28000 BEHIND FIIEIEN. , Ion-runes, fl-‘liwently-eillii» 95"" . ealdeitinsns have entitle-fled!" ee i" si nyrevlienieiitgeiinjlne * _‘ j . , Inlluloek nnajenlvei- vlevviisnil ha, cseded in giving eflect to them.“ The 4 .1 i > 'iiiig"lllei'l°l'°'i’c'?éi?°°€l'i.i°iev POST OFFICE FINANCES- 7 ' , 91!“? Qimelli?“ » , ‘a ’ ' and on letters going to th United States = __ The Conservative newspapers piiillil|and a two rat's’ toiiridt _ A » oat, properly enough, that the Post once we nnoenve centrate serene; vie’ n i ‘ ssrviceln Casadals not yet sell-sustaiu- havefalsoat large‘ ecst and considerable’? ing,and that thsnswasadeleit oi. some pram‘, 10's, ,,,I,1,;0,,,,.n,, ,5.“ "U" "I the eel-ire buelneee el lest vice totlie distant Yukon district. And“ year. This is made apparent i! the Yukon n; with m m,“ “mung” ‘m; im. llil “"100 ll h!!! i!" 8050011‘, 88 l‘ provemsnts the postal deficit oi the coun- isthe Postmaster GeneraPs report. The t”. h“ been 05mm“, “n, 1mm. mail service o! the Yukon and Atlin dis- svsnoos to _ss2,ooo, n eiving , n: lriete rieided a revenue 0f only $80M’. elneemoohloe year in one’ department‘, while the expenditure there was $117,- oi the public service. It is true that comet A 77L The deficit on this pcrtionot the p03“; ha; been mimmfud on “Q8. eel-me Wee therefore $87,451! We ‘ie- papers, but this is not ‘felt n; newspaper duct from this the surplus of something readers, being in every case, solar as ‘fl A over $5,000 earned by the hostel eervlee know, new by the publishers. In any in the older portions o! the Dominion, use were "a other “,3 immenm} ma“; we havestilla deficit o! some $82030. improvement,’ increased number“ pa“ But Sir William llllloek did not “and money order oiiloes and post ofllce this feet in hi! Newt 896w‘! bet"? We saving banks, increased mileage ct mail H0100! 9111b ill TWWWv l" h" b“! routes and increased frequency of service ehlriled- 0!. the will‘?! be P050904 9°‘ which of themselves sufficiently compen- thet in the winner-tire, statement be sate the country fm‘ this slight additional was presenting he had olnitled the Yukon charge unprinted mutter." y _ e and Allin service, because it was not ’ in The improvement in our postal finances existence la 180. isln tact most remarkable in view otietter ‘ But admitting that the deficit is $82,000 “u. “nanny lowered b, one mm!’ "d. 1 we be" It"! I "W" "Xmilfiilmil! a British letter rate decreased by three hvereble ehewles- In 18" the w“! lliths. It is most creditable to Sir wil- rate tor letters in Canada was three llam Unlock and to the Government cl cents; on letters to the United States the which he ls a prominent member. It like “ i-ste was also three cents and en letters te savings, coupled with like improvements’ i Great Britain flve cents. At that time could be elfected in all other departments _ there wee =0 Gene-dim we" eerviee" ortlie public service it would amounttca _ the T0301!’ 50d N" 95° 0°" "-1 593°"? m!‘ revolution, establishing a new and much the veer was $781,000. Hon. Gaol-re E4 brighterere in Canadian administrative Foster in his budge t speech cf thatfiyear- ‘flan-m -- his latest budget—then pointed out how ._.._..g_.______.__._. , . The New York Sun, always anti- impcssible it would be to reduce the letter rate. He sain : British and strongly pro-Boer during the “There is now a deficit’ of somewhere recent war, now feels compelled to take a near $33,111) between! the W“! “ca?” Z311“:QYI°IZNZIQZ'C.YZ.?}f 1212-. “d to“! ‘xpmdimn. a! o" Paton“ mends the Colonial Secretarfs state- “rflu; “d tn" I fen’ makes “n an" ment that he hopes to learn more in three '°'“°"h“ ‘"“““ 'bf'".'h't owuwi” days ct consultation with the Boer leaders “m” “ab” "h"! f” c?“ b‘ 5am“ than he could learn in a month's ot ‘mm’ “ “m” °°°° ‘h’ “m °' tile blue books at home. It thinlss hi! P°"‘3°i“"'i' °°‘""“'"< C""'d°""' “h” visit well timed, just nim- the Boer mpexnntotcomtn‘ the ‘puanus of generals have returned from a tour 01 w‘ powknhn and m. are“ “ma” continental Europe where they tound lots “count”, ‘mpoud hi’ caning bu". of sympathy but no contributions. and ‘ma “pa” in o" Northwest’ and In learned that “their best friend is the other parts ot the country, there isno enémy}, It “as: ‘ doubt that the carriage ot letters, news- "fiwhm the 0016"“, m“ at papers and parcels in this country is cheaper. for the population, tt an you Cape Town he wlll iindthat the dream o! would prob ably find in any other country ._‘ Ill. The food, that is all food prepared from wheat combined with ' barley malt giving it a delicious flavoréd ‘ No coo requu- , can be god cold. Try a sample package. Price only l7 cents. . llnronfrzu ' nnre . "Ale? Plllfill Fi- P EiRK l . ‘ ” ‘ "rill: MILLINERY LfiAfiERSv. l'£'3.-Q'=?_________ We will give you an AMERICA N WARRAljTfl) LOTH Es WRINGER It has solid white rubber rolls and guaranteed in A every respect. Biiillid ROGERS. , We have made our stock moiei Qtzractive than ever before lmportations of the most of vcloth in _ y‘ ‘ ' coating, etc. And preparedto giveotfr customers, nob hatcannot be surpassed m style‘. manufacture. i We illvitelnspection of our lsrgeiand stock. ' Cereal Foods. i i '0 ~ i M John” NOW ‘REAYPlill 502s thrcugirus first proposed, and the editor-finds the task of defending the guarantee as hopeless as the attempt to make “a silk purse out of a_ lsow’s ear." We extend our commiseration. ‘ hall Breakfast loll. -—-—- v The Most Delicious and ' wNillflllmlS 0f all a Dutch federation has been dissipated. TheBond abandoned its propaganda when the republics passed nnuer British rule, although there are ‘IIIGBMBTVUOVBUHI hope against hope. ‘ The {Irmsvaal and the Orange Pres TState were rallyiig ground tor the Atrikanders-snlleeca," somebody has said. _As long as a Dutehflag waved over Bloemfontein and Pretoria, and as long as a revenue could. be drawn from a‘ the Rand to provide the sinews o! war,the star oi the Bond was in the. ascendsnt. evolved an ideal ioodvcombiniilig the” health-giving properties of pure Malt with the viitues Mo; the choicest Canadian, __ When‘. It is the food that is r lisliod and used to-day by all classes o! our Capadian people. MaltlBreakfast Fool has become an almost universal favori we. The price ‘- puts it within reach o! every family. in wears REMOVED ‘WITHOUT.- from. Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Ex~ tractor never ils to remove lgWarts, Cqrng or Bunions without pain in 24 hours. Befuseasubstitute for "Putnam's"; it's the best. That we are doing the biggest business in furs we have ever done. While everybody around town is howling that they have the biggest stock of furs, that they, and they only know where and how to buy furs,,and that ple who have money enouglr t0 buy furs for cash. While all these lies are being they are the only peo told we are quietly doing ever. v... Who‘ uenlly Buys Furs Ghoflllflst Will our case andleave you to judge. fiat the revenue has been out ofl’, and the _ flags are but memories. Nothing: but _ ' mlsrule can fall the spark ot racial pride _ A, _ l into a blaze, and only oppression can v e- make it a ccnflagratlon. It Mr. Chamber- __ lain has any influence with _his country men there-will be neither." - v l a _'l‘he Patriot's story-ct the Jew and the pork seem’s to 0t tlistvoruan’ own case pretty ucurately. All was sunshine when ‘bout to" be innae rich l», one Government guaranteeing certain bonds. But n, mono» . er storm and blizzard were nothing to the storm that broke shortly alter. ‘An lhdlgiiflllb people, and the deseltion o! its cause by Premier Peters at the Marsh- lisld meeting almost struck the pork organ dumb with astonishmen-hBl-istling with banger it yet does not dare to squeal against the Premier. and can only grunt to express its disgruuted condition. Tears o; the hogsilead ‘are dohbtless ellea ln secret bv the editor, who "could ‘a tale’ untold," but dares He must, stye- ileills emotions. ' Other promoters may l have their lingers greased. but the, Patriot will get nothing unless the deal‘ more fur business than have the largest store vttllili . S in .' . d , . . i»; - dlsti-L ‘ ‘y And we claim tg have money enoug . buyfurs included. . _; 'U~¢. a ifirsflilllvih :1 . we l l ~Dr. Sl1oo|5‘sid - -Resmledless ififihfihfiii '5 . V’ y . i‘s' i . u thePatriotwannouniced ‘thatjwe’ were Ge ' [inlllmellial filled ' W you “do, and. is as cheap as ordinary oatmeal and gives happier results in health and building. Being partially predigested, Malt Breakfast Food does not tax diges- tion like catmealland other common grain floods. It ccnlalns pll the true elements ~ol_ nutrition,‘ and is adapted. for the, eup- port of ilfefrcm day, to day, It builds up flesh, and muscle; ~liilggives activity and _ clesrness to. the blsffii. eael: your Grocericrlt- . »" r ' = . q, ,. ‘ e l ' 7 ' ‘ P QUEEN STREET‘ TABLE DW-IJOTE. DISNER TO-DAY 25c. Ready from l2 to 1p, m. English Bee! Broth, Cod. Es: Boast Rib of Beef. Dish Grsvey, Potatoes, Tnrnips, Apple Pie, Rice Iudding, Osiee, Cheese, and Crackers. some Sauce, Beets, Ten, hi5. mun LfllhiliiillfiAN -Do you know rare value “when ‘ Do I~ hear "yesd togbe passing Bell's, shopally day thisl week. r and look in at the window engine ~ strength fl .7 l d §r.il‘illl>l ,l>l3:lll.llll~l§lslrl I l. g Mallcrcst r, "& Allisol _ v New Brunswick I. ._ its t . i 5r. » ;lI Jill _A system oi units; ten): adozen hoolmoué "iilt-‘fflfife beeke merelmiii» endure elem as (Erodes andpriccsfto suit all tastes ‘ requirements. All" for the home. rCiali and or write for booklet- men-Jo e ‘l’. - .- 1v, .- '. KQYIH; 3 . -__--eiev--q-—-—.-q --- l‘ . imLYlESIEll will a n . i . ‘EMBRTGAGIQ consultancy».- i ‘ s»- .enrqll.ollro.s- e- -' m. none; advanced eieresila ‘ * iefai time i “s on, . ‘l-l . ' <3‘? B. a :.~ l. ‘~@,','5;~_‘-‘? e > ' or?“ "liii irsnqoxescnvnliyi-m lfieeemstee 4Q M . . - g Ii _ w’ ‘i New. G189?" ii, <_' ... “is, were.‘ U‘? » 521000.000 Ralessasdsiv g *