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“Gen 1;! the necessary permanence be assured? I have not given so much tHought to that as would warrant. me in replying yea or nay. What, use in studying a question that is unlike- ly to come up soon. Washington has not shown any distinct; intention of proposing a conference on We only We “71‘! gi-e that up, and underLake a reâ€"adaptation to the United States market on a bargain cxtenJing chr any short term, or which could be hone away with by a few years’ no- .tice fmm Washington? No. Somehow the ounce pro- duces the pound ; it seems to start the digestive machinery going pmperly, so that the 'patient is able to digest and absorb his ordinary food, which he could not do be- fore. and that is the way the gain is made. A certain amount of flesh is necessary for health; if you have not got it you can get it by taking Scott‘s lEmulsion. II you have no! triad it, send for (rec sample. Its Mable lute will surprise you. SCOTT & BO\VI\‘ E, Chemists, Toronto, Ont. N0 SHORT TERM TREATY. "Canadians have not forgotten the. lesson of 1866. when Washington ab- ro-D-Med the reciprodty treaty of 1854. This country had got, into the way or adapting its production, and very largely its entire business, to the American market. Canada was flattened out for years by the abroâ€" gation of the treaty. No more of that for me. We have adapted our production and business to the indeL pendent, selfâ€"sufficient policy that has been pursued for many years now. Does anybody of good sense imagine "1 Have no objection to your using my namle he said. “Quite willing to lo inteniewed. You suppose our West to be a unit. in favor of recipro- city in naturals It is not so. Cerâ€" tainly. I used to favor SLth reciproâ€" city. But I am not. like some people We both knowâ€"I can learn. I do not say that the Canadian West. and myâ€" self. might not approve free, or much more free exchange of natural products with the States. It depends on what arrangements could be made for permanency of the arrangement. We could not afford to risk much on a market that, might be hastily closâ€" ed to us Sir Wilfred Lauriur, as I disclosed recently in a, nublished letter, would prol.al>ly favor a conference with Wasldngtun on reciprocity, if Wash- in‘uon made advances in conformity with Laurivr's pru.iso that there is no use talking about the thing unless reason can be shown for an opinion tliat the United States, particularly their Senate, will agree to confine rp- clprocity to natural products uni materials more or loss raw for manu- facture. Fie‘d‘ng is very much of the same opinion, as I happen to know by having had a talk with him some little time ago 911 the matter, Now for Sifton: The Toronto News published a reâ€" marl-.uble interview “'iLh lion Mr. Siftun, Minister of the Interior, obâ€" tained by Mr. E. W. Thomson, formâ€" erly one of the editors of the Toronto 'I'illobe and afterward one of the edi- tom of the Youtli's Companion, of Boston, wlio has recently been in Canada, writing a series of articles for a Boston paper on Canadian afl'm'rs. As Mr. Thomson is well Lnown as a very reliable writer un:l [(15 articles have all been excec‘lingly favorable lto the Lnurier Government, this inter- view must be regarded as authentic. It IS exceedingly important as showâ€" ing the attitude of the Minister of the Interior on tlic questions of Reâ€" ci‘rority and Protection. After an introductory paragraph highly praising Mr. Sifton, Mr. Thomson proceeds to give Mr. Si-Hon's views on Reciprocity as fol- lows: INTERVIEW WITH MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR. Persons have been known to gain a pound a day by taking an ounce of Scott's Emulsion. It is strange, but it Often happens. mmoclm West Not Anxious to Have Amer- ican Duty Taken Off Wheat. MW 3% @353 fifiggfi np'h Mr. fol; “It is far from sure that reciprocity with the States would consist with {the rrel’ercnce to Great. Britain. We are not likely to stop that. It pays us well. if England should reciproâ€" cate it. would pay us still better. I am not pre“i'*tin;z she Will. We can get, along finely anyway. But, mind this: our interest is to favor the country that, is naturally and politi- cnlly inclined to promote our interâ€" ests to send us immigrants, to lend us money on easy terms, to watch our nurcesses with rejoicing. Best to chilkl is mother. For all that, I am not saying that it would suit WILLADHERE TO 1 "It is far from sure with the States woulz the rrefercnco to Gm are not likely to stop us well. if England cate it; would pay us am not {vre‘i'iimr sh1 WES/1‘ 'AND FREE W'IUCAT. "As to wheat. I am far from sure ' that the West cares to have the Amâ€" ‘ e:ican duty taken off wheat. You ' ’stare, lint consider that our interest ' is to have the first-class wheat of our i West millet] in \\’innipep; or Hot Portâ€" 1 age, instead of Minneapolis. We want to export it as flour, as much as possible. That will give us two pro- fits. It is true that in present cirâ€" i cumstnnces, with Winnipeg not fully l developed as a flourinp; point, Min- - neapolis can otl‘er a trifle more for our wheat during a few weeks after - harvest than Winnipeg can. But it is i just as cheap to haul flour to the sen ' from Winnipeg or the Lake of the Woods as from Minneapolis. It will l be cheaper all the year round pretty soon 1 mean as soon as we get our waterways improved to the utmost ' and our almost (load level first-Class rational transct ntint-ntal railway i built. That completion is only a few 1 years ahead. So we do not need, and i do not much wish to have our wheat ‘ growers feeling dependent on Minneaâ€" ' polls prices. At any rate the price i paid for wheat is really made in Liv- ' erpool, just as the Minneapolis operâ€" | ators told you lust fall on the floor ’ of their wheat exchange. I am not - saying that there would be no early 1 profit to our wheat growers if the l‘nited States duty of 25 cents a birshel on wheat were removed. But i it is not the height of wisdom to i want. the American duty taken off 5 when one of its effects is to promote flour inil'ing in Canada, and hamper I it in the States. Of course, Minneaâ€" ' po‘is might be enabled to grind our wheat in bond, the United States duty remaining, but grinding in bond is a bit bothersome and slightly expensive. No, I see little reason to suppose we 5 would wish, in any case, to put an export dutv on wheat for the purpose ' of preventing Minneapolis from grindâ€" ing it. The millers there have got r to have itâ€"that's the nub of the sit- uation, and Washington will have to * take oil the duty sooner or later. or 191; Minneapolis lose its flour trade Why should Canada care to give ' much‘ in the way of reciprocity to have the duty taken all presently? U. S. TRUSTS POVVERLESS. ’ “No. I do not take much stock in the notion that the American milling interest could dominate the, wheat growing interest in our West under complete reciprocity. Trusts cannot Work in Canada to the detriment of farmers and consumers. Our political system is such that we can knock out any trust in short order as soon as the People want it done. Here Parâ€" liament has unlimited powers to re gulate such concerns. You saw what We did with the American Tobacco Company last session? Compellctl them to give up their monopoly sys-» tem by arranging to‘ take away their 1i ense to manufacture if they should prove defiant. Well, an omnipotent I’ar‘iament can get at any trade Com- bination in any way it chooses. We are not made impotent to defend the people against monopolies by such a complication of written constitutions and intricate legalities as favors moâ€" nopolies in the States. "Yes, there might he some slight temporary gain to our West if there were complete reciprocity in natural products other than wheat. But that gain is scarcely worth bothering about. muUh less bin'ling ourselves for, and especially it is not worth the adapting of our business to a treaty that might be abrogated at. short notice. TARIFF 0N IMPLEMENTS. "As to the advantage our West would gain by taking the duties ofT American agricultural machinery, and other United States manufactures, I teil you that the people of our West are willng to stand the present Canâ€" adian ta‘ifl. ’Dhe elections surelv showed that. 'lhey are not kicking. This Goiernment has got the people Of Canada everywhere to recognize that the country can’t be developer] Without a taritT, and the West is aware of getting a fair share of thr. expenditure that Customs taxation enables us to male. 1 '"Rcciprocity is not precisely in the ‘linn of our transportation develop- ment. The preference to Great Bri- tain is. We have pretty well over- come the difficulties of geography. By the canals and waterways and rail- “‘fl.VS that we have constructed and developed our commerce [lows along lines of latitude; not northward and southward. We are fixed now to deal With Europe, and especially with Great Britain. There is an unlimited market there for pretty much every- thing we raise. . sort of reciprocity that Canada could judicionsly discuss. I am not one of the infnllible people wh'o know everyâ€" thing by instinct. Time enough" to talk about, how to secure permanency of reciprocity in “naturals” when Washington an?! Ottawa shall have discussed things, and got to an agree- ment that. ulcv would both like to make permanent. TO PREFERENCE A beautiful custom in Norway and Sweden is the Christmas feeding of birds. Bunches of oats are placed on the roofs of house,.on fences and trees. Cartloads of sheaves are brought into towns for this pur- pose, and both rich and poor buy and place them everywhere. The sentiment is that a man must be very poor indeed if he cannot spare a farthing to feed the little birds on Christmas Day. In many of the va1~ leys watch is kept during the whole of the night. and all are merry; can- dles are kept hurning at the Windows and the people flock to church at, {our o’clock in the morning, each carrying a. torch. In' some districts, immediater af- ter the service. everyone hurries from church, either on foot or in sleighs, for there is an old saying that hi,- The German children probably be« lieve moroflrmly in Kriss Kringle, or Santa. Claus, than do the children of any other nation. Germany is the birthplace of Kriss Kringle, and the wonderland of fable and poetry. Ger- man children are taught to love the Christ Child. In many parts of the country it is the custom on the morning before Christmas to let a. figure representing the Christ-Child move past the win-dew of the room where the little ones sleep. T4!qu awake only, in the grey of the mornâ€" ing they see this little childâ€"figure flit dimly past, and they go to sleep‘ again in the blissful consciousness‘ that the Christ~Child has not for- gotten them, and that they will have an abundance of presents around the tree in the evening. There is no disease due to had blood that Dr. W‘illiams’ Pink Pills will not cure, simply because they make new, rich red blood that ex- pels disease from Every part of the body. That is why they cure the worst cases of anaemia, indigestion, neuralgia, rheumatism, headache, and backaches, and the special ailâ€" ments from which women alone suiâ€" fer. But only the genuine pills can do this and you should see that the full name, "Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills for Pale People." is printed on the wrapper around each box. Sold by all medicine dealers or direct by mail from the Dr. Williams' Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont., at 50 cents a. box or six boxes for $2.50. Mr. Geo. Johnson, of the village of Ohio, N. 8., gives strong proof of the truth of the above stateâ€" ments. He says: “My son, now nineteen years old, sufl'ered greatly with kidney trouble. He was con- stantly troubled with severe pains in the back, and often passed sleepless nights. His appetite failed, he grew weak, and could hardly do the usual work that falls to the lot of a. boy on a farm. We tried several ki-dney medicines, but they could not help him any. Then a friend recom- mended Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. and this was the first medicine that reached the cause of the trouble. He used the pills for a couple of months and I am thankful to say is now as strong and healthy as any boy of his age." Canada to enter into any rigid trade agranment even with Great Britain. If she chooses to give u}; n'preference. well and good. If not, all right. To get one we might. possibly bind our- selves to something, but I am not sure we would. No use bulking be fore one sees tlic curt. That is as good regarding the reciprocity as regardng the Imperial preferonL-o business "I don't think I need say any more just now. You are off. Well, don't forget to repent permanency, perman- ency, permanency. Or the difficulty of securing it. That is the considerâ€" ation which seems to me most 01). structive of reciprocity with neigh- 'bnrs wh‘o are as keen as we are get- ting to believe we are ourselves. "Fact; is, the only right way to si7e up the mind of Canada is to consider that, we are getting along proszmmusly, that we are seeking no favors from any quarter, that We do not seem: to need any, that our incli- nation is all to hoe our own rOW, or paddle our own canoe, that we are a business Government for a, business people. whirh implies that we are not going to throw any good thing away if it be tendered on Conditions that we can honorably and profitab- ly accept. is what causes your back ache with the dull pains or sharp stabs of sick kidneys. And kidney disease is one of the most deadly and hopeless things that can attack you. The only hope is to strike without delay at the root of the trouble in the. blood with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. They actually make new blood. They flush the kidneys clean, heal their inflammation and give them strength for their work. Common kidney pills only touch the symptomsâ€"Dr. Williams' Pink I’ills cure the cause. That is why they cure for good and at the same time improve the health in every way. The kidneys filter every drop of your blood. The purity of the blood depend upon the kidneysâ€"and the health of the kidneys depends upon the blood. If your blood is weak the kidneys have not strength for their work and leave the blood un- filtered and foul. If your blood is bad the kidneys get clogged with painful, poisonous impurities. That is what causes your back ache with Can Only be Cured by Enriching the Blood by the Use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. CANADA IN GOOD SHAPE OLD-TIME CUSTOMS ACHING KIDNEYS Bv their direct and Won'dcrfully prompt action on the kidneys, Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills call a quick halt to the advance of kidney disease. As a cause of downright suffering few diseases are to be compared with kidney disease. and the results are frequently fatal. the end coming sudâ€" denlv and unexpectedly. Continued pnlennss and loss of flesh, pains in the buck and loins, dry. 'harsh skin, severe headaches and backachos; scanty, highly colored urine; painful, scalding urination; stomach troubles and irregular bowels are among the symptoms of kidney disease. Thev forget that the wasting pro- 005$ brings about :1. change in the cellular tissue, which' practically renâ€" ders the kidneys useless as filtering organs. Because it is sometimes a. slow and lingering malady, people are prone to overlonk the destructive tendencies of kidney disease. "This cue/tom of having two tele- phones: in the office has its disadvantâ€" ages, too," said the business man. “We've got a new office-boy, and one of his duties is to answer the teleâ€" phone. Th'e other day he heard the be'l ring, and, coming; to me, said: “ ‘You’re wanted at the ’phone by a lzviy.’ “‘Whi'h one?’ I inquired, thin‘ inc); of the ’{hhnna of course. " ‘Please, sir,‘ stammered the boy. ‘Tâ€"Tâ€"I think it's vour wife.” By Repeated Attacks of Diseaseâ€"Surprising Results Obtained by the Use of K. C. (snAachflâ€"“It's :16 use de- nying it. You can tell us more, but, are keeping it back. Now, let 'his lordship know what Mr. Kcenun said." R. W. (smiling)â€"“Wcll, snir, if you must have it. Mr. Keenun said, ‘There isn't aught in this dispute as I'm 'shunerl of, an' if ony Stumpy little, h‘erhawin’, fourâ€"byâ€"six, gimletâ€" eyed, pin:hâ€"back’d, skally-Wigged lawâ€" yer, with a ounce o' brains an' three yards 0' jaw, wants to know what 1 said to ye, jist tell him to ask his grrn’imothel'.‘ " Reluctzint Witnessâ€""I've told you cverythirg of any cogsequence." King's Counselâ€""I inwist on an answer to my question. You have not told me all the conversation. I Want to know everything that passed between you and Mr. Keenun." At first he was inclined to refuse, but then he gently helped her doWn again, remarking as lie reached the bottom, “I would not go in either if I was not paid for it." WHAT PASSED BETWEEN THEM On reaching the top’ she asked him who was: to preach. "The Rev. Mr. Kelf." replied he (that being his own name). "(11, lnr'!" exclaimed the old lady. “help me down again. I’d rather lisâ€" ten to a man sharpening a saw. Please help me down again; I don’t care to go in." Kimmy Geés Destrude A Witty and popular London clergy- man has had an unyleasant experi- ence. 0an Sunday recently he was going up the steps of his church. when he was asked by an old lady (who, of course. did not know him) to help her up the steps. With his usual good grace be complied with her reâ€" quest. Bv their combinod action on kid- xys, liver and bowels, they prove ef- ctiVu in Complicated cases in which who gets home first will have his crop first harvested. At; this holi- day season the peasant girls throw straw at the timbercd roof of the hall, and for every one that, sticks in a crack a, lover will come courting during the year. In 1652, the question of Christmas was brought up in parliament. They decided it was not. in harmony with the Scriptures; pronounced it, “anti- Christian" and abolished \it. So the join Lord of Misrule became an outlaw, and ‘ the old picturesque Christians faded away in the severity of the Puritan atmosphere. but with the nineteenth century came a reviv- al. The new Christmas was merry, but quieter. What it, lost in noise and fro‘i" =4 W\nde up in checrfulncss and CEYLON NATURAL GREEN tea is fast becoming as popular as More eiicious The K. U. gasped, then sat down R. CHASE’S KIDNEY-LIVER PILLS. “SALADA’ ’ per 11». By goodâ€"will.“ DIDN’T CARE TO GO. flavor than the finest Japan tea grown. all grocers. Black tea. Sold only in lead packets. 25c and 40c, 'than I have for twenty pi‘ls have fully rnstnx'crl and perfect hr-allh." Dr. Ch'nsc's Kilmwâ€"j have thoroughly prom-n indisputabh- ml-ril. unrl them lnowing of a car you will re 'u all the would be down-d from 1 of the most skiliful phys pill'a dose, 23 cunts 1» dealers, or Edmapson, 1 Toronto. Mr. W. Smith, Port Dalhmisic, Ont., writes:â€""For some years I was afflict- ed \vi'h kidney '“mase and gravel in its most severe form, Having often a stop-page of Water accompanied by the most dreadful agony. As the disease were on me I became reduced in flesh and missed sleepless nights. No doctor Was able to do much for rm and I used many medicines with- out detaining more than temporary relief. My attention was directed to Dr. Chase's Kidneyâ€"Liver Pills, and by using this treatment,the disease was eradicated frnm my system in less than six months. I have gained in Weight, Slurp We“ and feel better than I have for twenty years. These ordinary kidney medicines bring lib tie or no relief Many a girl catches a husband by baiting her hook with indifference. CURIOUS RELIG IOUS SECT. There is at least one religious sect which is composed entirely of wo- men. It was started two or three years ago by an elderly woman of So nova, in the Russian province of Samara, near the River Volga. She calls herself, and is called by her followers, “The Blessed Mother." She has a bodyguard of women known as the "Tcn Wise Virgins," and these as well as herself are crer‘ited with remarkable powers. All her followâ€" ers are women. and they live like troglolytes in holes in a clifl‘. They tal’e it in turns to go to the villages for s'ipjilies. lead a life of fasting aml prayer, h'old their ritual at night, anrl believe that the World \ ill, in a. short time, perish in one g and con- flagration. Well babies sleep sown"ny and Wake up brightly. When babies are rest- less and sleepless it is the surest possible sign of illnessâ€"in all prob- ability die to some derangement of the stomach and bowels, or teething tronbles. Baby's Own Tablest are the onlv proper reme‘dy. They re- move the trouble an'l in this way give the little one solvn-l, ’relreshing sleet), and it wakes up Healthy and happy. Guaranteed to contain no harmful drug or opiate. Mrs. Thos. Cain, Lm‘ing‘, 0nt., says: "My baby suffered from stoma h trouble and teething, and was quite cross. I got. Baby’s Own Tablets and they seemâ€" ed to work almost like a charm. I think n'wthfng can equal the Tablets for children's ailments." You can find them at drug; stores or get, them post paid at 25 cents a, box by Writing,1r The Dr. Williams' Medicine 00., Brockville. Ont. Old Mr. Ma'ccpeucc was in a. re- miniscent mood. "‘Did I ever tell ye what mother said to me when I got up spunk enough to ask her -â€" in wordsâ€"vii she'd have me?" he beâ€" gan, to the delight. of his grandson, Fred. “No, but, something bright, I'll warrant," chuckled Fred, with a. glance at the old Judy. who calmly regarded them from her rocking-chair by the fireplace. "Ar'd she has!" laughed old Mr. MaLepeuco, the corner of his eye on his wife. ""1 can’t recall the preliminary re- mar‘~'s," Mr. Mukcpeace continued; AS GOOD AS Ill-JR WORD ll SLEEPLESS BABIES six months. 1 1m slcup Well and f vc for twenty yo: fully rnstnrcrl 1114. 't hr-allh.” lsc's ]{i;3nu_\‘â€"Li\'( Xe gained ‘ecl better u‘s. 'I‘h'cse : to good & Cw. Pills gonuine 1n use that L that One