The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

not Very alien. and they have adopt- -edmany Chinesecustans.Not is it incense they compelled the Chinese to wear the queue. for theygot quite was much usedto it asAnnenians have «to the red Turkish fez. The real reas- ~05 is to be room} in the words otthe baby emperor in mt most remark- able edict 0 October 30: sus oer yaar; $1.00 If paid In advance direct to pubIISIIOr We have no subscrlp‘ ion agents. WILSON (3" WILSON. THE LINDSAY POST LINDSAY, FRIDAY JANUARY high oficials serve their own ends. Much of the people’s money has been taken but nothing to benefit the people has been achieved. On several occasions edicts have promulgated laws. but none of them have been obeyed. The people are grumbling, yet I do not know. Disaster looms ahead, but I do not see.” Poor little baby of five years! Poor China! But the confession penned by the Prince Regent is true. The chief awe of discontent has been the ra- Mty of oficials. Now China rebels. of wanâ€"Winnipeg â€"â€" THE 1 Mr. Monk. was e] three months ago after a campaign pany of Mr. Henri Devoir and based : on opposition to lism and militari: Govarnment. He t iB‘RCCK ST., PETERBCRO “‘Vm vim. BENSON HOUSE. LIND ' SAY, ery lst and 3rd Wednesday - the month from 2 p. m. to 6 p.01. «prison. «timas in Eve. Ear and hose and anoat. land it is not namely that she will be the first Eastern republic, {or the in moving East has begun to move PAGE pita”. Answerâ€"Because of the monotony and lack of diver- sion which makes life a " drudge. The days are toilsome and the long evenings drag wear- iiy because there is nothing to do. Itisaduty every man owes to his home to provide wholesome attractions and recreations for the good wife, daughters and sons. _ --- u I In Y!LL‘_ Country life should be the ideal life and can be if a iittle thought is given to the development of the better elements. Keep the young ladies at home by providing a cheerfui, elevating atmosphere which will outweigh all the allure- ments of the town and city. There is nothing like the inâ€" fluence 0° music The best means of providing it is with a INSULATION AGAINST TY FEM) An instrument which all members of the family can play without previous training. Ask for particulars ot our Ennis Player Pianos. Either can be purchased on our extended pag men: plan. THE J. M. GREENE MUSIC ‘30., [TD l'. P. McCullough 45 William-sh, Proprietors y. vu-u-Dâ€"v'u have been a grumbling, Disaster looms 3-D! re years! Poor ion penned by rue. The chief i been the ra- 'China rebels. that she will public, (or the begun to move ST TY P301!) Iii-typhoid ser- 7 A__-_. and... Mr. Monk. was elected to Parliament three months ago as a Nationalist after a campaign waged in the com- pany of Mr. Henri dourassa. and Le Devoir and based almost entirely upâ€" on opposition to the eflegod imperi- lism and militarism of the Liberaf Government. He had already publicly separated himself icon: the {loosens- tive party and Col. Sam Hughes up- on the same grounds. After the election Mr. Honk joined a Cabinet which included 001. Sam Hughes as its Minister of Militia. In his capacity as Montreal minisâ€" ter. Mr. Monk attended on Wednesday evening a banquet given 1: o the said Minister of Militia at which the Min- William St Why are. the flow; Fol as leaving the Farm ? cently that the immunity of nospzz- .1 staffs against typhoid will soon beâ€" come general. The time was when there weze .nany deaths annually from typhoid in Winnipeg. There is nothing in the city's history more creditable than the thoroughgoing manner in which the campaign against the conditions responsible for the prevalence of tyâ€" later of Militia made an extremely militarist and Imperialist speech. Mr. Monk followed. that speech by an ad- dress in which he professed the pro- foundest confidence in 001. Hughes and his fitness for his omce. The day after that speech Mr. Bourassa’s paper, Le Devoir, which was the chief journalistic supporter of Mr. Monk in the campaign, came out with a. sharp rebuke to the Minister of Militia for his militarist indiscretion, and an intimation that much more of that sort of thing would be followed by the most energetic protest of Le Devoir and its following. Is it any wonder that Mr. Monk needs all the patronage he can lay his hands on to keep the coalition from falling apart ? LIN DS AV THE MIX UP tario legislature at the coming ses- sion giving permission to municipali- ‘ ties to exempt, entirely or in part, J all forms of property. except land values. from taxation. Already there is a bill before the Alberta legisla- ture, and it is a government bill, making exemption from taxation ob- ligatory in the case of everything but ‘land, in new municipalities. In muni- cipalities a‘ready established the ex- :emption will be gradual‘ but must be Lcomplete at the end of seven years. Alberta, then, by the end of 1918. will be raising its taxes from land lvalues only. By spreading the change over a period of seven years. provis- ion is made against injustice that might result from too sudden dislo- cation 01 existing conditions; but, as a matter of fact, more than one-half of the more important municipalities in Alberta have already expressed themselves as strongly favorable to the new form of taxation, and it is believed the bill will pass the legisla- ture by a large majority. Ontario seems in a fair way to folâ€" low the western example, and one of the reviewers who endorses the new movement, reminds his readers that when Mr. W. A. Douglas introduced the idea in Toronto twenty-five years ago, he was regarded as an agitator, whose cause was hopeless. One Tor- onto editor tells oi a citizen who “improved his house by a veneer of brick and other additions and em- bellishments. His assessment was in- creased by $600, with the result that he had to forego the installing of modern conveniences and the making of further projected improvements. ;Almost every voter can call such in- %stances to mind, the writer continues “and the coming discussion in the legislature will impress the public with the extent to which the arbi- Itrary law regarding municipal taxa- 'tion keeps men idle and retards de- velopment. ’ ’ Mr. Joseph Fels, a millionaire who is devoting his energies to the intro- duction of single tax, and who is soon to speak in several Canadian cities, says that seven cities of Can- ada have already adopted the new plan of taxation, and that these ci- ties are among the most progressive and prosperous in the Dominion. It is worthy of note that Ontario mu- nicipalities are not at present askâ€" ing for power to tax land alone. Most of them desire to begin by ex- empting improvements to some ex- tent, perhaps twenty-five per cent, and then gradually increasing the ex- emption until the tax has been trans- ferred vvholly to land values. This amounts merely to giving the munici- palities home rule in the matter of raising taxes, which they both pay and expend, and it is scarcely likely that any legislature will long resist the requests of municipalities for such liberty in the matter of taxing themselves. This result is all the more gratifyâ€" ing when it is remembered that throughout Ontario 442 municipalities gout of 812. or more than 53 per cent, jare now without bars. It must be ex- ‘pected that in these later stages of the contest progress will be some- iwhat slower than it was at first, iwhen the prohibitionists chose the 3fields that looked most promising. It is significant and satisfactory to ob- serve the permanence of prohibition. Not only are the by-laws sustained, but they obtain an absolute major- gity of the votes cast. By-laws were carried in ten places, and would have been carried in eigh- teen more if it had not been for the three-fifths majority law. Local op- tion was sustained in fifteen places, including three towns, the victory in Owen Sound being particularly grati- fying. In no place was the law re- pealed, nor was the threeâ€"fifths reâ€" quirement necessary to save it any- where. On the whole there were maâ€" jorities for prohibition in 43 places and against prohibition in only 24 (Toronto Star) The temperance men have reason to be well satisfied with the result of the polling on New Year’s Day. EXEMPTING IMPROVEMENTS The man Who mades money in a.“ community has a. duty to perform ini that community. It may be that he1 has made his money by his superior business ability, and that he would I have done as we 1 anywhere. That: does not alter the case. If his gifts are great, his responsibility is equally great. No man was placed cn earth for the sole purpose of makipg money and the gran who has this as his ideal had better never boon born. It is not an act of charity but theiperformance of a simple duty 531' the man who has made momy to pass a. littfe' of it for the benefit 0 the community. even thong]: ho never e'xpects to see a dol- [as of his contribution hack. bill will be introduced in the On- DUTY TO THE COMMUNITY LOCAL OPTION OPERATION HER ONLY WasCuredbyLydiaE.Pink- ham’sVegetable Compound Lindsay, Ont.â€"-“ 1 think it is no more than right for me to thank Mrs. Pinkham for what her kind advice and Lydia E. Pinkham's Ve table Com- poun has done for me. When I wrote to her some time ago I was a very sick woman. sut- fering from female troublea I had inflammation 0 f the female organs, and could not stand or walk any distance. AtlastI was confined to my bed. and the doctor said 1 would have to go through an operation, but this I refused to do. A friend advised Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and now. after using three bottles of it, I feel likeanew woman. Imost heartily recommend this medicine to all women who suffer with female troubles. l have also taken Lydia E. l’inkham's Liver Pills and think they are fine."-â€"Mrs. FRANK EMSLEY. Lindsay, Ontario. fering troubl inflau the fe and stand distar was c‘ M: a. We cannot understand why women will take chances with an operation or drag out a sickly half-hearted exist- ence, missing three-fourths of the jo of living, without first trying Lydia . PinkhamfsVegetable .Compo‘und. AL- peg Tn’bune, (independent with a strong Conservative list) not because of incompetency or active electioneer- 1. Anna-Jun... â€" . -U--vv- For thirty years _it‘ haé been the » standard remedy for female ills. and has cured thousands of womcn who have been troubled with such ailments as displacements. inflammation. ulcer- ation. fibroid tumors. irregularities. periodic pains, backache. indigestion ‘ and nervous prostratiou. I The dismissals from the public serâ€" vice have taken place, says the Winni- mg, but because the government is t 'l‘h . ' 'd- “Bri going to find places for its friends by 0 reap. 'e “8e man sax ' mg a child up in the way he should go, hook or by crook, and the most of the . . . ‘ Land when he 18 old he Will not de- finding has been done by crook. M121 . ,, . . . :part from it. So it is with the Borden has sold the whole Governr _ . , . .boys of to-day who are allowed to run ment patronage to hisipohtical friend ' . . an d mostly to his Nationalist lli :the streets till nine or ten o clock at 3. es. night. This does not mean our town They dedicated to him in his Cabinet . . . . , . , alone. as most all towns are Slml- and also his Cabinet 8 policy. He is . . . . :1ar1y afflictedâ€"for an amoctron it whclly In the hands of a group of poâ€" . . litical sharks n d u _ l m {surely proves to be to many families seekers H' 18' n gscupu one o ce‘ gin the after life of the boys. Parents, v c c ' lief. ozemmenn adâ€" :see after your boys, and the com- tseaBiztfin a: :20“ bwrzliqpped up_m?pany they keep. It will be worth utin 1 s 'zfd en t. ed ationahstgmore than gold to you and them in m eers sei comman of the the years to come. Canadian ship of state. 5 .â€"â€". WAR TALK AN INSULT TH? LINDSAY POST. The honourable the Minister of Militia is too imaginatve, says the Kingston Whig. Hence notice the extravagant language with which he discusses all military questions. His rater idea will invite a criticism that will be far from faVOrable. It is that if the money now spent on poâ€" lice and criminal administration were spent on the Militia, and discipline begun with the schocl boys, or cadets it would ‘be better for all concerned. There will be many to resist the ' teaching of Col. Hughes. They do noti want their sons to be infused withi the military spirit. It is well enough to give the young men some knowl- edge of drill and target practise such a knowledge as they will get when! military training becomes universal; Bit there is a limit to the military? am] itious of Col. Hug hes and of those who are coâ€"operating with him. Ill‘hei danger is in making the military side of life a failure. It is possible that ‘ some men may be carried away with the fever and become useless for civili occupations. l The country is not prepared for the‘ army (f a million men. of which the I Minister of Militia has talked a. cou- ple of times. It is not disposed to i encourage young men to fit themselv- i as for military life, to qualify for ap- ' pointments, and, failing to get them, Erefuse to put their handr to other things. The military spirit has spoil- { ed too many already. It is not de- ! sirable that there should he further I and unnecessary sacrifices. Obedience with the Minister of Mi}- itia is at the basis of all good citi- zenship. The one who learns to re- spect the law, early in life, will not later need the correction. the res- traint, the punishment which falls tc. derelicts and delinquents. But this obedience is taught apart from the military service. and quite as well as it can be taught through my [ranch of His Majesty’s service. The following is from the Toronto ‘ Telegram. ( Conservative.) 1 Does Hon. R. L. Borden propose to fiallow his Postmaster-General to cut of! the heads of Liberal postmasters BORDEN SELLS PATRONAGE THAT ARHY 01" A MIL L' 0%? THE WRITTEN REQUEST CHANCE in any constituency on the strength of a written request from the Con- servative M. P. representing that constituency ? 1p"ication, and involving such infinite]; Im’idelicaxe social adjustments must. b.“ Istand as one of the greatest to 11's 311’ |€de force in modern politics. It comâ€" de- lpares, in magnificence, it not in we her thod, with Gladstone’s Conduct of the Irish Land Bill, and the Home Rule Bill. The machinery of let-ace has been conducted and varied with a genious for improvisation, a. patient nto zeal in diplomacy, a. knowledge of character, an instinstive quickness of :to mindcand sympathy. which saved the cut. ij from destrustion at a. thousand :ers hands. The Chancellor started "with If so Hon. R. L. Borden is going to make himself look more like the puppet of the worst and smallest ele- ment is his own party, rather than like the Premier of a whole coun- try. Every Liberal postmaster or ap- pointee who is dismissed is a new hand in the rope-works that will supâ€" ply halters for the necks of twenty Conservative members in this pro- Vince. Sir James Whitney could not dis- miss sherifls, registrars, and other appointees of Liberal origin without‘ incurring the risk of reprlsals from sympathizers with these dismissed oi- iice holders in the government at Otâ€" tawa. But Sir James Whitney Would not, if he could, have dismissed sherifis, registrars and other appointees in any constituency on THE WRITTEN REQUEST of the member represent- ing that constituency. And if Sir James Whitney had per- mitted a general slaughter of Liberal office holders. he might not be in power to- -day, but he would be {ac r. Eby the strong, united and formidal' .9, Opposition which had the sourcgs oi its strength in the wrongs of a :y |rant government. If Rt. Hon. R. L. Borden calls ‘ himself A PREMIER RATHaJR if THAN A PUPPER he will not per- i‘ mit his Postmaster General to Mum:f ”the blood of the martyrs the seed of the church" in the experience of the Liberal party in Ontario. ' If Rt. Hon. R. L. Borden ghoul trove himself a PUPPET RATHER; THAN A PREMIER he will permit; his departmental chiefs to give free rein to the worst elements and im-1 lpulses of a victorious party and the {result must be that never again will; !the Liberals go out of this Province :with only 13 seats to their credit. 1 A subscriber to The Post liVing in Quebec province sends the following clipping from the Huntingdon Glean- or. It will serve to show how the people in the east view the Minister of Militia's ambitious military po- licy. “On the evening of the 20th Dec., the new minister of militia. Colonel Hughes, was entertained at a ban- quet in the Windsor Hotel. Mont- real. In the course of a boastful speech he said: "We have in our seVen million population, a million and a half ca- pable of bearing arms. Give me a million of those capable men, capaâ€" ble of hitting bulls eyes and ID foe can cross the borders of Can- ada. Hit the enemy with the rifleâ€" that is the main thing. “This is worse than bravadoâ€"it is treason against the highest interests of Canada. If we are to live in a state of expectant war with the United States, then farewell to Can- ada’s prosperity. for the cost of pre« parations for such a contingency, would beggar our farmers and give fresh impetus to the exodus across the liness. Only one of the most vain- ‘glorious of men would declare his 1ability, with a million men. to de- fend a frontier of 3000 miles. Rejectâ€" Eing the friendly offer of reciprocitv "was bad, Hit this war-talk adds in- I fsult to insult.” This is a sowing time and a time Whatever be the judgment on the Bill, the feat of the Chancellor in de vising and passing within a s n . year a measure of such vast compti- LLOYD GEORGES ACHIEVEMENT TAKE CARE OF YOUR BOYS (From the Nation.) of Furs. ircludldg sian Lamb, Sablt, his? de" ; >ctâ€" ', itv ‘_ ' ‘ in- i . We have just IE I 1 | l E I I l I the Chddren's W de Mink Marmot ‘ , Mink Marmot pd- Mink Marmot 301! . Mink Marmot “‘5‘ I Sable Muff )0 1:“: I Grey Lamb S m, 6 Ladles’ Fur of muskrat 1 mm 6 Ladies’ Coa met: 9 Plush Coats m a â€"_ ient at 8 M J I H c the imade is rarer still. | The OttaWa Citizen. extremely Ccn-I servative, has the following: I In view of the plain statement of« Premier Borden that no dismissals! would take place without a prelim-5 inary hearing being granted. andi that only offensive partisans would be dealt with. no such apprehension was necessary on the part of faith- ful oâ€"cials, nor should the Opposi- " tion press indulge in such reckless | 1 charges and predictions which un- necessarily cause appnehensiou and‘ anxiety. 1 The Citizen makes 1 large demand; :when it asks us to pin our faith to Elk. Borden“ s declarations. mks ‘ Ifiche Peterborc EXaminer. Mr. Borden L.is willing, but weak. He took high {grounds on great national and politiâ€" 1 cal issues; he receded from these .‘grounds under pressure of political _ e-xigencies. He was, no doubt, sincere too fixed and fond a belief in the ex- clusive merits of his measure, anti that spirit was no doubt needed ‘0 crush light-minded criticism. But he threw over dorttine when it t‘lr‘tfi‘. ened his scheme, and became again the negotiator, the chancellor, who finally ran the Bill through. Such qualities are giVen to few; so lavisn a use of them as Mr. George ms MUCH RELIEF IN RHEUMATISM Thousands of people have tested Gin Pills in thousands of cases of Painful or SugpreuedUrineBackachchhing Legl an Shoulders. Pain through the Hips, Rheumtism and Lumbago. Here is e we of one cure â€"â€"out of thousands. NMURGH, ONT. “My father had been troubled with Rheumatism for a numbet of years. He tried two doctors but got no relief. when a friend edvised him to try Gin Pills. He purchased 3 box and after taking Gin Pills for a week, found thnt they were giving him much relief. He then bought three more boxa, which were the means of curing him. He is now a strong manâ€"in good hulthâ€" and able to attend to his daily work." ALEX. MOORE. If you sufier, get Gin Pills end be free of pain this winter. 50¢. a. box, 6 for $2.50. Sun e free if you write Nutional Drug Chemical Co. of AA AA in asserting as his policy that dis- missals from the public service m be “for cause" sub-ect to fair inves- tigation and proven demerit. But, anâ€" ‘fortunately, Mr. Borden has not been able to impose this high standard of policy upcn his colleagues, apd politi. .cal supporters. We haV'e had a heavy harvest of dismissals, without the {shadow of mee of investigationâ€"â€" ipure practise of the “spoils” system, in its most aggravated and ofiensive :torm. It is not enough for Mr. Bor- den to be right and fair in smtimen‘t What is needed is the firmness, ashe has the official-if not the moral â€"â€" power to give eflect to his sentiments Good intentions without correspond- ing practise do not count. “Good in- tentions” are proverbially quoted as an abundant source of supply of a certain kind of pavement. IN ONE BOX [IF BIN PILLS ISLAY (Special to The Poet.) Miss Corneil. of Lindsay district, recently visited the Misses Naylor. Mr. Blackburn. oi Bowmanville was visiting his niece, Mrs. H. Boyd. on Mr. Robert Morrow and family re- id. HOUZE HmrtHHHMH Hw+t+ttt+i+t+t++fi f10t+fl WEST OF P O S T OFFICE o-§b§ We have just received from the manufacturers 1‘: fine @1713 v« v‘ of Furs. ircludndg Stoles, Muffs and Collars in Marmot, zer- sian Lamb, Sab1:,'Wn:te Thibet. Children’s White Thibet Setts .................. S 5 00 Mink Marmot Muffs, thb 2 heads and 5 tails 5.50 Mink Marmot Pillow Muffs, large size...... 7.50 Mink Marmot Stoles, 72 inches long .. 12.00 Mink Marmot Stole» 7.50 Sable Mufi‘ '0 clear at ............................ 7.50 Grey Lamb Sett for Misses’ .................... 7 50 6 Ladies’ Fur Lined Coats, best beaver with -- -A FUR‘S FURS FURS Juana. Dept. B Tomm- GOOD WILL NOT ALL VU“\IIVII-â€" â€"_v maskrat lining, to clear at .................. 47.50 6 Ladies’ Coats. latest stvle. to clear at ...... 9.50 9 Plush Coats, to clear at ........................... 18.50 LINDSAY, FRIDAY JANUARY 19th A few from this vicinity attended the Institute meetings at Hattie: on Friday, the 12th inst. We regret to report that Mrs Alex. McFadyen is on the sick list. Mr. '1‘. Arnold. butcher, us in this district on Wednesday of 12.6: mt, and purchased several :at cat- tle. and other farm stock. and under medical attention at pre- sent. We hope she may soon be re- stored to her usual health. Our skating rink was opened Saturday night. the 15th inst, ‘ fair attendant. ...................... .................... GLENARM (Spesial to The P S 5 00 5.50 7.50 12.00 7.50 7.50 7 50