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*‘*My motherâ€"inâ€"law never understands a joke," says a correspondeni. "So I was surprised to receive a letter from her a fow weeks atter my little boy had swallowed a farthing, in which the last words were, ‘Has Ernest gotten over his Anancial diff~ culties yot " * Wifeâ€""Mrs. Ailer has gone abroad to be treated by a Parisian physician." Husband â€"="Sot She always Heâ€"**You told me your father was a retired capitalist, and now I ficd, after marrying you, that he is not worth acent." Sheâ€"*I only told you the truth. He was a capitalist once, but after the panic hit hime retired from the capitalist business completely." "I understand that your son went west, intending to rise with the community," said the neighbor. *‘Yes. An‘ he did what he started out for." *"How*" *He hadn‘t been there a week before & cyclone struck the town.‘ ‘ "In all my career," said the emineni statesman, ** [ can smy that I have never done anything to be ashamed of." * You mean," sneered the cynic, ‘‘that you have never done anything you were “M‘d‘ of." Boarding house mistress (at Sunday dinâ€" ner)â€"** Mr. Jones, why do you not eat some chicken * Mr. Jones (who has labored fifteen minutes trying to carve m leg)â€" * Thanks ; I never work on Sunday." w Juliaâ€"** Do you consider Mr. Nippy a mean man *‘ Nellieâ€"*‘ Mean ? Not only mean, but cowardly. Why, he never will take a seat in a street car tor fear he will have to give it up to some woman." Witherbyâ€"** If I had known that you were going to drop in on us so unexpectâ€" edly, we would have had more for dinner." Castletonâ€"** Don‘t mention it, old man, but next time I‘ll be sure to let you alphabetical copy books." Mrs, Gray (to friend who has been to the prayer meeting)â€"®"Did you have & good meeting*" Mrs. Whiteâ€"*"Rathor uninterâ€" esting. None of the men who spoke had ever gone anything bad." | Hoaxâ€"*I see they have a new name for those high buildings which are boin“ erectâ€" ed." Jouxâ€"*‘Indeed? What is it * Hoax â€"**They are called serial buildings,because they are continued stories." Sheâ€"*‘I think there is considerable room for improvement in ladies‘ dresses nowaâ€" days." Heâ€"*"*Well,in the sleeves especially I should say there was room enough for «lmost anything." Professorâ€"**To what did Xenophon owe his reputation * Studentâ€"**Principally lo‘ the fact that his name commenced with X, Johnny Smartâ€"*Therte‘s a big difference between my teacher and ..:mfi of lightâ€" ving." Mrs, Smartâ€"**How so, son ** Johnâ€" ny Smartâ€"*He strikes several times in the she gazed out at Vt;ae';vuv;":nd 'on'd-o;'o: what their number was, * I am connected with the beat families in our city." Sb; did not like her bonnet, or, as sho gayly sped, She noticed that it did not turn A single person‘s head. Bouncing lawyerâ€"*"Then you are preparâ€" ed to swear that the parties came to high words?" Coster witnessâ€""Nay, I didna say that. I should say they was particularâ€" ly low words." ** Mre. Kickseyâ€"* Why do you su the high hat is making loy much tronbE y" Kickseyâ€"**Because there‘s a woman at the bottom of it, of course." Prospective tenaut (to ent)â€"** You say that this house is just :‘-tauo'n throw from the depot, Well, all I have to say is I have great admiration for the man w).o{ threw the stone." Miss McFlirterâ€""I have refased seven offers of marringe sincs last season." Misa C. Vereâ€"*Quite a sleightâ€"ofâ€"hand performâ€" er, aren‘t you ?" ** Why do you punch that hole in my ticket *" asked a little man of the railroad conductor. *So you can pase through," was the reply, ‘ **1 see you have a safe in your dining« room," said Perkins, who was visiting Jarley. "Is that lor’your silver ?* "No; that‘s my wineâ€"cellar," said Jarley. Blobbsâ€"*"What‘s the difference between gloves und poiicemen?" Slobbsâ€""CQive it up." Blobbsâ€"*"Well, gloves are usually on hand." Jeggers (weakly facetious)â€"*"Thâ€"think 1 was a burglar, m‘ dear?" Mrs. Jaggersâ€" «No ! A burglar wouldn‘t have taken hali the time to get in * 6 A New Degree of Aflinity.â€"A.â€""He is a relation of yours by marringe?" B. â€"** Yes he married my girl," even chance before the end of the twentieth century that we shall bave Chinese misâ€" mionaries landing on our shores (armed, of course) if only to teach us how well their fathers were taught when civilization land. ed on their shores, : _ the walls of conservatism are broken downâ€" :mny blades of grass will grow where one has grown, and the **Light of Asia" will glitter upon a million new bayonets, «nd all will be peace and plenty, as it is in civilized Europe, and there will be no more need of miswionaires to Chins, It myl Now we are going to send the machinery of civilization into China and teach the Tartar hordes the use of our engines o peace and war. With their gifts of mimi ery they will not be long in learning, once Japan has had a taste of civilization and likes it well. Her women have discarded the beautiful costume of their grandmothâ€" ers and are now happy with corsets and nervous prostration. _ The young mer going back after education in the colleges und universities of America and Europe nave been able to teach their stayâ€"atâ€"home brethren vices and extravaganciesof which these simple souls never dreamed. â€" The soldiery no longer wear leather armor nor comic opers arms ; the navy is built on the lutest models. When with these tokens of wdvanced living the Japanese drove the uncivilized hordes of China before them, civilization patted itself on the back. But after the massacre at Port Arthur civiliza« | tion held its peace. H The natural aptitude of the Chinese for civilization is shown by the ease with which they have surpassed their English instructâ€" ors. ‘They are already the masters of the opium traffic (and opium habit) in the world, Hency Norman, in his recent book} on the ‘‘Politic« and Peoples of the East," intorms us tbat the Chinese already own the best real estate in Shanghai and are ‘ast acquiring control of the exchanges. Li Hung Chang :s been called the *Bismarck oi the east." II= is also the Cecil Rhodes, ‘he "Nitrate King," the Jay Gould and ‘he Baron Hirschâ€"all in one. long sustained life and found contentment in a diet of rice and water and the simple worship of their ancestors, Now they are to be civilised ; that is, their wants are to be multiplied and they are to be made happyâ€"as all civilized people are happy. Of the fraction of their life, the denominaâ€" tor is to be multiplied indefinitely, so that they must by constant struggling increase the numerator, or be extinguished. One consequence of Jupan‘s victory may be to open (China to foreign trade and civilization. ‘The prospect is hailed with delight by Europeans and Americans. China is a thousandâ€"or two thousand years behind the times. Its people have remarkei the telcphgm girl as SPRING SMILES. l is 27 handy for headlines PaCK, But|the Ge bur civilizae Pml e machinery , Mr.] teach the ::gi::o j s % caguu-. * | be able ifts of mimi | fare rai rning, once | reductic oken downâ€" | The b row where | ht of Asia" Ml‘,n 1 ‘ bayonets, upd"pu“ 5 , as it is in | the cons be no more | was énte‘ . It may the Gove twentieth m’: inese misâ€" | tractore (armed, of | The con well their ; *taW, ar $ work. 4 ition land. ’ had ‘not work, th them. H of all labe he had re every cor .â€""He is | put a sto 3, _ 4 \e.‘: The bil‘i s agminst | Mr. Sp yare not, | detective (Vngmr’- agencies, t uch‘iuu't . ‘ itc V xc e Ne Cagred on m ns ie CE NAREn adian industries and retaining thairphome market in Canads. Dealing with the Manitoba school question, Sir James sup~ ported the contention that the point imvolved was one of law and right. It should not be discussed from a political standpoint. Mr. Patterson condemned the Governâ€" ment for not calling the House earlier. It was an unwritten law that Parliament should be summoned earlier in the year, He paid a compliment to the Minister of Finance in regard to his elevation to the leadership of the House. ‘The selection of Mr. Foster was one expected by all, and it was cheerfully acquiesced in by the memâ€" bers of the Opposition. Sir James Grant dealt at length with the trade question. He made a passing reâ€" ference to the prevailing depression, but instanced the last loan effected by Canada to show how sound she stood financially. He maintained that the adoption of free. trade would be ruinous to the interests of Canada. The Government would phold and maintain a defensive tariff in this country for the purpose of holding up Canâ€" i o o e Sn en m css WE rs of the i Mr. Dnvlgp mu C icninagee an t c B CC VEV O this country. Unless the Government were prepared to show that this question had been satisfactorily settled before the scheme of union was submitted to the House, it would not, in his opinion, be acâ€" ceptable to the House. ‘ u I Mr. Mills complained that the reasons w , given by Ministers for calling the House is | together at so late a period were not satisâ€" o | factory. The Government appeared to have consulted their own convenience on this , | matter. Both the leader of the House and 4 | the Minister of Juatice were much worried 4 | over the attitudo of the leader of the Oppoâ€" sition in regrd to the Manitoba school question. ‘They called upon the latter gentleman to discuss a question which they Mun% to discuse ;heuuelvel. Tlhe leader of the Opposition had v properly declinâ€" ed. Mr. Mills then we;?on to assert that â€" | rumour spoke of dissensions in the Cabinet. | He twitted the Controller of Customs with | taking one stand with regard to the Home 4| | Rule question and another with regard to Manitobs. He went on to observe that j the Government for the first time since 1878 had admitted that matters in Canada ‘ were not in a highly prosperous state, but they had comforted themselves with the statement that things were not as bad as elsewhere. (The condition of Canada| : should _ receive the gravest considerâ€"| < ation during the preseut session. He did | 1 not attribute much importance to plans | t for preferential trade between the colonies, | r Two months‘ trade with the neighboring | i Republic would be of more advantage than | F tmt{v-lour months‘ trade with the colonâ€"| d ies. ith respect to Newfoundland, Mr, Mills said had 1t not been for the interferâ€" | t ence of the Govom;::nt. the Blaineâ€"Bond | b treaty would have been in operation, and | in would have been of great advantage to | p Newfoundland. His (Mr. Mills‘) impresâ€" sion was that the people of Canada would not agree to any arrangement under which th France for all time to come would be made | g a substantial llct::'l‘ in the government of Ts Lo n ncz 1yz n L U Te Pa c IP t mind iminpmanc ic w ts mint, who had advised the Government that they would be completed about May or June next. unadiinein i en i ind ioi n uts inaaiacca on Awards was without responsibility until they were issned for distribution. Di plomas were being prepared by the Burean of Engraving and Frinting, and the medals were being struck off by the director of the nsS 17"va P â€" 1 COsc oo GOul 2 ORATEY CT TOUZ B&d made an .gproprinion direct to the Secretary of the Treaszry, and therefore the Committee Eoo mnrenyn 2 Mr. Sproule introduced a bill respecting detective corgontion- and â€" mercantile agencies, the object of which is to bring such institutions under the surveillance of the law, first by having them deposit a certain sum as security against the commisâ€" ion of unjust acts, and secondly, by providâ€" ing that no mercantile agency shall carry on business without being incorporated, ‘ The bill was read a first time, WORLD‘S FAIR MEDALS, Mr. Foster, in answer to Mr. McMullen, said the obtaininy of medals and diplomas offhonour awarded to ihe Canadian exhibit. ore at the Columbian Exhita on in Chicago had bsen a subject of corresp..; lence beâ€" tween the two countries, and in« latest information received from the \\ . cld‘s Columbian Commission at Washington, dated Jannary the Sth last, was to she effect that the Congress of 1892 ha made m hensl m CZ had not enough money to complete the work, they left the men without paying them. His bill was to compel the payment of all labor em:lo;od. The state of afairs he had referred to had happened in almost every county in Canads, and he wished to put a stop to it, The bilg was read a first time, 1 MERCANTILE AoENCTES. 4 Ame contractors were sometimes men of atraw, and not competent to carry on the work. After a month or two, finding they NMV Om oo pretieets oftmadannl nle Bs id - I °P"C| Mr. Mulock introduced a bill to amecd are| the Act respecting the Senate and House to | of Commeons, which provides that the memâ€" ade | bers shall not draw mileage that they do PYâ€" | not pay, _ ¢ n&â€" | _ The bill was read a first time. hat SEDITIOUS AssoctaTrons. *** ) Mr. White (Cardwell) introduced a bill further to amend the tenth chapter of the: for Consolidated Stazutes for Lower Canada |op | respecting seditious and unlawful associaâ€" o4 |tione and omths. Mr. White explained p, | that the bill was identical in character NX with that introduced mt the last session, ok and had for its purpose the extension to p Masonic lodges in Quebec, and under the *_| jurisdiction of the Quebec Grand Lodge, "" | of the same rights and privileges as are ',".’ enjoyed by and conferred on the Grand “k‘ Lodges in Ontario and Great Britain. ~| The bill was read a first time. :” n WEIGHTS AND mEaSURES Mr. Wilson introduced a bill to amend : the Act respecting weights and measures. | a | The sale of certain articles by measure was | ( d | not seourate, and the bill provided that the | ] i. | actual weight should be stamped upon the a d | measure or the sale by bushel abandoned. § p The bill was read a first time. 0 m ALIRN® CONTRACTORS. : ¢| Mr. McLennan introduced a bill to pre l 6| vent the letting of contracts to aliens j 1| Canadians, when they went to the United | C | Stutes, were deprived of the privileges exâ€" :: c } tended to American contractors, and the | (; ) | bill was to provide that contractors from te ; | across the line shall not import their ataff | di |and machinery from out of the country, | he This was done at present, to the detriment | or | of Canadian industry. 1t was the duty of | th |the Government to protect their own ;)u 4 po?;le, t e,bill was read a first time. o SECONDâ€"CLASs rrox®t. ;"‘ Mr. McLennan introduced a bill respect. | * ing the sale of railway return fare tickets, m which was to provide that persons should | // be able to purchase m secondâ€"class return | ;. fare railway ticket at the precentage of | |y_ reduction granted on firstâ€"class tickets. in The bill was read a first time. in LIABILITY O® CONTRAOToRs. Ho Mr. McLennan introduced & bill reâ€"| wo specting the limbility of the Government | ha« and public companies for the labor used in | Les the construction of public works. The bill pas was intended to protect men working for | sch the Government or companies. As many | out members of the House knew,contracts were and let and sublet by the Government to conâ€" | tha tml:cnonu many as three and four times. | wor | DOMINION PARLTANENT DEBATE oN TiR ADDRESS FIFTH SESSIONâ€"SEVENTH PARLIAâ€" MENT. Mr t with the attitude of the RAILWAY MtLRAGK DUAL LANGUAGE, | _ Mr. O‘Brien next introduced Mr. Mc« | Carthy‘s bill to amend the Northâ€"West Territories Act. The object of the bill | was to give the Northâ€" West Council power to deal with the subject of education, and to abolish the official use of the French language in the Northâ€"West Territories. ’lshe bill was read a first time . IMPORTATION OF FOREIGNRRS, Mr. Taylor introduced a bill entitled t‘An Act to Prevent the Importation and Immigration ‘ of Foreigners and Aliens under contract or agreement to perform la bour in Canada." The bill was read a first time. LIQUOR TRAFFIC COMMISSION. { Mr. Foster, replying to Mr. Edgar, said the whole ‘amount paid on account of | expenses in connection with the Royal â€" ts not less 9/ Mr. Edgar introduced a bill to amend of an in h | theact respecting frauds on the (Government. product ¢| He explained that the bill provided severe|" The p f | penalties in the shape of fine and imprisonâ€" Mr. M 4| mentand fortfeiture of contracts against | founded ‘|any public contractor who directly or | read a fi ® | indirectly contributed in any way towards *‘ | the election of any candidate to gn.rlinment. ~ J or towards any election fund. The law at| Mr. M present only applied to persons having | to promo ‘ |contracts with the Government. It was| The obje | proposed in the present billchat the penalties | Way men | shouldapply to directors, officers, and conâ€" | 1900 ever | tractors of railway companies who had receiâ€" | dutomati ved sudsidies,loans advances, or bonuses from | 204 1eces the Government of Canada, cars. It The bill was read a first time. protection DOMINION ELECTIONS oT. §°:‘ld;°‘°‘ Mr. O‘Brien, in the absence of Mr. n:d .i‘::i{ McCarthy, introduced a bill to amend the fake chat Dominion Elections Act. Heexplained that ol five x it prosoaed to make railway companies who ; nhx‘uchnryu carried voters to and from polls guilty of Statesiot corrupt sr&cticeu, and that any person Cessfulls© aiding and abetting should be dbemed uilty The b)xll of the same offence. It was desirog. he said, to put m stop to the practice which had prevailed during recent elections of Mr. Bry railway companies acting as election agent | the Railw; and carrying voters free of cost from one | the Act by end of the country to the other in order to | had been . please the government of the day. Other | three mont provisions in the bill had reference to sumâ€"| the Railw mary procedure in cases of personation. | should hay Phe bill was read a first time. EN taka us ""f' for Lower Canada, the Protestant leaders * | had maintained that this was not enough, t“l and that they wanted entire control over i | the edacation of the minority in Quebec. 5 | Much had been said with & view to create (l" sympathy with the peopie of Manitobs, and ;l’ the impression that this was dictation on * | the part of the Federal Parliament to force ht Sepurate schools on an unwilling province, *7 | and ignore its provincial autonomy. But why all this sympathy for the Province of Manitoba to & greater degree than for Onâ€" tario, Quebec, New Brunswick, or Nova ‘* | Scotia, for each of these other provinces ‘° | was in exactly the same position as the * | Prairie Province?* He wished to protest © | against any attempt being made by geutle« : men in the House or out of it to create disâ€" satisfaction in the country by crying out 5 | that this was an attempt to force Catholic * | schools upon a Protestant majority, so large * | as it was in Manitoba. It was the duty of | every man in the House to approach the | question in a patriotic spirit, and to conâ€" "| aider the important bearing it must have " | ea the country. Let them understand that ‘| whatever rights were guaranteed under the |constitution that that constitution was | | strong enough to protect those rights and | i that every man had a safeâ€"guard such as no | demagogism could. interfere with. (Apâ€"| | plause.) This speech concluded the debate, and the motion was then adopted. P wUpson‘s Bay comraxy. \ Mr. Laurier desired to take advantage of | $ an early opportunit; to call the attention of hon. gentlemen to what he considered a very important subject, It was stated in the press a few weeks ago that the Governâ€" | ° ment had passed ao orderâ€"inâ€"Council makâ€"| ing an advance of money to the Hudson‘s | * Bay Company of the sum $2,500,000. â€" He E desired to know if the statement was true. | /; Mr Foster could not recall at the moment the exact language of the orderâ€"in +Couneil; | * but he would give the hon. gentleman full "; information. ‘There had been no money C paid . re p|_ Mr. Costigan said the whole question | was, had any rights given by theParliament > | to any province been taken away? It was ; | a gross act of injustice to the Catholics of | the country that the hon. member for North | Simcoe hand inflamed the public mind by | trying to create the impression that this was an encroachment by the Catholics of the country to force their echools on the country, and interfere with provincial rights, They all hoped, he was sure, that the matter would be effectually dealt with by the Manitoba Legislature. â€" It was most unfair to chorge the Catholics with respon» sibility for theagitation. Every gentleman in the House, who was familiar with the history of Confederation, knew full well that it was not the Catholics who insisted in the first instance upon exceptional legisâ€" lation. They knew, as a matter of history and record, that when the whole question of an agreement between the different porâ€" ties concerned was discussed in the old Parliament of Upper and Lower Canada it was not the Catholics who said *"you must give us certain rights and privileges, or we | won‘t enter Confederation," but it was| quite the other way. It was the Protestâ€"| ants, prominent men of the time, who had | insisted at that time upon preserving the | rights of the minority in Quebec. When | it was proposed to settle the question by | t bringing in a bill to amend the School Act| i yoitr ui t taid ue idns etic on conpe oais t en reena SnE had no discretion in the matter. The Legisiature was ordered and commanded to pass the remedial legislation, to restore the school system of 1870, and in carrying it out was confined to the limits of the order, and had no discretion. Anything beyond that would not be obeying the order, and would be ultra vires so far as the order was ‘ concerned. < CONTRACTORS AND ELECTIONS as an order from the court which this Government or this Parliament were bound to obey. What the Government did, they did as responsible Ministers. â€" For his part, he did not hold the Government responsible or blameworthy because they had exercised the juriediction which, under the circumâ€" stances, the Judicial Committee of the: Privy Council thought they possessed. ‘*My complaint," said Mr. McCarthy, "is that, in exercising that jurisdiction, they have just as much right to reject the petition as they have to allow it, just as much right to determine against the prager of the petition as in favour of it, and that for what they co they ure responsible as the Executive of this country to the Parliaiment, and ultimately to the people, whose repreâ€" sentatives we are." The leader of the House had expressed thehope that Manitoba would settle the question, but the province No angnr td c d on c Sm e CRan Un Avilemithannd n nommeitibndh ymb isnn L2 22008 |and as m result members would be there until Ist August, and iong into the summer months. Mr. McCarthy then proâ€" |ceeded to â€"discuss the Manitoba sogool question. . He quoted the interpretations respecting the remedial order. It must not be forgotten that the opinion which had been ogered by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was an opinion which was: sought for from the Supreme Court of Cnn-] ada, The position he (Mr. McCarthy) took was this : an appeal being made to the Governorâ€"inâ€"Council under the terms of the Manitoba _ Act, the Government were authorized and empowered and availed themselves of that authority to obtain from the court an answer to the questions of law, whether there was grounr? for the appeal as a matter of law, and whether the complaint, assuming it to be true, which was stated in the petition, would justify interterence by the Governorâ€"inâ€" Council. The answers to those questions could, v.hcre!ox;e. in no sense be looked upon Ns e C O2DCCENCs 20 110 SeNSe De fooKed upo L l Nove n o en P crrncrmc‘a The Newfoundland negotiations could hardly be advanced as a reason for delay, seeing that those negotiations had not even comm.enced when Parliament was summonâ€" ed. He declared the delay in calling the Ho’uic to be unwarranted and unjastifiable, Mr. Dalton McCarthy deemed the late poriod at which the House had been sumâ€" moned n'juubificntion_for the present debate. Mr. McMullen, said the deficit had been created and maintained by fifteen years of political profligacy. He hoped they bad seen the end of scandals and disgraces, and looked for a reign of capable and honest administration. Mr. Casey said that the hon. gentleman had skilfully avoided expressing an opinion on the very subject upon which he had accused the leader of the Opposition of cowardice for doing the same thing. Conâ€" tinuing, the hon. gentleman endeavoured at length to show that the interests of manufacturers were bound up with the Government, who servilely catered to them and in return received loyal resolutions assuring them of their allegiance. ; bad only grown from 1.58 to 1.74, less than a cent a year advance. bill to amend the Heexplained that 8y companies who m polls guilty of that any person B and to amend the Criminal Code of 1592. He explained that under the Trade Marks and Designs Act business firms or porsons engaged in business had the right to secure for their own use certain mrfi- by which they designated their merchandise, Trades and Labor (Councils and. Trades Unions had found that it would be to their advantage to Jhave designs or. marks _ that _ would _ indicate â€" merâ€" chandise _ manufactured by members: of unions, . It was considered that this would not come within the scope. of the present Act. ‘The bill was practically to extend the provisions of the Trade Marks and it | _ Mr. Maclean (E. York) introduced a bill g | o promote the safety of railway employes. s | The object of the bill was to protect railâ€" s | way men by enacting that after the year . | 1900 every train shall be equipped with . | automatic brakes and couplers that would , | not necessitate a man passing between the cars. It also provided for the general protection of the public by aliowing no conductor to act in that capaoity until he had five years experience as a brakesman, | and similarly permitting no engineer to | take charge of an engine until he had servâ€" led five years‘ as a firemen. Legislnuon of ; | this characterhad been introduced in soveral States of the Union, aed had worked sucâ€" | cessfully. ) The bill was read a first time. RAILWAY: RaPLOYES. Mr. Bryson introduced a bill to amend the Railway Act, which proposed to amend the Act by providing that after a railroad had been operated for a certain time, or three months, without paying its employes, the Railway Committee of the House should have power to appoint a receiver to take over the road and see that the men were paid. The bill was read a first time. ; UNION LABELS. Mr. _ Coatsworth introduced a bill re-poctlng union labels, trade marks, : de:ignl, ovi’cef'n, or forms of advertisement, founded upon the resolution, which was read a first time. "Sumt es sn aanaie e c OR Y it | said the amount paid to the revisers of the > | Dominion voters‘ lists to April 25th, 1895, iâ€"| was $148,287. The probable amount re. t | quired to complete the paymenta to revising c | barristers was $12,000, and the amoun e | paid for printing, $35,160. Practically all {| the lists were printed. e TAY CANAL ‘| "Mr. Haggart, in answer to Mr. Charlton, °| said the amount of revenue derived from ‘| the Tay canal during the season of naviâ€" * gation of 1894 was $126. ‘The cost of : maintenance and menagement was $1,314 ; $ the cost of repairs $1,!14, and $1,267 had | been expended for renewing a lock, RATILWAY sURsrDrEs, Mr. Haggart, in answer to Mr. Charlton, said the total amount of railway subsidies voted last year was $4,661,160, revote $1,700,550, and new vote $2,965,000, DaIRY PRopCCTs. Mr. MeLennan moved the House into committee to consider a resolution declarâ€" ing it expedicut to introduce m bill to amend the Dairy Products Act of 1893, and explained that he desired to protect the Canadian cheese industry by prov.ding for the branding of the cheese and cares, / He { was sure every member of the House was interested in the industry, which was.one of the most important in the country. The resolution provided for indelible stamping upon all batter and cheese boxes, in letters not less than 3â€"8ths of an inch long and 1â€"4 of an inch wide, of the place and date of production. The motion was passed. : _ Mr, McLennan then introduced a bill ! _ Mr. Bergin, in introducing a bill to amend the Dominion Franchise Act, exâ€" plained that on the revised list of voters in the county which he represented there were one or two polling subâ€"divisions which contained more than three hundred names. His object was toamend the Act of 1891 so as to give the revising officer the power to make extra subâ€"divisions insuch cases, The bill was read a first time. voTERS LisTs. Mr. Montague, in answer to Mr. Edoar | _ Mr. Foster said it was true that last | year the space was as the hon. gentlemen had stated. ‘This year it had been proposed to reduce the space on the upper deck to two feet six inches leaving the space below the same as last year. The Government was under the impression that the interests of the cattle men would have been conserved at the same time. They had made represen» tations to the Government that day which had been heard by the proper persons, and he had no doubt that an arrangement . would be effected in & very short time. ‘ orvit aeRviICE 2 Mr. Reid introduced & bill to amend the Civil Service Act, the object of which was to economize in public expenditure by doing away with the present system of holding examinations, and to give power of examining candidates for a vacancy to the Mivister, or Deputy Minister, or an official appointed by the department, and thus prevent the chances of candidates commit« ting frand by personation or otherwige. 1t was also designed to extend the limit of age from 35 to 45 years,and for the gener«l improvement of the service. The bill was read a first time. Mr. Laurier desired to cal} the attention [of the Government to a matter of some urgency. He referred tothe cattle trade, | Two or three years ago departmental regulations were issned, which allotted the spice of two feet eight inches for each animal on board the ocean versels. He had been informed that day by cattle dealers that the Government had reduced: the space to two feet six inches, which space, he was informed, was insufflicient and injurious to the trade. im nntend cmd MR e ie l to the weather being unusually boisterous the contractors did not succeed in putting down one hole. Mr. Foster, in reply to Mr. Perry, said that an effort was made in the season of 189% to put down m meries of borings in connection with the proposed tunnel across the Straits of Northumberland, but owing to the weather being unusually boisterous PeC on nitdbidniminnitts Pedric ) Mr. Ives informed Mr. McMullen that Mr. Larke, one of the commissioners to the World‘s Exposition, Chicago, was still in the employ of the Government. His services as commissioner to the exposition ceased on the 21st of August last. His present enâ€" gagement in Australia commenced on the 25th of August, The salary was $3,000 per: annum, with travelling and removal exâ€"= penses. Mr. Larke had received an account. ‘ wble advance of £200, 1 en s i w s cce Un suitable officer. _ ‘There were applicants for the office, but it was not usual to name them. Mr. Clarke Wallace, replying to a ques tion asked by Mr. Borden, in the absence of Mr. Landerkin, said the office of collector of Customs at Montreal was vacant, hayâ€" ing become so on 13th January, 1893. It was kept vacant pending the sclection of m P nciy n To RATLWAY â€" LROISLATION Mr. Haggart, replying to Sir Richard Cartwright, said that the total amount of unexpended railway subsidies voted by Parliament to date was $8,749,371, MB onl e ids 28 n ty l2 it would appear that advances have been made on account of 794 packages, weighing 39,791 pounds, and valued at $7,961. TRENT VAULLEY CANAL Mr. Haggart, in answer to Sir Richard Cartwright, stated that a schedule price contract had been entered into with Mr, Andrew Onderdonk for the construction of 1 six and a half miles section of the Trent valley canal extending from Balsam lake towards Lake Simcoe. The approximate ’amount would be $192,000. ‘ THE GOVERNMENT‘s or®pir. Mr. Foster, replying to Sir Richard Cartâ€" wright, stated that there was $5,920,526 in Canadian banks to the credit of the Governâ€" ment, and in London $964,172, These were all the amounts. PURCHASE OF BUTTER Mr. Montague, in reply to Mr. Rider,said the Dairy Commissioner accepted 915 pack> ages of freshâ€"made creamery butter from 18 creameries and from five of the Governâ€" ment experimental dairy stations, for shipâ€" ment to Great Britain on Government account, to introduce and advertise the quality of freshâ€"made creamery butter there, between the 12th of February and the 6th of April, 1895. From the atatement laid on the table by the Secretary of State o s es F ' ' Commission on the liquor advice had been received Department, was $69,376, further expenditure. PRANCHISE ACT TR. LARKE‘s rostrron ONTREAL COLLRCTORSHTF RAILWAY SUBsTDTES NNEL TO P. E. 1 ATTLE TRADE, received by the Finance l antieust traflic,so far as There wasa are broueht wiasis s 2. C "Crican, and thus are brought widely berore the public with= Out cost to the inventor. ‘This splendid rper. Issued weekly, elogantly iliustrated. huox ‘ar the largest circulation of any scientitic w in thy world. $3 a {ur. Sample %fi”fl! froo. Butlding Edition, monthly, a year. Singlo copies, 32 contas iEvery number contains beeus tiful plates, in colors, and ghomenphn of new houses, with plans, enabling builders to show the latest designs and secure contranra®® 10,820W E isfi xd C OV U muty CAN I OBTAIN a PATENT ? For a Krompt answer and an bonest Opinion, write to IUNN & CO.. who have had nuarl&;uty years* e6vonence in the patent business, Communica~ ;lom- n‘rlctly confld‘enur’l. i A (flnndbl:mk 'gr lt arpation concerning Patents and how to o tain them sent free. Also n catalogue of mechan~ Jcal and scientific books sent free. Patents taken through Munn & Co, receive .gocml notlce in the Scientific American, and thus are bronehr «iaas s S. 2 (merican, an We Ensl iest deslgn= and secure contracts, iMUNN ft'u.. NIVOFYDIKK. 361 is active and t 7¢, and of gree in tone in c market is firm grocemies is lair, and payments are a little more satisfactory. . . . A further advance in wheat has taken place, with swles of white at 730 to 74¢ Ontario points. The deliveries are very small, giving the imâ€" pression that supplies are limited, but at this season farmers are very busy seeding, which partly accounts for light receipts. Flour is firmer, but prices are relotively lower than those of whest. The foreign demand for wheat has increased, and Chicago prices have been advanced three or four cents during the week. Some large shorts have been forced to cover, and the feeling with regard to this market is exâ€" ceedingly bullish. . . . The hide marker _ The trade situation at Toronto still conâ€" tinues to show signs ofimprovement. The better feeling heretofore noted has acted as asort of stimulus,and fewer complaints are heard, Denlers generally are encouragedwith the stronger tone ofthe markets,and the outâ€" douk is more cheering. The earnings of the railways show improvement, and those of the Grand Trunk since the beginning of the month are ahead of the correspondin period of last year. There is increues activity in dry goods, with orders coming in freely, but they are not for large amounte, The business in hardware and groceries is fair, and payments are a little more satisfactory. . . . A further advance C oo P in the world‘s visible supply favorable weather, prevented from moving upward, there advance on rumots of heav chases and a good milling den The Trade and Navi the past five years have following are the cem; the last five vears : During the years from 1882 to 1884, the fishrmen of Lunenburg county, N.S., were pail fishing bounties to theextent of $235, 090, The increase in that period | was alâ€" most doubled, being $18,274 in 1882, and $35,318 in 1894, Thore has been an active speculation of late in railroad stocks and the general tone is very strong. Nearly all classes of securi« ties sold recently at the highest prices in this buige to dute. The advance within six weeks is 5 to 10 per cent. N Stooks in Toronto are Commerce is the most a« with eales at 1373, _ In London, the price of Hudson‘s shares is lower at £14, The world‘s visible supply of whest creased 2,388,000 last week. Silver bullion continues firm, with in London at 30Â¥4., and in New Yorl 67c. per ounce. Some Items of Interast to the Bust ness Man. THE FIELD OF COMMERCE Mr. Haggart, in reply to Mr. Mulock, said the groms earnings of the Caraquet railway for the year ended 30th June,1894, amounted to $18,083, and the expenditure _f’or the same period to $10,389, m loss of w ts during the week. Some large ive been forced to cover, and the ith regard to this market is exâ€" ; bullish. . . . The hide market and higher, with sales of cured at f green at 6c, Leather is firmer in consequence. . . The money i firm, but no changes are reported Designs Act to theso classes, â€"Reference to the Criminal Code was simply to apply the provisions for punishment ;:)r the infringe. ment of the Trade Marks and Designs Xob to this class of designs and marks also, The bill was read a first time,. SAULT STR. MARIE CANAL _ Mr. Haggart,in answer to Mr. Choquette, said no amount had been paid the contractâ€" ors of the Sault Ste, Marie camal for extra work. The cortractors had presented no claime against the Government for extra work, but they have intimated that they intend to present claims, THE CARAQUET RALWAyY. oR mes lt FACtS. Addrbas 361 Bnoapwaw Navigation returns for have been issued. _ ‘The compurative figures for are quiet and firm stactive bank security inues firm, with sales and in New York at Total Imports, $121,858,90 119,907,635 127,406,003 129,074,208 123,474,940 638 23,481,009 063 . 20,550,581 208 | 21,161,710 0 . 19,379,82e in wheat, in Hudson‘s Bay It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age ot rg‘ {u_mâ€"Bulm. in rates, There is a better demand:for Commercial paper. The tirmer rates for call loans has checked speculation to some extent on the local stock exchange, but nevertbeless the different securieties. are remarkably firm,; _ â€"__ For Sale by McFARLANE & CO,, Wholesale Agents for Dur own signature, _ No other remedy ever offered the public has proved such & marvellous revelation to the most sceptical as the South American Nervine Tonic. It has never failed in its purpose, and it has cured when Hundreds of testimonials of wonâ€" derful recoveries wrought with the Great South American Nervine Tonic were received from men and women all over the country betore physicians began to prescrite this great remedy in chronic cases ol cyspepsia, inâ€" digestion, nervous prostration, sick beaduche, and as &z tonic for buildâ€" ing up systems sapped of vitality through protracted spelils of sickâ€" ness. « During his experience of nearly a quarterof a centary as a newspsper publisher in Puris, Ont., Editor Golâ€" well, of The Paris Review, has pubâ€" Jished hundreds of columns of paid »medicine advertisements, and, no doubt, priated many a gracefully. worded puflâ€"for his patrons as a matter of business, but in only a single instance, and that one warrantâ€" ed by his own»personal experience, has he given a testimonial over his | ANewspaper editors are almost as sceptical as the average physician on the subject of new remedies for sick people. â€" Nothing short of a series of most remarkable and well authentiâ€" cated cures will incline either an editor or a doctor to seriously consider the merits honestly claimed for a medicine, de A complete stock of Whips. Combs, Brushes, Bits Rept on hand. & Ropairing promptly attended to. Ken and Women in all Walks of Life Tell of the Remarkable Cures Wrought by South American Rervine Toaic, _ â€"Firstâ€"Class Workmanship guaranteed. ighest Price paid for Raw Furse ED ITORS, CLERGYMEN, PHYSIC{ ANS Ruthem, Far. 26tb, 1892. Is still in his old stand on Lambton Street, near the Post Office, where he is ready to fill all orders for S1X GOSES WwiLL ConvincE T8E Most incrsoucous HARNESS SHQP! Lumber, Shingles and Lath always «is () omm Having Completed our New Factory we are now prepared to FILL ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY. We keep in Stock a large quantity of Sash, Doors, Mouldings, Flooring and the differâ€" ent Kinds of Dressed Lumber for outside sheeting. Our Stock of DRY L UMRE is very Large so that all orders can be filled. 1 Sash and Door Factory. | HEAVY AND :LIGHT l HARNESS, | SADDLES, BRIDLES, | COLLARS, Etc. New Stock Horse Blankets Nee ons im en e ol oA 2 Catet ) W&, ues 2e Snsce mt wen td CHAS. 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The South American Nervine Tonic acting direct upon the nerve centres N., G &J. McKECHNIE * L was prostrated with a particuâ€" larly severe attack of * La Grippe,‘" says Mr. Oolwel!, " and could find no relief from the into=nse pains and disâ€" tress of the maulady. 1 sullered day and night. The doctors did not help me, end I tried & number of mediâ€" cines, but without relief, â€" About this time I was advised to try the South American Nervine Ponic, Its efects were instantaneous, â€" The first dose I took relieved me. Ximproved rapidly and grew stronger every day. Your Nervine Tonic cured me in a sinzle we doctors and other medicines were tried in vain. CHARLBS _ LEAVENS, f&sm || PVR mRA 2 '?\’» PANyY 2 V s i 4 en an â€" Nervine forees by $s ves anrd the this notable shes it from istence. 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