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uenoed your Brook. of Smithfiel haven twelve doing on the work for {our children. My mid: any! look better now than ever bebre. We told one of mg aistera. to take ‘ Favorite hic freaeripdom' w the M h“ d was born the time She baa better h marriage. none #38 Dr. Pierce'a m . Pierce for the kind him. Whenever I I tell them about an“! lung fro ulta The benefits resu ' m a cons. - tion by letter with Dr. 'erce are testified thousands of grateful women who made new women by his med- given advice he see 0t er women your wonderful ruins no alcohol and is en ' opium, cocaine and all other narcotics. The Cominon Sense Medical Adviser, ' paper covers. as sent free on pt of 31 one-cent stem to Ey customs and mailing only. Ads?” R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. illf iwssouiinrsr WAR. ____.__â€"â€" HAS BRiTAIN BEEN FOILED BY RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS? North China Daily lows Says War Would not Have Occurred but for the Lukewarmness of England and the United States During the Early .Hegotiations. Ir- iinv 01’ the strong :iliirmc: lio- tivcen Britain and Japan. and the abundant Signs 9' sympathy mini! Ire-teal toward til.- Island Kingdom by th; United States. the questim as to u‘li'rher the two great Anglo- Sux‘ton nations. in standing; aloof dur- ing negotiationS. have been in :1 mtasurv responsmli- for the present one deserving o'l' consider-- atéon. The North China Daily News. of Shanghai. which can be regard- r-rl as reflecting the opinion held by Angio-Eaxans at the mat at war, i-a nm-phaiic in issues which have just been received, in planing the blame on the limited States and Great ‘ll-ri- Min. Hid Britain and America open- ly joiner! Jay-11‘. in delinitle reSiat- “-.cro.zch'naut on Slan- clmria; if they hall unit‘d in un- mislvknbly forbidding uni: annexe tion of Liana-3:? territory; if they had insisted on the nix-club: nmiut'snlnce of the (per door, Russia would 93r- forw: in the judgment of The New-S, have haen compelled to respee: Lllt‘ll‘ decision. and “(mid llOL have dirzd to stir-ck thr- indtpmdmce or integrity of f'hma. A (a3‘t‘1'llllll0tl joint etund by Britain and the States wmld liar: averted War. _ . ’Jhi.c concluszon is lutL‘I‘EStlflg. and possibly (‘orrcit 0n the other hand, 1V5 1'. lb ing Liuécovitw it is possible that. had Jipan‘s hand . been stungthencd by effective mp- pox-t from Britain and Americi, Rus- sia would lmvomat Lil: combination by a corresponding: allianbe with France and Germany. and so, instead we belligerent powers fight- a: tile bfll‘tlé for supreme- Far East. “it'll Britain standing on onc- side to see that Japâ€" an gets fair play in the fight. a gau- £ral European var would have been precipitated. with conecqucncca too serious and farâ€"reaching' to estimate. Ever since Japan commenced its resistance to Russian aggression in Manchuria. much has been written on the qua-Slim: in dispute that ul- timately led to war. In the multi- tude of assertions and rzjoiuders, the real pointsI at issue are freiuently lost sight of. $11? ostensible cause of war was Russia‘s delay in replying to Japan’s last note. but everybody knows that the real difference goes back farther and cepcr. The North China News, is close touch with the thcatre of war. declares that Man- churia .s not tn." real ban: of conten- tion. but that the ultimate object of the struggle is for possession of the. rotectcrate of Corea. Russia's aim or yer. rs has bcen to secure for her fleet an ice-free port on the Pacific and to choke it the terminus 01" her urxrss-Eiheriaurail'vay. Vlidivoitock was lirst selected, and the road built to that port, but almost every winter it is locbountl ~\Vll£ll Japan defeated China, Russia sewed the opportunity to secure another port. 400 miles to ,. ' 'ladivonock. Owing to the apathy of Britain. and with the assistance of France and Germany, Japan was robbed of the fruits of conquest. and turned out of the Liao Tong peninsula, the strateric key to which was immedizrtwly apprOpriLted by Ruseia. T‘WU ports were chasm -Port Arthur for the fleet, and To: limWan (Dalny) for commercial pur- POSc", the harbor of Port Arthur be- ing small. Dulny had the reputation of being an ice-fry: harbor. but the anchorage is so exposui to the north that it was necessary to build an expensive breakwater. It wis, how- ever. the. northerly winds that kept the see in agitation and prevented its, freezing; the breakwater has given smooth water, but in Winter the protected harbor is ice-bound. "Hence Russia had to again go in search of a year-round port. It has decided that it will find what It re- quires on the south oust oi Coma, where there are many admiraole i'ce- frea harbors. But a Russian naval port a hundred miles would be. a standing .mr‘n acy ' auout predominance in W“ control both sides IS an event- securing . l‘orra. Japan womd of the straits. and this ' ' ot cont an}! Wits ~ . . . . .. plate with mtrsfactwnz Cora). uln- not stand alone. a s obvious of- lorts to obtain real control in that nominal empire compel Japan tore- cist'rho Muscovlte attempts to the ulleuunoet. Goren is the key-to the Eastern situation. ' the purpose to poe- ssia finds it- .tain' of the conditions a was inevitable. ‘ I #- Deter-incl Ir. Borg-run. (From the Ottawa Journal.) . Mr. Bergerac has been defeated tour trains for Parliament dune 1900, but aye he will run‘ again. It is to red the thing has become a â€"__+-â€"â€"â€" Saturday's larkct Owing to the poor roads the mar- ket Was not largq Saturday morn- ing. The supply of butter. 083‘ and fowl mac limited and cold quickly at the following figures; Butter 200., fresh eggs 250., 356.. geese 10¢. per 1b.. turkeys 15c.. [:er 1b., chickens and 700. per pair; apples (Tul- bag. Outside 8c. and 9c, per 1b., 4 ‘ 10¢. per 1b.. and a plump calf. ' or five other dcalens also offered llr. Whitney's Critics. . (Toronto Star, Tueaiday). It is an easy thing for a man to walk about town and find fault with the small euro-ens MI. .W'hitney is having in giving the finishing touches in a Government that has a majority of but three. It is easy for a news- paper to criticize Mr. Whitney‘s fail- ure to upset the Boss Govermnent. But the job these critics not Mt. Whitney is «not 841 cm one, nor are they offering him any useful hints- . \wa the Government‘s. . majority to three the Opposition r that victory statement is made is not justified by th The purity and sweetness, deuce. power to certainty cure. the economy have m afford of speedy absolute safety ade ' a ple'aoanfi, sunny day. ‘aleep for - I. ~ . a)“. m Afl'fi‘~u. ”W'. ‘. L|.‘“’ I’M“ ‘ on” a:- . m nth. bola: twenty-nine W north at 9 knights 'bt'tha grlp‘ 11 O'clock,bn- the .. and other; oil- ‘to Mt . strueel'mc Machine maid” only a new miles. . ' e that the train they had re- cently loft .WM stalled up the line somewhere. and the travellers. with fear in their hearts. kept the tele- 'pbone line to Law . hot with en- . '“spects for reaching linden: ..od. 9. traimnan to remedy of No evl-‘ l the immediate relief, the and Went and great themthostaudard akin cores and humour remedies of the. civilized world. Ila: IeEachran. of Ir. Bough's Stall. the Recipient. Last Thursday time, the staff of clothier, waited on the bookkeeper. Miss McEachren. of Woodville,--who is severing her within arm's length. Mr. Whitney (trimâ€"and stored .up trouble for himself by en- couragL-ng party. He lieve that when meat face to face with great things would happen. prove inadequate to carry on administration. He if it were always on. t wanted. It is on , the nearer office as the weeks .30 It Wauld be newspaper to say of wearing overcome a majority with a minority is probably as great as their own; told why. When mothers are worried because the children do not gain strength and flesh we .say give them Scott's Emul- sion. It is like the penny in the milk because it works and because there is something astonishing about it. Scott's Emulsion is simply a milk of pure cod liver oil some hypophosphitca especially prepared for delicate with stomachs. Children take to it naturally because they like the taste and the remedy takes just as naturally to the children be- cause it is so perfectly adapted to their wants. For all weak and pale and thin children Scott’s Emulsion is the most satisfactory treat. nation. _It would mean that the pro- ; .. railway from Wsju. on the 33313. .. .i‘vsr. to Fusan, on the Coraa’netrait‘e. . . parts of which are already "bnii'tfand' ‘ which travel-9’s the whole length of Cor ra, would become part of Russia‘s the expectations of his bade his supprmtem be~ he got the Govern- theOppoSition. and that the paltry majority of three would the sowed the seeds spot when wanted, and Mr. vWihiitney gets no by interesting to see some . .Wliitney's lieutenants or his critic: who have so much his failure to get results his boots. His willingness to Proverbs “ When the butter won't come put a penny in the churn," is an old time dairy just prior to closing Mr. 'B. J. Gough, connection with the with a handsome travelling address. which read as follows; Lindsay. February 25. 1904. ' McEachmn.~NVe. the employees of Mr. cerely regret the circmctanoes render it necessary your position on thoetaff, ban been so pleasantly connected in the past. .We are taking 1. your accoptiou as a token of 0 best wishes for places and preoperity, that it may pr minder of your R. B. Currie. Miss the unexpoct . B. J. GOugh. sin- and we 0V3 a McEachren. who made abricf reply, waeevidently much affected by ed omen" cc of goodwill W __â€"_â€"â€"â€".-â€"'- NWRTAGE IlSflO the Venerable llaalooary lieu Paying Ills list Visit to Lindsay. Mr. Gco. Buckin. cf the Intzrna- lional Colportage Mission of Algoma and the Northwest. is making his 21.“ annual vilit to Lindsay in be- half of the Work. ,While thallkl'ull for the cordial responses of past an and regionaihilitiee to creditors for the past. and the sources of sup ply those of the public appreciation The first declines. tionary published by the use. being attzndcd 8609. aim 25,000 0091199 of Divine - provid etc with .var‘ious lumber maps a and there in mob room augment of the work. the endeavor 2,250 copies five languages. to accomplldl. Some . of scriptural books wen supplied last year by the Minion in and many more not taken account of. This donations wor half of the $21. which the acknowlerhes and ly solicits renewed The accumulated y rare in plow aid. in its behalf 5:: Albert Toilet Soap 00.. mm. _____â€"â€"----â€"â€"'____â€"â€"â€" mm: is nuanced after t in, :to be held m. m. an. ‘ {loading old-timers to (shake “id! 500! or tallied for you to leave where you his occasion to ask of this travelling case or sincere regard and a long life of hap- hope pleasant re- (.33! amoeiationl with us. 000 On behalf of the staff. E. 'A. Ed~ wards, W. E. Kelcher. J. N. Gray.. once and work of t of the dieâ€" Jibway_ Indiana. Kimon, is now in a. cost, of trap-ts in in Lindlmy in be- _k .lact‘ Your; were missionary gratafililiy ' ul- iquiriae about the regular amrnoop ' train. anew-ploughs. and the proc- counc- time that chain's. and were aunt-ed ithat the line would be cleared before {night wmwtheammumm' Lindsay pulled in without a plowi ' the travellers resigned all hope. feel- i log certain that soon there would be a two trains stalled in the drifts up! the line. inctead "of one. So it prov- ' oomms' back to 113- i port the ooourmme. I l gWhat could be done? was the l ,question naked by some anxious tra- i ' rollers whose presence elsewhere was The wind was now blow- i ' and lube air was thick lwith swirling snowthat packed into ' isolid mayo! where it was driven. their . haadc and predict another week’s tic- ’ ' up of the train service. The genial ihos! 'of the Mansion house. Mr. rm- , may. sparodnp pains to make every- one comfortable and under other cir- cumstances a week‘s enjoyment of his hospitality would be an experi- ence to be greatly desired. but bus- -in8§3,â€",Lhnlt hard look! mama-would not permit all to contemplate it. Finally six of the most daring and anorectic of the party hired a team and double sleigh from a livery man the direction of Lind- eaoh man wrapped to the eyes and wearing a heavy fur coat over his ordinary winter clothing. ' W. 3.03:02309011. Berlin carriage 00.; son. the man who sells the Anti-Pill. The travellers started with light hearts. each man accretly cherinhing the thought that the'perilfl and before them had been mag- nified .by the villagers. They were coon undcoclvod. In the course of the first three miles the official six upsets. after which rights glove in a snow- bank. and decided that. anyway. his pencil wan likely to be too short for the tack assigned it. Time and eg- ain. the tired horses refused or were unable to pull the oleish through a drift. when the travellers were obliged to get out. unhitoh the ani- mal: and ink: the le themselves for a quarter of a mule at 9. Stretch. A: the pill man remarked quite fre- quently, "It wug really fierce ” Just as the party began to flatter them- selves that they had passed the worst of the drifts a turn in the road brought them face ‘to face with a new difficulty. Tuwo Heights heavily laden with flour for Cameron village --the drivers of which had otarted can. before he lost his a . chance for another-rig to tum out. The commercial party lent their aid and managed after "at efforts to liberate the loads and drag the alaighe to a point come distance in advance. where chore was room for two rig: to para. Then the drum- mer: bummed back to thei rown rig. but When llitany reached the passing ml agrqdd upon they dimovered that the miserable hamsters had pushed on. and the road was again blocked. The air suddenly became blue. and the temperature in the vicinity rue moral degrees. but the driver: ahead heeded out; Then the travellers vowed a great vow. and kept it religiously. Half an hour later the men ahead again got into M. and hrmht tho aid tnllybezoq’tuhleuoed, i: gut when they race -t y eimp tl flour and 513°» aidewaya lino ”iii: drifts. and in that .way cleared a passage for their own rig. the team am like troopers. and threatened violence, but were over- awed by when. But .why “one rcaolnd the party had boot a treat-bitten. nevertheless they were noon :1: the jovial mood that is char- acteristic of all haiku! of the grip. and before rem-inc they cracked many a Joke about incident: that be- currod denim their eventful journey. # - to Care a Cold la a Day. ’ debtor) use 06 3,7310. . “ 13.1.akc mauve Bromo quinine rab- letc. All biggie“ refund the money . if it fails» to ours. E. W.Grove‘a dz- ‘natnre in on each box. 253. ‘ Martingale“ I __- ______, .__.__ - _ \an OANADA LIFE Assumes of the travellem. The latter choer- . For Infants and Child“ a The Kind You A 60:. Sour Smh.D'- _' ,. Worms ,CormdSiors feverish- use: and Loss or Star. ‘00 lac Sidlc SW of .\l l) ll|()llll\\ ultl ]}D()~.I~.-â€"; ' A BUSINESS PROPOSITION. Iaoflunuamlnmmtmommmt unis Better for three reasons. Ist.â€"-Canada Life 5 per cent. Gold Bonds yield a much ' rate of interest than Government Bonds. midâ€"They are paid for by instalmentsâ€"thus placed with reach of men without capital. 3rd.â€"They are insu . paying only one instalment on his bonds, the Company would be immediately cane investment would at once become available. Adc to all these advantage“ ‘he very ma ° , urplus earnings of this leading Company, . ' fitable investment rarely .. If you ever contracted any poison has been eradicated Iron: 1 toms} Sore throat, nlccra on the tongue or K pains. itchiness of the akin. core. or blouchca on peptic stomach. aexual weakestâ€"indications 0 your system with theold logy treatmentâ€"mercury and preaccethc symptom. for atime only to break out aga - life. Don‘t let quack: experiment on you. Mr. EA. Canines: “Your remedie- havedone me more ' i than not 89th:!- andall the doctor. and icincs I had . ~ vloaalytrled. have not felt any of thou palm or seen . ulcer: or blotchca forever oeven ‘ dlaaaae have on aadlam The day of iron pipes and cast iron cylinders is past. public know from experience what you want when you is galvanized iron pipe. brass cylinder and steel rods, w rot or taint the water. ' We are making a market. put " yr- buy 3.1-. .. hid: ‘ ' -3. E. Evans. wan Saturday yin-p. “an. i‘ai' it. called on to Hr. R. J. ~noln'p paid Lind o y, -]k. Ban) l‘o“ yvky, of Cambra nrdaj. Ir. J. R. 0:81 . paid Linden vim-ck. l-;.; M“:‘I"‘t' O , gent Sunda_ . friendc. Ir. Pnknoir Ey , spent Still. Octal rod. Howl's. Edwin m. of Fm!) a visit lately. 1k. Goo. ‘Wflmn ~. .l form 1. ran in town :5 ”users. J. A. . ”0'18. 0‘ Emil r Saturday on luster Fred B if, left on ”coda n with an Sir .Ir 0. 11.. All» 8.1”! on Salm- Ollie-go. where Mr. J. l-‘. Cenm - .n town 135,13. Mr. J. P. (.‘u nt. llr. Frank (go... been Visiting . . event DUIKL'l} nds. m. “‘m. 1371’“; ‘8 \\{IS in \’-n “er miner. My .«t-ct. . - John (Jnuurn bun 00.. mm lid to town. CB up. - Stephens, a had been the n' (Win-1: returned hm '5 Annie Bel A. ‘- '0‘ her (m My brother, Kr. .‘n‘fiw 138'! Fr' - F. ‘V. Sub _ Sons. left m; Week lookin ". m c . “r Straton, 5 -ton, of Peter “Italian as 51in dqflrtment ol Dumb IWitulz- _" i000 lliDCSc' u; r 90 383115 of a i ‘13 many frien ml ‘I’ruak'a Estimate of the Lou by Recent Storms. Er. F. H. McQuigan. of the Grand er the other day said: my railroad experience did I witness anything like the present. True. we have had cold days. but ‘never have we had it lambonaatretoh be- fore. and I hope it will be a long time again before we got sucha dose" “What .will the out be to the G. T. 8.. for the extra expense i" asked the earthen “I cannot Icy." was the reply. "The truth in we have not thought about that; but this I do know. thc‘ the an. no. ' "id! vnll be " weaver; k “ “mainli-