The Signal, 1906-5-31, Page 22 TwTaw•ev May 31, 1106
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OODLRI('H. THURSDAY. M.51' al. Mal
THE ELECTHIC RAILWAY PROJECT.
Though interest in electric railway
development hat. been dut'tnwnt in thin
town and county (444 SOUP. time, the
matter hat, not been forgotten hut has
simply- been laid *nide until an oppor-
tune rraw111 a) 1.1 arti44' to renew an
active/)4141144 uti11 4,t the efforts t/)
secure for this district the Intim of
ele•trie transportation. At the recent
'session of 4 hi' l)nt:t•in Legislature the
Act in(11rpolating the Ontario West
Shone Electric R*ilwoly l'ongwny war
revived and the time for e
ment of the construction of the rail-
way was extended 1.41 1e1 years. and
the time of a pletion to. four Weals,
After thin ante, 11aull'l4', to 191114 /11111
11)1)). remp'et.ively. The co ulpauly'N
charter gives them )14)we' to build a
line from Owen S. I to Sarnia. with
mind brit ehes teaching various
points ' •',1 11 1 r
rot in the tf Int [ Huron. p y
It is !woollens to dwell upon the
advantages which would neerur to
this town and vomit). anon the ei )-
etructinn of electric bees cun11e•ting
the b.lsllle,' ,'enter* of the .1i.lrlet.
Electric railway drveto; rut in one of
the most illlp1 ll'tl alt activities of the
present day, and Huron comity sl
not lag behind when other port impof
the Provitne, not ow pt•,lirewsive in
91 Way.. 1111• ineretsillg their
erial ince lwrity. by 110'1)4n of the
greater Lusit,rs4,sclivily which fol-
lows wherever the electric car travels.
A line from (iawde•irh +lung the lake
shore through Colborne and a.hfirld
townships. sold atnnth.r to Dungan-
non, would conh'r •119.• benefits
upon every portion of the diMtt•ict
served by these pines, and A paying
tratHh in freight And psMrngers
would, we believe, seam lie developed.
The problem of entraner t, the .town
(tom the north ronld doubtless 11e
solved by the securing of running
rights over the new ('. P. R. tine from
a junction 'titbit in ('ollnrne town-
ship. A useful I1ne also would be unr
trlVeexi.ig the town between the G.
T. R. And the 4'. P. It. /talionsWith
the marked 10lvances which (l(wlerich
'X Ile 1 1 'tsl 1' t l•-
1 11 making 11 I 'pal 1
K
velop11lent, it system of radial ele'-
,tsir lints w' lwen he A crying need,
and it is 111 be hoped that 'atonal will
soon be fnrthc ' g for the carrying
out of the splendid !wheel*. outlined in
the charter of the Ontario West Shore
Coto ps n )-.
Electric railway devet( opulent 5vould
receive 1111 impetus f • the adoption
of the Maitland Rive' power when.'.
The two project e, would Iw 11)114uall)•
helpful. The electric lines would have
a ceonSrnient scoria. of power, 1 the
surplus of power that would he ptrt-
dueed by the Maitland ,liver s(•1,) lite
at ((,went under eonsideralion (amid
ate used in this planner. The won't.
of 4hwb•rich, who, have ahendv 1•u-
'dorsel the electric railway ftroleet,
Will receive with gratifl.-ation Iuq• in-
dhattion of the fulfillment of their
bop's in this direction.
MPULSORY VOTING.
The Impulwlry V1111n5 idol has
*gait, ie I brought t.. the (runt by
the theta of n I'llrli,nnentary r
tai 1, npp11 ted to revise the el...limo
lasev fav t' of t1,,' mooned it is
claim41 that i will be M preventive
bribe! b• . ,,• i ..
of tt 448 1 f'sUn the d. 1 0
K K
n f
thus*' men 851111, waiting to he "in-
duced," hold off oh polling d1))• until
* party worker r along and !tribes
them forest their IN/II t+ ; ,4).d, again,
that 'it will put a stop n the ((radial(
of 'tilting votes of On. 41141s1te side
to 'stay at 1 It IN pal J.1MnN41 that
the penalty for not att'n/ljng at the
polite 114• dl.frnrhisemelt for ajx years.
To novel the objltivlibn that.4 man
should not he oblige) to vote f*t• Otte
en'two or • candid/Iletome sof
wwl2iltt►iM in his opinion worthy of a •c -
tion, i1. in ivointed not that a him
ballot might. In. asst. Another *'Maine,
that is minds f111' Iotllpll4( lay 4))14.1141•
/Ince at the twills in that it. would cure
the indifference in regard to p liticel
*(twine which is ehnwn at every elle•
tion by the atstten)ion from voting of
coneidernble number of qualified
electors.
To the hist contention the oh4io to
rejoinder iN that it woo. ere Metter for
the country that the indifferent voter
ahnoM Hwy at home. A tnan who in
formed to the. poll pal not likely to not
anything but indifferent judgment in
ealuting his ballot when be Kele there.
And if the broody were not effective•
if a man allowed hfn.*lf to 1w,-oule
dis(ranchireI !.'c*nae of his Indifter•
TTHE SIGNAL: GODIrItlell ONTARI(I
enve at • election, the(pm,'Meity
would 1e• Ii*t of rllurrting him, or
ar111+in5 hilm to a rrm*r .11 1)44 .1111 h'
in (04411e elect• .
N. can it 114• seriously held that
rompubeor)' voting would h:.*'' an)'
44,1,•1, 4Ife•t in 1 he pleremt 44111 elf mer0((.
lion as 114( advocates rla1m.. The arts
of the eorropli '..l are lop diverse,
his inventive (*rulty is too fertile, to
Ile defeated by no simple s device. If
the proposal is adopted it 55-111 Ine1u
only a change of method for the pro-
fl41iulal party will ler who is willing
to pay for votes. Indeed, the casting
of x considerable ;wlermlage of Milk
ballots thy conscientious voter. refine-
inK 1.l en4101444 any of the candidates)
would give the ballot -box o•anipnlxtor
a better opp ortunity than he Ilam ever
had of "11 zing" the elotetigi1. Further
oppo•tm11111)' for 4444(4140di ouI111ul ti00
would he given in 11,,• making up of
the voters' lista ter the pr')14 kre1
scheme. There would have to lir Nome
allowance for aht,tent1 from voting
by 1•,411k111 of Iieknesn. allarlle• from
home and other Pile lances; and it
'is impossible to believe ,lint the
tannery for adjusting thew excuses
would apprikteh perfection. A 11(1.
5*') her, the ,uloptiun 4)i the proposal
would po1N/b1)' work at Iea11t as mulch
mischief as It Witold prevent,
Ate other seri11114 r,1lmidrnl10n 111
1'1',11 ne•t hill with 1 111 p"ui"s„tl is well
slated by '1'11e '1'uto4N a Star :
"It is very doubtful l Whethe ah+ten•
lion from, voting is to any grail
ex tell a 1114441,1114* .ir illllil•attun l,1 cor-
rnptiun, It may represent inJifier-
eneetn ((1 111*' duty, in which rase it is
hahlly n punisl •111 :41 (souped the
indifferent p'rsm to 114• indifferent for
moodier nix yl•,t :+. 11111 very ofl.n it
mho444 dissali (•l tun with hot 11 Candi-
11a11. 111' Ilth
Mlle., and in thin Way
Is a 1st raua Ir indication''f 'tubbye
opinion, There431' many voter,' who
like to maintain \a 'sword of never
having cast a l.i)*P411 4)r a t'onw•rv,r
tier rule. an the (met. may 1w. They
may 11:141• as poo11. 484)41441114 (41 the party
,candidate : they may think the pa/rly
in on tlo' wrong track , 141 reoliiireN :1
ws(I.dew)ote warning. D1 t t1,.• wrench
of voting for the rand late of the
other part' is 1.111 •h of then,
and if they are w•t1.ulde1 or o totellel
• 11 ,• polls e5• W' 4'111) 11 '
t t the �I 111 will 1 15
K 1
voter b to the foto.' of 14.1 it and
:ISN,M'I4t r,111. They slow their 41 (lis-
faetio11 and exe•Icine their hidemi-
enrr by staying at Ionise. An( his
silent e 'wa 1 pr)Vail s really mine 1•
l nth 1 1 5 u n
11
Live than g - g to the I'1li4 aril c:
ing al vale 1111 the 141 her nide ; 110r•a11144
the candidate anal Ihr party know
the some*'' from which the blow
emnes... know the rh,,r:lrter of tin.
man. and ran 1nr4911114 the Ione of the
rebuke implied in` his Aloott•ntion.
('neler the new 114W, **itch is Vote!•
might east a blank ballot ::and a l.ig
MI.. sof such blanks might 11111vvy, in :1
5*'Iarn11 wily, the infonoitatitn that
something was wrong. lint it would
not Ise known with It candidate. 4)t•
w'hieh part v was id llllsi'at. nor whit
4:,111 the blanks. The les al 444)1)111
1101 114' nearly an (heir as that con-
veyed by the deep, though silent.
disgust of .1,11)11 Smith. the stalwart
Liberal, 41r John Brown. Are lifelong
Cuntler'ati4who d1'rla res by hilt
,,)stomion that he cannot vote against'
his part y, and will net vole for it on
this ,141•:41,111.”
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Are w•e to have it 1)oulinion Day
celebrl inn in f i,141.'t•ich 1'
Cheer up! June And 14taw)14•rly
s'411-tr•ake• will noon he here!
Regina his been rhuwen AM the esp-
ital of t1,( DPW Province of Saskatche-
wan. by vote of the leegiilatute of the
Province.
In Weiner"' er"' Australia. an a mexsun•
of econu4)q' in the fail. of as lleti-i(, 111e
C linnet 3Iinislel's have reduced their
own N1larien by $1,111111. The incident
in notewinthv.
Pamela's Hnnmnes 111e in much, good
.114414 118114 11 r. H0414184'0 budget
speech 4N4144e•N Ilhn, wt withu11t (11111•
ment. Ilos' different if there hal leen
a deficit to announce!
What'.. this! New Ontario talking
of .eredin4 front the old Province'
And with a brand new N'hitnev Gav-
e •11r 11)'Hower •. 4 • people don't.
N )tx4'r te their 1
h win "
•
The town council will how(' the Imp-
pot1 of the townspeople hl int,i41ing
that 1114'a w I '
1 til 1 ) 10 n'strurtiun work 1,t
the 4):)1(14141)1' d • with the Zest pow
Nil11e inconvenience 111 the public.
Or. John Meath 1,:w been Appointed
to the !mention of Superintendent of
I'.Il11rntlal, ere/dial by an r1144tllletll
rat the recent welt+inn of the Legis-
lature. He is mmrcrrlle 1 144 11) 4)l1I't 4)4.
of high 41.11144,111 by .1. E. \Vether•11,
'whelp"' of Strtlhroy Collegiate In-
stitute.
n•rotIt111r. _ �_--
In tnkin p. r 1)
51 r the rontl•nl 11f
education, the shale hos taken over n
141mb11" • j)111h1o,. 'rhe 1'd11ealioo
bill int111411)1111 by the new 1lrili-h
1lMint ry 1111m pr,14bu•ed a ti 1ec41orlil
whish reminds ('an*lino!, of the
Manitlhn school 1411edpon null the
Northwest autonomy bills.
Fr 111, London Fre Presto, of good
Conservative journal, we learn that
tin- 4)utnt•io Cabinet "ate said to Ire
Monona at drawn da}furs" o4,•r the
4(4letio) 11f nppointonen144 to the new
Ihovinrint railway board. Ilse hun-
tire•al 14taunl•h 4(1gp)14m•terN 111 the
Whitney (lover an are anxious to
serve (heir country (4t w good salary.
The Ma -eminent will hate W dente n
few (mete lnnnnil1Nion4 to relieve•(he
situation.
T N'hitne5• Doverlllllenl'$ action
in sit witting propositions for railway
►o)R,,e* to the, 41111111101 of over f]+11M1,•
11111 in the Inst 111111111 of the recent
•/•,inion of the Legislature, especially
in view of • Whitney's 'anti -election
attitude of o(1(44*ition to railway
hnnn4e4, 11x5 Itis•nditel the Govern-
ment with 'nook of It. former Rep.
portent. A new (iovet•nment is imp
primer, to live ))p to its prnfrsnion4( foo
at least. two or three srwboo.
An eccentric chap named J. .1. Hill
propos w build railway lineal in
,':111411 w•ItI l asking ,1 114 . e Hl'.
vitriol,. • 11(41 h:t1. ato4)wd deep
14uspicic11111, and it 14 4u5Klstd that A
railway builder whit doesn't know
.• gra to de•4)u111d 11 big rash 14utwidy
4)r a Iain grant 14 a da)5.rour 111411 10
Iw al 1141•g*'. 11 he Kt)•4 further and
utter. her traurpa•tat• fns p'aasen-
grtsand freight the ata hinnies will
surely h*v( to take hint in 4harge.
The present 1l14)atl4n in Ruse," beats
a s)rikirig riudlitull to that which pre-
ceded the French Revolution. A weak
411(1 vneill10in5 1110mnrch i. eimfl•unted
With ,a pat 'lament Insistent upon
recognition an x neat governing IM141)'—
x ppwrli. rut, nmo•epvt•r, with the
people at its back i1) determined mop -
port 111 its deluand.. One would think
t It it Nicholas W,111111 1lnn(ul1N)rCharles
the Firoot and Louis the Sixteenth and
enol(( profit 1)y the lessons of history.
But privilege dies hurl.
Thr Oppleition at (lttaw. ran
1114411y expect the country 111 take
'ldouIly their insinuations of lion•
eminent -ad w•t0Igdoing unless they
are ((trepan'*, 10 do 111 the I.ilietids did
when they were in upp,41t4.,.) - mike
veil r charges end pledge their oats
for Ow get nillenema of their indicl-
to wnt5. The effect of 1111 the loose
talk of O)•p'.it Illt•,ii)wrs is natio.
ally lit aid the belief that there its
nothing seriously wrong. Ti.*' main
who in in earnest doesn't go un fis11•ing
expeditions.
Thr (1u.-Iph 1lrnory 'takes orf ex-
crllent ,wgg*'ntion when it w4'4:
"Nature 411141)' in a good thing; but
it would be fa14•.Ilrtlrr if boys acrd
girin left the wild H,IWe•1'• in their
lou lVl• ellrlt)lllllt•11t ill the woods and
parks. 1 did not lake !hem 1 f4)
be itegIe•tel cull 1111'. 1'11,' w•INM!M
ru1111(1 liuelph have been p,artil•xlly
cleated out this tearing of their modest
floral beauty With no benefit to (hose
who 1,01111411 the W004114 of their 1110111111
8.I11rnmle4t. Older people. tin, ,re
t1111night kits in this n•mpe.t. Leat.•
the wild Hoovers where they Are. 4)4•
all,.*' take only a very few. and (hone for
the 11111 110111. of tem+planting.
The Mouton, lia/A•tte says c
'alma' hi fitl1)etr are •' ph.inin5
that farm lil44)r i5 wv/ree. and that
when it 4'411 he obtainer the wages
lir*' so high an to iii'*'tir,lly aloyw•b All
1• 1 all -4 11 r a This s 1
t1, r Ht f the farm. 9 hr 1 I l
( ( • e farmer e' 111appreciate4'
nu le t1, f o w l 11,
114.44111111) of he or, fail ma•ts.-
'chis is (,ml. When the runnfat•-
ter is 1 ' '11141 Ile eLtuo,'s for a
hrp• tariff w) (1111 he ,'.iii 111411161111
144.11 priers (,,r 111. 5114441. from, the
I's and 1)1 her runs '1.s. 1f the
c plains, and says that he•
has bun 114 of 1114 (wn, he is asked to
•appre•i:i4l the position of the Manu-
facturers."' The fart is 11110 the farmer
(anent "app 1r•iate the )1 wit ion of the
m1nubu•ture " 144'x1111( he has 1101,
like the ommllIf tuners, a enstiunM law
to enable him tf MSM his burdens on
til other people - must heist• them
himself.
The Woodsey Smell.
,rhe )wrfI4I,'-of far Araby
.4e• +wem11, .o learned travel •r- tell •
Hnl 4 here' -:1 perfume rant 1a• 1 t -
The pleasant. homely, w.11dsyr,„Ills
The 4.1,,11 h of usual. whist, .'reeled tifng,
85 here bud. of Hahn of Gilead '11.e1
The ,condom+ nitre M ally -prang
Is perfumed M'i11, IIIc WIMMI.I'.)'
Then•'', perfume in P1111, hazel +whet).
There.- per( • 11 the 141411411)4144)411.
And 1 run .111•11 the plg-nut+ rich
Th11 -well the cheery chi. k+' cheek..
1'1114, 1111. 1.44 the lichen- hunk.
Before the hre•x.' 1.,,.h 1.all,•: nal
11 n )ue4111110 3 bit 01 1111111.
I, burning incense to the g.141-.
The dark brows. leaves are rank and deep,
The bods lift Hp their Mate-( heads.
The flower. are waking fn„n their +kr),
.tont turning in their perfnnnd bed-.
Ah, yam earl buy s henc'e'r you a ill
A'sailed row het I know N l
No cunning hand +hall e'er d)..111
1)r Imitate the et 1MMI.1•)' + 'II.
If )1)o nlreld breath., that perfume sweet
That sent. the trailing skirt. of spring.
Fnrwke the nitlee ;and the atria.?
And 1,1.• thee where the bluebirds sing.
Thr prod)' Ito,,.•r that died last fall
threes from the tomb benign and bravo.
Andwith1,i+ lender nn er+anal
i anion
u
Ile make. a .•rulle of hi. grit.•.
His little blmlkel and his'her)
.1 n• triuun,rl with face that'. all 41414141M:
Theangel- 1101111.1111.1.1 f dr 4(11,1 'w'e•)
Advil 'prayed thew with their Own perfume
softO near and k It well.
This 1ittlee? ranger In the sot.,
For In his tender breath you moll
The far-off greenhouse of 1110 (ha1,
The Khan.
FROM OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Maclean Is Not the Issue.
wlnniirg Trlegmm.
1n the 1(41114 11111 the members 3t
Ottawa 444 have to eindent-
nitt 11 5 l 1 11 1 11 I t •11-
t itt 1111 1
1)115. 1,111.1111 (Ilei(' Ile•rlin. Till•' will
Heol when they fare their 13 11040110.001
111111. thA% 1110001, exonerate t.hwln-
'ivrs by accusin; \1'. 1•'. 1Lt•Ie4n.
Why Does Huron Lag Behind t
%oriel ,Herald.
Half of t1,.• count i". of Ontario have
alread • entered into aro angemente
with tIo Depart moan of 1111 11),' 1Vork.4
with 11 view to runt improvement.
1Vellinglon and Middlesex ern' the
1,141 1w'' eounti1's (o net. What Iw
holding hawk the other 'nand.. of
the• Province ? 114)41,11, for instance?
A111 g1, we have splendid high-
ways in our ronnty, Ih,•re 1. still
h nem' for improvement.
A New Plan of Senate Reform.
nolssi) Bron independent.
Senate reform in itp 115ain for discus-
sion. A 14e•n:0e that is the key
own -stick of the pat tit in power is no
earthly use, better be ,1o)lietheel. 1f
there 11111141 be a Senate, it shook] he
non-pt•tisnn. A ten -Wear -tern) ds
pine long enough for any representa-
tive, and a tenth of the house might.
he eles•tel pitch year. A certain nnm-
Iwr might be elected by the news-
paper editors ; all clergymen might
vote for a certain her, i*wyerti the
sante, and the eler•tionl hehl much the
'swine x11 the I1►wyerM now oder.) their
llrnrhets. Any plan wlluld be better
than the present. affair• which im nnth-
015 a Than N !!4.4444 •k -pit of
pensinnet'w nn the politic (xilenw'.
"Pick Out Your Job!.Boys."
Stl nlfnet 14•.u•Ah.
The Lsgi.l,,ture 111)14 created the foI-
lowing new ofllcets with fat attlarI(', at -
tallied ea
1 1 1 W111(
It sI Id pick-
ing.
ing. far some of the1nu5•rt1nal1 gl•)• upltllre•-
..eketn the list i. front, The f11r1nto
Telegram. • of the \Vhitney (10Y -
ern mimes sypoll14a11t.:
1'1'41pw1,1e
AP114nint11ment. salary.
Chairman Railway- Domed . 41i,IMM1
Mining 4'11Ilrui414ione' .1,(Mkl
Sulwrittl*ndenl of J3(Iuc:Oiu14, ,, :1,31111
li'Linaage Referee ,,,. '1:4141
Provincial A,saver....
Railway If1Nt1•tl e•lulww (2)
I'r,vin'•ial (Ieodo5)144
31111in5 Inspeeture ISI
Sluting Recorder (2:
tieho.11 Book ( 'seism (3)..., LIMO
Theme plunos cx)nMttlllr au *K5re•
gale of 84l),IMMI. %Vlach Toronto grab
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OUR OTTAWA LETTER.
Mr. Fielding Continues Hui Pleasant
Tale of Prosperity.
The Budget Speech- Revenues Again Show an
Increase, and Large $urplue Estimated for
Current Year - Mt1d Criticism from /he Op,
position tnaueanco Commission Taking It
Leisurely Suggest on to Abolish the Duty
on Soft Coal. -..--'--
1414 -1.1 correspondence of The Sign it.
1)111440, May 211th. --Thi. 114 A broken
week on -The 11111." the UW1111s•111
having yuit Work at (h1' half wee:: for
the Virtorin Day holiday. Ilnw*'ver,
tory entitled Ihr hulidxv b)' getting
through with the budget d,Iwtti in one
sitting, thereby Acknowledging that.
in mint,. of all the criticisms sit liberally
bestowed from the Opp sit ion IM•tic'r.,
the affairs 14 the • 11 y, financially
:1t Any rate, are in Mighty good sh,145'.
N',' have become w1 iteenitomeil to
slll'pitlsest and all that wort of 11)111g
since t1,( ((went (iovernaneel took
over the n1:1te1grmlr11l of the busime,s
111x1 anything else would ben slu•prine;
led no such t,ur((1ri14 WA, i11 sore this
year, Ji r. Fie111ing, had the s • old
slnly' of 1.1/111 111114.11 pio4p•41t)', had -
r •5 t our,., r4((11114 - IIveluping
Iww1111ees and wise ,1d11)i11i,t ration 1 hat
has IN4'n his theme for the past ten
years. Hr lepo'tet1 incenses in the
e•u141om11, IM)st0Hlce 1 railer)•., with
:a net Melrose All ,mind (4f$'ll2,1k)41;
a1111. while (1,15 w,11.4 not so big an in-
rl.Irlst• am 111 14e5•a•11l relent )'1411'N, Il WAN
. Illy, an he :eptly let ti d it, the in-
divotof x Alight breathing spell.
before the milita')' goes fetwat'il lit yet
• rapid expansion in tl •• hate
future.
Some Figures.
'The net Morphs for the year is 87. -
sit 411)1
! making
theaggregate u I '-
• f ,. 11
plow•,. for the ' year, 111 the pI1•w•n t
adlll i Il imitation $111,:1444), heal. and for poi+
prenenl- year 11e• Minister figur4•,. 1111
1114 neat little oomph.. of SI 2,':o110.111111
The nus. of 115.111•. which is insert.
Able from at budget x414.1.•11 111:4' not
:tlways lone(' lunch 10 1lo' Average
(eider. but there 1111e A few that 111a4
1w quoted with advantage. Y4) 1111!•11
iv alW.4)' w14 by critic: of Ihr (1uve•n
1114011 about thy vent growth of the
public 4•x114 nditlie flint it is )uofitihle
to compete it with 11 other 111-
rr*'nses. For c. pie : Whitt• in the
rest Ian years, the pnblir expeudithre
has 1l,,r41wol 4431 per cent., the total
Dad(' of the country haul inmate,
11141•, per cent., the eonwllidnle'd f 1
revenue IIMI!, per rent., the deposits in
ellat•terd banks 1.113 per rent.. the 41114-
(4.1111Ln to the puhlie banks 114 per
rent.. and the height tonnage earl -hal
by the railw•a)•N 1:Mi ;we rent. These
are figut1•s that would Seen) 111 hintif5•
the NIinister', contention That the
increased expenditure has had s •-
1111115 to 110 With the great pr/gl•csv 111'
the county. 111)4 (hitt it (1,1 (401y been
keeping pace with the marvellous
expanniun of the counter's resources.
A Good Showing.
Of (•1)1)1•x,' 1411 who follow at all close -
Iv theili4cuwinn of public,IR.ias know
that A favorite ehal•ge Is that the Gur-
el'lllllmit has sought t•) 1.1141.1' op ex-
'i'v ive exp•nditulr• by chau•gin14 In
c pltul ncemint that which should be
p*• I out of current account, !het rby
inereasing t h.. politic debt - hilt hereagain, the facts 111.4' 454111111 horn.
14114111 t1)1• pant decade, over -$1t7,4441,-
14N1has 1'n charged to capital account,
but the I('1ir debt (4115 48.4.11 increased
_1
1
u 4441.
1,l • in words.
y $ .a 1 her nearly
lj•l),INNI,INN)',chargeaable to capital ac-
count hen )4,11 paid out of currant
1cvennr, 1lnrrnver. in node of tht.
growth of noble- expenditure. he w1.
(rapid' dl•Ilt-- ant that is the only fair
c ()orison )w Dole, as e5•l14onr
known Ilan been 'Ilucld from $.i11,)17
in ISai ti' $47.:$) in flti, an actual le -
duction of $:l.22 per end of the (•Stir
mated itiopuhttion,
Opposition Criticism.
These ale only a few ints in the
budget e1 ee that strike a as par-
ticularly not•wnt4hy. It oulrl pay
weer v l'an:u • is 11 a who iN in
t•• 'sled in
the condition of him enmtry to. reality
the 11((•11.11 in full and Stud • ver•
w1, , 1, 4(
11 f e
IL• ill. 1'
xI11xl1rtin rra(�in n
K T
makee it. doubt so, the crit 1 m of hr
Opposition .ho,ld ,also 1* read, nn/t i1
would then be realized to the full 1 •
excellent iv the .11144'1115. 1'he• Npe•ch
'.l Mr. Poster, Ilpp ninon financial
critic, eau jn4( A rgletition 111 what
hs+ IW1•n heard every year (hat he has
been in the )bonne to criticize -the
stereotyped lhjecti In to the growing.
1•xpendinnr, :1111 a lugubr' picture
of whet i. g ' S to blooper' "some d1q•"
when re•hlin lixhililiee mottos. and
the 1'ouutry twill 11.18•,' to find the
means to retire them his h ,s 11r-
This
rnleel IWfrww. the 5:11114' dark forebod-
ings And the nanny prophecies of dis-
aster, lint the '•.:limbo" ham 1• • Alll'
gone And 1111 one has known anything
,,bolt it.
Immigration Department.
The Minister of the Int 441)4?)' ham in
h••Alnced in important (normal(• in the
Howe.. for the bet tercarrying out of the
w,o'k of t.he Imnnigr:tion ilep;r•tnent.
The present ltly was framed nuury
aeons ago, and ,he (sunlit isms today
have ler outgrown its provisions.
The new Illr1Nltr• 11,14 IM en very care-
fully drawn 1.4/Vere
t ' 1uu1 1•ra•ry phase
of a wmlew ala t 1,4)1 1l irlt el 11111(141141•
111111. It KikeM the W114.1.114 of the Ikl•
plt•tIlle•nt greatly extender'bowleg*,
and will serve to prnte'ct Canada from
the incursion of all undr.i114blei inluli-
grlantN, and (Well pro4'llrs fol• the de-
port/it UM of lhnse wbo within a 4(114•
of Iht•ir ardent ((11)41' n4)d4.it•able.
It 11lllmover aeeke, to give lMlryuat(
protect' to the homily antagainst
the cupidity, or worse, of agents
either on hoard 11r ashore, Alto -
get her it 14huuld 111.1141. 21 ulleful and
beneficial nevi: o1')'.
The Insurance Conuniaaion.
Some impatience in (wing shown at
the slow 1/1.1.5l•1.r. of the insurance
cuulueissinIl, 1,1141 1 I1,14rrnment is
being urged to accelerate its ulore-
1111.I)(s. It i, of (•1)4)1.14*' l,MIr011144 that
no time IIA los) in removing the feel-
ing of noispiriun and unrest which un-
doubtedly down exist in 11,1411)1 lIlindr--
and. it 181111.1 Is•,onfeseel, not without
eels((, -and ,he 11ininte1 under w11,1t,e
direction the tem airy is Ia•itg held
may be depended IIp4m to ,/plow• 1111
1111.111•1' ielaya to incur in' reaching
rr(Nm•l.
Take Od the Duty on Coal.
Incidentally, an inlpa'tin11 no tter
4 • upllht lotionafternt1nl, whet in
11.1' r •w' of ,a debate on the iroon and
steel bouut ics ihr 511Kgention W,IN
nutle 114:11 1Ile (11a.seut dotty of .13e. per
tun (1u bitlmmue.its 11.:11 should Irr
taken off. 'Phe•t• is no 11111y on h,u•d
coal now, and there locule to 50011
and 4(11fHci,•nt tension why the indus-
triesof 11,.1:14•111, prticula4.1y. *tumid
(44141x4.11 in this way when the aline,.
1,1 NI'411, 411,1111 ,old the for \\'est do
nn1 attempt to supply the ern sal
1'41,1011411 market to any n1,8.11414 14'
extent, Freight• :4)e prohibitu
evrm with the duly 110, 14/1 IIctt it ala
well be taken 1111 and not hurt any 1):
live industry, while benefit ling m1111)•,
3
NATE YOU A BOSS ? or ore you i0des
',wedeln • It you ale mak 1 g l . 1 e) for some One
else, quit and make •11011ry tar yourself. Get out
of slavery awl he free. write .;. MARSHALL &
Co., London. They wi'I show you the way. They
have started thousands on the road to freedom.
Seven dollars a day. every day in the year. iv tie-
ing nude handling their goods. Write now.
Time is aaoaey.
HEADACHE
Neuralgia and Ner,.,u..a,... 1..l gtu.k v 1.4
AJAX AND NEUFAMEw1D CURE
No heart Jrpre..,..n. (o-r:,lr.e core ever
Take...,' 1.•...or anJ aye. Allde.der r .I,..l trod.
Aoar114 & Cy Si,ncax, Un.. Wee,I....4. d not
sati.f•:d.
RUBBER STAMPS
STENCILS, SEALS, ETC.
PRICE MARKERS & WHITE ENAMEL LETTERS
ZEST STANDARD. FAIREST PRICES
C.W.MACK, 60 YDNGE ST. TORONTO
TO THE PUBLIC
'f b• prig.'ofIwefc.111.•11,rnn;;houtIIN•
14,111-b &rewire 11110 dropped a Iaa"I• or
t w,', and rons•q'sent ly' local IN'i.''a err
down. 8%f•0•w 1104 .111111111.111a 1111 rats
at lower prices. while the quality 1. us
g•1.141, 1f not (wetter, than 4441'. 114.
1IEAT 1IAItKST handle. 1411
kinds of mem., poultry, Or.. and. while
thanking the wadi' for their liberal
patronage: or .4144)? a emminu.u•n• of
the sone.
McLEAN BROS.,
SI. :uul Swim, . 1.1.'.,.
Isar rL•ts•+ aro 1111,. Ii „4.r t), 4)1 hi. N.
ern• 1 )'.auNgo. 'Ito. 1.1bh.• 1011 1*
Iraruei ,bat 11.1. i- the 4.•.t place in 1 h
1'1111me
1 l4 l obtnl;
. 4.ommen La
'dura Una or-bmtb,u141 1rdnfng.
SI Odell?. err entering en, h week. 511
erod4ate- get good (((.)tion+. Write
now for catalogile.
ELLIOTT & McLACHLAN,
Pein4.1pwi-
HAVE YOU A ('
Amateur
Photography
a1 your hmne. Under unr Met r1,.'
tion them ie no experimenting '11'
113411111 el t,mtrrhtls and •4'. You
learn lo do •4 ere Asp of the work your
Somal.. g4Il.rnn„
t1. Our 61141.1)1 In
gold purr will Imere-t you. 8Vrite 1111,
('orale.' oi'donee Del art Ment.
CENTRAL•USI+ILSS C>ll,I,rt%E,
Toronto
AGreat School
TORONTO, ONT.
Nnld.•ul• (1olt. 1411i -h r,dnmLi,n.
`4 0,1011r3.13% 311 141111 111ni:o1., nn the
o1..( to New I4rnns'. irk 11A Ihr 1.n.) w1.
in of len,lnore thi- )her. IH'eaWI, 14 110
bot141ronr1• 411 44,'. "y wl+h to get IN.
IN'rl. Ilnr Bunil..1,r, oar nlwn). .1,1•.
,ws4.,l. our Lu•ili: ir.:h+• nnenrp.,+-cd.
1'0411;1rue.. new. No * n, ,(? i, n. 1 '01leg,•
open eon In, year. )Iioznlll,tol rel,,.
loans, Inc. •
W. J. ELLIOTT. Principal.
('1,t Yonne nod Alexander SN.
r
Outing 5"IRT5
HATS
SUMMER VESTS, WASHABLE TIES,
SUMMER HOSE. ETC.
PLASTIC FORM
CLOTHING
EVERYTHING NEW
AND UP-TO-DATE
HARD ANi) SOFT
HATS
iN AI -I. THE
NEW STYLES
LiGHT-WEIGHT HOMESPUNS FOR SUMMER SUiTS.
FVERYTHING IN MEN'S SMART WEAR
REG. BLACK
( 'sctnm 1 rune, 1 ' 1 hr ';gm:-., (,ndrnr h
W. Acheson & Son
SATURDAY and MONDAY
SELLING
Sort of hurry -up prices market( on dozens of lints
throughout the store for these two day,. Only a few prices
here. ('.nue add see the many others *narked and ticketed
On out comae, g..
HOSIERY
11)) dozen Wutllrtl'n Nhtinles black
cottow hos*', brilliant black and
good wt•ight, even thread and
double heels, sires 11, 91 and 25C
111, spend 2 pail's I'or,
HANDKERCHIEFS
SII (1,114.11 ladies' plain Finch
heaustitch fine pine linen handker-
chiefs, regular value 12.4c each,
ole sale Saturday at 43
for `r](\0c„
WASH GOODS
Fine 1mporled print., :32 and :I1
incllen wide% et dors warranted,
,,oft finish, Tight, Illeliuml x1111 dark
grounds, w 1.11'1'1 value OC
at per yard
DRESS MUSLINS
1,14411 yards at American nod
English dress line, light„ dark
:tad medium coolant, warrtded tam
colon -to, special I table at per 9C
yard J
CARPET CPTTING
l'al'p M•t Ma111111 114 fast waning but
Ale still well NIAN'kt•ol 1,1111 the
of M)rtuuity is y011144 for these
vat Iwo. S1 inchral wide hi..lvv
I1'Vl tibl( union carpet at AI
DC
pee y 441 25e, 35e and .. `t •
HEMP CARPETS
yard w 1.' in splendid (colorings,
special 5e•, 20e, 25,' 3
and oC
WOOL CARPETS
e valid wide, purr wool, reversible,
In a score of color l•,1IIII,inati,n18,
new amt Iwattiful, ats-s
nn
Per yard Me, 7:14', 410c And W
BRUSSELS AND TAPESTRY
CARPETS
27 11)cllen wide in a wide range of
prices, colors and designs are of
this year'.', ins4*t'LIuu invited,
privet filk•, a1.%, 73e. tkk:, si 25
$1.10 and
LINOLEUMS
2, :I and 1 )'lards wide i4) dotal,
1 I *k or the paatter)IN• English
goods huught direct frown mla11u-
(,Mt,itr'nl, Ulna Nat-Illg Wlmlehal,•t'a
profit, at IMT )'l 1) 33.'. 10r, 55
,sic and
LADIES' VESTS
Latina.' white Iis1
len* vests, all pixel”,
regular 12,e each.
for
C
thn•,ul sll.,.4r-
nely finished,
at :i ela
CORSETS\
\\'hill• m +1M' Ir in 1111
sill's, IN•aldifully matte lit of latest
cut and 11)1141e1 and warr uteil by
1114 and Crompton Corset I.4). gm
pwrfeet titling and good
seta ice at per pair, OC
FRENCH ORGANDIE MUSL NS
1)reNs mmislins, Mhe•r IM•autYul
creations direct from Fran e,
pinks, blues, unitive.; and 5reyN 1
per yard. *pedal &'vial value, 211•, AO
:kir and 'F
C�a1.! C�al !
Ver Low Prices
for oat for
Next'
Year s Supply
For Cash
ROBERT ELLIOTT
'Phone 70
dills® %
WALTER
a
G� PRIDHAM
THE PROPER PLACE FOR PROPER
READY TAILORED CLOTHING
Swell Grey
Suits, $I0.00
Single and V double-
breasted t11 . pncch owing
suits, very stylish patterns,
fit perfectly and carefully
tailored.
Elegant
Black Serge
Suits, $I0.00
,' (r
We cal'n
Itto 1 v,
din )O 1
the best vahtes in serge ill
town, an excellent suit with
1o11g wear in it at a very
low price.
Fancy
Worsted
Suits, $I5.00
We advertised last week
a repeat order of these
suits, now we want to tell you a econd repeat order
has been sent in. Da you see the reason ! The people
are falling in love with these handsome goods.
WALTER C. PRIDHAM
KING
HATS
BORSALINO
HATS