Heart "For two years I had pain in tvy heart, back and left side, Could not draw a deep breath or lie on left side, and any little ' exertion would cause palpita- tio" Under advice I took Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy and Nervine. I took about thirteen « bottles, am in better health than 1 éver was, and have gained 14 nds," p MRS. LILLIE THOMAS, Upper Sandusky, Ohio. For many years Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy has been very successful in the treatment of heart troubles, because of its tonic effect upon the heart % -- = : : ne Da LY THE WHIG, 77th YEAR at| among the banks beromes keemer and the results are apparent in the fail ure of the Sovereign and Ontario banks. Mr. Meleod's conclusion is that the cure is not, as some bankers theorize, in fewer and much larger banks, but in a larger umber of moderately sited banks. In times of adversity numbers should afford in surance against disaster that might be overwhelming were the financial eggs gathered into only a few baskets. Mr. Mcleod proceeds to remark upon the extraordinary expansion n "| Canada, verifying what Sir Wilirid Lauri has said that the twentieth century belongs fo Canada There is a law of finance, he says, which is as infallible as the law of gravitation. it is that expansion is followed by a crisis. Canadiand must be cautious. They are borrowing in Great Britain annually $150,000,000 to $175,000,000. Bank expansion follows, and the truth is being emphasized that Can ada is discounting the future with very great freedom. The Bank of peice, J. P. Daily Wibig. THE NICKLE BREAD BILL. ° Mr. Nickle may succeed with his bread bill, and by its adoption by the legislature the municipality may be réstored the right it had under former conditions, of specifying what the weight of bread may be. Bat Mr. Ne- Naught, the father of the Act which is now in force, is right when he re- nerves and muscles. Even in "severe cases of long standing it has frequéntly prolonged life for many years after doctors had igiven up all hope, as proven by, i ceived from grateful people. Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy is sold by all ists. If the first tie fails to it, your druggist will return your MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. TORONTO ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL b wards, $14 to 325 per week. i as wards, $10 to $12 per wash. a + aki BONTON'S BARBER REGULATIONS Board of Health Orders Sterilization © of AN That Barbers Use on Custom. ers. el pial despatch from Boston, May 5, 1400, to the N.Y, ives "regulations of the Doston Board "Health as to barber shops: "Mugs, shaving brushes and. razors. shall be ster lized after ench separate use there ol. A separate, clean towel shall be usedd for each person. Material to stop the flow of blood shall be used only in powedered form, and applied on's towel. Powder puffs are prohibited." Wherever Newbro's "Herpicide' is used for fave or woalp after, shaving or hair calting, there is no danger of in tion, as it is antiseptiv, and kills dandrall germ. + Sold by leading druggists, Send 10e, in stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich. §1 bottles guar contend. G. W. Mahood, special agent ward," #% legislation for which there iand strengthened, and it probably will "thousands of letters we have re- | *1lic opinion can, the question of the Nova . Scotla is suceseding. Has out- look is most promising. Then why does Mr. Mcleod retire from its di rection ? He is not satisfied with bawking conditions in Canada. He is appre: hensive of the results that will fol low the period of fresh ioflation in gards such change as "a step back- is no local demand. * Mr. McNaught adds : "The present act should be amended be. A great deal has been said about the small loaf and the large price. 1 don't think the legislature has the power to fix prices. It may fix the weight of the loaf of bron). and it should do so. The question of price must remain a matter of supply and demand as well as quality. i the leg- islature fixes the weight the people will fix the price by the demand, unless some combination come into play which would prevent it. Other auction must then be taken." One effect of » change in the law, removing the present standard as to weight, and a standard that prevails !over the province, would be the exclu- 'sion of bread manufagtured out of the 'dity. A civic by-law could, at any time, alter the weight for bread made jin Kingston, in favour of a smaller or {larger loaf, but probably a smaller, {and the trade would be monopolized, {since the Toropto baker would not [care about changing the size of his {loaf for local competition. This would 'he a good thing for the Kingston ;bakers--provided they did not make a run an monopoly to the of the consum- had laboured to improve the situa- tion, and while something has been done in the way of cash reserves there is much yet to be accomplished. He in the Banking Act, to learn from an authoritative source that. there would not be™my, All the members of the Canadian Bankers' Association are opposed to changes having for their object the doing away with se eretive management, and ""there is no other remedy for the demonstrated weakness of our: system." The share sxternal supervision. but one bank cannot have this, Jt must be desired by all of them. 3 And why should Mr. Mcleod not voutithie to demand a change, though his be like the voice of one crying in the wilderness ? Here in his answer : "I have not the patience to await these changes, nor the disposition to ers quietly tolerate banking practice that * ee ------ has produced so muph loss, and which THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. looms up like a dark cloud upon an The Ottawa bye-slection has settled, | otherwise fair outlook. Therefore so far ax & limited expression of pub-{ have asked the privilege of retire ment." A more conscientious and sig Canadian navy. The conservatives | nificant utterance has not, perhaps, were extremely anxious io have the heen put on record by » man of af dlection: They complained becavoe: fairs. in many a day.' Ric Wilfrid Laurier was pot in & p---- hurry sbont | vacating the seat, he EDITORIAL NOTES, having been elected the representative The election of Britain has decided of two constituencies. They believed one thing fully, combine and serious disadvantage the credit system of the counlry. He sen waited from 1900 to 1910 for changes! 4. holders of the Bank of Nova Scotia, ! by a large majority, ave in favour of! ; JANUAR et of dvd The coil DETER AFTER BANKS FiEs CANADIAN BANK PRIVILEGES AND FOREIGN BANK TAXES, Accompanying are Examples of What | Foreign Banks Pay to Their Re- spective Stats for the Exercise of the Privileges of Issuing Currency and Doing General Banking. Pefer Ryan. i The Imperial Bank of Germany is a 's bank in addition to being form to all gustomers and is publish- ed. It is a heavy contributor to the i i revenues from fits profits, are: The receive first 34 per cent. of the bank's profits. Then 20 per cent. is set aside as a reserve, which must never exceed 25 per cent. of the actual paid-up cap- ital. The residue is divided by giving ceive more than 6 per cent, per an- All salaries and perquisites must by the imperial govern: ment. The Imperial nk . collects revenues apd does the government business without charge. In 1908 the government received from this bank as a share of profits $8,500,000. In Can- ada theibarke all earnings, while charging the public at least 25 t. higher discount rate than obtains in the Imperial Bank of Germany. This bank pays heavy taxes oun its be per currency. : The Bank of France gives the gov- ernment a loan of one hundred and eighty millions francs without inter Soon all government business gra- tis, and all earnings above five per cent. revert to the state. A tax of one-vighth of the discount rate (which must not be less than $2,000,000), and tax on circulation of notes are levied. The Bank of Portugal pays five per cent. of its met profits to the crown, also heavy tax on its note issue, and other imposts, and all profits above seven per cent. are divided equally be- tween the state and the'bank share- holders, and' half of all premiums on sales of bank stock shares return to the government. hes In Mexico two per cent. tax is im- on fhe circulating banks on their gross eapital. : In Yealy, the Bank of Italy, Naples and Sicily, pay annual taxes on note circulation of over 'two millions dol- ars. In Canada this concession is giv en for nothing. Austria-Hungary places a heavy tax on the bank cireulation, and the gov- erument claims all the earnings over seven per cent. In Belgium the hanks do all govern ment business free anid pay tases on their note issue. All charges for dis count over five yer cent, go to state, which claims ull earnings over six per { cent. . | «The Republic of olivia taxes the banks nine rent of the entire i without uction for losses or ps of operation. The "of Roumania return to ate all digeount charges over per cent. and 30 per ceut, of the profits over six jer cent. on the man, of maritime branches; G: "IML oy el they had the man who would win in will have 10. stand for higher taxe-|paid uo cash. capital. the contest, a French-Canadian and a doctor. They believed they had a card which would prove popular with the electors. They hungered for an opportunity to show what they could! do. The voting occurred on Saturday and the liberal candidate, Mr. Allard, was given the seat by a very large majority. For this defeat, and the tion. So the lords have bad their work and worry in vain, ---- If the number of libel suits is an evidence of its value them Le Devoir, of Montreal, is in luck: It has four suits on hand sand Mr. Bourassa has only set out upon his career as a journalist. The combines' act will be all right efiecty of it, the Journal prepared its if a public official is named to enforce readers on Friday. The voice of the i, and he is given authority to push people was desired on the naval his invesuigations io a finish. * The question, and the meaning of thatjcollapse of the Curry campaign in and| voice would be of "very great import-| Toronto Is illuminating. Phone 20I1, DAY or NIGHT First-class. work Fustanteed, me a card and I 5 Ai promny oF our lsundry. 158 WELLIN IN NT, bet ween Brook and Clarence Sta - # ance. But it might not be clear. Influence of Parliament Hill might be very great. It might be exercised to a very large extent. Was Parlia- ment Hill without its bias and power Can a council bind any league or de- putation from, the people against ! demands for social reforms ? Can the | finance committee add a rider to its in the days of conservative govern. FePorts aud to the effect that | the ment ? And vei the day came when, demand for license reduction must Ottawa repudiated the conservative, 0 met this year conditionally * government. The people of the capi-| wy. Tait ix said to be after the tal are not under the domination of, ic He has borrowed the club the government. They vote as they] poh My Roosevelt used to 'wield, like, and the fact that they rujected is going to smash things the Dreadnought proposal is very At the same time it is significant. that the lobbyists are The naval question is not so Kem pie and we know what that means. ad it was a while ago. Tt 4s - now 3 -- coming out that the scare in Eng-! The Mercantile Exchange of the land was exploited by the politicians {'nited States demands the removal of for political purposes. It is asserted] the duty on food stufis as the only (that the British navy is not in thelthing that will bring about a reduc weak or alarming condition which it|tion in the cost of living. The peo- was pictured to be in by theelection! ple "at home" are getting a lesson, agitators. The necessity for the Dreadnoughts from the colonies is not at all manifest; indeed the elec tion in Ottawa suggests that a navy of any kind in Canada might safely made the subject of reference 10;F people. The people will have been elected to dictates, but The Hank of Spaia in return for its charter grants the government a oer- manent loan of #fty millions dollars in gold, on which no interast charged. It:pavs around tay, stamp duties and onc-sisth the entre pro- fits of the bank is retarned to the 1s state. United States: banks pay direct tax of half 'of one per cent. per ann im on amount of daily note eirculatioa, also pay 2 210 per cent. indirect on all the bank notes as sot fori The Canadian banks issue about ninety million dollars in notes cn which they pov potloug to the state What special favor or service lo they render to the rural districts or small rommunities to entitle them to issue these notes free, whirlé the American banks, which only issue one-fifth of the Umited States owirency, pav over $15,000,000 per annim to the stnie on the curbener sued. -------------------- ° At Cooke's Church. Rev. A. M.' Gordon, B.D., of Leth- bridge, preached in Cooke's" . church, on Sunday morning, and preached a most interesting Stan, dealing with fasting, almsgiving prayer, tak- ing his. text from Matthew chapter V1, the first twelve verses. The pastor Rev. Dr. MacTavish, in the evening, dealing with the story of the older son and igal, drawing jessons therefrom and i strong appeal to the congregation. ati l---- Settling Up Time at Hand. Hamilton Times. The statement of the provincial trea- surer shows that in spite of great ei- forts to float the Hydro-Elocyric joan, it has not yet .been all of, and $471,000 for the power n somewhat late it is true, on the in- [pears BUSINESS AND PLEASURE. Travellers for Brandram-Henderson Meet in Convention. An enthusiastic convention of the travelling stafi of Brandram-Hender- son, limited, Montreal, was held at the company's works, Mile Fad, Mont- real, duri the closing week of the old year. There were in atiendance Joseph R. Henderson, president and general manager; George Henderson, 2 manager of Montreal Paint and Color Works; John Irwin, Montreal éalesamanager, and the vari: ous travellers. The representatives were welcomed by the president. A trip was made through the lead corroding plant and | paint factory, which was an eye opener | to those who had not been in Mont | real since these works were completed. Luncheon followed in the clubhouse. In the afternoon addresses were made by George Henderson on "White Lead and Advertising in Connection With It," by George M. Edwards on "Eng- lish Liquid Paint and Its Advertis- ing," and John Irwin on ""China-Lac, the New Varnish Stain," the advertis- i counected with it. n the evening a theatre party was held. The following evening a ban quet was held at the Place ¥iger ho- tel, at which 'Joseph R. Henderson presided. After the toast to "lhe King," BE. W. Charlton proposed "The Preésideat."" Mr. Henderson gave an interesting history of the rise and de velopment of the house of Brandram Henderson, limited. He described how operations were first started at Five Islands, N.S. In 1876 he joined forces with C. H. Potts and in 1581 moved to Halifax. In 1897 the firm opened a branch in Montreal They were now about to open a branch in Toronto, and the heavy export business was steadily increasing. Mr. Henderson spoke enthusiastically of his salesmen. He said he had sold paint himself and knew the difficulties and discourage ments occasionally met with on the road. He thanked his staff for so ma terially aiding in the success of Byun dram-Henderson, limited. George M. Edwards proposed the toast, "The Press." A great deal of money, he said, was being spent by Brandram-Henderson, limited, in ad- vertising. They recognized its and Were going in for a bigger cam- paign than ever. J. N. McKim, of A. McKim, limited, and F. J. Arrow smith, of Hardware and Metal, replied, voicing the great advantages which accrued from an active co-operation between the manufacturer and the press. The evening closed with al vote of thavks to the presidéut. ° it eeet---- A presentation of a gold-headed cane was made by John Stewart, Ren- frow, Chief of Greenlaw Cawp, to J. H. Mitehell, recently transferred (0 Pembroke. UNNATURAL THINNESS EASILY CORRECTED. By Clever Prescription Which Cnu Be Filled nt Any Drug Store, Ne Need fo Be Thin Now as Reporis Show This Method Effective, ¢ People who are very thin = and scrawny ought not to be so Un- doubtedly they ure more subject to disease and contagions than the nore mally fleshy Thinness is usually ac- companied by weakness, and weak- ness subjects any one to colds coughs, consumption; pneumonia, ete. It has been discovered, almost by aceident, that tincture Sgfiomens, when com- bined in a prescfiption with proper ac- celerative medicines, becomes one of the most valuable, effective, and relia- ble nutritive or flesh making mediclhes known to selence It is especially beneficial to men and women between the ages of sixteen and fifty-five, who from lack of proper nerve force and digestion, remain undeveloned in body, limbs, arms and bust A well rounded symmeirical figure in man 'or woman indicates health, magnetism, stamina and happiness. The reader who wishes to add "rom ten to forty pounds should not fall io begin with this valuable prescrip- on: First, obtain' of any well stocked druggist, three ounces of essence of pepsin and three ounces of syrup of rhubarb in an § oz. bottle. Then add one ounce compound vssence cardiol Shake and let stand two hours. Then ad one ounce tincture cadomene coms pound (not cardamon). Shake 'well and take one teaspoonful before each meal, ane after each meal. Drink plenty of water hetween meals and when retiring. Keep up this treatment reg. giarly and of a certainty from one fo hree pounds will be added to the weight each week, and the general value health will also improve ¥ = : BEVVVVRAUBVELERALTBTDVLTLTVLTVLTVLLTVR RLV TRL BLS 1 PANS TRTRARE aT FYE The Big Store With Little Prices $10 SUIT [oars wm | SALE ; SUIT CASES ) We have about 50 Suits that were made to | sell for $15.00, but in order to mike ready for New ! Spring Goods, we aré marking these Suits at prices that will clean out them in short order. Bibb.'s | Price ® 10,00. Don't wiss seeing these $1000 wonders. The fabrics are Blue and Black Serge, : Fine Cheviots, Tweeds and Worsteds. Sizes 34, 35,86 to 44. .¢ HOSIERY | YOUNG or | MEN'S socks | SUIT $6.50. s . * * f Don't Miss Seeing This Lot | The fabrics ate English and Domestic Tweeds and Cheviots in very neat and dressy patterns, well made garments. Sold in most clothing Stores at $10 and 12.00. We have too many Suits in the smaller sizes, This is the main reason for offering these Baits at $6.50. Sizes 34, 34, 36, 37. ' Our Sale of Shirts at 69¢ is in tall swing § Men's Overcoats at 20 Per Cent. to 40 Per. Cent. Less Than Regular Prices. BIBBY'S FOR TRUNKS Sweaters, 69 -r [HE H. D. BIBBY GO. LOTT RR TRV eBTRROBR TUB VVVVBTVLVBVRBRAWRGT a Bibby's For Travelling Bags Bibby's For Valises | | LAST WEEK win OF wii 20 PER CENT. REDUCTION SALE Good seleetion to choose from. Crawford & Walsh, THE TAILORS. Men's Heavy Winter Tans-Also Black Coll with, Father Tintags also beet of drill linings~Also Patent Colt utchers~In fact all Men's $5.00 Shoes in Our Store are offered this week at 98