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‘ annsar, ohm;- __;H;dnsnan MARCH 2411:, 1904 mum to cm A common,- LIBERALS JOIN TORY moms The PM Denounced the: M; sites of its Party and Demand- ed “Hill! with Conservatives. The difficulties of a. party M’WSPG' per are great enough at any time. â€"â€" In" N" W“ "l'lif‘l'i Has Cot Won to Own a Lighting Plant While Another Exists Them ' “I “I IS uhis VM Municipal ownership has scored a In ‘ recent speech Premier Balfour point. in Perth. In that town there ed to Lord Rosebury as a cal- are two light companies. One does umniator on iaccount of his remarks chiefly an: lighting and has the am“ about the two propositions laid contract ; the'other does a general before the cabinet by the premier domestic lighting business. The town: prior to the resignation of Lord pr°p°s°d t° buy Wt ”‘0 former at George Hamilton and others. about $10,000 and operate it. The MIDWEVMHGIY nunnuounonmm + mmmumru “Unfortunately, of late yours there have come into existence men who are making a. business or profession of politics ; who are In politics for alivelihood and whatever in! addition thereto it will yield. They are, as a rule, men without stake in the coun- try, utterly unscrupulous and i 1s NEAR AT HAND i What about your new Suit for that great day. Come in time and we’ll help Y9“ in your [1. 2: given away ‘ M‘s-ad extremely “1:3“ liberty Silk. 11.!“ Lcred chili» on. and ca. ..':tiful bou 1‘ \. smilax and k? Lss Bella. D . " the cm " , ,. - org-Judie it .attd rib'ilon. brother of the ‘.._: :' r i ape cormuo 4't;'*.\l.\ “'t'l‘c llS lxs-I‘Uom where .1 a," dinner was in the bride were < ‘\’.I\‘. which Show '. ‘)»‘\l."\lll, \lilft‘id; w \Vm. l‘efl'm‘l:.1w: - \' fixtuphl‘v‘y. )ll‘. 3‘ ‘ I \lsss McKinley, "' Lilltl Mrs. A. Fez. ‘ \l i'l'llâ€"BllUWN. ' ’ “it" Wedding “‘35.- ‘v‘; «in-silo}; March 91 .. (if )ll‘. R. harm,” lx’oaCh. " Smith. 5011 of HT- E’i»-asa1’1t Point. \lm- i'I. lrown. (Wit :.:; l'v-nuzz. ‘ . 1:... u. xv. t'lark. performed fl” fill-(15:, Of 01191!" 1111‘: l S - “rugr in a "ushmurn'. . clvne Smlth. 5 ‘.:.’;(i )liSS ”13.1.3 O The ». A tum: those present " . Brown. in black \.. ; Mrs. Hall in P1. in blaCk 53”" 1n crew 31. (‘12. Toronto. 5. Ii. . ' i<s Vyda -_ , white oVCl' P'Ink’ck- ort Perry. in blade'éi' The '0". : I‘reth de 3‘ ,w r , .. ooo'o....oooooooo‘oo’owobooooooogg. choice. Its worth your while to examine our display. Modistes say greens, blues and browns are to be the leaders, but there are also flakes, spots, and mixtures to be worn. As well as these, mo- hairs, iustrcs and Sicilians occupy a prominent place. See our Ivory and White Lustre at 25c, 50c 75c and 1.00 per yd. Black Lustres at 25c, 50c, 75c and 1.00. Black Sicilian, 54 in., at 60c, 75c and 1.00. prices. Waistings are elaborate in style and quality and never were there such beautiful textures shown. In cottons the goods are simply marvellous, as to design and finish and furnish most stylish dress goods. Our muslins are always .a joy to those who are fortunate enough to secure them, and we "always endeavor to have no duplicates. We ask you not to over char Skirts. In Neckwear we show some exquisite styles in Silk, Can- . vas, Lawn and Satin Goods. Latest up-to-date Belts, Buckles, Beauty Pins, Coinbs, and Notions always in stock. Our Glove line is complete and varied, also linen and underwear. Always glad to keep you posted in the latest ideas at ’ouonuummms; Cash and One Price ' ‘ - l ....OOO%3000.00.00.00..0....00...0.0..0.0000 sent a. comml \ Who-r sm.u.aqy , is a wish and its the best- Dvn’t f0] get thi: :â€" K‘Indo will b; ighten the hun- dred household articles thatneed poczess. in less time and with less work than any Ethrr polish known. Watch the housewife’s bright and cheery smile after usmg handrâ€"* n the silver. Use Kan- dO‘the best. podsh. Only 15: a Box. E. Gregory llNllSAY Furniture: l Handsome Parlor Suites New Bed room Setts, The Very latest Dmingo room Furniture, Fancy Rockers flouis Chairs, Lounges, Hat Racks China Closets, Music Cabinets, Writ ing Desks, etc. No better value in the Dominion Anderson, N [gut u. Kent-St. Lindsay. BALSAM GROVE (Crowded out last week.) Our snow is, gradually sinking away‘ and the winter gradually disappearâ€" ing, and it is time for every one Elegant Black Grenadines, Voilcs, etc. at all look our Golfjackets and Ready- ' o....aooo0..0000.000 0.00.0.0... IS wishing for the “Good Old Summer Time.” Miss Louisa Spence of Glenarm is the guest of Miss Frances Webster. Those who given gram- tended church Sun day evening. visit. . Messrs. B. and W. H. Cullis’ gistered bull at a. high figure. Mr. G. McFadyen is home looking it hale and hearty. + attended the concert by Miss Skitch on Friday evening report a. good time and pro- Mr. Windrim is at present spending! a few days under the parental -roof. A sleighload of young people alt- the Glenarm Presbyterian Mr. T. Parkin and Rev. A. .J' 'l'crril called this Week on a. flying Sale was well attended» by the people. of this neighborhood, and we believe Mr. B. Everson purchased a fin? re- but when an election is drawing neal? and the party has been unable to get a candidate to carry the party banner, the newspaper’s position is especially harrowinfg. That is the Pityâ€"Compelling position of our co- . tem the Post at this time. Of course under such circumstances courage and cheerfulness are the pro- per thing ;, but it is a. good deal easâ€" ier to recommend these virtues than to exercise-them, and we are not inâ€" clined to criticize our Cotem because on a recent issue it expatiated bili- ouely upon the political situation of today. In that article it bewails the difficulties of getting a proper convention, and declares that men who are in politics for what they can get. out of it are the pest of the party, and make it almost impossible to get w fair conventiontogtethcr. Of course by that sort of talk the Post is revealing party secrets, but two balks at a convention and then talk of having none, at all is sufficient to make a paper mad: enough to say things better not said. The Post's article started out. very well. Its first paragraph reads'like the smart boy’s essay on our system of government. Here it is: “The parliamentary system of the Dominion is what is called representative, that is to may, it being manifestly impossible for all the people to come together and assient to the measures which are to bind them, they select by a} majority vote some person. in each of . the electoral districts, .and to him is dcletsttpd the pew- er of representing them in parliaâ€" ment, that is, binding them by this vote as if theyâ€"the [maple were themselves present and act.- ing." ' ~ I. ‘ That is just as we underst-ootf'the matter. But it is no harm to ‘oxâ€" plain, these things once in awhile. Don’t be afraid of platitudes ; some- body must talk commonplaces ;. then the people are-capital vforgctters and need to be reminded what sort of system they exist under. Moreover it does no harm to remind our legisla- tors of (how they got into the saddle and what they are there for. The Post is right: and makes a start with admirable composure and self- restraint. But such themes cannot express the latent lamentations of its soul. What- use to talk of restraint to bottled bitterness, or composure to a Broken spirit ? Give defeat a tonmie, and disappointment chance to sob. The gall fluid overflows, the jaundiced tinge breaks through, and the scribe gives way to saffron tears. He thus laments : thoroughly dishonest. Their be- longing to one or the other po- litiCal parties into which the house is divided is the most hol- low mockery. ’ ' ' These political parasites make of the party to whom they nominall belong, Catspaws, to pull their political chestnuts out of the fire. Their, skill is that of the political trick- ster, and is displayed in the maâ€" nipulation oi the party’s conven- tion when called for the selec- tion of a candidate to repre- sent the party in the constituen- cy. All that makes it very clear why the Liberals have twice set the dates for, their convention and twice canâ€" celled them. They are Victims of the Globe's “political parasites” ; likely the “'barnaclcs" are in evidence too, and there is no “iron hand” to deal with them. Truly, if the condition of things is really as bad in the Lib- eral party as the Post's language in- dicates, it. is no wonder their Con- vention has gone on the rocks. What. a contrast is that splendid gather- ing that on the first ballot selected Col. Hughes as the Conservative standard-bearer for this riding. It is well-known that numerous gentle- men have been mentioned as possible Liberal candidates, but. that there was among them such intrigue and treachery as to render a convention too dangerous to be undertaken, is a startling revelation. lt onrlnins however, the puzzling Liberal delay. 80 strongly does the Post feel over the affairs of the party that it ac- tually proposi~s giving up trying to get a mun and joining forces with its political opponmts. After descril, ing the "parasite” that is distress- ing its party, the Post says: “The election of such a man to parliament is a disaster to the party under whose auspices lie en- ters the field. The remedy lies in the sinking by the electors of their political differences and the determination, â€"irrmnective of party lincs,â€"of banding together to destroy this political para- site," There is the explanation of that union of Liberals and disgruntled Conservatives that we revealed in last issue. The Post's article was published only a day or two before that petition appeared, and it seems quite plain that by their own in- ternal dissensions, and the whip of the party organ, the Liberals have been forced into giving, up their fight and offering their support to Dr. Vroom-a-n. Under such circums'tancesl it is a pity that any Conservative should offer his help to or for": any alliance with, the hopelessly-Lenten Liberals. W ___________________________â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"' OUR MBIBBBS IlllST DO IT The Defence of Popular Rights lust not do Neglected dy Them (The Toronto World.! The town of Perth came to the le- gfsfimturcl a. fortnight, or. so ago our certain powers in regard to electric lighting. A private company doing business in the town was influential enough to have the municipality's re est. duly kicked out of the pri- vate bills committee. Thereupon The World took up the case of the town. 'ssioncr to Perth to get the facts. Whercupon the local member of the legislature and the municipal council determined to apâ€" ear in This tiff; got, and yesterday they were given a. large portion of what was denied them a fortnight ago. If there were five honest papers steadily fighting the battle o’iimuni-l ' ' ' ' 'l)ers eipal rights 111 Ontario the mom . of the legislature would hand their hand" somewhat. But isn't it- a strange commentary that privately owned concerns llkt; newspapers have to be champions 1? public causes that members of t e legislature sent their by the people. | rate] lect, ignore, over- 332120 and 23083:??? How long “'1“ the . le of Ontario send men to the legislature who sell out the mu- nicipalnights of the people to pri- r e co orations . ‘ _ ‘altsn't Iii: time that people intimat- ed that no nominating conventlgn need expect their votes for can ti dates ? Now’s the time to begin 0 spot them. George CollinS, aged 30' sectionman, .Was crush under the wheels of a --Hin.rold Webster, a trusted clerk empIOy-ed - by the P. W. Ellis Com-- pany limited, wholesale jewelers, 'l‘oâ€" SLAVKS Illn- UNION JACK *0â€" Strong Words about Allowing Chinese to be imported by South African lino-Owners The Christian guardian says: “There is intense feeling in Britain oxer the action of the government in passing- the ordinance permitting the importation of Chinese coolie labor into South Africa. The sel- fishness and hurry of the mine-own- ers have had their way, and practic- al slaveryâ€"the slavery of three hun- ‘dred thousand Chineseâ€"is to fill their demand for, cheap labor, while thousands of Englishmen. in London and other crowded centres, are withâ€" for a second hearing. tout work, and would be glad to get .it at fair remuneration in South Af- rica and elsewhere. People are ask- ing indignantly if it was for this that two hundred and fifty millions =of pounds sterling and twenty-five thousand precious lives were poured out. like water in the struggle with the Boers." When Canadians have lived a little longer, and got the ‘true measure of this South African business of 'thc gpas’t three years, they may learn to 'think less severely of those who were -not enthusiasts 0'. er the Boer war. 9â€"â€" The Toronto News wants to know who is to blame for the state of ai- fairs that made it possible for Ernâ€" cSt Cashel to escape from the Mount- cd Police guard room at Calgary. It quotes Chief Justice Sifton as say- ing at the trial that Opportunity was given for handling Cashel not merely two revolvers but a gatling gun if nectssar'y. The News blames the commissioner of the police force, and says it learns that political Vpull is stronger than efllciency, when promotions are made. It quotes a westerner as saying : -“Thcrc is more tomfoolery to the square inch. and loss solid mines, in the Â¥ounted Police Hold than no any School of Militia that I ever saw. 'berlainitns Lord Rosbery hotly referred to the term in the House of Lords rcL cently and it was explained ionâ€"the pwmier that he had used this ob’jeC- tionable word in the heat of debate. Lord Rosebery, addressing a great. free trade meeting at Newcastle-on- Tyne Saturday returned to the atâ€" tack on Mr. Builfour’s change of cal- umny . He had followed Lord George Hamilton's vcrbht'im descrip- tion of the two documents, and had been called a culminator, an expsesâ€" sion which had not been withdrawn. He said â€" Although I have long en- tertelined a friendship for Mr. Bal- four, there is no man in the world from whom I accept that description of myself without a public and vio- lent repudiation." He believed that Mr. Balfour's evasion in the matter of the documents had created a strongiy-founded distrust of the gov- ernment. The action of the governâ€" ment in changing its policy on the Land Taxation Bill on Friday was a. significant sign of coming dissolu- tion. The surrender to the Chum- ShUVVt'd that the governâ€" ment was not its own master, 1p! was dominated by a politician whose oratory h-ad descended from an ex- ordium of the empire to a peroruâ€" tion in favor of protection. When Mr. Cliumlh'lain left the. govcrmnent he left his son to control the. finan- ces of the country. That “as the key to the whole situation. The government's policy of retaliation was only a bathing machine in a storm. Lord ltosr-bery compared the presmrt situation of the gov-un- ment to the position of lllt‘ Liberal party in 1886'. owing to the unionist sccission. The fne fooders had 1.0w a strong motive to join the Liberals until a free truth- pol'icy was i-ssurâ€" ed. When the Lil lirals were return- ed the empire would be kept. togethâ€" er without a. protective frolicy. He had not always been able to see eye to eye with Sir William lint-court. Intelligent public men rarely did, but he recognized his great eminence, his intellectual capacity, sturdy chamâ€" pionship and high qualities, and he would long remain one of the state- ly and me oraible figures of parlia- ment. other, a $115,000 concern took 1e. gal steps to stop the town from do- ing that without buying its plant also and claimed that the Comm): Act forbade the town doing what it proposed to do. Then the town went to the Logis- lature for permission. At first the company was sustained by the Pri- vate Bills Committee. So strong, however, was the protest. of friends of municipal ownership that the casq was reconsidered by the committee and permission given as the town asked. It is a little difficult to see that the company had not good ground in the Conmee Act for its objection” The committee took the ground that since the town was merely taking over an existing plant and not putting in another, it was therefore, not increasing competition for the other company, which was the very point that the Comuee Act sought to safe-guard. llence the town‘s action would not he a vio- lation of the Act. Whether or not it is of its spirit, it certainly looks like a violation of the letter of that Act. â€"â€"â€"+~ More Suited For Lindsay That lecture of Prof. W. S. Milnwr on Christianity and the Roman Emâ€" pire, is a. little too much for an ()rilâ€" lia audience. The NtWVSv-ljt‘llel' says: A lecture by Prof. Milner, of 'l‘or- onto Unhersity, on "How (‘lu‘istiâ€" anity Became the. State Religion of Rome," was delivered in the llnptist church on Thursday evening lust un- der the auspicrs of zinc KKimmy schools of the town * * " St m:- “it” had some previous knowledge of R0â€" man history and were therefore pre- pumnd for a more philosophical proâ€" s<~ntation of the sulxiect. considered it a rare treat, while others consid- ered it too profound. The senti- ments of quite a mjority were ex- pressu‘l no doubt in the words of Cauâ€" non Greene, in moving a vote of thanks, when he said the professors from the universities are too (1001) for: a mixed audience and that the locâ€" ture would have been more attrac- tive if the lecturer had not adhered so closely to his manuscript. There many good features about it, how- ever, and any one of the average in- telligence would find food for thought in it. THE HOTTEH THE WEATHER j . THE HIGHER â€"â€"â€"â€"+â€"â€"â€"â€"I That is one of the Peculiar Things lot by the Lumberman in British Columbia Mr. Jae. Ludgate of British (‘01- umbia was in town last week. ()ver 6 feet in height, broadâ€"shouldered. and as erect as a. l-‘acific-province pine, Mr. Ludgate strikes one as a very suitable sort of man to underâ€" take the conquest of the forest strongholds of the West. And in that he is engaged. He has charm": of the woodsâ€"gang of the Big Bend Lumber Company. and is cast on only a brief business trip. Mr. Ludgate was formerly a. Peteriiloro man, but his residence in the West has made him an enthusiastic advo- cate of the coast province. “Lumblering in the West is done on- e. Uig scale. The woods are the virgin pine forestâ€"a very different proposition from the cutâ€"over stret- ches in. Old Ontario. We work in the woods all the year round. The surface of the country is traversed by high ridges and operations are carried on up the valleys biotween. In these the ground is gravelly, but mostly level. The big concerns draw their legs to the water by steam power. An engine with a cy- linder and cable is placed in position on a. draw road among the fallen logs. The long cable is stretched out and attached to a log and when the cylinder revolves the log is drawn. to the road. That is kept up un- til evpry log in reach has been drown, out. Then the engine is moved along to a new spot, and the same thing is done. That is called the “yarding engine." T hon there is a traction engine to travel along the road. This road is usually a cord- uroy of heavy logs, with a. groove cut) in the centre. The engine drags the logs along in this grove, to the water. When the water is reached all is easy. It is usually a. mountain sin-am, and is fed by the melting snow. The odd thing to an eastern- er is that the hotter the summer the higher the water. To a man ac- AHE THE CREEKS The current is swift, but here and there are quiet pools and thxre you find the very Host. of trait-fishing. LOGS RUSH PAST Some companies hun- most of tlmir troubles after they get their logs in the main river loading to their mills. If that river is very swift. it some- times occurs that the volume and current are so grout that the drives cannot be stopped at the mills but get. uxvuy altogether. and are no doubt gathered up by smm-‘lmdy visi- â€"likcly enough Americans. Men haw: stood on the river bank at their mills and seen thousands of their own logs shoot. past them that way. A strange thing about the swift. rivers out there is that in very cold weather they freeze at the bottom, but not. at the top. The surface is so swift and turbulent that it does not freezc, but great masses of ice form at the river bottom. When these get large enough to lift the gravel and rock to which they are attacht'd, the whole mass rises and is Carried away by the swift current. A good many men who work in tho woods in the winter out there are from the Northwest Territories where they have farms, but go into the woods to make some money in the winter. Some of the expert mill- men, are from the cast. but there is ‘a very good supply in British (‘01- umbia. for lumbering has been carâ€" ried there for quite awhile. Band saws are being used in all the up- to-date mills. They are a big imâ€" provement over the circulars in two ways. In the first place they out only about three-cights of an inch wide, whereas some of the circulars used to out nearly threeâ€"(marten. Then the circulars were run in pairs, .one above the other and could not be set so close as not to leave an un- cut strip in the centre of the log. The Big Bend Company's- mills with] ,which I am associated are situated on the Arrow Lakes. 11;. George Jordan, and Mr. Wm. Flavelle of your town are directors of the com- pany. The proposition is one of the best in the province. -It is 400 miles inland and hence that much nearer the big markets of the Terri- s 1‘ L A. . La .5; As.“ -«a .uwwMfirtw-nuw- ’ ‘ ‘ c i our l'Onlfo. and areth keeper nomâ€" ed Thomas Fair, whom the police he- Iieved had Webster for" a. dupe.v_wfm arrested on Saturday,- charged With stealing between $1,200 anu"‘81.500, , worth of diamonds and pearls. "from . eastern-d to see the creeks H“? Ina Itories. The mill is new and has mhot W that looks unnatural, ‘firstrclass emaipmcnt. Situated on ' John Bertram said lie-was securing but of course it is natural enough, the lake it will “up“, ‘ogs run- , . :a-many” to tho forthe hottu‘ the math-affine more nine past it to be lost, while it has best methods .of installing! a mall“ snow mite on the mountains. .; the very best railway and steamer - " -‘ ~ ’ hrs in 1119 " m ‘ 3 ’ - :J’gcilties and can operate all the yean the company; Webster had charge; m .. . , , . , e f ' . . - - , round. It has been matting since 32:39 fi‘mfiegnmszmmui‘gln‘QfTW I, ' . p - p -. . the year 'Ch'lflt' I!“ There are now 7.000.- that thepair had W315“ T ' . ' I" ,5. fl- - ., - - x . ‘ ' ‘ 000 last of log in the water. has! forBatanlay afternoon. At the recent convention of the - ' ' Ur. Imcl- pa. Canadian Forestry Association as successful $10,000 on . nd abSCODdE'd ,7... In addition the: * a1 hundred 'Poration 1" ' e in the " “' and they are ' the $103 ’.