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1 Baker Confections: An anumaly of our vaunted system of British justice is the injustice to whirh the witness in a court of justâ€" ire may he. and frequently is. sub- mitted. The. free ritizrn. summoned hefnr‘i‘ the run”, in give evidence. has no rlmire but to obey. He must heroin)» a witness whether it pleases him tn do so or not. And, hrciinght hi'fm'e the t'nm't for the purupse 0f furthering the ends of justice. the court sits by while he is subjecti‘rd to almost, any degree of mental torture, indignity and injury the Opposing legal cunnsel see. [it to inflict for their own ends. Facing no charge. acrnsed of nothing. he is exposed to having his character assailed, to be stigmatized at a lawyer‘s fancy as a rugne. a thief and a liar. IS A LAWYER PRIVILBGBD T0 “BROWBBAT” WITNESSES? 'l‘hc- t'nllow'ing mlitorial from the Ottawa Jum'nal \‘nit't's tlw. thoughts 4»! (-wry man whu vwr stood in the witnvss lmx. It i4. inch-ml. high time that this harhariv practice of [mm- boating witlwsso-s indulgml in by many lawng. both past and pres- ent wo-rn, as 'l‘tw Journal says, cur- tailml. 4 In an effort to prove guilty or in- nocent. as the case may be. the pro- secuting or defending lawyer may represent the innocent and unindict- ed witness as a perpetrator of all the olTenees known to the Criminal Cute and all the sins defined in the moral. A man’s honor or a woman's virtue is at. the mercy of the hired lawyer once he. or she steps into the witness box on a command that. must be obeyed. Many a man who is more at home on the- farm, in tho factory. or tw- hind the countnr has gnnn into the witnnss tmx prvparm'l t0 toll the truth. thv whuln truth and nnthing but thP truth but has bron abused, frightened and runolmwl unlit for in- tolligont. ttumght by tho‘! methods now prnvalrnt in thv mmtrrn rnurt. Tho» Jnurnal says: .\ corner stone of British justice is the principle that a man is innocent until he is proven guilty. The prin- ciple prevails for the protection of the accused. Often it prevails in theory rather than in practice. for unless he has the recourse to hail. the man who comes within the grasp of the agents of justice is surely treated more as a criminal than as an innocent citizen from the time the charge is read against him until he is either acquitted or convicted. The subversion of this sound and age-old British principle of justice to the disability of the accused is bad enough. but infinitely worse is the prosecution and condemnation The wide. publicity given the acti- rle points out that the public are more than ready for legislation wip- ing out the practice and that the habit is not confined to any (me sec- tion of the country, but is indulged in throughout Canada. .n the passing of Charles Clarke at his Toronto home, the Canadian Pacific lost one of its oldzs; locomotive engineers. In the pioneer days of Canadian railroads, the late Mr. Clarke used to drive an old wood-burning engine known as a double-ender, and the engine on which he made his first run as engineer on the Canadian Pacific is shown above. He was born in England 76 years ago and started railroading at the age of eighteen with the old Midland line, joining the company from whose service he was retired about twelve years after. The New Whole Wheat Bread lOc E; 'A. Rowe ' “MI. by 56, 1.23. Maltona A LOAF Made. in Durham Mtany of the scenes in the new [,iliotoplay. it is said. have more var- iecl action anrl swil'ter bursts of gripping drama than have been founcl in previous Mix pictures, while the surprises come in hunches. Mix does one thing, especiallyâ€"â€" rioting through a prairie tireâ€"which, it is declared. will cause the heart- beats to increase mate -ialily. If you don't care for thrills, this is not the sort of picture you will like. But it seems to be a practically universal trait to long for new diversions and new thrills. You will doubtless find many in this attraction. Pretty Patsy Miller is Mix's leading woman. TOM MIX HERE THIS WEEK IN ”FOR BIG STAKES" An cwnt. of meridional interest, in untertainmnnt. will occur here this Friday and Saturday when the Fox productinn. "Fur Big Stakes" dwill hr shmx'n. starring 'l‘nm Mix and ox- hihiting this pmmllar film actor in new hair- ‘aising stunts. The Vetmm ans’ Star 'l‘hnatrv. when“ the feature will he prosmntml. has prepared for a siogv by picturn enthusiasts who like" the I‘uggmt sorwn favorite and whu turn out in rmwds whomwur Mix is in tlw smldlo. Calf With Six Legs. (Urangnvillv Sun) Anntlwr frnak has boon discnvorod in Imfl'm'in (Znunty in tho shape of a calf with six [02s. The“ animal is the pmporty nt‘ Rnbvrt Anderson of Mom). 'l‘lw e-xtra pair of navigators arv attachml tn Hw right hind leg, but (In nut hinolvr it. wlwn walking. The calf is sewn wemks HM and is quite lwulthy. Apparently the lawyer stamping the state-owned carpet of his railed inelosure of a Canadian court of justice is privileged to impose what humiliation and injury he sees fit on the free citizen summoned before him for the sacred purpose of safe- guarding jlistice. And it is high lime this privilege were curtailed. It. is high time the witness in the Canadian court was assured at least the same protection as the accused. l_'nder the disguise of testing his credibility freedom in cums-examp- ination has developed into license. and judges have been party to it. because of their failure to interfere. of tlw man who is not accused at all â€"-1.ho innocvnt witness. ’)ouble-Ender and Drivel. LITTLE JIMMY JERRY ON THE JOB Another good endurance tost is to be a taxpayer. In his address to the electors be practically eliminated the Liberal lender, Mr. Wellington Hay, from serious consideration as an obstacle to the return of tho Drury adminis- tration, and declared it conceded that either Drury or Ferguson will he the next Premier of Ontario; and whichever of them may be chosen will in all probability be leatler of political thought. and morality in this Province for years to come. 'l‘lw (Emwrmmnt‘s I'm'm'cl' nf lvg‘ivsâ€" latinn and administralim. tlw pm- hihilinn quvstiun and MW record 01‘ Hun. Mr. Fm'gusun as a fnruwr min- ister of crown lands. and his dogmrl- mum, Sim-v ho lwcamn Ioaclvr of tho (luusm'vatiw g'mup in tho HUUSP. HON. W. B. RANBY ACCEPTS U. P. 0. NOMINATION 'l‘ln'co wooks ago Hon. W. E. Rianey wroIP lilo Socrotal‘y of the I'. F. O. cxoruliw committvo that he would not allow his nnmv to bo put again bcl'OI'o tho electors of East \Volling- ton. Previous to the mooting of the nominating convoniit‘m hold Satur- (lay at Fergus, lip was strongly urg- ed to witlnlnaw his letter of retire- ment and accept the nomination if olfored him. He did so at, the last moment, and amid much enthusiasm was made thv unanimous choicv of the U. F. 0. party. :2 v.3; 2.3... ’42... 2:4... 31:3... 2.1 l......::: H ’\.li' [{anvy did not likv tho aimwr giwn by Hon. Mt. Foi'gusnn tn the tvmpm'ancn quostinu submittnd him at Huntsw'illn, and ubjwtmt to his at- titudv on all tomperanco matters. Ht! also criticized Mr. Forguson’s :utm'inistration of crown lands. THE DUfifiAfi CHRONICLE in Appears to us what the children are puzzled about is what parents are good for. Courting hasn’t changed much. They stop on the gas now; in the old days they would gas on the steps. There are many dreadful diseases but one of the most dangerous is to have the price of an operation. Men’s clothes are modest enough but a man can’t. conceal himself de- cently in a law suit. Epitaph: “He had the right, of way, but the other driver was a woman. Tho fellow who lives deservos a good show. Looks Ahead. (Toronto Mail and Empire.) Even though a freight rate of $9.00 per ton an Alberta coal is prohibi- tive in enabling it. to compete with the. best. Ameriean anthracite, it should be more satisfactory than the sl'aty substances that. masqueraded under the name last. winter. Besides it is taking altogether too favorable If the gmum is poor, bald, and bow-logged, it is mn‘mnco pure and undofiled. Natm'e is very beautiful if you can find a spot where nobody has had a picnic. Some of “1030 men who live by themselves are corruptet’l by tho company they kvop. Home is a place whore a towel isn‘t supposed to be soiled until it shows it. :1 \‘i0\\' of tho situation to assume that. the shortage next. season will not be equally mmwunced. Doesn’t Know He’s Sick. (Brockvillo Iiocm‘dm‘-'l‘imes.) Miss Amws Macphail. M.P.. 0x- pluins that. the rvason no wails are hmu'cl frnm thn farmer in Quebec was due to “10 fact that, he was not The average man “011M \\ orxy himself to death if he. didnt think himself abmc the ax mago. A LITTLE OF THIS AND THAT on a bluff represented, therefore, there was npbddy w wai-l for him. There are several professional Wailers in memo no m dd Ottawa :1. present who might, not Obie“ to extending their m of pessimism. By Swinnerton 4’10