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Thursday, February 20, 1919.
8114 WIL FRIU LAURIER.
A few times in a man's life, as some-
thing deeply touches him. he feels that
things can never be the same again. So
N is today with many throughout the
length and breadth of Canada as they
learn of the death of Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
Something bright and pleasant. something
distinguished above all else, something
vital. has been removed from the scene of
public fife, and what remains seems fiat
and colorless. New leaders will arise and
have their day, but for the generation
that knew and loved Laurier there is and
will be none that can take his place.
Somebody speaks of "blind devotion."
There was devotion. but there was nothing
of blindness. in following Laurier. The
nay was brightened by the reflection of g
Gietime of unselfish service to his country,
a lifetime of devotion to high ideals and
enduring principles. If in times of stress
and perplexity some of his erstwhile (ol•
lowers fell from the way. the lack of vision
was theirs. not of those who saw the light
which gu tjed them.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier's greatest mission
was the unifying of the Canadian people.
If in later years his work seemed to be
partly undone, it may be that this is
more in seeming than in reality, and that
his sacrifice of 1917—a sacrifice made
consciously for the unity of Canada—will
in dux tiine bring about that for which he
strove. Surely Liberalism in Canada. so
long as it reveres the memory of Sir Wil -
kid Laurier. will never cease to work for
goodwill and harmony among all Cana-
dians, that the task to which he gave so
much of his strength may at last be well
aad happily completed.
EDITORIAL NO1ES.
The Federal Parliament meets this
week, and The Signal publishes in this
issue the first of a serieso. letters by Mr.
H. F. Gadsby to cover the outstanding
features of the session.
The Farmer's Advocate speaks of tbe
"daylight-saving" law as a mischievous
piece of legislation that should never again
appear on the statute of Canada.
The Advocate usually takes a reasonable
and moderate view of things; so that its
attitude towards the "daylight-saving"
law is indicative of a very strong feeling
among farmers as the subject.
The St. Catharines election on Satur-
day though it resulted in the election of
a Government supporter, was in reality a
strong indication of the Government's
unpopularity. A Labor candidate who a
few weeks ago was practically unknown
in the riding pulled down the Govern-
ment's majority of over 1500 in 1914 to
an uncertain 168. Then in North Ontario j
on Tuesday the Government candida e
was defeated by the candidate of the(
United Farmers of Ontario, a Government
majority of 287 in 1914 being turned into
a majority of about 250 for the farmer
candidate. These are troubk,us tines
for politicians- The people are doing a
lot of thinking for themselves and are not
inclined to swallow the old-time political
"dote" with which they were accustomed
to be put to sleep.
Sirncoe county evidently is going
through much the same experience as
Huron county with respect to the move-
ment for improved highways. The
Ortilta Packet says
There was a glimmer of hope for the
coutrty road system in the discussion at
tbe January session of the county council,
in the fact that some members suggested
that the money available should be laid
out to the beat advantage. irrespective of
township boundaries. In other woria. it
was proposed that the ewgineer should
finish a piece of road as far as his funds
went one year. and go on with it the fol.
Iowrng year. and so on till it was properly
built. This was the essence of the original
rnnvetnent (or county rands, and the
system was doomed from the day
the councillors decided to divide the
road money, so that each would be able
to tell at his nomination meeting of the
amount he had got from the county. if
there is a return to the original idea there
may be hope of improvement in the
•trtyttnty roads. which have been a great
disappointment to those who originated
the system.
There has been an interesting discussion
at London of the faults of the educational
Methods now in vogue. One of the criti-
cisms is that too many subjects are in-
cluded in the curriculum. and the teacher
is forced by Departmental regulations to
drive his pupils through a certain schedule,
with results that are most unsatisfactory
judged bytthe standards of true education.
Lark of thoroughness is the glaring fault
0( present-day schooling reflected in the
products of the schools. 1( a high achool
graduate can handle simple figures cor-
rectly. write a paragraph neatly and cor-
rectly. read the daily newspaper with
intelligence. and talk with a docent regard
to the niceties of the language, he is a
credit to his school and is the kind of boy
the world is looking for. But how few
there are, boys or girls. among our high
School graduates who can do these things!
IOetead we have a generation that cares
very little how a thing is done so long as
A Packet of
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Tea, will go further on infusion and give
better satisfaction than any other Tea
obtainable "'m
Not a shadow of doubt about this. TRY IT!
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it is done somehow and out of the way sol
that the real interests of life—dancing,
skating, automobiling, etc., etc.—may bet
given the time and attention they seem to
require. Has the new Minister of Edu-
cation anything to offer as a corrective oil
the slipshod tendencies of the present
day'
The Orilla Packet remarks: "If pro-
tective tariff rates are harmful, if they
operate to the disadvantage of a coo urs
the Unittd States should be the least
prosperous of all nstions, since for nearly
sixty years it has had an extreme pro-
tective tariff. Tet it is common knowl-
edge that the United States is today
the wealthiest country in the world.
having natural resources highly developed,
and manufactures minutely spe.ialized•"
The free trader would reply to this that
the United States affords an example
of the benefits of unrestricted trade over
an extensive territory. If protective tariffs
were a good thing. the prosperity if the
United States would be enhanced by the
erection of tariff walls around each State.
to restrict trade with all the other States
—which would approximate the conditions
prevailing in Europe. But you cannot
nd a protectionist from Hudson's Bay
US the Gulf of Mexico who would admit
this logical deduction from his own argu-
ment. Another thing protection advocates
conveniently overlook is that a large'
proportion of the manufacturing industries
in the United States—those in the Middle.
Western and Southern States—grew up in
the (ace of the unrestricted competition of
the established industries of New England
and the Eastern States. If it were true
that "infant industries" require protection,
there would today not be a factory west
01 the original frontier line of the States,
and Detroit. Chicago, St. Louis and other
western points would be mere trading
pats for farmers, miners and lumbermen.
The industrial development of the \riddle
and Western States is a bright example of
the uselessness of protection and of the
possibilities of access for new industries
when their gtotlrth depends upon Nue'
and enterprise instead of upon the nursing
bottle.
THIRTY DAYS FOR GRAHAM
Penalty for Too Frequent Violatiou of
Temperance Act.
Clinton. Feb. 14. Before Police Mag-
istrate Andrews here today Reuben Gra-
ham of the Graham House, Clinton, was
sentenced to Goderich fail 6r thirty days
at hard labor. It was shown in court
that Graham had been a frequent viola-
tor of the Canada Temperance Act, now
in force n Huron county, and the
magistrate reminded him that on the
occasion of his last appearance in court
he had been warner! of what the result
would be if he was ag in charged w h
violating the temperance laws.
The case was the outcome of a recent
trip Graham made out of town with an
empty suhcase, and when he returned at
:; o'clock the next morning special officers
of the Huron County Alliance met him
and relieved him of the suitcase, which
contained nine quart bottles of whisksy
graham also had considerable mot*
trouble on his return trip. as the car
which met him at Dublin broke down
when nearing Clinton, and a second car.
which was brought on the scene to tow
the stranded car home, also came to grief,
and when the( procession reached the
Graham House it consisted of a big farm
team drawilig two disabled autos and
three men with the precioyts grip. They
were somewhat surprised when the
temperance officer's seized the suitcase
under a search warrant and its contents
were con seated.
The magistrate disposed of the whiskey
by giving an order for its destruction. J.
M. Best of Seaforth acted for Graham.
and Crown Attorney Seager of Goderich,
for inspector Torrance. who prosecuted,
Base ballistically Speaking.
"Do you favor a league of nations?"
"Tee," replied the baseball (an. "But
1 doubt whether all the nations can get
into one league. There always has to be
a few minor leagues for the development
of talent." —Washington Evening Star.
Eczema Cured
Five Years Ago
A Treatment Which Has ProvsD
a Wondertul Healer of the
Skin --Certified Evidence
of Lasting Cure.
The old notion that eczema 1s a
disease of the blood 1s refuted time
and time again by the cures that are
daily being effected by Dr. Chase's
Ointment
It matters not what the cause may
have been. 1f you apply Dr. Chase's
Ointment regularly you will obtain
relief and cure of ecsema. Hers L
the proof :
Mrs. Stephen G. Thwaltee, Box 206,
Jordan. Ont., wrltee : "My brother
had a bad cue of eczema on his legs.
He eras troubled nearly all one fall
and winter with it and could not work
for days at a time. He tried differ-
ent salves and ointments, but none
cured him. One day he tried Dr.
Chase's Ointment and It gave almost
Instant relief. He continued Its use,
but had not quite finish•.t the second
bot when he was cured. It is now
about five years since teen, and It has
Cover returned. We certainly can re-
commend Dr. Chase's Ointment and
are very grateful for my brother's
sure."
(Rev. 8. F. Coffman. Vineland, Ont.,
O aten : "Thi is to certify that I know
Mfrs. Thwaltes and the party to whom
she refers, and her statements are
correct." )
Mr. J. IC. Jonas. 228 University
avenue, Kingston, Ont.., writes : "1 bad
eczema to my hand for about five
year. I tried a great many remedies,
Out found that while some of them
checked 11, none cured It permanently.
J'Inelly I tried Dr. Chase's Ointment,
tad In six weeks my hand was com-
pletely better. I would not do without
• box of Dr. Chaae's Ointment in .the
house 11 It emit 12 a box. I am giving
soy name to this firm •, that it wilt
get to thou who suffer as I did."
Dr. Chase's Otn.ment, 40 cents a
hex, at all dealers or Edmaneon.
Mateo k Co., Limited. Toronto. Sub-
stitutes will only disappoint you. In•-.
d ist on Letting what you ask far.
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GREAT CAREER ENDED
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Died After
Brief Illness.
rouser Prime Miutater of roulade
and Leader of the Liberal Party
Famed Away on Monday After-
noon, Following a Stroke—twmg
Life of Service for Dominion He
Loved.
OTTAWA, Feb. 18. — Sir Wilfrid
Laurier is dead. The stroke of
apoplexy which he suffered at noon
Sunday was followed by a similar
seizure shortly after midnight. Atter
this second effusion of blood Into Hsi
brain Sir Wilfrid was completely
paralysed on bis left side apd never
fully iegalned conaclousnesa. Until
nine o'clock Monday morning he
seemed to be retaining his hold upon
lite but from that hour he became
gradually weaker. At 2.50 Monday
afternoon Str Wilfrid Laurier passed
peacefully away.
Death has removed with dramatk
suddenness front the theatre of Csa-
ada's public affairw.n actor who had
ptayed a leading part for a genera-
tton.
Public recognition of Sir Wilfrid
1,aurier's long continued and import-
ant services to his country will be
given at a state funeral. When It
became known that he had passed
away the Government suggested that
his memory should be so honored
and the members of the deceased
statesman's family circle assented.
Sir Wilfrid's body will be taken to
the Senate Chamber on Thursday
afternoon *near the ceremony with
which the session of Parliament hi
finally opened. Here it will lie In
state until Saturday morning when
it will be removed to the Sacred
Heart' Church, which r SirWllfrlat-
tended. The funeral mass will be
said at 11 o'clock on Saturday morn-
ing. Mgr. Oliver Mathieu, Archbishop
of Regina, who was a Mdse friend
of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and who is
now In Quebec. ham been asked to
Officiate. In view of the Net that the
church will accommodate a congre-
gation of only 1,200 persons. admis-
sion on Saturday morning will be by
THE LATE Wt'. HON. SIR WILFRID
LAURIER.
ticket. The Government. through
Thomas Mulvey, K.C., the ander.
Secretary of State, who has had
charge of the arrangements for the
funeral service, will Issue abouat/,000
tickets. The hast resting place f the
deceased statesman will be In Notre
Dame Cemetery here.
To political associates and political
opponents alike the news of the pass-
ing of the Leader of the Opposition
In the House of Commons was a
painful shock. He had been so re-
cently among them actively engaged
In his preparations for the business
1 of the session of Parliament which
Is to open on Thursday. Only four
weeks ago he had attended the con-
vention of the Elstern Ontario Lib-
eral Association and delivered an ad-
drees in which he made the remark,
"Every day f Ibel I am getting riper
and riper for heaven." A few weeks
ago he conferred with Sir Thomas
White regardtag some of the bust-
. nein of the c4tying session. On Wed-
' nesday last again he discussed with
' Hon. Charles Murphy a plan which
the latter had prepared for lighten-
ing uhf. Parliamentary duties of the
Leader of rhe Opposition. On Sakur-
day he attended the meeting of the
Ottawa Canadian Club, and he bad
' summoned a number of his leading
associates in the Opposition in Par-
liament to meet him here to -day to
talk over the program of the party
I for the session.
The manner of Sir Wilfrid's death
recalls his own notable oration upon
the death of Sir John Macdonald. "in
his death," said Sir Wilfrid, "he
seems to have been singularly happy.
Twenty year ago I was told by one
who was a Nose personal political
friend of Sir John A. Macdonald that
In the intimacy of hip domestic de-
lete he was fond of repeating that his
end would be an the end of Lord
' Chatham. That he would tie carried
away from the floor of Parliament t0
die. now true that vision was we
11110w know and thus to die with his
armor on was probably his ambition."
Sir Wilfrid himself died In the
midst of the pertormanee of those
public dollen which were his life
' work,"with his •armor on." Of him,
as of his former great political op -
foment, It has been Bald that he wish-
ed to die as he had died. One of his
close Mende has quoted Sir Wilfrid
Laurier as having said in comment-
' Ing upon the sudden demlae of • mu-
tual aegaalntasee, "That is how 1
Would wish to Igo, no llpgering, 8
bather to anyone."
To the people et the capital the
sews came with • aenue of great per-
sonal lou. no citizen had a greater '
hold on the affections and respect of
Ottawans to whom his erect and '
courtly figure, his kindly smile, his
apt and happy greetings, and his
compelling gifts as orator and states-
tuan were intimately known. There
were tears lu many eyes, and a choke
In the voke,when the word was pass-
ed around that "Sir Wilfrid is gone."
There was apparently no distinction
of polities In the universal expres-
sion of sincere regret. Members of
the Government, old Conservative op-
ponents, and erstwhile Liberal fol-
lowers, had only kindly praise to
speak of his personal charm, unsul-
lied life and state service. "Parlia-
ment will never seem the sante with-
out Sir Wilfrid," was a frequent
remark.
The )saugs of the loss to his party
and to the nation can. of course, only
be seen In proper perspective a little
later on. Aa far as the party is con-
cerned leading supporters here de-
clare that Sir Wilfrid's death on the
eve of the opening of Parliament and
with no one of outstanding calibre
In the ranks of the Opposition avail-
able to take up the Risk of leader- $E
ship is especially to be regretted. A =
party caucus will be summoned im-
mediately atter the funeral to decide ear
on the sessional leader. Mr. D. D.
lrlacKenzie was Sir Wilfrid's desk =
mate and first lieutenant in the last 12C
wanton, but it is hardly to be ex- E
petted that he will become leader in
■necesaion to Sir Wilfrid. Among the
Liberal members elect. Hon. W. S.
Fielding. a Nose friend and admirer
of Sir Wilfrid. though elected as a'
Unionist. may fill the breach for the
session and take Sir Wilfrid's place.
Ur. Fielding now that the Military
Service Act is • matter of history, is
In accord with general principles and =
policies voiced by the Opposition last
session and has lately been several
times in conference with Sir Wilirid. S
He has all the requisite experience
and tact for a temporary leadership E
Of the party In the Commons.
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ALL PURE WOOL SUITINGS
It was the calling of this tonvee-
tion and the arranging for his sue-
censer in tbe leadership that Sir Wil-
frid looked forward to as perhaps
the last important work of his poll- _
t tical career. Atter that he hoped to
be able to step aside and spend his E
last days in the serenity of his study,
completing his memoirs and fulfilling
a long cherished wish to write, out
of his rich experience, a constitu-
tional history of ,,Canada with its
bearing on the 'whole future of our
imperial, relations. To your corre-
spondent he hes often expressed that
wish., Aa for his own record as
statesman. Britisher and Canadian,
he remarked only- a few weeks ago
durtag the courserot a long conver-
sation reviewing preceding political
contests and Issues: •
"Well, I think that when all the
facts are reviewed in their right per-
spective, history will not deal un-
kindly with me. I am content to leave
my record to the judgment of men's
thoughts, and to future generations
of Canadians."
Starting Ilse as so many other
statesmen of Canada have done, Sir
Wilfrid entered the law omce of the
late Hon. 1t. Laasaime, is 1880.
when he was but nlseteen years old.
He was called to the Quebec bar I•
and crested a K.C. in 1880. For a
time he remained in Montreal, in
partnership with the late Mederle
Lanctot, but subsequently moved to
Arthabaakaville, where he was part-
ner of the present Judge Lavergne,
and the late E. E. Richard: At one
time during his career, he was edi-
tor of a newspaper, and at several
times contributed to other Liberal
papers.
He was elected to the Legislative
Assembly of Quebec for Drummond
and Arthabaaka, and was a member
from 1871 to 1874. In 1874 he be-
came interested in Dominion polities.
and took the field the same year for
a seat in the Federal House, but was
defeated. In 1878, he succeeded I.
Thibaudeau, who resigned to open
the constituency. t the succeeding
general election his was given the
tlpajority by the voters in Saskatche-
wan, 1896; Wright. 1004; Ottawa,
1908. and Soulangea, 1911.
On his election in 187* his bril-
liant qualities were recognized by
the leaders of the Liberal party of
that date and he was appointed Min-
ister of Inland Revenue in the Mac-
kenzie administration, and In 1887
he succeeded the retiring leader. Mr.
Blake, as chief of the Opposition.
At the general election of 1998 he
carried his party to victory and be-
came Prime Minister of Canada.
This exalted position he held con-
tinuously until 1911, when the Lib-
eral party went down to defeat on
the question of reciprocity. His
party was attain defeated In the elec-
tion of 1917 over the question of
Union Government and the conduct
of the war.
During his younger days he served
as a volunteer in the militia, becom-
ing an ensign in the Arthabukavllle
infantry company. saw service In the
Fenian 'raid and received the Fenian
raid medal. In 1899 he was appoint-
ed lieutenant -colonel of the 9th Col-
tigesra de Quebec.
Sir Wilfrid, besides being an emi-
nent statesman. was known as a man
of extreme refinement and culture.
He repreeented Canada at Queen
Victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897,
and was given the leading place of
the colonial delegates In the great
procession, not only for hie powsltiofi
as head of the greatest dominion
present but also for his abilities as a
man.
He was received by the Pope in
1897, and in 1901 welcomed the
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall aad
York, now King George and Queen
Mary, to Canada. He attended the
coronation of King Edward in 1902,
and also the eoronatlon of King
George In 1911.
In 1907, he was tendered the free-
dom of the cities of Edinburgh, Bris-
tol, Manchester and Liverpool.
He was • member of the Ridean
Club of Ottawa, 81. James'. Montreal,
Quebec Garrison, National Liberal,
London, England. Colonial Club. and
the Boston Canadians Club.
He married Miss Zoe Lafettatne,
daughter of G. N. R. Lfantaiae,
Meatreal, In May, 1866.
FOR quality we never showed better. Real
French finest all pure wool Serges, Gab-
ardines, Resildas, Cheviots, in navys.
black, browns, taupes, greens. fawns, 42 to
54 inches in width, weight suitable for
dresses, suits and coats. At per yard
$2, $2.50, $3, $3.50 and $5
COATS
About thirty stylish ('oats, all this seas4H►'8, now to be
cleared. Splendid garments. Tweeds,. velours, etc.
Furtuerly $18 to $:15, on sale $$ to us
LINOLEUM AND OIL CLOTHS
Inlaid l.inolettus, splendid qualities. l'atteni right
through to the back. 'file and blink patterns, at per
square yard $1.75
FLOOR OIL CLOTHS
Fluor Oil ('loth in all widths, 11,4, 11,2 and . yards.
Floral or tile patterns, at per square yard 750
TOWEILOIGS
Roller and Tea Towellings, warrantekl all jure linen.
We have still probably 10 or 13 .pieees of old stock.
Per yard ... .260, 300, 36e'
DRESS POPLINS
Silk and wool yard -wide dress Poplins in black and FL
half -a -dozen leading colors and shades.. This is balance
of an order placed b2' us mouths wool months ago. Now
worth k'2.50. At per yard $1.75
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The Signal
Farms Wanted
for
Soldier Settlers
Powers are proposed to he granted at the
approaching session of Parliament to The Sol-
dier Settlement Board of Canada to purchase
lands to be resold to qualified returned sol-
diers settling on land. In the case of unde-
veloped lands the Board will be granted pow-
ers of forced purchase at prices judicially
determined.
To enable soldiers to locate in any district
in Ontario that they wish, the Advisory Board
for the Province of Ontario desire to have
filed with them a full description and lowest
cash prices on a small number of select farms
in each district of the Province, available for
purchase.
The public are hereby informed that this
land is for returned soldiers, and no tenders
to sell are requested except for land of good
quality and location, and reasonable value,
making possible the success of the soldier as
a farmer. The purchase price in all eases will
be fixed by the Board after the land has been
inspected and valued.
The information received will be treated as
confidential. No commission will be charged
or paid. No offer to sell will be binding on
the person offering unless a sale is effected,
and no obligation will he on the Board to
accept any offer.
If application from a returned soldier be
received for a farm listed with the Board, a
valuation for such farm may he atonce made
by the Board and, if approved, negotiations
may be entered into for the purchase and sale
thereof. An approved list is desired for each
district of Ontario.
JUdreu all Communications lo
W. M. Jones
Pr.Nndaf Supervisor,
The Soldier Settlement Board
32 Adelaide Street East Toronto, Ontario
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