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RECITAL. Tho GlrU (with muHlOItOSAI.INI)

&ON0. "May I Havu the I'lcanuror' M . i/. K<U»nlilirv.

PERSONATIONCHARACTERS.

Lord Henry HonioFNet rKcinv.Lady .hilla Hoaui^lurc IIomalind.

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SONG "Tho KlHtant Hhore"Hahoi.d .Iakvih,

BRITANNIA Patriotic Hkoloh

CHARACTERS REPRKSENTKO.Britannia I'K.riHV.

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PntruciftHapIIhUvKailmrlim (the Hhrew).

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Of each a.;t he withdrew

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To see a man he knew.No tears adown her fair cheeks ran;

She donned her sweetest smile,

And flirted with another manWho sat across the aisle.

—New York Press

P'lossie — Mamma, tan I have a new doliic ?

Mamma—No! N'our doll is just as goodas new.

Flossie—Well I'se dest as dood as new, hut

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TOMMY'S BREAK.

(From Puck.)

I got fired from Sunday-school

Week before last. I don't care!

Never liked it, anyhow

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Wasn't any fun down there.

Teacher ..sked who Samson was

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BRITANNIA-A Patriotic Hketch

" The Iri«h Piper" ^„„HAhOM) Jakvis.

^I'-m'nnUv written by Arthur- T. IVeston for the Misaca Wvltlina.tCHARACTERS

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Hakold Jakvis.

CHARACTERS REPRESENTED;

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(Introducing the Irish Jig and tJelebrated Highland Sword Dance.)

C. l\ . Calvert

Committee of the Lond n Bicycle Club:

P. T. Oakkoll.

S. Stkvei.v.

Ja8. Coi.ERicK, V/iaimmii.

H. C. Mcl^HIDK.

Dk. Uai.koi'k.

\V. H. Skinnek.

Ai.Kx. Johnston.

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The spoptiDgr department of the FREE PRESS is up to date.

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Everybody reads the large ads. in the FREE PRESS.

M Everybody reads everything" In the FREE PRESS. II

WHAT DREAMS MAY COME,

Chrislinas Day is almost here,Tlie small Imy fairly crows

To think of all the tliin^;s to catThat lie will soon inclose.

lie dreams ulioui the turkey hij;

And eke the hot mince pie.

And other tliinjjs that will withinMis little stomach lie.

Hut when hc'neath his lilile vestThose jjoodly thinj^s have sped

And he i)ids I'a and Ma jjood-nif^hlAnd trundles olTio lied,

Oh, what a (lilicrence there will lie,

.\nd likewise what a row;For then he'll have some other dreams

lie does not dream of now.

Harry IVIcKenna,IMsAI.Kk l\

Qi?oi^(? 50Bpc;(;oNi5T'S Coods.Always Open after the Opera,

225 DUIVDAS ST. RETAIL and WHOLESALE.

THE BOSS BLOWER.When Hul'ialo Kill and his Wild West .Sliow

were in Kn^jland, one of the musicians put upat a prominent hold. When sijjnint,' theregister he noticed that most names had suchhandles asM.l'., J. p., u. ])., jj^. D., andso on. His curiosity heinj; aroused, he askedthe clerk for an explanation of these mysteriousinitials. The clerk told his incpiirer faithfullywhat they meant, to which lie replied: '"Oh,that'sit, eh?" lie then signed so: lack Smith'H. H. li. H. H, H, H. 15. It was now the-clerk's time to be curi his and he sought anexplan.ation of the many H's, to which theWild West man, with an unmistakahle lookof pity for the clerk's ignorance, remarked:"That stands for Hest Bloody Hlooniinglilower of Kuffalo Bill's Brass Band"—The(jreat Divide.

Do not judge a man by ijie clothes hewears, tlod made one and the tailor theother. Do not judge him by his family, forCain belonged to a good family.

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Kach Malagasy noble has a dye color of hisown which nobody else is allowed to wear.

HIS BOAST.

Laura—While Jack was calling the othere'-ening he made the siaicment that he woiddkiss me or die in the attempt. Belle— ^es .'

(After a pause). Well, did h<- kiss you ?

Laura— ^ou haven't read any account ofJack's death in the paper, have you ?

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THANKS ALL THE SAME.One of ih-ise women wlioare always willini:

to tell people that ihey are losing their si.lt^<-"mbs or hairpins, or other belongings, satbehind a young lady.who had a large velvetbow attached to the back of her neck. It hadbecome loose, but was in no danger of fallinirbut the good dame culd not resist theopportunity:

"\'ou're losing your bow. Miss," shewhispered in her ear.

The girl grabbed (he arm of the young mannext to her, and instantly retorted:

"Xot much I ain't; I've kept steady com-pany wiil, him for a year now, and if thatSusie Holmes thinks she's going to get himaway by making eyes at him, 1 lost my m,essIhank you all ihe same, ma'am," and she tookanother reef m the young man's arm.

Sixteen million children were found to beenrolled in the schools of this country in Juneof this year. ^ "'June

WHi'''""'''',. '^""^^ "i"-' ""'; value of friends.

While they live we are too sensitive to theirfaults

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184 DUNDAS STREET,

FREE PRESS readers are well-posted people.

14 What the FREE PRESS douBs not have Is not worth having.

ComfortIN CORSETS

Can only be obtained by "wearingNo. 391 "Improved AU-Feather-bone Corsets." No side -steels to

break, hurt or rnst.

TRY A PAIR.

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TF you are goirig to be marriedyou will likely require a

... Cook Stove.We can ahew you the largest

variety at the lowest possible

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A Rood man tells a story of a youn^; ladywild Irictl to (lisirilmte tracts in the slums.On handinp one to a [ilain iookinj,' man hesaid, as iu' relumed it, "Thank ye kindly,Miss, l)ut I have a wife already." Lookingai the title, she <liscovered that it was ".MmicWith Me." She disiriluitcd no more.

Patrons or this Theatre will confer a favorby reportlnKany discourtesy on the pa^t ofemployees, t> A. E. ROOTE, Manager.

I'.uties linilinp lost articles in any portionthe liieatre will please leave them at the

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DOOR.S opcti for matinees at 2 p. ni. ; curtain rises at 2.30 p. m.

Iwenings. -Doors open at 7.30, and curtain rises at 8.15 p. m. sharp.

'I'ickets can be reserved two days in advance without extra charge.''^

;ice open from 9 a. ni. to 9 p. in.

Seats can he secured l)y mail, telegraph or telephone. Telephone 732.I'hysicians are requested to register at the Bo.x Office, leaving seat number, as

this will enable Ushers to lind them, if called for, without di.sturbing the audience.(Children in arms not admitted to evening performances. Children three years

old or over iiill i)rice.

Patrons will confer a favor by reporting to the management any incivility orinattention on the part of the employees, and annoyances of any nature.

If the individual members of an audience would stop :o think for just an instant,they would undoubtedly appreciate the fact that the habit of rising from theirseat and leaving the theatre before the curtain falls, is a most annoying one, andont that should be stopped. We therefore beg our audiences to kindly remainin their seats until the close of the performance.

Carriages can be ordered at the Box Office or of the Chief Usher.

For all lost articles api)ly at Box Office.

It is strange, but there is a class of people that seem to take an intense delightin bespattering the floor wi'.h tobacco juice, and in being boisterouB and usingprofane language. These people should know at once that the courts authorizetheir immediate exi)ulsion, sliould the management see fit to exercise its rights.

To nil the page out, here's a rhyme : Read the FREE PRESS every time.

Ladles have no trouble with domestics secured through FREE PRESS adi

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Telephone No. 475,

PRINTERS

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SUCCESSORS TO FREE PRESSPRINTIND ANO LITHO.

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A small horse power engine, which is said tomake 42 cigarettes a minute, is the inventionof a Prenchman.

A Georgian h-.y, thought to l,e I.jst, wasfound on the hanks of ihe river, where he hadLieen hshing steadily for tiiree days.

A young Swede was induced to join the AK. L. prior to the strike, and h)sl his ioh'Sul.se(|uently he was solicited l.y a locnicommittee to join the \ . M. f. a., i^.t L/latlyrelused, forthere.isonlhatil might Lrineonanother strike. ^

A nine-foot shark was recently caught in ililuehsh net ()» Coney rslan<l.

One inch of rain falling upon one Mjuaremile IS equivalent to nearly 17,500.000 gallons.

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<'nrc.lthe (inest mastodons ever mounted intill-. country. It was found some months agoin Clark coinily. O., and the mounting, whichIS heing (lone in Kochtster, N. Y., is almosthnished. The e.\|)ert eng.aged in mounting themastodon says that there is Imt one other inthe United States to f(.mi)are with it.

The north coast ofKgypt has heen guardedhy a liirahouse since joo li. C., when i'K.It-myI hiladelphu.s, the Creek king of Kgypi, andone of the successors of Alexander the Croat,Inuit the so-called I'haros of Alexandria. Thiswas a lofty tower, placed at the entrance of theharhor. with a great (Ire 1.lazing on its summitiluring the night.

jyK rail the (tttention of our hnsiness mento the " Pvoumm" as an advertimng

medium. It rearlie.i the clasH of people whosetrade you want, and the xmy to net that tradeia to make yourself known.

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out the City. Population of City, 40,000.

All orders for Bill Posting. Distributing. CardTacliing, and General Advertising for Ws irnUntario will receive fjrompt attention.

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" I am sensible of the honor you do me,Mr. Spoonamore, in the jiroposal of marriageyou have just made," said the young womanwith a slight curl of ilu- lip, " luil circum!stanr.-s over wlucJ! 1 have no rontrol willeom.l)el me to decline the honor." " What arethose circumstances, Miss Marigold?" fiercelydemanded the young man. " Vour circum-stances, Mr. Spoonamore."

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J. W. StiiiUt, ('f the Stuart Cycle Supply Co., of Toronto,writes us : We are iiitorined that you have been appoinleJ OntarioRepresentatives tor the SrtHLiNG tor !«<)=;. We must coni^rat-

ulate you tMi havinj;' secured one of the nicest and most reliable

wheels made. The writer, whose experience in this line of

Inisiness has extended nearly ten years in Toronto, visited manyof the U. S. factories this fall, and was M(JST favorably impressedwith the SrtHLiNG.

ImperialJim Ferguson says : There is not a Bicycle made which is

better than the Imperial.

Sam Stevely says : I consider the Imi'FRIai. the best wheel

for all round work there is, I have ridden mine all summer andam more than satisfied with it.

William Eacrett (Bicycle repairer, Hast London), says:—-1 have examined almost all of the bicycles sold in the city, and I

prefer ihe Imperial to any of them in fact, 1 think it is the best

wheel that has ever comeinto the city at any price.

H. M. Vincent says : 1 have ridden my Imperial all sum-mer, and have not yet had a break or repair. I like the best,

regardless of cost, and the Imperial is good enough for me.

iiirbn in. LOWS km)\v a thing ok too aboi t wheels.

RamblerRamblers are known all over the world where bicycles are

ridden. They are built diflerent from any other wheel, their

greatest peculiarity being their easy running qualities. Theyrespond so quickly to tlio pressure on the pedals, as to appear to

shoot forward before the pressure is made.