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> Q «t I!!! he destroyed and hund- -: not of "thousands of dollars uved tofarmers of the countv . the use of formaldehyde. ; n .2 ' is not a theory but well- . . kw fact. Formaldehyde . ,2': recommended for this pur- ; P03 by the government and ; each year thousands of farm- ' us prevent. depreciation of their crops by its use. . ’- In some instances, the best . results are not obtained be- . c ans e an inferior graders i used. Our formaldehyde is the best grade for this pur- pose. Free directions fo r use ‘. ; A. I-IIGINBOTHAM § - - DRWGIST i Nearly opposite the Post cflice. . \ {the Weekly post; Ill-60' HIM mm mSAY, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, '09. mum NICKEL EXPOR’I‘A'I‘ION â€"_â€"- There is a great deal of sound rea- soning in the argument put forward by Judge Barron, a former Lindsay citizen. in advocating a prohibition upon the export of nickel. We have been favored by Providence with the most my minerals required in be mandacture of armor, and we Imve immense deposits of iron and other requisites for the construction of warships, and it seems the height (I folly that these ingredients should he carried away in their raw state for the anployment of labor in oth- oer countries. The employment creat- cdbythebuilding of the shipsofthe will would prove an incalculable source of profit and development to (lands. Not only would it give em- ployment to those directly engaged h the work, but indirectly it would provide :work and profit to many thousands more. There is food for Mt, therefore, for those entrust- ed with the government of the counâ€" ‘try in the subject which has been thawed by the County Judge of Perth. Of course, it would hardlybe proper to shut off the exportation of nickel at a moment's notice, for ob- .vions reasons. but it could be ach- fieved after, say, aperiod of threeto :five "years; that would give the ship- tyards of the world ample time to make the changes necessary to meet : the shred conditions when Canada '2 valid begin to derive the benefits ‘ which properly belongs to her as .the mm of the rare metals with ihich she has been endowed. There is valuable thought, too, in what the Judge says in regard to what Canada could do to prevent Germany a: any other country from outstrip- ;nng Britain's armament because of fie fact that the ships would have to is made in Canada. Some restric- tion could be imposed as to the number that could be built for any nation. Judge remarks to the Canadian Club Berlin, said:â€" “I see in a Canadian navy the dawn of a new industry, or rather, flue restoration of an old one. In Nova Sootia the ring of the, hammer will mingle with the wash of the care, and why not? Canada has all that goes to make a battleship. She has the wood, the iron, the nick- el and the steel. To begin with she lacks the brains, but these she can buy or rent until she grows her own. Every ton of a battleship oemands 700 hours of man’s time, that is, 700 hours, or 5,000 men 2,000 hours, cr value of a Dreadnought is 10,000,000 men-hours at least. That means 2,â€" are men find employment for 5,000 hours, or 5000 men 2,000 hodrs, or :full employment for over two years :for 2,000 men. In the building of a cruiser, about 60 per cent. of the cost of the hull goes for labor at about $1,150,000 in wgges. There is building of a Dreadnought 50 per gent of the hull goes for labor or .about $1,150,000 in wages. There is besides the labot value of the ma- -ehinery. The building of the hull, the joining and fitting ,must take place on the ways; but the labor and skill so! all else which goes to the crea- tion of a big ship must necessarily xhe widely distributed throughout the Dominion. The necessity for a Can- .adian navy having arisen itis the have our newest Barron, in the course of his at as they do, by means of our God-giv- en wealth. Then prohibit the s:- 1 directly or indirect- port to Germany, to Great ly. Then, with a preference tam' , Canada. w be done by a gift of a dosen‘ Dresd- noughts. Germany would lose the of New amalgam, unlessrthe mines Caledonia come to her rescue, and this France would scarcely permit, matting, as‘ she does. under Ger- many's repeated indignities, ; which she can never forget and never give. It is impossible to contemplate the far reaching benefit this‘would be to the motherland, though I confess despises to fight on any other than even terms. It is less to be condm ed, however, than is the policy which permits our stores 6? wealth to be exploited to benefit industries in a foreign land, and that by a large foreign corporation which has blank- eted over acres between the See and Sudbnry and is powerful enough to destroy the fruits of fresh discovery and to throttle any attempt at com- and which has consolidated States, Canada, and and New Caledonia, including seven large and hitherto independent con- cerns.” _ ________+___.â€"-â€" mums POLITICS The length to which some leading politicians are prepared to go inor- der to secure an unfair temporary advantage, as well as the relentless cruelty which their heartlessness will permit them to,inflict, is well illus- trated in the Brandon case, which has just come to an. inglorious end. Discussing this matter the Winnipeg Free Press says that underthe re- gime of Hon. Colin H. Campbell as Attorney-Gem there has been many cowardly political prosecutions; but we question whether any of them, taking all things into account, ap- proaches in infamy the case against J. Herbert Ingram, of Brandon,, the inglorions finale of which is reported in our news columns today . Mr. In- gram was returning officer in Bran- don in the Dominion election,. and his arrest on election day was a wan- ton, deliberate prostitution of the power vested to the Attorney-Gener- al’s Department to purposes of par- ty advantage and political revenge. The responsibility for this disgrace- ful incident rests primarily upon Hon G. R. Coldwell, who instituted the action; but the Attorney-General is responsible for the continuing of the prosecution after he learned its real character, and particularly for the cowardly manner in which it was brought to an end. Mr. Ingram was arrested and his arrest was trumpet- ed far and wide throughout the Do- minion for doing that which he had both the legal power and the moral right to do. His “oflence” was that he corrected an obvious error in the voters’ lists, thus restoring to an elector his franchise. It was known to Mr. Cold_well, who instituted the proceedings against Mr. Ingram. that the name which was written into the voters’ list by Mr. Ingram was on the original registration roll and on the provincial voters' list, and that its owner was as much entitled to his ballot as Mr. Coldwell was him- self. This charge was kept hanging over Mr. Ingram, who is a professional man of standing and character, for nearly five months. No man likes to have a charge of criminal conduct pending against him, even though he and his friends may know it to be foundationless. The Attorney-General however, kept the charge alive until the time came to go into-court and establish his case against Mr. In- gramâ€"and then he issued a stay of proceedings. The effect of this action is to debar Mr. Ingram from estab- lishing in open, court the cowardly conduct of Mr. Caldwell and his saltellites in Brandon city. He will not be permitted to show that the action which has been called' into question, was taken after consulta- tion with Judge Cumberland, for the purpose of rectifying a mistake inadvertently made by the judge him- self. He will thus be debarred from securing a complete vindication from a judge. . ” Technically, the charge against Mr Ingram of having committed an ofâ€" fence against the laws of thexland -of office some thirteen years ago. Bh- Wilfrid Laurlerproposed in the House of Conunons that the goo-ru- ment should begin the nucleus of a 'andplacingftattheservice ofthe imperial ‘ govermnent whenever its necessities required the use of the lighting machine. He also proposed ithat the government communicate ,wlth the imperial government before gany steps were taken, so that their wishes might be ucertalned and that m" ? any action taken might be in accord- ;ance therewith. This was so plainly gthe proper course to take_that the 'Howe readily adopted thePremisr's l . :thls method 0‘ “twang 3 f°° “:3 l proposition, even the Tory leaders 'not appeal to the Anglo-533mb " ° agreeing to it..- Now, however, the Ontario Tory press and the Ontario Tory mem- bers, when outside of Parliament, are berating the government because they _did not at once proceed to build a Dreadnaught for presentation out- right to the empire, and that with- out consulting thoee upon whom they wish to‘thrust the donation. These ardent Tories, who were meek as lambs inthe House, are making the welkin ring with their alleged pat- riotimn, and are endeavoring to create the impression that Sir Wil- frid and his colleagues are opposed to assisting ' the,mother country in time of need. In the province of Q'uebOC. however, theTorypartyissingingan alto- gether different song. Mr. F. D. Honk, who is the recognised leader of that party in Quebec, spoke on this subject the other day, and he proposing to do too‘ much for ~Great. Britain. Mr. Honk contended that we ought to use all our meals in the development of Canada and re- frain from meddling with outside af- fairs. What arewe to thinkofthls J anusofaced party, which in Ontario shouts that Lanrier is not doing enough to help the mother country, and which in Quebec declares that he isdoingtoo much? Are men such as these to be entrusted with the af- fairs of a nation of' rational beings 7 The Penetangnlshene Herald re- marks that: “It is said"that at least four hundred and fifty thousand me- teors. fall from the heavens and strike the earth everyâ€"hour during theyear;andyetwhenaman goes home with a damaged hat. and tells hiswifethathewasstruck by a meteor she will not believe him. - _____+.__â€"â€"â€" THE BUDGET SPEECH ‘The budget speech which was de- livered in the House of Commons on Tuesday by Hon. Mr. Fielding, Fi- nance Minister, must have been a grievous disappointment to the Con- servative members of the House, as well as to the press of that party. throughout the country. The great decrease in the volume of business which occurred in every country in the world during the past year anda half has been most mark- ed, and naturally it has had its ef- fect upon the revenue of every lead- ing nation, including the United States, Great Britain, and Germany, all of which have been compelled to show deficits on their balance sheets. What more natural, then. that Canâ€" ada should appear in the same col- umn, and so sure was His Majesty‘s Loyal Opposition of such an out- come, of the year’s operations, that they freely predicted that Mr. Field- ing's budget would show a short- age of at least ’fiiirty millions. We can fancy, without a great stretch of the imagination, how much great- er ' the _ elongation of George Eulss Foster's usually long features when the announcement was made that. in- stead of a deficitr-the Finance Min- ister was able to show a surplus of a million and a hall of dollars. No better testimony to the care- fulness and wisdom of the Laurier administration could be desired than this, for, though ocean .of verbiage willbespilledintheHouseandclseâ€" it will careful'eonsidcration, since there are mimuwhlchmustbetskeufn- to account in arriving at a correct conclusion. It will inevitably result in an hour's less sleep for the majori- ity of our population. and while it will add an hour's 1'61“!th to many, it will undoubtedly mean an hour's more work for s 8"“- many of our people. Whether the advantages are sufficient to counterbalance the disadvantages and whether on the whole it will not prove injurious to the health of the public by reason of what will practically add an hour to the already strenuous day of those who live upon this continent, is a matter for serious contemplation. Ifwecaubeassuredthatthe net result will be on the whole beneficial. then The Post is not disposed to csvil at the proposed enactment. _____+______ EDITORIAL I01 E8 Dr. Osler has'passed the 60th mile- stone, and there is no chloroform in 818‘“- Abdul Hamid has not -yet filed his application for membership in the Down-and-Out Club. Wheat a a good deal like the aero- planeâ€"it goes up easy, but it comes down with a crash. a Toronto has been getting jealous of Hamilton, and now appears in the lime light with a .brutal murder of its own. It has been decided to ask the Sul- Cents. tan to pay 250 millions to hold his M3. The Post man would sooner pay 250 millions to get rid of it. An Ohio man‘ coughed up three car- pet tacks, and we'll bet at this time of the year his wife knew just where she could use them. We may yet have a chance of seeing the premnt Sultan of Turkey in vaudeville or on the lecture plat- form. Bread is going to be high this year, and it may be cheaper to buy a new straw hat than to use crusts to clean the old one. The slanderbund are now attacking Premier Scott. Evidently the Conâ€" servative mudslingers do not wish , to neglect any portion of the ,coun- / try. _ , fl..- . _â€" .---_..._...._._._ - A- -â€" "m sour or A mm m ________ The ConserVatives wanted to run the municipal elections of St. John, N. B., on political lines. The wicked Grits let them do it, and went and took six seats from them. It was the Toronto Telegram (Con- servative) that said: “As a leader, Sir Wilfrid Laurier may be very clev- er and all that. but Sir Will. can't dig holes any faster than R.L. Bar den can fall into them." Your accounts with the boy. as you should? Do you ever reflect on your conduct with him; Are you all that a father should be ? Do you send him away when you're anxious to read, Others towns are muddy besides this city on the banks of the Sen~ gog. The Whitby Chronicle finds it necessary to deny that two teams were drowned in the mud on Dundas» st. in that town. Is a book more important to you thanhistalk: noys 7 Would you rather be quiet than have him about; Do you send him away with his toys? Have you time to bestow boy when he wmes With his questionsâ€"to tell him the truth 7 Or do you neglect him and him alone To work out the pralems youth 1 Do you ever go walking with him. hand in hand. Do you plan little outings him? Does he ever look forward to romp- lnr with you. Or are you eternally grim}? What memories pleasant will he have. It is very satisfactory to learn that the Liberal Government has no tariff increases to propose. Under Conservative rule the duties aVerag- ed 39 per cent. on importations. They, now but 16 per cent, thus saving 13 per cent. to the consumer. on the The Detroit Free recs pays a high ation of jus- leave of a Detroit man has about as much sense as a blind mule running amuck. J ustice‘it rather unsympathetic' on that side of the river.” for The Toronto News says: “Old Lib- erals who stood on the platform of '93, reading Mr. Fieldlnz's budget speech, must feel that he has become possessed of the spirit of an ancient and unregenerate Tory.” Goodness! of you come? Willhelookbsckonyouthasassa~ sonofjoy. was wofully Intheyesrsthstareccrtain to clever sly/Mg cm Or let him climb onto your knee 2' - Do you find that his chatter 8!!" l l l l I I i i i i i 1 a i $15.00 SUIT. Value ..--...â€" ._r. .- :1? ' mmsurchw V blue-«Something coum‘ea’ 2'72 dollars and Rébe exferz'ence, adeot know/edge, large buying capacz'fy blended zoz'fb iofi-nofcb {oi/07mg, a’ unquestioned qua/27y, enable us fo 0/767 more value ilzz's season. 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