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19W;W@ ' . Sanitary matters have a first claim on the attention 0! the town officials. That is true as a general statement but circumstances give it special force at the present time. While the death-rate in Lindsay has been abnormally low during the past summer, the amount of sickness has been quite up to, if not beyond, the average. When the nature of the prevailing diseases is considered, there is good reason for giving some attention to their cause and its removal. The medical health officer’s report is very well in its way, but it compares with early precautions against disease, about as a postmortem examination compares with a good coarse of medicine. It is kind and christian to weep for the dead, but a good deal more so, to keep people from dying. In Lindsay, that is a duty in which doctors require reinforcements from those who have charge of the sanitary appliances of the town. The condition of things disclosed in some places can- not fail to attach some blame to the sanitary inspector. We are aware that, as a rule, such positions are popular in pro- 'tion to the indifference with which they are filled. 1 A ‘)~IL People do not appreciate being interfered with; they keep their temper better when paying doctor‘s and undertaker‘s bil s, than when the inspector tells them that their premises a'e unwholesome. In a small place the need for stringency may not be so absolute, but we must realize that this town has reached the s:ze and density of population, that make necessary the IDLSI approved sanitary conditions. The inspector must not flinch from doing his duty in the most tharough Way; nor musc he take a too narrow view of what those duties are. All the year round there are unwhole- some sights and noxious odors unmolested; there are wells unzleancd and Cellars unventilated. The inspector should do constant detective work for such things, and rigidly insist on their corrtction. It is largely his duty to main-‘ tain those conditions that insure the public health, and if the pub-ic'health is impaired. he must, in a large measure, take the blame ; because sound Sanitation and good health are held to be closely related. Inspector Douglas will be supported by the people in a more vigorous performance of his duties. There has been serious indifference at some points of our sewer system. Commendable activity has been shown in putting down sewus; but if after they are down the con nections with Services are not well made, little good has been done. You have not accomplished much in a sani- tary way by flooding your house with sewer gas. It turns out that there is not a liCensed plumber in the town, and the inspector’s report declares that the ci-llar of one large public building is full ct sewer gas, which he thinks escapes because the pipe h 5 been joined to the wrong drain! Sanitary sewers are very unsanitary affairs at that rate; and SUBSCRIPTION RATES.-In bod clubbing arrangements with lead WMKII’ I Ivn v “n. . _- w clubbing arrangements witf; leggingCanadia’n' papers; ClRCULATION.â€"â€"THE “'ATCHMAl-WARDER'S circulation is 5,‘ .500 copies go within trading distance of the town. 3 WT CONSERVATIVE NEWSPAPER. Pt Eva! THURSDAY Home A? 115 AND 117 ldusL lllursdufi' night the "1%fivuto Sacra-dry" was prusvntud by locu talent. under 'l‘l-nuis Club auspices‘ {Ibis bright bit uf comedy was well put (m. ’l‘hvrc was not a dull minute, in the whole two hours. Even con- thoir good work on a couple crasions the people Who 0113 parts in this play sidering pf previous 0 tools. the vari 12 HERALDS OF PESTI LENCE 75 cents; at end ofyear $1.09- surprised the. audience. The staging was better than any visiting comâ€" pany ever put on here and there was a. sprightliuess about the acting that is min-1y seen in amateurs. Space fm‘bids speaking of individual acting but, by her siugmg of a, “Rose in Heaven." to her own accompaniment Mis Gross showed superior ability, both as a musician and vocalist. The cinematograph representation the attention of of the money any more of them will cost, might better be’fiut VI vulnwuw, w-. -_-_â€"__v '7‘“ The outlet at the Lindsay-st. bridge is scarcely less dangerous. The current is usually better, but is effective for only a short distance, and, at best, can only serve to augment the trouble at Francis-st. We have talked of hav- ing the Esturion come to the town wharf. It cannot while the sewer empties there. It did one summer and was that year almost unmanned by typhoid. The Manita lost her engineer this summer. I i A "‘L- -A-A- nznnn ytnblnovv- up--- ‘__â€"-~~,v , There is only one thing to be done. The sewer pipes must be extended down the river to a point, however dis- tant, that will take their contents clear of the town. This must be done promptlxu With boats stirring the water so frequently the sewage will even then be a peril, and likely, after all, will have to be landed at some remote point and properly treated Proper sanitary conditions can hardly be maintained while it pollutes the water. THE MO'I‘TO of the Victorias seems to beâ€"“No Liber- als Need Apply.” AT THE January elections, 3. vote will again be taken on the House of Refuge scheme. The report of the com- mittee appointed to obtain information concerning these institutions, has been distriouted and if it is read, the electors will be able to vote intelligently. dan' FAULT 15 being found with the speed of butcher carts. There is cause for it. But the butchers are not so much to blame as the indolent housekeeper who orders meat too late and then. expects the butcher to take the price of her stupidity out of his horseflesh. The trade should unite and put an end to these flying deliveries and the killing pace of their cartsâ€"killing for both horse and luckless pedestrian. - WHERE IS that citizens’ resolution advising council on the light problem ? People who have supposed it was late enough in coming to allow council to get ready for it, are surprised that it’was not even mentioned at Monday night’s meeting. That was the last regular meeting of the year It was due the council that the resolution should have been in its possession, and likely it was, for the mayor was chair man of the pubic meeting; and it was due the citizens that aldermen should have dtscussed it at their last meeting. The people do not want that subject evaded by this year’s council, nor do they want any measure pertaining to it, sprung on them at the last moment. A special meeting to discuss it and indicate the council’s policy, is in order at once. EDITORIAL NOTES of the Passion Play of ()bexummurâ€" gran was not a great success. On Monday night a. good many witnessi ed it, but, on Tuesday not, more than a. score. The leading svencs in the life of Jesus Christ were clearly por- trayed and, properly handled, this production might. ham: considerabh: merit, 500 for 25:: at. Gough‘s. THE WATCHMAN-WARDER: LINDSAY, ONL The Instinctive Horror of Mankind For Certain Allin-ls. One of the unexplainable things in human nature is the antipathy or persons to certain animals. A Woman Is afraid of 1 mouse. \Vhy is it? Nearly every one will admit privately that some instinct of lmrrnr leads him to shrink from certain animals which he knows to be harmless. This feeling gen- erally increases as “'0 DI‘LH'PQ‘d downward in the scale of animal life. rem-lain: its maximum at insects and widen. lint it is not Confined to these lmwr animals. Apart from the feeling some \vumen have toward mice. there are men whn have some such feeling even lHWfll‘Ii dings. Going from mammalia to birds. slit‘il reel- ings may be unusual. but sum.» persons have to 'a certain extent this hurmr at the idea of touching eertuin {U\\'i$'. though most birds seem lo them unob- jectionable. As regards reptiles. the feeling is oomâ€" mon. Thousands shrink from tom-hing a common ring snake or a glowworm. tha most harmless of animals. or even a frog, but others will make pets or {rags or of the harmless kind of snaktw. So a woman might make a pet of :1 (mg and shrink from a mouse. This instinctive dread I'i‘llt'ilf‘Q its most marked point in the ease or iii~m~t~< and spiders. Some shudde' at the thought of touching any insect. or. they would my. creeping things. Some Would play with certain insects-~â€"a mothâ€"1m: shrink from others. as a eoekroaeh or (‘:tl'\\i_'_'. lmxh perfectly harmless. \Vith years them feelings may change. The “goat nmth" is one q! the large moths. end i should gladly let it crawl on my hand. lmt even now, after many years. I shudder at the more thought of touching the caterpillar of that moth. I mention these things about myself because one van. in such cases. say with eertainty what one has known, but not what one has merely been told. I hope some readers whose in- genuity or knowledge is more profound than mine will suggest a salisl'm-tory ex- planation of these singular feeling: whieh we certainly have toward smnv and vu- rions creatures. Whether other animals share sueh feel- ings I know not. but I will tell an aneu- dote suggesting something or the kind. An observer saw two hungry sparrows in the street with a black object between them which they seemed to wish to piel; up, but the thing seemed to wriggle and the birds to shrink from it. and soon they flew away. What repelled them was a beetle resembling that commonly called the “devil's coach horse." and. like the sparrows. the observer shrank from it. Though no doubt it was pert‘eetly harm- less, it would have needed a strong: mo- tive to induee the person who told this story to pick it Up even with gloves. and the sparrows seemed at least to feel as he did. This beetle. so hideous that a man. and even a couple of Slint‘l'UWs. shrank away with repulsion at the mere sight of it. was yet. doubtless. to its own kind. a handsome. beautiful animal. Why should a woman shudder at the limught of a harmless mouse?-Senttle Post-intel- lizencer. Ethel (am-1| 4)â€"-\Vull. I haven‘t know“) you so very long.â€"Exohange, behave llke that! WHY DOES ONE SHUDDERY While raging hosts 0‘ party foes so madly are cancelling, Quite calm the worthy housewife goes Ahead with he! fall cleaning. _ Mad Phil: Duh: Had ller Doubts. Hallowed. ESTABLISH ED 40 YEARS -'__'-"â€"â€"'-â€"-â€"-â€"-â€"..~ ______________.___â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"'___. b‘wo+6~m+ carb+Q+M4fi HI- flonor'l Lecture “hated. “Aha! Another case of wife beating. I suppose." said (he magistrate stemly when there was brought into the court a great, rawboned giant of a bully and a tiny. shy, meek looking little woman or about 89 pounds weight. “Ain't you ashamed of yourself. sir?" said the magistrate stemly. “A man who would strike a woman is so low in the scale of human degradation that there are no words in which to express his cowardice and baseness. A man who wiH be so untrue to his vows as a husband as to strike his wife is too contcmptible to live. Come. my good woman. let me hear your story. Do not be afraid to speak freely. You are under the protection of this court. and no harm shall come to you from him." “Yer off yer porch. yer honor. It was me as flaked h‘mi That's what I’m here for.” A bright light came into the tiny wom- an's blue eyes. a crimson flush came to the wan cheek. and her voice cut the air like a two edged sword as she said: Avoided the Explosion. A worthy Yorkshire canon. who had been greatly displeased by an act of dis- obedience perpetrated by one of his gur- deners. sought an interview with the of- fender in order [0 reprimand :32. Knowing that if able to avoid this in- terview until his master's wrath had abated he would come off with only a few mild words of censure. the man kept out of his way. A few days afterward. however. when the storm was quite over. master and man came face to face in one or the hot- houses. and the canon asked: ““‘by have you avoided me in so point- ed a manner of late. Johnson '1" To ich the gardener wittily replied: “N '. I'll put it to you as a man. sir- would you. if you (‘nuld help it. stand in front of a canon to be blown up?" Starving In a Bakery. A well to do l‘ittsburger has a brother who plays the black sheep part in the family. A common thing for him to do is to leave home without a word and be missing for weeks at a time. He stars missing until he has no more monm. T he last time he lefit home he “out to \\ lu el- ing. He was gone about mo “eeks ho- fore a letter came with the usual re- quest to telegraph monev at once. When it came. it read: Dear Brotherâ€"For God’s sake and (or the sake of our dear dead parents send me some moncv at once by telegraph. I am sunning. Address can of Blank's bakery. The brother sent this reply: Dear Jimâ€"Ask Rlank for a bun. ancro. “Well. you Know that in every perfect musical comedy there must be at least one joke. You can have all llu- music you want. but you need only one joke. Thguudieuce looks for it.” “But why do you call the hero or \our mns_ical comedy ‘Azot Y.oxc "’ ” Sure to Remember. A lady of literary fame once requested Dr. Reid. the celebrated medical writer. to eaii at her house. "Be sure you recoi- leet the address.” she said as sh:- quitth the room. “No. 1 Chesterfield street.” “Madam.” said the d'wetor. “I am 100 great an admirer of politeness not to re- member Chesterfield and. I fear, too self- ish ever to target number one.” “Well. when the heroine asks. ‘Do you love me as of yore?‘ they get the jukc bee? Azot Yore. Clever. isn‘t it?“â€" The Making: of a Musical Comedy. "Won 2" Mr. Joseph Jefl’erson'a season this m [3 limited to eight weeks only. The Bostonians will shortly product I new opera by Hood and Sullivan. Mr. Dooley will be put on the stage by Charles Hopper about Christmas time. Mr. Dooley will be put on the stuck) Charles Hopper about Christmas time. Henry Miller intends to conduct a saw me: stock company in San Frucisco et~ 91"! year. The original scores of “Nor-mt" “Beatrice di Tenda." by Bellini. wen cently bought by the Italian govern! for 312.000. "Herod." the new play being prod by Beerbohm Tree in London. his one scene aid only nine characters I I: all in suuordinnte roles. Hérbert Kelcey and Miss me sm- Ion have a new comedy turned “31: Daughter-in-law." John Drew's success in “Richard C37 rel" has been so pronounced that he n play noming else this season. N. C. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott n: produce “\V'hen “'9 “'cre TwcnU-QIC the whole of the present season. 3‘9“ season they may produce two mode“ comedies. ‘n Julia Arthur and her hu Cheney. are arranging to westem trip. and it would Miss Arthur has no notion to the stage this season. The engagement is Forbes Robertson. the Risk actor, to the lendin: pal-1y. Miss Gertrude Ell Maxine Elliott (Mrs. Nat Up. Annie Russc'l has :1 sm "A Royal Iamily." there are two 9‘97“ children in “lb and Lime L ‘hristinx 3" James A Heme slum-'5 a hub: 13 “$38 Harbor." Â¥_ A bonn fido purchaser {01 without notice of a mortgage out any considm-nxiun and w accompanied by any noguii tion is held. in l-Icoumny S4 versus Gordon (.\ld.). 48 1.. l titled to hold it as a valid 1 38 against creditors of {be since his equities are at 1v: theirs. and in such case 11: prevails. One who solicits orders (or a_ ing a permanent place of busn state without carrying any tom those which have been provinufl by his customers. or exposin: 3 for: sale, is held, in state H‘I‘S (N! 11-). 48 L. 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