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The Signal, 1909-4-8, Page 28 TSIOaSDAT, APRIL 8, 1909 THE SIGNAL : GODERICA. ONTARIO OOUILRIUH, ONTARIO. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSI tY' ST IVANATTE.R t ROBERTSON Telephone Call No.16. Terme of Subscription EIAO per annum in advance. BM months. Inc : three months, 715x, Te United States subscribers, $1.50 • year (strieUy io advsnosl Subscribers who fall to receive Trig SIeiIL reg.larly by mall will omder • favor by ac- quaint/au us of the fact at as early a date M peesible Mal . change of address i- desired, both the Old sod the new address should be given.: Advertising Rates,: of defence, so that the reproach of "sponging" on the Mother Country limy not be laid against her, and that. on the other hand, there may be no- thing in the shape of a levy on Cana- dian taxpayers for- • fund to be ex- pended by others than Canadian authorities directly responsible to Canadian electors. The offer of an amount sufficient toprovide a battle- ship for the British navy might have had a salutary effect at the present time in quieting the nerves of the "old folks et' home" and in giving notice to The other tnstiont that Cana- da is determined to take • hand in any trouble affecting the Mother Country ; but such a contributioq would have to be understood as ex- ceptional and as not eet•blishing • precedent. It may be that the -crisis" is not so acute as it appeared a few days ago to be, and the Ottawa Government, which is probably fairly well informed, eyideotly considers that exceptional action'is not .neces- Rory at this juncture. We have an interesting letter, pub- lished in another column,' from Mr. L aebbrook, who looks upon Germany as a foe to be dreeded by Canada. It is difficult tomes, however, how Cana- da could ever become a possessionof Germany. Even if it were not • physical impossibility for • German army to overrun this country, the ap- plication of the Monroe doctrine would not permit of 'a German oc- cupation of Canada. If Canada could not take care of herself the worst that could happen to her would be au al- liance, or union, tvith th • United Staten : Germany . Auld hardly do anything against a r, ilted continent - Certainly we do not wish to feel t any way dependent upon toe protecL tion of the United States : hut. whether we wish it or not,. the fact remains that with the United States alongside of us we are assured of im- munity from any serious attack by any other nation. legs and other similar adverta.ements. l00 per line for first tnierUon and ro per line for each subsequent insertion. Yammered be • noo pared Beale. twelve lines to an Inch. Business suds of six lines and under. $ per year. Advertisements of Lost. Found. Strayed, Mlt• nations Vacant. Situations Wanted. Houeesfor Sale or _to Rent. Farms for gale pr to Rent, Article. for Sale, etc.. not exceeding eight lines. lie each insertion ; Sl for tlrit month, .'Mie tor each eub.eeuent month. Larger adverts, - =seta to proportion. I IAano.neements In ordinary reading type ten o-nta per line. No notice less than 2.5r. Any .peot.i notice. the object of which is t he peeuoury benefit of any individual or morsel - Wee, to be considered an advertisement and to be charged accordingl. Raw Rator display andcontract advertise - menu will be given on application. Address all communication to VANAITER t ROHERT$tiN, Tee Masai. Heesetelt. Ont IODHNCH. THURSDAY. APRIL 5. UCS. ABOLISH STATUTE LABOR. "The time lost, the energy wasted, and the discomfort caused by bad roods, if directed to road construc- tion would quickly build. for Ontario. a tn•gnifcent system of good coun- try highways." This is the declara- tion with which the Deputy Minister of Public Worts for Ontario. A. W. Campbell, commences hie annual re- port on highway improvement in this Province. The annual expenditure on country ,roads in money and labor amounts to more than two million dollars. Mr. Csmpbr'll states ; and the expenditure is made in such • way, be declares, that • large proportion is actually wasted and much of the remainder turned to poor account. "A part of the expenditure is undoubtedly de- voted to a good purpose. but a care - fel examination of the methods por sued will disclose that owing to faulty administration, careless- and incl perieuced supervision, and the im- proper influence which are brought to bear upon those in charge, our system of roadmaking is in- competent, utterly unjust and ex- travagant, and is almost solely re- sponsible for their poor condltton." In .the expenditure of tote money for roadwork, too much attention, Mr. Campbell thinks, is given to "who gets the money," the ratepayers los- ing sight of the broader lines upon which the whole expenditure should he made. The construction of good roads throughout Ontario is a great public work in which all citizens,are deeply the rural districts want good roads order concerned. The people of that tbeir social condition may be im- proved, and that farm life may lose much of its inconvenience and loots - tion. The people of the towns want good roads in order that they may reap the benefit of • richer and more highly developed country surround- ing them. Mr. Campbell continues : "In order that the work of road construction may he carried on eyste: matically and at a reasonable cost, it is essential that there to an efficient plan of management. The great de- fect of statute labor, with it. large number of pathmasters, rotating in office from year to year, is that it is utterly without system. There is no responsible head to direct the work, no one who can be held accountable for mismanagement. Even the coun- cil itself, with the little responsibility assumed by that body, is changing from year to year so that no -definite scheme of work can be carried out. It is impossible to improve and con- struct all the roads of a municipality in one year ; it is a work extending over many years, and as such requires a plan and supervision which will reach Into the future.-Thtrcaa- ortly be accomplished by having a perms- nent bead over this work ; • road superintendent whose tenure of office will be similar to that of a municipal clerk or tr'aeurer. "It is desirable that statute labor be dispensed with, and that all the energy available be placed on a cash basis. By this means the road super- intendent can demand from all em- ployed by him • reasonable day's work. He can perform the work where it is moot required, taking up the worst pieces first, or the most heavily travelled sections. bringing them to a permanent condition, and steadily extending the work year by year. The cost of road construction is largely dependent on the coot of labor, and the amount of work per- formed, and it is not an uncommon thing to see an efficient road superin- tendent take hold of a road system and by careful management reduce the cost by one-half." A large number of township! throughout the Province have placed their work under road euperinten• dente. The great majority have con- tinued in the improved method ; in a few rases, commonly on account of failure to secure a thoroughly com- petent and tactful road superinten- dent, municipalities have gone hack to tbe old etatnte labor methods. An a rule, where the improved methods are adopted the result. are such that as time passes on the people would no more revert to statute labor than they would to farming methods of s century ago. CANADA'S DUTY. The resolution pawed by the House of Commons defines very well the duty of Canada in the matter of na- tional defence, and asserts clearly and positively Canada's determination to stand by the Mother Country in maintaining the safety of the Rmpire. Oanad• san most satisfactorily do its part by organising its own means EDITORIAL NOTES. \Yonder why Mr. Foster is so touchy about allusions to trust (untie? Thomas Longboat! "Itrhabtst." •N. (1. "Skidoo.' Ete . 1 it is expected that a'hundred On- tario municipalities will 'have local option contests next January. The Goderich Horticultural Society's movement for • more beautiful town is a good one. Let everybody help it along. There is now a. connection of trolley lines all the way from Chicago to New York. The last gap in the system was completed this week. The press of Great Britain expresses gratification at Canasta's position on the question of national and Imperial defence, as defined in the resolution recently adopted by the House of Commons at Ottawa. NEWS FROM OTTAWA A RUCTION IN THE HOUSE RAISED BY MR. FOSTER. Now, can this latest champion Mara- thon runner be any relation to Robert Louis Stevenson's Vicomte Anne de Keroual de at. Yves ? The Vicomte Anne was a sport, all right. but not exactly in the same way. At \Vasbiogton the proposal for free trade in coal is attacked on the ground that the coal operators would be driven out of the market by Cana- dian coal. In Canada the plea is that our market would be swamped by coal from the United States. And this is the sort of argument on which the protebtion system is largely built up. J. A. Macdonald, editor of The Gluts', found a happy expression when, at the laymen's missionary con- gress at Toronto last week, speaking of the evidences of a new spirit in in- ternational politics, he said : "Ws are talking of Dreadnoughts. it is true, but this is the token : , that we say 'Yes, to the last farthing o'defence of the things we stand. bv. b t dot one copperfore: lottation or c n uest : "' \ Member tor North Toronto Objects to Taking a Dose of His Own Medi- cine -Dismissals in the De of Marina -Customs Returns Im- proving. nt Ottawa, April 5. -The outstanding ineideet of the weak in Parliament. useful citiseoe as were the immigrants of any other land." The Franco -Canadian treaty has been ratified by the French Senate, and as a result a substantial and prof- itable increase of trade between the two countries it to be expected. Per- haps the test evidence as to the real- ity of the benefits to be derived by ('a - nada from the treaty is to he found in the fact that United States interests are seriously alarmed at the prospect of the improved position which Cana- dian goods will have in the French market. The new treaty, it ie calcul- ated. gives Canada an average advan- tsge of Si per cent. on 150 articles in which the United Staten competes. At the great missionary congress et Toronto last week. Rev. fir. Mother- land, the. general missionary secretary of the Methodist church, speaking on the subject "Our Duty to the Asiatic," went, right to the heart of the matter when he declared that "our first duty to the Asiatic is to Five him a equere deal." Missionary effort in the Ori- ent on the part of the people of Can- ada or of the United Ruta* must be at a handicap so long as Canada. and the United States refuse the Oriental im- migrant a fair chance in this country. Dr. Sutherland claimed for the Asi- atic "a right to seek n home in any country, lust as natives of other lands have. The Hindu, who is a Rritieh subject, surely had the right to come to a British dominion. When Brit- ain, France and the United States de- manded adtniseinn to China and Japan they forgot that in opening a way In- to these countries, sometimes with cannon, a way out was also opened. if the coming of these Asiatics had created • problem, that problem should be met and volved. Thane peoples from the East were human he ings. and were as capable of becoming .tatsment. Risen ! Shadows were lying dark on the way. Where came the women at break of day. Till at the tomb they paused in affright, Met by the Angel with word. of light. Night bed been weary. hearts lead been sad. Now at the tidings the world grows gird Eyes dim with weeping, lips dumb with fears Now, with rejoicing, smile Mot their tears. (Ib, hearts in .sorrow, oh. souls in pain. Still chants the Angel hi+ sweet refrain. "Like Him we -lumber, like Hum we rise . Life is eternal, love never diem. FROM OUR CONTEMPORARIES. Religion. New York Pre.-. A wotnan has her religion because she wants to ; a man because he's afraid not to. Didn't Dispute About Genesis. Landon Free Pre... The laymen's missionary movement couveution was not concerned about the first eleven chapters. Relative Smartness. -Toronto Tolegrani. As a leader, Sir Wilfrid Laurier may be very clever and all that. but Sir W ilf. can't dig holes any faster than R. L. Borden can fall into' then,. An impediment. London Advertiaer. The ,white man's hatred of the Orientals on this continent ie one of the obstacles to the movement to con- vert the Orientals in their own coun- tries. Where Is the Conquering Anglo-Saxon t Montreal Herald. , The Latin races seemed to have it over all the others in that New York Marathon Derby . Perhaps it isn't 'safe to class them among the decad- ent, just yet awhile. Literary Mote. Chicago Record -Herald.; "What's the matter ?" asked the proprietor of the hook store, seeing all the clerks hurrying toward the front. 'There's a lady there wht _-wants to buy a volume of poems,''Ake- book- keeper called back, as he hurried for- ward t" have s look at her. Let 'Er Go. Exchange. The proud ,cid maple sap is now a -bubble, Tbe country roads are mud up to the toils Mater. cleaning house and snakes a lot of trouble, And Johnny s [Min' eggs for Ea.tsr grub. Sister Ill has got a brand new spring creation. A carmine hive, with purple honey bees : What's the use of talking Dreadnoughts for the nation. When Easter hat+ like i hese are on MOO Ignores One of the Greatest Factors. Montreal Herald. Mr. Goldwin Smith could not let the occasion of the naval defence die- cussion paw without expressing his regret that friendship for England is causing Canada to overlook tbe ad- vantages of annexation to the States. Strange, isn't it, that so able a man, and so brilliant a scholar, ignores sentiment as one of the most potent forces in the relation of nation with nation? An Object Leeson to Heathendom. .dr.tford Beacon. Laudable and commendable as is the object of the laymen's pniwionary movement, one cannot but feel that its efforts are in part misdirected. Why look to the heathen of the East when such a field offers for the put- ting in practice of the teachings of the Prince of Pesce in Germany and Great Britain -the two great Protect- ant powers of the world? With them brought into accord with Christian teaching., there would be no difficulty in converting the heathen. for precept mould then be backed by practice. THE LEGISLATURE. Amendments to License Act -Division 'expected on Automobile Legislation. Toronto, April bat. -The Govern - inept it unending the License Act by providing for the issuing of licenses to 'temperance' hotels. Thew will be granted by the license commissioners upon payment of five dollars. If the board so decider stabling may not be required. Other amendments increase the pen; shies for the sale of liquor by non- liceuee-holders. At present the fine for a first offence is from $511 to $LW. C'nder the new bill the minimum is raised to $LIIU Rod the wa:imutu is fixed at $300. There is a similar in- crease for second (deuces frontfour months' imprisonment to six months' incarceration for second and all sub - rat uent uffencea. A clause compelling a minor or pro - High Authority. oeiph Herald. In ppxstingR of (he meeting able High Conetwbles' Association in To- ronto recently, and the many ex- amples that the members of the as- sociation gave of the inadequacy of the present system and the inability of some county constables, Major Merewether relates 'a funny etory which was given him as an actual fact. it was the experience of w rural con - Stable, who bad never made an arrest, and did not know, apparently, just how to go about it. He stepped up to hie prisoner, so the story goes, and, placing hie band upon his shoulder, said in awful tones, "i arrest you in the name of the Lord." An Historical Novel. Ht4mingham Age Herald. CHAPTER I. •'Gadzooks !" ('ifAPTRR 11, "'Sdeath 1" ('HAPTR;i ell. "Have at thee, villain !" ('HALTER IV, "Ha, 'tis my lady 1" eHAPTRR V. "Oh, Sir Guy, you have saved mutt !" CHAPTER VI. "Dost love me, sweet maid ?" "I do, Sir Guy." PINT/. not for its real importance but for its spectacular and persons' interest, was s row which took place in the Com- mons on Friday night in which the Premiet• and Mr. Foster were the chief figures. The House was debat- ing a resolution moved by Mr. Doherty. one of the Quebec Conserva- tive members, calling for a sweeping investigation of all the spending de- partments, and everything was going along smoothly when :fpr. Fos ter, whose bitter tongue is responsible for hibited portion to tell wbo provided him with liquor reads' : "Where upou any prosecution under this section for selling or supplying liquor it has been proved that liquor has been hold or supplied to a permit under the age of twenty-one years, such person shall be compellable to disclose upou oath the name of the person from whom such liquor was obtained and the date when the same wee so sold or sup- plied, and, in case of a refusal, he shall be guilty otten offence, and may. upon the tester of the Mingietratu or Justice. be forthwith imprisoned for any period not exceeding throe uutnt uultws be sooner discloses such int" oration and pays the cost of his cow' uuittal, and for the purpose of waking such disclosure be wry et any titre be, brought before the same or any other Justice, or way dircloue the said infor- mation by affidavit." The keeping of fire escapee in every room above the ground floor in all hotels is wade compulsory. Hereto- fore this was the case only when the hotel was more than two stories in height. Suicide's Insurance. The iusurance act is being amended in regard to the payment of insurance moneys in the case of quicide. Re- cently there was a ease before the courts in Toronto in which this point was raised. The proposed new sec- tion of the act provides that •'\Vhere a contract of insurance of the person provides either in terms or in effect that the contract many (evasions of ill -feeling autong shall he indisputable or incontestable, the lumber',took tbq fluor in il it .ball trot be disputable or oontest- started the trouble. The member for ableon the ground that the assured North Toronto, who of all wen should committed suicide unless it is w) stip- remember the injunction to people ulated in express terms by and is so seated in the application on which it is founded." In other words, the clause, which it is understood has' been in- troduced at the instance of one of the new legal members of the House, pro- vides that in.urance money must be paid in cases of suicide unless the special suicide clause is contained in the policy. who live in glass houses, after one of his characteristic exhibitions of vitri- olic speech wound up with an insult- ing reference to the Prime Minister. Having thrown out the charge that certain persons who had had transac- tions with the Government had stolen money from the public treasury, he asked, "\'hat is the First Minister go- ing to do about it t W by has he not prosecuted these men ? Does he in- tend to try to get. back the mon•' ? I' And not, is itber'etre the FUSE dyftl- ister himself has - . rod in the pro- ceeds for party purposes?" With this extreorlinary statement Mr. Foster closed his speech. After he had used the words "is it because ,tie First Minister has shared in the proceeds," the Speaker arose, evidently with the intention of calling -Mr. Foster to order. Anticipating the Speaker's in- tention, Mr. Footer exclaimed "Wilt • moment," and then added the words "for party purposes." In his reply Sir Wilfrid declared that in his long life in the public ser- vice be bad never before bad a man suggest that he profited by the people's money. "There is no .man more ready to make an insinuation than the hon. member for North To- ronto, and no man who smarts so much when he receive* • blow. I can say, Mr. Speaker." said Sir Wilfrid, with emphasis. "I never manipulated the people's money. I never manipu- lated trust funds.' A Curiosity of Age. london Times. One of the moat curious instances of longevity is (mind in Mien Louisa Courtenay'= "Notes of An octogenar- ian." A witness in a will rale in which Bellenden -Ker, the great Eng• lash conveyancer, was engaged was asked if he had any brothers or sis- ters. He replied that he had had one brother, who died 1110 years ago. The court expressed incredulity, and docu- mentary evidence was protiur'ed in support of the etstement.. This showed that the witness' father, who married first et the age of 19, had a eon who died in infancy. The father married again at the este of 75, end hada eon who lived to appear in the witness box at the age of 94. and make the above startling M). 4. 4. Mr. Foster Puts on the Cap. Then the row commenced. Mr. Foster put on the cap at onoe and im- mediately he was the centre of a seen, of great disorder. He claimed protec- tion under a rule of the House that no member should say an offensive thing of another -at wbich the Liberals laughed in derision. as Mr. Foster himself is one of the wont offenders in making offensive remarks. Finally the Speaker ruled that there wS/ nothing offensive in the Prime Minis- ter's statement that he had not man- ipulated trust funds, but Mr. Foster was still not satisfied and claimed that the words were meant to apply to him- self. Sir Wilfrid admitted that this was so and put an end to the uproar by withdrawing the words, at the same time giving Mr. Foster notice that he would have to learn to treat other people decently if he did not want to take the consequences. Exceeded Their Authority. In response to the inquiry' of Wm. t(ibntre Foy said the Attorney -General was aware that s number of cash mutual fire inskrranee companies .had beery ex- e.eding their authority under the act by -writing more cash premium busi- ness than they were allowed. The names and facts were set forth in the report 01 the inspector of insurance for 1908. and the Government had the matter under consideration in 'relation to section 4G of the Ontario Insurance Act. Railway Aid. Itis regarded as likely that the Lib- eral members of the -House wit) force adivisi,n on the Government's rail- way ',id proposals. In addition to the two mi non acres of land which it is propos, .l to grant to the Canadian North' a Railway. there are proposals for both land and money grants for other lines in New Ontario. In view of Premier Whitney's declaration in I9iko, to the effect that under no cir- cumstances would land grants he made to railway corporations, an in- teresting debate may be expected. AMessebile Legislatiea. ----- hlother division ma' be bad (in the question of the regulation of automo- biles. The select committee , ap- pointed to consider the various mea.' urea whieh hove been'ietrodmrd dr'al.-4 ing with this subject have decided up. on recommending several important amendments to the law in regard to the punishment of epoeders. They will recommend that fines for exces- sive speed shall be largely increased. even in the case of first offences, and that third offences against the speed laws shall be punishable by im- priaonment without the option of • fine, and that the automobile shall to The G. T. P Loan. The Government's resolution pro- viding for temporary assistance by way of a loan of ten million dollars to theel. T. P„ to enable the company to finance the balance of the construc- tion of the prairie eectiou, occasioned a prolonged discussion of the whole bargain between the Government and the company. Hon. W. S. Fielding, in advancing the reasons for the loan, explained that it, was designed to as- sist the company in meeting the unex- pectedly large cost of the prairie sec- tion, it would secure the speedy comple- tion of the road, and was practically in the nature of a banking transac. tion, whereby both the country and the company were protected againet a lose that would otherwise result. Mr. Borden and his Opposition supporters were in a pessimistic mood as to the present position and future prospects of the road. They went over the pre- election Criticimms am to the folly of the original bargain, charged that th people had been grossly misled in 1903, and generally tnade all the ropitol they could out of the increased cost of the road es compared with the orig- ins! estimates. At the \same time they carefully refrained frotn cpecifl• cally opposing the resolution.. The trend of the debate reviialed the fact that the Opposition are divided in their attitude towards the Trans- continental. The younger members of the Conservative party arestrongly in favor of forcing the Government to take over the road, but they are re- strained by the older members, who, notwithstanding the past declaration! by their leader, view public ownership askance. The debate was adjourned. Cleaning up Marine Department, Several heads have fallen in the hae- ket as the reetrlt of the action taken, by the Government following Judge Cassels' Inquiry into conditions in the Marine Department. The net result is the unqualified dismissal of nine officials of the Department and the dismiesal of twelve minor employees on the Government steamer! •who were found to have accepted gratitu- tier, their dlsmiesal, however, being qualified by the statement that the Minister may. in individual canes, con- sider whether the offences were of sufficient gravity to warrant him in refusing{ re-employment after four months time; the !ttepension of one official for $ period of four months, the retirement nn superannuation of two officiate, and the reinstatement without lines of eater of two nfticiels suspended during the course of the inquiry. Evidence of Better Times. Customs receipts of the Dominion for the month of March, the lent month of the Amos! year, show Chet the turn nt the tide, which set in with the beginking of the year in respect to customs revenue, a now inrrea.- ingly apparent. For the month the total customs receipt! wets $4,747,201, en inerease of {:!11,189 ae compared with March of last. year. This in the first hig inerease in about, a year and a half. For the twelve most he nt the fisenlear the c stoms revenue totalled $47,375,1 f ), a decrease of $In,4*612, an compared with 111[4'7-(1!4. W. ACHESON & SON. • New Spring Carpets and Rugs .ttractive, new patterns inal-1 ale kinds of Floor Covering.' that are worth your while. The Carpet that stands the great wear and tete and • always hokr well is the - INGRAIN \Ve are devoting particular attention Our season to new and attractive pat- . tenniin REVERSIBLE INURAINS which represent the beet all-round value in Canada. They are 38 Inches wide and made entirely of wool, and • reversible. The same pattern on either side but in different shades. We are quoting at exceptionally attractive prices our very large new choice, and we make up and lay our carp=ets at no additional cost. PUREST WOOL INGRAINS. at per yard. 7;c, gee, $t.00 and =r.lo. RUGS and ART SQUARES. Rugs have of late years grown enormously in favor. The new designs s•i.1 rich effects are suitable its pattern, color and eiae for every room o, house. WILTON RUGS. WOOL SQUARES. AXMINSTER RUGS. NEW LINOLEUMS We import in immense quantities, direct from the best maker/ in I:ogland. That we sell at rock -bottom prices is evidenced by our prices in competition with largest city importers. INLAID LINOLEUM, s yards wide, 7Sc, riot. =sero. • 2. ;end 4 yards wide, at per square yard, ;Sc. 45C and Sec. W. ACHESON & SON. 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Mr. Ross will make this proposal in the interest of the farming cotnmunity, and. ea hie views are shared by mem- hen on both sides of the Hoose, a div- ision on the question will be inter- esting. The Fight Against Tuberculosis. Tho efforts made by Mr. J. P. Downs-4t;outh Wellington) and others in the combat against tuber- culosis did not receive the support, of the Government. The Premier ob- jected to the proposed legislation for compulsory notification of cases of tuberculosis, claiming that by such means people would he unduly alarmed. People were being fright- ened into their graves, he declared. ti - the excitement that has been cr. . in the public mind in regard to what used to be called ronsumption: Mr. Downey withdrew bis bill, but said he would again introduce it. Hon. Adam . Beck's hill requiring municipal councils to secure • favor- able vote of the ratepayers before en- tering into civic contracts or granting franchises extending over the calendar year has been Anally peened. The Goat. There was. goat in our town And he was wondrous thin ; And yet, wherever food was, he Was always butting in. And when he found the food was gases Ho never acted blue - He merely ate the dishes. and tin ate the table. too. lie ate the family washing and The clothesline at one bite . And then he ate. whetstone -lust To whet his appetite. tic might have been there eating. yet, Natthat's an open gneRtton- He ate a box of health food. and He died of Indigeetlon. -Cleveland ',seer. THE TWO MART/NS. A Full Line of Swell Furnishings and the Like may be had at All Times Spring Suits 'PHONE 180. L FOR YOUR COLD CASCARA BROMIDE QUININE. A chocolate -coated tablet that breaks up a cold in the head, 25c. WHITE PINE TAR WITH WILD CHERRY the guaranteed cough syrup, 25c. 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