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t l l l u - "3w ._‘.;‘_1‘.!:_JԤ>._c,',;r~.; ',,,:....w;_._.,_., .m; A 1‘, I, “N‘V‘fl in“ 1 M- 32-69632. 51.7wa want-Wmmmmgrmg '7. ...:~ , ONTARIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 1904; --'u‘u:. ~ In .| , . ~.- 1‘ -., V ... .-_-.V. - ._V.«-.,..,,,_.. .. _ v _ ._ TypicalCapitalist City. I “mess of pottage,” For a political. null, or a haul in some fittancial venture. I Profit closed up theears‘oi‘ t‘llc-stlldi‘fvi',‘ . said the people, to the dangers that he‘ knew threatened his fellow men in the oquois and otht-r theatre building's. ' Bot public opinion doespotaltvays intervene and expose sueh i-aseality.. There are sections in. the city in which, men, Women and.childreu ‘ are constant- ly meeting both swift and slow‘ death through the criminal uealcct‘of the till-- theritics. i'The sweat slio‘ps, the various l'actoriosfth'e glass works, packing hous- es. smelters and other establishments. where the workers of the world must- congregate to furnish society with the necessaries of life, are allowed to pass without serious criticism, without the censure of‘ press and platform that would secure to these workers the sai'e- 'ty of life andlimb that is justly theirs. ‘ The reason of this is that- these people have-neaplatl'orm, no press. They are the profit-makers for 'thc presa and the: ' platiorm. Aside from their profit value, the press and the platform have no int- erest in them, and assume no responsi- A (By Josephine Conger.) Chicago. ,“ Bitter, bitter Chicago.” From the first glimpse of its ragged IF edges to the depths of its heart’s core does the discerning eye see written on its smokedimme’d sky, on its palaces and horels,bo its nai‘row'. filthy streets} on its broader boulevards, the word PROFlT. ; Chicago exists, for, profit": Chicago’s multitudes, its workers. are kept for profit. Chicago’s buildings are erected for profitâ€"the rows of flats. with their little rat holes, in which the- , respectable people live; the long lines oftenements, in which the city’s “ scum " exists and breeds and vanishes awayâ€" thesc are run strictly for profit. The theatres. the saloons and the “. gilded dens of vice,” are for profit. The STARTS THE NEW YEAR 1 ' " .WITH SAVINGS ; _ accooivr. ,.. "53 i'f’ ' ’1‘: macaw:~r;‘;rr‘.?a‘-._z.tq "‘4'. # snieltrrs'are worked“ for profit. the i'a'c" thrics are operated for profit; The mag- nificent dry-goods stores are profit- makerspand the food supply houseslare run for'the same cnd.:. The elevated street car lines. shutting out the light _ . . . of [he sun~ intensifying (lye darkness hl'llhleS for thetr S'dke. They GXlSh ll) cauced by [he raped: Slunké belcherg of the midst 0f their vermin, breed their the city. these, too, are for profit. The young there, feed them upon the cheap surface lines, with their lrequent block- ildUth-l‘illc'l Foofilhill: (1003 “(it nourish. ~ades and their intiduquatcly heated car's, WalCh idle dle (by “‘9 50mm: and, U) are cmnpnting for the same thing. cover the horrors of a slow death them- Pmfil! profit! prom! selves. drown their senses in alcohol, Father of mercy l is there nothing in Mid FOISOHed tobaccos. the great throbbing city but this one aim. this one heart~rending, soul quench ing, nerve-destroying quest ? Is noth- ing produced for the PEOPLE? Ts nothing done For the PEOPLE ? is there no thought that is innocent of this aim ? No deed that has not as its instigator this hectic desire ? Is there no low- that is clean lot-e? No sympathy that is cit-an srtnpathy ? Is every natural emotion quenched, or depraved. by this base alloy ?‘ Little boys on the streets sold daily papers for a penny, while the thermom- eter was 28 degrees below zero. Many had no gloves on their hands. Their clothes were often too loose 0r too scarce For warmth. They stamped their Frozen loci. on the icy pavement and called out in“. .5 tf-{W .51... 3“}:2'2‘ Bank of British, , ,aH . ~ '1.” l. "4' if ‘~ It” i A complete Stock of Rubbers. 0“ fiNfiQMMWONQ NW“. “WOOWNMQWWHMMQN§Q§« O orator â€" rater As far apart as we can getthemâ€" quality as high, price as low. li tam "a; «133",» A _ North America. {LY fl Fenelon Falls. - Rdfitfiittlé‘i re. a. BGBiNSGH. ’ Manager. About liali'past five one afternoon, l stood on the edge of Lake Michigan, in Washington Park. The ground was white with snow, the spray from the waves of the lake was Frozen and had piled. up in mountainius ridges along the shore. A heavy fog had settled down over the water, and the electric lights showed dim through it. Here and there at our backs. stood white stone buildings. lingering" testimonials of the once splendid “White City,” a thing that had been built up with an eye to harmony and beauty, and which had been a proof of what the ingenuity of” man could accomplish, had he some other end in view than that of profit. “Do you see that landing over Professional Cards. - LEG AL. / ' F. A. MODIAKMID. ARRISTER, SOLICITOR,Etc., FENE- B ion Falls. Office, Colborne street, opposite Post-office. Whloney to loan on real estate at lowest current rates. M CLAUGH LIN & PEEIJ. ARRISTERS. SOLICITORS, 810. Money to loan on real estate at lowest current Office, Kent street, opposite Market, Knowing where to get good grocg cries and getting them there; know- ing. how much they ought to cost and paying that much, makes Arnold’s as good a place as there is in the country at which to buy groceries. We invite you to call. Fresh goods â€"â€"p1°ompt delivery. rates. Lindsay. . R‘J' MCLAUGHMN' ‘ J' A’ PEEL their papers. Thev had no time to go 'hel‘e?" asked my companion, after a, / inside the stores and get warm. They moment 0i imprGSSive silence; I an- had to live. They had also to produce swered that I did. and ‘my friend said : " “ One night. during some strenuous G. H. HOPKINS. ARRISTER, 8:0; SOLICITOR FOR the Ontario Bank. Money to loan at owest rates on terms to suit the borrower. Offices: No. 6, William Street South, Lind- ay, Ont. STEWART & O’CONNOR, ARRISTERS, NOTARIES, 8w. MONEY B to loan at lowest current. rates. 'l‘crms Office on corner of Kent profit for their masters. Every penny coutited. Without pennies it was’im possible to procure more papers With-‘ tint more papers it was impossible to procure bread and an old coat for the back. The old coat and the bread came out of the master. perhaps but the pro (its came out‘ol' the boy. Otherwise he could not have existed as a newsboy. Down in the “ Tenderloin District" there were rows of doors, behind which were brilliant lights and warmth and music. There were also girls. curled. anti painted and adorned for the slaugh- ter of the soul. They were white slaves to a dchauehing system, and they were enslaved for profit. When the time came that they could produce nothing for their masters, they would be given times among the laboring people here, Istood upon that. place and seriously debated with myself the advisability ol' burying my physical body in the waters of Lake Michigan. and thus avoid lor- ever the horrors of a. life in a capitalist city." , The waves came against the shore with a steady. ominous beat. I looked at the speaker. and remembered the coldness, the cruelty. the utter indiffer- ence to human life, to human joys. that existed in the city where profit was conâ€" corned. I knew what it was to have young- blood, a warm heart, a need For truth and sympathy. and the opportu- nity for natural, human development- The words of my friend were not empty their “ libertv." That is. they Would ‘VOl'd-‘l- l understood. We turned our be cast. out, nobody knows where or how. faces to the light“ 'Of “‘0 Olly, and the In the factories where inodstufi's are eXPI'CSSIOH 0! Franklin Wentworth, made. adulteratimis oi' alum, chalk, made at the tllue 0i (Jrovcrcor Altgeld‘s sand. glucose, various poisonous acids funeral. “ Blltel‘. bitter Chicago,” came and coloring matter are used, no"J for over me With [lie intensity Cf [Pull]. the benefit oi‘ the Egonsumers; the con-_ 'HOW long Will it last? “0W 1001: sumers would be glad to have pure Fond. “’1” the. "10mm. Fem-“G to see? HOW But the py'nfi[-makel~Sâ€"Mycv flnurish long wtll the fathers refuse to act? through the power of adulteration. These are the questions that every care. Poisnn food is sold for the sake of profit est, comprehending, Socialist is asking- “ How long. oli,*'p'eople, how long ‘? ” to suit borrowers. I and York streets, Lindsay. T. Srswam. L. V. O’Conson, B. A? MOORE a JACKSON, ARRISTERS, SOLIUITORS, &e. 0f- fice, William street,[.indsay. _ F. D. Moons. A. Jacxsos Lent is here, and if you would like a fish diet we have on hand and to arrive : 7.....â€"â€" FRESH TROUT, FRESH WHITEFISH, FRESH SEA HERRINGS, SALT HERRINGS, SMOKED HERRINGS, SMOKED FINNEN HADDIE S. » MEDICAL. ' DR. n. u. GRAHAM. n, M R. c s. Eng.,M. cm. .3: s., 0NT., r. r. M. s.â€" HYSICIAN, SURGEON tit ACCOUCH- P our. Ofiice. Francis Street, Feuelon on. A. W‘lLSON, : ~ ; , i _ â€"â€"M.B-.M-C-P-H-ionmmrâ€" ,' .1 ' . ‘ iN. . CtaN, soaenon a accouou- V , â€"M. 9., c. HYSI ‘ ‘ eur. Office. Colborne Street, henclon . I Falls. in Chicago. ‘ / Buildings are owued in Chicago by ,0, if”? / . a I . . o - ' ' “my- ' “law ubidlng ’ citizens ;. by Citizens who . Absurd are the " back-bone of the nation ”; ‘ ' If rich men are a benefit, theiivit Fol- lOWH that the richer they are the more benefit. This would lead to the conclu- sion that if one man had‘all the wealth there is in the world it] would be best. This is so absurd that, any Fool can see it. IF you ‘Say that rich men who do good with their money are a benufit. what should be done with rich men who will not do good with it, and who shall define just what is good in the premises ? " It is bettcrthat all the people should be ' rich, which they would be under Social- ism. But the word rich would not menu that they could cease useful work, and live off the sweat of other peopldâ€"‘E’m. citizens who erect splendid churches in which they worship the meek and lowly Nazarene, and these buildings are let to renters for the purpose of running sa- loons, houses of ill repute. gambling hells. low theatres, and lor the practice of every vice that is conceived in the brain of “civilized ” man. Young men are decoyed into these places. hetraved and ruined. The Future social life is monaeed; but. so long as there is profit in it. what boots the ruin of youths? Briefly interpreted. the philosophy ol’ the modern citizen Would seem to run like this: “ To-day We will eat. drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.” ,' . DENTAL. // Dr. 5. J. Sii‘lflfi, DENTIST, ii't‘oarvlon Falls. of Toronto University and ntnl Surgeons F DENTISTRY he latest improved o ’s Your Tailor :9 Graduate Royal College of De ALL Bit 1:; U performed according to t If you ask any particularly well-dressed 0.3523217)?” 091' man in Fenelon Falls or surrounding district, ' “Who makes your clothes?” invariably he Will tell you m p»,â€" ~_. lll‘. hillhiiiiliis, trainer, LINDSAY, ,. .. .g. n ,ai. .. t min b ' gas (vital- I p , ‘ . .BELT}gjfjjfwffirKath} hint fin- 2.7 yrm‘s- c cumâ€"I The disaster at the Iroquoise theatre C iii: ‘d‘t‘ ‘~“ r “4"” D“ “omm’ 0‘ : I q I I l“ a i 3 tells a story of' its own. Even the most -â€" my. New York. iltt- Lungs" wt"! “f {135 f0" ex‘mcdt: . r ' hardened, the most shameless, of' capi- Socialism seems to be a 1in question. int! “‘“l‘ ll“ “ " "' “ll” lil‘ifigll‘ilfiilii‘e: ‘ 5 b d ' " talist papers ltavc op_enly.admttted that Wonder why !' ' I "t‘~-!l" ‘ 9:3“) .“ i - ~ _ I , ‘ ' I l.‘ . . ‘ . hilt it v \ i ‘l‘|'-:l in from ihe 'sus- . O er) the Email for: gyld’ {pothdL-q‘llCOlFSIHITi‘lgil It 603's Dearly twmc as niquito “Ye US 4 "i “ l " ' “ H . r tomo ewr L ‘. - - l . . . p, i. ..-\tt:;;.t:.‘k.â€": tigwtl. A good at” 0f .1 - -‘ . _ . .. _ . ., ' \lrls'ai Li]? . 0 P at ‘L dld ten years ago. I m r . . . “What: he .18: dOlng . fOl the and VVlntel‘. Public opinion became agitated, and the Even schoul chum“ we Beninnin" ’ l A h N i V ' ' ' h ' ° - = ' ’ ' 1' 2-," mm other promâ€" ‘ > _ ‘, ‘_, :3 a . ‘ s. 1; . Neelauds . . . » .â€" m . . I . t , > . eitys lllfiy01.i0guth l l . . y i! In, I: r r ‘ _ Abundbi‘liirv‘t‘huid‘i \uliiiccvsg'nl tit after Tight, VVlth. firstâ€"613,83 inem citizens. were arm‘de pm. mm”, to :lw up the SocitltstaJtation. ; thuhllxoi‘liacih made in Toronto - _ . ‘. p . - I _, _ . “n1 ‘lcgliience, fm. semi”: they“ boner I lroperty can pay $101,). a votg‘pex. . aavmh 5 » ~ lShle and \VOrl‘rfllfld‘iShlp. Blaikes 110 Other. judgniontto the property holders for a y a“ to control the m,- um,uug power. . { and also \t‘ ill‘ rtl.