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..r,‘ ,p..5....{.,.. ee-qmv’: r, -â€" if. Landlords and Tenants, Attention! Where do you expect to go For Your Spring Wall Paper; Have you thought of going to R. S. PORTER’S, . The leading place in Lindsay For cheap 8: beautiful Wall Paper Decidedly good values are these Don’t forget it. "cm THURSDAY. APRIL 17, 1890. A LessOn from the Bench. THE address of Mr. Justice Rose to to thejury in the Cooper vs. Hughes libel suit, and which we publish in our columns this week, is worthy of careful perusal by our readers. It is not our intention to add anything to either in- fluence or assist the public in comino to a just conclusion as to the part which the ‘VATCIIMAN has played in the field of journalism in this county. Words of praise from ourselves in our own behalf would not blind the public to our defects, had we any such which we wished to conceal. The public have the words of Justice Rose now before them, Each individual newspaper of the county and its style of journalism has long been known to them. Let then apply the test, and apply it care- fully and impartially, and we are satisfied for them to decide where we SCtIl‘i :itnl whore. our fellows do. But the public have a duty to perform Will-:11 they alone can perform. It is for than " to examine their own selves and prove their own selves ” and to ’5’ them. THE WATCHMAN, LINDSAY, THURSDAY, APRIL :7, I890 politics has been loudly and widely expressed. It remains to be seen whether the independent or liberal elements in both of the great political parties will have sufficient strength of determination and confidence in each [other to break away from the “ machines,” and unite in electing re presentatives on broader and more liberal lines. Were the electorate of the province of Ontario to-day satisfied lll‘lt Mr. Meredith and his more immediate followers have freed them- selves from Dominion control, there can be no doubt as to what their reply w0uld he at the approaching elections. The platform of Mr. Meredith voices the convictions of the people of Ontario. Any want of confidence is not in the platform, nor in the leader, but in the bona‘fides of the innumerable army of party hacks who will persist in arrogat- ing to themselves the control of the organization. It is an impossibility for any one man, or for a dozen men for that matter, to- keep in check the designing fussy heelers over a whole province. It is for the people of each separate riding to take the matter firmly in hand themselves, and regulate the organization, and not allow a hand- ful to manipulate it for them. The curse of both Dominion and provincial politics has been the selection of men tied hand and foot by the orthodox party conventions, men who know that an independent vote means political death. Better far to elect men having regard only to character and business capacity, letting the future take care of itself. What wonder is it that under the present system government has developed into a “machine.” The politics of our country are precisely what the people make them, or rather back up others in making them for The policy as enunciated by Mr. Meredith is the matter at issue. The means that are being employed in many constituencies to secure the triumph of that policy “ would Sink a navy.” The remedy is in the hands of the liberal and independent electorate and it is for them to apply it. AN important hitch it would appear has occurred in the final development of the Lindsay Waterworks Company. laying aside for the moment all political bias of any kind whatsoever, and they will be struckwith the fairness of our criticism. But history is simply re- peating itself in the case of the Mowat government. Long continuance. in office has in all ages been equally dangerous to party platforms and party principles. AS in the case of the emi- grant’s inexpressibles, frequent patch- ings from necessity leaves in the end nothing of the original material. The public, however, are not in the humor for trifling, and will readily. distinguish between argument and buncombe. Press Comments. The Bystander :â€"â€"It is rumoured that the Manitoba Separate School Bill will be vetoed by the Lieutenant-Governor at the instance of the Dominion Government. There can be no foundation for the re- port. Sir John Macdonald is estopped by his own action and declaration from making any such use of the Lieutenant- Governor,.and from holding any inter- course with him for a party purpose. The only ground which Sir John could asSIgn for the dismissal of Lieutenant-Governor Letellier was that it was necessary ab solutely to debar Lieutenant-Governors from assuming a party character for the future. Toronto Saturday Night :â€"But amongst those things whereby we most entangle the life and defeat the efforts of ambitious virtue, is insistence upon complete and unswerving loyalty to all the cries, pre- tensions and dogmas of that section of the of the community in which and to which a man has been born or educated. Is there to be nothing in the code of partisan ethics which shall permit a man to have opinions? Are there to be no circum- stances justifying a revolt? Is a man who has once been allied with a certain political sect to be forever the vassal of i him who may happen to direct the policy of that party? The Empire .‘â€"It is unfortunate that Mr. Mowat in nearly every speech of this session has expressed himself in opposition to the well defined public sentiment of Ontario. He has, on nearly every oc- casion, preached the halting doctrine of fossilism and retrogression. There has not been a trace of reform, progressive- ness, bold grappling with difficulties, in any of his pronouncements. This was especially manifest in his reply to Mr. Meredith regarding French schools. True he labored diligently to prove that the Government’s policy was to teach English in these schools as rapidly and as effectu- . ally as possible, but. though the assertion n of this intention was there, the proof was absent, and all through his utterances there was that strain of let-well-alone, don’t-try-to-niove-us-toovquickly, bear-the ' ills-you-have sort of argun’ient which has been tht refuge of fossiisni from the dawn ‘ of time to the decayingr hours of the muni- ; singtoii town hall, under the auspices of The election of president, secretary, "filled Mllllsu‘y 0f 0mm“- ' and the other officers of a well-regulated institution of this kind {is necessary to successfully make the l I undertaking workable. There are other very important features to be supplied, and from present indications ”M“ “l“ 1113 ““l’cl'ml “'1“ ””91 l’lU‘lS‘lW l" i this association are lln'ilwl to interestlions in is not all that [ Bismark { The Bystander :4th dirge is loudl and pathetic enough for the fall of; It is an ominous Comment on personal gchrnincnt that a youth fresh: lll power and intoxicated with it, as un- , t-iations steady as he is ambitious, lurchingr from (flruivinisin to mock Socialism, should be; cashier the creator and prescrver of 6.: PERCENT. ~~â€"~ N UNLIMITED 81' Private and Company fPPLY 0F _ at above rates, on good Fargnds to loan 9 security. A poc'ket typewriter is shortly to be ofiered to the British public. Typewrit- ing instruments now in the market are of considerable size and weightâ€"at least a person could scarcely think of carry- ing one about with him regularly. The 1 and TOWD one under notice is not only inexpensive, Lindsay, “”11 receive pupils there for but it is so small that it may be carried . l"Mill R in the waistcoat pocket. The retail price 0 GA"! VIOLIN, ETc’ will be 'under ten shillin s; it measures 01‘ Will visit Qupils at their homes. 3;; inches by 3 inches. and weighs about ofWould inv1te the DUth to see STOCK f0ur ounces. Though so small it is nota mere toy. The inventor claims for it that it will turn out better work and be found more useful than larger and more expensive machines. \Yith reference to its construCLion, all that can be seen when superficially ex- amined is a disk about the size of the face of a gentleman‘s watch, in which the type is fixed, and one or two small rollers. It will print a line from an inch to a yard long, and paper of any size. or thickness can be used. Any one can use it, though, as in the case of other instru- ments. practice is required to enable the operator to write quickly. Another ad- vantage is that by means of duplicate types the writer can be used for differ- ent languages. Patents have been ob- tained for most of the countries in Eu- rope as well as for the United States, Canada and Australiaâ€"Montreal Star. Having removed to the North‘End of Pvne’s Row . Debentures, Mortgages and Notes new - ated to best advantage. J Soil BARRoxscu-r, ‘ both MUSIC and C AU’HLD’ reasonable prices. INSTRUMENTS at PIAN OS TUNED. Solicitors. Lindsay . 39 Boy Preachers Outdone. Maj. Perry, the illiterate and ignorant Edgefield county, S. C., negro, who, while in what appears to be a trance sleep, preaches learned and eloquent ser- mons, is still attracting a great deal of attention, and several enterprising citi- zens of Edgefield county now have the human phenomenon in charge and are exhibiting him to large audiences. The modus operandi is as follows: Perry goes to bed and lies outstretched in full view of the audience, and by the time the spectators have assembled is fast asleep. After a few moments of ap- parently sound slumber his muscles be- gin to twitch, his limbs to contract, and his body becomes contorted in unseemly shapes. This spasm soon passes off, and then he begins to preach. He takes his text from the Bible, naming book, chap- ter and verse, all the time lying flat on his back, with his eyes shut, and for half an hour or more preaches, using strictly grammatical and even eloquent lan- gouge. At the conclusion of his sermon he sings a hymn to an old air, but the words of it entirely new and of his own composition. Then comes a prayer, and he dismisses th’: Congregation.-â€"St. Louis C lobe-Dem cci‘ut. Jewellery manufactured, if required, on shortest notice. Public Spirit in London. Since London began to govern itself the signs of local public spirit have inul- tiplicd. In Konsiugton :1. second series of public meetings has just been ar- ranged for the purpose of discussing subjects of public importance to ratepay- ers. The meetings are to be held in Ken- the Kcnsington Ratcpayers’ association, itself a Sign of the times. Lord Chelnis- ford is the president. Mr. \V. Bousfield has undertaken to start a subject for dis- (-11.» :ion by 1‘. lecture on “Thu \York of the London School Board." Such asso- Having visited the Fashion Centres of Toronto and such incl-tings art‘- likely to ' Buffalo) and New Ycrk: and made eXtenSlVG pur- ? ‘t' 'Hli i'w i’m ll (‘ U'il .s' ‘sti-i (if i‘; ' I- - \ ., ' i-..iz;.~ ;,‘,,.“‘_’M,;m dais. Ihlrmiidiiiiif 5 chases, I have a very ChOlCe Stock of Latest Fash- these have not yet been developed, and hence a sort of deadlock. We dc not know that this surprises many under all the surrounding circum- stancs, but should the hitch delay the undertaking of the works this year, there will be a good deal ofdisappoint- ment in consequence. Perhaps if the of re-organize see how much of the respmsibility lies upon themselves for the objectionable had flizirishcd in the features which crept into and journalism of this county, and which were so scathingly condemned by )Ir. , Could sue-h journalism as that c0n~ demoed by his Lordship have flourishrd Company were to sort it for a day had public indignation met it - at the outset? we think not. How have the pulpits of Victoria County discharged their duty in this regard during the past few years? One news- ! paper reaches farther than the voices ' of a dozen pulpits. Justice Rose. matters would go on smoothly. The come the sport of trifling circumstances, and the sooner our leading citizens got to work and fix matters up, the better. It is to be hoped the scheme which The . . 1., . ‘ r . ._ words lately promised so much, Wlll not end » p i :1 that came .rom the impartial lips of - in sheie disa ointment. the Judge are proof that a great evil _L__ has been at work in the community; . ‘ ' THE general public must be struck but it requires conSIderable courage, if ; i‘v , we may so speak, to lead the van in with the tone of the Ontario reform . journals in dealing with the discussion the attack upon evil under certain cir- cumstances. In all conscience, those of the points at issue between the . government of Mr. Mowat and its op- whose duty it was to have Spoken out, but who remained silent, were spared- ponents. _ _ are their chief stock in trade. inconvenience and ordinary kind. annoyance 0f no method of dealing with publcquestions , ; calculable good must How many of the ’. - latter have made a mild retnonstrance ‘ even ? Not many we fear. AS it is, however, in- is especially made use of in connection _ . result to the with the Separate school matter. The _- ti} Pultllc at large from the events 0f the charge of attempting to stir up religious ,' h PaSt week in Wthh the Press Of this and race feeling is levelled at Mr. ,.~:-§,town were concerned; and for the Meredith and his supporters just as ’ if future all parties and individuals will in the days gone bye the cry was raised , see their duty a little more clearly, against the late Hon. George Brown .l . and Del‘haPS find the Performance Of it when that great reformer wagcontend- somewhat easier and somewhat safer. ing for the very principles now so ably The Coming Campaign. THE preparations that are being made all over the province for the coming elections for the Ontario As- reform party press are simply re-echoing the speeches of Messrs. Mowat, Ross, Had these speeches been circulated in orator of a third of a century ago. i t his great qualities, while the union in hnn ; Capt. B. S. Roirden, Manila. of Militarisni with Liberalism was as rare 5 as it Was indispensable to the work that was to be done. whom Destiny waited, as she often. when on general and special principles too, all else is ready, has to wait for the man. If" Moltk'e were in danger from the intrigues waterworks scheme is too important a of the Empress; now he is cast from one to the town to be allowed to bc- power by the Vanity of her son. doubt of the determination of the people of Ontario to preserve the English char- acter of their provmce. embodied in Mr. Craig’s bill now before the Legislature has been forced to the front under circumstances and with sur- roundings which have created an intensity of feeling that will surely expression at; the ballot box when the next appeal is made to the people. folly and danger of the declaration made by certain Quebec writers and speakers of works would be offered. When, at the an intention to overrun Ontario is now apparent. been in the habit of truckling to minorities “ . ” theyare alike to blame for the present Cries and not arguments condition of - touch the real question, which lies much This 7 . . deeper, and more than one electron Will have to be fought before it shall be finally settled. Barrett su mitted last summer has failed to relieve him, it is doubtful if he will ever again appear upon the stage. the city‘ of Kingston preached vigorous sermons denouncmg church amusements as derogatory to the dignity of the Christ- ian religion. Two numerous] . were presented on Monday night to Mr. C. advocated by Mr. Meredith. But the H- vacancy in the re of Ottawa in the Millet’s “ Angelus ” ontreal, it anada to avoid the payment of $30,000, which would be levied shortly , . United States C t , pamphlet form Without the names of the ing been in us oms authors attached, nine .reformers out of months" . It is announced that the Michigan Gen- and Fraser on the floor of the house. if limited vestibule train between N ew York and Chi which willbe that t t t ' in the worl , as es rain I.~t the public read the speeches of my ‘ . _ themselves in the work of finding candi- (xerman unity, the man whose mighty . . 'dntcs for tho local ch~ctions of vestry- genius has wronght what few men have , 3 men and poor law guardiansâ€"London ever wrought for a nation. We almost] Vews lpok in vain among the giants of history 2 ~â€" for one who has .icliicvcd such things and l A Lt-tior‘s Wandering-‘4- borne such a weight of responsibility. , A mm with a history passed through Bisniark’s faults were but the shadows of i Bath the other day. It was directed to NEW MILLINERY, TRIMMIN GS, ETC. Philippine Islands, and, as the handwriting showed. was, written by Capt. Rairden's Sister, Mrs. Abbie Peterson, who, with her hus- band, was lost at sea six years ago. Across the end of the letter was written a direction to return the letter to Bath in case Capt. Rairden's vessel had sailed. The letter had thus been wandering over the world for six years, and, though Somewhat faded, the envelope had not been Opened and is in an excellent con- dition. Capt. Rairden is now in busi- ness in Anjer, Java, and the letter has been sent on its way to that place.â€" Lewiston Journal. Shapes, Trimmings, Ribbons, Laces, Veilings, Feat-h- ers, Flowers, etc. These goods are now Opened out, and ladies are cordially invited to call and in- spect the stock before purchasing elsewhere. MISS O’BRIEN. He was the man for me other day his Work and that of Von T/io .Montrcal iStar.-- There can be no The principle BUILDERS’ INTERESTS LOOKED AFTER. â€" DRY KILN NOW BLAST AND DRY DOORS, SASH, moummcs, tic, Guaranteed with Prices right. A Forged Picture in Paris. About two months ago it was an- nounced that at a. certain sale of pictures in Paris one of Rosa Bonheur’s best find strong The sale, this piece was set up for vendue, somebody arose in the crowd and cried out: “That picture is not by Rosa Bon- heur!” The auctioneer resented the in- terruption. “No,” cried the stranger, “I shall not see the imposition practiced upon the public; the painting is a forg- ery. I am Rosa Bonheur, and I surely know my own work.”â€"â€"Exchange. As both political parties haVe affairs. But that does not IN FULL “ As the o eration to which Mr. Lawrence .. Gift to ‘Vabash College. Mr. Simon Yandes’ additional gift of $50,000 to Wabash college makes the ag- gregate amount of his gifts to that insti- tution $100,000. Excepting the De Pauw bequest to the university of that name, this is the largest gift for educational purposes made by any citizen of In- diana. It shows the'state is progressing on that line as on others, and its gener- ous proportions will place Mr. Yandes’ name high up in the list of Indiana’s pub- lic benefactorsâ€"Indianapolis Journal. On Sunday a number of clergymen of Parties intending to build should call and inspect our work before buying elsewhere, and we will convince them that they Wlll save money by doing so. Ingle Ryley. signed requisitions Mackintosh, asking him to contest the resentation of the city onservative interest. is at present in having been taken ' The great Bear River canal, in Utah, for the construction of which $2,000,000 has been provided, is expected to be one of the most extensive irrigation works in this country. It will irrigate 200,000 acres in Salt Lake valley and 6,000,000 on Bear river, increasing the value of the land to $50 an acre. Bear lake is in eastern Idaho.- The reservoir for the canal covers 150 square miles. I by the the painting hav- that country close on six railway intends to put on a new d and will reduce the running tween the two cities to twenty-