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In 18.31 came the end of that sort ding. and since then Japan has -~::'nish.<l an example of rapid yi‘om‘vSs unequalled in the history of nations. In that year Commodore Perry sailed to the islands with a. zit-pt. He made a treaty with the Japanese. How he managed to get :t. it would not be wise to inquire too closdy. It was likely obtained as such treaties have generally been :ot. by advanced nations from those in a. primitive state. Right away other nations irsisted on making a. treaty too, as they always do Where there is a great deal to be gained Then Japan began to advance. In 30 years she has become a world power, and will eventually be the greatest nation in Asia. Perhaps she made a rapid progress because she had all the other 'nations to learn from. The man who builds Lh - last house on the street can ‘L-uiid the best one, for he can copy the 2006 points of all the others. The J ups have adopted the methods, and same of the vices of the western na- tions. They are not aibO've being taughtâ€"that is a good point, for there is always hope for a. man or nation while in that frame of mind, i 2000 J ups same Lions reVex‘ pay it. I,“ the south of Japan the ‘snowfiaill 5 about 5 inches, and in the north ih‘ or 2H fl-etâ€"afigmit the same as up around Kincardine and Owen Sound. Laughter.) Rain falls every month :n the year. In spring and fall the i: mntry is a paradise. Its trees ~how a strange mingling of thOSe of the texmerate and torrid zones. 'l‘hmz: are 150 sorts of evergreens. The preScnt emperor claims to be 7h.- l22n-d in a line extending back sad-0nd Nelvuchadn-ezzar’s time. For 2.”) Centuries the Japanese were as iS-Juled as frogs in a well. No- 2"-ody but some Dutch and PortugBSe <hips had lyre-n all-owed to touch the slumis and Japanese sailors wrack- i-(l nn a foreign shore were not al- mwwd to rx‘turn to their native land for fo-zu' they would bring back for- ; I.‘-. â€"v -V tivgana the the large koku. Kyus} m' the 4"00 mention. Land of 1:}. name is the she lives up of Japan is â€"and in â€"â€"and in 01 “SHall‘Y "11101 countries "IVS: to whether thf Turam‘ans. M2 pan doing I) Earthyakcs $13011 sucn a; pa; c‘nh-f chanactel is their intcns and their abili' am- not. sensiti is Said that :v-ithvz' kjSSx'S not up to th she Can't do In There are eil pan doing busz'; That Was the Opinion Expressed by Rev. Dr. Grant in his Lec- ture Here-«About the Japanese "Japan, tho W , and the Seat of War"â€"â€"that was the interesting sub- _~.>ct, discussed by Rev. Dr. Grant of Urillia in an interesting way in St. Andrew‘s schoolroom on a recent 2x-r-nirrg. "Japan consists of four large is- hmds and about 4000 small ones "' Hagan the doctor. The names of ‘31» large ones were Nippon, Shi- Laoku, Kyushu. an'd Yezo; the names .u‘ th- .1120“ small ones he would not llltZ‘Il-I-‘lon. Japan is RDOWn as the JAIW lbluuuau Land Of the RiSing Sun; Canada’s “Freedom broadening slowly down tune is the Lady of the Snowsâ€"and From precedent to Precgdent.” me lines 11!) 7.0 it.’ The population . , .f - Whether the Ja have as et Japan 15 4'?’000’000 more or less learned the noble?8 arts of stufiibng â€"and in orxental conntrles 1t 15 ballot boxes and padding voters’ ”Many ".more” and .In western lists I cannot say; but if not, they .-o~untr'es “8- 09mm” d‘fie’ 83:111â€"er will in thher the J aps are sprung {£01111 The Jaapenese system of officials is I‘uramanS. Mala-3 s. Chmese. or arâ€" 3 svstem of one set of men to watch Va??- "‘1‘? HM“? ‘5 enough 0' the Old gthev other You remember when \dmn in them to make it clear that 'L-c rd Elgin. went to Japanâ€"I “g the :“-"~‘"Nb".1°”$,t° 391:2": ”wish 9f. ”:8 [ladies’ pardon, it was quite a while Add“ mmxly. ”y are Ingemou '. 31gb ’but some of Vou older men will raga}. cleanly, have a hxgh sense 01 remember the time d El ’n’s 1: nor. am- truthful. (when judged by lfull title Was El -'n .andLOKlr' nc 32m: .l'lrlltfll standards) are intensely paâ€" IWhen he showed are J 3159 momdcial l ,:'i0tic, and have never displayed _ _ , , , Lflu'll' patriotism more than during his passpont.vthat Indivléualfead, 1" , 1 . - - and slid ‘Xou are Elgm ?’ 105. e past, 19“ months. “hen the h . . ,. . ,, , , \‘ar ixl'ukc out Japs in all parts Of “here In .Ff’lnca-l‘drnif? ~thmkmg Ya» world flocked home to join the thaf't th; gutxsh 111:0. hlls own gog'ez‘l: Inl‘L‘vS. 'l‘h.- lecturer had seen apic- '3?” a one 0 c"? to wa c tan-w of Russians being shot because ‘ ', ‘ , a" :‘uw would not enlist : he had never , FHE SQ‘HOOL SXST’JI N I such a picture of the Jews. The . 'lhe eduoa’monal system 0f Japan chi. 1' (-ln‘nmcteristic of the Japanese ES lequal to any 111 the worlfi. It is their intense love of knowledge. mc ndes the government co age at ,. . _,1-- . - : , . Toklo \Vlth MS 1000 teachers and mm .ncxr .uuhty to mutate. They _0 00 . :x'- nut. sensitive or emotional. It :fil (lieu-“amt?”tgnir‘gngfdgghoiyl: ;.~ <;:3 2 3. ‘hr Jr.» es, woman " .“n .0 e 5 d h t ‘ ( “I m e .Al.out onwmg'hth of the population :wi’hv!‘ MSSrS nor criesâ€"find She is . 'n schoolâ€"n rec d th 't. O t; _ .m m) to th-s- Western standard if ., 18:] RAM," ”M‘ml or a n ““0 IS JUSTICE FIGHTING TYRKNNY Soid only in sealed lead packetsâ€"Black, Mixed, and Green (for Japan tea users), 25c., 3°C., 40c., 50c., 6°C. or 80c. per lb. PAGE SIX Ceylon tea and then buy nineteen more you will find all twenty exactly the same. Its quality never varies. It has a reputa- tion to maintain which cannot be sacrificed ‘to changes in the If you buy a halfâ€"pound packet of Eby-Blain’s 40 cent ea market. > Can't do both. more are eight, volc‘anoes irn Ja- 3 doing business in a lively way. rth...mkes are common. Famil- ity with these may account, for amazingr coohwss of the Jays, ”0 town-doing the Russian fleet. [_\‘ about a qxuartcr of the surface Thu islands can be cultivated; and JapunnSc are the only people 0 .-.\‘:st on such a. small percen- ;o- of lillm‘nlv soilâ€"except the nth. and the ld'turor would not ' ;m_vth-'-n: against them just .thon. - .Japs grow rice. cotton, wheat i Indian corn. There is a lot of lishnvss talked a‘hout J-aps and Hum-n living on 5 cents a. day 1, from Choice. If they do it is ans» thuy can pay for no more prefer In “Yo that way than to a bill at the corner grocery and J A PA N C “A ME TO LIFE ieas FOR SALE BY ALL LEADING GROCERS on the Pacific. The immediate Cause was Russia’s attempt to ob- tain Manchuria and Corea, which in the Iccturcr’s opinion she had no right to do. Japan had sxzerz-in rights in Coma; hence Russ'a had no business meddling with that counâ€" try. Manchuria originally belonged to China, but by right of conquest in 1895 that province belonged to Japan. Russia kept her from getâ€" ting the fruits of that conâ€" quest, had her own troops there, and stayed there. The Japs are using dynamite now to put her ships out of Port Arthur or out of existence. The causes of the war, said Dr. Grant, have been working for years. Generally speaking the cause is the ambition of Russia, her greed for territory, and her desire for a port l The Japanrse reli'g‘ons are nominalâ€" ly Buddhism and Shintoism. This lzztter is marked by the absenCe of any ststom of 'doctrinehâ€"a feature that would very well suit some ‘Christians of the mollusk varietyâ€" 'thv absence of a code of morals or a ‘pri-esthcod. and by a. total disbelief in a future stat». of existence. Shin- toism teaches the worship of heroes, =and the objects and forces 01‘ na- ‘turu. Many of the upper classes are 'agnostics. Darwin, Huxley amd Spencer are more freely sold there than in any other country but Eng- land. Japan is a promising mis- SlOn'ill‘y’ field. The Methodists have 27 fields. and 46 missionaries. They are fully protected by law, and as safe in Tokio as in Toronto. The minister of war has decreed that all interpreters for newspaper corres- .pondents in this war shall be Chris- tiansâ€"supposing ,that they will be sure to tell the truth. THE SEAT OF WAR Dr. Grant had a small colored map of the seat of war. On it he pointed out the places of chief men- tiOn since the war broke out. As to the distances between these placâ€" es the doctor had read “some very absurd things in the newspapers.” One correspondent had spoken of the fleet as making, in 12 hours, the journey ’L‘lrtween places that as a. matter of fact were 525 miles apart. He Spoke of Cheefoo as the place where news is made, and of an isâ€" land 40 miles off Port Arthur as the place where correspondents are kept. and from whence they sent accounts of bombprdments that took place only in their imaginations. The c‘octor quite courageously had those; distant newspaper men in consider- afle derision during his lecture ; howbeit some of his remarks on the Russians made it seem likely that he had looked more to Jules Verne [or his information than to the news- papers. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM The educational system of Japan is equal to any in the world. It includes the government college at Tokio with its 1000 teachers and 50,000 students and a. graded sys- tum down to the primary schools. ALout one-eighth of the population is in schoolâ€"Ia record that. Ontario can. hardly aqua]. RELIGION IN JAPAN Russia, is always making inroads legfi' CAUSES OF THE WAR If you will try to climb to the hp at the ladder, be careful not to mm 01 a ”filament W' } -~ “Share, Oi had to savemeselg fix-31 Now Oi’m goin’ back to fetch MOike.‘ flaking Himself Sate "2.1. “What are you plunging back in the water for, Pat? Y0}: just swam Whore." All Down. ‘ Mrs. Newlywedâ€"Doctor, that bottle of medicine you left for baby is all gone. Doctorâ€"Impossible! I told you to give him a teaspoontul once an hour. Mrs. Newlywedâ€"Yes, but John and I and mother and the nurse have .each to take a teaspoonful, too, In or- der to induce baby to take itâ€"Pm “I’ve just ’eewl that your little Bill got run over,” said one. “ ’Ow did it ’appen '2” “’E was picking up a ’orseshoe for luck,” replied little Bill’s rather. o. " Little nui’. Luck. It is not probable that superstition Will ever receive its deathblow, but now and then it gets jogged a bit. Two cockneys met not long ago, says Good Words, in a London thoroughfare. Expericnced mothers know that ! most of the troubles that atllict. young children are due to some (le-l rangements of the stomach or box“; els, and that if the cause is remov-, ed the little one will be plump. rosy i and happy. For such troubles as i indigestion. colic. constipation, di-ar-. rhoea, simple fevers and teething. troubles there is no medicine in the world can elqual Baby’s Own Tabâ€" llets. 'The action of the Tablets is Speedy. and e1 five all things safe,'us they contain not one particle of op- ?iaite or harmful drug. Ask any moâ€" ther who has used the Tablets and she will say that they are the best medicine in the world. Mrs. John Gill, Cranberry, Que, says :â€"“After having thoroughly tested Baby’s, Own Taiblets I can say they are the best remedy for the ailments of lit- tle ones I have ever used. No mother shoulfl be without them in the house.” You can get the Tablets from any druglgist or they will be sent by mail at 25 cents a box by writing The Dr. Williams’ Medicine 00., Brockwille, Ont. Some people are discouraged that such a war should break out in the 20th century. But there are ‘worse things than war done in Russia every day. ' If it will exterminate them, let it go on. Serf-dam is worse than war, tyranny, the mas- sacre at Kishenev. banishment to Siltseri-a for daring to live as free men, the clank of the chain. the groan of the captiveâ€"these thine! are worse than war: and at their sound every subjeCt of an empire that has won all its liberties by War, should be willing to rush into the shock of battle, and cheer on the nation that fights for liberty. By the hand of plucky Japan may the world he speedily rid of several things that now exist in Russia. Nations are punished for their sins. Lincoln said that the States Nations are punished for their sins. Lincoln said that the States could never have peace until every drop of blood di‘awn by the lash had teen atoned for by the sword. As an Englishman said: “The cure for the wrong use of freedom is freeâ€" dom.” Britain will keep her treaty with Japan. If there must be an- other Alma and Cossack and Kilt must again clash in battle array, the thin red line will stand as in the days of old. (Appl‘auseJ day of ”battle." Cuba and the Uni- ted States is a parallel case. The States said to Spain: “You cannot keep a. slaughter house at our back doorfi’ WORSE THINGS THAN WAR had by confiucst, she had the abso- lute right to say what sort of nei- ghbors she would have: just as you have a. right to say what sort of people shall live on your street (!) So Japan said to Russia: “.Youare abully; you lie in diplomacy, you keep your own people in serfdom ; you butchered the Jews in Kishenev; you transport your citizens to Si- beria for exercising the rights of free men; we don’t want you for neighbors, and we are not going to have you." And they have a per- fect right to say so. if they are will- in}: to fight to back it up. and I say: “God cowor their hemds in the upon the east, with China. her chief prey - The Chinese can not. match Russia-n diplomacy, discussing which C'hambjerlain usrd the proverb "He who s’ups with the devil must use a‘ long spoon.” .Besidw the right. to Corea. and Manchuria that Japan ' \ will work a permanent cue foe van. , Splints. Curbs. etc. and :1 forms of Lamas. It cures thousands of c256 annually. Such-endorsements as' the one {anointing are a guarantee of meat. bruu WC . Discus.” Whigâ€"{cry mdy. Price $1: Ii: to: $5. Asalinhgent Infamy: Ask your drums: for Kendal it has no equal. . Spavin Cute. also “A We on the nor- the book ftee. oraddxcs DR. 8. J. KENDALL 00.. Enosbntg Falls, VI. CLARK 0. run t fotfanilynse . Price $1: at: {or $5. Asafininen at has no equal. Ask your W for Randall'- Rmvin aux-o. also "A mine on the Ecru." Earlviue. N.Y.. Mar. :2. 199:. Dr. B. J. Kendall Co.. Genzzcmen :â€"-Soxne ago I used your Kendall‘s Soavin Cureou a hoxsc ~ z hadtwo Done 8 . audit removed them cnmdy. These vim! Spavins dbeenonhimfrombi wdmoften yeaxs’ standing. Inow have: caseo a man: was ,- d-) I.-- “mag ohmmh a bridge. and am going “I.” Cured two Bone Spain: 0! Ten Years' Standing. EXPERENCED MOTHERS MONEY TO ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE acres. close to the corporation of Lindsay. brick dwelling. bank barn and other buildings, all in good repair. This is one of the best farms in Ops. FRAME DWELLING AT BE’I‘HANY on the G. '1‘. R. : 1; storeys high; meat shop, general store, show- room and postofliceâ€"all occupied -â€"in the building. One of the Nest. business situations in the villagp. GOOD BRICK HOUSE AND STORE at, Cameron, including stabling and Woodshed; 55 acres land, good or- chard and well. This property is on the G. '1‘. R. railway. ONE HUNDRED ACRES. one mile north of Janetville. H0118e and barns good: orchard of 180 young apple trees, principally Northern“ Spies. Two miles from the C.P.R. . ALSO A NUMBER OF HOUSES for; situated. BRICK HOUSE, frame stable. five acres of land. at east end of Wood- ville. the property of John Matthie- son. A very desirable home for a. retired farmer. TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN acres, south half of Lots 11, 12 and 13. beautifully situated on the shore of Lake Simcoe. 3 miles from Beaverton; two storey brick house and a number of outbuildings. This is without exception the best farm in the township, and one of the best in the province. ONE HUNDRED ACRES, two miles from Janctvillc. 50 acres cleared, [valance valuable wooded land; a small house and orchard ; frame ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN TWO HUNDRED ACRES. 5 miles from town. There is a bank barn 45 x 80 and two others, mid a mo- dern brick house, all in iirsc-class condition. TWO HUNDRED ACRES near Beth- any; land and buildings are excel- lent. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ACRES. two miles south of Ome- mee; well improved. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY AC- res near Cameron; all cleared ; good buildings. The word Port uguosc J npmwso mmmimr "1 lars apply to c. CHI'ITI’CKIQE- say. sale in town.. For: (further, partial; acres, 5 miles west of Lindsay. Im- proved. Very desirable farm. FROST LOOK ordinarily put. to weaken wires. No small good, stiE uprights w ' a fence. Buy the Frost. It is the heaviest and the best structed of ‘wire heavy an withstand the usage to whi Farms for Sale ) LOAN on mortgage. C. Cfll TTICK.: Lir dsay The Word Japan. 1 "Japan" comes from The farm is conveniently “Japan" comes from the pronunciation of the characters ”Ni Hon," and n! the Rising Sun." FROST WIRE FENCE Phone stock. Sash, all regular sizes in stock Mouldings, etc. Portland Cement, guaranteed Lime, Fresh. You can fill your wants satisfac- torily at the Rathbun Co’s. yards. THE HATHBUN Bfl. Builders’ Attention! 1.6. dedde (0. A full line of Tires, Rims and accessories always in stock. “’e have given up the “Li\ en Business’ and have a number of good second hand wheels for dis- posal .‘1t moderate prices. If )ou are an intending purchaser this season, call and see our stock. VVc arc aga'n handling the eel brazad Lien-land Bigyclcs. We arc glad to say the “1934" Model is better If possible than: cvu' (Ieveland Bitycles U dressed. Shingles, all grades. Lath, Pine or Hemlock. Doors. all regular sizes in Luu‘xber, 2511 kinds, rough and ““19 World's Best” Sin 0! The Anvil. 1904 . BAKER tn! IANW-JVARDER FROST LOCK Agent 91 Kent-st, ' ALL BUSINESS of strictly private and confl MONEY T0 LOAN on M lowest current rates. [H1 0888 to the cheapest money Canada and will give my benefit thereof. EXPENSES OF LOAN to thc lowest possible pail tent. with accuracy and quiremeqts. Money to loan at verylou at. any time, and terms to! rower. The Corporation! amalgamation of {our com having capital and and“ twenty millions, is prqd terms. Private funds if A $30, 000 355;? [arm propeny $12 ,(K'U.l ‘ (and. at cum-em ratuot from $900. upWards 1nd from yam. Also other prim. to 818.000. The Canada Perm: Western Canada Mu Corporation. a. n uopxms, Agent nu mutthewawr- . I Wemalso Mb bores-ad MM??? 411 Ourp mafia-1 3’" I; DENNIS. my “a “repairs-W 88M too satisfaction. . The dsv of the W” 3nd cut iron cylinwag the public knowfm“ m Sylvester mt om w FARM [HANS THE FAMOUS MCSWEYN I; s: Soliclum. etc" 33‘” "a? G. H.301 v, . “V “I; cAycA ACLIK deceived, as well as Ll , 9mm and two scamox . 18 part. of the evidonc d, W. The vessel w , . completelg 'l-Ild dammit! “at to ‘ (at draughtâ€"the all!" being 11 fa in tlie canal reach 1 cork of the Trent . .grjgjnally commo ' Goverenment i‘n voted was the Mackcncie r‘bel lion was‘ag'ain start the Dominion Govm‘ mum/44 Vvv v present Erie Canal, whic ' for only 240â€"ton b 1 being enlarged by New at «3) cost of. $100,000,0(1 odate ”argues of 1,000 1; long, 25 fees wide, and WRECKED BY A GU LL Fufiught of the German dime -. ' 5 are 134 feet long: 33 f H! depth of 8 feet 4 inch sill, as per departmental iq‘ I. The locks will acom es of 800 tonsor 25,000 the total cost of the won 3,000,000- ,present Erie Canal, whi ”city for only 2404.011 ' 7 \T.‘ Â¥_ 30y of inland slu the lakes :1 ly to the line “ Vapuin Baker R the helpii to Esm banal Canal and \\ horgian Bay 4 the Kort 11- Valley but Work great L1: 'with the n of that article is as fol“ madame sxtualtfl , waken up toâ€"tl . they discover th" l has followed 0‘ L adopted in the} a1 passage betwei umber OI News has the, mail erweu a!“ nded 1 was pu‘ tely stri ales