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THE PORT PEKRY EASONABLE UGGESTIOYS Just now everybody is busy cleaning up the house and mak- ing it look pleasing. We can help you here because we, have some Most Beautiful Wall apars & Floor Stains and can give ex- cellent suggestions for house decora- tions W. H. McCaw COAL PRICES FOR MAY The coal dealers announce the following prices of coal for the month of April 1gn8:-- Del. Shed Egg Coal $7.10 $6.€0 Stove Coal $7.10 $6.60 Nut Coal $7.35 $6.85 Blacksmith $7.50 $7.25 Steam Coal $6.75 $6 25 Pea Coal $6.35 $5.35 A discount of 25 cents per ton allowed off above prices it paid Ly May 1st. 500 lbs. lots $2.00. 40 cts. per 100 Ibs. if less than 500 lbs. "{ual requirements. . BUYING THE ~ RIGHT FURNITURE Is not a complex problem. It is simply the study of individ- -We have studied the needs of the people and are prepared to supply them. These goods are seasonable and reasonable : . Verandah Chairs Spring Reds Mattresses Room Moulding Picture Frames Folding Gocarts Window Shades Curtain Poles Pillow Sham Holders Curtain Stretchers Jardenicre Stands Centre Tables Umbrella Stands Mirrors for Kitchen, IHaH and Bedroom Paper Racks, Bamboo & Oak Marshall Stonehouse i, Bedi a 34 7 = shap2, price at Sa ta pk 1 Miss 0. Waddell FBR BERRRRE NINE 7 J NBR Bah Fas RA LADIES! *There is a holiday coming and you must have that new summer hat. You may get it in the most becoming and stylish at a reascnable PAPE fa? Four Lepper SREB RR When # Comping. ok One Year's Growth Of reg can make suck 'gains as diese +during "hard times," what may be expected now that confidence has been reftored and Ygvor mest ais yomming), Now Insurance ia 1907, + , $7,081,402. © Sain oter 1906 3. 1 $10¢ 855. { ment roll; and the. fispessior certaii Is issued every Wednesday thorning from the office of publicdtici, Blong Block, Queen street Port Perry, Ont. Subscription $1.00 a year in advance. $1.25 if not so paid. Advertising rates on application. SAMUEL FARMER, Publisbier and Proprietor. CErerren 7 Go fires. SAVE THE LOCAL PAPER. The Bowmanville Statesman re- ports that g proposition is under consideration looking to the organ- ization of a central plant for the purpose of printing all the papers issued in Whitby, Oshawa, and Bowmanville. Port Perry has had enough of being served with the leavings of news after the dinner hour is past. Some years ago the Standard was published to suit the sweet will | of the proprietor who lived 1m Whitby. The paper arrived when it was ready, often long after sub- scribers were ready. We do not fail 10 see the many advantages which might come to the publisher if he had his paper produced cheaply, but the Weekly Sun has expressed our sentiments pretty well in the clipping which follows. At present we are run- ning this paper in the interetts of the community in which it is sit uated. The Sun says-- It will, however, be a grave mis- fortune if the development of the idea which is being promulgated eventuates in the loss of the indi- viduality of the local newspaper. In cities the day of personal owner- ship of dat i i its termination. In a few years all such publications will be owned by companies, and the interest of the stockhelders outside their journal istic holdings will in many cases be greater than their interest in the newspaper. Such a system carries with 1t the ever-present danger of a paper being used to support outside personal interests to the detriment | of public rights. I'he situation of local papers is at present wholly different. Ia al most all cases these journals are owned by individuals, and the owner's financial existence may be said to depend on the success of his paper. In order to make the most of his property he is compelled, even if his inclinations shouldthap. pen to lead in another direction, to. have full regard to public rights. In his case there is constant pres sure in the proper direction ; in the case of papers owned by corpora tious the pressure is too often in the wrong direction. Itis to be hoped therefore, whatever changes may take place in the method of arrang- ing for the publication of local pap- ers, that the principle of individual ownership and control of each sep- arate journal will be. maintained. * * THE ELECTION BILL. "'Itisnot wise fora person to pro- nounce judgment on the merits' of the Manitoba Election Bill without a close acquaintance witlr the facts, but there are some phases of the subject that might be discussed Dhe- cause so far as we can learn, they apply as much in. Ontario as else: * | where. The proposal is being made to take the preparation of the Mani toba Voter's lists out of* the hands of the present Courts "of Revision and to assign the task to the judic: iary, The reason given for this action in the casé of Manitoba is well set forth in a part of Sir Wil-. fred Laurier's speech on the sub- ject as follows. : " Because yours are prepare on. aa entirely different basis, The $ of the Provincial "lists "in On and Quebec are the Municip ers lists, made up fromthe as K not "oniit from ' Ye roll ly wou Port Derry Shur | 5 [ical parties, occupied the whole Leh power of the Dominion Govern ;{ men of good character who "are {hie country, but they I ENTLEMEN are never wholly indif- férent to style. They » would sooner have a Cwell-fitting tailor made suit than any ready-made. you could offer. But then they think the the price may be high. it will be a little higher than ill Biting 3 ad Weatshop stuff. bi I BUT YOU'LL FEEL 'PROUD of YOURSELF | IF YOU WEAR ONE OF MY. SUITS You'll i ot begrudge. the small extra cost at the start. o I say *'at the start" be- oH cause a tailor oiade suit wears better than the product of the sweatshop. i Call and see my goods 3 W. H. DOUBT g MW ZR BAR FR: RRRRES ER LL the place of sitting, even though he may find it necessary todo so, in order to enable qualified voters in distant parts of his district to" get their names on the lists. It has been stated that on one occasion an agent, representing one of the po time lor revision by his opening ad- dress to the judge. On another oc- casion a judge, appointed to sit at Beausejour, adjourned his court to sit at Lac du Bonnet, in the same registration district, to enable a number of qualified voters tw get ou the lists. He there registered 35 duly qualified electors; but, when the nsts were taken to the Autorney:General's office, those names were fcontempluously torn out of the lists. Its true, their 1egistration was illegal, according to the law of Manitoba, but it was only in accord with natural justice that they should have been allowed to remain onthe lists. Should-such a law be upheld, when it is within ment to prevent such injustice? IL propose an mdependent prepara- tion of the lists in Manitoba, British Columbia, and the unorgan- ized distiiets of Ontario and. Que- which is 10 be found in the munici- pal origin of the lists in the organ- 1zed districts of the Provinces and in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edwaid Islend, Alberta,' and Saskatchewan, will then be- come common to the lists in Mani- toba-and British Columbia." Even where the municipalities do prepare the lists it would be an ex- cellent thing if they could be kept out of party control. It would also' be a good thing if the electoral dis- 10 the population and uot according to the interests of the patty in power. Any person with a sense of justice must be ashamed ta-look at the diagram of an electorial dis- trict with its wunatural outlines: Why should a few men in power be able to cut off some hundreds of of voters from the cffectual use of the tranchise? If we were not so prejudiced as to party interest, we would rebel against the tyranny. of what is known as the gerrymander | | cised by both parties. I believe that the Jeaders of the parties are really interested in the wellfare of |8 ve oe ers who are more party than anything else tu make el 0 {i 2 bee and that basis of independence | A tyranny that has been exer- den tum od dark 3 Oru, le, Ont. aetna | ~ Ahi have ever used. G, NewAberdean, oi Hreton. . Fa worked wonders. M3 hoa h meariy ll A covered with thick ales Joanie dire and thot doivliaed vile Wend THE = MERWIN Cour Windsor, 'Oat., Canada. For sale by A. J. Davis and E. Be Frnt, Druggist, Port Perry. Edward Barton SINGING MASTER Will give vocal instruction on Wednesday of each week. Studio at the home of H. Roberts, Water Street, For particulars apply to J. GOLDRING Port Perry. mu on om | MEATS ---- [ carry an excelfent stock of all kinds of meats, both fresh and salted. Prices reasonable. Quality the best. : Fresh Fish and Game in season. Farmers EAN I will pay. the highest fig- ure for good Cattle, Calves, Lambs or Hogs, I. J. WHEELER PEERLESS We have CONFIDENCE triets could be determined accordingys 10 onr ability to accurately fit # your eyes with spectacles and invite you to test us. F. E LUKE Refracting Optician | 11 King St. West, Toronto. FOR SALE Lot No. i57 on ten north side of Queen St, in the Village of Port Perry on which there are two houses, with stable, fruit trees' and gar- pO Yillage} lots Nos, 70 and 71 on the east side of Cochrane St. i the said 'over Rose & Co's Sts; Queen, Hy semi-detached brick} Graduate of Royal. College of D : Surgeons, Toronto. Office Hours--g a.m. to Also open Saturday evenings. Port Perry. J. A.M - Deautist, Rooms over Post Office. from 9 a. m.. to 6p. til. J. GOLDRING PIANO TUNER, ETC. Is now preflared to fume," "action regulate, tone regulate, repair and keep your piano in perfect order, also tune and repair organs, Address Teaclier of Violin, Cornet and all Band Instruments. JOS. GOLDRING, od Bandmaster, Port Perr: county OF Ny 1908 . WHITBY = Clerk, D.. C. Macdonnell, Whither Jan. oth, Feb. 3rd, Mar. and, April 6th, une 8th, July 3rd, Se t. 7th, Oct. 6tl sth, Dee. 8th "Jan. 7th = con iE OSHAWA Clerk, D. C, Mpcdanell, Whit Jan. roth, F th, Mar, 4th, ril 7th," 6th, June oth, le 6th, Sept: oth, 8 wh 6th, Dec. oth, Jan, 8th, ~ « roth, Nov. of, Jan. it . Burnh "Port 4 a May 6 8th, Sept. 11th Nov. roth, v . BROUGHAM~ Clerk, M. Gleeson, Green " Jan, 13th, Mar, sth, May 7th, July. atl h, 1900. . PORT PERRY--Cierk, J. Perry--Jag, rath, Mar. . UXBRIGE--Clerk, Jos. E. Gould, Ut Jan. 17th, Mar. 20th, May 16th, Tul. rath A 23th, Nov. 13th, Jan. 15th, 109: - » . CANNINGTON--Clerk.- Geo. Smith, ton--Jan, 16th, Mar. 19th, May 14th, J Sept. 24th, Nov. 1ath, Jan. 14th, 1909. i . BE Terk on. - Gordon, ton--Jan, 13t ar, 18t Ay 13t 1 Sept, 23ed, Nov uth, Jan. 13th, 1909. Ja . UPTERGROVE~--Clerk, P. Mulvahill, Ep grove--Jan. 3th, Mar. 17th, May 1ath, 14th, Sent. and, Nov. 10th, Tan. sath; 3q09. J. E. FAREWELL, Clerk of the Peace. 18th. 1907 on By order, Dated at. Whitby. Noy CUSTOM GRADE = THE Gs Eth Village of Port Perry on Shick there 15 a ame house, with ummer kitchen roodshed Soble and Suvi "he bor !