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The Canadian Northern Ruilway in to spend a million and a half on its Winnipeg terminal. Stoney Creek Methodists have ac- cepted designs for a new church to be erected this summer. Postmaster Johnson of Dalhousie, N. B., has been arrested on suspicion of robbery, it being alleged that evi- dence against him was found in let- ters in possession of Chifierton, the Rat Portage man connected with the poison candy case. Mathurin, the wife murderer, of Montmagny, was condemned to be hanged on the 24th of April. Pm} wenbmd died from injuries received from being struck by a. street car in Winnipeg. An oi'lâ€"v-vâ€"evll. aid to yield four bar- rels a. day. has been struck at Park- hill. The value of the 1 of Canada. for 1902 364,970,732. Allfrea Powers, a. Carodoc farmer, succeeded in killing himself by taking Paris green. Two employee of the Kingston penitentiary were discharged for carrying letters {or convicts. Sixty employee in the bottling de- partment of Walker’s distillery, Walkerville, are out on strike. Hespeler woollen mills have short- ened their hours of labour by half an hour a day without decreasing the pay . The Park Bond in Hemilton will 1 I: after the city’s shade trees. 033m“ Durhsm, of Wellnnd, was killed while walling on the railway. o ‘1 D,“_ L-.. - :Jobu Lewis fell from the tap the McClary Mnfg Co’s. building London and sustained concussion the brain. A debate, “ Resolved that women are better church workers than men.” was decided in favor of the negative at St. Thomas. Settlers from Wisconsin to the number of 158 passed through Wey- bourne, N. W. T., en route for North- ern Alberta. Miss Walker, late matron of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, Belleville, was presented with a valuable brooch by the superintendent and officers. Jeeees Harris, employed in the G, '1‘. R. car shops at London, while working with a wood drill had his abdomen pierced. He is now in the hospital. Twenty-five conversions are an- nounced as the result of the two weeks’ labours of the soul-saving troupe of the Salvation Army in Galt. Rev. J. .Scott, pastor of St. An- drew’ s Presbyterian church, Brant- ford, has been given a purse and 8 mon cb’s leave of absence to recuperate in California. I Rev. P. C. L. Harris, pastor of the Ross Memorial church, Port. Huron, has tendered his resignation, having accepted a call from the Congrega- tional church at Guelph. L. A. Parnallwasinstmly crushed to death by the falling of some mae- sive timbers near St. Catherines. He was but a young man, and was about to leave for the North-west. A tablet has been placed in Trinity church. Galt. in memory of Adam Warnock. who was for 67 years a resident of that place and for many years a faithful member of that church. A body, supposed to be that of Geo. Hylend, was found in Toronto Bay. It has also been identified as the body of Geo. Drew. Conductor John Dore was killed at Paris, Ont. The Seaforth Sun office was d9. stroyed by fire. Saturday. Mr. S. C. Skinner. manufacturer, of Gananoque. is dead. The Doruiwic. Mam. Hotel and post- oflice were burned. The hotel occu- pants escaped in their nightclothes. Mr. John Lithgow, of Chatterton, and Miss Johnston. his sister-in-law: were thrown out of their carriage in arunaway, and Miss Johnston was killed. Mr. Lithgow was badly hurt. The Richelieu and Ontario Co.’s fine Steamer Montreal was burned at Montreal on Saturday night. Dur- ing the fire a shed crowded with spec- tetors collapsed. One man was killed, two fatally hurt and about abundred more or less injured. Nineteen men were drowned near Glens Falls. N. X ., through the cap- sizimz of a. ferry. The legislature will be formally Opened Tuesday afternoon. East Toronto Council has appointed n committee on a. municipal tele- phone system. Mr. John Wood. a. young farmer of Ottonabee Township, was found deod on the road at. Harrison’s Cor- BOYS. Frank \Vallace, of Brockville, wus aught in abelt. in the Smut Com- pgny‘s works. und had hit trm tom 0! at. the elbow. The Pope will receive a dele at' of British Catholics, beaded bgy 1(1):: Duke of Norfolk. Owing to renewed outbreaks of cattle disease a quarantine has been doclnred in New Hampshire. Twenty-two people were killed. tad fortyfive injured as the result. of an explosion at. Olean, N. Y. \[r C. R. Devlin. formerly Cona- dian Commissioner for Ireland. was olocted, unapposed to represent. Gal- way in the House of Commons. A despatch from Naples says Vesu- vius has again become active. The volcano is throwing up ashes and ex- !osive incandescent globes, present- ' ' an imposing spgcuglo. GENERAL NEWS. mineral products .' is estimated at of at of W110 OWNED Tun PIG? It seems to me that some people are born meanâ€"mean, every way you take them, but mean chiefly in their total disregard for the feelings and comforts of others. A mean man is naturally selfish. His whole aim in life seems to be to get all he can with as little eEort as possible, regardless of the trouble he may cause others. There must be one such man in town and he must have kept a pig. It is said that in the rural districts. weSt of Chicago, where the chief industry is hog-raising, the people eventually partake of the nature of their busi- ness, or in plain Saxon become hog- gish. Perhaps the aforesaid citizen took this disease. In any case rumor hath it on the street that some un- known person has thrown a dead pig into one of the unused gravel pits along the river bank, where it lies exposed, furnishing in the warm Spring air anything but the sweetest perfume to the citizens in the vicini- ty. This is dangerous to the public health, and the health officer should have the offending carcass removed at once, and, if possible, discover the miscreant who refused decent burial to an animal which he doubtless in- tended to consign to a far difierent tomb. “ A chiel’s amang ye takin' notes, An’ faith he’ll prent it.”â€"-Bma. Ala Expansromsrs. F. I. E. C., a careful and lucid contributor to the Shelburne Econo- mist in commenting upon my desire for a phrase that would hit 03 ade- quately the peculiar instinct of cer- tain scientific wood pilers in this town, rises to remark that Durham has not a monopoly of these air ex- pansionists on a gold basis. So much worse brother. I had honed that perhaps this peculiar genus homo was otherwheres extinct like the Dodo, but your frank acknowledg- ment dispels my dream and makes me long for sweet spring when the air will again contract to its normal dimensions. For me, old books, old clocks, old guns and old curios of any kind have a peculiar fascination. They usually have a quaintness about them which captivatpnthe heart of the antiquar- Settled ,-»A -J. JON ES. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. Should the town own its own Electric Light Plant. or should it not? That is the question now be- fore the ratepayers for discussion. A frank open discussion of every public question is good. Nothing is so dangerous to free institutions as the muzzling of free speech, either by indiflerence or by arbitrary au- A“) _-LL:.‘A IlbuluV‘ vâ€"v' "J - .. thority. On the other hand nothing promotes the cause of liberty so much as a free exchange of ideas. {ight never fears the light, and the right in this case is to give our citizens the very best light that their money can buy, in the light of their very best knowledge. It is always well“ in cases like this to take the advice given by the Poet in another matter: In words as fashions the same rule will hold. Alike fantastic if too new or old ; Be not the first by whom the new are THE HAN ON THE STREET. tried, Nor yet the last to lay the It can no longer be said that muni-’ cipal ownership is an experiment. It has long since passed that stage. It has, in some cities of the old world, successfully passed the critical stage-I of infancy and youth and reached a healthy and vigorous manhood. which promises such permanance as only a Isturdy system, based on the bed-rock of efliciency and cheapnes can give.‘ In Glasgow it has been in Operation for many years, and the result is that for the past six years the income de- rived by the city from its public franchises is sufficient to wipe out'all local taxation except the poor-rates and one or two . other rates imposed by the general statute. In addition to this, the street railway fares and the price of gas have been reduced to a minimum. It is true that the A CURIOUS OLD BILL. 01d aside. lranchises of Glasgow have been well managed solely because the aldermen who control the business of the city are upright men and appoint capable and well trained oficials to look after the interests of the city. If any oficial is found lacking the necessary qualifications for his position. or is derelict in his duties. he is summarily dismissed. even if he be the Son of the Lord High Chancellor. Municipal ownership has nothing to fear from any other source. The electric fran- chise will pay in Durham if the coun- cil Will have backbone enough to ap- point capable men to attend to the business. It will then rest with the peOple themselves to elect councillors r"t'" "" ._ “whom neither force nor fawning can unpin or wrench aside from giv- ing all their due.” If this is done I feel sure the town will, without raising the rates, improve and en- large the plant. give better service, and in a few years own and pay for the entire system. Long before that is done. however, the income derived from it will meet the necessary pay- ments on sinking fund, and since no profits are required for stock-holders gradually reduce the rates to con- sumers to the lowest price at which the plant can be maintained in a thoroughly efficient condition. A List of the Greatest 'l‘en Men the World Has Known. Who are the ten greatest men the world has known? Dr. J. McKeen Cat- tell gives Napoleon, Shakespeare, Mo- hammed, Voltaire, Bacon, Aristotle, Gaethe, Julius Caesar, Luther and Pla- to. “The method I followed,” says the author, “to discover the 1,000 men who are preoeminent was this: I took six bi- ographical dictionaries or encyclope- diasâ€"two English, two French, one German and one Americanâ€"and found the 2,000 men in each who were al- lowed the longest articles. In this way some 6,000 men were found. I then se- lected the men who appeared in the lists of at least three of the dictiona- ries and from these selected the then- Iand who were allowed the greatest av. erage space. Thus was obtained not only the thousand men esteemed the most eminent, but also the order in which they stand. According to this list, the ten most eminent are given above. It is curious that these ten pre- eminent men are so widely separate in race and ageâ€"two Greeks, two French- men, two Germans, two Englishmen, one Roman and one Arab and two in the fifth century and one in the first century before Christ, one in the sixth, one in the fifteenth, two in the six- teenth and three in the eighteenth cen- tury. The ten names last on the list are Otho. Sertorins, Macpherson. Clau- dian, Domitian, Bugeand, Charles I. of Naples, Fauriel, Enjantin and Barbery, names hardly ever heard.” Shaving Among the Hindoou. The Hindoo is a contemner of beards, and one-half of his head is devoid of hair, he only leaving a long lock which grows from the back of the head. This is a relic of the belief that has taught Hindoos the angel of death used this cue to drag them to heaven. Women are great patrons of the bar- ber, for the Brahmanlcal law is very explicit on this score and provides that widows must keep their heads shaved. This rule is most rigidly enforced. and the unfortunate widow has to make herself as ugly as possible, and grace- fully submits to an operation which deprives her of her greatest ornament, for Brahman women have splendid heads of hair and their coiffure sets it on to exceptional advantage. It is put up in a coil. The rich partially cover this huge knot with a thin platter of beaten gold, while the poor intwine in it the gorgeous flowers of the marigold. Frogs That Slug. In some cases the glottis of the frog presents a considerable analogy to the upper larynx of birds. Cuvier com- pares their mechanism to a kettledrum, Dr. Abbott to a steam whistle. Vari- ous species of the hylodes, or tree frog, found most abundantly in South Amer- ica, make the best approach to song. Some of their sounds are flutelike, oth- ers metallic, others again a clear, loud trilled rattle, somctimes pierciugly shrill. That under certain circumstances the effects are pleasing we can gather from such a keen observer as Darwin. He says, “Near Rio Janeiro I used of- ten to sit in an evening listening to a number of little liylzn which. perched on blades of grass close to the water, sent forth sweet chirping notes in har- mony.”- Coal Bln Measurements. A solid cubic foot of anthracite coal weighs ninety-three pounds. When broken for use, it weighs about fifty- four pounds. Bituminous coal, when broken up for use, weighs about fifty pounds. The consequent rule for the approximate measurement of coal in u bin or box is to multiply the length in feet by the height in feet and again by the breadth in feet and this result by fifty-four for anthracite coal or by fifty for bituminous coal. The result will equal the number of pounds, and to find the number of tons divide by 2.000.â€"-Popular Meehauics._ D. The “Fraser Property ”, vontaining Fifty acres. nearly all cleared and in good state of cultivation. Buck dwelling. frame barn. small orchard, beside post-ofiice and within half a mile of Church and School. épplyngo Tnogms H. L‘AWQENCEtXichers -- rut-vi â€" -â€" Post office. or to MRS. A. HE aulay StrgetHAEaat Hamilton. Foét i AS IT IS WRITTEN. EING LOT 60, CON 1 N. D. R,, Farm for Sale. Oneida. or Punishment Inllcted on Glenda" In loam. In Morocco the torture or offenders, real and suspected, has been and in still much practiced. Much ingenuity is shown in the infliction of painâ€"such devices as the rubbing of red pepper in- to the eyeballs, tying up the wrists at a height from the ground, etc. At the death of the late sultan a pre- tender proclaimed himself the rightful heir to the throne and had a certain success. When presently overcome by the legitimate authorities, he was seized, thrown down, when chillies were applied to the inside of his mouth till it swelled with pain, and be was desired to shout out his titles and qualâ€" ities as much as he pleased, being of. course unable to utter a word. After that he was thrown into jail to rot there till he died. A refinement of cruelty is the torture of the “iron glove," as it is called. A lump of quickiime is placed in a man’s hand, which is closed up into a fist. Then the fist is tightly bound with leather thongs and plunged into a tub of cold water. The agony soon becomes extreme. The torture is continued for eight or ten days until in the end mortification ensues and probably death. Again, a form of “lying up” is to chain or fasten a man to a wall, with his arms extend. ed so that he can only escape strangu- lation by standing on tiptoe. A Rat’s Teeth. The rat is remarkably well equipped for the peculiar life he is ordained to lead. He has strong weapons in the shape of four long and very sharp teethâ€"two in the upper jaw and two in the lower. These teeth are wedge shaped and by a wonderful provision of nature have always a fine, sharp cutting edge. On examining them care- fully the inner part is found to be of a soft. ivorylike composition, which can easily be worn away, and the outside is composed of a glasslike enamel which is exceedingly hard. The upper teeth work into the under so that the centers of the opposed teeth meet perfectly in the act of gnawing; hence the soft part is being continually worn away. while the hard part keeps a hard, chisel-like edge all the time, and at the same time the teeth are con- stantly growing up from the bottom, so that as they wear away a fresh supply is ready. Should one of these teeth be removed by accident or otherwise, the opposing tooth will continue to grow. and there being nothing to wear it away it will project from the mouth and be turned upon itself, and if it be an under tooth it will often grow so long as to penetrate the skull. Undertaken-n. In England in 1614 undertakers were men of influence who undertook for a consideration to get such persons re- turned to parliament as would prove submissive to the royal will of King James I. The three chief undertakers of 1614 were Lords Bacon, Somerset and Neville. They undertook to bribe the chief speakers and men of influ- ence in parliament that year over to the side of the king. with but partial success. Then there were undertakers in Ireland in 1608. They were English and Scotch colonists sent to north Ire- land and were each allotted 2.000 acres of land. They were men of capital and undertook to pay a mark a year for every six acres and to admit no recu- sant for tenants. Hence the name as applied to them. But neither the hisâ€" tories nor the dictionaries give any rea- son for calling the men who bury our dead undertakers. Almost Lived There. During a burglary epidemic in the country an inspector of the police force one night made a tour through the bur- glarized district. Considerably after midnight he saw a young man emerge noiselessly from a substantial home. stead and made after him. “Did you just come out of that cor- ner house?” the inspector asked. over- hauling him. The young man. while of respectable appearance. was plainly ill at ease and confused. “I did,” he said. “Do you live there?” demanded the inspector. “Well. almost.” ':\3 the embarrassed answer. “ But I can’t see that it's any of your business as long as her father doesn’t object.” Where Gunnetn Swarm. One of the most remarkable sights in the World is Bird island. in South Afri- ca. for the reason that during some months of the year it is literally cov- ered with gannets. .\'ot a foot of ground is to be seen anywhere. Day after day thousands of gannets strut around, and they are so close to each other that the whole. island seems actually alive. Those who have seen this sight say that it is one which can never be for- gotten. An Engaging Young Per-on. Fatherâ€"So Filmy Luhriug is engaged to young Raules? Lot me see; wasn’t she engaged to somebody else a little while ago? - Daugfiterâ€"Smnebody else. father? Why. in our set no engagement is con- sidered complete without her. Scrubbing the Landscape. Hubbubâ€"How bright and clean ev- erything looks out here! "él'lbbl‘llbâ€"Yes; we had a couple of (ice tectives scouring the country last week. The jaw of- the shark furnishes the best watchmaker’s oil. In each shark ls found about half a pint. Sin has many tools, but a lie is tho handle that an them alt-Holmes. INGENIOUS TORTURES. Darling’s . . AS SOOTHING AS A MOTHER’S TOUCH Is the efiect of our Imperial Cough Syrup upon the tired lungs and ach- ing breast-it store the tickling in the throat, the cough that racks the chest, brings grateful sleep. aids ap- petite, renews health and vigor. What a benefit for so small a price! Large size for 25c. Used once will always be in the house. Our Grip Tablets :53 :23: for La Grippe. Will cure speedily and if taken in time prevents. JNO. A. DARLING MPORTED SHORTHORN BULL. “ Newten Prince.” will be kept for ser- vice at Lot 25, Con. 12, Egremont. Thorou hbred Shorthorn Bull. “ Golden Victor," egiatered Pedigree, bred from Imported Stock. Also other young short- horns bred from Imported Stock. 'I‘HOROUGHBRED SHORTHORN 1‘ Bull “ Lord of Aberdeen Registered Pedigree No. 31841. Dominion _Sb0rthorn Herd Bonk will be ke egt for service at Lot 1‘1.Con.2 W. (1.11.. entinck. TERMS:â€" $100 payable on or before F.eb 1.1904. Cows drsrosed of or not retwurxned it neces- sary. wil be charged for whether m calf or not. HENRY Amcmxmm. March 9, 2 m. pd. March 10th, 2 m. Come to this store and let us show you the new effects in Suitings and Dress Goods. We Show everything new that counts. Here are a few Homespuns, Hopsacking Zibeline, Satin Cloths, Viole Taffeta, Fancy Lustres, Grenadine. Snow- flake effect, Select what you want and we’ll see uanu cup Ul, UV- that the [)1 100 is all lighut' The People’s Druggist. Bull for Service. Men’s Suitings. New Spring Silks and Waist Goods. New Table Linens and Towels. Bull for Service. Don’t Imagine BULL FOR SALE. WHAT’S NEW ? The latest designs and colors in Plain and Fancy Silks and Embroidered Cashmere s for Spring wear. We claim to put up the best Tweeds that. you up get in Du supply. We have just stocked I these goods. Now is "uâ€"I for Spring are in Mid. That the New Hats we’re showing for eating Went will never go out of style, but they are the CORRECT STYLES for the Spring Season of 1903. REMEMBER THE PLACE DRUG STORE (}130R(';E SSELL._ Yeovii P. 0. Our Suiting-I Will Suit You. Donioch. stocked some EXTRA SPECIAL vnlues in Now is the time to replenish your linen “"6 have just gone over stock and are determined to reduce it. In order to do so we have dec 1ded tn g‘h e vou some bargains. Below will be found a few of 0111 special prices. Read them. A few tons of Stove Coal now in stock. best vdues in Woratodo ad in Bureau. The new duigns Lead Pencil ............. 2 Pocket Knives ......... 3 Line Snaps ............ Mouse Trap.... . .... Axe Grease ............. Curry Comb ............. Scrub Brush ............ Black Jack Stove Polish. Tack Hammer ........... Whip Lash ............. Axe Handle ............. Cloth Brush ............. 3 Lamp Glasses ......... Candle Lantern. ........ Wash Board ............ Monkey Wrench ........ Broom .................. Bag Holder ............. Leather Mitts ........... Razor Hones.... .. . Clothes Basket . . . . ..... Strin of Bells .......... Saw crse .............. Ilazor ................... Fancy Bedroom Lamp. .. Furnace Scoop .......... Leather Halter. ...... Horse Cover ............. Ironed Whitlletree ....... Meat Cutter ............. Horse Clipper. . ... ...... Dash Churn ............ Carpet Sweeper .......... Revolver .. Family Scale. . Clothes \Vringer ........ LAIDLA W'S OLD STAND. W. Black wouws 0L0 swm. .pl ...... . ....... .06 p. . . .05 m ............... .05 lb ............... .05 sh .............. .07 : Stove Polinh. .. 10 met ............. .10 11 ............... .10 16 ............... 010 it. ............... .10 lanes ........... .10 mtern........... .15 1rd .............. .15 Vrench .......... .20 . ................ .20 ar............... .20 [itts ............. .20 no ............. .20 what ........... .25 Bells ............ .25 e ........ . ....... .30 ................. .35 droom Lump. . . .. .35 Scoop ............ .35 [alter ............ .40 er ............... .50 biflietroe ......... .50 er ............... .65 pper ............. .75 ru .............. 1.25 eeper ............ 1.50 ................. 1.75 ale ....... . ..... 2.00