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Fe. If you have 'any surplus. cash J think you will save money if you Buy Your Clover Seed How I am selling it at- Less Than Toronto Wholesalé Prices. J. A. HACKING. ListowelStandard "FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1911. A WESTERN OPINION. ---- Dr. D. D. Ellis, Grand Master of the Lod f States. A boy and his omen en will be of snocial ae a to many of our readers : t the present time = people of Connie are interested in im- ¢ question that has gh before I refer to the before any hedge country. Twenty years ago the people of Can- ada gave a.decided verdict against up- restricted reciprocity and largely on the ground that it was an open move to- wards annexation of Canada to the U.S. The opponents to that movement were not confined to one political party nor are the opponents of the ratification of the present pact confined to one politi- cal The ratification of this { means just as surely as did the more open movement of twenty years ago, and it is a question hich Iam certain troe Canadians the parting of the ways." of the dominant politi United States has openly stated that "in his opinion the ratification of this agreement would lead to the union of the two countries. In atleast two state legislatures re- solutions have been introduced calling on the federal government to ann Canada. The most influcntial new papers advocate the agreement for the same reasons. J.J. Hill, a man who stands to gain immensely by this ar- rangement, appeals to the -- of the United States to ratify the agreement and forever render imperial federation Pacific is protesting against the pact. Thinking and influential men of both political parties, from one end of the country to the other, are protesting, and all the time the government at Ottawa are attempting by means of a servile following in parliament to force the ratification of this agreement, an agree. ment made in secret and one which was the housetops. "They advocate adoption of this pact and in the nex breath advocate closer relations wah the mother country. We cannot make progress in opposite directions at the same time. Canadians must decide and decide quickly, whether this country will undo the work of the past thirty years for the doubtful benefit of this pact; or between d the mother coun- try and of placing ie Deminion in the proud position she is one day destined to occupy as one of the first and most important of the mightiest em- pire the world has ever seen. British subjects throughout the world are look- ing anxiously for the outcome. Eager- ly are they asking :-- "Is Canada at is that the parting of the ways?' GUELPH Y: M. C, A, RAISED $66 934 Seven-Day Campaiga for $50,000 Was Easily Exceeded. --e-- Guelph, Mee 10.--The seven-day the raise $50,000 for a new Ea bailing nt sat al once,' The has been in charge of F. j- a the explanation of the ex increase in farm values in the three Maritime Provinces of 2 Why farm 181 per cent. while farm values in the neighboring state of Maine only increas- Undoubtedly the great increase of values in the Maritime Provinees is due to the establishment of man ing industries in recent years, The estab- lishment of great iron and steel indus- tries in Nova Scotia has revolutionized farmers produce. have been equally beneficial to the fish- men. --As the steel industries are locat- ed in Nova Scotia the influence on the price of farm lands has been most marked in that province, but Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick have been greatly benefited. The de- velopment of St. John as a winter port/ pa helped to increase farm values in New Brunswick. It will be noted that the increase of farm values is considerably greater in Quebec than in Maine, New Hampshire INDIANS DEFRAUDED OUT OF THEIR LANDS. -_o-- |reciprocity which have appeared in this F i i AU tee : S 3 A) a: ge3 rs BA 8 snfiatlieavetbes f tf ts ~ bushel farm pricen aver- duty came down in the Uni tates. _Tti is reasonable to draw the conclu. States, it is more p' American prices will come down than that the Canadian prices will go up. Note.--Anyone who would like to procure the series of arti concerning paper should send his name and to the chief editor of The Canadian Century Magazine, Montreal, and a pamphlet containing these articles and other valuable information will be mail- ed free of charge. TOWN LINE WEST. Pe age sign is the school! report of An astonishing tale of crooked dcal- os was recently brought to the atten-; ti with n of 09 surrender of their lands by the igo { dians of the St. Peter's Reserve. This! Reserve lies on both sides of the Red! River between Winnipeg and Selkirk. | The land is rich loam, admirably suited! for truck farming and is within a on Red River. There does not seem to be! ir dispute about the present | e land, which ranges from $20 surrender. The mat other day called for the appointment: of a Royal Commission to investigate tho serious charges made under oath against officials of the en cae The motion was voted down by a vote, but the country is to be congrata 4 lated upon the fact that Premier Roblin | has appointed a Commission for ~<a same purpose. The lands of the St. Peter's Reserve not only belong to the Indians as a band, but portions of it al- so belong to them individually. The Government recognizce this, because iq the surrender some 21,000 acres were allotted to Indians in severalty. For the purpose of the surrender, however, individual rights were ignored and the ne ca! was treated as belonging to the band. In order to get a surrender of lands from an Indian band it is necessary that the majority of the male members|, vote for such surrender. In the case of the St. Peter's Indian Reserve only a limited number of Indians were call upon to vote and these were almost evenly divided, the majority in favor of the transfer being seven. The In- dians were told that if they voted for the transfer they would at once receive $90 a piece. When the vote was taken the question was put like this: " Who- ever wants $90 will come to this side of the linc". The wonder is that al] the Indians did not come over. Atany rate the surrender was effected and there is reason to believe that bribery was re- sorted to, 21,000 acres were tr erred to the Indians individually. This land was soon gotten away from them by a lot of speculators. It is bard to tell just what they gave the Indians, but it onesie amounted to less than $5 an "Th e greater the remaining part of land was sold by auction in the dead of winter, after a advertisement, bl a- mount of Peeps they should have se- cured. e-third of the Indians have paid to In- dians in any way. It could not have bees at Bert Mana, Fr roe} adeabie, t= 1002 = = ar Berg MIT Phyllis "fhe Hewat 8S. No. 2, Elma and Wallace, for the nit of M Entrance 'clase examined in geography, recitation and arithmetic, the remaining names in or- = os merit: Entrance Class, total 500 _ wood Mann 200, James Nichol a oe. IV.--Hazel Mann. Sr. III.-- Winnie McCallum, Lawson. Sanderson, Maurice Hewitt, Cecil Chapman, Agnes Sanderson, Luella Clyde, Clinton Mann, -- Jackson. Jr. II.--Joe Washburn, Wakefield, David Hamilton, Nichol. Sen. II.--Russel Yeo, i Nesbitt. Jun. Il,.-- Nellie San vakefield, Roy Purcell, Willie Blake _| Tillie McCalium, excellent ; Sanderron, Jean San m Pt. [.--Clarence ---- good. Pres- ent every day the month--Agnes Sanderson, Teale 'Clpde, Ww ilbert Brad. ly, Cameron Wakefield, oo Tomp- kins. Average attendance 3 JEAN ARMSTRONG, 'Teacher. -- One of the pioneer settlers of Howick has crossed the Great Divide in the person of George Totten, who depart- ed this life in his 108th year on Tues- day, March 14th, after a brief illness. The deceased was born in Caven county, Ireland, in the year 1808. was the son of Jobn Totten, a well-to- do farmer, who died in his 100th year. His mother died when he was nino months old. The subject of this notice settlers in the is related that shortly after he came to Howick he walked from the farm on which he died to Hamilton, carrying his axe on his shoulder. pure at Waterloo and carried it home. He was a man of remarkable strength and had a very decided opinion on all mat- ters. He was married four times and is survived by his fourth wife. = ) ee ------------n Germany Subsicizes Drama. In Germany there are 20 subsidized court theatres and nearly 100 theatres ay is also given. In some cases the cost of the ofeberira, the scenery. cos- tumes, and the heating end tightin are borne by the town. There i variety in method and in x led, but the result is that throughcwt Ger- many the art of the Pesan is ofGciall recognized, ani the theatre is t ed as an essential factor in the town's; Recomme ndation "Didn't your old cniployéts recom should have been nnounced me as the best mian they ever turned out." Heavy Geese. Migs P-. a A nrg ad deliv- n Exeter merchant ° A Ap d pn 100 paved. Ons of them has tipped the scales » pounds. favor of Red Rose Tea fs | all its own; and it never fails to win end hold ap- "170i PEW TOWNS. To Be Started in "In Western Canada This Year, --~-- Winnipeg, April 6.--One hundred and seventy new towns will be born' in two days, which is very rapid even in these days of rapid developments. The announcement was made on March 16th,.that the C.P.R. would put on fifty new communities this season, and this morning the other railways announced their The G. T. P. will put en twenty-four new towns and the ha eine few of them Potbe C. P. R. and G. T.P. have named all of their new towns, but only a few of those on the C. N. R. have been given a handle, nee they are located and Tn afew of these places the pioneer merchants are beginning to straggle in, | bat the majority ofthem are as yet virgin prairie, with only the rows of -- to indicate the future habitation CHILD BURNED To DEATH, . --Oa--- Tragedy in Farm Home at Jackem, Near han 'Sound, Owen Sound, "April 10.-- Sadie, thed five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrg. William Carson, was burned to- death on Saterday, bel family home at Pa barn about four o'clock in the afternoon and left the litte git) alone in the house. A few minutes later the mother heard her little one's screams and, hurrying to the house, found ber child enveloped in es. Every stitch of clothing was burned off her and the child was in fearfalagony, She was brought to the hospital here, but lived only a short ti Whether the little one played with matches or went too near the stove is uncertain. Dr, W. P. Caven reported to the Divi- sional Court that he had found Michael Fraser sane. Executors' Notice to ere ditors. --_o-- Inthe matter of the Estate of JOHN WATSON, Deceased. Notice is hereby Chapter 129 of the Ontario 1897 and Am clai given 1" full of and statements o: ac- erified, and the nature of cutor will tribute the as- sets belonging to id estate among es pie ay rong thereto, nasing re- only to claims of w' he shall then ha i the said executor will not be liable for the said assets or be 80 dis- tributed to any person of whose clai he shall eee ee ae oe ea ea of such ee ge, 'their procera J. A. SMITH, Ewart, Man. 'eon Qqtario Liquor Li- cense Act. LicenseDistrict of North Perth. NOTICE is hereby given that there were 40 Tavern Licenses and Shop Licenses issued in the orth Riding of the County of Perth in the year 1910-11. ~ There are 40 Tavern Licenses and 3 Shop Licenses applied for for the year 1911-12. R. T. KEMP, Licen e Inspector for the North -- of the County of Perth. Dated at Listowel this 3rd day of hoe, 1911. Ontario Liquor Li- cense Act. License District of 'North Perth, NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of License Commission- ers for the License District of North Perth will meet at the City Hall, in the Cirv of Stratford, on THE 18th DAY of f APRIL, 1911, at the "ial of 2 0'clock p. m., for the purpose of considering appli- cations for Liquor Licenses for the year 1911-12. All persons ipter- ested will govern themselves ac- cordingly. R. T. KEMP, Inspector. Dated at Listowel this 3rd ad of April, 1911. EASTER. RATES SINGL ARE FOR ROUND TRIP (with minimum charge of 25 cents.) between all stations in Canada, also to Niagara Falls and Buffalo, he Detroit and Port Huron, ica., Good Going April 13,14,15,16, 17, Return Limit April 19th, 1911. Low Rates to the West. Ask nearest Grand Trunk agent about Homeseekers' Colon- dress A. E. Duff, D. onto, Ont. P. A., Tor- J. A. HACKING, Town Agent. A. M. SMITH, Depot Agenr. m+ PPP eehepehepeegeaterd I have o CITY MEAT MARKET} Fresh and Salt eis, Bolgea and Head-choss, Sansage a _ Everything will be, sold at the LOWEST PRICES. Zo, panne ct nd nc ot , Savings Bank Department at all Branches. J. M. CAMPBELL, AGENT, LISTOW! L. ist and Settlers' Excursions or ad= | 2 Se STEVENSON, QNALEADE ! ST. --We Cater to Particular People.-- PRACTICE ECONOITY. Everything 'TAMAN & Von ZUBEN, Next to Tassie's Shoe Store. We are offering Exceptional Values in SUITS and OVERCOATS Remember we have no old or shop- worn goods. ¥ Up-to-date. ' Get the Best. Get Them From Us. 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