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J P. Rylsy. BUSY TIMES was in the building line, sud I one though to may puma: for «maxed orders. Since commenctng business I hove enduvored to ”only every customer, cud tucnuing or- den prove thst l hove succeeded. The be" ”in Al and but work but beau my motto. The sensor: for Storm Sash is lpprocch ing- Don’t won for the tint cold unspâ€" meuure your window: now, and get the work done st. once-- little forethought. my gave frozen fingers lstcr on. J. P. RYLEY, mm Planing on Post. ”‘5 End of Well- mgwnfig Brillid The Weekly EVDSAY, l'lRlllA‘fIIIEL‘. 29, 189.). __ _ M.._._â€"â€"-_ . ’- ” EDITORIAL NOTES. __ \mrlv 35 per cent. incre-Isc in the aggrc':ite trade of Canola in the {amt Ibrre years of liberal rule. Oh. nu! this country is not “languishing“ liberalism. About sixty Dullin‘tes 111W? Ilé'l‘l‘ll‘f‘d ‘ ill-'mscfvcs plfl‘ISQ‘d :it the l‘mlnh fly; vnr,n .It Coleman and rejuivcd .it the. fl‘tll‘npllyl of flu" ”NW?“ llul 'lltlllâ€" stills of Irishmcn are meanwhile wk. ”‘3' Ihw inns for the cuusm,ifllri‘1in. under 'I‘Im )liil luusln llI'il Ilrnmlnn. we at “r. autumn: Fl‘hlltl\lfih(‘)‘.al\‘v‘ I unjunly III II unwind lh‘ lilmrnln lui II glinrw‘ mi \uvn fictsl.\_ l'nppai‘u m“ “VJ“ In llt‘ IIIuvIIIi‘IIl '.:--x .1 h) uvm‘ .x Ihnumull llLlJI'I J,» 1 =2:â€" lu Ilm foul" bye-olwtluua all luv-.- .I 1y liltfil [In .iggiwttto ul’ lilml' ll um- Juntim “an: 1'01; of tow tuujtnwtlm. ’0 The Moral majordes “Ne izlllva .13 much as those of the tun-Lea. , .n‘ enough Io gi\‘e-â€";lppurt 0 led to the fun.“ constituuiciesâ€"au average Ilber- ll mujority of 178 in euch. 'L‘ho Iorlca has very little reason to crow. H w here = A report recently submitted ‘13; City Engineer Rust, of Toronto. contains 21 I lesson for other municipalities. It re- i {era to the saving effected on workl carried out by day labor. as compared t uizh contract. prices. The items were I U.‘ follows: Elm-51., macutlum raid- wry. cos: under day work 823.51sz cor:- IchtOI’S price, $2,773. Somuren avenue brick pavement. day labor S‘ I 71.8; contractor’s price, $9.018. Belle- 1 run avenue pavement, day labor 5‘302. .~. swing of $500 on contractor’s price. } I I I I I u,- lhe government is doing good work butter and cheese trade. It is estimrited that. these two "isms of . export will exceed 20,500,000 this year, - and a half millions more than in,” yv-ir. The. growth of .the butter 1nd» since the. liberals took up the work of culiivuti g trad-.- with Britain 2 is thus: shown: I Packages. l 157 321 l .I' . W .’-a .36: 278 93.2 J 451,050 1 ”h. .(Ii' .NC I u . ‘xlgl Pouring oil upon the troubled w:- t'»..: his again been used. as a means i of saving an Atlantic liner from Serious injury. The Hamburg-Ameri- I can line steamer Canadia. met severe l weather on her last trip and tried? oi.‘ :o prevent being swept by the i waves. At one time, there were four ’ oil-1. xgs hung over the Cunudiu’s wea- side. There was one CICh at bow and stern and two amidships. The oil dripped from the canvas lngs into the sea and smoothed the surface. for several hundred ydrds up to Weather. Several of the officers say thit the oil saved the. ship. Speaking of womzm labor. Rev. 5. G. Smith. of Chicago, says the majority of working women in tho United States, now 4,000,000 of. them. are be- tween the ages of 14 and 25. The great fuct of the, last decade, how-. ever. is the enormous increase among 3 thxn of girls under eighteen yeirs' ,. ther of ag . In the clothing trades alone 3‘ the increase. has been 238 per ceni.;, in cotton and woollen goods 13?? per Ctni. The tendency is toward child-. howl. It is cheaper. The showing is bill. In Canada. our laws requiring chin-n to be at school and prevent- I lug :m'lll children from doing “rails" in Ettorics are better observed. but Wt Lav Cue. femile lubor problem to : LC... While sociologists compluin abou: iow mirriug: and birth rutes' “men’s Che‘lp labor displaces men or :0 :«luw-s their earnings that. they 5 :ttzmpt to support a family. to do! W»: cannot well ,' accnoc just ivhut work ‘.\ omnn shall I inot do. Might not. someI 55 found in equal pr for I work? If some women’s jobs :itcn by men perh‘sz more woâ€" ..__jh: become wives and home-.] and so the score might be i . n. 9 I. '- 35‘ m I E . 8““ ”“935" W. Kiss, II? speaking ‘0 Eh" "Uflthroy Old Boys Club on f‘TEcent cm .530 1. remarked that "they hi kind enowh to say that in all Ajunvlertukings he had been reason- 1:“;- fuccrsdul. It might be so, but hid ‘; Wing to one circumstance. ' “dig? endowed with more than the Wow; h“If’brm'er of upplication. h3g8 hi“ Been a delight to him. Per- m? gnhm worked as many hours lit; ‘éht is most men in public. " ‘Nar. I: he had That is the rule, not to d - The young man who I“ 0 as little work‘ as possr- “13's fearing that he may earn ilurefinhe gets. is manually a 39mm employcr keeps him in “the t0 make a profit out of him, lam m’m Whose services are worth the young mahDE his h Dore than ~“f0l0yer, but I.“ it out, services worth very his wages, not. only other employers, will a job 'atfid some one will In pay; correspond- Value of his work. Such ol- h°°m¢ to the man whq doe! can for. his money. , 2...; "a A. l i M. M? In!) ‘ I Cormack, ' tons. 1'8- ‘ddhus m- Tharo came a tale to -- Twas a battle won England not}?y 139‘“; Warriors eu- u ' ’ They fell like sheavegyirilgtlmn ' Yet ’mid thatfearful scone ’ \ Then-dust shout was for England. {then-lost breath for their Queen. There came a tale to Eng] 0f suffering, want axild‘dwoo; 0f the night-hatch in the trenches, . 9f the sortie by the foe. Mid. rain and storm and sfcknesm With no rest. no pause ' ween ; And there was grief throng England, From the humbleot to the Queen. Then wrote the Queen of Englandâ€" And God’s blessing on her pen- “Oh! tell those noble wounded, Those. sick, patient, suffering men, There’s not a heart in England, Can ice! :1 pang more keen, That. dayand night. her own loved 'tr00ps Are thought of by their Queen!" From them ‘twas wanted. o‘erâ€" From those sick. wounded soldiersâ€" And it rang from shore to shore. Erom Alma. Balaclava. And from lnkermnn it came: "God bless the Queen of England l Again we'd do the snmol" W i There rwe a about through England; LUMBIRINO IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HAROOURT. -‘ ExtensIvo Oppraelom to be Ingugod In Thll Wmhr. l-‘nr amoral ymrn pus! lhl!‘ section , I-I um Ih wnstorn Ontario III! Men cw cnplinn-Illy quivt. Immlmrmg opmu Hum IvuI 1”va cenaml. uml evcn the Irmnlalv. mncrotl OlIIWJ Railway hut Iuovml their Iwml "mm «way In , llwuste. mum hftmu ItIIlua mat of hum; but Ihiu noun“ Ia wry bl‘mk. Mania Illllmp‘m. (Ixuuby Ca. luv. lug undertaken to cut .uvl. uiuu'u‘ae- lure lulu (ids, pole: 4H“! lhlflflldd all Ilia cedar in II u‘cuurl township with- in Ihl'u-n fit\td\|‘lfl. liu‘n lmlwuuu their own camps and that of their jubbera. ueirly 150 men at work. .‘l‘hiu has mused :i great stir in the neighbor. hood and mule things boom. Hur. court township has the reputation! of being the best cedar township in Canada. It attracted Messrs. Mc- McLeod It Go. who bought all the. cedar for a large sum. Tllhey let to Gillespie, Ormsby 8.: Co. the contract of lumbering the cedar in the entire township. These men are DU>thg the work along rapidly. They have besides their own operations. seven jobbers. .ill of whom are rush- ing things. I learn that. about 35.000 ties. 3,000 shingle logs. and. several thousand poles are already on the skids nwuiting snow. \V.th what may be termed seven or eight camps going, ‘ Harcourt is veritably a hive of in- dustry. Mr. Isaac Austin. ox-‘reeve of Car- diff. is lumbering this season. and is reported to be doing well. Mr. James Shea. LB. 8: 0. agent at. W'ilberforce. ' hlG opened a store and is doing weel. “’hen the Rithbun ('0. got their mill up here next spring, things will surely boom. They have contracted. I un- derstnnd. with Gilleqp'e, Ormsby 8:. Co. to erect two mills. one at this point and one at Baptiste. The LB. 0. will then h'ive much to do. If' old Mr. Pusey was alive now he would re- joice, but the road is in nbler hands. and doing well under L. B. Rowland. esq. acting president. Th's energetic young man is a credit to his family name. Few names in Canada are more respected than “Howl.1nd.“ They have always been men of. honor. and. our young L. B seems no excep- tion. We trust the I. B. 8.: 0. will go on and flourish Where is fifty :1 miles now under operation and ere long fifty more will be added. when the road will have connection w'tth Ottnw-i via. G. T.RL and. I. B. 0. It is the shortest route, and besides. the scenery is grand. TRAVELLER. Marriage Licnnses At Porter's Bookstore. Kent-st... Lindsay. __..__- Intcresting Notes. â€"A fem days ago a Kansm City man who had proclaimed himself an infidel for 35 years died and. left a. curious will. His fortune of 850,- ‘ 000, with the exception. of $4,000, was given to religious and. charitable organizations. â€"The new. Hanson Place Baptist church in Brooklyn, N. Y., which 18 to cost $125,000, Will have a roof gar- den. It will also have four elevators. ' The main auditorium will have a. seat- ' ing capacity of 2,000. but by opening the folding doors leading into the ad- joining room it can be doubled. â€"It is stn ted that the bill for the “little personal present.” which Her Majesty is «spam-hing to the Cape . for her soldiers and sailors at the front will approach 13,000. and. the weight when packed for shipment Will be 28 One of the Dublin Fusiliers had the I upper half of his helmet shot away uce’ntly. The Dubliner was unburt, but much incensed at the damage done to his headgear. . , â€"(‘optlen F. H. B. Connor, adjutant of the lot Royal Irish Fusiliers, who was killed at Glencoe, was a regular l’OrthCfi. He was over 6 in. inheught, of herculean proportions, genial, and generous. . â€"-A stranger in Dublin was much struck by the number of wrea tbs round the statute of Prince William. asked for an explanation. “Share, yor honour,” came the reply, “an' wusnt he a'Boer l" ~About 52 per cent of the population. of the United States is termed as the poor, about 39 per cent, the: middle class and. 9 per cent. the-:nrich- The rich. (the 9 per cent.) hold. :1 per cent. oft he value: of the country. The middle class (the 39 per. cent.) have 26 per cent. of the mitthfif thorgsoui: tr . There are 4, mi tonal th: country who own 812.000.000.000 or about one fifth of the entire property. RHEUMATISM CAN BE GUHED - Dr. Hall’s an. I. mun-M FOUR POINTS IN ITS FAVOR . rimâ€"amen"? 10 Gun! sumo-um 1'0 WV mmm' arena noon! / 'f “ . uo'nr‘uwrsr scours. I’m-alu- autumnâ€"â€" For- . I'll! curl» of ”out“! Ion “'mun Twenty-Four Hull-I. Winnlpec. Dee. Ilaâ€"(S eels] F Huultnln. Premler of In: North-nu w'rem‘ 63 wry. was seen by a reporter today. and In comersatlon about the cecoud 'l‘nncvaul coudngeubnud : “It In apparently the In- tcntlon of the Government to and none but mounted troops, and It Is evIdeut that Brltlsh forces are most In need of Irregu- lar cavalry such as Canada can well furn- lula‘ to do scout work. ‘ ' I beIIeve that the majority of these troops should be drawn from Western Cun- udn. as men who are accustomed to pnIrIe life would be perfectly at home on the teldt of South Africa. I am math; «to extlmate when I say that wlthln 24 hours of call for troops Alcbrtu alone would hove more than enough volunteers to form a corps 1000 strong. Then.» are several thous- and men In the territories. scattered around ranches. who would jump at the chance offered. and furulsh thelr own horses Ind saddles. "All of them are good horsemen and capl- tnl marksmen, and are accustomed to find- Ing thclb Way over country wltbout guldcu an that they would be doubly serviceable ls scan-Is and rangers. The great trouble Is In guru: the news spread to the outlying rrnchcs. and remote dlstrlctn. where runny nf thusn men are. but I believe that If the . Ilm-ornuicnt would take pnlns Io Iprcad th'e cull to arms. thc only further ("faculty would be In maklng cboIce between It lens: 7000 men, all equally adapted for the wor . A more Ideal corps for norvlce could not be Imagined than one composed of those tough horsemen of the plnlns. who «pend their life In the saddle. and can ride, shoot and bcnr (album and bard-big of every (lem‘rlpllnn as naturally M I e nnIlnnl')‘ man learns to ride In A street cur.“ (um. WIIIInmn of the Dragoons bu srnrnn or nppllcntlnn fmm men cage: to It” to the front. IOI’NTKD I‘IIIJI‘K ANXHIUQ 1‘» (I0 I. Dumb Afrlmt In an In Denna. um] Thor Know Nonv- Ilcclun. N.\\'.'I‘. the. Ill mummy-.. Imuv “Illluuiwu lull hem nuiwmul from the Imulunnm wt mu wnr'uv IIII‘IIIIIN‘I m Ilw Nurllmenl \quulml I‘u'llco In NIH-t fur uervlcn in .‘quth Afrlcu. 'l‘be rcvrI-eu hy- Aunns can lnprlce. Stn‘ptlSChthcnamcofthatkindofSoap; ”â€"â€" that. am ATTACK 0N M Illllllli. The Minister of Public Works Answers the Conservatives. CABINET DISSENSIONS. N0 Ununlmuuc (‘uullnfiht Ono-Hm. . \luun Wu l‘ruurully Do- QIIIMI III- “a In Ag» III “on Not a (‘uwuu-I and “could buy In t» 1H." I'MOI H “a INITUNII )IluI-Ioru on I won I O llougm -. MIIIIMIII. In... L‘l. (ch-mm In Ilw I'Iumduu cmullmrrh Nome lutrrc-Iluu l'v ful‘ I‘W‘t‘llll)‘ iIIITN‘WI more INH‘v IIIII lulcullllfll I é‘ulub .\II|I'.I \H‘I‘v Imulv Mullm I’DII-l Ill-II MI. J. [Mu feeling our men «re mulucully mm! for m-uulluu IIuIIc-a that Im- plainly luck lug In the campaign. 'l‘lwy Iu‘v cowl I'III N‘h. urcu-quwd to banish! in In the quuu~ :ulu and plain. I‘ouqu-mmwr llel‘cluucr has cuimuuulcntml Mlb Ottawa. volunteer In: his own uervlce and uflcrlux to raise II corp: of MIDI! picked Iueu. composed of pnllce. rxvpullce uud oIber picked uwu. III short notice. .I. K. Mcluulu. Mayor. “A" Battery Short 3!! Ion. Kingston. Dec. IIL-To mt “A" Field buttery on war footing “II necessitate the enlistment of 35 men. making the total 138. llut to gather In (he-Sc men Would be a runner of only a few hours. At present the battery has only 3:! borsconull allow- ableâ€"but on u “111- forum: the number would have to be 78. These are uvnIlane. but It would take I: couple of day» to gather them In. Thc battery Is Shflft of officers. but. no doubt. If urdcred out for active scrvlcc. the officers on special ser- vice In South Africa would be recalled to servlco with their corps. and not one of thcm but would be proud to do SO. Can Get Plenty of Men. Quebec, Doc. Illâ€"The prescnb strength of "B" Battery Is 72!. while "A" Buttery Is 80. and In order to bring the force up to.300, It wll be necessary to take at least 17-0 volunteer field nrtlllerymcn. In which there will not be the slightest difficulty. as all the officers and many men of the First Quebec l‘leld Battery. as well as scores of officers and men from the Montreal and l l Ottawa Field Batteries, have offered their ‘ Services. Monti-clue". Too. Montreal Dec. Illâ€"The Montreal Fleld Battery has offered Its services to the Do- minim Government to form part of the second contingent which will be sent to South Afrlca. Many indlvldunl offers for service have been made at the Montreal brigade office. A: Head of Medic-d Stall, Hallfax. Dec. 19.â€"Surgeon-Major Carlton C. Jones. In command of the Hallfux Bcar- cr (‘0er has applied for u posltlou as head of the medical staff wltb the second con- tingent. He took a course In England with Surgeon-Col. “'Ilsou, who went with thc first contingent. Col. Rattan’l Offer. “'lnrdpeg. Dcc. 19.-â€"(SpeclaI.)-LIeut.-Col. Rutmn. commander of the 90th Battalion. has made an offer to the Mllltln Depart- nent at Ottawa to furnish a rct'lment of 500 Infantry. specially plcked for actlve scrvIce In South. Afflcu. The colonel could soon have his rcglment formed of the very best class of men. cmlncntly adapted for the work that would be requlned of them. He would go personally In command If bl: olfcr ls accepted. Rev, J. E. Starr “in“ to Go_ Stanstend. Que. Dec. ISLâ€"Rev. J. E. Starr of Stunstend. formerly of Toronto. has offered his services to the Mlnlster of ' Militia to go as chuplnln of the second Canadian contingent to South Africa. British Columbin in Line, Vancouver. B,C.. Dec. 19.â€"-Brltlsb Co- Inmbln could supply Britain VIII: 1000 men for the Transvaal and still have many dis- appointed. Applications to serve on the 233;] Canadian contingent are comlng In 3'. VOLUNTEERS IN HAMILTON. Largo Number of Local Corp: Ofl‘or to Lend a Hand to Brllaln. Hamilton. Dec. 19.â€"-(Spccinl.)-As soon as It was known here that the second Cnnadlun contingent would be largely composed of artIIlery and cavalry. a large number of the ' members of the corps came forward and offered their servlces. Among others who have volunteered to go to the front Is Lleut. Miller. Several non-commissioned officers have also volunteered. flout-00L McLarcn of the 13th Battnllon has advised the mllltln authorities at Ottnwn that hls servlces are at tbelr disposal, should more officers be requIred to go to South Africa. Thls mornlug LIeut.~(‘ol. Manren celved a letter from J. B. Clceves offering his sen-Ices and those of fbur others, who are now llvlng In VIrquIu, should they be required. Mr. Cleeves Is a former member of the 13th Battullon. The Sanford Company has received or- ders for 2500 khnkl duck tunlcs, 1500 green rifle tunlcs. serge Jackets and rIdIng breecbes. It was specifically mentloned to rush the artlllery uniforms. DENISON 'S DRAGOONS. 72 Out of 74 G.G.B.G. \VIIIIng to Enlist â€"Dragoous All “In" to Go. 1 20. â€" Lieut.â€"Col. Toronto, Dec. Dcnison, commanding the Governor- Geneml's Body Guards, said yester- day that 63 troopers and 9 ofllcers of his regiment had expressed their \villing'neSs to go. Dragoon- AII Want to Go. The first Intlmntlon the authorltles at Stanley Barracks recelved that another contingent would be ralsed was through the papers. As soon as he became aware of the fact. Captain C. St. A. Pearce. who is at present In command of “A” squadron ‘ Royal Canadian Dragoons. Immediately ordered a general p rude of the men for the purpose of find“: out how many would be wII-llng to volunteer for active service. When the met‘m’gre. questioned It \vu learned that 74 out'of a total of 76 at the Iran-melts were wInIng, nay," anxious. to :0. Nothing was talked about all day but this one topic. and speculation I: already :Ife among the men as to who wIIl be chosen from thelr ranks. WAR NOTES, The Cunard llner Umbrla wIII be used ' as It BrItIsh tmlp. The Duke of. Ibex-own bu offered 150 men and horses to the at Office for ser. vice In South Africa. Bellevllle. l'Q-‘ The Ear-I of Warwick. the Earl. f d- o Du l toy. the Earl of 2 1nd VIcco Gamay are among the British muocrggyt who have volunteered for nervIce In the 80:11:11 filmed? cum :1 e. an nets urea ”Jar-Ida Pomeranian have been chartered bll and Imperlal Government for the conveylng the second 1. south Africa. nagging --b;c::n:(§pe;ht)â€"Tbo a. ‘ o W Co- ~‘ received Instructions than the 11ng of mm to double the or“: for ' .51! .. Imfl , .. Col. neuron and ll‘rml I‘II.2. Int ululll. lururl 'Luw Imih ow .nmu to arm Ilm rumor HIM It. I'c mm on; \li'l‘I‘IlIiUll Iu llu- I‘Jlllll -I nu Hm gin-slum, and Ilru I‘lllfunl mfluu Int-ultra out the dung-1a u! Ilh- u-Iicv «I I‘m-.11.: r.n- III and I‘I‘IIL'JIIII ammo-man, III unsound Iv)‘ lla- I‘uu-IHuIIu-u. 'Iln- hull wu- Inn-Ind, IumIIy with l'rvIn-Ii I‘.Iunll.Iu \u-rltinyun-n. :.:II the ”luff-{‘1' upru'u'rl \wrn r w-Iu-d \v‘Ib rrcrll r:i.IIu~I:t.~IIu. "on. J. lnruvi 'I‘uru- Nlld he ought not to be [mu I-nt. lII‘I-UIN‘ Iu- Inul bcrn coutluvd In In! fur um..- days by smen- Illn win. but what he saw his :qu-ruurles circulate Ihq report thaI b.- lizul n-slum-nl, he sold In IiInm-I! 1I “In: hlu duty In show his face at lhi‘ Inc-ct lug. 'l‘IH-re were some men whom Ibcir Iqu-ruurlcs do not llkc. IIIuI dld not twp lulu: :m‘uke nor did It prevent his cull urn-e, .\lr. SlftmL from slc-cp'nz cIIhI-r (Ap- punlsc.» Ilc alluded I-rlI-Ily In the harbor works. and the completion of the nan-c IIN‘III with the Cut-om syndlmte. which meant the H‘N'Ihn of Ihrcc elm-atom at :: not of over four million dollars and lb.- cmistrizctlcu of :I Ill-ct of vessels Ill 3 cm! of ovcr n million and n. hu'f. It was un- Inn-usury to point out to buslm-sn men :1" Hunt this s‘uill‘i-s: hc mcrcly non-II that It signified that Iht‘ Liberal (love-rmm-ut hull fulfilled the prnmlsc It made to develop tho 3!. Lawn nce route. l’nlr-ss ho was gn’ntly (lt-(‘r-iH-Il. Montreal bcfnn- tc-n years would have :1 population of a million snubâ€"then In If the Lllllrlt'r p'irfv romu'ns In the world. (Applause :Ind InuglIIvr.) ! ullw I‘J.l\l“(l r. u no Constrval'vc prrx“ hn-I clrcn'nted a report about him which II was his duty to contradict. In the morn‘nzr The Ottawa Citizen and other Frum-orbolsc papcrs said he was not at Ottawa nut-ruling the Cabl- net meetlng beams» hp dim-red with his colleagues about sending :1 80000] cumin:- cnt to South Africa. Thls \vns nn'rno. He was not at Ottawa because his medical :Id- visors forbade It. Be bud many faults. but he was not :1 coward, If he dlfl'erwl with his cont-uglier. he “mum say so to thclr face. The scndlng of a second contingent was practlcnlly dccldcd upon slx woeks ago, So fru- ns Ihlx Government In concerned. It will be sent on Ilw unnu- condition as the first. He took upon liluisclf the nntlru res sponslblllty of the action of his colleagues. He ("(1 not hesitate. because the sendlug of the first coming: at had defined the posltl in. He bellow-d that I‘urllnment should be con- sulted. 'l‘helr ancestors had mounted the suimdd lu ordcr to win the constitutional liberty they now enjoy. Parliament wIII soon he cnuvokcd. and II wIII pronounce upon the policy adopted by the GovernmenL This Is a country of special cbnmctcr There are seven! ram-s. The Engllxh and the French are the most powerful: the Em:- Ilsh are In the major-try and the French In the mlnorIty, The French Canadian mlnnr- Ity numbers 9.000.000. and Ix strong enough to make Itself respected. The minority has no fear of Ihrcntn now made against It. The minority Is loyal to the llmlnb Crown. but It Is also loyal to the conltltutlon of the country. The second mutlngeut Is sent on the same condltfons as the first. The prlnclple Is the same. Principal (irnntu \‘Iow. He shared to a large extent the view of Principal Grunt. that the time to settle the future of the country would soon come. When we are ten or fifteen mllllons wlll we be a nation or a colony? The future wIII tell. A quorIIy In more Jealous of It. rights than a majority. That Is eully un- derstood. We have not promlsed or glven away any of the liberty so dear to us. Mr. Tarte went on to polnt out that there were In Canada men. not of bls nee. who by ambltlon for power made a war of nee agalnst them. Their ndversnrm hoped that through some error they could brand the French Cnnadlans as dIsonal. He dld not propose to commlt that error. anIng made the mndltlon they am with regard to the Ilrst contingent, It made little differ- ence whether they now sent 1000 men or 1.000.000 men. If they wanted to stay they could stay. If they wanted to go they could go. Thcro was llberty for all. Pur- Ilnment would soon be convoked and the new sltuatlon would be dlscnssed and de. fined. Ila risked those who had known bun for years not to condemn the AdmInIstm- Ilon on account of the crles of their mlver- snrles. SIr Wllfrld Laurler knew that he would be denounced. but If ho werc de- posed the mantle of (inter would fa'l on Berger-on. (Laughter). Canada wu thelr home. and Sir WIIfrld and his colleagues were trylng to render It an happy and pro-- porous as possible. (Loud applause). Hon. (‘Ilfford Slftnu, who spoke for the first Ilme In Montreal. was heartily ap- nlnudcd when Introduced to the audience. 0 proceeded to give a few reasons why he thought the Government of Slr Wilfrid Laurler worthy of thelr confidence. In closlug. be ridiculed "In reports that there were dlssenslons In the Cabinet and de- clared that they werc harmonlous In carry- Inz out a policy whlcb would den-lop the whole country. "CANADA AND THE EMPIRE.” Kr. nergrron, .\l. l'.. and "till. 6. IV. non, l'remicr of ()nlurln. Ill-kc lacquer-t Rapun- l to Ibo Tout. Toronto, Dec. '21 .â€"'l‘hc brilliant banquets that have made the name of the National Club known through- out. Canada. were perhaps expelled by the first club dinner of the prmt season. held last night. The patrlotlc fervcr of the gutberlng Increasedfrom the opculng remarks of the chub-mun uutII the response to the lat toast was finished. and the company can: the National Anthem before bmklug up. At the top of the table, .30 the fight and left of the chairman, were seated: J G R Bergerou, 1.11. A E Kemp. Hon Mr Latchford, Robert Jalfny, Dr George Kennedy, Noel Marshall. Hon G W Ron. Col G '1‘ Deubon. Ella- Rog u uuu- champ, John F Ellis. Kx~AId 8 When. After the toast of "The Queen" Ind been honored with tremendous enth Pred- dent McNaugbt proposed “Canal: and the Empire." caylng In part: In on. club more putzcularly lhll! In: been In tout. Ind has always been received with enthusl- um. But, gentlemen, much u we have gficnlgted the toast of “Camus sad the bit. Bel-gem In: most corals": received on Holugtorespou slam -I "Helms-lollvfiondg'enowfl. .. ‘7“ ~ tun-v Dr lilo-ll. THE ST. CIOIX .0» m on 07.07"...“ Ibe‘uuwbr? ’l‘bé'ifi'w‘or‘wuu: '50: We are anmn IanH‘fl, It may be by the will of God If not by the force of arms. and w:- Ibull RID-In Brill-h subkcu.‘ Again. In "I12. when the AmcrIc-uu trot-nod the frnu IIer near Chllfluml Ind olered us In- tle they met I few maul-us who .~pIIIM tbdr blood wIIb joy and blpplneu. And for what? For the defence o the Brl'lnh ’ ll'fhuml ‘I'iiil reg-argon! of rich muuvctlnn w o- in .m re. «In In ism Ibo frontiers of Can. ‘ unity new to Ibe (mullet from «very pm or this lmmlnluu." lAppIaum-J The npmkcr Ihm cuwml on n lllllbl‘)‘ (l the Ilmululnu Hum (‘nlllmlcrnIlom prmulrg the pnlrlntllm of All Ilw IIuImnu-n of (‘nu «an and lIuIna cupcflnl hunnr In the umu or) or Hmlounm cum I‘urIwr. II"- I‘cofl-w‘ uI "nutrln. The Ion-I of Ibo "I'n‘mler of Dunno" nun proposal by Mr. Marshall. I‘rvIuIcr Imus In twp-"mung. MN: “I mu l (“IIIIINIML um] I lmu‘ “mm leo to “H «mm mm or more of my fellow I‘numlmuu from me I‘rmluw of Vacuum. \w uuuuul t-I‘Icm‘r “hr the tumor m Inc company m cm lulu“ \‘muulluuu Inuu uw nun-t I‘ro‘ Hun-u. Wc would I-uIIIuIIc llIII IuIrr court-c quII pnulucul Inw- ure prucucuuy mum-mica. I.\|I|IIII.H‘I. “r are gqu In \u-Iwuw Mr. blurring an the [um-I of tho hulmqu Hub. 'IIw public In I-I‘filuulbl.’ w n-aJw “but the \‘numuuu club I. dung [or Ihc Iln‘ulupulcul of "I. now belt Cut.» “0qu ulIII‘II. AI lln‘ Iluw Ilw Imlvrul cum [Incl Wu: ruIItmI the l‘hnluu- of (Duluth plmlgml Ilia-If Hun all tuning: of Nw uud ”we“ should be Inc-rue“ In the larger mun men! of I‘uuudluuluu; and (5 Int. uublv purpose “1‘ shall quuyI Ivan-(rule our Inn-Ives." (Applause). I'n-mlcr lulu then went lute u eulogy of l the uIIIIIury uud Iltemry bInuxry of Que- bw. nu'uklux with (hr KMIOD; appreclu» lieu of the ntutcsmcn of that l’rovluce. "In Quebec." he mud. "\w Imu- un ally In Inltbâ€" fu‘I Io Cunudlunlrm and IIrIIIub loyalty n. In any other l'roIInce." {Applause}. l'atrlofluu livery-w . “The whole uplrtt of (‘uuu Iuy." be (-unIlIilu-d, “ls Iulm: stirred In lympnln)‘ for the mother country In the hour or Imr danger. The (‘unndlau who In this moment would not feel the tbmlublngu of a may putrlollsm. Would be unworthy of tbc rm..- fnuu whlch he sprung rum. in the words of sir Walter Scull: "lklllllll' dyiux wand go down b0 the vile dust from which be sprung. IIan-pt, unbonored and unsung." (Loud up- plucsc). It Is not for us now to discuss the order of our domg, or to my whether we should n'nd one or two condom-Ins. but to «smut tllt' Mo'hr'r Country that all our blood and truism-c is here In the hour of dangvr. [Appluuanl It Is not for us to be INA-S"- mls-s. but to buvc undying falth in “It power 0 retina-s ilrlzish wrongs and maln- (uin Ibv- inu-zrity of the Empire. "'ILI‘ Inch-4' flag of England terrlli.- burn. Till (Inligcr's Irvuziilnd night drpurt :It'd Iht star of IK‘HI'I‘ n-IUI'II." Let us pray today with our face turned rlnt to Germany or (VIII-rs. but with wit face In the l-ltuplrv. and (rust Ilia the god of butllcs “Ill allow \‘lI‘loiy to pm!) up”: our standard. and the “(‘1ng which 12:1: Ish subjects now sum-:- under, be rcdrchgd. When the war clo‘uls have passed over peace In roam-ed. the British flag “III lIu I'xullwl position :IUIUIII.’ Iht nations. “'lun that hour of [wave returns We (‘amndiaus can Flt undo-r our own vim and I]: Ircc. fu-Iiug mtlxllcd that we havr done our dut to our own country and In the Ilag thc has protnfed us In our path of prcspcrlty no fur. I respond with p'qumm- Io "(‘nmidu and the limplre. our and Indlunolublc." llmid applause]. Other patriotlc spas hes and songs fol lcwcd. shall ycl and sIIIl hold HON. R. HALCOURT "I. (foul-(Innat- n-flrnt Annlverlary Entortulned bv Calo- bratln: lhn To. of "II Elccnun for lunch. Fenwlck. Dec. 22.-I‘clbam Town Hall. In the centre of the ’I'ownsblp of l’clhnm, wu- tbe scene of a unique demonstrntlun yen- terdny. Iv: was a gathering held to cele- mee the 21“.. aunlvqmry of Hon. Richard llnn-ourt's election for the conutltuency of Monck. It was exactly 21 years ago yer u-nlay when Mr. Harcourt was first elected to the chlslature, and I{ every successlve election since then he has been successful It. the bend of the poll. lie bus been a longer period In the Legislature than nnv other man now slttlungm. and this fact has earned for hlm (be IItIe of "Father of the House," although still In the prlme of life. No doubt the member for Mom-k de- rlvcd n tute for politics from his father. the late Ir. Mlcbacl Harcourt. who was elected once to the old l‘ufllnment of Can- udu for the coustltucucy of Huldlmlud. The son was only 28 yenrs of age when he entered the Legislature, HI:- eutry Into polltlcs wul preceded by a brllllnnt course of studlea It Toronto Unlverslty. during which be won distIncIIon II I gold medal- Ist In his polltlcal science mum. Mr. Hat. court‘s poIEIIcaI carver was as brIIllaut n- hIn scholutlc calm. lie noon earned for himself I reputation as u finlshed and pol- Ished speaker. and the predictlon was early :..- :- uâ€" “- L- would atmLu Ia Cabinet rank. In the mendtl'me.‘ hb'wbver. Mr. Harcourt had bccn devoting blmself to the study of law. bnvlng In 1876 been call- ed to the bar of Oululo. For some year- be pructlsed Iuw VIII: success In Welland. and In 1800 he was created a 0.0.. by the Ontario Government. The same year wlt- housed the fulfilment of the prediction mude regardlng him by Ms friends when he first secured a seat In the Legislative An- sembly. On Sept. 30. 1890. be was sworn In the PrIvy Councll and appolnted vaI.i- clal Trenum. Thla portfoIIo Mr. Har- court held In the Government! of Slr Oliver Mcvnt and Hon. A. S. Hardy respectlvelv. out" a few months ago. when he was cull- ed to be Minister of Educntlon In the new. I ~formed Government of Hon. George W. . As Provincial Treasurer Hr. Hur- court was a deddcd success. He showed inn Intlmate knowledge of Inmate ques- tlons of finance. and III: annual budg't speeches were Interesting review: of the provIucInl nuances. They also ranked beh u muterplem of Engllsb. Ir. Harman but always taken a deep Interest In 'educa- tloml matters, and n n membe- of Unl- vtrflty Senate has been able to roads! mt sen-Ice to the Institutbu. He may be ruled upon to do good work In the Ad- mlnlctratlon of the Education Department. although he wm hove no my task in fol- ;c‘wlm dlstlnxulsbed s predecessor-” r. A Sumuful Ila-quot. Yesterday‘s demonstration consisted of a bu not In the afternoon and a while meet- the analog. The fine new Town In: Hall of the 'nowuabl of Pennant was the scene of both 5% Over 150 of the I may of finch mustered it the ban- quet, wblcb loved to be I Iplendld sue can. A on tn] menu was carved. It. Bum-nu loath. mmnoftbedny mnthtoftbe nest. Hon. Rchlrd Burnout. It was re- cclved wItb Inn-em emu-Inn. the com- pnuy ‘3“. "For 39': a J Good Fel- low,” a followlng It up by flux 1 three- 1 thim): 11 mt. ho ed be u up . r. a v been to lunch a ed by M- uceptlon. returned Ml thanks. Ho manta! the comm:- («mmmedmofthemm unduvetheyomhdlawbohldl tbs-Ir econ: In I ndatlve m of m": .c was s. mm: s m one speaker'- utber. Ir. Irma he m‘nd may Vere vln nod. but ' Corticclli Skirt Protector with its soft, porous, elastic weave is the best kind of bottom ' finish for a winter skirt, because it. dries out quickly. It is steam shrunken before it is dyed and it cannot draw or pucker the skirt bottom. Mode of specially grown and spun wool. Sewed on flabâ€"not turned everyone or two rows of stitching. 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