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31.25 payout; 81.00 If paid in advance «mammalian now am”- OPPOSI'HON DEPLORABLE WEAK (‘Spdcia’lz (cmresponde‘oce . Courier.) There is nothing worse for parlia- ment than to have a weak opposition and there is notsthe slightest doubt l self dcplorably weak during the pre- sent session; I am .«given to under- stand that there has been a consider- able changc in his tactics, but from what I have observed *1 consider him to be far too petulant and testy for the leader of a great party. He has intervened in debates ~totally unwor- thy of the attention 53f a leader. These have been points wh‘ch might have been raised ‘by private individu- als in the rank and file of the party pin- but they were points of the serious attention of the lead- er of a great party. As a matter of tact. as we look through the ranks of the Opposition, it is dificult to find a man worthy of the position of leader, or a man who is h'kely at all to lead the party to victory. ”Mr. Foster has great ability, but owing to recent occurrences, he is political- 13: dead. There are, no doubt, many men in the Opposition ranks, but if one enumerates them one by there is always some weakness as leader. On the Government side, after Sir. Wilfrid Laurier, there appears to be several able men. The Hon. W. S. ‘ -ment whims o'er the? max-ant, flunk got back. Borden: party of Can ‘ WILSON €94 WILSON, other Quebec Proprietors {311me of ignoring them. altogether total of $105,000,000. But themes ’ Office - -- - "“33!“ St- when about to pronounce upon a during the same year in the army /'â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€" great question". of magma; poncy' . and navy expenditur“ Of the WM , LINDSAY. E-F'RIDAY, APRIL 15. _ How can he blame them If. theyD do States was only $13.000i000 lessthan “Otlsee eye‘ to eye With ”hm ' 068 great total. of benefwtions. - This “is he imaginew these M tes and 091ng31 so v-many‘ helots Canaan“ ftol‘do . mur"? high and over agai changed them comp cred todo so by a but that the Opposition at the pre- .- Sellt time is “Notably weak. #2:: ‘21: nieZTZiétibbe mat on and enlightened purposes. . - “w l o - - Mr. R' 1" Borden has shown hlm' mu g l When the “’burden of miliatrism” a..___â€"â€"â€"â€"+â€"â€"- . - . ~ is spoken of, the thought that is usâ€" ‘llhe .‘disclosnres in regard tea {the dissensions in the Conservative warty in the Dominic Torm'tolNews, the Toronto Malia-rid Empire, the Toronto World, the Manâ€" treal Star, 'the Montreal Ottawa Citizen, -.the Hamilton Spacâ€" tator, the Halifax Herald, and other;r leading Conservative journals, been making public more and more of 400,000“ That the inside facts,.an<.l it is now plain to a demonstration the Conserpative members Dominion House are :ior ousting Mr. Borden from the leadership and many of the remainder would be willing if they could only see someâ€" body to take his place The Montreal Gazette, which stood by Mr. Borden with a constanâ€" cy excelled only, by that of the Tor- onto News, admits that his position as leader of the. party hangs on the ragged edge and for this blames lar- gelv Conservative papers without naming themâ€"Wsome newspapers," it says, “which have not. always helped the “party in its difficulties." The Gazâ€" fgreat ette has used plain language . a V mmmlldnvmx'Mumhhhis... ,..,. . . ‘ _, . . . ‘ “mom "Willis?“ ‘f" ' were" mam mu- m mum roar . ' ‘ l WMTMAHEDPEACB . ’â€" ONDERFUL VALfiES :IN sun‘s AT The gifts to charitieall What-inseam Wde "We: MI. institutions and other And lastiwtumn Mr. leader. of the ConserVatlve ado, paid fir. Monk and leaders thethactful com- pub ‘ during 1909 amounted $0 the WOMEN’S k and Lacosâ€" - on 8 one of the facts set forth an aminâ€" nswglsdcaBnczuebltelfsgg ustrated broadside, printed unzcolers, 5 he bids them, without mur- which is issued by the New York ‘elde forsooth, who haying in a. Peace 80°19”, arguing that a half . and mighty way spoken ov er should be called in the pouring outrof n his own sentiments, millions in preparations uor war and letely when ord- making a striking appeal for the use h aii'dful nof W est- of the national wealth of the United States for more productive, "humane ually called up, is of the nations of Europe staggering under the cost of “armed peace.” The heavy .expendit tunes for naval and military purpos- es are not by any means confined to Europe however. The average annual cost af.the army and navy. in the (In ited States for the eight years pre- ceding the Spanish war (189098) was $51,500,000. For the eight years suc- .ceeding (1902-10) it has been $185,- is to say, there has theen an increase of $143,000.00 during ”he past eight years as Compared thac fully half in the "With the eight years preceding. {One of the leading and .most stren' uscus of the advocates of increased naval expenditures by the United States government is Congressman Hobc'on, who as a naval lieutenant so distinguished himself in the sol of Santiago. He is now demanding that congress shall provide for four more meadnoughts. Even he is unabâ€" le to ignore the manifest necessity of the promotion of peace between the nations, and he is now advocat- ing the appropriation by Congress of a sum equal to one-twentieth of the total expenditures on armanents for the purpose of a peace propaganda. The proposal is not without» its fan- tastic,side, but is significant. SHATTERED PARTY n House continue. {The Gazette, the have no less has some of the‘l‘above mentioned which LINDS‘Y, FRIDAY I] ’ 7 ‘ $1 The earl ' com , 3 er won I go awam‘ any feeling of disappointment they see these suits. “1 I Wies’ and Missv-s‘ ~ . . .1 p 1 . - . ' " ”r “ Spring weight Twemls n, 1.5,... ~,)._ “was; v 1 . I. \ | ‘H r. ' I ' ‘ grey, brown and n;lvv_ "In“? AJ‘W’M c Q ‘L “ ‘emlvfim: $1 _5 ~ Spring styles with Sh... \‘cry special A $5 Spring Coat Special Indeed Here is an Hillull -, -, . ”P. Spring Coat, null ~le ltf'}. clip; 5‘ Spring Covert (:‘.ull;. MI ' 313$ Need a Rain Coatd‘l“ Spend $10 Here r ‘1' ”Jill's. This is a vex-v ~: 1' :. 1 . ‘: . .AtU‘; ( ‘.'.' . women. The m-xv _»:-. ;. . . (. ‘ tn ‘ l . -" ., 1,5“. .‘ full lengtn and s.-::.n:“~.1 --,~'v.;. " .1 (WWW. The colors .11» .1”. 1::2vy,ln'own. Spougiml A $5.00 Skirt Sateen Uh... ' 81 Special . “ Ladies’ Dress Skix-C~ in Panama. Veneâ€" '37,; liun and Serge cloths . - l i n c 010 rs blur-k. navy, grev, bros» ‘N ‘ ll ‘ VI and green. A val- ‘ Gear, 5,, ictv of styles. all :; ,; a ' ' “~- M was SEYJ'S, Spec, 5 ( ‘ H 7’”)?! ‘ ml ............. , ,, . . a “ 0 Buy Dress Ginghains At 10c Yard A fo'rtlu‘iat'e purcnzaxtw ~11.va Dz-exggt hams m 21.1 shadcs. .‘lli lww and good ,. . lugs, check and \ll’ll'v Minis, Her 12h: qualities. Look film; over .. - . V v ‘ A are marked for 112.11»; jui filer I A Direct Importation of Women’s Hair The very newest ideas for hair dl‘c>:l:.;. \el'v My: styles indeed. ' PADS 256.- TURBANS 250 and 500. Really the very best values over offer-ml. var-d . BRAIBS 5k . Fielding is certainly a man 0 . brain power and ability, but he has Fhe has already quoted. the unfortunate weakness of being m regard to certamxof Mr. Borden’s easily aroused by the Opposition. lieutenants, who, it says, have made “ The Hon. G. P. Graham strikes me good understanding and 8‘00d leader- as being a very strong man, and he ship impossible in the party; the Ga- has the saving grace of good humor. zette’s own preference,plainly is that Both in the house and in the com- Mr- Bordeulslloul‘l continue in the lead?rship, because, toquote its words As against any increase in expenâ€" penditures for war, the broadside of the New York Peace Society declares that the defences of the United Statâ€" es are more than amply adequate now. “No sane man opposes adequ- ate national defence,” itsays. “ We do not oppose expenditures. required. WEAR A “ KING” OR “ GOLD MEDAL” HAT Men's Imported English Fur Felt Huts in the. celebrated “ Gold Medal" and “ K3121: ' . qualities. “A but for every head." Popular colors are brown, sage and black ................. $2.50, l Other makes at from $1 ()0 to $2.00. MEN’S AND YOUNG’ MEN’S SUITS mittee, I have been very much struck . . he has displayed, but also with the 0f hls moral, intellectual and Polltl- Only by Personal or mammal amb‘t' Th. k 1 1 ,. . I.“ 1 1 .1 d , . cal statur t ut 'n h's 1 c _ ion.” Amon the pictured an ment m t 11s c 01. llllf' must on over am ‘1 ly (my CHI-1103 you are um ecu c as to style 1.3- ‘l‘,_ let nsce. , dealt e 0 p l} 1 p a e g gu strate how this store slumls as every man 5 friend. SllllLS that are new and stylish at it'll}; 5:2”) $10 set forth in the broadside refierredto down to ........ .. . . . . is a pair of contrasting money bags, showing that the total revenue of the United States last year was $423,â€" 000,000 or 70 per cent, went for pen- sions on account of past wars and for war preparations, leaving $181,- 000,000 or 30 per cent for all other purposes. It is shown that the cost of onebattleship likethe Nlorth Dal kota would build 1,400 churches at shrewdness with which he has with all matters brought before him. _._+ ._.__._... CONSER‘J “WES IN QUEBEC But, as the insurgent Conservatives point out, he has failed to make good as a leader. The Conservative naval fiasco is what brought the disruption of the party to its .present desperate stage, Says a special dospatch from The leaders of the party in 1900, Ottawa to the Toronto World, after that, is tod‘say, the leaders outside speaking of the . increasing resent- QuebeC, simply made Sir Wilfrid a ments between the different sections present of the province, incidentally in the Conservative party ; offering the Conservative. candidates “The attempt of the Toronto $20,000 each, or 7,000 farms at $4000 as a bleeding sacrifice. Six months -‘remnants of the old Conservative . . before the election it looked as if News to make scapegoats of Fosâ€" or Nome 8‘ °°n°ge educatlon for there might be a fairly even fight, ter, Haggart, Sproule and George 14:000 men or women fit 3500 ayear even in Quebec, Charles Tupper, who Taylor, and the other whips, all for four years. or build a first-class party’ is also resented here. These macadam road from New Yorp no. ‘ Chicago, or build and equip fifty was no fool in politics, opened his preliminary campaign with. a, fine men r °. are not espousrble for the‘ manual training schools, that would coo PAIRS LACE CURTAINS ON SALE rest from the factoryâ€"not through a wholesale house ‘3: ""1 em 51.. . llest possible cost. Very new designs and , 3, 31 and 3 1â€"2 yards long, Colbert good wash- but think of the variety. Just fresh in this week, di here for you, laid down at the sma quality. A wonderfully large range, 2 1-2 ing edges, too many to describe full here-â€" a 600 Pairs Ranging From 25:: Pair up to $5 *1 (From the Montreal Herald) speech in Quebec city. But the Mont- pan arrentary policy that the Con- real Junta and the, Ontario leaders servatives have pursued in late flag; the rudimenlts tha trade to knew better than he. and they got years. The insurgency is against 5' young peop e 636 year. . Direct Importers Freight Paid him into the famous “ ‘new movement” um parliamentary policy, and Many other illustrations are given LINDS A i 25 00 Purch of what could be done with a mere 5 ’ who made it and‘ fiaoted it whichproceeded to make the province those , fraction of military and naval ex- ‘ o :7 ’ ‘ 0f QDGDOC hated, dlStl‘llSted and ‘16- out more than against uiscrcdlted spised by every Conservative sympa- Conservatives so-called. It is Mr. penditures Of the United States, one I . , thizer in every other province of Borden’s house policy that is in of the most striking beinginconneo â€"â€" ~-~~ -.. ,,__ â€" . “ram-77" - "--â€"-â€"*â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"----â€"â€" 1. which” Canada. Mr. Monk escaped with his questicn, and those Who were as- tion. with the campaign against tub- La Patric and Hedging K.0.. Ob‘ ter a Sight 11.11655. . . erculosis, of which disease some 160,â€" , Montreal, Apr“ 12'"1". 13' fledglns, i 1tuary a few days am; her (lemme: K.O., of Toronto, has llls picture in - somewhat cudden. was . b,» sociated with him in, making it. Monk did not make it. This is the The funeral 000 people are dying yearly under the La Pattie of this city. for having op- ; ‘1. Michael all political life, and even that the St. year posed the principle of nominating a Junta tried to take ORBIN DEGEER James Street from him. To expiate their own folly main issue.” 5 Stars and Stripes. The eight . _ they turned-him out, of the provincial According to the Toronto World, increase alone in the army and navy Eifigggfcglfigg: Judge for the Pro- ~ __ the home U: leadership, Just when he was getting which speaks with inside information expend tures, stated above, would be 3 La Pattie expresses the hOpe that The death took place in Mariposa Kinggt” East ward, tonic-l a good force of young men trained to quite anumber of Conservative mem- enoughto 133111311 tuberculosus from ‘ he belongs to a rare species. on Saturday, ,of Orbin Degeer, son ning at nine-{Lifty o’ch‘Ck-'_ bers are insurgents because promises the United StateS, WIthln areason- Engineer CTUSth to Death. of Mr_ J T. Degeer, aged 23 years. ing to St Marys C3113; The funeral will,take place on Tues- the Roman 0:1:th C y. :5 able time, if efficiently used. The facts - l ;’.â€"â€". '1 (Y. 'by the .lpr.l 1... .ln (name proceeding east at Fernie, B.C., With a caboose, __,..â€"â€"-+â€"-"" given in caucas of certain action and day at 2 o’clock to East Oakwood and figures thus set forth ACid month is the courses of criticism on certain gov- . . ! . eminent measures were broken “It New York Peace SOCletY are certain- .four o’cloik1 5e.atc}day morninglran t H. . ° 1y of a character to compel into a roc 'si 0. ' he engine am 03- ceme ery. , If your tail cause Of TOOth 16 even spemally stated that a thoughtful consideration on the part ,boose turned complctely over, pinning ___._â€" , oorlv I“, ..... gmw D G a “WOMe was given to move the six f th 1 h t Engineer Roberts underneath, where ALEXANDER McDOWALD -p ~ h“"‘\pjf e y ' “month’s hoist on the Navallbfill and 0 e peope 0f t e country 0 the ,he died four hours later, not being ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ (made om “ SOllt‘h‘. espeCIally in View Of the got out till tell o’clock. in saves hair. . ' . 0 Word has been received by Mr. J 03 : -â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€""""' “to the surprise of all the following McDonald, of the Flavelle Milling?) statement made at the last session 01 l Comet Mak Th 81 y es . em eep . The acid is 1.215th Acid, present “something else was Substituted.” m mostmouths and caused by 0:: course, tne present disruptlzona in Congress by Mr. Tawney, the Chan 1 Evansvile, Ind., April 12,â€"Scores of , , ‘ fermenting food particles. It the Conservative is the accumulated man of the comm1ttee on approprla- ;pe0ple in this community complain Co. of the death of 1113 uncle, Ming at 1C 0 . tions: “The expenditures for this that they are unable to get enough Alefiander McDonald, of Chicago,l in several instances {which occurred on Thursday last. i sleep; in fact, result of ears of lack f stron lead- ' y 0 g purpose the; coming fiscal. year (1909- . McDonald was a resiâ€"i gradually eats through the en amel and then decay germs soon . , ~ . - destroy the teeth- A good 22:30.23:333.3?elfitiaii": 11:118. 10? Will be greater than “Eel w?“ Eiiplin’ffi‘éirélii’ébéil 13; iltllgfil: The late MP , 100‘“! Paste, Powder Borden finding himself at the begin- thlS. year. They have’been mcreasmg ibis inclination to sleep to Halleys ident of Lindsay for a number of g , Sl‘ . id ning of the present session of Parlia- rapid y and enormously year :by year l come ' iyeats’. followmg the busmess Of l ta. 10 n or llqu ment at the head of apart which at None of the advocates of armed peace --â€"--â€"-+â€"""""" lgram‘buyer for Mathews Co., of l y are willing to suggest a limit beyond . State of Ohio, City of roledo 1 ss 'EToronto. He removed to Chicago . Lucas County 1 labout fifteen years ago, “he“: he yr, the result of his own waver'n and 'n- . . - ' 1 g 1 which this increase shall not go.” consistency final abandonment of his . - . ’ that he ‘5 “mo l since has made his home. doing l ANN. HARGROVE ; I I NDS A l mbef d b .be d in my p Death removed, yesterday morning in an 811 8011 1‘83 ‘ engg9gis fith dzryeofeDecember, A. D.,1886. at an, early hour at the House of . A' w. GLEASON Refuge, one of Victoria County’s 01- N (at l ublic . 0 ) ldest citizens in the person of Miss a fill" a“... "m its“ ’“Wmil” a: ' an mucous su . me y °§en3 for testimonials free. Ann Hargrave, age eighty three. will overcome acrd moth and Frank J. Cheney ma kes oath cleanse the mouth as well. We . . have THIRTY-SEVEN of the matured ,oplnion, and performance of W gamer of the firm off £16311”? fl th State ‘ ' ' ' ' ' '0 ' ' ' t ‘t o, ‘ un an best 00 h preparations constant- a right about face .was divuled {into 0011 t mm m Debt agmtnangletllal othe ghove film in; pay the : sum ofâ€"ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each , rrh that cannot be cured I and every cane of Gate. to of Hall’s Catavrh Cure. by the use FRANK J. CHENEY. the naval u ti The worst thing that can befall a ‘1 es 0‘1- . young man is to fall hopelessly into ‘â€"â€"â€"+"‘"" debt and to 1a young married men it Trading on 8 €00ll name and do is doubly dangerous. Young man live ceiving the public is what the imi- within your income, if it is not more tators of the well known “The D. ,thana tuppence! The old maxim .‘1t ly on hand, which gives you an half ‘a dozen'secticns in regard \ excellent opportunity to select, the kind you want. 1"" Menthol PM” are doing. #is not what you make but what you System. V . - s . . av a 00., Toledo ’3’”, Don t be fooled. Insist on the gum isave that makes men rich,", is as soldb all..." GEN u u years. . _ " me “The D. 6': L.“-S9. ,true as gospel.- ' ‘ Mim'm"m ‘°’ 0°" W °’ Death removed the old vitaen af- .