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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1902-04-17, Page 6SITOULD MORAN OE ElritlEs IXSTATMNS BE ABOLISHED. rms••••1*.eri. The following piper WitA read at the recent mee,ting of the Gotarlaii.Viica. tiOttiti A9sociation by Me. re W.Itiruce M. A. of Tomato. Mr. Bruce formerly lived near 13Ioeva1e, taught in this county for s•eers and was. only it vote or two short of winning the %lend be speetorship of blest iItnon after the death of ale, Malloch ; "1 do not tempests etas gnestion wonla ever lieve been lied hati. ie loot, been fur the con aimed notatiplielly of exit le inations ; the l'epeiktud yeatt.ly mid half yearly changes in the peitscrihed pose -s- ee for Lim Attlee ; the 'tepee +white Poo often pi•opared by ebose who were Hot stiecielly fitted fffr the tether, iheulte of 11111 catididatee' ens wet- pe titT0 being ton often plaited in tlie haods of examiners incapable of valuing these answers 1'1'0411 tile ti,:ttnlibililt ilie pupils' mental replicas'. Viet is the object of the enireuve examination. Is it a teet Meese to profitably entre upon the work of the Higb schottle ? Then before we can answet the queetion, either negatively tor atileinaeively, we should (on:other, what too the effect Of this exantinat.toe, net at pt esent cooducted, upon the Pu Jit echotils ? Five per cent. of our pupils enter the High echools. Is the properation for the preaent entrance examinetIon the beet posellAto tut- Me needs uf tale utlier sonetrtive per cent, ? if ethen there ehould be no objection to tile preseia exam Metier). course. Without entering upon the dettale, every pupil on leaving ',theme shteild be a good, fait•ly expressive reader ; to write a good Mind ; beaeeiJte in arithmetical calculations ; mid have e fele knowledge of commercial every- day:tattletale •, be an accurate speller; be able to speak mid write tis mother. tougue cpz.recLly ; be acquainted with the resources of his own coutit ea, het: intimaries, her trade, how these way he • expanded ; have an acqueintance 'with and have a knowledge of good Merit tsui.e; and be intelligent and ah e take an iudependent view of all auhjects. w Rhin tie gi.asp.• Now, does teaching for the -entree-ice exttruiemeiou meet, these requieetneitte? Aly experience has been that if you WWI pupils to pees the entrance extunisittuon yuu must specially prepare the in for it, and teach with that end in view. Why? Because heretofore the papers. have been too often uniane unreasoemble and itupriteticable. • This being the ease, how does the present entrance coulee fail to meet the requiremeras just mese tioned? ln writing, no one ever betted of a pupil failing:on account of his writing: Since nobody is ever plucked' tins etab. jece is kneed into the background un ,eil, with the exception of the Amer'. •caus, the Canoodle:us are • pourest writers in the world. s, • In history elle aim of the , school ehould be 10 develop in the -pupil 'et • love fur the subject., it kitowledge of the sources of hietutecal. information, and. he should leave tbe school with the keen appetite for the -further proeecie Lion of me study, . But under -exieting circutnatancee, the teitcher'is compellee. to furnish the pulite in the tenet con deneed form, the mein facts, the1. he thinks an examiner is likely to ask the pupa. These facts can have little or 01) interest. The pupil is held di:meta A disagreeable Leek -and leaves tens school with a deep rooted dislike 'for the sub jeeG. • . • How diflierent would it be if our pe pits of the seconds thud Weil .eook. citiesee. were famished wieli suppleinenter.y readers and story -hooka great u atti in Comedian histary,suce as tele work of the Jesuits, the Confederacy ot the Ire quois, the Huron. nationetheInc cuina patties, the discovery of the allesissippie• the Euglish conquest of • Cantelite coming of the Clamed Empire Loyelises, the flea, tatuadian Parliament, the woo of 1812, the Canadian rebellione, the uteidiug of out canals, the builthug the Greed Teuttit and Ostaadiam ratiloveys, the Coefederetion of the provinces, etc ? • • • - • In the fourth hook classes, how in ter- esung It mead be e •th Inc Lite tem:he" and axe pupils, to have all the ieolate ed &wee woVetlititO iteolititatOtts name Live, taking into coaeideratiou the as cell cone i wine of the people. AG .thee • varioue times, how the • colonel_ Wae governed, and also what cliarigee Wok: place from time to tune iu crone areerell as in government 'netters.. • . But however desitahle 'this were, howevet keen -sighted theteachers euilse necessity, who will claitn that psis wo*e. Can be chase with the entrance extent.' nation aud its tale of percentage at the • eud of the session? . • In literatut.e all Hatt has been staid'ut hisLory is true ni.even a greater degree iu litetat the. When au extunination is held cm it prescribedtexa the teacluse: is required to tuAkeit word by .wot ti study of the text, tted oftentimes tate general t heine is lost sight of enclee the heap of minute details. Thelame ie• burdened with the meanings of isolated.: Words, geographical and tatter referent,. es, and teeny toattere of little moment. in the development of the .generel sub Jed. • • • l'he aim of the school 'should .he ti, give the pupil ans acquaintence With Borne of tue mastitis of 'good •.Eaglisli style. The subjecte chosen .should be of such &charm:tee RS to be wheats tem comprehension of tbe ityeragespepie 'The pupils, with the teacher, binailt1 read exteneively rather thee ininuLele. The duty of the teacher simuld coneiel by timely question and auggeetionet securing it recognition ot the main free., urea of the article read, the skill thst • the author displays -in the development of his theme, the leading, eharecters and the part that each seraes in the general scheme, He. should rectiguiee • the excellence of the .selectieta studied, a.ud its weaknesses. When the woeks of several autliots Wove beett read, it would be fair work to compere Lhe merits of one • with 'those of anothets The study thr meghout is thus freehand vigorous, and the pupil is net wetteied • with accumulated detail. • One month might be devoted to the study of a siegle manor, sueh 3113 Wasktington Irving ;another ilitinth to Kingley's "Greek Eleroest." The poets Would not be overlooked. A dozen selections eaglet be made from' Twiny son, anothet dozen from Wordsworth s• Sir Walter Scott could furnish us with a longer selection. Pupils thus ac- quire a wider *liege .of choice reading. Tire teacher opens the door to the vete store -house of the .world's besi. • thoughte, and of the *mitre beet mea ; and the pupils would leve ischool with. it tastedeyeloped and an appetite .keen. • In atithmet le I feel ado in eppealing to the experiences of yon Who nee pr es! ent. Is it not a feet that fee the yeat preceding the entrance examinetion fl considerable pottion of the teachee*s time in this subject. is devoted to the collection of type peobleme upon which tbe pupils are drilled in anticipation of • the puzzles Awaiting them the en- trance examinatien papers? 'he titue thus spent .eriuld he more- iroiltably employed in itequiring A breeder and mote prattical knowledge of the enl*. jectstind of acquit log accuracy an ex. pedition perforseance of aritie- metical operations. lint here as be, fore, though the teiteher may not ap- proVe Of the Work be is doing,,,•yet• the• exigencies of the examination demised that he snuet IMAM his penile ready for Whatever May find a place in the test popes% anhinitted to hie phoie, fnoerstintletr, be fam1. for the best literetere. with the sentence anti its structure, the pal ts of epeeeh and their inilee. tions. 13tit von know thet too often • lias it been the citee O1tt. cranky end catchy intestinesitt.e not avoided on the proseitt entrant's. grammar papers. in conclusion, 1 have tonchea wore 01. its on most ot the I'ablic school enhiects tif study, and to my mind, the entrance examination cotir80, jtitigett -. from the type of examination petters,. -14 not the beet possible fol. the need a or .1 he C111 11'1 i ty. We who lila e lseeti prepering pupae foe that ee tenet:item tease been trimilling them lo e seringes rather time snaking them wnik them. selves. We !Hee •en foreed to tin their work, rat her than te ate them do their owl) work. when it hi ly tea v es the 11,11)11c school to enter -upon it 1 ligh echeol course, we emote it is doeireble t h a be :Mould posttest; stich an element:try knowledge es wai enehle him; Wit h profit to him- self anti wit limit hindrance to his see envie eto peesott. Inctenpatty with them the ov.ork mast:rifted for the adVaneed • et tut.se. 'Pest hint, if you will, lout let tho exatuinatieu be teeth tette the pee paration thereftne• will not in the ii,1143i, hinder or hamper tile work of the Pub - lie school being properly and best dont that the teactiet• may not be cotnpeiled teaell for exarnination. • JORW A, MoGILL iILLED . (St. Thomas Timeti,) • A terrible accident, in whieh three St. Tholuaa men lost their.lives, octets- -red. Jarvie at 7. a. in. on Fridny ou the southern- division of the Grand Trunk and _Wabash eta Iroilds. The Men killed were : John Ohm iton, eti kineer, Joha A McGill, engineer,. and Harry Me Donotid, brakemen, Mar- tin Donnelly, brakesinau, W138 serious- ly, though not dangerously inatred. The accident was catieed by the cerleestiess otengineer . John Charlton who overran his orders. • An extre east, hint nu freight train in eharge of 0 onducter Algie, left St. Thomas shortly after midnight on Vbsirstlay. The teain wes pulled tiy No, 1350, engineer Charlton, fireman Noetnan Mead and head brakeman McDonald. Engineer" Charlton had orders to. ineet Oondactoe Duncan Me. Alpines extra *est hound freight t • M el • 'trn'Ill was being leaded .by euitine•No.1480.,engin. eer MeGill, 111 etnoin flerey Whitearid heath brotkestuan Onarlton did ttot stop nt Jarvis but iestead his • trait) thuedered ehrotigh the town at it speed. of abort*, forty Miles An hour, .(ionductOtt A 'pi tie's train • was en proms:hint; froth the molt and a. tervible collieitin eestrited. . • • • .• • '1'he bigiocomotives etttne • tokethett - with it fearful critsh and oveacsitteee was piled up every where. The enalnee were badly Wrecked and about a dozen 'cars eve re Su1llSiIed Fiee.te ail Mead and NVhitis sass, t atiecollision W13:4 in, eeeritelole and juniper'. esettinne, ,, Sot it was net so with the unfort tette ' engineers and brekemaio McDonald. They were hurled atnong.the weeckege ,incl killed. Itegineer McGillsWato tiut t'it at. lie WI! 41)11 alive; but died :Shortly a fteventrase CearIttin and Dtinitld 'd fedi tosta ht I y. . • • The rese of tbe *nen oti the two 1.ta4ine 'escaped injtiey. Medical •aid• was at ooce ememoned, bet the ser- vices .of t Intl .Jarvis doe( ors Were. nal. remaited; exeeat 111 the • cote° of Don' .•• Supt. Ferritor aceoinattnalad the AUX. Mat y froin. St Thomas addles soon ote the bodies were foetid Arrangements 'Wei e 'Tiede with ea nectertaker to take . ohaege- teetri.: sen aincillotay starts • also -deRiLtebed ft oai leo t.t. (elle • atiii the (Stark of . clout ing away tee dein•ia Wassoon undo., Will. Teethe: was MA. • delayed to anS7 great extent. The three • men wet e .kim oen ie. the 'cite, -anda the news of their entiluelsi death's wee a Silllek t() the pablia . . • ' . John- .was brights oung . • e y engineer with a prom hang, le tu re to swas held in high, esteetnty the alliaia Lie wee 26 years of Age He was,a 'mar- ried Man anti hats ati ;attested child.. ' His timelier and 2 of .111e. meters 'reside' in. Toronto' 'Neil ilioGill, G. T engi neer,' ie 11 arother And Mts. -.D. T.• Seetees•DitotreitouS elanitolat, is ensitelets „sister,: Of. deaeased. His- wife is.13 :datitenter s.of Jetties . (Jessie y. of ehis .citY, The'deceaseci WAS a member. of I. 9. 0: P. lodge; No. 76, Weodinen of the world, anti 13. of L Pewee it nep- hew 61' Mr. Neil McGill and tire. Mal. celm Stnith of Stanley township. Gael slot or .111cA.Ipma's teen • left Niagara Falls at .2 a M.• • Ile received the ettine orders as engineer Oharlt on and watt within a qoaateref a inile 01' Jarvis When Lhe two trains :came to.' gaiter. :The raimeen . aidnot netice': one allot:het nntil only the distAnce. of 'ot telekeaph :pole wits between them.. This was due to the fact :that. there • wits" 11 (101198 fog. Oonanctor -:A.Igle. end hie rear, brakesenue Nat • Hueeton, 1111 in their,p0 wee to Stop teiiin They were 1)01 00 deck, e.nrl'as qtackly• as ehey r1otjcedthat Charlton Wee not obeying hiS orclet•s they corittneticed•tei set the ,beitkes'i on. :the • tliffereo t cars, . otnd had seam iimithee of• them when the collision' Oteuered,. • : - Fit'etnee:Meitd Saw th*3. headlight on Engin McGill's train and told 'Chart • ton to look Out. Mead "then lumped, and that Svas•the last he saw (If either . Charlton Or. Macdonald. •The latter. • ivue riding in' the eel) of the engine.. W h e ead told Oh/telt ou • of t la, ap., eroaehing sdanger the deed •eitgitteer immediately set the lin tnergeriety brak- es. 'Firenoto White Rini latakesman Dotal ly (t)2is' letter was' 111 the engine) saW the Vain at the same time its Mead did. So close weee the t Veins together that when White Und Mead jumped their heads 'mune togetber as they • reAchedthe geound. MeGill endeavored to,thi ow hienself out of the eats window, hiftelie tendeec.teight Wei between • the esti) and boiler, McGill was tit oece taken net and reit:tinted to the station, where 'ladled. at 8 :85; an hour end thirty-five minutes after the acchheat . happened. . Earnest White swats reer beakestilen On Gonduttoe MeAlpitie's tistin, est...timid injury. The two engines did'ut 'wive the track, hut were lockedtightly toga; her and the tette piled on top of them. The cars piled on top of them. The Cerro; following Charltons trainwere filled wit h grain. • . The remaine or McGill /mil McDonald were brought. beta on Al 5. Witionett PX press lasts bight And taken to P. R Willienie and Son's undortetking ronms. MeDontild's body was terribly disfigur rel,' but MtsPill looked as natinsil As in life. - The body ot Chotelton Weil not found until 5p, tn. It was mangled almost beyond • riicognition. nit; re, maims will be brought here at 7150 this evening, VIE MINTON N'IMB-13400ED ped Ida hands saying, Let ue give thittherb celled tohneco to the heathen red man, I oe Ins bath not melte Mend- ing, being wild and Ft SOO tit the for eta." Aud it CROW tO pees thet the white hem (one whose fettle *as great, in that, he wits it mighty gentlernint, cultueed end of great -favor beenese of his politeness to the great Queen of Englan(1) came to 1' j1311, elie wild Met wieh a peittted skin And finding WM WWI it weeil rolled up Mid hunting Ill hie ;mouth he elieu taketil it from hie' anti goat b tek to hie [iodate lane wit h tleti heethen's cigite belt 112 amd later Oilt 011401' hiS ittlitaty11 which a woolen faith wide met frightened deehed P21!! 4)1' water upon hies extitigulehiog the tire. Whereby he heettaile wrotii still be sinoked the heatben's eig u turd ie vanes to pass (.het tlie mea wilt) were itegli te and the men who we not (les'. ed to do likewise hecetise -did, so they planted thetn herbs and e, they giaw God sent a long esreen slim t W0110 tilled with sticky lignid to (as - veer the herb before it should eroov 13tAt• men set at vvatch over the flee end - ito 111- eaMor rly ning itouto hov would stalk forth and with the thumb and first finger would squeeze off tie- greeu wortn's head and ease away life and as the sticky liatild ran down the .leavee woteld declare algotue them thee it made the here eti flourish. 'rhen it cense to pass that tele ground I aimed to yield wheat or other breast aftet thee. ti 1)131002) tilePettli thrice and roan hired his licother to Wilke of a emote ettes and Legate Lor •tt comfort and this dal they make the. cigar. They did let the leaf dry reel seeped it into a form causing youtig girls to labor so doing and great. co... insoles ef tench pei tele later, ed ti tgetti. er and as they lit 1)1112':! theY cliti tv" tkIld $1110keti mud spit and lattepheintel mid waxed wicked and ASV1111 and tii ' tatting a leo ge bitottil leaf (with 111 sticky lignid therem) they did cut , it, as a wrapper, ceasing' one end to he Willie. and the other tie 1 le sharp . pointed. Malta tunes they did epit the sharp end to Rieke it stick. •Th•-• would many of God's people take site toed that was epee upon iu their mouth • and stick.on it vigorou,sly tual smack , ing their hits Would deciere the flee excellent, tiot knowing that they tool • o.- ' ed hrothet heel 'spat upon it out tu .1 mouela ehat was exceeding sure mod nasty. At the firsts it made men vitae( mid sick, Mit devil like. did . they pee. sett until at last they did con- . quer. At fleet many retitled it, but etti. eitue went on every. sixty of one: .htill. deed in (replant] did use it Ana it. calle- r.° paeit ettilat Hien 'made rooms,carsea teal cane them, smoking places emu when man tweitened 111 mut cities Heel 133 Nets he 'tenet beee the the eniolos 4641 *11311 tAlet. his betah,er breathed. out, • Beeetem of the' tire 0,41) .eoeld 11 • place wevhble•eigat ill his -netuth so Ina geteetadS all. Elm leotvinks trims it, • lluer aria smeetitnes frets), . ate Berrie 'omit plaeitig: with other -leave.s 111• large vat hi it hut loom he ;mitred. •watee eehott was sweet, and mole% e 7 ' ehat Was stele and in the South' t especially Mee atilt: black race cruet,' stiegrotas come anti etood and waletea thereon rood -teleause of the inte .eta heet they dicttlress.in inn onto or 1 wo. exceeding light owl. loose: pia! Ant.. end a13. they stamped mut • Ovoilked Lt) even it, thee- did chew and ;Whet fecen their inotitlie loergit streams of jeille and samher And tine sweat of hole . face attd bodies (lid drop eon ilawo theireegs eg. also ;weevil 111 1.0 the triatel.al matted plug toliteea, Then 11i21e ' lerge leef weep. ateseaboat it, end it Was sold. to •drook arasi dueterea lotwyere elms Many preaChers tlid.talt the pow (vidostae mite to 'buy' at, with, and o came to pass .these selfstutie mete did ' spit eit thelliew auci eitiewalk mid tt !matters ittid sisteis did :dreg their geteneute tilt ough.'ete • and they rewire' teem spittoente sande peened flower. upon there' and each one would spit. he juice thereith heettuse thee cetitit ete., ewallow it or hold it' in titels: „mouths *1! id came to pass thae the devil sittiltala •motyhap excee-i ties great steatite as men spent• their 11101, for that which wise mit 'tread and stetiVe not to . clearHe tete:iota:eves froto air filthitetass est' the fleeh bet did stilt and emelt and sloblior end .some not • • yet satisna(1 . took ..great , phoebes otott 13!)11f11311sit up eheit. uosteils, -musing thee te look: etrange and peculiar Mei • to stet* horribly se that e hog watild flee in terree from. Meth and det•teto • women.. winild .8111111 • theft.. cam pat sy, yea so that they were compelled 10 totke,baek eeats in cries and trains, tht•. lower te 'Itteatin Wats, Glue .cottoingeuteaste this wined • HMI if .:se Net hey happened lo die in :the the buzzards refueed tostotich the't• coin. easses anti at lest if Gull: ineaneth hat nothing filthy shaffenter therein they . ere spereioned .Wieh hell forever," • VIE Van OP TOBACCO • DP.NOIINOED. One (trout enbecribere, let's nay be hetet in Steeliest, tekes a very strong etand 'limiest the use of tobaceo and geniis 08 the following tienentieht doe with the eequest that we publish it " And in the beginning God said," I give yon the hertis of the field, to you shall they be for meat," And it &tate topass that hi hell the chief; Wit Of 414001S ( the dirty devil) clap. • IT'S EASY IF YOU •KNOWBOW • • Newspaper nten leequently have theie attention railed te, typographic ill eretes %V 1112)1,) sometimes creep Inas oubliqations. says the Aledaryviiis, Vertiser. If newspaper melt only tiodees toot1 their basiness these errors would pot The peop.e who cliscover Hume errors eau tell you much.. in an.tirditiary col 1)11111 there Hemet 15,000 pieces of type ; an tiv et tge IlOWSpe per man setts front seven to ten e011.111111S it week, Which melte:. 150,000. piecee to he picked right, side up with wire. These, ;lima. he I43( 1111 11),! 018)3. Which necessitates the h nil- • I ing of 300,000 pieces Of type each iveek Now if ill the first place the editor get coreect irnformatiou anti makes his copy legible 1.0 11)13 composithaand if the gaiety boy knouts enough to take a d ten t proof, tuid *111) copy kookier is steatiy, and if tkte proof readee marks till the errors, and if the make Up 4! 28 them itiai the right form, and if 1 lie press don't sulatenthe letters, why 'Lis emelt( seen how unnecessary are typo.: gran -liked ereore and how easy it ib un a newspaper. • PORT ALBERT Dr. T. R. Ilawkitis, Cameron, Wic, • left Thursday for his home after it few days' visit with liis mother and oth- ers of the Mrs. Will. Reid is visiting ter par- • ents at present, •'McGregor Keaute finished boring for water at the school where there is bow a strong flow at 122 feet. Messrs, • John Shoettlial es Sohn A. Hawkies and Will. 13, Hawkins at- tended tile coneention at •StnitlPs on Wednesday of last week, ./. A. Hawkins left Monday to • work, at the mason work with Geo. Stothers of Dungannon - Mr, Walter Hawkins of Ifitfeking eluidayerl at home. Mrs. Willis' had the 'frame' raised for A barn on 1.riday Afternoon. Mr. Lottie 13roWit is visiting at her parents at present, Pett-sl'esk /or ltem Washington, April 14. --.The Rouse Saturday passed the bill granting a pension to the widow of President McKinley at $1,000 Per year. It had 'previously passed the Senate, and now gees to the ?resident tor oignaturo, 10 COM WITH KINHEIR Kierkedorp Gathering Goes to Pretoria ons P01400 MISSIQ114 tsrlitsh 09bisset weld a $10i1it1*t Center. enc. Preduceithly to Discuss. Import. ant Despeteltea Received Frain *with 41r1c5-31r. Chamberlain Coutera Two Hours With Mei /41tratrd cm SundaY- rho Radice* Alar Ito 41001104, Pretoria, April 1a -Acting Presi- dent Schalkhurger, General Louis Botha, Lucas 'Weyer, Delarey and Dewet and Steyn arrived 'here this Morning lawn glerksdorp. The 'Trans- vaal end Orange Free State dele- gates journeyed on separate special trains, both of which were rushed through, the delegates traveling all night, The trains arrived close. to. gether. The two parties are not lodged together here, tett are quar- tered in separate houses. Their mise Sion here is to confer with Lord Kit. Owner. Pretoria ie his headquarters, The instructions sent to Lord Kit- chener aro believed to be only pro- visional in charecter, To Muk• The comperativeTy brief duration of the conferences at Klerksdorp is regarded as art Indication that the Boer leaders four Mete difficulty in .egreeing. upon some basis of negotia- tion. . The transfer •of the negotia- tions to Pretoria, where both Lord . Kitchener and Lord Milner, the Brit- ish High Commissioner in • South Africa are at resent is interpreted by .the morning papers RS meanings that the Boma are prepared to name formal peace proposals. The latest reports received here from the Boer headquarters at Brussels and The• Hague declare that the delegates .will raise •no opposition if honorable. . . terms axe granted, 'and that the - Doer leaders in • South Africa luive , agreed to accept the maximum ob- tainable. HIMONT 0.1t PICA0R. • 'Dlectulliell by the Ilvittali CAbitiet At Mid, • •nlikt en Saturday. . • London, April :le.The ,annoimee- meet of the preeence at Pretoria of. the Orange .leree State .and Trans- vaal leadersand generale who have emen at Klerkstierii considering terms . pofeace. peace, 1:tas, caused • it decided in- cin rease the hopefeinesss Of the pub- lic 'concerning the • poseibilitiee of .: . • The• expectations. rtroused by • the conference, at Pretoria have , bowl . further heightened by the. tinivementh • of "Me. Chamberlain, the Colonial •• ..Secrotare, and other meet:there of the i telabinet iit London, and evidences' ) . that important despritches are pass- ing Lord Kitchener and the government. • . • • ' • A 'conference of membin.s of . the Cabinet was held Saturday night, et • , midnight Ip. Chamberlain's' , house. artiaCh amber lain iffr. Brod- • rick, the War Secretary; Sir Michael' , Melts -Beach, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 'and. the Duke .Of Devon shire, president of the. Council;:were present. •• •'• • •: , • .•• • . The conference terminated • at e 1 o'clock Sunday 'morning and yester- day Mr, Chamberlain end several •of *the colonial °Mee ofticisals -Weee . 111 • :their offices. eMessengers passed be- . • tureen them and Sir Michael Hicks - Beach at his residence. •. • "• At half peat One so'clock Sunday .afternoon Mr. Chamberlain drove to Btickitightun • Preece and remained . with s King Edwards for two • hours. During the afternoon messengers cete ;tied ' despatches- from the., Foreign: °ince'. to • Lord Selieburee *hoe 'with Mr. 'Iialfeur, the. Government ...leader in -the Tiouse of Con:roans, ..were at .the Hatfield House.• 1 • ' Hamition ou the •Spon - KlerksdorP, Transvaal, April 13.. - .Gen. lite. Hamilton has arrived -here to esre.t, the co.....• ....:_per•ations. agai.T.teert. a April 8 to be dangerously 141 of en - tole fever at Pretoria. Trooper Pat - tomcat died on Tuesday last. His father is 111r, Patterson of 818 Ber- keley street. Toronto. His ilinese was announced by cable two daYe ago. DOMINION P4iLIAMENT. Ammeter,. of the rest Meier Preldiedido id the Hetle• or COeteteue-The Ituttirot Rebate concluded. Ottatvn, April 5.-xn. the Commons yesterday the sitting was chiefly de- voted to the budget debate, which, at is expected, will close to -night. The speakers yesterday were Messrs. Wede, Nortbrup, Ward aud Kendra. A number of questions by menibere elicited interesting informa- tion. 'The cost of the census of 188/ was $4.50,90e, so Mr. Fisher Informed Tar. Taylor. The cost of the 1803, census wits $570,115 ; the eost of the 1901 censure to datehas been $986,29(3, but a further Sum of $183,703 Will be required to come plot() it, bringing the total cost up to about 81,170,000. A number of bills were read a second time. Ottawa, April 9. -Yesterday Hon. Win, Paterson resumed tile debate on the budget. Six or seven speakers followed hin* and it was five minutes to three this morning when the whips entered and lilr. Speaker put the question. The division on the Con- servetive protection amendment re- sulted in its defeat by 117 nays to 61 yeas. The only break was the vote of alr. Calvin (Ind, Co., Prone tenac) who sided with the Govern- ment. The House rose at 3.20 p, Ottawa, April I0. -Yesterday, on motion to go into supply, Mr. Wo H. Bennett moved : "That in the opinion of this House in the event of a military force being sent from Canada to the Approaching coverts. - Lion ceremonies, mesh foice should be composed in its entirety of officers *and men who have seen active sere • vice on the Cana.dia.n contingents in South Africae" The discussion con- tinued until 6 o'clock, so that, under the tales, the subject is shelved for •this sesseni. Mr. Blair introduced his bill to establish a ,railway com- mission in. Canada, and it was given a first eeading. The. House atdjourn ed at .0.80, p.m. • •• Ottawa, • April 11. -Yesterday was "Colonels' " day in the House,- the militates 'field day of •the session. The diectission of Dr..• Borden's 'few re- maining. • estimates was interesting, and there Willi 4.1 noticeable absence of criticism er „the 'administration of the 11i11ti13, Department. -The Minis- • ter of Militia afinounced. his militsary refoem prograine Mr. Mulock intro - decoct •hie postoilice bill, which :refers to • employes 141 ,cities. • The 'House adjourned at 11.3a ' p.m.. . . . . Ottawa, April.: 12. -The estimates of the Agricultural Departmentwere • consideeed in 'CI:art/flitted of. Sapply yestattley, and niter soetie six hours' discussions two:. iteins, aggregating e240,000, pissed Hon. Mr. Fisher geve•ran ittoresting account of the operations . of hls department during ' the year. "An attack was made by the Opposition upott afe.• W, . A. me.; Kinnon, Chief Fruit Inspector, aral •cold -storage on 'Canadian steamships, chicken -fattening stations Mal choosecurieg rooms alsoforni&I subjbcts $or rIt1ls17i. Mr. 'Benjamin. Ruesell introdticed hie bill to emend the QriIniflal Code; 1892, DPseassion on the agricultural items Was continued until 11.45, . when . the ,House atie jeueneci., ' • • .• Pikraltof For Prtintice. ' . . . Ottawa, April 12. -Arthur Prent- ice, a young .English. lad, five -years ;ago was eenteoced to be hanged for the Murder of a. farther in ' Western %tantalite . ' Prentice had„a •cleatrel with a. neighboring farmer's son over a rabbit, which Prentice said belonge. ed to him. The farmer too) e up the, row witie Prentice, arid the lad 'shot him; The death sentencewes cheng•-• • ea tee imerisenineet for life, and notv . a pardon has been granted Prentice. There were extenuating dircuinstancee in the fitst place, andsafavorable eta, port• Iroise the judge. Prentice has got friends. in England, and he was released at ....Kingsfon Penitentiary yesteeday, • and foewerdett to theta.. .• • • Brines Itonlii V1 WAWA(' th'Itighter. • London, • April , Charles Cameron, Bert, . of .Bsalchitha, .Green- '•oca, .has . returned from .his melan- choly pligrimaga td Esquinuat. • II* •was .father-inahw of ..Cominander,Clif- ton • Sclater of the unfortanotte Con- dor, and has brought home- his •wid- . owed daughter, • They reached Liv- erpool on Thutsday afternoon by the Srixonia, and journeyed . to Vinescor, %tater° Sir • Charles , was heterviewed On• Stetarday..... eee. AN EARLY SAILING, _ Reit tionth Will Probably Sod 'Ali' the • Now Contingent Of 3.000 Thin• Deo- . putelied-,The nittotalt • Ottawa; . April 14. ---Preparations for te ()ionization the eth, - .5th and 6th ltegiinente of Canadian shtu'e progressing pldly, and it , Is expected thee the whole contingent will be On the way to South' Africa before the end of next Month. 'Plut • Iffinieter of Militia: proposes te leave • • for Eitglend about' 81, and he de- • eftes"to see • ail • the regiments em - •barked before he. sails. . The names. Of the transports which will he de- taiied to convey the Rifles to Smith • Ahem and • the .probable date •of their erriYal ttre not Yet known, and • the War Office has been cabled for in- formation on these points. :Lieut. - Col. Williams has been metered to lIalifaet to ;take chargeof the tem- porary depot for the concentration • of' the teoops. He will be assisted by Captain 0, 1. V. •Eaton of • the • Royal Canadian Field Artillery, iiingseon, who will act as adjutant,. 0 .10108(1,! 2132! owe, Offers of conitnissions have Veen made, to A number of -Officers . of the active militia,. Major • T. L. Boehm - ger of the Field Artillery, Quebec,' has been asked to take commute or one of the hair' regiments. lie al' .riVed in town yesterday and had a conference with the Minister of Mili- tia' ands Genetal O'Grady -Italy, iseunderetood that MaJor Boillenger . will accept, but he hits asked foe a . little time, in order . to Put his ale fairs in order before he leaves. It is quite probable that MiLjOr Boulan- ger will command the first of the four regiments. col. Willituns will .ptobabla be given \the command of the 6th Rifles, which will be the last regiment to emberk, The eons, mand of • one of tile regiments will doubtleett be offered to an officer in - the Mounted Police, A, number of hon-ceommissioned (sincere and troop. 'ere from the mune force is .deeired in order to stiffen the four regimerits with experienced men, It la not yet decided whether the Cloverherient can spare ally foe the purpose, tie the Maanted Police was heavily dean% O n for preelous contingents. The Canattiatt Dragoons and the Mounted Rifles in the west, Will, however, each furnish quotas of trained teen. Capt. Thomas 'Wallace of Wood -- bridge, son of the late 11on. Clarke WalIstee, hart been selected foe • CbMintssiOn. IXeeerved as a, pea, mart itt the fleet Canadian contingent, vroopor indurate, Dead, Ottawa, April 12, -The Governor. General has received a cablegram dated Cape Town, April 8, announc. Ing the death of Trooper Jaineg Ar. • thur Patterson of the Settth Atrium C2natabulary Wilo wo y0port1$1 oft poultry... Chicken', Per lair .S0 te $1 25 _Turkere. per SP. 4.0 • • t • 0 12 0 15 talttrY Produce.-. Rutter. lb. rolls 40 19 to $0 23 Eggs, new-lald, los.. 0 se 9 10 TOW/ICI:9 Ltlrit gages. Receipts of lire Stock at the cattle tear- ket were &gala thtlit, 47 car lode, gompos. ea of 627 cattle, 1207 Iwo, 80 *beep mid iambs, and 90 calve*. Export Cattle-Oood loade of hearr WO' perm are worth $3,75 to it; medium export. era $5.50 to $5.70; light expertem at gm to *5.40 per cwt. Export Berm -Choke beer: Mart bulls sold at 04.60 to $5; llght export bells at $3.70 to $4.25 per met. Export Cows -Export cows sold at 04..,40 to $4.75 per cwt. Butchers' Cattle--Chelett pleked Iota et butchers' matte, wpm' is tenuity to best exporters, 1100 to 1160 lee each; sold at S5.'20 to $5.70; cleat* Picked loto of butchers' "lettere and steam. 920 to 1025 lbs. each, void at $4.35 to $5 per cwt.; loads of good butchersold ot $4.0* to $5.25; loads of medium butchers', $4.20 ti) 34,00; inferior hatcher.' cows, At $3.50 to 14.25 per cwt. Exporters, ind Butcher'', mixed--Loadm 0* mixed butchers and exporters sold at 24.70 to $5.20 per ewt. Veeders-reeders' steers. welsbing from 900 to 1000 lbs. (melt, mold at 34 to 24.00 per cwt. Afilch Oars -Eight fetich cows and springers maid at $30 to $50 each, Calve's-Eighty veal calves sold at 42 to $10 each, or frau $4 to 40 Per cwt, Lambe -Yearling lambs sold at $4.59 to $6 per cwt. Suring Lambe -Spring Iambs are worth 42.60 to $5 each. Rheep,--Prices steady at $3.50 to $4.25.per cwt. llogs--Best select bacon hogs not hue than 160 Oa nor more than 2d lbs. each, off cars, sold at $0.15 per cwt,; lights. at $5,00 and fate at $5.00 per err,. tittiTtsts CATTLE asiatErrir. London, Apr!! 12.-Fricee eteady; Ilve cat- tle, 1353c to 14c, dressed weight; refriger- ator beef, 12e per lb. MILLER co4Wmon:3 nun:post. Detroit music Teacher Telis Now 11.* 14111.4 Corrie M. Detroit, April 12. -Professor Jos. ad, Miller, at 12 o'cleek yesterday confessed to murdering Ca,rrie April 17th, 1902 •hatereastese "a", That on leer). o. 1.1 1. oseph of Nerwith, fitted 22 years, was in custody on tlw charge of procuring • an abortion. was liberated On hail a month later, the matter hav- ing been fixed up by a men Sage bee tween, and the injured girl. Miller. the Do r. Gets [tepid arattirit Detroit, April 14. -The three alien., ists, Drs. Emersonn, Kennedy and Hitchcock, !mind that Miller was • sane. Prof. Miller, Miss Jennett's murder- er. Wes sentenced to JacIrson Prison for life Saturday afternoon. Severity -two hours after hie mur- der of M-1374 Jennett, Miller was in the Prison to spend the rest of his life there at hard labor. In sentensing Judge Murphy called hint A demon and said that he . considered the sentence inadequate to the crime. DISTRESSING CASE Cr' COL- StiriIPTION. • -_,..., Four of One Family Pass Awny-I tat Daughter Now Di. A. Toronto clergyman tells of a Ian ila in his congregation, which consisted of tite mother and five children -the fattier being dead -four of whore in a few pars have fallen vietims to consemption (1211 died. And now the afth, a daughttr, who is employed in the °Mee of a whole- saler, and who has been the one source of • support to the mother,' is obliged to le, ve her work, realizing that she also--mailey, • Jennett. • it is believed, as a result of nureing -"ter brothers and sistere-has contracted ti is dread disease. Kind friends are inter... 1 - broke down and confeased to •the hour and twenty • minutes, lag themselVes in the ease; but the dial. • be given. After being 'in the eweatbox an eolty met with is to send her to a pace itne, three officers and the official 21111" where the proaer ciao and treatment el 1 crime. Assistant Prosecutor Mani- msteeinitog.vvraepreheprroosfentth.e. It is for such cases as this -and. hare and was responsible for her condi- mrnoolricesaDideptexhatte 25 hardly a clergyman in nay cite /op, is that the new Free Consumptive liospi n.1, he had illicit relations with the girl, not constantly meeting such aepeale- :loon; He said he offered to stied Miss Jenaett to a lying-in, hospital, but she refused to go, Insisting that he leave. his family and go to eon* Other city with .her. ,This he would people of Canada as a whole must eel grateful eo Mr. W. J, Gage and the executers of the late Bart A . al a ssey , v. 110 barium Association, is being built. a he under the auspices of the National Site a . do. Wednesday night, when he building. But before it can be oecui itil . . out of their men funds have erected Aide meeting, he had an engagement with it must be furnished with beds and , otbt r started from home for the . lodge the ,girl, and intended to kill her. proper furniehinge and appoininwitts. The National Sanitarium Association, - by the onlcers Thursday in the hitch- already carrying a heavy debt,. are slot able to furnish the new builditig so gene- • Be took the' hatchet that wee found en With him. Ile, Secreted this on rousla placed at their clisposta, and are a p. 17th Street on his Way to the meet- pealing to citizens gett orally the Iromieiore. : ing. When ho left .the lodge rooms, aver for $10,000 for this purpose, • • he et:Cured • the ; hatchet -again, and It does not need the suggestion that S this is the most pressing of all charities at this time, for the nubile, are fully awakened tp the widespread oharecter et Consumption; and also to the fact, es de- raenstrated by the befit medical enthral - ties, that when this disease is taken hold talked for a while, the girl urging of other its e ediscZieY,istgeeasbliet: asTulholiehneevIlSy housinti- • hint to. abandOtt his family and leave tal, just so soon as test money is raised to the city with bet'. He then *chipped complete the furnishings, *ill he ready out the hatchet and street( . her on to receive fifty petiente, free of ehaege- the head. When asked • Why he Mu- even their railway fare will not Le a tax tilated her so; Miller said he had no upon them. . , recollection of anything after the Chief justice Sir Wm, R. 'Meredith, 4 . first blow until . he ':fouhd himself -Lainport Ave., 'Toronto, has kindly coe- wiping the kilobit off his hatcheton sented to receive contributions .for the • the. grass in the .•vaereit lot. • . Free ConsumptivesHoseital ; dr they can *tiller's Record •• be sent to Mr. W. J. Gage, 54 Front St. • .• proceeded to the corner of 14th. Street and Was•ren avenue, where he met Miss Jennett. They walked over to 13th Street and out to where the killing was done. . Miller says that they .sat dowti on the tdde walk and • • rirst st.,stuylhip 211. • . . • 'Father Point, Que., April 14 -The steamship .Freinona of the Thomson Lie, from • • Messina, via Louisburg, passed limped at fi aan. Saturday. Capt. Medie has the honor .of, being • the first s captain whO has eveit brought an ocean stealeship up the St. Lawrence so. early in the season. Alidity AeciAllted.' • Manila, .April 14. -Major Littleton W. T.' Waller of the Marine Corpe .hai been acquitted. He was 'tried by • couet-martial on the charge of 'kill- ing natl. es of 'the Islited of Samar without trial. The court struid 1.3 to 2 for 'Major lyaller's acieuittal. THE MARKETS. Orals aterkete ittetirls-Satttrady Wheat,, Corti ana Oats Advanced at Chicago 11 II. Latrat Ocorittiond. Satdratty Eventna, April 12. flverpoe1 Wheat futures wee %d te ;id ifigher to.dAY, and corn futuree Nei to Id higher. Chicago markets were flrin again to -day. Illay wheat advanced %e from yestertleY, efay cern leec and May oats ase L.,: I t/Isiti • I r Following ere the dieting quotation's at Important wheat centres totelay -Cash, hate. Juba -New York V I. Ye .• I 11St ("blame724 731(9 Vo` , .. . 424 111 'Vet ao. NO. ... 743 TORONVO S'r. LAWRENCE alAttitit1r. Grain - Wheat, white, bust $0 70 to $0 76Se Whotit, spring, bush, „ 0 08 ..*. Wheat, red, Naha- a 09 *"‘ Wheat, goose. bush0 ease .... rOtta,, 1*218110 I VII COW". V WOO 084 Bean*, bush. .. . I 00 1 23 nye uush, vr or -tri, 0 68 Bariey, bulge, 0 54% Oat*, bash. . .. 400 401/2 0 4/ tray and Straw - flay, per ten $11 00 to 31800 Clover hoe 1i01 ton.", • e 7„ ° °° Featly, loosesho, Per. " "a6 Strew, ne- per Lona8 00 9 Vernet anti Vegetableaa Potatoeit, per et) flei to $0 0.1 eremite, pot doe 0 40 0 60 APPics, per ,,,,.,,‚.,,3 no 4 GO 2nlolia, per Se 10o -.."*.15111Pr'. Per it 020 025 jag • Viresi,Toronto;•oe to the National Trate Woodstock; April 12.-4t: the • 9M, L. imited, 22 King St:Daet,.Turonto. yesterday an aleprese:eeporter found . • • aesseeeestseeeeteetteets'asearesoseaeatesteteesaisses .: -se torniu,,..1.42...,awornE.mnitaviaverr..t I8. 1.4e..40.s.oaotwaoltsiteet..00lwanww:isessosowocalaitotalia,stioat,so • Walter Baker & Co., Limited of Dorchester, Mass. will give free .demonstrations of their Breakfast Cocoa on Tuesday anti iffeanesclau April 22nd and. 23rd 1 at the stores of J. W. Irwin, and 0. Cooper & Co., Clinton. • You are cordially invited to call. Anattractive booklet of choice receipes will be given ea,oh visitor, A young lady dressed to rep resent the trade mark will be in • I attendance at each store who will demonstrate the merits of this Cocoa both as a food and n drink. 4.• 111.:Aj,'7.*Y13' •