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Wednesday, February 22nd, 1893.
—A women appeared on the streets
of Cugton,Hiss.,lionday, who attracted
much attention. Sits has e perfectly
white face and han'la and alma kinkly
hair,with the features of a negro. The
wotnan said that she was born black
and rotnaiued so until she was 15 year
old, when she suddenly turned white.
retraining so for ono year, when she'
turned black again. Since that time
she is alternately white and black, no'
alone in sports, put changes color
entirely. She is fairly intelligent, and
says she has never taken a dose of medi-
cine: She lives near Stills Station, on
the Canton and Aberdeen road. She
says she can not stand the eua at all,
and wears a double veil and heavy
gloves. She says if the sun was to
shine on her skiu for nue minute it
camas it to blister at once. She has
beeu exuninsti by physicians, who ale
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LITERARY NOTES.
Harper's {Veek'$, pablishe 3 February
15 .h, will be ,to.e.vorthy for the numb ,r
aril beauty of he illustrations, amt the
variety and value of its articles. Pr•uh'uent
ameog the ismer will be a froat-peg-' pee
tnre of Tobogg Laing at Ment.uoreacy Falls,
Cteada, from a photograph ; a d•,uble-pigs
illustration of the "Yale Prunneoade,"
drawn by W. P. Snyder ; and a charaoter-
istic full-page hunting scene by A B Frost
An illustrated article on " 1't,mneny'e
Neglected Streets," will b) of special inter-
est to New York readers. There will alio
be illustrated articles on the ne.v monitor
Monterey, and the whelebeok steamer which
is to.be used far the trensportettnn of via-
itore t 7( the World's Fair. There will be
numerous p rrtraite, asoompenied by hin-
graphioal or personal sketches, in;luding
those of the kite Mrs. W. C. Whitney, A
Cvoan D Tyle, Eteonera Du'e, the di twaifan
Commiesionete now at Wal lingtou, and S.
B. Dale, President of the newly formed pro-
vieion'.l government at Hanoluln. The
number will deo contain the usual attractive
variety of short articles, st riee and able
editorials on the questions of the day.
Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford has writ-
ten a three part etory entitled "Priecilh'e
Lave Story," which is to be published iu
Harper's Bazar, the first chapter appearing
in the issue fur February 18th.
A valuable oontr•ibutioa to the evidences
of Christianity le the volume on Primary
Conviction, by the 'B shop of Derry and
Riphoe, which Harper & Brothers have
jest published. It comprieee a eerier ot
discussions on the true characteristics of the
Christian Creed—on the belief in the Father
Almig'nty. in the incarnation of the Son, in
the Holy Ghost as speaking by the prophets,
in, the reeu'rootion of the body, etc.—each
of which ie stated in ite divine simplicity
apart from all' particular theories on the
(subject. This volume will be appropriate
for L'soten leading.
The latest addition to Harper's Franklin
Square L'hrary is a novel by 11. 13. Funity
Kaight, entitled A Girl with a Temper. It
is said to be an uncommonly good piece, of
story -telling.
—The other clay while an employe of
the Waterloo Shoddy \sills W88 pick-
ing over some rags, he catne across an
old pair of pants, sewed tip in which
was a sully of money amounting to
about $135.
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ROME'S COLOSS1JMa
THE MAGNIFICENCE OF CAESAR'S IM-
PERIA. CITY.
Dr, Talmage Discourses on home's Grand-
eur—The florae of Literary Greatness
and Martial Superiority—Where Vies
and Wickedness too ltelgued Supreme.
Bltoostes, Feb. 12, 1893.—Rev. Dr. Tal-
mage this morning, atter commenting on
the Scriptures and giving out hymns, in
which the. multitude of reorehippera in the
Brooklyn Tabernacle jolued, dieooursed
from the text, Romans 1: 15: "I am ready
to preach the Gospel to you that are at
home, also."
Remo ! \Vhat a city it was when Paul
visited it ! \Vhat a city it is now 1 Rome 1
The place where Virgil sane and Horace
satirized and Terence laughed and Catiline
conspired and Ovid dramatized and Nero
fiddled and Vespasian persecuted and Sulfa
legislated and Cicero thundered and Aure-
lius and Decius and Caligula and Julian
.and Hadrian and Constantine and Angus-
'. 118 reigned, and Paul, the Apostle, preach-
ed the Gospel.
I am not much of a draftsman, but I
have in my memorandum book a sketch
which I made in the winter of 1889, when
1 went out to the gate through which Paul
entered Rome, and walked up the very
street he walked up to see somewhat how
the city must have looked to him as be
came in on the Gospel errand proposed in
the text. Palaces on either side of the
street through which the little missionary
advanced. filed up wickedness. Enthroned
accursedness. Templed cruelties. Altars
to sham deities. Glorified delusions. Pil-
lared, arched, domed, turreted, abomina-
tions. Wickedness of all sorts at a high
premium, and righteousness ninety-nine and
three-fourths per cent. oil. And now he
passes by the foundations of a building
which is to be almost unparalleled for vast-
ness. Youecan see by the walls, which
have begun to rise, that here is to be some-
thing enough stupendous to astound the
centuries. Aye, it is the Colosseum start-
ed.
Of the theatre at Ephesus where Paul
fought with wild beasts, of the temple of.
Diana, of the Parthenon, of Pharaoh's
palace at Meinphis, and of other great
huhiddngs, the ruins of which 1 11070 seen,
it has been my privilege to address you, but
a member of my family asked me recently
why I had not spoken to you of the Colos-
seum at Ronre, since its moral and religious
lessons are so impressive.
Perhaps, while in Roane, the law of con-
trast wrought npon ate. I hall visited the
blamertine dungeon where Paul was incur-
corated. I hadtreasured the opening at
the :op of the dungeon through which l'aul
had been let loan and it was twenty -throe
inches by twenty-six. The ceiling, at its
highest point, was seven feet from the floor,
but at the sides of the room, the ceiling wee
five feet, seven inches. The room, at the
widest, was fifteen feet. There was a seat
of rock two and a half feet high. There
was a shelf four inches high. The only
furniture was a spider's web suspended
from the roof, which I saw by the torch-
light 1 carried. There was the subterran-
eous passage front the dungeon to the Ito -
man aurum, so that the prisoner could be
taken directly from prison to trial. The
dungeon was built out cf volcanic stone
from the Albano Mountains. Oh, it was a
dismal and terrific piece. You never saw
a coal hole so dark or so forhid•
ding. The place was to me a nervous
shock, for I remembered that was
the best thing that the world
would afford the most illustrious being.,,
except One, that it ever saw, and that from
that place Paul went out to die. Front
that spot I visited the Colosseum, one of
the most astounding miracles of architec-
ture that the world ever saw. Indeed I
saw it morning. noon and night, for it
threw a spell on me from which I could
not break away. Although now a vast
ruin, the Colosseum is so well preserved
that we can stand in the center
and recall all that once was. It is
in shape ellipsoidal, oval, oblong.
It is, at itz greatest length, 612 feet.
After it had furnished seats for eighty-
seven thousand people, it had roots for
fifteen thousand more to stand, so that one
hundred thousand people could sit and
stand transfixed by its scenes of courage
and martyrdom and brutality and horror.
Instead of our trociern tickets of admission,
they entered by ivory check, and a check
dug up near Rome within a few years,
was marked : "Section 6, Lowest Tier,
Seat No. 18." You understand that the
building was not constructed for an audi-
ence to be addressed by human voice, al-
though I tested it with some friends and
could be heard across it, but it was made
only for seeing and was circular and at any
point allowed full view of the spectacle.
The arena in the center in olden times was
strewn with pounded stone or sand, so as
not to be too slippery with human blood,
for if it were too slippery, it would spoil
the fun. The sand, flasned here and there
with sparkles of silver and gold. and Nero
added cinnabar and Caligula added chryso-
colla. The sides of the arena were compos-
ed of smooth marble, eleven fent high. so
that the wild beasts of the arena could not
climb up into the audience. On the
top of these sides of smooth marble was a
metal railing, having wooden rollers, which
easily revolved, s0 that if a panther should
leap high enough to scale the Walt, and
with his paw touch anyone of those rollers,
it would revolve and drop him
back again into the arena. Back of
this marble wall surrounding the arena was
a level platform of stone, adorned with
statues of gods and goddesses, and the ar-
tistic effigies of monarchs and couquerers.
Here were movable seats for the Emperor
and the Imperial swine and swinesses with
which he surrounded himself. Before the
place where the Emperor sat the gladiators
would walk immediately after entering the
arena, crying, "Hail, Ccesar ! Those about
to die salute thee." The differi.nt ranks of
spectators were divided by partitions stud.
ded with mosaics of emerald and beryl and
ruby and diamond. Great masts of wood
arose from all sides of the building, from
which festoons of flowers were suspended,
crossing the building, or in time of rain,
awnings of silk were suspended, the -Colos-
seum having no roof. The outside hall was
encrusted with marble and had four ranges,
and the three lower ranges had eighty
columns each and arches after arches, and
on each arch an exquisite statue of a god
or a hero. Into 180 feet of altitude soared
the colosseum. It glittered and flashed
and shone with whole sunrises and sunsets
of dazzlement. After the audience had
assembled, aromatic liquids oozed from
tubes distilled from pipes and rained
gently on the multitudes, and filled
the air with odors of hyacinth and
heliotrope and frankincense and balsam
and myrrh and saffron, so that Lucan, the
poet says of it :
Atonce ten thousand saffron currents flow,
And rain their odors on the crowd below.
But where was the sport to come from
Well, I went into the cellars opening ofl
from the arena, and I saw the places where
they kept the hyenas and lions and pan-
thers and will boars and beastly violencee
,,,f all sorts, without food or water ant li
made tierce enough tor the arena; and 1
aav the imiler,grutuml rooms Where Ile
I;ladiatord were acoustomod to wait Mutat
tee clapping of the people outside dr'l11aI11I-
oil that they come forth armed to murder
or to be murdered. All the allrtuguulente
v: re complete, as enough of the cellars and
galleries still remained to indicate. \Vh it
tun they must have had turning bons with -
gut food or drink for a week mem an un-
armed disciple of Jesus Christ ! At the
dedication of this Colosseum, slue thousand
vild beasts and ten thousand immortal men
were slain ; so that the blood of mall and
beast was not a brook but a river, not a
pool but a lake. Having beeu iu that way
dedicated, be not surprised when 1 toll you
that Emperor Probes on one occasion
threw into that arena of the Colosseum a
thousand stags, a thousand boars and a
thousand ostriches. What fun it must
have been ! the sound of trumpets, the
soar of wild beasts and the groans of dying
men ! while in the gallery the wives and
children of those down under the lion's
paw' wrung their hands and shrieked out in
widowhood and orphanage, while one hun-
dred thousand peop.e clapped their hands,
and there'vas a "Ha! Ha!" wide as Rome
and deep as perdition. The corpses of
that arena were put on a cart anis dragged
by a hook out through what was called
the Gate ot Death. What an excitement
it must have been when two combatants
entered the arena, the one with sword and
shield and the other with net and spear.
Tho swordsman strikes at the man with the
net and spear ; ho dodges the sword, and
then flings the not over the head of the
swordsman and jerks him to the floor of the
aretm, and the mat who flung the net puts
his foot ou the neck of the fallen sworde-
Inau,lmnd, spear in hand, looks up to the
galleries, as much as to say : "Shall I let
him up, or shall I plung this spear into his
body until he is dead?" The audience had
two signs, either of which they might give.
If they waved their flags, it meant spare
the fallen contestant, If they turned their
thumbs down, it meant to slay him. Oc-
cassionally the audience would wave their
flags and the fallen would be let up, but
Chet was too tame sport for most occasions,
ami generally the thumbs from the galleries
wore turned down, and with that sign would
be heard the accompanying shout of "Kill !
Kill ! Kill ! Kill 1"
Yet it was far from being a monotone of
sport, for there was a change of programme
in that wondrous Colosseum. Under a
strange and powerful machinery, beyond '
titl)•thing of modern invention, the floor of
the arena would begin to rock and roll and
then give away, and there would appear a
lake of bright water, and on its backs trees
would spring up rustling with foliage, and
tigers appeared among the jungles, and
armed men would come forth, and there
would be a tiger hunt. Then, on the le':0
in the Colosseum, armed ships would float,
and there would be a sea fight.. What fun !
\Vhat lots of fu:: ! When Pestilence came,
in order to appease the gods, in this Colns-
seum a sacrifice would be made, and the
people would throng that great amphi-
theatre, shouting: "The Christiana to the
wild beasts," and there would be a crack-
ling of human bones in the jaws of leonine
ferocity.
But all this was to he stopped. By the
outraged sense of public decency ? No.
There is only one thing that has ever stop-
ped cruelty and sin, and that is Christiani-
ty, and it was Christianity, whether you
like its form or rot, that stopped this minas•
sacre of centuries. One day while in the
Colosseum a Roman victory was being cele-
brated, and one hundred thousand enrap-
tured spectators wore looking down upon
two gladiators in the arena stubbing and
slicing each other to death. an Asiatic moult
by the name of Telemachus was so over-
come by the cruelty that he leaped front
the gallery into the arena and ran in be-
tween the two swordsmen, and pushed first
one hack and then the other back and broke
up the contest. Of course, the audience
was affronted at having their sport stopped,
and they hurled stones at the head of Tele-
machus until he fell dead in the aren:I. But
when the day was passed and the passions
of the people had cooled off, they deplored
the martyrdom of the brae and Christian
Telemachus, and at a result of the over-
done cruelty, the human sacrifices of the
Colosseum were forever abolished.
What d good thing, say you, that such
cruelties have ceased. bly friends, the
sante spirit of ruinous amusements and of
moral sacrifice is abroad in the world to•
day, although it takes other shapes. Last
summer in our country there occurred a
scene of pugilism on which all Christen -
door looked down, fur I saw the papers on
the other side of the Atlantic ocean giving
whole columns of it. Will some one tell me
in what respect that brutality of last sum-
mer wassuperior to the brutality of the Roman
Colosseum ? In some respects it was worse
by so much as the Nineteenth Century
pretends to be more merciful and more de-
cent than the Fifth Century. That pugilism
is winning admiration in this country is
positively proved by the fact that years
ago such collision was reported in a half
dozen lines of newspaper, if reported at
all, it now takes the whole side of a
newspaper to tell what transpired be-
tween the first blood drawn by one loafer
and the throwing up of the sponge by the
other loafer, and it is not the newspapers
fault, for the newspapers give only what
the people want, and when newspapers put
carrion on your table, it is because you pre-
fer carrion. The same spirit of brutality is
seen to -day in many an eccclesiastical court,
when a minister is put on trial. Look at
the countenances of the prosecuting minis-
ters, and not in all cases, but in many
cases. you will find nothing but diabolism
inspires them. They let out on one poor
minister, who cannot defend himself, the
Icon of ecclesiaaiasticism and the tiger of
bigotry and the wild bear of jealousy, and
if they can get the offending minister flat
on his back, some one puts his feet on the
neck of the overthrown Gospelizer and
loops up, spear in hand, to see whether the
generics and ecclesiastics won't have him
let op or slain. And, to I many of the
thumbs are down.
In the worldly realms look at the brutal-
ities of the presidential election sight years
ago. Read the biographies of Daniel Web-
ster and Alexandre H. Stephens and Hor-
ace Greeley and Charles Sumner and Lucius
Quintus Lanier and James G. Blaine, and
if the story of defamation and calumny and
scandalization diatribe anal scurrility and
lampoon and billingsgate and damnable
perfidy be accurately recorded, toll me in
what respects our pnliticial arena and the
howling and blaspheming galleries that
again and again look down upon it are bet-
ter than the Roman Colosseum, When I
read a few days ago that the Supreme
Court of the United States had appropri-
ately adjourned to pay honors to the two last;
distinguished men mentioned, and Ameri-
can journalism, North, South, East arid
West, went into lamentations over
their departure and ),aid all com-
plimentary things in regarr tib
them, 1 asked, When did the nation
lie about these men? Was it when, during
their life, it give them maledication, or
now, since their death, when bestowing
upon them beatification. The same spirit
of cruelty that you deplore in the Roman
Colosseum is seen in the sharp appetite the
world seems to have for the downfall of
good mon, and in the divorce of those whose
marital life was thought accordant, and In
the absconding of a bank cashier. Oh, my
frieh)dll, the world wants more of the spirit
of "Lot hint up," and less of the apult of
"'!'numbs down." There are hundreds of
melt iu the pri ne of America who ought to
be discharged, beoeuee they were the vie -
Mies of circumstunuca or have Buffered
enough. There are,iu all. )rufeeslu
us uud
occupations, then who are domineered (e'er
by others and whose whole life is a struggle
with tll0aetrous opposition, and °irJnise
stances have their heel upon the throbbing
and broken• hearts. For God's sake, let
them up! Away with the epu•it of "Thumbs
down 1' \Vhat the world wauts is a thous-
and mea like Telemachus to leap out of the
gallery into the arena, whether he be a
Boman Catholic monk or a Methohlist stew.
aro, or a Presbyterian older, and go in be-
tween the contestants. "Blejssed- are the
peacemakers, for they shall be called the
:lli dren of God."
Oue half the world is down and the other
half is up. and the half that is ;,up has
its heel ou the half that is down. 11 you,
LIS u boss workman, or as a contractor, or
es a bishop, or es a state or national ollieial,
ur as a potent factor in social life, or In
any way, are oppressing anyone, know
that the saute devil that possessed the Ro-
man Colosseum oppresses you. The Dio-
oletians are not all dead. The cellars lead-
ing into the arena of life's struggle are nut
all emptied of their tigers. The vivisec-
tion by young doctors of dogs and cats
and birds most of the time adds nothing to
human discovery, but is only a continuation
of Vespasian's Colosseum. The cruelties of
the world generally begin in nurseries and
ill hone circles and in day schools.
The child that transfixes u fly
with a pin, or the low feeling that
eels two dogs into combat or that
bullies a weak or crippled play-
mate, or the indifference that starves a
denary bird, needs only to be developed in
order to make a first-class Nero or a full
armed Apullyon. It would be a good sen-
tence to be written on the top line of a
child's book, and a fit inscription to be
embroidered in the arm -chair of the sitting -
room, and an appropriate motto for judge
11111 jury and district attorney and sheriff
to look at iu the court house : "13lessed
are the merciful, for they shall obt:.in
mercy."
And so the ruins of that Colosseum
preach to Inc. Indeed the Most impressive
things on earth are ruins. The four great-
est structures ever built are in rains. The
Parthenon in ruins. The temple of !liana
in ruins. The temple of Jerusalem in
ruins. The Colosseum in ruins. In-
deed, the earth itself will yet be a pile of
ruins, the mountains in ruins, the seas
in ruins, the city in ruins, the hemisi.•,teres
in ruins. Yes, further than that, all up
and down tile Heavens are worlds burned
up, worlds wrecked, worlds extinct,
worlds abandoned. Worlds on worlds in
ruins ! But I am glad to say it is the same
aid Heaven, and in all that world there is
not nue ruin, nor never will be a ruin.
Not one of the pearly gates will ever be-
come unhinged. Not one of the amethy-
stine towers will ever fall. Not one of the
mansions will ever decay. Not one of the
chariots will ever be uuwheeled. Not ono
of the thrones will ever rock down. Oh,
make sure of Heaven, for it is an ever-
lasting Heaven. Through Christ, the
Lord, get ready for residence in the eternal
palaces.
PARASOL FLIRTATION.
she Opened Her Parasol not Ile Thought
It n Signal to 111m.
The young lady in the case had told her
story ill a straightforward manner not un -
mingled with spitefulness, and it looked
rather bald for the prisoner at the bar, says
the Chicago News.
"Yon never saw the prisoner before," in-
quired IIis honor.
"Never, and hope never will again, the
brute 1" and her black eyes snapped an-
grily.
• "And he carne up and addressed you ?"
''Yes. "
"What did hs say ?"
The girl blushed painfully. "Must I tell?"
she said.
"Certainly."
he--he—eafd : 'Ah ! girlie,
can't I help you with some of those pack-
ages ,' "
"What were you doing ?"
"I had just come out of the store and was
trying to open my parasol:"
"You had not addressed him ?"
"No, sir."
"Nor given him any encouragement ?"
"I hadn't even noticed him." She was
getting angry now.
"That will do." r
She stepped down and the defendant
asked to be heard. He was sworn.
"Well, what have you got to say for
yourself ?"
"I thought she wanted to get acquainted,
yer honor," replied the young man.
The complainant glared at him.
"What made you think so?"
"Why, the way she acted."
"How ? What did she do ?"
"Well, Judge, I can't explain very well,
bnt if you'll just run your eye over this
you'll see my position exactly."
And he took from his pocket a pamphlet
decorated with cupids and marriage bells
and entitled "How toCharin the Fair Sex."
He opened it and handed it to the magis-
trate, who read •
PARASOL FLIRTATION.
Held in both hands, pointing upward—
You interest me.
Held in left hand and shaken—Come to
me.
Pointed towards the toe—We are watch-
ed.
Partially opened—I desire an acquaint'
ance.
Fully opened—My heart is thine.
'Cleanerng Fluid.
One of the best and most economical of
the various fluids for removing spots from
hast colored fabrics is given below. It is
said to have originated in the English navy,
and is in general use atnong both soldiers
and Bailors. Cut four ounces of castile
soap into a quart of soft water and heat it
until the soap is melted. Remove from the
fire and add two quarts of cold soft water.
When the liquid is quite cold pour into it
four ounces of ammonia, two of alcohol and
two of ether. Bottle and cork tightly.
When it is desired to remove grease spots
or generally renovate a garment shake the
liquid well, apply with a sponge or cloth
and rince with clear water. When fast -
colored dyes, goods are to be washed add a
cupful of the :;uid to a pailful of soft water,
sea!: the garments in this water for a few
minutes, wash them out and rinse through•
t}.
A Futuro Editor.
Here is a Boston boy's composition on
"The Horse" : "Tho Horse is the most use-
ful animal in the World. So is the cow, I
once had thirteen ducks and two'was drakes
and a skunk killed One. he emelt Orful. I
know a boy which had l chickens but His
father would not let him raise Thom so he
got mad and so he bored a Holo in his
mother's wash tub. I wish I had horse—
a horse weighs 1,000 pounds.—iiudget. •
THE flIIPGET SPEECH
A Reduction of the
Duti
es on
GOAL OIL AND BINDER VINE
Other Reductions to be
Considered.
'Ilse Export Duty on Logs Will Not N.io
Ito Ito -imposed, But May Ito Enter On
—111.11i* Machinery Still Ex••atpted-
Preferential !'rade a lila Plonk In the
Conservative Platform — Cartwright
Condemned the Pulley of the Govern-
ment 118 Presented—Large Increase In
Exports.
OTTAWA, Feb. 15.—The Budget Speech
of the Hon. Mr. Foster, Minister of Fi
• mance, delivered yesterday, was one of
the very beat of its kind ever heard since
Confederation. The galleries were packed
on the four sides of the chamber. Nearly
every member was in his seat.
Lady Thotnpson and Miss Thompson and
the wives and daughters of a great many
ministers and members filled the Speaker's
gallery, while in the Senator -3' gallery there
was a goodly attendance of the old g late -
men and their lady friends.
Mr. Foster's speech occupied exactly two
hours and 20 minutes, the last hour of
which was devoted to the tariff, its effect
upon the country, and the prolloseil revision
and present amendments brought down by
tho Government.
Mr. Foster is a slight man in hit 46th
year, weighing less the) 140 pouu s, with
a small, well -shaped head covered with fine
brown hair, not often cut but always well
brushed, and a mustache and halt -pointed
beard, and spectacles of a high power al-
ways on his nose.
IIe wore a black morning coat, stood up
quite erect in his Place and is very free and
easy on his feet in addressing the House.
His voice and cut and manners are all
flavored with his eatly occupation of teach-
er. He hue a well -pitched voice, and his
address is marked by a frequent emphasis
on many of his words.
During the course of his speech Mr.
Foster was loudly cheered by his followers,
and especially when he took a shot at his
opponents across the way. The Opposition
listened in good temper, and gave him, as
like everyone in the douse, an attentive
hearing.
Mr. Foster opened by reviewing the
revenue and expenditure for the past year,
which had resulted very nearly as he had
forecast in March last. The revenue had
been $,36,921,871, a decrease from the
previous year of $1,657,439.
He went over the increases and decreases
which had taken place in imports, the
most noticeable of which was the remark-
able increase in the quantity of sugar im-
ported, which was 3l5,418,45.5 pounds, or
an average of about 70 pounds for every
man, woman and child in the Dominion.
All the duty collected on sugar was $77,828,
but if the duty had not been alluoat abolished
in 1891 and the old doctrine had been
maintained, the duty would have amount-
ed to $.1,418,915, so that, even al-
lowing for Inc increase in excise
duties, the decrease of taxation had
been about four and three-quarter mil-
lions, or about 90 cents per head of the
population.
It was the fashion, he said, to pretend
that taxation was lower under the Macken•
zie regime, but on the articles of tea, coflee
and sugar alone there had been a saving to
the people of $6,833,000, from what it
would have been had the duties remained as
they were under Mr. Maekeuzie.
Turtling to the expenditures ho said that
they showed an increase of $422,84, but
this was entirely caused by the long session
of 1891, whieh had 00)1 $1,2110,576, las conn -
pared with au expenditure ot $596,456 the
previous session. He added, amid laughter
from the Conservative side, that the
Government had no control over the
length of the session and had given no occa-
sion for it.
From 1887 to last year the expenditure
had been kept allnost at a dead level, and
it would not have increased lase year but
for the long session. This was the best
answer to the charge that the Government
was rolling up the expenditure.
With regard to the debt he pointed out
that for several years there had practically
been no increases, but the reduction of the
revenue by the removal of sugar duties had
caused an increase of $,3,322,403 last year.
For the eurrene year be estimated that the
revenue would be over $37,000,000 and the
expenditure about $:36,000,000; but this may
be increased by the expenditure on quaran-
tine stations.
Turning to the commerce of the country
he regretted that the statistics relating to
internal trade were not more complete
and hoped that the new Minister et Trade
and Commerce would do something iu the
way of improving these statistics. In
foreign commerce, however, the increase
had been the largest ever known.
In round numbers the exports in 1878
amounted to $79,000,000, in 1891 to
$98,000,000 and in 1892 to $114,000,000.
The percentage of increase in 1892 was the
largest ever known. He then entered into
details of the export trade, showing how
greatly the trade with Great Britain had in-
creased, as well as the trade with Germany,
France,the West Indies and other countries.
Trade with the United States 111(11 de•
creased, and this ho attributed largely to
the McKinley tariff. He deal at some
ength on the development :of our trade
with Great Britain, and pointed out the
great increase which had taken plane in out
exports of cheese, bacon, eggs and othet
articles to that country.
At 47 minutes past 4 he turned his at-
tention to the tariff, saying that no man
with his eyes open could deny that the
tariff was attracting great attention.
There is a good deal of agitation on the
subject and a good deal of discussion. He
reviewed the three propositions of free
trade, revenue tariff and moderate protec-
tion, pointing out why the latter was beat
suited to Canada.
With regard to preferential trade within
the empire, he said that the idea of pre-
ferential free trade between all the islands
anti countries embraced within the British
Empire was a very seductive one, but
he doubted whether it was one which
could be carried out immediately. If
it coul I be brought about he thought it
would be the highest, greatest and grandest
achievement ever accomplished in the
world's history. It was so great an idol
that it would be well tor Canada to hold
herself in a position to take advantage of it
should it ever become practicable.
Parliament was already pledged to the
principle of preferential free trade, and
many loading thinkers in Great Britain
were ilecoming impressed with its import.
thee. It did not appear as if it wee Miule-
diatsly practicable, bet still changes of
opinion sometimes 07(1110 1013' swiftly, and it
was well to be prepared.
Corning to the question of tariff changes,
he said in effect teat the Government pro-
posed to make a thorough investigation of
the subject during summer, and it any
changes were found necessary they would
bo proposed next year. !'here were a few
items, however, which it was propose,: to
deal with this year.
With regard to the export duty on logs
he said that quostiun would bo examined
during the summer, but clearly indicated
that if the duty was reimposed no respect
would bo paid to any cumin lone whieh had
been incorporated in lumber limits sales.
With regard to coal uil it had been de,
cided to let the duty of seven +11)11 one-fifth
cents per imperial gallon remain, but to re.
move the incidental protection in the way
of importation in bulk, duty on barrels and
inspection, which was estimated to amount
to about two cents a gallon.
With regard- to binder twine
the duty was reduced from twenty-
five
wentyfive per cent. to twelve -and -a -half
per cent. The present exemption from
duty of mining machinery wat extended
for three veers.
Sir Richard Cartwright spoke fur about
an hour and a half, replying to Mr. Foster
and criticising tho policy of the Govern-
ment, which ne strongly condemned. In
conclusion he moved the following amend-
ment:
"That the present customs tariff bears
heavily and unjustly upon the great
consuming classes of the Dominion
and should be at once thoroughly
reformed in the direction of freer trade,
and that the amount of taxes Collected be
limited to the sums required to meet the
necessities of government efficiently and
economically ad ministered."
Hon. Mr. Haggart moved the adjourn•
ahem of the debate.
Sir John Thompson moved that the lo-
bate be continued from day to day. Car-
ried.
The House adjourned at 10 o'clock until
Thursday.
TWO FAILURES.
The Total Liabilities 10 One .AL;regnte
$)4,000, nod in the Other 5117,000.
Toxoy ro, Feb. l:i.--A meeting of
the creditors of Begg & Co. of Colling-
wood was hold yesterday in this
city, when the assignee, John McClung,
brought down the stetennent showing lia-
bilities of $23,933, and assets of $12,607,
leaving an apparent deficit, of $11,3'27. The
firm consisted of C. C. Begg, but the real
man in the concerti was W. G. Begg, who
managed the whole business.
An assignment was made by this firm
about three years ago, when they compro-
mised at, 75 cents on the dollar. It appears
they have had several losses by fire. A
no offer was made by the insolvents the
stock will be sold within the next week by
public auction. The inspectors appointed
were Mr. Hyslop, 31r. Lailey and Mr.
Blackley.
The meeting was adjourned for two weeks
in order to await the result of the sale. The
principal creditors are in Toronto and
Montreal, S. Greenshields, Son & Co. of -
the latter place being in for $3093. They
hold an assignment of the book accounts,
notes and acceptances of the insolvents as
security.
The assignee's meeting of creditors in the
matter of Patterson & Co. of Lindsay was
held in this city yesterday. The state-
ment brought down by Mr. McClung,the es
siguee,shows linhilities of$17,000,witlh assets
amountii g to about $10,000. Tho reason
advanced by the insolvent for the deficit are
loss on stock at Pension Falls, too ,much
advertising and competition. The insol-
vents were visited by fire a short time ago,
and although the matter is not yet adjust-
ed, the assigbee ]topes to get about $2000
insurance,which, added to $110,000 worth of
stock, will bring the assets up to $12,000.
Mr. Patterson made an offer of 40 cents on
the dollar, 20 cents payable in 30 days, 10
cents its two months, and the balance in
three months, the meeting being adjourned
for a week in order to hear from the
creditors as to their aeeeptance of the in -
solvent's offer. Mr. \Vatson, Mr. Calde-
cote and Mr. J. A. Macintosh were ap-
poin.,ed inspectors of the estate. The
larger creditors are: Calde0ott &Co,, $2800;
Lailey, Watson & Co., $1800; John Mae.
donald & Co., $1800; Hutchison & Co.,
$1000; Sampson, Kennedy & Co., $900 and
Thibaudeau Bros. & Co., $1700, the latter
being a Montreal firm.
A STUDENT'S DEATH.
Had Only Recently Arrived From Dakota
to Attend the Veterinary College.
TORONTO, Feb. 15.—John Mackenzie,
a student at the Ontario Veterin-
ary College, died at St. Michiiel'e
Hospital Sunday night. He came to the
college on October 27 from Sherman, South
Dakota, and continued in attendance till
a week ago, when his old malady, liver and
spleen complications, returned, and he
rapidly sank. On Friday he was removed
by the order of Dr. Cuthbertson, his physi-
cian, to St. Michael's Hospital, where he
died on Sunday at 9.30 p.m. His mother
arrived at 8 a.m. yesterday and started
last night for Ulverton, Quebec, the former
place of residence of the family.
SOL WHITE'S GOWN.
Unless He Hands Over $250 He May
Lose It.
TORONTO, Feb. 15.—A motion was made
to Mr. Justice Street to strike
Solicitor Sol White of Windsor off
the rolls, but was enlarged till Friday to
allow White to pay over some $250 which
came into his hands in the adnuuistrtltioa
suit re Janette. If the amount is not then
paid the order is to go.
Love's Y g Dream,
SOFIA, Feb. 15.—Tho betrothal of Prince
Ferdinand of Bulgaria and the Princess
Marie Louise, daughter of the Duke of
Parma, is announced officially.
A Gnln for Liberate.
LoNnoN,Feb.15.—The Liberals yesterday
carried the Pontefract division by a major-
ity of 63. It went Conservative at tha
general election by 40.
Fire At rotrolla.
PETROLTA, Feb. 15.—Fire destroyed Mile
Field's fancy goods store yesterday morning.
The loss to stock is $1000; insured for $6110.
Frnnk r. Webb Nmnlnntod.
\V.tRItWORTR, Ont., Feb. 15.—Frank l..
Webb, a barrister of Colborne, got a valen-
tine yesterday in the form of an np-
peal to him to noutest the riding fur the
Legislature. l.e acoepted.
Clmptean'• Health.
Quxnttc, Feb. 15. — Lieut.•Governor
Chapleau is seriously indisposed and will
soon leave for Paris to undergo another
operation.
Steamship Movements,
Data Name. Reported at. From.
Feb. 14—Rotterdam New York. ...Rotterdam
&b. 14—Teutonlc Queenstown,... New York
Web. 14—Qa01a New York 1 iverruol