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Mta 7 2 »fla RECT P I magives with the result that in Canada can boast of & -qr & priva corporation opérates a plant endeator to do business so as to make money . f o. r their _ stockholders. This was the case with the Water ‘Works Company who first introduced the system in Berlin. In the city of Detroit the citizens by an overwhelmâ€" jng majority carried the municipal mm»ummme light plant, s action has resulted in reducing the cost of are lights from $240.00, which was subsequently reduced to $130.00 a year and$66.45. This not only includes current operating expense but the interest on investment and &lâ€" Jowance for depreciation of plant. The first year of the municipal ownership of the Water Works plant in Berlin the Board, after making all necessary repairs and improvements As well as pumping a large supply of water for our sister town of Waterlo0, showed a élear gain of $4,845.57. ‘The second year a greater gain is shown . amountâ€" ing to $6,907.40, after having provided for the annual debenture debts of both years. These gains are not the result of increased water rates, but rather the fruits <of a proper adjustment of those rates among the consumers, gombined with careful and businessâ€" like management. This experience would lead us to pronounce the prinâ€" cieple asound one, at least for any melfâ€"respecting community that does ‘not fill its own Council with robbers. ‘In Great Britain municipal ownership of lighting plants, street railways and other public franchises, has{resulted in the . public being better served and the taxation lowered. ‘ If we as a town expect. such results from the applicaâ€" ‘gation of the principle, we must not forget that the conditions essential to ‘Buccess must be present, namely an honest and efficient civicegovernment. "There is one fact that should ever be held in prominence, that is that the greater the value and importance of ‘the trust the higher are the qualities required in the trustee. In plain words, if cver these great interests are taken over by a civic government the ‘public stewards should be fully equal to the responsibility. If we could be as fortunate in finding competent and painstaking citizens to act as commisâ€" gioners on other franchises as we have been in electing water commissioners, there should be no reluctance in asâ€" ‘sum.ing those franchises on account of misgivings regarding the resultss We ‘believe that the majority of franchises ‘ean be worked more satisfactorily by an elected commission of citizens, than by a committee appointed by the Council. â€" As long as there are comâ€" petent men ~of suffi¢ient â€"independont ‘position to give their service on these commissions gratis, there is little use suggesting any system of remuneraâ€" tion, more especially so long as no moral weakness develops in connectâ€" on with this gratuitous service. Darâ€" (Ang the two years in which the Berlin Water Works bave been operated by a ~commission elected by the town, the mecrued profits which we have ménâ€" tioned, have been appropriated to the einking of wells and to the extension of the system. s ‘These expenses will in all probability become less in proportion to the inâ€" come of the system annually, so we feel safe in predicting cheaper water tates for Berlin in the near future. Especially may we expect this after the debenture debt has been paid off. Lus TELEPHONE BILL WITHDRAWN ‘The Bell Telephone Company has seen fit to withdraw its bill providing for the increase of its capitalstock from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000, which has been before the Canadian Senate for the last few days. ‘This course was «Aesided on when it was found, the Senate would rejeet the clause in the bill, shifting the control of rates from ‘the Ministry, technically the Governorâ€" 4nâ€"Counoll, to Parliament. With an ri"uwd the Company would, 4t was supposed, raise the rates, which they would : attempt ‘to justify on the ground of earning dividends on the gdded stock; and with the control of ~rates shifted to Parliament they would ;:fit to delay any general act affectâ€" "Ing rates from year to year by the _va devices known to corporation .After all Sir Charles Tapper cleared $100,000 on the Northern Pacific. ‘This will confirm him in his delusion that the N. P. makes people rich.â€" ‘Woronto Stat _.0 .0 â€" owns its water works convenience by Appiy!DG\ties vaceination is looked upon as : of raunicipal ‘nfinuoftwu‘w" dnfl: most importaDt tnn.ehhfl; nw to the benefite of vaccination EDITORIAL NOTES as eaved money increased their ~" reat . ire. theâ€" 4B 02 hupinis h aw in‘ aiÂ¥ice c of the f Te eAne n on lt m """:;'}}::'% T1, enacted the law of 1874, whic ‘ C yeveacy, «* That was the result? : With a popuâ€" c ?&mfi, hfil her law of the mortality so nflgfll bgfit disease numbers 116 @ almost exclusively in towns on her frontier. © If it were frue that a g vaccination . does m;JrMfi smallpox. we ought to in smallpox epidemics that the disease diffuses itâ€" self in the nonâ€"vaccinated countries. But it is not so, In 1870â€"71, during the Francoâ€"German â€" war, the two Bwplll interpenetrated each other, the erman having its civil population vaceinated optionally, but its army completely revaccinated, while the French (population and army alike) were vaceinated perfunctorily. Both were attacked by smallpox; but the French army numoered 23,000 deaihs by it, while the German army only had 278; and in the same tent, breathing the same air, the French wounded were heavily visited by the disease, while the German wounded, baving been reâ€"vaccinated, had not a single Brodrecht v. Everatt.â€"Duvernet for defendants Everatt. appealed from ordes of Meredith, C.J., dismissing an appeal by them from report of Master at Berlin upon a reference for redempâ€" tion or foreclosure in an action upon a mortgage made by defendants Everatt to plaintiff. The Western Bank of Canada became derivative mortgagges after jadgment and were made defendâ€" ants in the Master‘s office. It was contended for defendants, inter alia, that the Master erred in disallowing surcharge against amount of principal, showing that upon a proper accountâ€" ing between the parties the principal did not represent the amount then due for which the mortgage was given, the Master holding that the partiés were concluded by the mortgage. He referred to cases collected in William‘s Law of Accounts, p. 100â€"1. A. Millar, for plaintiff, contra. Appeal allowed and order varied by directing the Master to take account of amount due between the parties at the time of the making of the mortgage, and as to other grounds raised appeal dismissed. No costs. > In a letter addressed to Mr John McDougall, Mr L. L. Calver, of Bay City, gives an interesting decount of the sugar beet industry in Michigan. He owns a farm about two and a half miles from Bay City." On this farm he grew last year, twentyâ€"five acres of sugar beets. For a number of years the farm had been held for sale at $80 an acre and he could not find a buyer because people said he wanted too much money. Since sugar beet cultâ€" ivation has taken root there he has reâ€" fused an offer of $110 an acre. He alâ€" so owns tracts of what were pine lands, considered undesirable, which he is now selling at good prices. This gives an idea of the itc.& of affaire in all parts uf Michigan. The sugar bect industry is going to make. Michigan farmers independent. _ There â€"are now four la~=> beo: sugar factories in Bay City. _ He is of the opinion that if Ontâ€" ario farmers raise sugar beets, they can produce a better quality and larâ€" ger quantities than any state in the irmany. Dr. Bizsorero sta "Germapy stands alone in Union. Allowed Plenty of Time. Speaking of the late William Travers leads me to remark that, so far as I am personally aware, ouly one of the classic stuttering stories about bim is actually true. I bad the bonor and happiness to reside at Newport for & year or so once, and at the time Mr. Pravers was & summer rosident there. He certainly stuttered a good deal, but he did not go around babitually disâ€" charging staccato> witticisms at the world, as you might suppose he did from all the stories you hear. But the one story that 1 know about is this one: Travers wasâ€"at a. garden party one afternoon whon a young lady said to him, "What time is it, please, Mr. Travers?" » * Travors took out bis watch, wabbled his mouth awhile, bliaked and finally ld, "It‘ll be sa#â€"sâ€"sizx o‘câ€"câ€"teâ€"clock ~g the time I can say it!" it really lacked five minutes of 0 MORE ABOUT SUGAR BEETS. Stop it with Scott‘s emulsion of codâ€"liver oil. A little coughing is nothing â€"the tickling, that makes you cough once, is some dust; not the least harm. You scratch an itch, and forget it This cough is scratching an itch. But the cough, that hangs on and comes back, is the sign of an .itch that hangs on and comes back, There is some« thing that makes that itch. Inflammation a getm haim, it athro Mke‘a seel in hen he began poN‘T COUGH LOCALâ€"LEGAL THREEâ€"EIGHTHS OFf A G Not Suficient to Cause Death, But the Brantford, w 17. â€"â€" The . e were the same as at g Oflm"l'w, m FTOL. lis, Government analyst, m fled to finding W_& of _ a grain of ‘strychnine in “m of deceased, â€" Charles White. h showed there was inore than this in the stomach before death took place. He had mot yet analyzed the ao‘n.o‘z of the stomach. ‘The amount in the stqmach _ would not cause the death of Mr. White. Strychnine was used in fluid, or pill form, for & tonic. L. F. Heyd, for the défendant, Mrs. White, addressed the court at some length, taking up .the evidence from beginning to.. end, submitting there was no case made out, and no evidence given that would justify a committal. e S 92 After Mr. Heyd‘s address the Poâ€" lice Magistrate made a few remarks, and committed Mrs. White for trial. Among the â€" witnesses yesterday morning was Mary Irving, & collectâ€" or, who swore that Mrs. White .had compplained of her husband because of his drinking habits, and more parâ€" ticularly because of his jealousy toâ€" wards her, and had told her that she had apowder that would cure drunkâ€" enness. She had called at the house pften, and Mrs. White had talked to her repeatedly of the relations beâ€" tween her, Mrs, White, and her husâ€" band. ‘The witness said that she had not been kindly received and finally became frightened to go to the house. Toronto, May 17.â€"The fruit canâ€" mers and packers of Ontario are comâ€" pleting the terms of an arrangement by which the whole output of the factories for this year and the surâ€" plus from last year will be sold to a syndicate, thus _ regulating the price of the products of many conâ€" terns. A meeting of the Canadian Canners‘ and Packers‘ Association is now being held at the Walker House for ‘this purpose. All day yeserday the members were in session discussâ€" ing the details of the agreement. Ong, firm in St. Catharines is strongly opposed to turning over the year‘s output to the syndicate, and others who object : to limiting the output, may stay out of the game. ‘The synâ€" dicate has put up $20,000, and will on July 1 take over all theâ€"unsold stock of the canners who agree to sell. Aualyst Has Â¥et to Find Out How Montreal, May 17.â€"Mrs. Louis Leâ€" fébvre, 3168 Notre Dame street, wife of a Grand Trunk employe, was shot and killed _ last evening by Joseph E. Laplaine, a consus enumerator, who boarded with the deceased. â€"It appears â€" that there was a .quarrel, with _ the above result. Mrs. Leâ€" febvre had gone otut into the back room of her store to get some oysâ€" ters for some customers, when she was followed by Laplaine, who pullâ€" gd a revolver and shot her through the head. He thon went over and reâ€" ported the case to the police. The only explanation he would give for his decd was that he was in love and that his love was not returned. â€" London, Ont., May 17.â€"The vantages of having a remount tion for cavalry horses for the tish army _ established here demonstrated . at the Queen‘s Park yesterday. About 400 horses of all sizes and grades were brought to the notice of Col. Dent and Dr. Fraser, veterinary inspector, and underwent a rigid examination. ‘These horses came from all over the country and are a very â€" fine looking lot. Col. Dent and Dr. Fraser express themâ€" selves as â€" being well satisfied and they consider this one of the finest lots they have examined, About 200 horses altogether have been acceptâ€" Garrison Up to Full Strength. Oltawa, May 17.â€"The Militia De partment learns that the third speâ€" cial service.â€"battalion at Halifax is now almost up to its full strength. Nearly 500 recruits had <to.be â€"Obâ€" tained to replace the soldiers who were discharged in March last, and the former are pronounced to be ° a superior bofly of men. It is not known how much longer the Halifax battalion will be required, but the men are only engaged for one year, with the understanding that they may be discharged at any time on reâ€" celving a month‘s pay. Ban Francisco, May 16.â€"(8.45 p. in.)â€"Secretary Cortelyou gave out the following statement: i "Physicians in attendance on Mrs. | *"* "*"*" McKinley _ report her condition . as @ocidedly improved ~since morning; | (ttawa pulse and temperature satisfactory. | and Owta Pationt resting well." i8 0002 |1v qurreed In the morning might pass away Much ‘Was in the Lining of the XKorthman at Montreai, j >e Montreal, May 17.â€"The Northman, one of . the fleet of Chicago boats, which is making the trip from Chica« go to Hamburg, arrived in port last night, baving passed safely through the canals. fRomé,‘ May 17.â€"It %s reported hore P h o the ce tm Oiates wist mik i » whu;. aives them pract control Ottawa, ,& 15 ~â€"Mr. B. A. .D. Bcnra-‘,," rwn as m' Liberal candidate , Man., _ at the faust wm but â€" was Stomachâ€"Mrs. \ hite Comâ€" Deceased \rs. MeKiniey Decidediy Improved. mitted for Trialâ€"Evidence The Frices of Canned Goods. A Woman Shot and Killed Horses For Much as at Inquest M# Wertrand Appointed Franes Makes a Grab Prilish Army. May 17.â€"The 2dâ€" it at LaR was thought she any imoment. of Public rinry of staâ€" Briâ€" The Best Doctors and Hospital Treat ~ ment 5 ter. and She '*““ j Advice inâ€"Her vioe "to . Sufferers. 9i se w * y hov e o One of the most common, at the 1 time one of the usost to be dreaded,allâ€" menty which affiicts the mo( 3 country is nervous debility, e leading to the trouble are various,overâ€" work or worry bdgg.:"nug the nmost prominent. But w er the eause, the affiiction is one that makes life a burden. ~Such a sufferer for years was Miss Margaret Gillis, of Whim Road Cross, P. E L. Her life was one of alâ€" most incessant misery, and .she had come to look upon her soudition as in curable, when Dr, Williams‘ Pink Pills were brought to her notice, and «o this lifeâ€"giving, nerve restoring medicine, she now owes health and happiness. Miss Gillis tells of her illness and cure as follows: For the f‘“ eight years my life has been one of coustant misery. My nervous system was shattered, and I wasreduced to a mere physical wreck. My trouble began in one of the ailments that so frequently affiict my sex. I was itritable and disconraged all the time, and life did not seem worth living. Forâ€" seven years I was under treatment by doctors. I even went to Bostoen and entered a bhospital, whore I remained for some time. While there the treatâ€" ment temporarily benefited me, but soon my condition was worse than ever. Finally my nervous trouble took the form of spasms which caused more suffering than words can tell. When thus attacked I felt as though I was being literally toru apart. I would frequently become unconcious and sometimes would .remain in that conâ€" dition for half an hour. I have someâ€" times had as many as six of these spasms in a week, and no one who has not similarly nnfl!erod can imagine the tired, wornout, depressed feeling which followed. Doctors seemed utterly unâ€" able to do anything for me, and those years of misery can never be forgotten. Then I began taking Pr. William‘s Pink Pills, and in a short while found them helping me. ‘Then anotherdoctor told me he conld eure me, Istopped taking the pil!>, and like the dog 11 the fable, while grasping at the shadow [ lost the substance. I was soon in as wretched condition as ever. The pills were the only thing that bhad ever helped ime and I determined to begin them again. 1 conmmuou ww »»as thom for nearly nine months, the trouble gradually but surely leaving me, until I am now in almost perfect health and fally released from what I at one time thought would prove a life of constant misery. . I cannot praise Dr. Williams‘ Pink ~Pills too highly, mor can I too strongly urge those who are ailing to test their wonderfal health restoring virtues." In thousands and thonsands of cases it has been proved that Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills are the greatest blood i: i‘der and nerve restorer medical science has vet discovered. The pills act speedily and directly upon the blood and the nerves and thus reach the rovt of the trouble, effecting thorough and perâ€" manent cures. Other medicines merely act upon the symptoms, and when the patient ceases using them they soon relapee into a condition as bad :s before. There is no trouble due to poor blood or weak nerves which these pills will not cure. Those who are sick or ailâ€" ing are urged to g1Â¥8~this medicine a fair trial, and are cautioned against the numerous imitatfons which some dealers ~fter. The genuine pills always béar the full name "Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills for Pule People" on the wrapper around every box. Wrim. Hockins, Lesie Druant and Alex, Rae, Who Were Living at Midland, â€"~ Supposed to Have Drowned. Midland, Ont., May 17. â€" Three youngâ€" men named William Hockins, Leslic Druant and Alex. Rae hired a boat hore‘ Saturday afternoon â€" for the purpodse of ‘sailing to Victoria Harbor, and they are known to have reached the Harbor and spent someé hours there, leaving in the evening for here, ‘This was the last seen â€" of them. On Sunday a boat was found off Midiand Point in a badly damagâ€" ed condition. Since then a hat has. been found, but no other trace of the occupants of the boat. It is supposed the _ boat was upset by a sudden squall, either Saturday night or Sunâ€" day. â€" Hockins and Druant are supâ€" posed to b‘“"f,“’ Meaford, and Rae to Roche‘s Point, near Barrie. All three had been working here for some time. The authorities of the town are } taking: the matter up and have notiâ€" ficd l%fll’of‘. ® Its Constitutionality to Be Tested in the * Courts. Nttaws, . May 17.â€"â€"The Dominion and Oxtario Governments have jointâ€" ly agreed .‘to refer the Mines Act, passed by the Ontario Legislature in 1000, to the courts in order to test its constitutionality.. Under this act power is taken to imposeâ€"a tax of $10 per ton upon ores of nickel, or $60 per ton when such ores are ty treated or reduced, whilst ores of copper and nickel combined are rem dered liable to a fine of $7 per ton, ‘or $30 per ton if partly troated or reduced. A strong protest was made to the Dominion Government against the Provincial enactment by an asâ€" sociation called the Ontario Miners‘ Protective _ Association, on the gont that it was unconstitutional. was lurged that the taxes froposâ€" od were in reality export duties on It was urge ed were in nickel : ores, feremce> > . wi The Brovin contended, therefore THE ONTARIO MINES ACT, PROBABLE TRAGEDY. â€"ores, and such were an interâ€" aâ€"â€"â€" with trade and commerce, Brovincial legislation, it was asked decision was . ultra vires, . and the ... Rederal authorition d :o disallow it':..’flh ha ~dlunt which :wot uluwd‘;!h.ym S# _laughter dimself and " DEB & on the back with :fi-. paws... The miners and who trequented Shoup‘s store at City had aâ€"social code ofâ€"their own. # man got launched into an impossible stoâ€" ry, they simply pulledâ€"a string atiached to A~rather oversized gong*which Mae nabbs, who ran the store, bad put up for _ But the sherif was better than the rl.. Thm“amhm-nd i=stories little Johnuy Harris guve the £ )* a pull, mwgn.mn tiou . it and still talked. mext night the sheriff began to tell about a trip east. ‘The gong was rung uotil every one in the building was arm sore, and then bis audiâ€" tors gave it up and bore with the sheriff the exprcss purpose, and the story tellet was cut off short. as best they goight until he tired himselt out and started for home. Just before be left he said: + mb "Mac, why don‘t you Jit that feller in that‘s bin aâ€"ringin? If ‘twus me, 1‘d git mad standin out there ¢ven it I knowed that you wus aâ€"listenin to â€"me tellin taies." y S "We got to do somethin to head that old land pirate off," said Charley Bryan, the miner, "becguse if we don‘t and this thing keeps up we‘ll all of us be so weak by spring that we won‘t be able to git out into the hills." 5 ‘The sheriff did not come to the store for some time after this occurrence. â€" He had been obliged to make a journey into the hiils to post some notices on a mine; conâ€" sequently the crowd had had time to reâ€" in its spirits a little.. Then, too, Sam gkk. a veteran stock raiser and practical joker, had been added to theâ€"ranks after a topz absence from the country. One Saturday night the sheriff burst into the store and after buying two bits‘ worth of tobaceo took his accustomed mackerel barre! and placing it near the stove in the center of the circle began: _ _ Liz "Say, boys, I heerd an awful good story up to Lemhi county. You know this yer Sam Deemer? . Well, he‘s the grcatest b‘ar hunter in all that county," be said. ‘"What county is that?" broke in Glick. "Lembi," answered the sberif in the tone of a man answering the census entuâ€" merator, "That‘s old flat footed, black haired Bam, ain‘tit?" asked Slick. "Yes," said the sheriff burriedly. "I know him," "Well, the sheriff continued, looking around the circle for confirmation, . "they ain‘t no one that kin touch the old Deenr or on b‘ars, Why, he‘s kiled more b‘ars than any man in Idaho." "Who told you that?" said Slick. "Why, I know it; I‘ve seen the hides." "What kindâ€"black, cinnamon or grizâ€" gly ?" s "All kinds; don‘t make mo matter to him." p T ‘The crowd by this time bad eaught the ene from Slick, andâ€"every time the sheriff opened his mouth he was plied with quesâ€" tions. Finally he got so confused that eyâ€" ery time he started to spéak he could only blurt and stutter. ‘Then the floods of his anger burst loose, and he rose from his geat ind burst out of the store, "Well, well," said Slickâ€"when he recovâ€" éred© from the spasms of laughter into which the occurrence had thrown him, "we‘ve got rid of the sheriff fur good, 1 reckon." 8 £ T Je ‘The sheriff didn‘t come around again for some time. About a month afterward he sauntered into.the store and went up to the counter. He was very much sub dued, and it seemed as if his pride was broken. ass & 1 o4 es ces "Good ev‘tin, Mac," be said. "Gimme two bits‘ worth of catin, will you?" And when Mac handed the tobacco out to him be turned and stood with his elbow restâ€" ing on a pileâ€"of dress goods and listened. Finally he pulled bis big ulster together as if to go. e ruct e RT ED : "Whar have you bin lately, sheriff?" «ild Sam Slick, seeing that there was no danger of an incursion on the sheriff‘s part. R * "Ob, I‘ve bin pretty busy up to m» house, puttin in this ‘"lectric light from the plant over on the river and gittin things generally fixed up. I wish some of you boys‘d come over and take a look at it. ‘Things is fised ug nice. . Why don‘t you come over now? You hain‘t got anything special to do?" * ‘The crowd wont, and the sheriff show ed them crerything and how the electric light worked. â€" Finally he said: _ N: way at + 24 ‘Then be opened the door and ushered the crowd in one by one through the broad grating. As the last man passed the sherâ€" iff instead of following him banged the grating to and locked it. ‘The visitors all ran back to the grating and tried to open It â€""Hey, sheriff!" they shouted. ‘"This ain‘t no joke: this ts blame mean, Let us out of here!" _ p o e n k _ ‘Take your time, gents," sald the sherâ€" if; "you ain‘t in no danger, and 1 hope you ain‘t in no barey." 0 o 0_ _ ‘Then he puiled an armehair up in front . of the door, while the crowd waited exâ€" pectantly. When he got himself settled, the sheriff began: "As 1 was aâ€"sayin that Siturday night, this yer old Sam Deemer was the orneryest old cuss after b‘ars ever you seed." . > _ P esP ‘The visitors knew they were in for it. The sheriff sat there and told them that old moss covered, four mille long He that was a haif cousin to old Father Time himself. _ ‘They had to listen, for they couldn‘t get away, â€" When the shorif was through. be anlocked the door, and as he bade them good night he said: "Weoll, I guess we are about even, §o we kin start square next Satarday night, when I want to tell you aâ€"story about a * * of mine down in Texas named Robbins. ning _ But his visitors never heard his words; they just wandered away, meekâ€" like, as fast as they could without runâ€" Toronto, â€" May 15.â€"Premier Ross will shortly take a trip to England on business~and pleasurs, sailing on the Dominion Lite on July 8, â€" and returning â€"early in September. ~Durâ€" ing> his absence he will visit~ Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, . Secretary . of State for the Colonies, and will conâ€" feor _ with the Imperial muthorities about â€" the establishment 6t & e mount station Th thé province. * :“‘Y‘o;vl'l.l':"tâ€"ue-n'â€"ti;'c!i!'l yet. Come this Nisiblc putot and no appar ble no. ap par ko telling it, Mm n m::u nflu*“ Will Go to England. Nudely Interrupted a Bear. "SALADA" Sin;;le on application. Afl‘n: A Delightful Smoke. One that you‘ll appreciateâ€"it always the result when you use our choice tobaccos. Musical Instruments Of all kinds. Walking stick: and sporting goods are among our specialties, JMABR & MeINTYRE To introduce their cabinet size THIS MONTH ONLY. Get a Dozen and Save a Dollar, AMERICAN BLOOK . . KING ST. 3 BERLIN MKURDEEED BY HER SCHOOLMATES Little Blanche Reynolds Brutaily Beaton: by Otherâ€"Girls. + Windsor, May 17.â€"Blanche Reyâ€" nolds, daughter of a wellâ€"toâ€"do resiâ€" dent of Harbor ‘Beach, Mich., Was knocked down and pounded to death by several of her girl schoolmatesâ€"as she was on her way home Wednesâ€" day. Her Oâ€"yearâ€"old brother" was also attacked and badly injured. So far only one arrest has been made, but others are momentarily expected. J. DOERSAM .car the Railway Track, Waterio« ‘The storyâ€"of the assault is almost incredible‘ in its brutality. The little girl, ‘while going from sthool. was set upon by a crowd of seven or eight other girls, all older than herâ€" self. â€" After being thrown to the ground, the assailants beat their vicâ€" tim with sticks .until she had lost consciousness. ‘Then turning their attention to the Oâ€"yearâ€"old brother, they beat him cruelly. f Both children were brought home in a _ terribly exhausted _ condition. Blanche died shortly afterwards, but regained consciousness long â€"enough to reveal the ~names of her assail Hatltie Harriman is the name of the girl already ‘in custody. She 4s 14 years old and apparently does not realize the enormity ‘of her crime. . The Reynolds family came to Harâ€" bor Beach about three years ago from Toronto, where they are well known. _ OCclebrated on May 24th. _‘ London, â€"May 17.â€"King Edward, who was born November 9, 1841, has decided that his birthday shall be celebrated May 24 of each year, thus continuing the holiday hitherto obâ€" served by all the public departments â€"Queen Victoria‘s birthdayâ€"and giv~ ing an impetus to c.ho.oolonhl m Has Decreed That His Birthday Shall Bo Toronto, Mayâ€"17.â€"The manufacturâ€" ers of agricultural implements orâ€" ganized a section yesterday of the Canadian â€" Manufacturers‘ Associaâ€" tion. They elected the following ofâ€" ficers: Chairman, James Maxwell, St. Mary‘s; vicechairman, H. Horsman, Smith‘s Falls; . exccutive committee, H. Cockehutt, Brantford; W. F, Johnston, Ingersol!; W. E. H. Masâ€" sey, Toronto; H. P. Cockburn, Hamâ€" Iroquois, Ont., May 17.â€"The steamer Theano, bound from Glasgow to Smult Ste, Marie, which has been waiting hete for water to be let in the new canal to the high level of 14 feet, proceeded on her way yestarday, being the first vessel to use the high level, ‘The steamers Lake m-\:: Parthia and tug Davis, also 1 through at the same time, using the new lock. IGAR STORE PHOTOS New York, May 17.â€"On his way to Yokohama to assume command of the British naval forces in Asintic waters, Vleo-A?lrd Sir _ Oyprian Arthur George Bridge, K. 0. B., arâ€" rived in New York yesterday on the Oceanic. Viceâ€"Admiral Bridge is â€" acâ€" companied by his staff. Toâ€"day. he will proc¢éed to Vancouver, B. C., stopping at Ningara Fajls and . Ohiâ€" Famine in Indis Again. London, May 17.â€"The fmilure . of the apring crops in India is already severely felt. Lord George Hamilâ€" ton, the Jndia : Secretary, in the House of Commons yesterday . said that "the â€"number of persons now â€"reâ€" cetving reliof was 881,000, and it was ‘expected to incroase rapidly. Arfe giving a big reduction KING EDWARD‘S DECISION, British Admiral at New York. to observe the date as Empirs First Through New Canal. DOERSAM‘S Redy Found in the River, Is This a Trast? â€"On his . way a command of es in Asiatic Sir . Cyprian K. 0, B., arâ€" terday on the Bridge is â€" mc« . Toâ€"day . he ouver, B. C., ails and . Ohiâ€" be let in “ level of 14 yeatarday, e the high Iso â€" locked using the | € 9‘..".?’.‘#‘.‘"".'.‘.’.& ‘Total Assets ~=~ â€" _ _. BANK OF sacted. es >Az t Farwznrs‘ notes d, and ndv;ne-nnhl.h‘ @ ing Sale Notes and money loan e on at low rates. eles ie Advances made on all ‘u.mnqn-o-urld ::vog-;hh terms. > . 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