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‘3 Thigh Guthrie, ERR, states that “the next Dominion elections at; not My to take place before the fall in! 1912. The only thing to be ‘gained “bringing than: on at an earlier In: whim! be to take gév'antzpe of Mrvative party (Guelph Herald) There is a great deal being ,said nowadays about immorahty in the_ gem-301$. No one need get angry over the accusations.being made. It is just as impossible to szcure only goud chairen far the sehcols as it is to have the- churches Comprised only of good people; vice is unfortunately rampant in every walk of life. We commend this to the consider- ation of the Warder and Mr. Shepâ€" had, of Borden. Sask. ‘ Northwest Farmerâ€"It is true that the Winnipeg Grain Exchange, the. matota Lerzslature. and a few other interes s have succeeded in pas sing resoluticns condemning it but It is a pretty safe guess that at least seventy-five per cent of people of Canada west of the great lakes are in favor of its being passed- "flb: trout-1e is that the elements up -m-mer Hm n'vrsemcnt are practical‘ st 1! at large. It is not crgditabm to the prosecuting officials that this man. was permitted to ‘.escape. The public cannot help suspecting that he 'womd have been the first man jailed alta- Tram's arrest had it not been for the bar of the exposures he might snake. Dr. Beattie Nesbitt is not without political power in Toronto. get Travers. the wrecking at it at larg the ptosecut SHEEN-EH5 PER CENT IN FAVOR smfisfiiefi R m rm? e: that we have add~d to :“ur aircad‘.‘ Vcr', C mSV'ch I‘m: IScntinelâ€"Review .f) The speech of a Conservative mem- Ia at Ottawa on the Reciprocity question, in which be credited with auscribing President Taft asholding a club over the heads fit the Canad- ian Ministers and warning them it swam go off if thoy dld not come £0“, was in every way worthy of the waivion and case. A good many of $32 eijonents of reciprocity have been doing; the very thing charged ag- ainst Prestiiest Taft. They have been wielding .a club and threatening that it. would 32:0 off. "'Like wildfire," x9 an accepted phrase for the way the commission 331313 of government IS spreading am- ong American cities not of the Very highest rank, says Harper's Weekly. 125 w 138?; 31" ' a” in [4‘0 9“: no subscrl :35 1395le POST lN'DSAX P AGF Dr hese x. R 21353’. INTER- NA: zOXAz. PRATI"S, HYER’ a. KLUXY> ’” HER- BAGRL’M. LI 8 B 3 ’ S, etc, comprssc at! the re‘hb’e makes on the market, atd can bc had in any quahtiq, at 60$" KEEN? BY CGEémSS {GN DRUG STORE THE STOCK FOG!) STORE I: “It would be deplorable for Canada sorzanized condi LIVE 1N GLASS EOflSES BR. BEAT“! N258!“ DUNOON’S OCR Eu ROYAL PUEPLE‘ STOCK REMEDEES WOULD BE CRUEL Brantbrd E -59? ALL 6600 31.00 If paid in rmance pubfiShar 118 have cfint‘un agents. m IDAY. APRIL, 14th Expositor WILSON Farm tho 3V mo ililam st 0! he Strat Bank, iS table to Man .xbout We don’t know much 'about wildfire or how fast it spreads, but if it spreads as fast as this idea does there is nething'slow about it. All parts of the U. S. Show rapid ‘ gains pend; to nurture those qualities of min-d and heart .11 the child, whlch tends towards his own betterment. end the cznsegucnt' uplifting of " the hame all for a variety of interâ€" ests and activities which develop the chjld's powers, and it remains for raw, ‘But ficmrflly spcaking, home tr-infnz sepms rather 1.0 be_declin- n2 than advancing. Our streets are filled with youth's of bath sexes. and our places o'f amusement are throng nta-ly all pupxls think the suggest. ion is ch'ldrcn should have .a do- nothing life at home “or roam about the strsets. In reality thit is far from; the point. The duties of the eti‘kith children long after the hour, when the laws of health require the rhiidran to be in bed.. Children will learn. and if their minds are not occupied wlth pure, wholesome thoughts, su'éh as any parent would be glad to have them possess, then th‘se actn'e, ever’busy brans will be fil'ed w‘th whateyer thoughts, they‘ may chance, to stumble upon. é I z I l I D t The Camobellford Herald has some sensible remarks to man about this question of home training that we cannot forbear quotmg “Prominsnt cducatiomsts now say ihat to public school chddren, no home work should be given. We have no halt to f’ndIWitx‘a this dictum, as we tbLnk that after a child returns from school, and until he i‘eturns to school next mornmg ha is being, or Lhould be. educated in the ~hofile. Nowadms because educationists de- cry homework many parents, and men, councilmcn and a mayor. But for the moment the south is in the lead. In Alabama the three principal CREST-Birmingham, Mobile and Mont Emeryâ€"have all got authority from" "Bdter have a child do a little lvom':w»rk than be parading streets But better stéll, let them enjOy all the pleasures of a home made at‘ tractim by good books. interesting pictnr;s. pleasant companions, entic- 7n9: samec, and where he is under the snrve’llince of kind affectionate gurerts. whnce real interests are cu nnidsnt with his. Under suc‘ri con- d.tions, 'we would shun observe the legislature to make the change; In North Carolina, Greensboro has just gone OVeI‘ to the new order by a. big majority. Ashevilie is about to follow; the other day Wilmington - the old Conservative Wilmington â€"â€" put the question to a vote, and out of a total of twelve hundred votes cast there were just twenty-two nays In the face of such eagerness to try a. promising experiment, it can hardl ly be contended that our cities don’t was better government. The plan itâ€" self is a hopeful one, highly comâ€" mended by the experience of such cit- ies as have already tried it. But still more hopeful is the 'keenness of the interest it“ arouses, the civic awakenâ€" m'ng of which its popularity is a In similar tenor the Montreal Wit- ness, IndependenthiberaL, thus (.15- courses : \ In re [ol‘tens‘ss better morals, and- higher Tntellcctual and spirgtual qual ity i1 t‘te young and rising generat- gon. Partnts you are dealing With the most impnrtant th’ing in ihe w-cr‘d. You are the chef factors in t'e iWr'nvt-fon of the clmracters of ymr l‘t‘l? ones. Are you sowing to U)? wmd. " W. 11 you reap the whirl- w 'nd. " . , The Peterboro Examiner says: As ! IL is common rumor at Ottawa that giving :1 pretty reliable idea of the Mr. Borden had aspeech ready in conâ€" ch 3.0th character of the Conservative demnation of Hon. Mr. Fielding’s re- pair 1 amentary party and incidentally |port,heca1u'se of his anticipated lack the causes the remarks of a Conserâ€" .of success in getting- a treaty such iat:.e and an independent journal she really\ had secured. As the details respectfully may be quoted The Otta- i of the achievement of Messrs. Fielding wa, Citizen Conservati e, thus deals gand Patterson were revealgd the oppo- with the relatians 01 .the party, as sition repeatedly cheered the free list emphasized by recent developments land Mr. Borden carefully folded his to its leader, Mr. Borden. It says: ilittle speech and stowed it away in . ihis desk. At the conclusion of the “What influence may ‘re at work finance minister's speech, Mr. Borden “to urd rrritzc Mr. Borden s “rtst'7zc iaskcd £01 an adjournment to consider “.1it'nin his own iollgwi ng cannot be its details and Sir Wilfrid Laurier “animated by the (lesire to further: generously granted a week’s time, “the. interests of the Dcminion or oigMeanwhile the opposition went into “the Consgrvative party. Rather are ' caucus on the subject and adjourned “they conceived in an entirely differ Eon two occasions without deciding on “cut spirit. To a sensitive, highâ€" spirâ€" : a policy. Then the anti-reciprocity “ited man such intrigues must prove league, of Montreal, and Toronto mil- “particularly discouraging, but the jlionajres was formed, With a large, “respected lzader cf the Conservative 'bank account, and that settled the “party must feel that he has- behind question. The opposition could not “him the esteem andconfidence of the resist the bank account and out they "great mass of those’who consitztte came against the agreement. “What influen a may he at work “to 1nd rrr‘itzc Mr. Borden’s Prestige “within his own following cannot be ”animated by the desire to further “the. interests of the Dcminion or of “the Conszrvative party. Rather are “they conceived in an entirely differ “cnt spirit. To a sensitive, highâ€"spirâ€" “ited man such intriéucs must prove “particularly discauragmg, but the “respected Izader cf the Conservative “party must feel that he has behind “him the esteem and confidence of the "great mass of those who consitut "the strength and hope of the party' ’ wa. Citizen, Conservative, thus deals with the relatians of.the party, as emphasized by recent developments, to its leader, Mr. Borden. It says : WEI-“RE THE WFAKNESS IS - w ' A great many people seem to labor would be deplorable [or (.anuda - under the impression that a license . . , paltxctglarly I" the lgberalâ€" inspector has the powzr to restrict HOME TRAINING ‘WELL RECIPROCITY INCREASE FARM . VALUE3 ”~â€" intm Cam The great influx of settlers in Man-, itoba. Saskatchewan and Alberta ac-i cmmts for the rapid increase in farm‘ values in those provinces; but what in; the explanation of the extraordinary '; I increase in farm values in the three . i Maritime Province of Canada]? Why, I did Nova Scotia farm values increase ! I 181 per cerg-‘l whilejanm values in the ’ ’neigh‘ooring SLIt.‘ of Maine only in»; x \ i creased 67 per cent. ; (Stratford Beacon.) . IL 15 common n .mor at Ottawa that V11”. Borden had a speech ready in con- damnation of Hon. Mr. Fielding’s re- “Conservative’ party hould tie tarâ€" “ty be bereft of its redegrrixxg 0. na- “ment and essential head. That the “retirement of Mr. Borden would “bring victory to the party is the “last thing to be thought of. The “dethronement of the blameless chief "by money influences. as is alleged, “would absolve thousands in the “country from an allegiance which “has become irksome to them. With- “out him the party would beacage “of discordant creatures, each elbow- “ing to get on top." It will be noted that the increase of farms values is considerably greater in Quebec than in Maine, New Hampâ€" A profitable home market has been crewted fer everything the farmers Induce. These industries have been equally beneficial to the fishermen. As the steel industries are located in Nova Scotia, the influence on the price of farm lands has been most marked in that Province. but Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick have been greatly benefited. The de- velcpment of 'St. John as a winter port has also helped to increase the farm values in New Brunswick. When we can find a Liberal newspa- per and an independent Conservative journal saying such‘ things, of the Liberal leader and his following, we Liberals, as a party, can say good- bye to power and self-respect. If the Conservative party is doomed to the glacial umbrage of Opposition inter- minably they have only themselves to blame. Shakespeare hits the white thus : ‘ Men at some time ‘are masters of Advocates of reciprocity are mak- ing: etnten ents that reciprocity will immediately increase the value of Canadian farm lands 25 per cent or new. Ix. stead of making wild guesses let usget at the facts Since the reci. procity negotigthnfl beg); the Unit‘ ted States Gmernn ent has mad‘c a report prepared by experts showing the compariti’de. value per acre of im- prm‘cd lands in 1900 and 1919 in var- ious border States aad in the Cana- Gian provinces adjoining them. This report states that betwren 1900 and 1910 the value of improved lands in- creased 67 per cent. in Maine 37 per cent, in New Hampshire, 33 per cent in VermontlBl per cent. in Nova Scotia. 120 per cent in New Bruns- wick 70 per cent, in Prince Edward Island, 80 per cent, in Quebec 43 per cent, 'in Ontario, 39/“ per cent in Micki-gm, 77 per cent in Minnesota, 123 per cent in Manitoba 201 per cent in Saskatchewan and 158 per cent in Alberta t‘ce?r fates; . The fault, dear ‘Brutus, is not in Eur stars, But in ourselves that we are under- PRGHIBITING SALE OF LIQUOR T0 ' ' ’ [NEBRIATES SlTfiATiGN NGT WORTH RUMOR THE LINDSAY pom Note.â€"-Any0ne who would like to procure the series. of articles concern- ;ing rgciprccity which have appeared 5in this paper shr-uld send his name 5 and address to the chief editor of the Canadian Century Magazine, Montreal and a pamphlet containing these art- Eicles and other valuable information i will be mailed free of charge. the sale of liquor to incbriates, m' 111 other words, place them upon the Indian list. Such is not the cése how ever, as the follow'ng clause of the Liquor License get Wm explain. "‘The husband, wife, parent, child of twenty years or upwards, brother sister, master, guardian. or employ- er of any person, who has the habit. of dr nkv’ng liquor to excessâ€"on the parent, brother or sister of the hns« b2 nd or wife of such pers’on,-â€"-or the guardian of any ch.1d or children at srch prr:on may give notice in writ‘ inst», signed by him, (tr may require the inspcctor to'giVe nst‘ce to any person licensed to 3211.01" Who sells, or is reputed to sell. liquor of any kind, nor to deliver liquor to any past: haVing such a haiit. It is reasonable to draw the com clusion that if as a result of reciproc- ity large quantities of Canadian bar- Iey, wheat and oats go into thc'Unit- cd‘States, it is more probabie that the American prices will come down than that the Canadian prices will go up. In the face of such facts how foolish it is to indulge in wild dreams of a Sudden increase in Canadian farm vu- lucs as a result of reCipmcitY- , THE PRICE O_F BAELEY ‘ Frcm October 1, 1890 to Aug“St 27." 1894, the United States customs duty on barley was 30 cents per bllshel. FTL-m Allgust 27, 1894 to July 24. 1897 the duty was 30 per cent ad valorem. eilli‘talent to a little over ten cents per bushel. On July 24, 1897, the spe- cific duty of thirty cents per bushel was restored, and it has been continâ€" ued ever since. Of course during a per icd of 21 years there would naturally canslderable variation in prices. but 'for purposes of comparison it will be fair to take the three years previous to the reduction of [he dlltY. the three years during which the low du- ty prevailed and the first three years after the duty of thirty cents per bushel Wes restored. Accord‘nqr to reports of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture the farm prices of barley averaged 44.26 cents per buâ€" she, during 1892, 3393 and lég‘l under a specific duty of thirty ctnts per bushel. In 1895. 139:: and 1397, under a duty of about ten cents per bushel the farm prices averaged 34.53, while for 1898, 1899 and 1900 under a speciâ€" fic duty of thirty cents per bushel the prices averaged, 40.8 cents per bushel. Thus, instead of the Canaflian farmer gettlng an increased price for the barâ€" ley he sent to the United States as a result of the rEduced duty, the price came dnwn in the United. States. shire and Vermont, and the improve ment has been greater in Ontario than in the adjoining Svtate beichi Another clause of the act referring to the power of magistrates reads as follows; “Where it is made to appear in open court sitings in the county in wh;ch he‘ resides, that any person summcned teforc such court, by ex- ces.,ive drinking of liquor, m-isspeuds wastss’”or lessens h s estate or great I" 3n'ur.s 11.5 h alth, or endangbrs or inttrrupts the peace and happiness of the family, :the police, magistrate or justices holding such court, shall. by writmg under the hand of such po- lice magistrate, or under the hands of two of such justices, forbid any licensed per-"on to sell to him ‘any liquor for the space of one year, and such police magistrate. justices cr any other two 'justices of the county 'n which said Derson resides may, or the same or any otherftime, in like manner forbid the selling of any such liquor to the said person, by any licensed person of any other CitY. town or district to which he resorts or may be likely to resort ,cr the same.” Speaking before the Middlesex Council in London on Friday night, ch. Adam Beck announced that the Hydro-Electric Power Commission would send two or three engineers to EurOpe at the end of the present month to study ' electrical services there. With them, he said, would go an expert from the Ontario Agricul- tural College, whose mission would be to learn as much as possible about the' application of electricity to work done on the fahn. As is pointed .nut in the admirable report of the Minister .of Agriculture for this Province. electricity is wide- ly utilised in the villages and rural districts of European countries. es- an EMA? POWER 614 THE FARE! l As regards the significance (fl’m‘nâ€" ilic msefmgs and general conversat- !it.n theremay, of course, he differ- mnces. of opinion, but the Provincial 9 premier must surely be aware that ithgr’e has been a,qu.te general de- mand for the amendments proposed iby Ottawa's Conservative member in the provincialthouse. And the deâ€" mand has corne from the Very back- tone of the community, from the wage earners and workmen of the mrovince. Disregardmg the fact that .170 newspapers throughout the coun. {try hare jomed in the: aiqunce- ? gent cf the movement for tax re- ;for-m, and that some 250 munici- Ipallets have 93‘;ch for the pr.viâ€" le.~e cf adopting the meas.1reilthe ,ratepayers should ask for it, the Ifurther significant fact remains that over 260 labour umons have passed resolutions favoring such:legislation {The most important trade associat- ‘io'n in Canada, theDomim'on Trad- es and Label-Congress, at its last convention at Port Arthur endors- ed the reform and 's‘nt a petition along these lines to the premier Himself. ~ pecially in' Germany. The following extract from thejeport mm he of great interest to farmers: . Sir Jamcs Whitney in opposing Mr. A. E. Tripp’s measure in the lccal legislature, calling or amend-4 Non is the agitation for tax reâ€" form any new dewlopment in this province. The Citaen of Mai'ch,9 ., 1891 editahlly refers to} a simi-7 lar effort of that periodmin lun- guage which exactly fits conditions today. Says The Citizen: “There is a great deal 0! jus- IS um Whitney ha the wishes rmt'epayers 1‘ matte-r. The form, howe1 and convi triumph of PREMIER WHETNFY AND TAX RE FORM arms to the Ass:ssment act. pro: \‘iding for a lower tax on .mprOVe m1nts than 0:1 land. made the cur- ious assz-rticn that there was prac- txcally no demand for such legis~ lation, because no publ.c meetings to support it had been called, nor was any conversation heard on the subject. CLOTHING AND. FURNISHlNG DEPT. parties, who have no use tor it, purchssmg and holding pnces. The result of th;s (rowding of the po:.r.r classas unbeslthy buildings. the great pansion of the area of citxes, while large blnc‘ais remain unoccupml, and the enormously increased expense of lighting draining, paving and pol- }c’ng 8. Qty so extended. The pet- itioners also urge that were. :1? the vacant lands and lots taxed to the full value for which they are 11211! by :the owners sales would soonlcs sen the number of unimproved lots while unetrltlvat d sites in the vicinity of cltxcs would be brought mto cultivation. Th re is a good the petitlohers, and one does not deal of truth in the allegation; of want to go outside the city of 0t: tawa' to see the evil effects of ’.’he sygtemot hiadmg land for 3 Ottawa; has suffered much. and is still suffering tram large blocks of land Iallim iéto the hands of part ies' who can afford to hold 0111 to thanfor spéchlative' purposes, and a.) though the assessms have 111 some cases done~ their duty tau-ly well in keeplng up the value cf vacant lots, St 11 thug i§ “Wet the into is ex- prop rty. Ottawa 18 301 pledgedfo o graht xeflywrlir3133ble W geld: u; an electric str at {film-23:0 tn ' 3:393:33;de fibewnmlyihkmortwm (é théaextj. “Where :3 not a sti‘é‘et ev'c3 a: v ' 11913 for tantéy- ms Lmost 35'ery ‘ ‘i x...’ city in“, same way, and. it It for fancy ‘ city 1 300 ' mach nndflalhatl on of mlmproxo‘ E ‘htil n n'u‘st e.‘~“' self upon th‘f ._., day. Mr. Thom? Ta1r . fie T163; ‘ Fl‘un A Post I‘e'gml‘ttr? 2 .- .~-nm ._.~---.â€"- Cense Impcctt-z‘ Ti. :1 4 ‘he drsn‘ien Ital a: s The Icspsczor slam ..<-‘. - 2 -u uroubd on Sunday, ; fnl inspection 31' ithe d'ay suspicions. v , 9"“ on u l-I‘~'cr:.'t ;;; :3 be quiet. Mr. '13: :' rm‘e. .' that when incidunr ' come under the rum it would he 51:: would telephone 11‘ prompt action \wl Italians, in quest; 2‘ in a supply (-f 114:. -We€k, as is the v.1.â€" B’r, Thcrnhury in": he had interviexuwi . the contract 'Ltl‘. I-¢z;rxd was .nfornzed 12: tcr on the ‘he intervicwd 11.1211 i :warn the Italzens .2 dots in the iutxzxe. so ' . ‘;--. nQX‘IL' . .. â€".__..â€"â€""-â€""" 3 State at 01110, i 111' u ~ . .. I n:-‘|d 1...:11 if the local legislatore womd take this matter into serious consideratâ€" ion.” It is unfortunate that Pramior Whitney has not seen, fit to meet the wishes .. of a large num‘wer of rmflepayers in the province in this matter. The advocates of tax reâ€" form, however. are ”not (Lscouraged and convinced of‘ the ultimate w .5 5) v MISS MOORE wishes to sell her China Pgiifir‘ Teaching and Fancs' Goods Business. inciudin: ed and shop fixtures. Th:s is a splend‘d oppmuné‘: for a teacher or a young lady ‘o carry on a fun: goods business, as there is practically'no Oppasium system TJVDQ AV'_ Fprr i mum provinas genera; laticn must ewr self ufion the 2 day. Mr. Thom‘wry Takss Acti Frank J (mam-y n‘n; runner of the firm “1” business in the Cit? M nomad. mi 13‘2" ‘3" sam at ONE BPS!” ”“1 every ":9 of (“am {$01. I) Bali's cum 0“ r“ imcfly oqum Mood s n A-.. .a.‘ Prompt action WU Italians, in questi. in a supply of hc week, as is the c Kr. Thcmbury in he had interviewm‘ the contract south and was .nformed ter on the northe: be interviewed with warn the Itahens ions ‘ in the future Sworn to *‘ean‘ amt. “396th dd3 imyoaun- (um-u .. .V. _ . ‘Sdm. send briefiiwowa'k {ta-L F. J. CHI-155‘ A . St-MM g}! {nmflfifi , , ...-: 'V ‘31“: ‘ . use}: '61 Hail‘u cw“. $3.53 and 85.08 v o t. Lu‘ WILLIAM.“ that he S unfini- 1’,th Tux 501111 331111 10w. Ike: zen on he mien; e ““rhu trewd w Jdar had “The N: btfie to usher}! e d 1'! V‘ rim-68h “ Enou “it pre fie d:- rlce was one of i its-.10: \‘V’ :13 “90‘ 1 with aliVe V110 1U“; ku- 27 r." I0