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its. sorted. w added“!- to select trouble to me. We hue ii! y in some 'ed out, to of any of rnd giving Boys’ d {mime-2‘ s of work“ .‘ xxx: 38 IONS com W e a kt: HAND ns 3 lines. in Men’s cave your right and essofeos: IflP OUNBBY nd VM‘ Speaking of the convention in the 1 same article the Advocate says: Attention centred in Dr. Vrooman. the present member (or South Vic- toria, and Col. Hughes. the represen- tative of the north, with Dr. Wood, of Kirkticld. as a third. There was a vigorous pull between the Vrooman and Hughes {actions which divided very markedly. and the chairman had some difficulty in persuading them to harmonize their feelings in the com- mon cause. especially as Dr. Ymo. mu more than hinted that the gal- umtOol. had loaded up the Radix. tribution committee of the Hoaxeol Commons. considerably to his â€" the doctor’s â€"- disadvantage. 'Ihe editor of The Exprcse doubt- less secured his information 'rom some or Co]. Sam’s Woodville dclc- ; 33135 and it may be regarded as quit-:- reliable. The side light ‘shedf upon the doings of the convention does not bear out the Watchman- Warder’s contention that all was lame and harmony, and that it Was a writable love feast. munt Is not 35 bad (i) MMil "31' issues. Gmeral Hitler. Whom censured by the War (nice to: stat- Rosina} Herald: Mr. Chamber- lain told Sit Ham-y mmybell- -Bhn- Damn the Boers would not fight, “I1 10.000 troops were to be sent as ‘51:“- Itis to be hopedhis 5M8- Hughes, but we have considerable respectfor the all round (knadianism which dominates his actions and would welcome more of his spirit in the public life of our country. Sunly it must have been failing sight or a good-sized bean in’ the eye that led the editor of the Watch- man-Warden when duping . the lime fox-prmenwlion to it: read- uS. to emit a Large portéon of the Nagy. it so happens that the Ex- pm is also known as The-.Woodvflle Ad‘ocatu. and {Em item appeared in the part of the paper «devoted to Woodnllc news. The miasing section or the article 12-4de as follows: Tbs Advocate was never an admir- a- of the bombastic egotisxnret Cb}. T113 vysaight of the M'atchhnan- Wank-r man is falling, and the. dim- biliiy. if not. MIX ”medial. is likely to he nd to' 50m: odd pranks, it we may judge by a 53mph. item in this waek's ism. In the editor- ial column of our cotem theta. Wr- en the following; ~ V .1112 Bantu-ton Expreno aye: Col. Mes has a host of friend; in these mtizs who rplly around him with ad: spirit when a contest is in Wand we have no doubt uncan- -â€"â€" â€"â€" __‘A-II.â€" BEST OF TOBACCO MID CIGARS II STOBK AT All. “IE8. J. RIGGS THE TOBACCONIST LINDSAY Sells the celebrated Eng- lish Tobacco. Capostan Navy Cut. Players’ Navy Cut. Ogden‘s Navy Mixture. Beeswing Flaked. Gold Leaf Cavendish. H. 0. Wills’ Bird Eye and Three Castles and‘ Pioneer Cavendish. Cresolene Antiseptic Tablets Headquarters for HARDWARE and STOVES. KENT STREET, - . - Lm If “mmuhing. Running and Job Work pro-pay attended to. - Mu“ vv'v 7â€"â€" okction willvpriénhio excgpliog A full stock “WW When you require an thing 1 “a m and call at cmmmon's.y " a“ '° ““06 be me CRESOLENE IS A BOON TO Ma‘lm me. It Cancun iatloageotablishadsndmndud mumm m mmmouc mud-mast lym heard!!!“ a! the bronchial tubes with "orgasm "M d Th9” of zcoosumpfive tendency. or Mm m M take: from cough: or mama: conditional m throat. W" ‘ WWABE AND SNVES A “PECULIAR ' 0.!55'0'. EDITORIAL NOTES churns _ Washing [whines Clothes Wrmgers ‘Loather litts Coal Oil Lanterns SnowkShoveIs Hockey Sticks, etc., at lowest prices. Ham .3 counts; Imnfiq of the celebrated “PENINSULAR” STOVES AND RANGES always on hand. Axe Handles wensmmxmt; Million! 12. 100i. dissolved in the mbnth an M19 and info for coughs and in-itMioé of the throat. ‘ Whooping Cough, Group Bronchitis, Cough, Grip, Asthma, Diphtheria I Toronto News: The census table just 155:1de inthse last decennial period number 01 mnutadturina W em- 2 ploy'mg five or more 13365 increased ! by 971 while the total value inprod- $ ucts incr aged 3117,.“578. “15 58' gut-cs bung in 1891, #3331533“. and gin 1901 $481,,053875. Y 5 The above w'ouid not seqm to indiâ€" 'cate that the harm is in need of re- vision or that it b88511! heavily upon manmtacturarrs. . Rufisil with five times thwpopula- tion of Japan, has not so many chil- dren in its schools including 1111 grades from ilighefit to lowest. ‘What is even more. noticeable in the num- ber and ohm-actor of th: teachers in the Island Emil-a, them, being. on the average, three»! than to each hundred yupils ig. ; 7 primm-y schools. while the,» , 30¢th 01 corresponding" ' usually has lifty to sixty boys-4:0 look altaar. Moreover. the Rusaian is paid about tn? same meagre men as the un- skilled day mm, and he is required to play spy on hie changes attes- 10¢ lbox. The tom! number at children sent tu Canada by Dr. Bernardo up to Dec. 31, 1903, 'was 14,431.. Mite‘the fact that «here have been! mzny black 51132.9 and degenerate; mam; than). the great mass of these chil- dren haw done well here, not a. 'qu at them dang to places of compar- ative emmence in the commumty. Factory men in Ontgio who hat season refused 1:: omits per pound for 011966 are now loaded up with stock‘ror which the highest offer. uncord‘ng to the Mai}. and Empire, is 9 cents. In Oxford county alone there is and to be ovu- $300,000 of cnzese stored. It does not} always pay to hold for higher prioas. Debt and militarism go hand in hand Before Gamay begin her aunt") cwnmsion in 1877 her 'deht was 16,300,000 marks. Wham mn- peror W illiam died it was 731.000: 000' Now Jt is ?,328,000,000. ‘01 UK' vote this ymr. me than two- tfiirds is for army and navy. St. John Mmam: Th; Evange- lira! Alliancu of Halifax has definite- ly atelnded reporters from xtameat- ings. The Siam: man. whai wrote to om: of the papal-a that he wanted morn: apart and less feligion in his, appmra to huge. enlisccq the «1m- pathius of the brethren. A correspondent at the New York Herald advocates rubber shoes for horses for slippery streak. shoes that can be put on or nflthe mane-as men‘s shoes no gut on and on. Is’ it tangible? He can mob shoes would be a big saying in hotsgfleah. I! there is any man fiho ought to know, the monk points of the ”my, that mu: is Earl Roberta. ‘ I! Eat! mm is made tweeter- finneral under the British army re- organization apheme, the appoint- ment will be unimllx commepdod. It is worth noting that 9! the 312330131) (incense; im United Status mans last year. not has; than $88,100,000 was raw cotton. Tm increase, moreover. was almost murely dua to increased price, not anantity. ' â€"-At “no electidn‘ of June, 1879, Hon. 0. quat‘s majority over Currie in North Oxford ms 1,157. In Dc- cmnbar. 1836. his majority oven-Wil- son was 833; and in 1894 his majorâ€" ity ovzr Ebranan was 632. Munro’s majority was 977.. ‘ »\ Captain Bernier say: he hopes to gtart before long for the north pole. The mptnin shoufd exercise patience. Judging from the “panther this mn- tar the north pole is moving in this direction. . .g . ing that the Board would fight. 1nd tight hard. now has his ravage. He has been appointed to the council which is to reform the W4: Qtfioe. Establisld 1879 neutral. 083“” m“ X-Cut Saws LINDSAY Of Interest to Ladies. Taw- fish; of Prof. Dnremwend :o Lindmy, Benson housa, on Wednesday, Feb. 17th, will afford the India: of Lindsay and surrounding country an oppontunity of commuting» him re- garding their hair, its needs. and their requirements in All styles of hair goods. Prof. norauwzend carries with him 8 {area and most varied asâ€" sortment ethyl-3 {spans conceptions an‘SwitcheS. Bangs, Pompudoura. Wavy Fronts and Wigs. no equal of these high grade natural hair pro- ductions cannot b6 procured tram any hair goods daaler in America. Prat. Doremvend has the ‘dktlnotion at being the largwt mandtcturcr and the most noted specialist 1:: these goods. Private apcrtmqnum at the convening!» o! ‘cll who "all thmiwas of calling at the. Hotel Bensoncnthedusothhdsit.m M}. m: 11th. 041141-1548. v_-_-â€"â€" ‘-__-_v, is {busy manufacturing mw-mill machinery. ‘Ot’ihe latte: several shipments ham been made to Ottawa and North Bay. fir. Phillips. of Co- boconk. will cquip his mill with more modern machinery this spring. he having given Mr. Mccnea. an ordn- ix raw daya ago. and his boots one: not only sought attem- by local lnmbarmen, but by outsiders as well. An order Was re- ceived last week Iran“ a. big‘hmbor- ing Iirm in Rentwwz for a side-wheel flat. bottom tow boat, awn two mono orders were rwcivod yesterday for similar boats to he ant to the Now Ontario canon-ya in nation the fig}: I Proms!” Local Firm. During the past few. weeks sever- al orders for sides-wheel tug boats Have been booked by Mr. McCren. proprietor of Um William-at. foun- dry. Mr. McCraa in making a qr:- civdtyof building mussels of this kind, Eor savernl months our younger brother had been troubled with in- dignation. He tried several remedies but got no benefit from them. We purchased want: of (Hamburlain'e Stomach and him Tablets and he commenced taking them. Inside 01 thirty days he had gained tonty pounds in flash. Ea in now fully re- covered. We have a. good trade on the mm.- EiQLLEY Bra, Mer- chants. Lone hunch, Mo. For sale by all druggists. Gained :Forty Pounds In Thirty Days is ineons'utent, unconsciously, no doubt, when it condom a. more workingmn for looking out for his bread and «butter. .while it never misses an opportunity -to plead the cause of the mnuhoturers, who have an organization. a campaign fund. and send out tons of literature to support the men. the party or the Government which “puts butter on their bread.” or in other word! pass laws which tend to extend their business and increase their pro- fits. Are we to assume that when mnpfacturem do this they do it solely for patriotic wagons; and a self-respecting journal can support them in It I But when wage-earners vote for a mu. 8 party or n Govern- ment which increased their wages. they are following a “vicious prin- ciple," their lug-port is “purcinsable,” and their potion ‘exempliliee "a. very low standard of citizenship?" Strattord Beacon; Some time since A. B. Lowe, an employee at the Intercolom'ql railway, a union mam. .mte a letter to Hon. William Mn- lock thanking him for the aqsistanee he had given in securing an mercase of tha- wnges o! the men on the Gov- ernment 'i'nilway. One phrase inMr. Lowe's informal letter especial; shocked the Moatreal Gazette. Mr. Lowe sate-41¢ usual frankness â€" that he was not a polutical partial) of any sort; but that his golitioal creed mfihthemnedwln chm-t â€""support the man, the party, or the Government which puts the butter on you hnend." The (haette Because he talked a great (ICELEKXd lived much upon Pullman's dredges and steambomta. many thousands of crodulous peOple honestly believed that Mr. Tor-to “ms the master at the Liberal Admimtmtion. They seemed to think that if he should go out the Government and the country would go to ruin. But he went out. and not a cog ot the machinery was displaced. a single immigrant turned back ' at at the border. or one public account dishonored. The truth is. the other Ministers were doing the work while he was doing the putting and dis- charging the .steam. Mr. I‘m-to does not find lite worth living unless he is permitted booe- onpy the centre at the stage and di- rect the portal-manna. He has n pol- icy for every day. a opmh for every hour. a task for cvgry minute. Ar- dent impetuouS. enthufinatic and courageous. be dominates by his very activity, and seems to be carry- ing on grnt projects of stateoraft. when, an a. matter of (not. he may be only taking «the mental and physi- cal exercise which keeps him in good working condition. AWrt ing of Mr. firm-m success in crowding out Mr. Monk. the former Quebec Tory leader, tho Toronto News says: I." ' aha-urn u a dump, dull. ‘ vy erasure. with nothinc slant thou. hm but suspicion and dread of any flow of interest either on hi! part or. on tho pant of all but his qwu' intimatau The Straiford Herold thinks Mr. Bordon won’t get along vary easily with Mr. Tax-La. It dccluras that the lioemtotheir noun: ififlmmoenw that associgtoo. their running. their oc- cupationc and .upec especiully anything they can find of "(ham fund- 33’“ ”“9!!!“ ‘0 W to the D9- -d-A- -l , The amp medial are always as sum to be lost. is can) of group»: a revolver is sure to be lost in case of burgh". There used to be an okltsshiouod rmedy for oroup. known as him ,symp, but am madam, mothers say tint Chambwlain'l, cw new: fie. b99993“, 6993325 ,A‘; cm thus with as soon as the croupy coum appears and it will prnenl the-attack. It; never fail- and is pleasant and date totak: For mic by all dfmktt. cost eomuch'. It causéatln mticn‘t to “throw up the_ phlqun’! 'qackar. and gins reiiot_ In}: meter ’33.}. flu Boat Run“, for Group; (Ataclnfion. Kan., Daily Globe.) Tnir u the season when the woman who knows the MCI: rmnedi-m for croup is in demand in every neigh- borhood. One of the most tearibh fixings in tin world in us he awaken- ed in the midm: of the night by a whoop from one of the children. the othex children in the home .con- tmtcd the dams, and the sorrow at the tgflhnr is momma! by the iodine that pencil)” he came into contact with an infected person on the train and £11th he gave the disease to hk child. who My: ran to him to be potted ag soon as ahexhecrd his “step. good recovery. On Tuesday. the day of her datum. the W took his train to Bellevillo secure in the feeling that his darling was batter. and bus 521%. m1: be 1111;21an when later in 1 race: I. map- prizing Jmn_ qt_ her (18!aner of namr known it to an," says June: Prondergut, memhnnt. Annnto any. Jamaica. West India Islands. The pain: in the chest indicated an ap- ° attacker pnenmonin, which [n this instance was undoubtedly waded of! by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It _9onntern9u my top- Sad Barnum-t. Much Symptthy is being expressed by friend: tad citizens senernlly tor Conductor and Mrs. Goo. Jobbut. who lost a. bright three yen“ old daughter last week. The iibtlo tot contracted scarlet tom in some manner un- known. but seemed to be making a dam: o! a cold towu'da pneumonia. For sale by all drucgists. “Rama aim ago my daughter cmght a some cold. She complain- ed 0! pain! in her chest. and had a bad cough. I gave her (lumber- lain's Cough Remedy according to di- rection. and {a two days "she .wno well and able to go to school. I have used the remedy in my unity for the past seven years and have In Attack of Pneumonia Varied 0" fish-om two to three~hours nu. ana last night‘s storm woo badly felt. In thetown emyhoremd thaocaabe seen a broken telegraph pole. and aroma 11m wires omtod connidenble excitement for n while. G. T. R. train going went. about one and a halt hours overdue. left the rails a ehort distance meat of the town,nnd wee badly wrecked. Al- most mirnculouely no one was injur- ed. The onuee o! the nocident was the thick covering 0! ice on the rails, and there is no doubt that had the train been able to make greater speed the neeident would have resulteddnlose of lite. The ponderoue engine lies on its side. he- side the mile. the steam Was in volumes. All the train! here to-dny Roll.” Inch near Port llopo. A daspatoh from Port Hope Mon- day I-‘elnnary 8th mad as Iollowm About ten o'clock this morning the Tho Qnostlou of Baldnoss. 111i: is the vital question with hun- drch 0! men who are bald or partial- ly so. How to uni-com: th: Julia. moment lent by baldness is a. sim- {lo motion-311m you consider the poi-loci ion of modern arts in the mak- ing of Wig! and Toupoci. The visit of Pxot. Donnwnid, of Toronto. to Lindsay on “'uluwhy. Fm. 17m. when he will ho at tho Benson house, under: it possible, [or any who wish to consult him to do no at his pri- vate opal-imam retoinod at Beacon Boon!» tor this pin-row. Demolish-1- lion-D given to show the perfect in- ini-alums of his Wigs and human. 00 not'mlss this opportunity. Ro- moir‘ner the day and date. Wednes- day Fob. 17th.- While everything in ooanootlon with the working of this syndicate system m not so nthhotory um had hoped. yet. the trial has been mods, and the results ore so convinc- Lns. tint we are ndoptlnc the same system with few modifications. for this your. MI. G. G. Publow will be Ohio! Instructor. and with him at the head. and the co-operotlon of the patrons. hotory ownons. and makers. we hope to mike Mr progress during 190‘ than my previous year. Factory owners rwiahlng to become mombers of the various syndicates in th-ir respective district: will kindly notify the mm. .“ G. Hurpby. as soon as possible. Firstâ€"To instruct the patrons or on the care and handling at milk to make finest cheese. Second.â€"1‘o look alter and urge upon the owner: 0! Rotor-lee the improvement of their buildings and surroundings. and to pemunde them to improve the sani- tary conditions thereof. FThird,â€"To instruct the maker. when necessary. to improm the MW of cheese. Fourthâ€"To test the milkot the patrons of the various factories. when found accessory. and to endeav- or to Improve the not at the me- toriea over which t 1 had control. humus-«unnum- Ontario 1 Damon's haul-u... ‘ The M d MCI d be But- .torn Ontario WI Annotation nude none alum during the four 1m in Ill amount of the dairy bullies. I.“ .351“!!! the most importnt ms a chase in the meth'-‘ od 0! instruction. The mious (no; tor-{w in this Eastern Difitrict were‘ (armed into groups or syndicates. and an mtructor was placed In charge of each. whuS'c duty is as herein' outlined; To I“! BETTER “It!!! II J. G. EDWARDS 80. Manama JUST ARRIVED ‘ Hawco. Spalding's. Wils’on's Special, Spalding’s Regulation Pucks. A Shin Pads. Indian Hand Made. etc. ~ - etc.. 34... Mg.- tho and ' mafiflu dm animal-u! a It” man.- All m a! berm-u cab ms. M. W. ban. banana-m undtfldcohotabmorm: chow and M. Opts-sot Stimulants. loan! and” Vm,qnolvhich meow. vacun-nnppogud gaging: 02!...” Linda: by all‘ Full Lines of these FAMOUS SHOES are carried at this store all the year round. Watch our Big Annual Sale of Trunks and Travelling Goods commencing next week. Wmd‘u 9210913“!- .16 in mom. And thought with a. nervous dmd O! the piles cl clothes to be walked. The Madfarlane Shoe, for Children. The N. HOCKIN SHOE STORE A good wife rose from her The Hu-man-ic Shoe of Boston, for Men. The Dorothy Dodd Shoe of Boston, for Women. The Invictus Shoe «for, Men and Women, by Geo. A. Slater. The Hagar Shoe and Dress Slipper, by J. T. Bell. THE HBBKEY STICKS. LINDSAY'S GREATEST SHOE HOUSE. xclusive Local Agents for the undermentioned Famous Footwear for MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. LOVE UOIITEIS LIIOI. a new line of one HAS IT OCCURRED TO YOU YET.... é now mm 5 rfi‘VWWCWW ~ nnnnm nrnn 1'11 {1anan _ i GREAT RISE IN 0mm 5 We hwe cheaper teas, of course, but for a really satisfactory tea, with oceans of strength, we feel sure this one will satisfy. That if the war takes place between Japan and Russia, as now seems probableI that JAPAN Teas will be almost impossible to get, and will certainly‘ advance materially in pliCC in, the course of a few weeks ? Just now weare selling a special Japan at CASH .AND ONE PRICE. Iwuuuowuwm lnlia limitl'ic Razor. 2130(pum. MCMIHLZLBLMEme. mm: lam 45 ill. wide, it Hit, ISL, 22¢ per ml. facmcottmsatSHLKXIIMY‘! We are happy to state that we were fortunate enough to secure a large supply before the change took place. We can give you the best quality at the old prices while the ‘ supply lasts. “WWW GENERAL ADVANCE. The price of Cotton has taken a remarkable jump. Every line shares in the you will make no delay. Snow is here in abundance for bleach- ing, and so is our Cottonâ€"buy now while these commodities are yours. A few days may bring a change, and it will be useless to murmur over “what might'have been.” The oppor- tunity is yoursâ€"seize it, for if you don’t some wise one will. Good Cot- tons, Cheap Prices, at our store. The demand may exceed the supply. Dear housekeeper, if you are wise Three Pounds for $1. 00 PM THREE.