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A irtott. to trhioottren Ifl San Ereuristeh,
that two tome Ionia not pass. The
houses are about two stories above
and sixteen below grouted, Some
are sixty feet below the surface ;
had a happy Christmas P"
Joeuife'e faoe wore a mingled ex.
pression of pleasure and diemay.
"That would bo nioo, momnut,"
The extracts published here with each story is only about tux or seven she said after a moment's hesitation,
give particulars of a visit to China. foot high, and there aro no window() "hut Pam afraid I'm selfish. I
to p• 1110 Chine" 000tie" nE San or ventilation of any kind, and the want to have the girls More from
FranoiFeo, and ()linnet but prove
. tench is something terrible. In Reboot so 'emelt. Couldn't I have
moot nt"tamiug and instructive mine of the places we entered there • two parties, oue ou Christmas for
to our readers : were 80 or 1U living in a plaee 1-tx the poor ehildrint, and nue after
Buying °hien-fed a guide and in. 2...
0 Iliere would be row after row ; wards for the girls ?"
terpreter vie proceeded to1
n" of rude cots anti shelves two er three 1 Arainuan shook her hand.
Cliinalowu, and took iu everything :
tiers high, and all the light the ; "I'tn afraid not, dear. It would
in onr progrees. This section of i place would contain would be %%hat , ho too mach expeuse. Besides, it
the city conteitte about 110,001) ie. :
would come from oath man's opium would not be yonr Christmasgift,
habitants and the way they live is ; lamp, for they all smoke opium. , if you did not make any sacrifice
beyond description. Talk about They seem as if they truly love the for it. 11 wonld be papa's gift and
eeltding Inl'iunarlu t° China ; dsrk. While we were there one : ininc. I would not urge you to do
there le 0 Clime, right ou our awn
. Prepared, filled and smoked his i this, but you can think about it, and
oontineut the t ri (purrs 11100411183. pipe. Of course there is only oue , decidefor yourself ?"•
We first visited mie of their joss.
wav, and one kind of pipe, rich and ' "What poor children °mild 1 in.
11°°'" "1.1"P°I'dilig to m hat `" poor being equals iu that resent. : vito to my party, mamma, if 1 de -
call a church. There they h aw The pipe '.iit eighteen iaothet long, • cided to Wive them ?" asked jettilio.
dt• Wu awl worA11.) 1,1°1•.' an„ - " ,":4 .,'',O about three inches thick, and having ' "The little boy who hi•inge the 1
10,4cud vino for an 10 to onus, a big, bnlb shaped pieco ithoat four , evening paptie has two little sieters, 1
wh'ir', 1.,1''-'3. V'''';• ;1;11'''.';1'• :':,o,. r" incites from the end. There Is a ; ono of them ii poor little cripple who
como aiii(1101te°y tli.,l'illl.' wow.w•-‘ small hole in thp e to01 the bulb, in• cannot wa!,c. with >1111her ernte,i.
sew the1ven
,.. Of ts., 1i0 is• usual . to m.114,11 tio, ol,nnu i., ..,,r;
i tell with e Yon tel i is•ite 'deem throe. 'Ph,-, .,
with C1'""('''' "i,'''"*.,'' 11' PL'e,° "10 wire. The opium eciu
rcbles -M
black , when rs. ll :ei broughtmit
1110 &es •
Y01\' 11 r,y .iLi.t,t.i. elli_ .ttlien ear InithiS,L0 iti %v.:titer. TaeChitetinen Inoue this teoe•ring, alio told tie: of The
vii,g.41,--,,j,,,,,,.:,1,,,ii,g ,..—,-, a1;•:,:i a piece of opium about the size four little eitildiet, whose mother le
€,''''''1 '.'''," ''''''' ''''` '''' '''''''.;•', l''''Y 'n of a pee, bolo, it ever hi:el:imp un. ;ink, and Ulm lava not enough t ,
tut ir iererral•ee i , -. Ir.. c.a,,.1 appea: til it cooks and swells until it is the eat even. They live in Ilia aillio
10 1') e'111.1, ''` 1:1": 1'''.11'''.1'' si:, nf a i111101,!8 ; it hes rather a house with her, and sho is trying to
. w as 01,1y. i;(, t.,y -1,t fr.,. ;Int It v.as If', ,et help for the poor family, for
• le-Tulloc-k
:1r odor while cing, gnaw .
de€a a w"-. '-'r 141 t, r'1)11 °J1°' u{t'l. thing like incense. lie then foreee ley are neatly eleati;ute. You
altar, une place1l after another, and it into the pipe with a wire some. could add thoesi little meets to your
ins they also worehip the euu the :
Joss•Irouse has to •be on the east • thing like a• ditrunig needle, owes. list, lend send the poor mother eotne ice ahtes) Stand. Lamps Pocket Cutlery qilver Knives and. Forks
0 ( L
ionally beatiog it while forcing it. Christmas cheer. We eau seen ! • ; .
side of the street. Their older god .
, rhe smoke Gaines out of his nostrils find plenty to invite if you decide
was an EmPercr wb° ruled China just like two tilnu clouds while he is to have the poor little ones iustead
5,000 years ago. As he was ench a smoking.
They never "sit and of your school. mates." •
good ruler thhy woreliip him. TheY smoke" hke the Canadiane but re. Jeanie went back to her seat in . BEAUTIFUL HANGING LAMPS, BOTII USEFUL 'AISO ORNAMENTAL.
cline on their beds. They also the window, and with lier face
wear ,the. :Same --clothing inigitte and pressed close against the pane,
des and think it a breach of etigae- • watched the whirling snowflakes iu
`GrOLiiN
P.1
DEC, 20, MO.
PADLOOK'
"RR,ITSSIELIS, OTTTJIO
What to Buy for a Christmas or
N ow- Year's Present ?
oprEx ,r pEll ME. 1 VAT; (j UE STI: 0
Difficulty may be Removed by Calling on
and Securing a Bargain.
We have &unable Goods, suoh
S
Shears, Scissors and Razors.
have n procession and take their god
cut for a walk every little while.
The chair trio JOS,I (god) id' carried
in is indeed magnificent, coyered ae tia. to be without their heads covered silence, and thought until her bran3
it is with. such grand carving, gad- SO wear a Si:nail:Silk map with a red
ing, &c. Auother way they have of knob on 103 10 the house. We went
amusing these godo, is by renting to• their theatre. There were tea-
time:0.e, which they do; every little weeu seven and eight thousand
while, and tatting them to hear and people there that night. The men
see the performance. Last,August occupy theegrotuad floor, the women
they rented two of the theatres ef the gallery. No women ever acts ;
San Francisco, one night one 1, an th, men take the women's part4,
was weary. •
Site wanted to make the poe1
little children happy, but then 1,eosi
could she Igive up .the Partit 'to
which she had been looking forward
for so many weeks. Silo was going
to have such a lovely new party
dress, and that must be giving un
brought the Joss to Fee the (toting The "star" is the best they ever had too, if elle gave 03 the party.
and:left him all night at one of the and they give Lim $5,000, and all "Inasmuch as etc have done it
Our StOek, 1I1 pit, Consists 01' Butter Dislies, t_lritets, Pickle Diskes, Berry Dir.fies,
theatres. Nest day they had a pro the rice he can eut. IIs personates uuto the least of these 1113' brethree Spoon Holders, Cake Baskets and a host ()I' ether articles,
mentide and tooi!. hint to the other the wntnen. The actors' costumes 3'a have done it onto me." She
theatre ntol a!sti 1,..ft Lim all night • very rich, glittering with gold laee, whispered the worde seftly tit her•
there. Tine., ar, lio :. al., in their fringe, spain!les, etc. The mush: self, and soMehOW after thee it did A.M., SOLD AT. BARGAIN 111111:ES M. lams Hi, IMADAY sEAsoN.
Jcss luas.s, ha, t,..,,,, hays twf,
i was dasr,ahig ,,Lat kept up all the not seem so herd to decide. Sure -
&m1111 ensiMinf Spiels they threw time ; the 1,0! clappers auended ly, sho (multi make the s.,,,itio• for
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—WE MUST NOT FORGET OUR-:-
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t
ek of Silve
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ware !
Nothing Nicer for a Present, either at this season or
for a Birthday or a Wedding.
W :P6' IR) H 1-K ..17:6 _TO 1() 1—) 0 a:—.23 S LT asS'.
o 44;,1 « lIt Wi1114, VC' 00)05. \V had a glimpse the SaNionr, „no hatt Caine to eartii
cf.. I h., 14 1 117. They of s,-,ine of the 140 015 rocons ; they to bring the gift of steeeii el. 4
what thev tte.?,t. There 91 (,air,e, jo eeey salt reeotthdy 1.11 tneemet eel tte eleir ,rn "SCI ay (&
at .41s .4.ts f 0
44(1 14d"iT,rt,:t godi o-,liug V. of a pelting box, '•1 4. L/). tiecided, '47U11"
a light ifeet 1.,11.11 log to 101.e11 1.10 01)'? saw a hill, iI Willi and ;11,1*0 411.1,1 410 50011 1 111 '110i-
ey.” V., 41174 • 110:1; le ,"1-,t, 1n1,8,04 olulor. ar.ee
one 44.14511' 4'.0440, 11 granna. WIS,‘ it bright. little ; haepy perty it al.; that gather- •
gol,4111 h's w
14.•re ere aboutt0!og, Eagii_h a
and ' ed in Mrs. ,Mititlan,i's valor
td zen tro..n ;Ling t.y hand ,mig US sonie sinli2S in English. Citrietinite afternoon. The pinch-
et141 \vith fh" 1•••••°'-' Ih4111 She shooed ite ber Let which they ed, wan taees of the guests i vezEswI91t>15 g0eing
weAat .
091t
1011
„!," , be&am t. lino. Avt, twat gr.,- bright an 1 1.1,1 with It•Ipri. %,15.09 4Itteze.
baztier. tad a oi .'1' 4) hrr'' 1` ' • saw an ettl woinen fifty years old, 11040, WI 11 14441 refl.:a:led in Jeanie's -
814.1444.40 1:11l1".4) %hos? 1,e:t tv.:s the length of own,and their deligin, was ante:and-
mad, of a_ oed, like. 113 1' middle linger, and her leg not ed when towards t;to elm..? of the
r a la e ax• av 1 a te n t tc, 11. 1.• Lit M14.114... r or a 1, r a 1 • r .10 t I' =a n ea vaza r xa 3 • t au um t g ru r ar • • w r At n am. s mann IT 1. nir.1
11, : 1." 1"•'.1 re, '' 1 '1'.''"" 0°0,.° - 4104)3'ear,y as 1.41)4)11 as my irtist. She aftern,em they were usharad 1110 a
. ..
iron 1(1il11e a
i x, s,i!, n ' eater. V. i„ • 14allted in,t Jae a 114)e14, They flo room where a brightly illuminated V ' I1:(
cou'il buy it tome 10 tie lane as a red wear 01.4)011111 go, but Wear ank. ! Christmas true was standing laden
Pvt.'s aettli M . ii4)11.4 1,,r 11.11r1T 1 lets, seerdina ;o their station in ' with t.tuud,rful fruit Ti1,21'1) Wasl 0
11 V" t'''I'' 1L'' ".1 '."34 '. "" °.1:i iirs. A waLasa w3 -10e feet have uot ' useful present for 0.14)3 one of the
lizard '1111.1 461114)41 tL,'Y ""ii 04" i been properly bound and large is a : guests upon the wide branches, as
drink to inalm thim fai, also it kind drudge and has to work all the time. 1 well 09 0,111(1y and o)anges, au it
of beetle treated in 111;0 manner to Very few of the Chinese do their little JiinLilio, the newsboy, ellen 1.
unthe 1.10-111 11,111, I thought of ill- 1 OW11 0.1oking, l41,3. nearly all go to ed with delight as ho tirn sI 11 is
veetieg in a (111,11 ii)Y of ,,ae'd to Rive r,•siatiraUtS for (noelshands into the Warn] roil mitten A .
(
to nay tininettois illeinls in )utari
0, . . The poor sick mother was not
but conchal:A in t te, 'allowing that . ii,„,,,,,, , ,,,,,,,„,, ,,, ' forgotten, and a basket, brim ming
no wetter Lew notch they might 1 '"'"---.'''' ''''''-''''—''''
ee...._..... :
wevtloto 11.
;:thi1)' ,.,a ppearalee
. 'e'over with g
ood thinge g
ave lier a
they wuld teaTarnike el either the Jeaiies elliaitdi face Wore a Very t"618 of C1'1'61111'1' '410'1%
heale er zael,1,Ind, Thethouginfill, earnest eXprasi011 It Wit liaid to tell who was the
1'0 111114 ,,,,,,„,biu„ , happieet, Jennie or her little gneste,
way they iiiiikt up lie. ir accounts : 4b° 8:0"41 by the
.416111,, 0 Ill, 111,y 1,,v., 1,e11,14 set , Li'', 'a "11" 'a " IllitreS Whirling 11k7 Slid when 4110 last 008 Lad apart -
j11 1. 1 ,,.„,,,, „.11;,, ,, ,0,:14„;, .,., „al, „cab. downy 10,110018, 410 the wind swept: : ed, she three, her anus about her
and whispered in
cWa--i'' of e",1 ',hed .1 .y 1,141117; ' then' 1411011111114 in 145e corners of mother's 411(114,
her car, 4•Th. is the. Ll113I)st relit
bin 1110 100, ill; rapidity with . ''''er''''''''''d 113°1.414Y'
4,1e., they eol4e4let,•1 ;dui,. task Perhaps it Witli tI10 !kilt of two , of my Christina;, twontau, for I was
rigg,a, shivering litte lchildren that : Lander in seeing these poor chila.
bore ho 0,, n,l-lano. t • ., 41,1.;, of m
144:yt, ,.,01.10 ctiry, „0,..0 111)414.1 5.0,,,ral y had wade her ee notteunly thought. • 100 311)41 ‚01400 1 0'1'1113' In'''''en":••
itiich,;,, ,,,..1 ;, . , ;11H ,,, i.,,,,,, J,;.4, ,..4. pliy for ali the poor, hornelese ree"i"," s' 0'1 tli,' bonAltr; om,v,,a• ° ITT 1.
Clni eteo the . I I t 't1 111010 bIts•ell to give than
have put the Knife in right to the Hilt, and are
Determined to Slash Away at Prices
Regardless of Cost of Production
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WE ARE GOING TO OFFER OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF
ivercoatings, Winter Suitings for Men and Boys, Pea jackets, 11 uder -
wear, gent's Furnishings, :at and gaps, FIFO gaps,
FUT goats, Rubber „go4tE-1, LU)( &fill
Siteducticilo Rol r
-••- •• • 11111,11 11 win) would have uo there eaet all,,Ch Ws 1 gle/VIOUS
AT FIG SO ALI:C11. LUWI111 THAN OCR COMPETITORS SLOW SALE PRICE, -1,
elt such Tempting Priees that if you are :::oing 0) buy 'at all you van' t lielp
You are \Volt aware that, despite all Ulu blow awl 111111 (0' comic IiturS, We hare,
by Actual Meastirentent,
THE LI RGE ST ,,IND BEST SE ECTE D ST 0 OK JX TO Ht,:V.
1":i0"1b.•-0e1''e1' el'th' '' .a‘' . ho'f .,ea(,c,,hm..o. 'n;,.earthu`t1lable
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Jnie)d:(1ul" se,,Haito h,
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you t'1 well aware that in all of our advertising we Speak the Trnth
that evo'y word
VC tell you you can dopond on t. Now, don't let thisth(i1111 01i,,,,inthChristmasjoy
Ljc10,j411,1„ip113111)4.tiie 011(1 e1111y. ,1”
1'11'. 0,"°"1"'""°t° leving her pstuou by the %%inlw /
the Ea!, tile A, n,..1Me,111)11111511trest hors 143) her little rocking
19'I1''1°r1Sa.chair beside her mother. "llan- lrpa
erem:ole antIt. -(21,,utt;iy i Ina, I „ish I could do something to s
gaeel ly a Loptr 5,q111ig of the:makesomepoor little childreu
,0141.4,4031,, „hro,,, toilpn,pdonChristmas1 shall be
1:1"31)11v'0.1'3111''(1111'i° "(000"e):lty myelf that I would ike
lad 00011 111'01e ! hv"loe est to make somebody oleo happy, too."
and drinks wine ((11 el1131) same «lliat ie the right Christian spirit,
,35l1—oia, diseaiug,, i mtr
—but separte bewle end trts 3318'03inh„ kis the up
1turned face. "We might 1301 to be
median) 4441) 114111 a. kind (.n kirk to -1 aelith,41 10 001 11411,11i.0,,,,•,,
eat fitiit with, Our 3)1 04' far con
sisted of tea, each persoiee steeped "What can I do mamma ? There
i ' b • '' 33001 little children, and
• •,- ''' ' ' ' '01100r ' arree08110nonrhneY1 them all, Can't you To get a (moil Trunk and Valise.
which fitted like a, lid 'Ile
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18 0.-Riehards : BONANZA - BARGAIN
hi potned into a cupoind it is :Arent!! 8%117,100k 00f ft81„°,111)(:illing Ilk° for mo 1"
TI'''":':.';,,t10,.:4, 1.1:11. -IL 1 All loods Bought from us 3y the Yard. will be Bu I ice of Charge,
1, to allow of eat, r laing put , ,, .. 71 1
in ttlica more. The t, -a Wail lint lraatuna tbalight fora l'•"V 300.-a'
Alm ahything 1 lied ev. r tasted he, olds while her noodle went busily
foi:,tt, "",,2*,.._7,
o cd,1 te\1ci1 nil 11h aiitr,,:41.1a 1 laz_7„ i:j:„,,,,.
1 \V l'..1,1J SAVE VW' \l \'S OF YOl'ill 11AIll;s1-:11INED Ottili'LMlS, .";.;i1.;)
Chinese] it'rnonds na-.1...,1, 1;, )4l114) til'' 1.03 °elm' 1,..,,1.„,, A 1 3101' 1.4 1 '411.414.
OPPORTU
Slip 113' without you Calling and having il, look at NVhat, we tire doing_
like reannt.,, 010141 an 1 1,01rt. i.0014 of 1rtein:014;g emu eau
shaped ; ,,,t1,41..r•eur3a1 green g,ages ; do, wan,” she said at last as 4110 (.1„11„ vs 3, t.41,<",,i4i 1 11e,
sporige cake ; imunithing like a smiled into the expectant face. ,
prune in soft ehe'd ; 141114114410,,100"Yon know I told you that you glottis f'dleaP, and 1'rin.11)1IY
rinds preserved iu • honey, and I might have a party Christmas after. Attended to,
have forgotten ediat else. We were noon, Now, instead of inviting
(nerved to they sorve themselves, and your little school friends, who will
1 in:ought, the whole outfit, chop
sticks and all, so will have 11 ub.
stantial reminder of my Chinese
lunch. Their streets are 80 narrow
111,4ismaint 1104 S1110:14,*.
have happy times at home, how Graham's appobito
would yott like to invite some poor Queen's Hotel, Brussels.
fitly presents, an111ave never OF Richards, Leckie's Old Stand, Main St,, Brussels, Ont.
little ones Who tire not expecting
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