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No. l« Thc- \Vlh‘t‘ Alde-rznan. Behold the Wis» Aldvi'lnun! The wise' Alder- man hhllltt'lll hispnuuth and placeth a padlm'k them-0n and putteth the Key in his pocket. Hc- t'Xpl‘t‘SSt’th not his opinion on any subject. much less upon my subject invulving the expenditure of public money. The wise Alderman dun- not say his soul is his own. Yea, wily. fur the loud-mouthed small- uod. ratepayer bath a mortgage “goon. The wise aldgrman exert- himnelf to weariness to make it ' dint by doing nothing for thel ..Â¥ d the town, he in really its! At last we have a do-something C ouncil. It used to he “ doâ€"nothing ” but things have. changed for the better. It was a refreshing sight last week to see a contingent of men under corpor- ation authority cleaning up the win- ter accumulation of filth and compost from the front street. More than one highly delighted citizen could scarcely restrain himself from lustily crying out Eureka ! for we had at last found a council that was alive to the needs of the times. Keep it up gentlemen and the year will he a record one for the town. Urders should he issued forthwith that wood piles. ash piles and all ruhhish should he. removed from the streets. and that all hack yards. eeespools. pit-closets and harn- yards should he thoroughly cleaned up before the contents filter into the ground and poison the surface soil and the air in contact therewith to the breeding of fevers. agues and maladies of various kinds. An ounce of pre- vention is worth :1 pound of cure. A violent outbreak of any of the diseases which are crowding around us will cost the town live times over what it will take to remove the predisposing causes to a virulent epidemic. There is no crime any corporation can he 3 guilty of greater than negligence in‘ the, matter of the public health. The? councillors are men of honor. theyj ‘ have szIru to do their duty and onei of the paramount duties which de-; Volves upon them is the enforcement; of regulations whereby the hest pus-E Bible sanitary conditions are preset'Ved 3 to the citizI-ns. livervthing possiblei should he done to lessen the dange ri from e xposure to contagious diseases whic h sIrioIIsl} inte l'."lt}t‘ with pIIhlicI business and threaten the very life of: the inhabitants. An alert I-ouncil and 5 a wide-awake lloald of Health are; often worth their Weight. in gold to.‘ any municipality while a sleepy. in I dolent parcel ot such ofliceis are a! positive IIIIse inasmuch as innocenti citiZens are deluded hv a fancied se-! cnrity when they have really no pm I tettion from those appointed to give.l them such. "luauglmd expects ever man to do his duty" in small things as in great. and if anv Inan serving the town in these important capacities cannot attend to the duties of his dice. let him have the nmnliness to } ll .‘ep out and give way to some one ~hocan. In this way only can the public business he carried on in the interest of the citizens. That is all we hire and we all do desire and de- mand that. Durham, March 19, 1903. MacFARLANM 00. DURHAM CHRONICLE Do your papering now when the men are not rushed, Must Have Room. THE MAN ON THE STREET. " A chiel's amang ye takin' notes, An' faith he’ll prent it.”-BU3N3. W. IRWIN. Editor and Proprietor. Dnmms'rs AND BOOKSELLERS. Ml'xu'unu. Puanxmm. .“'2lkt' “mud 0f Health are rt): their weight in gold to iripnlit)’. whilv a sleepy, in- »au'cc-l of such oflicels are a STREET CLEANINH. Let us show you how cheeply your house may be brightened. Our Spring Stock of Wall Paper is now ar- ri\inrr and to make room for it we are cut- ting prices down to the lowest notch. The lower hall of the Opera House was pretty well packed on Friday awning to discuss the electric light problem Some of the older citizens ’say it was the best meeting of the {kind thev ever saw in town. Coun- ; cillor J. L. Browne who characterizes lhimself as the father of the motion * to be discussed hsd fortified himself with feet and figures relating to Municipal ownership of ell publici .- It is the custom of this paper to \ict'iticis‘e editorially or otherwise S many evils, the perpetuation of 11' which will injure the community. A short time ago the way in which t, some of the wood was piled came in 4' for a paragraph. Me pronounced it P; a disgrace then to make the b113er ' pay {or pure air at two-and-a-quarter 1. to three dollars a cord. We haven’t 1. ‘ changed our Opinion sinceand a fur- .4 thet consideration of the subject im- pels 11s to regard such methods as nothing sho1t of an open Species of robber}. Asa sequel to the para- graph in question, we were told a 1' day or so ago that our plain out- If spoken condemnation of the wood- *lpiling methods caused a number of ‘peOple in a ce1tain locality to get their hacks up, and that we hal better be mild in future and not hit} ,1 so hand. 'l‘his \\ as a ve1y reheshingj ‘ piece of advice. but our answer 11 as not long delayed. Of course some} '; of them were going to stop their " papers sure. and the loss of half a dozen or so of injured air-expansion- 3ists would put us out of business. :No honest man who piles his wood night has any need to he offended. moreover none of them will think of ‘ su1,h a thing. Onlv the guilty (nes can howl about anvthing “e have said, and as for them they can come iin a bunch and have their names re- moved from our subscription list. it ‘would be worth the profit to know lthem. and as a guide-board to all en- jquirers we’ll keep a correct list of che whole outfit. “’9 are of the 'Opinion that the great majority of people like to be thought honest. and when we speak in a general way. the offended squealer may be put down ;as guilty. though he hasn’t the man- iliness to own up to it. nor the sense ' to keep his mouth shut. We have 1 been here over six years advocating lrighteous measures. and we are not firming to he shunted 05 now through the whines of an air-piler “ You 1 can’tvkeep a good man down. ” LVm-nn you Momma. Owsmasmr. l1 [, . Q : The wise alderman before the elec- g tions appealeth not to the good things i he hath done during the y ear, but to {it e had things he hath not done. Thus it happeneth that he getteth a positive, reputation for good, simply by not do- ing the had. These two things are not the same thing. The wise alder- man winketh with his knowing eye when he thinketh he hath said some (-lever thing. and slappeth the. shoulder of the foolish ratepayer right merrily when he asketh for his vote : Yea, he even spenileth his suhstanee in riot- ously treating said ratepayer to beer. wider, cigars. ete. \Vhen the end (If the year cmneth the wise alderman getteth r(.~elected and fur another year gneth about do- ing nothing as before. Thus he. addeth annther layer ten the muddy xnnnu- ment, of ” MasteI-ly Inactivity" of whieh he hath already laid the fmmd- atinn in a bed of sand. Yea. Verily. r 3 cl] The wise alderman standeth up in the street and seeth the mud and the grime and the compost, but he holdeth his peace lest somo one should uphraid him with his sloth for not removing the filth as it is his duty to (lo. i He sayeth moreover unto them, that f some foolish aldermen are bent on ! spending money for these (to him) un- necessary luxuries. \Vhereat in- wardly groaneth this wise alderman exceedingly. The wise alderman be- lieveth not that the town should own its parks. waterworks and electric- lights, that its streets should be plant- with trees, that its river-bed and mill- dams should be cleaned out or that anything should be done to make it up-to-date. His motto is “ all things continue as they were from the be- ginning,” so he moveth not his little finger to provide one of the least of these good things. These all costl money saith he, and therefore he hardeneth his heart against all im- provements. The wise alderman dis- cusseth not aloud the questions that come before the council meetings. lest his precious opinions he made known to the public. Nay, rather he whispereth his thoughts to his neigh- bors around the council board so that his views may be cloaked in mystery till the vote is called. greatest benefactor. And there are fools foolish enough to believe him. The wise alderman riseth up betimes in the morning, and when he goeth forth he scenteth the pure air afar off, yet he stirreth not himself to remove those things that befoul the air near his own door. He lieth awake nights planning how he may obstruct good measures and make the ratepayers believe he doeth it all under the guise of economy. He sayeth unto the foolish ratepayers, Yea, verily, the Lamhton street bridge is still staunch and the Royal Opera House still stan- deth secure and this year is as good as last year and there is no need yet of spending money for those things. CAN'T KEEP A Goon M SANCTUM SIFTINGS. M AN D( lWN . W. E. Theobald; Secretary. G, L Hughes; Manager, T. J. Jordan Fipld Captain. J. I). ‘Junro; Commit- tee, N. Mnquer. Dr. Holt. H, H Mockler, Wm. Vollvtt. Robert Mc Cracker). The Durham II. Lucrmso Club m" ganizd rm Monday night. with the intention of putting 8 19am iu the Junim series of theC. L A. The officers are as follows: - Hon. Pres ident..\layo1 McIntvm; Hon. Vice- President H. H. Farr; Pres. E. '1‘. McClocklin; View. \V. Baker; Treas. V1,. 13. 'l‘ho’eohaid; Secretary. G L. Pres. John A. Darling; lst Vim, Pres \Vm Calder; 2nd Vice Pres. A. H.j Jackson f Treas J. H. Rose; Sacy. 5 and Manager \V. S. Davidson; Capt. ; 1‘. Gagnon ; Management: Committee F. Lenahan, \V. H. Baker, T. J. Jor- dan, \Ves. Theobald, T. G. Holt and]; H. Burrows. ' It was decided to enter mediate series of the C. L The Annual Meeting of the Durham Lacrosse Club was held in Darling’s Drug Store on Thursday evening, March 12th. .Tlle following: officers were elected for the coming season:-â€"-â€" Hon. Pres. Dr. Jamieson, M. P. P. ; Hon. Vice Pres. Mayor McIntyre; e utilities, and demonstrated from his standpoint that the town would get better and more eficient service if the plant were purchased by the town, and operated under Municipal authority. A large number of speak- ers took part in the discussion, some of whom were evidently opposed to any change being made, and even some thought there was no need of street lighting. A vote of the rate payers, taken at the close of the meeting, however, expressed them- selves in favor of Municipal owner- ship by a very large majority, and the council is now in a position to feel freer regarding the action they should take in the matter. In the taking over of the present plant or the inStalling ofa new one the in- itial cost would be considerable. but from the moment the lights would be turned on they should produce an annual reserve sufiicient to provide a sinking fund, and under favorable circumstances to yield a surplus revenue to the town. Whether we 1 own our light plant or not, the ma- - jority of the ratepayers, we think. are in favor of street lighting. Be- fore any definite action be taken, the Council, of course, will thoroughly investigate the pros and cons of the proposed system. and should it be demonstrated that the Municipal system will result in Municipal ad- vantage the best thing to do is to make provision for the issue of de- .â€" 0 9'3 râ€"w O D'CDQQCEE-IG‘SCD plant. The Chronicle is not in pos-t session of sufficient knowledge of _ Municipal ownership, to write on the question. but our columns are Open ' for free discussion from both sides. GAMEY rs GAMEY, In the history of Ontario politics there never was a man gained quick- er political notoriety than Mr. Gam- , ey, the member for Manitoulin. By the time this issue leaves the press. the excitement caused in the legiso lature on Wednesday last will be a week old and. therefore, familiar to all who take an interest in political questions. A short outline of the case however, will not be out of place. At the last election for the legisla- ture Mr. Gamey was elected as mem- ber for Manitoulin by the Conserva- tive vote. Everybody knows theI narrow escape of the Ross Govern- ment, and the subsequent efforts ‘ through recounts, protests and 6160' i tion trials. At one time the Govern- lment majority was reduced to one( ‘and it did seem as though the Gov- ernment would go out. The startling . announcement that Gamey turned! '1 traitor to the party who elected himw ; and the announcement in the Globe! E that he would give the Ross Govern- f .‘ment an independent political sup-i } port resulted in an immense amount Eof criticism, and the ConservativeE ‘ press in particular was not sparing} in its censure. No one understood f the reason of the political somersaultw :until laSt week just after the Open-, iing of the House when he made the .: iannouncement that he accepted a'. ibribe from an agent of the Govern- i 'ment for the purpose, as he alleged, is 30f finding,r out the working: of the. machine and exposing the Governâ€"J :ment. The charge implicated J. R. J 'Strattou, and other members of thej j Government and both sides of thell House were dumbfounded when the.f : charges were Sprung. He received. i a he says, 53000, which by agreement ;[ was to be shared equally between 1 himself and Frank Sullivan. a son of= the well-known Can. Sullivan, whoa figured jso prominently in machine? politics for some time. The package :( containing the money, he says heil‘ saw .1. ll. Stratton take from his?- nocket and by arrangement a few minutes “ the same package” was: . laid on a table by a messenger of the} House. The package was taken by j (Jamey and Sullivan and the money? i divided. Near the close of his speech l Mr. Gamey laid the documents and: l money; on the desk of Mr. \\'liitne_\',f i the Opposition Leader. An investi-_ E nation is ordered before Chief Justices i Boyd and Falconbridge, and the; i E i 5 House adjourned to await develop. ments. .-\t the present juncture the. press must reserve judgment, Lacrosse Clubs Rte-organize. THE DURHAM II <00..- vvwmng,‘ : mm 11 ACTS GENTLY ”VER 3885:2011 ~- , ‘ND : KIDNEfi Bown LS In ter- OVERCOMES \Hb. ' m9 SALE BY nu moans PRICI 50:. m ml. @PRN m tic-5W @ OVE RCOM ES HABITUAL (EDNSTHDM'0N ’ DBDMAMI’AIHV BUY THE GENUINE -MAN'FD BY The financial statement issued at Ottawa shows Canada to be $000000 richer than she was a year ago. . Rev. Robert Walker was born June . 10th, 1839, near Brockville. in the county of Leeds. He was of Irish 1 descent, his parents coming to Cana- 1 da in 1130. His early education was _ confined to the public and high , school. He entered the Ministry of the Methodist church in 1861 and . was ordained in 1865. While on the latter charge his health completely broke down and he was compelled to ' ask a position on the retired list. Coming to Elora nearly two years ago a complete stranger he soon won his way to the hearts and esteem of the people. His preaching while not marked with ripened scholarship was characterized by a vigour of thought and energy of delivery that showed he was putting his best into what he was giving. and on all charges he won hosts of friends and no enemies. The first summer of his stay in Elora showed marked 1m- provement in health and there was every hepeful indication of a re- covery that would add years to a useful life Last May he preached his last sermon and for the last time attended the worship of God” 8 house. I During the summer and fall hiSi health showed a marked decline, and his friends everywhere saw the ap- proaching end. He continued tillf last Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock, I when he peacefully passed away at ’ 1‘ the age of 63 years, 8 months and '25 jdays. The funeral took place 011 l'l‘uesday at two o’clock to the Meth- !od st church where an impressive ,setvice was conducted - under the direction of Rev. T. W. Jackson.‘ Chairman of the District. The meet- ’ ing was opened with pray er by the Rev Mr. Mills of Guelph, and read-. ing of Scripture by Mr. Smith of Ac-l ton, alter which [lief addresses oi" tribute 11"e1e paid to the life of the: deceased by Rev. J. \V. Shilton of; [)1a1t011, Rev. J. B Mull.1nofl"ergns and Re1. D1. \Villoughby. Messrs Norris and Rienet sang 1e1y aflect-' ingly the “Home Land and the st rvice was conclude. d with 111.11 er by RG1. \lt'. Ha11is ome. iph. 'l he fol lowing,' brethren acted as pall- ht a1 01 s; liev. H. R Home and Rev. .li Mtlntosh of E lord. K121, .l. 1 3M) of Belwoml. Rev. Mr. l"l111:g of Nas- Sagawaya. Rev. Mr 'l‘ruax 0i Hoi- s111i11.a11d Mr John \\ all s o: ( ‘il ilo1d [The deceased was 11 1110111111 of 3111 \lighton of this to1111. -~ 13.1.1 I Rev. Robert Walker died at the family residence, Elora, on Saturday. Mr. \Valker was well and favorably known in Western Ontario. He was born near Brockville in 1839, and was ordained in the Methodist church in 1865, and had occupied the follow- ing charges: Durham, Melbourne, Burke, Omemee, Bethany, Tweed. Stirlin ,Newcastle, Clifiord, \Valker. ton, \- iarton, Norwich and Hagers- ville. His wife was Miss Annie Hathaway, of West Flamhoro. and he leaves a family of three daughters Mrs. (Rem) Gerald Willoughby, of Cape Town, South Africa; Mrs. (Dr.) Newson, of New York, and Miss Jessie.lat home, and one son, Wil- loughby Walker, a student of Medi- cine. The funeral takes place at Elora on Tuesday afternoon. The following was taken from th Elora Express:â€" DEATH OF REV. R. A former Methodist limiter of Durham. ' IIIIK lll(\\ \‘v cl IIII‘F ||I “ 1| 1! IIIIII Rev ED‘w AR A. WILSON] muh'ghxm' 1...}: BOOTS and Shoes repaired neatly and promptly. In Pascoe Saunders’ Harness Shop. next door to Chronicle Oflice. 'l‘lu- unda rsignvd having lwon rcw‘hn‘ml lu lmullh by simple “mun-z. :il'h-r sum-ring fur sn'rral xmrs with u sm-m'v lung afl'm'tinn. and that drmul dimmhc Consumption. is anxious to nmlu' klmwn in his ft'llUW t-‘llfirl'm's llw mmnm nil Hum. To thosv wlm desire it. lw w ill cln-vrfulLv m-ml «frw M ('lmi'gr) a copy (if tlu- lu-rscriptim: usml. whirl: they will find a surv mm- fur Consumption. Asthma, Chaurrh. Bronchltis and all ”mm! and lung maladies. H0 lm'ws all sufl'vrt-rs willtl‘y his rvnmiy. as it is invaluahlv. 'l‘lmew «mu-mg the1wracridtiun, which will cost tlwm mulling, aim! may prove a llk‘fih‘lll" will p‘lvam- uddrvsr. â€"-..--. -“n‘ - fin.-. ‘£;-‘- STRICTLY CASH SYSTEM. THE ABOVE is only a small outline showing our low prices for first-class Footwear. This is the weather our Handqnades sell like hot. cekes. Men’s fine Kid Gaiters. retail price 82.50, our price $2.00. The nicesz gaiter on the market. Their quality sells them quick. VVomen’s fine Kid Oxfords. plain or patent toe caps, retail price $1.75, our price 81.25. These will far exceed any shoe you have ever seen sold for $1.25. Women’s very fine quality Vici Kid Oxfords. retail price $2.95, our price $1.75. These have patent kid toes, and the quality is far beyond what you eXpect to see. Men’s good quality Vici Kid Bluchers, retail price $2.50. our price $2.01,), They are a very useful line for men, being both neat and strong. Men’s Box Calf Bals, wholesale price $2.75, our price $2.25. The besr value in Canada. Import of Seeds from England early this month. OAT§: Scottish Chief Oats, said to be the Jan.2l H. PARKER, Boot and Shoe Repaixing. T0 CONSUMPTIVES. Granulated Sugar $4.20 100 pounds in Bbl. lots- This offer will be for a lbw days. Sugars have advanced in price, and buymg now you will buy at Wholesale Rates. Seeds! Seeds! Order and Repairing Our Specialty. most paoductive grbwn. S. A. RIDSDALE. PEEL, SUGAR ! Passengers tram-Hing without Live Stock Ihould take the train leaving 'l‘orumo at 1.45 p. m. I'asm-ngers travelling win: Liw- Stork should take the train lvaving 'l‘uroutu at 9.00 p. m. (‘ulonist Sleeper will [“33thde munch train. For full partivularn and copy of ”Settlers' Guide," “ \h-utmn (‘anada" or “Britiulu‘olum- lgia." apply to your nearest Canadian Pacific To Manituba and ('auadiau North-unit will lvaw Toronto every 'l‘l'ESDAY during March and April, 1903. if Btlflit'it‘nl business ofiors. A gout, ('n" I}. SETTLERS’ ONE-WA Y EXCURSIONS A Dollar . . DRUGGIST AND SEEDSMAN A ssistaut General Passenger A gen! 71 Yougc 8L. Turoulo. When you can. You can love all kinds of money by buying such FOOTWEAR u we are now oflering. We bought our new spring lines at a much less cost than regular whole- sale prices and are eble to sell to you at about wholesale cost. Here are a few prices and des- criptions of our new stock. THE SHOE MAN. Cash for Furs and Hides. A. H. NOTMAN DURHAM. GRANULATED