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ONTARIO LEGISLATURE,
Mr, Tait presented thirty-one petitione en
t the personalty tax question.
Mr. Gibson (litimilton)---From tho Bricklayer' Union, of Hamilton, praying for the
abolition of the contract system tin Publie
Works.
1VIr. ,Stratton-Frorri Local Assembly
6,952, Teterboro', on the abolition of the
contract system.
Mr, Awrey-From tho County Council of
Wentworth, asking for an amendment to
allow municipalities to exempt toll roads
awned, by such municipalities from taxation.
Mr. Btgge,r begged to introduce a resolu-
tion acknowledging the speeqh from the
Throne.
Mr. Lockhart seconded the resolution.
The motion was parried.
Mr. Mowat moved that a select, commit-
tee, composed of the Attorney-Greneral,
Mr. Hardy, Mr. Biggar, and Mr. Lockhart,
be appointed, with hastruetions to prepare
an address in reply to the speech from the
throne.
A munber of petitions were presented on
the personalty tax and on the LiquorLicense
law.
Mr. Baxter -A petition from the ratepay-
ers of Welland, opposing the incoiporation
of the village of Victoria.
Mr. Lockhart -Petition from members
of the medical profession, objecting to the
"'"'lleinup,1 medical feesand the disenfranchising
of the members of the profession for non-
payment of the same,
The following bills were read a first time:
Mr. Hardy -To incorporate the ASSOCia-
tion of Ontario Land Surveyors, and to
amend the Act respecting land surveyors
and the surveys of land.
Mr. Hardy -To consolidate the Act re-
specting the assessment of property.
Mr. Gibson -Respecting insurance cor-
porations,
Mr. Mowat announced a message from the
Lieutenant -Governor, and the message was
read by the Speaker, the members stand-
ing up.
The message asked for an interim supply
of $450,000, made up as follows :
'Civil Government $100,000
Logi-dation 75,000
Adminietration of Justice 50,000
Public Institutions, maintenance-. „ 125,000
,,-Inciry purposes, including public build-
- .ftm
Mr. Harcourt moved the Ho
=Mee of Supply, and Mr. Spee
.ohair.
Mr. Awrey took the chaira,
farina supplies were passed in form.
Mr. Awrey presented the report of the
Committee of the Whole House on Supplies,
which was received. the House concurring.
Mr. Mowat moved the House into 'Com-
mittee on Ways and Means in the interim.
supply.
Mr. Awrey took the chair, and passed the
amounts asked by the Lieut. -Governor, and
the committee passed the report on to the
House.
Mr. Davis presented a petition ,sent in by
Messrs. David Blain, H. H. Cook, John 0.
Fitch, Hugh Blain, Joseph Blakeley, of
Toronto; E. L. Corthell, of the city of
'Chicago, engineer; Mark H. Irish, broker,
land Kivas Tully, asking for permission to
'change the name of the Hurontario Railway
Company to the Ontario Ship Railway
Company " ; also to enable the company to
build double lines of railway so as to trans-
port freight and passengers between the
tripper lakes and Lake Ontario, operated by
steam or electricity; to establish telephone
and telegraph lines, and to build or con -
strata, steam and sailing; vessels ; to build
;and maintain wharves, docks, warehouses
and elevators, and also to possess all the
usual powers and privileges appertaining to
the working of railways and shipping.
Mr. Bronson -From the town of Ottawa,
praying for an Act empowering the cor-
poration to grant a retiring annuity to W.
Lett.
Mr. Gibson -Praying for an Act to incor-
porate the Hamilton & Grimsby Electric
Railway.
. Mr. Oaldwell--From the Kingston Light,
Heat & Power Company, praying for an Act
to enable the company to apply bonds to the
redemption of the stook of the company.
A number of petitions asking for amend -
manta to the Liquor License law and the
.assessment law were also presented.
Mr. Rorke introduced a Bill to amend
the Municipal Act, which was read a first
time,
Mr. Harcourt stated that the gross
'amount paid into the license fund for the
year ending 30th April, 1890, was $682,-
.560.55, and for the year ending April 30th,
1891, $680,298.68. The gross amount paid
to municipalities tor the first year named
-was $297,353.45, and for the following year,
..$294,968 26. The gross amount paid to the
Province for the first year named was $307,-
281.02, and for the next year, $308,200.17.
The amount imposed by by-laws for the first
year named was $162,008, and for the last
-year $156,400.75.
ORDERS IN•COVINOLL.
of all descaiptione amounts: to 0,163,563.07,
The following tablee show the reempts and
expenditnre for the past year ;
RECEIPT%
Balance Srom 1800....................$ 44,791 98
Dominion sul3sidy..,.......,..,. . 1,110,872 00
Dominion special grant , 80,030 00
Interest on capital held alai debts
due by the Dominien to Ontario..
Interest on investments., .. .
Crown lauds...,
Hailema lamas,
Grammar Sehool lands.. „
Rent ro lands .... . .,...., ...... ,
Woods and forests
Fees
Refunds
Licenses
Law stamp's'
Algoma taxes
Edueation department
Casual revenue
Toronto Lunatio Asylum
London '
Hamilton "
Kingston "
Orillia "
Reformatory forfemales
boys
Central Prison ...
Deaf and DumbTn1,,fn..
900,000. 00,
41,023 31
92,810 39
16,880 II
1,165 53
5,27028
1,022,610 31
2,801 47
5,170 07
298,103 96
81,667 67
1,155 63
41,700 92
55,861 80
38,265 09
.... . 9,148 08
0,188 60
3,835 63
2,129 93
3,708 88
076 10
63,017 56
175 10
OPEN aecousi:ii.
Crown Lands Department;
Clergy lands
Common school lands
Public Works and Buildings, ro
Capital Account:
Mercer Reformatory
Sale of lamb, re New Parliament
Building fund
Drainage works, rent charges.
Drainage debentures
Drainage debentures, tile
Sale Dominion bonds
Sale annuities
1,016 05
8,609 31
116 63
315 74
14,299 80
37,463 25
6,005 00
500,000 00
269,000 00
Total $4,183,381 07
PAYMENTS.
For Civil Government
For Legislation
For Administration of Justice
For Education
For Public Institutions, Mainten-
ance 820,516 68
For Immigration 6,628 91
For Agriculture 149,535 42
For Hospitals and Charities134,992 89
For Houses of Range 32,750 00
For Repairs and, Maintenance,
Public Buildings 59,667 89
For Locks, Dams, etc 13,060 12
For Surveys, Inspections, etc 458 58
For Colonization Roads 98,312 31
For.Charges on Crown Lands 171,666 47
For Refunds, .re Crown Lands 25,142 38
For Education s 1,067 37
For Algoma Taxes 12 28
For Miscellaneous 87,916 07
Asylum for Insane, Toronto4,369 80
Mimico 109,838 51
London 31,798 39
., Hamilton.. 43,998 71
t 4 Kin ston 14,496 73
R% gq? 75
$ 221,126 28
123,601 03
398,968 79
645,115 23
subject. The House veatt all the time ad-
dressing him, lie might, now adarese the
1101169. 110 VVOUld just add that when he
brought in his motion a condition would be
that it would be voted on by secret ballot,
eo that the members (multi exprese their
opininions freely without fear of the con-
eequences.
MassEvauturel an English) said that he
remembered the (ma'am when the leader of
the Opposition gloried in the fact that he
had a Freneh-Canadian behind him, but hie
feelings had changea. He lived wide apart
from his honorable friend from Essex, and
he WAS sorry that so far he had been nimble
to make his acquainteuee. He was also
sorry that although ho spoao French he
could not enderatand the language oi the
honorable member from Essex, and he was
sure that his constituents in the east would
be sorry also. (Laughter), *
Mowat then presented the mesons
from the Lieut. -Governor, being the esti-
mates for the coming year.
The House adjourned at 4.05 p.
THE ESTIMATES.
The estimates of 1892 show a total esti-
mated expenditure of $3,472,237. The
amounts are claseifiecl as follows :
For c [urea
expenditure.
Civil Government . $ 231,625 00
Legislation 124,090 00
Administration of juStIO 398,720 20
Education 655 826 112
Public institutions' maintenance 834,968 00
Immigration. . .. . ....... 10,000 00
Agriculture, ........ ............ . 173,295 00
Hospitals and charities . 151,715 73
Maintenance and repairs of Gov-
ernment and Departmental
buildings
59,898 00
Public buildings -
(1) Repairs 18,250 00
(2) Capital account 400,106 00
Public) works -
(1) Repairs 14,000 00
(2) Oapltalaccount 17,178 00
Colonization roads
95,600 00
Charges on Crown Lands.. , 130,209 00
Refund account 23,115 80
Miscellaneous expenditure .. 83,730 00
Unforeseen and unprovided 60,000 00
Total
Recapitulation -
Current expenditure for 1892
On capital account
Other purposes
Amount of estimates
Under the heading of Civil Government,
on an estimated expendi ure,of 231 2
$3,472,237 68
$2,936,237 85
512,881 00
23,115 81
$3,472,237 66
penditure, the Ana and 'we sincerely' hope
the 'era of the kind ever to be made by the
Province, The payments to the intiniel-
palitiess on aeoeunt of the and inairoves
meat ftned is an advance made for their*
b000at and relief, for wbieli the Province
will be recouped when the open aceounts
between the Ocluittion and the Provinces
are adjusted. The. payment to the county
houses of refuge m also new +mad excep-
tional. Our expenditure on capital account,
on the new asylums ist Orillia and MinaiCO,
and On the new Parliament buildings, was
also exceptionally large, reaching in all
8368,937. Because of all this extraordinary
outlay we asked the Dominion Government
to innke to the Province a payment on
account of the debt due us. The matters
jo dieputo 'between the Province and the
Dominiou have been narrowed from
time to time, and there is admittedly
a large sum due us, Our request
was met in a friendly, busaiess.like
Way, and we .promptly received from
the Dominion $500,000 in 4 per cent.
bonds, which we disposed off at par. We
disposed of theni at par without paying a
single dollar by way of brokerage or com-
mission. Our receipts for the year from
liquor license fees amounted to $298,184.
Our estimate was $300,000, and not $310,000
as it was printed, owing to a clerical error.
I move, Mr. Speaker, that you do now leave
the chair. (Applause,)
Mr. Clancy, la reply, said he exceedingly
regretted that owing to the ill -health of his
hon. friend from Toronto the task of mak-
ing some observations on very short notice
had devolsed upon him. He wished, in
the short time at his disposal, merely to
enter his protest, and reiterate the protest
made from his side of the House, at the man-
ner in whioh hon. gentlemen had conducted
the affairs of the Province. The Holum was
certainly not to be congratulated on the
statement the hon. genteleman made here
to -day, but he (the Treasurer) was to be eon-
gratulatecl, not on having followed in the
lines and footsteps of his predecessors, but on
the cheerful and, light-hearted way in which
he had undertaken the task of presenting the
dreary old bill of fare. They were to -day as
usual confronted with the usual deficit, and
no apology whatever was made for it. They
took the usual failure on the part of the
Province, it might be of his hon. friend, to
be that they were unable to meet the obli-
gai pa w earrovineealisal en -sob'
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FRENCH RERDERleits.
Cartons raeviees Resorted tto to Eater
confessions ot Gams
One of the most dramatic features in a
French -murder trial is what is known as
the " confrontation " of the assassin with
the body of his victim.
Only the other day this was well illus-
trated in the celebrated case of the old
miser murdered in his house on the Avenue
de Neuilly. The evidence against the
prisoner was circumstantial and of the
most flimsy nature. The prisoner had sub-
mitted to the most searching questionings
with hardened, indifference. lie had denied
his guilt persistently and the police authori-
ties recognized that unless he could. be
brought to betray himself in the presence of
the corpse they would be unable to convict
him.
And so the scene of the murder was re-
enacted with blood -curdling details. The
bed -room was darkened except for the glim-
mer of a flickering night lamp. In the
corner was the _bed where the old miser
used to sleep. There, thrown together
carelessly at the foot, were the wretched
clothes he had worn, while clutched tightly
in the bony hand was the key to his trea-
sure chests a key which had never left his
person night or day.
Then the murderer was brought in, his
eyes bandaged. At the head of the room
stood thejage d'inetruction. One detective
guarded the door, while another stood ready
to take away the bandage.
everYtli.
Agricu ural College, Guelpia
Normal School, Toronto
" Ottawa
School Practical Science, Toronto
Osgoode Hall
Government House
District of Algoma
Thunder Bay
Muskoka
ParrySound........ . ....... . . . .....
District of Nipissing..
District of Rainy River......
District of Haliburton
Brock's Monument
New Parliament Buildings
mars's and Fairy Lakes
Muskoka Lakes Visorke
Magnnetawan Works
1V1issiscua Lake Dam
Scugog River Works.., .....
Lake Scugog, Flats Road
Indian River Channel
Peninsula Creek Improvement....
Gull and Burnt River Works
Landing Pier, Southampton ..
Refunds, re Land Improvement
Fund
Refunds re Muurcaalities Fund
(Widows' Pension)
Aid to Railways
Annuities .. . .
University of Toronto
Land Improvement, Special
Stationery, excess of Stock pur-
chases over distribution
Drainage Debentures,Mu-
nicipat. • . ..... . $50.887 83
Drainsge Debentures, Tile 12,000 00
Mr. Gibson presented a copy of an order -
in -Council respecting the commutation of
lees payable under the Surrogate Courts
Acb ; also a oopy of an order -in -Council re-
sspecting the commutation of fees under the
Surroga,tePourts Act payable to His Honor
.Judge Macdonald, of the united Counties of
Leeds and Grenville; copy of an order -in-
-Council, under date the 10th of February,
1892, respecting the commutation of fees
'payable to His Honor Judge Muir, of the
• County of Wentworth ; copy of an order -in -
'Council authorizing the corporation of the
County of Hastings to invest $1,600 stand-
ing to the credit of their sinking fund; copy
of an order -in -Council approving of by-law
• 40 of the County of Haldimand, establishing
. additional High School accommodation;
copy of an order -in -Council approving of an
indenture agreement between the Minister
of Education and the Canada, Pualishing Co.,
for the publication of certain Public Sohool
'drawing books.
Mr. Mowat said thab he only became
. aware half an hour before that they would
not be able to bring down the estimates as
...early as anticipated. The hon. Treasurer
'stated that they would be in poesession of
the House before the opening to morrow.
' Two courses were therefore open to them.
.The financial statement could be made to-
morrow before the statement was in the
liands of the members, or the statement
could be made ontFriday.
Mr. Meredith thought it would be more
tonvenient to have the statement made on
:Yrida,y. They woulcl like to see the esti-
sanates before the digcussion. He desired to
ebake the present opportunity of aoking
whether a olerical error had been made on
Inge 3 of the Pablisa AccountS, Saying that
Dominion bonds had been aold amounting to
s,$500,000.
Mr. Harnourt said it was not a deride,'
error. The Government had received $500,-
s000 in bonds front the Dominion Govern-
ment on account ofsantario moneys in the
hands of the Dozninion Government.
The Houge adjourned at 4.05 p. m.
The 'Public Accounts.
The public accounts (lbw that the
finances of the Provinces are in a healthy
eondition, as there is a surplus for the year
of $19,818. The balance sheet durhag the
yeer totalla tip to the handsotne Stint of
$4.183,381.07, which figures represent the
receipts from all-sourcee. The expenditure
, area
17,078 15
5,980 IL
12,911 66
35,151 07
7,897 62
1,848 00
227 17
107 25
253 91
501 88
476 07
3,182 29
224 30
84 75
208,318 43
3,554 42
3,989 06
281 96
2,558 23
1,501 CO
192 51
6,081 16
2,450 83
1,000 00
2,881 79
1,459 92
252 179 71
59,200 00
100,000 00
47,111 87
5,103 52
62,887
Balance 19,818 00
Total .. . . - ..., $4,183,381 07
During therar overdrafts on the trees -
issued to the amount of $30,027.75, made up
as follows:
Civil Government $ 473 at
Education 4,527 57
Public institutions' maintenance 11,822 42
Agriculture 3,847 42
Public buildings 484 41
Refunds...... ' 0,642 38
(Evil ' '.t
ury not provi ed for in the estimates were
Crown Lands Department
Board of Health
Miscellaneous
Legislation
Repairs and maintenance -
Government house
Main building (Parliament build-
ings) .... -
School Practical Science
Refunda--Miscellaneous
183 06
216 13
6'1 74
' 901 03
75 99
90 17
98 81
12 28
.A
eaTheartieney spefit-en-Eatication amounts
to $655,826.92, of which the following are
the principal items • Public and Separate
Schools, $241,779.9'2 ; High Schools and
Collegiate Institutes, $100,000; superan-
nuated and Publicand High School teachers,
$59,800 ; inspection of schools, $55,050 ;
mechanics' institutes, art schools, literary,
and scientific, $50,450; Normal and Model
Schools, Toronto, $23,490, Ottawa $22,390;
richools in unorganized districts and poor
schools, $g5,000; departmental examina-
tions, $17,800 ; School of Practical Science,
$15,750 ; Model Schools, $9,000; library
and museum, $3,500. teaa naheareas
For the maintenance -of priblio institutions
$834,968 will be requiree. The summary is
as follows:
Tobe
Voted Voted
for for
1891. 1892.
Asylum for Insane, Toronto.. $101,816 $100,442
Mimic° branch . 48,126 67,158
Asyl..tun for Inp,ane, Indon134,402 130,996
Kingston. 7197 79672
" Hanilton. 137,457 124857
" for Idiots, Crania 60,202
Central Prison, Toronto125,895
Ontario Reformatory for Boys,
Penotanguishene . 41,650
Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb. Belleville 43,973
Institution for theBlind,Brantr
ford 36,000
Andrew Mercer Reformatory
for Women and Refuge for
Girls, Toronto 30,626
Total overdrafts of appropriation..$30,027 75
The total expenditure to 31st December,
1891, with respect to the new Parliament
buildings, was as follows:
L. Yorke, on contract for masonry,
etc.. . . . $360,320 77
Carroll, Ocayioici 'ie .......... On coalia:ci
or masonry, etc 307,881 99
L. Yorke, on contract for carpentry
and ironwork 8,705 63
L. Yorke, estato of, for carpentry
and ironwork 14,914 48
St. Lawrence Foundry Co., on con-
tract for ironwork-. ...... 39,575 92
Purdy, Mansell &Mashinter, on ;ion -
tract for steam heating, etc.. . 15,595 90
Douglas Bros. on contract for slate
roofing, etc 21,724 01
A. H. Rutfdle, on contract for plas-
tering . .. . . .. 9,315 02
Wagner, Zeidler 8i0o., on 'contract
for interior woodwork . 1,538 33
....
L. Yorke, estate of, bricks furnished 12,037 05
Central Prison,bricks furnished- 80,000 00
Payments to Mr. Waite, aft architect 24,000 00
Toronto University, re old agylum
property 30,000 00
Sundry other expenditures, re com-
petitive plans, water mains,
drains, advertising tenders, etc,
etc 23,622 73
$832,264 76
Mr. Rayside-Petition of the Municipal
Council of the united counties of Stormont
and Dundas, asking for an amendment to
tae MuniciparAct to repeal that section
which places bridges over 100 feet in charge
of the County Councils.
Mr. Gibson (Hamilton) -Petition of the
corporation of the town of Brockville, ask-
ing for an Act to permit of the consolidation
of the tOwn debt.
Mr. Field --Petition of the Town Council
of Cobourg, asking for an Act to consolidate
the town debt.
Mr. Charlton presented a number of
petitions praying for an amendment to the
Game Law.
A number of church petitions, petitions on
single tax, personalty tax andthoaosess-
ment law were also presented.
The following Bills were read a first
time :
Mr. Hardy -To consolidate the Municipal
Act
Mr. Idowat-To amend the law relating
to mortmain for charitable uses,
Mr. Gibson presented to the Houma the
estimates of the province for the year ending
Dec. 30th 1892
Mr. Speaker kept the chair for some time
awaiting the arrival of a message from the
Lieut. -Governor.
Mr. White, speaking in French, asked
the AttornetaGeneral if he had any business
to bring before the House. If notinas-
much as he had not had occasion to discuss
political union fully the other day, as the
matter had been sprung upon him, h0.
thought he would bring 'forward a motion
of that kind, as thie was the proper oppoe-
amity, There would be an opportunity for
Mr. Speaker to giVe his opinions on the
65,002
121,990
88,050
43,971
35,624
29,206
e data- entretoalaye
Mr. Harcourt -The bonds maturtain 1893.
A year ago they would be sold at $210,000,
but as the date of their maturity ap-
proaches they consequently depreciate in
value. We say that if sold now they would
bring $205,000.
Mr. Clancy then contended :that these
bonds were in reality only worth their par
value. Continuing, he said that sums °win
by the Dominion should not be capitar
to show a surplus any more than the Crown
lands and the timber limits and other re-
sources should be capitalized. If the imagin-
ary amount held by the Dominion were sub-
tracted from the surplus the &dual surplus
would be found to be$729,150, with the sum
of $19,000 the surplus of the year, which
was the smallest annual surplus in the
history of the Province.
Mr. Mowat moved that the debate be ad-
journed till Tuesday. Carried.
The House adjourned at 6.01 p. m.
$833,624 $834,968
A number of petitions on the Medical Act,
the personalty tax, and other similarmatters
were presented
Mr. Mowat moved the House into Com-
mittee of Supply to consider the financial
estimates for the current year.
Mr. Harcourt, who was loudly cheered on
rising, said : For the second time, Mr.
Speaker, I ask the indulgence of the House
while, as briefly and as clearly as I can, I
discuss first the financial operations of the
Province for the year just closed, and,
secondly, take a prospective view of the
operations of the year upon which we are
now entering. I will first speak very briefly
of our receipts. We estimated to receive
during the year from ordinary sources
$3,298,822. We actuallyreceived $3,327,750,
so that we have an excess of receipts over
our estimate to the amount of $28,248.
The subsidy, of course, remains the same.
It represents 80 cents per head of our
population according to the census of 1861.
/according to our present population it
represents only 57 cents per head. If we
were to receive 80 cents based on the last
census our subsidy would be increased by
about $575,000 a year. An increase of
population adds to our expenditure, to our
cost of government, while on the contrary'
it brings, because of the increased consump-
tion of dutiable goods, additional sevenue
to the Federal treasury. Our receipts from
Crown lands exceed our estimate by the
considerable sum of $59,682. Since 1872,
the year when our honored leader became
Premier, the gross receipts from the Crown
Lands Department have amounted to $17,-
253,250, or an average for the twenty years,
including 1891, of $862,662 per year. The
largest sum during any one year was re-
ceived in 1872, the amount being
31,437,372; the smallest receipt, viz.,
$445,273, was that of the year 1878. In various
ways the province has directly appropriated
to and spent in assisting railway construc-
tion about $7,000,000, besides indirect
appropriation by payments to municipalities
under the Municipal Loan Fund settlement
of $1,336,997. This very liberal measure of
aid stimulated enterprise on the part of the
municipalities, the result being municipal
subsidies amounting to about $14,000,000.
We have completed since Confederation
4,450 miles of railway. Last year we made
payments in said of twenty railways ; this
year the list is reduced to fourteen.
in. 1808 there will be only eight, while
in 1904, only twelve years from now,
the solitary survivors of this long and
honored list of provirmial pensions will be
the Port Arthnr, Duluth & Western Rail-
way and the Parry Sound Colonization
Railway. Remembering the enormous load
of oblig.atione already diacharged, this
glance into the future, with its rapidly
diminishing burden, is certainly reassuring.
The last item of our receipts, to whichI will
refer! namely, $500,000 received from the
Dominion Government, calls for some special
remark. Our expenditure for the year in-
cluded, as I have said, some very large
items, Special and exceptional in their
character. We paid, for example, $100,000
to Toronto University, being pant of the
$160,000 tmanimotudy voted to it by the
House to assist in restoring the building,
which was partially destroyed by fire. We
also paid $47,115 to the municipalities on
acecnint of the land improvement fund, and
$32,750 to county houses of refuge. We
loaned $03,000 to different Municipalities on
draisinge debentures. 'The sum given to the
university I might call an emergency eit-
"Four years ago," writes Col. David
Wylie, Brockville, Ont, May, 1888, "1
had a severe attack of rheumatism, and
could not stand on my feet. The pain was
excruciating. I was blistered and purged
in true orthodox style, batt all to no pur-
pose. I was advised to use St. Jacobs oil,
which I did. I had my ankles well rubbed
and then wrapped flannel saturated with
the remedy. In the morning I could walk
without pain."
Re Wanted to Burn Them.
Husband (looking up from his paper -
What asses men can make of themselves.
Wife -What is the matter now, dear?
H. -I am looking at the love -lettere in
this breach of promise case.
W. -Are they interesting?
H. -Interesting 1 They are absolutely
sickening. Hear this: My dear ducky 1'
My lovely doves, I' Ha 2 ha ! ha 1
W. (demurely) -It does sound rather
foolish, doesn't ib?
11 (with a buret of laughter) -Foolish?
Idiotic, yon mean. It's the worst nonsense
imaginable. To think that any man in his
senses could write such sbnff as this: "1
senclyou a million kisses, my goosie, poosio,
sweety peety 1" Ha 1 ha 1 hal
W. -Perhaps he loved her when ho wrote
those letters.
H. -Suppose he did? Is that any excuse
for writing such bosh?
W. -Yes, it should be. Here are some
letters I found to -day when looking over
my old relies -relics of courtship. They
are very foolish, but very precious to me, I
assure you. They are your letters. One of
them begins,
"My ownest own preciousest
little ducky darling, my-"
H. (hastily) -That will do. Put them in
the fire.
Ile Was Right In It.
"Katie," he said, timidly, "1 have al-
lowed myself to hope that you would regard
me as something more than a friend."
"George," she answered softly, with
half -averted face, "you -you are away
off,"
And George understood. He came nearer.
- en h moue s -
three pairs of pitiless eyes studied his eyee
movement.
His face was pale, very pale, and
lips bloodless, but by a supreme effois
will power he glanced around the r
with apparent indifference. Seeing
the first teat had failed, the judge, raising
in one hand the uncertain light, told the
prisoner to approach. Then with an unex-
pected raovement he threw back the covers
and exposed the miser's withered and dis-
figured body, the face drawn in ghastly
contortions staring straight at the murderer.
The sheets were seen beneath torn and
stained with blood, which was still oozing
from a gaping wound where the old man's
throat had been out.
No one spoke for a moment, while the
prisoner's eyes with dilating pupils were
focussed on the bed.
"My God !" he cried, his knees giving
way beneath • him, "you are robbing me
of ray life. For the love of Heaven cover
him up 1 Take me away from here! Take
me to prison, to the guillotine, anywhere,
but do not leave me a second longer in this
cursed aeons 1"
A month later that man's head rolled in
the basket under the keen blade of the
instrument of death. His conduct at "con-
frontation "had sealed his doom, and yet,
perhaps, he was innocent, for it is a fact
estabhshed beyond peradventure that
innocent men are sometimes the most affected
when brought face to face with the mur-
dered body.
Atnong other means employed in France
to make a criminal betray himself are
drunkenness and mesmerism, which have
both been used with varying success in
making prisoners reveal what they have
been concealing.
-Every judge should have the courage of
his convictions.
RE NOT ft Pim-
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U
YONG IIEN They tvill etre the re.
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ProckeiSet, Ont.
Valuating With an Ironclad.
It is a tremendous moment on board a
ram when the officer gives the word of
command to prepare for ramming. Each
man flings himself flat on his stomach, his
elbows squared, his face buried in his
hands, his head toward the ram. It is a
moment of fearful tension. The great iron-
clad has been signaled to go at full speed,
and as the immense pregsure is forced upon
her she vibrates like a thing of life, darting
forward by giant leaps. Every man is a
his post. Every muscle is braced and brats
hearts beat chokingly for the few second
that elapse between the order to ram an
the awful crash -to many the crash o
doom.
Mothers, are your daughters pale or sal
low? Remember that the period when the
axebudding into womanhood is raost critical
fortify their system for the change wit
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, unsurpassed fo
tho speedy cure of all troubles peculiar t
females. A trial of a single box will con
vines you. Beware Of imitating and tak
no substitute.
The Innumerable Chrysanllacmums.
The Japanese cite 269 color varieties o
the chaganthemana of which 63 are yellow
87 salutes 212urple, 30 red, 31 pale pink
Thant and 14 of mixed colors. A fano
prevails in this country that in this nessa
the same tint is never exactly reproduced
and that in this it resembles the ensiles
variety of the human countenance. -Gairde
and Forest.
Leek Out, Girls.
Girls, watch the man who breathes o
love to you and be sure that the love h
breathes isn't a love of whiskey. -Einar
OK Y.) Gaaette.
Tim Chicago Common Council has r
ceived a report from Coroner Hertz, of the,
city, in which he showed that during th
past year he had held inquests over th
bodies of 599 persons who had come to thei
deaths through accidents. Of these 32
lost their lives on the grade crossings and ii
the railroad yards of the city. Thirty-seve
were killed by street cars, 48 were aephyx
a,ted by gas, 24 killed by elevators, 59 b
falling from buildings, 47 by falling fro
scaffolds, .51. by machinery accidents, an
10 by boiler explosions. Chicago is abou
as dangerous as a bat tle.field.
A Farm fllf smarm.
The trees aro bard and cheerless now,
The breath of Winter'S in the air;
.A non a wandering flake s:If snow
Drops silent on tho rusty share.
No colors yot from Nature's! hand
Proclaim the advent Of the Spiting!,
'Tis cold and bleak. We shiver still
And to our winter garments Cling.
But spring 18 coming, Every man
Who has a wife and lives in town
Will tell you this; because his wife
Is harping on that now Spring gown.
-The Termite streetrailway is to diecan
he horse and adopt electricity as 11 motiv
power.
Mrs. Robert B. Mantell is about to r
turn to tile stage :Ind& her old name
Marie Sheldon.
ANEW Roma DANCE.
"lielanike " Is iis nine, and It as anoint
Into Favor.
It may seem strange, but I am really
sorry Christmas is over, because I have
just peen a new dance that would have been
just the thing for the holiday parties. It is
something new in round dancea recently
invented and introduced to Mr, R. M.
Crompton, of Berneriistreet "Iolanthe."
that Is its name, is graceful, sprightly and
exhiliarating. I should not be surprised if, ,
in 8, short time, ib superseded the waltz.
It has long gliding steps, short quick stepo,
all sorts of steps, but the gavotte step
seems to be the predominating one. You.
would certainly get " enthueed " over it if
you saw it danced as I did by two of
Mr. Crompton's graceful mmils. The
mnsio of " Iolanthe " is a medley of tune-
ful airs from "Faust up to Date" and
"Ray Blas. "-Miss Mantalini, in Pall Aralt
Gazette.
Now irs the Time.
"1 haven't time to- think about adver-
tising just now. I shall have in a month or
two."
No doubt you. will. You won't have muck
business to take up your time if you post-
pone your advertising.
Your competitors don't postpone.
Advertise now and in the TIMES. One
cent a word.
FITS. -All Fits stopped free by Dr. ii-ltines
PreaaNerve Restorer. No Fits after first
• e 6
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"Why,
swered
all about
pass the
-Physician-What
is a good
horseback
isn't quite
to do is
hospital
A guid
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she an-
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you manage to
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t . • ouriomething
yes, Mr. De SweIlnut,"
with an engaging smile.
yourself. How do
time these dull days
you need every day
shaking up. Patient -How would
riding do? Physician -That
severe enough. What you want
take a ride every day in one of our
ambulances. -Life.
word is as soon said as an ill.
D. C. N. I. 9 92
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tem effectually, dispels
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only remedy of its kind
duced, pleasing to the
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many exoellent qualities
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Syrup of Figs is fOT
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to which sheep, horses
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scurf and. scab,
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