The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton New Era, 1900-03-23, Page 54'1,0 • SUPPLL'AIEN'1",f0 THE. CLINTON NEW ERA.* E FLETOREA CABE es Our Hoye Seem toffee Ttetternealtft it,upw pustAsu . este tweeted at the beginning MI been releaved and Hent to Piet* the /siege on suspleion of dieloyaltf, ITH COMMAMANT GROBELAAB ermariteburg en parole. Than Expected. Per111.5.01drye• wriumnun ulSoteritotiseisine, Tadreilillattolsisratite.otti: U• nap untivitame Ter toOle part 1n the Dreifoatein - engagement tette a pathetle story of h 1 d D Avowal*, aged 1.9. Before her death she stated that elle was deteined wlien the DeeJorItY of the other wo- men left, beeause , her .marksmareship wee aceurate, . There ere undoubted evidence:a ciao. Where tnat women went, tO the trenchea to load eecood rifles fee the name --t-hue earrYing out the trade titles of early Date's warfare. The deserted canape were foend littered with female apparel. atioe Iteet be well nee fight aga1nee4 gale wn.1 treatei as a traitor and blot.. Teraing ore -everker eiraistance in Me " feloeeefositeies people are al. 1 natter of feoepitaI accoMenedatione. Alrie eoexequently, neer* able to arrange for 609 Nine. 'Tiehsty-three pr:eoners were taken 0 at Prieeksee200 stand, of arena, and some supplies and expledrea. "Mize Suer* hate began to aurreaeer on tho Baisutteland• frontier," •• Stereo Attempt Failed. London, Marcie. 21.-Genera1 Itobs arts' eleepatches to the War Offtee contain tho principal nerves that has beeo reclaimed fromi South, Ablest. Isere are no reports of laniportaat OP - rations, and General iiteberte seems to be nimetag ot the Cecification• of "' thee tegnerbehitel,'"nirni-before fuetiter advanciago The Morning Posit'S enrSesinendent at Inoemfontele telegeephe that the Free -*tate Beers are /surrendering their terns there aselaseeas they can. be rte gistered. IDS adds that President • eitee're attempt to rally the burghers at leroOnstad is reported to he's eties- . pieta ,failttre. There tbe Uttered feeling against the Preeldent Bloom. fonteln 'because he did not acque3nt the eltitens with, General Roberts' of- fer to spare the town If it surrendered. tileamberlain's Proclamation.. London', Mareh• els-The Times says that, in accordance with precedent, Mr. Chamberlain'e proclamation re- garding the threatened deetruetion of JOhanneebtule will not be published het* until 'It Is promulgated In eolith Attlee. rt is understood, however, that the Government intends to 'Con- vey' to the Boers that stay :wanton de- struction of British property tinting the war will be regarded as warrant- ing a claim for onniPbrisat,ion and Stra- tifying a levy upon elevate property sneuld the resources of the Transvaal Republic prove inadequate to Meet • the ,cletine . • . zierehat May Boers Expeet? 20. -In the Hou.se of. Consinows to -day the Parliamentary Secretary, of the "War Office Mr. Geo. • Yiri'esedirean. said the Secretary of State • e -tie' Colonies Ur. Joseph, ChaMber- enWeea,..aboi4 to twee a preelerette tent 911 the stabject of tile alleged 01'4.0 of thi Ekeeee to destroy. Johan- eeherg and AO to: what the. Boers might expeet in the event of wanton destiiiction. ef Dritiset property, Itewas asserted In the lobby ' this e%Jg that the proclamation 'Would be a brief document Ofegeneral-appli-- cation prohibiting tire destruction Of - femme, liotisee age other property AS • 47011 etth' gold mines. ° , -Denied in elermanYe der ellen fire, 'rile progrese of thn. coltunn towards inafeking hari either almoet entirely' ceased or le forbid- den to im mentionen in despatenee. NethIng new comes froM Col. Plum- ate and Mastering apparently still awaits voiles. Pretoria aecount of , the Ono wish at Fourteen Stream % March leth says that- Boer cosomaAle wan preparing to destroy a reit. road bridge, and that the eeisage- i meet lasted hali an hour, wieh the result that one bugler was thIghtly wounded. The same despatee armoances the arrival at the Trausvo.a.1 capital et Gen. Sebelkburger ereiret Natal. , "Tee second edition the Times to- day publishes a deepatch from Bloemfontein, dated Monday, Marc)* letle "which tows: "The blowier; up_ of bricties ' by fins Bbrirei is an eel - dent sign that the Traesvaalerso;in- teed to abandon -the edefence of the Free State." All is 'quiet in the worth and west, A. corps of young Boers from the tarme surroentling Bleeerfontein, un- der au Imperial officer, has been de- tailed for police work and to pre- vent the further looterig of abandon. ed tams by the Keffirs, • Berlin, Meich 20O -There. a0. foun- dation: for thestatement Made here , on the seuthority. of .4 St. •Inetersburg correspondent 'of the Lekal Anzeiger, that Germany lies participated in any way, in reported Franco-ItuesSen commenintur to Great Britain,' with : refer -Mine • to esta„bltehleg peace in Setith Germany .answereit the Kruger•Steyit appeal enaided and nn. influenced, rind the text of the answer hes' been published through the 'Ger- man 'Conon!. at 'Pretoria.' No negotla- • tioue toter place between Germany and .as to the forme*, shOuld eneWer ; end nothing .is known here ,itbegarding -•aey speeial -Raiesian pistols proceduree relative to the war. The German Foreign Office admits that 'oriel , negotiations have taken - -place lo Viesma eterto-theesegar boure • ties between Auetria and Germany; the result of whioh meet: be kept se- : cret for the pressent. But Gormany le not negotiating with other Cowers 'thaw -Austria on title isufeeet ; and the negotisitieris •Viennae do not con- template! another leternatiorial con- ference. . • circlee Berlia place ne, reliant*, Upon the s• despatch from Waellingten that • the German Aeneas, stedor to: •thit United States, Dr.. Von elollebon, its ttoing to bring: about Jeint action. in order to guarantee the safety of Johannesburg, and the •pto pers this evening declare that, there Is no truth whaeever la any such re - pert. • • Telegraphic Service, NO* York, Martel ..20. -The Ceetral Gesbleeoffice of the • Weetern talon Telegraph , Company advises as fol. Iowa: "'Telegraphic commtinicatiori •bating ,been restored with Bleemfon. tease "and military telegraph offices having been establiehed there's tele- graths In '-plalte.langteage may be . sue cent:RI for that town act the sendetes slake" • • • • • ' Tne Commercial Cable Company li- mes a, similar' notice: - • , , . • Dittmar at Pleasure. eiss- - London. March 21. -The. Times has the • following /special to -day: Cape ToWn, Match 19. --There is a general feeling, now that,'Colenel Plumer. hae• reaelted.Piteteni, that the relief of lijafeking in only nequeotion of dare The liege Is freely , extireeseed -than, Coker& Betlen-Poivell .is to be given a chalice) Of ahoveing biss quality in the f fold., London, March 21. -The orilY news from South Afriett showing activity 011 ' either side comes' from Warren - town, • hortII of KiMborley, Where ,siestiltory lighting occurred all day Sunday, **Milting in 'the retreat of. ties' Were. tOWerde Christiatile. 7 , . uii- STEY111'..S ADVICE TO KRUGER. It is said that when President Kru- ger left Bloemfontein. settee bie recent visit there., President Steyn,'s parting remark was: "Mind the British do not eaten you, or you Lvill get better teitertees at St. Helena, than 1.',. • Rudyard Kipling has gone to :131oem- fontein. e - • • The BoorautAilwal North are re - Ported to be still holding a position the big bins. on the Five State 81de. • 'WILL:14 RN ALL LATER. . . , • From it Pretoria despatch it ap- pears some mieunderstanding regard- ing Lord Sallebury's reply to Amer,' Ica's. offer of • mediation oasts there. It lute been quoted to the effeetthat• Lord -Salisbury said he could accept. the intervention of no other power, whieb; leads to the belief that the emeelcan repiersentatioris weed be listened' to 'in the final settleinent. • Pte. 'Cole,. the 'Canadian whcim the Queen visited at Neelee flospitel, •re- turned to South` Africa to -day, fully reccreereci 'from wounds. - Switzerland 'Won't Meddie. • Berne, ' Switzerland, - March 21. -re Tho 'Federal Council has answered .the Boer appeal for mediation:ns fol- loWe ." Tile Swiss Federal Colleen. woted have. been pleased to co-oper- • ate in friendly niedlatioe. In order to , end further bloodshed, but as the, Iskessidents • of both South Afire can Repebilea have . directly sip- , peoached Oho...British Governmentin •• order. • to conclude peace on • te heels ladleated, and . the Britieh Goterti- teent' lies shown. Itself against the proposal,' and furthermore, the Britian Government 'hes declared to the Cabinet at 'Washington. that it 'did not .propose to 'accept -the lef4r- Verdian of any power,. the swiss Fed: oral, Council; to its. regret, must aeso renoune,e the idea of telling ...eny steps on the lines of ' the reqeest • made by the • Presidents of the South Africau Republica; There remains for the Federal Wimple. , tbe) •circane, satncea, nothing but to .e.pressi sincere wish. that, tbe belligerente will 'have • su.ceeedd, at no too . tient' date, in finding a basis for an undereta.nding, lionorable:„ to both pertiesee • •- -General-White 111. - • Cape Town, March 18. -Gen. S'e• George Stewart White, the defender of • Lsedysraith, has/ arrived here, but is too to permit of a public recep- tion being given in hie honor., e • Brave to Recklessness. London, March 19.-Lettera describ- ing the surrender of Crones at Paerde- berg on Feb. 26th, in which the Royal Canadien Regiment took . such an active part, are arriving from the war correspondents of the London papers. • • The Timee' correspondent says that the •Shropshires and Cenadiape ad- vanced in a series of /short rushee, in most gallant .style, the Canadians especially showing magnifieent, al- most reckless. courage. Finding that tney were unable to advance. Curtner. 'Gen. Colville, who Is command of the 'ninth sen le Cornvealls - forward. to support ti other two regiments, and In pass ng through, picked up it certain number of the Canadians and Shropshire& Who had 'been occupying the teencbee under a hot fire. The Contemns adi'alleed Withhi eight hundred yards of the Boer positkou Perhaps the most reckless bravery _ was 'shown by the Welsh the Corn - melte and the Canadian& • • • Alleged Spies. rleurree.larch 18. Two even. knrn Dutch Natal farmers, bro- thers, were arrested at Spicer kop. lt is 'alleged that they aided the enemy. The ison. of one of them, aged 18.10 said to have been killed In the fighting tet Pieter*. It 10 re. ported that several Dutch farmers on the Upper. Tugela., Including Mar. time Potgletere Who Is well knoWn in Natal history, hove „ abandoned their farms and dsvellinge and trek- ked With the retreating Boer& Mr. Beater, 3'. P., of Lade/or/nth, whO BILIOUSNESS AND DYSPEPSIA, *s"-litatte a Coranion Origin in Liver • Copplaint-ar. Oheade Treatm.ent For the Liver, . . .1 attribtitik the ill -tem. verochlen Made a moortei in the layei.d the World, to a bad liver.. Ito wai and distioptio, suffered with stontach pains and hesdaehe..WaS depreesed in stalrito itad had gloomy torobodInge of the Stature., goer often the itindlitther boomer it inetutter 'and the knit* mother it Ittleld Orate& the Infidel:net of & torpid liver. Who can tell how many quarreler are brought on and how many happy' homes are broken up by this same influence? , ?tabling makes one feel MOO Miner. able or MONS gloomy and dlinouraged than Jiver Complaint, and oonseatient billotantess aild.rlyipopsht, The kidneys, too, toittally become Inactive la ion- pathy With it elegitteit liter, and the b6Wele beconte irregular and consti- pated! . To Strike With ono btow at those eonuplioated OW, to make a prompt, sikaittre and .ettrei You .mut lea Oltese'&10400.11.1rer Pills, the eleet POPnlar rolIMPdt tnattell. 00111. edit and the United States toelayeand the only one that act/ directly on both the liver and kidneys., There is more cheerful, tutsolielted testimony la favor of Dr. Chase's Kid.° ney-Liver Pelle than any Other pills eon You scarcely meet a_person., who, has not geed Wein personally or beard of their wonderful powers, over dile ease" non you can Use Dr. Chew% Xi+ neydAvee Mils With greater coneldence, than, any patent medicable, knowing that they are the moat Inteceesful•pre-.. seription met with by Dr. Chase labia Inmate° experience an PrnetleIng inelan and Author esf the fruited"; Reoeipt BMW Dr. Chase's Xidney-Llver, Pals promrttly and positively elite torpid neer, liver coMpleint, Intim:* a; eye. PePelete eeletstipatieto kidney m000k,,,, backache, Bright's dims". lainibe.gto, and rhonne.tistn. One pill a dose, 28 Nitta et box, at all &aka or by mail tram liklinanson, Baton& Co., INitoutb, IfOr 141110, Dr, Mime% Ointment lt an aleeseliti& goaratttied Oar& t deist eoun (Mei Ott • Not Gone to Africa. Iiall'faX, March 19. -Cable ad- vices were received tide morning to tile effeet that a, portion of the Leineter Reeltuent, now. eoleg gerrlson clatY here, were to he sent to the 'West In - die, and the balance to Egypt. Tho regimentevelet sale it week erom ,Teeee. We may cOrigratelaeci oureelvee upon A Perri:Plea Lady Vanquishes a the F Stubborn and Persistent DewPa.ign; • Even leclucliug (leather Enemy, from typhoid and dysentery In the beeleged townse the totAl, eie far barely 000, tte corny/teed with Sbe Wes for Menthea li.ltertor to In- 1400 deaths/ by wounds. ihniallY nammatory Itheuntatiern-Lsoda'a Meows° ca,usets tweetnirde of all war latilleY P1118 Cured II er. lelisee. In the SpanieleAmerican war, tor we are told this week by ehe ere pert appointed to invest ate the matter, the ravagee or typhoid fever Were aPPalling, Onellftli et all tne ol/Ilerm in the greet bums and colleen. Ing camp e contracted tire dieeaseeend E Per Cent, oi those died. 111 Carep shIckameuga alone there were 9,- )00 cases, and nearly 000 deaths. teach a camp is worse than tveci Spiou NOPe. Finaily, typbold Iever caused 0 per cent, of the entire death -rate. n the Tranevaal to date it hao ausee barely 250 cleat's& all tele, and pest ej thee have boleti in Lady. mith The Amerlean expert, of ourse, pohats to neglect of sanitary weeautione-and fouling of -the -water upply as the muses of this terrible atality; ane the secret -of our •e - ape, eaYie the Outlook, both he tbe reansvaal and the Soudan, hoe been hie etrupuloust proteotion of the eater supelye-ore-where thia was al. eady tainted, rigid insistence upon lee use or the filter and the tea- ettle.-Biddeford Weekly Gazette. Petrolea, March 12. -No lady reel. (lent in this tower 10 nore widely knoWte and mere bighly esteemed for her many good qualities, then 1,4 Mrs. A. Fletcher, Of the Fleteller House. Throughout the adiasient country district also she has ft very wine no- duaintanee, All who know this estimable lady, know that for months pant ishe hue been it ceaseless sufferer (rem Xnflatn- matory Rimumatisln, SD severe did the disease become that her finger JOinto and tingere were so terribly molten that ahe could not bend them. She was unable to get downstairs Without, a.eftietti,neee eeNTOY- im- pending change of weather brought bar the meet indesorlisable egonY. Many remediee were -used in efforts to effect a. cure. Different medical men were called in to attend nor, but all failed dismally. At length. Hrs. Fletcher, having read of Dodd's Kidney Pills, decided to give them a trlee-as a final effort. She did so and the only possible result followed. The neat dose soothed her awful pain, Every euceeedhlg dose did more and more good, and ilve boxes The readers .of *110eaper will, be left hee a sound and breathe woman. Jeasted to learn that there Is at Not it vestige of her old disease re- past one dreaded dieease that sci- 1100 hbeen able to cure in all 133Rai,hengUas matien* has no terrors, when to etages, and that is Catarrh. Boddie Kidney Pills are need. Dodd's fall's Catarrh Cure is the only Poe Kidney Pithy cure Rheumatism (and Item cure known to the medical all other Kidney Disseaiess) Just as oer- raterialty. Catarrh being a consti. tainly. easily, quickly and naturally uthenal diseases, requires; a waste - am it drink of water mires thirst.- utional treatment. Hall's Catarrh ture is taken Iuternalle, acting , DOE'13LI KILLING IN CHICAGO, ulivrtfaleas":11tutehesybsteloomd, tatruedrebreyucodese. Retried -Nan -of 30 Kilted a Girl of troying the foundation of the One 14 and Suieldeti.' atm, and • giving the 'patient • trengtla by building up the consti- -GizieagarMareir the hotel at •tion -and. aeeisting- -naturerelm-not South Halstead street, the bodies of rig its work. The proprietors have a man and a young woman were found o much .faitL, In it" •curative Pow - by the hotel employes lastnight, re that they offer One Hundred that of the woman having thcree bul•-• toilers for any ease that it fails to 101. wounds, And the, man had shot ure. Send for Ilst of testintoniale, in the mouth with the revel- Address, F. 3. CHENEY & CO., ver used in ending the life of his companion. oo's Id 'by bruggiste, 7lecsir°1ed°' 0- The victims were identified as M. Ball's Family Pills ate tbe best. Goldflas, proprietor of a cigar and confectionary store on West 3,4th street, and Jennie •Liss, 14 years old; an employee of a cigar factory. Al- though of tender age, she had been hieeping company with Goldflas for some time. It is asserted t -hat the man wee iniatuhted with her, and that he probably killed her to a fit of jealousy. Geldflas was 39 years old and ma rried., • War Notes, • Jim Holloway, tho pugilist and light -weight champion of South M- OM, in understood to be adjutant of the Boer force at Spytfootein. Tire Daily Mail suspects that Riche ard Harding Davis is down with (*- tette fever at Ladesmith, as he . has seat nothing for ten dare Thirty-two thousand additional troops for South Africa are now at The leaders of the Afrika,oder Blind axe eirculating a petition In cape Col- ony tusking the Imperial Government not to take away the independence of the Boers. The Free Staters' seemingly have not quite '.collapsed. They are in con- siderable force' around Smithfield, al- though Muah dispirited.- A British spy from RourtvIlle re- ports Met Conpnandeat' Olivier aiad a -commando are going to Icroonotla The agents he left behind aro using desperate means , ratio recruit& comandeering_Brltish- .33oera--under- peilaitY of:death WOMAN'S ADVICE TO SiderorO From •Nervousiteps and Heailosh081 • • „ Mrs. Robins, of Port Colborne; Tells , HOW She Found a Cure tned 'Asserts. the Hetief•Tbat. the .Same Remedy. CureWill 'Other Sufferers. • ..• .. . . Mrs. Daniel Robins,' of. Pert •Col.- 1. • Col- borne, Ont, is one of ermine who be- lieve that when a 'remedy fordieeese heel beenlounci, it is the Clete of the Peewee benefited; to .,inalte ' it, known, , In order that other safferette-may also fine the road to renewed health. ,Mrs. Robins Says -tne spring of. 1807 .healtn gee* way a,nd T. becamo. completelyprostrated.. Nervousness, palpitation • of the :heartand severe headaches were the select symptoms; The .nervous troable.Was so severe .as to border 'almost non St. :Stites' etence. •Tbe -West 'exertion, su.cli as 'going up • stairs for example, 'Would leave •nie almost •breathless, and my heart .would Palpitate violently.' My appetitewas very fickle and I was much reduced In flesh. The usual remedies vere tried, but did not help me, and eventually I became so weak that I was enable to. perform my household duties, and the beadaelies suffered from at :times made me feel. as treed/elf my head woehr burst:. wee feeling very discouraged :weft a cure in a case much resembling mine through the use : of Dr. 'Williams' •eame, to my notice, end 3 decidedto give them it trial. ..After using two boxes I found' so meet; re- lief that I was greatly rejoiced .to know. that X • lied found a medielne tha$ would eine, me. X continued ..using.Dr. Williams'. Pink • Pine until I had taken. eight or nine' boxee, when X considered my Mire complete: The' palpitation of the heart, nervouenese and headaches had disappeared; my appetite wtis again good, and I had gained in weight nicely. I regard. Myself as completely restored, and. I would urge other women sufferlog as 1 I del to glee Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills a trial, and; I -am sure they will have equally good reason "to sound their praise. There are thousands of women throughout the country who (suffer as, Mrs. Robins did, :who. are pale, sub,' Pot to headaches., heart palpitation eanddiesineee,--who-drag along fre- quently feeling that life Is a berate). To all such . we ewould say- give Dr. Williams' Pink ping a fair trial. - Theee pine Make riele, red blood, strengthen tbe nerves, bring the glow of health to. pale and sallow. cheeks, and make the feeble and despondent - feel that Me la onca more worth liv- ing. The genuine are eold. only in bones, the wrapper bearing' the full name "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People." May be had from all dealers or by mail at 50c a- box or tit boxes /Or $2.'50,• by addressing the Dr. •IWIllitiens Medicine-- Co., \Trockville, • Ont. • \\, 'Veil Backward bead. Foxhorough, Ont,, March 18. -About• 10 o'cloek yesterday, as Charles Snider was engaged in putting coal hi the stove, he suddenly fell baekward, and, though Immediate assistrome was at letne, instantly expired. Deceased was born at Como, on the Ottawa IliVe.r, 77 years ago, ,, ' A Londoner gars: Was suffering from blood polooning. Wee ream - mended to •try •dompoUnd Ir- on Pills. I diel so, and they .cured me." Ile lead Fixed That. Hewitt -So you are engaged to tiles Grua ? joreett--Yea. Heleett-ethe lecke so .mttcli like her twin sister thet .Z don't Si'(' how you ean` tell them apart. /wetted don't have to; I'm ene gaged to both of thein.-Ilarper'a Bazars Ladies AM gent iesuen who take -Wig knew Cotepeund 'rem Pills n iwayn grow ye/anger in appearence and IM prove iri spirt& • efeltLintey to be Profeseor. ° Marchi 19. - Bishop Hurst, in his sermon at the opening of ttedny'a SeSel011 of the New jersey M.' E. cenfetemce, in speaking of the AMerlean Ihilvetsity at Weshington, geld that Preeident McKinley would at *the teelelueden of his eeteice as a. public officer aceept the position of porfessor of intertlatiefitti laW /it the University., . Millerte Grip Powders cure. " Your husband seems erosii," be. gan the Vialtor. The out of humor." naid the fanny editinos wife. " What about?" "He's out of hie $100 Reward, $100. ...e.'"ernattriently and PainleislY Cured • ••• „in a keiv pays. , - Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Extractor remoVes all sorts eaf corns, warts and bunions without pain in st• few days. It has been the stand- ard for thirty years. Beware of aced flesh, satirise-, dangerous substitutes and insist on having the genulue Putnam's: Sure, safe, painlesse • Care of Ferns: •The; best --and -most satisfactory Vetted Of watering ferns and plants t to put the pots in a pail of 'water et quite cold from: tleatap,, but just ikeewarm; Do not remove them tom. the - pail until they have Seised babbling, says the Philadel- Jiia The leaves should, be Tasted once a week with sponge nd• tepid water. It Is a good plats p wash the leaves' of palms with. Liikewarm, water in which a very ethe soft soap hes been dissolved ; hey shoed. he washed on both sides; hen wiped over vflth a sponge dipped s °leer water. _ eli silo= STORIES. 'Mew floury (ley WoU fiver a Wetter* log Pertioure When Henry Clay W'aS seurnpine Kentiacky re-eleseters, setye Sergoirelet, at one or llie talaae-eneete !Mee an old Milner of, wide political infldence Said "Well Harry, I've al. ways be -en, fer yeer, butbecauee of taint vote" (which lie n• arced) "Pra goln' agin" you." "Let mo see .yonr said Clay, It, was handed up 10 . nitre "Le she a good rifle ," "es." "1/41 elle ever roles fire," "Well es 'once?" "Why don't you- iltrow her away 1" The old hunter thought a moment and then said; "}tarry, I'll try you agile" And Harry was elected. c,11.4,MPION O0000N STORY, The Bos,tion Transcript toile 11otory off a Man who, has a class el bops In natural history. One ce the subjects which he took iep• was butterfliee and moths, and be told the children a good • deal airoat the .thrysaildes and eg- o -ooze. After he had got the boys welt inetrueted, he (showed one of the swat -- lest, of them ono of tne cocoons, and asked: "What butterfly is :this the eocome ot• fo-Then tthe-little net look- ed up and said, slowly and respeoe. "MY papa says that all cocoons look alike t ibm l" • • THE CHILTERN HUNDREDS, • The hinisone of exareination papers were iilwetrated by Dr. Ilttig Brown, who, speaking at the City of London College upon the responsibility which rested upon examiners in weighing fragments of knowledge, veld that the question, "Wliat ' are the Chiltern linladreds?" once received the reply: "Small animals widen Abound In such great numbers in elieese.". The in- quiry, -0 What is a oberub ??" elic- ited, in its turn, the answer': 0 An immoral being of uncertain shape:" NOT DOUBLE-FACED., The homeliest man in Congress is Eddy, of Minnesota. He rather glories In the distinction of ugliness, es- peolallY as . all his 'Other char- acteristics . are enviable. Dur. eights last campaign the enemies of Me. Eddy charged him with being dote ble-faced. He met tlao charge In a manner that disarmed all criticism. e'eGieat heavene," Sald Mre-Eddresto les• audience, "do you think that if I had two faces -j ---would weer the one. X am showing you now ?" ' SHAKESPEARE AND THE SCOT. Buelde attrubutes the great suc- cess of Scottish men of science to their preference for it priori or , deductive argument. The following storyof trend was attributed to Sir ' Henry Campbell-Bannermen : A Scotsman was asserting that all the great,popts were of-hia nation. "Virell, but,' said one, "hew about Sbakespeare ? • 'Lou can't say be was a Scotehmatu". To ivlilch,the other replied: "Histel. eats Would Justify the eupeosition." ESKGROVE AND THE MURDERER. In sentencing a prisoner .to be hanged for the murder of 'sr, soldier. 'Lore Eskgrove dilated upenethe criine as follows: ,''And not only (lid you Murder him, whereby he was bereaved of his life, but you did tbrest, orpush, or .pleree, or. project, or propel the lethal weapon through the bellyband of isle regimental* breeches, v,itich were His' ,Majerety's • The Cake lie• Wanted. "I'm going to get married," 'ho said, as he piaced a hand as' large as - a Dutch • cheese upon the counter, "and' I want a wedding cake." "11. is 'customary, nowadays," said the 'pretty confectioner's assistant, to have. the materials of the eake: harmonize With .the calling of the brielegroote. For a• musician now we have an oat cake.; for it man who bas no calling, and lives upon his frietids else sponge' cake; -for a newspaper paragrepthero spies cake, and no on. rWilint. 10 your calling, piease ?" *"Piet e"pugelist !" • • Then - you'll -want- a- -Pound ekkee" o-Tiel !Bits. Dear Sirre-I haye been a great Ifferer from rheumatism, and.lately Sore been confirted to my bed. Seeing Mir MINA.RD'S LINIMENT adver- sed; I tried it and got imniediate Mei. asoribe my reatoratieni rank to- the wenderrui newer 9f ;rim medicine.- - GENERAL LOCKHART •DEAD, LEWIS S. INFLER. • • .• Burl Nfld Cornsitancler-in-Chief ef the British •, ' 'Pierces' le India.. . ,Caleutta, March 3.8. --General iII Wit ' Stephen:Mete lidee. eOmmandeeelrechlef oi the British forces in India, died to -day. 'He ben PresbYterian Century 00.nd. been in •elehealth pee ;Berne .time. Reports from all sections/ of the Pres- . . • sterlen Church' indicate the 'success- ' Sir. William- Loekhert; C.'. 33.s, K. a prosecution. of the century. fun:4 te- S. L. Was appointed cemmandeken- benne; Already the subscription lists chief .of tne British 'army in •India in -excess of $500;000, Of Ole. min - two years ago.. Ile -wee born in Scot- tore alone...ilexes contributed tneWitids land in 1811. end teetered the Bengal $80,000. Foreigo missions have' vied artrie..at the•age of seventeen. Hellas] ith one anotbet hi their contribu• served ht. the following'. expeditions : Dna. Rev. Dr. Watelen... reports re- thirtan, Abyashafte ' Black • -Mountain Opts •trom .•iiettrly every -missionary. Acheene (with Dutch army). I Hoban, China. , • - Afgnanietan, Barmeh, •Samene. (twice), , hazel, .Waztrietars, and Tirali. He was . Better Than Muskoka. • proineted General Acting on. tho.well-knewn princiiine . • at the •oxygen contained in puke A ThettLeiville lady says: ."'I was ir is netere's beet care for. all forms 111 very poor health and very •nervoute disease, Dr. IL -Sancho, formerly' of suffered mueh from distress in my Critieal, but now of New York, has sitomacise and. ehokleg sensation In neeeted an invention called "Oxy. my throat. Doctors failed to relieve ?nor." It.. Is a . wonderful little !n- ine.. Miller's Compound Iron Pills trument Which causes the hiiman mired me."' . ady to abilorb oxygen from the air sufficient 'quantities to burn 'out • .4. Sud .etoto et Affelts, 3,1rs. Benbans-It's heed on tile people Of Greenland to hare:nights six months ong.'".. • Beehains-Yeer, Just think of the suf. ferInge of the poor man *hose Wife's thother.drope in to spend the evening. -Ilarporer Bazar._ ITo Cure -a-Cold in One Day' Take 'Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, All drugests refund the moneyif it fails to cure. ' 260. B. W. Grove'ssignatu.re in on each box. , CONTRASTS, • ' Long the Waiting --many the • tear Dull the sigh -alive the fear! Weak the: will -the effort faint 1.: Deep the sigh -low. elm .plaint 1 Yet never a goal -but ends the way! Never a dark -but bears a day! --Never a strong -but feels a pain 1 . Never a fall -but brings a gam Dfinard'e Linenent for sale everye • where, , A Timely Notice. • • Dr. Arnobre English Toxin Inlis wM pos- itively cure, permanently and thormighly, the very worst calla of rheumatism, 1107. 011B11T1i POOP blood, fIV any other gerraeiseas will prove this. Only- 766 it box. renall $120 fee, at all druggists or postpaid on rorelpt of price titan The Arnold Cheinical.004.Linuted. .Cen- ada Life Building, Toronto. • ..... Aftec. flee days of wrangling be. . • tween counsel. Montreal, the, Jury Was rompieted on Saturday for the trial •of james Baxter and Fertlituind Lemieux en/argot] with conspiring to rob the 'Dengue Ville Marie.- So. at any .curable stage, As it nerve a whole family and last sr year's, ft will -be Invaluable in Wes of eudden illness in the country, r it will effect it cure before a doe - pr Could be reached. It• Is said to ave oured eases beyond the skill o1. ite beat physicians. A cut of the in. irtifrient will be seen in e another plume of this paper. Alias! That it Should be So. "Young man,," sternly reinerked the overworked copy .reader to the new kporter, whose ehief recommenda- tion le a cello& training, "I notice hat -yew p-ersist irrleferring tomar-' triages as having 'occurred.' You ishould know that weddings are not accidents." "Semetimes they are," softly replied. the young 'journalist,' who 'has troll- blee of his own, , - • . Ladies Take • Miller's CompOlind ASTHMA fron if you- would, have nice, lelear complexions. Interpreters are Used. PEI2A1ANENTLY CURED. 'There are so many • languages roe leurabar arrears afire. Whethaire enOken in tile Provinces of Austria. flaunt Forme, Ont., Suffered *rem Hungary that interpreters are em- Ast.htua, Docitoris Seed Nothingooeld lahved in .the Various) Parlianients to Help, but Catarrhenozte Cured • leer interpret the speeches Of the dela. Alto/. Air Kiss Had paned, gates and Make them intelligible to all tho Members. - "For a number Of years." write* Bere. Whethaue "I was a great leufferer from asthma. I tried without avail a treat num- ber.of remedies/eel/I spent a great deal of truer on doctors and specialiite, but no- ing eeented to help me At timer r was io bad that blind it necessary to have alindanger airdeOdwil open to get my of . ever /incline 10- 110• 1. Melly onr *eked Me to ter` Caterrhozone; 'all his customer', he said. "eke *ell of It. I .did try It, aithouieh I ?t.'a a feet a little d Lott ettigel4t, receivetinybenefit from better mid kept on using Catsorhozone, said within a month X wee perfectly cured. That was about four menthe ego, and sines then no syroptome of my Old trouble have returned. I take pleasure in rotommendlag Caterrhozone Wee perfect cure for asthma. It Jo pleastint and _convenient to tine" The noose ef attire:ozone Treatment for Catarrh, AsthIna, BrOnehltIS and Throat Treithles hag been tinkle& It never TaUs Minard'a Liniment cures Dandruff. It Was Ifer Papa. ."What etucly the face Of thet old- ish man across the rOati would Snake, for Max Nordau," he said, asidreesing the girl to WheM the hoirteee bad just intreeltieed Idiot "Wily ehe aeked. "Degeneration is 60 plainly marked upon all hia features. Joe° I X should hate to lute* a man -with hie charac- ter -listen for my father." "Oh, X den't know," she replied. "it Mil% AO bad. Cones over here, palm, and let me introduce you to ltfr. Snlvely." in children. Miller's Worm Powders cure fever _ _ to curs 'the moat ohm**. easels, and the Method of treatment, that of lehelation of medicated air, is a very pleiteent ina effee- titte Onsi, Delet Wet Furniture, Never Put a wet cloth on oiled or You temple breathe In the Medietted air; varnished furniture. Ruh dry with a It doer: the eurIng. Sprattda to all Per, Mettli cloth if ()Iiiiteed to wipe off any yens of the hint*, beenehlei Woe en4 easel pastAgee, where it exertl direct kind of dirt. if an article needs oiling, *dem* on the emote of the dIreeti ,e kilned dee oil on one Moth awl rub dry With' the eerie lift and healing up the eore. MI' another. It will take a bright polis). taCompleteibtolgit the dust. ,totsittist oe boatmen, Never leave oil on at'q•lelect, as it polished bard rubber inhaler and sUfdelent eatchm hIquId for MX weak.' tile, $it tette labalitiit bee per bottle. At dftlflists op by mill. Ifinard's Liniment. enrol Dumf, eta ntor." Twenty.11 eent trial nee tor lbe lo 11„taMple . C. POblon * CO., KiblItteni Tee) More bottle/4 Wive been reedy" A. doe. of liftlier's Worm Powders unt2:2101410,.. ore& from the New York tenement , oceattotutily *ill keep, the children Paula's °ern SItractor cures Cana Oki fire, awl lir are mitering. healthy, Witte yotiond 24 beer& SA Ito • 13eauties of Warwick Castec. ,Warwiek Castle is beld'Ily many to • be the most beatstifur seat in England. The large baronial hall is a inagnifi. cent room. It ise decorated with the most perfect speelmens of armor, fur - fleshed in a luxurious . manner, and messes of flowere and large paime abound on every side. blinard's Liniment rellevee NeUralgia ISSUE NO 12. MO. . F.1/1.1.1.11 °Hog Olds How tan,' it Is For youn4 Obi° go Into the "decline," They ,cat los and lesspbecome paler and paler and can harldy drag through the day. They are on the steady down. ward course. Iron does them • no good; strychnine and bit- ters all fail. They need a food that will nourish them bettero and a medicine that will cor- rect their disease. Scott's Emulsion 'Is both of these, elegantly and per. Inanently combined. The Cod -Liver On makes the blood richer, and this gives better color to the face. The hypophosphites Of lime and soda act as a strong tonic to the nerves. Soon the weight increate$, the digestion improves and health returns. . At alldrussists ; soc. and Pt.ce. SCOTT it DOWNS, Chemists, Toronto, •41, Y-laBOB BKNOK • , • •,„ Orirdtal of -$750,000 to be Invested. ' An authorized 'capital of. more than , a million dollars is involved in • the various companies incorporated last ' 'week. The largest is the Dominion Fence Company, with a capital' of $750,000.. The charter he granted to Hon. John, Dryden, Brooklin ; Chem Mills, Hamilton, architect '* David' Bendereon, Actononerohant; Wm; • Gregor, Windsor, manufacturer Fred- erick Fenton, Toronto, • phyeician John Senry Douglas, .Warltworth, farmer, arid James George...Boucher,. - London, manefacterer. The head of- • noel will be in Toronto. The, conspany will manufacture, and *trade lu• Iron_ • and wire 'fence% metallic roofing and ssiding, FOR SIPE OR EX6tiflii0E. California Orange, Lemon, Fruit, Virto and Alfalfelenci. • Oland far sale or n lease in the famous MO Kittrick district, Kern Co., California, where fortunes are being.made daily. on stooks in first-class reliable cm:apanies for sale, • Address Richardson Land Co., Tiller% CaL A 'WONDERFUL CURE FOR HEADACHE _The most wonderful effects produced by KIDD'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS In curing Sick Headache, Billowiness, Coated Tongue, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, Heartburn, Liver and Kidney Trouble, has placeo them at the head of all medicine. 76 Pills in a box 28 cents at all DrUggiste, or mailed by M. p...eln Y,. Port Elgin, Ont. • - mid P. .11 11 I. I. 1 1 1i . 11.1J 1 .1 I, I want Dram QTIIOS•iVaAwPoOrtBhrelizhIeLne first ter Csislogust. kly smoke or haat. Sow stamp - • F'TsERHaNT91xtKiintgr,.91e. fits or nervousness after drat daft* • • use. Send to 911 Arch ,street, PhiA- delphia, Pa, for treatise and free $2 trial bottle Mnorns at rieea lb, Ydru. e A. Redo, 1780 N. otro Dame street, GENTS WANTED FOR OUR TWO Tom,. 11 books, "The Library of South Africa° (Myr books in one); end "Dwigfit L. Moody, • The Man and Efis Mission"; the books are well written and up-to-date, and aro riot a rehash of old matter; the priced aro low, and theterms • eXtra liberal; agents can make money it they take. hold at once And sell our books, Pros. pectus free. If you mean business, other ar rangements forthocanvassers'benellt. Briggs, Methodist Book Room, Toronto, Mrs, Windows Soothig Syrup Would al. ways be used for Children reetbing, It soothes the child, softens the gums, oures wind cello and is the best remedy for Dlarrhcea,TWenty. five centa bottle. . • ST LA-WREN-CE-,SUGAif talks to you. . • Can any One else give youwhat we give you? 995/8 PER CENT. PURE SACCHARINE. This is the test of our Granulated according to DOMINION PUBLIC ANALYST'S REPORT. Ate you sick 1 • Has medicine failed to euro you Oxygen will cute. Bend for our list of -testimonials, you may know some of the mired, No family cen afford le be without an oxydonoe It is nature's cure, rid medicine, AO electricity, cures while you sleep, AGENTS WANTED. • OXYDON CO. King street Woo, • Toronto • A tifIT6 , HAVE ft WELL.EARNED ItgrUTIITION, With- UNKNOWN BittiNDS• it LINOS TO ittSULTIL .essesiterneweetwessieseeiessesiseselie