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I ran: an. ft ‘ 5 I i333. ti'i‘lfiu H.227!“ f "g!" “nullity“;- Lu. are; «marina -».â€"a. *A..._. ‘ HOLIDAY Presents Both Useful and Lasting selection from our 1847 Rogers Bros. [PROVIDE vamhh 1m confirm { FOR CANDIDATE Much ace has been iven in the Ontario 8gross during thi last few PfOlCSSOf Descends 1200 days to the law that purports to , I Feet into the Inferno :say that a candidate for municipal lhonors cannot have his voters taken in vehiclcs to the polls unless the candidate himself accompanies the voter. In connection with this, which ”1 {would have a very marked effect on era of activity, such as that which 'the elections in this city a few days was ushered in by the historic erup- Vesuvius, the busiest volcano in e world, has given signs of a new DREALVESUVIUS: ' m when roar. -mâ€"hâ€"s. â€"- 3â€"- ~‘â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_ ..- Commencing on the 3rd Day of, January We take stock at the end of this month and LINDSAY, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8nd -~â€" ~â€"â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€".â€"â€"â€" .. Silver Plated Goods home, The Post interviewed ’l‘eading legal authority of the town Pocket Knives, Scissors, Carving Sets, Hockey Skates, Carpet Sweep- :opinion of the above interpretations 50f the act. He replied, “All non- :sc-nse,” and his opinioa seems to icoincide with that of all the reliable - authorities. l You can easily make a! ers, Perfection Oil Heat- The whole matter hinges on the meaning of the word “transporta- tion" in sub-section two of the act, §Section 188. which is given in full fibelow. This says that "Every per- json who provides or furnishes trans- !portation free of charge or at a di- ,minished rate to a voter ’ ’ shall :be guilty of a corrupt practice, and Iincur a penalty of $100." t l ers, etc. -~â€"~câ€" Meat Cutters and many other lines to choose from, which are sure to pleaseâ€"â€"all at close prices. If the word ”transportation” re- 1 fers to vehicles it would mean that . aflnmofl’s “alll'alhsmle ésupportm or a candidate could not guse their outfits in his interest on Kent~st, _ Lindsay ielection day. But, according to the best legal opinion, the word “transâ€" portation" refers only to railway ,trains, street ears, stages, etc., and Eis synonymous with provision (b) Isub-section one of section 188 of the act“ which refers more particularly MUNICIPAL ACT 3 to the candidate himself. The law as it stands should be in- A most important change in the terpre'tcd that all supporters of 3 Act governing municipal elections i‘fcandidate Who wish to aid him With ;1heir own or hired outfits can do so that which does away with the ne- iwithout committing a breach of the cessity for any candidate to make; act provided they receive no remun- the declaration necessary for qualifi-' 'eration, or make any agreement for cation personally. Formerly the un- remuneration in connection with avoidable absence from the munici-asupplying the outfit. The candidate pality of some eligible candidate a himself in this case does not need to would of itself disqualify him, 31- laccompany the voter. though he might- be “30181137 110111" Section 188, which aside from the: inated, and thus some Valuable mem- ambiguity explained above, her 0f “13 counCil might be put Outgfor itself, reads as follows: of the running through no fault of (1) A candidate who himself or his own. The Act says that when 'by any other person on his behalf any candidate is unable, through ill-land every other person who (a) hirâ€" ness, or absence, to qualify. the de-Zes or promises to pay or pays for a claration of any person haVing know-,comâ€"eyaDCe to carry a voter to or ledge of the fact that he can and ;near or from or on the way to or would, if present qualify, can he gfrom a poning place; or (b) pays taken in lieu of the personal declar- the travelling 0,- other expenses of a aim: of the candidate. :‘Voter in going to or returning from q. ._.____ o :8 SPRING SCALES ARE NOW BANNED speaks lwho for a valuable consideration proâ€" ivides or furnishes a conveyance 'knowing that it is to be used to carry a voter other than the hirer to or near or from, or on the way thelguilty of a corrupt practice, and 35°18nt18t9 ran. One Of the cil has been passed amending 8. tion that destroyed Pompeii and Itoday and asked him what was his polling place; and every.person f we want fixture room for the large delivery of Spring Import Goods. This Sale must sell goods and we are allowing Ten per cent. off all Winter Goods mu” Herculaneum in 79 A. D. A new “month" has opened up in th cr..t-.-, and is d-schargin, gas in vast quantities. In order to make accurate observations of the new lconditlons, Professor Alessandro Mal- ~â€"â€"-â€"~â€"~ A as well as â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€" 15 to 25 per cent. off Specials UNDERWEAR , I-w .. may mZONHOCUmw nmwl An assortment for Ladies. Money saved on every Vest bought The Regular 750 Vest for ........ 44s The Regular 35c Vest for ........ 25c The Regular 250 Vest for ........ 19c Don’t omit to call and see these. CORSETS The kind Ladies appreciate. “Health and Comfort” combined. The Regular $1.00 P.C. Corset for .................................... 89c pair “Di A” Corset, a very special line, for ........................ 68c pair All Corsets and Ladies’ Underwear Reduced BLANKETS in the Wool and Shaker Good large size, Wool Blankets. regular $3.50 for ............ $3-OO Big Shaker Blankets. good weiOht, pair ................................ $1.45 All Genuine Values mâ€"w-nww-urJâ€"vw-vu : v ., . l‘hev are Snaps. ’en into the wall by the explorers asl lthey descended and ropes attached to 'ladra, of the Vesuvius obserVatory,‘ fthese by which they let themselves; l l [with several companions descended; linto the depths of the crater and! Hook 8. rcmatkable series of photo-i igraphs. In doing this wori; the [scientists risked their lives. , l The Professor descended the crater! gto a depth of 1,212 feet, which is aI ;record for the exploration of active' ivolcanoes. With him was l‘ruicibois 5Max Shortz and M. Paul Jacobi. SThe descent was made along thel idown. g lsoatheast wall. Iron rings were drivâ€" ~ After long and perilous climbing. lthey found themselves on the floor, ’which is about a thousand feet from lthe crater's edge. It is strewn with lgreat blocks of rock that have been, Ethrown up by the volcano and con- tains numerous vents. In May last a 'part of the floor fell in and left a liuunei with a diameter of about 530! iroet and a depth of 230 feet. Later‘ {in July a “mouth" opened up at. :the bottom of this funnel. ' The most hazardous part of the' Essientists‘ undertaking was to climbJ gdown this funnel to the edge of the1 jmouth. The temperature within the: lfunnel was exceedingly high, and the? mzoâ€"anccmm C3 Come First Day. -- fumes discharged from the mouth: iwerc very distressing to the explor- 3ers. They were obliged to wear wet 'gauze over their mouths while they, lapproached the opening into the in, fterior of the volcano. At this point l i I ,‘they were 1,212 feet from the crat-g ler’s edge, and in the throat, if not; :in the heart, of the volcano. 5 A thermometer lowered into thel ‘mouth showed a temperature of 330I Zdegrccs, while that on the floor, iabovc was 80 degrees. The tempera- ifunicular railroad had been destroy- ture in the funnel was.somewhere be- fed.” @tween these two points. I In spite of this critical condition 3 From photographs taken by Pro- 5Professor Matteucci continued attire gfessor Malladra, it is easy to form .obserVatory. On April 9 he wroze: l . lStur eon Pomt pictures;rocks ceased, but the emission of {TLâ€"5”. norm. .llASONlC OFFICERS WERE lNSTAllED On Saturday night the r'cstn'a‘: if -‘aâ€" crushed poor Spartacus, whose re bellion originated in the crater of Vesuvius. 1 Any ()lw (‘zili [K9 it. Yet Kuhn-3V " I Able to Understand it. ~ The telephone business is not 131+ any other business on the fact; of {lit 3 earth. It is the most 1"‘leal'litlllt-E z: ____.‘ _ .0 ‘ . I ' ‘ . :St. John W’s d"l' Obsarve; ; o'» l. . . . . U . o r w .‘p r. u \‘ . , 'I'.‘ a u 3 _ LA An ~_,: . l . - . :13 taken from a distance of onl -s nd increased com letel nveioo-l combination a. sc..n.e “ml 1.451-“ , _ ' ‘ ‘ Weights and measures tegulatrous of 5511311 incur a penalty of $100, and, If it t ' f t f t t ,y l .8. f ' , p y e f. i l OURCl J ec e of human and mechanical, of wire and ; 313501110 Hall by the ”1513113th of h I 1 d Reve De artment and la voter. shall be disqualified from; wen yvmxl 8.6 rom he cra er Sling me and OI‘mlng a red mass tic-m wits. of highly skillod spar-inns”- 2L”; l the following Ofllcers for the ms;- t e nan nue p . .voting at the election; but this sub- smooth. The thick, stifling fumes that‘seven to ten inches deep Which car- the general mm". Ling war. makino some minor changes in the l , . . lbelch forth rise to a height of hundâ€"Iried desolation into these r‘evatea Sturfleon Point Council Was elect- Any little child can be [he engmew‘: ~_ ~ 5 Ieviction shall not apply to the car' Zreds of feet. h of a telephone talk train. Any m”, i “or. Bl‘o. ll. Brimmcilâ€"Wor. Bins. l i present toleration of error from 61‘ Tying of voters to the poll in a com; . i l Vesuvrus, as most people know, the earth created complete darkness follows;â€"â€" 1 of miles along the wire to its mm?” 3 l l aCt WClg'ht or capacity as fixed at ~vey3nce used by the candidate DC}?- the accepted standards for testing. Esonally on polling day. The amended regulations prohibit en- tirely the manufacture or sale (2) Every person who provides 0 of furnishes transportation free spring scales, except in the cases of charge or at a diminished rate to a ‘the ancient Italians had forgotten “II'Shocks were stronger and more fre- . t the kinds now In use for farmer's milk type. {like are or are not supplied, shall N0 “HOUSEHOLD” SCALE. be guilty of a corrupt practice, and? No weighing machine of any typeishall incur a penalty of $100 and, if i whateVer shall hereafter be admitted a voter, shall be disqualified from~ to 'verification as “family" or hoting at the election. “household” scales only. All weigh- (3) “ConVeyance,” for the purpos-Z ing wchines submitted by manufac- 'es of this section, shall include a! and lhorse, team, carriage, cab’, vehicle. 33 turers for original verification stamping must comply with the rec 'boat or vessel. gulations provided for trade scales â€"â€"â€".:..h__ . ' respecti . I th :;th;uaummti:ec::::raudn sic: CARD 0F THANKS machines of the combined spring and lever platform type, it is provided that the tolerations of error on ori- ginal verification shall not exceed eight ounces at the maximum capa- city, with twice this toleration subsequent inspection. -â€"---+-â€"â€"- 3 Children 91'? C AFORSFEI'E‘IcofiERRs l A aegwyft during this season by the __ ”A“-._...____..V_.._-c_m.â€"._____. _-__... _-h ‘â€"~h_â€" ~.V..._.__-_ _ __ those of my friends who gave me their way has been W HOLIDAY . GIFT Don’t you think thefollowing are about the right idea of useful as well as ornamental Holiday presents ? Easy Chairs Jar-denier Stands Morris Chairs Shir-I: Waist Boxes Library Tables Cedar Chests Book Cases China Cabinets Writing Desks Buffets Pedestals Kitchen Cabinets M. E. TANGNEY 25 Kent-st. Furniture â€" weighing voter to, or near, or from, or one . ice, sportsmen‘s spring balances, and the way to or from a polling place,‘were Paétumd m the crater, scales of approved and whether passes or tickets or the-large cities grew on the slopes. m..-â€" .A... {large craters at the summit that‘ I take this opportunity of thanking discharged with a terrific noise im-l and neighbors mense clouds Of steam dust, lapilli, :the Romans while quietly tending his aloe means much. For instance. those work during the and VOICamc bombs. Some of these’ ' past season and wish them all a very bombs were thl'OWn t0 3 height of éiatol's. He re'v'olted at the cruelty of at :happy and prosperous New Year. i4'000 feet above the top of the moun-- being forced to fight with men and Journey. l ALVIN JOHNSTON,itain. They issued from the crater at ,' ;a velocity of about 6,000 feet per A grand total of 1,700 miles of rail-leaccnd- 'roi s. Masses is ad lidin alon - = '. f r . . . ' gon o a g g g ed by acclamation tblg a te noon as baby can send its occinus hundreds .ter. . . . . _ Wor. Pro. 1". \l‘efs*:r-'t1. Pa? lhas had long periods or inaCthIty.i11nt11 7 O'CIOCk- Several blocks Of' Reeve, JOS~3ph Brown. at the other end. And )‘et, a; the ‘V st ) ‘ *' .. “Before the historic eruption of 79lstone broke Windows In the observa- Councillors, J. D. Flavelle, J_ M. Ul).3U.l‘} end of the telcphon-, no»; er - ' - ‘ - . - V . " '.‘~', master of L:-‘:.-‘ ’ . v_* 7- 2-3... OHA- 1)., It had long been so quiet that :tory. Last night the earthquaie knOWlson, A. B. McIntyre, J. P. . 2"“ “h.“ { La? - ,. l B” G- “- He“ “I‘M “~ch ' ‘ phone seicnce, can c-Aplam or (w. , Bro F. Morganâ€"Junior Wardor Ryley. w) comprehend some of the phC’Ilt"Y:l(.’li : B , Q “ r, l: ‘ J“ about its volcanic nature. Cattlesquent than yesterday and displaced of a telephone exchange. m- “- Pdt-i‘v “TWP-Shra- ' ' r ,l ' r ':i ‘ "'33'1: - V "f ”fl-Shh :‘ andfthe seismic apparatus. ‘iesterday z.f-, I‘iuis \ ." lumen.-. I once 35““ “t‘““‘a“°§r}(‘r“95~ . Bm- 3' C“ (0 “*1 «meta 3’- . ‘ . .. ' . ..,.,.»..r. ' » v ' ; s -. {temoon and this morning torrents of i Here i; a trained wliir-‘i lms 2M] E193:12:11:222251222:2‘21;“”3“?'K 1 Pro. 1.. R. hnghtâ€"Senor EUan.h_ . . y A A; ,. 4 . . .aeu ‘ xx ‘ 0‘ 1 ‘ A . . uuuuu £5. . A ‘ ‘ "r _ 1 r .‘h Prior to the great eruption of 1631 .sand fell.” l of great. use in rpmming gym-5,5 ”c; replied: "Why, of my,“ not. NULM: . Bro. In J. (arew Jun.o Teacon. a similar period of quiescence hadi Vesuvius has changed its form !, furniture: Wet lll“ part “"121 “537-7 1 does." I also 351(1),; Mr. 1.3mm 3.4.3,... 3 Bro. F. I). Lee-Inner Guarc. . . . . I , . ‘in Y‘ -' nine.“ . . _..1 ... . "i -y .. _~ ,; :- 1’ _ reigned. Theocrater was hve miles in H n times (1 - h .,,. n it I water, double. .. pl‘ce of h own .11,“ er 1]: he could 0kpla:.l Lhatl.) .“ 1.4 l BIO. lhos. Wish fielho, bxw . . f a . . .113. y , an IS now c i- sin, . :five of St): “11103; they: 5303.5 1.. m “it-314' happened in a lt‘lcpilor‘.“ transmuflor ‘ard. ;c1rcum erencc, and filled wrth animal again. In ancient 13,0an -.ime:. the . water and lay it on It”, dent. ““3’."'-‘:“' and he re plied: "No. 1 Hm, l‘. 3. a F Bro F W \lo ms Jun“ g, " ' ‘ - « r '~ -" r.‘ ,. .. . . .. . -â€" '12: . , :11“! and ‘egetatwn- :volcano stood 4.000 feet high, but warm (notl not) "a“;fld “T,” Lt. greatumystery n.-.:-.-:. a. to... o. 9 rd 3“ ~ 0? Vesuvius was m u quiescent stat I - - moisture ias cvapor L‘ - . .. .. ‘a . e .the eruption of 79 A. D. blew the to . , . . . :- «p. years ago. _ . l . . ' bruises are “Ct gone, repeat [“8 1:. ’ Think of the roan-i". of l t 1:» ; Bro. Jas. hesblttâ€"Tylcr. is an intricate neluml; ii' uircs z... disks and electric cuyrorm- and cl. : tric lights and keys 5.3:) jacks an i from 1848 to 1871. In the latter yearlaghes and reduced it to about, 1,000 CESS. You will find this very goo-i], remarkable eruption t°°k :lace. ifeet. and if the surface of the furniture )5 The cone split in many directions,l not broken the dent will disappt‘m V. Wor. Bro. A. Millsâ€"Chaplain. R. Wor. Bro. J. B. Beggâ€"Director . The crater of the old dormant ‘cl- . .. - . ' and the mountain ..sw‘eated fire," ‘cano was the scene of one V. the‘ and mumâ€""- bells and cords and (“kg ”m m, of Ceremonies. This cracking of the cone Was ac-i ' " ' ’ The Moe chanism is so delicate that ii is: 3 Wet. Bro. S. Johnstonâ€"Organist. gmost stirring dramas in Roman his- ‘w° gtoryâ€"the fight for liberty of the tually operated by the slfsli‘e. At the close of the Ceremony 3 sound. It is not so: in “101101) l - ‘ u _ f steam or gasoline, but by treat? Ihanq et “'33 held, and addresses 0 The slight vibration of the You: .a high order were listened to. cords is actually the POW“ that P“: “+â€" hair-1:3; telephone mechanism “VIRTISE DI THE PuST ‘A telephone sysmm is an in; __ __ mouse and widespread mechanisiit r . voice machinery. There is nothin- else like it. It stand-s by itself as : marvelous thing which any one 03‘ ! l companied by the opening or In Africa. the leaves of certain spe‘ ' - of aloe rovide material for how- gladiator Spartacus. A Thracian by l Eli-lugs, hairlmocks, fishing lines and birth, Spartacus had been seized by ropes. With the Mohammedans the who have returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca hang it over their doors as a sign that they have made the great ‘flocks and sold to a trainer of glad- “ For the Blood is the Life. " WHEH fill it- ll l7, .”_ ,wild beasts in the arena and with. a ilrand of seventy followers fled to the Aeroplane Poison. - . . 7. u 1' ‘. '3 . {crater of Vesuvius. The Romans xnt He was a wag and “'33 a spectator use and which nobod} «371 “W“ i! 9 :5 under construction in’ 4t the eruption of 1906 Professor la small forCe to capture hir bat he at an aeroplane contest. stand. 0 he“; 3‘ . . ‘ I - - r __ Matteucci, the leeCtol‘ of the Obser- ldes‘troyed them “That’s a terrible poxson that S H Yfl '- With anydircasc (2.40 no intent": hiya 3 ‘ ° ' "3" '3) one. . b, h E .s , fut o- r .: ,_,, -" va-tory to which Professor Malladra; - - h' d d . _l , . . She Imbunid ‘ , $2,,‘hmczlmc,°,e:fy at?“ b, ‘7. . .came to 10m 1m BVGI'Y ay an 111 hi) to no one in particular. ‘ , . q, . are to‘d at s H, Ba” PM _ e ' ., 1 belongs, gave himself up to whatap-l . .. , o. - 9., . d Extraordinary clones. . f. g, 3‘” min. ..."_" _. P-eegvorcao ...., .9 . _ tCreased hls army. VS hat a It called . Inqulre an ll raclel‘ and explous 0f 11 E’J'i kind, Pacegmovd Pu aer,l.t~.cuu-.\ . . , .3 peared certain death In order WI . elderlv gentleman beside him. the c a. ‘0 “0’ , corrects, - -. :«_- . The Roman praetor Clodius was .. J ' - desperado. the leader of a ”an; 0- :, ,,., ;,,.,.,.,... .,.,5 . - , make all possible observations. On! 1: ' st S t ‘th I Why, aeroplane poxson, of eight in‘eruation'll thieves who are a r... 7'. . . , .. l" , L “‘ . \ , .. " ....... 5. April 7 he recorded: isen giggltlloo pal-(333.5 W1 :2! ”Rich dfigleV-iiieasclggfl gill“; G in prison in Frat-co. A: one time (F: 2-; u - I‘m . lus u 1‘ t 0 a - r . ' ' ' \n ; > .' ‘ ~.. '31:: "‘ “‘ i; The neighborhood of the observe-la y , ' me“ ~ . g a e ‘ .. Q . .. v" - n she kept small Lur .n LondonJ . or... t a l I .hould say to. Jerked out t e , ,. u g, - , . the ent from the crater Wlth part . ' , Eng, where she used to tel. fortunes . g lto-ry 18 completer covered wrth lava. f h' f r e d (1 (led th Juvenile wag. b - hrds tier 1,"! Yopach l‘ow- iii ligredic : z: a . . v u _ . r ”O . org. ‘ g 5 y .- . 1 _ ,j ..."!, '2 Incandescent rocks are being thrown .0 ' 19 ' 0 C , a? then eEf‘en e I And no“ much would k1“ a per- 3): was that of ringleader of n I arfifi.':l;1iz:d .. .' E5 [crater 111 pursmt 0f the rebel. SP8!“ I son?” went on the questioning one. e t ' ‘ ' ‘ ' ~ . . . CAll b: relied on t.» . 71.36" .i i _ 1.. 20* '1m:'.‘.‘,’ '.’ ., hand of thievcs, and after having: to leave London Sil‘) was l'..;.:'<€ in Paris and many provincial towns, where the gang committed jewel robberies. One of the robbers was i a butcher by trade, and stolen sow-lei :- 2:010”, othiVilgois’gggl Sfe::,aa:dlgf:lli:gf itacus and his men climbed the walls back form a large cone. Thenoise of' the explosion and of the rocks strik- Untrustworthy. in: together is deafening. The ground ' “I‘m glad i refused that man. He's 'is Shaken by Strong and continuous; After this Spartacus collected an untFlISlWOI‘thy." seiSmic movements, and the seismic army of 100,000 men and overran “Why do you say that?" instruments (that record the time, ' Southern Italy. sacking many of its ”He vowed he would pine away and - - . . d' if i turned him down, and now direction and density of earthquake Fprincipal cities. Spartacus defeated “:31, no“. fat he has grown."â€"Louls- “Oh, one dropt" came the. retor . Then that particular group be- came the less by one. ,. '1. _. of the crater by means-of the vines,‘ then Roll on the Romans from shovel and destroyed them. ' often reached Paris embedded in butcher's meat consigned to his car-3. The girl was finally arrested. :11: while in prison site set to work i better her face against the cell wall. n L) R ' . 0 :1: ___ F ' “1"3'?‘3?i¢' a» , iazarebc‘: 4 ."i .$.:..' by u'. r: in! ‘5 ~ ”4'“ Still.‘ 3: £113le Bii‘iéwi JD pOSed to the shocks. The telegripli Lucullus from Asia and Pompey seedandwhat we sow wereap. Watch is interrupted, and 11’. its Defunct; Lug troy“ Spain, and n them; togemerllv‘u; Qiflbr‘n.‘ -hfiWâ€"“aâ€"‘o l . . ' - , 'n rder to change her a cannon ,Wn b ‘ ‘ " £movements) threaten to break. It Ione Roma/n general after another, la ville (.ourier-Journul. ghoofimmd‘ed hm. teeth dis‘if-ned her I f \ , : lwill be necessary to abandon the eluding the important Crassus. Fin- _ mouth, and damaged new?” so , rm -. \kfif’qfl%2 observatory, WhICh 18 very muchex- ‘ally the Roman senate called back Life is a garden. every thought is a severely that she almost, succeed-ed. 5,“ .utJREs [113" j; in hcr object of rendering herscl ..-..,, "a , . 7. ', kuauyvouuuusc‘. so“ 54“; ugh... o. ~v~~ ._.... u, .. â€";.--.- Dissatisfied men been discovered," he remarked amia \â€"'-â€"â€"â€" /‘-- -» ”m1;