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TEXAS CITYâ€"RULED BY A COMMISSION A letter ftom Houston, Texas, to the Boston Transcript deals as follâ€" ows with the workings of the "Comâ€" mission‘‘ government of Houston‘ The commission government of this city is five months old, and the pubâ€" lic is well pleased with the experiâ€" ment. The period has been meteoric in respect to new policies which have taken the place of aged ones. The five commission officials have used thei: power freely and they have broughi about a new order or things. They have shaken loose many of the barâ€" nacles of maladministration and plug: ged leakholes of extravagance an graft. Theâ€"new set of officials, while enjoy ing an unusual scope of power unde! the‘charter, are more than ever unde! the eye of the public, and their acts capable of being more openly viewed The first step taken by Mayor Ric« after taking his official oath was t« appoint the four commissioners electâ€" ed with him to specific posts of duty The maiter of taxes and finances in general were turned over to Commis sioner J. Z. Gaston; the police, fir and electrical departments were plac ed under Commissioner James Apple by; the streets and bridges were des ignated to Commissioner James B Marmion; â€" sewers, health matters hospitals, parks, and water were de tailed to Commissioner James _A Thompson. The Mayor‘s Autocratic Power. Mayor Kice then began a complet reorganization â€" of _ various depart ments, and the.elimination of suc‘ employes as could be spared. Unde the charter the Mayor is given auto cratic power in the appointment an: dismissal of employes. He can hi and fre at pleasure,‘and he is mad responsible for the behaviour of ever man in the city‘s employ. This power was exercised withou stint during the first two months « commission . rule. _ Heads fell dail: and many official barnacles . that he‘ places mainly due to influence the were supposed to have with certai classes or organizations, were scra ed from the body politic. A great ceconomic wave was t‘ ‘taking steps to force collection :« the thrceâ€"quarters of a million do lars of back taxes, running tweat; live years into the past. No previo: admiznis ration dared tackleâ€" this pr position, but the commission went i to it boldly and announced it woy clean up ‘the delinquent regord wit out fear or favor. The city attor ey‘s hands being full, a law firm wa employed to enter suit on all delin: vent property for which the city di not hold judgment. The records disclosed <that . albo. half of the great delinquent list ha in past years been legally procecde against and judgments secured in fa‘ or of the city. No administration ha ever gone further.© The commissio gave notice it would sell this proj erty by public auction on a certai: date if not redeemed before that tim Thousands of dollars poured irto th treasury daily that had been due th city for years, but there still remain ed some 1,500 pieces of property ~t: be sold under the hammer. Most o it has been disposed of in that way and at private sales. Suits are bein; filed daily against other delinquent property and payments of taxes duw on it is to be forced in the same war if necessary. It is proposed to brin: the tax records up to date, and _ fo: the first time in a quarter of a cen tury make all cHtizens alike toe th line at tax paying time. Some Things Done. Among other notable accomplish ments of the commission during it five months of rule may be mentionâ€" Board of Four Other Men and Citizens are Pleased. The adoption of an energetic policy of street cleaning which has given the city for the first time in its existence tlean pavements. Enforcement of the laws _ against gambling. â€" Gamblets have actually been run out and bundreds of joints closed. This has been effective . for four months and the people are pinâ€" ning their faith in the commission t« continue it. % The cstablishment of a sinking fund which is to ultimately retire the threw million . dollars of _ bonds the city A seitlement is being brought abort with the Houston Water Company of long pending litigations, which may result in the municipal ownership . of the plant. Many _ minor actions . that are o much importance to Houston are i« the â€" credit of _ the commission, . and HMouston is much pleased with the reâ€" cord that it has made. The popular verdict is that the new form of govâ€" ernment _makes â€"itâ€"possibleâ€"for bust ness men in the role of city. officials to run the city as they would a pri vate enterprise. _ 1| there is failure t0 make good in any department, th public may at once place the responsi Fility. it bas put a few officials t« deal with, and they are held to _: strict accounting. Charter‘s Distinctive Features. The furdamentai po:iats of the com mission chaiter which was gronte Houston by the last Legislature ant under which she is now being «ozorh od, may be summed np as follows :â€" _The salary of the Mayor is fixed by the charter at $4,000 per year, . and the salary of cach commissioner at the City Council and are elected for The concentration of power in _ th hands of one manâ€"the Mayor. Th: placing of respowsibility upon his head, , coâ€"extensive with his power. The only other offices known to the charter are foutr commissioners, who serve with the: Mayor as his assistâ€" ants, and who can only control his action with regard to a very few matâ€" ters, relating principally to expendiâ€" lures. C The Mayor is immediatcly responsiâ€" ble for _ the eMciency, honesty and faithfulness of every city emptoye, save the commissioners, $2,500 per year. These five constitut two years by thetity at large, there !oil( no wards. The Mayor may â€"be removed _from OMce by & Wajority of the Council for misconduct, inability, or wadful neglect. The Mayor has the rignt of veto of all resolutions and ordinances but they may be passed over his head. â€" By petition of 500 qualified voters referendum upon the granting of _ a franchise may be procured by citiz~ LIVE BTOCK MEN RECOAXIZé! Hon. Nelson Monteith, Provincial Council and the company . nobod) Minister ol Agriculture, has taken seemed to think about meterâ€"rentai anotber forward step in the interests probably becapuse that levy bad beer of the live stock breeders of Ontario abolished by the Galt Gas:â€"Co., tha: by organizing an advisory board to be doubtless felt they were getting about composed of representatives from the as much for their stuB as the public Horse, Cattle, Swine and Sheep wauld stand paying. Breeders‘ Associations, Some of Il‘.' **Anyway," say the new company Monteith‘s objects in organizing the "if it had come to a question of me board are: To provide the live stock terâ€"rental, we would have struck ou: men of the province with an‘official for the right to charge it, or . elsc body for communicating with the deâ€" wed have asked more for our ga: partment; to enable the Minister to than we consented to take. conveniently take advantage ol tllei The idea the public bas is, that advice and ,experience of live stock, there being no provision in the term: men through their official representaâ€" of agreement for this charge, the tives; the desire of the department to‘ company are exceeding their rights in keep closely in touch with the Var-: making it, and virtually violating th ious live stock interests and requireâ€" contract. Most ‘people are, however ments, and to organize a body which‘ pay.ng up ratber than have any row will represent the various live stock} They argue that it isn‘t horse sens interests and take the place of a genâ€" to worry yourself into a catâ€"fit ove) eral live stock association. It is hop-: 15 cents a month handed to a benefic ed that this action of the Minister ent institution supplying light anc will â€"meet with the approval udz heat at a figure that makes old pric hearty support of the members of the es for these necessaries look . mon various live stock associations, and than ever like the Dutchman‘s 1 pe} that experience will‘ prove the wisâ€" cent. interest. Jom of the Minister in adopting thisl At the same time, the Mayor anc method of giving recognition to the the Council feel bound to secure eith various associations. Regulations:et total abolition or a substantial re soverning the organization â€" of the duction of the meterâ€"rental. If the soard, with its duties and powcrs.tcompany will come to some kind o will be prescribed by orderâ€"inâ€"Counâ€" reasonable terms, well and good; i cil. ® I they won‘t, but insist on getting $1.8! Mr. A. S.. Vogt has received twol »ffers from important United States itiesâ€"one to take charge of the or-{ san and choir of an influential Presâ€" syterian church, and the other to :ound a choir on the lines . of" thcl Mendelssohn choir. These approaches ire, of course, very gratifying to Mr.' Jogt, as a recognition . from â€" outside Af the valuable services he has rcn-} iered in Toronto in the cause ol‘ music, and of the estimation in which ie is held as a general musician,. . I io not think it likely, however, that Ur. Vogt will accept either of these ifers. _ He has made his mark _ in [oronto and has been given so much â€"ncouragement and support in â€"his reat and â€"farâ€"reaching â€" educational ‘nterprises, that he should be very vell ‘satisfied with â€"his environment. ~Saturday Night. Messrs. Simon H. and George Ratz who were clected members of the Elâ€" mira Council, at the municipal elecâ€" tions, and whose legality to hold their seats â€"was questioned by Philip Jhristman, of that village, were _ in Berlin this morning and called upon His Honor Judge. Chisholm, and made out a disclaimer with costs, which practically means that _ they had remigned their positions, and did not propose to fight the action brought against them by Mr. Christâ€" man. Messrs. Ratz acknowledge that they are both members of the Elmira Lighting © Company, which has a conâ€" tract with <the Council to furnish light for the villa«e. It is expected that an election to fill the two vacancies will be held at an carly date. At present the Coun‘ cil is only composed of the Reeve and two councillors. All Run Down Do _ not â€" doseâ€"yourself ~with all kinds of advertised remediesâ€" get his opinion. More than likely you need a concentrated fat food to enrich your blood and tone up the system. IS is a common expres fl‘sion we hear on every side. Unless there is some organic trouble, the conâ€" dition can doubtless be remedied. Your doctor is the best adviser. is just such a food in its best form. It will build up the weakened and wasted body when all other foods fail to nowrish. !f you are run down or em.aciated, give it a trial: it cannot hurt you. It is essentially the best possible nourishment for delicate children and pale, anaemic girls, We will send you a sample free. *O VACANCIES IN THE ELMUIRA COUNCIL. Scott‘s Emulsion‘ SOME GOOD uFFERS of Cod Liver Oil ermaqner ind , Claims 1t 18 Ԥ0c. and $1. Al mlcm handled. Ba sure that this picture in the form of a la‘se} is on the wrapper of every bottle SCOTT & BOWNE Teronto, Ont, MUST PAY METER RENTAL Natural Gas Company wil} make Galt, Feb. 9.â€"The interesting ques tion whether consumers of natura) gas are tound to pay a meterâ€"rentas now looms up before the Council like a cloud bigger than a man‘s hand. Under the agreement between th« Council and the company nobod; seemed to think about meterâ€"rentai probably becapuse that levy bad beer alolished by the Galt Gas:Co., tha: doubtless felt they were getting about as much for their stuB as the public wauld stand paying. ‘ ‘"Let us make our contracts witl the consumers," the company urge {while they point out that thc cnarge ‘has to cover the cost of reading th meters and keeping them in repair ! tesides paying for wovernment inspecâ€" , tion. B **Anyway," say the new company ‘if it had come to a question of me terâ€"rental, we would have struck ou: for the right to charge it, or . elsc we d have asked more for our ga: than we consented to take. The idea the public bas is, that there being no provision in the term: of agreement for this charge, the company are exceeding their rights in making it, and virtually violating th contract. Most people are, however pay.ng up ratber than have any row At the same time, the Mayor anc the Council feel bound to secure eithâ€" er total abolition or a substantial re duction of the meterâ€"rental. If the company will come to some kind o reasonable terms, well and good; i: they won‘t, but insist on getting $1.8: a year for the rent of an article wor R only $8, then there‘s going to b« trouble. 4 "If people won‘t enter into the conâ€" tract, we‘ll shut off their gas. Therc is all there is about it." f But the Mayor replies : "No, siree: You mustn‘t do that. You‘ve con tracted with this town for a supply of natural gas so long as your wells yield it, and we‘re going to have thai gas, meter rent or no meter rent. Nee Supt.â€" McGarra, whose headquarters are Dundas, telephones that Lawye: Sweet, of Brantford, the company‘s legal adviser, has whole pages of the statute holding him up in the cpiniot that the company are within their rights. ‘The latest proposition is for the parties to agrce ro submit a test case to the county judge. Meanwhil the company controis the situatton. "In the: Meart of the Canadian|: Rockies," by James Outram, is an 1 excellent additton to our literature| on this subject. ‘"The Rockies of Carâ€"| | ada," by Walter Dwight . Wilcox,|‘ brought the records and knowledge| up to date in 1900. In" the intervenâ€" I ing five years much has been accomâ€"|| plished in exploration, surveying and| climbing. Mr. Outram embodies this|| newer knowledge in his volume, but ’ acknowledges his indebtedness to the eatrliet work by Mr. Wilcox. The| chapter which deals with Mount Asâ€" siniboine is charming. Here is a senâ€" tence: "It enjoys the proud distincâ€" tion of being the loftiest mountain south of the railroad,‘ 11,860 feet| . above sea level, and is situated on| the continental watershed; and its mighty mass, with five huge spurs, covers an area of some thirty square miles and harbors fully a dozen picâ€", turesque lakes within the shelter of its giant arms." This mountain has baffied the climbers more than any of its peers, and it was at one time thought to be inaccessible. . It is about twenty miles in an airline from ‘ Banfi, though much farther for _ the‘ tramper. (In 1901, the author essayâ€" ed its steep sides. He camped at its base, at an clevation of 7,200 feet.‘ With his three gutdes and two days‘; provisions, he made a start. They worked up a glacier to 9,600 lefl.! They then crossed to the southwest, ridge, where the attempt was to be made. ‘The day proved bad, and onl_v‘ reconnoitring could be done. On the next day, profiting by their expfli-' ence, they were within a thousand‘ feet of the top by tenâ€"thirty. _ That| thousand consisted of slopes of solid fice, sharp pinnacles of rock, vertical clefts and crevices. A misâ€"step, a crumbling bit of rock, a slide of any kind, â€" and death for the explorers. Each hold. had to be fully 1cslcd1!f' fore weight was trusted 10 it. e final scramble was up a gully â€"â€"Yined with solid ice and almost as steep and narrow as a chimneyâ€"then â€" they rearhed the southern ridge top, 300 feet from the summtt. The rest of the journey was up an casy ridge of Asnow. _ At twelveâ€"thirty, "we stood _‘as conquerors, 11,860 feet above the ASCENT OF sea, on the loftiest spot in Canada on which a human foot had then been planted." _ From the overâ€"hanging crest they could look down a sheer precipice 6,000 feet to a shining. glaâ€" cier below. Did any reader ever look down 1,000 feet? 1 so he will know something of what it means to look down from the summit of Mount Asâ€" siniboine. 1 have seen strong . men faint on looking down 700 feet . for the first time.â€"February Canadian Magazine. ® Woodstock Public School Board will ask the Council for $16,000, an inâ€" crease of $900 aver last year, caused by improvements to buildings and the installation of domestic science. posed of one of them for £225,. . Mr. May, of Listowel, the buyer of it, claims it to be one of the finest he â€" Mr. Gcoorge Buatler, of Wellesley, iwo years ago purchased a team of horses for 2280 and last wee‘ he disâ€" 959 MOUNT ASSINIBOINE _ No one knows better than the farâ€" mers and gardeners of Ontario the constant fight necessary to be kept up against destructive insects, in orâ€" der to successfully raise a crop. Poâ€" tato bugs, cabbage worms, the pea weevel, wire worms, cut worms, tenâ€" ted caterpillars and moth, with an almost unlimited variety of borers, and other insects both winged and unwinged, ready to attack and injure or destroy every kind of fruit crop. The pea weevil has: almost entirely disappeared in Ontario on account of the action taken by the farmers in not sowing peas for three or four years, until last year a good crop was raised free from this destructive pest. ‘lhe work of the Entomologicâ€" al Society of Ontario has been or inâ€" estimable value to the farming comâ€" munity in furnishing bulletins replete with valuable information obtained by actual experiment regarding the most approved and scientific methods of destroying insect pests of every description,. The last two years nave bcen what may be termed, comparaâ€" tively wet years, and in consequence aave not been the most favorable for }iusvect life and propagation.. ‘There is, however, no telting how so0n a setâ€" ies of dry years may set in and in such event the farmer who is well inâ€" formed in the best methods of desâ€" troying insect pests, which are~sure to flourish in dry seasons, will have x decided advantage, The Entomological Society of Onâ€" tario is one of the oldest in the provâ€" ince, having reached the 42nd . annuâ€" al gathering_at the fountainâ€"head of economic entomology for the Provâ€" ince of Ontario, as the 0. A. C. _ at Guelph in Gx(ober, 1905. It is one of the oldest societies extint on this continent and is held in the highest esteem, not only over .tie lengtt and breadth of America, but in the re-( mote parts of the Old Wor«. Its publication (the Monthly Magaziue), includes among its many contributors most of the leading specialists from among our cousins across the border, as well as occasional ones from the other side of the salt water. Those interested should not fail to peruse with care the annual reports of this society to the Ontario Department of Agriculture, now numbering thirtyâ€" five, which are full of the most useâ€" ful information regarding the life hisâ€" tories of insects, the methods of dealâ€" ing with the injurious ones, and preâ€" serving the garden, orchard and farm crops from their ravages. Aâ€" correspondent says that after spending two days, and casting 127 »allots ‘in a vain effort to elect a Warden in Elgin County, the matter was finally decided by a flip of a coin and drawing of lots. He thinks the law in regard to the election should be changed.â€"Toronto Weekly Sun. Waterloo County‘s example is worâ€" thy of being followed. A general adâ€" option of the system prevailing here would result in the saving of a _ lot of time and expense. Waterloo adoptâ€" ed the "rotation‘‘ method many years ago, when the county was young, and has no reason to regret the step taken to do away with friction, . secâ€" tional jealousies, political pulls and longâ€"drawnâ€"out. contests. The clection of Warden in the Court House _ at Berlin now occuplics about five minâ€" utes, and,every member of the Counâ€" cil knows who is going to fill the position for: the current .year before he appears at the January meeting. The honor goes roundâ€"and that‘s all there is to it.â€"Galt Reporter. A girl‘s education is most incomy plete unjess she bas learned: To sew. a% To cook. To mend. To be gentle. To value time. To dress neatly. To keep a secret. To avoid idieness. To be selfâ€"reliant. To darn stockings. To respect old age. To keep a house tidy. To be above gossiping. 3% To make home happy. To control her temper. To take care of the sick. f To take care of the, baby. _ To sweep down cobwebs. _ To marry a man E r his worth: __ To read the very best of books. _ _ To take plenty ofâ€"active exercise, _ To be a helpmate to her husband. _ To keep clear of trashy literature _ To be lightâ€"hearted and feetâ€"footed _ To be a womanly woman under al THE ELECTION OF WARDEXNS To be a helpmate to her husband. To keep clear of trashy literature. To be lightâ€"hearted and fleetâ€"footed. To be a womanly woman under all circumstances. « (Woodstock Sentinelâ€"Review.) The Provincial Board of Health will ask the Ontario Government i0 create a new portfolio, the head _ of which shall be known as the Minister of Public Health. There is no . quesâ€" tion _thatâ€"thereâ€"would be plenty _ of work for a health department, and that a competent Minister of. Public Health might make himself a very useful member of the Government. There should be no more important " TBE CUMING POWERE. A COMPLETE EDUCATION THE NEW PORTFOLIO frequently causes stomach troubles, but carciol eating will never right them. When your stomach is out of condition, it needs help that no food can sti'pply. It must be thoroughly cleansed, settled and strengthened. Food never doe® this, BEECHAM‘S PILLS are the greatest stomach medicine human skill ever compounded. Don‘t attempt to cure {our stomach by dieting. You will half starve and get little beneht. Give Beecham‘s Pills a chance and you will again know the :kasures of a sound digestion. Appetite will return and the stomach again work without any discomfort. The skin vull'clnr. the face fimp out, while people will remark "How well you‘re looking." are facts, not fancies, Prove it yourself. Eating Carelessly Prepared onty by Thomas Rescham, St. Hclens, Lancashire, England. Sold by all Druggists in Canada and U, 8. America, in bores 28 cents, Up to the present time Mr, Beck believed that in Ontario municipaliâ€" ties had paid altogether too little zs gard to water power projects. The late Governmént thought the soluâ€" tion had been made of the problem when it had exacted a rental from the various franchises. the proceeds going to beautify Niagara River pubâ€" lic parks. _ Mr. Beck believed that this rental was ultimately paid _ by the consumer. HON. ADAM BECK NIAGARA POWER At the Borden Club dinner in Toâ€" ronto a few days ago Hon. Adam Beck, of London, member of the Hyâ€" droâ€"Electric and Municipal Power Commission, observing statesmanlike reticence on the policy of the Govâ€" ernment throughout, talked on the subject of water power. Control of Situation. "Fortunately these companies are bound to sell the power to any muniâ€" cipality in Ontario at the same price at which they sell it to customers in the United States Now, we know that they are under contract fo furâ€" nish power to the New York Central Railway at $12 per horse power; they must sell it to your cit{ govâ€" ernment at the sar price. You can bring it here (allowing for every lacâ€" tory) at an added cost of $5 per horse power. _ Under these condiâ€" tions your city ‘can, and should . deâ€" liver it to your factories and _ your homes at $17.50 per horse _ power. Were this done the initial saving . to the people of Toronto would be _ five hundred "thousand dollars per anâ€" "I foresee but little benefit to your city from the boundless wealth . of electrical power that can be generaâ€" ted at Niagara Falls, unless _ that power, when it is transmitted _ to you, shall be owned, controlled and distributed by the city of Toronto." Development for Syracuse,. Syracuse is planning to secure elecâ€" tric power, and the chances are that that city will secure the boon sooner than Toronto does, The New York Central Railway has contracted for 25,000 horse power, to be delivered by the Niagara, Lockport and Niâ€" agara Power Co., a corporation al lied with the Ontario Power _ Comâ€" pany, which is one of the three firms controlling the power rights at the cataract. The power is to be in opâ€" eration March Ist. 40 the test before Ontario receives the power it can use. Ontario has, under the franchise issued, a right to half the power developed, but unless Ontario asks for its power the ~comâ€" panies are at liberty to sell" else where. + _ This e;ni;rprise recalls the fact that statute and theories may yet be put But in this regard Hon. Mr. Beck has no fear, for he says: ‘‘There is far more power than anybody wants, and the more demand there is for it the c#a.pct they will be able to proâ€" duce . The province also gets a royâ€" alty on all that is sold. It comes at about 67 cents per horse power, ant when the full development is reached the province will get a quarter of a million revenue from it." . s consideration than the health of the people, and certainly both the Fedâ€" eral and the Provincial Governments might do much more than they are doing for the education and the proâ€" tection of the people in this respect. The Provincial Board of Health has been doing a very good work, but apparently it finds itself unequal to i the task. Of course there is an . obâ€" | jection to the multiplication of cabâ€" ‘ inet portfolios, but perhaps _ there | could be some rearrangement, with a | view to the improvement of the pubâ€" {lic service rather than the political | situation, which would meet the reâ€" , quirements of the case. Detroit, _ Mich., _ Feb. 9.â€"George Minhinnick, a paving contractor _ ol London, Ont., was arrested here last night by . Detectives McCarty and Horrigan for impersonating an oMâ€" cer.__â€" Minhinnick begged of Lieut. Henry: Walpole to be released, but his prayers were of no avail, and he was cast into a cell to await trial. Accompanied by Provincial Detective Fred Campau of Windsor, Minhinnich crossed to Detroit this afternoon, and was introduced to the Detrait police. He said he was a Scotland Yard man from London, England, and declared he was on the trail of a bank robber who had fled with $13,000. He asâ€" serted that he had chased the robber from England, Jamaica, \'ancouver.1 thence to Chatham and Detroit. The Detroit police believed his story and Detectives _ McCarty and Horrigar were detailed to ard him in finding the bank robber. Minhinnick, accom panied by the two detectives, visited the Avenue Theatre, where he closeâ€" ly scauned the faces of the men. Latâ€" er. they went to several saloons, At ane‘ of them Minhinnick told a man that he was an officer, and had _ a warrant for his arrest. This aroused the suspicions of Detectives McCarty and Horrigan, and they arrested him. At the Central Station he broke down and confessed, § ARRESTED FOR His JOKEE STOCKâ€"TAKING SALE & Frior to stockâ€"taking we have decided to offer some limes It\w and s« me usder coat. 7 dozen men‘s tan colored wister wei{hl. undershirts and d+awers, mâ€"de w:‘t‘d Frdmich neck, ;:liu ir.lnufll.gs. ® and long, sizes 34 to 44, 75¢ for ‘ 050 18 men‘s heavy grey wool reefers, sizes 35 to 44, $4 50 for 33 50 7 youth‘s 33 and 34 reefer®, 3. 75 for 2.75 «amtiag ‘‘" 2706 9 blue serge reefers, s‘zes 29 to 3% will go at 1 .9 5 j beoy ficee rcdos 1 QB§ 8 heary frieze reefers, 23 10 31, will go ar f 1 95 8 boys saior collar re:fm for ag» 3 years to 7 years wort $£.00 for 1 99 12 boys‘ grey ulsters, â€"izes 23 to 26, at $1.50 for 1 .59 14 KING STREET EAST S. SAUDER & CO. Always Remember the Full Name Laxative Rromo Quinine Cures a Cold in One Day, Grip in Two. The chairman of the Hamilton â€" Â¥ ®& Â¥ Wl w F GnrBn} m Board of Education has decided that : the system of vertical writing, _ so s ns much in vogte in the schools not Jong Kin s"‘ Phone | since, must go. He says the present C * style of penmanship is unsatisfactory. j _ T _ The Hamilton papers, as usual, ~have n he y st whtâ€"+ Keev Co been attempting to make a sort of Foud C ~ pers ntullll. 8 political side issue out of the affair. But another exchange, the Peterboro ; P Examiner, commenting on the inciâ€" conomy at $)1} nel..... > dent, takes occasion to bewail the s fact that nearly all writing nowaâ€" On. 1+ reday only. <o days is of succeeding degrees of badâ€" t ness. Those who write badly do not 1Â¥ ® ma«ts is da so out of malice prepense; they do flat botto is so because they can‘t help it. The "»nf" pis uts .# ability to write well is a gift, . the Seo the Eart © indow Examiner thinks, as much as a talent| for drawing, or music. If music . is s s botn in a child, he is musical, or may O s« nrd=. evening Feb 17 become so. _ In like manner, it the! 630 p m. to 10 00 p m 26 gift of good writing is the dower of a child at birth, he can, and may, iwmob D > on 44 + make a good writer. Other children, 4 + born with no such natural aptitude, Ope puly. bo 46)A us .â€" 1y will never wake good writers; couldâ€" n‘t write a good legible, casy â€" flowâ€" 2nd. apecial wreâ€"1 ale HIPE ing hand, at working speed, if they 1 lgot a dollar a word for it. The avâ€" CUTTERS $1 00 »en 18 erage man and woman cannot, as a 1 rule, subordinate the individuality of to 1 inch « th on« cu e >« !hpir hqn_dwriging tp the most careâ€" Iwo whools at ful teaching and training in the art. Take two children, let the same man. teach them writing, in exactly _ the same manner, the same style of chirâ€" ography, and when they put their skill to practical use, their penmanâ€" ship may, and will, be differentâ€"good or bad, according to the difference in their individuality. Some men â€" and women can‘t write well, even with enough good intenfion to pave . ten acres of Dante‘s :fi‘erno; that is when they write rapidi¢, as they have to do in this rapid age. A hundred years ago nearly everybody wrote well, because they wrote, as they did everything else, more leisurely, _ as one can see by referring to bundles of old family letters, and noting the clean, clear, current handwriting, in sharp contrast to the average . hurâ€" tied, slovenly penmanship of toâ€"day. â€"That‘s what 1 have been trying for cleven years to find out, FOME REASONS FOR MARRYKG An editor sent out cireulat letters to a large number of married _ men subscribers the other day and asked them why they married. 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