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According to Mr. Lennox, Mr. Ciarry,.a lawyer, who was a Liberal candidate at the last Pro- ‘vincial elections, was appointed agent '~oi’ the Department of Justice to in. ‘vcst-igate the claims of those who had =sufiered damage by the flooding, while .Mr. Dickson, a surveyor, was appointed to act as valuator of the damaged lands. :The gravamen of the charge made by AMr. Lennox, on his responsibility as a iniembcr of Parliament, is that Mr. ’Clarry, while acting as agent of the De~ ’partment of Justice, also acted for a. a number of the claimants, and can- Wasscd others to employ his services in 'connection with their claims, and that in cases in which he served in the ~double capacity of arbiter and solicitor compensation was paid to which the -claimants were not entitled, while parties who did not secure his services .got nothing. The allegation against Mr. Dickson, the valuator, as made by Mr. Lennox. is that in valuing the dam- :aged lauds he acted in connivance with Mr. Clurry. ‘ In support of these charges- - Mr. :Lennox produced a letter said to have 'been written by Mr. Clarry to a farmer, urging him to influence his brother, who ms a claimant, to hang out for twelve ’or fifteen acres, and also a document :alleged to have been sent out by Mr. Clarry soliciting business. Mr. Lennox :further stated that Mr. Henry Hum- ‘phries, a Liberal farmer, had complained "of being held up by Mr. Ciarry for 15 per cent. commissison, with a threat if ‘ilie did not pay he would get no compen- sation. Hon. Mr. Graham declared that it was $110 first time he had heard of the charges against Messrs. Clarry and Dickson. Complaints made by disappointed claimâ€" .ants were not to be accepted without Reservation, and there was nothing with- .in the knowledge of the department to justify any suspicion of wrongdoing on the part of either the agent of the Dep- artment of Justice or the surveyor. ’There had been some disagreement be- ttween Messrs. Dickson and i-Iumphries :over the valuation of the farmer’s pro- perty, and a second valuation had been ’anade by another surveyor, whose valua- .tion of the damage done turned out to be Illigher than that made by Mr. Dickson, which went to Show that the latter had not, as alleged, acted with the view of giving undue compensation. He recog- nized, however, that the charges made were of a serious character. and he would at once institute an investigation. The department had no fear of any investiga- -tion. Mr. Clarry was interviewed at Peter- borough, and declared there was no denudation for the charges. Mr. Clarry said : â€"-â€"“I am not now and never have at any time been engaged by the Government as its solicitor, or in .any other capacity, to either adjust or. :assess damage claims against the Government in connection with the drowned lauds, nor did I at any time, either directly or indirectly, induce or attempt to induce Mr. Dickson to make any award either for or against any claimant in connection with those drowned lands. So far as I know Mr. DickSOn made his valuations and assess- consuitation with me. directly or_ in- directly. The Government has. how- ever, in some cases retained me to search the titles of certain claimants to lands in respect of which damages for flooding had previously been awarded, and the olier.ol"- settlement of the claim- :int had previously been accepted by the Government before I was ever instruct- ed by the GoVernment to search the titles of'such claimants. ‘ “Long before I had ever searched any titles to drowned lands {or the Govern- ment. M r. Henry Humphries retained me :ishis solicitor‘to put in his claim against the Government for damages. I did put in his claim, and shortly aterwards he came to my oili'ce and said that he did not want hisclaim pressed farther, as he was going to let the nuitter drop, and we agreed to cancel my engagement wrth out any charge for my services beingl made against him. “Some time latan was asked by the Government to search the title of Mr. Henry Humphries to his lands, which he represented to consist of 200 acres in the township of Asphodel and in respect of which he had been awarded by the late Mr. \V. it. Aylesworth, l’. l}. 8., of Belleriilo, $300. I searched Mr. I-Ium- phries' title to the lands in question and reported to the department that .\l r. Humphries ownedonly 133:1cres,instcad= 01" 200 as represented by him, and that the remaining 37 acres had been sold by him before he signed the oll‘er of settle- ment. I further reported that Mr. iIum- phrics claim-ed that the 37 acres sold were not damaged by flooding. and that he would make a statutory declaration to that cllcct. A few weeks later I was instructed by the department that as a resultof a reinspcction by Mr. James Dickson, l’. L. S., who succeeded the late .Mr. Aylesworth as a vuluator, part of “[637 acres in question was damaged, and that the amuuntol’ the award was re- duced to 3240. M r. l-Inmphries refused to accept this amount. which I reported to the department. This is the cause of Mr. Hum ice complaint, and the foun- dation «Pile. Lennox's charges, of which I court “effluent investigation. .__ “l .mnpm' 't-to the Graham charge I aghast-to that Mr. Graham’sbrother. who in. odlontof'nluo,.nsked me if i_ n» .- mm a. â€". -.. . Ilhdwl.". . _;- - x ed the damages of the claimants on his own responsibility, and without any p .--.\-a -v»-.~-.~,...,_. . . .,._ -- would pros 'nt his brother's claim to the Government for drowned lands. ‘I told him I would, and gave him a retainer to l have signed, and advised him the course 3 to pursue. He did not accept my service. l nor did he pay me anything. nor have I . been asked by the Government to act on i its behalf in connection with the Graham v case! . Mr. Dickson states that Mr. Clarry's remarks, as printed above, cover the ground, and that there is nothing in the charges made by M r. Lennox. The Ontario Legislature has not yet seen fit to face the inevitable and prohi- bit the sale or export of game. The pro~ fessional and cold-storage interests are still too strong, and there are many who do not think that such a serious necessity has yet arisen. The changes of the pre- sent session limit each deer hunter to one instead of two, and shorten the sea- son for duck by one-month, fixing it from September 15 to December 15. The open season for grouse or partridge was for- merly three months, but is fixed at from October 15 to November 15. The open season for swan and geese commences at the same time as that for duck, but in- stead of running to April 30 it has been been shortened to April 15. Fifteen days have been cut from the open season for quail, wild turkey, and squirrels, and it will run from November 15 to December 15. The open season for hares and rab- bits will commence on October 1, as for- merly, but will close on December 15, instead of December 31. Mink are now included in the protected list, the open season being fixed at from Decem~ her 1 to May 1, the same as that for muskrats. The absolute protection of beaver and otter, and of capercailzie, a big game bird introduced in northern Ontario, has been extended to 1915. A license has been established for non- residents huntingand trapping fur-bear- ing animals, the lee being fixed at $10 for the season. There are also pro- visions against any abuse of the right to destroy cottontail rabbits when injur- ious. , All animals so destroyed must be turned over to the nearest olficer for disâ€" tribution among charitable institutions. These changes are in the direction of shortening open seasons, and will geneâ€" rally be approved. The benefit of clos- ing duckâ€"shooting during the latter half 01' December may be questioned. Shoot- ing is then conilned to the open water of the lower lakes, and the duck are spared for the American shooters rather than for the northern breeding grounds. A change of importance to sportsmen has been made in regard to decoys in the open water. The law prohibits the set-. ting out of decoys or the placing of hides or blinds more than two hundred yards from a shore or natural bed of rushes. The owners of the game preserves have been in the habit of placing their warn- ing notices so far out from shore that they secured not only the land and the rushes, but the water as well. The or- dinary shooter was kept from the open I 0 If. Preservation of Game, water by the law, and the preserve owner claimed the two-hundredâ€"yard strip supposed to be open to the public. The point has often been discussed, and there is a strong sentiment in favor of the rights of the public as opposed to those of private preserve owners. The amendment restores a right that never should have been taken away, by pro- viding two hundred yards of free shoot- ing beyond a shore or rush bed, and also beyond the water bounding private pro- pery. Though the preserves extend out into open water, the public still have rights in a two-hundred-yard strip. This is a wise recognition of public rights. for if the impression. gets abroad that game is protected for the preserve owners we will soon have little or no rotection. A clause requring the re,- moval of decoys during prohibited hours will make it more strenuous for many sportsmen. It is no doubt intended to allow time for setting decoys in the morning before the opening hour for shooting, but the act makes no such pro- vision. The changes made are a recog- nition of the need of greater restrictions. and it is well that the need has been recoginized in time. â€"Globo. - The Meat Boycott. A Prose Poem by Walt Mason. 0 butcher. spare that steer-l 'l‘ouoh not a. single horn ! We’vesworn, for half a year, to live on beans and corn; to live on oatmeal cake, and prunes, and succotash ; no more for us the steak, no more the corn-beef hash l 0 butcher, if you've tears, prepare to shed them now i We leok upon your steers, we contem- plate your cow ; for stews and roasts we I yearn, the grub of yesterday, and then in anguish turn. and eats halo of hay. This life seems gray and drear, as some December dawn; the cabbage wagon’s. here, and we must all climb on. O butch-l er, spare that muleâ€"thy weapon be ac- v curst 1 We're making it a rule to eat no wicnerwurst; no food our lips shall pass, that's gained by shedding blood ; by day we live on grass. by night we chew the cud. We dicta ry wrecks oat grass upon our knees, while taller rubl» rnecks bite branches from the trees. So, butcher, spare that crow that fell int 0 your snare; spring chicken does not g I upon cur bill ofâ€"l’are. We long for good lean meat. but longing will not wash ; for us the gaudy boot, for us the pallid squash. .-o .- .manmm -â€"â€" EVA CU’l‘IlilER’l‘, EN'rm'e,'ij-.n.s:--:an. Picton Gazclto. E The honors of the evening, however justly belong to Miss L'uthlazrt. Her clever dancing. humorous songs, and pleasing manner won tln- admiration of all. She is alone in her cit-,4 33 an entertainer. Her voice together with her elegantly appropriate clot-mo can not (all to please. “Wm. FIGHTING POTATO CANKER.. Con-do 80nd. Wlming Dreaded Euro- pean Scourge Has Ground 801. The serious potato blight known as “black scab," “warty disease” and “poâ€" late canker." which has ravaged the potato fields of Europe for. thirteen years. has appeared on the American continent. In Newfoundland Farmers in the United States are warned to look out for it and to make every ef- fort to stamp it out at the first sign of its appearance. The extraordinary rapidity with which-the potato canker has spread over nearly the whole of Europe and the virulence of the dis ease combine to make the Canadian department of agriculture fearful lest the Infected seed. imported from across the sea to Newfoundland, should find its way southward and give the canker a foothold on lower Canadian and American soil. ' This disease. wherever it is permit- ted to establish «itself, makes the suc- cessful cultivation of potatoes extreme- ly difficult. There is said to be no hope of saving a crop that is once at- tucked. Moreover, when a crop is de- stroyed by this blight the ground a.» MAN 3mm mains infected, so that for at least six ‘years it is impossible to grow a crop of potatoes. Where the disease is prevalent prac- tically no healthy tubers will develop. The tubers, when lifted, show signs of various degrees of injury. Some ap- pear on casual examination to be sound. But the “eyes” of the tubers should be carefully examined. Those are the places where the disease is first noticeable. The eyes of aflected tubers show an abnormal development of the dormant shoot. A careful un- trained observer can easily recognize the presence of the disease in this stage. At the same time it is in this condition that the disease is most like- ly to escape detection and to be spread by means of infected tubers used for need. In the earlier stages of the dis- ease the eyes will be found to be nllghlly protruding in the'form of a single or compound group of small nodules varying from the m of a pln's head to that of u pea. When a grower finds his crop at- tacked he may hesitate to destroy po- tatoes which appear sound or but lit- tle affected. although total destruction would be the best means of preventing the spread of the disease, yet those tubers may be collected. boiled and be fed to pigs. Under no circum- stances should unboiled or decayed potatoes be given as food. not only because the feeding value is sure to be reduced. but mainly because the Spores are still capable of gemii‘nariug after passing; through the body of an animal.- In removing the potatoes from the-field the greatest precaution RAUL! DwIBABED TUBEJLS. ' and disinfect oue’s boots and the farm carts and implements used. The process of disinfecting may be curried out on boards laid on the field. so that no reinfection takesplaco an, award. The grower should then pro- ceed todlsuhoblntboafioldaudcollect to refuse from movies. nodal-duo» be destroyed by fire, but the tubers, being too wet to burn, may be dealt with as follows: The hole that has been dug must be big enough to hold all the tubers collected. It should then be covered With a layer six inches deep of uuslaked lime. then a portion of the tubers may be thrown in and covered by another layer of unslnked lime. and so on till the hole is filled. The last lay“ should be formed. of course, by the lime. In this manner the tubers are put out of harm's way. Under no circumstances should need potatoes from a diseased-crop be used, Dairy Profits. Profits in dalrylng do not depend so much upon the number of cows kept. .but upon the kind. This fact is being realized more and more as the dairy , industry increases. One way to 1m 3 crease the acreage of a farm is to in- l I l l l i should be taken to clean thoroughly ‘ ii crease the fertility of the soil of the farm. Similarly one way to increase a. dairy herd ls~to increase the cows’ producing power. An Aged Hen. At Hazelhurst. Mass. there was bur-_ led with appropriate ceremonies by Mrs. Miles Cannon and her children their favorite hen, Polly. seventeen years old; She was believed to be the oldest hen in the world. According to Polly's owner, she laid more than 8,000 eggs and raised thirty-live broods of chickens. Dairy Products of France. France possesses 50,000,000 head of cattle. worth $800.000.000. and the in- dusfries of raising“ them and their products. such as milk. cheese and butter. maintain about half the popn lulion of France. __ . ‘ A Mechanical Answer. The well to do patron of the place had been attentive to the cashier for some time. and now. business being slack for a few moments. be deemed the time propitious to speak. “If you will be mine.” he urged as he leaned over the desk. "every comfort that you may desire will be yours. True, 1 am no longer young. but I have money, and i can provide for you as few young men could, and surely the material side of the marriage question is worthy of some consideration." She said nothing. but gently touched the cash register. and the words "No Sale” sprang into view. With a sigh he lefLâ€"Chlcago Post. Self laudatlon abounds among the ‘unpollshed. but nothing can stamp a man more sharply as lll bredâ€"Bu:- ton ~ MILLBROOK_PEOPLE STUNG. The gold watch fakirs struck town on Thursday night last and stung some of ourpcople in good shape, and the funny part of it is that it is usually the close listed ones who are bitten. It would not be right to give the names as the bitten ones have had it rubbed in so well al- ready, but the young will learn from this first experience perhaps and the old feds, well let them take all they got. The operators were up to their game and the ones who has assurance enough to try a hand at it must count on the usual result with fakirs.â€"â€"~Millbrook Reporter How Is The Time To Get Your Boats Ready for the season’s use. I have my factory in first class run- ning order and will be pleased Rubi. Chambers Dealer in and manufacturer al kind a of Marble and Granite Monuments Being a direct importer I am able to , quote me closest prices. I have lately installed a pneumatic pol! ishing machine, and a pneumai Lettering and Tracing. We an able to do boiler and deeper work than he icicle. Call and gel designs and prior . WORKS --ln the rear of the arket on Cambridge street, opposite the Packing House. B. CHAMBERS, GEO. A. 1035“ Office over Farmers’ Bank, Kent St., Lindsay. â€"_ Conveyancing. Money Loaned on Farm or Town Property. '1 Insurance. V Estates Managed. Farms for their: in Fenelon, Verulam. Ops and It’lariposa. LOW ROUND TRIP RATES GOING DATES d Apr. 5. 19 has 14, 28 - Aug. 9. 23 Kay 3, 17. 31 July 12. 2‘3 Sept. 6, 20 1113011611 ercmL TRAINS ronoaro TO WiNNirne me wesr leave Toronto 2.00 9.111. on above days Through First and Second Class Couches. Colonist and Tourist Sleepers. Apply to nearest C.P.P.. Agent or write R. L. Thompson. D.P.A.. Toronto. ASK FOR HOMESEEKBRS' PAHPHLET '1. F. H. KIDD suocnssoa TO H. J. SOOTHERAN. CQNVEYANOING. FIRE INSURANCE AT LOW RATES. - ESTATES MANAGED, AGENT MIDLAND LOAN Co. FARMS FOR SALE THROUGHOUT 'rna COUNTY. OFFICE 9I>KENT ST., LINDSAY. ' to handle any orders for new Ask for hulls or for the repairing of your present launch. GASOLINE, BATTERIES. CYLINDER OIL kept in stock. Thanking my many customers for past favors, he T Perrin Boat Works FENELGW FALLS. J. T. PERRIN ~ PROP. :33 Q AFTER EASTER is a good time to enter the ELLIOTT TORONTO. ONT. __ This college is noted far and near for superior work and enjoys a great attendance. We assist our students to secure choicepositions. Take one step towards success to-day by writing for our free catalogue. Col- lege open entire year. Enter any time. I. J. ELLIOTT. Principal. CORNER YONGR AND ALEXANDRR HTS. 4 TOOTH AND TOILET PREPARA TIONS ~ â€"- r‘ fifteen in the family; all good 5., Robsons’ Drugstore. FENELON. FALL-3., plant for -