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caer SUBSCRIPTION Dail; dition) ashe ared I xine 5.00 it Paid In n advance ......3$5.00 y mail to rural off oar, y 5 United States and three months pro rat Weekly Lito fae (Semi i not 4 GREE El hres aire Fala one of ae beat Job Re ine in Canad IT oe ........ 33 Church Bt. EPRESENTATIVES .235 Fifth Ave. One year, » One year, ~ Saat uv k R. Northrup, Manager ABSENCE OF VULGARITY. There was not much ground . press reproaches in connection * with _ the late election. The bitterness, the personalities, the abuse that marked the conduct of -The campaigns for merly were missing and with the' ap- proval of all sensibly inclined per sons. The day" seems to have pass- ed when hen_roen, in the discussion of Public, questions, Wit that they had to be offensive and that unless'they dealt fruculantly with everything and everybody they were not scoring a success. The vulgar and the low, of any race or party, may find pleasure ine the rough-house methods "of some politicel leaders, but the average man appreciates appeals to reaspn and to intellect, and such were' the appeals _generally in the provincial election. 73 was very noticeable. It was some- "thing on which the press generally de- "served to be congratulated. 'A VERY INSULTING INFERENCE. £ % I'he Pioneer; the official organ pf the Dominion Alliance, sums up it con- "ehisions 'With fegard to the late local "leleotions. First it found that some "mien, favourable to the temperance cause, would not desert the party. 'Nothing mew in that, Next there were . Wome electors who were distrustful of "the liberal party in 'view of its past tory. 'I"re were mighty few of hese, if #ny. There were some who were Zfisled by the campaign appeals, for ~ . __ 88d thought that the abolition of the bar was an alternative for local op* tion. There were some of these. It is remarkable how thoughtless or how gullible some men can be in an elec tion. Lastly there was the attempt to becloud the issue--and it was re markably successful--by insinuating , that the success of the liberals meant the ascendency of the French. The Pioneer finds, (and this is not a dis- , covery cither), that the average man will not vote for any candidate who is not the nominee of his party. There may be a temperance party, of course, but it can never amount to much un- Jess it is more persistent and con- sistent than in the past. There is not mich encouragement for a man to lead in temperance reforms. Mr. Row- ell did his best. No one questioned his earnestness, his honesty, his abil- ity. Still the question now is asked, "Has he done all he could for the temperance cause ?" 'The inference 1s insu ting . : THE MACHINE IN MANITOBA. s "One can surmise the influences that . have been at work in le Pas, Mani obs, when the liberal candidate, at the instance of a partmer, and he in * close business relations with a member "of the government, resigned on the eve of battle and disappeared. There "bad been a fierce conflict belweéen the parties over barriers which had been #rected by the government party. Ev- - ery timc was cast in the way "of the liberals, in checking. up the v end in providing for a fair tion of their votes. : the unexpected happened. The J candidate made some kind of a - deal with the government. It can be i it cannot be expressed. soqner be disappears from office the better> He may not relish the cold | shades of opposition. Then let him take obscurity as the next best choice. 'His government cannot stand. POLITICS OUT OF PEACE. In Britain partyism ceases when war is threatened. Party feeling nev- er ran as high as during the months when the home ruie question was at- tended by threats of armed conflict between Ulsterites and nationalists. At times the situation was decidedly alarming. It seemed as if nothing would prevent a collision of armed forces, attended by carnage and con- fusion. And all this ceased sudden- ly. Before the impending danger of a continental war those engaged in © local strife were hushed, and not 'a word is said about their difficulties. The people of the old land are a pattern to the people of the overseas as to the demeanour that should char acterize them at the present time. Those who would stir up political animosity 'at this juncture, who would press partizan feeling into the public discussion of a serious issue, who would egg liberals and conservatives on by charges of disloyalty, to take each other by the throat, and even advise that parliament be called in order that patriotic issues may be treated politically, are surely taking an ill-advised course. Canada has no need, thus far, to act like a spoiled child. The mother country through her diplomats, displaying the usual courage and sagacity. Should she desire, later, any aid from the overseas domin- ions she will make it known in a proper way. At the( moment the people of Britain are carrying them- selves coolly. There is no excite ment and certainly no panic. They can well be imitated by our public some of whom are inclined to and to appeal to po- ave surely is, men, fuss too much, litical out of place. motives, and they A NEW PARTY SUGGESTED. Dr. Bland, known here, having beer Rev. who i so so earnestly to "improve the people religiously, is ut of all patience with the politicans. He is dissatisfied with the old parties. He seems to have lo ked to them in vain fe the refor.ué which he thinks are so very And, so, hisiidea is that a new party should be formed, a sort of ethical party, one which would have a due sense of moral sues and give them the preference. The thing is iripossible, absolutely 80. Politics imakes people so selfish that it would be only a question of time until the new combination fell from grace and became as bad as the old. rooessary. is- The science of government is worthy thought, but for the government of the masses, by the highest and the best methods, so have any heart, and the scramble for office becomes a the spoilsmen. [Besides Rev. Dr.Bland is depreciajing the church and the influence it should bave on the civic and social life o the people. The church should be the great leavening influence for good and it will be when all the leaders of it are above party, and free from party bias, and in a position to guide and counsel its membtrs unself ishly. Dr. Bland means well, but judging some party from the outside He does ppt know much about it, or its Aner) "circle, and he is disgusted. What he would think and how he would feel if really acquainted with its methods one cannot conjecture. of one's best few scramble among he is PLURAL VOTING BILL. The lords have slain, and for a se- cond time, the Plural Voting Bill, which the commons has passed. No man is to vote in more than constituency at a general election. If he does he is guilty of a corrupt practice and; liable 0 the punishment provided therefore. The proposition is not new. It has been discussed for many years. Jt represents a liberal policy to which the party has never been able to give effect, and for the reason that the members -of the lords regard it as particularly obstructive to: their plans The dukes 'and the lords, whom the chancellor of the exchequer so flip- pantly criticises, and who hate him for it, are among .the. classes that re- vel now in many votes in many con- stituencies. They do not propose that the democracy, or its represen: tatives, shall interfere with their pre- voted So they fell dpon the billy it came' before them, and, metaphorically speaking, ed it to death. The Whig adopts this vio- lent language because it comports with the language which some of the lords employed. They have been attending the :prize fights in England, in evening clothes, bnd so it was ap- propriate that ome of them should counsel the members of 'the upper, o [house to give the bill a knock-out blow. To be sure there is in the Plural + Riagia fights wel Could there y located i | mal than this? Kingston for some 'ime and laboured Phe by giving publicity, one | When 'passed a third time, as it bound to be, if the liberal party acts with that unity which is expected it, the bill becomes law, automatical- ly, under. the Parliament Act. Once enforced it can never be repealed. ------_-- SCARING THE PEOPLE. What pleasure can any journalist have in scaring the people ? In this respect the chief offender is the Mont- real Star, which has, during the last year; delivered itself of some remark- able talk on the navy question, and follows it now with some palpable' nonsense on the war question. . The Star does not know any more about the situation than any other paper in Canada. It does not enjoy the confidence of the European diplo- mats. It has had no experience in the councils of the nations, and is not in a position to reveal what is running through the heads or hearts of the wise men of Europe. But our contemporary portentious warnings as if it were an oracle 'of unquestionable authority It is sure that, if war goes on, "the existence of the' British empire will be one of the stakes on the table." If Germany will fight. Ii Germany fights France and Britain must go to 'the help of Russia; and "krance and Britain will be fighting for their lives."" The Star goes into a long story to prove its case, and, incidentally, to give it local colour ing, drags in the naval emergency and "the amazing folly" of those who doubted it. The revelation becomes lurid and awesome as it Presently one confronted with the possibility of a French and German alliance--the Frenm fleet joining, by compulsion, 'these of Germany, Aus- tria and l.aly, "and that combina- tion wotild seal the fate of the British Britain bas no choice, 1t seems. So the Star avers. The out- look is hopeless, for there is nothing in sight but a fight for the life of the british empire and "the national iden- rolls off its the proceeds. more 18 emuyfe."' tity of Canada." be anything more dis- What does the Star with all the to such.a manifest the alr ol seriousness, scare, and without, apparently, slightest foundation in fact. ay EDITORIAL NOTES. The Montreal Gazette assumes that Mr. Carriere, the liberal, retired from the contest in Le Pas, of his own ac- ccd. He did in a sense, but there were influences. What were they ? The young physician who fell from grace at Tamworth, and who, fof his part in a tragedy, is mow am exile, is only one of the parties to a great The betrayer of the unfortun- He may even- crime. ate girl is at large. tually be discovered and called account. to The Montreal Star, being correct in its theory in regard to the pean war, if it goes on, Col. Hughes need not go to England with a Canadian . contingent of 30,000 Nothing--absolutely nothing-- Its doom Euro- Sam men. can save the British empire. is sealed. Sm ---- 'Fhe moral sense of the individual, like the moral sense of the commun ity, is the one thing that needs de- velopment. All the heart breaks, fol- lowing drime and scandal, are due to defective bducation, the presence which is becoming daily the increas ing cause "of grief and pain. of } For a sample of blue ruin, national politically, without a com commend us to the Mon- treal Star. Its war lord has become prophetic, and, according to him, there is no salvation for the British empire. The minister wants to look after this chap. ly and parison, of What is the use of calling the Ca nadian parliament, as some suggest, and discussing the war situation? What can be done? The Montreal ! Star has a story of the most lugu brious kind. The European alliance will be against Britain. Eventually the empire will be wiped out and all that it represents. Cabinet-making is under way in To- ronto, under the direction of Sir James Whitney. Hons. Dr. Reaume. Mr. Foy and Mr. Hanna are expegted to retire., Hon. Mr. Lucas will be the premier's right "hand man and heir apparent. What becomes of Si Adam Beck is not suggested. Is he not going to be in the next govern- ment ? ---------------------- [PUBLIC OPINION Missing the Storm. Ottawa Free Press Think of Joe Martin coming when all the trouble ster. in brewing away in -- Who'll Be Shot ? Guelph Mercury. ting starts in Ireland: it wil} to hy ngte who gets shot militia | ~ Belleville Ontario. A real gentleman is a man who will not be forever reminding you of the little sum you borrowed from him. ------ The Only One. London Advertiser Unknown to her husband a Brook- lyn woman saved $20,000 from house- hold expenses. Are there any more at home like her? Volcano of Gas. Ottawa Journal The common sense, the steadiness and thrift of the French countrymen are proverbial. Paris bas always been a volcano of gas and grimmer things. ------ Would Not Be Right. Hamditon Herald To exclude the whole of Ulster from the operation of home rule would be a monstrous injustice to the tens of thousands of Ulster home rulers, who constitute a majority in each of five Ulster counties. His Voice Silent. Toronto Globe Sir James Whitney says he is all right again. But the Gamey scandal has proved that the premier's voice is not what it was in the good old days when be was bold enough to be honest and honest enough to be bold. STRANGE ERRORS ON POSTAGE STAMPS ( Very High Prices Are Asked for Stamps Showing Printing Mis- takes. - The best laid schemes of stamp authorities and manufacturers will oft-times go wrong and produce "er- rors," or freak stamps, which have a curious fascination for the collector. There is scarcely a stamp factory at home or abroad which has not plant- ed some of these curiosities in the albums of collectors as permanent memorials of a workman's momen- tary lapse, and where "errors" have a market value so far above that of the normal stamps, it is not surpris- ing that some errors are suspected of having been done "accidentally for the purpose" of. catering to the demand. New Zealand has given us a mo- dern example in the 23d. pictorial stamp, the first London-produced ed- itions of which had the name of the Lake Wakitipu spelt "Kakitipu", Ot- her errors of recent years produce by an eminent London firm were the Virgin Islands stifps of 1899, with the sim-spellings. "Four pence," "hal penny", and "halfpinny." The same firm, regarded a8 the most careful and efficient stamp manufacturers in the world, allowed da single sheet of the bi-coloved 73d, stamps of Tonga. (1897) to pass with the frame inverted, so that the stamp shows King George Il. down. Concerning the discovery of a sheet of the l1-cemt City of Alpena inverted stamp, a New York dealer had an amusing and profitable ex- perience. A letter offering him such a sheet reached him from a small place in Connecticut, and he set out by the first train for the place. The owner was found, and the dealer of- fered him $100 for the sheet. Had he: offered a quarter of that sum he might have got it without further trouble, but the larger offer made the prospective vendor hesitate and ultimately decline. The dealer, know- ing that in such cases there is no use gargaining, cleared off Meanwhile the good wife of the owner returned home to learn that her husband had just declined $100 for what she con- !sidered to be worth no more than !100 cents. She soon made it clear ithat she was not going to stand idly {by while $100 slipped through her jhusband's fingers. Said she, "No sup- | per for you; hitch up the horse, and In put for the station as fast as the old 'of Tonga upside mare will go." The dealer, who had 'seven hours to wait for a return train to New York, was found, and | got the stamps at his own price. He | asked his customers $10 each for the stamps, but it was not long before he 'was ready to buy them back at double that amount, and today's price, for the l-cent inverted center is between $35 and $40. July. Jest ol' sizzlin' hot July, Don't you wish 'twould never die? j Garden stuff a-comin' in. | Peas 'n' beans way up t' your chin, | Work n' worry left behind, | Nothin' heavy on your mind, (Little birds a-flutterin' round, { Children's arms all blacked 'n' | browned; | Huckleberries turnin' blue, | Wish 'twould stay right bere, don't you? | Shadders kind o' half awake, Lor brook down there in the brake Prgrin off to sleep again'; a little drowsy din Way off somewhere, where, Drownin' all your heart's despair, Somethin' you could never tell In that ol' fresh-medder smell; Somethin' married to pour soul Where the elfin daises stroll, Somethin' magic, half discerned, Witchery we've never learned; Jest ol' sizzlin' hot July, Don't you wish 'twould never die? --Herbert Randall. Not The Time For Boasting. Two men sat' on a pier, fishing. One had a bite and in the excitement "jhe fell into the water. The other man watched him struggle, but did noth- ing to aid him. fy "1 can't swim!" shouted the man fe n the water. He went under, and | when he came up he shouted again. "I can't swim!" i The man on the pier watched him with languid interest. The Ban in the water sank again. came up he "™ jean swim!" » Shaye; : i "Well, my friend," cammented the man on the pier, "this is a queer time to be i. of it!" ----t : " Distrust is a very close relative to don't care ® New Collars \ 2 for 25c. Bathing Suits 50c and up. - | Bibby's | Summer ale Neckwear Carnival MEN'S SILK TIES Regular 25c values for 12%c Each Men's Underwear 50c value for 25c Per Garment Shirts and drawers, sizes 32 to 42; Nainsook, short sleeve and knee length. MEN'S SILK TIES Regular 50c qualities for 25¢. All new goods, all pure silk. Men's Low Shoes Small sizes left, 41-2, 5, 51-2, 6. Regular $4.00, $4.50 and $5.00. Price stamped on each pair. 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