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being impure and your nerves all exhausted. I“ There’ 5 just one renuedy I! i ..- Yad'c'éia thave it aweek without your blood E for you â€"â€"- __, A BIG BATCH OF BY=LAWS The Regular Council Meet- ing Attended to a lot of Business. MANY LETTERSâ€"THE DOMINION DAY! CELEBRATION â€" CAPT. CRANOELLl opposes THE FIRE HALLâ€"ALD,‘ TOUCHBURN cmncrza COMMIS- SIONER PILKIEâ€"A scene. Council had a hard grind on Monday night. The finale was a fracas. By-laws per taining important matters were read and a. great deal of routine matter received at- tention. At the close of all this hard work a scene occurred that was altogether un- worthy of the men who took part in it. LETTERS. B. M. Beal asked for fire protection for his tannery.â€"Town Property. Peter Nicolle named several people who are too poor to pay their taxes-Finance. J as. Keith asked for the usual guarantee of $200 for South Victoria Agricultural Society.â€"-On table. Engineer Ashbridge wrote that Con- tractor Luscomb had forfeited his sewer contract on William street. He also said that work would begin on the 9th. inst on the Kent-st. granolithlc. -Board of Works. The Light, Heat and Power Co. notified council that: their new plant was almost complete, and after an early date they could not be responsible for the street lighting unless in view of getting aper- manent contract. â€"Police and Lighting. J 03. Young, secretary of the band, asked for part of this year’s grant, and said good concerts would be given this summer.â€" Trustees of band. Solicitor Hopkins sent a number of re, ports. Among them were several saying that certain sewers cost more than 10 per cent. above their estimates and would re- quire that other courts of revision be held to readjust the assessment. The solicitor also advised an action against Contractor Luscomb, unless he paid the loss entailed by his failure to complete his contract on William-st. sewn. The mayor, Alds. Jackson and Touchburn were made a com- mittee to attend to that matter. T. G. Thurston, Alex. Rutherford and Annie Bell, sent declarations that they had no dogs.â€"Finance. McLaughlin 8c McDiarmid wrote that they had received instructions from the publishers of the Journal of Commerce to collect the price of the copies ordered by this town and then refused.â€"Finance. Ald. Crandellâ€"Thete was a prospectus got; out. and the copies did not. compare with it. We have no business to pay for what we did not. buy. Ald. Jacksonâ€"Perhaps those who had their photographs in it: would pay the claim.-Finance. Clerk Knowlson wrote that the col- lectors’ rolls for ’97 and ’98 had been com- pleted and returned. Major Macdonald of Toronto wrote, saying that the city council had passed a resolution praying the Postmaster-General tooperate the telegraph and telephone lines in connection with his department. He asked council to cooperateâ€"Finance. Mrs. Robs. Eagan is uname to pay her taxes. â€"I’ inance. Spratt 8; Killen asked permission to build a salt shed near their Store.â€" Granted. overseer of Works. Rich. Free wanted more salary for taking care of the dumping 2round.â€"Finance. W. 1-1. Walsh applied for the position 0 overseer of sewer constructionâ€"Board of J es. Goheen wanted a St. David-515.. between Qt Board of Works. £508.11] 01 H Ulna- Thos. Fowler “thinks it is an error” to charge him dog taxâ€"Finance. Auditor Eagleson recommended a. differ- ent form of assessment book on account of the double assessment necessary in cases of local improvement. A batch of accounts their committees. UHUIL Dunn“ ooooo A pefition signed by J. D. Flavelle, J. R. McNeilhe and 200 otheri. asked that milk offered for sale be inspect-ed. In their opinion some very inferior milk is being sold. “ 1|- I... BULUQ Ald. J acksonâ€"This caused trouble be‘ fore, but it shows who sells the cream and who the skim milkâ€"Laid on table. The street commissioner sent in a report of probable expenditures on sidewalks.â€" Finance. The market clerk got $73.70 for weighing and $4.33 market tolls in April. Auditor Eagleson complained of several irregularities in paying wagesâ€"Finance. Chief Crandell submitted the names of those who would serve on the fire brigade. :Jas. Butler and others petitioned for a sanitary drain on the south side of Kent-st- between William and Cambridgeâ€"Board of Works. FIRST 01“ J ELY. On behalf of the I.0.0.F. Messrs. W. Pedlar,,T. Stewart,'_and F. C. Taylor ad' dressed the council, askmg for a. guarante of $200 toward sav'ing the order from loss in their proposed Dominion Day celebra‘ tion in behalf of the hospital fund. u-‘râ€" .â€" Mr. Pedlar explained that it was the‘ Oddfellows’ wish that the hospital should‘ be built. They had Once tried to inaugur- ate such a movement themselves, but had tailed. Now the opportunity seemed at hand and in addition toabecoming cele' bration of Dominion Day and the benefit to trade that it would produce, it was hoped that a considerable sum would be realized to aid in the hospital scheme. He asked a guarantee of $200 in case bad weather or ( the society. qu vvâ€"_ -_ Mr. Stewart and Mr. Taylor emphasized \ the hospital scheme and the business ad-‘ vantage of such a celebration. Mr. Taylor said that the gentleman who proposes to build and equip the hospitalâ€"M1. Ross of Montreal â€"-had only last week told him and others who had met Mr. Ross in Toronto, to go home and select a lot. Mr. Stewart said there were good reasons why Do- i minion Day should be specially celebrated } this year. 1 -â€"â€"_ J _ Aid. vTrouchburnâ€"The merchants and hotel-keepers will get the benefit of such a. celebration. They should be asked to con- tribute. Mr. Pedlarâ€"That is being attended to. Ald. Horeâ€"l move that the guarantee be made. ' VAld. Crandell -1£ the hospital is not built, What. will be done with the proceeds of this day? "Mr. Stewartâ€"But the hospital will, I am sure, be built. ‘ Aid. Gilloglyâ€"It makes no odds what becomes of it. If there is no loss we will not have to pay anything. If there isa less there will be no money to hand over. The guarantee was voted. A SUGGESTION. Mr. Taylor asked to be allowed to sug- gest that in view of the big operations of the Flayelle Milling company, their heavy tax roll and their recent 108:1 by fire, that company’s assessment be fixed at the old figure when the new mill is completed. Mr. Taylor did not wish to have an ex- pression of opinion from the council, but commended the idea to its consideration. The mayor said that a society of St- Paul’s church would present: the town with a drinking fountain for the park. The chief of police was off duty. The Hull fire sufferers should be remembered. The appropriation for charity was $450. Of that sum $181.43 had been expended. That might be a guide in the Hull matter. THE REPORTS. The chairmen of the various committees read their reports. A good deal of their contents was old matter and has been re ferred to in the council proceedings. BY-LAVVS. The by-laws regarding garbage, paying for the Bond-st. sewer, amending the pound by-law and appointing the members of the fire brigade were read three times. That providing for an expenditure of $5000 for a fire hall was read twice. Capt. Crandell came out against it. He contend- ed that in view of the big expenses this year, it would be better to leave the fire ball over. His collegues were doing the best they could, but he did not favor build- ing a fire hall this year. Aid. Touchburn upbraided the comm o- do:e in a sneering way for having changed his mind. He had a short time ago been a strong advocate of the project, wanted to buy a lot at $1100 and his turn around could be nothing but an effort to catch the popular vote. The captain was quite a trimmer. Aid. Crandell said: Such remarks are aside from the subject. If I wanted to talk that way, I could make Aid. Touch- burn sorry he spoke, but I won't; do it. I have regarded him as a gentleman, but if he is going: to make such speeches I shall have to change mv opinion of him. Alds. Touchburn and Graham argued that the saving in fuel and rent for storing the hook and ladder wagon would pay principal and interest on the new hall. Aid. Crandell objected that the new hall could not be heated for any less than the present small one is. “’AT 3 R COMMISSIONERS. The by-law appointing water com- missioners was read twice. When the question of salary came up, Ald. Crandell said no salary ought to be offered. The position would be filled by able men with- out salary. The council had always done so and the commissioners should. Alds. other failure incurred a loss to wanted a deeper drain on bet-ween Queen and Kent. were referred to Touchburn and Gillogly thoughts. salary of at least 325 should be named, but the opposite view prevailed. These by-laws regarding the fire hall and water com- missioners will be voted ‘on by the people on the first of June. RESOLUTIONS The following resolutions were carried : J acksonâ€"Horeâ€"That the sessions of court of revision be advertised. Grahamâ€"Horeâ€"That notices against trespass be posted in the park. J ackson-Grahamâ€"That $200 guarantee be voted the agricultural society. Grahamâ€"Jacksonâ€"That the clerk adver- tise for tenders for filling in the park. J acksonâ€"Grahamâ€"That Glenelg-st. be opened from Logie-st. to the river. Gilloglyâ€"Hore-That another $100 be devoted to park improvement. ‘ 1‘- â€"_1‘I.-. £nu Tofichburnâ€"Gillogly‘ ’97 and ’98 be accepted bondsmen released. Aid. Touchburn asked to speak to a point of privilege. His speech, however, was an attack on Commissioner Pilkie because he had not used the roller on each layer of stones put on the new strip of road in the east ward. The alderman had his sarcastic apparatus in good working order and put the commissioner on the hooks in a most exasperating fashion. Aid. Jackson explained that the question had been discussed in council whether the three grades of stone should be taken directly from the crusher and put on the road or the coarse put on and the finer piled up till the foundation was ready for it. The former had been decided upon since it saved the cost of handling the‘ finer stuff tWice. Then of course the layers were being put on closely one after an. other and there was no chance to roll each one. Another member suggested tha,i such an attack on the commissioner c‘ught 130 be kept {or the committee, where that I official could explain. Aid. Touch'ourn said he wanted the prcss Ald. Touch’ourn say to put; him on record his narrative. Commissioner Pilkie was present and I asked to be allowed to reply, but council l adjourned. Afterward Aid. Hore moved that Mr. Pilkie be heard. He was. and corroborated what Aid. Jackson had said. Ald. Touchburn was present when he got instructions to do what he was doing. He was willing to do it any way,but had to do as he was told. Ald. Touchburn had said things that were not true, and he would not lie under such treatment. The I‘Olh' 1- was of little use at anyrate, for its pre» uxe per inch was not equal to that of a a ..,.;0n wheel with halffl ton on it. Council again adjourned with Ald- Touchburn saying that Mr. Pilkie had told ‘ alalsehood. Soon they were exchanging that charge with vigorous adjectives thmwn in. That led to the mix-up. P. hie struck out and caught Touchbmn on Lhe jaw, badly confusing the alderman, who however secured a chair and mad. « dazed attempt to emphasize his road-n- k ing precepts with it. Policeman Ru ‘6‘ objected and order was restored. The nest of the aldermen came out from their v-M'v ing-places and sought their accustom «i solace. Council adjourned till next Mum day night. Professor Forbes, the state entomolo- gist of Illinois, has estimated that with- out the assistance of birds the state of Illinois would he carpeted with insects, one to each square inch of ground, at the end of 12 years. Many birds form their sounds without opening their bills. The pigeon is a well known instance of this. Its cooing can be distinctly heard. although it does not open its bill. The call is formed inter- nally in the throat and chest and is only rendered audible by resonance. A French naturalist quoted by Popuâ€" lar Science News asserts that “if the world should become birdless man could not inhabit it after nine years’ time. in spite of all the sprays and poisons that could be manufactured, for the destruc- tion of insects. The bugs and slugs would simply eat up all the orchards and crops in that time.” Insect Cunning. The gardens in Hamburg have been decorated with white leaf maples, and a writer in The Zoologist says that since the introduction of these shrubs the com- mon white butterfly has chosen them for its settling places. Concealed in the white leaves, the butterfly is safe from enemies. An anecdote, more suggestive of insect reasoning, is told of a spider by James Weir. t spun its web in a sawmill in a place where the passing of lumber fre- quently broke the long stay threads that held the web. The situation was too fa- vorable for flies to be abandoned, and finally the spider got around the difficulty by discarding the use of stays and sub- stituting for them, to keep the web stretched, a nail which it wove into the lower edge of the fabric. Emerson as Art Critic. “When Emerson, at Concord, in 1870 saw his bust, modeled by Daniel Chester French,” says William A. Qoflin in The Century, “he remarked approVingly, after looking at it intently, ‘That is the face that I shave’â€"not altogether an uncono scious tribute to the fidelity of the work, for he recognized that in detail it con- formed to nature. Turning to another bust of himself that stood in the room, a portrait quite without character, he said, ‘This one is as harmless as a parsnip.’ The philosopher thus, in home- ly speech, gave a very good art criticism and one that in general terms may be applied to all of French’s work.” Merely Curious. Strangerâ€"I noticed your advertisement in the paper this morning for a man to retail imported canzu'ies. Proprietor of Bird Storeâ€"Yes, sir. you looking for a job? Strangerâ€"0h. no. I merely had a eu- riosity to know how the canaries lost their tailsâ€"Chicago News. There is a pine nut of Korea which is rich in oil and supposed to be so strcngth- ening that it is given to Korean children who are delicate of constitution. Previous to 1834 the house of com- mons was lighted by candles which were affixed to massive chandeliers. THE WATC 'gBQUBLE AHEAD BIRDS. â€"That the rolls for and the collector’s and again took up thought a salary HMAN~WAHDER: LINDSAY, 0N1 ’ kaMMWWQQQWéfi wwwwé $¢¢¢¥¢¢m¢¢¢¢ ##fififlfifitmwfié‘mfiéqééééf . »»®0»---.’».~-»»». »»-»»--g ' ' as ‘ Incu CY? g VVh it comes to a question of Leadershlp, GOULEH 1’]: 9:10;; w (13mg .nLgrESt_ ‘ ' . ' ' re In . . en T ble in the Suit busmess has commence .1 a :1 r E'gohgte: mg to saY. rou , ’ S mmer Su1ts m smart an POyUlar swing for a big raft of Men’s, Youths and Boys u ‘ fl styles, Manufacturers wanted money, had goods to trade for it, offered "Spankin ' â€"â€" ' W'll ' when ou read th 1~ g. d inducements which we couldn’t rCSISt nelther 1 you A A: 56915: goo , , ‘ Y A‘ A A Don’ITurnYour Back 011 aGoodThing Some people do this and regret it put dollars in the pocket oi suit buyers May is the month for moving and these Suits will get a quick move. Righ: :11: ,3!- '"H the family we can offer many clothing specials. The manufacturers suns. .; not we or you. Have in mind the Queen’s Birthday ! We mean to make ye; come here for Clothing. We’ll touch your tenderest spotâ€"sell interestâ€"â€" we’re breaking records with Suits and Furnishings. $3.87 for ...... A favorite snap in Men’s Nobby Tweed Suits is a line of 270 Suits averaging all the 0 way from $7.00 wholesale to $900 wholesale. Step in and take your choice of these good 5 [1“ I lockers for ......................... IULLAHS Saturday is BARGAIN DAY â€"â€"-â€"â€"AT Robinson Evvart’s Men’s 1505100 U3". 1531-. 50110, Women’s Dongola Oxford Tum Men’s 3-bucklc Boot, red-113’ ‘ ‘ regular $1.35, Saturday. . . 1.00 Sole, regular $1.25, Saturday .90 $1.25, Saturday. _ .. ’ ‘ ‘ . ”5;. We are offering similar reductions in Boys’ and Misscs’ Footwear. We invite you examme our goods and take advantage of a few of the many bargains we are ofi’eriw yw b HERE’S E EEEEEEEE EE EEEEEE EEu CAN’T EEEEE EEE: 74 Kent-st, Men’s Box Calf Goodyear Welt, Iregular $3.50, Satuxday. . . ..$2.50 Mgn’sporgolg Clot_h Top, regu- _ lar $2.75; Saturday. 3... ..... 2 00 Man’s Casso Ca_lf, sohid. regular , ,7 _ “~â€" ll 9 Wu‘v Vull, 9V” lU' IKSHIQI ‘ $I. 75, Saturday ............ 1.40 Men’s Boston Calf. Bal., solid, Men’s Fine Footwear LEADER NO. 1 LEADER NO. 2 Saturday HEADQUARTERS FOR TRUNKS AND VALISES Canadian Tweed? JusE the thing for this season of the place bought for less shave loads of them 3 a? How would you like a nice, neat, natty, always sensible Suit of Navy Blue S_erge or N THE FUEKHS 0F CLOTHING BUYERS BOOT AND SHOE STORE $3.00 mark, but cheap mark ........... LEADER NO. 5 For bigger lads, 160 Suits, 3- piece garments, C a n a d ian Tweed, rattling good cloth, just ' th: stuff to wear, tough, cheap at the $525 wholesale but cheaper still at GOUGH’S 3 U“ I regular $2 25: Saturday ..... $1.75 Women’s Dongola Ba]. ., solid, regular $1. 50, Saturday” 1 25 Women’ s Dongola Bal. and But- ton. regu at $1. 35. Saturday. 1.10 Women’ 5 Don gola Oxford Turn Sole, regular SI. 25, Saturday .90 Women’s Fine Footwear Womep’s ADongola Tum Sole. it afterwards. During thi rs with the following extra THE WONDERFUL CHEAP MAX ,ip, GOUGH has got something mum commencea. Last week we negotiateé nrner Suits in smart and p0pu1ar Sfining )ods to trade for It, offeredflspankingg $6.25 Serges, all medium sizes, splendid value at $10 and $I2; we’ve put a cleaning price on each. . . . . . . A leader for the 133:5 sisting of 208 (if. rk Blue Serge Bro .:e 0 ate and long x ' ,, made and trims: as mothers could make them: 50:“; of them axe worth 34, pick your wearing’s for . . . . . ........ . ..... W (n A u p LEADER NO. LEADER NO. 4 2 D0013 W631: of Campbell’s Croce??- this week and next We": :ra special Inducements. Men’s Split Cong, xcgulat $.20. Saturday ........... :1, Men’s Plough Boot, regular. . I I Saturday ........... Just 42 Suits, c0233; broken lines of 1m English Tweed and cards, and some c â€" breasted \Vorstcd r Men’s W or " king 300 ts MAY 10TH, ...s1.00 t0 LL :OW