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Opiter per Orbem Dicor.' FREAKS OF SOME MEN. In one of his American addresses Mi hael Davitt is alleged to have la- mented that five thousand Irish-Ame- ricans did not answer the Boers' ap- peal, and, crossing the sea, drive the British of South Africa. They could have done it, savs Mr. Davitt, that it deputation, out his grievance is was not done. One of the Ireland, and presumably present and from wlien Mr. Davitt spoke, was Edward formerly a distinguished Canadian and a leader of public opinion. It moment be suspected that he concurred the of Mr. Da- vitt, so anti-British and so offensive ? The question, then, is why does he not express his Or, better still, why does he consent with a man cannot for a in remark dissent ? who is apt, 'at any time, and perhaps inopportune to reflect upon his loyalty 7 Mr. Blake responded to the call of the Nationalists when his aid was 'most appreciated. at a time He has been an intense and persistent Nationalist all these years, despite experiences of a The dure some of discouraging he the freaks in which many character, wonder is can en his i olitical allies engage. ---------------- GETTING OUT THE FACTS. Lisgar, in Manitoba, had an' election for the comnions which was reported to be very corrupt. It was painted in the worst colours because Mr. Richard- 'andidate, was the to son, the defeated editor of a paver and knew how use florid language. The case has had a trial; however, and been dismissed. The Mail says ti court tried to find out the facts, the effort was in vain. Was it * Judge Ki'lam in rendering judgment, com- mented upon the comprehensive char- acter of the petition. It was niade to to in_the said every offence referred statute. but at the chief justice, "no attempt was made to connect Mr. Stewart, the respond- and cover trial, the ent, with any corrupt practice," evidence tendered was for the purpose of showing that the agents of the lib eral candidate wag guilty of wrong doing. "On the whole," and in con- clusion, said the judge, "I think that we should find that none of the charo- es were sufliciently proven, and that we should dismiss the case." So that the facts were brought out, and they did not warrant the conclu sions of Mr. Stewart's opponents. '1 he Mail has been drawing on its imagina tion for its facts, and they. are of the usual partizan quality: ---- THE CITY ALL RIGHT. Hamilton is threatened with a suit for 810,000 damages, because it can celled an order for coal for the muni- cipal fuel ward. The city bought 500 soft of to tons Coal from to sell citizens duling the coal famine. the The hice to be paid was SS a ton, and af- a company ter the deal was made the local deal- their The and hecame prices. city the Whereupon the ers lowered went lower, dealers city of being deliv demonstrative, cancelled its orders for coal, much not the refused to take, any coal and the suit the contract amount ered. Since that tine city has now entejed is to compel a recognition of aes for the breaking of it. the contract and to collect dam- It is possible that the city wil wot the worst of it in this sit. There has been a distinct mbreach of contract. andk there will probally" be a very distinct method of compensation. The contrat could have been carried out. the concurrence 1 uted reasonably, and with the people. The It boucht the coun il in good fuel in the inter faith cst of the at a tinie when a t e'tion seemed to be im- hafl ight to the best on ki this peratite, and it to e dis a pose of the coal advan tage. When the dealers cut the seMing S rid price the municipal corfimbedee had the the likewise. Though of Ik coun il warrant to do feale s did had people were behind it, procee fines Th tall atk the to fear ? what costs, will pay the piper. King street, Kingston, Ont., at six dol Advertisements, per line, five iines and i 3 h bsequent Blal.e, . but | I Somerset EDITORIAL NOTES. The Toronto University has been given $1,200,000 in the last five years and still there are annual deficits. State education comes high ! Mr. Chamberlain is not coming to Canada. His trip to South Africa will occupy all the time he can spare from his office in London for the pre- sent, Drunkenness is said to be increasing the women of England. Lady is the authority for this She does not give the among statement. figures. A contemporary offers apologies to Mr. Dunn for its arti le "Mr. Deolsy on Mr. Tarte." It does well. Mr. Dooley is a humorist. on His imita- tor is a slanderer. s and church members invit- ed to partale of the Holy Commun- ion togetker Montreal ! Is that not a step towards the union that has All cl. in been so long desired ? The women are right in appealing to parliament for some' law that will suppress the cigarette habit. It growing. Is anything being done check it under the present law ? will be across the In forty-two the people will elect congressmen and state officials. Which will win? Both democrats republicans are very 18 to To-morrow a great day line. states and confident. twine business is the United States government's manipulation of the Manilia export duty. The British gov- ernment has not effected anything by The binder still handicapped by its mediation. Sunday loafing at the street corners and Sufiday from the street corner loafers, should The police department is insults to passers by be stopped. shamefully negligent in the discharge of a very grave duty. The Mail refers to the Doukhobor movement as a tribute to the govarn- ment's immigration The re bellion in the North-West; under con servative rule, was, by the same pro- of to the government's land policy. Howard, a Rochester man, said policy. cess reasoning, a tribute Mr. at a Toronto meeting that the best man could have the fact birth. Tt arrvies'with it ga guarantee of his inte reputation a young on the American side was that Le was a Canadian by arity. Here's something to he proud of., The Winnipeg Tribune ridicules the reports of the conservative deputation the Mr. taking his as to protectionist fe¢ling in the west. Monk, it says, has been information from the Win- nipeg partizans, and their organ, "and they do not represent the feel- ing of either the edst or west," The coal operators are after those who sold fuel at exorbitant prices dur- They talk of for the mines, ing the recent strike. establishing acencies and remunerating the agents with a "The been the percentage on the amount gold. feel that they have hurt by the" coal dealers during operators re ent strike. cmt The Dean of Ripon, in his repudia tion of the immaculate conception and ol Christ, miracles of raising the dead, gives to miracles especially the the 'world a rare specimen of the high- er criticism. - He will probably be re- the church. His act will bé to form a sect of people quired to leave next who believe as he does. FROM EDITORS' PENS. In Belleville Ontario. The Doukhobors say they want a warmer climate. They'll get it. Due Time. Roosevelt's Platform. ' Baltimore Herald. "Arbitrate, irrigate, reciprocate and exgavate," represents briefly the presi- dent's views on leading questions of the day. If They Really Can. Toronto Star. There are too many highway rob- beries, and it is about time the police sat 'up nights and caught some of the offenders. Ask Something Easy. Brantford Expositor. Speaking of "breach of promise' ¢ . why should not candidates for office be put in a position to sue the fellows who promise their votes and then fail to deliver 'the goods ! A Great Fighting Ground. Hamilton Times North Perth is a great cround. It is the liberal turn to win there, In 1886, the constituency went tary by forty itwe majority; in ISH0 it went liberal, ninetv-two: in ISM, tory, 10%; in 1809S, liberal, 160, in A902, tory, two. Now for our turn to bring Ross' majority up to three, -------------- A Sad Accident. Peterboro, Oct.' 3. + too, Guillett, (ww orge | denge. whem the barrel of his gun | and the people | in any case, in coal charges or in law | duck resi- ex-M.P. of Cobourg. was out shopting near his Swanley Like exe ploded, 'and his left hand was terribly the thumb beine almost se He will not lose the use of His lacerated, AY ered. hand. } Clark's Plum Puddings. Clark's exquisite plam puddings. sold n tins and éloths, are" r any or every day. - good enough Taylor sells purest drugs, co fichting {ant | | | | The 4 rough x -charged with being drunk and "sealing DISTRICT NEWS. SPICE OF THE ARTICLES IN VICINITY NEWSPAPERS. The News Put Into Condensed Shape -- The Episodes Create Talk in the Country and Hereabouts. Merrickville is desirous of having a large covered rink erected. R. T. Williamson, Greenbush, take up his residence in Picton. A special census of Prescott shows the population to be 3,168 person :. R. P. Errett, Lombardy, has decid- ed to remove to MerrickVille, and may rent Kyle's saw mill. : Miss 'Martha Buchanan, daushter of W. Buchanan, Bathurst, died on Tues- dav last in Smith's Falls. On Thursday, Miss Helen Marshall, Gananoque, and James Allen, a 'po pular young Brookville cigarmaie L, were married. Joseph Tannis, wanted on a charee of having received coal stolen from the G. T. R. dump at Brockvill:, was arrested in Smith's Falls. John Moore won the championship of the Perth Rifle Club, his aggregate at 200 yards, 500 yards and 600 yards being ninety out of a possible 105. D. F. Moore, township councillor, Leeds, has leased his farm for one vear, and will leave on Wednesday for a three weeks' visit to his at Westline, Pa. During a thunderstorm the barn of Dennis Hanley, Tyvendihaga township, was struck by lightning and destroy- ed, together with the season's crop and a number of farm animals. Miss Mary Bethune, a graduate the Belleville hospital, has heen pointed head nurse of the New Memorial Hospital, Lindsay. Her du- ties will begin on January lst, 1903. Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Craig, Smith's Falls, celebrated the fiftieth anniver sary of their marriage on Tuesday. T. A. Craig, public school inspector for Grenville, is a son Of the venerable couple. William Brett was arrested in Brock- ville, on Friday, charged with fraudul- ently selling a horse to Peter Botting, Westport. The horse belonged to Brett's mother, and Botting is out the $25 he paid for 4f. The case will likely be settled. The death occurred on Wednesday, at Wichita, Kansas, of Mrs. Willian Forbes, She was found dead in bed, on the morning of the day mentioned. Deceased, whose maiden name was Minerva Grant, was born in Brock- ville, seventy-one vears ago. John Lee, Sr., has a curiosity from his farm on Howe Island, an ego from a Plymouth Rock hen in the shape of a dumb-beil. That is. there are two per- fectly formed egos joined together hy #& neck about half an inch long and an inch and a half in circumference. The egg was without a hard shell. will sons of ap- Ross THE MILL OF JUSTICE. A Halloween Case Heard In The Police oul | When Magistrate Farrell called the police court to order this morning he saw before him a long array of offen- ders seated on the repentant bench. "William Whitehead, you are charg- ed with being drunk." He acknowledged it and promised to One dollar and costs or two vour go to work. ten days, was the verdict, with days. to. pay it in. 'Please, honor, give. me a week to earn it." "All right," said the magistrate. D. F. Keenan, a voung man, was with He pleaded - guilty. "We cannot have begging on streets. Twenty days,' said magistrate, Two. citizens, one of whom was manded from last week, were charged. They; too, had been drink- ing too heavily. William Sweetnam, was charged with tearhg down Charles Dixon's fence, corner of Ri- dean and James streets, on the night of October 31st. He entered a plea of "not guilty." Mr. Dixon, ing evidence, Legging. the the ro dis- a young man, the complainant, in giv- stated that he had heard the prisoner talking about - his fence about X p.m. He saw him again at about 10 p.m., with other young men, near the fence. Prisoner proposed tearing down the fence, saving, "Hur- rah, boys, for Dixon's fence." An- other boy adv ised the crowd to let the fence alone. Sweetnam shouted, "Line up!" The boys lined up, and the fence came' down. Witness recog: nized the prioner. "Did you see me?" the accused boy inquired. "Yes," replied the witness. "Ret von didn't," was the response. Charles Fraser had heard the same conversation as Mr. Dixon had, but did not know any of the hoys. Seve- ral other witnesses swore that they knew nothing of the matter. Sweetnam, when placed in the lox, te-tilied that he did not know the fence was down until next morning. He was remanded until Thursday. To Lay New Cable. Halifax, Nov.. 3.--The government cable steamer Tyron has sailed from Sidney for the gulf where she will lay a cable from Grosse Island to Bryan Island from Bryan Island to Heath Point, Anticosti. 'The cable will be 111 miles in length. Govern ment "engineer Keeley states that the wireless stations at Belle Isle stra't are doing satisfactory work. ' He ex pects that all the Canadian govern signal stations in the Gulf of St. Lawrence witl he equipped with wireless apparatus: before long. and A Very Small Yield. Victoria, B.C.. Nov. 3.--This year's catch of the Victoria Behring fleet=will be smaller than ever. It less than six thousand skins compared, with 10.500 taken last year tormy weather was of great falling off in the eatch. ; say. that they. sap as evar but the weather to the anime sea will be Cause as.many Was too masters seals reach '¢ Bibby's."!'0ak Hall. " Bibby's."" + Better wear the best and if von buy vour new over |, R10, R250, 814, S13. Bibby Co. will, us D vou Trv Mitchell's Magic Cough Cure at Taylor's, 124 Princess street. That. the | aealing | SO-CALLED MYSTERIES Of Mind-Reading Are Clearly FEx- plained. The Montreal Sun spoken erititism of the mysierigus Per formances of Anna Eva Fay, wil is at present at the metropolis, and who once appeared in Kingston : The cabinet, acreal suspension, tabl moving, and other such Work is class ed as spiritualism, because there wae at one time a pretence that these things were produced by the assist ance of the spirits of the dead, who returned carth to enable the per formers to do that which could not be done by ordinary human agency. Nowadays no sane i mn needs to he told that the "spirits" have as much to do with such feats as they have with drawing-room cara tricks or the production of a live rabbit from g borrowed hat. It is the|feature called "somnolency' which the great drawing card. Those who have been telling the pub- lic that this is a manifestation of mind-reading, a psychological event, without having given the matter ant serious investigation, are simply as sisting in what can only be described as a piece of arrant humbug, The Sun unhesitatingly makes the assertion that the agencies emploved are of a very human character indeed: that there is as much "mind-reading" ahout the "somnolency" part of the show as there is in the song of the burnt cork artist who fills in at odd moments. 'The hardest work in con- nection with the answers is that done by the private secretary who prepares them and she is not like the unfortu nate wight in the opera who had "ng telephone communicating with his dungeon cell." It is the fact that there are people, not among ordinary show-goers, who really believe that the are answered hy some species second sight, which constitutes the evil of such performances as that being oven here. People allow themselves to Ix | influenced, by the answers: they lav { bare family secrets, expose the skele- ton in the closet. Hearts torn with anguish seek comfort from such fakes. a matter of fact, if any person really wrote a question and told no human heing about it, and did not write it in the sight of any person else, nor use the writing material fur- nishea in the theatre, that person might attend the seances every night | 18 questions of As for a year, keep fingers on the paper and devote every atom of their brain power to thinking abdut#it, and it would never be called or answered. Of course, there are hundreds of people who actually have deceived themselves into the belief that they have done this and had their questions answer- ed. "They are only aiding the honsense by thus deceiving themselves, The work is done by the most bareface ana wide use of accomplices. This does not in any sense mean that the gentlo- men who 'on the stage 'as an vestigating committee at one part of the show are accomplices, for, as a rule, 'they are perfectly innocent. But the accomplices are at work before the show comes to a town, and keep work all the time. Persons are indue- ed to attend and ask questions, and do so in the full innocence of their hearts, not knowing that thev have been deliberately' "planted." In the early staves the writing in the theatre is utilized, and the ques- tions being written early in the even- ing, the secretary has quite a long time to prepare the answers. After all but a small proportion = of the questions gre called, and only those which can be answered in some way. Some of the most marvellous are "pre- pared for the occasion. Persons who have had singular questions answered would be astounded it' thev knew the trouble which had heen taken. to oot at them. When the show has heen running a few nights and the ques fions begin to arrive at the hotel, the work is easy. The questioners will be invitea attend the hall and hear "the answers. The. receipt of' svih an invitation is a pretty sure indication that information enough about the subject and the enquirer has heen ga thered to enable an answer to he oiv- en, which will show a most mvstify- ing knowledge of things the enquirer thought he or the was keeping also lutelv secret. Thus the fame of the mystic power spreads. It only | when, in 'a moment of weakness, that i | | zo in- to the concern dwells for a period in ga small town, where people afterwards have an opportunity of talking thines over and comparing notes, and where leak out, that the truth of the asser Hecome generally | things afterwards certainty of the tions here made known. -------- JOHN SOPER'S STORY Of How He Was Shot By William Veley. John Soper, shot last Tuesday by | his brother-in"law at the latter's home, { two miles from Olden Station. did not | have his wounds dressed for three days, during which time he remained at his boarding house. His mother brought him to the General Ho=pital on Friday afternoon, and he is pro gressing well. His wounds are in the left hand and in the right side. To a Whig reporter he gave his version of the affair thus : "My wife and T had a quarrel. and I left and went to work and board at | the next farm, she remaining at the home of her father, George Velev. On Tuesday afternoon I went over to sce her, and she didn't object. Her father and brother cutting in the woods. 1 think her sister's boy must have gone out and told them. for they soon appeared, George Velev having an axe, and William, his son, a club. They made an attack 'on me, and 1 | tried to pet away. Then William Velev | broneht out his shot-cin and <hot.m were lin the hand and side. They gave me | no attention the shooti al lowing me to get alone as. best I [ could. A friend helped to my [hoardine place; and 1 thre | till Friday without medical at tention." Y Young Veloy tells ; threats and per. iriend and it was ont after Vela { promised to be filled full of holes that Young Velev has not yet heen put in custo dy. alter mie remained any abuse hh Wht he used dhe gun in self-defence --_-------- Bibby's. Overcoats. Bibby's. | "Orosvenor" overcoats, 'masterriec- {es of tailors' art, 8%, R10, 812.50. 8] 4, IR15. The H. D. Bibby Co. 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