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Sort of reciprocity that Canada could Canada to enter into any rigid trade agreement even with Great Britain. If she chooses to give up a preference, well and good. If not, all right. To judiciously discuss. I am not one of the infallible people who know every- . Canada writing a, series of articles for Washington on reciprocity, if Washâ€" " ingtou made advances in conformity INTERVIEW WITH OF THE INTERIOR. __â€" West Not Anxious to Have Amer- ican Duty Taken Off Wheat. u The Toronto News published a re- mnr..able interview with Ben Mr. Siften, Minister of the lnterior, ob- tained by Mr. E. W. Thomson, form- erly one of the editors of the Toronto Blobs and afterward one of the edi- tons of the Youth’s Companion, of Boston, who has recently been in a Boston paper on Canadian affairs. As Mr. Thomson is well known as a Very reliable writer and 118 articles have all been exceedingly favorable: to the Laurier Government, this inter- View must be regarded as authentic. It IS exceedingly important asyshow- ing'theattitude of the Minister" of the interior on the questions of RC:- cl; melt)! and Protection. After an introductory paragraph hi5th praising Mr. Sifton, Thomson proceeds __ to give Mr. Smon's views on Reciprocity as fol-.. lows; _ ‘ ~ - Sir Wilfred Laurior, as I disclosed recently in a, nublished letter, Would proton-1y favor a conference with with Laurier's pro.iso that there is no use talking about the thing unless reason canbe _shown for an opinion that the United States, particularly )neir Senate, will agree to confine rcâ€". clprocity to, natural products and materials more or less raw for manu- facture. Fielding is very much of the same opinion, as I happen to know by haVing had a talk with him some. little time . ago on the matter. Now for Sifton: “1 have no objection to your using my name," he said. “Quite willing to are interviewed. You suppose Our West to ho a unit in favor of recipro- city in naturals. It. is not so. Cer- tainly. I used to favor such recipro-V city. But I am not like some people we bo’h knowâ€"I can learn. I do not say that the Canadian ‘West, and myâ€" self, might not approve free, or much more free exchange of natural products with the States. It depends on what arrangements could be made for permanency of the arrangement. We could not allordto risk much on a market that might be hastily clos- ed to us NO SHORT TERM TREATY. “Canadians have not forgotten the lesson of 1866, .when Washington abâ€" rogated the reciprocity treaty of 1854. This country had got into the way of adapting its production, and very largely its entire business, to the American market. Canada Was flattened out for years by the abro- gation of the treaty. No more of that for me. We have adapted our production and business to the inde- pendent, selfâ€"suilicient policy that has been pursued for many years now. Does anybody of good sense imagine we will give that up, and undertake ,a reâ€"aciaptation to the United States market on a bargain extending over any short term, or which could be done away with by a few years' no- tice from Washington? No. “Cou d the necessary permanence be secured? I have not given so much thought to that as would warrant me in replying yea or nay. What. use in studling’ a question that is unlikeâ€" ly to come up soon. Washington has not shown any distinct intention of proposing a conference on the only lbw is fifllll fitSll . Persons have been known to gain a pound a day by taking an ounce of Scott’s Emulsion. It is strange, but it often happens. Somehow the ounce pro- duces-the pound; it seems to start the digestive machinery going preperly, so that the gpatient is able to digest and labsorb his ordinary food, which he could not do be- ‘fore, and that is the way the .gain is made. A certain amount of flesh ""iléneCess'ary 50.” helm“; if you. have not: got {it you 'can‘ ‘ 'get 'it ‘ taking Scott’s ’Emulsion. , , . . Hymn have not tried it. send for free sample. in potable taste will surprise you. A soar:- i‘t. BOWN E. Chemists. Toronto, On MINISTER thing by instinct. ’ make permanent. M13 soon 1 mean as soon as we get our- Time enough to talk about how to secure permanency of reciprocity in "naturals" when Washington and Ottawa shall have discussed things, and got to an agree- ment that they Would both like to WEST IAND FREE WHEAT. "As to wheat. I am far from sure that the West cares to have the Am- erican (luty'i'aken~ off Wheat. ' You stare. Butconsider that our interest is to have the firstâ€"class wheat of our West milled in Winnipeg or 'Rat Port: age, instead of Minneapolis. We want to export it as flour, as much as possible. That will give us two pro- fits. It is true that in present cir- cumstances, with Winnipeg not fully developed as a. flouring point, Min- neapolis'can oficr ‘a. trifle more for‘ our wheat during a few weeks after harvest than Winnipeg'can. But it is just as-chcap-t‘o haulflour‘tothe sea from .Winnipeg or the Lake of.” the Woods as from â€"Minneapolis. It will be cheaper all the year round pretty Waterways improved to the utmost and our almost dead level first-class national transcontinental railway built. That completion is only a. few years ahead. So we do not need, and do not much wish to have our wheat growers feeling dependent on Minnea- polis prices. At any rate the price paid for wheat is really “made in Livâ€" erpool, Ajust as the Minneapolis oper- ators told you last fall on the floor of their wheat exchange. I am not saying that there would. be no early profit to our wheat growers if the United States duty of 25. cents a bushel on Wheat were removed. But it is not the height of wvisdom to want the American duty taken off when one .of its effects is_.t_o promote flour milling in Canada. and hamper it in the States. Of course, Minneaâ€" polis might be enabled to grind our wheat in bend, theUnited States duty remaining, but grinding in bond is a bit bothersome and slightly expensive. No, I see little reason to suppose We Would wish, in any case, to put an export duty on wheat for the purpose of preventing Minneapolis from grind- ing it. The millers there have got to have itéthat's the nub 0f the sit- uation, and Washington will have to take 0“? the duty sooner or later. or let Minneapolis lose its flour trade. Why should Canada care to give much in the way of reciprocity to have the duty taken oll‘ presently? U. S. TRUSTS POlVERLESS. “No. I do not take much stock in the notion that the American milling interest could dominate the wheat growing interest in our West under complete reciprocity. Trusts cannot work in Canada to the detriment of farmers and consumers. Our political system is such that we can knock out any trust in short order as soon as the peOple want it done. Here Parâ€" liament has unlimited powers to re gulute such concerns. You saw what we did with the American Tobacco Comf’eny last session? Compelled them to give up their monopoly tern by arranging to take away their House. to manufacture if they should prove defiant. Well, an Omnipotent Par'iament can get at any trade com- bination in any way it chooses. We are not made impotent to defend the people against monopolies by such a complication of written constitutions and intricate legalities as favors moâ€" nopolies in the States. "Yes. there might be some slight temporary gain to our West if there were complete reciprocity in natural products other than wheat. 'But that gain is scarcely worth bothering about. much less binding ourselves for. and especially it is not worth the adapting of our business to a treaty that might be abrogated at short notice. TARIFF ON IMPLEMENTS. “As to the advantage our West Would pain by taking the duties ofl’ American agricultural machinery, and other United States manufactures, 1 tell you that the people of our West are willing to stand the present Canâ€" adian tariff. ’Dhe elections surely showed that. 'lhey are not kicking. This Government has got the people of Canada everywhere to recognize that the country can't be developed without a tarill‘. and the West is aware of getting a, fair share of the expenditure that Customs taxation enables us to make. .“Rcciprocity is not precisely in the 11m of our transportation develop- ment. T he preference to Great Briâ€" tain is. We have pretty Well over- come the difficulties of geography. By the canals and waterways and rail- ways that we have constructed yand developed our commerce flowg along lines of latitude; not northward and southward. We are fixed now to deal With Europe, and especially with Great Britain. There is an unlimited market there for pretty much every- thing we raise. WILL ADHERE TO PREFERENCE. “It is far from sure that reciprocity with the States wouldconsist with the preference to Great Britain. We are not likely to stop that. It pays us well. If England should recipro- cate it would pay us still better. I am not? Prodile .Sb.e_Wi,1l:_-W‘L9§Il get, along finely ahyway.” But,“ mind this our interest is to favor the country that is naturally and politi- cally inclined to promote "Our interâ€" to Send us‘ immigrants,- to lend us‘jnouey'on terms, as .. watch our successes with rejoicing.' Best to child is mother. For all that, I am not saying that it would suit get one We might possibly bind ourâ€" selves to something. but I am not Sure we would. fore one sees the-cart. business. No use balking be- That is as the reciprocity as good regarding Imperial preference regarding the CANADA IN GOOD SHAPE. "Fact is, the only right way to si7e up the mind, of Canada is to consider that'Wear‘e getting along prosperously, that we are seeking no favors from any quarter, that we do not seem to need any, that our incliâ€" nation is all to hoe our own row. or paddle our own canoe, that .we are a business Government for a. business people. which implies that We are not going to throw any good thing away it it be tendered on conditions that. We can honorably. anid profitab- ly amnchm "I donTt-think Irneo'd say any more_ just now. You are off. Well, don't forget to repeat permanency, pet-man; ency, permanency. Or the difiiculty of securing it. That is the censider- ation which seems to me most ob- structive of reciprocity with, neigh- bors who are as keen as we are get-- ting to believe“ we are ourselves.~ ACHING‘ murmurs?“ Can Only be Cured by Enriching the Blood by the Use of Dr. -.William3' Pink Pills. The kidneys filter every drop of your blood.“ The purity ofvthe blood depend upon "the kidneysâ€"and the health of” the kidneys depends upon the blood. .If your .blood is weak the kidneys,_ havenot strength for their work/and leave the blood _unâ€" filtered and foul; 'If your blood is bad the kidneys get clogged with painful, poisonous impurities. is what causes your back ache with the dull pains or sharp stabs of sick kidneys. And kidney disease is one of the most deadly and hopeless things that can attack you. The only hope is to strike without delay at the root of the trouble in the blood with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. They actually make new blood. They flush the kidneys clean, heal their inflammation and give them strength for their work. Common kidney pills only touch the symptomsâ€"Dr. \V‘illiams' Pink Pills cure the cause. That is why they cure for good and at the same time improve the health in every way. Mr. Geo. Johnson, of the village of Ohio, N. 8., gives strong proof of the truth of the above stateâ€" ments. He says: “My son, now nineteen years old, sufiered greatly with kidney trouble. He was con- stantly troubled with severe pains in the back, and often passed sleepless nights. His appetite failed, he grew weak, and could hardly do the usual work that falls to the lot of a boy on a farm. We tried several kidney medicines, but they could not help him any. Then a friend recomâ€" 'mended Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. and this was» the first ' medicine that reached the cause of the trouble. He used the pills for a couple of months and I am thankful to say is now as strong and healthy as any boy of his age." There is no disease due to bad blood that. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will not cure, simply because they make new, rich red blood that ex- pels disease from every part of the body. That is why they cure the worst cases of anaemia, indigestion, neuralgia, rheumatism, headache, and backaches, and the special ail- ments from which women alone suf- fer. But only the genuine pills can do this and you should see that the full name, “Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People," is printed on the wrapper around each box. Sold by all medicine dealers or direct by mail from the Dr. Williams’ Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont., at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50. ____+____ OLDâ€"TIBIE CUSTOMS . The German children probably be- lieve moro.firmly in Kriss Kringle, or Santa Claus, than do the children of any other nation. Germany is the birthplace of Krisa Kringle, and the wonderland of fable and poetry. Gerâ€" man children are taught to love the Christ. Child. In many parts of the country it is the custom on; the morning before Christmas to let a. figure representing the Christâ€"Child move past the window of the room where the little ones sleep. "FIalf awake only, in the grey of the morn- ing they see this little childâ€"figure flit dimly past, and they go to sleep again in the blissful consciousness that the Christ~Child has not for- gotten them, and that they will have an abundance of presents around the tree in the evening. A beautiful custom in Norway and Sweden is the Christmas feeding of birds. Bunches of oats are placed on the roofs of house, on fences and trees. Cartloads of sheaves are brought into towns for this pur- pose, and both rich and poor buy and plaCe them everywhere. The sentiment is that a man must be very poor indeed if he cannot spare a fax-thing to feed the little birds on ,Christmas‘Dayl. In many of the .Val-' --zey‘si’fmitchi is; kert._durihs.t_hs Moe. ._-_ ..... of the night, and all are merry; can: dies are kept burning at the‘windows “and hthe people'flock to church ' at four o’clock in the morning, cash carrying 'atorch. _ . e 'In_so_1ne,disti'ict,s,‘ immediately 9.1-. ter the serviCe, everyone'hurries from church, either on foot or in sleighs, .for there in an old saying that he hall..- and re: every one that sticks. Christian” and abolished it. So in flavor than the finest Japan tea grown. "Sill ,CEYLON NATURAL GREEN tea. is fast becoming as popular as “SALADA.” Black tea. Sold only in lead packets. 25c and 40°. ~ pun». Byallgrocers. who gets home first will have his crop first harvestedp At this holl- da'y season the,. peasant girls throw millmcent mow. AS GOOD AS HER WORD. Ol'der. Makepeuce was in a. re- straw at the timbered roof of the ye What mother said to me when» I - got up spunk enough to ask her -â€" in a. crack a lover will come courting m Words__“ V ahefi have mgr... he by during the year. In 1652. the qUestion of Christmas gun, to- the delight of his grandson, Fred. was brought up in parliament. ‘I'hey‘ . , ec ed was ‘ - m w i ‘ No, but something bright. Ill d id it "Qt m bar ony ithum-rant," chuckled Fred, with a the Scriptures; pronounced lt “anti- the jelly Lord of Misrul'e becaiife an outlaw. and the Christians faded away in the severity: of the Puritan atmosphere. but with the nineteefith 'c'entu‘ry came a reviv- al. The new Christmas,'was merry,“ trifle 'mlx I _ What it lost in noise said something about my prospects. anil'frnlii‘ if made up in cheerfulness to ‘make it businesslike._l began to ‘ think it strange she didn't-say anyâ€" thing, and I was afraid I was get- but quieter. and ' good-y'wlll.’a glance at the old lady, who calmly regarded them from her rocking-chair old ictures ue by the fireplace. 1. (V v p q ‘ “I can’t recall the preliminary re- ”marks,” ‘.Mr.~-Makepeaco continued; “and anyway, 'Ir-‘ithin': they were a ed. But finally, after I'd â€"â€"'â€"â€"+‘â€"'â€"'~_ . . . ‘ r {ting it all wrong. 'VDJDN’T CARE Fro GO. A witty and popular London clergyâ€" iBetl‘y,’ ' I said, he an unpleasant experiâ€" ;rlght thing. manhas had ence. One. Sunday recently he was going up the steps of his church, he was asked‘by an old lady mate ye a good husband, “ 'l'll ping that was the " ‘If I should marry you, John.’ when shesaid, and it was theg‘tlrst time (who, she had opened her lips, ‘I will at- of course, did not know him) to help tend-to making a good husband of good grace be complied with her reâ€" quest. ' ' who was to preach. “The Rev. Mr. Kelf,",replied he (that being his own name). "(.11. lor'i" exclaimed the old lady. “help me down again. I'd rather lisâ€" up brightly. ten to a man sharpening a saw. Please help me down again; I don'ti care to go in." v ‘ At first he was inclined to refuse; but then he gently helped her down; again. remarking as he reached the. bottom, “I would not go in either; if I was not paid for it." i _______+__â€" W‘HAT PASSED BETWEEN THEM. g King's Codasehâ€"“I insist on an ,' answer to my question. You have not told me all the conversation. I, want, to know everything that passed between you and Mr. Keenun." Reluctant Witnessâ€""I've _told you everything of any consequence." K. C. (smagelmâ€"“It's no use de- lnying it. You can tell us more, but iare keeping it back. Now, let 'his lordship know what Mr. Keenun said.” I g R. W. (smiling)â€"“Well, sir, if you must have it. Mr. Keenun said, ‘There isn't aught in this dispute as I'm ’shamed of, an’ if ony stumpy little, hceâ€"hawin’, fourâ€"by-six. gimlet- eyed, pinch-back'd, skallyâ€"wigged lawâ€" yer. With :1 Ounce o’ brains an’ threei yards 0' jaw, wants to know what I said to ye, jist tell him to ask his. gr:n-dmother.' " The K. C. gasped, then sat down. ._._._....+-â€"â€"-..._... “This custom of having tw0 tele- phones in the office has its clisacl'wrantâ€" ages, too," said the business man. “We’ve got a new officeâ€"boy, and one of his duties is to answer the teleâ€"l phone. The other day he heard the' bell ring, and, coming to me, said: “ ‘You're wanted at the ’phone by a lady.’ “ ‘Whirh one?’ I inquired, thin“ing of the 'rhrnns, 'of course. ” 'Please, sir," stammored the boy ‘Iâ€"Iâ€"I think it’s your wife.” 1 Because it is sometimes a, Slow and lingering malady, people are prone to overlook the destructive tendencies of kidney disease. . They forget that the Wasting pro- cess brings about a change in the cellular tissue, which practically ren- dors the kidneys useless as filtering organs. Continued pnlencss and loss of flesh, pains in the back and loins, drY. harsh skin, severe headaches and back-aches; scanty, highly colored urine; painful, scalding urination; stomach troubles and irregular bowels are among the symptoms of kidney disease. ‘As a cause of . downright suffering few diseases are to be compared with kidney disease. and the results are frequmluy fatal. the and coming sudâ€" denlv we ,pnexpéefiedly- ‘_ By their. direct and Wonderfully“ prompt action on the kidneys, Dr." Chase's .Kidnev'LiVer Pills call a quick halt to the advance of kidney disease}. N I ' _' _ . “ Bv their combined action on kidâ€" neys, liver and bOWell, they prove ef- feCtIVe in cornpllcltod cases in which That'lher up the steps. With his usual :you ’ "‘An'd she has!" laughed old Mr. Mal-ereace, the corner of his eye on On reaching the top she asked him his wife. ____._+__....â€"â€"- SLEEPLESS BABIES . â€"...4 Well babies sleep soundly and wake When babies are rest- surest prob- less and sleepless it is the possible signof illnessâ€"in all lability die to some derangement of the stomach and bowals, or teething troubles. Baby's Own Tablest are the onlv proper reme'dy. They reâ€" move the trouble and in this way give the little one sound, refreshing sleep, and it Wakes up healthy and happy. Guaranteed to contain. no harmful drug or opiate. Mrs. Thos. ‘ Cain, Loring, Ont., says: “My baby suffered from stoma h trouble and teething, and Was quite cross. I got Baby's Own Tablets and theyseemâ€" ed to work almost like a charm. I think nothing can equal the Tablets for children's ailments." You can find them at drug stores or get them post paid at 25 cents ‘a box by writing The Dr. Williams' Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. xx“...- CURIOUS RELIGIOUS SECT. There is at least one religious sect which is composed entirely of W0- men. It was started two or three years ago by an elderly woman of So nova, in the. Russian province of Samara, near the River Volga. She calls herself, and is called by her followers, “The Blessed Mother." She has a bodyguard of women known as the “Ten Wise Virgins," and these as well as herself are credited with i'emuarl-able powers. All her follow~ ers are women, and they live like troglodytes in holes in a clifi‘. They take it in turns to go to the villages for supplies. lead a life of fasting and prayer, hold their ritual at night. and believe that the world will, in a. short time, perish in one grand con- flagration. Many a, girl catches a husband by baiting her book with indifference. By Repeated Attacks of Diseaseâ€"Surprising Results Obtained by the Use of - DR. CHASE’S "KIDNEY-LIVER PILLS. ordinary kidney medicines bring lit}. tle or no relief Mr. W. Smith, Port Dalhousie, 0nt.,, writes:â€"â€"“For some years I was afflict- ed with kidney "house and gravel in: its most severe form, having often a stoppage of water accompanied by the most dreadful agorw. As the disease were on me I became reduced in flesh and passed sleepless nights. No doctor was able to do much for me and I used many medicines with- out obtaining more than temporary relief. My'attontion was directed to Dr. Chase's Kidney-liver Pills, and by using this treatment the disease was eradicated from my system in less than six months. I have gained in weight, sleep well and feel better than I have for twenty years. These pills have fully restored me to good, and perfectlyhealtb.” V . ' Chasefs,.'.‘Kidney-Liver Pills Devailwsougmr.meander genuine indisput‘ablfewifilerit, and you can uw them" knowing. of a'oe'rtainty that you Will receive all the benefit that" Would be derived from the attention of the most skillful physician. Ono pill a, dose, 25 cents a box, at all dealers, or Edmanson. Bates do Or. Toronto. "mu 1 over-r. tell