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a longertravel,

charges. and '~a ‘delay than'~ at resolution after passing the b0li'_\d‘

of trade was approved by a public meeting' presided over by Mayor Gunn. It will be forwarded tonight to the minldter ol railways. Another

minister of rallwlys calling attention to the fact that the transfer of the enormous traillc over the Strait ol Canso is dependent on the Scotia,

~ Wh bli h h l l

»» ~» me to 1--» we J»» D--=»~°»' ~'- ° ..: 2:.; °.:.‘;;:::.‘:.f.:§:.:2°.::r ralize trade in Cape Breton, and asks 188! h0ld'0\it Ol the ONHWB H°¢k°7 U the “vu i,m»t_ ‘nd “var was:

Club, reported for practice this morn-1 won.” Bombbdy rise and ten?

ing at the ilrst of the early work~ -

that another boat of the some kind be placed on the aervicev , 1-. ., ` _ '_

-

SUFFRAGETTEB FALL AWAY _ i ON ‘BIKE FOR CAUSE:

resolution will be forwarded to the! --

S

pleted in numbers, but courageous in' spirit, the sudragette "army" finish-

ed here yesterday the first lap of lts,g0w Sydney ,md Hama nd B u Theldevil is voted not tn M’ and' 0'

140-mile journey to Albany to carrvl to Governor Sulaer a message on wo-

man suilrage. Thirty-four marchers! were in the ranks when the expedi- tion started from the outskirts of New York but one by one they drop- ped out on the way until less than a dozen trudged into this village short- ly after six o’clock last night.

votes for women," said one 0f__the marchers, "as a matter of abstract justice and we will get them. We are asking only a human right. The

is to have a. voice in the government of the community."

by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion 0| the ear

There is only one way to cure duh ess nd that is by const tutlonal remedies ealnous is caused by an inflamed conri

tio pf the muco\is_lln|ng gf the Eustach t lan ube. Wli_on this tube is inflamed you have a rumblingsound _orimperfect hear p ing, and when is entirely closed. ileaf

ness is the resul and unless the infi\m` States' reassembled in this city to' mation can be ti en out and this tube »e'~ day to complete arrangements for the

l.‘ill‘l.`l,l1°e.‘l$»§`.§’.§'l‘.?f'e°°“f"”°"' "°""“' l P

of ten are caused by vishltapiih? $:|:l?¢?ho';¢l; waters from the St. Lawrence to the

nothing but an inflamed condition of the 1; mucous surfaces.

we wining one Hundred D0||,,.,, fo, lution of the boundary waters is the anycaaeo Deafne lc d b

es aiiee cafarihl n

that oannotbs cured hi Hallie Cstarih

,,,,,-8_5,” gm- - o ,.3 |y.,E_ | ealth officials of Ontario and of the

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ld F .i oi-iflflliiwa oo 'r°ieae.o

So bi Dniqists' 'l5c t - _ _f1~`,‘° mi. "mi, Pm. M, ,,°,,,,¢|,,,_ beep requested to present their views hon.

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;’:{:d"“l°" “W -s°“°‘°'° '"“" "““-‘F“' who degruie steps ei me teiinig

NURSE

woman

was reveal-

was leaned

Jr.,

a rm in Conn The

man who in ntbs ago was and over his al-_ now is the havlly husband of

the nurse, who was Miss Gladys Elizabeth Chesnee, daughter of Mrs. I-lent; Chesnu. Hb is taking a. great interest in his chickens and has learn- ed to write on a typewriter.

was young fa .

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OTTAWA FILLS IN

THE LAST GAP.

OTTAWA, Dec. 17--Signing his'

Denison, who was utility man

of I

last Winter, wanted $1,000. The ' ~

mviNo'r0N, N. Y., nee. 17.-De'eiui> offered mm $100 me nneiiy W"° if; ,§hf,oQ‘;m H9; ‘

plit the difference. Denison had oiiers from New Glas-

, 1, a r ce

Ridpatli, who tried to get his release But who is doing the kind 0| work from the T°l`°“t°9- V the devil alone should do? '

BILL T0 PROTECT Wo are told he does not go about as

WOMEN WORKERS

WASHINGTON Dec 16 -A bill

_ » _ - ~ for the everlating row

providing for an erglit-hour week dey To be heard in home, i~n church, and

., . and 3 “iX'd“Y W¢°"k 1°’ Women °m‘ state,to earth's remotest hound, We 81"? S0108 t0 AHTBUY l-0 get ployed _in factories in the District of If me devu by B unanimous vote is

Columbia was introduced to-day by “Owns” to bu found?

Senator LaFollette. _ “Ah” “_“’§:“‘”” P'°h‘b;°° °';)Y_W°"1““ wolf: somebody step ze the noni

_ _ , _ ,un er eig em years rom eing per- ty, _ k < _

right 0' Individuals In the ¢°mm“11\tv mined to were before 1 ireieek in andfzgofith and ma ° his bow

m01`l?l”K Of after 6 °'°l0°k ll* tbl? How the frauds and crimes of a sin- eV¢U"lZ- gle day .spring up? We want to

Deafness Cannot be Cured ‘

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BOUNDARY COMMISSION.

BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 17-The In_» ernational Joint Commission, re- resenting Canada and the United

roposed investigation of boundary

sad of Great Lakes. The pol-

resent subject of consideration.

ates bordering on the lakes have

0 the conference.

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' ' ` oi-respondent just back from Tur

' key says the military party is gaining

' _ ' the ascendenry in Constantinople and

Corporal Cameron. :lie

new Rzilnl'iConi1or book;

._

suddenly; and s. en¢0l'°df

ig. Fountain .Pen

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at --

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yi. _ "' ' L* 1’ '

.5 ' wenmisreiqeh pmt B¢`yie.......,. me

‘;' wmsuiiiusiimfiuime. ....e.o1 ‘

_“did iiieesteqnlaln or chased 98,50 te.... '

'.¢n»....i¢..i--.......-in id... U.. _.-~...'...¢- ”.”

__ Give Him

ft list

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The Long Patrol the new H. A. Candy book: Rhymes of a Rolling Stone, by Service; Kipling's lavest, The Fi .aniier; The Sanctuary, The Moth, The Sheet Called Straight, Chrouices of Avonlea. Americn’s lat- est anl bes’ in fiction. Inimenscasiortnient of titles.

Some odd piers: of 'china and brass ware, Really

nice things at ri ally low prices.

Fioles, Prayer Books. Hymn Books, Hymn books

with tunes. All the denominations.

Frienrfshi p a~d Happlncfm hooks by Black, Window

in Tbriinrs and ¢ ther iiiles ln- beautiful editions, The Mi k \Vhlfe Th- rn.C1p°alns and K iigsjolin tle Cnin-

- p nion ifjesis Life of Napoleon Works of Josephus,

The Compleie Angler. fine l ig nooks, for men.

Dli'f:rent friced edit'ons of the standard poets,

Cwnpleic works of Drnmnif iii, ihe poet of the Hab- itant. C0>k_B0~iks, Etiquette books. Recitatlon hooks.

Cl'rii~tmas numbers of The Tnvnnio G'0be. ll-

lisvat-ed London News, Holly lesvesvitli fire free premium pictui' s ‘

Nnvéitieg i1 mys fir the lovs and glr's. O»_\r lim

hir trys and l-lumyty Du.n}.tys f-ir: the best thi g < f the scrsou. "

1 lfiindfeds of advenlurc bo -ks for ln- s and girls. Ml the _~t»mlnr.l Annuals, and alldrifids _f hooks li-r li.ile children.

Foimtziii pei s-~; he celi-hra‘ed Wat iinnn stard-

nrd of the wor d from $1 5 i 11 i t »$5.0:>. A few oth :r fonnisi 1 pens st $1- and $1.50. _

Calei dire and Par 's We lvive sold tl~o'i<an¢ls but

still hav; n l ig v i-i=_t\ t iselect ff- m. Local view cards and calendar are fin -. t »:c'id awaY-

Maritime Stationers Ltd.

QUNN YSIDF Uiirtls, president of tne O'Brlen Con-

_ _ . contract for \u`idi th te sion ol

D-NC’-‘Y OPP°5lte Pom Olflce the Southern, l~lovi1gEl\;l|:dd liailway

I 2_I9M2iR,i____ _ her husband on the stand. The other

---Her---_mt ‘..:.r.::.

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mm Tan¢on's

___,,__:_,;,__,,,.,__,,___,,_%=_,_.;T_5 dent Chamberlain or nie arena Trunk “"5" '° °"'v.fi'L‘i»”i3i'» og er. bag; on ,hs

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_ _.___ remind sys s Lme..

_ Ti-IE __ BUSINESS?"

their fathers used to do. '

They‘ve forced the door of the broad-

est creed to let his majesty

through;

There ian't a print of his cloven foot,

or a fiery dart from hirbow,

To he found in earth or air today, for

the world has voted so. _

But who is mixing the fatal draught

that palsies heart and brain;

And loads the hier’ oi each passing USN’ ' with ten hundred thousand slain?

saint and _digs the pit for his

cet” ` `

o i

wheat?

course, the thing is true,

a roaring lion now,

But whom shall we hold responsible

know! -

The devil was fairly voted out, and, of course, the devil'a gone; But simple people would like to know ‘ who carries his-business on!

_-_._..___i._

LONDON DOINGS. V

LONDON, Dec. 18-Three young

married women and several‘men all holding good positions in society, were captured in a sensational raid on Sunday in a big west and gamb- ling house. 1-isa it been e night ram it ‘ie

said that several members of parlia- ment and possibly one cabinet min- isterwould likely have been caiiglit.

LONDON, Dec. 18-The Titanic in-

quiry ln England cost $101,000.

IONDON Dec 18-The Chronicle

c .

the overthrow of the ministry is nut unlikely.

LONDON, Dec. 18-There were morn suffragette outrages last night here and ut Turnbridge Wells rind Edinburgh.

THEY HANDLE '

SMELTS lNl] EELS

A fish firm with reputation for

up-to-date business methods is that of Wallace and Keeney, wholesale commislion fresh fish dealers, 10 Fulton Fish Market, Now York. This firm makes a specialty of smelts and eels and gives personal attention to nil consignments. -

t O I

The New York Fish Company, 15

Fulton Market, New York, can handle sme ts anh eels in large quantities from shippers in Prince Edward Is-‘ land. A trial order will prove the up~ta-date manner in which all con- signments are disposed ol by this fish company \vho pay the highest market prices, give personal attention and make prompt returns.

The First witness was George H.

struction company, which has the

to Providence. Mrs. Curtis followed

witnesses were H. H. Estop, a can struction engineer in .the employ of the Southern New England railway, W. S. Smiinget, of Holyoke, Mass., a director of the New Haven and a member of its executive board, N. Kinsella, private secretary to Preai

and H. K. Sellers, a minor official ol the Grand Trunk company.

STEAMER LADY SYBIL

__ ENOASED IN ICE

PICTOU, Dec. 16-The steamer

Lady Sybil arrived in port on Satnr day morning from the Magdalen Is-

ing been delayed by bad weather and

wiiitery conditions, being encased in ice from stem stern. The steamer had inwards boxes of smoked herring, s of potatoes be sldee outwards tak

at noon.

lien C~:.n't believe 'iii a"devil now as A

Q _iff fig"

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'fifteen--Clays We Hf¢.g<>i1_18 #0 ¢<>11d\1l=l éale_in'01ir hist0ry'§_‘._fWe_"liairéffvliliies _ __

to offer you that have never been equalled, out

f i,.»_»

store, Among the lot are ifty 0vfe`rc0at§,;fi"'.=;l%hé" " i values run from $15.00 t0__;$20 00,wliich is t0___be__§0;ld1.ii__ir_iw_ '»

__ for exactly ha1f.p_i‘-ice. In some cases ‘there is o__ri1y` o_n_e___o_f

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i (_. of these are good patterns, some Of .tl1em__vve C81_°l‘l¢d '0lV€1"

‘:.` _ "Vi ‘ ’ A me a ' “ln 5? i - ._ _ ~._ - *‘ "‘ ' I |-

:.1 _ ;s1o.o;imrs.oo,s14.oiior1.00, sisoini- 1.50, $18.00 _mr 9.o'o

fro-oilast se"a`s0n1.=‘ . , 1 ' _

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1 fi. 5 “ ` ‘$26.60 mr 10.75

$10.00 for 7.00

Lot N0. I. consists of fancytweed

over coat, extra well finished with heavy twill Italian lining,regula.r $10 value.During the sale these coats will be sold for $7.00. '

‘ $18.00 for 14.75 _

Lot N0. 2`. Another good value in

College style, herring-bone stripe niaterial, regular $18.00 coat for sale. now at $14.75. _ __ ~

'$19.00 for 15.00%

Lot No. 3 Consists of a line of

brown twced coats in the, seas0u’s latest style, 'finishing equal to any custom made garment. The regul ir value was $19.00 selling now for $15.`

All ready for Christmas with the biggest and b’e_st._

,' _ _i_ __ __ __

$10.00 for 7.00

_ Black melton overcoat very heavy weight, splendid coit in every re- spect for $10.00, cur sale price in this is 7.00. _ -

$15.00 for 12.78

Another _special is our black

overcoat at $15.00' which we are sell- ing for 12.78. _

' B_0ys’- Overcoats

, $8 35 for 4.7 5

_,_ Boy’s overcoats. We handle a large range and li-'ive some interest- ing values fir the nex-1 15 days in this department, for instance a dark

gray melton overcoat to fit boys'l'roi_n

To to I4 years of age. Regular value

8.35 for 4.75. 1

$4.50 for 325 ' _

Dark brown striped iweeds regu-

lar value 4.50 for 3.25.

$6.00 fort 3.98

Another special* value in boys’

_ fincy tweed coits, extrzi 'l0ng‘,"regu- lar 6.00 c iat for 3f98." '

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stock of goods ever shown in this Province

lands after a very rough trip, hav-_

box evidence of having encountered `

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sermon Io-E.

` i.uli`~l1_1iks. _ _Z _

For Men _ M f For lLcadies

'Men’s fancy suspeuders in individual boxes, arm

bands and garters in fancy box. Silk hose with ties to

match, silk mufflers all sh_:1des, initial haiidkerchiefs in

silk, linen and iiiercerized. Gloves in suede, mocha, fur

lined, cliamois and wool, walking canes, coat sweziter, fancy vests, military briishes, travelling setts, fur col-

lar; su't cases, collar bags, 1inibrell:i<,neck-wear, shirts,

For coats, rii_ip;'.c_'0:its,' sheep lined coats, overalls,

hats, and cap. , ~ .

" May wesuggcst a..f_-_'ew Suitable Gifts

a line,but- they range in sizesfrom _ 34 _breafst_t0 ',' _

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1 Beautiful] furs, blouses iii nel: and _sillc, babies' sweaters? ,_ 1

gray and silver,

_ Silks, velvets, etc.

'Chincilla coating, ladies’ suit lengths, silk waist lengths,

8 lilllllk’ 01 UGBUCY but be serviceable, useful and timely as well. Look over

- w _ V. 1 O __ 0 'f < 1- _ i-. ._ "You can select a ift for an man thi” lui- W“l"’h°°» Wit” f°b3» W9* ‘ i. ' 4 Pair Curtai , C me with the eemngty that if win Chains- rinse. cull links, suck pins. FOR kH°UsEWIFE"T°bl° ,l"‘°“ num 'reps nfaorrlgpet prove pleasing. Not only will it be Vmblml PlDB» 5h&Vl\18 "WEB, IBB-l¢°\\ and 'mp ms' T°w°\°’ ham' meh' goat Rah; coat; Fur

boxes,-cigarette cases, tobacco jars, °d and °mbr°ld°"°d' A °°m' Bl ' B in mik

fountain pen,,_ W_ N_ T,mton_ fortabie ieiderdown Bathrobe, OUR- ‘\ »

12_19M4i Pair, ol '~ 'Blanl:ets, Comforts, dren's Coats at Pptous-

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than it luhe h~ si yer,

*M m~T6H

. and are hacked ii h tho fi ~

wish to see.

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' EBONY

_ We era being congratulated right and left on our selection

_. this year and can truly nate.

BRASS GOODS dominate

line of TRAY;, y`CANl;|L.d STICKS and VASES you could

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and GERMAN

HAND BAGS.

For GENTLEMEV _ COL

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if on do not know our,i of Nhino i-iisrco my P0 were call andletus n- uoduee yen lolihe besifaelecled line you have ever soon in this city of ours ‘Twill do you good lo leo if

c\NAoiAN _ ~ ' f ~ __ - ‘ `_

LAI: Recs me HANUKER: - ' '_ _ _ _ CHIEF BAG! are popular this ' '- `-' " _

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ARY BRUSHES and

ladies’ sweaters, fancy table covers, kiiiionas, dressing jackets” lg, ` wool toques and scarfs, tea aprons, embroidery and drawn linens' ` pil 0 v scams, centre pieces, doilies, table covers, cushion .t0ps,.‘ table linen, napkins, haiiclkerchiefs, Gloves in kii,__ dogskin, _ '

mocha, fur-lined, fur-triiiimecl and silk-linei Hand bags in suede. leather and alligator, opera scarfs, fancy collars, jabots, lovely belts, beauty pins. Chi oreii's bearskin c0ats,~ infants' wool jack

cts, bootees and gziitcrs Suit cases, inubrellas, gold mounted um. - brellas, silk and folding umbrellas _ »

_ Mink riiffs and muffs from $45 to $75.00, iiiiiik stoles and I throws $35 to $75 Persian Lamb and Persian Paw inuffs and _ throws from $5.50 to $22.00. Seal sctts, niulis and throws at

_ $36.00. Gray lamb co lars, inufis and throws from $7.50 to $1 2,_

` Marmot muifs and throws at all prices. Ostrich throws iu black,

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SEE1{ FOR COLLISIUN 3 " 'Y' ing ___{__ I 1 1 _li ' 1 _ V

*l* f ° l ° . ' 0 _ 0 . a I ' _ '

BETWEEN 'rwo Rsrnwiivs ' . ~ _ ., . ' _ % NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Six witness- % % 4 ~ -`

es including one woman were sum- _ , 4 . ‘ '-5. . . Y moned before the federal grand jury , ' ’ , A

to-day in _connection with an investi- _- _ E RI' l I S _______.__.....‘

gatlon df traillc arrangements he- .. ' e 0 _ 1 G _ "`

tween the New York, New Haven and ,_ 1 f _ ~ '." _ ~ - - _ _ l_ - ' ,' A ‘- _;--.-_ »

Hartford railroad company and the 4' ' ‘ _

ff;;':f :.:';~s:.°.sr.:e.°i...“;:: . when vpn 'riiini ,°'§|iiusniis` 'slloPi>iNc;”, rink °'iiucli|r`s” thus for held. ' -» .. y" ..1 .W`Y‘N' '