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BANK 0f 60MM[R[ ! Periodicals Law` Reports ' Magazines _M:;y 18, I393, Deposits of 81 and upwardsreceived and Interest allowed. Interest added to the principal twice In each year. ' Current accounts opeued._ ' . . . Farmers and Commercial paper dis- counted. ` Farmers Sales Notes collected. Advances made on Farmers Sales `Notes. Note forms free on application. Dnura Issunn payable in all parts of Canada, Great Britain, the United States of America, and elsewhere. ' ' ` H2. 2532. M03313, 3 A ' V MANAGER. \4nu-u---v A I 3-(1) B shall be e tract, it s with the 0 tion by competeu speak to employed have been days prior contiracto claration t superinta has made lion under The res Mr. G1 the acts bearing :1 It pruvld shall be given to imroduc shall be e Mo indiv grime, Lb Il'BIcB an mg mas `utfence a menu Lluu Incidon touched mont poli It wag Wlllcu uu out questi Mr Gib.-1 mated co cents, an vinoe. V sale publi where, w `Wham against `nadir! Of agunu:-. leadgr of of the bi manta. Clause. , B_ARRIE BRANCH. LUUHU y-. It was` which ob ~~` 4'-naut.i A depu Governm bilityof provides struck ou to call 11 joined" t the Gove ,_-_.. --.u.- rnanage `Guelph, 1 It in desir be appoi Because Hun tary of has been `the _ oai of the la vn ounces -:- annx DEPARTMENT ] THE NORTHERN ADVANCE, `Q Q -gag AQlIl---- X-j_.._'_.__ THE HAM .---- - ---- r-v- In the only tiny": of pnrlinnlontnry gov- Irnmont in England, ouch constituency Ill oxpootod to pnyltn own Ion:-ooontnh_ _v_o_. Th; um of mombonuoaivingn I . d uni:-d n 0 I.-vmtn-nmh minty. _ V d-. -n-u v - --vy iv vvuulatlll IVVIV-PCIUKQ Published from the Ooe. Dunlap Street Ven-lo.lnth'opountyot 8lmooe.thoPro-` __g:__go. .o. Oanedn. every nun V: "` nu : morning. by \ OLMUEL wnsuzr. PBOPBIETOB. An 8 Pgse. 48 b;l;}|'owIpapor. DIIEIIAIAAJ I-A-n 61-; 01.. I'\__I-_ I:n...-. A-rit-193' o'A.is1'1u::.g$i`s1* OI` Ind `l "`-'- V `tr, (1 DIIIIDOII GIIVOB IIOIII H19 town through Municipal Rip iv -2 kl-' lem and ineompetency. If there is no Board of Work: in the town, in the name of common sense advertise for one that cull be able to nae the street mud-scraper and grapple successfully" with the atreet problem. If nothing else will do let there be a Street Improvement Committee of eitizene formed to undertake the vnrkg and a voluntary fund opened to pay for it.` Our merchants can no `longer atand hav- ing huaincea driven from their door: by an impassable aleughl The A limit of the patience of the Barrie taxpayers at this state of things. has been almost reached. I It becomes an important problem how to lessen the cost of working our railways so that there shall not be a reduction of wages on one hand, but increased earn- ings for capital invested on the other. There is a curious article in the May Arena, by James L. Cowles, on railway taris, in which he has endeavored to show that the cost of running trains is large beyond general conception what it ought to be, and the reasons for the un- necessary expense. The writer says :- There were engaged in the public ser- vice in the railroads of the United States, in the year 1890, more than 1,100,000 ,.freight cars. The earnings of these cars ' for that year were $714,464,277. received for the transportation `of 536,514,617 tons of freight. N ow, these appear to be large gures ; but when we come to con- sider thework actually done by eachof these 1,100,000 freight care, and the work of which these same cars are capable, their appearances change. The average. earnings of each freight car engaged in the service of the" United States in 1890 were less than $630 per year, less than vjgekly, hardly more than $2 per day 3 and the average`amvi}` f- `..'"k dn 9! each car was in the same meagre propor- tions less than 600 tons for the year; less - than 2 tons per day. * * . ., .1 _.;.- l__:_-L..\V...:I VIIEIJ - Uvoow vw Yvvv " This neligenavot our (privstalrail-| wsy msnsgers to make 8 proper use of their freight equipment has resulted in s waste of capital in useless freight cars, `estimated to amount. to $124,000,000, with en interest account of at least $5,- 000,000. The cost of maintenance of this (idle) equipment is about $10,000,000 3 year, to say nothing of thecost of track room to hold them, locomotives to move them and other minor, yet necesssry, expenses which their existence Involves. Cr --I `I171 _ ,..lI __ . The. net_ earnlnga of the O. P. R. laat year were "no leu than $8,623,950 and the working expense leaa than 813,000,- '000, or "something over 60 per cent. of the groan earninga. The gross earning were over twenty-one and, a half million dollars. Four `million dollars have been ,;1;.;;1.i on (dV1r>ed;did-apdci>di;dt-t7d1deV egg: puny : banker: todendable the company to_ unintaln O ve pa; cent. dividend. TAI ' nsrnwa! ranrrrs. The statement "made a few days ago` that the Grand Trunk Railway is about to increase its freight rates on all branches` of the roadwhere there is no competing lin'e,V again -calls public attention to rail- way management and ownership as re- lated to the pulilic interest.- The reasons given for this proposed increase in rates is that the road is not earning anything for shsrehclders who are dissatised with s. continuous lack of dividends. It is no won- der there is grumbling with such 3 condi- tion of things, butit will never be sny bet- ter ss longas the management remains in the hands of men in Englsnd who have no conception of rsilwsy business as it should be done on this side the Atlantic. --r----- -~ W. W. -Wheatley. How, this may bees satisfactory con- dition of things to our railway rulers; bat I submit that if-ordinary buainesswas carried on In this way,_-the majority of our business men would be in a state of chronic bankruptcy. If our railway companies are at all prosper-on s, it must be becsnse the trans- portation taxes levied upon the publicara far higher than would be necessary. under reasonable railway management. -'_,_'._._...-_ .__. .. __ ____ 1-... " Profouor Halley 33y3 th3t in my line when 3 good 031131 0311 run, 3 nil- ro3d can handle 3 not tn-3ln lo3d of 600 tom 3t 3 diroot qxpqnu -for fuel, tnin men 311:! min r3p3h_3_ (slut 13 for h3ul3g3), of not over forty o3n_t3 par mll3,'3nd 3o|i|3- tlmu 33 low 33 thirty oonh, or from 1-10 to? 1-15 of 3 out per ton pot mllo. Tint I3 to` 33:, $113303! of tho 6f?3 not tnln 600 tom`, "but-An'33rly 3ll..ilI3 r3ilro3d3 of the St3t33, for the 373133311331 0} 13 not 0733348 or eiohtlonmpvr M393 least; for Now nnnl3Id_$-Vitll333votIl h3nlof`70mll33, of 3 not" tnln. 10311; of 909 1-notov-snow 10- \ `dirt? -,-,-V--`_ 7 is times made with aspirin; cpndidstss relstiye `to theexipensss of their journos` to psrlismeint.--sud wsges durin the session. The . stipulation occurs for commodities to be tghen instesd of money In the reign of Edwsrd IV there is on sgreement between John S_trsnge.memher for Dunwich, end his constituents, -dsted 1463, by which .it is witnessed that, "John Strange grsnteth by these presents to be_ one of the burgesses for Dnnwich, st the psrlisment to be holden st Westminster. for which, whether it be holden for longer time or short, or whether it fortune to be prorogued, the void John Strange grant- eth no more to be taken for his wages` than as code full of herrings {and s hslf bsrrel full of herringn, to be delivered on Christmas next coming. wit` i:"n{i lelvlilirentu that the modern member of parliament In this country- with his liberal sessional allowance. mile- age (which is often saved by a gratuitous railway pass), and other casual advantages -is in a good deal better position. than the burgess of an English borough whose stipend was a cade andhalf barrel full of- herrings to be` paid atnthe cvmmg Christ- mas. This is a case where` the good old times largely suffer in comparison with the present. INCOHPITENCY AND MUD. We have again to call attention to the di-graceful condition of our chief business streets. Every little rainstorm that comes converts them into veritable seas of mud, so that they are worse than back town- Ihlp concessions. This mud is allowed to remain day after day to the detriment of our merchants and to the loss of all our business men. Sometime ago the town paid in the neighborhood of $250 for a machine to be used in street improve- ment with which the smallest amount of gnmption would enable a man to run the, " mud from the roadway into. furrows for carting away. Yet this machine is al- lowed to lie idle and the slow and greatly more expensive process of hand scraping` is adopted. But even this is notdone till the mud is dried.` presumably so as not to take the shine oi the boots of cor- ration laborers. It is too bad that the o3:7iest of our taxpayers should suffer ~"-- V -"d business driven from the n...I man ..__, _- _-4 _ ` Itis said attempts will be msde to rev ooncile Ksiser Willlsui and his old Chen- eellor, Bismarck, with the hope that such reoonoilstion will fsvorsbly effect the elec- tions on the En_1p_e_ror s side of the Army Bill. If the gruif old ex-Ghsnoellor has `to take the first step it is doubtful if the reconciliation will be eeoted by J une 15th. ` ' * V It appears that Mr. Gladstone was in greater-`peril from the pistol of the crank, Townsencl, than was. pt first imagined. Townsend's letter tothe Premier 8011! the story in pretty plain terms. He was pree vented'from shooting by Mr. Gladstone`s venerable 1 appesrance and smiling face which compelled the murderer automati- cally to bow com-teously to the statesman instead of. shooting him and then com- mitting suicide; On what apparently small things the fste both of men and nations sometimes. depends. ' T ' ` The amount of useless attempts at legislation is shown by the multitude of bills introduced, many of which do not go beyond arst reading. One of the favor- ite pastimes of members of the Assembly is oering amendments to the Municipal Act.` Up to the beginning of last week no less than twenty-six bills had been pre- sented as amendments- to that unfortu- nate act. They` average fty a session and if they were to pass would make the Municipal Act the nest piece` of crazy- quilt legislation in Christendom. The two interesting items in the aair are the wasted mental energy which preparing thebills involves and the cost to the un- fortunate taxpayer , especially the latter. - The embulmei- e bill has been with- drawn by Dr. McMahon. He saw that the Home wudeed ugulnet it as an at. tempt to eetublinh a combine uguinrt the public interest. It was pluin to both side: of the House and` the bill was con- sequently embelmedund buried without hope of resurrection. The pharmacy bill should meet the same fate. m. Gladstone : Ipeeoh in raply to Mr. ! Chamberlain last week, on one of tho ol|nIeI_of7tho`HoI'na Rule bill in said to have furnished one of the moat drunntic scenes in the hintoryof the Home of Com- monn. .'.It took half an hour in the do- livei7,- vuthont preparation or note and that it pojitiyoly the finest ontorihal effort of. `tho G,O.M n life. A ` '1'o.d .y . Mr. .D Alton Me0erthy will eddreer the people of the Forest City on tariff reforni 'I.'Ii(_l' other important quee- tione concerning the welfere of the people or am Dominion. The World end the combined, though they my vmfy Mr. Mocerthy. cennot heed of the weve thet iewidening and deepening end epreeding over the lend, end is bound to sweep the monopollete. who ere being enriohedbylneeneof high out of A98-LA.-- Sir Oliver is also doubtful on the eon- `stitutionslityof the Msrter bill. ` He has no possible doubt of the usefulness of the liquor licensing business in keeping him- self in` the position of premier of Ontsrio. Rev. Jon. 0d ,0! Nowmu-hot, will preach in shall: odlut ohnrohhorouxt Snndsy, and Roy. J. J. Ferguson will gun]: n Nownukoe. I lITIA: ...1 A IIIL.;;;.."_o; ou.a ronnnoa. Sir Oliver Mowat seems to be losing his hold on his claim to be the champion con- stitutional lawyer in Ontario. The Court of Appeals has declared his "Act respect- ing Assignments ultra virea of the Local? Legislature. This statute gives priority to an assignment of an insolvent over Judgments and executions against debtors. A debtor who is unable to pay his debts infull will not be allowed to put his pro perty into the hands of an sssignee for rateable distribution among his creditors. The Sherilf will now take possession under his executions and the early execution creditor will be in luck. LQIU VOIC` vac: ---vv v--v ---- Professor, Hadley i. no-wonder thatfresident HIilI0,0.~..0f tho American, Railway Association (represent- ing 120,000 miles ofrailway),1 declared in opening address before that Associa- tion, on the 14th of `October, 1891, that though we `hear much, of the average rate per ton per mile -andper passenger per mile, as also the cost of transportation per ton mile andvper passenger mile, it would be difficult to point out/its use in the prac- tical operation of a railway. The ton mile and the passenger mile are statistical abstractions and not the units by which the price of transportation is xed. The local passenger rate per mile is lost sight of when competition` or commutation or excursions are considered, and the rate per ton per mile is the last` thing thought of in making freight tarilfs. The entrance or a single passenger to _a train adds nothing to the cost of moving that train, and V the cost of transporting a single passenger (or a single ton of freight) is therefore inappreciable. '0' IQE I` THE AUDI l.`0B8' REPORT. We . learn from the Chairman of the" Finance Committee that the reason the Auditors report for last year has not been published was the absence abroad of Mr. Checkly, one ot the auditors, whose pres- ence was necessary in considering the rather important changes recommended in the report. Mr. Checkly returned to Barrie last Friday and a meeting of the Finance Committee was called for last evening to consider the report. Tim ADVANCE went to presstoo early to report what was done. No doubt the Finance Committee will report to the Council at its next meeting when the report will be given and its recommendations and the Jtrue state of the _town s nances may be made clear. ' ---'---v-v -----`- - ;Whether the views` of Mr. Oowlee. can be reduced to priotiee "we shell not now attempt todiecuee till we have given ell hie feet: and gnree, which we ire reluct- -antly compelled to hold over till next week; . d - `V ..;.;;....1 ....;;......: -r 11,, 1_ _.._A.-:..-.I `I... .61.; IT I LVUWTX A. '1`ho|n- L.....`..-J Q ldenvalo. . Advance `Correspondence. There is going to be 3 icnio here on the Queen : birthday. e understand that there will be 3 footbell competed for by junior clu bl. .___._I__ I A .I , _ AI , On Thurede; lent, there wee I meeting. of the patrons of the cheese factory in the public hall in this place, to hear the re- ports of last season : work and to elect oioere for the coming eeeeon. Mr. D. Wood, of Mineeing. was elected chairman. Mr. Jno. Beneen then preeented the auditors report. which wee very satie- fectory. The election of oicere wee then proceeded with and the following were elected :-Mr. Jno. Kerfeot, treasurer; Mr. J. Beneen, eecretu-y; and Means. Addleon, Lennox, A. Gilchrist, Robinson, -- A l1..6I!n Jdnnnnnn A n `I\ cxuullvu, ul-IVIIIIVQ 630 VJIIVIIIII LUUUI-IICIIII, land Goin, directors; Mr. D. Wood, _-`_-conga. A:II1--`All Ohnn Dull \.AVI.IAI.I VIQIVUIIVUH , 111.50 All vvvvu salesman. Conslderable discussion then arose about the salaries to be paid the secrets , treasurer and salesman, which some o the patrons thought was too small for the -amount of work rformed. This factory was built by Mr. sllman, of , Smith s Falls, a year ago, and has given the best satisfaction to all interested. Mr. Murphy, of Brocltville. will make the cheese for this season. Again we are forced to take up the pen of mortality and record the death of an- other resident of our village Mr. Geo. Duncan, who has l.IV8d in our midst for a number of years. He had been complain- ing for some months past but had appar- ently almost completely recovered until a few days ago when he complained of pain in his breast and head, but they were not thought serious until Thursday evening,` when (as he was sitting by the open win- dow reading, as"was his usual custom) he was seen to throw up his hands and fall back in his chair and in a few minutes George was dead, heart disease being the trouble. Mr. Duncan is the third of a family of four who have died since the beginning of the past winter. Your cor- respondent happening to be present when Mr. Duncan passed away was wonderfully struck with the words of St. Paul in his epistle to the Corinthians, when he said : Oh, death, where is thy sting ; Oh, grave where is thy victory." We are satised that death had no sting for him, as he passed away as one going into, a. sleep after the toils of day are over. The funeral took place on Saturday to the Methodist burying ground where the Rev. Mr. Toye read the burial service. Mem- orial services will be held in the Presby- terian church here on Sunday, the 28th inst., at the hour of 3 o clock. His sur- viving brother Mr. Alex. Duncan and family have the sympathies of the entire community in this the loss of a dear` brother and kind friend. . TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 51- Per Annum in Advance. $1. Fine white shirts ready-made and to | order at E. 0. Simmons . - _ . --vv ww--wIIrVVIlVVI Wo are-glud.to no Mu. Mills, who ha; been very ill of late umonkut on spin. TheIvyMillII_roIg|ln lnfnllblauh ' Seeding ll, about nished hero. Tun -ve candidutol were oonamod at Christ 3 Ohuroh horn on Mondnv oven- I-... 51.- ms. nu `D8- 1'_.....'|.-La- 13:4.-- -uv vuunnu u vuunvu uvsu vu I-ILUIIIIIV VICE` ing, the 8th ult. Hi: Lordship Bilhop Sweltmsn, of Toronto, oiotntod. The above reoota grout otedit to the Ron Mr. Cunningham to when untirinaooortn tho above in duo to I grout extent. an. '3 O- iii; Tdelli SE 'n&':." uXo{-, `iii, 1. prlnoipnl of the Barrie oouqme Imu- tute will be keenly felt by many toughen` of South Simooo. ', Rev. Mr. Ross, of Churchill and Rov. LTVI Ill`! LUV VI YZEIUKIII `I3 5370 Mr. Ooohnuo, of Ivy, exchanged pulpit: an `S3. ggkknlik c vvvusswuv Va 1.1; , VQWC PIIIIIIX 3:1: s.bh.c n. ? A Min Annie Willoug by-in again ablo to be among: her recent nlnup. lnit week, was highly euooeufnl. `A large number of young people` were prenent and (very oleunnt evening we: spent. Pro- ceed: $19.00. * _ . _ , n The mnny friend: here of Mn. J. M. Hunter, of . Barrie, Iympntlfze, deeply with her in her bereavement. ,/_ The leteet ourioextiee in our neighbor- hood ere two healthy well developed chickens which were hatched from one egg. They can be eeen at the mueenm to which phce they have been presented by the owner. V If the nnmhe;-. fish caught st '1`ollen- del in in proportion to the number of sh- ermen who are seen daily and slmoet `every evening penning through our village in the direction ofthat place we will be on the} look out for reports of 3 very noticable lowering in the Inter of Lake Siincoe. at No new" name will be added to th 8-nb ` uuwn Llst until the money is paid. In rlbers now in arrears for three months uld over will bqoharired 81.50 ner snnum. M1-.T. EdmnnI'<;I;rln} ben 3 to re- turn to bucincu this week. a infglad to be about again after four onuhn xllneu. 1\ A 1\,IL-____ UV SUV`: r us... -- vv M r. R. Broughto for hand ayp. A 1 ;| in. in ~I- ort Duihuai IV` IIIIIII-It'll! I hope your readers -won : forget the grand demonstration to be held here 011 24th. The eight medalI-4 gold and 4 s1lver-whioh are to be awarded are on exlnbmou at the post. (ne store; They sre very pretty designs. e Other prizes are also to be given in sdditi on to the medals, I\IIln..- - -- _ ._-- _t-__-- Mr.aT: railsm addre;aed the Ep- worth League on Monday `night. on "How to begin. couonndeu. shining: and staple Goods cheap. 1. Fyfe. - W 31.1`-.'A." 6:'Battn. of Barrie, gave us call on Saturday Int." nan I. .lIIII "A .1-;t'g'z;t:>;1e-fr;e;1:;ly six feet square was taken out of Mr. R. F. Green : garden last week and it being too lnrge to be got fnto a wagon it we: blazed on the prem- 1&1`. Thou. Ney has bought 3 home be- longing to Mr. T. R. Morris. own an II, 1_,,. -j.!_-_--_I LL- IL. Advance Goxreepondence Seeding almost` over. Min May Sloan, of Churchill, spent Sunday with Mrs. McLenn. Ell!) E0 U6 glvuu In luulluuu uu uuw nu uuuu u.` According to Saturday : morning papers Miss V. E. Brouuhton, of this town, has taken foursh place on the honor list at the recent second your examination in music at Trinity University. A_I-2._.. L`. -' ;.;a;..... '..;.2.i.%;....,,......a` 0.. ma. ._.... vjou any be secured to the country`: id- nuhp and prot. I - AL- _-_I__ 3___, ,3 __,I;_, , _ nngvuunv -- ------l V __. -__-_' V The new invention which is taking the place of re crackers in amusing the big boy as well no the little one just now.- -A - ~ _ ---__I_ _-_ _-A. --.-__- ...-- Advance Con-upomionce. ._ ._I-.'I L- _-_ `ll ... `Run- Journals Manufacturer aqd Binder of. Blank Books Day Books Cgsh Books Cash? Pamphlets % Minute Books Sample Case` Lodge Books &c., &c., &c- ` Books undo any Illuvand Ruled to my putts:-n.V All work gnarnmd W jbont-alum Music! Ipeolslty in Cloth or Full lather. sun` and Limp Coven. -`-Porlollonmadoof unynlxosnd Itylotoordor. ii ` lathe Ropulrlng of ova-,1 dual tlon of Bin d shot-t.notioo.. ` 3 Bgldlng and R?!-#3 3133 cannot be done h01 t 5 . , _ P.'nrtloIlnvlngBooku. &o.,to-bindnoodonlynendIP W oihowtoothoblnddry, w_lIon'a htlvo will all for the work gnd return. muons; wsnnyrnnns oasn. .n__IIn_bD Top Floor, less quantities. ' Cheap, by the dozen; 3 for 25c. ; and only we. each. Ladies should not be without a stock of them for summer. % avanv LINE or Goons AT REASONABLE PRIGES 1lT BOYS SUITS `rs: rjiunnr or nnunnns IVESTS. BARBIE BOIIK BINDEBY L lasting wear. We speak "0 that some say gives ever- of the celebrated HERMSDORF FAST DYE mixed wool and cotton Hose. Fine Cash- mere Hose a specialty. Fraser, Clark & 00. `ranging in prices from 5. to l . 15 cents. ` The patterns are so beautiful and cloth so good that it makes them really look like Delaines. ---|=oR 'I`l-IE--- Spring Season. 7 ,un assortment of Boys suits for this Spring x will he found more then usually extensive nod varied both Int Patterns and styles. 1 F f OUR PRIGES will be the Lowest yet known T In thehlstory of the Readyt-made clothing % Trade. Our elm Is Flrst-class Goods af . V Lowest Prloes. ROBERT GRISTOE, PROPRIETOR. . Ledgers The late action of the Imperial Parlia- ment in recognizing the correctness of the principle, that a member of parliament should be paid for his services. is not veid of interest. The Chancellor of the Ex- chequer says he has not a million dollars just now to use for that purpose, but the presumption is that ways and means will on long be devised to pay those who` cannot aiford to give their services to the state. Men who do not need the money.may,de- cline to take it, or give it to somecharitable institution, but thelact of the payment or:ser-vices expected,imposes a responsibil- ity on the representative which the without pay might not always consider it his duty to recognise. By the non-payment system, men of ability and usefulness, who are too poor to work for nothing may be effectually barred out of parliament. but \ _1.a_ _____ __a_|-' -___.,.-, FRASER, CLARK 8: W8. _Ladies Ri_b_becl Ygsts ip eqd- G ~ We also pride ourselves in our T stock of Gloves. Silk, Cash- mere, Taifeta. and Cotton in black and colors. % The Josephine. Perfect in texture. Looks like Silk. Wild owe; patterns in dark and light grounds. De1ain_ ettes in like patterns, very cheap I`wi11 pay you to choose now. ' HE ne __ Impetus I DUNLOP STREET, BARRIE. to trade that wje to repeat our weather -has given such tn f.rar1Af.}m1-.mo ...,..'$u .. an ora 6I'S. urmntsun 136.7. ` OAPITAI. - - - suooo.ooo.