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3 Rich and I Uiristmas Uwtng i 1 iO OEJG oyer the whole gamut of Christmas ptwai- mm v' jM SSJSeeSl. I bihtiea the fact remaina uadiflpued that 1 fiTflrvJ? thera la no thin? that sxaaIb. Hawelrv fur an. I ifV Vjr Cty HTM fVrL jnauw (uis luut udoiiii uvoi nut pnaa nee i ytwim let 'brooch or riot or a pendant! yThtt firi win AjCC'? ClJA not' enthw overs bracelet or pint What boy will not Ij at a watch and ohaiat What a it not pltastd with a 53 Hvt 'Vf' "ian-0' a fol enff link or a itiok pint And whera ft a tirl '--x- oan yota find outside of a well Equipped jwlra enr pits I t2! t'- JlA -v' rVTi? vsher th whole Chrletaiae protelem can toe ae setJsjaotorHy eTkY VjCEJi, XT far wreom faxniry. IHbI worry about On OuMmi (Ml.

Com (R'lfrS yfiv QVy eet th ex-bole plea, frl- is "I a Stif tu Iim amtaai alt. aaaalat amala tfW ftlaarM Kotbhi Ii la ra ff tfiJl Vf vm 7' apauona with oat oa ayr. aatMiX jK Sa g. amajtaiBaaj par pjr. koMitlful nook daaaratlaa.

thri aaly-m. n-M EtZm I lLkwiiStreet laSSE OTliwA. Bittmui Street anua om aaa Kklaren Street Home HIm Mrtrlf Dwlltn artlh to (oat fflanun, CanlalM Vtattbul lUMI. Drawing Room, asparata Pining Jtoom, KHchana, Bd-i roonui and ettlln Xoom on ato- ond floor, I Bad Rooms on ahlrd. raaUn, hot air floating.

IeonoraU aellar, hardwood floara. Otfarod at low agura. Uts, Ottawa Sioth tMwa a tw lota on Hop-wall and Bunnyalda ATcauaa, Owaar watrta cnonty. Can bo had at aaap. Mt for aartlcnlara.

Beach Argue ltd Bajmc btkkkC Ht. OBITUARY. Mr. aSdward lwt Jl Pattaraen auddanly at hla soma Saturday avaalng. Dooaaaad had aan alUng (or aoroa tlraa- with haart trowela, aad on Saturday ovanlng tia waa takaa amtdonly III and aspired Mr.

Lawla waa tha only aoa of Vr. T. E. D. Iawla.

King Edward avanua. thla olty, aad waa a wall known mm aor ot ma Jntarnatlonal Typograplil cal Union. i At tha tlraa of hl daath ha waa am. proyaa ao a comaoattor In the Capital rroTiouaiy na naa woraoa with tha Mortimer Company, ila leavaa a widow and nine ehll- dran, tha older members of tha family I being Mr. Edgar and Mr.

Stanley, Mr, r. Alien, tjon airoew Aceaaea was an Anglican in religion. -HR. BrmJf.RD M. DEVETE.

Mr. Bernard Michael; Devlne, for aiana ana aiorenoe streets, yesterday -after an lllneaa or nearly a vear'a aunimiL inr 1 1 wa m. niMnm Catholic and an attendant at St Patrick's Church. Ha was years of age and leaves a large grown-up family. Tha funeral will take place from the anove aanrees tomorrow morning to St.

Patrick's Church, where the Rer. rather ISewman will conduct tha aar- vlraa. MR. MCDObPH FKAAER. Mr.

Joecph Rudolph Fraeeri aged years, died yesterday at the residence of hla brother-in-law, Mr. Max Belli-veau, 1K0 Nelson street Mr. Kraeer leaves to mourn him a mother, one slater. Mrs. Blitveau, and three -children, his wife having deceased htm soma time ago.

Tha deceased Worked for the I K. silica looming to ottnwn from Montreal a year ago. i The funeral takes place tomorrow morning from the above residence to the Sacred Heart Church, thence to Notre 11mm cemetery. A man residing on Murray street has been moved to the Porters Island Hospital. Ha ha a rather bad case of smallpox.

1 DEPARTMENTS HOLD BANQUET Interior and Indian Affairs Staffs Enjoy Social Event- Mr. J. A. Cote, Assistant Deputy of anterior TYestrtad Maori Regret K.i- fareaaeq for ARsesaee of Hon. Honor Wagers, Mtolsarr.

'With a view to widening the social amenities among the members of 'the two departments, the Department of tha Interior, In. conjunction with tha Department of Indian. Affairs, held a banquet Saturday evening. About 250 were present, and was a uoeeas In avery way. Sir.

J. A. Cots, Assistant Deputy Minister of the In: tenor, chairman, having on his light M. T. O.

Keyea. the Secretary of tha Interior, and 'Hon. David Lalrd. the vice-chairman. TTnforeaeen circumstances prevented the IMIniater af the -Interior.

Hon. Root. from being present, and regrets at his absence and assurances af loyalty to him were -expressed by tha chairman. The apeeohes In reply to theAaveral toasts dealt in good part with tha history of the departments and brought forth some Interesting reminiscences: The Toast IAtC" After tha toast to "Tha King" and Our Minister" were duly honored, that to tha Department of tha In-terlar was proposed la a neat speech by tha chairman, and responses made by Dr. W.

F. Ring. C.M.O.. Mr. F.

F. Dixon, and Mr. J. e. Eagleeon.

Dr. King explained now the astronomical branch was helping In tha work In the West of 'winking two blades of grass grow where one Tha astronomer, he said, studied the ann and he stars. and the atmosphere to provide valuable Information for the laying out of the land for the IMr. Dixon told how the speculator and land 'Shark were tha ones they hsd to watch most. With them, and the department It was a game of chess.

Qlove foHowed move until It checkmated, them, and then tHey atarted a new game. Ha pointed out that In lilt homestead applications had been granted. --r- -Moat lmporunl Deiiartmenl, IMr. Eagleson tha Interior Department tha most Importsnt In the public service. and cited figures to show Its growth.

'Hon. David Laird, proposing the health ot Indian affaire, aald Canada owed tha Indiana much, -seeing It had taken their tanda and entered upon their heritage. He paid a' tribute to, tha able and considerate way In which Indian affairs In Canada wera administered. Mr. Pedtey guvs, an Interesting re-sums of the work of hla department showing how carefully tha Govern-ment waa looking a (rer the Interests of the "redman" In 'Mr.

O. ailgman, replying to tha toast ot the civil Service Association, expressed disfavor of "gymnastics" In third-class examination papers. fie said that, employees In the third class should not. cry for tha moon. They had certain rights, however, -which he felt were near air.

J. B. Harkln spoke for the ladles In a humorous vein. Mr. 9.

Beddoe, accountant of the Department of the Interior, gave a Lytton, and to make It more realistic had "11 Trovatore" readered by a phonograph. An excellent musical' pro-gramma was given by Messrs. O. H. Olbeen.

W. H. Burrlll. C. Parkinson, A.

Tasse, S. Salmon, W. J. Johnson. Mr.

A. Honey made hit la "haM-tant" rsciutiona, NEW BRIDGE OVER WOIELIEU gftf Stractur -Traaio on Lino Grow ing Rapidly. The contrast for the eenityuetion ot a new steel awing fertdga serosa he Richelieu River en tha Grand Trunk Una to New York and Boston has' Just been let to J. a. fMetoalfe and Company, ot Montreal, for about Tha present ibndgo la a comMnstton of wood and steel, not op-to-oate, aor suitable to aha growing trarSc on tha line.

Tha new ana will be modern In every respect and wlB Tea completed early in the spring. YeMeCAe BOYS SELL STAMPS In Aid of Move moot One Meaabe Disponed of Oreaa Naxabar. The boy ot tha T. M. C.

A. arc certainly doing their part In aiding tho Antl-Tubereu roots society Xar its fight against the "White Mr. T. W. who has charge af tha stamp selling campaign, -reports that It, 10 stamps have been sold by Ms hoys, ona boy alono selling S.10S.

They Intend 19 continue sailing tha stamps all next After that it a-lll take some tlma tp get tha mon-an in; and straighten out the affairs, Its iiteds of tha campaign then being handed over to tit society. MONTREAL READY TO GREET PUKE All Public Sejnaro Metropolis Have Bean' Gorgeously Decorated 1st of Trtetr Royal Hlgii By Journal Leased Wire. Montreal, Dec. II. Alderman Dandurand, chairman ot tha civic reception committee, stated last night that the city would begin today decorating tha publlo aguara alang the route to traversed by Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duohssa of Connaught to tho olty sail, where they will be officially received by tha corporation of Montreal tomorrow afternoon.

On Wednesday avaalng tha public reception will be held It 1 announced that Their Royal Highnesses. will visit aha Villa Marie Conrent school art Thursday afternoon, and tha Hoohelaga Convent school on Friday afternoon. SIR OstOROE LEWIS ITTEJUIED, Hr Jewaal Leased Wire, London, Dec. 11. The funeral ef Sir Oeorgo Lewie, the noted solicitor, ws herd yesterday af Urn eon at Wlllaadan cemetery.

Among the many present ware Lord SwaythUng. Str Rafas Isaacs, Sir Arthur W. Plnerea, Mr. James M. Barrla and Sir Felix Slmea.

Mors than one hundred and Arty wreathe wars received from friend at tha deceased lawyer. SCHOOL TRVernrX 'SUMTflOXS. Thars la very little Interest among publlo school Iraateea la tha approach Ing municipal aleeuea. Most of of the at-lhe trustees whose term ex pi end at thla year will a In tha Sold they have been asked to run. So tar very few new nam are suggested.

TO CURB A COL IN ONB DAV Take LAXAirVK Sflollio tma Tab lets. SraagleU reread eaeaey te cars W. OBOVsra ajgnarors It THE VOTING YtKr LKiHi No Great Interest Evinced in Elections. 'i Absence of Large Issue Believed to be Chief Cewinr More Activity In East Otuwt Irian the Wewt Site of Opposition In Last House, Oood morning; I see there Is a small vote coming cut" Tha above I the favorite form ot greeting In local political circle today. That is small vote la coming out la admitted ay the leaders of both rartiee, Mr.

J. A. Kills. Conservative candidate in West Ottawa, and prexi. sent of tho Liberal-Conservative as sociation, eald It; Dr.

Gordon Hender son, hi Liberal opponent, ssld il; Mr. K. McOrath, president of the Re form association, said it: Mr. C. J.

Belt, secretary of the Llberal-Coneer. vatlv association, aald it. -The leaders of both parties admJt that the absence ot eny real issue in the Present campaign has mads for the small vote. In Ottawa, there Is very Indication that polling will be away below that ra the recent 'feder al election, when there was a clearly-defined Issue to arouse the Interest ef alt i The small vots that Is being polled here and, according to report, all ever the province 1 takeaa as tha best Indication that Sir Jams Whitney will be returned to power. The rule In politic la that It take ona or mora Issues of more than ordinary interest te arouse the electors sufficiently to turn out a party, There haa been no such Issue in the present ampaign.

A prominent Ottawa Liberal aald thla morning that he had personally advised his party lead-ers to refrain' from putting up a single candidate In the present campaign, so that tha Conservatives might come back with an overwhelming majority and, finding it unwletdrvwoutd get into quarrela which would tend to disintegrate the party and pave the way for a Liberal victory. He did not think that twelve Liberals would -be returned In the present election. At present there ere II Liberals' lit the Legtolature. When Whitney was returned In 1903 there were 17 Liberals In the Legislature The opposition waa reduced to It in th next eleotlon. Now the onlr interesting question appears to be whether Whitney' majority, will oe reduced? Some Inquiries reached the City Hall thl morning from men who own property In both Kast and West -Ottavrx and wlahed to know If they could vote In both constituencies They were Informed that they oould not Even the party organisations seem to feel the lethargy that la keeping the party followers moving slowly, and there are very few conveyances' at work) today, i Ms.

Ellis we at hi office in the city treasurer's department today. making good hla promise that he would tie found there on polling day from two to Ave aa nsuat Ha believed would be elected, hut declined to' forecsst the majority. Dr. Henderson waa "on the Job" at the Police court up to eleven clock. Then he went to hla office On Dpark street and left It In a short time, with the expressed Intention of "taking a Whirl around." Controller Champagne and Mr.

Louies J. Kshoe, ths Conservative and LLtbaral candidates, respectively, In. East Ottawa, were tha two buey can dldate today. They were at work early, aad kept It up all day. At one Poll In West Ottawa today a voter polled the second veto thst had been csst there at o'clock.

On September Jl last there wereilT vote eeoreed at teas poo at mat nra a MR. PELLETER CORRECTS i REPORT OF HIS SPEECH InterviiBwed by Journal he Explains What he Said About Navy. -r- r- Declared That he Concurred Completely With What Mr. Borden Expressed in his Speech During the De-" bate Question Must be Taken up and Fully Con- "aidered. Hon.

Pellstlor, fresh from the honors bestowed upon hint (a tha Ancient Capital en Saturday night, whan his colleague on tha cabinet Joined with the people ot Quebec, -hi native province In paying tribute to hi long nd brilliant services, arrived In tha city at noon. i Asked whether tha reports ot hie utterance that appeared In the morn-ffig paper, wera correct, (dr, PaBtUer Said that ha thought thar wan asm Slight nnsunroera tending na to what sentiments ha expreeaed regarding the aavv question. i "According to tha cttlsen." nM Mr. Pclletlsr, "I waa reported aa saying BORDEN BACK AT THE HELM Arrived in the Capital at Noon To-day. He Met' "Teddy" Roosevelt at Oyster Bay ann cn eniTiwassuiwi waa.

iiw lis turd" la Looking for Mass of Work. Premier Borden arrived la Ottawa at noon from New Tork where on Friday night ha waa the principal ora tor at. tha flttoenth annual banquet of tho New Tork Canadian club. In cidentally tha premier ran down to Oyastsr Bay to aa Theodora Reese velt who expressed himself as deo-llghted at roasting Canada's new prima minister, notwithaundlng that "Teddy" waa an ardent advocate of reciprocity. Premier Borden keenly enjoyed hi somewhat atrennou holiday, and la back looking In every way ready to plunge Into tha mass ef work awaiting hi attention.

OPENED THE BALLOT BOX And "Spoiled" Ballot Cast by Dr." )Peat at' Athens. Sneeaal to The Journal Brockvllle, Ont, Dec It The pells bad Just nicely opened in the village at Athens this morning when an un usual occurrence took place. By mis take Dr. Peat cast hi ballot In th sub-dlvlslon where hi name was not entered and when ths matter waa call ed to tha attention of Deputy-Return- big Off leer PuroelL, ha promptly open-ad the box, removed what he thought te be Dr. Peat' ballot and marked it He then locked and sealed i th box again.

It la thought Purcell's act arill veld th election In thl riding. HITCH ARISES OVER NEW PASTOR Negotiations ever Union of Kaon and Bank eHres Presbytesta Ctomch- -ra are at a fitandatllt That ther a bitch in th negotiation that have been going ea between the members of Baak street nd Knox Presbyterian churehee with a view te amalgamation, la admitted by prominent members ef both th churohea It Is understood that the nropoeed plan which waa considered wa that th churches Join together, but trouble arose aa te the chooetng of a new pastor. One church Insisted on retaining It pastor while tha other pastor offered to resign, It is stated thst negotiation are practically at a standstill at the are-sent time. SEARCH FOR THE DEAD Sad Scenes at Briceville Explosion. By Journal Leased Wire.

Briceville, Dec, 11. Somewhere In the depth of the Croee Mountain coal mine, probably one hundred men lie dead, while their sorrow-stricken families keep vigil at the mouth ot their I tomb, hoping against hope that 'their loved onea may be alive1 when rescuer reach Rescue parties today renewed their hacking, and digging In an attempt to force the big Cross Mountain mine here to give up it deed. Having forced their way three mile Into the mountain and bratticed'mora of the mine' cross entries, member ef the fescue expect to stumble onto corpse-strewn chambers at any hour now. That there are It or mere dead men In the mine there Is no doubt All hope of res -cuing any of the aoeree who went to their- work Saturday morning to- be embraced re death, Weeping wives, made widow by the explosion Saturday, came te th shaft entrance In scores this morn ing prspared to meet their dead. In a warehouse, a shsrt etsp from the mine entrance, are great number of coffin waiting for their occupant a Charles whose body was among the first discovered, waa found at tha telephone back in the mine by the rescuing crew, Evidently Kesterson hsd been trying to telephone newe ef the blast to the office of the mlnee when he was struck by falling debria HI koll was badly smashed aad hi body waa out.

Mhat th Oovertrmsnt had decided not to carry on tit Naval iPolley ot the Laurler admlniatratton. However, they did not add that I aald that I oomp.tely conourrad. In what tha Prime Minister, tha Hon. R. L.

Borden, hsawtald In hla spaaed during the debate on the address, that thla question would ha taken up and fully considered according. to our duties to Canada and the empire; that tha British admiralty would be con-suited; that tha policy would be su-mltted to the people of Canada. Briefly, Mr. Pelletier repeated what Mr. Borden aald In thla matter.

Mr. Pelletier added, "will five your read are a more complete Idea ot what I aald at Quebec on this question." BOIL THE WATER SAYS DR. SHIRREFP "Bell the aald Dr. Bhlrreff, V.H. O.

today. Ha haa Issued thla order before, but thought It wise to' repeat It today as some sesnpies ef city water recently analysed, snow lgnt or contamination. contamination la- very sard ths doctor, "but at Oils elm of year I consider it advisable to suggest boll the water tter osl" "For how long, a asked Th Journal. Dr. ghlrrtff: "Well, for that long at Mast" SPECULATION DENOUNCED "All Such Trade is Gambl-" ing" Says Father Vaughan.

Noted Risaiea CasboUe Priest Deplores Increase, of Race Haloids aad that aaaablraf la Peraaluod te eh Greet a Degree. Toronto. Dec. II. Two ot the Insidious, devitalising factors which are sapping at the very roots the British empire were exposed by Rev.

Father Bernard Vaughan, the moat plain-spoken priest In England, who preached in Our Lady ef Lourdee Church at- ivrning Tha famoua erleet called raca aul. elde, which, he ssld. was finding It way even Into Ontario, a blight on the empire, and ha foretold tha day when. If It were permitted to continue, the death roll would one day exceed the birth rate, and an Imperial decline aet In. Th other pest of notional life was the steady Increase of the.

gambling Instinct. Speculative trades of all kinds." Father Vaughan aald, "are forma of gambling to be Judged by the aame rulee. as Indulgence In bridgs and roug ot noir and tma gambling element in trade," he aald, "grows more prominent aa tha fluctuations In value of commodities become more rapid, ao aiihougn horse racing and playing pitch and teas have a worse nsms than dealings In cotton' bottoms, ths whols process Is essentially tha earn." The Water Question Up to Council Th water aupply-queatlotr end-the plebiscite that Is to be before the rate. payers regarding the advisability of taking steps to convert Ottawa into federal district will be before the City Council at a pedal meeting to be held at 7 9 tonight Recently. the council decided te eubtnlt a by-law regarding voting money to bring a Supply of water from McGregor Lake, Quebec, te Ottawa.

Thee by-law underwent a first reading, and ther will be a ascend reading at tonight's mooting: PROFESSOR STARKEY WILL LECTURE HERE It is announced that the Medtco-Chiroreieal Society of Ottawa haa ae. cured the consent of Dr. stsrkey. pro- lessor ot nygiene at mouih university and president of the Csnadlan Publlo Health Association to deliver a lecture on the "General Principles of Watsr Supply." The lecture will take place on Thursday, Dec tl, at the Rueeell Theatre, under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Duke ot Connaught lecture-'ia'on a question whlah is slotting considerable comment In Ottawa at ths preeent, and aa It 1s free and open to the' publlo a large attendance Is anticipated, tt will be Illustrated with many choice slides, and should be of great service In sc-quslntlng the cltlsens of Ottawa with the methods of water supply employed In different cities. ATTENDED BANQUET OF CANADIAN CLUB Otr.

E. R. McNeill returned to-dsy from. New York, where he attended the banquet of the Jfanadlaa Club of New Tork en Friday evening a a guest ef Dr. A tec c.

Humphreys, the president of the club. IMr. 'McNeill I a nephew ef Dr. Humphreys, who is also a Canadian. The Hon.

R. 'Borden's speech, Mr. McNeill states, wa moat snthuslsstlc-ally by more than Ave hundred member and guests, and It wa th general opinion that he clearly and concisely outlined, to their satisfaction, the position takaa by himself snd his party at the last election. This banquet wa tha meat success ful one held during the existence ot the Canadian Society of New Tork. SIR GEORGE REID WILL VISIT HERE Cased tea Press Cable.

London. Dee. 11. lr Oeorgo Held. High Commissioner In London for Australia, will visit Canada next year.

PUPIL BAD HOLIDAY. Th pupil at thr School for Higher English and Applied Arts, Kent street, enujoyed a holiday today. When this educational Institution wa formally opened on Friday night, tha request wss made that the pupils be given a holiday Monday, This wa granted, the beys aad girls were free today. Mf Mffunj mien. MJJ Safety Razor wo rrwopptNO Tie Gentleman's Friend It1 has given such sbsorate and general satisfaction that It hardly seems necessary to call altss Ilea to Ibe fast that It is one of the few which renders shaving an easy and convenient luxury and pleasure, shaves clean and saves time and money.

Price ti.M Hera are a few of the other nnee we carry tn stock, any one of which would make a suitable Chrtatmaa present SAPSTV SAtORS. Ever Ready Il.t tar Safety l.U Christy t.ti I.W Ante Strap f.M We la vile you to eatt aad look W. G. CHARLESON Headquarter for 115 RIDEAU W.AS VETERAN OF THE CRIMEA Father of Two Wen Knows Ottawa Ladles Passes Away at FlysaoMti, England. In the passing of a Crimean voter Mr.

Thome William Ctoatman, at Plymouth. Eng. a highly respected family, a number of member of which reside in thl city, ha been bereaved. The late Mr. Croeeman waa eighty, four rears of age "end waa a familiar and respected figure; highly esteemed in many 'Circles at Plymouth and especially, in the religious com.

munlty. He poisessed five medal and -lean, en jww. i- In 1(37. In 1MT hi enlisted tn tks Roysl Jv'neineere. He married Mis Kllea Wills la.

liiaad aha survives. him. Mr. Crossnisn fwaa present ai the bottles, ot Alma and lnkermen. and at the seine and capture of Bebaato-pol.

He va an ardent advocate of temperance. The military funeral wa largely attended, a detachment of the Royal Kn-gineera acting aa pall header. Mrs. m. Hooper, Fourth avenue and Mrs.

E. Johns, of Ottawa South re daughter ot the late Mr. Cross-roan. HE SUPPOSED CANDIDATE BUSY Magistrate O'Keefe. a Foim-r Polltl.

ctaa lllmsesf- Lets Gordon Hend erson on aa cooneei. Voi diaorderly conduct. Albert Douglas and r'elix Durant were taxed ft snd $1 ten. days and- and II or all month respectively by Magistrate O'Keefe In Folic Court this morning. Durant had a previous record sraiiist him and for that reason he wss more severely deslt with then Douglas.

Neither paid their fines and will therefore bar tree board for the time belnr. Peter Dante, charged with reckless driving of an auto in which Detective Ryan wa injured, Wa again remanded thla morning for one Tha cast of Oeorgo Shore, charg ed with shop breaking and taking If bottles of from Wm. J. 'Ken nedys store, waa again remanded thl morning the defenae wa not ready' to go en-with the ease. Dr.

Gordon Henderson wavs counsel for the defense and when he asked for an adjournment th Magistrate to. marked: "I auppoae Dr. Henderson Is busy' todaf. I will" grant an adjournment, until Wednesday MR JOHN TIERNEY Or AKNrKIOK DfcAU Deenlee of Aged 'Resident who had Heid OeV ae Town Treasurer for Thirty-six Years Is Mosraed by Many, Special to The Journal. Arnprlsr, Ont, Dec 11.

One ot Arnpctor oldest and seat known residents passed away Frtdaer sfternoon In the person of Mr. John Tierney at the age of "i yearir and -d months Mr. Tierney had occupied many Important poettlone He waa town treasurer for thirty-six year and pone msglstrats for six years, re-elgning ths latter office about two years ago on account ot old axe. About three year ago he Wa ap pointed slid master' by the Domin ion Government to succeed the late Mr. John Harvey.

He survived by a widow, three sons and two daughters. The funeral took place from ht residence. Msdswsska St. at o'clock this morning to the Roman Catholic church and thence to the TTMTON STATION AND VIADUCT IN TORONTO i-TTiureoay me nanwey i -ommie. mint will th MnaMev further -II- in -MiMrMnn With the otana ef the Union Station and viaduct In To ronto, when the Boara alt tner Thursday- a-t w.l niher matters of lass tusaasi.

aac are dowa for hearing. nqmoninq. SKOUtAS RAZOR. Baker' Edelwelsa Baker's Xing Cutter 'Wade a- Butcher Joseph- Rogers Hllser on German Raaor 12.04 1.71 1M l.tt 1.7S 1.00 ever our stock. Christmas Cutlery.

STREET. AOIOPTICANt make attractive gifts. Operation Is simple. Project pictures from peat cards, snap shote and cartoons. Costs little to main tain.

Kitted with new neniopucen parabolic reflectors, two epeclal Tungstsn filament lamps of high candle power, end enouxh electric cord lor attaching to any electrle light fixture. Prices: la.M up. P.B BUT Btoins oouia give a line evening's entertainment showing plc- ttures or tne camp amin ana evouwnx fteduinnr iwsyns The Ottawa Optic! Parlors lit awarha atrasv.Phsne SMC, VAN DYKE'S New Book 'The Mansion; cloth. S1.00 JARVIS'The Bookstore' Open Nights Till Xmae. CALL FOR LIGHT ON WHITE WAY Lamp are Turned eat Before Daylight at Turned on and CIMsens are uossmausinaT.

I-Botlca that on some streets where there are great white-way lights they are turned off at seven O'clock in the morning;" said' a cltlxen to The Journal to-day. "Now, while In ether months In the year thla Is alright. It Is pretty dsrk at seven In the morning now. The other day th lights were 11 to Sparks street at that hour or a few moments later, but were cot on Rldeau street Could they nqt left lit a little longer now that It stays dsrk so late I wish Tne Jour nal would look Into thla" Tha Journal did as requested, and communicated with IMr. E.

J. Brown, electrical superintendent of the clvlo electric plant. He explained that the man who turn off th white-way light goes on 'duty at seven o'clock. Is orders were to hsvs ths lights turned on and off ao that thers would st no time be -insufficient light Mr. Brown admitted that ft weujd not coat the-city anything material to let ths light burn a half-hour longer during December.

'He promised to look into the request made. The cltlxen asking Ths Journal to Investigate, pointed out that people going to work at seven find It quite dark, and that If the white-way lights are out that' conditions are had. as they cannot-even depend en the big arc lights which used to he at street corners. These have been removed on the streets where the white-way apodal llghta have been placed. On a muggy morning such as 1 now common ther I no daylight at seven.

WHOLE LIVE STOCK DIES BY COAL GASj storekeeper 'Returns tn Fsubrlh-seat In Brooklyn, N.Y.. and Finds Hnnrlred of Little Dead Bodies, ey journal uhsn r. ir. New Tork, Dee. 11.

A series of an- tepstra is being held to-day te solve the mystery surrounding dead bodies discovered yesterday in Brooklyn. Ths police attribute tha tragedy to coal gaa (Mrs. Harsh Tsyne, whe keep a etore on De Kalb avenue. Is convinced that wholesale murder was. done.

When MraTayn left her store Saturday night there were on the shelves and etfiunlere. toft soldflsh. canarlse, 3 parrots, snd to whits mice. When, she returned yesterday to give them their all were dead, except fifteen An- sgent of the S.P.CjA.. who thought some -person had-done tha deed, took eway a senary, a mease aad a aarrot for eiagilneilnn..