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Show TIIK CIMIIMN PIll.Hlllt. r.u.iuniA there I no other public nan on thla a Ideof Ihe Atlantic, wlnw nme J o frequently mntlonel a that of Hlr John MacDoi.ald, 1'rlme Mlnlater of Canada. I'.ren In the United HUle, hla n.mo la familiar a that if any of our own aUtuamcu. Inthu politic of Canal hehaatirrn . prominent figure during thv aI halfrintury. 1 f e la of Hcuttl.li .ncftry, but lia Do hendltary claim to rank, ll.dlitln-Kuliheilhliiiiiir ll.dlitln-Kuliheilhliiiiiir while j et.youiiKin.il of twenty, llew.inpluted hy Ihe crown hi itifnid a political prliomr naiuiJ Khouttx, n Pole, w ho InauKU rated rat-ed a iulty tvlllhii In Canada .italnil llrltlih rule. Macl)onld' argument hi Uefenae of HhoulL rank anions Ihu hlgl.i.t eirorta of leK.1 oratory. Hut hi work wa, of no.T.II, for Hhoulti W.,lloU In rly life Hlr John u (trial reforrucrand an advocate of lltr.lli.n; now li I the niwt atauucli defender of royally aud of Imperial com. et lion, InC.nail.. Ho lint prexut a knlglit of thn order of Ht. Michael aud HU Ucorgr, and . inemUr of Her Ma-Jety' Ma-Jety' I'rl.y Count II. From thu latter honor ho I entitled to th prefix, "llllil.t lloliornUo." It I thought that owing to hliaurcm In tho recent etectloni, and to hi pronounced an t.KonUm to reciprocity wllh the United HUle., Wd Htllibury, acting under the ()ueen' w lhe, will elevatu hliu tothwYrave. Hlr John MaeDonald would makoa auccemful politician In any country, llu la a Jovial, KoodtempercU fellow, .ud not at all aero to an occ.alou.1 reawn of ronvlrlillly. HI rona! following I lmnieiu. f.lku Mr. Illalne, hu Ita n faculty for re.iittut.rliut name, .nd face, tint I attonlihlnir. 1'eraon whom ho ha.1 not .een for yirabuean reniemlwr, and when b iiueU one of theae, hu I .pt to ak about ovi ry ntember of th wholo fa-lullyide.dor.llTu. fa-lullyide.dor.llTu. Ill, favorite drink la gin nnd aoda, Tl.l mixture In Canada I c tiled a "lulllti". Homo time ago u book cu titled "Tho I.lfu and Tlmt of Hlr John MacDiuall" wa iwblUhcd by a man named IMniund Collin. Th.work wa favorable to Sir John, mid It oocaatonel rilr Itlohird Cart-wright Cart-wright to .y In tho Hihihi of Common,: Com-mon,: "I think It uuluently lilting that a imU, who, during hi, long tartar, ha dou Juatlcu to many "Colllnaea" ahould In ttm.iid liavua Colllnailojuillcobi him," One of Hlr John', notliwiblo ch.rao-terUtlca ch.rao-terUtlca la pugnacity. Oliver Monat, now l'roinler of tlntarlo, at on time ceuured hie policy while api,.klng Iu thu Cominona. Hlr John, who waa tilting In th. llouio t the time, holloived ai loud a hu could: "I could lick that follow ejulckor than li II could .oorcli a feither." On .uothtrocculoii hu waa prorented by the K'rgoant-at-arma from atrlklug th l.to William Hum lllaVe. lie ho, a rooted dlllike fur Anierl can, or rather "V.nkee, a he call them. He contend that Canadian aru Ihe real (Aiiitrl. cua, and that thu peoplu ol thu Unltctl Hlale. ahould bo dubVd Yankt-e. TheCartwrlght-Wlin.ti reciprocity re-ciprocity .clieme, ho denomlnalt. vellwl Imuon." It laaald, that lliltlali aUtean.eu at lilm on the back for Ida autbreclproclly vlewfc 111. C.u.d. l'acllln tteamer Una to Japan waa imp-ported imp-ported hy Ionl H.llabury In order to atbnt Yonkeu trajo. Hlr John la raid to reaomblo very cloiely the Int. Lord IleacoiKlMJ, llu la thin, eallow and caducroua. Ill, wife I a lady of Hebrew parentage, Hhu take better earn of lilm tliau er Mra, Logan did of her lata hutband. In Canada, Judge, .ra .ppulntcd by the croan for life. They can be ru movedonlybyliuiaolimont. Thulili-tory Thulili-tory of that country furiilahe hut a ft. w luilai.ee of degr.do.1 Judge. Tl.l, l. favorite topic of 'converatloii with Hlr John, and hu like to Invilgli ngalntt thu United HlaUn' method of rlutlug Judge. II conteul that Judge iiuikt of iiK-Mully hu corrupt, owing to thu inncnet of creating them, llu alo condemn Iho yate.n of party .p. polutnienbitothu (Ml aerhulii thli country. Hu ia). It la liifumoua, alwmln.hle, aud ilemomllxlng, .ml th.it In thu end It will mliithocountry. Hlr John la now verging on to four cuie. He ha ono eon In Wlnnlg who will luheilt hi title In cau hut inadennl'.iigllah peer. Tho leader of Ihu uppoa ttluu Iu Canada la Hlr Hlchard C.rtrlght. Hlr Hector Itangutwi I leader of the h'rencli inrallru.ec. tlon, and a cloau fileud cf Hlr John'. I.angeveu I iho chnuiplou of thu JiuilU, and It la tl.l wl.Uh plan. Hlr John at preaent III thu n.oit irltlcal oiltlonof III life. Hut ho Unman of naouriM nnd energy, ami hu may uimoiiut tlio.dllllculty and end hi day. Iu public favor .ud renown. |