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Eldott ... ha eine orion, RA {Pad y Edition) ' One year, de (versa in oity ...... $8.00 One year, if if pal in advance .... 00 nil ural offices, 2.50 Afni ~ = Weekly Bae i One year, by , One Haha to United States .... 1.50 and three months pro rata. Attached is one of the printing offices in Canad best job ONTO REPRESENTA IVE 2 i piece urch St. EPRESENT. ATIVE 8 as Fittn Ave, age reine ia Nofcivep. Manag zn H. 0 New. Fork Fre eo) Chica, Wn R. THE COST OF TRAVEL The coumtry is learning something about the cost. of «certain pilgrimages in' which the ministers engage. Some one asked about the outing of the minister of 'militia ' and' his colonels and thelr friends to Furope and learned that 'it" involyed an expendi ture nos pls. The amount was .aaid to? be $100,000, and .it was a great relief when { the total was found: to be 'ahmit' a quarter of it. Hon. R. Lemieux hdd been sent on iwp important trips when the liberal government "was "in office, and the junior member for Peterboro was most anxions¥to get; all "fhe particulars with rogail" to th ok He wanted to know hioww;, ian + steriographers, ser- vants and lets, baw many ladies, inghiding waves ; dangliters, and other parsons, d r the honourable gentleman. , din the | answer of Mr. * Pelletior fo Slmminating, The a- mounts wera vespifiively, $10,000 and 26,566.67 "Phot: i party in cach case was foot 'Bh minister, his secretary, and. Ina ywife, the under secretary of 'state dnd his secretary. The postinaster-general was unable, to ascertain any information from the fyles aliout the servants,! the stenograpghers, and the valets, but Mr. Lemnetix 'said he bad ngne, and that Mr. Pelletier could have ascer- tained this by a reference to his for mer setvetary, who is still in the pub lic service. There ate still some ministers fo' be heard from, respecting their jaunts in the pabli¢ interest, and the. people will have little to' complain of if the accounts are as reasomable ag those which 'Mr. Lemieux 'presented. = His missions werd a pronounced success. A writer in the Canadian Munici- pal Review dds not think that the commission in 'St. Jolm, 'N.B., the only 'city 'which has it, is a com' plete' success. A survey ight re- veal the 'reasam. The officials may not be in sympathy 'with the reforms of the day, thought the commis- sion: should remove them - if they are not. hn REPORT LL] CHALLENGED 'Borden government has mot v pariBotarly" fktunate with its scan@it} commissioners. The Morine outs fit, which wes destined to reveal the awful iniquity? of the Laurier govern: 6, a8, it 'was crocorded in the de- pdriments;: went . suddenly - out of Yeitiins when ihe chairman giiffbred an. exposure. dt retired him, and he and 'his 'probe ; have mot since been heard of. 'Tha Lyneh- Staunton and Gutelius report, "on the N.T. railway, has been haridbd in." Lynch-Staunton, for one yéar's: work, was: paid $15,000 and expenses, and Gutelius about $24,000. RTS Lynoh-Siminton. has: a second year's com; 'at #65 a day coming to him. ° Guteling may te satisfied with the salary of general manager of the Intércolonial railway, It "may , trou: ble the two 'quite' as much' as any of the railway 'contractors ta make up some of their 'actounts, 'and when the commissioners who were displaced by the® presebt government, and their , | among . ihe . mdst competent engineers experts the 'country has afforded," Safer ie a few holes in the. report. it -will,not look so. nice. bs The government. cannot' file this réport in any cafe. Tt must he dealt with. The. reputation "of every man "who has had: anything" to do with the railway, as 'minister, com: and engineer," is quite as 'as 'the reputation of the as Bt cost of over $50,000 } apate time) ave attayed to do of * Nothing, and certainly "not a quar 'fer of ome per cent. in, interest, would warrant the investment: of Kingston's rest fund in! the . deben- dures of other municipalities. The ination, of the debent h 11% 10 Hine 40 Jonal irandactions. The debentures of the city should be made to fit the oustomers: HIS FAITH IS STEADFAST The address which Hon. Mr. Gra- ham made in the commons with re- gard to the Hudson's Bay railway, was both instructive and interesting. It was made after an angry discus- sion in which it was intimated that the mi: t of the govern tl ment head, in vessels and supplies, lost about' $200,000 last year. This was due to the fact that the Nelson river had not been buoyed, and that the chgnnel leading to the harbour was, without buoys, dangerous for navigation. Mr. Grabam is a believer in the Hudson's Bay railway. He and other members of the Laurier government, on a trip across the continent, had been urged by all parties to build this road, as. a short route to EFu- rope for the produce of the west. Pass Mission had heen selected as the starting point, and for two hundred miles, the road could be built with- out regard to whether the terminus was at Nelwon or Churchill. To de- lay the beginning until the terminus had been settled, with extensive sur- veys, would have deferred action for a couple of years. With the building of the railway only hali the work would be Hone. The Nelson river afforded a safe chan- pel, but by dredging it had to be made straight. The' harbour is capa- ble of expansion 2s trade expands. In this respect it surpasses churchill, which cannot be enlarged. 'What will be the cost of the entire project : railway, elevators, docks, harbours, demarcation of channel hy marine de- partment, steamship line, and possi- bly elevators on the other side ?*' ask- ed the ex:minister. "It is a problem which may well demand serious con- sideration, and we should not dismiss it after but a few moments' sion." During many months of the year, Mr. Graham added, the Hudson's Bay is open, and shipping can be carried on, but he said that it. would take time and money to divert the trade in.that direction. The Hudson's Bay company bad an experience of their own, but they were not willing to discuss it; and the shippers whom Mr. Graham consulted talked of cash subsidies. A blunder had been made last year, a costly one, but jt had not destroyed the' faith of, the people in the enterprise. ---------- Jacob Schiff, says a newspaper paragraph, predicts that there will be ten million Jewish people in New York city within fifty years. In other words New York will lgecome "the mo- dern Jerusalem, with wailing wall and all the rest of the things for which the: Jew lfls an affinity. ------ discus- its THE VERY LATEST Phase Some objection has been taken to the adoption of the report of the .com-' mittee which pronounced three mem- bers of the Quebec parliament guilty of bribery, The opposition, for po- litical reasons, wants the enquiry to go on indefinitely, until every ber of the house has been pronounced innocent. Mr. Beck, the former editor of the | Herald, who submitted . the evidence against the obes who have been ro- tired from public iife, is alleged to have heard ' certain lawyers say that they had gone to- Quebec in the inter: est of private legislation, "and had receipts in their safes from legislators for sums paid." Which might be, with- out charging these legislators ~ with corrupt. acts, Lawyers who are mem- hers of the house have been paid for services. which they cannot be expect - ed to give as members, legal services of an onerous and unpublic charac- ter. This may invite criticism, and if it does, and the member refuses to have any pecuniary interest in pass ing bills, so much the hoster. The former editor 'Y Herald did not name the El ho paid for the. aid of legislators. a had no evidence and he knew bat tor than to make charges without it. The premier takes the position that Jhe government cannot assnme that the legislature generally is "eor- rupt, It gave the fullest opportun- ity to editors, detectives and others to expose all they could, and they limited thelr attention to when it became apparent that the politicians were at work, developing political capital, it was time to call a halt, | . ) The member of {he committes who : was not satisfied with its conclus- ! ions, who' said the people had a mem- purged or gave him any of the $1,150 he re \osived, excites pity 'ra than dis- | trust! He oan give himself a ce tifionte, ve Nesios Lr a Rowse, Aley. might inerifminate then selves, -can "hardly expect~ the- - sym- pathy" of the people FDITORIAL, OTES A Burns detective agency is being established in Montreal. Capital stock, $350,000. Just the amount a certain newspaper publisher spent in his of - three faulty = loeal legislators, The Lynch-Slanton report on the N. T. railway' got a® lot of adver tising before. it' appeared. Lynch- Stanton attended to . that. At $65 a day, for two years, or about $30, 000 in all, it was a very precious document, ; Z Mr. Burpham, MP., writing to the Peterboro Review, from Ottawa, says that the Neymour Power plant will presently pass into' ihe control the Hydro-Fllectric Commission. The promise of am early .connection of Kingston with the power system of the province and a cheaper' rate. a --------------_ One of the reports which Mr. . Fos- ter referred to as put away in the archives at Ottawa, and forgotten a- bout, is' that of the Morine Com- mission. 'Will the Lynch-Stanton and Gutelius report find the same fate? It cost too much to be hidden in a hurry. Will there; be an early election in Ontario ? It is desired while Sir James may be the premier. He can- not: campaign, but his name: will mean a good: deal: It-may ' save the situation. With a change + of leaders the government would be smashed, It is not so long since fhe Winni- peg Telegram, (Conservative, and the special ongan of Hon. "Bob" Rog- ers), said Major Leonard, the mew head of the N.T. railway, was not big enough for the job. Tet the Telegram ¢ follow up. this allegation with the proof and then there will be something doing. PUBLIC OPINION Summary Punishment Hamilton Times. Three Quebec. members of parlia- ment have been found guilty of ac- cepting bribe money. Of with their heads, Bad on Britishers Toronto Globe. The Union Life shareholders have a "very poor.chance of being. compensa- ted for their losses. They almost afl vote in Britain. Cheap Service » Montreal La Patrie. > Whether 'the state secures a mono- poly of the service or whether the express companies continue to pro- gress by lowering their rates, is a matter of indifference to the public, so long as it gets its parcels carried atthe lowest ratesi.. * A Fierce Battery Vancouver Province. Between phones, graphs and graft the life of a member of the Quebec legislature i& not a happy one. Up to the present dictographs, graphs, aptographs, dictaphones, de- tectivephones and telephones have fea- tured: in their political Jndoing. No Grafting Ottawa Free Press, , The liberal party and, the Trans- continental railway commission, of which Hon. 8S. N. Parent was chair- man, have reason to he proud of the report that has just been submitted to parliament. In commection with the expenditure of $109,000,000, the bitterest opponents of. the late Laur- ier government, after the fullest op- nothing to criticize except the judg: ment. of the men who plammed and built the railway. Kingston Events 25 YEARS ASO. Mr. Avery was re-elected reeve of Oso, by a majority of twenty-six over his opponent, Mr. Chambers. councillors returned are Messrs. R. Burke, C. Young, A. McGuinners and T. Armstrong. The valhe of the buildings, stock, etc, in hand at the penitentiary to- tals $847,693. No. 2 Company, 14th P. W. O. R. has forty-five members. The firemen are playing the shoe- makers a series of checker games. A High Priced Man Hamilton Times. There is one piece of exiravagance in connection with .the building of the N.T.R.R. that we must condemn; and that is the hiring of Mr. Guteling wand George Lynch-Stannton, at enormous cost, to make: this needless investiga- tion. Mr. Stauntpn has received $17,- 940. From February, 1912, to March, 1918, 275 days, our fellow-citizen re- three | ceived {off the job," iniore the committee, when called up- y of ongidotion. an Shut on 0 do. o5. Jen, Sr. members: of the, $1007 467.98 for $65 a day. And the worst is ,4 yet to come. For Mr. Staunton'y job has been going on ever since, he draw- his $65 a day, rain.or shine. Be _. this be. received from the gov ernment, 36 for travel and outlay. This i# quite a little fortune in itself, pad with he 15, Mo ar to sm more that & coming way, n't worry about Phe futare, Then, of course, Mr. | Staunton has. been' doing odd be- jobs right to know whether Mr. Moussoau:| tween. In fact, he has heen attending | Huntingdon, passed line like that money ? Nr, : ag. ot pived fi _ rece or fhe inns $2018, and ravel and outlay. : from the share in of | phono-~ portunity for investigation, can find | ing ; Guteling, who is field, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY SEVEN. TEENTH His Honor George Hedley Vicars | Juiyes, Heuteuant goveryor of Alberta, . is observing his province and next year 'will probably step ) back into pri wate life. Like many of Canada's pul men he was originally a school t er, having acted as principal of 8 school in his native province of New Brunswi thirty-five years ago. For the past thirty years he has been residing in Western Cansda, engaging first in business and later devoting his attention to government. He held office in the government of the North West Territories and in 1898 was ap- pointed commissioner of the Yukon Territory. ' He became -leutenant governer of Alberta on its erection (nto a province in 1906, | os "GRACE BEFORE MEAT Morning Meal Heavenly Father grant that we In our daily need may be Strengthened by thy grace May we love thee more and . more, And when life at last is o'er See thee face to face. Evening Meal Bless these mercies to our good, Fill our souls with heavenly food, "Father dear! * As thy day draws to its close, Mdy thy.night bring sweet repose With thee near. General a With grateful hearts, dear Father, We, thank thee for thy . love; Bless to our good these boun- ¥ ties, Fit us for heaven above. Daily 'mercies, evil new, 'Father, thou art sending; - # May 'the graces of thy loye, # In 'our lives find blending. F, S. Shepard. 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He went to the ingows of those whe slept, And 'over fagh pane, like a fairy crep Wherever ot breathed, wherever he stepped; By the light of the moon was seen Most beautiful things; there were flowers and trees, There were bevias of birds and swarms of bees; towers, and these Att pictured in silver pheen! Bunt he did ate thing that wag hard-. ly fair-- He Dpeped in the cupboard, and find- | & there That - Eo forgotten for him to prepare, ' "Now just to set them a-thinking, I'll bite this basket of fruit," said he, "This costly pitcher I'll burst in three; And the glass of water they've left for me Shall 'tehlek! drinking!" Don't Mention It .. Brantford Courler. And fol think that pretty oo poople be ying the ice which, Jack Tron at present so generously chucking ahyus without charge. Chintles Welsh, one of the. host known 'residents of the :t of | to tell . them ! dor a S. 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