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The debate on Sir Richard Cart- wright's motion that unrestricted re- ciprocity with the United States is desirable tor Canada continues with uuflagging interest. Those who beâ€" gan by laughing and sneering at Commercial Union as a fad and the offspring of disappointment at the polls are now thoroughly aroused to the hold that the proposed change has taken on the country. All the eloquence ofGovernment supporters both on the floor of the Home and in Tory papers, is being put forth to stem, it possxble, the rising tide that threatens to sweep awav those re- strictions and combines that are enriching a tew at the dire expense of the many. The arguments of the restriction- ists are in the main loyalty, and a- gain loyalty and last of all loyalty. But they fail to meet the contention of those who desire to litt Canada‘s trade out of the mire oi selfishness, and allow it to be placed in its natur- al channels whence it could diffuse prosperity to all alike. That our national debt is yearly increasing, that our expenditure is out 01 all proportion to our population, that the iarmmg community is in sad plight, that our country is yearly be- ing drained by alarge exodus ofour young men to the United States,that we are paying altogether too high pricesior the prime necessities of lifeâ€"~all this is glarineg evident. In Yam do the friends of the N. P. cry light, for the darkness is steadily settling upon us. R 1;: The Government is in the strange dilemma of being forced to shout in one breath loyalty! and in the next, Long live. the N. P., now it loyalty consists in non-discrimina- tion against Great Britain. how can one with any show of consistency defend the N. P. and its latest ap- pendix, the duties on iron? The essence of the N. P., is retaliation. lts designers boldly declared that they would force the Americans into granting reciprocity. Yet in spite of the N. P. the volume of trade with the United States is larger then that with Great Britain. \Vhy? Because t'ae United States is our natural market; because political ecomomy insists on the liberty of trading Where it is most advantageous, be- cause it is flying in the lace 01 comâ€" 2.1.011 sense to endeavor to make Nova Scotia deal with British Columbia, in other words to make both pro- vinces pass by the market at their doors in order to buy and sell in one three thousand miles away. For Saleâ€"Lloyd a: w annl~ Miss. Sig1)§pn For Saleâ€"Llpyd 6: Wells. EM éi‘umtl. Judicmi Saleâ€"F Premsely how the Manitoba mud- dle now stands, it is difficult to say. For several days the air was full of rumors that the mighty C. P. R., was going to be induced to ease Its grasp on the throat of the Prairie Provmce in consxderalion ot a small trifle. The amount of that trifle was variously given; twelve millions 0! dollars, then eight millions, then five xmllions. Now certainly it may have been Sirjohn Macdonald's intention to try to secure a respite for Mani- toba on some such terms. But it would seem that his masters, the niagnates of the C. 1". R., were not thus to be bought off. For now word comes that Premier Greenway and Attorney General Jones have suddenly left the capital, and are 110w on their way to \Ninnipeg. Thus the mission to Ottawa, under- taken by the express wish of Sir ]- lhn has proved abortive. DEBA TE ()N UNRESTRICTED RECIPRIK‘ITY. HEW ADVERTISEMENTS HMOND HILL. Thursday,March 2'2, '88 BIAKITUBA’S WUE. SEER”, Cook 5; Wallace remw 1'; 'eenv'i the grand design. The Red River Valley Railroad will be built ; the work will be urged on with all the speed possible. Then the Ottawa Government may do what to it seems best. It may threaten, it may harass. But all in vain ;Canadiaus cannot be induced to take the llVCS of Canadians in order that an atro- cious monopoly may grow fat on public misery. Rebelhon in the land will soon be as common here as in China. Goon NEWs.- It isn’t generally under- stood that the electric light. may Homo day or other line the fauuera’ puthvway up Ynngc Street to lxclunond Hill. Won’t, that be grand 2 1n the meantime, I Would advise every farmer along the mum and m-prv concession to use the route and every concesuinn to use the great Rock Spring Coal Oil. The price is so low that you will hold your bramh when you hear it pronounced by Dilwnrth The Druzgist. between the Clyde and Nipissing Hotels, Toronto To the Editor of THE LIBERAL SlR.â€"â€"Among the Worst effects of the loss of our forusts is the constant \Vilslllllg away of soil from the farms. I should like if you can some the space to lay be- fore your readers the opinion of an emi- nent engineer on this point. it. is given by Joaquin Miller:â€" “I believe it is pretty generally conced- ed that. our continent. is being \msned in- lo the sea by way of the Mississippi and its thousands of miles of trihnlnms on the one hand, and at the same time swept naked of its native forests by annual files on the other. 1 make It that. in is [his dc- How the Best Soil Leaves the Farm. pinmble condition of things that. has cal;â€" ed into exislenca the American Congress of Forestry. I spent, some time with the, late Capt. Ends at the mouth of the. Father of waters, inspecting his jettins, two years ago. . x. - ‘\\'e have begun at. the wrong end,‘ said this great man more than once in me. One murning he threw a bucket over the side of the boat and drew up several gallnns of dark mud and water. ‘There’ cried the great engineer, ‘there Is :1 mixture 0f one-tenth Missouri, one- tenth Illinois, one fractiun Keiitlicky,uiid so on, through about fifteen states. with an addition of about, five-tenths of pure waler.’ ‘And what would you (lo, Capt. Eads, to stop this washing away of states 1’ ‘As I told ynu,’ remaiked the energetic old man, as he dumped the nle mixture back into the Gulf of MexiCn, ‘we have begun at the wrung end But the counâ€" try is not educated up to the point of beâ€" ginning. it, wants the other end for wheat and corn. It only wants the month of the river kept npen su as to be able to sell its enrn for the present generatiun, and let the next generation luuk out for itself. The other enu at the river has drowned out this end, state after Mute Ls going tn be drowned out nnul same day the enral insect may again build his premy castles where the people of Iowa are new digging wells for water. The United States are hearing nut her very heart. with her gang-plqu and dump in}; It Into the sea, Sir.’ I beg to put this statement before the country with something of the emphasis with which this great and good man utter ed it there in the mouth of the riVer. More than once he brought up the sub- ject and always with an emphasis that would write every syllable in italics. Capt. Eads was very fond of quoting poetry. Once he was saying to himself. ‘Leaves, leaves, nothing but leaves, when he turned suddenly to me and said. ‘Du you know that in leaves you can read the history of creation 7 Mv son, leaves are not only creation but salvation.’ Capt. Eads explained to me that he meant if leaves andgrass were left lying on the ground at the proper time of the year, as nature, the hand of God, placed them, there would never be any damage from high water at any time, that leaves Would be the salvation of the republic, and that there Would never be any need for Eads’ jetties. He explained that he meant when he said that leaves were creation that there is no nourishment so dear to the hungry earth as a handful of leaves. He insisted that more beauty could be crown out of a 51"ng basket of leaves than a whole load of manure. \Veil. let me tell you right here that if this process of fires and floodsâ€"-flnuds that always follow firesâ€"is permilted to go on bv the help Of 10,000 irun-tootlmd mills-â€" gang-plows in the valleys to help along the fluod that has gathered force in the burned on: higher land why we will ac- complish the same desolzuiun just. as car- lain as water runs, only we wnll achieve by the aid of gang-pluwsnnd circular saw implements, unknown of old, in twin cunâ€" turies whatit tovk Babylon twenty to bring about.” DANGEROUS COUNTERl-‘EITS. â€"Connler- felts are aluays u-lllgeruus, more so that. they alwaya closely nun“; THE ORIGINAL Ix APPEARANCE AND NAME. The remark- able Success achichd by Nasal Balm as a positive cure for Catnrrh and Cold in Illa Head has induced unpriucipled parties to imitate it. The public are cautioned not. tn be deceived by nustluma imitating Nasal Balm in name and appearancw bearing such names as Nasal Cream,1\'dsnl Balsam, etc. Ask for Nasal Balm and do not take imitatinu dealers may urge upon you. Fur sale by all druggists or sent uost~naid 0n remipr of prlcc (. 9: fit Yours truly, R. W. anrrs. Brock Is now opening the new spring stock which has been calefully bought for cash. Our mm will be to give our cus- tomers the BEST VALUE THE CHEAP CASH HOUSE, RICH MOND HILL All through the store that ri‘aste. Care and lflxporionce vvith Cash can find~not cut- ting the price on one article and Charging double on an- other, but All COTTONS I l R. W. NEW” I W CRETONNES PRINTS, GINGHAMS. LACE S, Embroideries, 850 DRESS GOODS ReadyMade Clothing. Gents Furnishings, Suitings, Pantings, &c., LATEST PATTERNS. Choice Fresh Butter. New laid Eggs, and Lard want- ed QUICK. Highest pflCCS glven. Three Gallons Coal Oil for 50 cents. No trouble to Show goods wherher you buy or not. Big stock just in, latest styles, all kinds, all sizes. Men and Boys take notice. LOVV PRICES ?ants made to order for $3.50 worth $5.00. Order early before the tailors get busy received today. Prices so low, better buy NEW than mend the Old. \Vith trimmings to match. GROCERHES just now for bleaching. W3 1 HMS ! Handsome patterns in New stock of spring VALUE; ound is our motto. Extra value in ull stock of fresh Rare value in All prices. rices 10w. AND VALUE CONCRETE HOUSE, . SEEING NOW being opened at the Concrete is Magnificent Value. AND CRANKH 860TCH TWEEflfi WGRSTEDS, OXFGRD, EflfiVARD, WALL Wameiimqpanewa The Largest. Stock of FURNITURE eve Sugars. Teas, Canned Goods 8c everythingin the Grocery Line ; also Flour 8c Feed. Prices Low. NEW DESEGNS EN PAPERS! Special Value in Hysnns. Cnngous and Japans. Flour alwavs on hand. Front Rank and White Loss by Roller Process. I still continue to sell the celebrated Raymond Sewing Machines and E?gle Steam Washers The Largest and Best Assorted Stock in Town. (Felt Work of every description, such as Men’s Felt Boots, Felt Stockings, Ankle Boots, Men’s Felt Balmorals, Ladies’ Felt Balmorals and Gaiters. Overshoes of all kinds. Manv itobas, Snow Excluders, Elaskas. &c. Ladies’ Carnivals & Rubbers. Ladles’ Fine Boots. Men’s Gaiters of various kinds. Ladies’ and Gents’ Slippers. Full Stock of Child- ren’s \Vare, all colors, sizes and prices. Custom \Vork. sewed and pegged, a specialty. Repairing neatly and promptly done. FififST-CLASS GROCERIES ! THE IMPORTATION OF ORNE STORE. IMMENSE FALL bTOCK JUST ARRIVED .. in): ,5; DIRECT IMPORTER. of all kinds taken in exohnng RICHMOND HILL. QICH NONI) HILLJ‘fi? PAPEBSfimt of the season GU Just arrived. N G Err 188â€"3. Call and See them. FOR CHEAP, FRESH AND 'I‘U THE LORNE STORE SHEA? AND 81' on EEETENGS, &c., designs in g‘iéea‘mwmzes und,whlch must be sold to bring cash highm‘ "i 11,3 s- . G . SAVAGE.