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OOUERICH. THURSDAY. FF.11.'ss. 11Na
OUR POLITICAL LEADERS.
Tho cowplaiut has frequently been
Made that political leaders in Canada,
more especially the members of the
Dominion Cabinet, oars not heard
often enough on platforms through-
out the country. Immersed in their
official duties, the Ministers tail to
keep up that contact with the people
which would be IK ocfllial loth to
Ministers and to people. Men who
are fitted fur public lite should be alrl
to devote a considerable portion of
their time to the public discussion (f
national affairs, to the advocacy of
milkier and the explanation of legis
iative proposals -- not only on the
floor of Parliament but throughout
the country. Something more they
leadership its party strategy is re
quirpdr: there should be leadership its
the educatio,, of the people and in the
guidance and direction of the nation
towaeslr better methods and ideals.
Ott the ether baud, (herr in some-
thing to be learned by the political
leader' from rontaet with the rank
nod file and from candid, open die-
* torsion of public neatgmes at other
times than just before an election,
wheu party feeling rune high and
prejudice eupplantw tea+on.
its Great Britain Minieteiw of the
Crown give much more of their time
to the pnhik platform than Canadian
political leaaderw de. 1t may be that
the system of 'under secretaries re-
lieves the members of the British
l'al,inet of -h of the routine work
of their department.. and this would
ie the strongest argument for the
Adoption of such it system in I i,nada.
Resider allowing the Ministers re
time for public diecu.wion. it would
give a valuable training to younger
wen who in time would naturally till
the more responsible position.; if
found to be fitted for thein. This
suggestion hers been brought forward
in Parliament by Senator G. W.
Rose, but has not been received with
a great deal of favor, there beim,(
• objections to the additional expense
and to the multiplication of (Miceli.
However. AUL effort. alum:H 1e ,'lade (u
discover some meson; of relieving the
Ministers of routine duties to the ex.
tent of allowing theta to give e
time and attention to the dtis•Ilwl'ge of
their larger respwnuIibilities as haulers
of the people.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.
Tbere are very few rases of deist ilu-
tion in Goderich this winter. Fur
which we should le thankful rather
than boastful.
A Chinese statesman says tile
United States is the only nation with
a cnnacience. Perhaps because it has
given it so little use.
Ilia kind of wralher we have been
getting may halve a tendency to revive
the, old-time custom of inserting
"D. V." in all announcetnents of cow-
ing events. _ _
The death is ,umonneed of the man
who originated the colored Sunday
supplement. Pity he didn't take the
product of his genius along with him
to --wherever he haw gone.
Emma Goldman ways guveinnlen( is
a
disease. The Laurier Guvetnnlent
ie, and a very wasting one at that. -
/Rail and Empire.
'What worries The Mail andEmpire
is (hat in the case of the Iwurier Gov-
ernment it is a very lingering one, too.
Mr. Bryan in one of his addresses
in Canada last creek declared that he
would rather have the flag of hie
country loved than featepl. Tu which
The London Advertiser retort*, per-
haps nit leery grariounly but with
truth. that the flag nt Mr. Bryan's
country is neither loved nor feared in
(lmnada.
Another n.'wlipap er man iv in the
field for Parliament, 11. 1). Warren, ref
The Georgetown Herald. having been
nolninntd by the 1.ilerale of Halton
as their candidate for the legislature.
Iteany, their seeing+ to ha it generni
awakening to the isles that when the
people want m good all -spend sten the
newspnprr office in the place to leek
ter ....n. --
The Weil Huron Farmers' Institute
aetam need it eerie* of meetings for the
past week. And in' spite of inclement
weatlier and lad roads retried nut ire
program. In sympathy with such
effort', put forth foe list' biles( It of the
wetulels of the farming community.
there should he a inure general and a
more active interest among farmers its
list. work of the Institute. Young
tai-iuerr especially should schizo the
beueflt of gettiug together to advance
the Intel cite of their lalling along this
liucs taken up by the Itint ilute.
FArlulug is becoming re and more
a science, demanding censtuat study
of changing conditions, and the farm-
er who wants l0 110 a success can get
inspiration and perhaps Bowe helpful
information at the meetings of the
Institute. And in (hes days of co-
op•ratiun the fanner elieuld nut he
the last elan to see the benefit of
united, action among .those whose
vocation givts them a common in-
t crest . -- - - - - - -
Mother Magic.
111 d..'• of chl1dhoal, now' Iute,04$4swl mart Ain..
Intim 1 .nt wtlhiu at holy place
11'hcre myotic iso d aril solrue. rolling hytju
Touched the tratsved soul- of wets to thoughts
ur arra.
Too -mall to comprehend. 1 rt 14apiry there
1 Iiugereol..rate 1* Id.' ape, Owe:wit deur,
Sat the.wcet mother with her ripple) hair,
Ile, . mita• of angels and ber color steer.
And .be would hold oiy hand. end so emir+...
In some dump way. the Wonder of the hour ;
Out spirit. talked. by Intent lruderue.s,
A. +welly as -flower nod. to Mower.
Aud l0 11 1. day, alio to so l creep alone
tutu ..enc veered corner. l i.t the choir.
War some 'meat ortrsa a n.u.t melodious mutts
Alai ..at. h the windows 114.14 daylight wilt,
1hv.
riser we mice agalt. those tea 1,orie4 vi col .
1 an as Ina dream. and uodoratatid
Ood'a meaning ; tor, acre* the year'. 1 feel
The meek. sure mark of that .pirit•hamd.
-Richard Burton.
FROM OUR CONTEMPORAHIES.
The Right Man in the Right Place.
Hamilton npeetr tor.
Ottawa,, Dickens club has a presi-
dent whose name is '.Vol. Sykes.
Talk about the eternal Mimes of
things:
The -Handy' Telephone.
•hrllie !'skit.
The .now blockade of the pest week'
sliwuld help 1be farmer+tu math... the
unefulnr.a and conveunoire of rural
telephone..
A Winter Nights Dream.
r. nclph NIurrnrc.
It feel.. goods to think that we are
speeding on towards the r hit 111
mock. the Ione -pipe, the lawn mower.
and the itppl..-hbosntins.
The Present Duty.
Dim., l',d.
11 should teethe businese (t every
guverniug Jody, yarticularly during
the inui h talked -of stringency, to cur-
tail expenditure. This is what Lite
orlinery individual his to du and
shank' be :t god example for 1-
ripal and .vaulty councils stud the Pro-
vincial
'r -vincial :and Ihnniuion 1'arlinlnelves.
People ate often more genennls in
heading out public mourys than they
Are its dielntr%iug tlwir awn. Econ-
omy will' rflciency is often the high-
way to wealth.
Automobiles on Country Roads.
11. 'Ifo,, T •.
The youth Bruce farmers have no
Ione for Ilia "devil naggoue." They
are petitioning to have them excluded
entirely from the country roads and
rest rioted Lo inr'n pirates towns, cities
and villages. It is to be regretted
that,. the inconsiderate ctndt id
some ant bilists has amused such
strong feeling lig-tins( motor vehicle's:
but their exrlueion fr thehighwsys
can hardly he looked for. Stringent
and well enforced regulations stay
probably inert the requirements of
(11e CBs,•.
A Reasonable Claim.
\I mtsoitml
'fhr'Huron count y council is prepar-
ing to lith :a special eI4i111 for pnr-
tib•ipal1ou in 1141' Itttllicy Toeing dietribr
nted by the Got comment. wider the
Highway Improvement Net. 1'be
cnuul y Intik it rn:ulls Milli handed
then( over to (lie local twin iripalitlase
et • y ages, sand will now claim a
ptnl5rt' front the Government t0
tasint thein in Cnn'trwcting permanent
bridges where met'ILtry on the im-
prove! rondo. 'the claim is a reesr.n-
*Me one. that should le runaidered by
the Governwont. (loin! bridges are as
ementi,al as girl made.
How About This, Gentlemen l
Toronto Week!) nun.
Mr. Downey of Smith \\'ellington
and Mr. (shark of Centre Hence were
juirticularly active in ;tumbling the Pet-
typieci Bill in the Last aeseinn in
which the Rose Government held
power. life. Preston of East Dnrhnn
and Mr. ('nl'we:glen of Lennox made
the 4(1Irrtinn of equalizat'•n of tarp -
tion prornineel in I he gen.•ri1 elections
which followed. Nuns of throe gent le -
men have, since Mt'. 1Vhitney came
into power. lifted a voice. that ha*
leen heard bey 1 the Innis of
Ijnren's !'era, in e'pport of (loin newt
important felony'. An explanation
of the silence, or as tenewnl of pre-
t•it1ll* activity, events to be due to the
constituents whit accepted in good
faith the pt•.ttat ations made roar
years ago.
Home Rule is the Bat Rule.
Most ma Ittar.
me 111i1i.h 1'arlia,nrnt•isask tel
to
prohibit smoking ley boys under six-
teen. If the British police can mak
such a law effective, they will 'do bet-
ter Wan the Indira on thin continent.
The best way to hringjrtlout M return
in this 11) 1(ter is for the patents to
Doke it in hand. Its the good old driya
we hear apokeu of sosligh'ingly occa-
sionally, boy* did not smokes it
rule -where their fathers coul,,see
them: nor slid they came with the
null of the weer on the bent 11. The
lathers had (sassel,a prohibitory law
which theyy enforced with a •trap. A
little. of the neons medicine 1,1 again
needed. Thee.. are some thinwhich
a parent rim doh
wich the police can-
not. do: and to make n boy behave is
one uf thein.
The Treaty with Japan.
Hemmen secetnlnr
If ('sundian p1.wlnrere and ut.vul-
1i(tlru•ls were ne quirk to take ad-
vantage of the upiortmnitien the Jap-
anese markets oiTcr as the Ileitis')
lodumbians were to take objection to
the Influx of Jap labor, the treaty
agreement would gnickly demoted tete
its value. Met far, l :anada a trade with
Japan has leen ineignifieent as rorh-
paled with that of her rive", the
United States. The market In there•
for the Anleriran is neeupying it.
Hew be got there is an old story re.
peat's'. He went after the burinet's,
studied the field, and produced the
goads dcmlandld. \Ve are too prone
to wait for the business to emus to
us: too ince' disposed to insist that
the customer shall take the good* we
rifler, and not the goods bp wants.
Dime 1',itiadi stye` int her own lu
couuectiou with this trade of the Kist
there may Is• ,a revision of the lerul
"yellow �reril:" it stay bee • "s el -
low pearl to the Canedi.ut tuannfac•
tamer.
Bad Shooting.
Ilttue. fibbers.
Hunting is spent: los iuiri,le u a
crime. \Viten ,t keen or cureless
opo t.i11N11 111 the bush sues s,ouethhig
that he things is n deer, he llree et i1,
turd sul,eegtteuty albeit/Verb tIL,tt ho
has killed u 111:11. If Ito lutd tern his
tat geL properly he ttould luuw be-
yond
*.yon d doubt whether it WAS it dere or n
luau. Nut geeing it properly, he is
not lute which it lout he dell(r•r•
ately taker the chance .4 killing +t
utas rather than mia. rh(oting a deer.
In otker words, he does not give the
human being the benefit of the doubt,
11 he gave the 'leer the b meat of the
doubt ,And it gut *way. be would low
about tern dollar*' worth of venison.
11 hr gave the alas the benefit of the
doubt, the life of a !suntan bring
would b.• saved. Any hunter who
will rout the risk of lilting as hewn,'
bring rather Than risk losing ten dol•
late' worth '1 venison deserve,. to be
in the ('-uitesLiary. 'rltere'fore, '('rite
l'itisen Think. Diet the (.111
Irwin, :d. 1'.. to amend the criminal
code, .honld pass.
OTTAWA NEWS.
House flaking Slow Progress -- Mr.
Bryce Arrives from Washiarton.
Ottawa, Feb. 17. --- The days are
passing without very much progress
in the work of Parliament. The op-
position lllrllllwrlt 100111 to 1.• deter-
mined on a policy of obstruct' end
while they carry m1 their tactic.; of
delaying thediseusaim' er the serious
busine'ie of the' House the Ministerial
members can only trait unlit the ulr
strurtionists get tired of their little
game.
Technical Education.
Nle. Guthrie (`Mouth \Vellingtonl has
a Inst' before the Home fur L14e
ap(w)intturut of a c 'ssion 411 in
quire to investigate the (10).415 of Can-
ada
ourrola in respect to technical education.
In introdueiug the motion Mr. Guth-
rie piinlsid out the existence of a
national movement in favor of tech-
nical evlulation, and said that,
although it alight be argued that
under the 11. N. A. Act the Federal
Gova•ruweut had nu jurisdiction iu m-
gard to education, he thought that
the term al ural ion did not include in-
dustrial training and instruction,
which might well he taken in hand by
the Federal Government. The Cana -
die,' Manufacturers' Aswpri.ttiun btid
obtained the views of the vnrines Par
vineiel Premier., and with n -single ex-
ception they had eteted that they
would welcome an inquiry by the Du-
mb liolt Government.
Old -Age Annuities.
Iron. Mr. Fielding ha+ given notice
of u nwd111km providing fur for oat.tlr
fishing of a syeteen of Gewernu'ent an-
nuities. The resolution states that it
be advisable to authorize the sale of
1;01e1•nment annuitie•r "to the end
that habits 11f thrift Ile m tad, and
hal thereby opporl y be given to
the people of Canada to provide for
''1,1 age by means of tanuuhies of nut
lean than liftyy dollar's nor more thin
-ix bluebell dollar§ per '•rear, the an-
imates to pr' pllrrhw.whle either by
tiering a single s o• by the pwy•
meal .•1 41 at if (hit'd +11111 periolieally
at fixed snit definite p eri,el, : the Gov-
ernor in Council by regulation to f1x
the rale orf interest to be allowed in
ronlpntntinn of va111(•5 (n the folder
wlli.h :ue I hoe hw.ie of such purchases:
sled' Anmui,n ., In he payable after the
annuitant lois reached the age 44 Hcty.
become Year* or has beome dts:tldrd :
shout,( he die before the annuities are
'flyable. I he ,Honeys timid in by an ;an•
suit ant In It.• re•yny,able 10 his heirs,
with holt•e per emit. a p and 'Inter
est. The prnler'y and interest of an
*01)11(1(101 to be 11lutssitin,tblc and to
Ir• 4•x1.111 pt. (1..111 Irgn I p,l'rer•es, except
vont met be entered into end cnu.lder
align tbniefor paid, with intent to
delay. hinder or defraud creditors,
who. steal seat intent being natnh.
lishel, x111111 bete the right to ie-
rrit. the present worth of the-itn•
malty.
Mr. Bryce Arnves.
The British Alulrswtdoi• 114 the
i-ndtrl States, Hight Iron. Janine'
Il-•, c :an., Mrs. Bryce t.1 rived in
IAra w•a tAda y from \Va,hingion. Mr.
Ibyce will have an int imatedial•uesiun
with the ('anadinn Government upon
(petit ionsending between the Unit,.!
titates and Canada which hate la•('n
the anbject of negotiations by letter.
They i•tclu le waterway.; end fishery
questions.
THE. LEUISLATURE,
Former Minister 'of Education Advo -
cat es Technical Education.
Toronto, Feb. I . - Hon. Mcleod
!hurtle! 1, 1 L former 11niatet• of B.lu-
'alioe, scammed the debate in the
1.'gi"Tal a, a• on I he address in reply to
the speech f1, nn the throne. ile wade
tl .11 amg p ea for Ierhoicml rincntion.
drrhu ing 1 hat a ole sialism whish were
proviuiug imins(l lel training for their
grgealati weu.' forging ahem' of
lbo.r uationd 'uhich neglected it.
5,11brrlul,I gave nn example of
1114116ra s14ccess along This line, Its
Reboot life being related to every trade
in the runny. A Uerinan deputa-
tion which clot t (sited the United
Stales sat the time of the 1St. Loris
F.xpotaytt(inn had repo, ted that Ger-
11„Inyll:ut mulling Io fear from the
United Staten in hotline' l e peti
Don. The ream,' given wax that !here
was in the United Mtatee en entire
absence of Nysteulati4 ineliuvtion in
crnfl.nuansllip.
Minerals ani Timber for the Settler.
The Minister of Lairds and Mittel 11as
Announced ,t change in the Govern -
merit's policy in regard In the' right* of
set tiers in minerals. end timber. The
.hnnge means practically the adoption
of the policy advocated by the ()I,p,ei•
tion, and hereafter Iona fide soother
,along with the hands for which they
have mveived pet ents will receive
the rights to Minerals ,and partial
rights to the timber on their bands.
The announcement of the Uutv'r•n•
ine'trlb tack -down lel to n lively aecne
between T. H. Preston IMunth IAen(1
and the Premier. About a year n
when nn O pneition uicmlw•r 111tH
dural a resolution along the line no
taken by the Government, Mr. \VMt-
n0y Applied to it 1 he tern, "Ldderdash."
Mr. Preston reminded hint of thie, and
also of the further feet that the name
policy had been favored hy the I'rovin•
clap Conservative convention. Mr.
Whitney does' not. take kindly to
twigging and ahrtvld his annoyance at
the "rubbing upthe wrong way"
which l-0 reeeivsd at the hand* of the
newwpeper men from Brantford. The
!Abend member.' 'njtyetl the little
set•tu ilumenmity.
Mr. I'rea(on Also pressed for the re•
peal of the three-fifths vute clause of Trier in the Way of employment, bu-I
lbs local option IAw, and Asked if the creme•+ the cost of civic goveroweut,
Government intended to steal this and in the country produces aripersely
plank of the Opposition platform aa it settled district depriviug farmers of
had rtulr,l others. The Government the Advantages of neighbors and utak-
refused, however, to delete 11,w1t 111,1111g it mow diftivell and expensive for
this question. 1 theism to have 1.111001S mei other public
services. Idle land owned by sun-ter-
ideuts lu the ueighlaerh.ad1 01 11, well -
tilled farms is a moisture acs every
L1 mar knows. prrndueiug 406.111 mud
iuewaeing the rest of nlad 111aintvl-
Members Have a Laugh.
The House has been having s
(uu over;( story Auld by Ur. Smith
IM:ult tile. Mario al. the rxplcoats of
tis•' 3111)idter of Agriculture. The once with lel +1 ptvPorliuttatu luctrOS'
Hon. Ae1su,' Monteith hes shown ut the r r. sue. The vacant tut'
much tap:ability in the management to',ether in city (r country is a null" -
of his Delutrtment, lout 11x. limit encu wtdrh should 1.• ,list•• ,rngr(l. i
confessed that his confidence its the The well-tllltd term and the well built
lllnialer had lately been shaken. Mr, house are both desirable tbiugs of
\luiteith Mut purchased it Immo for which We ran hardly have (•o wan)'.
the Guelph Agricultural (10(14ege, 14(41 liiet**ti n1 •Imerinlivating at,(aiusl 1
sling las high Ns $L,5(%4 for it, and wheu 1 ells hrid well -tilled 1* -tits We s11,+uhl
Lite +wig+tl was taken, ut Guelph it rU'OU PNg 1' thrix plotluctluu nod we
was f 1 t041/1461k. le• LIiuJ in loth ryes should dis•nur*ge the keeping of Istel
The Minite• denier the truth of the idly for sgrc,'lat . How is this t•'
story, and at*les that the hnrwl' in ie donr1 The answer 1r simple --
quest iuy will be o11 Met es:that wheu +dudish the tax es improve/mem ,' and
the ureullelw take a trip to the ('ull.•ge levy all taxes un (Anti value. eo that a
which is being arranged) for. and that sorrubit.,r haring a It'imlrrd a'rn'+ til
they will find the animal iu full pose vacant laud would have to paw As
erasion of its sight. - •h taxes as Thr °weer of an adjoin-
ing hundred serer which were tenet
There les hew) a guu,p drub of talk and drained and upon which a good
ablest the schew of 11 number of Con.alk house and (Arun bad been hill(: irnd
aervative members of the legislature the usher of ;t vacant lot its the cit y
in "Ioycotting' the "state dinner" owned have to pay its much hi the
givett by ltdn Houot• the Lictiteumit• owner of tetsinte r tut ‘114011 which e
Governor Ior.utw• H. H. Gamey. the 1101164, was erected nr MI if be erected e
member for Menituuliu, is never in -
do
on the tut him (1 1 Of course to
yite4l to three (stow' For relwmr du this lot once) would bra very Nutt -
hen known to himself. but which may den change, and while it would b e
IK• g11P.,'rl'li by the public, Itis Honor
finite just and would product batiste',
nut carr to have Mr• Gamey at getythewLegislatit ure It make d he (such la
his table, and of course if other nl np- irrlical oto a all t.1 once. It should,
bels. of the House wish to show their however, be possible to get the l egir-
disappts,v.tl of His honor's discrimin. tattles: to amend the Wislssment act se,
alias against the man from 1[ u,i- aseti penult improvements to land to
Austin they have a perfect right to du to taxed at n lower late on the dollar
au. Su far thele is no indication that
the I,ieuta•u;ant-Governor is at all die -
lambed by the actwi of the member*
who have stayed amty from the slate
dinner.
Want Earlier Elections.
The executive of the Ontario Muni-
cipal Association waited upon Hon. J.
W. Hanna. Provincial Secretary, last
week in regard to it number of recom-
mendations respecting the municipal
act. The members of lie culninittee
proposed that the Legislature fix dates
of wuni"ip al elections tut a time so as
not to interfere with Christmas and
other festivities. A uniform weight
for leave, of bleiul i+ asked. Provi-
s' for the taxing of county prop.
erty for I.x'.d improvements in alto
staked.-
Another Peter Ryan Story.
'Toronto tiaturd..y aerie.
Although since he has held the pos.
inion of .egistrat• of dents lie has
etrietly and ceneci.•ntiawsly obeyed
the Garruw tesedutiun, time WW1 when
Cher.• w'as no more picturesque figure
on the patty 4411110,ll platform than
\h•: Peter 1(yan. A hard hitter and n
kern. t,•suureefel delude, he was it pal y
The Canadian Single Taxer.
than the land itself. This t•cfurw
would hardly be uppwed by anyone,
as it is universally admitted that Tend
values not the product of indivi-
dual effort,and iutprovewente are.
It is generally conceded that land
values are the result of the growth of
population and iucrease with every
improvement of the public service and
are therefore peculiarly appropriate
Al a subject for taxation, and it it
(pretty generally acknowledged that
improvements should not be taxed as
heavily 1511 land values. It only re-
quites a little agitation to secure this
amendment to the assessment act and
ollCe that Is dour every mwlici`patity
eau proceed to encourage industry
end thrift And'dirruurtge the spevula-
tor, by steadily lowering the rale of
taxeldon on improvements and melt-
ing up the deficiency by increasing
the rate on laud values. this plan
has the further merit that it is lit au
exemptiou, end therefore it not open
to the objections that an exemption.
usually excites. It dogs tint alter the
+tascaretl value of the property, and
therefore will not effect the right to
vote. it allow,' the change to le intro-
, duces as gradually or as rapidlyj' A+
each wuuiei lit rc sires it.- role
formidable opponent. though, ler'atlse'
he fought (all• and neves- hit below the
spelt. lie never lu.,t a fu iced nor wade
au en.•iny. 1'agee might lie 611e'd with
anecdotes, well worth the telling, of
his cuupaign exietiences. Isere is A
s:unple
During the ruute'st in CetUr Toron-
to in his'(, when the late IL.d.ett slay
au' the late Sir J. D. E 14 ar were the
candidates. the colored vote in -the
ward'- WAS an impotteut but mnoe-
what duilh1fol factor. tine Sunday a
number of `pro -nt Literal workers
celled on Mr. Ryan and urge) twist to
attend a colored potpie's seating.
which wet,' to 1*' held -Out night:
1'I h he did not hanker for the job.
Mr. Ryan eon -tented nn condition'thet
they o uuM nut ask 1 ' to 'peek.
Hut man propose-, el e. Hardly haul
Mr. Rya"' And hie friend beeh seated
when, the 'adored chem •ncc having
beet -woe e>.1otu.4(441, the chairman
relied 11(511 Alderman Ryan, the w:/+ it
city fel her then i. There watt nothing
else for it, mud the Alderman b ad to go
for arirsl.
First, he exp.. easel his Weimir.%
elan bin delight. at. bciug prese•tt,
with his colored ft lends, • espe'i•
ally sin^0 hi. "r tee" and theirs h e1
h its common. Binh had aiff,•ral
grievously at the hands of the soup.•
Hasse torch n, p, e:t'ur. 11 WAS the
1144x110 she hail ismpplaull.d negro
1Ltvery in North Americas: it was he
Maxon who had trampled imam the
Ills -Mies of hello'.
"But, my ',doted fellow til iz,•n•,"
he went ua, '•a your rare and aline
have plod dark 4113.+ its our hiotn1ly, we
hove had 4)111 bright ones es well -
You sups ave have written many rodeo
lid gin tines pag n. in the histol y of the
w'urld. \\-h.•,' England moot. *trig
sling lu 111.4inr:tin her prx'51ige en the
continent of 1 tr•"•wt., who did more
for the glory u( E .gland's arms, who
ahieved greater valor and heroism,
than E.IitartlThe Ire ek Ps ince 14reat
of pl:nia'(' . \Viten Scotland wan
struggling for her lih'rtiee agtir et the
t vrant, Edwatil, oho it) ab:y seconded
tis • Ernie effort, of Hruer, who was
no het:Meally in the bite of 1 he forefront.
'f the Tecate, :t,, the Black Irmals
itreae•ndouy cheers and shouts of
GoryIt? " •
clot their way frr.111 the meeting one
of 11r. Ryan's friends, a Sereehnran,
said to hum: "1 .I,ot, Meister Ryan,
ye were a nit ntT In yrs history the
nicht, 1'us no *toe ;Overt (ht' Bleck
Prince, for I'm no well posted In Eng-
lish history. He (nicht hats been a
uie•ger, for si 1 ken, But lin sure the
1JINck Douglas Wt.+ DR a neeger : he
WA' n (icotrb mine"
How to Abolish Land Speculation.
(Inc of the most striking fact-+ of
modern rivifizatbon is the Incgnnlily
in the distribution of wealth. On 1h.•
tn( hand we have sc4or•r and hun-
dreds of persons who reckon their
w-ekllh by hundreds of lhon.ande, end
et'rnmillions, of'1,llal•, and nn the
other hand there arc millions who are
never able (0144.11 even ehe louse they
live in or indeed keep Int of debt..
This inepialit7 in the prssessiou of
wealth cantle in an age when the pro-
duction of at•eehh is greeter than ever
in the history of the world and when
the i,dividnsl power to produce is
fr Ian to fifty limes what it *Al a
century ago. ''this difference in the
amiomit of the poreeselins of individ•
hale is not caused hy difference in
nhillty either to produce or to Alive,
11111 in wholly du,• to lege' c onions
under which wealth is made and by
which it is distributed. thief among
three lege' eouditions is our system of
i taxation, which by taxing innprove-
mint• and useful labor p enaliget the
Ifanent nod Industrious to and lays
n
, sohien the chief burden of main -
1 t icing government and providing for
the.. nere•asitles of the community.
iI.js still blether aggravated by the 'i
fact Dint, tl h vnraltt land Is taxed, 1
yet It le na+rseed tit a much lower rebel
than Adjoining land which ie termed or
built Ilton. In this way the practice
of keeping land idle, In the hopes that
sante day r.nuenne will pay w high
priee for the privilege of putting it to,
some useful purpose, le eneonreged.I
This di•criminntinn in fent* of
want ath pend not only enables the epee-
nIator to gam watalth he bas had no
hand its prdurIng. Telt it puts* bar-
A Revival .n the Swine Industry.
\\'biro list• swinr-taising industry
has been its w)rue (narters resting on
its ,won and in others showing posi-
tive IeLr•guesei , Lite live stock
bran+b of the Department nt Agri-
culture at Ottawa has been gelling
out a reel ' of bulletin Na. 10.
"The Posh:, 11on of Ijacun for Ibr
Brit bed Market." This booklet 1,1 its
first edition Iwo.-iwed wurb w all that it
Seven teen -
Teachers
of wide experlea..a:. bond .clolar.lap
and untiring energy. employed by u..
have built np a currk;minn, uu,urpwnl
in 1'avoid* for thonnarl...es., •y.luni and
act a.,l hnnlne.s pew.al are.
1nnla: 1'urerlrw Trhyrratdy. Slew
ozrephy, 1111111. •rci.:l.
Enter any tinge. h.Jit ideal iustrn'_
loon. linv!'wles ao.i.ted to p, -It. lo','.
No s mono,,.
Hai! ('purr, its Innzu 4r".. Bo ,kc
keeping. Short:1.1 n . Penmanship. etc.
Send a postal far inform ills, about
Ceases', Ure.l.et Chigoe ef High grade
Rearseee Colleges
GODERICII
BUSINESS COLLEGE
G l-0. S1.011 1)S,1.1./
,N•NN e• ••
N .AN•NAN1?
•
INVESTIGATE t
Int . (be merit.. of :
CENTRAL
aTRATIrORO. ONT.
11 1. 1),,' 0,0.1 .sere«hd b1,.lncv
1n,luintr wheel 1n WsnL.rn °Marin.
Our Commercial, nhurtinend tied
Telegraphic ihepartments are In the
change of able Instructor. of riper
Moor. All onr roommate thorough•
np tn.lalc end practical. 1V.. have
barroom one or the largest.bu+l,e,.
treflltig shoo,!. In the Province.
Get our free ratalagruc end I.se.n
whet we are doing. ('omnwr:Iel
school. a. well re hoeine,e. men 001
posey our grad notes.11A1dent+ane
rntering cute h woes. FNTEIt Nliw'.
ELLIOTT & McLACHLAN,
•
IMncOwl..
1010 NN•NA., %.•RNN•R
1
BECOME INDEPENDENT
by taking a courxe In the famous
ELLIOTT
TORONTO. ONT.
.t school that ha.n first vino:. regatta
1 Ann for superior work. Our cofirste hoe.
naw the greeted nnt•ndnnee In Its hi.
Ivry. All hudnese rollegea are not alike.
When getting an education GET THA:
1lL14T, It always pay., writ', for our
hnnd.ame enlningne. Collett.: open n11
1 Kir. Now I. ,t good lime to enter.
W. J. ELLIOTT, Principal.
('or, 1'ouge and Alexander yrs.
ass.�
NOW OPEN
ENTER ANY DAY
w inter Tel Ill in 011 depart nmnl 4 of
the Central pin.tnc,s college. Torun
to, ofi•r..plendiA chance. for .ptn1•
Ing a few Months pleasantly and,,
profitably. Twenty. fire teachers.
t'atwingoe free. Wella for It.
W. H. SHAW, Principal,
E. R. SHAW, Secretary,
,'ONGE and OKItltAl(OA,.5 Tnraalo.
1111111Nams INNS
The Ladies -Wear
Corsets
are nil the noted Crompton wake,
which for all-round satisfaction aro
unequalled. :!lotto;13 to suit ail
figures always in stock.
Per pair, .,Oc. tw-:' )n
JOHN STEAD
ONO
WEST Sr.
very large entice became exlietisted
call for coPles during the lute wine
Wee 11.1141 atitmuu mouths fell away to
twine eat en 1, but the renewal of inter-
est and hope in the bacon industry is
showing itself very strongly in a re-
quest from many iinartere of the
llll inion for min° information 'Mori
the question of ewinereisiug. kor-
tunatt•ly the 41eW edition is elf the
The bulletin in ita revised form will
sea reel y recognized. In addit ion to
an almost complete new set of illus-
tration.. which are notch bettsr ar.
rimed than the (sinner 'slate. much
new matter hail been added. Careful
treatment has been given the vital
quest ion of lemming and in this cam-
ber of plans of modern
a ppm% ed piggeriee are illustrated and
deectibed. The economical tiLiii sat ion
of dairy by•pro bona-. th at margin
OHM
upon which profit in the intitistr)
•h depend* is treated au new tuat-,
toy• The very strong revivel t>1 the
ewitie-raising inditotry which must .11
ing stoe that took place during the
past autumn has already commenced
to show itself. I t safe lar predict
that With Ile. teturti Yining. *gob
its pluaurage and renewal uf supply 1.1
dairy by-pasiducts, together with th.•
shortage of mutate' stockyt demati.1
for swine greater than has been let
many veers will be experiene041.
sired at 11111e11/0 time bulletin ,Nesdit,
reviwx1 edition. luss been prepared.
Copien may be secured free by snaking
application to the Lire Stockg (' •
%Ve don't blame sonie men fur ic-
felting to take tht•ir own advice.
Cold Cures are Many!
of them very tlIWCI 1411 11 \ 1. 1.1N111 alga lista
stood the test of time and proved witnitt-r ErlitleTIVIC 1.1
.1111101A every cam. is
HICK'S LAXATIVE -CURE7A-COLD TABLETS
Put up in :lreg liuxec
. If any cough acconipanies Hie cold. try a 2.k bottle uf oiir
SYRUP OF TAR AND WILD CHERRY
S. E. HICK, _ Central Drug Store
GODERIC ONTARIO.
Where Quality
is Apparent
YOU
find it in everything we szll you.
FRANK H. MARTIN
THE TAILOR AND FURNISHER.
Touches the Heart
Sad Story of a Mother of Four
Children laid low with
Consumption
What are Canadians doing o
Combat this Disease?
We are shocked at the tragedies that
the newspapers record aluiriet daily,
through railway accidents. explosions,
falling bundle" and other causes.
Each incident must surely draw upon
°lir sympathies.
But sad and lamentable as these are.
the results are insignificant compared
with the loss of life and prolonged
suffering that. comes to thonsanilm
the Dominion strieken wit 11 t hat dread
disease Consumption.
3,000 die annually in the province of
Ontario front this disea.e ; probably
double that number, taking the Dom-
inion throughout.
We have on our desk little booklet,
isaued by the National SaliitAritilli
Association, by whom was established
in tom the Id uskeka Free HospitAl for
published a few of the lettere that, ate
being conatently received from appli-
cants seeking admission to this Mum -
'rota home for Consumptives.
Let us refer to one simply to empha-
size the purpom thug art iele.
The story is of • resident in t he
village of Liman --a ther. The
friend writing on her behalf empty that
few months ago this person, a Mrs.
Carroll, buried her husband from Con•
sumption. Ile was an oil Mon. Ile
peddled oil around the country iii his
waggon. There are four renal' childrei
Now this mother has been taken ill and
her physician diagnosee the rate con-
sumption -the infection doubtless ob.
tained In nursing the Imighniel.
The Muskoka Free ilospital for Con-
sumptives are being asked to admit
thiti patient.
It is plettaure for the management
of this instif talon to be able to say t hat
at no time mince the doorA were opened
-over five years ago-hea a single ap-
plicant been retuned edniirwhin becatine
of his or her inability to pity.
This meant; a heavy strain financial',
on the Trustees, who yenr in and year
out have gone on with lu• work, wk.
Mg further extetionons and plowing
their hope in the good will and gener-
osity of the Cantidien
e do not. know a more deservieg
eharity in Canada. The rotutinnidive
fonnd everywhere. end we gladly
append to this article the snggeation
of the booklet, that our renders( help ite
far its they een to maintain Past, 8101
pet ientA aa the poor mot her of 'mean.
Contributions ere learn may be sent
to Mir Wm. 11. Meredith, Kt., Vice-
Presiden Osienorie Hall, Toronto
-4anitari Amociation, 347 King
Ma
51. -en and Women of On tar -Flo
This
APPEAL
is for
You
The Great Provincial Charity, The
Hospital for Sick Children,
Calls On Yon For Aid.
Iteinember that this Hospital is sot •
local institution. hes Provinctal.
It cares for every
sick child in Ow
Province of ent
cannot afford to
pav for treatment.
Burly dollen are
bet ter than idle
tears. The !yin
lathy that Weeps
0 peel, hut Om
Ilmmitalhaatehses
I lee sympathy that
Works.
Last year thereNwere 1093 patients ad
mitred. Of these 3711 f rem 23 1
outside of Toronto -all were children of
r.00r ea. Id. effnrrl to pay for
}:sch child was in Hospital 174 day.
ay a cost of
si.:o each
the 474 days
11 your
dollar eeuld
oar:op:lit en
the feet o f
a little boy
4,1 girl with club feet, vou would gladly
give it, and your dollar w.11 do that.
There wetr't 7.9 rases of elnh 4.-ot treated
IRA year. Out of the 79, about 50 were
from the country.
11700 know of any child in your county
litho is sick or has club feet, knd shoes
parenta can not. afford to
pay, sold the name to the
Hospital Secretary.
The stock books are
open. Won't you I et
the Hospital writs your
same down for a few
%bars in Heaven's own
w` -rt k of healing little
A great mine of Mercy
--Alm mining stock that
always pays dividends -
la bought with the money
that helps The Heepital
for Riek Children to or•
hrset tht. Gold of Life
from the Quarts of
MIR h.
MOWN send oentrihntione tio J. R414.1
Robertson, Chairresn, or to Donglas David.
Reo. -Troia , of the Hospital for Sick
Ohildrea. Oelkir• Sem* Toronto.
an (Immo.
,fews
The smallpox patients In
have heel) element how quota
Wisighant is considering th
While skating last week Id
and frectured her is sea
John Riley, ni111 Renjeitil
of 1.:011161 Ullett, last week re
1. That ilk. truinufnet num. uf
lung." are prepared t.. denier let ul
thu tuuit lb Ifoo4 Monter Ale las
:wart*, oleo .11 mend Water Po 11
(..111.1, plot 46 tout outirtar. Kenner t
Iktublit 1,44. 1.11041 1(.1.1. 4410 to
natutal lututtrul water, alai am thee
21011110
CSIC CLASSES.- I ASI
vaittar t•o rowel pantie for
piano mod theory. Aldo the JitirruW1
kindurgartoi. method for youog
Mammon • outwit; Atom Oudorieb.
.A. BOY ADAMS
Teatime. LW Piass.
Sleds.. In Bank of blioritres1/111
• Medical
DRS. 1•313fEILSON & Tut
4 ogee. Hamilton Street.
1)r. Turnbull'. roraidenee. Doetreal,o,
southeast of Public Library.1,
•
sign Huta.. 'rcieittiote-,
▪ Nose and .1 111.0%1 Way. ntrat
Botha. su.gron New 1.-ock.
Aural In, Mote Pail 40"..
1140A1 Lofoten /01 haltooir 151 wits
lamdon. Eng °thee All
Stratford. 0111104•111, %%.11141.4w holt
Legal
lianultoe t dime from square
Komi% next Auer A.
rate Nods to lend at kw ist re
11.810.
BISTItattl. attorney.. wile
tioderich. Money to tend at loww,
L. Int K1N8014.1'HARLES GARK
JOHNSTON. HAlt1
II solicitor tunnel. r vta
Bawdier' st met.
E..tato a/.4 levet-once Atente
telie for sale or to let Poupertlea I
any part of the toes. and county.
u awl accident insuraoce. Agent
mutual and stock pomponlos. luau
hews effected on be -t 'dans and at le
or address J. w. ood,
Woos
At MUTUAL Fl
toe it property insured. Value of
eured up lo Jan. mei,_over 93.10.111]
and directors :-J. IL McLean. pros.
vice -pro, : Jas. Vitteielly. ti. Dale.
treasurer ; 1144)4410r, neereit dime
.1. W. Y041. lioinseeville. agent
and get their cord. rorseipted
Brown s. clinton. or at IL II. Cut
Kingston street. IlueltlitrIt.
kjitiAVING AND 11 Allt-DH
Protupt service ; everything Hen
1111U1.11 Komange Habil Block 1.1
Jae. Vritalcr.
Marriage LIMN
WALTER E. KELLY.
00DERIC ff. ONT.
Watchmaker. Jeweller and or
Ismer of Marriage Limp.
uT LANE, ISSUER OF
Tv • AUK beetles, Ouderich.
Anetioneennit
THOMAS GUNDHY. Lir
Awl general a net icemen I 'SP
Street. where n he found a
when not ^rytng wile.. Terms row
every effort used to give you
GEORGE BECK
General Auctioneer
New System of Tickets and
OFFICE, HAMILTON
STOVES
Y1711 Will 11110% some ta•
**Me if you tail to Wit
can do for you in one o
Good Cheer rang(
Good Cheer art he
Penn Esther rani
Nothitig just its good '
money ; every une guar
5 per cent. off for
Cash
Repairs
Electric Wiring
1.
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'Phone 155.