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D0 \ «1111 1121pc1ing no“ Wh! I1 the men we not 1115111 (1, ' Marl’ARLANE 00. Durham, March 5, 1903. Thrm- Wt‘vks ugn, just as Wt" were gu- ing tn pl't-ss. wc- lmu'nml of the- death of tlu-agml Mr. Alvxamlc-r Mc(‘mnh, and tm-n-ly Im-ntium-tl the fact trust.- ing lu lvau'n furthm- particulars from 3mm- uf tlw family so as to form a shurt nhitum-y fur uur readers. Our feeling is that thv old people. of this‘ cmmtry, pau'timilzu-ly those who value in how as pinm-t-x-s, grew up with the cmmtry. :uul stx-ugglml in the wily days with thc primeval forest, should not puss utf ummtivml, and in future- we invitu thv re-lutivvs tn furnish the infm-nmtiun that we- umy give it tn nur rvaulm-s. 'l'lwsv notices m'ml nut new-ossm-ily ht- all praisv of the (le- m-asml, \Vlllt'll, hnwvvm' deserving, i~¢, tn mu' miml. vam- in good tastv. The ban- I'm-ts and incith-nts in the (-al'lier days :u'c- always l'Hltlahlt‘. tn the pres- t-nt gt'llt'l'zliinll. Bu'zmsc of its histor- ical l‘lliu'flctt'l', particularly. we gave last wvc-k a short sketch 0f Mrs. Frost, of Owen Sound, and wv hope own yet to he furnished with material for an obituary «m the late Mr. McComh. The illness and expected (loath of his widow, Mrs. Mrtknnh, is, we presume, a reason we have nut been brought intu umtau't with some member of the family. (Saturday \ight. ) i It. is amusing to witness the at-‘ tempts of the party press to account. for the unexpected Conservative vic-i tory in the North Grey hy-election tori the ('omnions. The “Globe" pro-I tosses to think that the Liberals lost the seat through over-confidence and lack of organization, and it minimizesl the rebuke which the result undouht-i edly carries to the Laurier Adminis- tration by suggesting that the contest was a sluggish one, centering upon local issues. and that the policy of the Dominion (iovernnu-nt was not seri-i ouslV lllltltl' discussion. These are the* stm L lttlSUllS Whith one might ex“ ppm to he assignul to account for ‘ what is lllltlnlllllt'tlly a had hmly blow to tllt‘ hopes of the Dominion Liberals; in Ontario. The " Mail and Empire " , when North Grey a few weeks ago; was lost to its party in the provinciuli hy-rlrvtimn. «'mlltl (lo nothing hut shout " liomllv!" Now. hermlse the! constituvnvy has gin-n a. verdict of 21 (“Hr "l't nt (it wription it attributes thei result to \\llnll\ opposite (uuses and and M u ~' thut Vorth (in- -y hamlet lureili with no lune-1min sound “that pre- ' ehwtinn wmtrm-ts must he observe-d and that a (inn-rmuvns must be based on a ruling principlv rather than slip- periness or ommrtnnism." If this was the Inennin},r of North Grey’s verdict. on Tuesday. why «lid the “Mail" not attribute- equal intelligence and inor-i ality to the constituent-y as the basisl of its vet-diet in the provincial hy-elee-i tion 1’ The truth of the. matter is that :7 the party press on both sides is insin- ‘ cere. and will not. or can not, give thei public a frank analysis of the meaning 1 of a political turn over that is adinitq ted to he extraordinary. No matter‘ how the North Grey results may he:i explained. there can he no doubt that! it is not calculated to reassure tbel Libt-l'zlls at Ottawa. The “(ilnlmW‘ idea that the riding,' was lost through over-confidence is not borne out by the fact that it was visited by three Cabinet Ministers and a host of ex- perienced Liberal campaigners, while Dummsrs W. IRWIN. Editor and Proprietor. NORTH GREY ELECTION. 0111' Spring Stock of; Wall Paper is now ar-i riving and to makes room for it we are cut-A; ting prices down to; tho lowest notch . ‘ Let us show you how vhccply your house may he brightened. Axu BOOKSELLERS. Ethe Conservative candidate relied '; mainly on his personal efforts and ithose of local friends. On the other ‘ hand, the “Mail" cannot persuade the public that a constituency in which l1}e-ele (”tions have became chronic has . suddenly become so virtuous that pub- ; ,lic interests are. the only arguments ,that would he considered. It is pro- ;imbly U'lle that While local questions and the 1espec'tixe. peisonal qualities ot tlu «andidate 5 had much to dow ith ' tlu 11-~11lt,tl1e \exdic't 13 an indication that tin 1e is a gum ing apathy among 1111111411 Lihe ~1al \otets towalds the Qt- of Sir \Villialn Mulock’s splendid ad- 111i11istration of the Post Office, are ( doing nothing to 11' 111111 the grat1tude of Ontario voters. This, of course, does: not imply that these people are en- 11111111°ed ot' the supine, colorless and in- ane Opposition : but it is quite e1'1- dent that if the (i111'er111111111t were s11\1 1111111 outfit. who, with the exception\it i l i 1 eonstit11ted, or had recently so c011- dueted itself, 11s to stir enthusiasm, it Would not he possible to account for the eleetion of an UppOsition candi- date in 11 1lose eonstituenev, by a hea1y 11111j111it1', and 11 h) 11 -ele1' tion at that, 1111 1111111111 personal or local g1o11nds. \ 111111111 of 11111ses may ha111 1"1111t1il111te1l, and doubtless did , 11111111'il111te. to the smashing rehut'f [whieh the Dominion (iovernment re- 1111i1'1d 1111 Tuesday in the only h1'e- '1-11-11 tion held 11itl1in the past year in Ontario. But no one 11111 argue away 1 from the fact that one of these 'auses must have been i111litfere11ee11u1l111111thy , towards the administration. The 2sour1'esof this i111lilfe1'en1'e would not he hard to find. hut perhaps the most * noteworthy one is that the free trade l fetieh, to11'l1i1rhase1:tion of the. Gov- .111'111111111t is still devoted, at least ac- ademically, has fewer friends than ' 111'111', 111'1111 111111111gst the agrieulturists. l 5111. Fielding went to North Grey and i made low tarifl' speeehes, 11nd the far- "111ers ot North (irey answered him -. 111111 11 11111111111 (1111se1'111t1111 111- high , : taritf vote in the to11nships than ever gi11111 pre 1' iously in the riding. All of 111111111 suggests that probably \Ir. 1 'l111te knew the mind of the pe111le a , good deal better than the. men 'ho .thought the l.il1e 1111 p111 t1 11111ld Ignore Last Sunday seemed to be a day of unusual activity at the (i. 'l‘. R. station here. \Vhat with the puffing of the engine, the bumping of the cars, aud the rakish sound of the rolling of the wheels 1111 the frozen rails, grating harshly upon the frosty air, the usual quietol' the day of rest was rudely disturbed. .1\t.su11h a station as this Sunday labor would seem to be 1111111111- essary and it is mere pretence to say there is any occasion for it, or that it.- falls without. the prohibition of the Lord‘s llay Act. “'hile the latter per- 1111ts ”(‘1111v11yi11g travellers or His Majesty's Mail by land 1111 by water,” the shunting of freight ears in the. sta- tio11ya111lis11ot included, and surely is not p11r111issanle either as works of necessity or works of charity. Mt'x1c111AL wanasunn i Ata time when so much is being {said on Municipal vs. Private owner- lship of public f anchises, and when the subject 1s being threshed out even lin our own town, it beco11111s highly important that the citizens do some lquiet thinking on its various phases. l'l‘he question should be fairly faced i and the two sides discussed quietly but ‘ thoroughly. It would seem from the I reports of the conference held 111 New York last week to discuss the various problems connected with the question, lthat the general results 11f Municipal ownership hav 11. been highly advanta- geous to the 1111111i1_1ipa|iti1.1swhich have already secured control of their fran- chises. The percentage of failure has jbeen exceedingly small, and in these :the cause was easily traceable to i11- difl'11111eu1e 1111 the part 11f the civic officials, or to the appointment of in- 1.111111pet1nt subalterus. 111 the light- i111,,r of 11111 town, better se11'11i111 is 1111- i doubtedly desirable, especially in the quality of the light furnished, but if it Ipays a private 1.111111111111y to furnish light or poWer to a 1111111icipality (and I it. certainly does.) it, will surely pay a ' 1111111i1-ipality to furnish its own light and power. At the same timeit is .only justice to the private company that its plant be taken over at a fair \11lu11tion 111111t 1111\11s11 disposed of be- fore the larger project is fairly with- , in the range of practical politics. In ‘future issues this aspect. of the ques- ' tion may be more fully considered. ('111'111111 FADs. Home of us go to church once a Week ~‘son11’1 11111111 in a while, some not quite 11so often. \\'he11 we do go, however, ,1 w 11 want to hear the p1111a1 her, and not be dist1ac ted bv sounds that jar our , feeling‘ . and sights that mar the har- 11111111)’ of our thoughts. But, Alas! t I how often do these ugly things ob- 1. trude themselves upon our susceptible ’ 3 nerve centres, even in the sacred edi- 1 i live. Pity, the human organism is so r I finely strung that the eccentricities of 1 faddists should so irritate and annoy, - and pity too, that such faddists can- 1 not restrain their oddities so as not to is vicws. THE MAN ON THE STREET. ‘ A chic-1‘s aiming)? takin‘ notes, Au' faith he‘ll preut it."â€"â€"-I}L'Rls. -0..- imposee them upon unwilling specta- tors. For instance, what more out- landish fora man to do than during divine service to empty a capacious pocket of candy into an equally capac- ious stomach. \Vhat terrible bore the candy muncher is to those who are compelled to hear his constant crunch- ‘ ing and see his moving jaw ! And yet some men amuse themselves in church by this very thing, to the annoyance of everybody within sight or sound of them. The SWeetest gospel message and the finest flow of rhetoric are alike lost upon the reprobate. whose mouth is fullwnot indeed of cursing and bit- terness, but of lolly-pops and carmels. Of course, for a somnolent child or for children of larger growth under the influence of a soporific sermon, the practice might be excusable, but for a grown-up man to resort regularly to1 such pastime in church, as many habit- ually do, is surely a sign of some in- fantile propensity, which, for the sake of others, if not for his own, he should * indulge sparingly. Another detest- able fad of too frequent occur 'ance, is the paring, scraping and cleaning of ;' ones finger-nails in church. \Vhy this I‘ should be done at all, except privately, ' l 1 I cannot tell, but why, in :1. ('hm'vh dur- i11gili1ine s1111< 1-, is :1 pmfound 111ys- tmy to mom 111111151 he 11 1511 of haul luwding or ill)St‘llt-lllllldt‘dllt'ss. Not long ago at one of our vvcningsvrvivvs :1 worthy church member took out his knife and (lt-liht-mtoly began this 011- tvrtnining opvmtion, not silently and out of sight, as 1'vii11od pvrsons gon- m'ally Would do, but hlnringly and in full viuw of :1 large vim-lo of unwilling witnesses. This continued so long 1 that some of us wvrv forvvd to the (.‘()II- Musion that the task was one of ('on- aidomhlc 111:1gnitude 111111 to ho 11111111- taken «mly at l‘ill‘t‘ intervals when tinn- was nu uunsidm'utinn. 0110 would ex- pect, that persons not utterly devoid of the feeling of reverence would be re- stminml from viulnting the seutrcdm-ss of a clmrvh by such purfm'umncvs. HOW often tun, at public ontvrtain- nwnts, is the same gross vinlntiun of gum] ln'cmiing (m vxhihitinn, but here the sacred instinct is not wounded, so that the ntfmu-v issmnvwhat mitigated lf [)(‘ISUIIS so nflvmlingag ninst gum] taste and against tho nm '3] svnsc of those whnso attention is diverted frmn the scrnmn ”1- lecture were to pause and think of the invungrnity nf tlwir zu-tiun, they would nvvvr again rvpvut the ugly ufl'mu-e in so obtrusive :1. fash- inn. The gratifying 01' such immccut furhlvsat Mum-h nr at [nihlic outer- taiunwnts tn the :unmyamw nr dis- comfort uf ”UH-rs, is u. ln'wu'h of otiqucttv, \\'lli(‘ll stumps tlw ui'fvnclor as". porsun nf Cmu‘sv mannvrs and vulgar breeding. If the 'l‘uwn (‘uuneil are asleep In their duty tn the citizens as regards our streets, let our lneal Laemsse spurts awake. {min their shunhers and at ”nee. proceed tn x-e-(n'gaiiize the Durham Lacrosse (‘luh which wen fUl' themselves in 1902, a name wm'thy ()f the respect and (-ununendatiun of every citizen (if the tuwn. Let. there he a meeting called, and ('alletl su that every citizen who is in favor of the National (lame will be duly notified and feel that he is welcome. and a ne- cessary individual to the welfare of the Club. Every citizen should atâ€" tend that meeting. \Vhat gave life to our little town last year in the matter of some place to pass a few hours I“ \Ve had many strangers who passed their evenings over on the lacrosse grounds, watching the Blue and \Vhite preparing themselves for battle with their opposing teams. Is that not worthy of the support of every man, woman and child in Durham from a pleasure point of view. Does it not war 'ant the support of the towns- people from the fact that when on the lacrosse grounds the young men are not standing on the corners or around the hotels. They have somewhere else to go, something to see. Now of'lieers of the I). l.. (.‘. of 1:302, awake, eall a meeting. let every eitizen he notified, and let there he a good man- agement appointed to plaee a good team on the field for 1903. Allow us to suggest that ihey also go to the slumhering .\ldermen and advoeate a Park where the summer evenings ean he. passed. Don't ask them to light it. Son-val times have we hvvn am-ostml on the street with “\Voulcl you please show me your Chief (‘onstahle 2’ Now, however. sprightly our worthy (‘hivf is, the only indication hv hears of his ofiicvis on tlu- frontni' his Pap. tlw simplv word " l’ulim- " worked by wire? of local manufartuw. 'Wv wrtainly agree that our worthy (‘hiof hf’llf‘VPh in hmnv industry, but ('Ulllll not our (fonncil supply such a notable ollii-ial with a coat (locked with Brass Buttons 1as a sign of danger to offenders. \Vc will hope. by next issuv of this renown- ed sheet to sm- our chief haw. added to the pin in his cap. a coat. with brass buttons, as a Sign of oliicv. It Would save the joint of tho imlvx fingm' of many of mu- ('itth‘llS. Every mother and hay «h ould use it. [had snccemfuny by .‘hnu. sands g! lgdies. age. 512.». fur we by £5.1‘921g113t5. or (1:39.53, _--- A. A, nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn . .‘-_._. sandsi ladies. 21: 1;. - 2 r ~¢ ‘e by 1 Dn {131121.or «moct. THE ..A. SLOCUM LHLMICAL L0» IURUN'X U. CAN. LAD'ES send name a 3.”: ndult‘fis and 3mm: “[1 WWW” 1 " Sfl'fl‘v?” 4f bLL)\,\ 915 -‘ C(JflfUL .‘JD PENNYROYAL TEA. It is some time since this place was heard from, but we are all here yet, trying to pull through as well as we A number of young. old and middle aged people are complaining with colds, grip or something else, but all seem to be getting better. March setsin fairly cold, so we will be looking for it to end mild. Messrs. McCaunel and sister. from Bruce, are visitors at N. McCannel’s and other friends this week. The communion was held in Gaelic in the Presbyterian church last Sun- day. and was attended by a. small congregation on account of bad roads and other causes that do not belong to professed Christians. English communion in the Presby- terian church, Priceville, next Sun. day at the usual hour in the morning. Rev. Mr. Campbell, of Dromore, willl preach on Friday at 11 o’clock, morn- ing. Soiree will be held on Monday, the 16 March. Dromore choir is expected to be in attendance. and Mr. Alex. Bell, Jr., and Mrs. (Rem) Newton, of Durham, and rthers have kindly consented to assist in the singing part of the program. so that a good time may be looked for. Rev. Mr. Little. of Holstein, will preach anniversary sermons on Sunday, 15 March, iiiorning and evening, and will wait for the tea meeting on I Monday evening. Rev. Finley Math- !eson, of Chatsworth, will be in at- ! tendance also. We are pleased to hear that Mrs. Reily is getting better. Marriedâ€"At the bride’s mother, Mrs. Neil McDonald. South Glenelg. on Feb. 18th, by the Rev. Mr. Math- eson, Mr. Wm. McLeod, Jr., to Miss Mary Ann McDonald, youngest daughter of the late Neil McDonald, both of Glenelg. The yonng couple moved to their home next morning with the best wishes of their numer- ous friends in this locality. The presents given were both costly and numerous. Mr. Angus McDonald is away to Toronto hospital {01 treatment for Catarrli, and is getting along there as well as can be expected so far. Miss McCannel. of No. 1, Norman-‘ by, enjoyed herself at the old home; here Saturday and Sunday last. Teacher Dixon makes his way to the accadeny at 8:30 every morning (Saturdays and Sundays excepted.) Councillor Sullivan is busy draw- ing qawlogs and wood to town for the last few weeks. Mr. Thomson is away down to Hawksville, County Huron, on busi- ness for the last week. Mr. John McPhail, who had his leg broken three months ago, is just out of bed a few days ago. John A. McDonald says the roads are bad in some places of Glenelg but the people are very kind. Mr. John McIntyre, of Bruce. is spending some of his time with friends in this part at present. Norman McIntyre and Archibald McDonald are chumming cutting wood for the last few days. Teacher D. McDonald intends to visit friends in Toronto and other parts this week. Jewels, candy, flowers, man--that is the order of a woman’s preferences. Jewels form a magnet of mighty power to the average woman. Even that greatest of all jewels, health, is often ruined in the strenuous efiorts to make or save the money to pur- chase them. If a woman will risk her health to get a coveted gem. then let her fortify herself against the in- siduous consequences of coughs.colds and bronchial afiections bv the regu lar use of Dr. Boschee’s German Syrup. It will promptly arrest con. sumption in its early stages and heal the afiected lungs and bronchial tubes and drive the dread disease from the system. It is not a cure-all but it is certain a cure for coughs. colds and all bronchial troubles. You can get this reliable remedy at Darlings Drug Store. tf i Tm Laxative Drama Quin‘im: Tablets-‘0 SUV!!! m boxes sold in pas: l2 mqnths. This signatgyc’ 'l‘ho umltrsigned having “00!! ri-stort-tl to health by simph- "walls, ai'tvr suffering fur m-vvral yvars with a m‘vera lung afl'vctiou, and that dread cliseast- Consumption. is auxiuus to make known tn his t'c-llnw sufl’erm'n tlu- inc-aim of aura. 'l‘u tlmm- wlm tlt’flll't‘ it. lw will ('hm'rfltlly sand (flu-0 ut t'hargv) a («my of tlw perscriptiun uni-cl, whii'h tlu-y will timl a sun- curv fur Consumption. Asthma. Chlurrh, Bronchitis and all thruat and lung Haladles. ”1‘ lmpt's all suil'c-rrru will try his l‘t‘lllt'tly. as it is invaluable. Thmu- «lvsiring tlw lwrmrritltiun, whirl: will Hist tlmu nothing, and may may: a blessing. will plvasv tllltll‘t'rt‘a. â€"-. --. _ ----- ‘ ‘I cs mwn YEAR OLD “Loon STAL- J- lion frum “Llear Grit.” D'ark bay. Mantis 1% hands high. “ell bu-keu in rain 4 r rig For turihei particuiais applv in and nmv prnn- a hlvhsill “ill va-mu .umrvm Rev. EUWARD A. WIL N 11mm) 11 x. w \ m- 1‘ IIVWU YOUNG MARKS, ONE 3 _l Years old. and a two-year-nld. One extra we“ bred bland, by Gascun and an Orlando mare- Feb’y :Niâ€"‘Z m . Ma rd: 5'). T0 CONSUMPTIVES. TOP CLIFF. Women and Jewels. For Sale. For Sale. (INA: Lot 3, cnu. To dare a Com in One Day ll. \VA'rsnx. , l’riceville .(S ngmont. \ AY __..‘ BRITISH -.._ Horse and Cattle Spice A Condition Powder of First-class Merit. A good Tonic and Appetizer. Compounded from Concentrated Flesh Forming Foods and Ingredients. It will be found a Great Benefit: in bringing: Horses, C at- tle, Sheep and Pigs into Prime Condition without the least injury to the constitution, (live to Nurses and (‘attlo half a (‘upful m a small ('upful {wire a day. 'l'u young ammals gave two large 'l‘alplesguunfuls {wire a day. To ('alvvs, Pugs and Sheep give a large ‘zthlvspuunful twiw :1 day. â€"â€"-â€"-In all Cases give it Sprinkled on cut Feed, Bran or Chopped Oats â€" â€"- - SOLD ONLY BY H. PARKER, In Fine Kid. buttoned or laced boots. regular $2.75. moving at ..... $2.00 Women’s Kid, buttoned or laced boot, reg. $2.00 and $2.25 moving at $1.25 Women’s very fine Kid laced, American make. reg. $3 50 moving at .. 82.00 Fine Dongola Kid, buttoned or laced boots reg. 61.2.3, $1.50. $1.75 for 81.00 Fine Box Calf and Ho; Kid, laced, regular $3.00 moving at . . .. Men’s Vici Kid Gaiters, regular $2.50, moving at . . . . .. . Strictly Cash System. Don’t Juggle Your Money. The above bargains are very worthy of your notice und if you are not too slow you will be able to purchase one worth doubln the price Leave Your Heasure for Spring Wear. Cashfer Hide: and Fun. 6-LB. PACKAGE FOR 25 CENTS. Order and Repairing Our Specialty. STYLES FOR LADIES. STYLES FOR MISSES. STYLES FOR MEN. DIRECTIONS : PEEL, We can assure you that shoes you buy at our store will he worth more than you are asked to pay. Dominont Shoo thought DRUGGIST. -= DURHAM. THE SHOE MAN. in‘hvobayt.