preater iaaee bs good. rers are believed ind from Lonisville township, across the American ai] TE Key that Pee che Door iv 8 will ey eu able disturbanee, er ae been a in} ni ” For cae by we Pablic ld be prom apt i ence awe Dr CHamiltou 8 il ‘S- Ne matter wh Ee yougo you'll He pee me} Dr "Ha i eB Soa Watering rstocks, but it would Taare 5 Without. a Forstestion system e W iA COUGHS ARLY WINTER tg ory iiare re Brome rs il y for let any hang bronchial Bees mnths ahead a yy. Mitchell ‘Ss - - - Boleees This a remedy that should be Kept on hand all through for ae a or adults. 25c e lu res cough,helps to keep away th next cough. Bibs wale, | Ghe Public Drug Co., Limitea “ DRUGGISTS AND STATIONERS ‘Atwood 3 Milverton 3 and 3 Gorrie oem * ‘ablets | Dun! th cleanse and invikorate this stomach | and seri iof the latter: foarished revolvers an on Mey ted esl ies: of flying Siacke 1. ST rectentee: yt | Sun of the frequent alaiterse of firearms, By Sk ubbers. QUALITY IN RUBBER GUM t rade of Rubber of gum from which Rubbers are LOOK OUT— XMAS ADVT. for our next. week in this w. K. LOTH space President, Paid up Capital - - Reserve Fund - - - BANK OF MONTREAL EsTaBLIsHED IN THE YEAR 1817. ULLAL Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, G, C, f. G, SAVINGS BANK DEPT. Eyes Front ! THIS MEANS YOU ! The question is: to be, or not to be in the race for one of our stylish Suits or Overcoats. Interest paid or ip yearly. Srratrorp Brancx, Lp E. P. Winslow, esi a SI ; qsovssecscssassasessss9900000000000099 “The House of Quality.” nced to be bs the tate stores of ¢ that E ot raewelled ele that he Teene. cee ne his ound “the ‘store for a few ned 3. said: : oe vou) Je me have ns yardstick woman went and got him i ie moruents era Soke Bee to the} en net y a the | Ider | eee co —_ ole Presents for Men and Boys rae work eyes Christmas presents for men and boys, isn’t it? Why not uit or Overcoat for instance. Either 1: thing more oe aa ® This is a man’s and boy’s store. ~ Christmas here, where in the world would you expect to find It. P Bring us the size or an old garment and we'll help you select something suit- If you can’t find something suitable for their 1 PRICES BJack Melton Overcoats from , $16.00 Black:Beaver Overooats from... $16.00 Stripe or Cheek Overcoats fro! $15.00 ‘Tweed Suits in the latest raliecie + $12.00 Black or Blue Worsteds +$14.00 Black or Blue Cheviots... 00 SMITH & FINKBEINER Milverton’s + Leading + Tailors ~ OVERCOATS— ‘We have a very lar; yf Overcoats, ts, made in sie latest ayes ranging to $5. " °F 2 Fey seanannnnenneveboong ‘BOYS’ OVRRCOMTS in a large variety of styles ~ cons An carry eae large pieee. Se Men's © ‘Suits, made i reeds peng Blu ne and Black at veh from $15 BOYS’ SUITS—The best values in Boy’ Suits = We guarantee every: boy’s suit to give entire satisfaction, or money refunded. Prices $7.50 to HATS—AIl styles, kinds and prices. pa AE see a very select line of Furnishings. article is new, clean and up to the minute in style. Good goods at popular prices. FUR COATS—Coon $45, Wombat oe Bi Siberian Wolf $22, Bishop’s Black G: $25 and $21. Caps, Collars. Gauntlets at right advertised, prices Goods always as ves 3 al sc cuciescerdcsacecensade Stratford Furniture I PE SO is a furniture making city. With six factories so convenient, it is just natural that our store shou!d be a model of all that is good in house furnishings. We get what is made in the city, without scratch- es and without packing or freight charges. This means to our customers clean, fresh goods at lowest prices. Our whole stock is full of helpful hints now for those looking out for useful, pleasure giving Christmas presents. CALL AND LOOK GOODS DELIVERED — FREE THROUGH R. WHITE & CO. The First Furniture Store : Stratford. East of Post Office. ‘3 Farrl iy NTER CARE ‘The feed and ¢: it ae the grain ration ‘entirely or turn ith animals out to a is oe a week, or better, if you can get it, a good sized of rock salt in the manger all the chilled by drinking too much ater at one time. that the better horses a aes, the more pride both he and his and caring for hoes well. fared to shorten the HOE May farm horse STORING SEED POTATOES. fe store our potatoes for seed in a nues the freezing point too long the vit the ity will be so weakened that it ill F f 1 fail to grow, and if it pated at all, ik w never amount te Say flue store in erates for the qerics of lookin pi ou wish toc they can easily be Before having them, We water would stan ground. put ees in a lon about 5 feet wide at the base and a e stable. ‘ard spring, a good cover the pit, we happen would fitow.n light posh Ot akc. 0 keep the snow from aie ‘thie, will Keep the pit frozen potatoes | ‘ou should examine the “aid when warm weather th © Bet help take in keeping them in good. shape ties ar acg the sprouting box and ight poice- he light ca: 01 are sprout LIVE STOCK NOTES. be fair for you and the dealer Have your horse that is in Hable. of Anterfeting. proverly shod. a con eue tld ewe have oars s Poultry to he vk eaptanie should ‘ave teeeirange or very large runs. so..as..to.supply. themselves sith all the green feed they want during the sui nae 3 season, and with a good- ly ameunt of second crop clover and barley for winter, the eges can you take proper ca hem and ship your own eggs Histean ot selling aler. to the local de: While opr most scientific feeders P maybe ae aio hesiiy mpound- so. that the. digestible protein, car- 0) vdrates yond: fat 1 the needs 0: the dairy, and that queen will fail in her royal performance if t P= feeding; and 3 His cove has the habit of nt lactation she can only pel be accu ee in it by her having no periods of hunger or under-nutri- tion throughout the year. SAVED BY A BABY. * Incident ee be ae oh a Mission- Jn 189) fa difficulties between the rising) ‘Tragedy e “Pastingtu” there is a ietter Seon ap Ammonican wou tel! ing hows a party of Chinese soldiers we cheekeed when they came rush- ing ateae pe ouse: eek a great crowd of he i Chives sidiess came to the com- pound “about fifteen roils from here. fg ‘They caused reat disturbance pa song the. Chinese servants . and ‘The racket about the placo g “sone ae terrible. ¥ oe is did what he could to oon the these ats |gide, and it ee HOt ropa © for them they finally 7 agile such thin, hem coi toward ae on weak and puny and | 1 ace jand they seemed ‘They finally left. You ‘can imagine y relief, they. would pile up without with 6 anure-as it is tiitowe snow saw some faces at one indo ok, very bad, i indow with Baby They pare aig a Saag RG WARNINGS, ne from, ship t Sait warnings oni ae a recent trip to New-York t ais ‘Of icebergs gi ack Foning o e that Re eee Marriage eh ee 4 BEY ugi 2 any othe ame NR HA iunately aA os d eng seal = Sprout ting box is about 20 joes wide, 3 feet long and 1 foot _higl r int and cked back seg forth until potatdes ited. to aie Chinese re sty Pel hir ‘ ume the should oe to pablo ‘iis Tait 10) n ft thought, Paul. sould ‘be Pe De ed r ao subs per church may Ee feat “ sree ona | useless ot wich has iranity neko never One of the latest utlizatons of wireless selbareiy * is in send- et ° presence of fcebergs. A steamer discovering of bers pre in tthe eae rahe fies as |immed fty to 100 ead ad Dehlna, thereby in- forming, other may he approaching ia Tats dafigerous region. | (1, nm Wilhelm II. ae ere Bes ‘Feutoni ‘ohh was ‘shy ming ~ RICH CHURCH BEGGING |<r' rt, |THE ESTABLISHED cxurce|t e OF GLAI An Jes of $35,000, 009 a Year for Dr. a bishop o: just made a strong appeal to” ide laity t Chur effectively ch o} are tog old to discharxe He in many parishes: p pel the retirement of si $35, Yet with all’ it ‘3 the one aia verichart aes me Py and Sass retirin low! their vet nes The nu sees fee $500 a year and 800 Jess Jlowed, caution in $250. i work out an average o} ar plain that they havd a hard MAKING BOTH ENDS foes Saddled with the: upkeep o} palace, the ar op declares that ha fof x salary official Bpaidenre, Fulhan acelin no than iis offi and h bishops would be a The Charch of y recognizes hi iness, are crowded uuresq) churches. The incomes of their rec- tors aero $217; a or oP Ai taeas O Bacage Sikes hit present for the most Part a vtnelan Mainly yoy, 3 abe billet cad gitie hie Eouveeat-isbe bs 3S. ce appointed to a living. the in a i im. =U midh the jeront axiom. inet e1s= mor the rch of d r succeed in extracting from the pack- i is) ast majority people inthe 1 LIONS AND RHINOCEROUS. A Lady's Exciting Adventure in fri pan ch oe one time lived ne a station sev- ea o arenes pong for “about half bee as thi go" ees ry. ae loge on us With a Pack ot ‘rng at b r aioe ae Pos to of f p is a bachelor ani ould a bret | |aeances, the acct ‘ot ae ste ‘ibe ee R The Ae of me degree ae as much incumbents work aro the best “paid notab! ase Wi parsons who hold livings wit e “THREE DAYS IN LONDON” , |Seeman OFFICER'S OPINION F THE “apeteagse) ARMY. ane ata and Weakness ‘anoeuvres. e Fy 5 come as |spondez, never see the light, even in many, GENERAL IMBECILITY, He that Sir John French's’ mock lence of . London ’ was mere press. r generals, as 6 baste idea ‘of 1d London aa et ave reine ae fact,’” sa sls any continental army of like mensions, would be able to pitch three days. after landing at, Hull al Sir John as calculated “Mone “WEAKNESS OF HIND.” for 270,000 men in an ual invas- ion to lie idle Site Aull nae Chester S walling. jor five days, as the forces were sip eal Se ae “arin the manoeuvres. | ‘Turniny general scheme ithe oe wok ot the iar pe |we find ee ja great dack ; on higher. ship, the captain. with the “lack of soldietly appearance” in try forces, and he even consid them flenioh 1" Wd gade, whose horses were keep the field for even a practice week’? " ARTILLERY ARE GOOD. of German manufac tea d. ‘the worst guns in Europe,”’ manufac Sgt “of this efficienc for ~ these with ‘t yee of Ditebicus, Germany. a agne ago, General Crozier the est gu n made, and had in ile in sGerman A VY MUST FATL. Captain Otto von Lossberg Finds “Tf a German army landed at Hull it would pitch its camp in Trafal- gar ‘square within three days’ after eneralship; as revealed army manoeuvres, is. f weakness. of pee 8, is the opin- ion of @ private envoy of the Kaiser re ‘|him’ in the pulpit as teat ars , and, Bessihiy ae the says the London cial mouthpiece of i jee German atta stal that journal he eth “give a gou- era a account of the manoeuvres, but the private report (of which we are able to give the chief points) will Ge sinn’’—the remarkable word given above, and conveying the. bitterest idea of contempt a German can ex- i theemanoeuyres, he! at a conti- ental army of ‘about 300, 000 could be repelled, and aR the capture of cbledsinn,27 wens Captat os note, “of thé | most ridiculou: ses Lossberg, “T am of Spire a German army ‘of 800,000 men, oF, reste in Trafalgar’ square within such an invading force could be held at bay for at lea ie a fortnight, and enh it could eventually be riven “Blo It would be the height of military absurdity, ercordine, to ie captain, ie sevotyranera “The | British army, pee: ic ae it gessed ot Hi great qualities oF fae In the inlantey, according to Cap- “blodsinn™ — is. ule, % He was “especially impressed’? ipline and i efreshing to fp even one department where lodsinn’”’ and ‘tiller, capa io erg con pee tet ae nose an ent branch 2 Perhaps this ein ee te = fk: guns are of calling cee iret ea tio’ he more SESE. than any other gun As Gina made gins, he cites the fact that Brigadier-General Crozier, chiet trial of the guns held a fort- By a that he had searched all: Europe for und “The ited infantry are mext in Atte Migs lie au Blery. ate ta, alee nee that this brand the ser- ce has not as yet been established The Tmperial Sorausitien ot Defen’ epparently take cytes Pers e Kaiser will read with interes: at CONGO HORRORS. A London rible If a doubt Roe in anyon mind ga to the: truth of the Gong Roe it would have been removed listening. to the terrible story which Mr. Harris, the missionary. recently returned from the Congo. told the other night to a huge auc Harris had a curious little collec- tion—pieces of rat , rubber vine, and other product the Con- g later he produced, with dra- matic efiect, long rolls of red cloth, upo! ere fastened the twigs ted by native chiefs t cent comiinetnie Fach twig recorded a murder, end ese in nubber {othe agent every twinly days, vi to be taken from the — if the a hi e tak pibal coldiery employed by the white sent out armed, iG do exat tl despatched to the villages every one the black Pairs his body cut up, ‘ the village. In another where a man failed to supply enough sae, is. wife and child were cooked ty for their cannibal cooking, the speaker, to sce eel of tied y ere and respective me of ane sex, into tee prisons, where ee odie children by taking them by the ane ae shing their brains ous again a tree. Mr. Herbert. Samuel, ad Mr, E. D. Morel Aiea on ne po- litical aspect of the situation: and a resolution was passed urging the government to convoke a conference of Powers to deal with the matter. JEW WHO FOUGHT TAPS. Jap F oes, respectively, the mos! r imminent risk of his own life. wounds healed when git a mere Hebrew, ee and must immediately gu sincerely glad to learn that a. grate: ma Ma country will rewart dd thei jnevitch. of retaining the command of the sea. Cathal t have taken place, This. 1s a aot 4 pee ‘Tells a Ter- Sto: ‘om the pu red ed, oe covered with hundreds of | each i nce was given with full names, “so away ae days in the forest, and ime to recover from the Congo Free State allows hos oe hey please, at other times hey lass ‘sak Range sat gunaie cect res them Hae of salt [wwe {was a common sieht, continued ei like flies. Other i instances of incred- jy. . pane Sa atl rej cack bis Wounds, ae Escaped om The ie will ae Seay Zntortad in aH fate of two of Russia's au h hi distinguished and most obscure te eer af d leven ; ‘the: The cries of the: wounds, wai arded” with — three | Wieieuclin ae cca of the unempl Cros t of S ‘ge for savi Sy waxing ‘loud dod. 100 the lives of comr tl eae. ing in the Yalu River, ely the Gold- : ee eee ressive; be eae poli-. At the battle of Mukden, ‘Schwarz, | who was irrepressibly brave, was lett Matsuyama. —. Scare ica) ane still to return to the fight ae "lipped ing: he right to reside in the capital city at IN MERK MERRY OLD OLD ENGLAND shale hat MATL ABOUT JOHN ANZ IxIS PEOPLE. Occurrences in the La Ba igh’ Bees eae in the nal World. ane se of the Bank of Eng- land for. the pest hali-year were Heses, 8H Lord Meni “Stephen was one the chief mourners at Dr. ‘Barnado’ - funeral. epends of £40,000 has been spent on the reconstruction and re- decoration of the London Empire theat: ‘Britain ee over £36,000 Japanese soldiers? lee ee bag 2 a £ ts hasbeen reduced ete Pers aries tablet has been Lege on ; jougnty strect, Lon don where Sidney mith reed “ot 1803. to 1806. m Born in Bagland, swhat- cue the prt their sour ecided the Leeds Revising Barrister. ‘The London County Council) have Gecined to acquire and equip as a ic parkestwenty-nine acres of ae at Norwood at a cost of £25,- 616. is have now commenced in Su don, at. the eae gud of rece ‘street, for tho e1 tion of the ca national memorial oo M Mr. William “Forbes, Pee theatre missionary, says. that thousands of ballot girls are ‘out it Nomployment at present. ‘They oer had a try. ‘They are both 91 years of age, ‘and have been married 70 emarkable wave of The maper- 5 r di agents. Sometimes these Se ae one which iy at aberpase sprea In 1 over (he country, is said i a first place to economic Becondlly to the great From the British Gorton Graving Afri 86. business Par Binatone was chair- ndford Banking Com- pany. "The last gibbet in England is stored away in Leicester jail. local and British Moscum author have, both faiil eir efforts tite photograph it, the arta ate has just replied —~ seine that. he cannot aécede to 4 application TEMPERANCE 0 IN EN ENGLAND. Evils | Whi Which Cheches Should. ci Combine a t Interviewed concern claims oa the England, William Tallack, formerly Soerstary of the Howard Association, ‘there has seldom beet more ni sent the united and : of all apie let and especially of that. ody which enjoys the pecnliar quaxi- | fications. privileges, cand Droste ot amongst us; the crtrave of oeaaaa of ore Oo} |ticians and_even secking 10 "te molish cele “te ) assumed a wi ent “Protas af excellent, isibzcaey imprisoned for recent Act attendance is limited to a very small | mictentage of the ence a pop’ 2 crease of arbitration for : ol tinge eas y oro. t, ung aes fon paeht es Secome a M_countr! including: