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The Exeter Times, 1894-4-26, Page 6' ifirillonn - eosen ostler ' sirtes. Ils.ss.s.- C . Wait fit • ' wrest Oelleilleeption. Cough-S,CrottP, Sore seats Betel by all Diuggists on IV 9earentee. Per a Leine Side, Veyle er Chest Shiloh e Poroue sneerer will give great waisfactie3ee-25 Oellt0., i 1 ill 0 .3 $H *W$ virrAuzeR. s to Rawls -MO ctilteltgarrtinikietrri utis, Viffslatslifr apseruclehattateckneacen V eilttr teted." For D pepsta, Lierer Pr .Aldney th tronbleit %Vols. loe 76 ota. ...,...----, _ 1.0111'S ' CATATiliFi _ .. ,,,•• • '4,,,,, •,,,r, ., REmEny. S •,.., .. ,,.. +.,'&'{ -,,., ..- " . It Uaveyou starrh? TrythisBomety. 501,14. ritively relieve and Cure Yall- Pre telfelaJeotor for its soocessfue,treatneenes ureushed ree, Benaeineer,Slineres Remedies tere Peel r eustrantee to give 4811e -faction. LEGAL. T. EI.DIOESON,13arriater, Soli. s A e otter of Supreme Court, Notary Fable), 0 OUP@ yeiteer, Commissioner, See Money to r.. o an . Oelleetn aneen,'S13100k. ELS8 par "Tho H. COLLINS, ..E1, .. B / , arrister, Solioitor, Convevaincer, Eto, 111.tlilTER, 4' ONT. ciFFIONI : Over O'Neil's Bank. 1T1LLIQT eb ELLIOT, of arrister, , s, Solicitors Notaries Public, Gon.veyancers eke, 850. itarkioney to Lean at Loweat Bates Interest. OFFICE, • MAIN • STREET, EXETER. B,v LLkoT. FREDERIOK ELLIOT. MOM= MEDICAL T W. BROWNING M. D., M. 0 . P. IA , Graduate Viotoree Einivevx tyt , office and reeidenae, Jeonaenion Lebo tory ,Exe ter , "nil HINDMAN, oorooer for tae -A..: County of Huron. Oltlee, oppaatte Darling Bras. store, Exeter, 'FIRS. ROLLINS & AMO. "Yeparate (Moog. Residenee same ae for a , Andrew sb. Officeei Spaiti Sitran'seuileet leen at ; Dr Rellifee' same ds fordlifelyeee r r t?Aor.iDaro.LAITIN‘oes': SA." rillbodiidTi.rts:siditihog 1 X.D. Exeter, Out, sv _ .AUCT/ONEERS. - EARI5Y, LICENSED A (TO - ,I..4 • donee; for the County of Huron.. Charges moderate. Exeter 11. 0. V. B-------74aMii t 61-T.--ieral Li- _. Auctioneer. ceased Sales conducted in allparts. 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Fire, Buildiegs, itiereliendise velum:Atones and ga other descriptions of hsuralde propertse Intendine insurers have :he oetion 6f insuring on the P remitera es° te or 311E44510m. Tittle silliest ten yearethis oompany has issued a o94 Policies, eoverine proper ry to the tweaks 4 e40,872,038; and paia in Losses alone Vdeereeeel. ssefs, S116,10049, oonsisting of Cash in gakfieveryaent Depositand th el unasses- ve m Preium otos on, hand mid in force f.Vismisterna 6 .1/ Proeident; 0.1'4. TAYLOR iecretary ; T. B.tir oaas, Inspector. CHAS WELL, .A.geht foiExeter and vicinitY j i 1 I ] 1 1 I 1 1 ' 1 i r. •e Z 1 el 1 e the Molsons Bank (0IIAUTE11,21D 13 I' PA aLIAMEST, rase) lee up 0 epited ... ... •62400,000 Et s Fund ... ... ... 1,100,0 Beadefeee ,Montroa I, 1, WOLFERSTAIST7110MAS Es flitizaIRAI klic4.:;ekri, M• oney edvented to good fermerson their ow ate with one or mere endorsee at 7 „.. SratiatiM., •''. coat. Ihreter Branch, feel every lawful dale, froin 10 a. m. s03 ,,, „, SATITSISAYS.10 a , ra. to e p, ro - .- ".4irrent rates ot intereet allowed on 'aimed N. DYER IEEVRDON •I , Ei.13)-111usatarsers " . 4 0 t TARIM , il. 4 fee f e t P: es POWDERS t Cure arose 1ASA0140.141E end Neeralgta a iii ,do omprzs, $11:4 Klca4d Teague, reieral- c neee,Bitioustess, Pain ist see Side, Coneneatioes Torpid Liver, Dad esteem. et stey aural also , reptete the bowels, vete/service/ irte Yettea, R 410,1(OIR ,g6 CR.RAir4; A r tlituds erototte. .11.PPLEDORE FARM. CIIAPTER VII. Mr. Clifford's pace elackened en be drew near aharch.adareddield. He had been greatly 'upset by itutlee proposed. he had loved her for yeare,though foreorne time past his love had seemed hopeless, A Yeas. WI when Ruth returned from nursing her aunt, be found the girl oompletely changed. He bad never beeu able to deckle whether tide change had been caused by Mr. 13evingtors or by Kane new friend Real had met at Mrs. Whishaw's. Clifford liked Mr. Bev- higton, and they often rode together ; but he thought the pupil was too full of other permits, • and also too easygoing, • to devote himself to Ruth; and yet he could not help feeling at time very jealous. a Mr. Bevington's opportuni- ties. But the farmer had consulted Chi- fordbefore the pupil's arrival ; and together they had Arranged the plan of separate tinsels, and also that Mr. Bovington's even - lugs should be spent in the grisly. As a sensible, practical mem, Mr. Clifford had felt obliged to acknowledge that the young people wield not see much of one another. • Clifford's own experience had taught him that Ruth was not addicted tc flirting, and that she had plenty of self-respect. It was not likely that she would encourage the attentions of a man in such a totally diffes rent position. But then, each time he saw her showed him the,t she grew more and more lovely. She might be indifferent to Mr Revington, but could the young fellow re- • main inhensible to so much beauty and charm? And he might try to win her love. With an indefinable perception of his friend's carelessness, Mr. Clifford had made up his mind to warn the farmer a this ' clan- ger, when the news of Mr. ollevington's sudden departure came as a relief to his anxiety. U. Clifford had seldom seen Ruth in the nine months that followed, He had gone in Ootober with his invalid sister to the South of France, She had fallen seriously ill on her arrival there, and he had stayed with her, although his business required Me presence, and he had been compelled to engage an expensive substitute. When he returned he paid frequent visits to Apple- dore Perm, but Ruth was almost always ont or engaged. She could not have said why, but since she had known Mr. Beving- ton she had shrunk from meeting her old friend. . The sidea:of Appledore without Rnth had thoroughly upset hien. Thet so beautiful and innocent a creature should venture iaone into the outside world irritated him, f6r the time, beyond any power of control; and be felt that his only resource was to leave her till he had recovered himself. Ile had. had to take care of his sister Dorothy ever since he was sixteer. His father had been a prosperous farmer, and Michael had expected to help him and eventually to succeed him. He had had a good edocation at one of the cheaper public schools, and had. been set to an argioultural college. He had there developed an aptitude for land -surveying, and when his father died not nearly so well off as was expected, Michael Soon found a post in an office in Purley. His talent and steady industry helped him greatly, but lie had. another quality which still more furthered his pro- gress, the rare gift of prompt and also un- erring judgment. His ielf-reliance in- spired hie clients with confidence. If Michael Clifford willed anything it seemed more than threly that it would come to peel. The only aubjeoe on which his wishes and hie self-rellitnad were not in unison, perhaps, Was the winning Ruth Bryant's love. He told himself that she wait youbg, and that he must trust to tide and to perseverance; but this hope had a tinge of fear. He had longed for a more spontaneous love. Ib would hare helped him if he liad been able to oak Miss Bryant im yisit Dorothy, whce-oould neither walk no drive. but When. he iipeke of this to his sister she said that she dld pot wish for the acquaintance. Dorothy Clifford was devoted to her brother, bue abe knew more about Lis client, Philil. Brilint. than Ile would have tholight possible. ' She thought Michael had dofie enough fp ine way of help. ing ethees. He tocct made hiffself a fine business, and his reputation had spread far beyond his own county. She did not want ' him to drag hitasolf down with the burden of a spendthrift fatherein-law for the sake of a pretty daughter, who no deu.bb, so Dorothy argued, had donehex best 'to draw Michael on. brown book on the table, mid eliohael sat down and opened it. "I shall never keep •my accounts to satisfy you," the farmer Bahl, as be eow bow grave Lis friend was, I had for• gotten all those hills till. yesterday I found them all together. I wish you would let me hand them over to Rubh,. She has a Capital head for figures; she keeps her ONVII mounts regularly -not by fits and starts as I do." "Does she? Bob don't yon thiuk we had better get this book a little clearer be. tore we hand it over to MiSS Bryant?" "Very well." Bryant was always acorn- modatiug, always ready to give up his own will, except on one or bwo points. " I fancy Ruth is out." "1 Ineti Miele Bryant just now on the Little Marshfield road." • I exposit she had been to see Sally Voce." There was a pause. Mr. Clifford pulled out a pooket.book r and then, taking. a couple of notes from it, he placed them zn the acoount-book. He was so anxious to save appearances that he had never given a 01100k to lldr, Bryant. Re looked up with a perplexed eipression. "I have entered thorn," be sad; then he rose and stood be- side the farmer, "Thank you, very uneOlt," Bryant said; "I will pay those bills to -morrow." t ryes..1 Michael's perplexity was gaining ground; he looked. distressed, "Iwant to say something to you old friend. Till saw those ugly bills 1 had not meant to speak of it. In feet, I meant to talk about something quite different. Do you know, I think this continual strug- gle is too muCit for you." Bryant's lips parted, and his chin drop- ped. "I do not understand," he said feebly. "1 ought to have said it six months age,' Clifford went on, as if the farmer had not spoken, "but I was a coward ; ated,besid,es, something might have happened to improve rneeters. Well, it's this: I think you will be happier and wiser if you give up Apple- dore." Clifford's lips had lost color while he spoke ;he so intensely felt for his compan- ion. ! he had been an older man he might have shrunk -from giving him this shook, but he knew that he had tried to open Bryant -1e eyes in a gentler fashion, and that his cheerful optimism had made this impossibre. Don't let there be any misunderstand- ing between us," Miohael said ; "1 am will- ing that things should be as they are at pre- sett,so far asfeelings goes, but suppose my life drops, then what is t� happen not only to you, but to -to Miss Bryant? The farmer °hanged color qUickly. • He stood nervously rubbing his hands to- gether. "I -I met leave Appiedore," he said, in. a confused, faltering voice; "it -it would kill me." Clifford. walked away and stood by the window that overlooked the farm -yard. He east Ruth comeein by the side gate from the fields. In his hopelessness of getting, the farmer to take a real view of his posi- tion he felt tempted to appeal to his daughter. ' "There is Miss Bryant," he said. "She knows, I fancy, that you are in trouble?" "Yes, she knbws, but what good oan she do?" he said irritably, "She proposed to send away a servant, but I said I could not let her do housework-. What do you say?" There was a strange longing in Bryant's eyes. He seemed to wish for something he dared not speak about. Michael Clifford came back from the win- dow. He felt sure tbat Ruth had seen him, and yet she had gone on to the back door without notioiog him. "If I had the slightest hope that she would listen to me,"'he said abruptly, "1 should ask Miss Bryant to be my wife. I shoul4 have asked her months ago." Bryaht's face beamed with his genial, winning finite. "And I have always wished for it, my' boy." He shook Clifford's hand. heartily. "Why are you so hopeless? 'Faint heart yon know the rest of the saying. I did not feel at all sure when leaked her mo the; but I asked her for all that." "You are still a mere attracitive man than I one," Clifford said gloomily, "Be- sides, you have the hs.pry temperament that would not be daunted by refusal. I had hater be frank, 13ryant; 1 love Ruth so dearly that I dare not risk my chance, of happiness till 1have some ground for hope. tow," with a sudden. change of tone, "godsleyel • Think over my suggestion ibottt Appiedore. I could easily rind a tenant, se that the usual term of notice could be got over, Do not trouble to come ont with me. Good-bye !" Michael Clifford knew that he was sure of a hearty weloome from Bryant, and that he.would consent to his proposal for Ruth. put Clifford was rend and delicate. He 3 felt shy of asking nth tci` marry him while her father woe sq uch in his debt She did not know ib; He *s Are of ht.' He had insisted that hie constanb loans to Brant should be Opt from her, bub he ancied that she might guess at the reason of this frequent visits, and he knaw how little reserve there was about Philip Byrant. He could not bear to we Ruth's onsent to her gratitude. He was skirting the orchard. Already he could see the higli peaks of the ferm- ouse gables. It sitddenly hashed onliim hat Philip Bryant was completely ignore. ant of his attaclunent to Ilia daughter. He wondered he had not hinted it. The farmer could not be blamed if he gave ncouragement to some other likely hu. band for Ruth should one present him. elf. He turned the angle of the meadow that ay between the orchard and the upper igh-road,and then went down the lane that ade the approach, walking bis horee vanit- y down the steep incline. lie knew that e was expected, and he was riot surpriged o find the fariner at the gate. Michael' ad always been fond of his old friend, bob nip because he was Ruth's fathertprobably, hough he was not conscious of the fact, his ffection for Bryant had deepened since he ad been able to render him so much service. here are men hi the world beloved by very one, not so much for any Single virtue s for theutfelling !sweetness and brightness hat characterize them. Possibly Phtlip rysint owed a good deal of the universal king bestowed on him to his winning smile nd sunny lighteheartednees. Ho bad un- mited faith in future .possibilities. It ever occurred to him that sJast experience sight be a rider gusto of the future, than ho sanguine iaitlx of bis expeotatione. They walked side by aide into the hon ese nd Brsrant, put his hand on the youtiger see Simaidere "What should I do without you, C111 - rd r he said. d4Woll,you win not loss, y deter fellow, Ode of these deye I lOspe w o ropey you la full." P Brant had even up betting since Mirlp el had taken the matiagement of his affairs, nt the lest harvest had throwo him book ; nd as Mr, Bevingtoe woe to pay a lithd- lite stun for hie two-yeere' retidence elle dener had gone to a. geed. deal of ex. ense in furhisere, &i. When they reach - I the sittiesproorn lee poluted to a largo CHAPTER vim Ruth had seen Mr. Clifford, but she was vexed. with him for what she considered his want of sympathy with her plan for help- ing her father. She was not in a mood to be civil to him, and she had therefore come in by the hcluse.ple.ce, and had gone straight to her own room. She did not think Mr. Clifford would epeak of her proposal, be- cause he had -raid her presence was repos. ears, to her father ; but the girlhad over her plan till she had become excited. The idea of holding back from such a sacrifice because it might displease Mr. tevington she considered purely selfis h and she felt that she had, already muoh se 1 &hues to atone for. She had begun to wonder vehethet Mr. Clifford had taken his departure, when Bridget came to say her .father wanted her downstairs. Ruth inquired, and learned that Mr. Clifford had gone mines. She was puzzled by the sumnrons ; it was so unusual for her father to mad for her. A dread of corning evil suede her nervous as she wen downstairs. "Yoe, father ?" she said, as she cane in; " what vs it? as anything happened?" He looked at her with vague suspicions fHoreci,ivondered if she had any liking for OW" " roolieh fellow 1" he thotight if 'tweet likely that e, higletepirited girl would show a preference for a man Who never made tip to her I" He deckled to find out the state of her feelings toward him, "Yes; heve nasal -dog partieular to say. Trouble does not seem te loners," he mai eadly; bet he did not meet her loving lance, he felt a little guilty toward his eughter. some sta. ding, and Ruth uslied him gently into hie hig1i4saelted °hair tinl see,Sed nergislf beside hire, He oleored his throat with all ear ts, but before any words 06111d 4O11,0 W Ruth broke in ab. "PtlY "ine'' ver can talk standing," she 5n -din(' et him ; but, father, I have thought Of a way of having money, and of getting Immo perhape for you -quite an easy way, I did not mean to epeak of it tril I had found a TEI-1 TINCBS 1 eultable onegement. Perhapsit is bet to telt yort. Ile stored at her bewildered, and 11 he looked annoyed. " An Magagenteut I Do you mean, obi that you eontemplate leaving home to siervice With other people, with strange I otorl, dyoioeunt, hm Iawouoldenfit leb you do servitu w Ruth leaglied. " Not; eervioe, fat dear." She pnt her hand pleadingly on elioulder. " Don't think me ponaeited, • I fancy I could, touts ; and you could oall a teacher a servant, oould yptt ?" en4"elifclyoont't ttkaukQeWo thhterexPeeoisplilelet innlouncellyV'ff simmered gloomjly, "No, my girl, I c not listen to steah a plan. To begin wi do yon suppose 1 eauld get along witho yon? It would be better to give up t gerni thau to lose you in that way, child." "Give up the farm I" Ruth eoho dreamily. That the ides), would not he oecurred to her. It would be the death her father, elle thought, to take him aw from Appledore. • "There seems to be ne help about it, un- less minething unforeseen happens. Do you krtarv, Roth, that I am a mere cipher her I cannot oall a sheep on the place my ow Elven the house furniture no longer Won to me." • Ruth's ensile faded ; her face was full "0 father I" she said, "yOu ought to ha told me ; indeecl you ounht. I do not real think you can oppose my going away." Re was frowning at her. "You are so wilful 1" He spoke fret -full "What purpose would it serve, except expose you to annoyance and to make in more anxious and unhappy than I am present? If you think that your bei here cause e the slightest extra expense yo are greatly mistaken. You think a gre deal more about eoonotny then I do, and tell you the plaoe would quickly go to rao sued ruin if you were to leave it." Ruth set squeezing her fingers togethe She saw that they must leave Appledor and elle longed to propose that her fathe should. at once give up what evidently w no longer his ; but her urgency kept he silent. She was so afraid of seeming undut ful at such a time of trial I If she were onl free to tell him her secret I She thoughb must comfort him to know thab her futur was secured. Mr. Beving‘ton's last lette had assured her that he was as devoted a. ever, and that he only waited for her sum mons to meet her in the valley. Her father rose from his chair. He went up to the high mantel -shelf and aimlessly fingered sotne china cups thab stood there He begao to speak without turning round. "One thing you seem to forget. If you were to eo that sort of thing you would. oat yourself off from any chance of a suitable • marriage," A sudden flush spread over Ruth's face. She was thankful that her father still stood facing the _mantel -shelf. "1 de net wish to marry." - He looked round quickly. Her tone sounded forced. He noticed her flushed face, and he thought it promised well for Michael Clifford. "Another thing," he said gravely, but Ruth saw that he had left off frowning, "if anything were to happen to me -d am not long-lived, remember -think how I should feel if I died in debt and loft you behind unprovided for I" "Please, father dear, do not trouble about me !" she said affectionately. "1 have had a good, sound education, and I am strong and healthy; no one need. trouble about; me. • And besidea, father, I donot see why you need talk in this desponding way. I believe Mr. Clifford's visit has up- set you. You must come into the garden with me after dinner, and see how full of premise the fruit trees are ; I nevee saw them so forward. The ' Louise Bonne' will be a sight of blossom." He shook hiti head. "You are wrong about Clifford. He does nee good, not harm, child. I do not know what I should do without him. Why don't you come down when he is here, eh, Ruth ?" "I had seen him to -day as I came back from Little Marshfield," she said simply. "Ah 1 I remember: so he said. He will call in again before he goes back to Purley, and leave word. whether he has found a purohaser for the little bull. Will you not see him then, Ruth It would please him so rauch !" Ruth felt startled. Her father seemed to be asking her to gee Mr. Clifford as a personal feta to himself. "Fes, of °puree, if you wish it; but I really do not think it gives any, special pleasure to Mr. Clifford to see me. ' He fanoied this was pique. "1 thotight as much," he said, smiling in his old genial way. "The foolish fel- low has been so afraid of vexing you that he has overshob the Mark. Why, child, he loves you dearly -I know ie." Ruth did not flush now; she looked very ale indeed. "How do you know it?" she said abropt- ly " or do you know He? Perhaps you have only fanoied it." Her eagerness for his answer puzzled him. Instead. of teasing her, as he wished, he answered her directly. " I had my newe from headquarters. I guessed it long ago, but he told me so him- self just now." Ruth hung her had. She felt that her answer would pain her father perhaps as much as it wodld pain Mr. Clifford, for she did not believe he loved leer so very much ; besides, she thonght he must have gnessen at her intimacy with Mr. Bevington, or why should he just at that time have left off coming to Appledore? (TO BE CONTINUED,) • AN ENGLISH PARTY WHIP. ter• ONTARIO LEGIBLATURR len Suntknarr et the Week's Proceedinea, lir •he Local Ironic. ake re? t's her his bat not or- be an- th, ut he ed ve of ay ? n, ge • of ve by r. e, as it One of. the Queer elaiarieie Positions in the mouse or Commons. Reverting to the dubies of v. whip and • patronage secretary,it is an astonishing faot that gentlemen of birth and social position can be found to fill the post. The junior whips' duties are not only onerous, but irk- some, according to the Cardiff Mail. They sit or stand in the outer lobby of the house from 8:80 to 12:30, at night and they ask eery metnber who passes where he is going, Whether he is paired, and when ho will be back. If he is nob paired they have eieher ee find a pair for him or to prevent hire from passing out by colleting or threats, the former for preference, When their parby is in thesse gentlemen have to abencl to their offiee from 12 to 3, Their boas of duty are therefore from 11 eon, to 12 p.m., ot thirteen hours, with intervals for luneh and dinner,and this they do for g.1,000 tt. yeer. Wiletttheir potty is out, they do it, mines their offibe Work, foe nothing. • In addition to keeping an eye on hie niers, the chief whip, who has s82,000 a, year, dabs with the members op their more tonoby ide. • 11 ia he svho practically dis- tribates ribbone and titles and sees that cards of ittvitatioe are ant to this men and that -'that no one is giveti undue proferenee a delicate duty vehicle requires Much tacit aticl skill. ' Whiten Cry for Pitchee$ Outortal Tile Speaker took the ohair at S. 10 o'clook. " kIIIRD READINGS. °' The following bills were read a third time Respecting the oity of London -.-Mr. Meredith. Respeoting mortgagee and sales of per- , Sell al property- Mr. Gibson (Hamiltoey. Reepecting the eity of Toronto -Mr. Clarke (Toronto). To amend the law of landlord aud tone,ne -Mr. Snider. 'VARSITY 411reNDITungs. • Mr, Ross moved that the Efouse ratify the order.in.Counoil providing that the follow. ing sums be paid out of the permanent fund of the University of Toronto for the below mentioned purposessramely; (1) Equipment of chemical laboratory, twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) ; (2) completion of gymna- sium building, eight thousand dollars ($8,- 000) ; (3) glass and iron cases for museum, twelve thousand dollars ($12,000). After a brief discussion, the motion was allowed to stand to allow of some addition- al information being laid before the lions's:, nn the matter, BILLS AnvAsCEL. Mr. Hardy'rs bill relating to mines and mining lands and Mr. (Snbson's bill to amend the Registry Aot passed through their committee steges, and were reported, with slight amendments. After recess the Howie went into Corn- mittee of Supply. Mr. Gibson opened the debate on the estimatee for pnblic institutions mainten- ance. He said that in deference to the criticism of hon. gentlemen last year, the estimates for the current year showed all allowances for rent, and what particular officers would receive such allowances. Mr. Meredith asked why the Toronto Asylum for the Insane, with 710 patients, was to receive $99,473, and the London Asylum, with 1,008 patients, would, reoeive only $129,354. • . Mr. Gibson replied that the yearly amount collected for the maintenance of patients at the Toronto Asylum was three times as large as that collected by the Lan- doll. institution. Kr. Meredith called attention to the enormous inorease in the cost of mainten- ance of asylums, which this year would amonnt to $800,000. He thought that the time had come when in the interests of the country a thorough examination of the question should be made with a viely to lessen the enormous expenditure. He asked whether the Government had not departed from the original plea with regard to these institutions, which was that the relatives of inmates should contributenf not in whole, at least to some extent, to the cost of main- tenance. Mr. Gibson made a somewhat lengthy explanatien of the policy of the Govern- ment in connecbion with these instibutions. He agreed that the amount of this grant was becoming very large. He, for his part, -would be glad to see some system adopted which would throw a portion of the cost on the munioipalities. The in- novation „would, however, be a serious one, and the Government were not prepared to announce any departure in their policy at present, but would claim that their admin- istration of this branch of the Government had been economical and efficient. The condition of the institutions themselves, and a oomparieon of the cost of mainten- ances, with that prevailing in other prov- inces, were evidenoe of this, Mr. Marter oharged the Government with extravagance in the purchasing of supplies. From 10 to 25 per cent. might be saved by the exercise of care in this matter'and by looking after cash discounts, as any business firm wbuld not fail to do. Mr. Harcourt accused the non. member of dealing in generalities. He denied that there were any means of economy that were not baken advantage of in the management of the institutions. Mrs- Meredith spoke in support of the hon. member for Muskoka. The Language of Ants. It has long been believed that ants have means of communicating' with each other, and Lubbock and Landois gathered from their researches on the subject that the insects do so by -means of sounds too high in pitch to affect the human ear. _ Janet,a Prenclenaturalist, (Annales Entomologiquee de France,LX11.),has recently shown that certain ants make stridulating noises analo- gous to those of crickets, producecfprobably by the rubbing together of some of the many rugose or rough surfaces to be found on their bodies. These noises, too slight' toebe heard when made by only one insect, may be detected by imprisoning a mass of anti between two ring of glass in a space surrounded by a mug of putty, ,; On holding this to the ear, one may hear, by listening attentively, a gentle murmur likened by M. Janet to that made by a liquid boiling slightly in a closed vessel, varied now and then by distinet stridulating sounds. 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KENNEDY es KERCAN, 048 Shelby St., DETROIT, AN -41 Dr. Barnargo's Hoye. se, presentment of the grand jury at Bran- don, Manitoba last winter, urged that action should be taken by the authorities to prevent "the further importation of boys froin the slums of the large cities of the old world, "and specified the Bernardo boys, In response to the request of the assistant -secretary of the Interior Depart- ment for intormation, Dr. Bernardo stated that only those who were in robust mantel and phveicel health and were thoroughly upright; honest and virtuous were emigrate ed to Canada -the boyssafter an industrial training, ad the girls after instruotion in domestic pursuits, Continuous impervition by visitation and by correeponclence, weal he said, exercised, and in the event of totes failure the emigrant was, whereVer possib1e4 returned to England. Fiftystwo conviel tient, or lose than 1 per cent, covered as the crime recoeded against Dr, Bartteecle's emigrants for 20 years; in only three oeses had there been a nowt conviction; and in uo Cage aihird, Many of" the conviotione Were for trivial offence& It is customary OY 50010 newspapere and eome people to dry the 13arnarde boys, but thoy are On Iffslen in time it ente meet severe caseir/il or COM+. Bronchiiire, Aglaim, firebreak in:Italica,'" let Olean co tangs. TH us dottoestit, YOUSAYEame sat's. nito6 kadart., the whole good bey& and tho Doctor ie do Ing watiderful and praieeworthy work. .Mrs, Vitinkess-" Demo Forterni has i001 arniling Neighbor Rieke I heats" Nen tun horrid 'la itetoltAto4 his poor doer vrifo not doad a, niotafil44G