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31.25 per year; 81.00 "paid tn advance direct to puhlIShor We have no subscription agents. WILSON 6;“ WILSON, LINDSAY, FRIDAY, FEB. 11, ’10. Mr. Thomas A. Edison. as awork- er of wonders in natural science, who has done more than any other living man to increase the comforts and conveniences of life, may be ac- cepted as a praphet in his own pecul- iar line, says the Montreal Witness. In an article contributed to the New York Independent, he predicts :-“In “ tWo hundred years. by the cheapen- -' ing of commodities, the ordinary " labprer will live as well as a man " does now with $200,000 annual in- " come. Automatic machinery and “scientific agriculture will bring ab- “out this result. The prophecy is not so tremendous as the figures seem as, taking one consideration with an- other, the man who is living in the ordinary comfort of to-day is every whit as well 013 as the millionnaire who cannot add to his real. comforts or to his refinement by the preposter- ous attempt to spend an income of two hundred thousand dollars on himself. The forecast is based ‘ on facts known to us all. If we look backward for two hundred years or so instead of forward we realize that the working man of to-day en- joys comforts, conveniences and cleanâ€" liness of condition unknown to kings and queens of two hundred years ago. Baillie Nicol Jarvie, of Glasgow, supping his simple porridge‘ and cream in the days of Rob Roy could truthfully say: “The , king, honest man,,hasna sae gude a dish." ”But what strides in comfort have been fiE’fifiSAY POST! mad-e since ,the days] when the pawky bailhe walked the streets with his maid! of all-work camying a lantern before him to ‘keep him to keep 'him out of the mire. Mr. EdiSOn. amh the glad optim- .Mr. Edison, with the glad optim- ism of one who has played success fully with the secrets of nature, may forsee ~a tiine when social evolution will advance, hand in handt with the perfection of machinery. Then all unintellectual labor; all‘ labor that deals with dreadful things and involv- ves unpleasant c0nditions, will be done by machinery. It will displace the toilers in coal mines, do all san- itary services, ‘clean the streets carâ€" .ry messages, take the place of stokâ€" ets on steamships, and'do everything that is tedious, distressing or dan- gerous. There can be no doubt that this is the future of machinery. Just THE MECHANICAL MILLENIUM as crops grow while the farmer is‘ sleeping, or as dividends accumula'tei while the investor is enjoying culti-l vated leisure; so while humanity will be busy with moral questions making things beautiful or engaging in in- tellectual pursuits, with opportuni- ties to seek the holier objects in life, machinery will be doing those kinds of work‘ that stung men’s menâ€" tal activity. Unless there are slaves either by force or necessity: to do their ugly, horrible, uninteresting work, culture and contemplation be- come almost impossible. But now the corner of the curtain Is lifted in a coming era when machinery will be the slave in a Just because there sre sermons in stones, it doesn’t necessarily follow that there are “rocks" 'in preaching. PAGE 2. Proprietors. perfected civilization. William st. The Post desires to congratuiate th? Board of Water Commissioners and their emcient secretary on we splendid results attained during the past year in the management of the town’s water works system. - By reference to the annual report in another column it will be seen that they have had a surplus of $5.- 636.41 for the year just closed. This creditable state of affairs, while being a tribute to the busi- ness ability of the Water Commis- sioners, is also a strong argument in favor of leaving the management of municipal enterprises in the hands of a commission. The Board of Wa- ter Commissioners is composedl of shrewd, level headed and successful business men, and the results\ob'- tained during the past year should prove a source of gratification to the citizeos. (Christian Guardian) The agitation in favor of the :bring- ing of the anti-race track gambling legislation once more propounds‘. the question as to what it is in gambling in any form that makes it inherently wrong. That question has been asked of us, and we do not think that the answer is diflicult to find. A little careful examination, not applying any over-refined ethical theories, but appealing only the commonly accept- ed ideas of right and wrong, will convict the practice as fundamentally a thing of evil. To begin with, that simple, natural and all pervasive law of equivalent service says that.the gains mady by any method of gambling are not nightleously made and' cannot be held honestly. Whether in the stock mar- ket, beside the race track, or at the bridge table, the gambler who wins renders no equivalent service. He takes of the fruits of other men's toil and renders nothing in return. And the conviction that this should not be done is one of the unerrin-g instincts of society. It is true that there are others besides the gamblers who break this law of equivalent serâ€" vice, but it is also true that society is etting keener every day in discov- ery of breaches in it, and that slowly the reconstruction of society is tak- ing place on the basis that this law must have universal application. Again, in any legitimate transacti- on between man and man there must be the opportunity ‘or mutual advan- tage and profit. When this is not the case, when the transaction means that either party must s‘ufier absol- ute loss and disdaVantage, then the whole thing stands upon an unjust and unrighteous basis. In gambling the gains of one are always the loss and hurt of another, no matter what the form of gambling may be. How great the loss and sufiering some- times is, and how tragic the conseâ€" quences are that sometimes follow, the inner history of thousands of lives alone would tell. And gambling per- sisted in becomes a disease of the moral nature than enab es an other- Azain. no man has any right to indulge in anything that he knows would not be good for society should all other men claim the same right of indulgence. The man who plays the races excuses himself on the ground that he can afiord to lose the money he stakes. But see where that argu- ment will lead him! He can afford to lose, yet he knows that the indul- gence keeps up a custom that is a snare to thousands that cannot afiord to lose. The man who gambles at the race track, the stock markets, the gambling preserves of the fairly well- ;to-do do, ought to be willing to al- ilow the poor man to gamble after his fashion; that is, he ought to be willing to allow the flood gatesto be opened, that would admit that old barbarism into all ranks and walks of life, that has worked such untold havoc in the history of nations. The man who says that gambling in any form is not good can himself con-' sistently engage in gambling in no (Montreal Witness.) Mr. James Wilson, United States Secretary of Agriculture, said the other day that it costs more to get the common necessities of life in the United States than in any other coun- try in the world. It is bad enough in Canada but it is far worse there; eggs, for instance, which in Montreal cost about thirtyâ€"five cents a dozen, cost sixty cents in some United States cities. That there is some- thing more to account for the high cost of living on this side as com- THE EVIL 0F GAMBLING AHANDSOME SURPLUS HIGH PRICES 1 the terest to demand areuucuuu in :oun- the cost of liking, but there was no ough general response, and consequently here; the forces act privilege had it all treal their own way. The truth is that ozen, i the people were so prosperous as to nited disregard increasing prices, and it is ome- only now 1'. at the shoe begins to high pinch so vi ’ously as to {nake them com- kick and squeal. â€"M- M.- Mâ€" insulin»! WHITE SALE Fu lSWin 11g paredâ€"’vyith â€"rthe United Kingdom, than the plethora of gold, high liv- ing, and demand equality, or more than equalling supply,‘ is shown by the fact that the cost of plain liv- ing in England is at least twenty- five per cent. less than in America. Bread, far instance, in England only costs ‘ half as much as in Canada. The ‘ free trade New York World boldly proclaims that for the most part the increased cost of living is largely the penalty of the people's own stupidity and indifierence. Had the present revolt io the United States against the high prices of commodities started nine months ago there would probably have been sweeping reductions in the tarifl on foodstufis and other necessities of life. Congress could hardly have dis- regarded an insistent public demand. There was, however, no reVOlt at the time when such an uprising might have been almost immediately effec- tive and Speaker Cannon could say last Mayâ€"probably correctlyâ€"‘Of all the letters on the tarifi I receive, and Ireceive a good many, not one in fifty makes any objection to the tarifi bill as framed by ‘.he House, or to the amendments proposed by the Senate.’ In Canada, public 'opinion has been somewhat more insistent for lower duties and especially on the part of farmers’ and various a1- lied associations, if not on the part of the ‘general public.’ But practi- cally the only protest made by an organized body of consumers during the whole recent period of United States tariff revision was that of the club women who petitioned against the. duties on gloves and stockings The ‘World' the ‘Evening Post’ and other independent newspapers ap- pealed to the public in its own in- to demand areduction in THE LINDbAY POST Wedding Anniversary The home of Mr. and Mrs. E Parc- els,. Albertwst” was the scene df a delightful event last evening, A when they entertained a number of their friends in honor of the fourth anni- versary of their wedding. The most‘ interesting} feature of the evening was progressive euchre. keen interest being taken by all. The first prize was won by Miss Florence VTh‘ornâ€" dyke and Mr. Pat Murphy and the “booby” with all its glory was aw- arded to Mr. A. B. Terry and Mrs. Pat Murphy. After the euchre con- test a dainty and refreshing repast iwas served at which the guests did I ample justice. â€"- Altogether the evening was a de- lightful affair, ending by the guests wishing Mr. and Mrs. Parcels many years of happiness and prosperity. When you go to the country take a tin of DaJVis' Menthol ’Sahve filong; It ‘16 unequalled to relieve earache, " ‘ A- â€"-~ OE sprains, burns, cuts 2and. bruises. centsâ€"456. \ Social flop A social hop was held in the town hall Monday evening, which was atâ€" tended ‘by over one hundred couples. Excellent music was provided by Roen'i-gk’s orchestra, and a delightful evening was spent by the lovers of the Terpsichorean art. The committee in charge of the function comprised Messrs. Geo. Pope, Joseph Cain and Joseph Best. State of Ohio, CIL)’ of Toledo 1 ss Lucas County Frank J. Cheney makes oath that partner of the firm of F. Cheney business in the city of Toledo, Coun1 aforesaad. and that the above firm sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLA and every cane of Catarrh that cam: nun-a partner of the firm of F. Cheney (30., doing business in the city of Toledo, County and State aforesaid. and that the above firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every cane of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s Cetatrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres ence, this 6th day of December, A. D.. 1886. A. W. GLEASON (Seal) Notary Public Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intemallymnd acts irectly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the, System. Send for testimonials tree. I J- CHENEY a 00.. Toledo‘ fihat he is §epi0 Sun lite Assumnu (ompany, at (math Assurances issued during 1909 and paid for in cash . .: Cash Income from Premiums, Interest, Rents, etc . . Assets asat 3lst, 1909 ..... .................... Surplus distributed to policyhoiders entitled to partici- pate in 1909 ..................... Added to Surplus during 1909* .......... Surplus earned in 1909 .......................... Total: Surplus, Dominion GOVemment Standard . . . . Payments to Poficzholgersâ€"Death Claims, Mature-ii _- 1 nnn .W Endowments, "Profits, etc., during 1909 ........ Life Assurances in force December 313*, 1909 . . . . .. COO-«oOowoOO-‘QGOoo-oOo‘o-Oo 3 MISS MITCHELL "g : Mothing Hats Q nonwooo-o-ooo-o-ooo-oéooo-o-oo U z : New st51es of Wedding, Calling and. 9 The man who tries to but his way into heaven may discover later that he gave up money to an unauthoriz- ed representative. Head Office 5- ~ Montreal The Resalts for 1909 LINDSAY, FRIDAY, FEB. um, 10 Agent Midland Loan 91 Kent-sh, Lindsay EXPENSES KEPT LOW PHONE 88 2,824,184.0 129,913,6693 1 090,241.1: 4,940,559.? 378, 01069! 712,230,