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the popular assembly. There are
other accounts to be settled between
the Lords and the people, and the
wonder is that any considerable party
in Great Britain could be found to
withstand the popular .!emends ;'but
the British voter is slow -going and
good-natured, and the aristocracy,
with its traditions and its wealth' and
its control of a great portion of the
land, baa an immense influence.
Then there le the cry of t;tarilf re-
forut," which} ,the party of ,the Lords
has adopted in an attempt to offset
the popular measures of the Literal
Government, and voters are being be-
guiled with poetises of snore emplvy-
went and better waged, and with all
the other gilded bait of the proter-
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of better priced for his grain—an im-
provement that would presently be off -
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sande time the workman in the city is
fmpleired notto believe that his bread
will to dearer. The voter is told that
the colonies are demanding a prefer--
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UULRafCH. THURSDAY. JAN. s. I °.-
THE NEW COUNCIL
The town council which has just
been elected for the year 1910 looks
like capable body. and the rate -
pipes, will look forward- with confid-
ence to gin•«I results trove its incum-
bency. 'l'he business of- tbe town ii.
growing in importance year by year
and dei uar.ds the earcful attention of
public-spirited citizens, and it is grati-
fying to see "representative men will-
ing to give the town's affairs so mad)
of their time and thought as is de-
manded of the uteuthers of the council.
The !actio.► fights which fur ,'any
Years wet•e a detriment to the conduct
of municipal business having beppily
disapp:•ar•ed. the new council can stake
• up its work with a single eye to the
best interests of the town, and all
• good citizens williwish it etiecees in its
efforts undertaken in'tbiii apirit.
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THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.
The first polling in the British elec-
tions will take place at tire end of
next week, and a few days thereafter
it may be. possible to estimate with
some accuracy the result of the great
contest. In Britain the elections are
not all on one day, as in this country,
but, are spread over ten days or tiro
week,.
While the issuer are varied, they'
are cleet.l''y defined, and through the
whole there is one distinct line ttf
cleavage between the opposing parties.
t On the one hand the Liberal -Radical -
Labor party is Mauling for popular
rights, while on the other haitd-the
tTnionistl('onrerv'ative-Tariff Reform -
House of Lords party .stands for
special privilege.
The hwin issue is, Shall the people
the 4gouse of Lords rule? For cen-
turies the Commons have had control
duty. Canadian implement ruakets1
are selling their products in all., parts
of the world in competition with Che
United States manufacturers; why
should they not be able to supply a
part of the Uulted States market if it
were open to them? The resolution,
when it comes up in tbe House. trill
make an interesting debate, and. tut
lite most of Mr. Lewis' resolutions,
may have some useful result.
It is rather amusing to notice the
statement that as a national financier
Mr. Gladstone was unrivalled, and
"be would never have . submitted a
budget like that of. Lloyd -Georges."
It is pretty safe to eonclude' that gut b
a statement nine times out of ten
conte, from personewbo in Gladstone's,
lifetime were not Willing to admit his
superior wisdom. One of the distin-
guishing marks of (ladetone's life was
his steadily growing radical tendon•
dee, and we see no reason to suppose
that if he were in the tlesh today he
would be anywhere but at the head of
the fight for the emancipation rat the
British people from the thrall of land-
lordism; The -Grand Old :Man dirt_`
great work in his day, but he had to
piece«t if, for instance, a tax is not leave many things unfinished. many,
placed on fl teigir wheat--whir---a--'r"rL"-.unritthts:d. and •Mr. Asquith
and his colleagues are but carrying
forward the work' whirh air. Glad-
stone Would have rejoiced to do if the
opportunity had peen hie.
`wailer tax on Canadian 'wheat. The
Canadian farmer would he wtrpriseri
to hear aBrit.it•h audience told that he
is clangoring for aduty nn' hi wheat
where there is now a free market.
Ilut protectionists are prove Bally
prolific of pr inises, and the "tart re-
1...,n"-cry-fr-thretetnignit tnhtt et ttte--
t'onseri ative - armor, and many a
voter will fail to tt a that in voting r
protection he iial, helping to add a
other wall to the fortifications)/ Privir
lege which it is to his interest to de,
limb. i•
The grratttat day in tine history of
(iii•eat Brittth for many a' decade Wei
that on whiOti thr 4.14 -)yd -George pro -
pose's of land 'tsaxetion were adopted
by the British ('abinet. No' clatter
how the election goes this month,
whether the Government be amtained
or defeated. these proposals are a
vital part of the policy of British Lib-
eralism, and sooner or later they will
prevail. When they tare carried to.
their logics) conclusion` the people of
Britain will be fteeuten in their own
land.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
1t is suggested that the Governor-
General should invite King Edward to
visit the Iheasinion. A visit from the
King would be a highly popular
event, and the people of Canada
would give His Majesty the time of
bis life.
it may be a little difficult for the
disinterested onliu,ker to understand
why the suffragettes are going to so
much trouble to secure a vote when
acmes of leen ore willing to sell theirs
for two dollar+ or barter it for a
turkey. '
People who are subscribing this
Month for United i4tatt•s magazines
will have occasion to think again of
the action of the Canadian Putitnttice
Department which, makes theta pay
an extra fifty rents to swell the re -
of the finances of the nation, and this
evil' ° of Uncle Mania postal service.
hitherto undisputed control is now
threatened by tbe action of the 1 The Kincardine Review puts a great
Londa in throwing out the supply bill
sent up from the House of Commons.
It is pleaded on 1eh,df e\tf the Lonna
that they are only eulnnitting the bud-
get to the vote of the people ; •but it
can readily be been that if their•action
were excused -on this ground popular
control of the nation's pursestrings
would be_.!t_au.end.-_.It--would; twat
that nnGovernment could exist longer
than one year -unless it were, willing Le
vote supplies in a form acceptable to
the House of Lords. If the method of
raising the revenue proposed by Lloyd -
George were not in accordance with
the wishes of the people, , the Govern
went could he defeated upon Its next
appeal to the people and the new liov-
erntuent world then adept 'nine other
means of raising the necessary funds
for the carrying on of UM lti tioTill
services. This is the • constitutional
method of settling such question« ; but
the Lords were en desperately afraid
of the succesa of the Lloyd -George
proposals, if they were once carried
into effect, and were so greedily an-
xious to save their estates from ora-
tion, that they couhl not wait for the
ordinary course of even' to justify or
condetnn the budget. instead if giv-
ing the people an opportunity of than,
teeting and then giving their verdict
on the budget. the Lords destroy it
and then hypocritically declare that
they are only seeking a verdict from
the people—the people whom they
have always distrustett and whose
rights they have repeatedly and delib-
erately denied.
The budget is only one of a number
of mi.ltaures passed by the present
Rouse of Cegmons which the House
of Lords has aes&.royed. There was
the education act,ed to remove
the inequalities under whlsh large seo-
tiona of the people are placed in the
matter of the control and supportot
aehoots. There was the licensing hill,1
by whirh the Government .ought to
eurh the vast powers of the liquor
teed.. Roth of these measures were
framed to meet conditions which have
Imo parallel la Canada and which'
truth in a .few word's when it says :
"The trouble with 'a free trade
country is that the Finance Minister
cannot increase 'taxer without the
perple knowing it."
Although it is u Conservative journal
The Review evidently sees that the
system of raising revenue by customs
tariffs lends itself readily to careless
and extravagant spending,ae no one
knows just bow much he is contrib-
uting.
, There is no doubt that bespectacled
people are more numefdus than they
were some years ego, but that this
indicates a general impairment 'cot
vision, as a contemporary says, is open
to doubt. It May, vend probehty does,
indicate merely that greater attention
`%Tieing paid to the eyeeitht nowa-
days thaw war --formerly the ease.
People suffered with bad eyesight
-without knowing the cause or the
remedy ; now they go to the oculist
ins optician and 'entre relief.
What Has the New Year in !Store?
The old ,tr bas gorse, wlth..its hopes and
- feet-- i- _ .
Its Joys s 1 +orrows. tts smile. and teen.;
The New % ger has corse, the joy hell« ring. .
Hut what to us will the New Year bring t
What has the New Year in -tore for u- t
Win it bring us plea-ur e. or bring us pain 1
bitil %Whether uuly (he .t law aud cbaft t
the ri4xttted boodles of gulden groin t
\ at has the New Year in store for u- i
W. re looking forward' wlth hope or dread
Wil 't bring wi nowen+ for the seed we have
wit.
Or unl noxious wrcils; Instead 1
What h • the New Year in stow for us!
N'u hat- planted -eed. lave they ta::en root
In
the e - .. rich soil ! In heyears to eoate
tyill they iold us sweet o bitter fruit!
We cannot now, but\•Ae wil watt and treat
Thst tie day •ti they're is si one by tare.
Win gather a ower or golden.`
To gladden ou heart when the y M 40111i.
-Hilda . ' Doty.
FROM OUR ONTEMPORARI
Handl • Times.
The days will gin to lengthen
now, but you wilt•n notice the differ-
ence for some tin - A thirty -day
draft will `nature just s quickly.
Might Do W se.
Toronto car.
The monarch in the lin ish bystetn
is all the stronger tiresome he knows
his place and keeps it. The House of
Lords utight do worse than How his
lead. .
The Canadian Farm states that
$201a000,000 is a fair estimate of the
coat of the projected Georgian Bay
canal, and it says: "The interest on
this sum would go a long way each
year towards payieg for the free
transportation of a large share of the
farm products of the West by the
transportation facilities we now have
at our disposal—all nil or through the
takes and the Welland canal ....This
country can do without the Georgian
Bay canal for many year to come.
There itis ufthsir ibl.gs more urgent.
Make the most of the transportation
facilities we have at present and the
country will continue tag prneper as it
is now doing."
Mr. Lewis' resolution favoring
placing of agricultural implements
the free list maybe inconsistent
his general attitude as a protectio
but if, as is understood, the 1
Statics Government is willing
Ulla an agreernent for free
agricultural implemental it w
cult for the G overnkaent to
the demand for the reams
Not a Fakir.
Hamilton Spectator.
Haven't naticed any dispositi
Elem. Lie. Shackleton', dat
yet, have you ? Sotnehow or of
they've very old-fashioned ideas
honor in the old land.
%ucti Mistaken.
llelletille intelligencer.
That German professor who has ex-
pensed him belief that Britain's col-
onies and dnmininnq would not assist
the mother country in case of war
with Germany shows how silly some
men can be, without trying. Remem-
ber Africa.
At Heart a Free Trader.
Halifax Chronicle.
Mr. Bitltour seeink to take up the
question of tariff reform every time
with the :lir of "a passive resister."
Again he has disappointed the red-hot
protectionists. And the reason is not
far to Beek. • Mr. Balfour is at bases
free trader.
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Becoming Naturalised.
Saturday Evening Poet.
An alien wanted to he naturalized,
and was required to fill out a blank.
The that three lint -a of the blank had
the following questions: "Name?"
"Born ?" •'Hnsinesa i" He answered :
••Name ---Michael Levinsky."
"linen—Yes."
••Huai nese--Ito Miert,".
Dr. Cook's Nerve.
Victoria Times,
Tea, Corilt's goose is cooked, hut it
laid a fair-sized golden egg before
being consigned to the pot. The
fakir is estimated to have cleaned tip a
hundred thousand dollars before the
fraudulent nature of his claim was
discovered. The Doctor asked four
thousand dollen tt night se the price
of his lectures, and in many eases be
did not ask in vain.
Abuse of Churchill. •
klic,g1ton Times.
According/ to British cables there is
much bitter -nese shown against Win-
ston Chu ill by the privileged
classes. a should not venture to
doubt it. he privileged claws•, have
the hes of mations for bitterness
Against. Im, or, rather, for the prin-
ciples f Popular Right which he ad-
vne . But abuse of Churchill dues
not eln the case. Gladstone in his
ti wan as heartily hated and as
b terly abused. Yet f}ladettne'a
me in safe.
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W. H. t(UBtNSON, District Agent. Seaforth. Oct.
conditiooe, he would probably do just
as well all anyone else,
Happy Canada!
Btratfotd Beacon.
Tht.. New York Mijtt in reviewing
Finance Minister Fielding's budget
speech «aye that the commerce of Can-
ada is three times greater per capita
than that of the United Nostra. This,
of utaarre, rntwa w- the foreign estate
metre, not to inter -slate or inter -pro-
vincial commerce. Bolt even that i« a•
big tbinglto say. There are no people
nn the fans of 1 he earth ,uoie cltntfnrt-
nbly p,ovided for than we (tan.dians.
Inc es ate evenly divided and
there is no violent cuntra,t between
great riches end extreme poverty.
[tong 'May this state of affairs cun-
f;tntte !
What the Drummer Costs.
Ilamilion linea.
The Toronto Faru,ers' Sun esti-
mates that t. b a maintenance of
the army of cotumereiil travellers
who drum up trade throughout (',m-
ads cotta at. least $40,101,teet to tier
consenting public every year. It
thinks that most of that expense is
unnecessary. as. "there is no leeasull
why the trade should not lie done by
catalogue and sample." It i, a lot of
money, of cout•se, hit we fear that it
ie hardly practicable to abolish the
co:uwe,eial traveller in this age. He
is the product of a keen competition,
.and not without his con►penseting
benefit to the consumer.
For coughs and colds, use Allen's•
V., g Balsam.. Belief is warranted or
moy refunded.
Connaught Would Do.
Toronto Saturday Night.
A prrxninent Canadian daily has
Partial a small -sired boom for the
!)tike of (ktnnanght as mieceesor to Earl
Grey. On the gustation of amiebilit
i am informed that the i)uke would
fill the hill, and after all that is about
the only qualifiestion necessary. Our
Governor-Owner•als are expeeteid to
utter platitudes, look pretty, bow
graeinusly, avoid polities, promise not
in shoot deer nut of season, live in Ot,-
taws, and draw their pay. 11 the
Duke of Connaught bows to these
Alien's
Lung balsam
Contain no Cpturn.
Is the one S.ite and Effective
Cough Remedy for general
family use
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Crosscut Saws
Racer, Lance, Disston's, Leadet, Premier
and Simonds, Every one guaranteed.
Black Diamond and Disston's Files Sail!
Sets and Gauges.
-_Axes ��..
Black Diamond, Forest Beauty.
The best Axe Handles, 15c, 25c, 35c and Sax.
Gloves and Mitts
cheapest at
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Janu
Our Greatest Clearing Sale
We have cut deeply—cut in half in many cases —into
the prices of • large stork of winter Ronda, \Ve invite
you to oxke advantage ui (bis opportunity, Our stock is very
heavy, and ail of high -dere, warranted and carefully
-selected merchandise.
Ladies' and Men's Fur Coats and
Fur=Lined Coats
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Ladies' Bocharen Lena) and Aatrachan Lamb Coats,
$30, $35 and RM. Now, tills. 76.26 and $:tt,
Fur -lined Coat., Muskrat•litted and blended Sable collar,
$i*,i and $till, for *35.
Twenty Men's Black Dog Coat*. $20. fOr$Ia
Fifteen Men's#Back--(aiisway- i+U-Ooate•
$ 31, for lel.
Ten Men's Alaska Beaver Coats, $321 fora*.
Twenty L'tdIes long,heavy. stylishly
trinut ed end beautifully lined tion'
Croats of Kersey. Heaver and Tweed,
$13 and $18, for each $!i.
Remnants of Dress Goods
iVe have measured and marked for week, part all
ends of Drees Goods and l' t it ing+ and Tweed.. Hundreds
—�_ihsrttare, and-bersetif+sl materials,` and all len ethic- -1-T—c ----
yards, at a fraction of their value. We invite our customers
to coins early and ay.ail themselves of these bargains on
one entire table. -
Carpets and Rugs
All Rugs, Velvet, Tapestry, Betts*elm, %Vilma, we will ,
clear out this month, and are marked flow at a reduction
of from $II to 50 per (vent., and we invite your iu«petptiou and
r ri t icisgt.
Butteriuk Patterns. We eatery a complete stock. New
Patterns and new free Fashion Sheets. Call for Delineator.
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When You Buy
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You want the best you can get.
That's where we get
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'PHONE zdo. TAILORS AND FURNISHERS.
5.
EYE -SIGHT
TAUBE 4 SONS, Manufacturing Optieiane and Eye -sight
Stweiali«ta, will he at our store Thuradey and Friday, January 13th
and I it h. if you have any eye troubles, don't fell to take advan-
tage of this opporttnity to have your eyes properly attended t".
AJI work absolutely guaranteed.
Alis you deaf P 1 - so we ran maks , you heir w h the
ACOUSTICON. CA AND SEE IT.
H. C. D U N LOP, Druggist, Godtrich.
VW -MAKE POINTMENTS NOW.
JANUARY SALE
OVERCOATS
it looks like a very long cold winter, doesn't It? If you
haven't bought a new Overcoat yet, buy one now—you can
save dollars on it, that is if you buy at this store. On
Saturday we put on Kale all Overco Ate, with the new and
popular military collar, at the following big reductions :
$10
$13
$16
$16
Overcoats
Overcoats
Overeats
Overcoat
reduced to It
reduced SLID
reduced .76
reduced Ib. 612.26
OVERCOATS AT ttALF-PRICE
Hare's a great chance ter luss elation men. We have
them arranged on a table. .Teat sixteen of theta, clearing
to start Saturday, at exactly HALF-PRICE.
ALL -WOOL UNDERWEAR AT 69c
Having bought very heavily of this line on aCrnunt of
extra good value, we offer it to clear quickly. This gond,
all -wool Underwear at BOO
WALTER C. PRIDHAI'1
TM/ MOUS" OP RENAL VAWD