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The Clinton New Era, 1914-03-19, Page 2DA e, ,Montreal From The Toiomto Star Weekly of last Saturday the following item A th r ized.......„..•$25,000,000 is Itaken' which refers to a former . n o i Clintonian and an maple of'ler. W. aieleaid-up . 11.500,000 D. fair - un un race 23rd day of Septgmbea 1881, wen clic rk bre an P ;CLINTON NEW CLINTON ONTARIO THURSDAY MARCH 19 1914. n Spring Show, Thursday April. 2nd, 1914. st Sale of C.P:13 Land In West Oates Back Oyer The Teacups to 1881 ----Charles Whitehead the Purchaser - man -hungry wilderness with land - hungry homeseekers marked a well defined era in the deveiopein'entof Canada, This era actually dates 'From the ah�i d undivided d deet n h 12,600,000 The remarkable Contract of • • I of the C P,R, land • Melte ' ed me which has a” tended the de element was' formally issued to 1FIr. •and Mrs. 'Harry Stewart; of OTAL ASSETS 175,000,000 'operations of the natural resources Charles Whitehead, railway builder Seialfoeth, were in town last week. ldepaarbm'ent Of the Canadian and frontiersman, and pioneer of the Judge Holt was ,fn town last cifie Railway in leoloniaing city of Bilandon, Manitoba. Al - eek between trains. 9?e had fin marketing the vacant lands U alts f the,though Contract No. 1 bears the i,slisd ha court duties in the North company, as evidencedy date of September 23rd, 1881, it Y of 'the County. cord) in absfeand figures and re - said to have not been Officially sults in. dollars and cents -the only. I executed until a month later. The Mi{s, Kenneth Chowan was hos- sltlandard of success accepted in I purchase price as set forth in the tees to her many friends on 'Wed- moderin commercial •life -carries : agreement, now an historic doer- ndizday evening. one back in thought to the lineable I menet viae $1,600, or ,$2:50 per acre; Mr. Jelin:Ransford made abrei- beginning of (loess vast operations ; and the land saeuded by .Mr. Haas 'tripto Simcoe last Friday, reit thirty-two years ago. Out of Whitehead comprised all of Section Mao. W.C. Smith, of Brussels was the original grants and; alienations 3, Township 10, Range 19, Wes'' of in town last week. of laird' to the C. P. R., theite re` the First Principal Meridian in Dr, T. T. McRae, of Brussels, was mains an area unsold valued at the ?Velem 0,8 Manitoba, in town last Friday, $200,000,000, while the huge sum of Mr. an•d Mao W, H. Kerr of Brus- 115,4472,688 has been poured' into I One Mile South of Brandon the eels, arrived in Cliriton :loot Thero- n treasury of the company Tt is located' lien one mile south day and on' Friday Mr. Kerr under through the medium of ate land de- . of the present city limits of Brand- went a serious but successful op- padtment 'dleretly 'from the pro-. 1 on, and centered upon the cold • Deeds of sales Ito say•nothing of homestead of Hon. J. W. Sifton, for the millions contributed indirectly 325 BRANCHES (With world wide connection. Interest allowed an Deposits moral (Banking ,business teem - acted. R. E: MANNING, Mgr. ;LINTON BRANCH seineemeeteeeneemennsammet Powder er in 6�K 9 Always Good Always Fresh Made only with chemically. Tartar and pure 0 re am Ta Bicarbonate of Soda f TRY IT Ask for a Free Sample 25c per Pound J. I3 HOST] W Dispensing Chemist. eemeemseenereedeseeseeseeeeemeAMMO 1•11.111•MIMINOK W. H. Kerr & Son, Editors and Publisher Remember the Date, FAflMERS ATTENTION How to make famiminvg pay bet- ter is the question 1 Mr, A. C. y Pratt, M. P. P. gave a lecture on the keynote to this matter to the Clin ton Club last week, and' the ad- ditess was so replete with higher valuable inforjmation, that itwas unanimously conceded, that no greater 'benefit could be given the`. rural population; 'than If or it to be itepeaftel L Mr. Pratt has very kindly con- sented, and he will theitefore ale-`, liven. his ledture on "CO -+OPERA- TION" in the Town Hall, Clinton, Saturday, March 21 at 2 j .m. sharp. Theile will be .no charge for ad- mission, 'for Mr. Pratt is only too glee leo be 4f'benefit to his fele low. (farmers. We have too long tern our 'farms in an, old groove, set ' 44e EDITORIAL Ve444+44444444,444+++441 Theije arra notcmorrotve on the calendar tee the chap who does. things. • ---0-- _ A. Broder deserves very hearty support in his bill to place the ban on the cigasjette, It is h wide- !Vettad evil and..'the sooner copeld with the better. It is etepletted that a general Election will take place in Great Britain next Septlember, in which Home Rule and Welsh Diseestab- lishmen't may occupy front cleats. too 'long have wec.beeln a the Have you put in your application mejvey Itlhc. elfdldee-man„ Let ,for'that High 'Commissionership Ithleile be a largie• audience to Molar lob yet? The salary is to be $30,000 Mm. Pratt d'Ienione,'rate how the Per annum, hence' there should be some spending endin Onley after,expen- a can be obviated and P g n} middle-mr n � see atje mat.. farming evade to pay handsome pro ,fres.. 'BRemembeiel-Saturdlay, March 21st, 2 p, tri. -Town 'Hall Clinton. up to at they local patiel and( Cattle Not Oehorned up to Imes.; time, the patient is rile al tele railway merry Provincial Secretary : 'for tlr r��� as to q throug1v the tonnage added to the tiilaffic of the country by the 'selttldment and d'evelopement -Idt- 'fected. The inauguration of this colonizing enteajprise to people a of Hon. Ciaf- n� toba and father o M ford Sifton. and Hon. Arthur Sif- ton, Premier of Alberta. Mr. White head' had as his nearest neighbor Mr„ Duncan Shaw, who prior to going West with the boom leash had been. teller in the old Metro- politan Bank, Toronto, and who was one of the foremost spirits in rowing and boxing circles here 35 years ago. He is a brother of Col. 'Shaw of this city; and it was in honer of Ms fall -ear that Shaw street was named. Mr. Shaw home steaded and pre-emptioned the west of Section 10,10, 1e, and in ".hose turbulent times his boxing ability was one of his best asters, as his beautiful locatioro. was cov- eliled by eweney claim -jumper who arrived in the Brandon district. For a time Mr. Shaw's regular morning exercise was taken in de - 'fence of .possession, and in in- flicting corporal punishment upon some injudicious claims -jumper who had squatted on his land during the previous night. He held it against all -comers, and demaonstrat eel euecess'fully' that migbt as well as right claimed' title there. ' Mr. Shaw, like Mr. Whileehead', is a resident of the city of Brand- on, and is seceeltaryetreasurer of the municipality of Conuwallis. The greater portion of these his- toric peoperties hassince been subdivided into building lots ; but "Section 3,10,18 19„W l" must always s remain a distinctive snile{post in the affairs of Western Canada. `Business Men do not want, improperly prepared" young men and women in their offices. Attend ELLIOTT r TORONTO,ONT.• A school that has a great reputation for superior work and for placing many in choice positions. Write for catalogue. The Molsons Bank Incorporated I£66 Incorporated 18 5 Capital and Reserve $8,7000,000 85 BRANCHES IN CANADA • •r A. GENERAL RANKIrt,. BUSINESS TRANSACTED. CIROULAR LETTERS QF ORED1T TRISSUED YELLERS ULa A LLBEt OH E VE EQ UE BANK MONEY ORDERS SAVINGS DEPARTMENT AT ALL BRANCHES Interest allowed at highest current rate. C F. DOWDING, Manager Clinton Branch 4.44 ••••••••• •49•'8.eO0.4 9.1, •4.0004.•••••AP•6096oe'•••••• • • s 4 t 4 • O Ordered Clothing Reihlotliiaitiear • lill'• „a,�i�xrs�se:eeas� + .i 1 1 • • s 1 I I v • • ; E EADY TO TAILIR,'coke YOUR SPRING G Our display of Spring Woolens is worth coming to see. � n Ever thithat's new in fabrics or color- s ings is here. Let us have your order now, before the t spring rush starts. If you don't want your suit for a month come in and make your selection while the • assortment is complete. is rinses= ==e_Ts—_— - ezez -, -••--uric The ihorrish Clothing! M♦ Man • Deal tor Every1 A Square B a • ry • • •••••••••••••••9•••••••• ••.•m•••d••••••••••••••• 1 • •• •Z • S Z • •• • Among iteaus df inteijest to the people who liver in 'the Vilest is that of greater 'freedom in the money market and lower rates of interest. Bath of these has tied up many a !doing as well as can be nxpgdted man's affairs, perhaps someeimed for she good of the person so WIII be Taxed hanelacapped. What about that Huron Co. Sen - Re ulation May 0 Into atorshlp? Which get three M. g Y g P' h h ld f lth b t t' under the circumstances. Mr. Saunders, who ran the bra es - smith shop now Oeeupied by Mr. Jones & Son, is in the Clinton,hos pital, where he underwent and op - Kellen some lweeks ago. The many friends of Mr. Saunders' will be glad to hear he is on the mend. Mr. Arthur Deacon, up -\town G. Stratford, call T: R. ticket Agent at ed, on old friends' in town Fri- day. Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Rutledge are at Windsor' this week, 'visiting their Shilin ton. W.1 daughter Mrs.P. g for South Mr.' Shfllington leaves Bend, Indiana, to take the office 'tiieasurer of the Studerbaker Auto Company. Postmaster A. M. 'Kay, 'o'fStrat 'ford spent a few days in town last week owing to. the fact that his brother-in-law, W.H. Kerr, under- went an operation at the hospital here. We are pleased to see Postmast- er Scott able to be out once more attend to his duties e'to and able once more. Miss Sharp, of St. Marys, is the guest of Mas. John Wiseman. Mrs. (Dr) Kay, of La Pier, Mich., who was visiting her 'father, Mr. John Gibbings, 'took suddenly ill and' the Dr. and Miss Bessie were. called here, The Dr, accompained ht's wife home on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. D. G. McLaughlin for their home Taft this morning in Aberderetn, S.D., after spending 'the winter here. • Mr. Will Hall, who Las 'been in the Molsons 'Bank at Highgate has been moved to Amherstburg• S'Mat ford Hc(frld;-{Miss Bessie Irwin, deaconess, Old Bowery Mis- sion, Montreal, and Miss Clara H. Banton, deaconess Norfolk street church, Guelph, are epending two' days at the home of the' latter, 1318 Bruncwick st. Miss Irwin i6 on her way home to Clinton, being on leave of absence en account of ill health, Rev, David Wren, M. of Brus- sels, will assist elev. S J. Alli next special services. week at Mrs. J. Leslie Kerr had been con - 'fined to the hoose under the doc- tors care. Miss Bernie Kay, of La Pier, Mich., visited with relatives and *fends in town for a few days is weelc. tie tion Mise Ellison returned to her homer selves. enfoijce fire a•eguua in Morrisburg, after a two inonths' throughout our fair province to at lc te livestock rs oft ave Paul. require handle with Mrs. H. D visit wit M siva insuch y ' lc'e the animals e of Wilkie, et fit Lindsay K1 lea et Lin. y Kyle, i , Sask., who has been visiting her', that they would not damage each parents, Mr. and' Mrs. J.13. Lind-, other. say 'for seine time i\etureted to her home on Saturday, stopping- a week to visit lien sister, Mrs. El - onto. lfott of Tor Mrs. G. David entertained a num- ber of her lady friends Monday evening. s Mrs. ei 1 of St. T Noma r. •Mrs.lYleN 1 , , �e 'Robe �ndMrR Jas. Lee,of Paris,a Black, f. Bluevale were. welcome' visitors for a few days 'with Mrs. :'. H Ross and Mr.and'1VLra ' Maxwell. Barrister Holmes, of Wingham,. town on Saturday. . eves in to Y of s Ja es Mr. vetoer MDEll, James Barr, Blyth, were in town on' Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Leckie and Master Montieth, of Goderich, called ,on old' friends in town on Monday John Quirk, of Wingham, who re Gently • met with an accident by atillii o finedyon to hisome bed Hillis' is old griends in Clinton will wish for a speedy' recovery., Miss Jessie .O'Neil is, spending a 'few days in town at the parental home,- prior to he{r Ulnivegrsity ex- ams, after which she goes to teach Tor the summer near Calgary. Mr. John 'Raws'ford attended the Hydro Radial meeting at Stratford on 'Friday night last. Miss Grace Chaff has returned :from her visit 'with her sister at First House in Breeden Mr. Whitehead located at Grand Valley, as the' site of the present city of Brandon was known to the Red River voyageurs and the plainsmen prior to the advent of the C. P. R., in the spring of 1881, having taken a cargo of lumber up the Asalniboine River front Win- nipeg to that point where it WAS assured an important centre of pop ulation must .bel established. He unloaded him lumber and built an unp11ltelntious little shack which dual ur os'e 0 f rum i marred the purpose ber' office and dwelling for him-' self and his partner, Frank Mey-' Os. This was the first, residence enedteie on' the site of 'the now flourishing city of Brandon with 21,000 citizens. 'Teat 'wee the year of the beginning of the great' Red memories of River boom, bitter mipsnor which, with all its wild ispecula- excite-' and looses, fits is flan , , P ed 'umbl hopes, crumbled shattered> vp excite- ment, fon , foritunes and financial disasters, still cling to the'old time11s ; and within a few weeks after Mr. White head had eslecbed his little shack near the banks of the Assiniboine, in in,and a 'flocking 'o was fl g ulatr n P 0 P arisen ' had f tent s mushroom city o around him • ••• •• • • • • yy j the West for so many years. Selection of "3,• 10, 19, W. 1” • •• d' vvas I to incomtin crow Among on t1 g g an was the. one .destined to play impoltanit part in the affairs of the young.country. This was the late Honer. Mayne Daly, 'after - r in ' Ill the Irate wastde, Minister r of t the Macdonald govenjnment. Mr. Daly was seeking an opening o in ractice b ut tl tablish a law p , , it of- fices a c • mons birth y that etre were at a premium. However,. he secured ''desk room in u'he lulm-, ber office of Mr. Whitehead, and hung out his'Hest shingle over the door. There bepracticed his profession, and.'there heslept in a duds bunk nailed; up near the roof, in their sleeping quarters.,It was in that historic little shack, that he laid the 'foundation's of a career 'which was as'socia'ted hon-. ortabl with the devel4peinent of • • • Shortly afterward's Mr. White- head decided to engage in farming He shrewdly and properly estimat- ed that a city of importance would arise in the vicinity of 'Grand 'Val- ley, and that adjoining 'farm' land would ultimately become ery val- . ▪ uable. The suevey oftke.country, however, had not yet, been '.come • pleated in that district; but the • was not long deterred Ifrom maks • ing hie selection ,by this fact. He • 'did not wait 'for the driving of • the actual stakes, but took prel- • liminary possession of the laird he �i head' selected, and made the Ireces- nary application to safeguard' his '• future rights. This, location wheih • , he afterwards secured by purchase under "Contract No, 1;' was defin • cd as "31 10, 19, W1," when the sur- • vey was finally :completed ,by A.M. • Darling, D, L. S., who described it • I in his "survey notes" written Car-. 1881,a s "good grass toher, Oe • in • I land, with some tinvbea in a die- • 'trice watered by the Assiniboine." • Signatories to Contract: No.1. :•� Contract No. 1 was signed on be • I half of the: Canadian Pacific Rail- * I, way Co., by John H. McTavish, tl'ie. • : filet land cominiesioner of the cora- : pany; and was witnessed by W. D. • Scott, who afteiiward's became sup eafin!:ende•nt of immigration -under ••m the Laurier Government, aposition Continued on Page 6 New s. ave o d e es s ring Effect April 1. to pull? "Huron should have a good clam, es?ecialily if we ape to lose one cons ituency. Is Edward Nor - Toronto, March 15. -By a resolu man Lewis the victim? 'Lion of the Toronto Live Stock Exchange, passed' over a year ago, ..-"-- a regulation will go into effect on Sir, Mackenzie Bowell, who pas- sedAprll 1, docking alt cattle wear his 90th birthday, is to be ing horns $2 per head. treated to a non-political dinner at This in a way sounds unreason- at nneason- Ottawa. He is a wond 'e(nful . old able, but whis ont gelneleman for a man of kis years thelaughteacersenit of ccattles'dered havethato and has retained hie sprightliness &band annually losses of from a to a madded degree.• quarter to half a million dollars on -_ _ account of concealed bruises, the One; of the latest victims' to ibl regulation does not seem to be such a hardship. However, a movement. Jaelwesi ether Hon.hF. D sMee gned' has been on foot to possibly poet -f hie seat in the Commons His was pone 'the date this regulation is a former Minister. of Public Works. to come into effect, and reveler Mr. Monk will seek restoration in prominent buyers intervielwed on Euro Soul lore e. this subject express theme'elves as op no't being desirous of working w:nat might be considered a karehip on Live program of Temperance leg- the Tamers and drovers by this ialation is being put into the regulation. . bands of the Legislature and Com - t Enormous Losses. mons . in the foxim of :amendments At the same time th point out to the Li:ense law and Canada tem eypelrance Act that will make both the enormous losses vehich their more workable in the Cfprwald houses have to stand, which is march of the templerance cause. traceable directly tolaorncd cattle. •`-n-_ to be a fair However, 'at if so name �e serene teethed A mei bearing'th opinion, that if some'other me san be employed` to prevent these of Heaven, 'who lieges in Toronto, bruises that they 'would be agnege- strange to state, is the permanent able to .; postpone this *gelation. liquidator for the Williams Shoe One idea 'suggested is that the Co. of Brampton. He slionldmak.e !miner or drover procure, a fine- a peacelful and happy 'settlement tootle saw and cut off the sharp of 'the business affairs ofthee°. tips on the horns before they leave in Ititouble, on the principle that the farm, and at least before they "He•aveni helps those , who hale) are mixed with strange cattle. 'theinselves" Tipping is Painless. - -°-- This •tipping is absolutely pain- Telephones floc section mien' on is the ailwa s is one of ,.he latest easily done and proven pi ,y less, y ! ap- beaet- from inflicting pain upon his plications of this modern liven feelows, Only about one inch or tion. By its use tab can be kept an inch and a half of the hard tip on all teains engd thereby better of 'the ''hoen is sawed off, care be- planning may be done in work on ing 'taken not to • cut into the roads, bridges, etc. The field for quick, and does net set the cattle the telephone is practically limit - back less and the mode general its use It is eleaiily evident thatif the the :greater its benefit. The gov- Humane Society would see some of eenment should own the system. the bruised carcases and torn hides --„ on the cattle they would in them- No matter how hard you are up t against financial embarassment i i0 a dangerous role to go into the business ofManufacturin g coin 10 nt. Two v sue theGovernment. iinto 0 osto Lindsay men, Burke and Burkhold- er\, got 5 years le Kingston peni- tentiary for practicing on $10 Bank I it may be ter- ribly Is. to cal ), of Moisten' ribly awkward to bel poor but you tom. d at Kin a g only getyour boar Talcum PePlecllon Can now be found at our store, in the following six orders: l Yucca Hamony Violet Hamony Carnation Hamony Rose Trailing Arbutus Violet Dolce Floor and White Also jest received another shipment of Itexall Face Cream 2Se at THJI RIIXALL STORE W.Q.R. Holmes Welland. Mrs. f;Dr.) Chas, E. Sales and son, of Godlerich spent a few hours in ltown on, Saturday last. Rev. H. C. Priest, of Toronto, See retary of the Mission 'Education Movement, has just returned, 'from the Maritime Provinees, where he has bean condeeting .a 's'euies bf missionary institutes at Halifax, Sydney, New Glascow, Yarmouth, S'`'. John land Fredericton. Much in lerest,r was manifett(ed, in this series. A similar •series,' is being conducted in the western provin- ces under the direction of R. J. Btlislton, Asskrciate Sr•.(ere(tary, , Mr. Pried( is al son-in-law of our well,` known townsman Mr. 'W. Robb, while Mr. Beaton is a son of +the, late A.D. Beaton. Rev. -o the 'Birks, pastor f ' Ii ,I3 . R �. A. , Methodist church Dii.ndas, and well known in ties vicinity, leaves this i week OD a 'four -months trip to Palestine, having been' granted a holiday' by his congregation. Ibe sails with an• American party 'from Nev', York, being the only Cana- dian in: 'th'e company. 'Mrs. Birks will visit aniong friendly during his absence. Colntinued on Page 5 119e0611060 sn00aD®g®0eeileflea • • WITH TH5 CHURCHES. H1S. • 0e dOne®+s0sn©oat al •®as e0® •®01® WESLEY CHURCH The pastor will preach special sermons 39 Goderich on Sunday. Mr.J. A. Irwin had charge e O F,th the Wednesday. e et3ng an prayer m g The IW.C.T.U. will meat at the eMat on Fri- day M r s• J. h eofM , hem 1 at 3 this week • a0be no on of via , >d Y o'clock. Rev.' W, K. 'Hager, B.A., of Gode- rich will preach morning and even- ing pert Sunday. WILLIS CHURCH. Rev. 'E J. Roberton B, A., of Meyer ton will occupy the pulpit on Sunday, BAPTIST CHURCH. 7:he pastor will occupy the pulpit both morning and evening next Sun day. The Ladies Mission Circle held their regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Thos. Watts, when a very, profitable meeting_ war} held, the topic Indians in the Wein' was dismissed. Prayer meeting tonight at 8 o'clock Everybody welcome. ONTARIO ST. CHURCH.' The "Junior Garden". will be given this Thursdav :evening by fifty young people of the ;church. Special Evangelestic services begin- ning on Sunday next, will be held each evening till. Easter. The pastor will conduct the services and will be assist- ed occasionally by Rev. Messrs. Wren. Barker Ford and Hager. LENT' \ If yon were to ask us for the loan of our little hatchet, we would be compelled to tell you "It is Lent," and we have a full assortment of Fish, as follows Fresh Herring Fresh Halibut Fresh Red Salmon Fresh White Fish Fresh Haddock Fresh Finnan Haddie Fresh Filletts W, 7 s T. O'N E I L THE .HUB GROCEk Phone 48 Gv r will e nmottt House wll i cost about a million dollars when com- ,plePoed, minus the foci pure. Mr, Bowman, of .Bruce. County, \went after the .government with a .sharp stick over what he tor med agreat bungle: Public monies appear to go easy but it would be (a diefee- d to P had I the M.P.t song if en 1 g the tri d'tul h ee en i -ti t 'lel boulder Ivo s -. P strings would be drawn tighter fol' Sure. I --o— While some peopler•aale very pes eiamietie over the' story of race suicide 'tlheee does !not appear to be much necessity for !worrying over the State{ of Tennessee where Coplinger, a 'farmer's wife near 'Fleetwood, has set the pace for 1914 by presenting the head of the house with a quartette of lit- tle Coplingeila-3 sons and a daughlbees, All hail to the farmers, they still lead the van. We ante sorry Ito observe that Rev. Aaron E. Jones, curate of St. Marks Episcopal church, Toledo, has accepted ole the position of censor of boxing bouts. The limites is eight rounds :no decision. Beds •cyf so-called sport are as dlan,geWous to the youth as the avenue that leads to peize fights and disrepute, It cannot be made a respectable business by putting a score of parsons at the head et it. Thede are noble waye elf lead- ing the youth but the boxing ring is not one,o(f tbrm. Ontario Sunday ut ro St S nd School camera. , a. pg T I -I E J9FrlorG'irden by Ont. St. Junior League March 119, 1914 AtIvossmozzazrasoluezatzazz dead" must have been a silly ghost story. Now 16 the time the a oto ate lief rf in geneeal should have an eye on the Assessor's roll so thatt th b names of legallylY 4ualified people should not be omittedtf theiropn rightful place necessitating trouble and expense at a later datle.Coun- cils would save money else if they s r u rizad the rolls more closely along the samo line. Ther'* are thatand cut runlet ai:ties a do this out wbatgmight be ievances at gpi a later . atag aEvery.seeder should (take a more active nterest in see - ing that his or her name find prop er place on the :voters list, • "Stealing from the 'dread;" as some air the then opposition in the Local Lcgisitatune designated the Succession duties .when •the Lib-- eral Government enacted the law, is no longer er nie aned as in, Al - hough th 'sum pale !Seem this. source 'totalled over a million dol- lars last year it is said the. Statute the I ' crtease to in' will b camended' rate and cut cwt some of the g evein.and also "dod in " done by people of wealth Next Monday g Tuesday ureTuesday Rev. David 't Wren, M.A., cheat the Goveilnotae! out of of Brussels, will esgsist Rev. J. S. their !share. The idea of the Gov- ' Allis in special services at Ontario ernment is that wealth) should con- i. B the get ns• of the times •h i is going to be oomething .doing n the *dial railway building, The want of definiteness will disappear as the question, reacheselm, practi- cal stage o8 what part the\ County and municipalities will play in the . way of tin•aneial !help, 'Huron County should open a good !field: but the Hydro :electric people should peasant their report of the initial survey. There's just a dan- ger rehat in seeking to encompass too much they May theottle, the esehem'e by making it too 'burden - 80171e, Provincial Treasurer Lucas says in his budget speete'h the* is a eusjplus of $320,276 while the Opposition claims a deficit of $1,800,000. :It would be well for the electors of Ontario if one, and only one, system of book-keeping weaje in vogue ;sothat the corzlect (financial position could be arrived alb. It would appear as if the parities have reversed their meth' ods of ;calcu'lation since the polit- ical positions changed. One thing is certain the miser as °then( trans- 2primed into a spendthrift when the, parity changes !from the left to the right' of the Speaker. Nar- rowing- 3t down to ithe last analy sis wiiilul waste always ends in 'woeful want and no one will dis- pute the fact of largely :increased expendi;tune, .some' .of it necessary but much or it 'Omer' extravagance.. Although a new Gee man automa- tic pistol weighs but little more than two pounds it can fire 100 bull(elts a minute. Ae against 110 aviatioi9 fatalities in 1912 Theile were 192 lest y0ar,26 of (;hems receiving in the United" State' s. Tenancy of radium habeen St. ureli RevMr' Wag''ijuLe ?. largesounut +toward a covered in (rale intevriorve cif Mad - of 'rhOho rising Metho.d4s'tren Ministerseorae Provincial'lbup-kreep. (guess that agasear and a company; hks been of the London Conference, old yarle about estoalingg,fromthe termed to exploit the delposits,