec. 24.â€"The octogenarâ€" itm Marquis of Donegal, was quietly married here yesterday afternoon to Miss Violet. Twining, a Canadian. about 30 years of age. The Canadâ€" ian High Commissioner, Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, gave uWay the bride. Former Resident of Fredericton. 11.3» Fredericton. N.B., Dec. 24. â€" Kiss Violet Twining, who yesterday he came the wife of Lord Donegal. ion former resident of this city. and also for years resided at Halifax. Her mother inherited her uncle's largo foxtune. A few years ago she and her daughter went to England. Her In confirmation of this it may be stated that. only a week ago a party of fifteen returned Boer prisoners passed through the low country. Shortly afterwards a second party of Doom passed through Pietersburg, and Running that the first lot had already gone north, started in hot pursuit. The buried treasure is said to amount to 80,000 ounces, Worth over £300,000. Prior to the surrender 0! Pretoria. Mr. Munnik, the former Transvaal Commissioner of Mines, came to I'ictersburg from Pretoria and pro- wcded to the low country manna]! "spider," accompanied by a. trolley drawn by mules and heavily laden with cases, which, it is amt-med. con- tained gold from the Rand mines, which, for four it. might {all into the bands of the British, was taken to the low country and buried. J ohannesburg. Dec. 23.â€"A Pieter- burg correspondent. telegraph: re- garding the £130,000 worth 0! Boat gold reported to have been lately shipped to Germany that the story is generally discredited in the North- ern Transvaal, where it. is believed that. the gold is still hidden in the country. from" Salt! to Amount to 80.000 Ounces, £300,000. At St Petersburg it is estimated that nearly 5, 000 have been kille'd by the earthquake at. An'dijan. lice. The water in the wells has dio- uppeared, and a. general subsidence oi the site of the town is feared. Large numbers of laborers are being sent to excaVate. Suppers have ar- rived and are expeCted to make more rapid progress. The shock: continue with incneasing violence. The are: of seismic disturbances comprise- 200 square versta. .The Russian popula- tion in camping at the railroad m- tion. where 500 cars are placed at the disposal of the populace. The local Government oflicinls are quarâ€" tered in cars. Sheds for the dati- tuteare being built as rapidly to possible. Free soup kitchens hnve been started, and officials are aiding the departure of the inhabitants by distributing foo'd, money and free railroad tickets. Aahk‘nhnd. Russian Tarkeetan. Doc. 24 .â€"Even the worst of the eunu- reports of the recent earthquake dio- uster at Andijan quite underestimates the appalling loss or life. A tele- gram yesterday from the scene of the ce’astrophe puts the number or vic- tims in the native quarter of the town at 4,000. Already 800 corps” have been disinterred from the ruins. The Work 01 excavation progresses slowly. The engineer officers at Andijan who are superintending the excava- tions being made with the View of recovering the buried treasure at the sites of the away department. State Treasury. post Bee, etc, and the erection of sheds to shelter the om- cials and other homeless people, reâ€" port that the State Treasury. con- taining 5,,000000 roubleS, is in the ruins, and excavations to get the money are corned on under the sup- ervxsion of a strong cohdon of po- 8.000 low acid to Have Boon Killed In the Boom: Earthquake at Andljul. Bush- Ash. ' GR EATE H THAN RE FORTE D. EIGHTY MARRIES THIRTY. CBCSHED UNDER ENGINE. Irish Land Conference. BURIED BOEB GOLD. Hurt at. Fire. DBOWNED. Every day the store is full of things of in- terest {or man, woman and childâ€"of interest be- cause of quality, variety, beauty and price economy. The comfort of it's service, the free- dbm of the store, the minimum of disappoint- ments, maximum of expectations for better, broader, more worthy service every week, are more items to be added to this list of reasons for being best. The mercantile reciprocity which we have established between manufacturer and consumer by being able through the plan of our syndicate buying to open and keep open a broader, deeper channel of communication between them and their vast tributaries, enables us to gather and distribute more merchandise than any single re- tail establishment here about. Then by buying and selling for cash only (WE CAN AND 00 SELL FOR LESS) than most stores in and about Lindsay. This channel also enables us to constantly keep in touch with the choicest and latest productions for the shoppers’ selection. The brightest, newest and best of any new-born novelty it ill be found here. Of course while the world wages errors must creep in to mar man’s highest ideals, but in this store we try to correct all mistakes and make every wrong right, and then crush the root of the evil so that the continued errors cannot exist. It was on these and other good principles that in- spired the the name “The Safe, Satisfactory Store.” Take this statement in as broad and sweep» ing a sense as the words themselves will allow- The Wakely Ford business has its own pecular character. First, last, and all the time it is governed by public desire. Comfort, convenience and the wishes of the sh0pper is the first thought, and that these wishes may be carried out in perfect satisfaction, it is secOnd. WWWMWWWH Wakely 8: Ford Every Advantage in this Store A MERRY XMAS TO ALL . . . THE SAN. SATISFACTORY STORE, LINDSAY, ONE OF THE BIG SYNDICATE. Having s o m at [1 ing ,to say, how easy it is to Say it. Gains is yours. "I observed that zone were praised. not by themselves, but by other: ; and that those who dealt with such were pleased end commonly prespered in their waiterâ€"Bel. Franklin. l‘ h e s t 0 r3 and the star :always c o r. respond here. New Year’s Gifts in a broad and varied co 1. iection here PAGE m