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e war has had the effect of brimgâ€" home forcibly to newspaper pubâ€" Bts the necessity of taking steps bring the selling price of ther luct moreâ€"neariy in line with its 'i"a; dy many newspapers, in i_’jjiht €ontinent, have rais heir selling prices from one . to cents, in order to meet the new itions.. The Stratford Herald, ’_p.m way, with its contem® .?Eh Beacon, has been selling fo cents a copy for years, points fenkyâ€"sixth annual report ol one tha alfords reason : for s ot! to policyâ€"holders archolders _ of the company. standing conditions the like h ha + perhaps not been exâ€" id since the ‘company‘s incep 9 . busi to the amount : of 903, was written bringing the n "'7'.' isiness in force ‘to $06,â€" 4. The net cash income for the " _ $680,333, an increase ol 8; 0 ‘the previous year.â€" Afâ€" deducting expemditures ol $403,895 ;;‘a lance>â€" of $276,938 to o the company‘s invested funds. al assets of the company are ,$00,106, against which there bilities. to the public of $2,â€" , léaving a ~ surplus of $176,â€" The netâ€"earnings of the comâ€" ‘for the year, after deducting all .,»» __ amounted . to â€"$147,211, }‘& 7 that the conditions ipitat by the war have had but ® effect upon â€"the profit earning E6 of the Dominion Life. â€" The bts have been able to announce ncrease in the rate of interest @ on the company‘s invested : ‘The average this\ year reached the highest earned: by any comâ€" , That this has been accomplishâ€" ;‘f our the loss of a dollar in Hipal since "the inception of the Jany speaks well for the care exâ€" ed by the Board of Directors in investment: of â€"â€" the Company‘s “ one can pass along the its of Toronto and for five cents Fan secure a copy of the â€"Globe. ) Telegram, News and Star ; and | gre furnished. by the publishers B newsboys at a less sum. than ‘eent. â€" each, the price at _ which are sold. In fact they are put ‘the market at a price, less â€" in case '&/ the cost of the ~ on ~â€" w they are ‘printed. i. Bimply to «‘hoost the circulaâ€" .'\: ecut m Even ike all overdone business, â€" is g to an end. M Boston, the Herald, points â€" out Post, one of the leading newsâ€" ew af the Staites, has been obliged lise its advertising rate from 35 10 cents an agate line, "to meet mereased . cost ol production," SPAPERS BELOW COST. ‘Herald says in regard to â€"ratesâ€" in Stratiord applies erlin, _ with the difference are under . the ‘ease ol newspapers of counâ€" " W eireulation publishers: ‘Uhe Jargeness of their feld Aterâ€"opportunity to meet deâ€" "mn the subscription rates deâ€" ts by " advertising than i of local dailies catering to youl fields. To what exud iild ‘be done is open to quesâ€" ,__,»M ont . Rendency is to Hencies . by an advance. in rates generally. cer an agate line is $5.60 ied }l display advertising t over $120 a column. . This fin. sidered aspretty â€"stift nÂ¥rgalcor Toronto, or even of changes must not be in ‘uesday noon.. .Casual adâ€" s accepted up to Wednesâ€" ratee reasonable and known on application. idhp of a one cent newsâ€" Mmr CURES tnnd we" open: dvor that the Popen must be left. at than â€" Saturday RS OWT. k "‘::5 ates MITE 1t â€" is bis ime that Sir Wiltrid | m t is n Ti 1. 2. x * â€" A C . 5.',:" M hP o > & an . exp e o i_f"i -.'.".‘33&"..... ar both parties references to a al Mm,hdytm_ position to ©accept, I â€" sion or resistance, all that is . proâ€" posed. Political truce ought not to go as far as that. It is clear : that the conduct of the war ought p6% to be embarrassed. It would be impoâ€" litic for the Opposition to challenge the provision which â€" the Government makes, or to dispute the vote of war supplies, or disclose to the enciny the ;h.dmitio-olou(ol’cu. which thinks the in the tarif# will the means of raising a revenue not to be used in the prosecution ofâ€" the war.. As . it points out, if pelitical truce went too far, theâ€"fiscal policy of the country might be altered against the will of the people, and great unâ€" justice done ‘There is force in the contention of the Sun that thetre can be no improâ€" pricty in a parliamentary debate of AGREEMENT â€"REAGHEDIN â€" OXFORD COUNTY One effect of the war time seems to be, that men are less apt to stick at small _ differences, â€" but quickly reach a compromise. Lhis was seen, to some extent, in the negotiations between the County Counciliors and: the Galt Council in regard to the se paration agreement for it did not take them long to get together.. 1: Woodstock there was also a. dism between the city and the county and arbitrators were appointed to© make an award. ‘These comprised Judge Wallace of â€" Woodstock, Judge Boles of Simcoe and County Clerk Bowman of Berlin. At the first meeting . in January, the _ lawyers representing the City of Woodstock and the Counâ€" ty of Oxford asked for an adjournâ€" ment so that a conference could t held. ‘Colonel. Bowman has. just been advised that an agreement has been reached, and it will not ‘be necessary for the arbitrators to meet again. Courage is Common London, Feb. 11.â€"Every English man knows how to die bravely. The Irish, _ Scotch and English soldiers face the bayonets, the machine guns as though out on dress parade. It is the men who sicken and die in t‘ trenches, or at home after an ard: ous campaign that our sympathy goeg out to most. ‘There are thousands of such mien behind the battle lines who went to the front without the strong constitution and good pure blood to withstand the deprivations, the hardâ€" ships of the campaign in Belgium and France. It‘s a . warning that â€"we should pay ~strict attention to . our stomach, liver and blood. If one is all out of sorts he should take an inâ€" vigorating tonic and alterative such as Dr. Pierce‘s Golden Medical Disâ€" covery which cures diseases of â€" the stomach and organs of digestion and nutrition. ©â€"<It eliminates _ from the blood disease breeding poisons. . It makes the blood rich and pure,. and furnishes a foundation for sound, phyâ€" sical health. ~Fifty ye 0, . Dr. Pierce, of the Invj:f. H:gel and Surgical Institute, at. Buflalo, N.Â¥ MINARD‘S â€" LINIMENT:. CUREA ASTEMPER 7 : found that cortain Harks and roots manufactured by using glycerin¢ withâ€" out the _ use of alcohol or :Ihm, made into a . concentrated extract, which he called Dr. Pierce‘s Golden Medical Discovery, made a stimulaâ€" ting tomic for the simulation of the food and eradicated stomach, â€" helped the digestion and‘ aspoisons from the blood. ‘This is nature‘s cure for inâ€" digestion, and by cortecting the stoâ€" mach, and thereby feéding the blood on pure materials, the red ‘blood corâ€" puscles are increased and the body established in a health? state. â€" No one sufters â€" from Catarth who ~ has plenty of red blood corpuscles and . a good digestion. Catarrh in all its forms is a stagnation . of the blood. Introduce pure red blood into â€" the system by taking the ‘"Medical Disâ€" covery"‘ and health is assuted.â€"Adv. hary in nada, | minion TO INCREASE A memorandufs has been submitted sho w ing mm&ol\mm tion proposes in f rates, of which have also been forwardsd to mmhflaol the principal boards es Ne 4t & » SB Wibi% bel Am g r application ; importance t a, has just ber ion Railway C adian Freight FREIGHT RATES we. EORARBREE ... . Wue e of primary beneâ€" urers, says :â€" e that Sic Wiltrid political truce to submit." We noted of In This War. more tha the people made to the Do by the of ordi C Reâ€" s * Aies 5) .. > eeiet h s oo i We Ottawa, Feb. 11â€"The speech of_ for radieal revision :'_!!!M On bank note circulation there is to be a â€" â€" @ML LEWSL W“*_.."'-‘:&. e se and aineraty esnt in B0 a on o on Ste io tm uâ€"nfimfi-w«u::h and five cents each additional :::t.c&-. On parior car seate sleeping car berths there will be awtax of ce w s ie o o ie 4s tor Ferigs coeling up 4 150, and $5 for berths over that amount. y * Axge There will be a stamp tax of twoâ€"cents upon commercial paper, such as m,mmm?m,flouflm ind money orders.. Every letter posteard a one cent war stamp, bills of lading a two cent stamp and postal notés one cent; patent medicines will pay a tax of dne cent for each ten cents of cost. .. . .. it .â€" Upon nonâ€"sparkling wines there will be a tax of five cents per quart; upon champagne, 25 cents per pint.> o. i.2 CE 5. . nds 3 n io dpargh > Y ap ~~. By reason of the trade . British _ Indies a mmm&mumww“m::mfl : ~. The list of items in the tariff es or in the former free list which are “&'mmm&?“_whomm ister W' Fish from Newfoundland,~ animals for the imâ€" mflnauqmaptmmun-unmnm wheat , sweetened bisâ€" cuits, Squid; oysters, seed and breeding fish and fish eggz for propagating pur: poses, sugar, tobaceo, wines from South ‘Africa, books (printed), newspapers, and magazines, news printing paper, matrix paper, nicotine sulphate, ores of metails, bells for churehes, â€" gold and silver coinâ€". and gold and silver ingots, blocks, bars, drops, etc., typesetting and typecasting . machines, newspaper printimg ‘presses, mowers, binders, harvesters, and reapers, traction ditching machines, WI and dental instruments, material for ships, binder twine, fish hdoks, twines and nets for the fisheries, artificial¢limbs, artificial teeth not mounted, articles specified in tariff for schools, hospitals and charitâ€" able m?eu_-umcn'em The customs duties on the above remain unâ€" _â€": Only Ave specific agricultural implements are exempt from increase in duty.m:.:pcn.bhd-?,mmhmmmwm All others are subject to the 7% per cent. increase, which means an average inâ€" crease from 20 to 27% per cent. on ploughs, »cultivators,‘ harrows, discs, thrashing machines, Wagons, etc.. .. .. _ s * Sm : Is ies sn ~ .‘ The increase of revenne anticipated from these changes is from $20,000, 000 to $25,000,000. = $ f s The tariff changes, according to custom, go into effect: immediately on annowuncement. "In réegard to the special taxes, those on wine and champagne go into effect at once, and the others at a date to be fixed: GERMANY S FODD SGARGE; _ WILLâ€"SEND GITIZENS AWAY Copenhagen, Feb. 17.‘ â€" The report is â€" in eirculatig: here, owing to the necessity to restrict food consumptio that the German Government intends ordering 5,000,000 Germans who possess independent incomes and are : inâ€" eligible for military service to leave Germany for neuâ€" tral countries and remain there until the war is over. It is planned, according to the roport, that 3,000,000 of these persons shall go to the Scandinavian . countries, 1,000,000 to Holland, and 1,000,000 to Switzerland." RUSGIANS ARE BOMBARDING PRZEMYSL WITH REAVY ARTILERY Paris, Feb. 20.â€"A despatch from Cracow says the Russians have beâ€" gun to bombard Przemysl ‘with new heavy artillery; and have driven the Austrians back along the Krosno Jasto Gorlice line. The Austrians it is reported sustained heavy losses neat the Dukla pass. f DEFEAT OF TURKS AT SUEZ WAS SERIOUS. f " Alexandria, Féb. 20.â€"Refugees brought here by Than Tenncesce state the defeat of the Turks at the Suez canal was more serious than had been thought. Djemal Pasha is discouraged and is said â€"to have detailed his intention of abandoning the invasion of . EgyPt unless a new army is forthcoming. Germans in Jafia say many German officers were killed. the German trenches to the north of Arras, northwest of Rolincourt, inflicted eavy losses on the enemy. We captured a bomb thrower and several hunâ€" ‘dred bombs. 4 e Among numerous prisoners made by ue on February 16th and 17th are and men of the 6th and 8th corps of the active army, and 12th corps the reserve army. ‘ ‘Our success between the Argonne and the Meuse reported in the official communication of last night, has made us masters of a forest â€"located to the south of the forest of Cheppy. We have furthermore made an advance of about four hundred yards to h of Malincourt, and we have made almost as much at a point to the London, Feb, 18.â€" The President of the Province of East Prussia, it Koenigeperg has received the following despatch from‘ King Wiiliam at / the front:â€""Russians are completely beaten, and our beloved Eact Prussia â€" is free from the enemy." R l Picks. C 8 wiad w & uol Bd ifeugee cul uk 2 _ Berlin, Feb. 18.â€"The official report of the fighting in East Prussia says the latest figure of Russians captured is ©4,000. 8 . ~=, * Paris, Feb. 18.â€"The official statement saye:~â€" = . A successful surprise movement, which maide us master of two lines of the Géerman trenches to the north of Arras, northwest of Rolincourt, inflicted TIPPERARNY QPPERRA! h of the Forest De Forges A R E RUSSIANS ARE COMPLETELY BEATEN, SAYS KAISER tWe insy EXEMPTIONS FROMâ€"TARIFF INCREASE, AND DRIVING AUSTRIANS BAGK E "Fa"n‘fi POSTAGE GOES UP. PERRIN‘S 30S8CUVS Y OU USING _ TH EM to be a (RKQAISTEAREO) BAEAD TIGKET RECIME BEGUN ‘Toromto. Feb, 21.â€"Theâ€" most imporâ€" t matiter to come before the Conâ€" strrative caucus on Tuesday . concerns liguor lecislation. and it is ‘understood that some radical action will be the outcome.â€" â€" Premier . Hearst has (alâ€" cady intimated <that the:Government proposals may be looked forward . to with more than usual interest. . Thrce distinct measures applying to differâ€" ent phases of the auestion will be sublnitted to the members for their sanction. @+ See Sale of Liquor in Bars Ontario to be More~ HOURS WILL BF RAISE LICENSE FEES ‘The first of these deals. with furâ€" ther restriction of the bar business by {shortening the hours of sale. This time it is understood, that an hour or so may be lopped off fiflm end that regulations will be or o prevent excessive drinking of uniâ€" fornted soldiers. % It is likely that theâ€" centralization of licenses ~under one commission, which has been gaining considerable thought. will obtain the approval of the rank and file â€"of the members. This is the direct proposal of Hon. W. J. Hanna, who planned to remove the administration out of the hands of the Government and relieve them of an onerous, task. A commission would assume all responsibility. _ In the last place a proposal will:she made to raise the license fees of . all |shops and breweries in the province. Jt is generally | believed that all three will be approved and will be incorporated â€" in Government. legislaâ€" tion within the next few weeks. Canadian trade during the year 1914 fell off about $210,000,000 as~ _ comâ€" pared with.1913. Trade with <Great Britain declined about eighty million dollars, . while that with the Unm States increased by about ten . m will not be obtainable _ here after t-lonolmm‘::om tion of which has been ended. Proprietors of the Teg« hmmhfldfi.m of establishments, announce. they have succeeded in making . bread containing neither wheat, cate nor bartey flour, which â€"can beâ€"served their customers without the necesâ€" sity of presenting . bread tickets, The ingredients â€" used in baking these loaves have been kept secâ€" ret, but they ‘are _ believed to be mainlyâ€"rice flour and potatogs. > â€" Baby‘s Own Tablets The Home Doctor No home where there are little ones should be without a box . of, Baby‘s Own Tablets. They cureâ€" all the minor ills of babyhood and their prompt use when baby is ailing will saveâ€" the mother many anxious . moâ€" ments and .baby.â€"much pain. Conâ€" cerning them Mrs. Paul Nemon, Toâ€" [m, Sask., writes: ‘"‘We consider § ‘s . Own Tablets as good as a doctor in the house and every . time out little one is ailing â€"they soon set him _ right again.:‘ ‘The ‘Tablets are sold â€"by ~medicine dealers or + by Willigmy‘ Medichie Coâ€", Ont. 31 of | ‘Nine cases in tem of hard hearing IF CATARRH HAS SPOILED YOUR HEARING . ; GET CURED TOâ€"DAY BYCA%R DPDN‘T STAY DEAF ANY LONGER _ Catarthozone is no experiment for â€"FOLLOW _ THE PROCESSION. _ ,deatness. ism s â€"USE CATARRHOZONE. _ | Thousands before you Bave cleared By curable we â€" don‘t ~mean relievâ€" ableâ€"we mean: that the sense of hearâ€" ing can be permanently brought back: Catarrh . usually causes the deat are curable. ~ Cure the catarrhal condition . and you remove the cause of your : poOL hearing. o iaay s ie i . If you were sure you had catarrhal deafness you would use a real cure at onceâ€"of course you would. . > â€" There is a cure for youâ€"One that is inexpensiveâ€"pleasant to useâ€"and sure ALLIED FLEETS London, Feb. 20.â€"The British and French fleets, it was â€" officially anâ€" Berdancites on Eniday® with comsider: on Friday with considerâ€" able effect. ~‘The bombardment was reâ€" newed toâ€"day, aided py scaplanes and acroplanes. VAIN ATTEMPT MADE TO DISCUSS FOREIGN POLICY Rome, Feb. 20.â€"Extreme parties in the Chambers of Deputys vainly tried at last night‘s sitting to force the Government to . discuss the foreign policy. The â€" socialists â€" presented a proposal to discuss the pudget af forâ€" eizn afairs.â€"but the motion was imâ€" iwto ’i;tnly défeated by a vote of 254 â€" Galt, Feb. 81.â€"Leslie Lorne Glenâ€" nie, who was killed in Hamilton on Friday afternoon by a street car, was a former .resident of. Galt and a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Glennic, Fotâ€" est road. Herwas in his 30th year, KILLED UNDER STREET CAR IN HAMILTON and was born in Manitoha. He lived in Gailt about> i3 years, | and Alfco years ago moved to Hamilton.â€" He was machinist by trado, but had beep employed as an insurance agent in Hamilton: _ 75. d L Resides a widow, who is a daughter of nn.q&mxu&t, MWater : street south, there survive a thrseâ€"yearâ€"old son, his parents and two brothers, Juhn, of Galt, and Clarence of Berâ€" lin..The remains were brought here yesterdav ‘and the funeral took place toâ€"day to Mount View Cemetery in charge of the Canadian Order of Forâ€" stops ' Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton‘s mm-ylm‘w-. You surely can have beautiful msum of it If you will just try a littld Danâ€" THE DOMINION BANK Yoy Can Start a Savings Account with $1.00, | It is not necessary for you to wait untll you bav large sum of money in order to start a Savings Account with this Bank. An account can be opened with $1.00 or moté on w Interest is compounded twice a year, 3 t OF DARDANELLES TERLOO BRANCH, 'J:uoflfluh'.lv- Bave your bairl Try it! o onne miod ind Usatrised Froms â€" : Te BERLIN BRA : BADEN ”c" ® SLER, MP., PRESIDENT, uo.umqg._ C. A: BOGERT, General Managor, > ‘DQN’LflQQf éA \~â€"~ _ "a Truss Thousands before you Raveâ€"cleared Catarth out of m&;’ «~ the aid of Catarrhozoneâ€"and havé . there: by been cured of deafness. _ .. '7Any druw:t' can â€" supply you: Caâ€" ::xp;rb:o-q.dor you ean.for: $1 secure the Catarrhozone Oo..khmg J. K. Kirkpatrick, ‘Mgr. AFTER THIRTY XEARS‘ EXPERâ€" IENCE I HAVE PRODUCED AN APPLIANCE FOR MEN, woâ€" MBN OR CHILDREN THAT CURES RUPTURES. The above is C. E. Brooks, inventor of the Applisnce, whoâ€"cured himâ€" . seit and who is now giving < others the benefit.of his â€" .. > en‘ attached ‘coupon toâ€"day and . I will send you free my illustrated pook write him toâ€"day, at . 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