';";";The Pietermari tz·

··~~,:~c)n~~~~;~:~i~the Daily Mail, l'l says: "The BOlEll'll' bavlaio'~.C11pl,ed Bloy's lnrm. south of the Tugeb, whioh is under an hour's ride lrom dbieveley. and have turned the'homestead into a hospital. On the

I'ra~m . are. bills commanding both bl idges over tbe Tugela. 8S well as Fort~ Wylie and 1I0lineaux. and from wbiiob,a view oC Bulwana and Lady-

ISI:IlU;b is obtainable. There is muoh lelppre,tlensiolihere regudiug the Boel' ·;1~r::~~~~~~~~~~~1

movements. and thi! 8uthorities are on tbe alert. ' •

:A 'pecial dillpatch trom Springfield Bridge" under date of Friday. Feb. 11,

a new explanation of G,m. Bal· • retirement. 'AcCOrding to this dIS­

P!',tob a b811oonis~ on Wednesday ,dis­.... "".,\1'1 the fao& that the BOOrs'had vellO\lOO extraordinary and unexpected artauery strenl~th on Doorn KI(JoP, to

where they mannged do~~' Bome

~")'''U:t cheered. the deadly Higbland the road the

melnttKl Gen. would have to in order to on their Lady~milh. Thflge gnn~ rendel'ed drift. .' ,the actunl position of, 'he British un ten-

Brussels, Feb.' 12.-The .Petit Bleu and further advllnce impo·sible. 'Rr"'I',.1 'publishes tbe reported interview with at the ODst of a terrible and use-

Dr; Lloyds" in COnrSB 'or ,which the less of life South Alrielln Republics' representa· 'fbI! war office Saturday m'dnlgbt

,B()er:s,J tive denies that hiS recent vi>h to Ber· ma ntuiv.od silence regardinlt the siLua. lin had rflferenco to olJtdining a"loan tlou lit the seat of war, ann .unciug at for the Transvaal. wli.ch is not in pres· 1130 at night that no further lIews bad

need of money. Regulting Gen. been received and none has oome from DUm-. Dr. Leyds mid he believed th.e other.sources which woald give a olut!

I:t~r~~~!\!r)h~:ad been a diversion intend- to lien. Baller's movements ,8in~'e he ;~jitj~~E]~~~~~~~~~~j"~-r' L greater e1forf by' Lord reorosllf'd the 'Ingela or as to the pres-'~~:~l~~:~i~~.~:~ d,ii'Eidt€!d against the Free 8tate, ent position of his foreea. II wllich would be di.pu~, Frere Crimp, Feb. 12.-All

The Boers. he declaT· here todny. The Britisb troops -"- pr.lpared for this invadon !lnd resting and the B ,ers are iniiotlv.€l.··.

rl!:,~):;r!3~~~0~1 ~d~ef;:e:D:CO'~'.. -Durbani Feb;' 12:-' It i8 rn:mored that General Joubert is mlill'OIll~~1! 110 column ot ii.OuO men tooatnl'D1';'(;i.el:L~ eral Buller.

, . ~lri-W;~~Dea'lI~

an art-

Clrel .. 'l'eu Importers of ' L. S. • n. Co ....

LoS-a: n; E"' ....... W~I~S. HamUto,\>Ont. ,L:.8.a 1L8pl_

,

, :, Pants, etc., for

, .You can always get good t~a at oUI:store and any J~i.i1d

. yoi:t wan~~ ". We, have it.' ~11 . bulk, itl 3 Ib tins, and ~ Ib\ ',and I Ib packages" . '

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.,. "

To be, sold at a 'sacri6ce them.

er. She h1ld then nare,.v missed ~~~~~~~#~~r~

It:roD~J'~~;i~~:~n~t~w~MI~~~r~f;I~~ti~~~nla.d mitltlll' at XI'. Thos; crawford, Sargeant V&DOOII~

looking man nskl'd PoIIC)O ~ "Tlt~: "1 haY\) been a gre.t •• 7·:: ,.itb a pl~ of chnLk bl' to ferer from catarrh,. wblt-h I contraot<!d tlru" dI.l'ts nntl sumlry Jinl"S on tbe table n yelU"!l ago In Wlnidpeg. I tried trulll"""~' just 12 incbca Crom- the sides and ~nds CAlled ratarrh' cures, C:OZUIult~'::lllhy1ll0W";>::, tb.·~t. 1 catarrb IpeelAllsts. and not OlIO of them

.. 'Wbat lire )'on going to do?' askl'd me more Uuui 1\ Uttlo tempoMU'T relict. tht' bot youth; with 11 surprISed exprell' two,..r. avo I tried Japm_ C&tarrh .Ion. ", Bince completing IlIIa treatment I

... 'Pia), yon 12 Incb balk 'to )'our C1lAblotl ,'-__ permanrntl,y OlirOO. I c:an blahl)"..-m' t'llroms: rt'plll'd tht' -ordlnlll"Y looklnl: mend It-thellrat appllcaUon relIeTtld.. .. man,- mnncblng his J:Um., 'antl I'll I1lter Sold b)" aU druntt-t&. !> ...... t ... A lreo_ple tbt' tfOrms at our 'waJ:t'r to tbls eift'Ct- ..-ttt to lUly person 8U1ferlnlf from C&tarrll.

, b sb I h F.ncloee fr<iellt, ~tamp. AOIII">!llll, ille Grlm.-tbal you don t gl't auot er ot II tea: !l.acphe...son Co,.ltl ChW't'.h 8tree', 'l'<>l"O.~, strlug ot 50.' Tbe young lDall I:rinlled complaisantly. \

",'ben tbl! seedy looking mlln A 1",,",,1& 01 Ilellentn.ellt. In witb a CUP ns ligbt I1S IblRt\l' QU'W'.. "I nm .ery gl:l!I.~' l':llid thl' frlenel, "t(t npvpr SIIW sucb billinrds lit bi s~ thnt you don't ciwrish /lny ill wnl bltions or nny"bl'l? I'II'e. It .as u,"u".~ townl'd thl" Indy who Illntlt" sucb a suc­ful. Tbl' mnn jUl'1 Ilrpw 'em bnck to tbe 'ccss in your fn "orlte pnrt." exnct, spot bl' wllntl'd 'em. l'vpn whl'n be Thl" I!minent nctress iooked 51'pnlpll to be smasblng '€'m nil over tbe

I,ULou~,tor Irpnprni rl'sults. nnd IbpD, wltb nant nnd eXl'lnhucd: 811turninp gl'in on bis tllCl', hl"tI 1."0 III 'em "1 bOI>(' I imo1\' the rudiments ot 1111 ilkI'll womlln stl'oking n slN-plng kitt€'n, nl" bettl"r thnn to lose my temper nn.O nntl tbey ditl IInytblng bp .I\'lInll·d. It was nllow nnyhody, 10 think I alD' Jealous:' prl·tty., Tbp young mnn' it'aoM on bls - 'Washington Star. ('(Ie, crpRttnllpn, lind muttel'lng things. ' _ ,-'-'-__'''-_ Tbe ortlinarY, .. looking man tlltln'l stop FOH. INFLAMMATION. OF THE wbpn hp rnn out the strlng'of 50. bul EYh8:-Amon.r Lh" many gnod qnalhlea' , wI'nt right abpnd. , Whpn b€' batl mnd wulob Parwtlloo's VI'gelable PIlls DOlI' to buy a eteerage to New

York. She never knew, ~hat It she had come but & minute IlI>ter _ she would have been pne'Ve~t.,'d from salllng by ~e pollee, who bad just received a tele­g:ram from Bergen requesting her de-

S~~~~.~a:t!,'~~ I tentil>n. - , . r To the young girl ,\\~10 had rulways

1IiO and tbp balll! stili togl'tbpr •. 1I'u .... 'ed l sess, OO"lol's regnlutlag t e dlgosll\ve nnd not overly well dressed, stepPl'd for· Into sbllpe for HiO mort' npPllrl'nl1y, be ~'f:~at~~~b~r tf,1Jo:~~1D l~h~U!uI!i: wal'llJn a dlffitll'nt sort ot wny. He blld pullPd out bis bllndkl'l'('hil't, muppl'd bls tort, ILlmy letters of recommondl\~oll liel'n wateblng tbe young mun's gllme tor " tUl'phl'lIt1 nntl rl'U1nrkl'd that It wus warm from t',oao who ""SIN n1llictotl with tbiil some time. autl that be guessed be'tI go out and get oomlllniut pnr! found II oure In tno pilla.

" '1'11 go you a string or two.' he snitl, IiOml' air. TI"oy ufftlct, the IIcr\"(l conters /ulIl the 'aithough I'm n bit out ot praclice nt tbe .. 'But you'rl' a ringer, you know.' said blood In u sururlslnllly Doth'l! WI'1, aad game.' " the cbl!sty youtb. the res~lt Is alwo~~ IllIlDetlllltely .e60, ,

"Tbe f('lIow looked tbe mnn .. 'Ob, not pxactly thnt.' rl'plil'd tbe or-

ber Ute. In a pea.cetul,,·nmn where ''order' and cleanliness t:he noIse, I:he filth, and the bad

It was ubout h.'Lft-past mornlng,when they arrIved The steamer WIUI seen rounding a head­land far out In the flOI'd, and the moon, which was 'jnst dippl nS' ~n£ler the ed.::-" of the mountains:flhon'e uPon the black firn()ke that rose from lhe chimneys, trailing' Uke n. huge t,'lndlng serprmt In

, Its truCk, 'l'he light or a Icorosene Inmp threw' a tceblll glnre Ullon the snow

ballot the two windows lu that e, Inn which 8I'rve<l, for a ()()1l1'U"l!

of bhe steerage were unendurable, She t!hercfore passed the entire day, 0 nr! often mudll at t~ IlIlght. on deck, nnd only desc/J'nded" Into the lIl-smclllng purga.tory w,hen bhe weather absolute~y compelled her. She perC1!lved that sbe WIl6 regarded wlbh ourloslty by her tellow passengers and the om cers of the ship; but as long she volun1teer~ ed no confidences question her. wlhioh had given position Bot oome - S~T~;~~~~~;:n!~: protect her from molest'3JUon. Her manner, torbade familiarity, 'was 'by repeUant. There tntri' .. In . her

1~~~~~itf~elloW

o\"er,.prolblilbiy woutlerlag within bimsL,lt dlnoJ"Y iooking mon, "Thp bl'l d04'Sn't it wouitl do for 9u<:b n bowliug stoOll, and you, or course, pull down your

swell as hlmselt to ellgage in a public monl"Y, I.Jusl wantl'd to IIl1lbPr up n bit; gawe wltb a man who appcnrt'd to be so ,nnyhow. Illy namp'lI Si-hapter, nnd I give can'less us to his apparel, but he filially I an,t'xhihltion in tbls town tOllh:ht. Might

putl'onizingly: Ul' \\'1'11 IIrnp down and lonk on.' .. "Yell, tnke n cue. What's J'our strong "Th"n .Inkl! SChllt'rl'r, thl' thE'u cham-

In the gnme, anybow?' 'pion biilinl'tlillt of th'p world, drt'w bis $23' " 'Ob. nnything.' said the ordinary look· a'ltl wnikpd out with n twinkle in hi.

ing man. 'l'm not pal,tlcuiar.' "rcs,"-'Yo~hlnltton ~tnl', " 'Unw nbout cushion curoms?' .. 'They'll do,' snitl tbe un~itly

man. . ", 'Sball 1 discount you?' .. ··Not unlpss you insist upon it. I'm a

littll' out of practice, but 1 'II try IIntl holtl my own. It I don't succl'l!d in doing that, you Cao discount me it you like.' . '

"So tbl'y started to piay., Tbl! young cha p won the bank, anti he rl'Cied off'12 of the cnroms In quite dllZzilng fashiou. ~'bpD hI' looked IIround for ar,pl'ovnl whill' bp chail;pd his cue. The untitly looking mnn ntt!'mptl'tI II comparatively I'IISY oue nllll millSI'd it by a hair. '1'be young man sULiil'd In a superlol', sort of and croci;l'd nint' more. Th!'

lug .

and al 1'1I1nt('ntl'dly., Tbl' young an I'ao ont in thr.'p or four more inulogs. w'itb II score or 1i0 to 12 in bls tn \'0\'. HI' cl'owpd ex, uitint.:ly, and then he stnrted to put up his cue. . "

., 'Tbrougb l' inquiretl the ordinary look· ing mnn. ,

The Artie.'. Hoodoo. "Artists are n queer lot." remarked

on£' of tbem yesterday, ns he smoked p("nsl\~'ly in bis Chl\stnut stfl'et studio nnd gllZed dejectl'diy nt a hnlf Ilnlsbe~ si;l'tch, - "I' cnn't 'do nny work todny just ~ause 1 dreamed ot a redhended girl Ilisl night. ~'bat leIs me out. enn drenm of any other kind ot girl lIud it doesn't affect my wo~k, but it tbe yision of my dreams has red hair I'm no good the next dny. "~o, It's not supcrstitioo. I doo't

I, ow whnt it Is, Ali artists have their dllYs ath aod

my , , "A ot, ne counterllC't9 the

I 'ff.,':":' "·les." was the'rpply: 'I don't Iik€' to pIny soiltllire. I'w nfl'Old you'!,e' not quite

She descended into the in B1TIcll11l{1 pure,," bal·tI enough a nut tor me to cl'ack, my

fect of bls ·boodoo' by clothing himself in nn outlnndish way. I have sllen him working in a!1 opel'll hnt. toe COII~ at his dress suit nnd n pall' ot pink prjn,­mos, nnd dolng good work at tIint, An· other friend of mine always cats 1\ lot of rllw onions '''hen be has II. pnrtieu­inl'ly sentimental subject, to handle. But when it comns to me 1 just have,to

\ torv 'w/le,~ tlLC, weather compctLcd lUll'. fl'il'ntl.' II I .. 'Ob, ,well. WI.' wight as well ha.1.' liD'

n. suspicion that rGmnnces w-ere belcg otbl'l' gnlDl.',' snld tbe wnn with the stub. spun IlIbout aJer, The tnterest 'I\"I.loh ,.;t·or. and ,post-omce. and n.

cal'dlgan jacltet., <.:UU":' betore a table>

ber t>&.uty and her silCJlt self-sum- bY,U1ustncbe. _ --,"-:.:1 cl1mcy aroused In certain masculine' •• '\" pll. 1 don't wind,' I'eplit'd the youtb

hearts required mensures to be with tbe inllatt'd chl'st mellSUI'ement. POLITICAL QUIPS, ,

and t: .• ;:;...:·: rep\'essed, subject to "So at it tbey stnl'tl'd again. The young some e only on nn forged stpntlily abpwl. ' the 'and Here' be snld. wben he bud 15 on bls she to' the ordiullry man's 4, 'I'll dis· 0001 "' nnd'.1 bet 1 io out before ed 20.' ; \

HIS O\\N FREE WILL. Denr Slr.s,-I oalluotspeuk too strong­

ly of the. tl,ltcellenco, of MINaRD'S u'lNIME~~r, It is THE remedy iu DaJ' housebold for bll llS, spraills, etc., Ilail wo wonld not 1>6 without it,

It is truly a wonderful ml!dloU:18( _ . JOHN A"M.A.OD0.N ... LUI.",

Pilblisher Arnprior Ohroulcle.

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advance for the iii:a!~5!~~~~~~~~~~~,ti~~~~~~~~~ill~E!~j~~:I:~!t:~(~~~~~::~~~~ F~b.,~.--Gen. '10;"":'~' Monday. The ';':"'''-' at seven ill tha 1.~S"n(!\l:18

nllorrling and a faint att.nck Willi made "~~.~ ... of our position. Three bat tal­

a.d,o.""r...d toward' the Brakfonlt:in At 11 o'clock the

1;,:~~~iI~~e:~'~ ,artillery fire and I shells among the British

~!::i~hil.;WhO reured an boar 1 w .. u,~.,vigorulls attack was lWlOe

J ight. where tbe en-aill'eeI"3expeditionsly OODstr\lcted a polIIi.

Sev.'ral pieces of cannon" hidden anlOI!lg the'trees on Stewarts Kop bom­Daraea heavily.' The British iufantry advanced and t,Qe Boers were entirely

four o'olooli a high hill, t},le BraklontelD, bad

were ex· name of the

Mr. l-'ulotee: M. P. for Winnipeg. hM "-,ached Ottawa. and wlll be introduced to-day. - Wlllnipeg «·unell wIll 601'\'0 a uotlce on tho C. P. R. In counection with Louiso bridge.

G." ;RtA;6'CW It. of Nnw York. w'lI lIut rim 101' Ylce·pnsidcnt of the LJuited Btatt's.

0\'01' 7,!lOO bul!dlng trad(Jt;wcn Ilave st.rllck work In Chicago anl! are boling IIlopporkd by tlle :Building Material Trnde.· .. council.

:'llonfiaT, F .. l)ruarv 12.

A $1.000,000 lire "Islted San SnlTndor, The' ]>ortag(l 1i111l1IUer InJr opens

July 17. Mollnellx wns f01ll1l1 gunty of mur­

der In New York. Tlw Soldiers Wh'CK Lea::tlle concert In

Wlnnlpt>'c\' rellll~ed OYIl'r $5110. Tho JeUrlCti-Corbott light will tnka

plaeo 011 Ccmey Isirulll, Mny lii. The U. S. sclmlc. Is beoglnnlllg to look

fnvorahly au the Hny-Pnulleefolo troaty, , Mrs, D«kcr, wlro of the nllege() coun-

1I11I/!:az:ineil terfeller III lnll' at Woodstock. lin)! h&an reloosed.

to opora'te tween 2. 8.80, . nJlRW

vault doors io tho' branoh office of the In~.be'lrl P"oplo's ,Bank of Halifax, and got

away with $i,ooo.. There were six men concerned and from 'all deeoriptioDB giveJi Ohief UarpeDter lhiM Dlornin(r,' U aeeml evident these are part of the Irang who operated in Montreal a fow day. '''~o. Three 'doors of the 'Vault were foroed open by three different ex­plosion.. All the men approaoLJed the biuilt they met' a young man named Emea' Fisley, returning home. '·}fear· ing he might suspect something

are r .. nnllnlli anlon,'OJ:.:). tilel efforls to fl'8lb &be lelldinjl,tlrml have bern witb a view 10 immediate-, delivery, and all the Brftlab 'maken . ha~e pro,.ed ohar), of entertllining often, their con­tiDl'ntal rivals are finding theil', oppor­tunity:"

LoDdoD, Feb. 9.-A ,· .... /,.,\v,":\,; n this.oity

todaY'1 __ '._' '~_~.

tbe alarm, the men &rabbed him aD4IU1?r«;4ea him to ' the ban .. with

him. I

Brunswlo~i:'I~e~p~,ti~ie~ Iy, have to Gras, Pan. Tbe OOmpaDle8 nRmed will- remlUn as part of tbe garri.on at Helmcnt. In view ot' Gen. MaoDonald's nanking, move, ment at Modder River, it is regalded as likely that a _ battle, js impt'iiding,

uP't;JUl1D8:\ aDd tht> OanadiaDs are nppa ently like· to be in it. The rlisputch "as elated

S, and'delayed by the CODsor.'

],'01' the Wlulllpt>g bOll8plol 110 rlnki hnn' nlrendy CGheNltl; 83 being' from outshle. ...., '

M. O'COiII1I01' shot hill III other. J'nlrlek. In 1;1. Grand Forks. n. C., sllloou; not da,ugeroIl81l\'.

S.turdu)', trcbrnn.ry 10.

All 01"'1l cllrsK C OllrU41I\CJ1t beo;lnti "luuIPct' CD-'day.

AU uuknown highwayman wnR "bot lu a Chicago SlIllOl'hu.n hotel,

'ruu l1prlslng 01 SOl1cla.neso troops in KbarlouUl Is Nl11slug nll::tlct~',

TWd men, ~IISp~cled of the mu,'der to: Go I. Ouellel. lun'e hool1 'l.l'rce:ed.'

MlIJer, the hea,) of the 110'1.01"10118 '·1J.-oo);lyn, Syndicate," hlUl ~d. _

!loll) H'eo,ry ll. - St:mlcy. lI. '1'., - lUll) Gernld lklUour, M.P., bn,'e Improved III hfn i b. '

Tile contract -for the erection of the New ,We81.mllllltcr llubllo buildingS hnl bee.n a warded.

'rl)ol1sanu~ or MOl'lnon. lalend ,to fJ 0111 Utah to the nit; Horn llollln,

w.;,;", ILg. ..

Lt.. TIol mine lllscbnrgc<1 100 ilion ',J'e"l~'ra'~l caused 11 runber 11a.n1c

New) ork. TJlc No,'a Scolla leglslnture

forlCu Il;r opened. " Tl,e Ottawa ,'alley lumber -:ut '\\'11100

17b,OOO.OOO root. ,_ • , 'Thl' h.inlJ gCD l6 ha "0 en.ptured Dagola,

t.lJu capital of Columbia. , 'l~ll' grave dlggc,'s of Bucnos AY~'

lIa ,'U ~11'ucli for higher wages. ,U~X, Ho Ia.nd. or Vancouver. WilS

bru lally assaulted by n 0111116"0 cook. GUllI iJrlcks havc urrlved from

1'olul and ~lIkado, mh)C8 at ltaL"'.CUI' age. 1~ ~

',,'1'.11.1) ~)'Ie:ntit; of' Mr. l'ultee. M.P., gavo hill) II farewell In Albert Hnll, Will-nlpcg. ,

. Gell, 'Otis 18 to' reli!'!.'> Irom the Pbilip.. pll1~/; ,amI' ,will be succecued. by Gon. Me­AM.),nr.

Jag. Jo"ergns. of the Orkney F.ottlenllml, ncs:' )'orktOll, got lost on tho llralrlo lUll! died.

Abolll 400 tnru huve been laid elf ,",o)'k 111 the Wnr Englo Illld ()cntre Slnr III InCOl, ltossInnd camp.' ,

Winpipeg, Han., Feb. -10, 1900.­Whea!; pnces toDigb' show littls chang!) from tbose of a weck 11 go, , althollith they have 1luo~aated within a rnuge of' two oent'l in' the interim. '.L'he tc>no of the market laUv)y. has bOOn 1lrm owing to an iniprovemen' in the export; demand and renewed complamts \If ser­ious damage to the French crop and reo sultant higher pricee in the Pilris mar­ket for wheat and fiour. The plevllil­ing cold ,weather iD this ::ountry bal also boon a 'help owing to the fear that, it may extend to tho winter wheat statel and injure the growing, crop. Opinions as to the courae of prices in the immediate future can be of little vilIue as £0 much, depends upon weath­er and crop developments. ShoaId· the exPort demand contll>ue good, how­ever, tho chances'shQllld fRvor the buy-, er, partlolliarly RS all tho nooidents peculinr'to the seas011 would teud, to help tho market.

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