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Another week has passed without any stirring news from the seat of war, though it is said, without going into particulars, that. “ important movements are being carried out." Very little mention is made of Maieking, which was reported, a few days ago, tofibe able to hold out for two months, but General Brabant’s force is said to be within eight miles of Wepener, which has only been beseigcd for a comparatively short time. A determined assault was made upon it last Tuesday, but the assailants were gallantly repulsed by the little gar- rison, and it is not likely that they will have to hold out much longer. There has been desultory fighting over the scene of operations, and some of the Canadian Mounted Rifles and Strath- ccna’s Horse assisted to seize a strong position, but no battle of any importâ€" ance has taken place. Lieut.-Col. Sam come to an end. but we don't thing his opinion is worth much, and the Boers have just equipped a foundry at Pre- toria for the manufacture of big guns, one of which has already been sent to the Free State. Crying Before They’re Hurt. At a session of the Committee on Agriculture last week the Deputy-Min- ister of the Interior, Mr. James A. Smart, took the opportunity to set at rest the various stories which have been circulating in the Tory press ancnt the wholesale departure of recently ar- rived Donkhobor immigrants to Cali- fornia. According to the most matured report, many of these people had al- ready lelt Canada, and thousands more were prepared to leave shortly, and the oddest part ofit all is that the very papers that had been doing the most howling at the Government for bring- ing them into the country, though at no additional cost to the treasury, were now making the most noise at the pros- pect of their going out again. The facts of the case. however, appear to be simply that a Russian connected with some Californian railway, having heard stories of the people who had come out. to Manitoba being destitute, started work among them through some Rus- sians who had followed them and among whom were a couple of Nihilists. How- ever, he only succecdcd in getting nine- teen Doukhobors in all, men, women and children, to leave. These were stopped at the border by the United States Government under the alien labor law, and the Northern Pacific Railway was compelled to return them to Canada and they are now in Emerson. Prosperity Pictorially‘ Por‘trayed. The value ofpictorial aids in educati- onal matters has always been recogniz~ cd; but, while it has been a common thing in the training of children to aid the ear with the eye, it is a somewhat new departure to introduce it into pub- lic affairs- The innovation was first introduced by Mr. Fielding in con- nection with his budget spetch last year, and so excellent was the result that he repeated it this year. a number of diagrams, the growth and development of Canada in many direct- ions is seen at a glance. Among other With the aid of facts of considerable practical interest it is shown that since Confederation the total trade of the country increased from $131;000.000 to 33.21.661.000. The increase in imports has been $89,000,- 000 and in exports $10l,000.000. Ship- ping has doubled in tonnage since Conâ€" federation and the tonnage of the coast- ing trade has trebled since 1876. Rail- wuy mileage has increased by 15.000 or nearly eight times since Confederation. railway traffic has increased five times since 1876. Business failures are $9.- 000.000 less than they were 27 years ago. and ol’course benr similiar propor- tion to the total business of the country. Deposits in the chartered banks were 333 318,000 at Confederation. and $258,402,000 in 1899; deposits in the savings banks increased in the some period from $4,360,692 to $66,135.- 000; deposits with loan companies and building societies from half a million to nearly nineteen millions, and so on. Placing Blaine Where" it Belongs. The British Empire Beview(London, Eng) referring to the racial unrest which has been so assiduously fostered by un- scrupulous Tory politicians for party ends, declares in an issue just to hand : “ The real source of an actual hostility to British connection in French Canada rests with a number of European Frenchmen, who have obtained control of'a portion of the Quebec press, and who are perfectly reckless as to the amount of discord which they may succeed in spreading among their neigh- bors. We fear. however-~and the view is one which has been pressed upon us by well-informed Canadian correspond- entsâ€"that a section of the British pop- ulation has not hesitated to utilize the materials of race analgonism for purely partisan ends by bringing against the French-Canadians a general charge of disloyalty. Englishmen at home, it is certain. find something more than dif- ficultyin regarding Sir Wilfrid Laurier, whose popularity in this country is ex- ceptional. in such a character which they Would dismiss summarily asa mere caricature; and it is evident to the friendly locker-on that if' Canada is to maintain her position both as a great ‘power in the west ’ of the empire, and as a great ‘ power in the north ’ of the American continent. the time has come for all her patriotic sons of whatever origin to close their ranks, and by a common efi'ort to make renunciation of those disintegrating elements which threaten otherwise to prove fatal to the realization of her ideal as a united na- tion.” _â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"câ€"-â€"_ A Conquering Hero. Onr Sam is scaring Boers at a great rate and harvesting a big crop of laurels in the Transvaal. In his last epistle to the Watchman- War-(Yer, written at a place'called Karee Kloof, on March 14th, he tells how a little force of 33, of which he was commander-in-chief, won two battlesâ€"or “scraps,” as he sometimes more modestly terms themâ€"thereby covering themselves with glory and earn- ing the admiration and applause of all who have heard of their achievement. One Boer was captured, another (preâ€" sumably) killed, and about'half‘a-dczen wounded. while Sam hadn’t a man hit. “other than one fellow getting the end of his little toe ticked.” Nearly three columns of type are filled with a des- cription of the two battles, and Sam is naturally eulogistic of himself, be- cause his force was outnumbered by the enemy ten to one, a much greater dis- proportion than at Belmont. while the Boers “ admit ” that Sam and his men knocked over eight of themâ€"as many as were subjected to the same unpleas- antness at Magersfontein. Col. Hughes, thinking of Balaklava, spread his men out in a thin khaki-colored line of three miles in length, leaving a space of about 175 yards between each man and his neighbor, in order, probably, to sur- round and capture the “cloud or Boers ” to be seen in the distance; but the Boers, alter catching sight'of Sam. kept at a respectful distance,'and our hero had in his pocket the written orders of his commanding officer not to attack. The first of Sam’s battles took place at Schefi'er‘s Dam, and the second at Wit- teboomen, both of which names ought to be engraved on a medal to pin upon the breasts of the men who took part in the engagements. At the time of writ- ing Sam expected another big battle, the plan of which would, of course. de- pend on his reports of position, nature the enemy, upon all of which points he is. we suppose, thoroughly well inform- ed. Sam’s long letter is not only inter- esting, but intensely amusing, from the extravagant lengths to which he goes in “ blowing his own born.” .â€"_â€"_â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"-I consent. Bdéis. Sam Hughesâ€"who. notwithstanding his multifarious duties at the seat of war, finds time to write voluminous let- of ground, water supply and strength of ters full of egotismâ€"says that the Boers are “ the most infernal cowards” he ever heard of; but. that is not the opim ion of many whose statements are fully as reliable as the gallant coloncl's. Scores of British officers and privates in the Tran3vaal have credited the Boers with the most determined courage, and a London (Eng..) paper contains an exâ€" tract from a letter written by Private George Faltey. of General Butler’s force. in which he says : “ I could not but admire the courage of the enemy in Standing our terrible cannonading. It was superb. The first day our artillery fired about 4.000 rounds and they neverflinched. What- ever their faults ure, their bravery stones for it. It was the talk amongst our officers, especially the artillery, who are loud in their praise.” So much for the Boers’ “ cOWardicc.” And this is what the some Private George Fahey says about tiring upon flags of trnce, which it appears is some- times donc by the British as well as by the Boers. and in all cases, most prob- ably. by mistake : “ The Boers sent a flag of truce, with a request to bury the dead on a certain hill. The bearer also stated that we could send a. party to bury ours. or they woulddo so. Our colonel met the sari-â€" sary, and said he was very gourter us and nice. The request was ‘ granted, but an unfortunate incident occurred. Our naval gun on a distanthill, un- aware of the truce, opened fire on the burial party, amongst whom were two of our chaplains. It was of course stop- ped at once and an explanation sent '30 the enemy.” Personals. Mr. Delbert Barr was home for a few hours on Wednesday from Bass LakP. Mr. M. Whaley left the Falls on Tuesday with a gang of men he had hired to work in the Parry Sound mills. Mr. William Fountain left on Wed~ nesday for Victoria Harbor, accompan-s ied by his daughter, Mrs. Huffman. whose husband went there some time ago. Messrs. William D'uggan, John Mc- Intosh, Thomas Donaldson. John Tag‘ garb and Daniel Taggart left on Thurs-v day for Irondale, to drive logs for the Rathbun Company. Mrs. Mary Smith, of Lindsay, and Mrs. Joseph Pogue. Sr., of Peterhcr; ough, were at the Falls on Wednesday attending the funeral of their grand- child, the infant son of Mr. Thomas Smith. the railway bridge here at the Falls was unlocked last week. and the lakes were clear of ice on Monday, the 23rd, three days earlier than last year. Navigation is, therefore, open. and the whistle of steamers in the Fenelon river may be heard by the end of the week. DISAPPEARING.--The saw-mill on the property purchased by the Lindsay Syndicate, from the echutors of the Smith estate is fast disappearing, a gang of men having been at work for several days past pullingit down. As it was built in 1897 the materials, with the exception of the shingles, are practically as good as new. and are being offered for sale in lots to suit purchasers. continue the survey for the Dominion ployed during the past two or three years. Falls. He does not expect to be home again until near the end of November. and elsewhere.â€"-43tf OVERHAUL TIIEM.â€"As we have had a long time, we must be drawing nearer to one every day, unless we are never to have another, and it would be wise and see what sort of condition they are in. The engine and hose may be in good working order, but then, again, they may not; and, if not, the conse- quences may possibly be very serious. Unless we are mistaken, they have not been examined for some little time. and they should be seen to without unneces- sary delay. It is a good deal oftroublc to take them out and test them. but it should be done if there is the slightest doubt as to their thorough effectiveness. Brrrns.â€"â€"We were asked, some few days ago, whether we knew what this year’s council intended to do about bi- cycles, and we could give no informa- tion on the subject. In Lindsay wheels- men can ride during the day upon anv sidewalks, except those on the chief business streets, provided they dismount when they meet or overtake pedestrians. and the same privilege is asked for here at the Falls, where they are forbid- den to ride on any of the sidewalks at any time. This they consider a great NAVIGATION OPEN.â€"â€"The swing in GONE SURVEYING.â€"Mr. James Dick- son, P. L. 8., left last Monday for the Swan River district. in Manitoba, to Government on which he has been our He will require nearly or quite adozen men, but took none from the A Sunderlnnd lady writes Dr. Neelnnds that he had made her a successful fit after having eight sets of teeth made in Toronto no fire of' any account in the village lor to overhaul our fire-fighting appliances 0.. -. .. ..-' :;...n. «Axum a. m . t: .r.-z..¢wtaau i r r ,l .r l