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The Huron Expositor, 1903-02-06, Page 4FEBRUARY, 1903 1 8 15 22 ••.•• 2 9 16 23 T W 3 1,0 11 17 18 24 ..c.15 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 21 7 14 21 28 • ••• ••• • • •••• • • NEW ADVERTISEMENTS or The figure between the parentheses after each one, denotes the page of the paper on which the dvertisemeitt will be found Will not Last Lur-Greig Stewarb-1, Stock -Taking Sal -Wm. Pi kard & Co. --5 Grogan - Richardson & McInnis -5 Auotioi Sale -Robert Murra3k-5 Dental Card -Dr. PronerLy for Sale -Wm. Stevens -5 Fake Rumor -J. G. Crich -8 Wanted -G. E. King --8 Always the Same -E. ideFaul Co. -S Farm for Sale -James Lockhart -5 Cheese Factory Meeting -James Kerr -8 Seoforth Tea Store -A. G. Ault -6 Farm for Sale -J. L. Killoran -5 Auetion Sa.le--Wre. Snell -5 Notice to Credit rs-H. J. D. Cooke -5 Mortgage Sale --H. J D Cooke -6 Caetle Wanted -James MoGinnis-5 PoStpNrced Me ting -M Broderiok-8 Big Clearing Sale -4-W. 11. Willis -8 Sewing Machines -2-V. Kneohtel-8 Manitoba Fiour-2-Ccrdno Bros. -8 Horse- Fe zd-?--Hamilt n & Ker8lake-8 Home Made Bread-2-Crieh Bros. -8 Winter Footwear -R. Willis Ac Son -4 $15,000 aroyd & Co. -4 SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Feb. 6th, 1903 What Nonsense. The following despetch appeared frcm London a few clays ago: "The Middlesex Law Association adopted a'reaoleition declaring that the ealaries of the judges, are such that it requiresmuch relf sacrifice on the part of men of aleility to e.ccept judgeship -a" The Middlesex Law Association might employ their epare moments to much better advantage than in passing euea non-sen- sical resolutions. It is, however, only in accordance with a periodical movement set on foot every year or so by "the profession/ and it is not diffioult to determine where it originates. The statement contained in the reaolution of the Middlesex Lew Association is proven false and foolish every time a vacancy occurs on the Bench. No sooner is a vacuities, announced, and sernetimes when it is only expected, "men of ability" are actually climbing over each other in their efforts to secure appointment to the vacant podtion. Every person knows this to be the ease. It is no wonder, either, for th present reratineration of the judges, both high and low, is felly as good as they ca,n do at private practise; if it were not they would not be so anxious to change positions. And' in addition to this, the moment a man is placed on the Bench hia future is provided for for the rest of his life, a3 in the event of his becoming disabled through old age or otherwise, he is given a liberal life pension. -Under such circumstance/Et is it any wonder the pesition is Elo eagerly sought after by our beat men? This continual cackle of the legal profession and a few other interested parties, about the insufficient pay of the judiciary, is the veriest twaddle. The cry ia getting dale. The jadges are all right, let them alone. There are many other branohee of the pablio service, a little lower down, perhaps, but none the lees deserving, that require adjusting very much moro than the judioiary. The Proposed Raid Upon the Dominion Treasury. At, a conference of the Provinoial Pre- miers of Canada, held at Ottawa last week, a series_ of resolutions were adopted for presentation to the Dominion Government. Taese resolutions embodied and set forth certain demands the Provinces are about to make upon the Dominion. The prinoipal deraandand the key etone of the whole fabric, is one for a ooneiderably inoreased subsidy from the Dominion to the several Provinces. It seems that several of the Provincsa, in- deed all of them except Ontario, have been living considerably beyond their means, and a3 a natural result, they fl.ad themselves in straightened cireumatanees, and their only spurns of relief are a reeert to increaeed direct taxation or a raid on the Dominion treasury for an increased annual subsidy. Having, in some instanom reached- the limit of the endurance of their people in the way 9f direct taxation, they now apply to the Derninion for relief. The amount Of relief they ask for and the maaaer in which they desire it to be given, is set forth in an article in anoblier column of this issue. It is but fair to say, however, that al- though the eremier of Ontario has given hie asient to the acherne with the others, the situation in this Province is very different from what it is in any of the other Provinces Owing to careful and economical manage- ment of our finances in the past, Ontario is nob in any senee in straightened circum- stances. She has not yet required to resort to direct taxatien as the other Provinces. have, and her revenues are still ample for her needs. Of entree, if she obtained additional subsidies from the Dominion, she would, no do ebt, use the money to good advantage' Bu , we do not need it, and the belief of ranay is that it would be better to leave well enough alone. If the other Provinees are in need of money th carry on their affairs, let them raise it, by direct taxation, read if Ureic people will not stand additional burdens in this way, it, is clear they have been travelling at too feat a gait <and they should call a halt and bring their expendit- ures within their revenue. Discipline of this kind for a time should prove wholesome for them, even if it be not as pleasant as drawing from tee Deminien exchequer wheaever they ran :short. Besides, any ad_ ditioned money given to the Provinces in the way asked must be drawn from the people by indirect taxation, and money obtained in this way is seldom as eoonornieally expended as if centributed by the people directly. In addition to this, it will be a direct insentive to the Provinces for continued extravagance. Let the Provincial rulers once get it into their heeds that no matter how improvident they rely bo, when their Provincial finances I run low, all they require to do to replenish their exhaunted ex gether, make their minion, and, taking throat, force them flenesities from the may bid rgood-by to economy on the pare It is said the Dom ant and the Dominio hequera is to el b to - emends upon th Do - the Government ly the to provide for their ominion treasui, we anythieg approd hing Of the seppli Ants. nion finanoeti are buoy - treasury hi overlow- Jag with money, a a their the Preis:wee should have a share in this prosperity. The fist part of this stat milit may be true but lithe Dominion has so much money et, its disposal it can no do Ist find plenty of11ways foe its profitable di posal. It has a huge and ever growing pu lio debt, and it Would be more profitable rid ateteptable to the people ,if the Demi on Government would devote esi much as • ossible of its surplus revenude, to a subste. tial reduction or this debt, or &se to a co siderable loweri # of the tariffs and a c taxation. This wo b artiness 1ike transac the Proeinoes as de min's, and which w nsequent dee Id be a muo as of ---1 more ion than to feed it to ended by their Pre- uld only serer' tp en- oourage itioreased extravagance and aste on the part of the P evinces. O. thei ther bend, if they. have 3 raise a conaitable portion of their rev nue directly fro the psoplo, the people wi I keep a sisererl look out to ensure that th ir money is juilicieusly and economically expended. , , When the demand of the Preiniersl We're presented to Sir Wilf id Lander he did'note of course, give any indication as toehew they would be roc& ed by his Go N erqtnent or what recommendadon will likelyi bei sub- mitted te Parliame t thereanent Bbfore the Provinces ean ge what they isepit sere must be Imperial le 'elation to ntend the British North Amen an Act, and hat can only be done on the ecommendal ion1 of both Houses of Parliam nt at Ottawa The Provincial Legialatur e will also b ailed upon to beck up the meads of their 03V- ernments by resoluti DS,.S0 that heifer any- thing defirtite is done the subjeet hi1i. y to be thoroughly discus ed in all its pha ea and the whole scheme fully ventilated. The Power of.Sunoeessel In this power and oney loving age there is nothing so popular as euccese, ani the under dog, in either he political or com- mercial struggle for supremacy, will find many to kick him w en he i dowd who - would have fawned u e on him and exitelled his abilities and exoellencies lead he sueeeed- ed in getting on top. This special Peouli- arity of preeent day human nature has be:n wonder Ily exemplified by two very recent in commercial and n Mr. Clergue, the as in the zenith of were tambling oker honor, and his ktook r of the age was away , however, when by a v,ertency on his part, moth enterprise were, and came tumbling money markets and atened vs ith disaster, g numerone men and suddenly ascertained commercial mak-up, d their belief thalt he y thought he was ; occurren a, one eac political life. Wh magnate of the Soo, his prosperity,,peopI 'much other to do him as a Oommecial wond up. •A few weeks ag slight mistake or ina the shares in his ma injuriouely .affected, down in price on the his schemes were thr there were not wa,nti newspapers who had serious defects in his and whodoudly shout was not the man th that hie abilities had and they cried out .fo the post he had so 1 successfully filled. rapidly diipelling which overspread his as rapidly coming in those who, only a few him. As it was with Mr. mercial arena, so it is of the two great poli province, A few wee of the Ontario Geyer hanging in the balano nay probable, that M Mr. Whitney come to een over -rated, his deposition etc., from ng and hitherto Fro But Mr. Clergue is he temporary gleom nterprises and he is o favor again With weeks ago, deeried lergue, in the ow with , the le ioal parties in om- dens tbie s ago, wheu thellate ment saerned tie be and it was possible, • Roes might sink and the top as the big man of the Province, there were not vvauting those who were quit ready to tear the Provincial Prehnier 4nd the Provincial Government to pieces and extol the sup rior statesmanship and abi ity of Mr. Whi bey and to declare that hi policy was just nch ;I as is needed for this o untry. Everyw ere he went, these parties took off their hate to Mr. Whitney and shoved their viilliugassa to do him honor. Th result of the Ivo - elections in the three 4orths pub the (4 ay. ernment in the ascend ncy again, and Madei their tenure of office fc4r the next four years tolerably certain, and there was, conse- quently, a speedy awl decided change in the atmotphere of pub io favor. Mr. Ross is now the white headed boy ; his govern- ment is a marvel of present day- states ship, while the Whitney stock has co refs- pondingly sunk in vain°. Even some of Mr, Whitney's -former warmest friends ere now hinting that he is not - just the tight thing ; that his policy i3 not one likely to achieve success ; that, in short, it is "time for a change" in th leadership of the Provincial wing of the Conservative petty. And such is life and finch, is the fickleness of human nature. Hall Mr. Ross been, as unfortunate as Mr. WIjitney, despite all hie virtues and all his p litioal mermen his t stock would not be an higher to -day than is that of his political ppenent. INIMimm.mmen.///ammi Quite a commotion was created among the politicians on Friday 1 at by an announce- ment in the Toronto G obe that Mr. Gr4y, who was elected tothe egislaturelastMa as the Conservative mem er forManitoulirehad decided to leave the ra ke of his own perty and march under th banner of Mr. Rees and would give the Liberal Government his support in the Legielathre. Ah inters, ew with Mr. Gamey confirmed this statement. The reason he gives forihis cLange is, that as the Ross Governmen is now practically certain to control the legislation for be present legislative ter , he can do better for hia constituency y supporting them than by continuing his support and alle gj- (ince to the opposition. This will assure ijhe Government of a majori y of seven when tibe Legislature meets. W mint confess, ho ever' that we do not ha 1 this last addition withany great enthusia m. THE EXPOSITOR is as anxious as any per on can be that the Ross Government shoul be sustained bya large and reliable mato ity, but we would like that they ihotild ao uire that majority in a legiDimate way. If Mr, Gamey's genie- what midden no version to Liberalism and the Liberel poll y is genuine and sineere and is the result of legitinsate convietien, all Liberals will heartily *eloome him to their reeks.. But, the way he has taken of 8114 flouncing hie change of heart is calculated to create suepicion. That he was elected as an out and out (ippon() t of the party with which he has now allied himself and a firm supporter of the Conservativeleader an party, no person denies tin er these oir oumatanoes, therefore ib doe seem to us that he should have ets en 'his constituent into hie confidence before he d cided:to take se important a step. He hi1u1d have apt pealed to those who el ted bitn and having convinced them of tne Pro rietseid the their consent to that c 1 ol ree, : then,1 t Miura° he wee about to take, and gaining he 'could make the chaege honerably. Fent ing to obtaih that consent,thenit was &ewe! ly lids duty to reeign the charge 'placed in his hende Intl May and appeal to the people againoh his changed policy. This! Would seem the only honorah e con e under the oironmetances. -j ; Editorial Notes ,and 0 minents: The Liberals of Milton, in the county ef , Haltnn,are having a tieinewhat acriteoniouti squabble over a poet office ,appointment in that town and the charge is, made that the postmaster elect owes hia appoiatment to e large subsoription which 1 bo made to the Liberal campaign fund, shortly before 'hie appointment The Poetmaseer General had appointed a icomtnissionr to investigate the charges andifind out as to their reliability, In the mean time the Squabble the papera and is causing a tot which will be savory sneat for Henderson, the slick 61d coon eervative repressntattve, and will not be sugar for Mr. John R.1Barber, the Liberali representative of the riding in the Isegis1e4 ture. it is mighty bad taotice to permid family squabbles of this nature to gnee far. Most of them, with reasonable judgmet and ordinary horse sen, cats be nipped in the bud. The Dominion byeelotions for North On- tario and North Grey 6re slated to: tak place on Tuesday, Febrp' ary 24th. In Nort Ontario the candidates are Hon. G. E. Fos- ter and Mr. Grant. In North Grey the Liberals have selectedMr. Matthew Ken- nedy, an extensive steel Manufacturer o Owen Sound, and the aoneervativl candi- date' is M. T. I. Thomson, a hs.rdware merchant, of Owen Sound. The people of North Grey have receintle had aboutaa muoh praotise in elections es the people -of Weat Huron enjoyed a few eartt ago and their contests are nearly tie het and exciting. The deceased member, Dr. Horsey, was a Liberal, and the riding should hold'its own with its preeeot Liberal Candidate. j At a banquet tendered Mr. Monk,. the Frenph °enervative Leader in Quebec' Pro- vince, afew evenings ago, judging from the reports of the speeohes,7 the key note Was increased Protection for mariufactairies all along the line. OurownMr., Whitney was also present 'and the report says he "'made has got intd of bad blood! Mr. David who is Cols' one of the speeches of the evening." But,I Mr. Whitney also deolared that "he repree Rented -a majority of over -7,000 of the elece tors of Ontario, and he %wanted to deolarel that they weed, keep up the fight deepite! all the attempts made by the Liberals." When speaking v Mr. Whitney ' must ',havo! forgotten the col& blast he received from th'el North a few weeks ago and a!,Iso the flop of Mr. Gainey, of Manitoulin. t It is time hel was revising his figures. ' * The Hamilton Times Says : " We should very much like to learn Mr. Blake'a private opinion of the means Mr. Hugh Clark used; to secure his election in Centre Braced Wee thei quality of the whiskey used entire -1 ly beyond critioism 7" This is hardly fair criticism. 1Str. Clark was not unseated for any act of hie own and the trial Judges both complimented him on the careful way in , which he had conducted his election. He was unseated because an agent, without his instructions and without- his knowledge, ' treated three electors in an hote on elec- tion day. This, of course, was an illegal act, because the law requires h tele to be dosed on election day and it is i legal even to gtve liquor away in them on that day. There are, perhaps, not many candidates on either side of politics who oould tand the test any better than Mr. Clark did if it were brought ho e to them in the same way. "Fair play i bonnie play," even in 'politics. uron Notes. -The G. T. R. will build new freight sheds in es'oderioh. -The new Presbyterian churo at Bay field cost the congregation_ $3,439 43, of which about ne-third has been paid off. -Mr. A. M. Polly, who has been in the livery business in Goderioh for a great many years, ha a sold out to Gundry Bro . -Mr. A. Hlooat, of Tuekersm th, sold a fine young thoroughbred bull to Mr. Wm. J. Nesbitt, of Goderich townshi , for one hunrded dollars.- -Mrs. Le.Wronee Dobson, aged 72 years, died in the village of Ethel, on VTednesdy of last week, after a brief Pine a. Peeu- monia and .heart failure Was the cause, of death.- . -John Carter, of Hullett, has let a con- tract to S. S. Cooper, of Clint n, for the erection of a fine' large brick ho se, on the farm that he recently purchased from Mr. Fowler, lot 4, oonoeseion 2, of the same township. -Alex. K. Stewart, who was1 njured in the Wanstead disaster, was take0home to Wingam from the Victoria hospit 1, London, on Thursday night of last week. He is still in a very bad condition, suffering from con- onssion of the spinal cord. -Charles M. Dyke, a patent medioine man, who has until recently beeh making his headquarters in Hensall, was rrested in Thedford recently on a charge o theft in Hensall. He was brought befo e Squire Smillie, of Hensall, last week, bu as there was no evidence against him he as acquit- ted. , -That long continued scrape between the town of Goderich and F. B. Holme has seeh its last days. Mr. Holmes has come to the town's relief' with 150 tons of Massillon lump coal, at $6 50 a ton, and th ee cars of best anthracite coal at $8 a ton • elivered From this is te be Peid the law cots against him, amounting to nearly $650. -There died at the family re idence in Turnberry, on Monday mornin of last week, John Gilmour. The' decea ed young man was in his 29th year. He ind been ailing over a year with lung tro ble. He taught a schotil in the township for some time, and had many friends who ill regret to hear of his death -On Monday of last week, whili T. La+ van was engaged sawing a piece of itnber at Maephorsoo & Hovey'a foundry, i Clinton, his hand came in contact with a rip saw, cutting through two bones of th palm ; this is not the firetlaocident Mr. avan has suffered to this hand, having had t e tips of two or three 6ngers takea off so e I time ago. r 1 -Coroner Holmes, of Goderich, i investi- gating a sad ease in Colborne tow ship, it being the death of an infant chi d.1 The mother is a young woman, about 22 years of age, called Annie Gaul, who livens it the house of Jacob Kuntz, on the hill above Saltford. She curie out from qermany aboub two year ago, and has ain e lived 1 a with the Kuntz family, Mrs. Iti tz being her aunt. On Saturday, the I7uh day of last month, a, child was born to her. The girl, who was confined in her bed oom, con- cealed the feet, but on Monday Mrs. Kuntz becoming suspicion of hereillnessi searched the room and found the body of la female o ild in the washstand. -The home of Mr. awl Mr,'. Alex. Mo. P erson, of Bieber, has been eaddened by t e premature death of their little daughter, Margaret May Aileen, who peak away on S nday morning, 25th ult.„ at th aga of 5 y are, 8 months and 17 day. She was n ver a very 'healthy child, bein afflicted w th an apparently incurable ttaok of ja ndi it, consequently her's Wo Id be a h ppy release from her untold adff rings. -In April of this year 1MreJ mes Mo G ire, of Wingham, will oomplet . 22 years U: division collet clerk in that 1 wn. Mr. cGu're has also been express agent in ing am ever since the railina entered t at town. He was first. agene fo Vieker's Expre e Company, then the Able load Ex eras ompany, and how the Can dian Ex ess ompany. It is not i many en who e pr vileged to serve the publi in posi •net dt this kind for so many yea e. -Niro. Smith. an aged residen Of Godo e ich, died on Saturday, the 24t inst., at t e home of her son, A. E. Mu r y, at the so of 81 years- The deceased , ad lived in Goderiehwith her son for the peat en years, p evious to which she had been a xesident of S aforth, Where her husband, the lato Thos. S ith,'died 11 years ago. Two o her sons, F 'Annie Murray, of Toronto, and Richard, o Brantford, and two claught re, Mrs. itchell, of Ripley, and Mrs. Lou ke, of La S lle, Illinois, survive. 1 . --The tenth annual meeting of the share - h lde s and patrons of the j Winchelsea Bat- t r nind Cheese Association was held at E im ille, on Thursday, Janoaty 22nd. T e ttendance was not so large; es on some p evr us occasions, but passed off very J eutantly and all the officeers were reelect - O . Notwithstanding the 'strong �pposition i 1 f am surrounding factories ,tha make of but- t r was the largest, With due exception, in t e history of the factory, beig 157,300 p undo, while the previous year's nake was 1.3,526 pounds. -The following officers havo be n elected f rt e Huron Poultry and IPet $ ock Asso- (nisei n : President, A. . To44 ; vice - p ern, ent, Colin Campbel ; sec nd vice- ') es -dent, John Howrie ; t.hird vioe.presL. d nt 1-1. D. Reed ; treasurer, E. Belcher, jr.; Idiroobors : Goderieh Charlie's 1Hunt, • mi Austey, Wm. Doak, Janiea Hardy. in ham -T. Bower. linten-A. G. G irg, George Barge, Jaime A. King. Exe- te , I. B. Carling, James Senior.' Auburn - A ex. Aekwith, CharlenHewson. honstaneo Wm. Carter'Medd Brothers. ! he ahow next year will be held on the aocond week of J nuary, at Godeeich. . On Friday evening, 23rd ult., a pleasant ti e wise spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. m. Jackson, 8th line, Morrie. ; Ir. Jack - so has disposed of his farm and l is moviog with his, family to Blyth, and hie neighbors an •friends took the opportunityf expres- in g their good will tor Mr. and Mrs. Jack - 80, and the regret felt in the com-nunity at th ir removal. During the eviening the w r hy host and hostesi were Ipretented wi .1h a handsome oak sideboard, accom- 4 pa i al by an address. After this a sump-. tu us lunch was served and1a mot enjoy - ab e time spent. Mrs. Cooper, an old and muoh !respected reedeet of the vicinity of Blake, pasaed aw y en .Tuesday of last week, at the resi- de cc bf her daughter, Mre. Tho as Sher. rit . , noeased bad been ill for e me time, bu he Condition was not eonsid red seri- 0uz. The best medical attendance was pro - clued and the most assiduous n4sing was shed\ Upon her, but despite all elle grad - y passed away, passing away to that whet.° no weary traveller eve returns. was a kind and industrious woman, a th other and dutiful wife, and her h ed f I ti VI ?V lav ual lan Sh lov de rea I not only be regretted ly the be. mily but by a large oircle of friends. Wed esday evening of last Week, the six it of 4ucinda Ferrin, relict of the late W • Co lery, of Morris, passed aw y to the uns en w rld. Mre. Conery tbok i I a week ago with cold, which turned to i fiammee tin of t e lunge. Deceased was born in 183 , and had lived on the 5th line f Morris for ver 0 year& Her husband pre deceased her 29 ye re ago. A family of six children sur ive. They are Mrs. Herringt n, Win- nip;g ; J hn, of Wingham ; Mite arker, of Sunshine; William, of Hiawatha, iohigan; Cha les, of G-uelph ; Mrs. John Fowler, Wi gham Junction. The deoea ed lady Iivei with her daughter, Mrs. Gorge Par- ker of S nshine. Mr. I. Emery, of Stephen, had an un- ple sant break down while driving iome on Mo day ight of last week. His ore got int the eep snow, when near the ide road nor h of entralia, and in getting dut broke bot it shaf a and otherwise damaged the rig. Mr. Wm. Oke and, Miss Neil alSo had a ver unpleasant experience the aar4e night and narroiwly escaped serious injur. . They wer, on their way to the church, oCening at Chu deboye, when the horse became fright - ems at something on the side of the road, and shying into the ditch, threw NO occu- pan s out and made a dash for liberty, but Mr. Oke lieroica11y hung on to, the /hies and Imo eede in stopping the brate, "Fortun- atel- bo1i occupants and outfit es aped in- jur What the Prdvinces Want, T e Pr mien of the several Provinces of this Dom pion held a conference at ,Ottawa last week and drafted a series of resolutions ernbodying their demands upon the Domin- ion,! Thei case which the Premiers resent- ed ti the Dominion government in favor of a re adju ernent of the subsidietepoi ted out tha at Confederation, when, the ustoms and OXCiSI duties were transferred om the pro•inoes to the Dbminion, as well as cer- tain otheij revenues, it was provi ed that the ollo eng sums should Unpaid yearly by the iomikion to the several provirtees for the upport of their govenements add legis- latu es : Ontario, $80,000 ; Quebec, $70,- 000 N era Scotia, $60,000; iNe' Bruns• wio , $50 000. Ann annual grant i aid of each prov noe was also to be made e ual to 80 c nts •ler head of the population s ascer- tain d by lthe census of /851, with special prov sion n the easel of Nova Soo ia and New Bru swick. The revenne of he Do- mini n a the inception of Confe eration was 13. 0,70, of which 20 per c nt. or $2,7 3,90 went to the provinces f r pro- vinci 1 p poses, 80 per cent. orr$10, 62,880 gem to e Dominion. To -day, the °min- ion eve ue stands at $58,050,79 , bub,, whil the' ncreased taxation is Ipaid by the poop e of he province, and the ino ease of popu atioJ imposes upon the p evinces large y is reeved burdens, no cones ondiog incre se 1 subsidy has been gra ted to them 7•'er cent. only, instead of 120 per cent. of •e revenue of the Demi ion, or $4,40 ,098 going to the provinces, while, inste d o 80 per cent., 92i per c‘nt., or $53,6 8,69 , is retained by the Dominion, PRES •NT SUBSIDIES INADEqUAT1,. Th Pr miers say that the year:y pay- ment hee tofore made by the Dominion to the- ever 1 provinces have proved totilly inade uat tor the purposes intended, that the a tual xpenses of civil government and legisl tion the several provinces greatly exceei the amount provided therefor by the act, a d th t the other expenditures necee- sary or th se local purposes, which before Confe erat on was provided for out of pro- vinci 1 rev nue, has largely increased since. Th Prei era, therefore, recommend the folio ing p oposale as a basis for a fins,I and unalt table settlement of, the amounts to be yearl paid by the -Dominion to the several provi cesef r their local purposes arid the . r suppoeb of their governments and legiala- tures, viz Instead of the amounts now peid the sums hereafter p iyable yearly by Canada to the Several provinces for the support of their gover' flumes and legislatures te be accord- ing t population, and as follows: Where the p pulation is under 150,000, $100,000; wher the population is 150 mg, hub does nob e (used 200,000, 8150,000; where the 'sepal tion is 200.000, but does, not exceed 400,0 0, 8188,000; where the population is 400,0 , but does nee exoeed 800.000, $190,- 000; where the population is 800,000, but does ot exceed 1,500,000, $220,000 ; when the p pulation exceeds 1,500,000, $240,000. NEW METHOD OF COMPUTING. Ins end of an annual grant Per head of popul tion now allowed,the annual payment herea ter be at the same rate of 80 cents per head but on the population of each province e.scer hied from thne to time by the last desenniad census until such population ex• ceeds 2,500,000; and at the rate of 60 cents per head for so much of said population as may exceed 2,500,000, the population as as- certai ed by the last) decennial census to gover , except, as to British Ocilucnbia. and Mani oba ; and, as to these two provinces the p. pulation to be taken to ha that upon which, under the respective statutes in that behalt.the annual payments new made to them espeotively by the Dominion are fixed until the actual population, is by the canes ascertained to be greater and thereafter the actuali population to govern. THE INCREASES. In order to place the provinces in a posi- tion t4 meet sucji increased expenditure, the annua per oapi a subsidy should be calcu- lated according to the population of the sever 1 provinces ascertained by the pre - coding decennial census, and upon this basis the s bsidies to be granted would be as folio 8 : 11 Population, Increase Ontar o. ..... • . ' 1,746,358 $ 629.484 Queb o , 1,319,11$ 429,865 Nova ootia, 367.659 47,659 New runswiok 264,896 7885 Matti obis. ... 2u3 957 81,952 Btitiisb Columbia140 525 61,987 Prince Ed. Island.... 82,607''..... TLital increase $1,258,835 r 11.11.1111111111•111111•111111•11 Wroxeter. BRIEFS. -The Rev. R. S. G. Anderson will sail on the Parisian for Scotland on the 9th inst., where it is _hoped he will regain his alth.-Miss Alice Hamilton is the truest f relatives in Seaforth.-Miss Annie Marti has returned from Toronto, where she h e been under treatment for her bear- ing. -John Douglas received another oar of coal oh Saturday.- Harry Brawn left for the West on Tuesday, after a month's visit at his home here. -Miss Castle Ramie i is visiting friende in Henealle,-Henry Stewart visited relatiVes here on Saturday. - Quarterly meeting was held in the Methodist church here on Sunday. -Miss M. Robertson- and Mre. Scott are guests of relatives at, Bel - grave, -Miss May Davidson has gone to Clifford, where she has secured a situation in the post office in that place. -Mise Win- nifred Munroe, of Milverton, is the gueet of her brother, A. Munroe. -D. Myles held an auction sale of his household effects on Sat- urday We understand he contemplates settlieg in New Ontario. -Charles Stewart, of Arthur, was the guest of relatives here over Sunday. -W. French shipped a car load of hogs from this station on Monday. - A quiet event took place at the home of Mr. George Gibson, of the boundary, when his daughter, Mies Nellie, was married to Mr. A. Sandereon, of this place. The young couple have gone to Detroit for a few weeks, after which,they will reside in the village. -Misa M. Miller has returned to Toronto Junction. -Mrs. Koehler, of Ayton, visited her sister, Mrs. A. H. Moffatt, for several days. -The heavy wind on Monday blew down ebout one-third of the smoke stack on the po er house. Lakelet. ' BLOWS. -Mr. Wm. Hubbard, who bad his leg amputated at the hospital at Fergus by Dr. Groves and assistants ia reported to be doing well. Mr. Hubbard took gangrene in his toes last fall and the only chance to save his life was the amputation of the diseased part. He is expected home from Fergus in a couple of weeks. -While cutting a piece of steel in the shop the other day, a piece of ib flew up and struck Mr. Con. Becker, blackemith, of Clifford, in the eye, bursting the ball. He was taken to a To- ronto hoapital, but -there is no hope what- ever o saving the eye. Mr. Becker was one of Itibe meet industrious men of Clifford andhall worked up an excellent trade. - Last f 11 a Mr. Dane, of Gorrie, bought Burns or some man from Listowel. The 1 lambs rom the Scott Brothers and James Iambs Were to be taken in two weeks, but when nearly, two months had elapsed and no call 'was made for the lambs they were y resold Now the Listowel man is suing the boa for one dollar per lamb, and the i suit is iomiog off in Gerrie on Wednesday. There i too much of this fake buying going on, anc we tenet the judge will decide in favor:o the boys. -Mr. James Horton, of the burg, has rented his farm to Mr. Chris. Burkle , of the 16th concession, for a good figure. Mr. Horton will move to one of the houses in the village, and draw the mail from Clifford. He is going to have a sale about the 20th of this montle-Mr. and Mrs. Brown were in Sunshine last week attending the funeral of Mr. Brown's aunt, who died at that place. -The sleighing is about gone here. The concessions ate bare and the sideroads are almost impaseable.---.- Mr. Peter Dickett sold a good mare to Mr. John Milligan last week. The McMichael Brothers, of Manitoba, are • also in the vicinity picking up all the horses they can buy, and are not too particular either. Walton. LOCALS. -Mr. Will Christopher, of Tor- onte, was home last week attending the funeral of hia sister, Mrs. Thos. Bolger. - Messrs. David and A. Gardiner, of Far- quhar, piid a Iasi& this week to their uncle, Mr. Alex. Gardiner. -Mr. W. J. Johnston removed this week, with his family to Wraxoten-Mies Resters, formerly of Brae- - eels, paid a visit this week with her friends, the Misses Fergusen, of this place.--Saora- ment will be dispensed in Duff's church on Sunday morning next. Preparatory ser- vices will be conducted this (Friday) after- noon by Rev. Mr. Ross, of Brussels, -Miss Carrie Johnston left on Monday of this week to visit wirh friends in Cleveland, Ohio. -Mr. Walter Ternbidlewho has been visiting friends here for the petit two month - left on Tuesday last for hie home at Lauder, Manitoba. -Mr. T. G. Wasehorn, V. S., was on a business trip to tho Queen City last week. FATAL ACCIDENT. — Early on Thursday morning of -last week,a and and fatalaccident happened at Harrieburg, whereby Mr. Thos. Johnston, a well known and highly respect- ed young man of this village lost his life. Mr. Johnston had tempted a situation as fireman !with the Grand Trunk Railway Company, and lefb for his destination on Thursday; just a week previous to the ac- cident. And little did hie friends and com- rades thi k they had taken of hirnI a last farewell.1 On Thursday morning of last week his train left Stratford a 5 o'clock, go. ing east, arriving at Harrieburg ab 7 o'clock, when he was instructed by the engineer to gee:leder the engine and rake out the cinders f cm the ash -pan ; and before be had oom leted his task, another engine, which wee shunting on the siding; collided with their train, and the unfortunate young man was run over or rather pushed aloeg before the massive wheels of the engine. Re was bruised and mangled in a terrible FEBRUARY 6 -1903 1.6111.11.1* EAFORTHIS LEADING SHOE s-roftE. W rthy Bargaeins in Winter Footwear., sttt.tittstt.tatet*****.te-f-fttft , O r Clearing Sale of Winter Footwear, which began last Monday, has prov- e a success from the start, 4Ithough the Winter is not Much more than h if over, we are clearing out e erything,in the line of Winter Footwear at p ices that will pay you to inve tigate—prices that will mean money in y ur pocket, prices that you car not afford to ignore. For in tance, we are selling our $1.50 line Lathe' Felt Button Boots, La*. B ots and Gaiter Boots for $1..5 a pair; a $1.25 line of Ladies' Plain F It Gaiters for 90e, a $1.00 he of Ladies' Felt Slippers for 85c; a $2,75 lii e of men's 1 buckle felt boots for $2.25 ; our $2.40 inn's stub proof rubbers for $2 00; our $2.10 men's stub proof rubbers for $1.75, and all o r heavy knitted socks (to wear v.lth rubbers) as follows 1 the $1.25 kind fo 90e; the Si kind for 75c, the 75c kind. for 50e, the 65e and 75c kind fo i: boys for Mc. Snaps on our Bargain Tables, T BLh NO. 1—Ladies' or -aids' Oxford -Shoes, and Strap Slippers, in hlack or tan, sizes 3, ; child's buttoned boos, in. black or tan, your choice for 50c a pair. T BLE NO. 2—Small sizes in ladies' or girls' Button Boots and Laced B ots and Oxford Shoes, misses' buttoned boots ; your choice for 759 a pair. OtAIWAAAAAAOWAAAAINAIVIAA R. WI LL 1 $ L& SON Seaforth Sole agents for the celebrated Slater Shoes for men, and the modern Empress Shoes for women. manner nd was taken on to the hospital at Hamilt n. But his injuries were so severe that he • ied an hour after entering the hos- pital. ews of the accident was telegraph- ed to alton by the companyinquiring for relative of deceased. When the sad tid- ings we e sent to his parents, who for the past thr1ee years have resided at Vanderbilt, Miohiga , and on Friday evening hie father came to amilten to take charge of the body. Mr. Jo nston, who had notyet reached his twenty- rat year, was possessed with mere than av rage mechanical ingenuity. He was wel and widely known in this vicinity, where 11 admired the straight forward, manly oy, for his noble and moral princi- ples, an will deeply mourn and lament the aociden which brought a useful life to a sad and unt mely end. ,The remains were taken to Van erbilt for interment. A loving memory will long live in the hearts sod minds o his many friends here, whose evm- pathies o out in all sincerity to the afiliet- ed pare ts and family in their and and sud- den ber avemcnt. NOTE are in b Stark is coming tenial o has retu State an a load o in the turned li Marys with,ple been con quinsey, of Londe a gran and blac in Beate possible 26 ; the $100, an champio Johnston lage last been jmar Ryokma threshin hours an very goo Chiselhurst. .-The roads in the. neighborhood d condition at "present. -Mr. James preparing to raise his barn the ummer, and is busy getting the ma- th° ground. -George Fitzgerald fled from a visit to New York London, and intends looking up good stock to take west with keni pring.-John Taylor has also ze. ome from a trip to London, b. nd Stratford, combining busine sure. -John Robertson, who has ned to the house for a week wi h is able to be oue-Latta Brothere, , and formerly of this place, made showing with their white wahine at the show recently held . They won seven firsts out of a ight ; 23 specials, out of a postibie hampion challenge oup, valued at a silver medal, representing the ship of the year. -The Misses of Hay, passed through the. yd. week. -Quite a lot of wood has keted out of this section.-Edwaajd , thresher, has yet about two daYs' to do. lie has put in about 1,400 is still going. This is called a season for a thresher. ' • OB TU RY. --The few scattered pioneers of the H4ron Tract are slowly hub surely thinning ut by the unseating hand of death. On Tumid y morning, January 20th, there passed eacefully away Mrs. Catharine oGregornieelict of the late Gregor Mc- Gregor, of the third concession of the town- ship of Stanley, in the 79oh year of her 'age. She had- heen in poor health during the most of last summer, but during the month of December she improved slowly and seemed to recover considerably. During the last week,however, a change for the worse came, and she slowly seek till Tuesday morning, when she quietly and without a struggle passed away. Her long illness Was borne with greap patience and res'gnation and strong hope in the Gospel of Grace. The deceased as born on May 27th, 1824, iri the township of Drummond, county of Lanark. She had the great advantages of the pray rs, training and influence of Christiae arents, and at the early age of 16 -wee br u ht to Christ under the ministry of Rev. D .yfe and D. McPhail, who were holding apeaa1 meetings in that neighbor- hood in t e fall of 1840. At the age of lel she lost hr mother and the care of a family of five da ghters and four sons fell on her young shoulders. When 19, she, with her father an the rest of the family, left Drum- mond and came to the township of Stanley. Here she as married to the late Gregor MoGregor who settled on lot 26, of the 3rd ooncession of Stanley, where she continued to'reside t'll her death. She was a woman Stanley. of strong mind and decided conviction's, and and remained true to the Baptist persuasion durine her life. Her kindness - forbearance and ° charity made -her bel loved by an who had the privilege of her acquaintance. Of a family of four, three remain to mourn the loss of a wise and affectionate mother. Theo are Mrs. James Cameron, of Riversdale, Bruce; John Mc- Gregor, Of Chicago, and Neil, who resides on the homestead. The funeral services were held on the afternoon of Thursday, the 22nd of January, and were conducted by Rev. R Sewers, of Brucefi&d. The high esteem in whieh the deceased was held was shown by the large immber who assem- bled to pay their last trilmite of respeet by following the remains to the place of inter - meet in Baird's eemetery. The pall bearers were Malcolm Metwen'pancan McHwen, Finlay McEwen, Wm. MOlfat, Wm. Scott and Georg3 Baird. DEATH OR Als.TOTHER PIONEER. -MT. Jas. Logan, one of the eldest and most highly ' respeoted retidents of thie township, palmed from this life on Saturday last, the 31st inst. Mr. Logan had *not enjoyed goo& health and had been perceptibly failing for about two yeare, but had Only been confined to bed for about a month ;previous to his death. He had reached the age of 75 yeara and I months, and in his younger dap had, been a remarkably Strong end robust man. He was a native of Longside,Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He came to Canada in1846,when only 19 yearroof age. He remained in An - caster, Wentworth county, fortwo years and then carne to Huron and eattled on lot 3, . concesaion7,Stanley,where he remained for ' four years. He then emoted to lot 5, eon- cessfoxi 5, Stanley, where , he has resided with the exception of about two yeara when he retired from farming and resided inoffen- sall, hut he did not like the inactivity of re- tirement and returned to the farm again. He was an industrious, good living man, a, - staunch, true friend and in every respect * most worthy citizen, and besides his be- reaved widow and a large family, he leaves behind many true friends who will learn with regret of his departure from the scent of this life. ,He belonged to the Episcopal- ian church and although at one time earlier in life a Conservative in politics, of late years he initially voted onhe Reform side. tm He was twice married and h a e leaves fam- ily of ea l sons and- three aughters. The sons are James, who is in the States, Wil- liam and George, of Moosejaw, and three at home. The eldest- daughter is Mrs. D. Grassick, of Stanley, and tWo at home. Winthro-p. We offer you opportunity:to praethe linen economy. The woman with a linen idea in' her head and comes here, will have placed be- fore her, as good an exhibit of linen valuea as the history of this store knows. Come and enjoy them, buy what appeals to your needs. Snowy white tablings the best of Napkins, _Towels, Tray Cloths, Doyliea, Five O'Clocks, etc. Await yenz in tempting a,seortmenta. The E. Mental Co., Seatorth. 8 NOTES, -Mr. Geo. Lova entertalin3e7 a number of his friends and acquaintances on Wednesday evening last. Tee evening was most pleaaantly [pent in genies find dancing. The music was furnished by Johnston Storey and Allen Bros. and was nill that could be desired. At an early hour n the morning the company took leave of t eir genie' host and hostess, wishing to haV many similar gatherings in the future. -Mr. Hugh Boss had a very successful sale last week. -Miss Minnie McSpadden left lett Week for (Mills, where she will remain for Berne time. -Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McIntosh have moved into _ our village. -The thaw of laet week settled the snow to a great exte t -Miss Susie Brumbly is viaiting in th i vicinity. -Mr. Jas. Shannon, of Michigan, pent a few day under the parented roof recently. s I earoyd 8Co. SEAFORTH. 4115,000 _Stock of Dry Coodt Cents' Furnishings To be put on the market. Nearly $2,000 worth of new goods arrived the past week, all to go on sale, Never before in the history of Seaforth has there been a more uP-to date stock than this, No old goods that have been in the store for years, but all fresh new goods ; $10 will go as far at this sale as $20 would in the regular way. Our Big Sale Starts TO -DAL Cut price will be put on every piece of goods in the house that will makt3 the - stock move quickly. kAAAAAA•wwww"wwwwv Highest Prices Paid for Produce.. LEAROYD - CARDNO BLOCK, SEAFORTH Stevens vicini 'Groderic • Engliab -Rev. revivall every. 1:1" IraWkih relative laity lisW Tire, the: alOng th from Nt and fau Bruce e elnieed 'Vera' an. last Wei Big el ifits, be nini Wihis, -torth. mutual when ba wiae,1415- invest-nu that the now- T all cold "Co4, SO 11. FA s gatherin of Janus Johns and Hari see their '-hirteen pent un icg, the tinging -! NOTES for this Manning secretary -Coming 4 James: assistant .H. Snell. Mrs. Wt L. A. sa Messrs. 0 tive -COM ' Shepherd Taker, subject *1 last few and: a 7 • father, yr bedfast Vi getting present la The latte to say.--. lett Gran cononit Intim of John lla the heath • Fall Wheat Oat) 1307 b Pea's pas Bafen Per I Butter, Ng: But/et, tub Ekes per sie -%Fiour.13er Rey per toi ilidnA Per Sheep Skin! Wool- Potatonii • it Weed Per W)odpervi - Apple' patr;: -Clover Bee• ' Timothy Si . Pork, per If pee TOR01.11 ket tont quoting o coming about sq are monde 21 choice dai ium, 14 ti rolls, 17 Cheese -1. time are 1 Eggs -1141 =Quotation per dozen, at 14 to If Alcwral absence of atock, pri market is finest fres in denier for small _ We quote .etoek, 18' jobbing )1 -storage stc P2 to Ile Tenstan.! very quiet demand unohanged -young Mir! 12 to )40 to 14e for, and 60 to , LONDON are about ed nt 143 t Ameriean sheep, la, beef is qn MoNTRi were ont) slow, witi e ver bet at from 41 not very at from at from Were stool Pe r pnum per poum per pourq from 6 'V Cats. BtTOEM: -shade lei shipping steers., -$ $4.25; ej 84.25; .$3.25 to fresh mote lower; g to yea, Veedis-S $9; tOMT --Active -etrong, few11..5 to $7.65 to $6.25 Lambs higher 7 - good. ewes, $4.25 tot Tnetoal Cattle -C are WOta 84,40 to expert b port bulls t