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8 Ttenaanai, J. 11,•1906
lyltll'H, ONTAliltl,
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
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VARATTEK l• H.HF:IIT$4IN
`7blephww• Call Na 11.
T.rm. of Subornation
$I,01'tell ons Ons ill ,1.s'\ taM1•,
1411 10001 h., Nor ; 1hr.•e poseur It., Vs..
14ubs•r,beo who toll to receive TIII: 11111111.
regularly by mail will confer is favor by ac.
quaint lug u.ot the fart at .w earls a dale as
poo able.
When a change of whim,. 1, d.u•Ind, drab the
old and the now adder-..h.mldlw is est.
advertising Rates :
1. stal and other slnllar ads erta•eu.ent.,- hie
per Zine for not Worthon and :le per line for
eteh .IsIs.o sour insertion. Measured by a
nonpareil scale. twelve line. 1115555 1111.1.
Huruirs..wnts of ds Ilnl•. and tinder, F'. per
year,
Advertbement. of 1.,41, round, AtmynL Sit-
uation. ('.want. Sit nation. w'nntr.l. Hausa list
Kale or to Rent, Farm* for aisle or to Ibex,
Articlsa for sale. rbc.. not ex..Yding' eight
Ii11ea, YY each In,.. rtloii ; tit for nr.t niontb• Me`
for each snbsequenrmonth. Lsryer tdverllw'-
laenls in proportion.
Loral notice. In pared type .k• per line.
No with.. 10.. than 4 a.
Announcement, in ordinary reeling type one
cent per word. No notice Iris than 21..
Any special notice, the oti.irel of with h i• the
pecuniary benefit of any individual lir ossr•i-
anon. to Ir• modelers(' an advertisement and
to be charged a.•rordiugly.
Itale* for di -play and contract a.ltrrnse
manta will be given on application.
Address all rommulacetimis 10
VANACTI:R & ROHEHT$4IN,
TIIs StuiAI.
Il.s•erieli. Chi
O4JDERICH. TH1'Itsp.4Y. JAN. 11. 100.
CANADA'S CLAIMS TO CULTURE.
Sara Brruharlt's ta4tImes saying
that Canieda has no art and no liteo-
tote and is generally lacking in cub
tore. and a' 'lar iniputati•ms made
'e papers. have
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h•• tr l
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vaulted no little stir in the minds of
s Imo Canadians, who. to disprove the
charges. have called over the roll of
l'ttieda's great men. her artiste,.
waiters. scrutiato. Arid even her mil-
lionaires., Theoc defenders of aril•
rational repute 1.4,111 111 have uvrr
ltrked'the fact that "the nation in
et ry ,,:pat •)• dwells in the cottage."
and\that the true claim to greatness
In a v lane) depend., not upon the
nunll r of great names on its roll of
ms' t'peon it aceK
1s' a r comditiuu
tome.
ur
of its p /pie. Considered from this
point of view, where d.nw Canada
stand?
Y
there are fewYwnt•ir:any. where
the average le ).higher. W. dun 1• not
many millionaires. bur, on the usher
hand, we have `(res• roper... The
average loan in 'anaula lives in a
state of comfort tha, would serol al.
most luxury to the .,'rage main in
t European cwlntri
In intelligence and 'ration tail -
average is high. 'e have not
only writers of ability, b )ter have
also a people able to apps -t e ate their
works. In few lands is tdu. tion so
widespread: and though our Mews-
linn.l system has grievous fault it is
still oolong thebeat in the work(. the
equal of that of the I'nited States lid
greatly above" that of llernhorl
r
country.
In art we may be still somewhat
crude and unformed. but this is due
largely to the fart that in .is new
country theta cannot of na.wsity be
Such opportunities OK HIV Afforded by
an older land. Our people are busy
carving farms fmin the forest And
painting "seethes of peaceful (arupa-
Lion on the prairies i • still they are
not two bus), nor tum' hrntalirtd• by
oppression lir hy grinding poverty, .to
be able to enjoy the quirt of the
forest life. the glorious sweep ..f the
prairies, or the unequalled splendor
of our Canadian sunsets. It is not of
much that We lack culture an that We
lack opportunity to indulge our love
for the beautiful, and time to give ex-
pression to it in tangible form. We
hate not the collections of older
land.: yet. probably. if an average
roti! be reached it wouldbe found
that Canada measures not so badly
Ilesidr ' m a n y 1 urlpean countries
Whole aristocracy of birth or of
wealth are refined and cultivated but
whose peasantry are oppts'sscil and
degraded.
In matteiw of drat. eapets IIy
among the lower e1aaae.n. and in
architecture we feel inclined to plead
guilty to lack of taste, gut we liter in
hope that time will prove that the
fault lies not sn nluell in ourselves as
in our circ stances', and that we
' Shall eventually bee masters of
m it\ environment, if only we lean nuc•
cesefttlly resist the rnrrste'1 •nt' of
the spirit of display, whirh is foto! to
tr a cultm•e of any kind.
Probably in music is our ovetnge
degree of cultivation boom. than in
anything else, Certainly we nor far
behind England, w•he•re ninny of the
common people Are trained
,
11e Ppot •may
to appreciate hitt, to sing the lest
choral mimic. But we are not behind,
rather ahead of, the\ United States.
Take two cities of neatly equal size,
Detmit and Toronto, for_example,
The latter I:riigs to her concert hallo
H lot. if not a11. of the gre t artists.
who visit Detroit. and in nidi( In has
K
aro,Iter
t o own 4i i 55
t zrn oho
M-
Girlies trained to prxlui•e the wnclue
of the peat mestere. Detroit logoi for
behind her Canadian , sister in this ‘
In Hernhardt'a own Paper's' line
Canadians have the ability to per-
ceive and appt'ee Ste the hest and
trle,l,- while refuting to ac:ce•pt the
tainted or immoral, even though it
Imp Ile disguised under floe staging
and intense acting.
But the ffnuuJ teat as to' the true mule
'Dire of A people will -be found In their
utandard.s of honor and Morality.
Herr at leant Canada, occupies a high
place. We have A clean, honest an 1
lndiiotrious p•opin, Who, If only they
rennin true to their highest Weida,
may occupy R position see 1 to none.
1'anada's great hope And at the saute
One her great d,mger lies in her in
craning (r.Is1N•rit)-, whirl' will give
her wealth and leisure to cultivate the
higher raanhesd .ars) wa4ualty,s'd,
hitt whirh linty, tau Ow' other 1141111,.
by re •Ing the nerd dor work
weaken her enemies and dissipate in
omelette and frit',lmis soYa(Wt inane Iii
noblest strength. But we hove faith
in the Canadian people. \1's' believe
that, though there lila) comae times
of strngglr and ale11llt of, dearth*.
ultimately the good .fill tr. ph anti
our plat' will reach e'.rot tedld' that
height which her great uplru•tunities
are lidding her ottain. '
THE MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL
STATEMENT.
STATEMENT. '
Is ally trns,ln why tlr munic-
ipal' •Hn.n1•ia1 aual.•mte•nt pnbJfshwt
emit year m11641141 eonlinl,e to le 1111
1 !Maxie to the rat el .•res ? Year
after year it} is pout old in the same un-
$.4it6ect:ity. ulsw•141e form, r..(uiring
an expert to 1e111ke out 'chat It , menu*
and r%e•n nm expert Woolf' nbiAin
lit Mt! idea of the (moo's Hnanrial stand-
ing without ''"'glueing the statement
with (hose of lambs' years. Evely-
torly g • 11.'.• idiom it : lint it is woof
id those things that are nobody's • (aunt
in particular, and sl nobody feels
called 'Mink to snake i4 e•lauge. This
year's statement is got out Just like
Iasi year's. :s'1: Inst )rag's' lust Jikr
tt-,If lou) year. hr4n•r:.Juni NO un
:k to prehistoric tinges. I1as not
cone in out Malt y. the originality
t/ 4 viae a letter form, and the eneriy
to p1 •as it.adnptiom?
'iV11'1 is %%A ted fa a statement that
will 111e
oulnh
for the y
year. the
year : so (ha any urlietary nla11, with-
out rsgoiring a special genius for .the
s.rltation of Azalea, 4,151 toll in ,1 few
1111
iiit'iit. Whether the town is paying
4t. Will1111. is running Is'Iij11.0 A sep-
arate statement of the finances of the
water 41111 Tight d.pu•tneuts, showing
the charges against and the receipt'.
from these s4ners, tcuuld lea useful
1 1 l' would addition tl the re x rt. owl Il t tend
I
to the letee of mind of the ratepayer+,
who • hove to depend upon rival
candidates for Hg,ties showing that
the water are: Tight departments pay,
lir do not lay. lu'eorling to the ;wrote)
whip Jo adder -axing t M. - -
Another thing in which there sleuth)
lir it reform is in the ai'i° tinning of
payments to the various ammonia.'
Last )eau's statement, AS WAS pointed
Out 4t the 111111101444,n meeting.. had
544551)0 ridi-nhlus .entrie•r-such KS the
charging of telegrams. railway ticket+
etc., to rotate! 04ruunt. In sOn54'
case), repairs were charged to capital,
without any offset by deducting an
lunlmnt for depr•.:iiition of plant.
One of the speakers at teat meeting
declared. perhaps in a jocular spirit,
that it urine no Inference to what ae:
count the payments' Were charged--
the
harged-the money was gone, nnvtvay.• nut
it d.a•s maks' A very great difference.
The cur ora ti 'should Ie *55 careful
as any b trines. house doing ,an equal
moult of business would he in keep -
44, ae'uunts est that they will show
v on the face of it: aud with -
f -day's figuring. the rYeipts
r expenditures eor f
711•, UIr the
mph's lir delieit for the
EDITORIAL NOTES.
s the 14tnple's Joe would alt)'. lel'r
o14/ke dhie yemf a 1 in tiu,lerie ll.
1.11:4 cbiap W1111 wants' a. 22 1,1411 tax
rate fur 41451 Islamist protium' the plans
,11111 spcilie•,t ions. •
flaw would it do los! the upholders,
of the Oval elueatiumd Iht'lt•iea ti
unite upon ,111 1, object. TTu4oalghw's ?
Relent events have imsply jnsli
that 'she Sigpull't iowit ion i15 teig'.id (o
the gat 1•,111114111)' p1141po),it Itotl. h/.l sukl-
iner. The 1111111M rale• should hr
exen•Is5I hi griutiug n frk,,bise• to
any company. ••
As, Winston Churchill soy.. thele is
no sed to be "j py" about the
Empire. 11 will still he ":1 vaster Em-
pire •Ib,k1 has Iden" luny atter the
qu1t.•I. sl•hrnes l,f Pushed Ji50 lire
lliriell iuid forgotten.
Human nature is :flout 111e 001115'
everywhere. 1'hr 1k tan HT
c '14441(11 has 11.011 sitting in the
igtititits' i'rl; i11,es-a old has Iee•11 re-
ceiving leryursts firm Illallll foot llr•r+
for bee entry y of their rano 11141101 411
and protective duties 1111 their output.
The average manis a go.11 dent of a
hug, -
• It seJlml ext•.olrlinal'y that. with
the amount of work 10 Ie done I.
the town emoted, no important emu-
witte• could he found' to he placed- in
1•hargr of the einmu•illor Who 140041
seismal highest at the polls. Doubtless
thele teas no 41110,51400 till shelve 314.
Goldthorpe, lint it will be unfortunate
if through iitad'.ertepee an -impres-
sion should le created that anal WAN
the intent' . 1), it too late tonlok,
the platter right?
The ('uum'rvative papers ale in it.
great rotate of delight uyerYhr 44455e of
the S.iiI11 Huron license inspector.
Hfie is ,t Wall Will, has 11011111)' re-
tired from sMrr under the Ontario
Government vvitl t Icing ••Hreal."
It. Zemin
u In one n of the old l (
ocks')• who
was :wowed of being an hive' mote
shi.krn-thief. "Why, 14sa, 'deep I'se.
refurnad,". he Kidd. . "Dim las we'k I've
haul the rheumatism No load 1 ea)-n't lift
ten' band above my head"
The Bei tbuil elections are on, 111111 the
Io.Iple of the -United Kingdom will
atom settle the trade question which
leen such A .source- of agitation
daring' the last two or three years.
InGreatBritain the eleetio11s in the
various 1Ynstitn,nciet are not held all
ton one day. illi in this country, hitt are
strung reit avrral fortnight. The last
riding will nolo le polled until Jan-
uary 27..t h.. but the general result of
the elections will be pretty well known
by the enc) of 'text week.
A el in advises the tonna-
t' g ipal elector" of an
Aasoci*tl,ll of Independent Electors
%Vito Kuow Their Own Husiness, each
member of which should wear at ele•-
tion Cams a • button With the in-
scription, "I never vote for any man
who auks me to." Other electors
mild west other buttons, such as,
•3V1• wont to be asked," or ••Turkeys
ateh ns." lir "Beer and cigars will do,"
r ,yell, "T1s the highest bidder,"
ht.n the man who is rmniiing for
dM,r c,obl tell At ,1 gloom. how toocon-
luct h4ulre•If timards the individual
lector. M•.me mien ale l,lfendell if
he eandidate;take thein for their vote,
lnue are offended if they Are not
skel : and among them* all the can -
lid: to hos ;1 very uneasy 4' of it.
AN Irately how the r•urporation stands',
Many. T•• charge to eapilal '
is which Irl Ido way enhance the e
the eurpiration's property 4s' 0
the rerorl Aud 10 give Idie T
a wrong ngotession, and
15 extent In defeatthe oar
o neciwear are kept. e
great ditNcult' in COW
55
it
Hmte
A
vAIue•
u. flIlMl
ratepaye•
5(1115(1114(11
jell for whir
l'rrha4), un
ne'tion with
Wel hook -keeping
is That there is ;l division of authority
and that oto nue i
'I,sl,t1 Is responsible
onsib/le
flit th,• moaner -in himh 4101.1)nnts are
kept lir tut• the fn it in w'hiefi the
annual ,tatement it published. It
serum to 5515, however at the chair-
man of tlir itaulrr ens Hitter's( the
4ounril might well give t este maat(er.
Ilii attention,, If he can minims. at
the end of the year at state rent that
will le ,lent-)• intelligible a.d that
will girt. a -correct showing of lecur-
poratiln's Hnanrial shoaling he will
have iu•hievel sanething dint inetly ,to
his credit.
.THE EDITOR WAS ASLEEP.
Thr 1,ludun I"re,' - Press Made n
funny mistake Ihr Ether day. On
M lar hist. four daya after the •d'tV
that in C ;stilt); it had it ,auplign
editorial commencing with this' oe'nt•
core : 1
••l'he 111 ptign in (' pt.on, judged
by t hr to ge and enthltpiiastic Conserva-
tive .meetings. 'given fair prnnlis• of
the ,'hs'(ion of 31r. linfun ('nils', t11e
former\t11N1111'•r for the Hous of ('
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Thr Ere 9',.' lapse eat pY'nhat•ly
unfortunnte lion, the foe( that 31r.
sr
Pope, w in t lid. of 14•ing Heeled. hail
surreal a mevelM• a defeat. being :1111 or
4451 voles behind itis (.neral opponent.
T1r Advertiser.ti55.r
aftell pointing out it55
et ntekllors•y'a Irit, litabsent-' ld-
nesI. went on to sty t �.
-Just heir it may Chu 1e amiss to
•4 r. 1
111 Ill nti tor to t o the nstaur of Mr.
Pope s campaign. The pglldati,in of
Compton at the Inst sensuo 54*1'.
.d w•1 13,1R(( were Ilon14ut Catho-
lic", tonally haunch-1'au,adiana , Mw.
Pope made a direct hid for the Homan
Catholic vote. Ile denounced yh.
lovietxled school daure, of the amtal,-
1rtny 1411 5114 it s.hanl,ful betrayal 01
('iitholie rights. He told the French-
Canardians that Mir Wilfrid Laurier
hod been false not only to hi.r trliginn,
hit to his rare, in Ie(plin (o snake
F'rr'ncb **i (Arial language in the new
Western Pts.vinrea, ns demanded by
the leader of the Qnrtee ('.snoervu•
ti'lm, %Ir. Motile) To their honor the
Roman rat holies of (' pun Wooed
to he otatiipeled by these appeal's to
mein! and religions prejndire, and
they aided in electing Mr1 Hunt, an
English -tweaking I puteotant,)ike Mr;
Pope.
"Orr neighbor's' entha►Aisaln over
Mr. l'ope's candidature' is hard to
r.•concile with it. attihide' toward 111e
autonomy bill a few months ago dor•
ing a bye -election near home. If a
ymte for II y11,n1) 55555 a 5.414, for
Lander, MIa4n•ttl and Ihr liieratrhy,'
a vote for Hmfn. 1'npx• s1 hate hems
a vote for Polk Piot himself."
FROM OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
` A Gentleman,
London !411 onlay Review.
The hest extant definition of a
gentleman in " a naan who never gives
offence tentil,nitlly."
Took Than Away.
Cleveland Linter.
"Oid-lthe arehite"t carry ant yenir-
plan.'. ?" .
"(illrs 1b 511
44,ve : ) , haven't
Imo's. nolle top Hud any of them al t
the bons*,." ;
Toronto's Referendum Vote.
Lomb., Adv art laer.
'1'.pOinto gave it big nitjority for the
nlolil' of the lair in IfNrl, and on
Jlnnday past gave n11nther hig majority
against A bylaw- to abolish a few of
the harm. It is'.'ry.ev'ident that the
desire to •' put lbws in a hole" hind
s ant thing to db with the .vote l.he,e
years ago
Where the White Horses Come Fr
hl.towcl Homier. ,
All exierieneel turfluan theother
troy 1•X premed in the shlicsalrnilIA
Ilk ll e ...rut regarding t w origin
of the white hump. Did n gone MM-cr
se• it Whitt' foul:? Hr -lie ell did. not
could the theory that maws Usual
(.hits' lit the pr•valetwe of relieesded
girls • Hud ,Ismolest l ni1ion. NOW
w
rimes Unr r•tvIAUns of n prrnninent
hnt+N'•lred01• that n white horse is
foaled black, and, a the hair is sherd,
Netts e• then (0101 1 11 01 r
grey, hitt..
Fruits of Mend Legislation.'
is 'titin.• Recorder.
r.
' 'I'w•l, item nl Interest Np/pamt• ill Nett-
nriny'* t mos•. The. Intario Tre,es-
iwer received $1:41.1554 ofd Aeroflot of
55ucemaGi11 duties from the Fulford ro-
tate And 51541,4551 from the T'rmiskann
ing Hallway, ibul Ihr 111rn11,er55 of
the preoent 4lntariu 4iuvv'r•nnlrn4 had
.(Itrh• wily the. twit item,' could never
have leen truthfully written, because
there would hove hien no risee:elrsiem
(Wien and no Trnlisk,aming Railway.
The wisdom of Mee►.,,,. Mowat. Hardy
and Roes anti their colleague* will he
and none exemplified by history.
Something Else Than Mott,
flamr° Ihltl.h American.
The sacrifices whirh •13ritlth stale,-
men Are willing to snake to terve
their country Is shown hy the state-
ment thl 1 Mr. Asgiith by accepting
the office of Chancellor of the Kxehe p-
ort• hal forfeited a brief with NI,U11
g ulnen. Markel on it. Thin enornxnil,
fee had Ivrea tot/feted hilt In order to
go to Eggpl. and Smear In a great
case which kirttttt Mg before the eurtn
there. The sacrifice of ()131,411, In
a *Ingle fee "rook' give semis' itir-
ienn a nevem twinge. Kv Ientlt
there aro higher thing* than money
.1‘i Ir. r �A1'.•
55'1 1 ' ('f5 '•''1 % I I11
c11nsid4rati in (hill world, akd thi'
lolling l,f high l, fteo ill A iLeel►t IOW -
pile is' our of thrid.
Using Brauns on the Faro.
aa..l.IWh New..
The newt lu1Nluctive farina oaf the
1.101111 11' :11w those. of the Northwest.
Tido is not Iweates a the natural ea1-
.1411onN 1111' 1114.le favorable in that ere -
I ion than in others the South, (tit 111-
staolre 111111av41110' Ihr Norlbweater11
farmer is a 'tick ler for aysteul 111 his
farming. He. (heel: nything by gulls•
work. He keeps lonlks ala takes a
1404.1 lir miiii but Or1.111, 1lae a 41111 111-
1IIIIP. Ile knower what it ,lata I
Ili grow his crops and a hen pHs hit's
Marketed 111,011 lb knows what his
lar oil lir lustas lwen, lir kuuwr ll►e
Value of keeping up his aiiu•hhney and
hit s1.N•k awl of laking adyaktage of
n/�wu•sl
Method.. lir is a reader of
newspapers and magazines 1 keels
4lvetst of the ptogs-c*. /1f the world.
Year after year the farmer* Are-tnix-
iuig •11111 a brain. with the
brawn and gmaul, they put mi'their
fields, with 1111wt sali55Gactoty result+,
The Workingman Minister.
•IAmdoa Tani.
For the first Rule in our hiNtory n
workingnlon Ieruuues a l'abiuet
iater, and a workingman of on
advanced hype of thoiglit, who duo+
Is.n, and to sulke•xletlg Ntill is, a
tenor to all 1 0.4lml.11ea. Without
any intention to disparage his col-
leagues, Jnr. turns is (ht. must con.
apt Hgule in the Ministry.
\V,,tkingunea have before hili. won
the respect of the Hous.' u( l'
and rt.aRled the (lover •RL 1140(1 11v
sharer merit. Others have gained
great influence outside Parhauleit by
their mere eloquence, though 1 doubt
if any of theism hat's' equalled him iu
the gift. tint some 111111, an deeply int -
pressed all Names with his political
sagacity andnu'titxl grasp of Hittite:
and it IN a pealtollleu for the future of
democracy that the Hist workingman
u foremost l,
t 4 Mini�itrr f Ahr Crown is
a 111411 of ouch abilities and character.
The Cheeryble Brothers.
Pall Mall t:.1111.11,.
Dickens lovers thr/alg tat theworld
will be Muiele:4ml 'its hear that the
warehouse in JIau4110ster .lf ihr Brant
faro.. the l,rigimals of the ' 1koshers
4,150*5')' 1,11' -----4). to be altered'ill it way
that trill abolish sonar n( the interim
historic teatimes. l'ngeiously enough.
it is just Hft• years Nine, lh,uiel, the
younger CI►eer•ylile, ;sassed 4v•ay. It
Ilan trio. supposed
hat 1 1 \''
l 11 thawing
\111
K
these uharactens Dickens relied entire
ly on rgorl, Int( in filet he made the
aeillair►ta nee .4r the b1.Hlleis timid at
lanrbrster 1 welvo nowt 1,. lwfolr•
•• Nicholas Nickleby" Was Written.
Hr tort theist at a (linnet. party, and
many years. Many of the Cheesyble
attributer Were drawn f - rot/ life.
notnidy the 1.popleclii'. holler At the
Linkilw•ater dinner• aha with -ipotesi
his master's wish fair a fresh !agile 11f
Wine by holding it lel'isidIlia , t all•k,
with the cin•k.rrew already inserted.
More Than Talk Needed.
Tonwto Kuurdn) %',<,t.
The majority of ;11'1 given for du-
bylaw
irbylaw in Owen S. I, by Wbir11
thirteen licenses will he cut off, is ,1
notable one, in obir town Ai the
h.ca1 option candidates were elected
atld 1111Iy one candidate Who was
(5(l1(x.se41 to Ilse measure Was returned,
The Nignidcaner of the sweep of 1.•al
option in Owen 1,n11111 luny (4e
rimmed in the. Net that those who
mime-41mml the memoir, • there hail
given proofs 1 f of their n'
Ilxet'It. 't
K 1 t 1 1 1111•
matter before voting da) It will le
remembered that p'as'ty in the fall two
of the principal Owen Sound hotel),
were purehatrel by a .)•ndieate who at
once began to lull them atm tem-
pe•rnner homier. At the tithe it was
re kell on (Isis Page that the 10111-
p•18nee party to do any effective
work t not depend ow idle talk
and empty demi studentions, 'rhpy
must Ile willing to give up a reaoonahle
anlunn1 of jinn. and Money and dis-
play as Immutable nm.ostnt of vow
sistrncy before they con accomplish
any results Worth while. The truth
of this seems to have been lento.. ynt
by the Maul( Of he vote in that tow .
Where the advocates 1.f twat ism '1,
have done menet hinit uune t has r ake
a holler. How it Will affect ween
t'l+,mnd. now sur ,of the IN and
largest of the 4OWnt. and sola cities
of Ontario: is Another laud * tuost 4n-
ter•sting (nest' .
A Little Lesson In Economics,
wllusio s Fneress. •
"Prot•rtion 40111 t' •fres.," a .111411
voi mode• up fro 1 article•. origin-
ally published in ••Itidnsh•ial Canada,"
im beteg circulates sa1)ewhnt exlen•
ti'ely' jut( now . ►io duula• with a
view of thea munching tariff rev i-
ailm.. ,Thi' Ix ion ornamented with
cartoons in Mill the arguments .1
t Ire high pr eco innint) lire suppslwl t..
Its met . for 11 ((iictoriall)' in it telling
form. One of t hose metopes replewent.
,1111►n lied) awl 1'ncle Hans in 0u tre•-
natipn. / The lilttrr IP holding a lag
mark 1 "$128, 7111),$37.•' Under the cut
in th dialo glir :
•' ohn Hull : That is a big bag of
m 'ley, Matlnuel. 3V here did you gel.
•'Cnele Mani : Jack Camel paid
me thin for nser•lulnslioe bunt yen•.
"John Roil : Wh ✓ Jack t upend
all the y 1 iwy hint for fano
pradurto in toying good.. from you 1"
Nothing could 'show in termer form
the glaring fallacy (bar underlies the
high pmtecrioniat argument.
John Hall says Ire paid ('anndla
"ulunisy" for farm pitxhlets. 1Hd he ?
ft mil, bow did the money conte -in
aN/ r N
v ►sign ,Runk of England notes, lir
1*,dd taus ? Where im the rciord in
our tariff returno of this -importation
of coin and bullion ?
John null further says that we paid
the -('niter Staten " ey" for the
merchandise l,rought from that coun-
try. Hut did we ? if so, it cosdd not
have been in currency, since our hills
111 not circulate very readily the
other ekple of the line. 1f the money
went ad in gold coin or bullion one
trade.talisties uhould note mss large a
movement. (:an Industrial Console
tell us• whets. the entry In one hone
books showing thin Norman's export
con he found l'
The farts. of ,•mil's,, are that. Canada
dM not get wsonev frnn England for
her produce, e, nor dM she pay the
l'nited Stales ney for, the nser-
chsnsliAe pnrrrhsuesl their. Canada
took her ray for her exports in im-
ported goods. (bent Britain did not.
sand sutMcient nisido to pay for her
imports fnnu ('anal* and the halftime
dew tut cause fmtn the United $lateen,
with which In tarn Brest Britain
settled.
1 lntet•natlonal trade in carried on Ivy
exchangers of gondol-not by money.
The value of there exehangeu in ex-
exchangers
In monetary terms; and thin
proven a stumbling block to the Ig-
norant and a useful device to the p o-
(er:tiunlst in his effort* to mislead ahs•
plhnc, We Are aH keen to se, ma
expl.rtn eltpand; yet growing exports
smolt nuan lre•rswpsmding growth of
Imp ata,, nnMrm, Indeed, we ars' willing
to give tier goads to the world Rud ask 4
•
no lower of exl4lpNrad ndr'randweR shoest
uld
Ie glad 1f she could pay for them In
goods of her fawn make. This she is
1114, to do only in part : for the
balance we are taking gexalr from the
Milted Stater and other c trite, for
whirls she pity. through ler town bx-
changes'. Thin it certainly Iseiter than
doing without payment at 1111.•
The Canadian (Vest will attempt 1e
NIl
exporting ei 1). In .elf-defruee
it nowt therefore insist uplu a tariff
(Mit will not pl,lhibit imports ; other-
wise there will he no means by which
it can get pada for the g.4olr it rends
a nista.
BELATED ELECTION RETURNS.
Results in Hallett and Moms Casting
Vote Given us Stephan,
111.1, I . r,-rr.
'Ilius. McNI111•ut was re-elected reeve,
with x majority of 31) over hid Op-
ponent, Wk1. Moot).
'rile euuneill•ma defied ate JASON*
Irip,s•, - Hugh H. Hill, MA 1 Me-
t'eo1 and John Barer.
WUHH1a,
Reeve --Geo, Taylor. ,
Councillors'. -C. ti. ('amphell, George
Kelly, W. H. MvCulrheon, Hobart
Youill.
$T(CPIt5N.
Never in the annals. of the townllhip1
of Stephen has Ude fightfur the reeve-
(411ip been so keenly cuuteatel as watt
the battle this year. Huth S,uaurl
Sweitser rind Henry \Ville•tare old-
1i111e warhuriaw, having tern pitted
against each other on m•501•al mew
siuno, 1•'ir/it 'iV i 11.r t defeated
Sweitaer, then 1w•ritu•1• W4selected to
lime.', The next time Wille•t was
sucl-rsoful, but the . fourth time
.Sw•eitzer pollee) the most votes. This
veal• the Pier( 1011 resulted in at tie,
loth enndiehlte, receiving 4.22 votes.
This bring the mime the deciding vote
was given by the clerk. Henry Eilier,
31. 1'. P., who 'cant it in favor of Mr,
1Villert. it is expected there w•i11.1e a
tee t.
REEVE MIDDLETON REPLIES.
To the Iwrltorof The Signa'.
Nut, -\(r. WVul, Young h,ul a letter
40 the Karl. press. Last week it) which
he tried to nu1k4 capital out of the
suit of (iltdrt•irl township \•s. Col-
borne. It pi'rhala, gore hint. sour
wlti4Gtet' to sign himself -Reeve of
('allow,' as it waw ill 0111 likelih.atl
the. past titer. for the, people of ('ole
borne evident believe u
that fairpL
t
1
is a Jewell. It WA., pedpaits. natural
that h'I r sl 1.1 f,,I,.d for Iiia friciul-.
but thin is nu weal reason why, bo
trllini,ouly half the troth. h.• .11011111
rude•nVI r to mislead' the ptlidim, , Hyw-
erer, hr is • down and out, and
WOW( Hgur' in the suit any forth,,.,
1
min was /1. wet It ...twit 11 I le
54•1m' 511(11 31r. Voung would convey,
Jig.* • {e entered in a1o hrr. which h bi
at
14.601101nd14,'e•ly witbaroWu from our court
solicit ,i iilforin's sir.
,Decidedly. -we have not al,lndon•Y1
the rata. mull uulrsa si 1..eltlrnlent is 111
Ilse meantime tinkle it will le t•ie.l at
,
b next ak,tte4ok m'
Of thmillet. and She-
ri -
g mil have Nn opportunity of
hearing it. -
Yrinr' truly. -
.111114 Jlluut,ttriy.I
W. AOHESON & SON
We have &aid out and marked seasonable and desir-
able goods for our
January Sacrifice Sale
DRESS GOODS. Hundneln of ends
of our last and Jlighest claws goods
in Dress (tondo. Flanneltl Tweeds,
,Prints, Silks, eh•„ on our tables,
inn eked at half price nod lewd to clear.
FUR COATS. Ladies' Asttacluan
Lamb ('Igwts, all sixes,, good glossy
curl and tanner,, satin lined gild 201
to :111 inches lung. Ordinarily mold
pet ta3 to $ marked at $aa.
Satin quilted lined, finest skins, tailor-
/loch/wan Lamb ('exits, SIS and
*IS, at each 421).
FUR. CAPES. 144 only :11Linch Antra-
ehan- [moth ('albs, satin lined and
full sweep, high collar. Prices were
fist." $12 to 513 each, January elle
$5.
LADIES' HEAVY -LINED COATS.
, Hest ntyletia, all this, *'assn's. $N and
$0 g4rolent) 41 S5, $10 and $12
coats at $6
•
LADIES' ELECTRIC SEAL CAPS.
Thep wedge shape and satin lined,
lest $:t quality for
LADIES' ELECTRIC SEAL. MUFFS.
Full rise and last natio lining, 55
value fur Sasso.
Bona, Ruffs, Caperines and Stoles
tan marked from 15 to 5o per cent. off.
CARPETS 1 CARPETS ! English
Tapestry Carpets, 27 11014e4i wide,
A magnificent rhoWing but all at
• ridicldons seer 1 N e e Wrest. All
thin (alt'), buying, 4%)e, ltk•, 70e. your
choice Soc.
WoolikCarpets. 1411 Inches wide. all
1111 ► wool reversible Carpets' in n
variety of patterns, talk andt*k: qua).
Ity, itt px•r yowl hoc.
BLANKETS. large Niue pure wood
Nova Scotia Blankets, Iwsuliflllly
lorlered and llnrhl•Inkrllle, Regu-
lar 80) and $0.511, at per pair $4.5o,
MEN'S FUR COATS. Slack I)og
('oats, No. 1 quality, all mixes, regu-
lar 521 value Mr $17. Brown
oa
Wombat l'ta, No. I quality, all
Mars. regular 81(1 valor for Salk
Blau•k Calf Coate. No. 1 gtullity, 411
sizes, •►r•gnlat• f1N value for Sao.
('lou halt, tine dark 'skins and
heavy fur, regular $(*I value fur 55o.
„
US IN
Leading Conservatories, Co egos, Schools,
Theatres. and in thousan of homes where a piano
01illi civ
d o l e 111,01( is aI'Pr
rated. The gen is the
only piano with the !Unita • Repeating Action.
Sewed for 8..,.I1F„I (Fr..) Boold.i B lo=
'lit. DELL PIANO r& organ Co.. Lim.Ied GUCL= .ONTARIO.
Many a case of
chronic Scon-
e' neutnoniaan. even/ - onsnmpl cat tael ,may be traced
directly to "only a cough." When the first cold conies, start in on
GRAY'S SYRUP OF RED SPRUCE CUM
IT CURES COUGHS -beats the inflammed surface.. -
strencthens weak throat - the rungs in the strongest
possible condition to resist tar tying effects of a
Canadian winter.
25c. bottle
ig slaughter Sale
of our ENTIRE STOCK of high-class
.✓
- mean business.
member th sale-- here is .I)ow we will do it.
-everything ust bo clipped.
SOME SPECIAL SNAPS
• Men's ;moo suite 1R5 75 Overcoats here im how we will 110 it.
Splendid llnea• in $N,45) to $4,454end$10,451 Overcoats $5.75 52.34) good imported Tweeds.
$10.00 Suits .... $5.75 cyst and Otis' Overcoats VS.25 domhle („111 fur $1.50
$14.11)1101(1 $1.,1$s Ovrrests *271/'I'ne,'•Is 1.75
$1o.98 5:4)4) Tweed, per yard i r.qo
Ready -to -Wear
Clothing
MEN'S FURNISHINGS. TWEEDS, HATS.
CAPS, Etc.
fort he balance of.1anuars', cont mcncil'gpTUESDAY,
JANUARY I6, at \ ,
Walter Ce Pridham's.
The people of Goderitll and surrounding
country will find this a golden opportunity to buy
st pply of Clothing, Furnish' s, fiats, Caps,
etc s _
. W have our reasons for reducing our .large
stock to a out half the size in 15 days --you don't
care 'what filo• reasons are so long as -you'n buy
goods at nearly half price in many cases. -(dome
and s4'e, the -Pt'ices will convince . you that Sve
e are going to make you re-
call give only a few prices
• MA's $l3.00 Suits $6,011
In gond imported tweed,,
good lining - and well tailored.
$121*) and 51:3,11) Suits • ;i0.lB
$tx.5o to $:5.00. Snits frays
$1260 to $18,00 $olio, 20th
Century Brand, single or double-
breasted ,tyle $ta7S
Men's.Rainproof Coats -
$10.1*) and $124*) (owls i .85
$44.45) Coals 5.75
Men's Parts All in snit lengths.
Men', $1.21 and 51.30 Punts age
Men's $2.451 and $'2.223 Pant. $5.38 Hata
Any
hat in the 'tore lit 11,111
4)11,1.
Boys' Furhishings • .
Boyo.' Snits, ploy.' Overcoat.
And Boys' Knickers, nil rut 1.11
111411,• yon help Hear mor stock.
Clearing all our Tweeds
Men's Furnishings
Shirts, ('olIN1'm, ')'les, Sox, Sus-
rrenders, 1'ndrrWfult Gloves,
Mitts and everything eke.
They moat be all (leered- - Prices cut right down.
Remember we are determined our Men's %nil Boys' Suits and overcoats nlust
go, every garment will he chopped. Don't forget to ask prices on other lines and
we feel sure you will put no money -in the savings bank while this sale lasts.
Sale starts Tuesday, rJanti ry ltfth, and lasts fifteen days.
I guaranteethisa bona f'le sale.
TERMS STRICTLY CASH.
Y.S. lour (;Oats at 81 bargain.
WALTER C. PRIDHAM
The Square, (ioacrich.