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LoNooN IN stmsrlcs. _ `
Rate of Increase in Population in
 ' Slowing Down-From Death
Point of View London is Fair.
HINTS
Half the worry of select-
ing gifts for the holidays is
because of the difiiculty of
getting the right goods
and the right people to-
gether. If you keep an
eye on our ads you find a
solution for most of your
holiday problems. Our
Hue line and bargain prices
will make buying easy and
satisfactory.
CLOTH AND HAT
BRUSH SETS
These make a fine gift
for a near friendor a mem-
ber of the family. Useful,
practical and ornamental,
We find them very ready
sellers. We have a fine
line of green and black
ebony hair, hat and cloth
brushes also. Prices favor
you mostly. We invite
you to inspect them.
CHRISTMAS
CIGARS.
The gift above a.ll that
suits a smoker. You make
sure of cigars he will like
by getting them here.
Boxes of ro cigars at _5oc,
fr-oo.:$'-50, boxes of 25,
5oaud Ioo cigars at bed
rock prices. We have a
fine display of cigar cases
and holders,cigarette cases,
tOll8.CCO p¢_>:i..~.i;s, with
silver name plate, tobacco
jars, match safes. meets-
chaum and brierwood
pipes in great variety.
PERFUMES. A A
You will want perfumes
of course and if you desire
splendid assortment to
pick from and bargain
prices we shall expect to.
s y you. Fancy bottles
:SPI boxes from roc to
$6.00. Original half
pint b0itles for
those who wish” to
make a superb perfume
present. Prices $1 25 to
sms
CONFE CTIONERY.
Those who want fine
gift boxes of confectionery
will do well to call and see
our grand assortment of
Webbs’ famous chocolates
and get our prices before
buying.
J. ii. JHMIESUN.
DRU GGIST,
The Medical Hall.
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1902-1903. While one is prepared to
ing nearer ten millions than six.
"Yet another mild surprise awaits ...__
us in the statement that the rate ol
increase of the population appears to »
be slowing down, having iiogn only »f Washington arrive.l t:-day from Colon-
1s_s per cont. in the ten years 18,91- 1'==-ivsinfr V10 #snot com 'Of the canal
1901, a smaller percentage of in- “rf aty with the new Republic of Panama.
crease than has ever been previouslv Lne tri-atv was in a metal box, in charge
’@_°0"d@d- _ Flsmdil hf?=11'°h P0l;:1'1f- d 0; of the purser, who turned it over to a re-
view, again, on on is a grea ea _-, _ - 5 _, _
better than most people would ima- giitngggzeniiiiii Eboshzdditgitls Gavem
gine. 'The death rate in 1901 was ’ ' '
17.1 per 1,000, as compared with
18.6 in the previous xar. Thus it __ __ __
appears that the Lon n death rate " __.i' .. - =¢"\-
was lower than that of any of the 
great cities of the kingdom, except ',» - 
Bristol and Leicester, and lower also -_ ' ‘_,_._4_ /_' 
than that of any foreign capitals, 4, "J  k "QS i
except the small towns of Amster- '  _ ' ”.
dam, Brussels and Stockholm. In ' ` t`1` ’ 'Q f if `
that same year-1901`-there were _l ‘° \, .   Q _-_
fewer fatal street accidents than in `° F ,, \\, 1- '
any year since 1886-namely 302. ` ` ' '
The smallness of this figure is an § EEUU;-Egg; *
eloquent testimony to the skillful ~  pgg Wgngq
manner in which London tramc is _
regulated. Some of the metropolitan Wuo “NN” 35,0-RBD'
streets are the most congested streets - Backedupby overathird ofacentury
in the world, yet the traflic goes on of remarkable; and uniform cures, s I
Arif'-0” m  cw t- - we -ch »= -0 os- --mer f°==1== Lvllolstcrcd Purniturcf Dining Room' Fnrnitnrc. Screens -and
&nV a l ell S
Anti; ftb ht tdxseasesaudweaknessespeculinrto _ _
by toil .12.§`$'§‘l“ii..‘1°th.§Z“§.. .Sir -women ew =fu1»_=d.u=e pfgpoefmof - _ 1 _ china cabmea. Tables, _charm
,_ quarter of ,_ minion more w0me,,_ Dr. P1erce’s Favorite Prescription now Qui' sec0nd_B.00r 19 illed with Sideboards, form 8 very important __ _ 
than men in the County of London f°°1 fun? “WWW in °5°“”8 war? designs ranging from the plain part of om. stock This -gen-sou _ ‘ ° e
there being 151% 18 females t° eve'-‘;  c?;n;¥1?:uqt:r:1i£,g 5imP1° Pattern t° the m°St °1"‘b°" has brought out many new and On our fonrthl   we
Low males' his “mess °f f°m°-1°* Q.; ~ atel carved and elegantly covered - ~ -- . -
it is explained, is due to the large '§}“1\§.°Xb w',;’§‘; 5,;°L°c;P‘:§5t°' F“m;‘§ . 7 - h’-11dS°°1¢ P°ff¢m5» and 911 °f ‘mf number of 
°“’° . ` Pl¢°5 ' specimens are from manufacturers `
-number of female servantS,'wh - - s ' ° .' f _ _ _ ` ' A  4   
estimated to number _23_4,39s, atéaiairsi p  iiiléalgsaoftlaié' ggi reasonable trial of The aw”-tm¢n¢_m¢1ud¢5 ¢hgu-S, __wh9se_Pmducti°ns are the best’ in buxlap 
only 15,425 _males similarly employ- Th’ vwbprcsuent | mi” S0f8S9 diYll1S, C0_uCk¢§, S€ttC¢§, €tC ,  an# c°nstructiom Prices Of m8ll9g\lly, 
it ’~:.“a%a:i.‘;.ii:;‘@;fSf:§§.§°.‘;?an   -1 ~°~»-»_~ =_f=“"3"‘°"-- »- '   f=°“;=‘°;},;‘;.“““’ °“°‘°° f-“"“°’“ “““ fm S:-25 f° tw- we ====»»=1- Sin-  
ge males. On the housing question sited E:  when  mT§;  “nge h_°m_s24’5o to   ' V plain  oth¢13'd¢`¢9fgt¢d
' over one hundred d°11l}’¢-_ ' ' Our large -collection of Morris W_°   
Whetherthe buyer ls selecting chairs oem eppommiries to P°d='“*=.  Tablets
- for the modest l1°II1¢ 01’ the 111811- _-select; very desirable-gifts at mode- Smoking  pyro-g
Si011 if is “SY '£0 512.4 MTC thi? H19§f_ rate prices. We 'have _these chairs 9.1;f_n¢;iy¢ ' H A
consistent and satisfactory furm- in various woods and finishes and  
an puns t\11’¢ f°f th* f¢¢l\\11'¢m¢11fS»°-I AS- upholstered in velours and tapes- A ‘H
Whwh S’1°W‘ what an expensive bust- ¢ ea,§,§¥$’h“c‘£'tg'¢‘”'¢h“‘k§_’°9,i§}’,§ *§,§d,mei, PATON & CO. The Furniture tries of different ¢°1Q,-ing,,_ ._ -
i 0 {_¢Pl;>tl`t t’l1}f0W5 a singularly effect: gtg street, N¢v;A§‘ol-it Réty, as
Ve lg . le ounty C 'i' _ EW* Gm* l
learn, has completed six s<(:)l\11:Ii:1l=:s VZ;  dn", W
1 clearing unsanitary areafs, and has broken and itful
1 Seven more 'in hand. The number of §§;°f§1¢,,':5°,f“,‘?:§°{
persons affected, however, is only vorlte Prescription.
about 16,000 altogether, though gv. ;\;dnf°““d.*g.°tfg§3***¢
_er §51.000_,000 sterling is involvedf-  ma
. _ _  ,is
tion. It says that Majil' Jennings,
on learning that the men had been
eating cordite, made experiments
himself. On .sucking a strand he
found it_s\vcet,. pleasant, and pun
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scarcely be described as a record Ol ing 5 (lun-rrelsome and d°sl'r“¢uV°
mania., and producing the most rapid
TREATY His Anmvfo
particulars of this form of intoilca-»_
gent, but it resulted in a headache
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     and continuing through December wc
--»- l Dissolved in tea it produces almost - - ` I it -_ 1' , -_  -= ‘ _ - _  __ 
immediate exhilaratxon, ‘ inciting al ° _ _ §- "   _ _ 1° -_ ._  _  K ‘
 The Birmingham Daily Mau make, most demoniacal actions," followed ' _ _ '._°_ Z I I -  - '_  i.; ‘ no A- , " ` ~;`
some significant comments upon Lon- by a heavy Sleep and SWPOY Of f!'0m ~ ' ` ' " "
don me as reuccted in --London Sm. five to twelve `hours, according to ~ _ -_   T  0 _. _
metres, 1902-1903." The weighty the quantity taken. Added £0 bw” _ _  _   ._ - ' _.1 ff; ~ 
,_ lu,” sa S the ,.C\.iewc,._ --can lit produces the worst effects, exctt- ‘ " ‘ ' ' 1 " `
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appropiate for Christmas ifts at 
London life.__ Great as is the volume _  .
of S00 and odd pages, it would not ll1t°xi°&f-‘°U- _ ' , ~   u
be big enough to notice all the r0-I 1  ‘  _ ~ _ __ _ Q
mance__t_he comedy and the ti-ag¢dy_._ Appearances Not Doooptlvo. _, »  _  il- _. it  - ‘ _  I -_ V __  r 
the light and the shade of that won Hin Elderly came from a, vary old " `  ' °
derful city. Nevertheless, this bO0k, Aflmily, dldtft She?" _ 1'; _/_ 2 5 _ - _
_ - .J ~ _f _ 1,,
 ---»-- --  --2 11--  tions ranging fromilo to 33  
terestmg and at times unexpected ln Well she looks it __ __
formation with regard to the life 011 _
the peoplg in London in the years  A ~ We are ated t  th. _ H .d
PNP o e is ola ay Sale one of thelmost succe 'ul of pm.
be told that the population of the RIDDLED WITH B_ULLETS. ' iannual events. We are not only s'howing the`lar"gest‘and most;  tive 
" " ' 4, 36,541, --- U- ~ ~ f ’ . ' , .
ig.-1l[i;"i>1?t-rdf-I-.l."'i.sr°1(1;“.ii¢iil>..1s3 witch in A spouse, wm.,D¢e. 17.-Joe- mono, f“1'n1t\1T¢ We h9~V¢ ¢V¢1' ¢Xh1b1t¢d» but *h1'°“8'hiP*’1°¢ "¢°11¢¢SS10I3_S' made torus? 'by
ciudes the ,.1-ea of the city and me. who me and momuy'-wounded nu manufacturers we are enabled to-offerman a ' .
tropolitan police, and ‘every parish partner lol.Sp6kln0_st0l’6 TAM Sunday, prices. ~ - Y ruclcs at Io P' c'¢_to_ 40-'.P» C» WOW U13
of which thecwhole is within 15 miles took refuge ln the brush near Valley. He This insures t T t . _ 1 1 h
of Charing ross, or of which part .gg digggvgred by; pgsgg, whigh giidied 0 0111’ C118 0l11C!'S Pl‘1C¢S 25 OW 38 O1’ OWBI' f an W6  at 3 '
is within 12 miles of Charing cross; 1 ,th b H _ _ X¢ '_ - _ “Y tlmt
is 6,581,402--a rather disappointing h m W u em e ept at our Seml Annual Sales’
figure, one’s ideas on that subject bo-
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ness s is o one with a. know- “Xen ocagomuyteeps the ,ynemmg Pnce Redu°ers_ _ Tge Prices range fram  tu  __ _ __ 5 4;
12086 of London will be surprised to condition helping it to throw on' the ‘_ 6
hear that the County Con on k “dw ' ==°=»°f ervomreto dmvneu. I A 13-50° - ~ ‘
_ open 91 public parks and :pen 5133?: Qmplea-xdutogiveit my endouemengn _ _
éwith a total acreage of 3,852. But,  ` ._ ° I _ W  A 4  1., - -
most people will wonder _why the _no subiiitu e f the median - w ` ' 1
. , cept t or 0
flueefly named gaces of shinty and hid, k d f weak _ - 1
_ ‘ta,mbourello' are provided in som W vm 9 'cm en °r 
1 of these parks at the expense of th; Dr. Pi_erce's Common Sense Medical _ _ _ _ -
County COunci,_ Th , Advxseris sent free on receipt of fx one- _‘V _ A _ Anather Dlgerent mush
at "°"’ “V *“° °°=f=*°==P°°f°= were f~=°v b°°1=- sono oak and Quarter oak with  1 '
way, takes considerable credit for gf 50 sump; for dig £1;h.b°und_ Aj, Regu lat Price Reduced ec
` h~‘-".i“g Se°_“’ed imP’°‘f@d wvfkmenke am»Dr.1t.v.1>ief¢¢,naffs1°,N.v
tram services. The number of single
journeys made by Passengers' at A
' workmen's fares is about 75,000,000
' 
` annually.” =
‘ Got Drunk on Cordlto.
12115118 the South African cam
palgn the British soldiers discovered
a. new and extraordinary forin of in_
C toxication. They found that they
i could get all the excitement of a.
1 powerful narcotic by eating a cordita
echarge of cartridges, each or which
contains sixty strands of cordite‘
Is it any wonder THIS, the Biggest
Busiest FURNITURE STORE 15
crowded ? That Christmas lists are
filled to the very evident 
of the thousands- that
advantages are in  
large assortments,-the superiworlwciuditks
_ the wide range of__e_xtremely.1ow -1
_ lowest that can be quoted in eachinstance.
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this country to-day.-W. P.-Colwlll _
are vu-y helvi  ht.-I. J’
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everybody
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woooaooyloeoso to
novo Oorterlch.
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--A Gays market stalls will be well sup
m as plied for Xmas markets next. Tuesday,
and Tum-my. ---_'Ines aaringxuwtiae _ _ _ _ _
shi ment of Hollyfan owe.” ` ' ~-  ‘ »  ' _ 0
ss; me ask for some or their -red or Oak _predominattos ami
ertm|onoe1ery,tt is very eholceqoolitvi- 2'
I - _ also crisp lattuosmd *nl-rll°I\l§`!l-l{f\1\_l  _ _ _ _i _ t _
` - ` - supply of vegetables including oli_\0I1§, Y _ _W ‘
_ 1 _ _ _ _ _
U rr" ll re     "`° "°°"' A °"""" M   ` S
I I tugglpg, gqnnab, savory, sage, thyntepr-  
Gone Cod oranbenln, lemons., 0»l°!\l,- A  _. , 
br___¢h¢-.101b»- 'fbri 35°- 1”* 1°°“.P_-  E; In  
onions-win be -manor after' Xmoifa eixetfy--§,us;¢--,tang
shipment of wild geese just arrived. G52!
pu-snlpa, cabbage, bruaaela sprouts,
Regular price $55-00. '
Reduced to 50-
lomfdvurltes  .
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  Music iicabintt   Sllioking
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 Witl_1door.7she1ves.good  - U _ _
_.-'1¢=s\11_=~r_ _P-11#-§_ ,$12.09 _reduced _ _  __    
=9~°° milx' to ehogrsgbm in mg
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I  mine;  __ _ §°4‘hi,PiP¢,i¢is
N513  \Pf*°¢$9~50- . s mxtsownpl»ce,prlce¢33i
ff » _  I  -,f'I¢~~_3:¥' 1-'r*i@4   it  ff; ‘-“~e_ f ;-.;;-~  $_7f7_5_t°_‘9-95°
_ wlnononn  _  
We are yet to the front ln egard to the f _ lain f nt twof - ' A l _ eg af PnC¢ Rdqtlced
finest lot of choice Curistmoi R000* ill W* c°ttag¢ foul? P _ To ’ 1 ` 1 ` _ - - "
city.-W. P. coiwru. 127 aims d rs  lon dtaier fun AIllltll_Cl'   A '  so I V QM _  ._ V $5 5°
_ _ lf Pyou dton’t §;tfo;a;)¢;n»?n Prgcg small rawe , E 1 b _  _  _ d 1 bt t{1;>l;e1:‘t
ggnw gltige lowest Y 78.1 if lengtb,2 doors with closedruslielves. 03|'  CTC   23;# b¢ *PP@f?i**°d
om an ' me euulirne or mea .- . _ V  _ ‘ 1 A 3,,-,ea ' Bed __ `
thhlt wg amsgiagrugiferlliz at able discount. T°P dr”-we” mud mth green'p1uBh.iR_egnhr _ Rgdu_°ed= tg, Ifggularupdw or Hume Bed
-W. P. C0lwlll.Sunnyslde. 127 dl mo - - dr B L *6s_oo » ‘Sago  ,amso _ *I6 5°
.  and is very similar in appearance to tPgton’s prices on Furniture are rmmded  lm ' myers' nm  41.5° to 35 _Q0  M'q`fi-is,   f
'°.'i.';‘,".°°I1giush M d. J the lowest. _7 d tf . smooth and ¢9»SY¢ 11315-5911** Pi¢¢° - ` _ `p l¢8‘-H111' Price- j Reduced
_ e mal 0 av” A he ve finest assortment of' - ’_ ‘ ' ~ 435° t° 37°5° $6 5° ' ' ¢4 5°
, 15 rich Quartered Oak -_Side- atliiig? 'Bagdigf Chg;
` 0 ' _ray I‘¢K\\10»1’ 111116.
_ boardsfrom $40.90-to |50.oo for p_¢guyar_nh¢s nngefmm 'Loo
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