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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1909-1-21, Page 2si la Tawas ,•I January 21, 1909 Til E SI(;NAL : GOUKRICII' ONTARIO tTh 1o, ezd outwit( it. oer A R10.1 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY ase IVANATTLIt a Kul1YHT*ON Tolephaae Call No. a newspaper's privilege to allow tbk df russiun in its col of all matters public comers, and if it open* its col- umns to the advocates of one nide it count iu fairness give the same oppor- tunity W the advocates of the other side of the question. If the upholders of any cause require more 'pace for Una presentation of their viaw4 than Twos SI *rksarlslMw s (be newspaper can afford or is pre. pared to give gratis, it is quite in .elder fur the newspua(wr to make a charge for its space and to publish the matter_- sea -.an -- ad vsa . ss4e4nt, -1.041 the Name opportunity to those who may be opposed to the views thus pre- sented. Thepublleetion of ouch mat- ter, io the form either of .otmuuuica- tions published gratuitously or of paid advertising matter, does not com- promise the newspaper in respect of its own views on the question under discussion. It is quite free to take sides in its editorial columns with one party or the other, ort,, disagree with both, or to remain silent and non-com mital If it believe that to he the proper course.' This. i., we believe, the only fair and ,iKht and sensible w.ty of conducting n uewspaper, and those who trey to weave a newspaper Addrese all communications to _-- - . into any sillier course are cluing an glee pw &anew is savant ell menthe, !(b ; three me • : L+, its To United states subet nbere, *Lee • rebs Istricllr 4n adsantst At , ier who fall to Boal t 'IrQ 8ub'r erten b wfac!P_ Di let a Y q et nsIr w of rho t r possible ▪ When • change of address V deetred, both the bid and the new address. should be art, so. Advertising Rates': ��al and other tduular *demo temente. lac per 4 for newt insertion and lc per line for e ach subsequent Insertion. Measured by a n *30.10U seal+, twelve lines town inch. Redness Oates of six sins and under, 36 per Advertlsesnente of Lost. Found. 8usyrd, Bit- naUons Vacant. Rltnatlool wanted, Houser for Rale or to stent. Farina for 84de or to Item, Articles for bale. eta, net exceeding eight lines, 26e each insertion .114 for ant month. lrie for each subsequent month. Larger advertise. ,menta in proportion. 1 *Aanounoemenle In ordinary reading type ten cent. per Ile. No notice lees than Itis. Any special notice, Use object of which is the peountar7 benefit of any individual or am.oei Wen, to be considered an advertisement u d to be charged a000rdingly. Kates for display and contract ash cline will be given on application. VANAITKR R ROBERTSON.absolutely-improper thing. Tua4.out Atrem eta to boycott is newspaper ( Bwlrae_- because of Be views on airy particular wreathe' e' are prompted bym tiOD4a1(:H. TSUBaOAY. J.04, et, gilt 4 P the � ' spirit, modified by, tl e course of the centuries. as that which in the old day" led its v;,•tints to the stake or the guillotine. Their is 11/41 in h an nature which, when , argument and reasoning will • not move a perwo. I.runtpt" recourse . tt force. 1f the other pewee dour not think as we do it -he wilt not will- ingly say or di. the thing we want u seek him t way or d , w e are to P r wtne'.clans of forcing him into what we consider the proper pawit• . The stake and the' guillotine are nut of fashion, and, so resort i4 sometimes had to the boycott. It in too much to expect to tInd higuan nature withoutout prejudice. but the world iaadvancing, and in time to come the boycott will be obsolete as the harsh methods of Ow Middle-agesJonghave Is•en. A little reflection will. show how absolutely unreasonable it is to bold that a newspaper should not discuss, or should not allow the discussion of, any question that is not settled with a definiteness like that of the Ten Com- mandments. If the world is to make progress towards the right conclusion of things, it must be by discussion showing the way to proceed. and the freer the discussion the brighter the light that will be shed on the way. If one'* ideas are irremovably If cod, he can of course sea 1m need of di-vnssiun and can have no II .0. for a newspaper -he should be in the cemetery. It is t, live sten, men who know 1 here is something to learn, men who wish to +ermine a question on all 'ides and to find the truth as nearly us possible, that free and candid and fearless dis- cussion is useful and weir •. In regard to the specific i*stte of local prohibition, the questions in- volved tee not to be settled without heal ing from both sides. It 1e 1101. RN some people seem to suppose, a case of unalloyed good on one side and sie mixed evil on t he other. It would not be possible in the town of (.,ehe• rich to find 4(3 people who would vote to uphold theft, or murder, or any other violation of the recognized Iawi of God and wan. When 113 people in a town of this +ire vote in opposition to local prohibition it means tint three in still lomat for misiei(nary work on the part of the advocates of the propa)ed measure. in order to con- vince these opponent that they NM in the wrong. It Is Mi in other Illllniei- palfUe., and the progress of the ureas. lire can hardly be helped by an arbi- trary rein. 41 to hear the arguments and statements of the opposite side. Therefore, attempt. to eupprees the opposing statements end argtmen's by denying the right of a newspaper to give them publication aro not only unfair and improper but ate calcul- ated 4" damage the very cause in whose behalf such methods ate em- ployed. It alight 1.e as well to slate that, ao far as The Signal is concerned, these remarks are made in a general sense. (he Signal's ronntituency is perhaps e more than ordinarily intelligent and fair-minded one ; at any rate. no far am we are aware no one has rancel- lel his .oih. rlption to this paper on account of The Signal's course in p ubushing-ibe adverfisctnettt sof-both sides in the 'recent contest. i HE TOWN OOUNCIL • We feel in duty bound tocaythat Councillor Humber was the only member to the council who cause out of Friday cv ening r meeting with Any especial degree of credit. The other members of the special committer. who after deciding upon t 1 recom- mendation i1 faveof tixinv thee sal- ary of the asecsor and collector at *000, failed to stand by their recom- mendation in council, made a par- ticularly sorry spectacle of theme selves. Councillor Humber made his posi- tion clear and -unmistakable. The council of 1008 at its first meeting. when several of its member, were new to their positions. was tricked into increasing the salary, andC oun- cillor Humber, as one of More who were taken by surprise on that occ•. cion, was manly enough to admit that a mistake had been made and to try to remedy the matter by reducing the salary again to its former figure. Granting Councillor Humber's con- tention, this was a very proper thing to do. If increases of salary are to he made, they should be made with good reason. and the councillors should be in • position to know what they 'are doing. It was not disproved at last Friday's meeting that Councillor Humber's charge was untrue. neither was it shown that the former salary was below a tair figure considering the work to be done, and yet the members of the special committee. with the one exception of Councillor Humber, in the tate of a little opposi- tion (chiefly on the part of the official whose eatery was in question, de- serted their own recommendation and actually voted against it. The Signal hue no objection to Mr. Campbell's getting *ODI from the town. Indeed, it must he said that the ability he displayed on Friday night in taking the council into camp makes that sum look rather small as an estimate of his worth. Municipal officers are generally not too well re- munerated, and. as The Signal stated a year ago in discussing this very question. the ratepayer's do not ask the council to be niggardly ; hitt s, far as possible the municipal salaries /should be Heed in proportion to the value of the services rendered and, to revert again to The Signal's article of • year ago, if the assessor and collec- tor is fairly remunerated at *(44) the office of town clerk is worth *1,040. Indeed, we believe that there is even a larger disproportion between the respective value of the work of the two offices. when competently filled. However this may be, the Pieria) committee could well have avoided the ridiculous incident of Iaat Friday evening. If the memb•rn of the committee were not prepared to stand by their recommendation they should not have brought it in. NEWSPAPER DISCUSSION. The Reeforth hxpositor of last week bad the following cotnment: A subscriber writes Co 4441 wanting to know if the anti -local option adver- tisements which appeared in The Ex- positor two weeks agn represent our own opinions on that subject. end ifs' we are to discontinue his paper. 1f our critical friend had looked more closely he might have seen that not only did the statements appear in our regular advertising columns. but we were careful to mark them "adver- tisement," so that no person could be deceived thereby unless they were looking for a grueyance. Tile• adver- tisement ram+ to us 111 the ordinary way of business and had the friend.. of local option asked for similar space in our column+ and were willing to pay the price for it they would have n•- celeel it. Moreover, these same ad• vertisements. as well as many others of a like nature, appeared In The To- ronto Glob•'and Mar and many rebel papers that were strong Bopp ttlrs of the mewl option movement. A paper should not refuse and has no right to refuse apace In its advert fitting columns so long an the matter offered is not Ub•lows slanderous or immoral, any more than a meechant should refuse to sell dry (Foods or gmreries to all who are willing to pay for that which they buy. There have been eomtnenta of a sim- ilar character in several local news- papers of the Province during the last few weeks, showing that the infector caption of which The Repositor speaks 1e not confined to any one Mane. And surely it Is n miseoneep- Men of a newspaper's functions that prompt• nisch a criticism as that of the Expositor's sih.criter. It i. a EDITORIAL NOTES. What do the Mend 01 Trade and the town enuncil propose to (10 thin year to keep (Socha -it -1i in the line of progress? Tennessee ham adopted prohibition of the sale of liquor. Whirl' is as astonishing an if tine nerd suddenly to hear that O.ederirh township hail polled a (frit majority. Col. Denison, of Toronto, thinks the Fylpite in not governed strongly enough. Col. Denison's idea of gov- erning would he, no doubt, to elnp everybody in Jail won wnul(1 not (lo 44 the Colonel wished. The Minister of Railway* has given a definite armors nee that the (;overn- ment will not eell or lease the inter- colunial Railway. Public opinion throughout the country ham declared strongly against sueh • step. Five persons were killed in a level crossing accident at Grimsby last week. end R. A. tanesater, M. P. foe Lincoln. le granted AA Baying that the victims should have born live Sena- tors instead of three who were ac- tually killed. The Senate has. re- peatedly thrown not Mr. Laneestee's MS To iprokket i vb eroesiog . and he sow proposes action to abolish the Senate. Some people may find it difficult to see what claim Valentine Raiz had upon a seat in the Senate. For our part, the tleuate being somewhat in the nature of a morgue, we do not care much whom they put To it, so long as it isn't a real live man. The Literal party of Cuba, which scored an overwhelming Victory in the recent electfuus in tis island rsspublie, proposes to give the uppoeition party thirty ler cent. of the appointive offices. The polities) parties in Cana- da are not yet sufficiently progressive to adopt a similar line of policy. A returning officer in the recent municipal election in Toronto states that in two polling sub•divirions thele wet.. seventy-seven women on the voters' list entitled to vote on license reduction. Of this nutuher twenty- seven went to the polls. do the (wine two division, IM women were en- tited to vote for members' of the l..rad o f oduc:rtion. Of this number only twenty-seven visited the polling place. Tengerauce reform and tbr educa- tion of children are two things -in Willett 180114414 Are suppx[red to be patr- ticularly interested. The figures given show pretty conclusively that 1p -to- tire- pr'P6Pnt-Thine at yeast the wotueu of Toronto are not convinced that they should exercise the fret,- ebbe-. , An official report itisued from 01.. tawa gives ensue Interesting stittistiea io regard to the values of 'term lands and farm stock in the Do on. T'he avenge value of farmland or all the Psovinrew is II3.1.70 an acre. in Ontario the average value i4 $47.:10 an acre, in Quebec *41.14), in Prince Ed- ward Island $.4.744 in Nova Scolia lien, in New Beanies ick *21.411. In British Columhht the average value 1e *70.111, due to the comparatively large extent of farm land std orchard and small fruit in that Prorince. In the three prairie Provinces the average values are : Maoitoba, t i7.*) Sas- katchewan, 114130.40: Alberta, 1118.21). The total value of farm animals in Canada is computed at $.i:l0.(1I4),(4Mt. The average wages of farm and domestic help is *''J10 per annum for males ant *13.1 (14 font 11". ruOn• tall.. and Quebec the average for mules is about *aW and for females $120 A year. The Spur. IA•ewuse of your strong faith. 1 kept the track whose sharp -.et ,tone. my strength bat well-nigh spent. I could nut meet your eyes if 1 turned hack : So on I went _ Because you would not yletd bel.ef In rue, Tho threatening crag. that roe, my way 1.0 bar, - 1 conquered Inch by crumbling inch to we The goal afar. And though I struggle toward It through hard veers, 1Orflinch. or (alter blindly: yet within, "Von can '" unwavering my spirit bean • And I .hall win, Aldan Dunbar, FROM OUR CONTEMPORARIES. Prerequisite to GeeRoads. wcarton r.. :1 With new 1.100(1 1.1 many of the township councils, %v-• hope to see a forward step in the t. rection of good roads, hut that will never he taken until statute labor bas been abolished. A Desperate Campaign. Calgary News The Toronto News is putting upP a desperate campaign to discredit Mr. Charles Marcid, M. P., in the eyes sit the Canadian pubic, Mr. Mitred ie booked for the speakership of the Com- mons. Those who know Mr. Mgieil know bim to he quite the equal moral - 1y or intellectually of his critics on the Flavelle■Kemp-Alban y Club sheet pub- lished in Toronto. - . _ - s - London glee Pres. When a defendant who to the lay mind commits an offence surrounded as was that of Moir with no mach. ap- pearance of set purpose to kill anyone who might interfere with him may evade responsibility upon the ground that during his lifetime he has lied then it fellows that other epileptics may kIll and also escape. And if this be true, it is doe to the public that epileptics be placed where they may not do hsrm. The Lively Automobile, Montreal 4.r. Prince Edward Island is nisi to be getting tired of shutting the automo- bile out altogether. 1f the [neaten of the "auto" would only take patnutt of -ft,, panpTe. they would he t'e mutt welcome visitors that a countryside could wish. if they were not dangerous, they would be web- d for their t eespending qualities. their addition to liveliness and the interest that always attaches to the traveller. What is wanted in the invention of "the gentleman-in- thtecer." No Surrender. Toronto Ater. It woultd be impossible to exagger- ate the hold which the principle of public ownership, in every phase,ham ebtslined'spin the people of this rov- ince. Alti gh the Intereolonial;docs not traverse Ontario, it Is regarded here with pride as a part of the na- tional outfit. and if it were alienated the people would look upon the act moth as they *mild upon the surren- der of a pot of the territory of Can•. ad. to a foreign power. In loth rases the wound to the net inial pride would completely ohecute Any financial ad ventage that might come from the 4ranaactinn. Capital Pssishment in France. Guelph Mercury. Recent events. in Franow 4.4.111' to have given a more or leas eonehtaive nnawer In That 11 mroted mien - lion : "Should capital puntahment he abolished ?" Capital punishment wa abolished in France. '•Monateur de Paris, as 'the guillotine was generally called, was peeked away, am an Instr. uulent for whirh there would be• no farther nee. The result was an unprecedented eerie* of atroelnna crimes. Robber+ killed those slime they rubbed. in many cases, In order '• .• •'fleet -ion for the fleet often . ,,... the fear of ese ' 'i''x :litnt7duYi,tar".0 , the sharp knife of the guillotine to act as a restraining power. the (criminal under -stratum of French society be- came peculiarly bold and active. Vigilance so ieties had to be organ- ised in Paris to protect citizen. from the wholesale operations of the "Apaches." Matters because so bad, iu fate, that Monsieur de Paris had to be unpacked and put into use again. The first victims wenn s gang bandits, who had committed sixteen murders. and over one hundred rob- herie., that the law knew of I What otter atrocities they had hsengpllty of, but which Tiidoever come to Bight, Id _onlybalm/wined. Capital punirhlneut, as a deterrent power, has been found 11 in France, in ostler to insure the fety of citizens, 1t will never again be abolished in that country. The Soo Loan. London Ads ertt.et. The Ontario Oovet•nunent has been repaid the remaining million dollars of the Seo Iwo. This ends a chapter which is loss creditable to the men who now Occupy the treasury seats titan to their .predecessors. The *2,- (00,000 guarantee advaecett by the Roes (loverolent rescued a great in- dustrial concern, and practically the town of Sault Ste. Marie, from ruin. The Opposition denounced the (rens- aetiun with incredible bitteeners Whitney aurpWatwd(' himself n violence, declaring that the (love' meethad thrown $Lt1ll,t#s1 into Lake Superior, and that ire anti )u was 'hue of the gr•atent public crime+ ever per- petrated on the continent of North America." The polies. of the Coveru- sool-ice 0444.4rthe Sav ratnwusoqsatci4ag11 New 0 Garin, hate been justified. Sault Slq, Marie w8,4 rescued and rebabilitett'i(, ml thanks to the men who now rale the Prov- ince. Hut fur the' courage of the former •lduiiniztrat' a serious blow would have limn struck at the credit of Out Min, PO =4 1.A4 NOTES.- . Among the demands pse1.S'uteal to the FederaLUuveruuaerit.this week -be the Dominion Trsdee end Labor Con: glees was ape calling for the abolition of the election deposit which t he made by candid Ates fin. the C•anedi.in House of Commons. The Hamil'un Herald, an independent Pewee,. that t Is In sympathy with the reuse of labor. voices its views '1' l Ila.: - at t>ti "The Herald dues not approve 41 the request for the roped. of the provision requiring a $35) deposit front candidates for the Federal Ptulia went. That deposit .huts out a lot of crank candidates who would but' into every refection campaign merely for the notoriety which they would 1 get out of et. It would be well. how- { ever, to so arnend the law As to r` duce I lie percentage of votes which an unsuccessful candidate must secure In order to save his deposit. Fifty per cent. of the votes secured by ilia win- ning candidate in too high." R. L. Borden, leader of the Opposi- tion at Ottawa, has announced his in- tention to sit for Halifax. Ile was elected loth for Holds and for Carleton cuunty, Ontario. The Toronto News revive& the at•n'y that Hon, A. G. MacKay f1 t rel ire fruw -too leadership of the Liber sl party of Ontario and is to 1e suc- ceeded by Rev. D. C. Hossack, of '1'..- rmnto: The story may be token with a large quantity of Mit. So JAI' As in known Mr. MacKay h.. no intention of irtiring, and if he were it is likely the Liberal party would clines. as its leader someone more strongly estate fished in the esteem of the Liberian of the Province than Mr. Hoseack is. OTTAWA NOTES. Opening of Parliament This Week- 1 W Short Session Expected. Ottawa, Jan. 18. Memuhers of Par- bailment are already arriving in the capital for the session. which will open on Weduerday, The Govern- ment bas its see font J01n1griIIL Jbll Korot shape to meet Parliamertt, It is expected that the session will be a comparatively short one of four or dye months, . COttrag Dona EIps.ditar. . The wtiwates for theensuing min ses- sion ale now practically Completed. and will be ready for prerdntation to Parliament during the first week of the wwion, The Government, In view of the temporary falling olein revenue. has out dowu the expendi- tules for this year to the lowest point possible couuuensurate with the act - nal ueseds of the public r(•rvite, end many projected schemer for public works, ere., have been postponed until next year. It is the intention of the (lover uutent to include it, p oseible evely expenditure in the nlaiq esti- mate.. and it is hoped that there will be no necessity for bringing clown supplementary estimates., as usual, Ater In the ►e•weinli. • Has the Tide Tu:ned T 'Die revenue for Diownil e•r Lest ayes lir largest is the history of 1' 1)OIInnion for the list month n 1' •• year. Fur a year part Cher of revenue statewentshavo ehowu is,t+- lar decreases ft•.,m the receipts of the previous year, and it is Moped that the lwr,.+rf icer+ tide-bss ttrmsc- at tats: cunt a Max. A slight el ug Pe was falii,, ault.Jltr. 1".'tgitson a 4 usered, when on the point 1 f e•:u•Iing for church, that there 'Millet 4411 a iubn•U* in the house fit f•.r ((.e. "1'011 rte IN445OW one fruol the NEWS OF DISTRICT. 13QDERICN TOWNSHIP. MONDAY, Jan..IStb. John Johnston is home from the 1% -est after en absence of four years and is , nt hu4iastic in his praises of the great n heat country. He has heen as- sisting his lather, Samuel Johnston, in farming n section ase. Testier. Ses- katchswan, and on his return in March he intends to take iia mother and sheers with hint to 11114ko tl.eir home iu the West. He will also trek. back a carload of stook. In the mran- tithe Mrs. Johnston is ativerti►ing their form, in this township fere rale. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. -The council met January llth. The following gentlemen made the deelsr*lien of er- nes tan property qualification : Watituel Sturdy, reeve ; John McC:urc. Wm. H. Lobb, John Idatbwell and John W. Yeo, councillors', Minutes of last meeting were read and pass' d. Moved by 7. W, Yeo, seconned - h. John McClurrg� that the following sr counts be paid': Jep Brindley, gravel, $22.441; election rainwear, 468.110; J. Kidd, expire', Vic; John Smith, gravel. *1.28: Municipal World. a - w eensPnt roll*. $2.15; F. lawienr:r, expose. :Orr : Muni, ipai World, six copier, *3 : Thr•s. O'lr•e. • error in col lector's toll 41 ; tier- rebbutt, post- ing treasurer's reports, 111.75 ; col- lector, postage and stationery, 112 ; treasurer, postage, stationery and fin anodal report, Ed. Moved by Wm: H. Lobb, seconded by John Rathwell, that the following persons be fence- vlewere, pound -keepers and pathmast- en : Fence -viewers -No. 1, Isaac Belk - George Ls ith waiter a1k- GeorgeLsithwaiter t%-XTiibol$lu y, W. F. slick, Jae, Yuill • No. 3, Hall Rutledge, Alfred Naftel, Alex. Welsh: No. 4, Ed, Wise, John Woo°, Robert Acheson ; No. 3. Chan. Lovett, C. W. Williams, Thos. I;hurchill. Pound -keepers -No. 1. George Huller; No. 2, W. F. Hick ; No. 3. Andrew McGuire ; No. 4, George 0 Cooper : No, 5, Isaac Salk- eld : No. 6, John Parker. The various ppaatbm•eters will be duly notified. The following notions mete passed : That J. R. Holmes receive *40 for rent of hall for municipal pm pores for the current year; that John Thompson Ire assessor ; (lenge W. Andrews, col- lector : (lenge Holland and G. P. Gr.11d, auditors; John Om r• ap pointed on hoard of health for three vuans ; Dr. J. B. Whitely M. 11.- 0. the mewl bylaws, 1, 2, A wars read and *rased. The following are the salar- w of officers for the current year: I Clerk. $106; treasurer, *NII; collector, *16*; a/s•nor, IMO; Mlditnrte, 411 each, ami the council $2 each for each and rvery day's sittings 'at enunell loud, *$' eneh for acting as road commissioners Moved by John Mo. Nlutf', 44 minded by John Ralhw,•ll, that this council dr, now /out n to meet on the first Monday in February at 1 o'clock. The following is the minder of hints. marriages And dent he for 11114: Itirthe, 20; marriages, • death•• 3a. Nisox Serrant, clerk. Certainly. "What would v' it say." said the prouliet of W00, "if i vele to tell you that in a shirt spore of time all the rivers in this r-'Intty would dry 0P 1" ' I a mild say," rrpQlied th• patient Inns, "go and do Ihnw likes:ae."- Stray Stories, WINTER TERM OPENS JANUARY 4th More Yang ?.'pe Owned by our n:a,agemvu.t than guy sit her lu 0n42iu. (hunt deusaud fur our graduates as Husine.e College leachers, I'riva'e '.•cretari4s. Office A,al.tautr, etc. The embodiment of the most Expert_ Modem 'i)-tem+Inman In Business. :science. We in, temper i..on. Three llspartment.. uuuswd by .killed iu.trno-' or.. COMMERCIAL, STENOGRAPHY, TELEGRAPHY. Malt ours.••, In a4 Ouelncw contuse _. and High ri.•h.e I .nbjects. Gederic4 1 Business College (GE0. SPO77ON. - PRINCIPAL i GREAT SCHOOL e.' ' RPUTATION, It&.t'LTs. IN- R'. ►. tad THuttut'ti o s li'.' ' Now 4a t os. star t he powder .j :.IOTT 'CIONTO, ONT. mei prepare for profitable empinywsat Our greduelea reader obtain geed pyeeSeNalean (1 r hendeoorse 1'atalegne ie fres. Write fee ea e today. Students admltled at any tuna ('allege open the •nitro year. W. J. Elliott, Principal. ('fir. Vonore and Alexander strum WiNTER TERM OPENS JAN. 4114. CENTRAL GTRATFORD, ONT• s...�'010 tial. sobool 4 aro ef tliCtsegest In the Provin to. It I+ noted for the thoroughness of its work and the entices of Its stndentr Three departments COMMERCIAL SHORTHAND TELEGRAPHY Ow lir .410ti. are in dem 1,n•1 a• Hu-iness (allege teseher'• ea well a. cellos esdelante. first oar ntagnin••e'nt catalogue, 11. Is fres. ELLIOTT & McLACHLAN, Principals. Winter Session Opens January 4th in all depart meats of the CENTRAL BUSI- NESS COLLEGE. Yonne and Gerrard Streets, Toronto. Oar Catalogue explains our superiocite in Equipment. Staff, Methods and Results. You are invited o write for it If interested in the d of w hool work which bait best success. Address W. H. S '. W, President. L IND Thompson', next door, suggested Mrs. Ferguson. 'They neer go to church." -No, Leiria," he ar•swert'(l, with iron firmness. "1t is wrong to Mor mw umbrella,. nn Sunday. i should have bought ' y'stetoay. 1 *bell punish myeelf for carelessness by t going to church this tnoruing." no Thereupon he proceeded to punish himself still further 17 en -liming in an easy chair and reading the Sunday aPcm ',nip before yen bank -- then look 104111441. Messed is the silent ni in, for lip is able to keep the lid mi his ignorance. "Trouble, •• em necessary to some folk,," ,aid 1'...''• leen. "De only fun d.y 'pears to get is talkin''lout 'em."-- Washington Ster. They were holding an "exam." in nn fraud London echoed, and the tPach- er WWI explaining the chief ptorluebi tf the Indian empire. One child re- cited a lint of come,tihdes. "Please, nil..., India prodet.es curi lea and pep- per And citron and chillies and chut- ney t►nd -and" ' Yea, yes, and what romea after that ?" " Pleaee. mire, 1 don't I+mom's.' " "Yee, hu t think. What is India so famous fox :%' " Plc lee, 'sins India-gretinn. e ACHESON & SON A Big Clearing of Furs The entire stook ofVorafor Men and Women we have marked uuw to clear at a reduction of from twentydve to fifty per cent. off regular prices. . Dojens of coats for men and women to .elect from, and all of warta:lted quality. , Muu's 1111u.00 Wombat Coate .... 520. 110 Men's 122,00 Black Dog Coats ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*12.00 Men's 1185.00 Black Calloway Coats , $28.00 Mens 1116,00 Coon Coats . ,$45.00 Women's 11:111.00 Astrachan Lamb Cores .....,,..,.518 00 Women's 485,00 Astrachan Lamb Coats .526.00 Woman's $40.00 Iluchot•a n 1.0,116 Coats *28.00 Fur Boas, Muffs, Ruffs, etc. Sable, Isabella Fos, Lamb, Mink, at thirty to fifty per cent. cleating. SALE OF BLANKETS N) pairs largest double-ir*d size W.ol Blanket', pure wool -fillets. Made by 011e of our near mills. Regular value $3.60 per pair, per pair for Satur- day only at112.46 DRESS GOODS and DRESS TWEEDS POO yards 56 inch Dress Tu.. T. v 1,• t.:d Cheviots, all pure wool good.. and t11I140141'1'4. *12*, ilt.'i);t.tt 4. 4)qu,Iiti•s at INCya•d . .., ..._.75: W. ACHESON di SON ew OW tswrNNEseN ei• Wafter C. Pridham Specials fur the week in CLOTHING ANti FURNISHINGS IMO 11111 vel ) anxrnur 10 1e purr toy stock to the lowest possible nOTCh before V es. k-ta iug•u don il Ku the r in 's away down to hake a unpin; e,L'alanrc 111 Many lines. 1 1 Read our specials ; it means big savings of money : K Men's Furnishings 3 pairs of FINE CASHMERE SOCKS.-. 60c 25cand 3;c NECKWEAR for )5c Si ooand Si le SHIRTS ,. 69c et.00 NECKSCARFS t BOYS' BLACK WORSTED STOCKINGS 9c' Soc and 75c WINTER CAPS, small sues .26c $t.00 WINTER CAPS, small sues - 40c FANCY VESTS. regular 43 0o and 13.3s, f* . ........... ...:..11.85 Clothing u2.00 10:o 0o FANCY OVERCOATS 0o BLACK OVERCOATS , r• ...16.60 z oo BLACK OVERCOATS 58.60 *9.00 DARK GREY NOMESPW(-PANT$, PIUMNest masa, ngeLr $2.3 for 5160 BOYS' OVERCOATS, regular Soo for .43 76 YEN'S;to.00 and *moo TWEED SUITS for 57 75 4 MEN'S $8.00 TWEED SUITS for 46,60 Winn The Captain Economized. A Ilelfset captain, who had per chased • small coasting acbooner, de- cided, on grounds of economy, to paint in the vessel's new name him- self. He could not reach high enough from the float, and did not rare to use OW 1 J a swinging stage, so he reached doves over the bide t0 do it. Having finished one bow, be went ashore to view fila Ilrodlwork. Tkls is what met hieage . EfOGAM • Repeat It :-"Shiloh's Cure will al- wsy. cure my coughs and colds." Twenty Per Cent. off During January alt FANCY SUiTS AND OVERCOATS reduced twenty per cent. MUFFLERS at cost. THE TWO MARTINS 'Phone 180 - Tailors and Furnishers. 0 J OVERSHOES There is "V cold weather corning. Be prepared for it with a pair of our warm, good -wear Ing OVERSHOE S. We sell only the very beat makes• and our prices are right. We have everything( m rubber footw.ar, MOM to suit every Purchaser, and elapse to it every Shote - Buy Granby Rubbers. G. M. ELLIOTT, The Square Ooderich FIRST, READ OUR FREE CATALOGUE THEN Decide es the Rosiness Cellsge W. Nie the privilege of sending Toe our Intensely -interesting. handlso4nely- dheetrated FREE CATALOGUE. In fact. you really owe It to yourself to get • Dopy and read it thoroughly beforey�t select theBusiness College to attend. The he Catalogue explains all about nor school, our faculty, our diderent onus*. Teas why we honestly believe our Gil- let* al let* to he the best fnr y1. After reading the boole se will Law, you to fad*• ler your,ui• Sinding fora copy piano you under r(n obligation. Just mad your name and address on a postcard tkeAeaee.l.Rtod sir rhea Reeetal epealys Septaeeher aw4 J,,,esn. The Forest City Business end Shorthand Collet* (010014, ! • - OIIWTAnI0 a wl wr1TlaSn.r. P.ryl 1 w wens/Intr. 1.. QA_; Vl.#a.y.l 1