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'ExmooffllonoI-nm (Mouton (N. B.) Transcript. Feb. 17.) grantn trad t. Then is fair reason for supposing {naked no pro! hat public opinion is gradually being The financi: meted to recognize that an im- tercoloniaarna ortn‘nt step towards improving the 11:; p83};:: tput on the Intercomnial Railway or. the same expenditure on wages is deexfeaee the number at employees had: advanced years preclude their iv'mg a. return in physical toil or chanios’ skill, eqilal to that of heir prime. 15'...â€" -â€" _-v-_‘ 7,, but a little more than five feet‘back An average of fifteen birda were kept from the muslin front of the house. An average of 15 birds were kept in each otthese 6 by 8 portable houses all of last winter. The muslin door was thrown open every‘ day for a, Ion; aZtime as poseifi theifrbnt hing protected 'by ; I wire 01-- hr. Tm door was only: closed during the day} when it stormed hard and blew directly into the front of the house. ‘ At: night with tbs door clos- ed the Sir could work in through the v;uyâ€" v.--_ --, Water will treezeln thesa houses any day when the temperature falls below 20 degrees above‘ zero outside. The (owls roost on perches placed: above a droppings board 21-2 feet from th: floor. a_nd_tha {gong roost is , r_‘L--I_ hat the south: win,- , down olfmy PO 7!! buildings did got remain yide open. trons day; 1:; til dark. I ' none: "had again bi ‘ auxin. the entire winter. and the egg ld was excellent, better. than the 10 133mg; of breeders inthe some see- gion were able to obtain, while the exceptional fertility and fine hatches obtained were most gratifying. Two pens or breeders *wene housed in an ordinary poultry house with WW8 to the south. The windows (1 this house were seldom closed, all ‘ winter, until after dark and were al- 1 ways , thrown wide openL at daylight ‘ each morning. ‘ Two other. pens were kept in. small portable houses 01 the shed-roof. type, 8 by 8 feet, and with water-proof muslin fronts. No (class in cm portable houses, just anemtim Iront. 6 by 7 feet. of: muslin broken. only by the thin wooden strips used for door frames. The “galls of}: these buildings are inch meshed pine, painted. but not covered with “hi sheathing material. M ro‘bf’ic‘ inc pine ooyered with a: rooting fabrieg The floor is gravel raised a ,few\ inches about ground level and cov- ered with straw. . Water will freeze, in these houses 01m? PENSIONS 0N lNItRCOlONIAL n‘..v Wâ€"vâ€" the enhre Willee't,Was: tfiey were only allowed, out: on bare groundlam} durâ€" * How 'shau this ugdoner There are Lrnly two course sopen for. adaption. ' The first is the dismissal on mem- ployees‘ who have paaad a. given agq t public opinion will justify revolt ailnst that course as being based pen a. soulless ingratitnde. The gov- .rnment at Canada has employed been men in the years of their high- st physical strength and mechanical bility and it would be ungrateful ow to throw them aside like 'a. squeezed orange. The liberal party £100 is indisposed to act unjustly. al- though the overwhelming majority d the three hnnrlted employee: at the I. C. R. who have passed the at limit were the appointees of their Conservative pm?! and there- Im are compelled t9 Methane ang- {in}; Emilia mat. The birds ap- peared to be comfortable at all times, were aaldom out of the‘houae duriqg ed emp’ oyees on the pay roll, rather that: dispense with thgir servmes un- Just 3 _ the burden of hejpin; to mamum “900 8- vension llsLths large, number °1 336 dmen now in the railway; em- Pfioy and towards which pgnnion'uod tho probable 'pensianetu have. never cantnbuted. But there must be a‘ start. How then can it be made! Th. exiuin: °mployees. may, man wanted to con- “abut:I towards a ' In“ Which shall come intoo ratiod at u when future time, but m1 ti. Punt proposed and profit. {m manicure anterior t1: thfi tmh Md lofl Tb hunt! #505.“ and may be accumulated)“ mm. Wheat: upon the ow t physical st bility and it: ow to throw Thé alternative course 'u- to estabâ€" lish an old a go pensionlnnd gamut- od with the 1.0. R, ,_ There is reason for believing .that Uh Hon. Mr. Emmerson. 'u warning: of Railways and Canals, and also hm Deputy Minister, . Mr. Butler, are strongly favourable to a, pension p110- poeal as dean-able beforp m3 mxk at Plum; the Intercolonia! Raglway up- exceptima Two P“ an a sounder, permanenc'baqia 0311,60 a1“'(I'lnplislm<‘l. . - - ‘ But the difficulyes in relation to ‘ Pi'nsion- plan are greater intha “Affine than in tbeloperation. Why? Ber/anaâ€" it would be metal: to thrpw won’the new or yonwr employee 113 the mosé 70! theth the house was surrounded. by, deep snow. nu Yield no Fertility. Good. ‘ ymfihpeejfl " w 7 mitt..,mtmm \ | .â€" m m“ m lm was exceptrmll: good and never. I“. i . IT ”I?“ ! Nougat: 1 mt‘ Hugh lat. . ““sz 1i fist/r ‘ d melewwpen ,iq’; to Although lags” waster ‘wahwxoep- :‘hety “ ‘ mm: ; ’ a“. nanny Ioevere in eastern Massachus- 9:13, there were not more than two or three days that the south win- dawn or my pouitry madam m not win wide open tron; daylight da- ti; dark. I never "had a my build sum the entire winter.end the egg yield was excellent. better. than the majority of breeders in the same sec- tion were able to obtain. while the exceptional £ertility and fine hatches mama were most gratifying. Two pens or breeders ‘wem housed These portable been. were located in one or the most windy planes in eastern Mmaohnoettq, and . the temperature last winter on" room 60 degrade 1V0 to do, , below are, often. 3 in; .t {mgr I in Inrtyeeight; m from; dead can to high wind in the some time. During . Jenner,” and February egg. (rem the birds in these small, prac- ticalle open portable houses averaged Irem'90 to 95 per: cent. strongly ter- tile. and gave most excellent hatches of strong, sturdy. healthy chicks. Most of these chicks were reared out of doors 1:: Februaryend March with 3. ‘Wpounm Minimum grants from the railways, but’ that make- no pi'ovieion for ,the present. ' The financial condition of the In- tercolonial Railway obviously does not permit! its agpreeent bearing any new obligation of this class and western public opinion is so hostile toi ncreaaed expenditures on the In- tercoionial 3311an an to. mute the solution increasingly difficult. Such being "the case it would furâ€" ther seem that the maintenance of the} pensionatnnd gorgt first yearp of its roperaitim must tal Wholly “pop some ‘soureee of. rennin“ ther- an the‘employeerthem'selv if. sitisf tion us to be given and grievance be nwoided. . _ . K - - -,L,.‘ A41. vv'r-W , er aired except asrthe attendant goes In and out of the door), that are sweat boxes when the sun shines and reservoirs of cold, damp; deathly- ohilling {out aim aihnight or on cloudy. days. Such quarters will breed sick- ness and losses greater than any evâ€" er e‘xperienoed by the farmer. who lets his birds range and roost where It has already beenpointed‘ out that the revenue of. the £0.11;de not permit of it:- assumimz such an obligation at present. How then shall it be met? It issuggested that for t given tel-mo! years the Domin- ion itself shall start this pendant fund and bear the same as a. charge upon the general: revenues or the country. It the Dominion does not assume this obligation. the establish- ment and operation of the fund will necessarily be indefinitely postponed. But if the Dominion undertakes. to bear the change 0'9 pensioning exist- ing aged employees for a givem term at years, it will help thereby to place the I. c. R. upon a solid business! basis with a certamty o! the guil- way much more rapidly thin other- wise being able to sustain its pro- portion at the fund ultimately from the revenues of the railway. But Wham is the praptiee elsewhere! Much has been said about‘ the new contederation as Australis successful- to the subjeotd i .‘1 g, Q n la! There is a willedifierenee be- tween {owls roosting; in the open, on trees and (capes, and those protected by a 'root and surrounded by tight 'walls on three sides. It is just the difierenee between discomfort, and comfort“. You can’t 'eget good re- sults from uncomfortable fowls. The birds are well‘ protected with 81 heavy coat 0! feathers, and if given. reasonable protection from thewea: that and plenty of fresh air, to sup- ply the life-giving oxygen needed for heat production within their bodies, they will lbe comfortable. Fowla roosting in: the trees in the winter Ware; otten miserable and objects, ob pity, but some of the most :miserable Ibecimens I have ever seen have been those cooped up in tight houses (nev- .I,_1. va-â€"v- 1y opening} igovérnment. railways and some entice are disposed to claim that Australia tarnishes an example (or Canpda to fouo‘w.“ ‘ ’ u .., »A_g“ they list. 1V5 Vinnyâ€"- uv â€"vâ€"â€"v v. In Victbria. Australia. it: would seem that the pensions and gratui- ities to railway employees are.not included in thelworkingexpenne'. In his report for the fiscal year endins June 30th, 1905; for the Vieboriin Railways , Commission.'nr. Thomas Tait, the ghmigman, under the head- n__.a...u:~. 0’ no otlnr. protectiois than that af~ torded by an individual outdoor broader. and made a h'nzhly aatislacâ€" toryrecord. -I(l {1‘} Use Fresh Air 3Sensibly. Some persons who witnessed this experimentâ€"tor the test “was made with a. view «to‘ seeing just what the ‘mults. of such treatment would be â€"asked me why 1 did not" return to the old method of letting the fowl: roost in the trees it fresh air was what \wastdeaired. Such a uestion gs scarcelj‘woitmangngver becadse lt shows; thait the? ope‘ vd‘ho asks speaks wlthonf first givinz’thou'zfit tag a: "Pensions and Gratuitieg says aa‘tollowa: ' I I _ _ _-‘-:‘.d u uâ€" -'--v w "The amounts paid tor pensions “and gratuities, which' are not "included in the working Expenses. “were £89,703 and £12,953respeot- “ively U‘tota} 01 £102,666; as com- "pared with £83,512 and-£17.02£ re- “speotn'nly. a total of £100,536 101'. “the prom year. . . : "Tho number a: officeralnd em- “plom 1n the I‘larvicg at tn. “80th June. 1905. entitled to pen- “aion or compensation on retire» “ment, was 2,186. a rednotzon of "no «unpareiwith the *preeedg' um! Mt” ' ‘ ‘ The pant of the whole quotation. will but seem in that than PEN"- ~___-_.A_1 . ._ g ¢ lawns AND GRATUn‘ms . rear INCLUDED IN THE 3 ' ING EXPENSES. . ‘ The matter is on wort ‘ . thoughttul consideration. a: § :pmal in a broad minded ’3; Ban. Mr. Emmet-son. by hi: All! "GIT!" OF BEING TESTED ' BY All. HOUSEKEEPEIS m m M and m by Pro- urved for um I! a: tow} is steamed instead of boil- ed the (layer. is better preserved ahd the ,flesh is Just‘ugtexyder‘..\ A at solution of vinegar and wgter efficacious in factoring the color otblank lace that has grown rusty. Rinse in oolfee. then iron while damp. with a pine. at flannel laid on: it. One at the best and simplest. remo- diea for. hoping the hands white and soft in by bathing them daily in tepid water in which has been mixed halt a teaSpoonful of. the heat glycerine ind rose wfiter. ‘ g . Turpentine is the host preventive for moths. Saturate pieces of brown paper with same. and place in boxes. To boil eggs withont‘tho risk of cracking. hold them in a spoonful of boiling waten before immersing them, A little salt rubbed on the teeth is not; only very cleansing, but mp3 thc teeth white. and it also hardens the gums. \ c cm of m In Toronto. Some valuable infiormation in reg gard to the coat of living: in Toron- to was given during a discussion on the wage question at h meeting held To1tréngthen’ the hath no flat on the stomach with the teet kept on in the City Hall last week. One ker gave 'the tollowing estimate at the cost of maintaining a work- ingman's tamily. consisting of ,‘five members: Meat. 100; broad. s30; milk, $20; potatoes .812; butter. s36; trait and, vegetables. 3-10; tea. 88; wt, 815‘; 9883, 3‘12}. final-3‘23. Nine women out at ten have one shoulder Image: than the other, read- ing. writing; drawing, and sewing tending towards this; regular physn- cal enemas is ‘the cunefor. this. Stool: m 7â€"Dx: Broad. V.S.. has purchased Dr. McAlpino's' line big bag nape. '-â€"Uxbridge Journal: The officials at the Sutton fail Initial-e nothing it not enterprising. They already .n'c bills out announcing a stake noc- Icu' threegyear-olds on' the aeo'c 0nd day of the Fair, Sept. 28th. It an egg is cracked, wrap it in grease-proof paper. tie it round with string, plates in. boiling watér. and than it ‘wfll’cook quite safely. the £100; and the arms folded inross the bank; endeavor. to raisa' the upper part a! the body as high as possible. 3225;051812; boots and shoes, $30; insurance, life and tire. and dues. $50; coal and wood. 860; clothing. 380; house tumi/curg. 820; rent. $15 per month 8180;:total 8780. And. this, he said. meant nothing more than a ham living. nolggmnoe ‘be- 'Fenelon Falls Stag: Mr. George Junkin, of Red Rock. purchased a very fine stepper aw W; A. Fanning’s sale in Lindsay [as tweak. Mr.Juuâ€" kin refused. titty dollar: on his barâ€" gain two days later. , -Horscs will be, a pretty stilt price by seeding time, from present up- pearances. Farmerg who_have Jyjoid- 17. {Ewan {or 603m: bills or other incidental expenses. ‘ 15., 5.. What €510 he awakened his lath- oait-Four oclouk. 6. What “age“ hither fire him. in pan- Weddell-rod. 7. What this made the bay. dblâ€"Hop. 8. The name of his sister's .young man and what. he wrote it with ' â€"Johnquil. 9. What he, being single. often lost â€"Bechelor buttons. v 10. What canciea did he bring to Us ryrâ€"Bnlttemnpe. 11. What did he do when he popped the question tâ€"Aster. 12. What ghastly; traphy did he ' bring to Mary Iâ€"Bleeding heart. 13; What did she say to him when he knelt below yhe: Lâ€"Johnny- 3. A fiavg L His mvor Immput. 5. What‘tijm 6. gmpiagl: 1311mm.- 7. What thn 8. The mum ’â€".â€"_â€"â€". v_- _v ad to the perauulnp prices of'tho buyers are finding it difficult to ['0‘ place their work horses except at: flood (mum. ; . \ â€"James Btnoluir. V. 8.. at Canning- ton, has just gotA togothgn I gum)! itiâ€"vfitwtâ€"eén'ie'a‘; hot?” for railroad Work in ttho West; All a ht” at the lot are blank. he has dub d it the “black shipment mu and. “Av-v”. . of The white: is on worthf thoushttnl conaxderatlon.‘md of is pmal in a broad minded "spirit. '1‘ Han. Mr. Emmeraon. by hi. one” in restoring the equilibrium between SIGNS AND GB ‘ Wffl'mm ,3 Entu't'unera cl mall parties. or club: who are holding social enn- mt which up next: iifimfigxdé t Rewi‘nufiofl im- in Questions ind‘ mun :: 1. The maidens name and color or bar hairâ€"Marigold. 2. An adjective which suits her, and he! bmtzher’a nameâ€"Sweet Wil- Ham. 3. 11?: favorite agar} in vintexzz -â€" Showbnll. x ) 4. 1159 favorite maid! instrument- “7' Mr 'm 61 than .-- ha; tag-Mg, hen lea v in; t-mp-not. to Mary;.?â€"â€"Sweet pea. What shall we say to them in concluded 3â€"Lite-.£orexer. . hump-“fl . ,W'hnt did’sheigiye hing 3â€"_'1fnlips 'Whif was réhevin his absence 1â€"- A mourning bride. What tragrnnf latter did; be send 'l‘o vihom did'she 1:3pr him 3â€" mm um um. IN.“ N THE WORK : 4. Every engineer who ahajl be in lncharge at any steam plant m ‘r'nnder the provisionia~ or thin A'et at i'the time it comes into force or my {engineer who but had two years‘ exâ€" perienee and who applies belore the expiry of one year, shall. npOn prov- ing his character and upon payinz the prescribed fee. receive a certifi- cate tor the term of two yearn. and isnch certificate must be mngwed Iron: time to time as it expires. pro- vided, however. the board ehgu have power to revoke any certificate upon proof of incapacity. drunkenness or improper conduct. A ,I, L¢__,_ID jth‘Tp pnhlno quite as much u 1: win June the statue of 'tha engineer - The proposed license bill will bear {th‘e closest. mud or «mutiny, by logis- Jakors, m‘anutaotnrerg. the . gonna public on the augment-3.10 tapas-ont- ‘th engineer’s attit and Ontntio fen'gineen m may 0 “and by it. .They challenge honest criticism from 'any source. They believe in this :coixnpulsory agitation. not mean.” it .is. a. tad. but because the] know it in. dead right. . ' . DBAF'B OF PROPOSED BILL. _ An amendment to an Act respect- ing Stationary Engineers, Victoria 34'. Chapter 141. Revised Statutes. 1897. Chapter. 31. annggl 1891. 6117 tho engineers of Ontario Were merely working in a persons! can. 'by night. ha has «zoo-Lin this business. But a. bompnlaory license '1“! is recognized as a manure whmh illit ever gets a. chance to yut this .Pnovinee in {he samejino of progress with other provinou, Vi.” safeguard . ‘By and with me consent»: the ‘â€"â€" 'LieutaGovexgxor-ciln-Coum: ‘nnd by: 1“ Lady at m m E!- iand withteam'an conscnto ‘ mama-um the Legislative Assembly 0! the Proâ€" . . .. - . ;vince of Ontario, be it. enacted that T.Pe.terboro.‘1‘xmcs. lufleraay. I'm: this act be amended by expnnginz xmuiwu‘ngen an outhnc ofin cun- all 0: it up to the words. "9mm; \‘ersatxon m the house at a young vote" _in section: 13 thcmogfind' the. lad-y from Lnkefield‘. who attended .3llowmz b“ 1039““ m hen them the recent Foresters carnival. It»: .: _ story. told b a guest at the 'oun' 1. The Lient.-Govcrnor-inâ€"Counc_xl ladies' tavher’Is house. runs tut-(g; b or over unless such person holds e certificate under. the prmsione of the .Act. and any person who shall he gouty of operating, or any employer who shall employ any person to oper- ‘ate a boiler contrary to um: Act shall be deemed to have committed a mis- demeanor and shall, upon confiotion. be fined not less than â€"â€" dollar. 34:11:01; more than -â€"- dollars for each offence. ' ' 1. The Licut.-Governor-inâ€"Coum§l appoint a board comimgos a chair- man and â€"- members. [or the purâ€" pose of examining , applicants and granting of certificates to an perâ€" son. Operating steam boiler; 0‘ 50 horse-power_or over. ' "3. Itmshall be unlawful for. any person to 0111910] an engineer to take charge of aA boiler 91 50 hot-armor l" V'vâ€" ........ 5. Any person. who feels himsel! aggrieved by the decision’ of the Board 0! Examiners, shall have the right (upon notice being given to that effect) to appeal to the Mini:- ter at Agriculture. . 6. All candidates {or certificates. except as provided for in' a'eouon e. ahell furnish evidence oi their rgood character, and of. having at least three y'eare' experience. either u u- eilbente in an engine room. or boiler room. or as having full charge, and shall anhmit‘to each examination. written or oral, as the Board may determine. __ _ 2. It shall be unlawful [on any per- son to operate any boiler of 50 horse- power on over unlqsa be has a certifi- otte, granted under the provisional this Act. g - '_ - 'n central committee interviewed the thiater of Agriculture on this sub- mt. They zot some assurance end :- hope that the desired bill might be put throng]: u a Government mena- pm. They have since learned that ,the hill must go through the Prim Bills committee in the astral way. To this end they are mu working. and intend to work. 7. All certificate- shall at all times be exposed to View in some conspicuous place in the boilen 0: en- gine room, and the failure to expose name will he prima tacie evidence at the lack of qualification under; the ed'. to pass the required nxgmmntioa. 101301: 1400 op‘tid‘nal oertdicatea hum ’ime been issued. At the wagon or 1903 the engineers approached tho insulators tor a comyulaory licens- gow. They were turned down. In 1904 they went at it again. Partly through tho efforts 0! the Mannhe- tnrers' Association they were again mpulaod. On the 22nd fl Novem- hcr. 1905, a deiogatiog regreserxtro; HWTWBAR‘GAI N S ! Fm' Tm... Port Hope Timéa: Mr. G. W. Jones. 0! Newlonville. was in town on Satâ€" urday to: the purpose of omnixlng a local telephone line (on Hope and Clarke twuhlpn. Luau bun already been bulllh' tram Oronn. Pontypool Lad Newtonville, and the ob (1 ll to build another lino into ope town- ahlp inch ¢mmotl6n with Perl: Bofpo. Mr. Jones chum"! the name: o! it- teen to hunt: [W911 Man; "a l???" flmfif‘fififi“ "" 331 at mam will M smug“ film mm :1 attention in 11w ulna Mm tram tone to own». For hm» who w M email-not 1; mm E "In tbs UN 1' Mi HIM ‘0‘ ' t 1' m3}... mi mm .9 $3535. {53: Iron of tho rupee-II M m for the” The Stationary Eastman at 0n- toxic are on]! in 3 outs of enactm- oy over. o Compulsory License Law. Things are moving. The engineer- Ehin Province have been tiring upon thin proposition, never more today trimly than of late. . t In 1890 the Logiolétum was first approached on this now historic mat- tot. The agitation fell flat. In 1891 tho engineer: went At it again. Thu time they got an examining bond which was given power to grant oer. mama- to all eumeou who wish- my. 8. All fees for examination shall not exceed 8â€" and all renqwal fees shall not exceed 8â€". ‘ ‘ WED m7 TO THE I flew in the nutshell history otooln- pnlsory 1W agitgtjon up‘ to date: [ht a «mum (Milwauhee Sentinel). “Do you believe in the saying that a dog is man's best triend!” “I certainly do. Where will you (in! a man who will 1“ to you through thick and. thin. through Joy and sorrow, clinging to you with faithful devotion. even though he he hair fed and abused. and then at the last. when lite has (bpltflth his body. offers it to you; in the ehape o£_ eag- It would work out by mth' the owner at the‘ Yuan: land int n on it or do something wit it to en- able him 'to meet the increased taxes or he might be compelled to sell it to somebody else who would: imp-ave it. And the lower taxes on improv- ed pmperty would be another in- finance in the some direction. wuuté'eait' 33in) your “mixing buck- wheu. cakes in the morning. at com-e. I believe it." . ets. A few hours atterwuda. when ob: aging his ngition. he discovered 1:th the be was on fire. and he bud quite 2 gtime extinguishing the him. The mutter-a. ooverlet. :3}! sheets were rather badly. scorch- (Godarich Signal.) ”Tux vacant property." said 1; re- aidant the «hen hi. “tux it good and $311. make little ditterencc hep anon it and an improved not.” How will this than work outp-Wiarton . ‘As we have to Kivacate the old store by the ist of April, we are ; arranging our stack for the greatest sale of Footwear that Lindsay ever saw. The date will be made known in due time. Our terms are Strictly Cash. Vagrant I" yelled both her in:- cuts. (Samuel Minturn Pack. in the Boston Transcript.) . ‘I think the Spring is coming; The snow": no Igoser crisp, And when the wind blows from the . south. 0 , ! I: hand in every 1531).! Th- hppy. happy tidinflâ€" - . And not. up In “I at]. c The Mn cloud: an braking up. . : Old Winter up good-b”. I think unt- final-canine. - But nth .M u in. l I I mum]: 'tm shim In“ I: Q t It‘dfllmwu " a ‘ Flu» Mill MOI” h o _ With II «(him than: damn Ami km. nun: vou- um! mm In flowery , M“ In “I M- -‘ ‘ % 11W! mm m Juan:- "other: Ach'unmpu‘t in bathe propri- etor oi the house to maven the loss. end the unount demanded was paid. but under noteet the local repre- eentative the canary polntmc out pretty directly t t the hou- der should make good the loss. a be we: responsible her it through Ins parelesneee. There is a moral in this tale. the accuracy at wluch is vouched for. and that is. do not take a. burning electric light in the bed with you, the result may be chans- hm ' --c', , iiiâ€"jun? got the states 011. and made a start. when I came down on mz‘lhwie!’ said her mother. “What? Oh. it was funny! One akato went one way. and the other t’other and down 1 came_ on my.- "“51: my um. brother, who nu! me by. the hand. and likely to have ”as?“ him. Now. what's themat- ter- ' The ginl's mother emerged [ram behind me oolfce pot. a ugh of .re- liet est-ape d from the minister, and the old gentleman turned the con- \exsation. Peterboro Review; A young: mun, who bound: with a well-known res- ident at No. 2 ward. wont‘ to his zoom one night during n cold snap and thinhngfto have things comfort- ublo be lowered the. box-mug electric light. In}! let_ it betyeen thy buyi- “You ought to have seen me" said the vivacious young lady. to a guest, the clergyman 0; he; tamily.‘ “W ell. what? They aooo'ed from under me, and down I pomemn myâ€"” “Mars trot!" reprovingly spoke her tather. _ sum“ “'31” "W AIEI. i Wwwomg Itlouldloruull W WHERE SHE FELL. ms with an 1 n Cm wraith Nth bmntmm H Good Luck. succnsson To a. soc-I. LlNDSAY’S GREATEST 8H0: House. a mu EIURLE Y, I .n I a.m y u 1- pf Fâ€" c s o w m a d m m.“ QOOOPOO.O§O:O.QOO:OOOOOOO :0 99960966 9.996900669900000 llllll 'I‘illeI-IIIIII'IIIOIII|IIII:'|III| .l.‘ .1;l I! 99‘ THE FAMILY GROCERS. i’ i $09.9 We find ourselves on the threshold of spring with a larger stock than we desire of Dinner and Tea Setts and Toilet lines. These might move out'in the regular way of business before our spring impor- tationsyarriv’e, but we're not going to run any chances-«wefve marked the prices down a third to make them move quickly. BARGAINS ! crockery Bargains O nyl about half-adozen buyers of Dinner Setts and ten buyers of Tea Setts can secure the low prices, so its a case of “First come, best choice.” 1M ‘UU‘V‘U‘ M“ “ H mm“ “M m SPRATT KILLEN, We have just received a few con- signments of the latest Novelties in Dress Goods; they are beautiful and al- together new in design. New Mohair Muslins in checks, plaids and plain patterns. at 25¢ per yard. Swiss Spot Muslins in white, navy, brown, myrtle alice blue, at 20:: a yard. Beautiful figured Muslins with tucking efi'ect, white ground and floral decorations, at 25:: a yard. Fine White Organdies in Dresden effects at 35c Some elaborate designs in white Silk, Organdles, Dresden patterns, very suitable for evening wear or fine weather. street or visiting costumes, also for wedding ceremonies, ptioe 85¢ per yard. Prettier than ever are the latest Silks (or Shirt- waist Suits. Shirt Waists and Gowns. Every quality waist Sui and price New White Vatings and Linen Suitings. These are tobe wommore thaneverthis season, as white goodsseemtobethechbice oftheleadersoffashion. lake it your business to all early and see these pretty good: before they are picked over. rem-um is always the month for selecting Ins- line, he everyone likes to get best patterns. 0’Loughlin McIntyre. in TM Pelt I’m-ample Rad m SPRING GOODS. CASH AND ONE PRICE. PAGE mu.