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Exeter Times, 1912-2-29, Page 6enessenesespensretneeneeeeneeepseseeeetesetnea MALONEY IS DEFEATED CoaG M HandsofLeading tT dtd ea Renfrew Conservatives. . Hon, -George P. Graham i,s Again a Member of the House of Commons by Majority of 293 With Five Polis to Hear From—One of the Most Bitterly Foa�ht Elections ns 1n the History of 'the Dominion. 23,—The Renfrew, Feb. ,.3 i , a aaxeement which has all through the past month's strenuous campaign for the representation of the seat in South Renfrew, left vacant by the resigna- tion of T. A. Low, tied the hands of twenty-seven leading members of the Liberal -Conservative Association of the riding, has done its work. As a result of it, Ron. George P. Graham, late Minister of Railwa i t ys n he Lour.. ter' Govt:r ini it,`'and':a defeated can- didwte in'Brockville, in the last elec- tion, is now able once more to write "M.P." after his name, and Dr. M. J. Maloney, his opponent, goes down to a second defeat. All the Conservative party can show for a solid thirty days of strenuous work is a reduced Liberal majority es- timated to be in the neighborhood of 300. Two hundred and ninety-three votes, with five polls to hear from, is Hon. Mr. Graham's majority. One of the most fiercely fought bye - elections in recent political history was consummated when the returns, incomplete on account of the stormy ;conditions which prevailed all through the riding, announced that Hon. Mr. Graham, _ who was promised an un- opposed election in South Renfrew in return for the unanimous return of T. W. McGarry to the Legislature, and -then had to light for it tooth and nail to obtain his seat after all. Dr. Maloney did well in Arnprior, where he secured a lead of 122, but this was almost offset by Wilno, which gave Graham 111. At Renfrew the ex -Minister pulled out a lead of 128. Of 35 polling divisions heard from last night, 24 gave majorities to Gra- ham. Divisions which gave majorities to Maloney were at Deere, 21; Hynd- ford, 17; Kullaloe Station, 35; Sand- point, 9; Mansfield, 12; School No. 9, 24; Palmer Rapid, 4; Arnprior, 122; Rockingham, 26; Eganville, 33; and Grattan, 86. His supporters in Renfrew and, in fact, all through the riding, threw up their hats when they heard the news, and in speeches and brass band sere- nades their joy found outward expres- sion. That they had won a notable 'victory of far more than local inter- est, they were by no means loath to state and they were equally ready to denounce the methods alleged to have been employed by their oppon- ents. The returns were, on. account of the extent and widely separated nature of the constituency, necessarily very in- complte. In many cases only the majorities in the different polls could be secured, while five polling stations in outlying sections are still to be ')heard from. Mr. Graham's majority as at present indicated is 293, a figure which the remaining polls will sub. stantially effect. The majority obtain• ed for Mr. Low -was 619. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. • A milk and coal famine is threaten- ed in various Ontario cities as a re- sult of the storm. Announcement was made at the Printers' Congress that Quebec is tc have a printers' school. Conferences in regard to the coal dispute were held at the Foreign Of. five and adjourned till Feb. 27. The British Medical Association de- mands better terms of remuneration under the proposed insurance act. The London Times confirms the 'news of a new four-day service be- tween Great Britain and Halifax. • Plans of international action were agreed on during the 'conference of British coal miners in London yester- day. Fire broke out at 10.30 Wednesday night in J. Readman's general store, Harrow, Ont. Several other places were damaged. Sir Max Aitken has been multced for $1,500 damages in a Montreal court because his chauffeur ran over a man about two years ago while joy riding. unknown to the defendant.. Incendiarism is believed to have been the cause of a fire which parti- ally destroyed a garage of Dr. Fred. Winnett's residence at 525 Sherbourne street, Toronto, entailing a damage of $1,000. . Calgary was chosen at Toronto yes- terday for the next Dominion Build- ers' Exchange convention. 3. W. Mor- ley of Winnipeg is the new Dominion, and G. S. Gould, London, the Ontario president. The royal decree ' proclaiming the annexation of Tripolitana and Cyre- tnaca was presented yesterday by Pre- mier' Giolett in the Italian Parlia- ment. Patrioitic speeches were made and scenes of enthusiasm ensued. Niagara Peninsula Feels It. Port Colborne, Feb. 23.—The worst storm of the winter prevailed here yesterday, gales reached 70 miles an hour, with snow and low temperature, practibaily demoralized business. Cara were usieroofed in the yard of the ce- 'irtent company's plant here. Wind- t -ale, ts•;,r . .::,vn down and many Windows broken and blown in; all brains hours late, and several on the Grand Trunk division canceled. The 1?7iagera trolley line is completely out of business New British Ministers, London, Peb; 23.- -Sir Goer„ c I<?cad Barclay, British Minister to. Persia sines 1908, has been .appointed British Minister at Bucharest,: Lady Barclay's maiden name was Beatrice M. 3. Chapman, and she was a d .ughter of the late Henry G, Chapman of New York. Sir Walter Beattpre Townley, who has been British Minister at Roumania since last year, has been transferred to Teheran, HAD 'A GOAD YEAR, • N.C. Earnings Show an i ncrea5e of $157,022,38. Toronto, Teb. W.—Matters pertain- ing to agriculture were the principal items on the legislative bill -of -fare yesterday afternoon, 'with Hon. James Duff the centre of attraction. Discussions, thick, fast and furious were held over sueli subjects as "The Noxious Weeds Act," "A tax on dogs and for the 'Protection of Sheep,"and an c toprevent h i a #� tthe spread ofinset and fungus disease injurious to vege- tation. Mr. Rowell gives notice that he will ask for a return showing all corre- spondence between the Government or any official of the T. & N. O. Rail- way, and the afh'oials of the Grand Trunk with regard tothe acquisition of running rights for the G.T.R. over the T. & N.O. lines. Mr. Rowell will also enquire of the Ministry asto whether ' hethe Tion. I. B. Lucas has been appointed a commis- sioner to investigate the question of Government ownership .of telephoner, lines in .the province; how long' has he been engaged in the investigation; bas the Government received any re- port from him on the investigation; and, if not, when is his report ex- pected. T. Marshall (Monek) will enquire of the Ministry how much the Gov- ernment paid for the lands on which the new Government House is to be erected, the estimated cost of clearing the grounds, the names of the con- tractors for -Lis as well as what contracts have been let for the build- ing, and the names of the architects and landscape gardeners. That the total net earnings of. the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway have increased by $157,022.38 over 1910 is shown by the annual re- port of the railway, which was pre- sented to the Legislature yesterday af- ternoon. The total net earnings for the year amount to $593,152.69, as com- pared. with $436,130.31 for 1910. There is also an increase of $16,637.27 in operating expenses over 1910, although there has been a decrease in the per- centage form 73.2 to 66.4. During the year the total revenue from transportation was $1,708,248,02; from sources other than transporta- ion $72,715.81, making a total operat- ing revenue of $1,780,964.83. The oper- ating expenses were $1,181,983.63, as compared with $1,165,361.36 for 1910,. making the net operating revenue $598,966.29 and $426,490.66 respective- ly, which, including ore royalties of $17,060.76 for 1911, as against $458,- 253.58 458;253.58 for 1910. A falling oft of $20,- 702.36 is shown in ore royalties for the year. In respect of these earnings a check for $515,000 was paid to the Provincial Treasurer, while the 1910 payment was $420,000. The itemized pay roll of the railway for operation shows payments amounting to $748,- 522.65 and $34,696.24 for construction, which represents a total sum paid for labor of $783,218.89. There is an attached report from Engineer Ellis, who conducted the James Bay survey, which points out that the line to Cochrane has already penetrated about one-half of the clay belt. To the north of this is the James Bay 'coastal plain, about 75 utiles wide. Mr. Ellis states that the mouth of Moose River provides the only- possible situation for a harbor, which has a depth over the bar at low tide of about six feet, and ventures the opinion that the cost of making the roadstead available for vessels of reasonable draught might not be prohibitive. TRANSPORTATION NEEDED. Associated Boards of Trade Discuss Ontario's Problems. Toronto, Feb. 23.—Realizing the ne- cessity of better transportation, both by rail and water, and especially the latter, the Ontario Boards of Trade at a meeting in the City Hall yesterday afternoon passed a number of strong resolutions, condemning all that would in even the slightest degree be detrimental to trade, and advocated the immediate deepening of waterways in order that the ocean liners might make their way through the great lakes. This is the second annual conven- tion of the Associated Boards of Trade, .the strength of which has greatly in- creased since its birth a year ago. All the important Boards of Trade in On- tario , have representatives in the as- sociation, and as representatives from nearly every section of the province gathered together the needs of nearly every point in Ontario were made known to the association. To -day the Welland Canal question will be brought up, and there 13 every indication of a big fight between the men of the north and those of south Ontario. With the hope of lowering the freight rates from east to west and from west to eat the boards passed a resolution urging upon the Government the ne- cessity of building a canal system which would permit the large ocean liners to sail inland. These canals, says the resolution, should not be less than thirty-two feet in depth. That this system of canals would be cf incalculable value to the trades- man and the country at large was shown by the fact that the freight rates in summer time. when the lake vessels are in commission are very much lower than in the winter when the railways have the transportation busies - 3s in their own hands. A. clause in the resolution calls for an immediate investigation into 'the waterways question by the Dominion Government: Belleville Snowbound. Belleville, Feb. 23, --This city is in the grip of 'the worst storm in years. The wind blew a• gale and the falling snow was piled up in great heaps. The enuntry roads Ieeding into the city, especially; those • noitth and south, are filled.. On the line,of the Midland.. Railway, a branch of the G.T.R..here, all trains' were canceled. An effort . a light train was made to take g •to • Peterboro with two engines, but it became stalled int the snow. All busi- ness during the day Was at a stand. still. THE E E POCTORS COULD NOT HELP NIM BUT BIN—PILLS oto TR TIMES ''During August last, 1 went to Montreal to consult a specialist as I bad been suffering terribly with Stone in the Bladder. He decided tooperate but said the stone was too large to remove returned. and too hard to crush. X eta ed home and was recommended, by a friend to try Gin Pills. They relieved the pain, I took two boxes and went back to the specialist. He said the stone was smaller but lie could not remove it although he tried for two hours and a half. I returned home and continued to take Gin. Pills -- and, to my' urprise and joy, I passed the stone. Gin wills are the best medi,, cine in the world, and, because they did me so much good, I will recommend them all the rest of my life". J. ALBERT LESSARD, Joliette, P.Q. see._a box, 6 fdt a,5o-eat all dealers, • and ,Honey back:If ,the^y. fail to -give. relief. Sample b'ox Tree. -,e �- National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited, Dept. A Toronto. 89 • A Wise Provision. Did you ever notice when a man smites his thumb with a hammer while putting down a carpet under his wife's supervision how quickly he thrusts the bruised and throbbing member into his mouth? People think it is because the application is soothing. But the move- ment Is purely involuntarily, like wink- ing. The man cannot help it The fact is that nature knows what a man is apt to say under such circumstances and so has provided him with an auto- matic stopper. Whenever he hits his thumb hard enough to hurt—and it doesn't take a very hard blow almost to kill a man when he is doing some- thing he doesn't like to do—by a sort of interlocking system bis thumb dies into his month, and for the critical moment speech is cut oft President Creelman. President Creelman of the Ontario Agricultural College, was speaking tp the Literary Society at McMaster Uni- versity recently, and when lie appear-: ed on the platform he was greeted with - a series of cock-a-doodle-dooes and other farmyard noises. Mr. Creel - man began his speech briskly as fol- lows: ol-lows: "Ladies and gentlemen and old roosters in the gallery: I find I am not so far removed from the farmyards of Ontario as I had expected to be upon Q eaterins these halls. This made the president of the fam- ous college solid with the McMaster boys at once. Boy Scouts In Canada. There are 15,000 Boy Scouts in Can- ada, according to the first report of the Dominion Council. Ontario has 6,987 Scouts, and of this number To- ronto supplies 1,814, Ottawa has 520, London 293, Hamilton 250,. and every city and town in the province is re- presented. Manitoba has 830 Scouts, New Brunswick 775, Quebec 665, Prince Edward Island over 100, Nova Scotia 1,624 (of whom Halifax sup- plies 1,100, being next to Toronto in number), British Columbia 1,500, berta 460, and Saskatchewan over 50C, Winnipeg's Crusher Plant. Winnipeg owns the largest muni- cipal stone ' crushing plant in the world. The output is from 600 to 1,000 cubic yards per day. The price obtained is 50 cents or $1.20 a yard, according to the grade, and in five years there has been a profit of near- ly $100,0000. Where It Coutd"Be Seen. Sign Painter -I don't see any snit - able vacant space on your 'walls. Where do you want the motto "Terms Strictly Cash" painted? Barbee Shop Proprietor—On the ceiling, of course. May Keep Her Name. An English court has decided that a woman is not compelled to change her name when she marries and that elle incurs no legal disability by such refusal. E WORKED Cause, Rush of Blood, Full- ness Dizziness. • S. T. Chetland, the well-known rail- way engineer of Hamilton, found the strain always resting upon men of his occupation vastly intensified by a tendency of the blood to rush to his head, and often at times when clear- ness of vision and great steadiness were demanded. Finding some diffi- culty in bending—a stiffness with pain having settled in his back, it oc- curred to him that his kidneys might be at fault. "This was a happy idea, for by it I not only got rid Of the pain but many other troubles as well. 1 took a full dose of Dr. Hamilton's pills and was glad to note that some ob- struction of the kidneys; which I had lately noticed!, was . at once relieved, The flushed appearances of my face gave way to a more rational color and there was a, perceptible improvement in pity' appetite. Dr, Hamilton's Pills certainly act splendidly upon the blood, removing heat and fulness and that sort .of dizziness that makes a man at the throttle wish when it siezes himthat he were elsewhere," No medicine gives such unquestion- ably good results for stomach, liver, and blood troubles as Dr. Hamilton's Pills; they are mild, certain, and al- ways curative. Refuse any substitute. All dealers sell Dr, Hamilton's Pills, 25c per box. or The Catarrhozone Kingston;e Ont. • 'D:k- :Hamilton9% Pills Cure D Kidneys and Liver Farm ana Garden AT HOC KILLING TIME. Directions For Doing Neat and Ranid Work With the Porker's Carcass. k In order to do neat and rabid work r at hog killing time it is necessary 6) have a good scraper, a stic.iig ke#ie,. a hog hook and a place that is con• venient for working; For scalding a barrel is commonly used, and it is all that is needed unless the hogs are very large. if very large hog's are killed a scalding tub will ea ewer the purpose for schiding much better than a barrel. 1' have one Which is made of two inch planks for the sides and ends and sheet iron for the d bottom; says a eotrespon est of the ONE WAY OF HANGING POEM (Photograph by Long Island agricultural experiment station.] American Cultivator. It is six feet long and three and one-half feet wide, with a depth of two and one-half feet. Two hooks are fastened near the top on one side, with a pair of trace chains to run under the hog to facilitate the turning and withdrawing from the tub. It is placed over a furnace, which is made by digging a trench in the ground. and when in use I place pieces of wood across the bottom in order to keep the hog from coming in contact with the iron bottom and getting too hot.• . I find that the proper temperature for good scalding is from 180 to 190 de- grees, and if a barrel is to be used the water should be boiling when dipped out of the kettle, as the barrel will cool it somewhat. If a scalding tub is used the water should be cooled by adding a bucket of cold water before the hog is put in. To insure a correct heat of the water use a thermometer. Small quantities of lye, ashes or lime will have no effect in removing the hair, but will cause the scurf to come loose more readily. A hog hook is almost indispensable, and if one is to be made it should be trade in the form of a hay or bale hook: In fact, I find that a hay hook answers the purpose very well. In handling the bog stick the hook in the flesh of the lower jaw, just behind the fork of the jawbone. However, the hook may be stuck under the tendons of the .hind legs. Keep the hog in constant motion while being scalded and draw it out to -fir occasionally. When the hair and ,eurf slip easily from the body the welding is completed. lu scraping and cleaning the hog I ennui the feet and head first, then the ;egs, and last, but not least, the body. t )sang the. -hog with a rope and pul- ey, as it is more easily hung in this way than any other. But it may be hunt with the ordinary gambrel, s -.i•k which is sharpened at each end and inserted under the tendon strings of the hind legs. A short singletree will he found to answer for a gambrel sti' It If there is sufficient help at mud the bog may be hung on a pole ,nti up for the purpose. • tier the liog is hung up rinse it with :welding water, remove the ...rails by running a sharp knife light - down. marking the belly straight, . nue to the bone between the thighs .:i in front or ribs. which hones 1 elt with an ex. being careful not to • iii beyond them, Open the abdomen, .nal after n tittle use of the knife one e•illseldom cut the entrails in remov. • theent. Flowerer. 1 have a few este el rings at hand to ,use in case t.; of the entrails are cut. uficr removing the entrails, liver and ••••••'•t spread the carcass apart with a 1 l: and rinse it down with cold wa- e•r tb' ben sufficiently cooled remove; hr fat nnd,kidneys and cut it up for oring, coring and ;smoking. . 'Y,•:, ,ae i,.,y w•.i°"5,1,+:a.�6ar •s�wE°iw :«wa�«j ..SIE FARMING), SCIENCE IN Thorp Is more se'lonce in farm - in; than in any other occupation practiced by unseientilic' men,. .Agriculture iaeindes most of the ienres and requires a known en,tte of practical things to sup- plement scientific' work. Farm- ers are not scientists, but the successful farmer must deal with etcientlttc facts. KEEPING ' SWEET POTATOES. Maryland Methodp of Dealing With the Tubers in Winter. - Maryland correspondent of the Ne'q' Xorr asks: • al ke a s, "How ca n Iter keep sweet potatoes until next spring for seed, to raise plants from them With us they generally root along in winter." The answer is: Down 1n Wicomico county, Md.; sweet potatoes can be kept very well in beaps placed on a thick layer.bf pine leaves, put- ting about twenty -eve bushels in a heap and covering with pine ,leaves a foot thick. 'then a rough hoard shel- ter is put over the heaps, and they are. let stand awhile to dry off from the sweat they go through and are then covered thickly with earth. The shel- ter is important, as the dry earth keeps out cold better than wet. They have been kept in this `vay till June, but there is never any near zero weather there. Large growers are all provided with curing houses for tho potatoes. These are furnished with heating furnace and flue, and after the potatoes are stored they run the tem- perature up to 90 degrees till the po- tatoes are dried off from the sweat. After that there is little.need for fire heat in houses made with frost proof walls, for the proper temperature then should not be above 50 degrees. A family supply might be kept very well with each potato wrapped in . paper and packed in crates or baskets in a frostproof cellar. In the old days, when the cooking was done in a big fireplace in the kitchen in Virginia, it was a common practice to dig a pit un- der and in front of the kitchen fire- place. A trapdoor was right in front of the fireplace, and in this pit the family suppiy of sweet potatoes was stored, and they kept till potatoes came again. There are some varieties of sweet potatoes that keep better than others. The Hayman, also known as Southern • Queen, keeps more easily than any other. It is an early and very productive variety, but not of as fine quality as some others. Hayman bas been safely piled in an ordinary cellar. But with any potato the great point is in the handling in digging. They should be dug in dry sunny weather and let lie along the rows to sun awhile and never thrown in heaps to bruise. Then gather them up in crates or baskets and handle them like eggs,' Rough handling will make po- tatoes liable to rot, as evei7 scratch: will give the germs of decay a Chalice. +4,4411.7.44.114.444443.414/4441444440 1r selling somethingheha has farmedThe busiest farmer is either or farming something be wishes to sell. Bag Holder Saves Lebe;;r. At thrashing time or at other times when there are bags to be filled the service of one man may be dispensed with by employing the simple and eas- ily constructed device shown in . the illustration, which is reprinted, with ,the article, from the Orange Judd Farmer. A hopper is built that is iarge enough at the top ao the meas- ures can be dumped into same without spilling the grain. The bottom should be just large enough to permit a bag to slier over it with a lap of about two inches: Small brads are driven into the bottom of hopper to project about half an inch and the edge o?• sack, at mouth, attached to these brads. The hopper is sup- ported by a standard attached to a base. This standard mast be just high enough to hold the ordinary sack up- right, so as to allow it to be complete- ly filled, when it may be removed. Then by raising up a few inches and drop- ping to , the floor the grain will be packed down enough to permit the tie and thus get the full capacity of each sack. For the Farmer Who Thinks.; The winter is a favorable time to blast out rocks and stumps and grub out elders and willows. There are places where alfalfa and clovers do not thrive, but the eowpea, that poor hind's and poor man's friend, will grow most anywhere. Plant plenty of cowpeas nest spring. Now, when the heavy wagon is not in use, is a good time to take it on the big barn floor. disjoint it and wash it and give it a good coat of paint. This• will add many years to the life of, the wagon. • Those extra large weeds will make excellent filling to catch the sediment that is washed down fin :the ditches in the field, meadow ' and pasture land, and their seeds thus will be deposited where they cannot deveslop another crop of the pests next season The young man who is planting tl windbreak for his future home is mak- ing a mistake if he does not include a few nut bearing trees. That four or Live . rows of ev• .• ;teens should he pin nted goes without saying hat von.' nuts, hickory tints and butternuts will more than Pay for it:' rend and labor. Every day's food is nli'ee•ted--•or should be—by the sueeees or failure of the fartn garden. A good gitrden mikes a good table, -Like a garden" is the phrase expressive of perfect titth. A. good garden is therefore en entail. Ing sign that some one stboat the place knows what good farming fa --on a small, scale at ieei:et; Ninny a farm garden is the fa:atily demonstration pint, out of which grow progress and prosperity ns well as pottage.mFum and Fireside. TEACHING THE INDIAN EDUCATIONAL, WORK HAS GREAT PROGRESS. Department of Indian Affairs Has Done a Magnificent Work, In the Elevation of the Standard of Train. Ing and Life Generaliy Among the Aboriginal. Races of Canada -11,000 Pupils In the Schools, With the exception of those directly interested, it may be said Ili t tine public generally have little cont, :.t:oii of the efforts put fortliley the.n • partment of Indian Affairs to in. ii =le educational•.facilities for the cal!•':?n of the Indians of Canada and of th^ great development that has taken place The raising of the. Indian from h.r primitive •that in wh ve now find )itisstate hasto been .largelyhicthe result of the eo-apeeative work of the missionary and, the teacher. • In the early days of out•:ltjstpry,. the mis- sionary, who was the pioneer in In- dian work, was the teacher. The first organized effort to establish schools was made by the missionaries among Indians on the Grand river, where an industrial trainingschool was es- tablished in 1830. A number of day schoo'a were also conducted, and in a report dated 1837, we are told that many of the Wyan- dot Indians in Upper Canada were able to read, In 1826 a school was opened at Caughnawaga. where to -day there are seven schools, all conducted in buildings, erected within the last five years, on the most modern plans, The first funds available for Indian education arose from the commutation by certain bands of Indians of their annual distribution of ammunition. This contribution began in 1848 and ended in 1862. The first grant by Par- liament was made 2in 1875-6, when several day schools were opened in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Provinces. In 1879-80, the first ap- propriation for education in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories was made. The first school established by the Department in the West, was at Battleford in 1883. At that time there were 134 day schools in operation throughout Canada and four industrial schools in Ontario. • In 1882 a policy of expansion was pursued, as shown by the expenditure for Indian education. In 1878-79, the expenditure was $16,000; in 1888-89, $172,980, and in the year 1910-11, $539,- 145.52. The returns show that during the year last mentioned there were in operation 251 day, 54 boarding and 19 industrial schools, with a total en- rolment of 11,190 pupils and an aver- age attendance of 6,763. These schools are situated throughout the country, from Prince Edward Island to the far away Yukon and Mackenzie River district. During the past three years, says the Civilian, a vigorous policy of im- provement in conditions of both day and residential schools has been pur- sued. On several reserves an improved system of day schools has been estab- lished by -competent teachers. In- struction is given the girls, and in some instances also the women in their homes, in domestic science, sanitation, etc. - A mid-day meal prepared by the girls, under supervision of the teach- ers, is given. Gardens are also con- ducted at some of these schools and the results have been most satisfac- tory. Only a few days ago samples of work performed in the sewing -class of a school on Manitoulin Island were forwarded to the Department to show what was being accomplished. This work was highly creditable and could not be surpassed by white children. of the same age. About the same time samples of canned fruit and vegetables prepared by the girls of a school in the Bruce Peninsula, from the products of their school garden, were received. There can be no doubt of the value of this practical education to the Indian youth. The academic aspect is not neglected and there are, in all the' provinces, Indian schools that com- pare most favorably 'with the white rural schools. An Ontario public school inspector recently stated in an official report, that the Indian schools in his inspectorate, in respect to build- ings, equipment and • general work were superior to many of the white schools within his jurisdiction. It may here be said that the In- dian schools in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are inspected by the provincial inspectors while in the other provinces and dis- tricts the work is performed by offi- cers of the Department. In _all' day Schools, systematic instruction is now given in calisthenics and hygiene, and good results are anticipated. . Whenever possible, qualified teach- ers are engaged, but owing to the dearth of teachers during the past few years and the fact that many of the Indian schools are situated remote from white settlements, it is not al- ways possible to secure teachers with certificates. Nevertheless many of the teachers without professional training, imbued with a missionary spirit and a desire to uplift their dusky breth- ren, are performing for the state val- uable service. The results are, that in the older provinces there are few Indian .chil- dren children who have not received at least an elementary education. A number of progressive boys and girls may be' found in our higher institntions, of lesirning (colleges and universities) where they compete successfully with the white pupils. The Department gives, when neces- sary, financial aid • to worthy pupils o these a follow- d :o enable them to of renced courses.. As a consequence, there are to be found, in mercantile and professional life, representatives of the race, successful in their chose,; palling and respected in the;corn- muy.. Itrnitthe )outlying portion of Ontario, Quebec and the Western Provinces, where the Indians largely follow the chase for a livelihood, the only prat• titin means of education is the board ing school, where children are clothed fcd and educated while their parent: are absent .from their home. • tot oar. , . ivaTtaa I n,V fl'Slt'-11 PARLIAMEN V DULLS. Mixed Metaphors Frequent in Fery Oratory of Commons. Parliamentary deliverances ha much .ordinary fallibility, says H, Anderson i Canadian nd on n Can ala i, C rio ou r, no burs have largely tabooed the effo for oratorical . ef-foet, and the pia, spoken contribution to debate isi' cognised as the acceptable and telli . one. Nevert ,o:esii many. "bulls" an. mixed metaplt' rs occur, always to t unsympathc t i 2 and sometimes boleti ua. enjoyment of the listening me ra. So old. a .1 >arliamenbaician Hugh r' . C i G tie l . , 1 se ' H Guthrie, � o last ssi nformed theHolmthat his politi opponents had "stepped upon a eo, ed adder, and dropped it like a potato," while Mr. David A. ,I tune, another Ring's Cob,1i"sgf," gr ly informed Mr. Speaker that he h. "only one word .to „say, and 1.: Ivi! say it in two words: PrabablT •t best of last session's contributions w that oontained in. Mr,, A. S. Goedav classic description of the Hon. W k'iellding'sy announcement of the ,f ful reen;�Igqqity, . arrangement. " Placed^; lois Pandora's box n on --i desk," declared. the British Oolumb man, "opened it, and out stepped Trojan ' Horse." The new Parliament - has alrea s' contributed its quota of members poi', sessing: peculiar: oratorical qualitie Richard Bedford Bennett, of °alga' drives Hansard, to the tall timbe with his fusilacle of words and t •t hundred -odd -per -minute deliver .` while Ailcins, of the .'man initis who succeeded Hon. Clifford Sifton ?' Brandon, holds the record of poetic.: quotations. Foster, the baby remise who defeated Sir Frederick Beret t and Armstrong, .who takes . Sir • A , Aylesworth's, constituency, possess o' strongest lung power and prevent py House from feeling lonely over absence of Hon. William Paters But. the maiden speech of Webste the vanquisher of the doughty Ho George P. Graham in Brockville, to. the palm. In the course of his tw•:' hour deliverance Mr. Webster traver ed a wide field. Canada foo the Can• diens, he opined, was "the greate battle -cry ever unfurled." He did n, propose to "conduct a post morte over the dead corpse of reoiprocity. Entering upon the agricultural fie) he noted that "Canadian cheese ha: climbed to the top of the laddee. and, in a burst of eloquent patriotism' proclanmed that 'if the firmament off. Heaven was a blackboard and the Rocky Mountains a piece of chalk space would not suffice to write what this great country might become.".+. Nor was the pathetic touch missing, here is no more sadder sight," wail - ea Mr. Webster, "than to approach a. big city and find all the chimneys lying dead." Story About Mr. Hays. Mr. Charles M. Hays, presid: Grand Trunk Railway ' the y S owes not a little of his succ cording to those well acquainte. his methods, to his habit'of lei something from everyone he me When he became general manager the G. T. R., lie started out to info himself thoroughly on the conditi of the road and its operation. A when he had the time he. would lis to the opinions and suggestions of engine driver as attentively as those of a district superintendent. F0 the purposes of close observation an the free accumulation of information, he sometimes traveled incognito in- stead of in a private car. One day, the •story goes, he 'boarded,* a train on a branch line, paying ht • fare in the ordinary way. He sa beside an old villager, to whose to he listened with every appearance' o interest. Presently the conducts came along and the general manage presented his ticket. After the m with the punch had passed, the co tryinan said to his unknown cosi ion: :'Say. you're foolish to pay a fare this line. I've been riding on it twenty years now and I gave up'b ing tickets long ago. The conduct generally about half drunk, and T'': tend to be asleep or something that, and he thinks he got my tic away up the line. If he doesn't - I fix him up easy enough. See? Mr. Hays saw. He saw a whole of things on that line and on eve other over the entire system' before .had his general re -organization coni•-. pleted. -i Nova Scotia's Prestige Restored.' In October of last year, when tri first census returns were published some rather ridiculous statemen were made . as to the decline of pope lation in Nova Seotia. The uncorrected census reports em phasized the fact that in the past teats years the population of Nova 8eobla; - had not increased by more than 2,5004'. souls. According to the census 'of . cials, Nova Scotia had lost her prouc$!- prestige as the third most peopled!! province in the Dominion. These statements were doubted from the first by Nova.Sootians. Ther: must be something wrong. Not the young men in the provin the sea had piked out west. Recently, the corrected rens ures have been issued from Ott They tell a different story. The lation of Nova Scotia in the pant years has actually increased 62,765 souls. And Nova Scotia is sty -r the third province in the federations with respect to the number of its peo- ple. Sydney's Harbor. Sydney, NYS., takes everyopportun— ity of booming her harbor facilities., The news apers. of the city dailyiia br'esg upon their readers the` s rior sbusation of the Sydney haven the other day The Record printed a tater ' About Bente t e adventurous members a , Eke YachtgClub who went swimming in the harbor during the first days )'aituary. 'The bathgof the saiknmesi • took place a few weeks after' the lata► surf bathing indulged in at the Amer loan Isea side resorts to which the pi*'. rs devoted much space and head- lines ead- it nes lately. . The Record's stop ends with one e the characters making this cryptic mark: "It'd' a great harbor, good for sh •ping, good for swimming and elm good for drinking. And this. is J ittp',l Can you beat .,it?