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Detit „ eee WHOLE NUMBI1R, 1.880, EMAFORTH, FRIDAY, 1EI3RUARY 5, 1904. ,sme*Prommoswavaeurmiersavalmigorammmura 2 Stores I 50 ft. wide 100ft. long 33oPP- The Price' .of all Filli-COATSIZIE IFLOORS Ground ricer IMAM IUpper Meer :- YeNUFACTU* INA. hAMAINOW1010101AiWill1A0101"0101010 Don't Miss this Great Sale. , • - We are selling the goods you, cannot get along without --fur Coats, Fur Jackets, Fur Cuperines, Fur Ruffs, Fur Mulls, Far' Caps, Fur Mitts, Cloth Overcoatq, Heavy Suits, Heavy Mitts, Heavy Smocks, Heavy Underwear. -All these departments we find averloaded for this season, tuid we re detennined to un- load—not going to carry over a single garment if low prices will carry the lot out. We can'only give a partial list of what is on sale, but -by these you may judge, ant if you come to get the goods you'll not be disappointed. Privits exactly as adver-- tised, 60.00 Coon Coats for 75 Coon coats for 90 Coon coats for 33 Calf coats for 30 Calf coat for 35 Wallaby coat for 25 Wallaby coats for 18 Black dog coats 18 Wombat coats for 30 Jackets (curl) for 35 40 45 40 " (seal) 48 Jacket (seal sable collar 15 Cape eines for 10 7.50 20 Sable Ruffs for? 15 it 10 7.50 12 Overcoats for if if ft f if $40 OC) 50 60 t 22 20 25 17 12 20 25 27 30 27 35 10 6 15 10 7.5 5 6 10 i i I 6 5 8 f f If 4 12 Suits for 7 10 , Suits for 6 7.50 Suits for 5 1 1.50 Trousers for 1 1 1 25 2.00 Heavy trousers for 2.50 " " 1.65- 65c Heavy drawers and 'shirts 49 50c ta ft tf 37 12 2.25 Heavy Sniocks for 1.50 6,50 Leather coats, cordu-roy lined 4.75 2.50 Blanket lined tweeds 2,00 Blanket lined smocks 2.25 Rubber lined smocks 1.00 Heavy top shirts 75c Heavy top shirts 50 50c Heavy sox for 30c 20c Wool sox for 50c Winter caps for _ 35e Boys' stockings, heavy ribbed AU goods spot cash. No goods on approval. Goods exchanged if not satisfactory. if 1.65 1.50 1.50 75c 55 35 30 20 10 40 25 Greig & Stewart, Johnson Bros.' Old Stand, SMA.Poii0T3a.. THE COUNTY COUNCIL. ••••• ••••••• amimie es./ The storm and snow blockade in- terfered. with the county council last week as well as, perhaps, with some more important institutions. The day appointed for the meeting, Tuesday, most of the railways were blocked andit was, found that only seven of the fifteen eouncillors were present, the others being at differ- ent points between tiheir homes and Goderich and consequently the coun- ty clerk adjourned proceedings, un- til the following day. On Wednesday a quorum was to the fore and Tho council was organized The first business was the election ef a War- den. But,--iis is always the case, this important question was practically settled in caucus before the council met. This year it was the turn of the Conservatives to have the chief officer. There were three aspirants for the position, namely, Mr, flames Bowman, of Morris!: Mr. James Con- nolly, of Goderich township, and Mr. Hugh Spackman, Of Exeter. In the Conservative caucus, when the vote was taken,' it was found that Messrs. Bowman and Connolly were equal and they accordingly tossed up to decide -the matter nd fate went in favor of Mr. 13Ow accordingly, elected motion of Mr. Conn by Mr. Spackman., After the newly thanksgiving speech dinaiy routine, the ness was proceeded cillors were not abl ness. On Friday aft menced to get trou and the fear overt they remanined to ness they might ha day stormstayed rather than under fliction they adjou until Tuesday, Feb consequence of t there was very littl ed by the council, fe tees having finally The following we strike the standing the year, viz., Mess ler, McLean, Cantel ton. 'Communications ere read from the clerk of the ounty of Perth, asking the co -opera ion of the Hur- on council in the e tablishment of a joint consumption s nitarium ; from ,the Sick Childrens' ospital, Toron- to, asking for a rant; from the Women's Institute f South Huron, askieg for a gra t; from Mrs. French, Matron of t e House of Ref- uge, resigning her osition of mat- ron. A letter was read from Mr. Brydon, of Clinton, respecting Mrs. Loyd, a resident of the House of Ref - u. This lady, its ems, has a house and lot in Clinton,. nd some money besides, and she desires the county to take control of her property and in return insure her a permanent home in the House of Re uge. There was also a letter from t re Education De- partment respectin the travelling allowance of publie chool inspectore.. Under a recent a endment to the Act, the County Co ncil has to pey each -inspector $1.50 for each -school in his inspectorate o er 50 and in ad- dition to the form r annual al- lowance of $150. A doubt arose in the mind of the Co ncil as to what constituted a scho 1 within tho 'meaning of the act. Some 'contended that a town or vil age school with five or six departme ts only counted as one school, but t e decision of the department is that each room con- stitutes a school, o that this ad- dition will make a handsome in- crease to the allow nees of the In- spectors. A com,mu, ication was re- ceived from the sec etary of the S. Marys Collegiate i !Istituto Board complaining that se eral pupils from Huron are in atteri ance at that In- stitute and asking or additional re- compense from this ounty. All these communications we referred to the several committees i o which they be- longed and most o them have not yet been dealt wit. Applications for the position of auditor were roomy d from the fol- lowing partiee, vizs! H. W. Ball, G. Woods, Morley,' J. C. Morrison, P. W. Scott, T. E, Hays, also for membership on the County Board of Examiners from Se . Moffatt, Sea - forth; J. M. Field,11 Goderich and 3. af. Cameron, of Briissels. At a later session of the council Mr. T. 1., Hays was appointed auditor by the coun- oil and Mr. H. W. all by the War- den. Messrs. Moffe, t and Field were also appointed mem) rs of the Board of -Examiners. .MCS rs. Lane, County Clerk and Connoill e Lockhart were .appointed on the 13 'aril of -Criminal Audit. ' The usual grant $25 was made Lo each. of the Fa, mers' Institutes arid a grantof $20 t each of the Ag-: ricultural and Ho ticultural Socie- ties. holding exhibitdonse A motion to give aa special grant of $50 to the Tuckeismith Bran h Agricultural Society was referred to the Execu- tive, committee. T1 e usual grants were. also made to he Teachers' In- stitutes and a greet of $15 to each of the Public Librt ries. On motion of Mr. Gunn, seconded by Mr. McNaughtoni, Rev. J. W. Hod- gins visas appointed, a trustee of the Seeforth Collegiate Institute; Mr. F. Jordan was appointed a trustee of the Goderich Institute and Mr. Plumsteel of the Clinton Institute. The Selecting Committee reported the standing, comm ttees of the year as follows, and the report was ad- opted without amendment,: Executive. and Special, -Connolly, Gunn, Miller, Spackman, Hicks. Finance and Education, -Lockhart, Durnin, McNaughton, McLean, Kerr. Read and Bridge end County Prop- erty,-Cantelon, PAterson, Lamont, Young, Ferguson. Equalization, -Th Warden's Comm McLean, lefeNaught House of Refug man, Lamont. The council adj o'clock Thursday. The council met per adjournment. The councils of C rich townships ea to assist in build an, and he was, Warden on the lly and eeconded lected Warden's and the ordin- _general busi- with, but coma-, to finish busi- rnoon they com- led about home k them that if finish the busi- e to spend Sun - n Goderich and o any such in- ned the session uary 16th. As a is adjournment business finish - of the commit - reported. e appointed to committees for s. Lochart, Mil - and McNaugh- Whole Council. ttee, je Miller. ,-Gunn, Speck- urned until ten on Thursday as lborne and Gode- h made a grant ng a bridge and improving the rod leading to the bridge near Holmesiaille, These grants were supplemented by a grant frona the county council and at last meeting a question was raised as to the power to legally make such a grant. The opinion of the county so- licitor was asked on this point. This opinion was read to the council and was to the effect that the council has the power to make such grants. The usual grant of $10 for flowers for the ornamentation of the Court House Square next season was made. The Public School Inspectors' re- ports were read and referred to the Educational Committee. These re- ports are of special interest this year and theyowill be found in an- other column of this issue. The County Gaol. Mr. Griffin, County Gaoler, report- ed the following as inmates of the county gaol; Robert Wallace, Tuck- ersmith ; Joshua Craven, Montreal ; John McAuley, Dungannon; john Chalwell, Rodgerville ; David Pat- ton, Goderich; Harry Oliver, Ash- field; James Hardy, Colborne. The three last named are cOnfined on ac- count of vagrancy. The gaoler says: "1 sincerely hope that your honor- able body will decide at this meet- ing upon installing a better system for heating the gaol as the water pipes have been frozen several times this winter." Also, according to the revised gaol rules it will be neces- sary for thp council to furnish two suits of clothes for the gaoler and turnkey as other counties and cities are doing so." The report was referred to the County Property committee. The County Finances. The County Treasurer's report slaowed that the receipts for the year amounted to -$40,115,, made up in part as follows: Receipts from re- gistry office, $2,666; licenses, $1,070, The disbursements anaounted to $43,- 851, made up in part as follows: Ad- ministration of Justice, $3,895; gaol, $2,355; schools, *7,775; school man- agement, $2,190; municipal govern- ment, $4,369; etationery, $947; luna- tics, $443; county property,' $1507; roads and, bridges, $18,930. There are $33,610 , of sinking fund moness invested in first mortgages on farm properties. The House of Refuge. There were three tenders for the proposed addition to the House of Refuge laid .loefore the council. These were referred to the exeeutive com- mittee and have not yet been dealt with. The House of Refuge Committee. The House of Refuge Committee reported having- considered the com- munication of Mr. Brydon relative to Mrs. Loyd an inmate of the -Louse of Refuge and advise that the mat- ter be left with the committee to deal with when'they have more min- ute information to guide them. It is recommended that the resignation of Mrs. French as matron be aecept- ed and that the committee in con- junction with the Inspector, have the power to make temporary ,pro- vision for the vacancy. The contract for the supply of bread and grocer- ies is to be continued from last year and a new tender for meat at 7o per pound has been accepted for three months. The report was adopted by the council. The County Engineer. Mr. Ainsley, County Engineer, sub- mitted the plans and specifications together with the various tenders for the several bridges: 'ordered to be constructed at the December session. He also gave a list of the orders he had issued for county works amounting to $17,901.' On motion of Mr. Gunn, seconded by Mr: Lamont the following were appointpd, a committeee on the pro- posed additions to the House of Ref- uge: Messrs. Connoly, Dennison, Can- telon, Miller and McNaughton.. A request from .col. Young on be- half of the 33rd regitne,nt for a grant to supplement the pay of the regi- ment, was referred to the Executive. Committee. A motion by Kerr and Spackmata to the affect that a sim- ilar, grant to that of last year be •rhade to the'public schools doing con- tinuation work this year was refer- red t i the same eommittee. an, wow. •••••• Friday, January 29th, 1904: .The council met at 10,e'e1ock with all the members present. , . Mrs-. Armstrong, secretary of the WoMen's 'Institute for East Huron, asked by letter.for the county grant. Her letter, was referred to the Ex- ecutive Coihreittee. . Plans, specifications, tenders and other papers in connection '. with bridge work 'were placedbefore the council and referred to the Road and Bridge Committee: - . A Blida Road. . Messrs,, ..XeCallem, Isbister and Bell addressed the ,council in refer- ence( to the condition Of the road knowe as the Prairie road, south ciU Wingham and asked the council to assist in improving lie' The matter will coroe before the. Executive com- mittee for their consideration and report. - ' Education Committee's Report. The education committee reported the receipt of three applicetions for membership on the board of county examiner's, viz: Meek's. Moffatt, , Cameron an Field, all ihm. sf woare qualified : - t1hey recommended that no actiori b taken toi,Vards sending repre.sentati es to the Meeting of the Association of High apd. - Puiehie- •School Trustees; also tlhat -in the matter of the claimof th0 St. Marys Collegiate Institute, that t.ilie opini- on of the County Solicit:dr be the Council's guide. The repiiitwas a- dopted. The Hay and Stephen Boundary. Mr. ,Spackman moved and Mr. Hicks seconded that a grant ef $1,- 000 be made to assist in improving' the town lines between the town- ships of Hay and Stiphen in the vi- cinity ,of the Sa.uble River. Referred to the Executive committee. The same dispositien was made of a. motion by Messrs. Lament and Mc- Naughton asking- for a grant. of $1,- 000 to assist- in improving the town line between Hay and Stanley across what is known as the big swamp. The council then adjourned until Tuesday, February 16th. * • Blank Books Stationery And Office Supplies At Right Prices. ALEX. WINTER), SEAFORTEL Pietnre framing o Specialty. ieseeeeseaseememeemomee, The Schools of Isast Huron. Thc following is the report of In- spector Robb, respecting the publie schools of East thiron, whieh was laid before the county couneil last week: A new single rodined brick ;school house was erected in School Acetion No. 11, Howick, during 1903. itis of red brick and in plan, equipment and appearance. is a credit to the lo- calitY: It cost ..about $1,600, All the school houses erected in this In- spectorate during the past thirteen years have been of brick and conse- quently will last for a long time. A few school houses have been improv- ed by having new floors laid, etc. The school houses in this Inspector- ate are now eearly all in good con- dition. There are 49 brick, 3 stone and 37 frame school houses in the Inspectorate. Most of the school yards are in a satisfactory state, being level, well drained, surrounded by trees and en- closed by neat fences. The only un- fenced lot is the school yard of the Walton school. A wire fence is the best kind for a school lot as it does not catch the snow and. render the school yard useless as a ,play ground for winter and wet and muddy for a time in spring. There are wire fences around certain school lots that are as good to -day as they were ten years ago. A few were badly put up and lasted but for a short ' time, and this prevented the univer- sal use of wire fences for school lots. Some Boards of Trustees have very thoughtlessly strung a barbed wire along the tops of the posts. Of course they, did this knowing that if a child were to be maimed in any way through the use of this barbed wire they were rendering the section li- able for heavy damages. Th ei providing of a plentiful sup- ply OF pure drinking water for school use is the most difficult task to be accomplished by trustees: The or- dinary well contains too much water for school use and is apt to income bad during the summer vacation, and the pump is liable to get frozen during the winter holidays, so that most schools are without drinking water for a part of the school year. This could be remedied by making it -- 'one of the duties of the care taker to see that the pumps are kept in proper Order and - that sufficient water is pumped out at intervals to keep the water fresh and sweet. Children need a plentiful supply of pure drinking water as much and even more so than they .do an ample supply of food. Some few boards of trustees, wishing to earn a reputa- tion for economy by conducting their schools on the Cheap John principle have ;provided no suitable well, belt allow their pupils to fight it out for a. drink with cattle, sheep and hogs at the wayside spring, rather than get to the expense of sinking a suitable well. If these trustees were compelled to sink a well on the school 'lot, they would make a shal- low hole in the ground just deep e- nough, to collect some surface water and then hold up a cup Of this water for you to smell as a triumphant vindication of their thread bare as- sertion that good water can not be obtaioed on the schobl lot although there is a good well at the next farm house but a few rods away. A num- ber of sections have solved the dif- ficulty, however, by sinking drilled wells These have all giyen good satisfaction. The schools now celebrate Arbor Day by a general cleaning up cif the schoOl house and the school yard and the planting of ,flowers. Not very many trees are now planted as many of the school lots are now well sup- plied. -Indeed too many trees are worse than too few as they tend to keep the yards damp and muddy in spring and fall, and as a shade for children are of little use, as school is closed during the hottest months of the year. Teachers are also tak- ing greater care of tbe outbuild- ings than formerly. More, walks are needed than trustees fee,1 inclined to pet down. At the close of 1903 there were 29 male and 85 female teachers in this inspectorate. ;This is an increase of three male teachers over 1902 and a corresponding decrease of female tea.cliers. The great preponderence of feinale teachers is to be regretted, Education is divided into three great divisions: Physical education, intel- lectual education, and education of the will. Little attention is usually given to physical education, as the chores at home and the play instinct train, this sufficiently. TEE special province of the teacher is to edu- cate .the intellects and the will. Al) teachers, male and female, are as a rule,' satisfactory trainers of the intellect, but I do not believe that a majority; or even a large minority, of the lady teachers are able to train the boys the habits of self control, resistance, of temptation, obedience to constituted authority, and the ethical virtues that go to make up a good and useful citizen. The last two years at least of a boy's public school education should be spent under a goad male teacher, who is also a good disciplinarian. There were 15 changes of teach- ers during the year and 30 changes at the end, or 45 changes in all. This means that more than one third of the school changed teachers durinft, the year. The average salary paid male teachers in rural sections was $388,48, an increase of $16 over last year, The 'average salary paid in these school to female teachers was $29281, an increase of about $12. In urban schools the average male sal- ary ,was $721 in 1903 and $683.34 in lohlAN .B1108,e $1 a Year in Advance. b* 1902. The average fernale salary in these schools was $320.80 as compar- ed with $319.52 in 1902. There has been a slight advance in salarie.s but they are far too low to induce good men t remain in the profes- ion, hence in the rural and smaller graded schools there is a continual change of teachers which in many CaSeli keep these schools at a etand- still. Next year Clinton, Wingnarn and Brussels each pay its principal $900, As publie opinion now is, this is coneidered a good salary. Yet in what respect is the work of a min- ister of the gospel so superior to the work done by these men that he should receive from $1,200 to $1,400 per annum and a free residence as against their $900 in all? It seems to show that maintenance of the public school by direct taxation has pauperised education. The registered attendance in the rural schools has fallen from 4191 in 1902 to 3966 in 1903, or a decrease of 225. The decrease for the Inspector- ate is ,137. The decrease of attend- ance in the rural sections is due to four main causes,: First, -The actual rural school population he ;degreased Second, -The improved methods of education have shortened i he period of attendance. Third, -The impossi- bility of obtaining hired help has withdrawn both boys and girls from school before the entrance standard is reached. Fourth, -Farmers living some distance from their school often rent their farms for a period of. years and move into a town or vil- lage to enjoy the greater education- al facilities of these centres. I may also add that the class of larger boys and girls who used, to attend in the winter, now think it beneath their dignity to attend sehool taught by a lady. I wish to lay especial stress upon the success of our Continuation Class schools. The complete work for teacher's certificates is now being done by the public schools of Wing - ham, Brussels and Blyth. At Wing - ham and Brussels two teachers in each school are occupied in teach- ing this work alone. Their success at the last departmental examina- tion was particularly satisfastory, Wingham baying passed eight out of fourteen that wrote and Brussels seventeen out of seventeen. In the rural public and smaller graded schools very satisfactoky continua- tion work is also done, but no at- tempt is made to cover Abe full work for teachers' certificates. There were 478 pupils taking up Continua- tion Class work in this Inspectorate last year. Both model schools are doing very satisfactory work and the teachers in training are instructed in the latest and most improved methods of teaching. The presence of the istudents in turn react on the teach- ing of these schools so that their at- tendance is mutually beneficial and as a consequence the model schools stand in the front rank of the erred - ed schools. In conclusion I may say that while the work of the public school varies 5nat little from year to year, yet the progress during the past year has .been very satisfactory. I believe every teacher tried to do his and her best and while some fell far short of their ideal, yet on the whole very satisfactory work was done by the large majority. All tbe schools were inspected twice during the year. D. Robb, Inspector. Canada. -After a three days' deadlock, the County Council of Simcoe succeeded in electing Mayor Bruce, of Calling - wood, as Warden of the county. - The will of the late E. W. Rath- bun, of Deseronto, has been probated. The estate is entered as $216,825, .Money won't keep a man alive. -Me. IL Fudger, of Toronto, has been appointed treasurer of the General Board of the Methodist Church, to succeed Mr. A. E. Ames, resigned. - Col. Munroe's official majority in the North Oxford election is 977. The,re will not likely be any protest. Mr. Monroe polled 2,842 votes and Mr. Butler, the Conservative, 1,- 865. -George Smith died at the resi- dence of his son-in-law, Wm. Brad- ley, just five miles from Aurora, on Sunday. If he had lived until the 4th of next May he would have been one hundred and four years old. -A student at the, Ontario Agric- ultural College, Guelph, named Mil- lar, has been taken to the isolated hospital in Guelph township, with what is supposed to be a snild case of smallpox. -The Congregational church in Ernbro was destroyed by fire at an early hour Sunday morning. Owing to lack of water, no effort could be made to save the building or con- tents. -Grabam Brothers' gents' furn- ishing store on 'aunties street, Lon - dee, was completely destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Both building and stock are a complete loss. The loss will amount to about -123,000. -Mr. Alexander Asher, one of the oldest and most respected residents of Welland, was found dead at his bedside Monday morning. He had been in good health and hie death was quite unexpected. Deceased was 86 years of age and had lived in Wel- land for a great many years. -Reports from lumbermen in the northern part of Essex caunty say that deer are freezing to death be- cause of lack of food, owing to the deep snow. Nine deer were found dead between the upper iron works and the river and two were found dead by lumbermen between Trout Pond and Perch Pond. -Mrs. Peter Morgan, an elderly lady residing in Peterboro, is un- doubtedly the heiress of a large for- tune from the. Monpesson estate, Isle of Wight, which it is estimated is valued at something like four mil- lion dollars. The estete was last oc- cupied by two aunts of Mrs. Morgan, and for SOTIIC years commainications have been carried on with the ex- ecutors, by her son, who is Mr. C, G. Morgan, vice-president of the Merchants' Bank, Montreal. Mrs. Morgan has two other children, Mrs. Captain P. Turner, lief Brighton, England, and Mr. 3. Pf Morgan, of Hamilton. That she is the heiress to the estate has been established quite beyond a doubt. -Mr. Wm. Harvey, a retired Ham-, Him merchant, committed suicide a few days ago at the home of his 'son- in-law, Mr. A. D. Harkness, of Iro- quois. Within the last two or three years his wife and daughter died. He has been despondent since, and his family and friends have been un- easy about his condition. -The Brantford street railway, company are unable to run cars in that city and between Brantford and Paris on account of a shortage in the supply of soft coal. The gas com- pany are also in a dangerous posi- tion, as their supply is extremely limited. Big shipments which have been ordered for weeks are anxious- ly awaited. -Mr. A. Boyer, of Greenwood, was instantly killed while alone in his mill His clothing caught in a shaft and he was burled into the tailrace, his head striking a stone wall. His body was found lodged against a plank some distance down the tail- race. For many years be was a mem- ber of the county and township councils. He leaves a widow. -A few deys ago a serious and probably fatal accident occurred near Brockville, %ellen -Sheldon Hudson was struck by a falling tree which: be and his brother were engaged cut- ting down. Hudson was rendered- unconeeious. The tree struck hirn on the head, fracturing the skulL He also received serious internal in- juries. -Emanuel Stewart has been sen- tenced to twenty-two ninnths' ime prisonment in the Central Prison-, Toronto, on a charge of stealing four horses at Tillsonburg on the night of December 1,8th. Elijah Brown and Tuohey, wbo were hired by Stewart to drive the horses to Fort Erie, and who were also arreaited, have been released, they having acted in good faith, believing the horses to be the property of Stewart. -Mr. H. IL Dewart, K. C. who Iris been County Crown Attorney for the county of York, eine& 1892 has re- signed that position with a view of devoting his whole time to >bis pri- vate practise. Mr. Dewart is a son of the late Dr. Dewart, the veteran editor of the Christian Guardian. It is not often that men voluntarily re- sign a comfortable Government of- fice and in this respect Mr. Dewart is an e,xception., -Previous to his departure from Guelph for Ottawa, :to assume his duties as Railway Commissioner, Or. Mills was made the recipient of a signet ring by the demonstrators - and assistants of the college, and an address and complete set of library furniture by the whole college staff and their wives, who called upon him at his house. There were about fifty present, and Professor Day, on behalf of them all, read an illuminated ad- dress and made the presentation.. The library set was of weathered oak leather trimmed, including chairs, lounges and book cases. -According to an official state- ment published from Ottawa there were 90 more fatalities on Canadian railways during the year which end- ed on June,30th last than in the cor- responding period of the previous year. The deaths from the former period were : Paseengers killed, 53; employees, 186; other persons, 181; total, 420. During theyear epding June 30th, 1902, there tvere Passengers, 19; employees, 146; other persons, 165; total, 330, 0o*electric railways 9 passengers were killed as against 8 in 1902. •4 -The first detachment of a large party of skilled working girls and women being sent to Canada by the United British _Emigration Society of London, arrived in Montreal Oh week. The party is composed of nine women, who were theown, out of work by the depression in London. Among them are skilled skirt, candy and confectionery makers. Positions for, all have been secured. One of the party stated that 11 employment can be procured; many hundreds of English girls wohld come to Canada within the next couple of months. -Mr. C. W. SPereSo DOMilli011 eminent agent, who has just return- ed from a trip amenthe Galician settlers in Manitoba and the North- west, reports that practically with- out exception the people are doing , well. "I found that the 'Galicians are making rapid progress, and many have money ahead. With their prosperity comes a desire to become, Canadians. They want to wear Can- adian clothes, speak our language and learn our laws. They prefer to marry into their own nationalities, and the number of such miteriaeee was a surprise to him. One day he saw five weddings in one of the vil- lages, and this is by no means a re- cord. The Barr colony are good men but they need to be broken in slowly at first. They brought with them all their insular prejudices, many Of which only time will eliminate. -Mr. Molyneux St. John, I'sber of the Black Rod in the Dominion Parliament, died at his residence in Ottawa on Saturday. Ile has oe- cupied his present position since 1903. His death makes a good office for some person. -George W. Lewis, son of the late Rice Lewis, founder of t;io well- known hardware firm of Rice Leasis & Sons, ended his life at Niagara Falls on Saturday by swallow/lee cyanide, of potassium. Mr. Lewis ar- rived at Niagara Falls on Friday and registered at the Savoy Hotel. He letired to his room early, and eel- ing up early on Saturday morning, be ate a hearty breakfast and after- wards went out on the street. About 1 o'clock be entered the bar room and asked the wine clerk for a glass of whiskey. He then pulled out of his vest pocket a small blue paper and after opening it be shook the contents into the glass. DI inki ng the mixture he asked the not -el clerk what time the next train left for Toronto. Then iurning around he walked over to the writ in-. sat down upon A chair and IA mu. lettey to Ids sister. He then add rem - Sed allot lee letter " George W. Lewis, 90 St. George street, Toron- to," and wroie at the boll one "This • is my address." AS he was placing the envelope in his pocket be was • overcome and died almost inetantly. He was 64 years of age.