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So Susi`-d a very intelligent member of the sex after a `visit to a wo- man -e club. where political discus- sion waxed `fast and furious and sun~intellig-i`ble. _, ` ' Wu: --. "Do you mean to say that the most cultivated women in New .York are incapable of grasping what every ward heeler. every -spaloonkeeper in New York has at `his `fingers ends?" asked' an indignant fem-inine cham- pion of the sex, "Fud.ge. interpos- ed a vcynio. anybody that has $5 and wants something--._ and` knows someone that jhasn -t. gha-s grasped the first .prin_oiple of .every variety of 'p0liti>0I-E-rOi;Y::'i.fb` gtagte national _'oif'7 :0090000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0OOOOOOOOO9000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO06 3 A iV'V';l;i4-9ixf;:f_ nme;t1mae wideiy ai- .ve1fge_nt "vi-ew:s4.;is:. vu;raxjxv`a1:;.Vte:nl_. by faot; A Senator's Romance. Woman ad Politics. i 'i`hat`oor'great store is maintaining its reputation as BARRlE'S `STYLE STORE is very evident by the magnicent display of Spring Goods. V We feel confident that the impressions we are making daily is proof conclusive that we are indeed. LEADERS in every sense of the word. ' . -.-- - -__ A ' Q--1 --unnansqv VVTC` . The coming season will be famdus as a SILK SEASON. Silk Shirt-waist Suits will be very much in evidence. Molxairs willbe very popular.-V BROADCLOTHS. LIGHT TWEEDS, EOLIENNES. CREPE DE CHENES and VOILES will he prime. favorites. * Come in and see the new goodstwe are opening up all the time. Dress |\/Iaking Parlors NEW SILKS. NEW DRESS GOODS. NEW WAISTINGS. NEW MUSLINS. NEW GINGHAMS. NEW RIBBONS, NEW spnme COATS. NEW TWEED SKIRTS. NEW snuir WAISTS AND smm` WAIST surrs. s PLEND ; 13 A an A Y Open Thursday, March 2nd. Eariy orders have precedence. asks Nixola Greeley Smith. Are wo- men really incapable of understand- -ing political questions or are 'they merely indif-ferent 'to them? AI AA 1'. , , nL`,_L AI__ I -am inclined` to think `that the latter is the correct view and to belvi-eve" that `the aversion to politics implanted in `the feminine breast is but a part of -the instinct of self- uvn I I_-I ,1, 11,- __-~__1.L- 3-- t\,I,___ iado! exclaims t.-he suffjragist. r- VI-l@lo.I`\a1vn'%` - ` But look at the results in Color-A V...` . v-..--.~_ ...___..-_-V ; I once met a Colorado woman poli- tician whose proud -boast it is that she. stands every election day at the polls ole-cteioneering for her candi- date. and if her`. sister. politicians may betjmiged "by her-_- ' They are neither man nor woman. They are neither brute nor human, They are lg'houls ?- \ "or anyoth.ingte1se" altogether weird and uncanny. JI,,,_ ,_I. 1.1.. ..___'___f.'__- _l7 - vonnsn wu-gvuu--.-J u I However. thowgh the majority of, women are not interested in politics. I I believe ~t;h the minority who are I should `be allowed to electioneer and l _vote `to the-ir 'heart s content. But the states where women are already allowed" the full. suffrage are quite large -enough to contain all -those in `this ooupstry anxious to share in the privilege and it -seems `to me the easiest way for the sufiragfsts to accomplish their purpose is by general emigration to these meocas of the .woman politician. I A n4-_-A-- -n -_.-..-..... :._;..n:...-...... v;. uuv ` vv V-AA\~uA `run : up-wag...- , Any woman of average intelligence can understand pol-itics if she wants to. But she doesn t wzint to; -there are :30 many grave problems of modes and millinery that require her more .-immediate. attention for their solution. A London despateh says :-Thc Re- verend Oswald Weloh, of Chatteris (Cambridgeshire) "makes public a story which seems likely to give rise to another series of treasure hunting adventures among the is- lands,_.of the Spanish ' main. It at- fords all -the .ne.oessary elements- the lonely isle` the hill landmark tori the rover at `the mysterious cavern. and the deep hole (contents unknown) with its mysterious cross .01 silver `bars. Here is Mr. Welch s narrative in -his: own" words: I I` `X "On one of my visits to the island ` tnoasureh un=t.-ing expedition on Cocos Island I -'wa-s reminded of an incident` that occurred during my stay in the Bay Islands. off the coast of Spanish Honduras. in. Central America. I liv- _ed there `for two -years. _making Run- re. `ivisiting 7the `various ` -`-'I_ VVh_[oi'Vinaoident has Treasure. Hunting. erly of the group. n|I\.._ -_- ._1! __ ,, ,_` ---J -- v..- -v-r. "Ono ne 'of`my visits to the island I was told `by our steward, James Cooper. that he explored Pumpkin Hill, the `highest par`: of the island. and an unmistaka'ble landma rk, and had found a remarkable cave on the side. He was in-ducaed v10 enter. Taking torches wit'h him, he was as- sailed `by t.hou'sands of bats that flew past him. but persevering, he came to a place which had evidently been dug out ,of"the earth. `*9 A/aVs and over e the 'top of `tjhe cavity, were two bars. iwhich he had at the time thought were swords. laid crosswise. On re- ilection he thought they might be bars of silver laid there for safe keeping` `by some parties unknown. I hadno time to explore myself, non. I `am afraid, inclination, but I give `the -`story as it was told to me. ,_-,,_ .I"I__I_, WI--- 1!-.. .L1_.._ 1.2.! V "-A "1-r`;)r:3'-"1-i`1 :e`l`; i;1a$'r6'7ch'e' -iii; ling of treasure it is impossible to limagine. Honduras Bay in the days 1 ` . ~4A---~ ___;- LL- ..._...._L.__.._ >---'-u--'- --- ~-- -- .1 - `of the `buccaneers was the greatest "rendezvous of all who "were attract- 1' ed by that kind of life. That great tneasure is `to `be found somewhere on the Central American coast is by no means unlikely. VVhether. when it is found. it will prove of real benefit `-`to `the finders. is, asvKipling nsays. another story." Fodder Cheese Detrimental to Canada's Export Trade. l I The Secretary of the Montreal dProduce Merchants Association in it circular letter addressed to the dairymen of Canada, emphasizing the detrimental character of fodder Cheese, says:-- The experience of the past has shown that or {the most part Ghee-se made `from fodder milk is not of a-lqualuity good enough `to en-ha-nee the reputation of Canadian Cheese or increased its consumption by the Bri- tish public. Further. it has .been found that ion the average the quantity of Cheese produced during 1011].` sgrass seasoxi is about as much` I as can be consumed at prices profit- able to "the producer. The `fact is appreciated 'tha't"t'he disposal of milk produced before the opening and `after `the `close of the Cheese season is an important question. but in view. -of the improved methods introduced `int_t:he manufacture of Butter in re- Qeenft` vyeursj. and Ethe superior `quality- ; :1;1:o': ;prodwJhwdA'rom, fodder ..milk with " :`iVx1;,c_1I';ia.a_'eiigf; at "rc'mu}n_erative i writ :re9mm9e'ded- "?R$551e?Bit9x;}.i . ,s.;_Wesa`V V V- --_- J. 6." %IRWIN,"`';.!:*;'::;`; "* 00` 99v'f 9 0 Q 0 4 4 4 `The [Prices Ruling in the Barrie and '1`oronto Markets During the Week._ Buuun, MARCH 2. 1901.` `I Lll'KI`y, PeT:|Dqa 0 I C 0 9 I o o o 0-4 `Butler. R01`. er 9 I c u u c n Butter; Tub; lbtonuooav Lard, 981')--oo-nuocoonuonn Eggs, PEI` do7......-`n.-no Potatoes, pcr bag , .. .. . . .. . H.1y,per ton.L.... ...;.... Drv Hardwood, per cord. . . RuughHides........... .. (`Il'I'l`f`. Mr: I _ . . . .. l\UUb'll f11Lll.'-5.-uuoounoon oIIII0"" CIl'K'1_.`f`a idS....-(us.-oncoonr-to-9 Cnklll. par lb-oi0oolrVIOI9IOIl|l0' Tallow, ncr lb..;...-u--?~-9---H` LIY1?)ki `Hand Pulls. {I'c$!|....nu `VVOOI l)1cksv0t`lOOIIIQIIDO-I-903"". "0188, id....n--uroof----0'9"" ] l0T.\'(3 I'I3il`...... uoqnsuvvoovo-gvtr VVno', washed Q...............n-'-- `"001. ll\l'3hed-ovuovouvno covet! ShCL`[T:kiIlSunuc -cuoouuvouov-sail!` Wheat. W}lit..uoo a`-ho-o'Ionno,$, \Vht'.1l, fed...-nunu-no-I'N'"" VVhcnt, g005e.-aouou`nvc'ooQootoo0 girl3-vocibovi-Illvnlilillb{ 'I;;IrlCy.........poouooongooiIOa9II`_ Oa'.3..........up.ooynoecu;-VnoI3Ivo_A RS3 -.....-.c-Vvooovnoo do-uiioafvolv P9413. .in.uy1uo'ooIII-lI09QlOOl0|_"" Hay.`Timothy .u.oo~o`oncoooonuo;`aol .lraw.......'.. o,ooolIII.OlOlI 0'I"",` Dresed 'iOg5-no-no 1-vulnvo 0-'O"O Butter, per vorund-vccvlotloqoiicup Chickens, spring`. per pound .` . . . . 2 -- Turkt-.ys,'perpound.........uuou DllCk8...-uo-nu-noovocowoovao 0'10` (;l?(!SC..-.u- ooo_oclll'OIlOII`I' root LN; . n . _ ._ 2.. olamd that 1? .10 be \"e.~:terday in the H..o:1a%:1:6~` mom; prdbzrbly 3 ngxer uewgrv in Oanadiam ` `P!m'B' % -uort` m'a,d"g` was so far-reaahlj I e `Dommi-m_ 7 to put `tlxowhole 913 tn: the P,-5.` " under` the A'domin-and Q 9 inpub-' Vince of QU'9". ' -To bowl: 013 was. lio schools. in 1`ll_0na'l '30 0. by if not -by dim. d1 .i' asaix`:`st i implicutiony made ; 3 `, , "tT' ,9 2 we "duty and patriopsn}. 0, hr. 10. words of Sir `Vllfd school seek forever to ew1' ' issues of lm new _P1."Vin'_ A -1 Dominion Iarem. #`.. .-'=-=~m`,`.;_. them to the .p;,nv,_5.M` 2 was held to b 9;f~`_n8%P*', against [Ohtistfltl "-5" factor oi 7' ' Laurier even and forv6' TVV Viv-Viv A , , -. '. v-uuun guooglucojtjllf Veahpcr pound.. ..._..-u--n mics; as, ms;~~ Votaichetanding the recent advlahcebiofe 10 per ` contain the prlceof Boot. and Shoot, we are able to tell all the beat makers` ehoee at lower Wicca than ever before. This is made poeeible by our _bavie placed large oontrnote be- fare the recent advance. and by buving direct from the pmanufacturen in- wholesale quantities. Tble means that on can buy Boots; Shoes and Rubber: here at the prices small dealer: pay who mile. 2 - We sell-- W .' Geo. A Slater : lnvictus" `Brand J. D. King : King Qualityf A ' W. A. Mafx-sh : S`tandard;" BraAnd% The "Topround. made by White- Du'nham Shoe Co..% of Brock- ton. Mass. - Lamkin 8 Foster, ("sf Boston And all %-the best makers %goods.1 % 4` + + ` v.\y+++_++o _ U. 1.! 11.1115 I waovv Ilvllsill uwliv DUIIUI, Iplllls Slllpug III In IIIUI, cu. vei- . . 0urpr1ce...........t.......;........ . . . . 50 Ladies` Dongols and Box Calf Boots. livimmedium and heavy. or. 82.50.. - Sale price . . . . . . . . . . A 200 D I C I I I I I I I O O I O CO }o'odvear Welt. Douaoia Laced Boots. in plain and p|'tenu.tip..ut 00; Our price . 2 50 The finet grade of American Boots at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 CO and 3 50 Men's Donqola Laced and Guitar Boots at $1.60. Se.1e.... . . . . . _. . . .'. l 35 The best 82.50_Box Calf and Dongola Boots on sale at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V '2 00 I<`o1_1r liuesof the best. $3.00 Beau we sell an. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 2' 50 High grade American and Oarisdian Boots at $3.00. 8.50 and . . . . . . . . . 4 00 That usuellv eel! for 50c to $1 00 a pair more. Mieses and Girls Boots in everv style as money-saving prices. Rove and Youths School Shoes of the best makes at out prices. Children s and Infants Shoes of all kind. T We `carry the largest stock of Boots. Shoes arid Rubbers in Barrie. and _ sell them at the lowest prices. T 500 Rubbers for 403.; 60c Rubbers fer 50c; 70d Rubbers for 60c ; 75. Rubbers for 63 : Men's 90c Rubbers 750.; $1 00 Rubbers inr 85. Dnuu1\a\h Y ounru `,4\l\.n nun`- noun` 1' nu-m\`sn--.nun'.n Deakknmn n nngnnn innniis .l\lUL)lll"lU IUI UUU j LVJUIJ I (IV!) JUIQUUCIC GUI)!` 05 UV IVIIUUUVU I'll L7UU_I . Rubber Long Boots, Hip Boots and Lumbermenfs Rubber: at prices much below regular price. ' T A ' - . IOOSB ' will L111`; ..LVJ`JVV U1 {V1133} DUILU JILVJJ \IVLllV\J\IJ'tLkJ L'\llI IIIIJLV GILVII BOYS are all opened out. We sell the Faultless" Brand, and we knowit to be the bean tting clothing in Canada. VWHY N01` TRY US FOR YOUR SPRING SUIT? ` ' 1.0. IRwIN.B*"*':.::;::;: Toron to `Farmers 1 The Curtain Raised; THE MARKETS" :fi11:*N@ixv SEREIG SUITS AINVDWOWVERCOATS FOR MEN AND \.'LV ._..- -II -...-.....`| ...-g III- --II AL- HI'4`A.ulnI:.--" 1.!.......A nut` inn linnliv :f in The Saving `to 75. uPir. Tonoxvfro. Fun. 2:. mos. Marketa. SQ V ?pr.o`vin~oe of _the Dominion. lI1I,- ,,.A_, _ -1? l\__.-.`A _--. can oka acks the tion. s in V tloyvlunvu vow _vnav J1`-Ioocqoooit-an i The people of Canada were asked" forever to `beware of the godless. national schools of the United States. Lynching. murder. divorce and most |of the other soc-ialh disorders pre~ valent in `the U-nited States were di- Areotly "d;u`e to the T national godless sohools in that country. Our %su- perior morality was -:-due `I: o lthe pious interest thaat the people of! Quebec-took in the solhool questions oi` the other provinces and that alone had saved us. This was the length `things -went yestenday. ' 2:. _____ -._I-- LI..." ....-..._... -3 51... cugma I44: voauuoa-u -- -v..--. .,,---..v...._.-., . But it was only. the raising of the curtain.-Toronto_ Wolf-Id. V Own a Home and be` Independent. . The ;Granu'v of Canada. Unexcelled advantages for Ieltlement. An in- vestment not a apeculatnou. _ . For attractive bargain: wme to A . ' ALECK CONNOR & VCO.. tweyburn, Assam. or C.H. PARTRLDGE. Local Agent. Bcx 3 Barrie. 5:-3m-In - or c/o The Bar: _ Hotel..l The Windsor Hotel. at Rapid caty.! Man.. was destroyed by fi1`_e. NORTH-WEST rams. 1'0 TASTE AND IT TALKS `AT 250.` 350. 40c 01950:: PER LB..BEFORE ba our best" ulm\`ertise- menu.... -B.LE_NVDS or TEA What it hays than will`. lobley `B_ros. _OUR`TONGUE `o N- E o F 0 U 1__4 _HAS.TWO MISSIONS His idly` P1119. L-I.I 'I`_0 TALK LE'1A`,I'l".l`4A8T.E Tea any woman ex-chunts...... Tea at-gd Cbifo `llnnnhnntn ____ . _ .;, \_ -_ .5: ` 1` '. ','_`_-' ~ . .-. ` ':ihVG on ' . ` 1' : .,: ` % L'l'r`nwl`g-3;. nczamsivnaxi ` cnungb s_.1`-iv; 5 , L j; quxu connnssxpn, ~ . donimission f-of `ainq-uiri mo Wt-he; North Sea inoitlenl; was publicly an`- j nounoed` at Atrlie" losing` aession ot; thelqommiasioxi Saturdaiy la-fternoonil The decision set; forth at; consider-1 able length themoiroumata-noes and! 9.. _!.I___L_ ..,___- .LL- ___-.__-__ `1 oiwvudw lavp-uv,u_uoovv-vv-- The decision says" thewdelay of the ;Russian , - transport v-Kamschatka. fol- 'lowing the _breakdo`wn of her V ma- phinery, L was.__ pervhcps. the -cause. of the incident. ` The commander. of the .Kamshatks s seisnalled ..A!_1miml {Roje_st,vensky during ttshe .evening that jhe had been attacked by. tor- fpedohqats.` '1`.-he admiral. `therefore. jhad ,.re'as'on ,to -`believes, he_ might _ be .attacked. and 'gav5e.'orders ifojr ._ strict vigilance against the possible ap-` proach of torpedo `boats. The ma- jority of- the commission V considers that Admiral Rojestvensky s orders were not excessive in. time. of war, under the, circumstances. and he had every 'reason to -consider `the situation very alarming. `_ FIRING NOT JUSTIFIED. "The commissioners." the deci- sion says. "recognize unanimously that the fishing fleet committed no hostile act. and the "ority of the commissioners beinfg _ the opinion that `there were not either -among the fishing `boats or in their vicin- ity. any torpedo beats. the opening of fire `by Admiral Rojcstvensky was not justified. `The -decision further says the -Russian commissioner did not share in the latter opinion. TRIED TO SAVE THE TRAWLERS. V to the end to pneiven-tqtwh_e traxviers ibeing the object of fire by the Russian squadron. ~ SHOULD `HAVE NOTIFIED . . POWERS. . Concerning _rtehe squa;dron s pro- ceeding without assisting `the dam- aged trawlers, the decision says: The commissioners are unanimous that; under` `the circumstances pre- ceding and following the incident, there was 1 such uncertainty con- cerning the danger to the `squadron as to wa_rrant'Admiral Rojestvcnsky in continuing his route. However, the majority regrets that the ad- miral did not inform the neighbor- ing maritime powers of" what had, occurred." _--_:._- - w ---- v -- Q-Qooa -;v.a vv -1:4 Luna: "In: any evont. `the decision con- tinues. "the commissioners are glad to recognize unanimouslythat Ad- miral Rojestvensky personally did an he oould_ from the commexlcement --.---__----- `----.. u.a-v .`n-a.-nun--a The decision concludes as follows: The commissioners declare that their views as formulated are not of a nature "to cast any disrespect upon the military` valor nor upon tlxesentiments of humanity of Ad- miral. Rojestvensky and `the person- nel of his squadron. ` 1-111731 ! A 1113?`; 'Iat\v\ ll!/\t\'r\I'1v\r\ A ll` ADMIRAL'S NAME UNTARNISIIED. iiiE-I3Aiiia13"i*'oR TORPEDO AT- . A ' TACK. ' Other -features of the decision are as` follows:-Admiral Rojestvcnsky, after leaving Reva], took the greats est precautions-to prepare his vessels to repulse a torpedo attack in the `course of the night, whether sailing or at anchor. The reports of Rus- sian agents regarding possible `tor- pedo boat` attacks seemed to justify L.._.;_ . V -.-...-.. "The direction the Russian squad- ron Iollowed was calculated to bring the last `two divisions. as events proved. in proximity to the custom- ary fishing ground of the Hull trawlers. numbering about thirty wandvspreading over several miles.` RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDER TO 5 ` FIRE. . "Tfhe testimony of British wit- nesses proved that` lthe trawlers carried regulation lights. followed the usual fishing rules, and were di- rected `by `t'heir.eommodore by means of conventional rockets. "The leading divisions of the squadron. including -Admiral Vacl- kersam s. passed the trawlers un- su(spuo|t-7-.ngly, .Adtni_ra1 Iltojestavens-`i ky s division. the last. noticed green- `tlar-es, really a fishing signal. which created alarm. and `then observed a vessel topping the waves. Admiral` Rojestvenskyx ordered `the ships -to` open fire. on the `result of which tests the responsibility." - E"Ql\1'IIII\I 0IIVlI fi1Yt\;II A 1;? l\ A III`! The findings were received in Lon- don with every sign of gratification. which was all the more marked be- cause of the premature reports that the decisions of the admirals had been of an anti-British character. The whole report is regarded here as discrediting the {Russian case. Even the phrase `that t-he firing was not unduly prolonged, which seems to afford a certain justification for opening the firing. is at the same time takenas implying .that the Russians continued` to ~.fi1'.e after they had discovered their` mistake. The definite finding ofthe admirals. that `no t_orpedo"boats were at the scene cfjthej incident. gives consid- ewble satisfaction. `and it is pointed out- th8.t_-_~t=h_e British 7 qbntentions were .v-turthergupheld in `the ,tindi_n_8f _ that i awe,at-rawlmicranundsmra" W'` . the ._bcd3ts *t'hjej---,Ru1uians< niistook for. V E011! uuyw nus `D6811 &r.l'u5Lcu uu `the charge at murdering his .mother ggiiihnrtords am} logged .1n Brantford I-`L _.-...`_ .4. .:~~~ . D` ~.~. W` `Felix Doyl has been `arrested. on In tuhnitan .nf..:In\ni-daring" his` mother ?' -. aann-ram WINS : In: past ---w ---`:v.---.-- -DISCREDIT S RU.~3iAN CASE deoigion' T6`: 'ij1t<"4na'tio::ml. asion of `inquiry `into "*t.h'e `Sea inoi_(h_3nt_: an`- ad the" closing` or Jmmigsion Saturday afternoon: eo-ision consider- ___L1`. 4.1.- _.__-_...._L-...--_ -...`I rnniuonrnnan Aw AENCE A/AIPOH TE}? ` -q-:-o--..--9 n-ui\rIn I'l\ A'l\'1 smmn nouns That `oiurn-eat store maintaining reputation BARRIE S To have known poverty and to be the_mother of perhaps the richest baby in the world is no oommon conjunction: but an example is given , _.._ ..-._.L A'Il--.......-. 9 |:......&.`-..- r`In1\` fell in love with `his ward. Miss Ada La Chapelle._.She was one of the daughters of a French- Canadian physician who died in Butte; Mon- tan_a. a -dozen years ago. leaving his family without resources. The cop- pelt`. Croesus befriended them. and Ada, a young girl of remarkable promise. was sent to Paris to per- fect her education; - The best sing- ing teachers in France were engag- ed for `her; linguistswere ushered in and out bearing grammars an.d `text-hooks: modistes brought their finest creations. and the "daughter of the western. doctor wished for nothing that -she did not receive. In'the meantime. on Fifth Avenue. in New York. the senator was erect- ing aipvalaoe of impressive propor- tions. a majestic pile of marble" and steel. one of the most` magnificent and costly `structures on `that splen- dsid street. In July. 1904. he made a trip to Paris and brought back w-i-t:h_ him his two-year-old -daughter and her mother. formerly Miss Ada La -Ohapelle. now.gMrs._William A. Clark. It was a secret that the UIILIJLIIJVUJVLI 3 van: wan voov----`-v -- c,-- -- , in a recent `Mnnsey. Senator Clark, the Montana millionaire copper king. . a senator `had married his ward three years ibefore. `The Copper King,` - ad`.-d-s our contemporary, `will not be lonely in `his ~81`i\.a.t marble palace. and Fitfh` Avenue will prepare to w~at-cih the debut of a new and i-n- tenesting -figure in society. who has sixty orseventy million dollars _to draw upon or ammunition ifxshe ' cares to campaign for social honors. "Woman's mid iiswat fault if pok- t.io'.s is `beyond its ken." A . use A .1 4-- I tht on7