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Spraying “'0 keep Paris Green and Bluestone. Also Moth Camphor, Moth Bags and other Moth preventives. MacFARLANM CO. DURHAM CHRONICLE Again. nu St'tflh’, lmlhs. grafts. sam- ples of nwu'lmndise. and uther things of likv nutm-v the rate has been in- creasml frum unv cent per fmu' onnom, oi' frat-rim) then-00f to "two cents for the first four mmvm. ur fraction there- of and “()ne' cent for each additional two ounces or fraction thereof." Here again it will be noticed that the rate is practically more than doubled. Sir “'illiam Muloek is again getting a great deal of cheap glory from the Grit press for having secured the low- ering of the postage. on newspapers going to and from the Mother country. ! The rate henceforward will be the‘ same as within the Dominion. Any credit that justly falls to Sir \Villiam for bringing Great Britain and her col- onies into closer relations on all Im- perial matters, we gladly accord him. That he has done considerable we as willingly grant. but that all he has done has been in the interest of Can- adians, we do not admit. The cheap' ening of postage to the few, who may send a letter or paper once in a while to the home land is sutlieient to keep Sir \\'illiam's name blazoned in large type in the. party press. and probably be. is satisfied with that sort of glory. But the eitizens of (.‘anada should know that although the postage on several classes of mail to “rent. Britain has been reduced there have been several serious nwasm-es nearer home. On the first of last July a mmsiderable number of sueh inereases were made, One of these of eonsiderable import- ance to a large number of Canadians is the doublingof postage on books. The rate used to be one cent per every four ounees. Now it is ”one cent for e arh an mmees or fraction thereof.” This makes the sending Uf lmnks" l)" post almost prohibitive and is a hard- ship to (‘anaclians whirh is not «want- erbalanved by any imperial reduction. One more example may be given.- on "laps drawings. photugraphs. sheet musiv. printed forms. eta. the rate he been increased from one cent per "0 ounces. tn “ two cents for the first four mmees m- fraetion thereof and one cent. ete." One eurimls result is that the prim- nf sheet music or a pho- tograph. under a. certain weight. can he sent to London. England. for one cent While. it will I’Oflt two cents to send thosame parcel to Varney. If this is not a ridiculous state of affairs. then it is hard to imagine one. Durham, April 2, 1903. Another serious incrmsc vats madc on book and ncwspapcr manuscript and on govc-rnlm-nt and municipal dtx-mm-nts. The rate was clmngcql from one ('cnt pt-l' two mnu‘cs to “ two cents for thc first four ounces or frac- tion tlu-rcof. and one cent for ouch ml- ditiomtl’twuounces or fraction thcrc- of."â€"â€"-'l'his looks quitc innocent and was doubtless intcntlml to "look” as harmlcss as pmsiblc. But noticc that “ or fraction then-of." As the vast majority of such (locmncnts or manu- scripts will lw untlcr thc two ounce weight. tlw postagc on thcsc liglitcr package-s and on the fractional parts of tho hcm icl'oncs is actually doubled. tax-payers of Canada he would be ”counted a great statesman and his legislation would be productive of htger blessings to his fellow country- .on at. large. Any financier can pile Iposorplus, if the millions are will. If Sir \Villinm’s imperial aspirations were not fraught with such sex-inns consequences to the patient plodding ls uurl'rurs POSTAL REGULATIONS. DRUGGISTS up BOOKSELLERS. W. IRWIN. Editor and Proprietor. SANCTUM SIFTINGS. Should be done soon. Save your Fruit by systematic spraying. ingly or unwillingly taxed for it, and it is high time now that the tax pay- ers of Canada who are groaning under the load of an unjust burden should unite as one man and cry out for justice. The statement which I made on the floor of this House was that of a lay- man who desired to present in his own words and on his own responsibility as a member of this House a question of privilege I made my statement. This statement involved a charge of con- spiracy on the part of members of the Governmentâ€"-a conspiracy on the part of membersof the Governmentâ€"a con- spiracy on the part of these gentlemen with the other persons referred to in my statement and others to get me to leave my party and throw in my lot with the Liberals. That is my charge. i It so stands before this House. Some of the accused now want to ‘ alter my charge, and to present it as 1 being made against the Hon. Mr. i Stratton alone. This is not my charge ' and I do not propose that men against whom my charge has been made shall alter it and put into my mouth a charge ditferent from that I made to the House. Before the division of the House on Friday night last, the following state- ment was read by Mr. Gamey, with strong emphasis ° M 1‘. Speaker : The charge that I made I made upon my responsibility as a member of this House. Ihave weighed and realized fully What this responsibility is, and I am willing to accept it. I am prepar- ed to prove this charge before a com- mittee of this House. I charge a con« spiraey on the part of members of the Government with other members mentioned in my former statement and others. I am prepared to substan- tiate this. But if persons against whom my charge has been made alter it and vary it so that it ceases to be my charge, and put something in its place which limits and makes an accusation against the Hon. Mr. Stratton alone, then I repudiate such action. MR. RICHARDSON PLEADS FOR DURHAM. Surely the position I take is defin- ito and cannot be misunderstood, and I leave it to this House to dual with. Frmn the Hausard Report of March 25th, wv notice our mmnlwr, Mr. Rich- ardson. has hem putting in a plea in the inn-rest of Durham. 'l‘lw fallow- ing,r paragraphs are rvpnrtul after his mum- in a discussion (m the ormétiun nf publiv buildings in towns of ovvr twn thuuszuul nf a. pupulntinn: Again he says: " \lr. (7l1:1..irin:in I think in this cor.- llH tion it would bet fair to «all the at- tention of the government to the pol- y ofthe I’ublic \Vorks Department in eXpending large sums of money in small towns just emerging from the condition of villages, on buildings al- toget her too ornate. too eXpensive and too monumental for the purpose for which they are designed and which, in fart. are more ornamental than useful. in this way a gross injustice is done to the agricultural portion of the community many of whom have! to travel two, three or four miles tol gettheir mail matter when a large amount of (.lxpenditure. is made in erecting these ornate and expensive buildings in little towns. merely emerging from villagehood. If favors are intended for towns oi 2,001,) or more, . I put in a claim for a town in my own constituency: yet, I am strongly in favor of some move being made by the hon. member for East York (Mr. Mae- lean) looking to the establishment of 31 rural mail delivery system. This, I believe. would prt‘nbably he a very ex- pensive undertaking and one that the department could not enter upon c'om- pletely at the beginning; yet some ex- perimental steps might be taken in order to find out what the cost would be in extending it over the whole coun' try. i believe that at any rate we should take some measures to show our disapprobation of the, practice of erecting these costly structures. far more costly than requirements war- ‘ rant.” “ Sinm- the Ministvrnf l’uhlii: \Vnrks ism-(mixing appeals for public build- ings in tnwns nf nvvr 2.001lnt'a pnpu- latiun. I wish tn put in an appeal for tlw tmvn of Durham in my constitu- vnvy. It must he knuwn tn many mvmlwrs of this Hnusv that this is nnv ul'tlu- must thriving and prospernus tnwns in ()ntarin, rapidly increasing in industries and pnpulatrimi. It is very nun-h in nm-d of a public building of thv (rharacuw we are now discus- sing. THE POSITION 0F LIBERALS‘ . A good deal of success is attending the efforts of certain Liberal papers and politicians to inflame party feel- ing against the Opposition in tin Legislature and to arouse party on- thusiasm for Mr. Ross and his assoc. iates. They know well that if they can flag the party into a rage against Gurney and Whitney sad the political MB. GAMEY’S STATEMENT. organization to which they belong there will be much less need to fear the efiects of any damaging facts which the investigation of the Gamey1 charges may disclose, and can pro- ceed the more boldly to defeat the objects of the enquiry. A familiar complaint is that Conservatives are seeking to make political capital out of the situation. This is quite likely. , It is the habit of politicians to make “capital out of the mistakes and crimes of their opponents. Conserv- atives are now doing exactly what Liberals would do, and alwavs have done, under similar circumstances. When Langevin was undone, when Bykert was trapped. when Ministers and oflicials were involved in the scandalous departmental revelations of 1891, the attitude of Liberals was not very difierent from the present attitude of Conservatives. Such revelations prove that imprOper in- fluences are used in elections and the administration of afiairs corrupted for partisan purposes, and it is not surprising that the victims of such practices should feel an unholy joy when the operators are exposed. The outcry against anyhrejudg- ment of the case is of the same spec- ious texture. The question is of a strictly public character, affecting the public morals and the character of Parliament. and the right of public judgment in the case is absolute. It is not the habit of legislators under attack to withhold their defence when the material for satisfactory defence exists. Not once in our Par- liamentary history have politicians sought refuge in an outside commis- sion except when the evidence of guilt was practically conclusive. The I ,transfer to Mr. Gamey, under the circumstances, of the patronage for Manitoulin. was a vicious and inde- cent transaction, and utterly con- demns the Government. It was a direct purchase, and if no cash pass- ed. there is nothing to be said except that the Provincial Secretary. or whoever acted for the Government, made an uncommonly good bargain. But whether the facts now before the Province be conclusive or other- wise, it is at least fair to ask Liberals in the Legislature andin the country if they think the Government is pro- ceeding wisely in sending Mr. Gamey’s charges to a Commission. Surely, in view of all the history of the party. nothing but guilt can be argued from this manoeuvre. The accused will name the Commission, determine its scope and authority, and order the method of its proceed- ure. It seems to be already quite clear that pertinent evidence cannot be submitted under the instructions which the Commission will receive. That will constitute a legitimate grievance for the Opposition. It will destroy the chief value of a ver- dict of acquittal. If the judges ac- cept instructions which limit the scope of the inquiry, or permit less freedom of investigation than the Committee on Privileges and Elec- tions affords, Conservatives will feel that the Bench has intervened to protect a party Government, and that respect for the judiciary, which is so vital to the sound administra. tion of justice, will be impaired a thorough investigation, and an honest finding. It is of little conse- quence to such people whether the Liberal party is in or out of office. They cannot afford for the sake of one Minister, or of half a dozen Min- isters, to have the party record he. smirched, and all the precedents and traditions of Liberalism set at defi- ance. It may he awkward to paSs judgment upon a colleague in the Committee on Privileges and Elec tions, but they will find it more awkward to defend grave Ministerial misconduct. while they will not be. helped at all if the Commission should return a divided and inconclusive Judgment. Already gossip is busy with the official connections and em- oluments of the judges named by the Government. They must suffer cruel injustice in consequence of the heated partisan rage which the situ- ation has developed Why should they be dragged into the quarrels ol politicians when the work in hand is within the prOper purview of the Legislature and its committee? ? Furthermore, two judges do not constitute aproper tribunal for the work to be done. If there should be disagreement. the whole business will be futile, if not positively mis~ chievous. The Bench will be hone- lessly involved in the quarrels of rival politicans If there is to he a Commission, there should be guaran- tee of an authoritative finding. Here the tribunal is fatally defective. The point deserves from the public far more serious consideration than it has yet received. ()ntario has treated the Liberal party with unprecwlented generosit». Thirty years of office should satisf“ its utmost ambitions. It, base record as a. gOVernlna‘ organization in this Province of which it. need not lw ashamed. It should aim to be re- membered in history by the fruitful work of its days of vigor. rather than by the scandals of its time of weak- ness and collapse. It had better go out with its flag flying and its feet upon the neck of corruption, than Struggle to obtain a few more years of office bv miserable compromises and weak abandonment of its higher profes-iions and traditions. There must be. we repeat, Liberals in the Legislature who have no other desire than that Mr. Gamey’s changes should be clearly established or thoroughly disproved. They cannot hepe that Conservatives who are to he robbed of their undoubted right to have a Parliamentary Committee will accept There must be Liberals in the Legislature, as there are thousands in the constituencies. who desire only the judgment of a commission limited in its scope and named by the accused Ministers. They know that in the past Liberals have refused to go be. fore such commissions. It is not within their right to blame Conserv. atives if they should now do likewise. As to the course the Opposition will take we have no information. nor have we any advice to ofier. We know only what is now the duty of Liberals in the Legislature. and how grievously the attitude of Mr. Ross and his colleagues must disappoint the great mass of the Liberal party. however well they may conceal their chagrin. and however they may be lashed into resentment toward Mr. ‘Gamey and the party which stands to profit by his operations. If half a dozen Liberals in the assembly will stand out from their associates and boldly assert the authority of Parlia- ment to guard its own integrity, and the duty of Liberals to reSpect the higher ideals of Liberalism. they will do much to give tone and vitality to public Opinion. and in the final result greatly serve the true interests of the Liberal party.-â€"Toronto News. " A chiel's amang ye takin' notes, An’ faith he‘ll prent it."â€"BU31Is. Is THE EARTH ROUND ? Tell it not out to earth that we have yet in Durham, citizens, well advanced in life, who have in the past filled important civil positions, citizens who claim to be abreast of the times. who presume now and again to direct or obstruct public opinion, and endeavor as far as in them lies to clog the wheels of pro- gross, and yet witbal, do not believe that coal is of vegetable originâ€"that it is “ bottled sunshine ” as the sci- entists say. \Vonders will never cease. but this sublime ignorance makes us sometimes wonder “ where we are at.” Doubtless these good people still believe that the earth is a huge flat slab, resting on the back of a huge white elephant, and this again on the back of a huge land tor- toise, and this again onâ€"-well, on what? 1 1 Is it not time that Durham had a ! \Vomen’s Fine Kid Oxfords, selling p Port of Entry for the admission of' , what we advertise we do. See foreign goods. and a collector of cus-f toms of its own? Our town is situ- ated in the centre of a large agricul- ture country. and now that our Ce- ment Works and other factories aretA lot of Men’s Vici Kid and Box Ca established we are likely to be a man-t $1 50 Being narrow fitters w ufacturing centre as well. Other, ' ' industries are asking for privileges for establishing amongst us and 5A swell line of Men’s Box Calf an our price $2.65. Positively l at $4.00. They always please. should the oil and gas wells prove as. Order and Repairi‘ successful as the experts predict. ; there is surely a field for larger con-f sumption of foreign goods than ever2 PEE before. The citizens of the town and ' vicinity have borne patiently, but not .' without complaint. theinconvenience STRICTLY CASH SYSTEM. and trouble. often unnecessarily im-, posed by the collectors at outlying m w Ports of Entry. especially Listowel, in recent years through which most of our imported goods come. In-' The idea of government control or Stances can easily b” furnished. 1‘ municipal control of all public fran- iS a pity the whole of South Gre.‘vlchises is rapidlv gaining ground in must be supplied through officers out all democratic countries. Why side the County. If our Station:should it not when the, government Agent were appointed Collector, andlitselt is “f the people and for the the work done on Commission or on ; people? lt is a common saying now. salary the cost would be insignificant i among the [art-”erg. perhaps more It is time our citizens were waking 5 than among town I'W’OPlP- probably to the requirements of our town and ; because the farmer is the more re- demanding what we surely are en- ’llective of the two. that the railway titled to haveâ€"A Port Of Entry right ‘ telegraph and other such companies here in Durham. with a local collec- are the governments. and act as if tor. Our Council should petition the t they owned the country. This is too Government at once forthis muchittue' and will every day become needed convenience. The citizens. truer till the people rise in their will most cheerfully increase such a ' might and demand that the affairs of petition to “‘5’ length if they have I the country be managed in the inter- the Opportunity. ests of its citizens in general, and BUREAU 01“ ENTER'I‘AINMBX'I‘. not in the interests of corporations From the large number of poor and ! and rings formed EXDWSSIY {01' the. mediocre public entertainments pre- purpose 9‘ “93‘2"? tli‘i'iiout'iter); rcdf -- ' .- ~ ' 'ources. an (we .I g l i - sented here during the past winter, ltS 1'95 ' 7‘ ' ' ' ' ' ‘ ' . 3. [he it would seem time to call for some , 00843 ”"0 the” 0““ PObl‘Pt controlling agency to regulate the People have “5'3“?“ complacently tog entire show business and put it on a l long to ”19 {while-311 demagogue an e corporation plutocrat. and the better basis. At present the public 111 has no means of knowing the charac-E ter of a show except from press? notices of the performances in other' places. These, unfortunately. are not always correct. and even when correct are. not always available. l‘he ' Advance Agent of a traveiling troupe comes along and two or three weeks (30' 1“. RN .\l EN 'l‘ CON'l‘llt )l.. a i 3 ”c r m LI». ahead engages to perform under‘the g FROST 4 auspices of some local socmty. lyven 5‘ *< â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"~~â€"â€"--~ â€" if press notices are unfavorable else» where. the local papers are loath to. quote them to the injury of the local society. Thus the business goes on and prospers. while the innocenr. public have to pay the piper. Were it. not for the danger of paternalism i it would be a good thing to have all; public entertainments under govern, mint control. All governments, however. should be for the protection of the public. and since entertain- ment is a human need that requires regulating, as is fullv recognized in many countries. there should be some bureau of entertainment inact- porated by law, which would license all travelling shows. and thus prctect the public against the fake perform-i ances now too common on everyt LIL L A Carload of ti strong MCL A Twelve new F: $12.00 Each ha This is a Sn. want. one. * mm m» - 1103' 33111 A XJIJIXJIJIJIJIJ (gum . platform in the country It should he a punishable offence for any trav- elling company, except in cases of D. Campbel illness or accident to give the public ‘v‘ . . Q2 _. less than they promise throngh their Q, DURHAM, advance agents or their advertise- V gags/assess ments. accuse. so a THE MAN ON THE STREET. PORT OF ENTRY NEEDED. Import of Seeds :; from England early this month. OATS: Scottish Chief Oats, said to be the best and GRANULATED H. PARKER, I' Our prices are right. The 1ight price is the one that can be named on an a1 tiele that’s first truly described and then found so by the customei. Goods must be sold quickly, and the cost of hand- ling 1edueed to the veiy 10“ est point. For Ilependahle floods These Prices will Show you Exactly what we Mean: Children’s Box Calf, buttoned and laced boots, selling price $1.25. our price $1.00. Our profit on each pair is very small. Volume is what makes our price possible. Women’s Fine Kid Strap Slippers, selling price $1.25, our price 81.00. Exceedingly neat and the saving is worth considering. \Vomen’s Fine Kid Oxfords. selling price $2.00. our price $1.65. As usual what we advertise we do. See them. A swell line of Men’s Box Calf and Vici Kid Bals, selling price $3.50, our price $2.65. Positively high class and superior to some sold at $4.00. They always please. A lot of Men’s Vici Kid and Box Calf Bals, selling price $3.00. our price $1.50. Being narrow fitters we will half the price. might and demand that the affairs of the country be managed in the inter- ests of its citizens in general, and not in the interests of corporations and rings formed eXpressly {or the purpose of bleeding the country of its resources. and diverting the pro- ceeds into their own pockets. The people have listened complacently too long to the political demagogue and the corporation plutocrat. and the Granulated Sugar $4. 20 100 pounds in Bbl. lots. This offer will be f01 a few days. Sugars have advanced in price, and buying now you will buy at Wholesale Rates. Seeds 1' Seeds! Order and Repairing Our Specialties. most productive grown. SUGAR ! PEEL. sooner they awake to the foolishness of allowing this state of things to continue the better it will be for themselves and {or their country. That it will continue till the people as a whole end it is as certain as fate. No philanthropic parliament or trust wili ever be formed to move in the direction of greater privileges to the unprivileged classesâ€"the submerged nine-tenthsâ€"until made to do so by the sheer force of an unflinching de- termination of the people to secure their rights. Carlyle. the greatest thinker of the nineteenth century. long ago used these wholesome words:â€"“'I‘he practice of modern parliaments. with reporters sitting among them. and twenty-seven mil- lions. mostly fools listening to them. fills one with amazement." Lo also. in Canada, the practice of our Parliaments. playing to the galleries as they do, with reporters sitting among them and 5000000 mostly fools. listening to them. may well fill the reflective mind with amazement. It DRUGGIST AND SEEDSMAN DURHAM. (Continued on page 5') THE SHOE MAN. Cash for Furs and Hides. GRANULATED