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iégm is only fit to he a. slave, and that his liberation was a. mistake. OVER IN VENEZUELA ‘ I made several trips to the coast of Venezuela and was. in our town a couple of days attest the rebels had attacked it. The streets were block- aded and flattened bullets lay about. There is a. very strong feeling unions the people in favor of the revolu- tioaists. 'Ihe Venezuelan: are a. permeable people and are honest. ;_ but the government is and has been corrupt. The revenues go into the pockets of the authorities. Castro; the president, has ӣ00,000 in the States. His predecessor sent a big fortune to Europe. If Hates. the rebel leader. came to power, he nug'm be better and might not. U. S. Minister Bowen told me that the people in general were honest and peaceable, and' that it when in that city one keptclearoftheaoldiers and police, he would come to no harm Men travel far into» the country with a. lot of money and are not molested by the peopIe. THE ASPHALT LAKE ‘ You have heard 0! Trinidafl is- phalt, wellI haveaeen mwni from which his“ Randi CHEAP LABOR IB DEAR The work in the sugar fields is done by coolies from India,; and the inâ€" door work by native black labor. The coolies get 25 cents a day, and are dear at that price. A bounty of £5 a head has to he paid on each one when he is brought into the is- lands, and one expense and another put his total cost at. about 50 cents per day. ries get $1 or $1.25 a day. They do not like to work outdoors. This colored labor and expensiveâ€"because it won’t la- bor. Take bricklayers for example : Every brick those colored fellows lay has to be watched by the over- seer, and they will not lay more than 400 bricks each in a day. A white man will lay 1000 or 1500 and do it right by himself ; a negI'O‘ or coolie at $1.25 is more expensive than a white man at $3..50 The 119ng are very lazy, and never lose a. chance to take advantage of the The negroes in the tacto-_ is all unsatisiactory, fairs in the laundriw. That throws the molasses out of it and leaves a very dark sugar. By adding water. much or little, and whirling it again the sugar is washed to any shade required." When showed a sample of the su- gar recently sent out by the new Berlin beet sugar factory. Mr. Gre- gory said it was of very choice crys- tal. He believes that there is plen- to of room ,or both the bet and cane sugar industries; but that the sugar" trust controls the product 0! both, and that the price is as low as .' the cost of making will allow. ISLANDS NEED OUR GOODS “Canada” said Mr. Gregory "ouâ€" ght to have a capital market {or her products in the West Indies, horses, flour, biscuits, canned goods, etc., are largely imported from the States If Canada would give the West In- dia sugar a preference, there would ‘soon be an exchange of products be- tween here and the islands that whitw. They can live on wild plan-l ‘ , . tains and salt fish, and work very 'Sflefif good thing for Canadian little. The plantain is something like a banana, but bigger and coat- ser - it cannot be eaten till woked. 7 A good many people there do not show their colored blood very much. but have it all the same. I stopped in one town for some months, where WHERE GOOD RUM IS MADE down thereâ€"more I believe per head . chanstsndagood inthatclimate,andpeop- leseemtoneedit. Thereiswhere Itismsdelrom ’real rum is made. . ’thé refuse of the sugar. But it is 'distilled liquor and so is perfectly extract, and a white man nmryingzclean. The natives drink a great one of them might find himself we'deal of it; but I never saw 3. mm father of pretty dusky children. forgdrunk; There are a good my club the color is always liable to show.. litany of these people, however, well-to-do, and very genteel. islands will either be given up colored people, or the whites will go in in large numbers, and a race war will likely result. It is clear the there were only two families without; negro blood. Plenty of the people were not dark, but were yet of negro blacks are whites. There are people go in and sit down â€"‘ __‘ “an“v m m My business brought me into con- tact with the planalrs, to whom I sold steam apparatus for their facâ€" tories. Most of these planters are white men; for it takes a. lot of money to put up a. sugar factory, and the blacks have very little mon- ey. A factory big enough to. pay: well, will cost a. million dollars. Of course some colored men manufa- ture, but always in a small way. The climate of the islands is very fine. The temperature is mainly be- tween 60 and 90 degrees, and the weather is more pleasant than that of our summer. The people are nearly all colored. The islands were given to the blacks by the govern- ment, and they now occupy it almost wholly. The chief industry is mak- ing sugar. and boiler firm in the islands, and has come pretty generally into contact with the different conditions in that part of the world. Speak- ing briefly on these conditions Mr. Gregory said to the Watchman-Warâ€" Ameranabsenceof2yearsinthe British West India Islands, Mr. H. Glyde Gregory returned to town on short visit to his home. Mr. Greg- ory represents a. New York furnace Coolie and Colored Labor is Dear [at 50 cents and oneDollar a Dayâ€"Venezuelan “Affairs SUGAR CANE AND DARKIES Mr. filyde Gregory Returns After Living Some Years in the West Indies TRINIDAD ASPHALT LAKE PAGE SIX We would draw your attention to the lug assertment of the CELEBRATE!) WATER- BURY CLOCKS mat we hueplzced in sto:k in the last few days. They are the fine} goods made and at prices within the reach of all. 041' stozk of Alarms are larger than and, you need an larm clock at this season. Come and see us. aRemember we do alarge Repair and En- graving baslness. S. J Petty J: :fler ”PM “'"‘ â€"â€"'7 V V where leseemtoneedit- Th ithoutfirearl rum is made. It i people.the refuse of the sugar. negro ,distilled liquor and 80 mg lam. The natives d If the'deal of it; but I never 1, forfirunk; There are 8 800‘ show. .houses and in themrespe r, are he buy most of their liq'u Thebelonmto the club too ; Midland are visiting Hrs. Bald}. 1W lung w “â€"v- , 'the' refuse of the sugar. But. it is 'distilled liquor and so is perfectly :clean. The natives drink a. great deal of it; butl never sawaman :dmnk; There are a good many club 'houees and in them reapectgdile peop- le buy most of their liquor. Negroes {belontho the club too ; for there is ‘ ,-,_ n:_a.:...6nn {hm V The friends in town. Mr. J. Twomey spent several days in Toeonto last week. stitution. Ham i thel’utWeeklflheCat- and Town are unknown. The run is near. u costs from25to 500mmlorhalfa pint, and in some of the large pla'm more than that. But it. in goal] Isn‘t- MIA-l. Hr. Gregory took only a. short holiday in town. but looks as if life in the south, though putting a_ little tanonhiflinnowawhurthisoonâ€" liquor blacks are just as good as we whites. There are rum shops where people go in and sit down and drink; but. they are generally very tough pluces._ Bars, as we have them here, #4â€" 2- 4..- n deal of it; butl never sawaman drunk.- There are a good many club houses and in themrespectdale peop- le buy most of their liquor. Negroes belongito the club too; for there is no claiss distinction there. '1110 blacks are just as good as the whites. There are rum shops where people go in and sit down and drink) required." When showed a sample of the su- gar recently sent out by the new Berlin beet sugar factory. Mr. Gre- gory said it was of very choice crys- tal. He believes that there is plen- to of room ,or both the beet and cane sugar industries; but that the sugar" trust controls the product of both, and that the price is as low as the cost of making will allow. ISLANDS NEED OUR GOODS “Canada” said Mr. Gregory "ou- ght to have a capital market. for her producm in the Wat Indies, horses, flour, biscuits, canned goods, etc., are largely imported from the Sta-tea If Canada would give the West In. dia. sugar a preference, there would soon be an exchange of products beâ€" team here and the islands that into granunlated sugar. 'flxe mo- lasses from that batch is allowed to stand for a. week when it sugars too. Then it is put into.- a. rweptacle that is made spin around at high speed like one of those clothes dryingâ€"afâ€" fairs in the laundriw. That throws the molams out of it and leaves a very dark sugar. By adding water, much or little, and whirling it again the sugar is Washed to any shade spots. They call them the "devil's wood-yards" â€"for bits of wood are sometimes thrown out by the vol- canoes and lie about. They think they are haunted by “yamies"â€"the negro ghosts. MAKING THE SUGAR As I have said the sugar factory must cost a million dollars to pay well. After the cane has had the juice squeezed out o! it, it is used for fuel and will steam up the boilers of the entire plant. The run of sugar taken out of the juice is made n- __ Pierre disaster comm-ed 1 was m New York, but soon went south, and 1! heard the detonations o! the St. Vincent volcano. Showers of ashes fell in some of the islands, but not in Trinidad“ A queer feature of that island is its mud volcanoes) These are merely little boiling spots that throw up a. small mound all the way up to {our feet in height. Dark-colored 'water and sediment boils to the surface! It is not very hot, nor has it any mlphur taste or smell. These little volcanoes occur in groups. The na- tives are very much afraid of these mots. They call them the "devil’s pitchy material that 18 quite brittle but melts under heat. Even the heat of the sun softens it. This lake is the chief known deposit; but it is found in small quantifies at other plum. In roadâ€"cuttings you sometimes see it oozing out, under the heat of the sun. I saw a. big black clifl of it by the see; it had toppled over into the water a. little. and likely the heat of the sun would cause it to gradually flow down. into PeuLeonwALts m waxm. and two children of of Zion is visiting to do very httle It fill manly. :0le figure, M tn plungadtox-ahridnomtll’l’na- isian life. and hold 0. lb towards any and fl But Pas-b account. 3 ’ met-a], 7m. hi I! in." " “ ”Islâ€"‘5 ECO-fig“ 3 EB“. >£8n¢o§§§ gaggemvwioflzu g strike. 7 “to m- um upland at old. \ Deepnmmdnmfichfidlu'm BA: 13er ncllumeéhgdg‘oan. u ny - Formeoctddeathhnkh. Vacuum“. fiance‘s-hug, Hucpnamdumnm Aton’hturfivlthdlatcleq “walnut-mum mmzu. mm mm henna-Inn's whet! udmhomumun not“ doom. ”33”»me mum-“musty!“ m Wudflde. launde- netâ€"walnut,” wmmmuywm StunghtIeoemwlalumbhglee li'loodlngthe adamant! told. nemotthe dykewbenthcwmn the author of the 10110 pow-ml verses. He sent I: copy them to the Queen of Holland. and received e. few (1ng ago this acknowledgmt: “Castle the L00, 8 December. 1902. The private secretary to Bar In;- Jesty the Queen of the Netherlands is commanded to transmit. to the Rev. B. T. Miller Her niaty'l thanks {or his poem entitlea ‘A Dutchman'e Bevefle.’ (Signed) Avander Steal. Private Secretary to With, “and 33m. 'fié‘mum game of hockey between Lindsay and Fenelon F3118 took pl“ hereon Tuesdayevenlngotlnstweek. Thegnmewuoneotthebest ever played on the Falls rink, and mulb- ed in a victory for Fendon with a. more at 10-4. The playing wasvery swift but not. rough and some very fine combination work m done. Our teamhasnotyetbeendofeated this season and we do not expect that. they will be. and we are very proud ‘of the whole seven at them. And W an ad uh, I stand on the lea-waif. but. belt. Wm: my latter by my ddc. Hr. Hawkins, Kr. and Ira. Joy and the Kisses Joy. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and son and Miss Hopkins of Kinmount spent Sunday at. Mr. H.â€" Puley's. , ' " Candlemas Day. February 2nd, was an exceedingly stormy day, but the sun came out sufficiently to snow the bearboseehisshadowsowesupposq we will have the extra six weeks of gaZn. The timerd on Saturday was well attended considering the condi- tion of the road. most highly esteemed resident last; week by the death 013113. _D.- Dug- A Cnuulhn’n Peta-fill You. Ache.» lodxod by foul;- Wt). Eb; Vwest side. A'bome. gwq _mm (“fixâ€"ring Saiurday levelling the snow hordettoallowaleighstogetto the stores on the west. side of the The questiOn of the hour is whether llr. F. Sundial-d will or will not lo- cate the furniture factory which he contemplates building in Penelon Falls. A meeting was held in F. A. McDiarmid's law. oflice on Monday eveningtodisamstheprosandcons oi the subject. Fenelon Falls in sustaining a. loss this week in the removal of Ir. 000. Jordan and family to Lindsay. Dur- ing their short stay here, Mr. and Mrs. Jordan and her two children have become great favorites and Mr. Jordan is a. Falls boy well known and esteemed by all. Our public reading room has been Mr. Wm. Jordan. the owner oi the closed for about a week to enable building to make some improvements to the inside of the building. It is expected to be reopened by the end of the week under the manage- ment of lira. H. E. Calder. The storm of last Friday restated in the greeted. tell of snow in this vicinity for years. The bank on Colbomeâ€"st was eight feet high on _ ._ I 1-; ‘7 ‘I' -_‘I “and. ' mmaunuuuweep. Rev. B. 'l‘. mixer 0! mm. In A OUTCHMAN'S REVENE KITCHEN ER IN PM kt mt the Annual-3 Cour monwedth pays £105,000 g you to: mucofnsmallmuflaiqu-dron round norms-d. Fiji, ad run an. 9“me MMWWM“ cm WAKELY 6: FORD 3E E proof cloth, finished with valid. was and around the large collar. are .. snap at $4.90. M $3.75 Misses Box Back Coats of grey or Black Frieze cloth lined throughout. size 12 to 16 years. regular. $6.00 and $6.50. Tog many in stock ttprelent. That'stheonlyreamiorthin ro- marknliy low price. 'I'hay'n All. this man's style: of ”(weight $3 Cmrel's Indus 3| 50 83 Children's Realm $1.50, 25 only children’s navy and red reefer jackets (it. girl: from 4 to 10 years. nicely made. good styles for spring wear. While they last $1.50 each. At 75c Home Blankets 01 wool Kasey cloth, duped. edgu tape bound. breast strap. Regular $1.00. At 3| l9 Bed oomlorters, fancy sateen tops. batting filling. quilted. 60 n 72 in- ches worth 81.75. Better kinds and Weizmmdsamuked tocleu'. Here's an elegant (finality. heavy, soft. an! durable. lull 86 inches wide (note the width) all. the best light patterns. you save so on every year! you buy. regular 12“. At 8 l-Zc Printed Wrapperettes. {or dressing Scams. wrappers, waists and etc. A good mortment 0! new patterns. Regulu- 10c and 12k. A sharp Clean up in Jackets at close to hatf price. “W” “n a“ v W cites at Three ud.‘ mlf “R"Bia you dang The like of it' outside Eh}; store? Thats what buying dos in large syndicate qualities _. for each and then selling for cash every time. At SI.” A large union blanket. last colored borders. guaranteed to wear well. regular 82.75 a pair. Here’s {good choice of panama here. 30 to 82 inches wide. regular 9 and 1°C vdues. But that is not the only good thing here. We've finished StOCk-taking and know exactly where we stand. And so liberal has b0?“ your patronage during our first five months business in Lindsayfthat we’ve actually surprised ourselves in the total sales. So we feel that We (an ago-am cu! thepricc on every Winter article in the house toésell at once rather than to hold it over unto another season and so the prices are cut deeper. ‘ . .W ’WW 1%“, Another lot a little heavier and widerthnntheaboveline,newpat- terns, regular 7 and 84: kinds. M “-21: Better qualities stm st this price. flue Theusand Five Handled and fiflyâ€"Seven Yards Hanna A‘ nice soft finished Watts. 18 inch: wide. last colon. assorted light. stripes, also pmn white pinks. blues and (reams, worth double what ice-stoic. Watch for on Announce-cut of White fids’ Snle in next week’s issue. There will be some W] In Prices. Thousands of Yards of Flannelettes all unler- Another Half-price Lot Wlkdy 5 FM Blanket Comforters leduced. 37 Rain Coats for $4” At 9 1-2: M312: Strictly - Cash Dealers, Lindsay. [Three and ‘a Half Cents. 63.50 und 88 (or $2.25, “.50 As- tmchan wedge (or $3.50, 'Neutta wedge 87 [or $5.50, ‘6 for $4.75 84 (or 83. Grey 14ml) wedge 88,50 {or $2.50, 34 lor ‘3. Women’s Flt Cuts Reduced a Third ACGSL'M convulsion: minedua-torssa. Assocrey Imbtor“2.50. Assomooollor 337.50. Asmmsm ”2.50- 826.00 Ala-kl. Sable and Electric Seal Combination 821’ and $18.50 {or only $15. Black Oppoomun and Astradnn with Electric Sen! com- bination- 313.50 {or $11. 815 im- itation link and Electric Sal (or ‘312. 87.50 Coney (or $5.90, $6.50 and 86 Asa-ulna {or $4.76. Gauntlets Eel Cheap 611 Black Pasha Lamb Gauntlets 88.90 Grey Lamb. so kinds :5. 84.50 for $3.75. Black Attach” $5.50 for 84.50 and 84 for $3.25. 83.25 El-w octric Sec! 82.50. Amtnunfiser otBMbotAhska Sable. ElectricSealhownandblack Oppossum. black Isl-tin and imitar tion mink. 817.50 kinds for $18.75; $15 (or 811.90: 813.50 [or $11: 811 for $9. and $9 for $7.50, $6.50 and 87 kind: {or “.75, 81.75 kink for 81. 38. $2.75. 826.00 Grey Lamb Caps-inc. 815 ; $18 {or 810.90, 812 (or $9.50; 810‘ tor $8.50. $6.50 Grey Lamb Collars $5.75. $5.50 for “.50 and “.50 “herb-yaw. for $3.75. ‘1’! In ling-lab. ‘03-'81. onâ€" IE via-8 8. 3:533:- 888.951.933.38. .893qu silt-IIoIBSE-a it's-3'03583h $13 Ahab Sable Hum (or 811. and $11 for 89 ; 89:50 American Sable 87.50, 810 Bind Persian lamb $8 and $8 {or $6.50, 87.50 Black Asmnhan $5.75. and 34 st Your Last Clam tn Buy Furs at such. low prices If its lufis ya want cone “Mfoflofim / nun: . 3-in-9: new: Stfi‘factory Store v‘vhentheymnndeupyoufind it lard to W them from W muslin“. Cloth isthc [but and most dun‘IIe kind 1 MIA in mun. lotyou get your d‘oioe 0’ scores of new and novelty Patw'm- mammtollight and m, 32 inches wide. a. splen- m wearing doth. full of “Y“ and \W. It really requires good has-mt. to no. these “‘0'“ the About 25 choice new patterns, light. and dark shades. 24 inches wide .moag heuvy cloth that. will Wear ‘and wash well. angular value 7 and Mint 12y: kinds. M l2 l4: Women will be delighted with the fiightnes'od m 0! than 12K qnlitiq. m bumpy of them‘isfbfit -cw. dainty panel-no that. an: enm- give to thb atom. A choice wide enough to please the most. critical uycug- l woman who knows by experâ€" '13qu Sears print.- Manchgwmnppeumevcry (hathhhthemonthmbuy . Mueamut‘lbth A Great Sale of New Prints Over 15,”! yds at close ‘worth uf» to 30:. II the lel’s Department ‘ 10 dot. Ken's black worsted also a low doz. navy grey wool 310': value at 23c. All-30!! Wom's '00! Under vest: and wen. ribbed. shaped. splentlld Jug-ring qualities. worth up to so; h extra. heuy stocking of a... ' yarns. double knee, sizes 8 10 inch. days sold at 50c. At 41: mvyWoutedStockings, also . olflbbednndplainwool [in tolOinch.worthupt035c. Hosiery, Underwear Prices Women'- puue: or leather, nicklo m. can! and silver pockets. udmhh-M. MdMYh-uo. AtlIc MS: All” At l9: ettes a 3.. mm a mm mm “In?“ a“: mm u (fiend “cu-3.1:: Kcnliq Vac and Roy- fll the same ta]: 3cm how- in A “wentbout are fine. and more In: 4mm. . ' pity. say. Q. £32m. does ‘fi'ltdnback" stag'e mud little at: nun. down, into ms “- old portable b .11 Eatenâ€"amp}: M has taken p1: CI. oi the Bath and ”I sad the Carl} All czar the West.- h” 09an I first, the Cadol Child! invaded as “at. Its floorfi h” looked upon “ corner building, ‘1' paint, and ha‘ ado: to be. by com contort. on! mos-w M D" been there sin fl. firSt American up at. tho hotel. The Old For nearly 160 m ha been log nations of Londond mari- which anti _ t penetrate. '11 thy vvonder! want from Arling“ m I’m-k, promis ting to now Hotel, E‘U'iI’P‘ a an for how ‘ [9' years ago made” Square moo ‘5 the "0 debuted hotelsâ€"â€" 01:“, the Hanoi.“ Golden Cross. etc- b" new ad impr .1 a. luxe” has ‘9. 1nd within a. it seems Probl u will be "hotel you: at magnitude an lite of St- J joining prowrty- a. site of the I .114 Bath HothSr- M the WeSt El Piccadilly st " cnd millio A In“: (1 undo: blishm thaw I! I. pass