{ TEE ------------ THE REPORT ON SCHOOLS. The report of the minister of educa- tion for 1906 has been published, but it deals with the statistics and fin- ances of 1905. It affords, however, {ood for reflection, and it ought to be considered fn connection with our school budget from 1907. The report in question gives the ex- penses of all the public. and high rhett's Hardware ONLY. ESS ST ~ House-Cleaning Ey AN AE ae Tadeo Curtains Draperies Fancy Work In fact anything that should not be. washed: Apply at our office, ADE Phone for _auy_ information. "FARM LABORERS AND DOMESTICS. uirin ch help; pins, oly oy hE -- a why not get rawford's coal. RAWFORD fuel, King. } report that a certain hools in Ontario, and a comparison of them, city with city and item with item, will help the trustecs to reach correct conclusions, It is not satis factory to note merely that there has been a gradual advance in the cost of education; it is necessary to go fur- ther and understand why the advance has taken place, : There is the further circumstance that an examination may show that Kingston is getting value for the money it expends in education. The figures may, at first glance, indicaty that this "education comes high," and they may show that it is higher in other places and there may not be so very much, in the estimation of some, to complain of. The Whig has done a little figuring on its own account, and it will be glad to have others analyse the statements in order that the ratepayers may fully understand the subject, The main questions are these : How do the municipal grants in Kingston compare with the municipal grants of other cities? How do the revenue and expenditure in connection with the schools compare ? a A BLOW AT BORDEN, - The opposition at Ottawa is not suiting the Montreal Star. So it be- gine a long dissertation on parlia- mentary practice by declaring that "it is growing to be a nice question in dinlectios whether there is or is not an opposition." It finds fault with Mr. Borden and his friends because they did not do more than make "a great show of fighting" on several issues which came before the house. There was the indemnity grab. The people were against it, but 'the titu- lar opposition," was at one with the government. There was the two-cent railway rate. An effective opposition might have scored effectively if it had championed that cause. There was the old-age pension scheme, which was discussed sympathetically and then shelved. There was the Hyman resig- nation. The man wanted to vacate his goat, and the forces at work pre vented hin from carrying his views nto oficct. There was the Fowler episode, the threat to make a sensa- tion by opening up scandals if his affairs were too much exposed. And much of the same sort, The Star's repeated fault-finding with the party which it supports ardently is lending colour to 'the Montreal gen. thman has again political aspirations, The opposition at Ottawa is not do- ing much, it is true. It is not mak: ing any demonstrations which can raise it in the favour of the people. The reason is obvious, It is given to peanut polities. It has not developed RO sive. They have not been "hypno. tived," as the Star avers, but made timid by the fear that in seeking to bo nasty they may invite reprisal. The Montreal man in whom the Star has implicit faith has tried his hand at party making and party di- recting, and to little effect, The sor- riest 'mess than was ever seen was that which followed his assumption of the role of dictator in 1896, 'SNEERS OUT OF PLACE. The papers which copied the cor- respondence of a. Montreal paper,-de- tailing the daily and hourly occupa: tions of Hon. 'Mr. Hyman in Cali: information respecting him. : There is mo insinuation that there is any shaming on the part of the minis ter of works, "Unquestionably," writes the correspondent, who saw Mr. Hy- man and had an opportunity to study his case, "he has been an ex- ceedingly sick man. His nerves were | Worn out, and his whole nervous sys- tem stretched to. a hazardous point. But it is just as certain that he is now on the sure road recovery, if he continues to gain as he has done dur- ing his stay here, He has spent the greater part of every day out in the | air, drinking in the sea breezes and the balmy currents of air from the in- terior." | He was steadily recovering, when | two weeks ago a relapse i to and 'in strength, His wife was attack: od with grippe. and confinement to the ation, dilapidated horo Lake bridge, Perth drove out to-day with ber, to join Paul, county members, County Ward- en Drew, and others at the bridge. The government has grant to assist the county council in the large cxpense necessary for a new bridge. It is a claim which commends itself, as it is a parallel case to the assistance given for good roads. Loudon, March. at Durban; Natal, telegraphs that th. teen natives are on trial for an atroci- wusly brutal murder. a man named Steale aroused the «ial hostility of the natives. he was chased while bicycling. managed to clude his pursuers for a as the guest of the Bishop and Dean of Ontario. preach in the cathedral, a week day evening being occurred, | that he will and he lost in hope, in cheerfulness | hours with the clergy of the diocese. SPIRIT OFTHE PR Be Sure Of That. Luan Jor ste duction. nt of Syracuse Standard. b tainted ; some Booth may was in his have been sim. | money in widows' tears, but the opin- jpastisment, on his case have ion prevails that it may have had that be was not in as csitical a condition as his friends alleged, and the reflections that followed were not at all creditable to them. » EDITORIAL NOTES. Brantford's tax rate this year will be twenty mills on the dollar, * Mr. Whitney says the conflict of jur- jadiction between the dominion and the province on the railway question is "intolerable." Well, what is he going to do about it? > Mr. Matheson is becoming very con- 'siderate. He has decided that he will not seek to put an inheritance tax on on smaller sum than £5,000, The multi- tude should be thankful, - The civic reformers of Philadelphia have been routed. One can hardly un- derstand the drop of Mayor Weaver in the. public appreciation, but he did not carry himself at all times judiciously. London, (mt., has a water proposi- tion which involves the expenditure of $429,000 and $32,000 a year for oper- It will be some years, at this rate, before there will be any more profit from this plant. Mrs. Humphrey Ward has no sym- pathy with the women who want the franchise in England. She actually thinks that legislation would suffer at the hands of women, and judging them by some of their recent mani- festos it would, The "ireebooters'" oi. Philadelphia, men who scorned to be indifferent to the public interests are again in pow- er, which indicates, if -anything, that the people will not stay reformed. Or. that they have spasms of political morality. ' The Intercolenial railway is adding to the national surplus. Mr. Emmer- son is deserving of credit. He is doing better than any previous minister of railways, not excepting any one. Mr, Haggart finds that the C. P. R. is run cheaper. He did not make the discov- ery when he was managing the rail- way. Dr, Torry seems to have shaken Bui- fulo. The Times vividly describes a re- cent meefing at which "men and wo- men struggled through the crowded nisles to the front rows to receive comfort and guidance." The announce- ment of the day was that "there would be no theatres, card tables, dances or suggestive pictures in heav- en," OFFICERS WERE ELECTED. ---- Most Successful Year With the QU.M.A. Quoen's University Missionary As: sociation has elected the following of- ficers for the term of 1907-1908 : Hon, president, Dr. Chambers, Bardizag, Purkey; president, J. Macdonald; vice- president, L. K. Sully; treasurer, P. (i. MePherson; recording secretary, A. P. Menzies; critic, B. C. Jackson; cor- responding secretary, R. P. McTav- ish; financial secretary, J. McAskile; reporter, KE. Hanna; librarian, W. Kennedy; alumni secretary, A. 8. Fyfe; convenors of committees-- Home Mis- sion, W. Stott; Foreign Mission, R. J. McDonald; Membership, D. A. Fergu- son. The year just closed, has been the most successful the society has had. Eight men were supported last sum- mer in Ontario and the west, The col- lections from the college show a large increase over last year, but a debt of about $143 still remains. Six members only will be sent this gth. At the prosent session it| yar to home mission fields, as the has been helpless, and because somo | gociety is taking up foreign mission of the leaders have been on the defen. | work. Loughboro Lake Bridge. P, Fairbairn, from the department, Ontario, public came R. works down from Toronto last night, at the request of the this immediate district, to inspect the members representing dangerous Lough- road. He the city mem- Gallagher and and Messrs. been asked for a * Was Tortured To Death. 25.-~A correspondent It appears that during the rebellion spe- dav He One time, but at length they found bim hiding in the bush, They then flayed hid feet and left him to his agony for the night. In the morning, they mutilated him fur- ther and then killed him. Visit Of Bishop Ingram. The Bishop of London, will spend two days at least of his visit to Canada in September, in Kingston, the It is hoped he will alpne available, and also spend a few quiet -------------- For varnishes, varnish staips, ena- that wort of bath before it ever reach- od him. A Timely Remark. Rochester Fost- Express. The esteemed "Ledger" of Broken Arrow, Indian Territory, says that a man in that town was fined $10 for murder. Classing murder as a mis deméanor is cheaper than hiring an army of alienists and other expert witnesses. Hoist Our Flag. Ottawa Free Press. If the Whitney government will .in- sist upon appointing Americans to positions in the Ontario service which Canadians are well enough qualified to fill, it should advise them to keep their flag at home and not display it in public offices. If flage are nceded as an incentive to work the Canadian en- sign should provide all that is requir ~#A Queer Strike. Montreal Gazette. 'T'here is another strike in the Nova Scotia coal fields to compel unwilling men to join the Provincial Workman's Association. This is not much of an advertisement for the association, nor will the additions to its membership, success in the strike may bring, add much to ite strength. A man who has to be clubbed into a union will be likely to step out when the crisis to test his loyalty comes. Jibing The Commission. Ottawa Journal. . It is rather surprising to learn that the Ontario railway and municipal board approves of the Conmee act. and in view of "this attitude on the part of the new board as elaborated in ite report to the provincial legisla- ture it is not surprising that a strong effort should have been made to put the control of rates of Ottawa's muni- cipal lighting enterprise into the hands of that body in preference to the hydro-electric commission. FAMOUS RUSSIAN DEAD. Was Ex-Procurator of the Holy Synod. St. Petersburg, March 25.--M. Pobie- donoétseff, --- the famous ex-procurator- general of the Holy Synod, died last evening. During a large part of.' the Russo-Japanese war, and in the midst of the many revolutions that sapped the government's strength at howe, the late procurator-general was the leading reactionary force behind the throne, and was best hated of all the radicals. Many times was his life in jeopardy and more than once were plots against him frustrated at the ast hour. The procurator resigned in November, 1905, after holding office since 1880, his downfall having been compassed through the machinations of his rivals in the bureaucracy. Majority Was 665. Ottawa. March 25.--J. M. Argue, re- turning officer in the Carleton bye- election, has reported officially on the vote. The resultis: McElroy, 1.€ Hartin, 960; majority, 665. 'The total vote was 2,585, as against 2,065 in the last election. The hope to. finish the session by Easter has been abandoned, and the Ontario howse-awill adjourn next "t hurs- day afternoonfover the holiday. Ap rangements are being made to «nabhle the members' to visit the Agridultural college at Guelph on the Tuesday foi- lowing Easter, Campbell's Varnish Stains make a splendid finish for hall and dining room floors. They come in light and dark oak, also in cherry, mnhogany, ete. A 8c. can will do aw ordinary room. Ask for the latest color ecard. W. A. Mit- chell. The Ontario Gazette announces the appointment of J. H. Shields. Oak. ville, to be magistrate in the yoem and stead of William H. T'oung, resign It is understood in laoor circles that Robert Hungerford is to be appointed a factory inspector by the Ontario government. SETTLED GOLDS DANGEROUS BECAUSE HARD TO CURE. An Offer to the People of King- ston From Our Well Known Druggist, Geo. W. Mahood. Our well-known. druggist, George W. 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