wo members. of it--have had another meeting * with the municiped repre sentatives, and talked of cheap pow: er, The conference occurred at Galt, id | which has the question before it in o : "feompany has a deal on with | somewhat pressing form, A ye the Jeouncil. The proposal to renew a contract kas been deferred, and for the reason that the advocates of the lprger scheme feel that Gals de- fimetion would grievously affect it. . Another step has been taken by the: | organisation of "The Western Ontario] Municipalities' Ningara Power Union," and the decision to get out forms and' sce how much power can be contract: ed for under certain conditions, The: original plan grouped certain citiog or towns, and made their co-operation nevessary in order to the assur; | ance of an efficient; service at the] minimum of cost. . With the promise] of certain patronage an estimate will be made of the cost of buying pow: er at the point of production and transmitting it to the places interest: ed. Then the people will be invited ts vote on the issue. It is apparent that there must he more definite information on 'many points before a popular o0-. curs with the hope of success. The a, a.m , - SERVICE | Rd "Ba 7 two. "I'were evidences on 'every hand. ofitions of engincers and experts! must be rediiced to 'a workable pe The government assumes no responsi: tility for any mistakes or misealoula- tions, It will undertake, for the [| municipalities, the leasing of the pow er at a given rate; and. provide for its that estimated, it may be rogrettod helped oon says © Witness, "continues to favour the. liboral party. of Canada, in spite of its errors." It was discussing the tremendous in- | crease in the over-sea trade. This was prodigious, though not more so than the domestic trade, of ~ which there 1 The Witness, however, docs nol close its eves to the occasional slips of the government, favoured as it has' heen hy great. national development. "Things have been done under the liberal regime," it remarks, "that! have been criticisod by the opposition adversely, and rightly so. The trou: Ble is that the opposition his 'shown no sign of statesmanship, and so fan ap party aberrations are goncerned, if he country should change sides it Ke good reason to: fear; as judgedd not only by its past record, which would not be fair, but by the presény attitude of the opposition on public questions, its last state would be worse than its first. It would appoar' that we are in the very midst of the stream of prosperity, and in such » stream we are not likely to swap horses." The Witness is not 'a party paper, but it is friendly to the liberal gov- ernment, and calls attention to its faults in a kindly spirit. The friend of the administration would not be doing it justive to lot defects puss un- noticed or Uncorrected. The opposi- tin made the most of the public ae counts during the lust' session, and brought out the facts with regard to some (ransactions unpleasantly. They] magnified everything. They aimed at the discrediting of the government, and in this they failed. \ It would appear, however, that in the larger business of the dominion, involving the minute * direction of public affairs, the ministers trusted to their deputies and subordinates a good deal, and "it has not been a wise proceeding. Experience teaches that the best business methods should be introduced into. the public offices, and there should be no relaxation of rule or regulation or personal super- | ness over a large part of two contin- TEif $ is bo { think and ropresented only the interests of one state, But the companies did busi- ents. The revelation as to loose man- agement, wastefulness, corruption, crookedness, did not concern the pol iey-holders. of New York alone. Its el- feet has just been made manifest iw the Albany. report, that there was an awful slump in the underwriting, that the amount of insurance = registered' during the i fiscal year decreased by a hi and fifty millions, and: a lapse percentage beyond all paral- the sum significant indication of the disaster t has followed the infamous disclos- | iE The' canned or packed meat trade} has suffered most severcly as a result of No one who read Sin- clpir's book, *"The Jungle," dreamt of the wreck that-has come upon the packers. Men repudiated the scandals that were: put in circulation, they cleaned up, they made light of the gruesome 'stories which special com- | missioners put in the hands of the president, Eventually laws were pass- ed which "guaranteed the fitness, in all respepts of canned meat bearing the government stamp," as Mr. Roose- velt puts it. But in the meantime the damage was done. Germany, always particular, prohibited the importation of the Amefican canned goods under any circumstances. England put them under suspicion. The American people themselves closed down upon the arti-} cle and refused to be lured to it by any talk. The loss ran into the mil- lions of dollars. Nor are the meat packers the only "| transmission and distribution, but at} sufferers. The diminished consumption' | the municipalities' expense. the! | scheme involves a heavier outlay than of canned food has 'increased the' de- mand for fresh food, and the market been so grieviously affected that average. buyer is alarmed. He does understand why prices are boom- ing, and he would not be so innocent could only trace up the follies the packers and see whence they Yes, this purification of the is an expensive proceed- be all right. Good 'may ¢' the standal. Meanwhile the: atoning for the sins of the Editorial Notes. Toronto is having its experience with wife beaters. It invites the at- tention of - Kingston's vigilance com- mittee, : F z ¢ § fr When is the band going to play in Victoria Park ? The uptown residents and: taxpayers are asking the question, Jland it is one that cannot be ignored, The Hamilton folk appear to be standing on their dignity with re gard to the normal. = The first thing they know Dundas will offer a site und get the school. The Toronto Star suggests a monthly statement from the city treasurer as to the financial transac- tions of the city. A'similar report in Kingston would be enlightening. ---------- The Belleville Intelligencer refers to 'Bastedo as an "inefficient grit of- ficial." Dr. Reaume referred to him as one of thé ablest mea in the service, bat a grit. The Int8lligencer should comb him down. Canada's Toreign trade last year was increased by seven per cent. Can: ada's developed at the rate of 123 per cont, The "young Canadian, Jack Canuck, has on his running shoes, and he is a winner in the race trade. for The mayor is a great peace-maker. 'He finds some people, who resort to the ice court, troublesome, but not desert of fines. He has the finest 'consideration for. that which the aver age man prises most highly--his poe- ket-book, . " * ---- "The Now York Press finds that Rus- se'l Sage never robbed the widows and orphans, nor corrupted anyone. Well, that is something to his cwedit, But if he never wronged anyone, why put his body in a burglar-proof steel chest, and connecot it with an electric alarm system ? ,. Why He Did Not Resign. 0 A tiser, Dern Wightman held officein the old court of queen's bench far be- yond the prescribed time, and at last, on the eve of the "long wneation," he took a sort of farewell to his brother . However, when the "morrow of All Souls" came aromd ho turned smiling at Westminster Hall. "Why, Rrother Wightman," said Sir | Alexander Cockburn, "vou told us that vou intended to-send in vour re- signation to the lord chancellor be- Hore the end of August." "So I did," said Sie, William, "but when I went home a told my wile she said: 'Why, William, what on earth do ven we can do with you messing t the house all dav." So you see It was appointed by the legislature, lel: And 'the wecord for New York state is only , one incident of its kind, In tal of the business it is:| y sei blige to come down to court i Jersey City. received a wx Park, - Philadelphia, costs annually for mainten- ance. Tenn., a negress gave , all of which are ] lai ee Scripps, Detroit News, left | for beautifying De- A 0 and rain storm swept Se Ly a » much damage to the Ontario minister of the fruit crops of the gxoellent. ous dullias in fines im- ; gelling liquor without a ioense. at Witniprs exhibition. For his services in concluding the Russian-Japanese war, President Roosevelt will receive the Nobel prize. Men reg gd as upright said to ave been Hving on stéalings from the Kalgoorlie gold mine in Aus- tralia. finished his Sir Robert Hart has work for 'the Chinese customs and ex- ts in a few months to return to neland. | The San Francisco city hall, which cost séven million dollars, and which was so' ¥ wrecked by the earth- quake, has been declared unsafe. It is reported that Laurier will ac company .G.T.R. president on a trio of etion over the line. They will visit the G.T.P. western terminal. E. M. MacDonald, M.P.. has handed to the treasurer of the Picton, N.S. College ager, under instructions from Lord Strathcona, a cheque for $1,000 towards the cost of the erec- tion of the mew hospital building. Prof. Von ann, the celebrated German surgeon, was recently sum- moned to Constantinople, to the sul- tan's third daughter, Princess Refia, who has been suffering from appendi- citis. He ed a fee of $18,000. James H.' Wood, born. in the north ly weventy-cight years ago, Ireland, and founder of the Sarnia Canadian, is dead,' h (St, Pa Alexander al, Minn. He was with Mackenzie on Sarnia school board, editor of Woodstock Times, and 'nominated conservative candidate for. the commons. He re- cruited Samia Glrrison Artillery in year 1800. 7 ------ SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. problom was: to get the hired man u at five clocks Now it is to wet the hired man: © 'As You Were. Ottawn Free Press. Mr. Bryan, twice United States pre- sidential candidate, says he stands just about, where he did in 1896 and 1900. This"will give him about the same distance to fall. : Object Of The Change. Toronto Stat What we gather is that the Grand Trunk has changed its running sys- tem to the right hand, 'so as to see better what its. left hand is doing. No Stop To It. Hamilton Hera! The Russian government check the progress of the revolution now, It might as well try to cork up Vesuvius," when the volcano is in 'a state of eruption. cannot Our Vigilance Committee. Toronto News. Prominent Kingston men thw into the lake a fellow who had been beat- ing his wife. We greatly fear home dis- cipline can never be maintained in the face of such:lawless proceedings as these, SCIENCE OF HORSE.SHOEING. simi Many Farriers Never Learned Their Trade. Farmers' Review. Every farmer should endeavor to learn something about the science of horse-shoeing. Much of the poor ser- vices rendered hy some oft our horses is due to poor. shoeing. In some lo- calities are men practicing the busi- ness of farviers: that never have real- ly learned their trade. In that busi- ness as in all others, there are bung lers that would: mot be able to cor rectly shoe a horse if they knew how. It is the testimony of many horseman that good: hopses have been made lame repeatedly by being wrongly shod. The great mass of farmers do 'not know 'when « their ses are cor- rectly shod. This: knowledge is neces saty, and is 1 to be more. Sollages are doing. ao ark Ju sendin t erad tha! ve > on ou in the science hy horse- shoeing. The kh can' do better than of orse 3 his feet, und' the horse in the world can he p wv having 'his feet ruined. Think of a horse having to work 'all day on hard soil with fect Tamed Wy § y fittine shoes. "This is not only rely to the ani- mal, but is a _ loss to the owner. Many a horse wo gendered useless is sunposed to have some kind of trouble and is dosed with medicines or rub- bod with liniments to teke out the sw orohiess in some other part [off his limbs. Tt j¢ first necessary for farmer to be able to diavnose the Many a horse ha been doc ! several weeks before it has been discovered that his shoes © were the cavse 'of the trouble. i lbshbioassn siiites /HIG, FRIDAY, JULY 27. 1 own unaided general than it 'was. Our acticultural | ohe STRANGE ELOPEMENTS. Some of the Odd Ways Couples. A freak dmown as Princess Anetta, ing neither arms nor legs, un- til| lately on exhibition in Geneva, has just Slupuat with a young German Bowmed Starker, whom she first met while on show in the Love did not at first run smoothly with the couple by reason of the uns of tj compromising attitude of the lady's impresario, 'against whom the re- sourceful lover lodged a complaint of ill-treatment. An arrest followed, and the young man, seizing -his op- portunity, 'bore off his inamoratd to church, where the ceremony, during which the limbless bride was held in the bridegroom's arms, was duly per- formed. =e A few years ago a livin who was on view in the rater, at Vienna, was found missing. The pro- prietor of show, furious at his Joss, at once set about tracking the vanish- ed freak, who certainly, by reason of his bodily weakness, could' not of his efforts have proceeded far.' After two hours' quest he came up with the skeleton being wheeled along ina barrow by a stout coun- try woman, who, for the considera- tion of a few florins, treacherously surrendered her emaciated lover, 'he Belgian capital was the scene of a frustrated clopement when a colossus named Servan managed to start on his fight with the daughter of a Brussels doctor, but ere the sta- tion was reached the springs of the fincre gave way beneath his excessive avoirdupois and he and his fianceo subsided into the road, greatly to the delight of the onlookers, whose merri- ment was in no wise lessened by the arrival of the would-be bride's father, who, without more 'ado, proceeded to belabor the prostrate carcass of the fat lover. Then, his strength and anger being = exhausted, he led his daughter home. Another man mountain, in the per- son of Herr Gartner, whose forty-five stone kept his employer in easy cir- cumstances evoked the love of a well- forlo widow, who resolved to make him her second mate. Everything went well, the absence of his employer was for a brief spell assured, and with much puffing and blowing Herr Gartner tottered to the carriage that was waiting. to bear him away to freedom 'and wedlock, Alas, his fiancee had not taken his size into consideration; he could by no means pass through the carriage door. His and her utmobt efforts were in vain, and at last, utterly exhausted, he staggered back to the house, whence skeleton, heSMever again emerged. Marriage, however, resulted from the elopement of a German dwarf named Weber, who was a manikin in the show line, with. the daughter of a rich Berlin tradesman, who naturally viewed with high disfavor his daugh- ter's predilection for the wnder-sized freak. A 'strict watch was kept on her movements, but all vigilance was rendered futile by the cunning of the pigmy, who, disguised as a baby, was wheeled in a perambulator to an ap- pointed tryst, where he was handed over. to his bride, who, taking him in her arms, carried him off to the church and wedlock #lmost under the eves of her relatives, says an change. The widow of a substantial Warsaw tradesman fell in' Jove with a living skeleton on exhibition at a booth, and induced him to visit her at her house. Here she declared her passion, and upon. its meeting with but cold response, she seized the wretched freak and, having gagged him, placed him in a large box, procured to meet the «mergency, inclosed wherein she ex- had him rapidly driven to a villa owned by her in the suburbs, and there kept him prisoner until he agreed to her proposition. REALLY THE LIMIT. -- The Typewriter Sponge is the Worst Kind, New York Sun. "The worst sponge in this town," said the stenographer, 'is the type- writer sponge. He gets all his work done by the employees of his friends. He drops into the office, ostensibly for a chat with the boss, Presently, he looks toward his victim, and says in a careless, offhand way. 'Is your stenographer bust now ? If not, I'd like her to do a little typewriting for me. It will take only afew minutes." "The chances are that she is knock- ing the daylights out of the machine at that minute; but the manager is too polite to call his attention to the fact, 80 she does the work. Usually it takes her from one to two hours. All the pay she gets is a mere "Thank vou." I know lots of ~irls who are bothered this way by hangers-on. Once I' contemplated tacking a sign on the door announcing that I was running an eleemosynary typewriting institution and that under no cir. cumstances would I accept pay 'my services, | thought put the cheap skates to shame and frighten them away. However, there doesn't seem much chance of shaming those fellows, so shall probably continue to write complimentary let- tors to the end of the chapter." Its Steady Growth. The total imports of tea inte Can- ada and the United States is about hundred and ten million pounds Per annum. One out of every fou- teen pounds, both in Canada and the United States, is "Saladn." and this trade is growing very rapidly and "Salada" is as casily obtained now in such cities as Now York, Chi 0, Detroit, Boston, Pittsburg, Buffalo, St. Lovie, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Du- luth, Cleveland, Rochester, ete., as it is in Toronto, Montreal and through- out the domimion, ------ Alma-Tadema's Beliefs. Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema, the dis- tinguished painter, for that might i T, i8 a strong be- liever in the luckiness of numbers, Mis lacky number is seventeen. His wife, he will tell you, was seventeen when he first met "her, the number of the bouse to which he took her when th wv were married was seventeen, bis pre- sent house bears the same number doubled, and the first spade wag put to the work of rebuilding it on Au. t 17th, 1886. 1 was on November 17th, 'that he and his family first took up their residence there. NCR . Try Bibby's 50c.: fauey hosiery, Swiss town. SUMMER CLOTHES | We have loads of Summer comfort in stop for the man who comes to us for relief. Our Serge and Homespun Suits, in two of three-piece styles, costing $6.00, 6.50, 7.50, 8.50, 10.00 and 12.50, are great coolers on a hot day. Summer Coats of Flannel, Serge and Lustre at $1.50, 1.75, 2.00 and 2.25. . Our Furnishing Department Is full to overflowing with comfortable sum. mer toggery of every description-- Bathing Suits, Outing Shirts, Thin Underwear, Jerseys, Fancy Hosiery, etc. It's up to you, sir, whether you'll suffer with summer heat or find relief by coming here. 5 The H. D. Bibby Co. The Men's Wear Store. ER MID-SUMMER SALE! 20% Off All Our Tan €alf or 20% Chocolate Oxfords Men's Tan Calf Blucher: Oxfords, $4, now $3. Ladies' Tan or Chocolate Oxfords, $3.50, now $2 50 $3. now $2.40; $2.50, now $2; $2, now $1.60; $1.50, now $1.20. Among these you can select shoes made by Utz & Dunn, Geo. A, Slater, J. and T. Bell and other high- grade shoemakers, The Sawyer Shoe Store MAXIMS OF RUSSELL SAGE BIG FISH IN HOLLOW LOGS. Which Led to His Success As a | 'sreat Catches of Catfish Made in Financee. . Sawmill. Any man can earn a dollar, but it At this time of the year the men takes a wise man to usg it, This has { who are working in the sawmills along been my motto from the very start of j the Mississippi river' are som: what my business career, puzeled to decide precisely what thee 1 saved the first dollar I ever earn- | occupation is. Sometimes they think ed, and from that hour I have never | they are mill men and sometimes they heen in debt to a human being for a think they are fishermen. cent that was not ready when due. Catfish seem to be the 'coons and Society is to blame for many wasted | 'possums of the river world. They lives, 5 take to the hollow logs which they To excite envy is to make enemies. } find among the rafts tied up near the Those who live for 'pleasure alone sawmills, do no good to themsclves or ' to In June the men who work the logs athers., up to the carriages which take them There is no such thing as the money | to she saw began to watch for hollow curse; a good man cannot have too | specimens. When they find one dof much money. Fifty cents is enough for a straw bat; it will last two seasons. If 1 had my life to live over again | that sort they are pretty sure of a big catfish hiding inside. At, Burlington a. large number of fish weighing from three to ten would try just as hard to 'tum my | pounds cach have been taken in this money over and over and over again | way during the last few weeks Une that it might do the most good to | black eatfish weighing thirty «ight other men. pounds was caught about two weeks It is a surprising fact that many | ago. men endure unwarranted expenditures ate The prize was an immense blue for no other reason than to exciti fish, four feet in length and weighing the envy of their neighbors. How fifty-eight pounds. The sawmill fisher- wicked js this ! men were not prepared for such a big The tender care of a good wife is | fellow and he jumped clear through the finest thing in the world. their net.. He would have escaped to Clubs are only a place for idle men | the water but for a man with a cant- and wasteful young nien. hook, who despatched the . prize. The An active man builds success upon i fish netted his captors $4 when he had of failures! a passive the foundation been' dressed and cut into steaks. man does not. Real charity is disbursed without the blare of trumpets. I. think the vaeation is the out- growth of abnormal or distorted busi ness methods, legitimate in it. 1 fear the centrakimtion of hig in dustries in the hands of five or six men will prove a big mistake. When half a dozen men control the business and fmancial policy of a great indus try a single error of = judgment will plunge the whole nation into financial loss and ruin, 1 do not say that trusts are not a good thing, go slow, Irish Bull in Journalism. ' ondon Tribune. Of a well-known reportef of a post generation many curiosities of stvle are still repeated with zest by Dublin Journalists. It was this man.who ex- plained, describing a case of drowning off Dalkey : "The body, was washed ashore by a receding wave" Cf a fugitive from justice he wrote: 'The burglar was surrounded ton: all sides by the police. Escape was impossible, Suddenly he made his way down a cul-de-sac, and disappeared through » side streot."" The most popular stor of this impressiohist writer, however relates to Mr. Gladstone. On the grand old man's one and only visit to Dublin he was interviewed by the centric press man? Mas Gladstone, © the conclusion 'of a what amusing array of questions, ver eourteous!v expressed his pleasire at meeting the interviewer, The fer, "Ti" a hich #tate of delight, said with enthnsinsm: "The pleasure is mutual, Mr. Glad Stone. Rut it is all on my. side." 9 rt I fail to see anything but I do say we shoeld Why He Wanted A Pass. When Jim Fisk was in his glory as a mailroad magnate oné "day he was greatly annoyed by people asking passes. over his road for all sorte of reasons. He was well worked up when a seedy looking individual asked for a pass and asked sharply, "On what grounds do you ask for a Pass?" The applicant replied, ' *Because do not want to t for . pay my fare." Dr. Shoop's rhe Eddy -- when (Fisk called a clerk GX $uid to him : | used faithfully will . Give Sie fun 8 Pass to anywhere | difficult 'cases' hare and return. He is the first man th incurable bv has told the truth today." |@host reliable TYE 4 clean out and "Bale of summer suits af Bibby's, bose Sd W » Tiaklam's Vegetable Yvhen 'women are 'wtar on painful peri cements. or ulcer: debility, indigestio tration, they shoul one tried and true Pinkham's Vegetal removes suck troul No other medici ceived such wides) endorsement. Nc such a record of cv Mrs. Pinkham i to write her for ad in-law of Lydia twenty-flve years and since her dece sick women free aided _thoasnds yan, Mass. Remember that ham's Vegetable C don | UdT SES mm vm een comp Se AS The girl with ing instincts he about her spor' appear on the court in skirt material so lop fortably large, to go a-yachti . a conventional serge or mohai accepted colors mings of white hap a touch of hair of this m weave. The sk with hip-yohe of the front pe popular susp confection whi both back a breasted fron brass bufton three. On the broidered in g of dashing « four-in-hand belt. The hat sailor, ban through whicl side a dong, Selb; Selby, July Wearifig their of fine weith Mt. Duke spe Charles And evening in | Begries seem The: Sunday excursion nex - Colborne, is ances in this is (dl the ra daughter, an day at Morv and. daughte Mr. Laycock WG tig I 3A Hiawnt sather exha exh: a dongrregration Ea Be Ragoy