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W :E' .,-s 9’77 “ cilia garlic}. .2 18 PUBIJSHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING A'!‘ FEE LlBERM. PRINTH‘lG & PUBLISHlNG HOUSE 1 RICHMOND HILL, ONT. “l‘ . F . M c M A H O N , THEME”; EDITOR J: Psornmron. 'l BUSINESS CARDS. hwflnufi Ly: .___. .1; ...,.._H. _._-.. __._...1_..~. .Ax‘ boom. m. xiiilvesimrr. RICHMOND HILL. OFFICE HOURS 91010:: m; 6w 5 p m 37E. SHAW, M.“E.,C.M. LRCszSE. MemberColL Physicians and Surgeons, Ont. Specialtyâ€"Diseases of women and children. RICHMOND HILL. Omce Hoursâ€"12.30 to 2 and 6 to 7 30 p m glottal. u__..-__. Reg-eve D cui‘xs’v, Room 12, 121 Victoria St., Toronto. Best fitting teeth, also replating, at lmvestprices. Good work. DR. W. CECIL TRUTTER, D elitist, ‘Of 412 Bloor St. “7., opposite Spudina Avenue, Tel. 3363. \Vill be in Richmond .Hill every \Vednesdny. ‘ Officeâ€"Next donr south of Public Schools. DR. EMERSON 'llENllEllSO L. D. S. SURGEON’ DENTIST. O'flice 446 Yonge Sn, Toronto. TELEPHONE 3793. Richmond Hill Every Tuesday. Office: Next door south of THE LIB- ERAL Office. Silem‘iuary J. T. McElroy, VETEBlNARY SURGEON -â€"-AND-â€"â€" VETERINARY DENTIST, RICHMOND HILL, undue.“ of the Ontario Veterinary College, with diploma from the Ontario Veterinary Dental School, will visit Maple on Monday and Friday of each week, and Concord on Friday tom 1 to 3 p. m. Calls promptly attended to \Diseases of horses, cattle and other domesticat (1 animals treated by the latest and most upâ€" p oved methods. -y---._---â€"--â€"â€"- PALMER HOUSE, RICHMOND HILL, Remodelled,a.nd newly furnished throughout. One of the most convenient and comfortable hotels on Yonge Street. Every modern con- venience. Sample rooms for commerch travellers. Anideel stopping place for riding or driving parties, bicyclists, or farmers going ‘ to'or returning from marketuBus meets all trains. Electric cars pessthc door. TERMS $1.00 PER DAY. as. W. H ULsn, E. niece”, $3.. on scene, Undel'uakclrs a: Embalmcrs, funeral F Irnlshings Always on Hand :m. use; mutt ,5: Prop. _ N,’ I l Money to Loan Telephone 2351 SP’ZNCER LOVE, Barrister, Solimtor,_ Uonvovolxcer, Notary Public, Etc. lanes Building, 75 Yonge St. (cor. King),Torontc. ‘ Richmond Hill on Wednesdays. Telephone 47 MACDOUGALL & JONES, B urristers, SOMClL‘GYS, 650. Room 1, No. 26 Toronto St, Toronto. ALFRED MACDOUGALL, FREDERICK c. JOKEF, Solicitor to the Treasury of Ontario. Sehcitors for the Reliance Loan and Savings Com pun v. scrum, slum 2.; Barristers, Solicitors, dc" 25 KING STR'E -.T WEST, 'l‘OllONTO. East Toronto Office, Mr. Grant‘s residence, iVood‘bv-ulce, every even-inc. Th0ruhill,each \‘v'cdnesduy from 10 to 12. Money to loan at per cent. T‘elucifhitirndilflél A. C. F. LAWRENCE, Barrister, Solicitor. Notary, 35c. Suite 77 and 78 Freehold Loan Build- ings, cor. Adelaide and Victoria Streets, Toronto. LIBERAL Office, Richmond Hill on Saturdays. on. 1‘33} 11E F‘s". NOTA RY PUBLI C, COMMISSIONER IF THE HIGH COURT OF jUSTlCE, dc. Issuer oflleniege Licenses. RICHMOND HILL POST OFFIlIE. I). .FABKE E sen. Notary Fublic', '(lonvcyanccr, Valu- ator, (lommlssmner in B. 11., &c. MOIle to Loan. 'fi‘il‘fll-‘EF‘SEE l 6.1.. RdBlilSlWfiENliCM MACILIE’GD Barristers, Solis-Ewrs, fire. TORONTO AND AURORA. ' COOK & ‘ MACDONMD Barristers, Solicitors, etc. TORONTO OFFICE: N . 1, Adelaide St, East. Mr. Cook will 'be at Maple on Thursday afternoon of each week. MONE T 5%. SALEM ECKARDT, _ J. H. Pusn'rrcn 63 Winchester St. Toronto. Unionviile Bcku rd: GE Pr entice Licenseu Auctioneers for the County of York. Goods sold on consignment. General sales of nteck,etc., promptly attended to at reasonable rates. G.R..’Gonld1ng, Newton Brook, agent for the above. C STOKES D BLOUGH stokes é: Blough. LicensedAuctioneers for the County of Yorktoâ€" spoctfully solicit your patrondge and friendly Influence. sales attended on the shortest notice and A reusenabe rates. P. 0. address King J. Ii. McEwen, Weston. J. T. Seigeon, Maple. Sn'igcou d; McEwon. Licensed Auctioneers for the County of York. Sales attended to on shortest notice and at reuâ€" sonableretes Patronage solicited. J. I). Readman, Licensed Auctioneer for the County of York. General sales of implements, furniturestending timber, etc.,e.tten4led on the shortest notice and at reasonable rates. Patronage solicited. P. U. address Mn ple. N. B. Smith, Licensed Auctioneer for the Counties of York and Ontario. All sales of farm stock, 510., nt- tended to on the shortest notice and reasonable rates. Mortgage and huilillc sules attended to. Residence, Stouffville, Ont. Life Assurance 00. OF CANADA. Assume on all the modern plans, and is one of the most prosperous and profileesive companies in ex1stence. ‘ change, Premiums low, policies unconditional and nonfyrfeitnble. Take a policy W151: the district agent, T. F. McMAI-‘lON, ! l LIBERAL OFFICE, - ‘ RICHMOND H1141: /. The discussion of the railway subâ€" sidies which have been the chief item of inlercst in the Commons this week, has developed some curious differences of opinion among the members. The resolutions under which the subsidies Weie introduced outlined the railway policy, which was a radical departure from the old system employed in granting bonuses. over so many hundred thousand dol- lars without stipulation or condition of any kind, the Government attaches to all the aid now to be granted con- ditions that will give the country, throng-h the Government, practical control of these lines, thus securing to the people many of the advantages of state ownership with burdenng the country with hundreds of millions of dollars of debt. Among these conditions there is provision for the granting of running powers to competmg lines, while the tariff of rates must be approved by the Governor-in-Council. Besides ' which therailwuy is denied the power to axilalgamate Or in any way umte . operations with a competing line ex- cept by permission of the Govern- ment. NOT THE OLD POLICY. Conditions similar to this were first introduced into the agreement with the Canadian Pacific under they were given power to build the. Crow’s Nest Puss Railway, and even in this early stage of its existence the country is reaping the benefit of the for in one item alone the freight on eastbound grain it is esti- . muted that the farmers of the west will save $600,000. Another item in- serted by the Government into the conditions governing the granting of ' these subsidies is the requirement that out of moneys received by the railâ€" ways for the transportation of mail,‘ and other Government business, they . shall rebate an amount equal to 3 per cent. per annum upon the , amount of the subsidy granted. Opposition journals have become so thoroughly drilled into the habit of objecting and taking exception to anyâ€" thing and everything proposed by the GOVEI’lllllf‘nt, that they all with one accord Started to pull the entire scheme to pieces, howling hysterically in discordant chorus against the awful recklessness and total depravity of the proposals. “ The country was bleed- ing the‘country to death,” moaned the Montreal Star ; “ extravagance and jobbcry are going hand in hand,” de- clares the Montreal Gazette ; “ Sifton. '& Co. are bleeding this country white,” excluims the Telmato Mail-Empire, and so on. SIR CHARLES APPROVES. It was rather disconcerting to have the venerable leader of the Opposition endorsing the policy of the Govern- ment, which he did most unequivo- cubly from his place in the House on Wednesday morning, before leaving for England. He took exception to the contention that there was jobbery . and corruption behind the proposal, but on the other hand declared that one of the wisest to which public money could be put was in the con- struction ofrailways to open up the great resources of the country in a way nothin else could do. Of course. the Worthy aronethad, as a. matter of policy, to accompany his approval with a. claim that the Government was simply following out. the Conserv- ative policy, and if the honorable gentleman can make himself believe this, no one will begrudge him that satisfaction. The country at large, however, and particularly the farmer who has been crying out for so many years for relief, will be able to appre- ciate the difference. Out of the entire list of subsidies Sir Charles did not take exception to a single vote, which in one or t’vm cases, the Ontario and lainy River for instance, he was par- ticularly emphatic in his expression of approval. Opposition papers will have a busy time squaring themselves with the position of their leader. It was inconsiderate of him not to give them a. tip in time to prevent them from getting themselves into such a tangle. ‘ SIR JAMES EDGAR’S DEATH. For the first time in the history of the Canadian Parliament the House of Commons has been culled upon ‘ to mourn the loss of its presiding olficer, and to choose a. successor. Sir J nines Edgar had been in anything but good health for many months, and the un- usual strain of the session at length compelled him to quit work and place himself, unreservedly in the doctor’s hands. The desired result was not to be achieved, however, and for the six- teenth time since the present Parlia- ment was inaugurated, August 19th, 189.6, death claimed 2!. victim from the ranks of the Commoner-s. The deceas- ed gentleman’s political career has been lgngthy and more than unusually active. In the old days of Opposition he was .‘ilWays looked upon as an zig- gressive though fair fighter, and since he was raised to the position of: F list Instead of handing- which ‘ to tell y ; in ell tlzings,vCharity." l Commoner his dignified bearing, im‘* partial judgment and judicial interpre- tation of the rules of the House, won for him the esteem of all parties. The Government’s choice of a suc- cessor has been received with unquali- fied approbation on EVel-y hand. Hon. Thomas-Rain is the first farmer to be- come Speaker of the House of Com- mons, but in all the milks of the legis- lators on either side of the House none could have been found in every respect more thoroughly qualified. SEED GRAIN INDEBTEDNESS. The question of seed grain indebted- ness has long been a troublous one with the farmers of the west. The liens held by the Government in this connection have been felt by the farm- ers to be an annoying, and in many cases a serious incubus upon their property, particnhu 1y when the se- curity had been given, not for seed for their own use, but upon bonds for the benefit of a neighbor. An aggrasz- tion of the situation frequently oc- curred when newcomers sought to purchase abandoned homesteads and found that they had not only to pay for improvements, but to satisfy a Government lien for seed grain as well. Mr. Davis, the energetic mem- ber for Saskatchewan, has been active- ly interesting himself this session to secure a. change in the regulations and in spite of the rush of business which attends the closing days of the session, he has secured from the Minister of the interior the promise of a bill deal- ing with the matter. â€"â€"â€"-¢m,»~â€"â€" A Roseatc Outlook. The action of the Federal Govern- ment in putting the sum of $896,000 in the list of subsidies for the Ontario and Rainy River Railway has placed the immediate and rapid construction of that line beyond paradventure, and the result must necessarily be the rapid development of a. very large Section of some of the most promising jinineral territory of the Dominion. The Legislative Tour of last month could not have been better timed, for it has afforded an opportunity to the press to make known the actual con- ditions existing in that country, con- ditions which justify the expenditure of public money in its development,s0 long as the principle prevails of render- ing aid of this kind. , The history of the gold mining inâ€" dustry in Al 'oma is instructive and significant. 11 1892 the hotel output of the precious metal was only $36,- 900, while in the next two years it was considerably less, but in 1895 it rose to over $50,000, in 1896 to $122,000, and lastyear to $275,000, while this year the total is expected to reach the very creditable figure of $600,000. The mills at present running, aggregate 260 stamps averaging two and a half tonsnday each, or over 200,000 tons per annum, so that the actual output recorded is considerably less than the value of the ore mined, the difference remaining in the dumps awaiting the process of reduction. It is further es.- timated that the mines give employ- ment to 1,650 men, whose wages amount to probably a million dollars per annum. The lack of transporta- tion facilities has hitherto seriously handicapped the miner in the work of taking in machinery, but with the construction of the railway the need- ed facilities will be available and many claims that have hitherto been un- profitable will be rapidly opened up and become dividend paying. In addition to the gold mines which in the near future should be number- ed by hundreds, there "are iron de- posits, second to none in the world in extent and value, particularly in the Atik-Okan district; there are silver deposits «that have been thoroughly tested and are once more, in the im- proved condition of the market, pay- ing handsomely, besides which copper and other valuable deposits of lesser extent are being unearthed in various parts of the section. It has been already pointed out in these articles that while the mineral resources of Western Algoma are so extensive and valuable they do not inâ€" clude the whole of its riches. There are many thousands of acres of ex- cellent fairniing country, the possibil- ities of which have been thoroughly demonstrated by the hardy pioneer settlers, who in the face of tremendous discouragementsâ€"the result of lack of transportation facilitiesâ€"have turned the solitary wilderness into a "fruitful field. It is through this country, the possibilities of which are only now be- ginning to be realized that. the Ontario and Rainy River Railway will run, giving the miner the means of taking in his machinery, the farmer the facil- ities for carrying his reducts to the minin camp, and t e producer of menu actured and natural supplies on the outside easy access to a. new and rapidly increasing market. . . ; The Central Algoma Railway run- ning north from Sault Ste Marie to- wards the M ichipicoten River and the main line of the C. P. R... anotl‘er of the enterprise to receive state assist- sze, will open up :1 territory rich in i mineral and lumber, and give the fast . growing industries of the Sault ready access to the base of supplies for their“ 1-aw material. The other great desid»~ eratuxnâ€"the motive power to carry on these industriesâ€"is unlimited, for the water power' found everywhere , throughout the entire section is inexâ€" lhnustible and can be developed with ’ comparatively small cost. p Such is the outlook at this moment for New Ontario, and in’ no part of our broad. Dominion is the prospect brighter. â€"-O aple The following ladies of this place started on aytrip to the Thousand Is- lands on Tuesday morning: Mrs. L. Richardson, Miss Franks, Miss Mor- rison, Miss Rumble, Miss Lines and. Miss Craddock. They were driven out to catch the early electric car at Richmond Hill, and went by steamer Cambria at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Several of our sports took in the races at \Voodbridge on Monday, but are notvery enthusiastic over the events of the day. Now they are perry they had not waited for the full am Mr. .T. T. Saigeon drove to Alliston I on Tuesday with his aunt, Mrs. Ray- son, who had been spending severle weeks among friends and relatives here. Mrs. Ralph Kelly and two children of Milton, North Dakota, spent a. few days with old friends and returned on Monday to visit her parents, Mr. and Dilworth, in Toronto. ' Mrs. J. Lovell and son Rupert of Toronto, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Leeds Richardson. Miss Morrison has been spendingi , ppm; of her vacation at Tullamore an ashville. . Mr. J. Sturgeon Stewart, wife and son of Toronto, spent Sunday at the parsonage. Mr. T. McCormack is away on his holidays. Sherwood Rev. C. A. Campbell of Maple, con» ducted a prayer-meeting at Mr. G. Phillips’ Thursday evening. Miss R. Young of VVhitcvale, spent. her holidays at the parental home here. Mrs. J. Young has returned from a. two weeks’ visit with her dau hter, Mrs. (Rem) P. Campbell, of ' hite- vale. Messrs. J . Gardner and J. Powers of Maple, are assisting Mr. S. Ireland to thresh this season. Master Charlie Gibbs of Maple, V18:- ited his aunt, Mrs. Miller, on Friday. Mr. E. Line met with what might have been a serious accident on Satura day. While fixing the knives of his reaper his hand became caught by one of the knives. In order to free it Mr. Line had to draw his hand partly across the knife, almost severing the small finger. Mr. Line has been very unfortunate with his hand, having lost part of the thumb and two fingers some time ago. Our village blackeniith, Mr. Ford, has returned, after spending a. few days abroad. v Repair Shop. m W. Mziger wishes to inform his patrons that from the present date to {2318 lst of May, 1899, he willbe prepalr e to CHOP GRAIN Boyle's - Mill 4 Gents per ac. Repairing done on short notice. -W. MAGER, Richmond Ilill.‘ . cook's Cotton Root Compound Is successfully used monthly by over ! 10,000Ladies. Safe,eflectual. Lad es ask your dru gist for Cook’s cotton Root Com- mul. Take no 0 er, as all Mixtures. pills and mitatlons are dangerous. Price, No. 1, $1 per box ' N 0. a, 10 degrees stronger, $8 per box. 0. 1 or l.‘w‘,xna..llecl on recei t of price and two B-cenb stem . The Cook mpany Windsor, Ont. 3‘ cs. 1 and 2 sold and recommended by all responsible Dmsglsla in Canada. [ENLIu‘V-No.‘l sell in mimosa-.1 Hill by ,w,A. 5.12;... .on, D.uggist. h