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OUDKR1CH. THURSDAY, MAY t Ilse.
THE SENATE.
That (there is considerable unrest
within the Liberal party in regard to
the question of the S.•nmte has been
manifested of late by ninny expt'rs-
@ions in the press, and fort her evidence
of this feeling waw given by t he' de
bate in the Home. of ('ontnlons on
Monday of this Week. The question
was intreslueel in the House by Mr.
McIntyre, rhe. Literal member for
South Perth. who 'eel to nntend
the Senate by providing for the aboli-
tiona
o f life tenure of office by Senators,
for the limiting of the tenure for one
appointment t, within the legal tern)
' of three Parliaments. and for the fix-
ing of x ;tatted age. not exretling
eighty, for compulsory retirement.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, speaking to the
motion, acknowledged the strength of
the sentiment in the Province of On-
tario in favor of the abolition of the'
Senate, but declared that he could
not reconcile himself to sin h a e•hangr.
The chief considerat' which piss-
ented itself to his Mind was that the
second chamber was absolutely
needed as a safeguard for the smaller
Provinces against the possible in-
vasion of their rights by the. larger
Provinces. Br suggested that al pos.
Able reform might be the nontinatie.n
of member. of the Senate by the
Provincial legislatures and that the
subject might be brought refire the
coming conference of Provincial
Premiers for an expression of opinion.
The Premier did not place touch
importance upon the idea that the
Senate is necessary ms x check upon
the legislation of the lower House.
Such an idea of the Senate in its pres-
ent shape could not be very success-
fully
ucces-fully defended. The only time at
which the Senate Nee1115 to Ile di24p Iced
to defeat the legislation of the Coin -
mons is when, after a change of Uov-
ernnient, tthe majorities in the two
Imdiem are politically oppyeed. But
this in the very time at whit.h the
majority in the Coinmpins, (lemh f
the people and with vision clarified
by the preceding term in opposition,
is at its vest and is most disposed to
carry out the' wishes of the people.
Am the party remains in office. it
tends to become leen amenable to pole
lie sentiment and sometimes a check
upon its legislation might not then be
amiss. But by this time the Senate
ham been by deaths and new appoint-
ments conformed in party complexion
to the House of Commons and ham lost
its disposition to oppose the ruling
party. In short, speaking generally,
when the Senate jm disposed to exert
1t.. power, it is a nuisance; when it
might snake itself useful, partisan.
ship keep,. it quiet. •
It is x question. heiwever, if matters
would be improved by the constitu-
tion of the Senate in some other man-
ner which would render it less mob
servient to the party in power. If the
members were nominated by the Leg-
islatures, an in the States, there would
be danger of friction between the Sen-
ate and the Commons which would
hander, if not absolutely p•ev'ent, the
passage of much useful legislation.
The Senate at \Wa nhington is un-
doubtedly in considerable measure ,re.
.eponsihle for the (act that in eccmtiio-
lc legislntien the United States is to-
day probably the most conservative of
all the Fngdislespeaking nntinnn. A
recent article in Tae• Springfield
Republic/in enforces thin view, and
psdnts out the difference let wren the
legislative prlee).mes in th.ase countries
where "a single popular legislative
body dominates the altuation" and
those in the United States where the.
Senate is one of the "bulwarks of
vested intereete." It is sufficiently
'difficult for the people of Canada to
get one body to pass the Daws they
desire: the difficulty would be vastly
increased if they heed to struggle. els)
with sen active Senate.
PosRihly in Ontario. the Largest
Province of Confederation. .we do not
estimate at iti till vselue• the nrgn-
Inent that the Senate is needed to pre.
serve the rights of the smaller Prov-
inces. That argument would ire h
strengthened, however. if some in.
Stances could be cited in which the
Senate had ever diaplsyrd its useful-
ness in this direction. ‘Vitt t Ruch
evidence, it is imp maible to consider
as at all conch:mire • thi24 plea for
the continuance of the Senate.
Then there is the question of the
practicability of reform or abolition.
9117; would anm11rdly be a ,.tumbling
bleek to Any legislator who will. net
thoroughly eonvine d of the ne•eessity
of a change, hut where tiler'. a will
there's a way, and much *einem;
obstacles have been met and over -
by deter ' 1 effort. It te-
ninins for those who r insider the. Men-
utet a merles*, expensive and anom-
alous institution to keep up the agita-
tion for its Aloliti , trustiug that the
means and the opportunity for carry•
ing their design into effect will in due
time present thorned res.
THE WATER SUPPLY AGAIN.
The question asked jay Couecillor
Clark at the 'council met•ting last
week is one that has doubtless been
posing through the mrind,e of many
citizens. The question was whether
the council intended to do anything
this year to improve the water supply,
and the reply was to the effect that
the Matter was i1, obey/titre, awaiting
the deceit)! )1 •01 of the C. P. It. plans
at the harbor
This reply will hardly ie• satisfac-
tory to the townspeople. How long
is the etlllllril going to wait for the
C. I'. R. people to indicate their pur-
tw,sees? If the enncil simply waits,
will it be ton Its. (ir biz' hs.
or a year, or two years. before it will
know what effect the changes bring
Made by the C. P. H. will have in re -
Portion to the water supply question?
The present c •11 was elected with
the understanding that it would take'
up the question of water supply i1,
earnest, mid if definite action is not
taken this year mleullets of the
council will have to shiny 140111e g.N'eI
reason for it. Now in the time for the
matter to 1e taken in hand. with the
a• and fall. in which to carry
out whatever scheme n124y be de'ideI
upon. A few lei delay at this
time will throw the matter ()vet for
another year and water -takers will in
all likeli1,.rod have to put up,With
uther swwH1 of dirty neater such as
we had a
u list fall and winter.
IF there is anything in connection
with the C. 1'. 11. prams at the harbor
which absolutely prevent. ;wilful by
the council at the present time. the
people sl Id be made acquainted
with it. If the trouble is simply that
the C. 1'. It. people are taking their
town time to indicate what thea pur-
pose cluing. it is the tett of the coun-
cil to Assert the town's posit ion in the
matter anti pease fur n definite agree-
ment which will allow the waterworks
department to prweel with its w•mrk,
The C. 1'. R.' is not the whole thing
and it should not be allowed t„ stand
in the way of necessary civic improve-
ments.
mprove-
ments.
IS DEMOCRACY DISTRUSTED?
Speaking of the proposition for the
repeat of the nlanholi1 suffrage te'gim-
tl•ation act, The Glmhe' ask). the
searching question if this in not vir-
tually etc indication of distrust of the
dennucrtie principle of government.
"Is riot a wide franchise of the very
rms'nce• of dPmlycrap•y :' And tbms not
this refusal t1, lueet the dangers in-
vedvell mean distrust of the vitality
and virility of our democratic institu-
tions?" The Globe glen on to say :
"Would it not be well for our pinli-
ti0iaes and public 1114.1 to t• ,nsidc•t• the
alternative VIM 1140 to nat►towing the
franchise ?—e•durating the ;N•opl.• to
an appreciation of their rights and
responnjbllities in a dem,n'ratie colli -
try ! plow would it le if the leaders
in the i egisbatue'and in the Federal
Parliament reccepted their responsi-
bility me leaders and discharged Iheit•
duty am educators of piddle opinion ?
If they net themselves to educate
these y g 111011 140(1 these neweolue's
in the !principles of 244.1f-gove•nml.nt
and in the problems of Canadian poli-
ties, not for the teats. ptlrpo$•m of par-
ty advantage, but for the high end,. of
public life, they would I11141 in the
alerttesN e• u s' s
nth a. In 1.n and r v
hi air of
y
youth the hope and the power needed
for the redemption of politics from
indifference and eynicimna and graft.
14 there hope for democracy. either in
the 1'nited States or in Cannula, from
any other quarter Y'
These are word,. well said. If our
young men are not to be tt•ust•d with
the franchise• it is a sal easem ent-
any upon the political leadership of the
country.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The Alberta LPgislatun• his chosen
Fel ton as the permanent capital
of that Province.
Almost the only potasible anlrndmt•nt
to the Lord'. Italy hill that has not
leen proposed is • to albite of the
heating u( eat•petn on Sunday.
Judging 1,.rnl the numberand varie-
ty of objections made to the Mabhth
protection 1411 at Ottawa it wot1l41
MPt•m that the fourth ('.,ural dnu•nl
must have leen drawn tip in al very
meek;,. manner.
Owen Sound wants to be made a
neti11nal port. .1114 wait a year or twee
until Gtmlerich harlmer gets its proper
gait on and O. S. will be glad to be
recognized as the -Lake port of Ornrlge-
s-111e and Chatsworth.
The Kincardine Review speaks of
bnn•hirig am a '• Heel ing profession" and
illustrate the meaning of the ex.
pr•sminn ley stating that of eighty•
live rnrnl school teachers in Went
Bruce in April, 11*12, only one is now
temehing in theft• schcwnl24.
During his visit to Ottnwn'the other
day Mr. Carnegie spoke of Mir Wilfrid
laut•ie•r and Booker T. \Vashingtnn
two of the fiver greatest 'len of the t
world today. No other names were 1
mentioned bet it is nndeist 1 1,h t
worth will be uuw• Minister of Justice,
and Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux Slay
nucceel Mr. Ayiesworth i1, the Post -
Whet. Department.
l'aesident Itcosrvelt ham put down
Isis foot against the receiving of relief
grants for Men Frvrtciseo frau fot•uign
snures,'nmd coIsyuently the grant of
$IIM1,0(M1 made by the Canadian Go1c-
ernmeit has 1101, hien transmitted to
the shaken and burned tit •••. The
President's aetion appeal•. rather
arbitrary, not to say unfriendly: but
Can:etliane have. the satisfaction of
knowing that their Government took
prompt action to show the nal' 's
generous sympathy with the unfeit•-
tunate• people of the fated city.
1)1.. WINw1m Hutchinson in an article
\1cl'Iurr'm 1lagazine attacks s
widely' -accepted dietetic notions. He
believers that instinct is a pretty ware
guide in Matters of diet, and says that
men should eat what they like. Ile
says that pork ion all right and that
'egetariniso, is "the dirt of the en -
sieved, stagnant a nil coneluerel
t••u•e•s : " the dominant rakes eat meal.
Meat -eat Ing ami'mlm, including urate,
rarely lire • victims of tulet•c(l.wis.
Of brmakfst food . he. mayor that they
are well enough. "but be 24111*' tlnl,wt1
your hr•nkfast first."
A np•ulorial ft•out the phetua/ae.
ofI'an,ule has leen presenttl to the
Post master• -1 ieneral asking fora num-
ber of changes in connection with the -
postal service. In particular it is
pointed out that the work of post-
masters hits within. recent years
greatly increase.( without a ettrre-
spwituling increta• in r• •ration,
and at the ma • time the cost of hv-
ing and other expenses have Inrteased
t'rially. The postal service is it
most important • and its efficiency
is •i matter of deep concern to the pub-
lic, a•'.1 to write the desired rfficienry'
t here n 1
t w u reasonable Irunmtern-
tjon. - Especially in the small ruunt•y
and village offices it is a mune• of fre-
quent complaint that the salaries art:
unfairly low. Nets; that the l'o1�.t Ace
Department rtment is to a paying basis. the
Ptlsttnastet•-General is in 11 position to
,r•onnider Itvnrably the just claims of
the post. Want eel:.
The Plowman:
('leer the brown path to meet the eoull re's
glean •
111' on he comae.. behind ht. .nt .king tenni.
With toil'. bright dewdrop. on hi. .unburnt
bro.,
The lord of earth. the hero oolhe plow"
Fist In the field before the reddening •1,o,
Last in the Ahwlow. when the day I. done.
Liar after line. :,lung the bursting sod.
Marks IM bred acne. when. hi. fret lair
toad.
51111 whir. 1w teal. the-Iubb,rn sled. .11'. We.
The .mouth fresh furrow open, dn•p and wide:
Mallet and dine' 1h11• tangled turf upheave.,
Mellow' and dark the ridgy cornfield epee yen
1 p the .ttep hillside. where the laboring train
Slant- the lung trek that aeon. the level
plain.
Through the molt vtllcy. r•logg,d With mien ng
clay.
The patient convoy breaks it, di1. stifled way:
Al every turn the liresattn* chain. n•v,ind.
The swinging plowshare circle. git.lcninr
mond.
Till al* wide field unr billowy waste appraar.,
.and Weaned howls unbind the p.mtng steer..
—Oliver Wendell Holme..
THE ONTARIO LEGISLATURE.
rhe (itave111nu•nt's rail teeny tilsat ion
hill was brought down ,in the Legis-
lature last week. The •prt•s•nt tax on
t•ailw'nym ..vl'1• Lill milts 111 length 1.
doubled, making it in 'ngauired ter-
ritories *III per mile for n single• tnt.•k
and se.,S) per mile for mach •ulditinnnl
track, instemd of $Nr I Co. and in
unorganized territories *11, and $in,
resperti'ely, instead of $S' I and $,i its
now. Thr 1.1X 1111 raiIwisyw ler Lill
miIis in length remelts am at pimenta '
$l.i per utile for n single track and $.i
e1 utile for rash additional frock.
The v:
Ihr) 11. naw, t 1,1 •' ' •5
t p l vme. than the tax
shall apply t.. electric railways over 1
Mei miles in length and running on
their own right of way. Hitherto
there ha... beet q1., Lax on rural eleet•ic
rtilw•Iys running( en highway's. 'these
will now be taxed at $111 per utile for
mingle Sud *211 pet mile fur double
trucks.
How Tax Will Be Divided.
The .tfet•t of the tax will be an in- 1
crenneel revenue of Ietween $1)Nt,p*Nl
and $IIMI,INM1 a yesr from the rnlway)., 1
As to the dfnlntmitinn of the tux. it is
prop..s•d to make the municipnlitien, t
t,, a certain extent, partne•ts with the
Province innum).wlingthe unfortunate t
poor patients in asylums.. In the first
place the Guverninent will take $.NI,IMNI 1
from the total to meet• the ex peewee of
collecting and distributing the falx •and n
bill. Hon. Mr. ;Cochrane. Minister of
Sillies, made the interesting state-
nle•nt that he haul seen epeinrens u(
xnlhrau•ite .xud which haul leen t d
i north of the height (( Ian( i1, North-
ern Ontario. He thought the public
interest 24houdd be protected by the
Government's taking power to with-
draw certain arran, MI that private
parties could not take up the whole of
such letndn.
O,n1' of -the- bills for the festering of
close corporations has gone by the
io,.trrf. At the suggestion of the
l'reuurr, Mr. Carscallen (Hamilton)
withdrew him hill to prohibit luny per -
walla but lawyers from doing convey-
alral'ing.
Power fax Eastern Ontario.
'rhe second report of the hydro-
electrie power eomnli2Nien was bud fin
the table. It deals with the Trent
district and indicates the existence of
abundant water -powers in that Iot'-
tintl of the Province,
In (Berns:don of a bill In appoint 'an
additional drainage referee, Mr. Rums
declared that if the House Nat until
July there would be very few people
in the Province fur whom an office
lied not been provider.
OUR OTTAWA LETTER.
Opposition Finds a Fine Morsel in
North Atlantic Trading Co. Contract.
Government Sias Cancelled the Contract
Uncle gam Does Not Want Canada's As
casinos for San Francisco Sufferers A
Suggestion for tine Use if 1M Money
Granted by Parliament Movement for Es-
tabllshment of Cmopprative Savings and
Investment Societies.
1.,pee•ial e'oreapaule(.•e. of The $lgnal.l
Ottawa. April :Nr, The now notor-
ious North Atlantic Trading ('o. has
taken it p a wast amount of 1' in the
Houle t'tin past week told the net re-'
sults to either side Cannot be said to
haVe Igen large.-' The Opposition
made a 1,iewt determined. in feet vie.
nuns, atttek on the Government over
the email:et by which the Trading
'11 w m /
C... n 1,t receive al t
see much er head
t
on all im14mi team„ sent into ('ana0La
K
from certain sleet' s of Nunn e. The
Company was lurk), eonditions were
fat•urnlile, recruits were.. easy to ge
newcunlern poured in by thousands,
a11(1 the Company reaped a► rich hat -
vest. But it. was a Grit eon -mane
apparently ---at any rate 1hete'wer• no
friends mf the (Ipiosition in the
scheme ; sea it must be attacked. As
a matter of fact the ('oneervative
Go%ermuent had paint twiee as murk
per capita for its immigrants MO lurid
It gladly ---to its awn friends ! Tu the
Trading1'o.'N runt root t t erre matey
oneltlar. t•estt•1Ct 111115 and requirement/4
and so ntrittly were these Icing en-
forced that the Government had been
investigating the Mattel' and Hndiu
*)1,,r features .4 the ngreernent were
not leingtarried11ut had decided to eau -
eel it. This was what the Opp isition
eh ' •11 to desire, 6111(1 x11 they desired
---nod yet, atter Mr. Illiyer haul an-
nounced. les \linisrer .4 the Interior,
that the contract \van camcelletl, the
Tories return again and yet 14gaun to
the attlek aticl give tis fine alt exhibi-
tion of thrashing a dead hnite as the
('11tnnannn has seen in a long time.
And the end is not yet.
Arthur and Andrew Enliven the Capital.
'fake it altogetherit has leen a
weary week in the Hoene. More going
111 outside. in fart. The Prince has
gone and Andrew Carnegie 'ham come,
NI! What with royalty and toilliun-
pliers the capital has been busy. Hmw'-
eve.r, the budget should make its at
marked decrease in the lose of life.
limb mud property in aerating the
roads. Theme figures refer to steaua
railways only. l'he elertde toads are
growing and are bee g a very im-
portant factor. There in 1$01,OlM1,IMM1
invested in 1111.10 their earnings Ng-
gregate $H,3.7,(MM), user a thiol of
which is net profit, and the her
of pairenge a carrier reacher hast
year the imposing total of 21:1.-
W7,I11M), an increase of dd,777,iNs)
over the previous y e 14 r,- Soule,
idea of what thee. figural mean
*all 1a, gut by noting thet thisinrre1sl•
nl is equal to sINlllt three and a-
llot( times the total population of Can-
ada, and is almost as great am the
total number carried on the steam
[rads. Equally divider among the
population it lltenns that every man,
woman and child in Canada would
have taken over thit•ty rifles In the
ela•ctr•ic ears during the year. In the
face (24 such figures, who will venture
to affirm that things are not moving
in ('.nada 1' _
Who Rules Canada?
Montreal Stale. •
The "indemnity graf' question has
lee n question of whethet• the
people really rule in thiseuuntry when
they ((211,1' into 11 cmnHi••t With a (•u1u-
11111(11 011 of the gaeedi,•r polili0ixns p(
lath parties. There is not x shadow
.d doubt .about the position of the
Wpeople ela whole i1, this clatter.
hey etre. openly and even bitterly
agninat the "grab." Party conven-
tions have escaped from) the Ihrel-
door of party servility and pastel
tesdutiont condemning it. 'When-
ever cat .!illative have gime before the
people during access. they have f 1
them unwilling to discuss any whet.
imbue : and ever the new 1 o,uuastet•-
Gellel'al wan forced to ntflke ,1 concee-
sjon to public feeling nm this point
when al.king ca seat in "safe" Netth
fork.
It is. :hen. the people ttgain.t n
e lineation of pelilieiaus. Both ar-
tics are tarred with the stupe back
Mirk : for it i'e only by a coalition of
the mercenaries in loth arcf tai' that
the ••Itrmli' can be kept safe. 99e•
politicians who are doing this thing
Limey that the people dm not want
thein to do it. ''hey are consciously
betraying the trust whirl) the people
have given them. They me deliber-
ately defvin public a )init n
K r t t rind 1'11.11•
longing the people to prevent them if
they can. They are taking money
t, *•121.1. they cannot in honor spend ex-
cept in accord with the will of itt.
owners : and are practically asking us
MOOS Tweed's 11114 1014 :
"What are you going to do about
it Y"
But there ate a gh men of de-
cency and honor in the PN 1-liallIPilt
to prevent this d&Hance of decency
ane thiel violation of honor if they
have but the eourngo and the patriot-
ism.- e know v
kn 1,t
but the
y have ndnty.
tothe country higher than their ehiiga-
tiutt'to the 00012' : and it can only be
through ;al eow'attliee that they
will hold candles to the devil of per-
sonal greed.
K
elearence• thin vl-e•t•k toe early next. and
that will liven mnttt'rn up a1rit,
Co-operative Savings Banks.
In
the town of le•vim. *eery+... lh,'
fiver from Quelee, i5 a S1m11I people's
sawing; bank .tartrtl. s,n1p flvc years
ago to aid the wage-earning 1'Inanem t.11
save and invest twaulVent age. '!'114•
venture has proved most sircesmfnl,
and great benefit bias resulted. The
idea IN not a new one, it has been
worked with anent. altisfectnry results
i1, Europe :end 111 the Old Country for
ye•afs, 1 thi,. experience in Quebec
enc11urnges the belief that it mold ie
wurkell with nnunal ,ulvtin4tA1��!ee and
great public benefit in Canada'
That, Id any rate. is the upinio0 of F.
D. Monk, the Conservative member
for .laequett Cartier, who has a (rill le-
ftot'e the Botlse tees seting industrial
and co-operative wx•Ieties, and one re-
sult of his interest will probably be
the rapid growth of a vicey iulprtant
tltttveuMnt in the cnitntry generally.
To Control Exportation of Electricity.
The development of electric energy
amt its utilization in the industries of
the country is a question of constantly
ncreuaing importance, and frequent
egislettion sews 1,1 1,' necessary.
The Minister of Justice has a hill now
wrote the House which proposes to
giver the Government active control of
he exportation (2f electric power de-
velopment in Canaria to foreign eoun-
ries and of course especially to the
("tilted Stntea! The hill also content-
dazes
Huid& landntrol gasesorpn lncedf the •'in ("an-
d*
da which are rateable of Ii'aniep)rta-
ion by pipe line and contrivances of
hat. sort. belch as petroleum, natural
gam, eta'.
Fruit Marks Act.
Mr. F'isher's Fruit Marks Act ham
done g1Nw1 service in the few years it
has (leen on the stattte look, but it
seeks to dead with a t. elimeiilt
situation rend needs ouch experience
and actual experiment to ke thor-
oughly workable. Further emend-
neentm Are now being cnnmidered by
the HO11ree' and these when they tw-
eeter, Ino will aid the gotwl work
rmltrr ialdv ,
Our $too.000 Refused.
The Unit 'll States Government hate
declined all foreign aid for the Sou
F'rmncirwo sufferers and this of coterie
includes •(.•Anada'm $1(111,0(11) contribu-
tion. The tole will go through. how-
ever, in CRAB i1 he neede.l later on. A
seggestion has leen Slade that it can
Fre wisely expended in the relief of
many ('anadian24 who have suffered
Reverie loam thrmugh the railhquake.
I'pnn the face of it this wnnld nplear
to he an excellent proposition.
interesting Railway Statistics.
to meet the rhaat•gee of the plopomed
railway eoliths ;don, Half of the re-
mainder will 1e credited to the cities,
town,., v'illage.s and mrg+ulizetl town-
ships and -ganizs'l1 territory of the
Province in proportion to population
on the betide of inch 1alat. Dominion
census: taken prior to reflecting the
tax. On the I,Imt Ib,n,inion ce•nsusthim
would give each munirip,lity n reedit
of about right rents per hand. A town
of .i,1MMl people would them get ;Psi.
Out of the nnenint put. to the rt•edit of
n municipality, but not free any other
sauce, the Province reeks n contrihlt-`
tion of ten Dents per day towards the
Support of poor patienla hent from
that particular municipality, or $:311,7111
per yemr tote earl) of emelt pat lento'. A
municipality contributing at the rate
maned for the. support of four patients
in one yrnr would thus give $1111.
That amalnt would be deducted frau
the proportion of the tax citable(' to
the ntlnicipelity, and *1 the .end of the
year the Illltlli(ipnl ity would ircei sec'
from the Treasury 1)epattee•ntacheck
for the IMl,tnee.
The Pettypiece Bill Deserted.
The Opposition rallied the Govern
'lent upon its change of front nn the
railway Mxatinn question, and Mr.
Whitney wee. reminded of hip vote in
•nnunittee two ye 1.m noel in Nem. of
adopting the Pettypb'00 bill in its en -
het v. The pr*'sent 1111, it wile held.
dopier the principle favored by the
.ilertl party, of taxation 1111 mileage.
Nm 24
Mr. Carnegie is the other three.
1t js reported that !some Cabinet.
ehangem sere impending at Ottawa.
Mir Henri Tas•hetrau has retired from
the chief justiceship of the Supreme
(siert and it 124 tuliilel that he; emceess-
or will ie, the Hon. (•harles Pitapat-
ti/•k. In this cow. Ilam. A. II. Ayles-
Three-fifths Clause Carried.
9'he Opplmition divided the Hens'
on an amendment propldng to sub-
stitute it "majority" for the •'three-
Hfthr:' vete in the local option clans•..
of the new liquor hill. Th,' ,unend-
ment wetsre defeated by a vote of I'll to
21.
Anthracite Coal in Ontario ?
!hiring the diwusmion of the mining u
The blue -book of, statistics heeled
by the i)e•partment 11f Itnilwayi rots
tainm RAMP int ,'rest int; and elR nitirant
figutea. Not, the tenet Rignifleant is
the 511(21.2,001 that the pRid-np (spited
invested in the railwnv'n of the Dom-
inion hart Mere/os! in the past IweIve
menthe by no lees *moot then 11102,1 111,-
1011, making a grand feral of the enor-
mous amount of 51,''IR,1NNt.111--flatly
en eloquent temtinony to the Splendid
vitality and progteaaiveneas of the
eoliItry. Every rdeparl,nent l.hovN
insagreme. Nearly a thousand miles
Melva., in railwmy'm in operation, over
$fi,Itsl,0(1n increase in earnings, 1,0l8, -
INN) ►tulre p eemenges ern -tied. 2,l1M1,1MN1
tons more freight, 1,1t211,111111 additional
IIP(' run by trains, and with it a
Northern Navigation Co. J
Georgian Bay, Sault Ste. Marie,
_ Port Arthur and Northwest
ter Si., Pert Artbur. Feel Wilda*
sod Duluth
Leave 5,.eni a a:11' p.m.. MA) 2, 4, 7, 1I,
It, 1a. !I. 21. Y:'. :eimod June -t. 1, 14, 11. 1:L
Sailing.: Mev 7. Ili, ' .1 and June , 1Y For
Iruluth.
For NlasiteuN. Island. $w aN Nay
Ports
IA•nre 1'44ll11.ga 0441 I31 p.ml. ()wen
1v41141. 11 p.p1..N. Tne..la,.. Thin -Attie
.mid Sat mora►..
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For Parry Saeed, Ryug last, 1,d
Freest River °
Leave 1'.dlin •wnoet s a.m., I'enrtxngIr N
p.m.. Midland 3::111 p.m.. (via Mettle
ionto Motet*. and TIiurwlay+.
Fasseeter e,ceaaodelioe Uaett'd1M,
Leena Frain' Rates.
Ticket -alai in(urutaliun (tont all rail-
way ;went,.
M. 11. Gildersleeve, Mgr.. a ollingwood.
C. 11. Nlche2ea, Teethe Mgr., Sarnia.,
TO THE PUBLIC
The price o1.
beef tattle throughout R
t th
l4rlt l.h Empire haa dropped a noh•b a1.
Iwo. and consequently (oral pries an,
down. we ere mow ',. t ply'inw all cuta
at lower prirv.. while the qunllly Is ,n.
gond, If not better• than ever. Me
LEAN'S MEAT MARKET htpslles alt
kinds of meet., !stun ey. et,. and. while
thanking the !melte for their liberal
Patronage. we -olitlt a continuance; of
t he some.
McLEAN BROS.,
i brier F;:, -t moi and �q nen t;tsterlth.
CENTRAL
STRATFORD. ONT.
I lar elite .•. are b t trgr, than they
were ix ).a.r ago. The public have
learned that this is the frost 'Wove b1 the
Prot ince In 0611111 a counnen•Inl
education or .horn hnnd t mi rang,
Students are entering wu•h week. 111
grndllales gut good plwlutln.. %Trite
now for emollient:.
ELLIOTT & McLACHLAN,
Prtncipel-
HAVE YOU A CAMERA?
We teach
Amateur
Photography
112 'tier Ironic. 1" rider 0114 led 1,r•
tion then, 1x no experimenting or
waging of material. and money. lin
learn to tan rt cry Sep of the work your
pelf, ! evee4U. guaranteed. 1111e 51(5.1) In
Internal gold print will Interyon. Write rude).
(Jo•responrlenee ingartntent.
CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE,
'1'1, pronto,
A Great School
ELLIOTT
TORONTO. ONT.
S1e.trer. from Itritt•2, 1'utnntldn,
Ma.katchrw+u, and bbnnllnb4 on the
wed. 10 New Hnln.,irk on the rami ore
In nl trn,la me Ihr. year. 1)1.l.nre is nn
hind name to threw who ntdo to get Ire
lea. Our RTrul,Mrs are .away. •110
•.•tut. line twilit ie. are npa-
namr .. ed
1 �nnuornra• non. No vaeat10o. 1 ollrg,
0;w,, rnr ie. yeal. Megnlfitcnl rA1..
I.t(on flier,
W. J. ELLIOTT, Principal.
I m1.. \mitre and Alexander s1,
. Acheson & Son
An Important Shipment of
Carpets and Linoleums
We otter exceptional valines in 0111' importatiull of
Enlisli, Brussels velvets Wiltuns and
R tapestry )'sl
1.y carpets and
linoleum;. Ever so many beautiful patterns and color etlocti
in carpets and rugs.
Brussels Carpets
Extra Meavy 'Wittily in a large range of bundINN• patWrn,. buil, b
any room, hall or stairs, specialx1, ��t (',
(1(
per
per ynftl and
Wilton Carpets
Extra heavy pile and in deep, rich coloring and effects $1
eery
Hilt' leauliful, special at per yard
English Tapestry Carpets
'37 inch,•. wide. IMM) yards on special male in calors, reds, blues
wtt41 shades, greens, terms, in a variety of new patterns and suit
able for a11t' room or hall, extra( heavy pile and recon' .-1J(nirndwi for got 1 hard wear and cervi e, special rut price
Tapestry, Brussels and Velvet Art Squares
mics, ranging
in a largevariety of patterns and all $4 .00 to $30,00
in •ice f1. \1Tl
English Linoleums
,Tile and Hord design and every yard our own (1iltrt import frim
manufacturers. Scut s of latter s to choose flour:iii Y, :i and
4 yards wide, at 1
yard
Japanese Mattings
011 rolle to clear sped
and colorings, at per
, special ,,.,.,.,.
*hare 35c. 40c mod 50c
Ily, cotton warps. assorted llesigns
25c. 20c and 15c
CURTAINS
CURTAINS !
New' and beautiful curtains from Switzerland and F:nglaml.
beautiful Swine and Brussel). , net curt ohm,
light
nt
and
neat.
'att rsman)1rand veryrax o tr.$3.00$8.00'1.1ern range foul)
Nottingham Lace Curtains
full size tend our ntn•k is fully a thouand 50c t . $2•�0
pairs, ranging in price from \
Change in Business
WE beg to announce that the livery
business heretofore conducted by
Messrs. Miller & Walker, has
been purchased by us, and we respectfully
solicit a share of the public patronage. As
the past, the livery will be kept at the
top notch of efficiency and our every effort
will be to have
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THE BEST
ALL CALLS PROMPTLY
ATTENDED TO
Walker & Augustine
l'lil)NI•.: I
EAST STREET LIVERY
`LOTH (CENTURY
CLOTHES
for Critical Men
Clothes, to:; some extent like
people, may le judged ,by their
environment, their association.
Where you ser ' iecesnful,
cultured Wren you will see the
20th Century Brand
of clothing tory 'nisch in evi-
(knee. This facet is hut. n natturll
netoenee of the manner in
which thea' garu•entareved the
highest perfection in clothes
craft. The mean of ('11tical taste
wit., has ar•garl for his personal
nppeara00P consider' his ward-
robe ine piece without then,.
.eplenditl garments. They are
ess,nttall y clothes for the man
who rare... 1f you want (style 111
well nm fit buy the. 20th Century
Brand. ('rices
$I2 to $20
Negligee Shirts at 95c
For Saturday Only
19e most gal"e•e•emfill male of
the iea'.n ll*rnume we are offer-
ing
ffer-ing the greats.). value.. Threw
shit•im ate 111•.• spring goods and
will be displayed in our huge
window- be sure a►'1 Are the
splendid values offered,
The King and Bor' alino
Flats
English and Italian
Our male* have I1een pity large
leenn e• people are finding nut
that these Hats nee full of quality
and *tyle a Binet. It's may
to toll theme hate on people they are no different from others
in style.
Walter C. Pridham
CLOTHIER FURNISHER HATTER