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y its appointees ow the redistribuâ€" m ‘committec. The necessity ol a wholesale rearâ€" rement of constitucncies was imâ€" â€"p se ) upon th> Federai Gove n nent \by the : ccnsus of 1901, ard the deâ€" mirability of restoring county boundâ€" '{’ ‘Theie is no such ovnligation ‘&) a the Whitney Governcnent, New _ Ontario, the city of Toronto, and the éity of London are entitled to more ers, but (hore is absolutely no ;:‘*" iment for laying hands upon neatâ€" Jy thirty consiliuencies, as the Govâ€" eran t apparently intends to d>.. _ "The proposed rearramgemen{ of Mid ' x County, for example, can be e ed upon no principle whateser. It does violence to geography _ and equiality of populaticn alike. he onâ€" }}‘ ';fl obvious purpose is to malke a . doubtful riding safeâ€" for the Governâ€" \In the House of Commons a few days ago, it fell to the lot of Hon. W. S. Fielding, who has been Finance y Mini of Canada since 1896, â€"to ‘ announce the largest surplus â€" of any _ year in the history of the Dominion. \For the nine months of the last fis eal period the surplus was $16,427,â€" / 167. The total reverrie up to 39th Rebruary ‘08, was $87,607,299. . Mr. ‘Rielding estimated the reventic for the ear .at $96,500,000, and the expendiâ€" ment. It is a loading of the dice,ani the Opposition will be justified in ofâ€" fering the utmost possible resisti n e. y Toronto, aiso the ‘Government Booly proposes making itself a presâ€" ent of four _ more seats, by simply ":?":- z each riding two members. The * honest course wouid be the cregtion of ‘ more constituencies in the city, but ght permit the Liberal mirority to elect a member or two. ‘The pres @nt plan deprives the thousands . o‘ _ Woronto Liberals of any chance . of â€" representation. \/ The federal redistribution was aCâ€" "x( ished with such a regard for Sair play that it aroused _ no party 3 * oSities. Has this magnanmt.ois example been thrownâ€" away upon the wh tney administration? _ Has _ it ’ urrendered to local party wirepullors jm this case, as in the case of _ wie vil service dismissals? ‘ t chargeable to capital account at ,500,000.. If this estimate is . csâ€" ta by the facts the surplus for .year, will be $19,000,000. '?n est surplus in the history of the untry or more than half the total v when the Conservatives wint wf power in 1896. _ Again, if it were not for the . ex« geptional expcnditures in the National A iscontinental Railway, the year we end with a reduction of the ) debt amounting to $5,700,000. in interesting feature in . comnection t the results of the administraâ€" wuOf the country‘s afflairs by . the erals is the reduction of the net l“ ~capita since â€" Conservative s fro m,u to $42.84, as the pwing shows: & 5043 t / 14806 ........~..~4..01s.. 90.77 s * 1800 ...ll..... |.......... 50.62 PCE 1907 .......... .............. 19. 84 P !*_/ 19084¢;.......... ............... 48.84 +c ',‘ KOUR .....0%i.. :.<â€",(><..». M Th o. m We an‘t : arrevipreescs s “.: es s Winbnvites . ie d es wh msME Anch 31 1907 ... â€". ... .. ~â€" 4%.8 " Will the Government do the _ fair ?fit, or is it useless for Liberals to Jook for a square deal from the Conâ€" Bervative party? | I W_h meny other con> Mencies. The . bill will caure . a esale ~ ‘carving up of some . of '}, id ~bears evidence of _ being igned _ specially for (he political Â¥antage ‘of â€" the Governm¢nt. Th: me m Advertiser, which is published , one of the countics that has been ;A‘ on as a subject of the getryâ€" , I, says.â€" *"The Whitney Government, with its a nderating majotity, can well alâ€" rd to be just and impartial in . its Mistribution of constituencies. _ 11 Will not be fair or decent if it inâ€" Blsts upon all the changes propasoi CANADA‘S GROWING SURâ€" % PLUSES. _“pmfluthmh‘ d ‘into the Legisiature . . bÂ¥ ‘Whieney does not provide for Sfa.. in the electoral divisions Waterloo County it has raised a , §3 bepeme sw eays reucirser WE [ BME â€",........ . soegcsuicy‘s. T §»¥ .:...:......... f 50.62 KFOF ...:......« :i....c....«.. HFUk oE ....c...... .......+«. : s MW OW [ 0B 2. accn. igec...... 108 TDE 420.( 240. sn ie in mes MR XBUT 22400002 34e in eW 1 statement, but the one. pre« ult the moibniniaie 1aiL what the _ antiâ€" ONTARIO GERRYMANDER and will Ibe ‘‘__ as much as if wore substantial 10208 the service the commissioners say | were built. In the last ton years the patronage seems to run more or less t , municipalities had contributed 044 through every department. In order or‘ $10,000,000 cash in the improving of to meet the pressure brought to bear ty ! their roads. . He said that this moâ€" upon the several departments by inâ€" ; | ney, if properly handled, would be ffuential politicians to take on assistâ€" | sufficient to construct roadways that rnts, officials who have not passed °) would last for at leastâ€"a period of the examinations are employed â€" and it" ten years. He beli¢sed that if th. are designated ‘"laborers." This patâ€" rs| County C ncils would take over this renage evil is the curse of the â€" serâ€" ie: Work and avail themgelves of _ th> vice. An illustration of the effect . of i provisions of ‘tks act th> Township this evikis givem in these words: "In . I Councils _ would be ready toâ€"offet one department a clerk is employed “". their assistance in the work of mak 8 do certa‘n work in the accountâ€" be ‘ng good roads. ant‘s branch, this clerk was . utterly‘ " "It is surprising," continued â€" Mr I\nflt for the duty ¢ntrusted to him a C,gnpbell, "how contagious this thin end his work has to be done in spare ® i is after the work of improvinzy a momenits by his immediate superiot." n‘on. With great works in proâ€" lgrm, a decrease m public debt of $3,871,117, with â€" generous . approâ€" ipri.flmu for theâ€"public service, with a greater Canada to govern, the per capita public debt decteased from 50.« 82 in Conservative days to 42.84 toâ€" diy, surely these are facts which will wppeal to the electors of Canada, and |stamp the administration of Sin Witâ€" frid Lauriet, as eMcient and intelliâ€" 'tnnt.na in the interests of the peoâ€" ple. / * ® Mr.â€" A. W. Campbell, De ty Man l ister of Public Works, in an~addrtess stronigly advocated: the builling _ of ! bridges in the most substantial stv). by means of cement or concrel2. 1 | this / is carried out the Covernmen‘ ; will be glad to contribute . onrâ€"third , of the cost. _ Mr. Campbell _ laid stress on tire fact that the _ County ! Councils should strive to familiar ize themsclves with the financial conâ€" ditions of the county cnd the exponâ€" _ The calendar for 1908 is the. same as was used in 1812,â€"1850, 1868 or 1896. Save your this year‘s _ calenâ€" dars, they can be used again in . the year 1936. : To whom it may concern: This is to certify thit I have used MINâ€" ARD‘S LINIMENT ‘myself as well as prescribed it in my e!uctlce where a I‘niment was required â€"and have never failed to get the desired effect, the vest in the history ‘of the Domiâ€" Addresses were also delivered by Messtrs. J. L; Taylot and J. Walter Gage ol Hamilfoft, and R.H. Jupp! of Orillis, all of Whom dealt with‘ the system adopted in improvinz the‘ roads in _ Wentworth and Simco: counties. ® ses in conmection with repairing the (')"id:;.""""-" 1k TeE k â€" epre y C roads. In making smallâ€"repairs _ in & the roads he: pointed out that tlu' Too Much Politics. expenditure amounted to practic@ly|. Dealing with generam conditions in Messrs. W. H. Pugsley , Solon: Farewell, and exâ€"Warden Jupp . were appointed to wait upon the GOVern ment and secure a x& toward th tunds of the associat The ‘Treasurer‘s statement _ showâ€" ed receipts of $119.24 and dispurseâ€" menis of ~$93.31. a* dens of the varions countics, «re taryâ€"Treas., Colonel Farewoll, Weit by . > Exceutiveâ€"Messrs. W. H |IPngs ley; R. H. Jupp, Oritlis, and Colon e Fare well. * who is one of the slrongest advoâ€" cates of ro‘ roads in the ince, complain d that the a had not appropriated> eny ff‘nds sor . th> printing of the various whs, with Jn future the association will: Le knows as the Ontario Good Eoat Association, with the following o% cers: President, W. J. Pugsiw, Ruuâ€" mond Hill, Viceâ€"Presidnts, the War| Torento, March 26.â€"That the good in "timer ommaton "ih out the different ities ./ _ in the Pigzince was appatent by the addresses delivered. at* the . closif; sessicn of the Western (iood Roads Associaticn yesterday in the County Council Chamber. Colonct Farewell not appropriated any !fnds ‘ar Ah s" printing of the various \rep>â€"ts, with the tesult that the wore on | uble to get an idea Of Wt the 80 ciely was doing. ‘Ite was told that‘ the Tunds of the association _ wer¢| uoi sufficient vo have Uhis done, #o the matter â€" was left in the hawd i of‘ a committee empowered to tz v> 6¢ mk wti“' f E 11E 3 your powers of resimange weakened, ‘ Take Scotf‘ s Emalsiton. | It builds up and strengthens your entire system, . K The commissioners conmclude that purchasing agents, probably â€" three, should be appoinited, at good salaries, to â€"make all the purchases, and all supplies required by the suveral deâ€" partments should be procured z this means. t 3. L0 The commissioners say they have.no rrasen to doubt that the same result o"tains in other departments, ami that many officials have been appointâ€" id to do work for which they are unâ€" fit. M ; The report says by the evidence .of several officiars who are conterned in the purchase of stores it has been conâ€" clusively shown thatâ€"large amovnts of momey are paid over each year to merchants whose names are on the patronage list in several localities. The commissioners are of the opinâ€" jon that somehow or other, immediaâ€" tely the question of salaries shoult be dealt with. Fresh provisionm should be made to govern examinations and éntrance to the service: j The percentage of those employed in the public service in the lowest ranks are paid less than they would have reâ€" ceived had thoy been employed in outâ€" side occupations, am1 less than modâ€" ern conditions demand. In the matter of pay and promotion every officer in the service should be treated on his merits. The service should be entitrely freed from political favoritism or.patromâ€" + Appointmcm‘:s should ;jbe made by merit after competitive examnations. A permanâ€"nt commission of: three should be created to deal with the question of the. service to supervise the examinations, etc. departments were examinud. mt two hundred (pa oflldlm“ 1,100 pages evidince. The following "are. _ ank the Andings: When a clerk ceases to be a private secretary h‘s com petion with the deâ€" partment ‘should cease. A.> The practice ofâ€"paying $600 to ~a member of ‘the service while acting as private secretary should be repealed. Attemiance should be regulated by Provision for leave of absence should be stricken from the statute. Mtfluthlfll‘hllw and that the age limit of 85 for e trance is too fexible. . Buying of Supplies The commissioners find that for serâ€" vice . performed the â€" Department awards to its officers pay, vastly hishor 11 proportion thamn any other d »partment. :140 report ~ mentions especially two accountants and the paymaster of the Militia Department. J. W. Bordén, brother of R. L. Borden, but a IAberat, seems to be specially favored, drawing a salary larger thin wou‘d be given for the same work in a private business, .;'l mzq:?" ~-;:»\sf;‘t' ol ts 0 0 Ne 000 These performances â€" were ended wh:in the firm found _ that some vhortages inâ€" theirâ€"â€"accountsâ€"existed with on: of the banks, and Findlay incn‘ took "a trip to Texas. It was found that the books had been auditâ€" cd carelessly, and d firm handcd the case over to the law firm of Higgins and Douglas. It was alsovascertainâ€" ¢d that Findlay had carried with him Instead of _ remaining out of the country, Findlay returned to Toronto and registere} with a woman" at «the Kossin Houseunder the name of «Mr. and Mrs. VanNorman, Australia. He sa‘d that h> was a diamond : merâ€" chant, ‘ and again made a big show of his wealth. Later he went to Totâ€" tenham, where he stayed with his €ncte, Mr. William Hamilton, who is a county counciMor of Simcoe. Last week further information came <to hand that Findlay was seen in comâ€" pany with Mr. E. J. Hamilton, . his cmuhh , who is a butcher at Tottenâ€" am. ; :l:: dollats, wanile tt;:n:.: for noxt fiscal: year a hall millions. lugs the bond of the London Guarantee Co. Aor â€"$10,000. « * § 2/3 x Militia Department. With respect to the Militia Departâ€" ment the Civil Service Commission notes that the expenditure is going up by leaps and bounds. _ In 19034 g total expenditure was in â€" the â€"of three and a ball milâ€" Arrested at Athlomé, ..> | Mr. McDonald waited on the } poâ€" lice yesterday for a warrant for the ‘ boy‘s arrest. Inspector Duncan teleâ€" graphed to Tottenham early yuhs:z 3 moinng and Constable J. T. A : wiont to Athlome,. about six miles from the former paoint, where he arâ€" | restcd Findlay, â€" Detective Mackic | left for Tottenham last night to bring th> prisoner . totheâ€"city. : $ ] Mr. D. McDonald> gave the Detec» tive Department authority â€" to extraâ€" dite Findlay, should he be located in the United States. Mr. W sakd that he would bear all the â€"exâ€" penses of these proceedings, . which would have probably â€" amounted to $500 or $600. _ He added that it would cost $1,000 to straightep . out the books of the firm. It is understocd that Finmilay‘s whereabouts were ascertained _ by fricnds of the firm in the cattle busiâ€" n‘ss. It was also known that the accused had relatives at Tottenham, in1 thry were kept under surveil lance. * Findlay is the son of William Findâ€" lay, a caretaker ‘of. a church, who lives at 128 William â€"Street. McDonâ€" a‘d and Maybee took him from the streets into their business. t ‘transact 1 business amounting ‘to $2,000,000° or ?.Wn year, awd all this passed through the hands â€"of Findiay, who thus h1:d many opporâ€" tunities of making away‘ with . his employers‘ money. * y | Gave Fiance High Time. Although Findlay was young he‘was cngaged to a young.Toronto woman, whom he courted in an extravagant style. . Flowors were sent her worth $15 a dozen, and a bill stafids against him for $450 or $500 with one florist alone.. In a single instance he placed an oidler . for $100 worth. In addition, diamond rings playcd a ‘prominent part in his courtship. â€"The girl . is Hnown to have at least three or four of these, besides watches and other jewelry. s who is only 20 years Ofâ€"age, had been -.hv:;y thlr-"ur nh-t‘tw Whick o vobe seeping Sss . tb that of Capt. Harbottle, Windlay was mble to elude the vigilance of â€" addiâ€" tors, ‘and it was only alter his dizs appearance about six weeks that the extent of his delailcations, was discovâ€" [.! % S0CX . 0 094 ‘ be lessencd ‘‘I feel it my duty to testify to the benefit I have received from the use of Peychine. While travelling in New Onâ€" tario eoduuowohl meetings I conâ€" tracted a cold, which gradumlâ€" ly lndomhu Bronchitis of the mmm:im' x':'u. :‘-l'“:l‘ “-d"’ ter but.a fow bottles I was completoly :o-’ wn‘ntz T able sufforars l=‘: to Broachitie and other troublen. 1" Later: "‘I wish to add that mt nln aince nsing Pryching, is -om.-;. nu more powor than gf:" I mhml. and ‘the rocal chords do not tire with apeaking. ** _ _P. TILLER, Capt. Saly‘n, Army. Ann 8t., MO'A':. n.' r"w."’ ‘"No," ‘replied the doetor. "All such matters are under the public bealth act and come within thr scope of the local boards of health. These ; o~i s may éxercise an imspection of dress ed meat, but the dressed meat will ncst asa rule show ‘infectionr as readily ,s the antmal itself whn alive or before being dressed. _ ‘The policy of the Province has always been to allow the municipaiity _ ths greatest possible® powers." ‘Could the Province cnforce an is spcction law such as would be necesâ€" sary in this case?" ‘The Retail Merchants‘ Association of Guelph again decided not to grant the clerks the usual weekly Halfâ€"holâ€" iday this year. It was, however, deâ€" cided to give clerks an o>portunity to ho‘d their rmnual picric as usual and | for this / purpose thoy will 1c given a whole day and not & h1‘ as usugl.. The date of this :{hy. will be set later. in Municipalities will likely. be given power to fix by byâ€"law areas within which it will be forbidden ‘to have gravel pits, quarries ~and billboards. A bill to thisâ€"cnd, fathered by â€" Mr. Morriscn, was approved by the Muniâ€" cipal Committee of the Logislature on Wednesday. Hamilton‘s â€" Mayor â€" was present to speak in its favor, and Mr. G. Lyn hâ€"Stauntorn opposed. NO HALEF HOLIDAY lnv,_.,ce:k}» ol,interviews sevcral men | prominent. in the export, meat P“ ing trade pointcd out that under the | new Dominion meats inspection _ act the exports packers are forced to mse caly those animals, which pyss the in.. spector, while the abattoir, .. whick supplies oply a local.. or Provintig market, not being tnier th> Dominâ€" jon act‘ may use these tainted ant mals, thus . placing not cn‘y th»ex port. man at a disadvantage in Cater ing to the honw market, but allow ing also. loss carefully . selectcd meat: to be suppli¢ed for local sale. Th# reporter ~yesterday afternocn refetâ€" ed Dr. Hodgetts to these statemints end asked if the Province was not, able to enforceâ€" gn inspection of the . local slaughter house . so_as to equaâ€" lize conditions. f | Dr.â€" H(?dgeu's then pointcd out thnl‘ woereâ€"th» cstablishing: of such slaughâ€" ter houses and inspecticn systems cn forced _ the percentage ol diseaeed cattie ‘wou‘d ‘be greatly reduced. Whercas at present a farmer w hose animals are reJected by the export inspection ‘may dispose of them for lotal consumption wetre the _ idca! atattoir or putcher foreed to kill cnly _ inspected animals the farmer would find diseased stock an unptofiâ€" table asset, and would be‘ f :rcod tate better care of the amimal | in raising _ it, giving it better stabling and better treatment generally.‘ | Ir this way, too, disease in milk would GRAVEL PITS. INSPECTION OF Salvation Army Praise DISEASED MEAT staomach tronbles Honor Graduste Toronto Conservaâ€" tory of Music. 3# TEAOHERS OFf Miss A. R, Bean, Miss E. L. Bean, Publicstiuns must pay extra Waterloo=Branch J. Moorman, Manager. King 8t Waterloo Fancy Buns, Rread Rolls and Farcy Cakes. CASH must accompany all orders.. : Make. nce b Registered Letteror‘Express Order to _ =iv. ~ . ) | _ Sanderson‘s Bakery PIANO_ORGAN AND _ THEORY * In the line of meats, we have Beof, Pork, Veal, Lamb, Sugarâ€" Cured Hams and Bacon (our own curing); once tested, always used. In the line of homeâ€"made sanâ€" sages, such as Bologna, Wieners, ;:::n'pbmlm:m Give us a trial and be con vinced urdere promptly delivered in a‘l parts .he town. Phone 243. JO°N. FI8CHUER Proprietor THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE â€"â€" B. E. WALKER, President ALEX, LAIRD, General Manager A. H. IRELAND, Superintendent of Branches SSUED AT THE FOLLOWING RATES : X f . (9%â€" ,%s -m;’\m‘-;‘rm'. :anfi 7: y f ver not i 10..;... cents o " Â¥1t:: /# «* _ $30...... 10 cents 87â€" i These Ord paranie a" fany offee in~Canads of s Chariered Bark ers are payable a‘ par. im a er (Yukon excepuJ;.‘lnd ab € 'plwfl uychu points in the United States. â€" They are negotiable >* #.90 to thex sterling in Greatâ€"Britain and Zreland. They form an excellent method of remitting small sums of money ‘with , udnmnmudmthuhhomdmnmflu»lmc@ The Loading Moat Market has the roputation of .flnll its numerous cdstomera the choicest and best of meats all the year roun.© i. ° .2 S a% 4".% /. Chron‘cle.Teirgraylh and. Comnt2Â¥ Gentiemen .. M icleâ€"Telegrayp w¥‘re Ohronâ€"c‘eâ€" Telegraph and gh.:u.lfl:‘rm:hhud Toronto MWorld ... OD lx-:‘ -'}':,l.‘r-u: and Toronto Mail.. . . icleâ€"Telegrap gcmu Mail. . Oh::::i:ht-‘l‘ek‘upbm orthern. aa. ... Chron‘c}s «elegraph and Torouto Saturday Night BANK MONEY ORDERS HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO David Bean Ond for examination at atory of muale and free to new and Paidâ€"up Capital, S?W Rest’ tA * + : Total Assets, â€" 113,000,000 Wm. Snider, ‘Vioeâ€"President, Frank Haight, Manager, I.P.;%m. Berlin. i C. A, B Distriot Agront, Water10n, Ontario. Phone 249 eers and others who realize the e ant oo r Pequest, Afavion & Harion. es Sork titenldg FRE INSUBANCE COMPARY INCORPORATED IN 1868 Total Assets 3ist Desember ‘ $426,808.17. WATERLOO MUIUAL President, Thomas Rilliard. J. 8. Hail, A.LA., {P. M.â€"Roos Protection and Safe Investment are combined in the : ENDOWMENT POLICY § â€"~ ~OFrTHE j Becretary â€"__â€" _ Treasuretr Head Cffice Waterico Cnt William Snider, Meq. Geo, Disbol, Keq., 2 J. L. Wideman, Meqg., Bt, Jacobs Allaa Bowman, Req., Preston. P. £. Shants,\Preston, Thomas Gowdy, Heg., @uelph. Jame Livingstone, Eeq., Baden, BOARD OF DIRRCTORS, ©eo .Randall, Heq., Waterioe, Write for Last Annual Report Righ Earning Power. _ Lerge Profits to â€" Policyâ€" DOMINION LIFE _ ; and Washington, D.C., V.&.A. ESTABLISHED 1867 OFFIL ERS ; # Publisher . 9 W aterloo,‘Ont