ember 2'7 ends Had Given up Hope of Re- ery: "THE TROUBLE BEGAN WITH A OOUGH WHICH SETTLED ON THE LUNGS-- SUBJECT TO FAINTING SPELLS, AND AT LAST FORCED TO TAKE TO BED-- RESTORED BY DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS WHEN OTHER MEDICINES HAD FAILED. ¥rom L' Impartial, Tignish, P. E. T. Mr; Dominick P. Chiasson, lives on the Harper Road, about two miles from the town of Tignish, P. E. I., personally took the trouble to bring before the notice -of the editor of L'Impartial, the particulars of = cure of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. D. Chaisson, through the use of =i Wil- liams' Pink Pills. The case is certain- ly a remarkable one, and we cannot do better than give itin Mr. Chiasson's own words. "My son's wife," said he, "has been sick for some seven years past, but previous to that time wes a strong healthy person. Just about seven years ago she took a severe cold, which attacked her lungs, and from that time up to the beginning of the past summer her health has been feeble, and at times we despaired of saving her Iffe. It was not her disposition to give up easily, and on some occasions while -engaged in household work she would be seized with a fainting spell, which would leave her so weak that she would be confined to her bed for several days in a semi-unconscious state. More than once we thought she was dying. There was a continual feeling of numb- who Walk to Church, ness in her limbs, and almost constant Can now 'severe pains in her chest, which were ' only eased by a stooping position. fr Added to this she was troubled with a hacking cough, sometimes so severe at night that she did not obtain more than a few hi hours sleep. About the end of 7 Ts04 we had given up all hopes of her recovery, and the neighbors were of the same opinion. Sbe was reduced to SS almost a skeleton, and could scarcely i take any nourishment. E so weak that she could not walk across She had grown the bedroum floor without help. We had often heard and read of the great cures effected by Dr. Williams' Pink ty Be, Pills, and at this stage, when all else had failed, I urged that they be given a trial, and procured a half boxes. After using them for three weeks she could walk across her bedroom floor without aid, and from ' that time on she continued improving 4 in health from day to day. She con- 'tinued taking the Pink Pills for about four months, with the result that she es is now a healthy woman, and it is now dozen er or eae about no trouble for her to walk to ehureh, 8 distance of two miles, and the grate- fue praises of hervelf and friends wili always be given Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. a The experience of years has proved 4 that there is absolutely no disease due {3 to a vitiated condition of the blood or shattered nerves, that Dr. Williams' uy Pink Pills will not promptly cure, and those who are suffering from such } troubles would avoid much misery and 'a save money by promptly resorting to '9 this treatment. Get the genuine Pink a Pills every time and do not be per- suaded to take an imitation or some other remedy which a dealer, for the sake of tho extra profit to himself, may gay-is 'justas good." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure when other medicines fail. Land of Thor and Odin. Scandinavia is truly the land of the Yule log, of Christmas stories and leg- ends of Thor and Odin. Then is the "time for skating, sledging, dancing and > @general frolic. It is customary for very member of the family to take a Bath on the afternoon preceding "Christmas, and ofttimes it is the only { 4horough bath that is received during the year. When the eve comes the 'Bible i js read in nearly every household i family service is held. In many ed candles are left burning inthe } windows all night to give light to > The birds of the air are thonght nda shelf of wheat is placed on a foo WEAK TO WALK. ° January Firstlings. sour THINGS TO PONDER AND BE THANK~ FUL FOR. The best time to rejoice, to feel great satisfaction, is not so muchat the opening of the New Year as at the old, when we know what we have gain- ed, what we have achieved and what we have reason to be thankful for. 'The exercise of memory, however gratifying the things we remember, never affords such pleasure as the ex- ercise of hope, which pictures every- thing that might be, but has not been. The New Year, therefore, always ap- peals to us as promising the realization of the dearest wishes of our heart and tly wel- isin conseque ome. The profuse distribution of gifts on New Year's day was still the custom in England during Elizabeth's reign, and nearly her entire wardrobe as well as her jewelry was supplied in the form of presents. If the women of today wereas bountifully furnished as was queen Elizabeth, was in Jan. 1 would be more precious in their eyes than all the holidays together, but the present makers would be irretievably bank- rupt. In medieval times women enjoyed being kissed on New Year's day under the niistletoe. The modern, the con- temporaneous woman, is.not particular about the mistletoe or the day either. Time, plabe and the man being given, she relishes kissing generally. Till within a few years the women of New York were in the habit of receiv- ing their friendsin town on New Year's day in grand style. Now those claim- ing to be fashionable fly on that day to$the country, presumably to avoid their foes--in other words, to get rid of bores, who tre socially the most for- midable of enemies. The Chinese at home gamble on New Year's night to prodigions extent. In Wall atreet New Yorkers gamble enormously on most of the other days of the year. The good resolutions made on Jan. 1 have generally proved to be bad per- formances before theJend of February. The men who are continually "turn- ing over a new leaf" on New Year's day are apt to forget the leaf soon after, or that they have turned the leaf over atall. The headaches that are felt the next morning after New Year's may usually be attributed to "'treating" the good resolutions they have made-on that day. Many Americans outside of New York so detest the fulfillment of what is called social duties that they be delighted to see widely extended the would French custom, which releases Purisi- from the obligations of making New Year's calls in consideration of instead. ans their sending small presents They would give liberally to be entire- ly exempt from the whole business of "visiting" be the date Jan. 1 other. They would mnueh rather pay or any out than go out. Expectancy 18 so strongin the human breast that it amounts almost to supersi- tion, as New Year's day illustrates. No matter how ill success a man may have had in all the yearsthat have past, he is pretty sure to believe that the New Year will bring him a change of fortune. And happily his belief will held him to bear his burdens if it does not make them lighter. What we believe may not bap- pen, but it makes the present brighter. It isa great pity that every day of the year does not inspire and cheer an Jan. lisapt to do. Then we should always carry a light heart and possess a one er- ful miud. In the cities of China the people on New Year's day offer up paper prayers in the temples. To use a commercial phrase, do they meet their paper when it falls due ? Junius Henrt Browne. The Three Kings of the East. The story of the magi, or "Three Kings of the East," belongs, of course, to Christmastide, and the adoration of the wise men formed a favorite scene in early English mysteries. In the leg- end the three kings are called Mel- choir, who was old, with grey hair and beard, and who offered gold to the in- fant Saviour ; Jasper, whg was young, and presented frankincense, while Bal- thasar, of dark complexion, with dark, flowing beard, brought myrrh. The star which guided them had the form of aradiant child bearing a cross. Christmas Investments. Christmas does indeed cost money, but no money is } ever better invested, when the © investment is made vhidlouie. Christmas invest- ments are repaid in bonds of love and stocks of pleasure, which yield a heavy interestin unalloyed happiness. And no man can get anything better for his in front of each house to provide- bh food. - A New Year's Chestnut. PROPER BEGINNING AND END OF A TUBY.--THE CHRISTIAN ERA, Of course an article about the be- ginning of the year could not be -writ- ten without some reference to that venerable and tiresome controversy as to the proper beginning and end of a century. In other words, will the year 1900 belong to the nineteenth century or to the twentieth? A little thonght 1 will give a clear answer to-that ques- tion, The first year of the Christian era is known in history as the year 1 and not as the year 0, Therefore the first century began with the year 1 and ended with the year 100. The second century began with the year 101 and ended with the year 200. The nine- teenth century began with the year 1801 and will end on Dee. 31, 1900. "el And therefore the twentieth century caltivation, w This is said by somebody at the beginning of will begin on Jan. 1, 1901. every year, but there seems always to be just as amg a need of saying it. Speaking of the Christian era, itmay be well to say that it was not in use for a long time after the birth of Christ. It was suggested in the sixth century by a monk named Denys, surnamed the Little, who lived in Rome, and who, it may be observed, would go by the name of Dennis Little if he were to- day. His suggestion was not adopted until the year 800 and then by order of Charlemagne after hiscoronation. But in the calculations of Denys adopted at this time there was an error of four years, which is perpetuated in our present date, the year 1892 being properly the year 1896. Itismanifest- ly impossible to correct the error now, and besides it is not a matter of any real importance when our era began, the main thing being that everyone should agree on one «ate for it. Be- sides the civil year and the solar year there the Innar year and the ecclesiastical year. are The lunar year consists of 12 lunar months, or 354 days, among the Jews and Mohammedans. The ecclesiastical calendar is luni solar, being regulated partly by the solurand partly by the lunar year. The Hebrew calendar is dated from the creation, which is considered to have taken place 8,760 years and 3 months before the Christian era. The Jewish year is luni solar and consists of 12 or 13 lunar months, each of which has 29 'or 30 days. The first year is called ordinary. and consists of 354 days. The other year is called embolismic und contains 384 In both it is sometimes made a day more and sometimes a day in order that certain festivals may fall on proper days of the week. The Mohammedan era is dated from the flight {hegira) of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina, which was in the night of Thursday, July 15, A. D. 622. --New York Tribune. and is in use days. Children Cry for eitcher's Castoria. Ayer's Pills "TI would like to add my testimony to that of others 'who have used Ayer's Pills, and to say that z have tmiken them 0 cold, prevent la Erippe, chec ' k fever, Weeh are carat the ies tw take, Are the : best all-round family medicine I have ever known." -- ¥ JOHNSON, 368 Rider Ave., Ne '. money than that. ne ies JACOB ORTH. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF a thorou, Jengeeidond Berkahire 7 eg hele oy FARM FOR SALE. from'the om am any terms, ly ROBERT WAL- LACE, proprietor Bite. 0. mndersigned offers his 50 acte farm, bein, the W. yof lot 16, can. 6th, Grey, for nale. There are " cult tion. On the cronies are a brick house, bank barn shed ; a Lerchard; School ae 0) This farm ituated in s good hocality, of t the. Village af Ethel, and will iwo "Hundred Acre Farm For Sale or to Rent, ining # ~e il i, 1 sell sing m MSTRONG, "Millbank Tuxés low, no rally de debt. ™ a 200 AGRE FARM FOR SALE IN ELMA TOWNSHIP. Being Lata Demi Bi, in the Sth concession md in a goonl ata sent of bale hardwood by ced, well water orchard, Good we viwelllag house, with 0 rooms, besides pen hall and gol ger cellar. Sp! endiy" bank barn P.. NEW STUDIO. D. Barber is now ready for business in his new gallery over the Post Office. A call will convince you thathe has one of the best galleries in the Province. He will be pleased to meetall his old customers and as many new ones as will favor-him with a call. 20c tity Butter . y Butter at my RESIDENCE, WALLACE ST. on 'Monday and Saturdays. Auction Sales conducted in any part of the Counties "of Perth, Huron and Wellington. THOS. E. HAY. SL Auct. Listowel SASH & DOOR FACTORY BAMFORD BrOS., Builders and Contractors re open to contract for the erection of all classes of buildings Plans and specifications drawn and estimates furnished on application. Sash, Unors Frames, Blinds, eic. Furnished on short notice. Planing done to order, Everything in the building line will be given prompt attention and FIRST-CLASS WORKMANSHIP GRARAN- TEED. Charges Very McGwrate. Bamford Bros, Oras aed iat S. and THE Sand Ty a rew device recently Cuuada b yc froma 'RUPTURE! {met CURED WITHOUT TRUSS 2.) CHEAP BY MAIL name to US means comfort to babeanirey y oes << 5 Y= lace 4 Age of person or CHAS. case imme terial. 134 Kine Sr. 'TORONTO . West eo CANADA Highest Awards at World's Fair. dyer's Sarsaparitiafor the diced, y HOT WATER AND HOT. AIR HEATER. STOVES AND TINWARE --_AT-- SLAUGHTER PRICES. ---fot the NEXT 30 DAYS ONLY, at the-- Bricker Hardware Co. and see our immense stock of Fall and Call Winter Goods, which is. now complete. BUFFALO ROBES, WHIPS, BELLS. TUBS, WASH-BOARDS, ROLLING-PINS WINDOW POLES AND TRIMMINGS, P. 0. 170 enltiv: act hag mie heat fee beneath. This farm> nfo =n Gofiam yill Hage: ere there ia a blacksmith shop and chopping milla. About five miles from L Listowe in the centre of a splendid dairy rect jon, and is one of the t it fs a " the township of Ehua. Ne encumbrance iv Id on easy terms. . For full narticulara ap ee JOHN McCAUL HY, Proprietor, '| and other ee Furnishings We have a becutiful line of-- BRASS LAIIPS, rabid imported--J ust the thing tor Wedding Pres-« BRICKER HARWARE CO, OIL CLOLHS, LINOLEUMS, Special --We Special values in the following lines. after the close of this 7 expec quailey of the goods, found right. ats Cae Long Boots... Men's Whole Sotack Long Boo Men's = Foxed Felt Lined Toes Boa M rained Leather ae Lined om Boots. Mav's Two Buckle Shoes... So t to clean out these linesin the ten AIRING We will have next week a competent man in the shop todo vepairing. Prices and work Wholesale and Retail. Values. th t will offer-- Examine carefully the prices, and you will find theY are actually down to pe gy cost price, and the goods cannot be obtained at these price® 75 15 60 45 00 5 50 50 85 18 Callin time and see our days or sooner. They cannot be equalled for anything like the money. 6 ay . HAMILTON BROS. (NEXT TO BANNER OFFICE.) W. J- HAY; r inet an Senet Lire Fancy Floor Rockers, ttended to in Gisemtnistke the p SALLOWS & the most thorough 2arges forembalming. Having purchased one of the finest charses that was exhibited at the Toronto Exhibition, we e efore have ae hw the finest outfits west of Toronto. STILL WH LEAD. i <> a Sallows and Alexander, the leading Funeral Directors and Furniture Dealers, in a few days expect a large consignment of Children's Sleighs, Rocking Horses, Doll Carriages ard etc. at prices in reach of all. early and select your Xmas presents and have us lay them away and deliver any time on or before Xmasas wished for, UNDERTAKING Call manner. No extra Do ALEXANDER, Main Street, Listowel. LARGEST in Western Ontario. above store, (Successor to' UNDERTAKER & EMBALMER. Having bought out thegold stand, WALLACE STREET BRIDGE, and having fitted it up in good style, now has one of the FURNITURE Patronage Solicited. Embalming a specialty, Open 'day and night.' Residence A. H. HERMISTON, H. F. Buck.) STORE 20 SS Jas. Armstrong, Liatowel's oldest established Grocer, is to the fore with New and Fresh Groceries --for family uae.-- CHOICE TEAS AND € 'OFFE NEW onan AND craRawel CANNED GOODS, PROVISIONS OF ALL KINDS. Bargainain CROCKERY and GLASSWARE. Orders filled and delivered Svunges Our long Weet guarantec that continuance in qe deal squarely and og good value for the ) noney. JAS ARMSTRONG. Sant Fall and- Winter Samples av of the LATEST. NEWZST and MOST PASE TOR AS). EK GOODS of the season to alee from, yh maven J your oniers with me " money me who cannot Be he : Ew CLOTHES, can nae their OLD C CLEANED AND DYED and it Api make them look like new, T: y be pleased with your patrons: Pe eee SEWING MACHINE NEEDLES of all kinds cart deh MACHINE OILS always ae WM STEPHAN, Main Street, aig «hice mupgee ard Sanit fo nl bes a :