The Quebec chronicle, 29 décembre 1900, samedi 29 décembre 1900

[" DAMASIO stools for ho is at popular tobacconist, JOS.COTTF, 179 £t Joseph Street.D pe as a tobacconist, Jos.COTF, 179 Se.Joseph Sirens LIV.NO.19,801.QUEBEC, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1900, ONE UKNT In a perplexity ot claims being put forth about the merits of \u201cThis, that, and some other brand\u201d-Pick the Winner first\u201d \u201cSALA a\u201d Cayion Tea 1s positively the best value and most suc- ion of all Teas, JAPAN TEA DRINKERS-TRY \u201cSALADA\u201d CEYLON GREEN.BEWARE! of «80 called\u201d just as good substitutes.HAS GEN.DE WET BEEN CAPTURED?The War Ofiise Has No Official Infermation\u2014\u2014\u2014 ; BR.CHAMBERLAIN'S POLICY.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 IS CONSIDERED LIBERAL 1Y SOME OF THE HURGHERS.- THEY DID NOT THINK JT WOULD BE SO \u2014 CONSIDER STEYN A CURSE TO THEIR COUNTRY \u2014 SAYS HE HAS BETRAYED THEM \u2014 WANT INFLUENTIAL PERSONS TO IN.TERVIEW BOER LEADERS.sr (Special Cable to the Chronicle).London.Dec.29.\u2014The War Oflice professes to be still without anv Cor firmation of the reporiea rapture of De Wet.Reuters agent at Bloemfoutein re potis that he has had interviews with prominent hurghtrs there, will the object of ascertaining their opinion re garding the policy of the imperial Government as indicatcd bv Mr.Chamierlain.Their unanimous opujon is that Alr.Chamberlain's policy 1s as hberal as can be expected and mest cive pene eral satisfaction.They admit thot thev never expvcted such lucral treatment and express thelr vratitude | for it.While they pre quite willie to ac cept Sir Alired Milner as Giwvernor- General, the lucghers denounce Mr.Steyn as the greatast enemy and curse of their countrv, which thev accuse him of having betrayed and ruired.They only «sk for \u2018 peace, and they believe that the specd:x4 way to end tle war is to depute influential persons to in- tervicw the Boer leaders and offer them terms.This course; it is thouslity will be followed, in view of Mr.Chamber lain's statement in Parliament that le had requested Sir Alfred Milior to furnish him win the names of people likeliest to influence the Boer leaders.Such negotiations, they arc confident, will be successiul.re Aer LORD KOBERTS AT GIBRALTAR.ARRIVED THERB YESTERDAY.\u2014 LANDED AT NOON\u2014RECEIVED A GREAT OVATION\u2014LEFT FOR ENGLAND LAST NIGHT.Special Cable Lo the Chronicle).Gibraltar, Dec.28.\u2014The steamer Can ada, with Lord Roberts aboard, artived here to-day.\u2018The Field Marshal landed al noon and received n great ovation.The Canada nsumed lr vogege tonight.er rem DRATH OF A BANKER Hamilton, Ont, Dec.28.\u2014Wrma.Rokeris, for many vcare manager vf the Bank of Conunerce here, died vesterdav after a Lrief iliness of congestion of the lungs.He was 62 vears of age and was well fiked and highly respected by the business community.enr PAN-AMERICAN | EXPOSITION All Available Space pace for Machinery Already Asked For.Toronto, Dec.28.\u2014 Thomas M.Moore, Superintendent of Machinery and Transportation exhibits at the Pan-American Exposition, has written 10 C.C.Jam » Ontario Commi¥sloner to the Exh ion, : * {nformig>.him that applicafion.Wave already been received for more than three times the space available \u2018in the machinery department, and a still larger.ns ber of applications have bcen vad for space in the transportation exhib it.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 WELCOMED A SHOPHALR Brantford, Ont.Dec.28.\u2014 _ Last evening, the \u2018employees of the William Buck Stove Co.gave Pte.Burger a hearty welconie hone, and presented him with an cddrest and a gold watch and chain.Pte.Burger was employdd in the Wm.Buck Stove Co's.works when the South African war comunenced, and was one of the first to throw up his position and volunteer for South Africa.He returned home Christmas, and last ctening his | W; old shopmates took the opportunity to make tiie presentation as a slight token of appreciation.ttn art fant nmntt TO OCR A COLE 16 OS DAT Take Laxative Mroïmo Quinine Tatlate, All drugziste refund eo money if it (ails to curs.28.B, W, Grows siznature is vo each Imm, oat.HURRICANE ON THE BRITISH COAST.A Vonsel Goes to.to Pieces où the Rocks es men THIRTY-LIGHT LIVES LOST.ONE MAN SAVED BY À LIFEBOAT \u2014 IT IS THE FIERCEST STORM OF YEARS\u2014SHIP RUNS AGROUND \u2014 FOUR OF THE CREW DBOWNEU-THE STORM IS INCREASING, 0eme {Special Cable to tke Chronicle), London, Dec.28.\u2014There is a great storm raging oft th: coast of England and great damage is being done.Tue British tark Pegasus, (rom San Francist to Cuechslown, grourdcd off Lawrnock Point, hut was subsequently floated and towed Lo a plac?of shelter.When she grounded her boats were made ready for lowering and the fails of ore: \u2018of them carried away, precipitating five men into the water.They were al?drowned with the exception of 3 sailor landed at Cardiff.\u2018Flic hurricane is now increasing at Gusnstown, wi».te the obeervers sax it is the fercest storm in vears.The mails are Celayed.The Primrose Hill went on the len- hros Rocks (not far {rom Holylead).She Lioke in two and went to pieces in a few minutes.One man out uf the crew où 35 nun Was-saved by a life.The gale is so furious in the chan.uel that the continental servicer wore ssrended ths afternool.mme pese \u201d HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY Opinion of Mr.Alfred Con the Question.(Special ta the Chronicic).New York, Dec.28\u2014Al(red C.larms- worth, the oditc: and owner of the London Daily Mail, who has just arrived tere, said in an interview :\u2014Thero is no adverse criticism on the part of the English of the amendments to ihc Hav-Pauncefots treaty so Jar as | have ascertained.Yeu are goiag to buiid the canal.Pay for it and why should vou not control it ® If we dug a canal we would certainly exj-ct td control it and 1 think America looks at the matter in much the same light.\u201d mmr fem ce en.THEY ARR ACCOUNTED FO À Missing Foir Have Taken Passage For Europe.Montreal, Dec.\u2019 28.\u2014Mr.James Lawson LeBaron, Fire Captain of the City of New York, who disappeared nivse teriously from hat citv some wecks ago, it has been discovered, sailed bv Hamsworth the Allan Line SS Tunisian from Halifax on Decemter 15th.Fe nrrived here on the Ath and registered at the Windsor Hatel.He arterwards re mained some tire at a private boarding hous>, which he left in company with g jadv.who is sunrosed to Fave beens Miss Hoffman, a Dlovre Hosvital nurse.who dirwneared \u2018run New York about the sane tine._ NS.WELCOMING THEIR HERO Goderich, (4, len.25.\u2014 Goderich leaped su@deniy from ordinary Bae! ness life 12 that of linlidey altire when the time arrived for the i-cewr- ine (rai bh their hera from South Africa, y ¢ Austin Chisholm, cf the! first Canad:an continrent.An fal] mense chncourse of ciirens asaembid at the station awaiting Rs 1,30 {rein which arrivok on titre.Thode hand led tM procession and te Sor legiate Institute students forred a guard of honor.While the young soldier was beinr transferred: from the train to the Mayor's carriage bells and whistlca of every tone ware rending forth notes of rejoicing, legs were in evidence cverywhere, .pens belched forth from every par! of the {own, and even old cannon from the Crimea that had slvmbered for half a century gave vent to the gencral merry-making.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 BROKZ A MAN'S BACK Ficlieviile, Ont, Dec.28.\u2014 Ernest allacc was to-day placed on trial charged with doing grievious bodily harm te Uco.A.Hufelt some three months agd.Bufell's back was broken, and he now lies in a precarious condition at his home.Judgment will be given on Monday\u2014 ir Bentley's\u2019 Liniment will curé Croup in à few minutes.A REWARD FOR COLONEL OTTER What Will the Imperial Government À ?ei IT MAY CONFER A KNIGHTHOOD.a \u2014 HOW THE COMMANDER OF THE NILE VOYAGEURS \u201cWAS REWARDED \u2014 CANADIAN GOVERNMENT MAY APPOINT OOL- ONEL OTTER TO BE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING\u2014COLO- NEI, HALY'S ABSENCE FROM TUE BANQUET .Toronto, Dec.28.\u2014AMilitarv men are speculating on the Imperial decorations that will be conferred on Colonel Otter.Tew point out that Colonel Fred.Denison, who commanded the Canadian voyageurs in the Nile expedition, was rewarded with a CMG.Colonel Ofler's command in South Africa was much more important and it is thought that he will get at the very least a C.B., and perhars a Knighthood.As for substantial Canadian rewards military men say it looks very much like Otter for G.O.C.Colonel OGrady-| Haly was appointed only for a year.Although Colonel Halv was invited to the banquet last night, he waz not present.This i js said said to be significant.CA PTURED BY THE BOERS A CANADIAN IN SOUTH AFRICA WRITES TO HIS MOTHER\u2014HIS TREATMENT BY THE BOERS\u2014 NEARLY LOST ONE ARM\u2014HIS ESCAPE.Toroato, Dec.28.\u2014Corp.T.Mills, writing from Moore River, South A£- rica.on November 23, to his motter, in Newmarket, tells of a few days with the Boers.He wrêtes :\u2014 \u2018I am writing this with my left hand, which is somewhat awkward.I've had the very best of care since I got back to the British lines.1 was made corporal on che 4th of Juiv and was in charge of ti» extreme left flanking patrol on the 5th of Julv, when we were am gushed and taken prisoners, but not te fore one man was \u201cilled, mysdf se verely wounded and one other slighth wounded.The Boers had no doctor with them, therefore I had to go tues days lefore I was silemicd (0, except the field dressinz which our own boys put on, and when 1 did get 10 Bethel, 80 miles awav, the Boer doctor was dat very little good, as he didn't want to be botivred with wm.They kept me at Bethel nearly six weeks.when 1 escaped carly one morning.[would Lave lost my arm if I had nol escaped and I've had a rough time of it, as 1 had to underzo an operation last wees.1 think now it will roon be of soir vs to me.\u201d eme KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES IMPROVED POSTAL ARRANGE- MENTI IN TORONTO \u2014 MOTOR CARRIAGES TO COLLECT MAIL MATTER \u2014 THE QUEEN CITY APPEARS TO DE HIGHLY FAVORED, Toronto, Dec.28 \u2014 The Toronto portal service is to have another unique addition to its equipment, in the form of motor carriages for the use of the collectors.At present the mail matter is gathered from the various boxes of a widespreadine city by offi- vials who {ridge around\u2019 on foot.This method is to be livened up a bit.Small carriages are being designed and built especially for this pur They will be of the quadricycle variety, with a large receptacle in front and a scat for the driver in the rear.Their speed capacity will'be considerable, and the result of taeir use will be that the time between the monient of post- ug a packet and its arrival at the nearest postal station will be reduced tu u minimum.If the reform of the depaciment continues, the Queen city will socn enjoy the most complete pos:itl service on the continent.penne \u201c\u2014BURGLARS HAVE A HAUL Toronto, Bec.28.\u2014 The summer cottage district at Balmv Ileach aud surrounding country has been Lorrorized for weeks past by the depredations of an urganived ang of house breakers.Forty-five houses have ben robbed.1 Five constables aided bv private detec \u201cives and a vigilance committee of ci- tiens have been searchine for the mauraders, and although the wen are still at libertv, their herdauerters has Le n discovered.and a laree quantity of \u2018Ue stolen articles unearthed.\u2018lie au- thoritics drclure thev are wow on (he track of the wl ders, and that ew cxpect to have the whole Bank 1.hhind 11s bars shortly.TICKET-OF-LEAVFISYSTEM Toronto, Dee, 28\u2014Warden Gilmour reports tle | bicket-o[-leave susiem, which has le fn oreration at > the \u2018entrat Prin or mevetgl tTonths, to te working® setisééetotilv.| So far over a acoro of men have heen lite- raisd under this rule, and of these only ore has come tack, having been\u2019 cone vicled of anc her crime.In s:ch a tone the balance of the man's unexpir od tenn fs added to his present srn- tence.Last week cight men were let ort on parole Com a es.AN OLD VETERAN DBAD Windsor, Ont.Dec.28.\u2014Pierre Langlois is dead at thie family residence in Sandwich West.He war RY vears old and had resided Jn the township all his Hfe.Me wea a veteran of the re bellicn of 1837 and served under Col.Prince.A widow and four children survive, .A BIG BLAZE IN TORONTO.PICTURE FRAME FACTORY DESTROYED \u2014 THE LOSS WILL BE ABOUT 814,000 \u2014 INSURANCE WILL AMOUNT TO $13,660, \u2018Toronto, Dec.38.\u2014Firc broke aw tonight shoctly after 11 o'clock in the dry kiln of the picture frame factory of G.M.Adamson & Co.Pearl street, and befcre it was subdued damaged the building and stock toe the extent of about $14,000.The loss on the contents will, Mr.Adamson says, te in the neighborhood of $12,000, as a large stock of goods was badly damaged by smoke and water.The insurance on the stock was $10,500 and full details cannot be abtai until the safe is forced.The companies kiown to be interested are the London & Lancashire, $2,000 ; Waterloo, $1,50#; Commercial Union, $1,000 ; Phienixg $1,500.There are $4,000 in other policies, and Mr.Adamson thinks ix is down for $5,500 ) of the t named.NA TURAL | AS EXDOLTATION.PEOPLE OF KINGSVILLE TO PETITION GOVERNMENT TO HAVE IT STOPPED - THE GOVERNMENT?TO INVESTIGATE.Windsor, Ont, Pec.23.-Kingsville neople are taking ste.s lo petition tho Dominion Government 1o- either stop the exportation of natural zas to De troit or compel the Enterisr Construetion and Development Company of De trois to compiv with the Order-in- Council, which provides that it shall supply factories or houses slong = its lines in Canada.Thev have also M.K.Cowan, thrir representative in Parlament, to place the piuiler Lefore the Government, and os à rçsult it is said that Sir Wilfrid Laurier will seid a Gotrument o'fcizl to inspect the gas fields and report at the coming session of Parliament.The town wells ar: now supniving the fattofles cut off bv the United Gas Company of Windsorhut tle pressure from that seurce \"is not sufficient fo hold out lancer than a few montis under the heavy consumption, and in order to nrotet th domestic users tbe Corpocation has decided to cut off the \"factorics in the course of a week or so.In view of this action the mauavers sav that thev will have to return to the use of coal, and as thev do not expect the \u2018over ment to settle the difficulty within thre?morths at least, bv thet time the cold weather will be over and {io Interior Company will, it is thoueht, volunteer to again supplv the Canasien industries, in compliance with its oblizations 4o the Government.In the mepntire, however.Mr.Cowan and his constituents will carry on their efforts to have the medier settled in a manne that will give them satisfaction.LEPERS IN THE PHILIPPINES Washington.Dec.328.\u2014An apronded report to General MeArthur's review of the civil aficsrs of the Philivpines for the last fiscal vear sava that according to the estimate of the Franciscan Faters there are thirty thousand lesors in the archipelago.A house to house inspection.began lest January, found more than a hundred lepers concealed in dwelt ngs.These were went to San T@azaro Heardtal in Manila, but many nthers escared into the surrounding country.À commission is now Select ing a suitable island or islands for isolating all the lems in the archipelago \u2014_\u2014_\u2014\u2014 TO WELCOME NEW CENTURY Toronto, ee.28\u2014Tie city of Totonto will formally end\u2019 ihe ocentury according (othe decision of the Board of Control this morning by turing out all the ligl4s in the Citv Hall just before midnight on Mondav.The minut: th new vear and the row century com2s.the lizhu throughout the high pile will be simultaisousiy turned on and Big Een, the city\u2019s new bell.will ring iu the twentioth century.ere em ees BAND OF ENGLISH PILGRIMS To Be Received hy His Holiners the Poje.New York, Dec.28\u2014The Duke of Norfolk leads a band of over 200 English pilgrims who have st started for Romo, savs the Tribune's London correspondent.Cardinal Vaudlkin will win the pilzrims in Rome and te Pope will receive and address them.LARGE MINING DEAL Vancourer, B.C.Dec.28.\u2014The entire interest on Texada Island of the Van Anda Copper and Gedd Compeny's property, being 85 gor cent of the whole.has been sold to an\u2019 Lnelish svndicate, headed by John Lowles, ex-M.P.of the House of Commons, who has larer interests in Kootenav.The desl is the largest ever made on the conat, the hasis of the consideration being $300.- 000 in cash, All the bondholders will be paid off and a small dividend eiven to the sharcholters.Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars will at once be spent by the new company in develop mont.Six hunde:d thousand dollars have deen spent on (he property to date.HM.Lowles, son of John Lowles, will be managing director of tte row \u2018ompanv.= rm BADEN-POWBLL'S POLICE Windsor, Ont, Dec.28.\u2014A numter of Windgor tren have made application to join Baden-Powsil's constabulary | in! South Africa, Colonel Guvllot received ! the applications, bul 1ofwes to divulge the nates, Some of tle retunod mem- lers of the frs contingent Juve ex- messd a willing sm to rejoin the ranks in South Africa.Among the names mentioned £3 applicants ame, David Cheyne, Corp.McKee, R.How-! den, II.Stocker, Bugler Dolman, H.Pervate.J.Eu.INA SERIOUS CON CONDITION Weimar, ho, 28.\u2014The condition of the Grand Dubs of Saxe-Weimer.who was recently | reported to te suffering feorr an at'ack of indoenza oe cord dered more serious, his original malady having become onmplicatedt with in- THE SETTLEMENT | OF NEW ONTARIO.A Big Rush Expected There Next Spring IMMIGRANTS TO BE SENT THERE = mm GOVERNMENT WILL DOMINION CUPIED LANDS OF THE OLDER PROVINCES \u2014 INTERIOR DEPARTMENT HAS BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH RESOURCES OF NEW ONTARIO\u2014AGENTS TO WORK IN EUROPE \u2014 AN EFFORT TO SECURE FINNS.Toronto, Dec.28.\u2014Next vear will probably see big things in the way of the settling of New Ontario.Thomas Southworth, iad of the Colonization Burear, is Jaily in receipt of letters from prox acti setters, who intend taking up Jand next spring.Yesterday lurdz such applications were recived.\u201ciosy of them were for laud in the Nipissing _ district, which is rapidly tilling up.The Dominion Immigration Department has adv.ssd the Provincial ollicials that it is proposed to direct inimnizration next vear largelv to dhe unoccupied fertile lads of New Onlario and of the other older Provinces instead of to whe North-West, It is only recently that tl.Interior De nartment has become properiy acquainted with this resvurces and possilélities of New Ontario, The recent development of northern districts and tis re ports of tle exploration parties have opeiied the eves of the Interior Departnent oificials to the advantages that Outario offers to new seidlezs.and tles Province will Le largelv advertised next sear in the United States and in Eu rope.At presert an effort is Lee made along that fine in Denmark.This year a small colonv of Fini.gcdtied in the Port Arthur district and have taken up land.The Finns are verv de:drable immigrants, and it is hoped that the reports sent to Finland 1y those who came out this year will induce a virv considerable immigration of Finns to this country next vear.rr GOLD FOUND IN SAMOA Vancouver, B.C., Dec.38 \u2014Gold is re- sarled tn have been found in Sama, near Alda, and a companv bas ten torincd to develop the mines.F.SIMARD & CIE.++++.+.+++ 44104100 For New Tears Trade.Moliday Handkerchicts, Collars in Real Renaissance, Bolcros in Guipure Luxeuil, lwported Chitlon Fichus, New Gould Belts, Rouillon and Trefousse Gloves In all the Newest Shades: \u2014\u2014 FREE ! ART NEEDLE WORK Lessons Given Dally From 10 am to 12 am \u201c 2pm.to 4pm CHILDREN\u2019S CLASSES Every Thursday and Saturday, From 2 to 6 pan.One Prise wy.Selenbens 2 re 167 ++++++++8.+ ++++4005t2 F.SIMARD & CIE, 187 St.Joseph Street, St.Rooh QUEBKC.CARICA CARI AGL COMP ANY Carloles.Newest Desigus.Best Quality.SUPERIOR FINISH A Full Line of Samples at our Waterooms 78 St.l'aul Street, City.Priovs to Ruit Mveryono, Sivigha, Cutters, {The Frost & Wood Co.L'td.|.SOLE AGENTS FOR flammation of the lungs.The Canada Carri © Co.Breehville ENDFAVOR TO PEUPLE UNOC-| Prdestat-, New Years Gifts ONE BOX OF TOD SLOAN WILL SUIT TO YOUR FRIENDS.ED CEFE> 13 CE CD ES CENTE.TP MILLER & LOCKWELL, Manufacturers, Quebec.COOP GB TT Bell GB- PUT ASIDE FOR COMING HOLIDAYS 30,000 BOTTLES FAIR, DARK and BLACK \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Do you like the FAIR?Ask for Lager or Ale.Do you prefer tne DARK ?Call for Porter.And if you desire the BLACK, order the Malihop.Sasa ado a do 2 J To the Healthy, t':~ Fair; to the Si k, the Brown : and to Convalescents, the Malthop.Cowe or er TT BEAUPORT India Pale Ale, Extra Stock Als.Lager and Malt Extract MaLITEHEOGP) ARE ALL EXCELLENT.UN \u2014\u2014 The Beauport Brewing Co.WARNING! Owing to certain unscrupaioue Saloons and Stores retailing taferior water- for the zenuine Magi Caledonia Mineral Waters, ve waru Le public net to be deceived by such parties, as their objict is GAIN au not princinte or honor.\u2018They bay the juferior for u few conte per dozen Jess Lit the CONSUMER is charged the esme price sa for the genuine, When you ack for CALEDONIA WATER ses that our name is branded on the cork.aie NES Wn M TIMMONS & SON.Agents ans Eottlers fr | ?L PAQUETS TRANS LV +00.+.All balances of Steck Remaining in Toy, Doll and Game Department, MUST BE GONE BY MONDAY NIGHT, New Year's Eve.Prices Cut Down Accordingly.Still Great Variety of Choice Goods.Princely Gifts at Bargain Prices.LE SRT E22 2 We want Big Crowds and Big Sales iu our Basement Store to Close the Century.+++.EXCEPTIONAL INDUCEMENTS WILL ALSO BE BE OFFERED IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Fancy (roods, Silverware, baskets, Leather Goods, etc.THEY, Furniture as Holiday Gifts.We have made special preparations for the Holiday Trade Here 18 à liet thas should sumplify the gift perplexity bor you Music Cabinets, Rockers.Vernis Mattin Noveities, Parlor Cabinets, Tabousets, Kbosized Effects, Parlor Tableslâbrary Tables, Toa Toles, Reed Furiture Curio Cabinets, Writing Deska, Mahogany, Flemish Ouk, Birds Eye Mapie, Birch, K'iatuellesi, «te, WOO) BOS PAQUET, 1003, 161, 160, 111 St.Juseph Streot Paelor Chant - Dewk Chrir-, Z.Phone Zik 20th Decomber, 1900, niches, if 9 SATURDAY.DECEMBER 29.1400.a - MILITARY +++.trian Oritiolsm of the Bals- [tactical foresight in the leading of the An Aus ish Army.of - troops, who led to carry out their The keen interest with which Austrian military circles have followed the South African war was clearly manifest in the large and distinguished audience that assembled on Friday evening ul the Vienna Military Casino tu he£r a lecture om the subject by General Ratzenhofer, President of the Military High Court af Justice.Among those present were the Archduke Ludwig Salvator, Baron von Beck, chicl of the Austro-Hungarian Geveral Staff, and a large number of ogecher with neatly 3,000 vir of all arms.Genera! Ratzenhofer considered one of the most striking features of the war.1s be the transport of nearly 250,000 troops aad 70.000 horses and inules on à voyage extending over 26 davs.The commissariat service and the maintenance of the communications at the seat of war were also splendid acltievements, narticularly in view of the fact that the communirations were constantiv threatened by the caen The lecturer considered thw Boer to be the ideal warrior i which military instructors endeav to transform the ordinary European soldier by means of discipline, ete.That advantage was, however, counterbalanced by the circumstance that it was difficult to lead the Boers in large masses, and that they were better suited for guerilla warfare than far military operations on a larger scale.The English troops were almost the very opposite of the Hoers.According to General Ralzonhofer they took no iiterest in the ob- wet of the war, and (heir degree of training greatly varied, defects which were not compensated for by free ini- fito tiative or by other personal qualities Navy, provided the possibilities of Tndecd, u His opinion, the Englishithe international situation created by soldier manifests bit little of the | Anglo-Saxon Imperialism in Furnpe superiority of the British veople, while vn the other hand, be is very exacting in his vequrenents.They had, how- cver, excellent officers wha were im- bned With a keen sense of the greatness of England and inspired hy à Spirit of cnterprise and reckless daring.The consequence was alack of By Sir James M.FRS.C.1759-1760\u2014General Wolfe having land ed troops {wo miles higher than the city, at an indenture in the shore, then styled by the French \"Les Foulons\u201d (the Fulling Mills) ever since known as Wolfe's Cove, succeeded unperceived, by DeVergor's guard at the top, to force his way, by a path pointed out to him, aid\u2014by Major Robert Stobo, up the precipitous, wooded bank, to the towering heights above\u2014 the key to the whole position\u2014the vantage ground, which, a few hours later was to give him Quebec.After lining with his wen, for sume time, the heights facing the river, Ie drew kis forces claser to the city, the plateau on wkich at 19 am.place the lively \u2018\u2019skirmish\u201d which Parkman styles by its resulis\u2014\"one of ihe great hattles of the world,\u201d he battle of the Plains of Abraham.In the meantime, a portion of the feet had been sent to make a feint Beauport emrenchimeats, where were visible the white tents and uniforms of Montcalm's martial legions-doubt- ful as to whether a descent was meant un their camp.LeMoine, te The French ships, at anchor at the! Platon and at Ha i, hemmed in by Admiral Saunders\u2019 powerful squadron, felt themselves in aught place.Some succeeded to escape down the giver, some were ran ashere.one in parti lar, the Alalante, under her her commander, Capt.Vaugqueln, lad to sucemub afler a desparate and unequal encounter.A sorrowful scene was soon To be witnessed in the port , the departure Tor England of the Royal William, #1, with the enbalmed remains nf General = James Wolfe, which, on the 17th Nov, 1759, were landed at Portsmouth, with salurs of minute guns, fired We the ships at Spithead.whilst some of his trusted vomrades-at-atms.Col.Join Tale, sailed in Capt.Jatses Douglis* ship, and conveved to the King the news of the astounding victory, which fase him the raak of a General, With a commssion to raise a Resiment ol Light Infantry and a gift of Ly 10 purchase a sword The Froneh frigate La Chezine, previously mentioned, had run the bloe- kade of ih* part, now virtually in the possession of the English, only to meet disaster later an.We read in à Diary of the scige : \u201cThe Chezine, from a place twenty leagues above Quebee (Batiscan)., of near 500 tons, mounting 22 six pounders, with one hundred men ad six Inglish prisoners was sent into Bristol hy the ~ Ripon, man-ol-war ; she sailed from Queker willr four or five others, the forts fired at her x she passed the town.but did little or no damage.It was thought impossible {hat they conkl escape.\u201d Quebec, in 109, evidently as poor in French or English artillerymen.Soon, November, cold November.foi- lowed 1-: bicak.colder December.were to set their indelible seal on the very face of \u201cut noble river ; the deep St, Lawrence froze over, affording the new Governor of Quebec, Tirigadier General Murray, a solid bridge 10 cross over detachments of troops to Lavi, in order to disperse sone French armed bands lingering behind, whilst the routed French had retired by jard to Montieal A solemn silence was brooding all that winter over jis glas- sv surface, until the breaking up, then as at preseal, of the ice bridge in (he latter end of April, gencraile about the 24ed.On the 26th of that month, at night fall, plaintive cries and moans reached the cart of the lower town sentries, as if coming from the wrounding ice fields Monting past the shore.A boat from on English frigate, wintering in ored ! THE PORT OF QUEBEC, ITS HISTORY, 1535-1900 took.on the! NEWS VIEWS, task owing to the ave losses among their oMcers.There wax no ereat dife ference between the armaments of the combatants, und the considerable sw periority of the English in artillery was of far less advantage to {hed than bad genetally been expected.It was only the English who had cavuirt in the European sense of the term.The mounted infantry of the Boers.would, however, pfove very énairuciive for the employment of cavalry on foot, in the opinion of General Ratzenhofer the campaign In South Africa (would produce no change in military (science and would merely constitute in .addilion to the experience acquired in 1866 and 1876.It had been observed i that the English had always made di- {rect frontal attacks which could never succeed.The South African war has l once e shown military experts that the 1 ing of infantry was the most important task of all, and that the value Hf an army was to be estimated precisely by that of its infantry.The English were at a disadvantage in guerilla warfare.It was only in the (attempt 10 surprise the enemy bv night marches that they displayed anv tactical initiative.But even in those manoeuvres they were not particularly successful, some of their attempts ending in complete rout, as av Stormberg and Magersfontein.Lx conclusion, General = Ratzenhofer said he did not anticipate that 1herc iwould be any genuine reorganization of the British Army now anv more than there was after the Crimean war or the Indian Mutiny.Any move in «the direction of comnulsory service was out of the question.It was only | possible to realize the true propor {tions of the power of the British [=m- (pire, which rested exclusivele up«n its and America were taken into account, aud (fit were remembered that the war in South Africa had excited the hatred ol all other veoples against Great Britain.In 1Ye opinion of the lecturer the prespect offered by the Juth eenturs was nov of a kind to encourage the neace apostles, the Cul-de-Sac was sent and found helpless and exhausted on an ice floe, à French artilleryman, who was carried up on a traneau to the quaiters ui the English Commuader, in st.Louis street, partiail» revived by cordials, who told the astounding news that Cencral Levi, with 13,000 soldiers, was at Cap Rouge, on his way to re-take Quebec.The pour canuncer then expired.We wili leave Parkman, Garneau, Casgrain tell of the momentous results, the hurried preparations of the hard-pressed Quebec garrison, the or.vanizing of the army corps senl out on | the mortow and on 1he next day, the \"28h, and how brave Levi won a hard fought battle, and achieved a bootless victory, on the north-western portion of the Plains of Abraham.On the 20th May, 1760, indicaticas pointed 10 a re-awakening of activity in our port.News was received {rom | Elutifax, that Lord Colville has soled from Halifax with his squadron for the St.Lawrence, in time tu reach Quekce before the arrival of any ves- s2ls irom France; but much needed help had already reached the old tock on the catering into port of the Eng- :lisg frigates.À slarthing ntarine disaster occurred in the autumn of 1760 to a Quedec ship, the Auguste, returning Lo France, bearing a number of French = rites fewing \u201crom British tule.recently inau- eurala at Quebec, in all ene huncrel and fourteei corpses strewed the s'rand of the iron-bound shores of Cape Bre\u201d ton un dhe 15th November, tel, fhe fathers, mothers, daughters and sons of the most distinguished families of Queter and Montreal; 6 sailors wer saved, also 4 noted old warrior, Capt.Lue LaCorue SU Lue, who later was called on to serve under General Bourgopue, in his inglorious campaign against Washington.The account of this lamentable tragedy is moat pathetically given by a descendant of one of the victims, tie gifted I'.A.de Gaspe, in an interview m 1762, at his svignorial manor, at \u201cBt, Jean Port Joli, County of L'Taiet :When the worthy seignior is horrilied in recognizing in the emaciated, famished skeleton confronting him after \u2026 Naow shoe (rudge of some hundreds of niles (rom Cape lireton, tke once martial and stately figure of an old Friend Luc La Corne de Saint Luc, -probably the only one oùt of the seven saved, whose physical vigour and endurance could endure the extraordinary amount «F suffering and privation which followed the shipwreck .This ix ane of the most thrilling chapters of Mr.de Gaspe's \u2018Anciens Canadiens,\u201d written by him at 76 vears of age.The din of war.the hissing of shells from Levi's heights or from ships ir the Basin below, (he deafening roar [or cannon will be heard no more, ox {cept porsibly, long rater 1760, wher, the Pritish guns from the ramparts, overshadowing the port may, in 1812 14, roar out a salute to proclaim a \u2018anadian victory at Chateauguay, Lundy's Lano, Chryslar's Farm.Glotious memories indeed.and dear te every Canadian heart.Occasionslly, however, the meteor flag of the mistrens of the seas will stream out proudly from the main of a fléet Itritish frigate or a ponderous threedecker, mooted, under our batlle ments, in sixteen fathoms.On the 1st July, 1782, a noteworthy incident enlivened our vea-fearing population, the anchoring in our port of the lritish frigate Albemarle, 24% gun commanded by the future hero of the between July and September, 1783.Curiously enuugh, no allusion is made to thin great man\u2019s presence ot que bec, in _ any « the local histories, parting \u2018'bv force\u2019 from his Dulcina, one of Quebec'é fancinating daughters aud the race, we may be vet allowed 10 sav, exists now as wher \u201che weizht of years had not yet ahortened our stride, alas! Both writers assert that he was re moved by force, from the influence of his Quebec charmer.What strange ideas \u2018on forming their record now bubble up?What Find of force was used?Anc the captivating Lady Emma Hamilton, on whom would \u2018her unwifely smile pave fallen had the future bulwark of gland, as he wished, have espoused a Canadian Juliette, who was, there except he of Trafalgar, io ferbid the Titan of Revolutionary France, rem having La Marsellais> sung under the lattice of Windsor Palace, in 1804 ?But à ftw wvcrds mor» about the Cuebec heauiv, who cartivated \u2018lora- tio Lord Nelson, who had to be re moved \u201cby force to hix quarierdeck from her melting glance ?Southey and Lamatrtine both testimony to Lsis ep le of his career in 1782, but 4x name of \u201cLa lle Canadienne\u201d is not given.It mv rosy vouth, alas.now so far distant, [ spared neither time nor re- sarch to clucidate the mysteries of our od town.De of the most attractive was that relating to lord Nelson at Quebec.After exhaustine the noupre, dry-ac-dust vies of Quebec Gazette, 1 toncluéed to cor the traditions of the past.the oldest inhabitant if intelligent, zossipy, and not bereft of memory, was evr a (var friend Ti Lt.-Col.John Sewell, a icer in General Issac Brock's regiment, at the dawn of the last century, had known in his vouth sworal contemporaries ¢f Lord Nelson's visit to our port in 1783.1 have had to thank Lim for much information on this distant period Later on Dr.11.Miles, the historian having obtained some private letters, written hy Nelson's friend, nublished x magazine article, which, with some in- acer aries, contained much valuable it formation on this incident, With what he wrcte and what 1 wrote [ {hink there can te no dout-t that Lord Nelson's inamourata at Que bec was the beautiful Mary Simjaonthe dauhter of Sandy Simpron, who had served in Welfe's army, and who for years occupied the mossy old cottage, Bandon Lodge, on Grande Allee.On its site Senator Sbehÿyn built some vears aco his beautiful mansion, which tears the name of Sandv Simpson's fornsx residence, Bandon Lodve.Mary Simpson married Col.Matthews, Lord Dorchester's military secretary.The responsible nesition of Govofnor of Chelsea Hospital, in England, was subsxquently conferred on Col.Matthews.Mrs.Matthews, in one cf lier letters.telis of her sorrow in attending the funeral of her first love\u2014Admiral Lord Nelson\u2014and d«d in England as late as llave we no novelist among us to weave a delightful historical novel on Lord Nelson and his fair friend, Marv Simpson ?Our Canadian novelist, Gilkert Parkman, now a member of the Imrerisi Parliament.in london, found in tke career of Major Robert Stobo, a prisoner of war in Qucher, materials for his adwired romance, The Seats of the Mighty.\u201d Here is a subject Jor another Quek novel.bear (To te contintd).ae CHINESE PROVERBS, Tle following is a list of favorite nroterEx of the Chinese.A proverb as a tule, is of universal application, and so are many of these, though a few smacks of \u2018the soil (= Politeness before Source.If vou blow at all, blow low.Money makes a blind man sec.Better not be than be nothing.Oblige and you will be oltiged.More trees ate upright than men.Gold is tested hy fire, man hy gold.No child thinks his own mother ugly.Some study shows the need for more.Great truths cannot penetrate rus tic cars.The highest towers begin from the ground.: Freesitters at (he ply always grumble most.Frery man gives a shove lo the tumbling wall.A stupid son is better than a clever daughter.Medecine cures the man who is not fated to die.One man makes a road, and an other walks on il.A man thinks he knows, but a wo man knows better.If fortune smiles, who doesn't 7 If fortune doesn't, who does ?With money you can move the gods; wilhout it vou can't mave a man, No image maker worships the gods : he knows what they are made of.The faults which à man condemns When oil of office he commits when n.If vou suspect a man, don't employ him; if you employ him don't suspect him.| Happy is he wha fights with him, sll; wretched is he who contends with others.No distance can separate what Heaven unites ; nothing can unite what Heaven separates.tree rm ts COMMERCIAL \"RAVELLRRS Montreal, Que, Dec.28, \u2014 Hon.W.S.Fielding, Minister of Finance has written to the Dominion Commercial Travellers\u2019 Association stating that he expecte Sir Wiigrid Laurier will be in Montreal on his wav from New York on Saturday and aftend the Travel lers banquel.Otherwise Mv.Fielding savs be wil Le present at (he banquet, smear ie Pm tr IN FAVOR OF THE BANK Montreal, Que., Dec.28.\u2014 Judge Pagueis lo today tendered a decision against Mr.R.G.Graham, a cheese merchant of Helleville, Ont, Mr, Graham made (wo promisory notes amounting to $1,100 for which the Victory, then as tudious but imnies- sionable, youthful won of Neptune aged 21, Capt, Horatio Nelson.This may have been his first 10 our port, accordin \u2018ers Clarke and McAr have paid Quetec a visit £ fo bin bograph- thur, he seems to t least two visits, | hank need.The defendant pleaded that being a resident of Melleville the bank could not sue a resident of an- nthes province.The notes having made out in this city, and dated here, the Judge gave a decision against Ng.Graham, \\ though Southy and Larisrtine, his biographers, each donate a page, to notice the pang and regrets tbe im.pressionable Horatio, aged 21, felt at À HOME CURE, Consamptives Need Not Leave Their Own Homes to Le Cured.THE SLOOUM SYSTEM Of Treatment is Offered you Absolutely Free.A consideration not to be overlooked in the treatment of consumptives is the expense in quest of health, Some of our medical men are now advising their patients to go Jong distances in the hore that change ¢f alg will do them good.A lot of solemn nonsense is being said, and wiitten, about change of climate, and its influence on the patient.\u2018Stick to low altitudes,\" says one.\u201cQo to the mountains,\u2019 says another.How is à poor perplexed sufferer with sore authorities ?The fact is, people die of consumption in all climates.They re cover from it too, in all climates, if they are treated properly.The only positive cure for the discise is to kill the germs that produce it.This is ac- complisted undes the Slocum system of treatment.The disease must have nothing to feed on.That is the principle unaeilying the Sobum system.You can try it at your home.POSITIVELY FREE.You or your sick friends can lisve # FREE our of Trestment.Bimply write to Tux T.A.SLoctw CukntoOaL Limited +9 King Bt.Went Toronto.giving p st offior sut express ottion address.snd tho fro medi \u2018isa (he Slocum Cave) will be prowotly seat.When writing for vieu always meation thin paper Fersoon in Canada, veciog Sloonn's frae offer in Amosisau papers will pe vend for saunp'es to the \u2018l'aronto lsh>ratories.Now Telephone Directory.The Bell Telephone Company of Can ada will issue a new subscribers\u2019 directory of their Exchanges in the Northern Quebce District carly in JANUARY, 1901.Those who contemplate beeoming subscribers should place their orders at once to ensure the appearance of their names in (his book.also be sent in promptly, #1.A.DAUPHIN, District Manager.Quebce, December 22nd, 19040, Department of Public Works Quebec, 24th December, 1900.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 NOTICE is hereby given that sealed offers for the purchase of the ground facing Grande-Allée, in the City of Quebec, now occupied by the athletic club called QURBEC ATULETIC GROUNDS As- SOCIATION, will be received by the Honourable the Commissioner of Public Works on or before the Seventh day of January next (1901).The diagram of the ground and the schedule of the conditions of the sale may he seen at this office every day, from ten o'clock a.in.to feur o'clock p.m.By order, ERNEST GAGNON, Secretary.S++ Shorthand aud Typewriting CLASSES; Conducted by Miss I.M.TWEDDELU, (Sucotesor to the Late Mes.Treffry) Will ResOpen Monday, 7th Jan\u2019y., Afternoon and Evening Classes Bpecial ath-ntion given to Office and Repuriisg prectior, together with tevh- micaliviontabd.Connie al Corn spoud- exce For further infomation apply after Jannary Sed, nt +146 Mochalou straet, between LI und 3 pme Teloyin 1042 CRUSHED TO-DBATH Halifax, N.S, Dee.28.\u2014 Simon Landry.Inlercolonial brakeman, had his foot in a frog in the railway yard at l\u2019ictou this morning.The shunting engine came down upon him cut.\u2018ing off both legs and otherwise hor.riblv mutilatine his body.Tie was fwenty-1wo vears of age.mam = EXPLOSION IN INDIA Calcutta, ec.28.\u2014 A boiler explosion | ocburred Irere to-dav, killing ight men aud inisring many, merge meme TO ESTABLISH AFOUNDRY Wingham, Ont., Der.J8-The citizens of Wingham were almost unanimous in their desire 10 have Messrs.Gall dry in thix town as the voting on (he by-law to loan them $17,000 resulted to-day in a vote of 333 for the loan and only four ag tl.The foundry is to be in operation bv April 151 and is te employ à hiwdred hands from (the start, lungs, to decide among these different | ¢ Corrections to present enteries should 2 Tee eee.0e and Kellock establish their brass foun- 2 es Sees See = cie @0+0-+0-\u20140-00-0e 0-0: ® THE CHRONICLE, QUEBEC, CANADA.=O) FIPRITIITITITIIULE » sav 4 > a SOS SAS OS Se2e Sete sen Sece: PIF REET TERT TEST 03° FES * mr maps < \u2019 .ToT TTITIT Dee SIT ICETICeTTeT eT eT eT IDM Corr GaGa OOS OOO) 0 pe Tine Teieirintete eTCOTOT OTe ego ese 0se æ ® We Da Bed ed od gded PERRET RENNES $, \u201ca PRET NN ade Aly Bod oR he & Balt, dy Bg Be Budi ad (Dy ly ry trod Dodd, debated SOOO OW 8 On OG O10 He Oe) oO 9 Oe O 0D 00 O EToToTototoTToToTeŸ SATURDAY; DRCEMBER 26, 1500.\u2014 3 ea THE CTIRONICLE, QUEBEC, CANADA.w\u2014\u2014 The Chroulcle guarnnious .N Y , G Î ! ; ; x reins ; ; > .one penny for railroad transportation MASSE RAA MMS DUCHESS OF MANCHESTER.rhe Clirotlele Bl vartise.LEATHER BAGS | (NCW car s iftS.| sear vutrees | Er cmiued to he Gaal sl Mari A data o ER of arg: rely Dress Suit Cases, Silk lived._ _ ; the fight promoters.o just went\u2014 | | Tor yship Profers Husband's ments have al rg r circulu.Dro Wit Coss.BENS, UMBRELLAS Skating Hoss.on blind Baggages.L.!:cight cars, on arine News Irish Home.: on daily than '8 given by| « « « Linen lined.Silver or Gold Mounted.Bioyole * the trucks, in cattle cars or afoot, No Lykke The marriage « Miss Helena.Zimall the otiier English papers | Euglish Grips, Leather Sid - STICKS - \u2018Way's Patont Skating.matter how be weat, he appeared smil pes eos Tanas merman and lbe Duke of Manchester in Quebre combined.\u2014 | * od raud Cuff Boxes Silver and Gold Mounted.Mufller.| |ASSOCIA110N.M pt ire pire war NES ai arts in es New bade, \u201cMilitary Brushes Heavy Swoetde.«GAME , > es oe.Passenger Avot, 221 \\eork \u2018World, sets forlh the result of BY MOST SIMI'LE AND PRACTICAL Smoking Jackets.Plain Silk Handigrohiefs.| Sleeveless Je THE GAME IN PHILADELPHIA.[RS race of Nebras intersiew she bad with she youn methods.The waltz and Two-Step GLOVES Drewing Gowu's, Colored» FO | Bath Towels (Friction).Pluladeiphia, Pa., Dec.38.\u2014 Asso DE Hrs Coram a Len NE Ve Wide Her appearance in thus aes taught in a few hours.Kennedy's|Ldiw'Kid Gloves.Bath Robes Initiled ** \u201c > Bras © clation football is at last in a fair finnehaha, Atlantic Transport, N.Yo [cribed © od Dancing Academy, 25 St.Stanislas| * Mucha + Silk Pyjam + Suites Hem Btitobed Silk * < Micro \u201c way to becume popular in and around Su St ir Pr Pr PEN \\teleas Duchess of Manchester in an corner of St.John street.Or address s.Pog Bkin |\u201c *¢ Night Shirts.Plain linen Philadelphia among the highest class} « om Louis ; x extraordinary young woman.Even S.H.N.Kennedy.20 Palace streët, |Genta\u2019 Wonl lined ** * Bocks Embruided.Hem Stitched linen FANCY VESTS of her sportsmen.Two weeks ago | I \u2014yacemend: Y, her appearance is unique, Lecause it is \u2014 - Lost: \u2014 | ¢* PFurlind * \u201cMufflers.Bilk candkerchiefs Scarfs.| the Belmont Cricket Club plaved its Ancona.Anchor, Now or misleading, and in no way tallies with LUST \u2014 15 IN\u201d BILLS, BETWEsN | * Silk bod © «s Drosa Shirt Protectors.| English de Joiaville Ties, | Bod Be'ta, first match, but already (he Linden Bunny Satu, law bur.Amences, Ybor personality.To the casual otser- Le au street and he Hasilén | Frs Dig Ekta Black and C-lored 8ilk Cutfe.] ** Ascot Ties.Traveling Rugs.Cricket.Clb of Camden, and the | 23) JIU Quo Rian \u201cNow! yor, | 107, 30 16 JS8 4 plump und pleasing and 63 SP.Louis street.Finder wild [Gels «tf * Silk Braces.\u201cTies assorted.Talms Waterproofs, Philadelphia Cricket: Club, of Wissa- nin Canard, New Yark.|kirl, whose very blonde hair.soft blue be ro Hd on returning the sae hiekon has followed its lead.Merion 2s=Mesaba, Atlantie Transport.Now York | eyes, ubiquitous smile aud elusive dim- ; and Germantown, it is suid.will also >\u2014Ameterdam, Holland Ameriosu, NY, |ples suggest possibilities of docility to Mrs.f*, Fortier, at Mis, W.Vone- times, 65 Louis street.WELP HAUTES WANT \u2014 À GOUD PLAIN COUK.Appl fi M FAITHF PERSONS D TRAVEL.Salary, S780 And espenses.Absolutely no canvassing.Enclose sell- addressed stamped envelope.Colonial Company, Chicago.WANTED \u2014AT ONCE.A GOOD smart girl, for a small Family._ply at No.45 D Artiem atreet.WE MUST HAVE AT ONCE A NUMber of wliahle een and Eamilics to work for us du ality, whol or spare time.Good wages paid.NO canvassing.Write for porition to- dav.I'cople's Syudicate, Dept.A.130 Yonge street, Toronto, WANTED ~CAPABLE, RELIABLE person in every \u2018county to represent larpe company cf solid\u2019 financial ce Ar LAFRANC \u2018CLEAN LIN Running in th And Ready to # Frontenac Electric Dy FOR NEW YEAR ! ++ ee Ee a td Dong the Same Fine Work.Pleasing the Same Patrons Hundreds of Others.++.> THIS IS THE CONDITION OF THINGS AT THE E & MULL EN .e Same Place.Please e Works and Laeudry, HE RGPRR SRG H HERS +2 TC +S 2 Pr-O I Fo SNe 48 N, Fabrique St eT \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 a eet REBAR EAN SE RESS HEI FARIA RAS SBS CCSN NN ANSE i Sporting News.i HO\u201c ELY.OPENING OF /THE HOCKEY SEA- SON\u2014QUEBEC VS.QUEBEC.Probable one of the mout interesting oi tle local gaines to be played here this winter will t* the ame te-riight at the Queber Skating Rink, tetween the proposed Senior and Intermediate teams of the Quelee Hockey Club.We say \u2018\u2018proposed'' teams, as it re mains with the piavers (l-ausalves tonight lo cétahlish a record and a name foc thems-Ives, aud the best men will la the team calect.d to meet tbe crac: Ottawas next Saturdav in Ottawa.Vt take up the game, This would make an excellent league, and the quality of the contestants should at once insure the game a certain degree of popular- 1, fhe excellence of the association game will give this grand game an ever-increasing hold on Philadelphia's sport-lovine public.fn Wngland as satiation is more popular than Rugby and it is no uncommon thing at ail to have from 20,000 to 40,000 people aut to a match.Last season in the nul game, the championship of Great Trituin and Ireland, 50,000 people saw \u2018he game, the largest crowd ever «gown al any football match.YACHTING.HE, DEFENDER PROGRESSING, Bristol, R.I., Dec.28.\u2014 Materials for the defender are arriving on every \u2018rail.To-day the second lot of Tovin bronze came in.The first install- went, which got here last night, was Lu tlarevine, French, New York, S-Astor.n.Anel EF 'ancouves.Dominion, Fortian Max.Perte rosse,N G.LN.Y.and dependence which wen xy make good wives, But Helena Duchess of Manchester ix wether docile nor dependent.The critical olmerver will notice that the colorless hair is given individuality by ; ismurck ci y the [eculiar twist of the pompa ou .enpulie, jo Tranaport, NY.parts in the centre and rolls à ! à SE Uriel, ra kvaré, ar no other woman over ; $-La © Meuantio Beaver, Hafx, |wore it, that the curved and Coax- \u201cie White Sar, New Vorks v.ing lips do not always curve and coax © lu-La agne Pronch, New York but can be firm and positive to a Ci « 12\u2014Furnersia, Anchoi w York.gree which the dimples help 10 hide \u201c1 =-Meucunineée, Atlanie Ti xy.Arma (RT eg and that the blue eves, soft wd mel 12\u2014Maria \u2018Fioresen, Hamburr-Aun, V Y.[ing in repos: ash gray will ilies PR Loe on, Dominion, Poruand.| iy when the Duchess duals sion wae [dos dh.y.serious ma::ers, into sone of which -Nourusund.Heo Siar.N Y- she hag pone deeper than uiesb gos 15 Germagic, White Star, New York, ** 15\u2014putcheriend* Huwuurs-American- N Ÿ of twenty-oue.; The Duchess of Manchester is strong- ly individual, and the charm «fF ftauk The Allan Line steamer Livonian [and honest sincerity stamps, every- sailed from Portland fo: Glasgow at {thing she does and says.When she 3.45 pan.on Friday.rase from the breakfast tale, looked \u2018The Quebec Nie hip Company's after the Duke's retreating form, and putation ; $936 salary per year, wi ; 1, Whi SS Trini 1 : id, \u20181 married him becuse 1 Jove y x : ill Le ory interesting also to ace the | Of the boly of the hull, While the |SS Trinidad, from New York at lu j salé.1 i ] | , payable weekly : 43 per day abso ; famous Start ers figurine on He slates are for the topsides.aw.last Wednesday.arrived at Ber | hint.not becats\u201d pe is a duke, she lutely sure and all cxpenides ; siraight ; Office and Factory Crown +t.Phone 2309 Quebec 10rvard line.The wams wil [7 inch in thickness, from fourieen to|niuda at middav vesterday.spake vimphy and frankly.; a e, definite a Caturday À Bratch vfiise 44 Uraule Street probably live up as follows :\u2014 They are atout three twentietts of | The Dominion Line SS New Ene Although Her Grace was clucated m and \u2018expense \u2018money advanced ean : \u2019 = | Senior.Intermeciat | :\"iteon feet in length, and vary from land, from Liverpool, arrived an Bus France sie emphat éclats ren week Standard House, Caxton | t#00+ +00u0 0000807 PERE LPES LAR IER SPRING} | Goal.i (Lo Tout feet in wih, : the sh ton yederday atternoon.ari an training cold necer make Building, Chicago.eee EEE mg == =r =e | Sle! ine Leade: ands the heel as examined Seer TOO LATE FOR CHRISTMAS.\u201cpe French, noi can te bearing of an WANTED.~ SEVERA + nl Oki} 4 DUO GUMNNOMGO PO GENE OI QA OO CONS ; Point.; rdav af \u2019 Liverponl.Dec.28.\u2014 The White Star | English title ever make me | English.ANTEL.SEVERAL SKILLED] 2 | canill.Lerestrier rday afternoun and found to te too Liner Majestic arrived here yestérday |I shall always be an \\merican girl seemstreuses for our mantle work | > T™ 7 T= > $ \"Cover Point arm 10 be uncovered, so nothing Can | pringing the largest ce ere > y pl sha ne ei f my Lith, and Tm shop Apply immediately at 7.Va A : 3 over Point, ian.| © done to it before Wednesday.ineing rest consignment of | it is the Jand of my = LiFiL.& m .8% \u20ac ; mi 1 Scott.\u2026.+.Holtida- re wi red mail from the United States ewer|-roud of it.At Fontainebleau they ques stores.16% to 171 St Josen 4 4 * Forwards The first consignment of nickel steel Enown.The Majestic was unable to|taught we to speak in four languages \u2014re un - PR ESE N 2 Gillesyde.: Lawrener NES day Tom Seton Tee Noes enter Quetnstown harbor on account of | but when I think I think in American.\u2019 ee ee ae .5 | Stuart, evita | 0 be unloaded on Wednesday © |ahe violence of the weather, Twenty-| The Duchess lonks forward wu a esi HOR SALE F wo UROPER- voa.ny \u2026KRo- \"Things are fucking more interesting six hundred Pacs of mal dare landed.dence on her, hustand's Iris} estate ies telonciog to Mr.Joseph Nohn.14 Choice Dressiug Gowns 87.00 Stanley mesuries the boatshed, and the \u201choot ONE Ÿ 1 bars of gold.and 135 | 1x savs : My new Dustin ne the \u201cte K \u201c| ; cols * Made : a + te new host boxes of specie, containing more thanjsuch a one as 1 lave always Jenced near te Hove Chunk.on Hegan.cee] +N have assumed some shape by the} si 000,000.Tor, a for its utile nor sis ctestice, Jupauese Smoking Jackets, $4.30, .Fancy Wool smoking Juck: ts, 85.50, Beautiful Silk Muftlers: nd Neck W aps, Exquisite Ties, Soarfs, aud Silk § Hoe, The Very Latest in White Dre.s Bows, See Our White ana Lavender Kid (doves, ENGLISH DRESS SHIRTS, ENGLISH COLLARS AND CUFF, Dr.lacxer's Sapitmy Wool Undercluthing, Dr.Jaoger's St.wach Bands and Kuee $-cks, THE STANLEY CUP.Montreal, Dec.28.\u2014It has oe agrees that the matches for he Stanle Hockey Cup shall Le played in this city on Junuarv 29th and 31st and Febrw ary 2ud.The Winnipeg Victorias ant+ Shamrocks have mutually agreed oi ti-se dates.INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT.Toronto, Dec.28, \u2014.A meeting oi Rig.Fore Hoad one sel-vontained house and tine ound | and one Loud maker and blacksi.ith g shop, vith two lodgings above.Lakue 4 La- Rue.notaries, 28 St.Ann street.J Tee ai Gi ro uk: UT HOUSE FOR SALE OR TO LET \u2014 That first-class property, No.72 Champlain street, suitable for a Store or Warchouse, with dwelling «1 of another week.SKATING.THE SPEEDY ONES.Viontreal, Dee.28.\u2014 Mr.Louis Ru- ~nstein is just now trying to arrange .match race between Peder Oestlund rd John Nilsson for the skating saces on February 2.Oestlund has\" but for the splendid tossanilities dirties that go with it.AL the castle of Tandragee, in Ireland + spend most of our tune.T Whe ot bets ter than Kimbolran, which ic His Grace's English place.It is tetseca D:blin and l'uifast, About an hour out oi Belfast.Right near T the town of Portatowa, whi part of the Duke's esate.FL LEFECI OF À BLUE FUNK.EXPERT PERFORMERS ARE SEIZED WITH SUCH ATTACKS OCCASIONALLY \u2014 AN EXPLANATION OF STARK'S DEATH WHAT SHOWMAN SAYS.2 ñ * Q 3 * à rQOtO+DA0421 LEO OAUBO ROH ROI DD a overhead For [further particulars Nik Umbrellas, Silver M .unted Sti-ks, the O.H.A.Executive wir held this GLablv sailed for New York, se it \u2014\u2014\u2014 of stoi: quarties, znd that is _apply on the premises.~~ Winter Gh-v.6, Lin d sud Unl'ned afternoun in the Evening | Telegran.| $ difficult to get the match arranged] \u2018Joe Starx.the trick cyclist, whe ness carried on there, and The BATH ROBES, 8375.* #& | building.Mr.J.Ross Robertson, th] 2 time.No far nothing definite has was Killed doing a high dive in New which the pcoote | : Monev to Loan.3 President, presided, 1 was decided tc | ren done.as no answer has come York the other day, travelled for a {The quarries bven ; { J OH N DA R il N G I O N place Orangeville in the intermediate] Tom Vestiund.season with Davis's circus.\u201d said a [some time, but t1eytre soing Lo \u201c11 By the Quober Lomn xud Invesiment £ district.| Te quarter-moile (rack at the M.A ed man to the New Jeans Times- irrmediauris, rater J Os Ny, in smal ) à Te > A vi opened on Saturday, and TUK Ta \u201cTw with the show at jl i , he foal Faiate, ry pee and OPPOSITE POST OFFICE TUE SHAMROCKS TEM ven the speeders can get tv Work | the same time.on the business stafi, | and all the tmants on the rest u Ntocks.TT -rms easy, \u2019 5 CN CNOONONE - , Montreal, Dec.38.\u2014 The Senior] reparing for the races.and 1 got to know Joe very well.1] Dukes vstats whose lot fav le helo on oe man home nie ae Ares : see the papers Ua i death, va | BTE BL WLS, 5e \u201c ; à pi .i ue to a nuscalculation of over ce * OU Rie BML ROBT, LaR CHE, .Auditorium, Captain Trihey is worl SUPPOSED TO BE INSANE in the dive, und the reporters are on much Don't believe the published te = Foor: Tr a.ing faithfully in training his men.am lug fle [las a Fondness For dering how in the world he could have |puris to the effect that ww Luke of \u2014_\u2014 eee | is himself gelling into good condition Whisker made such a blunder.To anyone | Manchester's (SLetes ate in a Vy vad CHURCH SERVE EN.NEW YEAR is always a happy occasion | Acthur Farrell, on the forward line hishey'.arquaintad with performers of hy condition.T pe in pet er Ar sO EE i Torasto, Ont.Dec.28, \u2014 E.Pettet, hèrged with putting his naked two car old baby on a stove and burning than any esta\u2019 or Ireland.Why, is in no bettor «à is where he always wished 10 be.arc is working line a Trojan.Nothing seems to be bevond the possibilities of Clans, however, the thing is no mystery They are all subject to queer spells of panic that come without any particular with those who know how to make is so.the Queens palece TRINITY CHURCH ST, STAKIS- pr than Tandrareelas stieet.~Services te-moriow at 11 am and 7 p.m.Sundav School and THOSE WHO KNOW how never over- | there two great hockey men.Jack | tr badly that the shin adlered to reason and unit then temporarily for | The atitude of the Duke and ucts Bible Class at 3 pm Re Took 1he importance of Jewelle Brennan wilt be found on his old po- \u201che hat icon, secured a Temand for a busisess.11 a man persists in doing | can make such a diference in the liv s E.J.Etherington, MA, Rector ' - my.| ition on the fine, and he is putting | 596$ 1m the Police Court this morn- [his act at such à lime, the consequenr- | of the tenants: can take \u2018rom them Seats all_frec.Strameiic welcome THOSE WHO DON'T know how will | yp the game of his life, There is ap \"7; IL is supposed that Pettet is les are altogether wu matter of chance, [OT add to them so many jovs and pri- razy #5 other cases of jupacy were wationed that seemed to be incompa- ible with sanity.Feitet sat down vileges.\" \u2018You've been to Tandrace \u2018Yes, indeed ; wo spent 4 first part and the majority of the accidents within my recollection have teen atiribut- able to that cause.find many suggestions here.SEE OUR RINGS for any finger, each BAPTIST | CHURCH, + N'MABON certain amount of uncertainty about street.\u2014Services (oi gow at 11 fi Fred.Scanlan playing again this sea- Im.à .3 3rant, j de showi v : i Te A PM aneees Das er finger having ite own special ring and Hn weakntse, Ever helen, i n another, of fs children Intely : al \u201cWhile I was in the show Lusiness | °F ean ald there.and isthe | .! 3 > ; ; + 41 cost crushing o death.ne of his .sod sev striking instances mos utiful old castle V'\u2014 come.ase azo everything that can make n|has tren cut doing ligbl Work, and | (musements is Une chasing of bis wife I witnessed several striking instaness of [PR Bet 000 ove went back to blue, this mysterious less of nerve, perhaps tte mest remarkable Leing that of a litue Englishman who did a very sensational act on the flying trapeze.He had two bars suspended at opposite there may be a possibility of his play ing.In the case of Scanlan remain ing off the teem, his place will Le filled by either Hucrner, Young or-Roe three players, any one of whon Insting aud pleasant souvenir « f this tirst day of the Century.PRICES WILL FIF you too.There is New Year's chi gr in our stock.of the baby sort.and her voice was full of enthusiasm of the girlish sort.\u2018Made of stone, vou know, and tr- rets, and tapestris and paintings and nortraits and plate.and with views.of CHALMER'S CHURCH, (PRESDY- terian)\u2014lublic worship in Chalmer\u2019s Church to-morrow at 11 am.and 7 pan.The Rev, D.Taf0;P$8;A.Nnis- \u2018ith a stick and forcing her im money for drink.rss BURNED TO DEATH to give ter.Sirangers wolcoge:- ; ; W ! rh \u2018 .could be isition.it Dulwis, Pa.Dec.28.\u2014In tla Nile sides of the ring, about to feet from |B \"5 an \u2018 or ST.MATTHEW'S CHURCH, ST.putting np à ane shin, illage of Sctig the house of John Har- [the ground, and finished his perform (His Graces lands as far as ihe - ve can Joun strect \u2014Sundav after Christ: WELLER, 0sep ruet, and dodging in Brilliant style.ier was burned and Mrs.Harrizer [ance with ihe feat that is called | each; au such views! Ireland 95 mas.\u2014Hol Communion, 7.30 am.1 On (he defence, Wall and Tansey ar | nd hur twe litte daughtets, aged five |\u2018l'ebelle,\" in the slang of the = circus.braulifid sd at Tand the Mat and T:tant sat 10.30 am.- = still masters et their positions.hil wd soon vears, perished.I don't know where the word comes When woe arrived at Tandragee tue Sunday-School and Fifde Glass a 3 .McKenna in goal plaved perfectly Nr \u2014_\u2014 from, Lat in doing the urn the gym villagets trie Fe al welcome pin Catechising at 4 pm.Fven- B i H I i TIS nasi swings as far as he can on one > .: 0 song af 7am.Pract re, Prof.Whit- ib \u20ac ouse.H Melanghiir price of the Shen C/1F ON TRE BR TISRCOAST trapeze, lets go, throws a somersault Duke, Ti» sires were nov.On New Years Eve there will re Tk standing the re cuenid | London.Dee 28 \u2014Another ga |and caches the other, (he danger de [arcs M four and a I> a specials vice and addres?at QUEEEO AUXILIARY BIBLE S°0IETY pat notwithstanding the reports cir | hich has increascd in Violence today.[pending on the distance he travels | 1 vil'agers \u201cwere ds 11.30 pan .followed by a choral celebration of the Eloly Communion at midnight.METHOPIST CHURCIL\u2014SERVICES to-moicow at 11 a.m.and 7 pm The Pastor.Rev.Dr.Grillith, will preach al both services.Strangers welcome.ST.ANDREW'S CHURCH.\u2014 PUI- lic wotship to-morrow af 11 o'cleck am.and 7 o'clock pu.The Rev.A.T.Love will preach.Watch night service on Mondav spoonful Vanderbilt \u2018\u2019several better.\u201d Mr.James | 4vas a good deal in demand: a ra- W.Tufts, of Boston.Mass., the well | tion of rum would buy almost anv: knowa soda water apparatus manu-| ging, while a ration of iam.which facturer, went down to see what at-|was supposed to be served three times tracted so many Yankees to Southern | à week, would buv two biscuits.One Pines, N.C., region.He saw there a | mason so many of the men sent home Major Fiset was the life of the regiment; he was ever on hand and always in rood spirits.Never a man came to him but the Major gave him complet» satisfaction.Major Fiset was on account of his many good qualities quite a favorite with Col.Otter.Mr.Almond also praised Fi.\u2018her O'Leary greatly.He said that to sec the reverend gentleman, old as he is, marching along with the bovs, was most ineviring; that Father O'Leary de- gerved all that was said in praise of him, and even more; that not cnough could be said in his favor, and that the men simpdy adorsd him.The hardest march, in Mr.Almond's \u201csatimation was that after the ubiquitous DeWet, men in the battle of Paarcelerg never fired a shot.In the games held at Belmont and Bloemfontein the Canadians did very well and upheld the Maple Leaf ax Canadians sdways will do.Rev Mr.Almond R.C,Hj} Write for Samples And Price Lists (Bent Post Kio) and Save Pifty Per Cent ROBINSON & CLEAVER BELFAST, IRELAND And 164, 168 and 170 Regent Street, London, W.IRISH LINEN AND DAMASK MANUFACTURERS.AND FURNISHERS TO H.M.THE QUEEN, Empress Frederiok, Members of the Royal Family and the Courts of Europe.Supply Pal Mani Vi BELL Fates Buoseonhive, Tastiatons, Regiments and the General Public, direct with every description of .ro.a HOUSEHOLD LINE From the Least Expensive to the Finest in the World.Which, befug woven by hamt; wear longer and retain the Rich fiatin np- ponrance to the lust, \"By obtaining direct, all Interinediate profits are saved and the cost 1s nu .nore than that usually charged for common-powor loom goods.; + Real Irish Linen Sheeting, fally bleached, wo wide, 0.4 INDIA PALE ALE Brewed with exceptional care and watchfalness until\u2018just\u2018ths right body and flavor arejobtained.Itsflavor is the true flavor of god malt and hops.No substitutes used.Atthe proper age it is bottled and consumess.are offered an absolutely pure, sparkling and delicious beverage, tonic, and refreshing to the body and quenching to the thirst.One case sn your home will demonstrate to your entire satisfaction that it is the best (LONDON) \u2014 IRISH LINEN * per yard, 2) yards wide, 0.57 ard, Roller Towelli 18 in.ide, 0.06 pee yard.Sols The 0.14 per yard! Doses from 0.18 pee du: Linen us 1.14 par doz, ine Linens ant 0.8peoi note Fong Cloth, from 1.08 pac yard, ae 7 por yard.Our Special IRISH D.AMASK TABLE LINEN » Fish Napkine, 0.70 per dox.Dinner Napkina.* 1.88 par doz.Table Cloths, two Jurds are, 0.6), 2) yards by 3 yards, 1.32 each.Kitchen Tables Cloths, 0.23 coach.Strung Huckaback Towels, 1.08 per doz Monograms, Crests, Coat of Arms, Tuitials, &o., woven ur cubroidrred.(Spccial Attention to Clubs Hotel, ox Basa Orders.) » Fine Quality clath Bodies, with 4-fold li MATOHLESS HIB?S * fronta and cuffs, 8.02 the talf duz.to ucamure 0,48 exten) Now desi wn iy our apeclal Indis Gauze Oxford, and Unshrinkable Flaanels for the Sesson.irts made good as new, witl dorials i , Season.Old shirts nade ood as now, wich good uinteriae in Nockinude; Cus aud IRISH CAMBRIC POCKET-HANDKKRCHIEFS-\u2014* The Cambrica of Robinson & Cleaver have a world wide .\u2014The Quecn.\u201cChe: Handkerchiefs I have over woon.\"\u2014Sylvis's Home Journal.Children's, 9.30 por due ; Ladies\u2019, 0.54 doz ; Gentlemed's, 0.78 per doz.Homatitched_ Ladivs 0.05 par dur ; Gentlemen, 5% doz, x \u2014Ladies\u2019, from 0.84 per doz; IRISH LINEN VOLLARS AND (UE F $ i Gentlemen's 4-fold, all vewedt shape pr 1.18 per doz.Culle\u2014For Ladies or Gentlemen, from 1.42 per doz.\u2018\u201cSurplice Makers to Westminster Abbey\u201d sud the Uathidrale and Churshes in the Kingdom.**Their Irish Linen Collars, Cours Circular.IRISH UNDÉRCLOTHING\u2014A luxury now within the reach of alt Ladies.Cbemien«, trimmed Kmbroidery, 0.64 ; Nightdressas, 0.91 ; Combiastions, 1.05 ; India or Colonial Outfits 43.893 Uridal Teouneaux, 30.0); Infanta, Layettux, 14.24.(doe list.) A rovent de should be wad ressad ROBY NSON 2 CLEAVE, Batase nor Samples Noto-Boware of parties nor travellers.Ur J.CollisBrowne's uffs, Shirts, &c., have the imorits vf excellence and ohespnass\u201d\u2014 reland.uslog our name.Wo employ neither agents table ale brewed.ee this pure silk.and proven i pendable silk.Sold Everywhere, All dealers can supply you.SCaggon\u201d or \u2018\u2018Meat\u201d\u201d Silk is the pure À + and unadulterated pro- R duct of the silk worm.Jit .Corticelli Sewing Silk £9] is made up of one hundred perfect strands of Each strand is fosted strength, uniformity of size and freedom from KE flaws or knots, by a § machine that cannot j|| make a mistake.Corticelli Sewing Silk is de- R to IS THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE CHLORODYNE CHLORODYNE CHLORODYNE CHLORODYNE CHLORODYNE is admitted by the profession to be the moss wonderful and valuable remedy ever discovered, is the best remedy known for Coughs, Consamption, Bronchitis, Artace, effoctually checks and arzeeta those boo often fatal discasea :\u2014Diphtberia, Fever, Croup, Agusacts like a charm ia Disrrhoss snd ie the onl, specific in Cholers and Dysenteryeffectnally ents short all attacks of Epilepsy Hysterin Palpitation sad Spasms.CH L R 0 DY NE is the only pallistive in Neuralgia, Rheumatism U Gout, Cancor.Toothache, Meningitis, &c.From W.Vesalius Pettigrew, M.D., formeriy Lecturer at St.George's Honpital, London Le fo hositation in steting that I have never mod with any medicioe so efficacious as «2 Anti ic and tive.I have used it in Consumption, Asthma, Diarrhres, and swher dissasse ; and am perfectiy satisfied with the resulta.\u2019 ; ; \u201c1arl Russell communicated to the Colleze of Physicians that he received * space fe = Har Majrety\"s Conirl st Manilla to the effect that © a ; .the Ty y service was CaLononrss.\"-\u2014-Sse Lancet, lat December, 186 Cavrios.\u2014Vise-Chancellor Sir W.Page Wood stated that Dr.J.Cocuis BEOwKE was un douabtedly the invontor of CHLOBODYNE, stat the story of the defendsnc Freeman was deliler ately untrue ; which, he tted to say, had been sworn to.\u2014Yes 7vmes, 18th July, 1864.Sold in bottlen sd 2 , 2a, 9d., 4a.64.sud ll each.None is genuine without the words \u2018\u2019Du .J, CotLis BEOWXES Cutonopts®\" on the Governriens Stamp.Overmhelming et DAVENPOBT, 34, Great Rusell-strest, Bloowsbary Loudou HE NELSON RELICS | \u2014 A Detailed Description ot Those Stolen\u2014 On the guard is inscribed a list of the ships which took part in the action, together with (Le names of the conumanders.MEDALS AND ORDERS.Nedal of the Victory of St.Vincent 1797, inscribed © Horatio Nulson, Es- T.M.Hardv.7 v i Oaution\u2014Beware ot Piracy and Imitatione.I YEAR'S .pra iÔjHA\u20145\u20140\u20144\u20145\u2014 5-06 @ \u2014\u2014 ++++++*+ +++.00443400 % REDUCTIONS on our GOODS.n»+.++++t+14%14+040% 03 Clocks, Silverware, | & Musical Boxcs, Marine Glasses, Opera Glasses, Barometers, Thermometers, Electric and Medical Batteries, Graphophones and s large selection of , Edison Records, at 85 a dozen.Brass and Glass © Aluminiom and Mountings, First Class Glasses, Gent's ahd Ladies\u2019 Gold and ; Silver Watches, « A +++.+++++++++.++0++4e.0++\" ++++e+++4a%+% ¢ & orns, ickelod Steel i Gold Riugs, | | Fre, etc, ete.A VISIT TS SOLICITED, A large stock of Gold and Plated Chairs, Lockets, Charms, | Bracelets, Pins, Ear rings, Revolving Stereoscopes Uontaining 5 views (Special À pectacies and Eye Glasses ialty) Ÿ- { Sold Gold Mountings 84 00, poo, Double Mountings in Gold &2-00, Ÿ > Sk Ÿ Telescopes and Views, .Meerschaum aud Wooden Pipes.$ ++.+++.\u2018a, T EIIE BEDARD, ; 357 St.Paul Street, Palais, Quebec.OPPOSITE C.I\u2019.R.DEPUT.mG \u2014 BB fmf Hm mr \u2014 P= BA AE & 4 NEW YEAR! and rub it well into the skin.the hands next, dey them, and aPPly [beautiful farms and profitable Rince [town of fine hotels, handsome homes their Queen's chocolate almost if not vine- | quite intact was that thev were served any of the numerous pet lotions in vogue for their beautification.An excellent investment at the out wet of winter are the proper imple ments and unguents required for home- manicure.Delicately dainty cases are sold filled with instruments and pots, but the cases themseives are unneccs- sary for practical purposes, and, indeed, in many instances it is for the case that all thefmoney gues-the ine struments and unigents are poor.Every morning, .after bathing the hands thoroughly and drying them well the nails should be looked: after, The old-time method of cutting away the curticle and those tire soBVBBBBBEB cuticle and those tiresome hang-nails that afflict nervous girls addicted to the fatal habit of worrying their fingers, has .The nail clipper, which will trim the nail perfectly, is the only steel instrument now used, and even instead of the clipper the file is used, and is found to be the safer medium of keeping the nails in good trim, nnce they are of a perfect shape.But to women of nervous | temperaments the use of à nail-flle is as impossible as the scraping of a halidry sponge on a slate.- e nails carefully This is the order of procedure thdt\u2019 should be observed.Wash the naka gia carefully in strong soapsuds of 1Rkmd soap and water, using a basin to remove the cepo- sité under them.Wipe them carefully.pushing back the cuticle with a piece of old soft linen, gently loosening the skin with an ivory instrament wherever it adores to the nai), Trim the nails carefully, following the outline of the finger-tips.Then suip oft anv hangnails and apply Cold cream to hea them.at the same (ime registering a solemn vow not to {tansgress as à mutilator again end to apply cream dally g8 » reminder and to permanently cure the aflicted places.After that apply the tivicst bit of pink nail paste should vou require colour, but be very careful not to get it into the roots.The purpose of the paste is to keep 49 nails soft and smooth and to nre- vent them from becoming rough and horny.Almost anv good oil will take the place of the paste if vou do not happen to have it.Swcet oil, olive oil, and oil of tweet almonds are all excellent for brittle or rongh nails Then aprinkle a little manicure powder on tho polisher and aive each nail a rubbing that wil! bring a polish and brightness but not à glaring brilliance to the nails, anotster little bath, and drv them tho roughly to avold chapping.Beautifrine necd nof necessarily con- 1] fortable boarding houses and scores After this give the hands | Tae ZT ne sers, |\" p veri.yards, and inside of ten days after | out at Belmont, where there was a can- his arrival he had purchased six thou-| teen, at which sweets could te bought sand acres of land near the town.Hel Tie voyage home on the Hawarden employed the best landscape engineers, | Castic was a most pleasant one thouer laid the grounds out, and then com-|the transport rolied considerably.The menced & great work.Hundreds of | Canadians were accompanied by the carpenters and laborers were empley- | Hovsehold Guards.and \"A\" Battery ed, building roads, parks, electric car | Royal Horse Artillery.At St.Vincent lines, lakes, hotels, houses, deer park, | they plaved the cricket match already and in fact everything that inoney linentioned.being beaten bv 60 to 50.coulé build.This work has been kept \u2014\u2014_ THEY MUST BE SOLD.up, until today this man has one of the most unique and handsome piaces| Do not forget that our ladies\u2019 jackels in the world, with its opera louses, | and coslumes are sold at unprecedented restaurants and everything to amuse | reductions.FAGUY, LEPINAY & FRERE.pe and interest.The best part of Viis work is that LIFE IN A CANOE.the big-hearied man is not doing this solely for his own pleasure, but he is cutertaining at about actual cost, hundreds of doclors, lawyers, ministers and teachers, who cannot aflord to pav high rates for rent of cottages and hotel charges.Mr.Tufts is in no way working this enterprise to make money; he sells no lands or lots.Uis great pleasure is to draw around him hundreds of northern people from his nalive section during the winter months, and see them enjoy themselves and gain health at ihe same time.What a happy world this would be if there were more men like Mr.Tufts, who is constantly planning how he can add nleasure Lo some one else's life, besides himself and family.Pullman built his city for his own financial benefit, Vanderbilt bought his thousands of acres of Southern lands, and bdilt his place for his own pleasure; but Mr.Tufts built his Southern city with its handsome hotels, com- RISKED HIS Venturesome Frenchman Paddles All Wav Across the English Channel.A young Frenchman named Felix Chauchois, a Parisian student, about 25 vears of age, was given an enthusiastic reception on the sands at Calais upon his reaching shore after an adventurous Voyage across the channel from Dover in a small cance.M.Chauchois, who had been staying at Dover, left the English shore on Sunday | morning at o'clock in à canoe belonging to the Dover Rowing Club, of which he was a temporary member.It is an exceedingly frail craft, measuring about 14 fest in length and 2 feet wide, covered at.both s.The well in which the canoeist sat is 3 feet long by about 20 inches wide.She was in the same condition when he started as When used for ordinary pleasure purposes, the only protection he had to keep the water out being the ordinary weather boards.There wag \u2018a light morth-westerly wind as he started from Dover.but later in the day the wind veered 40 south-west.and freshened, and there of cottages for the pleasure of (he people.In the final dav of reckoning James W.Tufts, the wealthy New Englander.will loom up as a star of the greatest magnitude.Be sure to go via Southern Pines on vour way to Florida, \u2018as it is the shortest route.For information write to J.T.Patrick, Pineblufl, N.Cwater.Chauchois was at first carried away on the flood tide a deal to the eastward, but he had the advan- tabe of having hi course (or Calais given him by Capt.Delahaye, of the cross-channel \u2018mail packet.Ie Nord It appears, however, that he drifted many miles out of his course, an (he tide turned westward, and il.waa nut until half-past 10 on Monday morning that he reached Calais.He was unaccompanied throughout the passage.\u2014 London Chroniclememe me pret TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT.On Boys\u2019 Suits and Overcoats at LEGENDRE, FRERES, \u2014\u2014=rm rt Some female fools and their fathers\u2019 money acquire foreign titles, ee ee eae CASTORIA For Infants and Children.was quite an unpleasant ripple on the| | \u2018The Quebec police have received from London Metropolitan Police Headquarters à description of the Nelson relics stolen on the $ December from the Painted Hall, Greenwich liospital.A reward of £200 is offered for information which: will lead to the recovery of the relics, and the capture of the thieves.With a view of informing tocal historians of the articles Missing the full description is reproduced as follows : 1.Watch (gold old-fashioned verge) and seal warn bv Lord Nelson.3.Enamel portrait of Lord Nelson in a guid case.4, Oval gold box, presented 1n Commodore Nelson, with the freedom of the city of London in 1797, inscribed Watson-Mayor A Common Council holden in the Chamber of the Guildhall.of the City of Lendon on Friday, the 10th day of March, 1797.Resolved unanimously That the thanks of this Court he given to Vive-Admiral Thompson, Vice-Admiraë* the Hon.William Waldegrave.Rear Admiral Parker and Commodore Nelson for their gallant behavior em the 1itk of February last, in defeating the Spanish fleet, and that they be pre sented severally with the Freedom of this city in a gold box.Note\u2014Sir Robert Calder, omlited by mistake, afterwards rectified by a like vote, 4.Gold sword hilt presented fo Sir Horatio Nelson by the Captains of the Fleet present at the Battle of the Nile, 1798.+ Inscribed The Captains of the Squadron under \u201cthe orders of Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, KB.desitous ol testifying tw ih sense they en- , .tertain of his prompt decision and intrepid condugt in the attack of the Froncn figel m Bequer Roadoff the Nile, the Ist of August.1798, requests his acceptance of a sword, and as a farther proof of Thier (si) Fsteem and Regard hope that he will permit his Porirait to be taken and hung up in the Room belonging to the Lgyptian Club, ow established in commemora- ion of that Glortous Dav.Dated on Board of Tlis Majesty's ship Orion, this 3rd of August, 1798, Jas.Saumarez H.D: Darby, 286 St.John Street, T.Troubridge Thos.Louix J.Peyton Alex.Jno.Ball Saml.Hood N.Gould.Th.Foley R.Willett.Miller.Ben.Hallowell &.Merry, quite, Commodore and fifth _ in command on the 14th of Fob., 1797.+++.\" We Have Now in Stock a Large Variety of Goods, Suitable for the The Spanish feet defeated.Medal of the victory of the Nile, 1798, inscribed © Sir Horatio Nulson, K.13.Rear Admiral and commanding, officer on the Ist of August, 17494.The French 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for | CASTORIA.>] bed J LLLLLLL0L00 00040400400 2008004 0000 ee The variety of our collection is unique and comn- plete.We have in stock all the most popular English.French and American products, and you are certain to economize by purchasing at J EB.LIVERNOIS «0 LESS THE SITUATION 1S THREATENING The Power of the Boer Forces is Now Said to be Entirely Broken\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014e A LONDON IMPERIALISTIC PAPER WILL CHANGE POLITICS London, Dee.28.\u2014 Prisistent 1 ports are in circulation in London an on the continent that Gen DeWet har The British chartered recetved this whit e been captured.South African Company information from a source in it is accustomed to place implicit con fidence.The War Office.however, à without confirmation of tie repuit A BRAVE TORONTO MAN, Toronto, Dec.28, \u2014 The Lieut.Cre burn mentioned in the despatches for cvouspicaous gallantry * lasing lature, early wo the war the Chro- [Phere ars on Board 45 Officers | zens, with his troop saved the Canadian | idle wa compallal, owing te its Un- \u201cuns al tue fievce engagement near l[sopularitr.to alandon the attitude 7 Nurses and 718 Mes Melfast on November 8, is Ho 7.Chute i which the News now takes.of all Rarks «hill Cockburn, son of George R HE ASKS FOR MCRE.Rr Cockburn, ex-MP PP.of Toronto.| THEIR POWER BROKEN Londen, Dec.28 \u2014 Col | who commanded the British an the skir-| mish at Plaistorleuval, repouts nat ther amaders under Commandant Kruitsinger aumibered atout 760.They were bard pressed tx the Pfritish and aban- dontsl Maxans ques and carts They Lu hange of much significance sdest Liberat payer \u201cpportine the south Africa, and well ealow'v gan ed realm of the Cran, \u201c1 have great aml abiding faith wn my oowr sox.\u201d she saul reoonth, \u201cWomen are ever bisy sowing the sted from which good springs ap ail aver the world Since (he Carina has become so deep.in Ch top Iv impressed with (lee jmportance oF worries clubs and societies Uhat rol reports «sf all such meetings shall foe [+ prepared for ber percent te mm ne: Children Cry for CASTORIA.| No farmer can plongh a licld by furning it over lu his mind.from cold, érippe, rhpumation ar Hrouble af the air w te Souttera Pinces and spond Lie mature art af the wiper ; 5 21 Industrial Line, ticket owoly Miners ticket ofhee in Boston or to Seaboard Air [ine office, 306 Wosh He sure to ge Pius N \u20ac, te Florida Fot novelties fa Dress Goods Sike-Glover, Fi & Co, ven fatigue, Jess liability of > and Miners than by an all des renting = « \u201cche desire to oreans al small cont and in holet acconimodat advance, \\zont, Ne, Pispblar, NC hoard to the ee, Beaton South via \u2014\u2014\u2014 HARD ON SPIRITUALISTS Huffale, Dee Lily wce de.trovod in this morning.Wem Fire cottares Dale, The loss ix hum, A tite tet.ans MESAGE tn en down amd there t cold an the was be Qing on eens thant route.For information as tages by the: Sl of rom: their men ha desiic to enga rail le Arenine, and those wha write tn John Patrick, 4 Ai For round trip Merchants and ; Nouttern a it is the shortest rote k Ton informatéon address I Patrek, Pireblui, NC the smritoalist camp ground fire ul six o'elnk and A CHINAMAN'S ENGLISH.Wastington, D.C, Dee, 2% \u2014 [Lien Long.of he United States Marine Corts.has © nt home re prrportiné tn have besn issued by Vaited States forces at Tien Tsin, Chita.The proclamation wus prepared by a Chinese scholar.What the Chinesr scholar lacked in Fnglish = dic- a do e The Powers are Sending Out Strong Forces to Clea -® TROOP; GO TO YANG TSUA \u20148 the a copy of an in.tensting aod « ntetaining proclamation halted and ihe! finest RECENT DISTURBANCES LI PROVINCE.Country, Tle Tien Tain Wait Society must allowed to cat + down the fire as poy ; U8.You shard come to U.S.MC Pepi \u2019ong all soldiers of «IF nations où Us native roblets when they cisturs Im any buildines of this section.LH have paid the wats to the la torers to burv all deuth and chan al streets to take away the dirts, an voit should keep the cicantiness.TAI ul he escaped people tike te con® back ter their original Buildings I ust protect You by the America force and ven may star here as usa; C6, MI native shops should open for sale, because vou tertainiy live upon.tes prose, If gv person distur] the shops or do not pay the tone for buving things, § must give some Musishiments to tiem.\"IOAN soldiers of the U.Sin The city will give protection to th Chinese scholar Wah, © All people an directed to porsene order and tehav In a quit, orderly manner.\"BY erdor of the gard of Americas troers in the southeast gvarier.\u201d AN AMERICAN CLAIM, Wasténgton, Dec.25 \u2014 Hrigadier General Tiev wood, commandant of Un marine corps, has forwarded to the Navy Department.a letter from Capt.Char\u2019 5 ID.Looe, servitge with the ma- fines an China, stating that the Amer Can marine: wert tle fret to enter the Forbidden City.Thete has been much controversy as to wiicther the Russians British, tiermans or Americans wer u ter in putting Je.force lurst ivside the sarod precinet of th forbidden City, aid this letter is re carded as establishing the cChains of the Americans a% to havin Teen first on tle gronnd Capt.Look gitos the iottowin ound af he dutie.perform pany Dat Peli or August | \u201cUp to that lige (Aug.16) the For- Budden City had not iven entered by Janv of the allied forces, four gates hed 1a das by ther Ans ricans, but thon they finally withdrew to the ele, which they held.an order from the comm nding officer of tbe marins Lo enter the Forbidden UI and seize such buildings and nvar- Hers as might be most advantageous to tion he more than made up for tu relf- Hold and occupy, moved immediately \u2018end jmpotiance.He i od in the Pro With my company, foreed the fourth clan ation © clause referring pai ticu- gle and ertred the city.Japanes.larly to hineelf, elamatior veads : \u201cD'roclamations[ om very sorry all the good inhabitants that there great entJusion took place on for the g~ vot met Now Uinferm vou to te beactful by Major of U OX.MC when Ws proclamation is hanging 10 all dldinegs of all the streets; so | order All the peuple saved within the Atrericaût cevfien and all asoldicis of alt wallons as follows ar] OE Many hinds of .werpons are not nd [wed to keep in all dwellines | te- longing Ye Wis seotion, and vour inhabitants shonld send the weapons to the intcrpreter (FU.SM.ee.i.Wal's house 4 vou have kept befor, \u201c2.Vou should fake the great cure for the fire slumg owt in any time Tre interesting pro-! is al which! entries obacted to onr cnterine but | [did nat consider their * claim to any \u201ccontrat at that point \u201cOn entering the was no opposition (be Cine having departed, leaving their fonts and tanners standine.) Jou guards on the best l'aidinus and (he rezimental colors were hoisted on one of the administration buildings.To the Lest of mv sit this was tie firsy ant orly occupation of the Forbidden City iv any of tie allicd fores and the only time that any ferez Voisted is colors (lore.We semained there from atout 4.20 pm 15 5.30 na, when D reccived au order to withdraw and leave à guard at tle fourth gate.[Cent Medthews and Lieut.Little, U.\u2018NS.Marines, were Ihe offers én Com many 0 wh we le - the A gold medal from the citi- with a beautiful gold watch \u2018Three of the n forced the previous Receiving Mainly About Perso\u2014 Mrs.W.IL Peppiatt Who has spending Christmas with Mrs, T.Enright, St.Stduislas street, ?left over the C.PP.KR.for her home jn Kingston, lion.H.Thos.Duffy, Provincial Treasurer, and Hon.Dv.Guetin are at the Chateau.Mr.Paul S.Owen, Montmagny.is at the Clarendon Hotel, for a short time, Messrs, James ville, and James Bangor, Me., aie stopping at Chateau Frontenac.Mr.Frank Grundy, first vice-president of the Queber Central Railway, is a guest at the Chateau, Mr, T.©.Hector Barcelo, at the Clarendon.Mr, Allen T.Young, Glasgow, is the Chateau Frontenac.Mr.P, C.Talbot and Mrs.Talbot, of Montmagny.are guests at the Clacendou Hotel.Miss Lillian Smith, daughter of Mr.G.1, C.Sanitle, Montreal, is visiting friends here.The marriage of Miss Ethel Davies, daughter of Sir Louis Davies, and Mr.Hyndman, of Winnipeg, is to take place next spring.Japt.Cartwright, of the Roval Gren adiers, son of Sir Richard Cartwright, spending the Christmas holidays with bis father in Ottawa.Mr.and Mr.Charles Dana Gibson arrive shortly t9 visit Lord and Lady Miato at Goverpment House, Ottawa.he Misses Casault have returned from Saranac, which place they have Leen visiting.fon.4.A Grerin is a guest at the Chateau.Hon Justice Routbier has just writ- nu book entithd \u201cQuebec et Levis * l'aurore du XX Siecle.\u201d It is de- cated to Lady Minto, who has ge- «pied, by a letter printed at the be- sang of the book, which also has a splendid porirait of Her Ladyship.\u2018he book has been published with reat taste on special heavy paper, [ith special type, and illustrated with 8 fine eneravings.The copy lo te resented to Lady Miuto is beautifully wad in red moruco, richiy gilted, nd with silk moire antique guards.\u2018is enclosed in a box, lined | with hite plush and covered with imita- :on crocodile leather.\u2014_\u2014 Dr.Chase's Help To thw Workers.\u2018hen the Brain Lags, tbe Bodv Weakens and Plhwsical Bankrupte Threatens, Dr.Chase's Nerve Food Seeks Out the Weak Spots and Builds Them Up.Canadians are workers.Some from ecessity, others from ambition.Some o provide for self, other For the daily cad of those dependent on them.Al dike Tall when the system weakens \"nd health gives wav to disease.The srai® 9! work is on the minds of ome, on the bodies of others, but he nourishment of both is in the aer- es and blood.When the mind refuses to concen rate in thought, when the brain tires nd aches, when sleepless nighis are rollowed by dass of langour and dis- vuragement.when the heart palpita- es.the stomach weakens and there wre pains and aches of heart and body ir.Chase will help vou by means of vis Nerve Food, the greatest blood wilder and nerve restorative of the Halloran, Cowans- Halloran, jr., the Montreal, is at age.Without deadening tte nerves, vithout stimulating the heart to over- rction, Dr.Chase's Nerve Fucd gradu- diy and certainly reconstructs the issues wasted by overwork amd dis- ase.The quality of the blood is en.iched, the nerves are revitalized, and he new and strengthening tide com- nenicates itself to every muscle of he tcdy.Mrs.D.W.Cronsherry, 1\u20ac8 Richnond street wost, Toronto, Ont.sta.\u2018Re \u201cMy daughter, who sews in a white ond: nanufactory, got completely ua down by the steady confinement md close attention required at her ork.Tier nerves were 59 exhausted.nd she was so weak and debilitated hat she had to give un work entirely.as alinost a vicdm of nervous rontration.\"Hearing of Dr.Chase's Nerve Food, he began to use it, and was benc- ited from the very first.It proved an \u2018xcellent remcdy in restorine her to ealth ond strength.= After having wed jour boxes, she is now at work \u201cgain, healthy and har