: ACHIEVING 'The Englishman takes it for grant- ed that, as between the English, the point of achievement. When Ps Scotch and the Irish, his own country- men are to be regarded as first in Kipling _wrote, "'No doubt but ye are the 'People--absolute, strong and wise," by 'people' he meant the English. 'To the mind of the average English- man his position in this respect is se- 'eure. It does not admit of question. True, his poets and song-writers have - taken some pains to impress the idea. . - more cautious Scot, _ speech and pen, is remarkably retic- |: But was that really necessary? The ) while just as firmly convinced that his folk stand first and have always done so, doubts _ that all men are quite prepared | to agree with him; so by pen and con- _versation, in song and speech--and notably in the post prandial oratory of St. -Andrew's Day--he asserts his claim and challenges contradiction. He dees not really expect to be con- tradicted, but is always ready and even eager to argue the point. _ The Irishman, notwithstanding his pride of race, and his readiness of ent in this regard. He may resent the - bland assumption. of superiority on the part of the Englishman, and more than question the aggressive assertion of the same thing»by the Scot; but he does not loudly protest against either. While honoring the Irishman for his - ecommendable--if somewhat surpris- - erature, arts, ing--self-control, let us see where he really stands. ; Somehow we are accustomed to re- gard him as excelling, chiefly, if not exclusively, in oratory and war. «do not eommonly credit him with We greatness of achievement in more produ¢tive spheres of activity. And yet even a very hurriéd and superfic- jal investigation will serve to show that he has been eminent also in lit- e science, statesmanship, in the learned professions, in com. merce and in agriculture. As an orator, the Irishman has un- questionably been pre-eminent. Ne oubt his effectiveness as a speaker, excepting in the way of immediate re- sults, has often been lessened by ex- travagance--not_ to say recklessness --in statement. He has suffered from what has been termed "the fatal gift of fluency." And he is given to in- accuracy. in expression, also. The (trish "bull'--which, as Goldwin Smith observed, in "merely a lively idea expressed without reflection," fs an amusing example of this. ° quote a classic instance: "If twelve cows are lying down in a field, and one of them is standing up it is a bull!" | But this. is really a joyous teature of the Irishman's oratory. And his very blunders and exagger- ations are usually innocuous, and go fittingly with the dash and abandon THE DOUBLE TRACK ROUTE Between MONTREAL, TORONTO DETROIT and CHICAGO Unexcelled Dining Car Service. Sleeping cars on night trains and parlor cars on principal day trains. 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JARVIS. 4 yy that commonly characterize the nat- ural orator. Indeed, the Irish bull it- self not only does not obscure the meaning, but has the merit of add- ing piquancy to the expression. For the purpose of this article, generally, we may suitably take the riod of years extending back in 1782 when the Poyning's Act was repealed, and --according to Grattan--Ireland be- came a Nation. Take half a dozen names: It is worthy to note that of Lord Byron's 'Wondrous Three" Ed- mund Burke was one--the others be- ing Fox and Pitt; and that he whom Byron terms their "'worthy rival whose words were sparks of immor- tality," was Richard Brinsley Sheri- orators of their day in -Great Britain and Ireland, two were Irish. Then Henry Grattan; to quote Bryon again "Ever glorious Grattan, best of the good. So simple in heart, so sublime in the rest; With all that Demosthenes wanted, endued, And his rival and victor in all he possessed!" .|Corey, political economist, Sir How- dan. And' so, of the four greatest} liament sketch writers; Moira O'Neill who has sung of "Corrymeela, an' the same soft rain." ¢ In arts and science there are such names as James Sheridan Knowles, Charles Kean, James Barry and Dion Boucicault, actors; Catherine Hayes, singer; John Henry Foley and Thomas Crawford, sculptors; William Mul- ready, Daniel Maclise, J. MacNeill Whistler and Stanhope Forbes, paint- ers; William Vincent Wallace (com- poser of the opera 'Maritana"), Michael William Balfe ("The Bohe- mian Girl'), Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer of song and hymn tunes, popular operas such as 'fH.MS.. Pina-. fore," "The Mikado," "Yeoman of the Guard," grand operas and ora- tories, John Field, ("father of the nocturne"),, the eminent composer composer Sir Charles Villiers Stan- ford, and. Victor Herbert, composer of the 'Wizard of the Nile' and other comic operas, and famous as an or- chestra conductor; James MacCul- lough, mathematician, Henry Charles ard Grubb of astronomical instrument fame, John Tyndall, Lord Kelvin and Robt. Ball, late Astronomer Royal. In the learned professions of di- vinity, medicine and law there may be mentioned: Daniel W. Cahill, Fath- er. Mathew, Dr. Magee, Fatherr Burke Dr. Cooke, Dr. Adam Clarke, Dr. Boyle, distinguished divines; John D. Murphy and Sir William Wild, the famous surgeons; and as lawyers Cur- ran, Burke, Sheridan, O'Connell, Car- son, Lord Chancellor Cairns and Lord Russell of _Killowen--Lord -- Chief Justice of England---who was "only sic eloquence was of the very highest order; the great Daniel O'Connell, deseribed by competent authority as, "the first orator of Europe," and! whose voice Disraeli states, "was the | finest. ever heard in Parliament'; | Charles Stewart Parnell, whose speak- | ing was of a style radically different | from that of the other five mentioned , remarkably restrained and cautious, | but marvellously effective. The mere mention of these names suffices. They are household words. And many oth- ers as famous might be added to the list, such as Robert Emmett, Baron Plunkett, Henry Flood, Charles Phil- lips, Richard Lalor Shiel, Michael Da- vitt. In the present struggle for and against Home Rule for Ireland, two names. are outstanding: John Red- mond and Edward Carson--both of them parliamentary and popular ora- tors of great ability. In the two-vol- ume collection "Orations of British Orators,'"' edited by Hawthorne, in which selections are given from the speeches of forty-two of the -most eminent,.the only two who aré ac- corded the special distinction of hav- ing their portraits used to embellish the work are Edmund Burke, and-the English-born and Scottish-bred Wil- liam Ewart Gladstone. Considered as a man of war, the Irishman's natural aptitude for mili- tary achievement is indeed great. Taste and talent usually go together, and it has often been charged against the Irishman that he "would sooner fight than eat," also that he was se- John Philpot Curran, whose ited 'ward Blake, Sir Richard Cartwright, prevented from becoming Lord Chan- cellor by the law excluding Roman Catholics from the highest office in Great Britain under the Crown. In statesmanship, along with Burke | § Grattan, and others already mention- | ed as orators, and Wellington and Kitchener referred to as_ generals, there may be instanced Lord Welles- ley the splendid Viceroy of India, Sir | Robert Hart, the "Uncrowned King of Cathay," and Sir Guy Carleton, Governor from 1786 to 1796 of Brit- ish North America. As educationalists there are many also of the school mentioned, and| ee such names as Richard Chevenix ' Trench, the learned Archbishop of | Dublin, and George institution which has sent out to the English-speaking world so many effi- cient teachers. In commerce, Sir Thomas Lipton must not be forgot- ten. But we must leave the Old Land and refer--briefly--to a few of the outstanding men of Irish extraction in young Canada. In statesmanship, Hon. Thos. Talbot, T. D'Arcy McGee, Lord Dufferin, Sir Francis Hinks, Ed- Sir John S. D. Thompson, Sir William Hearst, Hon. W. J. Hanna, Sir Wil- liam Ralph Meredith; in war, Sir Guy Carleton, who successfully defended Quebec against Montgomery, and ex- pelled the American invaders in 11776; Sir Garnet Wolseley; who sup- |pressed the Red River rebellion and afterwards became Commander-in- Chief of the British Army and Baron 'enely indifferent as to the side on which he was to fight. In the words ot the popular music hall song: "He knew not where the right was, An' bedad, he did not care; He knew there was a fight on, An' the Irish must be there!" It is the same "'fighting blood" that is told of in the lines Dr. W. H. Drum- mond was so fond of reciting: "Kelly and Bourke and Shea." Here again a mere mention of names may well be rega#ded as suilicient. Is it, for in- stance, necessary to speak of the mil- itary genius of the Duke of Welling- ton and recount his "hundred fights?" Who needs to be reminded of the vic- torious career commencing with the Indian Mutiny continuing through the Afghan War of 1878 and concluding..as regards active service--with the war in the Transvaal! 'Our Bobs"! Command- er-in-Chief of the Brirtish Army until the abolition of the office in 1905, and still active, able, and public-spirited at the age of 81. The mention of Lord Kitchener, late Minister of War and formerly administrator of Egypt, at once calls to mind the victor of Omdurman, and the. stategist who brought to a successful conclusion the war with the Boers. And there were Admiral Howe, the victor of Ushant, abe sige John and Charles Beres- ord. selves in various parts of the world during the last 180 years are, indeed, legion. When we consider that of the comparatively few British gener- als who achieved success in South Africa--that "graveyard of military reputations'--most, and the greatest of them have been Irishmen: Roberts, Kitchener,~- French, Kelly-Kenny, White, and, for brilliancy and reck- less courage, Fitzroy Hart the Com- mander of "The Famous Irish Bri- gade." And when we further con- sider that at any given time, when Great Britain was seriously at war, the foremost soldier of the day was an Irishman; we cannot but accord him the foremost place in the annals of British warfare. In_ literature, Ireland presents a galaxy of names, including worthy successors to Dean Swift, Richard Steele, Laurence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith who belonz to a preceding period: Sir Philip Francis, author of the letters of "junius"; Richard Brin- sley Sheridan, ("The Rivals' and "School for Scandal'} ; Charles Wolfe ("Burial of Sir John Moore') ; Felicia Hemans; Gerald Griffin; Maria Edge- worth; William Mazin, the journalist Tom Moore,' co ve me whose "Irish Melodies" Byron said H e "worth all-the. epics ever St. Barnard') is O'Mahony-- "Father Prout' aoes not recall his « =--bells of Shand Chat. sound sus The pleasant wa!cvs Of the River Lee'.); ; " "Samuel Lover----eredited with having © written "the best Irish peasant sket- i nvuage," the <= Pes YQ pe ?.« hes and songs in the 'a author. of _ "The Low-ba Charles Lever, famous fo. Lorrequer," "Charles 0 cthec "spizited'."fvish seldin Thos. "Colley- Gratiar ("itirhway and "By= Ways") s W. asleton, novelist; Justin McCarthy, historian, novelist and journalist ('A Gi of Cur Times"); Willi the poet of Trish L William Sdward Lecky uve Barlow, noe! 29 Justin Huntley Meizrthy, lik Fatkoss he . im wen tame ftp CKes JOE 5 his "Harry liste m Allingham, torfian; e e his At ASTON oO: Pentland: Mahatfy, historian; Dr. Douglas Hyde, a leader of the pres- -jent-day Irish literary movement; Wil- liam Butler Yates, another of the same school; John M. Synge, yet an- other; George Bernard Shaw, one of the most brilliant writers of the day, evitic, novelist, plavwricht: Thomas Power O'Connor ('Tay Pay'), whom Lord Morley reckons the best of Par- of Lord Roberts--! The names of soldiers of Irish ! _{blood who have distinguished them- of ¥3 ("Tales of D (who is there that > *Malley"' and oi ry <f enery; = Wolseley, and General Sir Fred Mid- 'dleton, who put down the second Riel |rebellion ; in literature, Sir John H. 'Hagarty, D'Arecy McGee, Nicholas lFlood Davin, Dr. Drummond, Tim- othy Warren Anglin, M. J. Grffin, Ed- ward Farrer, J. W. Bengough; in di- @ vinity, Archbishops Lynch and Walsh, | } Bishops Cronyn and Baldwin, Drs. | Rotts, Patterson, Lyle, Dewart and iCreighton, the two last named, not- Salmon, mathe- | % matician and Provost of Trinity Col- | § lege, Dublin--that great educational. { to you at first sight. goods. iably in religious journalism; in arts, | Paul Kane and-Lucius O'Brien, paint- ;ers; and Julia Arthur, Margaret Ang- 'lin, and James O'Neill,. actors; in {medicine, Dr. Sir Michael Sullivan; jin engineering, Walter Shanly. The 'present Superintendent of Education, 'Ontario, is Dr. John Seath. The re- cently appointed President of the iBank of Montreal is H. V. Meredith, and the President of the C.P.R. is Sir Thomas Shaugnessy. In commerce, generally, Hon. Wm. McMaster, Hon. ' Thos. Ryan and Sir Frank Smith are | representative. And very special mention ought to be made of Timothy Eaton the pioneer of the 'Depart- 'mental Store" in Canada, whose busi- ness career was most honorable and successful, and whose son, Sir John Craig Eaton, who succeeded to what is now the third largest concern of the sort in America, was accorded by "The Times" recently the distinction of an appreciative article of a column and a half. In law there have been many notable names. in Ontario: Of Judges, Chief Justices of Ontario, Robert Alexander Harris- on, Thomas Moss, Sir John Hawkins Hagarty, Sir Charles Moss, Sir Wil- liam Ralph Meredith; Chancellor Wil-| { liam Hume Blake; Justices Gwynne, Patterson and Anglin of the-Supreme: % Court at Ottawa; Justices Joseph Curran Morrison and James Magee of the C van, Connor, O'Connor, Ferguson, McMahon, Latehford and Kelly of the High Court; Judges Gowan and King- smill of the County Court; the pres- ent Chief Justice of Ontario, the Chief Justices of the King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, Sir lenholme Faleonbridge, Hon. Rich ard Martin Meredith and Sir William Mulock--in fact all the Chief Justices of the Ontario Courts. The Minister of Justice at Ottawa, Hon. C. J. Do- herty, the late Attorney-General of Ontario, Hon. J. J. Foy; and the pres- ent Chief Justice of the Supreme eart of Canada, Sir Charles Fitz- acviek: Hon. Newton Rowell, Presi- dent of the Council. Two of the eatest jurists Canada has ever pro- duced, Hon. Edward Blake, of Ontar- j ind Sir John S. D. Thompson, of "ova Seotia,--one of Canada's Prem- iers. Of senior members of the Bar shere may well be mentioned Hon. S. if, Blake--formerly Vice Chancellor, ton MeCarthy, M.P., Sir George hristie Gibbons--former chairman ainational Waterways Commission n. Charlés Murphy former Secre- - of State, Hon. Wallace Nesbitt-- | formerly of the Canadian Supreme Agviculture, two names only will - put forward, but they are those of ost distinguished men: Sir Horace uvzon Plunkett, that splendid "'Spec- t in economic diseases of Agri- 1 Communities," who has re- 'cuntry. and must be regarded as one 'he most practical patriots Ireland sen, one of her greatest bene- a. os. He founded the Irish Agri- cultural Organization Society and has he ustly described as "the father -o-operative movement in Ireland, i vegenerator of Irish Agricul- Ss ees fames Mills, President for a "ev of a century and real creator 'he Ontario Agricultural College, the greatest and ions of its kind Aes, Ui bilatoiv-or Farmers' institutes in Ontario, and since 1904, a member of the Dominion Railway "emmission, to which important tri- bural he was appointed not only on account of his ability, but for his 'special knowledge of the require- ments and interests of the agricul-. tural community. The foregoing list of noted names. capa ' S "i : --selections for which have been ministration of national affairs. But /3-t. For instance, | ourt of Appeal, Justices Sulli- | made 'his annual visit to this | _. of new goods, early as it is. of a large Spring business. ers could possibly get in on. eee 5 eee A PNET RAGAN ial ll aa 3 jially attractive. $12.00 HE EARLY ARRIVAL of our placing orders for Spring has given us a wonderfully good showing The interest being shown in the splendid new styles is indicative , ) The idea that governed us in arranging for this was to have the best lines of the new things and to have them at values that would surpass anything the "afraid" buy- 3 } We have succeeded so well that we are confident our stock will please you in every point and that WE CAN SAVE YOU MANY.DOLLARS BESIDES. The Ladies' New Coats and Spring Suits are Very Attractive The fine styles presented in the New Coats make this initial Spring showing espec- Cover Cloths and Gaberdines are among the most charming, but the Tweed Coats will be much worn as they are in many cases waterproofed serve a double purpose. The showing of Sport'Coats is another fine feature and m arkedly smart in the sizes from the small girls' up to the young women's. Not the least remarkable feature is the fine styles shown at quite moderate and up to $18.50, with of course, others of superior make still higher. and prices. $10.00, THE NEW SUITS with their fine tailoring and good style, the new roll collars, the belted styles, the comfortable walking length of skirts, are a marked improve- ment on the former years. Good qualities in these garments of the best workman- ship. A great range of prices. t The "Correct" Dress Goods for Spring ARE NOW ON DISPLAY HERE--AIll the weaves that are right, all the colors that are liked, in all the grades that are popular, are now here ready for the approval of those women who like to have their new Dresses, Gowns, Waists, Skirts, early. We will gladly hold in reserve for you, till you wish to take it, any suit or dress length that you select now. You know it is often the case that the choicest things go first. --NEW DRESS GOODS --NEW SUITINGS --NEW WASH GOODS --NEW SILKS YOU ARE CORDIALLY WELCOME WHETHER YOU COME TO LOOK OR BUY All the latest models in Cor sets are now shown here. Spring Time in the Print and Gingham Department ' All that the new season ushers in, in new patterns, new colorings and new weaves. can be learned here by # quiet look through the hundreds of new pieces of Prints and Ginghams we have just placed in stock. There is a charm in these attractive new goods-- they are so different from other years that they appeal And beauiful as the new effects are there is also back of them the guarantee that always goes with these The prices will please you too. Waists Fashions new est ideas in most beauti- fully trim- med Waists and some cleverly tail- ored styles for those who like plain ef- fects. Charming Embroidery-- In spite of very adverse importing condi- tions, we have quite the prettiest patterns in embroidery we have ever shown. Their reasonableness in price is quite surprising when one considers the conditions under which they are being manufactured. Many new 16 and 18 inch flouncings, so popular for underwear, narrow, well-finished edges with insertions to match. All new bead- ings and_all-over-embroideries for yokes and small dresses. Lovely - Laces --It may be your new | dress, it may be fine lingerie, it may be lit- tle daughter's frocks or undies. No matter what it is, we have just the laces and in- sertions you are need- ing in lovely qualities, beautiful designs and every wanted width. New valencines and wash laces with inser- tions to match. --Our prices are very moderate. Good Service and Right Prices Are Our Motto Our enormous stock makes it possible for us to save you Dollars every time you visit this store. While prices on many articles seem high, in a great many instances the goods cannot be replaced at what we are asking for them. The Men' New Suits and Hats Excell-- You'll find rare good qualities in our Men's Suits ready to wear. The best workmanship goes into these garments and we have been fortunate in getting a delivery of choice pure worsted suits, the new fancy checks, that surpass for quality anything that can now be procured. Then we have some splendid new styles in fancy tweeds, neat designs in grey worsted and plain gray and the always good blue. Considering the unusually good qualities shown these splendid suits at $16.50, $19 and $25.00 and some even higher, are a very big dollar's worth. SEE THEM. THE NEW HATS are largely soft. Stitched brims or bound edges, especially smart bands; and in the attractive new shapes that are so wearable and marked for the absence of faddish. One of these good qualities is good for two years' wear, and that is the right kind of economy. ENGELAND @ SON "The Store with the Stock"' MILVERTON A SURPRISINGLY FINE IS OUR FIRST SHOWING ¥_--_| EW SPRING GOODS | made largely at random--is obviously tar from exhaustive. It does not deal with Irishmen of other 'British Do- minions beyond the Seas, in India, or the United States of America; and as iregards to Canada, the premier pro- |vince of Ontario has been drawn upon jalmost exclusively. And yet in the | United States, for instance, the Irish have always been most prominent. |Doubtless also, other names might | well be substituted for:some that are included.- But taking the list as it is, 'does it not fairly indicate that, while Treland can hardly be said to have 'produced sons of greater genius. and achievement than Scotland or Eng- land, during the period dealt with-- excepting in arts of oratory and war, in most fields of human thought and activity there have, throughout that period, been found numerous. Irish- men who may well be regarded as the peers of any Scots or any English- men? Assuming that such is the case is it not most remarkable, consider- ing the distracted state of Ireland during the whole of the period in 'question, and for many preceding centuries as well? Or has it rather been because of her unfortunate na- tional condition, her poverty, even her very disabilities--social, political and religious, that she is able to pre- sent a roll of names so illustrious? It is indeed worthy of note that along with Ireland's matchless misfortunes have gone the greatest buoyancy of 'spirit, wealth of intellect and splen- 'dor of enterprise and achievement. j;And it is particularly noteworthy 'that this people, who have been freely 'alluded to as incapable of self gov- .ernment, have in the British Domin- ions, in India and in the United Stat- 'es of America exhibited a marked 'eapacity for acer ge Y and ad- this is surely characteristic of the Irish race! They are a people of contradictions and surprises. In their little old island, misery and merri- ment, mourning and music, go hand in hand. No wonder that their poet Moore was inspired to sing: "Erin, the tear and the smile in thine eyes, Blend like the rainbow that hangs in thy skies! Shining through sorrow's stream, Sadd'ning through pleasure's beam, Thy suns with doubtful gleam, Weep while they rise." Upon the whole it may fairly be claimed for Irishmen that they sup- ply national characteristics of value in which the others are deficient, that the three peoples are complemental and in most important respects in- terdependent; also that the strikingly distinctive qualities of each--English solidity, enterprise and steadiness, 'Scottish thriftiness, caution and _per- iseyerance, Irish brilliancy, heartiness and indomitable dash--are indispen- sable to the satisfactory combination of peoples to which we are proud to. refer as the British Nation. Notice to Contractors. Tenders will be received by H. B. Kerr, Reeve of Mornington, for the construction of concrete abutments for the Millbank bridge, up till two o'clock on April 10th. Plans for this large structure may be seen at the _ Reeve's office, or at John Roger's of- fice, Mitchell. 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