The canadian gleaner, 10 mars 1910, jeudi 10 mars 1910

[" a A - \u201c v - * Ass\u201d 5 VT dun A | a enier 2319 Single Copies 4 Cents es MARCH 10, 1910 + : HUNTINGDON, Q.DILLAR A YEAR No Creprr FEED We have on hand a larg: supply of all Feeds suitabl: for mileh cows, also for Beefers.Come and tell us what you have on hand in feed and we: will supply you with what is need d to make up suitable rations.Our Ideal Cow Ration is giving great satisfaction.D.A.Maclarlane, Kelvingrove, Que._.-FARM TO RENT The subecriver will rent his farm of 162 acres, about 140 of which | are under cultivation, There is a fine sugar bush, the balance being woodland and pasture, with a hrook running thru it.There is a silo and the buildings are all up-to- date.For particulars apply to Jas.R.Copland, Herdman, Que.19 \u2014\u2014 My FERTILIZER has arrived at Athelstan station, and I am licensed for the Canadian trade.My territory is Huntingdon and Cha- teauguay counties, Parties having those goods need not fear the inspector when he comes along, as everu bag is numbered and tag.el, Thomas Cogland, Herdman, Que.19 A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED The above quotation will strike my case just now, for I have bought the Gamble Blacksmith Shop, and I need all the money that Ican ge.in the next 30 days, for it is a cash deal.So, if I have any friends, now is the time to show their friendship, by paying all the bills (small and big).Thanking all for past favors and trusting that I will not be disappointed in the first real help I have ever asked.I remain yours, as ever, L.N.Dupuis GRAND TRUNK REDUCED FARES VU AV In Effect from MARCH 1st to APRIL 15th, 1910, inclusive.Second-Class Colonist Fares from Huntingdon to Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver and Portland- - - $48.85 Nelson and Spokane- - - 48.85 San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego- - -\u2014 - \u2026 - 49.50 Mexico Ci.y, Mex- - \u2014 - - 49.50 Low rates to many other points.TOURIST SLEEPING CARS Leave Montreal Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10.80 p.m.for the accommodation of passengers holdipg first or second - class tickets to CHICAGO and WEST thereof as far as the PACIFIC COAST -ncminal charge is made for hLerths, which may be secured in advance, ANDREW PHILPS, Ticket Agent G.T.R.Hantingdnn Que A REMINDER That I am still selling all kinds of FARM MACHINERY.The best on the market, viz., The MeCorm'ek and Deering Binders and Reapers.Mowing Machines, Horse Rake\u2019, one and two row Cultivators, Hay Loaders, wide-delivery Rakes, Drill or Broad-cast Seeders, Single or Disc Drills.Also SUPERIOR DISK DRILL with Fertilizer Attachment This Drill will sow corn without breaking it.One or two row Corn Planters, Gasoline Engines, Bluebell, Dairymaid, U.8.and Sha p- les Cream Separator, Litter Car-i riers, Manure Spreaders, Wind-, Mills, Water and Feed Boxes, Tanks, U Bar Steel Stanchions, in fact anything for a stable, Farm Wagons, Steel wagon Jacks.The best jack made, will lift a wagon or pull a post.I also sell the PAGE WIRE FENCE and GATES .thickness, and must be placed at a This weld cannot be taken apart in any shape.Anyone interested in this Fence can call and examine it.Steel Roofing Ladders, suitable for silos.Also the Green Mountain Silo.In Plows,I have the Percival, Fleury, and Vila\u201d, single and dcu'l: furrow walking and riding; also the Beauvais 2- CANADA Good progress is being made by the Grand Trunk in relaying their tracks between Montreal and Toronto with 100-pound rails, practically the heaviest rails used on any Canadian railway.Theheavitr steel has already been laid from Montreal as far as Napanee, a distance of 2u0 miles, leaving 8 stretch of 133 miles yet tu be pur- laid, Steel has already been pat chased for.this distance, and it is expected that the work will be vu Mpieued during the coming summer, which will very greatly improve the steadiness of the track between Montreal and Toronto.The discarded g8u-pound rails are going to side-lines.| Juies Fournier, one of Mr Henr: Bourassa\u2019s journalistic allies on Le Devoir, sizes up the ministerial members from this province In an uncumpl.mentary manner.\u20181 have lived in Ottawa as a journalist, he writes, \u201cand 1 could see with my own eyes what was going on in parliament.1 do not hesitate Lo say, therefore, that three-quar.ers of the French-Canadian members of the house of commons do not hesitate to vote for a private bill in return for a box of cigars ov a glass of champagne, and as for the bills they never see Or hear them read.Here then,\u201d says the journalist, \u201cis the winding up o the old guard.Following 1896; adds Mr Fournier, \u201cmost of the boodiers of the old regime rallicu around the present government, They made war upon the best elements of the party and the good n became so discouraged that me : 1n- they gave up the fight and the capables scored a triumph allalong e line.\u201d ' ne ontreal has another Liberal paper, named the Pays, and like the old paper of Beaugrand and Dorion, is anti-clerical so {ar asa French paper can be and exist.In the recent by-election for Gaspe, Mr Perron, an extreme Liberal headed the poll, and the Pays thus comments on the fact\u2014In these \u2018days of violent reaction, of arrogant \u2018castorism\u2019 and of acute speeu- lation on religious prejudices, it is more than consoling to learn that the people of Gaspe resisted all the appeals made to them from the pulpits as well as from the hustings against our friend Mr Perron The people are now sufficiently enlightened to understand that a man may devote himself to the cause of progress without being for all that an enemy of the church.Our Castors\u2019 have succeeded in making a mumber of people believe that a man who preaches reform in public instruction, the moral, intellectual and material improvement of our race, who wishes the people of this country to accustom themselves to think and act freely, as is done in all civilized countries, is an enemy of religion.This is a great error.and the Liberals, the true Liberals, are apostles of progress and ad- wancement, and those who denounce them are people who have an interest in maintaining a regime of servitude and debasement from which the province of Quebec has suffered so much, The Liberal leaders should fearlessly go ahead They have furnished the clergy sufficient proof of good faith and sincerity to be respected by them.They have repudiated and given up articles of their old programs\u2014 and some of the best\u2014and that is not taken into account.At a meeting, held in Toronto, of delegates from Mutual fire insurance companies, to consider the use of gasoline in farm buildings.it was decided that if a farmer keeps the engine not less than 2C feet away from the insured building, and the tank containing the gasoline 25 feet away, no adgition- al charge will be made.The stationary engine must be such as pumps the gasoline from the tank.The tank must be of not lessthan one and one-half barrel capacity.and must be made from galvanized iron, sixteen to eighteen guage in lower level than the engine, if possible underground, This immunity \u2018is allowed only on the guarantee that no artificial light shall be al- rowed near the tank, and that no gasoline be stored in the insured \u2018building, If this is not done, and the engine is kept within the barns, furrow riding Plow, with repairs: the farmer must secure a special fot a.riows These are all gen- bermit, at a cost of 50 cents, and uine goods.I am making specialty this season of OREAM SEPARATORS a an additional charge on the insurance carried of 60 cents per thousand dollars per annum.Niagara Falls, Ont, Feb, 16.\u2014At a meeting of fish and game pro- Dont buy until you have exam- |tectors and inspectors from both ined mine.Carriages, Harness, i sides of the river here today it both handmade and factory, kept, Was decided that officials of the in stock Give me a call \u2019 S.DAVIS Huntiggdon, Que, departments on both the Canadian and American sides should co-op- erate in the exterminating of fish dynamiters on the Niagara river, SILOS ARE NECESSARY, They Are a Valuable Asset In the Dairy During Winter Season.Those interested in silos will find a valuable legson to the following article by an expert dairyman; The best dairyman in my veighbor- hood built a silo last fall, aud now be says lie does pot see how Le got along so long without one.\u2018l'beve had been silos in the commuuity, but to him they stil seemed something of au experiment.T'be cost of building loomed up before him.He bad been too busy to give tuuch utteption to the success of his neighbors, and the prospect of losing bis feed Kept him in dread.But ole seusou's experience showed blm that à silo is u uecessity.No dairyman can afford to do without silage for winter feed.Ip the tirst place, one can get more feed stuff from n given piece of land m corn than [u anything else.On good ind inn favorable season one may get at very little expense from ten to twenty tous of the best feed per acre planted fu corn and peas or sorghum and peas.Now, the silo is the means for saving every pound of this vast amount of feed in the best manner.A good homemade small stave silo may be made by any farmer who can use tools or by a common carpenter.But if a farmer wishes to make the sllo a permanent improvement on his farm he should get one of the ready made small silos with patent doorway, \u2018I'he first silo I built 1 put up myself with 1 sixteen-year-old boy in one day.It wis a s'nnll one, to be sure, only seven feet In dixmeter aud twelve feet high, 1 should not again build ove so small, but that was something of an experiment.By elevating the cutter to a level with the mow of the barn this silo was filled by means of a two horse lever power without a carrier.The silo was made of undressed boards three inches wide.\u2019l'hey were simpiy set Up edge to edge without either matching or beveling.But the experi- STAVE SILO COMPLETED ment was a success, The dampness and heat of the silage clused the joints so fbat they became air tight, and ay I had but one door there was only a sult quantity of spoiled feed arvund It and the necessary loss on top.\u2018Fhe rest of it was as good silage as 1 now have in a patent silo made with staves that are tongued and grooved aud bevel edged.Even a silo of that size wiH hold enough feed for three cows for four months.My present one is eight feet in diameter and eighteen teet high and for the last two winters las fed live cows tour months.It 1 were in the regular dairy business | should provide sliage for all my milking cows for six months in the year, Washes For Scale Insects.À veport of tbe United States department of agriculture says: Any soo soup is effective in destroying soft bodied insects, such as plant lew and young or soft bodled larvae.As winter washes, in very streug solution they furnish one ot the safest and most effective means agninst seule fn- seuts, The sonps made of fish oil and sold under the name of whale oil soups are often especially valuable, but variable in composition und merits.A sonp made with caustic potash rather than with caustic soda, as is commonly the case, and not containing more than 50 per cent of water should be demanded, the potash soap yielding a guid in dilution more readily sprayed and more effective against Insects.The soda soap washes are apt to be gelatinous when cold and difficult or impossible to spray except when kept at a very high temperature, [or plant lice and delleate larvae, such as the pear siux, a strength obtained by dissolving balf « pound of soap in a galion of water Is sufficient.Soft soap will auswer as well as hard, but at least double the quantity should be taken.How Often to Milk.Most furmers and duirymen milk their cows only twice a day, and tha: Is right.Sometimes a fresh cow needs to have an excess of ilk drawn between times in order to prevent congestion and fever, but not for a tong period.Some cows again bave leuk- Ing teats, which waste the milk if not relieved three or four times a day.but such cows are a nuisance and should be disposed of.To milk twice a day is enough as n general rule.To milk three times does not seem to bring more milk, though some people bave thought so and acted on that | her new friend apart, \u201ccrowd.INDIAN BOMB PLOT.Four of the Leading Conspirators Ordered to Be Transported.The Calcutta High Court has given its verdict in the Alipore bomb conspiracy case.lt hus sentenced foug of the leading conspirators to transportation for life, including DBorem, brother of Arabindo Ghose, and Ham Chandra Dutt, who went to l'uris to study bomb-making, and has been de.seribed as the most sinister figure in the conspiracy.The court held that the police had no sanction from the Government to prosecute under Suction 121 of the Penal Code, but that otherwise the, case was perfcetly genuine, and: that the conspiracy was not a childish one: One man was acquitted.The court was crowded with Bengalis, and sve- cial arrangements were made bv the police in anticipation of violent scenes, The chicf justice was in favor of the acquittal of four of the prisoners, but Justice Cuarnduff disagreed, and the case will accordingly have to be considered by a third judge.The incidents which gave rise to the trial came to light in the summer ot lust year.In the course of their raids upon supposed Anarchist haunts the police visited the garden of a house at Manicktollah, a suburb of Calcutta.They discovered & huge quantit of bombs, materials for explosives, weapons, and seditious literature, and, as a consequence, over thirty men were arrested, including Arabindo Ghose.During the proceedings one of the prisoners, Nuarendro Nath Gossim turned King's evidence, und guve details of a widely-diffused conspiracy, but he was murdered in jail by two of his fellow-prisoners.A Question of Gender.It was not so very long ago that a Jupuncse Minister, who shall be nameless, made a visit of ceremony upon Lady Lansdowne.He wus a charming fellow, and conversed on many subjects of interest with his hostess.In bidding her adieu, bending low over her hand, he murmured.\u201cForgive it me, madame, if I huve cockronched on your time to-dav!\u201d Ladv Lansdowne laughingly told her husband the story, adding: \u201cHe.is such a nice little man, you know! I think it would be right to tell him of his mistake.I shall explain that encroached, not cockroached, is the correct expression in English.\u201d To make a long story short, the little Minister and Lady W.ansdowne soon met again.It was at the Foreign Office, and Lady Lansdowne drew rier \u201cI.want to make u lit{le explanation,\u201d she said.\u201cYou talk English all but perfectly.Indeed, 1 have only heard you make one mistake.Now, instead of saying to me, \u2018I am sorry to have cockroach.ed,\u2019 you should say, \u2018I am sorry to have encroached on your time,\u201d That is the word, encroached! You understand?\u2019 The Jap was silent for a moment.Then the cloud lifted from his face.A flash-light must have passed over it.\u201cI see! I see!\u201d he cried.\u201cI may say, then, when addressing Lord Lansdowne, \u2018I am sorry to have cockroached on your time,\u2019 but it is to you, madame, I must say, \u2018I am sorry to have hencrouched on your time\u2019.\u2019\u2014M.A.PA Legal Story.Sir William Robson was in Master\u2019s Chambers, and the Master called a case, \u201cWho\u2019s plaintiff?\u201d \u201cL am,\u201d said a small voice, and a diminutive office- boy appeared his head just toppiug the desk, \u201cDefendant?\u201d \u201cHere,\u201d said another voice, and an cqually diminutive mortal emerged from the \u201cThis is the defendant's application; what do you want?\u201d \u201cMore time for my defence!\u201d But you have had plenty of time.\u201d \u2018Well, Master.you see 1 can\u2019t get the papers from counsel.\u201d Here the pluintiff could stand it no longer, and piped in a shrill treble: \u201cDon\u2019t you believe him, Master; 1 don\u2019t believe counsel has got them papers at all.They've got \u2018em still at the office; I know that office\u2014l was in it meself!\u201d A Y.M.C.A.Pioneer.Mr.William Creece, who lives at Teddington, near Tewkesbury, has lately received the congratulations of many friends on attaining his eighty- ninth year.He was, together with Sir George Williams, one of the founders of the Young Men's Christian Association.As a young man he was employed in the great London drapery warehouse of Hitchcock & Williams in St.Paul\u2019s Churchyard, and on the death of his father gave up his\u2019 business associations with Sir George Williams in order to take charge of the family\u2019s large farm at Tedding- ton.\u2014London Globe.Some Legal Puns.Severul of Sheriff Guy's anecdotes are, if good, a little chestnutty.For instance, a greut wit of the Scottish Bar was the Hon.Harry Erskine.who was Lord Advocate.Though punning is not, as a rule, a high form of wit, with Erskine it became a fine art On one occasion he undertook to pun on the subject of his friend\u2019s first sentence.His friend began: \u201cThe King\u2014\"' Harry intervened.\u201cThe King,\u201d he said, \u201cis no subject.\u201d Again, a Mr.Dunlop challenged him to pun on his name.\u201cNothing easier,\u201d maid Jrskine; \u2018lop off the last syllable and it\u2019s done.\u201d Suicided After All.The body of a middle-aged man was found by two youths while bird-nest- \u2018ing around Tongio West, near Melbourne, one day lately.It was evidently a case of suicide.Deceased had placed a rope round his neck, and tied the end to the limb of a tree, but the rope broke, appurently as the results of his struggles to get free.He was alive when he fell, an the surroundings bore evidence of much struggling, but he must bave sucemb- ed soon after.Mosquitoes as Is Mosquitoes.The mosquitoes of India have great fun with the bicyclists.They not only lance the riders, but actually puncture the bicycle tires.- GREENW0OD'S COURTESY.Woman Journalist's Adventure With the Young Canadian M.PA former president ot the Canadian Women's Press Club, who 15 Widuiy known by her pen name, Mary Mark- well, telis the tollowing story: \u201cWhen I wus in London a couple of years ago, the opening vf the British Perlinment seemed to be somettung 1 ought to sec.Being the \u2018President of the Canadian Women's itvess Club,\u2019 I considered it only neesssary to send uty (otlictal #) cara to the Lord High Chamberlain und torthwith receive a card of admission 10 peerage seats! \u201c1 awaited this recognition of my own unportinee until two days before Parliament opened; the last mail brought me nothing\u2014the official Source of l\u2019urliumentary fuvors had, probably, lit his otliciul pipe with my official card! Nevertheless, | began to realize how very big the British Parliument, and, incidentally, how very small the \u2018President of the Canu- dian Press,\u2019 cute, was.lut the Canadian spirit dies hard\u20141 wanted to witness this pageant of pageantry! Then I remembered: \u201cWasn't Mr.Hamar Greenwood a House member?More, wasn't he u Canadian?1 sat down and wrote Mr.Greenwood the following note: \u2018Dear Mr.Greenwood\u2014 Parliament opens to-morrow.1 am a Canadian woman in London.1 want to sce my King, and the lord High Chamber lain-some-thing-or-other won't let me; can you help me?Signed M.M° \u201cThat night 1 cried myself to sleep in my 8S.W.Kensington lodgings, feeling that this talk of the \u2018Imperial spirit\u2019 wanted some of its clixir \u2018at home\u2019! Ot course, 1 wus Nobody\u2014 why should the great Lord High Chamberlain recognize in puor me iny great-grand-mama\u2019s right to De.brett?How I hated Lord High Chamberlains ! \u201cNext morning dawned in a deluge \u2018of rain.Clad in working togs, 1 took the penny \u2018bus for No.12 Charing Cross, where, day after day 1 was enlightening \u2018decayed gentlewomen\u2019 on chances in Canada.1 had given up all hope of seeing my King in his royal robes, and I had too much Ca- nuck spunk left to go out in a raincoat and \u2018galoshes\u2019 to see him passing by.1 went to my desk and set about opening a Vesuvius of mail enquiries.\u201cSuddenly the office door swung open and in whirled a strikingly handsome man, silk hat in hand and swinging a gold-headed cane-umbrella, \u201c \u2018Are you Mary Markwell?\" LES \u2018Yes.\u2019 \u201c \u2018My name is Greenwood.I got your note yesterday, but 1 wasn\u2019t able to secure you a ticket of admis- \u201csion until about an hour ago; by happy chance I got it for you\u2019 (extending an official looking envelope).\u201cOh, Mr.Greenwood\u2019 (this in a despairing wail) \u2018I haven't got a decent hat\u2014it\u2019s miles to Kensington\u2014 and\u2014and\u2019\u2014(here the tears came), \u2018atul it's after ten o\u2019clock\u2014and\u2014Parlia- ment\u2014opens\u2014at\u2014cleven\u2014a,\u2014m.\u2019 \u201cI'll eall a cab! said the gentleman briskly; \u2018get ready\u2014whirl home and get your hat\u2019 (consulting his watch with tremendous gravity).\u2018You've just forty minutes left, and you can make it if you try! \u201cThen Hamar Greenwood, British M.P., silk-hatted and dressed for the great Function, stepped to the door, summoned a hansom, which whirled me to S.W.Kensington and back to the British House of Commons in time to see Edward VII.open Parliament in the year 1907.\u201d Mary Markwell, in telling the story, adds: \u201cThe only time I ever felt like joining the \u2018votes-for-women\u2019 order, I would like to be able to vote for Hamar Greenwood.\u201d A Hero of Paardeberg.Major J.Cooper Mason, son of Col.Mason of Toronto, both of the Royal Grenadiers, was severely wounded the first day at Paardeberg (Feb.18, 1900), and was awarded the D.8.0.in recognition of his services.In the earlier phases of the action he aided the Duke of Cornwall\u2019s Light Infantry, under Lieut.-Col.Aldworth, to reinforce the point in the firing line where he happened to be by causing the men under his command to open steady volley firing so as to cover the Cornwall's advance.When the charge took place he was one of a party of four officers who were near each other.Of these two, Lt.-Col.Aldworth, of the Cornwalls, and the adjutant of the same regiment, met death, and the other two, Licut.Mason and Lieut, Moneypenny, of the Cornwalls, were wounded.Lieut.Moneypenny subsequently died of his wounds.That was perhaps the most desperate corner of the fight, and there the losses were the heaviest.One section of the | Cornwalls lost eleven killed and ten wounded out of twenty-five men.After being hit, Lieut.Mason continued, as well as he was able, to direct the men who were near him.The point where he fell marked the extreme limit of the charge as a general advance.He was the last of the officers to fall and the furthest forward.Although seriously wounded, Lieut.Mason insisted upon joining his regiment at the earliest possible moment, In his report of Jan, 26, 1902, Lieut, Col.Otter mentioned \u201cThe indomitable pluck of Lieut.Mason who, still suffering from a severe wound, forced his way to the front and took part in the battalion\u2019s last series of marches.\u201d 1 believe this is the only existing case of one family having father and son wounded on service in the militia of.the Dominion.Wily Talleyrand.Louis XVIII.complimenting Talleyrand one day upon his abilities, asked him how he had contrived first to overturn the directory and finally Bonaparte.The wily diplomat replied, with charming simplicity: \u2018Really, sire.1 have had nothing to do with this.There is something inexplicable about me which brings ill-luck on the gov- i ernments that peglect me.\u201d A Shivery Jest: What does chivalry mean, Tommy ir \u201cPlease, wa'am, it's wher you fee) cold,\u201d ie ps - cand THE LUSCIOUS MALPEQUE.How the Famous Bivalve Is Secured in Prince Edward Island.Richmond Buy, us you view it from the nurthern shore of Prince Edward Island, is u big half-circle of blue water, with a broken diameter ol 1stands, which, besides adding a needed touch of beauty to the scene, serve to make the waters the best oyster-ishing grounds in eastern Canada, says L.J.Miller in a recent article in fhe To- runto Globe, \u2018lo be sure, à map ol the Island will at once show that the bay is not rounded (the sprawled amoeba of the biological text-book would better describe it), that the sharpgy-detined islands to be seen from the shore are not the ones that play chief part in making the grounds safe and sheltered for teeming spat, bat this is only the testimony of unimaginative maps;-a hall-cirele, à broken diameter of green, amd you have the home of the Mulpeque oyster, one of the best the wosld produces, You may satisfy your head as to the truth of the latter with the knowledge that Prince Edward Lsland oysters took highest award at the l£x- position Universelle nt Paris, in 1900, where they were in competition with the best produets of Europe and Amer.lieu.But, after all, it is not an al.fair of the head.On a fine, crisp November afternoon you must drive down to the shore of the bay and have some bronzed, hard-handed, old fisherman open with his jackknile one of the mudded pnirs of fast.gripped shells which he lms just brought in, cold nnd sweet with the clean salt of the seu.Then, and nat till then, will you fully realise it.You will also be in a position to say the last gnstronomie words on ovsters, You will be repuid, tou, in other fashion, for oyster-fishing, us carried on in Richmond Bay, is essentially picturesque.The fishermen keep to primitive methods, which experience hag shown to be least destructive to oysters and beds, and their most appalling nightmare is the picture of a puffing tug dragging shovel and bag over their grounds and turning topsy- turvy shells and bed beneath, And 50 the scene is quiet; n few rude houses huddle together on th: broken, red banks; plover and sunupiper wheel and alight and run duintily over the hard, red sand; gulls slide lazily through the air.Only the whistle of « curlew or the cry of a gull breaks the stillness vf the shore.It is with surprise that you awake to the fact that between you and the diameter in the distance hundreds of men are silently at work.Later, when you are in the midst of them, you do noi wonder at the silence.The very nature of the task demands it, for it is the hardest of hard work this,~no stubborn dragging of shovel or scoop, but the pu- tient, hand-chilling, bnck-breaking tusk of groping with heavy, loug- armed tongs for the shells below and lifting them up hand over hand, through, perhaps, twenty feet of water.It is a lesson in patient industry.The fisherman braces himself astride a thwart, and lowers hig pur of tongs (two long poles hinged about three feet from u pair of ron rakes some forty inches wide) to the bot tom, The water is alwuys icily cold, and may be anywhere from one to three fathoms, Off Curtain Island, where the choicest oysters are found, it often runs to four or four and a half fathoms, On the bottom, the shells are attached to the hurd sand, to one another, or to anything that is solid enough to hold their grip.Au old hand can quickly tell whon he has landed a good pot, Opening wide the jaws of his tongs, he reaches well over, pushes the iron testh firmly down into the bed, brings the juws together, und lifts up, foot by foot, the heavy luad of muday sand and oysters, \u2018How would you like to keep at tnat all duy?\" nsked a grizzled ald chap, us he balanecd the long pole on the gunwale, and knocked sand and mud into the water.\u201cIt's not very bad this afternoon, but, 1 tell you, it\u2019s cold work when the water freezes on your tongs, and the wind blows through you.\u201d That is the other side of it.It is undoubtedly picturesque on a fine, sunny day; the two or three hundred boats make a pretty sight in the blue, particularly when at evening they all hoist sail and make in, but, \"I tell you, it\u2019s cold work when the water freez 8 on your tongs and the wind Llows through you,\u201d Skyscrapers For Montreal.Three ten-storry buildings will be erected during the coming aurnmer on St.Jomes street, Moun:real, close to tie pustoffiçe, The old vomimiary property, which Has been leased for a period of 90 tra by the Grand Trunk Pacific, will br occupied by a ten-storey structure.Uni tue opposite corner, the Old St.Lawrence Hall landmark will be replaced by another ten-storey building to be used by the Canadian Pacific tor downtown offices, while the third skyscraper will be built on the same street airectly opposite the St.Lawrence Hall by the Yorkshire Insur- ace Co, The chet of the two railway buitlüings will b: half a million dol- «arg each, while the insurance structure will cost about a quarter of à u.Mion, soi One on Sie Henry.A good joke on Sir Henry Pellatt is b:iug toid in military circles.On New Yeecr's morning it is the custom of the officers to visit the various sergeants\u2019 messes, and this year when Sir Henry and some of the officers os the Queen's Own Rifles visited the a:rgeanis\u2019 mess of the Mississauga Horse one of the party entering their names in the visitors register wrote: \u201cCol.Sir H.Pellatt, A.D.C The Mississauga Horse Sergeants had a \u2018voy watching the registration who an.uounced each officer as he entered the reception room.When it came Sir Henry's turn the boy called out much to the amusement of all present: \u201cColor-Sergt Pellatt of the A.D.C.'s.\u201d « Needless to sn¥ Sir Henry eppfèciat ed the joke as much as any one, FOR SALE A Qrade Stallion, foaled June 1905; sire by Rejected; dam by! Scottish Banker; gr.dam by Gladstone, Is broke to work; color black, weight 1700lb, Apply to Matt.Alex.Orr, Fertile Creek Howick, Que.19 © La Province of Quebec District of Beauharnois SUPERIOR COURT No.1839 Dame Julie Esther Carpentier, of the parish of St.Anicet, wife common as to property of Joseph Sauve, of the same place, farmer, and duly authorized to ester cn lustice has, this day, entererk un ad- tion in separation as to property against her said husband.Valleyfield, Feby, 25th, 1010.J.G.Laurendenu.Attorney for the Plaintiff BRADLEY'S FERTILIZER Again to the front.Will unload first shipment on Wednesday, 9th inst, at tha Athel- stan station, and deliver EVERY WEDNESDAY thereafter up till seceding time.These goods arc guaranteed, and are being offercd for sale under registered number as required by law, each bag bearing a tag representing the num! er of its grade.If you intend using Fertilizer these are thoroughly safe goods to huy, Apply to Wm.\u2018Anderson, Herdman, Q.21 NOTICE is hereby given, that the Beauharnois Light, Ileat, cna Power Company will, at the next session of the Legislature of the Province of Quebee, apply for an act amending its charter 2 Edward WIL, Chapter 72, as follows, to wil: by (a) increasing its authurized capital stock and borrowing power; (b) extending the territory in which it may exercise its powers; (c¢) authorizing the enlargement and extension of the feeder mentioned in section nine of its charter and its continuation to one or more new junction points with the Saint Louis river, or l'a replacement, in whl: or npart, y new feeder, and if found necessary the changing of the course of a part of the saidiriver; (d) increasing of the company's powers of expropriation; (e) authocizing the company to engage in all manufacturing and other businèsses using eléctrie power, and to ae u'r shares and securities of other companies; (firemoving or modifying restrictions now existing on the exercise of its powers, especially those requiring, in certain cases, the consent of municipal or other corporations; (g) changing conditions under which stock and bonds may he issued ; (h) authoriz- Ing the company to sell and supply for municipal or other purposes water taken from Lake Baint Francis, and to do all that may be necessary to that end, and authorizing municipalities to make arrangements with the company to take water from it.By Fleet, Falconer, Oughtred, Phelan, Williams & Bovey, Its Attorneys Montreal, 22nd February.1910 CANADIAN 5; PACIFIC KV.CHEAP RATES In effect from MARCH 1st to APRIL 15th, 1010, inclusive.Sccond-Class Colonist Fares from MONTREAL to NELSON and SPOKANE VANCOUVER, VICTORIA, SEATTLE and PORTLAND, Ore, ROSSLAND-$17.50 SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES.i.ve oe \u2026 $49 MEXICO CITY, Mex.\u2026 \u2026 $48 Low rates to many other points TOURIST CARS Leave Montreal daily, Sundays included, at 10.80 p.m.for Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver and Seattle.Price of berth: Winnipeg $1; Calgary, $6.50; Vancouver and Seattle, $0.T.B.PRINGLE, Ticket Agent, Huntingdon, Que.FOR BALE Old St, Andrew\u2019s Church.This isa desirable property, as it is situated on the front street of Huntingdon and there is a good building lot on the cast side of the church.Wil) be sold at a reasonable figure, Apply to Daniel Walker.Economy is Promoted by the systematic and Judi- clous care of money\u2014by making frequent deposits in the Inter st Department\u2014 by carrying an account In the Dus'ness department and paying for everything by check.THIS PLAN Curbs wasteful exp:nditure\u2014 Koeps an accurate tab upon outlay \u2014 Eases busingss transactions\u2014 Advances business prosperity\u2014 Always helps business mon.Begin today, not tomorrow : or later Ask how NOW Eastern Townships Bank SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT, AT ALL OFFICES 87 throughout canada 81 Correspondents all over the world C.W, THOMAS Manager Huntingdon J.R.McEWEN, B.A, M.D., Physician and Surgeon, Huntingdon, Office hours: 8 to 9, 1 to 2,7 to 8, Rheims, France, Feh.25.\u2014Cardi- nal Ludobig Lucon, archhishop of Rheims, was condemned today Ly the civil tribunal to pay $100 damages to the public school teachers\u2019 association for signing the epinco- pal letter forhidding the use of certain text-hooks in the public schools.The association sued for $1000, Kingston, Ont, Feh, 25.\u2014R.I.Blair, a hotel man, was arraigned in the police court today on the charge of having supplied liquor to a railway employee while he was on duty.He was found guilty and the maximum penalty of 45 and costs or one month imposed.The C.P.R.acted as the prose- eutors.Lo Couldn't Be Right There.A man from Western Canada recently came east for a visit.He found one day that he was not far from an asylum, where a cousin he had not seen for some yeurs was en.guged as a carpenter, and decided to stay off there fur à day, and visit his relative.He was made welcome, and after dinner he was told that the superinten.dern$ would take him through the asylum at two o'clock.As he was much interested in the institution, he was in the office promptly on time to keep his appointment.But although there were people go.ing in and out all the time, no one spoke to him.At last he began to wonder if he had made a mistake in the time, if his watch was wrong, or if the clock on the wall was not correct.So he stopped the next person who entered and said: \u201cWill you please tell me, is that clock right?\u201d The girl laughed and answered: \u201cWhat you're givin\u2019 us?Go on back to your cell.What would -it.-be doin\u2019 here if it was right?\" .de 4 - will be at Moir's hotel, McCORMICK & LEBOURVEAU, Advocates, Commissioners for Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, British Columbia, ete, 70 and 71 Alliance Building, No.107 St.James- street, Montreal.Mr McCormick will atten all the courts in the District of Beauharnois and will be at Moir\u2019s hotel, Huntingdon, on the last Saturday of every month barring unforeseen circumstances, Telephone Main 2497.Claims for collection can be addressed to Chas, Dewick, County Building, Hunting- don, and Robert Ellerton, Hem- mingford, PATTERSON & ASTLE, Advocates, City & District Bank Building, 180 St.James-sat., Montreal.Mr Patterson will be at Moir's hotel, Huntingdon, first Saturday of every month.W.Patterson T F.Astle Te NUMA E.BROSSOIT, B.C.L, Ad- vcc«ate of the city of Valleytield.Hunting- don, on the second Saturday of , each month, from 10 am.to» 8 p.m, ET J.C.BRUCE, General Insurance Agent, Huntingdon, Fire, Life,and Accident Insurance, County Building, Huntingdon.EEE , Saturday of each mo {to 7 p.m.A.H.OLIVER, L.DS,D.D8, in Shanks\u2019 Block.Office hours: 12 and 1-5, pe J.G.LAURENDEAU, K.C., Val- | leytield, will be at Huntingdon at Moir\u2019s hotel, every first.and third nth, 9.80 am, co \u201c ae w ~~ .For romaine \u2014 = TRURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1910 éanadinu Glraner Huntingdon, Que., March 10, 1910 NOTES OF THE WEEK The snow fall in the Rocky Mountain region this winter is stated to have been not less than 30 feet.When a warm wind strikes such a mass it loosens its hold on the mountain side, and slips down to the valley beneath, gathering forces and volume as it goes.First a small mining village in Idaho was overwhelmed by an avalanche.causing a loss of life of over fifiy souls, and \u2018hen a worse disaster befell a train on the Great Northern in Washington.While the express was going along, on the 1st March.near Welling, the engincer saw the track buried ahead of him.He halted and so did another train that came up, and all hands turned out to clear the track.While sv avalanche suddenly both traine engaged an swept down, hurling into the guleh alongside which the track ran and burying them under a mass of snow, rocks, and trees estimated at 70 feet deep.Only the passengers who had left the trains when they halted cccaped.The loss of life is estimated a: about 60.This dreadful affair was followed by another of lke nature on the C.P.R, two miles east of Glacier, and at the highest point of the Selkirk range.On Friday a slide blocked the track.At once with a strong force of laborers was hurried to the spot to shovel it away.They were making good progress when the noise of a second slide was béfore a train heard, and almost they knew buried the train and it is estimated 60 workmen, of whom the greater part were Japanese.The accident stopped traffic, the company sending its trains round by the Crow's Nest Pass.Western Ontario is distracted by a mad dog scare.The story goes that a dog was brought from Buffalo affected with hydrophobia which bit other dogs, and they in turn did likewise, until a wide area was affected.The dogs bit cattle and horses and it was these go- has not ing mad that aroused alarm.People who were bit were hurried to New York for the Pasteur treatment, until cases so multiplied that the established branch in Toronto.It does appear that more than one human being has died\u2014a little boy in Hamilton, bit in the lip by his pet dog.One prominent veterinary denies therz is ground for the the disease government a rot scare.He declares that has appeared among dogs is a distemper, comething of the nature of epizootic in horses.Whether this be so or not, Towzer is having a bad time, for dogs found without muzzles are being killed by the hundred.ORMSTOWN We are pleased to learn that Miss Tannahill, who underwent an operation for appendicitis about two weeks ago, is on fair way to recovery.The weather has been very mild and spring-like and a great many have tapped their maples and from reports there was a good flow of sap.The roads are in a bad condition, neither wheeling nor sleighing.John W,.Sadler's auction eale took place on Tuesday and was quite a success, cattle ranging as high as $60 and over.There has been quite an exodus from this part of the county during the past two or three weeks for the Northwest, We are sorry to see so many of our young mer and women leaving us, but it seems we cannot help it.\"Our village for the last few nights has been almost in a state of darkness, [be water: being high the power -is lessened for the electric light.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 HOWICK a The Rev.BE.BurcH-eçoupied the Georgetown pulpit Sun giving à powerful address in support of missions, There was 8 Jsrge con- available space, ceats Leing placed in the aisles.Curlers to the number of over sixty, with badges, went in a body from the adjacent hall to the church.A male choir of curlers conducted the praise service.The speaker availed himself of the scientific points of the game, with telling effect, to illustrate his discourse.The curlers\u2019 banquet, Monday night, was a success in every respect, the several toasts eliciting some witty speeches.Dr Shanks presided, with Rev.G.Whillans and Rev.R.Ballantyne, and the presidents and vice-presidents of the clubs, with their ladies, being on the right and left.About one hundred and fifty were seated at the table, which was sumptuously spread.The hall decorations were elaborate and pretty.Miss Alice Ness, Mr R.Roy, Mr Davidson ana Mr W.Brown contributed literary and musical entertainment, Toasts were drunk to the health of the King, the clergymen, the ladies, and the curlers., VALLEYFIELD A, Dubuc, a colporteur of the Presbyterian evangelization board, came here and during several day: sold bibles, in both languages.On Monday of last week he was arrested for selling without a pedlar\u2019s license, Rev.C.W, Shelley, who \u2018did not know of his presence in the city, was sent for and gave bail for \u2018his appearance at trial.He was fined $5 by Recorder Bros- soit, the city by-law making no exceptions.The presbytery of Montreal agreed to the Valleyfield church raising a mortgage upon its property for a sum of $6000.The extension of premises will include a fine lecture hall, session room.church parlor, lower school aad ample kitchen accommodation, in addition \u2018to an enlargement of the church auditorium.The plans prepared by Mr G.T.Hyde have been approved by the congregation.Ste.MARTINE The knell of the parish bell on Monday morning told of the death of Napoleon Archambault, and surprised everybody, for Mr Archam- bault was at St.Louis de Gonzague on Sunday and attended high mass, Feeling unwell he came back home early in the afternoon, and feeling better took his supper as usual.He went to bed about nine o\u2019clock and soon after his wife, hearing a strange noise in his throat, tried to wake him up, but failed.The doctor and the priest were sent for, but he was dead when they arrived.On Monday, at a meeting of the parish council, Napoleon Mallette was appointed secretary-treasurer in place of M.H.Bernard, N.P., who is recovering slowly.He was strong enough to come home from the hospital a week ago.CAZAVILLE John Leahy and Fred Castanier shipped from Green Valley, Ont.to Swift Current, Sask.a carload of horses.Part were bought in this section and the remainder in Ontario.Among the lot was a pair of two-year-old fillies that weighed 2600i1h, BOYD SETTLEMENT On account of the approaching departure of Mr and Mrs H.Blach- ford and family, who are leaving for the west with a view to settling there, friends and neighbor: to the number of about 125 gathered together at their home, on Butternut Ridge, to say farewell, When all had gathered, Mr Muir, senr., who acted as chairman, after wishing Mr and Mrs Blachford prosperity and happiness in the future, called on Rev.Mr Maclean for a few words.He said that, although it was with feelings of regret we saw our neighhors leave, yet when it was to better themselves we could not blame them.In conclusion, he presented Mr Blachford with a gold watch and Mrs Blachford with a beautiful brooch, Although surprised, Mr Blachford made a suitable reply.Short speeches followed from X.Muir, jr, M.M.McNaughton, John Purse, jr., Wm.Cameron, and John Smellie.Following the supper the young people had a social time, HEMMINGFORD David Dunlop, a farmer, formerly of Hemmingford, who had heen supported by the village council for some years, died at the home for incurables at Notre Dame des Grace, on March 3rd, \u201cand was ouried at Hemmingford March 5.Deceased was over 80 years of age.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Farmer\u2014Rosario Quenneville, a lad of 19 years, was brought to Malone jail Thursday on a 20 days\u2019 sentence for public intoxication, but a much more serious charge against him is now being invest:- gated by the district attorney, Quenneville is from St, Anicet, and had been working as a lumberjack for a jobber of the Brown Tract Lumber Co.He appeared in Tupper Lake Wednesday, houghta suit of clothes and secured $5 in cash of Etienne, the tailor, and presented a check for $226 signed by George Best, the superintendent of the Brown Tract Co.The gregation present, who commented favorably on the ability sad elo quence of the speaker.: Tupper Lake bank refused the chéck dtrthe ground that the sig- natgre was\u2019 met genuine.When Bev.R.Ballantyne\u2019s special a mon to curlers was listened | 6\", 4 doupregution fist (NA | je said hé edotd got %, Quenneyille preseémted the check vie nd had THE CANADIAN GLEANER, HUNTIN:GDON, OQ.THE TRIAL OF JAMES BROWN The trial of James Brown of Hemmingtord for attempt to murder James Conroy of the same township, before Judge Cross, opened on Monday, Feb.8th, cndebecq and Patterson for the crown, Laurendeau and Green- shields for the defence.The defence made application for an English-speaking jury, as the evidence would be in English, and it would save time and costs, Objected to by the crown, and objection was maintained by Judge Cross, who presided in absence of Mercier, who was sick.The following jury was sworn\u2014 James MeWhinnie, Joseph Sauve John McCarthy, Elie Pilon, Dalvida Allard, Chrysoloque Demers, Robt, Cairns, Robert Orr, J.W, Hardisty, Jules Pitre, Joseph Goodfellow Hormisdas Gervais.James Conroy was the first witness, and his examination lasted all Monday and part of Tuesday.He said: I went with Humphries to Hemmingford the evening I was shot, stayed there a short time and then went to the Lines, went to Perrier\u2019s house and had something to drink.Then went to B.Brown's, where we had a jug of cider, finished the cider there.We then went to prisoner\u2019s house.It may have been 1 a.m.when we got there, had no watch, nor Humphries either, to my knowledge, have only an impression of the time; prisoner told me to leave after we had a few words; had my overcoat on; prisoner then had a gun in his hand; 1 went to the door to go out and prisoner just pointed the gun and let her go.It made a noticeable report.When I reached the kitchen door, prisoner had not stirred, 1 am certain that I was shot with a cartridge : from the time he told me to leave till I was shot was a very short time, On the way home I felt weak, and threw off my overcoat on the road.Hum- phries did not go into prisoner's house because he was afraid, Dr de Mouilpied\u2014Was called to see Conroy about 2 o\u2019clock in the morning of Feb.12, He wasthen in the bed, had his coat off; there was a gunshot wound in the ur- per part of his left arm, dressed it as well as I could, and advised that he be sent to a Montreal hospital; was under the impression that Conroy had heen drinking; if prisoner and Conroy stood 6 to 8 feet apart and each stretched towards the other, the wound might have been inflicted by a wad from a shotgun.Dr Keenan of Montreal\u2014Idress- ed Conroy's arm at the Royal Vie- toria hospital, and attended him; part of a gun wad and a piece of cloth came out of the wound, and he then recovered quickly.It was impossible for a gun fired at a distance of 6 to 8 feet, and Conroy's arm in the position he says it was.and Brown standing where Conroy says he stood, to have produced that injury by a wad.F.Humphries\u2014Conroy and I went to Hemmingford, about six that evening, stayed there a short time, then went to Perrier's at the Lines; were both sober; had some cider.which we drank, at Brown's; went from there to prisoner's house; Conroy went in first and I followed; there had been a dispute between Brown and me, as I had been working for him; I left the house in a short time; Conroy suggested that I wait until he, Brown, was sober, as he had heen drinking, and walked with difficulty.I left prisoner's house because J was afraid of him.I speat last night in the Valleyficld prison.I cannot tell where I was when I was arrested.The cider we had was taken out of prisoner's stable; had no other liquor than cider.At Brown's, had no conversation with G.Kingsbury relative :0 the shooting; did not see prisoner's wife while in the house; heard her at Brown's say \u201cUncle Ben, come out ;\u201d slept on the lounge at B.Brown's \u2018that night, wok about daylight, B.Brown was then lying on the floor, betweer the two doors.I left prisoner's house, because 1 was afraid of him; he told me to get out, and I left Never saw Mrs J.Brown or the children after 6 th.night before the shooting.When I first reached prisoner's\u2019 house with Conruy, I want to the stable to see the horses, had cider in the stable, do not know if I tok it out of a glass or \u2018the jug, \" Chauncey Bell\u2014On the evening of Feb, 11th, was at Kingsbury\u2019s; the prisoner and J.Kingsbury came there, J.Kingsbury had a flask of highwines, I, thd prisoner, and W, Kingsbury drank some.Mrs Conroy, mother of James Conroy\u2014My son was in an awful state with bleeding when he came home the night he was shot; was in the hospital with my son when the prisoner along with A.Kenny and W.Fisher called to see my son, My won asked prisoner why he shot him, prisoner said, \u201cBecause I was efrald of you The prisoner said to me, \u201cMrs Conroy, it was liquor that did this,\u201d It was about half- past 1 when my son reached home after being shot, Did not see any lquor in the sleigh when it came home, Did not tell anyone that there was liquor in the sleigh when St came home, Detective Sampson \u2014 Arrested prisoner on March ZOth, 1909; evis hitter Yor fut, 8 dence \u2018objerred to Vy all ds No, 13 \u2018farther, tré Seren, but objection overruled by the court, as statements by prisoner after arrest were admissable, provided \u2018he was warned that any statement made by him might be used against him.The detective ewore that he did so warn him, when the prisoner told him he had shot Conroy because he was afrald of him, and that the trouble was caused \u2018by too much whiskey; Con- roy had followed him upstairs; he was afraid of him if he caught me, and said, \u201cI let him have it.\u201d A.Kenney\u2014About 2 a.m, Feb.12 W.Fewster woke me up and asked me to go with him to prisoner\u2019s house, as there had been trouble there; went with Fewster, and reached prisoner's house about about half-past two, rapped on the window and prisoner came out and said, \u201cI have shot Conroy;\u201d asked him where Conroy was, and he said he was lying in the shed; went out but Conroy was not there.1 saw Harry Upton coming on the road, and spoke to him, and he said he was going for the doctor for Conroy.1 went into prisoner's house, there was broken glass on the floor, and blood on prisoner's clothes, Prisoner said the glass had been knocked out of the front door by Conroy, Prisoner said he was standing on the stairs when Conroy came at him, that he backed up the stairs to get away from Conroy, when his arm struck the wall, and the gun went off.There was a lot of blood on the 9th, 10th and 11th steps of the stairs, and on the wall, It looked to me as if the difficulty occurred at the top of the stairs, where most of the blood was, Went some time after the shooting to the hospital with prisoner, who said he wanted to sce Conroy and ask for his forgiveness.Prisoner'said it was a drunken row, as Conroy was drunk at the time he was shot.Prisoner admitted he himself had been to the Lines that night, and had two drinks with John Kingsbury.Conroy was produced in court.and examined by Dr Sutherland, who swore that it was impossible for a wad, fired at a distance of 6 to 8 feet, to have caused the wound on Conroy's arm, if the arm was at right angles to the gun.B.Brown testified\u2014Am uncle of prisoner.Humphries and Conroy came to my house about 11 the night before the shooting, and stayed till 12; they had a jug of cider and two bottles of liquor; I did not taste the liquor, but they said it was highwines, When they left, that night, they took the two botiles of liquer, and left the empty jug in which the cider had been.After they left 1 lay down on the lounge.\u2018Some time after, I heard some one at the door, and prisoner's wife called me to get up; when I got to the door she had left, and I lay down again but forgot to bolt the door.When 1 woke in the morning, Humphries was sitting on a chair asleep.I woke \u2018him up and told him he was making too [ree with my house, He said nothing and went away.For the defence, R.A.E.Green- shields made application to the court for a commission to be appointed, to experiment with the gun fyled as exhibit A, with which the shooting is said to have been, at distances of 4, 6, 8, 10 and 15 ft.to make certain that the wound on the arm of Conroy could be made at the distance which Conroy had stated prisoner stood from him.The court appointed Mr Fortin, Dr Sutherland, Detectives Sampson and Girard, and W.Fewster to make the experiment.Harry Uptoh\u2014On the morning of Feh.12th I was asked by Lawrence Conroy, father of James, to go for the doctor; this was about 2 inthe morning.Saw Mrs Conroy before going for the doctor and after I returned with him.When I saw her the second time, she said there were two bottles of liquor in the sleigh when the horse with her son got home.This was when I came back with the doe- tor and was in the room where Conroy was lying.Dr de Mouilpied was recalled and said\u2014Mrs Conroy told me in the presence of Harry Upton, that there were two bottles of liquor in the sleigh when the horse came home; she did not say what kind of liquor it was.W.Fewster trat!fied\u2014About am.Feb, 12th, prisoner's wife came to my door asking me to go to her house, as prisoner had shot Conroy.Left her at my house, and went to A.Kenney\u2019s and Kenney and I went{to prisoner's house.Examined the house well (shewn plan of house, Thd plan is correet) frcm the point marked O to the foot of stairs, is 12 or 18 feet; found blood on 9th, 10th and 11th steps of stairs, counting from foot; there was some In other places but mostly there, and at back dsor leading into\u2019shed.Mr Kenney .was with mo while mak ng examination, Prisoner said nothing to induce us to go upstairs, Saw little blood bee low the Bth step.Knew of no d:f- ficully between prisoner and Con- roy before that might.There was glass on the fluor which prisoner said had been broken out of.the dogr by Conroy that night.Ex- amimed yard, and found whip, and tracks where horse had been driven round apd round and had \u201cslipped.Have had a good deal of experi- enge with shotguns that exhibited Juage, Wad: in, g eart- [2] = ridge woul carry 4 to .8feet, not | eo night of Feb.11th, I met Conroy at the Lines, and had a «:ouple of drinks there.Humphries was with Conroy.Met Conroy nexii at my house.I had been there about an hour when Conroy came in.Hum- phries went with Conroy to the Lines; I told him he had better not go with Conroy.After leaving the Lines, the first time I went to W.Kingsbury\u2019s, left there about nine, and went to the Lines a second time, staying there perhaps half an hour and then went home, Got home about 12.I was sober then.Conroy came into my house; he was cursing and swearing, and damning my soul.I got the gun, as I thought when Conroy saw the gun in my hand, he would leave the house.It might be that I said at the time I was arrested, that Ihad shot Conroy, and that I did it in self-defence, but I do not recollect using those words; I admit that Conroy was shot by the gun fyled as exhibit A, but I did not discharge it intentionally.I did not cock the gun for the\u2019 purpose of shooting Conroy, nor pull the trigger on purpose, or intentionally discharge the gun.Conroy left the house after the shooting.Irealized then that he had been shot; I d'd not icave the house to see him, and\u2019 did not see him after he left my house.There was a struggle between me and Conroy after the shooting which lasted a few seconds.Conroy said Ihad been talking tad of him for 6 weeks, that Humphries told him so.Con- roy and Humphries were both drunk, When Conroy came into my house he cursed and damned my sow, ran his fingers through his hair, and dared me to shoot This was the second time he came in I was then standing on the stairs, the gun in my hand.He ran at me, and I backed up the stairs.I tripped my heel on the edge of a step, when he cl'nchad me and the gun went off.Cartridges were generally kep® in the cupboard.As I fell my eltow struck the wall, and in falling the gun went cff.Conroy was on the piazza coming in for the second time, when I took the gun, 1 dd not }:now! that Humphries and Con- roy would come to my house that that night.I supposed Humphries would, as he was working for me.did not do anything to the gun that night.Conroy had used lan- guagre to my wife that I did not consider called for.Mrs Brown\u2014Am wife of prisoner, Saw Humphries in the yard after 10 the night of the shooting; saw Conroy come into the yard at 1 a.m.I let him into the house.Saw Conroy take off his overcoat and put it in the sleigh.I went to the window at the SW corner of the house, and saw Conroy in the vard before he came \u2018into the house.Saw Conroy whip the dog.then strike the horse on the head, and run it back and forward.Humphries was then standing at the entrance to shed.I was in the house when Conroy went out for Humphries; I was on piazza when he \u2018returned.He had no overcoat on then.1then went to my neighbor, B.Brown, for help, and got back in about 10 minutes.Did not see Cunroy then, saw his overcoat in the sleigh.From the first time he came to the house that night he appeared to be quarrelsome.When Conroy began \u2018he discucso with my\\husband, he, Cenror, stood atfther foot of the stairs.When Conroy dared my husband \u2018o: hoot I said \u201cdon\u2019t,\u201d and then started for B.Brown\u2019s.My husband vas then sitting on the stairs, 4 or 5 steps from the bottom.He had th: gun in his hand.He had it in his hand from the time Conroy went out for Hurnphries.Heard the shot fired when I was at B.Brown\u2019s.When | returned my husband was on the p.azza.W.Fewster recalled\u2014Took part in experiments with firearm yesterday.Would say the wound on Conroy's arm was made by a gun, fired not more than 4 feet away.R.W.Blair, Hemmingford village, and W.A, Blair, Hemmingford township, testified that prisoner's reputation .was good.Mr Greenshields made a long and powerful speech for the defence.\u2018He dwelt especially on the fact that Conroy had come to the prisoner's house at 1 in the morning, forcibly entered it,.and while threatening to attack him had been wounded by the accidental discharge of the gun the prisoner got to frighten him.It was Humphries who,while accompanying Conroy on his drunken tour of the frontier shebeens, \u2018had inflamed his mind by asserting \u2018Brown had said certain things about him.If the jury failed to declare the prisoner had not the right - to protect his house against an infuriated drunk man, who came to it during the night, he would be disappointed.What Conroy got; he had brought upon himself, He had no business to get drunk, no business ta gato Brown's house at suçh an hour, Mr Codebecq addressed the jury in Prenchiand Mr Patterson in English.Judge Cross charged the jury without leaning ta either side, In an hour and a half the jury reported they could not agree and with no \u2018pfospect of agreeing, eo they were \u201cdischarged, and Lail taken for.Rrown's appearance at next crimigal term.The jury divided aggording to religion, the six Catholics, wanting to gonvict on a \u2018reduced charge, while ithe six Protestants.were for acquittal, The THe privoner tratifiva\u2014Ou the | trix Inwted five days.HUNTINGDON VILLAGE COUNCIL Met Wednesday evening, March 2nd; all present except Will; Mayor Philps presiding.There was so large a crowd of spectators that adjournment wae made to the court room.Mr Laurendeau, K.C., Mr McCormick, K.C., and Mr Lebourveau appeared for Miss Moir, the applicant for license to sell intoxicating liquor; Mr Andrew McMaster appeared for the opposition.Miss Moir\u2019s application was read and then the opposition, Mayor\u2014The first thing to dois to'see {if the opposition has a ma- fority.Secretary\u2014I have here a list I know is correct beyond question.Mayor\u2014I think it better to make up one from the valuation-roll.Crawford\u2014We certainly ought to know who lives in one division and who lives in the other.MecCormick\u2014Does this valuation- roll make any division?Mayor explained about division and read the names he considered to be bona fide, the secretary keeping count, several names being discussed at length.Moved by Cogland, seconded by Dupuis, that the mame of James Hamilton be allowed to stand asa ratepayer.Moved by Kelly, seconded by Lunan in amendment, that the name of James Hamilton be not allowed to stand as a ratepayer in sub-division No.2.For amendment\u2014Kelly, Crawford and Lunan.For motion\u2014Dupuis, Cogland.After going over the valuation- roll, the number found was 132, then the lawyers claimed, that as the secretary did not write the names, that he should read a list which he had previously prepared and the lawyers keep tab on duplicate lists, and after much argument the number was established at 133 and the petition was about to be read when Laurendeau objected, saying that he was not prepared to accept what was going on.McMaster\u2014Can you suggest any fairer way?Mayor\u2014There are 153 names on roll; 77 would be a majority.As names were read occasional objection was \u2018made, the number entitled to appear in opposition in electoral sub-division 2 being finally settled \u2018at 153.Laurendeau\u2014I object.I understand my friend takes that petition as it is; I will not be satisfied it is a business affair.The courts of Montreal, acting under license law, demand that witnesses must be present.Mr Laurendeau claimed the right to examine witnesses to find out how the opposition had been signed.Mr McMaster pointed out that the ladies who had carried round the document for signature had, on fyling it, severally made affidavit that they had seen the parties sign after having the contents fully explained to them.Mr Laurendeau\u2014If petition had been signed and witnessed in the presence of business men it would be different, but I am informed that there are young girls who went round with it.Then I sc the name of W.F, Stephen who is in the Northwest.I want to know how his name comes there.The case is very important.Miss Moir is deeply interested.There are thousands of dollars at stake and we must take every precaution.Mr McMaster\u2014It is for the council to say whether they will accept the sworn affidavits of these ladies or not.Lunan\u2014I personally know these ladies.I have listened to a good many technical objections this evening, but am willing to accept these affidavits, and I move that the opposition be accepted, and if a majority of bona fide ratepayers\u2019 names are found on it that the council act as the law calls for.Mr Laurendeau\u2014I have no objection to going through the list of names but I will not accept the signatures until proved.There are few cases so important as this one in the superior court.I do not dispute for a moment the sincer:ty of the parties who signed, but let every one of these parities come here and give us a chance to examine them.Perhaps there may be some who Will swear that they signed by error.Mr McCormick and Mr Lebour- veau made speeches upholding Laurendeau on this point, ending by saying, Bring the ladies here.Kelly\u2014I see no need of so much argument, Mayor\u2014An affidavit is made that there are names which were signed in ignorance.Laurendeau\u2014We insist that the witnesses be brought, If it is too late we will adjourn till another date.Moved by Kelly, seconded by Lunan, that we £0 on with the opposition as it is now.Moved in amendment by Cog- land, seconded by Dupuis, that the opposition be not taken up until witnesses are heard.Mr Laurendeau claimed that the presiding councillor must vote on every question and, if necessary, vote twice.Mayor\u2014He must do it?Laurendeau\u2014He must, Kelly\u2014It is nonsense to bring the ladies here; it is an insult to the ladies and to the town.: Coun, Cogland, atter conferring he McCormick, withdrew his ca Eni The mayor tried to get Kelly to withdraw his motion, but Kelly refused.Moved by Cogland, seconded by Dupuis, that we adjourn till Friday evening to give Mr Laurendeau a chance to examine witnesses, The motion was carried Kelly's was not put.\u2014c\u2014 and Friday, March 4th, council met in council room and adjourned to court room, Mayor introduced the matter before the council, being petition against granting license to Miss Moir and discussion followed in regard to striking the name of R.McNab off the list of those qualified to vote in sub-division No.2, also some discussion on whether Mr Godard was qualified to sign poti- tion.Mr McCormick asked that the meeting should not proceed too rapidly, as Mr Laurendeau had been detained by a previous engagement and would not arrive until 9.06.He then requested that the minutes-of the previous meeting be read upstairs, as they had bearing on the matter up for consideration.After discussion requ: s allowed by mayor.Minutes read and McCormick stated that certain names had been struck off the list of those qualified to vote in sub-division 2, also others added; he said he thought these name.should be included in the minutes and respectfully suggested that the minutes to be amen led accordingly.Moved by Cogland, seconded by Lunan, that the list prepared by the secretary be accepted as the official list of those qualified to vote, subject to three names being added, viz, W, D.Shanks, Frank Pollica and Miss Mary McGinnis, and' one struck off, namely, R.McNab, Carried.Mr McMaster requested that the name of Rev, H.Godard be added and \u2018that'of F.Pollica be taken off.Moved b y Kelly, seconded by Crawford, that the name of the Rev.Mr Godard be placed on the official list.Carried, Cogland di:- senting.Mayor read a letter from Rev.J.B.Maclean, stating that his name does not appear on the petition filed against license, as he was informed that he was not on the list of electors, but if it was established that his name should be on the list, he wished to express himself in favor of the petition.Moved by Cogland, seconded by Dupuis, that the names of the Res.Maclean and of Father Gilbault be inscribed on the official list, Carried.Moved by Kelly, seconded by Crawford, that\u2019 the mame of F.Pol- lica \u2018be erased from the list.For\u2014Kelly, Crawford) Lunan.Against\u2014Cogland, Dupuis Mayor, who cast two votes, Moved by Dupuis, seconded by Cogland, that the name of Frank Riel be placed on the official list.\u2018Carried.For\u2014Kelly, Crawford, Lunan.Against\u2014Cogland, Dupuis, and Mayor two votes.With these changes the list stood at 156.Mr McMaster requested that the names of the opposition be counted, when Mr Laurendeau protested against thefname of F.Forget being counted, as the property was registered in his daughter's (Miss Deneger\u2019s) name.Cogland also made strong objection, but name was allowed to stand, James A, Millar and Wm.Chambers\u2019 names were protested in view of the fact that only their places of business and not their residences were in sub-division 2, and the petition read, \u201cWe the under signed electors resident in voting sub-division No, 2.» It was insisted on by the lawyers of Miss Moir that, in view of the heading, their names should not be counted, Mr McMaster maintained that this was merely a technical point, and that the petition having been drawn up by laymen who were not conversant with the changes in\u2018law they made an error in wording, but that Chambers and Millar should not be debarred on this account, There followed an animated discussion on the point, Moved by Cogland, seconded by Dupuis, that the names of James A.Millar and Wm.Chambers be erased from the petition.Against\u2014Kelly, Crawford, Lunan.For\u2014Cogland, Dupuis, Mayor and his two votes.Mr McMaster requested that Rev, MeLean\u2019s name be \u2018allowed to count againat license, in view of his letter or else be struck off the official list.There followed a long discussion, Moved by Lunan, seconded by Kelly, that the name of Rev.Mac- lean be removed from the official list.Carried, Cogland dissenting, Names allowed on petition were then counted and found to be TT, while total was 155, Labourveau filed six affidavits from parties who signed the petition, stating they had signed through misrepresentation.These affidavits were held over until next meeting, Moved by Dupuis, seconded by Cogland, that we adjourn untii the regular meeting on Monday night.Against\u2014Kelly, Lunan, Crawford For\u2014Cogland, Dupuis, Mayor and his two votes.and amentimrent, .mena People of Hunt} conse.Mr MeM express the view that lore, when he at tho couneil=-» of conscigneu, Monday, March 7.\u2014The council resumed consideration of the license matter, Mr McMaster\u2014I hold in my hand a petition signed by James A.Mil- lar and Wm, Chambers who have a grievance in your striking their names from the opposition, yet continuing them on the official-list the effect being that they are made to vote for license when they expressly signed against it.The excuse of the council, that the omission of the words from the heading of the paper, \u201cor have their place of business,\u201d justifies such treatment, Mr McMaster strenuoue- ly denied.Their wish was that no license be granted, but this the council not only ignored but counted them as for license.Either their names ought to be left on the opposition or removed {rom the other list.It was not just to over-ride the wishes of these two men on the strength of a technicality.Mr Laurdpdeau said this was an attempt to\u201cye-open a matter that had beens gettled at last meeting.There are Mules of order that must be obeyed and these two men had not followed the law, Mr McMaster spoke foreibly in reply.The council had no right to over-ride the expressed wish of two ratepayers and to count them with those in favor of license.Here are two municipal electors who say to you.Don\u2019t count us the way we don't want to be counted, but count us as we do want to be counted, that is with the opposition, Is that not fair?Kelly disapproved of the treatment of Millar and Chambers; the council knew they were against license, The Mayor held that the wording of the opposition left the council no choice but to cut off their names from it, I feel that we have given every possible chance for fair play.The petition must be acted upon as it stands and it is no fault of the council that it was not properly drawn up.Kelly was getting tired of this talk of fair play.You put a man who is at North Bay on the list for license, but two men who are here and who are against license you will not do what is right by.Mayor\u2014If you want to remove F.Pollica\u2019s name, do so.If he is not a qualified elector, say so, but stick to your petition, Moved by Kelly, seconded by Crawford, that the motion whereby the names of James A.Millar and Wm.Chambers were stricken off the opposition to the renewal of Miss Mary Moir\u2019s license ke reconsidered, For the motion\u2014Kelly, Crawford.Against\u2014Cogland and Dupuis, Laurendeau\u2014I repeat the names ought to be left where they are.Mayor\u2014You are going back; you have concluded the opposition, and I don\u2019t see how you can take it up again.Mr MeMaster\u2014By moving a vote of reconsideration as has been done.Mr McCormick made a lengthy speech, claiming that the council had no right to change their decision.They had already decided about these names.Moved by Kelly, seconded by Crawford, that the motion whereby James A, Millar and Wm.Chambers were stricken off the opposition be rescinded, For\u2014Kelly, Crawford, Lunan.Against\u2014Cogland, Dupuis, and the Mayor with his two votes, Mr MeMaster\u2014That being done with I now wish to examine the ratepayers who have filed affidavits to have their names removed from the opposition because, as they allege, they did so under misrepresentations.The first of the batch of these backsliders I would like to examine is Mr Woodgate, Mayor\u2014Calling ; Mr Woodgate.Woodgate\u2014Here.Mr Laurendeau\u2014We have pro- cecded by affidavits and the opposition did the same.Had we proceeded by witnesses, it would have been different, but we did not.We proceeded by affidavits, so I think their case ig through.I thought.there would be a finish tonight and: now the opposition Wishes to reopen the whole case, Moved by Dupuis, seconded b Cogland tion gland, that as the petition against granting Miss Mary Moir a license had not a majority, it be thrown out, For\u2014Dupuis, his two votes.Against\u2014Crawford, Kelly, Lunan, Cogland, Mayor and Bair Lunan, 1e carrying: of this motiën broved a disappointment to * the large audience who had expected the six, who had signed affi à declaring they had put their a to the opposition in ignorance, \u2018 would be examined, and also the./ ladies who called on them.The\u2018 81X Were Mrs Beaudin, Joseph \u2018 Brady, Pete Lefebvre, Peter Myre William Sarassin, Wm, Woodgate.Mr McMastep\u2014It ir, perhaps, just as well ta bring matters to a head.Bee that when my affidavits, signed by the ladies, were questioned and I Was ready to have \u2018 it was all right, but when its are ca J = tion and I ask to ror, in ques men, it is entirely a different thing\u2014the boot is on the other leg You know well the majority of the.ngdon want no-li\u2026.aster went on to.your affiq To Was no questiom with - them, were: bound to, give effect to the desire 4 = id Cm pe 5 .a ny EN a SEALE WI iy\" § THE CANADIAN GLEANER, HUNTINGDON, Q.THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1910 expressed by the majority of speaker, are we going to continue That an association to be known BORN HUNTINGDON 9 the ratepayers.Thére was not a|a dangerous system, with the risk as The Huntingdon Municipal At Earlville, N.Y., on Feb, 26th, LADIES\u2019 SUITS - Wednesday evening of last SMAILL S EE EEE EEE shadow of doubt as to a majority being against granting license to Miss Moir, and that wish of the majority the council ought to respect, The force of a petition lay in what it asked, and there was nothing uncertain about the opposition, 1t clearly set forth that those who signed it wished no-license.It was only by resorting to technicalities that sufficient names had been struck off that opposition to give anominal majority of one to those counted as in favor of license.Yet Mr Dupuis moved that that opposition be thrown out, I ask you to refuse Miss Moir a license because the majority of ratepayers have shown that they want no license.It is up to you, mayor and councillors, to do \u2018what the ratepayers want, or what you want yourselves, My hope is that the village will.go dry and if it does, I hope it will go good and dry (cheers) for there is nothing worse than a town where the law is not enforced.Mr Laurendeau \u2014 My learned friend always says you know where the majority is, Well, the majority is as you have counted it, on the other side.You have made your caleulation and rendered your judgment.He speaks of votes illegally rejected.If he went before a judge he would not dare to say so.The \u2018decision of the council may \u2018not suit you, but you have your recourse; you can exercise it.Again, he says you have two ways of fighting.Not so.If you will proceed by affidavits, then let the other side proceed by affidavits.We have done so, we did not proceed by witnesses.The ladies say that these six understood well what they asked.It may be that these ladies thought they were understood when they were not.Moved by Düpuis, seconded by Cogland, that we adjourn till Friday night.Moved \u2018in amendment by Kelly, seconded by Crawford, that we finish the business right here and now, and settle whether Miss Moir is \u2018to be granted a license or not.For the motion\u2014Dupuis, Cogland, Mayor and his two votes.For \u2018the amendment\u2014Kelly,Craw- : ford, Lunan.NO - LICENSE MEETING A meeting was held in Foresters\u2019 \u201chall Thursday evening and, considering the short notice given, was well attended.Dr Clouston called the meeting) to order and on behalf of \u2018the Foresters welcomed all, and especially the ladies, to their hall He moved that R.Sellar act as chairman, - R.Sellar said we'had met because a fight'had been precipitated upon the men by the ladies.John Brown brought on a fight which resulted in emancipation and he hoped this \u2018unexpected fight would result in freeing Huntingdon from the licensed liquor-traffic.He strongly urged that no intemperate expressions be used but that those op- .posed to them be spoken of in a way that might induce them to come \u2018over to our side.There had been criticism of the ladies for their aggressive action, but he held * none suffered from the liquor-traf- fic as did the women, and it was right they should move in their own defence when the men ne- gleuted their duty.The fight wa for the protection of the home, and Ÿo the women home was everything.In the course of a number of illustrations of how the traffic affected the happiness of women he instanced the case of a mother with an only son,who is as the apple of \u2018her eye, she dotes upon him, protects him from every temptation, looks to him as her support and comfort in her old age, but unthinkingly the son begins to frequent the bar-room, is seized by the craving for drink, goes from bad to worse, until his mother wishes he had never been born, Who would deny the right to mothers to stand up in defence of their children by demanding that this dreadful snare be destroyed?i'veryone present knew there were children who ran the streets in rags, Who had not enough to eat, nor fet to keep them warm, be- * cause the father passed the money that would have bought them clothing, food, and fuel over the licensed bur-room counter.That this sort of thing should have gone 4n so long in a community that called itself Christian seemed, incredible, and he hoped that now a stand had been taken they would persevere until the licensed bar would no longer exist in their midst.We are told we cannot stop the sale of whiskey; that if we shut the bar-rooms, shebeens will spring up.Are licensed hotel.a protection against blind pigs.He put it to his hearers, whether they did not know liquor was to be had \u2018at other places than the two ihotels, If liquor was to be sold mnyway, he preferred it should be against the law, for men who would go to be treated in a bar-room would pot demean themselves by slinking into a blind pig.Inclosing\u2019 the bar-room, we strike an effective blow at the treating-system.As to the talk about temperance hotels being poor affairs and the .solicitude about\u2019 drummers net getting the accommodation they de- wired) I put & to you; dajd the of having our sons destroyed, just because a drummer wants a better dinner and better accommodation than he says temperance hotels provide?The chairman counselled to go on with the fight until Hun- tingdon was no-license.The fight called for strenuous exertion and sacrifice of means, but it is worth it.It was monstrous that a destroyer of our homes and a waster of our earnings should be permitted longer to exist, and why?Merely in order that two or three individuals might make easy money.He referred with pride to the number of French names on the petitions.Rev, W.H.Stevens, after congratulating the ladies on their success, a success which he had be- tieviz,l impossible, took up the ery that the town would be injured by no-license, I do not believe it.I was in Ormstown, und it is a fair 20Pnparison, being one of our neighbor towns, and there I saw differences in trade which surprised me.On inquiry I learned that councillors\u2019 who had once been strong license men now refused to vote for license.The supposition is that, at the lowest estimate, the money spent over the bars of Huntingdon is $40,000.Is it not a fair inference to make, that at least $25,000 of that money would be spent over the counters of our merchants if the open bar\u2018was done away with?He moved That this meeting express its high appreciation of the self- sacrificing and heroic action of the members of the W.CT.U.in originating and carrying out the canvas for no-license.We heartily congratulate them on their success so far, and hope they may be rewarded by the ending of the liquor traffic being carried on in our village under the sanction of its municipal council.Rev.J.B.Maclean, in seconding the resolution, said\u2014My name does not appear on the list.The reason, as I explained to the ladies, was that I was under the impression 1 had no vote and therefore no right to sign.I feel it ig the duty of the ratepayers of this town to heartily endorse the petition, It is a thankless task the ladies are trying to accomplish, but their sue- cess so far is wonderful.It would be a great thing, as the chairman said, if we could get a no-licensc town, The speaker told instances in his own experience of the evil the traffic had wrought.R.N, Walsh\u2014While the resolution just passed is all right, we have to look to providing the means of fighting the traffic and to get\u2019 justice.Now, this resolution which I have appfies to this: That subscriptions be now received by the Treasurer to carry on the work of the agitation for no-license, The ladies did not bring on the fight, it was forced upon them, and we must back them up.After describing the treatment the petition presented on the 6th Feby.had received, the mayor refusing to al- \u2018ow I to be read, the Doctor went on to say, the petition for license was received and read, but the 2pposing petition was rejected.It is funny how they should know what that petition was before it was read.Now every petition must be read whether it is acted upon or not.On the same evening Mr Laurendeau appeared for Miss Moir and suggested that it be postponed.Why?It would not have been postponed had not the application been discovered to be illegal by the opposition, It would have gone thru and been granted.On that petition for license were namcs signed and witnessed by the same person.Well, as the application for license was illegal the days were counted off to suit the petitioner, but the ladies had been more successful than was expected, and when the time came the lawyer could not be there.A funny thing that a lawyer could not be procured.The meeting was adjourned and went on till Wednesday night, and then the lawyers came in by the car load and by hand-car so fast that they were apologizing to one another for being here, anc again it was adjourned.Now, arc we going to have the petition defeated on a technicality.The ladies have had to employ a logal adviser to defend their petition when, if the council had acted properly, the whole matter might hav been settled in two hours.The whole case is based on justice What does it .matter whether a man sign his name right side ur: or upside down so long as his wish is expressed in the petition to the council?The council should bc governed by the wish of the peo ple.I want the wish of the peoplc carried out, and I will have it, il I have to fight for it, and figh alone.(Cheers) Of course I wan\u2019 it understood that my remarks do not apply to all the men at the board; there are some good men, some who are the very best, and who can\u201d be pushed over.Mr Chalmers, in seconding the resolution, made a few remarks stating that he did not see why the matter could not have been settled at once, as the council were surely supposed to do justice and why they should be biased he could not understand.\u2019 The following resolution was moved by John'Smaill and \u2018seconded by W.4; Dunsmore-\u2014 Met Monday; League, be organized to promote Social and Temperance Reform, and that a committee be entrusted with drafting a constitution and nominating office-bearers.On the subscription list being passed round over $200 was signed for.After some conversation as to future proceedings, the meeting closed.\u2014 ORMSTOWN VILLAGE COUNCIL Met Monday evening; all present; Mayor McBain presiding.The following officers were ap- pointed\u2014 Auditor, Wm.J.Bryson.Valuators \u2014 Archd, McCormick Gonzague Brunet, and Thomas Me- Kee.Road Inspectors\u2014D.McKeegan, Robert Cairns, and Leon Brault.Rural Inspector, Alfred Sadler.Pound-Keepers\u2014Thomas Moore and Nap.Bazinet, \u2018 Road Committee \u2014 Councillors Murphy, Walsh and McGerrigle.Fire Committee\u2014Couns.Soucisse, McWhinnie, and Baird.Health Committee \u2014 Couns.Sou- cisse, Murphy, and McGerrigle, Hall Committee\u2014Couns.MeGor- rigle, McWhinnie, and Murphy.The following accounts were passed\u2014 G.Bryson, 66 loads gravel-$13,20 J.R, Campbell, tinsmith acct.29.81 ORMSTOWN PARISII COUNCIL Met on Monday ; all present, À petition from Treffle Descent to have a proces-verbal amended was not granted.Alme Reid was appointed to report on a petition from Jno.Sadler to regulate a watercourse crossing his property on 2nd range of Orms- \u2018town, and Thos.Winter was appointed to report regarding a watercourse on the back of Coun.Boyle's farm.Frank St.Louis was appointed rural inspector in place of W.Rice, The report of Laurent Prevost regarding exemption of Albert Dumas from the Guerin discharge was left over till next meeting.W.G.MeGerrigle was appointed auditor.The following accounts were passed-\u2014 Road inspector on by-road 3rd, 4th and\u2019 5th ranges, Jamestown- \u2026 \u2026 -$13.73 Road inspector, on by-road 1st, 2nd an 3rd ranges, Ormstown- \u2026 \u2026 - 81,95 S.Geddes, superintending the hauling of gravel.\u2014 18,00 TRES St.SACREMENT COUNCIL all present except T.T.Gebbie, James Angel, and Mathias Parent; Mayor John Me- Rae presiding.Moved hy Coun.C'ullen, seconded by Coun.Desgroseilliers, that the financial statement be approved and fhat the secretary have 75 French and 125 English copies printed, Moved by Coun.Bouthillier, seconded by Coun.Cullen, that the certificate of James T.Elder, applying for a Temperance license, Le accepted.Moved by Coun.Cullen, seconded by Coun.Desgroseillicrs, that the secretary sell the contract to put on and take off the Allan's Corners bridge for the season of 1910.Moved by Coun.Bouthillier, sce- onded by Coun.Cullen, that special superintendent Archd, Muir, senr., be allowed to next session to make his return on the John Lang petition, meet Misses KELLY & LEDUC Milliners and Dressmakers Opposite Shanks\u2019 Jewellery Store Beg to intimate to the ladies of Huntingdon and surrounding country that their Spring Opening will take place on the 14th and 15th March, when they are respectfully invited to call and inspect their display of the latest fashions, 19 \u2014 NOTICE All parties indebted to the late Rob:rt Murphy will please call and settle, at the home of William Thompson, Athelstan, by the 31st si March, 1910.(Signed) Mrs Bobert Murphy The customs tax collections for the eleven months of the fiscal vear ending with February 28th were $54,081,000, or nearly eleven and a half millions more than for the corresponding period of '1908- '09.The expectation is that for year, which ends on March 31, the receipts will be $60,000,000, and that all records will be beaten.The: situation, however, does nof seem to be making anybody rich, High tax collections seldom do make people rich.\u2014~Montreal Gazette.\u2014 \u2014_\u2014_ \"FARM FOR SALE The property of the late Charles Bell, situated in the township of Godmanchester, New Ireland, containing 100 acres of land, with a tine dwelling and first-class buildings thereon erected.This farm is in a good state of cultivation, good soil and easily tilled, with a splendid bush at rear of farm.Is situated close to two schools, butter\u2019 and cheese factory.Is well fenced and well watered.Will be sold at à moderate price, \u2018Possession gl: ea immediately.For further particu- Jars apply to Andrew Philps, Hune \u2018tingdon; Qué, the wife of John R.Earl, of a son.At Upper Ormstown, on Sunday, Feb.20th, the wife of David L.Cavers, of a son, DIED At Huntingdon, on Sunday, Gth of March, Annie, eldest daughter of the late Mr Malcolm Campbell, formerly of Port Lewis.At Fertile Creek, on March 1st, William Kerr, in his 80th year.COME ON, There is Good Skating yet HUNTINGDON SKATING RINK Open Afternoons and Evenings as usual BAND OF HOPE Meets in Lecture Room of St.John\u2019s Chureh, to-morrow, Friday, Evening, at 7.30.The Ys will meet at the home of Mr James W.Stark\u2019s next Monday Evening.Entertaining committee: Misses Mcraba and Maud Will Messrs \u2018George Millar and Cecil Slark.HOWICK Grand VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT Under the auspices of the Curlers, in the Hall, Howick, THURSDAY MARCH 17th, 8 p.m., by Vallcy- field performers, the thrilling Lii.h melodrama, \u2018Kathleen Mavourneen, will be presented in animated Pie- tures, Admission: Adults, be; children 1bHe.Dr J.C.McCONNELL, The Optician, will be in Howick, at Wm.Ouimette\u2019s, and Monday, March 21.Also at National Hotel, Ormstown, on Tuesday, March 22nd, and at Huntingdon on Wednesday, March 28, in the office formerly occupied by Dr Oliver, in Kelly's block.Sales by A.PHILPS, Auctioneer On THURSDAY, March 17th, at residence of John W.Cowan, half mile east of Athelstan: 8 cows, 1 d-year old heifer, 8 2-year old heifers.8 months\u2019 credit, To bc- gin at one o'clock p.m., On SATURDAY, March 19th, at residence of James R.Copland, 1 mile west of Herdman \u2014 1 work horse, 6 milch cows, 1 beef cow, 1 pig, drag saw, 1 brood mar wi h foal, threshing mill, circular saw, dise harrow, mower, sulky plow, horse rake, roller, seeder, fanners, weeder, stoneboat, wood rack, pig rack, corn harvester, iron harrows, corn sheller, manure sicigh, Hay Fork and rope, cart harness, 2 new wheelbarrows, 2 new washing machines, scales, cultivator, forks, chains, shovels, dump cart, Chat- ham incubator; a quantity of hay, straw, cornstalks, ensilage, milk can and dairy utensils, 200 pickets, scraper, 25 bushels of potatoes; Household Furniture, comprising centre table, bhedsteads, chdirs, stoves, books, pictures, etc.Sale without reserve as Mr Copland is going west, 8 months\u2019 credit, To Fegin at 12 o'c\u2019ock nron Sale by C.A.GAVIN, Auctioneer On WEDNESDAY, March 106th, at residence of the late Robt, Murphy.2 miles east of Athelstan, on Brook road\u20141 mare, 30 hens, wagon, harness, cutter, implements, carpenter tools, household furniture, ete.6 months\u2019 credit.To hegin at one o'clock p.m.AUCTION SALE By Alex, Bryson On TUESDAY, March 22nd, at residence of William Marshall, two miles west of Ste.Martine village, the following property: 1 brood mare 7 years old, 1 mare 8 years old, 1 mare 6 years old, 1 driver, 1 colt 8 years old, 1 colt £ years old, 12 milch cows (well-trad Ayrshire), 4 heifers 2 years old, and 3 vearling heifers, also 1 brood sow; all farm implements, including threshing mill, fanning mill, reaper, mower, horse rake (new), 1 combined Deering seeder, 1 combined Massey-Harris seeder, Noxon disc harrow (new), iron grubber, harrows, double furrow plow, single plaw, land roller, steel scraper, road scraper, cultivator, double wagon, hay rack, milx wagon, manure cart, Concord buggy, 1 set of hobsleighs, manure sleigh, milk sleigh, family cutter, single cutter, 1 set double harness, [1 set plow harness, cart harness, 2 sets single harness, factory cans, chains, forks, shovels, ete.Also about 20 tons of hay, 4 quantity of seed oats, ete.Sale without reserve as farm is sold, 7 months\" credit.\u2018Sale to begin at 11 o'clock a.m.ar MONTREAL WHOLESALE PRICES Flour $2.45 to 62.50 - Oats 48 to 43.1-2¢ ; Rolled Oats, per bag, $2.25 Cornmeal, per bbl, $3.70 Baléd.Hay\u2014No.1 $15 to $15.50.Extra No.2 814 to 814.50.No.-2 81250 to $13.Bran\u2014Manitoba $22 to $22.50.Ontar:o $22.60 to $28.New-1did Eggs 28 to 80c Butter, creamery, 24 to 25e Cheese 12,1-2 to 18¢ Dressed Hogs, abattoir fresh- killed $13.50._-@reen Mountain potatoes 60 to \"'G2.1-2c.OUR STYLES for this Spring adequately maintain the high standard of NORTHWAY GARMENTS introducing many distinetive models in Women's and Misses Suits, Coats and Skirts; also Silk «Coats for elderly ladies, of which we illustrate a representative sce lection in this advertisement.A smart single-breasted Coat, 32 inches long, with neat fitted back, button trimmed.The Long Lapels and collar are of self: the sleeves are trimmed with tabs and buttons.A most attractive Misses\u2019 Suit, in single-breasted semi-fitting style, self collar, lapels, slceves trimmed with buttons, A nice gored Pleated SKIRT, with pleats stitched down about half way and group of half length pleats on either side, surmounted by self-strappings and buttons.Made in Black, Navy, Green, and Brown Panama Pringle, Stark & Co.HUNTINGDON Montreal, March 7.\u2014The cat market showed no great change.Choice Ontario 1stall-fed steers sold at 6.1-4 to 6.1-2¢, good at H.3-4 to 6c, fair at H.1-4 to medium at 4.3-% to 5e, and common at 4 to 4.1-2c, cows at 3.1-2 to 4£.1-2c, and bulls at 4 to to Hc ver lb.There were no new developments in the hog situation, the undertone to the market heing strong at the recent advance prices.Supplies coming forward are small on account of the scarcity throughout the country, but they are quite ample to fill present requirements as the sales have fallen off fully 25 per cent.on account of the high prices.The demand was good from packers, and sales \u2018of selected lots were made at $9.85, 89.05, and $10 per 100ib,, weighed off cars, D are selling at 7to 71-2c, and sheep at 4.1-2 to 5c pag lb.Some very good calves were offered which met with a ready sale at prices ranging from $10 to $15 5.1-2c, in eagh,\u201cand the common stock went, «- at from 38 to $8 each.\u2019 \\ Yearling lambs | week A.H.Scott, while oblivious of what was going on, was robbed of $64 in the shed of Moir hotel by Tom McDowell, John W.Brown\u2019s handy man.Scott says he was struck over the head with some sort of a club, and lay stunned for over an hour.Whe in this condition, MeDowell robbed him and hurrying to the station bought tickets for himself and Dave Light to Malone and left by the up-train that night, Mr Scott and his son traced them and followed on to Malone, where they learned that McDowell had left, After some enquiry he was found at Chateaugay, where he had heen arrested for being drunk, Scott found his man in the cooler, and who admitted having stolen the money and said he had $27 left.This he produced from his moccasin and gave to Sheriff Thomar Daly who held it for evidence, McDowell also gave Scott a cont belonging to his employer, Johnny Brown, and asked Mm to return iY In this coat Scott found his empty purse.McDowell's trial will likely take place the hogin- ning of next month, and as the authorities on the other side were also looking for him it will Hkeiy go hard with him.Light apparently had no hand in the robbery, as he was known to have no money at any time since Wednesday last, \u2014Mrs Wm.Macintosh of May- bank has bought the rear half of John Findlay's lot, on Hunter-st,, and has given R.H.Crawford the contract for a residence.\u2014A few farmers tapped oui of curiosity last week and report a good run, especially on Saturday, when sap came freely.Comsider- able ice has passed down and the rapids are clear.\u2014In order that space be found for even a meagre outline of the proccedings of the last three village council meetings, much other matter, including several eounci minutes has had to be left over for next issue, \u2014The by-law to macadamize all the Blgin roads was carried hy = majority.\u2014Thursday, between 12 and 1, Robert Law went to the N,Y.C, station to draw a lond of furniture, tying this team to the car which was near the plank road, He had prepared to load when an special freight train whistled, Mr Law was taken by surprise, and rushing to the horses heads he just got them untied when the train passed, The horses taking fright \u2018bolted.Mr Law stuck to their heads and was carried somo distance \u2018and would have regained control of them had he not struck a post, which caught him in the back near the left shoulder.The blow stunned him and he was carried into the house of John Riel, Dr Clouston was sent for and, on making examination, found that the spine had been injured.Mr Law was \u2018taken to Dr Clouston\u2019s and is doing remarkably well.-=At the criminal court, Montreal, on Tuesday, Joseph Bourque, who stood to face a charge of breaking into and stealing $200 worth of goods from the store of Ferd, Le- febvre at Huntingdon on Dec.9th, was found guilty by the jury.The prisoner, who has alegal bent, conducted his own case in a masterly way, examining witnesses, and making an cloquent appeal for himself to the jury.He will get his sentence at close of the term.Achille Bergevin, ex-M.I.A.for Beauharnois, has heen appointed a legislative councillor.KENSINGTON At the sale of James FH.Good- fellow cattle went high.20 cows ran from $30 to $70, the average being $48.25.The average for 9 3-year \u2018old heifers was $33.Hay fetched $14 per ton and oats went at 60c the 401h, The total realized was $3300.Mr Gavin was the auctioneer, NOTICE FARMERS wishing to secure good, clean CLOVER SEED direct from the grower, would do well to write to R.D.Douglas, box 86, Blytheswaood, Ont, 19 From 2 weeks old up to 4 months.WILL PAY FROM $2 to $4 , \"Also, WANT POULTRY, and can pay the best prices, .¢-.JOE HART, - - nttogdon BRED TO LAY Barred Plymouth Rocks Win Wherever Shown BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS need no booming.They stand acknowledged without an equal as the best general-purpose fowl bred, They thrive anywhere, are quick growers and make plump, juicy broilers at eight or ten weeks old, Thy ave als, a great favoriie wih market poultry men, The PLYMOUTH ROCKS are ox- cellent \u201catl th> year round\u201d layers and as a farmer's fowl have no equal, HONEST VALUE I do not pretend to compete in prices with [reeders of Inferior stock, but give honest value at fair figures, Quality considered, my priced are reasonable, Chenp stock and Eggs mean good money squandered, EGGS from choice matings, $1.00) fou 15 Eggs.JOHN SMAILL HUNTINGDON, Que.HOCKEY Huntingdon vs, Valleyfieid Friday evening the boys drove to Ormstown to play the Empires of Valleyfield a return game, The roads were Lad and it waa long after nine before the puck was faced, The rink in places was covered with water, nnd, owing to high water, the electric lights were miserable.Ahout 700 spectators gathered to wee the game, of whom about 175 came from Val- leyfield on a special train.The game started with Empires mak- a rush on Huntingdon nets, This was easily turned aside and James, getting away, made a pretty run and would have scored had he not been hody-checked by Allan and laid out for some time.Allan was not penalized, and shortly after Sellar scored for Huntingdon, Empires quickly evening (the score, James then netted twice, and for a time Huntingdon held the puck close to Empire nets, but, on account of heavy ice, could not score.Before half (ime Empires had netted 8 more goals on long shots which Thompson apparently did not sce, ending first half À to 3 in favor of Empires, The second half started Ly Empires scoring and shortly after Foster, making an easy run down the side, netted for Huntingdon, which was the last goal they scored, while Empires succeeded in netting two more, Taking the play as a whole, Hun- -ingdon had the test of it, their loss being attributed ,mostly to the lights.Both teams expressed a desire to meet on good, hard ice,and which has the upper hand will never he decided to the satisfaction of both until they do, Empires Huntingdon W.McLaughlin goal ~(L.Thompsor P.Allan.\u2026- point.C.Stark J.Armatrong- c.point -.(i, Foster W.Jamieson rover .L.Sellar Bougie.1.\u2026 centre 8, Burrow G.Chadwick\u2026 Lwing -W.Jamer JL, Hill \u2026 \u2026 r, Wing Add Hastie Referec, R.Smith, Ormstown Judge of play, J, Bordeau, do.Speaking of the Ormstown rink, it is, without a doubt, one of the hest, if mot the best, outside of the cities, Th» ice surface is a good size for hockey and plenty large enough for skaters.The dressing-rooms are the best features \u2018of the building, being large, well lighted, and well finished.Of these there are four, two extra rooms having been built \u2018ahove for the hockey teams, and the remaining space above them is occupied by the band.A good wide promenade extends around the jee, Taking the rink as a whole, it is all that could be desired and redounds to the liberality of the people of Ormstown.The Academy team journeyed to Ormstown yesterday afternoon to play areturn game with the iuniora of that place, Academy won hy a score of 8 to 6.McKee starred for Ormstown while Cluft upheld the honors of Academy.Ormstown Huntingdon Moffat- \u2026- \u2026 goal Partridge Bryson.point -.- W.Sellar Osmond \u2014 \u2026 cover \u2026 B.Kelly Maw.\u2026 \u2026 FOVOP ++ me W.Millar Carroll.-.centre -MeNaughton Reid.\u2026 \u2026 \u2026 rwing \u2014- W.Clutf MeKee- \u2026 \u2026 l.wing \u2014 Hunter Reterce, Joe Bourdon Judge of play, Stanley Burrows WANTED Ta purchase 10 good Young Miich Cows.Apply to P.0.box 281, Huntingdon, ie.|HUNTERS QUAL:7Y FIRST then PRICE New Whitewear Cheaper than you ean make it Fine lines of Corset Covers, at 250, Be, HUe, 65e to 81.Fine White Underskirts, at 30e, 4De, 7De, $L to 82.50.Fine White Nightgowns, nt SUe, The, $1 to $2.50, Fine Sateen Underskirts, at 75e, $1, $1.25 to $2.50, Fine Heatherbloom Skirts, Mooreen Skirts and Silk Skirts, $1.50 to $0.THE BANNER LINE Crompton\u2019s C.C.Corsets Crompton'\u201d C.C.Corsets in ail the new long models.Prices: 50e, The, $1, $1.20, 81,50, \u201cMERCHANTS\u201d CANADA'S FINEST Rubber Footwear Merchant's Rubbers have stood the test for five years and ave still loaders for wearing quality, style, fit and finish.New Styles Rubbers in Ladies\u2019 Fine New Downy Pocket Rubbers New Never Slip Rubbers New Styles in Ladies\u2019, Misses\u2019 and Children's Rubber Boots.Special values in Men's Rubber Boots, Our Rubber Prices are Bought before the \u2018advance, vou get the benefit, SHOES SHOES No advance in Shoe Prices here and John Hunter & Sons General Morchants and Millers HUNTINGDON PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the city-of Salaberry de Val- leyfield will present to the Legls- lature of the province nf Quebec, at its next session, a hill to obtain the transter of the chef-lieu of the county of Beauharnois to the city of Salaherry de Valleyfield and the ratification of a by-law adopted by the eaid city to such purpose, bearing the No, 220, and also of another hy-law on the same subject, adopted hy the municipal council of the county of Beauharnois, pn the 4th day of May, nineteen hundred and nine, entitled \u201cBy-law to change the chef-licu of the county of Beauharnois and to transfer the registry office of the said county from the town of Beauharnois to the city of Salaberry de Valley- field, in the said county.L.J.Boyer, Clerk « Le city of Salaherry de Valleyfield Valleyfield, Feb, 17, 1910, PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the city of Salaherry de Val- field will present to) the Legislature of the province of Quebec, at its next session, a bill to amend its charter on the following matters: Non-qualification for municipal offices; payment of the, cost of certain tewers; seat or plage of business of the corporation; remuneration of the aldermen; qualification of the municipal electors; duty of the treasurer; list of the municipal electors: closing of retail liquor shops; holding cf the sittings of the council and the committees, constitution of the permanent çommittees; competeney of the municipal electors to vote on a by-law; to regulate the construe- tion of water-closets and prohibit the erection of same outside of dwellings; distribution of sewers; mode of supplying water to the municipalities and proprietors residing outside of the city, and power to cancel such engagements even those already existing; the right to remove telegraph, telephone and other poles in the streets of the city, for permanent works; the mode of levying busi~ ness, trade and professional taxes.L.J.Boyer, * Clerk of the city of Salaberry _ de Valleyfield à Vatieyttutd, Ped.17th, 1910, Right.FO q » mar hits THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1910 Hls COURTSHIP By Helen R.Martin CHAPTEIR XIV.HEN Kinross opened Lis eyes the next morning it was with a sense of pleasure that gradually, as full consciousness came to him, assumed the form of a desire to continue his interrupted talk of the night before with Eunice.AB be lay on his back, Lis hands clasped under his head, the impression he had received of the charm of the girl's personality came back to him vividly.He complacently decided that Le would take the first opportunity that day to sce and talk with her once more.But the day passed, and the opportu- uity did not present itself.In the evening he betook himself to the terrace Ly the gate and sat waiting for her to cowe out to him.Not until Lis vigil had reacbed the hour of 11 unrewarded did Le give it up.\u201cShe's afraid of Abe.\u201d he declded as.with a keenness of disappointment that surprised himself, he went ioto the silent house and sought his bed.The two following days left him still folled of his purpose.It luoked as though the girl herself tried to avoid bim.The fact only aggravated his desire to renew hls investigation of her.To defer it so long was like being obliged to wait a wbele month for the vext number of an interesting serial.There were many things they had not talked out that night she bad come to Lim.1t remained yet to decide what employment sbe should take up in town, Kinross had usually found that his interest in a woman was in an Inverse ratio to his intimacy with ler.The charm of mystery.or elusiveness quickly vanished on a closer view.But here was a case in which what at first had seemed a perfectly obvious character grew more mysterious and therefore more interesting each time she opened her lips.As u diversion from his irritation at his continued failure to see her aloue he cne day usked Mr.Morningtars permission to sleep that night in the liaunted part of the Louse.He was surprised at the effect his simple request produced.The farmer's wife turned white to the lips and trembled so that she bad to pause in her clearing of the dinner table and sink into a chair \u201cYou couldn't hire me with dimons to go near there!\u201d she gasped.\u201cAnd 1 wouldn't be doin\u2019 right to leave you be so venturesome if you don't know better yourself.\u201d ile had lingered after the rest had left the dinner talle to put his request, And Le was alone with ber.With his usual coutempt for feminine logic, Le would not waste time in reasoning with her on the point at issue.but at once put to her the one argument which he knew could scarcely fail to convince Ler.\u201cI'll pay a dollar extra hoard this week for the privilege.\u201d he said.Delicacy in dealing with Mrs.Morningstar would have been casting pearls.\u201cWhat fur do you want to do some- pin that dangerous?\u201d she curiously inquired, weakening io her resistance, as he was sure she would.\u201c1 never met a ghost.I'd find jt Interesting to make the a-quaintance of one.\u201d He suddenly started as be became aware of Georgiana's presence in the kitchen.Sbe had come in at the door behind him ang had walked Into the room Lefore he saw her.Ie cast a basty glance upon har to find evidence of her having overlieard his remark, delivered In bis uatoral tone and language and not in that of bis assumed character.But Georgiana was not observant.Fhe gave no sign of ba ving beard bim as, fanning ber beated face.she languidly rested on the blg wooden settee.Daisy followed and sat down beside ler.\u201cWe've decided it's too hot just now, at noon, to walk over to the woods, We're going to bed unt} it's cooler,\u201d Georgiana annonnced.\u201cWhy, what's the matter, Mrs.Morningstar® she asked.for the landlady still looked pale in spite of the proffered extra dol lar.\u201cAre vou and Pete having a row?asked Daisy.with relish, flinging a greasy cushion off the settee to a chair across the room.\u201cOch, we and Doe we're havin\u2019 a de bale! He wants fur to sleep in tbe haunted room oncet.I aiut In fur It much.But,\u201d she said doubtfully, \u201cI guess I must give In, too, seein\u2019 he's promised a extry dollar on bis board fur the chanct.\u201d The girls stared, puzzled.and Kio- ross had a look of being cornered.But even in his annoyance at such a \u201cgive away\u201d the added liveliness of Geor- giana's face In its rare self forgetful- Less under her momentary surprise was not lost upon him.\u201cBoard?Does he pay board?\u2019 asked Daisy, balf reaching for her notebook.\u201cA farmhand isn't boarded.\u201d Mrs.Morningstar was confused, \u201cOch, Doc,\u201d she stammered.\u201chow's a body to answer \u2018em?Well.to be sure,\u201d she added.becoming resourceful, \u201ca farmhand's board Is counted as part pay.\u201d \u201cHow fine of you.Peter,\u201d said Geor- giana enthusiastically, \u201cto rise above this sordid, superstitious fear! Your spirit of inquiry, too, is fine.I am glad you are undertaking to do this, Peter.I believe we can rise to a plane where fear is entirely eliminated.\u201d \u201cThere's a rouse.\u201d remuarker Peter experimentally, pointing uuder the settee, aud simultaneously the two girls, with genteelly repressed sbrieks, sprang to their feet, \u201cIt ain't no much a thing!\u201d Mrs.Morningstar indignantly denled tbe reflection on her housekeeping.\u201cIt ain't no mices in my house.A mousy house ~that there | don't have.\u201d Daisy, bolding ber skirts high enough to reveal ber pretty ankles and dainty shoes, and Georgiana, trembling, stood out in the middie of the room.\u201cIs mice eliminated from that there plane you referred to, missus?Peter inquired.Georgiana's smile was wan, \u201cDo You mean to be facetious, Peter?\u201cSupposin\u2019 the haunted \u2018room is\u2014 mousy,\u201d he suggested, \u201cThe mice are mo doubt the only creatures thot haunt the place.\u201d Geor- giana aoswered, still holding high ber skirts, \u201cYou wil! 8nd out if you try sleepin\u2019 there,\u201d Mrs.Morningstar warned them, .kirtsy a an x + » lo tious glance around her nnd took up her notebook.\u201cWhat are the facts \u201cA moisy house \u2014 that there 1 don't have.\u201d about the case?\u2019 she asked, with a lawyerike eye upou Mrs.Morningstar.\u201cI'm awfully stuck on psychic phenomena.\u201d \u201cE dlou't know right wbat you mean.\u201d Mes Morvingstar hesitated, \u201cIs it that you want to know wbat it makes in the haunted room \u201cYes, What Las been seen there and by whom?And what is the story of the room?Usually there's a romantic legend attached to a place believed to he hannted.\u201d Mrs.Morningstar was usually gare rilous enough and liked nothing Letter than to gossip of her own and her neighbors\u2019 affairs to an interested listener.Bat she did not seem to greet those questions with ber usual readiness, \u201cIt dou't come casy to me to tell about what happened there, fur all lin used to it fur some twenty years now If Lunice wasn't workin\u2019 out with pop and Abe this after in the elds over 1'd change the subjec\u2019,\u201d she «aid, using the phrase with a self conscious air of cmploying elegant language, \u201cfur us we don't never talk anything before her about what hap- \u201cpeued upstairs there; Ît'a near twenty- vne years back a\u2018ready.Eunice she was just a little over a year old.\u201d She sat down to tell ber story.and Georgiana and Daisy returned to the settee, the latter with her cotebook open on ler lap.\u201cWe were keepin\u2019 hotel bere and we bad a-many comers apd goers.Here one day a couple come, a man and his missus and their baby a year and a half old.They was tony people\u2014that I must give 'em\u2014and they Lad money a Ienty.They sayed they'd stay a while, bein\u2019 as they liked my cookin\u2019, though to be sure they didn\u2019t eat much, neither one of 'em.The missus was always wonderful pale and she never could fetch a smile.She was always gettin\u2019 and thinkin,\u2019 starin\u2019 In front of berself and not noticin\u2019 no person nor nothin\u2019.She didn't seem to have no heart fur that baby of hern.\u201cShe wouldn't mind.still, that it was settin\u2019 on her lap and she'd near leave it slip off.Him and her often bad words up in thelr rooms.They rented two rooms off of us and they furnished \u2018em grand with such a bookcase and writin\u2019 desk and a bedroom suit.Me and pop us we used to listen outside in the ball still.We couldn't hear what they sayed much.but him he'd feold In a low woice, and her she'd cry faintlike so\u2019s no one would hear.The mister he ured to go in town frequent, if not oftener, and I used to tel} rop still, \u2018You mind if some day he don't come back no more.I kin see It at bim how he's tired of her yet.Yes, Le'll go off and leave her with that child to keep, now you see oncet if he con't.I sayed to pop.\u201d \u201cThe child was Eunice, I suppose?\u201d In his Interest in her narrative, not merely for itself, but for any light it uiight throw upon Eunice, Kinross for.gnt to be Pete and leaned forward across the table, regarding Mrs.Morn.ingstar with a thoughtful frown.The ronnd of Lis own voice brought him back to biniself.and be again glanced with apprebension at the girls.But they.too, were so interested in the sto.rz that even the fact of tbe farm- Land's idling in the kitchen while his employer and Eunice worked in the fields escaped their notice.\u201cYes, it was our Eunice,\u201d Mrs.Morn \u2018ngstar answered, \u201cbut that don't coms ln yet.| mustn't get ahead of my story.Oncet wlen 1 could bear they was serappin® 1 peeped in the keyhole\u2014not that | wanted to Le inquisitive, but a body likes to know, too, what's goin\u2019 nu la their own botel.Well, that there woman could have easy got a divorce cheap if she's of just brang up some remarks where be made.\u201d \u201cWhat remarks?\u201d inquired Kinross.\"Why.\" she exclaimed, \u201che run at her with a razor!\" \u201cRemarks?\u201d he questioned hazily.\u201cAnd me, I hollered and run.And it was just the next night the crime was commit.It was the 27th of July.We was calied to the room by the scream.In\" of tbe little baby, and we had to break the lock, and there we found the woman dead (n her bed, lyin\u2019 in a pool of blood, and the man he had flew! There was a envelope pinned to the baby with some money in It.We con- cvited it was meant fur to pay any vie where would keep the child.Well, us we didn't give no one else the chancet.de and pop we took and ken\u201d the child.\u201d \u201cHow much money was there?\u2019 in.fred Kinross, \u2018That aln\u2019t neither bere nor there,\u201d sie auswered curtly, coloring and look- ls uncowfortable.\u201cIt wasn't so wonderful much, considerin\u2019 all the trouble we had to take raisin\u2019 the child and the trouble we're havin\u2019 | sow\u201d she added vindictively, \u201cwith ber ruunia\u2019 after our Abe the way she\u2019s doin\u2019, To be sure,\u201d she conced- el, \u201cwe didn't raise her the way her mother was raisin\u2019 her.1 never did se n baby tended the way she done\u2014 * clean white dress every day\u2014now wing! , Yes, ludeed! Oh, that baby wusto\u2019t sever get dirt THE CANADIAN GLEANER, HUNTINGDON, O.5 mother had ber! She must Le clean ull tbe time and get washed all over every day, mind you, \u2019stead of oncet a week, like us country people dues to our bables.Then she practiced this bere hy-geen on ît\u2014she must scald the milk to foomgate the germs, or what- èver, and wash her mouth and eyes with borax water.You wouldn't believe anybody\u2019d be that dumm to take all that there trouble, would you?But that there's hy-geeu.1 hear lots of towners believes in this here hy-geen.Well, after we found the dead corp in there 1 wouldn't do it to sleep at the hotel till after the funeral was.I slep\u2019 to the neighbors.The news of the crime got put out all over the country, and we had a wonderfu! big funeral.But not one mourner.\u201d she added in a shocked tone.\u201cnot one erape weil! When there ain't no crape weils it don\u2019t remind me of a funeral, ain't not?Well, the preacher he bad 1 wonderful solemn sermont.There Was two or three sayed to me afterward how they felt under his sermont, and one sayed how she liked to hear a solemn preachin\u2019 Hke hisn on a funeral so that her Leart gets affected.\u201cAs « general 1 kin stand a good bit.I don\u2019t soon go to bed sick, but that there crime sent me to bed fur near a week, with all the work layin\u2019.I'op be was so much fur tellin\u2019 all about It to comers and goers, and it would work me up so to hear him come over it all that 1 used to wish we didn't keep hotel so's there wouldn't be no comers and goers to tell it to.\u201d She paused to take breath, but Kin- ross was ready with a question to urge ber on.\u201cHow do you know that it was not a case of suicide rather than murder?\u201d \u201cThe coroner's jury.\u201d replied Mrs.Morningstar, \u2018sayed sbe didn't suo- vode herself, but wus murdered in the frst degree.\u201d \"It ls tbe wurdered woman who Baunts the room?\u201c1 don\u2019t know.\u201d she answered, turn- fu white again.\u201cI ain't never slep\u2019 there.Oncet, before we quit hotelin\u2019 and began farmin\u2019 this here place, we slept a travelin* man in that there room, and about the middle of the aight he waked us all with runnin\u2019 through the hall.sereechin' he'd saw u ghost.And after that we never put no one in there no more.Their furniture is all there yet too.The neighbors tells us that near every night any person passin\u2019 our place late kin see a queer light fo the winder of that there room.Our Abe seen it oncet too.\u201d \u201cPeter,\u201d Daisy turned eagerly to Kinross, \u201care you 4usky enough to sleep in that room?If you are you'll tell us about the ghost, won't you, tomorrow evening\u2014if you meet her?\u2019 \"Ain't you got afraid to sleep there gow, Doc\u2014Dete\u2014after what | tole you vet?\u2019 Mrs.Morningstar asked incredulously, \u201cI'll tell you tomorrow morning.\" answered Kiuross.\u201cMaybe I'll cut and run, too, like the traveling man.You never can tell what you'll do when you're up against n ghost.\u201d \u201cSay,\u201d Mrs.Morningstar suddenly axclaimed, her eyes moving from one to another of ler listeners with an anxjet~ amounting to distress.\u201clook at he.Yous won't speak nothin\u2019 to Eunice, will yous.about this here?Us we always kep' it from ber.It would he ugly to tell her lier pop mur- Jered her mom In the first degree.\u201d \u201cAnd,\u201d thought Kinross, \u201cthat her fatber left à sum of money for her support.\u201d \u201cDoesn't she ever ask questions &bout berself:\u201d inquired Daisy.\u201cIf I were she it wouldn't take me long to get aboard.\u201d \u201cThere fur awhile she did,\" Mrs.Moruingstar sald.\u201cBut us we put her of with just tellin\u2019 ber ler parents left Ler here a waif.\u201d \u201cIf the whole neighborhood knew of it I don't see how you've kept It from her,\u201d remarked Georgiana.\u201cSurely sole one would be apt to tell her.\u201d \u201cWe never let ber go much.We kep\u2019 her close at home, just s0's she wouldn't hear nothin\u2019.We thought it would be so upsettin\u2019.\u201d \u201cTo learn how she's been slaving for her living which probally had been paid for.\u201d thought Kinross, \u201cT don\u2019 know what's made me speak all this here to you,\u201d Mrs.Morning.star continued, with Increasing anxlety \u2018n her face and voice.\u201cI don't often coe over it.1 don't like to.But 1 wus took back so with Doc's\u2014Pete's\u2014 astin\u2019 fur the dare to sleep In that there room that the whole thing come out before I knowed right I was tellin\u2019 it And now mebbe yous will tel) Eunice.\u201d Kinross, who was watching the wo man attentively, was sure that, judg ing from Eunice, her present Intense appreben- sion was certainly not due to the cause to which she attributed it\u2014tender compassion for the girl.She was evl dently holding back something which if known would compromise ber.What could it Le?Iie was pretty sure that in spite of their greed nel ther Mr.nor Mrs.Morningstar would Le deliberately dishonest.The Pennsylvania Germun, Lowever \u201cclose,\u201d usually has Integrity \u201cf for no othet reason than because of his fear of bell \u201cPerhaps,\u201d he reflected, \u201cEunice her self\u2014contradictory and unaccountable as she Is in so many respects\u2014knows from p tant half consent be had extracted from her at noon.The subject bad sot Leen roached between them again, 80 he ad taken the law into his own hands, \u2018and soon after the family re tired be carried bis kerosene lamp down the long corridor which cut off was not locked.Ounce across the threshold he did not even glance about him until he bad carefully closed the door behind him.Then, turning, he raised high his lamp.The ghost herself, if she appeared in the course of his vigll, would not give | Lim a greater shock of surprise than be received ns his eye fell upon the opposite wall of the room.The last thing be would have expected to find in the vicinity of the Morningstar farm confronted bim\u2014a bookcase filled with books, a little llbrary of classics, for even across the width of the room he could read the gllt lettered names, Shakespeare, Milton, Spenser, Eliot, Browning and the rest.The rest of the room\u2014a bedchamber furuished in handsome old mahogany\u2014 was not in any way noteworthy save that there was something in its general aspect which seemed to give evidence of a higher grade of people than the Morningstars.There was nothing sufliciently grewsome about it, at least in the matter of its appointments, to suggest either a murder or a ghast.True, Le felt un atmosphere of uncan.niness about the place hard to account fur except on the theory that bis imagination, filled with the account of the deed of horror these walls bad witnessed, colored the room with all the somberuness of the tale.Ile walked across the door and, plac.Ing his lamp on the top of a low shelf, plunged into an examination of the bookshelves.There were the novels of Scott, Dumas, Dickens, Thackeray, George Eliot and Charlotte Bronte, the tales of Poe.Macaulay's \u201cEngland,\u201d Gibboo\u2019s \u201cTome,\u201d Carlyle\u2019's \u201cFrench Revolu- ton,\u201d the plays of Shakespeare, many | of the modern English and American poets, the works of Spenser, Milton and Pope, the \u201cCanterbury Tales\u201d and Johnson's \u201cLives of the British Poets.\u201d Taking down a volume at random, Le bad a vague instinctive surprise at finding no dust on it.The fact had no definite significance at the mo ment, but later, in the light of other developments, be recalled the circum.stunde, He Lad soon made a mental inventory of the lower shelves.The books were in good condition, though they showed signs of having been handled considerably.\"The parents of Eunice we.e at least not illiterate,\u201d he concluded.Ie now turned his attention to the topmost row of books, which was out of his reach.It consisted of a set of Balzac.He mounted a chair and, taking down a volume, was a little suprised to find that it was a French edition.The book was thick with dust, and its removal from the shelf had sent a little cloud of dust into his eyes.He bad a passing wonder in the fact that the top shelf alone was dusty.\u201cPerbhaps the ghost can't read French, but enjoys the English clas- sles.\u201d He turned the pages of the Balzac.It.too, however, showed signs of having been read, for it bore several marked passages.Suddenly as Le turned a leaf his eye fell upon, not a printed page, but a sheet of letter paper, yellow with age, closely covered with a feminine hand: writing.He turned toward his lamp und read: A CONFESSION.I, Beatrice Daniela make the following confession in the face of imminent death, bing unable longer to live and bear the furden of my crime.My husband threatens to murder me if [ confess our crime, and I myself would choose death at my own bands rather than laneuish in à vie | ea, which Is the fate my confession would | ing to warn him away from the room her babitual treatment of .the haunted part from tbe rest of the - , bouse and reached the fatal room.Ho was releyea % a that the done 4 .re in some subtle bring upon me if I lived to face it.Therefore when this paper is found and read | shall be dead, either having taken my own life or having been murdered.The child, Eunice\u2014 Kinross started as at this instant his ear was suddenly caught by a faint sound in the corridor without\u2014the sound, he thought, of an approaching light step.In a moment he had blown .out his light and stepped down from his chair, folding and thrusting the paper into his pocket as he did so.One quick glance about him.and he slipped behind the high headboard of the old fashioned bed.There he waited motionless for the appearing of the spirit or whatever it was that was coming, for the sound of approaching steps on the bare wooden floor of the hall wus now quite unmistakable.It was not mice either.Of that be was sure as with tense expectation he waited and listened.So there was actually some foundation for this story of the ghost?Nonsense! Old Morningstar was com- perhaps.No; the step was too light for this.Who or what would he see?Would it come into this room?If it did oot he would examine the hall.He beard the latch of the door move and the door open and close very softly.The room was in absolute darkness, 80 of course he could see nothing.The light step came across the room to the front of the bed, and then suddenly a match was struck (be had a hasty doubt as to whether ghosts ever found Ît necessary to use matches), and a faint light spread through the room.A silence followed.There was no further movement or sound of any sort.He waited for what seemed to him a long time.At last he stooped peeped through a crack in the ward.1lis eyes were caught by ight of a candle burning on the ton of the footboard.And seated fashion on the bed.her cheeks ed on her palms, her elbows on pen volume on her lap, was a ine figure clad in a blue callco per, with two thick braids of iful fair hair hanging over her ders.Eunice! For a moment he bewildered.Questions and suppo- 8 fairly jumped over each other braln.Whether she had learned s coming to this room and bad \u2018ed him thither, why she was not I of the place, sehether she was og io ber sleep, whether she was o or tbe specter of Eunice's gradually as with strained mus he continued to stbop and gaze at is confusion cleared to some defi- mpressions.She was sitting there reading as composedly and quletly as though she were not more at home anywhere in the house than here In this room.8he did not appear like one who bad come for the first time into a haunted bedchamber.And there was an indefinable something in her way of turning the page of a book which way that she, \"celebrated his 102nd wad Satins books sad 0 customed to reading much, There was something in the girl's Aspect, in ber unconsciousness of an observer, in her relaxed andl girlish form, in the childlike innocence and sweetness of her face, that thrilled hil A Nor F7 he IN 5 Ba.ha Seated Turk fashion on the bed.Kinross with a sudden sense of a unique loveliness.His nerves tingled as he realized his isolation here tonight with this exquisite young creature.He carefully raised himself from his steoping position and leaned against the wall, How was he to reveal himself without too greatly startling her?The shock or fright of suddenly be- bolding a man in the room when she supposed herself alone\u2014at the hour of midnight, too\u2014might actually injure ber.Yet he must not amy longer leave ber unaware of his presence, The problem solved itself by Lis ne- eidentally touching tbe headboard at this moment with bis elbow.Instantly he thought to reassure Ler by quiet.Iy speaking her name without abruptness.\u201cEunice, it is only I.alarmed.\u201d He stepped out into sight as he spoke.She had sprung to her feet and stood panting with alarm.her eyes wide and startled, her cheeks white.He spoke again in a matter of fact way, calculated to disarm lier fear.\u201cI'm very sorry I've frightened you.I came here to weet the ghost.Are you it?\" he smiled.She sank Umply against the bed.\u201cI thought,\u201d she breathed, \u201cthat you were it.\" Don't be tro se CONTINUED.} | Chops Wood at 102.The Port Credit News, a hustling newcomer in the ranks of Peel County journalism, says: It is not often that we hear of a person living to the age of 102, but we ave one citizen, Patrick Long, who kirthday on Friday, Nov.12, by a large gathering of his family and many friends.Some were present from Toronto.Mr.Long was born in Ireland, and came to Canada when a young man, and has lived in Port Credit vicinity ever since.At present he is living with his daughter, Mrs.Joseph Block, and is enjoying good health and is able to be out each day, and often indulges in the good exercise of cutting light wood._ The New Zealand Line.The greatest interest is being taken in New Zealand in an effort which is being made to establish a line of steamships from Montreal nd St John's and Halifax to varivus New Zealand ports, including This is the result of the zisit paid to the Dominion by Canadian delegates to the Chambers of Commerce Congress at Sydney.At present ali goods coming into the count.from Canada are taken via New York, and \u2018 are there subject to heavy charges, which are naturally detrimental tc the trade between the two Dominions.- Smart Children.It scems universal nowadays for a son to think that he is infinitely wiser than his father.If the average parent only knew half as much as the aver- ge youth thinks he does, good gracious, how this old globe would hum! \u2014Exchange._\u2026.= .\u2026- - Advantages of Education.The college-bred man is no longer despised as be once was.Many ol the graduates of the Guelph College are now occupying remunerative positions as managers of large farms in different purts of the United States and Canada.A number from South Ontario aie now drawing large sal aries in such positions.The other day we read of a teacher in the Washington State Agricultural College giving up his position as teacher with s salary of $2,000 per annum to take charge of a large farm at $3,000 a your and expenses paid and a share of the profits.Hard-headed business men realize the value of the educated farmer, and know that it pays to farm on scientific principlre.-Piekering News He Didnt Ask.He is a small boy who likes to have the thi that he wants, and he is diplomatic in getting them.The other day he had gone out to make a call wi memms upon an old friend.; \u201cNow, dear,\u201d said mamma ss they stood on the doorstep, \u201cremember that yeu are not te ask for any- \u201cYes mamma,\u201d answered the small rie ae ll a a e moi , friend ss she spared the room and gree em.c expression spread over the small boy\u2019s face.\u201cI like to hear you talk about crullers,\u201d he said, with a smile of more than childlike innocence.\u201cWhy, are you fond of them?\u201d asked the mamma's friend in a pleased tone.\u201cOh, yes, very,\u2019 \u2018said the small boy, looking if anything still more innocent.\" h \u201cI didn't ask for them, mamma, e cried in a tone of indignant protest na the door closed on the cruller maker, wha had gone to being in » samples.4 ah ramet 0 - sin \"land.the ; th HAS LOST HIS JOB, Professional Juryman Away by Recent Order.The average man is notoriously so anxious to escape jury duty that a character who made it his chivf business in life to obtain selcetion as a member of coroners\u2019 juries would seem to many the creation of a Dick.ensonian imagination.That such characters exist, however, the autliori- ties know full well, and many a cor- qner whose duties call him to the morgue to hold inquest on the death of some unfortunate, recognizes old, familiar faces when the jury is sworn, The reason for this is that the mode of assembling coroners\u2019 juries is attended by no solemnity or huggery- muggery.An officer of number one police division is assigned to the duty of digging up a jury for un inquest to be held that night.He is supposed to go out on the street and impress such citizens as can give no exeuse for evading the mandate of the crown.As many persons do not like this press gang system of rendering service to their country the professional juryman who eagerly welcomes the task is a boon.He picks up an odd dollar or so that way and the task of sitting in judgment with the issues of life and death before him adds greatly to his self-esteem.After he has figured at half a dozen inquests he becomes in his own eyes a part of the great fabric of law and order which covers us all and tukes his duties as scriously as though he were the presiding justice of the Court of Appeal.In short he is apt to become 4 nuisance; he thinks that the coroner and the representatives of the crown are rather lax in the performance of their duties.He sees that they let points \u2018\u201c\u201ctouchin\u2019 on and ap- pertainin\u2019 to\u201d the death of the deceased slip by them.So he takes to asking questions himself and encourages the less sophisticated jurors around him to do likewise provided they do not show an ambition for leadership.And if the coroner dares to advise the jury as to what verdict it should bring in, that personage is snubbed for his pains by a finding contrary to his instructions.For such reasons the order went out recently in Ontario that the most in- lustrious of coroner\u2019s jurors was to be debarred from his chief pleasure The Passes in life.Under no circumstances is he to be accepted for jury service again,\u2014and thereby hangs a tale.The reader of the daily newspapers must have noticed that of late coroners\u2019 juries have been loading their verdicts with condemnations of almost every existing institution.This particular juryman is one who figures at most political meetings as the man in the audience who asks questions of candidates he is opposed to, and leads the cheering for the .idols of his heart.He used to write letters to the papers, until the indifference of editors showed him that the press of the community was in the rut and hopelessly blind to the public weal.Then he conceived the idea that.the inquest verdict could be made the vehicle of his opinions.On a recent occasion there was a death which gave scope for wholesale condemnation, and after the first sitting of inquest he walked down street with a newspaper man with whom he discussed the great possibilities of the case in the way of a good, lengthy high sounding ver- diet.With the reporter\u2019s assistance a finding was framed for use at the concluding sitting which condemned the administration of the affairs of the city of Toronto from garret to cellar.When the jury retired to consider the evidence he sprang his prepared verdict on the others and kept them out for over two hours while inducing them to adopt at least a portion of its contents.The coroner had to kick his heels for this period while the jury talked over a matter that seemed to call for only five minutes\u2019 deliberation.The culprit responsible for the delay was discovered.It was the last straw.Zhe \u201cKibosh\u201d was put upon him at headquarters and Othello\u2019s occupation is gone.He has sat upon his last corpse, By Any Other Name! During 1909, 550 new postoffices were established in Canada.Saskatchewan ge.ting 154, Ontario 101, Alberta 86, Quebec 82, Manitoba 24, Nova Scotia 22, P.E.I.6, and Yukon Territory 1.An immense number of new railway stations have been opened up during the same period ,and a difficulty ot some moment has arisen over the confusion of names due to the lack of co-operation between the railway companies and the geographie board which acts for the Government in this matter.The Canadian Official Railway Guide calls attention to some of these \u201c cases.In Aiberta the Postoffice Department opened two offices and culled them Junkins and Jarrow.Junking is 100 miles cast of Edmonton.Jarrow is 60 miles west of it.The I Grand Trunk station at Junkins P.O., which is to be called Jarrow, and intends to open another station at Jurrow, P.O., which is to be called Jun.kins.Surely the Government and the railway authorities might get together on a matter of this kind.It is probably useless to ask why such euphonious titles as Junkins are used, but we must be grateful that it was not converted into Junkinsville or Junkinsburg.It will be a perpetual regret that more is not done to preserve the fine native Indian names which give Canadian geography such distinction in foreign school books.Canada, Ontario, Toronto, Junkins, Smithville, Mechanicsville! The sublime to the ridiculous truly! The geographic board must be supported in the duty cf \u2018mproving our nomenclature.\u2014Toronto World.Welcome Women to West.The Canadian Pacific scheme to supply ready-made farms for British settlers east of Calgary, was expounded by C.W.Petersen, at fhe Royal the .same period, and a difficulty of Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, who presided, in response to a question, said that women settlers would be welcomed.The emigration of 100,000 English agriculturists would not deplete the agricultural population, as their places would soon be taken.The scheme is attracting great interest.D.scendant of Three Kings.\"Burleigh by name and burly by nature,\u201d someone once said concerning Lord Balfour of Burleigh; and certainly his lordship is a fine gpeci- cotsman.e is .men of the vigorous net afraid of calling a spade a spade, as was well illustrated in his speech in the Lords on the budget, while his Parliamentary work has been very extensive.Lord Balfour is, by the way; an actual descendant of three kings.He i* a Bruce who can right ly claim descent from King Robert Bruce of Scotland.Then there was Robert's brother, Edward Bruce, crowned king of Ireland in 1316, and Robert's son, King'David II, Ap - \u2014 \u2014 FORMING HIS CABINET TROUBLES OF POLITICIAN WHO TAKES OVER GOVERNMENT.When the Leader of the Opposition Wins an Election and Begins to Organize His Government, He Has Troubles That the Man In the Street Never Dreams Of\u2014Fam.ous Case of John Bright.It is only when a leader of the Opposition hus won & general election, and is called upon to form u Cebi- uet, that his troubles really begin.He may have found it a ticklish job Ww formulate u policy that satisfied his conscience and attracted the voters, and still more ditticult to make speeches which would not give his case away to his opponents; but these troubles are nothing to that of forming a Cabinet.; A Premier\u2019s choice of Ministers is restricted in all sorts of ways.Only à very strong man would run the risk of wrecking his Cabinet at the outset by including in it a reully capable politician who had made himself unpopular by some indiscreet speech or action, while now and again a gentleman who really ought to be included must be leit out because he has mixed himself up in some social scandal.One brilliant public man has been shut out of several Ministries for this reason.; Another difficulty meets the Prime Minister who has reached his position as the result of a general election.As he has succeeded a Govern- went which has resigned after defeat at the polls all his Ministers must: be re-elected on taking office, und, above all, he must choose his councillors from men who lave safe seats, Therefore, if an important follower has won by a small majority, he may meet with defeat at the bye-election; 50 his leader must have a safc scat in readiness for him elsewhere, or leave him out of the Government altogether, although occasionally Ministers have been outside the House of Commons for some timer.Goschen was defeated on being made Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sir Horace Plunkett was President of the Irish Board of Agricul ture without a seat in Parliament.Sometimes an important politician is necessary to the Cabinet, but is at variance with his chief on one Single subject.This man must be intervkzwed to see whether he can be prevailed upon to modify his beliefs, or whether some working ar- rangepaent as to policy can be agreed to.When the Liberal Ministry was formed four years ago it will be remembered that there was much speculation as to whether those members closely identified with the In- perialist anti-Home Rule section of the party would accept office under the late Sir Henry Campb2ll-Banner- man, and lengthy negotiations are reported to bave taken place before à settlement was arrived af.John Bright was enoe excluded from office because he differed from his chief on the question of the House of Lords.This famous man was one of the earliest opponents of the Lords, and when Lord Palmerston was forming a Cabinet Lord John Russell urged the claims of Cobden and Bright.The former, could not see his way to accept, while Palmerston would not offer a nortfolio to Bright, as there were influential supporters who would have seceded had he been included: Everyone will remember the ery against the last Administration of Lord Salisbury, which was dubbed the House of Cecil by disappointed men, and more than one prominent supporter of the Conservative party became estranged in conseauence.Somë offices are never popular, and so are difficult to fill.Perhaps that of Chief Secretary for Ireland is the most unpopular, and there have been more holders of the Irish Secretaryship than of any other office, while it has destroyed more reputations than even the War Office.Forster found the position too much for him, and resigned.The late Duke of Devonshire was then approached, but he refused, with the result that Lord Frederick Cavendish accepted, and went to his death in Phoenix Park, Although the Chancellorship of the Exchequer is a very difficult post, few men would refuse the offer of it nowadays; yet about a century ago Mr.Perceval, the Premier, who was afterwards assassinated, could not prevail upon any colleague to accept it.When he became Prime Minister he himself was Chancellor, and offered the post to no fewer than five of his supporters, all of whom refused it, and he had to continue to act himself.Even when a leader successfully passes through a general election he has many difficulties to contend with.Theoretically, all his Cabinet place their resignations in his hands, so that he can reconstruct his Ministry.should he desire to do so.Those who have supported their party with all their power, but have not been a conspicuous success, are usually awarded a peerage.The story goes that once when Pitt was reconstructing his Cabinet he was anxious to get rid of Sir John Sinclair, President of the Board of Agriculture, but he could not think of a tactful method of doing so.However, Sir John un- witlingly helped him out of the dilemma, Anxious for a peerage, the Prime Minister, that us the post was one it would better perhaps if the holder were a peer.Pitt cordially agreed with him, and a subsequent Guzette announced that Sir John had been awarded a peerage on leaving the Bourd of Agriculture, while the name of his successor was also given, Sir John subsequently went about de.\u201cluring that Pitt had \u201cwiltylly mis.understcod\u201d his meaning, as he hud.00 desire to yetire, he called on and suggested an important, THE DIRECTOIRE BAG.It Shares Honor This Season With Fur Wrist Satchels.It is rather interesting to know why the directoire Lag hus reached its apex as the directoire styles are waning, says a fashion authority.We are glad to welcome them at any time, and they barmonize with the remnants of the moyen ange clothes that are left with us, But wby didu't they come in with the pantaloon skirt and the narrow coat?Possibly they were overlooked in the amaziug amount of odds and ends that made accessories so Important last year Probably they were projected and didn't fall in with the mood of the people.Whatever the reason or without one.the truth is that these most ornamental and useful trifles have become the nx fashion of the day.All the gold and glitter that Is an ex pression of the day is used to buila THE NEW FUR HAND BAG.them up into something important.The brocades and rusty gold medallions of the Louis days are combined as well as the satin and rhinestones of the middle ages.Whatever is full of shine and sparkle is preferred to anything somber and strictly useful, Black silk may be all very well in its way, but this way is not desired.Not that black bags are lacking, Far from it, But they ure made of jet and velvet and beading.Lovely ones are of the jet.The entire bag is of it, mounted over satin and fecked here and there with silver or gold.And there are alluring ones of cloth of silver in that faded gun metal tone that is so fashionable, As ornament and a note of further extravagance there is added a huge silver rose.The bullion flowers are quite a feature of many of these bags.One special model of heavy taruished gold net over French pink brocade is intwined with the button roses of the Watteau period, built in silver and gold.There is also an oblong mirror in the bottom of this on the outside, so the vanity idea is well carried out.Although the fair, frail bags of pale satins with fringe of crystals wil) suit some fancies, the suinptuous ones of tapestry brocade with dull metal are richer looking.All have a heavy fringe not only in the directoire way of hanging from the lower edge, but going all around.This tasseled trimming is quite a feature.Extravagant fancies are carried out in it, The heaviest kind of bullion is used with balls of open tassels as a finish, Strung beads are dominant.and crystals of all colors are frequent.One of the quaint ideas is to have a heavy Napoleon crest in an empire wreath done in gold or silver in the middle, and it is not at all new to Nave the surface of the satin powdered with embroidered bees.Another odd idea in bags Is carried out in fur.Such a bag is very start worn with three piece fur sets.WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.Elinor Glyn and Yvette Guilbert are announced as recent members of anti- suffrage associations.Mrs, Glyn has Joined an English soclety.and Mme, Guilbert has been proposed for membership in an association in this country.Both women are sald to have declared their inability to understand why any woman should want to vote when she bas health and a good husband.Mrs.T.I\u2019.O'Connor and Mrs.Marion Holmes are the editors of a new woman suffrage weekly paper, the Vote, which has just been launched in Lon- dou.It is the official orgun of the Women's I'reedom league, of which Mrs.Despard is president.The Suffragist, another equal rights paper recently begun in London, makes a specially of advocating 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