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tafives_ o£ Ruséia at When it was decided to operate the concession 1m military lines, Japan olflectgcy as such would be a breach State councillor, who succeeded in interesting several Grand Dukes in the enterprise, and eventually the 0381’ himselh of a number of influential people in St. Petersburg, including members of the Czar’s family and perhaps the Czar himself. A Vladivostok mer- chant had obtained a concession of timber lands on the Yalu Riven in 1898 from the Corean Government. Unable to' form a company hirmelf, he sold out to one BezoBrazofi, a 'According to the translations from General Kuropatkin’s suppressed me- moirs published in the. September number of McClure’s Magazine, there might have been no war between Japan and Russia had it not been for the financial interests in a large timber concession on the Yalu River The common adulteration for maple syrup is com or sugar syrup, and it is not on record that the pure article is affected in any way injuriously .by such mixing. It is on record, however, that the bulk of maple syrup users in towns and” cities would rather have the adulterated article than the pure, possibly because their taste has been perverted. In this connection the; statement has been made by a Hamilâ€" 1' ton wholesaler that of several samples l of maple syrup kept in the office of . the firm, some pure and others fidul-l terated, customers when‘ asked to make selection. almost invariably chose one of the adulterated samples. In such cases, when no real injury re- sults, it would almost seem that where ignorance is bliss ’twer folly to be wiseâ€"Hamilton Spectator. I One table in the report, in which the records of the provinces are given, might easily leave the impression that only in Ontario and the west is adul- teration practised. The figures show none but pure samples from the mari- time provinces, and adulteration all through Ontario and the west. So far as Ontario is concerned, however, the guilt lies not with Ontario producers, but with manufacturers in Montreal and other Quebec centres, the bulk of the adulterated samples found in this I province having come from this sister! provi nc In its latest laboratory report the Inland Revenue Department deals with maple productsâ€"syrup and sugar. It has long been a popular theory that but little genuine maple syrup and sugar is ever offered in the ordin- ary way of purchase in Canada, and the evidence of the report just issued goes far to substantiate the theory, particularly in the case of syrup. Forl example, the record of March, 1905,, shows 87 samples of maple syrup ex-‘ amined, and of these only 17 were; found to be genuineâ€"a percentage of! but .18. Since that time, however,. there has been a steady improvement, I the May, 1908, examination showingi a percentage of 87 pure. The same? month found a similar percentage Off genuine among the samples of maple sugar tested. , It is pleasing to know that the en- ' bu‘t if it were fully certain that tht twprise shown by the promoters in Russian’ people had mastered the arranging for the appearance of Long- ' more important lessons of the war; boat, Black, Sellen, Simpson, Flana- , the price might not be considered toc gan and other celebrities in the ath- great. It is not impossible that one letic world has met With its. proper result of the war, not an immediate reward, and that as 8- 195““ 0f the “result, of course, will be the emanci- huge attendance a substantial surplus} pation 0‘ the Russian people. The will remain *9- be devoted to some ’exposures made in the Kuropatkim worthy object for the good of thelmemoirs should help. Society. . Others than the Russian people The great success achieved Would might very well study the lessons have been impossible save for the co- . of the war. It was not the first Operation of the general public and itime in history that the earth was the active assistance 0f many 0f thefdrenched with blood because of the tOWDSD‘JOPIE! 011 the committees. T0 ! blind and guilty selfishness of a few the IaSt mentioned especially the Offi- f influential persons pursuing their own! cm and ,members of the Society exâ€": nterests.â€"Woodstock Sentinel-Review. tend their grateful thanks. i ______...______. people reposed confidence in the pro- mises made was demonstrated in the enormous attendance of visitors from all parts of this and adjoining coun- ties. BEHIND THE SCENES. luv u u vv‘. vâ€"‘-..â€"- wâ€".. We {”91 that we merely voice the vented the latter from taking to her opinion of every citizen of Lindsay self the full fruits 50f the victory when we state that the celebration of Thereupon Jap'an promptly set tc Labor Day carried out Monday under work to so strengthen her position the auspices 0f the Catholic Literary that similar interference would be Society of Lindsay was perhaps the discouraged in the future, Thus it finest affair 0f the kind ever car- was that when the trouble over the ried out in Lindsay. Every promise Yalu timber concession arose, Japan made by the gentlemen in charge was was ready for_ war, Russia was carried 0‘3 to‘the letter, 39“ Kb“ the ; either in ignorance of the Japanese ito Sejvéity "days before the ' ' Subscription Rates. ’01“ ,Of hostilities the am wa fie' The Daily Free Pressâ€"Delivered by I'zozld Edam szlsvlvljtizrftvginpzign: 311: carrier or by mail to town subscrib- value of the family investment . At ers, 25¢. per month. By mail to out. *3 - - - ' . . . .. . . :the same time he Lept pouring, troops sme Poms In Canada, or the British 5iuto the Yalu Valley and thus made Emp1re,v_$2 per year. 1. jwar a certainty. ’ _ The Weekly Free P {955151 per year .. The policy of working the timber- m advance; $125 1f 110‘ 5° Pmd~ {concession under military protection Postage to United Statesâ€"Daily or l was persisted in, and was followed; Weekly, 500. zwith results so similar and momm‘ itous. It would probably be unsafe to say that the development of this Ebe free preefi {timber enterprise was the sole cause‘ â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€" of the war; but it was one of the causes, and perhaps also the occa- sion. It seems quite likely that Ja- THURSDAY, SEPT. 10th, 1908. A CRED [TABLE CELEBRATION. Publihsedjn Lindsay, 0nt.,‘ by The Free Press Printing Co., Limited. ‘ -R. J. MOORE, Bus. Manager J. V. McNAULTY, Editor. Telephone 271. THE LINDSA Y PAGE FOUR. PERVERTED TASTES. _- - IE7?EEH PRESS WEEKLY EDITION. l'ne represen- Seoul, Tokio (Montreal Herald.) ' from the winning point of view tl Assuming that the election to \be L1beral chorce 15 generally regards . .o . as a good one. Mr. Stratton repre {2:11 t $151121? tit-11;; 22:;56152; geek; ’ sented West Peterborough in the Let I 'islative Assembly for about twent gfigwdg‘lligbtitaris eigefiguihéo t:$;r: years, and even his most bitter polit iture has been raised. The Government cal opponents admit that he @111}an ls tan (is upon its record of course, and loyally represented his riding . - losing no opportunity of turnin l and 11:3 supporters naturally wa1t . ' for an exposition of that record by every thlng that would benefit Peter . borough Peterborough’s way. the Prime Minister. It 13 the part of ’ . . ‘the Opposition, if past experience The outcome 0f the impendmg con test which may be held to date frou 5:12: t2°rmzzrhggsshzrk§m£eiez bobby. bebbe we bebebee be a tight and there is no talk no ficult to forecast. While the contest '1] be waged with vigor, not to say fight. For months before the elec- w_1 . . . tions of 1878 Sir John Macdonald and bitterness, we when It 18 generally his friends had been forcing the whole thought that Mt' - Stratton W111 be turned by a fan majorityâ€"its size electorate to think about, and tight re V about, the merits of tariff protection; depends upon the character 0‘ the for months before the elections of iomwfim;tea'ngnhoin Mr ~0fSt1’t8t-‘t‘ 1887 passions were aroused over inci- n 3 :dfimf th 21:60 edge and hie dents connected with the Northwest riding 0 e ’3: 8 rebellion; for months, yes years, be- fore the elections of 1891 the country rang with debates on reciprocity; for I - l I l montbs before the elections of 185”, + sleeping or waking, the electors were A M“ W"- ' pursued by ’the Manitoba school q'ues- --- ‘1 . tion tor almost a years before the tothepointwhere tookfln’ce inthe streetsof‘lf Liter e elections of 1900 Sir Charles ’_, " ' drapped out, and in the ., ‘_ ’ In the geological section, Prof. Joly attacked the time-honored theory that ithe 'earth is cooling.‘ Prof. Joly has 1’ been investigating the amount of ,radium ,and what is called its grand- fatherâ€"uraniumâ€"in deep ‘borings, such as the Simpson tunnel, and also in the sea, and has come to the din- clusion that the earth probably has a central core which is a continuous source of heat, and this is possibly in- creasing at what may become 8 dan- gerous rate, due to radio thermal ac- tions. “Our legislators are bad stock mas- ters,” said the professor. “They are selecting those physically and morally most unfit to continue the race, while they aie increasingly discouraging the propagation of what has been proved to be the mainstay of every State.” .g’ Dublin, Sept. 3.-â€"To-day’s session ltry to identify affection for Britisl ; {of the British Association produced ideas with hostility to the desire for 8 {most interesting declarations by scien- publicly owned system for transmit :tists in the various sections. In the ting electric power. Imperialism in a Eanthropological section Prof.- Ridge- union of democratic commonwealth: lway asseverated that no attempt to will never make headway except by ieradicate the tendency to imbibe alco- ( allying itself with the cause of the lhol‘ in northern latitudes could suc- 'people. The moment it is identified iceed, because the usual love of strong with aristocracy or plutocracy it will l’drink there was not the mere outcome l die. ’of vicious desires, but of climatic law. Ontario has set its heart upon the iPhilanthropists and legislatbrs could very things which “Finance” ob- ; not do any more than control it, Prof. :jects, and the same is true of the West. ‘Ridgeway raised a warning that the} The telephone system of the ’West, itendency of presentlday legislation is ‘from the eastern boundary of Manitoba towards a reduction of the middle to the Rocky Mountains, is now pub- class element of society, which is licly owned. Port Arthur and Ft. Wil- greatly superior to the other classes. liam, the gateways from the lakes to Legislators, if they wish the nation to l the West, own and operate all their prosper, he said, must, conform to the public utilities. Edmonton, the Outpost principles followed by the stock breed- ,Of city life at the northwestern edge er, and encourage the most fit ele. ‘0f the same country, is in the same ment and. discourage the multiplica- . position. The sentiment is so umver- j tion of the worst. j 881 throughout the West that no wise “Our legislators are bad stock mas- man whp wants to keep in touch with ters,” said the professor. “They are ; public opinion Opposes it. A certain selecting those physically and morally lkind of capitalistic “bounder” who most unfit to continue the race, while 1 gets his impressions in the smoking they are increasingly discouraging the compartments 0f sleeping cars 811d in propagation of what has been proved fashionable clubs may see otherwise, to be the mainstay of every State.” lbut the imperialist who wants to hold ‘ In the geological section, Prof. Joly the sympathy 0f the common people rttacksd the time-honored theory that will not accept .5110}! 8 man 85- a] he 'earth is cooling.‘ Prof. Joly has guide. NO HODE OF ERADICATING IT IN NORTHERN ,LATITUDES. The price that Russia paid for hav- ‘1 ish capital into Canad‘ ing her eyes opened was enormous, . ronto Star. but if it were fully certain that the We do not know whe RUSSia‘Jf people had mastered the 3rd of Empire needs imore important lessons of the war, against its corresponds lthe price ,might not be considered too but other advocates c ' great. It is not impossible that .one may need to be Wame< tresult of the war, not an immediate and all of his kind. The ‘result, of course, will be the emanci- ism that will last is £ zpation o’ the Russian people. The of the democrats cc f’exposures made in the Kuropatkm British empire, baseds !memoirs should help- . view of the interests of ‘ Others than the .R‘uss‘l‘an ‘people‘iof the empire. The wise preparations, or the eyes of the peo- ple who ‘controlled her affairs were blinded by their own greed. A STRANGE SITUATION. pan was looking for an excuse. The interference of Russia. after the war between China and Japan had pre- rvented the latter from taking to her- self the full fruits of the victory. Thereupon Japan promptly set to work to so strengthen her position that similar interference would be discouraged in the future. Thus it was that when the trouble over the Yalu timber concession arose, Japan was ‘ready for_ war, Russia was, fsame view,‘ but the; (Jim insis‘ted‘on ifollowing Bezobrazoff’s advice, de: spite the added protests of Admin} gAlexeiefi and General Kuropatkin, iwho were, on phe ground and Iggew 3the magnitude of the danger: Down ‘1- -A._’.'_l.._ 1...... ‘Ln‘nvn *I'IA km;“m and Pekin, urged their government to treat the timber company as a purely commercial affairfiior to mili- tarize it would chase a rupture Japan. Several ministers took. the Jper mere was not life in Ca 0p- ljgedtloh The outcome of the impending con- test which may be held to date from toâ€"day, should, we believe,'not be dif- ficult to forecast. While the contest 1will be waged with vigor, not to say ‘bitterness, we believe it is generally thought that Mr. . Stratton will be returned by a fan majorityâ€"its size depends upon the character of the organizations; and from Mr. Strat- ‘ton’s intimate “ knowledge of r the‘ riding and of the electors, and his thoroughness, we have reason to be lieve that the important matter of organiwion will not be neghcted. irepresentative, he felt he could give. I i From the winning point of view .the 1 :Liberal choice is generally regarded ' as a good one. Mr. Stratton repre- sented West Peterborough in the Leg- islative Assembly for about twenty g years, and even his most bitter politi- cal opponents admit that he faithfully ! g and loyally represented his riding, g losing no opportunity of turning everything that would benefit Peter- g borough, Peterborough’s way. I - _ _ I At Abe Liberal mass meeting com‘ ‘vention on Saturday there was a very large-attendance and considerable en- ‘ thusiasm. Hon. J. R. Stratton was nominated with practical unanimity. He accep'ted the nomination, Mr. R. R. Hall, M.P., retiring on account of the demands of his private business requiring more of his time than, as a representative, he felt he could give. WEST PETERBOBOUGH CONTEST. ment position, nothing with which to raise THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS. ‘ ‘ THURSDAY, SEPT 10th ,9! as a the temperature or appeal to the emo- mili- tions;1n short nothing that could d ‘gxmaeamhmmw ‘Sfifimfimefifiifimm :13: I! mpggfigcifimiggfi? 3 Cf“ [Cl-PC ‘Where the Good Clothes Come From 1" “I II‘ [1’ Q [to divorce these sentiments, and to ‘try to identify affection for British ideas with hostility to the desire for a publicly owned system for transmit- ting electric power. Imperialism in a union of democratic commonwealths will never make headway except by allying itself with the cause of the people. The moment it is identified with aristocracy or plutocracy it will die. line. It is unwise ii: the extreme to try to divorce these sentiments, and to , Ontario sentiment is strongly Brit- ish, and Ontario sentimen‘t is‘ strongly in favor of the public transmissxon of the empire. The wise friends of im- perialism will keep in touch with pub- lic sentiment in every part of the Brit- ish empire. In the long run it will be much more dangerous to check the flow of British sentiment than to check the ‘flow of British capital. We do not know whether the Stand- ard of Empire needs to be warned against its correspondent "Finance," but other advocates of imperialism may need to be warned against him, and all of his kind. The only imperial- ism that will last is a firm alliance of the democrats composing the British empire, based upon a clear view of the interests of all the people 1 ' A gentleman writing over the im- posing name of “Finance” has been warning the Standard of Empire [that the construction of a government plant and transmission line, duplicatâ€" ing the Electric and Development Co.’ s plant throughout, though the company is scarcely earning the bonded interest and still has a large quantity of power 3 unsold, must check the flow of Brit-i ish capital into Canada, says the To- ronto Star. liervent acceptance of a‘positive policy. I m The only. ”petition that could be’ g ! located rcvealed itself in the dubious, . methods emplo$96 by _a' group of .men } who apparently use more money than 1 sense. This time the visible opposi- 1 tion is confined to the apepal mhde by 5 Mr. Foster and Mr. Ameg, who ask a the people to disregard the big things the government has done and concen- i a trate :ttention upon some details of} administration in which cupidity in-! a side and outside the civil tsemce: seems to have got the upper hand. g For the rest, Mr. Borden will appear before the people in the company of 3 four men who have little or nothing to do with the work of the Dominion I g Opposition, but who have won elec-l tions in their own provinces. It is a! g ;curious situation, making the best of; it, and one out of which it is next to! % impossible to deduce any general be-i lief that the existence of the govern-' g ment is seriously endangered. The; country evidently looks to Laurier' s} g going on with his work. _( (Daily Morning Times.) the temperature or appeal to the‘eino- tionsmc short nothing that could be'poin‘gfi was giving sign of posi- fife; lead’ei’ship '9'! 33 signifyingjhex fervent; acceptanée of a positive policy. I The only ,opposigion .that could bef SHUN FALSE GUIDES. ‘village people are away attending To- ronto Fair, but shall be compelled to return before the close of the same. to be in attendance st the one here on Thursday and My next. We regret having to reootdthe desthoioneolourprominentbnsi-1 ' on ..- ,A ‘l_‘ , negamenof the Comer Kent and William=sts. wamxmamx was mafiaéqemxmm asmwm J? ,- c um.” KINIIOUNT. (qurespondenoe Free Press.) FALL OPENING Elms WEEK. m'w'wrfl fig UUUUII 0 WW gOUR GREAT THEMEEKLY Fae; mess. You’ re. Invited to At- tend Personally. ' other patients who are enlisting of the same disease are on the mend. lire. (Rev) E. Sow-rd in min in oniumidst attending it the bedside of her deughter. Mrs H. Hopkine. who has been very ill the lat two or three weeks wi.th lever. I The Rev. Mr Frame is heving: 1 new table erected on the W (rounds. which will add rand: to the This week we are holding our Grand Fall Open- ing, and we are now ready to serve our patrons with the best of Men’s Boys, and Children’s Clothing, Hats and Toggery the country affords. Our new styles ‘ and patterns for this fall surpass any other previous showing that we have ever made. We’ve made great preparations for Fall and Winter trade, as we want to beat all previous records, and we’re confident that we’ll do it. Our aim has always been to give the best possible value for the least money and in our new Fall Stock, quality stands out boldly on every garment. 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