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C ares
Ringworm.
“I hadringworm on my head
or nearly a year.
“I consulted three d0CIO\'S
derived little or no beneht
m their treatment.
“I dhen commenced to use
rdock Blood Bittcrs.
“ Besides taking it internally
I washed the affected partS With
and when the bottle was
nished I was completely
” Elsie Slaght, Teeter-
uille, 'Ont
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FRIDAY. MAY 4. 1900.
PREFERENTIAL TRADE.
In the last fiscal year for which we have
full accounts, ended 30th June 1.8%, the
following values of dutiable cotton, iron
and steel and woollen goods were imported
and entered for home consumption in
Canada:
Manufaciuies of comin $5.95'l.11&
Do Iron and steel 15,621,346.
D0 Wool 9.80=i.~19l7~
Here_we have over thirty one million
dollars worth of moods-the selling price to
consumers would be probably nearly fifty
millions of dollars, for the duties, and im-
porters’ profits must beadded before the
is
I
at
$52’7,(Il0,(Ill.
T
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waal was at that time under B`ritish rule,
ro
P0
His Worship, Mayor Warburton has? will be called at once to settle the status
authorised a subscription list to be opened °fT
the City Clerk`s oliice for the sufferers the
by the Ottawa and Hull fire. The object y'-rec gmzes _the suspension gud' will not
a. worthy one. 1 give the colored man his registration. The
_______ » i delay in action upon his application for a
consideration of his suspension filed
The esteemed Patriot is slightly in error re
Mr A. E Inga has shown Tin: Gum f
ern
Fle
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IDULIN A copy of the Tmnsvaal Argus pub_ gssessed for the union men at Cape Girar
i hed at Pretoria on 5th November, 1879. Tia
s
he paper is in a good state of preserva- $1
on and is of interest because the Trans-B fin
.and the troubles which led tothe revolt P
B.
0
the colored man once and for all time.
o
- .last winter. has been brought about by the I
in stating that “the ` annual income or ‘decided posmgn taken by the Western 
revenue of the (British) Government is men,Stevens and Freeman. McFarland =,_;\`~
only $200,000,000." The lériiisii national an
income last year was £108,336,193, or overt °°
aylor is at present suspended for life by
Union, and the National Association
d Downing, while not members of the H
ubrought about by the desertion of
lor on the morning of the meet, and'
lis, where he awaits thc action of the
were 'then beginning to show themselves. f c mmm,” before starting in tmgnmg A11 fyiljil
\-
'lip ‘
(ff.
mmittee,exercise some influence among .__f’
~ the men. It seems certain that the East- I,/A,
men, cooper, Kim, Maya. Srwner. 
her and Eaton, will vote together in -.
vor of a line of $500, S-ill) of which 15 F
, 'J ,.
no/]
S iii
00
Y 
La nominal sum only, the straight l
e. ' '
Tayloriscontent with a fine of these V
portions. He is at present at Indian- _ lf"/ll
Birdock Blood Bitter: cures
users, mais, pimples. ecremsfsd
euptions of the most chronic
-nakiesthe blood rich and pure.
Soul  fm!!! lb* 9Y*f°m year, as is well known, the preference
 tmwnof me hd” i c given to British goods was25 per-'centiand
' ‘l this preference is shortlyto 'be .increased
¢ l N t ° , to 33 and one third percent-oftheordinary
S 0 I I: duties. That is, one quarter-ofthe amount
goods reach their linal purchasers. These
goods are all materially a6ected in price
by » a
ig?
il;-.ii
Having purchased from Mr. F. J. “less 800118 WIND lmlJ0l’%8¢l -f1'°m-'Britain
,Hornsby ghg gn ck gnd good will of last year and inthe future -one 'third of
'his Books and Stationery Business in the duties will be taken off.
'tho Morris Bl0¢k, ‘V6 will ¢0U5i"“19 It is not by any means claimedmhat all,
the business in its various branches, 0, even ,mf ,he comm, ,,,.,,11e,,_,,,,,d iron
-selling at lowest prices for cash only. a
`Miss B. M. Hornsby, who has mans.
ged the business in the past, will be Sm
S00
nd steel manufactures -cumein directly
nder the the preferential tariff. As a
. . f th
m cbuqe of the store’ and ,mu he tter of fact about one quarter o. e
_planed to attend to an old customers cottons, more than fom-.fifthsof the iron
md muly ne' ones_ and steel goods and something less than
A choice new stock of Wall Papers a
will be at once put on sale, and all ea
quarter of the woolen manufactures
me in under the general t:_i.riff.and paid
d°P5|`tmenl'3 of the business will be the full ta.riii`rzites.But.it is to bcobserved.
kept well stocked. A well supplied it]
news stand will be a special feature dsto h._h th M. t. 1 ta .fr p_
of the business. The store will be W K e pl wen la H 3
“ ~ plies the consumer was benefited because
mt in all tliesc and xnaiiy other lines of
Canadian market, were forced to reduce
'e f ' _ their prices. 1
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‘sm l\or did the advantage to consumers
CSSUIBQS U5
_ stop here. Not only were the prices of
H  a  foreign goods reduced in this way,but the
same rule applied with equal force to cot-
_ f  Sfglllgde  51;? he ton, woolen, iron and steel goods produc-
ls ee in eci e sp - W W
“him” 55 Th? 5'* y"°f°"§g l;i,:,nbil;ial1tadrli;;fin£atw:i:l:; meiiilghlg
to is the Pnce .of ay whole dollars. It- is therefore quiteobvious that
month’s grocei-iesihe got at » s
our- store, which tit his
Purse so 'en that he vm ,duced prices owing direetlyto-the prefer-
in future be a regular cus- entlal  must be "°’~'Y-3r°°t-
tomar of gm-g_ ~ During the pmt year .and the elapsed
the preferential tariff. Last
of the regular tar-id' duties <was`-taken off
Already the Beers were refusing to D85' the racing men agree that Taylor should i 
'taxes and wereclamoring for “ini'lepend- be barred out, but the Eastern men have ,`.
T lr c’ t' cl bs; nd roinotcrs ‘=*f.
8tr°ng)y supp°rting Brmsh rule Mamet xsywlisgfe lldelotlsat l'l‘aylol' is sn attrac- 1
i e
the Government for having failed to carr 3 tion and -want him ,.einSmt,ed_
_ CARRY SUNSHINE WITH YOU.”
hilus Shepstone took possession of Pre
apprehend the general revolt which waslhealthaswellas a happy heart. Many 5-",
S0011 9° 00011- have been made bright and sunny by '~“`
SY _
Constipation is cured by Ho0d’s Pills s
LOUISVILLE, Ky" May 1__Maj0,. Tay1q._ the noilsirritating cathartic, Sold by all
. _ s
thecolored cycle cyclone,wili be reinstated ggi _______,.______`_
' f $500 t th .
l;I:i:ritcl;;pgi{:_yjl`;nIt:T;lo; ntllieeoorgaiizztios CIa'nbe1"`D° yml mean to Say you can i
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The Colored Cygle Cyclone. antdttfges up and invigoratep the whole
~ence,” making forcible seizures of arms cometobelieveit for thebest interest of 
_md ammunition, em The Argus’ while 'the game that he should he reinstated. ,rrp
ace
_ - » i
out some promises made when Sir Tiie0l3 ' 
. ~ A b ° lib, f ll, fheel l » v
°°’°'“» b“t did ”°t at "mt tune apparently 9 inspirllgg, anrrlw it llllvlagyzs denoleg ‘soya ,ff/14)
f s that were once overcast with gloom li/ul
Hood's Sarsaparilla w ich cures all dys ,='
. ,_
being .iiiied with the National oyeiiiig “h§'ff:f’;:df‘;dc§;‘_‘°” “wily _.I
Association. The action has not been de-
l _
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After Dinner
to prevent constipation, take
iinitely|decided, but the meeting probably
To assist digestion, relieve distress d
after eating or drinking too heartily, t
'r
1 AN ENORMOUS SALE.
To all who have felt the evil affects of
i- meeting with enormous sale and
unparallelei success in this district Back
B00 " ‘ f P' 1 aches and achihg kidneys are fast
_ known as The Bazaar kstonx i of the preference. American manufactur- H S   becoming a thi? ofthe _East where Dr.
ers, in order to ena°-'ble them to pay the Sold everywhere. 25 cents. ' A' W' C “ses ‘dney'P‘ Bare k“°“" ‘me
lc ‘nt a dose, 25 cents a box. at all dealers.
Claribel-And you are not ashamed of \i\"“,
U? 4
efanged kidneys it is interesting toknow
peptic symptoms strengthens the nerves (Ii,/il'
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dru ` .' . . l \`i'\"'
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hat Dr. A. W. Chase’s Kidney-Liver Pills
are
/Q
_the gain to Canadian consumers from re- ‘
higher tariff rates than British manufact- F;-__ - f l .D ?ff""l_'," #'-
Honis B1§;’;_°g¥f’n;s“a’  urers had to pay and still compete in the F i
` Bzicon~Men are always looking for ,_ ex- N
sited lineage. l 
l Egbert-Unless they are traveling on
the railroad; then they are after a lower "`
i berth. '-
ip DR. C_fhase’s _ Syrup of Linseed and 
p Tiupentine is mother-'s favorite remedy for __A
croup, bronchitis, asthma coughs, colds -‘ _
- V and sore throat. It has by far t e 1 t 
sale of any remedy for coughs and colds. i 
‘ It is pleasant to the taste, prompt in action 
and is an absolute safeguard against A ‘
i consumption and pneumonia. 25 centsa 
“whims their asked ine 01.1 man. 
“A “song without words” replied the A \W
Mori-iER’s FAVoi=ii"rE ‘ 
1` bottle. Family size 60 cents. \\-_
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5 mouths of the current year there -has been
ialarge general advance in the price o_f
,goods in all the great markets of the
world. This general advance in prices
,sons to believe that the gain to consumers
from the preferential ta.nifi` has been less
may have caused some unt-hinking per- ,
Do you desire perfect satisfziciiczi
with your corsets ? Of course you
do ! Then ti'-ya pair like those .siiewii
above. You can get a. pair to fit you
*Just as snugly and which will alniosi
tire you with the long wear they will
, give. The material, lit :intl lin€;~.li
1 i
i
‘  Men should always wear
p daughter’ unwrapping her new music. (fl/,
Look here! Have you learned tg
whistle?"
MacDonaid`s Celery Nervine. Try it-
,MacDonal<i`~ Drug Store. Telephone.
jsigiit Ben. ° 4 ii.
the best hat they can get,
(suitable to their pocketbonk,
___.__.__ lt Pays to `
Black 
Dress
We are being
in regard to the
extremetute,s_ud
byusvrumsdelbr
Black Serge, all wool
Blick  plain
Black  LQ!!
Black  Moll!!
Black Blister cloth "N,
Black Broad cloth
$2.15.
Silk and wool fancy blsck
_ silk design, will not
rough, at $2.25, $50,
THE 
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In
'than it has really been. Such persons
DR'   ‘might be led to say that the prices of
    y chase are not low er than they were before
, many articles they are obliged to pur- 
cannot be surpassed.
The E. T is A. l'.
ll /‘ibecause it’s the hat that
makes af- man look nice,
"  - _ __ Chiist ’.~ are alwa sbest _
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_ 1 ~ - ,_ _ _ . " -  ~ f ‘ ' ' ~ ,fy ` ` ~_V.` ‘ ,
RA TI`O"-O§O the preferential tariif came into force, but  P1'0WSe BFOS- Sell them . 4: 1
c DUI M " - ` _ M
E CCILL UNlVERS|TY iv . -_ -,,, - ` °
Omoo and He'~i»lcr-c- Dorchester Stfeet Ei s  hmhen And “hm mx°ht' be true’and yet' It Q
2l;eHJ\1r1=.9io1-»a."m.. 1 'fo 3. sud 7 to Qmust readily appear that the higher the
Pi-omnt arrrniinn given to i-ountry fasc-'_  price of dutiable goods in the markets of
f 'F ' '“- 'gtlie world the greater is the .advantage
_  which consumers derive from the prefer-
 entiiil tariff. This must neee. r`l be
.i ssa 1 y ,
I , ’ Qtrue so long asthe customs duties are
B ‘    i imposed in proportion to the price of the
f Q  goods-advaloren duties as we call them'
ai
'lint we are to be moulded md
ia hinned, so the sand we use
for ou castings needs t i»~
mfuh d ann fa-tiomd "l-iii’~i
\hat our moulviers a e do ig
eve vday, moulding aid tart.
ioinug the sind like unto ii... #Of resolutions asking the Government in
pa Leis at is therefore very im-
poitsnt that :hs nitums be
liret.-case i v
i n e ery 1-este: . for -
as the patterns are so wi l'the 
ca~t-nga te. We rave first-class
pattern-markers employ ed and
are able to meet the required ‘
Y‘@d.
Give ues trial when in neezl of i
Castings. 1
2
' ‘The Modern Founders,
Shim Navigation Cds Wharf
Our OWII
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St John city council has adopted a series
effect to restrict the preferential clauses of }
the customs tariff to goods arriving
direct at Canadian ports Copies' of 1
these resolutions have been for-'
warded to other Canadain seaport?
cities and towns inviting their con- 
currence. The proposal is one well deser- 3 § , , ' 1
l ving of consideration and one in which ' Cen_t\"~1U¥'U8'Sl0I`9. '
You should be; thinking
your FURNITURE and BEDDING.
We Handle Large
Quantities of Both ' '
All we ask isthat you give us a call and judge
_ yourself
_ Guarantee to give the best value in the city.
Terms-Clsh or Credit, at a small advance.
ARK WR
 Cl ull’
of making some change.; in
Lines S
for
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g __ of _exeeptional_value and in perfect con
There's a. cigar that has been
on the market for seven year
We refer to the B
IRVING CIGARS
It has stood the test. `
We recommend it to our
customers. g
Sold at 3 for 25c. ..
Come in and le; us tell you
about them. '
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i
¥Ve have on hand a ’99 Ladies' Bicycll
dition which will sell for two thirds of the
regular price. See it at once as it. Wil
‘not remain long.-Mark Vvright 8: Co.
2, ti
Ladies should see our new
millinery ‘before ,spending
their money any where else.
Keep our millinery in your
mind till you get here, and it
will stav theie after you
leave.-Prowse Bros. 4 li
Garters’ for.-Wall Paper'
Toil t -ii t d d-100, h
for20§. 2§;a8glitra.l‘D&l-Tig gotldge. - 30lwree
_ Bex_ _lnseca Destrocyer kills all insect
life. loc per bottle at entral Drug Store. l
30 lw
Burpee’s Best Sweet Peas are what we
sell. No better on earth. See nd.-Geo.
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Chuhttewwn R R L ’ terest. Legislation would be required to _  __ _.V “___ ‘ .
Phone nic ' - _ -
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This is The Tune y. ~==-=- 
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Suunysiue
we hm the Amherst Plough Boer, the bei
in Canada
A cheaper 'line 1_0() and H0
WOM-'=n’Sistrong split Boots,Aml1erst_ma.ke 1.00
Women’s strong split Boot,   B if f75¢
Women’s Whole Stock Boots, 
make,
Womens strong _split Shoes i 5  f -
Women’s Pebble Shoes, Peg ‘Soled” S.  `
'Women’s Split Slippers “ f
Women’s Carpet Slippers ___ e
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Carter & Co. _ 41;
Lady Bic 1° - _ we i' °
directed io i>f"i_<’f"".i...t».-".‘.’.`i”L...‘,`....l..’.’v‘.°”.i il?
Carters’ Seeds Grow
Womens Pebble Boots, f‘Solid”»  ‘ '    ,
'-““l‘°»t , _ 1 >1.2o,=.  S _ 1  i 1 1 i e '
45c
25::
~ i $1.35
v'\,-
12%..
PERCY
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SIIIIIIIQS
Ate to hand.
They are the yi-cities: lot of cloths
had. We are busy making them ep
Suits. We invite our prtrom to
All clothes made by lc an
Olllsmo
There’s only ONE
lt’s---Alone
THE FAMOUS"""'
-~izeo sitio
~ The best from any standpoint, the
from every stcndpbim
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Howarc' .W tcliead.0ioekBp|-isp
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Worko!allkindepl'@iI°y'dtsw’-Q, ’

design of our 
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