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LÎiient-aoof no Aiail-lhe Trouble Rust ba TreateadThrouigh th Eloud, ±hsarticle is intonded as a talk flthe man or womaàn with rbeuma- iiwho wants te be cured. Not ýi(re1y relieved, not haîf cured, ,it actually cured. The most a eumatic sufferer can hope for in bing something -on the swollen ng joints is a littie relief. And the while the trouble is becom- ig more firmly seated. Medicai au1thorit,e's now know that rheuma- tiaps11 is rooted in the blood ,and that while rubbing on liniments or bot fomentations may give tempor- ary1 relief, they cannot possibly re-you must go te the root of ouble in the blood. That is ,Lr. Williams' Pink Pilîs cure o matîsrn. They make new, ricli ,olleed, which expols the poisonous, acid, and the rhoumatism disap- pears. There -are thousands of former rheumatic sufferers in Ca- nada, niow well and strong, who Mhank Dr. Williams' Pink Pilîs that they are now free f romthe aches and pains and tortures of this droaded trouble. Mr. Josepli Lud- dingteon, New Harbor, N. S., says : "Borne three years ago my wife was atricken, with rhoeumatism, and suf- fercd, ,se much tha., we dispaired of -4ever getting well again. At frst she was able te go about, but in spite of ail we did for hier she grew se bad that we had to lift bier --« out of bed, and finaliy the grew soekecruciating that we coul4only move ber little by iittle, witb the shoot under bier. Finally we were induced to get'Dr. Wil- liarns' Pink Pilîs for bier. I do not rememrbor just how many boxes she too, ut ., to xnow t, rby 'ce thefirst moedicine that reacaheith diseý se, and that she continued to ropa r i n g tLo"eave shortly for Kin- dersley, .Sabk. 1Mrs. Alfred Trull and littie ne- pliew, Lin.den Russel, Millbrook, visited Mrs. W. W. Truil. North Arnerican i Hote1 is t o be repainted and papered throumghout at ojnce. Mr. Lon Gmsy as the contract for the work at $150.0j. Mliss Beatrice Lirnbert, toacher in tble puiblie sehool, bas been ill and the junior departrnont cbildren had a holiday. Rev. John Bail.oy, B. A., Field Secretary of the Dominion Alliance,i delivercd an addross in tho Presby-1 terian churcb Sunday morning, and in Methodist churcb at 7 p.m. Rov. B. R. Strangways ef West- on, who recontly acquired the old1 Moffatt bomestoad farm on the 8tht con., was in tewn recently. Mr.1 Strangway's wifc is a formerOrono1 young lady, Miss iRuby Gray. i Mr. Raymond Davey and familyE will mo-,e to bis farm near Tyrdno,1 shortly. and Mr. W. J. Martin, car- penter, will tenant the residencei vacatcd by bim, Mr. Howard Me-1 comb and bride moving into their1 own placé, ieft vacant by Mr. Mar- tin. Two old friends tbat bad not seen eacb othor in 32 years met in Wil- liamson's grocery. They1 were John Nicholson -of Pontypool, and Wel- lington Biewett etf rark Street. The last time they met they were bare- footed boys, hoeing turnips for Thes. Beaceck on "Bunker 1Hll," Manvers Township, now -of Kirby. 1Tho ladies of the Prosbytorian church had a favorable evening Thursday for tbeir oyster suppor. In the programme which foilowed speeches were made by,,Rov. J. A. McKoen, ebairman, and 11ev. Wrn. Limbert, a chorus by several little girls, song and rocitation by Miss Vilda Cowan, piano selections by' Miss Nydia Leigb, violin selection by Mr. Beacock, and a recitation by Mr. Sam,. Allen. Proce.ods $119.00 A pretty wedding teok place Wea- nesday, Feb. 22nd, at the home .4 thoir second daughter, Miss Laura Awas married te Mr. Howard CANADV4-S OPEN DOOR. This is the second of the series of articles on Ilcijpeocity republi-sh- cd from the Canaidi-an Century to whieh refeenciîe was mnade in our issue of last weekL. Canadian. Fruit l'a 1rmers in, Great trees, 2,415,695 plum trees, 1,288,- Peril. 368 cherry tree s and 179ý,425 other fruit trees; a total of over twenty- (From. The Canadian Century.) one million fruit treees, besides 2,- The largest deputation of farmers 783,596 grape vines and large acre- that ever waited on any Canadian agEe ef small fruits. Since 1901 Government was that of the fruit' there has been a very great increase growers of Western Ontario, who in the' number of tre'es, British went to Ottawa on February 10 to Columbia, farmers alone having protest against the Reciprocity planted about 4,500,000 trees with- agreement. The case they present- in the, ten years. Mr. Burrell es- ed te the Goverument was a strong timates that there cannot be less one. They showed that if the Reci- than tbirty million fruit trees in precity Agreement was endorsed by Canada now, and hc thinks that the Canadian Parliament and the $150,000,000 is a low valuation to United States Congress it would place on the orchards of Canada reduce the value of every orehard te-day. THE CANADIAN CEN- in Ontario ýand ruin thousands of TURY some weeks ago published an small fruit farmers who had paid article on. the value -of a tree. It bigli prices for their little farms was pointýed out that a German and spent tim-e and money in plant- railway company had býeen forced ing trees. They showed that many te pay six hundred dollars for one large farms had been subdîvided for cherry tree which it destroyed, an'd- fruit-growing purposes, and that the principle upon which. the court new subdivisions were constantly decided the value of a fruit tree was being made. They said that a farm explained. Mr. Burrell's estiniate of one hundred acres which former- only allows five dollars as the av- ly supported only one family, be- erage value of a Canadian fruit ing cut into ton small fruit farms, tree when hie values the orchards supported ten farnilies. Among of the Dominion ait $150,000,00. oither memorials presented by this We believe that tne real value is deputation was the following: ve ,ry much great-er. ýNow what would be said if the "We, the undersigned, the pre- Government suddenly teok away the sident and oxecutivo committee of tariff-protoction of a group of man- the.Old Country Association, com- ufactuiring industries in which posod entiroly of men hemn and $15o,ooo,Ooo of capital was invest- brod in tho British Jsles, and the ed? groat majority of whom are en- We hear a grýeat, deal from the gaged in the fruit industry, re- politicians about vested rights. spectivcly and earnestly beg te Why should thore be any more con- draw the attention of the Domin- sideration for the vested rights of ion Governmont to the peculiar manufacturers than for the vcsted hardship which will bo irnposed riglits -of farmers. fias not the upon us should thîs proposed tar- small farmer a vested right in the iff legisiation corne into cifeet. fruit tree that bas cost him mnoney, "We have been induced te beave labor, time and anxiýety i Great Britain and to come to this We do net believe that, the pros- peninsula, and te invest our ca- perous grain growers of the prairie -4.1 41- -" ½ ~""-- -1f31_4! &Canadat.,>IItAvote flnj general improvernent of fruit against their brothers in British lands in a large measure owing Columbia and Ontario when they enraed. Thev will say: "With iRussins, Jpanes, Astrians, Ar- gentinesý, 1Daýno-s, Swde, orwegi- ans, Spaniards, Australians, New Zealandlers and a hs of otherfood producers inito the Caýýnad-ian mar- ket what wiil th ee!be 1loft for us ?Y' They wil complain that Canadians will try te relieve their glutt-d imar- kots by sbipping some of this fore- ign stuff into the United States, and indeed it will hc very di---u-tfo the United Stateli Governrnent te prevent th.orn doing se. How will United Sta tes customg officiaIs. ho able te distînguisb between Cana- dian farmi produets andc the for.oign food that will ho dumped on the f'anadian market I Dishonest men in botb Canada and the United Statos will take advantage of the situation. On the other hand hon- est Canadian exporters will often ho suspocted of fraud. Amorican custom-is officiais will semetimes charge that geod, henest, Canadian eggs, butter, cheose, etc., corne from Argentina, Siberia, or some other outlandish place tbat has been given the right te send' its farm'products frëoly into Canada. Bitter cortreversies wîll arise. The plea sant kindly feelings that have se long existed between Canadians and Amoricans wil ho repiaced by a spirit of suspicion and antagonism t hat may have serieus consequences. ESTA13LISHED 1873 The Standard BarkdsCanad Head Office: TORONTO Record of Business as at 3lst january, 1911 RESOURCES OoId, Silver and Govera- ment Notes- - - 3048.3 Duo by Banks- - - 158989 Govern ment and other Bonds 2,910,213.84 Loans on Cai and Bis Discounted - - - 24,994,553.09 Govertment Deposit to secure Circulation- 10),000.00 Banik Premises . 677,965.32 Other Assets - - 151,052.61 $33,427,328.14 Capital paid up 82,000,000.0() Reserve Fund and Profits - 2,616,556.69, Notes in 'Circulation - 1, 96' .19)20U De"oits - - - - 26,41>,501*1 Due to Baniks - 37iý ,2; Dividends 60080 $33,427,328. 14 Dividends on paid up Capital-Twelve per cent. per annum. Toronto, 3lst January, 1911. GEO. P. SCHOLFIELD, General Manager. âW- NO NAMES USED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT. I Confined to, His Home for Weeks,