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A lady friend, just in time, recommended me to vse ur Paine's Celery Compound, as she Pad heen cured by it used several bottles of the sme with grand results. Today 1 Bud mywell a differ ent woman, My appetite is good, my sleep in sound and natural, and my Merenath for one advanced in years, Il 1 could hope for, 1 ean truth. fully say that Paine's Celery Com: pound saved my life." : took tres bot thes of CLARKE'S KOLA CoM POUND and wes entirely cur ~ for same "Newd 10 The Griff} hs '0. Limited, 121 Toronto. 20UR STOCK: Wycvbarson Charch St. GS ressesscesvese wee | liquor act and the referendum. | policy of the government," says Mr. 1HE WHIG--68th YEAR. a avin at 306410" Riot, Bioeste a » your. Editions ot 230 amd 4 i eg a ie, 12 vam, ywar. Attached is ome of the best Job Printing Offons in Canada; rapid, stylish and cheap work, wine improved presses. FDW. J. B. PENSE, PROPRIETOR. TlIE DAILY WHIG. *Opiter per Orbem Dicor.' THE HERO OF THE HOUR. The fuller details of the Hart's River fight see to hand, from the London Standard"s correspondence, and Lieut. Bruce Carruthers appears to have car: ried himself with distinguished valour. The opposing force seems to have been seven times o# great as that which constituted the defence, but there was no surrender. Such is not compatible with the edveation, the training, the instinot of the Canadian soldiers. Every man held bis ground and fought with desperation until all but fifteen were either killed or dis abled, Lieut. Carruthers was specially men-) tioned and lauded by Lord Kitchener, and he is not the man to pass idle compliments. Lieut. Carruthers was the only officer left in command of the contingent, and) was not without flesh wounds which have sent many a man to the hospital. What is more, at some period during the conflict he fell into ths hands of the Boers, and his life was mercifully spared because his bravery excited even the ememy's admiration. Lieut. Carruthers is entitled to the praise of his fellow, to the Victoria clasp, and the gratitude of the state. He is a soldier who understands how to carry himself in war, and of all the men who went from Kingston he has won the highest distinction. THE TWO LEADERS. Opposition has been offéred to Hon. Mr. Ross in West Middlesex, and a odhservative print is silly enough to think that he is in danger. The con- sorvative candidate is a Mr. English, who has allowed himself to be talked into the belief that he can be elected. The iden in to harass and annoy the premier, and keep him at home as much as possi' le. The people of West Middlesex wunderstand the situation. They know that Mr. Ross has to visit the other eomstituencies, and that he can he depended upon to do his whole duty to them when there is occasion for it. Mr. Ross does not apperr to be at all alarmed about Mr. English's candidature, The premier is an old campaigner, and in the last twenty: five or thirty years has heard the same boasting from his opponents as he is hearing now. He is, however, in an infinitely safer position than the lead: er of the opposition, who tried, in the seision of the legislature, to dodge the prohibition question, and, when forced to take a stand, whimpered that he supposed he was taking his life in his hands. Poor man! He should imitate Mr. Ross, and in being honest, candid, and manly in all his doings meet the people without appre hensions of defeat ! MR. FOY AND HIS JOKES. It used to Fe said of a certain emi: nent college professor that he had his lectures plentifully interlarded with jokes, and that be used to pause sig- nifioaitly as be reached them so that precisted. In time these jokes lost their flavour, but to the professor they were always fresh, always now, and he waited each time for the sign that the students had taken them in. Mr. Foy has imitated the good pro- fessor, He has entered the political campaign, and he has prepared a act speech, the jokes of which are expected to wear until the end of the season. One has to do with a liberal pamphlet, which contains no reference to the "The Foy, "upon the question is in the book, however, and it consists of the blank half of the last page." He has worked this bitcof humour off on a couple of places already, and the re- ports have it that it has esused great hilarity. A good deal depends, of course, upon where the laugh gomes in. The audience should know about it and be in a state of expectangy and then, ad the climax is reached, there their point or putigency might be ap- | a edged, bas become oa city whose boom bas been the event of this decade. It was pot much of a place until Mr. Clergue discovered its possibilities and began the expenditure of money, which now amounts to over twelve millions ana may reach twelve mil- lions more before be can be said to have reached the limit of his ambi- tions in the building line. Mr. Whitney claims that be is the friend of New Ontario. Since when? He opposed the aid to railways--the mileage of which has increased to 1,- 804 wince 1851, and 607 with the dis- tinct aid of the liberal governmeént-- snd said of the concessions made to the Algoma Central that it represent: ed a phenomenal steal. The cause for opposing the measures of the last session, having for their aim the open- ing up of the new country, is that the opposition members did not know enough about them. Were they eager for the facts * Why did they not pro- pose some definite plan of action? It won't help New Ontario to resist all the efforts of progressive men because the opposition is not posted. It is composed of men who do not want to know things. They could post them- selves if they wanted to do so; but they would deprive themselves of the haxury of opposing anything the gov- ernment proposes, and so it is better to remain ignorant and obstructive. Yet Mr. Whitney has the assurance to' whisper into ear of 'a crony that he expects to carry four of the six seats in New Ontario. A lot the peo- ple of that land owe the leader of the opposition, except the trimming the electors will be suré to give him on election day. WEDNESDAY WAFTS. It is not talk that is going to win in the election, The votes will settle the issue, and the liberals know how to use them. These frantic. shouts of "Organize, organize," from the conservative press and headquarters are significant. There is some reason for them. Mr. Whitney can offer the people nothing but good intentions. 'lhe Jower regions are said to be paved with material of that description. A party, composed of members of the local government, is now making a tour of Manitoba, and it is promis ed a most cordial und friendly recep tion everywhere it stops. Mr. Whitney is becoming heroic. He is not going to be held up by either the prohibitionists or the liquor wel lers, Is he being attacked by them ? No one has heard about it. Now it is the king of Denmark that is referring a very important mat- ter--the sale of the Danish islands to the people. It is becoming more and more popular. Congress has adopted a Chinese ex- clusion measure, one more drastic than any that has been enforced. The United States though says to the Chinese : "No admittance here." Sup- posing China retaliates ? There is the danger of it. "Time for a change," says the conservative Jeader, when he has nothing else to shout. Time to change the topic. It is a little anti gquated, and, like some of the eggn we find under the barn in early spring, has lost its freshness. In a late issye the Montreal Star said that some lieutenant governors sanc- tioned bills that were inimical to the public interest. It hastens to say that Sir Louis Jette or Hon. Mr. Angiers were not of them. Who was it referring to, then? Mr. Miscampbell is one of the men Mr. Whitney has assigned for sacrifice. He in seeking to represent Sault Ste. Marie in the legislature, and he is in for a terrible drubbing. If, as the Mail alleges, Mr. Miscampbell is a wan of platform ability, the party should have found him a safer con stituency. ©. C. Robinson, of Toronto, has broken out in a new place. He per wists in calling Mr. Marter a traitor. Why ? He does not seo eye to eve with Mr. Whitney. He does not go the Whitney ticket. Is any one who differs with bis leader a traitor? There must be a good many of them in the conservative party. THE DAILY W HIG, WEDNESDAY. APRIL ©. mC ---------- - _---- TH PREMIER'S REVIEW ' Made Recently at North York Nomin tions. RESULT OF OPPOSITION IF THE CONSERVATIVES HAD THEIR WAY. They Opposed Many Things That Have Demonstrated Their Use- fulness in Such a Marked Way That They Are Now Acknowl- edged to be Worth Keeping. At the nomination of Hon. E. J. Davis. in North York, the i of Ontario made a speech in course of which he pointed out what would have been the result bad the opposition bad its way during the last thirty years. Said he: "¢1) There would Le no distribution of the surplus. The conservative par- ty opposed the distribution of the sur plus. The policy of the liberals, how- ever, prevailed, and as a result 8, 378.846 was distributed among the municipalities of the province for the erection of bridges, the improvement of roads and educational purposes. "(2) There would be no vote by bal- lot. The conservatives resisted the adoption of the ballot for several years. Now it is universally consider od the proper way of voting. (3) There would be no trial of elec tion petitions by judges. Sandficld Macdonald objected to. the trial of elestion petitions by Judges, although in a bill to that efiect. "(4) There would be no school of practical science. The school of prac tical science has grown to be one of the most important educational insti- tutions of the province. It has a staff of eighteen professors and lectur- ers, and this year is attended by 290 etudénts: about 1,500 young men have passed through its halls. "(3) There would be no efficient agricultural eollege. The opposition objected to the removal of the agri- cultural college from the very unsuit- able site at Mimico to Guelph, and at various times voted. against appropri ations proposed: ty the government to enlarge the buildings and to add to the stall. The college has bem eriti- cised in a hostile spirit at nearly every session of the legislature for twenty years, "(6) There would be no separation of the liquor trade from municipal control. The Crooks act, which re moved the liquor trade from municipal control, was passed in 1876. The op- position resisted this measure most strenously for years. [It is now ad- mitted to he one of the best systems of license laws enjoyed by any pro vince. 47) There would he no minister of education. Dr. Ryerson recommended the appointment of a minister of edu- cation on his own retirement from of- fice. In spite of the criticism of the opposition the change in the admin istration of the department has been found to be in the interests of -educa- tion, and wvobody thinks now of re verting to a chief superintendent "(¥) There would be no normal schools at Ottawa or London. How could the country get on without the normal school at Ottawa ! About 6, 000 teachers have received their train- ing in that one school alone. The ad ditional school at London was also- lutely necessary if our schools were to be furnished with a sufficient number of trained teachers. "(9) There would be no farmers' sons' franchise. The extension of the franchise to farmers' sons admitted to ligent class of the community, and, as a step towards a wider extension of the franchise, should have been gladly received by the opposition. "{10) There would be neo. eoloniza- tion roads in many new districts. The opposition voted to reduce the grants for colonization roads in 1877 from $80,000 to £30,000, which would have prevented the building of roads in some of the newer districts. "{11) There would be no reforma- tory for fenvales. The Merorr reforma- tory for females was established to rescue from vice women who could not be reached in any other way. Its re cord is the best evidence of the wis dom of the government in establishing i (12) There would be no extension or surveys of crown lands During several sessions the oppdsition voted to cut down the grants for the sur veyve of crown lanas, although it was shown that the only way to pfomote the settlement of the country was by surveying the territory at the disposal of the crown. "{13Y There would be no new parlia- ment buildings. The old parliament buildings were yuite unfit for the pub- lic service. Some of the departments were obliged to live in rented rooms. inconvenience of the he afterwards acquiesced and brought] ® the electorate and influential and intel ber, not a Jump of lead, iron, silver or gold shall helang to Ontario.' "(17) There would be no provincial control of liquor licenses. The domin- jon government by the McCarthy act took over the control of the liquor h- censes. The opposition of Ontario sup- ported the. dominion government at the polls with the same enthusiasm as if Ontario had suffered no injustice at its hands. "{15) There would b¢ no remon strance against the action of the do- minion government in taking control of provincial railways. The provincial government held that railways subsi- dized by the province should not be withdrawn from provincial contrel. The opposition refused to remonstrate agai®t this action by voting against the goverament resolution. "(19) There would be no increased representation for Algoma in 1885. In the redistribution bill of 1585 it was proposed to give increased represent ation to Algoma, as well as to other parts of the province. The ition voted to reject the whole Bill "t20) There would be mo improve ments in the separate schools act. Various amendments were made to the separate ls act in order to promote the iency of the separate schools and the better education of pupils in attendance thereat. These improvements the opposition would have repealed! were it not for the re sistance of the government, whose only desire was to render the separ ate schools as efficient as the public schools. "1) There would be no separate department of agriculture, with a min- ister 'at the head of such department. Agriculture, the test industry ol the province, required for its further development the full time of a niinis ter with a te ment; against this the whole apposition vot. "(22) There would be no expenditure on inunigration. A reasonable - addi- tion to our population hy the immi- gration of farm laborers is very desir able, and for this reason more than for any other, an agency is kept at Liverpool. To this the opposition*ob- jected and voted for the alolition of this agency. "(23) There would be no French or German taught in the public or sep- arate schools of the province. The government heid that French or Ger- man might be taught in the public and separate schools of the prevince, where the language of the locality rendered this desirable, holding, how" ever, to the view that English should be taught in every school. This pri vilege the opposition would have withdrawn had it the power. "(#) There would be no drainage referee. In order to reduce litigation and facilitate the working of the drainage laws, the government re- commended the appointment of a drainage referee. This appointment has been found invaluable in all parts of Ontario where large drainage emes have been entered upon. '"(25) There would be no asylum at Brockville. The asylums of the pro- vince became crowded and many lun- atics were confined in the jails, for whom there was no room in the asy- lums. To afford the desired relief, the government proposed the erection of a new asylum at Brockville, against which proposal the opposition vot. ed. This asylum has now 630 inmates. "¢26) There would be no satisfae- tory income from the succession du- ties act. In 1896 the opposition voted to reduce the scale of duties, which would ent down the income from sue- cession duties nearly one-half. " (27). There would be no superin- tendent of neglected children. In or. der to prevent neglected or indigent children from growing up in vice, the government organized a department ol the service for the purpose of co operating with charitable institutions and in Jinding foster homes for them. Already" 2,000 children have been res cued from a life of pauperism and are being educated for usefulness. Protection Of The Forests. " (2%). There would be no superin- tendent of forestry. The govermnmont considered it important to- appoint a superintendent of forestry for the purpose of looking after the reforest uation of abandoned timber lands, and also directing the location of various reserves. Although our for ests have yielded an average of a million dollars a year since confedira tion, the opposition did not convhler their preservation in this way justi- Cable. * (20). There would be no normal college. The normal college was «+ tablivhed for the training of teachers of high schools, following the exam- ple of Germany in this respect. Evi dently they did not favor higher edu: cation in this particular. "" (30). Therg would be no county council reform. County conncils were considered unduly large. The bill for the reduction of their number was voted against by the opposition. " (81). There would be no good roads commissioner. The improve ment of our highways as a means of transportation of 90 per cent. of cur people was considersd of the utmost importance to the rural classes. The opposition voted against the appoint- ment of an officer to direct attention to the best means of improving high ways, snd as one result of his work the assembly voted 21,000,000 for the improvement of 3 " (32). There would be no provin cial municipal anditor. It was found that large suns of money were lost to municipalities through faulty meth ods of bookkeeping, by which dizheon- officers manipula i est their gorounts and concealed i Our Assortment of ) { 00dS for Spring It Embraces All That's Is Very Complete, New and Desirable In White and Colored Organdies. Fancy Printed Organdies. White and Colored Dimities. Fancy P:inted Dimities. White Spot Muslins. : Black and Black and White Muslins. Plain Linen Batiste. Fancy Stripe Linens. . Printed Lawns, Printed Muslins. Coiored Swiss Spot Muslins. And a Host of Novelties: When you look through the big rdnge of fabrics you'll say as others do that choice goods you ever saw. 75¢. yard it's the finest gathering of Prices range from 10c. to New lines in Black and Fancy Hope. New lines in Gloves and. Neckwear. New lines in Laces and 'Embroidery, 'Handkeichiefs, Notions, Etc TARR & SUTCLIFFE'S, 11S and 130 Princess ey .-- het On : ed to establish a third school « at Strathroy. The opposition voted against this. (#5) There would be no pioneer dairy farm. To test the agricultur- al character of the lands of Western Ontario on the C. P. R. railway, hall way between Port Arthur and Rat Portage, the minister of agriculture proposed to establish a pioneer dairy arm. This also was voted against by the opposition. *(P6) There would be no commissi- oner of public works. In 1599 the op- position voted to sbolish the depart- ment of public works, includ- ing the office of commissioner, by vot- ing against the salaries and expenses required for maintoinug what depart ment. Against Algoma Investments. 151) There would be no land grant to the Algoma Uentral *reilway. In 1900 the opposition voted against the land grant to the Central Algoma railway, characterizing it as the 'most phenomenal bev} the greatest attempt at public robbery, the most heinous public crime that was ever attempted by men in authority in the dominion of Canada.' As a result of that gramt the Clergue works have been established at the Sault, invely- ing an expenditure already of at least $12,000,000, an amount which may be doubled hefgre Mr. Clergue's schemes are fully eloped. (38) Theke would be no substantial development of the pulp industry. Mr Whitney and his colleagues in the house voted against several of the pulp eoncessions, although they in- volve the investment of 85,000.000 of capital, give employment to over 2, 000 hands and are calculated to pro- mote the settlement of the Swuntey. (39) There would be no railway subsidies. The railway subsidies pro posed lor several years were emily for the development of New Ontars or for colonization purposes. By means of these subsidies the Canad an Northern, from Fort William to Winnipeg, has been built. In all 607 wiles of railway have been construct od in the newer district. Against near- ly all of these Mr. Whitney and the wajority of his friends voted." A Lesson In Economy. A sound if laughing lesson in the little economies of life is conveyed by a recent French comedy, of which Em- ile Faguet gives an account, with a few extracts, in the Journal des De bats. A certain private scretagy was in the habit of getting small tips as doorkeeper. He was asked as to his total inconte, "Well, I get a hundred and fifty france a month as secretary." "But how much do you make out of your work as doorkeeper "Oh, ten sous a day, on the aver- only so little !"' "But you see, one can live very well in Paris on ten sous a day. It is only the 150 france a month on which you cannot live" More Spring Poetry. Chenon Times. begins to ries, ih Ll Ww! he Whee be woose nortbwerd Mes, When the bursacd"s in the akicw, ARCRITECTS. < hi or, gris 178 CT Talking of Clothes. What's the matter with one of (hows me dium weight suite for spring wear? They have quality, will 81 end look out in fashion and are properiv made, the prices is i Call and examine my stock of spring over coatings, new patterns just artived. J, J. CRAWFORD, =~ res. 3. NUGENT & CO, GG 0 SL Everything must and Swves, oode and Thware, Kitchen supplies of All accounts due to the late firm of Ne pent & Tayvior shall be settied with J.. NUGENT & CO. cured. Mag bax, ansom, Bates & Co, gevente, Dr, Chase's Ointment HENRY P. SMITH, Architect, ote., Anchor Building, Market Square. "Phone 345. DISTRICT DASHES News of the District Condensed From The Whig's Exchanges. David A. Wilder, Ficton, died on Monday, aged thirty-five years Willie Hunter, Picton, has eft try his fortune in the north west. The wages of the laborers in the minlleable iron works, Smith's Falls, have been increased 15c. per day The ADU. W. have placed a beanti- ful memorial window in the mortuary chapel, Glenwood cemetery, Picton. Frederick A. Handly, Picton, and Mrs. Aliee A. Curlett, Green Point, were united im marriage at North fo ors. i P acharioh Palmatier, South Marys. burgh, died on Tuesday, aged seven- ty seven years. Deceased was formerly a mariger, John V. Christy, one oly the solid | men of Hallowell township Swith his family, has left to take up resi in Milestone, Assiniboia Arthur Pope, Picton, has left for Sault Ste. Marie, where he will find a Incrative position. Mr. Pope was one of Picton's energetic young wen. Maurice Ready, leaving Smith's Falls for? Cleveland, Ohio, was p pipe, sterling silver match safe pouch the employees _ three Mussniman pessanis and a boy. near Kirk Kilimeh (a town thirty two i sast-north-east of Adrianople}, the Prost & Wood Co., end N Rendy received a beaatiful silver a ¥ . i