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The Exeter Advocate, 1893-3-2, Page 4DOMINION PARLIAMENT. Sir john Thompson moved that the Reuse adjourn to -morrow, and attend. Adjourned until Thursday at 3 o'clock. Mr. Denison, for Mr. McCarthy, intro, dueled the bin to emend the Northwest Territory Ad. Gries of "Explain, explain." Mr. Denison—I may gay it is the mune bill Which was introduced last year. Mr. Hughes—Can the hon. gentleman say when tee bill will come up tor second reading Mr. Choquette—Next year. (Laughter.) Mr, Oosbigan introduced a bill to amend the Civil Service Act. Mr. Feiner, in allover to Mr. Rowend, who asked what effect the quarantine regu- labion lately adopted by the Americen Gov- ernment egieinet Cenvelien cattle would have in sending cattle in bond to Beaton or ether seaports for shipment to the British market, said the United States quarantine regulation, as published in the newspapers, of whioh the Canadian Government had not been officially notified, would not admit of beef amble being carried across the frontier except at the quarantine port of Buffalo. Canadian cattle could therefore not be tient in bond to Boston for shipment unless a transit arrangemeat was established similar to that by evletoh American cattle can pass through Ontario from went to east, framone United States porb to another. Mr. Davin moved that the duty on barbed wire, on agricultural implements, on coal oil, end on cotton should be reduced, so as to give no more than reasonable protection, and that the duty on binder twine should be abolished. This was not necessarily a motion of wane of confidence in the Govern- ment. He was a supporter of the Govern- ment and a believer in the National Policy. There were three kinds of tariff— pure revenue tariff, moderate protective tariff, or a tariff that woald be exclusive amd that would be, if there was not direct taxation, a reductio ad absurdum. Mr. Moncrieff, continuing the debate upon the question of the propceed reduction of duties quoted figures to show that in several &tee of the Uaion coal oil sold as high as 30 cents a gallon. If the duty was :removed. the Standard company will have the entire field to themselves, and will im- mediately raise the price of oil in Canada. Competitien had brought the price of oil in Canada as low as possible. Mr. Macdonald (Huron) said he had no axes to grind, and spoke from a national standpoint. He was influenced by no monopoly either in the United States or in Canada, and that he thought was a little more than his hon. friend who had just spoken could say. He had looked into this matter thoroughly, and had come to the conclusion that in the interests of the Cana- dian consumer, and three fourths of the . House had come to the same conciusion, . the duty on coal oil was too high. Mr. Edgar moved the adjournment of the debate. The Budget. Mr. Foster, in moving the House into Committee of Ways and Means, said: Mr. .Speaker, I desire to state that in March last, when I had the honor of making my financial statement in this House, I esti- mated that the revenue that would be given to us during that year would be, for Customs, $20,500,000. The actual receipts were $20.501,059, being the very slight ex- cess of $1,059. Excise was eatimated at • $7,000,000, and the actual receipts ware 67,945,097, an excess of $945,097. Mis- cellaneous was estimated at $8,265,000, and yielded $8,475,715, an excess ot $21,715. So that, whereat the total estimate at that period was over $36,665,000, the total re- ceipts were $36,921,871, being an excess of receipts over estimates of $256,871. The total then for 1891-2 was $36,921,871, as compared with the total of $38 579,310 in a890-1, being a total falling off of .$1,657,439. From the following articles decreased duties were received: Brass, and manu- factures of, $15,563 ; breadstuff's, $139,557 ; bricks and tiles, $11,963 ; coffee, and manu- factures of, $20,709 ; cotton, and manu- factures of, $20,802 ; embroideries, not ,otherwise provided for, $13,715;; musical in- ' atraments $&320; butter, cheese lard and meats, $1:01,753 ; salt, 7,991 ; tobacco and manufactures of, 655,308; watches and parts of, $19,158 ; wood and manufactures of, $10,888. In making the oluenge in the tariff in June, 1891, I estimated a loss upon the consumption of sugar of the two preceeding years of $3,500,000 in our revenue. I estimated a gain from the excise duties of $500,000 in malt, $600,000 in spirits, and 6400,000 in tobaccos. The increase baguet come up to the estimates. The increase gained in malt was $339,94; in spirits, 4329,610 ; in tobacco the estimate was ex- ceeded—whereas the estimate was $00,000, the increase has been 6514,140; the total increase accruing from these increased ex- cise duties is $1,183,674. In order to offset • these increased excise duties to some extent the duties of customs upon liquore were slightly increased; but this result was not to increase the revenues, for although we received an increase in ale and porter of 627,136, and in spirits and wines of $12,874, we had a decrease in imported tobaccos of 656,310; so that the totel decrease in cus- toms amounts to $16,298, so far as these goods are concerned. Therefore, as regards the inoreases and losses which were esti- aliened, the revenue has gained less from the impositions upon the matte and spirits, and we have lost more than was estimated by taking off the duties upon sugar on account of the increased consumption. It is very 'probable that in taking off the duties upon raw 'sugar we have remitted to this country upon the actual necessary consumption, of sugar in the neighborhood of $4,000,000 during the past year. I come now to speak for a few moments of the expenditre during the past year. The estimated expenditure of March of last year was $36,600,000, the actual expenditure was .$36,765,894, an increase over the preceding year of $422,327. Thee is, the nebula ex- penditure on consolidated fund account last year, when taken from the total revenue of last year, left a small, but at the same time convenient, surplus to the amount of 4155,977. About three or four yams ago ,predicted that we had arrived at a period when we should call a halt to an increase of the debt.. That prophecy was literally fulfilled up to the pasb year. It could not be fulfilled after that, became we took off Mathieu of our revenue in remitting taxa- tion to the people, and consequently had to .draw on loans for a certain amount of our mapital expenditure.if, however, we had kept the duty on (sugar, instead of .adding to the capital debt of the country we would not only have wiped off that .aceretion but have actually diminished the debt by about $2,000,000. Bo that the promise made of not inereaeing the debt Was Made open a set of ciroutn‘ ,eitances then existing, and that ie has not been literally fulfilled this peer is because the Government thoughb it better to reinit this enortimus amount of taxation to the •peOple, and to melte the people of the future pay a proportion of the amount neceseary for the tepitel works of the country, over and above what we could ,epend and spare out of the corneae revenue. The Tariff. wish to titans a few things in reference to the tariff and the tariff poliey. No man with his eyes open will think for a moment of denying the fact that there Is more or leas agitation in reference to the tariff trade of this qounery. Several things have COW+ spired to make agitation and thought upon the tariff deeper to -day than it has been for a number of years he this country. VVill the House permit me to mention a few of them ? In the 'fleet place, there is a difference of view in the metier of trade which has existed over since we have been a country, which became s, point of cleavage in 1878 between those who believed that free trade was the proper policy for this country and those wno believed that a timid' for wevenue purposes, for incidental probeetion'was the thingfor this country, making the revenue a prima consideration mid distributing it to as to incidentally protett resources of : the country. We don't expect that because in 1878 one school of thought triumphed and concentrated its influence in the tariff whieh was then framed and which 13ecame law in 1879, we don't expect that the other schools of thought have g vele up their thoughts and feelings and that the same feeling to a lug° exten' is nourished by those different cheeses of tne country much as tS 1879. There have been men who believed in free trade that have come to believe in protection, and may be it has happened that some who believed in protection have come to believe in free trade. The first question from my hon. friend opposite is, will the Government adopt free trade. My answer is, "No." (Hear, hear.) And I know I disappoint my hon. friends, whose guiding star has been free trade. There are some considerations why the Government noes not propose to adopt free trade? First, the requirements of the revenue'a stronger man than I am, a deeper thinker than my hon. friend (Sir Richard Cartwright), a man who in mental power towers amongst the beide from the stand- point of hon. gentleman oppositeechallenged any man to show how in this country now, or for many years to come, any scheme of free trade could be adopted which could be worked, and stated his conviction that the circumstances of the country precluded its adoption and precluded direct taxation, which must necessarily follow on its adoption. The requirements of the revenue then prevented it. Twenty-eight millions outside of savings have to be raised for the current services of the country. I invite hon. gentlemen opposite to show how much and wherein they will make a saving so as to reduce that amount by any very large sum. Small savings can be and are being made. I ask how $20,000,000 of Customs revenue can be raised under free trade with tae world or any great country in the world? I say there is another reason why this country cannot adopt free trade at the present time. It is on account of our industries and general development of our resources. Here we have, under a system adopted earlier than 1878, so far as incidental protection is concerned, and since 1878 so far as absolute and direct protection is concerned, developed large and varying interests. Nobody denies that. A vested capital of $353,000,000, employees numbering 368,000 men, a yearly wage of $100,000,000, a development of the wealth of the country of $90,000,000 a year—these are facts stated in the cold figures of the census. This development of in- dustry has gone on for years. M has reached a certain point. It cannot be (sacri- ficed, neither has it reached that 'point that unaided it can stand the competition of such countries as Great Britain and the United States with their centuries of wealth, great skill, enormous markets,great productions whioh find the markets of the world in such great quantities, so that this has to be taken into account. Our indus- tries have kept the population of this country. (Ironical cheers from the Opposi- tion and counter cheers from Conservativee.) Yes, they have kept the population of this country, which otherwise would have left it. (Laughter from the Opposition and ap- plause from Conservatives.) They are keeping to -day in this country an increasing number of hand in employmenb, an increasing number of men distributing benefits in the way of wages to production. I do not need to state further that the development of these industries has gone on rapidly and widely since 1878. Let each member of this House compare his own observation and experience in 1878 with his observatien and experience of to -day, and he will see that verities of articles are manu- factured in Canada to -day that were not manufactured then. Let him look over the whole field, and his experience teaches him that while in some casee there have been failures, on the whole a great start has been made in the manufacturing industries of the country, and a great start in de- veloping in that way the resources of the country. Not only have our industries in- creased, but every mill that is started, every refinery run, every cotton spindle working, every industry which works up raw material, helped to add to the wealth of the country at large, and thereby every sober, intelligent class of the com- munity is benefited. These items lead on to the conclusion, and I think will lead the House to the conclusion that we are not ready to adopt free trade and to open up these industries, nurtured from 1878, it is true, and at the present time aided by a reasonable and, I hope, sufficient protection, to the unlimited competition of old manu- facturing countries like Great Britain and the United States, whereby our industrial employrnennwould be swept away, with all the noes and misery that would accrue. A strong agitation has been brought to the notice of theGovernment with reference to oils. We leave heard that question debated in this House recently. Hon. gentlemen on both sides of the House have taken, diverse positions withh regard to it. No cool, reasonable man on either side, having looked thoroughly into it, CRII come to any other conclusion than that it is a most difficult question. (Derisive laughter.) I am not going into the merits of that dis- cussion. After the hon. gentlemen who understand it have spoken in the House on the merits of the question, it should be fairly well understood, and what the Gov - eminent propose to do, after having thought the matter over very carefully, is to propose to this House that the transport shall be free, and that the straight duty shall remain for the present As it is. (Hear, hear.) In that way the ab- normal, the hidden protection, so to speak, will be taken away, and the transport will be left free, and at the same time a suffi- cient protection will be left to the industry to conserve it for the present, I hope, One other question hot been pressed upon the Government, the duty upen binder twins (Hear, hear.) This hail been complained of especially. by certain 'sections, by the farm- ing ORBS ablest as a unit. The industry In thie country gives eneployment to several hundreds. I have, examined into it, and so far as I oan stunk is not a foreign monopoly, however strong and very aloes may have been or to some extent are at the present time the reletione between the two. Bab 1 ern booed to etette this, that every- body knows a monopoly exists on the Miter side of the line. The Government propose°, while greeting relief to the farmers and theists who Own ite nee to take away re fair and removable protection MI binder tonne mid / propose, that the day hes reduced nmehinery free three years ago, when not made in the country, expires in Maroh, and it is propose d to renew that privilege for three yeare longer. In the revision for next year we will take the inetter up, and it mey be placed upon a different, line I hops upou no more unfavorable basis, Ur. Foster resumed his seat at 6 c)'°Iwk. 6114 McMinn MeneeenTalr4 Sir' Richard. Cantwrighb, on rising to epeak after recess, Was greeted with hoed applause from the Liberal benches. He said At any time and under any possible circumstances, the annual exposition, or even annual reaffirmation, of the financial policy of the Government is, a flueteer of considerable interest to all classes of the community. On the preeent occasion, when, es Minister Foster has correctly stated; there is a feeling of unreEst and disquiet per- vading the entire 'community, it is, no doubt, an °maiden of more than usual interest. To us who have been in the habit of listening to that gentleman, it was rather a remarkable absence of what I must cell the braggadocio in respect to the N. Po and the characteristic thetas at our friends on this aide of the hoitse. There was also a most complete absence of this tone flung morose the floor, bidding thein bow to the will of the people, and assuring theni that the N. P. was so riveted in the hearts of the people that any attempt to disturb it would be vain. A change has come. The hon. gen- tleman has had a vision, or, possibly, he may bave dreamed a dream, that the leader of the Young Conservatives has declared that we are being annexed by job lots. Possibly he may have heard of a gentleman in the House who used to be designated the brains of the party, blas- pheming the holy tariff, and speaking, evil words against even the sacred gerrymander heat Possibly he is aware that the farm- ers are kicking against the wise and merciful provisions of the tariff and pos. sibly he is also aware that every inde- pendent and not sufficiently subsi- dized piper is also crying out against its provisions. Under decent circum- stances I can well understand that our political Vicar of Bray is at a loss to find out whab are the powers that be. I under- stand that the business of a professional philanthropist is to make everybody else richer. We have had fourteen years' experiment of making ourselvea collectively richer, by increasing the tariff, and what have been the results of that tariff ? That there has been a widespread feeling that the whole N. P. has been from first to last one egregious fraud, is what men say whenever they meet to -day. All Canada over men are recalling promises made on the introduc- tion of protection fourteen years ago. After referring to the other details of the speech, and claiming the importance of access to the Anuirican markets, SirRichard concluded as follows : For my part, Iindict the present policy of the Government on all counts. It is radically false in theory and radically vicious in practice. It is in the highest degree an unease tariff, an oppressive tariff. It is moat unsuited to the genius of the people of Canada. It is most oppressive to the largest portion of the people. It discriminates against special sections. The hon. gentleimen has reversed the policy of Robin Hood; for while Robin Hood robbed the rich to help the poor, these gentlemen roh the poor to aid the rich. These hon. gentlemen and their tariff are very largely responsible for the faet that a million of the best blood of Canada are now exiles in the United States. Their tariff directly fosters extravagance, and is a very hot -bed of corruption. We have no chance of developing Canada as ib should be 'de- veloped. The only solution is to reform the tariff root and branch, and that there may be no mistake as to our intention about that, I more that all the words after " that " in the motion be struck out, and the following eubstituted : "That the present customs tariff bears heavily and unjustly upon the great consuming ole.sses of the Dominion, and should be at once thoroughly reformed in the direction of free trade, and that the amount of taxes levied should be limited to the sum required to meet th,3 necessities ot the Government efficiently and economically administered. (Cheers.) Mr. Haggarb moved the adjournment of the debate. Agreed to. Sir John Thompson asked if there would be any objection to continuing the debate from day to day until. concluded. Sir Richard Cartwright would rather the quem tion was put when, Mr. Laurier, who was absent, was in his place, but he thought there would be no objection. A mntion to that effect was then rnoved by the Premier andagreed to. • Sir John Thompson introduced a hill to amend the Representation Act. He ex- plained that the changes he wished to make in the Act of last session were principally of a clerical character, and simply related to the boundaries of certain electoral die- tricte, not making any change in any particular. Sir John Thompson introduced a bill to amend the criminal code of 1892. In this instance he also explained that the errors were simply clerical, resulting' irons mistakes in printing. Mr. Edgar asked the Minister if the House was going to get soixie valuable in- formation indicated by the prees as hearing on the subject of the crirninea code. He referred to an opinion expressed upon the subject of the code by one of the judges of the Supreme Court. It was very important that the paper should be laid upon the table of the House, especially as the Home was asked to legislate on the criminal code of 1892. Sir John Thompson said he had no objec- tion. The contritution was one of those commonly knowia ars open lettere, and was already public. He did not intend to com- ply with the views of the leaned judge. Mr. Daviu presented a petition from the lefoosejaw River Conservative Association, praying that the duties on agricultural implements, binder twine, fence wire and coal oil. be materially reduced, if not abol- ished. (Hear, hear.) , The following bilk were introduced Mr. Leltivieree-Respecting the Mastitoba SD Southwestern Reitwoy Company. Me. Rome—To incorporate the Cleve- land, Port Stanley& Loudon Transportation Railway Company, and to confirm an agree- ment respeotiug the London &Port Stanley Railway Company. Mr. Monceieff—Etespecting the Lannon & Port Stanley Railway Conapiney. Mr. Fativel—To incorporate the Atlantio & Pacific Railway Colitparty. Titei a,'e — Reap acting the Grand Trunk R ell wao Gain/may. , The House adjourned at 11 o'clock. Why Limp About With painful Corns? Putnam's Painless Coen Iilttractor will remove thetit painlessly ir 0. NW <lays. Use the safe sure, end path,- lesi corn cure—Putnainai born Eattactar. At druggiettii. If half the eoergy that is given toward circulating maliciette and metre thfol eon ies *bent moo end women were devoted to feate rom 25 pee n so len per come Tm here ifs aktog t,he world better, the toilleniute (ors one other rotation t She (none nothing would Scott il:nininale.tbe heavena. F°FF"ENFF OFI"'F"F4FFIEF' A FRONTENAC MIRACLE „ Passenger and Freight Hates liellstiOnsed and au Agreement f4J§rned. A despatch from Niagare Falk says ; There was a quiet gathering of repro - (mutative Canadian freight agents of the Canadian F'aottic, Grand Trunk, and other roads OR the American side tmday at the Kaltenbach Hones Justi what was the Lousiness of the meeting, which was held behind closed doors, could not be ascer- tained. , It was, however, in regard to freight and traffic rates, and it is generttnY understood there WAS in view a duserimina- tiouagainsttlirough trunk lines iu the United States. Among those present were : Gent end Traffic Manager Geo. Olds, of the Cana- dian Pacific, of Toronto; Mr. .T. N. Suther- land, general freight agent of the same road, else of Toronto; Mr. J, Bureon, general freight agent of the Grand Trunk, Montt real ; Mr, John Earls, Hamilton ' • Mr. A. White, Toronto distriot ; FreightAgnew John Gordon, Buffalo; Jones EL Beatty, Sarnia Ont. • W. Swinford, Winnipeg; W. Warburton,'Chatham • F. A. Howe, Chicago ; S. L. ' Moore, St. Paul '• W. B. Mackey,' R. V. Mackay and J. B. Fair - grieve, Hamilton; S. Henry and C. Arthur Jacquee, Montreal; H. G. Monficken M. E. 13elcher, J. M. Berworth and W. Alkin, Toronto ; and Wm. Woolletb, Walkerton, Ont. No definite information could be gleaned, althougb several of the gentle- men were approached. It leaked ouu that a east -iron agreement had been Arranged which all roads and agents had signed. Two amnions were held, and the meeting was quite lively. ROBBERS' sra IIAEL. They Board a Train and Secure 500,000 Roubles, A Warsaw cable says: Details were re- ceived last evening of the robbery of a mat train near Nowoseateki last Friday. Five hundred thousand roubles were being brought to this city in care of five Govern- ment officials. As the train slowed up near Nowoseniki for water three masked men alighted from a first-slass coupe, walked forward along the foot -board, and forced their way into ihe postal car. Two of . the Government officials reached for their aims, but were shot 'dead instantly. Another official was shonin the breast, and the other two surrendered. The robbers then threw off the boxes containing the money. When the train stopped, they ran ahead, and pointing their pistols at tihe engine -driver's head, compelled him to start the train again. Two of the men went back and took charge of bhe money, while the third rode three nailes on the engine to prevent the possi- bility of an attempt at pursuit. He ,then compelled the driver to stop, let him off, and then go ahead. The two officials who surrendered have been arrested. They are believed to have been in collusion with the robbers. No other arrests home been made. ELECTRIC CAR 1101IROR. Three Killed and Twentystive Mart in a Collision. A Portland, Oregon, despatch says: Three persona were instantly killed and twenty-five more or less seriously injured by thewrecking of au electric car in Upper •Albino, a suburb of this city at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The car was loaded with school children returning to their homes, and a•number of laborers. While descend- ing a steep hill the brakes broke and the motorman lost control of the car, whioh soon attained terrific speed. On reaching theloot of the hill a curve was struck, and the car was thrown on its side and dashed to pieces. In a twinkling the lives of two men and a child were crushed out, and twentyefive others—women, boys and girls —sustained injuries ranging from a scratch to broken limbs. Something About Carpets. There are many things to learn about purchasing a carpet. It may be woven with an attractive surface of good colors that induces a purchase which is the worst sort of investment of cash. The regular tapestry carpet is printed like old-fashioned calico. It is woven in the color of the ground, and then nen through presses that print the colors of the design, which merely (strike through the outside of the wool. Snell carpets do not wear well either in material or color. In body brussele, every color is dyed in the skein, and then solidly woven in the backing, being thrown upon the surface when the special colors are re- quired in the design. In the tapestry the threads are insecurely woven over tete sur- face, while in the brussels they are woven through the fabric. The backs of some of the tapestries are stained wibh colors in order to mialead the purchaser who is not up to the Ewes of carpet weaving. Velvets are of toiletry weave with the thick pile out. They are more carefully woven than the Brussels and wear very well. A Mother's Duty in the Rome. No mother bas a right to make her house an uncomfortable dwelling place for her children. It is her duty to protect and shield them, not by the force of her com- mand, but by the power of her love. If she would do this she must make their home the most attractive place in the world, to which they come not as slaves driven to their galleys, bub as free children. --New York World. lifeCollom's Rheumatic Repellant. The fame of this greateut internal remedy has spread from ocean to ocean and to many distant points in the United States, where it finds ready sale at advancedprices. Sold by Wholesale Druggists of Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, Lennon, Winnipeg, and by Retail Druggists generally. The Chalked Banana Shin. A Hertford paper says thieb an amateur dist of that town chalked a banana, akin an the sidewalk, the other day, that looked so natural that everybody gave it a wide berth, and one old gentleman &dually fell down, thinking it his duty to do so. One of the Woes of the Rich. Pete (shivering)—I tell ye., Mike, nee heart aches for the rich this winter. Mike—Why, man Pete --Think of the coal they have to buy, poor thing's I GMBONS' TOOTAOREI GUM acts as a temporary filling and stops toothache in- stantly. Sold by druggists. A inan is estirfied to make it reputation for himself, but woman, bleu, her, wants to make one to everybody in the neighbor- hood. " Tie struck me,on the head with a cake of ice," said a witneeS at the centra1 station yeeterclay, pointing to a prisoner in the box. "That waa a case of congealed deadly weapons," obeerved the magiatrate. A mighty little baby can fill a great big heart. The popuiar estimate of Mr. Blaine that he was a fond &thee end a wise ohe will not be changed by the terms nf hie Will, by which ell hie property has been left to him wife, with the Mtception of 650 apieee to his children Relief Comes When Hope Has Almost Fled. A -se ft -Councillor or Oso Township Tells 14 Ws lielease From iniffering—Ells Neighbors Verily his etatemente—A marvellous Cure Thus is Now a Mouse hold Word. (Kingston Whig.) The readers of the Whig will remember thee our reporter at Sharbot Lake, on two or three occasions last winter, wrote of the eerious illness of Edward Betting, a well- known and respected resident of the town; ship of Oeo. Mr. Betting was so low that his friends had no hope of his recovery, and although of an energetic disposition and not the kind of a man to give up easily, he even felt himself that life was slipping from him. Later we learned that Mr. Botting's re- covery was due entirely to the use of that remedy which has achieved so many marvellous cures that its name is -now a household word throughout the land—Dr. Williams' Pink Pine for Pele People. Our reporter visited Mr. Betting at his home on the picturesque shore of Succor Lake. Mr. Hotting is a very intelligent and agreeable gentleman, some seventy-five years of age, but looking and acting as smartly as is man twenty years younger. He is probably one of the best known men in this section. He was postmaster at Fermoy for fourteen years, and a councillor of the united townships of Bedford, Oso, Olden LOW Palmerston for ten years. He gave the Whig repreeentative a cordial greeting, remarking that it was his favorite paper, and that he had been a constant sub- scriber for forty-nine years. Mr. Betting readily consented to give hie expertence in the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, saying that he believed ib was a duty he owed to husnenity to let the publics know what had been done for him. "Ib was about two yeare ago," eaid Mr. Betting, " that I first began to feel that I was not my old self. Up to that time I had been exceptionally strong and rugged. My itt- neas first came in the form of kidney trouble, which seemed to carry with it gen- eral debility of the whole system, and none of the medichie that I took seemed to do me good. I am not of a disposition to give up easily, and I tried to fight off the erouble, and continued to go about when many another 'should have been in bed. Thieve wenb on in this way until about a year ago When I had a bad attack of la grippe, and the after effects of that malig- nant trouble brought nip so low that my friends despaired of my recovery. I did not give up myself, for that is not my disposition, but when I found that the remedies I tried did me no good, I must admit I WAS discouraged. I was troubled with severe and constant pains in the back, seussitions of extreme dizziness, weakness, end was in fact in a generally used up con- dition I had read f requently in the Whig of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and at last the conviction forced itself upon me that they mutt have some speciel virtue else they could not obtain such strong endorsabione in all parte of the country. The ,upsnot W08 that I determined to try them and I blem the day that I came to that con - elusion. Before the first box was finished I felt benefited, and I continued their use lentil I was as strong as ever. I have lately worked barn and find ' no ill effecte therefrom. I consider Dr. Wit. theme' Pink Pills the best medicine sold, and you ,may say I would not be with- out them ha the house if they most $5 a box. All my neighbore know what Pink Pills have done for rne," said Mr. Betting, " and I would just like you to ask some of ,thern." " Your reporteracted upon the hint and first saw IVIre. L. Kish, a daughter of Mr. Bolting. Mrs. Kish said: " What my father has told you is quite true. It was Pink Pills that cored him and we are very, very thaneful. Father is now as smart aa he was twenty years ago." Charles Koepp, e promint farmer, said : " I consider Mr, Bottnig'e cure a DIOSt won- derful one and I believe he owes his life to Dr. Vieillienis' Pink Pills." Your reporter called at John W, Knapp's but found that gentleman away from home. His wife, an eatimable and intelligent lady, said, " we are aware that Mr. Hotting was very sick for it lone time and considering his age thought it unlikely that he would recover, hut he i3 now as smart as he was ten years ago and he asembes it all to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills' Mr. Avery, Reeve of the Township of Oeo, and Werden of the County of Fron- Irene.; merehant, told your reporter that he has a large and constantly increasing sale fele Pink Pills, and from all quarters has good report; of their curative qualities. H. W. Hunt, a commissioner and school teacher, said he had known Mr. Betting for euniber of years and coneidred him it well reed and intelligent) gentlemau, who, if he satol Pink Pills had cured him, could be depended upon, as he is a veryconscientious man who would not make a 'statement that wee not accurate. Dr. Welianns' Pink Pills are a perfect Maori bui Ider and nerve restorer, curing pitch d mania as rheumatism, neuralgia, roottal paralysie, locomotor ataxia, Vitus' dance, nervous headache, nervous prosenetion and the tired feeling there- from, the after effects of le grippe, dis- eases depending on humors ill the blood, sneli ae ecrofula, chronic erysipelas, etc. Pink Pine give a healthy, glow to pale and sallow complexions and are a spectfio for the troubles peculiar to the fertude system, and in the case of men they effect a radical cure in all cases anteing from mental worry, overwork, or excesses of any matiiro. These Pills are trianufaotared by the Dr. Willianoe Medicine Company, Brockville, Ont., and Schenectady, N. Y., and are sold only it, boxes bearing the firm's trade mark and wrapper, at 50 Ma a box or six boxes for $2.50. Bear in mind that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are never sold. in bulk, or by the dozen or hundred, and any dealer who offers substitutes in this form ie trying to defraud you and should be avoided. The public are also cautioned against all other so-called blood builders and, nerve tonics, no matter what name may be given them. They are all imitations, whose makers hope to reap a peouniary advantage frotn the wonderful reputation achieved by Dr. William's' Pink Pine. Ask your dealer for Dr, Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and refuse all imitations and substitutes. Dr. Williams' Pink Pillt3 may be had of all druggthts or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company from either address. The price at which these pills are sold makes a course of treatment compara- tively inexpensive as compered with other remedies or medical trertment. He—If yeti did not love me, why did you ern:outage me? She—I? Encotmage you? 11,3-4cse two eeasone yoie have Accepted every one of my invitations to the theatre, eto. She—That was not 13ecteise I loved you ; it wee because I loved the theatre, Bessie -elle wee 'eery himudenttIa put hie arm &emend me twice. Jeosie—Hunaph tte must have hAd it. very Wart ann, ASII00 Are Bahl to Alufwer Every Purnoseo In a letter to the °Weak() Reralct, writer gives the following information t For the interest of the publio in generals, I kindly request you to publish the follow- ing in your valuable paper: The majority' of our people After they have burned coal either eifb the ashes or throw them away. Now, I earnestly request them not to de ea, but simply take the ashes and use then again, the same as coal, under the following instructions : First, starb the fire as usual with wood and coal ; after it is ire full blaze take the ashes (as they conae)i and cover the burning coal completely with the saline. There is no limit tor quantity used, but remember, before using the ashes, they must be moistened thoroughly, and the result will be a greet surprise, pro. viding they 'comply exactly with my in- strucnons. Antove can be red-hot, if ao chosen, for about five or six hours, with, out using any further coal. Remember hard coal only can he used for said put- llig Kindergarten Rally. There was a big assemblage oi Kinder- garteners at St. Louis, Mo., on Saturday last, in celebration of the twentieth anni- versary of the introduction of the system into the public sohools there, and in con- nection with the opening of the Public. Library. Among those who sent letters of regret for non-attendance was 1VIrs. !menthes Newcomb, superintendent of kindergartenst in this city. The St. Louie Republic con- tains it long account of the proceedings which were intensely interesting through', out. Purifying Ilaininarg's Water Supply. • The latest scheme of the authorities of Hamburg, Germany, to purify the town. water supply is to ereou machinery for the heating of the water in pipes to thee boiling point before allowing it to paste along the distributing mains for consump- tion by the people. Both typhoid fever and, cholera bacilli are killed by the ad- option of this method, it is expected that the risks of either disease would be reduced. toti minimum. A Big mat. Mr. J. M. Pesten, of Weston, Ont., writes us as follows "Last spring my horse ran into a barb -wire fence and tore himself so badly that I could lay my whole hand ha the wound right on the bare bone. As there was no veterinary near, I imme- diately tried Texas Balsam, and used it faithfully night and morning for two weeks, when I could again drive my horse. Within. a month the wound was entirely healed and not even the sign of a seer was left. About the liattle time one of my neighbor's horses got his foot cut, aud his veuerintery tried for several weeks to get it to heal bat failed. I gave him some Texas Belsa,m to try, and la a few days he was working his horse again. I can highly recommend Texas Bal- sam." Ask your druggist for it, price 25 cents, or address C. If. Segaworth, 6 Wel- lington street ease, Toronto. Royal Purple. "Royal .purple" in velvet's, silks, br cedes and other rich materials is pressing to the fore in a somewhat aggressive way Which is it pity, for, " royal " though the old-factioned purple may be, it is not color which " works in" with the lovely artistic shades and tints of to -day. As R. pall it is right enough, but not as a dress, or even as part of a dress.—London letter in Chicago Herald. The Electric Light Is a matter of small importance compared witti other applications of electricity. By this agencyPolson's Nerviline is made topene- trate to the most remote nerve—every bone muscle and ligament is made to feel its bene- ficent power. Nerviline, pleasent to take, even by the youngest child, yet so power- fully farmeaching in its work, that the most agonizing internal pain yields as if by magic. Nerviline relieves neuralgia in- stantly and for the speedy cure of nerve pains of every description it has no equal. Sold everywhere. Alfred erapturously—Now, darling, please name the happy day. Minnie (blushingly) Three weeks from next Thursday; Alfred. Nora (through the keyhole)—If you please, miss, that's my regnar day out. retell •have to git narerried in the early pert of the week en.••••••••pleask.illide?.... To sell " 1,0 UTNE." You can make $3 a day easily. Address at once. enclosing 30 cents itt etamps, for sample and tuat ructions to SAMUEL BROWN, No, 79 Bold St, Hamilton Oat AGElsii. WANTED For oar feet•eelling Sobecniptioo &meta Midas and Albania Senn for Oveonte drese Was. T.:13rooe. Publisher, )orozno FROM ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC Students are in attend ance f•airci Britieh Columbia, oe the west to Quebec on the east. Our graduates are most successful in obtaining good positiotis. Write for handsome circular to SPJdNCE & MoCUL- LOUGH, Principa14, Remit - t o n Business College, Elamilton. ITPAYS aEcniorny Oe,ws ears • Forty be ntiful pay L Turkish Kug Patterns. Catalogues e fret Agents wanted. J. .T. EIAZELTON, Guelph. out. FREE TO MEN ONLY. If you are suffering from Nervous Debility. Exhausted Vitality, Errors of Youth, etc.. we will send you a full course of Dr. Chesteree Restorative without a cent of pay in animist*. .after a fair trial, it you find xt n ifulthiPir remedy, you can pay us $2 for the same; if not. yen need nob pay it cent. Confideribia- CHESTER CHEMICAL CO., Toronto, Ont. —DRTAITS— AStHMALBNE C REs Gives a Eight's Sweettelleepand A8° hat you need no, sufrocation.On reeditt of name and P.O. address F R E E wi11ine.11TBIALBOTTLB Dr. Tarr BROS. MEDI. ,ctignCo.,Roohester,N.Y. Canadian Office, 186 Adelaide Street West Toronto. DIPHTHERIA. A "'Positive Ciire for Diphtheria !lad CROUP WM be Sent free by niti on omen* Elf V.. Active agents wanted, everYWIttetilia Fear berme astittionirds, etc:, tinrilY te, RE V. H, DIEHLAMM 8t, Jacob% Ont.