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Buffalo is going into electric light- ing as a municipal $100 000 is now being voted for the purchase of the necessary plant, The city is thoroughly satisfied that it can give the public a powerful illum - nation at a very low cost, It can, at enterprise, and the same time, burn up and so con- vert into heat the material that now goes to the garbage crematory. By the way what is being done gbout the Kingston scheme of public lighting. What stage has the case reached ? It is months since the arbitrators fixed the value on the gas and electric light plant, and unless the property changes hands speedily their may be materially affected. The fran- chise difficulty should not have in terfered with the transfer of the busi value | ness, which could have been carried on by the city with the contingency of action on the franchise when the time for it arrived. QUESTION OF ALL QUESTIONS. Now that the election is over people are disposed to discuss the north country, or New Ontario, dispassion ately, and the Toronto Star rises to suggest that as the city brought into intimate contact with it through the North Bay connection with the Temiskaming railway, should do the advertising. Mr. Taylor, of Gananoque, will surprised, and perhaps delighted, learn, that deprived of its timber that country is not and mosquitoes. of Star be Toronto, be to immense expanse of good for only frogs It possesses sixteen million acres fine agricultural land, and the says it should, in a trade sense, made tributary to Toronto. That the local view, and sometimes it af fects the sight and manner of the people. The Ottawa. electors wanted the eastern terminus of the Temiskam- ing railway at Mattawa, so that the North country might be made tribu- tary, in a trade sense, to the capital and because the case did not go this way Mr. Lumsden was punished by de- ie feat. The caprices of some men and par ties lie beyond our understanding. Mr. Whitney, in the legislature, would not support the government railway be cause he did not know as much about it as he desired, and because the pro- vince had not been promised a sub stantial bonus by the government. But on the stump he supporter became an en thusiastic of the scheme, and said that had he been in power he would have had a beginning made upon the railway while the legislature was' in session. "The man's a humbug," you way. So he is; and yet he reflects the life and light of many others, electors and elect. "What is there in it for me?" is the question of the average man, and he acts according to his personal likes, dislikes, and predilections. POLITENESS IN FRANCE, In justification of M. Waldeck. Rous seau's proceeding, --his resignation so soon after France had given him the most flattering endorsement=-it is ex- plained that he wants to get rid of some of his colleagues in the ministry and it is not usual, and not polite, to dismiss them. A man becomes unpopular, or he shows that he is unfitted for the de- partmental service to which he is as signed. He ought to realize that he is a failure, but he does not. In fact the more incompetent he is the Llind- er he appears to be and the more oblivious of the fact. What is to ie done ? In Canada, according to the experi: ence of the Bowell government, it is in order for one's associates to get together and conspire against him. The first thing he knows they de mand his political head as the price of their satisfaction. In France the premier, though the most successive leader of public opinion the country has ever had, though but given fresh evidences of the people's entire con- fidence in him, tenders his office to President Loubet. With his retirement the government is wiped out for the time being. All the offices in connec tion with it become vacant. The reorganization may not take place at once. : M. Waldeck. Rousseau really cannot year. Attached is ome of the best Job Priutig cheap AN END OF MISRULE. A curious wail is beard in Ameries over "the death of two republics." It is not of much advantage to business now, and, in connection with the end of the South Alrican war, the metits of monarchical and republican rule. The war would not have been had the goverminents of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State exhibited the wis dom that should have followed experience, The one, the Transvaal, disrespected the power to whith it owed sovereign ty, and throttled liberty in refusing the settlers who were not Dutch the franchise and the education they de- sired. The other, the Orange State, in assumed sympathy, backed the rebellion, but its leaders had in mind and prospective the expansion of its térritory by the misappropri ation of that which had been British and is British still. In long anticipa- tion of evil work these republics made preparation, and when the time ripe for action President Kruger sues his ultimatum. An American print intimates that success would have been with the re- publics had the United States done something at the inception of the struggle. The only thing it could do was offer to mediate, and the late Mr. McKinley was willing to act when called upon. It could not have pre vented the sale of horses and mules to the British unless it entered upon a direct interference in trade for which there was no justification. It could not participate in the war, except as a party to it, and by that action have invited the attestion of the Eu ropean powers, perhaps in an unex pected and surprising way. But it did the next most offensive thine. It, per- mitted men to go out te the veldt as hospital attendants, when, as a mat ter of fact, they were volunteers for service in Kruger's behalf, and they had an experience they will not for their Free was is get. The cost of the war has been great, but the results are beyond computa- tion. Republicanism has died in South Africa because it has been a failure. It did not represent the progressive spirit which is claimed for it. It did not represent the enlightened govern ment which is supposed to stand a genuine democracy. On the trary there was a lack of enterprise, of intelligence, of legislation for the whole people, and a corruption and mirvrule that had to reach a crisis some time. Instead of all this there will now be government according to British ideas, and, with all due res pect to our American friends, it is the best in the world. on con- EDITORIAL NOTES. There is an ice famine in Montreal, and it promises an unpleasant experi ence as the warm weather advances. "What ruined Ross?" asks a tory contemporary. What's the No'one down here heard that he was matter } ruined. -- is finding some satis over the election Mr. Whitney in looking No one denies him this con faction returns. solation. James Johnson, formerly of King ston, in the Canadian Gazette, pays tribute to, the memory and worth of the late Principal Grant. A Buffalo paper refers to the bar barities of the Philippines, and prac ticed hy American troops, as paralleled in the history of nations." The Mail thinks North Renfrew may be won by the conservatives. The late Mr. Munro had a majority of 330, and the Toronto News thinks the seat pretty safe for the Ross government. W. F. Stead is at it again, heaping insult on England on the close of the war. There is country in the world where the man would be al lowed to go on as he is in England. "scarce no There ix a great scramble among the Ottawa people for a vacant seat in the senate. It is wonderful how many men think they are designed by ture and providence for openings this kind. na- of The men who are moving from the United States into Canada are gene rally well off. Many have 85,000 each with which to purchase and stock the farm. Many have $30,000 and $40,000 and are going into wheat and eattle raixing on an extensive plan. Rice will probably atone for the death of constable Boyd in July. He bas had a year's respite while the law points of his case havé been discussed. Canada cannot afford to imitate Ame- rien in the delays of justice, despite the money a criminal may possess. The later analysis of the vote goes to show that the liberal candidates in London and South Wellinofon were de feated by the prohibitionists who had eandidates of their own. In South Huron and South Oxford the liberals were defeated by the indifference of the fwient MOST SOLEMN PORTION OF THE CORONATION. The Custom is of Extreme Anti- quity--Sacred History Fur- nishes Instances--Method of the Anointing. The use of oil at occasions of spe cial solemnity, like baptism, confirm- ation, and ordination, has been a marked feature in the practice and customs of the church. The sacred rite of coronation forms no exception to this rule. Indeed, it may be said with- out fear of any exaggeration that the unction or aneinting is out and away the most central and the most solemn portion of the entire ceremony. What, then, is the precise meaning attached to the solemn anointing of the king ? It has been deiimed by an ancient writer as follows: "Anointing is a sacred signature, betokening sov ereignty," obedience to the throne, submission to the sceptre, allegiance to the crown." That the custom is one of extreme antiquity we scarcely need to be told. Sacred history has furnished us with the first really clear and distinct ae- count of the solemn anointing of a king: "Then Samuel took a vial of oil and poured it upon his head, and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over His inheritance ?' Saul's successors them- selves underwent the same holy rite. We learn that David administered a weighty rebuke to one man for the evil had done to the anfortunate Saul-""How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to touch the Lord's ancinted *"* while the grand ceremony of the anointing of Solomon has left ius impress, we might say, for ever, upon our own coronation service in the time-honored anthem, "Zadok the Priest." A considerable amount of further evidence might be adduced from oriental sources showing the wide prevalence of this practice ; but we must go still further afield, and examine some of the records of christian nations. Traces may be found so far back as the vear 636, when the ceremony of unction was distinctly mentioned in the acts of the sixth council of Toledo; and barely a century later similar traces are to be found fn our own NMbrthumbria in the "Pontificale," drawn up by archbish- op Egbert (732-767); while the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, in describing this same ceremony speaks of Egbert, son of Offa, king of Mercia, as having been anointed. Of the great Alfred, too, it was distinctly stated by the English chronicler, Robert of 'Gloucester, that as soon as pope Leo LV. heard of the death of king Ethelwulf he "oiled him to be king." The illustrations will be sufficient to testify to the extreme age of this wite, and also that it would seem to be re garded as an absolutely essential por tion of the coronation service. With Henry IV, however, or rather with his predecessor, Richard Il, the sacred oil appears surrounded by a beautiful halo of legend, which, though it may pot even be based on a single fact, possesses charm of its own The story of the legend runs in this man ner. Thomas A. Becket was condémn ed to spend a not inconsiderable por tion of his tithe in banishment owing to the wrath of Henry Il. During the period of this exile he found his way to Lyons; there the strange miracle of the holy oil is said to have hap pened, One night he happened to be kneeling at prayer in a church, when the Blessed Virgin appeared to him. She carried with her a golden eagle, and also a small vial of stone or glass. She presented it to the wrch bishop, and gave him her assurance that the richest of Wlessings would be the lot of those kingsupon whom this some oil was poured. She bade him deliver it to a certain monk at Poic tiers, who would himself hide it away beneath a large stone in the church of St. Gregory. This last commandment was duly carried out, and for two hundreds vears the eagle remained in this church, together with an ac count of the story written by Becket himself. Then at length the where abouts of the treasure was made known by means of a dream which befell a certain holy man. The ves sel was brought to the duke of Lan caster, and by him it was delivered to the Black Prince. For some gears the eagle with the sacred oil remained in the tower, preserved in a strong chest. So careful indeed was the care thus bestowed upon it that its exis tence even was forgotten, and the very king, Richard H, who it was intended should be the recipient of this high and holy privilege lost it altogether in this accidental fashion. After Richard II had sat on the throne of England for a good number of years the oil was rediscovered The king at once applied to the arch bishop of Canterbury, and implored him to anoint him with this most instrinment. The "archbishop stubbornly refused, maintaining that it was a sheer impossibility to repeat a second time the great rite of the administration of the sacred oil. Rich ard was not a little disappointed; but he did the next best thing, be carried the oil about with him, and in his possession it remained until the con clusion of his troublesome and unsat islactory reign. : Henry IV was the first sovereign, therefore, who was anointed with the particular oil {or what was presumed to represent the particular oil) of the ; but it was continued in use, ax will be seen, for a considerable time Inter, HH now becomes necessary to say a few words on the subject of the me- thod of the anointing. It is related of Richard 1. one of the first of our English monarchs whose coronation has been reported in some detail, that he was sixipped to his shirt and drawers in that the sacred oil might flow without difficulty over his reon. ~ P Edward VI. was actually laid full fength upon the high altar of West- minster abbey, where he was anointed by Cranmer, who knelt in front of him. A full account has descended to ws, also, of the unction as it took place at Jaws 11's Soronation. The king was first of all disrobed of bis crimson parliament mantle and sur cont, after which be took bis seat in kine Edcard's chair. The dévn of Westminster then brought the "Am- pulls," or golden eagle, containing it, and a portion of oil through some poured the Inrd's beak into the 'spoon. This The Best Natural Stripes. Regular 50c. yard. PARASOLS --Fancy Hand 18 and 120 Princess 8 CHATELAINE BAGS --Regular $1. EMBROIDERY REMNANTS--Regular 124c., "APENTA" Laxative Water. ONE DOSE gives IMMEDIATE RELIEF. 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If you have Boys' Suits in all New Spring cuts, at $1.25, $4, $4.50, Fabrics and new $2, $2.50, $3, $3.50, $5, $6, $6.50, $7.5 The H. D. Bibby Co, Oue Price Clothing Ock House. Hall. OT At f done; certain specific places in the king's dress, which so far had been kept closed by means of ribbons, were opened, and the ceremony of anointing was reverently performed upon >| palms of the king's hands, on the breast, on both shoulders and between both shoulders, on the bowings of both kis arms, and last of all upon the crown of the head. The ideas con veyed by the ancimting on head, breast, and arms were those of glory, sanctity, and streng(h. reverence displayed towards the oil was remarkable. No sooner was the unction completed than a eoif of white lawn! wad placed upon the king's head, and a pair of white linen gloves (part of the regalia) spon his hands, The abbot or dean of West- minster, as the case might be. was de finitely enjoined most carefully to dry the vmnaining places, touched by the holy oil, with cotioh wool or fine linen, which was then to be burs, The coil already mentioned remained apon the king's head a full week, whet it war to be removed by the ab hot of Westminster after he had onde brated mas. After this the king's hed wos to be "washed, dived, and kymbed." The erremony of ancinting was not confined to the king. The en 'ome sort, no Jess than ber hashand, he. most D. 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The vessel contain serves something mor passing notice, It i | golden emgle or amp this very bird, and probability of the #4 to have been include] gnlia, and alone to bo ravages of the Long ampulla, which was obvi unction, to be pro~ particular id oil of ark for and his' an and « honordéd ues had fiom employ- her Protes the bands wx vears I hopelessly i rinsels by bh oi had by the comes the mcipint of the holy oil, in a somewhat different man wor. Whereas the king was snointed while sitting in king Edward's chair, the queen alwasp knelt at this moment upon some Cushions on ue steps of thie shape in onder 10 | ancient legend connects Lie exceedingly heavtif mentation and in des spoon which accompa ne