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For the next. six-‘y d nys I Will Offer wan paper of 21.! kinds at. a. great 1e- duction in price H dl, P411013 Kitche ', Bsdroom, and Diuin ;-Room pdpers in great, var- iety, away bcfow w-gular prim. My Ex: papens are bemtiee. Call and examine. H R) V DD 2'] “3‘3 Basswood, Elm and Rich (cut to Order prefexed) All kinds of Logspwanted at Our Mills at Lindsay and Fenelon Falls. Kentst. Spring Suits THE .‘IOBBY TAILOR, LITTLE BRITAIN, - - Contracts g’ven for delivery at any point on the Grani Trunk. (Northern division.) J08. GflRROLLS Wholesale and Ram! deal-:rs in Sa‘t over toocar‘; 013.3 hmdled during 1902 The best brands fmanufacturei Always in sto.~k. You will I) sure of an enjoyable smoke a; you purchase your supplies a‘ J05. CARROLL’S LUVE’S YOUNG BREAM GEO. LITTLE The Rathbun C0. is an engagement ring of one of our brilliant and perfect pure water diamonds, scintillating with the fire that only such fine- ly cut and precious stones as we deal in cam give. We have hand. some engagement rings and fine jewelry of all kinds, in all the latest designs and combinations. See our new stock of Wedding Rings, seamless. At the popular jewelry store. Are now in order We m kc the nest and alwavs any a full ]i 'c m i'nno t d a 1d Canaduu Twccds and Trous- rings to select fromfij Flt and finish always guaranteed. PAGE S WALL APER LIN D SAY AGENCY '. J. RICH Bookseller and Stationer RAILWAY TIES . MCCARTY FOR â€" . HFM. BAKER TOBACCO and .lfiARS Lindsay. WV -v v- ings in the unfolding leaves Was alone in his community or regarded with a kindly tolerance. Kindred spirits were so few and rare that he would never think of dwelling on dif- ferences, says The Globe. But the riches which surrounded us in such abundance have been rapidly reced- ing. and with their threatened stap- pearance has come a sudden realiza- tion of their priceless charms. It would be unpardonable to profane a communion with nature by calling it “popular,” but the pilgrims to the few remaining shrines are increasing in numbers. This is disturbing to those long reconciled to their loneli- ness, while the voices through which nature is speaking to the multitude are heard in criticism. In the Atlantic Monthly Mr. Burâ€" roughs disapproves of Mr. Thomp- son-Seton’s revelations. The author of “Wild Animals I Have Known,” has been decidedly personal and has mentioned names. Mr. Burroughs thinks the picture false, and suggests that the title should be “Wild Ani- mals I Alone Have Known.” Mr. Thompson-Seton has brought us nearer to the animal world by sing- ling out specimensâ€"perhaps from his standpoint they might better be called individualsâ€"weaving the inci- dents which came under his observa- tion, in his close and careful study of nature, into their life histories, and embellishing the stories with a A schism or deflection in any class or cult iS‘gmly‘thefiTSt'Eign‘ of strength, and the criticism of Ernest Thompson-Seton by John Burroughs is”; spire and cehtainmmpijhatna: ture’s votaries are increasing in numâ€" bers. When trees were only to be cut down, Wild flowers to be uproot- ed or burned off, and the wild life of the forest to be killed off or driv- en aWay, such men would have been too glad of each other’s existence to find even a difierence of mental atti- tude. Till recently the man who found companionship in the Ways of the lower orders _or friendly greetâ€" ’__ â€"An human-like analysis of their thoughts and emotions. It is easy to regard the stories as true or false, accord- ing to the point of view. Mr. Thompsonâ€"Seton’s careful observaâ€" tion and fidelity to what he has seen and heard Cannot be questioned. But all who like controversy will find material in his profuse analysis of the impulses of his friends of the woods. The familiar but always welcome call of the song sparrow is now heard throughout the land. What does it mean? One writer may express its meaning in all the fervid and profuse language that a. novel- list puts into the mouth of his hero when declaring his love to the hesiâ€" tating, trembling heroine. Whoever questions that revelation must re- member that he is measuring and circumscribing thought and feeling by language. Mr. Burroughs would designate the familiar notes a. love call, interpret them on the musical staff, tell of their modulations in his own enticing Way, and of their inspiring. power in the bright sun- shine of early spring. Mr. Thompâ€" son-Seton would tell of speckleâ€" breast on the oak limb, and would give in language full of human pas- sion the love story he told to Brownie on the Willow over the stream. Both ways are true, and he is bold who would limit the possiâ€" bilities of emotion even in the song- Sparrow. The First Robins. Ornithologists explain that the first. robins are all male birds, and they act the part. They do not up- on their arrival come down into the shrubbery and carol sweetly to the weary passer-by; instead they seek the upper branches of the elms, swear at each other, hurl down im- preca'tions upon pedestrians, and re- lieve the monotony by an occasional fight. And, truth to tell, the robin has has a good deal to make him had- tempered. says H.D.C. in The Star. To begin with, he is aJWays too soon, and invariably provokes 'a snowstorm that leaves him no where to plant his feet, besides rendering him hard-up for victuall.11 he goes swooping around the old home he finds last year 's nest in ’a shocking state of disrepair. The rain al- ways gets in and floods the house. Besides he has his wife to think about. She stayed behind down south for a week or so because her new traveling dress hadn’t come home from the dress-maker’s, and how does he know that she’ll get through safely. Women are such careless creatures and so unreliable when they’re traveling, and the thought of “baching it" all summer in case she doesn’t get through drives paterfamilias robin wild. These things are merely stated in order that the reader will be induced to be tolerant with the early robins. Mr. Pope obtained permission from the museum people to take these documents to OttaWa, Where the maps will be photographed. They may be of service to the Canadian commissioners in the coming confer- ence with the United States. Later on Mr. O’Leary found ano- ther Atlas, printed in 1860, seven years before the territory passed in- to the' hands! of the United Stats. This will be forwarded to In; Pope, in London. 01d Canadian Maps Located. The archives of the Chateau do Ramezay have been ransacked to provide material to prove the Cana- dian contention in the Alaskan boun- dary dispute. Mr Joseph Pope, Unâ€" der-Secretary of State, had a care ful search made through the large collection of documents, amassed by the Numismatic and Antiquarian So- ciety, with the result that Mr Tho- mas O’,Leary of the Chateau, dis- covered a couple of Atlases, publish- ed in the years 1823 and 1824, which give boundaries of Alaska when that territory Was in posses- sion of Russia. NATURE’S VOTARIES- Diflen From in Writing 7 "on this wonderful umbrella leans Jean Baptiste Morin. No, he doun't lean. The rain-stick stands ‘squarely beside him like a. good friend. Together these old chums : look up the shining river to the tumbling rapids and the misty thun- der of the Chaudiere. Together they look down the river, dappled with ice and open Water. down past the big bridge, past the blue fleet of barges, to the little village of Gati- neau and the tin steeple of the church glistening like fine silver. To- gether they gaze at the scarred plain ; where part of Hull used to be before j the fire. Together they jump the . garish streets that lie between and : seize on the purple splendors of the 1 Tnnrentides‘. They are fed full with Sketch of Jon or a yellow dog. There's no telling what it may do yet. Spring would be under suspicion if it were not for one salignt feature in the landscape. _ “-4-.. _.I_- It is spring, the first day at genu- ine, ethereal mildness occurred in 0t- tawa this year, Morin, M.P., know What was com- ing. His soul is wide awake. He is abroad early. He seek: his favorite spot, the place where he can get the noblest view in Ontario. And there he stands, sans overcoat, sans rub- bers, drinking in the beauties of the valley and the grandeur of the mounâ€" He has sloughed of! the coverings of of winter, but. he clings to umbrella. He will carry it through the blister- ing days of July and August. He does not fear the weather. He uses it for a cane. It is a part of him. Long association and the subtle flattery which abides even in inani- mate things have molded the lines of this. gamp of Morin to the conâ€" tour of his own rotund figure. It is tied loosely at the top. It bulges in the middle. It has a backbone like a. cudgelâ€"mone of your flimsy steel rods for Morinâ€"and the curves of it are short and jolly. It is the other half of Morin. It will be bur- ied with him. tains. {h}: joy of living. Jean Baptiste Morin draws a. deep breath and the umbrella wobbles with sheer emo- tion. Morin feels everything, hears ev- erythingâ€"the birds churring in the trees. the river gurgling with un- born spates, the hum of cheerful labor, the distinct busy sounds of two cities. He can almost see the grass growing and the leaves peep- ing. He pulls fiercely at the cherry- wood pipe with the long stem. The coal glows red at the top. The air is burdened with some new, strange perfume. It is not carpet-raga. It is not old shoes. It is not rubbish Laurentides. “Archie McPhail, a farmers’ dele- gate from Brandon, who is now in London, said the other day that the English farmers get more out of their land, but that their men and horses were slower. He, hOWever, thought the Canadian horses were inferior to English, but the other cattle were equal. The English f8P met in backward in the use of‘ ma- chinery. and what he uses is of in- ferior quality. ' Ir. McPhail wan especially struck with the drinking habits in England, (Specially among women. He thought barmaids beautiful, and considered that their presence in the bar kept men's language correct. He beiieved *hat if barmaids were introduced in the Wat, swearing in ‘ bar-rooms would disappear. On the whole, however, he prelerred Canada be cambedisukedthonobou‘uypm- in cremation. But it is something that reminds us of all these custom- ary spring odors, with a _l_ittlo Cay- anne pepper and assuoerida thrown in. That pipe of Morin’s is filled with good, rebust French-Canadian shag, the kind you buy in ropes and cut off with an axe. And thus and so does Jcan Bapt‘ste Morin bum- incense to Pan. Spring has come. valent in A LOVER OF NATURE- His Wonderful Umbrella. Smokes Quebec Tobacco. Bax-maids in Canada. W “ ,3 gentleman who knows Canaan. 9::th than do most Canadians, says The News Toronto. Mr. J. G. C I who has retired, farmer in Southern Mani- toba, near Morris, and there he laid the foundations of a. comfortable for- tune. During his incumbency of the position of Canadiun Government agent at Cardiff he had one stock' statement that must have greatly im- pressed the Welshmen who thought Mr. Griffith has seen a o! the world, for he is 1 to be content to remain 131806.110 likes to hav 'VWI'. In 1899 Mr. Grifl'ith came to Canar- da in company with D. Lloyd George, M. P., and . latter steward of one of the largest landed estates in the principality. The tWO envoys had been invited to Canada by the Minister of the Inâ€" terior, with a. View Welsh emigration to the West, In company with MT. Grif- fith and Mr. W. J. White. of the De- partment of Interior, they visited several sections of the great prairie land, but while both Mr. Griffith and Mr. Rees were much taken with sev- ' for a colony, Mr. David Lloyd-George turned out to be a pretty hard map for the Minister to deal wit-h. H0 is a fiery Welsh Wading] one of the fiercest fighters to deal With. no la a nu, ..--,_- Radical, one of the fiercest fighters in the House of Commons, as Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Balfour well know. Usually completely influenced by his prepossessions, Lloydâ€"George is not the man to allow mere argu- ment or even proof of the incorrect- ...“ nf hin iudzment to convince him ié not the man to am ment or even proof of nus of his judgment t< that ho is wrong. _ 1y satisfactory way in which a Welsh colony could be established Was to have it as completely as possible se- gregated from the other dwellers in the country. Lloyd-George would be by no means satisfied to have the colony Welsh in name only; it must be Welsh in truth. Welsh must be its only language, save, perhaps, when some outlander should enter within its bovders. And its customs could not be other than Welsh. To us Canadians, accustomed as we are to the successful assimilation of Ice- landers, Germans and Scandinavians, not to mention the other folk whom we are now digesting, this talk of Lloyd-George stems naught but ur- rant nonsense, and arrant nonsense it was. The trouble was that the rather cock-sure Welshman believed it to be common-sense of the most pellucid find; . pa ,, A-I.I L1... L3. nnll‘t‘ Wlluvau ---.- When Mr. Sifton told him he could not and would not guarantee that English-speaking settlers would keep away from the borders of the Welsh reservation. Lloyd-George ceased to take my interest in the project. Mr. Sifton pointed out that it would be impossible to have the Welsh colony cut of! from the outside world by a sort of natural belt of unsettled land â€"our good prairie soil, as the Minis- ser remarked, is too valuable for that sort of waste. Mr. Griffith saw eyetoâ€"eye with the Minister, but the Welsh M.P. was obdurate. He could not have his own way; so he had no That c610” never came. but. thanks to the eflmfltsot _Mr. Griffith, A A_.A_I That colony never came, but. thanks to the eflorts of Mr. Griffith, some hundreds of Welsh have entered Canada since 1899. It is said, and. judging from his record, it is prob- ably true, that nothing can keep Lloyd-George out of the next Liberal Cabinet when the time shall have arrived to form one. He may make a goo‘d Minister, but, from the point of view of the ordinary subordinate civil servant, there are several other men on earth who would make more desirable heads of departments. Mr. Lloyd-George is always ready to bet on Mr. Lloyd-George's infallibility, and that sort of personage. one would think, must be an undesirable superior in a Government departâ€" ment where so much detail frequent- ly has to be rushed through within 3' very short time. In 1775 the loyalists of the Ameriâ€" can Colcniw flocked to Canada. 'Tbe Same feeling is still strong. Even if England were disposed to trade on Canada for some American possesâ€" sions, the Canadian people them- selves would never consent. The ideal condition probably cannot be expected for hundreds 0! years. Pro- bably the people of the United States would object strongly against union with Canada. just as Canad- cause of the instant weakness 0‘ m. Government and the low study-d. and the fickle political M at tho people, «Women.- 8”. .1- On thing is particularly notiwam. in this connection. American capital is flowing over the Canadian lino mud: more rapidly than it is going iana themselves would object. to an absorption by their: gfeaper ngighbor. to many of the older sectipns’ 0? this nation. American capital evi- dontl'y has confidence in thestgbil. ity of the Canadian and Britih Gov- emmmts. Capital never goes a freo- ly to the West Indian or the South American countries. where the natur- alZwealth 13‘30 mud: grader, bo- .. w. L, Grlfl'ho tho Canada: In!“ 0° Strathconn. u; London. ‘l‘alklng About (unda- v-.vâ€"°- the fixed ideas fih:t he r. Griffith came to Cane»- upany with D. Lloyd P., and Mr. T. ReBS, the rd of one of the largest tes in the principality. roys had been invited to the Minister of the In- a. view to their inducing thing hashappened him.” “What would happen him?” Mrs. Mc- Carthy asked anxiously. “There's plenty of things can happen a man,” said Larry delicately. “He might have got hurted or he might have took sick with the fever. But there’s one comfort. as Father 31ch his said once, and that is that time heals iv’ry grief.” “What do you mane. Mr O'Brien?” 11‘3““ L; .5."- “What do you mane. Mr. O'Brien?" “I mane that if anything happened to Denny you wouldn't feel as bad about it a few months after it hap- pened as you would right at the time. would you ‘2" “I suppose not." said Mrs. McCarthy. “I mind whln I lost me first husband I thought I’d never get over it. But. as you say. in a few months it was alsler to bear.” “Then, Mrs. McCarthy. you’ll be glad to know that it's now four monthsâ€"- nearly fiveâ€"since Denny died. Sure, It can’t grieve you now as much as It would if you’d known it at the time." Spain’s lugs-story Sheep. There are about 10,000,000 migratory sheep in Spain, which each year travel as much as 200 miles from the plains to the mountains. They are known as transhumantes, and their march, rest- ing places and behavior are governed by special regulations, dating from the fourteenth century. At certain times .vâ€". -v'_ -i no one may travel the same route as the sheep, which have the right to graze on all open and common land on the way. For this‘purpose a road nine- ty yards wide must be left on all in- closed and private property. The shep- herds lead their flocks, which follow after and around. The flocks are ac. companied by provision mules and by large dogs to guard' against wolves. The merino sheep travel 400 miles to the mountains, and the total time spent on the migration there and back is tourteen weeks. - Bribery In Elections. Bribery in elections is an ancient it notan honorable custom. Thisisshown in the case of Shrewsbury. England. An extract from Parry’s “Parliaments and Councils of England" 0! a case of bribery, with its punishment. in 1571 shows how long the pernicious custom has been in practice: “Thomas Long. ‘a very simple man and unfit to serve. is questioned how he came to be elected. He confesses that he gave the mayor or Westbury and another £4 tor his place. They are ordered to repay this sum, andaflneot£201stobeassessed on the corporation and inhabitants of Westbury for their scandalous at- tempt.” One can imagine the indigna- tion of those inhabitants or Shrew9 Queer Loom War-I. New Zealnnd, Australia. the Samoan and the Solomon island; as well all portions of the Hawaiian group. are the homes or various species of worms with thick. heavy bodies and with a well defined neck connecting the body with a head that is a startling remind- er of that of the monkey. In the Sand- wich Islands they are called “me-ta-ln- ki." which means “creeper with a child's head." An old New wetland leg- end says that at one time they were of immense proportions and threatened the Mn 0! all human lite on the See my stock of new SPRING SHOES gust 2:! rived. No better assortment of uptodate Goods 111 Lindsay. You don’t get the best if you don’t purchase here. Prices right. P- J- HURLE Y New Spring’ Shoes We tzke'stock eboat tie fi:st of A ril. and d wing the mo 1 h of Mareh we make a snec 3! cf- fort to give our customets the greatest bargains m theyear. Our store is fufl of the choicest gocds usually carried in our line. and we can prom«se you lint eventling Wil be rchzed for me next four week. Bugeins in thcnes Cgocks Gem zed Ned 1i i: Rings,ehoice goo is in CJt Gas, 8 henv‘~ nf t.e n'wed puterns, Tea Sp) ms, Forks aid lgjives, 11 t1: best qu‘l'” fluids 1 grmd opportunity, d n’t muss i'; MT}: 301: re ui h; an: eagnvng, nest wo:k dme m me..:0uuty BEFORE STOCK TAKING le roster Giucspie Co's. Old Stand WATQMWARDER, APRIL 2nd ' 1‘. Mom Quaintly yam V H m outside the Omees of 3:5 tho strut car companies of Pam; “'1 has to Inform burglars that We do 0 leave money or valuables in any or: depot: during the night. You m u. QM to make known this M among the contraternity, so as to "OH 'nnneoessary trouble and 103. 02 he The newspaper which publishes tb. above add; “Pmdence and Prensa“ m the two mothers of safety." at Abraham entertainmg august: . rd “are.” he asked them if they (in I: made hand went up promptly. an”. mulled: girl in the class said: ‘ Mudlced Deduction. mey-â€"SO De Wruyter gay. h wrota ninety-nine poems last year, do‘ he? meyâ€"That’s what I meant by mew-nine. I've read his poems, ‘ wovu) HAVE TO 5109 m WORK AND snr DOWN. Retort. Husband (Irritablyvâ€"It isn’t 21 yea meg you said you believed our mu- mgewas made in heaven. and yetyo‘ order me around as if I wasn‘t any. Nambyâ€"I understood him to “betterthanahundred” ' "I Wife (cuminâ€"Order is heaven's 5m Innâ€"New York Weekly. To Manitoba, and Canadian Northâ€" west will lave Toronto every TUES- DAY during March and April, 1903. if sufficient business oflers. Passengers travelling without Live Stock should take the train leavilz Toronto at 1.45 p.m. .. SETTLER’S ONE-WAY EX- CURSIONS 99 KENT-ST “The thing you wear next you; It!!! "RN‘SWEE. A”mmfib"fiEfiVE PILLS. I mum-gym they do all youchhn m I esp Wand than tun A Intuu Mistake, :, flATCflEl‘r Axe-t CIR. I fads-v ans sf Mad Many by the {alt sex as m favorite. 39.. - 11 Ward. teacher 0 $9110“, Qing" weddinfi bells Ll. Mala 'Rachel McNabb home 6‘ Hr. Neil Smith and Ferguson, of Eidon, spent in town. Mr. John Sirgth intcm Mr. John Sulith intend: on the Grass Hill section '1'. 11., for the summer tor: Ir. George Harris is lave our vicinity for Lot work on the G. T. R. Quite a number of 3 met at the home of Mr. ”Arthur, Eldon. and them With a Vuluabh their departure to tho We all join in wishin: and happiness in their home. r LITTLE 1: [{1'1‘ Mb 30” do not In very often our tov- n is and we think more 1310‘ ever. nairine 89mg?“- Ir. J. H. Wallis in fine brick . residence Hillâ€"st... he lately Hrs. Sailes. Hr. D. Beacroft has party, and with his i tag to Toronto. Mrs. “Fall of New Yc tain Yet-ex af Montana their brother, Mr 1-.‘.. I are glad to welcome M: citizen of our burg. His Mila Pogue linery openings in week. DO not forget the SuCia hinment in the MPLhodis Good Friday evening. A sum is being prepave dudes foreign and local mission 15 and 10 cents We are glad to report Smith as slowly recow is not well enough to be '1'. John Rich had a all! from a serious at the explosion of his a: machine. Asitisheis; "“1 One eye bandaged. “and, who was 11553 pair the machine, ha! We were very much morning last week. whl m that Mr. E. Wall Mdead in the post offic Mun. He had not l lulu time previous. A num'lrr haxo ban “It. mong them being demon Mr J Blexxott Fame and others. Ir. Leslie Webster has ”“1! of benedicts, as ‘ M very lately. 90 not forget, to visit Ilium opening this w It. hunder's shingle nine full blast, and Mm a. night part or u I‘m Aggie Ferguson ¢ h?“ Spent a few days u m in the village. m“ 1d; Hogg was ! N lchool in Linds‘ W to a slight cold. ; ‘1‘. Woodard of Ca: “3 Mt 0! her father“ h“ ‘0' days necently h. Geo. Hogg, of; 1'qu the Village Si We wish th l. '1‘. McEgchex-n, SE woodville. OAKWOOD AND V the 'A , in 31! (113309881? From appearance find the farmers a am. teacher 0‘ visiting friends? ; of. Toronto summer monu father I Mr ' are again filiI'l‘A] vxsit mm "'3‘ )1