ae Seay a V oe ey é ' "being among the numiber ; and none 'two have come from the Upper House. 'gix indemnitiés, or attempted 'to pass A,YOUNG LADS RESCUE. Confined to His Room for More than \. @ Year. AN INTENSE SUFFERER THROUGH PAINS IN THE MUSCLES OF HIS LEGS AND ABMS--REDUCED ALMOST TO A LIV- ING SKELETON. From the Wolfville, N. 8. Acadian, Mr. T. W. Beckwith is {the proprie- 'tor of the Royal Hotel, Wolfville, the most important hosterly in the town, ane is a man well known and esteemed throughout that section. He has a bright handsome looking son, 13 years of age, named Freddie, who is a lad of more than average intelligence. It is pretty well known in Wolfville that Freddie underwent a very severe. ill- ness, though perhaps the means to which he owes his recovery is, not so geverally known, anda statement of the case may bethe means of helping some otherffufferer. On the 26th of Decem- ber, 1893, Froddie wastakenill and was cenfinedto hisroom and his bed until March, 1894. Two different physi- cians were called in during his long illness. ~One said he had la grippe and the other that his trouble was rheum- atic fever. He wastroubled with severe pains through the muscles of his legs and arms, after three or four days was obliged to take to bed, where he lay nearly all winter, suffering terribly from the pains. He became reduced almost to a skeleton and was unable to relish food of any kind. During his illness he suffered relapse owning to trying to get up sooner than he should. Boylike he was anxious to get out and enjoy the beautiful spring sunshine and for several days was carried out and taken fora drive. This brought on the relapse. The doctor was again called in and as he continued to grow worse he was orflered once more to bed. Things then looked very dark as des- pite the medical care he did not get any better. Atlast his father decided to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Soon after beginning their use Freddie be- gan to feel better. His appetite began to return and the pains severe. Ashe continued the use of the Pink Pills he regained health and strength rapidly, and in about a month was apparently as well as ever, the only remaining symptom of his trying ill- ness being a slight pain in the leg, which did not disappear for several months. Itis over one and a half years ago since Freddie took his last pill, and in thattime he has not had a recurrence-of the attack. There is no doubt that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cured him, and both the boy and his parents speak highly im their praise. Dr, Williams' Pink Pills are the medical marvel of the age. In hun- dreds of cases they have cured after all other medicines had failed. 'They are @ positive ctire for all troubles arising from a vitiated condition of the blood orashattered nervous system. Sold by all dealers or by mail, from Dr. Williams' Mediciné}Gompany, Brock- ville, Ont., at 50 cents | a box, or six yoxes for $2.50. There are numerous imitations and substitutions against hich the publi¢ is cautioned. w were less Full of Peculiarities. An exchange says: Asthe time ap- proaches for the expiration of the pre- sent seventh Parliament of Canada it is interesting to take a glance at the circumstances that have made it not- able. Tt has certainly been a record- breaker, and will be described in Can- adian history as being pecular in many respects. For instance, no other Can- adian Parliament' has been subjected by the death of its members to so much change, nofewer than three Premiers was ever led by four Premiers drawn from the same political party. The Senate never before gave the country its.Premier, and in this Parliament No Parliament has ever been split up into so many factions, has ever drawn six supply bills ; and no other House ever sat for 129 hours in continuous seasion. For these and other minor Winged Seeds. NATURE'S PLAN OF DISTRIBUTING PLANTS WITHOUT THE AID OF MAN, From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The terrible eruption~of Krakatoa, in the Sunda Strait, in 1883, furnish- edthe opportunity for illustrating the case with which nature can replant with vegetable life a district that has becomecompletely desolated. The volcanic eruption was one of the most destructive recorded in history, the loss of- human life being estimated to exceed 100,000. Of the thirty-five yoleanoes on and near the island of Java twenty-six were in violent erup- tion at the same time. The centre of disturbance was the island volcano of Krakatoa, which* emitted molten lava and burning ashes in such abun- dance that every living thing, wheth- | er animal or vegetable, on the island was destroyed, and an observer from a ship which approached close to the land declared that {the whole island was red hot. Way yeere from the date of the\ eruption' the island was visited by an*eminent"naturalist, who found that the ashes and lava had covled to such _ an extent as to per- mit the beginnings of vegetable life, and on making a closer examination he discovered that during the brief space of four years nature had stock- ed the island with 246 different kinds of plants. There are many seeds which seem, by their formation, to be specially designed for transmission through the air, and of these several are quite as good illustrations as the thistle. The seed of the common dan- delion, a plant to be seen on every common, has wings which will carry it nway on the slightest breath of air. The wings are very slight fila- ments, radiating backward from the seed, so that, when the latter finally lodges it falls tips first, in the most favorable position for taking root. Country children in the United States often find amusement in blowing seeds from the stalk and watching to see how far they will go before falling to the ground, but whenever there is even a moderate breeze the experiment is uniformly a failure, as the fleecy seed fly out of sight. and are gone in an instant, and the next season a dandelion springs up in somebody's lawn, where the plant was never seen before. The common tumble weed is another example of the winged seed, The plant grows in a woolly bunch, which, when dried is easily separated from the 'stalk, and a light breeze sets the ball roll- ing over the ground, to scatter its seed wherever it goes. The seeds of many ferus and mis- roscopic plants are so constructed as to be readily lifted and carried away by the wind, while some of consider- able size are provided with an elabor- ate arrangement for serial transpor- tation. / The common maple is an ex- ample' of the last kind, for project- ing from its large head is a mem- brave closely resembling in size, shape and general appearance the wing of the locust. When the seed is separ- ated from the tree, even if the air be quite still, it does not fall directly to the earth, but. by its peculiar con- struction, acquires im falling a spiral motion that takes it several feet from -beneath the starting point, and when a brisk breeze is blowing one of these winged seeds has been known to twirl through the air for six miles before its journey came to an end, and it sank to the ground, there to germi- nate and start s maple grove. A Proper Art. Every girl should be taught to darn, with all the dainty stitches of the art. There should be instilled mto her a sense of the disgrace of wearing a stock- ing with even a broken thread, while a darn well put in hasa homelike, re- spectable look that in no way deteri- orates from the value of a good stock- ing. Darning isa lady's occupation, akin to embroidery in deftness and gentleness of touch. It requires skill and jadgment to, select the thresd, which should be but a trifle coarser than the web of the stocking, or in case of cloth, than the thread of the goods. Where a cloth may be easily ravelled, it is better to darn it with ravelings, unless it is in a place where more than ordinary strain comes on the goods. Thick cloth should be darned, between the layers, and, when done by a skill- ful hand and well pressed, the work becomes practically invisible. A darn- ing case, fitted out with a pretty olive- wood egg to hold under the stocking, a long, narrow cushion of darning needles, éards of various colored wools and cottons, and all-the necessities for the complete outfit of a darner, is a usoful present fur a girl, and one that she should be instructed to use, faith- yeasous the present Parliament is de- cidedly remarkable. TRY ORCA Jaeat aa ab sy hk: fully.--Central Presbyterian. ing that year breadsuffs to the value of Shall Wesee "Dol "Dollar ' The latest advices from Australis in- i dicate that instead of exporting wheat to England the Australasian colonids | will have to import a very considerable | amount this year to make good their own shortage. One estimate puts the amount they will demand from abroad at abottt one hundred thousand tons, and as the Argentine crop is also re- ported heavily short, the pressure of: competition with our wheat in the London market will be very' consider- ably relaxed. In what seems to have been a year of average productiveness Victoria,har- vested a little over ten bushels per acre from 3,000,000 acres in wheat export- $5,300,000. In the same year South Australia exported 181,861 tons of breadsuffs, chiefly wheat. Its wheat exports range from $3,500,000 to $6,- 500,000 a year. In the same year that England bought 24,658,000 hundredweight of wheat from United States, she took 3,877,000 hundredweight from her Australasian colonies and 13,272,000 from the Argentine Republic. Her Australasian and Argentine impérts almost exactly equalled those from Russia while from India she bought only 5,349,000 hundredweight. Ifit turns ont that both the Aus- tralasian and the Argentine crops are heavily short the effect will be marked as they furnish England about 25 per- cent. of her foreign wheat. This esti- mate does not take flour imports into consideration, and while nearly all of the flour used in England comes from America, we are not so completely masters of the British market in an average year but that we are likely to be benefited by the heavy shortages among our mivuor competitors. The dollar wheat predicted by the Armonrs may still be improbable, but it is evi- dently possible. Nineteen thousand bushels of Can- adian wheat were recently sent to Aus- tralia,;owing to ascarcity of the eer- eal in that colony, and the shipment was so successful that it is being fol- lowed by, another of 20,000 bushels. It will be gratifying to Canadians that our wheat was preferred to that of the Western States because ofits superior quality. The success of the experi- ment demonstrates the value of the means of communication with the Aus- tralian colouies. It is altogether like- ly that the Canadian Pacific "railway will make special rates to encourage the shipment of wheat to the coast. Laurier Disseated. Kincardine Review, That man Laurier isa dandy. If any of our readers can catch him we will advertise him free. He is slick as a whistle. The flea is not in it with Mr. Laurier for unfailing absenteeism from the place where you expect to find him. He told the Roman Catho- lics of Manitoba to see the Dominion government ubout their grievances. Then he told the Dominion government to see Greenway about it. He spoke very pathetically of the grievances which his co-religionists endured and he thought a commission would be just the proper thing to ascertain whether they hadany grievances at all. He said in Quebee he would restor to them their separate schools and he ended up against it. He said he were premier be- by voting could settle it if he cause there were (thank God !) no Orangemen among the Liberals. The phrase took so well in Quebec that he Would not deny it even on this side of the border, but the yery properly dis- claimed any responsibility for news- paper reports. After voting against the second reading of the bill he re- fused to enter into factions opposition to the bill in committee. Anti-remed- ialists may thank him for helping to defeat the bill in its second reading, but the people who have watched his tortuous course on this and also on trade questions will be very apt to spew him out of their months as Inke- warm in'everything. His speeches are refined and polished. ° He isnot stub- born in anything. He can supply whatever pabulum you desire. If you oppose the remedial bill he is with you. Ifyou are for remedial legisla- tion he is with you. If you are French or British you can get taffy from -his tongue. If yon incline to free trade he is with you as it isin England, but, if not, he is willing to change his views so as to protect the manufacturer. You can't catch Him in opposition to you unless you follow him in Quebeé, and you really couldn't afford to do that. What anice man he would be. at a pink tea. In France 67 per cent. of the people live on rye bread, only 33 per cent. a work, to say nothing of oyerwork, is harm- on know', I said to the driver, who @ rioned as he saw-me approach, 'thst 7 Sveniey ran me down ten min- Yer sir,' he promptly replied. 'You had me in between your car- ringe and # cable car, and it wasa close call.' 'Yea it was, sir." , You didn't even try to pull up our horse I re ae 'No, Than 5 -- didn't care whether you ran mé down or not ?" 'No, sir.' 'Well, that's cool! Are you in the habit of killing people who may be crossing the street as you come along ? 'Not in the habit, no sir. You see it was this way. A gent picks me up at Fith Avenue and wants to get down to the Star Theater in five minutes, I can't get him therein five, but I can in eightsif there isn't a block and the wheels stay on, and I does it and gets 50 cents extra. 'But where do I come in ?" 'You ? Why, you escaped with your life, and there's no kick coming to you. _ Wait till you are run down and 'kill ed and then let the widdy do the kickin.' Inside and Outside. Internally used Burdock Blood Bitters cleanses, purifies and tones every organ of the system. Inall cases where sores, ulcers, lotches, scrofula, ete., appear on the surface ~an outward application exercises wonderful curative power over the skin and flesh, healing them completely withont even leaving a scar. Here is a case in point : After having used Burdock Blood Bit. ters for scrofulain the blood I feels it my duty tomake known the results. I was treated by a skilled physician, but he failed tocure me. I had three running sores on my neck which could not be healed until I tried B. B. B., which completely, leaving the skin and flesh sound and. whole. As long asI live I shall speak of the virtues of B. B. B. and I feel grateful to Providence that such a medicine 1s pro- vided for sufferers. Mis W. Bennett, Acton P. O., Ont. . 1 yprend © Cut Off. (Me pril '18. "Shortly after three o'clock this afternoon, Mr. James Deans, an old man nearly 90 years of age, was instantly killed at the Grand Trunk station. The old man, who was very deaf, was crossing the track, when a car, which was being shunted down from Todd's mill, struck him, the wheels passing over his neck, complete® ly severing his head from the body. with his daughter, Mxs. J. Telfer, and was one of the oldest residents in this neighborhood. An inquest is being held. - FOR TIRED FEELINGS. EXHAUSTION IS WASTE ~ OVER ~ WORK MEANS SHO TER LIFE - Dopp's KIDNEY FILLs * MEAN REST FOR THE KIDNEYS, _, Overwork is what you do after common sence asks you to quit. Overwork of any kind does more than tire, it exhausts yon. Just a little more after you ought to quit is the too much that uses you up. The blood goes out to all parts faster than usual when you overwork. It the kidneys are not'in perfect filtering order, more poison is injected through them toall parts of the body than usnal, and then ful. As soonas your kidneys commence- ing good work there is less and less poison in the blood every minute. /This explains why Dodd's Kidney Pills cure 80 promptly and permanently. Two Children Cremated. Quebec, Que., April 17.--Mrs. Liz- otte, wife of a poor laboer, residing in Smith street, at St. Roch's, left two of her children--one aged three years, aud the'other 18 months--alone in a room to-night. The eldest upset a lamp and set fire to the younger baby and himself. Mrs. Lizotte, on hearing her children's cries, got bewildered and ran out for neighbors' help. In the meanwhile the children were burn- ing. The eldest died almost immedi- ately ; the other is dying. The house is badly damaged. The terms upon which Strathroy, Ont., May secure a furniture factory are that the town give $10,000 as soon as the 'building is' completed and in working order ; the company to put up | a building and plant worth $25,000, pay Out'in wages $300 per week ; pay taxes" on-an assessment of $5,000; and Mr. Deans was a retired farmer, living' 7] TH Western Ontaric. above store, A. H. HERMISTON. (Successor to H. F. Buck.) / ». UNDERTAKER & EMBALMER. =. Having bought out the old stand, WALLACE STREET BRIDGE, and having fitted it up in good style, now has one of the LARGEST. FURNITURE SYORES. Patronage Solicited. in Embalming a specialty,.Open day and night. Residence 20 G. T. R. TIME .CARD. Trains leave Listowel station say. as under RT REE Bee elOe IN W.G, & B. RY. For Kine ¢ and intermediate pointe ixed 7.55 a.m: ress 2.34 p.m: 69.02 p.m. Fer Palmerston--Express at we m press, 12.57 p.m; ixed, 10.30 p. m. GEORGIAN BAY 'AND LAKE ERIE DIVISION. aolxa SOUTH. yl io - a.m. ; Express, 2.22 p.m.; Mixed 4.45 p. GOING NORTH. ' Mixed, 12.30 p. m.; Exprena, 1.21 p.m.; Express, Jas. Armstrong, | . Listowel's oldest established Grocer, is to the fore New and Fresh Grocerie --for family nae.-- CHOICE TEAS AND COFFEE. NEW RAISINS AND CURRANTS, FRESH CANNED GOODs, » PROVISIONS OF ALL KINDS. Bargains in CROCKERY and GLASSWARE, Orders filled and delivered promptly. Our long continuance in business is the beat guarintee that wedeal squarely aud give goml value for the money. . JAS. ARMSTRONG A 8 Back-Ache, Face-Ache, Sciatic The "D, &L." Menthol Plaster raretpeis te te beck sod Renker for tho beck apd tombe Sones ao DAVIS & LA all Proprietors; MonTREAL, - > : Lh a 4 4 4 A fh J Le A y.wrvyew,fefT,tT Tee SY OS SY Se Ae ee THE PERFECT TEA - FINEST TEA [ ER In THE WORLD FROM THE TEA PLANT PLANT TO THE TEA CUP iH fe NATIVE PURITY, Monsoon" Tea is packed under isi ofthe Ten cep eh oem them a Tea 'or tha they see that none but the freech b | FOR SERVICE. . The l has t kshire Boar "with at. gl ligree, for ne 'rvice on his -- lot 41, 4th conceshion | Wa lace. Terms $1 W "-- TAC '0B ORTH. 900 AGRE FOR SALE IN ELMA TOWNSHIP. ieing Lots 29 anid 30, in the 5th concession ; 17 FARM Zima. os cf = . terms, For fu rticulars apply t OHS Mec AU Lee, prprietor. 2c Britton, P, O. Fall anc Winter namie? mency a on! cannot afford 2 et SEW OTHES, can "act their OLD CLOTH ¥S 'CLEANED AND DYED and it will make them look ike new. Tey me and you will be pleased with yout patronage SEWING MACHINE NEEDLES of a kinds and FINE MACHINE oo 1 kieds wot 3 OILs always . WM STEPHAN; : Listowel 4 TSASH & "DOOR FACTORY BAMFORD BROS., Builders and Contractors mm tocontract for ort 'bua 'lings. Plans and Usui drawn and Mor "That is why "Monsoon, the -\ sigaaaiaes can be It is tn enlad cabin el Tb., 1 Ib, and tn andl hrs favours ot and éoc. Ht your qzoces not keep ft, tell him to = EBL, HAYTER & COs Tear Gwe. wea 1RES CONSTIPATION U ~ INDIGESTION, OIZZINESS c RUPTIONS ON THE sK IN ' HE _ ° Tle An Agrecable Laxative and NERVE TONT re Pi aie a gy oo tan ly vaso KO. HO aren Terese ate power Sold bv J. Livingstone. Jr. Du, gist. S'T'IId S7IO.LSTUa daay syeidsnig [Ty ,,ourrpouwr Apiwiey ysayes OY T,, -AtySnos0y3 pue Ajjdwoid ynq Ajjuas py. S'T'ITId SIO.LSIUa 'uayois Jo adus jou. ep pue 'payeoj-uesns AjjuRr3aya 'siqejasog Ajoing ay. STIId | SAIOLSTUE *sa|qNO1y, YDeUWOZS ][e pure JAY ysisanjs 'eisdadsAg 'ayoe "pray PIS seat 'ssousnorig 9nd STTid wheat bread. protect the town by insurance for twen- vy Years. oi ak eles J application ae Sash Doors Frames, Blinds, ete; Pe ruished on ahort notice. 1 on don ete order. EM bee 3 te the buildi ig line will ) given tattention an "IRST-CLASS WORKMANSHIP GRARAN TERED, Charges Very Moderate. Bamford Bros, FARMERS Dairy . Butter at my RESIDENCB, WALLACE ST. on Mondays and Saturdays, Auction Sales conaucted m any Counties of Perth, Huron and Well -- THOS. E. HAY, Auct. NOTES LOST. fee In hereby teen 4 chat wo notes madé o tua won. July, 1835, 2 rable on = one year aftes hog or interest at 6 21 -- rm, amd i wotinting same. Anyone re 0 dat, ar 'Yo the Banner Oflce L win el, lig roy be mula aly 'ID BOYD. Children Cryfor Pitcher's Castorla. 5 2 re ast