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. Rev. William Copp, whose father
was a physician for over fifty years,
ill NOW Jersey, and who himself
spoof .litany years preparing for the
imutice of medicine, but subse-
quolitly entered the ministry of the
X. E. Church, writes: "I am glad
to testify that I have
had analyzed all the
. sarsaparilla prepara-
tions known in the
trade, but
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..them that I could
,a`, /.. recommend as a
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given away hundreds of bottles of
it, as I consider it the safest as well
as the best to be had."—Witt. Copp,
Pastor M. E. Church, Jackson, Minn.
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� • WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21St, 1897.
. Ottawa News Letter.
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Fromour own Correspondent,
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?' OTTAWA, 10th April.—The feature
of. the week has been the bringing
t'II down of the estimates un Thursday by
Mr. Fielding. A perusal of this small
but expensive, blue hook reveals the
fact that the Government is not tit all
likely to practice in power that
k economy which they preached so per -
f,: sistently while in Opposition, rhe
11 total amount required by the Govern-
ment is $44,607,239, of which $38,111,-
063 is on account of Coosolidatect
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Fund and $6,495,570 on capital account.
These it must be remembered, are only
4.i the main estimates, there ;rill probab-
a ly be supplementaries amounting to
� a couple of millions or so. As the
estimates stands they show it, decrease
on account of Consolidated Fund of
$],4,125 from the main estimates for
189647 as submitted to the House, and
an increase of $3,073,433 in capital ac-
count. As there is every probability
that the supplementary estimates for
1897-98 will be as large as,or larger than
the supplementary estimates for 1896-
97, which amounted to $2,576,954, the
present indication is that the total
amount asked for 1897-98 will exceed
^, the amount for 1896-97 by about $5,000,-
?. 000, of which $1,500,000 will be on ac -
t11 count of consolidated fund and $3,500,-
,: 000 on capital account.
EZING THE THRIFTY.
SQUEEZING q
Perhaps the worst feature in the es-
timates is'that they disclose the fact
that the dovernment has decided to
reduce the rate of interestpaid on de-
pposits 'n Post Office allot Government
9osli Bank from 31 to 3 per cent
per annum, thus effecting a so-called
saving" to the Government of $170,-
000, but, at the expense Of the provi-
dent who are trying to save it few
dollars and to whO)n the confiscation
r of one seventh of this income is amuch
more serious matter than it would he
to Mr.'Fielding if his salary as Minister
�: of Finance wa.s reduced fi oni $7,000a
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This o i
6000. this reduction c t h
year to the
$,
'_1. rate late of interest is proliably made at
:�' the instance of Banks, , a deputation
{ I'of Bankers waited on Mr, Fosterabuut'
si,, a year ago and urged that the redue-
;<':: tion he made, but, to Mr. Foster's
credit be it said he refused and the
;,1, rates were continued At 34 per cent.'
What Mr. Foster woul l have dune had
r" he remained in office your correspon-
Fi dent, of course, cannot say; but it is
1''s not at all probable that he would ever
_; have consented to rob the compara-
tively poor but provident class which
deposits its savings in the Government
Banks on account of their greater
11. security, in order that the Chartered
1.41, Banks ntia,y add to their already enor-
mous profits and increase the big divi-
dends of 8 to 12 per cent which they
are new paying} It trust be remem
bered that the.( hartered Banks allow
"' as a rule, 4 per cent on deposits in their
+? Savings Banks, and their objects in
b-.. asking the Government to recdilce the
rate of interest in the Post Office Sav-
ing Bank to 3 pet, cent, is that the
t;, Chartered Banks may reduce their,
iT rate to 31h per cent. It would have
1)een wiser nn the part of Mr. Fielding
^�,. to replace the interest rate for depos-
its in Government Banks to 4 per cent.,
what it was until 1881, than to have
reduced it to 3 per cent.
WEDNESDAY IN THE IIOITSE.
Wednesday's proceedings in .the
House were interesting and the debate
11 which sprung rip in connection with
the statements made at the Annual
Ilk meeting of the Grand Trunk that the
Government had agreed to assist the
Company in ,enlarging the Victoria,
Bridge at Montreal so that it would
�' practically cost the Company nothing,
b': was one - of the most animated of the
session. Mr. Foster made an excellent
speech and was exceedingly emphatic
in his condemnation of the Govern-
ment in withholding from Parliament
information which It imparted to pri-
yateparties, so that the Brat intimation
the House got of what the Government
had done was from the newspapers.
This was treating the House with great
disrespect, Mr. Blairs defence was
weak and left the impression that he
was not Suite frank in his bargain
wi,• it barles Rivers Wilson, and
thatl^ciu the event of the Nova Scotia
electi�in ggoin��r against the Government
and Mr. FieldIng revenging himself on
I ; the province y removing or reducing
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A variety of topics engaged the sal-
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teutwn of the House uu lhurstlay.
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Speaket• Edgar gave all authoritative
denial to the statement rmtcle in the
Senate that liquor is being ;:applied
Stands for BLACKS, of this there's no doubt,—
within the precincts ofthe House of
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ns. 'rhe adds of the ded se
The black on these faces will never wash out;
i to
having bt+en vindicated it proceeded to
having
the consideration of Mt,. Charlton's
Sabbath observance bill. From the
For wool, silk and cotton, Black Diamond Dyes
criticism offered by Mr. Lauriev on the
ineasore it is evident that Mr. (',hall-
IAre fear by
the'prudent
tun has not yet fully convinced his
used without and wise.
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I as to the necessity of such legis-
lation. The bill proposes to stn Ff) Sun-
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The above is taken from "Excelsior Rhyming A B C Book, Illustrated."
Each letter Alohabet is 2ij inches long; two letters the
clay newspapers, Sunday t,i-t) le oil
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no of same color.
canals and railways, and Sunday ex-
Just the book to_ the little ones. Sent for 3 -cent stamp to any address.
cursions. The Premier was inclined
WELLS & RICHARDSON CO., Montreal.
to think that till of these inatters ex-
cept the nranagernent of the canals
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would come more properly within the
Ottawa, 13th April.—To-morrow
small bills which will, of coarse, go
jurisdiction of the provinces. He
closes the (bird week of the Session,
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through, but it is net likely that either
questioned whether the Sunday ex-
and for all practicable purposes the
the Superannuation or Civil Service
cursions as practiced in Quebec de-
House mi •ht,just. a well not have inet,
Amendment Bills will be seriously
tracted frour the religious character of
for beyond parsing t dlress in reply
pressed if they meet with strong op -
the day. In spite of this rebuff Mr.
to the Speech front the Throne, all -position.
which it is ceratin they will.
Charlton pressed his measure and it
swering a few questions, and adopting
roan all I can gather as to the disposi-
was given it second reading. The,
abouta citizen motions for papers
apers really
tion of the House, there seems to be a
Government will no doubt see that it
nothing has been done. The Govern-
strong feeling on both sides that once
is amended in committee so as to ex-
menu has shown that it was not i•ead,y
the Tariff is disposed of nobody wants
punge everything butthe canal clause.
to meet Parliament, arid it will nut be
toyend the summer a
he, and s the
Following this came Mr. McLennun's
until after the close of the first month
IDA .urity of the membersrehave some
bill to compel railway companies to
that the Tariff will be introduced, Mr.
loc celebration in connection with
issue second-class return tickets at the
Plodding having stated yesterday that
th$$ Diamond Jubilee which they wish
same percentage of reduction as first-
The
he proposed making his Budget Speech
to attend, thele is a desire to close up
class return tickets. proposition
on Thursday the 22nd. This is carry-
business early in June so that every -
was opposed by Mr. Laurier, who
ing out the prograinhie already referr-
body bray go home. There has been a
gnestioned whether it was wise by
ed to in this correspondence of delay-
good dead of talk about an adjourn.
means of legislation to attempt to
ing the Tariff until after the Nova
menu front the middle of June until
curtail the methods by which railway,
Scotia elections, and also until after
the end. of August ; but i hear nothing
xoutpanies carry on their business,
the Government has consulted with its
of that now, and it does not seen) very
The hill wits read a second time to be
followers in the house, It is -notice-
probable.
strangled in committee. A bill to ex-
able that there has been no Govet-n-
WILL ILAURIER RESIGN I
elude American railway contractors
meet canons this Session, and romonr
froru operation in Canada was given a
has it that their ary such very set ions
There has been •t rumor afloat for
second readinI.
differences ill the party that it is con-
sonietime past that there will be an
sidered dangerous to hold a caucus un_
entire reconstruction of Cabinet before.
FRIDAY SESSION.
til it can be arranged that there shall
the year runs ouC, Su Oliver Mowat
The net result of Friday's sitting of
not be it free fight. 'So far as can be
has introduced in the Senate the Bill
the House inay be briefly sulailled up
learned the Tariff will have very little
which w;as introduced in the Commons
as it promise front Mr. Laurier that
free trade in it and theprincipal of ro.
in 1894 by Sit John Thompson, but not
the Government would state cit) Mon-
tection will be well maintained. This
passed, providing for the fnreed Sup.
day when the tariff measure would be
has caused quite it split in the cabinet,
erannuation of Judges of the Supreme
brought down; all agreement as to the
and it is very openly stated that Sir
Court who are over 70 years of age.
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Easter holidays, which arae to lie front
Richard Car•twri ht will rot remain
While this is undoubtedly aimed at
next Wednesday tp the following
in the Cabinet very much lunger. As
Mr. Justice Gwynne, it is also said that
Tuesday, and an interesting debate on
to where lie will go there a:e two
it will affect Sir Henry Strong, and
Mr. Fitzpatrick's motion for the second
stories One is that he will go to Aus-
that Judge Taschereau's resignation,
reading of the Franchise Act to which
tralia on a visit with the possibility of
which has been talked of any Lillie the
Mr. Foster moved tut amendment to
remaining there its High Commissioner
last. two years on account of his health,
the effect that the bill be not proceed-
for Canada. The other, story is that he
either has been or shortly will be offer.
ed with until the tariff had been dis-
will succeed Sir Donald Smith as High
ed to the Government. The ruuror
posed of. Previous to this Mr. Mc-
Commissioner in London immediately
goes that Judge Takliereau's resigna.
T
Innis, thefresh young member of S tan-
after the Jubilee ceremonies, in which
tion will Make a vacancy for It French
couver, made a personal explanation
it is desired that Sir Donald should
Judge, and that vacancy will be filled
with respect to his quarrel with the
participsate. Sir Richard's position in
by the rippointinent of Mv. Laurier,
Toronto Globe which has resented his
the House this session has been very
who will take the Chief Justiceship to
attack on it last Monday by calling
humiliating. He hits not even beenbe
vacated by Sir Bents, Strong. Sir
him It liar and .a slanderer. Aar. Me-
allowed to play second flddle. In fact
Henry, it is said, will go to England
Privy
Innes thought he was pretty clever to-
he is almost entirely out of the orches-
. about June to be sworn of the
day when lie called the Globe it "pickle
tra and it is not tit all llikely that he
Council and take his seat on the Judi.
in the slot machine," but when Brother-
will take his seat in the House again
tial Committee. It is believed that he
Willison has jumped on him good and
after this Session.
will not return, but will reside per.
bard again he will begin to realize,
that it is rather, imprudent on the part
DISSENTIONS IN THE CABINET,
rnanently in England and will be paid
by the Dominion Government it salary
of a green and inexperienced stripling
Mr. Laurier's "Sunny Ways of
equivalent to what he is now receiving
like Mr. McInnes to attack a news-
Peace" appear to be getting more
as Chief Justice. I may say that this
paper of the Globe's calibre.
and more cloudy every day, and
idea of Canada paying the salary of a
rumors of serious dissentious in the
representative on ttie Judicial Coln -
ALIEN LABOR LAWS.
Cabinetare rite. While there is it pre-
Inittee or the Privy Uc)nncil was enter.
There was itfull dice-nssion in the
tense of unity on the School Question
tained by both tiir John Macdo.naid
Ilou.e Wednesday evening on the
there is Still it feeling of unrest and dis-
and Sir 34ihn Thompson .some seven
principle of alien labor legislation.
quiet. Mr. Sifton is said to have twice
year's aeo, wh,-n it wits first proposed
Two bills were before the 110use, One
left Council in it pet because he is not
that Canada. Austrah•t and South
promoted by Mr. Cowan incl the other
allowed to have as free a hand as he,
Africa shoul•I be represented on the
by Mr. Geo. Taylor. The opinion of
thinks he is entitled to with regard to
Judicial Committee. As to Mr.Lanr-
the House as to the necessity of such
Northwest patronage. Not tong ago
ier s retivernent it is said that he ik
legislation at thisstage wits unanimous.
he reeked his vengeauceon as on of the
sick and, tiled of the squabbling and
Surae nlchibers took the position that
li,.t.e Hou. Julie- Norqnay, who held it
dissension going on in the Cabinet and
Parliament should go further and pro-
pett,y l)oSition under the Depart,nie.nt
will tie glad to avash his hands of the
hibit United States contractors frog)
of the Interior by dismissing hill), and
whole business and retire to an honor-
ollevating In Canada. The consensus
was Very 11111CII puL 011t when fOieed
able and dignified position where he
of opinion, however, was that the
by his colleagues ip Council to reinstate
will feel less hesitancy about accepting
legislittion being of it retaliatory nature
hili. Mr. Sifton is very dogmatic anti
th e honors which will undoubtedly be
.,,hoald be wor(1 for word allot line fur
dictatorial and is not 1)ruyingat happy
conferred on kiln in connection with
lice with the Uuitc•dSaites law. Ruth
factor in the Liberal Menagerie, A
the Jubilee celebration than he would
tare bills were referred to a speciial
more irruediate or n)au•e troublesolne
if he remained as Leader ora political
committee, which is closed wid] power
cause of,disseution, however, than the
pal (.y which hats always affected to
to enquire into tliQ natter and report
School question is that of the Crow's
sue er at titles a.nd distinctions. Should
to Piudiament. The Premier gave the
Nest Pass Railway, and so serious has
Mr. Laurier resign the rumor has it
positive Assurance that the reference
the sl•lit on this question become than
that his successor will he the Honour.
was not for the purpose of killing the
it is how said the Goveratnent will nut
Mr. Blair, who is rapidly proving; tike
bill, but that he proposed it shall be-
bring tilt: matter up in Parliament at
str'onz;est ruin in the Cabinet, and
come law this session. 1►Ir. Cowan,
all this Session, but allow matters to
who, it Is said, would endeavor to in.
who made, a sort of stump speech on
drift along until next year. Mean
troduce into FC(Ieral politics the line
his bill, voiced the opinion of the
while, the ('itnadian Pacitie llailwity is
' of conduct he has Observed during hue
House fairly well by the slightly
quietly going on building the road.
tenure of the Premiership of New
slangy expression tha! citizens of the
Mr. Tarte is said to he the most trouble-
Brunswick, and whenever lie gets in a
United States should not be allowed
some factur in the Crow's Nest Pass
tight, place endeavor to strengthen hi;
to slide down the Canadian cellar-
calbroglio. That versatile little gentle-
Government by coaxing over one or
door, unscratched if they persisted in
man after abusing the Canadian Paci-
two leading Members of the Opposi.
putting tacks ori theirs.
fie Railway in Opposition has become
tion. All these rurnors may prove tc
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its n)ost pronounced champion now
be somewhat premature, but there i;
that he is in office, and is not only
good reason for believing that there i-
The Senate, on Frida hitvin r
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favoring the building of alae Crow's
considerable foundation for',thern and
adopted the address and clone ,it little
Nest Pass Railway by the Canadian
that before Parliament meets again a
other business, adjourned for two
pacific Railway but insists upon the
great tunny changes will have Aiken
weeks.
granting of it very big subsidy to that
place. in the Cabinet.
Aini)ngst the votes ill the Estimates
for to Alex-
Company. Sit' Richar-d CartwI'ight
DTR. LAITRILR'S WORD TWISTING
are $5,000 a monument
ander Mackenzie and $5,000 for a
and Mr. Mulock are said to be the
strong opponents of the Canadian
On Monday Mr. Haggart asked whe,
statue of Her Majesty. Both votes
Pacific Railway, while Mr. Laurier is
ther the Govermnent proposed to res.
will be heartily endorsed by every-
unable to decide between the two tac-
cind the Order -in -Council of 21st
body.
tions and simply lets matters drift in
March 1895 on the Manitoba Schoo;
A deputation from Rentrew county
the holo that something will turn lip
Question or to take any Parliamentary
waited upon fhe Minister of Railways
to get him out of his difficulties. The
action in the matter; and Mr. Laurier
;Ind Citrials, on Thursday, and asked
kick of Mr. McInnes last week wasgg+ave
another exhibition of his master.
for a Government subsidv towards the
building of Pembroke Southern Rail-
more serious than appeared on the sur-
face, for he not only represents four of
ly skill in juggling with words so that
they are always capable of two inter.
way between Pembroke and Golden
the British ColI a e►nbers, but it
pietations, one;for Protestant Ontaric
Lake, where the proposed line would
is understood there are twelve Ontario
the other for Catholic Quebec. In.
connect with tine Ottawa, Arnprior
Liberals behind hili who are prepared
stead of announceingfairlysand square.
and Parry Sound Railway, The dis-
to vote against the Government If the
ly that the Remedial Order either
tance is eighteen miles.
proposal is made to subsiclizethe Cana-
would or would not be rescind.
Mr. Barnett, of Toronto, the
dean Pacific Railway for batilding the
ed he gave the following Sphynk-
for -el
catererr for the restaurant do the
Crow's Nest Pass Railway. Under
these circumstances,iitisnotsurprising
like answer, "The policy of the
Government on this subject has already
C unnn)ns stud Senate, has been made
tt divisional messenger. is not
that the rumor that the Government
been announced. They do not think it
to ve es.ex-
petted, however, to deliver messages.
will take no action this Session is gen.
advisable to take any further action
thereto." He left
fhe- s`1)pointrnent is made „o compen-
erally believed.
with reference the
House to decide which "policy" he
sate r. Barnett for the abolition of
SHORTENING THE SESSION.
meant" the one enunciated "Saint"
the bar- in the House of Commons and
When` Mr. Fk'eldfn' announce on.
g
he
Fitzpatrick which regards the so-called
to enable him to continue the bar and
Monday that he would deliver his ug-:
OeWement as "a first instalment"
restaurant on the Senate side. Mr.
get Speeeh`¢rr,the Thutsday after Eit,sr'
with further concessions to be made
Barnett threatened to throw zap his
ter on the motion of the Comn)ittee.,t:o}�y
Mr. Greenway; or the one proclaim -
contract if some compensation were
go into Ways and Mpans, Mr. Laprter
ed by "Brother" Siftornas "a final and
not forthcoming. The Government
immediately followdd with ,a motion
unalterable" settlement. As to the
has by making the appointment merely
taken a roundabout
that the Budget be made the first
the da for Thursday
Remedial Order, Mr. Laurier gave no
way of providing
order of aril
answer. A few months ago the
compensation.
Mr. Blair appears determined to
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the debate continued from day to
day until the whole matter- was con-
were <leclarin that Manitoba
hoer
would
wooled never• do anytIling so long as the
vi orcnlsl prosecute the Conservative
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the
clud,ed. It is not at,all likely that the
Tariff can be disposed of, even under
order was maintained. It appears
otic Of enlar ►n canals and asks
P Y g g
for no less a start than $3,000,000 on
these circumstances, in less than t�wo
thin the dicker has been trade and that
the order not only remains but is to be
Ca itstl amount for this purpose. This
P P P
is Conservatives
or three weeks, and with the Estimfitea
to, be gotton through with there is
continued in force b the present ad -
a vote which can en-
dorse as well as Liberals, and, perhaps,
very good ground for the belief which
ministration as it does not think it
advisable to take tiny action.
mere heartily, for the deepening of
St. Lawt•ence canals to 14 feet was
is now current, that practically all the
business to be done this Session will be
MONDAY IN THE HOUSE.
decided on by the Conservative party
as long ago as 1872, and the 1work has
to Pass the Tariff. Mr. Laurier almost
as much as admitted on Monday that
On the whole Monday's proceedings
in the House were fairly interestin
been prgceeded with gradually over
since. If Mr., Laurier thinks the coun-
it was not seriously intended to pass
the Franchise Act, and with that out
for a privatemembers day and a goo
amount of business was done. No less
try is able to stand the strains of rush-
of the way it will not be surprising if
than eleven private'bills received their
Ing the work to completion in two or
all the business of the House was clos-
second readings and were referred to
three years, there is Ito just cause of
ed up early in June so that prorogation
the various committees which will
complaint.
may take place before Mr. Laurier
thus'be able to get to work immediate.
leaves for England. There are some
ly after the Easter recess. Quite an
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interesting little debate took place in
the Introduction of AIL'. McAluller:'
Act to further uniend the Civil Service
Act the most noticeable feature
Of which wily the distrust of the
Government which the member.
fur Wellington feels and which
was forcibly pointed out by Sir
Charles Tupper in it estppital short
speech in which he ironically congratu-
lated•. Mr. McMullen. Another inter-
esting debate took place on All.,
Davin's motion with reference to
the change ill the cattle quarantine
regulatiun between Canada grid the,
the United States; and the dily's
business was concluded shortly after
ten by an excellent speech by Mr.
Moore of Stanstead oh his resolution
that the duty uu cual oil should be re-
duced to three cents itgallun. Mr.
Moore is a pleasiult and fluentsKr)tak-
er who hits already matte it go) 1111.
pression un lilt• House which wits ilu-
pproved by the thorou rh and cum`ppre-
1lensive tltauner• ill w�ticu Ire laurelled
his subject and showed fruit his stand-
point, the necessity to the farrier for a
reduction of the duty.
REVENUE FOR MARCII.
The revenue statement for Mitl•c•11
published ill Saturday Canada Gazette,
shotes that under the ►ulpetus of the
fear of increased taxation the revenues
has taken an enormous,jump upwards,
and the relative positions of revenues
and expenditure tor• the nine months
of the fiscal Year- have s�i ►natc:r•ially
r
char ed since b a e the 28th of February
that there is now some chance of Mr.
Fielding's deficit at the end of the fis-
cal year not being quite as large as was
expected It mouth ago. The receipts
for March were $4,r 379,634, as compared
with $2,903,346 fothe same month
last year; and expenditure, $1,289,310,
its :against $1,341,669 last March. This
increase of $1,410,288 in the revenue is
made up as follows :—Customs, $673,-
864 Excise, $807,708; Public Works,
including railways, $7,208; miscellane-
ous, $31,0127; Post Office, shows a de-
crease of $103,000, which is probably
due urore to some change in book-
keeping than to any great stop in pos.
tal revenue. The increase in customs
revenue is probably due to the removal
from bond of large quantities of s irits
in anticipation of an increase in duty,
acrd the large addition to the excise
collections is probably due to the same
cause. The statement does riot show
on what duty was raid, simply the
amount collected; but when the state-
n.ent of imports appears it will proba-
bly be found that sugar, contributed a
large amount.
NOTES.
Mr. LaRiviere will tisk who was act-'
ing for the Government in its negotia-
tions with the Manitoba government
on the School case.. Did he make any
report, and will each report be submit-
ted to the House:
Mr. Foster will ask what temporary
loans are now running, whon did they
commerce .and when will they end.
With whom were they contracted and
what rate of interest is paid.
The India Famine fund contributions
are still corning into the Department
of Finance, and now total $15.2,000. No
more subscriptions are desired after
the middle of the month, when there
will probably he enough to send a fifth
remittance of 100,000 rupees to Calcutta.
Mr. McMullen in his Civil Service
Bill, introduced Monday, proposes that
a b(;ard of inspectors of the civil set, -
vice shall be appointed, consisting of
three nren holding
ofii�ct, � during good
behavior or practically ori the same
tenure as the Auditor -General, and Ie -
i movable only ori a joint vote of both
Houses. These inspectors shall inspect
the outside and inside departments of
the. Civil Service, and dismiss all offi-
cers follind to be incompetent or not
required for the, proper performance
of the public service. It is the belief
of Mr. McMullen that there are about
1,000 officers who can be dispensed
with by the action of this independent
board.
The Kind Thatr
cu est
The Greta Spring Health Re-
newer.
Paine's Celery Compound For Men,
Women and_Children.
Read the following testimony that
comes from Miss Blake, of 303 Hugli-
son Street, Hamilton : .
"For years I suffered greatly, and
was under the care of doctors whu fin-
ally told me I was going in consunip-
tion. I was becoming worse through
the use of medicines, and I gave up
doctors. Willie in a very critical con-
dition, not able to sleep or rest, aiavays
faint and ween:, appetite and digestion
bad, and my system run down and
little life left in me, I commenced to
use•Paine's Celery Compound. After,
taking one bottle I felt much relieved.
I have used in all seven or eight bot•
tles, and am now a new woman, can
enjoy life, and am as well as I wish to
be. Many thanks for yonr great
medicine."
'
Sarah Young, it woman of 31 or, 32
years, was a risoner at the Police
Court at London Wednesday on a
charge of bigamy. She pleaded guilty,
and was remanded for a week for sen-
tence. Her first husband, George
Young, of Brucefield, Huron county,
preferred the charge. She was mar-
ried to Young in Grey township in
1882, when 16 years old, anal lived with
him till March, 1896, when he com-
plained of her conduct, and left her
and her three children, On November
30th last she married a one-armed ped-
dler, named Charles Morrison, in
Stratford. They relnov(,d to the city,
but separated owing to Morrisons
drinking habits. Mrs. Young pleaded
today that she supposed herself free to
marry Morrison because Young had
left her. The three children are in
the hands of the Children Aid Society.
No small objection which young
folks had to the old-time spring medi•
cines was their nausousness. In otir
day this objection is removed •acid
Ayer's Sareeparille, the most powerful
and popular of blood •puriflora, is as
pleasot to the palate as a cordial.
V
A Cripple for Life.
SO DI►C'I PUS SAID CONCX It3I-
ING HICUARD B. COLLINS.
lie Spout Months W the Toroiuto
hospital Without Any Ilenctilt—
Pink fills Cure 111hu After AH
Other 'Treatment balled.
Fruth the Echo, Wiarlou.
The Echo preeeuls to its readers the
following plain statement of fact, with
the simply comm,q,nt that a medicine
that can perfollu so remarkable a cure
is simply invaluable-, and it is no won-
der that the aggregate of .its sales
throughout the country is enormous.
I, Richard 11. Collins, hereby make
the following statement, which can be
confirmed by any number of witnesses
in this section of the country. I first
began to complain about five years
ago. I had then been wurkiug in a
fish shanty, and was wet almost the
whole time, summer and winter. I
was thou confined to the house for three
months. This was my first attack and
on getting better I commenced work
again the first of the following'Fehruary
and continued at it until the next
January when. I took a much worse
attack. The doctors pronounced it
rheumatism Bud after treating me for
that disease until about the first of
May, they discovered that my trouble
was disease of the hip joint, and ad-
vised to go to an hospital. I went to
Toronto and stayed in the hospital five
weeks and then returned home. I,
however, did not recover, and was
compelled during the following sum-
mer to go back to the hospital, where I
remained. three months, getting worse
all the tinge, I was told I could not
be cured and when I left was only able
to walk by the aid of . crutches. I
then came home and was not there
long before I was taken to my bed. I
continued in this state until January
following, when I was advised `by
several friends to try Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills. I tools their advice and
before I had finished the. fifth box I
began to improve, and by the time I
had completed a dozen boxes I was
able to walk without crutches, and
have never used thein since. I was
able to do light work in a short time,
and' in January last (1897) I com-
menced workiug;iu the woods and`have
no trouble from the hip unless over.
exerted, During the last three years
I have spent $300,00 in doctors' bills,
and medicines, trying everything re-
commended. but dol, thout any good
results until I toDr. Williams'
Pink Pills, to which I owe my restor-
ed condition, as the doctors gave up
all hopes of ever seeing me out of bed
alive and well. I may say that before
I began taking Pini, Pills during my
laet attack, I put in many a night Fo
bad That I never expected to be alive
in the morning."
Rheumatien), sciatica, neuralgia,
partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia,
nervous headache, nervone prostration
and diseases depending upon humors
in the blood, such as scrofula, chronic
erysipelas, etc, all disappear with a
fair treatment of Dr, Williams' Pink
Pills. They give a healthy glow to
pale and sallow complexions and build
up and renew the entire system. Sold
by all dealers and post paid at 50c. a
box or six boxes for,. $2.50 by address-
ing the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.,
Brockville, Out. Do not be persuaded
to talce some substitute.
News Notes.
Herbert Temple, an insurance agent
in Halifax, N. S., attempted suicide
Iast week ina fashionablehotel in Hali-
fax by shooting himself below the
heart. He was married three weeks
ago atSmith's Falls, Ont.
Mr. Fielding expects to bring down
the budget on Thursday, the 22 insL
Dr. Mrnatague speaks: in very high
terms of the prospects of the Bothwell
oil fields.
Arthur Beardsley, an artist has been
formally received into the Roman
Catholic church. I •
A despatch from Cape Town says
the Het Dagblad, the Dutch newspap-
er, declares that leading officers in
the Transvaal speak openly of war
with England being inevitable. •
Mr. John William Morrison, Secre-
tary of Public Works of Prince Ed-
ward Island, and a prominent Free-
mason, died in Charlottetown, P. B. L,
of grippe, Aged seventy-seven.
At Windsor Peter O'Neil was sen-
tenced to eight years in the lain(csteri
Penitentiary for highway robbery.
J. Sears was sentenced to 2.3 months
in the Central Prison and J. Sickles to
three years in Kingston at Brantford
for counterfeiting.
Mr. William Milroy, a London
artist,, dropped (lead in his studio.
Mr. W. Boyd will probably run
again in McDonald for the Commons.
A million whitefish fry from the His -
sex hatchery have been placed in Lake
Ontario.
It is undershood that Mr. Joseph
Chamberlain is likely to take the wit,
Doss stand in the Transvaal enquiry.
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