€ "ve uit read to t he feels like orgetful Man lays are here kis Suit, and ts a suit that )T nd hurry this eléction now? Worsteds, in t, shaped and * best makers y $7 or pa action Its , $13.50, $15. Hats n the newest eden Y CO, ak Hall. ning Machines, prices for awrenson, MAN uture are $3.00 $2.50 ishes TON, Stand). trou , .--the g tionist, of Lexington, Ky., tells how she was cured of uterine inflammation and ovaritis by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound. " DEAR Mes. Prxxean : --For I en the best of health and thought that Iwould alwaysdo so. I attended parties and receptions thinly clad, and would be suddenly chilled, but I did not think of the results. I caught a bad cold eighteen months while menstruating, and this ca inflam- mation of the womb and congested ovaries. Isuffered excruciating pains and kel: gekiing worse. My attention was to your Vegetable Com~ pound and the wonderful cures i} had rformed, and I nade up my mind to ary it for two months and see what it would do for me. Within one month I felt much better, and at the close of the second I was entirely well. **I have advised a number of my lady friends to use it, and all express themselves as well satisfied with the results as I was." -- Miss Rose Nora Hungumsy, 410° 8. Broadway, Lexing- n, Ky. -- Jom Rr fi te na he = momiinanscn oannat THE INCONSTANT DEEP, Richly Describéd By An English 8. Banker. However much one may love the glorious, ever-changing ocean, may revel in the delights of a sail on her glittering, heaving surface, yet when she is in angry mood, when a wild 'hurricane is - lashing her into a m of ungovernable fury, and atens with destruction those who have the temerity to brave her wrath, then that, sense of restiul en joyment gives place for the time to a distinct preference for terra firma, and that innate love for hér tempor arily fades away into the oblivion of forgetiuloess. Some time ago the writer had an experiente of this kind which he hopes never fo repeat. It was in the Mediterrancan off the coast, of: Crete. The copper-coloured sun sinks down in the midst of .a lurid conflagration of angry fires into a frowning bank of threatening cloud of a dark, sullen indigo hue. Wisps of driven yapour seud rapilip algng, gethering wplime as they course low down neat the sea. The moderate breeze is giving place, though at first fitfully, to gusts and blasts ever "more and more virulent end the light of day is quickly merg ed into the murky blackness of a wild turbulent. night. And now the vials of 'the wrath of nature are poured out; the hurricane has struck the good ship full, and groaning and creaking' she essays to climb the mighty foam crepe] waves which tower high 'above her as she labors in the frothy r-with bows pomted towards ¢, she plunges down, down the mountainous wall of waters, as though nothing could prevent her from continuing her downward course right on to the profound depth of the wa: tery abyss. And now with a great crash one of the -boats is blown away, soon fol Jowed by a second. Hundreds, of tons of water. are Sans hithér and thith er upon the deck; and the roaring of the hurricane, the breakage of crock erv, the shricks of some terrified la dies in an' adjoining cabin, who ap parently thought that their doom was sealed, together with the "rac ing" of the screw, and the hoarse stridor of the panting engines, pro duce a discordant uproar altogethef indescribable. Bi ab Jongh the long terrible night has passed, the gale haw moderated, and a glorious morning has dawned, the sun rising above the horizon in a cloudl:ss sky, transforming the spray from the still high rolling billows in to sparkling showers of flashing, love ly-hued sardonyx, gemming the heav ing surface. in a flood of rose-pink and carfhine. Ave, ik is in times like those, when the spear of the angel of death may strike at any momént] and set free the spirit; from its mortal bonds, that those who know that their names are inscribed on high as inheritors of the kingdom, have no fear. For, having accepted the Saviour of he world as their Redeemer, 'they knbw that He has borne the punishment for their cine, and that a Holy God will no punish twice for the same sins. Rubher sponges last for years. Larz: assortment, all sizes, Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. Norfolk street. Methodist church, Guelph, presented Dr. James Mills 'the new railway ecominissioner, with a handsome set of silverware. He was an active worker in the church for over a, quarter of a century. HOW'S THIS ? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. '-F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Of We, the undersigned, have known F. J Cheney for the last 15 years, -and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. ¥ AMDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, w Bh eioasle Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal. 1¥, stting directly upon the blood and mucouR-, surfaces of the system Testi- monials \sent free. Price 75 cenis per bottle. Soild by all Druegis ts. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa- tion. gE Pith an "exceptionally THE VESTRIES. MEETINGS HELD IN -FHE |i VARIOUS CHURCHES. Satisfactory Reports. Brought In By Wardens--Canon Starr Gets Increase--Rev. C. G. Rollitt Wan! at St. Paul's. The annual mecting of the vestry of St. George's cathedral was held in St. George's hall last evening at "eight o'clock, the dean ip the chair. R. E, Burns acted as vestry clerk, there were also present, Messrs. R. Waldron, F. Spangenberg (church wardens) Dr. Walkem, K.C., C. F. Gildersleeve, R. J. Carson, M. S. Sutherland, W. B. Dalton, Col.- McGill, H. Tandy, W. .J. B, White, J. E. Twigg, D. Hall, H. F. Price, ~N.- Fraser, A. A. Sawyer, Alderman Carson, Alderman Kent, Canon Starr, H. Jenniags, W. J. Fair and others. After the reading and confirming of .the minutes of the meeting of Easter, 1903, the churchwardens presented their' report, which showed receipts for the year, 83,817.54. Expenditu . 771.97, leaving a balance of $ 1. In addition to 'these amounts which had passed through the churchwardens' books, £3,000 had been paid on the floating debt, and over £1,000 for mis sions. to Canon Starr's stipend. Mr. Gildersleeve, Mr. Carson, Dr. Walkem, and the churchwardens, all spoke in warmest terms of pleasure of the congregation . at Canon Starr's decision to remain at the cathedral, in spite of many tempting offers from va rious places, and of his entrenchment in the affections of the people among whom he has worked for six years. F. W. Spangenberg and -R. Waldron were re-appointed churchwardens, and W. B. Dalton and N. Fraser, auditors. The following were elected kidesmen : M. 8S. Sutherland, J. E. Tut, N. Fraser, Capt. Cochrane, .J. Tavlor, D. Hall, H. F. Price, Capt. White, H. Swaine,. A. C. Dunbar, and E. Dobbs. Mémbers of the finance committee, the dean, Canon Starr, the churchward- ens, C. F. Gildersleeve, M. S. Suther- land, W. B. Dalton, Col. McGill, Col. H. R. Smith, H. Tandy, R: C. Carter R. Easton Burns and J. Corbett. : Votes of thanks were passed to the organist and choir, to the churchwar debs i to Capt. Cochrane for his kind offices in 'connection with the care of the organ, and to R. Waldron for his gift of the asphalt walk in front of the cathedral. W. B. Dalton was elect ed delegate to the Diocesan Synod for the next three years. , St. Paul's Church. The annual vestry meeting in con nection with St. Paul's church - was held at eight o'clock on Monday night : a good attend ance, including several ladies, The audited statement of the war- dens, witnessing to a notable increase in the extraordinary revenue and spe- cial collections as compared with the records for at least fifteen years past, was duly received and adopted. The condition indicated was due at once to the practical response of the con- gregation to an urgent appeal toward 'the defrayment of tht cost of essential 'repaits tot churéh structure, to the appreciable assistance afforded by the ladies and individual subscribers to parti¢ilar objects, and to the gen- eral advance perceptible in the y 3 cons tributions to the mission funds A vote of thanks was extended® to all who took an active part in the affairs of the church, 'during the year, with particular reference to the ladies, the choir, the auditors, the wardens, and the superintendent, teachers, officers of 'Be Sunday schopl. The outgoing 'wardens, Messrs. R. F. Elliott, and G2F. "Joy, were re-ap- pointed, together with the auditors, Messrs, J. Kearns, G. H. Downey, and G. Bawden. - The rector, wardens, Capts. Gaskin and Malone, and Messrs: Power, Good tarle, Carnovsky, and Downey, were appointed a finance committee, the following sidesmen being also elected : Messrs. Power; Youlden, Goodearks, Rowan, Sutherland, Carnovsky, Betts, Chambers, Hogan and Capt. Malone, On motion of R. F. Elliott, seconded by Capt. Gaskin, a committee, con- sisting of the réctor, wardens, « Capt. Gaskin, and Messrs. Power, Goodearle, Carnovsky, Oliver, Bette, and Downey was appointed to confer with Rev, G. Rellitt, who has recently been. of- ficlating as assistant minister at' St. Paul's, with a view to the retention of his services during the current year, the committee to report at an ad- journed meeting of the vestry. The. striking of the salaries was in part deferred until a later date, an adjournment being made, at ten o'- clock, until, Monday, the 11th inst, at 8 pm. ii a Wrceting of the male adult mem- hars -of the congregation, held imme- diately upon the vestry's adjournment, J. Power was reelected delegate to the provincial synod 'for the next three years, St. Luke's Church. The church was well filled last nigh with the members of the PAR a large number of young men Hei present,' us well as the older heads. The yeport of the auditors, Messrs. Compton and Nelson, was presented, and showed a belance on haul of about $70. | The following officers were then elec ted : Rector's warden. John Cald back; peoples' warden, R. Reynolds advisory board, T. . England (chair man); W. H, Reid, S. Green, C. H. Ward, B. Sherring, W. Carroll, .J. England, J, Serivan, D. C. Fipe, W McFediidge, and the officers of the church; auditors, J. England and A. 1. Nelson; vestry clerk, G. Compton; envelope committee, 'W. McFedridge, treasurer; GG. Compton, secretary; 0. & Cotter, and the wardens; sidesmen and ushers, J. Blakey, W. Carroll, W. H. Lyons, She England, (. Ward, J. Scivan, suldback, Ye 'Ward, Jr., IB. Sherring synod i delegates, T. England, " B. Sherving, J. Hamer; Sunday school superinten { dens, W. McFediidie; Sunday school | ibratian, I. C. Fipe. The thanks of the congregation were given to the Ladies' Guild for their earnest and successful work." A Young Peoples' Assixiation is 1g be orgam red. und branches of the W. A, "and <C.C.M.G, are being arranged for. A An increase of $200 was voted oe to send delegates to England oppose the emigration of skilled la TT TT + a committee was appointed to organize an athletic club. Altogether the pros pects for the future of St. Luke's are most pron. ing. St. John's Church. vestry meeting of St. John's was hdd Mon O.. Crisp provid Mr. Henstridge, The church, Portsmouth, day right, Rev | ing. The treaswr read the financiel report which was very satisfactory. The debt on the was materi 1ly reduced parsonage duiiag the year, and now "ands dt a very small sum. J. B. Welkem was clieted peoples' warden and 8S. Watts rector's 'warden. Last year's cides men were pointed, and James Scelly added to theic ranks. The ae counts were referred to the auditors, J. Graham and 'J. Scallv. Mr. Watts was elected as synod delrgate for the : Votes of thanks the. organist, the ¢ of the congrega had mude three years. tendered to next were Moir and the lac tion for the good v inl mention ster music, said to have services they rendered. was of the fin been the -best, ever. rendered ia the church. mm St. James'. The usual Faster Monday vestry meeting, was not held at St, James' last night. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALLERS, ------ The Ontario League Revises The Rules And Elects Officers. Toronto, April 5.--~The Ontario Football Association League met here in annual session. The rules yesterday N revised, me of the game were \ ] portant changes being made. The Galt football club project regarding inter yovincial « vas endors ods The decis » executive In refusing to join the . was en dorsed and the new executive was au- {horized in the event of the organiza tion of an Ontario amateur athletic union 10 make application for mem many bership. The election of officers re sulted : Hon. President--H. J. Crawford, B. A., Toronto. President Dr. W. P. Thomson, Tor- onto. Secretary-Treasurer--D, Forsyth, B. A., Berlin Vice Presidents--T. T. Aitkin, Galt, W.FA.: H.W. Brown, Perlin, W.F.A; F. W. Rutherford, Inter-College; H. H. Toronto; : W. E. Bryans, Tor- Collison, Cornwall, East Evans, onto; B. W ern District The Midland (Peterboro) League and Peninsular League will be asked to af filiate and appoint their own vice- presidents These committees «were appointed Match--H J. Crawford, Toronto; Dr. Forsyth, Berlin, and Frank D. Woodworth, Toronto. Amateur Standing and Registration --R. C. Chrswright, Walkerton; J. W. Porteous, Galt, and J. H. Fyfe, Tor onto. International and Inter-Provincial-- Dr. W. P. Thomson, Toronto; D. For- svthe, Berlin, and Sol." Brubacher, Berlin. Auditors--T. T. Aitkin, Galt, and D. F. Brown, Galt. -- ' Plenty Of Room Here London, April 5-6. E. Drummond was asked his opinion of the intention of the Toronto Trades and Labor bor to Canada, replied that it was a ern against Canada's progress to say that hundreds of workingmen trusting to the promise of Canadian manufacturers, arrived in a destitute condition. Both skilled and unskilled labor was wanted in almost every line of industry. For emigrants willing for work there was a much bright® future than in the Motherlaiid. Gives Himself Up. New York, April 5.--A man who gave the name of Walter W. Wilson walked into police headquarters and annottne- ed 'that on August lst, 1903, he and a partner, who were drivers « for tne United States Express company Pittsburg, stole a package containing $1,150 from that company. The part- ner, he said, is serving a year's sent- ence, nt McCaig Gets Ten Years. Valleyviield, April 5.-Sentence in the McCaig was pronounced by Judge St. Pierrs, this morning. He was given ten years imprisonment in the 8t. Vincent de Paul penitentiary. 8. A. Wattis, the Indian, was sent- enced to fv years for attepipted mur- case HARRY BANKS BURCHER As Barclay Shallamar In * The Silver 'Slipper,"" at the Grand, : Thur sda; in TRANSPORTATION QUESTION. H. W. Richardson's Letter to Winnipeg Telegram. The following letter Richardson, of Kingston, the Winnipeg Telgram At the present time you are no' doubt aware, that there is convider- abl: agitation regarding transporta tion and that the government has ap pointed a commission to look. into it to find the best and cheapest route for grain in the west to come to the ocean. Last season a deputation of the Canadian Marine requested the gov crnment to take off ithe tolls of the Welland canal, which request was com Jlied with, and in consequende a much arger proportion of western © grain went to Montreal via the treat Lakes than usual, and less quantity to Buf falo. : Owing to the impos:i ility of large steamers coming through the Welland canal, there was but little gain' to the from H. W. appears in peopl: in Manitoba, although the port of Montreal cid reccive some benefit, It is now proposed to deopen , the Welland 'cansl, to twenty-one feet draught, whih will allow the largest steamer to come through to the St. Lawrence and cischarge. at Kingston. If this was done a saving of not less than two and one-half cents per bushel would be effected. When the transportatiob tommittes was here some time ago the writer had the privilige of laying these fig ures before them. They seemed to be much impressed with the large saving that could be effected by deepening the canal and are i this matter oroughly, Manijoba is much move interested in this "scheme than the east, it woild be well for it tu be: pushed and in prassed on the government as much as possible. . Now I will tabulate the rates, show- ing the saving between shipping via juffalo to the ocean, or via the Well and, deeper d to twenty-one feet, to the port of Montreal, taking a steam- er of one quarter million bushel cap- acity, which is the coming sfeamer. As my figures are altogether com- now looking iato We think as parigon, it does not matter what we base the Buffalo rate at, but I will take lic. to Buffalo from Port Ar thur. Fort William to Buffalo . per bushy 4 ' 1.5¢ Buffalo to New York, per hushed ,. 3.5¢ F.OB* charges New York .90c. 590c Fort William to PortuCol: borne, per bushel bo rort Colborne to Kingston .5¢ Kingston to [(o.b. otean steamer, Montreal, ..... 1.873 3.3 2.525¢ This shows a difference of 2.525¢, per bushel in favor of the St. Lawrence route, Port Colborne, entrance to the capal, is the same distance from Fort William as Bufialo. We have called Buffalo rate 1jc. and je. extra will bring the cargo from Port Colborne to Kingston. Now will prove that je. ix sufficient. With the present 'cans! it takes twelve hours to lock through: with the improved Welland it should be done between cight and ten hours. It takes twelve hours for a sttamer to travel from Port Dalhousie, at tha foot of . the Welland canal, to Kingdten, so one Fay would be all the steamer would require from Port Colborne to Kings- ton. Give her jc. per bushel on her quar- ter million bushel cargo and you have £1,250 for her two days' work, a day coming down and a day going back. This would be a very Al, figure for a stesfher to earn and show good money, not less than 8600 to $700 profit. : But there comex in another factor: Hard coal wn Lake Ontario is worth 40c. less per ton than on' Lake Erie owing to the closer proximity to the Pennsylvania #onl mines, a saving to Manitoba of 10c. per tom, for 1 have already given the sNamer sufficient profit for her two days' wark, present river freight from Kingston fo Montreal is Ife. per bushel. - A 20,000 to 25000 bush barge makes fair money at this. price. A few barges bave heen built that are carrying 10,000 to 50,000 bushels. The coming harge will be 60,000 to £0,000 bushels. y . The differenge in cost of hauling a 60,000 to 0.000 barge and a 20,000 to 25.000 bushel barge will pot be over #60 per mornith. lore, it in fair to say that a saving of je, per bushel ean be made on the river transporia- tion from Kingston to Montreal, or, in other words, 1%. per bushel prae- tially delivers the grain aboard the Hew Dean Swift Meiped the Business of A Mis Barber. One of the Institutions of all eivi- ized countries is the barber. Fore siorly, when wigs wers worn and beards Were not, the barber had his hands full. Dean Swift. was every day shaved by a barber with whom he was on excellent terms. «When he was busy on his famous customer one morning the barber said he had a grest faver to ask his reverence, adding that at the suggestion of his neighbors he had taken a small public house at the corner of the churchyard. He hoped, with two businesses, that he & make a better living for his y Indeed,"' said the Doan, "'and what can I do to promote the happy union?' = "If it please you, so that, it you would but. condes. cond to give me a smart little touch in that way to clap under my sign, it might be the making of me end mine forever." : "But what do you intend for your ?'* inquired the cleric. "The 'Jolly Barber.' if it pleases yur reverence, 'with a razor in one hand and a full pot in the other.' ""Well"' rejoined the Dean, *"'in that cage there can be no great dif ficulty. in supplying You with' a suit- able inscription." Taking up a pen he instantly wrote the following couplet, which was dulv painted on the sign and remained there for niany years. "Rove not from polo to pole, but step in here, oe Where nought excels the shaving but the beer." ---------------- 5 p and Nerve Power The tragedy is great. Hysteria, formerly the curse of the female sex, sas been tho cause of the downfall of two distinguished men. Lord Ran- dolph Churchill succumbed to the ailment, Lord Rosebery has lost his grip of men, if not of matters, in consequence of fragile nerve fibre. No brain, however brilliant, can suffice in a leader 'of men. The ex- traordinary nerve power of Joseph Chamberlain is felt throughout the Dritish Mmpire. Granted that at times his figures aro inaccurate, his presentation of facts open to eriti- cism of friends and foes alike, he vet has the power which makes him the acknowledged leader of men, Those who know him best, and whe have the privilege of intimate per- sonal intercourse--and they are few and far between--tell me that the way in which he guards tho quiet- neces of his home life is most re Lmarkable, His wife simply devotes hersell to his requirements and noeds. She is hardly intimately known to a dozen women in her owa circle of acquaintances. Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain is in public & ¥Woman of no importance."' She devetes her- sell to caring for the home in which the great statesman finds the stor- age of his electrical energy and pow- er. - All' his sppeches are, I am told, read over to her, in the quiet of his library, and her American blood tells when her criticisms are levelled at some point which sho deems ob scure, by reason of the language used -------------------- Early English Lotteries. The first lottery in England, so far as can be ascertained, began to be drawn on Jan. 12, I569, at the west door of St. Paul's Cathedral, and continued day and night till the 6th of May. The scheme, which had been announced two years before, shows that the lottery consisted of forty thousand lots or shares at tea shillings each, and that it compre- hended "a great number of good prizes, as well as of ready monoy as of plate, and cortain sorts of merchandise.' The object of anv profit that might arise from the sctome was the reparation of hare bors and other useful public works. Lotteries did not take their ori- gin in England; they were known in Italy at an -earlier date; but from the year mentioned down to 1826 (ex¥epting for a short time folow- ing on an act of Queen Anng) they coatinued to be adopted by the English vernment as a source of rovenue. It-is dificult to realize that there were large and imposing offices in London, and pretentious agencies in the provinces, for the sale of lottery tickets; while flam- ing advertisements on walls, in new books and in the public journals proclaimed t esirability of such and such 'lu ky offices. What Kuneyed Phil May, In an article on the late TRA May and his work it is stated by one who obviously knew him well that he was of such a kindlv nature that hewas unable to say "No" for fear of giving pain. . "He was done to death by a shoal of hangers-on, who sent him to his grave before he was forty broken in health and empty in pocket, More than one even forged his name to bills, trusting to his good nature not to prosecute, and they were right in their calcu- lations. On one occasion he was shown such a bill, and, strange, to say, he showed resentment. 'I'm an- noved--I'm really very much annoy- ed,' 'he said quietly, as he stared at the signature; 'it's so badly done!' ** --~Magazine of Art. Tribute te a Mother. J Sir John Blundell Maple was neve er tired of telling his friends how much he' owed to his mother. He used to say, 'She was the cleverest woman 1 ever knew,' and he often selated the advice she gave him when as a boy he thought of being called to the bar, 7If ever you were te become Lord Chancellor," she said, "you would have reached the end of all things in that profession. You would have such and such an income and such and such a posi tion, which are already known to you, But if you go into business The well known strengthening pro- perties of iron, combined with ' other "tonics and a most ect nervine, are found in Carter's Iron Pills, which strengthen the nerves and der, ocean steamer, Le e@eseee@veec@P roe fcans merit. No house would hat w offer to refund money, unless they iere sure you would unt want to have it refunded. When a house with o well-earned re- putation says, 'your money back if. you are not satisfied with our goods," you may be sure the goods are right. : ¢ have such implicit confi - $3.50 American Shoe For Men Recognizing that this is the most. price for Men's Fine:Shoes we most Atactive Shoes ere: sold in $3 50. the 'other § 4 charge An quality goods, it's your fault J. H. SUTHERLAND & BR 36000000690 50500030 There'll be Merry Do * Aviong Carpets and Cuitaine aw the ort Hm . spring weather comes the demand. for housecleaning, ° which calls for Now Carpets and Curtains. We have completed the remodelling "store. 0 . ot have added quite a little Carpet, Curtain snd Floor Oildoth Tapestry body and Stair Carpets, 33¢. to Thc. ou yard ; Velvet Carpets, with Border to match; a few only in exquisite color ings, 81.35 a vard. Wool 'and Union Wool Carpets, 40c. to $1.00 a yard. ; Striped end Flower design Hem Carpet, and Stair, 10c. to 2e. a yord. Japanese and Chinese Floor Mat- ting, 15¢. to 48c. a yard. Canadian Stair and Floor Oil Cloth, 124. to 35¢. a yard, Scotch Linoleum, 2 yds. wide in car pet patterns, Ble. 0c. a yard. Inlaid Cork Floor Covering, 2 yds. wide; wéar a life time, $1.00 a yard, g i ° 7 | ch goes @ onthe Market. 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