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The Exeter Advocate, 1890-5-22, Page 2The Country School. :Pretty aud pale and tired, she eite miler stiif-baeltea ehair, While the blazing summer eau Shine in on her soft )own hair; end the little brook without That she hears threuete the open door hfocka with its murmur cool Hard boneb, and dusty goer. 3 t seems an melees rouud— Oraannum; and A B 0, elhe blackboard and the sums, The stupid geography ; When, nem teether to woe Jim, Not oue of Clone carea straw ten:tether "John" is in any 0 coact," Or Halms in Omaha. for annuee, bare brown, feet Are aching to wade in the etream, 'either° the trout to his luring bait obeli leap, with a quick, bright gleam tine thp teacher's blue eyes stray To the flowers on the desk hard by, her thoughts have followed her oyes With a half unnonsciourt sigh. Her heart outruns the °look, And she smells their faint sweee scent Net when have time and heart Their measure iu nage bent? thne will haste or lag, Like your shadow on the geese, Inlet lingers far behind, Or flies whoa you feat would pass. Alava patience, restless Jim; The steam and fish will wait; And patience,tired blue eyes— Down the winding road by the gate, tender the willow shade, Stands someone with fresher ii0WerS $0 turn to your books again, .4.nd keep love for the after hours, ethe Kind of a Yellow the Girls Want. Mlle right kind of a fellow is modest and mellow, And generous and brave and benign; XIsuatue's apparent ancl dear and transparent, Like yours, gengle reader, and name. Ea has no verbosity, no tongue tortuosity, And never is boastful and loud; Re Is gentle and quiet and plain in his diet, And never gets mad in a crowd. He is grand and majestic, yet theek nd do mean°, And spends his spare evenings at home . Eon a tireless searcher for all kinds of value, Like the perpetrator of this " pome." lete don't play the fiddle, part his hair In the Nor dress like an angelic dude; Wheu be goes to a party eith Meigs or McCarty He never is noisy and rude. las lives with frugality and sweet hospitality, Andwants pie but two times a day ; He never eats onions, nor treads on your bun- ions, or growls when you get in his way. He is wise and he's witty, preserving and gritty, Ana has a magnificent head; He's all light and sweetness, he's thorough com- pleteness ; yle s perfection, in short—but he's dead —Orchard Lake Howitzer, To Rent. vacant heart to let; inquire for key' Ot Master cupid, just across the way; Terms easy to the tenant who'll agree To lease the place forever and a day. P. cozy dwelling in a pleasant street Onad just adjacent to Old CourufhiP Road; A bit oid fashioned, but with furnace heat— Where Love may find a very snug abode. The agent, cupid, will be glad to show The teuemeut to any maid or miss ; He'll make the price ridiculously low And asks as his commission but a kiss. Coy maiden, come and in this bargain share; Tho offer's tempting by your own confession ; You'll find the place in excellent repair— just sign the lease and enter in possession.e ADOPTED BY THE DEAN that the deanery would not care to follow your example." "To tell you the truth, the deanery beetle the narrowest clique of all," replied Cllattae, au cl 1 tancy that is why your sister is a little unjust to the whole of Itilchester ; she only seea the most poudereue and dull part of the place. I have laeara Mrs. Mortlake bOASt that they are only intimate with the families a the bishop and the archdeaoon," Oatmeal could not help emiling. " Esperance as •sent me laughable accounts a he stiff clinner.parties, and this explains it all; they mut indeed be narrow-nainded." " You do :tot know Dean Oelltheon per- sonally 2" asked Claude, half doubtfully. Gaspard flushed a little, " No, hitherto he has been no 4rienii our family, but he has been very good in helping us now—that is to gay, he has pro. aided for Eeperence. You atm uuderetand, however, that dependence is not altogether pleasing unaer the cirontnstanoes. I am afraid it ie doirig Esperanoe no good. Did you think her looking happy 2" It was an awkward question. Camila reused for a moment, then said, ‘, Hardly happy, I think; but I am sure she is inelined to make the best of thing, ; she told me that her motto in life waa 'E •perez toujowrs.' " "Poor child 1" said Gaspard, with a sigh. There was a moment's silence, daring which Claude watched his companion's face with a great deal of interest. His next queetion, however, was almost as hard th answer. "And our reletives are they kind- hearted? Do not shrink from telling me your real opinion, for I want really so know," '4 The dean is thoroughly good and kind," said Claude, reflectively, " absent and indifferent in many things, and engrossed a good deal by his fevoritehobby, astronomy: but I have never seen him otherwise than kind and courteous." "And is he fond of Esperance ? " "I cannot tell, but I think he must be. I remember, too, I met them oat walking together one day." " Gaapard was pleased and relieved, and inquired after the other members of the family. "1 really cannot tell what they are like," Raid Claude, hesitatingly. "Mrs. Mort- lake varies a great deal. Usually she is one of those would-be graoions ladies, whom one rather distrusts; she is quite devoted to her little girl, though. I know little of the other daughters; the elder is very learned, and the chief confidante of her father, the younger very silent and in- different." Gaspard sat musing over this account of the family at the deanery, and Claude, fearing that a further cateohism might end more than Esperanoe wished her brother to know, rose to take leave, not however before he had given Gaspard his address at St. John's Wood, and made him promise to visit him very soon. The next week brought a letter from Esperanoe, but it was no comfort to Gas. pard, for though, still, she woula not give words to ber complaint, the tone of the letter was bitter and disoontented. Only one sentence was there in the whole sheet to which Gaspard oared to revert; it was the following : "1 think of you so often in your loneli- ness, mon anti, and ant very glad Mr. Mag - nay has made you a visit. He was vary kind to me here, or really I think I should have ceased to believe in any kind of good- ness. Rilohester is like the stagnant water in the ruined fountain at Mabilion, when it got half frozen over in she winter, and the people are like the unhappy, stifalooking water.lilies." Gaspard folded the letter sadly enough, then, anxious to escape from his own thoughts, and partly reminded by Esper- ance's references, he set out to pay his promised oall on Claude Maguey. Having found his house—a large and rather gloomy one, with a northern aspect —Gaspard was nskered upstairs by tt mis- ohievous-looking little page to the studio, where he found Claude hard at work finish- ing one of his Scotch pictures. "1 am afraid I have come at a busy time," said Gaspard. "You must forgive an idle man for his want ot consideration." Claude had seemed namely to notice his entrancte—it was but for a moment, how- ever. Gaspard had not finished his sen- tence before he had thrown down his brushes and mahletiok, and hastened for- ward. "1 am so glad you have come 1 No, indeed, I am not busy, only I aid not hear you announced. Either that young monkey of a page was afraid of year foreign name or else I was dreaming over that Scotch water -fall." " That was it, evidently," replied Gas- pard, smiling. For you would have been amused to hear your boy's version of my name—' Dull Daddle on." Claude laughed heartily. " That boy really surpasses 1 If you knew the pranks he is up to 1 I only keep him because of his face—substitute wings for buttons, and you have the most angelic, oree.ture. See 1" and be pointed to a canvas on one of his easels. I hew° him in pro- gress now, wings and all, with a background of clouds. It would be delightful to have him in next year's Aoademy—No. 131, Master John Jones 1' I declare I will do it." Gaspard laughed. There was something so novel to him in the whole proceediug that he quite forget his troubles, and sat listening amusedly to Claude, who was in high spirits after a long day's work, and kept up a continuous flow of talk. There was a certain charm, too, about the curious room, which was half studio, half sitting - room, and very untidy and bachelor -lige. The furnitare was irregular in the extreme; high-baoked chairs, an antique mirror, and a carved oak table, were sbrengely mingled with modern appliances, while colon of every deeaription were to be found in an unwarrantable number of curtains and rugs, the latter relieving the stained and polished floor. Claude, in his loose working taoket and red ensokingesap, furnished another incongruous element, and Gaspard could scarcely believe that this iight-hearted fellow could be the presiding genius of the place and the °teethe, am it were, of the wealth of pictures scattered all over the them. Be salted leave to look at some of them, Claude's wistful gravity at once returned, while, with no pretense of mock humility, but rather with the fonclneas of a parent, he eelaibited his worke. Two or tlareo of laie Rilchoster piotures, not yet fraraed, were standing on the top of a low bookatath, and Ga.epard was of °Entree, ratiola intoreeted in them. One was of the ihtetior of the oethedral, end Claude took it in Isis heed to place it in a better light, while he tried to describe the poeition of the deanery. But Gaspard did not heed him. --his ewe wen fixed on the picture which had good behind, end which vsaa now fully tee/tailed. It was unfinished, hat hot so au te take away from the effect. A hefty foregronnd, jest showing a tAttotea curthirt and moldering Wall, a otteetnent window, throttgh whit& the M000liglat WAS streaming, and a taimpee of a wide plin v tirainering here aied there With the faint right/10th 01 light refloated & BTORY OF TWO 001INTBIE3 CHAPTER XIII. Esperance was passing through hard experiences at Rilotiester, Gaspard was being tried, tlaongh in a different way, in London. They were each strangely altered, but while, with Esperanoe, trouble seemed working so much harm, with Gas- pard lama very different. He had been too thorotaghly roused by the events of the past year ever to fall back again to the selfishness which had been his chief fault, and for which his present enforced loneli- ness seemed to him but a juet retribution. His patients) was being sorely tried by the long and apparently fruitless waiting bus; bat as, week by week, hie longing for work and adieu increased, and his poverty grew more and more irksome, an inner strength and power of endurance grew too, and his restlessness and self-seeking were gradually subdued. He had, however, suffered greatly, and in outward eppearanoe was as much changed as Eeperance, for his poverty was not com- parative, hue eatual hunger and want. Then, too, the state a France, and the fear- ful accounts of the Commune and its suppression made him miserable enough; white his smxiety for Esperanoe, and the pain of knowing that she was unhappy and changed, without the possibility of helping her, was perhaps the worst trouble of all. Although work was not to be had, he would not give up all hope of obtaining it in frame, and he employed himselain thoroughly mastering the English language, knowing that it would be of great use to him. One afternoon late in October he was hard at work at a difficult piece of trans- lation, when the landlady, with quite a beaming face, announced a visitor. Gas- pard glanced at the oara, which was, as he had expeotea, that of Mr. Magnay, for Eoperance had natintioned his intended visit 131 her last letter. He hastened to greet nim, with the heartiness of real pleasure, for, like poor Eoperanoe, he was greatly in need of some one to talk to, and though the landlady was both kind-hearted and conversational, he was beginning to wesay of her stock of prosy aneodotee, and cit trying to commun- icate his thoughts to the sleek, purring Bismarck. Even if Claude had been the most unin- teresting of moth& he would have been welcomed; end when Gaspard found that he watt a thorough gentlemen, a good tether, and, unlike the proverbial English- man, neither proud, auspicious, nor reserved, he threw all popsible warmth and friendliness into his manner, and before long the two were talking as intimately as it they hall known each other for years. They were a strange contrast. Claude, fair.baired and flash complexioned, the picture of health, with bright, genird man- , newt and almost superfinone energy. Gas- pard, pallid and enaeoiated, his elearlyout features bespeaking delicacy of bonstitation, and hie animated oonveraatiod and ready smile belied by the suffering look whioh his face wore when irttepoge, They had talked long about the Franco- Prussian war, and Gaepard had related hid experience eie Nettonal Guard baEore Claude delivered Eepetatute'a message, told then naturally the convereation waged twee Rilche ter. It mint be very dull indeed, eceording to ray sister's actoeura," mid Gaspard. " I heat that cethedrel towns have rethet that reputation in England." "]t is a small, decoyed town, oerbeinly," replied Uvalde ; "bub though perbaps it ie reatrower, 3 doubt if it is mere dull than most provinoial placee. Thie ie not the Era time I &We ets,yed there, and I atiatire you there is really very good thoiety theta, if yen cen pleat and ohoose. There art clignee, of couree, but one cam keoa eat of thetra or perheps get into thorn all," " Yoe on of oonrse," fetid Gaspard but that is only becalmed yott ate a privileged being—a celobtity. 1 imaghati in a watery marsh. Standtng by the window, her hand on the fastening, se if in the sot of closing it, tithed lasperanoe, her face plainly revealed by the cold light of the moon, and full of hopeless misery, while dieappointment and WearineSS were expressed in her listless, drooping figure. Gespard gazed on as if he could never take his eyee from her face, nod Claude, who had not iateeded him to see it at all, was both vexed aud puzzled. That he had recognized his deter was undpubted ; he could hardly fail, then, to 1019W the 1 all extent of her unhappiuees. It tires oertaiuly a [Mat unluoky aceident. It Was a relief when at length Gaspard alteket though hia repressed voices was not reasenring. You painted, at Rilithester, then? " " No ; oh, no. I merely gob an idea, from your sister's face, =de a eketoh-of it, and am now working it up as ' Meriana in the Illoated Grange. I hope you will not think I took a great liberty. You ralliit allow for the license of an artist." "Do you think I mind that for an inetanta ettid Gespera, " But that hope- less wretchedness and dejection 1 Has she really come to that? I knew she must be changed bet that is surely exaggerated." Claude wonld have given a greet deal to have been able te answer in the affirnaetive, but it was impossible; nor would he equivocate. After a momeat's thought, he answered, "1 saw that expression on her face, but of course it was not always there; at times she was quite bright and raarry." "She need to be the merriest child in France," sighed Gaspard. He was still looking sadly at the &aura, when the door was opened by Claude's "Child Angel," who announced witliArnly cockney pronunciation—" Lady Worth. ingtont Claude hastened forward to receive his visitor, and Gaspard, recognizing the name, and looking up rather ourtously, saw a tall and peculiarly greatefial woman, middle. aged, yet still young -looking, her fine, claasioal features, bright, humorous eyes, and ready smile fall of attraction, while her complexion, though a little worn, retained much of its bloom. There was eomething vary festinating about her manner, and Gaspard's opittion of English women twas raised; he only stayee for a, moment, however, not sorry for the opportunity of esoaping to indulge in his sad refleations about Beperanoe, and to revolve impossible sehemes for releasing her. "1 feel as if I ought to know that young Frenchman," said Lady Worthington, when Gaspard had left the room; "yet I can't remember where I have seen him beforei.s" i,ll narae is Gaspard de Mabillon, and he is a nephew of the Dean of Rilohester," said Claude. "01 Dean Calinson ? De Mebillon ? Oh 1 now I remember it all; hie father naarried poor Amy Collinson. How terribly one forget names; I must have seen this young men years and years ago, when he was a child, but of coarse it is the likeness to his father Cast I must have reoognized. Is he in London, too ? " "No, he is dead—killed in the siege of Paris," replied Claude. " Little aledemoi- selle de Paabillon is living at the deanery, and she told me all about it." "How shookingl I had no idea of that!" exclaimed Lady Worthington. "We had so completely boat eight of them. Be was a noble-namded man, and was most unjustly treated by Dean Collinson." s' "You knew him, then, personelly ? " asked Claude. "Yes—slightly, that is. My mother ;as very fond of Amy Collinson, and about two years after her merriage we were travaliag in France and spent a night with thena in their curious old ruined castlerttwas quite a girl then, and really had forgetten the name of the family. Porte thinst it was a sad story altogether. What induced them to come to England?" " I hardly know; but they NOM to be very poor. I believe the dean has adopted the little girl. (To be Continued.) Death Rate of Ministers. Comparing the death rate of ministers, in respect of the causes of death, with the mortality of other men, the following re- sults are obtained: Of 86,331 clergymen, 180 died of infectious diseases. The usual experience of an insurance company would have made the number 239; that is, the mortality of the clergymen was only 79 per centof the ordinary death rate. The death rate of physicians from these dig - eases was 127 above the usual rate, point- ing to the greater danger of contagion in the case of the physician than in that ot the pastor. Of lung affeotions, exoluding consumption, 311 clergymen died, instead of 328, the number expected from mortality tables. Physicians died of such diseases 115 per cent, above the average rate.Be- Went the ages of 26 and 45 the mortality of Roman Catholic clergymen compared with Protestant ministers of the same age was as 137 to 109, while between the ages of 46 and 65 the difference was as 154 to 100, and between the ages of 65 and 85 as 118 to 100. How to explain this striking difference is no easy task. It is suggested that it may be connected with the life of celibacy followed by the priests, also with the rigid penances of Catholic eoalesittatics, which, especially in the case of young men, are apt to derange the digestive organs.— Medical Journal. She Didn't Do to See the play. Jennie—How did you enjoy yourself at the theatre last night? Mamie—Oh ! inanaerisely, J. --What was the play? M.—I declare I don't know. Let me Bee. I tlaink I have got a prograinme in my other dress pocket. J.—lb does not matter. But I think it strange that yoa should go to a theatre and not know what the play was. M.—Why, blow you, dear, I was with a theatre party. Oh These widows. Widow—When I was here last week, Mr. Chisel, I told you to put on the headatone, "My Only Love." { Marble dealer—Yee, raetam, but one of my wotkmen has been eiak and I haven't begun the job yet. Widow—Well, in view of subsequeht evente, I gusts you may substitute the words, "My First Husband." & pleasant morning, Mr. Chisel. He wail a Reliever. Mrs. Ooaene—Do you believe in sagas Mr. D'A.ultet ? Ur. D'Auber—Yes, indeed 1 I paint 'one Theodora Thomas and Mies Fay, of Chicago; Walter Dararosola and Mies Margaret Blaine, and Charles H. Russell and Miss jatio Potter, daughter of Bishop Potter, are among the couples te marry in thia "merry month or illay." —The fire logees in the 'United Staten and Coma& for April aggregate $8,285e 520, The loans for the first four months of the attar amount to 03,318,I45, ageinet 446,597,766 in the same period last yew and 448,497,960 in 1888. DetniENs. MOTHERS. Nene of Them women to create Love or Respect. Yon are a Student of Charles Dickens, are you not ?" "Certainly ; I think you ceald tharoely mention a character of hie with which a atn nefamiliar." "Very well, then, if you can peint me out one mother in the whole of Dickens' novels, with any claim to education, who eau be either admired or reepooted, I will own that I have wronged him. I an ready to Omit that on the lower orders he is lesa severe." Eager to prove that she misjudged my favorite, I began to search may naemosty. 11.1 the end of ten minutes I was still eearehing, but I had not spoken. The fact was I was terribly perturbed in spirit. I Was most anxious not to be worsted in the argument, for it eeemed to me that a great filar had been oast upon Charles Dielains' character; therefore, to feel that I co e Id only bring forward, as being worthy of e - qua David Clopperfielcas childish mot' was exceedingly mortifying. Geoi s mother in"beak House" I could f mention, as although she is undoubteati fine old dame, she certainly has no eit xis to gentle breeding; while in eupport of my friend's grieVanOB there naershaled SU, h ghastly troupe of knaves and fools eeef so maeouline a term as knaves is admissible in these oiratmetances—that I wait utterly discomfited. "My memory is at faul ," I muttered to myself. "1 will go homej and consult my Dickens." Pleading a headache, I made my eXOUSee, but as I was leaving the room my old friend called after rae "1! you have a headache don't pursue the subject to.night. I warn you you are going to fiesroh for a needle in a bot tie of hay, only"—somewhat grimily—a"the needle is not there! " I looked myself in my study and set to work. At the end of two hours, wiser and muole sadder, I paused and gazed blankly around at a formidable heap of volume°. had selected the books haphazard and had made a pencil note on each with this re- sult : "Great Expectation." No parents of any Importance. Slight character sketoh of Herbert's mother (a deoidedly blamable fool). "Old Cariosity Shop." Old Mrs. Garland (weak). Kit's mother (lower orders). Mrs. Jinivrin (detestable). "Hard Times." Mrs. Graagrind (idiotic), Bouuderby's mother (lower orders). "Little Dorrit." Mrs.Olennam (ariminal). Mrs. Merdle and Mrs. Gowan (worldly, heartless wretohes). Mrs. Meagles (nice, but very homely). "Our Mutual Friend." Mrs. Wilfer (out- rageous). "Nicholas Niokleby." Mrs. Niokleby and Mrs. Renwigs (lunatics). Mrs. Squeers (a horror). " Domby de Son." Mrs. Skewton (a dis- grace to her sex). Alice's mother, "Good Mrs. Brown," (an ogress). Polly Toodles (lower orders). "Martin ChuzzIewit." Mothers not in it, with the exception of oharaoter sketch —" The Mother of the Graoahi" (a feel). "Barnaby Budge." Mrs. Vardeu (in- tensely objeationable). Mrs. Budge (lower orders). David Copperfield." David's mother, (amiable but weak-minded). Mrs. Micaw- ber, (a caricature). Mra. °reside, (a poor thing). Mrs. Steerforth, (horrid). Mra. Heep, (hateful). " The old soldier," (711selee Bk House." Lady Dedlock, (well, well, the least said —). Mrs. ahllyby, (another oulpable fool). Dirs. Pardiggle, (an unsupportable creature). Mrs. Guppy, (abominable). George's mother (lower orders). "Oliver ers). Twist," "Tale of Two Cities," and " Pickwiek," the mothers are very much in the background, and taking Mrs. Barden as a specimen of those who do ap- pear, perhaps it is just as well they should be.—Temple Bar. Eat Nothing with Nish. I think it is a wise plan that an English friend of mine tells me Sir Morell Mao- kenzie adopte in his own family, and has caused to be followed by many of his friends and patients—that of never &Rowing bread on the Wale when he has fish there, says a writer in the St. Louis Globe. Under no eironmstanees will he eat, or permit to be eaten, ilsh or bread at the same time. He holds that the presence of bread in the mouth prevents the detection of the presence of a bone, which is /ridged in the throat before it is discovered, and strangulation follows. The wisest way is certainly to eat rush alone, never with bread or similar substances, for there is nattoh danger in fish -bones. Worthy of Being Rewarded. "Will you marry me ? " "Do you smoke 2" ',moo " Chew ?" a Drink 2 " It gut, "Is there any vise you are not addicted to " " Yea—one." "What is it ? " "1 never kiss a girl on the note." "Young man, I'll marry you." A Plucky Woman. pars. Evans Gordon, wife of Mj�r Geer - don, has become famous in Incha a a tiger. killer of great skill and prowess. As a, member of the recent Coach Behar hunting expedition, she shot an angry tigress who was rushing viciously upon the party, and was actually within a few yards of her elephant's trunk. Her shot was well timed as it was aimed, for the other guns engaged, including that of the lady sportman's husband, failed to stop the furious brute., This brilliant achievement adds one more to the many laurels and trophies already won by this dauntless lady in the htintieg grounds of Pooch Behar, IL Lady's Retort. "She said I was no lady " The idea I What reply did yon make I" "1 told her I'd slap her face and ecratah her eyes out if slut didn't take it back." A Philadelphia father rthently paid 03,506 for a doll's house for hislittle4yette- old danghter. Premier Crispi, of Italy, in it confidential note to King Humbert en the May day demonstrations, states sixty foreign agita- tors were expelled from Italy, 600 Italians distributing revolutionary pamphlets were arrested, 8,000 suspecte were punished or warned 300 soldiers posesesing manifestos watts punished. No dynamite or arms were thized, and on the whole Italy was loect troubled than other countries. Edward Lloyd, who died a fortnight ago, was the founder of Iiloyd's News, whida be mild to be read in nearly every public bottle and workellem all over England. Denighis Jerrold edited tlao paper for some time. Fiancee—Now, George, dear, don't kith me good-bye on the pletformFatten—No, darling. I'll kith yott 00 your Mouth4 DOMINION PARLIAMENT. Mr. Foster, replying to air. ltatterson (Ewa), sedd the charges of improper con - duet on the part of Customs Officer Me - Legate, of Sarnia, hall been brought to the attention of the Government and were now under investigation. Mr. Armstrong moved that all branches °tithe varioua ohortered banks be eept open for !easiness on Saturdays until $, o'clock in tbe afternoon, exoept when a bank holi- day falls on Saturday, He etated that at preeeut great inconvenience was caused to the farmers by the banks °losing at 1 o'cloole on leatureay. Mr. Foster $aid he doubted whether Par- liament could make any regulations as to the closing of banks, The hours were regu- lated by elle demand, and he thought the banks lied always shown themeelves willing to eecommodate themeelves to the wishes of their =tumors. The MetiOn woe lost on division. Mr. White (Cardwell) drew attention to the fact that the Bill did not require the banks to preset a return of their business outside of Canada, and hence the monthly returnof f3orne of the banks did not give exeot details of the condition of the banks. Mr. Blake suggested that the third read- ing of the Bill be deferred until it WAS asoertained what were the views of the banke in regard to this point. Mr, Foster agreed to this course being taken, Mr. Lanakerkin moved that banks whihtt closed before 3 o'clock should not be allowed to protest notes on that day. The amendment was lost on division. The Bill was reported, and the third reading fixed aor to -morrow. Mr. Foster rnoved the third reading of the Tariff Bill. Sir Richard Cartwright seid he would protest for the last time against the imposi- tion of these deities. The Pittance Bikaner had informed them that there was a stir. plus of 02,5O0,000 on het year's transit°. mons, that he calculated on a surplus of 0,500,000 on the preseet year's trawls°. toms, and expected a surplus of 02,500,000 for the next year, yet under these oiroum- deuces, the hon. gentleman, contrary to the pracitice of civilized nations, instead of using that surplus tor the parpoth of ameliorating the burdens of the people, added to the taxes already inflicted on them. If there was a principle whioh ought to be well established and whittle should ooramend itself to everybody, it was that in a young country which desired emigration, and had large areas to settle up, they should avoid imposing taxes on articles of primary necessity to the whole people, and that they should adjust taxa- tion so that it should be as far as possible . equitably distributed over the whole mutt - try and not press unequally on the various classes, encl least of all on the poorest classes; that they should avoid increasing taxes on raw material imported for our • industries, and that no tax should be ini- posed in favor of one Provintie against another. Under the exist- ing oircumotanoes they ought to be careful not to impose taxation of such it nature as to involve retalia- tion on the pert of their neighbors. With an existing surplus and an anticipated Bur - plus of over two millions it was propoled to add one million dollars to bhe bardeno of the people. The taxes on flour and meat must and would of neoessity add to the wet of articles of food largely consumed among the very poor class of tlae popula- tion, would injure trade,and would increase the coat of the production of lumber. If the Government wished to benefit the farmers, they onght not to increase the duties on pork, but admit free of duty corn and the raw meterial out of which pork was made. The Governnaent/attempted to justify their mune by pointing to the example of the 'United States. The market in the latter country, however, was larger, and the population was greater, the olimate wile varied, and they could to a very great degree produce everything that a nation could require. He moved that the bill. be not now reed a third ti' me but that it be resolved that in view of the official state- ment of the Finance Minister showing a surplus revenue for the past year and a probable surplus for the ,present and suc- ceeding years, the inoreased taxation pro. posed to be inflicted upon the people by this bill is unjustifiable and unnecessary." Mr. Foster said the oha,ngea in the tariff were not made with any ides of enlarging the amount of revenue, but to correct anomalies that exist and to provide for industries that were not sufficiently pro- tected, having special referenth to the farmer. Instead of deriving a revenue, there were several items, such as glass, molasses, eto., upon which a considerable amount would be lost. One result Of the tariff would be to reduce the iraportition of meats from foreign countries by the increased production of the same classes of meats in our own country. There would have to be months of Emmal experience before they would know the result of the changes in the tariff. He said with all the emphasis he could commend that they had waited bons enough, and the senti- ments shown in the 'United States did not justify their waiting any longer What they had to do was to sit down as citizens of a free country and make their own matters square with their own interests. Mr. Charlton said now the farmer was beginning to feel the evil effeote of the so- oalled National Policy, the Finance Minis- ter brought down a subterfuge in order to make' him believe he was about to receive a little proteotion for the robbery to which he had been snbjeoted in the past. It would not deceive the Canadian farmer any times than the McKinley bill would deceive the farmer in the United States. MrtilleMullen observed that the Govern. ;noel/ had promised that the National Potidy would obtain a home market for the fermiers. Not one of their promises had been fulfilled, however. The farmers now had their eyeS Open* and the Government would not be able to shut them again. The House divided on the amendment, which was lost on a vote of 62 yeas and 98 nays. Mr. Desjardins moved the adoption of the report of the Debates Cotnnaittee, in. creasing the salaries of amanuenses from 62 to 03 per day. Mr. Carrell movea that the report be referred back for the purpoee of increasing the eateries of the Iran gleans. Dlr. Langelier said that the French translation of the debate e was very had. In one speech the trenslatore taaao Mr, Laurier deolere that the French language ehould be abolished aad the French race viterd. °VayoflotrheX1(;x7duntge. trenelation octet 59,000. The proper way to deal with this question was to vvipo out the eapenditure of the $75,000 and CORSO publication Of the debates altogether. It wonla shorten the eoesion. Ai. any Vette the reporting of the Home in Conamittee should be dispensed Chapleati MOVed thAt t110 Ballet Box Corilmittee have power to sea for pothona and papers. 'Eh° objectt of the matfett was to citable the committee tO pay Dentate who ball been in attendence. persona who came to Ottawa to exbibit their partionlar fatia should be paid for doing tio. Sir John Macdonald—Hear, hear. Mr. McMullen supported the motion Sir John Macdoueld, in reply to Mr. Bryon, said the Government have come to the conclusion that, in the event of the United f3tates Congress redacting the im- port duty on sawn lanai/Br to 31 per theme - and feet, the Governmeat will rednee the export duty on pine and spructe loge. We will take the opportunity of conveying thia information to the proper authority at Washington. Mr. McNeill enquired whether the Gov- ernment would bring down a report in reference to tne Baltic outrage? Mr. Colby replied that there would be no objeotion to the report being brought down. Mr. Chapleau moved concurrence itt the amendments made by the Senate to the flat emending the Electoral Franchise Acta He explained that one of the principal amendments was that in °en the voters in a division exceeded 250, the returning officer could make inda-divieions BO aa not to invalidate the eleotion. Tho House went into committee on the resolutions authorizing land grants to tbe O.P.R. and otiaer railway companies in the Northweet. Mr. Devedney moved that the C.P.R. he granted 6,400 sores per mile for a branch railway to be construoted from Cambers for a distance of sixty miles to the Brandon branch. Sir Richard Cartwright said the Govern- ment were practically giving away control. of the Mae of the Northwest by these various railway grants. According to e, statenaent made by the Minister of the In- terior last year, there was a tract of 400,- 000 square railed extending from the Red River on the one side to near the Rooky Mountains on the Other, bat if this poliay of giving large grants to railways were per- aisted in there would soon be very little of this left. Mr. Dewdney stated that the fertile belt embraced 135,000,000 SOM. Of these 52,- 141,926 had been appropriated, leaving. surplus of 82,858,074 acres. Mr. O'Brien said they were so soma - tamed to these large figures that they hardly realized what they were doing. He pointed out that when the Territories be- came settled they would probably be divided into Provinees, and then they would have to face the difaoulties that they had encountered in the other Provinces in re- gard to large trade, of land over whioh the Dominian end Provincial Governments had no control, The diffiatilty that watt experienced. in Ontario with regard to the Canada Company was a type of what they would be likely to incur in the new Pro - tenant, if they gave away millions of acres to these corporations. Mr. Blake thought there should be a stipulation made in regard to these grants providing that lands should be thrown open for sale under a maximum to be fixed. The system of land grants pursued tended, he thought, rather to isolate than draw settlers nearer together. Mr. Davin observed that if some arrange- ment mild be made under which railway lands would be open to settlement under reasonable conditions, it would be a benefit to the Northwest. Mr. Watson eedd railway lands should be opsn to settlers. The Canadian Peoificr Railway apparently were of the opinion that 11 was better to hold the land for speoulative purposee rather than throw it open to intending settlers. The Canadian Pacific Railway held their lands at from 34 to 310 per acre, which was mach too. high. Mr. Rugs expressed himself opposed ts any maximum price for railway lands. Sir tab:thud Cartwright said the Cana- dian Ftwifio Reilway's policy in Sonthern Manitoba had driven out settlers. Praoti- oally the Government was abandoning con- trol of 100,000,000 of acres. Mr. Blake said the realway lande to be open for sale should be ordinary agricul- Weal lends, and not lands of vadat value stuth as coal lands, timber lands, and town sites. Mr. Mills observed that the realwaya should be extended from time to time, ta meet the wants of the community as set- tlement extented. The settlement in the Northwest wits not what it ought to be, and one of the reasons was the prices at which the land was held. The public, interest would not bo serve l by any re - tisane on the good faith of the railways, as was evidenced during the boom In the Northwest. The motion was adopted. Mr. Dewdney moved the same land grant for tho two branch lineof the Cana- dian Pacific: Railway for a distance of 125 miles. The motion was adopted. Tree Art. They were speaking of Mrs. Tintello (whose complexion is open to suapioion.) Brown—Don't you think that Mrs. Tiniello is a little too free in her manners? Fogg—Why shouldn't she be? Works- of art, you know, are to be placed on the free list. Maybe late Was Dissatisfied. " Did the murderer make any cordage don ?" asked the city editor of the execu- tion reporter. "Nob a word." " Was he resigned to his fate ?" "He appeared to be at firat, but towards the last he did oonsiderable kioking." A Caution. Young Wife—I'in on my way to the intel- ligence office to bire a cook. Young Widow -1 have always done my own cooking. Y. Wife—Well, I wouldn't let it get oute if I were you, if you have any intention of . marrying again. Ladles of the Helms°. Wife—Well, the servant gave me notice to -day, John. Husband—So she's going to quit, eh ? Wife --Well, ehe don't put it exactly that way. I'm very much afraid, John, that she wants us to quit. Love's Stratagem). Ella—However did you get your pats consent? , Bella—I induced hint to eta the dog on George last eight? This morning George celled on him and threatenect to bring suit for datttages unlese he allowed us to marry. Post brortem, Bronson --Who diall deolde when the doctors disagree Johnson—The coroner generally hag to do it. The Cletiogne Gazetteat report of the occu- pation of Kilwa by the Germain eaye Maier Wiser:dent made an attaok from the eotith, and two blanks were killed before the Ger- Mani! entered the place. Oa tile March Itilwa the expedition had a ilumbet of on. gageraents With tile A.ritba, Oita repeatedly defeated them, Wiesnliemi is prepating to Mr, Blake sedel 11 was outragOona that purene the Aralui who flea front Rilwa.