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So he hunts up a painted girl and lets her do it for him, -- We specialize on Painless Extraction, Latest Pyorrhea Treatment and | X-Ray work. Anning emer] | ESS A SPECIAL SALE OF 21 Piece English China Tea Sets Reduced From $6.50 to $4.35 SEE WINDOW DISPLAY ! Daughter of the House By Thorthas M. Fraser. * i Ottawa June 10--As soon as | the franchise was extended to the | women of Canada it was realized by the old members of the House of Commons with foreboding that, soon- ler or later, the novelty of a woman | {in their midst They did not hail the innovation with enthusiasm or delight. Parliament | here, as well as in the old country, {18 a very fine and comfortable club; | where the members are not only | provided with all possible work and to loaf with the greatest | degree of comfort, but are fed on the {best the land affords at a rate which involves an annual'deficit of a con- | stderable amount--and to crown it |all, are paid the handsome sum of [tour thousand dollars a year, togeth- {er with passes and other perquisites. | They did not desire to see an Eve en- {ter this Paradise. The Progressives have their points {but they have certainly played 7 | hob with politics and parliament, in {more ways than one. It was not that they did not learn the rules of the game quickly enough; when the proposal was made to increase the | twenty- | (sessional Indemnity from five hundred to four thousand dollars a year, there was not a cheep out of {these sticklers for economical and democratic government. They do not pass up anything in the way of those | little sessional excursions to eastern {parts which are always being pulled off. They can make their platforms and other political impediments fit in to their convenience as well as 'any of the other and older parties. But whether it is for good or ill, to them belongs the credit or responsi- bility of introducing the first woman to parliament, Had it not been for the Progres- sive movement, it would probably | have been some little time before the older and more conservative seat would have reconciled itself to the idea of being represented by a wo- |man. There still prevails a belief here that "the women should keep | But on | silence in the synagogue." the crest for the Progressive wave in Ontarfo, the first woman mem- | | ber, Miss Agnes McPhail, slipped in {to the House, and enjoys the distinc- | tion, it she should never have any | other, of figuring in our history as the first of her sex to penetrate these historic and dignified precinets, Un- fortunately, Miss McPhail began to talk long before she reached Ottawa. She was a novelty, and the Toronto newspapers made the most of her. She freely gave interviews, and talk- ed not wisely but too much. She told the men reporters what she expected to do when she reached Ottawa, and she told the women reporters what she expected to wear. In fact, so much was said about the latter, that there seemed a danger that she might come garbed in motley. When she actually arrived, her costume was very inconspicuous, although recent- ly she has been aftecting a brilliant "henna" blouse which has caught the eye of the galleries. Lady Astor told us here that she had adopted for herself a sort of parliamentary uni- { form of black and white. Whatever may have been thelr prejudices, the old guard prepared to give here courteous treatment, a fair field, and even more favors than are usually extended to a new and un- known member. On the opening must soon follow. | alds to | WHIG . | which one of the labor members had | ff == thrust into her hand for the occas- | fon. Neither her preceding nor fol- | lowing remarks were such as to | make the long reading particularly | appropriate; so that the comment '0f the Prime Minister himself, who [followed her, was yery much to the | | point. He said: "I am sure that my | | honorable friend who has just taken | her seat will not be surprised when f {I say that I agree whole-heartedly | with the greater part, in not all, of what she has said." On this oceas- | | lon the House lost its manners conm- | | pletely. The reading was prolonged | to such an extent--and Mr. King's | | book, ft must be recalled, is not In | the class of light literature--that al- most the entire audience absolutely | | turned its back on the lady, and car- | {riled on a series of conversations | { which arose to a prolonged hum, and | made Miss McPhail's robust voice al- | most inaudible--the only time such | lapse from etiquette can be recall- | | ed. Miss McPhail's attempts at | | Speech-making seem to be mainly ro |create an opportunity for emitting sententlous, phrases like the follow- | ings: -- | "But do you know what I| | thought before I came to this House? | I thought the laws were made for | INFANTS' TAN SANDALS CHILDREN'S SIZES 8 to 10 GIRLS' SIZES 11 to 2 PATENT SANDALS ......... Barefoot Sandals Sandals are healthy Shoes fer children-- cool, comfortable and serviceable. ... 81.25 «+. 81.50 BROWN SPORT SHOES WITH GREY TRIMMINGS .. sera. 85.00 GREY SMOKED ELK--TRIMMED WITH BROWN CALF, FLAT, LOW RUBBER HEELS; SOLES GOODYEAR WELTED «ee. $3.00 | the people; but 1 know now that that | [is not true--people are made for | laws." "1 am in a minority in the House of Commons, I hope 1 | shall not be popular, for it I am, | Unexcelled for quality, strength | | Sr ' . | then I know I have been a failure." je faver--DALY'S GOOD TEA, Or Outside of Parllament the lady der from Mahood's Drug Store. member has been even more unhappy | |In her 'utterances. With singularly | | bad taste she allowed herself to be is easily obtained by bringing your WATCH to L. C. HEMSLEY | lows: --*'Miss McPhail jocularly re- | ferred to Premier King as 'Little | 149 8ydenham St. Just off Princess | Willie', 'The other day', she said, Watchmaker from R. J. Rodger iI spoke and spoke to try and get | 'Little Willie' to get up and say | something, but he would not. He sat | | tight and never budged. They told me I was splitting hairs, and I said: | 'It 1s not your hair that I am splitt- ing; I am just parting it to look and | | see if there is anything inside." Ths! | manner of referring to the Premier | [of Canada is in bad taste even in cheap attempts at humor in partisan papers and periodicals; by virture of his office, if for no other reason, he | is entitled to be treated respectfully. Coming from a member of the House | | and the (presumably) lady member, | at that, it might fairly be said to be lacking in dignity. But the quota- | tion carries a still more severe in- dictment of the member for South- | East Grey; she is not entitled to| © whatever fame this not very witty | Observation might bring. She is | BE brazenly plagiarizing. The remark | # about splitting hairs was not made | by her, but by Mr, Meighen, and | Was not addressed to the Prime Minister, In a recent address to her con- stituents, the new member under- took to give them an insight into some of the horrors of the place to which they had sent her, "Parlia- ment," she sald, "is a house of temptation; and when you fall far everything in the Green Chamber, you go to the Red Chamber (the Senate)." What this may mean is difficult to say; but the simplest ex- Dlanation is that the new woman member is simply trying to raise the hair and make the flesh creep of the folks back home. If it is means, as it seems to mean, to insinuate that SET ST The Special Poliey ISSUED BY THR "EXCELSIOR INS. LIFE coy SOLD BY H. D. WIGHTMAN 151 WELLINGTON ST. RIE | High Guarantee FEATURES Low Premium [fustration: Age 30 Sessssatacnnas $5,000.00 2 Premium $180.20, Guarantees | te return In Cash in 21 years §3,89000 or $6,000.00 paid-up insurance. day, when the house was about to |adjourn to the Senate chamber to | hear the speech from the throne, | | 8ir Lomer Gouin crossed the floor of {the House and made Miss McPhail | {welcome with true Gallic courtesy, | Other members followed his example and on the return to the chamber Hon. W. 8. Fielding accompanied Miss McPhail. Her first feeble flights at parliamentary oratory were received with sympathetic references and kindly applause Now, Miss McPhail has herself em- phasized the point that ghe is repre- senting not the women along, but all the electors of her constituency of South-east Grey; and has repeatedly urged in the House and elsewhere that she be treated in all respects as an ordinary member. One way, therefore, be perfectly frank and say that since entering the House the new woman in politics has not given the slightest indication that she is qualified or equipped to play the Robertson's Limited 73 Princess St. MEN'S OXFORDS 54.95 Gun Metal and Mahogany Oxfords -- per- forated Tips and Vamps. Special value at --$4.95 Allan M. Reid SHOE STORE 111 Princess Street ; '+eastonally addresses herself. part of parliamentary representative, or that she has thought deeply or at all on the subjects to which she oc- This criticism 1s offered after hav- ing head Miss McPhail's speeches on the stump, her interviews in the press, and her attempts at speaking in the House. A failure through dif- ference on her maiden attempts in parliament would have easily been understood, and would have created only sympathy without disposing anyone to a final judgment. Very many parliamentarians, . including Disraeli, have made a failure on their first attempt to address the House. But there is no such word as diffid- ence in the bright lexicon of the member for South-East Grey. A more self-possessed person never address- ed Mr. Speaker, She speaks loudly and.distinctly and without the elight- est trace of self-consclousness or em- barassment. Her perfect poise leav- es no doubt that if the new lady member had anything to say, parl- | lament would easily hear it all. Alas, she has not. Miss McPhall's manner and inton- |- ations are querulous, Her speech- making consists of emitting little squids of critical comment, without anything approaching an attempt at sustained speech or argument. Her longest effort thus far has been the unfortunate occasion when she arose and read twelve closely-printed pag- es from Premier McKenzie King's | hew members of the House are sub- Ject to bribery or other undue in- fluence--which is the obvious mean- Ing--it is just foolish talk. The Ot- tawa Journal very properly com- mented on this statement: "we can only hope that when knowledge comes, wisdom will not linger, and | that Miss McPhail will realize that | when she returned the courtesy, the June 7th. Fred Newman, mayor of { Picton, presided. In addition to the | reports from the departmental super- | intendents there was an inspiring ad- | dress by T. F. Harrison, of Cobourg, | on "Mistakes to Avoid in Sunday | School Work." Clayton Burr, the secretary, said there are twenty-seven Sunday schools in the county, At the evening sessions-the nomin- consideration and the chivalry with (2!in8 committee reported as follows, | Which Parliament has welcomed her [0d the appointments were made: i With a thoughtless gratuitous sneer, |FTesident, Fred Newman; vice-pre- { she hardly played the game," i Frankly, there Is not much in this "appreciation" of the new woman in parliament that is appreclatve; but candour and frankness in such a case are desirable. Miss McPhail will probably be the forerunner of other female members of parliament. For the sake of the feminist movement it is very desirable that the women who come to parfiament ghail be of such a calibre as to command and hold the respect of the male por- tion of the House and of the eoun- try. They must expect as frank criticisms as is extended to their fellow-members; and they will pro- bably be criticized even more frank- ly because of the novelty of their Position and the fact that eo much more is expectéd of them. And South-East Grey has done nothing at all as yet to Justify the hope and be- lief of many of us that the entrance of women into politics would elevate and dignify the tone of the House. SABBATH SCHOOLS HOLD CONVENTION Prince Edward County Well Represented at Annual Meeting, The annual convention of the Frince Edward County Sabbath held at the School Assoutatipn Methodist , Cherry Valley, on book, "Industry and Humanity," } : sident, F. W. C. 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