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met in the Senate on v Sit Mackenzie Bowel! was by a vote of 41 to 19, the u's vote, and the only change 0 who were present at Siticions was in the case of one Senator who last year voted for that thieir chaniber will be placed in danger if they oppose Government Lills, They lave, however, only rejectedthirce measuresof importance io four sessions, while perhaps a 1 or nore Government mea- i ir hands in ub measure was finally passed the year after it was hoisted, and alter: it had been so changed that woith to us in Canada half a dozen English customers,and half a dozen cu of any other nationality." *1s the fact that are going fg discriminate ind, Britain to stop you from negotiating alto- gether ? Ard we to legislate in the Mr. Fisher in 1892: "If my leader comes into power trealy of reciprocity would be in force between, Canada and the Usited States. Sir Wilfred Laurier in 1892: "Fresh as we come from the nental freedom of trade." Sir Wilfred again the same year: «It is absurd ta 'suppose that, situated as we are, the iuterests ol Canada will always 'be identical with the interests of Great Britain. Some day must come when the ifiercsts will" Mash, be | the hon. gentleman may do, for my part whenever it comes to that, and however I may regret the necessity Iwill stand by my native land, I, * One United States customer is | linery Openings in Port Perry on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week were brilliant affairs, ample prepara- tion had been made and every attraction added, the newest, most stylish and the best goods in the line were displayed in abundance and arranged in the most attractive and they were not disappointed. -- Such a glittering array, such a com ladies fairly revelledinit, and in fact, they alone fully appreciated the magnificent displays. The delicate pastel shades are préminent in all new goods and are carried out in rather startling. Many long droop ping flowers and large thistles are also seen, but the more conserva- tive styles are in combinations of lace, applique, chiffon and very natural 1 ) demands of every purse. The leg- horn shows to much advantage, and will doubtless prove very popu- lar as the new style of trimming and Millinery Openings.--The Mil- : Want Return oi 11,400 YoUnG LADIE AN ADVERTISE Paris as a Coupaxi Special to the Mall aud Empire, Picton, April © 1. Platt, * manager of tive Employment Canada," was commi by the police magist quently released on $a, appear for trial at the ass ment appeared in The Empire :-- : partment, and Insp was detailed to inqt case. It was ascertail less than 1,400 applicatio sent in for the position, applicants forwarding graphs as requested, S days after thei 1 names, the applicants tion received a circular "Co-operative Employment | 8 ciation of Canada," which, am th p D of | and throwing mud o instance, Mr. ~ Ha en Sporting E 0 Saturday's edi notice 2 letter fi Kean of Orilliz ood qualities of ¥s a the good ve. utation of Mr. Clemes of Port the first time that an official of the C.L A" has been guilty of%enteri Mr. Kean tells us that Mr, Mc Millan has been an active player and 5 not seem strange that if he has to put aside the stick; some of our best presidents have been elected od after they bad quit the game i for members of thy "lin the appointment of a referee, and this is where Mr. Clemes would do the clubs in the Association justice, - To my mind Dr. Roberts and Mr. e g S| a member of the Executive since the | L A. was organized. If so, does| ions. From Mr, S. M. Newton, claiming the fate which many think | interests of Canada or of the British manner. The ladies from past ex-| > charge of using A office, » the otlier candidate for that $103.62 for extra | ating and ad: a "The six months' hoist, | exporter." perience, expected something grand | intent to defraud. He To the best of my memory this is | vertising for 1899. ~~ One from the Chief of the Fire Brigade askingsthat four pairs of |® Ronds Machine Co. Hams S &i the ability to fill that office that he Is ne Co., Hamil n, for| € dain the it has Sittoe thought better people; 1 say that the only policy| color 'combinations. The Easter 1,400 APPLIC, did not reach it long ago ? one set of Edges for Road Machine. sation for two sheep killed by oki, BS Jody yoied for fhe hich will benefit this country is|Mats are elaborate this year) The] . Numerous complaints |, Then reference is wade to the fact| On motion of Mr, Nott, the ex. | Which, on oath, he valued' >The foes Ho mot appeat anestricted reciprocity and 58 large shapes trimmeéd with masses | or. es Ce n that sulike others he still continues | benceg of the Reeve and Mr. Car-| cach. ; <0 2 ATH ) reached th + "1 t t ti 3 } a1) . to be much alarmed over the threats of chiffon and enormous flowers are o play the game isno disgrace, negie's trip to Ottawa--re opposing lowering Lake Scugog 'were ordered to be paid = $19.50, nox, and | $1 85 On motion of Dr. Mellow, Wi r. H. ordered to be paid to M aR p23 [ Mr. RJ. Bruce for nails was accepted. A Mr, Bateman gave notice of By- law to quash the Butchers' License supply of From Drs. Mitchell and Gra nce on Mrs. re r S Rodrow Smith, claine 1 James Devitt claimed compensa tion for 8 she®b killed by dogs | which, cn oath, he values a each. : Council, Moved by Mr. Beacock, seconded by Mr. Jobb, that the Treasurer's bond be approved and accepted and i or F to inati ) ; th, upon the the methods used by mun- ble Score, E o it 'would not be a rash prediction to | bination of the season's noveltics as | 290 ; : up a : "| long-legged rubber boots and two . A = hg y of 22 being exactly the sdy that within six months from |was shown was enbugh to dazzle Tre facts = Sonnet icipal and | fitical Sampaig RE pairs of Wellingtons be supplied the Cobourg, re commigment of. that of fast year. The at.!S3Y a arrest furnish an in the interest of those whom 1 po oy Atkins, an indi t, 0 the fds larger than at last that day, by a scratch.of the pen, a any of the sterner sex, but the |About a fortnight ago -| would .prefer to have elected. | Fire Company. sti igent, to t Backache and Kidney trouble due to 'exposure, 1 got a bottle of Dr. Pitcher's Backache and Kidney Tablets from A. J. Davis, ist, ; i other things, said : -- {5 | MT. H Lennox were the two best|By:l that the sureties thereto are satis.|3Pd am pleased to say that they z ; , ie) 41. H y-law. It satis: i : : the country saved at least a 'million | for one, when I made up my mind decorating are particularly suited to Your recent communication In answer to my sdvektl Presidents the C L.A. Fas had for factory.-- Carried. gave perfect satisfaction, their action it. The fair visitors from town and | usewen: for a lady's companion is recoived, dollars by the delay. The rejec tion of thé Yukon bill has been amply vindicated: Better railway connection has been established avithout the payment of a dollar of sibsidy or a single acre of land. The 3,750,000 acres of gold lands destined for Mackenzie & Mann re- mained for the public, while the route that the proposed railway was to take has been discredited and abandoned. So far as it has been sect on this hill there is no more indignation now than there was when the railway bills were hoisted, and in that case it is confined to to those personally concerned in this matter. MR. FOSTER ON THE BUDGET ~The House of Commons has had tliree days of budget discussion this week. Mr. Foster subjected Mr. Fieldings' statement to rigid and Ty . \ ish flagship would have inspired the -~ the West Bank 1 a rt donated to that league entirely at [the dissatisfaction with the working Chapman, James Gordon, J. Bart- Fru EE Friis thad destructive scrutiny. It is impos. | When the interests of Canada would |! tern Bank here an Tue Acent General. Sfexpense of Mr. Clemes, and theiof the Bylaw regulating Street |jey, J. Proutt, Ed. Armstrong. R. |captured the entire South African sible to give much idea of three have clashed with the inferests of oe eh peteemed by all Inspector Merrick, of Kingsto ils Bt i are that today ure aie Watering sid to Zehon at 3 Specie] Sugaitt, H. Glennie, Seth Dean, |squadron. : Great Britain; and when that day |With whom he came in con. | "Poco aged og the es playing in the "Five Club | meeting of Council to be called by four-hour speeches in a two-column ; y who was also engaged on th letter, but the ex-Finance Minister showed among other things : That the Canadian expenditure in favour of this policy of unres- tricted reciprocity looked first and last to the interests of Canada and not to the interests of England. Let the British subject who sits in the British Parliament look after the interests of England." WHERE BOURASSA LEARNED. Mr. Foster showed that it was from such teaching as this Mr. Bourassa and Mr. Monét learned the lesson which they now repeat, that Canada should not mix up with the affairs of the Empire, He rejoiced in the defeat of the conspiracy in which the Liberal party was then engaged, and which as Sir Charles Tupper pointed out later, drove out of Canadian politi- cal life Mr. Blake, the ablest leader the party ever had. * For then," said Mr. Foster, "would have come the day, and come right speedily, came, invi'ed as it was by my right hon. friend on many occasions, he would stand by Canada against the country kept the establishments in a rush and the numerous orders left for the irresistible headwear proved the beauty and value of the attrac- tions and that the prices were ac ceptable. Complimentary Supper.--A number of friends of Mr. James H. MacBrien, eldest son of Jas. MacBrien, Esq., I P.S,, on Tuesday evening last entertained him to a complimentary supper, he having joined the North West Mounted Po- lice and being about to leave for the far west, his many friends and well- wishers regarded this as a fit oppor- tunity to testify their esteem for him personally, their regret at his removal, and their desire for his future prosperity. Mr. McBrien for the past three years has held an important position on the staff of tact--in fact he is a universal favor- ite. His diligence, activity and success as a member of that staff is re-assuring and goes far to render duly considering same to say if you are comply with the requiroments of our associ mitting us the sum of $2 to cover the Shvenss of ad) AL Yocom nol have the ral selection of the ap » consider it my duly to en: Personal lo.ter of recommendation to sy, Sheat circular--which, by the way, | to the uninitiated likea dic typewritten letter--was forwari about fifty had sent the necessa $2 when the law stepped in. On, March 24, Inspector Rog visited Picton, and had a talk wi Platt. The latterexplainéd that th man for whom he was acting w Albert De la Chapelle, of Forester Falls, Ont, a small viilage in frew county, on the Ottawa line, a! Chapelle. © He had received tl commission in the ordinary cou of business as an employment agen from La Chapelle, whom he hi never seen and did not know. had inserted the advertisement visited Forester's Fails, and local Paris, France," in a French-Cal dian farm hand, about 60 years © $ Of the 800 persons to whom is Al he turned over to the inspector the letter he had received from La i vv OBtand see where on more the strength of this application h&¥occasion fourteen medals have been the " General Agent for Council i@ some time, and Mr. Clemes will | prove himeell the equal of these two gentlemen. Mr. Kcan tell us again that his friend has always endeavored to give decision in accordance with the rulcs and regulations of the associa. tion. Judging from the scveral "| disputes now in progress resulting *Hirow the the tangled nature of those rules and regulations, Mr. McMillan jor any other official cannot be en- direly guided by them in their pre sent slate, for only a man with good executive ability can deal with them and do justice to all. So far as spending money and so forth for the advancement of the game or association, there is none more hberal or willing to put his hand ia his pocket for that pur- Ei pose than Mr. Clemes, and if proof S€1ol thatis needed take a look through Ii the records of the Toronto Lacrosse #1 League, of which he was President, than one 'League and the senior and inter- imediate C.L.A. who were induced [through his action to strive for upremacy in their respective On motion of Mr. Forman, §3 89 was ordered to be paid to Mr. T.], Widden, also $250 to Messrs Flavelle & Clemes, as per accounts rendered. ~ On motion of Mr. Forman, $7.80 was ordered to be paid to Mr. John Leask, jr., for cedar and $19.97 for wood. Mr. Bateman gave notice that at next meeting of Council he will in- troduce a Bylaw to amend a By- law re payment of members of Fire Company. The report of Dr. Mellow and Mr. Bateman recommending an increase from $10 to $12 to members of the Fire Company, was, on motion, adopted. On motion of Dr. Mellow, a com- mittee consisting of the Reeve, Mr. Bateman and the mover was ap- pointed to investigate the cause of the Reeve. On motion of Mr. Bateman, the Clerk was instructed to advertise for tenders for painting the Hose Tower, Mr. McLaughlin handed to the Treasurer $1 as rent paid Henry Brown for a portion of the road allowance between the sth and 6tli concessions, opposite lot 18 Mr. Thompson brought in and carried through a By-law to appoint Pathmasters, Fenceviewers and Poundkeepers for the current year PaTHMASTERS. -- Daniel Knapp, Stephen Page, A.' Demill, W. A. Vancamp, Wm. Vance, M. Spinks, J. H. Freeborn, Syd. Hyland, Lar- assa Werry, W. Hunter, & Hooey, Join Wright, S. A. Ferguson, Jas. arr, jr, David Hall, Henry Mount- joy, R. Spinks, W. J. Beacock, J. Larmer, F. Sanderson, J. W. Hooey, Wm. Fowler, T. Hyland, S. A. Devitt, A. English, Johu McKee, T. McKee, D. Galbraih, I. Whitfield, G. Fallis, Ed. Montgomery, W. H Nesbitt, J. Forder, Robt. Philp, W- Nesbitt, Richard Philp, J. Pare Chas. Egerton,. G. Marlow, M. George McGill, Albert McGill, G. Greer, D. Heaslip, James Holmes, G. Proutt, R. Shack eton. FenceviEwers. -- Albert Werry. gentle, the pain and kidney trouble disappearing quickly. think them very good indeed." rice 50 cents a bottle, A FREE SAMPLE of Dr. Pitcher's Back- ache Kidney Tablets mailed to evel applicant." If you doubt the testis mony of your neighbors you can prove it for yourself--get a sample absolutely free. Send stamp to The Pitcher Tablet Co., Toronto. ve Onions according to a léading physician, are more nourishing than any other vegetable. It has long been known, however, that they make people strong. The Boets talk a great 'deal of dying in the last ditch. Their be haviour in a crisis shows that they have a marked preference for life as prisoners of war, to die as vanquish- ed heroes. _ Pretoria newsmakers are growing less enterprising. A few weeks ago the presence "of Cronje on the Brit That Cutting Acid--That arises from the stomach and almost strangles is caused by fermentation of food in the stomach. Itisa fore , : ] sses. : i John P. Trewin, Alman Graham, taste of indigestion and dyspepsia, oh cirient account in 1596 was motlier country. Only once, and the prospects of his future career a | 26% of weak intellect, who had lived | N Feoan. actunes. My. Clones material, pad labor combined or Arthur Gibson, Wm. Muirhead, R [and if neglected, will develop into that is for ever and ever, will the prosps in the locality for 30 years, h h or P! y Ci Jackson, C. B. Power, John Edg- | the chronic stage. Take one of Dr. $36,969,750, and averaged $37,- people of this country be profoundly | Success. Our Tennis Club of which | never married, and who was ABEEC! ng Sumorethanone onto On motion of Mr. Forman, Mr. | erin, John HM. Johnston. Voi Pi sublets ima. 249,223 during the last five years of thankful for their good sense, slop- he was an active member took receipt of a salary of $5 per mont Bt oe tebe a Mee! ings an Newton's communicatio claim Ae . ) & gilie Conssrvative Ministry; while ped the wild and absurd procession occasion before his departure to|a0d his board. La Chapelle fade Ty hen Appointed, lassen id ae it was $41,903. 502. J at the average total expendi- tute onall accounts of the late 'Governnient for the last five years was $400,000 less than the average of the previous five, while average of the four years, including that estimated by Mr. Fielding for the current year, is $i1,000,000 more than daring the previous five year term. That the expenditure per head in 1896 was 88.14 per head, while in 189g it was $9.72 per head, and ac- the | that was formed, headed by my right hon. friend, with jits face to- wards a foreign country, and its back towards the mother that bore us." By rejecting these councils Can- ada has found something better than continental union. Foster's closing words :--*"Gradu- ally we have been rising to a dignity i and a citizenship born here, center- | ed here, but bounded in its sphere of action only by the farthest limit | of Britain's Imperial sway, ready | Using Mr. | { present him with a handsome, suit ably inscribed locket. The Beautiful Spring.---The charming season of Spring has again arrived when people seek the Beauty, the Fragrance and the Health-giving influence of the Beau- tiful Flowering House Plants.-- Mr. Geo. Bond, florist, Prince Al i bert, with a view to supplying his customers with just such Flowering and Foliage Plants as they may de- sire has grown and has now on view at his commodious Hot Houses mitted writting the letter. err] in talking to Chapelle, dre attention to the fact that h liable to five years in the p tiary. The * General Agent § Council of Paris' suggested go into the next room and ( tb Merrick instituted inquiries, = up the road at full speed. Men woods, and is still running. Sew learned that La Chapelle had gone started in pursuit in a buggy, bit | the "general agent" took to the Merrick returned to Picton 'and Trig to look after his own per- "sobal interests instead. Ow, any man who throws away Bod situation in preference for the game is a fool. Some of Mr. Kean's friends may have made more | money following the game than they _ could by dropping it consequently | they stick to it, but it is not neces | | some correspondence he had ¥ ceived from Platt. Not retur 3 lary to be a globe trotter or a gen- {tleman of leisure to be President of the C.L.A. The club which Mr. Clemes re-, presents from time to time is not a paper club, but an organization which prefers te disband rather than employ or import outside play- On motion the Council adjourned. From Pain to Health. A Chippewa Lady Tells a Story of Suf- ? Li aad Release. y SurreRED FroM HEART TROUBLE FOR Years --HER Misery FURTHER AGGREGATED By KIDNEY AND Stomach TrouBLE From the Star St. Catharines, Out. Id the village of Chippewa, and along the Niagara frontier, there is probably. no better known or re. pected residents than Mr. and Mrs. David Schabel. Both are of Ger- Lavi Bartlett, I Sapderson, On motion the Reeve signed orders on the Treasurer as follows: J. Morrison, J. Crozier and R. Egerton, indigent aid, $4 each, Andrew Smith, § value of two sheep killed by dogs $10.66 ; James Devitt, § value ot 8 sheep killed by dogs, $42.66; Albert Spinks, loan of money and interest, $204; County Constable Score, P. M's fees recom- mitting John Atkins, an indigent, to gaol $25 John J. Jobb, 48 pieces cedar, delivered at Cesarea, $19.80 ; {on Watson, sawing timber for bridge covering. $5.70. New Millinery DRESSHAKING EMPORIO. W Ferry tnd Vicniy nt we AND Dress Making Emporium in & x "eating, and it ) *| prevent this distress and aid bing : '|ton.--6o in a box, 35 cents. Sold by i -------------------------- A. J Davis. E take much pleasure in advising the ladies of Port sware out an informatiou against | ers, as it is the habit of the club Mr, \ Council adjourned till the first|the Blong Block, Port Perry, cording to Mr. Fielding's estimates . ire |i ' tities of the very Platt. and his arrest by Chief Jamie: | Kean represents. In the fourteen man descent and display much of sin May, at ' ; where we will be pleased io it will hie year pass the ten dollar ies Fok i% RAG 0 ihe wupive|immense quantities of the very fueet sou followed. A sack full of eireu- | years I Li known Mr. Clemes I |old-fashioned hospitality so often Monday in May, at one o'clock mark. That the customs taxation per head for 1892 to 1896 averaged danger threatens, or wherever duty calls." F. 0. Luke Coming --Mr. WV. varieties of these most beautiful and most desirable Plants now known. All are invited to see them and get lars and the photos forwarde applicants were impounded, spector Rogers will doubtless have never known him to act with any clique, but always for the best interests of all concerned. found in the fatherland. To a cor- respondent of the St. Catharines Star, who recently called at Mr W. Lucas, Tp. Clerk. tinimin A Hamilton man has died as a show them the latest London, Paris and New York Styles, and beautiful productions in all the new ideas. The Patterns this season are their choice of the beauties, ch be the object of much epistolaf I appeal tono one on behalf of | Schabel's home Mrs, ~ Schahel | result of his exertions shovelling {unusually attractive having been $398 and in 1896 was $3.94, while| H. McCaw, Jeweler, has arranged | © hee u ii Rftiss, cheap wooing on the part of the Mr. appa but ask for a fair field [related the = following story: --|snow. So far as we can learn a|selected by experts from the most in 1899 it had chmbed up to $4.84 for F. E. Luke; Opt. D., y : ladies anxious to secure the Broprictor of the Toronto Optical Parlors, 11 EZ Military operations in South of their pliotos. and no favors, and may the best "Years ago my physician told me 1 had heart disease, verylarge majority of residents of famous designersin the Old World. - A man win. Thanking you for your i L have been | Port Perry quit the job before it be- Close inspection will satisfy all per head. King street West, to make another | Africa during the past week have Platt has retained Barrister 4 valuable space, I remain, yours in |troubled at intervals with palpita-| comes serious, any of them |as to quality of the s, while the That 'under the so-called tariff} visit to Port Perry, on Tuesday, | been far from creditable to British lacrosse, tion and severe pains, and some- preference Canadian imports from Great Britain increased 12} per cent., while those from the United tps een. i States increased 39 per cent., those | praices of his skill and reasonable. |3YS:--A great deal is said and | which Ihre was nothing to 10 Sar Buy your Wall Pays » Ww, Det ba ond hd Foublesome BIRTH, Ou Druamaking Dopartagt l from Germany 24 per cent., and| ness in price. Remember the date | Written about the failure of our vas po as represented in Ch - McCaw's, best quality, finest| = winter when exposure to cold | HAMILTON--In Port Perry, on April 8 ) N B "those from all other foreign coun- 'tries taken together, 3g per cent. That the remission of taxes on United States goods are sufficient offset the preference on British April roth, He was busy fitting spectacles from morning until night at his previous visits, andall who patronized him are loud in their --Tugspay, ArriL 10. Keep Orr THE EARTH during this wet weather as much as ble--that is, keep as much shoe arms. A correspondent of the Farmers' Advocate, writing from this county, apples to give satisfaction in Eng- land. Now, I think the fault does not lie in the quality of our fruit, as we captured some of the first prizes at the World's Fair, and when the Ontario Fruit Growers' son to defenp him, and claims he was within his rights in ing a commission for recom ing an applicant for the pos The Crown is proceeding the accused on this clause circular :--- "The party for whom acting in this instance is Wi A. Irwin. Toronto, April 1. patterns and lowest prices. Complaints are heard on every = {hand of the large number of boys 'who play' truant, and now that the svar weather is approaching it times my heart would almost eease to beat. I would become dizzy, rest less and frightened. At other times affected my kidneys and completely ptostrated me. The spring came, when my complaints weie further aggravated by stomach trouble, I loathed food and could realize that I was daily growing weaker. My never took any chances on the mat- ter. but allowed the snow to re- main where it had fallen all winter. 1900, the wife of Mr. R, Hamilton, G.T.R. Agent, of a son. ~~ DIED. SNITH--In Scugog, at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. Gieo, Neshitt, on March 29, 1000, Susannah, relict of the late Association met in Orillia a few| A for the C 1 would be well to make a decided ician' Thos. Smith, aged 86 years, 3 months | leather between the soles of your : gent for the Consul "at iS :| wou e 3, etl physician's treatment would some , : i on years ago, they said they had never , and Bank fe y 3 thing] 4 s y and 15 days. "That Mr. Fielding had a feet and mother Earth as you can bad an exhibition of fruit Jike it any France, an ankers for t 0 | stand against that sort of thing. |times slighly benefit me, then again .|self with shoes having good solid conveniently carry. Its wisest in the beginning and cheapest in the end to provide your. d-proof and water proof, "| for previous meeting of the Association; but the fruit shipped from here last fall could not not possibly go any- d condition, as athered" was left in the orchards along time. We should not ex- minion of Canada, which cient guarantee of the hi nding and respectab As ople with whom cated S| associated. | Ba b wae, re than ever. Finally, after ope was apparent and a Jags com of money nat Ben th wn away for medicines that did nd str bs them he to my joy noticed mp ment. I con- tinued the use of the pills faithfully Deceased though advanced to a good old age was up to the time of 0 | her demise, bale, active and intelli. ices are quite within reason.-- e shall endeavor to make your visit as pleasant as possible. is fully equipped--it is all that could be desired, and will soon make a record gratifying to our esteemed patrons as well as ourselves. We strive to satisfy our severest ourselves. i 'now, will in to swell the army of s who daily stand until T had taken eight boxes. 1am |Years she continued her connection now able to Se to my house. | and increased her devotion to the work, feeling entirely cured." Ihave | cause and her love and support to never had better health than I am | {he church and while com; i gow Enjoying, and sihos discontipu:| ~~. TC in, s have had no symptoms ote od com fee That am under life-l ct our home apples to keep a oth if tregted in the same way.-- rillia Packet, ~~ A day or tvo before the anniver- [sary of Majuba, Libea Parole, a ris 'paper. said :--The total in- Sapacily of Her 1 atigus Majedty's | generals is now beyond controversy. Fhe arrival of 'Lord Roberts and Kitchener has in nowise ch he disastrous course of event appear to be as they doubtless as incom W. H. McCaw has any quantity, every variety of quality, style a pattern. Cheap! Cheap!" It was generally supp evelopes were something that col