_ Alreidy the British government has* y g
 no less than 166 1088019. ll!-1  amunition-i of war, and car-
giéugglllilri a‘;;T0f§;!l0??§l{z& some-_{rIrd"u`o`§wer than 13 O00 iiilicors and
o .
- meed and wide radii! ot anion, built
t ‘lranee,liavebeendeeignedt`oactprtn-A
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Tllii (il`.\li!lI.\_\`, (`II_\l{l.()'I'l`iI'I`()\\`X, I., D1"I(`IҤ}IBER 18, 1899.
.V   "i
J
52'- ` ~
THE EMPIRE’S IRANSPORIS
Itii1_~1 _~trug;;le with the tii1»i'~tiii11.’ ,
Bi’i!:ii'1 t1‘~' 'i-tl t0 dlliJl‘03l- iiisiiv tiff
me ,tra -_iw-~ the L`uif~_il S'a es!
pnr~`ii-~l 1~~ getting 1 s 'ro im to
Ciifift. l’i=iti1 li cv. uiiil Ui# P-iilipo n.»g_;
|,nt1'i»~< hai' ndvaiva-:oi ihi_~1i~oi1ii1i'y.
mu it ii~ t wi’ 1 .1 own tit the tiiiie. For
yeiis fir :i lirit-iin has inaiii=:1ii~.e~l a
fggtl ftl' ll"-" t‘f li`rlIlSp0l‘l1\ Oi' ( ”» .pggipg
l'i"`.  ' ' ».‘t'!",` lf* ill'  iii' f~`l°'0<
. SHIPS STILL AVAILABLE.
Ot ships still -ivailahle thi-re are :ii
less than thirteen ot t nm 1 f-_'rent carri -
ing capacity, wiili .~pe.»ils rangtng it 1
the way from fifteen ki cts to eight c
and a half knots, while there are tiie
others to be had oi quite iouiteen and ii
knots speed. These ships have not been
used, simply because the goveriiiiiert
had no desire to cripple the merchant
;,,u.i ti iii l i-tiitfatid with VGHF 'H13 'service to which they belong. and itni y
brought .t~tii1't in t'1e way of invalu-
sble exper1» noe. It may easily be mid
that ine lirifisn hitve nad more to do
with initvingiiirmed forces to distant
Pucci ihtn any o'her nation. but, ex-
eapt in 'he mitters ot system and it
lcrce 0! 0tli':~~rs peculiiiili fitted for this
work. tie present war has shown how
giwionghtv inadequate ia the peace-;
time eitablishmi-nt of _his sort when it
comes in a s-rious msdern condict.
even at a modeiate diszshoe away from
thehoin~» base.
*_
as Uniien suites i-...toned nsuw
B was buying and charterjof ships ot
say available nationality! Even with
this dest of a hundred and a hall
cl steamships the British government
has called in'o use but a small proport-
he of the shioping owned by Britain.
and it is authoritatively stated that, had _
lchosen. the Admiralty could have
bd its pick of man _v other ships of even
|r¢t°r capacity and higher speed thanl
I already solwtqd for the wcrk.
This is suggestive toany other nation
bmming or piedble war with thel
modern last cruisers of high power,
' ~ building on the pert of Russia and
dpeltv against British troopehips.
11"! -sr-F __ _ f-- -Q
. To be idle is the hardest of
_ Q \_ all tasks. Our grandmother!
°‘ understood this and even in
_ ‘ their leisure moment:
found th
safely be said that the public has sut-
fered no inconvenience by the with-
drawal of the 150 ships already in use
Owing to the fact that a large pori-
ion ot the troops came from India the
British India Steam Navagation com-
pany naturally supplied the grestct
number ol stea mera- twenty-tive veesil
in all, of 90.575 tons. Then came sev-
eral other lines, each with seven larize
vessels, the principal of which was the
Castle line. with its c intribntion oi 41,
263 tons. This line alone has sent by
its ordinar steainers a ltr e number ot
‘including General Bniisi- ma iii.
ff and has had also the satisfactii n
ol landing the first ot the army corps.
niooitsr or au. raoorsuirs.
The Kildonan Casil ~. one of tnis seat
line, has just landed ine largest s gle
force sent to south Africa, and the ship
is byeomaodds the biggest and laeeti
troopship owned or chartered by any
government. It is 515 feet. long. has a
tons' tonnage, and is able to steam
steadily for many day< at thc rats oft
18.5 knots an hour. The vessel was
not intended for its present service, _ann
the manner in which it was prepared
ll
It You Have Miiiiiiy iii Bum
All IIDPTBSSIOII OI ll]-a lille; iii E10 (0 lilo   Il 
I 'H06 of General S’r R -dvert Bull r, ac- onl in the htnds oyshlllel old 1
i-ordiiig to tie l,on.lori Skefch. wit-i of aIithcrity;'t lltd1Ntss the piwaftl
-when in July, 1894. When G-'ieral lead and toruli. Both IIUO pllI@t~
seller and Colonel -now Lnfd l\ u *i ties) the lines of lb and life are nb!
ener were among three mili ary ctii 1 ls to t be tcund in the hand ot the l|¢0
* * 3 . _- - '- ; - ' -
 S H  The lines ol Sir Red'i1ers’i` hand pre- ' ltis ni tloesbie that Str  DQ
sent a.. interesting ii udy. The line of line asc -ds straight and olir lp X
life. instead of ru-:ning parillei to the hind, w=t'out any point to” 1
line of head a' the coriiin-+nceine.it, linc ol Lite, another HIIQUH I I
either Joined cr apart, as the cise miy stron; personality hound to 07881
he passes the head line iinl ascends all obstacl s His lillof hilrtlsekli
ot   uf ot; l§we_il;Ju ' _ I it E g ilalin i to . I ` th I i
But if you desire to spend your
for the duty ia which it ls now engiged "  11,8  
is a line example of what can be dole
in a Briti~h shipyard when occasion dt-
ln mdii.
The Kildooan Castle was launched at
the yard oi the Far field company on
Aug. 22 last. and was to have been
lhanoed over to thc line in February
'next ;bnt in October it was chartered by
_the government. Three thousand men
, _  knittglz, lwerc at once put aboard the ship, first
` or oc e -
4 . _ to tear out such passenger cabins and
$1  ;';',,,.,r:";f,,'3,: ‘_-saloons as reduced the space which
t `
' were Iever wi -
_ 1 , ,_ out some little task in
` , j J their hands. if it were
~ -
‘ J/ _ _
Q i that does not ap-
shonld be given over to the accommod
: ,Q _ t . _
it I ` - E 9°" “P°“ ui* iation ot troops. and then to construct
s n r fa c e . Our
~ l grandmothers
..._ were health wo-
” men imb\;_ed
-- spirit o
L_ 1-
1- g
//
iv/ `
`iiiif’f
 t~’\"
`\¥ _
E.
i_te§g
5" EE:
E si _
ef the orgasm,
racked with pain and assured* with
cannot ot-
'°'.'.t.'."°°°'~....... ............~
tsofenkringofthb
poorinwalidwomanis
inherignoranceofher
-an
.igi-5 i
iii? if
because
V. Pierce, for
physician to
Institute,
a wonder~
diseases peculiar
bwomen, in e privacyofthe home, with-
set the necessity of these embanming
erdeals. This great medicine is known as
Ih. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It acts
directly on the delicate and important or
(ans that bear the burdens of wifehood
ld motherhood. lt makes them strong,
healthy and vigorous. It heals internal
ulceration and indanamation and st
bbilitating drains It transforms wx
Rrvons invalid-i into healthy women.
Dr. Piefce‘s Common Sense Medical Ad-
viser Pitt-:i~: ! For paper-covered copy send
3| one-cent stamps. In cover fusions and
Hotel
N. Y., k
that cures
th
lc,"/mg' o`nl,v_ 'Cloth bound 3: starve |-
I such special fittings as were necessary
to insure the comfortable and healthful
housing of 8,000 armed men, and all of
i` their equipment. 1
This immense job was comple'ed
within three weeks, and the ship sailed
from England on Nov.-4, with 96
oillcers, 2.225 men, 6 horses. a large
consi nmcnt or ro al 'neers’ toon.
Ibuildgig, beiloon.yand“£tcr cqcirggzieni,
ibesidee lilly goes and much ammuni-
tion. |Three months belore the ship was
the mare steel shell that all large ves-
issls are at the time ol their launching,
fand is the interval its machinery was
placed aboard, lined np, and tried.
while the many other auxiliary mechan-
isms wcrc also installed and given their
A manifold connections.
rrrruto or 'ran Vassar..
‘ Theses kits and life belteoltlie men
fare stowed conveniently on top of light
wooden planking fastened to the under
side ot the deck beam overhead, which
also carries the hammock hooks fo
which the hammocks arc swung at night
During the day these hammocks are
tucked ont ofthe way alonz thc oasings.
The mess tables are collapsible. and
may be disposed of in a few moments.
leaving the board, clear decks practic-
allv tree of interrupt ons. Two of the
'decks are thus li ted. Air comes ii,-
board through hundreds ot large air
prrts. down through the wide hatches,
and through ihe leads ot the numerous
Address. Lt. (_ V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. . [Continued on the Sixth Pnge.]
Sli [llli EHRBUN
DURIRAIIS
\ *T 1
Just the tls`In|| for Xmas Presents. The himdwmw
and most permanent picture made. New scenery and accessorwi.
and the latest designs for photo work". _
Baby always sveloolle at tlse studio of
G. "Fl: COOK,
lterien iil iififcii.
' CHABIDTTEF 0 TVN
LYNCH & C0.
5 museums:
w "' n¥1seeinqaitenewthatthereare¢wavI
lah on commisi»iondt&'en
UI. 0nr,°e‘;re`t?nI°atteutitm and
mpromp' returns and results
eminent tl
tiosoeakcf heir
account sign, will be rczadlvwf
*’°°l'l1leoedbusinessls the that in
18 IB‘u_1ton.
Fink liarkei
'P0 FISHIBKIN
AND
FISH DIALIRB:
Kindly favor ns with name and sddres
=‘¢a¢_wea-simtoume mailyon
F |511 "
Q vi-ii,snd rofcryou
I ' uk -` '~' e
'gf `" uklln. ug: Fulrofiegiit
k:
,i
tail
it .
rarer-vt' _
iolttlf:/'ui
New voizi<.
-':m"'1-°\ - The;
.o:i»¢usan¢s°0l"l'iil¢Ill-Ull\"'**°aia¢»¢.vl _ C  " -' 
i
I
Ginghams 5c, Flsnnelette 4c,
A  100, Shooting Whitel
i  Goodslo, 15, 20, 25, 30. `
_a.nd35c.  
Men’s Shir ss from _ ° ~i-;,;gi(g1_=_;_°f;~,,__
~ . . into the .
Men’s Undcrclohmg _ “°‘“‘ “ad” Pl’EE‘“” °" ........... ....°°i°
A Ere extinguisher which may easily 'll “""°“* ‘“*°"¢°"
Men’s Caps .15 up 3;;-;g;,;;g 33;”-gwwg 33;; i"°°“'.. .‘°..1.....°"“""..
an prepratim
en s races .10 up §’Ii'$§I...‘,'.’,‘i.°.‘.§°.i?!;.‘¥.‘f.'.`i°.I.?“.f P22113; 2! ti'.‘.;f’.,“‘.;%
wat fr.-Washington Times. 5° emu s bds. _st
Bit-na & Co., Tom
IM ’ B
Men’s Ties -10 UP _
Men’s Hoe," all wool .20 up 
Boys’ Suits from
a
,
' ’ th ost °udicious man
_ 
F
- __vu 
THE LINES IN GENERAL BULlER’S HAND.
of whose palms readinvs w 'e m dc H91 Je oph Chauthlllll `
nie six nays tore. ' oiii sm  
'h York was ab int $5 000 Of tae money of the lifteenth to the lhkdth
B _._ __  ' _ ° him, and the
Y 1 - - \   siiieiienmixpniiisii tiititiimgatii' “anvagntssi-sais
“ 12 clerical error someoithemileagemede paraiyhhse&i££
`morehmi'lliekm
umximiim beam ot 59.3 feet, is oi 9,000-Men’8E     ii I by Louis G'nim has tm mate, bl
yhmporallyl been credit: to Pierce. at
3 5 Thwiuwtjoqottiiatsrrcriienattti siqisuieip.
  - _  ` but as  iii s¢iiii»§__¢.qy
F _   _ ‘ _  which att:-tctedJ’letoe’s attention. _ tnsignemd
. t
Peiiiiiless Klondikers _ ww- --wi. me
'75 'rt befor 'tin inn. K1 it »\»:“;“-_
e nom n - l
J- 25 dyke is p'aced 1\t‘ll);;00 ' Q on ` “'l5‘b5"a?g`“"N'“
20# '
° one
wish ....-».”=?t.-..».
um
     t e of!-ired as prizes Frank'\Yalter received Hifi” WIN 3590004 H
8700; C. W. Miller and Robert Walth-
Utlf. 0500; Charles Tnrville, C400; '
f<>11°w111s het <>f wwe   iii. no i. mips.
' mm' 1 95 ‘ »
Ch°v*‘1i°t» ‘I-50s 1 _-iam-n i
. ' i- ' '-
ini ni. rignuiii mrs in its iiiiiivisssi "'°'“"""" .
M mileage contest The books of the *"5
scorer were shown to """
Q'
cfthemveiminl
_pai-alydgawvees
werethecanse,
f _ i`m.k€l`Chmh 20. 259  
156 Robes 4.50, 5.50, 6.75, 7.50
Home-Made Tweeds 25, 40, bo..
60, and 75c.
White Flannel 30, 40,`gup to 80-
cents home-made. i
Grey Cotton 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7c.
White Cotton 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10’
cents.
Ladies’ Jackets in great variety
75 Mcn’s Fur Coats from $16
up.
and 9.50.
ronize
`
_ _Lots of goods for Xmas pre-
sents, if you desire to make your
money go as far 9, as possible pat-
Mon.
||,,,-_ _.4
.~IB
mitiitittamtiit
92%.
E
PERFUME5 filled with
can, and
l5c up to .00.
We wish we could UIU-
trate it for you, but even tltm
it wonlil not do justice to the
original
_ “Phe something” is
Don’t
regnlir
have sold__
as yon know are
The new ones srcstill
tier and each one ha's'
Hand-Painted
By a lady artist
t this City
No Two Alike
Each package has a diifereut scene or Bower
_ inted on it in water-colors, with _“Chrlstms
eetiiigs” painted in gold.
Is the price we have put on these until Christ.
_’ .The supply is very limited, so buy early.
OUR This year is without doubt the
STOCK OF handscnicst we have ever had.
CHRISTMAS Pretty _bottles
$5
in
t it htu towards the fir t. or tin er in that it vreaiclns st UIQ X
p piter Thi line of fate p , ins sd ol st% IO*
tikes a simlar direction. instead of go. ters of the wav ser@ ilebu
init. as usual, tiwards the second, or wards ti the Bret me I
linger or tate -Saturn. This, according nine cases out ot I .
_ *_* “** » 1 .
 In e m J The net profit to the proprietors oi _ At a recent auction.  = 
the recent six days’ bicycle race in New lserethan 1.000 *lf *
it
Burns W Pierce, th Nova Scotia
rider.msistsdthatheha:l bpeiirobhsd