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txvities of the bodily organs, but the inconvenience. Though 76 yeirs- 31.3, persistent use of Dr. Chase's Nerve and qmte flashy, [do my own house: Food will accomplish these results fork. and considerable sewing. knit- and bring health and happiness to {1118 and reading besides. Dr. Chase's weak nervous and suffering women. Nerve Fool has prored of inestimable Hitches. H. Jones. Pie-reeton. Qua, . value to me." writes:â€"“' For years I have been a! Dr. Chase's Nerve Foo-l. 50cts. a. 1: ”rim with my heart and . box, at all dealers. or Edmanson, m Imam take shame-pens‘eatu a: 0o.. Monro. It takes time to build up the system anew, to ffll the shrivelled arteries with new, rich blood. restore the wasted nerve cells and renew the ac- tivities of the bodily organs, but the perustent use of Dr. Chase's Nerve More than nine-tenths of the cage. of dzseaees pecuiiar to women are- di- roctly due to a weakened conditionf of the names. and can be cured throughly and permanently by tak- ing mild “ntdoor exercise, breathing plenty of pure, fresh air, and using Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food to form. new ! blood and revitalize the depleted ner- vans system. 'Mâ€"u'â€"' .v.._.. v: Lulu, watery blood and exhausted nervous As a result of much confinement within doors, and the consequent lack of fresh air and healthful exercise, most women not only lose much in figure and complexion. but also suf- fur mom or lass from aeriouq bodily durangements. as tho result of thm, By Curing Their Peculiar Ills Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food a Surprising Restorative for Pale. Weak, ' Nervous Women. _ _ 3 7 7 ~â€"-â€"~3 Boers Active Between JohanneSbm mvats. - ’ .Latdâ€"Ticrces, 10v; tubs. 10 to 10 1-4c;' and Pretoria. - mils, 10 1-4; to 10 1-20. 5 A desputdh from Premm 5”“- Buffalov Doc. 24,â€"Sprmg wheatâ€"No. The Boers nre exhibiting considerable 1 hard. old, carloads, 93 Me; No. lfac‘tivity mime“ Kaa‘m‘tem and Northern, 32d, carloads, 80 3-413. Winfi Zucriontein, stations between this tcr wheatâ€"Na 2 red, 7.70; mixed, 76c;: city and Johannesburg. Five hun- No. 1 white. 75c. Cornâ€"Quiet: No. 23 died 0'! them attacked .Kaaifontoin on yellow, 42 1-2c asked; No. 3 yellow. 420i: mead” “it ' but were beam 323. 4yel'lon'. 411-4c; Na 3 0°"!- 4“ 1410;“. Dr. Chase Makes FriEid§ Of Hosts of Women Quotations for provisions are as fol- ‘lmvs;â€"\Dry salted shoulders, 8c; long jclear bacon, loose, in car lots, 10c; and ‘in case lots, 10 1-4 to 10 1-2c; short cut :pork, $19.50 to $20; heavy mess, $17.50 ital $13- » Smoked meatsâ€"Bums, heavy, 12¢;l Ina-chum, 12. 1-2 to 13 1-2c; light, 913i 14k; breakfast bacon, 13 to 13 1-2c;, p'cnlc, hams, 10c; roll bac;n,11c; smxkkd‘ backs, 130.;811 m ats out of pickle ‘lcI 1. 33 than prices quoted for smokedf meats. A i Dressed (hogs on the street to-day were. unchanged at 87.25 to 37.40. Car lots, track here, were quoted at $5.50 'to 8‘7. Provisions are active. Lum- berm-en, who have been holding off expecting. lower prices, are placing orders freely. The lumber trade is reported in first-class condition, and a. large demand for provisions from this source is looked; for. . Baled hayâ€"Firm. Choice timothy, on track, $10.25. Two-ton lots, delivexjed, $11. (Shaw.â€"Sc'uce. Car lots of straw, on track here, 87. DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Honeyâ€"Firm, Dealers quote from 9 1-2 to 10¢. per Lb. for 5, 10 or; 60-lb tins, according to the size of the orâ€" der.‘ Comb honey sells at $2.40 to $2.75 per dozen sections. Beansâ€"Ordinary white beans bring $1.20 to 61.25; choice, hand-picked beans are quoted at $1.40 to $1.45. Dried fruitsâ€"Bria! upples. sell at 3 1-2 to 40; and evaporated at 5 to 5 lâ€"2c. Potatoesâ€"Firm. Car lots, on track here, $03.21 10-day at 3‘c. Sales, out of store, are made at 33 to 400. Field produce, etc.â€"Turnips, out o! atone, 33:; per bag; onions, 60c per bag; carrots, 40¢ per bag; apples, per bbl., 400 to $1; sweet potatoes, per bbL. 82,50. Poultryâ€"Receipts ware large toâ€"day but holiday buying set in, and a big trade was done. Prices were firm all round. Choiom bri-ghcu turkeys brcught 100, and bright geese as high as 70. Quotations are as follows zâ€"Chickeus, per pair. 25 to 40¢; ducks, per pair, 40 to 70c; turkeys, per lb. 9 to 10c; geese per lb. 6 10 7c. Flourâ€"Dull. Holders as]: 321:; for 90 per cent. patents, in buyers‘ bags, middle heights and exporters bid $2.55. Special brands sell looally from 10 to 200 above these figures. PRODUCE. Eggsâ€"Fresh eggs scarce. Cold stor- ed are principally in demand, and are selling at 180. Prices are as follows: Boiling stock, 26 to 28c; cold stored, 18c; lined, 15 to 16¢. antsâ€"Demand active. One lot of twenty cars of No. 1 white, on the Midhmd. sold at 270 toâ€"day. Same. middle Heights, are quoted at 261-22 . Light white oats and mixed oats are qunted firm. at 1-2 to 1c 1353. Barleyâ€"Easy. No. 2, east, 41c; and middle heights, 40c, No. 3 extra, 39 1â€"213, east; and 381-20. mkldle heights. Ryeâ€"Easy. New rye, 460 west, Buckwheatâ€"About steady. Gar bots. west, are quoted at 49c; and east at 500. Peedâ€"Steady, and in fair demand; No. 230101, ‘middle heights, at 611~2c; and east at 62c. and' 47c emit. The Ruling Prices in Breadstnfls and Live Stock. BREADSI‘UFFS. ETQ [ha-onto, Dec. £4.â€"Wbeatâ€"Ontario wheat: rather firmer, and some de- mand (mm exporters. Several cars of mad and wthite, middle heights, sold to-day at 631-20. Manitoba wen unchanged. thationa are as tol- lows;â€"-Rod winter, 631-2c; and white. 631-2c, middle heights; spring wheat, east. 66:; Manti'taba, No. 1 spring east, 66c; Manitoba, No. 1 hard, c-ld, g.i:.t. 931-20; and No. 2 at 870; No. 1 hard. North- Bay, 91c. I Mannedâ€"Scarce; ton lots, at the mid! dnor; sell as follows;â€"Bra.n, $12 to $12.50; and shorts, at $14 to $14.50. Cornâ€"Easy. No. 1 American, yel- low, 45c, on track here; and mixed, THE LEADING MARKETS 3» 'fi ,, bad, and though my doctor attended me from fall until spring, his medi- cine did not help me. Ihavu nowt tak- eln five boxes of Dr. Chase's Nerve Fool, and it has done me more good than lever believed a medicine could do. Words fail to express my grati- tude for the wonderful cure brought about by this treatment.” Mrs. Margaret Iron, Tower Hill. N. B., writes;â€" "Dr. Chase's Nerve Food has done me a worm of good. I was so weak that Icoull not walk twice the length of the house. Since using Dr. Chase’s Nerve. Food I have been completely re- stored. lean “2le a. mile withgut any inonnwAâ€":‘_-_ m and a dizzy, swimming feeling would come over me. Night after night I would never close my eyes, and my head would ache as though it would PUTSt' At last I had to keep to my An attack on Winburg! La moment- arily expected. fDo Wet Lost Forty Men in Forcing g British Lines. i A despaitcih from Maseru. Basuto- Lamd, says the Boers are carrying off stock in the Indy-brand, district. General De W’eta forms are suppoo- ed to be the raidem. . Gen-oral De Wet’s losses in break- ing through the British lines on De- cember 11 were 30killed and wounded and 12 men made prisoners. General Knox has been forced to abandon Lime pursuit of General De Wet owing to the situation created in Cape Colony by the Boers eroos'mg the Ora/age river. The fire spread to adjoining build- iimgs, and the flolbowing places were tcncrmnplxetely consumedzâ€"The Grout:- ~ner Furniture Company and under- taking esmblishmant. T. Poehlman 'and Company, flour and feed. B. I“. gAln'ems, hardware. Gratf and Wep- pler. general dry goods. W. Rolotf, pahutographer. H. Mam-er. black- 3smizh and carriage works. Chas. Doepel, flour and feed. ‘ The totau loss in. the town is about a quarter of a million dollars. The manna-0n is aseri-ous one, as the Knechtel factory, employing 256 bands, was the mainstay-0331:1037”. which has a population 0! about 2.200. ; KAALFONTEIN ATTACKED ton, Neustadt. and Cheeky. The first brigade arrived in the came an an hour [or so, but ,the factory ‘wu burn- ed to the ground. It covered about two acres of land, Imd- not swan is bait standing. About ten million feet of lumber in the yard anti the saw mill were saved. The loss was {about $120,000, and the insurance 860.000. moon. It originated about 4.30 o‘clock in the Kuechxtel turniture ho- uory, one at the largest in the Dania- Lcn. There was pracu‘cally no fire pro- tection system) in the town. Aid was summoned from Walker'ton. Palmers- A despa-tuh from Emmr, Out” sagaâ€"This flown was visiivd by' I disastrorus fire on Thursday saber- The Kneemcl tar-lulu Factory“ In- me:- Destroyed. '2 1-2 no 590; M: arrive,_ No. 1 hard. 73 5-8; Na 1 Norma-nu, 51 5-8c; Do~ cember, 50 5-8c; May, 75' 1-80; 00m 33 84c. Oats~24 1-4 to 24¢. Minmapofio. Dst. 24.-â€",Whea:teâ€" Cash, 72 1-40; May, 73 3-40; on tuck. No. 1 hard, 74 1â€"40; No. lNorthox-n, 72 40; No. 2 Northern. 67 1-40. St. Louis, Dec. 24.â€"Wheat cloudâ€" szsh, 71c; December, 70 5-8c; Januuy. 71 1-40; MAL? 23-4c. Milwaukee, Dec. 24.â€"â€"Wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern, 72 1-2 m 71%: No. 2. North em, 69 to '30 1-20. Byeâ€"Firm; No. 1. 51c. Barleyâ€"“Firm; No. 2, 600; san- Vple, 45 to 560. Duluth, Deo. 24.â€"When'tâ€"sth. No» 1, hard, 7:2 7â€"89; No,1Nor!thenn. 70 7-8c; \‘o.:..\‘ow~:l1:ern., ml; No. 35mins, to 41 3-40: No. 8 corn, 41 to 41 1.40:1“. 4 corn, 40 1-2 to 40 3-40. Oatsâ€"No. 8 white.'28c; No. 3 white, 28 to 23 14c; No. 4 white, 2? to 37 I-4c; No. 2 mixed, 25 3-4 to 250; No. 3 mixed, 25c. Barleyâ€" Extra. \n-tq 65c; choice to fancy, 62 to 63¢; fair to good, 57 to 60¢; low grade, 52 to 56c. R5 eâ€"No. 1 in store. 580. Flourâ€"Dull and weak. ; Detroit, Dec. 24.»Wtreat cloudâ€"No. 1 white, cash, 77c; No. 2 red; cash, 77.; December, 770; May, 79 14c. Chicago, Dec. 24.â€"~Wheat m an early t'o-day but rallied later-am bul- lish Argentine advices, tim Cont!- nental (markets, and a. better cash demand; May chasing 1-4 to 3â€"40 our Saturday. Corn closed unuhamd 'to 1-4:: higher. Cams a shade lower and provisions 5 to 17 1-202 BOER RAIDERS. DISASTROUS FIRE. land in 1854. three years atterht'l; death at Lord Dal-meny, Lord Rose- bary‘d thither; A WONDERFUL OLD LADY. Laird Rosebery's mother. the duck- ess of Cleveland, 13 a. wonderful old lady. (Planing-h she is in her eighty-first year she is full of energy and is a delightful companion. The London; Kin-g mentions, as an illustration of he: activity. that she did not indulge bar love for travel until she was over 70 years of age, and since- then she has (111268 many a journey. including a. Rimm- bo India. the W'cst Indies and British Saint]: Africa. The duchess hm Ema-tied to the Late duke of Cleve- That‘s the idea. Ou‘iok an the chickens find their coiop in your yard they’ll fancy that you‘ own them, and will spend the rest of their natural livrs scratching in my yard, you know. Mr. Suburbâ€"What on earth are you trying to do, neighbor? Mr. Nextdo‘orâ€"Merely taking down a little of the paling, do that I can mm‘e my chicken coop over into your yard. Eh? My yard! Yes, I like to be neighborly and con- siderate of other people a feelings, you know. Butâ€"erâ€" Yes, you shan‘t have any more cause to . complain abault my chickens scratching up your yard. \ But you are moving- your oven on to my property. in number. hm! baen wrapped in some brown paper and duly labelled. . On arriving at Walkertuon he) had\ fallen in with the late G. G. Babier and had shared ajung ut‘ whisky with; him. in the cellar ou‘. the house. On :sobering up the mraney was gone. As Eli found the money on. the beam! in the cellar of the old Bobier homse, and there was just 3 400 in American eagles in the package he mt'urally concludes the": he has found the right- £ul owner. The Walkertxcm Telescope tells the following strange story. Two or three years ago Mr. Perry Eli put an ad- vertisement in the Local papers stat- ing that he had [ovum]. a. large sum of money. No particulars were given but a day or two’ ago he received a letter from one Suodg-rass, of Chicago which contained some particulars 0,! some. money which he had» lost. here about eighteen: years ago. The writ- er states thqt be had beemwpaid $420 in Canadian ‘bank bills. but' .beicxe leaving- Kincardine he exchanged it for gold. American gold pieces, twen’tg i Lucyâ€"Clara’s honeymoon was com- ‘ pletely spoiled. Aliceâ€"How? Lucyâ€"- The papers containing the account of the wedding did not reach her. Sheâ€"For my 'part, I would never forgive a young man who would kiss a. girl against her will. Heâ€"-Nor I' but do you suppose a young man real- ly ever did 3' Lucilleâ€"\Vhy do you treat that poor Mr. :Wintergreen with so little con- sideration? I declare I'm surprised that he puts up with you. Genevieveâ€" Oh. but we‘re engaged. Lucilleâ€"0h! There are three things yet to be discovered -â€"perpetua1 motion, a fly- ing machine that will fly and a woman who does not face to the rear end when getting off a street car. If Miss Gay devoted as much time to mental culture as she does to dress she would be a very learned woman. Yes. but she wouldn‘t have the sat- isfaction of making every other woâ€" man green with envy. FLIZNGS AT THE FAIR SEX. is "nervous." l Everybody in Bawkesbu'ry kn‘ows Mr. William Smith. He came here when the town was yet in its village days, as one) '0! the lumber company’s Istaff of mechanics. 'In 1881 Mr. Smith was appointed town con- stable. and filled that position until {very recently. As is: well known to ‘many of Mr. Smith’s friends, he was lsuftered much from kidney trouble % (or quite a numben ‘0! years past, and Int: times the pain in his back was so Egreat that be was almost physically lincapable’ of exertion. He doctoreda great deal, sometimes getting tem- :porary relief, butl the cause of the gtrouble was not removed, and soon the pains, accompanied alternately iby chills and fever, returned. At last the came to look upon his condition ‘as one which no medicine could pery £manently aid. Indeed his condition 1 imight still have been one of much gsuifering had not Mrs. Smith ultim- ;a.tely prevailed upon her husband to lglve Dr. Williams Pink Pills a trial 5 “It seemed,” said Mr. Smirtih tor a :reporter of the Post. “that it wasa 9 useless experiment, and yet I was willing to do almost anything, that g would bringreliei. I had not used I i the pills long- before there was, unâ€" ’ doubted relief. more in fawn: than ‘I fihad obtained from any other medi- ‘ cine. I continued their use. and soon all symptoms of the trouble that had nmde my life one of much misery for , many years was gone. I :fepl- that I : a'm cured, and have! no. hesitation in l saying that the cure is due“ to‘ Dr. l Williams‘ Pink Pills. and I never lose 3 an opportunity of reticulum-endingr the ; pills to neighbors who may be ail- 3 lug.” ~ Dr. Willisms‘ Pink Pills cure by go- ing to the root. of ‘the disease. They renew and build up the blood.« and strengthen the nerves. thus driving disease from the system. If your. dealer does not keep’thcmn them will. be sent postpaid at 50' cents a box? or six boxes for 82.50, by addressing; the Dr. Williams’ Medicine 00,. Brock-i the Dr. W ville. Ont. FOUND AFTER'MANY YEARS The Expellenee of llr. William Smith. of lluwkabury, who Snlcrod fur Mun! Years "on Kidney Tronhle. ijm the Post, H'awkesbury, Ont. VERY CONSIDERATE. YEARS OF PAIN. whole coop Ammunition Was Abandoned by Gen. Clements. A despatch from Pretoria says that during General Clements' retreat the Boer tire'was so heavy that the .British were forced to abandon a quan.‘ tity of ammunition. The Boers mistook the nature of the ammunition and not fire to it. A tar,- rific explosion followed, killing uni-‘7‘ A common jack knife proved the in- strument of. death. The dead men was 86 years old, while the nine charged with the murder is nearly 80. The late her claims he did. the deed: in selfâ€"dea her claims! he did the deed in self-de‘ fence. The place where the parties lived is a hovel with every evidence of distress and poverty. The accused is ,welzl known in Ottawa, and has ala ways had a good reputation. Unconscious 0: his crime, pCu-isse went to: the police station to lay a charge against Laurencehle, and when he returned home he learned the faith) results of the fray. He was immedi- ttoly placed under arrest. In addition to‘ receiving the heart stab the dead man’s none was broken. ant, who ran umtairs, flung himself on the bed, and died in a few minutes, while every drop at blood exuded from his‘ body. A despa‘toh from Ottawa says: â€" Stabbed to the heart with a knife in the hands elf Emery Carissa, a man named Joseph LaurenceLle was mur- dered hen on Thursday night. The affair occurred about 10 o’clock. The two families lived in a shack On the old Rideau rifle range, and during the evening a, quarrel ensued be- tween their wives‘ The older woman, who was the wife of Carissa, appears to: have been getting the worst of it, amid her husband wen-'t to hex mist- a'noe. He was attacked by Luaren-1 cells, and says he was smashed over the head with a. chiair. Ouisbe thenl draw a knife and sflahbed his oppon- Fatal Result orn Quarnl Between Thelr WIVM. time British casualties. He admitted that he was beaten. but said he was determined not to surrender wuthout honor. He wanted a. free pardon for all his followers, many of whom are Cape reb Is. He declared that he was able to (hold cult. till March. The pria- oner confirms the rcpart that Gen. De \Vert was hard Gait at Tha‘bu N ’Chu. when his force was trisectend. He lost several prisoners, a n'umber of. hbrscs, a quaptity of_ ammunition, and two 'Herzog‘s Commando Engaged Bra.- bant's Horse. 1 i A dospatch from Cape Town says:- EThlerc is confirmation of the news 3that the Boers- have again invaded :Cape Colony. A force reported to be ' under command or Herzog, crossed the 5Orange river near Lili‘wnl North on ‘ Saturday and started south. On Sun- day Brabant‘s corps and the Cape Po- lice, who are patrolling Northern Cape Colony, encountered the invading com-‘ Imando between Odendaalstroom and ' Bethulie. They headed the Boers off and pursued them, but were toroed to fall back. i Herzog’s commando is 700 strong. The object of the invasion is to incite the Cape Dutch to rebellion, and to recruit' fighting men to help them in the Boer country. WM: DANIELS. Reported to Have Been Very Heavy sprmgm“ N. s. at Dewetsdorp. i I was cured by Chranm Rheumat A desputch. from London says :â€"Gen. ‘by MINA‘RD'b C£5N1I3%El;f' . :‘I EY De \Vet has temporarl disa pearedr I L t J -Y P Albert 00. N. s. from the scene. A prisoner that be released has arrived at Bloemfontein. 2 110 states that whm the Boers at-' tacked Dewetsdorp they had 6.000111% ; TRY IT and 18,000 horses. Gan. De Wet is said ' . _ t0 have. told the prisoner, who is up- 1 Soyled floor-matings shourd patently a civilian, that he lost more . washed m cold salt WNW” a pmt' in killed u‘t Dawetsdorp than the en- ‘1 salt to a gallon 0f water. a s‘ r M.â€" All along the» northern border of Cape Colony much disaffection exists. The British suffered severely in a tight near R-ouxville, thirty miles north of Aliwdl North. They 1331: 11 killed, 15 wounded, and 48 taken prig aonera. MANY BOERS KILLED. After the British retreat, the Boers held a prayer meeting. Their hymns could be heard by the retirimg soldiers. Col. Laggc exhhbhtéd splendid brav- ery. He shot five Boers with his re- volver before he fell with three bul- lets in his body. General Clements' entire force had a narnow escape from capture. The Boer plans We splendidly laid. 11 the main British column had tarried a little longer. there would have been a‘ complete success for the Boers. who‘ exposed themselves undauntedly, yell- ing and waving their arms. Their lery. The Boers host heavily. They car- ried nine wagg'on loads of dead and wounded of! the field. The Noa'thtunnberland Fusihera 'who' iwere captured by the Boers at Nooit- ,Igedacht made a dogged defence against superior numbers. and fought on until their ammunition was ex- haunted. Them, when aw saw that they were irretrieva'bly hemmed in: and that there wag no hope of asaista ance from the valley below, where Gen. Clements had his hands full di- recting the retirement at the balance of his force, they surrendered. Most 0|t the prisoners have since been re4 leased at a paint close to Rustenburg. Were Nine Waggon Loads of Dead j; and Wounded. ' A despatch tmm Pretoria sanz~ V,v__ __,... -.. , in addLfiJn to his heavy casual- BOERS LOST HEAVILY. MURDER AT OTTAWA. FORCED TO RETIRE. DE WET’S LOSSES a number of 365m, mere only stemmed by artil- S Halt-sized pianos are being made in ‘2 Germany for the use of children who 9 are 'lea'rnixng to play. Doctors de- -‘ chm that‘munh parmgnent injury is done to the ,muscles of the fingers e 'by ondeavoring .‘to stretch an octave - or more, no tlh.‘ c'néw pianos area". e In: wvjyuh keys half thqhyual WWI M‘ i dam to prevent mw/ 1 Ladies; of Canada: Side by side stood Canada's noble I sons with the best brawn of Ceylon - and India. in the recent unpleasantâ€" : mess. The slogan was "help one anâ€" ; orther,” and no one forgot the watch- ?word. You. ladies of Canada, haw, f the power to wage a relentless war- Ifare on the impure tens that come a into your homes from China, and J3. 5 pan, and at the same time sasist your = brother colonists who produce the ,puro Ceylon and India. teas. If you I drink Japan tea, try Salada. Monsoon ow Blue Riblbon packets of Ceylon and India Green teamâ€"Colonist. Miuard’s Linimeut Cures l'an-lruif. A‘ curious butterfly exists in India. The male has the left wing yellow and the right one red; the female has these colors reversed. WONDERFUL COLOR RE VERSION minard's “I‘LLCSEL Heifers; Neurakiu Ten years ago the cost of. a trip from Central Russia to Tomsk. Sinberia. was $35 per rapitn; tar-day iat is only 39.. ' To Prevent is Better Than [0 Repentâ€" A little medicine in the shape of the won- derful pellets which are known as Parme- lee’s Vegetahl: Pill“, administered at. the ‘Froper time and with the directions ud- zercd to often prevents :1 serious attack of sickngss and save mam-y which would go to the doctor. In all irrcgnl :riries of the digestive organs they are an invnluui l- cirrective and by cleansing the blood they char the skin of imperfections. GREAT CHEAPENING OF TRAVEL. TRY IT. I | I Soinled moor-meangs should be ' washed in cold salt walbem apimt' of gsalt to a gallon) of water. a soft cloth being used instead of a brush ~in applying the wash. Water and Icorn meal will cleanse especially ’ bad places. a Although fit is the general belief, founded upon observation, that cyc- lists are yearly decreaslzxmgr in num- ber, the old riders chilm that while the faddfists have disappeared, there is an actunl increase in regular cyc- lists. \Vhelelmlen are no longer con- spicuous, (because they do not spend their time running up and down thei street to "show off," but a great many more wheels than formerly are used for purely business purboscs. The bicycle is no longer a. mere vehicle for plats-are, COMPETENT. . BICYCLE HAS COME TO STAY. PIANO 'KEYS FOR; CHILDREN. I was cured of Facial Nt-uralgia by MINARD'S LINIMEN’I‘. WM. DANIELS. Springhill, N. S. I was cured by Chromix: Rheumatism I mas cured of Acute Bronchitis by MINA-RD’S LINIMEN‘I‘. J. M. CAMPBELL. Bay of Islands. E UROPEAN EMIGRANTS. Thirty millicm persons left Europe during the century just clnfiing to seek their tortunes in other lands. ONE OF SIR WALTER'S LOCALI- TIES. Huwiok, Roxburgh county, Scot- land, the rwipiemt of Mr'.’ Andrew Carnegie‘s latest gift of a. library. already has some literary eminence. for the vicinity imbudes mow‘t of the scenery described in the MW of the Last MimstpeL off a cannon. What would you have. madame ? rc- Plied Dumas. in his most ingenuous tone. Everyone to his trade. I have been waiting for the general to fire .Why do you. not tell the general some of your witty stories? asked the biomass of the novelist in a. whisper. to a certain general who was disconâ€" cer‘ted by Duhnasi’ chilly manner. hea- by the young” Dumas, who did not enjoy a oer-min kind of lionizin-g. At a dinner given by Mme. Auberorn de- NeLer'LLle one evening he sat next {EVERY MAN T0 HES TRADE. The reoenx domth‘ or Mme, Amber-on do NerviLle, a well known Parisian hostess, recalls a :eply once made to Dodd’s Kidney Pills If you have Backache you have Kidney Disease. If you neglect Backache it will develo into somethin§ worseâ€"Bright 5 Dis- ease or iabetes. There is no use rubbing and doctoring your back. Cure the kidneys. There ls only one kidney medicine but it cures Backache every timeâ€" BACK= AC H E CH THE FIRING LINE. Tell the Deaf.â€"â€"Mr. J. F. Kellock, Drug ist. Perth. writes: “A customer of mine aving been cured ofdeafnesa by the use of Dr. ’ homas’ Eclgctric Oil, wrote to Ireland. telling his h-Iends‘ there of the cure. In consequence I recelved an order *Qsend halradozen by express to Wex- , N. Ireland. this week.” WON‘T WORK BOTH \VAYS. Give to a pig when: it grunts and achild when it cries, and you, will have a flame pig and a bad child. Thomas A. Edison's motto is: "Never watch the clock.” So devoted to his work is he that he frequently works 16 hours at a stretch without noting- the passage of time. Take Laxative Bromo Quinfne Tablets. ‘ tgfund the money if in {min to cure. E‘ smmuurc is on each box. m l Students of" heredity assert thatchil- (iron born of very young fathers and mothers never attain: sc vigorous a growth‘ of mind or body as those of older men and women, while children of old people are usually delicate, so- rioua and old~fashioned, manifestinga dislike for juvenile sports. from sentiment. By using them ydu not only aid your brother colonists, but you get a-bsolulely the best tea. Thom ‘uf you who drink Green Japan teas have a. revelation in store if you make the change. Blue Ribbon, Salada and Moumoon packets may be had from your grownâ€"Colonist. fiiunrd's iinimen In "the midst of danger, lasting friend- ships were formed. and you, ladies of Canada, have it in )uur power to ce- ment those bonds. The GreLn tens of Ceylon and India. appeal {0‘ you I...“ - _ “Should 01d acquaintance be for- not '2” The answer comes mechanical- ly from every :ritisher. Nor should new acquaint-am»: be forgot. Remem- ber. that on the bloody fields of South Africa your brave srfldier boys were on the firing line, flanked by 103111 Bri- tish subjects from Ceylon and India. Ladies of Canada Second threa tens gets it. \VIIY HE OBJECTED. Ferdyâ€"Ecr dad is trying to stave off the engagement. Algyâ€"H‘: has n. barrel of mancy, I suppose? First Boyâ€"4s your father as good as his‘ word? Ferdyâ€"Yes: and imagines I want to take the? slaves off the barrel. Only the man who can say: swings 31‘ in lh"(‘, " (-er go the dxy and thirst) land. used by mothers for their children tecrl. ng. ltsoo hes the child. softens the gums. allay: min. cures wind colic. and isthe best remedy for diarrhea. Sivan. bottle. Sold by all dmggists throughout, the worm Begun 33d Mk an " Mm. \Viue'nw's :‘ nfh' " q " It is only as long as God’s Sun shines on this world that it is fair. :Hindruncos ‘ure the ever-ascending rungs in the Iadda‘r God maks-s {or us. \thn there is sunshine in the soul there will be flowers and fruit in the life. FOR OVER FIFT» 11mm gun‘s: VWIXSLQWS SOQTfiING symrt’ _h35b331 Religion is not a. scheme to get good crops from poor sowing. Mgekness with God leads to might with men. With the idea of eliminating, to some extent, at least, disagreeable afflic- tion of seasickness, two Englishmen have devised a self-leveling chair. The chair is suspended from two rings working- in a framework at right angles to each other, and it is claimed the chair will remain level in the rOughcst sea. The idea. is also applied tO'berths. 'ro CURE A com) IN 03"!) DAY They Advertise Them selvesâ€"Immed- iately they were ofi‘ereti to the public, l’armelee’s Vegetable Pills became pop ular because of the good report they made for themselves. That reputation has grown, and they now ran-k among the first medicine; for use in attacks of dys- pepsia and biliousness, complaints of the liver and kidneys, rheumabiem, fever and ngue and nhe imiume 'uhle complications :0 which these ailment-ts give rise. The girl, looking the lady square in the was for :I moment before asking "Is it a private family, or are that; boarders? Boarders, answered the lady. Pick it up llllll put it back on the plate, firmly replied the girl. She was engaged. Suppose, said the lady, now, only suppose. understandâ€"Lint you wem carrying a piece of steak from the kitchen, and by accident should let. it slip‘ from the plate to tho floor, what would you do in such a case? to ask. A young woman recently answered an advertisement far a d'aing room girl, and the lady of the he use seemed pleased with her. But before engag- ing her there were SOme questions ~v uurrl] uun uauc. The Dawson Commission 00,. Limlted. Toronto EFFECTS 015 HEEEDITY‘ SELF-LEVELING SHIP CHAIR EDISON’S MOTTO. F03 AIJ'LB LANG SYNE. FIGS AND TH ISTLES. Boy.â€"Better. He often to whip me and then for- A SBIAR'I‘ ROY. Poultry, Butter: If you have any COrreSpond with us We want IOO CARI-DADS to supply our trade. , ‘ 10 All drunk“ L W. Groves, “All ‘, Eggs and other Produce. my addreu on receipt of two cent aLm n grew NV.- Addl'“, THE BU'H El \" HEW! OOQ'IM’ ,l-uj. ___. _.v_.' - lllII I." “:0“. 3i. Religioun Pic-tyres. Srimury uni menu. Educanonnx \V orka. M1111 prompt ntten tion .D. J. Saduer . PILE CURE Hotel Balmoral amour: mm; may; AVENUE HOUSE Sheâ€" N0, Charlev, I can't do thaf‘ but I “ill be your wink“ r; 1' lieâ€"Bertha, I am going to afik you I questiom which will Live a. lasting ety- feo‘t uporn my life as 'you ajaswer it; Bertha. dear, will yo“ bé a sister to me? ' J Hall's Catarrh (cure is :akominterxnlly.‘ 3nd 110m direi‘tly on thx blood anal-mucous mum of tho sysnem. Se d for mumpniala tree. 1“. J. CHENEY kC()., Toledo. 0. Sold by Dragging. 76c. " ‘ Hall's Family Pills a,“ the beef. Sworn to b presence. this “1 ‘uu; .- uu. LABS for each 1 that cann '0 c UATARRH Lu‘vgg. sm'rs 0 01110. Mr: «.1: TOLEDO. 83‘ ums “oux'nr. FRANK J. Cmmcv makes oath mar. he i awmor v1.11 nor om: ‘ firm or F. J. CHENEY a (20.. doxn bud“: gin the City of To:edo. C9gnty :1 Sum arm-emu, and that. said firm “'111 HEY lhe sun; of ONE HUNDRED DOL- LARD 101" each Hui every case of CATARRXI that munch he cured by the use or Hm‘s Currant: l n...“â€" STATE 0.011“) Manamaâ€"You know, Jami; when mamma whip: her littlgjxw sfie does ».t for his good. , Johnnyâ€"I wish '4 didn‘t think so much of me. f I SEAL. I auwuru, ugumess or we cuesn is relieved, even the worst case of consumption is re- lirved. while in recent cases It may be said never to fail. In is a. medicine pre- pared from the active principles or virauas; of several medicinal herbs, and can be de-\ pended upon for all pulmonary con}: plaints. Bickle’s Anti-C msumptlve Syrup stands at the head of the lisc for all diseases of the throat and lungs. It; acts like magic in breaking up a cold. A cough is soon subdued, tightness of'tbe chest i§ relieved, n‘vnu‘ rh- _. -__l- _ Prisoners in Morocco are compelled to pay tlm officzrs for their trouble 1-]: arresting and escorting them to jail. This plan makes the police watchful, and always alert for bus- mess. Miami's E injment for x330 ew-rywhere Does it say anything about how keep men awake in church after 5 get them there? Here's a sermon on “How to Ii Men to Church." Amateur phulographcrs Will appreb ciate a combined cane and tripod. ’. h. a: nunscopfi‘i-aa-al'erm sum“ head, the latter megg prfld “ith a threaded shank, to which a handle can be secured when the tr pad is folded. . MOVING IN THE MATTER. A gentleman, residing near Pâ€". dre‘w the attention of the councillors to a slough on the road as a great nuisance; but having never had any attention paid to his petition, one day found to his amusement two councilâ€" lors floundering in the mire when he addressed them thus: "I have often p6- titioned to your honorabbe body against the slough, but never had any attention paid to my petition. [now come forth to express my delight to see you at lust moving in the mat- ter.” 'hhere never was, and never will be. a universal panacea, in one remedy, for.ail ills to which flesh is heirâ€"the very natpre of many curatives being such that were i We germs of other and diflerently seated diseases rooted in the system of the patientâ€"what would relieve one ill in :urn would aggravate the other. We have. however, in Quinine Wine. when obtainable in a sound unadulterated state, a remedy for many and grevious ills. By its gradual and judicious use, the (miles: systems are led into convalescence and strength. by the influence which qu~ nine exerts on Nature’s own restoratives. ltrelieves the drooping spirits of those with whom a chronic state of morbid des- pondency and lack of interest in life is a. disease, and, by tran uilizin the nerves, disposes to sound an retres in; sleepâ€" ‘ imparts vigor to the action of the blood, ‘ which, being stimulated. courses through- ‘out the veins. strengthening the healthy animal functions of the system, thereby making activity a necessery result, strengthening the frame, and giving life to the digestive organs, which naturally demand increased substanceâ€"result, im- pruvod appetite. Northrop d: Lyman o! l'orcnto, have given to the public their superior Quinine Wine at the usual rate. and, gauged by the opinion of scientists. his wine approaches nearest rtection of my in the market. All drug sts sell it. COMBINED cm}: -131) TRIPOD. GOOD THING FOR POLICEMEN some hot countries ice is obtained in commercial quantities by setting shal- low earthenware pans of water? on the ground protected from; the find. Water in a shallow pan. in a Abel- 'tered place, will freeza even winnithc thermometer is above the freezing point This is due-to the rapid 106?: or [heat of the earth after nightfall? In k INCOMPLETE INSTRUCTIO: FOR ACHANGE QUEER ICE MAKING. FRANK J. CHENEY. flare met213:caéltxgagézx-IbedDiul m it on ' o r. A. . “' 3 . ‘WJ GLEASUN § - .A‘ofiaru Paglia. HE KNE W. Am» meme ox} Cure for Piies win In Monti-eat, prim Bu" Am. P. :1 .19“ was”. ’1 (. EL'L ' m «magi “an 'd'" 3 2'1 "affix-(cherub . lent. t"