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THURSDAY, APRIL Ib, IN13
NO ELECTION AT THIS TIME.
The Hon. "Bob" Bogen lacks a settee
of humor. To get up in the House of
Commons, as he did the other day.
and declare that the country wan cry -
Ing, in tones louder then thunder, for
an election on the question of interfer-
ence by the Senate, was one of the
funniest things this Dominion baa
ever seen. If anc'•ody bas been wor-
rying about the Senate of late it is
only • "mall coterie of "practical" poli-
ticians who see it in the wap of some
of their little schemes. What the
country has really been paying its at-
tention to has been the evideoce in the
public .ceount■ committee revealing
how Can uie has been plundered right
and left by frienda or tools of Conserv-
salve members, and by others who
had sufficient pull to get their names
on the Government's patronage list.
The Senate may be a nuisance, but it
can ie attended to later. What the
people want to ser right now is some
Adequate dealing hy the Government
with the frauds and steals that have
been perpetrated upon the people of
Canada In connection with the por-
i chases of army supplies,
it appears that the Hon. "Bob" Rog-
er. soul is vexed because the Senate
sent heck to the House of Commons, a
hill to increase the number of Waste'n
members in the Senate, with en
amendment declaring that the in-
crease should not take effect until
the proposed increase of Western
membership in toe House of t'um-
mons should also come into effect.
To the ordinary person the Senate's
action will appear proper and reaaoo-
able. The Weal has been demanding
increased representation in tbe Com -
mobs for years; it cares little or noth-
ing about it/ representation in the
Senate. it is only the Hon, "Bob"
Rogeu and his clique of "practical"
politicians who, tor obvious reasons,
want to unload a bunch of Western
I;on•ervatives on the "upper" chamber%
The most outstanding action of the
Senate within the lest four years has
been the rejection of the naval bill, or.
rather, the amendment of that bill
by the declaration that. it should not
be effective until is vote of the people
should be taken. What a tremendous
denial of popular lights—to insist that
the voice of the people should be heard
with regard to an important aeparture
of public policy!
The fact of the master is that toe
Hoo. "Bob" Roger has been looking
about for so excuse (or brioging on -a
general election. and cannot And any-
thing better than ibis ridiculous cry of
Senate interference. To precipitate
Canada into the bitterness of • party
contest at this crisis In the affairs of
the Empire would be • scandal, ,crime.
It is almost unthinkable that, when
the bisects and minds of our people sre
engaged with the great struggle to
whirh Canada has dedicated thousands
of her bravest sons, politicians should
dare to think of dividing the country
0o party liner. in • general election•
Let not the "practical" politicians Im-
agine tbst Liberals are "amid" of an
election at the present time. if only
their party chances were to be re-
garded, Llberale would welcome • eon -
test at this time, when the ugly
revelations of graft and plunder ere
fresh In the minds of the people, when
evidenced of the Government's reckless
extravagance are plainly visible, when
flesh taxation le various forma has
been piled upon the weary taxpayer,
when • Government of lip -loyalists bail
placed ss added barrier against the
trade of our kinsmen In the Mother-
land. But party interests are anise-
pettiest
nisepettiest jest sow in the hes of map
Mer d vasty greater momast and it will
Madirgnreto Crusade if politicises
Ma errs Boa. "Bob" Rogers have thea
way sed three Oshadlase into a hitter
poetises 904 when they should be
astmo mtalatleg ribdr istogbi few tits
aseitanoe of Britain to the
struggle for freedom and public
that 1s coovuleing the world.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Don't forget that extra stamp.
THE Ali; \'.1I. ; IINTAR1t►
gnat ing Oa the other hand the standard
right and 000ditlons have been made so
severe as to dlserwrage any but the
mos. stalwart and robust, and to give
the iwprwion that more men ere of-
fering than are required. It is to a
large extent • question of •rams, muni-
tions and equipment. But experience
has shown that about six 'booth.'
training le required to IS a man fur ac-
tive service, and If there is any ex-
pectation that large reinforcements
will be needed next autumn, the men
should be in camp as early In the
spring aa possible. It is not we shall
bop& thisCanadians are backward In
doing their shah in the cranes of Em-
pire, of freedom, of civilis cion and of
rdgbt But "if the trumpet give too
uncertain voice, who will prepare
bruself for war r
Some of our storekeepers are miss -
Int an opportunity this week la not
advertising stamp naeleteoen,
Mr. William Forrester of Mitchell
bas been chosen as the Liberal csndi-
datein South Perth for the Federal
Parliament.
While the Government was at 1t.
why didn't it Impose • stamp tax of a
dollar or two on hank drafts? Tbat
would have helped to ahab • nuisance.
The Kton Prins Wilhelm, the last of
the German residers M remain et me,
has aught refuge at Newport News.
it Is believed there is not now a Ger-
man vessel out i f prof except in the
North Sea and the Baltic.
Once more we ask, wby is not the
stamp on hank cheques graded, so
that • thousand -dollar cheque shall
require • larger stamp than a ten -dol-
lar cheque ' 'The graded tax would
be fair, end would yield more revenue.
There will he far more complaint
over the stamp taxes tbao over the in-
creased custom, duties, although the
latter will take probably ten times as
much of the people's money. If wee •
long-headed genius who invented in-
direct taxation.
Col. Hugh Clark, M. P. for North
Bruce, can see n., reason for withhold-
ing • general election. Well, if a
general election just now would rid
Parliament of such representatives as
Col. Hugh Clark, the country might
be reconciled to it.
A Gcdetich business man the otber
day, contemplating is advance tbe ex-
tra postage atarups, stamps on bank
rheques, stamps on money orders, e1 c.,
that will have to be licked, summed it
up by saying, "It would be cheaper to
lick the Government"
The public accounts committee at
Ottawa has recommended that the
evidence in connection with the sale of
military binoculars to the Government
"be referred to the Deportment of
Justice with instructions to enforce
restitution and to tak3 such further
proceedings as the law permits." So
far so good.
Kick as we may about it, the ;stamp
taxation is • fairer way of raising
revenue then indirect taxation such
as the customs duties. Fur one thing,
the money all goes to the Treasury,
while a customs tariff such as we have
in Canada puts, four dollars in the
pockets of the protected manufac-
turers to one dollar that goes to tbo
national revenues.
The 'success of the Government's
newspaper advertising campaign in
connection with the "Patriotism and
Production" movement ebould lead to
it larger recognition by the Govern-
ment of the value of newspaper space.
The Departmeots at Ottawa and Tor-
onto are constantly sending out to the
press bulletins and circulars for which
free insertion la asked ; • good deal
of this matter should be treated as
advertising and paid for accordingly.
The conduct of the public accounts
committee at Ottawa is vastly differ-
ent from that of the similar committee
at Toronto, and the Ottawa Govern -
went deserves credit for the compara-
tive freedom of investigation which it
allowe. The Conservative prey of
tine Province, which makes no protest
when the rights of the people's repre-
sentatives are flagrantly violated in
the public accounts committee at Tor-
onto, *harm an the Government's oblo-
quy.
A London paper repute• that the
Prince of Wales wes tereioly court-
martialled for inter(er.ng in the case
of a Oermar prisoner wt.., was Lo be
shot as • spy. He te.eived w severe
reprimand from the officer presiding
over the court-martial and was sus-
pended for three days, just as if he
had been sn ordinary ••Tommy At-
kins' " it turned out that the Prince
was right about the prieossr, be was
not a spy but even the Prises of
Wales i..meoable to military disci
Aline. One can hardly imagine a Ger-
man officer disciplining the German
Crown Prince in this fashion.
WHY NOT GREATER EFFORT?
O,IUla Musket
One of they ng Or plane writiog
home passes rat her severe taxi .-
iares on the gin eseof the recruiting in
Canada. In England, be says, .very
.mail village baa root out as many
men as has (Mi11ia. This young
'soldier, who has earned the right to
offer some eritici.m by his own mune,
And. Sank both with they men and
with those who dissuade from
offering tb.masives is their eoustry's
cases. Similar npialosis are ex
serer home, and perhaps It L tree
that then are many Cassdi•set yyoouung
and chi, wbo do not take their duty to
their Else a.d eeentay se seised
as tMy ought If, be.wever, Oseads
riot fuer ae noir mss se sees M
MIMad M�IsIImsMss M tole shim
ate
Iowa Is a jerMins them•1! aushorlty' wbstitar
more seem OM be .gafjped sled suet
to
the frets. Se far M
bas hem alias M
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
An Ia.Bic.able Record
Scottish-Arertow.
Still Lbe Oermin submarines are
enacting their toll—becoming desper-
ate of affecting destruction by any
other means they have begun a cera
paign which shows how •T1 else they
Wive devised has failed. By now at-
tacking ships without giving time for
the helpless 'lotting to escape they
are simply piling up a record that
they will never be Able to efface, try
how they ivay ; what • legacy that
will be to the Germans of the neat
generation. Will they then learn to
hate themsefvee
The Soldiers Franchise.
Lona°. Advertiser.
Votes for soldiers! Yes; es long es
the votes are by the soldiers.
Montreal Star.
It Is not .t all likely that Hien who
are hourly risking death for their
country would stoop to "switch or
steal and stuff ballots" for any party
whatsoever. Great care should be
taken. however, of the custody of
these ballots after they leave the
trenches. We are not so certain that
they might not fall into designing
heads bet ween the headquarters of the
aures and the bands of the proper re-
turning officer.
Senciest Roane for Debating It.
Whirl... Ere. Prase.
If the Dominion Government go to
the people this summer it will be be-
cause the Conservative leaders thiok
they can turn the war to their political
advantage- nosy propos to capitalise,
for their glory and profit, the terror,
the bloodshed, the suffering of this
Satanic war. They put themselves on
the same moral plane as the scoundrels
who have found in the equipping of
our soldiers an opportunity for loot-
ing money from the public treasury.
If they thu• group themselves whh
the grafters they will suffer the same
public condemnation. If the Borden
Government goes to the people, the
mere fact of rh'ts going will be stiMci-
rut re.aon for ice defeat,
Doty to the State.
Landes Advertiser.
Law is good as far as It goer. Bat
the evil of political corruption will
only he cured when the morel stand-
ard of the individual is raised, end be
has been educated to a proper concep-
tion of the franchise; when he think,
lees of bi• r.ght to the franchise, and
realises that it is • duty imposed on
him hy the state for the benefit of the
•tate. that his vote is to he cast, not
for his own personal benefit, but to
give the state the •tenefl' of the best
inen and the hest measures. It may
he freely admitted that Ibis is a -con-
dition of things to be looked for in the
distant future, not folr our generation.
In the meantime, let the law be made
as stringent and effective as possible.
Goverment Must Clear Itself.
Taroslo World iCanserrativel.
The revelstloue at O. awa in connec-
tion with the purchase- of errny sup-
plies call for drastic action on the part
of Sir R t Borden And hie Govern-
ment and the Conwrvs-.ive party.
They must dissociate themselves with
any wrongdoing, with any attempt to
take edvntege of the country or of
our soldiers in the field. They c.nnort
stand for graft, for unfair profit or for
worthless or inferior goods if mem-
bers of Parliament did wrong they
must take the consequences: if offici-
al. were parties to freed or, were lax
in duty they must be dismissed end
punished tf within the power of the
aw, end wherever contractors, acted
unfairly or took undue profit they
must make restitution in other
words, the Department of Justice must
he put in operation in the most vigor-
ous way, and more than anyone else
the Cabinet must be held to strict ac-
countability. 'I his Conservative party
as a party must clear itself before the
country. It has an active Opposition
in front of it, and the people will
•writ an immediate statement and the
action that must follow. The system
of purchesee by way of is patronage
list, no matter how long In use, must
now ice wiped out forever. There must
he open competition, and every con-
tractor newt be compelled to put in
a declaration as to his good faith In
every respect in Riling any and every
contract, War graft ofsvery kind must
go, and The World believes tbe Con-
servatives have the opportunity and
the duty of saying so now.
Agricultural Bulletins
So great has been the demand for
bulletins, pampblate, records and
reports upon the publications branch
MI
Mainly Extracts from Leading British
ABDUL HABIT) AND WILLIAM Ii
After the Franco-German war o
1871 the Drain obj-ct of Bismarck'
..policy was to cne.olidate the position
be had achieved for the new German
Empire, and above all to evert the
possibility of any hostile combination
of powers against Germany. in the
Dear Bast, his chief concern was to
preserve a dexterous equilibrium bis
tween the contending ambitions of
Russia and Austria. Germs() diplom
acy bad hitherto played a very modem
part iu Constantinople itself; end he
realised that Germany could Hoyt flI1
the preponderating pert which she
eonteuiplat•d snleee she secured
for herself there • position of
mon substantial authority. Cir-
cums'anees soon favored h i w
beyond his own expectations.
British intervention had saved Con-
stantinople from occupation by the
victorious' Ruasi•n exudes •t the close
of the greens -Turkish war, and as long
SA Lord Bemtonsfield'a Government
remained in power British influence
prevailed altnuet unchallenged ,n Tur-
key. But with the advent of ,Yr.
Gladetooe'r administration, in 1&!U,
the; situation was suddenly And nom
pletely changed. The attitude which
the new B. itish Governmeut Imruedk-
alel assumed quickly convinced e
Turk.*
Um
that they could no longer reckon
on British support,
Bismarck at once saw his opportun-
ity; Germany et once stepped iota the
place which we vacated, and lead her-
self out to capture the confidence of
the Sultan by A discreet championship
of Turkish interests. Germany's voice
began to Carry more weight than any
other in the Turkish capita. But
Bismarck never forgot that the part be
wished to play , at Constantinople
could only be played safely and we-
ces.tully if it were generally recog-
nised that Germany bad no territorial
ambitions in the near Esse It was
upon these line. that German pol cy
in Constantinople continued to move
so long es Bisme/ck was in power.
But they were li u•, to . moles to
satisfy NVilliam
It was not till th-• pra•oount p,-�-
'ion nhich the new lierutan Empire
had acquit el on the European con in-
ert ce.s'd to satisfy the growing a1, -
petite of a l iter general ion. that the
Germans h••g.n ter -hear tbe Etat a-
calline." The economists rxpetiet.1
ou the vast natural resourcesAf
atic Turkey, waits-�n`` only to be de-
velop. d for the tibar'At of German
commerce and industry—corn and
wine; great mineral depovts ; vest oil
fields to he •ta;,prd, right down to•the
Pers' en Gulf; fertile td tin r which
would yield all the cotton required for
the German market. Anglophone
po litmans talk+d of a"Deis India" for
Germany. which would give ills death
blow to Br tieh India, already totter-
ing t, its 1.11. William ii.'. in.sg;rie
tiott had not, perp in., t, a Doi
quite so far when ire cam • to the
throne, but even as Pnuce �Villiatu
he had keenly et udied the reports
whirh ree.,h.d Berlin from the ener-
getic bea 1 of the Ge ui.u, military
tui..Ion, fienersJ Von der (.,i z, who
Ws, oneot the et'liest si1vocates of a
forev..rd Grnuan policy in Tirkey.
flatically to *unseats. bM bold on the
heterogamous Mabomed•s rases of hie
• Whoa William 11. peer his Ern visit
ul Hasid had
already achieved • •bbddeoo•id•raW+ meas-
ure of 15.0110 closer hoes not uncon-
genial to the young Kuipero• • ammeter•
ful temperament. He had revived
the Meditate, and be bad made the
Bultasate rete ISOre a reality within
his own dominions. What exactly
pealed betweso Abdul Hamid and W il-
1lam II. during that Ant visit has
- never yet been told, but boat and guest
parted mightilypt.e•ed with each
other. The olChasoellor did not
approve of the visit before the Lim
peror started. He approved of it still
less when the Emperor returned full
of the visions be bad seen on the Bos-
phorus. Blantarok looked An Con-
stantinople as • petAtalds field for
German stat.sm•oablpp in support of
the tmaintenaoce of tlerwao s Iwgir
moony in Europe. For William 11.
Cooataafinople was already the bridge
over which Germany was to pass out
of Europe into Ada and enter upon •
vast Bald of splendid adventure. In
the following year Bismarck was dis-
missed, end the Emperor was free to
steer his own course.
Combining with it vein of almost
mediaeval mysticism a thorough ap-
preciation of modern business prac-
tices, William Il. realized from the
011lsst this the transformation of Ger-
many into • world -empire, wb ca be
had art before biassed as hie life -work,
e
'add only be effected if eroonmie ex-
pasio
oo went band in hand with
political expansion. In order to hang
Turkey perwaneutl within t h -i oi bet
of German world -policy, the Ant thing
to do was to peg out Germany's clause
in the du.wain of commerce, ionu•try
sod finances- Oerman auanufaoturers,
German engineers, German capitalhits
overran Turkey, German tee& in-
creesed byleaps and bounds. Her im-
ports aexports, which in 1S8 bad
not exceeded SOI),OUII, grew within •
decade to over f.3,Ot111,001i. At Con
s. ant inople German influence was par-
amoun•, forZt stuck scrupulously to
its bargain never to worry the Sultan
about admioie• retie, reforms or about
the wrongs of his Christian subjects.
On the contrary, when other powers,
and notably England, tried to curb
Turkish mi.ruk, Gerneany was always
toady with a cold -water douche to
it -precede any interference with the
effective sovereijnty of the Sultan.
On his side Abdul Hamid, secure in
the covert support of Germany, begin
t, cast off all restraint. He was no
longer contest to oppose refers inert
ob.truction to all projects of lnternal
reform. Ti.. dime, be thought, had
arrived when lie might, se itb impun-
ity, teach We Chr..t'an subjects once
for all to "tremble and obey." The
results were written in some of the
bloodiest pages of modern history.
F.r two whole years Europe was
horrified by a tale of long -drawn WAY -
awl es tbrongbout the Armenian pro -
its -s of Tut key, which culwinaded io
18W in wholesale bloodshed in the
eery streets of Constantinople. Eu-
rope was horrified, but it was impo-
tent. Lard rlahabury Wight de-
nounces the crimes of the "Red
Sultan," but es Boos r+ lbs
question arose of translating weaar•
int ,deeds he found himself pr.etically
isolated. Austria, as usual. took her
cue from Berlin. Russia was absorbed
in the Far Eastern adventure into
which Gennep diplomacy was success-
fully elbowing her. France wool"' not
coiumht herself against the wishes of
her Russian ally. The wrongs of the
unfortunate Armenians remained un-
redeemed. and Abdul Hamid renamed
unhurt, to enjoy the enhanced prestige
which the heavy chastisement in-
flicted on hi. t,hrietian subject's con-
ferred upon him in the eyes of all true
Believers.
As Po Ines Billow admits in his '•iin-
perial Germany," the relations of Ger-
many with Turkey were "nor of • gen-
t in/setel nature" ; they served Ger-
many's
ar•
man s Interest' from the
miller and political points of view."
So in the autumn of 1841K, while
Abdul Hamid's hands were still drip-
ping with tbe blood of his Armenian
'objects, William Ii., •c.ompanied by
the Empress proceeded on a eeoond
pilgrimage to Turkey; and on this oc-
casion a stets visit to Constantinople
was followed by a sensational progress
through Palestine and Syria. The -Ger-
man Emperor entered Jerusalem as a
Knight Templer, and masqueraded •t
the Holy Shrinesof the Christian faith
aa the protector of Cb, Wend ,m. But a
week tater, at Damascu.• be pr s.
claimed himself with still greet. r em-
P haal• the protector of Pao -Islamism,
n od, t o quota P, In • Bulow again, de-
Antw what was to be beneeforth the
position of Germany not merely to-
wards Turkey, but "towards Turkey
and Islam."
\Vitrein a yea' .-t hi- accession, in
l&'18 1V ill..aut 11 .l,- I'J, agam.t
Birmsrck'e advise.•, -to p.y a stet• vi -it
to 0 enstantinople-. It %vas a remark.
able and a t.te.ul is t, fur it brought
Ivo. ioirr immediate contact with an
Oren el ruler whose singular p •reon-
el.ty ex.. ted a I titian influence upon
bin..
In l870 Abdul Hamid found the
O.ta,u.en E'upii a reduced to absolute
bank.up'ey. end threatened both ny
internal turmoil and by foreign au -
But he relieved in his uwn
afar: and he had Rome of the greatest
gualtti.s of 411 Om irnt*l despot es well
as many of t he worsts An adept In
all l be arts of 'Ha'tery and duplicity, a
n.nsIant prey to suspicion mid fear,
his power was rooted in corruption and
deletion. But his natural gifts were
undeniable. He had a retentive mem-
ory; h" was quirk of apprebrnsloo; be
knew how to read human nature, es-
pecially its worm ►ids., and be played
on its wesktsesses with consummate
skill. He had remarkable powers of
fascination when he chose to exorcise
them, and wa.:canahle of genuine and
almost tender kindliness, as well es of
extreme cruelty and treachery. Ha
war, pnrhap., more cautious then bold,
but with indomitable tenacity of parr-
poae he combined an alertness of mind
and a versatility of n enure* whirl' en
,bled him to adapt Me methods to the
exigeocin of the boor without ever
losing sight of the end be had In view.
Above all things be was determined
to be master it his own hour, awl
conceived the Idea of the revival of
the spiritual power of the Khalifate.
was in Itself no mean or hasnleas
bltios, for Islam was still a
tel foree which leaked onnoen
it
or the Department of Agrieeiture at (•es
Ottawa, as a revolt of the "patriotism M
and production" movement, that It has
Men found impossible to comply with
all the application' as promptly as
could he desired. Of erose of the bul-
letins the supply has been exhausted
end un t�
rioting. while of others libel K
ntity asked for Individually bee ,
bsin ouch that Instant compliance
would mese many applicants
have to go without. This has m� ••
extra oorreeporrd.ses and 1
delay. The situation i.. of shines.
esinfsetory ea isdlesting the senesces
of the esmprlg., and the wtdeeprwd
Interest emend, tut the Inability le I
��ssd n-
ee the instant to the m.hl-
isOe of ap lleatloss le gresdly
eel• At the same time it ie
Sesl►M that the dee of HIM denoted
t/isMoid have Menem Aa Ant me Lolt
`1M id the ter••••Gine be repreating aim la esswill he * hare 4
litti is dissuading,. pea •' 1.
apposesquelltr• W be s desirable tend taae�y
q
see has been afforded for
los
rather than energy.Y.ldis Kiosk
is private palsc.1 the centre
a widespread Pas -Islamic propa-
ganda . Agent' were net out to preach
s all`Mehomedan steim the great-
ness end the glory' Gm Ottoman
Milt; and Mabomsdens from all
parts of the world Were eonouteg•d to
tome and lay their grievances at the
feet of his throne. Still lees did be
:ITto vane the Rove of Islam
wwl�M1.
his own domislen•. The re
telt of the Christian natiosalitl.s,
whist' bad already led ert'be dlemem-
brmwtt of iuropeas Tisr6.y bad
tasdt bite le Matson the nil Terkel,
telhelot/eremite. ot/esemite. The r. 4..sse
16.0nerere M tisrnpe was erica.
abated, puessrlhing were. Re eoer.lre
MM t gaieties In the
porticos 0f the '(leek s6
sewn fosses .i dleintegmetsn
hob had sleeady twsw#ed In the is'.
�.stmies of (hearWhile ts Iterbosite1. Ned Bel -
first fibs Shia eery
shemties .i y ms.
Abdel 1ra�lld Mid brwlt out
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Prom that moment Germany lied it
all her own way at Ooestaotlnople.
There was nothing that the Sallee
eosld refire to the mighty ruler who
had foe the Ant time publicly r.00w
l�ks.d his title es Khalif sad tbus aft-
�orabs greatest of his ambitlosa.
German expeoltttbn of the Otto-
mans Beipire proceeded •pane. Within
the next twelve months the frit eon-
vesabe was signed, coseedlsg In
pNtldple to the Oermss Asstdlss
Rallw_av Onenpany the right 1•• "stead
down to the Pefsias Gulf. t ..e rail-
ways 'if i errpe.. Turkey u-..1 already
under the onsttrol of the
tests Bank group; vied the new
eosessidos promised the early NEW
meet 01 tee gree Pais-Oewtnwie
eeheww, already knows In Berlin as
On R. B. B. (B.rIIe-Bywtiem-Baerh-
dsd.) No lusts has ewer ereaalsed
and sostrarai Iia power el mod -
w Massa he tie of a
staked us �r ad en
axil �asas esele Totts s Peso.
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Our Spero Showing of
house Furnishings is
of Exceptional
Vales.
This week we give special mention of
RUGS and CARPETS
TAPESTRY SEAMLESS RUGS'
in following sizes in new designs : 24 x 3, 3 x 3, 3 x 34, 3 x 4,
34 x 4, 4 x 4 yards, at per square yard
7Sc
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Wilton Velvet
Seamless Rugs
3 x 311 yards ;at $18.00
3 x 4 " .......at 24.0
34 x 4 " at 28.00
4 x 4 at 33.00
Union Rugs,
Reversible
24 x 3 feet at 43.75
3 x 3 " at 4,50
3 x 4 " - at 6,00
34 x 4 " at 7.00
LINOLEUMS. A large range
imported
of new patterns in Scotch
Linoleum. in 2 yards wide at
and 45‘
50c and 60c
patterns. The colorings going
thus insuring great wear, at
85c and 9Sc
per square yard. ....... 40c
4 yards wide, at per square yard
INLAID LINOLEUMS in new
through to the back of the cloth,
per square yard
SPECIAL CURTAIN SCRIPT
•ill inches wide Insertion, inset hemstitch edge, and quality a
heavy mercerised serviceable scrim, new and handsome.
Conte. in white and in ecru. Special at per e
yard 25c
W. ACHESON & SON
Gern,au culture, while German control
of the Tut ei►h udlitat y aJwinistrw•
WWI ." tigh'rne.t up that W.Iliatn
1i, was already learning to rely upon
the Turkish army es a eisbord,uae
wing of the Ose wan army ice the
event of a great European conflict.
Abdul Hamid, on the nth., h -red,
could survey with 11041 Uuatr I., Ids'
the glom th of tl • P r.: Ila o.c hire, to
erhien his p.ct wi u Gerwany lied . It
him free to devote hi• untiring rue gift,. For very ioug time no 0 L.,
titan S01'en bad bolted W. Inrge u.
the lnugiu.tion of the Moharue len
!fast.
Adwirat.ly, boo ever, as in ,navy
d.r,cttoce the pact between Wiletam
I1. and Abdul Hamid worked for Iii
of them during ..arty two dreaaes,
the impuui.y wni••h it hr-uglit to the
im-er ul••tbo I- of 14...idi. i sn.
brought it ulti.cat.1. t., ren; a• d
German influence had been so eto.sly
bound up w. I. H..uul.anisru that it
seemed at tint as if the downfall of
Andel Hamid, iso IIMI1+-li, must involve
that of Gerouu. eacrndency. But
Germany',, mar et., al hold upon Turkey
was f.u' t.", rti..lig o, he shaken by a
mere .bellow it.v. of rentimeuial
liberalism. The military ,lemset,
consisting larst.ly of officers edw
csted in and devoted to Germany.
had from the first supplied the real
driving force in the (..minutes
of Union sod Pr..are.•, and Germany,
pulled ss mny atringr in t h. Co,i -
tee aeshe a/rad forme, ly pulled.,met
Yeldiz. in Inoportion a. the drew•
matter, drifting down An evil plane,
forfeited the'ympathi.e of the West-
ern powers, 1'- mitrr►lly fell back into
the hands of Germany, wbo, ass in
Abdul H"raid's days, was willing to
ask ,.0 qu..tiooe so long as abs' ob-
tained Intl value from the de facto
rulers of Turkey to 1.1um for her
th,lilu-al support.—The Quarterly Re-
view (Loudon).
A Rest Pfatriot,
ifs leaf a we►tir,'aaeMsl sea whir seedy
darty a.d aed—
tu. (act nig 154erer. gay Jae Wert number
• sunk tie dna -
its bout the spoon. rr'trkt►
..wu.gy at the knee..
.ked ast be dragged kY. been .long b• -sort,• I
ort • w. c
11.eared that tin ski Jewett wee 1►t satins
Ger W bead
And eke hardleekren hint owned blare o(te.,
wl.k;ad - lint be we. dead.
Bot W. clap lama a patriot, the war talk tired
Me vela,
8o be it.tMed tke b... rod In . g g and
Ira' heft d ',, p the rein.:
iht Mord the: boner tar .be war was wanted
awful tar•,
Anil is • thought of catkin' off W nag It ensile
klr bear. beat stab.
Well. the Oaawnnaen t! bserbt
bought lis.ltbe rind «roan. -
And it bur led neer In bard ea.h 11. .v'.d told
the man to .sn along Me. and ratter
•.p the other trercllle. horse o•nroterle.•
be eo.Id get, u,d its. in strong while Uhl
easy mosey wan on.
- Ou•tpb Mercury!
tad. and was
the rake, It
No advance in the price of the "Made
in Canada" Ford will he made because
of the additional 7%'l, War Tariff. We
as loyal Canadians will gladly absorb
whatever increased duty we are forced
to pay on such raw materials as cannot
he obtained at home. The Ford is
''mant1factured in Canada -not assembled
in Canada.
The Ford R•'nebm' i. 9140; 1bTows ear
MMI; 'he O.s'ipelet IMO; the Ratan 411!0
—.11 f.1'y egnlpped, f is. b. Poet. Ont,
Pont 6u r. will ghats. Ice our p•-oflt• if we
sell IRON ease between Amuse 1. 1914, and
An...t 1. 1911.
w. E my DEALER
OODERICH