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PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.
Our gree) friend The Seaforth Ex-
,positor is sadly disturls•ti over the
prospect of the de•veloptnent of the
government ownership idea until "the
Governments of the rountry own and
control everything in sight and the
people nothing." The iuuneliats
cause of The Expositor's panic is the
Ontario Government's declared in-
tention of mining the Gillies l- 't.
and the agitation regarding Niagara
power. Under the system which it
says is aimed at by many agitators in
th a country "the people, who should
be toasters, would become the ser-
vants and serfs of the governing
bodies as in Russia. and these govern-
ing bodies would noon hiecome as des-
potic, as corrupt and as extravagant
as the rulers of the moat corrupt and
despotic European cot tries." The
comparison seems to he a little too
far drawn, considering th t in' this
country the governing Is lies are
`elected by' the people, while in Russia
we understand that the rulers rule by
divine right or something of tint
sort.
Stone decades ago the principle
unrestricted private enterprise Was
upheld by those who were the kegl-
ers of economic thought in those days.
But the world moves, and it has ben
found that conditions exist which au -
not properly be met by the application
of this principle. The Expositor sees
thin\ when it advocates Governtnen t
eon I of railways and other capital-
istic cokcerna. It will not do to allow
a few men to get holiLof the railways,
of the Mineral lauds, of the water
powers and of other great utilities,
and allow these meet to a putt them
just for their own benefit and at, their
own pleasure. And it is nounie a
violation of the principle of private
entrerpriae for the people as a wholes
ti assume the ownership and to con-
duct the operation of these things
than it is to say, for instance, to a
railway company, You must run your
trains in such and such a way, and,
You must charge only such rates as
we through our Government may see
fit to dictate. This policy has mani-
fest disadvantages. If the rates fixed
are too high, the people are deprived
of as certain measure of the benefits
which should be theirs ; if they lure
tot low, the private companies ore
wronged and eventually would have
to go nut of business. Mo that logical-
ly the correct method of dealing with
these utilities is public ownership and
operation. Government, however.
Is to sonic extent It matter of ex-
periment, and if government control
succeeds in meeting the conditions
presented by monopolistic concerns
the agitation for government owner-
ship will not make much headway-.
The Provincial Government's policy
of mining the (sillies limit on the pub-
lic ownership plan will he, in the
meantime, an interesting experiment
and can do nobody any harm. The
Government is to les a led for
its attempt to discover the hest means
of conserving the intereats of the whole
people. at least as regards this par-
ticular piece of mining territory, and
If the experiment proves to Is,, sueress-
Ld the policy will doubtle•as he extend-
ed to other districts.
in regard to Niagara p yes •r, the•
.nest• is more complicated. The
power of Niagara is it Provincial as-
set, and tho benefits of its develop-
ment ahonld not acetate simply to
Close Is'alities which acre situated in
the neighborhood of Niagara. Some
people advocate n Hat rate, making
the price Of the power the sane In
(:otlerich or Stratford as at. St. Cath-
arines or Hamilton ; but this e•herne is
economically unsound. Perhaps the
bestwood 1 the •'o '
plan would l x th . s 1
II CII mit i of
roof
the tempt• to ponces within Venison.
able distance of Niagara Fells at a roue
s imewhat above cost. and the pilac•
ing of the surplus profits in the Prto-
sanelal treasury, to be employe) for
the benefit of the whole Province.
These surplus profits could be rel•
lect.ed either in the shape of franchise
fees levied upon the power companies,
or, if there is to lie government own-
ership, by diverting a percentage of
the receipts from the sale of the
power to the Provincial treasury.
The (mention is a large one, and it
will not be surprising if the Govern-
ment r,•fume as to follow the Hon. Adnan
Heck as far as he would like to go in
the public ownership program.
THE FRUIT DUTIES.
The V' peg I'r'e) Press pr't a rets
THE SiGNAL: GODF:RICH ONTARIO
vigorously against any proposal to
haciaww' the duties on fruits. "Few,"
it says, "of the tariff -raising proposi-
t' more directly affect \\'esters
l'nn,tdn than" this."
"Geographically end climatically
the• thee'. prairie Provinces are under
serious disabilities in regard to the
glowing of many fruits. Ontario's
northern latitude oli•es•it partially
under at ' 'tar disability, for the
reason that the States are in it pot:l-
ike' to ship fruits nine, earlier. This
disathilily the Ontario goiwerf propose
to offset, to nn gleet anextent aspNlasi Isle, hr reclining Aoie•riran ince
la irtat i'tss through on incnaw• of the
duty. All protectionism is ,t INltt-ouiu
selfish, but few praect' protein'.
'Donn are wen• callously cold -bloc thsl,
or have le'sa justifiradi.un, than this.
IU its naked outlines, it proposes that
the people of Western Canada shall
have thecn.t of as nus•rssity of living
greatly incn'asd, not for the advaii-
Cage of the revenue. or to bolter a
young and growing industry, but s,1
that the de I for that' necessity
shall be reduces) mail Ontario is in at
position to supply it. Fruit will al-
ways lie, e'nlpsa'u ti t•el y speaking,
high priced in the West. It has to be
brought ft•twl the P:eath coast, or
fr Ontario and (lite Southero States.
The. Height and other charges will
always be a serious addition to the
lin ee at which it could uthe•rwiw• be
sold, and the greater distance Auiet•f-
val fruit hats to travel will always
coustituIt' un insp rtant •ulvantage to
the ,Ontario gnawer. \\'ith this m l-
ventnge, and with the additional
advantage of the pnx•se•nt tariff, lie
should surely lie satisfied,"
The Free Press says that tipples
from the United Slues cannot begin
to compare ivitIi ,l'autaelian apples in
quality. but they §ume tat the market i
two months earlier.
'They do net in any way eoudpete
with l'aauulian apples, and MINA
imports align, •e• the Canadian
armlet are to lie had. The tax upon
them in the months when no Cana.
(lieu apples are to he had is of no
benefit to ,1 or ('a, um:uliait) industry.
And why sl id a tax of s,( (•tuts per
bushel and du per rent. std valorem he
imposed npn tomatoes from noose
the line at a mason of the -year when
no part of Canada can supply us with
t imatoes ? "
It terlainly would lie a hardship for
the people of the West to have to pay
higher prices than at present for what
The Free Piers correctly terms 'ng of
the uecersxries of life, and when it is
considered tat the West is largely
peopled by our own odd friends and
neighbors, our brothers and sisters
and uncles and cousins, it seems
espx•cially selfish and absurd fon' On-
tario fruit -growers to ask for n tariff
increase that will benefit theulse•Ivru
fear less than it will injure their kins-
ulen in the West. Ontario fruit -
growers, instead of standing in with
he intittsts which desire n higher
t. iff. should seek justice to them -
eel es in the lowering of the tariff un
the 'any p•oitectd articles whir,
they a • foxed to purchase,
LUABLE TRADE.
The tVerkl • Sun, discussing a 4"4
Joel which' 'she Id especially interest
the people of this iwn, says:
"Ontario posses •s one stance
wealth the extent of which is t
realized by our people and of whit
gsuil Ileal mule Might made.
is in her attractive plow r over
noes t 'iats fnnu all par of th
tine•ut. It hats been estinr n)
head 'f the pasa.enger dopa
the Canadian Pada('
Railway
less than 3,11111 Americans lose
con -
)3r the
Hent of
that no
sum -
miter cottages in vitriol's parts o this
Province, and that the cost of la ;(d-
ing these cottages at•e•rtageal $1.1111
each, or $5,00,I110 all told. 11 is fu
then entimateel that the annual ex-
penditure in the Province by those
occupying these cottages averages
OK K or an aggregate of $'S,al'n,lss,t
The benefit from this expenditure is
not confined to the parte of (maria in
which these sunittier residents iso.
amen. Theft- purchases of hotter, eggs,
fresh meats. vegetables. fruit and
camp supplies in general quicken
trade all over the Province."
people, and he had the ability and the
courage to make good use of them.
Hut the strain was evidently too
Kit'iiL _
I). Henderson, M. P. fur Halton,abolishwould
abolish the l'anadinn'pndrreuce
in Gator of Brent linittiu iudeflu the
Mother ('uuntry abandons her free
trade policy and gives Canada in tariff
pri•fi•reu.e. ale. Henderson is one of
thus'•pwegle who are patriotic for a
consideration. _
San Francisco, yesterday the peer-
less t'ahlte d city of EI Dorado, the
proud guardian of the Gulden Gate,
the beautiful house of n gay and cart.-
lens people -today a ms atof charm d
ruins, the a•ene of utter desdatiou
and deiitituk' , What food for phil-
ul.ophy ill the cuutenupltttion of such an
ratest •ophe ! __
Just at this Hine of the year the
merchant begins to concern himself
with his spring stocks : the Gainer
labors early and late with his seeding ;
mechanic's start in with a tush at the
.w
seit)m's building operatietns, and the
women think of nothing hat house•
cleaning; while the children gn off to
the woods and hunt for the first wild
flowers. Motile of the "grown-ups"
would willingly change pLu'es• with
the childr'u. •
The decision of the United States
Government to close the Consulate at
this point is sincerely regretted by the
puple of (ioderieh. Not only teas the
Consul welcome ns the representative
of a neighboring 11,1111 friendly nition,
but the incumbents of the• office from
time to time have always Tutt them-
selves in with the modal lif of "the
town in a 'Inlet agreeable nn aver. it
is to Ire hoped - that th growing
Marine interests of this to n, tending
to more intimate relati a with the
United States, will befita long war-
rant the restoration of t e (consulate
here.
-_
The Mitchell R:ronler, whine
editor is a former 1 gh /whim' prin.
cipal, questions Lb wisdom of the
Government's pro - policy in re-
gime to noruial scl tants. It sins :
•'rhe budding school teachers in
)hese normal ash oh. will have the ad-
vantage of ins) action firm) more ex-
herienced tette ern than they have
al in the a idei action's. they
will units LI • individual attention
which could be given theta in the
srnnli, c'Insse. of the tnuuhel schools.
Many tear vers think that the ail-
va ntagees i lar derived from the few
rforut
ul s tails in the larger rener
will but Nir•ly compensate the stu-
dents f r the individual nve•t•sight
given 1 the uislel 1'h1Nil teacher's
and t • ebetter rimes. 'f prartital
a
terhi afforded by )lie mole'!
who( s.
l'
e Clio ii New Era says :
while me one ran Moral to rural
ss, cool teach having their walrarira
vanceil to th highest print aittain-
roe. that (Patti of the new edurat-
io/n hill fixing a 1 ininrilmal
salary for
Nut them is in pr ciple. The side
has n' right. whatet r to fix a stated
salary for any kind t laIxn•. If an
individual wishes to iron far malting,
he has a right to do so."
in a generalway we lieve the
principle enunriatel by The w Era
is right. but are there not, ex utiornal
tire unlstances.'in the rare Tf the ach-
ing profession 1' Long ago Mate
ate
assume) control of education, and, kw-
ing in control, is it not ionail tit
see that education is etHeient and, if
it is not, to adopt Means to make it
so? It might be argued, and it is
virtual by sone, that the stats' has no
ri lit to interfere between parents
am heir children by enacting a tntm-
pule0 • Murat law, but this view
appeal to have very few syngaathiz•
ere: As i iter of principle it is
much Ices hje:tionable to provide for
a minimum salary for teachers in
c
0
la Goderieh doing as much of this
trade as it might do if a re de-
termined effort were toNide to secure
n
islet• to tissues prober instruction for
he children whom the state has taken
nder its guardianship in elncauiunnl
tatters.
the fall measure of the benefits who'h
our favorable position and other aul-
tantageR as it sntuwrt• resort should
afford ?
EDITORIAL NOTES.
California its it tourist resort will
drop a few pegs as the result of last
week's diatarhances.
From "England, 1802."
lin Honor of AL George's Ihiyt April lJrd.l
When I have borne in memory what has
lanacl
Great nations• how ennobling nhol"gbt.
depart
When men change 'wonlu for ledge' , and
desert
The st ndetn's bower for gold, some tents un-
named
Hereafter in nivel schools the I had, nes country' -ata Ito he blamed I
(cache't's will lit' special emphasis up- Now• when I think of thee. and what thou
att.
on the mooring of the word "mini -
verily. In the bottom of my heart,
"shim)" as "the hast pxmaihle.' For Of those nnallnl fears I am ,tshamod.
exatopie, minimum clary. Ftwdearly iuuii4 we prise thee: we who and
---- .. In thee a bulwark fur the cause of sten :
And I by my nlcetinn wca. beguiled :
What wonder if it poet now and then,
A if the many movements of his mind.
Felt for thin s+ at Inter or a child'
Wordsworth.
If King Edward is to tempt lir in-
%Dation to visit Canada. lie should be
twu-nt'tl against rnucing at the time of
the Toronto) fall ahuw•, or lie will
surely be adt•eeti'el as an "attrac-
It is interesting to learn tlnttof the
w'orld's output of maple syrup and
sugar Canada ',ilpillies more than
three-fifths. Of (;moult's production
three -font •this , es from the Prov-
ince of Quebec.
Soo the money of which (sanw'y waw
relieved by the investigation jrldges is
to Iw employed /'r charitable ptsr-
pls•s. And who is re,denerving of
(-heel,y than 0 y's old friend, 1)r,
Beattie Nesbitt?
Hugh ('lark, M. P. I'. for Centre
limits, has Iwen appoints) to the c
mmnd of the :Vint ro'ginent. And now
we y exert to hear of the Bruce
ymmgaterri mut king up the fences
with the invocation "Goll blew; the
Kernel !"
The Dominion Government's appro-
priation of $l(llb,nsi for the assistance
of the dist.reesed people of Man Fran•
ciscn will be approved by Canadiatns
everywhere. On suchoccaaiona pditi-
c,tl isntndarie•s cannot stop t he appeal
to humoanity.
People all over the Province will re-
gret the resignation of Lana it At-
totttcy Curry of 'Toronto. He had
spl'nlliol I 1piptt'till it lea to serene the
FROM OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Human Nature Isn't Altogether Wrong.
Tonna') Star,
In (owns serosa the lay from Sall
F't'ancine°, the master 'takers have
met and fixed the pt•iee of ,rend ret
five scents a Itaf, with the understand-
ing that they will refits• to sell to re-
tailers who attempt to charge famine
prices. These i fe the things that per -
serve one's faith in inn
urn Hahne.
Work for Hensall's Dogs.
Henson (Observer.
Now that dog power machines have
Ineln hmrught to aueli perfection that
it soon! dog ran run .a half•hon'e•p,wer
it would lie a grast time to litilize the
eight y odd dogs of which Hensel!
limos, AN it.lt A forty-horsegso over
driven by i•iglit.y dogs the could hay..
a system of waterworks at a very
limited cost. 'rheru" a a pr•np osition
for our city Gathers to figure nig.
ONTARIO LEGISLATURE.
In the I.•gisltutie kat week Mr.
‘Whitney annonnres the withdrawal
of his hill to repeal the msnhuaal suf-
frage tegistrat.ion aut. As there would
be a genera measure of 'dist ion law
ameuduu•tit next year, with no elec-
tion« probable in the meantime, the
Premier thought the matter might, Is.
left 'vel- to next session. it Is, •
oral that the Oppoaitiic was pre -
paled to tlffrl• a strong ethicists of the
Government's' proposed action, and
M1, Whitney perhaps. was not melt xiuue
for a fight over the question.
The Gainey Fund.
Another interesting annuunceuueuI
Wall that of a bill dealing with "eta -
tain twos of mu •y in the custsly of
the accountant of the Supreme Court
of Judicature." These moneys are
the WAX) in cash and the marked
uheople for 1111,314 which were im-
pounded by theudges in the Gamey
investi ation . Tin. looney is to iie
handed over to the Lieutenant -Gov
error in Council 'otherwise, the O11v-
erutueut) to be expended for charit-
able purposes.
The University of Ontario.
The new University. bill eullsadier
the re• (tett iuna of the 1' nivru'sity
vie utulissiuu report, but the Govern-
ment dotes not commit itself to the
measure as i stands. It has leen
prime) and dbutrihnted so that the
na'ullwrs may nc'quniId themselves
with its provisions and may be sub-
fta'tetl t u considerable amendment.
One change is to name the P ro%iurlal
University "the University of On-
tario." instead of "the University of
Toms tu."
Close Corporations.
llppisition is de've•lnpiig to certain
bills which have the apupwaramce of
fostering close corporations. One of
there is a uieitaure lo prevent anyone
but an lawyer fr doing conery-
unciug. Another pr'iwides that at ma-
jority of the directors of it joint stork
e penny selling drugs mitt lie duly
regist•t'ed chetsiists or druggists 't
strap at the depal•tweit stones. Still
another relates to an association of
prudessiutunl mist's• w•itIi a uotsneiI of
Hftee•n w'hic'h under the• net. if passel.
would sosm•as rather arbitrary pow-
ers. 'these bills will net patsy without
n searching criticism and perhaps rad.
ical amendment.
Mr. Pens" s criticism of the alleged
re•let ballot Inas ilnrllght forth fruit in
a measure intrNluert by the Premier
to do away entire,- with any
her on the ballot. It will be neces-
sary at a future session to adopt sonic
spw cifie form of ballot for use in the
elections Cr the Province.
A Gallant Effort Defeated. .
John Smith, urenthe!. for I'e•l. agein
introdm•eil his bill to give widows and
spinstelte the right to vole at elections
to the luegislatute. This ted to a little
aenuap Iwtwe't•n Premier Whitney nod
Mr. Ross, the latter defending Mr.
Smith from the Premier's e'hau'ge that
he was bringing his bill forward for
political purposes only, to stake the
atetms of widows and spinsters a fcNrt-
lull bet ween the two parties. The
gallant member for Peel stack to his
job and insisted on a division, with
the result flint the bill was, howled out
by :1 vote of lel to 0. An•lu. Ifuslop of
East that in was one of the minority.
The License Act
•
The new license bill eras under (lir-
cussiun un Friday and at debate anew
over the clause reuniting 11 three-flfttoo
vote on horn' option bylaws. Several
Opisseitiun tuetnlet's took a decide)
stand against this raquinenlent Hon.
G. \W. Ko'esS declaring that it was
Cunhaa•y to the principles of fair play.
The• Government, hutve•ver, stood by
the clause. The term during which,
utter a local option .by law has lawn
vote) on, another t•..t• cauluut be
taken waw fixe) at three year's.
OUR Ol"TAWA LETTER.
Parliament Attending to Rosiness After
the Easter Holidays.
Cudgel Speech Espected Soon, Mr. Fueld,ng
Having Returned to the Mouse King Ed
word Invited to Visit His Canadian Sub
loci" -111O0,000 for the Stricken Cit, of the
South -Members Frightened M Potwar
Opposition to the Salary drab.
(Special correspondence of The Misnnt.
Ottawa. April 'lard. Every'thiug is
lively again on Parliament Hill and
the Co s, after its little holiday,
is going theta with an air of husi:cess
that augl(n well for prorogation with-
in a seasonable period).
Hon. W. S. Fielding. Minister of
Finance, is in his place once more.
Ile cause into the Hun,e on c-t•ntchc•u
on Tuesday and wan warmly wel-
rotned by loth friend and foe. The
budget will be along now iu x week or
ten days, the last duty for private hilly
is passel, late sittings are Irec ' g
more frequent and alt'tttdy the Gov-
ernment is beginning to take private
members days for Government busi-
ness—all of which.nte indications that
the session is working its course with
reasonable speed towntd at finish. `-
invitation to King Edward.
The capital has Iwen living in an at•
phere of royalty this last week.
Not only has Prince Arthur tf Con-
naught been n .ojuurner in her
1st. and apparently hexing a jolly
good time, and the. Horse hes by
mama rl,ous and enthusiastic vote
Ado Neel an euldre•a to the King t•x•
tending a ;loaf r•nnlkal Malt:aim' to
Ilii. Jliejenty itnrl (jne'rn Ahero tiara,
on behalf of the nation, fu tislt the
Ik ' ion at oro fins' its ale neat•
fume. In view of the extreme cor-
diality with whish the proposal w'As
taken rep on Ill lintels, Liberal ,and
l'ons•rtvuite, English and Frenelu,
1•:,tst And West. it is not the most un-
likely thing in the world that Ih'•
invitilinn may Ie• nerepteul end this.
the greatest of Ib-ittin'a vastprowl.
shins beyond the seals, be given an
opportunity 'f de strutting her
tiffertiort and fealty to the person end
crown of her Rnvet'rign.
The debate on the alcove matter, in-
troduced by Hon. Ex -Speaker Bel -
coma. was not the only suhji•r•t of in-
terr•stduring the Werk. Hon. H. It
Eulnnersun's ritilw•a)' hill hes been tin-
der considet'atiotc: but the part which
is 1shat
os of twist interest--t1Nt deal-
inging
with control of the telephone, —hits
not been reischetl,
Aid for San Francisco.
The awful disaster which hes bNe-
fallen Sinn Fr/Meissen by eorthgnake
and fire with the added hot tor of
fencing note threatening lute leen the
all-aharbing topic of the week. nod
of necesasiIy the echo thereof hes
penetrated the walls of i'arli,unent.
W i t h .'hsrao't•ristic pr pt nes
and true Canadian generosity, the
Goverrcnment hes prop. wed . and the
Op socition with eiunl emphasis has
endorsed. e proposal ravel, th p n petal t.hnf a nods of
$1111,111) be made Is otanls the relief of
the at.i:ken country. The routine of
hnsinesu must lie nlmet'ved to acne ex•
tent, of course, even in such matter.,
and the resolution has been referred
to connntittee, het the feeling of ayrn-
pafhy is unanimous and never has
national aid to a sister nation in
trouble and sorrow been more spm•
funeorisly tendered.
The city of Ottawa, too, will do her
shots, She has notforgotten that
San Frauciae'u wait one of the cities
that generously slue to her aid six
' emit ago when It,I111.1 of her people
were rendered huua•leaa by devas-
tating Haines, ,and the up ,ortunity to
return I hat gond office will not be ne-
glected.
Hedging on the Indemnity Question.
The act' of I'ostuaster-Genet•-
al Avlesworth in continuing to prac-
tise his profession in the roods after
his tteceptance of (cabinet office has
once more )wen under criticism. O 1-
puait' members stela to Ix, MO deeply
concerned in this matter that they
cannot ;wait the discussion) of the
Irgialat.ion which I hr' Minister of
Justice has ptupooad which will deal
with and rectify this very difficulty
ill all similar cases. .\mother matter
which will not down is that popularly
kuuw'u Its "the salary grab." Mehr
lairs full ' r'nhxe now that the in-
creases they granted Ille'mst•Ives last
session are not popular on the side-
lines, and nit astonishing nutula•r,
especially on Mr. Speaker's left, ate
busy figuring out how they can square
them/wives with their constituents
without letting the ninny Itself slip
Hilt of their fingers, The ;love is it
little 101 transpaaent. and Mr. Runlet'
suggested to his friends when the sub-
ject List muter up that it would he
letter to await the t'unsldet'ntiun of
the bill already introduced which per/ -
tutees to deal whit the matter. 'W. F.
Maclean, South Work, took the initiative
at the beginning of the session. Hitt
Nina fide waif" qui sI Iunrd in this col -
1111111 ret the Iiux', it is suallecte i in
other q'uarter's uuw, for although
numtoot's oplxirtunit ieu have been
given him he has g • no further
with his virtuous and imp wawa pro-
test.
A Questionable Contract
The Government had a warts time
of it the other day, is heti the tt•ewsac-
tiins and contriieta in which the North
Atlantis. Trading Co. tuns concerned
were under nonsideeution. This Com-
pany, of which the component parte
are mysteriously unknown, huts an
agreement extending 'ver souse tell
}}axles under which n Is s of $.i per
hr:ui is Ix•ing paid on ill •' 'giantsbranlght ill f various European
countries. Under this arrangement
hundreds of thousands of dollars have
passed from the IAmuiniun treasury
and the Opposition' (anima that the
traulsaeti'n is fraudulent and detrim-
ental to the country, and had been
engineered for the personal benefit
Whine of the. late \linister of the In-
tel -tor and certain of his former sub-
onlinateu. alit. Foster was iuore than
usually cutting in his denunciation. he
wits merciless kit lie of all men iu the
House knows how to Iw. and his
friends grew wild with enthusiasts"
attd excitement. It was clear that the
Government was uncomfortable nn•
Jet. the castigation and that there was
at least something substantial in thg
oft -reiterated criticism of the vitriol -
tongued member for North Toronto
The Miuistet• of the Interior met the
attack with a cool, well -considered
explartat' , lint fr:uakly admitted
that the arrangement haul not prove)
as catithactory to the country as had
liven expected. and that when this Is'•
carne apparent the t' pally had been
pr. emitly teaifed that the contract
would Imo raauevllel. This took wnrh
'f the wind nut of the sails of the ('u iii -
St't'i'uit it'd oratnt•um.
The Sigel o1. s•. gussl kat printing.
AT IT AGAIN.
KEEP COOL.
1W. Acheson & Son
An Important Shipment of
Carpets and Linoleums
We offer exceptional values in our importation of
English, Brussels, velvets, Wiltons and tapestry carpets awl
linoleums. Evet' so many beautiful patterns and color effects
in carpets and rugs.
Brussels Carpets
Extra heavy quality in it large range of choice patterns suitable
foe any ;nom, hall or stabs. special at 00 $�..�
per yard 00 and $1.10
Wilton Carpets
Extra heavy pile kind in deep, rich coloring and effects
$1.35
new and tx•Autifitl, special at per yard
English Tapestry Carpets
27 inches wide. Sill yards Mt special Kale in colors, reds, Lim•,,
wood shades, greens, tert•ns, in a variety of new piettet'tms ;and ,uit-
able fun• any snout or hall, extra heavy pile and recuul-
mended for gaol hard wear and service, special cut price55c
Tapestry, Brussels and Velvet Art Squares
in a large Vatic ty of patterns stud all $4.00 $3O•
sizes, ranging in price from to
English Linoleums
'file lid Horn) designs and every yard our own direct import from
me nu auteia. Scores of patterns to choose from:in 2, a and
c. 40c itort 50c
i y wide, ,at per ',gnarl. 35
yard 1•
Japanese Mattings
all rolls t' clear specially. rutlou warps. assorted de,
as soc:rlt io)colorings, at per yau,i, 25c. 20c and 15c
CURTAINS ! CURTAINS !
New aural beautiful sustains front Switzerland and England,
beautiful Swiss and Hruss•Is net curtains, light mu) neat,
thrices ornrans age. fit and very clalnq•aJ.(x(1) te• $ 2to $(7,00
' a frow VV
Nottingham Lace Curtains,
full sire and our sts•k is fully^;a thousand0�.,
pairs, ranging in prier frond 5111 In $2.50
WHEN YOU'RE GTTING
GETTHE HE BEST
—t
1 nun still talking ,ablest huggiis, and the hest thing u. t1,,
line is made ly- the Wim. Gray A Sings Cu., Limited, Vico ha",
Ont.
1\'u' ;We agent iu the- I. a husinew
end
have at large and splendid stuck
in stole and ready for a hot
snmulrr.
MAKE YOUR CONTRACTS NOW.
All ilaleta left at the 'flirt 0n
Went street will receive prompt
and careful attention. Ice de-
lls -els -di to all parts of the town.
'noire CRAIGIE BROS.
TO THE PUBLIC
The privy of beef rat t to t hrnughonu tile
Unitish Fnddre has dropped it nntrde or
Iwo, and consequently basil priers are
down. Sie• arc now snooty ing all rola
at lower prices, *Ink the quality I. ea
gond, If not teeter. than ever. Me
1.KAN:S MK.1T MAltll►T handles all
kinds of meat., Isinllry, etc.. nod. while
thanking the punk, far their liberal
pet nonage, ice ',Obeli a continuant... of
the same.
LMcLEAN BROS.,
r orncr East sat.:,red ',owl., . •,o, l,,;, L
HAVE YOU A CAMERA
We teach
Amateur •
\ Photography
In your borne, 1' oder our instrue-
Ikin there Is no experimenting or
evastbrg of materiels and ',lone,, lean
)tarn 1.I, do every .fop of the work your
•ell. $,,uses. guaranteed. Our lintel In
gold prior Will Interest you. Write today.
(',ru'eiiponilema• Uepartnienf,
CENTRAL BUANESi CPLLc.6L,
AGreat Schon1
ELLIOTT
TORONTO. ONT.
Ml talent+ from Rrill,h I binnJoia.
S:wkatehuwon and Mn alt o,o nn the
noel to New Rronsw'ark on the twat ore
In at tendon,•. flit. year. 1,i.1 it nee 1+ it,.
hindrance to f how who wi-Iu to getthe
hest. our Rradanlri+ ars, nlwat+ sm.
ssf. rum tit
lit hie
Illt.lees aro mentors -rest.
'
I b rats nen'. Not ovation. 'ollwe
ripen entire year, MagnlMrnt rata-
losrn° tree.
W. J. ELLIOTT, Principal.
tor. Songs and Alexander cgs.
SPRING TERM
Opens on April 2nd
CENTRAL ,
,L iiitJJ� it.0
STRArrORD, ONT.
Why .,nodi t'mu content ynur,elf in Ihr
ordinary walk. of life when ,yon unn better
year condition by taking a emu., In Ilit-
•hnnll W.• give a ;bxnngli, pra•ll. al
ednusllme and e.wl.t our gra.huales In gond
tnRdlimi, a imminence ynilrt•mtr.e tines.
Write for /Iartlrohr,.
ELLIOTT & McLACHLAN,
I'rinrgsl.
THE GRAY BUGGY
la tin' lilllrhed pl. HIM tI ,d Ilie t.•,t plc uuai'i ll'+ .I( tnattlntal'tuuus'
ae}gditd by competent workmen in as splendidly -eupllgoel factory
to t h'at-class material. THE GRABUGGY is thorough
rvrt•y hit of itis gess)---and thi• until Who 'wens one is better
pleased with it flu' Ie'ttuI- he is acquainted with it.
. . I sn{.ply .. .
GRAY CARRIAGES
in all htylea. /'all at my warehouse, II.uu,iltun ,t tett, and
tttutt I ca:n do for you.
L. W. LAVIS
i
BUY YOUR SPRING
SUIT HERE
where the good clothes come from.
There are good reasons
why you should in justice to
y''ut•nelf hay your Rpt•ing suit
at this store. Contumely' tell
us they tore the hest we have
eget• had : and WO they aur,
\\'e have got together giants
that sell Ilieniselves. They
are correct in style. nobby
Patterns. well made and
trimmed and splendid Ht.
SUITS TO SUIT
EVERYBODY
II poi' want it cuedinm lit hs•
,nit, you Will be snrpd i+,d ret
tthnt We are selling ret
$8.00, $ I0.00, $ I2.00
2Ith Century Brand
is one high -dings grade— this
r '
lcit
is in a chow
hY'fn. lf,
rim anew
1 K only with Hrat•
ekes tailoring. Aproof oftlar
excellence of this make is in
the (set flint the best diens-
era all over this count t y are
wearing 211th Century Brand.
Wouldn't, you like to wear
the very iieort, s 'thing that
luta 'nap end style in it- then
buy the N)th Century Brand.
I't'uea
$12.00 to $20.00
BUY
THE KiNG AND BORSAI,INO HATS
Walter C. Pridham
CI.OTHIF:R FURNISHER HATTER
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