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the 1 (Toronto Star.) The bulging proSperity of the coun- try during the “seven yeanspf plen- ly" since the Liberals came in.power is so easily and abundantly. demon- strated by statistics drawn from ev- ery line of human activity that there 5 danger of its lacking the “personal touch.“ 01 course: most Fusiness un'u realize definitely enough. that Lb“); have been enjoying an unwanted osperit of lyate, and mostNage- earners have made the presence of :his admitted and undeniable state of :hings the basis of a; demand for higher 985.; but they are not. apt :o associate this experience with the dash of political discussion. 'When they talk or “pimperity” as a par-t of a political argument, they, mean :30 "prosperity” of the table of sta- 13:3sz and the campaign pamphlet. This brand of the article deals with millions of exports and imports. Wyn gross trade returns, with ship- ng male. and with a tarietyot “blue-books ’ matters that seem to lie very far from their daily exper- 9r higher pay to associafi clash Of 90 my talk 1 of a politil are “pros“ ListiCS and This brand millions 0‘ with gross pm; 10:31? “blue-book! lie very f“ iam- a!“ 52m ueur uourmoo sq; 110qu :03; home to himself. For instance, we are told that while the number of let- zm pasted in Gender increased in the ‘ eighteen Conservative years from 44,- M,” in 1878 to 116,028,000 in 1826 -an advance of 76,000,00vâ€"they ran up during the seven Liberal years to 233,991,000 in 1903 â€"â€" an advance of nearly 119,000,000. That is, the Can- adian people wrote and pwted 119,- 000,000 more letters during the last year of the Liberal regime than in the final year of the Conservative era. Sow. the writing of letters is a sign of business activity which ev- ery business upm appreciates. In- crease his cor-reapondence in a mark- ed degree and his prOSperity will fol- mum P 000000 [at yes. in the ‘ IV -â€" -V But more letter-writing id .1 cause as well as 21 sign of incrmsxl pros- ps-rny. It is a rtgognizcd means of exte-ndmg business. Now .‘this in ornat- nab been. in part, due tome lac! than under the Libznls the car- {11:1}; of layers has been chamened. A man am now send out one-third more businessâ€"getting; correspondence for the swme outlay is postage 'than he could under the? (lonvserv'utwes. So these statistics do not. sup at mere- 15‘ intiicazing the rising tide 0192-08- Iperity nude: the. Liberals, but re- mind us Lint.- at this point the Lib- iral Government intervened in the busimss of the pountry to directly LL _ (Man.- Headquarters K E): T STREET. Table or P00ket Cutlery , 0: Hockey Skates and Sticks mm! examination' required by the 309": Office dr- -partment, and the ”5"118 glam-ally are said tobmsat- ‘5’” 0?? Says the We; Whiz Th” 909 office department is One (:1 ”1" largest department 6! the W “m” and the railway w ”fish is really its M it ‘1‘ tested as efficiently and M emy as the business at my.- -. It! or gym“: :4 ,~- 4 . The railway [milâ€"clef” 0‘ mad“ 1137? been recently through the 9’" nual examination required by the éEnsonALPnoovs ream. EFFICIENCY IN PUBIJQ SERVICE. :txgures up- “on. letter-«writing 'I 315 21 Sign 0' 1M!" GOOD AND]USEFUL AT CINNAMON’S are some of these statifi p Hwfiéiiy indeed the Axe Handle Q ~ mun. - FRIDAY. OF PROS- for HARDWARE U yv‘ v.» -vâ€"- - __ , , for instance. there are 3,500 post of- ficee in Ontario. A mail clerk will m-M'here every one of them is; in fact he will sort cards, with a name upon each, no two alike,at the rate of thirty in a minute, and give defin- ite and precise information in , re- gard to each place will keep up the‘ exercise for an hour hour and make less than half a dozen errors. He will also locate every traim carrying mails of any description at any min- ute in the day in' the province. He can route letters so that they will go miles out of the way and beat some- times by hours the best time by near- mt travelled route. It a. certain! traits behlate Iaim! miaalthe usual enn- nec ion e wi‘ rom t e the Y but service fég'h’isjfigflg‘fiouaii ii may mean a rearrangement of the work he has already put up. Books of information are furnished, but they are rarely used, as the clerk has no time to consult them, and so well equipped is he mentally that, he can work on for weeks without opening ‘ them. ' The advantage to the people 0111.“- ing experts in charge of! the mail service is very apparent. It means that ever piece or mail matter makes the. quickest transit possible. It mcan< that while the work has in- creased pcrhaps 100 per cent.,- there has been no corresponding increase in the staff. each one doing the for- mer work of two or three and doing it better. The government might, with benefit to the people, secure the same efficiency in every other branch of the public service. Sir Richard Cartwright was not far out, susthe Montreal Herald. when he inil-mated‘that Mr. (Xx-immin- and Mr Ballour. when, they spoke of the Ame‘xium mm securing stabil- ity of wages and employment, avi- dzmly had not encountered “the beam. in Lia native jungle-3’. He is operating there just now, and it. is Worth wluie to note with. what ra- Sults to the workingman. On January 1 certain e‘ahries an to be nethmsd by twenty pm- cent. Ihe company will eaves,- and ma L-m- ploygd do without, 88900900 3 year. How will the highest of tariffs make that an to them? 'l‘iw united Shia‘a Stool Cox-portion is without doubt the finest flower of Mastic-m protectionism. Nobody will den) that. .Let us see what; the Saw! Cox-paration indoing. _- l During the past Law waexs me wages of‘ 90,000 cotton opemtivcsin New England mills haw: been rc-I doc-cc ten per cent. How. does the high tariff make it up t9t113e1a} ? l > HOW DOES TARIFF PROTECT THE. ? . Sid06 salaries, wages are. to be down ten per mt. ‘The company will save, and me wage earners will not get $8,800,000.- How will the :1th of high tariffs make that up npto tothwn?_ ,: 4114.! A Moreover, {our pet ce'nt. of all the men employed will be laid of! alto- geznor. The company wilL mvc,and they win not god: $3,320.0CD. 'wa will the highest of high tariffs malt: that up to thorn} ‘ _> 7- _._-.__ : o-day’s despatches indicate a re- duct ion of sevonteeu per cent. on the wages of 30,000 people in the/coke district. How does the high tariff help them? \ (Shouldn’t we have an ans‘wer to this simple but all important ques- tion from the pmp‘h who are ask- ing us to adopt the Americm tariff? The change! to be made on’ January 1, win Icflect 160,000 ennuployces. What does the mm do to protect them ? ' ‘ - - ‘7 II,A Compare the piping good times we are now enjoying with the dark :daxs of Tory rule. and be thankful vthe Grits are in power. ‘ ' , uncut that the C.P.R. Co., has pur- chased Irondale. Bancroft Ottawa 'ywa and will connect: it_ east and _“t mth Ottawa; find Wind .1 Mindcfi Echo: There arcj rumours Stoves Always on Hand ,2. mum-:3 25. .1903. Carpet Sweepers X-Cut Saws EDITORIAL NOTES Carving Sets STOVES. LINDSAY Lew weeks the Suoeeamd uselulness to mankind ure not always justly measured by money results. Herbert Spencer‘died a-"oomparatively‘ poor man; ‘Jetfries. the prizefighter, has inunhort' time‘ gecumulated a fortune-dt.8100.000. Toronto News: The most fervent utterance in Sir Richard Cart- wright's speech was the tribute;to;his friend and companion in armsCHon. Aléx. McKenzie, whom he deficribcd as "one of tha mcSt faithg’ul and up- , - ___v.l UHO v. ouv _‘-- _“ "right public men Caiadapverjnevi" Rev. Dr. Martin, of thyâ€"Clinton Avenue Reform Church. Newark. NJ.. preached a sermon to the women‘ on Christmas shopping lat Sunday‘evm- ing, that surprised his listeners'and showed him to have a warm Spot in his heart for the store clerk. He said in part : New York ls alarmed at the dc- structive efleots‘ of electrolysis. which has ruined many water mains‘ and' gas pipes. and which threatens build- ing: into which metal enters.fPe0ple are asking whether some day the great steel-flamed sky-scrapers will crumble under its influence like: so much rotten wood. bringing death and destruction tearful to contem- plate. Games may become recalcitrant if the Tories do notbecarctul. ‘Speak- in-g of his being ordered to stay out of North Rainbow he told the Mail and Empire that “while he Wished to see the party win. he was not a tootball to be thrown into a riding when he was wanted there. and pitched out again when he was" no longer needad." That's. ominous. Branttord Oity Conncu against as king the people upou the question of abolutic ward system. They believed was better to bear the ilis t than to fly to others the: not otâ€"politics in municipal for instance. Mgr. Bruchesi. Archbishop 0! Man‘- ¢real. has just done a generous act. The 25th annivarmy of his ordin- ation to Mm priesthood was cale- sbmmd on Sunday last. on which oc- casion he was presented by the faith- ful Mith‘ a handsome gift or $13,586. The Inga." sum of money he has handed am to the Hospital for In- tumbles. the interests of which he has much at heart. , rm'e asphyxiation byeaclping coal gas 0! a Toronto women once more drama attonton'to the dangers on the. coal stove, rmd the furnace. Poo- plo cannot be. too careful to see that the dranght's and We are groper!) fixed. before retiring- at night. In dun, hoe” mayor-Lb: danger is emmial‘u' greatmhe'anore so it the stove.“ Iurnace bean old one can out of repair. Itifl a. good plan to sac that the ashes mump- tied scum time during the evening. as the ashes often interfere with the drait. “One of the evils otthe dam‘hItho leaving of Christmas. snapping until the last’ minute. and all of our pur- chases must be delivered before Christmas morning, no matter; who diamthe eflort. What did God give 378.; a train for 3 Won't you do some one a kindness! Won‘t youhgo to the stores and do all your<shopp£ngjthis week? And. last. don’t takeaclerk’a time for an hour and a half when you intend to buy an article that costs ten cents. The nhop girl is just as good asyou areandinmy cases better. There 3! only [counter-beâ€" tween." M11112 helping his brother to saw .woofl with a circular saw operated by a mindmill, Louis Lynch, the nine vestr.uld «on of. .2. John Lylgzh, mangled. Dr. Blanchard wad mm- moned _Jn_ dthe injured member WM lazinputated. Chisinau Tron for Buffalo It is no doubt. gworadly known tn It for years our Away-lean panama hava Iv: gayâ€".â€" to a large extent been dependent on the forests or 09mm (or lumbat. shingles. telegraph and telephone poles, are, but it yill perhaps be news to most of our readers to learn that the supply of small timber on the U. S. side or the line is mama-3e that the citizens of Buffalo and other American cities might have to make use of tall house, plants as (nu-ist- mas tree: but for the enterprise and philanthropy of Canadians. Recent- ly Mr. Malcolm Cole, grocer. of this "town, Spent a‘ week at Kinmount, from‘ which point he shipped a car- lond of balmm‘ and mmce enr- gmens of varying size to Buffalo. He paid Sc. 3. piece» (or the trees dther- ed at the ear, and one resident of me section realized over $50 for the its-as he furnished. We’re a great People» '. V I L#_ In the death of Clemes‘ Coutermar- che last week the Grand Trunk Rail- way Co. lost one of its most faith- ful employees. He will be much mis- sed at the local shops, where he «was a most efficienb' and steady workman. He was born in the County of La. Prairie, Quebec. about 62 years ago; coming to this county in 1873. He leaves a family of nine children, 7 daughters and 2 sons. Among the surviving members are: Mrs. Sam Reeves, Mrs. H. Bush town, Mrs. W. Tripp. Arnprior. Mrs. B Ferris, De- trait, Mrs. W.'Sta,ples, North Bay; among his brothers and Sisters are Mrs. Sam G-xozque. Pen'ethng, Mr. Mose coutermarche, Midland, and relatives in town. Mrs. P. Grozelle, ‘Mirs'. Josh Grozelle and Mire. Felix Gassien. The funeral, which was very largely attended, proceeded" to St; Mary’s church, where requiem :high mans was said. and than pruâ€" Lceeded to the RC. cemetery tumm- lmn‘t; -i 1 ; Lg.gg.i-L.g_ ' ' Accident In Ops Township. City Council doéided k 'the people tOjvote ion of abolution ot.the They belieVed that it bear the ilis they had to others they ‘ 3qu I vuâ€"v__ in municipaf affairs. Obituary coal TALKS ENTERTAINING“ OF 0!!!- MANY All) 11!! PEOPLE. the War With 'rrneo Cemented tho Fatherland. A lecture on the above subject was do’livereq in use Scho'oh‘odni of St. Andrew's church last evening by the pastor. the Rev. J. W. Wallace. M.A.. who. having spent four months at the pnivereixy there last Summer. was able to Speak from personal observa- tidn‘. At the outset Mr. Wallace-«F: jeated to calling what he would say a lecture. but rather a taik. .Whuc he was in Germany his time was pret- ty fully occupied. but drew his con; clusions from people he met: and as he “w the In. SI. ANDREWS NEW MINISIER ”v u... .V Germany has optima into promin. once as a nation within the last 40 or 50 years; of course the German peo- ple were known for centuries prior to that. but only as separate states who were often at war with one another and it was not until they were con- fronted with a common foeâ€"Franceâ€" that they become united, and it was only after defeating France, and at Versailles, within sixteen miles of Paris, that William I. of Prussia was created Emperor of Germany. The Prussian: were the greatest fac- tor. in carrying on and winning acted thIeefirst Emperor and through the remarkable Foresight of their Bismark in preparing the Constitution the A...r:_..a far a ‘Pnrssian ‘uv -v', Foresight of their Bismark in preparing the Constitution throne was retained {or a Pm: and a Protestant. and this over: view of the fact tint the major! the people pro not Protestant. , L-L,..â€"n At.- Damon (h III by“; w; throne was retained {or a Prussian and a Protestant. and this even- in view of the fact that the majoriQy ot the people are not Protestant. In the Beiehstag the Roman Unho- lics are in the majority. and they and the Protestants unite in combattinc the Socialists, who. out on 897 mem- bers. elect over 100 and 'm growing in influence. caused by an, undercur- rent of dissatisfaction at the! condi- tion of things. said did we knew of thee we would not be _.surprised at the dissatisfaction. Seventy per cent ot the men who work meke less tlun $200.00 per year, and out 0! that hove to pay whet we would consider extor- tionate texes to keep up the military . .n- _ 7.,LL-__- _-A U I: $200.00 per your. and out of that hen to pay what 'we would comider extor- tioncte tuxes to keep up the military glory and diaphy. The Lutheran and the Roma Octhclic churches are {cute churches, and the Social'ub don"t believe in the church. Another cause of dissatisfaction is the but that every cblcthdied man must nerve 11' certain time in the army, had during that time is; subject to particularly stringent rules and reg- ulations und is paid the! 'muniflcent sum of six cents per‘day. L The country on the whole is levu tad fertile. although to the south and wmt it “somewhat broken. The tar- mors work on small scale more «with spade than with machinery as we do. but what they do i: - in imtanoe, recently they' been growing poutoes. and their crap ex- ceeded by 100 per cent1 that at any other potatoe producing ”country. Their houses are all of one (storey: but very . mat I add Surrounded by, tasty garden. The ml: are very hospitable. al- thuugh women think the: men are stingy. becausa it a young man takes a young wofinan out, each pay their own we). Lley an drink beerâ€" tbey mm: 30 «take it as we indulge ~ A- '9‘pr n-n 0!: Scientific Principles and thy; cultivate ‘tyoroughly. AL__. 1 in sports-Jar exercise. Tansy are waxy libaraLmindnd. Lake a very «comprumive View. of, things. but liberality degenerates to laxityâ€"very ottomas evidenced in the desecration guaumrz‘Ao-p of!) pun marque; all} )0 sanciion of immorality. ’mloy are‘ not forgiving. Gonm'nny is thevery‘ centre of the world for muaic. They have many high schools whom it is taught. also many masters who (16> vote weir whole time to tcwhing, and aom'c get as high as $7.50 par hour. You do not hear hand organs or things of that kind thouâ€"they will. have nothing Int the best and gin: the greatest agtention while tpe t-rfox mance is going on. Mum now: than: as nothing else cm. The Works of the best masters can‘ be heard for a nominal tea aft any time. 'Pol'no Regulations. Gout-meat. Germans thin! manly o! «humans, and it! gqientific inves- A LL...â€" --- 'groat advantagea In the hue of edu- cation. and_a scenic love {or their " - “JL-Aâ€"ma rm.-- cu uvn. -- -......- _-_ c-lizldreu and their Fatherland. They are not an gallant as we. have not for tips; wry affable. no mttzr how man’s times a day the: meat. always 8!: :k-c hwda. and men lake 0.“ hats to men. also when they go into banks or bool'8tcros. l’nblic cleanliness inc:- cellent. and you do not no annoy Eight of poverty. 'D‘na .p-aopl-z are Very anxious to learn and English is taught in the mhools. It is aim-u- ing the knowlalge of the bible and rlmmll liiatory which tho boysand girls have. It is unfortumtc relig- ious Summation is not givon in our srliools. .Ihcy are well advanced in '“rt. There is one street as long as Kent-st. from The Put to the Hos- pital. on both sides of which is a row of statues of prominent men of the Bin-Dire. (Mr. Wallace said he would like to 6mm: of me military glit)’. r112 ‘ J! wish .prohle, the Church. the Gov- ‘ forummit. and a number of other in- g-u-msiing mattors. but an it was get- - I-n \cnnhl msmvc his remarks '1E-}8§tirig matters. but as u was tha late. would reserve his mu for another. occasion. Thrr ownmg was thoroughly 30le by all .pxczscnt. and an nnxious 19 hom- t'ne balance 0‘! iniew‘sting’ talk. ii, WW .mJ . . M > v are this Cook’s Cotton Root Compound- LANDS IN THE NORTH- WEST FOR SALE. We puck-It. tho North": Thu 2) to m nil- o! (or-do land- Tariminud . hvol‘lflmoldufiuuhndn in I: block! to an moimd waki- Oupiul a! “I. chat to Wilcox unisâ€"Mk ur afar-x wr wâ€"- Cotto- Root up“. Take no other :3 .n pun. mixture. and mutton: Gunman. No. 1 and No. 2 are I‘M Mmmfjafiflmm‘“” w'lfl‘Hâ€"Jol â€"â€"_ _ quick run to extiIâ€"Iéuish‘a small blue in the. chimney of Mr. W; Clnc'a dwelling agar Mr. J. .3. O'Neill‘g fin IMO emu Out. About 8 o‘clock this morning an alarm of tire was sent in (mm; the box at the corner of King and St. David-am" and the {brigade made a __-|I LIA-g store. conuoo Sense Imlstlgs Enforced in Oshawa. NVe commend to the attention 01 our citizens and to the new. Council for 1904 the neveral clauses of the following lay-law juut'pmed by Oah- awa Town Council. lWe need 9. anim- ilsr by-law badly in Lindsey. and it properly enforced by our police and Magistrnte the good results would speedily be noticeable. There‘s no denying the (act that Lindsay streets are untidily kept, lead in summer are not at all in keeping with the prin- ate grounds of our citizens. 0n the ’other hand. much of the refuse en- :onmberin! public tha'oughtaree and ditches has been dumped there by citizens at night or in the morning before the neighbors are utir. This should not be allowed. Today many citizens are disposing of their wood and coal ashes by throwing them on the roadway. to the great inconveni- ence of parties; drivinghto _say noth- ing about the blot on the landscape. Some 0! our citizens require alittle more education along certain lines. and Magistrate Jackson must of- £iniate as teacher. The Oshawa by- . law is as follows, and Several new 1 clauses might be added to cover Lind- , il. No puma mall distribute any paper, hand bill, 00698: or paper ad- .yertimments by asttuing or dnop- ping Lhc mare upon. or, in any sheet. 2. No person shall sweep. throw. or deposit any paper. shavings. digt, waste material. garbage or, rubn'vm of any kind upon. or. in any street- bmept in a barrel or box, or other taken («.35. ' 3. No parson dull throw any skin or peeling of any fruit or vegetable on or upon any sidewalk or crossing in- said tbwn. ‘- 77 __ -_ an.-- 4. 'No pareon shall epic on or upon any 51168.ka or crossing in 5nd town, not in any street car or other public convavanoe. nor on the flou- ot anfchurch or public hall, or pm: of publx: ambly or entertainment. Any pal-eon ottendmg again-3t the .prmisicns of this by-iaw shall upon Summary conviction ho liabldflto a penalty of not less than one dollar nor more than fifty dollnns and casts. lIIlISAY NEEDS THIS BY-l Some Unsorupulous W391 ‘13; damage was done. Solo local Astute fqr Tho “Dorothy M Famous llu-man-lo Shoo, Tho 13’ b' at thebu ”mm ”â€"10 Women’l Fine Gnrpot Slipper! par par Women’s Dsinty Scarlet Slippers, per Women's Fancy Felt Juliet Slippers, fur trimmed. per pair .......... 800 Men' 5 Fancy Carpet Slippers, wool lined, per pair ...................... 350 Men? Fancy Embroidered Slipper-a, per pair ......................... 850 Men’ 5 Tan and Black Alligator Slipper. at 85c and 81 00 per pair Mulea’ and Children’s Fancy Slippers from 20¢ a pair up. Boye’, Girls’ and Women’s Tan Leather, Cor- nroyn'd Jar-0y Inches Children’s 309’ and Girls’ Moccasins and Over-lieu. mum em mum, mun. anes . Dues 1 Claim Raisins Walnuts g Filberts 0 Peanut: 00900994 Pfikles, Catsup and Sauces Oysters, Finnan Haddie, Herring and Codfish Tobacco and Cigars. NW “NW CHRISTMAS SPECIALS ’. A. CAMPBELL’S, Woodville 0 laugh/m, 5‘ Mclm‘yre 70y: may 66 Aézmé’am‘ fir all our Patrons and Frzkfla’s, is the Best mm of LARGE DISCOUNT OFF FOR CASH. Mail 0rd rs Personally Attended to. 350 250 I163 THEE Christmas Sale of Slippers. Gent Goods Chestnuts Cream Specid Mixed Sugar Sticks Cough Drop- 100 kinds of