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Publihsed in Lindsay, Ont., by The Free Press Printing Co., Limited. ' J. v. McNAULTY, President. R. J. MOORE, Bus. Manner. G. A. MACDONALD, Editor. children never grow old or crusty); many a. charming maiden 01 many summers, whose years have brought but added sweetness and but kindly wrinkles, (for those whose hearts are to the tiny tots never gmw sour and ugly visaged); many a ft-nd father; many a loving mother; many ,4 A nag-n, Subscription Rates. The Daily Free Pressâ€"Delivered by carrier or by mail to town subscribâ€" ers, 25¢. per month. By mail to cute oidepoints in Canada or the British Empire, $2 per year. The Weekly Free Press, 81 per year in advance; $1.25 if not so paid. Postage in United Statesâ€"Daily or Weekly, 50c. THURSDAY, JANUARY PAGE SIX. No problem in this play to vex uuu ! mystifyâ€"only the sweet mystery .of' child fancies and the sweeter music of child voices. No sickly sentimental-s ity to rouse to idle dreaming and vain longingâ€"only the charming art- lessness of childhood and the carefree happiness of youth. No shrieking melodrama, with the glare and flash of excitementâ€"only the simple non- sense that the children love, and which, perhaps, is after all the truest wisdom and the most beloved of all earth’s art. No painted dow’dies; no gilded puppets; no simpering, sickly doctored faces and padded forms; no acting that is strained and Wearying; no singing where all of sweetness and beauty ’and light have been trained out of tired voices and only unsatis- fying Art left in ;â€"but only the win- some faces of healthy and happy youth; only the unaffected charm of the children; only the delight of child beauty; only the simple and sincere make-believe of children, who live in a sweeter, a tenderer and more fanci- ful world; and only the sweetest mu- sic in all the worldâ€"the harmony of child voices. This tired, old world would be bet- ter for the wandering oftener away with the children to their “Wonder- land.” The world is ever the better for the music, the charm and the fresh delights that the children ever give, and those whom the cares of the day and the frettings of the hour op- press and worry, will find sweet peace again in childhood’s reign. “And the night shall be filled with The letter published elsewhere in this issue from Mr. H. J. Lytle does credit to that gentleman’s generosity and to his Christian kindness and charitable intentions. The Free Press owever, cannot believe that there is pressing need for any such organiza- tion as Mr. Lytle suggests. It is no use denying that there are some cases of poverty in Lindsay. The town is too large and its interests too far- reaching to keep poverty and need outside its borders. 0n the other hand, however, there is evéry reason ‘ ___-A-L‘IA LITTLE WANT music, And the cares that infest the day Shall fold their tents like the Arabs And as silently steal away.” umu, AAv -- v v '_, -v, , to believe that the present charitable institutions are quite suficient to cope with any cases of destitution that may appear. The Town Council has not only been generous in this work, but it has also shown rare discrimination and much tact. The various churches and charitable institutions have also done splendid work and any case of W, A... 4... “VI-IV ur-vâ€" wâ€" _ necessity has only to be brought to public notice to receive the kindest care in Lindsay, where, to borrow Mr. Lytle’s. own words, the “citzens are L _-_A-.I .. ‘hneo its last issue. The story; as told, is simply to the effect that tl‘e mother of Longboat, the. now famous and r~- AL AJâ€"A from door to door. 11 length of leg power of locomotion are t0 l ,sud toe animal e idolized Vb wuevv_-, V V much landed runner, is in such dire mmrtv as to necessitate her begging Elbe free [prees A SPORT AND HIS MOI‘HER. WITH THE CHILDREN. "FREE PRESS WEEKLY EDITION. Telephone 271. n’ IN THE TOWN OF LINDSAY. 7th, in Longboat’s case) passing thought might ooor woman “.130 bore the prodigy wnose 11111111115 ; ate such enthusiasm. ‘ , The Toronto Globe started for the education of the Indi ner. A Montreal newspaper a”: BMW bumâ€"__ , The Toronto Globe started a fund for the education of the Indian run- ner. A Montreal newspaper proprie- tor was lavish of hard cash for the comfort of Tom Longboat. a commit~ tee of men of eminent respectability and high standing are linking atter the management of the running ire ak, with the great end in view that Long- boat shall want neither in crmfort, nor in luxury and that all circum- stances may conduce to his physical, his social, his moral and his intel- lectual welfare. All this is done in the name of Sport. A ULJv u..---- ., Surely, now, in the name of hu- manity, something may be done for the poor, lone woman who has given to the world what the world seems to prize so highly. The mothers, the wives and the children of Sports, of- ten sufier in silence and behind the scenes, but now that this sufferer has been thrust forward to the limelight it remains for some of the outstand- ing sportsmen of The Globe, the Mon- treal Star, or the general arena, to see that the mother of the great Sport m“. r nnnhnot’e motherâ€"does not vvv â€"_..._ . â€"Tom Longboat’s motherâ€"does not want for life’s necessities, while her gifted son enjoys all that money, fame and long legs can bring. BREAKING THE RULES OF RAIL- ROADS. The official reports of the investiga- tion into railroad matters at Albany, N.Y., has brought forward the inter- esting and suggestive information that most railway accidents are due to the breaking of the rules and regulations of the railway companies by the em- ployees. Practically the same condi- tion of affairs would be disclosed in Canada if similar statistics were com- piled in this country. 77-4â€" - -A:Ann+c yALvu on vâ€"â€"â€"_ The cause of most railway accidents is naturally a failure on the part of some employe or employees, to ob- serve the rules laid down for the safe- ty of the travelling public and the property of the railroad company. It is only to be expected that railroad companies should make rules and regulations for the safety of their trade and that so long as all these rules are respected nothing but safety “Ava u.v -'vr- , will result. When accidents occur the presumption is always that rules have been disobeyed. and generally this presumption agrees with the facts of the case. , L- All this sort of reasoning may be interesting, but it will be of little benefit unless the subject is followed further and inquiry made as to why railroad employees disobey rules. The companies will, perhaps, squirm a little when this subject is taken up, a veritable flying in the face of pro- vidence. Again, section men are supposed to keep switch lamps lighted at night. and accidents have been known to happen through failure to observe 1- â€"--- AL layyvla V..- v "C" this rule. Much is heard in such cases of the employe‘s neglect of rule? and duty, but how little remark is made of the company’s neglect to pro- vide olâ€"which latter has also been known to occur. - . â€"1_J AllU V‘ II Railroad accidents may be admitted to be caused generally by the neglect of employees, when it is also admitted that the neglect of employers them- selves and desire for time and speed and schedule runs result in the em- ployee either parting with a rule or two, or parting with his position. ______._.â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€" How MERCHANTS MAY HELP THE TOWN. UV vvv u- . The heavy advertising campaign s‘acl: trade season by Mr. B. J. Gough, the cloth- ier, and the attractions he oflers out- nf-town buyers to visit this place by carried on during this 01' Dl'lubu cusnucwu suggest itself. Canadian engineers should not have been passed over in the case of the Quebec Bridge, and there is every reason to belive that had a Canadian engineer been em- ployed to construct that work, he would at 'least have had the grace to acknowledge before disaster came that the work was beyond his skill and not wait until loss of life and loss of money had made his inability a by- word. There is altogether too much tendency to look to the United States for big men for big undertakings. when the outcome often proves that the Yankee expert excels only in large promises. navy-gnu, vv wâ€"â€" '_u-‘ c ‘t __ started in the clothing business. In this way the whole town will be the gainer by one man, and 'when the general condition of dullness of trade at this season is considered, the ben- efit is not inconsiderable. It might be also pointed out that price is made 3 Prices are quoted is evident in- tention to simply name the goods and let the pe0ple see for themselves “where the bargains lie. ‘_ The price The Free Press would 'be indeed grateful to the Sylvester Band, to the director and to the characters from “‘Alice in Wonderland,” ifthey would be good enough to loan the Mad Het- ter and the March Here to the town'of Lindsay to see if these two strenuous individuals. uld yoke up another Dam-033%“. e Lindsay Board of . After the high success at the _._i- i- 4...... “A it t. m inmost- ’3 case) then surely a ght might be gnen to the who bore and cared for whose running teats cre- merchants and furnishing stores of Lindsay in general have brought and held much good outside trade by us- ing newspaper space freely, and mak- ing price prominent. In this way they have beat the big Toronto mail order houses‘at their own game. This suggests wherein the merchants may still further assist in the general trade of the town and the increase of their particular sales. Let the gro- cers follow the lead of the dry goods men. Groceries in Lindsay sell good goods at prices that no neighboring towns can equal. Let the Lindsay towns can equal. hey we “we... grocers start a cammign of price quoting and they will undoubtedly find an increase in their own trade, and the countryside around will al- so increase their grocery patronage. In this way not only the grocers will benefit, but every merchant and ev- ery citizen, and in this comparative- THE WEATHER ADVERTISES IT- SELF. All the objections of all those who fear that Canada’s reputation for cold weather and chilly conditions might be unnecessarily advertised 10 the outside world, has not deterred the promoters of the Winter Carnival for the city. of Montreal from proceeding with the necessary arrangements and preparations for their event. Even the refusal of the railways to give re- duced or special rates for the occasion has not turned the carnival promot- ers from their purpose. They have apparently taken the sensible view that the truth about Canada’s winter will not do serious harm to this coun- try, and that the attractions of Can- ada’s winter, with its exhiliarating sports, would be a good advertisement for ‘this country instead of an injury. .Here, however, the weather steps in and shows its hand to some extent. The promoters of the ice palace and fort are in a quandary. ‘ They cannot secure ice to build their structures ‘and Montreal is threatened With an .ice famine. Canada’s mild winter weather, with its delightful feminine style of changing without rhyme or reason, thus bids fair to advertise it- self in its own way. Uwvuv, ~â€"_ -V-,' ery citizen, and in this comparative- ly slack season the plan might very aptly be commenced. The Quebec Bridge disaster with its great monetary loss and its more deplorable loss of life has at least one compensating result. It has caused more careful consideration of bridg- For the case of Blackwell's Island Bridge the State of New York must find its own remedy, but for Canadian works, the employment of Canadian or British engineers seems/to strongly suggest itself. Canadian engineers -â€"-°v L'â€" -â€" Canadian engineers have shown their skill and their reliability often enough in this country, and if large bridge works or other big structures are required here, it would be the most sensible policy to confine the choice of chief engineer and designer to Canadians or British experts. WAKE UP, BOARD OF TRADE! WHY NOT CANADIAN ENGINEERS? Canadian engineersl Mt been passed over in.3 1301 Quebec Bridge. and A783" aason to belive that Mi: engineer been em- ' fit“ THE 'WEEKLY FREE sshorttimelosetheservicuotthe helpful and able members of thei Board at Trade. There are so many questions pressing to the front that the servicessoi the business men who constitute the Board of ’Trade are' badly needed as leaders and guides. There is the matter of Lindsay’s posi- tion in regard to light and power; there is aquestion of this town being chosen as a C.P.R. divisional point; there are a dozen other questions in which the Board of Trade could do good service. The Free Press has re- peatedly called attention to these mate ters and public opinion is by no means asleep. It only requires the leadership of men such as those who compose the Board of Trade to make advancement possible. } In refusing to identify itself with the programme of its secretary, Mr. J. P. Donald, the Board has sadly disappointed the public, who look for helpful assistance from that body. Probably, however, this is due to the drowsy feeling that follows such suc- cesses as Christmas Fairs, but in any case it behooves the Board of Trade to get on the firing line, one way or The public were well pleased with the recent evidence of the ability and usefulness of the Board of Trade, and that body should not allow thia pleas- 1-24; ant feeling away. Wake up! Why not start nowâ€"to-aay, auu forever rid yourself of Stomach trou- ble and Indigestion? A dieted stom- ach gets the blues and grumbles. Give it a good eat, then take Pape’s Diapepsin to start the digestive juices working. There will be no dyspepsia or belching of Gas or eructations of undigested food; no feeling like a lump of lead in the stomach or heart- burn, sick headache and Dizziness, and your food will not ferment and poison your breath with nauseous Pape’s Diapepsin costs only 50 cents for a large case at any drug store here, and will relieve the most ob- stinate case of Indigestion and Upset Stomach in five minutes. There is nothing else better to take Gas from the Stomach and cleanse the stomach and intestines, and besides one triangule will digest and prepare for assimilation into the blood all your food the same as a sound, heal- thy stomach would do it. When Diapepsin works your stom- ach restsâ€"gets itself in order, cleans upâ€"and then you feel like eating when you come to the table, and what you eat will do you good. Absolutely relief from all Stomach Misery is waiting for you as soon as you decide to begin taking Diapepsin. Tell your druggist that you want Pape’s Diapepsin, because you want m ' be thdrohgmy cured of Indi- gestion. WOODVILLE. (Correspondence Free Press.) Woodville, Jan. 6.â€"Mrs. A. Campâ€" bell and son Hugh returned home on Monday after spending New Year’s with friends here. Miss Minnie Campbell has returned to her school after two weeks’ vaca- tion. Miss Katie Lucy, of Brighton, vis- ited at Mrs. Ellen Campbell’s the be- ginning of the week. - We sjre sorry to hear that Miss Bell Carmichael has been on the sick list and hope she will soon recover. Mr. M. McEachren and Miss Mat- tie McEachren spent Tuesday with friends in the village. Miss Tenn. McArthur returned to To- ronto on Modday. Misses Lillian and Marjorie ( bell returned home on Tuesday. A number from here attended the reception given for Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Crimmon. The concert on New Year's was well attended and all seem to be pleased with the entertainment. Mr. Heck McCrimmon has secured a position with Mr. Dougal Smith, of Argyle. Miss Catharine Rinn has returned after spending Christmas and New Years at her home in Creemore. Miss McMillan, of Port Hope, visit- ed at Mr. Stoddart’s on New Year’s. Mr. Archie Carmichael has return- West. ”Kiss Jessie Staples is attending the Lindsay Collegiate Institute. We wish her all sucess. "mss Celia Gibbs visited MissFlor- ence Campbell for the New Year holi- Rev. Mr. mad Mrs. Munroe of Knox church spem New Year’s in London, “Mr. Ray Gardner, of Toronto, spent New Year’ 3 wit hhis parents. Mrs. Pu,dy has returned from a. vis- it in Toronto, Rev. Mr. Elliott gave a grand an- courae on Sunday in his 0"“ church. body shoxlld not allow this pleas- feeling of appreciation to fade MISERY IN STOMACH. spending some months in the and Marjorie Camp- We are having a branch of the Mon- treal Bank in our village, as they have leased the Thorndike store. Mr. F. Goad paid a flying business to-date machinery. All he went: in the petronnge of the (amen. We wish him success. Dr. Dale and wife spent New Year’s with the the letter‘s sister in Peterboro. sorry to say Mr. McKenzie .0! Glen Arm, lost a valuable tour-yeer-old, horse with inflemetion of the bowels. He called our new V.8., Mr. mavens. to look at the horse which ‘7“ stand- ing in the tunpernnoe shed. He told Mr. McKenzie to unhitch quickly or he would lose the cum shuts _u wen ODDS AND ENDS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. r in Lindsay’s (Ontario) history of mercnan The big crowds that are attendim the sale have been enm Neve in one store before. Sale since the opening day of and boys’ clothing. suits. ov ercoats, furnishings, etc., vicinity from within a radius of one hundred miles in up the many grand bargains that are on sale, and B. '_LL ---_-1u€na {'th V8“ p use menu; 5-....â€" been worked from morning until night supplying the vast‘ crowds or eager Uuycrs um an: M“. chasing the entire stock rapidly. The tremendous crowd on opening day of this ten-day sale was something enormous. It actually seemed that every man, woman and child in Lindsay, Victoria Caunty and surrounding country were there to get their share of this great Manulac. turer‘s Outlet Sale of B. J. Gough's surplus purchase of clothing. suits. overcoats, furnishings, etc., men’s, boys' and childre n's wearing apparel. Such a terrifl sacrifice sale never was inaugu- rated before in the city of Lindsay, and its like will probably nev er occur here again. B. J. Gough says he bought this great surplus stock from the manufacturers at a very low figure on account of recent market conditions, hitherto unknown in the past fifteen years, and that he pr0poses to give the peeple of Lindsay and surrounding country the benefit of his great purchase from the manufacturers. by giving the public the greatest bargains on clothing, suits, over- coats, furnishings,etc., that they have ever had in their lifetime. It certainly is a rare oppor- tunity for our people of Lind say. Victoria County and vicinity, to buy their ‘clothing, suits overcoats, furnishings, etc., at a big saving, and replenish their need for the next ten years at about one-half actual value. Considerâ€"and think what this great Manufacturers’ Outlet Sale means to youâ€"as it is right in the height of the season when you need the goods most. Thousands upon thousands of people are now taking advantage of this stupendous sale at B. J. Gough‘s big store, and well they may. as the prices are less than actual wholesale cost. It is a time for cloth- ing, suit, overcoat and cap buying, when one dollar will go as far as two would ordinarily, The opening day of the sale was terrific. Thursday, Jan. 7th and Friday, Jan. 8th, the crowds will be'just as great, and on the first big Saturday of the sale, January 9th, you will see the great- dmission to B. J. Gough’s BIG CLOTHING and FL‘R- est crowds of people trying to get a NISHING SALE that were ev er seen at any sale in the city of Lind say before. We advise early morning trading as much as possible in order to facilitate handling and serving the great crowds. At the prices quoted in this manufacturers’ surplus stock, B. J. Gough will not sell to any deal- ers or merchants, as his great purchase will only be sold AT BET AIL, DIRECT TO THE Plio- PLE, and the sale will continue and last only NINE DAYS LONGER. Prices on every article in the store have been cut'down to the lowest limit in order to make quick selling of the entire stock. Those who need clothing, suits, overcoat, furnishings, etc., will benefit greatly by this, the most stupendous sale of men's, boys’ and children's wearing apparel, that was ever given on any stock of merchandise in any part of the Province of Ontario. At the way the stock was car- ried out splendid to-day, the first day of the sale, the enti re $45,000 purchase of surâ€" plus stocks will easily be sold in nine more days of the sale. From remarks heard upon all sides this great Manufacturer's Outlet Sale, now going on at B. J. Gough’s store, corner Kent and William-eta, Lindsay, Ontario, is proving a bargain feast to the public, who are never slow to ap- preciate a sale of big bargains, such as B. J. Gough's sale is proving to be. You cannot afiord to miss it. Don't delayâ€"hurry inâ€"and secure your share of the many grand values being oft r- ed at B. J. Gough's Manufac turer's Outlet Sale, now in progress at corner Kent and \Villizlnl-sls‘., Lindsay, Ontario. The stock consists of men’s. boys’ and children’s clothing, suits, ox‘cn-uats and furnishings, now being sold at a fraction of the real value. Be careful and be sure you and the right place. Look for the big sign at cor. Kent and William-s ts., Lindsay, Ontario. 21d aid the other two; ankle] AAAAAAA 4. .‘oâ€" “6‘- fl This is a clothing and Furnishing Sale Where Your Dollar Doe‘s Double Duty. The Public Amazed at big Clothing, Suit, Overcoat and Furnishing Bargains. V.8., Mr. F_luid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; Compound Syrup Sammilla, three GOOD HOME RECIPE. Get from any prescription pharam- cist the following: emotions may not. tee! inclined to place much confidence in this simple mixture, yet those who have tried it o It is warm at an eminent authority. who-e entire repnution. it nmwumuhhgabyn, A W headline. when medthdhcmldcfihersup- W the WWII Mix the pre- Whymmmmoom- Shake well in e bottle and take a teaspoonful dose after each meal and at bedtime. The above in oonsidereded as the most certain prescription ever writ» ttn to relieve Buckwhe. Kidney Trou- ble. Weak Bladder and all forms of Urinary dinicultiee. This mixture acts promptly on the diminutive tis- sues of the kidneys. enabling them tofilterendltnintheuricacidend mend. it as Some persons who antler with the Thundering flash I of merchandising we attending 3- J- ‘2 been enormous. nerchnndising were such immense crowds seen Mending B. J. Gough's Manufacturcre’ Outlet an enormous. This stupendous sale :-f men's L, etc., has attractted the people of Linlimy and dies in all directions. The people are snapping and B. J. Gouah’s many extra salespeople have the vest crowds at eager buyers that are pm. THURSDAY. JANUARY a flying visit to Omen Mr: Chas. Iruny \m? tel-day on businu». Mr. H. Beuuy, .~:'.‘ b0! on Saturday. Mr. Clifford Mull}; tending Toronto l‘nm em visitink his pun-2:1 R. J. Mulligan. Misses Etln-l 3L Bushnell left Momluj terboro to resuuw 1]: Normal school. Mr. and Mrs. J. x". I. ‘0. visited friends in dOJ. the guests of M McCrea,sr. "“8 '___ William H. Kennedy, ha been apoimcd in court clerk of Victor place of Mr. 0. G. m1: MIG. JOhIl Bh'k'h‘u, visiung her’ mother. CObOurg, returned in evening. Dr. J. A. Thoxnmun my on busillcaa. MT. and Mrs. Char. .' Were visiting th- 11‘ "fit returned home Mowing. Ldence 5. John '11, at 3 a.m~. ,he ”Si wuson- dvefy an, who M (-(‘8fm (.1 onto he! wh .n of T0 n over 2 md MN utlcs nd ‘. l‘ , and m: for day as.“ e thi'i )fOn‘ Sun. "85' P Victoria 1’0 Ewauon Will ”like Market 1 esday and fl and 28th- 3 ‘ don’t negle4 *8ister St D0 ’W‘he teaching emy here i been transfl ,driving 1 ‘ the am d following elected c: ‘gLâ€"The Free My 119“ Sr p annual 1'9! pt and IOfkm ’ywe -« good thl ‘ an by the The Donal _7 men Echo : ' morning 1 ~ from of fire. 0: bded with cl Ought fire, in use was not}! O'dock but 1h: m were movl “ding." ~According h Peterboro hen receiving “(l-hand: T h in Linda “B :1 Chang “fled in T *. and hav ”city . Th4 he long-din Lindsay ~Accord 'mg Mlle will Inty at 1 0’ fly that a I in the pi lice to the B 1 Chambe' ‘6‘: w. it for down he store fourth unders shoe usedin II as th loaned withM