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If there could be any doubt `in any pex-s on _s mind as to the value of {newspaper advertising, ins Canada, {the success of the Pandora Range, `and the widespread acquaintanceship with the name Pandora, is" the best- iproofthat advertising does bring the {people in closer touch with exploited goods, ' , I :41`; 1 on u 1 0 q ` Z""" I Pandora sales record is unequal- l_ed anywhere. V 1 7 . c . The .Mc:Clary Manufacturing Co.| ' Editor s Note: A series of Pan- ggdora advertisements will commence lin this paper at once. They were` [prepared by A. A. Briggs Advertis-: |ing _Manager of the Company, and 1' placed by McConnell & Ferguss0n,, Advertising Agency, London.) 9 i First, and very important: Keep! ycur bed and bedroom warm and dry during the day. An open window` and a cold room will make the bed: d':n1p_ and cold, and will give its un- ;fcrtunate-occupant a severe cold at `least, if not worse. A damp bed `is a} [veritable brooding place for bacteria. `-Many -housekeeprs, having heard` of `the necessity of fresh air, leave the '_bedroom wirftlow open during the day, lling. it with cold air when none is needed, and then. close: the windowi ifor the~night, when the room is oc-i icupied and fresh air is needed in ab- undance. Any one can see how, contrary to common sense such. pro-i `let-dure 15. n u ~ ' u i The `custom of some housekeepers l` of keeping the `spare room closed at; all tirnes, and then opening it only` or warming it just before putting a guest into it, is, to put it mildly, very thoughtless. Cold ob eats, bedding ir-eluded, when exposed to sudden heat, condense the moisture in the ,air, and consequently such beds are` {always damp and cold. and are the lznost unhealthy, and should be avo1do-5 `ed, even by.guests. Better go to anl up-to-datevhotelor walk home any nurrzber of miles, than to sleep in ;such a'_bed._ ' I I` luuuu a _U\.u. I Second. All your clothing worn in the daytime, footwear included, open` out and hang over chairs, or on hooks .near the stove or register to dry and airduring the night. If you neglectl this simple, sanitary measure your 1 clothing will feel damp and cold in` the morning, because it still contai~ns~ the evaporations from yourbody dur- ing the previous day, and your cloth- ing will have an unpleasa-nt odor ram these evaporations. Drying and a'zing your footwear during the night ' will keep your- feet from sweating,` and will prevent coldness and bad= odors. i 9 I fr 1 1 Third. Keep your bed and` room ` warm, "and dry, have plenty of light-weight bedding. Then iust before retiring, close the door, and open a window; frwm the !.i-attom. Where more than: cneperson sleeps in a `room, the: window must be raised higher; This. will give an abundance of resh air while you sleep. Place the bed so" that the fresh air current will noti `strike you directly. Protected in `our dry, warm bed--as cozy as a u-g in a 'rug'-the air, cold, pure, and f-esh; freighted with oxygen, a. very elixir of life, will quiet your nerves, will, rest you, will soothe you, and gi\'reIyou_ healing and strength. When arismg. in the morning, close the window quickly and let heat come into the room. Then, dressed in your a,ired.~and dry. day-clothing, you `vi-.~xll'feel `clean, fresh andvigorous. I frlxnc-5 vernacu- `cunccurr '$f\I\I\`E V`. Ill ICC! Cjcaull, LICBII `auu VIKUIULIS. Fourth. Keep your living "rooms we1l:,_ve`ntil`ated in daytime.` If no ctlzer`provision is? made for ventila- tion, get one of -these attachments cold.air.from .;the oor. - Foul air be-V "Iing* heavier than warm air, -riafilrally sinks to or, near the oor," and by the above-mentioned apparatus escapes to~- the ue. `How many sitting-rooms of even well-to-do.people.havc a very offensive odor from` lack'of ventila- tlo. - ` ~ ' to .a stove-pipe or ue which take the I` the cam. upset Mid1and s cu; ~ - ;~_cil1ors. "M-ayor and5`CounciI were taken short- ;%i`1}'n'rs{ beldings 0 saggseat the 1 l3_r_ after the elections last New .'&ear`s, and were successful. When Athefnew electiontook plate 1:he.sa'me| indiiridtiahs `weir r'e-`elected. Proceed- -ings were taken, and-these have again I been gggcussfulg iilgms- 5 Thou gdom of For the_se corgd time the Mayor and Cv. uncil of ` Midland, Ontario, have been unseated. ` Master-in-Chambers -Cartwright handed out judgment on Monday, ordering-ea new election. Th`5'Master-in-Chgmbers, in his! jt-`{g`g'z1;ntj,j-_j sayswhat" the .a,ct1`on ofi an' \impstvn,`>1gi'11- vacccpting _oi`ce zjaftexj: having. % V `:d1sqy_l_jiigi.i{5I;r?"th` pre-, d [>e8 sub- USO ll\_}L I.Ill-[C1 3|-Ill gexppt . Q . court. .{3iaif;Z" i :1 ""331 WHAT S IN A NAME? HEALTH SUGGESTIONS. AAGAIN. UN SEA.TED. TYo'ux_'s truly, 1rr..y;w.e. First Used, Mouriinatedi - when I 1: .-_ ram attempt to use guns in - the capture of whales was made as long. ago as 1731, As the reader` knows the warships of that period V oarrie swivels as well as great guns, l the swivels being small cannon hav- i ing a bore of something like an inch in diameter. They were called swivels . universal joint, or swivel. by means of which the `could be pointed in anypdesired irection. Borne bright because . `they were mounted on a. man-o -war sailor conceived the idea" or using them `to kill whales. "1`he weapon that was then developed con- sisted of a stout barrel, perhaps thirty inches long. that was supplied` ed in an iron fork rising from the bow of a common whaleboat. The projectile was a short, two-barbed harpoon, the shank of which was ex- panded a short distance above the barbs until it tted comfortably within the bore of the gun. The ex- panded part of the shank was slotted, and aring was made to slide to and fro within the slot. To this ring the harpoon line was secured. Tum 11-\4a1a:v\tu \;n l'II`lI'\ O n}10l'0D Hf \ with a wooden stock which was pivot- l_lI !)UUll LIIJU was DUUHJ. In loading this gun I{' charge of .'loose powder was poured into the barrel, a wad inserted and rammed home with the butt end of the har- poon, the harpoon remaining, of course, within the barrel, ready for the shot. As the harpoon was pressed home the ring naturally slid along the slot and nally rested against the muzzle of the gun. The gun was fired by means of a intlock that was inclosed within a metal case to pro- tect it from the ying spray. Of course when the gun was red the ring slid along the slot in the har- poon until it brought up against the butt; then it dragged out the line. .....-.A1 Ivor ,. 'L{..` nan:-1 \lv1'fl\ enrna |JU.UUj LIICLL L0 \Ll1r5'5C\l. yull vAA\., `AL5\ac This` swivel was used with some but no permanent success. Aiming was difficult while the boat was roll- ing and plunging over the waves, and with lack of accuracy camethe danger of ring the harpoon into another boat instead of the whale. Moreover, the loose powder was often wet-ted, and the gun became useless at the moment when it was needed mos,t. A He Was an Utter Failure as an After Dinner Speaker. Washington_ Irving was not aready after dinner spe:x!~:er. The author of American Bookman says that he shunned public appearances. Y;t when Dickens came to New York in.` 1842 Irving could not esca`pe-pres".(1- ing at the great dinner in his honor. They had already b-C-some friends through correspondence, for Irving ~.; delight in Litt-ie Nell had to be ex- pressed in a letter to the author, and Dickens, in his enfJhusLas`.ic- rcsponsez, had-said: xx 1\:_.1_: -1- Y.'-.:..1-..-l...-.1-.1-an- T [3173 IlaU'B'd1u2 `Diedrich Knic`:-_:erbocker I have worn to death in my pocket, and yet I should show you his m:1ti1a.t,ed carcass with a joy beyond expres- sion. l'I'I1 , --:.._LA ..t `L. .n.-LJ1'n A:v\r\no' SAUII. ` The night of the public dinner came, and Irving s dread of the in- troductory speoch kept him murmur- ing throughout the repast, I shall certainly break down. At the proper time he rose to his feet, began bravely, but could utter only a few sentences, and ended by taking refuge in the announcement of the toast: nnL-_-1-- r\:-1-....._ M... .....,...o A; `.`\n: OI Elle KrUl$EHaZ CharlesADickens, the guest of `.he'_ nation. ___.`I_-__- ---.... Apnl\w\l\1l\I1V nrsrl DEBIOH. The applause was generous, and Irving, took his seat. mn1....... 1; acid `'1' told vml T` 1I'Vlllg, lvuun um: scan. There, he said, I told you I` should break down, and I havc done :4 cl) Dxnvu it! 1.: . Later, while on his way `to Madrid, he found himself called upon at the dinner of the literary fund in Lon- don to respond to the toast, Wash- ington Irving and American litera- ture. All he could say in acknow- ledgment of an enthusiastic recep- tion was: 111' L-.. A- .._A'__...... -.A.- ovuvv svrn-u c;n_ mall 't';'to return you my very sin- cere thanks._ A_ 1'.!_..`l-..I......... .-.4 Okn n}-Jo u-2|: EVENTS OF THE WEEK` cere Tall 111158. `One Englishman at the table was to make the laconic comment_., f`Brief! ' u\1__ 1: _...'.J ......n..... km:-`An him fnnexz `-`Yes, SC`.d another beside him. _"but you can tell the gentleman in the very tone of his voice. __ jj_._.__ ..-...... Sliarks Fear Noise. The cowardliness of sharks is well known among men who have been much to sea. in southern waters in- fasted by man-eaters. -The ercest shark will get out of the sea way in a very great hurry if the swimmer, noticing its approach, sets up :1. '.....'.4&.- angina`-u;nn A aHnrlr'in in Hand- vv-J Q --<- Eoticing -a.pp.{'ot;.E:hZ,NseWts :i. noisy splashing. A sharkis in dead- `loo 14.2" ml nnv an!-1*" nf Iivinn thinnr U013, lbpunuuug. Ll ouanq AD us u\4(I:u' ly r."of,any sort` of living thing that splashes in the water. Annnnn RA,cn11fH non ioinnn . {ha H15` Dpxuauca Au tut; wuwcu. Among the south sea islands the natives never go sea bathing alone, but alwaysin parties of half a dozen or so in order that they may make the greatest hubbnb in the wa'{er and thus. scare `the . shanks away". Once in awhile a too venturesomc swimmer` among these natives foo`.- vishly detaches `himself from his swimming party and momentarily forgets to keep up his splashing. Then there is a swish, and the man- eatet comes up beneath him like a ' ash gobbles him. f 'r1Te" ;I{cr2i ."n}Za1"r;Z;;ft}i and nervous balance` is to be found in `obedience to a few rules. Here `they are: 1. Cultivate sound, hea.lth cre- atihg emotions-'-love, joy, peace. `.861. null Rama 9 `I]l'\u7 1f!\I1`I'A1; elnuuuua--nuvc, Juy , pqacc , sung faith and hope. 2. Allow yourself `sucient time in which to do your work. 3. Hold-in reserve a surplus store of nervous energy by keeping, within the limits" of your organiza- tion, says .Rev. Samuel McCom_b _i_n Harper's Bazaar. 4. Do one thing-{as 9. time. 5, Prepare yourself in good season for sleep. .6. Trust in the._in- nite goodness of God. ' who lows every creature` made. `-I._ _-_ _ ' `\Vh_o"ro_ Iijls Cool. _ '.l'he.. vicar '61`. -Atherincon, Dwon, Enghnd, announces. .in __ MI nish gngazina that the coolest place the in the pn'riIh25chIlrch, and `up.- to--his` vtr.iI.higng;_ .110? *0;f0i_it_ . lulu . um. Rnnn 1' U `KI I115 PCIIQIJIULIUIG LIIIU on T I.`- `Over :1 h111`l(1I'C(1 new cases of Asid- git cholera are rc-ported in St. Peters- urg. ` WASHSNGTDN IRVING. `gugrot of "Nervous Balance." , -..,A - _.-._l.-I L--1AL VIHA-LE RUNS. Philip Wcstnmrc `died near _Chat- .am from a full v1ow11stairs. He was 1 101 years old. ` Major Gross, in the German mili- tayy dirigiblc balloon, travelled 200 nules in thirteen hours. I sea? Val ler wgoin E1901, [Mir is lit $' s frlcnlllwd Min acklsgolg. 3 H th . 0 1:-1 ` k,()( (. S . :`byr ho ad_ we e oks 4 lfe ` bid `Qt. din . 8 Tx (`| -- "J -- ' FQr the fth time within a- weal}, Orville Wright broke the W0?-5. Nrpplaxle record at Washmgt0[!1o.7'T Wnlllg an lmvr and fteen -mmutesv in the air. - ` . ' W `Snow L'.sC:1])C(1 from theAC_!1t` An infernal machine, addressed-_t'o Governor Fort uf New Jersey, was discovered by pnstofce ofcials. The wedding of Mr. Winst0 Churchill, I- rcsid<.-nt of the Board. of _Trade in the British Cabinet. W091`; Place on Saturday. _ 1 of prob- as born his fath- eceased, at town- School pd tile ' ' hat A letter from the P0133 Says t in no country in the world does the "Catholic Church enjoy great. {reef dum than in C anada. ilgshcllargc ugzlinst t'he Cathar- Tdi _ olf (Jul: of sellmg l1quor- W8? tech-Se`? by the. I\/lagistrate on: `:8 `W WW) . Ilc mtima_ted, however. . the c_1ub had no right tokecp ` On its prcmises. " ' V , gollisicm between (the: !`i,t_e,' m- :1 : Malm Head and the Corint12:3{": .. Grnin Iv`- ..._-_._-__L3..- aha I t,e1`i| the? `- . f 631' u colhsnm be W ers Mal . 1a'.?a"t1{ COW" ' 11' . W-? ' m Hcal anarantme 5 near Grosse We (1 E the Malin Hc gnlatf , ` ed 5. I r-,, . ad waFi1e`1j`maa;;gc1 t`}f4.Cge`-_.`,'_" she had to be be Q'ueb 1 inthian returned "to . pairs. (Continued frum Thre ~' ` ` ,. avc_bcen sixty-fox! ~ gm h1;a In St. .Pete1;sb`ut'g` . Tys. , L V K MONDAY, SEPT. 14th. Tunsnmz, sE-P1`. Cl -C B L an . The ch ' have hYSi9all_y~ orns 1s l<'X t"C1. Dr. Nattre'ss,fI'```.V 11": 51 Qfcer for Western Page Three.) `iliegal liquor selling. O_n theosuggcstio-n of `the spe_cia1 -a.ud1to~rs, there will b_e.no inves.t1ga-' ton of Toronto Exlnbxtion affzurs. The Millers Association has been informed that 893 carloads. of `wheat have been inspected at Wmnipeg. | `Mr. George R. Bacon, Toronto,| who was bitten by a mad dog,ewas sent ii to the New York Pasteur Institute- for txeatment. - T ' ` I Severale London newspapers call for the repeal of. the obsolete laws -v'hiCh made the proposed `Eucharistic procession illegal. ' -- nu _4 I """"' "9 The 4German"Ihanc_ellor says Ger- *many has no` intention of invading Britain or.of attempting `to secure Command of the seas. _ 'uv--------_.- -_ , , - Arthur Hartung was, arrested in Galt on a charge of rpbbing Victor McLen'nan, -his .1fd_qmmate`,. out of `$268, `four yea :-sf Savings; ` P C ',,______, . yuvv gvwu ' __._..V ,, Magistrate -Kingsford imposed a ne .on a motor boat owner in Tor} onto for speeding on the bay. The* judgment will be appealed, Eafl Grey? lislrito Spend `a% shbrt holi. day m the Northwest. " f `-In uI-L!_; T1...-Lamincal, 99] `ll OI-V --v---r~, I Sir Alphonse-Pelletier, Lieutenant- Governor of .Quebec, was sworn in- yesxerday. 1 ` - V A new Conservative paper is to be started at " St. John, N.B.,a called The :Standard., a Q ' - _ -can _ _ |_-__.______I Th7: schoener I. on Quero Bank, `with difficulty. \ T_h_.' Canadian. I (nc':t:on opened mg` m,Mcmtreal. Lullauuu nd hap- . Morris. ation as . and Bi];- astor 13 `orris is rened crest in TL; . Thfe persons `caster, M0}, by [car of dynamgte. U : 39:79!` """"`.w _v .,\. > -Andrcvg C.arn`egie says the ' Kaiser could easilydnejure peace to the wo:-ld_ I _be-,Mwou}; 1._ gxdertake `the_`_ task. ` '1"h`e V Xbrki ..State V Repiip!ichi_ mm_a_teg.l wnnnmsnav, SEPT. Le? Mine was. burned c.? I _he ;grewresc'aped Maqufacturers . As- thesr annual meet- werek1lled_` at ' 'Wor`- the cxploslon` of a. , bsr-'16: ` % .: Street, Phgne willlbe sold ad {Liter Ma. int at reduced prices." Pri gas for CASH ON Y as follows :A_ +. 'u>-_ - -- -.. fooVvUO L IIUCS SUI: WJQQII M3]..-..c.u.v...n......`..u "Jll.nO......'........u......`. J'llyOII0'ItrIo!IIUuIoc0>oI- en: A `m:m nt I"uyo_u-oin-moyuqou-coin unoooc...ono( Au`usto's.uuyoonoaofnvonuolclnnnooooo` Se tember: 7 00 Obel............--nA.,..'.......-.1 NOVembBP........ IUooIIonn0tO;IIon` V. Cal '5. Wood} L`UVUlIllTI'oIosouoo uuoouoosoaosonotcs 'l.Z0[J!:l' I10 Prices of wood 'on lfcation; 9. The CASH SYSTE has beeh adopted in many places with benet to the consumer. and we vhogrevthat ouremany patrons will approve of itin arrie and assist us in giving it a. fail-.` ax-ial. - . ILEIGKIEDYMENIXSUN1 lsisot C ash omy will be-sold strictly for Cdsh Only. Payment must bemudetbetore or when order is given or delivery. . ` Tinlivm-ion will hp. maa cnhinut tn innnn_nt'inn I 01' QUIIVBITX. _ I ` ' ` Deliveries .wil1.be made subjoet to inspection on arrival, and if no , satisfactory, may be re- Lurned when money will be promptly and cheerful] refunded. V - GREA `LY REDUCED PRICES take eiect! Mnv `lat nu fnllnurc - At a time when there there is ai tendency to decry athletics,-on ac-': count of the assertion that the craze for physical exercise is retarding the` mental development 0 fthe rising! generation, it may not be uninterest- ing -to mention a few` distinguished .men who have owed their fame asi much to the tness of their bodies` [as to` the -greatness of their intellect.` T _,.,l f`1-Z_ ATHLETIC FEATS OF FAMOUS ! A % MEN; ..- .., ...- ,,.-..-..--- -_ it Take, for"instan'ce, the Lord Chief Justice of Eng1ai1d-Lor'd Alverstone. ] In his youthful days he was thebestx 1 runner of either Varsity, and his 5 equal has never been seen in the two- _ mile inter-University.race._ His great _ `strength, which he was most careful l1 'toimaintain, made him popular -at 1 Cambridge, and successful in the 1 `Temple; for only a manof exc,ep- 1 tional power of endurance could have _; _.done the worlg heewas called upon to`}* doiwhen vAtt_orney It is E` easy to see, as he walks along one? of the corridors in the courts, that he possesses a frame of extraordin-i, . ary power. The broad shoulders, the,l w,el1-proportioned body, narrowing at I the loins, the `massive features fur- 3, rowed by responsibility and thought, and bearing the__' unmistakable stamp , of ceaseless intellectual activity`, tell l 1 c `vs vvu--v-`_- -- - V - ,. [their [tale with I cage. ' l . Amongst other- legal lights who have distinguished themselves in the realms of learning and the arena of athletics, are Mr._Justice Denman, who rowed twice in the Cambridge eight; Judge `Hughes (Tom Brown of Rugby), who reveled in a bout with the gloves; Sir Joseph Chitty, of the `massive shoulders, who excelled alike as a, footballer, cricketer, and oarsman; and Lord Esher, a noted. athlete_in his early days, who rowed "three `times in the -Cambndge eight..| Statesmen and politicians, too, are 1 to be found amongst the men: who, 1 while making history, have paid the closesteattention to the healthiness of `their bodies. _Bism_arck `was a swift ` runner, a -.-apital Jumper, swimmer, fenceiyoarsinan and shot. With `his ` rie he could decapitate a duck at one , hundred paces; while with a revolver his aim was equally deadly. V `Glad- stone, in his youth, often spoke of himself as being good any day fora forty-mile walk, while as is .well known it was not until he was, well advanced in life that he took, partly as an amusement. and partly. for ex- ercise, to . the practice of felling` trees. , In this diicult art he attained a skill which was-4-the marvel of pro- fessional woodsmen, - - - l `v - BEGINNING MAY 1:1-. 1903.- jCoaland Wood A who-9-v ---.. "`We put him in a wherry once at` Harvard" and he made her gallop. Thus wrote an American once con- cerning `Sir Charles Dilke, who even to-day can often be seen on them)- per reaches of the.Thames pulling a sturdy oar. With the foils Sir Char- les has defeated several of the most celebrated maitres d armes, whowere simply staggered by the rapidity of his: manouevres, especially with his trick of changin the foil from hand tn hand; and, alt ough now sixty-ve {ears of age, scarcely 'a_da.y' passes V _ut'*what. Sir pharles devotes an hour . to this -branch of sport; The new Prime`-eMi-nist_er,H Mr. Asquith; is `fond of golf,.. and plays a good ` game'.. g . n ('1. ;-...I 1' `l\..'...:.;I> L;O!'ne|!us . V 'dIlUCl Uul. auu yu---V. Webster ' were two of the strongest,` rr.anliest' and greatest men, Amenca has `ever produced. Both were -as passionately devoted to` open-air life as . President `Roosevelt. -. Webster `was a` `capital wrestler, `and . often vgvhen his two sons -had become men, ` h'_e_3-__w;rou_1d chalfenge. them to wrestle. and . could readily throw ` either of th.',n_,3.~-f~ . - . _ ,, - ' 1` A4 ~_II 1 >4 IuIIllly . Admiral Dewey also _is a ne. all- round \ atthlete, `while Pnexgpont `Mona gen. who was blessed. i;_1 his outhe ' ;_agbody to match his big` rain, `ha W119 eee!*1..e=:Iv9res1 to.[~e ` e de;v,91bved*eh* 5 guns, u~..- ;---J -Cor;ie1ius.. van_dehrbi1t `and `Dame1 H\.I_.A..'` ' -3-Aida. -I-nIrt\- (`NF Stfonqest. '.1*Hn; Nromrulian` V` m A~Nc1: -- ..- -----...-.` T. nnou`os665 6.75 perton, ..... 685 perton 6% pertou ,_.... 7.05 pex-ton 7.15 perton 7.25per ton `cc `H A UNION" OF `SOUTH. `AFRICAN COLONIES. % - 4I.)e1eg`at es'~ From Four: States to Meet - ' on October nth. _ "On "October 12; delegates fromethe #cur_indepx1dent States` which at g1`.`re. ;constitu,te ZB:-itish` 1 South. Air-ii:a'wil1e_ meet at -Durban. to frame a-`plan of union. ,The_scheme they. adopt. will be "submitted to the `four Parliaments, 5 and possibly to the " four. peoples, by referendum, and-'xf ac- cepted another, great ` confederacy will be formed side by side with the Do- rninion of Canada and the Common- xxealth .of Australia. There seems` I A x \ to be a natural law compelling Brit- ain s colonies to amalgamate and ga- _ ther into strong groups. W hien-Nat- al, -Cape` Colony, the _Transvaal, -and `the Orange River Colony becomeone ' State its territory will cover close on half a. million square miles, or ve times that of Great Britain, and. will `be equal to France, Germany, Spain, ,.Ita1y and Austria~Hunga_ry put toge- ither. The total population of they `new `State will be about 6,000,000. The future of South Africa is a vast unknown region, and evil to the em- pire, said'Lord Milner, in a recent ; speech, and he knew what he was} . talking about. - C `But before union can.be accomp-} .lis,hed there are difculties to be over-yu-v come. There is a race` question, there is a tradequestion. Australia had the F two last. Canada the rst and last; I South Africa has all three. The E grez-test trouble ' of all is the race ques- tion. In all fourcolonies the,num- I -bcr of natives far exceeds the num- ber of whites, and the whites are.div- aided into Dutch and British. The great question that will lie before. the_ Durban convention on October}; 1-2 is: How are the races to be re-I presented? Are the n;.t.'ves to zotelg `las in Cape Colony, or not to vote, as ., "in the other three -States? And how`! is the fair proportion of representa- ` tion to be struck between the Dutch, who occupy the country, and the' Biitish, who occupy the towns In [the Cape, Transvaal and Orangia, there are at `present overwhelming! Dutch majorities in the Parliaments. 3 Dutchhlinisters are in power. and ' lthese Ministers have appointed` the ` `delegates to the convention. Unless ` they use their position fairly andi _recognize the rights of the Britishi iminorities it is safe to to predict that! [union will be far o. Matters of Finance. Next is `the question of State debts. I In the Cape and Natal there have \ been successions of alarming decits;i , debts- are accumulating, credit fall-' ing. In the Transvaal and the Or- ange River Colonythere have been` surpluses ever since civil administra- tion was re-established, despite _the ;|l({Cllt depression. For instance, the Cape budget this year showed a de-. cit of 996.ooo, and an increase in the public debt during the last four :,years of 12,ooo.ooo. All incomes {;over 50 are to be taxed-, all salaries .;of civil servants and members of `Parliament reduced, and the sinking; ifund suspended- I r i ICII DIIB p hlthe regaon consent 1. L-.. E The Transvaal budget, on the con-is strary, showed a surplus of 400,000, , {notwithstanding the diamond crisis. [In short, the coast colonies must_ raise fresh revenue, while the inland` colonies rst necessity is a; reduction of the burden of taxation and the cost of living. ` - The Problem of Trade. - Lastly comes the problem of trade, and more especially the railway rates. The tariff, as just hinted, will beone battleeld, but another will be the railroads, which are State-owned. Natal s revenue depends chiey on through _railroad traic, Cape `Col- ony s to a very considerable. extent. But the nearest and cheapest port of entry and exit for the Rand is Dela- goa. Bay, in Portuguese territory, and to reduce the excessive cost of living the- Transvaal requires, rst [and foremost, reduced transport charges. `Then, again, the 'Cape s practice of granting preferential. rates to local produce IS deeply resented |by the Transvaal. ' "1_c'i apparerit"-that_ theinland col- omes hold the key tothe _situation. But will they assume the sister col- onies debts and submit to higher. taxation . and higher freight rates without a quid pro quo? Obviously not. The difculties are great, but -the whole Pimple of South ~Africa, Dutch and British, demand a - uni`- tication rather than a loose federa- tion. ` - - BROADENING 'r_1~u: EDUCATION org: THE PEOPLE. = % It is_..well to be educated in the lib- craZ1 arts; it is even better to be e_d- ucgted in _thc sciencmarid :u-tg_of On,e sV V e_1ployr_;1en't,- for _such'.` education is pti_i*sued'L in after-life , -developing with. the experien.ce_~qf. the ingividual, VI whereas one wh_o:`:`s' _edycated;;ouly xix} tl1 i ng_sf tl1"a_,t! haf GP direct bearing on` % his 0 ibn 6ft` oqe_1nter- lmg`ceas- 1 se',;'tV;erb"lii`s;'.s H T ` vi_1ig nofhrd V vgngs `alpng V ` eigtu 1' "ul-ft A The Rae _Question. '.fI`h;e;newi.educatiOn is. calftulated to ! uplift the:" evetydor,: citizen, not onlyj asafregards. fi*_mat'erial prospects in life `but inf llectually, _,aesthe_tic`_ally, and morally,` as i_t mix; - jain_1s,T' in short, to stem.-{the constant`. recruit,- ment to-th'e `ranks; of cllod-hoppers _and an_1biti_onless', animated machines. Vocational education, as a supple- ment tqerthe .so+call'ed liberal sub- ject s' now offered; will make for the bcttetrnent of the individual in every way;' and"wonderfully contribute to- the progress of the state.-Farmer"s Advocate. ` V ` About six `years ago _a new Cast` Iron Range was put on the market by the}/IcClary Manufacturing Com- pany, and a contest commenced for procuring a. suitable name. Some 20,000 ,'w`er',e suggested, but the `one t1'at' appealed must to the judges was Pandora. ' \ Editor :` I The same year an extensive advert- !i..ing` campaign was put on, and has been kept up ever since, by which this` name and the Range have be- come nationally known. Pandora is now a synonygn for Merit. -vn .1 v u.`- res!