& NIGHT LSLOY ER me THAYER Drop in and see our new stock of Price This Week Only Nugent & Co. + King Bt, next to McPartland's. LUMBER Pine," Hemlock, Maple, § Birch, Walnut, Cherry, But- 'ternut, Whitewood, Georgia 4 Yellow Pine, Plain Oak, Quartered Oak, Cypress, etc. . ANGLIN & ©0., Foot of Wellington St. > : in 25¢.; three honors. LEAVING THE PARTY. John Hawkes, of Regina, bas ceased to be a member of the conservative .*A general election appears to 4 it hand and he deems it prudent "10 lay before the people his reasons » change of faith. He says he parts from his old associates with much natural regret, but he cannot re- ain in the party when it is drifting and farther away from the principles and' professions of the past. He camnot follow Mr. Borden be cause he is an advocate of a higher tariff. He was a conservative so long as its policy was one of moderate pro- duction. Now, however, its' aim is to increase the stature and. thickness of the tariff wall. It is one of raising the duties whenever jt is possible. As such it is opposed to the interests of the western country, and s0 he has no option but to oppose it. With regard to the specific case 'of agricultural implements, he says it is evident that "the conservative party has said its last word along the line of free machinery. The cry is dead. But the justice of it remains." He con- tends for free implements and his on- I§ hope along this line is to abandon the conservative party. He supports the liberal policy of .. DECEIVING THE PEOPLE. "Notwithstanding the fact that rome council ' committees exceeded theic appropriations Mayor Bell = lete a surrlis in the city treasury. Send him back to the mayor's chair and he | wi'l save you more money next year. --City paper. What is the use of deceiving the peo- ple? Can any good come from it? Dr. Bell began his reign with good in- tentions. He desired the committees to be very economical in the spending of pub'is money. But a mayor is not the directing force in municipal politizs. He may be a guide. He may have his in- fluence, and it may be a very great influence. But the twenty-one alder: men vote away the people's money, and sometimes they do it with the mayor's approval. " The deficit for the year is over $5, 000, but deducting the balances which are to the credit of several commit- tees the deficiency remaining is $3,320, This will be carried over to next year and will be the first charge against sury | What a fraud, a deception, a distortion of the facts. Is the mayor responsible ? WHO ARE TO BLAME, The discussion of the by-law, pro- posing a change in the method of elec ting aldermen, . has been candid and free. The electors ' cannot say that they have not heard from both sides. Nor can it be said that the electors have not had the experience of other places as a guide to them. : The last article from one side (and to be published. on Saturday), will give a summary of results. .from about thirty places in' Ontario where there have been experiments 'with elections by ward divisions and elections with. out these divisions. The record speaks for itsell. It is the fullest and most complete thing of its kind, will have ils influence upon the electors, and will help them very materially in reaching a conclusion. The exploits of the politicians in Hamilton and London, where the ma- chine has produced some of the most undesirable conditions, are of course to be regretted. But the system of clections has nothing to do with them. They are the outcome of a partizan spirit which is peculiar to the two cities, and peculiar to the consorva- tive party which rules in their muni cipal affairs. There is' not such ex- perience anywhere as Hamilton and London have had, and the party in power (the conservative), is largely to blame. : -- -- QUESTIONS OF QUALIFICATION. Two questions are put to the Whig : 1. What is tho qualification for a member of the council ? He must be a frecholder, an owner of property uncncumbered to the ex- tent of $1,000; or he must be a lease holder to the extent of $2,000. Two further conditions should apply--that the member of the council should not be its debtor, to any amount, and he should not undertake any business transaction with the city. Several small accounts went through the coun- dl in the name of alde~ men this year. No one ob jected, but it was, an unseemly pro ceeding and should not be repeated. 2 Is a candidate eligible for = the council who is a member of the Board of Education or en employee of the city ® ° . No. The court last year, at two or three places, and notably in Ottawa, decided ths question so far as the school board is concerned. The indge ruled that one is not eligible for no minaticn for the council who is rill a trustee. The fact that his term is expiring is not a mitigation of his default, The one who contemplates municipal service, in the council must not only have resigned but his resig- "the most active conservatives in its revenues. A surplus in the trea- |gOVernment can or cannot do business encouraging the Grand Trunk Pacific, to which he refers as "a bold and statesmanlike scheme." What does it propose ? "To throw another rail- road clear across the continent, to practically double the habitable area of Canada, to give the west a thou sand miles of new road and probably with spurs and branches, double that mileage. And it proposes to do this without calling for one specific dollar of money or of one acre of land from the west." In view of this Mr. Hawkes remarks : "I cannot nulify the utter- ances of half a generation by refus- ing it because it comes from liberal hands." Mr. Hawkes, by the way, was one of the west. He was a great campaigner and the party will feel his loss very much. LEGISLATURE CALLED, The local house has been called to meet on January 14th, The early ses- sion is warranted for two reasons-- that the question of whether the Ross should be settled as soon as possible, and that the surveys of the Temis- caming railway require a scttlement if the northern termination of the road is to be determined. The connection with the Trunk Pacific is important, and time should be lost in reaching conclusion with regard to it. The objection to an early session comes, it is understood, comes from tho conservatives. They are opposed lo a meeting of parliament while ccr- tain protests against the bye-elections tions are before the courts. If the house were not to meet until these legal proceedings had been disposed of months might elapse, and there might be complaint in consequence. The legislature has never before delayed its business because there were cases in the courts. Of course there was never such a slender majority und one in respect of which so many impor- tant issues depend. The conservative no a press wants the resignation of Mr. Ross. The Globe announces that is the matter were a personal one Mr. Ross would act at once. But he represents a great party in Ontario and a constitution which should be carried out in a proper way. If the liberal government is not sustained in the house, in any divis. ion on a question of policy, it will resign. But there is a time for every- thing and the time for a change of government has not yet arrived, -------- A HAPPY NEW YEAR. The old year passes away with this day, and one parts with it some what tenderly. It has its memories, bitter or sweet, its record for thought. ful meditation. The evidence has been forthcoming that the world moves. Science and art, invention and discovery, have found in 1903 a year of jubilee, 'and the great men of the day, the men whe have kept themselves in touch with passing events, tell us that the record of the last twelve months will be sur passed by the revelations that are just unfolding. There have been the joyous events and the depressing ovents. The dead of the year number some of the world's best 'thinkers, those who for many years have been leaders in science and philosophy and theology, those whose influence will linger "for generations and be felt through their books and teachings. Their places are being taken by others, and so all the world be comes the stage which Shakespeare sketches. Our own empire and land occupy, nationally, the greatest attention. Great Britain, at peace, is passing through a commercial and political crisis the culmination of which will be watched with great interest. Can- ada hes had unprecedented prosperity Grand [self so he says; he was willing to be [| sent Fis portrait to the city whil: he SES ] the year that is to come. nature have freely pension in vidence .and smiled upon this great dominion. zeal and greater achievement. The dy- ing year calls to reflection upon pass- ing events. They have their lessons, and men and women will rise from thir reveries with pulses quickened and hearts strengthened for all the duties of life. Our lives are in God's hands, but we can do much, very much, to help our selves and others, and may each read- er of the' Whig be so circumstanced that he can say his has been a happy New Year. : -- IS HE MAKING A SACRIFICE? Mayor Bell, we are told, "is full of gentlemanly courtesy at every public function." And full of self-conscious- ness also. On several occasions he has intimated that he has been a loser, professionally, by his devotion to the duties of Ris office. He scolded at the council but a few nights ago because some objection was taken to the voting of $300 to the Midland Central Fair. He had gone to the show, had worked for it, (though no harder than some alder- men and directors), and had lost money by it, and because there was a deficit the city should make it good ! Over and over again he has re- minded the people that jhe has made great sacrifices for the city. Who is asking him -t6 do it ?- The conservative party ? It is alleged to have "pushe p him into the campaign for a second term. Was he not willing ? Surely. He is just now in most ambitious mood. He wants to be a member of parlia- ment, and for the honor he is will- ing to make any concession. And any sacrifice ? Apparently. He is great op public functions, and he has been turning them to some ac- count. The people are tiring of the plaint that he is a great sufferer in consequence. Some of these davs they will relieve him of all anxiety on their account. GANEY IN PUBLIC LIFE. §'he Toronto News is sanguine that if, in time, Mr. Ross resigns a gov- ernment can be formed by Mr. Whit- that he will surround himself with some pretty fair men, and that, for the first parliament at least, their work will be very good. It all depends on who the adminis- trators are. Suppose a change of gov- ernment took place to-morrow, Mr. Whitney could not overlook one man, namely, Mr. Gamey. Taken at his own record at his own estimate, he is not- such a person as could be en- trusted with any office. He sold him- ney, bribed and he admits that he accept- ed bribes; he became overly rapacious, and because baulked in some of lis demands advertised his infamy. He wanted the government condemned be- cause of his fall. That in a nut-shell is his case, and it has heen elaborated before the electors of two constituen- cies. \ But Mr. Gamey has been extolled by the conservative party. It has used him. It has exalted him. It has put itself under obligation to him and he must be rewarded if at any time his party is in a position to do this. The place he wants is commissioner of mines. Fancy a man of his calibre and character in a public office and distributing the patronage! The thing is repulsive, but it is a_condi- tion of Ontario polities. EDITORIAL NOTES. Here's to your health. The Whig wishes you A Happy New Year. Mayor Bell contemplated a walk over in connection with the mayoral- ty. Now he fears defeat. It is too bad that the mayor should be required to make so many sacrifices on account of public office. Cannot the people give him relief ? Perhaps the mayor did well to pre is in office. In 1904 some one else may be doing the "honors" for the city: sntf-- So Mayor Bell will be humiliated if he is elected and is called upon to! preside over a grit council. Well the | electors should see that this does not happen. dee The death of Mr. Andrew Pattullo is deeply lamented. His was a bright ! mind, and the legislature loses its in- fluencq ere he had developed his great- est influence, Looking back is only a useful occu- pation so far as it inspires to greater HE STEPS ASIDE A GOOD MAN TO LEAVE THE FORCE. ---- Police Constable Aiken Is To Re- tire At The End Of The Year-- His Friends Are Aggrieved. With the passing away of the old year, Kingston loses from its police force one of the best constables that ever wore a uniform or paced a beat. About three weeks ago Constable R. E. Aiken nted his resignation ito Commissioners, to take effect to- day, and he passes from the force with the consciousness that he. has. performed his duty, and leaves behind an honorable record. He has been on the force about twenty years, and within that time the records show that he made more clever captures and ferreted out more intricate cases than any man serving with him. To him fell the bulk of plain clothes duty, and his equal as a shrewd detective the commissioners will find it difficult to place. In his going the city is losing a good officer. Kind and courteous gt all times, he made many fiends, and his popular ity was limited only by the bounds of his acquaintances. That he felt ob- liged to take this action which means his severance with the force, all his friends regret. They say he was not given that justice which every fair minded Britisher expects, and should receive. But he severs his connection with the force with the knowledge that he performed his duty in a man- ner that safeguarded the city's best interests. COTTON MANUFACTURERS Exercised Over Speculation in Raw Material. London, Dec. 31.--British cotton manufacturers are much exercised on account of speculation in their raw material in the United States. Many of their mills are idle, and" in some districts the idle hands are dependent upon charity. The London papers ex- press great pitv for the manufacturers and the working people, but not a few of them maintain that the manu- facturers are themselves to blame for the situation in which they now find themselves. The manufactuers are told they should long ago have started cotton growing in West Africa, and Nigeria, and thus made themselves in- dependent of American speculators. His Complaint. Smart Set. I am a baby, elsven months old, and nearly worn out already. Please let me alone ! I am not a prodigy, except to the extent that, not having anything to say, 1 don't talk. Two big persons claim to be my parents--why can't they let it go at that? I have never denied the charge. I haven't much data to go by, but I don't think I am a magician, a learned pig, or a virtuoso. I don't hanker for applause; so, it will be an appreciated favor if you won't put me through my parlor tricks. mr If I have my wealthy old Uncle Eazra's nose, congratulate Uncle Ezra, but don't blame me. I may be a klsptomaniac, for all I know, but I can't help it. Don't rattle rattles at me -- they rattle me. Don't goo-goo and ooitse- kootsie at me. I can't understand it any better than the English language. The ppin I have is not in my sto- mach, but in my neck. I don't want to be entertained or mystified or me- dicated or applauded. And, if you don't want me to grow up to be a hypochondiiac, a stamp collector, an awful example, a ping-pong enthusiast, a misanthrope, you just lemme me ! Woman Cheers At Divorce. St. Louis, Mo., Oec. 30.--Mrs. Maud Schwartz was the first person to con- gratulate Walter A. Schwartz when he obtained a divorce from her Thurs day. The judge had summoned her as a witness, when she did not offer any defence to the suit. She said that Schwartz had treated her kindly, but she learned she did not care for him, so leit him. The decree was issued immediately. s Going to Schwartz, his recent said : "Good-bye, Walter; I wish you luck." "Thank you," he said, with tears in his eyes. wife He Was The Only One. Bishop Potter was a speaker at a recent meeting in the interest of an organization of which a woman is the president, and tells of a joke which she perpetrated at his expense a few moments prior to the beginning of the meeting. "I inquired of Mrs. N.--, with the idea of being facetious. "How many long-winded speakers will there be at this meeting, Madame ?" "Yom are the only one," charmingly." she replied, The True Test. There is no unusual virtue in the fact that a man supports his family. The law compels that. He is only do- ing his duty to family and com- munity when he meets that obliga- tion, commendable as it is. The trial comes to the family when the bread- winner shuffles off this mortal coil, It is then that the thoughtfulness of the father in previously providing for dependents .attests his true love. Messrs. Montague and Herbert, two British liberal candidates are in Tor- The mayor says he does not desire to add fresh laurels to his name. He's too modest--at home. Abroad he is | talked of .as the next conservative candidate for the legislature. At intervals during the year Bell has impressed upon the city of ficials and contractors that he is the mayor. This proceeding is what some people call "reading the riot act." | Dr. 1 "Mayor Bell," we are told, "col- decessors."" Yes? Or was it the col lectors who got the money in under the gentle pressure of the council ? lected more taxes during his year's ' flamed condition administration than any of his pre- ! onto, studying Canadian sentiment on the Chamberlain proposals. DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED By local applications as they cannot reach diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining - of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound of imperfect hearing, and when % is entire- ly closed, Deafness is the result, and un- less the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal con- dition, hearing will be destroyed forev- er; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an in- of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by ecatarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh re. Send for circulars, free. . J. CHENEY slo, Toledo, . O. Some clothiers think that in order to conduct a retail clothing business it is necessary to advertise day after day, week in and week out : "Men's $15 Suits and Overcoats special to-day $10," and "Men's $10 Suits and Overcoats special at $3." These values exist on paper only and the custom. er never gets them ; in fact he never expects to find them. People are disgusted with this method of ad- vertising. What Makes Trade ? © It's the pleased customer telling his friends where he was treated right and where his money was well. spent. We treat our patrons fairly--give them scrip. ture measure for their money, and guarantee every article of clothing we sell. One 'tells another and so our business grows. P.S.--ASK TO SEE Our Chamberlain Overcoat at $13.50. Gur Westminster Overcoat at $12.50, Our Grosvenor Overcoat at $10. THE H. D. BIBBY G0. Cash and One Price Clothing House, Oak Hall. REMEMBER That we are just as well prepared to serve those of our customers who leave off to do their shopping for New Year's as we have been for those who 'buy before Christmas. We are sure $ to please you ! Greeting! We wish to thank our numerous friends for the liberal patronage tendered us during the past year and hope they will continue same, and take pleasure in wishing all H Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year A | The People's Cloth J03, Abramson, ™ "sud tens purnisher, 180 Princess Street. REMEMBER THE PLACE--Bstwoea Redden s and Crawford's. SPAIN"S POLITICAL YEAR [ 'sc: PTET Ends in Pessimism--Alliance With | Britain and France. | LA GRIPPE 3 London, Dec. 31.--The correspondent of the Times at Madrid, says, the | : . political year in Spain ends in pro- | One of the worst of Bronchial Dis found pessimism. Maura has been | eases, because it has the worst after entrusted with the premiership, less | effects. The first symptoms, Chills to secure the passage of the naval |g. Fever, Cough, Sore, Inflamcd bill, than to make another attempt | d Th nin in the Limbs, to arrest the progress of republican | < 05© an roat, an ism. The rebuilding of the fleet is | should not be neglected. erally 'regarded as subordinate to | 0 ps 4 DR. SLOCUM'S establishing a consistent foreign poli- | cy, but Spain is in doubt between | Britain and France. The majority of | the leaders ur an alliance with both. ' ---- } All That Are Left. . ( v . ) All the slippers we have on hand will be sold at cost price. All kinds and sizes; At Abernethy's. prevents and cures La Grippe, Pneu- ; TT ------ | monia, Bronchitis, Consumption. Pain from indigestion, dyspepsia, i Dr. T. A. and too hearty eating, is relieved by si or le at all stares. dy taking one of Carter's Little: Liver | Slocum, Limited, 179 King " Pills immediately after dinner. 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Satisfactory results ar in a day's use, and a perfect few weeks, regardless of ag cause of your condition If vou need such a remedy name and address to-dav to Knapp Med. Co., 1798 Hull troit, Mich., and in an unm velope the doctor will at once the receipt, as promised expl detail what ingredicntg to use to' compound them go that man can cure hir without being under one, It costs sooner you write cured MAYORALYY 1 T0 THE ELECTOR} e Ladics and Centllen--1 re solicit your votes aninfuences me mayor for the yc! 1904 C.I. GRA] MAYORAITY, | At the earnest soliation o number of influenti citizens consented to be amuadidate elettion as Mayor forbud In doing so I desirfo thank zens as. a whole for @ confides expressed in me in eting me Chief Magistrate for 03. If n duct in behalf of thety had Ie as to merit. your apoval, and reason to believe thait has, | fully solicit your votwany influ re-elect. ine as Mayor r 1904 J.H.B ONTARICNARD DR. A.W, RIHARD Cordially solic: the vot and influences the el tors for his rern as / derman. ONTARIO ARD. LADIES AND GENEMEN Having been urged offer my an Aldermanic Canate Ward, I respectfully icit you and iffluende to eleame to re you in Council for 14 SAMUELARKNE +ONTARIO ARD. TO THE ELECTORS Your votes and infice are 1! fully requested to clecae as Al for 1904 in' Ontario T.. RIGNI in ONTARIO ARD. TO THE ELECTORS Ladies and Gentley,--Again asked to be one of -yoreprescil 1 thereiore respectiully leit your and intluence to returne for 190 : ROBE. KEI! FRONTENACARD. TO THE ELECTORS I have been asked toer myscl candidate for the Courand hav sented. I solicit yowrdial sv mn the election. DANL COUI FRONTENACARD. TO THE ELECTORS : Having been requestes ofier 1 as a candidate for Aldan 1 1 fully solicit your vote sinflucic elected 1 will serve youterests i best of my ability J. S. McCAN FRONTENAC RD. TO THE ELECTORS At the request of a I nw ! the ratepayers 1 again mysel re-election. R. N. F. MARLAN 1 CATARAQUI RD. TO THE ELECTORS : Ladies and Gentlemett the ¢ of many of your numberdn aga fering for election as Al@n, and be grateful for your voted influc W. G. SAING! ------------ FOR SAL A MARINE 8OMPOUNIGINE, good as new; made Jorel nly at Daily Ontario & Belle Ont. ;