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13'? The Mayor and the whole Council for 19w seem to have done their best to advance the interests of the "town neted as chairman very «acceptably during Mr. Rea’s absence for some months. tare; within appfopriations, arid for this credit is due to Mr. Rea, chair- man, and to Mr. Wm. Jordan, who The Board of Works, probably the largest spending department in the municipal government, must also be complimented on keeping expendi- The Mayor and aldermen deserve commendation for their successful and economical service through the Year which made the surplus possible. Spe- cial praise is perhaps due Deputy- Reeve Evres. to whose duty fell the onerous positiOn of Chairman of the Finance Committee. This committee, and particularly its chairman. can do much to make a surplus possible or otherwise, and there is no doubt that Mr. Eyres has brought such careful- ness and consideration to his work 95 to materially contribute to the possi- bility of a good surplus. It will he a matter at general new [ratulatiou that the town of Lindsay has closed its municipal year wuh a substantial surplus. Such a result has not always been secured by the man- agers of town affairs. and while a sur- plus was declared last year, it was small compared to the $962.59 over the balance this year. UUV J! VVV W'VVVV A BIGGER ERROR. ' ., THURSDAY‘ DEQEMSER a‘§§g .Mx A“ Aafligle) “Dragging firag in Th9 \‘eekly FWP Press; 31 per year in adxance; $1.23 if not 30 paid Pmta t4 United States-199% or ‘VPGR ‘7‘ 8091. Subscription Rates. The Daily Free Pressâ€"Delivered by carrier or by mail to town subscrib- ers, 25c. per month. By mail~to out; side points in Canada or the British Empire, 32 per year; Publihsed in Lindsay, Ont, by The Free Press Printing Co., Limited. J. V. McNAULTY, President. R. J. MOORE, Bus. Manager. G. A. MACDONALD, Editor. THE LINDSAY *" * - ‘ trade journal. and commenting onthe THE TOWN fiAS A SURELUSe 51156 0f advertising guts; has been â€" widely copied by local paper: It will be a matter of general oouâ€" 'throughout the provinoe‘ and espee 'atulation that the town of Lindsay cially has it been seized up” by is closed its municipal year With a ‘ those poorer country papers that lack rbstamial surplus. Such a result has i the_f80111ties for domg good printing. it always been secured by the man- 3 “”3119 havmg 111 abundance the and- rers oi town affairs. and while a sut- : acxty to 351‘ the patronage 01 busmess us was declared last year, it was: men W130 desrre results.hom.the1r nall compared to the $962.59 over ! adr‘grmmisand’l‘gecegfiylm :helzd 8?. e balance this year. ’Zizainigmtelfat. the neg: 0:0 9 1': 8:11;“ i: The Mayor and aldermen deserve one of the common erroggomade by mmendation for their successful and advertisers, and it urges all men use onomical service through the vear ing newspaper space to be sure that nich made the surplus possible. Spe- the cuts they use will show up well 31 praise is perhaps due Depfity- in the journals. the free [New Just A Cold George Beall Jewellery Store This is the season to be prepared to fight sudden colds. Keep this splendid remedy at hand for im- mediate use when the first sneeze denotes coming trouble. Price serious consequences LINES IN EAR RINGS LOCKETS CUFF LINKS BROOCHES BRACELETS WATCH FOBS 1y. A cold is not\ to be fooled with. The prompt use of Laxo Quinine Chocolates will prevent “1-;an nonseanences from a cold. Few realize that “just a cold” means danger. Neglected golds deveIOped into something else, have thousands of victimsxyear- DRUGGIST. Equal to the Occasion . . . PAGE SIX. FREE PRESS WEEKLY EDITION. THE RESULT IS OUR STOCK IS NOT AS HEAVY, BUT THE ASSORTMENT IS â€"AND EVEN CONTAINS MANY NEW THINGS. WE SHOW COM PLETE SHARP EYE ON THE CONDITION OF ouR STOCKS DURING THE RUSH AND ORDERED NEW SUPPLIES AS NE- CESSITY REQUIRED. Telephone 271. fllfilNBOTflAma HAVE KEPT LINDSAY. money for. The publication in these columns some weeks ago of certain pictures of the water works plant is proof of the claim made. These poor cuts, because the paper has a make-up staff and a. pressroom staff that know their business sufficiently well to offset the chance of poor work being blamed on the cuts that ; These 1110 cases are only samples of “hat is known to occur almost everv “eek in the year. E1 ery workingman ii123 11911 aware of the fact that nearly gall emplovers use the "blacklist” on :the quiet. and so it “ill be difiicnit gimleml for the ordinary man to tee! 31111.? large 11111011111 of moral elation at 1119 feet 111111 11111:» 113111111112 1111111111.? 11111111 haw, 211119 111 11111 for 111111111 10me 11111! 1111111111 \11111 1M1? 1113511911 do 1111111111 11111! 111 1119 1111111.. the advertiser has paid his good The fact is that the use of poor cuts has practically ceased in the huâ€" siness world, and the big error now is not in purchasing poor cuts, but in patronizing poor printers. A glance at the cuts used so frequently in these columns will indicate what is meant by the contention. The Free Press has little trouble with f Then. again, a young boy of four~ : teen 0:- fifteen who worked in a town inot a thousand miles from Lindsay, i and at a business not one hundred de- igrees removed from printing, refused ito submit to what he considered an I injustice. He left his emplojfment and 1 found that men who would combine to keep prices up were also liable to combine to keen employees down. So far as the combine was concerned he was on the "blacklist." Any man who doubts the existence of a blacklist against workmen has only to take employment with almost any of the big corporations to find out that there is no room for doubt. Lind- sav has happily been singularly free from labor disputes and has apparent.- I 1y suffered nither from employers’ or employees’ unions to any great ex- tent. Still, right in town there is one . business man who is in that business because he was unjustly dismissed : from a railroad corporation and could iget neither redress from the company‘ E nor employment on another Canadian g road. Local railroad men could easily duplicate this case from their own 5 knowledge of similar incidents. I While there can be little excuse for the disregard shown by the labor leaders for the orders of the court, it should not be forgotten that the la.- bor men are simply doing publicly, openly and above board, what the em- ployers’ unions do underhand, in cov- ert and beyond the reach of the law. lthe Toronto Globe and the Toronto gMail and Emmre condemn the lack éof reverence for law and order which iprompted men like Mr. Mitchell'and a Mr. Gompers to treat with disrespect § the orders of the court. All of this sort of sermonizing is very well in its way land comes with good grace indeed Efrom these journals, both of whom. ieither directly or indirectly, in the E past have had pleasant dealings with !the law courts in the matter of labor ltroubles. Old timers will remember lthe interest raised (and incidentally ; the good results arising therefrom) by g’the prosecution of the late E. F Clarke for quitting his employment on y the Toronto Globe. The president of} the Mail and Empire, who is alsoI much interested in the Riordan Paper Company, has also some happy reâ€"l minders of labor diSputes. it will be seen at once that both these high- class journals will undoubtedly be able to approach their subject in full- est impartiality and without the slightest bias or personal feeling. Cer- tainly ! in refusing to obey an injunction which ordered them to refrain frbm boycotting among labor unionists the products of the Buck Stove and Range Company. Such leading journals as The Canadian people and the Can: adian press seem to take much inter- est in the decision handed down last week by which three leaders in the American labor world are sent to jail for long terms for contempt. of court hraae (if there are any to make). this fact of the present Cormcil’s general carefulness should not be forgotten. THE BLACK LIST AND THE BOY- COTT and to husband the money of “ ed with fear and utterly unmanned by the horrors they have passed through. The .city itself has vanished completely, and where once stood stately public buildings, magnificent In the city ‘of Reggio, wiyth a popu- lation of 50,000 inhabitants, only the merest handful of human beings es- caped with their lives, and the five unhappy men who have so far reach. ed safety from that city are half craz- The later despatches from Rome and other- points in Italy indicate that the close of 1908 has brought with it the most terrible tragedy, in one single blow that has ever befallen the Christian world. _ One day enjoying the pleasures and merriment oi Christmastide, living in peace and happiness in a sunny, favored coun- try; the next, without warning, with- out hope of escape, hundreds of thou- sands of souls are flung to an untime- ly death by earthquake 'and tidal wave, and three prOSperous provinces are mined and laid waste. The ter- rible list of deaths, mounting up to the hundreds of thousands, together with thee ever-increasing loss of pro- perty, makes the latest earthquake in Italy stand out as the most‘appalling disaster of modern times. THE GREATEST- GALAMITV OF MODERN TIMES. l- '- e s t t 3 v I I ' I It is a matter for some regret that opposition should be offered Mr. J. D. Flavelle for a position on Board of Water Commissmners. Mr. Flavelle has been a very usetul mem- ber of that Board ever since the town took over the plant. He has g1ven of his time, of his talent and of his energy for the futheranCe of the in- terests of the town in the problems that arise regarding town water sup- ply and fire protection. His business judgment and his large measure of the 5 abilitv are envied Lindsay by towns l and cities in this province that be- i grudge this town the good Citizen of ‘ Isuch well-known acumen and honesti j possessed in Mr. Flavelle. No doubtl Mr. Flavelle has made mistakes on I l L the Water Commission Board. No nae would be readier to acknowledge such a possibility than himself. The man who would not make mistakes would not be human and so \\ ould be much out of place on any peoples board. With all due respect, howex er, to hlS opponent, Mr. Flavel e has had \alu- able experience in all the matters that the Board must deal nith; he has the ability; he has the confidence of the people. These facts are undoubted and now, when there are two most important matters before the Com- mission. it would seem absurd to make a change. The present Water Commissioners should complete their work and bring the Ozone system to full success or stand any blame for ifailure. i The present. would seem an unwise time for the citizens of Lindsay in lose Mr. l-‘lawlle‘s setfleea on the Water Commission: and the mean it secreh ehmufagemeht given hy «1 hr- eni paper to the twinning mu of mum: mm to Me. li‘lM‘elle in this Mae should he eendumned in nu uheemiu ’ way hy the semi eiiimis of this town who huiiow in fairness and gratitude for good sewieea done and who ohjeet to the minutiae or- ihcohvuhwueihg of a man who has given his best services and his best talent to the work at the Commission. i I l i I \ i \ V l i1 l a \\ 8 For First and Second Deputy- Reeveship the contest will no doubt be spirited and keen. The four men offering all have municipal experi- ence, and while personal feeling may suggest this man or that as most suit- ‘able, the election of any one of these good citizens could in no way be look- ied on as detrimental to the town. The icontests for the Deputy-Reeveships ‘will largely depend for their outcome on matters of popularity and personal bias in the citizens, and the two de- feated candidates are here and now assured, (when there is no possibility of knowing who they may happen to be) that they are useful and efficient citizens, and their defeat was not due to their own lack but to the slightly superior standing of their opponents in the public mind. The list of candidates for municipal oflices in the town of Lindsay, pub- lished elsewhere in this 188118. would go to prove that Lindsay is practic- ally assured of good representation on the Town and County Councils this coming year. The re-election of Mayor Begg by acclamation was a well-deserved tribute of appreciatlon for honest service well given during the past; and just as much may be said for the election of Reeve Geo. A. Jordan and the three school trustees. Among the eight. aldermen ofiering there may be room for personal choice, but in any case there is prac- tical surety that no matter which par- ticular seven may be chosen the town will have good men at the Council Board. Ll NDSAY'S M UN ICI PAL CONTEST. did not 1ie_in the,cuts. but in the man that handled them. " Trade journals would be doing bet- ter work sometimes if they blamed the poor printer, instead of throwing the onus on the business man, who in this year of grace, spares neither time, trouble nor money, in securing in his own interests, the best cuts that he can obtain. all harmless, and can be obtained at a small cost from any good prescrip- tion pharmacy, or the mixture wruld be put up if asked to do so. He fur- ther stated that while this prescripâ€" tion is often prescribed in rheumatic afliictions with splendid results, he could see no reason why it would not be a splendid remedy for kidney and urinary troubles and backache. as it has a peculiar action upon the kidney structure, cleansing these most im- portant organs and helping them to siftandflltertromthebloodthefoul acids and waste matter which cause sickness and annexing. Those of our readers who suffer can make no mis- takeingivingitatg‘al; Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kergon, one ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsapanua, three ounces. Shake well in "a bottle, and take a teaspoonful after each meal and again at bed times. A well-known druggist. here at home when asked regarding this prescrip- tion, stated that the ingredients' are KASY TO MIX THIS. What will appear very interesting to many people here is the article taken from a New York daily paper. giving a simple prescription, whi-ah is said to be a positive remedy ur backache or kidney or bladder do.- rangement. if taken before the stare of Bright’s disease. The FM PM; extends in all tlw heat “is-im- at the seam“. mutt tlwuali ilmliua lltt limit with met mint: that liltttl will twins to all a “islet meal: ANN ef true SHWB. it larger Medium with noble» lives and sweetev expeiia eneei. and that peace. {impetus and progress may visit and abide with allt ‘ The Free Press views the passing of the year With some measure or regret because of plenannt associations con- nected with that term of time, and because of the growth that has been made in public favor and in general patronage by this paper. But this journal also hail: the new year with high hopem confident indeed that in‘ \‘i‘enseil effort will bring increased Inn-mesa. and Hilthl enemy in the sen We of the people will Mn an ewe widening ilipfihtlh‘ oi pnhlie approval. In looking back over the past year, The Free Press can see little but good. Thanks to the efforts of firm friends, the measure of justice in people in general and the appreciation of the ‘ipublic, who seem both Willing and able to support legitimate and' merit- iorious enterprise, The Free Press has prospered in every department. In a little over seven months The Free Press has built up a large circulation. isecured a most generous advertising patronage, and obtained a growing clientele for job printing. The months gone by have been months of pro. gress, months of increased business, and months of effort that has been rewarded. For the result, this jour-i nal is indeed grateful to the business“ men and the public for a hearty and generous support ,and by continued effort, increased energy and unflag- ging zeal for public service, trusts to merit and receive a continuanCv and an increase of patronage along all lines. lten and the great troubles and the outstanding cares be leit in memory alone to mark the annual round. The lean years are remembered for their very leanness, but the pr08perous years with their round of joys and blessings are too apt to be forgotten. It would indeed be a good resolution for the new year to keep to the front of memory the pleasures and pros- perity of the past, and to live again in retrospect the joys and bright spots of the years that haVe gone, instead of keeping ever forward the sorrows and the trials that loom so large, of“ ten because they are so rare. 1 It is an odd feature of the human disposition that the blessings brought by the year should be lightly forgot- to be and its cares that are to come will take a place in the everlasting round of time. The old year with its sorrows and its joys passes away tonight and the new year with its opportunities and with its freight of blessings that are ; The occurrence mu onus great ‘mourning to many homes. and though those bereaved speak another langu- age and live in far 05 Sunny Italy, hearts here in Canada made warm by Christmas joys and the spirit of the time, will send sure sympathy to those in the far-off land who have passed through a terrible affliction. That this sympathy may take a use- ful form is to be hoped. and this great Christian country may well give a little of the bounty showered upon it by a favoring providence to pro- vide homes for the homeless and bread for those whose lands and lives have been laid waste. GOOD BYE OLD YEAR, ALL HAIL THE NEW. to have lost their lives i disaster. pulling, and at least a tenth of the whole population of the districts seem church edificea and busy centers of industry, there‘lies now but sails: ofesrthsndmckvuhedbythesea. Hessian, mother city in the strick- en provinces, has also been utterly destroyed with most grievous loss oi life. Throughout the three provmcesl aflected, the loss of life is most up- THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS. nbly and beeomingly mister! the hoa- ten in preparing the sumptuous te- putzndinsttendinxtothenquire. wines. etc. After deding n pleasant justice to the spread, touts were giv- en freely in honor of the well known emcient lodge represented. its rapid progress. the viuting brethren and to the host and hoeeeeeJlr. end In. Anderson. for their liberdity end ce- aid hospitality. . sent to partake of a. supper at â€"his home, which all accepted, to find that ed a most exquisite reput, cofnpésed of oysters. roast turkey, salads. cake, At the installation meeting of N. E. Lodge. No. .63 .held on Monday. night. Dec. 8th. the following otll~ oers tor the ensuing year were elect- ed: J. B. Anderson. W.M.; J. Lak- .ng. S.W.; J .Lucas. J.W.; M. J. Maodonald. S.D.; J. H. Robertson, J.D.; G. Otts, 8.8.; 0. W. Barrett. J. 8.; W. Giles, Chaplain; H. H. Clark. Secretary; R. Clark. Treasurer; D. Hall, I. G. ; H. Brohm. 0.T.. Bro. Fitzgerald, of Fenelon Falls. ably assisted in the installation, with P.M's Bros. W. Brien. Giles. Wal- lace and Clark in immediate attend- ance. After this notable event con- }cluded. another important event awaited the members in attendance and a few others. In]. B. And- erson. the newly installed W. 11.. ex- tended a warm invitation to all pre- (Ooymmdmoe Fm Pusan.) ; Dem Whrbou‘t target Um Pusan hmvriw mar-ml «am-«u to M be”; in the town hall on Jan an... Get your tickets at Robertm‘a and avoid the rush at the dm‘ HAUIUITON. YOU CANNOT AFFORD T0 MISS THIS SALE or Lindsay, Victoria cam and vicinity will benefit greatly by B. J. Gough’a big purchase of a number of WW surplus clothing stocksâ€"545.000 in ‘uâ€"oonsisting of men's and boys‘ clothing, suits/overcome, furnishings, etc. B. .l. Goush. of Linda”. Ontario. secured 845.000 worth of men’s, boys’ and children: (-14). thing, suits, overcoats, etc” at an unheard of low figure on account of the "Wm condition of. the money market. The manufacturers had to sell and B. J. Gnugh obtaine dthese stocks at practically his own price. B. J. Gough says that he pro. poses to give the people of Lindsay Victoria County and vicinity the benefit of 1, is great purchase of Manufacturers’ surplus stocks by giving the people the 1mm nu. pendous and most remarkable ten-day sale on men’s boys’ and children ’s clothing .40., that was ever given in the entire province of Ontario. The entire stocks, direct from the manuiacturers. will be sold at such ridiculously low prices that the public ml; he amazed. This ten-day sale will be, without question of a doubt, the biggest bargain feast and sale of men’s, boys' and children’s clothing, suits and overcoats, em nm was ever given in Lindsay at any time before, or that will ever occur here again. t 3.1“. mercial circles will be astounded at the tremendous bargains offered. It W11] l... a bargain earthquake of low prices on good quality clothing, furnishings, etc, that v.15; arouse the people of Lindsay, Victoria County and vicinity from centre to (-m-um. ference. It took great nerve and a big outlay of ready cash to buy this large surplm of Manufacturers' stock for a city the size of Lindsay, for as a rule these great snap are usually gobbled up by the largest stores in Toronto, but B. J. Gough says than. nothing too good for the people of Lindsay and vicinity, and he proposes to {MW :2”- public a stupendous ten-day sale on the above. stocks that will be the talk of 11;. tire province and surrounding country for ten years to come. It will he a pm; -, :- efiort in value giving on men’s and boys' suits and overcoats, children’s clothing. inr- nishings, etc, such as the public will long remember, as’never heretofore lxsm . -~ people been able to buy clothing, suits, overcoats, furnishings, etc, at les than amml wholesale cost of manufacture. B. J. Gough’s big store will be closed, Monday :1: 11 Tuesday, Jan. 4th and 5th, in order to get these great surplus stocks in ruadxm» :1: the Opening day’s sale, and the store will not be open for business until the on 151.: day of the sale, which will be Wednesday morning, at 9 a.m., January 6th. 'l’i... .~ no ordinary clothing sale, but one in fact that seldom occurs in any community. I: J. Gough. of Lindsay, has certainly prepared for immense crowds of peoplt. ham: already engaged many extra salespeopie in order to be able to wait upon tht 1 .- ‘crowds that will attend the sale during this stupendous ten-day clothing. sun. coat, furnishings sacrifice. The pPOple 0f Lindsay and vicinity have nex'vr fore had an opportunity 0f attending such a sacrifice sale as B. J. Gough’s Munnn. - turers’ Outlet Sale will aflord the public. It is an opportunity which comes 1.. 1 about once in a lifetime. Let all who pessibly can attend this most wonderful rmâ€" gain event to replenish your clothing and furnishing goods needs. Remember, the "m 135‘ {or ten days 0'11.“ This great sale positively opens Wednesday morning. .1: ' 6th, 3‘ 9 am. DTOP everythingâ€"make YOur arrangements to be in Lindsay. 0n: _ .: 9055““? 0“ "1" opening day. Be sure yOu find the right place. Look for tln- _ 8’99“ and white sign. “B. J. Gough's Manufacturers' Outlet Sale." corner Kent Witliam-sts” Lindsay, Ontario. We WOUId advise early morning trading as mucl; : ‘ 9085““? in order to facilitate the pmper handling of the immense cmwds of new who will attend "“5 gigantic Clothing. snit, overcoat and furnishings sale. \-. opens January 6th, (Wednesday morning) at 9 a.m. Be here on one of the l‘-n ~. 1' days and secure your share of the many bargains offered. You cannot afford 1.: ~ this sale at B. J. Gough's store. corner Kent and William-Ms. Lindsay. Ontario. "m”h" ”‘9 09911“!!! d809, and if you value money. then prepare accordingly. :3'; i ' wi‘l save many dollars on 'men's, boys" and children‘s clothing. suits. overcoat. . furnishings floods, etc. Sale only lasts ten days beginning Wdencsday morning. . . ‘ 8th, at 9 a.m., and ending Saturday night, January 16th. The public ml I.» “Special Notification” If You Value Money; Then Prepare Accordingly. A TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE SALE The Public Benefits. young fellows can of the villa ane evening was 800d things mdh _-_-___ 4-, morons ments of the guests. At the close of the harmonious reception the world- £amed ‘Auld Lang Syne’ was sang in a chorus, which typified the occasion and conclusion of a socially and har- moniously spent evening. The Forester: society held a ban- quet in the tht house on Tuesday QUNQQQQQQQQQ©®®©® O'c‘ :3 163% THE BAZAAR WEEKLY NEWS 3 “The Yellow Front," Vfilliam-SL One Door North Ur Kent. » r , @o \QQQQ@@@O@@@@ 0 Ram u! (Xnufm-l amp. . . . silver (3km Sum-h . .. . silent Pavlm- Mom-has ..... gimme! Shula Pulish . ghinu Surge Hath “h.- “'l‘ new tow ipe ‘Imme (‘mleuge Blueiug Oil “hoe Dawning ..... . .‘ Black Lrad per box ........ Camila soap Twin Bur WEESE’S BAZAAR A FEW OF THE BARGAINS Good bye, 01d 5" ‘ through. }We turn to-dafi' 1" You gave us ““1"” 111° m to come Good I“ TO! b I: my e e What old ”3; nuar' k d" 5" “Chi vk': I! I’m V e ry S u re C :1 11 L1 .0 The say New Your w (Detroit Fro: 600d bye, 01d year, 3; You ‘brought your sh: THURSDAY. GOOD BYE. sunshine Year: did your nnkinfl at share of OLD YEAR e {0011’ your DO r055 tune snore, d Cuminm in Suklofl - Il‘h’ N “U; I“ We \ be unusual lie Inusum I; shown 1 In. They l 3.11 ’Min 6 over 1 intion 0‘4 30f!) «thel “9‘“. 'IB We! issut‘ m h: an 8‘ are