MARTIN'S BRAIN STORM. Joseph Martin was lost for a time-- Vancouver, and ly disappear- ed. Now he gives the . He real- | ited that the people were not in earn- est upon the Asiatic immigration, "and to prevent the harm his defeat | might do u great question he drop- {ped out." He should be plainer. He should say just what he means. No one will give tf 2 1 any circumstances, available for a large portion of the province, and he said the commission should do something for the people living out- side of the Niagara power zone by reporting upon the virtue of producer gas. Mr, Beck has interpreted this as a scheme to undermine or antagonize the scheme to which he has lent his influence. ' : Could there be anything more un- fair or absurd? Mr. Beck has either not read Mr.' McKay's remarks, or he has wilfully and woefully misrepresent- ed them. In any case he has ruined the fine opinion one was wont to "have of him and his judgment. He is making a serious mistake. He will be worsted in meeting the able argu- ment of Mr. McKay with a statement that is not founded on fact. ns SHIPPERS BADLY TREATED. The fruitmen had an innings which counted for a good deal before the railway commission in Toronto, on Tuesday. They had representatives who were capable of giving definite evidence in support of definite.charges, and the way these showed up the de- ficiencies of the great tranSportation companies was a surprise. The fruitmen are entitled to atten- tion. Their demands should not be ignored, The season for shipping is limited. There has to be prompt ser- vice, good accommodation, and rea- ble transportati if the busi- nines is to be maintained much less ex- THE MILLIONS AT 'STAKE. It is estimated that the wheat erop of the United States will be at least a hundred million bushels less than the crop of 1906. The corn crop is sixteen per cent. less that it was a year ago. The total production of standard cereals--corn, wheat, rye and barley--is $00,000,000 bushels under the crop of last year. This means hat She risans will have so much stufls to put into t - kets of the world. ws Re gia reports from abroad are con- ducive to some anxiety. Russia is producing less grain in proportion to its population, India is expecting less, the natives having substituted | wheat for rice as an article of home || consumption, Southern Europe is having all it can do to meet its own requirements agriculturally, Candda, under the circumstances, looms up large in the vision of the British people. They are expecting more grain from Canada and are mak- ing the shipment of it an advantage by paying fifty cents more for it than they: did a twelve month ago. The loaf at home is dearer, and the .con- '| sumere with less revenue have some- thing to talk about. Two. conditions aré absolutely . neces- sary to an easy movement of grain across the Atlantio--better banking - {and railway ' facilities. The ~ bankers {say they are doing their duty, but | they are piling CE the pd and {shutting down on discounts and loans, _|and the plan of it all is not discern. . |able, a E The railway companies hope by a good rate and good service to make Jan all-winter movement of grain pos- | sible, and one must hope that expec {tation will be verified. There are mil- lions of dollars meanwhile at stake. | pers went investment can got nothing Bedutie Nosh t is now credited sire to be mayor. of Toron- 10. And resign an office worth £9,000 lo your? Is it possible? The plaint was that the appli- cations for cars were sometimes ignor- what way ? Mr. Martin's idea is to tended. Jude the Jap from Canadi territory, He would probably force The of the man, as od. Sometimes these cars were de- layed so much as to be of doubtful use when they did arrive, Sometimes the official undertook to give the shippers advice, as to routes and me- thods, which savoured of selfishness and a desire to cut out the service if possible. The representatives of the compan- ies were livened up when counselled by: the commission to give the people what they wanted, reasonably, as the law said they should, or admit can- didlly that the railway service had compluely broken down. The companies should make greater efforts to meet the demands of the hour. It has been charged by the World that they arc catering for a foreign trade, to wit, that looked af- ter by Uncle Sam, and that they are more or less negligent of the Cana- dian trade. A further fact is dawning upon the people--that the great corporations are becoming too large in their ambi- tions, and so very indifferent towards the small shippers. The fruitmen, however, speak for every important intorest, and the commission will da wel to see that they are fully protect- ed, -- LABELLE A STORM CENTRE. Labelle will presently will be the scene of another remarkable campaign, one quite as remarkable and perhaps quite as bitter as that which has just been closed in Bellechasse. Mr. Bou- rassa represented Labelle for many years. He became its member as a supporter of a liberal leader and a liberal government, and felt it an honor to be associated with Sir Wil frid Laurier. The later inner workings of his great mind may never be known but the outward manifestation of them has been indicated by a course ae erratic as it has been brilliant. No ofle questions the ability of Henry Bourassa. He has all the qualities that make for success in pub- lic life--scholarship, experience, skill in debate, imposing figure, and a charm and eloquence of speech. He has a mind of his own, and a capacity to express it clearly and forcibly. There is no reason why he should not reach conclusions peculiarly his own. There is no bar to the difference he may have with his leader or party on great occasions, There is a limit to the con- trarinese of his conduct, however, and to the perversity which animates him in dealing with friends. In recéiit years--all through the last two or three sessions of the Commons ~has has carried himself like one who has been looking for opportunities in which to pose as a critic. He has found it generally convenient to op- pose the party to which he has pro- fessed to belong. He busied himself in local politics and became the official censor of the Quebec government. He had the desire to destroy the admin- istration whose leader he esteemed. He went in "pursuit of members of the government. He finally crossed : is mot fair now, and the sur prise. Mr. McKay is saying a i ie tl ior ssi £3, H §f i E i { E i Montreal It is r : is Hi » him aside ? misrepresented, ---- EDITORIAL NOTES. The railway commission is to be en- larged. It had to be. As it is at pre- sent constituted it 'has more work than it can do. -- The Nationalist eause, like . the Equal Rights' cause, is doomed to a short life. Any platiorm which is narrow and sectional is bound to go to pieces, Currency, in plentiful quantity. has been sent to the west by the national government of the United States, and so that the grain crops can be mov- ed. What is being done in Canada in the same direction ? At a political meeting in Toronto, when brick bats were not in evi- dence, Mr. Foster was announced as the finance minister in the Borden governinent. Does Mr. Borden au- thorize the notice ? Mr. Maclean js sure that in time Mr. Bourassa wills come by his own, Mr. Maclean has been on the warpath as a regulator for manv years. Has he come by his ow? What is he figuring on anywav ? pn George Eulis Foster is attending all the ward meetings in Toronto and piteously begging the party to or- ganize, He says the liberals are busy. They certainly are, and what is more, they are after his scalp. The World says. that during the Ross government . all sorts of abuses flourished in the ) nts, Yes? There was to be a ¢reat exposure of them, but somehow the discovery of the abuses has yet to~be made. The Weekly Sun figures out, from reliable information it has collected, that there is a decline of one-third in the grain crop of the North-West. It is, therefore, assumed that this will be "a hard year for the west." The Mdil is' horrified over the thought that the government railwav commission (Grand Trunk) is reflect- ing on the reputation of Major Hod- gins. What of the commission ? Has it no reputation at stake ? ---- ECHOES OF THE ELECTIONS. me---- Montreal Gazetle. A strong appea] was made in Nicol- et against Mr. Devlin as an Irish- man, but be got a sweeping majority in a constituency almost purely French. These are wholesome signs, for appeals to race and class can be used, though not in this case, to cover selfish designs; and whole na- tions can be corrupted in the name of patriotism, : --4 Star, generally held that the crush- ing defeat of the ex-member for La- belle will prove a deadly blow to the cause of Nationalism, and, together with its success in other counstituen- cies, considerably strengthen the pre- sent provincial administration. Toronto Telegram. , Henri Bourassa has misrepresented imperialism. Provincial rights, as he understands the creed, implies the un- restrictad liberty of every province to do as Quebec pleases. For the sake of his honesty and courage it is to be hoped that Mr. Bourassa will return to his old seat in the House of Com- monds from the scene of his defeat at sse, His great qualities can be recognized in freedom for a tendency country forgets that Henri Bourassa is a brilliant fanatic, an upright bi- and creed prejudices of Quebec. Montreal La Presse. While Mr. Bourassa carried through of his grandfather, Papineau, who died outside the pale of the church, he caused blessings to be asked for his election. In cases of such temporal in- terest as that of Mr. Bourassa, pray- might have prayed in.the silence of his room, if he considered himself an indispensable man for his country, but to make an open abuse, for the triumph of calumny, of the spiritual treasures of the church is to mix sacred things with a circus parade or a cyclorama illusion, Jf the voice of the people is really the voice of ) Mr. Bourassa has received from heav- en a disavowal of the injustices which he wanted to place under the guard of the church that always pardons and never accuses. swords with one in his own constitu ¢ ! ; i title of "nationalist" as it ppropriated the title "liberal" a { quarter of a'century ago, and for very obvious reasons, Is the attempt made to force him to support the cause that has lent him assistance, or push One thing is very certain. The liber- the Laurier government will not be to idealize their possessor until the got, a narrow specialist in the race|} the county of Bellechasse the picture er rather looks like profanation. Hel} Eight Priges Were Awarded---Miss 'Gladys and Harold Spencer Won Firsts For Best Fancy Dresses. ite the bad weather, the roller rink drew one of the largest crowds of the season, last evening, when the last fancy dress carnival was held, skate available was in use long before starting time, so large was the rush, and the balcony all around the rink was filled with people. Of the skaters, a great many skated in cos- tume, most of them causing great amusement for themselves and = the spectators. Excellent music was sup- plied by the 14th band, and a most enjoyable evening was spent by every- one present. Eight handsome prizes were awarded .| for the best fancy dress and comic cos- tumes, and were awarded as follows: Best fancy dressed lady, Miss Gladys Second fancy dressed lady, Miss ule. bj fancy dressed gentleman, Har- old Spencer. Second fancy dressed gentleman, A. Routley. First ladies comic costime, Miss B. Lennox. Second ladies' comic costume, Miss J. Roberts. First gents' comic costume, Leonard Singleton. Second gents' comic costume, Fred- erick Rooney. . 8. M., Newton, W. J. Moore and W. C. Drury, Jr., were the judges. A partial list of those skating in costume is as follows : Miss Eva Elliott, Stars and Stripes; Miss Gladys Spencer and brother, lady and gentleman of fifteenth century; Miss Ruth Baker, ball dress; Miss B. Lennox, Japanese; Miss Singleton and Mise Newlands, college girls; Miss L. Dutton, fairy; Miss Stratford, Made in Canada. Leonard Langdon, Italian; W. Mal- lard, Uncle Sam; J. Welch, Chinaman; A. E. Shannon, Lillie White; Frederick Roney, Leonard Singleton, clowns; Ww. Mackie, royal chef; A. Routley, gentle- man of 1812; H. wLaRose, Admiral Beresford; R. Smith, Gingerbread Man; H. Asselstine, Cream of Wheat; Reese, clown; S. Hall, Jew; J. Scott, fireman; H. Holder, courier; J, Connor, cavalier. H. N. NEWS FROM NEWBORO. A Lawsuit Over Possession of a Field." Newboro, Nov. 7.--Henry H. Han- ton, for many years a resident of this locality, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S. Whaley, near here, on Mondav, Division court was held in the court house here on Tuesday, before Judge Reynolds. The case of most local im- portance was that of Hazlett va Vickery. Both parties had reited a' field from the Benjamin Tett estate, and 'the action was brought to decide who really should have the field. Judgment was reserved. Gordon Richards, of Toronto Uni- versity, was called home on Monday evening, owing to the critical illness of his grandmother, Mrs. William Paul. G. S. Wrathall left on Wednes- day on a deer hunting expedition to Northern Ontario. William Whaley, who has been spending the season at Winnipeg, returned home on Saturday evening. Joseph Gallagher, manager of the local branch of the Union Bank, spent the holidays at his home in Hastings. The steamer Edward and barge Co- lumbia arrived on Saturday and will go into winter quarters in the canal here at the close of navigation. William Stéadman has purchased from Mrs. J. P. Tett and brother, the farm near here, tenanted for many years by George Lyons. S. K. Breezee, of Syracuse, spent Thanksgiving in town, the guest of his mother, Mrs. M. Breezee. Miss Margaret Ripley is spending a few days at her home at Portland. Albert Grennon, of the Frost & Wood ma- chine shop, Smith's Falls, has been appointed agent for the company here to succeed his father, who held the position for over thirty vears. A. H. Tett, acting manager at Melbourne, is spending his vacation at his honie here. 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Pinkham's Compound. ---------------------- HON. GEORGE P. GRA Reflect No Discredit on tion Given. Dominion Presbyterian. Queen's University the other ferred one of its coveted distin the Hon: George P. Graham minister of railways and co the Dominion government, a doing took a course which congurrence in public opinion. shows always a catholic spi ferring its distinctions witho to denominational or partisar doukt it it has made any r stowal of honors more calcul: generally acceptable than th alluded to. Mr. Graham ise high character, as belits his and upbringing as the son of Methodist minister. As a sp brings to his addresses a fran appeal, a sense of the humoro licity of expression, and an un ing of "the man on the stre often found in combinatio qualities manifested themselvi noticeable extent during Mr. ( occupancy of the position of the opposition in the Ontaric ture. 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