30h SECRET WEES SEPT JR WE ST ET SO BER ee THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, PRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1908. ] A dhe LAWN MOWER SHARPENER FILLS A LONG FEL1 "WANT. Makes Old Than New Sharpens Lawh Mogeérs Better Tnproves New. Ones, the Largest Horse Mower as well as the 'Smallest Lawn Mower. Handy tool io sharpen Kitchen Kwives and Garden Fools or any thing that a seythe-stone will do. PRICE 35 CENTS. AT Corbett's., Genuine 5 Carter's "Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of See Fac-Simile Wrapper Below. Very small and as easy tc tako as sugars FOR BILIOUSNESS, FOR, TORPID LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION, * |FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR THE COMPLEXION UNIVER MUST RAVE SUONATURE, egetablo, Faso Feel. CURE &ICK HEADACHE. F Suits J A RE IN SI WR Ge NY HO BET at a Clearing Sale of Boys' and Men's Suits. . will find in Men's Below you bargains Now afew going of the on; many $5. $8. to $1: $12.50. from $2.50 up from $3.50 up £7 Suits, reduced to £10 Suits, reduced to $13.50 Suits, reduced $15 Suits, to Boys' Two-piece Suits, Hoys reduced "Three-pieco Suits, Also 20 per cent reductions on all Up- To-Daté Summer Footwear. ISAAC ZACKS, 271 Princess Street. GILLETTS PURE POWDERED LYE Meady for Use in Any Quantity. r making SOAP, softerang water, remov- For old Fg disinfecting sinks, closets and drains and for many other purposes. A can equals 2( pounds.isal Soda. SOLD EVERYWHERE. E W. G 1 LLETT COMPANY LIMITED TORONTO.ONT. ABSOLUTE SECURITY, + ernment FRESHLY MINED Coal is far more desirable than that dug out of the earth a' year ago. It's cleaner--hasn"t stored up iwelve months' dirt and dust ; it's dryer and in many - ways a greater heat producer. Here it is at your service on quick order-- bright, well sereened coal in all the standard sizes at standard prices for better even than stand- and quality. R. CRAWFORD 'Phone, 9. Foot Queen St. DAILY BRITISH WHI 810 King , is AE SRITIoR Whi CT ely on Manda Oras sages, ou oo egkly. Al ached one of the best Job Printing Offices in Coe rapid, stylish, and chesp work; nine improved presses. The British Whig PeYlishing Co., Lt'd _ EDW, LB. PENSE, Daily Wibig. COMPARISONS MADE. After being in power eighteen years published at $06. To United hatte gues the conservative government was coms pelled to borrow money to pay the or: dinary expenses of the country. The nunciation egneervative press is loud in de- of extravagance, entirely the fact that when - the liberals assumed office they found as overlooking the. result of mismanagement, ral stagnation in deficit' predecésscvs in office. a_gene- business circles and a heavy as a legacy from their It is true that the expenses of the but not out of proportion to the business The this feature the country have largely increased, transacted, look eriticising conservatives of government, + over- the case when It line of argument the credit side of affairs. 1896 the total trade of was $239,025,000 and the venue $36,618 .590, ° The deficit £300,551. In 1908, total trade $650,793,000 the 500,000 and was a surplus 219,000,000. must judge by sults." If it to crease the trade of the country from £239,000,000 to $650,000,000 and show of £19,000,000 then of the conservative which secured a trade of £239,000,000 and came out at the end of the debt. If does to present In country the re- was was $96, - of re- and revenue there One be extravagance in- a surplus should government what he said year nearly half a million in extravagance brings results such as this, the people would be pleased to welcome more of it. The money of the people is well spent, if it encourages trade, that this and show a large surplus, is a better and a government can do gov- than one which to sti- mulgte trade; both ends failed make the not "end of could meet at the and year. The conservatives managed to show affer of total Britain FUR O: fifteen office a of after twelve years with Great The trade 010. ed, liberals years of power can point with pride to the total trade of #208,715,193, with Great Britain MUST GO AHEAD. Should the Dominion passive or government be If the people want to return to the days of - 1896 and an expenditure of $40,- 000,000 a year then two-thirds of the post offices should be elosed, should it go ahead ? thousands ol customs houses should be abandon- ed, public farther he be ness, works should cease, no transportation facility should provided, aids to navigation should removed, left, dark- harbors and channels should fill lighthouses in up, ed not return and no more crops should he rais- the taken to market. in west, because they could be This would of " small ex- to the conservative days small things, small receipts, penditures, and complete stagnation in every branch of national life, The liberal government takes a very different With has view of things. wise foresight the government spent Aids ship- money generously, but prudently, to navigation have encouraged the harbors "have been ' deepened and new of- to Mail increased, the ping and reduced insurance mate, channels cut and improved. Post heen erected in of the fices have the responge necessities people, accommodation 'has been docks have been constructed for convenience of the Armouries drill "sheds Provision has been made the the grander, work people. and have been provided. for the build- ing of Hudson Bay and of all, is rapidly approach-* railway, the National I'ranscontinental, ing completion. All of this, and after twelve only £19,000,000 added to the debt for the purpose of making a lu crative this years public investment. Is extrava- gance ? What man who compares the poverty-stricken days under comserva- tive rule, when the order of the day borrow can glance the more of tome was money, the to any other that the took charge of public afiairs none too over record liberal gov- ornment, and , con cJusion hut thig one, liberals soon, and that the great prosperity of the people develop ment of Canada are and marvelous attributable in a those to icy of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and centlemen whom he has from time time called to his council hoard. To deliver over. the affairs of Uan- to he te invite calamity. the conservatives now would The vedwe of the public domain would but ada increased who did not the peoples' prosperity at a time when its excite the cupidity of the men hesitate to appropriate value was comparatively small, and ite is great, be such carnival of crime and looting that the scandal to The good sense of the people prevent a cala- now tnere would a would pul Pacific shame. such Canada will G ot mity, THE WHIG, 75th YEAR] large degree to the statesmanlike pork DEVELOPMENT OF TRAFFIC. Nothing more interesting in' the way information' has for a long time past veached the publfe than the statements going to show the extent to which "the watér-borne traffic the dominion has. inereased during the 1997-1907. Between the commencement the close of this decade the traffic mentioned™ has been increased by nearly fourteen mil- over two hundred to nine million of statistical of years and lion tons, per cent. - It amounted tons in 1903, to ten and a half mil- lion tons in 1906, and to. twenty.and a half million tons in 1907. One can see at a glance, says that the rate of has. not been steady, No mat- or the Toronto Globe, in- crease, while it has heen fairly continuous. ter what fluctuations there may have been from year to year, there can be no doubt about the average rate of increase in the past and the certainty of a greater increase in the future. Tn view of this expansion there is noth ing strgrising in the fact that the min~ ; of 'railways and cahals took oc- the ister easion, to remind House" of Commons of the necessity to enlarge the Welland canal or build a that Mr. pressed his preference for alterhative. The increase in the water-borne traf- in- /last session, / Graham ex- the new one, or latter fic has heen largely due to the crease that has taken place in the di- of upper lake freighting' Vessels hundred feet Sault or mensions steamers. six easily ass the the United Stale the Canadian canal. All that 4 need- ed to enable vessels drawing twenty- long through either can feet of water to reach Kingston fron Duluth, Bay, Chica- go, is the improvement of the Detour five Thunder or channel, and this is eonstantly going on. By the ime a new Welland canal aan be completed large vessels the upper lakes will be ready to pass through it. tion te the competition between from What this means in rela- the Lawrence route the fn this stands commit- Erie canal and the St. tell; ture may have in time alone can whatever store as to competition, Canada ted to see the issue fairly tried. Hav- ing done so much we cannot afford to stand still now. EDITORIAL NOTES. The British authorities are scarcely honest when they tamination out Canadian aliege a fear of con- 4s a pretext for barring Their They cattle-raisers, live cattle. own cattle are badly affected. British not against disease. are protecting but In the crnment has piled up a surplus eleven years Laurier gov- over consolidated fund expenditure of over ninety-five and a half million dollars. dollar of this large has Fvery sum gone to improve the public services and to prevent the increase of debt. a (circular which the National Underwriters it is stated that the to- tal reported property that cause in 1907 The , 716,955, making a yearly average of more than ¥251,000,000. In issued has just been by Board of Fire from $199,383 ,300. $1, loss was for five is total years Hamilton's hot weath- A King for the Loudon Advertiser aptly remarks : "Ip Discussigg F. er article Canada," Great Britain royalty is rooted in, the past, and its dignity In court is supported by the soil of the be an exo- "back ground, and no sustaining aristocracy an aristocracy. new world a wonld tic; it would have no historieal unless one was manufactured or ing: ported, a process which would dis credit the whole system." It takes a lot of patience to enable * the Fielding's with unruffled brow that Mr. adminjstration the credit one to read statement under of the coun the since to Mon 1898 try has been_injured, Herald we have says treal livery year had from two sixteen than needed of money millions . more were ever for purposes administration, and that which all has beeri put into before af can be spar works for many years Canada has wanted bur could not ford." And all that ed of it is going work Canada could never now into development before dream of undertaking. -- Twin Cities Cammot Agree. Port Arthur, Aug. 14.---Port Arthur has received notice from Fort William that that city will apneal to the courts to .compel Port Arthur to ap- point members to a joint commitiee for the street railway; but" Ms. Ar thur claims that its agroemeat practically 'a lease of the portion re cently acquired by Fort William, and as this city is paying rent, it will 'continue to manage it. A legal battle wi idrge proportions is in prospect. rr > 15 Drinking A Degas. You can't| imagine ahything more delightful to the taste than Wade's joe cream soda, an' it is just as pure as it is satisfying Fine ice cream, pure/ fruit juices and crushed fruits, sparkling soda and thoroughly wash ed. and polished glasses fulfil] every requirement the most exacting person can dream of. Wade's Drug Store. Steady rains worth millions of dol- lars to western farmers fell during the, last twenty-four hours through - the greater part of Southern and Central Saskatchewan and Manitoba. "For new life and' strength," take the geauiné Blaud's Iron Tonic Pills, 100 for 2be. Sold only at Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store, STRONG TREATMENT HE INSULTED GIRL AND WAS LYNCHED. 1 x F-- Colored Youth Put te Death For Asking 'White Maid to Be His Sweetheart. Linton, Ga., Aug. 12.--Because_ .-he spoke insultingly to Miss Maude Aik- en, a ddughter of a prominent citizen, Charles Lakie, nn negro bay, about eighteen years old, was taken from jail, yesterday morning, and lynched on the outskirts of the town. The lynching was conduciad so guiet- that few knew what was being done. Several determined "men - went to the jail about eight o'clock, got the negro, carried him quietly through the streets to a grove and hanged him. Not a shot was fired. The news of the lynching become generally known until the time people were leaving the churches, Peas then' hundreds; hot black and white, flocked to view dhe corpse. : The. megro's offence was commitied Saturday evening. He passed Miss Aiken and said to her: "I want you for'my sweetheart."" The 'young Wwo- man informed her father and Lakie was arrested.- He said the remark was not intended for the white girl. He was regarded ag a bad negro, how ever, and the tynching followed. nl Cal tay ly did not about Gown Of White Serge. for a is here buttons gored entire A novel but 'simple design frock of serge, linen or rajah, shown. Soutache brid and are used as (rimming, and the shirt is buttoned down the length. The chemigette of the gown is made of white washable net, with narrow. insertion of -real cluny and a plaited frill down the middle of the front. ' % i yr Unfailing Protection. Senator Kittredge, of South Dako- ta, wanting -some technical informa- tion from the war department, sent to Secretary Taft for it. He waited for a week dnd nothing came. Then he dropped in to see Mr. Taft, and re- minded him of it. "Why," pxeclaimed Taft in great sur- prise; "hdven't you had that yet?" He pushed a button and his personal messenger, a negro who has been on the door of the office for years, came in, "Did you see that had here on the ¢ xP asked the' secretary, sir." "Did you "wrap them up and mail them to Senator Kittredge as | told. you ?"! ""Xes, sir." He retired and the secretary remark- ed, "Now, senator, vou vou will get the books, all right, deu't you?" "Certainly," replied Kittredge. "Well, you won't," said Taft, I clean forgot about them. I never had any books on my desk, for vou, and the messenger never got them nor mailed them to vou. I only wanted you to see my system for protecting statesmen." pile of hooks, 1 of my desk ?"' sternly. "Yes, see "tor The House Is Full. Chafiey's Locks, - Aug, Opinicon Club House full flowing. The proprietor, M. H. Bart- ley, has .several "tents erected to ae- commodate guests. Miss Serena Flem- and Miss --Adda--Leaeh; Newton; visiting at N. H. Howard's. Miss Hannah O'Brien has returned, to her home at Montreal, after spending a couple of weeks with Miss M. FE. Fleming.! Miss Fdna Fleming is vis iting her aunt, Mrs. (Capt.) Noonan. Miss I.. M. Laishley and Master oJ. L., Toronto, are visiting friends at Chaffey's. A member of people efi- joyed a picnic here on Wednesday last Miss May Joyce, Kingston, is the guest of Mrs, J, K. Regan. Mrs. ¥. H. Hughes, Deloraine, is calling on friends, 'Miss Nora Seed, Toronto, i at Mrs. N. H. Howapd's. The Colts Bolted. Arvdoch, Aug. 11.- Farmers are cut- ting their grain, which is a fair crop. Potatoes are a failuges John Smith had a narrow escape, last week, when his colts ran away He was just] taking Mrs. Grey's milk can off when there came a bolt of lightning which frightened the eolts and they ran to R. Watkins', coming to a stand- still by running into the lake. The waggon was broken badly. A great piece of work is being done at the Ardoch bicidge by J. D. Godkin and his men. A dance was held at W. White's last week. Miss F, Watkins returned home Thfter spending two weeks at her aunt's at Ompah. 11.--The to over 18 tg are 1s Jones' Falls And Return, 50c. Rideau King every Wednesday and Saturday at 6 a.n. James Swift & Co., Agents. Black Walch Black Plag ft. ett on Wedgesday for Ottawa. LABOR AND MILITARISM. What Gold " Smith Thinks : About In. Cs i GOLDWIN SMITH. ~~ Some labor men decline, it seems, to take part in a tribute to Lord Roberts. on the ground that they' he- long not to the realm of war, but to that of humanity, Byt a stronger proof of humanity can hardly, be' given than was given by Lord Rob- erts in his. treatment of the van- quished ~ Boers. He recognized their high qualities. He said of them : "They are brave men, large-hearted, generous, and respect their enemies, We have never in the: figld met a braver enemy than the Boers In an address to his troops he said: "We must be careful to avoid punishing the innocent for the guilty, and must remember, though misled and deluded, the .Boers are in the main a brave and high-spirited people, and are actuated byg feelings, which are entitled to ofr pect." - Supremely, brave and high-spirited himself, he respected the same qualities in others, and did his best to soothe their fee]- ings and reconcile "them to submis- sion. 4 AT MOUNTAIN GROVE, News of the Weeki Gathered at the Village. Mountain Grove, Aug. --Auarter- ly service was held "iu the Methodist church, on Sunday morning last, con- ducted by Rev. J. M. White, "buter- prise, who also gave a very able dis- course 'in the evening on "Christ's Failure As a Preacher." . The Ladies' 'Aid's tea, at the par- sonage, on Saturday, was well * at- tegded. Owing to the hurried time the gwarterly board on Monday was not{s0 weil attended, none of the out- side appointments being represented. The: many friends of the late Mrs. A. MacDonald were shocked to hear of her sudden death, August 1st. Mrs. MacDonald had only been ill for a few days, and was thought to be better when death came and' claimed | her. The bereaved friends have the heart- felt sympathy of the comamunity. The funeral service was" conducted. by Rev. G. Richmond, who spoke on these words,- "Why will ye die?" af tenn which the ramains were laid t4] rest in the Mountain Grove Methodist cemetery. \ Charles Wood, removed to Kingston General Hospital, August 3nd, suffer- ing from typhoid, is reported doing nicely. Miss Lena Clark was taken there, to-day, suffering from the same disease. We hope no new cases ap- pear. Alexander Crozier and children, who have been seriously ill for the past week, are all convalescent except little Mildred, who is still quite ill The doctors are kept very busy, as this weather seems hard on people, and sickness is very provalent. Miss Wilson, Newburgh, spent a few days with Mrs: Richmond, at the par sonage, returning home on Saturday last. Visitors : Mrs, burgh, at William Miller's; and children, at D. Cox's; Mr. Rich- mond, Jr., at his father's; 'Miss Scott, Zealand, at A. MacDonald's; Miss Eva Price returned from Tweed on Mon= day. Misses Mathews and Wood, vis- iting at W. Barr's, returned home, companied by their aunt, Mrs larr. y Many from here bration at Arden rather damp day. Mr. Richmond, White's position on Sunday last, unable to return on Monday. Mr. Redmond has purchased a farm a few miles north of the village, and is preparing to build a house. Mrs. York has gone to Canora tod visit her son, George. » Mrs. Lovst, Sr., has returned to Goodlands, Man., to care for her granddaughter, Mrs. Nixon, wha is ill. School opens on" Monday, with Miss Maude Sanderson in charge of the vil- lage school and Mr. Hineh, Camden East, in charge of "Old Mountgin Grove," 'as it is called. Mrs. William Coulter returned from Swvilenham, last week, where she had been spending a few weeks with her Mrs. Campbell. New - Mrs. Boyle Kellar and son, ac- Ka the cele- They had a attended to-day. Ma. was who filled niece, Captured A Deer. Atkinson. A' rz. 12. -Rlackberrying is the order of the day. Owing to the recent rain the late pastures have improved, Congratulations are ex- tended to L. P. Shortell on his suec- cess in capturing a deer, although out of hunting season. The animal had 'Been roaming about the neighbor- hood of Brewer's Mills for some time. A 'number of our young people have attended the lawn social in Hamil ton's Grove on Wednesday evening. | John Spence is acting as agent for windmills for a Belleville company. He has recently. placed two in this vicinity, one at Pine Grove and one at Brewer's Mille. D. MH. Shortsll has returned to Montreal alter spending a few weeks at his home. Miss Maggie Maitland left this week fos West- Mr. Howe, our cheesemaker, Ohi- ver Maitland has engaged an English gifl for the summer. Visitors: The Minton Nesist, Kingston, at T.. W, English, at M. P. Mait- Come THE H. D. you find some cloth ing store or fake. sloshing sale offers you "$20 Suits," for $4.99. ~ DONT YOU BELIEVE mm 'When some fake sil, aut lrUDE Sale or bargain sale. offers a Splendid Stylish Suit for te price of the buttons. : DONT YOU 'BELIEVE mr When any concérn for any reason offers to give you two .dollars of value for one doll ar cash. ~ BELIEVE IT! If 'you want New dass Cc Flothing, Hats or Furnishings,c or- rect, in style and Worth one hundred cents on the dollar. Here Prices as tow as any con'cern > earth. a with- out working some false scheme, ~ Our Prices and Our Goods Guaranteed a beh - BIBBY CO. Men's +++ BOLD 20 6 nn on oo | - 0000000 PECTED OEE Evangeline | Ganong's G.B. Chocolates Always fresh, -»The finest in the city. A.J.REES, 166 Princess St Phone 58. Mid-Summer Sale nel OF -- Oxfords TWENTY PER CENT. OfF. All Men's Black, Tan and Patent Colt Ox- fords, including Invictus, Walker, Whit- man, J. & T. Bell and Hartt Shoes." $4.50 now 3.60. $4.00 now 3.20. $3.50 now 2.80. THE SAWYER SHOE STORE FOUUTDUDORTESOTOOROOLT ETRE SSS SS SS SE 000000000000 HOO See our REID 111 PRINCESS 1. Canada Metal Co The story that the 'trainmen of the C.P.R. are delaying freight trains in order to help the striking mechanics, is officially denied by "the C.P.R freight department officials, Buy Colgate' s and Mennen's talcum powdérs at Gibson's Red, Cross. Drug Miss Gertie Maitland ¢ and or wnt ri aids. Store. "Phone 230. , Regular $4 and $3.75 Shoes $2.99. Hor bargains. CHARLES KINGSTON. : ALUMINUM ALL GRADES. LOWEST PRICES. Ltd... roRoTo, ONT Wm. Murray, Auctioneer 27 BROCK ST.- New Carriages, Cutters, darness ete.; for sale. Sale of Horses every Saturday,