i most of the favorite routes, but ve Daves seen kay Shing that, can compare with it. » exports and im- from Seattle and Vancouver show how rapidly the trade between Great Britain and the Orient is in creasing, and , far ter part business could Ec to the fnew Canada." of public ownership in Ontario. ----- The tunnel accident at Sarnia should be investigated by the rail- way commission. There should be ne further risk of fatalities which may be avoided. Electric engines should "do "| the tunnel work. i young men, many of them, and ihe proportion ix growing all the While, "The young men are always = [With those who are doing something. 4 The national policy, in 1878, was set { before them as an object lesson. It : wan referred (0 as the symbol of that } | industrial 'activity which would make Canada a great nation. AMd so the ¥ 'men, the very flower' of the" country, who had 16 yo among an 'alien people search of oseupation, would bé kept made a flurry It seemed to he the reali. J #ation of some when's dreams. But jt 8 did not produge the end at which it | aimed. It did not make Canada a Ienithil field of cooupation. Some of | the late years of conservative govern ment, and, with protection au-ite shib- J 20th, were the worst in the experi: fence of the workingmen, . | Bimes have changed since 1906, Xz. 4 us | Foster says ihe revival came in any 'Joourse as a natural experience, and | without any special reference to the | gobernment has been doing something haf been taking advantage of any rqumstances that can contribute Rood, o commerce. 2 2 1 E i Sigf Hi fx is 1 Hi: Fis 58:17 i i 7 2 5.41 ff | i : i r ! ¢ i wg ; rt ---- | QUALITY OF THE WORKS, The : ------ Nr. Borden is telling the peopld what will happen when he becomes prémier. The Grand Trunk Pacifie con- tract will be canbelled. Will it? Mr. Borden.is not -#s power, and has no prospect 'of reaching 'it 'in the imme- diate future. So there is no need of worrying. = ; § The Spectator js helping Mr. Borden out. According {o it "adequate protec- tion" is higher protection. This is something whic the leader of the op- position has not said. Adopting ita own philoffophy the' Spectator should confine its attention to something it understands; a at -- At Toronto Me, Foster elas hy slbquent perforation of to what ( lo would have heen Jil' 'the liberals had won the elections in 1891." Don't Jook. back. Don't enquipe-about past mis. takes 1 L ahead, Think of what Canada will ('be under another five years of liberal tule, | tebe i Now "it 'is Mri Dunlop, ox MPP ates that he has accumulated wealth' unfairly. Mr. Sifton has made what, he has legitimately. He did not steal) it. Some of these days he will demon- strate this fact to the satisfaction of Mr. Dunlop and others of his class. S---- # The Hamilton Spectator wants . to; know whether theré were soup kitchens May Hold Seven Seats. "Quebec will retutn a majority for Sir Wind Laurier," says Marc Sau- valle, editor in chief of - Le Canada, Montreal, "We look to Onmtarie to five him a majority also, and we be- lieve the sister province will do so, despite the idea which seems to be so general that it is a hopelessly con- servative portion ofthe dominion. - We believe that Ontario and Toronto, its heart, are fully awake to the political movements of the day, and we believe at the same time that this must lead them to give many votes to the Lau- vier candidates which are being counted upon by the conservative par- tv as theirs. A government which has been ruling justly and honorably, to which the virulence 'of party conflict has been unable to attach any scan- dal. and which has such a programme of future advancement before the coun- try as the Grand Trunk Pacific and thé up-to-date . policy of the interior department, to go no further, cannot fail of success. T have been through the province of Quebec lately. and I can say without hesitation that the attachment of the people to Sir Wil- frid Laurier and the policy of the lib- eral party is unimpaired. At the verv most the conservatives may keep their seven seats; they cannot do more. Mr. Tarte is doomed to defeat in St. Mary's division, although he tries to save some = old-time liberal support: by posing as an independent rouge instead of the bleu which * the conservatives claim him to be." t---- The Intention. A clergyman reports the following 'neident as occurring just inside the ntrance to ona of the largest" anfl mast popular New York churches dur- ing a crowded service, according "to Harpor's Weekly. It was during the reading of a prayer and the entire congregation was kneeling. A man of rough ap- pearance, evidently unused to eccle- siastical surroundings, strolled i} through the n doors and stared in parent wo! mt at the silent and kneeling congregation. He look- ed for a moment, then, turning to the sexton, who stood near by, remarked in Kingston during ihe Wackepsle re- | 11502 ime. No, the conservatives: of this, EE -- not as dopraved, in 1877, as the conservatives of Hamilton, and so did not resort to the same desperate expedients in their dedive to make po- litical capital, © | Hon. Mr. Ross To aid to be inter fering in federal' polisics, 'He'is 'exercis- {ing the rights of a freeman and is say- ing a kind word for a very: worthy | mah, the premier of the dominion. Mr, Whitney is tooting about in' the inter-| est of Mr. Borden. Is he not interfer ing in federal politics 2 Why should he not be called to account? . . ---- SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. A Change Of Tune. "aries all right." What a change since four years sgo! Then Tarte was all wrong. y : , "Well, this beats the devil 1" sexton turned a serene éve on him, That is the intention," he re- plied. * The greatost value, Purity tea, green or black in trunks, 30c, 1b. Crawford. Dr. Knox, Bancroft, suffered a paralytic stroke on Saturday, and expired shortly. afterwards. Be Ready For Croup And Protect Your Children By Keeping In The House Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed And Turpentine. The Thoroughly Tested And Reli- able Family Medicine. To overcome croup you must act ly. Cai There is usually no time allowed ior sending for doctors or medicines. 'The hollow, ecroupy cough at mid- night may be your first warning, and will strike terror fo yotir heart . if you are mot prepared to fight this be of little use to know 'who have tested this keep a bottle at RED JM. 4 of SBE Overcoat PUTTER. We have the smartest and handsomest UVERCOATS that have ap 1 this season. Full of style and dignity that come from. the finest tailoring. They have all the touches that es = -- yr "Te NS give character to the appearance. = The "first § otis 'W tailors in the land cannot produce handsomer coats. You'll: know what this means and how true it is when you 3ee the coats. The combined skill of cutter-and tailor has brought 'out: the 0 nod ois that you always find wanting in' ordinary } oh ial Te ats--that's why our coats are not the kind you find in every store $10, $12, $12. 50, $1350, Bie $14.50, $15, $16.50, $17 and $17 50. a. Other lines, $7.50, $8 and $8 50. : oe oftce 3 " THE H.D. BIBBY C0; And lytpioghons, Ook Sul, Riageion A COO TOOT O0ODGTCO00 Pl * Last week our buyer paid a visit to the wholes sale people and secured Three. Specials which * % we place on sale hursday Morning § They are all Cracker Jack Bargains and will : make businesss" fairly hum at Kingston's - New Dry Goods Store. 'the Feast No. 1.~480 PAIRS OF LADIES' BLACK CASHMERE HOSE, finest i Ch . ed ity, ribbed or plain, the wholesale price ranged from $3.0" to ) "83.75 a dgzon, which means 40c. Hose; we got the lot so that they are | yours on Thursday 'morning for ....., . . 124c. a foat. No. 2-400 YARDS OF FINE IMPORTED DRESS GOODS. assorted colors patterns, genuine all-wool goods (no.shoddy of any kind): in 5 dot are both light -and -dark colors, plain and fancy, Be i a 3 rdren's school » éFening wear or, in'fact, all general: former price was 50c. to €0c. a vard Thursday morning the lot ? . hall and less set Sanlibies watrinis' shred 26¢." a Yard. a] abi No. 3.85 SILK WAISTS FOR 82.95.48 LADIES" SLE WA S78 'best - Quality, lined. throught, the vers latest style; colors white, pi peibeda cardinal, navy, black; i ¢ i t '#5 quality, on sale ..... SW ado his 4 swell Patten he ¥ a In one of 'the largedt churches of | xington, Ky., the officers, » i ing rine rs suspicions |, £F Bf ered juice of the 3 t to. the "late oud de pr ment lysis. The was that the submitted yy a basis aloo- ie acid, tar. i ik wal (0, dvo large ete of wool : ; taper | foe Hil | i INC 0-0-0000 0O0T00 ich had been bought ms the un. || aby Af : OF te