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11“ G. a J. McKechnie THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Luann. POSTIABTBB mt 932. ED mm nuns. ‘ Proceedinge in Wee: Northnmberiuld to Sump out Typical Device of Ottawa Antheritiee â€"-Ir. Belle of Penelle, Und Letters u Packing for Egg: Cobourc. Ont., Oct. 7 â€"‘l“.ie Poet master General of Canada. Hon. Mr. Lemienx. in a speech at Niagara Falls three Weeks ago alluded to rural mail’ delivery as a "bounty” to the elec- tors of Canada. The statement was so extraordinary in its arrogance that it attra’cted attention in tbel United States, and it was stated in l editorials that even Roosevelt would ' not venture on such an utterance.l It appears, however. that our rulers in Canada are restrained by no such fear of public spirit as actuat98.Uuit ed Staies politicans, and since Sir William Mulock got disgusted \‘ith ‘the state of afl'airs at Ottawa, and re- tired to the judiciary. the conditions lavegrown worse and worse. The| rural postmaster is taught and con-' strained to believe that he is an' engine of government, a tentacle of} the great octOpus which has made the later history of Canada shameful.‘ ‘Those who live in cities fall short ol" ‘realizing what the post~oflice in the; l l hamlet means to the dweller on the ‘ farm. living. even at best. a lonely: ‘ life and desirous. as is every man, all l knowing what is going on in the lworld. Mr. R, L Borden understood l iery on the Government. Then what shall be thought of an Administration iwhich forces its oflicias to violate llaws which were framed long before {Canada was a Confederation, when ’Ontario was a forest. In the eigh- !teenth century. the English voter lwon for himself the right to have his mail delivered to him without the in tervention of Spies. In the twentieth bicentury the Laurier Government has i ordered its postmasters to become ; To morxow morning. Richard L.‘ ‘Rallfi, the postmaster at l‘enalla. in the Township of Haldimand \Vesc Nortbutnherland WIll he arrested and brought into town because he Iacted as the tool of a Government iwhich regards itself an an oligarchv. .and whose Ministers exercise the privileges cf tyrants. Richard L. Halls ptesumably is merely a case of the Liberal in office. He was a decent fellow in his social relations. he kept a general store. and he made a par- ticular business of buying eggs, packing them. and shipping them to Cobnurg for export. He finally got. the appointment of postmaster, and then he was a whole whale of a iel low, He was the man who kept the Icommunitv in touch with what was going on in the world. Anv poor old Tory get his mail if Mr. Ralls felt that he ought to get it. Czars against' their will, and to deliv- er only such mail as shall sui- the caste of the Postmaster General. W. Ganong, M P. The Liberal party. since it has been in pOWer. has tried ’to make it appear that only support- ers of the Government have the right to exercise the franking privilege; what no Conservative, Independent i’or Labor member. no matter how igreat his majority, or how important ‘; the constituency he represented. had !any privileges except those which 'gSir Wilfrid chose to accord him. "The howls of indignation over the 'fact that literature inimical to the Government was being sent through .Ahe post-oflizes has been heard in ,every subsidized Liberal paper in the gland. No doubt Mr. Rails thought ghe was obeying orders and servmg it'the good cause,” when he used the ? plain facts sent out by the Conserva- Ftive members as a cushion for eggs. He received from his country cus- tomers large quantities of eggs. These eggs he packed in boxes. and sen; them to Mr. John Platt, of ('o bourg. who «leals in this very import ant oommoditv. Mr. James Gillan. of this town. is a' sort of receiving agent for Mr. Platt. and about the end of August a number of cases were left at Mr. Gillard’s store. When Mr. Platt came to examine the consignment. he found to his surprise that they were packed in sealed en- velopes, addressed to voters in the Township of Haldimand. of which Fenella is the chief post office. They were {ranked from Ottawa by Con servative members of the House of Commons. Those on which Mr. Ralls V will be accused were {ranked by (r. Through Mr. Gillard, Mr. Charles A. Munson. the Mayor of Cobourg, Conservative candidate in West Nor. thumberland, heard of the matter and suggested to the Crown Attorney, Mr. W. F Kerr, that action be taken He was referred to Mr. Henry Mer. rick, the post office inspector of the district. Action being delayed. the provincial authorities were consulted and Detective Miller came down and looked into the case. The outcome is the prosecution of Postmaster Ralls, whose case it is hoped will be a salutary lesson, not only to the rural postmasters of the province, but a rebuke to the authorities at Ottawa. When Ralls was first accused of non~delivery of mail matter. he stated that he had been refused by those to whom it was addressed. This. not- withstanding the fact that not one of the many envelopes bore the inscrip- tion provided for under the post-omen regulations, "Refused.” It was therefore deemed expedient to have enquiry made of those to whom let- ters discovered had been addressed before taking action against Ralla. A number of these were seen and all of them denied emphatically that any mail matter addressed to them had at any time been refused. In fact the‘ refusal of mail matter is a thing â€"1“)e Post E? almost unheard of in the rural sec tiona of Ontario. County Constable Smith has laid an information before Mr. H. F. Holland of Cobourg. which reads as follows:â€" The information and complaint of William Hunter Smith. of the Town. of Cobourg, in the County of Nor- thumberland, constable, taken upon oath before me the undersigned police magistrate for the Town of Cobourg in the said United Counties of Nor thumberland and Durham, this seventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight who saith that he is in- formed and believes that Richard L Rails. of the Township of Haldiinand, in the County of Northumherland. postmaster at Fenella post office, in the said Township of Haldimand. on or about the twenty seventh day of August in the vear of our Lord one thousimd nine hundred and eight, at the said Township of Haldimand unlawfully did steal Certain printed papers. Other than post letters, sent bv mail to certain persme residents of the West Riding of the County of Northumberland directed to the Fe- nella post office. contrary to the form of statute in such case male and provided. being section 366 of the Criminal Code. Section 366. under which the charge was laid, was framed by Sir John Thompson and read as follows: “Every one is guilty of an indictable ofience and liable to five years’ im- prisonment who s'eals any printed vote or proceedling. uewwaoer. printed paper or book. packet or package of patterns or samples of merchandise or goods or of seeds, cuttings, bulbs. roots. scions or Bruits, or any post card or other manliahle matter, other than apost letter sent by mail.” Mr. F. M. Field. K C., of Cobourg, has been retained to aid the County Crown Attorney in the prosecution of Kalle. It Furred and Coated. It's 11 Looking Glass Stomach Warning. When it is the morning after the night before. you do not have to look at your tongue to know that the stomach is upset. the head is sch- ing. no appetite. nerves on edge with all the sunshine of life clouded. The realtime to watch the tongue is all the time. If it is coated with a. white fur. or ossibly With dark trimmings. even hough the stomach does not tell you. by the acute pains of indigestion that it needs help. yet the coating shows that you ere gett- gng into a. bad way and that there "MES-ha- is shipâ€"bathe, so :sure, no reliable in its curative cotton u on the stomach that Hutulme _o.. Ol' we CLOTHE THE MAN FROM HEAD T0 Poor Distinctive 8ty188 in Men’s and Young Men’s Suits (if ”Xv fumnns “Sanford” make.--the range is wide,--fabrics and stylm aw manv Priced to suit every p0(-ket-â€"â€"$7.50 $0.820”). ' . Special Sale of Suits for Friday and Saturday Undorwonr.â€"--For Men, “'muen and (MM: m. We Pave the Way to Comfort Our underwear department is complete. “StanfieldK” umnnmme ---the best made, best fitting, mast comfortable, durahlw mt: mi.» factory underwear, that modern nmchiuerv and ~~killwl 3.4.... mm procuce. Ask to see our men’s at 500. Ladieef fmm 2‘». up. Inn;- at 350. and 50c. WATCH YOUR TONGUE. Boots and Shogun-It’s a very exceptional ("lshmwr Hm We cannot. fit in shoes. Long experience in studying 'hu \\‘iuiv‘i'\' div”. sified needs of the human foot, give us :uw-nrm-y in jmigiu: “hut will best; suit each individual case. That‘s :1 great hwlp L. 2!... man or Wuman who has to wear the shoes. A happy('«Illli)§!1,z'£«l:1 “1' funt comfort. style and economy is smuething \w haw hwy. .14.. 1.. (lavelnpc to a. high degree. If you are not all‘wuiy mn- Mhhumur. give us a trial on that. next. pair of shoes. Rememberweare going out of Hardware. Get the bargains Highest Price for Produce Grocery Bargains for Friday and Saturday 8 5.00 Suits . ................... for $2.95 8 7.50 Suits .................... for $3.91; $ 8.50 Suits ...... . ............. fur $5.95 $10.00 and $1111) Suits ......... for $7.49 $14.00 and $15.00 Suits ......... fur $9.99 RAINCOATS AND OVERCOA'I‘S 1.\' “mm \anc'ry of ‘% Tbs. Black Tea at 500. ................ fur 311.3.1‘ancv Biscuits. . .1”!- 4 pm. Rages Dallcy s Jelly at 1UP. em h. tux _ 1 can \ val. Hmu. or chicken Inn! 1. u. ~i/v 2 10c. bottles reliable Shoe Dressing. . . .t'.n~ 2 10c. cans Bichards’ Lye .............. fur 4 10¢. packages (‘m-n Starch ........... far 3 Boxes Matches. safety silent ......... fur Saturday. 20 ms. “Red Paths” Sugar. .t‘m- Hausa-on... ..-- ._.o‘l. a. ALEX. RUSSELL Another important rc-dumion in hit books was announwd by the Ontario Government. The Minister of Educao tion has just completed :1 contract With the E. H. Harcourt Corilpany. of Toronto. for the priming and pub- lishing of the néw series of copy books for the schools if the pr‘vince. These «my books, which have hith- erto cost the school children 7 cents °a°ho Will in future he Nlpplied lot 2 cents each. It applnrs from the Itatistico that about one hundred and ninety thousand co uy books are 03M each year. Ind of t nose ht lmst one hundred and forty thousand arc PUT“ chased in Ontario. \Vith (he new books selling at 2 C-nti lath. I! ainst the old book at 7 n-nts there a flaming 0f 5 cents pvr‘ hook 01' an average of at loznt r'TOUU per year to the province. Dr. 1’31)” 3! i.- sinned the contract. the trader. Miami-d aft- or public competition, ln- n: We lie-ft as regards price and (3‘ li‘)‘ .lt 1' expected that the new lmokfi “Ill be ready for the schools in a luv “Eek!- -â€"-Bruce Herald. Tl‘m readersof lhiI paw-r w learn that thew is at 1m“! «m» that science has bean aim m . :r um that in ('atarrh ll-ol} ~ (“.2 only ponitivv vurv Imw knmx u : ternity. (‘atarrh being a cum! requires a mum-nmtimml mum: tarrh Cure: is taken intrrlm'fi). upon lne Mood and murmu- system. thereby «leslrhyiug 1hr disease. 1.6 giving the m:' building "'0 “I“ (Millfl'illliicm an ill doing its work. TIN‘ [H‘uln .- ftitb in its curative lmwvl‘h Ha. Hundred Dollars fur any can cure Send fur list of H‘h‘im'u' Addmn: I". J. CHIS (CY a: 1‘0 Sold by ”main“, 750.. Take mum Funny Pills fur « In the matter of the Estatr ;,1‘Robert Ion-icon, late of the Township of Estonian“ in the Coungy of Grey, deceased NOTICE IS HEREBY GM I \ ‘ ”it to "The Revixed Statnh’u ‘1 1397.”chapter 129. t at all m-w. ' othnra htving cluims agaimz W “the “id R‘lbflft 3ilbrl'ificu|l. "' "1 Of lbput the 8th day of Amrif’ fl requll’d on or befure the UAW «1:1 tpber, [$8. to send, past pl'rw-‘Hf’ 1"" *0 Wm. Morrison. tlw Mam of the Draperty ofthe m1 awn christitn and surnames. gut‘lw- doqcriptious. the. full partu-HI:U'~ “a" the sutemeut Of HW'H -' m “I. mture of the 500mm». “K '21 thqm. - - AL... ”0' U. '4' ‘M‘ NH .. MAM fuijther take notice 1h: twt'oned ate the #aH :uhmhhTW' to, WI“ rOOOOd to distribute 1' w a~~t”~‘ 0‘ the 000‘s“ among thu p.-n".lt" 9“ fit.“ were“). blVing regard “My I clam of Which he shall then have mfwe ‘nd .th.t the “id I'dlninifimlur “I“ W" b. 1"“. for the and time-ts Hf any KW" meted“) guy DefBOu or perm.» «'1 “11:: M 00% shall not have been revels‘ - by hm ‘t “‘9 time of such didnbutwh Dad the Slat day of Septem m of the 86th u m wof the Township of E,“ moot. deéeeeed. NOTICE TO CREDITL Important Reduction 8100 Reward. $100 Trunks and Grips In great variety UH II. 95W UM VII- if I!!! mmmm ml! m! maven" from $2. A meeting will bv hum idows’ Hdl next Saturn men o'clock to cons-Mm ”of orgwizingal’mm r filinmrefited are invitmi god but. See our Hum .nln «hopping hag. rvg. our‘l‘he House nf um “(x-Her. Noticeâ€"All our past-d M be settled eithvl' Ly ”hm than Nt‘bvmnhm all date I.“ unpaid MIL bother hands fur mu...- What might have re~ OI! fire wan happily “cutie prOperty. or II Tl'utsday last. ‘2 paucrby U1 few I]. it took several Mu or to quench the flame .0 I warntnc to our :1 my durum this dry “(tune the practice 0! files and burning up : ”ted. 8 fire at £21 £0 cousidu'able iamag fire company could go: m1. one passed)! “”9“" ht. some dry leaves. .4 spread with though discovered a] [outlay night “as me of uur local «ll-v.1 ”we forced w {his « the yarn that was «in- by morning that the Mug to Oh”. Luwx' M, ["0 miles “PM U “toyed by fire 1hr 11 came the Uhl‘()lliv}v'~ i-IlediAwer gut read} in! not proceeded in: haet an earlier bin. 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