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"Germany’s new programme 0! na- val construction indicates that the ~warlike classes still override the in- dustrial masses 1:: the Kaiser's zealm. It will involve a greater strain than ever also on the overâ€" burdened taxpayera of Great Britain, who have to meet the challenge by ' :ncreasing the British ratio of con- struction. They have Mr. Borden’s sympathy and Mr. Bourassa’s best «aches, but nothing more; not a man. no: a dollar.”â€"Toronto Globe. i”! 9168 9 THE LINDSAY POST ZZEZS';u§?§ Wentative of ”We Gmtest Piano” the Gerhard- Heintzmun, an Dealerin Musics Instruments generally. ity, symetry, durability, general appearance and everything else found in an up-to-date machine. It’s the one complete musical construction Whether judged by its mechanism or by the service i ,g'vcs. For volume of sound, clearness of tone, richness, vivacity and all that goes to make the most delightful and entrancing music, the Columbia Graphophone is easily the best known today. And the Raconds withaselection on each side are unequalled in strength evenness of surface, fineness of finish and length of use, for Lthey are undistructible and they are the cheapest on the market, only: eeostmg 85 cents. This incomparable musical product may be seen 1 and heard any time at 126 Kent-St, Lindsay, and 0 see andjiheat'j a to be convinced.‘ wbich was actually the first pracncal sound-recording and'produc- ing Instrument at its kind is still the first in point of strength, solid- 81.15 per ym; $9.03 if paid in advance (man no Munster Ia have 00 SIM” m get an exclusive franchise without the‘ assent of the people. This is the ef- ffect of a bill introduced by Hon. 1. B. Lucas, which was considered in committee of the Ontario legisla- LINDSAY, FRIDAY, APRIL lath. True. Yet in the patriotic days of last September, when Conservative urators were defending the old flag against the disloyal Liberals, who would ever have dreamed that we could come to such a pass ? tm. The proposed legislation has ‘aeen before the house for some con- siderable time, but the acting pro- vincial treasurer brought out an am- endment regarding “exclusive fran- Hereafter no telephone company, Bell or independent. will be ah k: to NOT A MAN. NOT A new Design that we show in our illustration to-day reflects in most perfect manner the period of this famed ruler ot the seven- teenth century. In some respects there is found inthe artisticmse of this piano the peculiarartfinâ€" ish that is so familiar to the rococo period. The lines and scrolls are all of the most artistic character,and there issomething graceful in every turn, however viewed, emblematic of the period of Louis XV. We manufacture this special design in Fancy Mahogany. THE Piano case of the HeintzmanCo.1misXV is the construction of a series of art pianos that conform with the furnishings of the indi- vidual home. This Louis XV. design gives the idea. It may be a Chippendale design that is desired, or the Sheraton. The piano is a factor in the furnishing of any home, and before complet- ing your plans, in whatever direction your taste may go, it will be worth while consulting us. A prominent feature in the building of the PEOPLE HAVE THE 8.“ WILSON {9' WILSON, J. M. Greene fsiugis $9. 8.? 45 William St. Landsay Heintzman Co. Piano THOS. BROWN THE CGLUMBIA chises.” One purpose of it is to get some publicity as to the nature of the contract being entered into by the company and the municipality for the benefit of the people. A fran- chise may be granted with the ap- proval of the municipal board, but it shall not be exclusive unless en- dorsed by the voters. (The Weekly Sun.) The proposal to abolish the bar is a practical and commendable meas- ure for the mitigation of the evils inseparable from the liquor traffic. The bar is beyond question the great- est of these evils. It is there the treating system has its abiding place tllzus the temptation to unwise indul- génce is accentuated. But, if the bar is to be abolished, care will have to be taken to see that drinking clubs do not take its place. Club drinking might easily prove a greater evil than bar drink- ing. Possibly the final solution will be found in public ownership of the traffic, thereby wholly eliminating the element of personal profit, and consequently all interest in pushing the sale of liquor. and the heating system is the chief incentive to the undue consumption of liquor. The bar, connected as it' usually is with a. place for the ac- commodation of the travelling pub-D lic, is also the means of placing 1iâ€" quor before people at a time when their attention is not occupied, and; (Chicago British American) French Canada, like the rest :of the Dominion, has produced its quota of able and admirable public men, as T0 MEN OF FRENCH CARADA LESSEN THE LIQUOR EVIL well as several of the kind that are leSs admirable than able. One of the splendid statesmen of Confederation days was Sir George Etienne Car- tier, whose centenary occurs in 1914. Preparations are now under way to fittingly celebrate this event with a $100,000 memorial at Montreal. Sir George Cartier showed his loy- alty to his country by helping to fight its battles as a soldier. He is best remembered as one of the Fa.- thers of Confederation. Both Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir Charles Tupper are on record as saying that, without Cartier's assittance, Con- federation would never have been acâ€" hieved. Unlike many others of his compatriots, be exhibited a tolerance and breadth of View that made his public labors valuable. Mr. Henri Bourassa of Quebec, leader of the so-callecl Nationalists, whose rebellious tendencies often in- ject not a little “ginger” into po- litics across the border, sometimes quotes Sir George Cartier with ad- miration, but the latter had little in common with Bourassa, apart from his accent. Cartier believed in a Unit- ed Empire. Bourassa is noted as a iactionist and troublemaker. He is prepared to obstruct Canada’s dcâ€" ve-lopment and prosperity, by sense- less agitation for separate schools and bilingual instructionâ€"French and English. He demands these for a country rapidly filling up with pcop- les from-till lands. This Quebec cele- brity evidently considers his native prevince and its peculiarities of na- tional importance surpassing Onâ€" tario, the North'west, or any other section. From which it would appear that Provincialist instead of Nation- alist would be the proper name for him. If Mr. Borden had set out deliber- ately to seek for ways to flout and mock the moral sense of the Canaâ€" dian people he could not have been more successful than he appears to have been without a deliberate quest. His decision to retain Mr. Morine at the head of his “purity” commis- sion is, perhaps, rather an indica- tiOn of his genius for blundering than of moral obtuseness. It is said that Mr. Rodgers and others of the cab- inet who might generally be expected to ignore or belittle scruples about morals and high standing in public omcials, considered Mr. Morine too unsavory a pill. But Mr. Borden stands by Morine and retains him in his position as judge and tester oi the morals and standing of the civil service. Most serious charges have been made abainst Mr. Marine â€" charges which in England would have made it impossible for him to retain his position for an hour until they had been disproved. They have not If Cartier were alive today he would weltorne the flood of new ci- tizens arriving in the Dominion from the States. When not talking separ- ate schools or bilinghalism, Mr Bour- assa is warning the people against the “Americanization” of Canada. He is opposed to anyone not a. French-Canadian, as a matter of course, but he is bitter toward the (From the Springfield Republican Germany's answer, to Winston Churchill is an emphatic insistence on the programme for a bigger army and navy. That was to be expected, for German pride would find it hard to swallow- a proposal for restriction emanating from a rival power. Much has been made of Churchill's blunt- ness, yet it is not likely' that the most verbose and oleaginous of pro- fessional diplomats could have-sweet- ened the dose or altered the result. What he said, as a matter of fact, was plain common sense, and the sim- plicity and directness with which he put it is more pleasing to the Amer- ican taste than a more mincing style. England’s eggs are all in one basket and she is bound to protect that bas- ket. To Germany abig navy is a luxury. To England the biggest navy is a vital necessity. But it is a- mad and foolish contest. A war between these powers might come near to ruin- ing both, and a steadily increasing expenditure for armanents must in time become almost as disastrous as a war. Both nations would have gained by accepting Mr. Churchill’s quixotic proposal to stop for a year or two the foolish throwing away of money earned by hard work, Both countries have urgent need of more funds to help the poor and the cost of a year’s battleships is a burden that might well be thrown off. CHURCHILL'S BLUNTNESS AND COM- MON SENSE Yankee. This fact is convincing en- ough that Bourassa. represents only a small element in Canada, and her best friends hope that he will con- tinue to flourish in a very limited circle. MR. BORDER AND MR. MORINE Tells How She Keeps Her Health â€" Happiness For Those Who Take ’ Her Advice. THE LINDSAY POST: LME FAfifiiW MMHER M DtZUbbvuxc, AVLAbAlnâ€" 1. "m u how much good Lydia E. inkham’sVeg- etableCompound and Sanative Wash have done me. I live on a farm andhaveworked very hard. I am forty-five years old, and am the mother of thirteen children. Many people think " it strange that I am not broken down with hard work and the care of my fam- ily, but I tell them of my good friend, Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound, and that there will be no back- ache and bearing down pains for them if they will take it as I have. I am scarcely ever without it in the house. w v‘-- JVâ€" Mr. James Hepburn and his daughter, Miss Cora, have "returned from their pleasant holidays with his daughter, Mrs. James Turner, To- ronto. The railroad to the North country was begun after a declaration by the Legislature, pretty well backed up by the people, that it was preferable to have the road built, owned and Opel-- ated by the people of Ontario. That is the spirit in which the project was conceived, and in which it has ever since been supported. The road could have been built in the usual way, by private capital with the aid of Pro- vmcial and Dominion subsidies, but Ontario did not want that. She wan- ted to have the road for her awn and she got it. Now, because on the ad- mission of some of them, Ontario has returned a large majority of members in support of the Borden Government a demand is made for two million dollars as Ontario’s share of the spoils, nothing more nor less. “I will say also thatI think there is no better medicine to be found for young girls. My eldest daughter has taken Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound for painful periods and irregular- ity, and it has helped her. “I am always ready and willing to speak a good word for Lydia E. Pink- liam’s Vegetable Compound. I tell every one I meet that I owe my health and Lappiness to your wonderful medicine. ” ing of her judges. The people believe that the stream of public just-ice flows through them wholesome and pure. For that reason they respect the law. Mr. Morine is to judgeâ€"and condemn 'â€"hundreds of citizens. Until these charges are disproved they can all turn and say to him: “Thou hypo- crite, cast the beam first out of thine own eye.” Mr. Borden becomes now an accomplice after the fact. Sir James Whitney, in his bluster- ing way, avers that the Dominion grant of two millions to the Ontario Government railway was stopped by the Senate because Sir Wilfrid Laur- ier hates Ontario. No doubt Sir Jamâ€" es puts the case this way for want of a better argument. been disproved but met by abuse of the Bishop in Newfoundland who is responsible for some of them. In the face of this Mr. Borden continues Mr Morine'in his ofiice as judge. If the charges are true Mr. Morine will be able to administer blind re- venge; he will not be able to admin- ister justice. He will strike when he ought to spare and spare when he ought to strike. His continuance in that office for a day, with these charges disproved, is infamous. He has been accused of the most dis- graceful acts before the grand coun- cil of the nation. If he is innocent he should not fear appeal to the justice of the country. But until that inno- cence is clearly established. he can- not exercise the ofiice of a judge. Canada is justly proud of the stand- lM‘rs. J. G. jOHNSON, Scottville, Mich, F..F. D. 3. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound, made from native roots and herbs, contains no narcotics or harmful drugs, and today holds the record of being the most successful remedy for woman’s ills known. Scottville, Mich.â€" “I want to tellyou VERY USEFUL FURY (London Advertiser) The people of Ontario do not ask their servants to work for nothing, and no one will cavil at the grant of a salary to Hon. Adam Beck, as chairman of the hydro-electric com- mission. The Post has exacted a great deal of time and hard work. Mr. Beck has not been one of the Seven Sleepers, and is entitled to at least as much remuneration as his portfolioed but somnolent colleagues, who seem to regard a cabinet job as a berth, not a. business. Mr. Beck's salary of $6,000 is to be charged to the municipalities, not to the Government. It is another reas- on why the Government ought to give the municipalities representation on the commission. The commission- ers are three cabinet ministers â€"â€" Messes. Beck, Hendrie and McNaught. The municipalities, which bear the whole financial responsibility of the hydro-electric system, have not a single voice in its management. This is taxation without representation with a vengeance. It is a rank injus- tice, against which the municipalities gought to have cried out long ago. ‘The government’s object in keeping {affairs in its own hands is to make 1the hydro-electric enterprise 3. huge lengine of party patronage. All but {the better positions requiring: a high Idegree of technical skill have been isystematically filled by party work- Ecrs. It is high time that this state It is advisable that all subsidies and other payments to the Provinces out of the Federal treasury should be made upon fixed principles. Otherwise there is danger not only that injus- tice may be done to one or more Pro- vinces, but that the money may be used for electioneering purposes 'by this Government, or by succeeding Governments. Fixed principle is a protection, not only to the Provinces but to a. Government which desires to pursue a. right course. If there is no fixed principle, too large a share of the money is likely to go to the. Province whose Government is politi- cally useful to the Ministry at Otta- wa. There is danger of a mischievous intermingling of Federal and Provin- cial politics. The bill for the improvement to highways does not become law, beâ€" chuse the Borden Government would not agree to an amendment made by the Senate, providing that the money should be apportioned among the Provinces according to the popula- tion. When the Minister of Railways introduced the bill, he said that the money would be apportioned in that way. There is no good reason why his intention should not be expressed in the law. Confederation was in .enaed to put an end to the expenditure of the mo- ney of Canada on local- works, and to the squabbles to which such expendi- of afiairs should be ended, and that municipalities should have a hand in their own business. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a. box or six boxes for $2.50, from The Dr. Williams' Me- dicine Co., Brockville, On-t. The antiquated custom of taking purgatives in the spring is useless, for the system really needs streng- thening, while purgatives only gal- lop through the bowels leaving you weaker. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are the best medicine, for they actually make the new, rich, red blood that feeds the starved nerves, and thus cure the many forms of, nervous dis- orders. They cure also such other forms of spring troubles as headâ€" aches, poor appetite, weakness in the limbs, as well as remove unsightly pimples, and eruptions. In fact they unfailingly bring new health and strength to weak, tired and depress ed men, women and children. NERVOUS DESEASES IN THE SPRING Cured by Toning the Blood and A130 Strengthening the Nerves It is the opinion of the best medi- cal authorities, after long observa- tion, that nervous diseases are more common and more serious in the spring than at any other time of the year. Vital changes in the system, after long winter months, may cause much more trouble than the familiar spring weakness and weariness from which most people sufler as the re- sult of indoor life; in poorly ventil» ated and often overheated buildings. Oficial records prove that in April and May neuralgia, St. Vitus dance, epilepsy and other forms of nerve troubles are at their worst and that then, more than any other time, a blood-making, nerve-restoring‘ tonic is needed. MR BECK'S SALARY All) T0 HIGH WAYS ture gave rise. It is true that provis- ion was made for Provincial subsidies I’ but these were fixed upon a basis of ’population, so that the distribution Ewould be by right, not by the favor of the Goy'ernment at Ottawa. There is now a disposition to go back to ,the methods which prevailed before "Confederation, and which were the causes of constant disagreement beâ€" tween Upper and Lower Canada. It is the policy of inexperienced menâ€"- men who do not know the history of 'the country as Sir Richard Cart- wright knows it, and who do not forsee the conseuqneoe of their acâ€" tions.â€"â€"London Advertiser. (St. Thomas Journal) One cannot help thinking that the declaration in favour of legislation “to provide and put a stop to" the treating system in connection with the liquor traflic presented by Sir James Whitney in the Legislature yes terday was dictated merely by party strategy. GOO-00.000000000000000. bOOOOOOOOCO-C'O C' Any man who has ever bought a drink for, or accepted one from, a friend, must be couvinced oi the im- practicability of any law “to prevent and put a stop to” the practise. Even Sir James, who has been known in the long distant past to purchase liquid refreshments for his cronies, admits a serious doubt as to the enforcement of such a law, al- though he asserts his belief that “it would in a short time destroy the desire for the habit of treating, and our boys of to-day five years from now would never think oitreating." Mr. Frank Tyler, Miss Mabel Farrelly is visiting Miss t‘ :e guest of \Ir. Margaret Tangney. monds. QUIBELLâ€"GEACHâ€"By Rev. D. Bal- four, at the residence of the btide’s parents, Queen- st., Lindsay, on Ap- ril 4th, R. F. Quibell, to Annie E., daughter of John Geach. " speech ’ day. We credit Sir James with more san- ity than to think that he believes anything of the kind. Does he intend to carry the can:- paign against treating as far as the soda water fountain and the candy shop ? Treating is a fundamental courtesy M. b. MIND, Upno ” 9.1 of life, and it is an absurdity to talk . in a general way about preventing ? EYESIGHT 513301451413! and stopping it. The only way to stop ;'1 Kent-st. (Over Neill's Shoe Store} treating in either bat-rooms or candy? 141114887- shops is to abolish these places of‘ Examination tree. Eye-glam 5 business. hired. Eaten lenses rem.“ An idea of the reliance that is to be placed on Sir James Whitney's promise may be gathered from the fact that when Mr. McNaught, one of his supporters, introduced into the House a few years ago a measure aimed at the treating system. he was persuaded by the Premier to with- draw it “as the time was not ripe." Apparently the time is now only ripe because Mr. Rowen has pinned his faith to a policy that will have a far more drastic effect on the treating system. Sir James Whitney’s amendment to Mr. Bowen's drastic policy of “Ban- ish the bar" is but a. back door open- ed to permit of the escape of some of his temperance followers who find themselves in an awkward corner and weak in the knees. ‘3 09.0'0'00000000000000 00 00000000000000.” P. S.â€"We carry a full stock of telephone batteriec quote exceptionally close prices in barn] lots. WHITNEY TRAGEDY There are two stages of Rheumatism and both require ditfe .LmA__L RHEUMATHSWE MARRIED Bragg-Est and Optician . L. 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