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Domin- North. 26, not wore | tioh, 8 g 58 : , } council and committees - and officials 7 | busiod thempelves in difirent ways. « | ings, the churches and schools reveal os | ous places, and this became the more on | evident as specific instances were given * und. the. public bodics, which 'should able | thing was done with regard to : the or. | though printed, could be found in the Feil would today have beem without iho proposed by-law, in view of the tered Hollowing local mismanagement and Jduty of ~ the hour? Cr must the in- regarding the people wanted to. travel at | safeguard. sible in the matter of tion, dreadful destruction of and it should pay the penalty. panies or their officials. Two cases {have been referred to the attorney- general of Quebec. He has asked for more light in one instance, aud start d proceedings in the other. Two have been referred to the atior- al of Ontario, and he has far The Dury Of The Hour. When the Iroquois hotel, in Chicago, as burned, 'with the attendant and awful loss of life, there was an ex- pression of horror all over the land. In the. cities and towns the councils had a real revival of interest in all that pertained to the protection of { life. Kingston took an interest inthe subject--to be in fashion--and its = The inspection of the. public build od many defects and weaknesses. It was made apparent by the civie com- mission that danger lurked in numer- of the inadequacy of certain exits and of the absence of necessary fire es capes. It is true that. in some cases the i ng ded : in- volved structural changes, more or less costly, but life, the most valuable of all things, demanded that the ques- tion fense.. should not stand in Public agitation gradually subsided, always be alert in the public interest, assumed a; somnolent condition. No- safety of the public buildings, the churches, and the schools, and the by- law which had been prepared by the 'city wolicitor, with infinite pains, was laid aside and forgotten. Indeed the precious docoment, embodying in ite provisions the experience of other cities as well as this one, in some way went astray, and not a copy of it, city building. But for the preserva: tive habits of 'an ex-official the coun- the ordinance on Which so much money and labour had bech spent. "Will anything be done now about holocaust ? Is this har rowing tale of sorrow and distress, neglect, not sufficient to make our. cotmeil and school boards alive to the difference to public duty 'be continued until some local tragedy occur «to rivet attention upon the duties of the hour ? Fire, drills are 'emphasized, and. thos important, but when the five ~y a recent wreck, was High speed. This may be so, but the | "treet lighting, people want to travel safely, ahd | the criticism it called for. The de they take it for granted that the |™amd of the Light and Fire depart- which own the roads and | Men! -Tepresenting : c run the trains have provided the ser- combination. of street lighting and fire vice with every' known and. reasonable | Protection--for 'ape: extension of the The smash-up on the Cen- | *CT¥ice compelled the Light, Heat and tral was tho result of speed; at a cer | POWer cOmpaBy to go into the tacts. tain curve, which it was never caleu- | It Wes found that in the operations lated to stand, Tho men who schedule [© 18% Fear, with the reduced rates the running of trains are primarily and the larger Rumber of lamps; the To 0 for the accidents. They | SPParéent sikplus on this features the able 1 to be familiar with ev. ies | ory detail and to order only the pos: train connec- bound to occur. A little figuring af- terwards has made this _-- patent. | charging up all that could 'be charged A little figuring bufore hand would Jon this account. The eity, it will be Rave caused a change in the schedules | remembered, assumed to 'give the peo and averted thé catastrophe. The | Ple, in street lamps, a service at the - HOMESTEAD REGULATIONS, (management is, therefore, responsible, | lowest cost. The idea was not to street car service. Isjifhere a munigic pal election. in sight ? The Mail connection with and its a | Tecent | an, business was about $500: At one there Was a clamour, ' and'| quire 4 lot of education upon that from an source, "Give us | point. light to the vahic of the surplus." -- It has been established that in rela- | The claim was untimely 'and unreason- tion to one accident the track and the | able. {This curve could not stand the traffic and | ment could have shown, was only ap- the speed which werg imposed upon | Parent. Tt was the result, after ac: them, and that the . derailment and [counting for the cost life were} electricity for the 'lighting, without and of going into somo of the details make any money out of the ity, but This leads to another reflection. The [it was expected that the public should Canadian Reilway Commission has | not be served at the expense of 'the ad recent accidents under consideras Its 'experts have collected the or to. | 9vidénce that would warrant criminal 2 ine actions against the defaulting com- light, heat and: power congmmers. io Nor is the city paying for 'all that the street . service really. costs. Whig goes bméki to, the «data. which was prepared when 'the' improvements were projected, when the people were asked to give their assent to the ex- penditure of many thousands of dal: lars. The scheme, which was approv- el, embraced a remodelling of the arc system, "For rearranging the lamps the estimate was $970; for re placing and: erecting poles, $1,068 for fittings and labour, $1,221.88; for wire, 8660. is a total of $3,901 88. The Whig has not the ac- ts to hand, showing what pro- portion of this amount was actually spent, but it is safe to infer that the estimate is not far out and that prac tically $4,000 bas. been "spent in mak- ing the arc system what it is. In the estimation of - sont. people. 'the - city should pay for {hier latnp changes, and not the light, heat and power consumers. Instead of that the outlay is part of that which inhoing 'covered by the debentures, the payment of which and the interest thereon will be met out of the earnings of the electric plants, ge an It is transactions like this--referred to in the opening of the article--that makes people blink, and if they reason at all it must be with the conviction that the power and light 'plants must be run on business prineiples. Al ready there are evidences of irregu- larities. Some persons petition the council for lights. "thers" is 'mo indpee- tion of the localitiess There is no proof that the lights are really need- ed. Fhe council, ~wi facts or re ports, orders the fights, und the pow- er committee refuses to provide them. This committee is perfectly correct. in taking this position. "Fhe' doancil, like the individual, must pracsed deliber- ately. It must not incur Habilities without providing fers the /Phgasat of them. The proper course-the "one dev fined by the : council years ago in a case in which the w | pommitiee was _occupied--is : for the' coun] to decide that a certain service is re- quired, and then vote the 'cost of it, this cost lo be chiegal against the general revenue of the city. ; If any attempt be made 10 raid the light and power department' it is the duty of the committes having it in charge to protest and so strongly] that any citizen, 'and especially any 'con. sumer of electric light, Beat and pow: ef, will understand the situation. En. ough has transpired already to make people feel that a great responsibility has been inowrred in investing hun- dreds of thousands: of | rs in pro perty and putting it under municipal management. An inspection ' "of our 'schools was Fire escapes may not be all. they are up to be, but there iy no great loss of life wherever a fire % and they are used, STE NY discussion of "hug escaped uatil now incongruous surplus, as the depart producing The J fluence mmy extend . MARCH 2. shelying -a. troublesome question. happen in the distant future. Scandal in land sales and dickers ! Whew. Have you read of what is go ing on in Manitoba ! That is where the things. Old age pensions are out of the question. The difficulty with regard to them lies in the failure to discrimin- ate between the deserving and undo serving. ------ The school commissioners of Mont. real dre doing some hard thinking. They are held by some to be blamable for the sacrifice in the Hochelaga school. The jury which took evidence in the Montreal - school fire in their verdict declared that the death of the child- ren was largely due to the absence of fire escapes. Sr ---- The people of Canada may be will- ing some day to-put their savings in- to old age annuities, as Sir Richard Cartwright suggests, but they will re- Mormonism ds not doing Canada any, harm so long as' polygamy is not practiced, The one, without: the other would be a new experience, and if there is a complete divorce there should be rejoicing. ' r---- ; The Mail the other day made a furi- ous attack on the insurance report. It insinuated that the chairman i was actuated by a partizap spirit." Now it says that th® report is very able and imparctial. What caused its conversion? ------ Mr. Whitney is very jealous of the courtesies of the hour. He lets ome of his own tribe" bldze' dway without restraint, in abuse' of an opponent. But when a liberal {akes bp a toma- hawk and goes in 'pursuit of the . of- fender the premier calls for order. e------ And so the water department will not squander any money on the announcements in the papers as to the date on * which water consumers can pay théir bills und save the dis- count. The man 'who could pin his ve- putation to that stroke of economy can stand observation. Perhaps he will be as saving in all other things. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS Can't Remember. Watertown Times. Let's sce. twverybody remembers Longfellow all right, but what was the name of the richest man of his day, the Napoleon of Finance, the Captain of Industry? That's About It. Teronto Star. Commissioner Starr announces that one branch of the enquiry is general administration of the license depart- ment. And by gencral administration he means, no doubt, that everybody had a finger in the pie. Jockey vs. President. Rochester Post Express. Jockey ler gets $60,000 a year for riding race horses around a track, but it does not necessarily follow that a successful jockey is a greatér man than the president of the United States, who gets only. $50,000 a year. How It Stands. Toronto Star. The first division in the legislature this session "8 out this way. A conservative majority of thirty-seven in favor of selling a convict's labor at thirty conts a dav to compete with the honest toil that earns his own food, clothes, and lodgi ,» and, may- hap, supports a family. Driving At Him, Brantford Expositor. The Hoohelaga horror, in which sevonteon children have boen sacrificed, despite The heroic efforts of the teach. ers in charge, again' emphasizes the Importance of fire drill in schools and more adequate protection of school buildings. The stato should see that municipalities afford proper protection and enforce regular tests. Election Day ¥s Judgment Day. From The Century. . Every election of judgment day for the individual vot. er as well as for the country. "Fwery election is a test of our institutions; it is also a test of our intelli ence, Now is day is a sort our characters wnd our souls. the time when local and national poliy ties are detérmined, and now it the time when men are made conspleu fools of by others and by themselves, A citizen with any desire to be count- ed among the good elements of a com munity should make himself folt he- fore the election, as far as his in. ¥ C in 'the selection of 'eandidates of character and ability, and on election d&y the 'candida tis with the same standard in view, ave all he pught 0. du his best en- vor p from kei ma either a tool hy fool of. ng de He had no "coat upon his back, ing away with conviét labour. Well he might: It was a proper way of Mr. Studholm, dear Mail, wants ths conviot labour deal called off now. He is not worrying "about what may | tories know how to do large | WOMEN'S RIBBED DRAW. * and 20c, x 's. ERS at 25c., 40c. and | CORSET COVERS, long 50c. ' sleeves, 25¢., 35c. SPENCE'S ™: Lsxine Milinery | > BIBBY'S «we OUR BOYS' CLOTHING | 3 Our Boys' Clothing Department is the birthplace of many ) new and beautiful styles. The Suits we put forth this season : are the most stylish, durable and the best in every. way, we * have ever sold. PEs E001 SERRE ET In the making, only the best of wear resisting Cheviots, Worsteds, Serges and Tweeds have been used. \ Our $5 Three-Piece Suits is an exceptional value money and is a great wear resister. Our $6.50 Suit is our most popular suit on account of its style, and fabric, 4 Lor EE ory Our $7.50 and $8 Suits are Suits fit for & young prince. Sizes, 10 to 16 years. BIL EE SE EEL fo Norfolk Suits, 6 years to 14, $2.50 to $6.50. '.» : Our display must be seen to be appreciated. Bring in the © Young man and see what we have to show in Boys' Clothes. ' for the '§ a The H. D. Bibby Co. EE -------- me --_-- Mr. F. X. Cousineau Arrived yesterday from MONTREAL, feeling good and ha after his lorig EUROPEAN TRIP. His §rst DUTIES will be to go through the ENTIRE STOCK and make odt wilist of all the BARGAINS that will be offered next week. Money-Saving Inducements When complefed this circular will be distributed throughout the city and surrounding countries, so as to enable one and all to secure their share of the extraordinary Bargains that will be offered during the month of MARCH. The Montreal Stock Co, F. X. COUSINEAU, General Manager. 1I80-Princess Street--180 Between Redden's and Crawford's Groceries. "CORSETS FOR ALL FIGURES * The New French Coutille Corsets, with corroot tapering walst and attached supporters . . La DEESSE, special - - - $2. CROMPTON at S50c¢ y "Sc A la GRACE, $1.25, $1.50 and $1. and $2. B.& C. Models at 50c. and D.& A, Models, 50¢., 5c. | $1. anf $1. TAPE GIRDLES, special 25¢c. E. T. CORSETS, 50c., 75c. , FOSTER SUPPORTERS, 25c. and $1, . | to $1.50. a "UNDERWEAR. FOR ALL" Women's -- Girls" -- Children's WOMEN'S WHITE and |'GIRLS" and CHILDREN'S' GREY RIBBED Vests, extra value at 25c., 35c., 40e. and 50c¢. RIBBED VESTS, 10ec., 12}c., 15¢., 18c.. 20c. GIRLS' and CHILDREN'S RIBBED DRAWERS, 15¢. po But bad one on his to: : ------ Tom Johnson, he of single tax dis- And Rocky Mountain Tea, it's suid, him from hung. tinction, is out in favour of a free Mr. Studbolm "Te "becoming furious. has heen. his ( breath.) v | In the mail car' burned on the CPR. | near Kemptville, on iday, was a particularly large mail from Torouto FOR SALE: and western points for the united kingdom, a hit of it. was de The. ie ond's Extract of Witch Haze Span." is sold pté Gibsow's: Red ENGLISH PIG LEAD | | $00004000000000000000¢ veotddraanssee Eifer- vescent is a regular fami When the sto upset--bowels | appetite fickl broken -- head: quent--A BBE is the prescriy cures, -- At Druggists. 25. an Rp N bi iad "Baby's Ow: --keeps its delicate the very last fragment well made that it w the thinnest wafer, Albert Soaps Ltd. 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Melbourne, March 2.-T} hetween the Common ment and the South: Au etwuent, with regard to tibh of thé northém- tb have far-reaching results, vast developments with r settlement of the people ancl for the irrigation of and in the improvement fenses agminst g possible the Japanese. In additio struction 'of the transcon: way from Adelaide to wilt be' undertaken nation The signing of this agr stitutes a turning point i history. Lord Northcote northern territory in A 'pany with the federal mis ' Deserters From Ki "Watertown, N.Y., Feb more deserting Brigish sob here, this afternqon, fro They 'made instant ingui tions as to' where they ¢ coctaih place of business, afterward reappeared in t civilian dress. Bach of 1 he bad 'come to "stay; could find: employment. When you get ured of kinds. of 'breath try Ta