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fiCLT L. D. 8 (CICSTHRY. sew ing Machines. ED DURMAM BULI PFT TE r Service. M »] roods 1 S t TE 1cgies Urt n icenses. Mow ers Calder‘ st of the \ST CGF i1FS to il Hotel es anda on the treig ht These time Pr Q)l) o , The Big 4 (stand Cutts, ways keep a full linc at lowest prices. Call and see our Men‘s and Women‘s Oxfords. Just the thing for hot wenâ€" thes. BUY SHOE DRESSING, 10c and 206 a bottle. PURS: [ TWEEDS & YARNS © We osk Inspeclion of our TEAS.: 5. SCoTT. with lace fringe, 37x70, monnted on spring rollers, complete 40c. % FLOOR OIL CLOTH. 5 ft. wide, We vard. Best Table Oil Cloth, 45â€"in wide, 20e vard : J34â€"in wide, 30¢ yard. broidered centre, 60c black Serges, 29 Tarten WO CGROCERIES 1 For further nformation com> and see us. New Goods i vare ‘The C.P. R. Will > | P |p || P | Ch Bad Spices 10â€"in Granite Pie Plates Boots & Shoes. We alâ€" Opaque Window Shaqdes Buggy Dusters with emâ€" We can give you Bargains. Men‘s 10â€"inch Yinch MacFARLANE & (C0 LC red centre, 60c up. en‘s Undershirts and Drawers, ich. Men‘s Rubberine Collars | up) 10c each. Men‘s Rubberine 20c pair. DOX‘T FORGET TO CALL run two more excursion: to Manitoba and Northâ€" West DRY GOODsS, CROCKERY, BOOTS & SHOES, &e., UUL _ sD$J1GCD or Vineâ€" gars will not yield gaWd results noâ€" matter. how careful you are. Why not buy the best. you can get them from us. OL We are prepared tohanâ€" dlie your WOOL & other produce to your entire satisfaction. Of best quality. Gean PROFTS (Giranite Wash Rowls, 20¢ irge Granite Spoons, 8e each, UPPER TOWN DURHAM. yard. Dress Ginghams, 7¢ and 8c See them ! Pure Spices and Vinegars Cashmere in navy blue and a yard. Black and Colored Allâ€"wool AUGUST 29th and SEPTEMBER 12th. | Total . ... .. .. $6,958, 965 | _"The estimated increase in the net debt is taken from the speech of Mr. Fielding, Minister of Finanee, who on the closing day of the session said he expected when full returns were forthâ€" coming, the net increase would be fot ad to be very little over one million. The estimate of the expenditure on canâ€" | als for last year is based on the approâ€" priation voted for that year, less the amoun ts revoted this year. The upâ€" | shot of the comparison is seen to be that !the Laurier Government have spent | over nine milions of dollars on the enâ€" i largement of the canal system aâ€" lone, while the addition to national | debt in the period covered by these exâ€" | penditares is less than seven million. That looks like the work of a Governâ€" ment of business men working on a business plan." fact. The increase is due to the imâ€" mense development in the trade ot the country. The case is exactly parallel to that of a merchant who finds that at the end ot his business year his profits have increased 25 per cent. over the previous year, the result of a greater volume of trade. No one would claim for a moment in such a case that his inâ€" creased profit was secured by raising the price of his goods. The volume of Another interesting ficton in connecâ€" tion with the financial conditions of the country Js that taxation has been increased, and in proof thereof the fact is pointed to that the Customs Reâ€" venue has increased 25 per cent. in past 3 years, last year‘s figure being 225 000,000 against $20,000, 000 in 1895 â€"96.â€" This increase is not due to inâ€" creased taxation in the shape of higher duties, and the Government‘s financial critics are perfectly well aware of that Fotal. ... .. . . â€"$9,048, 265 "In the same period the net debt of the Dominion has been increased by the following sums: â€" I897 ............ ...« %O0,04L, 100 1898 ................,.. og$t7,802 1899 (estimated) ...... 1,500,00} "Since the Liberals came to power the following amounts haye been exâ€" pended on improvements of the canals of the Dominion, the sums being chargeâ€" able to capital account:â€" I89%..... .......... ;. s@o041,016 I8U8...........««. ....+«. madr, 440 1899(estimated) _...... 3,500,000 The following statement of fact with reference to the much discussed quesâ€" tion of the public debt is from The Monâ€" treal Herald and should be carefully studied by all who are honestly desip. ous ot understanding the truath:â€" Public Debt and Taxation. Hastaxation increased FROM OTTAWA. trade of the Dominion has increased by | tens of millions of dollars until last year the imports were â€" $152,000,000 as l against â€"©118.000,000 in â€"1896. The simple fact is that the duty upon those I imports, taking them all round, has deâ€" creased, for had the rate of taxation l which prevailed in 1896 been in operâ€" ation last year, the Customs receipts | would have amounted to #27,785, 600, or nearly three millions dollare more | than the actual receipts, which is irreâ€" | futable evidence that the tax upon the : people had been cut down rather than mereased; in fact Foster‘s own resolâ€" ‘ution, submitted to the House on proâ€" i rogation day, admitted that the rate | had been reduced from 18.28 to 16.57. A Protectionist Fallacy. One other point is worth noting with regard to this increased volume of imâ€" ports. It has always been a favorite # contention with the ultraâ€"protectionist, . © that an increase in imports mnst necâ€" \essarily be detrimental to home indusâ€" tries, indeed it is uponthat fallacy that | the whole theory of protection is conâ€"| | structed; but a complete answer was | given to this by experience of the past{ three years. This tremendous increase | . of $44,000,000 has been coâ€"incident| ! with a deyelopment of home industries | | unequalled in the history of the Domâ€" | inion. New factories have been springâ€"| | ing up on all hands, those already in | ;existence have been increasing their, ' capacity, skilled and unskilled labor 'is more and more in demand, wages( | hayve been going up in every direction | ! and the masses ot the people hayve more ‘ hnoney to spend than ever they hadl before. These are facts which require no statistical â€" demonstration. They} are proved by the parsonal cxperiencel of the people,â€" the only kind of proot'l which will always be accepted as con: | blasive and satisfactory. The Silly Season. \_The lack of live political topies which always marks the period imâ€" ‘ mediately following the close of a parliamentary session is responsible ‘tor a variety of silly paragraphs which, while they may lack the element of originality, serve to fill space and arouse a passing interest of a mild kind. Foremost among these are the guesses as to when a general election is to be expected, and as their is nothing detfinite to base calealations upon, the conclusions arrived at neâ€" cessarily vary. _ Certain Opposition papers at first announced, with a great show of confidence, that there was no question an election would be *‘‘sprung upon the country " this fall, but »s the weeks go by and the usual signs of battle fail to materialize, they are becoming much less confident and are now explaining why the Governâ€" ment is not carrying out plans which as a matter of fact were never in conâ€" templation. Our anxious Opposition friends may possess their souls in patience. _ The general clection will come in good time, and when it does come, it will be all too soon for the peace of mind of those who have been so busy foretelling disaster to the Government. Which make Plymouth Twine indisâ€" pensable for the Government Farm Service â€" greatest strength, perfect evenness, extreme length, freedom from tangles, purityâ€"are absolutely necessary also to the Twine that will do perfect work in every harvest field. The selection of Plymouth for Governâ€" ment service was not made haphazard, but, after the most careful practical test had thoroughly demonstrated it to be the BEST. _ Plymouth has qualities peculiar to itself, which cause it to work perfectly where other brands fail. PRUDENT PEOPLE PREFER "PLYMOUTH." « 6 * 0n Erery Tag. _ PRUDENT PEOPLE PREFER _ PLYMOUTH See That You Get it 1=" If your dealer does not handle our Twine write Plymouth Binder Twine Agency, 54 Bay Street, Toronto. The only satisfacâ€" I our Waggoner Extension Lad tory Extension Ladder made. â€" No household should be withonut one of these Ladders. Our Stock of “’hips is Something extra. Be sure and secure one! Owing to the Great Advance in Prices by Steamer ** Antwerp" direct A Cargo Of Glass from Belgium, two ears of Stove WhetiNeTTUNpiHTENTTTeeTae t l Niee ENNNE U eteiee ie ie ie iertine crercaictes Coal, a car of Shallow Lake Ceâ€" meut, a mixed car of (Graniteâ€" ware, Tinware, Churns, Lamp Goods, Trace Chains, Plow Lines, Scereen Doors, Ice Cream Freezers, Steel Crow Bars, etc. _â€"_Another old familiar friend in the way of political yarns has re appearedâ€" in the sf::pc of a story of whiskey perâ€" mits surreptitiously granted in the Yukon. A gentleman named Marks, described as " the Klondike correâ€" spondent of London (Eng.) Financial News," is alleged to have declare(ll that whiskey permits to a very conâ€" / siderable amount have been granted | by the Government "to its party | friends," with the result that, ** Dawâ€"| son will have a big whiskey trust this | winter that will have liqnuor up to a ; dollar a glass. â€" Another version of the same story apparently is that Mr.{ Houston of Dawson, who is now at the | Capital has secured a permit to take | 40,000 gallons of whiskey into the | THOSE Q ALITIES An Old Familiar Friend. HAFRDWAPRPE It is necessary to purchase goods in very large quantities in order to be able to give our customers the bargains they have been in the habit of getting in our store. The last two weeks has been a great time for receiving goods, below is a statement of some of the gords received : WHENX VISITING THE TORONTO EXHIBITION do not fail to see the drove of "* Wild Razor Back Hogs " enclosed with the Wire® Fexor that we are selling at present. WM. BLACK Just Received Another Shipment of our Waggoner Extension Ladders. Is envied by a‘l poor dyspeptics whose Stomach and Liver are ont of order, _ All snech should know that Dr. King‘s New Life Pills, the wonderfal Stomach and Liver Remedy, giyes a splendid appetite sound digestion ard a regnular bodiiy habit that insures perfect health and great energy, Only 25¢, at our drug stores, _ 4 Yukon. It searcely required the denial of the Minister of the Interior to assure the country that these stateâ€" ments were entirely without foundâ€" ation, but as the denial has been given the public will have little difficulty, in view of the developments in Parliament last session, in deciding which statement is must worthy of credence. The Appetite of a Goat ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO # @ 4@ > IT PAYS TO BUY THE BEST. AGENTS in all principal points in Ontario, _ Quebec, Manitoba, United States and England. Also a Full Line of WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, and STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES, @>Call and see for yourself. @&>Prices are right. Ww. A. McFARLANE CAPITAL, Authorized.......$2, CAPTTAL, Paidup........... 1/ RESERVE FUND kxÂ¥ 4 a%% l W. F. COWAN, President GEO. P. REID, Manager. A general Banking business transacted, Drafts issued and collections made on all points. Deposits received and interâ€" est allowed at current rates, The Wheels J. LIVINGSTONE, STANDARD BANK OF CANAD: SAVINGS BANK. Inter savings bhank deposits of wards. â€" Prompt attentic facility afforded customs tlistance. We Sell all kinds at all price of & Time Go Round "*y>__, Should call at once and examine it, and they will be convineed that it is the best and cheapest twine sold. FROST & WOOD PLNMOUTH BINDER TWNE! For Full Information Apply to JAS. R. GUN,. â€" â€" TIGKET AGL sR 3 10 T46 15 FARME RS Western Fair LONDON " Bingle Fare," AG 2 10 SMPL. 3 ‘EXCURSION DAYS," except on ‘ EXCURSION DAYS," DURHAM AGENCY. Industrial Fair TORONTO " Single Fare," Dinner ?[miledâ€"liushand Madâ€" Servant Girl Ugly. The ancient clock did its bestâ€"It is old enough to rest. Its going qualities have gone, you want a Good Clock & Temper Saver. We have them for $3.50. You can save time and worry by buving one. AVG. 31. SHPT. 5 & 1. SEPTEMBR 12 AND 14 Head Office, Toronto. No, 8 Mowers are selling very fast. Also our Stee! Wheel Tiger Rake and our No. 2 Binder is pronounced a favorâ€" ite wherever it goes. good returning Sept. 18. At the Old Durham Foundryv Who have not yet seen the *# % DUFRH A M except on KELLY, Agent. Next to Bank. st allowed on $1,00 and upâ€" m and every rs living at a m. ut M t $2,000, 0060 1,000,000 â€"â€"â€" â€"G00.000 i t