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The Signal, 1917-3-1, Page 2lr no s Tut•ttxnAv, M.1WM 1. 1917 SIT. Feb. 21. . - ted. A -The Smith's r TOR SIGNAL PRINTING Tug SIGNAL I. pebilabed every 7larrda) e the moi. la d.11diag. North N0trel. uoderb4. Ontario Telephone No. SI 'usecalrnon Teams. --Ob. Dollar and Fifty testa per year ; If paid strictly In advance Ooe DoUar will be eempted , to va b. riben in IJN Vatted State. the rata to One Dollar and rift, Cent* .tnetly Ir adveooe, Sebsorlbere wbo All to reoetve Tal HION•L regularly by mall ,W confer a favor by acquainting the publish. of the (Scut as early a date as po••l Ws- When chants or address 1. desired. both old and the new address should be given. Remlttaooas way be made by bank draft. a{ prate � money eider. post -office order. or reglad letter. laterrtptloas may nommen., at any time. AUYaaTla1)1u TaaMa-hate. for display and *attract advert iseweots will br riven on appll- cation. Legal and other similar +dvertlet•ente. ten cents per Hee For first 1o.erUon and four root. per line for each subsequent lneerUon. Mea.ared by a scale of solid nonpareil—twelve how le an Inch. Manes• cards ef az lines and under. Five Dollar. per year. AdverUee- moot. of LOA. Found. Strayed. Situation V scoot. Hit nations Wanted, Ru uses for Sale to Rent. Farms for Sale or to Item. Artlolet. for Sale. etc.. not exceeding eight lines. Twenty - r.. Cont _ each insertion : lane Dollar for 0- it swath, F'*tty Cea1foreei k.. r 0000* month. Larger advertisement. 1n proportion. An •osmiemente in ordinary reeding type, Ten Eve Cents. Anylspeoialo �nottoe. se than aobject of which 1. the pecuniarybenefit of any individ- ual or -ion. to considered an adver- ti.ement and charged aorordingly, To l'oaaa rONO$NTIL—The co operation of oar .ubt-rlber- and readers le oorman, Invit- 001. 1 toward.. oral. count y and district doing..weekly record mavication will be attended to unlrw It con- tains the name and address of the writer. not Dem•wartly for publication, but as an evideaoe of rood faith. New. items should roach Tnz e,oaa.omo not later than Wedue.day n000 of wen week. THURSDAY, MARCH 1. 1917 EDITTRIAL NOTES. Mnnitoha-British Columbia -New Brunswick. Next t. What are you' gost to raise this year in your garden plot P A lawyer at the head of the Depart- ment of Ag.iculturr is an anomaly, • misfit, a mistake. The people of New Brunswick have voted out their Piovincial liovernwent because it could not present a clean recutd. Any Government with "Bob' Rogers as a member stands in datger Of a eituilar fate. The British Govern weade. bad re- strictions may hove the e'en of re- -deeiwg the price of eOrua articles of food in Canada, inclu ling potatoes. This will make Loyd-bieorg. more popular than eves is ibil• country. The big business this year is to f. give the Hue* a tie* nigh drubbing. Let each person corril-buts to the common effort any assert liner of whirs he is :.rpahle, so that the world may get hick to normal conditions ..f peace Slid piogre.s. __, The deer•erate coal situation of the pp.st weeks calls forth r question. \Vhat would Canada do were the Un- ited States to refuse to export coal London Advertiser. Advertiser. Oh, we would jos* get an anti -re- ciprocity orator to keep us warm with a talk on "No truck or trade with the Yankees." When liodericb people look at their coal bills tbe • pries- no doubt looks high ; but they should be thankful they do not live in moue other places - say at Brantford, where it is alleged Iiisome dealers ate charging 915 W 9:'Ji per ton for coal in emelt lou. 111e — dealers in Goderich have put them - Delves to no end of trouble in looking. atter the wants of the people and have been quite moderate, we (relieve. in their charges. r After the death of Hon. Jamas Doff, the late Minister of Agriculture, Pre- mier Hearst t.iok over the Agriculture Department. with Dr. Oreelwan ea an assistant. It war supposed that this arrangement would be merely . tem- porary. asd that a practical agticul- Weida would he 'selected to heed the Department. It appear., however, that the Government intend. W main- tain the piesent arrangement, with a lawyer in charge of the Department. This i. nn etlrnnt to the most import- ant inter -1 of the Province of Ontario, which should have more, rather than lee., Attention than it has had in the past at the hand- of the lioveiinment, Government House -the palatial residence of the Lieutenant -Governor at Toronto- pret•er,ta a good target for the ern icis-n of members of t he Legis- lator.. Moms interesting facts regard• iog the expense of maintaining this palate have been dug out of the Public Accounts. During the past year 71111 tons of coal were bought for Govern- ment buns. --an item in which many householders will he particularly in- terested pier at this time. Other Items in the recounts tor rrpoira and main- tenance at (fore. nruret House are : Garment nods and clan-bangrre,9137.77; relish. j ire, diebee. etc., $250S6 : car- pet sweepers, paper and soap, $.i9 12; kitchen utensils, 8010.55 : Bre guards, grate -blowers, pokers, etc., 11M7.50 ; repair" to and supplies for billiard fable, $17:,.Ri. F..r the cartage of aabes from (toveroment. Hones t b e Uoverceeet paid 9119. This amount evidently &roes fro.. ►he fact that Nnvsrnweat Howe was hulls no low 'hit .,ectal charger bed to be mads ft r hauling the Sebes up to tike level of the .I *ret, A.aotbe• east targe Item wee ettli dl Alroget her it rest 11117.7:10 ler repairs Sad Sweats. sore Stoi•g the year. What ib to Ile the j)uiftwties at & opal situaiigi'iiizt tiilistae similar to that which we aro now •zperisociog P Something must be done on a large scale to guarantee the people of this Province the means of existent* through the rigorous winter ..aeon. Though the railways have fallow down Molly in the matter of traoeportatiow, the trouble id not all with the rail- ways. A local coal dealer informs The Signal that the whole business. start- ing at the mine, is dune in a hand -to - mow h way. This is borne out by the fact that the city of Philadelphia, a few miles from the mines, has been facing • fuel famine, and we ha., he- I fore us an article from The Philadel- phia Ledger insisting that these must be "Nome definite safeguard against the recurring menace of a fuel famine in midwinter " Unless sou.etbing is done to create a reserve supply, the people will alway. be in danger of a irpetilion of this year'+ experiences, through a railway blockade, a strike at the mines, or some other mishap. More people should arrange next sum- mer W purchase their winter's fuel supply and pay for it. thus facilitating the work of the dealers and as far as possible ensuing against a tcarcity in the winter moot be when the demands on the railways and the mines are heaviest. CANADA'S PROBLEM. The problem for Canada is to greatly increper psoducticn and cut down luxurious expenditures. The need for national saving ie imperative. Canada's war ex- penditnres are increasing. and Wert B,itain must have money here for her pur.rbases of foodstuffs rod munitions in Canada. Every citizen should rave his Looney and bars it. available for the D.,minioo's war Inane. 1f this is done to the extent of Canada's ability, we 'bail be able to finance our own war expenditure in Canada, and find for Great Britain eve'y dol- lar she needs Cr expel d hew. Putting the matt eranother way, we can get order. from Great Britain for all the toutrition* and other supplies we can produce in Canada, providing we can lead Great Britain tie at►uney to pay the pun:hase price to the Canadian producers. This can to done only by national saving. It is • time for self-sacrifice and a time for---pelf-d.Mirl Thomas White, Minister of Fi- nance. 110 .4 TRIO SIGGA1. 5iitiLliiet ---;�. DISTRESSING RHEUMATISM I This Adve semi! may induce you to try the first packet of 11 but we rely absolutely on the inimitable flavour and quality to make you a permanent customer. We will even offer to give this first trial free if you will drop us a postal to Toronto. 111113 In Canada a lottery is lll.gal. whrth. r it is of a white • r a private cb.r ie• ter. All raffle*, bring forms of to - lery, are sl al. wit& this, rx.epuon, that a raffle 7s allowed by law pr., vided tat that it is for a religious or chi enable object 1 (1') tb-.e the con- sent either of the eity mimed rr Mayor hate t rdvi nasty been olirined rod 1c1 that mono of the articles i•..ffl-d rxir•'de illSO in value. . Pete, borough Examiner : Wail+ it i. natural *bat naw-pnprerr .quoad have ao od.quate app.evietu.n of the v.lue.•1Ault eatieing,rr a snivel ro..d t.. lou -i ,ems sneers. yet the eye Of self i',tereet is not the only one Open to the advantages of intelligent newspPoper'adver wing. At the Firs and Bzh.bi ions convention in Toron. to. Mr. It. J. Bushell, wau.ger of the Kingston Fail, durti g the discussion upon the ine.ident'a report, made an illuminating statement, in eaying that when be took over tie Inanegr- nient "his fair board was spending $711 in Advertising, and there was a deficit " '•LaaL year," he said, "we spent WOO in adverti.ing, and the business of the 'air showed an in- ane of 400 per cent, and there was a eurplu.." Argnmrnt like that and pre of like that nerd no Iuzilinry COtlbDient in order to show that it advei tile. pays Hoitf to Run an Automobile. A person • mewbat given to sar- casm ham cotupilyd the following rules for the operation of automobiles : Pint-Bl•.w the horn. tdecond-To start, blow the born. pull lever, blow b, rn, pull lever some more, turn • Leering wheel. Third -To turn a sharp corner, blow born. turn • eering wheel to 2 -tint; if this is not right turn to left sudenly. WHAT OTHERS SAY. Helping the Farmers. The Fame! - Advocate. Some of the daily papers are begin - ping to advise city -employed men to twat their hyhdoys helping farmers. The Farmer'■ .Adv„rare merle the same suggestion one year ago. It would do the necktie ctrl k good t pitch hiy. He would know he had a backbone Ie* • few days. The Turk Hes Lingered Lotti. Loodo Cbronlele. Afore Chat les ) Aa Fix considered t hat there was a sp 'rein chance of the Turks losing all their uropean sessions within bib Ilfeti An ol�l netting -Took, preserved B. oaks' Club, contains an entry olio g that in 1778 Fox gave Mr. Shirt ten guloses op 1 he unden.tanding that he should receive 51M1 whenever Turkey In Europe belonged to • R•ratern power or powers. No Hereditary Titles for Canada. The ('h•i.tien liusel.,.n. We would like W second, with all the r•mpbaeis we may, the remai ks made last week in the lintel io Legis- lature by Mr. N. W. Rowell, leader of the Opposition, relative to the grant - Ing of Canadian peer.ges.' Mr. Rowell expressed the hope that re Sir Hugh Heehaw was the Nrrt native- born (.+radian to receive an heredit- ary.title from the Crown. he might be the lost to he so honored. With that welds we would express neer hearty and most earneet sccord The atmos- phere at the present time is just right fur the cultivation of an artificial and spurious type of imperialism with which the nation might have to reek - nn err. ly in the yenta that sew 10 cOutr. A Canadian peer looks like hath • had symptom and s had omen. It is not • matter of individuals at ait;•^'lnrt-nf•-r system. The system ha. stool, and still stand.., directly in the way of democracy and progress. Asad tt it only the existence of a sav- ing .lusl•ty in the British race that has prevented the rrlatc.acy of 14 itain 1 working Inc havoc that the Jnnkerisuu of Germany has wrought in the life of that 11.tion. Blow born again. Put uu brake, take off brake, blow born. Fourth- When meeting wide ear in narrow road, blow born loudly, de- prees stetter, prisue tran..Wl,o.ion, bark her, go forward, lain wheel, peers foot un top button &t.d blow born. Fifth -When going over rough roads, blow born ooutinuou-ly, let on clutch, reverse, poen toot hrake, set lever at reveree, go ahead, blow horn. • Sim h -To slop he auto, blow born, pull steering wb.e1, ptsi on bake, cut in with mufti •r, kbnve down .oboe on the brake cud blow the horn. Seventh -To gain speed, blow horn first, step hard no the spat keg, hold out rigbt hand, blow born again, re Iowa brake, advance starter, extend lett hand and blow horn. Eighth -Going down hill blow horn !contcontinuously, put on emergency hrake, inuously, to low gear. reverse, retard trans- mission, when engine back Ilse., blow horn again. 1 Ninth -To go backward, blow born, :climb half wry up steep hill, release brake and cut off engine, bold out both bands and pray. Tenth -To climb spend grade, plow horn, give her more juicy, speed up celeraroi. blow born, turn wheel to left, Wright, kerp y,.ur rye in front, watch gauge, look behind, watch both titles, keep your ryes on the •parker •very minute and blow born loudly. Shamelul• Hnatea.-Doesn't it seem • shame, Mr. Jones, that this poor little lamb should have to die for u. lir Jones -Ah, yes, indeed! It is rather tough. -Idris. "She gets her complezba'\from bar mother's people." -- "Ah, indeed! Ara tby t114embsSs, then 'r" -Uncle ning. frAMViiTetli. . Ra,o. Awa"'" "arae S••ro' rba\... ReV'N raw -.parr, s o TttA"z."w •w.e,.\t, Nt. tt Swed A sensible girl has miegiv�d�7tsob� a man wbo i. addiet•n W the few and ualimitad coinage of oowpliwents Canada and the South African War. Taranto Bear. In his speech In the House the other day Sir Sam Hughes referred to a matter which be wished to have eor- rectly placed upon the reoorda so that history might be truthfully written in year, to come. He ref.. red to Can- ada's an- adis perticippet.iou in the South Af- rican war. F.irear, before that time be had favored the making of arrange- uoents whereby Canada should Aid Britain in war. Sir Sam is thus re- ported in Hansard : Let me trankly say that I was the one wbo bad the lonorof first bring- ing up this sut jest in the Parliament of Canada, and I was browbeaten by soy honored leader at that tiwe, the late Sir Charles Tupper, whet objretad to it, and did the .awe thing in Europe. 1 could not get one man, on either aide of the House, as late as the year 1416. to second. resolution bringing the matter before the House." • But finally he got Col. Tyrwbitt W second his resolution, merely as an act of courtesy so that it could be dis- cussed, but riot as a supporter of it. Then Mir Saw wets •'hrowbeaten" by the Premier, Sir Chute., for advocat- ing armed rid to Britain in war. Dur- ing the nett Parliament, with Sir Wilfrid L .urier as Premier, canoe the South African war. Sir Sam declares that him own offer of troops was the only one made, ofl%•iully or unoffic- ially, until long atter the. war broke out. He went to Sir Wilfrid and urged that Canada should send troops. Sir Wilfrid o1jt•cted to any prec•p- ttate action, said that Sir Sam repre- sented nobody hut his constituents and be "was not even sure that he repre- sented them." The Hansard repot t of 8ir Sam Hughei speech gives in these words what next followed : '•1 em willing to give him (Sir *Vil- Isid Laurier) credit for the pnsi• lion be took. Hr took the ground that the leader of *be Opposition (Kir Charles Tupper) might come W the House at the next session and con- demn him if he cuneented to send troop.. I asked him If a telegrams from sir Chat lea Tupper sttengthen- ing his hand would be of any service to him. He said it would, and the telegram, which was recently pub- lished in The Ottawa Journal -Preen, sent to the Prime Ministerby Sir Charles Tupper, was the result. The speaker then proceeded to re- late the particulars of the telegraph- ing with Sir Charles' which resulted in the message to Sir Wilfrid. If his- tory is to be truthfully written it is well W know the origin of that mas- sage from Sir Charles Tupper. Four years earlier, Sir Charles, a. Prime Minister, had "hrowbeaten" Sir Sam fur proposing in Parliament that Can- adashould aid Britain in war. When far came, Sir Wilfrid naturally feared that if he sent troops to South Africa Sir Charles would attack him in the House for having dons so, and it wag arranged to get, if it could he bad, a telegram from Sir Charles tip - proving ' f the action ill advance. Sir Saul wired for and got the telegram which ensured the Government from attick fpr .tiding H, itain in the war -that is to ,soy. ensured bim from ..ttack in the other Provinces, but not in Quaker, whet he has then alt risked for it ever mince. up to and including the recent hye.election in Dorchester, where, in • dawing signed article urg- ing the election of yon. Mr. Seeigny, one of Sir Robert Bhrden'a Minister., Mr. Bourssse denounced Sir Wilfrid as tbe first W bend Canadian troops fwi�r. �1T. T ,_,,; L1 W. ACHESON & SON SOME OF THE FebruaryBargains In Staple Goods, including Furs and Fur Coats at about 1 half-price Blue Serge. ,,, dark 1'lanLoneltttechLShirtingomondtuak, beste, 88 to 42 -inch all -wool at per yard 1Sc. dress or suiting Serges, colors warranted, and old , 3t1 -inch heaviest, lost dye, special at per yard Factory Cotton Sheeting, 11.10. worth 17c, at per yard Prints 12 c. ee._.rt 36 -inch Prints, neat pat- terns, genuine Indigo blues and Butcher blues, and C Quilted -lined, Sable col - warranted fast colors, best lar, shell of English all- American make, at per wool beaver cloth, sizes 38 yard 18C. to 42. Regular 9:10, at 22 -inch Prints, all our each $15.00. old stock. Light or dark •*tri* s :`, colors, at per yard 10c, )>Ce.vsarc:, i' ; 124c and I5c. Men+s t.. 36 -inch Flannelettes, -at "" ' Fur Coats per yard 12ic. J .. No. I Black China Dog 32 to 33 -inch best Feather Coats, best quilted farmer's Ticking, in several pat- satin lined, collar of Hoch - terns, Herringbone weave, aran Lamb, sizes 38 to 44. worth 3&, at per yard 2i5c. Special, at each $25.(10, ri*Butterick Patterns ''t Butterick Publishing Company have written us they will accept 75c for a years subscription to Delineator, during February only, and will not make this offer again. We ask all our customers and friends to subscribe at once for this z d Magaztse. W..ACHESON & SON D abroad to aid in Britain's wars, as the Bret to ralee a navy, and ea . be .me who j so changed the Militia A -t. that *nen ' MacEtuan Estate could be called mit for foreign war•, and who, were h- now in office, would s enforce compel ipt ipn in the present, t war. it is oil such is -nee, and on f these alone, that Mir W Id LairT i riw bei been fo'ight in Q whose, ever Nslee ' the South African a..r. The Saults Coal Co. Sueee--or• to Mrl)ooagh L liledhlfl Exct.USITE- AGENTS FOR\ LEHI3Ii VALLEY THE COAL THAT SATISFIES Often the Cheapest Always the Best W. WALKER Furnit.re Dealer and I Undertaker House Furnishings We deal in Hard and Soft Coal, me, Cement, Fire Brick, Fire Cl- , also Hard and Soft Wood, Map - and Hemlock Slabs. Fres cars of Lime and Ceme t just received. OFFICE PHONE - - - - B. ). Saults'‘ Residence 275 W. W Saults' '-.idence 202 w EDITORIAL GLEANINGS. '1'ne p eop,e mf Godi rich may appreci- ate this psragt•aph from Tod Weirton l'eho: •'M'ruw now cm, genernuon after gent.Uun, and p.rhaps until Gat riel Mow i his hot , men and wo- uien end children will gaze at the walls of the reorient factory, f..r they were built for etrroiuy. H it the ma- chin. ry has been Mold. H hat probab- ly .awt hundreds of thousands baa gone for 98,AGf) and The Baha under. etande that junk deed. r. were the buy - pr.. Wnat coat one milieus doll rs will now be probably thrown upon the township of Keppel, as it in a safe io- f. rotes that the Trust ('owpeny will wash their bands of the whole affair." A wrench which would not et the h draft reared delay •t the Are wbleh gutted Mr. J ('. Hay's fine re•idenee In l.ietuwel. The lire was started by a t luruber's accidentally setting Not to the woodwork of the bathroom floor while trying to thaw out Noma pipes At Bret the Bre wee not thougbt at all dang.rnus, hot the delay ramrod by tb• melt weenntr, and • frown hydrant when the r get wr •nob wee found, ga.• it sash • start. that the ere •eat all through Lbs buIWiag. The Tnrurtn Rt.r gives the fellow - fag iaferswatlw M reply to a govt' 5, efirmumezsasau What the wild warts tire Keying. - mm The Rochester Herald. THOSE WHO, FROM TIME TO TIME, HAVZ FUNDS REQUIRING INVF.3'1`'r gritetk MAY PURCHASE AT PAR \ �' DOMINION OF CANADA DEBENTURE STOCK IN SUMS OF $500, OR ANY MULTIPI2 MaDir Primer/al repayable 1st October, 1919. lst.trent payable hail -yearly, let April and 1st Oelnbsr by cheque i free of exchange at any rharterrrf Bank in ()medal at the rate of five per rent pe*' annum from the date of port:am. Holders of ibis stack will huts the privilege of surrendering al pr and anrn.d Intereat, sr the equivalent ef neigh, in pay- ment of say a8ounest route imam any future war loan issue r• (lambda other than an true of Treasury Bi11r w ether bks abort date security Proceeds of this stork are for war portieres only. A .gsaeeuasnn of tow -quarter of one per rent will 1.. alkowed to reengouz«I hoed and stack broker, on allotments shade in reapwet of applications fpr this week whirl bear their arsine Far smi,^..we fermis apply to the Deputy Mieeeter of I.:naner, Ottawa 4,47 I0C• YATealrMT M N etANCR, OTTAWA "ev.`'k Or TAM* ►r. seta. °' " The Store of Quality PHONES STORE 89 RLS. 187 • Credulous people, like musical in- ofrutneut., are fu,qurntly played uptn1, Exclusive agents for SCRANTON \COAL for Goderich el and District. Best Coal Mined. Any quantity haat all Maple Slobs, Mixed W . Hemlock sad Kindling IOedar lilt' Mae.) TELEPHONES, office 99 residence /111 at 69 I Schoof Commerce CLINTON. ONTARIO Winter Term Begins January 3rd, 1917 YO1. have always intended to take a Commercial and Stenographic Course some time. Do it now. A course here puts you in a position to command a good income whenever and es long as you wast it Can you invest your money and time in any stoat; w -sr loan or anything else that will promise you great a return PRONE 208 PRINCIPAL • Qer'7,Halalaf�^a'1LS3L:Des ?'' t2 r i."Jt. kt' ;.4,-rittoeheti: ,►.- r j T Aiwa»....:, w.,�.• ALIL•. ..-, wttmml mrarsworr.-ve•a'"