You will need a Heavy Boot this weather. We have them and at the right price 100. See our Rubber Soled Leath- ir dined Ral, ar $4.50 The best bargain in the city. 160 pet cent. off 10 Students. wo ARMSTRONG'S, .. 184 Princess Street. Far Ahead Of Al Others Diamond Dyes Are Found in Every Land Where Civiliz- ation Has Been Brought. Refuse All Imitations. mss No other dyes of whatever name, can for a moment compare with the Diamond Dyes in purity, strength, brilliancy, and fastness of color. They are the world's favorites, easily lead ing wherever civilization is found. Diamond Dves are the only dyes that can meet the expectations of the most critical and eateful women, They are always. fast to soap and sunlight, in- deed frequent washing improves and brightens the colors, Many imitators copy the style and package of Dia wond Dyes. Beware of all package Dyes that do not bear the name "Dia ' mond Dyes.' In Your Name. Why shouldn't the deed for a comfortable Boma bé made out in your name ? Do you know how easily you con have is wo? Don't you believe 8 will be wortn your while to see ux and learn about it} Wo've helped hondfede~we'll help you. D. A. CAYS, 346 KING STREET. Your Neighbor Says WALSH'S SCRANTON COAL IS ALL RIGHT. Have you ried it? Shall we send vou aton? Attached ts ous of the best Job Print. hg. Offices in Canada: rapid, stylish and cheap work: mime improved prewes. FW. 1 R PENSE, PROPRIETOR iTIE DAILY WHIG. "'Opiter per Orbem Dicor.'| -- A CANDID OPINION. The argument of Dr. Grant on the prohibition question i= sound enough. It is that the vote of the people must be tolerably full, and favourable, or the enforcement oi the law will be de- fective and unsatisfactory. In 1808, wheri the plebiscite was taken, only twenty-three out of every hundred in Ontario voted----cighteen for and five against--and this indicates, in his opinion, an indifference which is not promising of success. The government must undertake the responsibility of preparing and submitting a measure but it is all-important, he contends, to know what the people think abou: prohibition now, not what they thought of it three or four years ago. The opinion desired is not merely on ¢ general principle, but on the concreu form in which the principle is to be embodied, and "it would be an arbi: trary stretch of power to give the measure the force of law withouth sub- mitting it to the electorate for their judgment." It is this candid criticism which bas aroused the world and caused it to threaten serious things to Queen's college if the conservatives should succeed to power. -------- GETTING AT THE FACTS. The Hamilton Spectator finds great comfort in the opinion of Gold win Smith, who says that the pro ceeds from the sale of timber are not income. They represent realizable capital. Well, wht then? The miilions spent in public buildings are invested capital, and Mr. Ross has pointed out that the timber and public works' accounts balance fairly well. Some of the provincial expen diture, too, is incurred in the reforest ization of large districta of the pro vince. So that the wealth of our for: ests is not being dissipated, as some people imagine, but really conserved and perpetuated in the growing tices. Mr. Smith is decidedly wrong in as sorting that the timber represents the whole valve of the land. The 'idea is supportable only upon the theory that the land is inaccessible, that ii is not suited for agricultural pur poses, and that it is without miner als. But the opening of New Ontario has revealed the fact that the timbe. is not the only wealth, that the land, and the rocks where land is scarce, represent capital whose limits is be yond calculation at the present time. Further, the argument against the resort to timber sales is not rational, The money has gone to good works, and works which would have been forced upon a progressive people whe: ther the government of the day was conservative or liberal. The liberals are, of course, the more progressive, hence the long rule in.Ontario, and the certainty of their success in the rest election. OPPOSITION BLUSTER. The succession duties to be given the conservatives in the local house caused a great deal of anxiety. Col. Matheson first wept because they were collected--when there was no necessity | for the tax. The government claimed that it had a surplus, and so did not need this new source of revenue. Now Mr. Hoyle is harping on the same string. The succession duties, by the way, 'do wot injure any one," They arg ex: ac od under certain ci.cumstances, and only from the: excess over a cer tain sum, according "to a very rea sonable tariff. They are not peculiar 10 Ontario. They are collected in England and in several of the adjoin: ing states. They are devoted to a very good cause, to what may be called the charitable and benevolent service of the province, There is no use, and no sense, then, in comparing the conditions of the province with the conditions which existed in 1870. The demands of the province have been increased. The needs of it are very apparent in the annuplly increasing accomplipdation for the insane, the sick, the infirm, the deal and dumb. All these public institutions require money, and the succession |, duties to thew and CHARGES WITHOUT PROOF. A contemporery, which wrongfully accused Mr. Pense of doing two things, ( ) of claiming credit for founding the school of mines, and what he could to found itself in cifficulties. Jt cannot prove what it alleges, and is offers, if shown its error, to take back what it sid and make its best. apologies. Is that not a unique proposition? The people who make charges, usually, un- i ertake to establish them. The onus of proof lies with those who prefer the charges, The person assailed has no occasion to give evidence of his inno- cency. Truth to tell, our contempo- rary has overshot the mark, and it had better do the graceful thing at once hy acknowledging its mistake. Mr. Pense is not required to say any- thing about his labours in the inter est of the city. They are recognized wy al! classes of the people without re- guard to politics. me----p------ 1 EDITORIAL VIEWS, 17 looks as if marriage with a de ieased wife's sister will become legal in England. Which is a sign of what ? ------ The Senate will have a busy session of it when the eleven scandal cases pave been fairly opened. Of scandal hé venerables will surely have a sar- feit. The last fulmination of Stead's, bout the annexation of Caaade to the United States, is culled his ""horo- cope." Horrorscope is the better word. ---- So far Mr. Whitney has given no pign as to what he thinks of prohibi- tion. He may have an opinion, but he is not very anxious to let it be known. The Roblin government is after Mr. Richardson, the independent candidate in Lisgar. What is his offence ? He hit the local government on its rail- way deal, and it proposes to kill him, politically, if it can, The workingmen of Kingston will be interested in learning that if the con- servatives had their way there would be no new school of mines in Kings ton. The World denounces this as "a graft upon the province." If the Ross government be defeated in the provincial elections the aid to Queen's will go. That is what the World of Toronto threatens, and it is a conservative paper and a supporter of the opposition. Electors of Kings- ton, what do you think of that? Jealousy of Queen's College is at the bottom of the Toronto World's as- sault upon Queen's College. Our con- temporary intimates that the success of the conservatives means disaster to Queen's. It's well that timely notice has been given of this peculiar game. WERE FORGERIES. So Cecil Rhodes Described Various Notes. g Cape Town, Feb. 6.--The 'supreme court, to-day, resumed the hearing in the case of Thomas Louw against rincess Radziwill and Ceidil Rhodes in connection with promissory notes for £23,100 drawn in 'the princess' name, and purporting td be endorsed by Mr. Rhodes. Counsel for princess piwill stated that his client was and asked for an adjournment, which was refused. Mr: Rhodes was called as a witness. He testified that the signatures were forged and point ed out that they were all exactly simi lar as if traced from a wingle example. He said he had not signed any notes for years. He admitted that he had paid the princess' hotel bills at Cape Town, at the request of a third person, who represented to him that the princess was impecunious. He was well ac quainted with the princess, whom he had met in London, and had subse uenply travelled to South Africa on the same steamship with "her. Chiff justi e Devilliers" ruled that the signatures were clearly forgeties, and said it was competent for the laintifi to go into the principml case ut he assumed he would r no more of if. He refused to grant a provitional sentence, and gave costs against Mr. Louw. The latter's in. tentions are not known, but further developments are expected. ---------- HER SECOND ELOPMENT. Millionaire's Daughter Determined To Marry, And Did. , Feb. 7~--~Miss Elizabeth Leon H. ill, (2) of doing | strangle it, has | 4d * THE TEXT BOOK QUE COL. MATHESON'S REASON TO RESENT REPORT. | For It Laughed His Case Out Of | Court--The Old Text Book i Flak Sutied Vusr The Gon | mission's Findings. { Toronto Globe, Col. Matheson has reason to resent 4 | the report of the text-book commis { ston of 1808. That report laughed out | of court his ridiculous advocacy of | the Irish national readers. The unus- | wal bitterness of Mr. Whitney's attack upon the commission is also readily | understood. He had intended to make | wehool books a chief plank in the el- | ections of 1998. This plank was as | wide as the province itself; its limits were so vague that its true outlines could readily be concealed in a cloud of glittering and plausible arguments. But report of the commission swept the plank from under him. Gen- eral statements, plausible conclusions, vehement accusations--ell these fell away in the presence of the clear-out and impartial decisions of the com- missioners. T decisions said that the retail prices of the school books were "'not excessive and should rot be reduced to any lower prices," and that both in the price and quality of these books "the public had nothing to complain of." The Ontario method of authorization, they also said, "has worked admirably," and it "would not be in the lic 'interest to aban don the system of royalty." More over, they added, "an admirable sel- ection of text-books is obtainable in Ontario as cheaply as in England or the United States, and in many in- stances at much less cost," and the contracts for publication contain such provisions "that there cannot be a monopoly." : The elections of 1902 ave before him, and Mr, 'Whitney is once more collect ing his planks. He would rejoice to unearth the old text-book plank, but it lies buried the commission's report. It is natural, then, that he should pour out his bitterness upon the com- mission. He charges that it was im- properly appointed and improperly constituted, And yet it was duly ap poipted by order in council, and in personnel it was . unobjectionable. Judge Morgan brought to the com- mission his legal and judicial train- ing, as well .as his axperience as a member of a similar commission in 1889. James Bain, in addition to his experience as a commissioner in many similar investigations, gave to the commission his unsurpassed knowl of books and their values, J. Blackett Robinson, the third commis sioner, represented the practical wis- dom of a lifelong publisher. A better classified commission could not be de- vised. The fairness or impartiality of such a commission could not be ques- tioned. Mr. Whitney charges further that the commission was unfairly conducted. It is true that the representatives of the press were not admitted to its ses sions. The publishers of Togonto sub- mitted their account books to the commission, and revealed under oath the nature and extent of their busi- ness transactions. Was it unfair to exclude the press and the public ? The sittings themselves were not a secret to the Toronto press. The proceedings were not hurried or incomplety. Twen- ty-one sessions werd held, ghd the counsel for the commissioners and the publishers, Messrs. Rowell -and Nes- hitt, were in their methods searching and impartial. The witnesses were ex- perts, as they should be in such tech™ nical matters as the making of books. Twenty witnesses were examined as to the cost of the text-books. Several of these witnesses were members of the publishing houses concerned in the enquiry--ndeessarily so. But they were examined hy able counsel and under oath, and their evidence was verified by a personal examination of their account books. One-half of the wit nesses on the cost of the text-hooks were representatives of the printing, publishing and paper-making firgos of the city. in no wise connected with the publishing houses interested in the enquiry. Ten witnesses were examined as to the system of royalty, and one half of these represented editors and one-half the publishers. Four univer sity professors oi English, representa fives of the four universities of Tor onto, gave evidence as to the liter ary quality of the text-books. What more could Mr. Whitney ask ? Could it be that he resents the omission to call Col. Matheson or himself as a witness ? POVERTY ON $20,000 A YEAR. Millionaire's Daughter Says It's Too Little To Live Upon. London, Feb. 7.--~A dispute between a wealthy mother and daughter, over the custody of the latter s children, was aired in the courts this week. The pasties were Mrs, Naylor-Leyland and daughter, Mrs. Chetwynd. Mrs. Chetwynd was divorced in 1900. i an agreement allow: She then sifued ing ittle girls to spend a cer tain time with Mrs. Naylor-Leyland, cover £1,000 due under this agreement, but a decision was rend agai her, as it was proven that she had re moved the children from their grand- mother's - care, had taken them South Africa and had education, breaking i i # f i i fe 1 l i ] ; { i 5 sek i i i i di is i MARSHALL FIELD'S WEALTH. | Has Factories and Mills in All Parts of the World. supreme achievement of Mar shall Field's life has been the sccmnu- lation of an immense fortune. When the variety and magnitude of his business of erations are considered, it is marvellous that one man in his waking moments can exercise even a general supervision of them. His wholesale and retail dry goods busi- ness is in excess of 530,000,000 a year. He mamdactures a large percentage of the goods he sells and the rattle of his looms is heard in the manufactur ing centres of both hemispheres, He has factories in England, Ireland and Scotland, in France, Italy, Spain, Japan, Germany, Austria and Russia, in China and India. His woollen mills furnish a local market for the Austrian wool-grower, and the revo- lutions of his spindles in South Am- erica run rades with the govermments of that part of the world. x When J. Pienpont Morgen organired the steel trust, there was no public mention of the name of Marshall Field, although he is one of the larg- est stockholders in that corporation, The extent of his holdings in the great lines of railroads is not defin- itely known. It has been ftated that he has $10.000,000 invested in Balti more and Ohio, and his holdings in Milwaakee and St. Paul ahd the Northwestern are large. In the Pull man car company he is the! largest individual stockholder, and bas con- trolled the affairs of that great cor- poration for years. In real estate alone his wealth ex coeds that of many multi-millionaires, more widely known. A conservative estimate of the real estate owned by Marshall Field in Chicago alone, in- cluding land in the vicinity of the Calumet river, peculiarly adapted for manufacturing punposes, places it at $30,000,000. In addition he has a great deal of valuable irom mining land in the northern peninsula of Michigan. Conservatively stated, Mar- shall Field's wealth exceeds a hundred millions of dollars. His entire busi- ness is conducted upon a cash basia There is no evidence that he ever ow- ed a dollar, and it is certain that he never borrowed one. He 'never gave a note or a mortgage, never bought or sold a dollar's worth of stock on margi His nearest approach to speculation has been in mining in- vestments. Although a heavy inves tor in stocks, Wall street methods are as obnoxious to him as those of any other game of ahance. Another found ation stone of his success has been business integrity. The house of Mar shall Field & Co., is as far above suspicion as Caesar's wife. ARCHBISHOP IRELAND. Says Catholics Do Not Suffer For Their Religion. Washington, Feb. 7.--Archhishop John Ireland, of St. Paul, was © principal speaker as the annual ban quet of the Carroll institute, held here lust night. He sought to disabuse bis hearers of the impre-sion which he believed prevailed among Catholics that they sufiored because of their re ligion, suggesting in this connection that many persens of that faith ap peared evidently anxious of being half jorsatuued. He asserted that Catho ice do not Suffer because of their re ligion and ssid the idea that they did is gradually disappearing. Harrowsmith Happenings. Harrowsmith, Feb. 6.----During the last few weeks. the people of Harrow: smith and 'vicinity have enjoyed listen ing to some of Kingston's best musi cal talent. The conceit given by the Y.M.C.A. glee and mandolin club was pronounced excellent by those pre sent. The attendance was not large, owing to the almost impassable roads. The Queen's college glee aml mandolin club were greesten by a crowded house, which appeared to thoroughly enjoy the programme. All regretted the absence of Mr. Ferguson, the humorous reciter, and hope beioie another winter the club will be able to secure some ore vw take his place. kev. Mr. Crammm and Rev. Mr. Guy, Bath, will exchange pulpits next Sun day. Stafford M. Patterson, West brouke, bas nearly completed his mov ing to Alexander Charlton's farm Alexander Charlwon has become a "ve sient of the village. The funeral of George Watiam, Pleasant Valley, pase ed through hete to-day. He will bed much missed in St. Peter's church, which he attended regularly till his health failed. Hi¢ aged mother, bro- thers and sisters have the sympathy of the community. We regret to learn of the death of James Bradiord, bro ther of Miss Bradiord, of this viilage. The funeral will take place on Satur day. Miss Anna Bell Lyons has heen spending a few days at home. Much sympathy is felt for James Mokim, assistant postmaster, who was called last week to attend the funeral of his mother at Napanee. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Graves, Montreal, spent a few days at D. Graves'. Rev. Mr. Perley has been holding revival ser vies at tieiord. Miss Carrie Barr, Parham, i visiting with ber uncle, and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Beri: ram. Mr. and Mrs. J. Lemmon spent a few days at H. Wright's. Action Against Balfour. London, Feb. 7.--~The Sun, of this city, has served a writ upon Arthur Balfour, first lord of the treasury and gover t leader in the house of commons in an action for slander. The alleged offence consisted, accora- ing to the , in Mr. Baliour's stating in the of commons that interview with him, pearing in the Sun, regarding the peace proposals, was a fabrication from beginning to end XK ONT village. value at 12%c. 12%c¢. yard. SENTENCED TO DEATH. The Sultan's Brother-in-Law is an Exile. Feb, 6---~The sul tan's brother-in-law, Damad Mahmud Pasha, bas been sentenced to death, Mahmud has long been prominent in the young Turk movement, and was recently expelled from Greece st the request of the sultan. Mahmud went to Rome and the sultan requested his expulsion from Italy. It was refused, but Mebhmad proceeded to Paris, where he remained in safety. All the sultan's blandishments have failed to induce him to return to Constantine: | ple, so the criminal court 'issued a warrant for Mabmud's arrest and te try the fugitive by default, with the result that he was condamned to death. Constantinople, Sisal Hemp In Hawaii. San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 7.--Ad vices rexived from Honolulu say that the production of sisal for the manu facture of rope has proved a success in Hawaii and that it may in time supplant at least a part of the sugar industry. Over 3,00 acres in Oahu are planted in sisal and the yield this your hag beep remarkable. The fibre thrives well in the low lands of Hawaii and the company which first introduced its production is acquir ing more land and wi'l install expen vive machinery for. cleaning purposes. The vield is about a ton per acre and grops are taken off twice a year. A market for the sisal fibre is been secur in the cast sod the first ship ments are to be made this month, Brilliant. Arion Ball. New York, Feb. 7..-All is in readi- ness for the big Arion masquerade ball in Madison Square garden to- | Retrashing and Delicious | vancell o'elock, and Tefore YOU THINK ~~ That it's about time you gave that frozen up feel- ing a shake and get out to do ome shopping ? cess street so far this week has looked like a de erted Prin- Here Are Some Bargains tc Tempt You Out Saturday : Fine White Lawn, sheer finish. Would be gcod SATURDAYS lc. YARD. White Spot Muslins for Dresses. Well worth id SATURDAY 8c. YARD. , Boys' Knee Pants, made of strong durable serge, lined. Regular selling price 50c. SATURDAY 25¢. PAIR, y STARR & SUTCLIFFE'S, 118 and 120 Princess Street. E-------- -- -- « Kingst eT on, Ont, If You Miss Sutherland's RED LETTER SAOE SALE 0=-MOrrow You'll Be Sorry For A Year. o ,\® LE ai) CANS 95( PURE | WHOLESOME & SWEET DELIGHTS THE COOR | LAT Ad GUARANTE ED The Carbonated Mag * Caledonia l Water Is always a salr beverage. Superior to every other. Sold By AY Best Dealers +ADIES, THREE DOZEN FREE, optintvely Melolhis 1 seoubins po os i in wroubies pectlar dx Montaly remedy. Never disappoint. - Cunveuiens. Parvouinrs with free sox, DE. JULIA PINAUD, Woud Bid, New - Naess Sew Yor (hee REAL ESTATE SNAPS GET IN ON THE GuouNn FLOOR BE. fore the sdvacoe. Partes having mosey to invest should conenit with me ax 1 has somtie special investments to offer ls glad sale insome peptals wm store or dwelling fre puny. George Uhfl. 115 Brovk strent STAMPS AND MARKERS, IBBER STAMPS OF ALL KISOS SiLP toknrs, Markers, Dntes, Seals, Standley Bank: Tiger d Office Stamps, wir. Hepa ramDt. SOHN GFFORD. Wie (ee HENRY P. SMITH, Architect, etc., Ascher Bulidisg, Market Sauare "Phaas 348. One Thousand A Minute. Tweonteo, Feb. 7A machine ble of cancelling the stamps oF | thousand letters in a minute, wk, stalled at Toronto geoeral post of: Bee by order of Hon Mr. Mulock, postmaster genera! it began its stamp ing career in Toronto at four midnight about TOME Jetiers had passed bepwesn it evhinders. Attached to it i 88 aato matic register. Our mew cocosmut macaroons ae delicious. W. J. Crothers. Maple syrup st Redden s,