“Subscribers who do not receive their paper| regularly will Flcsse notify us at once. Apply at this office for advertising rates THE MILVERTON SUN. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30,1399 NOTES AND CON D COMMENTS. Women commercial travellers are sihoultaratiy an tia icceeant wot 160ewomen are employed in this capa- bf yee sd tap Ano been occupied by ® foreign foe are London and St. Pe- tersbur; ‘The British Empire is sixteen times . larger than all the French dominions, 2 and forty es greater than the German Empire. It is ted that at the ef the new century England will have ,000, 000,000 tons of coal still and available. ‘The disproportion of the sexes ne very great in Australia. In We lling ity of raw ivory, the sel i £850,000. “th_—<Parmeleo’s he ge feseiable Bil Parn ‘from. yh exce: pi testimonial. Their ex: well own al those anes ord them and they com 2 themselves to dyspeptics and those ~ siject ta biliousness who are in quest of fe beneficial medicine. Canadian Contingent. If any of our Express Office morning, they would vat outed two large tin which had been see had bean at the 2) thousands of Canadians who gladly testify to its virtues, and a ‘fhe manufacturers, Messrs. Stott & fe sane Bowmanville, Ont., ae to be Pi gratalated on being Le ie acianla aes Sexaniceal al Star. Pi ‘ a 1] was weak, scarcely able to drag my- gelf about, easily worri _ pouraged rapidly — about a ¢ hange; I never than I do now;” this Se eccietite tee hea ‘To Keep Linens Smooth. Fe swise folds, and then rolled, ‘ aie far better on fraps table than one with criss-cross . ‘Money Saved aud pain reli relieved by the yhold rem jee ogre small quantity ot ae usually suffices to cough, heal a * sane Ue bruise oF sprain, relieve iumba- Theumatism, neuralgia, exco Efppies, or inflamed bre: Importance of Boiling Milk, Many apse excellent house- keepers are in this matter. It {s no doubt a little tis trouble to see ox is illness. germs live _ mall: more freely than fn other Hguid, y diseases of the lungs may te mb bs drinking the milk g consumptive cow. THE RESULT Pain Mr. David Crowell, in this vicin- ity. ‘She fortunate individual is Mr. David Crowell, a highly respected resident of ile. Below is his i was a of ov feirtitaate sed over me at times. T won be at work nh field Soi gpatntaie caierlaov ga me it required the pase Ina short time I was attack- the least doubt Pink Pills was the sole cause of my and I consider them the ao aspirant for = good position is: ite barry drinkers, y Never pee Failure.— Careful ob- easily yield to medicine, but even in such hese Pills have been know: dies have failed. ciate tantiat Pills, and medical men their qualitie: KIDNEY DISEASE IS OFTEN A LIFE OF AND MISER’ of Horton, N.S., Was my power to keep pains, which ot be but that Dr. Williams’ ks ille, moneyed ini ing up the ically in de- of ‘who “are moderate = ‘Obio who said fea he always liked fo do business wi ir. because ibe could depend implieitiy on anything he said. I was surprised. “ “Why, of So the biggest liar in the profes- zr als . he replied, ‘but I always divide Seas hing. be a, by 4 and then “That was a good scheme and duty to put on a few embellishments, as they do when they send in reports 0! pis mortality on the firing line. friend of mine whe an in private life was im New business and be sure the ipts $300 time, so he could show the messages to his friends. “The day of his arrival he dropped Into Klaw & Mrlanger’s office to have a chat. “*Well, Billy, sald Mr. Brlanger, ‘what xind ae business are you doing out at nee place’ en the telegraph boy came in with * message for the visitor, and he saw a chance to make a hit. “This must be my report,’ sald he, handing over the envelope. it and yursel “Erlanger tore it open and read this: Hofins ‘Smith, New York: ight, $40. Bale it #00 ax per pe —New Orleans Tia bonnet A new back for 50 cents. Miller's Kidney Pills and Plaster. ten years’ experience. 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How a Drunken Husband Was Made @ Sober Man by a Determined Wife. time been, ‘tho Samaria Procert drinking habits, but I Sarai serould rinking habits, but I was afraid he w discover that I was givin; ‘and the thought unnerved me, 1 hesita for nearly a wee 2 A PATHETIO aie She neat oying had for a lon, off all f : determined to make an fort to cur home from the 3 ww coming, at all hazards, nt tor pected a thing, and I that Sepirig righ on \ giving it regularly, aa oe tacks the Middle- ag nee inglin, ar ‘hope and oa calc a bright eae ing dear to a’ woman's sad for my husband had told that whiskey was vile staff and he was ta taking a dsl fea It bie Aad Je for before ped inking at Fal eo ‘but I kept gh the medicine till it w: 1d acetal ieee ny eat i another ona bare Beto nevar ag and rae | * am. I h believe it will cure the ot) eoise in plain, sea! one gi Susiiontsige ond Sra frequently in mi taooar Tha ing the case. would it not be wise for Jor dan street, Toronto Ont. persons getting up in years, to amie carefully any lumps ‘oF growth on i pret cee these may appear to LZ ey ni faeces oa ~ Gevelop into a year hence? At this early * stage ee would strongly advise everyone Sree 1 Lge take treatment, as itis a simple mat- Eade liendyon Oe ie pepets a abe ter to have these growths removed by our Hook containing over 60 lates’ suffering | po a3 Or Werwill, son Aoertel: ited bare ee tones Bomne Livearios, Ri or estes. till the cancer is well pronounced, it will | THE a DL ies AGENC' take a while wd pe bus. aes race ca ively pen) ™ eure, although we Rave cured quite number of easea, Yet great and e Serene to canstititional Possacls ta atuicks cancer at its origin in the system, das the cause is removed the can Tumps or growth gradually fade away, ay, till nota Seg bering A Geneaa tasesines few Tone Bed Bad i ity aie wont tia ber oo some' eir cases and more about Tee eet oe in and ive you inform- | so! supe We W x "0 Ment 4 ARK handsome Prem- Fat Jom ‘by polling 24 of our Ink qeigetemmertat : ach pkg. makes. 30e. Id send us our money: oa the premium ‘Write ei a a ae co. and unless. ie War Office to-day aes ‘the “ilo a ‘advices os 2A mn. Ge Saetiteeg tthe rts this morning that the wound loing well. ‘There a: ‘over 50 prisoners, including a German com- mandant field cornets; 19 of Prisoners dre wounded. unable to te Priso1 A COMPLETE VICTORY. Further Details of the Terrible Encounter Near Belmont. FIGHTING AT WILLOW GRANGE, British Foree Moved Out From Esteourt, but Was Forced to (Retire—Gen. Methuen’s Address te HisTroops Beers Aceused ef Black Treachery at Belmont— wits Gall: London, Nov. 25 s.m.}—Thus far th despatches describing the battle of delmont ae stereotyped character, despatch to The Times fi fool Ri Giver the Briciah casualties tn che Wiles fair as cae Killed and forty: four ousted, This heavy and the a cornepontenbs rs “etic ‘of General White's: action of 4 SKIRMISH NEAR ESTCOURT. British Went Out 5,000 strong yoneted 80 Boers. a reconnai they’ aerpeised the Boe Sout ist — Thursday morning, and e of the y. At daybreak the Be ‘opened with qui ‘he British ar- ‘illery was unable to reach the Bi been rari citiete ne LATEST FROM LADYSMITH, Gon. White Says Says on Nov. 22: “The Situation 1s Unchanged.”” 24.—An official _messa; pom ee: ae at Kadyemtta dated Pelt cat WE: pcituation unchanged.'‘troops BOEKS PURSUED FIVE MILES After Being ae ou From ABER Positions fape Col Nov. 24. pi morning.)—The crn, esters dive nthe Orange River Tuesday We. com ae, 3 fore Mlvance (69 Boers poured in a scathing aver whist tag gered the Guards momen: ary hig egulckiy returned a Fecovering, they ed the Boers. | ‘The ‘duel. was cout aed, toe half.an hour. When the artillery co position Tushed the hilt with eg the eaeey Ponto, ered, and when a trem ct Ses tocetats snag ee sueceeded in gaining a ran; the rear in spite of the Late fankive ported by the artery, aud the the Boers, une able fo withstand th dealing 5 rolleys, treed oe ive Mil. itish cavalry charged Be and pursued. them for five fallen "pomec: ion faken of the Boer laager and the nore were destro; ie Dirty Tactic second. position awit Perce ee ion, foughby, "of the gna, ards avemntnt et Ace bein W ete her “the brilliant ‘action of m; guard: naval brigade and the ofler brave soldier after the Interests of British citizens in the rd Base ie African Republic or SEs Se 500 BOERS KILLED, And as Auer” Bete Methuen’s ook Their Positions. —The Daily Mall Rab makes the ? pabing despatch from ” mont, deveribing the batt! The Boers a position eS British troops would almost The British victory is complete. My estimate of Tosses is 500 Kill- ed and 150 de Mr. Knight, cori it of The Lon- don Morning Post, was wounded. ‘he Boer prisoners are ignorant, dirty and wretched. They say that half theip er acti, he AE i ref further service. pursued the enemy with great vigor, poe = Boers, well mounted, # ana | familiar with fg lls, ‘melted bet Possibly,however, the victory would have acest even more sey had we possessed re cavalry." 12.000 IN THE BELMONT BATTLE. British Had 7,000 and the Boers 5,000— despateh tter in Strong Positions. Noy. 24.—A special cocaieen Bae Bere freee Belmont mars thet Gea, Methuen's force numbe mé it the Boers had wee ‘The latter great slaugliter. ‘The en, ment was really 2 series of, batten, during wach she ie Boers. were ly carrying off the onded METHUEN TO HIS TROOPS, He Said He Had No Bren ok Sip meen With Such wn, Nov. ieee the battle of Balcat” ‘Lord Biethuen, addressing “his troy eCorarates, 1 congratulate you on the complete success achiev this Ditise| igs ut Mafoki sotagalanlo, Noy. Mate ed We v.15, says: whe garni a cheesy the post- Hon ae nee ore difficult. The sivrage ray their entrench- ments ‘closer and are ‘i HAS THE SARDINIAN ARRIVED? Private Cablezram Says So, but the News ¢ Confirmed. nay a there of the Sardinian’ Canadian contingent will march through the to a holiday will be roclalim in Cape ‘Lown in howor at the aston Pacify the Duteh. 1 Town, Ni proclaination “to the people of Cape Colony, hich draws attention, to the e, innumerable Droots given by: the Queen that she Rot favor que race at the ct am other and:gladly recognizes.that the major- ity of the Dutch have remained loyal and Proved worthy of Her Maj ae will, it is Believed, hi rect. Premler Schreiner heartily arses i and it the e rt ected the magistrates to give idea Dubelty. He sive Invites the cleegye jen to disseminate it to thelr congrega- ions WILL STAND NO NONSENSE. Kroger Must Ri eive eibes States eee Macrui ington, 24-1 f Aeeri the Unlted Bintes cea at Pretoria has been instructed by ress upon teat Srager that in the few 6 this Gov- captives of tl war, dhe must further insist upon perform: e yn of the trust it assumed to look ee balloon ready at Kimberley to Griven to that extremity." Lord srr Pro London, Noy. 24. Battela House eee of Salisbury Joint Meetings iu South Ontario. pega this | ingralng that fhe Mare progressing [| couple of days ago. the participants re-| most prominent circles here. e Cape. happy bride. There is -d could be most effectually silenced by | 2OW happy bride. en gf fe oral Piesh, Saas tation kil ly ar-| Of what he said when he found how ob re te aitiaah Cee, | rangementa ‘were pon. A been outdone, but oe eee Soe corre-| date fixed with a clergyman. It may pai oa ¢ Imany another man, in a spondent of The be well to ae that both patina ition has done before him, Be, pened ae bride-to-be went ie will focapse and forget as gor ates ‘Consul m home to aay the happy rade pst evi-| #5 Possil fin told that ale Gee des EEE yd | ently her father had got some“ink- it THE ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR. BY RUDYARD KIPLING. -N you've shouted ‘‘Rule Britannia,” when you've sung “God Save the Queen,” When you've finished killing Kruger with your mouth, ~ Will you kindly drop a shilling in my little tambourine For a gentleman in Khaki ordered south ? He's an absent-minded beggar and his weaknesses are great, But we and Paul must take him as we find him, He is out on active service, wiping something off a slate, And he’s left a lot of little things behind him. CHORUS. ‘ Duke’s son—cook’s son—son of a hundred kings— Fifty thousand horse and foot going to Table Bay. 3X Each of ’em doing his country’s work (and who’s to look after = their things?) 3 a Pass the hat for your credit’s sake, and pay—pay—pay. ‘There are girls he married no permission to, secret, For he knew he wouldn’t get it if he did. There is gas and coals and vittles, and the house rent falling due, And it’s more than likely there’s a kid. There are girls he walked with casual they’ll be sorry now he’s gone, For an absent-minded beggar they will find him ; But it ain’t the time for sermons, with the winter coming on, ‘We must help the girl that Tommy’s left behind him. ge- | CHORUS. Cook’s son—Duke’s son—son of a belted Earl ; Son of a Lambeth publican—it’s all the same to- Each of ’em doing his country’s work (and who’s : Ae: after 2 the girl?) Pass the hat for your eredit’s sake, and pay—pay—pay. ‘There are families by thousands far too proud to beg or speak, ~ And they’ll put their sticks and bedding up the spout ; And they’ll live on half o’ nothing, paid ’em punctual once a week, *Cause the man that earned the wage is ordered out. He’s an absent-minded beggar, but he heard his country’s call, And his regiment didn’t need to send to find him ; He chucked his job and joined it! So the job before us all Is to help the home that Tommy left behind him. Duke’s job—cook’s job—gardener, baronet. groom, or palace or paper shop—there’s someone gone away ! Each of ’em doing his country’s work (and who’s to look after the room ?) Pass the hat for your credit’s sake, and pay—pay—pay. Let us manage so as later we can look him in the face, And tell him what he’d very much prefer— That while he saved the Empire his employer saved his place, And his mates—(that’s you and me)—looked out for her. He’s an absent-minded beggar, and he may forget it all ; But we do not want his kiddie to remind him That we sent ’em to the workhouse while their daddy hammered Paul, So we'll help the homes our Tommy’s left behind him. CHORUS. Cook’s home; Duke’s home; home of a mulivisie= (Fifty thousand horse and foot going to Table Bay) Each of ’em doing his country’s work (and what have you to spare?) Pass the hat for your credit’s sake; and pay—pay—pay. and when the house was reached the ‘oung man asked to be permitted a few moments’ conversation with his intended in a separate room. This was granted. The couple moved to the other room, which overlooked the AN UP-TO-DATE ELOPEMENT. ‘This Eastern Townships Lothario Was De- termined to Wed the Girl of His Choice. oo course of true love does not al- run smooth, but in these modern. ae the eves generally get there} street. At this instant there a the sai outside with a horse and buggy. loo society ta agog over a sen- prospective mother-in-law and ital incident that took place a aunt-in-law of . Here mi therein being people moving in lifted the girl into the. , jump- A popular young man became en-| ed in himself, and drove off to the gaged to a charming danghter of | sinister’s, where the in such raised by the young couple decided that these objections ig chcptiabiae tu Gis ins anal ike Destroying Insects, the cruel fathers in romances, he un- ceremoniously locked his daughter in every description is killed. ‘The rich, they ride in chaises, The poor, they wheel like blazes. ”” . A Dangerous Associate. “Sir, the men on the firing line re- fuse to-go out again if Private Pine. knot goes with ’em.” “What's the matter with the _pri- vate?” “He used sto b bunt deer up in Maine, ier men are afraid for | Sree eek osition. )| sir, and the their iiven”"—Clovelead Plain Dealer. “BRAVE BILL ANTHONY.” ‘The Hero Seaman of the Maine Commits Suicide—Coal Miners’ Strike in Dllinels settled. e election at Dauphin, Man.,haw oe Postponed until Dec. i= we earnings, Ni 5 to 21, 1899, $566. 604 ; 08, 3518 593 ; increase, 011. charge of the cargo of the Taster which brought ao bubonie York, fect, that death was caused by ex- ive drinking and exposure. ‘The coal miners’ strike in Sout has ractically set- tied. About 1,000 ers: db vei crease of wages to mahi scale of 66 cents a eae by The Oden Harding, found guilty of manslaughter, was sentenced to 18 onths o Central Prison by, Chiet af Justice Armour, at the urt at London, Ont., on Friday afternoon: oung amed Wesley. calc, son of John Ghitick, Diack of Bell i Pe bi ae eas Bolivia and Bra- fixing the limits of the territory in “ais lispute. Peru claimed a of that eat near Acre, whch is claimed by i three coun= erent 001, H.C. Rogers, of the Dragoons, has retired, having cs innipeg, Nov. 25.—Premier Green- its Colonel McMillan and Mr. Mc- ae ressed a lar; el ig at Selkirk Hall, ty, lane nisin sana pre well re- ceived. ‘The meeting to hear Hon. Mr. reenway at Neepawa Thursday night was the largest and it en usiastic. ever held at Neepawa. Standing room wi a the Opera House, in which about a thousand peop be accommo- dated. Mr. Gr by cheers. He took up somewhat. the same li in vious ‘speeches. 5 Pup; . Hugh John Macdonald returned from the we y- While pass: through Brandon Ack Philig 000: damages delamation of character, THE SAWLOG JUDGMENT. Michigan Lumbermen Fall im Suit ains' Pi : ito, Nov. 25.—Smylie y. eS renewed except upon the conditions offered by Cor Lands, |