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The Exeter Times, 1895-2-14, Page 4(0114RTE1ED BY PARLIAMENT, 1805k) The Molsons Ban Paidup Capital $2,000,000 Beet Puna 1,000,000 Head Offlee, Montreal, WOLFERSTAN '.1.110MAS,Esq., GENEItAL MANAGER Xeney advanced to good farmere or, their own note with mite or more eedersor at 7 or cent, pea annum. If -natter 13ranch. °Oen every lawful day, frem a.mto p.m SATURDAYS, 10 nem, to 1 v. re. C'Urrent =tee of interest allowed on deposit E. E. WARD, Manager. Established in lE377 E. S, • BANKER, EXETER, ONT _- Treatment a geeeralbankingbusiness. Receives the Accounts of Merchants and Others on favorable terms. Offers every accommodation consistent with eafe and conservative banking principlea. Interest allowed on depoeits. Drafts isaued payable at any officio o the altirchantaBank. NOTES DISCOUNTED, and MONEY TO LOAN ON NOTES and Moneciesens. jit txttig int0.0 THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1805. Protection the only True Policy. It is said by a county exchange that "protection creates monopolies, and monopolies prevent competition ; and that free trade would open our markets and thus cause greater competition." Granting the above • for the sake of argument, what improyement would we get in free trade. Free trade with THE E X ET E R T .i. E S. 011 their shoulders. Again our Liberal friends say that our protective duties are too high, and with the eame breath, I say we are running behind every year, allowing by their own statements that our present protective tariff is, no more than required to cerry on the govern- ment of the country; and the whole thing amounts to just this, we muat raise our revenue to support our gov- ernment in one W1117 or the other - either byrevenue on imports and excise, or by direct taxation on the farmers of the country at large, The farmers already are burthened to death by taxes for local and other purposes, and we ask any fair thinking person if the present government have nob adopted the fairest and the most just way to pro- vide means to carry on the government, and one that favors the farming com- munity throughout. banks of issue on gold basis is one of the most cunning and plausible schemes ever devised by financial and speculat- ing sharks to control and combine in the hands of a few of the wealth; or the •products of the laboring and producing blesses of the community at large,and it iijuse here where most all nations have considered it to their interests to adopt a protective policy, most of them on a revenue basis, so formed as to protect the manufacturing, laboring and pro- ducing classes of the community,and this is just what the Dominion government is striving to do, namely, to raise suffic- ient revenue to carry on the govern- ment of the country, at the same time • protecting and encouraging the infant industries of the Dominion, creating a home market for the laboring and pro- ducing. classes. Free trade does not imply what the general public think it does, an unrestrictive exchange of the -productions of the world, but • unrestrictive exchange as far as the revenue of the country will allow. All governments must be sup- ported in one way or another either by excise or duiy on imported articles, and (generally both) or by direct taxation. Here is just where the Hon. E. Blake, the ablest man in the Reform party, differed with his former associates, and bid them farewell for ever, he under- standing what free trade meant as apo plied to government, while they took it to mean unrestrictive reciprocity, and made it a plank in their platform,whieh they have already had to abandon, and fall back on duties only for revenue. Now, it becomes those who have adopt- ed this as a prank in their platform to show where revenue founded on a pro- tective basis, such as the Dominion government have adopted, which is less oppressive on the general public than any other form of tariff that could be deyised, and at the same time encourages home manufacture, provides • employment for our people, and gives a home markee to our farmers. Eng- land for fiye hundred years was a pro- tective nation till she acquired her im- mense wealth, and got herself in a position she could commercially defy the world. By that time the larger part of the rural population had been drawing into towns and large manu- facturing centres, and ware able to put their goods into the markets of com- peting nations. They then cut down the laboring man's wages to atarvation • points '• the labor then commenced to cry out for cheap food, and being in the majority enforced his demands on the government, the outcome of which was free trade for England. That was a little over forty-eight years ago. Sir Robert Peel's father then said to his son, who was a large manufacturer, and • employed a large amount of labor, "Robert, you have doubled your own fortune, but you have destroyed the whole agricultural interest of the country," and it has only taken a little over forty years to vertify his • statement. Farms that a few ye trs ago would rent for a thousand dollars a year can now be rented for a hunclree and seventy five dollars, and go abeg- • ging at, that ; farms in Ireland can be rented cheaper to -day than in the county of Huron, and in a few years this would be the position of our farm- ers. If the Liberal party was pub in a • position te carry out their unrestrictive reciprocity- scheme South America wool ;You'd come in at about five cents a lb, ; Australian at about ten, and then mutton at about three, Armour & Co., of Chicago, would unload their fresh beef every morning at every railroad etation throughout the width and breadth of the Iancl, and completely des- • troy our heme market for fat cattle, hogs, etc. Wheat from India raised at labor bought at two cents a day would soon be (soloing in at Vancouver, and other seaport towes to:supply our large mills throughOut the Dominion, manufactured, and • Sent on to the eastern -markets, while our farms would, decrease in value, and our •farmers Itorit hard, struggle all their lives, and •die poor, at the sante time piecing the 4101.1.1V Exports of Farm Products. In 1893 there were exported from Canada farm products amountiog to fifty three milliona of dollars. Of this amount upwards of forty two and a half millions welt to Great Britain and only eighe millions to the United States. Taking the average price of farm pro- duce in 1875 as 100, diet of 1893 is only 68. The cause, as every school boy knows, is the increased production of farm products in every country on the earth to -day. Were the same prices prevailing as ruled in years gone by Canada's export of farm produce would be increased nearly one half more; or Canada's export of farm produce to Great Britain would be represented by sixty two millions of dollars and to the United States by eleven millions. 'Man Is More Economy Possible ? The claim is made by the Dominion Opposition leaders, says the St. John Sun, that they will rcduce the expendi- tures of the countrY, if they succeed to power in the corning election. It is a simple thing to reduce the expenditure by refusing to maintain the public ser- vices, but so far we haye not heard of a single public service which it is propos • ed to reduce. We are to have the pub- lic works kept up, the ateamship subsidies paid, the post offices and railways maintained. It is not sug- gested, that the lighthouses .and coast services are to be dropped, or that the militia is to be disbanded. It is no+ even suggested that the Liberal Gov- ernment which is to be will reduce the salaries of judges, or abandon any new services undertaken by the country since 1878, for instance, the experimental farms and the encourage- ment of the dairy industry. The vague promise of economy is worthless. It was made before the Liberals came into power in 1872. How that promise was carried out was shown by the fact that the current expenditure ot the year when the party left office was $23,503,158, whereas in the last year of the previous adminis- tration it was only $19,174,647. Here was an increase of 22 per cent. between 1873 and 1878. The cost of the admin- istration of justice was increased from $398,966 t $577,896 ; that $823,369 ; legislation was increased $4,000 ; pen. sions ffom $49,204 to $105,882 ; super- annuations from $50,026 to $106,588. Weights, measures, and gas inspection increased from nothing to $96,484 ; expenditures for Indians from $63,776 to $421,503 ; arts, agriculture and statistics grew from $10,690 to $92,365. The post office expenditure increased from $1,067,866 to 1,724,938;$ocean and river service from $92,743 to $144,837 ; mounted police, for which there was no appropriation in 1873, cost in 1878 $334,748. It may be thought surprising that with so large increases in some depart- ments the total increase in expenditure was not larger than 32 per cent. in the five years. The reason is that certain public services were starved in 1878 be- cause of the want of money. The lighthouse and coast service was reduc- ed during the Mackenzie regime. The appropriation for public works was cut down in 1878 to $997,467. though the year before it had been $1,263,823, and in 1877 $1,948,241. It may be perhaps remembered that the Dominion build- ings in St.John were destroyed in 1877. The cost of replacing- them ,naturally belonged to the year 1878, but the work was delayed, and the bills were paid by the Government which did not take office until the following year. We find nothing in the returns to show that a policy of greater economy was practised under the Mackenzie govern- ment thaa under the previous adminis- tratian, or that of the present. Still less is there reason for expecting financial savings from the party now in the opposition. The late Mr. Mackenzie testified that he had to mount guard over the treasury night and day to pro- tect the country from his own friends. There is no longer a Mr. Mackenzie but the parties are here against whom he mounted guard. Mr. Laurier is not Mr. Mackenzie. In reaped to this particular matter he is in the exact opposite. Mr. Laurier is already pledged to the policy of the Quebec conference, which will increase the ex- penditure by several millions a year. flits lieutenants and masters are the men who have had charge of tbe treasuries of Manitoba, Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Prince :Edward Island in the period of the most reck- less financial management. His friends in Manitoba increased the debt from one and a half millions to four and a half millions in eight years. His friends in New Brunswick swelled the debt of that province from $100,000 in 1882 to $2,100,000 in 1893. His party in Quebec added nirie millions to the debt in five years of Coune Mercier's rule. His frienda in Prince Edward Island have only been in power three or four yeara, and heve devised more new taxes to make both etas meet than were ever heard of in the Province hefote. A Peretx sten Flostatin BIM+ Thie 1 now quite unteceatatryl Like Matte other. iou May have your baby fat, The Duty on Wheat. "IF the Dominion Government is sub a frieud to the farmer why, not plaoe duty on wheat to protect his interests and ext- reme II1M a big price for that cereal." -Ex. The duty on wheat is 15 cents per bushel. It might also be explained for the edification of our contemporary that the duty on wheat eas not intended al- together to regulate the price "to keep it up to the old level" (oe$1. .50 to $2 1), or any level, for, as all know and acknowledge, the wheat level is made at Liverpool, toward which grain flows from every country that has a surplus to export. The duty serves an excellent purpose, however, in giving our farmers the preference in the milling market. Firstly, the miller is protected by a duty on flour, without which we could not operate in Canada, The market, here but for thee would be possessed by the great millers of the Western States, just as the market for other lines of manufactures was taken from our home workers. But it would not do to give the mil- lers protection against flour without giving the farmer protection against the wheat of other countries, which, if admitted freo, the cheaper gradeemight be brought in to be ground for home use and export, while the home farmer would only have recourse to the Euro- pean market for his wheat. The wheat duty thus brings the home wheat of a superior .end° to the home mill and while the fine flour is sold in the home market, or shipped abroad, as the case may be, the bran and shorts are avail- able as food for the home cattle, and their valuable properties are in process of nature restored to the soil which they were taken from. South Perth Protest. The South Perth protest case has been dismissed and Mr. McNeill retains his seat. After a prolonged examin- ation conducted by one of the ablest lawyers in Canada, nothing has been elicited to connect Mr. John McNeill,' dle M. P. P elect for South Perth, with illegal acts or undue influence in the last Provincial election in that riding. True, the petition lodged against his return was not wanting in charges, for these numbered 256; or was the petit- ioner handicapped for legal talent to conduct his case oe ferret out alleged corruptions on the part of agents vbr' alien voters. Messrs. Idington de Pal mer have for the past few months been on a still hunt for fuel to feed the flame which was to be kindled by Mr. Osier, Q. C., who was predicted to destroy within 24 hours of the opening of the case, all chances of Mr. McNeill taking Ms seat in the Local Legislature,besides crushing the Patron of Industry move- ment and totally annihilating the Cana- dian Protectivel Association. But such hopes have not been realized. Charge after charge had to be abandoned by the petitioner's counsel and their Lord- ships the Judges wearying of the mon- otony hinted more than once to the effect that something more substantial was wanted. It is said that the costs will total to 55,000 and that Mr. Ballantyne or the Reform association are not contributing toward the ex- pense. There is little doubt but the money is furnished from the election fund in Toronto. brItdeli Of .mfm the supoott OL laughing ani Itapty, if you give it tiooti'a the government of the cauntry directly Emulsior. Bebies take it like creatti. • I , BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW. Ointiers for the lausulng .Year-talosie of the convention. WoonsToCx„ -The convention of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew opened on Saturday with corporate communiou, at which the Lord Bishop of Huron Was the celebraut. Afterwards the members assembled at the town hall for business, when questions of importance to the brotherhood were taken up and disoussed.. At the -final business Sessiou R. V. R. Rogers, Q.C., Kingston, chafrman of the Committee of Resolutions, presented the committee's report , Among the- re- solutions passed was one recommending the holding of the next annual conventiou at Montreal in the fall of 1$96, aed also recommentliog pnovincial conventions for the. coming autumn. W. Robinson, Woodstock: presented the eeport of the Committee on Representation, showing that 153 delegates represent lug 53 chapters had been present. T. R. Clougher, chairman of the .Nomi- nating Committee'preseuted th report recommending the following for tile coun- cil: N, Ferrer Davidsom C. B. Watts, T. R. Clough, R. Montgomery, Spencer Waugh, R. B. Street, J. C. Catto and L. H. Baldwin, Toronto; A, B. Wiswell, Halifax; IL C. Tilley, St. John, N.B. ; W. Wells, Montreal; John F. Orde, Ottawa' • R. Vashon Rogers, QC, Kingston; W. IP. Sweatman, Winnipeg,, ; C. la Yntes, Van- couver ; Win, Baker. Nientet Falls ; and 'W. P. Robinson, 'Woodstoolc, and they were accordingly elected at the meeting of the ilea' council held subsequently. N. Ferrer Davidson was elected presiaent ; R. Vashon liogers,-QZ0'; .1st vice -Presi- dent.; A. R. Wiswell, 2n.d vice-president; Spencer Waugh, secretary; and R. 0. Montgomery, tre,asurer. Yesterday the annual sermon was preacbed by Bishop Baldwin. He took as his text from Romans: ."A Servant of Christ Jesus." In the afternoon fully one thousand men assembled in the Opera House at the mass meeting for men. At the final service, Rev. G. G. McKenzie, Brantford and Rev. J. C. Davidson deli- vered the closing sermons. The farewell service was conducted by the rector, Rev. J. C. Farthing, and was most solemn and impressive. Farewell addresses Were given, at the cloSes of which the delegates departed. The convention, besides being more largely attended thau any other previous, was also marked by greater enthusiaem and spirituality among delegates. As traffic is almost stspeeded here the dele- gates will not be able ibtgat home for some days. • NOT PLEURO -PNEUMONIA. An Expert's Op in i011o the Cattle -Imper- ial House Notes. LONDON, Feb.. 13. -Professor Nochard, the eminent French expert, has examined pieces of the lungs of a suspected Canadian animal, landed at7aAfitWeim, and upon which the Belgiau Qovernment placed Canada upon the cattle.' schedule. The professor is unable to say that the disease is really pleuro-pneunionia. Indeed, he throws much doubt upon the assertion that it is. This report, hi commotion with the ab- sence of the disease •ainong the recent arrivals of Canadian:, cattle; here, should strengthen the SccittithacIemand. which the farmers and shipmen,nre making for the removal of the British embargo. In the House of.Commons*esterclety Right Hon. Herbert Gardner,' replying to Mr. John Ellis, M. P., said there wee three, caees of inspected Canadian . catthe discovered at Antwerp, frora the ships Hispania and the Scilia,. He adds that one of these was a bad case. His authority for so saying was the fact that a large member of the most experienced experts were consulted and they appeared unanimous in the conclusion that the disease was contagious pleuro- pneumonia. Consequently, Mr. Gardner said, Belgtum prohibited live cattle im- ports from Canada. In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. William Birkmyre, M.P., Ayr district Liberal, desired the Government to pro- mise to refuse to assent to the Canadian Copyright Act, and request Canada to insert a clause making the assent of an author a condition precedent to the appropriation of a copyright by a Cana- dian public here. Mr. Sydney Buxton, Parliamentary Secretary, replying, said the Secretary of State for the colonies was now considering the correspondence. He could make uo statement -at present. County Patron _Association. The Huron County Association, Pat- rous of Industry, met in the Council Chamber, Clinton, on Tuesday, February 4th. The meeting for some time previous promised to be a good success. but die stormy weather and bad condition of the roads militated much against:it, as many of the dele- gates necessarily had to drive, and even those who could come by train were prevented from being on time, owing to the early train between Kincardine and Wingham being cancelled. Ori."' this account Mr. Grant, County President, and Mr. Gardiner, County Secretary, could not get here until 4,20 p. m., in- stead of at 10 a. m., at which ttme the meeting should have opened. This, of course' caused the meeting to be pro- longedinto the wee small hours of the morning. However, considering those drawbacks, the county meeting, al- though somewhat smaller in numbers than on previous occasions, was a suc- cess, and many questions of vital im- portance to the order, were discussed in an agreeable and masterly spirit. What it lacked in numbers was counter- balanced by enthusiasm. There were present delegates from the extreme northern corner of IrIowick, and also from the extreme south of Hay, as well as from north of Ashfield and inter- vening points, showing that Patronisni is still very much alive in this county. The following officers were elected for the year 1895: County President, A. T. Bean, Dashwood; County Vice - President, J. Govenlock, Seaforth; County Secretary -Treasurer, W. 8, Lawrence, Clinton; County Sentinel, J. S. Brown, Seaforth; County A.ucli- tors, J. S. Philips, Kippen, and R. Common, Seaforth; Delegate to Grand Associatien, R. Common; Alternate, James Connolly, Holmesville. • After the election of officers, Mr Forrester, the Patron candidate for the Commons for West Huron, was called upon, who, in his usual able manner, addressed the meeting to some length, and partly outlined his position, and who would have entertained the moot- ing much longer, to RA profit and satis- fitaion, had it not been for the lateness of the hour. Mr. R. Common, the Patron candi- date for the Commons in South Huron, was then called on, He, too, had to curtail his remarks owing to the night being so far spent. What he did say, however, was to the point, and went to ahew the Patrons of South Huron that they had a candidate of whom they need not be ashamed, as he is a geed, clear speaker and close reasoner. A motion was passed thanking the town council of Clinton for the use of the hall for the meeting, "'„ after which the Association adjourned, to meet Jet Clinton on the first Tuesday in rob- ruary.,1806, rot oterualli ttou'qes we K. Di 0. FIRE AT PORT HOPE. Trinity College School Burned to the Ground -Fully Insured. PORT HOPE, Feb. 11. -Fire broke but in Trinity College schoolat 11.30 on Saturday night. The fire originated in the room of Prof. Watson by a eoal falling from a stove. Mr. Watson had left his apart- ment only 15 minutes when he was alarmed by the smell of smoke and rush- ing back he found his room in a blaze. It is thought that the lamp, in the room ex- ploded as soon as the blaze reached it and increased the volume of the flames. The fire had gained such headway that the efforts of the masters could not check the progress of the flames„ The occupants, including one hundred' and fifty boys and twenty-five rnasters and attendants were soon aroused, and escaped with very little clothing. Most of their trunks were car- ried out, but the loss to personal property is considerable. Mr. Watson lost his per- sonal effects on which there was no insur- ance. The boys were taken 'to the hotels and to the residences of citizens. The school was insured for $15,000. The in- surance was divided between the follow- ing companies: Royal,England, Liverpool and London and Globe and Caledonian. There was an insurance of $16,000 on con- tents of building and chapel. The total loss 10 estimated at over $80,000. The work of the school vill be continued evithout interruption, tbe St. Lawrence hall hav- ing been securecl for this purpose, and the school building will be immediately re- built. Thanks to the efforts of firemen and citizens Dr. 13ethune's handsome residence on the school grounds was saved from the flames. celebrating Lincoln's Anniversary. Cnice.00, Feb. IA -The 86th anniversary of Lincoln's birthday was observed here yesterday with more ceremony than usual. The banks, Board of Tattle, stock exchange and all the city and county offices, with the exeeption of the police and fire depart- ments, were closed. The schools ware open, but the sessions were devoted to pa- triotic songs and recitals. 33111 Cook Will Do No More Mischief. Fonr SUM', Ark., Feb. 13. -In the United States court yesterday Bill Cook, the notorious otitlaw, was found guilty on half a dozen counts and sentenced to 50 years in the penitentiary at Albany, t%T.T. He will start for Albany to -day. ClIARGEDWITIIMUIDER The Hymns Brothers, of Toronto, Aro Under Arrest, SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES over a Year Ago the Alleged Victim Was Found Dead -,13M Was the Brother - in -Law of One of the Avrestea Farties and Was lioavi- ly insured. Tonmo, Feb. 13. -Dallas T. Hyams, aged, 35, and Harry P. Hymns, aged 39, both brothers and both Americans. who have been residents in the city for Mae years. coming here from New Orleans, were last night arrested on a eltarge of murder. The alleged viCtim was a young Englishman named William 0.. Wells, who on January 10, 1893, was found lying dead at the bottorn of the elevator shaft of the warehouse on Colborne street of Hymns Bros., with whom he had been employed as a licokkOePer, DeeSased was 22 years of age. The explanation of the death at the time was that Wells was making; some repairs at the foot of the hoist and it fell upon his bead. A coroner investigated the case and concinded ito inquest WM necessary. Deceased was insured for $30,000, 931,000 being carried by the Mutual Life insur- ance Company of New York and the balance in the Mutual Accident Associa- tion, The policies were payable to deceased's sister, Martha, who at the time was engaged to be married to Harry Hymns. The policies had been issued but a couple of months prevous. The New York com- pany investigated the case, but found no evidence of foul play, and the money was paid to Miss Wells, and in May last she was married to Harry Hyams, and they shortly afterwards , removed ti Montreal, returning to Toronto weeks ago and took up residence with Dallas Hyams, at 57 Gould street, where last night they were arrested. The police refuse to disclose the nature of the evidence, but it is understood the following facts are counted against Harry Hyams: The premiums ou the policy were paid by him, Amounting to $384, and he was alone in the warehouse with deceased when the fatal accident occurred. Since then it has been learned that Hyams en- deavored to get insurance policies on his wife, the Miss Wells that was, to the ex- tent of $300,000 in different American and English companies, and this fact may have an important bearing on the arrest. GOVERNOR O'BRIEN RESIGNS. Because Be Was Not In Harmony With the Whiteway Povernment. ST. JOHN, Feb. 13. -Sydney Woods, John Dunphy, George Tessier and Thos. Jack- man will resign their seats in the Assem- bly to permit Henry Woods, George Emer- son, Edward Morris and Robert Bond to obtain seats. The elections will be held about March 20. No opposition is antici- pated in any constituency. It is reported that Gov. O'Brien has ten,... dered his resignation to the Imperal au- thorities. The reason assigned for this step is that be feels that he is not in har- mony with the Whiteway ministry. The 13Ig Fire at Harrow. WINDSOR, Feb. .13. -The town of Har- row, located about thirty miles .from Windsor, on the L. E. and H. R. B., suf- fered a severe conflagration yesterday morning. The fire started just before one o'clock in Weston's tailor them, and the flames spread with great rapidity to the adjoining stores and dwellings. The list of stores and dwellings destroyed include Webster's tailor shop, Burrell & Wright's barber shop, Straith & Co.'s general store, Roseburg's harness shop and dwelling, and the bakery and dwelling of W. S. Wright. There were also it number of barns and sheds burned. The damage and insurance as nearly as obtainable is as follows: Ed. Webster, damage $300, no In- surance; Stealth & Co., $12,500, insurance $4,000; W. S. Wright, $2,000, insurance, $1,000; Roseburg, $3,000, insurance 81,600; Burrell & Wright, $1,500, insurance $300. The origin of the fire is a mystery. An Old Miser's Death. TORONTO, Feb. 13. -In a little hut on Pape avenue Timothy Lynch was found dead. He is an old man who has lived there by himself for some years. In the summer he made a living by market gardening. In the rear of the house is an orchard, and last fall, it will be remember; ed, he shot a lad who was stealing his fruit. Lynch has led a miser's life for some time. The place in which he has been living is a miserable hovel with all the windows boarded up and the place desolate. The neighbors did not notice any smoke coming from the chimney and on investigation found the old man stark and cold. A savage watch dog, which he kept to frighten off intruders, had to be shot before the house could be entered. Government Aid. to Dairymen. MONTREAL, Feb. 13. -Mr. Angers, Min- ister of Agriculture in the Dominion Cabinenaddressing a meeting of dairymen yesterday, said that the Government had decided to assist the butter -makers by accepting through the Department of Agriculture all winter butter at 20 cents a pound, which would be shipped to the English market. The announcement was received with much satisfaction. ' Shot the Burglar,. OTTAWA, Feb. 13. -Wm. Mortimer, of Montreal, and A. Winslow, Termite, two professional burglars, were engaged in try- ing to crack the safe in the postoffice at Gatineau Point, when. Smith, the post- master, fired on them, wounding Mortiruer in the leg. Winslow got away. Mortimer is now in Hull jail. A Clmsley Woman Suicides. ' OHESLEY, Ont., Feb. 13. -Mrs. William Cruickshan,ks committed suicide while laboring under mental depression. She was found suspended by the neck with a scarftiecl to a bedpost in her bedroom. When found life was extinct. She leaves a husband and it large family of children to =tun her vash act. A seat on the Beneh for Curran. McenentaAn, Feb. 18. -It is generally stated. in Conservaeive circles here, and accepted as well-founded, that Hon. J. J. Curran Solicitor -General, is about to be raised to the Superior Court bench to 1111 the vacancy caused by the death of Si,. Fraucis Johnson. Dig nom. Destroyed. MT. HOLLY, N. kt, Feb. 13, -The large Saturday'sfatuurrthdayorts:clzpootitieingp cottteariarre inieaiprtotomelfarma- winter hotel owned by the Forest Springs tion Monday nexe until Monday, March 2,5th. Hotel Corapety waedeetroyecl by lire yes- terday. Loss $150;000; insueance unknown. Royal Tenaplare. District Council of the Royal Templers opened at Holmetville, ou Monday, 4th inst., Diatrict Councillor J. E, Tom, in the chair. Messrs Butt, Reid end,- E: Jervis were appointed a credential corn- mittee, A communication from J. S. Luoas, To- ronto, was read requesting several champs to be made in the coestitetion of 1894. A committee was appointed to °molder the matter: The following committees were appoint- ed ;- Distribution et reports and papers - Bros. Penhale, Fear, Davis, Sisters bison and Pickard, Temperance Work-Broe.Butt, Jacque°, Sisters Leech and Fotheringham. Correspond ence and Memorials -Bros. Delgaty, Penniegton, Nelson, Sister Appeals and dicisions-Broe.McCallum, Johns and T. 0 Pickard. State of the Order -Bros: MoRobet to, J. E. Reid, Allan and Sister Cantelon. • Finanee-firos. Read, McCallum and Butt. Opening and resuscititing Councils - Bros. Fear, H. Mord. McDonald and Sister McKenzie. Special Committee -Brost. Naftel, Davis, Penliale and Sieter Elford. The District Councillor and Secretary gave a detailed report of their work during the term of 1894. The election of officers then toolr place, resulting as follows :- District Councillor, 3. E. Tom Goderith ; Vice Connoillor, Miss FheriEgham, Brucefield ; Chaplain, Rey. E. A: ' Fear, Holmesville ; Seey, Bro. Butt, Centralia ; Treas., Bro. Wanless, Varna ; Herald, Sister Ivison, Kippen ; Guard, S. Stanlake, Hay P. 0. : Sentinel, Bro, Augustine, Dungannon : Past Councillor, Bro. Pen - hale, Exeter. TEMPERANCE WORK COMMITTEE. The report of the Committee on Tem- perance work was handed in by W. S. Butt, chairman, and was as follows Your committee recommend all temper- ance people, with the Royal Tempters, to ask all town and township councils in each municipality to reduce the number of liquor licenses or places where liquor is aold, and guard against any new licenses beiug granted. We recommend all trus- tees of Public and High Schoola to be temperance men, and that they use their influence to engage teachers who are total abstaineie, and wherever practicable, to use the temperance pledge among the children. We recommend Royal Tem - piers to uee their influence to elect men who are known to be total abstainers as munioipal officers and mewbers of parlia- ment. The report was adopted. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON DIBTRIBUTION OP REPORTS, ETC. This committee recommend the placing of a copy of the Royal Templar in each home, and else the reading of such tem- perance literature as "Ten years of Tem- perance," " Vanguard," etc. REPORT 01' COMMITTEE ON 111nmormens,en. Moved by Bro. Butt, sec. by Bro. Del- gaty, that wememorialize the Grand Council to inetruct the editor of the Royal Templar to be more temperate in his editorial utterances, especially in reference to other journals which have for years favored and supported the cause of tem- perance. An amendment, that the matter be considered in six months, was intro- • duced, and after discussion, carried. It • was decided to memorialize the Grand Council to permit a ieduction of the cap- itation tax, when several of the family belting to the Order The rmembers of the Council declared their willingness to stand by the decision of the prohibition convention in Montreal, namely, to support candidates for political honors regardless of fealty to party. Mr Penhale of Exeter, was elected representative to the Grand Council, to be held at Woodstock on the 19th, 20t1i and 21s1 Inst. Thebettrty thanks of the Council were tendered tie friends of Holmesyille, for their cordial reception and kind hospital- ity to the visiting delegates. The Select Councillor of Holmesville Council replied in a fev words, and said it was a pleasure to have the meeting then e. and hoped all were made welcome. The aforesaid officers were then instal- led into their respective positions. The next distrait convention will be held at Centralia, between the lab and 20th June next. RADICAL CHANGES. HAVE TAREN PLACE IN MEDICAL • PRACTICE DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS. FIAMILTON, Feb. 11.-A radiaal change bas taken place in the past few years in medical practice. Large nauseous doses are no longer the rule, but where possible medicines; are administered in the concen- trated form of tablets and pias whicsh are more easily taken by the patient. This fact, more than auything else, caused the use ot the pill form for the sterling remo dy, Dodd's Kidney Pille: The pills are auger coated, easily carried about and wally taken. They require no alcohol to preserve them as a liquid yemedy would, and for this reason are preferable to liquid remedies. Another important feature of theee pills is that they have never yet failed to cure any form of kidney disease. B. B• B. Purifies, renovates and regulates the en- tire system, thus curing dyspepeia, sick headache, constipatiom biliousness, rheu- matism, dropsy and all diseasee of the stomach, liver kidneys and bowels. It al. so removes all impurities from the system from se common pimple to worst sorofulas sore. Superintendents Macdonald and Norman and Inspectors Oliver and Hopkins, al the Northwest Mounted Police, have been laced on the retired list from the lst of next May. 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