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'fc.^N '-j^o r - ' f ' WHY WOOLJ_S SO CHEAP BY ALFRED MANSELL, OF SHEEWSBUEY, ENG. Objections to Legislation for Pro- tection to Wool Grow- ers, The objectiOBS to the proposed Government Bill are rather strongly put by the Textile World, a paper judging from its name, which h.'vs its sympathies mainly with the â- Â« manufacturers. They state that if the bill becomes law no fabric -con- taining tlie sliglitest proportion of wool will come into the United States. for there is no method known to man of determining how much of the wool in a fabric has been and how much has not been subjected to a manufacturing pro- cess before it reached the mill where It was last converted into cloth. This, I am informed, is incorrect. The Bradford Conditioning House can determine what any fabric is made of by actual percentages. It is stated that the Custom House officials can distinguish cotton, lin- sn, silk, and certain other fibres from wool and woollen shoddy; but they will be forced either to refuse admission to the goods or accept the statement of the importer as to how much wool shoddy there is in the cloth. THE NEXT OBJECTION has reference to the enactment that ail goods manufactured prior to the passage of the Act, and which had passed out of the hands of the man- , .^ Ufacturer and the ingredients of '^ which are not known, shall be label- ^V led "Manufactured prior to the Pure Fibre Act: compo.sition not known." The article in question contends that the manufactured goods thus placed under a ban would approach In value SSoO.000,000, and by label- ling them they would be cast under suspicion reijardless of merit. This, I take it, could he minim- ized to a great extent by postponing the bill coming into operation until a year or so had elapsed from its becoming law. When margarine was sold as but- ter a great hue and cry was raised, and rightly so, because the fat of an ox was being sold as the product of the cow, and now. forsooth, because a simple microscopic examination (as is the case with margarine) will not disclose tlie fraud, we are told in this article that no attempt must be made to protect the public and ensure their being able to purchase a pure woollen garment. Difficul- ties woic made to be overcome, and we should not be content to sit down and take it as an accepted fact that there is no solution of this probleiii. Another ditficiilty that the writers Bee is that honest manufacturers of goods containing 90 per cent, of wool would tag them as mixed or Bhoddy goods, whilst th'- dishonest manufacturer of gooi,!? containing 90 per cent. of shodd\ would tag (^ them as all wool. This difHculty â-¼ may arise, but 1 am under the im- pression that to work uo 90 per cent. of shoddy a considerable amount of cotton must be used, and the dishonest manufacturer would probably find himself MULCTED IN A HEAVY FINE. As before stated, undoubtedly some shoddy is far better, and would make a better cloth than some sorts of foreign, low-giade Kempy wool, but these alone, and not adulterat- ed, would not make n cloth to de- ceive anyone, ai"i therefore would not com^c'-o with any except the adulte';-.ied goods. That there are many difficulties in the way of getting practical legisla- "tion on the subject cannot be de- nied, but the importance of promot- ing honesty nmongst manufacturers and protecting the people from im- position demands the serious atten- tion of the Legislature of all civil- ized countries, because, as a matter of fact, it really concerns the masses of the people more than the sheep men who are directly interest- ed, because under present conditions all the pooivr clas.ses are entirely clad in the adulterated goods. 1 There can be no question that the innjorily of men and women who go â- into a sliop to purchase woollen ♦•; goods have no knowlodge of the ex- tensive fraud daily perpetrated in selling them goods largely composed of substitutes tor wool, and that i»0 per cent, of th.- buyers have no idea that when asking for woollen goods they are ti>o often purchasing an article from which raw wool is con- spicuous by its absence. This presses heavily on the labor- inp and artisan classes, who practi- cally never get anything except so- called clienp goods, but which would be more truthfully dAignated if call- ed low-priced goods. It is contend- ed that even if the price were some- what enhanced, the .genuine woollen garment would give a greater com- fort and health, wear much longer. anil in the end prove uuich more eco- nomical than adult»n»tcd goods. In conclusion I b*-,; to express my sense of obligation to the numerous correspondents in England. the United States, and Canada for much valuable information supplied to me. Unless the soap you use has this brand you are not getting the best Aik for tlie •ctason Bar. •45 HAVE YOU A GETRMAN LAUGH? "There are savages in the heart of Africa who never laugh at all," said a student of ethnology. "They grin, that is all; and this lack of the quality of laughter is a symp- tom of their low mentality. The Chinaman has no hearty bursts of laughter. He titters cynicallyâ€" tit- ters over the misfortune of an ene- my or the elopement of the daugh- ter of a friend. He cannot laugh. When he is delighted, or amu.sed, or happy, he just looks calm. The Frenchman has a reserved laugh, one which he holds well in hand. Be- ;ng a great stickler for dignity, he is afraid that a loud and honest laugh would injure his deportment, would demean him in the eyes of the world. You will not hear much male laughter in Paris, though it is true that the women there have a cultivated, musical 'ha-ha-ha.' that they use in cafes when they wish to attract somebody's attention. The German's laugh is cavernous. It comes from far down somewhere in his stomach. The iaugh of the Irishman is, upon the contrary, ra- ther soprano: not a stomach laugh, not even a chest laugh, but a head one. The English and tlie Ameri- cans laugh the best. Their mirth is so naturally and heartily and musi- cally expressed that you cannot but rejoice on hearing it." THOUGHTFUL. Young Wife â€" "There isr a gentle- man in the library, dear, who wants to see you." Young Husband â€" "Do you know who it is?" Young Wife â€" "You must forgive me, dear, but that cough of yours has worried me so of late, and you take such poor care o( your health â€" and â€" and, oh, if' I were to lose you, my darling!" Bursts into tears. Young Hnsbandtâ€" "There, there, dear! Your fondness for mo has in- spii'e<l foolish and unnecessary fears. I'm all right; you mustn't be alarmed. But I'll see the physi- cian, of course; juspt to satisfy you. Is it Dr. Pellet?" Young Wife â€" "N-o, it is not a doc- tor; it's a/â€" a life insurance agent." There are now 385,000 foreign residents in Switzerland; 1.55,000 of these have settled since 1890. PROPHETS OF EVIL. Somebody is always rising to re- mark that Great Britain's power is ion the wane, that her trade is de- : dining, her army in a state of weak- ness. her navy a hollow s-ham. The oldest inhabitant cannot remember a time when prophets of evil were not holding forth on these themes. But somehow Great Britain pulls J through. This kind of talk was very 1 common during the Boer war. The ! press of france, Germany, and the United States made no concealment of the belief that Jolm Bull was get- ting wounds that would prove^atal I after a lingering illness. But these evil pi-ediclior.s ha\e not come true. It may be that the critics at home Who raise alarms about British trade :and the state of the navy, serve a â- good purpose in keeping the nation up to the mark. These critics must be useful or they would not bo toleiated, for the.y contribute no- thing to the pleas^ires of life. . Making oxalic acid out of sawdust is the work of 12 British manufac- tories, 6 German, 1 French, and 1 Belgian. Yellow and white pine dust is the best material. HAD MADE HIS WILL FULLY EXPECTING TO DIE, HAD ARRANGED ALL HIS EAETHLY AFFAIRS. Hotr Death was Disappointed by tlie Happy Eestoration. to Health and Strength of Mr. Teeny. Sumner, Assa., Sept. 29. â€" (Spe- cial) â€" Mr. Louis Teeny, of this place. Was so ill with Intlammation of the Bowels and Kidneys that no one ever expected him to recover. All hope had been abandoned and Mr. Teeny had made his will, fully expecting that he would die. In this e.xtremity Mr. Cosgrave, Postmaster, thought of Dodd's Kid- ne.v Pills and immediately gave Mr. Teeny a dose. This treatment was continued at intervals w/th the re- sult that in a very short time the man who was thoitght to be dying, was on his feet ana going ai'ound as if nothing had happened. This remarkable cure of such an extreme case has created quite a sensation in the neighborhood and man.v kind words are being said of Dodd's Kio./ey Pills for the wonder- ful work they did in Mr. Teeny's Case. 'ITiis remedy has always been re- cognized among the people as a sure cure for Backache, Uheumatism and all Kidney Troubles, but this is the first Case ever reported in this vicin- ity where they have been used with : such quick results. ' Mr. Teeny himself is very grateful to Dodd's Kidney Pills for his hap- ' py restoration. ; People in and about Sumner have â-  just about concluded that there is nothing in the way of sickness that Dodd's Kidney Pills will not cure, and there is scarcely a home to be I found in the neighborhood that does not contain a box of this wonderful ; medicine. j Men. Women and children are find- ing out every day some new virtues j in it and it is very interesting to hear them get together and com- pare notes as to what Dodd's Kid- ney Pills have done in their various homes. Sprained Ankle Cured Another Remarkable Case Where St. Jacobs Oil Worked a Wonder Mr. W. H. Allen, jr., of 17 Den- mark street, Aston, Birmingham, writes under date of -May 29th, 1896 : "1 i;ni a driver for tlie Ke.y- stoiie Bottling Co., of Birnungham, I ai:d I had the misfortune to be ["itched olV my wug.gon, and besides I being brui.sod from head to foot my I ankle .ioint was put out and my ' foot severel.v sprained. 1 tried many I embrocations, but received ro bciie- ' lit; I then went to the hosi;)ital. but j after ha\ing been treated for a con- si<!eral.le tiue, I left, not any j better. I then dctLMiiiincd to try St. .laeobs till, and I Can assure .vou I that before I used the contents of on^ bottle my ankle was as sound as ever, and I Was able to go to work as if nothing had happened." /, â- %'{{©â€""» 1 thought a thing was wicikcd I'd die belore I'd do it." H'usiljandâ€" "So would I." Wife â€" "Huh ! I think smoking cigars is a wicked Waste: an impious defilement, in fact." Hui.-bandâ€" "Then you sthould not amoke. llajio' me a match, please." The ^i^{gcst hetlges in Knnlan<l are at Ilavi' *««jfn. in tiuckingharoshire. Tlu-y are of yew. 30ft. high. Lortl Lackbraneâ€" 'The worst of belonging to a literary club, don't- cherknow. is that people lake one for a fellow who lives by hisâ€" erâ€" wits, don'tcherknow." Jack Sniert â€" "Nonsense, dear boy. Nobody could ever suH'Cct you of SRich an iiupossibilil.v." Mlnard's liniipent Cures Burns etc, First Pont i.stâ€" "The fact is, I've got genller.ess down to auch a line point that all my patients go to sleep while I'm pulling their teeth." Second IVntistâ€" "That's r.othing ! Mine are beginning to hisxe their photogi-aphs taken while I opoiute, because they ahva.vs ha\e siith plea- Nunt c.xprcs.-iious on their faces." Mrs. Xewed â€" '1 lind m.v lo.s'.^^ns in bread-making have saved us a lot of money." Mrs. Potts â€" "But I thought you couldn't eat it, you said ?" Mrs. Newed â€" "We don t but I make play things for the baby out of it, and they ne\er break or wear out." Minard's Linimeot Cuies Damlfuf, "I could have married either Whipper or Snapper if I'd waJite<l to. and both of these men whom 1 refused have since got rich, while you are still as poor as a church mouae." He â€" "Of course. I've been s\i,pporting you all these yeai's. They ha\en't." Messrs. C. C. Richards & Co. Ccntlemcn, â€" My ('a.ighter V^ years old, was thrown from a sleigh and injured her elbow so badly it re- mained stilT and very painful for three years. I'orr bottles of MIN- ARD'S I.INIMKNT co.nipletely cured her and she has not been troubled for two years. Yours trulv. ,1. B. LFAESQUF,. St. Joseph. P.Q.. Aug. 18, 1900. Tedâ€" "Why is that man laughing?" Nedâ€" "Because Ic bought a horse cheap." "And what's the other chuckling over ?" "He .•â- old the horse." THE MANY ADVANTAGES offered passengers bound for Buffalo and New York b.v the Grand Trunk's fa.st "New York Express." leaving Toronto 6.15 p.m. daily, are seen a' a glance when the splendid equip mcnt is considered. A full dinin{ car service until Niagara Fails it reached, a cafe parlor car runnint through to BulTalo. and one of Pul) man's finest sleeping cars from Tc ronto to New York g!;arnnte>» pn trons comfort and luxury as well a .speed. The cafe and dining cars ait RCknowlodRed to be the handsomest in America, being electric lighted anr equipped with electric fans. Clt\ ofllcc, northwest corner King am Yonge street*. WHOLESALE Staple Clotliiog Also PANTS. KNICKERS. OVERALLS, SMOCKS. Ac. Ask your dealer tor these gasds* BEST EVER. WYLD-DARLme GOMPAHV, LIMITIS, TSK^HTS. »!& Limited, TORONTO. The Dawson Commission Co., Can handle your APPLES, PEACHES, PEARS, PLUMS, ONIONS, POULTRY (dsad eralivsl lUTTER, EGGS, HONEY, to good advantage. Let us hawe your consignments, a wHI pay you. Stampa and pads an appllostlon. WABASH RAILROAD During the months of September and October, will sell one way sec- ond class tourist tickets at greatly reduced rates to California, Wash- ington, Oregon, Utah, Montana, British Columbia and other Pacific Coast points. Tickets will be sold via all direct routes. The \Vabo.sh is the shortest, best and [uickest route from Canada to the above points. Fii.est equipped jassenger trains in America. Rates, time-tables and all parti- culars fi'om any ticket agent, or -J. A. Kichard-son, Dist. Passenger Agent, N. E. Corner King & Yonge Sts., Toronto, and St. Thomas, I'lit. "We have parted forever," said the young man, sadly. "She is never going to even write to me again." "Aro you sure of that "?" asked the sympathetic friend. 'Yes. ^he told me so in each of her last three letters." TO «;I)rE A COLD IN OXE P.il'. Tak3 Laxatire Bromo QuiniD« Tablotjt. All 'tJ""*- BifU refund the monuy If it fail" to cure. B. W G otei liiiiiature is on each box. '.Ti'' She (ardently)â€" "And you really think you love me ? Now, from the bottom of your heart, tell me, do you really know what love is ?" Heâ€" "I should just think I do ! Why, I have been engaged to three girls already." : TATS or Ohio. City of Toledo, i LccAs County. i FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is senior partner of tlle lirui of V. J. CHKNK'y i, CO., doing bu.sine6s in the City of Toledo, County ojid State aforesaid, and that said lirnt will pay the sum of ONE HUNUKEli I'OL- LAUS for each and evury case of CA- I'AURH that cannot be cured by the use of HALL"S CATAUUH CURE. FKANK. .). CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pi'.'sciice, tliis 6th day of Ueceniber. A.i). lS,iO. A. W.GI.BASON. : g^^j, : Aoforyi'uWi.:. A teacher had told a class of juvenile pupils that Milton, the poet, was blind. The ne.xt da.v siho asked if any of them could remem- ber what Milton's great affliction was. "Yes'ni," replied one little fellow; "he was a poet." For Ovrr SLxtj Tears. Air Old and Well-Tribd Rbuxdt. â€" Htf Winstow s itoothiUKSyrap has been tti^ed for orer Atw years by miUiane of toothers for their chUdrnn wMA teething, with ptrfect Auccesf. It sootoM tHe cllil& ^ottenti the :T«inF, allays all pain, curea wind calie, an9 is the beat rainedy for Ciiarrbcca. Is p'.sa^anl to tk« raQ:e. SoM by dniggitts in eTery part of the »»r'd. Tweuty.&ve cents a bottle. lt« valua la iccalculabi*. -^e iure and a«lc for .Mrs. Winaluir'a Soothing Syru^. :tnd lake au other kind. The park siurrounding Eleuheim Palace is 2,700 acres in extent, and 12 miles round. Stopa til** <'«nxi« nnd n«rk4 o7 (he Ca!d L:\sative Bronio-t^uinine Tablet* cura a cold in oa* la.~. No Cure, No Pay. Pric* 25 centi. Emigration out of Germany haa fallen from 171,000 in 1883 to 21,- 000 in lyOO. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter- nally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send tor testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. •Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family PtUs are the best. Rose â€" "And so you have not had much sport to-day, Mr. Murphy '.' And you look dreadfully blood- thirsty, too â- ?" Murphy (gallantly) â€" "Sure now, Miss Kose, and if I only looked as killing as you do. it's a big bag I'd have at the c»id of the day without firing a shot !" IN UOINU TO NKW YORK Take the Lehigh Valle.v Railroad route of the Ulack Diamond tZxpress. lOxerything strictly lirst claas. Sumptuous Dining Car ."-'ervite, a la carte. 1'hrough Pullman. I'oi tickets, Pullmttns, time of trains, and further pttrticulars, call at GraiKl Trunk ticket ortice or on Hobt. S. Lewis, Fttssengcr Agent, 3U Yonge stieet. Hoard of Trade build- ii»g, Toronto. THB MOST POPULAR DENTIFKIOa. CALVERT'S CARBOLIC TOOTH POWDER. rrvMrvM th« taath. 5we«tms Iha brMth. Strengrthetis iho sums YOUR OVEKUiJATS Aod fftded SuiU would look better d;ed. If no Mt^ Qt oun In 7our towa, writs direct MuatreKl, Box iBk BRITISH AMERICAN oyKlNQ OO. Montreal. ENGLISH SPAVIH LINIMENT removes all hard, soft or calloused Lumps »ud Blemishes from horse.s. Blood PpiiTin, Curbs, Splints, Ring Booe. Swecay. .Siifles, Sprniiis, Sore and Swollen Throar" Coughs, etc. Suva 150 by use ot one bottle. War- ranted the most wonderful Blemish Cura ever known. Sold by all drugiiists. To scnil for our Com* pletc Sbeet Miiatc Cataloeues and Special Rate5. The common mcnsure of road-dist- ance in Greece is the pike, which eipiats 3 of an Knglish ,vard. Minard's Liniment for sale cvernvliere The Bank of France can compel customers to accept one-lifth of withdrawals in gold coin. Monk^.v Brand Soaf makes copper like gold, tin like silver, crockery like marble, and wiadows lik« crystal. One million emiRrants lia,ve left Sweden since 1850. Of these, 850,- 000 went to America. MUSIG Teachers n/lnlCU sco..L!mit«d We are equipped to supply every Afuiic Teacher in Canada. 356 Main Street, WINNIPEG. MAN. 158 Yonge Street, TORONTO, ONT. BM);)ftDeSw.Iifl V,StG.*kMMlcer ftn.LCftj; t>«hoiu»r. Stor»s»*"»« °f *'â-  ^S'i'r*"** rubtm;. M&kts tSditTftKDtiftr uitrki . %\\ itEe., withi«i«ebl»d*. Bxlr»et» Ham*. TfftUnaDiftltfrre. Pritvffl.tO.^rtsllJ %\ (ortriftl:ifitwarki.ta[idbftiinr*. rftt d \i, II m. fABUB BRiaRTOJ, FtlrleK, Im, S. (. G-ooxs) x.xGii-ia:M* BY USING Standard American Wiokt AND Sarnia Lamp Oil. %^^^Sil^\. ROQUSPRtt.'TORol^TOL, Oomlnlan Una Steamshlpi UoQtn*! to UT«rvo*l B««fcoD to liver- pool. PortI»ad to LlTorpoot. â-¼iatjurtiw- town. Lftfge »ud FMt St?smiLt]'.pt. Superior aooomirodtfctM for kU cI&M<« of p(i*>«nser9. BUooits and l)(st«rt}«a| ftr« »mi<L>hipa. 8p:>oiBi atCentloo han Ween liTen to IM Second S^lo^a and TUird-CU^ «ooonni«naliOD. 9^ r«t<>s of pMSftfft* ftnd »11 pftruculan, tppiy to uiy t««A ofibo C^mpftor. or RiotftrdA, MlUa A Co, D. Tormaee ACo.. 77 SUM 8b Bofrtoa. Uouinklaad FarUw4 Minafii's Liniment \tkm Neuralgia. vooo« Photo. EKiCRAViMk, i^ J. 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