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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-. ., ` _ '_
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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.
1 t
l T"
;’:{: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 ‘
fi .
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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
l
at --
hi "
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
orsv
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.::.
'°°°§i.io
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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
fl
i (_. of these are good patterns, some Of .tl1em__vve C81_°l‘l¢d '0lV€1"
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me a ' “ln
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:.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 `
1
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-
l '
it ' .. n
-\~i_.m+-5
than it luhe h~ si yer,
*M m~T6H
. and are hacked ii h tho fi ~
wish to see.
is
' 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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I I..I“i:..’°r;:..;2:’"l";.=.‘:.i°.a! 1 `"’ I
and GERMAN
HAND BAGS.
For GENTLEMEV _ COL
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CIATI-I
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 ' '- `-' "  _
\ yg§r,'» _  * _
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' '