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T.rm..4 fiuberlstlea :
Sae per minim In 144144140,44'.
s .10.11., stn : three 0ta41hr,110.
Nub.•Mbets who fall to rw•eive Trot 41u1•1,
=lie (Y by ball will ,muter 14 4144401 by 1444.
I) (bra us of the feel at a1 early a date a.
When a change of addmw b deslnd. Moth t he
old and the new (dd1aw rlao0W be tit en.
A4MrtbMg Rehm :
begat end other elm)Mr advertrw11010w, Me
44.r ear her find In'ertkut and :le per line for
each asilustprent ol..enhu. Measured by a
nonpareil anode, twelve ((.N,s to an '1)•b.
Badness nada of nix line» and under, 11) per
year.
AdvertJwmenla of (.o41, 1'ould, !greyed, 114.
Nation* Turvotl, sit 04,114wn W14111441, non,.... for
Sale or to Rent, Fromm for Sade or to Hent,
A tIoles for Solo, rte„ not exceeding ought
Moen, Or earh 1.111)1 Ion : $1 for ant month. Slur
for each Mubsuquent mouth. Larger ad vortne,
moats to &Nupnrtlon.
laical nodded to nonp14reti typo Se per 11ne.
No nodes taw than Me.
Anneuntementa is ordinary reading type ere
Deal per word. No maitre ler» than Mr.
Auy ..penal notice, the object of which la the
psouorry benefit of any individual or awned•
.tion, to be eonddered an advertlseownt and
to be (Merged accordingly.
Rate. for db.pllay and contract .414 .rlael
m000 will b. given M0 applks►tUal_
Addr7Y all cemmanleauan, t0
VANA!TRH t RUHKIITMUN,
Tint Slowat-
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OODKRICH. THURSDAY. MAY 17. Ileal
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
The session of the legislature which
has just closed 11n14 toren a very fruit-
f.rl one, and Goverfuwnt journals .u1'
lustily singing the pi -sines of Mt•,
Whitney and his Ministry. The
erud press is not distaNwit to Iw cap-
tious, Inst it is not ant of place to
saggest that it might be w1•II to wait
and see whether 'mune .f the much -
heralded legislative products of the
session turn out to be good or other.
wise.
The exaluplr''1of the Dominion Goy-
ernmeent /WW1 been followed in the
appointment of a Provinrdnl milwa)•
c smnision, and the taxation of rail-
ways hos been increased, although
not in the rm11uier or to the extent
which Mr. Whitney and Nome of his
c 11leaglles when in opposition at-
tempted t) force upon the then Gov.
ernment. The liquor license law has
been amended, the 1i41•nIw fee. h.'ing
raised and the 'loyal option terminion.
radically nitend( deMtroy d. 'emir
tensperanc• 'Yorkers sly. With the
cooperation of the OppMMlt Hal n
•ehetne for the reorganirat' of the
Provincial University adnlilli44tllrti.,
ham been worked out which it is hop -.l
will he of benefit to the ethe•atiuoal
interests of the Province. 4'Wow.,
have also been made in the organiza-
tion 44 the F]lucatiou Ilepinnlenl.
The tisi ' salary provision for
rural seined teacher. in good in in-
t •nt ; how it will work out remains to
be seen. A distinctly retrograde slap
has been taken in the pa1•tial reser•
Rion to the old 41)1801)" entitled Nysten
discarded ten yells ,ago 14 Mlrp
against which the Government wan
warned by in4lep•nd.11i sad 4414411(04.
tent authorities. 1 he ele•1r•ic power
question WAN brought to the front by -
the enthusiastic aildnnsn 4.f Hon.
Adan( Rork et various points in the
Province, 'Net the Geyer men legim-
1ati0n in the tier lou been hk1.nel to
a °gold trick :" *1)1111)111441 it has very
Much the appearance of a fraud upon
the icipelitits which were lel t..
expect. N) much in the way of cheap
• power. T' • will tell. however. In
regard to flnanehll wl01ini44111.1.ion the•
Government has nothing to IMNINI 4,f•
Thr floating .4 the first dinr•t
Vinrixl Asan was 11 tarry pNa'I)•-
manage) effair, netting the Province
a price censiderxhly below par. The
Provincial expenditunw, too. have
been largely increased, and the dispos-
ition of the Government memoir to be
towards tot ill g11'nter e•xiwnditlire.
The mi ' g law has 'wen revisal. and
what sh.wlkl he n very useful experi-
ment in the emollient' of public
ownership principlee will remit from
the derision 4,1 the Clover 'it In
rstain the (4illit44 r 't and *o work it!
mineral depmita am 4 Provincial
lnd.wtry.
The (iovenlawnt has tea been
afraid to -do things,' and that is
something in its favor.
UNREPENTANT PLUNDERERS.
The debate upon Mi. W. F. Mar-
lean's hill to repeal -the indemnity and
pension act of tut session biotic
place At Ottawa last wek, and the
members voted to cling to the pelf
which they m) coolly appropriated to
themselves last year. Only nine
members. including Mr. Maclean. voted
for the repeal of the grab legislation.
Most of the members who spoke on
the motion seemed to have the idea
that the opposition to the grab wart
hound up in the proem of Mr.
Maclean. ,and their (pxrche4 were
mainly devoted to jeers and hunts
et the expense of the member
for Month York, whose popularity
In the Hours has diminished in the
same ratio es it has increased in the
country as the result of hie attitude
on the indemnity question. Mr. Mac-
lean has hie faults, but he is on the
• fright side and the popular aide in re-
gard to this question, and the mem-
ben who jumped on him with such
sent last week may before they aie
many years older regret their same*
of valor. Nothing. indeed, was septi
by those who opposed Mr. Maclean's
motion which In any degree altered
tie (*peel. of the indetnnity bill of last
session as a piece of Mack thieviery
perpetrated by the membyw of 1'ar-
liameot upon the taxpayers of the
elwots'y. How any member pnssess-
1eg oely a rndlmentaey *nee of
bonne weld attempt to jlstlfy the
Nth* elbest ermine, in the face of the
immoral resentment which it has
THE SIGNAL: GODERICII ONTARIO
amused Ihh.4IgIHAlt the a try, In ennnectiwt with taw minimum I friend 01. auwoel*1e In the Houllr•
pesetas cougarhen ' : lot wit is, motor), pruvWon for rural school Thin is the 40111/e plan slaw« pn•tr0-
.4.ms to the lrwlerwhip 11( the 1lWlwrl'.
end ive part y were wet..usly dirc•uswrl
one ahlorl. year Ago,
Fraaddeet Medicates.
A very excellent e• is that of OI.
$t,N•klon. the 4'onw•l•t'Alive uwutlor•
be Ht. John city nod r11unry, who hes
seemed a ogiecial 1 'ate• "too en-
quire into anti tenor( upon the sle of
fl'411dldrnt 44r deleterious lueelieineN in
1!141114410." 11 is nniversa 144 admitted
that immense har►u is done the public
health, to say nothing of the public
Iuoraain, I.y the unrestricted sale id
the tuns of 'peek stuffy' that are
)4.111'1)• (1144(144411 of in Chir comae 4 , 1
if Ow IM'.4ph• sh11111d be pr leclel ill
the tel' of food adulteration they
eel 1111111y Heed 1.401111 Orlo1491iun 111
IhiM 411144'1 1011 rile..
Another fake proposition will also
144441%4 1111111441 4(1 ta'lrtiuu f1e1111 Ihr
Hou'•. Ralph Smith. of Nona brio, B.
(11411 1111441 the attention of the
to the feet that 4111 gh
0111' PArlinwept has legl.lalell against
t igl4t' frauds they still find a
happy hunting ground in England.
where the Canadian law cannot leach
thecal, and he pr)plse1 that official
representation in the matter be made
to the lulp•I•ial Authoriti11s. Thr de-
bate is still tinder way, but there is
1:111.. lnubt that something of this
kind will he done.
What Can't Be Cured Must Be Endured.
Mr. 11.411•• the Liberal uwnlwr for
W' 'peg, had de a kick against
the acoustic properties of the t•hsu)-
Iwr, And in this he has the cordial sup -
isn't of every member of the prices
gallery. Even when the members are
quiet, which is not always by any
means, it is impossible to hear half
that id (ming on, and unless a► apwake•
raises his vuicr considerably above its
'nal tone he might as well not Iw
talking at all AN tar as the members
het ' 1 I ' are concerned. Thele is
probehly nothing re difficult to
remedy than the neourtie defects of
x1) aud1Wri11111, however : so it is to he
feared that this is one of the troubles
that will have to be made Jhe Iwst •,L
Hoa Mr. Emmersoa's Denial.
The statement lets been given cur-
rency in u section of the press that.
Mr. k,,i,nerwrl, Minister of Railways,
intends to propose, at the Approach-
ing conference with the Provincial
Premiers, thyt the Federal outhot'itirs
take steps to place all railways in
Canada under Federal jurisdiction.
The Minister has Made no such state-
ment and desires that the denial be
given 41/4 wide publicity as the original
IIIt.44tHtrulP4t.
A Jealous Opposition.
The magnificent develuppr1vent ..f
the :sort .tow est under the able ..d
iatratiun of the Detainment of the• In-
terior is evidently as 444411' pint with
the loyal Opposition, 1• they ere
('veil ntingly' nosing round 111 Hud
some incident to which t.1 hake ex.
erption. A Western Ontario mem-
ber in responsible for the story that 4
barge acuumit of fake h esteuling is
going on and laud it. thus tied up W
the detriment of the hetet He 'wilier.
He rlaiftlr In have per . ni,1 knowledge
of this, and yet. instead of (411•niMhiug
the 1h•partln4•ut with details 444 0181
it • IM• stopped, he tells , his unsup-
ported 4tery tog skeptical House and
country
THE ONTARIO LEGISLATURE.
1144 1111)44 nt4411rrs who 4o11a1 (Or legebers there is A danger (-hat A dead
the repeal of the grab legislation weer..
Harr (t)uffe•r)ul. Main IPw•Il. Chi hair
(14. (hllariol, KI.on (K. Middlesex),
(calor ItluWinulrull. McIntyre 4S.
Perth), ,\litelwul 11, Y/lrkl° '.Vnlsh
(Huntingelun, Que.) and Wilson (Len
11044 )•
THE ASSESSMENT ROIL.
('brae (444.111(4 411 be 11 general Martin)
for the publication of the 11nudeiced
1aNse4eu)4nt 11111. lin every baud
fu•Ilr 1114• 1.111'111111 111 1,111144' haw 1111•
rotateM1111•IIt14 tilt -oughtn't 4111• 541w1)
r pare w•i111 lint .4 their 114.1) 111•11 1.
erty. '('Ilry are 144'ar• of their right
to exalnille the roll at the Wen hall :
last thin is neither Mo convenient
4444 satisfactory 4a it would be for each
citizen to have 11 printed copy tof the
roll in his own possession, to he in-
spected thoroughly and at leisure. It
i4 natural 1411d proper that every lax -
payer a1 Id desire to. k ' what
pu'isrl hie *Mw'osnlent bears with
(home of his neighlorl. Ile is quite
read)- to have his 4,•aie s.nleut put up to
the full value of his property if others
are trete) in exactly the wine. G114h-
ion : And the Only way in which he
('4411 11(*ut1' himself of this is fey a cart. -
fill examination of the asl4Pawe 1.'e roll.
p11 other towns of Ontario it haw
been the practice to publish the 1414we•e1-
nlent roll. and The Signal has time
and ,again advocated that the sure
course• he followed here. 114 the filer
of what appear.. to be 4 very gent -gni
dewier .111 the part of the niteptyers,
the town Council should at its next
meeting talky up) the matter of pub-
lishing the roll of 1181* at as euly 4
date Ile possible.
HOW THEY VOTED.
1t till Iw of interest to the electors
of this district to know how their
representatives at Ottawa voted in
the House of 1' last week nn
the (11111 W rep'() the legial*tl)1n of
last session iner•Awing the tnemb •n+'
indemnity to $2,:11)). The following
mended. vl)tel ,against the notion for
repeal tilt i'. they voted to 1)'p
the extra $1,11111) :
LEWVIR 4 Went Iburin I.
141111th Huron),
MI KEN'/.IIs (South Bruce).
Ur. ('bishoIul, the menilwr for Fest
Bunn, was absent. And he is not
rer•11rle1 (n 1lansarl as having paired.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
\ IIWn1hip in New Ontario is 1.8 be
renal F-i11w114.Wnehip, after the 1114411-
hvi• for South Huron.
A 44x-eo11e•Wr has been lrlerl
in %11hlnn.l. 1)f course car can all 1411-
pl'Ici41e the motives of much a (Tittle.
itt t11.• in('I1'4iweill tliesr1nl•
the %V,aMmenipml ratepayers will expct
nn 4,Opn44•lahh• 11.41114. in • the tots
rale.
Tilbury is to have what it im said
will be the largest canning Gwltory in
Canada. Why dors 11.4 (1l141('i'irh 14445
after 1411Th 141) indnN1ry
Sir John MeclonakE Edward Blake,
Alexander McKenzie. Sir l'harlrs
Tupper. Ilaltun McCarthy throw men
sat in Poor •1)t for $1,1MM1 it s'saion.
Ned Lewis .liken $2,:1141 n s40ii11n,
The Turk found that the British
I,i.,n i• jest ns boos • 1111 11 11(1114(1
111141er a l.ilwrad keeper ,u it Wile in the
4'otts•rt'ntive leash. The safety of the
Empire thws not depend 181o0 the
donlin1nr4 of any political party.
If Ill' mrn1114.14 I►ttewa were not
suffic11•Iltly 111• p'tewol at $1,:1111,
why did they spend foul $.1111l W
$1,41181 emit to be elected ? 'Vere they
sere. by runt4•Iup111t ing 11 raid on the
11'PAM111•y w hl'n they were asking to be
elected ?
While there remits to be no very
convincing lens to ill 11).. 414•man 1
made by 4)ppsililon speaker /11141
441414.144 *11114 1he Pest11ml.ter-General
h11altl abstain fro111 private law p1114-
Iic,, any mor• then if be were a
phywican 1)r m merchant ors former
he should give olio hint business. still it
moat Ica adulitlel that Mr. A)•les-
worth would Mtr•ngthen him position
in the ;tubby Mind if he Nhoukl give
up his briefs entirely. A change in
the Cabinet, which will make him
1linistel• of .Instiee. seems to be im-
minent : and of cower it will then he
i.n entive that he cease to Appear an
an Advocate before the e.eirte with
which by virtue of his l'abinet posi-
tion he will he two intimately con-
nected.
The Northern Nav'Igsl.ion (' pony
144 Adopting a novel edvertieing
scheme. It is asking that pretty Can-
,w11nn girls mend their photographs to
the Company, who will rho*. one--
pre,mnlably the pr•ttlest--to be used
for advertising purposes. If the girls
of Doderi.h carr W have their pictures
employed In this way, this town might
144 well represented in such s miiipeti-
tion. Theta iM perhaps not a town of
twice the size in Ontario that can
hoe* of as many pretty girls An we
have in (l1) derich. Whether it is the
town's Vocation beside fake Huron,
with Its flesh air and health -giving
breezes, or that the nattursl leanly of
the place tends to the development of
personal beauty, or just that it hew
happened so-. et any rate, it a mat.
ter of frequent remark among resi-
dents and visitor* that (i/xlerihh has
an uncommonly large proportion of
pretty girl... The Signal of emir*
would not say this with the bare de-
sign of tickling the vanity of the
young ladies: the men ate just es
proud of It aui the girls can ler-pos-
sibly a little more so.
level play to melon lined ley I which
tr1wler.'will not Idiot. the moieties of
especially competent teitehere. The
result of this would he the• name
*Olio which flaw hewn bnlught about
by the conditions at present pn•vnil-
i4)g : the h.'st men would (rave the
profession W tins• lora ambit o45 and
term eurleget-Il 444)1.14 who W411.141 content
Ibrahim -lee .vitt their pwition on the
"dead level." 1'he new legislation
will. in • little .t1•a1u1e At least,
ilupnlve the financial letotoa of the
t.•,1) ting prde1.iou in 1lop11w11•i'11i
with other callings ; but the (hest re -
milts to be exp11•le1 frau it will not
follow 1)1)1444414 trusters recognize the
pr' • i.lportanre of warming a thur-
mughly competent leacher, which will
carry with it the ne•elsity of paying a
salary which will keep such a teacher
in their employ. If the trustees do
not exercise their powers in this
direction, the result will he that, tak-
Ing the average, they will toe .paying
out more money Without any 1ncre,ue
in the efficiency of the rrhcol. The in-
tent of the new Iegisltion is not to in-
1t1'asr the ealarit•,I of incumlwto•nt
teachers : it is to start a movement
for the proper reniuneration of good
teachers And the weeding out of the
i hrumpetents.
The Long Ago.
oh! a wonderful »t ream 1. the river of line,
A. it run. 4lnvuggh the radon of lean,
with a rookie, a rl).rthu, aid u,u»Leel rlis
Anil a bnader sweep and a ',orgy 4ub11n*e,
A. it blend. In the gamin of yearn.
How the winter, cam drifting like flakes of
,4)44.
And alae .im111er. like birds bet wren,
.41111 lite year. In the *heat, how they eom.14nd
0a 1144 riib, r Abmwm.1, with loo ebb and it. flow,
A. It glider' In the .1ladow and sheen.
Threw. a magical tale up the river of time,
Where the oaten of aim are playing
There'. a eknHlh44,» sky *rel a tropical cline,
And a wing as .wee. *w a reaper chime
And the June» with the room are NO101,111.
A 1st the name of t hl. Ile lathe long Ago.
And we bur)• our (mI.urea them :
Them aro Nowa of beauty and bosom. of
.now. -
Thureare henpr of dust - oh! we lova! thou%
Thcre are- 1rinkels and tremor of hair. -
There are f,'og11tent* of .onlda that nobody
ing.Therear par,. M en infant 'oo prayer.
There'» a lute'un.wep and . harp without
.'rings, •
There me broken row., and plan of rtoga.
And the garulent• our loved rood to wear.
Them are hood» that are waved when the
Mur)' »ho•.•1 y fitful iser yte
a
Ana ! lifted in Mr.
M{rmmnumOt losses, hear through:he turbulent
10 Ir
Mwtwt .elm. we heard Ito the day. don»
before.
%-lien the wind down t144 Aver wee fa' r.
111! remembered for aye be that blessed
Ink,
A11 the days M our life unlit night
And when es ening glow., with Its beautiful
.4nd our eye,. are Clo.lnd an »lumnber. a
while.
May a lovelier isle be is .IghL
I,.yanl Taylor,
OUR OTTAWA LETTER.
Doings of Last Week at the Dominion
Capital.
Trouble at ow Immigration Staff in *M Old
Country -Members Are Fond of the Lucre.
but No: of W. F. Maclean- They Vote Down
His s.11 for Repeal of the Salary Grab •
TM Attack on Mr. Ayleworth,
4Mlw-inl.»err.pondcuer of The signal.)
Ottawa. May 5211). --It is not always
within the four ep•ne►s (of n debate
that the t interesting iteIlle are
f 1 in the pl'weelings of the Ilmew
of C . The returns that are
brought down f time to time often
PIMtIIin iG•11141 .1 interesting mews,
whirl) are mule Nilotic onlyif the
wide-nwaLe pressmen drop on them
sod 1, them known. In this ('Lass
is the return which was brought
down one day this week, which given
insight into the rel)t;On% 1 f
111e111111•ra of the ' 81111' .h.ff in
England 111 ole (Mother. AV. T. R.
Preston. w111N... 11a111e IM not 1111ftn111-
inr to wades .of the ublic pre, has
lweto having quite a lM4
little trou1114. with
his mIl*M)nbIlt•,, and than lone
lin. found it neetoutr)', •appnrrn:ly. to
nppm•sI In headquarters herr, (w1nre• he
W114 :1111e 144 get 441141 hr wanted.
flare in little doul, . that the .len
who 4111• •lla*•glrl with the developing
of Canadian into e•rtr in t h.. 411.1
4'omit ry 1)11', nM ft MNIy. Capable', 144i144-
takiug 111141 11nlw11allow : it weetter 41
51114' 1110t 4he•r' should) be frietiun
among thea. for such is condition of
'Maio t4 1,1)1militate against the gen-
ere' efficiency of the staff.
Mr. Aylesworth and His Law Practice.
The attack on Hon. A. H. Ayles-
worth. the new Po4tnlante--Genres(,
veiled under s general resolution ex-
pensing disapproval of 11iuisters and
deputy heals of !apartments pro•
tiring in the law cam's. except 114 the
interests of the country, did not pro-
duce very :II of vnlur to RA wa-
ters, Almost without exception
the sten who aceept 1'a hi ne•t 514niti0ll4
do no at gr et pets. I Ateriflce; they
are then with large c n•ial or
Er)fesMiumH interests. and, in the CAMP
n point. it i411 well-known fact that
for years Mr. Ayle•4worth heal de-
clined to give up the time from his
lucrative law practice to devote 1 ' -
self to the service of hia country. It
is therefore not stirprising that, where
it coin be done will t wu•riticing the
interests of their Department, any of
them should wish to continue to re-
tain A portion at least of their privo4G-
hntainesN ; 4 n.1 there is nothing re-
markable in the fort that neither their
constituents nor the Hooter can Nee
sny objection to their m) doing. The
case of the deputy heeds is vastly
different : they are engaged to devote
their whole time to the (hatbox I4
their (Mier. and anyone who hew any
experience in the work 4)4 a Depart-
ment need not he told that that, will
leave little time for Anything
Mr. Maclean is Not Popular.
The indemnity question is settled
for thin seadon at any rate, and it nifty
he safely IwIlled that Mr. W. F. Mae -
leen of S•Nth York is wetted alar, not
one for this ,e,silol, hill for all time.
sat far Is any influence he may have
In Parlia11lent is concerned. A more
unmerciful, nue 1s almost tempted to
say brutal, roasting than the hon.
grntlelnan received at the hand. of hi
I can political friends has seldom If ever
been heard within the wallet of the
green chandler, and, as a result, not
only was hie repeal hill knocked out
by it vote of tri to R, M1t. Mr. Matthew
bimsel tit lift pte ..(wily wltbout
l'he Legislature conclude) its work
for the session la* week• and the
101'111111 prorogation Gook place on
M lay. Thr closing 4(4(4•(4 of the
4e9r.1111) were marked by . • vigorous
dinettes' f 4 Iwr of (iovel•n111Pnt
hills, rand "several divisions were taken.
AM t'br (iovrr •1)t hs all 041.1'.
whrhuing majo wily in the House, the
I1n1111 )11 the olivisun4 44:11 simply to
p11wre the members on re•oel.
Criticising the Power Bill. -
Mr. 'toss criticized the power hill.
He agreed in the general principle
that it eras desirable to go a1. Gar and
4111 yuickl,v lam pllwible in he direction
of cheap power. The Int• Govern-
ment by the act of I5101i gave the 15111n-
icipalitiew the power to p11ov1dr for
th.•rns•Ives what the present. hill
Provided in atwother way. Ile 01)-
je•Iel to the political commit l (Ion of
the permanent e•on1111il$i1111, of which
two memlwrm of the (lover •1)t m*v
be 11/111 14114' .hall be n inellwr. A
r 'fusion for c • •i:d meryiee
should not be constituted on political
liner. 1144 -Willi afrsid the bill would
hotel the Province with obligali4011
1111(1 wouhl impair tts (relit. Further,
the bill )r)p(4)IMrl W .0.1,44 the Prov-
ince liable for An undertaking which
•would be of benefit only to certain
50 •.liken. Under the act munici-
palities would le tempted to inereal$e
(heir illdeltehle,. IM')-Illld wife
I*unds, ami the result might 'Ica dis-
astrous. The hill wladti be harmful
to the Pr,vinee in 1 the. way : if
the in*ee•slM 111141 right.* of capital
already invented 111 Ningarn 'were
swept aside it womlll prevent the
futwee investment of empire! in thin
Province,
Mr. Preston (Brant(, on the other
hand, tl ght the hill w.s unfair to
the municipalities, because in the end
pr..tically ell the liabilities wete
phi('e1 upon them. and that' Wan not
What they heal expected
Hon. Mr. Beck defended the hill and
stated that one of the Niagara cool'
genies had offense to sell power to the
('omml44Nbn at $11 per horsepower.
Premier Whitney believed that it
would not he nec.Ntary to expropriate
property. If cntipanie1 declared they
would rather keep their power than
owl( and transmit it at recut nail('
routes, only then would the Govern-
ment exercise the powers coufrrted
by the hill.
Expenditure is Growing.
The supplementary estimates in-
crease the total estimated expenditure
for the year to $O,bb84,:41Ri. The ex-
penditure for 11813 wan 111:4,3118.01 6.
Among the items is a grant of $Fi4(I Io
Sheering, the winner of the Marathon
real rare.
Aid for Railways.
When in opposition the members of
the present Government objected
strenuously to giants in mid of rail-
ways. A short term in power has
('hanged their views,' and just Ilefore
the close .4 the session they an-
nlnneel that grants, amounting in all
to $340,O011, would he rna4le for two
short lines in Northern Ontario.
Modern Barbarity.
Montreal Witham.
The current number of Leslie's
Weekly. in en editorial entitled sig-
nificantly "In the land of the Free,"
says It is sot may for an American
citlsen, horn and heed in an environ-
ment where freedom of though*. and
action is accorded to all 'nen, except
Um* convicted of Dome eet1Al crime,
t0 read, without *were of indignation,
the orcisainnal accounts in the news -
of the chase, capture and lin-
Iment of Chinamen guilty of no
ether offence than trying to ernes the
Canadian border Into the United
Mtates without first s11'bjecting theu-
Iwl •en o
� t the ordeal Of 411 ufficinl
exa.ainal1011. A few tiny'. oglo a
c44lunlo, Nt•rry appeared .1 1'uiterl
Miele. papers of the roost 44x441111)4
Lind, relating how et•vrrtl United
States ini.pectors haat hunted down
some posh' l nhle•Nr, chasing them over
the 111.111411411111 And 1 lir. nigh t hr s11ow-
dl ifts near Nee/1/4114, Ver uH)ul, 1111.1144
landing the "game" they hal "hooted"
in jail. -All this, '4)4444 our 0011.
temp 111►ap:. i)t mute tl
suggestive )1f the 11(. 1).1
slave days and undrrg
,a11nf1111)'
(l1 of flugp(itivt
1 nil Ware
and hardly less repugnant to oar's
menet. of right and justice. Most
ahtorreot, lulouadverts the '•Weekly.,,
is it to rsod how Chinamen are 'tented
down and capture., fur trying (01track
into the "land of the free," how they
ane huddled like mbar p iu Veetched
lull fl(thy Tens along the holder, and
thele 114 /tilled fur 1 g Periods like
the mewneet of ul*lt'Iactaa1 until the
gill 1101'4 041 Ale really to deport them.
Technically. it is :u'kno4vledg441, Al(
this is lege! and proper under the pro-
vision,. of the Chinese exclusion law,
but it is urged that it is none the lees
an offence against that higher law to
which all Olen And all nations are
amenable, and which has it* f lo-
tion in the (11)111111441)14' pr(ncip1es of
righteous/vas and justi,e. The ('niter(
States is learning by the lovcotting of
Re merchandise in China that 141)11 e1411 -
not do what she pleases, even with the
poor Chivanan, and the leason is
likely to he a must severe one before it
is (lone with. Anyway. "if there ate
any." cnnl n ent h+ Leslie's AVeek l y, "who
can read of thele brilliant feats of -
awn -hunters on the Canadian borders
with a feeling of pride they are wel-
come to the s•usalen." We need poly
auld that we do nut envy the slate of
mind and heart of our Canadine gang -
drivers who play into the hands of
there lean -hunters. Sonnet hues ('a,-
nadians get a little taste of analogous
treatment the nelvem when m/nlle
boundary official mistakes them for
Britisher! or foreigners e ' ting
the crime of entering the republic
without paving head tax.
Fishery Protection Service.
Toronto, May *2. --In pursuance of
his aggressive policy for the protec•
Hon of the fisheries of the Provence,
Hon. 1)r. !teatime has decided upon
the employment of a number of fast
g1►soline muleteer on waters where
poaching is frequent and persistent.
One such launch recently purcha.Pd
at Ganan.s4.1e t omit of $NMI 144 naw
in Toronto tun dor, Her )relinlinwry
test. developed high speed. Mie will
Ica further terte1 .in the .May and hake.
And in a day or taco a decision will Ica
reached as to whether she will Ian
placed on lake Krie or lake St.
Clair, each of which will he patrolled
by a gnsl.line L►hnnch this stetson. A
launch will ,also be purchainet1 111111.1144
' .liately for the Georgian lily.
and Iwf ore the *mann (14 far ndv,u,c. d
there will Ica tWI) fast Iaunche on that
bay. 1'11e liilphie, the present flattery
cruiser on (Ieor•gian 11ay,is too big 111111
Go 1410W for the work. and has failed)
to make r,►ptute$ 4111 more thnn one
occasion bee/tune her sire prevented
her going In nfu0ng the inshore is-
lands 1,1111 getting at poaches work-
ing there. An (offer of $1.:141 ham 'Nen
received for the liilphie, and .he will
probably 144 sold to the private parties
wanting to bay at that prier.
It Walla, proposed to:l!ut a batt gas) -
line Iauneh on Dake Njpirsing next
54411..011. - --- -
(Nark's Veal Loaf
is lust tender veal - -tastily sea,nnrd
Ano cooked in egg (natter. An ap-
petizing tit -bit always.
Many a Ie /llhlti:n for honesty is
baker( on the fact that it4 owner has
never IN•en caught. New York Times.
NAVE YON A BOSS? or are yet iele-
peedenl a If you are reeling money for some one
else, quit and make money for yourself, (:et out
of slavery and Le free. Write O. alAI.Aaa,. a
Co., London. They will show you the way. They
have started thousands on the nod to freedom.
Seven dollars ■ day, every day in the year, is be-
ing made kandli.g their golds write now
Time 4 mosey. _
TO THE PUBLIC
'The prk'e of hear e.ittleIhmudho,l the
Delilah F.n1p1re h1)» drmppll n .Het.1•1, Or
Iwo, and eon0r'ornlly la•al price„ Ore
down. \Ye are .1044 41 .plying nil rel»
nt lower pri.1.... 44.1,11,' the grants is ,as
gond, if 1)H 4149 ter, than ever, Me
(.KANM MKAT MARX ET handle,, all
ked. of motto, poultry, 4441'., and, while
thanking the mobile for their liberal
Iatmange. wi solicit is l00tlnm44nee of
the name.
McLEAN BROS.,
Corner Ewa 111. hind 14eare. lialeMrh.
•TRATRORDa ONL
tour clown, are mu •h larger 1 ami they
were a year ago. 'file pnidi- baso
learned teat this Is the 1 est plat. • In the
I'mvh,ce to obtain is commercial
etn44atllu or shorthand t ratnin
Student. nm totzr'lg each week. All
grd,l.tes get good Wsftlona. Write
now for catalogue,
ELLIOTT & McLACHLAN,
PrInclpal4
HAVE YOU A CAMERA?
We teach
Amateur
Photography
at yowr home. 1'ndcr our Inmtnlr-
tlo4, there Is no expl'Hnunting or
wa.ding of material. and money. You
learn to de et ery step p1 tby 441111 TOM'
KN. Attempts gtlarentelid. Our 41(11,14, In
Reid prise will hnerest (101)• Write today
Cot•nnpondcnee Ih•partnlent,
CENTRAL BUSINESS COULEiiE.
Toronto.
A Great School
ZLLioT[
ZLLIOTT
TOaQNTO. 011T.
M mien?. from Hrll WI 1 'olnmbia.
Plwkatrhewan end Manitoba on the
west to New Brunswick ml the rant are
In attendance fit. year, Inatome 1. no
hlnlrnnnr to 1 how who wl.h to get the
brad. Our graduate,. am 4414444)'. s1H•-
1s.fi11. 141r far11111ra are nrourp14wled
Commence now. No 1/le/M1011. ollege
51444e h re yaw yeMaenelcant mot./OR
J. ELLIOTT. Principal.
1'oI% fango and Alexander Sta.
W. Acheson & Son
Carpets, Rugs and
Curtains
The arrival of an immtnse purchase of floor coverings
and curtains puts ns to the necessity' of stimulating rapid
clearings in these lin s and for
MAY
BARGAINS
we place about 3,000 yards of carpets and 1,200 pairs of cur-
tains for your inspection at a bag reduction from regular
values.
Brussels Carpe
(with or without border)
tweeter at OW, $1.111 $7.10
`and
Tapestry Carpets
()ver It:l pieces to chops.
from, all new, fresh and
'bright, and in colors and
designs selected. Prices
range per yard, 35c75c
41k, 30c, Oak and
:11 inches wide, reversible,
clean pule stto•k, in 171
different patterns, colors,
1.11)wll4, 1441(14 and greens.
Special at per yard 4544
2.w, 311c, 35e, 411, and.
Wilton and
Velvet Carpets
New designs and color-
ings, suitable for any
mom or hall. Regular
1$11.40 and $1.50 $1.25
Pure Wool Carpets
:6 inches wide, reversible
ingrain, all pure wool
carpets. 1,411) ysrdr in
colon of greens, • brown's.
reals and bitten in all *Ilia
yellir's patterns. Heide- (we,
able at 75c, NW and.... aa77N.P
FLOOR RUGS
Velvet, Brussels, Tapestry, 'Wool and Union (tugs, sizes 3x:1, 3z3j, 31x4,
sjx4j ya rds. Prices range from
54.00 to $25.00 each
Lace Curtains
'^J5) pie of IMI inches wide,
'11 yards long Notting-
ham lace curtains, floored
and conventional pat-
tern!, overcast edges.
Regular valet, per pair
111.441, and $1.511. :ilwr•iAl
price for M0ay $1 0
sale l f V
Swiss and Nottingham'
-Curtains
New Effects in Applique
45.00 Curtains for 53.90
$:1.50 Curtains for 52.95
52.50 Curtains for 51.95
$5.00 TAPESTRY CURTAINS at per pair $2.90
In color., browns, blues and terras, full length, heavy tasseled fringe and
very heavy and fine quality, 15 pairs only G. clear,
SCOTCH LINOLEUMS
AIM) yards of heavy 41•)114411 Linnle in a dozen patterns, h`ock,tile,
floral or scroll and good heavy weight. :3 and 4 yards wide, et Per 39c
square yard May tulle spw('ill
•
Butted ick Patterns for May all in stock, Delineater on sale
and Fashion Sheets for the asking.
SPRING MILLINERY
As usual I have a full stock of the most popular shapes
and trimmings for ladies' headwear for the coming season
The latest fancies and shades
Trimmed and untrimmed hats
MISS CAMERON
Hamilton street, Goderich.
Special Snaps in Clothing
for Saturday
$8.00 Serge Suit,
$6.25
Gcxx) imported blue serge
suite in single-breasted
suepne, well tri el. ant in
Latest style, centre vent,
rp,e•iall)' g/011 cloth II) Wear,
maze$ :MI *., t1), g14N1 %Ablee at
LOM,. Mat urday'Mprice
$6.25
$8.00 Tweed Suit,
$6.25
An Oxford tory tweed with
neat white and green stripe.
singlt•-hreasled senile., centre
vent, pant legs medium
width. this will make an
exceptionally nice dressy
omit, regular price $8.(E.
Saturdays price
$6.25
$I.25 and $I.50 Light
Vests, $1,00
White pique vest with neat
black spot, removable pearl
button... White verta are
going to be very popular thin
ream, so take advantage of
Saturday's rade
$1.00
The above offerings ere genuine bargains, the goods are all new
end up -to -late, the valves would he gond at the (original peter. Every
garment ought to he closed out when we shut Saturday night. Call
early or elite you luny be ho bate to get your size.
Walter C. Pridham
CLOTHIER FURNISHER
KING
HATS
HATTER/A
BOBSALI4f
HATS
Amsossini
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